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The Faculty & Staff are dedicated and united in helping kids learn, whatever it takes. The students enjoy being at school and love their campus. There are many resources available to students and the technology is superb! We rock!!
I love West Gate!!! I am not only a teacher here, but both of my chidren attend this terrific school.
West Gate K-8 is really great. All the teachers work together to make a difference in the children's lives. The students even work together in this K-8 setting.
Everyone here is so welcoming and we all work together as a team.
I Love, Love Westgate K-8 school so much that i decided to take kids out of private school and enroll into public, when we moved to area . The principal and his staff are so great. We are an A school for 2 yrs. now! My daughters both have passed the FCAT and have thrived in their school!!!!! :) Thanks to Mr C and his entire staff.
wonderful dedicated staff members, parents and students.
It is a large K-8 school,but it has a community feel.
I think this is one of the greatest public schools - the staff & faculty are wonderful!!
Because my kids love the alway they are treated!
It is the best school in the world. The ESE Department Chairs are the bees knees!!!
WestGate has the best administration and staff!!!They are all very helpful in everyway. The school has been rated an A for the past two years.
Great proactive teachers and administration
Great learning environment for my children
I like the way the teachers take the time to help the students learn.
as a student i think this school is great. i love my teachers and they are very accomplished. i just wish the school would focus more on making the students excel instead of focusing on dresscode.
Overall, it is a pretty good school. funny that the only ones who criticize the dress code are the students. These kids need to realize that they are there to learn not attend a fashion show! They have roughly 156 days out of the year to express themselves through fashion, its called SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, AND SUMMER VACATION!!!!! Good job on enforcing the dress code.
i love it ! except for the dress code it should be more laid back .
This school is superb! My daughter has attended West Gate for 3 years and is getting a top notch education. The staff is extremely polite, well educated, and up on current teaching trends! West Gate is the best school in St Lucie County!!!
I am very happy with West Gate. My daughter made such a wonderful transition from pre-school to Kindergarten. Great balance between professoinalism, and compassion. I've met a lot of the teachers from the Kindergarten pods, and they are awesome.
Miss Barbara Smith is my daughter's Kindergarten teacher and I would not want any other teacher for my child. She is so involved- dedicated- My daughter comes home so excited and can't wait to share her day with me- she has only been there for one month and has learned so much already- Thanks Miss Smith for all you do- You are awesome!
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Alternative Provision is commissioned by local authorities and schools for pupils who cannot attend a mainstream or special school, or who are disengaged from education or at risk of exclusion.
The Alternative Provision Census is a statutory annual collection of individual level data on pupils from local authorities and takes place on the third Thursday in January. The Census covers all pupils who are either attending a school not maintained by an LA for whom the authority is paying full tuition fees or educated under arrangements made (and funded) by the authority but not in a school or a pupil referral unit (PRU).
The Census date for 2012 will be Thursday 19th January.
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First, make sure that "HD" TV deal, is actually for a high-definition TV. 720p is NOT high definition. I don't care how large the screen is - in fact, the larger it is, the worse it will look - 720p is not. high. definition. So don't settle for anything less than 1080p.
Second, resolution isn't the only factor to consider: What's the contrast ratio? This is important if you're a film buff, the higher the contrast ratio, the better/more detailed your picture will look. What's the refresh rate? You don't want anything lower than 120 hertz… This is important if you watch a lot of action films or (ugh) sports where there is a lot of movement in every scene. Is it Wi-Fi capable (meaning has a wireless receiver built in), or is it only "Wi-Fi Ready" (meaning you have to buy a wireless receiver and install it yourself)?
Finally, is it a brand you know? A Panasonic or Toshiba TV is going to last you for years. An Emerson TV might give you a few months.
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Second Announcement posted.
Cool stuff. Looking forward to Thoughtnami the most, I always enjoyed the thoughtful stuff that went on the site in the past. And the new Toonami page should be quite the trip down memory lane.
As for Centauri Dawn, he had me at "sci-fi".
Have to say that even if some of the old essays were about network priorities and politics that nobody could really change, it did help me get some hindsight into industry stuff and how TV worked. So, I do want to voice appreciation for all that stuff.
