Tracing the lineage between Guru and disciple is a very important aspect of the Buddhist teachings. This is held sacred in the Gelug lineage because it authenticates the teachings and proves that the practices have a basis, a proven history and are not made up. More importantly, blessings descend from the lineage masters to the practitioner when the teachings and practices are engaged in correctly according to lineage tradition.
Hence, the lineage masters are often displayed in thangka or statue form in a Dorje Shugden chapel to illustrate how the practice of Dorje Shugden descended through various teachers and masters to ourselves. What follows below is a brief summary of the close lineage of Dorje Shugden's practice.
The Tagphu or Dagpo line of incarnations can be traced back to the time of Buddha Shakyamuni, as the disciple Dharmati. He is better known as Tagphu Dorje Chang or Tagphu Pemavajra and is renowned for his supernormal abilities of astral-travelling to pure realms and receiving pure visions of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
Tagphu Pemavajra Jampel Tenpai Ngodrub started his monastic education in Drepung Loseling Monastery in 1888. After he turned 30, he spent a lot of time in Chuzang Retreat where he taught his most famous disciple, His Holiness Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche. According to traditional sources, Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche after being prompted by Dorje Shugden via an oracle had requested Tagphu Dorje Chang to travel to the pure realm of Tushita. Tushita or Gaden Paradise is significant because it is the realm in which Lama Tsongkhapa Losang Drakpa (1357-1419), the founder of the Gelug tradition currently resides.
While in Tushita, Tagphu Dorje Chang requested and received the complete set of practices related to Dorje Shugden and his five families from Lama Tsongkhapa through Duldzin Drakpa Gyaltsen (1357-1419), who was one of Dorje Shugden's previous incarnations. Upon his return, Tagphu Dorje Chang transmitted the complete set of teachings on Dorje Shugden to Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche, who then disseminated them widely in Tibet.
Tagphu Dorje Chang's previous incarnation Losang Chökyi Wangchuk (1765-1792) also had numerous visions of deities which are recorded in the 'Thirteen Pure Visions of Tagphu' (stag phu'i dag snang gsang ba bcu gsum). These visions include the practices of Amitayus, Avalokiteshvara, Vajrapani and Cittamani Tara which are also widely disseminated today.
His Holiness Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche Dechen Nyingpo is perhaps one of the most influential Gelug Lamas of the 20th Century. He has a long line of incarnations that stems all the way back to the Mahasiddha Krisnacharya. In another incarnation he was Tsako Ngawang Drakpa, a great student of Lama Tsongkhapa and later, he was also Changkya Rolpai Dorje who was the tutor to the Qianlong Emperor of China.
Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche is best remembered for his month-long teaching on the Lamrim, for which his closest student Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche wrote extensive notes. These notes have since been published as a book and translated into English, Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand. Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche had a large following of lay as well as monastic students, which was unusual for that time. Perhaps, that is why he advocated the practice of Lama Tsongkhapa, Vajrayogini and Dorje Shugden for the masses.
Dorje Shugden is said to have followed Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche and would speak to him through oracles. On one of those occasions, Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche was requested to compose a fulfilment ritual (kangso) of Dorje Shugden. He embarked on this project by referring to earlier texts from the Sakya tradition and various other sources. Dissatisfied, he presented his work to Tagphu Dorje Chang who entered into meditation and ascended to Tushita Paradise to retrieve the complete set of teachings directly from Duldzin Drakpa Gyaltsen.
He then transmitted these to Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche who was able to complete the composition of the kangso to his satisfaction. It is named Melodious Drum Victorious In All Directions and is the main text that is used to invoke Dorje Shugden today.
His Holiness Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche Losang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso was the heart disciple of Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche and widely believed to be an emanation of Vajrayogini. He has a long line of incarnations that stems all the way to Buddha Shakyamuni's time when he was the Buddha's charioteer, Chandra who led the Buddha out of the palace to become a mendicant. Two of his later incarnations, Yongzin Trichen Jangchub Chopel and Trichen Losang Tsultrim Palden ascended the throne of Lama Tsongkhapa as the 69th and 85th Gaden Tripa respectively.
Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche met Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche at a very young age and received the complete set of teachings, particularly the Lamrim, various Tantric initiations and Dorje Shugden's lineage from his Guru. Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche wrote extensive notes during Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche's famous Lamrim teaching as mentioned earlier. Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche also met Tagphu Dorje Chang and received a prophecy concerning his Yidam and where he would go after this life.
Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche was appointed as the Junior Tutor of the 14th Dalai Lama along with Kyabje Ling Rinpoche who was appointed as the Senior Tutor. He taught the Dalai Lama everything he needed from the Lamrim and Tantric initiations to the proper etiquette that is expected of a High Lama. Even the practice of Dorje Shugden was first taught to the Dalai Lama by Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche.
While still in Tibet, Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche was requested by various scholars and incarnate Lamas to write a commentary on Dorje Shugden's practice. He gathered notes from various ancient texts and began this very important project. However, the writing came to an abrupt end when he was forced to flee to India with the 14th Dalai Lama, leaving everything behind.
Then in 1963, a refugee escaping from Tibet arrived in India, bringing with him all of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche's important documents and his unfinished text along with several thangkas of Dorje Shugden. Thus, Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche was able to complete the text in 1967, which was named Music Delighting The Ocean of Protectors (bstod 'grel dam can rgya mtsho dgyes pa'i rol mo). It has since become the definitive commentary on the history and practice of Dorje Shugden.
Therefore, one could say that Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche was almost single-handedly responsible for preserving Dorje Shugden's practice (along with a myriad of other practices) and propagating it extensively throughout the modern Tibetan world. Most if not all Gelug Lamas and scholars today have been benefited by Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche, either directly or indirectly.
Apart from transmitting the teachings and preserving the lineage, Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche personally trained the current Panglung Oracle (sku rten) who was a young man at that time. The Panglung Oracle of Sera Mey Monastery is renowned for taking exceptionally clear trances of Dorje Shugden, Kache Marpo, and other Dharma Protectors. Thus, Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche also perpetuated the old tradition of Tibetan oracles.
His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche Losang Tsondrue Thubten Gyaltsen was the heart disciple of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche and is regarded as an emanation of Heruka Chakrasamvara. He is known to be an invincible debater and an accomplished Tantric yogi. His line of incarnations stems from the great master Khedrub Je, a close disciple of Manjunatha Je Tsongkhapa.
Kyabje Zong Rinpoche entered Gaden Shartse Monastery when he was 11 and rose to become its Abbot. In his youth, he was an unparalleled debater whose skill in debate was praised by the greatest scholars of his time. While in office as the Abbot, he introduced reforms that were beneficial to the monastery.
Kyabje Zong Rinpoche resigned from his seat in 1946 and went on a long pilgrimage to Tsari in Southeastern Tibet. During his travels, numerous miraculous stories arose which are attributed to his mastery of Tantric rituals for subjugating local deities and spirits, healing and controlling the weather.
One of his most well-known feats occurred during the events of 1959 in Tibet. Just after the Dalai Lama had escaped to India, Gaden Monastery was under siege. The monastery was shelled and in order to buy time, Kyabje Zong Rinpoche took it upon himself to engage in a supremely wrathful Trakze Shugden repulsion puja. Witnesses saw a powerful streak of light emitting from his room and landing in the enemy camp causing chaos, mayhem and destruction.
The shelling stopped for a few days which bought sufficient time for all the monks to escape, including the injured and elderly. Kyabje Zong Rinpoche refused to leave Gaden Shartse Monastery until everyone had been evacuated, and remained engaged in the rituals as the three walls of his room crumbled around him. Only the wall behind him remained standing. During his escape, Kyabje Zong Rinpoche breathed in noxious gas that ruined his vocal cords and made his voice hoarse.
Kyabje Zong Rinpoche received many Tantric initiations and practices from Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche. During his later years, Kyabje Zong Rinpoche was invited to teach at many centres in the West where he actively propagated the teachings and lineages that he had received especially that of Dorje Shugden. Kyabje Zong Rinpoche also personally trained and sewed the clothes of the Gameng Oracle, who currently resides in Indiana, USA.
Thank you for your service all these years. I have nothing else to request of you.
Kyabje Zong Rinpoche had also requested his attendant to complete the Ritual Thread Mandala of Dorje Shugden (rgyal chen brten mdos) that he was in the process of constructing.
His Eminence the 25th Tsem Rinpoche Tenzin Zopa Yonten Gyatso counts Kyabje Zong Rinpoche as his root Guru. His long line of incarnations stems all the way to Magadha Sangmo, a female disciple of Lord Buddha Shakyamuni who set the precedent of incense offerings to the Three Jewels and the recitation of invocation prayers. Another of Kyabje Tsem Rinpoche's previous incarnations is Kentrul Thubten Lamsang who was a close disciple of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche and a Dharma brother to Kyabje Zong Rinpoche.
Kyabje Tsem Rinpoche was born in unusual circumstances to a Tibetan father and Mongolian princess. Although born in Taiwan, Kyabje Tsem Rinpoche spent his formative years in America, all the while under the care of foster families. Although he was brought up a great distance away from the influence of monasticism and Tibetan Buddhist norms, he manifested many signs of a high incarnation, having a natural instinct for devotion to his Guru and an undying thirst for the Dharma.
In 1983, Kyabje Tsem Rinpoche met his root Guru Kyabje Zong Rinpoche in Los Angeles and received from him a great many teachings and practices including Yamantaka, Vajrayogini, Cittamani Tara, Heruka Chakrasamvara and the life entrustment of Dorje Shugden.
In fulfilment of a promise made to Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, Kyabje Tsem Rinpoche was ordained by H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama and entered Gaden Shartse Monastery. He was also recognised and enthroned as the incarnation of the 72nd Abbot of Gaden Shartse Monastery, Gendun Nyendrak.
Kyabje Tsem Rinpoche has since been requested to travel abroad to Malaysia, first to fundraise for the monastery and later, to spread the Buddhadharma. In 2000, he founded the Kechara Buddhist organisation which has grown in leaps and bounds to a variety of projects and initiatives for modern spiritual seekers. Kechara is also home to the largest Dorje Shugden statue in the world. In 2010, Kyabje Tsem Rinpoche established a Dharma blog (tsemrinpoche.com) where he brings the lineage of Lama Tsongkhapa and Dorje Shugden to millions globally.
Thank you to the dorjeshugden.org team for this post. It is reassuring to know that we are able to trace the lineage all the way to a divine source in Tushita Heaven. This proves that Dorje Shugden is not some demon as no demon's teachings would originate from a Pure Land.
Thank you for posting this spiritual lineage of Dorje Shugden. I am a student of H.E. the 25th Tsem Rinpoche, and my Guru always stressed the importance of lineage and source of practice and teachings. Rinpoche always quote His source before giving teaching.
If we are to do the Dorje Shugden practice and kangso, it is important we follow praise, mantra & rituals which are of authentic source.
For the many people out there who do not have a Guru and would like to start Dorje Shugden practice, it is a good place to start: http://www.dorjeshugden.org/category/practice because the practice posted here are of authentic source, and do not requirement initiation.
Our lives are short, yet we have so many options of what and who to believe. As I was more inclined to Buddhism, I met my spiritual teacher H.E. Tsem Rinpoche. Rinpoche is the real deal and his every actions speaks it. His devotion to his guru was top class. So was his guru to his guru and so on. These great masters are no ordinary beings with amazing biographies. There's so much proof the unbroken lineage and source from these enlightened masters is undeniably authentic.
Thank you for sharing the spiritual lineage for Dorje Shugden.
It is important for us to know our lineage from where the teachings are originated for the authenticity of the teachings as well as to receive the blessings from all the lineage Gurus when we practice.
I am a student of H.E. the 25th Tsem Rinpoche. By reading the details of each of the lineage Gurus, I feel so blessed and fortunate to be able to receive the teachings from all the lineage Gurus.
For me, knowing the genesis of anything promotes better grounding on an issue and more so when dealing with spiritual matters which revolve around understanding and faith. Thus, reading about the origins/lineage of the practice and the faith as well as reliance of the highly attained masters on the practice from this article further reinforce my faith in Dorje Shugden and makes it easier to respond to wild accusations pertaining to the practice. Whilst knowing the lineage makes me realise how blessed and fortunate I am to even encounter Dorje Shugden, it also reminded me that lineage is but one of the means to facilitate development of or reinforce faith for purposes of practicing. It is not sufficient just to know how great the lineage is. Efforts have to be put in to be able to reap the benefit of the practice painstakingly preserved by the lineage masters. Thus, it is much more crucial for me to really practice (and not to take for granted) than just to be taken by the credentials of the practice.
Be it a lineage of spiritual lineage, or a skills, martial arts, music, it is important and necessary to know, or check the authenticity of the teachings or skills that we are going to grab or practice. As by knowing, the knowledge that we received comes from the right source, as a result whatever blessings or knowledge we obtain is being pass down correctly, and not by the creation of a person who just built this knowledge by their own perception and interpretation. As written in the blog, the lineage practice of Dorje Shugden can being trace back to Buddha Shakymuni's times, where Tagphu Dorje Chang or Tagphu Pemavajra, as the disciple Dharmati have received the teachings of Dorje Shugden from Tushita's heaven. From that onwards the lineage of Dorje Shugden has been passed down to great masters/Guru till to present time, H.E. Tsem Rinpoche, which is my Guru. As such, I can affirmed that the lineage of Dorje Shugden, is the most sacred blessings that a practitioner would receive when the practice is carried with good motivation and samaya.
Just as we need to know that the source of the water we drink is from a pure source, so should we know that the source of the spiritual teachings are from a pure source. H.E. the 25th Tsem Rinpoche would emphasize the source of his teachings so that we know that the source of the teachings is pure so that doubts are erased and we can focus on the teachings.
Doubts create uncertainty and will be an obstacle for the blessings of the lineage to flow through to us, thus our practice will be less effective.
This lineage goes even further back, all the way to the Buddha Shakyamuni. "The Tagphu or Dagpo line of incarnations can be traced back to the time of Buddha Shakyamuni, as the disciple Dharmati." So the tracing of this illustrious lineage all the way from Buddha Shakyamuni reaffirms our faith in the pure source and clear of doubts.
Knowing our spiritual lineage is very important because it proves the authenticity of a practice and thus strengthen our faith towards the practice and our guru.
When we encountered any form of teachings, methods, something new, one of the questions that often asked is "Who is your teacher?" or "Where did you learn this from?". It can be regarded as we do not believe in that person's ability alone or what has been demonstrated but we require extra validation by asking where he got the source from. To me the irony of this question is that it still trace back to another person to another person until the person who created the teaching/method, then what? We do not know nor have any encounter with this person in history except for what is recorded (if any) but we choose to have faith in past recorded data as oppose to the person or the real events that is happning in front of our eyes? This characteristic of human is confusing.
The difference in the case of spiritual lineage is that often the teachings traced back to a yidam or deity as a validation of authenticity.
Thank you for this wonderful explanation of our spiritual lineage.
It is extremely important to know where our lineage is from, especially its authenticity and source. And because of this, I know for sure that Dorje Shugden's practice can help me tremendoulsy on my spiritual path.
How lucky are we to be able to study under H.E the 25th Tsem Rinpoche's lineage. All the sacred and holy practices/teachings that are passed down are authentic and with proof.
To be able to learn and practice Dorje Shugden and other practices are the best blessings I can ever have and receive from my Guru.
From Tsongkhapa to Tsem Rinpoche, Dorje Shugden lineage was hold by very holy masters who have great contributions to Tibetan Buddhism.
These masters are renowned for their vast Dharma knowledge and great writing and debating skills; for these masters to uphold a lineage, the Dorje Shugden lineage must be something very important and special for the future generations.
May the lineage continues benefit more sentient beings. Om Benza Wiki Bitana Soha.
Looking at the lineage masters that descended Dorje Shugden, they are all the great master that not just spread the dharma but have thought many other great master. Dorje Shugden practice has it authentic history that directly passed down from Lama Tsongkhapa through Duldzin Drakpa Gyaltsen which mean its from the enlightened being himself. It's a great blessing for us who have receive Dorje Shugden practice and it have spread wide all over the world due to it effectiveness create conducive condition for the people to practice dharma.
It is through His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche that I was introduced to Dorje Shugden and His practices. Today, my wife and two children also benefit from the practices. Also, hundreds of people in Kechara and worldwide are also benefitting.
My deepest thanks and greatest appreciation to Tsem Rinpoche for Dorje Shugden had assisted my family on many occasions by clearing obstacles we were facing then, including saving my wife's and my life.
I rejoice that the practices of Dorje Shugden is now easily available to the public via this beneficial website.
I am very fortunate to follow Tsem Rinpohce. Rinpoche very particular about our lineage. Whatever he taught us all must come from Rinpoche's Gurus. Very clear and authentic lineage even from all Rinpoche's gurus that can be traced all the way to Buddha's time. He never agree to teach anything out of no where. Whatever Rinpoche taught, there's always a specific holy text to refer to. For example, Dorje Shugden lineage that was written clearly in Music Delighting Ocean of Protectors. Rinpoche always wanted us to study more and read more so that we are not being ignorance and follow blindly. Rinpoche never allow that to happen. With such a strong lineage, from guru to student, one after another, I am very confident with Dorje Shugden practice. Dorje Shugden manifested with a mission to protect the Dharma.
Thank you DorjeShugden.org for this article. Through this article we know the authenticity of Dorje Shugden's practise. Since so many powerful Lama have been practising Dorje Shugden for so many hundreds of year, it is very clear that Dorje Shugden is a Dharma Protector that we can rely on.
To know the spiritual lineage is to ensure that we are on the right track. We feel safe to practice and we know it would bring results in our spiritual path. This article proof to us the unbroken lineage and all of the lineage masters are not ordinary beings. I am bless to met my spiritual teacher H.E. the 25th Tsem Rinpoche.
First at all, i was thinking is that important to study or know more about all the Gelug lineage Masters? I already has a great Guru ( Tsem Rinpoche ) and do i still to know more about other Gurus? From times to times, years after years.. When i was duty at KP outlets, lots of customer started to questioning me about my Guru's guru.. Where Tsem Rinpoche from? Who is his Guru? Your Guru connected with who? And etc.. ( questions about lineage masters ). Then i realized that lineage and lineage Masters are important to study.
From the deeper from my heart, i would like to thank H.E.Tsem Tulku Rinpoche has kindly introduced protector practice to and me help my spiritual practice until now. Reading through all the lineage master has passed the lineage now, i felt lucky and fortunate received Dorje Shugden practice. I had witness many cases how Dorje Shugden helped people from life dangerous, accident and removed obstacle and etc. Personal protector has help my father when he about passed away suffered from cancer. Which help me gain more faith into buddha, dharma and sangha. All these are the blessing from all the lineage masters. With folder hand. "OM BENZA WIKI BITANA SOHA".
Thank you for providing such informative article about the lineage of Dorje Shugden!
This link, http://www.dorjeshugden.org, has benefiting, and providing me essential information that I(as a beginner) need for the practice of the Great Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden!
Would love to share this link to more people, thus, more people could able to be benefited by the Great Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden.
Thank you for the article. its obviously proof that Dorje Shugden is an enlighten protector and not demon. So many high lamas are practicing as there is a lineage can be clearly traced. I really hope more people realised it and stop the ban soon. May all blessed by Dorje Shugden.
Every authentic Buddhist teaching has a lineage. This is very important to instill faith in us that the practice is not make up or degenerated and is effective to benefit practitioners through the blessings from the lineage masters. Similarly, Dorje Shugden practice has a pure lineage passed down by illustrious masters who were to be the pillar of all Gelug-pa teachings. Without these same Lamas, there will be no empowerment and initiations of authentic teachings, ritual and tantric practices.
In short, all their teachings, initiations & empowerment including Dorje Shugden practice are proven to be effective and beneficial for us and thousands of others.
In the Gelugpa Tradition, every source of teachings, practice, and even tantric initiation must have lineage that can be trace all the way to the lineage holders.
Dorje Shugden is one such practice, which can be traced all the way to the 4th Tagpu Pemavajra Rinpoche, who is Root Guru of H.H Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche. At the request of Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche to request for complete teaching of Dorje Shugden practice, Tagphu Rinpoche meditated and astral travel to Tushita Heaven to have audience with Duldsin Drakpa Gyaltsen to transmit the sacred practice of life entrustment initiation of Dorje Shugden.
Hence Duldzin Drakpa Gyaltsen request through His Guru, Lama Tsongkhapa, and from Lama Tsongkhapa the practice of Dorje Shugden was trasnmitted to Duldzin Drakpa Gyaltsen, and finally to Tagpu Rinpoche. It is there for, we can confidently say that the Practice of Dorje Shugden is valid and has powerful blessing of all the lineage Master, as this is pass from One Guru to his Disciple, and continuously passed down all our Guru, H.E The 25th Tsem Tulku Rinpoche.
This article have shown us that the practice of Dorje Shugden is indeed, a recognized mainstream Gelugpa lineage practice. As is shown here, innumerable mahasiddhas, yogis and highly attained masters of the Gelugpa lineage have practiced and depended heavily on Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden to preserve and spread the teachings of Lama Tsongkhapa .
Thank you for dorjeshugden.org for sharing this post.
Thank you for sharing the spiritual lineage of Dorje Shugden. It is very important to know and understand the history and the source of practise. We can see how Dorje Shugden practise have been passed on from one Guru to his disciple without any break.
We are very fortunate to be able to learn the pure lineage and teaching of Gelug tradition in Kechara. Rinpoche has provided us with various means just so we can learn and practise dharma with convenience. Thank you Rinpoche and Kechara for your tireless effort in spreading dharma .
Understanding the lineage of our practice is important because we want to be assured that the transmission or empowerment is authentic with a proven history and not made up. It is an unending blessing from the mind of the enlightened one to each and every individual practitioner. Therefore it is very fortunate for us to received Dorje Shugden's teaching from lineage masters that can be traced back to Lama Tsongkhapa himself. We are also very fortunate to be receiving these teachings from our Guru, H.E. the 25th Tsem Rinpoche who can rely the practice in a language that we can understand.
Thank you for this article. It is very important to know about the lineage of the practice, so we know that the teaching is not made up. In addition, we should have faith in the lineage masters of our practice. Without the lineage masters, there are no blessings in the practice, and we will not get any attainment from the practice.


