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Google completes acquisition of antivirus services provider VirusTotal
By ClickThrough Marketing
Representing the latest in a line of recent purchases, Google has completed the acquisition of a provider of antivirus services.
VirusTotal revealed the news in a post published on its official blog on Friday (September 7), however, the deal's financial details were notably absent.
It revealed that the company would continue to operate independently from Google, keeping the partnerships it has built with a number of antivirus firms and experts from the security sector.
The VirusTotal team stated in the post: "Our goal is simple: to help you safe on the web. And we've worked hard to ensure that the services we offer continually improve. But as a small, resource-constrained company, that can sometimes by challenging. So we're delighted that Google, a long-time partner, has acquired VirusTotal."
With the acquisition, the tools offered by VirusTotal are expected to improve significantly.
Just last month, the search engine giant - popularly used by those conducting Internet marketing initiatives - announced that it had purchased Wildfire in a deal worth around $250 million.
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Reinventing Hiring: Jobs in the Gig Economy
October 11, 2018 Emily Slayton
As individuals, it's not hard to feel the effects of accelerating technological change. Companies—not to mention public policy—move more slowly.
Most organizations already recognize the advantages that technological advancement offers: enhanced organizational agility, increased efficiency, and improved productivity. Yet the monumental challenge of overhauling outdated, yet deeply entrenched, HR systems and hiring processes can slow progress to a crawl.
However, the fact remains that work is changing—and quickly. According to recent reports by Bullhorn and Deloitte, the companies that are fastest to embrace the "organization of the future" as an opportunity, not an obstacle, are the ones that stand to gain the most.
What is the organization of the future?
Both reports agree that the future of work is one in which we shift away from traditional organizational hierarchies in favor of team-based work. This new, more agile workforce model is expected to help businesses leverage rapidly evolving technology and maintain their competitive advantage in an increasingly complex global economy.
A project-based model diverges significantly from the process-based one most of us are familiar with. But Deloitte found that even executives recognize the inadequacy of the old model. Only 14% of the executives surveyed believe a hierarchical structure is the key to their organization's effectiveness.
So why are businesses so slow to change? In some cases, they don't know where to start. In others, they struggle to establish an enterprise-wide human capital strategy. And for an unfortunate few, they worry that the new model will be the wrong sort of "disruptive." In all cases, such a big change requires a mindset adjustment across the entire organization, and that alone can be a significant challenge.
Finding talent for the future
In Bullhorn's 2018 North American Staffing & Recruiting Trends Report, researchers found that while revenue and profitability claim the top two spots for HR prioritization, "41% say the talent shortage is their single biggest challenge, and 64% list it in their top three." For larger firms, the skills deficit is even more pressing: 52% say it's their biggest obstacle, with IT and manufacturing being among the toughest skills to source.
As technology becomes more specialized, so do the skills that support it. This is one factor contributing to the skills shortage; however, the issue is compounded when businesses rely on a push, rather than pull, approach. Bullhorn says it's critical to meet candidates where they are by using prevailing technologies—such as SMS messaging—to reach them. Deloitte, on the other hand, emphasizes the importance of culture and employee engagement.
In a team-based work structure, the employee experience becomes even more important. It takes an integrated approach to attract and retain skilled employees. Rather than focusing solely on perks and benefits, Deloitte suggests that HR should prioritize learning and career development, as well as wellness, rewards, and inclusion—things that can truly differentiate their organization.
Where do digital platforms fit in?
Digital platforms such as Business Talent Group offer a viable solution for companies looking to shift to a flexible, project-based, small-team model. But despite the fact that there are more ways than ever to find on-demand talent, staffing firms and businesses still aren't entirely sure how to best integrate these new platforms into their hiring strategies.
Bullhorn reports that staffing firms are open to partnering with digital platforms, with 21% of respondents saying the arrangement could help their business, and only 16% worrying it could hurt. Interestingly, 63% indicated that they are unsure as to how digital staffing platforms would affect them, revealing a potential gap in knowledge or possibly even reluctance in acknowledging the influence of this growing sector.
According to Deloitte, 66% of companies surveyed say they expect their use of contingent, freelance, and gig workers to grow significantly in the next 3-5 years, but only 6% rated it as a priority for this year. A full 55 percent reported that "they have never used or do not understand how to leverage crowdsourcing."
Still, companies recognize there is value to be gained from this model: 26% see it as becoming important in the next 3-5 years, a 400% increase from today. Once again, the key is going to be establishing the infrastructure to support contingent labor. Almost half of Deloitte's respondents say managing off-balance-sheet labor is not something they currently do well.
Will AI upend everything?
Many digital staffing firms already use AI to streamline their processes, applying data from past successful matches to help predict new ones. At the same time, traditional staffing firms know automation has the potential to improve candidate selection, screening, and performance tracking, but according to Bullhorn, 40% have yet to integrate it into their hiring process.
Deloitte found a similarly lagging deployment on the executive side, with only 41% of respondents having either "fully implemented" or "made significant progress" in adopting cognitive and AI technologies. Yet "only 17% of global executives report they are ready to manage a workforce with people, robots, and AI working side by side—the lowest readiness level for a trend in the five years of the Global Human Capital Trends survey."
In addition to simply not being ready, reluctance to use AI often stems from worries about worker displacement and trading the "human touch" for sterile efficiency. Deloitte contends that the automation of rote tasks doesn't devalue or displace human contributions. If anything, it elevates their importance and gives workers more time to focus on strategic concerns, decision making, and customer experience. The challenge lies in redefining individual roles and reskilling employees to work alongside automation.
While it's clear there's still a ways to go before the augmented workforce of the future is fully realized, there are steps organizations can take now to start moving in the right direction. Of the eight directives Deloitte outlines in its report, we found these two to be particularly salient:
Assess all available talent segments and technologies and determine how best to integrate them to get the job (or project) done.
Actively plan and guide the workforce transformation with a roadmap that considers all aspects of your organization, from HR and procurement to IT and finance.
With these two paths laid out in parallel, it's impossible to go in the wrong direction.
Introducing the New Talent Economy
Learn how to put the gig economy to work on your top business initiatives.
Emily is an award-winning writer who specializes in B2B marketing. She has been helping global brands reach targeted audiences to drive sales and awareness for more than 15 years. As a small business owner herself, she understands what it's like to source a team that can scale with sudden growth.
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Nero announce March 2012 UK tour – ticket details
Dance duo will play 10 shows across the country next spring
By Tom Goodwyn
Nero Dj performs at Radio ones 'In New Music We Trust' Live at the HMV Forum, Highgate Road, London
Nero have announced a full UK tour for next spring.
The dance duo, who released their debut album 'Welcome Reality' on Chase and Status's MTA record label in August, will play 10 shows on the trek.
The run begins at Newcastle's O2 Academy on March 8 and continues until March 24, when Nero headline London's O2 Academy Brixton.
You can watch the video for Nero's most recent single 'Crush On You' by scrolling down to the bottom of the page and clicking.
Nero will play:
O2 Academy Newcastle (March 8)
O2 Academy Leeds (9)
Bristol Motion (13)
O2 Academy Leicester (15)
Manchester Academy (16)
Southampton Guildhall (17)
HMV Institute Birmingham (18)
Cardiff University Great Hall (22)
Norwich U.E.A. (23)
O2 Academy Brixton (24)
Tickets go onsale on Friday (December 2) at 9am (GMT). To check the availability of Nero tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/TICKETS now, or call 0871 230 1094.


