The parent company of the National Enquirer reportedly paid a former doorman at one of Donald Trump's buildings for a story about the President's rumored love child — but never ran the story.
American Media, Inc., shelled out $30,000 to Dino Sajudin to discuss unconfirmed rumors he heard that Trump had a child with a woman who worked at Trump World Tower, the New Yorker and Associated Press reported Thursday.
Sajudin met with the magazine's reporters and took a polygraph test in late 2015.
Sajudin claimed he heard a longtime Trump security official mention that the former real estate developer sired a daughter with an ex-employee in the 1980s.
There is no confirmation that the man's claims are accurate. The supposed daughter and her father both denied the story to the New Yorker, which withheld their names, while the woman denied the claims to the AP.
AMI employees told the New Yorker the story was killed by pressure from CEO David Pecker, an avowed Trump pal, not long after Sajudin was paid.
Michael Mancuso, the New Jersey private eye who gave the test, didn't immediately return a request for comment Thursday, nor did the Trump Organization official.
After the polygraph results came in, one AMI source told the New Yorker, "the decision was made at a high level to pay this source those funds and to put this thing to rest without an investigation taking place."
But a reporter on the story recalled there was a great deal of doubt over Sajudin's accusations.
"I believed from the beginning it was not true," Sharon Churcher told the New Yorker.
Sajudin told both the AP and New Yorker he'd only speak for money, and a website accuses him of being a scam artist.
The shaken ex-doorman declined to go into detail Thursday from behind the door of his Poconos home.
"It's a bit much, you know? It wasn't supposed to be out there anyway though," he told the Daily News. "It's bit much. It's a little stressful on the kids."
When asked if he got the $30,000 payout from AMI, Sajudin replied: "You saw the article, so what it says there."
Employees at the company were more concerned with a cover-up than an actual love child.
The revelation comes days after FBI agents raided longtime Trump fixer Michael Cohen's office and residence, reportedly looking for a slew of files tied to AMI.
Among the records sought were documents about Karen McDougal, the ex-Playboy model who sued AMI for silencing her with a $150,000 payment for a story on her claimed affair with Trump in 2006.
Cohen has also admitted to paying adult entertainment star Stormy Daniels $130,000 weeks before the election to keep quiet about her claimed tryst with Trump.
AMI employees speculated to the New Yorker that company executives had him the loop about Sajudin's story.
"Cohen was kept up to date on a regular basis," one unnamed source told the magazine.
AMI emphatically denied Trump or Cohen "had anything to do with its decision not to pursue a story about a 'love child' that it determined was not credible. The suggestion that David Pecker has ever used company funds to 'shut down' this or any investigation is not true."
Radar Online, a sister publication to the Enquirer, published a story Wednesday saying that editors at the Enquirer believe Sajudin's tale was not true.
"When we realized we would be unable to publish, and other media outlets approached the source about his tale, we released Sajudin from the exclusivity clause that had accompanies his $30,000 payment, freeing him to tell his story to whomever he wanted," AMI Chief Content Officer Dylan Howard told Radar.
Unnamed staffers at the Enquirer said that the magazine didn't show its usual aggressiveness in confirming the story.
"We didn't pay thousands of dollars for non-stories, let alone tens of thousands," an AMI employee told the New Yorker. "It was a highly curious and questionable situation."
Sajudin was reportedly subject to a $1 million penalty if he broke his agreement, which a source told the AP was larger than any other amount he'd seen.
With Edgar Sandoval, WITH NEWS WIRE SERVICES, Esha Ray


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sounds like your 'new' tank lost the vent nipple on the filler neck?
the vapour tank has 3 nipples, one at top and 2 at bottom.
top: this one has the little vent valve and goes to that hard line running along the cylinder head - that looks correct on your set up.
middle: this goes to the filler neck (on yours it goes to the tank)
bottom: goes back to tank (on yours capped off)
see post #3 here for original set up:
diagram is useful too (not spider, OK, but same thing!):
Yes, the middle one is wrong .. I DON"T have the filler neck vent that I can see. The parts manual has MANY designs of the system and tanks .. some have filler vents and some don't. ... Mind boggling how many iterations there are. Everything works fine .. no fumes .. no pressure in the tank when I go to fill-up.. It is the screw type gas cap. The only PITA is getting the fuel into the tank. It takes some on-off pumping to get the tank to swallow the gas from the pump. I would lay odds it is the neck vent missing that causes the refill issue but the tank has to be vented or there would be pressure build-up when I unscrewed the cap. .. Oh Well.. onward and upward. Some things are better left alone is my attitude. Thanks for your post.
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Saturday, 4 June 2016
Fathers Day Crafts
Now that I have no more work I can enjoy spending time with my son. Something that we love to do is get out the making and doing box and get creative and with fathers day coming up we thought we would make Granddad and Gang-gang a card.
We made the blue shirt and tie card first. To make the shirt I got the card folded it in half then about an inch down from the top I cut into the middle roughly an inch and a third of the way in. I cut the back straight across to make the shirt collar stand out. I folded the two parts at the front at an angle to create the collar. There are different ways of creating the shirt but this is the easiest one that I could find. I then made the tie which involved a lot of folding and me getting annoyed at the card for not doing what I wanted it to do which is why one shirt has a tie and the other does not. For the tie I found some instructions there may be other ways but again these are the ones I used, if you have any simpler ways of folding a tie then please leave me a link. So after my part I let the boy loose, he chose to use glitter and stars for the tie and lots of gloopy PVA glue (getting messy is the best bit). Jared didn't want to decorate the blue shirt and I kind of agree with that. Once the tie was dry I place it in position and stuck it all down, again I had a few words with the card to make it co-operate with me.
The second design of card we chose to do was rather simple, once I explained to Jared that you can't paint pasta yellow as pasta is already yellow. We got a bowl full of different shaped pasta partly because we weren't sure what we were actually going to with it. So we painted pasta lots and lots of pasta. Jared asked me why this pasta was a bow, I have no idea why it's a bow shape but I'm glad it is now. We picked three painted pasta bows and glued them down to some folded card and that was it, a simple but nice design for a fathers day card.
I feel like the card is missing something I did overlay some writing but it just didn't look right and now I'm at a loss of how to make this card look complete. I even went through all of my card making bits in the hopes of finding something to finish it off. I'm open to suggestions so please leave them in the comments.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is now saying that “new data” shows breakthrough cases in vaccinated individuals can spread as much virus as an unvaccinated person.
The CDC has now changed course yet again and is now calling for fully vaccinated Americans to wear masks indoors in places with “substantial or high” transmission — including “universal masking” in schools.
“In rare occasions, some vaccinated people infected with a delta variant after vaccination may be contagious and spread the virus to others,” Walensky said during a press briefing on Tuesday. “This new science is worrisome, and unfortunately warrants an update to our recommendation.”
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Despite giving these new recommendations, the CDC director continued to demand that people go get vaccinated.
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“This moment, and most importantly, the associated illness, suffering and death could have been avoided with higher vaccination coverage in this country,” Walensky said.