Welcome to Value-Based Care, Value-Based Quality and Safety.
safety are to define quality, patient safety and value of care.
Identify current gaps in health quality.
Discuss how healthcare quality is a foundation for value based care.
Discuss the financial imperative of value based care.
Describe the reasons for the shift to value based care models.
Quality in healthcare has many definitions, and refers to many things.
in an organization to deliver care services.
We will use two very well known and common definitions of quality.
The first is one proposed by the Institute of Medicine, or IOM.
The second was developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or AHRQ.
patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable.
time in the right way to achieve the best possible results.
providing optimal care to all patients that achieves the expected outcomes.
the healthcare continuum, and where provision of care services is key.
Quality can be measured at the individual, organization, and population level.
lead to a dramatically increased emphasis on patient safety and healthcare.
patient safety lapses while receiving care in a healthcare organization.
patient safety as freedom from accidental injury.
event that results in a negative or unexpected outcome.
in this unit, we adopt the following definition of error from the IOM report.
the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim.
an error of planning, when the initial plan of action is not the correct one.
reflects the effort of our industry to find mechanism to quantify quality care.
of a particular combination of quality and cost of care performance.
or attain specific out comes.
Notice, the outcomes can cover a board range of areas important in healthcare.
Health out comes, safety events, and excellence in care service.
In the US, there are puzzling results related to the proceed of quality.
The United States spends approximately $2 trillion a year on healthcare.
$8,508 per person per year, the highest in the world.
example, health outcomes are poor in our country.
healthcare outcomes in the United States is eleventh out of eleven nations.
We're also the worst nation for health equity, efficiency, and healthy lives.
These gaps include underuse, many people do not receive medically necessary care.
prostate screening, are not utilized.
Misuse, when patients are harmed or receive the wrong care.
utilization of diagnostic tests that often don't contribute to making a diagnosis.
Sometimes this is referred to as defensive medicine.
According to the NCQA, evidence-based care was given only 55% of the time.
because they didn't receive the appropriate evidence-based care.
are not as good as they should be, and need substantive improvements.
launched a robust patient safety movement in our country.
The report identified numerous patient safety outcomes that were poor.
is as much as $29 billion per year.
as a result of safety errors is far higher than was found by the IOM.
which would make it the third leading cause of death in the United States.
are systemic, not the fault of the individual providers.
system improvements can be enacted by organizations to improve safety outcomes.
more accountable healthcare in our country.
might receive from doctors and hospitals.
before they actually get care.
And 85% want to see payers reward high quality doctors and hospitals.
that the movement to value based care has developed.
poor quality outcomes has been to advocate what is referred to as, the Triple Aim.
improving the health of populations, and reducing per capita costs of healthcare.
improvements pursue a system of these linked goals, that is, the Triple Aim.
requires quantifiable data on various care components.
measurements that serve to assess progress in achieving the various aims.
Some of the needed data include health outcomes important to populations.
health related quality of life as well as health outcomes such as mortality.
resource use, such a metric might be the total cost per patient per procedure.
And finally, we need measures of patients' perception of their care experience.
Care experience surveys such as HCAHPS have been used to obtain these measures.
Achieving a system of quantifiable data requires four key factors.
One needs to define the specific population of interest.
population and quality improvement project measures.
One has to have the ability to gather data over a long time period.
And finally, one needs to access benchmark or comparison data.
of value-based care described by Porter and Lee.
which can help define the population of focus.
measure the outcomes as well as the cost.
providers for a suite of services associated with an episode of care.
they can be expanded throughout a healthcare system.
data analytics, and reporting, is required.
the federal government has added a critical factor, financial incentives.
financial incentives to be attached to quality outcomes.
but the quality of the effects of those services.
Instead of payment that asks, how much did you do?
And more important, how well did the patient do?
These two points are the heart of the growing drive for value based payment.
the largest healthcare pair to link outcomes to payment.
payments for the quality of care they give to people with Medicare.
to reform how healthcare is delivered and paid for.
CMS has aligned their value based programs with the goals of the Triple Aim.
Currently, there are four programs.
which reduces payments to hospitals with excess readmissions.
which promotes better clinical outcomes by improving patient experience.
hospitals with excess hospital acquired conditions.
don't mean established performance standards.
financial payments for volume, rather than for value of care.
through reducing the motivation to coordinate care.
care processes, and preventing effective management of patients with comorbidities.
are increasingly becoming the norm in the healthcare industry.
performance supports the Triple Aim.
efficiency, removing financial incentives for duplicated services.
experience based, offering flexibility to customize patient care.
Eliminating fragmentation across the care continuum.
healthcare organizations to embrace value-based care.
Medicare reimbursement to quality or value of provider services.
And 50% by the end of 2018.
CMS is in the process of rolling out additional value-based models as follows.
payments based on physician performance on specified quality and cost measures.
The Home Health Value Based Programs is currently being piloted.
HHAs, incentives to achieve higher quality and more efficient care.
2019 will see the launch of the Skilled Nursing Facility Value Based Program.
It will reward skilled nursing facilities with incentive payments quality of care.
private payer coalitions forming to identify similar models.
pledged to put 75% of it's payments into value based models by January 2020.
influencing outcomes continue to grow.
as value-based care payments do for quality outcomes.
Computerized Physician Order Entry or CPOE implementation.
communication skills training, identification and reporting near misses.
Near misses are errors that did not actually reach the patient to cause harm.
This concludes lecture a of Value-Based Quality and Safety.
In summary the intersection between safety and quality and healthcare optimizes care.
healthcare is being measured by improved patient outcomes and decreased cost.
And the triple aim serves as a foundation for value based care.
the private sector is following suit.
Healthcare's future lies in delivering value driven healthcare.


