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I recently attended an event where I heard someone say CIOs' days are numbered. It wasn't really news to me: That whole concept of CIOs, particularly in government, having a short lifespan dates back to oh, forever.
When CIO first emerged on the scene, people weren't exactly agog. They used to say CIO meant Career Is Over. For government CIOs, that statements holds some truth. While former Justice Department CIO Vance Hitch held his position for nearly a decade, making him the longest-serving CIO in government, the average tenure for CIOs is two years.
The nation's first U.S. CIO, Vivek Kundra, made it 2.5 years before he threw in the towel and handed over the reins to former Microsoft exec Steven VanRoekel. Others who have passed the two-year marker are VA CIO Roger Baker and DHS CIO Richard Spires, who were both appointed in 2009.
But the notion that CIOs would completely vanish is just rubbish, according to an article on CIO.com. CIOs' roles and responsibilities may change drastically, but they'll still be around, the story titled "10 Predictions for What the CIO Role Will Look Like in 2020" points out.
In 2012, CIOs will, for example, not have a traditional IT department. With the march to the cloud and rapid advancements in technology, IT departments will move from being a physical entities that manages cloud services to a cloud service itself, the article notes.
Future CIOs will also see a dip in the number of employees they manage. Instead, the future will usher in more autonomous computing that relies less on human intervention for systems to operate correctly.
To read the rest of the story, head over to CIO.com.
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Elastic therapeutic tape is an elastic cotton strip with an acrylic adhesive that is used for treating athletic injuries and a variety of physical disorders.
There is little scientific evidence that elastic therapeutic taping produces clinically significant benefits. See Criticism.
The product is a type of thin, elastic cotton tape that is claimed to be able to stretch up to 140% of its original length. As a result, if the tape is applied to a patient on a stretch greater than its normal length, it will "recoil" after being applied and therefore create a pulling force on the skin that it is being applied to. This elastic property allows much greater range of motion compared to traditional white athletic tape and can also be left on for long periods of time before reapplication.[1]
Designed to mimic human skin, with roughly the same thickness and imitates epidermis' inherent elastic properties; the tape can be stretched 30-40% of its resting longitudinal length.[2] It is a latex free material with acrylic adhesive, which is heat activated. The cotton fibers allow for evaporation and quicker drying leading to longer wear time, up to 4 days.[3] How the tape is claimed to affect the body is dependent on its usage throughout the body and how it is applied: the direction of pull, the shape, and the location, all play a role in its hypothetical function.[3]
There are several theoretical benefits claimed for the tape. One of those is correcting the alignment of weak muscles as well as facilitating joint motion as a result of the tape's recoiling qualities. Additionally, the tape is claimed to lift the skin, increasing the space below it, and increasing blood flow and circulation of lymphatic fluids (swelling). This increase in the interstitial space is said to lead to less pressure on the body's nociceptors, which detect pain, and to stimulate mechanoreceptors, to improve overall joint proprioception.[4]
Whereas, NMT (NeuroMuscular Taping) Institute publish quarterly journals containing case studies about the elastic therapeutic tape alleviate patients' who are in pain and discomfort in the physical therapy phase. Patients can also be taped by occupational therapists, nurses, Athletic trainer, pediatricians, geriatrician, physicians, orthopedicians, neurologists, chiropractors, and students in training, under appropriate supervision.[5]
A 2012 meta analysis found that the efficacy of elastic therapeutic tape in pain relief was trivial given that no studies found clinically important results. The tape "may have a small beneficial role in improving strength, range of motion in certain injured cohorts and force sense error compared with other elastic tapes, but further studies are needed to confirm these findings".[4] The same article concluded: "KT had some substantial effects on muscle activity, but it was unclear whether these changes were beneficial or harmful. In conclusion, there was little quality evidence to support the use of KT over other types of elastic taping in the management or prevention of sports injuries"[4]
Some researchers claim that what athletes are experiencing is a placebo effect. [6]
The tape is applied with the affected muscle in a stretched position, taping from the origin of the muscle to the insertion point. Once applied, it is rubbed to activate the pressure-sensitive adhesive.[6][unreliable medical source?]
Application is in three general shapes or techniques. An "I" shape is used for small or linear places, for example an I-shaped piece of tape will be applied to the teres minor or rhomboid minor. A "Y" shape is used for larger muscles, like the deltoid. The "X" shape is used for large and long muscles, such as the biceps femoris.[7]
A surge in popularity resulted after the product was donated to Olympic athletes in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics.[8][9]
See also[edit]
- ^ Bicici S, Karatas N, Baltaci G (April 2012). "Effect of athletic taping and kinesiotaping® on measurements of functional performance in basketball players with chronic inversion ankle sprains". Int J Sports Phys Ther 7 (2): 154–66. PMC 3325641. PMID 22530190.
- ^ [unreliable medical source?] Thelen MD, Dauber JA, Stoneman PD (July 2008). "The clinical efficacy of kinesio tape for shoulder pain: a randomized, double-blinded, clinical trial". J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 38 (7): 389–95. doi:10.2519/jospt.2008.2791. PMID 18591761.
- ^ a b [unreliable medical source?] Bassett K, Lingman S, Ellis R (2010). "The use and treatment efficacy of kinaesthetic taping for musculoskeletal conditions: A systematic review". New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy.
- ^ a b c Williams S, Whatman C, Hume PA, Sheerin K (2012). "Kinesio taping in treatment and prevention of sports injuries: a meta-analysis of the evidence for its effectiveness". Sports Med 42 (2): 153–64. doi:10.2165/11594960-000000000-00000. PMID 22124445.
- ^ "NMT Concept: Journal, January 2013, Issue 1". Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ^ a b "Kinesio Taping: Experts Question Benefits". Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ [unreliable medical source?] Kahanov, EdD, ATC, Leamor. "Kinesio Taping: An Overview of Use With Athletes, Part II". Alternative & Complementary Concepts. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ^ "Olympics-Scientists sceptical as athletes get all taped up". Reuters. July 31, 2012.