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Dr. Leana Wen — “New data suggests that fully vaccinated individuals are not just contracting COVID, but could be carrying higher levels of virus than previously understood, facilitating spread.”
“CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said recent studies had shown that those vaccinated individuals who do become infected with Covid have just as much viral load as the unvaccinated, making it possible for them to spread the virus to others.” - NBC.

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At The 147th Open at Carnoustie, McIlroy is nicely placed to kick on over the weekend. On four under par after two rounds of 69, the Northern Irishman went to lunch just two strokes behind Zach Johnson, the early clubhouse leader, and knowing that victory could be there for the taking.
McIlroy, who let slip a chance to win the Masters this year when in contention in the final round, is convinced he has become too tentative in the big events. So now he has a game plan.
“One of my main thoughts is just to let it go,” he said. “Just go out there and give it my all. I'd rather fail by trying 100 per cent than by holding back and not giving myself the opportunity to do well.”
He could certainly draw inspiration from that victory at Hoylake four years ago. That week he seemed untouchable, a young genius who made everything look so simple: leader after round one; leader after round two; leader after round three; Champion Golfer of the Year after round four.
Since then a crop of young Americans has come to the fore – the four Majors are presently in the hands of Jordan Spieth (The Open), Patrick Reed (the Masters), Bruce Koepka (US Open) and Justin Thomas (US PGA Championship) – and McIlroy is determined to get in among them.
With Carnoustie playing hard and fast, players have talked about the two ways of playing it. They can be cautious, taking mainly irons off the tee to take the bunkers out of play; or they can be aggressive, sacrificing accuracy for distance and trusting to luck.
If McIlroy is indeed going to play with abandon, he disguised it well in his second round today. There was no sign of the impetuosity of youth, but a solid, professional performance in chilly, wet conditions that did not lend themselves to all-out attack. As impressive as it is to see him in full flow, it is equally impressive to see him accepting the conditions and playing accordingly.
McIlroy’s first birdie of the day came at the 7th. An iron off the tee was followed by a towering approach shot to around 10 feet and a smooth putt into the centre of the hole. He reached the turn in 35 and looked in complete control of his game.
His second birdie came at the 10th, one of just six holes where he used a driver. Watching him stride down the middle of fairway with real purpose gave a glimpse of the “Rory bounce”, that Tigger-like walk that says all is well with the world.
And so it is when a putt from 15ft rolls unerringly towards the hole and drops below ground. Most refreshing about the 29-year-old four-time major champion is that he is very much his own man. He makes his own decisions on the course, reads all his own putts, and is refreshingly quick.
He also happens to have the most beautiful swing in the game. A bogey at the 12th, when he took three putts to get down from around 80 feet was met with an irritated swish of the club, but he immediately got the shot back with a birdie from nine feet at the next.
He added another at the 14th after finding a bunker with his first shot and light rough with his second, before bumping the ball to within nine feet of the hole and rolling in the putt to move to five under par. As he looked towards the leaderboard, McIlroy saw that his name was at the top for the first time, alongside Kevin Kisner, the overnight leader, who had yet to tee off.
A bogey at the 15th and three pars to finish was a little disappointing, but he was right to be satisfied with a good day’s work.
“I'm committed to making sure, even if I don't play my best golf and don't shoot the scores I want, I'm going to go down swinging and I'm going to go down giving it my best. I just need to get back in that mindset.”

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The Lesser Slave Lake Watershed Council (LSWC) will start testing Lesser Slave Lake this fall and winter. In the past few years, the Alberta government hasn’t taken samples, so the local watershed council is stepping up. These will be taken at the same locations as previous samples taken by the Alberta government.
The decision to start testing the lake was made by the LSWC board on September 17.
LSWC executive director Meghan Payne outlined the plan at the meeting.
There will be two test sites – one in the west basin and one in the east. In the fall, a first sample will be taken by boat. Then when the ice is safe, samples will be taken of the ice and of the oxygen level under the ice.
For the last few years, the council has tested the water quality of various rivers which flow into Lesser Slave Lake. Industry and Swan River First Nation are partners in this testing.
Last year, funding delays and this year COVID-19 have delayed projects aimed at reducing reduce disturbances to water courses by agricultural activities. However, there are a few in the works.
The LSWC staff are trained to help farmers complete environmental plans and have some funding to help with projects which will help protect the watershed. These include riparian area fencing, which keeps livestock out of streams and wetlands.
Cattle in rivers and streams can cause erosion and add bacteria to the water.
For example, the watershed council is trying to find the source of a high level of fecal coliform bacteria in one of the rivers on the west side of the lake. This is evidence of animal feces in the water. The tests aren’t back whether the bacteria is from cattle or other ruminants such as moose and deer.
The availability of most such projects is spread mostly by “word of mouth,” says LSWC executive director Meghan Payne. The goal is to “stretch our grant funding,” so LSWC staff help the farmers with environmental farm plans, because this allows them to apply for other forms of funding, not just money from LSWC.
“I think it’s growing in popularity,” says Payne. The changes to the farms in the area are “producer-driven, positive change.”
This summer while doing testing on the rivers, says Payne, the LSWC staff also collected samples for research being done in Guelph, Ontario on waterfowl.
On the east side of the lake, Patti Campsall with the Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory and Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation is also taking water samples.
“It’s a good way to contribute to science stuff, without a lot of cost,” says Payne.


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SKGK – Session 15 – Topic Electrical Safety – Date 19 April 2017
Electrical testing is a vital procedure. … A periodic inspection report will reveal if any circuits or electrical equipment are being overloaded, locate any potential electrical shock risks and fire hazards in an installation, identify any defective DIY electrical work, or highlight any lack of earthing or bonding.
IEC 60601 and IEC 62353
EST standards for the field testing
Class I II III
Protective earth resistance
Device leakage current
Patient leakage current
Class B; BF; CF
Fluke ESA 615 and Reigel 288+
During installation, Along with PPM and after maintenance
Permissible Values of Leakage current
1) Direct or differential Measurement: Class I: 0.5 mA Class II: 0.1 mA
2) Alternative Measurement: Class I: 0.1 mA Class II: 0.5 mA
Leakage Current from the Application part
Type BF: 5.0 mA
Type CG: 0.05 mA
Leakage Current According to ICE 60601
Type B, DF or CF (normal condition): 0.1 mA
To check current and power consumption of the equipment
Answers of SKGK Session 15; Topic Electrical Safety.
These are based on my knowledge, please correct me if i did any mistake:-
1. Electrical safety test is mainly performed to measure the leakage current of an equipment.
2. The Resistance of a power cord of an equipment must be less than 0.2ohms
5. We can measure Resistance, Voltage, leakage current etc. With this analyzer.
7. Model is Fluke ESA612
8. Permissible value of Leakage current is depends on the device which is under analysis.
Ex. Leakage value of an ECG lead is less than 500micro-Amperes.
9 & 10(same). We can measure the Resistance, Voltage, Current etc. In different states.


