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November 16, 2009 Doc of the Week >>> A Slice of Life
DOCUMENTARY: the English Surgeon
DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Smith
REVIEWER: becky beamer
It’s been a while but Katy and I reunited this week for a Documentary viewing. As promised in a previous post – I reviewed the English Surgeon in anticipation of the new film by Geoffery Smith.
Netflicks Summary: Get acquainted with the work of British brain surgeon Henry Marsh, who, since his haunting first visit to a Russian hospital in the early 1990s, has been devoted to founding a quality brain surgery clinic in the former Soviet Union. Marsh cobbles together secondhand tools and used equipment from hospitals in the U.K. to treat patients in need, such as Marian, a Ukrainian man for whom Marsh is his greatest hope.
The first thing that stands out is how “very BBC” the visuals and story telling style is for this film. This story was not assisted but a narrator which left the viewer a bit sleepy at a few points. We were just sitting – waiting – for the narrator to push the story ahead. I was a little disappointed by the tre conservative camerawork. And low and behold – it was sponsored by the BBC.
On the upside – the English Surgeon did have the most tactile face I’ve seen in quite a while. And the English Surgeon in combination with his Ukrainian counterpart were funny, insightful, and humanistic as characters. Thier interaction inspired laughter and conversation. I also have to admit I laughed OUT LOUD at least 3 points in the film. On the other hand – I fell asleep about 1 hour in and woke up 15 minutes later. At least I wasn’t the only one who took a cat nap during the same segment……. I think I can speak for Katy when I say that we both found the need to talk a bit about life, the health care system. and hard choices as the credits rolled.
It wasn’t the best but it wasn’t the worst. Too bad it wasn’t just 1 hour I think it would have been a 4 out of 5…..
3 out of 5 Cheers
b.b
Tags: Becky Beamer, documentary, Documentary review, entertainment, Film review, friends, Fun, Geoffrey Smith, Medical, review, surgery
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You use your AWS account credentials to access your Amazon EC2 resources. You can use features of Amazon EC2 and AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) to allow other users to access your Amazon EC2 resources without giving them your AWS account credentials.
Topics
Amazon EC2 enables you to specify the AWS accounts that can access your Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) and Amazon EBS snapshots. These permissions work at the AWS account level only; you can't restrict access Sharing AMIs.
Each Amazon EBS snapshot has a
VolumePermission attribute that controls which
AWS accounts can access the snapshot. For more information, see Modifying Snapshot Permissions.
Amazon EC
With Amazon EC2, you can use IAM to control which users in your AWS account can create AMIs or launch instances.
To create an IAM group and users
Open the IAM console at.
From the dashboard, click Create a New Group of Users.
On the GROUP NAME page, specify the name of the group under Group Name.
On the PERMISSIONS page, specify the policies for the group. You can select a policy template or create custom policies. For more information, see IAM Policies for Amazon EC2.
On the USERS page, specify one or more user names. If the users will use the CLI or API, select Generate an access key for each User. Click Continue.
If you had IAM generate access keys, click Download Credentials or Show User Security Credentials and save the access keys.
If the users will use the console, click Users in the navigation pane and do the following for each user:
Select the user.
Click the Security Credentials tab in the details pane.
Under Sign-In Credentials, click Manage Password.
In the Manage Password dialog box, select an option and click Apply.
Click Download Credentials or Show User Security Credentials and save the password.
Give each user his or her credentials (access keys and password); this enables them to access services based on the permissions you specified for the IAM group.
For more information about IAM, see the following:
By default, IAM users don't have permission to use Amazon EC2 API actions. To allow users to use these API actions, you create an IAM policy that allows access to one or more API actions, and then attach the policy to the IAM user or group.
A policy consists of one or more statements, where each statement describes one set of permissions. You create a policy using JSON, as shown here:
{ "Version":"
yyyy-mm-dd", "Statement":[{ "Effect":"
effect", "Action":"
action", "Resource":"
arn" "Condition":{ "
condition":{ "
key":"
value" } } } ] }
The effect can be
Allow or
Deny. To learn
about specifying action, see Amazon EC2 API Actions. To learn about specifying
arn, see Amazon Resource Names (ARNs) for Amazon EC2. To learn about specifying conditions for Amazon EC2,
see Amazon EC2 Policy Keys.
For more information about policies, see Permissions and Policies in the IAM documentation.
In an IAM policy, you can specify any of the Amazon EC2 API actions. Each action name must be
prefixed with the lowercase string
ec2:. For example:
ec2:RunInstances or
ec2:CreateImage. To specify
all Amazon EC2 API actions, use
ec2:*.
For a list of Amazon EC2 actions, see Actions in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud API Reference.
Amazon EC2 has no Amazon Resource Names (ARNs) because you can't specify particular Amazon EC2 resources in an IAM policy. When you write a policy to control access to Amazon EC2 API actions, specify the * wildcard as the resource.
For more information about ARNs, see Amazon Resource Names (ARN) and AWS Service Namespaces in the Amazon Web Services General Reference.
In an IAM policy, you can specify conditions that control when a policy is in effect. Each condition contains one or more key-value pairs. AWS defines conditions and keys, and individual services can define additional service-specific keys.
Amazon EC2 implements the AWS-wide policy keys, but no service-specific policy keys.
For a list of AWS-wide policy keys, see Available Keys in Using IAM.
The following examples show simple policies for controlling user access to Amazon EC2. We specify the resource as "*", because you can't specify particular Amazon EC2 resources in an IAM policy.
Example 1: Allow a group to describe, launch, stop, start, and terminate instances
In this example, we create a policy that allows the group to use the specified API actions.
{ "Statement":[{ "Effect":"Allow", "Action":["ec2:DescribeInstances","ec2:RunInstances", "ec2:StopInstances","ec2:StartInstances", "ec2:TerminateInstances"], "Resource":"*" } ] }
Example 2: Allow a group to list the Amazon EC2 resources that belong to the AWS account
In this example, we create a policy that allows the group to use all Amazon EC2 API actions
whose names begin with
Describe.
{ "Statement":[{ "Effect":"Allow", "Action":"ec2:Describe*", "Resource":"*" } ] }
Applications must sign their API requests with AWS credentials. Therefore, if you are an application developer, you need a strategy for managing credentials for your applications that run on Amazon EC2 instances. For example, you can securely distribute your AWS credentials to the instances, enabling the applications on those instances to use your credentials to sign requests, while protecting them API access using IAM roles as follows:
Create an IAM role.
Define which accounts or AWS services can assume the role.
Define which actions can be performed.
Specify the role when you launch your instances.
For example, you can use IAM roles to grant permissions to an application on an instance that needs to access a bucket in Amazon S3.
You can specify permissions for IAM roles by creating a policy in JSON format. These are similar to the policies that you create for IAM users. If you make a change to a role, the change is propagated to all instances, simplifying credential management. For more information about creating and using IAM roles, see Roles.
An application on the instance retrieves the security credentials provided by the role from
the instance metadata item
iam/security-credentials/role-name.
The application uses the security credentials associated with the role to access resources
using the permissions you've defined for the role. These security credentials are temporary
and we rotate them automatically. We make new credentials available at least five minutes prior
to example demonstrates how to retrieve the security credentials for an IAM role named s3access.
GET; echo { "Code" : "Success", "LastUpdated" : "2012-04-26T16:39:16Z", "Type" : "AWS-HMAC", "AccessKeyId" : "AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE", "SecretAccessKey" : "UtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY", "Token" : "...", "Expiration" : "2012-04-26T22:39:16Z" }
For more information about instance metadata, see Instance Metadata. For more information about temporary credentials, see Using Temporary Security Credentials. AWS Management Console
Create an IAM role.
Open the IAM console at.
In the navigation pane, click Roles, and then click Create New Role.
On the first CONFIGURE ROLE page, enter a name for the role and click Continue.
On the second CONFIGURE ROLE page, click the Select button for Amazon EC2.
On the SET PERMISSIONS page, specify the policies for the role. You can select a policy template or create custom policies. For more information, see Creating a Role and IAM Policies for Amazon EC2.
Review the role information, edit the role as needed, and then click Create Role.
Launch an instance with the IAM role.
Open the Amazon EC2 console at.
On the dashboard, click Launch Instance.
If you're using the Quick Launch Wizard, do the following:
Provide the requested information on the first page, and then click Continue.
Click Edit details.
Select Advanced Details and select the IAM role you created from the IAM Role list.
Click Save details and then click Launch.
If you're using the Classic Wizard, do the following:
Click the Select button for the AMI to use.
Provide the requested information on the first INSTANCE DETAILS page and click Continue.
On the second INSTANCE DETAILS page, select the IAM role you created from the IAM Role list and click Continue.
Finish the wizard, clicking Launch on the final page.
If you are using the Amazon EC2 API Actions in your application, retrieve the AWS security credentials made available on the instance and use them to sign the requests. Note that the AWS SDK does this for you.
GET
role_name IAM and Amazon EC2 CLIs
The following example creates an IAM role named s3access with a policy that allows the role to access an S3 bucket, and an instance profile named s3access.
$ iam-rolecreate -r s3access -s ec2.amazonaws.com $ iam-roleaddpolicy -r s3access -e Allow -a s3:\* -c \* -p s3star -o {"Version":"2008-10-17","Statement":[{"Effect":"Allow","Action":["s3:*"],"Resource":["*"]}]} $ iam-instanceprofilecreate -s s3access -r s3access arn:aws:iam::111111111111:instance-profile/s3access
For more information, see iam-rolecreate, iam-roleaddpolicy, and iam-instanceprofilecreate in the AWS Identity and Access Management Command Line Reference.
Launch an instance using the instance profile. The following example shows a
t1.micro
instance being launched with the instance profile created in step 1.
$ ec2-run-instances -t t1.micro -p arn:aws:iam::111111111111:instance-profile/s3access -k key-pair -g 'Web Server' ami-e565ba8c RESERVATION r-11c62773 111111111111 sg-e7ddc68e INSTANCE i-9a6843fd ami-e565ba8c pending key-pair 0 us-east-1e aki-88aa75e1 disabled $ ec2-describe-instances RESERVATION r-11c62773 111111111111 sg-e7ddc68e INSTANCE i-9a6843fd ami-e565ba8c ec2-50-19-200-155.compute-1.amazonaws.com ip-10-28-28-186.ec2.internal running key-pair 0 t1.micro 2012-04-26T16:29:25.000Z us-east-1e aki-88aa75e1 disabled AIPAJ6OQOSP4IRHXCI6E4
For more information, see ec2-run-instances and ec2-describe-instances in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Command Line Reference.
If you are using the Amazon EC2 API Actions in your application, retrieve the AWS security credentials made available on the instance and use them to sign the requests. Note that the AWS SDK does this for you.
GET
role_name
The AWS SDK documentation includes walkthroughs that show an application that uses security credentials from a IAM role to read an Amazon S3 bucket. For more information, see the following topics: | http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/UsingIAM.html | 2013-05-18T10:21:56 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Article Title
Popular Culture and the Rituals of American Football
Abstract
In his article, "Popular Culture and the Rituals of American Football," Mark Axelrod reflects on meanings of cultural practice in American popular culture. Before globalization -- driven by economics -- became a fact of life with profound implications, there were myths and rituals that provided a kind of insulation from the mysteries of life. These practices were ritualized by "primitive" men and women who, seemingly, did not understand the universe as well as we moderns do. But in fact one only needs to witness throngs of Baltimoreans rushing after a caravan of cars attempting to kiss the Vince Lombardi Trophy as if it were a passing Torah and genuflecting to their NFL Ravens to realize that very little has changed since the days of pine and mosses. In American scholarship, one of the most fascinating areas of myth and ritual, and one of the least explored, is that dealing with American football. Drawing on the thought of Arnold van Gennep, C.G. Jung, and Mircea Eliade among others, Axelrod raises the ritual of the sport from the baseness of physical contact and violence to the level of cultural practice, replete with all the sacred mysteries of any other ritual, past or present.
Recommended Citation
Axelrod, Mark.
"Popular Culture and the Rituals of American Football."
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NVL2 lets you determine the value returned by a query based on whether a specified expression is null or not null. If
expr1 is not null, then
NVL2 returns
expr2. If
expr1 is null, then
NVL2 returns
expr3.
The argument
expr1 can have any data type. The arguments
expr2 and
expr3 can have any data types except
LONG.
If the data types of
expr2 and
expr3 are different, then Oracle Database implicitly converts one to the other. If they cannot be converted implicitly, then the database returns an error. If
expr2 is character or numeric data, then the implicit conversion is implemented as follows:
If
expr2 is character data, then Oracle Database converts
expr3 to the data type of
expr2 before returning a value unless
expr3 is a null constant. In that case, a data type conversion is not necessary, and the database returns
VARCHAR2 in the character set of
expr2.
If
expr2 is numeric data, then Oracle Database determines which argument has the highest numeric precedence, implicitly converts the other argument to that data type, and returns that data type.
See Also:Table 3-10, "Implicit Type Conversion Matrix" for more information on implicit conversion and "Numeric Precedence" for information on numeric precedence
The following example shows whether the income of some employees is made up of salary plus commission, or just salary, depending on whether the
commission_pct column of
employees is null or not.
SELECT last_name, salary, NVL2(commission_pct, salary + (salary * commission_pct), salary) income FROM employees WHERE last_name like 'B%' ORDER BY last_name; LAST_NAME SALARY INCOME ------------------------- ---------- ---------- Baer 10000 10000 Baida 2900 2900 Banda 6200 6820 Bates 7300 8395 Bell 4000 4000 Bernstein 9500 11875 Bissot 3300 3300 Bloom 10000 12000 Bull 4100 4100 | http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e26088/functions120.htm | 2013-05-18T11:05:57 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Using WebLogic Server Clusters
This section is a brief introduction to WebLogic Server clusters. It contains the following information: Overview of WebLogic Server Domains in Configuring and Managing::, connection pools and multipools, to improve the availability of cluster-hosted applications. Each JDBC object you configure for your cluster must exist on each managed server in the cluster—when you configure the JDBC objects, target them to the cluster.:.
Automatic failover is not supported by WebLogic JMS in this release.
The following APIs and internal services cannot be clustered in WebLogic Server:
You can still use these services on individual WebLogic Server instances in a cluster. However, the services do not make use of load balancing or failover features.
The new features in WebLogic Server 8.1 that pertain to clustering are describe in the following sections.
WebLogic Server 8.1 provides new server affinity features that reduce the number of sockets used for RMI communications. For details, see Round-Robin Affinity, Weight-Based Affinity, and Random-Affinity. | http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs81/cluster/overview.html | 2013-05-18T10:24:45 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
This method for uninstalling Agent for IBM WebSphere Portal Server 5.1.0.2 applies to all the supported platforms.
This uninstallation process involves two phases as described in the following subsections.
Perform the steps outlined in this section to launch the uninstallation program of Policy Agent 2.2 for IBM WebSphere Portal Server 5.1.0.2.. | http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19636-01/819-6101/ganbb/index.html | 2013-05-18T10:44:25 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Title: Oral History Interview with Raymond Rapp, November 17, 2000. Interview K-0253. Identifier: K-0253Interviewer: Amberg, Rob Interviewee: Rapp, Raymond Subjects: Mars Hill (N.C.)--Politics and government Rapp, Ray Extent: 01:34:24Abstract: In this interview, Mars Hill mayor Raymond Rapp outlines his vision for planned development in Mars Hill and Madison County. He is seeking balance—between the desire for a small-town feel and a big-town economy; between the need for routes in and out of the area and the need to preserve the environment; and between the insularity of a small community and the need to bring in new residents. Rapp is an optimistic and active manager who started small—with the construction of a gazebo—but aims to make Mars Hill the gateway to a thriving, but still naturally beautiful, area. The interview provides a valuable look at the way a community faces the prospect of growth as well as at efforts toward responsible expansion. By making Mars Hill attractive, Rapp hopes to lure new businesses and residents as well as to maintain an atmosphere that will encourage community solidarity and a small-town feel. The interview emphasizes how important extensive planning is in preserving towns against aggressive, wasteful, and ugly development. | http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/biblio.html?base_file=K-0253&duration=01:34:24 | 2013-05-18T11:03:02 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
John G. is a successful 54-year-old economist in California who keeps busy with full-time work, his wife of 31 years, and their three grown children. After a three-year battle with the indolent type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), for which there is no known cure, he's living without symptoms, happy in a new job. He enjoys playing golf as well as his guitar.
What was your first sign that something was wrong? What symptoms did you experience?
It was detected asymptomatically. When I was 51, I took a routine set of tests to change life insurance policies and they detected excess protein in my urine. The protein ultimately turned out to be a kind of protein that signals cancer.
I was having other minor symptoms that I didn’t necessarily connect to NHL. I was more tired than usual. Most significantly I had some numbness in my hands and fingers that had been diagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome, but nothing that any doctor would have said was a marker for NHL. Later on, I did have some gastrointestinal symptoms, but they didn’t amount to more than vague discomfort.
What was the diagnosis experience like?
I went to my primary care doctor and got a number of possible diagnoses, many of which were quite frightening. From the first sign of protein in my urine, it took four or five months to get a really firm diagnosis. That was a really long period of anxiety and emotional turbulence for my family and me. But that is not uncommon in NHL and other lymphomas because some of the symptoms you have can seem like other diseases. After I was diagnosed, I got a second opinion from an oncologist who specializes in lymphoma.
What was your initial and then longer-term reaction to the diagnosis?
Any diagnosis of cancer is like a blow to the stomach. It’s very hard to take. With NHL, there are two main types—indolent and acute. Indolent is the smoldering kind. On the plus side, it doesn't create a lot of immediate problems. But you can't cure it, generally, though you can live for 10 to 15 years and not need any therapy at all.
At times it feels devastating. For me, determining whom I wanted to tell and how much I wanted to tell were part of the difficulties of adjusting to having cancer.
How is non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma treated?
In the spring of 2000, when my blood tests showed an increase in protein levels and I had more stiffness and pain in my hands, I had a round of chemotherapy. I had treatments one week a month for three months. I felt really great after that.
I haven't had any other treatments since then, although last winter some of my blood tests were coming in high—but it got better on its own.
Did you have to make any lifestyle or dietary changes in response to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma?
I've been pretty lucky in a lot of ways. After chemotherapy, I wound up taking a new job. I had worried that I would never be able to change jobs, but once I felt better, I could do that. It was difficult to manage what information I wanted to give at my new job, to my boss, and others. Some people know I have cancer and others don't. I didn’t want it to have an impact on what I was able to do.
I found that I developed some food allergies, one is to fish, but it's not clear if that's because of?
I know emotionally it affects my children and my wife. Sometimes I think it's more emotionally difficult for them than for me. We've talked about things we haven't talked about before, which can be positive in the long run even if it feels painful in the short run.
What advice would you give to anyone living with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma?
Be kind to yourself. It’s a hard thing and not something you expected to have happen. You really need to rely on your family and friends. Be honest with them about how you're feeling—they need to be honest, too.
It’s also very important to seek out a lymphoma specialist and get a second opinion. There are a lot of new drugs coming along that hold a lot of promise. That's a very hopeful thing. Cancer used to be a death sentence; it really isn't anymore.
Interviews were conducted in the past and may not reflect current standards and practices in medicine. Talk to your doctor to learn more about how this condition is diagnosed and managed today and what treatment approaches are right for you. | http://doctors-hospital.net/your-health/?/13338/Living-with-Non-Hodgkin-s-Lymphoma | 2013-05-18T10:42:27 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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Habitual Aspirin and Tylenol Use Linked to Kidney Failure
Many people taking aspirin or Tylenol every day do not even consider chronic renal failure as a possible risk. However, a recent study (N Engl J Med 2001;345(25):1801-1808) shows that there is reason for concern. The study was conducted on 926 patients with newly diagnosed renal failure and 980 control subjects. It used logistic-regression models to estimate the relative risks associated with the use of various analgesics. The study concluded that aspirin or Tylenol were used regularly by 37% and 25%, respectively, of the patients with renal failure and 19% and 12% of the controls. Regular use of either drug was associated with an increase by a factor of 2.5 in the risk of chronic renal failure, and the risk rose with increasing cumulative lifetime doses. However, the study found that the risk of developing kidney failure from either drug was minimal in people without pre-existing kidney disease. | http://doctorvolpe.com/category/kidney-failure/ | 2013-05-18T10:21:36 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments
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WebEx-scheduling deployments support multinode configurations with active-active redundancy. Multinode systems support up to 14,400 audio ports and 14,400 web sessions.
Note: A WebEx-scheduling deployment with a single-node is supported in Release 8.5 MR2 (8.5.4) and later. For earlier releases, contact your Cisco Account Manager who can work with Product Management to define a deployment that best addresses your needs.
Hardware and Software Requirements
Note: Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 does not support interoperability between different releases. All servers within a system must be running the same version of software.
WebEx-scheduled deployments require the following components:.
Integration Requirements
Deployments configured for WebEx-scheduling use WebEx Productivity Tools. For more information, see the Productivity Tools Release Notes available from the Support > User Guides link on your Cisco WebEx Site or by accessing the WebEx Productivity Tools section from the following link:
Note: If your deployment requires Cisco WebEx Network Based Recording (NBR) with conferencing nodes located outside of the USA or London, contact your WebEx Customer Service Manager (CSM) to place an order to uncheck the “Country Code Restriction”. This enables NBR dial-out to international nodes.
Deployment Requirements
Nodes
The MeetingPlace Application Server has two separate functions that may be active on the same node or may be separated between nodes.
Meeting Director nodes: The Meeting Director module controls where meetings are placed. It also maintains communication with WebEx. We recommend that you have two “Meeting Director” nodes in a system so that if one fails the control is automatically passed to the backup.
Conferencing nodes: The Conferencing module controls the traditional audio/video conferencing. The Meeting Director assigns meetings to a specific Conferencing node. When a call comes into a conferencing node but the user wants to attend a meeting on a different conferencing node then the call is referred to the target node.
In small systems up to four nodes, you can place the Meeting Director and Conferencing functions on the same node. Whenever the system is larger we recommend that the Meeting Director run on a node with no Conferencing.
The Release 8.5 system supports up to 16 nodes.
Sites
Groups of nodes are organized into a site. We recommend that the nodes within a site are homogenous so that the user experience is common within all nodes of a site. Release 8.5 supports a maximum of four nodes per site.
Redundancy
When sizing a system, we recommend that you size each site for the desired number of conferencing nodes and then add one additional node. For example, if a site requires 3000 ports we recommend that you include three nodes that each have a capacity of 1500 ports for a total of 4500 ports. This ensures that you will support full capacity while simultaneously servicing any one node.
Multinode Deployment Restrictions
You may deploy each site in a multinode deployment as either:
- Hardware Media Server with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace standard-definition (SD) Video Blades
- Hardware Media Server with high-definition (HD) Video Blades
- Express Media Server
Release 8.5 does not support a mixture of Express Media Servers and Hardware Media Servers within a MeetingPlace site.
Sites that include a Hardware Media Server cannot contain both SD and HD Video Blades.