- ^ "Taping America's athletes". ABQ Journal. 25 July 2012.
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- Release Date: Nov 6, 2012
- Summary: Master Chief re-emerges to battle an ancient evil determined to wreak vengeance and annihilation. Shipwrecked on a mysterious world, faced with new enemies and deadly technology, the universe won't ever be the same. Enlist aboard the Infinity to experience Halo's original multiplayer (with up to three cohorts) and Spartan Ops - innovative episodic fiction-based co-op missions. Go Beyond the Story: Halo 4's Infinity Multiplayer features an expanded suite of multiplayer modes, weapons, vehicles, armor abilities, a new loadout and Spartan IV player progression system.… Expand
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Nov 14, 2012If you're a Halo fan, you've probably already pre-ordered and purchased this game and thankfully the game more than lived up to its hype. Even if you have never played a Halo game before, it's still one of the best first person shooters on any console.
Nov 27, 2012This is THE best Halo game yet, and although the campaign in short, there's an abundance of content to keep Halo 4 in your disc tray.
Nov 1, 2012The narrative that is put forth is simply amazing as it provides a new beginning with the Reclaimer Saga and the addition of the new Spartan Ops mode is simply brilliant as it adds even more story to an already great tale. Sure, some may complain the familiarity of the gameplay is a bad thing, but in the end, even though you do get a recognizable feeling when playing, the overall experience that Halo 4 provides is very enjoyable and one that you should not miss.
Nov 1, 2012It's a formidable return to form for Master Chief. This gorgeous game offers thrills and challenges from start to finish, and provides a much more personal story for our hero than what we've seen before.
Nov 1, 2012343's attempts at endowing this carefully constructed husk of a protagonist with psychological depth are predictably timid.
Nov 1, 2012Instead of innovating, 343 has played it safe in just about every aspect. Halo 4 competes favorably with Halo: Reach, but it doesn't exceed Bungie's final installment.
Nov 4, 2012A shiny old dog without any new tricks. I got more out of the Halo 1 remake, which at least had the appeal of nostalgia. Playing through an updated version of the original Halo was at times tired or tedious. But it was also a reminder of the raw genius that launched the series. There is none of that in Halo 4, which is a drawn-out retread without any fresh perspective or energy, and furthermore missing a lot of what I need to pull me through a Halo game. Halo 4 demonstrates that if there's one thing worse than more of the same, it's less of the same.
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Nov 7, 2012awesome game. great graphics, smooth and fast gunplay, amazing sound effects, good story, and addictive multiplayer. what more is there to say? people will always complain about something in games. but let me assure you that there is nothing wrong with Halo 4. if you like firt-person shooters with a little bit of challenge, you'll like this game… Expand
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May 22, 2014It's the fourth time i rewrite this review. I'm tired of trying to find something to explain why i think this game is one of my favourite, so that's all i going to say: buy it. Really, you won't be disappointed. So many of my friends started to love halo series because of this game. Are you searching for a fps with excellent graphics, good story and excellent gameplay? Well, you just found it.… Expand
Jun 12, 2013Halo 4 was a great game I really enjoyed it but it wasn't what I thought it was going to be but I had a really good time playing this game solo or with friends but preferably with friends on the campaign on legendary. But some parts I didn't really enjoy like the DLC which was really awful, in my mind the default maps were a lot better but I still had a great time.… Expand
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|Feature Type
|ORF, Verified
|Alpha subunit of heterooctameric phosphofructokinase; involved in glycolysis, indispensable for anaerobic growth, activated by fructose-2,6-bisphosphate and AMP, mutation inhibits glucose induction of cell cycle-related genes (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and see Summary Paragraph)
|Name Description
|PhosphoFructoKinase 1
|Chromosomal Location
|Note: this feature is encoded on the Crick strand.
|Genetic position: 184 cM
|View Computational GO annotations for PFK1
|Molecular Function
|Manually curated
|Biological Process
|Manually curated
|Cellular Component
|Manually curated
|9 genes
|263 total interaction(s) for 223 unique genes/features.
|Physical Interactions
|Genetic Interactions
|Length (a.a.)
|Molecular Weight (Da)
|Isoelectric Point (pI)
|PhosphoGRID | PhosphoPep Database
|Note: this feature is encoded on the Crick strand.
|Genetic position: 184 cM
|Last Update
|Coordinates: 2011-02-03 | Sequence: 1996-07-31
|Subfeature details
|Retrieve sequences
|S288C only
|S288C vs. other species
|S288C vs. other strains
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|Primary SGDID
PFK1 and PFK2 encode the alpha and beta subunits, respectively, of phosphofructokinase (Pfk-1), a key enzyme of glycolysis that catalyzes the formation of fructose 1,6-bisphosphate from fructose 6-phosphate and ATP (8, 9). Unlike other enzymes of glycolysis, phosphofructokinase and pyruvate kinase (Cdc19p, Pyk2p) only function in the forward direction; hence these enzymes are specific to glycolysis and are not involved in gluconeogenesis.
Glycolysis is the lysis, or splitting, of one molecule of glucose into two molecules of pyruvate, producing a net gain of two ATP molecules. Pyruvate can then be used in anaerobic (fermentation) or aerobic (respiration) metabolism. The glycolysis pathway and the genes involved are illustrated here.
Phosphofructokinase is a hetero-oligomeric enzyme composed of four alpha and four beta subunits, arranged as four heterodimers of alpha-beta (10, 11, 5). Electron microscopy studies at 2 nm resolution revealed that the three-dimensional structure consists of two quasi-equivalent tetramers in which four alpha subunits form the central core of the octamer (12). The amino acid sequences of Pfk1p and Pfk2p exhibit 20% homology between the N- and the C-terminal halves for each subunit and 55% homology between the two subunits overall. Although biochemical analysis indicated that the beta subunits contain binding sites for the substrate fructose 6-phosphate and hence confer the catalytic activity of the enzyme (13), more recent mutant studies have shown that each subunit (alpha and beta) has both a catalytic and a regulatory function (2).
