MISI (NTT Data) to Co-Lead Change Management Workshop ...

Press Release Source: MISI Company on Thursday September 8, 2011, 1:41 pm EDT

PHILADELPHIA?(BUSINESS WIRE)? MISI?s Experience Design (XD) team will be co-leading the in-conference workshop on change management that will open CBI?s Life Sciences Commercial IT Summit on Cloud and Mobile Initiatives, September 15-16, 2011 in Philadelphia, PA. the workshop ? Change Management: Prepare Internal Teams for Implementation of new Tools and Platforms ? will be co-led by Ray Milora, Director Customer Experience, Core Business Services for the global pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline and MISI XD Account Director Lisa Woodley.

Milora was on the GSK leadership team that oversaw the largest implementation at the time of Microsoft?s cloud computing solution, MS Office 365. He will speak to GSK?s experience. ?Technology solutions based on firm understanding of customers? needs and desires solve problems,? he says, ?and in the end have little to do with the technology used to do so.?

Woodley was part of the MISI team that performed research to provide a global, cross-functional snapshot of GSK?s employee population. MISI?s overview became a source of strategic guidance throughout the migration to MS Office 365, particularly with regard to communication and training initiatives. ?On paper, streamlining IT, simplifying back end systems, migrating to the cloud can provide significant cost-savings,? Woodley notes, ?but these initiatives don?t deliver true strategic value unless they are centered around enabling employees to share information, collaborate more effectively, and work faster-better-smarter to deliver on their piece of the business value chain.?

the workshop will include a series of interactive group exercises moderated by a team of MISI?s experience designers that includes Woodley, Account Director Jerilyn MacLaren-Hall, and Experience Architect Liana Dragoman. the group breakouts will explore three major themes: Influencing Perceptions, Effective Training and Employee Interaction, and Managing Cultural Change. Activities will give attendees firsthand exposure to the work that should be done with employees in anticipation of and following large IT projects to ensure an organization realizes the desired results of the implementation.

Keane, also an NTT Data company, will be joining MISI in their conference booth to represent the technology side of cloud and mobile solutions. Keane offers best-of-breed cloud computing and data center hosting solutions on private, public, and hybrid cloud platforms with specific expertise in the Life Sciences. Keane?s portfolio also includes Keane Optimum Mobile, a cloud-based solution that enables customers to access patient data from their facility?s suite of Keane Optimum applications and exchange data with a variety of community healthcare facilities, health information exchanges (HIEs), and other sites using secure Web technology.

more information on the CBI conference and the joint MISI/GSK workshop can be found at: cbinet.com/conference/workshop/11042/pc11087

About MISI

MISI Company, Ltd., an NTT DATA Group company, provides experience design consulting services and technical staffing to a diverse client base on a global level. MISI was founded in 1978 and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTT DATA Corporation in 1992. MISI?s services are delivered to Fortune 500 and mid-market clients from its offices in new York, new Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California and Canada. With its teams of staffing and experience design professionals, featuring technology and industry thought leaders, MISI has developed a strong reputation for providing both exceptional quality and excellent value. misicompany.com

About Keane

Keane, an NTT DATA Company, is an IT services firm headquartered in the U.S. with more than 12,500 professionals worldwide. For 45 years, Keane has been an Application Services specialist with distinguished project management credentials. Today, Keane offers a flagship suite of Application Services, as well as Infrastructure and Business Process Outsourcing solutions delivered through onsite, nearshore, and offshore resources. keane.com/

About NTT DATA CORPORATION

NTT DATA is a quoted subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (?NTT?). It offers a broad range of IT services including consulting, systems integration and IT outsourcing. NTT DATA recorded total revenues of approx. JPY 1.1 trillion for the year ended March 31, 2010, and has more than 50,594 employees as of Dec 31th. NTT DATA has taken various steps to develop its business on a global scale. (nttdata.com/index.html)

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What does G.O.P. stand for? (Politico)

Barely half of Republicans know what ?GOP? stands for, according to a new poll.