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There was a fad in Facebook very recently, called the "10 year challenge" -- where everyone posted their photos from 2009 to their most recent. Let me start this article by posting a photo of my family then and now.
My entry to the "10-year challenge"
What changed? There are additional wrinkles on my face, lost a little weight -- but aside from the physical changes -- I am basically the same person. I am a MOTHER and I will continue to be one forever.
Why do I mention this? Because, me and Mr.Wise, we have been solid partners when it comes to raising our children. And three of our most noteworthy accomplishments so far, are -- being able to provide for our children's education, built ourselves a house (under a 10year mortgage that we finished last year yey!) and taking good care of ourselves because we are our family's providers.
It is of utmost importance that me and my hubby take good care of our health because we are our family's pillar, we support our family every single day.
As your partner in financial awareness -- Mrs.Wise's advise -- get yourselves an insurance.
CAN YOU AFFORD AN INSURANCE?
Most of you my dear readers would probably say... "ang mahal ng insurance. Di naman namin yan afford!"
Huwag nang pag-isipan pa. Sa piso bawat araw o 365 bawat taon, insured ka na!
Ang mura di ba... 365 pesos lang ang halaga ng iyong PEACE OF MIND!
I know that a lot of people have been thinking twice about getting an insurance. And the reason - they cannot afford it. But there is an insurance that is affordable and simple to understand. And most importantly, an insurance company that is proudly Filipino!
ASB or Alalay sa Buhay is an insurance plan designed for an individual or family. It provides renewable one-year insurance to individuals 13-70 years old for only Php365 pesos, with natural and accidental death benefits. Aba! 365 pesos ay katumbas ng piso kada araw na iipunin para makabili ng insurance!
ASB is also available for families and seniors, with ASB family being renewable up to age 70 for principal insured and covers up to 3-5 family members for only Php750 for one unit. ASB for seniors covers individuals ages 71-80 and offers insurance for one year for only Php1,000 for one unit.
I shared earlier that one of our major accomplishments is finishing our house mortgage last year. Now we are debt free and proud owners of a house we built and designed ourselves. We didn't hire an architect the civil engineer just executed our rough drawings and vision.
What's next? When we finished paying the mortgage, the fire insurance associated with it also expired. Now, we are considering getting a fire insurance on our own. We want to secure the house, and everything in it, for it is an investment that came from years of hard work and literally "blood, sweat and tears".
"Big or small, homes should be covered by fire insurance. To see your property go up in smke can be a traumatic experience, so its best to be on guard for emergencies all the time," says Geraldine Desiderio-Garcia, senior vice president and GM of Country Bankers Insurance Group.
CBIC's fire insurance provides options that fit different lifestyles -- from fire and lightning, as well as several situations such as during earthquakes, typhoons and floods. Optional supplementary covers may also be availed from clearing of debris, and firefighting expenses, to household employee belonging.
My own personal opinion of fire insurance -- better be safe than sorry. Because life is unpredictable and you will never know when tragedy will strike -- be ready. Always.
More than five decades of service have inspired Country Bankers Life Insurance Corporation to renew its commitment to provide simple and affordable insurance to Filipino families, especially in its niche market, the rural areas.
It launches its new insurace product -- CB Kalinga. The CB Kalinga 4P's Program provides a wide range of benefits for an annual amount of Php150: Death (5000), Accidental Death and Permanent Disability (Php15,000), Accidental Medical/Reimbursement (Php2000 max), Daily Confinement (Php200 a day max. of 30 days), Instant Abuloy (php500) and Fire and/or Lightning Assistance (Php3000). An option for a six-month coverage for the principal insurer is also available at Php75.
Under 4P's, family packages are also available for an annual fee of only Php250, a principal would have his/her spouse and a maximum of 3 children enjoy insurance benefits. A principal's spouse could avail of Death Benefit (php5000), Accidental Death and Permanent Disability (Php15000), Daily Confinement benefit (Php200/day) and Instant Abuloy (php500) while his/her children (max of 3) would enjoy Death Benefit (php1000), Accidental Death and Permanent Disability (Php2000) and Instant Abuloy (Php250). Six month coverage for Family Packages are also available at Php125 premium.
It means that if something happens to you, whether you meet an accident, become critically ill, have to be hospitalized, become permanently disabled, or even leave through an untimel death, it is just okay.
How would you prepare yourself for that?
How would you want your family to continue their lives when it happens?
So my advice -- for your peace of mind, go get yourselves an insurance and live life without worries!


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Light weight masonry mortars containing vermiculite are commonly used when one wants thermal and acoustic insulation. This Thesis investigated the incorporation of recycled used tires rubber crumbs as light weight mortar aggregates, in substitution of parts of vermiculite and sand. The main objective was based on the natural resources protection and decrease in environment impact, by means of the recycling in large quantities, of a problematic dischargeable product (used tires). By means of the pertinent standards, six masonry mortar compositions were investigated; two compositions of light weight masonry mortars containing cement, lime, sand and vermiculite, two compositions containing cement, lime, sand, vermiculite and rubber crumbs from recycled tires. In addition, to have a broader comparative ground ,a traditional mortar (cement+slime+sand) and an industrialized mortar (cemet+lime+sand+additives), not of the light weight class, were also investigated. The substitution of parts of vermiculite and sand by rubber recycled aggregates was taken to 45wt% of the whole light weight mortar mass. The results showed that the incorporation of rubber aggregates, promoted a decrease in the mortar drying shrinkage, a reasonable increase in the compressive strength and an expressive increase in the adherence strength of the light mortars. Another positive factor was that the inclusion of the rubber aggregates did not caused any sensible alteration neither in the thermal conductivity nor on the acoustic absorption, comparatively to the values presented by the light mortars without rubber aggregates. It was concluded that the light weight mortars containing recycled rubber aggregates, constitute a viable new contribution to the sustainable constructive elements field, fulfilling this Thesis main objective.