Studies on the regulation of glycolytic genes indicate that glucose strongly induces PFK2 and PFK1 mRNA synthesis (14). This induction facilitates production of phosphofructokinase during a shift from gluconeogenesis to glycolysis. Phosphofructokinase activity is also subject to allosteric control, with ATP inhibiting the enzyme and AMP, as well as fructose 2,6-bisphosphate, reversing the inhibition (15, 16). Allosteric control is abolished by a single point mutation in either subunit, which impairs growth on gluconeogenic carbon sources but does not affect growth on glucose. This suggests that the main function of the allosteric regulation is to facilitate growth in changing environments (17).
PFK1 and PFK2 show significant homology to PFK subunits from mammals and bacteria (18). Analysis of these PFK sequences has led to the hypothesis that two gene duplication events occurred in the evolution of the yeast PFK genes: the first event occurred soon after the separation of prokaryotic and eukaryotic lineage, and the second took place in Saccharomyces later (18). Although Pfk protein sequences are conserved, the oligomeric structure of the functional enzyme varies among organisms, with homotetramers found in bacteria and mammals, homooctamers in S. pombe, and heterooctamers in S. cerevsiae and K. lactis (reviewed in 19) . In humans, mutation in the muscle isoenzyme of Pfk causes glycogen storage disease VII, also called Tarui disease (OMIM; 20 and references therein).
Note: PFK1 and PFK2 nomenclature is reversed in some earlier studies (see PMID:1387501, for example) relative to that used now.
|Lobo Z and Maitra PK (1983) Phosphofructokinase mutants of yeast. Biochemistry and genetics. J Biol Chem 258(3):1444-9
|Arvanitidis A and Heinisch JJ (1994) Studies on the function of yeast phosphofructokinase subunits by in vitro mutagenesis. J Biol Chem 269(12):8911-8
|Kriegel T, et al. (1987) Hydrodynamic studies on the quaternary structure of reacting yeast phosphofructokinase. Biomed Biochim Acta 46(5):349-55
|Otto A, et al. (1986) Kinetic effects of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate on yeast phosphofructokinase. Biomed Biochim Acta 45(7):865-75
|Nissler K, et al. (1985) An electron microscopy study of the quarternary structure of yeast phosphofructokinase. Biomed Biochim Acta 44(2):251-9
|Newcomb LL, et al. (2003) Glucose regulation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell cycle genes. Eukaryot Cell 2(1):143-9
|Foy JJ and Bhattacharjee JK (1978) Biosynthesis and regulation of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase and phosphofructokinase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae grown in the presence of glucose and gluconeogenic carbon sources. J Bacteriol 136(2):647-56
|Heinisch J (1986) Isolation and characterization of the two structural genes coding for phosphofructokinase in yeast. Mol Gen Genet 202(1):75-82
|Clifton D and Fraenkel DG (1982) Mutant studies of yeast phosphofructokinase. Biochemistry 21(8):1935-42
|Kopperschlager G, et al. (1976) Studies on the oligomeric structure of yeast phosphofructo-kinase by means of cross-linking diimidoesters. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 71(1):371-8
|Kopperschlager G, et al. (1977) Physicochemical parameters and subunit composition of yeast phosphofructokinase. Eur J Biochem 81(2):317-25
|Burgers PM, et al. (1988) Exonuclease V from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. A 5'----3'-deoxyribonuclease that produces dinucleotides in a sequential fashion. J Biol Chem 263(17):8099-105
|Tijane MN, et al. (1980) Sulfhydryl groups of yeast phosphofructokinase-specific localization on beta subunits of fructose 6-phosphate binding sites as demonstrated by a differential chemical labeling study. J Biol Chem 255(21):10188-93
|Moore PA, et al. (1991) Yeast glycolytic mRNAs are differentially regulated. Mol Cell Biol 11(10):5330-7
|Simonis N, et al. (2004) Combining pattern discovery and discriminant analysis to predict gene co-regulation. Bioinformatics 20(15):2370-9
|Farooqui J, et al. (1980) In vivo studies on yeast cytochrome c methylation in relation to protein synthesis. J Biol Chem 255(10):4468-73
|Rodicio R, et al. (2000) Single point mutations in either gene encoding the subunits of the heterooctameric yeast phosphofructokinase abolish allosteric inhibition by ATP. J Biol Chem 275(52):40952-60
|Heinisch J, et al. (1989) The phosphofructokinase genes of yeast evolved from two duplication events. Gene 78(2):309-21
|Schwock J, et al. (2004) Interaction of 6-phosphofructokinase with cytosolic proteins of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 21(6):483-94
|Raben N, et al. (1995) Functional expression of human mutant phosphofructokinase in yeast: genetic defects in French Canadian and Swiss patients with phosphofructokinase deficiency. Am J Hum Genet 56(1):131-41


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There's no question that our kids are growing up under staggering amounts of pressure -- probably more pressure than any generation prior. From sports to academics to social media, virtually every single pursuit is considered high stakes. The competition is fierce even when the activity is supposed to be "non-competitive."
Personally, I don't think these levels of stress are healthy for anyone -- not adults, not children, not anyone -- but as mom, I'm most concerned with what being in a constant state of fight-or-flight is doing to my kids. Because while some kids thrive under pressure, others fall apart. Thankfully, science is finally looking at the genetic reasons behind that difference -- the difference between "Warriors" and "Worriers." Do you know which category your kid falls into?