Just 51 percent of party members in a Vanity Fair/CBS News Poll on Monday correctly said the acronym stood for ?Grand Old Party.?

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Overall, 45 percent of Americans gave the right answer and only 38 percent of Democrats were on the mark.

Among all voters, the next most popular answer was ?Government of the People,? which 35 percent of those surveyed picked. Seven percent said GOP stood for ?Grumpy Old People,? 3 percent said it was ?God?s Own Party,? while 9 percent said they didn?t know what GOP meant.

The poll also asked whether people trust journalists or politicians more ? 76 percent of those surveyed said they trust journalists more, while just 6 percent said politicians were more trustworthy.

And in a question about which characteristic is most important for a president to have, 40 percent said ?intelligence? was most significant, followed by 35 percent of people who chose ?character.? Just 2 percent picked ?ruthlessness.?

This poll was conducted via telephone interview among a sample of 1,165 adults.

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Drama of Jackson case hides simple ruling for jury (AP)

LOS ANGELES ? The first week of the manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor has had all the trappings of other courtroom spectacles involving the King of Pop: Dozens of sign-toting fans, TV crews, Jackson lookalikes and the familiar faces of the Jackson family enduring yet another public crucible.

Inside the courtroom, jurors heard intimate, riveting details of the pop superstar's life, including recordings of his drug-slurred voice, his hopes for a major comeback tour, even his love of spinach cobb salad with organic turkey breast.

But jurors have been reminded regularly that someone else is on trial here. And despite all the courtroom drama, the involuntary manslaughter case against Dr. Conrad Murray is relatively straight-forward. To win a conviction, prosecutors must simply prove that Murray acted with gross negligence as Jackson's personal physician in the days and hours before his death.

Murray, 58, a Houston cardiologist, sat silently as prosecutors called witnesses who said he never told them to call 911 after Jackson was found unconscious in the bedroom of his rented Los Angeles mansion. They suggested Murray could have instructed security guards, a chef and Jackson's personal assistant to make the crucial call, but he didn't.

One security guard said Murray delayed the call while telling him to bag vials of medicine.

In the eyes of prosecutors, Murray did nearly everything wrong and even abandoned the singer in his hour of extreme need when he left his bedside to make a phone call. Defense attorneys are aggressively challenging such claims.

Attorney Adam Braun, who briefly represented a doctor charged with overprescribing drugs to Anna Nicole Smith, said the first requirement for prosecutors is to prove the cause of Jackson's death.

A coroner's report said he died on June 25, 2009, of acute intoxication from the powerful anesthetic propofol, with the presence of sedatives known as benzodiazepines.

Prosecutors "have to show it was reckless both to prescribe and administer propofol and to leave it next to the bed," Braun said.

Thus far, prosecutors have focused their evidence on alleged serious acts of omission by Murray. Witnesses said he delayed asking others to make the 911 call; failed to have the proper lifesaving equipment on hand; and didn't tell paramedics that he had given Jackson propofol.

Central to their case is Murray's decision to provide the star with propofol, the drug Jackson called his "milk," delivering it in a cozy home bedroom rather than a hospital room where it is meant to be given with an anesthesiologist on hand and life-saving equipment such as a CPR machine available for any emergencies.

In pictures shown to jurors, there are fluffy pillows and a thick down comforter on Jackson's bed, but no CPR machine or oxygen monitoring equipment. A lawyer for the producer of Jackson's ill-fated "This Is It' concert said the doctor had ordered a CPR machine to be provided when they arrived for the shows in London but not before.

In his opening statement, prosecutor David Walgren said Murray told police he gave Jackson a small amount of propofol on the day he died and provided doses every night for about six weeks before that as a sleep aid.

Defense attorney Ed Chernoff countered that Jackson did not die because Murray gave him propofol; he died because he stopped giving it to him. Murray was actually trying to wean him from the drug when Jackson downed a fatal dose while Murray was out of the room, the lawyer said.