WebEx-scheduling deployments do not support the Failover Server feature. Multinode configuration is used instead to support any failover requirements.
Network Requirements
Bandwidth and Latency
These network requirements do not include the media bandwidth:
- Audio RTP normal VoIP codec sizing is applicable
- Video RTP normal video bandwidth sizing is applicable
- Refer to WAN Bandwidth Recommendations for Web HTTPS Cisco WebEx web bandwidth sizing.
WAN Bandwidth Recommendations
- 4 Mbps minimum bandwidth for the WAN link between any two nodes. Nodes can be standalone Meeting Directors, root nodes or leaf nodes.
- Two data centers with WAN and two Servers in each data center requires 4 Mbps
RTT Latency Recommendations
- Recommended: 200 ms or less round-trip time (RTT) maximum if you expect approximately one minute for Meeting Director Primary to Secondary failover to occur
- 300 ms RTT maximum if above three minutes is acceptable for Meeting Director Primary to Secondary failover
- Adding a new node requires a maximum latency of 200 ms RTT (there is a timeout after 30 minutes).
Customer Network to Cisco WebEx Cloud Requirements
- Meeting Director to Cisco WebEx cloud must be able to establish connections outbound TCP 443 only to the Internet (only SOCKS proxy is supported)
- Bandwidth for TSP API and user profile synchronization is minimal
- Cisco WebEx Node for ASR or MCS must be able to establish connections outbound TCP 443 only to the Internet (no web proxy supported)
- Bandwidth is dependent on the total number of external meetings with data sharing in progress; what is being shared affects bandwidth used. Internal Meetings do not have any bandwidth impact to the Cisco WebEx collaboration cloud.
Customer Network to Cisco WebEx Cloud IP Ranges for Firewall Settings
To ensure traffic to and from the WebEx domain is routed appropriately through your firewall or proxy servers, review the settings below:
Web browser exceptions:
- Add an exception for the entire webex.com domain = *.webex.com.
- At the minimum, the following addresses should be added as exceptions: YOURSITENAME.webex.com and akamaicdn.webex.com.
- ActiveX and/or JavaScript will need to be allowed through the firewall and web browsers should be configured to not restrict ActiveX and/or JavaScript.
- We ask that WebEx sites are not cached (content, IP-path) on proxy servers.
- Cisco WebEx Production IP Exceptions
-)
- 208.8.81.0/24 (CIDR) or 208.8.81.0 - 208.8.81.255 (net range)
- 210.4.192.0/20 (CIDR) or 210.4.192.0 - 210.4.207.255 (net range)
- 62.109.192.0/18 (CIDR) or 62.109.192.0 - 62.109.255.255 (net range)
- 173.243.0.0/20 (CIDR) or 173.243.0.0 - 173.243.15.255 (net range)
- 114.29.192.0/19 (CIDR) or 114.29.192.0 - 114.29.223.255 (net range)
Incoming.
Outgoing.
End User Requirements for Web Conferencing
See the following link for supported web browser and operating system information:
- Linux operating system on client desktops are not supported on Meeting Center/Event Center/Training Center.
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I abandoned my little journal for more than a week! (It ain’t the first time you know.) How I wish I have the power to process information every evening after work. I just don’t. Taking public transportation in Kuala Lumpur is enough to tire me out. (Those reckless bus drivers and conductors are nuts!) Not to mention about those overly aggressive, cunning "comrades" I have to deal with for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. What’s worse, I’ve been unusually prone to making mistakes since last week. Coming home, I often pick up unfinished business where they were once left. Jaded, man!
Well, sorry about that … I just feel like venting out. Hope you don’t mind; otherwise, just ignore the sleepy and crabby Pei-Lin. What I do want to share with you though is …
I have always loved mochi. I love giving my mouth a delicious workout by chewing on mochi. (A good way to digress, too. I’m a dreamer.)
Green tea daifuku, which is a type of mochi, filled with home-made azuki bean paste (dated March 2009). Ahem, pardon me for the unappetizing shot ... It was me who bit the daifuku. Haha!
If you’ve read this or known me long enough through my words, you know my blog wasn’t named after my love for mochi.
Some say mochi is Japanese. Some say Chinese. Some say Korean. Whomever it may belong to, I, as a person who shuns ambiguity, have tucked away mochi in the “East Asian Loop” located at the back of my brain. I reckoned mochi was born in the Far East, to be fair and square to everyone. That’s also why as a third-generation Malaysian-Chinese, I named my blog after dodol, a treat from Malaysia and its neighboring countries; as well as mochi, a treat from China and its neighboring countries. They’re an edible representation of who I am:
Malaysian + Chinese + foodie + sweet tooth = Pei-Lin (Eat me!)
Anyway, one of my culinary misadventures had to do with mochi. No, no. It should be mochi bread.
When I was a college student, I once lived a laid-back and carefree life in rural America. I had all the time I wanted to “blog hop.” (Not now. Not anymore!) I hopped from one blog to another like how a happy bunny would. All of a sudden, I bumped into mochi bread. “Interesting!” I thought to myself.
I searched high and low on the Internet. Unfortunately, there
wasn’t isn’t any from-scratch recipe for the famous chewy Korean mochi bread, which was once a rage among Asian food bloggers. Only premix will save the day.
Stranded in the middle of nowhere, I tried to save myself from driveling too much before the computer screen. The daredevil in me decided to construct these chewy morsels from scratch. I googled, I read up on others’ experiments, I relied on others’ recipes, in a hope that my curiosity would be fed with delectably chewy results. However, after a few attempts:
I think I sort of failed. Though haven't tasted the real deal, the interior should look kind of hollow with some holes instead of dense like mine based on what I've seen in others. Need to try them again ...
Updates: After four attempts, I gave up on the "holy grail" in searching for the baked-from-scratch recipes for these chewy little morsels ...
That was what I recorded in my culinary journal on Flickr – I didn’t have a blog back then. My heart ached. My waistline expanded. I surrendered!
One of my many culinary fiascoes: pandan "mochi bread" (dated April 2009)
(OK, I wasn’t the only one who polished off the flops! My family friends’ grandkids helped me out with that! It was a delicious task. They even commented that my kitchen fiasco tasted awesome! Haha! Mara, Jonathan, Aaron and Megan, thank you! I miss you four little stars so much!)
That horrid episode didn’t dishearten me from admiring mochi. I heart its stickiness and chewiness. I love squishing it playfully. So soft. What an adorable creature. I love how not cloyingly sweet most mochi-ish desserts are, including the mochi cake.
Now, that IS interesting! Mochi cake!? How oxymoronic can that be?
I first came across mochi cake on my buttery fingers, a blog written by Wendy, who’s a talented 17-year-old Hong Kong baker. Her mochi cakes were inspired by Y, another wonderful baker blogging from the Down Under. After sucking up all the adjectives and verbal adjectives, I was
cajoled convinced. I immediately bookmarked the recipe! “Ah, the result of crossbreeding mochi with cake!” I told myself excitedly.
That was four months ago though – during which Pei-Lin got sidetracked … by other recipes.
Early last month, as I was
slacking catching up with others on Twitter, Su-yin’s tweet seized my attention. Another lovely fellow Malaysian blogging from London, she was raving about how scrumptious her mochi cake turned out on one Sunday night. My, oh my! I’m sure it was wicked! That reminded me of the promise long gone. Too bad, I’d already cooked and baked whatever I needed for the week. “Alright,” I said to myself, “Next weekend has gotta be mochi cake!” (Su-yin, thank you for the reminder!)
This recipe is SO versatile. So many bloggers have tweaked the original recipe and made a version of their own. Wendy made hers green tea, black sesame and chocolate flavored. Y made hers blondie. The Food Librarian made hers with fresh cherries. Sonia made hers green tea, too! Feeling inspired, I decided to marry East and West together in mine.
Presenting to you my coconut-screwpine and rum-raisin mochi cakes!
On the left: coconut-pandan flavored; on the right: rum-raisin flavored
Locally, screwpine is better known by its Malay name “pandan.” Ask just about anyone from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei, pandan is no stranger. It is sometimes dubbed the “vanilla of Southeast Asia.” We love a touch of pandan in our food, be it sweet or savory. One of the best flavor combos has got to be coconut and pandan, hands down! Just imagine the tropical whiff of the coconut working wonders with the sweet floral fragrance of the pandan leaves. You’ve got to give coconut – with pandan a shot if you haven’t done so, especially when you’re not from this region. For those of you residing in the “West,” you should be able to get pandan leaves at large Asian grocers. The leaves come refrigerated though, which is unlike here, where we can simply snip off a few from the garden – fresh. (Pandan is commonly cultivated here. My mom used to have several large pandan plants in her small yard. Dang, the dog killed them all! So, I went and begged for a few pandan leaves from my neighbor.)
I wanted rum and raisins in my cake because the boozy combo is also one of my favorites. They’re match made in heaven, just like the coconut-and-pandan combo! However, it wasn’t all rosy along the way. Blame myself for being sloppy and lazy. I subbed butter for oil. Then, I made a grave mistake by mixing the oil together with the other liquids before folding them into the eggs-and-sugar mixture! In the end, the mixture refused to emulsify! Argh! Think of it this way: The whole process was basically like making génoise batter – except that it was gluten free. *Slap myself*
So, the coconut-pandan mochi cake from my maiden attempt turned out to be denser and shorter in height than the rum-raisin one (as pictured), which was from my second attempt. The green coconut-pandan cake bore a chewier texture, with tighter crumbs, kind of kuih-like. (Kuih, or kuih-muih in its plural form, refers to the variety of bite-sized local snacks from Malaysia and Singapore. They are usually sweet, though can be savory. Chewiness is associated with kuih.) The good news is, just like what I’d twat Faithy that same Sunday night, who also made the cake long ago, no matter how badly the recipe was screwed up, my coconut-pandan mochi cake was JUST as delectable! I felt like I was eating a fluffier kuih bakar! Haha!
Between the two flavor combos I have here, I prefer coconut and pandan to rum and raisins. That’s simply because I found that the coconut-pandan flavor remained strong even on the second and third day. My rum-raisin one was the opposite though. I could only taste the rum the same day the cake was made. So, if you plan on polishing off the whole deal in one sitting after baking, rum and raisins ain’t a bad choice!
Other than that, I can safely say that I got the texture right on my second attempt. Mochi cake is at its best on the day it was made. As you bite into the cake, you’d feel like as though you’re eating a fluffy cake. But as you slowly work it in your mouth, the cake gets springier – and yet remains fluffily cakey at the same time! Nope, you aren’t being duped! You’re eating mochi cake! It’s gluten free!
Mochi Cake (makes a 7x7-inch cake and three regular-sized cupcakes)
Coconut-Pandan mochi cupcakes topped with some chocolate chips
Coconut and pandan variant:
(A)
187 g evaporated milk/thick coconut milk
2 long pandan leaves
1/4 tsp pandan paste
* Can be found at Asian grocers, if you're residing in the "West." *
(B)
210 g glutinous rice/mochiko flour
15 g coconut milk powder
* For those of you residing in the "West," coconut milk powder can be found at Asian grocers. *
1 tsp baking powder
(C)
2 large eggs -- at room temperature
175 g caster sugar
Pinch of salt
85 g neutral-flavored oil
* As mentioned, I replaced unsalted butter with oil. I used corn oil. No olive oil, please. *
75 g fresh grated coconut
-. *
- Blend (A) together in a blender/food processor. Then, pass and press the mixture through a strainer to separate the solids from the liquid completely; discard the leaves. Now, mix the pandan milk together with the pandan paste; set aside.
- Combine (B) together and sift once, set aside.
- Cream (C) together till pale and fluffy. (I had mine creamed till the ribbon stage.) Now, fold in the oil gently to combine, and followed by the pandan milk. Fold the ingredients together gently to avoid deflating the air incorporated within.
- Gently and gradually fold the flour mixture into the wet mixture -- halfway through, fold in the grated coconut.
Rum and raisins variant:
(A)
225 g glutinous rice/mochiko flour
1 tsp baking powder
(B)
2 large eggs -- at room temperature
175 g caster sugar
85 g neutral-flavored oil
* As mentioned, I replaced unsalted butter with oil. I used corn oil. No olive oil, please. *
(C)
2 tsp imitation rum
* I used McCormick's. *
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
27 g rum
* I used light rum. I'd go for dark rum if I have it. Utilize the rum from soaking the raisins, as stated below. *
160 g evaporated milk
150~200 g raisins -- soaked in rum for 2 hours, and then drained well
Extra glutinous rice/mochiko flour -- to coat the raisins with
-. *
- Coat the rum-soaked raisins with some glutinous rice flour; set aside. This is to prevent the raisins from sinking to the bottom of the cake as it bakes later on.
- Combine (A) together and sift once, set aside. Mix (C) together and set aside.
- Cream (B) together till pale and fluffy. (I had mine creamed till the ribbon stage.) Now, fold in the oil gently to combine, and followed by the rum-evaporated milk mixture. Fold the ingredients together gently to avoid deflating the air incorporated within.
- Gently and gradually fold the flour mixture into the wet mixture -- halfway through, fold in the flour-coated raisins.
Oops! Overfilled cupcake liners; hence, the awkward-looking mochi cupcakes ... Haha!
Before I sign off, here's something
a little unrelated somewhat related. I'm sending this post to The Sunday Creative. (Dang, I missed last week's!) This week's creative prompt is "connect." Mochi cake is an edible connection between the East and West:
Mochi (East) + Cake (West) = Mochi Cake (Fusion)
It's that simple! (Yay! I made it through this week's challenge!) Hope you get to try mochi cake, if you haven't!
41 comments:
Hi Pei Lin, mochi cake sound interesting and looks yummy, ve bookmarked.
BTW, I have some awards for you, feel free to pick them up from my blog :).
They look exotic and sexy! (yes, sexy, esp. that mochi bread).
I love mochi too. When Diana were studying in Japan I told her she don't have to buy me anything from there. Just bring home lots of mochi for me ha ha.. I have yet to try out the baked mochi. Great idea in westernizing the eastern mochi :)
I'm so glad you had so much fun making (and eating) them! :) Such a great cake, isn't it? The coconut pandan version is something I'm gonna have to try next time!
I know what you mean about mochi bread, I've made it once from a premix, but can't find it here in London. Have been searching high and low for a recipe, but with no luck. I actually bought a pack of premix, then decided not to bring it back to London because I was worried that they might errr.. think it was drugs. Lol!
Interesting mochi cake, sounds good and definitely looks good! I am sure it taste very good too :) I was given a pack of Korean mochi bread premix, I have yet to try it though.
Pei Lin, can you email me the recipe of the 'failed' mochi bread? I have also been trying to make this from scratch. Almost all the recipes on the net called for a Premix. I tried to make it from scratch a couple of times but mine did not puff up like the way yours does. The real thing sold at Sun Moulin bakery is not totally hollow inside - but not quite dense as the case in your photos. Also I had bookmarked Hong Kong Wendy's post some time ago. Great minds think alike!
Now I know what I want you to bring. hahahaha When you are here you need to try the Sun Moulin's or Provence's. I love those.
I love pandan and coconut combo too
:)
My fav, actually.
such a creative idea and they looks so yummy will try it out soon =D
my goodness! i thought this post would never end! it was a long one haha.. I had to take breaks in between to suck in all the information!! anywhow! good to see someone blogging about east meets west desserts.. keep it up, im following!
Gorgeous looking cakes! Looking at your mochi cakes make me feel like eating them again...they taste yummy don't they? I haven't tried other combos yet..your rum & raisins sounds heavenly!
hmm i have never tried this before, sounds delish.!
Do I have a chance to taste your Mochi Cake soon? It's something special for me as I never tried them before. I like to eat mochi a lot :)
good creation, I need to think another flavour if next time i make this again.
Really nice cake and mochi! I have been wanting to try making mochi / mochi bread for the longest time. :p Looking at your cute mochi bread is making my hands itchy! How about making us some when we see you in Aug? Heehee!
Haha .. another long post but who is complaining. I love your mathematical formula to "eating" - its a classic! Love the recipes and coconut pandan and rum raisin sounds so, so good!
Hi Pei-Lin,
Your mochi products all looked pretty good. Nevermind if the mochi bread wasn't a success. If it tastes good, who cares?
pandan coconut and rum raisins are 2 of my favorite combos too. and i agree that the rum flavour will diminish after a while since the rum will evaporate. Looks like I should give this mochi cake a try. I love mochi too, and would'nt mind marrying mochi and cake together.
cheers
Thank you for the encouraging words, y'all! Happy weekend! (I still gotta slog hard this Sunday for no pay ... *Sob*)
@Jess: Yea, mochi cake does sound intriguing and yummy! Lemme know how yours turn out, K? Btw, thank you so much for the awards! Feel honored! *Grinning* But all I'm thinking of now hor is ... SLEEP! Man, it's gonna be a sweet one with such encouraging words from you! See you soon!
@Angie: *LOL* Hell, yea ... I heard ya! All food is sexy! Haha!
@Gert: What!!?? Diana also studied in Japan!? So, she can speak Japanese too I bet. Yes, you're so right on that! When I was in a transit at Narita Airport, I saw REALLY exotic mochi: ice-cream mochi, pastry cream-filled mochi. Those really caught my attention. But then, I failed to buy some to try as I only had 2 hours to shop there. I ended buying something else! Haha! You know, Japanese goods are SO fancy! I was having hard time trying to decide on which stuff to tag home. *LOL*
Thank you for the encouraging words, y'all! Happy weekend! (I still gotta slog hard this Sunday for no pay ... *Sob*)
@Su-yin: Gal! Thank you so much for reminding me of the bookmarked recipe!! The promise long forgotten ... Haha! Yea, try that coconut-pandan one. It's wicked! Haha! Honestly, I haven't really tried looking for mochi bread premix in KL. You have it in Penang? Been distracted by so many other bakes/dishes ... Haha! Well, maybe I'll start my mochi bread hunt when the mood strikes. Wish me luck! I wonder if those bakery supply stores carry them ... Well, I won't be surprised if London doesn't have the premix. Even New Yorkers and Sydneysiders are having hard time looking for the premix. Agreed! It really does look like dadah! Haha!
@HHB: The cake has an interesting texture, seriously. Argh! How I wish I have a bag of the premix, too so that my curiosity can be fed immediately. ;)
@Shirley: Already emailed you the recipes. They're actually linked here. Yes, almost all call for premix. I think I ought to try the mochi bread in SG soon. Been getting sidetracked by so many other great bakes/dishes too!? Haha! Great minds think and work alike! =P
Thank you for the encouraging words, y'all! Happy weekend! (I still gotta slog hard this Sunday for no pay ... *Sob*)
@Edith: Hahaha! Not just try the mochi bread ar ... But also tapau them home ... Man, hope my baggage won't be overloaded in the end ... *LOL*
@Wendy: Erm ... I think most of us Malaysians, Singaporeans, Bruneians, Indonesians, Thai love the coconut-pandan combo ... We should be proud of our cultural heritage geh ... =D
@jess: Hey, there! Well, we gotta thank the recipe developer-cum-mochi cake creator I guess ... I only followed suit ... except for a few tweaks here and there. *LOL* Lemme know how yours turn out! Maybe you can even come up with more exotic flavors! Keep the creativity flowing! =D
Thank you for the encouraging words, y'all! Happy weekend! (I still gotta slog hard this Sunday for no pay ... *Sob*)
@Made2Order: ROTFL! Yea, I bet all of you guys have noticed that I'm indeed long-winded. I admit that, too. Thanks so much for taking time to read my ramblings, haha! I like writing when time's given. But I don't talk like how I'd write, I only talk when I feel there's chemistry. Otherwise, I'll be as quiet as a dead log. Haha! Well, I don't get to blog about East-meets-West dessert unless I've made one, like these mochi cakes. Certainly, I hope there's more to come though. Thank you once again for being supportive! I heard ya!
@faithy: Yea, I know you're a huge rum-and-raisins fan! The cakes were indeed worth the time and efforts spent! Very interesting! ;)
@babe_kl: Haha! I wish you could have tried some ... Maybe we should organize a Malaysian food bloggers' gathering ... Sounds good hor? Wait, now let my brain take some break first. Will get back to you with some ideas for the Merdeka Open House. Promised! Gonna participate in that this year too! Why I saw semua orang mau Satu Malaysia concept geh? Actually, Wendy's one-pot meal idea sounds pretty good, for a lazy cook like me! =P
Thank you for the encouraging words, y'all! Happy weekend! (I still gotta slog hard this Sunday for no pay ... *Sob*)
@Grace: Good! We have gobs of mochi lovers here. Haha! Not feasible ... The cake goes stale fast, which is a problem! =S
@Sonia: Thank you! I can foresee ... After your wicked Nasi Lemak Pizza, you're gonna make Nasi Lemak Mochi Cake! =P
@Bee Bee: No, no! Not feasible. Since you're itching to make mochi/mochi bread, maybe you should make those instead leh ... Haha!
Thank you for the encouraging words, y'all! Happy weekend! (I still gotta slog hard this Sunday for no pay ... *Sob*)
@Jo: Haha! Just being playful with my words ... Sometimes, I'm surprised to find that I can actually be quite naughty, nonsensical and creative too. =P
@ZY: Thank you for being supportive! Haha! "Products" makes my bakes sound like SKUs. Must be dealing with too many SKUs lately ... *LOL* Well, as long as no food is wasted, I'm happy. Yea, I dislike the fact that liquors evaporate after baking, which leads to the diminishment of the boozy flavor ... I know it's science. Can't do much. Glad that you like the combos and mochi! Mochi is one of my fave Asian snacks/desserts! Lemme know how yours turn out, yea? =)
It looks yummy Pei-Lin.. must make this soon!!
mmm mochi and htat filling looks very very good! YUM :))))
Pei Lin...Mochi cake sounds great. You are such a talented young lass. Love your write out too :)Will want to try it out. East meet west :)
what can i say, my dear...u truly are the queen of mochis! i love the combination of flavors reflecting unique mix of cultures. u are just so creative with this and well done!!
I enjoy soft and slightly chewy mochi too! What a profile of textures in your cake, sweetie.
Pandan and coconut always create a beautiful explosive flavour....my favourite. Your mochi cakes looks very delicious. Thanks very much for sharing.
east-west creations are always interesting and yummy looking, like yours. I love pandan a lot. Are you going to do fushion mooncakes this year? ;)
I was able to find some pandan paste and just discovered a huge Asian market by where my husband works, they have pandan leaves. I love coconut and pandan and your cake looks awesome! The texture is perfect!
I really enjoy your blog, my first visit here, but I'll be back!
Hello...looks like you really had fun baking them and they did turn out great!! Will come by for more recipes!
I absolutely love both mochi and pandan! This looks fantastic!!
since i love mochi as well, i am so tempted to make this one
Hi Pei Lin
stumbled upon your blog and saw this mochi cake recipe. may i know what is the texture of the cake like? also, what is the imitation rum for? if i don't have that, can i use rum? also, how much rum should i use to soak the raisins? thks
regards
octopusmum
Hi, I have been searching high and low for the recipe for azure bean paste. I saw the word "homemade azuki bean paste" from your post but you didn't have post dated Mar 2009. Do you mind tell me how to do it or where can I find the recipe?