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For most people, the word fasting brings up the notion of prolonged periods without food or maybe even drink. Some people fast periodically for religious reasons or medical necessity (say, before a procedure). But a new type of diet has people fasting to lose weight, improve health, live longer (and healthier), boost mental clarity, and more.
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Body fat is the body's way of storing energy (calories).
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Here are some of the things that change in your metabolism when you fast:
Insulin: Insulin increases when we eat. When we fast, insulin decreases dramatically (4). Lower levels of insulin facilitate fat burning.
Human growth hormone (HGH): Levels of growth hormone may skyrocket during a fast, increasing as much as 5-fold (5, 6). Growth hormone is a hormone that can aid fat loss and muscle gain, among other things (7, 8, 9).
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As regular readers may remember, almost a year ago I did an interview with local creator /cartoonist T.J. Kirsch about his original graphic novel: Pride of The Decent Man.
He is currently doing some book signings locally to promote the finished book.
This Saturday he will be doing a signing at The Book House in Stuyvesant Plaza and two more local events
9/23 – Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza Signing and Q&A – Albany, NY – 3 to 430pm
10/1 – Uticon Comic Convention – Utica, NY – 10 to 4pm
10/21 – Barnes & Noble Local Authors Day – Colonie, NY – 1pm to 4pm.
10/28 – Halloween Comic Fest @ Flipside Gaming – East Greenbush, NY – 1 to 3pm
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I talked briefly with TJ about what he has been up to since we last talked earlier this summer at the Electric City Comic Con and about his upcoming signing:
Are you working on anything new at this time or just focusing on Pride Of The Decent Man?
I see you have been guest blogging, tell me what you have been writing about?
Yes, I was invited to guest blog on the NBM Graphic Novels author blog in anticipation of my book release. It’s been a lot of process talk – writing, drawing, and the mechanics of it all. It’s fun to go back and review all the material that ends up shaping the book into its final form.
Will you just be signing or also discussing your book?
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For those who are into graphic novels, they have a great, finely curated selection.
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People seem to enjoy it! Some people have told me they’ve been moved by the story, which is the best compliment you can give an author.
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Interview with Poul Thomsen, Deputy Director of the IMF’s European Department and Mission Chief for Greece, Published in Ta Nea
January 28, 2013
Published in Ta Nea, January 26, 2013
Ta Nea: Do you believe that there were any mistakes that happened over the last two years on behalf of the IMF on the Greek, Irish or Portuguese program? For example, research has found that the IMF underestimated the fiscal multipliers. As a protagonist in policy design, what do you think could be done better?
Thomsen: The IMF has put every effort into supporting all the countries that faced financing constraints as part of the European crisis. In the case of Greece, in hindsight, we were too optimistic on forecasting Greece’s recovery, but I would not put this down to under-estimating multipliers. A host of other unrelated and unexpected factors have come into play, including a protracted European crisis and a political crisis in Greece that severely eroded investor confidence and contributed to a far deeper than expected credit crunch, while delaying urgent reforms. The important thing is that when it became apparent that different underlying assumptions were needed, we moved fast to update them.
Ta Nea: The Laffer curve shows that increasing tax rates beyond a certain point will be counterproductive for raising further tax revenue. It is clear that Greece has outgrown this point. The budget is now threatened by the unpaid taxes, as people do not have the money to pay. Are you worried about this? If things do not move quickly in this direction do you believe that there should be additional cuts in wages and pensions?
Thomsen: As I have said in the past, to date the authorities’ adjustment effort has focused too much on increasing tax rates on wage earners, and too little on cutting non-discretionary spending and improving tax collection. To avoid further cuts on wages and pensions, it is critical that the government moves forward on the streamlining of tax administration, as well as on other reforms that are key to sustain a return to growth, like privatizations, and in particular the dismantling of extensive barriers to competition that are still hurting the economy.
Ta Nea: The Greek government - following Troika's suggestions - is taking steps to give the state's tax administration greater autonomy to protect it from political influence. Do you think that political interventions in public administration were one of the wrongs that exacerbated the financial conditions in Greece?
Thomsen: A number of factors have affected tax collection over the years. Vested interests and inadequate political commitments, for example, have blocked reform efforts, and a lack of leadership over the last year has also had a negative impact. But the government has recognized that the lack of progress on tax administration is a serious problem, and their program now includes steps to address it. For example, revenue administration staff will be made more accountable for their performance, and greater autonomy will be given to the tax administration to protect it from political pressure. To fight corruption, stronger internal controls will be put in place, and interactions between the public and the administration will be simplified to limit opportunities for corruption. It will, of course, take time for the results of these efforts to become evident. The program will review progress during the second half of 2013.
Ta Nea: Greece’s European partners have agreed to take further steps within the program period to bring Greece’s debt significantly below 110 percent of GDP by 2022, provided Greece achieves its fiscal targets. Can Greece exit the crisis without additional support from Europe? If Greece does not eventually record primary surpluses what will be the consequences? How will the debt be operated? Is there a possibility for the IMF to leave the Greek program?
Thomsen: Our projections show that further debt relief will be needed for Europe to meet its commitment to reduce Greek debt significantly to 124 percent by 2020 and to substantially below 110 percent by 2022. Europe, for the first time, has recognized that Greece’s debt is not sustainable without transfers from Europe to Greece. As you note, the commitment is conditional on full program implementation by Greece, and we are confident that Greece will continue to meet its program targets. On this point it is worth reminding that despite fierce macroeconomic headwinds, the government has continued to meet its fiscal targets.
Ta Nea: Unit labor costs have dropped by 15 percent since their pre-crisis peak. The minimum wage has been reduced by over 20 percent, the system for setting the minimum wage has been reformed, severance costs have been cut back, and onerous pre-approval requirements for work schedules and overtime have been eliminated. Do you believe that salaries should be reduced further? Do you believe Greece will soon become more attractive for the investors?
Thomsen: Greece has made impressive progress with improving its cost competitiveness. Unfortunately, too much of this has come through nominal wage reductions, and not enough has come through stronger productivity. The program, of course, has measures to help promote deeper structural reforms—to boost productivity—and is also shifting the focus of labor market reforms to addressing Greece’s high non-wage costs. Both of these should help take the pressure off of nominal wage reductions. Nonetheless, event though the channels of cost improvements are not ideal, we are seeing them, and this is a huge potential benefit for investor interest—and ultimately employment—going forward.
Ta Nea: How much has Greece changed since 2010? What are the negative elements that continue to keep the country away from development? Can you give us some examples of areas where Greece needs to take decisive action?
Thomsen: As I have mentioned, Greece has markedly improved its cost-competitiveness. However, there is still some distance to go. Let me focus on one key area where further action is needed: opening up competition in product markets. The progress in terms of making labor costs more competitive has not yet translated into lower prices. The reason for this is that Greece has a lot of markets that are protected. The authorities need to open them, so that new entrants can force prices down. An example is illustrative of how restrictions can have a marked effect on the price of everyday products: for most categories of food sold in supermarkets, prices are higher than the European average. The government’s recent liberalization measures in this sector will hopefully address this.