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What Do Websites That Have By no means Been Penalized by Google Look Like?
It's the one factor SEOs don't optimize for.
I don't know why most SEOs ignore this metric contemplating how necessary it's to Google.
See, Google doesn't care to place the web site with probably the most backlinks on the high or the most effective on web page search engine optimisation… they wish to put the web site that you simply and different folks love on the high.
That's why they have a look at person indicators.
Now, should you aren't accustomed to person indicators, try this experiment by Rand Fishkin that I mentioned in a latest article.
It exhibits that if everybody carried out a Google search and clicked on the 4th itemizing as an alternative of the primary one, the 4th skyrockets to the highest spot nearly immediately.
I'm not saying it is best to inform your customers to click on in your listings over the competitors. As an alternative, it is best to concentrate on the person. As a result of if you can also make customers love your web site, then you'll rank greater over time.
So, my crew and I believed it could be enjoyable to have a look at the Google Analytics accounts of internet sites which have by no means been impacted negatively from a Google algorithm replace to see what kind of websites Google likes to rank (and their person indicators).
By taking a look at metrics associated to the person akin to bounce price, time on web site, pageviews per guests (and 5 different indicators), we had been capable of provide you with benchmarks that it is best to purpose for.
Every web site needed to have been round for not less than three years. We didn't have a look at any model new web sites as a result of they wouldn't have been round lengthy sufficient to determine if Google liked or hated them.
Every web site had not less than 5,000 month-to-month guests a month from Google.
We excluded websites there have been in Alexa's high 1,000 record. Plus we didn't actually have any information we may share from any of these websites.
We exclude any firm that was producing over $100,000,000 in income. I do know that appears excessive, however we wanted a ceiling. Once you begin taking a look at information from extraordinarily common corporations, it actually skews the information.
We bucketed websites into 10 totally different classes and we checked out each B2B and B2C websites.
All the information was gathered utilizing Google Analytics and Google Search Console.
The proportion of holiday makers to a selected web site who navigate away from the location after viewing just one web page.
Based mostly on the kind of web site you might have, it is best to purpose to have a bounce price as near (if not higher than) the websites above.
When you have a bounce price that's greater, simply observe these 13 steps to assist cut back it.
Roughly 60% of all searches happen on a cell machine.
As a result of extra folks search Google utilizing a cell machine and as a consequence of the truth that they've a mobile-first index, we thought it could be sensible to see if websites which are within the good graces of Google have a mobile-friendly web site.
As you possibly can see, all 518 websites had a mobile-friendly web site. In nearly all circumstances, they didn't have a "separate" web site only for cell, as an alternative, their web site was responsive.
This additionally is smart as a result of as of late it's important to assume cell first if you find yourself designing or creating any web site.
In case your web site isn't responsive, it is best to get that fastened ASAP.
And I do know a few of you might be most likely questioning about AMP. A lot of the websites we checked out weren't leveraging the AMP framework as they weren't all blogs.
That is the one metric we didn't leverage from Google Analytics or Search Console. As an alternative, we ran every web site via Pingdom.
Generally, the quicker your web site hundreds the higher off you might be. Why would you need folks to have to attend 5 or 10 seconds on your web site to load? I do know I don't like ready.
Google not solely makes use of it as an element inside their algorithm however the slower your web site hundreds the less gross sales you'll generate.
If an e-commerce web site is making $100,000 per day, a second in load time delay will roughly value you $2.5 million in misplaced gross sales annually.
If you wish to enhance your load time within the eyes of Google, try this Web page Velocity Insights software that they've. It breaks down precisely what that you must repair.
Don't fear about getting an ideal rating, simply get as excessive as attainable.
Nobody actually is aware of the precise elements Google makes use of of their algorithm.
And nobody has proof if Google is utilizing information from Google Analytics, Chrome, or toolbars (so far as I do know). But when I needed to guess, I'd say there's a excessive probability they're assuming it's authorized.
One of many indicators I'd have a look at is repeat guests. The truth that somebody retains going again to an internet site tells Google that it has loyalty and other people like it.
As you possibly can see from the graph above, web sites which have accomplished nicely on Google have wherever from 16% to 45% repeat guests.
If you find yourself beginning off, your repeat customer rely goes to be extraordinarily excessive as a result of it's going to be you and your mates regularly going again to your web site.
However as you develop, you'll discover that it'll drop to lower than 10%. To get guests regularly coming again to your web site, you'll wish to use instruments like Subscribers.
It's a easy software. It makes use of browser notifications to get folks again to your web site.
As you possibly can see from the screenshot above, I used Subscribers to get 42,316 folks again to my web site 174,281 occasions.
I've blogged about this previously and have even proven you the way my search visitors began to climb as my model queries grew.
It's not simply me both. Websites that regularly dominate Google even have model queries as a portion of their search visitors.
And these websites aren't simply getting folks to seek for their model, however a excessive portion of these searches land again to their web site. In different phrases, their model queries have a excessive click-through price.
If you wish to dominate Google, that you must construct a model.
The larger your model and the extra loyal persons are to it, the extra search visitors you'll recover from time.
For those who aren't accustomed to tips on how to construct a model, try hack quantity three on this article that I lately wrote.
Talking of click-through price, we thought it could be attention-grabbing to research everybody's Google Search Console to see the click-through price these websites had.
Most of those websites had click-through charges between 1.9% and three.1%.
In case your web site has a low click-through price, you possibly can enhance it by following these 13 steps.
My finest recommendation is to repeatedly A/B check your title and meta description tag to see if you can also make it extra interesting in order that extra folks wish to click on in your search itemizing versus your competitor's.
If somebody regularly browses your web site and visits many pages, you might be often doing one thing proper as a result of it implies that folks like your content material, product, service, or no matter else you might be providing.
In fact, you possibly can recreation the system by writing a very lengthy article and solely placing a couple of hundred phrases on every web page and make folks click on a "subsequent" button to maintain studying extra.
However that's a horrible person expertise and also you don't wish to try this.
You need folks to naturally wish to go to tons of pages in your web site with out having to trick them.
If you wish to enhance your pageviews per customer, simply observe the information on this article.
You don't need folks to depart your web site… until they'll purchase one thing or click on on advert.
You need them to remain in your web site so long as attainable.
As you possibly can see from the chart above, web sites that ranked nicely on Google had been capable of hold folks round for not less than 1.6 minutes if not all the way in which as much as 5 minutes.
Now the 5-minute quantity goes to be a bit powerful, however should you can hold folks in your web site for over 2 minutes you're going to do nicely.
Plus, you'll have fewer possibilities of getting hit by a Google Panda penalty.
This text will educate you tips on how to hold folks in your web site longer (with out tricking them).
To dominate Google, that you must assume like Google. It's not nearly gaming the system and tweaking your web site in order that Google loves you.
It's extra about understanding their predominant goal, which is to place the person first.
That implies that should you additionally put the person first, in the long term, your rankings ought to slowly climb.
Now, this doesn't imply you possibly can ignore regular search engine optimisation practices like on-page search engine optimisation and hyperlink constructing, however as an alternative, that you must do all of that in parallel with specializing in the person.
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Peak coal: why the industry's dominance may soon be over
By Fred Pearce - posted Tuesday, 24 June 2014 Sign Up for free e-mail updates!
After a decade in which coal has been grabbing an ever-larger share of the world's energy supply, could coal's boom be about to turn to bust? Both the United States and China are planning to curb coal, and analysts say the repercussions for the global industry could be dramatic. The world may soon breathe a great deal easier, as the biggest contributor to both urban smog and climate change goes into decline.
Earlier this month, the Obama administration announced curbs on CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants, designed to deliver a cut in U.S.
AFP/Getty Images A worker shovels coal at a mine facility in Anhui province in eastern China.
carbon emissions of 30 percent between 2005 and 2030. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the measures, combined with the growth of natural gas fracking, will take coal's share of U.S. electricity production from more than 50 percent in the late 1990s to 31 percent by 2030. Within hours of the U.S. administration's announcement, there were renewed hints that China – the world's largest coal user – is headed in the same direction.
Market analysts are suggesting that investors are about to pull the plug on coal. And as the coal tide retreats, the planet's vast investment in coal infrastructure could start to look as dumb as a subprime mortgage in 2007.
This would be a huge turnaround. The rise in the past decade of coal, the most carbon-intensive of major fossil fuels, has been astounding. For all the political talk of cutting carbon emissions, coal's share of global energy rose from 25 to 30 percent. Most of this was due to China, which gets 80 percent of its electricity from coal.
As the world's largest energy user and CO2 emitter, China currently uses almost 50 percent of the world's coal. A staggering 82 percent of the global increase in coal use since 2000 has been attributable to China, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Having outstripped its own large coal reserves, China has been ransacking the world for coal, driving massive investments in new mining, notably in Australia, Indonesia, and Mongolia, but also in South Africa, Russia, and Kazakhstan. Its state-owned Shenhua Group is the world's largest coal company, almost twice the size of U.S. giant Peabody Energy.
This has been a disaster for climate change. More than half of the increase in global CO2 emissions in the past decade was due to increased coal burning in China. As a report from Greenpeace East Asia in April noted: "China's coal consumption has become the single most significant determinant for the future of the world's climate." According to Ajay Gambhir of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College London, if China continues on the same trajectory, it would double its coal burning again by 2030.
But it won't, say analysts. China is changing. A decade ago growth in China's coal consumption was 18 percent a year; now it is down to below 3 percent. Peak coal is imminent in China.
Nan Zhou and colleagues at the China Energy Group of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, say that with current trends and policies, the peak will likely occur in 2020. It could be sooner. Anthony Yuen at Citi Research, part of the CitiGroup, predicted last September in a report entitled The Unimaginable: Peak Coal in China, a "flattening or peaking" of the power sector's use of coal before 2020.
The peak will be followed by a long decline, according to BP's most recent energy outlook, published in January, which suggests that between now and 2035, "coal's contribution to growth [in China] diminishes rapidly," with renewables being the biggest winner.
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This article was first published on YaleEnvironment360.
Fred Pearce is a freelance author and journalist based in the UK. He is environment consultant for New Scientist magazine and author of the recent books When The Rivers Run Dry and With Speed and Violence. His latest book is Confessions of an Eco-Sinner: Tracking Down the Sources of My Stuff (Beacon Press, 2008). Pearce has also written for Yale e360 on world population trends and green innovation in China.
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The coronation of George III and his wife Charlotte as King and Queen of Great Britain and Ireland took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on Tuesday, 22 September 1761, about two weeks after they were married in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. The day was marked by errors and omissions; a delayed procession from Westminster Hall to the abbey was followed by a six-hour coronation service and then a banquet that finally ended at ten o'clock at night.