First, a bit of background. The research we're talking about here basically boils down to one particular gene responsible for clearing dopamine from the prefrontal cortex (the part of the brain where plans and decisions are made and conflicts are resolved). There are two "variants" on this gene, one that slowly removes dopamine and one that rapidly removes dopamine. People with fast-acting dopamine clearers are the Warriors, primed for "threatening environments" (high-stress situations) where "maximum performance is required." Those with slow-acting dopamine clearers are the Worriers, who tend to score higher on I.Q. tests and excel at complex planning and cognitive reasoning ... advantages which not only disappear but reverse themselves in high-stress situations.
My daughter definitely falls into the "Worrier" category, so I know that while we obviously we need both types to make the world go 'round, Worriers and Warriors alike need our help, too. Here's how to tell whether you've got a Worrier or a Warrior, and how to show your support either way.
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What's interesting to me is the amount of difference that this single gene makes: almost a letter grade difference (8%) on tests, and 10 I.Q. points.
And this is quite interesting to me as I personally identify as a "worrier," though I'm also shy (which may be caused by something else which has some similar effects on my personality) so I don't know how much each factor contributes to my personality. I have 3 siblings who have all done well in school while I did not. (I think mostly due to a lack of motivation rather than a lack of ability, but it was difficult to do as well as I'd like to do on tests as my memory simply isn't as good as other people's memory is so I simply could not remember what I needed to remember to do well on tests that involve memorizing things. I am good at solving problems [including fixing things that are in need of repair] as that doesn't involve memorizing a lot of things that aren't interesting to me.) I've never been good at sports (I'm a guy) as the stress of having to perform well on the spot (e.g., hitting a baseball or catching a football; I could do fine at home while I'm relaxed and playing with my brother, though) would overwhelm me. I am a perfectionist and that causes me to want to spend more time than I have available to accomplish what I want to accomplish.
My DD is a worrier and my DS is both.


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Cops say the driver lost control on the snow-covered road, crossed the center line and struck an SUV.
The driver, who's been identified as 27-year-old Gerardo Medina Jr. of Fond du Lac, died. Two people in the SUV had non life-threatening injuries.
After closing that part of the road, Highway 45 reopened around 2:30 a.m. Friday.
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An East Texas man drove his very expensive vehicle into a lagoon in Galveston, and it was all caught on tape.
A civil suit between an East Texas man and an insurance company was scheduled to begin on Monday, but has been pushed back.
Andy House of Lufkin, crashed his 2006 Bugatti Veyron into a Galveston lagoon back in October 2009.
His insurance company, Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company, claims House wrongfully filed a claim for the damages incurred in the incident.
[See a copy of the full complaint filed in federal court.]
House claims he dropped his cellphone, and when he picked it up, he was distracted by a pelican, which led him to drive the vehicle with an estimated value of $2.2 million into a three-foot deep lagoon.
Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance says they're not liable for the damages to House's Bugatti.
A nearby motorist caught the accident and captured it on video, which was then posted to YouTube. WARNING: There is graphic language in the video.
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I watched the way Embry was with his Imprint, Annie. I sighed she was my cousin and when she came here to stay with us of course he Imprinted on her and she stayed, she did not know how to react to him being a wolf at first but she seemed to handle it fine.
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I sighed rolling my eyes, everyone was happy, or had someone. Sam was married to Emily, Jared had Kim, Paul had Rachel, Quil and Claire started going out, Embry had Annie, Jacob was with Nessie, Collin was with Lara, Brady was with Leah, only I was alone, had no one, I am the one and only lonely wolf in the whole pack. No one or nothing to live for, protect or love.
I walked around the beach and sighed my mind on other things then they probably should have been but I did not want to think about any one being happy around me leaving me out. I sighed and then smelled a Vampire and phased as I ran into the woods. I ran following the scent and I found a girl getting attacked by one, I jumped on the Vampire and tackled it away and killed it easily with my wolf teeth then walked over to the girl.
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MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Over 700 more people would be added to the state government's payrolls under the two-year budget that Governor Scott Walker submitted to the Legislature.
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The Phoenix Fire community is mourning the loss of one of its own. A young firefighter died after getting pinned Saturday night between two emergency vehicles at a fire scene.Brad Harper worked at Fire Station 21. Sunday people remembered the fallen fire fighter. People who knew him say he was a kind hearted soul and did what he loved to do: serve his community. What started as a mulch fire Saturday afternoon, quickly turned tragic. 23-year-old Phoenix firefighter Brad Harper was pinned between two emergency response vehicles. Harper was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital in critical condition."One of those situations where it hits you in the gut. It's like a family member that's gone down. The love you have for the people you work with is not really describable by words, it's just a bond," said Phoenix Fire Chief Bob Kahn. Harper died at the hospital. Later, dozens of fire crews from across the valley gathered as he body was taken away. "This doesn't go away, it's forever. So, as much as we can surround this group, this small public safety community, the better off they will be," said Kahn. Officials say Harper was moving equipment to fight the mulch fire when a vehicle crushed him.
Kahn says the department is concerned for the firefighter who was driving that vehicle. "A lot of us will go to church today and pray for him and his family as well and I can tell you right now he won't ever get over this," said Kahn. Harper worked for the Phoenix Fire Department for two years and about six months ago he got married. "We are going to honor these individuals for the coming weeks and the family of the fallen will never ever be forgotten in the city of Phoenix," said Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton. At Harper's Fire Station 21, the American flag is lowered at half staff and a single balloon read "You will be missed."
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I have data in an Excel spreadsheet that I would like to use in an Access Database. What are the steps?
Importing or linking data from Excel to Access works well if the Excel data is in rows and columns without any subtotal rows, formulas or blank rows or blank columns within the worksheet or range. Column headings should not be wrapped or contain special characters and must be unique names. Then the data should import pretty cleanly by:
- Create a blank database in Access (or an existing database you wish to place it) and select the External Data tab > Excel (from the Import group).
- Locate the Excel file and select "Import the source data into a new table in the current database" or "link to the data source by creating a linked table."
