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Why Is Healthcare Data Attracting More Cyber Criminals?
Human error, bugs in hardware, application software and operating systems add to the complexity of securing healthcare data—and data breaches are not uncommon.
U.S. federal law requires any organization dealing with private health information to be HIPAA compliant, which means that hospitals and healthcare organizations must adhere to HIPAA's strict security guidelines. In a radical change from just a few years ago, many healthcare organizations utilize the public cloud, allowing at least some PHI or other personal data to be accessible through the Internet. Unfortunately, human error, bugs in hardware, application software and operating systems add to the complexity of securing healthcare data—and data breaches are not uncommon.
Data breaches to a healthcare organization can be a crippling threat for multiple reasons. A security breach decreases patient trust, and organizations may have to incur liability to reimburse patients for costs or damages from the breach. Healthcare organizations will have to spend time and money working with patients to help them monitor their credit reports for fraud and other issues by hiring third parties. In addition, organizations are often compelled to terminate the employees that are responsible for the lax security that caused the data breach. Avoid these potentially costly issues by considering the four suggestions discussed here. Ultimately, they can help healthcare organizations decrease costs and increase the security of PHI.
In order to increase the security of healthcare data, there are four key areas that need to be addressed.
- Providing healthcare services requires many actors to have access to PHI across geographies. A national personal eHealthcare Record (eHR) would increases data security.
- The healthcare industry should mimic the financial services industry and adopt best practices.
- Mitigate size and scale issues of smaller healthcare organization by using HIPAA compliant cloud-managed services providers and applications.
- Implement a national system of two-tiered eHR records where the top tier provides a higher level of security for more sensitive personal diagnoses.
Additional Whitepapers
- How Does the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) Impact the Hospital and Healthcare Industry
Patient Safety
- Presentation on Patient Safety: Achieving A New Standard for Care (Institute of Medicine Committee on Data Standards for Patient Safety November, 2003)
- The JCAHO Patient Safety Event - Taxonomy: A Standardised Terminology and Classification Schema for Near Misses and Adverse Events


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Today we take a look at another segment of 'Behind the Scenes' at IndiEire Games focusing on the team's beloved game's Dragon's Tale and Wall-A-Geddon. Beginning with Dragon's Tale the guys talked about how the initial idea for the game was originally based off Martin Rees's book Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces that Shape… Continue reading Behind the Scenes – Dragon's Tale & Wall-A-Geddon
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An Inside Look Into IndiEire Games – Niamh Mc Ginley
Coming to the last week of 'An Inside Look' where we chatted to and got to know the people behind the scenes is now coming to an end with the IndiEire's solo marketing team, Niamh McGinley. Having recently completed a degree in English, Media and Cultural Studies from IADT Dún Laoghaire, Niamh is far less… Continue reading An Inside Look Into IndiEire Games – Niamh Mc Ginley
An Inside Look Into IndiEire Games – David Meehan
After looking at what goes on behind the scenes of IndiEire Games, we return to 'An Inside Look' this week where we talk to David Meehan the 3D Artist of the team. Studying at Ballyfermot college, David is experienced in using 3ds Max, a 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software, and Maya, a computer animation… Continue reading An Inside Look Into IndiEire Games – David Meehan
Behind the Scenes – The Substance Suite
Creating and developing games takes plenty of long hours, the ability to learn how to use many different tools and programmes and of course, A LOT of coffee to keep you going through those long days and of course nights. This week we thought we would take a look into the type of tools our… Continue reading Behind the Scenes – The Substance Suite

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It's fantastic to see interior designers from all corners of the industry really thinking about sustainable design and showing people how they can re-use materials to create not only eclectic pieces to put inside a home or building, but taking a serious approach to their own carbon footprint. Pressure groups and political parties have shouted about eco-friendly living for years, so this new "eco-chic" or "up-cycling" trend which has swept the design world hasn't just popped onto the scene from nowhere. Bearing this in mind, I ask, why has it taken us so long to finally care about our surroundings and start to change our habits?
I'm sure some boffins out there have an intricate explanation, but from my point of view, attending shows such as Birmingham Interiors, Ideal Home Show and keeping track of what other bloggers, designers and tweeps are discussing, reveals one major point, people have far less to spend so are forced to make-do and mend.
I know many people and designers, who've jumped on the band wagon, using old wood from skips, battered doors, unwanted plastic bottles and vintage suitcases to re-create various pieces of furniture which look immense. Eco designer Sarah Turner, who I met at this years Birmingham Interiors Show, creates lights from used plastic bottles and Hendzel & Hunt who are behind the label "Made in Peckham", also showcased at BIS, create wonderful rustic tables and chairs from wood and pallets discarded on the streets of Peckham. Watch the video below to see their designs!
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Sarah Turner
Sarah's designs also featured in some of the show homes at this years Ideal Home Show at Earls court in London and it's great to see young fresh talent really pushing through on the eco front, basing their designs around sustainability and setting a positive example.
This years Ideal Home Show followed suit and was heavily based around sustainable living from George Clarke's Coronation Street eco-refit, that demonstrated how energy inefficient many of the UK's homes are and how they can be improved, to Linda Barker's eco-chic styling seminars. As well as interior design celebrities endorsing green living, other areas of the show also showed their support for green living. The stand for the Help for Heroes campaign at the event was kitted out with furniture made from various soldiers uniforms, buttons and hats which I thought was a lovely gesture.
The impact these shows have on people is huge, in one of her eco-chic seminars, Linder Barker showed spectators how to make a cake stand from old plates and glasses. I thought this was a fantastic idea and decided to make one myself and write a guide for others to do the same. To this day, one of the most popular searches I find on The Design Hub, is how to create a vintage cake stand! Okay it's not on the same scale as investing in under floor heating or compressed insulation, but it's still making a difference and tackling the "throw-away" culture which we've all been caught up in – thank you Linda!
Even Robin, the Finance Director at the National Design Academy, had a go at up-cycling and created a magnificent cupboard from bits of scrap. It didn't cost him a penny and give him great satisfaction I'm sure, to know that he'd created something from nothing. Interior Designer Karen Lane, who's based in the East Midlands, often gets old worn furniture from charity shops and restore's them to sell on – check out her guide!
Which brings me to another important point, all this restoring and up-cycling is really benefitting our charity shops. I think my local one is sick of the sight of me, but I get a lot of pleasure making use of unwanted items and helping others at the same time, so it's worth having a look to see what you can find.
Like South African designer Katie Thompson say's, "make something ordinary, extraordinary". (check out her Suitcase Chair's they're a great example of up-cycling)
In these hard economic times, people seem to be more open to all ideas thrown out there that can save money which could be the reason "eco-chic" and "up-cycling" and has taken off. Those who have redecorated their home on a shoe string are leading the way with chic, rustic, recycled designs that all the home magazines have jumped on. If you want to achieve this look, it's cheap and easy, just use your imagination and make use of interior design blogs/sites/forums to get inspiration, because they're all shouting about it in one form or another.
Back to the point, this years biggest trend is sustainable living which like all trends has levels of expense, if you can afford a £2000 chair made from old t-shirts, great, it's still an appreciation of the eco concept and keeping that designer in business, but if your more towards the make-do and mend end of the spectrum, you have a wealth of exciting and creative eco-friendly options to try. Whatever level, whatever design keep thinking green and you're already bang on trend.