Background

On the death of his grandfather, George II, George ascended to the throne on 25 October 1760 at the age of 22. The young king was yet to be married, and so he inquired Lord Bute on suitable Protestant German princesses to be his wife and consort. In July 1761, it was decided that the King would marry the 17-year-old Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who lacked interest in political affairs much to George's favour.  After she arrived at St James's Palace accompanied by her brother, Duke Adolphus Frederick, on 8 September 1761 to meet the King, George and Charlotte were married at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace the same day. They were married just in time for the coronation ceremony two weeks later.

Preparations
The coronation was budgeted at £9,430 (some sources give a figure of around £70,000.) By tradition, ceremonial preparations ought to have been conducted by the hereditary Earl Marshal, Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk; however, being a Roman Catholic, he was debarred, and deputed the role to his distant relative, Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham. The liturgy of the coronation service was the responsibility of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Secker, who made only minimal changes from the previous service, mainly to accommodate the consort's coronation and to reflect the fact that Britain was in the course of fighting the Seven Years' War with France.

The abbey building was transformed with numerous wooden galleries erected in the quire for Members of Parliament, ambassadors and musicians, while in the nave, three tiers of galleries for the public were built into the arcade. Tickets for a front seat cost 10 guineas (£10.50) each, while a higher box of twelve seats cost 50 guineas (£52.50). The builders boasted that they had damaged "a whole legion of angels" during the construction work.

Westminster Hall was also transformed, as it was generally divided by wooden partitions into various courtrooms. A wooden floor was installed, along with three tiers of galleries for spectators. The highest of these was attached to the hammerbeams of the roof, while the lowest was fitted with a sluice "for the reception of urinary discharges". Over the north door, a triumphal arch designed by William Oram was erected, surmounted by a balcony for musicians and a pipe organ. Illumination was provided by twenty-five huge chandeliers. Outside, temporary stands giving a view of the procession between the hall and the abbey were erected by enterprising builders, some seating up to 1,500 people, while renting a house which overlooked the scene for the day, could cost up to £1,000.

Procession

The coronation proved to be an anticipated affair, for the morning of the ceremony was marked with crowded streets as well as overflown inns, rooms, and homes waiting for the appearance of the new king and queen. Reportedly a great many carriages hastily arrived at Westminster Abbey on the day of the coronation, many of them colliding in ensuing chaos. At around 9:00 am, George and Charlotte departed from St James's Palace and were carried separately to Westminster Hall in sedan chairs, where invited nobility, government officials and members of the royal household had gathered.

Following ancient tradition, the assembled participants in the hall awaited the arrival of a procession of senior clergy from the abbey bearing the crowns and regalia; these were then distributed to those who had the right to carry them in the main procession from the hall to the abbey. On this occasion, there was a lengthy delay because the deputy earl marshal had forgotten some important items; no chairs had been provided for the king and queen, there was no sword of state, so one had to be borrowed from the Lord Mayor of London, and also there was no canopy under which the king and queen were supposed to process and one had to be improvised.

The short procession on foot between Westminster Hall and Westminster Abbey was the only part of the ceremonial to be visible to the general public and a huge crowd filled not only the pavements but also the windows and rooves of the surrounding houses, as well as specially built wooden grandstands. The route ran from New Palace Yard, along Parliament Street, Bridge Street and King Street to the west door of the abbey, along which a temporary wooden walkway had been constructed,  high and  wide so that the participants could be seen more easily. However, the 2,800 soldiers standing on either side obstructed the view and they had to beat back the eager crowds with the flat side of their swords and the butts of their muskets. The King and Queen entered the Abbey shortly after 1:30 p.m., with the dignity of the royal couple and the "reverent attention which both paid to the service" being favourably commented on. The procession and ceremony were so long the King was not crowned until 3:30 that afternoon.

Service

The coronation ceremony was conducted by Archbishop Secker. The first part of the ceremony, the recognition and oath, required the congregation to give their assent by shouting "God save King George", after which the king swore and signed the coronation oath. At this point, a brief 15-minute sermon was given by the Bishop of Salisbury, Robert Hay Drummond (some sources incorrectly state that it was given by the archbishop). Then followed the anointing with holy oil, the investing with the regalia and at the climax of the ceremony, crowned king of Great Britain and Ireland by the archbishop. This point in the service was reached at 3.30 pm; it was accompanied by trumpet fanfares in the abbey and a man perched high on the roof gave a signal for the firing of gun salutes in Green Park and on the other side of the city at the Tower of London. The enthronement and homage saw each of the peers in turn pledge their loyalty, during which, gold and silver coronation medallions were scattered amongst the congregation. This was followed by the queen's briefer crowning and finally the king and queen received Holy Communion. After changing out of their ceremonial robes, the king, queen nobles and bishops processed back to Westminster Hall in the same order in which they had come; the service had lasted six hours and it was dark by the time that they left the abbey.

Mishaps
On the way to the abbey, the Bishop of Rochester nearly dropped the crown he was carrying; fortunately it had been pinned to the cushion that it sat on. One spectator noted that the heralds made "numerous mistakes and stupidities", another that "the whole was confusion, irregularity and disorder". The King felt it inappropriate to take Communion wearing his crown, and asked the archbishop if it should be removed, the archbishop in turn asked the Dean of Westminster, but had to report that neither knew what the usual form was; the king removed his crown anyway. At some point in the proceedings, a large jewel is reputed to have fallen from the crown, which was later said to have been an omen presaging American Independence. During the sermon, the congregation in the nave who were unable to hear it, began to eat, mainly cold meat and pies, and drink wine brought with them and given out by servants; the ensuing clatter of cutlery resulted in an outburst of laughter. When the queen wanted to visit the "retiring-chamber" which had been constructed for her use in St Edward's Chapel behind the high altar, she found it already occupied by the Duke of Newcastle who was making use of the queen's close stool. When the king complained to Effingham about these problems, he admitted that there had been "some neglect", but that he would make sure that the  coronation would be organised properly (when, of course, the king would be dead). George was highly amused by the answer and made Effingham repeat it several times.