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Giro d'Italia 2018: Stage 8 highlights - Video
Carapaz solos to victory at Montevergine di Mercogliano
Richard Carapaz (Movistar) (Image credit: Tim de Waele)
In a punishing rain storm, Movistar's Richard Carapaz claimed victory on Montevergine di Mercogliano to become the first rider from Ecuador to win a Grand Tour stage at the Giro d'Italia.
The race's best young rider shot out of the main group of favourites just outside the 2km to go mark on the category 2 ascent, overhauled the final rider left from the day's breakaway, Koen Bouwman (LottoNl-Jumbo) and held a seven-second lead at the line over the peloton, led in by Davide Formolo (Bora-Hansgrohe).
Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) kept the overall race lead, with the only changes to the top 10 coming thanks to a time bonus for Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) that pushed him ahead of Domenico Pozzovivo into fourth, and Carapaz slotting into eighth ahead of Chris Froome, who had a minor spill on the climb but finished in the main group of contenders.
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Self-consolidating or self-compacting concrete refers to a blend which comprises moderate viscosity, good resistance to segregation, high deformability, and low yield stress. In generic terms, when self-compacting concrete or SCC is poured, it is an extensively fluid mixture that flows easily around and within the formwork, can flow around the corners and through obstructions, is very close to self-levelling, does not need tamping or vibration, and gets into the texture and shape of a mold. Thus, pouring self-compacting concrete is less labor exhaustive in comparison to standard concrete mixes. Self-compacting concrete does not also use much amount of water in order to become a liquid.
The global market for self-compacting concrete has been witnessing substantial growth due to an extensive upsurge in the global building and construction industry along with aesthetics and engineering advantages. They primary factors that have been influencing the growth of the global self-compacting concrete market and is likely to maintain a strong impact on the market are enhanced quality of air, substantial decrease in the cost of MRO, and elimination of the vibration process during laying the SCC coupled with a less environment harmful procedure. The market is further expected to foster with the robustly progressing repair activities of old structures and the incessantly expanding construction industries across the globe. However, the market is expected to face challenges from an alternative that is emerging known as Eco-SCC.
The global self-compacting concrete market is gaining considerably traction from the rising building and construction activities especially across the emerging nations. Between 2017 and 2025, experts predict strong growth of the market. Self-compacting concrete comes will several properties such as it significantly reduces costs incurred on maintenance, repairing, and overhauling (MRO), and has minimum impact on the environment.
With environmental laws across the globe getting tougher with every passing days, industries are compelled to look for more eco-friendly materials. Spurred by the factor, the demand for self-compacting concrete is expected to surge in the building and construction industry in the coming years. The report studies in detail growth trajectory of the global self-compacting concrete market and the factors influencing the same. It identifies the growth drivers and key restraints besides assessing opportunities existing for the market across the key regional segments.
Self-compacting concrete is extensively used in the construction of concrete frames, which also constitute one of the key application segments in the global self-compacting concrete market. As the concrete frame industry aims towards improvement in the process of designing and building in-situ frame buildings, the demand from the segment will continue to rise. Given the scenario, both efficiency and profitability of all members across the supply chain from building construction will improve, subsequently increasing opportunities for the concrete frames segment in the overall self-compacting concrete market.
In terms of end user, infrastructure constitute one of the key market segments. Constructing a building or architectural structure as per contemporary standards has certain specific requirements. It is therefore necessary to develop concrete with specific properties to meet the requirements. This has resulted in the development of self-compacting concrete, which flows under its own weight and thus can easily fill formworks. Furthermore, self-compacting concrete is compacted under the influence of self-weight, without any additional processing. These factors have significantly impacted the use of self-compacting concrete in the infrastructure sector.
Among all regional segments, Asia Pacific has been exhibiting high lucrative opportunities for the market. Considerable rise in construction activities in the region, coupled with rapid urbanization, has helped the market players establish strong presence in Asia Pacific. Opportunities for the market players are especially ripe in India and China, as both the countries showcase high expenditure on infrastructural developments. The growth of power and transportation sectors will also aid the expansion of the self-compacting concrete market in India.
Besides this, the market will also gain pace from the rising residential and non-residential construction in Europe. In North America due to stagnancy the market will witness comparatively lesser opportunities.
For an in-depth overview, the report provides a detailed assessment of market's vendor landscape. It therefore includes profiles of some of the leading companies operating in the global self-compacting concrete market. This section covers the development status of the companies profiled, besides analyzing the impact of their latest mergers and acquisitions. For the purpose of the study, information is also obtained from the financial records of these companies. Furthermore, strengths and weaknesses of the companies profiled are analyzed using SWOT analysis. This also helps readers in identifying the opportunities and threats that the companies are likely to face in the forecast period.
Some of the most prominent companies in the global self-compacting concrete market are LafargeHolcim Limited, CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V., Sika Group, BASF SE, and ACC Limited. In order to strengthen their market position, a majority of these companies are focusing on product launch and diversification.


