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in: Canadian Interuniversity Sport, British Columbia Junior Hockey, Canadian ice hockey teams,
Western Canada University Hockey
BCSHL teams
Okanagan Mainline League teams
VCSL teams
British Columbia Thunderbirds
1.2 Senior Seasons
1.3 University Seasons
2 Season-by-Season Records Table
2.1 Senior: 1916-17 to 1960-61
2.2 WCIAU/WCIAA: 1961-62 to 1971-72
2.3 CWUAA/GPAC Split Era: 1972-73 to 1984-85
2.4 CWUAA Unified Era: 1985-86 to present
3 Commemorations
3.1 Championships
3.2 University Cups
3.3 Hamber Trophy
3.4 International Games
3.4.1 1973 Tour to China and Japan
3.4.2 2010 Pre-Olympic
3.5 Thunderbirds who played in the NHL
4.1 Alternate Logos
5.1 Current CW Teams
5.2 Former CW Teams
5.3 Also see
"Thunderbirds" is the name of the sports teams of the University of British Columbia (UBC), which is located in Vancouver, British Columbia. Their home arena is the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, one of the venues for the 2010 Winter Olympics. They are members of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA) and U Sports, formerly known as Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).
UBC started play in the senior and intermediate levels of the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association. In fact, they won the 1921 Savage Cup for the provincial senior title.
UBC did not play top tier university hockey until they joined the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (WCIAU) in 1961-62. In 1962-63 the conference was re-named the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association (WCIAA, or WIAA). When the WCIAA split in two following the 1971-72 season, the University of British Columbia became a founding member of the CWUAA, along with the University of Saskatchewan, University of Victoria, University of Calgary, and University of Alberta. A GPAC merger and new programs added new opponents at the University of Manitoba, University of Regina, University of Lethbridge, Mount Royal University, Grant MacEwan University, and Trinity Western University. Victoria and Lethbridge have since departed.
In addition, from 1950 to 1968, the Alberta Golden Bears and UBC Thunderbirds played an annual series for the Hamber Trophy. The two teams were in the same conference for five of those seasons.
UBC also represented British Columbia in the 1967 Canada Winter Games. They received a silver medal after losing the championship game to the Alberta Golden Bears, 4-1.
Official Team Site
Senior Seasons[]
As with the other major western universities, UBC competed in local senior competition in their pre-university days. They competed in the Vancouver City Senior League (VCSL) in at least 1920-21. Results from BC hockey in the early days are sketchy. Here are the results available:
1920-21 VCSL:
After finishing in 3rd place in the 4 team league UBC caught fire in the playoffs, winning sudden-death quarter-final and semi-final games before defeating the renowned Vancouver Towers 6-5 on aggregate to take the title. There are no other listings for UBC competing in the VCSL in any other season, though records are missing for several seasons. See: List of VCSL Seasons
1920-21 British Columbia Senior Playoffs:
After losing the opener to the Victoria Senators 3-2, UBC took game 2 by a 5-3 score. This gave UBC the series 7-6 on aggregate and the provincial title. Unfortunately for them, they won the title too late to challenge for the Allan Cup. Alberta had the same problem, and Saskatchewan's league was under suspension. That left the Intercollegiate winner (who for 3 seasons in the early 20s was granted a berth), the University of Saskatchewan, and the Manitoba and Thunder Bay champions (Brandon and Port Arthur) to compete for the 1920-21 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs. So had UBC competed they likely would have faced the University of Saskatchewan in a playoff series for the first time. Also, the University of Alberta came very close to winning the 1920-21 Alberta Senior Playoffs. They won the Edmonton league and then lost the final to Calgary.
1921-22 British Columbia Intermediate Playoffs:
Unfortunately, this is the only season for which annual standings are available for the Vancouver Intermediate League. UBC placed second and lost the semi-final to the Vancouver Nationals.
UBC played in and won the New Westminster Industrial League. Then, in the provincial playoffs,UBC lost a semi-final series to New Westminster 2 games to 1.
British Columbia Senior Hockey Champions
List of British Columbia Senior Playoffs
List of British Columbia Intermediate Playoffs
List of VCSL Seasons
BC Hockey History
University Seasons[]
UBC entered the old WCIAU in the 1961-62 season. They played for three seasons before departing for two, citing travel costs. The squad returned in 1966-67 and remain there today.
The team has won two WCIAA conference titles, in 1963 and 1971. They qualified for the University Cup in those two seasons, and in 1977. They lost the 1977 CWUAA final to Alberta, who were slated to host the University Cup that year.
1963 was the first season where the CIAU (forerunner of the CIS) held a national hockey championship. The `Birds went 8-1-1 in the regular season. At the U-Cup they beat Sherbrooke 6-2 in the semi-finals before losing the final to McMaster 3-2.
In 1971 the `Birds placed second to Manitoba in the regular season. However, they defeated Calgary in the semi-finals and Manitoba in the final to return to the U-Cup. In a five-team tournament, they lost 3-2 to Toronto, beat Loyola 6-4, then lost the third place game 7-4 to Laurentian.
By 1977 the west was split into the CWUAA and the GPAC. UBC placed second in the CWUAA and then lost to Alberta in the final. In the U-Cup they lost a 2-game semi-final series to Toronto 11-10 on aggregate.
As the 70s became the 80s the Thunderbirds never had a return to glory. They lost the 1978 final to Alberta and then finished either 3rd or 4th in the 4-team era of the CWUAA. Once the CWUAA merged with the GPAC, UBC never saw the playoffs until the field was expanded to 6 teams.
UBC's 4th place finish in 2014-15 was their first finish in the top four seeds since 1989-90, when they placed 3rd. In between they always placed 5th or lower. Also in that period, they won three playoff series, all in the quarter-final (or division semi-final) round. In 2007 and 2009 they beat Lethbridge, and in 2014 they beat Saskatchewan. In all three series they were the lower seed. The 2014 win over Saskatchewan was their first series win over a "Big Four" team since they beat Manitoba in the 1971 WCIAA final. Their 2015 series win over Manitoba was their first home playoff series since the 1971 championship season.
In 2013-14 the program was put in doubt by UBC administration. However, efforts of the Vancouver Canucks and WHL owners appear to have saved the program, for the immediate future at least.
Vancouver Sun on Kevin Bieksa
Metro News on WHL owners
Vancouver Province on booster dollars
Season-by-Season Records Table[]
Senior: 1916-17 to 1960-61[]
Year/Comp.
1917 VCSL 1 0 1 0 3 4 0 w/d
1917-18 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? n/a
1921 VCSL 6 2 4 0 19 20 4 3rd of 4
1921 Playoffs 4 3 0 1 12 9 7 won league
1921 Provincial 2 1 1 0 7 6 2 won province
1922 VIL 6 3 3 0 18 14 6 3rd
1922 Playoffs 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 semi-finals
1923 to 1945 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? n/a
1946 Provincial 3 1 2 0 7 20 2 semi-finals
1950 Hamber 4 3 1 0 17 11 6 won series
1951 Hamber 2 0 1 1 5 7 1 lost series
1952 Hamber 2 0 1 1 7 11 1 lost series
WCIAU/WCIAA: 1961-62 to 1971-72[]
1962 Hamber 2 0 2 0 6 13 0 lost series∞
1962 WCIAU 8 0 8 0 18 61 0 3rd
1963 Hamber 2 1 0 1 5 3 3 won series∞
1963 WCIAA 10 8 1 1 42 20 17 1st ∆
1963 U-Cup 2 1 1 0 8 5 2 lost final
1964 WCIAA 12 6 6 0 51 48 12 2nd
1967 WCIAA 15 6 9 0 63 63 12 4th
1967 CWG 6 4 2 0 38 16 8 silver
1969 WCIAA 20 10 10 0 110 95 20 4th
1970 Playoffs 2 0 2 0 7 15 0 semi-finals
1971 WCIAA 20 15 5 0 132 69 30 2nd
1971 Playoffs 5 4 1 0 31 18 8 champion ∆
1971 U-Cup 3 1 2 0 12 14 2 4th
1972 WCIAA 20 14 6 0 129 73 28 W 3rd
CWUAA/GPAC Split Era: 1972-73 to 1984-85[]
1973 CWUAA 24 16 8 0 148 85 32 3rd
1973 Asia Tour 10 9 1 0 73 16 18 exhibition
1974 CWUAA 18 9 9 0 - - 18 3rd
1975 CWUAA 24 12 11 1 94 97 24 2nd
1975 Playoffs 3 1 2 0 6 10 2 finalist
1976 CWUAA 24 12 12 0 91 86 24 3rd
1977 CWUAA 24 14 10 0 110 85 28 2nd ∆
1977 U-Cup 2 1 1 0 10 11 2 semi-finals
1978 CWUAA 24 14 10 0 125 89 28 2nd
1979 CWUAA 24 7 17 0 82 129 14 3rd
1980 CWUAA 29 12 17 0 137 148 24 4th
1981 CWUAA 24 5 19 0 91 145 10 4th
1984 CWUAA 24 11 13 0 96 111 22 3rd
1985 CWUAA 24 12 12 0 112 108 24 3rd
CWUAA Unified Era: 1985-86 to present[]
1987 CWUAA 28 9 17 2 111 139 24 5th
1996 CWUAA 28 9 17 2 98 130 20 M 4th
1998 CWUAA 28 9 15 4 77 94 22 M 3rd
1998 Playoffs 3 1 2 0 9 13 2 quarter-finals
2004 CWUAA 28 7 19 2 64 107 16 M 3rd
2005 Playoffs 2 0 2 0 2 9 0 quarter-finals
2006 CWUAA 28 12 15 1 79 100 25 M 3rd
Year/Comp. GP W L OL F A Pts Placing
2007 CWUAA 28 14 13 1 76 88 29 M 3rd
2007 Playoffs 5 2 3 0 17 20 4 semi-finals
2008 CWUAA 28 12 16 0 86 92 24 6th
2011 CWUAA 28 11 12 5 76 101 27 6th
2012 Playoffs 3 1 2 - 6 10 2 quarter-finals
2018 CWUAA 28 16 10 2 83 79 34 4th ø
2019 Playoffs 2 0 2 - 3 7 0 quarter-finals
2020 CWUAA 28 9 14 5 72 86 23 5th
2020 Playoffs 8 4 4 - 22 26 8 finalist
2020 U-Cup - - - - - - - n/a Ψ
2021 CWUAA Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
∆ qualified for Unversity Cup in 1963 and 1971 as conference champion and in 1977 as runner-up to the host
∞ indicates Hamber Trophy played as part of regular season
ø UBC was awarded 4 points from two losses to Calgary as a result of a forfeiture in 2017-18.
Ψ Event cancelled prior to team playing first game.
The WCIAA played a two division format in 1971-72: West (W) and East (E).
The GPAC merged into the CWUAA in 1985-86.
The CWUAA played a two division format from 1996-97 to 2006-07: Mountain (M) and Great Plains (GP).
Commemorations[]
Championships[]
VCSL - 1921
Savage Cup - 1921
WCIAA - 1963, 1971
University Cups[]
1963 University Cup
Hamber Trophy[]
From 1949-50 to 1967-68, the Alberta Golden Bears and the UBC Thunderbirds played an annual series for the Hamber Trophy. From 1961-62 onwards, UBC was often in the WCIAU or the WCIAA and in those seasons the teams' conference games counted towards this Trophy. The results are on the Season-by-Season Table.
International Games[]
1973 Tour to China and Japan[]
Dec 7 Beijing UBC 5-0 China
Dec 13 Harbin UBC 9-2 Harbin
Dec 14 Harbin UBC 14-1 Chichihar
Dec 15 Harbin UBC 5-1 Huilunkiang
Dec 19 Changchun UBC 8-1 Kirin
Dec 20 Kirin UBC 8-0 Kirin
Dec 26 Tokyo UBC 8-2 Japanese College All Stars
Dec 27 Tokyo UBC 5-4 Kokuidokukaukau
Dec 28 Tokyo UBC 4-5 Seibu Railway
2010 Pre-Olympic[]
Feb 10 Norway Olympic Team 4 UBC 1
Thunderbirds who played in the NHL[]
Ken Broderick
Doug Buhr
Ross Cory
Gary Dineen
Mike Kennedy
Danny Lucas
Barry MacKenzie
Dan Smith
Barry Wilcox
Pictures[]
1916-17 UBC
1921 UBC (VCSL)
1922 UBC (VIL)
Savage Cup (BC senior champions)
1982-83 Game Ad
1986 UBC
1990s jersey
Charity Game
Bieksa's Buddies v UBC
UBC 2012-13
2013-14 home jersey
2017-18 UBC Thunderbirds
September 30, 2017 Captains' Cup
UBC v Manitoba - December 2, 2017
2019 UBC Thunderbirds
Alternate Logos[]
UBC old logo
Links[]
Current CW Teams[]
Alberta Golden Bears ¶ Official Site
Calgary Dinosaurs ¶ Official Site
MacEwan Griffins ¶ Official Site
Manitoba Bisons ¶ Official Site
Mount Royal Cougars ¶ Official Site
Regina Cougars ¶ Official Site
Saskatchewan Huskies ¶ Official Site
Trinity Western Spartans ¶ Official Site
UBC Thunderbirds ¶ Official Site
Former CW Teams[]
Brandon Bobcats ¶ Official Site
Lakehead Norwesters (in OUA) ¶ Official Site
Lethbridge Pronghorns ¶ Official Site
Victoria Vikings (in BCIHL) ¶ Official Site
Winnipeg Wesmen ¶ Official Site
Also see[]
National links:
U Sports (formerly known as Canadian Interuniversity Sport)
List of University Cup Playoffs (from 1962-63 to present)
Western links:
Canada West Universities Athletic Association
Great Plains Athletic Conference
List of CWUAA Seasons (from 1972-73 to present)
List of GPAC Seasons (from 1972-73 to 1984-85)
List of WCIAA Seasons (from 1962-63 to 1971-72)
List of WCIAU Seasons (from 1918-19 to 1961-62)
Atlantic links:
Atlantic University Sport
List of AUS Seasons (from 1919-20 to present)
Ontario-Quebec links:
Ontario University Athletics
RSEQ (formerly Quebec Student Sports Federation)
Quebec-Ontario Athletic Association (with seasons from 1954 to 1971)
List of OUA Seasons (includes CIAU, QOAA & OUAA)
List of QOAA Seasons (from 1954 to 1971)
Ontario Intercollegiate Athletic Association (with seasons from 1965 to 1971)
Ottawa St. Lawrence Conference (with seasons from 1951 to 1971)
List of QUAA Seasons (from 1971-72 to 1986-87)
List of Intermediate Intercollegiate Seasons (from 1902-03 to 1938-39)
Ontario-Quebec Intermediate Intercollegiate series (from 1902-03 to 1934-35)
Senior Intercollegiate League (1945-46)
International Intercollegiate League (from 1936-37 to 1939-40)
West Point Weekend
College links:
Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League
Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference
Canadian Colleges Athletic Association
List of OCAA Seasons
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
British Columbia Junior Hockey