With no one present in the room when that would have occurred, lawyers will be asking jurors to infer it from circumstantial evidence.

Prosecutors also presented evidence that Murray denied important information to paramedics who arrived at the house. Paramedic Richard Senneff testified Friday that Murray didn't reveal he had given the singer propofol that morning, saying only that he had given Jackson the sedative lorazepam.

Prosecutors claim all those circumstances indicate that Murray's standard of medical care was below the level that would have been practiced by a reasonable physician.

Murray may be the only person who can tell jurors why he did what he did. But experts say it would be risky for him to testify and open himself up to accusatory questions from the prosecution.

Former federal prosecutor Marcellus McRae, who has been monitoring the trial, said the defense claim that Jackson killed himself is a risky strategy, and calling Murray to the witness stand would be a mistake.

"Dr. Murray doesn't have to prove he's innocent," McRae said. "If you take the stand, the impression is you're worried. You have some explaining to do. You only do that when you have to."

The one thing neither Murray nor his attorneys can address is the constant presence in court of the famous Jackson family and the message sent by their presence.

McRae said much of the drama swirling in the courtroom may not determine a verdict. But the presence of the Jackson family is a powerful factor.

"I don't think people compartmentalize the emotional and the rational," said McRae. "When you see that a person had a family and that family is in the courtroom, the basic instinct is to want there to be some responsibility."

He also notes the need for a sense of immediacy since Jackson died over two years ago.

"There's a linkage for people to see the wreckage caused by his death and the sense of devastation," he said. "All these people living and breathing in the courtroom makes it immediate."

Jackson's mother, Katherine, his father, Joe, and up to six of their famous children have been present daily.

Jurors have also seen a large photo of Michael Jackson's three children taken at his memorial. They have heard about his daughter crying out, "Daddy," when she saw him dying.

And during that poignant testimony, they have seen his mother's tears.

Murray has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of four years behind bars and the loss of his medical license.

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How A Home Based Business Can Help Maintain Balance between ...

How A Home Based Business Can Help Maintain Balance between Personal and Professional Life for Moms

Article by Kevin Allen

How A Home Based Business Can Help Maintain Balance between Personal and Professional Life for Moms

A scenario commonly witnessed among women is that subsequent to having a baby their daily life routine ruptures. They are torn between to take up their duties at work and their desire to spend time with their child. However, due to money constrains they are forced to resume their work duties, but at the same time they are unsatisfied with their decision and have a guilty feeling for parting with their young ones. However, with the change in times the women are respecting their role as a nurturer of species and maintaining a balance between their work role and the role that nature has enforced on them. Nowadays, more and more women are initiating a business from their home, which enables them to devote time to their families at the same time. By making use of the skills they already possess along with extensive research, the task of starting home based business is easy than it is thought to be.

The option of selling crafts and other hand made materials can be considered by most women who enjoy indulging in quilting, crocheting as well as knitting. With such art at their disposal they can easily begin an online store comprising handmade stuff. The whole process of starting such a home based business is an easy affair and even consumes less time as compared to beginning a website from scrape. Apart from that the option of selling goods at the shops, fairs as well as markets is always available.

If you think that writing is your forte, then a way to put this passion to use is to adopt freelancing as your profession. A quick search on the internet will avail you with all the websites which render you with places where you can furnish your articles on all sorts of topics. Another way is to start your own blog, which is gaining popularity these days. Freelancing gives you the freedom, to splash your views and thoughts. It can be practiced as and when you have the time. Several sites of job listing contain posting seeking out for freelance content writers. Apart from this you can also pen down your own thoughts and write a book on the topic that interests you. The book is converted into an e-book format subsequent to its uploading. However, prior to writing the book it is essential to review the demand of the topic.