Good evening
Can I link to this post please?
Hi, Anonymous!
I hope this is a serious comment, not a spam comment I sometimes do get. =)
Sure, be my guest! It'd be great if you can let me know of why the link in detail. But, please don't commit plagiarism. It's not a nice thing to do, ya know.
Thanks for visiting! Have a good evening to you, too.
Great post, I am almost 100% in agreement with you
Il semble que vous soyez un expert dans ce domaine, vos remarques sont tres interessantes, merci.
- Daniel
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I’ve had a rough week and a half. My headaches have been worse than usual and I’ve also been very depressed. I normally take an anti-depressant since having chronic pain really messes with my head. For some reason, my mood went quickly downhill last week, and I was crying frequently and having a hard time getting anything done. To try to improve my mood, I’ve increased my medications (after talking with my doctor) and been exercising more.
I also started reading through the book of Psalms. It is so encouraging to read that other have been down in the dumps and crying out to God. For example, in Psalm 3, the author starts out by telling God his troubles and finishes with his confidence that God will deliver him. Psalm 8 is a song of praise written by David. Throughout the Psalms, I can see so many emotions and am reminded that I’m not the first one to have had mood swings or be depressed. And I’m reminded that God is still there and listening to my crying out.
The next time you feel down or depressed, check out the Psalms for some encouragement.
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Donate Life Inc
Donate Life Inc is a 501(c)(3)non-profit organization dedicated to changing the reality of those who wait for life saving organ transplants through a direct campaign of education and awareness. Increasing the survival rate and quality of life for people in need while greatly reducing the waiting period for transplantation are achievable goals. Currently this site is "under construction". In the future there will be materials and resource links on this page for helping all concerned find answers to questions they may have regarding the process of organ donation both fact and fiction. If you need specific information 'now' feel free to use e-mail to ask your questions.I invite you to read my story below:
Where does one begin explaining the beauty of another's life?My gentle, loving wife Jo Ann Donovan died March 7th from an unexpected brain hemorrhage some hours after receiving a successful liver transplant in Boston. The night before her operation she was as happy as any young girl invited to a prom by virtue of another's generosity in tragedy.During her illness she was as fearless a warrior as the bravest of men and always treated others with the kindness and respect that we all deserve. There was a lengthy stay at a rehabilitation hospital where she fought back from a prior stroke with a courage that can only be described as inspirational. At the youthful age of fifty nine her achievements are many. Our marriage can only be described as pure bliss, a gift granted so lovely that even in this dark time I feel an extraordinary emotional and wondrous passion that sustains me.I see her in the children Raymond, Michael, Cathleen and RJ who are all the greatest of her accomplishments. No other woman can surpass the tenderness and love bestowed in the daily activities of motherhood. All of the grandchildren have each held special and private places in her heart. The unique gift which is life and all the promise that it holds is the most powerful thread that binds us all. Jo Ann often revealed to me a quiet peace with the way of the world. It is our duty to express this delicate beauty, the moment of being, the opportunity to live well and honor those who were here before by striving to achieve our highest individual potentials.Of the extended family, friends, neighbors and co-workers who experienced moments of time with Jo Ann all share the expressions of thoughtful refection, humor, kindness and hope for the future. I am indebted to them all for such an out pouring genuine sympathy in this my most sorrow filled time.Many have asked, "What charity or cause may I contribute to in the name of Jo Ann?" My answer is simple. No single gratuity of money can change what has happened and continues to happen to others all across this country. What is needed is a change of heart, mind set and superstition along with a sustained campaign of education and awareness.Still there is a vast shortage of organs for people in exactly the same situation as Jo Ann. They wait and wait only to become more grievously ill. Some die waiting. Some die as their bodies are too weak to withstand the vigorous nature of such miraculous operations despite every effort of the medical community.Time is of the essence and it is the one factor that we as a people can change. If an organ was available to my Sweet Honey Bear a year ago most likely today we would be enjoying the spring bloom, the laughter of kindred spirits, the warmth of the morning sun, our family and our life together.I beg you to look within if you are not already a donor. Your generosity can give hope and life to others in need even after death. If you are a donor please speak with all who you know to help educated and spread the word of this tremendous need to reduce the waiting period now measured in years.Today there will be unfortunate events where human life will be lost. These accidents and personal catastrophes will be no less sorrow filled than mine. Unending tears will rain down tearing at the soul along with the questions of why and the silence that follows.For Jo Ann the choice at that moment in time was clear. Cheat death. Give life. Even after all that has transpired one of her final wishes was that of being an organ donor herself. Successful transplants were completed hours after her passing. That is one piece of a beautiful life.If you have any question or would like to help our effort through tax deductible contributions, send correspondence to:Donate Life Inc152 Clark Road - Suite 1Brookline Massachusetts 02445
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I woke around 2am and took my thyroid meds... of course I knew I wasn't going back to sleep. I laid in bed and drifted in and out of a light sleep until 3. I stopped fighting it and woke-up. I went to bed at 7:30 last night... so almost 7 hours is good enough.
So now I'm pretty much ready. Packed my needs up last night and here I sit on the computer looking for that last little piece of motivation that will keep me positive through the race.
While today won't define who I am, it will define my mental toughness and ability to either push-through and believe in my abilities, or whether I dial it in and say, "It's too late now... forget it."
I'll be blogging later, for sure! In the meantime... from my Daughter...
"Go Mommy, go!"
6 hours ago
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The pre-race jitters are no fun. But at least you got 7 hours! Hope you met all your goals.
it turned into a beautiful day for a half-marathon! i hope the race went well for you!! i looked for you along the race route as i was stalking a way to get back to my apartment.
OOOH hope you did great!!
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Part of what made the previous 18 months unforgettable was my trip to Paris in August 2009. And, contrary to what I’ve previously written on this blog, Ladurée and Pierre Hermé were not the biggest highlights of my trip. This honor belongs to my visit to the majestic chateau of Versailles.
I’m a bit of a French history geek, and you can’t read about Louis XIV, Madame de Pompadour and Marie Antoinette without dreaming of visiting the spectacular palace that was the epicenter of French society and politics. So when I was told I was going to Paris for work, visiting Versailles was my top priority. I bought my ticket online (the best way to do it, because you could end up waiting in line for hours) the moment everything was settled. I arrived in Paris on Friday evening and was on my way to Versailles via the RER C line by 9am the following morning.
I’ve read about Versailles countless of times and seen it Sofia Coppola’s disappointing but visually stunning Marie Antoinette and in dozens of pictures. But none of these prepared me for the sheer scale and majesty of what is, quite possibly, the most beautiful historical building in the world. However, while I could go on forever about how beautiful the palace is, the more amazing thing to me is the history of the building (I told you I was a geek). Walking through the palace, I could not help but think “Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette here!”
or, “Marie Antoinette slept here!”.
One of my particular favorite features of the palace is the secret doorway through which the terrified Queen of France escaped the angry mob that stormed the palace on October 1789.
Without that passageway, history would have been very different indeed.
But enough of the history lessons. If you are not as big of a nerd as I am, there is still a lot to be awestruck by in Versailles. The Hall of Mirrors is as majestic as it sounds. It is one of the most famous rooms in the world, not just for its historical significance (the Treaty of Versailles was signed here) but also for its beauty and architecture: its seventeen mirrors on one side of the room reflect the seventeen windows across that look out into those legendary gardens.
And, well, what about those gardens? I won’t even attempt to try and describe them as the words “gorgeous”, “beautiful” and “breathtaking” would not do them justice. It really was like stepping into another world and a different time, walking through the Orangerie, along the Grand Canal and by the Bassin d’Apollon.
To say, then, that Versailles, for me, was an unforgettable experience is quite the understatement.
“Unbelievable” would be a more appropriate word because until now, it is still incredible to me that I was there. I saw paintings I only used to see in books, I walked were Louis XVI walked, climbed the stairs that Marie Antoinette climbed. Unbelievable. Un-be-lie-vable.
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Beef 'O' Brady's Forms Charitable Partnership with American Red Cross to Benefit Hurricane Sandy Victims
By: Blake Deshazo
Updated: November 1, 2012
Beef 'O' Brady's Forms Charitable Partnership with American Red Cross to Benefit Hurricane Sandy Victims
Family Sports Pub Franchise Hopes to Raise $10,000 in Donations
TAMPA, FL - As the Northeast begins to recover from the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Beef 'O' Brady's franchise partners are rallying to help those in need. On Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, participating Beef 'O' Brady's restaurants will donate an average of 10 percent of the day's earnings to the American Red Cross to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. The goal is to raise approximately $10,000.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those impacted by Hurricane Sandy," said Chris Elliott, CEO of Beef 'O' Brady's. "We've fielded dozens of calls over the past few days from franchisees and employees asking how they could help support those impacted most from the storms, and we are proud to partner with a cause that plays such a critical role in assisting the recovery process."
Tampa-based Beef 'O' Brady's, a national chain of family sports pubs and restaurants best known for its award-winning Buffalo-style chicken wings, will have roughly 60 of its restaurants participating in the promotion.
Despite boasting a new beneficiary, the brand is no stranger to philanthropic efforts. On a local level, each Beef 'O' Brady's location makes a significant effort to become completely entrenched within its community through volunteer efforts, outreach and involvement.In June 2012, Beef 'O' Brady's named the Wounded Warrior Project as its primary beneficiary and kicked off the partnership with a $25,000 donation.. | http://dothanfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=240932&nxd_25492_start=4450 | 2013-05-18T10:35:41 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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The Nature of nature photographers
This poem by Moshe Safdie has been widely circulated but I found it pertinent to nature photography (and photographers) and thought it was worth posting again:.
Mr. Safdie is an architect who presented this at a TED conference in a talk on the uniqueness of buildings. The TED site contains hundreds of videos from leading thinkers that are presented at an annual conference. Some very thought provoking topics and well worth bookmarking for future study. | http://dougengphoto.com/2009/01/12/the-nature-of-nature-photographers/ | 2013-05-18T10:53:24 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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See how easy music-making can be. Super Duper Music Looper software is a fun, easy way for kids to learn the basics of music-making and recording. Designed for kids ages 6 to 9, Super Duper Music Looper software can be used at home for furthering your child's musical experiences, or by schools for exploring the fundamental basics behind music creation. Super Duper Music Looper software is packed with instruments and amazing sound effects. Kids can record their own vocals, e-mail songs to friends, and be as creative as they want. Best of all, they don't need to know anything about music. All they need is Super Duper Music Looper software, a PC, and a little imagination.
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Maple Ridge has long been a haven of plenty, where friendly locals offer warm welcome to visitors from all over the world. Here, creative, energetic people choose to visit for the host of engaging activities and choose to stay for the healthy, balanced lifestyle. Now, the best kept secret is about to unfold, and life will never be the same again. Life will be even better!
May 24th and 25th
May 24th and 25th
Join businesses all over Downtown Maple Ridgewho want to thank you for YOUR loyalty with a Event!Two days of specials, treats, prizes and surprises!(Events, offers and hours vary for each business – check back often as the list is growing!)
This is what's all about
'Read More' for a list of participating businesses.
Come to our Seniors Summer Bazaar & Fashion Show on Wednesday, June 5, between 1:00 and 4:30Fashion Show at 3pmSee poster for more information.
This directory is distributed to every downtown Maple Ridge BIA business and service provider. Purpose: A Resource Directory for day to day use, providing mostly “local” contact numbers, in case of possible emergencies or issues.
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Ever get caught in the street in a downpour without an umbrella? Looked out the window of your favourite shop to see that the skies have opened while you were browsing?Starting this week, look for orange courtesy umbrellas provided by the Downtown Maple Ridge BIA and sponsors Fuller Watson, Connect Hearing, Vancity, Sunwood, Armada Mortgage and Partners in Health.These bright orange umbrellas will be available to borrow from participating Downtown Maple Ridge businesses at no cost.Just return to ANY participating business when you’re done with it, so it’s ready for the next borrower’s use.
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Recently the BC Ministry for Small Business in collaboration with several partners have launched the Micro Business Training project whereby you can access up to $1500 worth of world class training (provided you meet the criteria) to help you in your small business.
You can access this information at. You will find the link to apply for the program there.
Take advantage of this rare opportunity that is focused on the small business owner
Looking for Investment in your Business or a Business Succession Opportunity? Want International Exposure?
Maple Ridge is poised for unprecedented growth. We've got some of the most affordable land in Metro Vancouver, and our population is forecast to double. Our goal is for 50% of that new residential growth to take place in the Town Centre. Mayor Daykin and Council are committed to the Town Centre and creating a vibrant economy. That's why we've created an innovative, aggressive three year program to attract investment and accelerate development.
Click here for the Maple Ridge Connecting Businesses Brochure (pdf)Click here for the Development Incentives Brochure (pdf)Click here for the Invest Maple Ridge NewsletterOr follow this link to the Maple Ridge Website
Any BIA member that would like to use Westridge Security Service in emergencies (at a reduced BIA rate) and have not set up alarm response for their business yet, can do so by filling out the form and returning it to Westridge Security.
This is an " Alarm Response Signup sheet" (pdf) with Westridge Security, for DMRBIA members. " Alarm Response Signup sheet" (MS Word format)
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Umbrellas offer shelter for shoppers
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Bright orange umbrellas will be appearing in stores throughout the downtown Maple Ridge area, an initiative of the DMRBIA.
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Located in Mesa’s original square mile, Downtown Mesa is ‘A Square Mile of Unique Style’. Main Street offers dozens of independently owned one-of-a-kind shops, boutiques, and services.
Downtown Mesa has an unsurpassed collection of history, art, theater, and music. Housing three major museums and multiple music venues, Downtown hosts an ecclectic mix of events and entertainment throughout the year.
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WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - If you know a "senior" whos like to volunteer their time, you have a chance to make sure they are recognized for their efforts.
Home Instead Senior Care is asking for nominations for the Salute to Senior Service Program. A nominee must be an adult who is 65 or older and who gives at least 15 hours a month of volunteer service to their favorite causes.
Nominations will be accepted between Feb. 1 and March 31, 2013.
This is a statewide competition. State winners could go on to the national competition to ultimately win $5,000 for a charity of their choice.
You can nominate someone here online nomination forms or completed nomination forms can be mailed to Salute to Senior Service, P.O. Box 285, Bellevue, NE 68005.
For more details abou the contest click here
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It's a high-performance car for a high-performance gal. The 4.8-liter V-10 develops 552 horsepower and has a top speed of 202 miles per hour.
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Summer 2011 What’s up with Elton?
Maine is a great place to be with a horse in the summer. The days are warm and the nights are cool. Elton blossomed over the summer here. June was filled with 3 or 4 days a week of training for …
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Teachers know no neuroscience.
Sometimes Dr Grumble's patients seem very surprised that he is not aware of some latest miracle medical breakthrough. This is usually because Dr Grumble does not read the Daily Mail.
Recently Dr G was asked to comment on a story about a wonderful new operation being conducted on the other side of the globe for a common problem. A journalist wanted to know if the operation was available in the UK. The hack was unable to say what the operation was. He hadn't read the scientific publication and seemed incapable of accessing it. So Dr Grumble read it for him. The truth was nothing like the stories being reported by other journalists who, presumably, also cannot have read the original publication. Sometimes journalists do not want the truth to get in the way of a good story but in this case the journalist listened to Dr Grumble and no article appeared. The Daily Mail has now gone up in the Grumble estimations.
It is very unfair to the public to tell them some wonderful new operation is available when the reality is something different. Desperate patients are vulnerable. When it comes to matters of medicine, people tend to believe newspaper articles which is unwise. They are even more likely to believe their friends which is equally unwise. It is something to do with trust. Building up trust takes time. Perhaps that's why patients over and over again say they like to see the same doctor. Doctors certainly find it easier to see the same patient. The trust that has been built up is part of this.
Knowing the very latest about scientific research is not essential to the practice of medicine and is even less important to patients. How many times have you read about a cancer breakthrough on the front pages? Things that initially appear to be wonderful, on reflection, can turn out to be not quite what they seem. Altering practice on the basis of the very latest publication is not always wise. The most junior of doctors may want to do this. Their problem is that they have not lived long enough to have seen things go in full circle.
Some journalists overestimate the importance of scientific news. Here's a sentence from a recent editorial in New Scientist:
HOW would you feel if you discovered that your child's doctor was unaware of recent findings in neuroscience? It's likely you'd be worried.
Hmmm. The article goes on to have a go at teachers who are apparently pretty ignorant when it comes to recent findings in neuroscience. Dr Grumble is a teacher and recently he has become interested in research into teaching methods. Being initially very ignorant himself on the topic he was surprised at the lack of an evidence base for the different ways you can teach. At first he thought that medicine must be way ahead of teaching with the concept of controlled trials forming an evidence base to support best practice. But the reality is that most medical decision making cannot be read off from an evidence-based protocol. And when it comes to exploring different methods of teaching it turns out that it is very difficult to do a controlled trial. The reason is that if you compare two teaching methods the students that are given the poorer method tend to plug knowledge gaps with work outside the classroom making it very difficult to show a difference between groups.
Journalists can be a bit harsh on professionals. "I blame the teachers" is their populist clarion call. It is a shame New Scientist should stoop this low. You can drive a car from A to B without knowing what is under the bonnet. You can be a good teacher without being familiar with the latest research. And your doctor could look after your child while being unaware of "recent findings in neuroscience."
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The GTC should actively encourage teachers to subscribe to a research journal (they could even be provided by the unions, much like the BMJ comes with BMA membership)..
The New Scientist article does not really address this which is the real issue. Understanding the brain will only guide you. What is really required if it is possible is proper controlled research into teaching methods. (see Cocaine as treatment for “a furred tongue in the morning, flatulence, [and] whitening of the teeth.”).
Expecting teachers to learn neuroscience and make assumptions about how to apply it could be equally dangerous. As you rightly concluded, trials are what is really required, not abstract theory.
I had had the very same thoughts, Michael.
You can be bang up-to-date with neuroscience if you scroll down to the salmon post on
"Michael, Dr Grumble was similarly shocked at the lack of research in teaching methods and, despite the difficulties, it is possible to do trials."
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There's loads of current research into teaching and learning methods. Perhaps you are looking in the wrong place. Educational Psychology journals would be a good place to start. Also check out publications from the Institute of Education.
Whether teachers keep abreast of such research is another matter.
I'm a medical student at a UK uni.
People learn by reading the book in the month before the exam - all the educational theory and lectures and "PBL sessions" and seminars are largely for show and to keep said educationalists in a well-paid job!
Working academics generally get rather frustrated with the educationalists, since a vast amount of the research into teaching methods all seems to reach the same conclusion, "different teaching methods work best for different students/pupils"..
It is generally a recurring complaint of working teachers (in both schools and Univs) that the educationalist academics rarely ask the question "How useful will the results of this study actually be to those doing the teaching?" The much-missed Ted Wragg was a bit of an exception to this in the pre-18 education area, but I am not sure he has ever had an equivalent for University education, at least in the UK.
Another difficulty with studies into teaching methods is that they tend (often by necessity) to be quasi-epidemiological and retrospective rather than interventional, prospective and randomised. Thus there are always endless confounding factors, plus the usual "Does correlation equal causation?" problem.
Finally, talking of teaching methods questions that one would love to have an answer to but which (I predict) will never get answered, how about that medical hardy perennial de jour:
"Are traditional didactic lecture-based courses, or problem based learning, a better way to teach medical students?"
Re "Teachers know no neuroscience."
Our head of biology at school diagnosed a brain tumour in one of my fellow pupils, sent him straight to the doctor, and was proven 100% correct in his diagnosis
Made me smile remembering this from that headline :).
After initial very great enthusiasm with teachers like me being forced into PBL the powers-that-be rather let it drop. In some medical schools it was even more widely adopted and the feedback I had from graduates from these places was extremely negative.
There may or may not have been lots of "research" published on PBL but it would not meet the standards of the methods used in even a moderately good clinical trial yet these things are forced upon us..
"As I recall, it came from Canada or was it the US and, as you know, what they do over there we always have to do a bit later."
You are probably thinking of McMaster Univ in Canada, Dr G. They were certainly one of the first PBL schools. Maastricht in the Netherlands was another pioneer, and Newcastle (I think) in Australia also springs to mind, but I think McMaster started it all..
Your commments about whether (largely) "silent" PBL tutoring is a sensible use of the time of folk like yourself are, er, widely echoed by other clinicians I know..
I think even the PBL-lies would mostly accept that PBL was "an idea whose time had come" (as they see it) by the early to mid 90s, rather than it being backed by anything much in the way of actual evidence.
As I remember it from my basic scientist's perspective the key "steer" for PBL in the UK schools that adopted it was widely understood to be the original "Tomorrow's Doctors", together with, or encompassing:
- the perceived need for students to do more communicating and group work as part of the learning;
- the idea that there needed to be less fact-loaded curricula (often interpreted as less lectures, esp. in basic sciences);
- the idea that exposure to clinical stuff should start in year 1 (again, widely interpreted as "no more of this old first-2-yrs-is-basic-sci model");
- the idea that curricula should emphasise "skills to acquire" from very early on, widely interpreted to mean OSCE training type stuff, which replaced the old lab classes that went with the old basic science rich yrs 1+2. here (sorry, largish PDF)
Thanks Dr Aust. I can see I am not the only one who thinks this way.
And I remember now. It was McMaster that started the rot.
The really annoying thing is that PBL was obviously not the way to go at least on the scale that it did in some medical schools - especially yours I suspect..
I recall one of the people who ran a graduate entry PBL course at St Georges Hospital saying in the BMJ.
Now, one sometimes gets told that any for PBL is that the less switched-on should be able to see, in the group sessions, what they need to do by seeing what the rest of the students are doing!.
Sorry for mammoth screed - part 2 follows, separate due to HTML character limit (!)
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Most medical schools probably have less "subjects related to medicine" type teaching staff, and more molecular cell biology "genes and proteins" types, in the bioscience departments now than in the mid 90s. The argument about whether tutors in PBL should be "experts" (which in the early overall proportion of UK medical school places that are currently in PBL-heavy schools is too high.
PS I had forgotten the debate about PBL and related issues in the BMJ comments thread that followed an article by the Dean from Bristol (a very trad-minded school) a few years back.
The most interesting bits are not the article itself, but the comments thread where many of the pro and con arguments are raised, including the one about whether there is any research that actually bears on all this.
Anyway, I'll shut up now as I'm sure most people have stopped reading.
Dr Aust,.
My first degree was in psychology and neuroscience.
My favourite lecture was a psychology one on learning, in which the lecturer proceeded to explain how we learn and the best techniques for effective learning.
I found this quite funny as for every single lecture and small group session he ignored every single technique he had told us were effective!
He was also the senior professor and author of the leading text on this subject at the time!!.
I suppose your point could be read as another argument for PBL-heavy set-ups being graduate entry, since then there would likely be no confusion and hence less/no students ending up on "the wrong kind of course"..