One night, three legendary guitarists. Mark Karan (RatDog), Terry Haggerty (Sons of Champlin) and Terry Hiatt (Sista Monica), three of the most inventive and influential git-slingers of the day, join forces for an evening of inspired guitar pyrotechnics. Each of the guys plays a set of his own and they congregate for a 18 string jam that will leave your jaw on the floor.
Guitarist Terry Haggerty is buried treasure. As guitarist with the Sons of Champlin, Haggerty was always accorded the full respect of his peers on the '60s San Francisco rock scene like Jerry Garcia, Jorma Kaukonen, Carlos Santana. He has been known – throughout the world – among guitar cognoscenti via the handful of recordings he made over the two decades of the Sons' existence. Some of his demo tapes have attracted intense interest inside the industry over the years. But even now he remains something of an unknown, a titan hiding in the hills, a legend waiting to be discovered.
Opening the show, and backing the boys, will be Featprints – an all-star tribute to the legendary Little Feat.
Throughout the 70's and into the 80's, 90's and into the new millennium, Little Feat pushed the envelope of accepted styles blending rocks, blues, cajun, country and fusion into a tasty gumbo. Their hits like "Dixie Chicken", "Willin", "Oh Atlanta" and "Let It Roll" just begin to scratch the surface on what they could do live. The legions of grassroots loyal fans that still follow them to this day are a testimony to their legacy.
FeatPrints take on the prodigious task of playing the songlist of this iconic band with seven of the Bay Area's most in-demand talents featuring Loralee Christensen – vocals (Narada Michael Walden), Beth Reynolds – vocals (Shana Morrison), Derrick "D'Mar" Martin – drums (Little Richard), Paul Olguin – bass/vocals (Mazzy Star), Nate Ginsberg – keys (Todd Rundgren), Vince Caminiti guitar (Souled Out) and Terry Hiatt – slide guitar/vocals.