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After we finished up the big kitchen facelift, we dove right into another project. Because we are insane people who can't stop renovating their house. This time we decided to stay on the main level of the house and paint the dining room. After all, we've got our fabulous new table in there, it deserves a nice place to live. Additionally, we thought adding paint would show off the fabulous crown molding as well. I know I might not have mentioned the crown molding before…well, that's because it took me seven months of living in the house to notice it. Yup, one morning in May I happened to look up at the right angle and realize there was crown molding in there. Fabulous surprise!
As far as the color goes, I've been dying to paint a room gray since before we even moved into this house. I know it's been one of the trendy colors in design the last few years, but I figure I don't mind being trendy if I like the way it looks. So I taped up some swatches as soon as we moved in and promptly ignored them for eight months. Once we finally took some time to look at them we agreed pretty easily which one we liked (Cobblestone by Martha Stewart) and picked up a sample pot to be sure. I'm kind of afraid to paint without picking up a sample pot after the great yellow debacle at our old house, but occasionally we live on the edge.
This time the sample pot just reinforced that we were on the right track color wise, so we got to work painting. As always, I cut in while Rich rolled. Our gallon of paint barely stretched to the end of the room, but luckily we made it. Want to see how everything turned out?
I realize it looks a little strange to have the chairs all lined up like that, but we have plans to build a bench for the other side of the table.
The paint makes the ivory tone of the shutter stand out, so we are going to try and spray paint it white to match the rest of the trim. Originally I wanted to get rid of it, but I've gotten oddly attached!
The secret crown molding! I wish it was in every room.
Curtains are an IKEA find, sheer with a gray print. I love the little bit of feminine print in there.
This antique dry sink serves as our liquor cabinet. I'd love to refinish it, along with the sideboard on the opposite wall. We still have to build the bench I mentioned earlier, as well as update the light fixture a bit. All in good time, I suppose. For now, the dining room is well on its way to being a place we might actually eat! Someday.


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After the better part of a decade in design and construction, one of Honolulu's most interesting urban projects is finally reaching completion. The developers of the Vanguard Lofts, at 720 Kapiolani Blvd., stripped the guts out of an aging, low-rise commercial building and turned it into a complex of chic, modern loft apartments.
The building started in 1907 as the Von Hamm-Young Building, but most kamaaina will remember it in its post-1950s incarnation as the old National Cash Register Building, with a new, Vladimir-Ossipoff-designed, five-story addition.
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Brent Tokita, project architect with Richard Matsunaga and Associates, oversaw the job, and says it was a challenge to work within the confines of the existing building. "I think it was well worth it, though," he says. "We should have more of these kinds of projects in town. There's a lot of building stock sitting out there that could be reused. Saving the embodied energy that's within the structure itself is going to greatly outweigh the benefits of a new building, even one built to LEED standards."
Tokita says the original shell of the building was constructed like a bomb shelter. "They don't build them like they used to," he says. He decided that, instead of trying to cover up and sanitize the rough, industrial feel of the place, he would make the most of it. "We realized we had a shell that was very interesting and full of character. We didn't want to break that up and start putting in cookie-cutter elements. You accept the restrictions, and you turn them into features."
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"We discovered so many interesting details as we were stripping everything back," Tokita says. "You see formwork dovetails that they had to pull out, and we're turning them into features, like shelves."
Deuchar says the new direction was unexpected, but welcome. "When we first started designing this, we were shooting for something a little more Island-esqe, if you will," he says. "After we really got into the loft concept, and started looking at the architecture and the industrial area around us, we decided to embrace that instead of trying to get away from it. That's driven a lot of the design since then."