As a general point, PBL is not ALL that happens in PBL-based medical curricula. A typical "early years" week in a PBL system might be:
3 hrs PBL (3 x 1 hr)
4-5 hrs of lectures (really)
2-3 hrs of phys/pharm lab class
2-3 hrs of DR time
2-3 hrs of "evidence assessment" class (staff-led computer lab exercises)
1/2 day or all-day community- or hospital-based activity (usually sit-in or ride-along).
The second, and more critical difference, is this. In a lecture-based system, most (or even all) things that the curriculum designers thought were important will get mentioned in a lecture somewhere in the course. In a PBL system, most/all things that the designers thought were important will get "flagged up" by things (cues) in the PBL cases.
As you allude to, one of the things that causes angst in PBL systems is whether students "miss stuff" in the cases, which is obviously relevant to what I have just said..
I am a student at Peninsula, which is a 'modern' pbl based medical undergraduate program.
I didnt think that pbl particularly helped me learn, and your right Dr Grumble, learning from equally ignorant collegues can be like the blind leading the blind. The small group and communication skills were invaluble.
"When it comes to matters of medicine, people tend to believe newspaper articles which is unwise. They are even more likely to believe their friends which is equally unwise."
In my experience, the most dangerous medical source of all is the internet.... and whatever you do, don't start reading blog | http://drgrumble.blogspot.com/2009/09/teachers-know-no-neuroscience.html?showComment=1253526791845 | 2013-05-18T10:12:25 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Ms. Narc: "Yeah, I'm a patient of Dr. Notoncall. He has me on Vicodin, and I'm all out"
Dr. Grumpy: "I'm sorry, I don't call in controlled drugs after hours"
Ms. Narc: "But I'm hurting!"
Dr. Grumpy: "You'll have to call his office on Monday, or go to urgent care or ER if your pain is that bad."
Ms. Narc: "But I can't make it until then! I hurt all over!"
Dr. Grumpy: "I can't call in these pills for you. Sorry"
Ms. Narc: "Ummmm... But I don't need pills! Yesterday I had one of those, uh, gastric bypass surgeries, like the fat guy on TV once did, so I need liquid Vicodin. So it's not a pill. You can call that in, right?"
Dr. Grumpy: "Good night" (hangs up).
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She had her surgery yesterday and was already out of pain meds? Whoa.
Good Lord, and Sweet Jesus (it is Sunday, after all).
At least she didn't tell you she had an extensive hair transplant operation yesterday, like, umm, what was on T.V.
But you'd said orginally that you can't call in controlled drugs!
Oh my. People are getting silly (like you're right handed patient from yesterday!)
Love youre blog by the way :D
FAIL!
Bonus points for pimping a different dose form.
Was she drunk?
If she had gastric bypass, girlfriend would be in the hospital screaming at the nurses, not drunk dialing you.
I have to wonder how Hippocrates would've handled our epidemic of drug seeking behavior and "ailments" like Fibromyfakegia.
Auffer- He probably would have abandoned medicine and gone to cosmetology school.
You know, Hippocrates WAS a beauty school dropout.
Cue cheesy music...
;)
ER's Mom: Ah yes, the song in Grease: "Beauty school drop-out, go back to med school" or something like that.
Everyone knows liquids can't be controlled, I mean, how would you sell that on the street?.. I mean.. crap! *hangs up*
-Flavius
LOL, give her credit for thinking fast. She does get an A for creativity and entertainment value.
Can you sell me heroin? I mean, that's not a pill or really a liquid, so you can call that in, right?
Gotta love the midnight referral to ER for chronic-pain Vicodin refill. *Furrows brow*
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Ms. Hallux: "Hi! Does Dr. Grumpy have Youtube at his office?"
Annie: "I guess so. I mean, we have internet access."
Ms. Hallux: "Okay, my toes do this weird shaky thing at night, and my boyfriend filmed them and put them on Youtube. Can your doctor look at them and tell me what it is?"
Annie: "Are you one of our patients?"
Ms. Hallux: "No, why?"
Annie: "To get the doctor's opinion you're going to have to make an appointment and come in."
Ms. Hallux: "I don't need to come in. I don't have time for that. Can't he just look at the video and tell me what it is?"
Annie: "To give an opinion he'd have to see and examine you, and get a history and..."
Ms. Hallux: "Why does every doctor's office tell me that? No wonder nobody can get proper care anymore." (click)
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Is this lady for real?
*smacks forehead*
~Francine
And thus was born Wikidiagnoses, the site where people post descriptions of their ailments and other people tell them what they have and what to do about it.
Send her a photo of a scrip for mirapex.
Even I could diagnose that, it is called Foot Fetish and it affects the boyfriend.
Sounds suspiciously like my customers at work. "Can I just call in my prescription to you now so I don't have to wait for it when I get there?" Are you an MD? "No, I'm just reeeeally busy." Uh no.
I learn so much from Doctor Grumpy. Today's lesson: hallux = big toe.
probably was a prank call
proper care = do what I want, never mind best practices, HIPAA or umpteen years of medical school
What Li'l Azathoth said. Wikidiagnoses would revive the ancient Babylonian practice of lying around in the marketplace and inviting passersby to figure out what's wrong with you.
littlefoot
wv: bedlylme - how lazy patients want to spend their appointments.
Nor is there enough $$ in the world for you to pay Annie adequately!!
I bet the link Ms. Hallux would have provided was a RickRoll...
Where do people even come up with the idea to do something so stupid?
No, ma'am. You need to go to QuacksRUs.com for that. It's only $9.99 and you get to pick your favorite diagnosis. They'll even mail you a fancy certificate suitable for framing.
Note: Above "QuacksRUs.com" was a site I made up -- turns out it actually exists, but it does NOT issue quack certificates.
Maybe she has something like ALS and will eventually be forced to make an appointment.
Annie should have gotten the YouTube link just for laughs.
For the people who question the validity of this I get on average two phone calls a month from clients who want to email me a picture of their dogs eye, skin, wound, etc to see if they need to come into the ER or if it can wait until morning. I also get people who want me to listen to their dogs coughing or breathing over the phone.
Now...if that had been certain other parts of the anatomy doing weird tricks, I would not be letting Annie make the "you must come in to the office" call for me....but then again, probably would not have made it onto the you-net either.
Sounds like she just didn't want to pay for an appointment. . .
what no youtube and skype appointments? LOL
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Ah, yes. It's me, it's this. I sit quietly in front of my laptop grinning in anticipation of what I'll find and what you've been up to. And yet a part of me is reluctant. I'm indoors now. The first time besides sleeping in the past 10 days that I've been in an enclosed space. The routine, my routine, it's back in a flash and here I sit.
It's easy to forget how much time I spend inside until I don't and then I do again.
The trip was really lovely. Lot's of quiet times and long walks, minor adventures and the hot sun. And I am glad to be home.
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Welcome back.
It will be interesting to read about your adventures as you write them. It does sound very, very nice! Being outside. Yes!
We missed you and your words jen. Glad you're home safely and reunited with your girl.
Welcome back - missed you! Glad you had a good trip. 10 days on a beach! I am insanely jealous.
Glad you're back :)
I've missed you too, friend. Welcome home.
welcome home jen
10 days away..i bet those ten days can spread 10 fold for you. amazing how time away, makes time home take on a whole new meaning.
looking forward to your stories and insights from the water and beaches in mexico.
welcome home.
Welcome back. I hope that you brought some of the sun, warmth, and positive energy back with you!
Glad to have you back. Welcome home.
Welcome home!! I'm glad you're glad :)
Heidi
Hello, darling Jen
Outside is where my soul expands.
So glad you had a good adventure. Traveling can be hit or miss. Sounds like you've absorbed enough good sun to get you through a little more Winter!
So glad you're back!
We've had an early, lengthy cold spell, and I've really had to force myself to go outside (the kids would be out there all day). It's weird how easily we adapt from one season to the next so that the previous one seems like a distant memory.
Welcome back! Please share some sun with us ...
Welcome home.
nice to have you back!
Welcome back!! I'm glad you had a wonderful time.
Glad you're home too.
It's nice to get away but I am always glad to get back to familiarity... even if it can be stifling sometimes.
Hope you settle back in easily...
welcome home, you've been missed my friend. xo
welcome back! glad you had fun.
welcome home, sister. I hope you stored away some of that sunshine.:)
Hi Jen - welcome back. It's nice to hear that you had such a good trip and also nice to have you back home. Get back into the swing of things and I'll see you more this week. Take care, Kellan
hey - we missed you!
I'm glad to hear that you made it back safely. When coming back I always hope to extend a bit of that vacation feeling to home.
i'm betting that there's some serious M goodness going on. :) love to you, and so glad you're back.
Hey babe.
got any pics?
You've been missed! The crash landing upon return from a vacation is always so tough. But, I hope it helps to know you've been missed. :)
welcome back, I hope the transition back to this life was easy for you. Glad you are home safe.
Good to have you back. Yes, walls cause claustrophobia, but the sun, dude, the sun relieves all which ails you, 'cept maybe skin cancer...
Glad that you're back, safe and sound.
Welcome home!!! You've been missed! I hope you had a fabulous holiday.
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This morning M and I waved from my parents driveway as J drove off with nearly all of our earthly belongings tucked into the back of our car. He's heading east to meet my brother then south, south, south, passing borders and customs and hopefully please for the grace of all things holy he will safely and with wallet intact glide through each border and enjoy cold cervezas in between. In two weeks we will follow, the road narrows slightly and three becomes two waiting again to become three.
We found ourselves up late last night packing and repacking, shaking our heads at the things we think we need. At the top of my list of dumb things is this stool a friend gave us that has a pocket on it with a little cooler. Apparently you can stick some beers in there and have yourself a seat. Second on the dumb list is a pancake griddle. I've noticed with this journey that people want to give us things, whether they think we need them or this is how they show their love I am not sure but the griddle was pressed upon us last night and we were too dumbfounded to decline. J's list is different, he grimaced at the large pottery bowl and when I crammed in a pound of coffee he smirked at me, a smirk I bet he'll forget when he's drinking his first jungle cup. Some things simply couldn't make the cut so we actually left the wine. We left the wine and took the stool. This whole thing is making us batshit. At least we know what to ask for when our first visitor comes next month.
I can't believe it's here, this thing. As he drove off I once again thought what the hell are we thinking but underneath or maybe on top it's tinged with the excitement of it all, we are either the dumbest people I know or the bravest but either way, game on. Unemployed and on the road, the wind in our back and a stool with a cooler to sit on. Watch out jungle, here we come.
PS. Ok, enough of the tough girl talk. Somebody hold me.
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I am excited and nervous for you and I wish J safe travels and you and M peace and enjoyment in your last two weeks before you leave.
This is so exciting!
I hope it was a big car, woman. A big, big car. ((hugs))
BIG hugs coming from Chicago. I mean BIG! It's going to be fabulous. I'm so envious...
You'll be fine. I hear Bali is lovely this time of year.
You are the fiercest, bravest woman I have ever met and I am so glad to call you my friend.
I'm sending Bug along with J, to keep a watch over him. I figure the kid needed to travel more and he listens to his momma that way.
Wink.
Breathe.
Just breathe.
All is as it should be, all will work out.
And I'm here cheering you on in the mean time.
I love you.
Best wishes to J for a smooth journey. And maybe you should drink the wine that you can't take with you. A little liquid courage, if you will. ;-)
I'm thinking of you guys!
you are wrapped in cyber hugs... your support net here is WAY bigger than that stool/cooler.
Oh, jen. Wow. It's so exciting and nerve-racking. I hope J and your brother have a safe journey, and that your pancake griddle arrives intact.
I'm here for you to hold your hand. (Except that my here and your here are pretty far apart. But I'm thinking of you and sending you supportive thoughts. Which take up next to no space in your luggage.)
Oh, Jen.
BABE.
I would have chosen the stool over the wine. Just sayin'.
Brave and awesome! Bon voyage!
here's a hug {{hug}}
you are really, really doing this. damn, girl, i am so thrilled for you!
De-lurking to say that I'm addicted to your tale.
I read in awe and with trepidation and wish that I had the courage...
Most bravery requires at least a little stupidity--whether willful or otherwise.
You're going to be great. You are. I promise.
I'm so excited for you!!!!!
(and I'm putting a good bottle of wine in your care package.)
You're doing it! And you'll be fine ~ all of you.
But I just have to say... how could you leave the wine and take the stool? I'm sure it's a great stool... but what if they don't have wine in the jungle?!
This is SO exciting tho!
I would take the coffee over the wine too. Once you're settled, I'll send you some wine.
In the meantime, come and sit by me. I will tell you some stories. You want me to paint your toenails? Can I get you a cold beer?
And so it begins...
You can buy more wine, but that stool, maybe not.
Something Elenore Roosevelt said has been my mantra as I went back to school at 38. "Do something every day that scares you" It has never failed me. So, do something that scares you. It may be wonderful.
so, you don't want a giant stuffed flamingo?
1) Of course I'm fabulous!
2) That doesn't necessarily speak for everyone else :)
3) The restaurant isn't even OPEN yet, but opening day (Friday) is sure to be a disaster...
4) I'd be your friend and hold you in real life - I'm sure you're scared out of your mind, along with being excited!
I'm hugging you and jumping up and down with you. It will be an awakening of your spirit. M will love it. It will be amazing.
And your stool will come in handy. Mark my words.
xoxoxo
You know, I say I'm not into stuff, but could I part with what I have as easily as you? No. No way. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, you are one of the bravest people I know.
Say the word and I will personally come hold you. Any time.
I'm voting for bravest and not dumbest. Safe travels, friends!
Sorting possessions is such a task. I would never leave wine behind....but I am biased when it comes to such things...of course I wouldn't leave my niece's drawings behind or my grandmother's letters.
Peace ho, sister
holding.
and you KNOW how bitch ass strong I am right?
hugs from 2 hairy lurchers and their peeps ((((()))))
I love you and I am so proud of you.
Bad. Ass.
What I'm thinking is that well, at least the wine is there with you now. And you've got two weeks of nights after your sweetie is tucked in bed to think and drink. You'll get it all straightened out. The bravery doesn't come all at once, but in phases. You set a goal, you're reaching it now. It may be terrifying, but you've done it. So there's something to be said for that.
Oh my God, a pancake griddle?
LOL!!!
dumb or brave, it's just awesome. good stories never come from the safe path traveled, eh?
Wine? You need wine?
I'll bring you some.
YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO HAVE SUCH AN ADVENTURE!
Best wishes and I can't wait to hear about it.
hug hug hug (glass of wine)
hug hug hug
here's to sharing a glass of vino in the jungle with you.
the bow-lines are thrown and you are off to the unknown. It's scary it's wonderful and it's all going to be okay.
Aaaah!
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Man, it's easy to get sucked in. You with your roads and your stoplights and your miles of produce all neatly stacked in rows. You with your convenience and your hot water and your surety that when you flip the light switch the light will indeed come on.
A week and a half to go and then I'm back in the jungle but the project will continue a bit longer so I'll be coming back again soon. I'm grateful and I am lost, I am straddling two sides of a very different fence and one is seductive and one is real while the other is seductive and the other is real.
I weave anonymously through the crowd both sure and unsure. Office politics make me giggle and I laugh in the elevator. I miss the sky. I can't hear the birds. I drink your wine and I sit in your comfortable chairs. I order a sandwich with the ease of someone who hasn't forgotten how. I'm soft in the middle. I'm using my brain. I like the project I'm working on but my life doesn't feel real.
I've forgotten how to write.
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I liked this post alot. When you say one is seductive and one is real and vice-versa I can totally see how that must seem to you. I know you will be glad to get back to the jungle and have your daughter and husband back. I wish you safe travels!
bullshit.
You've not forgotten, the cadence has just changed.
No you haven't.
Of course you haven't forgotten how to write. And keep doing it - the straddle is fascinating.
I think it's fascinating, too. It's hard to live in 2 worlds at once. I think that's one of the things that makes new-motherhood so hard: you have to learn a new way of being. You have to learn to look at what you have with new eyes. I mean, instead of thinking: now I'm stuck with a screaming infant who sucks me dry and never sleeps! you have to learn to appreciate that particular look an infant gives you while nursing, or the softness of her skin, or whatever.
I know what you mean. I think I have, too.
your perspective is so authentic, so genuine, so unique. your words reflect that, my dear.
Well...you better remember, dammit. Or write about the forgetting. :-)
Such contrast. Two realities, all woven into one narrative.
Perhaps it's not an either/or proposition. Perhaps it's an and/and.
But I can see how it can feel very dislocating.
love to you sister of mine*
You have not forgotten how to write.
I spent most of the summer up north (well, more up north) where we have no potable water. I enjoy living in the "woods" sometimes even though there are shops only a 30-minute drive away
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Lee Ranaldo, legendary axeman and noisemaker for Sonic Youth - among countless other collaborators - dropped a new solo album, Between the Times and the Tides earlier in the year (read the DiS review here). Starting off as a slightly more straight-forward but no less exciting project from the man; the LP blossomed into a dreamy and melodic collaborative effort, featuring the likes of Nels Cline, Steve Shelley and Alan Licht.
This month he visits the UK with glittering motley crew in tow to give the album a proper live airing. A little while back we spoke to Lee about the making of the record, the draw of the creative process, the Occupy movement and what the future holds for Sonic Youth.
You’ve said that Between the Times and the Tides started as a result of writing a few songs for a performance at Midi festival. How did that performance come about and did you have a set idea of what you wanted those songs to be?
Well, there wasn’t any specific idea when I started. Friends of mine asked me if I wanted to go over and play that festival and they specifically requested an acoustic performance, which is not something I normally do. So eventually I said I would do it, and when I was practicing for it, I thought I would just perform a bunch of Sonic Youth songs that I’ve written over the years and just play ‘em on acoustic guitar. As I was practicing for it this new song popped out called ‘Lost’ which is one of the songs on the new record.
It just kinda came out of nowhere, and I was like ‘that’s interesting’; a new song just sorta popped out. So, I worked on it a little bit and two weeks later I opened my show over there with it. It just kind of started something rolling. I don’t really know how to explain it any other way; I wasn’t really planning to try and make a solo/acoustic record. It’s something I’ve long wanted to do but at that moment in time I wasn’t looking for it to happen or anything like that. But when this song came out and then two weeks later I was actually playing it on stage, it just opened up a faucet or something and a bunch of songs came rolling out over the summer.
I just kinda kept collecting them and working on ‘em and by the fall I had a group of songs worth taking to my studio and recording. I thought originally I was going to make a solo acoustic record because it seemed like something simple, something I could handle easily, and one thing just sort of naturally led to another, which was really the state of the whole process. Eventually Steve Shelley started drumming on it and I had a rhythm section; and then we had a bunch of basic tracks so I asked Nels Cline, Alan Licht and John Medeski to come in and play on those and one thing just led to another, it was really cool.
It’s interesting because I don’t think many people could get such an esteemed group of musicians together for what seems like a casual project.
Well, I guess so. I mean, when I was thinking of who to ask I really just called on friends of mine. Even though I’ve been making records and playing music for some time, I’ve never really done a record like this so it was a pretty big deal. And the process was pretty comfortable all the way along and I really didn’t want that to change. I didn’t want to try and hire anyone that I thought could play in a specific way, I really felt more like ‘lemme ask some close friends to come in and play’, then it’ll be comfortable for me and I’ll know I’ve got a supportive environment around me. They’re all people I’ve worked with in a number of different capacities over the years so it was more that kind of thing.
At what point did you decide to let other people in on it as opposed just having it as you own solo project? Was it just down to the fact that the songs seemed like they needed to be bigger or did you simply just fancy getting other people involved?
Well, I think it was a little bit of both. I was demoing them on acoustic guitar and a couple of them just gave me the impression that y’know, this song might be cool with a beat behind it. I was in the Sonic Youth studio and Steve was often around and he was hearing some of the basics, the acoustic guitar tracks, and really digging ‘em so it just kinda started by asking him to come in for a day and drum on some these just so I can hear what it sounds like. It sounded good with drums so I thought a couple of these could become band songs. Initially I was hesitant to even consider going down that road because it seemed like such a big responsibility putting a band together and getting a bunch of musicians to play. I’ve been in such an amazing band all these years that fell together fairly naturally, so the idea of trying to put together a band to do this was a little daunting but in this case it sort of rolled naturally from one thing to the next.
Do you think that plays quite an important part in the sound then; that it all just sort of fell together?
I think so. To me when I listen to it, it feels pretty naturalistic. I mean, I don’t get a sense too much of it being forced in any way. I felt like the songs, from the beginning, were pretty strong as songs. I’ve played these already once at least solo acoustic and I wanted to build them up into this band kind of thing. Also, it’s a really fun process to work on songs like that, to get people into the studio, to see what people contribute to it; different voices and stuff. There’s no doubt that everybody contributed stuff that really made the songs so much better.
You’ve said with this album it was more important for you to enjoy the actual process of making the record as well as enjoying how it turned out. It’s interesting because it’s often an element that some people might not even pay attention to when listening to the finished product.
It’s true. Having been involved in as many records as I have at this point, if the process isn’t enjoyable, it’s all for nothing in a way. It’s such a fun thing to see a song grow from something that pops out of your fingers on a guitar and blossoms into a fully-formed song; a lushly-arranged song with a lot of different interesting parts, it’s kinda like building a house in a way. You start with the foundation and you kinda build on top of it and if you enjoy that kind of thing then it’s a really interesting process. I definitely enjoyed it; it allowed me indulge both songwriting aspects and production aspects; all aspects of music I really love. And now it’s allowing me to look forward to enjoying the performance aspects of the same music.
The song ‘Shouts’ was originally derived from a photograph of a couple kissing on the ground taken during hockey riots in Canada a couple of years back and you managed to alter that that into something that was reflective of the Occupy movement – can you tell me how that song came about?
The Occupy New York site – at Zuccotti Park - was pretty close to where I live so I was pretty involved with that. I was going down there a lot, I was taking a lot of pictures for my website and just being as supportive as I could, and I was very inspired by them. And by the time the record was starting, the whole notion of what was going on from the Arab Spring in the Middle East through the various ways it was picked up around the world, through Europe, England, China, Russia, and here in the states and Canada… it was really inspiring. I really felt like it was the rise of a really interesting left movement for the first time since I was a young person in the 60s and 70s. So that song was very much inspired by that and yeah it was inspired in part by that photograph taken during those riots in Canada.
There’s a couple kissing in the middle of this riot demonstration with protesters in the background and riot police in the foreground, and them just kissing in the middle of all this with this orange sky and fire, and I just thought it was a really interesting photo. It turned out that even the photographer had no idea he had caught the photo until he was reviewing his frames. I just liked the idea that it was this tender scene going on in the middle of this pretty violent scene and in a way that’s kind of how I felt about the Occupy movement in its earliest days. It was decidedly non-violent, it was trying to be pure of motive, and it wasn’t creating a political agenda as much as trying to be a consciousness-raising awareness thing. So in the middle of this more violent global situation, I thought of it as a more tender movement ultimately. Somehow, it related to me, that picture.
Clearly, this solo venture is rightfully taking up most of your time, but have there been any thoughts as to what the future holds for Sonic youth?