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Bob Thompson's Reissued "The Sound of Speed" Offers a Lovingly Literal Soundtrack To Your Travels
Through our "Music + Travel" guides and music-related posts here on the blog, we're used to connecting sound and travel in ways that bring you the best in emerging and longstanding scenes from all around the world. Well, the reissuing of famed conceptual pop composer Bob Thompson's "The Sound of Speed" wraps all that up for us in a single, delightful package. Despite what you may assume from the title, we're not dealing with the latest in techno from Berlin (as you'll find in "Music + Travel") or the latest thrash metal out of Florida. "The Sound of Speed" is a charming 1960 concept album featuring the recordings of planes, trains, and even jaunty Vespas as they ferry their passengers around the world, all set to bright, orchestral tunes straight from the era of the three-martini lunch. Now available in a new, lush vinyl pressing, the years have added a patina of camp value to Thompson's work, but his remarkable talent as a composer with an ear for the sound of the Jet Age remains intact. More than mere novelty music, "The Sound of Speed" is a fun addition to the iPods and record collections of globetrotters headed off to parts unknown.
"Bob Thompson's 'The Sound of Speed' LP Re-issue" [BoingBoing]
For more sounds to travel by and destinations full of music, pick up a copy of "Music + Travel Worldwide".
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When Bay Area electronic musician and DJ David Sugalski, aka The Polish Ambassador, blends his infectious melodies, bass-infused breaks and warm, ambient lullabies with the visual artistry of partner-in-crime Liminus (Ari Makridakis), the effect is a party for the senses. Sugalski has created music for video games, and he releases his music and albums by other artists on his own record label, Jumpsuit Records. On his website, Sugalski writes, "It has been an honor and a blessing to be able to share this music with the world." And share he does: More than 10 albums-worth of The Polish Ambassador's music is available on his website at pay-what-you-want prices.


Small business owners have quite a large number of strengths to play to and one of them is the ability to plan for interesting and well-controlled events of various kinds. Look at it this way – as a small business owner, you probably have a very small team that works to promote your brand or business right? So collaboration between this team is easier and the result is a fabulously planned and well-executed event that meets all its stated goals.
You have to focus on quite a large number of details.
Planning for all the tasks associated with the same.
Thinking of the goals of the event.
Deciding on the right kinds of people that you should invite to the event.
Looking at logistics and admin aspects as well.
So here are a few practical and easy to implement tips for small business owners who are all set to plan events of various kinds.
Spending time uploading and watching videos.
Connecting with people via a plethora of media and so on.
Therefore, when you are planning an event, you must pay attention to the technology side of things. Start with making your website responsive. This will allow people and invitees to access the same on their mobile devices as well.
It is a great idea for you to allow people to share their images or experiences of the event in real time. Whether it is a dedicated page for the event or other social networking sites, give your invitees the chance to take photos, capture videos and post snippets of the same on social media sites.
In fact, this is something that you must do actively as well. Posting a video clip or a sound bite or even a comment from your guests as the event is unfolding is a great way to create buzz about the event. Of course, this is something that you can do even before the event starts.
If you have lined up guest speakers for the event, why not publish a small comment or two from them? And then state that invitees will have the opportunity to learn much more when they attend your event!
Sales pitches are great but there is a healthy cut off level for them. You cannot treat the entire event as one huge marketing or hard sell spiel. Focus on engagement rather than selling. Once you have retained the interest levels of your invitees, they will enter into a long lasting relationship with you. It is also a good idea to remember that each social media site has a very specific cultural framework. So interact with your community accordingly.
Everybody carries a mobile device with them. And overlooking this important fact is a big no-no! So make your information mobile friendly. Whether it is a snippet of information or using the right kind of app – give people a chance to interact with your brand, your team and your event through their mobile device as well. There are a large number of CRM or customer relationship management tools that you can use through your own mobile too. So go right ahead and look at the same.
Storage of data and so on.
Using these ways and methods means that you can do your planning at all stages of the event – well before it starts, during the event and after the event as well.
Start your planning process really early. The strength of your event will lie in your ability to think all possible details and needs and plan for the same. Depending on the event at hand, you can start your planning process even a year ahead.
Your scheduling calendar should then be able to tell you how you and your team should manage all tasks and how they should be updated so everybody is on common ground. Once you have articulated your event goals you can then pay attention to describing all the things you must do in order to make it a success.
Considering the fact that event planning has to go on parallel lines with the rest of your normal or routine work, you will need to ensure flawless planning so that no aspect of the event suffers simply because you do not have the time or the resources to dedicate to it.


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2007 was a busy year with 36 full restorations being completed, 14 PianoDisc systems were fitted in addition to all the case finishing and polyester work that we carry out on behalf of various companies including Linn Products.
The spring saw us undertaking a very interesting project on behalf of the National Trust. We were asked to carry out conservation work on the action and keyboard for an ornate 1906 New York built Steinway B, housed in the newly restored Lower Gallery at Anglesea Abbey. The abbey is hoping to run a series of concerts on the instrument over the coming years.
The summer bought the usual flurry of education institution work including instruments from The London School of Economics and Truro School.
In September the workshop team was joined by Sam McKay who qualified with first class honours from London Metropolitan University in June. She will be working directly under Barry in the action finishing and regulation department.
Caradine Piano Tuning Services has had a revamp to bring the two sides of the business together. The tuning vehicles are now emblazened with the new logo which will reinforce the company image along with other advertising, and can be seen out and about throughout East Anglia.
We would like to wish all our restoration, tuning and service clients past, present and future a very happy and prosperous New Year.