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Market If Touched
An order to a broker to buy or sell a security at a certain price when that price becomes available. MITs are common in futures markets, and often come from technical analysis. An MIT may be a day order or a GTC order, but not an immediate or cancel order. For example, if shares are trading at $10 and an MIT is made to buy at $11, the broker buys no securities until the price is actually $11 per share.
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Friday, September 9, 2011
Do modern MMO communities suck?
You will encounter some pretty caustic personalities when playing MMOs for sure. Forums devoted to MMOs seem to be especially caustic. See the forum devoted to any new and popular MMO over at mmorpg.com or the official Blizzard forums for example. The first time I saw someone use the response "I hope you die in a fire" in a forum thread was at the latter locale. It did not seem facetious from the back and forth in the rest of the thread, and it honestly made sick to my stomach to read it. However, I've since gotten so used to people being insane over-the-top dickheads on the net that I barely even notice such statements nowadays.
All that said, are the people playing MMOs by and large idgits? I'd say no, absolutely not in my experience. Much as in real life, when I take the time to interact with someone they usually turn out to be pretty nice in most MMOs I play. Even in the famously craptastic community of WoW, I met a lot of great people. The density of assholes there is pretty high, I have to admit. Dungeon Finder PUGs are especially bad. But I doubt the bad apples constitute even 10% of the overall playerbase. That's the worst MMO community I've encountered, by a wide margin. It's also one of the communities where I made the most friends. Really big communities have more of people every sort, both awesome and sucky, than smaller ones.
In the great majority of MMOs I've played, the community is actually pretty good. This may be shocking to those that primarily play WoW, but in the majority of MMOs you can actually get decent advice by using zone chat. When I first started DDO, I would often ask a question in the newbie channel and some random person would start a tell conversation with me to help me out. Even at higher levels, when my level 6 [characters max out at 20 in DDO] wizard couldn't figure out where to buy his spells, a random player grouped with me and transported me to the vendor I needed.
I don't consider DDO a fluke. The last time I played DAoC, I got really helpful advice on character builds using zone chat. The last time I played CoH, PuGs were abundant and every one of the dozen or so I played in went really well. The last time I logged into EQ2X, a random player was giving away absolutely gargantuan (and expensive to make) bags to newbies. I've encountered quite a few dicks while playing MMOs, but acts of random kindness from strangers stand out in my mind more.
Finally, as proof that not all MMO communities utterly suck, I want to point to the official Minstrel message board over at lotro.com. Minstrels are getting nerfed, and nerfed hard in the upcoming expansion. The power cost of their heals is reportedly nearly doubling. Their maximum healing output is also getting nerfed. According to beta testers, a minnie will have to get to 75 and get a rareish magic item to be able to put out as much healing as they currently can at 65. In short, it's practically the apocalypse for the most popular healing class in the game.
Check out this thread about it in the minnie forum (you need to get about halfway down the first page before you start seeing reports of how bad things are in the beta). Yeah, there are a lot of players complaining. But most of them seem to be reacting with "Yeah, it sucks. But we will deal with it. We'll just have to play better." I'm a pretty even keeled. However, if I had a high level minnie I suspect I'd be screaming bloody murder over the changes. That any message board could be largely populated by players so calm and contemplative boggles my mind in the modern internet era.
The internet is indeed filled with asshats. However, I'd argue that the places inhabited by MMO gamers are better places to be than most.
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It is partly design. Some years ago I queried the cap of 25 on ignore lists in WoW. I had met my 26th arsehole.ReplyDelete
I got a blue response which basically said we don't want it to be too easy to exclude jerks because we're worried about the jerks having a poor gaming experience.
They didn't mind screwing up my game experience. (Neither Blizzard or the jerks).
@Stabs I think they've had to up the limit. I'm pretty sure I have at least 25 jerks on my ignore just from since the Dungeon Finder started.ReplyDelete
@Yeebo Thanks for the shout-out. It's nice to hear about good experiences with random strangers. I've actually met a lot of helpful people in all the MMOs I've played, not just jerks.
I PUG and team more often in CoH than in any other MMO I play and it is quite seldom a bad experience - if it is bad it is also mostly 1-2 people and the others are quite ok.ReplyDelete
It seems it may be a bit different depending on which server you play on though; some servers have a bit higher asshat density than others.
- AnonymousSeptember 9, 2011 at 11:48 AM
This topic of community crops up again and again, and I still maintain that the bulk of those you meet will be good people...you just need to know where to look. I know the asshats are out there, but I fortunately have had more good experiences with the community than bad ones, even in WoW. Well, for one, I don't PvP, so that cuts down on a lot of bad encounters. I also ignore general chat. And third, if a person looking for group can't even muster up a coherent sentence, I don't PuG with them because chances are if they couldn't care enough to write properly, they're not going to care enough to act like a civil human being.ReplyDelete
These actions alone have kept my MMO life pleasantly relatively asshole free for the last few years.
@Stabs: when I first played Allod's Online, I rapidly hit my ignore cap due to gold spammers. It pretty much ruined the game for me for a while, since general chat, where you would normally go hunting for PuGs, become a constant flood of spam. They fixed it eventually. I think during development of a new MMO it often simply doesn't occur to some devs that anyone would want more than say, 30 or 40 ignore slots.ReplyDelete
That said, that was a pretty piss poor blue response you got in WoW.
@Rowan: when I transition from WoW back other MMOs, I'm often taken aback a bit by how much more helpful random strangers are.
@Sente: I must play on one of the "good" servers, because I always have a really good experience in CoX, particularly on the hero side. It's one of the few MMOs where I'll join PuGs without any hesitation. Spontatenous player runn activities such as costume contests also seem to happen pretty frequently there.
@Mmmogamerchick: I totally agree. And those are great tips if you're playing one of the more popular MMOs. Turn off zone chat, don't respond to blind PuG requests that aren't extremely polite and well written.
There is the age old problem that a single bad experience can outweigh several good experiences in our minds. It takes very few bad actors in a community to overshadow all of the positive that does occur.ReplyDelete
I have read in the past that it can be worthwhile for companies to ban the worst offenders (essentially refusing to take money from them) so that everyone else continues to use the service.
@Anjin: isolated bad experiences can certainly build up after a time and really warp your view. It's happened to me in different settings, I'm sorry to say. Tragedy of the social commons?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 8, 2011 at 6:33 AM
Yea, im still looking for a MMO were i can block out everyone else. Not only their chat also their character so i will end up with a decent singleplayer.ReplyDelete


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The following text, the abstract of the paper A mathematical model for the determination of total area under glucose tolerance and other metabolic curves. M.M. Tai. Diabetes Care, Vol 17, Issue 2 152-154, should be treated with due respect: it shows that mathematics is needed in the world to the degree tha a medical researcher re-invents integration and gets 75 quotations — mostly form other medical researchers who need it.
OBJECTIVE–To develop a mathematical model for the determination of total areas under curves from various metabolic studies.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS–In Tai's Model, the total area under a curve is computed by dividing the area under the curve between two designated values on the X-axis (abscissas) into small segments (rectangles and triangles) whose areas can be accurately calculated from their respective geometrical formulas. The total sum of these individual areas thus represents the total area under the curve. Validity of the model is established by comparing total areas obtained from this model to these same areas obtained from graphic method (less than +/- 0.4%). Other formulas widely applied by researchers under- or overestimated total area under a metabolic curve by a great margin.
RESULTS–Tai's model proves to be able to 1) determine total area under a curve with precision; 2) calculate area with varied shapes that may or may not intercept on one or both X/Y axes; 3) estimate total area under a curve plotted against varied time intervals (abscissas), whereas other formulas only allow the same time interval; and 4) compare total areas of metabolic curves produced by different studies.
CONCLUSIONS–The Tai model allows flexibility in experimental conditions, which means, in the case of the glucose-response curve, samples can be taken with differing time intervals and total area under the curve can still be determined with precision.
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We're very excited at Diets In Review to welcome our newest contributor to the Diet Column, as well as a new expert voice behind those reviews you've come to depend on. Heather Ashare joins us this week. Heather is a writer specializing in nutrition, wellness and health. She received a Masters degree in public health from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Michigan. Heather has written for a number of health publications and magazines around the country including The Detroit News, NY Spirit and Smart Woman Chicago magazines.
Heather has also been a dedicated practitioner and instructor of Ashtanga yoga for the past six years. She has also been studying Ayurveda medicine, the ancient form of Indian health and healing for the past three years and edited the book "The Power to Heal" which is an introduction to Ayurveda.
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The Powerful Catalan: A Complete Repertoire For White
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The Catalan is a solid chess opening system which is popular with both masters and amateurs all over the world. It is a flexible opening and can be reached by different move orders. White fianchettos his king's bishop to g2 with the strategic aim of exerting pressure on the long light-squared diagonal. In this book top Grandmaster Victor Bologan presents a complete repertoire for White. He covers all of Black's options as well as possible transpositions to other openings. With many original analyses, based on the most recent tournament praxis Bologan takes the reader by the hand with the accessible verbal explanations he is known for. He explains typical Catalan strategic plans as well as tactical themes. Victor Bologan is one of the strongest grandmasters in the world. He won many tournaments, including the Aeroflot Open in Moscow and the Dortmund super-tournament. He has written influential and acclaimed chess opening bestsellers like "The Chebanenko Slav" and "The Rossolimo Sicilian".