There’s really not much to say at this point. Obviously Thurston and Kim splitting up has created a big rift in their lives that they’re still coping with. We’re not really talking about it or saying anything about it one way or another to ourselves or the wider public. We’ve put the band on hiatus for the moment. Y’know, in the last few years we’ve all been working on our own projects more predominantly than the band to begin with, which is really what allowed me to have time to work on this record. This record was done before any of these revelations about what was going on with them came to light.
I mean, I don’t really think I could’ve made it in light of the situation of ‘oh my band’s going to stop working, I’d better start working on a solo record. I think that would’ve been crazy pressure. So, day to day, things haven’t changed that much because the band hasn’t been working that much to begin with. I don’t expect we’ll do anything for quite a while. I mean, at some point we’ll figure it out, but at this point it’s too near and tender to even consider. Y’know, there’s a bunch of important personal issues which are much more important than band issues right now so, happily everybody’s working. I’m in touch with everybody and we’re all talking, so, we’ll see what happens. The very least you can say is that it’s been an amazing 30 year run. We’ve still got projects galore and archival releases and stuff like that to come out so there’s certainly some ways we’ll be working together in the years to come.
Lee plays London's Scala tonight (6th June) and Leeds Brudenell on June 7th.
Between the Times and the Tides is out now.
- Sonic Youth - Smart Bar Chicago 1985
- "It just opened up a faucet or something"- DiS meets Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth
- Album Stream: Lee Ranaldo Between The Times And The Tides
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Date: Saturday 18th May 2013
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This is the last Comic strip of a wonderful history that never happened, actually only in my mind. I had a dream but real circumstnces forced another end of the whole story. I wish that the Americans will remenber their german roots
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Coffee, fresh bread – breakfast starts your day
Ah, breakfast! Is there any better reason to get up in the morning?
If your breakfast means a muffin on the go, you’ll love the surprises that Kristen creates in her kitchen. In a clean white apron, Kristen is up early to put the coffee on.
From what she calls her “simple country kitchen” (that part of the house dates back to the 1880s), she’s whisking and stirring, singing sweetly to herself as she pauses to look upon the rose bush blooming outside the kitchen windows. Breakfast starts in your room, with a cup of organic shade-grown, fair-trade Costa Rican coffee from servers on the first and second floors.
Kristen selected the medium roast herself after conducting an extensive search in the Asheville area for the right balance of lightness and earthiness. With a cup (or two) of that in your hand, there’s no hurry to get to the dining room, and that’s fine with the innkeepers. Kristen in the kitchen and Howard, your server, are ready when you are. If you’re lucky, Howard may be wearing his kilt (he wears the tartan of Clan Buchanan, with whom his ancestors affiliated themselves centuries ago). Ask him about his playing the bagpipes at his son’s wedding.
Click on the images below to see what is in store for you at the Dry Ridge Inn!
Chamber music plays softly as you find a table in the sunny dining room. Or choose one on the patio, where birds dart in and out of the feeders that stand over a waterfall and pond full of iridescent koi. Breezes stir up an appetite for what’s wafting through the air– fresh flowers on the table and the aromas of what Kristen is cooking up in the kitchen. But first comes juice and fruit, delightfully tart and sweet “eye openers” to wake up sleepy taste buds.
No matter whether you started your morning with a few extra winks or a pre-breakfast jog around town, seasonal options such as baked Henderson County apples, blueberries with cream or melon with mint will brighten your eyes for the dish Howard is about to set before you.
Stuffed French Toast, Light & Fluffy Waffles, Coddled Eggs, Blue Ridge Bison Breakfast Casserole, Breakfast Pudding and pancakes of all kinds - the list of Kristen’s delicious dishes reads like a cookbook.
In fact, many of her recipes are included in the Asheville Bed and Breakfast Association cookbook that came out in 2010. Savory dishes are often accompanied by croissants and pats of butter. Sweet dishes may be served with a bowl of Kristen’s homemade, lightly sweetened preserves.
Delicate breakfast breads - orange and cranberry, banana nut and pumpkin or zucchini - are made by Kristen’s mother, an expert cookie baker who lives nearby. Good food always leads to good conversation, especially with fellow guests who you’ve met during your stay. Guests often choose to breakfast together. But even if you’d prefer a table of your own, you’ll likely find yourself swapping suggestions of where to dine in Weaverville and Asheville, as well as stories about your family and hometown.
Kristen has many recipes that fit any dietary need. We have Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten Free breakfasts. Just alert us to your needs and we can accomodate!
Howard is amazed at how often guests discover that they grew up just blocks away from each other. Friendly and informal, breakfast is a reminder of why you’ll love staying at the Dry Ridge Inn - interesting people enjoying good food over warm conversation.
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Game Notes
The Vancouver Canucks did very little to slow down the Anaheim Ducks on their way to the franchise's first Stanley Cup last season.
The defending champion Ducks look to continue their dominance over the Canucks when they meet Tuesday at GM Place in a rematch of the Western Conference semifinals.
In last season's playoff series, Anaheim eliminated the Canucks in five games, outscoring them 14-8 before going on to win the first Stanley Cup in the franchise's 14-year history.
Anaheim's dominance of Vancouver in the playoffs was a carryover from the regular season. The Ducks outscored the Canucks 14-6 in going 3-0-1 against them in 2006-07, and have won six of the last seven regular-season meetings.
Anaheim (11-9-4) has had no problems playing at GM Place lately, outscoring Vancouver 19-6 during a six-game winning streak there since a 7-3 loss on Dec. 28, 2002.
The Ducks, opening a three-game road trip, are 3-1-0 on the road this month after losing their first six games away from the Honda Center.
They are coming off a 3-2 win over Los Angeles on Sunday to continue their recent turnaround. After going just 4-7-2 in September and October, Anaheim is 7-2-2 this month.
On Sunday, Ryan Getzlaf's second goal of the game tied the score at 2 with 11:58 to play in the third period, and Anaheim got the winner when Chris Kunitz knocked in a rebound with 3:06 remaining.
Getzlaf, who has 10 goals and a team-best 25 points, has six goals and six assists during his career-high eight-game point streak.
"He's obviously coming into his own," Kunitz said. "He's a person we can build the team around. He definitely picked our team up tonight with a couple goals."
The Ducks signed Getzlaf, a third-year pro, to a five-year, $26.625 million contract extension last Tuesday. He had three goals and an assist against the Canucks last season.
Anaheim's Jean-Sebastien Giguere had 23 saves on Sunday, improving to 5-1-0 with a 2.09 goals-against average since Nov. 9.
Last season, Giguere went 3-0-1 with a 1.49 GAA and a shutout against the Canucks in the regular season and 4-1-0 with a 1.36 GAA against them in the playoffs. He is 7-0-1 with a 1.57 GAA and a shutout in his last nine regular-season games against Vancouver, while posting a 1.00 GAA in winning his last five starts at GM Place.
Like the Ducks, the Canucks (12-9-2) are one of the hottest teams in the league after getting off to a slow start. They opened the season 5-8-0, but are 7-1-2 since Nov. 2.
Vancouver began a three-game homestand with a 2-0 win over Chicago on Sunday. The Canucks are 4-0-1 at home since Nov. 9 after opening the season 1-6-0 at GM Place.
Brendan Morrison scored a first-period power-play goal against the Blackhawks, and Daniel Sedin finished the scoring with an empty-net goal with 31.7 seconds left in regulation.
Roberto Luongo made 27 saves on Sunday, improving to 6-1-2 with a 1.75 GAA and two shutouts since Nov. 3.
"The win is what's most important," Luongo said of his 34th career shutout. "It was a really tight game. It took a solid 60 minutes tonight and even then it came down to the wire."
Luongo had little success against the Ducks last season, though, posting a 3.78 GAA in losing his three regular-season meetings against them. He then went 1-4-0 with a 2.31 GAA in the playoff series.
Markus Naslund, who leads the Canucks with 10 goals this season, had three goals against the Ducks in last season's playoffs. | http://ducks.nhl.com/club/preview.htm?id=2007020347 | 2013-05-18T11:01:47 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
In 1995, the Oregon Ducks men’s basketball team ended a 34-year streak when they made the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1961. Since then, they’ve been to the tourney five more times, and been a win away from the Final Four twice. While it’s not quite as epic a run as, say, Oregon football during the same stretch, it’s safe to say that the last 17 years have been infinitely better than the 34 that preceded them.
Except when it comes to road trips to the Bay Area. Haas Pavilion in Berkeley and Maples Pavilion on The Farm in Palo Alto have been Oregon’s version of the Bates Motel and the Overlook Hotel, respectively. I mean, nobody busted through a door with an axe screaming “Here’s Johnny!” but when it comes to Oregon basketball, there is nothing scarier than a weekend in Northern California.
The numbers are staggering. In this century they’ve led at the half in the Bay Area just four times in 24 games, including Thursday night at Cal. From 2001 to 2008 they lost 15 consecutive games. Since 1995, the Ducks have been swept on the road in this series 12 times, including both 2002 and 2007 when they went on to make the Elite Eight. Good—heck, great—Oregon teams have returned to Eugene with nothing to show from a lost weekend in Silicon Valley.
Which is why last night’s win at Stanford felt so damn good. Oregon’s 68-64 victory over the Cardinal increased their record at Maples to 2-and-16 since 1995. Even better, the Ducks now have a winning streak on Stanford’s home court. That’s right, Dana Altman is undefeated on The Farm, and he’s batting .500 overall against the gruesome twosome that is Cal and Stanford. In the 10 seasons prior to Altman’s arrival in Eugene, Oregon was 1-and-19. Altman’s 2-and-2 record looks downright John Wooden-esque.
The next hurdle for him, of course, is to take the Ducks back to the big dance. Their last appearance was in 2008, and a tourney trip in just his second year on the job would be a terrific achievement. They are currently 19-8 overall, 10-5 in conference play and tied for fourth with Arizona, just a half-game behind Colorado for third. Staying in the top four is vital. In the Pac-12 tournament, the top four seeds get opening round byes. It’s hard enough to win three games in three nights, but winning four in as many nights is a herculean task. And with games at Oregon State next Sunday, then home dates against Colorado and Utah, Oregon controls their own destiny for a first round bye.
Still, two of those games are against teams that they have lost to already (OSU and Colorado), so let’s not get too excited. But if the Ducks can finish the regular season with three more wins, they’d roll into the Pac-12 tourney as a three or four seed, with a 22-8 record and wins in seven of 10 games (three losses by a combined nine points). I’m no bracketologist, but you have to figure that one win in the tournament plants them squarely on the bubble, and two gets them into the madness.
It hasn’t always been pretty, but this team always fights and they’ve proven they can hang with anyone in the conference. With less than three weeks until Selection Sunday, the pressure starts to increase exponentially. Over the course of the next 20 days, you’ll hear a lot of talk about bubble teams, RPI, SOS, quality wins, and quality losses. But, as with most things in life, simpler is better. For the Ducks, it’s easy. Win, and they’re in.
That’s not a bad place to be in late February. | http://ducksillustrated.com/2012/when-a-split-feels-like-a-sweep/ | 2013-05-18T10:42:10 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Iraq Withdrawal News Goes Unnoticed
By Philip V. Brennan:
Well, hey, they're going to just HATE the w/d they've been saying they want so badly!
I can't wait to see THIS backtrack!
Politically speaking, this is good for us Republicans BUT am I the only one who worries about the equally important message that it sends to the bad guys?
I think we should maintain a large contingent of battle-ready troops in the Iraqi theater. North of Baghdad and in the south near the Gulf. We kept 150,000 men in Germany forever, and as long as we are forbidden to expand drilling in the Gulf of Mexico we have to keep 35,000 troops in that area to protect the flow.
Morgan
I hope this decision isn't politically motivated. If it's not, then it is probably just the next step in the Iraq campaign. I can't see the President allowing military decisions to be influenced by politics. He hasn't been willing to do this throughout his entire Presidency. Why would he start now?
Aren't we announcing our plans to the enemy? What is to keep them from lying low until the withdraw date? Who is the traitor that announced these plans anyway?
God question anon.
Morgan
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As you clear your mind, you become aware of the presence of all things around you. The smallest disturbances made against you cause you to react with great alacrity.
Your sense of awareness sharpens to razor edge, and your body reacts to danger before your mind even registers that anything was even there. While you are in this stance, you gain improved evasion, a +4 bonus to initiative, and +4 on saving throws against traps.
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I had the best mani/pedi of my life with Debra the other day. She was gentle and attentive. She got all the dead skin off, and I'm a bigger girl so that takes awhile! She took her time and made it feel like a real spa treatment. I was really impressed by her professionalism. I will always recommend Debra and I will be back!
This place is such a wonderful place because the location is not that stressful and you can always expect that your room will be ready after a long day.
This place looks amazing from the inside. It has a very flattering feel and look. I love how the housekeepers are so polite, efficient, and quick to respond.
Amazing!. This restaurant is absolutely oustanding! The service and food were impeccable. If you are looking for a special evening and are willing to spend some money, this is the only place you should look.
Southern Charm.!!
Disappointed - Not up to Relais & Chateaux Expectations.
Stayed for my birthday in October 2006 and booked a standard room. The room was fairly small, both the furnishings and furniture had seen much better days, there were stains on the carpet, and the TV was a 10 year old Zenith model which you wouldnt see in budget hotel never mind a luxury inn!! The staff were very nice though one waiter was a little condescending, the afternoon tea and breakfast were both superb, I did not have dinner though felt pressure to do so by a number of staff asking when were our reservations..
I know I only paid $240 for the standard room but I expected much much more from a Relais & Chateaux property.
Overall I was disappointed and would not recommend to stay at the Fearrington Village Inn.
This peaceful country getaway gives guests a great excuse to flee the city...
Get Romantic Getaway. It's pricey, yet you pay for what you get....and you get a lot at Ferrington House. My wife and I celebrated our wedding anniversary there, which was a wonderful memory!
Wonderful. Our stay was fantastic. The service was above and beyond anywhere else in the state. Our room had the most beautiful view of the gardens... we will surely be back to visit again soon!
Way Overrated!!. I am from NYC and have eaten at many great restaurants and I expected the Fearrington Restaurant to live up to my standards and the hype surrounding it. I was very disappointed and really did not like anything I ordered. I had the shrimp frisee salad, the goat cheese salad, and the filet mignon. The goat cheese was delicious, but everything else was mediocre at best. The filet tasted strange and the shrimp was bland. The bread was even hard and stale. The atmosphere was decent, but a little stuffy. I had the chocolate Souffle for dessert and I loved it, but the fondant cake was dry and nothing special. The meal was way overpriced!!! The meal was expensive even by NYC standards and it wasn't even good. Definitely skip this restaurant and go for something better.
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“The Field of Flags is a silent, patriotic and poignant reminder of the cost of war. Each flag represents not simply one casualty, but all the family members and friends who have been touched by that life now gone,” explains an excerpt from the history of the Field of Flags, provided by the members of the Somers Congregational Church Memorial Garden Committee, which helped create the memorial in 2005.
“They represent our respect for those who have served and are currently serving in the military and our hope for peace in the future, for a time when no one is called upon by our country to give the greatest sacrifice,” says the excerpt.
Members of the committee placed 2,231 American flags, one for each American casualty in Iraq and Afghanistan, at the Somers Congregational Church in 2005. The idea for the field came about as the committee thought through what the church could do to demonstrate support for troops. Since the first "Field of Flags" dedication, the memorial has traveled throughout the country.
On this refreshing Friday morning, Mar. 18, with the anticipation of spring in the air, over 5,900 flags were set up by volunteers on the lawn of the Congregational Church in Killingworth where they will remain for one month. The list of casualties is displayed on a name board.
"It's a project we've seen locally and we really wanted to be part of, to bring awareness to how many troops we've lost and the price they've paid for us. We're glad to be a part of this," explains Dawn Tischbein of the church.
Reverend Martha Bays feels the Field of Flags is "a powerful symbol."
Said the minister, "Our church council voted to to this, and it's something we wanted to do to honor the men and women who have given their lives. We want to do it as a religious statement as much as anything. It's important to honor those who have served our country and make sure we don't forget."
The Dedication Ceremony, open to the community, will be held on Sunday, Mar. 20 at 12 p.m.
Churches interested in having the Field of Flags can call the office at the Somers Congregational Church at (860) 763-4021. Members of the Memorial Garden Committee will bring the flags and name board and assist in setting up the Field of Flags.
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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 13, 2012
Dr. Carol Francis, author of "Quit Smoking KISS Away Cigarettes" offers five tools -detailed in her book-available TODAY instantly as an ebook through this link -click here.. To help many stop smoking this week, many hypnotic videos from Dr. Carol Francis are available free through YouTube at this link (Click here). Audio podcasts for easy downloading include stop smoking hypnotic sessions and valuable information-rich programs on how to STOP SMOKING effectively and are available through the Dr. Carol Francis Radio Talk Show. These recordings are available free at this link: blogtalkradio.com/dr-carol-francis. At this link, Dr. Carol Francis briefly explains 8 categories of changes smokers can implement to set the stage to stop smoking and then provides a hypnotic subliminal session too. Other podcasts to assist with stop smoking are available at this site as well.
Dr. Carol Francis, Psychologist and Counselor is located in Torrance, Manhattan Beach and Palos Verdes (suburbs of Los Angeles, CA), and offers many tools freely or inexpensively. These tools offer sincere but frustrated smokers key assistance to propel them toward being smoke-free, healthy and relieved to stop the struggle with being addicted to cigarettes. Dr. Carol Francis, through 32 years working with smokers, has identified eight key reasons individuals smoke. Each of these eight reasons need to be addressed to truly free the smoker from cravings, habits, social patterns, physiological reactions, and personal identification with being a smoker. Using no less than 5 tools -all at once- helps individuals stop smoking more securely than using just one method of smoking cessation at a time.
More information available through Dr. Carol Francis' books, videos, radio programs, and podcasts are detailed at drcarolfrancis.com.
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v0.31. The only difference between different types of trees is the (usually very minor) difference in the weight of the log or item produced, and the color of the wood from underground "trees" -.) For most purposes, a tree is a tree.
Trees viewed from one z-level higher look like coloured rectangles (
■ ), appearing identical to coloured blocks floating in the air. Deciduous trees will change colour to red or yellow in autumn (
♣,
♠ ), and lose their leaves in winter (
╞ ) (controlled by the [AUTUMNCOLOR] tag.) This does not affect their usefulness - they may be cut down in any season, and produce the same end result.
Trees are currently not a source of food or other material, so it is not possible to harvest mangos, maple syrup, nuts, rubber, etc.
[edit] Harvesting or Removing
Trees are a type of map tile that forms a solid barrier, like stone. Trees (but not saplings) will block movement, and prevent designation of channeling, walls and other constructions. Saplings on soil cavern floors will, however, block the construction of farm plots unless there is also a dusting or pile of mud beneath them. Caravans can be especially vulnerable to being blocked by trees, since wagons require a path 3-tiles wide and cannot pass within 1 tile of a tree. Trees do not form a floor on the level above them (creatures cannot walk "on top of" trees), though both creatures and items can get stuck on top of trees if they manage to be thrown there.
They must be designated for removal from the designations menu option "chop trees", which will instruct dwarves with the wood cutting labor enabled to grab an axe and begin chopping down the tree. Once cut down, they become one wood log, which is movable and can be hauled by enabling the wood hauling labor on any dwarf and designating a wood stockpile (Wood hauling is enabled by default).
[edit] Tree growth
Trees grow from saplings, which start growing randomly on tiles of a suitable biome. Saplings can be killed by heavy traffic, but not by flooding - they can survive for extended periods of time and can grow to maturity once the water level drops to 4/7Verify or lower. Dead saplings will remain for some seasons, and then disappear - or heavy traffic will trample them away. To grow from a sapling to a tree takes about a year and a half or more, though this seems randomized to some degree. Trees do not need to be (and can't be) "planted" - even if a map is stripped of all trees, new saplings will regrow, randomly and in their own time. Sadly, the elves do not seem to comprehend this. 1 unmined tile within a 2-tile radius, similar to [WET] trees and shrubs near rivers and ponds); underground trees not only ignore this restriction for dry subterranean soil (since version 0.31.19) but will also grow on muddy subterranean stone.
[edit] Tree farming
While it is not possible to plant trees directly, walling off or engineering a patch of muddy soil underground and breaching a cavern to allow spores in is a decent method of growing trees safely. See tree farming for more information.
[edit] List of Trees
[edit] Bugs
- Good/evil plants/trees don't appear (feather trees, glumprongs, sliver barbs, and sun berries)Bug:4133 | http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=v0.31:Tree&oldid=159566 | 2013-05-18T11:02:49 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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.1God called for a seven year famine. The Bible doesn't say why God did this.
But I guess God can starve people to death if he wants to, for any reason, or for no reason at all.
The Bible doesn't say how many God starved to death in the seven year famine, so I'll just guess 7000, 1000 per year.
God's next killing: Jehoram of Israel
5 comments:
Yessum sir, the Lawd chasteneth he whom he loves. If you was a parent with a rebellious child wouldn't you starve them into submission?
Marcus, what "rebellious child" you refer to? In this verse I see none.
Why a famine?
Simple, Yahweh was bored with warfare - too fast, not enough long drawn-out suffering.
Every deity needs a little diversion sometimes.
@twilight
I was just throwing it out there. If all else fails apologists can use the excuse that Israel was rebellious in some way at the time to somehow justify Yahweh's disgusting acts.
All the Israelites look up and shout, "Save us!" God whispers, "No..."
"...because I'm having too much fun starvin' y'all." | http://dwindlinginunbelief.blogspot.com/2010/02/gods-91st-killing-god-calls-for-seven.html | 2013-05-18T10:41:13 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Latinos
Team Obama hits back against Romney on Latino issues
They push back against Romney's accusation that the administration has failed Hispanics.
GOP is listening to Latinos
Opinion: After more than three years of Obama’s policies, Latino voters now demand a new direction.
5 benefits for Obama in Colombia
The visit to Latin America may pay off for Obama.
Poll: Latinos say they're more liberal
Three out of 10 use the word identify themselves, as compared with 21 percent of the public overall.
How Romney lost Latinos
Only 14 percent favor him over the president in a recent poll.
Justice Department rejects Texas voter ID law
The Justice Department says the requirements are likely to discriminate against Latinos.
Dems chase Arizona dream
They are making a push there this cycle with the hope of giving it permanent swing-state status.
Hispanics poised for big gains on Hill
Hispanics are poised for major gains in Congress this fall, ensuring a boost to their clout.
Can GOP ever win Latino vote?
Opinion: Republican's strong anti-immigrant rhetoric will be difficult to overcome.
Obama's custom-tailored Latino pitch
Some of his recent executive actions are garnering huge coverage in the Spanish-language media.
'Language.
Florida Latino poll: Mitt leads
He leads over Newt among Hispanic voters.
GOP targets immigrants in tax credit
Child tax credit refunds for those without Social Security numbers may offset payroll tax extension.
Latino poll: Obama tops the GOP
Despite rampant disapproval of deportation policy, Latinos say they will overwhelmingly support Dems.