Johannesburg - Accolades poured in on Sunday for South Africa's Oscar Pistorius, who became the first double amputee to compete in an athletics event at the Olympics.
Sunday newspapers' front pages splashed images of the 25-year-old finishing second in his heat running on carbon fibre blades.
Also known as the "Blade Runner", he had both legs amputated below the knee before he was aged one because of a congenital condition.
"Oscar melts the hardest of hearts", said a headline in City Press newspaper, while the Sunday Independent awarded "An Oscar for gutsy Pistorius".
"It's been a battle of courts, minds and hearts," the newspaper reported, referring to the runner's challenges to reach the Olympics.
He was cleared four years ago to run against able-bodied athletes when the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned a ruling by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) that his blades gave him an unfair advantage.
The Sunday Times likened Pistorius to fellow South African Natalie du Toit, a single amputee who swam against able-bodied athletes in the Beijing Olympics.
"These two great South Africans have done more than just compete at the highest level with great success. They have also redefined what it means to be 'disabled'."
"It is not exaggeration to say that they have forever changed the way the world views those who have lost one or both limbs," the paper said in an editorial.


"Domenica was wonderful to work with! She made me feel gorgeous on my wedding day! We had the Domenica Beauty team do all of the bridesmaids' hair and makeup as well and they all felt beautiful. They were finished with all the girls' treatments early (before the photographers/videographers arrived) which helped us stay on schedule on such a busy day. She also provided me with a "touch-up kit" to keep my makeup looking fresh during pictures and the ceremony. I don't wear a lot of makeup on a daily basis & was a little bit nervous getting airbrush makeup done. However, Domenica did a wonderful job making me feel beautiful by simply "enhancing" my features instead of loading on too much eyeshadow.


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Dozens injured in Manhattan high-rise fire
By The Associated Press | Posted - Dec. 22, 2016 at 9:01 p.m.
NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of people were injured in a fire at a high-rise building on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
The blaze broke out in a third floor apartment just before 5 p.m. Thursday and spread to the fourth floor before it was extinguished at about 6:30 p.m.
New York Fire Department officials said of the 24 people who were hurt, two people were critically injured and four had potentially serious injuries. The others, including several firefighters, had minor injuries.
Among the injured was a 7-year-old girl who was in cardiac arrest on the 21st floor, according to FDNY Chief of Department James Leonard.
He said she is now in good condition after firefighters carried her out of the building and revived her.
It wasn't clear what started the fire, but Leonard said open windows and high winds caused "very heavy smoke" to go into the hallways and rise up into the building's upper floors.
"Firefighters had a tough time getting across the hallway because of the wind," he said.
Nine people escaped to the roof to wait out the fire and were safely removed, said Leonard.
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hurt these talents have caused, the choice would seem easy enough, but it is not so simple.
who was drowned on a U-boat in 1943.
to use him to change history and to bend it to their will. This leads to a struggle wherein Tom's family are obliterated from existence and Tom must make a choice between saving them and saving his entire world.


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Lyme Disease, Global Warming and the Nature Deficit
We've all heard about rising sea levels, endangered polar bears, stronger hurricanes and a multitude of other consequences of global warming.
Now here's another to add to the list: ticks – and, in particular, Ixodes scapularis, the black-legged tick that is a carrier of Lyme disease. As we observe National Lyme Disease Awareness Month, it's important to note that the geographical range of the black-legged tick is spreading northward as average temperatures rise. Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency added Lyme disease to its list of 30 indicators of the long-term effects of climate change.
As a result of the expanding range of the black-legged tick, Lyme disease is on the rise. The incidence (confirmed cases per 100,000 persons per year) increased 28 percent between 2004 and 2013, the latest year for which the U.S. Centers for Disease Control has statistics. Once confined mainly to southern New England, the Middle Atlantic states and the upper Midwest, Lyme disease now affects the populations of the more northerly states, with the incidence in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine now ranking first, second and third.
The incidence is also increasing in Canada. In 2013, Canada's Public Health Agency reported 500 cases nationwide. By the 2020s, it expects that 10,000 Canadians annually will be coping with the disease.
While some maintain that Lyme disease has been present in northern New England and Canada all along — that the symptoms previously weren't identified as such — or that the increased incidence is due to factors such as the transplant of ticks by migratory birds, the consensus of most scientists is that the increase is due to global warming. According to Canadian public health authorities, global warming causes the black-legged tick's life cycle to speed up, meaning that more survive long enough to breed and reproduce.
I believe the increased incidence of Lyme is also contributing to an increase in what author Richard Louv called "nature deficit disorder" in a 2005 book, "Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder," about the fact that that all Americans, but especially children, are spending less time outdoors due to urbanization, the lure of electronic devices and demanding work and extracurricular schedules. Louv maintains that the nature deficit contributes to health and behavioral problems such as obesity and attention deficit disorder.
The concept of the nature deficit has spawned a range of programs to promote outdoor activities, including — in a twist on the George W. Bush Administration's "No Child Left Behind" program — a movement called "No Child Left Inside." But in the central New Jersey area in which I live, where Lyme disease is endemic, the impulse to get outdoors, already compromised by the nature deficit, is further inhibited by the fear of contracting Lyme disease.
Many residents have had Lyme at least once, some multiple times. Horror stories abound about Lyme victims who are on long-term antibiotic drips, who wake up one morning unable to see, who are confined to wheelchairs. Parents are reluctant to let their children play in the woods – to build forts, to fish, to catch lightning bugs, to play hide and seek – in short, all the outdoor activities that once occupied the free time of most American children. Adults are afraid to even walk the dog in any area that's not paved with concrete or asphalt.
With the expansion of Lyme, that fear is spreading to new regions of the United States, and even to a new country, Canada. The incidence of Lyme in New Jersey, which was 31.0 in 2004 – at the time the fourth-highest in the nation – has remained steady. But in Maine, where I vacation, it has skyrocketed. In 2013, the incidence of Lyme in Maine stood at 84.8, compared to only 17.1 in 2004; and in Vermont, which now leads the country in incidence, the 2013 figure was 107.6, compared to only 8.0 in 2004.
A common view among those who believe in climate change, but not its negative effects is, "What difference does it make?" By their lights, global warming means, for instance, that lengthened growing seasons and more precipitation will increase humanity's ability to feed itself. But this attitude loses sight of the effects on health and wellbeing. Many have documented the obvious effects of global warming on health, including, in addition to Lyme disease, poor air quality and water borne illnesses such as cholera and intestinal viruses.
But health effects can also be subtle and insidious. By contributing to the nature deficit, the increase in Lyme disease can affect weight, lung function and mental health even in those who don't contract it. Then there's the greater effect of the disconnect with nature on society: Some observers have noted that a lack of outdoor activity contributes to a lack of appreciation and respect that can negatively affect society's sense of responsibility toward nature, and even undermine efforts to conserve our dwindling natural resources.
So as we observe Lyme disease awareness month, let's not let the expanding fear of the disease worsen the nature deficit. Experiencing the glory of the woods in springtime is one of mankind's greatest pleasures. Don't let the black-legged tick stop you from getting out there to appreciate it. Just make sure you take appropriate preventive measures.