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The African Union (AU) has called on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) to postpone the announcement of its presidential election results due to the reports of vote rigging.
The AU made this announcement in a statement on Friday, January 18, 2019.
The pan-African organisation, which aims to promote unity and democracy, says it has “serious doubts” about provisional results released last week.
It says; “The bloc met on Thursday in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa and concluded there were serious doubts on the conformity of the provisional results, as proclaimed by the National Independent Electoral Commission.
“Accordingly, the heads of state and government called for the suspension of the proclamation of the final results of the elections.” The organization added.
Mr Fayulu filed an appeal in the Constitutional Court on Saturday demanding a manual recount of votes.
Fayulu has suggested Tshisekedi and President Joseph Kabila did a back-room deal after early results showed Kabila’s chosen successor, Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary, finished third.


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Marking 100 years since the end of the First World War, Aftermath focuses on the impact of the First World War on the art of Britain, France and Germany between 1916 and 1932. Tracing the major developments in western art through an interdisciplinary display of more than 150 objects rarely shown together, this exhibition casts a magnificent new light on the art and its makers from this tumultuous period in social, political and economic history.
From war-time depictions of bloodied battlefields to majestic post-war memorial sculptures and Dada photomontages, the art on display offers an eclectic response to the effects of warfare in Europe. Otto Dix's Prostitute and Disabled Veteran. Two Victims of Capitalism is one of the most moving works on display. In this ink on cardboard sketch, Dix compares two figures affected by war in visceral detail. In the foreground we see a woman forced into sex work due to economic difficulties, and in the background a veteran scarred from battle. It's a harrowing yet utterly engaging portrait of shame, suffering and sexual desire.
But as ever there is a silver lining. Aftermath closes with a remarkable showcase of work that documents how post-war society began to rebuild itself, inspiring artists such as Georges Braque and Winifred Knights to return to classicism while others such as Fernand Léger and C.R.W. Nevinson turned their minds to visions of a technological future in the modern city. In this transformed world, new visions, new styles and new genres could stride forth.
Beautiful, poignant and heartstopping: this is a brutally honest show that celebrates, above all, the mighty power of human resilience.
To mark the centenary of the First World War, free tickets will be available for all veterans and members of the armed forces with the relevant I.D for the duration of the exhibition.
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The tragedy at
Yesterday, in an effort to understand why this happened, a family member walked up to me and said, "You're smart. You know about this stuff, why do people do things like this?"
Like most of you, I didn't know how to respond right away. I didn't know the person responsible for this. I never had a conversation with him. Until Friday, I didn't even know this person existed. But the sad fact is my family member was right. I do know about this stuff.
I grew up not far from
where two thirteen year old kids gunned down their classmates. I had a friend
when his classmate gunned down his friends. I knew students at Virginia Tech
when their friends were gunned down. I went to school with a thirteen year old
who went to prison for murdering a stranger. A former classmate is in prison
for murdering her child. Another is in prison for murdering his girlfriend's
child. My mom's best friend's 12-year old son went to prison for killing his
stepfather. I've held the hands of parents whose children were shot or stabbed
by complete strangers. And I've hugged parents whose babies were dying because
of the abuse of babysitters and family members. Pearl, Mississippi
But I'm no different than any of you reading this because you know this violence, too.
You've seen it. You've lived through it. You may have even lost someone to it. And you may never be able to point to a single factor and say with absolute certainty that "this right here is why" these things happen. I have a degree in Forensic Psychology and another in Criminal Justice, but I can't point to a single thing and say "this is why" either.
Perhaps it is, as many have lamented this weekend, because our nation's response to mental illness is to pretend it doesn't exist. Two hundred years ago, we tossed the mentally ill into prisons and left them there until disease or violence claimed their lives. Fifty years ago, we placed them into state hospitals and institutions and experimented on them. Thirty years ago, we closed most of our mental health hospitals and tossed our mentally ill out onto the streets or into homes with caregivers incapable of meeting their needs without help we didn't offer. We let insurance providers decide who qualified for help, and those who didn't were tossed right back into prisons.
We deemed the mentally ill "criminal", and we haven't stopped since. We were outraged at the possibility of someone being "let off" by pleading insanity, so we made that plea all but impossible. Never mind that such a defense is used in less than one percent of criminal cases, is successful in less than .002 percent of cases, that defendants are more likely to deny mental illness than fake mental illness, or that psychologists can successfully determine in 95% of instances when mental illness is faked. Never mind that those who successfully use such a plea spend as much time or more in a mental health facility (often a maximum security mental health hospital) as those found guilty without an insanity plea attached. And never mind that many of those with a legitimate mental illness who cannot use the insanity defense, those who don't always know right from wrong or are easily influenced or prone to uncontrolled outbursts, now languish in prisons and learn from hardened criminals before they land right back on the streets.
Perhaps, as others have said this weekend, it's because we've decided that guns make us safe. We've decided the Second Amendment guarantees us the right to as many weapons as we want and as many bullets as we want. We've decided our right to the feeling of safety owning a gun provides trumps the right of safety for those who don't feel safe with so many guns floating around out there. We've decided our right to own weapons to see to our safety has absolutely nothing to do with the 9,000+ homicides a year in which guns were the weapon of choice. We've decided the only way to safely protect our stuff from a criminal is with a weapon. And we've decided that we can police our weapons ourselves and don't need strict regulation.
Never mind that having a gun in the home is more likely to result in an accidental fatality than in the prevention of a crime, or that guns were only used in defense successfully in two out of every 1,000 criminal incidents in a ten year period. Never mind that a child in the
United States is more likely to die by gunfire
than a United States soldier
serving in Iraq or .
Never mind that only 28% of incidents in which a gun was used as self-defense
involved an offender shooting at the victim (or that nearly 20% of those
self-defense incidents involved police officers). And never mind that in many
areas of the nation, you aren't even required to report if your weapon is
Or perhaps, as we've also heard this weekend, this happened because our culture thrives on violence. We love horror and gore. We cheer when the good guy starts blowing things up. We want our video games and movies to have realistic violence, and we get testy when that violence doesn't live up to our expectations. We want criminals to die violently and painfully. In fact, we often demand their violent and painful deaths.
Never mind that kids spend hours in front of these games we demand. Never mind that many of those whose executions we cheered were exonerated after death. And never mind that those gory movies we're watching often have some grain of tragic truth in them.
We've seen the real-life victims kept in dungeons. We've found the real-life bodies of those who were chopped to pieces. We've found the skin-suits worn by the real-life Hannibal Lecters of the world and the torture instruments and chambers used by the real-life John Kramers of the world. We've sat in front of the news for hours, soaking in every detail of these horrid, real-life crimes. And we've watched with as much fascination as horror and revulsion.