Connect with Latinos to win elections
Opinion: Hispanics are not just a swing constituency. They represent the future of U.S. politics.
Arizona: 'extraordinary confrontations' w/feds over immigration
Blog: The Supreme Court needs to step in to head off a series of "extraordinary confrontations" between the federal government and state governm
Dems' glass-half-full view of the Latino vote
Though Latinos are pessimistic about the overall state of the country, polls show President Barack Obama is crushing his Republican opponents with the key voter bloc.
Rubio faces Hispanic critics
The controversy concerning his family history is the first major test for the rising GOP star.
Stats: 44% of deported criminals committed only misdemeanors
Blog: About 44 percent of criminals deported from the U.S. in the past fiscal year had a criminal record of one or two misdemeanors, putting them in the l
CHC torn between 2 Texas Dems
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus must choose between incumbent Doggett or newcomer Castro. | http://dyn.politico.com/tag/?tag=Latinos¤tPage=4 | 2013-05-18T10:54:01 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Sundance
At the movies: Art imitates tech
Movies and documentaries are diving more into the tech industry’s compelling storylines.
Alexandra Pelosi film hits Sundance
Nancy Pelosi is on hand to witness her daughter's debut at the festival.
Anita Hill reflects on Senate hearings in 'Anita'
Freida Mock explores Hill's landmark testimony and the resulting social and political changes.
Fresh from headlines, into Sundance
Political documentaries may head to the box office faster than ever — thanks to digital filmmaking.
Sundance turns lens to the jobless
The economy is the central issue of a new series premiering in D.C. | http://dyn.politico.com/tag/sundance | 2013-05-18T10:21:59 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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For the past 20+ years there has been a landing competiton at the ultralight strip. does any one have the past scores and/or who has gotten the best score?
For the past 20+ years there has been a landing competiton at the ultralight strip. does any one have the past scores and/or who has gotten the best score?
AWWWW, I see 65 people looking but no one knows
I was hoping that someone, somewhere might know
Steve, in the early '90's (1992?), there was a spot landing contest on the UL strip. I, along with several others, ran it and I also wrote an article about it that was printed in the Experimenter magazine. I've got a copy somewhere, will try to find it. The winner was a Thundergull, 2nd was a Mirage and 3rd was a Kolb Firestar. It was a lot of fun and generated much excitement (big crowd). Unfortunately, afterward it was decided there was too much of a liability risk and it was discontinued. As I recall the pilot of the Thundergull was named Steve. If that was you, congratulations. Hope you've kept the trophy- it's unique.
Ya, thats me. I thought that the competition was an ongoing event every year, too bad it had to be cancelled
As far as the trophy goes, its still on my wall. I havent been to OSH since then, too bad really, but life takes is turns. I am hoping to be there next year.
We will have to see what happens
Glad to hear from you after all these years. You and your 'gull put on an impressive show. Do you still have it? Personally, I've always thought that competitions like Spot Landing created interest and would be a good tool to draw more UL aircraft to the Big Show.
I am afraid that i do not have that plane anymore. I 1/2 gave and 1/2 sold the plane to my dad. Unfortunately, he and the plane went down in '96 in Montana, too bad, he was a GREAT guy. I still have a realtionship with Earthstar to this day even though I dont build planes anymore.
I agree that the competition was a great way to get people together. It really is ashame that the competition isnt still going. I firmly think that they should be re-started. I hope that things are going well with you
So sorry to hear about your dad. I lost mine to a stroke in '89. My biggest regret is he didn't live to see my fantastic wife and her equally fantastic daughter (IMHO). So now I relish being Grandpa to her 3 boys. The oldest- 12- has been to OSH with me for the last 3 years- much fun. Hope to see you there next year. | http://eaaforums.org/showthread.php?199-landing-competion | 2013-05-18T10:41:58 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
I'm a bit slow off the mark this month but both the IEA and OPEC have released April numbers for total liquid fuel supply, while the EIA is up to January. The most recent changes are above (not zero-scaled to better show changes). The IEA is now up to 91. The pattern we've seen in 2012 of supply rather flat is still holding, however it's notable that the most recent OPEC monthly oil report revised the level of all three months Jan-Mar up by around a half a million barrels/day (so the seeming 2012 mini-plateau is now at a higher level than it was). There is still a spread of almost two million barrels/day between the three sources indicating the overall levels of uncertainty in global supply are quite high at the moment, so maybe none of this should be taken as more than suggestive until more data comes in.
Including the Brent price trend on the right axis and going back to 2002, the data looks as follows:
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
April Monthly Oil Supply
Labels: global production, oil supply
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Hi Stuart, I have today updated sar sands graph according to your methodoligy... together with some other tar sands pictures and videos it can be found here.
Alex
Well,
desperate attempts are made to keep the oil flowing:
That looks more like optimistic reality :)
Stuart, are those prices in constant dollars? 2008 is just half a year away from being 5 years off, and add to this several rounds of QE which have affected the value of the dollar quite substantially.
Could we see a similar chart in constant (pick your year) dollars?
David - yes the prices are CPI adjusted to Jan 2012. | http://earlywarn.blogspot.co.nz/2012/05/april-monthly-oil-supply.html | 2013-05-18T10:41:51 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Children's legwear brand Tic Tac Toe signed a deal last week with BabyUnited-owner of BabyLegs, a division of United Legwear-that will allow Tic Tac Toe to leverage BabyUnited's far-reaching sales and distribution capabilities. Tic Tac Toe is known for its collection of basic and fashion socks, booties, knee-highs, leggings and tights for infants, children and teens and is sold in more than 2,000 specialty and department stores. | http://earnshaws.com/terms/distribution | 2013-05-18T10:31:45 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
The grizzly bear is a North American subspecies of the brown bear that once roamed the Great Plains. Today, only about 1,000 grizzlies remain in the continental U.S. Identifiable by its distinctive hump and the grayish, or grizzled, tips of its fur, the mighty grizzly bear has a terrific sense of smell and can run at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour. Despite their reputation as predators, grizzlies actually get many of their nutrients from nuts, berries, roots and insects.
Grizzlies tend to confine their movements during late summer and fall to the alpine areas where one critical food source–seeds of the Whitebark Pine–are present. Unfortunately, the Whitebark Pine is threatened by rising temperatures and more frequent droughts caused by global warming. This is a serious problem for grizzlies in and around Yellowstone National Park who gorge on the nutritious seeds to store energy for winter hibernation.
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. The Sheriff's Office believes at least two sexual assaults occurred on the Creekview campus itself. Read more on Canton Patch.
Woman Walking on Highway 41 Was Hit Twice, Killed
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Elder Bernice King Addresses Guns in Schools and Gun Laws Ahead of MLK Day. Read more on Cascade Patch. | http://eastcobb.patch.com/articles/news-nearby-bf20706f | 2013-05-18T10:52:16 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
The Arizona Art Alliance will host a new show this November that is aimed at honoring Arizona military veterans and veterans’ issues.
Veterans who are artists are encouraged to submit their creative works for display. Works submitted by veterans do not need to be of a military nature.
“Honoring our Veterans” will pay tribute to the brave men and women who have selflessly served our country and will raise awareness of veterans’ Issues. The show is open to all artists who are veterans.
In addition, the alliance is seeking artists to submit works for “America - What a great Country!!” that will run in conjunction with “Honoring our Veterans.”
Both shows will be held at the Arizona Art Alliance Gallery, 9011 E. Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale, in the Pavilions at Talking Stick Resort and will run from Nov. 1-25. The gallery will be open to the public Wednesday - Sunday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Artwork submitted must be the artist’s own creation and only original art pieces allowed. Copies, gilcees, and prints will not be accepted. All artwork must be for sale and a 15 percent commission on each piece will be retained for the Veterans’ Art Outreach Program.
For more information, contact the Arizona Art Alliance at (602) 870.7610 or visit.
• Bridgette Crosby is a writer who lives in and loves the Queen Creek/San Tan Valley area. Reach her at bridgette@crosbycountry.com. | http://eastvalleytribune.com/local/the_valley/article_12a10e00-fa5b-11e1-9c0a-0019bb2963f4.html | 2013-05-18T11:03:07 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Besides downloading pictures, I spent a lot of our first week back in the city running around town checking out event spaces where Brian and I might end our engagement with celebration. We’ve enjoyed a blissful summer procrastinating on the wedding nonsense, but my self-imposed deadline for finding a place to seal the deal is fast approaching (next weekend!), so I buckled down and pounded a lot of pavement. | http://eastvillagekitchen.com/category/food-vacations/ | 2013-05-18T11:01:38 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Bustling even on weekday evenings, Leong Ah whips up a wide range of Chinese food to persistently please Puchong's residents.
Paper-wrapped chicken. Slightly less flavorful than Soo Kee's version at Imbi, but still satisfyingly juicy enough to recommend.
Rice wine prawns. Was the chef overzealous? This contained a stunning magnitude of alcohol. We could have easily (& happily) gotten tipsy on this!
A comfortingly soft, steamed blend of regular eggs, century eggs & salted eggs.
Pork belly with yam. Always a surefire winner.
Venison with veggies. Not incredibly memorable, but well-prepared nevertheless.
Bean curd with loofa. Who says Eat Drink KL can't eat healthy?
Leong Ah,
Jalan Kenari 23, Bandar Puchong Jaya.
For better paper-wrapped chicken try d brother's shop (called Leong Ya) near the Mines..it's d shop facing the main road :)
They also serve kick-ass vinegar pork trotters...so good tat u can drink the gravy on its own...hahaha :D
Ulric: ah, if only they had more siblings, there could have been a whole bunch of Leong restaurants all across town =)
you should try leong ya instead. i've been eating at leong ya since i was two, according to my dad. he always jokes about how my sister and i would wait for everyone to open the paper wraps and swap with my parents, who prefer the leaner bits.
haha.
i still pine for that place although my mom is not a huge fan of chicken now.
Michelle: heheh, sounds perfect for families! Okies, will keep in mind, thanks! Hopefully you'll have a chance to return there later this year =)
"Who says Eat Drink KL can't eat healthy?"
Somehow we suspect that EDKL had a bit more of the rice wine prawns than the beancurd with loofah. Hehe.
Kenny: it was a dirty job, but someone had to do it! *hic* :p
Wah nice comfort food! Did you eat/drink all the rice wine? :P
Baby sumo: heheh, i would have been happy to finish all the rice wine soup on my own, but unfortunately, I was forced to share! :D
the steam egg with century egg and salted eggs looks good. my happy food anytime!
Missyblurkit: especially for a cold, rainy night, I think! Heheh :D
This is a rare kinda meal for you - Chinese and in Puchong?! Pork belly yam is nice - very comforting!
pureglutton: heheh, yeah, i really should eat chinese food more often! but i think i need bigger groups to do justice to all those dishes for sharing :D
if there's a road block, tell the police it's the drunken prawn and you guys didn't consume any alcohol. hehe
Eiling: heheh, it might be truth, but the cops won't trust us! :D | http://eatdrinkkl.blogspot.com/2011/10/leong-ah.html | 2013-05-18T10:41:53 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Nicki Minaj caused a firestorm amongst her fans after endorsing Mitt Romney for president on Lil Wayne’s new mixtape. The gag is that she’s not even registered to vote.
Reports Rhymes With Snitch via see said the blind man. And now…
This is EbenGregory.com…telling you bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don’t vote.
Maybe she’s registered under Roman Zolanski…or Cookie, or Harajuku Barbie *Kanye Shrug*
Monkey please…
wait she could possibility be a immigrant? she get talking and she going to be in a shyne situation
She must have had a passport to be able to travel between US and other countries, and to get a passport you need a social…so its likely she is not an illegal immigrant. On another note. George Carlin said “if you dont vote you have every right to complain,and if an a**hole gets elected you can say i didnt vote for that guy, and its not my fault sh*ts f*cked up.”
Coming Soon. Nicki Minaj didn’t pay her taxes for *blank* number of years either.
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To make up for my last post, which had a rather boring title, I’ve spent a long time working on the title for this one. It will be explained in the 2nd story.
Yes—I’ve actually outlined my post to make sure I cover all the good stories.
First, we watched a video on alcohol and alcoholism in wellness on Friday. I took notes on what I believe to be the most important lessons from the video:
- Teens are more likely to drink if they think it’s OK to drink.
- Teens drink because they want to be like their parents
- Drunks are aggressive because society expects them to be
Good video. It was from the ’80s, I think.
Quizbowl tournament at Cookeville High School on Saturday.
We went to another tournament in Cookeville this weekend. The tournament was well run, as Cookeville ones usually are, although the questions aren’t as good as they used to be. We dominated the preliminaries, going 5-0 with about 300 or 350 points per game.
In our third game, we played Rossview, which I was actually looking forward to. The final score initially was 300 to 280, but we had a protest. The question read, “Give the past form of the infinitive to drive.” So I buzzed and said “to have driven,” which is a past infinitive. However, they didn’t take it; the answer they had was “drove.”
I protested, so each team wrote down answers to the bonus questions; we both got all of them. Since those 30 points would make the difference, they of course looked into the protest and sustained it in our favor.
Rossview ended up going 3-2. Guess where they seeded. In a playoffs bracket of 8 teams, they seeded 8th, we seeded 1st, so we got to play them again. Like I said, quizbowl karma.
We held our own, but I for one wasn’t on the caffeine high I had going 3 games in. We fell behind by the last 5 questions and lost by about 60 or 80 points. On the plus side, they went on to win the tournament.
I finally got my file synchronization working.
Every minute, any documents that aren’t music or pictures are synced between all three of my computers. Music and pictures sync every 30 minutes. This means that I can now spend more time switching between Windows and OS X.
New blog design.
In case you didn’t notice, I put up a new design for my blog. I’ve been working with Catherine for a few weeks to come up with a design, and I really like how this one turned out. I’m also going to start working with her in her web design company, so we’ve been cleaning up that site in addition to putting my own together.
For my site, I took the default WordPress template and adapted it by changing only the stylesheet. I changed a few other elements of the HTML for other reasons (such as being more specific about which parts of the site are under the Creative Commons license), but all design work was done through CSS. Ms. Howell thought that the font size was too small, and I may have fixed that, but I’m not sure. Her screen displayed the font unusually small for some reason.
On the Kinetic Core site, Catherine already had a template put together, so I made sure that all the layout was done without tables and that all the headers and so forth were semantically coded.
The Bible Board
Our math professor is very picky about having the entire board to work with. When we first started classes in our new room this year, there was a small sign in the corner asking that people clean the boards and put the desks back when they’re done with the classroom. Professor Hughes took it down.
Yesterday, we came in the room and found two Bible quotes on the board, apparently from some Bible study or something. I don’t remember exactly what they were (and I don’t want Google associating my site with Bible quotes anyway), but we decided that we should leave the sign up to see how the professor would react. He walked into the room, walked up to the board, ripped the sign off, and threw it in the trash.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
I got my first college acceptance letter yesterday—I was accepted to Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It’s a reasonably small science/engineering school outside of Boston. In the grand scheme of things, this means that I can turn down an acceptance from UTK, and an acceptance from anywhere else will probably mean I can turn down WPI. It was intended more as a safety.
Economics Charts
We’re doing supply and demand in Economics. I always type my homework assignments when I can, and I’ve been trying to use LATEX for everything, so, following the open source yellow brick road to its conclusion, I’ve been using gnuplot to generate my graphs. However, creating arbitrary supply and demand shift graphs gets old very quickly. So, last night, I created a complete set of graphs that I can just drop in that represent any change in supply and/or demand. For example, if supply increases and demand decreases, I just type in \input{sidd.tex} and the graph is automatically inserted. Once I finished all of the possible graphs, the homework took a matter of minutes.
LiveJournal Crossposter
One of the larger issues with LJXP when it first came out was its lack of support for non-ASCII (aka, non-Roman alphabet) characters. I’m very excited because today I finally figured out what was causes the miscommunication between my plugin and LiveJournal. It was actually a rather easy fix—the LiveJournal interface has a value called “version.” If version is set to 0 (or not set at all), LiveJournal assumes that something non-Unicode is coming in (causing misinterpretation of non-ASCII characters). However, setting the version to 1 causes all communication to take place in Unicode, allowing for support of any modern character set. This is so much better than my other solution.
Also, someone has volunteered to translate all of the messages for LJXP into Russian, which will be kind of nifty.
Thoughts about Bush’s State of the Union address (I plan to use these for US History, so they will represent a combination of my humorous thoughts, my scared-of-impending-armageddon thoughts, and my serious thoughts)
- Bush only mentioned September 11th three times, and once indirectly.
- Opposition to the war was noted only in extremities: if you’re not for the war, you’re an isolationist (which, in and of itself, is impressive for Bush—a five syllable word!).
- He for once admitted that troops will be withdrawn eventually.
- (When he read from Sergeant Dan Clay’s last letter) “Oh! So he’s wiretapping troops now!”
- He apparently expects Hamas to reject any terrorist tendencies now that they’re part of the system.
- I don’t think he understands the difference between HIV and AIDS, because they were only mentioned as a single entity.
- Lots of the speech focused on measures that would enhance security at the cost of liberty (which is all increased security ever leads to), but there was no mention of the privacy of the American citizen.
- “Protectionists want to escape competition, pretending that we can keep our high standard of living while walling off our economy.” This reads as an endorsement of outsourcing to me.
- He used his economic policies as a way to draw in the true conservatives.
- Bush wants to cut taxes but reduce the deficit.
- He mentioned that non-security discretionary spending is down consistently. He didn’t mention security spending.
- On that same note, he mentions halving the deficit, i.e., he plans to do nothing about the debt.
- Many privacy activists are very concerned by much of potential new technology in the health industry. They are concerned that, with records digitized and everything tied to a single number, they will have no ability to protect the privacy of their medical records.
- He wants the world to buy goods made in America, but he wants the entire American labor force to be well educated. Goods aren’t made in America without unskilled labor. Just like with the budget, he’s trying to get the best of both worlds.
- Bush somehow expects to be able to convince 30,000 intelligent professionals to switch to teaching. I sure hope he’s got some serious increases planned for teacher salaries.
- He disguised the exact goal, but Bush is asking Congress to ban much more than just human cloning. He’s also asking them to ban stem-cell research and many other important scientific undertakings. Way to stay ahead of the curve, there.
- Bush’s mention of New Orleans was brief and very close to the end; I almost thought it wasn’t coming.
- He talks about how AIDS can be treated, and he clearly uses the present tense. Apparently the Pentagon has been doing a heck of a lot of secret research.
- There were some rather amusing shots of McCain looking annoyed, while Hillary Clinton looked very happy.
- The Supreme Court Justices seemed to spend the entire speech trying to decide if, as justices, they were allowed to endorse Bush’s policies. | http://ebroder.net/tag/news/ | 2013-05-18T10:31:09 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Jason's Blog: ECG Challenge of the Week for Dec. 16th - 23rd.
Found this "gem" buried deep-down in the back of the vault and have wanted to share it for many months. Due to the impressive QRS voltage and overlapping waveforms, I initially debated on whether or not I should post this at 1/2-standard but in the end I decided to retain its original size. This ECG is from 27 years ago so I have very limited information, but this is what I do know. | http://ecgguru.com/ecg/wolff-parkinson-white | 2013-05-18T10:41:03 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
OPINIONS OF ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES,
A MINOR GREEK GODDESS.
She can be reached at:
ECHIDNE-OF-THE-SNAKES.COM
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
On Winter
I took the dog for a walk last night, all wrapped up in my to-do-list and my worries and the future and the past. She trotted happily in the freshly fallen snow, stopping every few yards to read those mysterious messages only dogs can interpret, and slowly my mental wrappings came undone and I lived in the present for a while.
So beautiful, the present can be. It would be a pity to forget that with all the ugliness of this world. The night was dark but the lights from the buildings and the cars shone upwards, coloring the sky that odd silvery gray which is not really gray and not really silver, but somehow the color of blueness in the dark. Against that background the trees shone black, lit from behind as if from some inner tree-lights. The dark branches stretched across the sky, the white lace of snow dressing the bare branches into something new, something different. Winter having a party.
This is not like the parties of summer, full of scents and song and the soft petals of flowers. It is an austere affair, held in rooms of enormous size, with music of ice flutes and cymbals and silence. And all through it the Wife of Winter dances, creating spirals in the snow, making the black trees hum, throwing a cold kiss on the faces of passers-by.
Or so it seemed to me, for a few minutes. | http://echidneofthesnakes.blogspot.com/2007/02/on-winter.html | 2013-05-18T10:12:06 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Construction employment declined in 28 states from October 2011 to October 2012 even as 31 states and Washington, D.C., added jobs during the past month, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of U.S. Labor Department data. Association officials noted that residential construction gains were being undermined by the broader business uncertainty being caused by the threat of the looming fiscal cliff.
“The industry remains stuck in neutral, with close balance each month between the number of states that add or lose construction jobs,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “Despite a strong pickup in homebuilding and multifamily construction, uncertainty about the fiscal cliff appears to be holding back private investment, while public agencies keep trimming construction budgets.”
Among states losing construction jobs during the past year, Delaware lost the highest percentage (-11.0%, %). Simonson noted that the October data was collected before Hurricane Sandy hit the Mid-Atlantic States, so it does not reflect changes in employment caused by the storm.
Association officials continued to urge Congress and the administration to reach an agreement to avoid significant tax hikes and extreme spending cuts that could undermine the nascent economic recovery. They cautioned that an economic slowdown would force many already cash-strapped construction firms to make additional cuts to their workforce.
“If Washington officials can’t find a solution to the fiscal cliff, we run the risk of putting the economy into another downward spiral,” said Stephen E. Sandherr, the association's CEO. “After years of difficult economic conditions, many firms will be forced to downsize if the economy begins to shrink.”
View the state employment data by rank and by state. | http://ecmweb.com/print/contractor/construction-employment-declined-annually-28-states-october-2012 | 2013-05-18T10:35:03 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
All questions and answers are based on the 2008 NEC.
Q. When adjusting the ampacity of a conductor due to conductor bundling, do we use the 90°C column ampacity or the 75°C column ampacity as listed in Table 310.16 for THHN?
A. According to 110.14(C), conductors are to be sized to the lowest temperature rating of any terminal, device, or conductor of the circuit, in accordance with the equipment terminal temperature rating. However, conductors with insulation temperature ratings higher than the termination's temperature rating can be used for conductor ampacity adjustment, correction, or both.
This means conductor ampacity must be based on the conductor's insulation temperature rating listed in Table 310.16, as adjusted for ambient temperature correction factors, conductor bundling adjustment factors, or both. The location of conductors can influence their ampacity as well. For example, THHW is a 90°C conductor in a dry location, but it's a 75°C conductor in a wet location. THHN/THWN-2 is a 90°C conductor, in wet, dry, or damp locations [Table 310.13(A)].
Example: The ampacity of each 12 THHW conductor in a dry location is 30A, based on the values listed in the 90°C column of Table 310.16. If we bundle nine current-carrying 12 THHN conductors, the ampacity for each conductor (30A at 90°C, Table 310.16) needs to be adjusted by a 70% adjustment factor [Table 310.15(B)(2)(a)].