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Q: How to populate tableview with dictionary key-values? I have a local JSON file called itemInfo.json which contains a single dictionary with close to 6000 key-value pairs consisting of an item name and an item id.
{ "itemName1" : 2564,
  "itemName2" : 470,
  "itemName3" : 1849,
  "itemName4" : 60,
  "itemName5" : 103 }
// continues for a few thousand more

I don't have a problem when it comes to loading the JSON file into the console but I don't know how to print out the item names onto tableview in a list. The ID's are not needed in the list as I just want to print the names.
public class DataLoader {

    @Published var userData: [String:Int] = [:]

    init() {
      load()
}

   func load() {

    if let fileLocation = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "itemInfo", withExtension: "json") {

    do {

                let data = try Data(contentsOf: fileLocation)

                let jsonDecoder = JSONDecoder()

                let dataFromJson = try jsonDecoder.decode([ String: Int].self, from: data)

                self.userData = dataFromJson

               } catch {

                print(error)

            }
        }
     }
 }

How do I populate tableview with all the item names in the tableViewController?
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {

        let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "cell", for: indexPath)

        cell.textLabel!.text = // not sure what goes here to populate list with names.

 return cell

    }

A: Declare userData as array. Replace
@Published var userData: [String:Int] = [:]

with
@Published var userData: [String] = []

and assign the dictionary keys to the array
self.userData = Array(dataFromJson.keys)

In cellForRow display the item at given index
cell.textLabel!.text = userData[indexPath.row]

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Thomas Gresham: was Henry VIII's banker the father of the City, or a Tudor Del Boy?
Portrait of Thomas Gresham, circa 1563, by Anthonis Mor (detail) Credit: Alamy
Tim Smith-Laing
21 June 2019 • 5:00pm
Thomas Gresham was the go-to banker for the Tudors – but the job had its pitfalls, writes Tim Smith-Laing, reviewing Gresham's Law by John Guy
Look at Anthonis Mor's portrait of Sir Thomas Gresham and you have a fair picture of an Elizabethan Master of the Universe. Most likely painted in 1563, it is an image of power for a still-nascent world of mercantile dominion, where authority could be projected without the props of ostentatious riches or a sheathed sword. Dressed in lustrous black silk with velvet trim, a restrained white ruff framing his jawline, the banker looks out at the viewer poised and comfortable in his chair.
Unlike the awkward, faintly surprised expression of his wife Anne in the companion portrait made at the same time, Thomas looks like he could have you for breakfast. It is, by any standard, a remarkable painting, in which Mor, perhaps the most consummate portraitist of the 1560s, employs all his powers to show Gresham off as what John Guy terms "the epitome of the merchant prince".
As the fact-laden Gresham's Law shows, however, the reality behind the portrait was more complex. Born in 1519 to a wealthy merchant family, Thomas Gresham had risen to a position of rare political and financial power in the Tudor state. With a knack for survival and a Del Boyish faith in the perfect deal being just around the corner, he had become the go-to banker for the English crown. And, despite the rocky road of Tudor succession, and the inevitable purges that accompanied it, he managed to serve, on and off, as such from the latter end of Henry VIII's reign, through Edward VI and Mary I, into Elizabeth I's era.
When Mor painted him, he certainly seemed on top of the world: having been knighted in 1559, at 40 years old, he had been appointed as Ambassador Plenipotentiary to Margaret of Parma's court in the Netherlands. In this role, he was charged not only with facilitating communication between her and Elizabeth, but with reducing England's sovereign debt by any means possible. He was preceded by an established reputation for financial genius: he was seen, in the words of fellow diplomat Sir Thomas Chaloner, as "a jewel for trust, wit, and diligent endeavour".
Simultaneously, though, as Guy's carefully researched biography reveals, Gresham's was a position of particular risk. In addition to the standard precarity of Tudor power-proximity, he courted all the dangers involved in the ups and downs of quasi-legal smuggling activities and vast-scale high-jinks on the international currency markets. As Guy makes clear, Elizabeth's favour was a changeable wind at the best of times, depending both on personal whim and the wisely extreme sensitivity of a female monarch to hubris and overreach in her male courtiers. Combine this with the pitfalls of financial speculation and trade in a politically and religiously riven Europe, and you have a recipe for stormy weather. A squall might amount to a rebuke or – as happened to Gresham in July 1560 – a calculated and financially costly social snub. Full tempest, as Gresham was doubtless aware, could mean total ruin, or death. Sailing close to such winds demanded particular ambition, and a certain kind of bloody-mindedness.
The Royal Exchange, which was founded by Gresham and opened in 1571
Clearly Gresham had both. Though by no means a self-made man, he was quick to perceive the new forms of power that came with developments in international trade, and was determined to use them for his own enrichment and aggrandisement through an endless stream of labyrinthine deals and get-rich-quick schemes, often ostensibly in the interest of the crown, but more dependably in his own. Looking from certain angles like something of "a fraud and a spiv", as Guy notes, he was not always successful, but showed, as no English banker before him had ever done, just what elementary monetary theory and a buccaneering spirit could do for the state.
He halved the government's foreign debt in two successive reigns, and rescued the pound from monstrous debasement; he recognised that "the exchange […] is the profitablest and beneficial [sic] matter for the queen's majesty for the health of her realm that can be devised by the wit of man". He went on to found the Royal Exchange, inaugurating London's eventual status as the centre of international finance. He is, in certain ways, the true father of the City. Gresham's Law casts a rarely seen sidelight on a period popularly remembered for rather more romantic or ethically complex figures. Gresham has little in common with poetic swashbucklers such as Walter Raleigh and Philip Sidney, and perhaps even less with key politico-religious machinators such as the Thomases Cranmer, Cromwell and More. But he was, nevertheless, a linchpin during one of the most turbulent periods in English history, remarkable not least for having been such a key actor on the Tudor scene and yet managing to die of natural causes – collapsing in his house from a stroke in November 1579.
Despite its interest, and the occasionally painful parallels to our own time, Gresham's Law is heavy going. Though Guy, with some 10 books on the period under his belt, is an expert guide, and a capable storyteller too – his Whitbread Award-winning My Heart is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots (2004) was adapted into a major film just last year – Gresham's Law comes off as a rather dutiful book. Dense with facts and figures from Gresham's personal archives, it documents his life scrupulously, but without much excitement. Perhaps it is too much to ask for a modern portrait to equal Mor's, but here the man never quite comes into focus.
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I have covered parametric test for within-subject design. In this post, I will talk about the parametric test for between-subject design: Student's t-test for unrelated samples. Instead of looking at the differences between the pairs of scores (as t-test for related samples does), it looks at the differences between overall means of the two samples.
I will cover the assumptions for this test, explain the calculation process and significance testing, and finally talk about the Levene's test, which is only implemented in t-test for unrelated samples.
So when do we use the t-test for UNrelated samples? In other words, what are the assumptions?
1. Measurement: data are measured at the numerical or interval level.
2. Independence: the participants' scores in each of the samples are independent from each other. The scores are independent from each other within the samples too.
3. Normality: data within each sample is normally distributed.
4. Homogeneous Variance: Standard Deviations of the two samples are equal.
This is an important assumption. In the between-subjects design, we test different participants, therefore we have to make sure that their individual differences are accounted for. In other words, we want to make sure that we only measure the difference caused by the experimental manipulation. Therefore, the variance of the two groups should be approximately equal or homogeneous. The general rule is that the larger variance should not be more than 3 times larger than the smaller variance. When using statistics software such as SPSS, Levene's test accounts for it; I will discuss it further down in the post.
'A' refers to Sample 1 and 'B' - to sample 2.
To calculate the sample means, sum the scores of each sample up and divide by their number.
To find the difference between these means, simply subtract one from another.
After this beast is calculated, divide the difference between the sample means by it - this is your t-value!
There is no by-hand calculation for the Levene's test; stats software normally would deal with it. What you should know, however, that the value of the Levene's test should be NON-significant (p>0.05). If it is significant (p<0.05), it means that the assumption of equal variances is broken, and this test can not be performed. In this case, you will have to use Non-Parametric test (see following posts).
To quickly recap: Degrees of Freedom (DF) show how many scores can vary without changing the sample mean. For the UNrelated samples test, Degrees of Freedom = N1 + N2 - 2 (where N1 is number of scores in the sample 1, and N2 - number of scores in sample 2).
Apart from the difference in finding the Degrees of Freedom, the process of Significance Testing for Parametric tests for unrelated subjects is exactly the same as for Parametric test for related subjects. To test your results for the significance, you need to calculate the t-value and degrees of freedom and set the significance level (normally p<0.05). Basing on the p and DF, use the significance table to find the critical value; then compare your t-value with the critical value.