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Hydrophobic coatings market and surfaces forecast to 2023 examined in new research report
Low-performance, semi-commoditised hydrophobic materials have been used on building surfaces for years. However, the most innovative self-cleaning building products - windows, tiles and wall panels - have tended to use hydrophilic technology.
A new report reveals that new superhydrophobic technologies will catch up with hydrophilic products and by 2021 the construction industry will account for more than $724 million in hydrophobic coatings and surfaces - and thus have an impact on those whose job it is to clean them.
Also, by 2021, the automotive sector will spend $305 million on hydrophobic materials and surfaces. These will be especially useful for cleaning and anti-stain functionality in buses and taxis, which have to cope with large numbers of passengers. However, for private vehicles hydrophobic coatings will be positioned as 'what's next' after conventional polishes and coatings. Nissan has already developed a concept car with a superhydrophobic coating.
According to the 'Hydrophobic Coatings & Surfaces: 2016-2023' research report, the market for hydrophobic materials used for self-cleaning, de-icing, anti-fouling and anti-corrosion applications will grow to $1.8 billion by 2021.
The research believes that if cost challenges can be overcome, hydrophobic materials based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) will lead to a new generation of high-performance 'superhydrophobic' materials. Promising designs for these novel CNT-based hydrophobes include those utilising CNT 'forests', CNT meshes and approaches making use of the intrinsic hydrophobic channels in CNTs themselves. By 2021, sales of CNT-based hydrophobic coatings are expected to reach more than $360 million.
This report analyses how revenue generation potential in the hydrophobic material space is changing. In this analysis, the focus is on self-cleaning, anti-corrosion and de-icing, but the researchers also examined the commercial applications for the closely related oleophobic and omniphobic materials.
Opportunities discussed in this research include those on important new materials based on carbon nanotubes, graphene, nanoparticulate calcium carbonate and various nanocomposites, which are slated to create a new breed of superhydrophobic products. The report also covers the latest developments from more conventional silicon-based hydrophobic materials as well as novel patterning approaches to creating hydrophobic surfaces.
"Hydrophobic coatings have been available for decades and virtually every major specialty chemical company has a range of such coatings in their product catalogues," says the report. "Until recently, these coatings have been treated as semi-commodities. What this research is seeing, however, is a new emphasis on hydrophobic materials reflecting the technological developments mentioned above and the growing need for high-performance hydrophobics in the marketplace.
3M, Akzo Nobel, Alcoa, Balcony Systems, BASF, BP, Clariant, Corning, Dow Chemical, DuPont, Evonik, ICM, Innventia, Joma, Jotun, Liquidoff, MMT Textiles, nanoShell, NeverWet, nGiMat, Nippon Paint, Nissan, P2i, Philbro, PPG, Repellx, Röchling, Ross Technology, Shin-Etsu Silicones, Saint-Gobain, Silic, SLIPS Technologies, TAL, Vestagen and Wacker are the companies discussed in the report.
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Antonella Costa (Roma, 19 de marzo de 1980) es una actriz ítalo-argentina.