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If you have cells which contain formulas, they will import as values. When importing, the Access table is completely separate from your Excel file. Any updates made in Excel or Access after the import are not updated in both applications. However, if you "Link" the data, you can only update from the Excel file, but the data is automatically updated in Access so that it can be used for filters, queries and reports.
Keep in mind that just because your Excel data imports well into Access does NOT mean that your file is set up ideally to work in Access. You may have to "normalize" your data – add fields, split the data into more tables, add primary keys, add validation properties, etc. In addition, Microsoft Access requires a considerable investment in time to learn how to use it, compared to Excel. But Access works well if you have a lot of data in separate but related tables to analyze. To learn more about database design concepts, come to ITS' mini-session on Thursday, 11/29 from 2-3 p.m. in the ITS training room, 8011 Wittson Hall. Additional Access training is available in December. Click here for the ITS class schedule and on-line registration.


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Why the future of US high-tech is bright
Global demand and globalization have helped America's tech sector, not hurt it.
By Enrico Moretti, The Financialist
Over the past three months, Facebook (FB), Zynga (ZNGA) and Groupon (GRPN) have lost between 33% and 52% of their market value. They are not alone. Other social networking, online marketing, clean-tech and bio-tech companies have fallen out of favor with some investors, fueling speculation regarding the future of the U.S. technology sector. A growing number of skeptics are openly talking of a "high tech bubble." Is the entire sector destined to a sudden and quick demise, similar to the dot-com bust of 2001, with widespread stock market collapses and mass layoffs?
It can be difficult to forecast the future trajectory of publicly listed technology companies, especially in the short term -- after all, most of the available information is already capitalized in their current share prices. Despite the recent market jitters, I believe the long-term prospects for the U.S. innovation industry, of which the technology sector is an integral part, remain bright.
Global Demand
The size of the marketplace has ballooned as a result of globalization, and this trend has been particularly good for U.S. technology companies and their workers. Though simple, the reason is often ignored in the heated political debate about globalization and its impact on local jobs. The innovation sector differs from other industries in how it generates profits. Take software developers as an example. Coming up with an idea for a new piece of software, developing it, and testing it is expensive. Yet once the software is coded, it can be reproduced millions of times at virtually no cost. Most of the costs incurred by Microsoft (MSFT) in developing new versions of Windows involve paying engineers to write software codes. These costs are largely fixed. The variable costs – the cost of the physical CD-ROM on which the Windows program is engraved and the cost of the cardboard box in which it is shipped – are trivial. This means it costs Microsoft billions of dollars to make the first copy of its program, but only a few cents to make the second. A global market enables the company to sell vastly more copies of its software without increasing its production costs. The same is true for Internet services, digital media and most products that involve significant up-front research and development (R&D) costs. (Microsoft owns and publishes TechBiz, an MSN Money site.)
It is a different story for traditional manufacturers, which have steep fixed and variable costs. For car and clothing makers, producing each additional unit significantly adds to total expenses. Thus they enjoy fewer benefits from having larger markets than the innovation industry.
U.S. technology companies are also benefiting from the expansion of the global middle class. As China, Brazil and India prosper, their increasingly wealthy populations demand more high-end products – a trend that favors the innovation industry. In the past 15 years American exports to China have increased almost 500 percent, more than 10 times faster than shipments to the rest of the world. A large percentage of these exports are high-tech products such as scientific instruments, medical machines and aerospace equipment.
However, globalization also means increasing foreign competition for American companies and workers. Until recently, most developing countries have focused on labor-intensive, low-skilled manufacturing sectors that compete primarily on price. These emerging market economies are now tired of being mere producers of "Designed in California" products and are starting to invest in innovation. This increased competition reduces the benefits of globalization for American companies and their employees, but the net effect remains largely positive. Oracle (ORCL), the maker of business hardware and software, is an example of a broader trend in the U.S. high-tech industry. In 2000, the company had slightly more than 22,000 workers in the United States and nearly 30,000 workers overseas. Today, Oracle has 40,000 workers in the United States and 66,000 abroad. While the U.S. share of the workforce has declined, the actual number of American jobs has increased and the best-paid positions, the ones in R&D, are mostly within the United States.
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America's high-tech companies have also benefited from the globalization of talent, the most important input in the production of innovative products. For all its woes, the U.S. labor market remains one of the most efficient, flexible and meritocratic in the world. This is a crucial advantage for the U.S. high-tech sector and has been instrumental in attracting top talent from across the world.
Connecting high-tech companies with highly trained and creative workers is important. Japan, whose high-tech companies dominated global markets for much of the 1980s, saw its leading position gradually eroded as legal, cultural and linguistic barriers limited the inflow of global human capital. The United States, which has been a magnet for the most talented overseas-born software engineers, is now home to some of the most innovative software and Internet businesses in the world.
America's advantage in this respect is largely cultural – few other societies have been as open to absorbing so many foreigners – but it is also rooted in economics. For example, workers in Europe have fewer incentives than workers in the United States to work hard. Rigid union contracts constrain salaries, work schedules and promotions. Decision-making is hierarchical and promotions depend largely on seniority. Advancement takes considerably longer, as does demotion. Salary gaps are smaller, but effort and ability are less likely to be rewarded. If you are a below-average worker, Europe offers better security. But if you are an exceptionally talented individual, the United States offers you the chance to progress more quickly in your career and earn significantly more money.
None of this should be an argument for complacency; there is much room for improvement. The United States needs to reform its immigration policy for highly educated immigrants, a process that is unnecessarily cumbersome; increase R&D tax credits; and overhaul corporate income taxes. If the United States can find solutions to some of these challenges, there are good reasons to be optimistic about the future of its innovation industry.
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Tweets by @LeeRobinsonP We have added a few indices around the site. Though we look to the future, we need to keep an eye on the present as well:
Wow! A drone trade fair is definitely something worth seeing!