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Steve McKee is president of integrated marketing firm McKee Wallwork & Company, a popular marketing columnist for Businessweek.com, and the author of When Growth Stalls: How it Happens, Why You're Stuck and What to Do About It and Power Branding: Leveraging the Success of the World's Best Brands. His company has been recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the nation and by Advertising Age as one of ten top small agencies in America. A marketing strategist for nearly 30 years, Steve has been published or quoted in The New York Times, USA Today, Advertising Age, Adweek, Investor's Business Daily and The Los Angeles Times, among others, and he has appeared on CNBC, ESPN2, CNNfn, Bloomberg TV, and network television affiliates across America.
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I think this is one of the most haunting images I have ever scene. Not just because of its content but because it was taken by a Nazi soldier who thought that this moment was worth preserving. He wrote on the back "The last Jew in Vinnitsa".
This photo provided by Paris' Holocaust Memorial shows a German soldier shooting a Ukrainian Jew during a mass execution in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, sometime between 1941 and 1943. This image is titled "The last Jew in Vinnitsa", the text that was written on the back of the photograph, which was found in a photo album belonging to a German soldier. (AP Photo/USHMM/LOC) (via World War II: The Holocaust - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic)
Dear Humanity, we have to earn the name. We're very good at destroying each other, at Othering each other. For the last...
Such a powerful image! Completely inhuman with a strong reminder of how weak minded fools were brainwashed.
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Contractors' views on project scheduling - and the contractor scheduling software that supports the process - vary widely. Some view scheduling as a necessary evil to satisfy the building owner's need for control. Others view it as an important discipline for delivering work on-time and on-budget. Typically, the larger and more complex the job, the more important scheduling becomes to both the contractor and the owner. Generally speaking, as jobs get more complex, job scheduling software for contractors becomes more important.
Regardless, scheduling tools available on the market range from a small desktop construction scheduling program to sophisticated multi-user systems integrated within broader project management systems. This guide attempts to parse through these offerings for the construction scheduling software buyer.
Here's what we'll cover:
What is Construction Scheduling Software?
What Type of Buyer Are You?
The Software Vendor Landscape
Benefits of Project Scheduling
Market Trends You Should Understand
Construction job scheduling software supports management of labor, resource, material and equipment schedules. These programs allow a user to define phases and tasks, and then match them with the labor, materials, and resources required to complete each task and phase. Of course, labor and resources introduce constraints and dependencies, which in turn affect the schedule and completion date. Construction schedule software runs complex calculations "under the hood" to account for these dependencies and constantly recalculate the project schedule.
Most project scheduling applications make use of the critical path method (CPM) - an algorithm that calculates the minimum amount of time required to complete a project based on required tasks and dependencies. The user interface is typically visualized through a Gantt chart, which displays each task as a line item, and then illustrates its duration and order with horizontal bars. More sophisticated functionality includes network diagrams, percent completion graphs, and what-if scenario planning.
When evaluating top scheduling software companies, it helps to identify yourself with one of the specific types of buyers we see in the market:
The next step in selecting construction project scheduling software is to map your buyer type to the top-rated vendors that serve the market.
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|Microsoft Project, VirtualBoss
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As we mentioned above, there is often some debate over the value of developing schedules - field supervisors sometimes find them burdensome, while most managers and owners view them as critical. We concur that schedules are very important, and we see the following benefits:
There are a few market trends that are playing out in construction project scheduling application market. Here are a couple that you should understand:
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Honda Automobiles
2007 Honda CR-V - Body
Dynamic Styling with the Latest Safety Technology
The 2007 Honda CR-V follows a dynamic and emotional design theme that incorporates a sporty forward cabin and a sculpted lower body with modular and durable lower body trim. A new double grille and a side profile with an arched side window shape accent the CR-V's distinctive and upscale character.
A major safety innovation includes the introduction of the Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) Body Structure that builds on the CR-V's already class-leading reputation for safety performance. The ACE Body Structure is a key technology for the implementation of Honda's Safety for Everyone initiative that seeks to provide the highest levels of safety regardless of vehicle size or price.