Biografía

Nacida en Roma el 19 de marzo de 1980, y radicada en Argentina desde los 4 años, Antonella es hija de la escritora Susana Degoy y el actor, director, poeta y dramaturgo Martín Andrade (cuyo nombre real es Juan Manuel Costa Andrade), con quienes vivió en la Ciudad de Córdoba hasta 1988, cuando se radicaron en Buenos Aires. Allí conoció y frecuentó a su tía abuela materna actriz, Marina Traveso (1903-1996), conocida como Niní Marshall.

A los 11 años debutó en la pieza Woyzeck, en la sala Casacuberta del Teatro Municipal General San Martín.
Desde ese momento y hasta terminar sus estudios secundarios, participó de diversos programas televisivos, obras teatrales y cortos publicitarios, y a la edad de 18 años comenzó su carrera cinematográfica, protagonizando la multipremiada Garage Olimpo.

En los primeros años de su adolescencia concurrió a clases de actuación, donde tuvo como profesores a Ricardo Holcer, Fabián Rendo, Lorenzo Quinteros y Mosquito Sancinetto, aunque ha declarado que también considera sus maestros a sus propios padres, y a los colegas y técnicos que la han rodeado a lo largo de su carrera.

Ha sido ampliamente reconocida por la crítica nacional e internacional, aunque mantiene un bajo perfil frente a los medios.

A punto de cumplir los 24 años, y fruto de su relación con el director de fotografía Bil Nieto, nace su hijo Félix.

Años después, y ya separada del padre de su hijo, se la relaciona sentimentalmente con el músico Lucas Martí, con quien colabora cantando un tema de su disco Papá.
Él a su vez habría musicalizado un cortometraje dirigido por Antonella, inédito hasta el momento.
Según declaró a los medios en ocasión de la presentación del film Mal día para pescar, está ensayando una obra de un autor contemporáneo rumano, que será su debut como directora teatral, y en la que no tiene planeado actuar.

Filmografía

Cine

Televisión

Teatro

 1991: Woyzeck (de Georg Büchner). Dir: Ricardo Holcer, papel secundario.
 1993: Días de agosto (de Ricardo Holcer). Dir: Ricardo Holcer, protagónico.
 1995: Staurus, réquiem aeternam (de Emilio Tamer). Dir: Emilio Tamer, protagónico.
 2001: Israfel (de Abelardo Castillo). Dir: Raúl Brambilla, coprotagónico.
 2009: Las amargas lágrimas de Petra von Kant (de Rainer Werner Fassbinder) - Dir: Sergio Grimblat, coprotagónico.

Premios

 2000: premio Globo d'Oro della Stampa Estera (Roma), como actriz revelación por Garage Olimpo.
 2000: premio Pergamino, como mejor actriz por Garage Olimpo.
 2006: premio Coral (Festival de La Habana), como mejor actriz por El viento.
 2008: premio Arcelor (Festival de Villaverde, Madrid) - mejor perfil interpretativo por No mires para abajo.

Enlaces externos
Ficha de Antonella Costa en Internet Movies DataBase
Ficha de Antonella Costa en Cine Nacional.

Actores de cine de Argentina
Actrices de teatro de Argentina
Actores de televisión de Argentina
Emigrantes italianos hacia Argentina
Nacidos en Roma