Home based business for moms are full of advantages keeping in mind their desires to nurture the child as well as their wish to stretch their hand in family?s money constrains. The flexibility, comfort, freedom as well as convenience the home based business generates for moms in enormous. With online home business you can be a part of your child?s growing experience, mending their lifestyles and tending them with love, care and affection. The execution of household work and earning money both can be simultaneously balanced with home based business. While at the same time, maintaining equilibrium between personal and professional life along with a conventional nine to five job is not easy.

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Kevin Allen is an author and educator and has many successful internet businesses. You can learn step-by-step how to make your own profitable internet business by visiting http://www.workfromhomeincomesystem.com/. Here you can enjoy incredible free courses to make your online business a success. Also, by becoming a full member you will learn step-by-step how to make money from home on the internet with an incredible system that requires almost no capital outlay to make incredible profits.

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Gov't backs 4 more solar loans as deadline looms

Workers continue to build rows of solar panels at a Mesquite Solar 1 facility under construction Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, in Arlington, Ariz. The new solar facility is part of a $1 billion Energy Department loan guarantee, of which $337 million is going to Mesquite Solar 1, for the 150 megawatt solar facility. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Workers continue to build rows of solar panels at a Mesquite Solar 1 facility under construction Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, in Arlington, Ariz. The new solar facility is part of a $1 billion Energy Department loan guarantee, of which $337 million is going to Mesquite Solar 1, for the 150 megawatt solar facility. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

A worker stands near unfinished solar panel framework at a Mesquite Solar 1 facility under construction Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, in Arlington, Ariz. The new solar facility is part of a $1 billion Energy Department loan guarantee, of which $337 million is going to Mesquite Solar 1 for the 150 megawatt solar panel facility. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Solar panel installation continues at a rapid pace at the Mesquite Solar 1 facility under construction Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, in Arlington, Ariz. The new solar facility is part of a $1 billion Energy Department loan guarantee, of which $337 million is going to Mesquite Solar 1. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Energy Department on Friday approved four more solar energy loan guarantees worth nearly $5 billion, hours before a controversial loan program was set to expire.

Meanwhile, the Justice Department moved to take away control of a failed solar panel maker from its management and transfer it to a court-appointed trustee.

Energy Secretary Steven Chu said the department completed deals on four projects, including two that were sold late this week by Arizona-based First Solar Inc., a major solar manufacturer that had been seeking three federal loan guarantees for projects in California. The sales were announced Friday along with the loan guarantees.

The loans were approved under the same program that paid for a $528 million loan to Solyndra LLC, a now-bankrupt solar panel maker that has become a symbol for critics of the Obama administration's green energy program.

Two other solar loan guarantees worth about $1.1 billion were announced earlier this week, as the Obama administration pushed forward with the loan program despite pleas from GOP critics to halt it to avoid another Solyndra-like debacle.

Even as the loan program continued, the Justice Department took steps Friday to take away control of Solyndra from its management and transfer it to a court-appointed trustee.

In a filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, the Justice Department said it was seeking the appointment of a trustee because top Solyndra executives refused to answer questions about its finances and operations. Solyndra CEO Brian Harrison and financial chief W.G. Stover refused to testify before Congress last week, citing their Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination.

The Justice Department did not allege any wrongdoing but said "the inability or refusal of the corporate officers to answer material questions . establishes cause for the appointment of a trustee."

Solyndra, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in early September, faces a criminal investigation by the FBI, as well as scrutiny from congressional investigators and inspectors general at two federal agencies, Energy and Treasury.

Experts said management often remains in control of a company during Chapter 11 reorganization, but in some cases a court orders the appointment of a trustee to take control. If the Justice Department motion is granted by the bankruptcy court, the trustee could make decisions about the company's operations, including whether to liquidate the firm, a Justice Department spokeswoman said.

Chu said the solar projects, which could cost taxpayers as much as $6 billion, should help the U.S. as it competes with China and other countries to develop renewable energy.