So, perhaps, the problem isn't any one of these things. Perhaps, and more likely, the problem is the combination of all of these things. Things like the heartbreaking tragedy at
happen because our response to mental illness is subpar. Our right to protect
our stuff from criminals trumps the right to life. Our desire to know what
happened to the Jaycee Dugards and Elizabeth Smarts of the world allows us to
badger them for answers until they cave and relive all the sordid details to
sate our curiosity. Our love of violence and gore desensitizes us to the point
where it takes a tragedy like the murders of twenty first-graders to truly shock
and horrify us.
Don't believe me?
How many of you have heard about Vincent Ajeh? Deonte Judkins? Mikias T. Tibebu? Mark La Bonte? Christiaan Oldewage? Kayla Campbell? Khan Ash?
How many of you are truly surprised to learn that every one of them is a murder victim? Or that they were all under 18 and were killed within the last two months? Or that every single one of their deaths was on the news, either state or national? That two of them were killed by their parents? Four of them were shot? One of them was abducted?
What happened at
is absolutely devastating. The loss of the seven above should be equally as
devastating to us as a nation and as individuals, but it isn't. Because we've
become so used to parents killing their kids, or people abducting and killing
kids, or kids being shot and killed on the street, that we no longer grieve as
a nation for those children. When we hear about them, we get sad, and then we
forget their names and their faces, just like I did. Until tonight, I knew only three of their stories, but I didn't remember their names. Like everyone else, I moved on to other things, and their names escaped me. This bothers me more than you know.
As a society, we only stop to feel the horror when twenty babies are gunned down in their classrooms on a busy Friday morning. We cry and scream and say the man who murdered them was evil. He was disturbed. He wasn't like us. But the sad fact is that he was one of ours. He was raised in our society, by members of our society, on the very same things that fuel the rest of our society. And that's a damn tragedy in and of itself because we're supposed to be great. We're supposed to protect the innocent and punish the guilty. We're supposed to be a nation moving forward and overcoming incredible odds together.
Instead, most of us don't know our next door neighbors. We don't even realize that the woman we've sat next to on the train every day for the last two years is suicidal. Or that the horror movie we're soaking up like sponges is based on a person who destroyed real lives five, ten, thirty years ago. We don't remember the name of the baby whose mom shook him to death two towns over, of the teenagers killed on street corners in our states last month, or of a single victim of a school shooting that happened more than a year ago. I'd met one of the little girls who died in Jonesboro, but I don't remember her name now.
And that's heartbreaking. Because those kids we swore we'd remember, the ones we cried for as a nation…we moved on and forgot. We forgot their names. We forgot their faces. We forgot why they died, where they died, and when they died. We lost the belief that it didn't have to happen and that we could have stopped it.
Maybe owning a gun will keep you safe. Maybe strict regulation won't stop criminals or the determined from getting their hands on guns. Maybe Adam Lanza would have stolen a gun had his mother not owned a single one. Maybe more equitable access to mental healthcare wouldn't have stopped this. Maybe he didn't have a mental illness at all. Maybe he never played Black Ops 2. Maybe he never saw The Expendables. Maybe he was born evil and couldn't have been saved no matter what we did. I don't know. I don't know if the police will ever figure out why he did what he did. But I do know that we made it easy for him, because we forgot our vow not to let it happen again when it was a theater in Aurora, or a campus in Virginia, Ohio, Mississippi, Arkansas, Illinois, or Minnesota.
We could have stopped this, but we didn't. We let this happen. We keep letting it happen. And that's why we lost twenty, innocent little kids on Friday. We forgot how much we've already lost to apathy and division, and we failed them because of it.
That is devastating.

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A large number of Australians who rent out a room in their home, whether it be via Airbnb or another avenue, are unaware that the practice can incur capital gains tax (CGT).
Many assume CGT is not on the cards because profit made from the family home (or ‘primary residence’) is usually tax-free. However, those who earn an income from a portion of the family home may inadvertently create a capital gain for the ATO to grab.
Even though CGT is affected by events throughout a vendor’s ownership period, it is often calculated many years down the track, and unfortunately, many may not remember or be able to locate records for a relatively short time in which they were renting part of the house out.
Some people are aware that renting out a portion of their home may trigger a capital gain event, but still fail to calculate the percentage of the property the calculated gain should be attributed to.
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For example, a couple who bought their property for $1.5 million back in 2006, sell it for $3 million in 2016. During their ownership, they rented out a bedroom and bathroom for four years and worked out that the rented space is equivalent to 15 per cent of the property.
15 per cent of their capital gain ($1.5 million) is subject to CGT, which comes to $225,000. Their next step is to calculate the proportion of time the part of the property was rented out. Since the area of the property was rented out during four of the ten years of ownership, they need to work out four-tenths of $225,000, which is $90,000.
Since they owned the property for more than a year, the CGT discount of 50 per cent applies, making the assessable net gain $45,000.
How much the actual tax works out to be depends on whose name the property is taxed in. For CGT purposes, and if the property is positively geared from an income tax perspective, it is better to put the property in the lower income earner’s name.
If the property was negatively geared, the couple would need to consider the tax benefit they would sacrifice. Negatively geared properties result in a larger tax deduction if claimed in a higher income earner’s name.

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High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) therapy is used in hospitals for treatment of lung diseases and has the potential to reduce the need for intubation. The airway pressure during HFNC therapy is expeted to be an important parameter, but quantification of the parameters of influence in the relation between the flow rate and the airway pressure lacks.
In the present study, theoretical models describing the relation between the flow rate and the generated airway pressure are generated and two experiments are conducted; (1) an experiment with a simplified model consisting of a small tube inserted in a larger tube and (2) 3D-printed models of children that are ventilated with the OptiFlow Junior device. During ventilation, pressure measurements are performed in the OptiFlow device and the airway and it is found that the pressure generated in the airway can be predicted accurately by the pressure level at the end of the nasal cannula.
A lung simulator is built to investigate the effect of breathing patterns of a child on the pressure signal measured in the OptiFlow Junior device. Phase diagrams of these breathing patterns are obtained to enable a qualitative study. Further research is needed to determine the phase diagrams for common diseases before these diagrams can be used as a diagnostic tool.
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A High Level Overview of the Probabilistic Soft logic
Since early times, data and information have become the pivot of evolution, whether this data be documented or passed down by word. And with the advent of the internet, data generation has escalated, producing numerous amounts of data. This mass generation of data has made it harder to maintain and pass down all the elements of a piece of information without losing its value or content elements. So in order to comprehend and extract valuable information from data, machine learning algorithms have been applied applied for data analysis.
Credits : This blog is written based on the work performed by the developers of the PSL and is based on the publications of Jay Pujura, Stephen Bach and Matthias Bröcheler.
Check out the next post on “The Logic behind the Probabilistic Soft Logic” for the mathematical work-around of PSL.
Data can be visualized as a set of points in a feature space. Applying machine learning on these data points, for various tasks such as classification, clustering and regression, aids us to garner useful information.
But such machine learning algorithms assume the data to bear similarity among each other and be independent. When we say that the data points are independent, it means that, we cannot arrive at conclusive decisions about one data point based on the features or information we have about another single data point alone.