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Waterfall in Ivindo National Park, Gabon © Jefe Le Gran
One of the most naturally exquisite and prosperous countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Gabon attracts adventurous travellers and nature lovers in equal measure. The country straddles the equator on the west coast of Africa and is bordered by Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Atlantic Ocean.
Many travellers opt to 4X4 through this rugged country, armed with little more than a French dictionary, some mosquito repellent, and a taste for adventure. Gabon offers verdant tropical rainforests teeming with exotic wildlife such as chimpanzees, elephants, and gorillas. There are vast green savannahs in the Lopé National Park, 500 miles (805km) of deserted sandy beaches, hidden lagoons, and exotic estuaries waiting to be explored.
When it comes to African eco-tourism, Gabon is the talk of the town thanks to the government designating 10 percent of the country's land to national parks. Just by being there, visitors are already off the beaten track as everything outside the capital of Libreville is only recently accessible. Travellers in Gabon enjoy the thrill of discovery and exploration in a country which has not yet commercialised its many wonders.
Originally inhabited by the Pygmy people, it was colonised by the Portuguese in the 15th century. They named the country 'Gabão', which is Portuguese for 'cabin', after the shape of the estuary of the Komo River. It was later colonised by France in 1885, and went on to gain independence in 1960.
The country is stable politically and encourages tourism, but it can still be a dangerous destination as a result of poverty-driven crime. Travellers are advised to be cautious in Libreville and carry a copy of their passport and visa at all times as police are known to hassle tourists. Female travellers should prepare themselves for plenty of unwanted attention, but are equally free to firmly dismiss it. Crime in the capital city is likely to be petty, but is still a concern.
For those wanting a more mainstream experience, Port Gentil at the mouth of the Ogooue River offers some wonderful fishing and is popular among European visitors who enjoy the high-life. With so much to see and do, Gabon has enough charm and diversity to appeal to travellers with a hearty sense of adventure and although it is not an easy destination, Gabon richly rewards exploration.


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6 secrets to getting prompt payment
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As long as businesses have been sending invoices, people have been paying them late. Here's how to speed them up.
Tips to get your invoices paid faster
About half of small business invoices are paid late, but it doesn't have to be that way. You can slash days or even weeks off your wait. It all comes down to how you invoice. Successful businesses swear by these techniques.
1. Invoice straight away
Your client can't pay until you've invoiced them, so send your bill fast. You want to be in the next pay run.
Clients are also more open to paying when they've just received the goods or services that you delivered. Cash in on the goodwill. There's no reason to delay. You don't even have to get back to the office. You can send invoices from your phone.
2. Send clean invoices
Make sure your invoice has all the right information, including a description of the work or product, the date it was delivered, and any client requirements (such as a purchase order number). Some clients have very specific requirements so ask what they need to see on the invoice. If they have to come back to you for more information, you could miss the next pay run. Make the due date clear, too.
3. Ask for prompt payment
Clients used to get weeks to pay invoices, but that's changing. More than a third of businesses now request payment within a week. Consider doing the same. Your client may want to negotiate for more time – and you should try to be flexible – but starting off at seven days will help set an expectation of prompt payment.
4. Make on-time payment worth its while
Many businesses charge fees for late payment. If you'd like to try that policy, make sure it's clear on your invoice. Include a line saying something like: "Late fees are assessed after the due date, at the rate of 1.5 percent per month."
A more positive approach is to offer a discount for prompt payment. The lure of saving money is a powerful motivator, even if it's just a few percent discount. You can present it like this on your invoice:
Total due: $4,022
Save 5% if paid by 7 December: $3,821
5. Be easy to pay
Customers will pay faster if they can use their preferred method to hand over the money. Offer them a variety of options. And be aware that most customers like to pay using credit card or an automated clearing house (like PayPal). Our research shows you'll get paid 10 days sooner if you offer these options. Learn more about online payment services.
6. Chase payments
Your job's not done when the invoice goes out the door. You'll need to follow up with the client to make sure it's being processed. Online invoicing makes this a lot simpler.
When you send online invoices, you can see when it's been opened and when it's been paid. If the due date is approaching and it hasn't been paid, send a reminder. You can set your software up so that the reminder email is sent automatically. If the invoice goes past due, it's time to make a phone call.
Prompt payment can be yours
On-time payment is not just your client's responsibility. There are steps you, the invoicer, can take to speed things along. Use these tips to increase your chances of receiving prompt payment, and improve cash flow in your business.


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Instagram – From Zero To A Billion [INFOGRAPHIC]
The big news on the net this week that has got everyone talking is Instagram's acquisition by Facebook for the absurd amount of $1 billion. Why absurd? Because Instagram has zero revenue, so how can anyone say that the company is worth $1 billion? It's as if Mark Zuckerberg suddenly felt like buying something. Other people buy a puppy or a sports car. Zuckerberg drops a billion on a company with no revenue, and in the process makes everyone at Instagram millionaires, including one employee who joined the company only 3 weeks ago.
I have recently started using Instagram myself, when I bought an iPhone last month, so I sincerely hope that Facebook doesn't ruin my new favourite site with ads, games and other crap that normally clogs up Facebook. But you have to wonder how Instagram managed such a stunning success in such a short space of time (17 months). Has any other website managed to pull off a one billion dollar coup in a shorter space of time? I'm pretty sure the answer is no.
Our infographic today shows Instagram's beginnings back in March 2010 and its astonishing rise to where it is today. It just goes to show that indeed anything is possible on the Internet.
What do you think? Is the one billion dollar valuation justifiable? Or is it just silly numbers plucked out of the sky simply to close a deal and wow everyone? Are you excited or afraid that Instagram may changed by Facebook?
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Tablet prices are plunging amid a flood of new devices and cutthroat competition for market share.
Amazon has slashed prices of its Kindle HD tablets to as low as $169 in the US and 139 pounds in Britain, while Barnes & Noble has cut the price of its Nook to as low as $129, and has announced plans to outsource production of its tablets.
"Since Hewlett-Packard launched its tablet, there has been a lot of pressure on prices," said Rob Enderle, analyst with Enderle Group.
HP sells its Android-powered seven-inch Slate for as low as $139, helping make the paperback-size tablet computer an affordable commodity.
A Gartner survey suggests tablet sales globally will rise 67.9 percent to 202 million units this year, but analysts say the market is cooling after a couple of years of sizzling growth.
Gartner said the red-hot growth in tablets and smartphones will taper off as these devices gain longer life cycles. The report said many consumers are opting for "basic" tablets to cut costs.
"It looks like the market may be tiring of tablets and as makers get desperate, you may see more pressure on prices," Enderle said.
Some retailers are selling tablets for less than $100, but Enderle said the flood of poor-quality devices may eventually backfire and turn off consumers.
Jitesh Ubrani, analyst at the research firm IDC, said many of the low-cost tablets come from small, sometimes unbranded "whitebox" vendors.
"The decline of the PC market makes it increasingly important for PC vendors to compete in the tablet space," Ubrani said
"As more top-tier brands introduce low-cost products, we expect to see a reduction in the number of whitebox vendors."
Even so, the analyst said, average prices for tablets is likely to drop further, and that tablet shipments are expected to overtake all PC shipments in 2015."
The market leader, Apple, has so far kept above the fray, keeping prices steady on its iPad line of tablets, although it introduced the lower-cost iPad mini last year at $329, less than the $500 for its full-size iPad.
"Apple does not look at the competitive marketplace to determine its strategy," said Jeff Orr, analyst with ABI Research. "They look at their buyers. Because of that I would expect their price points to remain consistent for the foreseeable future."
Enderle said Apple is seeking to remain a "premium vendor" but faces a difficult choice — lowering prices, which can hurt its profits and worsen its share price declines, or giving up market share.
"Under Steve Jobs, when a product started to commoditize, they would come out with something new," Enderle said. "Apple needs another premium product. It is overdue for whatever the next big thing is."
Microsoft has also aimed at the high end of the market with its Surface, which debuted with a starting $500 price tag, but it has cut the price as low as $199 for education buyers.
Orr said some of the manufacturers may be forced out of the market if tablets are not part of their "core" business.
"Every brand believes it has an audience which will be interested in their device to connect to their ecosystem," he said. "The reality is not every player can survive."
Amazon sells its Kindles near the cost of production, in an effort to direct the buyers to Amazon content and apps. The others, including Apple, Google and Microsoft, also want to keep their customers tethered to an ecosystem for advertising and sales.
But Orr points out "there is none of that brand loyalty that some of these vendors had expected." For example, an iPad user can still use Google, and Kindle users can buy from non-Amazon sellers.
Enderle noted that Google, which makes a $199 Nexus 7 tablet, "has a subsidized model in which advertising makes up the difference" of any lost profits from the device itself.
But he noted that Barnes & Noble faces an unusual predicament because it is primarily a brick-and-mortar bookseller, and needs to bring customers into its physical stores.
"Every Nook tablet sold causes them to lose a customer who might also go into the store," he said. "They may need to go fully online and compete with Amazon."
IDC's Ubrani said it may be difficult for players like Barnes & Noble to compete with Amazon by subsidizing the tablets.
"Not every tablet vendor can afford to utilize this business model," he said. "Yes, each can offer movies, music, apps, etc. to help subsidize the tablet, but none have the same scale and product selection that Amazon does."
Enderle said that even though it seems to be a good time to buy a tablet, he advises people to wait.
"We are just short of a refresh" for many tablet makers, said Enderle. He expects new versions of the iPad, Surface and several Android models. Amazon is also reportedly working on new tablets.
"We will see a raft of new products in August and September," he said. "Unless you find a really good buy. I would wait." – AFP


