Preserved in its 1874 glory, the San Francisco Mint will be open to the public in its entirety for the first time as part of the San Francisco Mint Project in 2011. The Old Mint, site of great heroism during the great quake and fire of 1906 will become the Museum of San Francisco and the Bay Area. Click here to download their capital campaign brochure or visit www.themintproject.org (both written by yours truly).

The quarterly newsletter of the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society, Panorama features upcoming programs and events, including those of other Bay Area historical groups. Issued to SFMHS’s 3,000+ members, Panorama helps fulfill the society’s mission of preserving Bay Area history by promoting history walks, the Barbary Coast Trail and Standing Ovations—its annual celebration of San Francisco culture—as well as promoting the creation and ongoing operation of a world class museum in San Francisco's Old Mint.

Oncology Business Review uses in-depth interviews, news coverage, data sources and commentary to provide provocative discussion for people in the commercial oncology industry. Both their industry trade journal and daily newsletter are written and edited by Sarah Moise. Visit www.oncbiz.com for more information.

The purpose of this paper is to make the case for Benefitfocus’ long-term vision for an integrated Consumer Directed Healthcare Portal (CDH Portal). Addressing the challenge of supporting related information that is segregated across multiple systems, Benefitfocus is creating a single sign-on CDH portal that provides not only a comprehensive support environment for benefit administrators, but also a complete self-service environment for the consumer—making it truly a consumer directed experience.

In this age of communication, schools require laptops, grandparents have web sites and tech-savvy people place as much emphasis on e-mail as they do on the telephone. That’s why buyers nowadays are choosing “smart homes,” fitted with structured wiring for current and future technological capabilities.