Defense industry specialists circled up in Washington this week for the three-day-long trade fair of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International. In other words, a bunch of guys with a lot of money just got together for a giant drone show. It's actually the world's largest. And here are its wares…via Gizmodo http://bit.ly/17uRJpC
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Technically, this steerable paper airplane wasn't designed for making pinpoint attacks on a teacher or college lecturer—more as a highly affordable unmanned aerial vehicle that could be used to blanket a given area with cheap sensors. But clearly the researchers at Queensland University of Technology haven't realized the full potential of their creation.
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Cremation has been accorded and a memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Jan. 19, 2013, at the Cambridge Chapel of Stackhouse-Moore Funeral Services. The Rev. Randall Swanson will officiate. Inurnment will be at Rosedale Cemetery, Cambridge. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Cambridge Lutheran Church.
Verna Marie Fransene was born Feb. 4, 1919, in Arlington, Iowa, the daughter of C. Albert and Alice M. Peterson Fransene. The family moved to Cambridge in 1922, and Verna was educated in rural schools and Cambridge High School, graduating in 1936. She attended Western Illinois University in Macomb and taught in a rural school and first grade in Cambridge. Her marriage to Virgil Sundberg took place on Feb. 14, 1943, in Cambridge. He died April 16, 1972. She married Dale Lindquist on Aug. 7, 1976, in Cambridge. Dale passed away Nov. 14, 2006.
During the 1970s, Verna taught kindergarten in Bishop Hill and was librarian at the Cambridge Library, retiring in 1988. She was a member of the Cambridge Lutheran Church, where she taught Sunday school, and she belonged to the WELCA group of the church. Verna was a former member of the Cambridge Women's Club and volunteered at the Henry County Historical Society in Bishop Hill. She enjoyed reading, family research and traveling with her husband to visit families in many areas of this country and in Sweden. Verna wrote a story of her life as a gift to future generations.
Those surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Paul and Maxine Sundberg, Stockton, Calif., Philip and Marvel Sundberg, Eagan, Minn.; two daughters and a son-in-law, Anne Stone, Bettendorf, Julie and Bruce Boettcher, Eagan; and a stepdaughter and her husband, Virginia Gross and Frederick Hudson, Lincoln, Neb. Other survivors include 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Her parents and two brothers, Charles and Harlan Fransene, preceded her in death.
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Do you send them? Do you like them?
I like looking at the photos but I find the blanket letter impersonal and a little insulting really - it's pretending to put effort into something when you really aren't. My partner totally hates them and doesn't even bother to read it.
I write a letter in each card, if the people live overseas or interstate, or I haven't been in touch for ages. I tailor it to the person I'm sending it to.
However, I have a number of friends that send them, so I know it's often a more popular choice.
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I love keeping in contact with loved ones but to tell you the truth a yearly newsletter doesn't cut it of me. I find them boring as they are usually one or two pages long and very impersonal. Like you mello, I love the pics. Just looking at them almost tells a story in itself. I try to write a brief personalised message into each card I send and wack in a recent pic. I try and touch base with most people pretty regularly so there is no need to fill them in on a whole years worth of stuff all at once. I think a lot of all the people in my life and love the contact we have regularly no matter the distance, even if it is just a quick email or text to say Hi every so often, not just a christmas time. But a thought is great and it is always nice to be remembered so I probably shouldn't be so harsh as we are all lead busy lives.This post was edited by KuddlyK at December 3, 2012 11:13:48 PM EST
I used to hate getting them from particular family members, as they were one big brag fest. So I wrote a blog about them:
http://social.kidspot.com.au/index.php/blogs/142/8137/annual-christmas-letterThis post was edited by voluptacon at December 4, 2012 12:42:34 PM EST
We get a few from people. One is from a mate of my husband and it is more like a "look at us, look at us!" kind of letter. Really if you have to send out a blanket letter because you don't see or talk to those people regularly enough then doesn't that just show you that you need to take more time through out the year.I'm not a fan.
@Voluptacon - LOVE IT!This post was edited by matimdan at December 4, 2012 1:45:30 PM EST


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Silver Spring Volunteer Fire Department, known as the Silver Spring Fire Department (SSFD), is an organization of volunteer personnel providing emergency medical, fire and rescue services to the greater Silver Spring area. This is done in partnership with Montgomery County's Division of Operations paid staff.
During 2012 the three Silver Spring fire stations (1, 16 and 19) responded to over 14,000 unit calls. These responses were for EMS, fire and other emergencies. These services are provided by firefighters and emergency medical technicians (BLS&ALS) who have been trained and certified according to Maryland State and Montgomery County standards.
Volunteers provide significant support in providing these services. SSFD has a Student Live-In Program. If your college plans are for this area you can live-in our stations. Check our membership page. With dedication and training, you too can join us in the exciting work of serving the community and providing help during the most desperate times. To volunteer you must be at least 18 years old, pass a physical examination and criminal background check, and be willing to complete the appropriate level of training (there is a cadet program for those under 18). We provide uniforms, protective clothing and training at no cost to you. For more information, please go to our Membership Page or email us at email@example.com.
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Fenton Street Market Life Safety Unit Event for July 19, 2014 1-4pm
Silver Spring Volunteer Fire Deparment will be at the Silver Spring Fenton Street Market on Saturday July 19th, 2014 from 1-4pm.
Our Life Safety Unit will provide public safety and fire prevention advice on smoke detectors, family evacuation planning, and home safety. We will have information packets and fun activities for children.
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The officers and members of the Silver Spring Volunteer Fire Department regret to announce the passing of Life Member Jerry G. Robertson on June 10, 2014, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his family and friends.
Mr. Robertson served in the United States Navy. He was a lifetime member of the Sliver Spring Fire Department, Station #16, and Assistant Fire Chief at Bowie Fire Department, Station ... (Full Story & Photos)
Silver Spring Fire Department Volunteers and Life Safety Unit have been out and about in the neighborhood distributing smoke detectors and performing home safety checkups.