Further innovations consist of sleek aerodynamics, large 17-inch wheels that minimize the gap between the tire and the body, and ultra-tight body panel fit. Adding to the clean lines, the spare tire now resides under the rear floor as opposed to the exterior of the tailgate, benefiting aesthetics and improving garage-ability. As the name implies, the lift-up tailgate opens upward (instead of to the side as in the previous CR-V), improving convenience while also providing a canopy when loading the vehicle or tailgating.
CR-V Body New Technology
- Upscale image and styling
- ACE Body Structure
- Larger doors and lower step-in height by 1.25 inches, (32mm)
- Dimensions: height -0.1 inches, width +1.4 inches and length -3.1 inches
- Lift-up tailgate and hidden spare tire
- Improved aerodynamics (+5 percent)
- Extensive use of high strength steel (+24.5 percent)
Body Highlights
- Unit body platform
- Pedestrian safety design
Design and Styling
Easily distinguishable as an entirely new CR-V, the 2007 model embraces curves and fluid design over the upright and traditional two-box SUV shape. This upscale and advanced concept merges a powerful lower body with large diameter tires to a dynamic and emotional forward cabin. The double grille creates a strong first impression and SUV strength is further expressed by the modular lower body trim. The arched side window shape emphasizes a sporty look and the rear end design with full-length taillights conveys a unique 3-dimensional look. The large 17-inch tires accentuate SUV proportions, also giving the vehicle an aggressive stance.
The CR-V Enters a New Dimension
Compared to its predecessor, the 2007 CR-V body is 3.7 inches shorter (largely due to the relocation of the spare tire) in overall length (177.9 inches), 1.4 inches wider in overall width (71.6 inches) and the 66.1-inch height is 0.1 inches shorter. Underneath, its 103.1-inch wheelbase is 0.2 inches shorter, the front track is 1.2 inches wider (61.6 inches) and the rear track is 0.8 inches wider (61.6 inches).
CR-V Body Structure
The CR-V has a completely new body structure that implements advanced construction technologies for enhanced safety, better rigidity, improved ride comfort and a quieter cabin. As such, the solid unit body of the CR-V was designed from the outset to define a new standard for torsional and bending rigidity in the entry crossover SUV segment, achieving a rigidity balance similar to a sedan for sedan-like handling performance.
Even with enhanced collision safety construction and larger dimensions, the overall vehicle weight remains similar to previous models. This has been achieved by optimizing the framework layout and sectional shapes, streamlining the joint structures, and utilizing 58 percent high-grade, high-strength steel (+ 24 percent).
The fundamentally rigid design along with components such as a rear floor cross member, rear damper gussets and increased rigidity for the rear opening increases bending rigidity by 84 percent.
ACE Body Structure for Frontal Collision Compatibility and Energy Management
Body construction now includes Honda's Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) Body Structure that enhances frontal collision energy management through a network of load bearing structures in the front of the vehicle. This newly developed front-end frame structure (similar to the ACE Body Structures on the Civic and Odyssey) incorporates newly-shaped upper and lower frame members to significantly enhance energy dispersion in a frontal collision throughout more load bearing channels in the body. The ACE concept differs from traditional crash designs that guide a high percentage of collision force through a vehicle's two lower channels in a collision.
The ACE design with its polygonal front structure helps reduce the potential for misalignment with the frame of the opposing vehicle. Taken together, these features are designed to increase compatibility between vehicles of different size categories for enhanced occupant protection in the event of a frontal collision.
The ACE Body Structure is configured for high energy absorption. In the event of a frontal collision, the body structure with its front-mounted polygonal main frame is designed to prevent structural penetration while distributing forces evenly through multiple major load bearing pathways - and away from the passenger compartment. For comparison, a conventional body structure generally concentrates the loads from a collision through two pathways running longitudinally through the lower portion of the frame.
|In the ACE Body Structure for example, frontal impact force can be distributed from the front of the vehicle through the side sill, floor frame and A-pillar in order to reduce the cabin deformation. The bottom line is that the ACE Body Structure enhances energy distribution during a collision because impact forces can be distributed through more of a vehicle's mass and away from the passenger compartment.