In reality this is not how the world works. Data Independence has become as scarce as possible making the real world entities and the relationships among these entities tightly connected. This interconnection can now be visualized as a network or a massive web. And such connected data is known as “Relational Data”.
Relational Data is a large network that constitutes interdependent entities linked to one another through relationships. The Internet and Social Networking sites serve as well known examples of relational data. It is easy to observe how the user profiles, interaction, social presence and platforms can all be converged to form a network of information.
Meanwhile, there are some other examples that do not explicitly scream “relational data” but are still rich sources of relational data.
E.g. Free Text : Gathering entities and relationships from free text can build a useful comprehension about the nature of that content.
Hence, we have a need to identify how different entities are related to each other and study their probabilistic models for data analysis. This is where Statistical Relational Learning (SRL) comes into play.
Statistical Relational Learning
So as the term suggests, ‘Relational Learning’ is merely trying to identify if a certain type of relationship exists between 2 entities. Adding to the previous statement, ‘Statistical Relational Learning’ is knowing to what extent or probability a relationship exists between 2 entities.
For example, let’s take the following scenario where A and B are 2 persons and X is a Political Party. The husbandOf relationship between A and B indicates that B is the wife of A. The supports relationship indicates that A supports the Political Party X. But there is no relevant evidence regarding Person B’s (the wife’s) stand-point with regard to Political Party X.
In reality, there are basically 3 relationships that could exist between Person B and Political Party X with regard to Person B’s stand.
- Person B supports Political Party X.
- Person B isAgainst Political Party X
- Person B isNeutralTowards Political Party X.
Considering that we do not have enough evidence to support any of the above arguments, we take the other relationships between the entities in this graph. As such, it is identifiable that Person A supports Political Party X. And since Person A is the husband of Person B, there is a higher probability that Person B is a supporter of Political Party X as well. Hence, we avoid resolving to the idea that Person B is against Political Party X which is most probably unlikely to happen.
This is a trivial example of ‘Relational Dependency’. Based on the existence of one relationship, we can probabilistically infer the existence or absence of another relationship. And these dependencies are used to model the interdependent, connected data.
Statistical Relational Models
Probabilistic models fall under 2 major categorizations.
- Generative Models
- Discriminative Models
Generative models take an observable variable and model the unknown variables.
E.g : Probabilistic Relational Models , BLOG , Relational Topic Models .
Discriminative models consider only the unknown variables when scoring different configurations. They work based on the following Discriminant Function where we model the unknown variable Y based on the observed variable X.
This discriminant function can be translated as a probability distribution where the probability will be log proportional to the discriminant function.
Examples of Discriminative models : Markov Random Fields, Max-Margin Markov Fields , Structural Support Vector Machines and Markov Logic Networks .
The PSL Framework
PSL is an SRL framework that uses logic to define SRL problems [8,9] . The problem and its domain are stated in the form of logic and are built as the model. This framework is made up of the following components.
A relationship forming a link between 2 entities is known as a predicate.
For example, Friends (Rachel, Phoebe). If Rachel and Phoebe are friends “Friendship” will be the predicate.
When the relationship is defined, in a general sense, in terms of unknown, random or observed variables, it is called an atom. Simply,
Predicate + Arguments → Atom
When we substitute actual values from real world entities into the atoms, then that becomes a ground rule. A ground rule can be evaluated to be true or false to some degree.
Predicate : Friends
Atom : Friends (ENT1, ENT2)
Ground rule : Friends (Rachel, Phoebe)
In PSL, these are continuous random variables where beyond being simply true or false, the rules are true or false to some degree. If we say that the truth value of Rachel and Phoebe being friends is 0.9, then it represents a stronger friendship.
Rules are written down in a manner such that they display the relational dependencies between the entities.
The above rule simply states the transitivity the triadic closure. ‘A friend of my friend is also my friend’. These rules are not always true or always false. But they always hold. Hence, a weight will be assigned to the rule (6.0 as shown in the above atom) to indicate how often or how far these rules hold. These weights are still relative and can change from domain to domain.
Sets are aggregates over atoms.
This aggregation over ground rules helps to garner an idea about Rachel’s friendships as whether Rachel maintains strong friendships or does not.
So this is how relational rules are written and evaluated on a very high level.
So far we’ve seen a brief summary about PSL and its components. Now the question at hand how do we use these relational rules when it comes to solving real world scenarios.
PSL’ s Applications
1. Entity Resolution
2 different references may refer to the same underlying entity. Due to the differentiation of the 2 references, their friendship links may also be differentiated causing 2 different models to be built around the same entity. Hence, Entity resolution is the process of identifying the references that point to the same entity.
Based on the above , we can come up with the following relational dependencies.
If 2 entities have the same name, then they are probably the same.
- 4.0: Name(A, name_A) & Name(B, name_B) & Similar(name_A,name_B) -> samePerson(A, B)
- In this case, we have translated the intuitive assumption or dependency into a computationally reasonable form.
If 2 entities have similar friends, then they are probably the same.
- 2.5: SimilarFriends (A, B) -> SamePerson (A, B)
- This states that, if 2 people have identical friendship circles or social networks, then they are most probably the same person.
If A=B and B=C, then A and C represent the same person.
- 20.0: SamePerson(A, B) & SamePerson (B, C) -> SamePerson(A, C)
- This rule is basically the transitivity principle that often holds in practice.
Hence it will be assigned a comparatively higher weight.
2. Link Prediction
When constructing relational dependencies, not all entities will have enough data to support the relational link between them. This is the same scenario as illustrated in Figure 6, where we do not directly have enough evidence to support the wife’s support relationship with Political Party X. But we resolve to predicting her support based on her husband’s support relationship.
We can elaborate this application using a different real world scenario where we have a network of relational dependencies built based on email messages exchanged between an office. Link prediction for this instance will render the following.
If email message resembles a particular category or type of email , then it is of category or type.
- 1.0: Contains (Email, ‘due’) -> HasType(Email, ‘deadline’)
- If an email contains the word due, such as ‘due by’, then it is a deadline.
If ENT1 sends an email of type deadline to ENT2, then A is the supervisor of B.
- 2.5: Sent(ENT1, ENT2) & HasType(Email, ‘deadline’) -> supervisor (ENT1, ENT2)
- If entity ENT1 sends an email to ENT2 which has the type ‘deadline’ then ENT1 is the supervisor of ENT2.
If ENT1 is the supervisor of ENT2 and ENT1 is the supervisor of ENT3, then ENT2 and ENT3 are colleagues.
3. Collective Classification
Collective classification comes in handy in predicting political opinions and biases of the public. This task can be performed to a certain extent using conventional machine learning like logistic regression and naive bayes.
- If we know that someone adopted a puppy from the shelter, then it is safe to assume that that person is a dog-person.
Although this makes the task seem like an individual classification decision, this decision needs to take in relational information and the social networks into consideration when arriving at a conclusion. Opinions are correlated and rely on tightly-knit relational dependencies. Therefore, we take the entire network at one and label it concomitantly. This labeling fills in the relational dependency gaps and paves way to predict or classify data easily.