SSFD's Life Safety Unit (LSU), is the first all-volunteer unit of its kind in the state. The LSU focuses efforts on improving home safety for at risk populations including older adults and individuals with disabilities. The program ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Today, 20 members of the Silver Spring Volunteer Fire Department - operational, life, and life safety - provided staffing at the Montgomery County Fair. SSFD members staffed EMS assets (two BLS transport units, two BLS carts, and an ALS cart), the the public education tent (including a certified car seat technician), and (in what may have been the hit of the fair) the bounce house.
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Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) 30, Buprenorphine: A Guide for Nurses is currently available from SAMHSA's Health Information Network at 1-877-SAMHSA-7. Ask for publication number SMA09-4376.
Nurse care-managers typically handle the initial screening — either by telephone or onsite — for a patient who is seeking medication-assisted treatment with buprenorphine.
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Treatment agreements are standard program requirements and the treatment plans are specific to a patient's treatment needs. "We try to meet folks where they are at in their disease and make modifications and changes to assist them in the recovery process," added Ms. LaBelle.
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2 nights ago, i met up with two old friends. it was… how do i explain this… it felt like old times again, but then we've all become so different… i guess that's what 9 years apart feels like…
we had stingray 2 nights ago at newton circus! and a heineken, a calsberg, and a becks.
i don't really want to go into detail as to what happened that night… it's hard to explain my feelings.
i watched beautiful lies [a french film] with audrey tautou] with my friend last night. its a typical french film, aka, the story plot is FUCKING CRAZY!! i picked up bits and pieces of french last night, and thought of my bff. it was a pretty good movie. the only downside was that me and the friend sat in the 2nd row close to the front… and had to crank our necks up. the only other movie i had to do that for was Hitch back in middle school.
i had turtle!!!! soup today @ ser seng turtle restaurant in geylang, which is apparently the prostitute district of singapore.
so as some of you may or may not know, prostitution in singapore is LEGAL, but then there are the illegal prostitutes.
the family and i drove by the red-light district today. and me and a friend started judging the day-prostitutes. haha, we're bitches.
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GSD Alumni Council
The Alumni Council is the primary representative body of Graduate School of Design alumni. Its fundamental goal is to promote the advancement of the GSD in the world. Totaling between twenty and fifty members at any given time, the Council represents an array of design fields, ages and regions throughout the country and the world. They are distinguished practitioners and academics who are highly engaged in the design issues of the day and tend to be heavily involved in professional, governmental, civic, and business affairs in their communities.
Council members provide a strong link between the walls of Gund Hall and the "real world" beyond. They contribute to the welfare of the School by connecting alumni and students, and by representing excellence in their chosen professions, which reflect the School's programs—architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, urban planning and real estate.
The mission of the Council is to:
- Facilitate communication among students, alumni and the GSD;
- Encourage alumni participation in ensuring the financial strength of the GSD, especially supporting student scholarships
- Assist in the identification and recruitment of superior prospective students, particularly minority candidates, for admission to the GSD;
- Assist students with their professional growth through mentorship, internship, networking and recruitment programs
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Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Mr. Michael Lehrer, MArch '78
Lehrer Architects LA
Jonathan Ball, MUP '01
Attorney, Designer, and Real Estate Investor
Nathaniel Belcher, MArch '92
Director and Professor
Penn State University
The H. Campbel and Eleanor R. Stuckeman School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Chris Bourassa, AMDP '10
Ledcor Construction, Inc.
Jordi Boza, AMDP '10
Cabox 2006 Inversiones S.L.
Consuelo Bravo Antunez, MLAUD '03, MLA '03
IBA Principal
IBA arquitectos
Renee Cheng, MArch '89
Chair of Architecture, U of Minnesota
Andrea Cochran, MLA '79
Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture
Collette Creppell, MArch '90
University Architect, Tulane University
Jeremy Erdreich, MArch '94
Erdreich Architecture
Teman Evans, MArch '04
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Dioscuri LLC
Teran Evans, MArch '04
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Dioscuri LLC
Kimberly Everett, MUP '98
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Reese Fayde, LF '79
Reese Fayde & Associates
Gordon Gill, MArch '93
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Ralph Graham, MArch '78
Marharger Development Company LLC
Sarah Graham, MArch '82
AGPS Architecture
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Bill Hammer, MAUD '68
HKT Architects
Claudia Harari, MLA '04
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Kevin Harris, MAUD '80
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Michael Hickok, MArch '76
Hickok Cole Architects
Mark Horton, MArch '83
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Michael Hricak, MArch '78
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Goulston & Storrs
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Johnson and Lee Architects
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Turtle Island Development, LLC
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James O'Hara & Associates
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Martin Poirier, MLA '86
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Build Efficiently
Julia Schmidt Shuart, MLA '07
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John Shreve, MAUD '92
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HOK Sport Venue Event
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Pei Cobb Fried and Partners
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Jim Wilson Architects
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Anmahian Winton Architects
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By Erika Webb
It's the elephant in the waiting room: the Affordable Care Act.
For the past two months, Volusia County libraries and the Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida have partnered to demystify and prune away obstacles on the path to the new Health Insurance Marketplace.
Last month, more than 300 residents attended the workshops conducted by the Health Planning Council's certified navigators in libraries throughout the county, according to a Volusia County Community Information news release.
Navigator Program Director Joyce Case said attendees are learning the whole process is not as daunting as they expected.
"A lot of it is fear of the unknown," Ms. Case said in a phone interview. "When we show them the (insurance) plans they go, 'Oh, these are private insurance companies.' They go, 'Oh, I thought this was Obamacare.'"
"The plans in Volusia (include) Signa, Coventry, Florida Blue and Florida Health Plans. People are surprised there's not a plan out there called Obamacare," she added, laughing. "They say, 'I didn't realize it was going to be Blue Cross.'"