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If you or a cherished one gets arrested in Commerce City, Colorado, they'll likely be sent to jail. A bail bondsman, bail bond agent or bond dealer is an individual or company that will act as a surety and guarantee money/property as bail for the presence of a defendant in court.
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Gangland link to murder of dad in village as cops hunt for shotgun killer
POLICE yesterday appealed to a village to "shop" an assassin who gunned down a notorious gangster's cousin.
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John Finnigan was blasted in the face with a shotgun after dropping his stepdaughter off at her school Halloween disco.
In a suspected gangland killing, the dad, known as Vinnie, was shot in the eye at point-blank range in the street near his home in Neilston, Renfrewshire.
Police confirmed Finnigan, 48, was a known criminal and insisted someone in the community was shielding his murderer.
Detective Superintendent John McSporran, leading the murder hunt, said: "While he may have been involved in crime in the past, this was a callous attack on a man in the middle of a busy street.
"He had a family, he had people who loved him and this is a terrible, brutal crime.
"I have no doubt that there are people within the community who will know about this murder. Someone knows who did this."
Finnigan is related to Thomas Peacock, who was caged for life for murdering Douglas Lambie in Barrhead in 2006.
The thug and co-accused Brian Sim covered their victim's head with a pizza box to stop blood spilling on their designer clothes.
In 2008, another cousin, Robert Peacock, was jailed for six months for firearms offences.
Ds McSporran added: "It is still very early in our inquiry and we have yet to establish a motive for this crime.
"However, we believe the man may have been targeted.
"I'm sure there will be people in the community who will have information about this crime but who may have reservations about getting in touch with us.
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Police said Finnigan was walking down Bank Street in his home village when he was approached by a man and shot.
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You can drink white wines during the Israeli winter. You should. Because there are usually less than 20 days of actual winter, the kind of winter days that call for a hearty red wine. The rest of the time, the weather begs for white wines. Or a red Burgundy. Because you should also drink a lot of red Burgundies. But that's a topic for a different post.
What this post is about is a joint initiative of local wineries and importers to promote the drinking of white wines. Most of the the wines below are being offered at participating restaurants by the glass and at discounts. The selection is a no-brainer for me. If I had to select the best sources for local whites, Lewinsohn, Tzora and Sphera would top the list. And everyone who's reading me would agree the best choices for still and sparkling white wines are Burgundy and Champagne.
These wines were tasted at Friday morning buffet luncheon at the Tel Aviv Shulchan restaurant, marking the official launch of this initiative.
Gaston Chiquet, Tradition, Premier Cru, n.v.
The Champagne portion of the event was, for me, challenging, as I found The Chiquet relatively sweet and preferred the Lallement, which others found lightly oxidized. But that's one of the great things about Champagne (and Eldad Levy's selection in particular): there's great diversity in styles, even within specific Champagne regions, and everyone has a favorite. Anyway, whereas I usually agree that Champagne should accompany food, this, with its forward citrus and apples would make for an invigorating aperitif. But just remember that my use of the word "forward" should be taken in context - this is a Champagne that would seem reserved and bone dry compared to sparkling wines from most areas. 239 NIS.
This is more up my alley, being minerally and funky, but, while unlike others I didn't feel there was an excessive amount of oxidization (oxidization may be a stylistic consideration in some houses), this is the second bottle I've had recently that was sub-par. 265 NIS.
One of the things I admire about Ido Lewinsohn is that he is equally adept in both red and white wines. And he is very adept (and all of the above goes for Tzora's Eran Pick). This is a pure Chardonnay, an excellent one that is poised between cool and warm weather Chardonnay (that is, it shows minerals and a bit a bit of flowers, as well as tropical fruit) that needs more time to compose itself - although the nose is excellent already 140 NIS.
If I have to nitpick the Lewinsohn white and find a single fault, it is that it doesn't display, to me, the same sense of origin as his red wines, or as much as the Tzora whites. If you wish to experience a very deep sense of terroir, you'd need to have a go at the white Tzora Shoresh, which is pure Sauvignon Blanc, and of world class quality. The Judean Hills, tasted here, is a blend of Chardonnay and Sauvignon, heavier on the Chardonnay. It's rather more mundane and sweeter than the Shoresh - a working horse, restaurant wine, whereas the Shoresh is more of a wine for special occasions. But it's a wine that usually manages to exceed my expectations when I let it warm up and open. 100 NIS.
Unlike Ido and Eran, Sphera's Doron Rav Hon chooses to specialize in white wines (he did make excellent reds during his tenure at Ella Valley, mind you). Pure and reticent, this flagship wine is comprised this year of 65% Chardonnay, the rest Semillon. This drinks youngest of the wines tasted at the launch and needs time to express itself, even in bold strokes. Like all of the Sphera wines, this is a very pure and hints at minerals and rain water - Doron's wines displayed this signature from the first vintage and he has only improved and focused his touch since. 160 (?) NIS.
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Worth a Look: Center for Planetary Culture
Civil Society, Worth A Look
We are delighted to announce the launch of Center for Planetary Culture, a new not-for-profit think tank, with upcoming events in New York on June 11, and Los Angeles on June 24.
Center for Planetary Culture advances new ideas and solutions to today's most pressing ecological, social, and political issues. The mission of the Center is to change global beliefs and practices, supporting the transition to a regenerative society. The Center was founded by Executive Director Daniel Pinchbeck, author and thought leader, with his wife, Creative Director Jana Astanov. Supported by Peter and Jennifer Buffett and the Novo Foundation, the Center will produce issue papers, research projects, and educational media.
For its first project, CPC is developing a strategic plan for addressing climate change, by transitioning to a "post carbon civilization" in a short timeframe. The collaborative, interdisciplinary project involves the contributions of experts in many fields and volunteer researchers. The Center will release a paper and a Wiki before the the United Nation's Climate Summit 2014, to be held in New York this September.
Additionally, CPC is collaborating with Factory Floor, a start-up based on Bleecker Street, incubating a technology platform for the development of co-operative enterprises and activist campaigns. The platform will incorporate a new approach to digital identity that transfers power and accountability from institutions to users, based on the philosophical, legal, and technical protocols developed by the Respect Network.
The Center's New York launch event features a three-way dialogue between Peter Buffett, Daniel Pinchbeck, and independent diplomat Carne Ross, held at a SoHo loft, hosted by film producer Giancarlo Canavesio (Mangusta Films). The Los Angeles event will be co-hosted by musicians Harper Simon and Ben Lee.
For more information, visit our website or email info@planetaryculture.com.
Below: a message with links from founder Daniel Pinchbeck
Introducing Center for Planetary Culture
I am delighted to announce that my wife Jana Astanov and I have cofounded a new think tank, Center for Planetary Culture, with a grant from Peter and Jennifer Buffett and the NoVo Foundation. The website for the think tank is www.planetaryculture.com – please check it out. Join our mailing list for updates. The mission of CPC combines public education, research, consultation, and the development of new initiatives.
For our first major project, we are working with scholars, authors, and independent researchers to develop a transition plan to a "post carbon" civilization. We believe that many organizations have pieces of this plan, but nobody has put the whole thing together in a way that is coherent and compelling. We want to explore the technical and social aspects of the transition, and develop a communications strategy to get the mass populace to participate.
When we look at the acceleration of climate change, as well as other aspects of the environmental crisis, it does not seem that our political and economic system can be sufficiently reformed. Revolution, also, seems impossible. Therefore, we must find a way to transform the system from within, through a kind of internal metamorphosis. This needs to happen in the next few years.
I invite all of you to participate and contribute to our ongoing activities. Send us a note if you want to be involved in any way – as a writer or designer, web developer, or as part of our Executive Committee or Board of Advisers. Ashley Taylor, our Director of Communications, can be reached at research@planetaryculture.com .
Over the next year, we would like to see Center for Planetary Culture evolve into a full-fledged magazine covering many areas, from ecology to technology to consciousness studies. We intend to undertake research projects in different areas. We want to study the use of digital technology and video games to deepen awareness. We intend to explore models for alternative communities that could be replicated around the world. We hope to explore the future of religion, which we see, potentially, as a unifying force, as science and mysticism come together.
The Co-Operator
CPC is collaborating with Factory Floor, a startup company, on a technology platform that supports social activism and entrepreneurship. We are working out of the Factory Floor offices in Nolita, under the kind auspices of Mark Mathewson and his team.
The Internet has entered a new stage where corporate control and government surveillance seem overwhelming. Increasingly, people are disenchanted with Facebook, Google, Amazon, and so on. Our platform seeks to integrate a new approach to online identity, using a legal and technical protocol developed by the Respect Network. We are also studying the evolution of Bitcoin technology, which allows for new types of decentralized organizations and cooperatives to form. If you want more information about this platform, please contact me.
Ever Conscious
I discuss the philosophy behind CPC in a new interview with Ever Conscious Manifesto, a magazine distributed internationally in H & M stores. The interview explores "ideas of corporate alchemy and whether the ecological crisis is an initiatory process that will lead to the next stage of human evolution," according to editor Xerxes Cook. I was really delighted to be included in this project as an "American philosopher."
Mind Shift
I am also hosting a new season of my talk show, Mind Shift, with GaiamTV. We will be filming out of Deepak Chopra's Homebase in ABC Carpet & Home off Union Square. Our first taping will be July 22nd. If you are in New York City, I hope you will join us for this. We are currently looking for guests for our upcoming episodes. Please let me know if you have any ideas!
I hope you have a beautiful summer! I look forward to being in contact with you again soon.
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Knowing they've been duped once already, my clients wanted to take precautions to make certain that this project would be successful. With that in mind, the clients and I agreed to progress with traditional project management guidelines. So, for starters, we drew up a Project Scope, a Project Charter, a Statement of Work (SOW), and a contract for the clients and me to abide by.
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Figure 1 Operations can map to three layers: Business, Functional, and Operational.


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Our detailed API Reference section provides full information on all endpoints and JSON objects used.
Select the API title on the page to view an example of the API. A window opens to the right of the page to display the example, as shown in the figure below.
To configure and test the example in the Console window, select the Switch to Console button.
In the Console window, you can update the API endpoint, parameters, headers, and request body. For example, you can update the API endpoint with the id of the required order or transaction for a lookup request or include your account_id, which is required when using some API endpoints.
When you are ready to test your example, you can switch between the Production and Mock server environments.
On the URI Parameters tab, modify any required endpoint parameters. For example, many API requests need a value for the account_id, Sign in to the Paysafe Merchant Back Office; once logged in, choose Accounts and then copy your account number from the Account column. The Account number is required for some API calls and is included either in the API endpoint (e.g., Card Payments, 3D Secure, and Direct Debit) or in the body of the request (e.g., Hosted, extendedOptions). Note the default Test account will work only for 3D Secure and card payments using the Card Payments or Hosted Payments API using the default currency. You will need to request additional Test accounts from Support if you require additional currencies or for other payments methods such as Direct Debit or Alternate Payment methods.
On the Headers tab, replace the text "YOUR-BASE64-ENCODED-API-KEY" with your Base64-encoded API key for your Paysafe Test account.
Mock server – This environment simply returns the dummy values in the example response irrespective of the parameters you supply. You do not need to use your Test account ID or Test API key for this request.
To call the API resource, click the Call Resource button. The response is displayed in the Console window.
Your API key should be included in most API requests to the Paysafe payment platform.
Server-to-Server API key – This is the default API Key used by most calls. This API key is used for calls from your merchant server to Paysafe's servers.
Single-Use Token API key – This key is used by client devices (mobile phones or from a user's browser) for a limited number of API calls.
Standard form that is composed of two items: a user name and password.
Base64 encoded form created by concatenating the user name and password separated by a colon (username:password) and encoding the result using Base64 encoding. See the authentication section for more details.
Different REST API testing tools may use different key forms. Similarly, different SDKs may need one or other of the forms.
Sign in to the Merchant Back Office and select Settings > API Key.
To generate a Base64-encoded version of your API key, select the View Base 64 Encoded link.
The Base64-encoded version is displayed in a pop-up window.
To copy the encoded key, click Copy.
The API Reference section provides a Console window that enables you to test API calls from a web browser.
To test using your own account credentials, paste your encoded API key over the string YOUR-BASE-64-ENCODED API key in the Authorization Header of the API Console.
Process an Order with a Payment Token.
Cancel a Held Order Cancel an order with a transaction status of held.
Resend an Order Callback Trigger the re-sending of the callback if, for any reason, you do not receive it.
Process a Rebill Using an Order ID Process a rebill against your customer's card, using a previously successful order ID. The rebill can be immediate or can be set up to run at a future date.
Process a Rebill Using a Profile Process a rebill against your customer's card, using a customer profile.
Get an Order Status Get the status of an order request.
Update a Held Order Update the transaction status of an order that is held, to either success or cancelled.
Update a Rebill Order Update the transaction status of a Rebill order, where the rebill has not yet been processed.
Get an Order Report Get a list of recently created or processed orders.
Refund an Order Refund an order that has been processed (i.e. where the funds have been settled to the merchant's account).
Settle an Order Settle an order (capture the funds on an original authorization), used by merchants who delay settlement until products or services have been delivered.
Cancel a Settlement Cancel the settlement, if a settlement request has been sent but the amount has not yet been settled.