Adjusted conductor ampacity = 30A × 0.70 = 21A
If the conductors are installed in a wet location, the ampacity of 12 THHW conductors is 25A according to the 75°C column of Table 310.16 [Table 310.13(A)].
Adjusted conductor ampacity = 25A × 0.70 = 17.50A, 18A [220.5(B)]
Q. Can Type NM cable be installed in a raceway in a ground floor slab?
A. Maybe. Type NM cable is not permitted to be installed in a wet location [334.12(B)(4)] and according to the definition of a “Location, Wet” as contained in Art. 100, “a raceway in concrete slab that is in direct contact with the earth is considered a wet location.” So in this case, the answer is no, you're not permitted to install Type NM cable in the raceway (Figure).
However, if a plastic vapor barrier is installed between the earth and the concrete slab, then the concrete slab is not in direct contact with the earth and any raceway in a concrete slab is not located in a wet location. Under this condition, Type NM cable is permitted in the raceway.
Q. Does the NEC specify a particular color arrangement for 3-phase systems?
A. No, but. If the interior “guts” of a panel have overspray from acoustical spray, what do you do?
A. The panelboard (guts) must be replaced because the internal parts of electrical equipment must not be damaged or contaminated by foreign material, such as paint, plaster, cleaners, etc. [110.12(B)].
Q. What are the NEC requirements for installing panels in clothes closets?
A. Overcurrent devices must not be located near easily ignitable material, such as in clothes closets. According to Art. 100, a clothes closet is an uninhabitable room or space intended primarily for storage of garments and apparel.
Q. What are the separation requirements when installing signaling and communications cables in cable trays with Type MC and TC cables?
A. None. However, if the power conductors are installed as individual conductors, then a separation of 2 inches or a barrier is required, in accordance with:
Coaxial cables [820.133(A)(1)(b), Ex 1]
Class 2 and 3 cables [725.136(B) and 725.136(I)]
Communications cables [800.133(A)(2), Ex 1]
Fire alarm cables [760.136(G)]
Intrinsically safe systems cables [504.30(A)(2), Ex 1]
Radio and TV cables [810.18(B), Ex 1]
Q. Can I run Type NM cables in raceways in aboveground wet locations?
A. No, cables installed in raceways in aboveground wet locations must be listed for use in wet locations [300.9], and Type NM cable is not listed for use in a wet location [334.12(B)(4)]. | http://ecmweb.com/print/qampa/code-quandaries-august-2008 | 2013-05-18T10:43:45 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
The wait is over. After announcing this past March that it has designs on becoming a player in the comparison shopping industry and challenging the likes of Google (GOOG) and Pay Pal, Visa’s (V) official marketing push for its Rightcliq online shopping service is underway this week.
The largest credit and debit card brand in the world has an aggressive marketing strategy to push Rightcliq after months of testing the new service. Visa believes Rightcliq will deliver all of the things that people love about shopping online while improving on the areas of that consumers often complain about the most.
“We talked to a number of consumers and we understand that they think e-commerce is a good experience today, but that there are ways to make it better,” says Charlie Wilson, Visa’s chief of e-commerce. “Consumers say they want it simpler and easier and more convenient than it is today. We organized around those principles.”
Visa has identified two key demographic groups among online shoppers that it will focus its Rightcliq marketing on. The first, which it calls “young trendsetters,” is comprised of shoppers who are regularly on the lookout for the latest and greatest products and spend a good deal of time interacting with others while they do their shopping. The second, labeled “shopping enthusiasts,” is the trendy fashionista crowd who practically shop for a living and pride themselves on being in the know about what’s hot.
Combined, Visa says this comprises roughly one-fifth of the entire U.S. online shopping community and more than 26 percent of all consumer retail spending on the web.
As part of the marketing push, the company will target these important and influential consumers through a series of ads on some of sites that they frequent the most, DailyCandy.com and Gizmodo.com just to name a few. Visa will also launch a public relations and publicity campaign focusing on the publications regular online shoppers read the most. Marketing within social media sites will also be involved, according to Wilson.
The Rightcliq marketing launch follows Visa’s recent $2 billion purchase of CyberSource, the online fraud prevention service that boasts nearly 300,000 global merchants. Though there’s been no concrete evidence supporting it, there is a thought that somewhere down the line Visa will combine elements of the two in a more diverse offering.
Chances are you’ll start seeing ads for Rightcliq this week, timed appropriately in the heart of the back-to-school shopping period. Leave us your thoughts and comments regarding how you think Visa will do with this new service. | http://ecommercejunkie.com/tag/ecommerce-offerings/ | 2013-05-18T10:41:14 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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The quantity 80 10/18 an expenditure, in the form of reimbursement of profit, amounting to one-fifth more.
If the cost of production of wages had remained the same as before, profits could not have risen. Each labourer received one quarter of corn; but one quarter of corn at that time was the result of the same cost of production, as l 1/5 quarter now. In order, therefore, that each labourer should receive the same cost of production, each must now receive one quarter of corn, plus one-fifth..
Assuming, therefore, that the labourer is paid in the very article he produces, it is evident that, when any saving of expense takes place in the production of that article, if the labourer still receives the same cost of production as before, he must receive an increased quantity, in the very same ratio in which the productive power of capital has been increased. But, if so, the outlay of the capitalist will bear exactly the same proportion to the return as it did before; and profits will not rise.
The variations, therefore, in the rate of profits, and those in the cost of production of wages, go hand in hand, and are inseparable. Mr. Ricardo's principle, coat c froze case,. If more than half the capital of the country were in the hands of persons who preferred lending it to engaging personally in business, and if the surplus were greater than could be invested in loans to Government, or in mortgages upon the property of unproductive consumers; the competition of lenders would force down the rate of interest very low. afterward.. | http://econlib.org/library/Mill/mlUQP4.html | 2013-05-18T10:32:05 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Today the government announced that the United States lost 651,000 jobs in February, and that the unemployment rate rose to 8.1 percent. The unemployment rate hasn’t been this high since December 1983. As David Leonhardt pointed out, this means we’re ever closer to the recessionary depths of 1982.
But where does that put this monthly report in historical terms? While the longer-term deterioration of the job market has been quite significant, the month-over-month decline in nonfarm payrolls just for February was actually nowhere near some of the biggest drops in recorded history.
You may be surprised by this. My e-mail in-box is already filling up with headlines proclaiming “the biggest drop in 60 years.” Here’s a look at the biggest monthly falls in payrolls since 1939:
And yes, February 2009 was near the top of the list — although it wouldn’t be the biggest absolute drop in 60 years, since December 2008 and January 2009 had steeper drops than originally estimated. Plus, the labor force has grown significantly since these numbers first started being collected. A drop of, say, 651,000 jobs doesn’t take the same bite out of the overall labor force today as it would have in the 1940s. In percentage terms, this monthly decline is only the 30th steepest drop in payrolls:
Of course, this is hardly comforting for those who became newly unemployed last month.
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Is there a means of adjusting job loss figures for changes in the mix of industries that are represented at various points in time? For example, our economy today is comprised of firms with a certain proportion of manufacturing/service/etc/etc, while in (say) Dec. 1974 this industry mix was likely to be different. Just curious if the numbers can be sliced a different way…— JasonDC
Ouch. Doesn’t bode well for our situation that my 4-month old child has already lived through 4 of the 10 worst month-to-month declines in the job market, while his father has only lived through 5.— Clotario
The monthly rank (absolute or percentage) argument is misleading. It is not taking into account the cumulative effect.— Salmon
Salmon,
I agree with you, but look at 1949 which had 5 of the worst months or Feb-April 1958.— Paul
The US economic crisis is currently pruning out the undergrowth to allow the strongest shoots to survive. Analogous to the wildfires in the national forests, you can suppress the burns only so long before you get a massive conflagration. Furthermore, as the fires in the forests in California have also taught us, the biggest fires follow the rainiest springs.
Greenspan, alias Smokey-the-Bear, was successful in suppressing major fires longer than most others in his shoes, which meant that there was much more to burn when the fire finally happened. Through constant watering, Greenspan assured that there would be enormous quantities of undergrowth to burn.
This fire is so large that it cannot be suppressed, so the only solution is to let it burn itself out.
Economy 101, I want you to meet Ecology 101.— Sceptical
Statistical lies. Standalone monthly job loss numbers doesn’t mean jack, and on a monthly basis the liars always float losses and go back to revise up prior months.
More appropriate would be annual job losses or job loss trends, then we’d see a diferent picture. Job losses for Oct ’08, Nov, Dec, Jan ’09, Feb, respectively; 500K, 550K, 650K, 700K, 800K. Anyone see a trend? freefall to the point of tereminal velocity. This thing is just getting started ladies, hold on to your skirt.— Truth
Hundreds of Billions of dollars are spent supporting ILLEGAL ALIENS! We need E-Verify for Unemployed American Workers!
E-verify has been returned for a vote under Senator Sessions Amendment 604. even though Nevada’s Sen Harry Reid try to cut-off debate. It shows the power of THE PEOPLE magnified by our phone calls to Reid and our own Senators and Congressman.
Senator Reid is furious about not receiving enough votes from his fellow lawmakers to KILL the amendment. Reid, Pelosi, Robert Menendez, Gutierrez, Feinstein, Crowley are part of the pack, that removed E-Verify from the Stimulus. They have been corrupted by special interest groups, so that MILLIONS OF ILLEGAL ALIENS can take unemployed American workers jobs.— Brittancus
It is misleading to included Sept 1945, the month when soldiers returned from the largest war in history. Similar circumstances caused April 1945 and August 1945, and may have caused other listed months.
Without context, these statistics are worse than worthless.— C Hagar
I’m not sure how this puts the job losses “in perspective”.
Seems the author is only making the point that this is the worst US job losses since Sept.1945. How can it not be mentioned anywhere in the article that Sept. 1945 is at the end of WWII, and millions of GI’s were returning home from the war?— Jimmy
I’m heart broken.I’ve been searching for another job for nearly 4 months.Wish me luck.— Yu Lei
I was not born yet in 1958 for almost another decade, but have been trying (it’s harder than you think) to read about the 1958 recession. Besides some monthly job loss numbers (in terms of percentage of the economy) similiar to today, there was even a quarter that had a staggering 11% annual GDP loss. So it would be interesting to learn about causes, etc. and compare to today (instead of only using 1982 or the 1930′s for a comparison).
But the silver lining (and why you hardly read about it) is that it didn’t even last a year. So just like how 6 months ago we though we’d be paying $5/gallon of gas forever, maybe we are wrong about this downturn and things will be so bad soon there’ll be nowhere to go but up the 2nd half of this year.
Thanks for highlighting the 1958 downturn.— Harry
I wonder how much of the losses in the late 40s were due to women cycling out of the workforce voluntarily. Times were different then but you can imagine what our job loss numbers would be if 50% of women chose to work at home.— Midwest
i think that the economy is bad. during these months has been in decline because the finances hasn’t been the best.
the job is affected for all things like a finances and economy.
of this problematic I truly think it is a serious and salvable with a little effort and by the governments and also the public.
Although the problem may seem huge, it is something we have already had to move the world economy in the last century as one of the oil crisis, but also must be added other facotes the construction industry or who are affected .
but everybody are living this problematic. this— elisa ramiez
the times are different this situation is caused for the economy problematic.
For reference, here is a blog post on Mapping Unemployment Trends, using the same data as found in this article:
Check it out if you have chance, and please let us know if we can ever assist in creating maps for you. Thanks!
–Zach— Zach Wilson
I appreciate the distinction between absolute job losses and percentage loss, though the historical context of GI’s returning from war also seems relevant.
The maps at the following link handle the first issue, when looking at current data, but we’ve not taken on the full historical perspective:
(Also, I am wondering about citing email-inbox reports that claim the worst monthly data in 60 years and then going back 70 years to 1939 to find other months that make it onto the chart. Maybe I’m missing something though.)
Thanks for the perspective. Please contact us at UUorld Inc. if we may ever be able to add a spatial perspective to your work.
Best regards.
Zach— Zach Wilson
FYI – yes, times are tough…but at least it’s not as bad as 1945….— rita mitjans | http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/putting-a-months-job-losses-in-perspective/ | 2013-05-18T10:52:35 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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Binyamin Appelbaum and I have an article in Friday’s paper about President Obama’s proposal to raise marginal income tax rates for married couples earning “more than $250,000.”
As we note, there are lot of couples earning more than $250,000 whose tax liability would not be affected.
There are two main reasons: inflation, and the very narrow way income is defined in this proposal.
CATHERINE RAMPELL
Dollars to doughnuts.
First, the thresholds that Mr. Obama originally staked out – $250,000 for married couples filing jointly and $200,000 for single taxpayers – referred to policies he wanted to take effect in 2009, and he has been indexing most of them to inflation so that they’re higher today. The adjusted thresholds for 2013 are $266,100 and $212,850, according to the independent Tax Policy Center. Mr. Obama uses $250,000 as shorthand for the higher-income taxpayers the increases are aimed at — perhaps for consistency’s sake, and perhaps because $250,000 is a nice round number. (The White House declined to comment on why the president still uses the $250,000 number.)
Second, the thresholds refer to a specific accounting term called adjusted gross income, or A.G.I., that excludes a lot of categories of income.
Now, if you ask people how much they make, they probably don’t respond with their exact A.G.I. Instead they probably think about their salary, wages, pension income, and maybe a bonus and investment income if those categories brought in substantial money.
That rough mental accounting for how much you make would include some money not counted in A.G.I. (and exclude some money that is part of A.G.I.). In other words, a lot of people might have more than $266,100 flowing into their bank accounts during the year but still have an A.G.I. below $266,100.
A.G.I. includes wages, salaries, investment income and bonuses – the categories mentioned earlier that might be part of a quick mental accounting of how much you make. But it can also be reduced by subtracting items like certain business expenses; health savings account deductions; some moving expenses; contributions to some retirement accounts like an I.R.A.; alimony paid; most Social Security benefits; some income earned overseas; tax-exempt interest on municipal bonds; and college tuition, fees and student loan interest, subject to limits.
On the other hand, there are some categories in your A.G.I. that you might not think to include if someone asks how much you make. These include rents; royalties; income from operating a business; alimony received; share of income from partnerships and S-corporations; income tax refunds; and the ever-popular gambling winnings.
For example, a married couple might make $300,000 annually in salaries and investment income, but after subtracting health savings account deductions, alimony paid and I.R.A. contributions, they might have an adjusted gross income of about $270,000. That means they would probably not be affected by the tax increases aimed at “high income” people even though they are indeed near the top of the income distribution.
To make things even more confusing, note that some of the tax increases intended for “high income” people (using Mr. Obama’s stated $250,000 and $200,000 thresholds from 2009) will actually apply to even fewer people than this analysis so far suggests.
Those whose income exceeds those thresholds would be affected by new taxes created by the Affordable Care Act, including additional taxes on both their earned income and their investment income. (And here the thresholds are actually $250,000 and $200,000, with no indexing. All the other taxes aimed at “high income” individuals are indexed; for some reason the Affordable Care Act taxes were not.)
But many at those income levels will not be affected by the expiration of the Bush marginal income tax cuts for upper-income people. That’s because the Bush tax cuts refer to an even narrower measure of income called taxable income, which is basically a subset of adjusted gross income that many high earners can reduce substantially with the help of a skillful accountant.
Taxable income is calculated by subtracting personal exemptions and deductions (either itemized or standard) from adjusted gross income. Itemized deductions include things like home-mortgage interest payments, health expenses, state and local taxes, and charitable contributions. While subject to limits, those deductions can bey large. Generally the reason to go through the hassle of itemizing deductions, after all, is to reduce your taxable income by much more than the standard deduction would.
Mr. Obama has defined all the thresholds for whose taxes he wants to raise in terms of A.G.I. But again, tax rates are based on taxable income. Mr. Obama’s method of translating his A.G.I. cutoffs into taxable income cutoffs is to take the A.G.I. threshold and subtract the minimum amount a family is entitled to exclude: one standard deduction and two personal exemptions for married couples, totalling about $20,000.
So when Mr. Obama promises he won’t raise tax rates for married couples with a 2013 A.G.I. of $266,100, the policy translates to taxable income thresholds of about $246,000.
Those are conservative calculations for how much taxable income people with these levels of A.G.I. will report. Usually people at those A.G.I. levels choose to itemize their deductions, which reduces their taxable income.
If you have a lot of deductions and personal exemptions, you might end up reducing your taxable income by so much that you no longer fall into a tax bracket whose marginal tax rate Mr. Obama proposes to raise. (You might still be subject to the alternative minimum tax – a parallel tax system that basically says you have to pay at least a given share of your income, regardless of how many deductions you take – but you will not be hit by the higher marginal tax rates on earned income that Mr. Obama is proposing.)
For example, a married couple earning $300,000 in A.G.I. might have itemized deductions of about $50,000 and a child, which means three personal exemptions. This comes to a total of more than $60,000 in deductions and exemptions, meaning this couple would have taxable income below the president’s threshold for higher tax rates. In fact, about 70 percent of all couples in the $250,000 to $300,000 A.G.I. range in 2013 would be unaffected by Mr. Obama’s proposal to raise taxes on those earning over $250,000, according to Citizens for Tax Justice, a liberal advocacy group.
Remember that all these higher tax rates refer to marginal rates – the escalating rates on each successive tier of income – not average rates.
That means that even if you do earn enough in taxable income to be affected by the higher tax rates, not all of your income would be taxed at higher rates. Only the income above the thresholds would be subject to a higher tax rate under Mr. Obama’s plan. The first couple of hundred thousand dollars would be taxed at the same rates that now apply. | http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/07/when-250000-isnt-actually-250000-2/?ref=catherinerampell | 2013-05-18T11:02:23 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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To say that media companies have been through a period of upheaval is an understatement and to hope that it's over is naive. Those with offline businesses have seen steep drops in readership, falling ad values and the rise of online competitors with lower cost structures.
Even digital-first businesses have had to contend with changing media consumption habits and a proliferation of channels and technologies that are as much challenge as promise.
In response to these forces, many media companies have evolved. They've restructured management, changed their financial bases, redirected resources around innovation and made investments in technology to support their goals.
They have also come to the realization that there's no plateau in site, and that constant change and aggressive innovation has become a way of life.
It's in this context that the 2013 Media Growth Report looks at the key question facing media companies; how do we grow?
Now in its third year, the report offers a view of the industry over time, and from a highly senior perspective. Most of the respondents and interviewees who participated in the research are CEOs, CMOs or Chairmen for their organizations (83%).
Top of mind and top priority is new product development. That's the top path to growth foreseen by study respondents (61%), outpacing expansion within existing markets (58%) and growing through acquiring (37%). Those new products lean heavily on existing data that's processed and packaged in new ways.
Top Growth Drivers Next 12-24 Months
Among the most essential shifts that has taken place is the way in which media companies sell to and relate with their customers.
The move toward customization is a difficult one, but by asking "what do you need" instead of "will you buy what I'm selling," media companies have found one of their richest sources of innovation. Many of the new products cited in executive interviews originated as custom projects.
Of course with aggressive product development comes widespread competition, and respondents cited "new competitors" as the top systemic challenge. This pressure has made media companies far more agile in their approach to emerging and existing offerings; they are more willing than ever before to shift resources away from products that are profitable but easily commoditized.
Internally, attracting talent is a perennial issue. In this year's report, there's a spike in those saying that it's especially difficult to find senior talent (from 20% last year to 34% in 2013).
This phenomenon can be traced to the mobility of senior talent with digital experience and to the availability of start-up capital in the sectors within and adjacent to digital media and technology.
In response to the talent shortage, many companies are accelerating their use of acqui-hiring, or purchasing companies for their senior and technical talent. In those organizations that have excelled in this practice, it's typical to see long-term, uncapped earn-outs designed to reward continued growth and innovation. Larger companies often find it a challenge to balance their need for forecasting with the desire to give these "internal start-ups" the freedom to be agile.
But acqui-hiring is just one aspect of a general boom in acquisition. Companies at every revenue level raised their expectations of making one or more acquisitions from 2012 levels.
Nearly 78% of those with revenues in excess of $250M anticipate making an acquisition. Not surprisingly, companies related to emerging media, mobile and data technologies are at the top of the target list for acquirers.
The Media Growth Report also explores the challenges media companies face in leveraging their data. While they see their abilities to store, normalize and manipulate data as having increased significantly, executives are still concerned with the most essential question of how to extract valuable insights.
Various respondents are approaching this in different ways, but many are looking outside the organization for help, from their agencies and consultants as well as from the providers of third party data themselves.
For more information, including how media organizations are structuring their capital budgets, their perception of the role of social media and the challenges they see to their acquisition plans, the full 2013 Media Growth Report is available to Econsultancy Subscribers.
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Ach.
In one sentence, what is Achoo?
A professional social network where marketers and other professionals can build their network, share their accomplishments and find new opportunities.
What problems does Achoo solve?
The traditional résumé and services built around it, including LinkedIn, have stopped being as effective as they used to be.
Today more than 20% of US workforce are consultants, contractors and freelancers and this figure is similar in the UK. But how do you show on your résumé that during the last two years you've worked with seven different projects, as a member of four different teams?
Even for non-freelancers, what matters in networking is what you have achieved and who you have worked with, not fancy job titles and company names.
Achoo lets you share your bigger and smaller achievements, and show who you've worked with. Each achievement, or 'achoo' as we call them, can be tagged with people, companies, skills and Quora-like discussions.
And collectively these add up a really useful profile.
When and why did you launch it?
I first started to work on social professional profiles in 2010 after I had quit my marketing job at Skype. Our first attempt failed but helped me better understand the market and needs.
We regrouped as a team and launched a prototype of Achoo in September 2011. Over the following months we made many improvements, and launched publicly about a month ago.
Who is your target audience?
We think Achoo works best for freelancers, consultants and creatives in the marketing and communication field, but the concept makes sense for almost all professionals from entrepreneurs to interior designers.
What are your immediate goals?
We've gotten lots of positive feedback but we've also identified many areas where we need to improve the product. One key area is integrations with other networks ie. people should be able to post to their Achoo profile via Twitter, and show it on their blog or LinkedIn profile.
What were the biggest challenges involved in building Achoo?
We've seen our fair share of usual startup challenges, I believe.
We've had people telling us that LinkedIn owns professional networking and it's silly to even try to challenge that (which I don't believe should stop anyone, ever), we've had some annoying bugs in the system, communications issues in the team and, like many startups, some days where traffic and user growth seems ridiculously small.
So far, so good, and though I'm sure there are more challenges in store for us, we seem to have gotten quite good at learning and problem solving.
How will the company make money?
The site is free to use for all users at the moment. In the future we'll be adding premium services, for example featured listings and advanced customisation for people with skills, and advanced search and contacting capabilities for recruiters.
Where would you like to be in one, three and five years?
In a year’s time we will have added all the features and improvements we're envisioning, and hopefully validated that these were indeed the most important things to our users. So using startup terminology, we're currently focused on confirming "product-market fit".
Scaling the idea and business globally is on our three-year horizon and in five years we'd like to be busy carrying out our wider vision for how professional networking can be better.