And, she explained, there is an a la carte menu.
"There are different plans for family members," she said. "For example, the Gold Plan for a spouse with more medical issues. I told a guy it's just like shopping at Best Buy. There's the more expensive Apple iPad for the son in college and the less expensive laptop for the daughter in high school."
But before applicants even get to the choosing point, there is a process.
The good news, Ms. Case said, is the website, healthcare.gov, is "getting so much better."
"Last week at New Smyrna Beach I clicked on the website and I sort of jumped because it came up so quick," she said.
In order to obtain coverage by Jan. 1, applicants must sign up by Dec. 15, but those required to participate have until March 31 to enroll, Ms. Case explained.
The keys to success are patience and systematic use of the website.
Frustration comes from trying to get through the entire process at once.
"Everybody thought, 'I can do this at one sitting,'" she said.
Her advice is for applicants to go to the website and set up an account first. Then fill out the application. Look at the plans offered and then call preferred health care providers to determine whether or not each is in the chosen plan.
"Then (applicants should) talk about it with their spouse," she said.
She cautioned against being stymied by "sticker shock."
"Let's say the premium is $3,000 a year. The tax subsidy, based on income, pays about $1,500 of that," she explained. "You would then be on the hook for $1,500 divided by 12 months. All the sudden that premium that was unreasonable ... all of a sudden (they realize) 'Oh, I'm only gonna have to pay...'"
Ms. Case didn't do the math, but in that case scenario the insured would pay $125 monthly.
Navigators take workshop attendees to the website, healthcare.gov so they can see what to expect.
"One thing I think it's important to note is when you Google healthcare.gov the first thing that comes up isn't the official website," Ms. Case said. "We show them the first two (sites) aren't. We show them what is."
On the "new and improved website," it is possible for applicants to click view and type in their zip codes to view the different plans available in their regions.
"The same companies are offering different things in different counties," Ms. Case said. "What's available in Flagler is not necessarily available in Volusia."
In the workshops, navigators also explain the ACA premise of buying in bulk to achieve a lower unit price.
"I don't have children but my plan is going to pay for pediatric care, oral and vision care for kids," she said. "That's the only way it's gonna work. We're all going to pay for all kinds of stuff in our plans, like maternity health care, mental health ... We may never need substance abuse treatment, but we're paying for everybody to have it to reduce the unit cost."
Using the example of establishing an account on Amazon's website, Ms. Case said healthcare.gov requires each applicant to accept an emailed receipt once his or her application has been submitted.
The good news?
"When you submit, it actually accepts now. It comes on and says 'thank you;' they email you back the result of your tax subsidy and then you can go look at plans," she said. "Before, it would never go from the circle or the hour glass. Now we're actually getting applications approved."
Initial reports for health insurance enrollments under the plan totaled 106,185, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Of that, 25 percent came from healthcare.gov and the federal exchange that serves 36 states, according to Jaime Dupree's Washington Insider blog. The rest are from states with their own exchanges.
The highest numbers on the government exchange came from Florida -- seventh overall -- at 3,571, followed by Texas with 2,991, Mr. Dupree reported.
The first premium payment has to be made online at healthcare.gov, Ms. Case explained.
People are asking why the payment is due by Dec. 15 when they won't be covered until Jan. 1.
"They don't realize insurance is pre-paid," she said.
Ms. Case said people have not been asking much about individual mandates.
"The ones that ask are the ones that are concerned they may not be able to afford the premiums even with the tax subsidy," she said, explaining some may qualify for an exemption if unable to afford the premium.
Income levels determine type of plan and subsidy qualification, but they are levels with leeway, she said.
"People are surprised to learn that 400 percent of the federal poverty level for a family of four is almost $95,000 a year you can earn and still qualify for a subsidy," she added.
There is one aspect of the workshops that seems to be the proverbial light bulb.
An online tutorial demonstrates the process: creating the account, submitting the subsidy application, receiving the government's subsidy approval, picking a plan from the provider network, selecting the plan and, finally, remitting payment.
"Once we show the tutorial about the website they go, 'Oh! I could probably do this on my own,'" Ms. Case said, adding encouragingly, "Yeah, you probably could."
She said the workshops will continue through the end of March.
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Forget cervezas, forget sangria. We aren't sure why, but gin and tonics are going down as the "it" drink in Barcelona this summer. Modernillos (as hipsters are called around these parts) now pray to the church of gin like it is nobody's business.
Last weekend, we gave ourselves a mission: Find the best G&T. (Hey, it's a tough job, but somebody has to do it.) We headed out in Gràcia, the modernillo neighbourhood in Barcelona, to drink our way to the finest cocktail in town.
Our first stop was Elephanta (C/Torrent d'en Vidalet, 37), a hole-in-the-wall space that offers two menus: one page of teas, and about five of gin and tonics—our kind of ratio. You can make your own mix out of its dozens of gins, tonic waters, and toppings. Where Elephanta shines is in its sampler: three low tumblers with the same tonic water, but each with a different gin and toppings.
Proud of our good taste, we took a short walk to the decidedly more posh, more crowded Bobby Gin (C/Francesc Giner, 47). On top of boasting the usual gin+tonic+toppings combos, their menu has what they call ginfonks: drinks made with gin that has been infused, spiced, or otherwise manipulated prior to mixing the drink. Our ginfonk was delicious, but the too-cool, too-busy atmosphere made us miss the chill vibe of Elephanta.
We stumbled home, and in the morning, surprised not to be nursing the hangovers we were expecting, we decided to go for seconds (or thirds for that matter) at Federal Café (C/ Parlament, 39). It was an excellent choice for brunch--a key meal for any modernillo--and it had a tasty selection of gin and tonics. We washed down our scrambled eggs with a classic G&T and toasted to the fact that we'd found the best drink in Barcelona.
Tell us: What's your go-to spot for gin and tonics?
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