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Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Clarfeld Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Liberty Braves Group Series C in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Loeb Partners Corp acquired a new stake in Liberty Braves Group Series C in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its stake in Liberty Braves Group Series C by 25,200.0% in the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,024 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 2,016 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Liberty Braves Group Series C in the 4th quarter worth about $188,000. Finally, Two Sigma Advisers LP acquired a new stake in Liberty Braves Group Series C in the 4th quarter worth about $212,000. Institutional investors own 75.50% of the company's stock.
BATRK stock opened at $28.38 on Wednesday. Liberty Braves Group Series C has a 12 month low of $21.85 and a 12 month high of $29.74.
Liberty Braves Group Series C (NASDAQ:BATRK) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 28th. The financial services provider reported ($0.07) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($1.18) by $1.11. The firm had revenue of $32.00 million during the quarter. As a group, research analysts expect that Liberty Braves Group Series C will post -0.29 EPS for the current year.
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My Design expands in second year, looks toward future
In its second year, My Design, a January term course aimed at first-year students, made the jump from three sections to eight sections. Come 2020, the College is expecting about…
AVI Fresh introduced as College's 'culinary services' provider
AVI Fresh has descended on McDaniel as the new culinary services provider. The company, part of AVI Foodsystems, Inc., was introduced to the undergraduate student body in a Jan. 27 email,…
Home, News February 27, 2019
English department proposes new writing and publishing major
Last week, English department faculty approved the final draft of a new writing and publishing major. The English department first started exploring the possibility of such a major in the…
President Casey talks academic changes, social media, Saturday protest
On Saturday, Feb. 23, the review of McDaniel's academic programs reached its conclusion at a meeting of the Board of Trustees. President Casey sent an email to the College community…
Board votes to suspend art history, religious studies, French, German, and music majors
The Board of Trustees on Saturday unanimously voted to suspend five undergraduate majors and three minors, as well as the master's in deaf education. Majors in art history, religious studies,…
Home, Sports February 7, 2019
Green Terror Ultimate still growing on the Hill
McDaniel College's Big Baker Chapel bells toll for the second to last time each night at 9:30 p.m. For most students, this is the time to cozy up in their…
Home, News February 7, 2019
First-year residence halls outfitted with electronic card access system
Students living in Daniel MacLea, Rouzer, and Whiteford Halls will soon be using their McDaniel 1Cards to enter their buildings. Over Jan term, the College began installing the card access…
Decker College Center to undergo partial renovation
The Decker College Center will soon undergo partial renovations, according to Dean of Students Liz Towle and Associate Dean of Campus and Community Engagement Josh Ambrose. The two deans first…
Features, Home January 5, 2019
Cup Tea Bar & Cafe looking to reopen with a McDaniel focus
Cup Tea Bar & Cafe hasn't served a customer since Oct. 14. The popular 1 E. Main St. haunt was originally scheduled to close for a month for much-needed renovations. After…
Home, News December 13, 2018
Deans hold first 'Ask McDaniel Anything' open forum
On Thursday, Dec. 6, Liz Towle, acting dean of student affairs, and Josh Ambrose, associate dean of campus and community engagement, held an open forum with student organization leaders to…
AVI Foodsystems, Inc. announced as College's new dining services provider
AVI Foodsystems, Inc. will be McDaniel College's new dining services provider starting Jan. 6, 2019. The decision, delivered to the campus community in a Dec. 3 email, was made after a student-staff…
Commentary, Home December 5, 2018
Financial literacy in college
The 2008 recession was basically the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression in the 1930s. In just over 19 months, the Great Recession wiped out trillions of dollars of…
Features, Home, Lifestyle December 3, 2018
Get ready for finals with these tips
It's crazy to believe that finals week is just around the corner. Finals week is one of the most stressful times of the year, a time where students just want…
I didn't think it would happen to me
One in four women will be sexually assaulted while in college, usually during their freshman year. However, only one in 50 will report the incident. I know the majority of women reading…
Home, News November 29, 2018
Mackenzie Goaneh wins SGA presidency
According to accounts on social media, Mackenzie Goaneh has won the race for SGA president. The sophomore public relations chair and former freshman representative won over Amara Foster, the current secretary and former…
Features, Home November 28, 2018
Branden Muth '15, post office hero, departs after storied time at McDaniel
For the first time since 2013, Branden Muth has departed McDaniel. Muth heads to the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab to work as a government contractor at the administrator 3…
Commentary, Home November 26, 2018
The superhero gaze
Superman was the first character to have a big-budget superhero film in 1978 when Richard Donner directed a film named after the character. It was a box office success that…
To be or not to be liberal arts
McDaniel students have the opportunity of choosing from a wide pool of different majors–a big reason why many students come to the Hill. Majors include offerings of business administration, cinema, German, kinesiology,…
Nicholas Kahn: Economically eclectic
As an undergraduate at the College of Charleston, Nicholas Kahn, Ph.D., started down the path of economics. As a graduate at American University, Kahn remained fixated on his passion for…
Elly Engle, professor of environmental studies, finds dream job on the Hill
Elly Engle, Ph.D., joined the environmental studies department this fall less than a year after earning her doctorate from Pennsylvania State University. "I remember exactly where I was when this…