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The ultimate makeover: Spaghetti carbonara
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Nutrition: per serving
- kcal527
- fat16.1g
- saturates6.3g
- carbs70g
- sugars4.4g
- fibre5.2g
- protein29.7g
- salt1.63g
- 85g parmesan
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- 2 eggs, preferably organic
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- 350g spaghetti (we used De Cecco)
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- 100g lean back bacon, fat removed, bacon chopped into small pieces
- 2 plump garlic cloves, finely chopped
- handful snipped chives
Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil with a pinch of salt. Then get everything ready. Grate the cheese and beat the eggs in a bowl with a little pepper. Cook the peas in boiling water for 2-3 mins, drain and set aside.
Cook the spaghetti to al dente following pack instructions. While the spaghetti is cooking, heat the oil in a large, deep frying or sauté pan. Fry the bacon for several mins until it starts to go crisp. Stir in the garlic and cook briefly until pale brown. Tip in the peas and if the spaghetti isn't quite ready, keep warm over a very low heat.
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When Google instituted a new privacy policy early last year, European regulators warned that it was likely illegal under European law. In October, the regulators fired a shot across Google's bow, telling the search giant that it needed to address their concerns or face legal action in 2013.
Now European privacy regulators are preparing to act, according to Reuters. The regulators' next step—setting up a new working group to coordinate the responses of privacy regulators in the EU's 27 member countries—isn't likely to strike fear in Larry Page's heart. But the regulators say they expect to take coordinated enforcement action against Google by this summer.
The dispute focuses on Google's decision to share data more liberally among its own products. Previously, Google had dozens of different privacy policies for its various products, and these policies often prevented the search giant from aggregating data gathered in different products. Last year, Google replaced all these separate policies with a single, company-wide policy. It touted the new policy as easier for users to understand, and it argued that more data sharing would allow the company to more effectively customize its products to the needs of each user.
But the change raised the ire of some privacy advocates. They worried that liberal sharing among Google applications would undermine users' privacy. Google, they thought, might take information it collected for one purpose and use it for other purposes that users might not expect or appreciate. And regulators in Europe, who often follow a much stricter regime of privacy regulations, seem to share these advocates' concerns.
Google tells Reuters that its new approach fully complies with European law. It says that its January filing with European regulators detailed the steps it had taken to address their concerns. But evidently the regulators weren't satisfied, and they're getting ready to do something about it.


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The Wine Guy says it's never too late to learn about wines, so consider these wine ABCs
Wine Guy: Know your wine ABCs
I know I've touted the notion of an endless summer, but admittedly I am also a creature of habit. Thus September's gravitational — or that is, educational! — pull has lured me in yet again. Of course, I am talking about going back to wine school!
Thus in the spirit of lifelong learning — or at least in attempts to avoid palate fatigue — why not make the time now to increase your wine enjoyment by expanding your wine knowledge? As a start, consider these wine ABCs.
Maetierra Atlantis 2017 Albariño, Spain ($24.98, #450569)
"A" is for Albariño. Do you keep returning to the same handful of grapes? It's a diverse wine world, and much of the fun is seeking out — and learning about — different wine grapes from around the world. Albariño is certainly an intriguing grape. Best known from the northwestern reaches of Rías Baixas in Spain — though it is widely planted in Portugal as well — wine made from Albariño is typically citrusy and features higher acidity and a lighter texture, often with a salinity or minerality to boot. It's all here in this bottle of Atlantis Albariño, which is delicate and supple overall.
Bottom line: B+, Sushi, or at least seafood, wine
Batasiolo 2016 Barbera d'Alba, Italy ($14.99 on sale until Sept. 28, #311555
"B" is for Barbera. It's a grape. It's shorthand for an Italian region. It's just plain fun to sip! Yes, it is all the above as you pour a glass of Batasiolo's Barbera d'Alba. This is Barbera grown in the northwestern Italian region of Piedmont, and as a bonus here's a fun grape fact to impress your wine friends: Barbera is the third most planted red grape in Italy after Sangiovese and Montepulciano. This wine pours a slightly hazy garnet in the glass and presents an engaging mix of dark berry and herbs in a gutsy, almost gritty, albeit ruggedly elegant, style overall.
Bottom line: B, Bring on mushrooms and pasta
Boschendal 2018 Chardonnay, South Africa ($19.99 on sale until Sept. 28, #594804)
"C" is for Chardonnay. Sometimes what's old deserves to be new again. From my casual conversations — and interactions — with wine fans, it seems that the ABC, or "Anything But Chardonnay," movement still has pull. Well it's time to call "fake news" on the "Chardonnay is boring" trope; and to start pull the cork on a bottle of Boschendal's rich yet elegant Chard. It's full of lemony and buttery goodness, with engaging texture and a fresh finish complemented by lingering wood spice. This is a great transition wine, whether the move is out of Summer into the robustness of Fall, or simply back into Chardonnay!
Bottom line: B, Pair with poached fish
The Swirl: Victoria International Wine Festival
The 2019 Victoria International Wine Festival returns to The Parkside Hotel and Spa (810 Humboldt St., Victoria) for three days of tastings and seminars from Sept. 19 to 21. Featuring more than 300 wines from 13 different countries, the festival offers numerous ticket options ranging in price from $40 to $200. For complete details head to vicwf.com.
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How to play music
|How to play music
|There is an MPD server in the space, here is a short howto to connect.
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Playing Music
The MPD server can be controlled both on barputer and remotely.
On barputer
Playing radio streams
To play a radio stream, open up GMPC, the MPD client on barputer (look for the music icon), click on 'Playlist Editor', select a stream and double click on it.
Playing audio files
Browsing the available tracks and albums can be done through one of the different 'Browser' tabs or the 'search' tab. Additionally you can browse the music directory with the 'Database' tab. Music can be enqueued by selecting it, right clicking and selecting 'Add'.
You can connect to the MPD server using a variety of clients. Clients are available for Linux, MAc, Windows and various mobile platforms. Check out this page for a exhaustive list.
Configure your client so it connects to barputer.void on port 6600 and you should be able to control it.
Ario is a MPD client, you can find it at the ubuntu market, or you can download it here.
1. Connection
This are the settings you need to setup (second step in the wizard):
2. How it works
You should now see something like this:
Top right you find the volume from the music player.
In the playlist tab you can find the webradios that are configured on the server, if you want other webradios add them on your local computer in the internetradio tab, or ask someone with access to the server to add it to the server playlist.
If you double click the radio station it will appear in the playlist at the bottomn of the page, the webradio you selected will start playing.
Adding content to the database
Adding streams
To add a stream make a textfile containing the stream's url and give it an .m3u extension. Copy this file to the /home/barputer/Music/streams directory on barputer and it should appear when the database is refreshed. You can force a database refresh in most MPD clients. Some clients might have to be restarted to show the stream though.
Adding a music directory
To share your own music, make your music directory available to the network as a samba share. The share's name has to include the string 'music' to be picked up and will be added to the database when Raf, the share script, picks it up. You have to be on the same network as barputer for this to work though (ie: behind our NAT). At the moment this means you have to connect to a switch using a network cable.
Creating a samba share should be trivial in windows, and can be done in various Gnome-based linux distro's by right-clicking a directory in nautilus and selecting the share option. You might want to make sure you share the dir as read only, otherwise everyone has write access to your files.