Music

1761 is the only known coronation where almost all the music was written by the same composer, William Boyce, who was the Master of the King's Music. Boyce believed, probably incorrectly, that he had been commissioned to write new musical settings for all of the traditional coronation texts. Although he completed eight choral pieces for the service, he wrote to Archbishop Secker declining to rewrite the music for the anthem Zadok the Priest because "it cannot be more properly set than it has already been by Mr. Handel" (Handel had written four of the anthems at the previous coronation). The archbishop wrote back to say that the king had agreed, and Handel's setting of Zadok has been used at every coronation since. Boyce's setting of the entrance anthem, I was glad, was probably sung in two parts to allow the boys of Westminster School to shout their traditional Vivat! acclamation.

The combined choirs of Westminster Abbey and the Chapel Royal probably numbered 42 singers and there was an orchestra of about 105 musicians. The choir was arranged in the front rows of the galleries that had been erected in the eastern end of the abbey, with the orchestra in a gallery over the rood screen. Boyce asked for the top of the tall reredos of the high altar to be dismantled so that all the choristers could see the conductor, but even so, an assistant conductor was required. The music seems to be the only element of the coronation to have gone without a hitch, perhaps because Boyce held three full rehearsals in the abbey, to which the public were admitted by ticket, the last being on the day before the service.

Banquet
The ceremony ended with a coronation banquet, the Lord Steward, the Lord High Constable and the Deputy Earl Marshall presided on horseback. The distinguished diners had to sit in the dark until, on the entry of the king and queen, all 3,000 candles were lit almost at once by means of a network of linen tapers which, while spectacular, showered the guest with flakes of ash.

Here again, poor organisation came into play, much of the blame for which attached to the Lord Steward, William Talbot, Earl Talbot, a boxing enthusiast who was noted for his "swaggering manners and rude demeanour." No tables were provided for the Barons of the Cinque Ports and the Aldermen of the City of London, who ought to have had prominent places set for them. The aldermen were given the table of the Knights of the Bath, who in turn displaced the Great Officers of State. The unfortunate Cinque Port barons were only silenced by Talbot challenging them to a duel. Talbot had carefully trained his horse to walk backwards away from the thrones, however the horse could not be prevented from repeatedly entering the hall backwards with its hindquarters towards the king, causing much mirth among the onlookers.

Between the first and second courses, the hereditary King's Champion, John Dymoke, entered the hall in full armour, allegedly mounted on the same grey horse that King George II had ridden at the Battle of Dettingen eighteen years earlier. Spectators reportedly let down baskets and handkerchiefs to the eaters at the banquet tables below, who would send up chicken and wine. The banquet finally ended at 10 pm when the king and queen left in their sedan chairs; as tradition demanded, the doors of the hall were then thrown open to the public, who carried off anything that had been left behind, including plates, cutlery and table cloths.

Royal guests

 Princess Augusta, the King's sister
 The Duke of York and Albany, the King's brother
 The Duke of Cumberland, the King's paternal uncle

Other celebrations
In London, large crowds celebrated in the streets. Although the Privy Council had forbidden bonfires to be lit on coronation night for safety reasons, this seems to have been widely ignored, despite the patrolling troops of cavalry. The Secretary of State, the Duke of Newcastle, had one lit outside his London home and gave away beer to the crowds, while others illuminated their houses with lanterns. Elsewhere, Coronation Day was marked by thanksgiving services in churches, civic banquets, fireworks and feasts laid on for the poor by wealthy benefactors. In the following weeks the theatres in the West End of London staged elaborate recreations of the coronation; the show at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane ended with "a real bonfire and a real mob" on stage, while the production at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden featured the actual choir of Westminster Abbey.