Get the truth about salaries in the field of health information. Read the job descriptions and learn about education and training requirements and career prospects to decide if a career in health information systems is right for you.
Career Overview Medical transcriptionists listen to recorded reports of physicians and transcribe them into written form. Medical records and health information technicians organize, classify and code health information from various sources. Healthcare administrators are responsible for coordinating all aspects of medical and health services of a department or facility.
A medical transcriptionist is responsible for listening to and transcribing recorded information calls. To succeed in the position, you should have a familiarity with medical terms, computer and typing skills, good time management abilities and good communication skills. A transcriptionist must also have an ear for any inconsistencies that might compromise the accuracy of the report. Depending on company policy, you may be able to perform your duties at you home computer.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in order to become a medical transcriptionist, you need a certain amount of formal postsecondary training. Community colleges may offer programs leading to a 1-year certificate or 2-year associate's degree in medical transcription technology. You may have the opportunity to serve an internship or complete a practicum. While certification is not required, you may find it advantageous to earn a credential. In order to become certified, you must complete a program that has been accredited by the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI).
A hospital in Minnesota wanted to hire a part-time medical transcriptionist. Applicants were to have at least one year of postsecondary training as a medical transcriptionist or medical secretary. The employer preferred to hire an individual who held certification.
An Arizona healthcare facility was looking for a full-time medical transcriptionist. A high school diploma or GED was required. Applicants were to be proficient in medical terminology and have completed a course or program in medical transcription and have accumulated one year of qualifying work experience. The employer preferred to hire a Certified Medical Transcriptionist (CMT) who was familiar with hand surgery.
An Ohio hospital sought applicants for a full-time position as a medical secretary/transcriptionist. Candidates were to hold an associate's degree and have one year of work experience, preferably in oncology. Licensed practical nurses and radiation therapists were also considered for the position.
Along with proper English usage skills, excellent listening and keyboarding skills and a strong background in medical terminology, certification is one of the most important factors that will make you stand out in the field. If you're a recent graduate of an accredited program, have less than two years of experience or work in a single specialty environment, you may qualify to sit for the AHDI examination leading to a Registered Medical Transcriptionist (RMT) designation. If you're an RMT with at least two years of experience in an acute care facility or practice in a multi-specialty environment, you may qualify to sit for the AHDI Certified Medical Transcriptionist (CMT) examination. In order to continue certification, RMTs must take a recertification course every three years, while CMTs must accumulate 30 continuing education credits every three years.
All the information about a patient's medical history is worthless unless it's accurate and organized in a secure manner so that it can be accessed easily by clinical and administrative personnel. It's the job of the medical records and health information technician to see that this task is accomplished. They do this using systems that produce digital and traditional paper records that can cover everything from diagnoses and patient treatments to insurance reimbursement information.
The BLS asserts that medical records and health information technicians may be able to secure a position after having completed a postsecondary certificate program. You may be able to earn a certificate without earning a degree. You may also be able to earn a post-degree certificate if you hold an associate's or bachelor's degree in a non-information technology field.
However, you might be better off earning an associate's or bachelor's degree in health information technology, as these can better prepare you for certification. The BLS states that most employers prefer that you be certified. Several organizations offer certification, and you can become a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) by passing an examination through AHIMA. In order to qualify to sit for a certification exam, you must have completed a program that has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). CAHIIM only accredits associate's and bachelor's degree programs. In order to maintain certification, you're required to complete a certification-specific number of continuing education credits every two years.
A clinic in Florida was looking for a full-time health information technician. Candidates were required to be high school graduates with computer experience. Candidates were also to have 1-2 years of work experience with medical records and be familiar with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) procedures. The employer preferred that candidates hold RHIT certification.
An Illinois healthcare management company wanted to hire one or two individuals to fill the positions of health information services coding specialist and health information technician. Candidates were to hold an associate's degree and have at least two years of qualifying work experience. Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) credentials were preferred, as was RHIT certification for the information technology position.
A medical center in Hawaii was seeking a full-time health information coder/abstractor. To be considered, candidates were to hold a bachelor's degree and have at least one year of qualifying work experience. Candidates were to be familiar with ICD-9-CM and CPT4/HCPCS coding. Though RHIA certification was preferred, candidates holding CCS or RHIT certification were also considered.
A program leading to an associate's degree, or better yet a bachelor's degree, can help to set you off from others who hold only an undergraduate, non-degree certificate. Although some certifications are available with only a high school education or a certificate, a degree from a CAHIIM-accredited program can be your passport to more important, wider ranging certifications. Certifications can enhance your standing and testify to your commitment and professionalism.
Also known as healthcare administrators, these individuals make certain that all parts of the healthcare delivery and information systems work efficiently. They develop delivery plans, set policy and monitor implementation. Working with clinical professionals, they make certain that policies reflect regulatory changes and try to see to it that the technology used is current and can adapt to meet the changing needs of the patient population and the facility itself.
As stated by the BLS, a bachelor's degree is the minimum educational requirement to become a healthcare administrator. Though specific requirements are determined by individual facilities, master's degrees are becoming more and more common in the field. Often, a bachelor's degree in health administration may be coupled with a master's degree in health services, public health, or business or public administration. On-the-job training or extensive experience in the administrative end of a field such as physical therapy or rehabilitative services may qualify you for a position as a healthcare administrator.
According to the BLS, all states require you to be licensed if you secure a position as the administrator of a nursing home. Some states also require long-term care facility administrators to be licensed. Depending on your location, if you meet the education and/or experience requirements, you may qualify for state licensure by sitting for a state and/or a national exam. The state exam is overseen by your state's board of health. The national exam is administered under the auspices of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB). The credential is Nursing Home Administrator (NHA). A number of states also recognize certification conferred by the American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA).
A healthcare company in California was looking for a full-time nursing home administrator/executive director. Candidates were to have a solid business background with a bachelor's degree in either business or healthcare administration. Candidates were to hold an active state license as an NHA. Applicants were to have extensive experience in the field, having dealt with government regulations and Medicare/Medicaid procedures.
An Indiana healthcare center wanted to hire a full-time nursing home administrator. Candidates were to hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited school and be licensed in Indiana as a Health Facility Administrator (H.F.A.). Candidates were to have at least three years of leadership experience in the healthcare field, with at least two of those years being spent as an NHA.
In North Carolina, a nursing and rehabilitation center was seeking a long-term care administrator. The employer preferred to consider applicants who held a 4-year degree and had at least four years of supervisory experience at a nursing home facility, Candidates were to hold a state NHA license.
In one form or another, more education can help you advance your career. At a small facility, you may have to wear a number of hats and fill in at different positions on occasion. In order to signify to your potential employer that your abilities have a wide scope, you may want to consider becoming AHIMA- certified in a number of areas. In addition, RHIA certification by the AHIMA can only help you stand out. If you meet education and experience requirements, you may also want to consider earning a credential as a Certified Professional Medical Services Manager (CPMSM) from the National Association of Medical Staff Services (NAMSS). The BLS also notes that a master's degree in health services administration or a similar area can often serve to enhance your advancement potential.