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Overdraft fees 'too high or unfair'
About 2.5 million people have used an unauthorised overdraft in the last year and more than two thirds say the fees and charges are too high or unfair, a survey has found.
Of those who have fallen into unauthorised overdraft - about the same number as those who have used a payday loan - more than a third (36%) were surprised by the amount they were charged and 68% said the costs were too high, according to the poll for Which?
The consumer group said almost 25,000 people had signed up to support its Stop Sneaky Fees and Charges campaign that calls for an end to fees across the financial sector that are hidden, excessive or make the total cost difficult to understand and compare.
Which? said almost 25,000 people had signed up to support its Stop Sneaky Fees and Charges campaign
While it welcomed recent changes made by providers, Which? said there were still too many charging structures that made it hard for consumers to make like-for-like comparisons and select the best product for their needs.
These included charging interest, a set daily and/or monthly fee or a combination of these fees, which were in addition to set-up fees or paid and unpaid transaction fees that could take customers further into the red.
There was also a lack of consistency in how providers displayed charges on their websites, making it difficult to calculate fees and meaning consumers risked paying substantially higher charges than necessary.
Which? executive director Richard Lloyd said: "Consumers are fed up of being hit by complex and costly charges which make it almost impossible for them to shop around for the best deal for their needs.
"We want all banks and current account providers to stop sneaky fees and charges and put an end to excessive, unclear and hard to compare unauthorised overdraft fees that could leave consumers paying over the odds."
Which? is calling on all providers to allow their customers to opt in and opt out of unauthorised overdrafts at no extra cost, with opt out being the default position when an account is set up.
It also wants providers to give easy access to transaction data as part of the Government's wider MiData programme to allow consumers to select the best current account for their needs.
It has called for MiData to be promoted and encouraged before, during and after its launch to increase consumer awareness.
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Well, I really don't have an excuse for not updating my site for a year except that in just under a year, I've been on two episodes of Family Feud, planned a wedding, started a new job and finally got married!!!!
It's probably been one of the most exciting times in my life but also one of the craziest! I've done so many cakes in between and have to admit, I've not been the best at taking pictures of them all. If you have a picture of a cake I've done for you that's not on the site, feel free to share!!!
First update- FAMILY FEUD!!!
My grandmother (a big Steve Harvey fan) begged me to send in an audition email. I sent in a video and we were picked to audition and then picked to be on the actual show!!! We were on two episodes and won the first episode!!!! I know it sounds cliche but it was such a bonding experience with my family and would have been totally worth it if we didn't end up coming home with any money!
Second Update- My Wedding Shower!
Yes, I made my own cake- the funny part is that I had NO IDEA that the cake was actually for me!! A friend of our family 'ordered' a cake for her daughter-in-law's 30th birthday. She gave me the creative freedom to design it however I wanted. The theme was shoes and she gave me a box that had the colors and the theme of what she was going for (see the centerpieces below). Well, I threw myself into the design and hand sculpted gumpaste shoes to go along the entire cake. I even delivered the cake...to my own shower!!! When I walked in, the cake was in separate tiers- 3 of them- because I had to drive from Boston to Worcester with it in my car. Needless to say, when they yelled "surprise" I nearly dropped the cake! Luckily our family friend and Dana were in on it and helped me out! I'll never forget my mom and mother in law running up to help and them saying "someone grab the cake quick"!
I had to assemble it in front of everyone- with shaky hands!!
A BIG "Thank You" goes out to all of the amazing ladies in my life who helped to make this day so spectacular!!! I love you all so much and hope you know how much your hard work over the last year and a half is appreciated!!! xoxoxooxo
Third Update- The Wedding!!!!!!
There are no words to describe what an amazing time I had with my family and friends on our day. I can't even possibly begin to describe all of the events that led up to our wedding day.
There were a ton of do-it-yourself elements (more than I could ever list). Some of the major projects were- homemade cookies baked by my mom, aunt, grandmother and friends of our family for our Cookie Bar, ALL flowers done by my mother-in-law (which took over 24 hours- almost straight) and last but not least... MY CAKE- Yes, I was crazy enough to do my own but when Dana and I were looking for cake ideas there was no way I was going to be able to let someone else do it for me! I knew exactly what we wanted and just visualized this from day one. I also was able to surprise Dana (he admits it's the first time in 8 years I've ever truly surprised him) with a replica of his beloved Mustang. I wish I could post the video of him seeing it for the first time. If I can figure out how to, I definitely will! I had to make the cake a week before and sneak out of my house with all of my cake supplies so that my mother in law and I could decorate it at my bridesmaid's house!
Dana smiling next to his Mustang Groom's Cake:
The house we stayed in for the week and where we had our reception on the grounds:
Maine shaped cookies we made for the guest bags. Some said "Maine" and some said "You Are Here" with an arrow pointing to a little heart where Bethel is:
Here are some of the Carat Cakes Crew members who painstakingly took turns helping out and making my life SO much easier! I wish the pictures were better quality. I have to find a way to get these files in a better format but I wanted to show my appreciation :)
Please note: There are so many others who helped that weekend that I would be here all night naming them. They know who they are and how much they mean to Dana & Me xoxoxoxoxo
*I know my mother and mother-in-law would be in these pictures helping out if there weren't a million other things to get done. Dianne worked on the flowers for hours and my mom was the best organizer and host I could have ever asked for.