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1760s in London
18th century in the City of Westminster
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Now the taxpayers having an annual turnover less than ₹1.5 crore requires filing quarterly returns instead of monthly.
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Packaging firm fined for ignoring safety warnings
The owners of a packaging manufacturer in Bolton have been prosecuted and fined for deliberately ignoring health and safety warnings over a period of three years.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted company directors Yvonne Barrett and Anthony Smith after they failed to ensure that guards were fitted to the machines they used to produce packaging for fast food outlets. These guards are designed to protect workers fingers from becoming caught in the rotating machinery.
The company, First Packaging Ltd, was issued with an Improvement Notice by the HSE in January 2008. Despite a six month extension on the deadline to comply with the notice, no guards were fitted on the machines by the time inspectors visited again.
The HSE was told that the factory was closing, so officers took no further action. However, the factory actually moved to new premises in Westhoughton, still using the same unguarded machines. More Improvement Notices were issued, along with Prohibition Notices.
Eventually, the owners of the company were fined for failing to ensure the safety of workers. It is assumed that the directors wilfully ignored safety warnings, rather than doing so because they hadn't had the right health and safety training.
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Healthcare provider admits failings at new care home
The healthcare provider Housing 21 has been forced to admit that standards at its new care home in Yate are not what they should be, after several complaints were made about tenants being left unaided for days.
The facility, which is made up of 60 self-contained apartments, is designed for people aged 55 or over who need round-the-clock care. The home only opened in January but unsatisfactory staffing levels have prompted a number of complaints already. It has been reported that the facility has been without a manager for months, and residents are not getting the extra care that they need.
The daughter of an 89-year-old resident who lives in Cambrian Green Court told local newspaper the Gazette that there were no concerns over the standards of care training at the home, only the number of staff on duty. Elspeth Higgs said:
"I am not criticising the staff,"
"They are absolutely brilliant – there are just not enough of them."
"They are absolutely run ragged. The situation is dreadful."
The director of services for Housing 21, Les Clarke, said that the housing provider is working hard to make the required improvements and ensure that people at the facility are provided with a good standard of care.
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First aid training: vital preparation for medical emergencies
Going on a first aid training course can give you important skills and knowledge that could help you save lives, in a wide number of different situations.
Many people go on first aid at work training courses, sent by employers who are legally required to have qualified first aiders. These courses teach participants how to deal with a range of workplace medical emergencies – from bleeding, shock and unconsciousness to injuries and allergic reactions – and these skills can also be applied to situations outside of work. First aiders can prove themselves useful whilst out shopping, on holiday or even just waiting for a bus, should they encounter someone in need of emergency medical help.
There are some lines of work, however, in which first aid knowledge is more than just desirable. If you work with children (i.e. in a nursery, school or childcare facility) or within the health and social care sector, first aid training is a must. People working with children usually undergo paediatric first aid training, as well as anaphylaxis first aid training for situations in which someone has a life-threatening allergic reaction.
Just as important as initial first aid training is refresher training, undertaken at least once a year. This keeps your skills and knowledge sharp, so you never forget what you've learned.
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Shetland engineering firm fined over worker fall
An engineering firm based in Shetland has admitted health and safety breaches which led to an employee sustaining serious injuries, and has been fined £26,700 as a result.
Ness Engineering was prosecuted after employee David Thomson, 22, fell from the bucket of a telehandler after a piece of metal hit him. He fell up to nine feet to the ground and sustained serious injuries to his back, arm and hand.
Lerwick Sheriff Court heard recently that the managing director of the firm, Ronnie Leslie, had undertaken a risk assessment on the task and that this had been followed until the team encountered unforeseen difficulties. At this point, when removing a four metre long metal section from a structure, they deviated from their health and safety training and this is when the accident occurred.
Ness Engineering pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety regulations and was fined £26,700 as a result. Commenting on the verdict, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector Alan MacKinnon said:
"It was entirely foreseeable that there was a risk of either the men or the metal falling from the bucket, yet the company did nothing to ensure they had the right equipment on site to allow Mr Thomson and his colleague to carry out their work safely."
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Nightclub bosses fined for fire safety breaches
The owners of a nightclub in the Greater Manchester town of Bury have been prosecuted and fined after breaching fire safety regulations.
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service brought the charges against Kevin Clarke and Stephen Bailey after inspecting three premises in Bury – Cooler Bar, Temptations and Coco Lounge. Numerous issues were uncovered during the inspections, such as failures to install fire alarms, carry out fire risk assessments and ensure staff underwent proper fire safety training.
Mr Bailey, from Breightmet, was ordered to pay £550 in fines and £100 in court costs. Mr Clarke, who is from Bury, was fined £2,700 and ordered to pay court costs of £1,906.
Commenting on the case, the director of prevention and protection at Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, Peter O'Reilly, said:
"We always support businesses that work to make their premises safe for people to use.
"However, we will take action against those businesses that neglect fire safety and, in doing so, put the lives of staff and the public at risk.
"We hope this court case sends a clear message that fire safety must be taken seriously."
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Brockenhurst care home ordered to improve standards
A care home based in the Hampshire village of Brockenhurst in the New Forest has been ordered to improve its standards after inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) uncovered numerous problems at the premises.
After inspecting the Fernlea Care Home complex, which accommodates people who have learning difficulties, inspectors found that residents were often living in damp, dirty and even dangerous conditions. The building was found to be poorly maintained, and inspectors found mould on the walls as well as loose floorboards and nails.
There were also problems with staffing, as it was found that there were too few staff on duty to take residents outside when they wished to. In one case, a resident reported leaving the confines of the care home just eight times in July 2011. Care training did not seem to be an issue at Fernlea, however, it was simply the number of staff employed at the home.
The home's owners have pledged to act on the report's recommendations and improve standards at the complex, which includes giving it a major facelift. If Fernlea's owners fail to act on their promises, the home could end up being closed down by the Care Quality Commission.
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How workplace-related violence can be avoided
Even though a great deal of effort has been made on the part of businesses and organisations to eradicate work-related violence, cases of it occurring are reported all the time. As an employer, it is your responsibility to do all you can to reduce conflict, violence and aggression in the workplace, and the first place to start is with health and safety training.
There is a course, the CIEH Level 2 Award in Conflict Resolution and Personal Safety, which is designed to train people in how to look after themselves and their colleagues, and resolve potentially dangerous situations, in the workplace.
This training covers the demands and stresses of a range of workplace environments, with a particular focus on those where the potential for aggression and conflict is high.
The benefits of training yourself and your staff in conflict resolution and personal safety can be huge, not only from the point of view of your employees. The cost of conflict, violence and aggression to businesses can be huge, affecting operational effectiveness and staff turnover. It can even end up in the courts, at great expense to your business.
You can prevent much of this by taking steps to reduce conflict and aggression in your workplace, starting with the right health and safety training.
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Cornish tea shop celebrates food safety award
A tea shop in the Cornish city of Truro has been honoured with a prestigious food safety award for its exemplary food hygiene training standards and its healthy food offering.
The Tea Shop, situated in Trewithen Gardens near Grampound Road, has been presented with the Gold Level CHEFS Award for offering healthy, locally sourced food and maintaining excellent standards of food hygiene.
The proud owners of the tea shop, Mark and Sonya Rogers, will now be able to display the blue logo in the window of their premises to let customers know that they offer healthy menu options and are committed to delivering a high level of food safety.
Commenting on receiving the award, Mark and Sonya said:
"We would like to say a very big thank you to all our staff in helping us achieve this award and to Cornwall Council for recognising the hard work and ongoing commitment we have pledged to maintaining and continually improving standards."
This achievement demonstrates the importance of maintaining rigorous food safety standards in all premises serving food. By ensuring all staff undergo food hygiene training and implementing a food safety policy, food-serving premises can be recognised for their commitment to serving healthy, safe and nutritious food.
Author traininghubPosted on January 10, 2016 January 10, 2018 Categories Food SafetyLeave a comment on Cornish tea shop celebrates food safety award
Former fire station in Norwich fails fire safety inspection
A building in Norwich which was formerly the town's main fire station has failed a fire safety inspection, thereby delaying a move by new tenants.
The tenants were due to move in to the Bethel Street building a week or so ago, leasing the building on a temporary basis to prevent vandalism and squatting.
However, an inspection carried out by Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service has prevented new tenants from moving in, as officers found that the building is not safe enough. The Grade II listed building was formerly the main fire station for Norwich city centre before firefighters moved to a new purpose-built building on the outskirts of the city last month.
Another inspection will be carried out, but it may be the case that someone with expert fire safety training will need to come in to get the building up to standard. It is not known what the main problem is, whether it is a lack of fire detection or firefighting equipment, obstructed fire doors, or issues with the structural integrity of the building.
A full fire risk assessment will need to be carried out, and its findings acted upon, before the premises can be leased or sold.
Author traininghubPosted on January 10, 2016 January 10, 2018 Categories Fire SafetyLeave a comment on Former fire station in Norwich fails fire safety inspection
Newly qualified first aider saves choking toddlers life
A woman from Derbyshire who had only just completed a first aid training course was able to use her new skills to save her son's life after he started choking on some crisps.
Claire Gascoyne, a 37-year-old mum from Coal Aston in Derbyshire, knew immediately what she had to do when her terrified son Thomas, 3, started choking on a Doritos crisp. She placed the toddler over her knee and delivered two blows to the back to dislodge the snack from his throat, clear the obstruction and stop Thomas from choking.
Amazingly, Claire, who has ambitions of becoming a childminder, had only just completed a two-day paediatric first aid training course the day before the frightening incident occurred. She said of the incident:
"We had covered choking the day before on the first aid course so I instantly knew what I had to do to help Thomas.
"My husband had panicked and wanted to give him a glass of water but I knew that I needed to act quickly to clear the obstruction.
"I am so glad that I had done the first aid course and that I knew what to do – without it the situation could have ended very differently."
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Gabriel Bernal Vargas (5 February 1915 – 25 May 2010)  was a Mexican cartoonist, whose comic strip La Familia Burrón was created in 1937. This cartoon has been described as one of the most important in Mexican popular culture. Vargas won Mexico's  (National Journalism Prize) in 1983 and the "Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes en el área de Tradiciones Populares" (National Sciences and Arts Prize) in 2003.

Early life and education
Gabriel Vargas was born in Tulancingo, Hidalgo, on February 5, 1915, and had 11 siblings. His father was a merchant and died when Gabriel was four years old. In 1922, his mother, Josefina Bernal, moved the family to Mexico City. Around 1928, Vargas began work as a draftsman for the Excélsior newspaper and eventually became its chief drawer by 1931 when he was sixteen. Vargas won an art contest sponsored by Panamericana Editorial which led to him penning his first comic, Los Superlocos, whose main protagonists became the basis for La Familia Burrón.

La Familia Burrón
In 1937, Vargas began drawing La Familia Burrón as a separate piece which documented parents, Regino Burrón and Borola Tacuche de Burrón, their two teenage children, Regino and Macuca Burrón, and Foforito Cantarranas, a younger kid who was adopted by the Burróns. La Familia Burrón profiled a lower class family's daily comedic struggles in an impoverished Mexican barrio. At the height of its popularity, the comic strip helped circulation sales to reach 500,000 copies a week. The comic was temporarily suspended but resumed in 1978.