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Court dates for Saints' Kamara, Chiefs' Lammons delayed
- Nov. 09, 2022 06:15 PM EST
Tennessee Titans running back Hassan Haskins, center, struggles for yardage as Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Chris Lammons, right, and safety Deon Bush defend during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge has pushed back court dates in a felony assault case involving New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Chris Lammons and two other men accused of severely beating a man at a Las Vegas nightclub the weekend of the 2022 Pro Bowl.
A status conference has been set for Jan. 23 and a preliminary hearing has been set for March 1, said attorney David Chesnoff, who represents Kamara.
The adjusted timeline for the case likely precludes either player from being punished by the NFL this season.
Traditionally, the league has waited until the legal process plays out before fining or suspending players.
The two other defendants are Darrin Young and Percy Harris. All four have been free on bond, allowing Kamara and Lammons to play this season.
Police have said video evidence shows Kamara put his hand on alleged victim Darnell Greene Jr.'s chest to stop him from stepping toward the elevator early Feb. 5 at the rooftop Drai's nightclub. The man pushed Kamara's hand away and Lammons punched the man, authorities have said.
The man fell unconscious on the floor and the defendants allegedly stomped on his face, chest and legs, leaving him with facial fractures and injuries to his head, knees and arms.
Kamara played in the Feb. 6 Pro Bowl before he was arrested. Lammons turned himself in several days later. Young and Harris were arrested Feb. 14.
Kamara also faces a civil lawsuit filed by Greene in New Orleans which seeks $10 million in damages and a jury trial.
The lawsuit includes stills from surveillance footage at the the hotel and casino, as well as a photo of Greene after the beating and details from the police report.
The lawsuit claims Kamara "deliberately used violent force against (Greene) with the intent to inflict actual damage."
Greene, of Houston, is represented by the Buzbee Law Firm, which also was involved in the numerous lawsuits against Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, and the New Orleans-based firm Garner & Munoz.