CR-V ACE Body
Structure (Profile)
Offset Rear Collision Design
The new FMVSS 301 regulation for offset rear collisions is strengthened compared to the previous standard. This regulation begins its phase-in starting September 2006 and must be applied to all production vehicles after September 1, 2008. In the new requirements for the FMVSS 301, a 1,361 kg (3,000 lbs.) deformable barrier strikes 70% of the vehicle's width at 80km (50 mph). In contrast, the previous FMVSS 301 used a 1,814 kg (4,000 lbs.) flat rigid barrier that struck the full width of the vehicle center-to-center at 48km (30 mph). The new standard requires more body energy absorption than before.
Door Construction
For safety, all CR-V driver and passenger doors feature a side impact protection beam. For quality, the doors are built on a robust structure that provides a solid feel and sound when closing. The door latches are carefully engineered to latch securely with a light closing pressure, and to emit a quality sound. Sound insulation performance was enhanced by connecting the ends of a door-opening seal, doubling the door seals and adding a layer of sound absorption material. Additionally, the CR-V's front doors use the lower step-in height, the wider opening angle of the rear door from 67 to 80 degrees, and triple-stage stopper construction, for ease of ingress/egress in tight parking situations.
Pedestrian Safety Design
The CR-V takes the wellbeing of pedestrians into account in its safety engineering. Accordingly, engineers optimized certain structures in the front end of the vehicle to help absorb energy in the event of a collision with a pedestrian. Research shows that these features can dramatically improve a pedestrian's chance of survival if struck by a moving vehicle.
Key pedestrian safety features include:
- Hood designed to deform if contact is made with either an adult or a child pedestrian
- Energy-absorbing fender mounts and supports located under the hood
- Sufficient clearance between hood and hard engine parts
- Deformable windshield wiper pivots
- Crushable hood hinge
The CR-V manages airflow for an approximate 10 percent improvement in coefficient of drag (Cd). Items such as the A pillar, side mirrors, wiper layout, underfloor pans and strakes have all been designed to minimize air turbulence. These designs result in enhanced fuel economy and less wind noise. Other measures contributing to reduced wind noise levels include reducing the width of body seams, mounting glass flush with the surrounding body panels, and using double seals around all doors.
New for 2007, the CR-V features a lightweight and easy-to-open top-hinged tailgate that replaces the side-hinged tailgate design of previous models. The top-hinged design, which opens vertically, allows for universally-convenient cargo loading from the left or right sides of the vehicle - while also providing a canopy during cargo transfer. A convenient benefit, the canopy provides some protection from nasty weather and also functions as the ideal sunshade, such as when tailgating at the big game. From a cargo functionality standpoint, the 37.4-inch (950 mm) door opening height is taller by 1.8 inches (45 mm) and wider by 0.4 inches (10 mm) to 54.7 inches (1390 mm).
Assisted by hydraulic dampers, special hinges allow the top section of the lightweight tailgate to rotate optimally for low open and close loads while also creating an ergonomically more convenient lift-off point (lower to the ground) and a shut-down point (higher from the ground). When open, the packaging helps maintain a lower overall door opening height, making the CR-V practical in garages with low hanging ceilings. Overall, the CR-V tailgate provides convenient and user-friendly one-step operation in the real world where juggling grocery bags, backpacks, keys, bikes, gold bricks and other miscellany are standard operating procedure.
Previously mounted on the tailgate, the spare tire now resides inside the vehicle under the cargo floor. Moving the spare tire inside also helps reduce the overall length of the vehicle by 3.1 inches, helping the CR-V fit better into a short garage space.
Tight Tolerances
Honda vehicles have long been synonymous with outstanding fit and finish. This attention to detail is evident in the increased body panel fit accuracy that produces significant reductions in the sizes of gaps between body panels and interior components. The CR-V features what is known as a "zero" gap for the front and rear bumpers, or less than a single millimeter. This gives the bumpers a more integrated appearance, yet keeps collision costs to a minimum by isolating various body components so fewer components require replacing in the event of an accident.
