Rising costs in the U.S. are driving more people to consider retirement in less expensive locales and the list of potential resting spots is long and varied. International Living compiles annual lists on the best places to hang the retired hat based on things like cost of living, ease of entry, healthcare, insurance and access to amenities, and the Top 10 for 2012 includes some old favorites as well as new picks. The best of the best for this year include Panama, Mexico, Malaysia, Colombia and New Zealand. For more on this continue reading the following article from TheStreet. Retirement in the United States is nice and all, until they ask you to actually pay for stuff. When retirees’ nest eggs are a finite and dwindling resource, rising local and federal taxes can put even the staunchest, flag-draped patriotism to the test. If retirees are willing to leave the states behind, the savings can be substantial. The folks at International Living crunched the numbers and looked at the price of simple staples, assimilation and staying in touch with family left behind. The following countries scored high marks not only for their inexpensive living, but for overall friendlines Read more text

myAMPHS Community Membership Program is part of a larger campaign the organization launched called “myAMPHS” that brings together all of AMPHS’ diverse programs and volunteer, donor, community member, professional member, and community and government leader stakeholders into one unified body. The myAMPHS brand signifies a common experience that is personal to each and every contributor and participant of the AMPHS vision and mission. The newly branded “myAMPHS program” will have the greatest benefit overall for community members who do not have healthcare insurance and/or do not have access to medical services. Community members can continue to receive health care services under myAMPHS Community Membership Program. Under the myAMPHS Community membership program, each individual community member will continue to receive basic biometric healthcare screenings, nutrition and lifestyle choices consultations, in-depth individual evaluations, health access and coverage assistance (HACAP), prescription assistance program (PAP), resources and referrals for medical treatment, and follow-up consultations, but now will be able to refer to the program by its new, more personalized Read more text

CHICAGO, IL — Mattersight Corporation (NASDAQ: MATR) today announced it received the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) Level 1 Service Provider Certification, the highest standard of excellence for payment data security, for the third year in a row. PCI-DSS represents a set of comprehensive and rigorous requirements for enhancing payment account data security and serves to facilitate the broad adoption of consistent data security measures to protect credit card data on a global basis. The PCI-DSS was created by major credit card companies to safeguard customer information and mandates that merchants and service providers meet and maintain stringent security standards when they process and transmit cardholder data. More information on the council and the standard can be found at www.pcisecuritystandards.org. “We continue to invest in policies, procedures, and controls necessary to ensure the safekeeping of our clients’ data. Achieving PCI-DSS Level 1 Certification demonstrates Mattersight’s commitment to providing our clients with the highest standards for data security and privacy,” said Kelly Conway, Mattersight’s Presid Read more text