Later life and death
In 2007, Carlos Monsiváis, who is a patron of the arts, opened the Museo del Estanquillo with an exhibition of Vargas' La Familia Burrón paintings with the artist in person. The Burrón Family were represented in painted forms by Regino Burrón and Borola Tacuche de Burrón, Regino and Foforito. Vargas sat paralyzed because of an affiction he had suffered for the past twenty years.

The Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes stated Vargas died on 25 May 2010 at his Mexico City home.  His health had declined in recent years but no cause of death was given. According to a statement released by this council, Vargas was "one of the greatest representatives of the golden age of Mexican comics" and an "undeniable reference point for the nation's popular culture".

Bibliography
The following is a list of Vargas' various comic strips:
Los Superlocos
La Familia Burrón (1937–2009)
La vida de Cristo
Sherlock Holmes
Pancho López
El gran Caperuzo
Los Chiflados
Los del Doce
Sopa de perico

Awards

In 1983, Vargas received the "Premio Nacional de Periodismo" (National Journalism Prize) in the field of Popular Traditions. In 2003, the "Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes en el área de Tradiciones Populares" (National Sciences and Arts Prize) was presented to him. In 2007, the Federal District government recognized Vargas as a Distinguished Citizen. In addition, the Estanquillo Museum collections exhibited many of his painted works as a homage. At the time of his death, a complete exhibition of La Familia Burrón was on display at a museum in Florence, Italy.

On 5 February 2015, Google Doodle celebrated Gabriel Vargas' 100th Birthday.

References

Mexican cartoonists
Mexican comics artists
Mexican comics writers
People from Tulancingo
2010 deaths
1915 births


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Operation Cybercrime: The digital war on the U.S. healthcare industry
Written by Samuel Chapman	on July 9, 2014 . Published in In sickness and in health on North America.
Video Flag, (1985-1996) 70 video monitors, 4 laser disc players, computer, timers, electrical devices, wood and metal housing on rubber wheels by Nam June Paik, American, born Seoul, Korea, 1932 – 2006. School: Dada/Fluxus
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Part 2 of a 2-Part Series on Healthcare in the U.S.
In the first part of this series, I introduced the growing problem of fraud in the United States healthcare system. From Medicaid scams to fraudulent prescriptions, often involving everyone from patient to physician and on up to businesses and organizations, healthcare fraud has metastasized into a national crisis. Criminals have now set their sights on the current shift to electronic records mandated by acts like HIPAA and Obamacare, seeing a vulnerable system they can exploit and sell stolen information on the black market. In part two, we take a closer look at cyber-criminals, their tactics, what attracts them to the healthcare industry and what's being done to stop it.
Healthcare fraud in the United States has taken to the cybernetic underworld. According to current FBI estimates, data breaches cost healthcare organizations nearly $6 billion per year, with 90 percent of those surveyed suffering at least one breach over the past two years.
And it's not going to stop any time soon. The FBI also recently reported that healthcare-related cybercrime is expected to increase amid the ongoing shift to electronic to electronic health records (EHRs) and patient provider portals, despite the development and implementation of technological solutions to protect personal identity theft via data breaches.
Regulations like the HIPPA and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) have helped to safeguard the integrity and privacy of patient records and sensitive medical data, yet there are always gaps in the adoption process – gaps that cybercriminals can exploit to cash in on personal data gathered from breaching patient records. According to Rick Kam, CIPP/US, president and co-founder of ID Experts, cyber-attacks – and the threats and risks that come with it – are shifting, and "organizations are in a constant state of catch up."
Cybercriminals are organized, intelligent, and bold. As they grow even more audacious in their acts, federal agencies and healthcare organizations continue to expand their technology and intelligence assessments through the use of sophisticated data-mining techniques to identify patterns of fraud, systemic weaknesses and aberrant billing activity.
Yet, security firms report that the healthcare industry is still not technologically prepared to protect itself against even the most basic criminal cyber-threats, and is greatly unprepared for sophisticated cyber-attacks from advanced persistent threats, such as nation states or well-funded organized cybercrime groups. Recent reports by Javelin Strategy and Research have found that the correlation between receiving a data breach notification and being a victim of fraud is one in four, which is up from one in nine reported in 2010.
Since then, attacks have doubled, and while cybercrime in the healthcare industry is still relatively nascent, so too is the online efficacy of healthcare information exchange. To put it in perspective, over the past two years 63 percent of healthcare organizations reported data breaches, with average losses estimated at $2.4 million per each breach. Nearly half of the organizations surveyed had failed to implement security measures to protect patient records.
Cybercriminals seek out Personally Identifiable Information
Over the last decade the threat to organizations and personal information has continued to progress. According to a white paper published by EMC, "The once popular hacker stereotype of a lone, alienated techno-nard breaking into an organization's systems for fun has given way to a truly frightening reality of coordinated groups of innovative cybercriminals who collaborate, facilitate and strike aggressively. They rely on a range of advanced cyber-attack methods and social-engineering techniques to steal sensitive data and then cash out in the real world, or in the same underground market where demand is well-publicized and fraudsters are well compensated."
The pay-dirt for these cybercriminals is personally identifiable information, or PII. EHRs and healthcare portals contain massive amounts of this information, including dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and sensitive information about medical diagnoses and other treatments that violate a patient's privacy. And if those patients pay their medical bills online, or use other hosted account management services, their financial data is also at risk to be stolen.
Furthermore, healthcare fraud takes twice as long to detect as regular identity theft. Victims can close a bank account, but they can't change their personal information or medical records, which is why PII is much more valuable on the black market than a credit card or bank account number.
For example, the street value for a credit card or Social Security number is around $1 USD, but when PII is added, the cost skyrockets to approximately $500 USD, with healthcare credentials adding an addition $20 each. According to the World Privacy Forum, the average payout for medical identity theft is $20,000, compared to $2,000 for regular identity theft.
Healthcare credentials are of particular value in the struggling U.S. economy as dramatically increasing costs for private healthcare insurance are driving some to seek out free or discounted medical care with these credentials.
The threat to consumers and healthcare organizations
Cyber-fraudsters employ various tools and methods, including phishing, Trojans and other malware infections, that target internal systems, as well as connections to the systems from outside healthcare organizations. Once they successfully breach the system, there are many ways to profit from the stolen data. Those who have no means or knowledge to use the information for their own illegal purposes, can sell it to the highest bidder who can then use it for a number of illicit acts, including:
File false patient claims to insurers and government agencies
Use EHRs data to bill for services never rendered
Steal pharmaceutical data to order prescriptions and resell the drugs online
Use personal account information to buy prescriptions and have it delivered to the wrong address for resale
Write fake prescriptions with physician information in schemes that invovle the purchase and resale of prescription drugs
Exposed or breached medical data puts the consumer at risk in other ways too. Including being wrongly accused of abusing medical services due to false claims associated with their stolen information, and even the possibility of blackmail or extortion by criminals who threaten to expose sensitive medical or health details.
The risks and issues that need to be addressed by organizations and agencies as healthcare information continues to transition online all revolve around security. From secure enrollment for first time users of a portal, to secure access to prevent PII, as well as secure systems for online payment and third party access to sensitive data, the adoption of software and protocol is just the beginning, employees and officials must also be educated on the risks and complexity of cyber-attacks.
What's being done at the federal level?
The Department of Health and Human Services recently conducted a cyber-attack exercise involving multiple healthcare providers and related companies. The exercise revealed a significant gap in companies and agencies accessing cyber threat information, as well as difficulty in communications regarding the effects of such attacks on their networks.
Jim Koenig, a cyber security expert with Booz Allen Hamilton who took part in CyberRX said, "the growing adoption of new and connected health information technologies and widespread use of mobile devices continues to increase the industry's exposure to potential attacks."
As it stands, the current U.S. national cybersecurity framework for critical infrastructure is not sufficient to support healthcare organizations against current cyber threats. Until the risk posed by the Affordable Care Act to millions of patients and their information is mitigated, and while negligent employees and unsecured devices in the workplace remain a significant security threat, the challenge will be to work across multiple stakeholders, including patients, providers, payers and the pharmaceutical industry to raise awareness, collaborate and implement preventative measures.
Cybercrime in the U.S. healthcare industry has the potential to become a devastating industry, economic and societal problem. The solution needs to start with healthcare organizations in conjunction with regulatory agencies and third-party businesses. Together they must be as as aggressive in adopting and implementing security measures as the cybercriminals who are trying to get there first.
Read also the first part of this series: Health Care Fraud in a Broken System
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Continue to connect with the fast-expanding world of Esports, Champion is teaming up with FaZe Clan — that craft's dominant crew — for another special collaborative collection. Following up the previous run of red and black hoodies, FaZe Clan and Champion have come together for a range of heather grey and navy blue reverse weave hoodies and sweatpants, complete with the signature FaZe Clan embroidery.
Dubbed the FaZe Clan x Champion 2.0 collection, the pairing's latest drop hopes to capitalize on the incredible success of the initial collaboration, which sold out in less than half an hour. To promote the line, the two entities have also cooked up a promotional vignette and visual campaign featuring FaZe Clan member Temperrr.
You can take a look at the new FaZe Clan and Champion 2.0 collection above, and check out the collaboration's promotional commercial below. The collection is available for purchase through the official FaZe Clan website.
For more, check out Casbia and Champion's "Century" collection.