Noise and Vibration Dampening
The CR-V achieves levels of quietness during acceleration and cruising in a league similar to luxury SUVs. This is due in part to the high levels of rigidity of the CR-V platform and the application of advanced noise and vibration absorption materials. Extensive lightweight sound absorption materials have been applied to the floor, firewall, cargo area, and roof along with additional sound insulation materials for side pillars. Traditional use of melt sheets (sheets that dampen noise and vibration) are also used. Additionally, the doors have two seals for reduced noise intrusion.
Exterior Lighting
The CR-V headlamp design uses sharp and wide lamps for front-of-vehicle illumination. The lamp assemblies feature a clear one piece outer lens that wraps around the vehicle's front corners with the inboard turn signals housed inside. The round outboard halogen lamp functions for low and high beam illumination, and also provides the newly added daytime running lamps. The halogen headlights offer class-leading performance, casting a beam wide and far, while also providing brighter illumination of objects in closer proximity.
The tall rear taillights envelope the D-pillar and feature a reflective inner-cube design as the background pattern during illumination. The lenses are solid red for brake and running lights, with a large clear lens for the turn signal lights (amber illumination). A clear back-up-lamp provides illumination when in reverse.
Fuel Tank
The CR-V is equipped with a six-layer resin fuel tank that offers relatively lower weight, increased capacity, and reduced emissions. Capacity is 15.3 gallons (58.0 liters). The CR-V also incorporates a return-less fuel supply system that helps reduce vapor generation.
Available Colors - Exterior and Interior
The CR-V is available in eight colors and three interior color schemes.
|Borrego Beige Metallic
|Glacier Blue Metallic
|Green Tea Metallic
|Nighthawk Black Pearl
|Royal Blue Pearl
|Taffeta White
|Tango Red Pearl
|Whistler Silver Metallic
|Ivory Cloth
|Gray Cloth
|Ivory Cloth
|Black/Ivory Cloth
|Black Cloth
|Gray Cloth
|Gray Cloth
|Black/Gray Cloth
|Ivory Cloth
|Gray Cloth
|Ivory Cloth
|Black/Ivory Cloth
|Black Cloth
|Gray Cloth
|Gray Cloth
|Black/Gray Cloth
|Ivory Leather
|Gray Leather
|Ivory Leather
|Black/Ivory Leather
|Black Leather
|Gray Leather
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Kaveh Akram
Kaveh Akram is a researcher at VARC. He works on researching and estimating student growth percentile model and student growth measures. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Rutgers University with a focus on econometrics theory and applied econometrics.
Firas Amach
Firas Amach is a programmer and analyst at VARC. He joined VARC in March 2012. Firas performs data analysis for the Hillsborough County Value-Added Project and for VARC executive director Rob Meyer. He has also worked on the Tulsa Head Start program. Previously, Firas lived in Syria, where he taught university-level computer engineering classes. Prior to that, he worked as a development programmer at AccuWeather in State College, PA. Firas graduated from Penn State with a B.S. in engineering.
Bradley Carl
Dr. Bradley Carl serves as a Researcher and the Associate Director for Policy at VARC. He has also served, since 2007, as the VARC Embedded Researcher for the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). As VARC Associate Director for Policy, Dr. Carl works with a cross-disciplinary team of researchers on issues involving school accountability systems, student growth measures, educator evaluation and human capital management systems, and early warning indicators. As the VARC/MPS Embedded Researcher, he works closely with the MPS Division of Research and Evaluation to conduct program evaluations and research involving key MPS initiatives and district improvement efforts. Dr. Carl is a frequent presenter at conferences across Wisconsin on school accountability and educator effectiveness, provides advice to state-level and district-level leaders on these topics, and has had his work cited by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Wisconsin State Journal, and Education Week. He worked previously for the Office of Educational Accountability at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the Center on Education and Work at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and the American Institutes for Research in Washington, DC. Dr. Carl holds degrees from Hamline University (B.A., International Studies and History) and Michigan State University (Ph.D., Sociology-Urban Studies).