"To win the clean energy race we must invest in projects like this that fund jobs and increase the generation of clean, renewable power in the U.S.," Chu said in a statement. "Deployment of utility-scale solar power will help bring down the cost of solar and strengthen our position as a global clean energy leader."

The deals announced Friday include a $1.5 billion loan guarantee to Florida-based NextEra Energy and other investors that bought a planned 550-megawatt solar farm on federal land in Southern California from First Solar, as well as $646 million to Illinois-based Exelon Corp. for a 230-megawatt solar plant near Los Angeles. Next Era Energy Resources and GE Energy Financial Services bought the Desert Sunlight project from First Solar, while Exelon bought the Antelope Valley project. First Solar will continue to build and operate both projects.

A third project, worth $1.2 billion, will help San Jose-based SunPower Corp. build a 250-megawatt solar plant in California, while $1.4 billion will go San Francisco-based Prologis Inc. to support installation of about 750 solar rooftop panels in 28 states.

The loan program expires on Friday.

Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., chairman of a House energy subcommittee that is investigating Solyndra, called the rush to approve loans unseemly.

"In a last-minute mad dash to beat the stimulus deadline, DOE rushed out an unprecedented tidal wave of taxpayer dollars ? and the question still remains, 'Where are the jobs?' " Stearns said Friday. "American taxpayers are already on the hook for half a billion dollars for the sins of Solyndra. What surprises does DOE have in store from (Friday's) rush job?"

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Is Online Home Based Business successful? ? Starlore

Written by Gallileo
October 1st, 2011

The discovery of web has offered a lot of openings for users in several ways. Now you can download details about any matter within the cosmos with just a click on of the mouse. You can touch with any person you favor in any facet of the globe. You too can get details about any experience that is happening in a distant place. And you may carry out your online business from your place. One of the most glorious presents that the International Wide Web gave is Online Home Based Business.

A number of folks all over the world are actually engaged in Online Home Based Business. Online Home Based Business have helped folks to earn their livelihood and become profitable in a snappy way. Online Home Based Business is prison so there may be not anything to worry about anything. If you wish to have to begin Online Home Based Business then you make touch with mavens and take their advice. You can even want a few capital to invest despite the fact that it isn?t much.

There are many sorts of Online Home Based Business. One of the most preferred ones is promoting items. You would possibly promote your personal goods or you may promote goods for retailers You gets a commission for each item that you promote for a retailer. Sometimes the retailers provide a very prime commission and in this method you can make a lot of profit. You may also promote goods on E bay. You would possibly both promote your personal goods or those that belong to others.

Working as an assistant for a emblem or a person is one other most popular Online Home Based Business. In this kind of job you must carry out the entire tasks that a secretary performs. But you can do that from the comforts of your home. You shall be given assignments and you can whole the ones simply by sitting at home. This Online Home Based Business is preferred via house makers as a result of it is extremely appropriate for them. You can maintain your circle of relatives and on the related time you can additionally achieve money.

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Celebrity Cookbooks ? Buy or Avoid?

Celebrity cookbooks have been around for a long time. No matter what the subject or discipline, celebrities, especially actors and actresses, think they know enough to share their wisdom with the rest of us. Some actually do know something, but for the most part, they know as much as you or I do. So when it comes to celebrity cookbooks, success is more determined by good editors and ensuring that recipes are spelled out properly with full lists of ingredients, procedures, and instructions. Otherwise, you can get a real mess, such as the 1940 classic cookbook, ?Specialites de la Maison?, which has recipes from everybody who was anybody of that era, including Katherine Hepburn, Helen Keller, Christian Dior and even Eleanor Roosevelt. My experience with this celebrity cookbook began after watching an episode of ?Anna and Katherine?s Grocery Bag? on the Oprah Winfrey Network. OWN airs two half-hour episodes every Saturday morning starting at 6am EDT. The premise of their show is to buy a popular cookbook and then actually make several dishes from it. Then they have a taste testing from a profession chef. Most of the time the dishes fall short and the ladies get discouraged, blaming the [...]

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