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1. Hometown
Carbondale, IL
2. Do you have any kids/pets?
Andrew - 21 and Matt - 17
3. What do you like most about working for Steal Network?
We are always innovating!
4. What's your favorite food?
I never met a vegetable I didn't like.
5. What's your favorite vacation spot?
Northern California near the coast - I would live there part time if I could.
6. What do you like to do when you have free time?
Other than waste my time on Facebook, I enjoy most yard work...it's therapeutic for me.


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SPEEDING drivers will now get letters from police after community volunteers in high-vis jackets are handed speed guns.
Community Speed Watch schemes involves trained volunteers monitoring the speeds of vehicles with approved, hand-held speed measurement devices. Where vehicle speeds are 'inappropriate', a letter is sent to the registered keeper by the police with the aim of encouraging them to reduce their speed in future.
The community-driven road safety initiative has been launched across West Mercia following a pilot in Crowle, near Worcester.
The scheme is being supported by the Safer Roads Partnership team within Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police, but will be managed and run by volunteers.
While the scheme is already well established within Warwickshire, West Mercia's very first Community Speed Watch scheme in Crowle has been in operation since May and a number of additional sites will be launching across Warwickshire and West Mercia over the coming months.
Rod Reynolds, Safer Roads Partnership Manager, said: "Enabling local communities to take an active role in addressing concerns about speeding traffic allows us to be more responsive to the needs of local communities and will enhance our road safety and casualty reduction strategy."
Ian Connolly, Community Speed Watch Coordinator for the partnership said: "We're very pleased with the results so far from the pilot scheme in Crowle. The local volunteers there have already carried out a number of speed monitoring sessions and warning letters have been sent out to motorists who were exceeding the speed limit."
"The aim of the scheme is not to catch as many speeding drivers as possible, but to encourage them to drive within the speed limit. Feedback from group members suggests that motorists visibly slow down when they see the volunteers by the roadside in high-visibility jackets, which is a positive effect in itself."
A Community Speed Watch scheme is initiated when 'speeding traffic' has been identified as a community road safety concern by a parish council, safer neighbourhood team or community forum.
The area must have a 30mph or 40mph speed restriction. Speed data collected by the Safer Roads Partnership must show that speed levels do not meet the national industry requirements for police enforcement and no other enforcement activity should be in place. There must be at least six volunteers in each Community Speed Watch scheme. Speed checks must be conducted by at least three volunteers at any one time.


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Installation "2012-2555"
Can you talk a little bit about the relationship between designing products like clothing and creating immersive installation environments, both of which rely on the element of "social participation," which you've described as essential to your work?
An idea I have been throwing around for a while now is "any surface can be a painting?" That said, I left my clothing line behind in 2010 because I realize that it was not doing what I wanted it to do. The original idea for the clothing was that the audience wearing the clothes with my patterns on it would blend in with the immersive black-light installation. These installations usually have a live-musical component to it and the audience's movement to the music would create an active surface to the installation. I quite like this harmonious audio-visual experience when it does happen.
The idea of social participation is still really important in my work, although currently I am holding back and reconfiguring my strategies towards social participation.
I was really fortunate to spend quite a bit of time with Rirkrit Tiravanija over the past year and see him in action. He is a master at opening up a space in his work for the audience to experience and discover things for themselves and I am trying to incorporate some of that quality in my future pieces.
Much of your work concentrates on the depiction of movement for its own sake, divorced from the representation of objects in space. The affect is achieved using dense layers and bold colors. What influences these instances of abstraction?
If the world we see is a painting and everything is made from the same substance, then all you essentially see are different colors and shapes vibrating at different speed. I wanted my abstract ...


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Wind powered alternator/recharger
This is probably stupid but is it possible or feasible to build into hybrid cars a series of micro wind turbines to charge the batteries? Or, by adding a charging unit on a roof rack?
I am thinking about several micro turbines that would be multi finned (like a jet engine) built around alternators. The wind would be funneled into ducts containing the turbines under the passenger compartment or built into the roof.
I was thinking of the same sort of thing built into the exhaust tail pipe.
Again, it is probably stupit, violating multiple laws of physics.


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Suppliers and manufacturers of Proteins
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Proteins are large, complex molecules that play many critical roles inside the body. Amino Acids do most of the work in cells and are required for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's tissues and organs. Proteins are made up of hundreds or thousands of smaller units, called amino acids, which are attached to one another in long chains. There are 20 different types of amino acids that can be combined to make a protein. The sequence of amino acids determines each protein's unique 3-dimensional structure and its specific function.