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Whilst we all love Summer's energy and vibrancy, at some point, our energy begins to flag and we need to slow down, turn inward and rest from those high vibes that rev us up.
Our Go with Your Flow Summer Yoga Retreat holiday is ideal for you if you like the freedom of spending your days how you wish but with a daily dose of yoga to stretch and balance body & mind plus, optional 'fun but good for you' activities for when you're feeling adventurous.
We're delighted to host this retreat at a peaceful 300 year old Olive farm in the coastal town of Altea with views to the mountains & sea. It's an hour from Alicante airport from where transfers are available ( see below).
This quiet little hotel has a fabulous setting as it sits at the very point where the countryside meets the edge of town & so we have space & tranquility and yet, we're an easy 10 minutes walk to the very pretty white washed 'old town' of Altea and 25 mins walk (5 min cab) to the beach.
The 22 en-suite rooms are spacious and superbly equipped with double or twin beds, individually controlled hot/cold air-conditioning, mini-bar, TV, hair-dryer, safety deposit, WiFi, fresh towels & a daily maid service to freshen up your bathroom and make your bed .. you are on holiday after all!
Solo travellers are not asked – nor expected – to share rooms (unless you want to share with friends) hence all rooms are available for single use.
There's a pool & sunbathing deck in the garden plus many quiet spots inside & out to rest, read and just 'be'. The onsite yoga studio has superb views to the mountains and there's a small gym & sauna together with a restaurant serving delicious Mediterranean dishes.
Each day begins with seasonal fruits & herbal teas sipped in the garden before a 90 minute 'Sun Up' Yoga & meditation practice to open our bodies & senses to the day.
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Lunch & evenings you're free to dine where & when you fancy. The hotel has a great restaurant but you'll also find a wide choice of restaurants in nearby Altea too. We tend to find our guests get together most nights & head into town to dine at one of the restaurants clustered in the church plaza.
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Life On The Margins
Jini Palmer, South Seattle Emerald, Marcus Harrison Green, Town Hall, Enrique Cerna
Taking Aim at Seattle's Gun Violence
35 minutes Posted Oct 9, 2020 at 3:08 pm.
Episode Introduction1:59 - Marcus Harrison Green's Personal Experience 5:43 - Conversation with Dominique Davis35:11 - Conclusion____________________________________________________________Dominique Davis is Founder and CEO of Community Passageways, where he works to improve racial parity in schools, prisons and communities. He sits on the King County Juvenile Justice Equity Steering Committee where he works with King County Superior Court judges to address racial inequity in the juvenile justice system, Our Best Advisory Council to advise the Mayor and City leaders on a long-term strategy to support young black male achievement, the Immigrant Family Institute Community Advisory Committee, and the Mayor's Youth Opportunity Initiative Justice Advisory Committee.He has previously served as Co-Director of the 180 Program, which was named 2015 Best New Nonprofit by Seattle Foundation and Seattle Met Magazine under his leadership. Dominique received the NW Justice Forum's 2017 Restorative Justice Award and was recently named one of the Most Influential Seattleites of 2017 by Seattle Magazine. He also enjoys being a coach and personal trainer in the community. www.communitypassageways.org ____________________________________________________________Life On The Margins is a Production of : The South Seattle Emerald (https://southseattleemerald.com/)_____________________________________________________________Executive Producer + Host // Marcus Harrison GreenExecutive Producer + Host // Enrique CernaAdditional Production Support Provided By // Hans Anderson & JEFFSCOTTSHAWMusic Provided By // Draze "The Hood Ain't The Same" // http://www.thedrazeexperience.com/about-draze/
0:00 - Episode Introduction1:59 - Marcus Harrison Green's Personal Experience 5:43 - Conversation with Dominique Davis35:11 - Conclusion____________________________________________________________Dominique Davis is Founder and CEO of Community Passageways, where he works to improve racial parity in schools, prisons and communities. He sits on the King County Juvenile Justice Equity Steering Committee where he works with King County Superior Court judges to address racial inequity in the juvenile justice system, Our Best Advisory Council to advise the Mayor and City leaders on a long-term strategy to support young black male achievement, the Immigrant Family Institute Community Advisory Committee, and the Mayor's Youth Opportunity Initiative Justice Advisory Committee.He has previously served as Co-Director of the 180 Program, which was named 2015 Best New Nonprofit by Seattle Foundation and Seattle Met Magazine under his leadership. Dominique received the NW Justice Forum's 2017 Restorative Justice Award and was recently named one of the Most Influential Seattleites of 2017 by Seattle Magazine. He also enjoys being a coach and personal trainer in the community. www.communitypassageways.org ____________________________________________________________Life On The Margins is a Production of : The South Seattle Emerald (https://southseattleemerald.com/)_____________________________________________________________Executive Producer + Host // Marcus Harrison GreenExecutive Producer + Host // Enrique CernaAdditional Production Support Provided By // Hans Anderson & JEFFSCOTTSHAWMusic Provided By // Draze "The Hood Ain't The Same" // http://www.thedrazeexperience.com/about-draze/
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Tax credit is coming back to bite millions
Published 12:00 am CST, Monday, November 16, 2009
WASHINGTON - More than 15 million taxpayers may owe the government $250 or more because of how the IRS last spring set up President Barack Obama's tax break that was designed to help consumers spend the U.S. economy out of recession.
Individuals with more than one job and married couples in which both spouses work may have to repay the government $400, either through a smaller tax refund or a larger tax bill, according to a report released Monday by the Treasury Department's inspector general for tax administration. Social Security recipients who also earn taxable wages may have to repay $250.
The tax credit, which is supposed to pay individuals up to $400 and couples up to $800, was Obama's signature tax break in the massive stimulus package enacted in February. The credit has increased weekly paychecks for 95 percent of working families, giving them cash to help boost consumer spending during the worst economic recession in decades.
Workers concerned about whether they are withholding enough taxes can use a calculator on the IRS Web site to find the appropriate amount that should be withheld.
Taxpayers can adjust their withholding by filing a new W-4 form with their employer. But with only a month and a half remaining in the 2009 tax year, it's getting late to make adjustments.
Most workers started receiving the credit through small increases in their paychecks in April. The tax credit was made available through new tax withholding tables issued by the Internal Revenue Service.
The withholding tables, however, do not take into account several common categories of taxpayers. And that could force some people to repay what the government gave them.
For example, a worker with two jobs gets a $400 boost in pay at each job, for a total of $800. That worker, however, only is eligible for a maximum credit of $400, so the remaining $400 will have to be paid back at tax time - either through a smaller refund or a payment to the IRS.
The IRS recognized there could be a similar problem for married couples if both spouses work, so it adjusted the withholding tables. The fix, however, was imperfect.
A married couple is eligible for an $800 credit. However, if both spouses work and make more than $13,000, the new withholding tables give them each a $600 boost - for a total of $1,200.
There were 33 million married couples in 2008 in which both spouses worked. That's 55 percent of all married couples, according to the Census Bureau.
Also, a single student with a part-time job gets a $400 boost in pay. However, if students are claimed as dependents on their parents' tax returns, they don't qualify for the credit and would have to repay it when they file their returns.
Some retirees face even bigger headaches.
More than 50 million Social Security recipients received $250 payments in the spring as part of the economic stimulus package. Those lump sum payments were intended to provide a boost for people who didn't qualify for the tax credit.
However, the payments were sent to many retirees who also received the tax credit. Those retirees will have the $250 payment deducted from their tax credit - but not until they file their tax returns next year, long after the money may have been spent.
"More than 10 percent of all taxpayers who file individual tax returns for 2009 could owe additional taxes," said J. Russell George, the Treasury inspector general for tax administration.
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the senior Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, called problems with the tax credit "another unfortunate example of what can happen when Congress and the White House rush through legislation like the stimulus without thinking through the consequences."
The tax credit is also available for 2010. George said the problems will continue if workers don't adjust their withholding for next year.
For many, the new tax tables will simply mean smaller-than-expected tax refunds. The average tax refund this year was about $2,800. A little more than three-fourths of the 143 million taxpayers filing a return last spring received refunds, according to the IRS.
The IRS was aware of the issues when the withholding tables were released last spring and waged a public awareness campaign to get people to check their tax withholding, said Michael Mundaca, acting assistant treasury secretary.
"It's just technically how withholding works," Mundaca said. "It's an approximation and therefore for some people there will be overwithholding and for some people there will be underwithholding."
Separately, the IRS estimated that about 65,000 taxpayers could face penalties for not withholding enough taxes in 2009 because of the Making Work Pay tax credit. However, those taxpayers will be eligible to have the penalty waived, IRS spokeswoman Michelle Eldridge said.
The credit pays workers 6.2 percent of their earned income, up to a maximum of $400 for individuals and $800 for married couples who file jointly. Individuals making more than $95,000 and couples making more than $190,000 are ineligible.
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Lloyds Banking Group offers enhanced parental leave
By Marianne Calnan	 1st February 2015 12:00 am 12th April 2017 11:56 am
Lloyds Banking Group has launched an enhanced shared parental leave (SPL) policy for eligible employees.
The policy will be offered alongside its current maternity, paternity and adoption policies, as enhanced pay compared to the statutory minimum amount set out in the SPL legislation.
The enhanced terms will be available for both parents to share if converted into SPL, if both work for Lloyds Banking Group and meet eligibility criteria.
Under its existing maternity conditions, female employees on maternity leave receive their full salary for the first seven weeks, half pay for another 20 weeks, followed by 12 weeks statutory maternity pay.
In cases where one of the parents works for the banking organisation, amount of maternity/adoptive leave and pay already taken by the mother/primary carer will be deducted to calculate how much pay and leave is still available to share with their partner.
Fiona Cannon, group director of diversity and inclusion at Lloyds Banking Group, said: "This new policy is a strong demonstration of our commitment to create a diverse and inclusive organisation for all staff.
It is also a real investment in our colleagues and supports our desire to building the best team and becoming an employer of choice by ensuring working parents are supported at important times in their lives.
"We are aware that increasingly both men and women want to balance the demands of their career with caring for their children. The enhanced policy will offer greater choice and flexibility for mothers, fathers, and same sex partners, while helping us to achieve our business goals."
Shared parental leave, which came into effect on 1 December 2014 and applies to the parents of children due to be born or placed for adoption from 5 April 2015, gives working parents more flexibility in the way they choose to share the responsibility of care for their child during the first 12 months after birth or adoption.
It also enables mothers and primary adopters to transfer some of their maternity or adoption leave and pay entitlements into SPL, making it available to share with fathers and same sex partners.
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Blu-ray Disc Features:
Rated: PG
Run Time: 1 hours, 17 minutes
Video: Color
Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
Originally Released: 2005
Label: Warner Home Video
Packaging: Keep Case
Package Note: Blue BD Case
Aspect Ratio: Full Frame - 1.33
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Performers, Cast and Crew:
Directed by Tim Burton
Screenplay by John August, Caroline Thompson & Pamela Pettler
Composition by Danny Elfman
Produced by Tim Burton & Allison Abbate
Director of Photography: Pete Kozachik
Voice: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E. Grant, Emily Watson, Albert Finney, Tracey Ullman, Michael Gough, Jane Horrocks, Deep Roy, Joanna Lumley, Enn Reitel & Christopher Lee
Entertainment Reviews:
Rolling Stone - 09/22/2005
3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's warped and wonderfully effervescent....Burton evokes a darkly erotic obsession that recalls Edgar Allan Poe and Hitchcock's VERTIGO."
Entertainment Weekly - 09/23/2005
"As an achievement in macabre visual wizardry, TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE has to reckoned some sort of marvel....A sculpted musical dreamscape of kiddie-gothic expressionist design." -- Grade: B
USA Today - 09/16/2005
"The visuals are dazzling and the characters vividly rendered in caricature fashion. Danny Elfman's score may be his best yet, with songs that are witty and melodic."
Sight and Sound - 11/01/2005
"The new film showcases the subtle effects the technique can manage, with texture and detail, lighting and costuming still beyond anything computers can achieve..."
Uncut - 03/01/2006
5 stars out of 5 -- "A return to form for Tim Burton....A bravura, tag-along triumph in its own right."
Premiere - 03/01/2006
"[With] a few moments of graceful, melancholy lyricism rare for any kind of movie, let alone an animated one."
In the same vein as EDWARD SCISSORHANDS and NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, Tim Burton continues to combine wholesome comedy and creepy horror with this tale of a mild-mannered Victorian gentleman, Victor (Johnny Depp), who accidentally marries a mysterious corpse bride (Helena Bonham-Carter) instead of his intended, Victoria (Emily Watson). Victor soon discovers that the Land of the Dead holds more fun than frights and begins to fall in love with his innocent bride. Meanwhile, Victoria has been drawn into a scam of a marriage and may not escape with her life. As time runs out for everyone, can there be a resolution in which everyone gets what he or she deserves'
Building on their past productive relationship (EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, ED WOOD), Tim Burton and Johnny Depp create a colorful riot of a film that revives the increasingly rare method of stop-motion animation. Over the period of 10 years that Burton worked to complete the film, new techniques were created to speed the process, including a new way to change the character models' facial expressions by using gears in their heads. Of particular note is the lilting score by Danny Elfman, another longtime Burton collaborator. Fun for adults and children, CORPSE BRIDE is another welcome walk through Tim Burton's twisted mind.
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Theatrical Release: September 16, 2005
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