So to summarize the above,
- Conventional ML algorithms work on data that is independent from each other.
- E.g. Classification, Clustering and Regression
- But with the Internet and the mass generation of data, relational dependency among data has been identified.
- This relational dependency forms a huge network of interconnected data that can be visualized as a graph.
- In graphs, there are entities and relationships that connect 2 entities at the lowest level. This triple relationship is known as a predicate.
- Predicates can be mapped as atoms that serve as rules with some general variables.
- Substituting actual values to general rules is known as ‘Grounding’ and results in a set of ‘Ground Rules’.
- The ground rules will be assigned with weights starting from 0 to infinity. These weights will serve as an indication to how often these rules hold.
- And finally we looked into how we can translate an intuitive assumption into a logic rule by substituting literals.
So the PSL helps in finding how far identified rules hold and hence this blog provides an overview of how the PSL works on the higher level. The follow-up post on the same topic will elucidate this theory mathematically dealing with the functions and formulas it uses.
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The Montgomery County United Band & Guard is preparing for its fourth trip to Indiana State Fair Band Day on Friday.
Previously, the band finished in the “Sweet 16” all three times, finishing 14th in 2017, 15th in 2018 and 16th in 2019, respectively. The 36-member group consists of students from all three county schools and is celebrating its fifth year of existence.
MCU is directed by Andy Simpkins (North Montgomery High School), Elizabeth Newnum (Southmont High School) and new Crawfordsville High School director Jon Tebbe. The program this year is titled “Dia de los Muertos” and is a musical celebration of the Latin culture.
The season started in spring with rehearsals once a week, then in early June the band held a camp where members learned most of the drill and put it together with the music. Regular rehearsals continued three nights a week at Hoover Elementary throughout the summer.
On July 7, the band had an opportunity to rehearse at Hull Field, home of the Purdue All-American Marching Band. Assistant professor of music Jon Sweet was on hand to serve as the guest clinician for the rehearsal.
This season, the band finished 11th at the Centerville Archway Classic, eighth at the Jay County Lions Contest and seventh at the Tartan Tournament of Bands at Anderson.
“The students have continued to work hard, improving every week. Their positive attitudes, amazing work-ethic, and focus throughout the season has been outstanding,” Simpkins said.
“We couldn’t do any of this without the continued support of our staff, sponsors, donors and boosters. Thank you all,” Newnum added.
MCU’s state fair performance is slated for 11:30 a.m. at the grandstand.


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In his desperation to keep his debt-riddled empire afloat, William Farley is borrowing money on terms that would make a loan shark blush. And the lender seems to be the investment banker who was advising Mr. Farley when he got into the mess.
Mr. Farley, who controls Fruit of the Loom Inc. and stars in its television commercials, will pay an effective annual interest rate of 39 percent for the first 11 months of the loan. If he can't come up with the money then, he has the option of extending the loan for five months - at a rate of about 66 percent.
The financial markets last week gyrated on news from Iraq, with early hope fading, and the Dow Jones industrial average ended the week down 71.78 points, to 2,644.80, a five-month low. Mr. Farley's problems provided a reminder of the difficulties faced by overleveraged companies even without the Gulf crisis.
Mr. Farley, in disclosing the usurious terms, said the $43 million was provided by Land Free Investment Ltd., a company based in the Cayman Islands. He did not say who was behind Land Free.
The American address of Land Free is in a building owned by Carl Icahn, the chairman of Trans World Airlines. Mr. Icahn said Friday he had leased the space to Leon Black, the former mergers chief at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. Mr. Black, who is now running a fund to invest in troubled situations, did not return telephone calls.Continue reading the main story
Mr. Farley's company, Farley Inc., got into trouble when it tried to take over West Point-Pepperell Inc., with Drexel as an adviser. Farley Inc. now owns 95 percent of West Point, but has defaulted on numerous loans, including some bond payments due last week, even after the $43 million cash infusion arrived.
Mr. Farley's remaining valuable asset is his control of Fruit of the Loom, on whose board Mr. Black sits. The new loan puts a large part of Mr. Farley's holdings at risk.
Here's how the arrangement works: Land Free ''bought'' 3.75 million shares of Fruit of the Loom from Farley Inc., for $11.50 each. But it can force Farley Inc. to repurchase them either next July, for $15.54 each, or in December 1991, for $19.19 each. Cutting through the legalese, the deal amounts to a loan that is secured by the shares. If the loan is repaid in late 1991, Land Free will have turned $43 million into $72 million in just 16 months.
To assure that Farley Inc. will meet those terms, Land Free got Mr. Farley to pledge up to 3 million of the 3.5 million Fruit of the Loom shares he personally owns. He also promised that Land Free will get first crack at buying any more Fruit of the Loom shares the Farley empire decides to sell. Mr. Farley gets a few months to hope for a miracle.
Mr. Farley's acceptance of such terms provided another example of how the financial markets have closed to the borrowers who most need the money. The Federal Reserve Board may or may not decide to ease credit to fight a recession that looks increasingly likely. But even if it does, the action is not likely to make much difference for the Farleys of the world.Continue reading the main story


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POSITION NO: 103493
DATE POSTED: 02/26/2014
LOCATION: Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC), Honolulu, Hawaii
The Office of Human Resources, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) provides personnel and human resource services to the board of directors, corporate management, and hospital management.
MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES 85%
The Director of Human Resources is responsible for the overall system-wide level human resources services/functions of the Corporation and its facilities, including policies and programs covering employment, compensation, classification, benefits, training, employee relations, labor relations, recruiting and retention, employee records/transactions, workers’ compensation and compliance with all applicable state, federal, and local laws.
The essential duties and responsibilities of the position includes:
- Plan, develop, organize, coordinate, implement, and evaluate the overall corporation’s human resources responsibilities, functions, programs and performance to manage the one personnel jurisdiction for HHSC;
- Works with and assists Regional Human Resource Directors on major projects, initiatives and coordinates/facilitates regular HR meetings.
- Coordinate various projects, tasks, and programs with the executive management team, corporate and regional human resources offices;
- Participate in the development of the corporation’s plans and programs as a strategic partner as it relates to human resources;
- Evaluate and advise on the impact of strategies, programs, and regulatory actions as it relates/impacts the attraction, motivation, development and retention of the people resources of the corporation;
- Develop appropriate policies and programs in compliance with applicable state, federal, and local laws;
- The Director of Human Resources is a member of the Corporate Office executive management team, and assists with strategic development and organizational planning. This position is responsible for the corporate wide development, coordination, and implementation of the strategic human resources initiatives;
- Represents the Corporation/Board as the “public employer” in labor negotiations and related jurisdictional responsibilities;
- Serves as a management representative on the HHSC Board Personnel & Compensation Committee;
- Serves as a member of the Conference of Personnel Directors with the State’s executive branch, Counties, and other public employers;
- Work with the respective labor unions on labor-related initiatives; Provides advice and knowledge to others within the human resources discipline;
- Provides legislative testimony as needed;
- Maintain current knowledge and understanding of regulations, industry trends, current practices, new developments, and applicable related laws.