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Three Long Island heart doctors got some special Valentine's Day gifts this year: back flips, a Broadway melody, a miniature Empire State Building in a snow globe and a bottle of homemade wine -- red, of course.
Each of the gifts presented Thursday to the doctors at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn had a story behind it.
The back flips -- also somersaults and a rendition of "On My Own" from the musical "Les Miserables" -- for Dr. Sean Levchuck came from multitalented Kristen Murphy, 14, of Bellmore, who had a hole in her heart patched 11 years ago.
The snow globe for Dr. Vinni Jayan came from avid runner Andrea Kantor, 49, of East Islip, who had her operation more than two years ago. Last year, she competed in the annual Empire State Building run and finished the 86-story effort in 19 minutes, 14 seconds -- placing third among female runners.
The wine for Dr. George Petrossian was from Oswaldo Tonarelli, 90, of Freeport, a retired restaurant owner and chef who was escorted into the lobby on the arms of two of the nurses who cared for him.
Tonarelli, who has been gardening and making his own wine since retiring in 1980, said he experienced shortness of breath and had to cut back on his activities before surgery in March 2011 to repair his aortic valve.
"I feel good, I feel good," Tonarelli said Thursday, and his eyes lit up after he got kisses on both cheeks from the nurses.
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Kantor, a school psychologist, had an abnormally slow heartbeat before getting a pacemaker in June 2010. Hers was 18 beats per minute -- about a third of the 60-beat rate that's considered a danger signal.
"My doctor said that was not life-sustaining," Kantor said.
Jayan said he was amazed at her running strength. "She has run hundreds of miles. The Island is too short for her," he said.
Murphy's doctor, Levchuck, recalled that earlier in his career he would read the medical charts of young patients from around the turn of the century who "did not have good outcomes" when hospitalized for heart trouble. He'd wonder what lives they could have lived if they survived.
"Look at the beautiful young lady she's become," he said after she back flipped and somersaulted her way to the presentation area.
Asked what she plans to do when she grows up, the teen said: "I want to be on Broadway."
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Mickelson Trail Hosts Black Hills Snowshoe Hikes
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The George S. Mickelson Trail in the Black Hills will host three snowshoe hikes this winter.
Hikes will be held at 1 p.m. MST on Saturday and Jan. 19, with both starting at the Englewood trailhead. The final hike will be held at 1 p.m. on Feb. 2, with the location to be determined later.
Staff at the Black Hills Trails Office will teach basic snowshoeing skills while leading a nature walk along the trail.
Mickelson Trail manager Dana Garry says the office has a limited number of snowshoes available for those taking part in the hikes, so people should sign up early to make sure they get a pair of snowshoes.
Garry says snowshoes are available for checkout any time, not just during guided hikes.
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Pete Townsend from The Who has called iTunes a 'Digital Vampire'. As much as the claim makes for nice headlines, it is misplaced and poorly informed criticism.
In a BBC 6music lecture, Townsend went on to question whether in fact iTunes should "provide some aspect of these services to the artists whose work it bleeds like a digital vampire, like a digital Northern Rock, for its enormous commission?".
iTunes and other digital stores might be guilty of many things but 'enormous commission' is not one of them. The simple fact is that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is one of the few companies that can actually make digital music pay and even then only at the level of being 'largely break even most quarters'. Digital stores and services take less commission than high street CD retailers and that record labels take a larger direct cut.
Let's be clear about the remits of retailers and of record labels
Another crucial flaw in Townsend's argument is that iTunes is a retailer, not a record label. If iTunes should be providing 'financial and marketing support' to artists, then the same should apply to all retailers. And let's not stop with music, Best Buy and Dixons should be helping fund software developers, Carphone Warehouse handset developers, Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) should be funding authors and directors (….er…actually…..). But I don't remember anyone arguing that HMV (LSE: HMV), Tower, Virgin, Fnac, Saturn or El Corte Ingles should be providing record label services to artists nor do I recall them being called Vampires. The bottom line is that labels (traditional and new digital alternatives that play a similar role: TuneCore, PledgeMusic etc) do artist development and marketing best, retailers do selling music best.
Does Apple's dominant position build a case for corporate responsibility?
Perhaps what is different though, is Apple's unprecedented dominant retailing position in the digital arena. But does that dominance make a case for artist-friendly corporate responsibility? I am not convinced it does. What there is a rock solid case for though, is an evolution of the artist-label relationship.
But for sake of balance let's be clear, Apple is no angel. There are indeed a raft of criticisms which can be squarely levelled at Apple, most notably its failure to innovate digital music services at anything close to the rate that it has innovated devices (see my earlier post for more on this). Apple's role – from an industry perspective – in digital music is first and foremost selling music, and secondly innovation. The problem – from a music industry perspective – is that Apple doesn't have any pressing business case (nor an ROI case) for investing in innovating its music service at the same rate as its devices. The role music plays for Apple is wholly different to hat Apple plays for the music industry. Apple is not in the music business, it is in the business of selling music sells to sell i-Devices, and the iTunes Store does a perfectly decent enough job of achieving that aim as it is.
The brave new world needs a lot more work yet, and Apple will be an important part of that work
Pete Townsend's comments illustrate the angst, uncertainty and fear that the analogue-era music industry feels in the face of digital-era change. That isn't a criticism, there are many very well founded concerns. But Apple is one of the few parts of the digital music market that actually works. Apple have achieved what few have: converting a large share of their installed base of customers into digital content buyers. The case for revolutionizing how artists, fans, labels and services all interact is incontrovertible, but thrusting a stake through iTunes' heart would be as short sighted as it would be suicidal for the music industry. Compel Apple to shoulder more of the music service innovation burden, yes, but look to the labels (traditional and non-traditional) to help build futures for artists, not Apple.
» For 11 years, Mark Mulligan was a vice president and research director at Jupiter Research (later acquired by Forrester Research). He now blogs at The Music Industry Blog
This article originally appeared in Music Industry Blog.


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- Part 1: What do you say to a woman after the conversation starter?
- Part 2: How do you overcome the initial fear of rejection when you want to approach a woman or ask her out?
- Part 3: How do you get out of the friend zone with a woman and start dating/having sex with her instead?
- Part 4: Why do women always go for bad boys?
- Part 5: Why do women play hard to get, especially after you've shown them that you're interested?
- Part 6: How do I get the confidence to approach women?
- Part 7: Why does she always talk about other guys who like her?
- Part 8: How do I tell a woman that I have feelings for her?
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My fascination with using HST cut offs to make scrappy trees obviously meant that I would not be satisfied with only making one zipper pouch featuring them. Combine the cuteness factor with having a lovely friend that loves scrappy makes as much as I do and you know what happened.
I had to make one to gift to her! ;o)


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Fretting Wear and Fatigue Analysis of a Modular Implant for Total Hip Replacement
Modular orthopaedic devices are a feature of total joint replacements today. These modular orthopaedic devices allowing surgeons to choose from a variety of available implant sizes, designs & material options for the procedure required and the patient specific requirements. However, even though this allows for greater scope of implant construction, if the various components of the modular design are not ideally matched, this can lead to fretting fatigue & corrosion, due to the resulting micro-motion & contact stresses found at the mismatched surfaces during cyclical loading. This results in interface wear, which can lead to implant rejection due to wear debris induced osteolysis. In this study we assess implant design changes between a modular femoral stem and femur head implant and quantify the resulting fretting fatigue & wear over a gait cycle.


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Check out this cool heart-shaped card we made at my Sweet Valentines Class. It's hard to believe, but this card has no stamping on it. It's all made from die cut shapes. The Pool Party heart opens, to reveal a space to write your message. The Scallops Embossing Folder adds the perfect texture to match the scallops on the outer heart. This card is "lovey" enough to give to your sweetheart, but "trendy" enough to give to a friend. Find out how to make it and where to get your supplies below.
Check back this weekend, when I'll show you how to make a square envelope with a cool liner to fit this irregularly-shaped card.
Scallops Embossing Folder Finds
Here are some other great ideas to try with the Scallops Embossing Folder...
|Simple Stems Card
by Nance Lempinen-Leedy
|See Ya Later Card
by Rachel Brumley
|Petite Petals Card
by Darlene McCallum
|Vivid Vases Card
by Kriss Huels
Heart Shaped Card
- Real Red Scallop Heart (largest heart from Hearts Collection Framelits)
- The Pool Party Folded Heart (I showed you how to make above)
- Fresh Prints Paper Heart (3rd largest from Hearts Collection Framelits)
- Whisper White Paper Heart (3rd largest from Hearts Collection Framelits)
- Two Soft Suede Arrows (from the Label Card Thinlits)
- Red Glimmer "i Heart u" (from the Label Card Thinlits)
- Crumb Cake Banner (I showed you how to make above)
- 12" length of Pool Party Seam Binding (now shown)
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Hello everybody,
I want to use the function Solver, which exists as a tool in Excel, in VB.NET 2003. What i want to do is to build a project in which i can give a desired output in order the program can tell to me what the initial data must be. I had this implemented in Excel using the solver, but i must build a Windows Application doing apart from other things and this jop.
During the search i had done all the weak i didn' t find anything usefull in Studio .Net 2003. If anyone knows sth about that, i would be glad hearing his/hers ideas and suggestions.
Thanks for your time spending on reading my post.