From Queenstown, drive to Glenorchy at the Head of the Lake (50kms). From Glenorchy, follow the signs for 'Rees Valley' the heli-pad is right next to the road, well signposted, and is about 15kms from Glenorchy (5kms of seal, 10kms of gravel road).
Invincible is a privately owned snowfield and mountain recreation area near Glenorchy. We offer a fantastic alternative to crowded commercial fields for those of you with a sense of adventure a great heli-accessed day in the backcountry (fly in, fly out, with a 700 m rope tow on site). No roads, no queues, no crowds just some of the best backcountry skiing or boarding NZ has to offer. Our emphasis is on phenomenal natural snow and terrain, a backcountry experience with minimal environmental impact that retains some sense of awe for the alpine setting, as well as offering excellent skiing and riding for people looking to try something different. We boast uncrowded slopes, fantastic terrain and lots of it, the chance to achieve silly amounts of vertical metres per day and the opportunity to stay in a complete mountain wilderness in our ten-person hut.
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Hidrock Realty Picks Up West 36th Street Garage for $28.5M
By Al Barbarino January 8, 2013 10:29 am
Hidrock Realty has purchased a parking garage at 59-61 West 36th Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, for $28.5 million, city records show.
The lot is 8,690 square feet, and the garage is 17,380 square feet, but current zoning allows for 86,900 square feet of usable space, according to information provided by PropertyShark.
SEE ALSO: Taconic, Clarion Selling Bronx Multifamily Portfolio for $65M: Sources
59-61 West 36th Street
Executives at Hidrock Realty did not return calls seeking comment, but the company's history would indicate that a development project is in the cards.
Among the company's current development projects are the Stillwell and Kensington Townhouses in Brooklyn, and a nine-story residential condo building on 19th Street, also in Brooklyn; as well as 240 West 35th Street, an office building currently undergoing a renovation that will include a new lobby, bathrooms, and hallways.
"Hidrock Realty believes that 'quality-quality-quality' should accompany 'location-location-location' in every development," according to prepared materials from the company. "An investment in quality not only helps attract and retain tenants, it enhances current and future value as well."
The company owns several Manhattan buildings, including 960 Sixth Avenue, 240 West 35th Street, 65 West 36th Street and 53 West 36th Street.
Keywords: 240 West 35th Street, 53 West 36th Street, 59-61 West 36th Street, 65 West 36th Street, 960 Sixth Avenue, Hidrock Realty, Kensington Townhouses, PropertyShark, Stillwell Townhouses
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Home » Legal Blog » Should I Refuse a Breathalyzer in Washington State?
Many motorists have questions about their rights in drunk driving cases, and one of the most common inquiries is whether to refuse a BAC test. The issue is closely tied to Washington State law regarding implied consent, which applies to any person who operates a motor vehicle. Under the statute, you agree to a chemical test under certain circumstances. The consequences of refusal can be severe.
You don't necessarily gain an advantage in a drunk driving case by declining a BAC, but you are in a better position to obtain a favorable outcome if you retain an experienced Tacoma DUI attorney. Our lawyers at the Law Offices of Morgan Fletcher Benfield, PLLC in Tacoma, WA have extensive experience defending individuals charged with drunk driving offenses, so please call us at (253) 203-3379 to schedule a consultation regarding your case. An overview of BAC tests and how they trigger Washington's laws on implied consent may also be helpful.
Under Washington State Law, all drivers operating vehicles in the state are deemed to have given their consent to a breath test for purposes of assessing blood alcohol concentration (BAC). This implied consent is a type of condition attached to your driver's license: Upon accepting your driving privileges, you implicitly agree to a BAC test when requested by a law enforcement officer.
Still, police do not have the freedom to force a BAC test upon you in any situation. The statute requires that you be under arrest for drunk driving or being in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Plus, it's necessary for the arresting officer to have reasonable grounds to believe that you were intoxicated, so a hunch may not be enough to justify a BAC test.
It's important to clarify the distinction between BAC tests and the preliminary breath tests (PBT) that are common during roadside stops. A PBT typically involves blowing into a portable device for an unofficial assessment of your level of intoxication, before you are under arrest. These Non-Evidential Portable Hand-Held Devices cannot be used against you in court because they are notoriously inaccurate. PBT tests can, therefore, be refused consequence, much in the same way a driver can decline participation in field sobriety tests.
On the other hand, an Evidential Breath Testing Device is used for BAC testing, and Washington State uses the DataMaster device. When utilized in accordance with the Blood Alcohol Calibration Training Manual, the results can be powerful evidence in a drunk driving case.
Evidence that you refused a chemical test can be introduced in a criminal trial.
Note that a police officer must inform you of your rights to refuse a BAC and provide additional warnings as designated by the implied consent statute. Failure to do so can work to your advantage because it offers a potential defense.
Washington State laws on drunk driving are tough, but at least you get an opportunity to fight the allegations when you comply the officer's requests for a BAC test. A DUI lawyer can assist by preparing a strategy to attack weaknesses in the case against you. If you refuse a BAC, the sanctions are automatic and you may not be granted an opportunity to defend your actions.
To learn more about BAC and implied consent, please contact The Law Offices of Morgan Fletcher Benfield, PLLC by calling (253) 203-3379. You can also contact us online to schedule a free consultation about your case.


My mom scored me this adorable halter dress at Target on the sale rack a couple months ago. It is super lightweight and flowy which I love. The coral stitching on the chest adds the perfect pop of color (matching my nails). I went for a beachy look with my favorite sandals from Aerosoles / found at T.J. Maxx and some oversized tortoise sunnies.
Below are some 'not so basic' halter dresses that I love for summer and exact & similar accessories to shop!