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Analysing UK sports rights: The different value components
The value of certain sports rights can be appraised through three major metrics: the ability to command viewing/engagement, the ability to drive subscriptions incremental to other rights, and the propensity of those subscribers to provide the rights holder with additional revenues.
In this report we examine these three metrics in order to gain an understanding of the tensions in the market, along with the reasons as to why there is competition (or not) for certain rights.
Unsurprisingly, outside of a few primary sports rights, there are an abundance of secondary rights which find it difficult to display their value over others. Their value relies just as heavily on whether rights holders are committing to, or retreating from, major rights.
Virtual Reality in 2018: Ready Player None?
Yet another annual hype cycle in 2018 can't hide a tepid consumer appetite for all VR platforms and heavy weather for the industry as a whole
The launch of Oculus GO, a standalone device at an attractive price, is a milestone for VR; nevertheless, even Facebook remains worried about reach and the state of the industry
Mobile AR is still a strategic focus for Google and Apple, producing diverse applications instead of just games, but new headsets from Microsoft and Magic Leap which promise advanced MR experiences have no launch dates
News and Facebook
Even though Facebook is not a producer of news, 6.5 million UK internet users claim to mainly source their news from the platform. Posts and shares by friends in the user's network, in the context of Facebook's algorithm, determine the order of stories in the personalised News Feed, removing the control of the news agenda that publishers have for their websites
Premium publishers operating a paywall (The Times, The Financial Times) have a lower key approach to Facebook than publishers generating advertising revenue from referral traffic to their websites or from on-platform consumption of Instant Articles. The latter will seek to stimulate social media engagement, optimising stories through attention-grabbing headlines, and installing Facebook's share and like buttons on their websites
Case studies of the news stories that were prominent on Facebook (measured by likes, comments and shares) in the periods leading up to the Brexit Referendum and General Election 2017 votes respectively demonstrate that newspaper brands (the Express for Brexit, and The Guardian for the General Election) achieved the highest reach on Facebook during these periods, despite being ranked below other news brands (BBC in particular) in terms of traffic to their websites
Voicing concerns: virtual assistants and the media
Voice, and the smart virtual assistants that power voice interfaces, will be a key transformative force over the next five years
Any business providing content or services via digital means is potentially affected, as these virtual assistants promise a single front end for all digital services, representing an extraordinary concentration of control over discovery, delivery and data
Media businesses will clearly be affected. But there is an opportunity for them right now to influence the assistant providers to their advantage, a window that will not stay open forever
360 and Virtual Reality: a new angle for video entertainment
The temporary cool-off in hype around VR following a very buzzy 2016 is not reducing the flow of investment and talent into the industry, notably in video production utilising 360Video technology; setting the stage for the development of a truly new entertainment medium
Fully immersive interactive worlds will continue to be the mainstay of the video games industry, while video entertainment will exist in a multi-track environment, with some genres (news, documentaries , natural history) making 360Video mainstream well before long-form narrative-driven entertainment
2017 will still be a challenging year for consumer device VR roll-out and mass market adoption; Oculus, Google, and Sony continue to seed the market, providing large scale funding and equipment directly to developers and content producers


Feel refreshed and renewed after a stay at Porte de L'Orme, a bright two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment centrally situated in the heart of Old Antibes, by the ramparts of the ancient walls of the city.
Combining historic charm with an elegant design aesthetic and all the modern conveniences, Porte de L'orme is perfect for experiencing the best of life in a charming French village as well as the legendary beaches. Decadent croissants at the neighborhood bakery, farm-fresh produce at the Marché Provençal, and your favorite sandy spot by the sea…all within easy walking distance.
A showcase of refined elegance and thoughtful touches that feel luxurious yet cozy, Porte de L'Orme was lovingly restored and renovated with the holiday travelers' every need in mind.
We worked with local craftsmen to use traditional materials of wood and tile throughout the home to create a space is both authentic and comfortable for our discriminating guests.
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Accommodating up to three guests, Porte de L'Orme features amenities that prioritize comfort and convenience. The master bedroom can be set up as one king bed or two twin beds. Our guests can indulge in restful sleep, on delightful mattresses with clean, crisp, high-thread-count linens.
Air-conditioning keeps the apartment cool in the summer when guests might choose to kick back, relax, and enjoy a movie on the flat-screen LED TV, equipped with Netflix, Apple TV, and international TV channels.
Given a fully equipped kitchen, complete with oven and stove, dishwasher, microwave, Nespresso machine (and all the cookware, dishware, and stemware you need), you will be glad that the Provençal farmer's market with this wide variety of fresh locally-grown produce is steps away from your door.
Our apartment comes appointed with all the necessities of home: luxury bath products, high-speed Wi-Fi, washing machine/dryer, iron & ironing board, and hair dryer.
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On average, 45 to 50 percent of sub-Saharan Africans live below the poverty line. An estimated 40 percent lived on less than a dollar (US) a day. Also, the depth of poverty, that is, how far incomes fall below the poverty line, is greater in SSA than anywhere else in the world.
Beyond low income, a principal indicator of poverty is inadequate access to social services. Currently, the availability of social services in most SSA countries is the lowest in the world.
The average gross primary school enrolment rate, is currently only about 67 percent compared with 94 percent for South Asia and about 88 percent globally. Health services are falling behind demand in most countries in SSA. This is reflected in an average infant mortality rate of 93 per 1,000, which is higher than South Asia's 84 per 1,000, Latin America's 46 per 1,000 and East Asia's 36 per 1,000.


Montana's chief federal judge Richard Cebull is the lates top official to add to the list. He admitted that he forwarded a racist email to six others from his court email account which suggested President Obama was the product of a sexual encounter between his mother and a dog.
The "joke" in the email sent by Montana's chief judge said.
The judge later apologized to the President in a letter he made public. I wonder if the President even bothered to read it. I wouldn't have read it if I was President.Meanwhile, the controversial, racist, anti-Latino sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., declared that President Obama's birth certificate and Selective Service card are fakes. While he did not accuse the president directly, this sheriff said his investigators' findings constitute evidence of fraud, forgery and other criminal offenses.
So if a federal judge, (a Chief Judge by the way) harbors admittedly racist views about the President, and if a prominent county sheriff believes there's evidence that the President is in office as a result of fraud, forgery and other crimes, is it far fetched to imagine that there are people who may even be around the President who secretly harbor similar views (or worse) putting the life of the President or members of his family in danger? I don't think that's a far fetched notion at all.
At the same time, the Secret Service is investigating a picture that was posted on an Arizona police officer's Facebook page in which an image of President Barack Obama appears to have been used for target practice. And they arrested another man in Saratoga Springs, New York who "intended to murder" the President and a number of elementary school children. The Secret Service intercepted two threatening messages posted by the man on a White House message board.
The Peoria Arizona Police Department is investigating Police Sgt. Patrick Shearer and a picture that was uploaded on Jan. 19 showing several young men in the desert holding various weapons (including assault rifles and a revolver) and holding up a T-shirt with President Obama's likeness on it. The shirt appeared riddled with bullet holes.
The picture was online while the president was visiting Arizona in February, but was removed from the sergeant's page after inquiries were made to the Peoria Police.
This is not rocket science or brain surgery here. This dates back to the time when the President was a candidate and was assigned Secret Service protection long before he even clinched the Democratic nomination, and well before any other presidential candidates were protected, because of the overwhelming volume of death threats.
And finally, I would say to my progressive/radical friends who love to heap criticism on the President for not being "Black enough," or "militant enough" just as some did in the 2008 campaign: Be careful that your sharp criticism does not signal to the enemies of President Obama, who are also enemies of you and me, that somehow this man is isolated from the love and protection of our community.
Be careful my super militant brothers and sisters, your ad nauseam complaints that the simple "good" the President is trying to accomplish is somehow the enemy of your "perfect," but unproven theories, puts you in this environment on the side of the racist judges, and sheriffs and police sergeants, who are indeed a threat to the President's safety.


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It's Monday and what better way to start the day than with a big dose of rock and roll style, brought to you by one of my favorite musically-inclined couples, Jack White and Karen Elson?
Shot by renowned photog Annie Leibovitz for the June issue of Vogue magazine, the spread features a whimsical roadtrip through the southern U.S., complete with fringe, vintage guitars and a plethora of dive bars.
Makes me wanna marry a genius musician and travel around in an El Camino wearing fabulous couture outfits.
Great editorial! She's such a great fashion model.
I loved that spread too! And I thought she came across as so charming in the article!
Funny, I just read an article on that model in my Marie Claire mag. Her she is also a singer.
I absolutely love her style and red hair!