Other Duties 15%
- Other duties as assigned.
Education Requirement: Graduation from an accredited university or college (bachelor's degree).
Specialized Experience: Atleast five (5) to ten (10) years of broad-based Human Resources (HR) experience, of which six (6) years must be at the management level. Employment and labor relations experience required.
Certification: None required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to provide leadership and guidance; strong oral and written communication skills; strong process orientation; detail-oriented, and methodological approach to problem solving; ability to interface and maintain effective relationships with all departments, unions, and employees in a team-oriented environment.
Work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Note: Exceptions may be granted as deemed appropriate in determining qualifications.
To apply for this position, please submit an on-line application by clicking on the APPLY NOW
link and also indicate your SALARY REQUIREMENT
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: If you are interested in this position, just click on the link "APPLY NOW". You will be prompted to create your online account or access to your existing account. Also you can submit your resume to firstname.lastname@example.org.
Applications are also available at the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Human Resources Office, 3675 Kilauea Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816. You can call (808) 733-4162, (Voice/TT), Toll Free (800) 845-6733, e-mail: email@example.com
or visit our website at www.hhsc.org. Application hours are: 08:00 am – 12:00 pm at which time applicants are able to complete an application and have their application reviewed by the Corporate Human Resources Office. Only applicants that have been through a Human Resources (HR) applicant screening process will be considered for an interview with a hiring manager. Applications for announcements with a deadline date must be on file no later than the last day to file applications.
QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE: Possession of the required amount of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for the position. Overall paid or unpaid experience must have been of such scope and responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that you have the ability to perform the duties of this position. Provide a detailed description of your duties and responsibilities. If you worked on a part-time basis, indicate the average number of hours worked per week. Please note that experience will be based on a 40-hour workweek. Note: We will not postpone the recruitment process because of your failure to provide accurate and complete information concerning your qualifications.
MERIT OR CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM: You must meet the minimum qualification requirements, including education, experience, other public employment requirements for State Civil Service employment, and HHSC Standards of Fitness. Only those applicants that are scheduled for an interview with the hiring manager will be contacted. Applications will be kept active for six (6) months.
CITIZENSHIP AND RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT: Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S. and at the time of appointment intend to reside in the State of Hawaii during the course of employment with the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.
VETERAN'S PREFERENCE: If you are claiming Veteran’s Preference, you must submit a copy of your DD214 and/or other substantiating documents specifying the periods of your service.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must be able to physically and mentally perform efficiently the duties of the position. Qualified applicants with disabilities who can perform the essential functions of the advertised position are encouraged to apply. The Hawaii Health Systems Corporation is committed to making reasonable accommodations on a case-by-case basis. Applicants seeking reasonable accommodation should be ready to discuss the accommodation sought so that a determination can be made that such accommodation is reasonable and would not cause the employer undue hardship.
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT: Offers of employment will be conditioned on the results of a complete physical examination, which includes a drug screening. For certain job categories, applicants may be referred to an HHSC-designated physician, rather than the applicant’s personal physician of choice. The cost for all physical examinations, except the cost for the drug screening, shall be borne by the applicant and not the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation. The Hawaii Health Systems Corporation shall bear the cost of the drug screening.
CRIMINAL/BACKGROUND, CREDENTIALING CHECKS: Applicable checks will be conducted periodically and any associated costs may be borne by the applicant. If a job offer is made or employment is begun prior to completion of all applicable checks, any offer of employment or continued employment is contingent upon satisfactory return of all required checks.
STEPS TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW, SUBSEQUENT APPEALS: If you do not agree with a decision made by the Employment Office as to your non-qualification or non-selection for a position, you may complete a Request for Administrative Review form (available on the HHSC website) or you may submit a written request within twenty (20) days from the date of your sent notice to the Regional Chief Executive Officer/Designee. Your letter requesting the Administrative Review must include 1. The job title(s) and recruitment number(s), 2. the specific reason(s) you are requesting the review noting if there is a statute or rule violation, and 3. any additional information you want to submit to substantiate your request. If you do not submit your request within the twenty (20) days deadline, no Administrative Review will be conducted. Since the Administrative Review is a prerequisite to subsequent steps, failure to utilize this process will make you ineligible for subsequent appeals. The administrative review, formal complaint and/or appeals hearing will not necessarily postpone the recruitment process and/or rescind a selection. If you do not agree with the Administrative Review, you may file a Formal Complaint and then, if you are still not satisfied, you can appeal to the HHSC Merit Appeals Board.
The Corporate office of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation is located at Leahi Hospital, 3675 Kilauea Avenue Honolulu, HI 96816.
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Ask a villager, or a tourist, why they love Wakefield, and they'll probably give you the same reasons: this picturesque little village of about a thousand people nestled between the forested hills of the Gatineau Park to one side, and the pristine Gatineau River to the other, is bursting at the seams with local colour.
A bit bohemian in flavour, this tourist destination offers a warm welcome with a variety of cafés, pubs, galleries and boutiques. For the outdoorsman, Wakefield is a four-season playground: alpine ski hills, the paddle-friendly Gatineau River, and Gatineau Park, which boasts some of the country's best snowshoeing and cross country ski trails in winter and beaches, hiking and biking trails in summer, are just a few of nature's attractions in the region. A multitude of restaurants and a local farmers market in summer appeal to food lovers. And of course there is the famous Steam Train whose locomotive and whistle delight kids and adults alike.
But Wakefield may be best known for its eclectic and lively arts scene. A home to many visual artists seeking refuge and inspiration in a tranquil rural setting, Wakefield gets put on the map again and again by the famed Black Sheep Inn, a "juke joint" that has hosted a diverse international collection of talent and launched the careers of musicians like alt country diva Kathleen Edwards. And then there are the many festivals: Piggy Back Fringe theatre festival, Native Harvest Festival, Wakefest arts festival, Artists in their Environment Studio Tour, the Gatineau River Festival, and Dragonfest (Wakefield's annual winter carnival), are just a few.
One of the first villages to be established along the Gatineau River, Wakefield was founded in 1830 by mainly Irish immigrants with the help of a few Brits and Scots. With its ideal setting on a grand river, Wakefield grew thanks to the lumber industry, whose history one can visit at the Wakefield Mill, now restored into an award-winning four-star inn complete with fine dining and spa facilities. With a working blacksmith, candlemaker and of course all the nearby farmers, Wakefield's history is still alive and well.
Most who visit this unique small town succumb to its charm and stay - Tommy Douglas, the "father of Canadian medicare", had his home here and Lester B. Pearson, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is buried in the MacLaren cemetery. If you spend some time chatting with Wakefield's residents, you'll discover dozens of other less famous folks who dropped in for a visit once and were never able to leave. To visit Wakefield, is to love it.

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