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1:03PM on 16th May 2012
Andrus - loving the similarities between your idea and ours at Social-Hire.com, as featured on the Econsultancy Start Me Up! profile a couple of weeks back.
I particularly liked your comment that people have been telling you that LinkedIn owns professional networking and that it's silly to even try to challenge that - that certainly resonated!
Completely agree with you though that one size doesn't fit all and new more focused social networks / profile sites can allow users to connect with their desired audiences in ways that are distinct from LinkedIn. That doesn't make you a LinkedIn competitor necessarily - and indeed we've found a niche site and LinkedIn can work quite harmoniously together.
Good luck with growing Achoo
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2:09PM on 16th May 2012
Obviously one size doesn't fit all and everyone can and must challenge the established services and business but I would love to see the marketing plan for competing in such a challenging "place".
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In one sentence, what is pownum?
Pownum gives people a collective voice and enables them to share their opinions of organisations with others (and with the organisations themselves). In turn, organisations can respond should they choose to do so.
What problem does Pownum solve?
It gives individuals an authoritative voice that will be heard by organisations of any kind. In so doing they can bring about change in the way organisations relate to them.
It gives structure by collating people's opinion and provides a meaningful score (the pownum rating) making it much easier for organisations to monitor and interact, as opposed to scouring the whole of the social web. And it aids decision making by providing the ability to compare organisations with each other.
If we achieve our vision of being the de-facto place on the web for everyone to go to offer opinions about any and every organisation, pownum will eliminate a large amount of the cost, time and effort currently expended on sentiment analysis and reputation management.
We also want to achieve certain charity donation targets. The people decide which charities are nominated and what proportion of the donations they receive.
When and why did you launch it?
We launched the website and iPhone app, officially, two weeks ago. We launched it because we wanted to introduce a ratings and review site that actually worked and has a real value to all parties. Also, a social network that did some good and seamlessly integrates with the existing and much more established social platforms of Twitter and Facebook.
Secretly - so not so secret now - we wanted to ensure the UK could also introduce an innovative and useful social platform onto the web, as opposed to everything coming from the US. That said, pownum can be used in whichever country people decide to rate from.
Who is your target audience?
This is going to sound really wide, but the target audience is the global general public as a whole. Anyone that has an opinion about an organisation and has access to the internet can use the site. If they are already using Facebook and have an iPhone then they are right in our current sweet spot. We will be introducing new mobile platforms and further site development will be an ongoing process.
Of course, people providing opinions doesn't create any revenue, however with sufficient volume of ratings we're confident that organisations (at least ones that care) will want to subscribe to their Right of Reply and engage in a meaningful dialogue.
The recent and most welcome tweet from @StephenFry, who thought pownum was a "good idea" has stimulated a lot of interest.
What are your immediate goals?
Our immediate goals are to build awareness and have people coming in and provide their opinions. We believe that people - once signed up - will begin to rate a couple of times a week (we're not a Twitter or Facebook) so we need lots of people to register to start to have an impact.
The signs so far are really positive. Our immediate KPI is 'Ratings', followed closely by the number of sign ups; everything else is secondary to these. We know, based on the various measurement statistics (on- and off-site) that awareness is building amongst the corporate community and we're looking to attract some more forward thinking organisations who will subscribe to their Right of Reply and be more proactive than reactive. This will enable us to start the process of charity nominations and voting, quickly leading to donations chosen by the people who rate.
What were the biggest challenges involved in building Pownum?
We both had a very clear vision of what the pownum concept was about. Executing it on the web and via mobile took a lot of planning. Marty, because of his background, is completely passionate about the on-site user experience and aesthetics, and Karl wants the site to be the best social sharing and search optimised site on the web.
Much debate, sometimes heated, took place. However, we feel we have something that is on its way to achieving those ambitions. The other challenge came from talking to people. The majority bought into the concept, where as a small minority (some quite influential) challenged it. They felt it would be just another "whinge" site and opinions would favour the negative. We firmly believe this is not the case.
Pownum is built upon being fair. It's pleasing to see only after a couple of weeks that this is now starting to take shape, and actually a lot of ratings favour the positive. There's still a long way to go, but we feel confident of proving the minority wrong.
How will the company make money?
The primary and initial model is based upon the Right of Reply subscription. Anyone can see what is being said on the site for free, but for organisations to be able to respond to ratings and communicate what they are doing/planning as a whole they have to take up the Right of Reply, which has an annual fee attached to it.
Naturally, the Right of Reply is completely free for charities and we'd encourage them to take this up. Half of all revenues will be put into a charity donations pot and we will ask people to nominate and vote on the charities they feel should benefit.
There will be no advertising on the site.
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The model for the Right of Reply is a very simple annual subscription. Current pricing equates to £5,000 / $8,000 per annum.
Who is in the team and what does it look like?
The team is currently Marty Carroll and Karl Havard. Joint founders and funders! And that's it. Naturally, we have plans to expand the team overtime. We chose Codegent as our development partner and you can see the results of their work, we're really pleased and this will be an on going relationship.
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Difficult. But being forced into time shaped boxes and focusing on pownum...
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And in five years time we, with the help of everyone, hope to have donated £10m to charity.
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He's (or is it she?) is Cute. And I guess takes care of about everything. If you had one of these at home, what would Baucus think ? ? ?
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Book Review
Rethinking Classroom Participation: Listening to Silent Voices
Many educators understand how to gauge learning by paying close attention to student talk. Few know how to interpret and attend to student silence as a form of participation.. The book redefines participation to include multimodal responses and engaged silence; explores how teachers might shift classroom discourse, structures, and assessment measures to reach all students; examines how silence can carry multiple meanings, including resistance, boredom, thoughtfulness, or strategic timing; and looks at individual and group silence in the contexts of the classroom and school as well as larger socio-cultural patterns.
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Tamsyn Challenger: 400 Women
Stunning artistic memorial to victims of gender violence
This article is from 2011.
What unites the collection of heterogeneous portraits in 400 Women is the fate of each subject depicted. All are the victims of rape, abduction and murder, devastating crimes which have taken place on the Mexican border region of Ciudad Juàrez.
In direct opposition to the passive acknowledgement of these crimes by the region’s authorities, who consistently issue a generic statistic of 400 deaths-per-year to ‘record’ this gender persecution, Tamsyn Challenger’s intervention on Canongate is sensitively constructed, taking each of the women into account.
The project atomises the government’s anonymous approach. Through collaboration with Amnesty International, the victim’s families and the 175 artists Challenger has so far commissioned to produce an artistic memorial in their honour, she manages to reinstate the women’s formerly lost individual identity. The subsequent portraits are then installed alongside one another, this time in a collective that symbolises resistance and strength.
Every woman has gained a voice in this project and her image is transformed.
The postcards desperately thrust into Challenger’s hands by the victim’s families are the starting point for painterly works influenced by the art-historical canon and carefully constructed according to each woman’s story.
Canongate Venture, the deteriorating school that they are currently grouped within, instils further poignant, symbolic layers. Paint crumbles from the walls, ceilings have fallen in and dirt is scattered over the carpet. The damage highlights and emphasises the destructive violence endured by the women that peer out from the walls.
The works are not hung to correlate with the order in the accompanying pamphlet so viewing the exhibition becomes a search for the missing once again. Yet, unlike in reality, when they are eventually found the viewer is confronted with a message of hope. For what is encountered is the memory of a woman who shall no longer be forgotten. To be aware of these past crimes is to move closer to their future end.
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Opinion: NRA's paranoid fantasy.
CNN/Time Poll: Slight dip in support for gun control measures in last month
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Opinion: Gun control -- it's on all of us
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Baghdad (CNN) -- Thousands of mourners turned out in Falluja Saturday,,.
In an interview with Al-Baghdadiya TV, Abu Risha also demanded al-Maliki withdraw troops from Falluja ahead of Saturday morning's funeral procession for those killed.
"They need to go back to their barracks and be stopped, or there may be losses among their ranks or the ranks of the police. With all honesty, Falluja is boiling," he said.
The funeral procession drew thousands of mourners who shouted, "God is great, God is great" and "al-Maliki is the enemy of God," and demanded that al-Maliki be removed from office.
"Al-Maliki is a leader of militias, he is a criminal, he should be fired from his position immediately" Ahmed Ismaeil, one of the mourners, told CNN.
"Al-Maliki should be tried for crimes he has committed against Iraqi people. This is one of his crimes" Ismaeil added.
35 killed in Iraq suicide bombing, police say.
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Video games to blame?
The same officials also linked Lanza's actions to violent video games.
The officials, who have been briefed on the Newtown, Connecticut, investigation, told CBS that evidence shows Lanza was likely acting out the fantasies of a video game in killing 20 children and six adults at the school.
Lanza's mother, Nancy, also was found shot dead at her Newtown home. Police believe Lanza killed his mother before beginning his school rampage.
He took his own life with a handgun as authorities closed in.
Police dismiss report
A spokesman for the Connecticut State Police dismissed the CBS report, calling it speculation.
"It's inaccurate ... I talked with CBS and told them that," Lt. Paul Vance told CNN. "We are dealing with a deceased shooter and trying to rebuild history."
Vance, however, did not dismiss the notion that investigators may have looked at the Norway shooting.
"We'll look at everything," Vance said. "One thing leads to another."
Authorities have been largely tight-lipped about their investigation.
Hundreds of state troopers, detectives and other law enforcement personnel are analyzing every round of ammunition fired, examining the gunman's medical history and computer use and talking to witnesses, Vance said previously..
Read: How other countries deal with massacre nightmare
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The clickety-clack of a courtroom transcriber might make it sound like an easy job, but a lot more preparation than you may think goes into the career of a court reporter. Court reporting programs could help teach you how to use the highly technical transcription equipment as well as cover topics such as touch-typing, closed-captioning, speed-building skills, and real-time translating services. You might also familiarize yourself with the legal language used in official proceedings. Court reporting associate's and bachelor's degree programs often last between two and four years, on average, depending on your course load.
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Papa G’s is up for sale, will remain open
Owner George Kanakaris selling for personal reason
by Martha Quetsch
George Kanakaris began working in restaurants as a teenager and has no plans to stop, even though he is selling his downtown Elburn establishment, Papa G’s.
Kanakaris said the reason the restaurant is for sale is strictly personal.
“Business is good, the location is good, and we have a good clientele,†he said. “But I’m too old for this.â€
He is looking for a buyer who will continue operating a restaurant there. Meantime, Papa G’s will remain open.
Kanakaris, 66, wants to spend more time with his grandchildren and visiting relatives in Greece.
If he becomes bored with all his free time, he will give his son, Niko, a hand at his two restaurants, Nikos in Wasco and Huntley. He also plans to help out the new restaurant owner in Elburn on the weekends for a few hours.
But he will not be working the 12-hour days he has put in since he started in the restaurant business. That was more than five decades ago, when he got a job at a restaurant in Canada after emmigrating from Greece.
Kankaris opened Papa G’s 11 years ago in the building at 250 S. Main St., formerly called the Back 40 restaurant. Previously, he worked with his brother as a pizza supplier for the Great Lakes Naval Station, he said. | http://elburnherald.com/3468/2009/05/14/papa-gs-is-up-for-sale-will-remain-open/ | 2013-05-18T10:12:17 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
After 20 years of poking fun at American culture, the Simpsons are scheduled to land at Ben-Gurion Airport to target Israel.After 20 years of poking fun at American culture, the Simpsons are scheduled to land at Ben-Gurion Airport to target Israel.
The episode set in the Holy Land, titled “The Greatest Story Ever D’ohed,” airs on March 28 in the US, coinciding with both Pessah Eve and Palm Sunday.
The plot involves Homer developing Jerusalem Syndrome and Marge interacting with an aggressive Israeli tour guide, voiced by Sasha Baron Cohen of Borat and Bruno fame.
“He’s trying to get Marge to give him good grades on the comment card, and she goes, ‘You people are pushy,’ and he goes, ‘What do you mean, you people? You try having Syria for a neighbor! What do you have – Canada?’” Simpsons producer Al Jean told Entertainment Weekly: “It’ll be a show that all faiths can come together and be offended by.”
Thursday, March 18, 2010
The Land of Milk and Homer
From JPost (h/t Bubbe):
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This article is an edited excerpt from 15 Ways to Fail at Social Business—How companies have failed implementing Enterprise 2.0 and how to avoid their fate, Kevin D. Jones' new ebook, which is available at vinJones.com
Do a quick search online and you can find many ways to use social media for learning the right way. There isn't a shortage of tips, strategies, helpful hints—even conferences and training—that will help you to create thriving internal communities, put together a team of advocates, deal with cultural issues, choose the right tool for your organization, and even develop a job description for community managers.
While all these are valuable, there is one glaringly obvious hole: Not all internal social media initiatives are successful. In fact, many fail. Yet no one talks about them. Why? No one wants to be labeled as "that company," or "hat person" who lead a team to failure.
In the end, these experiences are swept under the rug with the hope that they will be forgotten from the minds of companies and resumes.
But if we were to lift up the carpet and carefully inspect these experiences without defaming company or person, we could find some very valuable insights. As we try to navigate the slippery terrain of social principles, these gems can help us avoid the same fate.
With this in mind, I have looked under those rugs, pulled some skeletons out of the closet, and have found three ways companies fail when trying to implement social learning initiatives. These ways to fail are foundational; they build the basis to allow learning to happen. There are steps beyond this to hit to the heart of learning itself—but that's for another article.
The company had just installed a social media tool, which would help communication across departments and across the company as a whole. It was met with mixed emotion from employees as well as management. Many did not understand it, but others were eager to start using it.
With the help of the learning manager, the executives were briefed on blogs, wikis, and all the tools to help them communicate with the workforce. He frequently followed up with them so they felt comfortable with the tools.
About the same time the phone system was upgraded. It had new capabilities and features that excited management. Soon after the upgrade, the president started using one of these new features—broadcast voice mail. He would send out bi-weekly updates, which were recordings of his voice. This message was then sent to all employees' voice-mail boxes. Afterwards he followed it up with an email of attachments.
Soon after he did the first one the learning manager asked why he was not using his blog in the collaborative tool. This allowed the president, he argued, to not only attach the files and link to other information, but gave employees an opportunity to ask questions and have anyone answer them—basically creating a discussion where all would learn. In the end the president said he just felt more comfortable with the phone; he had used it for years and he understood the benefits, even though he agreed that the alternative was more effective.
Put an internal project against the culture and the culture will win every time—hands down. Culture is the steering wheel of the company. It is a powerful tide that is difficult to change—but not impossible. Even sub-teams have micro cultures that are just as powerful. You can come up with the best tool, process, or product, which will save millions of dollars, but if it doesn't fit in with the values of the culture of the organization, then there is a good chance it will not be adopted unless targeted intervention is implemented.
In some organizations it almost seems hopeless. How do you get social technologies to become part of a culture that shuns it from the very beginning? When explaining these technologies to your organization it is very possible that you will be vilified. Even to the point where you become the enemy, or worse, a scourge to the organization. Yet at the same time others will cover your back and stand up for you and what you are saying. It is a very odd position to be in.
Like most culture changes, it most likely will take time. Be patient and focus on specific purposes—low hanging fruit and those that will have the greatest company-wide impact.
A NASA employee saw the need for a social tool to be implemented. After a lot of preparation and campaigning, she was given the approval by management. But what she wasn't given was the encouragement of management, nor funding or a dedicated team. She decided to press forward despite the lack support.
Within a few months, using a free tool and extra programmer time, "Spacebook" was created and launched to the entire agency. She did all the advertising, all the evangelism, and demos to show NASA how the tool could be used. Soon after launch she was contacted by news organizations to tell her story to the world. The news spread and Spacebook won awards.
The problem was that no one was using it. Why? There were numerous reasons, but one of the main reasons was the lack of management support. Without this, the tool soon had political, technical, and usage issues that it could not overcome without their backing. Three years after it was created, NASA decommissioned Spacebook due to lack of use.
Being very simplistic, there are two major approaches you can use to get employees to use the tool. The first way is to create demand from the bottom. Many tools use this mentality to their advantage. Yammer, for example, allows anyone to start a company account for free. Their hope is that once it gains enough following and usage that management will have no other choice than to cave in and purchase the upgraded version. Sometimes this works well, other times it does not.
The second approach is push from the top. OK, push may be the wrong term. But in this scenario management will be on board from the beginning. They will look for ways for their company to use the tools and encourage their direct reports and their organizations to do the same. When issues come up, they will back the team that is behind the tool. They will be the example.
Dell, Inc., is a great example of this. Michael Dell, the CEO and founder of the company is an avid social media tool user. Largely because of his example, the company is on the forefront of how to use social technologies to engage customers. They have an extensive training program for their employees to show them how to use social media to be brand advocates. Once the employee goes through the needed trainings they become certified to use these tools on behalf of Dell. It is an impressive program.
The best approach, however is to use both approaches—from the top and bottom—at the same time. But often the top has a difficult time embracing these changes, and middle management has even a harder time.
Remember how it was mentioned that culture is the steering wheel? Guess who holds their hand firmly on that wheel? Management. Whether they realize it or not, they do. They are the ones that set the tone.
Some executives embrace it, giving the green light for the employees and middle management to embrace it as well. Other executives are dismissive or antagonistic toward the tool. If fear of retribution is high, employees and middle management will largely stay away. Still others are in between the two extremes. They neither promote it nor discourage it. They may use these tools every now and then, but for the most part are inactive. However they don't mind if others use them. Their thought is, "If the employees want to be social, go for it, if they really think it will help them."
In this scenario, only the brave employees adopt the technology. Those who are hesitant don't know whom to follow. "Will I get in trouble if I use the tool? Or is it really OK? Will it look like I am slacking off and wasting time and will it have a negative effect on my future with the company?" These are real concerns. Why? Because they are fighting against the culture that was set by management.
The more executives not only advocate but also adopt the social technology, the more it will be embraced and adopted by the employees. There is a high correlation here. It will be for employees to allow themselves to be involved as well. And not only with the technology, but being open, transparent, and trusting.
"Wow, this is powerful. I want my team to use this," the director said after being shown the tool's capabilities.
"Great. One of the many things we will need to do is training around how to use the tool," the learning manager replied.
"What? This is a social thing, right? We don't need training. They are all on Facebook. Some of them have Twitter accounts. They'll get how to use it. It's simple."
"True, but they will still need training."
"If they need training," the director said, "It isn't simple enough and is too complicated. And I don't want something complicated for my team. But after showing me this, trust me, it's simple enough."
I have heard it many times: "We shouldn't have to help employees 'get it.' This is just like Facebook and they all do this at home. Why aren't they doing it here?" It is an assumption that because this might be labeled "social" that it is just like the social tools we use every day. They may even look like the tools we use at home with our family and friends. So if it looks like it, the thinking goes, they should get how it works. They understand how to share. They understand how to click the buttons and navigate around. So why aren't they using it?
It is because we have asked the wrong questions. What we need to ask here is, "What should they get?" The UI? Sure, but that is secondary. The functionality? Yes, but again, that comes after. After knowing why they should use it and for what purpose.
They may already understand the technical aspects, but what they don't get is how to weave it into the way they work. And it is our job to help them do that.
They don't understand that they are using email too much. Actually, they usually DO understand this, but don't know how to effectively replace it with something else. This may be the something else in many situations.
Remember, what we are doing here is helping people change habits, which is incredibly difficult. Especially when everyone around us has the same habits. It is easy to transition to Facebook with our family when they have all gone there to communicate and post pictures and videos. It is much more difficult to change our habits in an organization when few are doing what we want to do, or there may be a fear of retaliation.
Give them a purpose; help them find their "why." They must have a cause. It can be a simple one and doesn't need to be a grandiose "change the company" purpose. It could be as simple as keeping others more informed of their project, or cutting back on email within a group. Try to be as specific as you can.
The more we can lump their purpose in with a business goal, the better off you will be. Help them find a team purpose. When a whole team is behind a single purpose, they will support each other in the new habit. If not, they may be on their own, going against the grain. This is more difficult, but certainly worth the effort if a team purpose doesn't present itself.
When they understand and agree with the purpose, show them how to replace traditional ways of learning, communication, and collaboration. Without this understanding they will fall into the same old habits.
In the end—and this can't be stressed enough—each person must have their own "why," or multiple purposes, for lasting change. Even if it is dead simple, they just won't pick it up. In fact, if a task is difficult, but there is a burning purpose, an individual will often figure it out.
There are many more ways to fail. Look for them and examine them. Find out why others have failed and learn from their mistakes. This way, you won't be doomed to repeat them.
As a social/organization strategist, Kevin D. Jones works with organizations to help a culture embrace new, much more effective ways of working. Together they identify roadblocks to greatness and make it easy for employees to do the right thing while weaving accountability, innovation and learning into their everyday work. Jones is an international speaker focusing on company culture, uses of internal social media, failure, and accountability. He holds a bachelor's in business from the University of Oregon and a master's in instructional and performance technology from Boise State University. His blog and videos can be found at vinJones.com
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DOI: 10.1145/2241156.2241157
Sun, 01 Jul 2012Excellent insights, Kevin.
Post by Ryan Tracey
I recently surveyed drivers of Yammer use in the corporate sector () and I arrived at similar conclusions.
The culture of the organisation is key. This is manifested by the intrinsic motivation of the employees to participate in social media, and by the top-down support provided by the managers and the C-suite.
I'm less inclined to share your views on training, and perhaps "training" is the wrong word. In my micro survey, this factor rated quite poorly; however, "informal support resources" rated much higher. For social media, I suggest the likes of self-paced tutorials, user guides, tip sheets etc hit the mark much closer than, say, classroom-based sessions.
I whole-heartedly agree that the "why" should be promoted heavily, particularly in practical terms. | http://elearnmag.acm.org/featured.cfm?aid=2241157 | 2013-05-18T10:30:43 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Moritz's election law site has put up the most recent posts to the electronic roundtable. I have written How to Decide the Texas Redistricting Cases. Dan Lowenstein has written On Election Law Jurisprudence. Rick Pildes has written Political Competition, Redistricting, and the Texas Case. Later today, I expect Ned Foley, who is attending oral arguments in the Vermont and Texas cases, to post a report from the Vermont case on the Moritz site (with another report tomorrow). I would be very pleased to post on my blog reports from others attending the oral arguments. Simply send me an e-mail with your impressions. | http://electionlawblog.org/archives/005028.html | 2013-05-18T10:41:16 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Benz, U. and Fischer, J. and Jäger, G. (2000) Image Content Dependent Compression of Polarimetric SAR Data. In: IGARSS 2000 Proceedings, CD-ROM. IGARSS 2000, Hawaii, 24.-28.07.2000.
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This paper presents a novel technique for flexible SAR image compression in wavelet domain. Two approaches are considered: a) Compression leading to a scene independent, very homogenous signal-to-distortion noise ratio and constant phase error. In this case, reconstruction quality can be chosen (dependent from the required compression ratio) from good visible quality to nearly lossless reconstruction. b) Compression leading to high reconstruction quality for regions of interest and high compression ratio on background regions. Here,a higher compression ratio can be achieved to the expense of background quality.
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