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Brie Chapa
Brie Chapa is a data manager at VARC at the University of Wisconsin–-Madison. Her work as a VARC data manager focuses on data acquisition, data transfer, and data security. In addition she assists in developing and implementing new systems within VARC to improve efficiency, collaboration, and knowledge sharing among staff. After a few years of teaching secondary mathematics, Brie was hired as a data processor for the System-wide Change for All Learners and Educators (SCALE) partnership at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER). Her SCALE work focused on data reporting and data quality. Brie received her B.S. in Secondary Mathematics Education from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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Emily Cheng
Huiping (Emily) Cheng is an associate researcher at VARC. Ms. Cheng actively engages in the design and implementation of statistical analysis to evaluate impact of educational interventions in the partner school districts. Projects she has worked on include the quantitative research of the Student Achievement Guarantee in Education (SAGE) program, the evaluation of Supplemental Educational Services program, the Accountability and Performance in Secondary Education project and Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEARUP) project in the Milwaukee Public Schools. Ms. Cheng earned her masters degree in economics from the University of Virginia has been with VARC since July 2007.
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Mike Christian
Michael Christian has been an assistant scientist at VARC since November 2006. His work at VARC has focused on developing and estimating value-added models for Chicago, Milwaukee, and Madison and on providing technical assistance for districts and states participating in the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) program. He received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan. Before joining VARC, he worked as a staff economist at the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the US Department of Commerce.
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Jenny Connolly
Jenny Connolly joined VARC as a programmer analyst in April 2014. She works on the Tulsa, New York, and Chicago value-added projects. Jenny received her M.S. in Applied Economics from Washington State University in 2012. After graduation, she worked as a research associate where she focused on sustainable and local agricultural issues.
Emin Dokumaci
Emin Dokumaci is an assistant scientist at VARC. His work focuses on the identification problem of the effect of schools on students' achievement levels and their policy implications. In particular, he works on the development of advanced value-added models. Currently, he and Rob Meyer are working on "A Differential Effects Value-Added Model with Multivariate Shrinkage," and "Mean and Variance Value-Added Indicators with Multilevel Shrinkage: Application to a Multi-District Statewide Value-Added System." Some of the VARC projects which he is part of are the Value-Added and Growth Model Demonstration Project, the Milwaukee Classroom Value-Added Initiative, and lately, An Integrated Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of the SAGE Program. Dokumaci received his Ph.D. in Economics from Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he also served as a teaching assistant for graduate econometrics and graduate microeconomics courses. Prior to joining VARC as an assistant scientist, he worked as a project assistant for research projects on value-added models while pursuing his doctoral studies. His research interests are broad, and as such he has working papers on Economics of Education, Economic Theory, and Applied Theory. He has published in Games and Economic Behavior.
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Mary Fish
Mary Fish is the administrative assistant for the Value-Added Research Center (VARC) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She joined VARC on March 1, 2010. Some of her duties include providing support for the director and other staff; making travel arrangements; processing expense reports; processing payments to individuals and schools; helping to arrange various meetings; and to work with some of the agencies by providing supporting documentation for invoices.
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Nandita Gawade
Nandita Gawade has been a researcher at VARC since October 2008. Her work involves developing econometric methods for the estimation of value-added models. Currently, she is the project lead for the Hillsborough County Public Schools value-added project. She received her Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University.
Lisa Geraghty
Lisa Geraghty joined VARC as an Outreach Specialist in 2008. Her work at VARC involves working as a project manager for several projects within the organization, including the Wisconsin Statewide Value-Added System, the Teacher Effectiveness Initiative, the Atlanta Public Schools, Tulsa Public Schools, and the School Quality in Public and Private Schools in Wisconsin. Before working with VARC Ms. Geraghty worked as an education administration consultant with the Department of Public Instruction and as a teacher in the Verona Area Public Schools. Ms. Geraghty holds a B.A. in Sociology from Kenyon College, a MPA with a focus on Education Policy from the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and a MSEd with a focus on Elementary Education from Northwestern University.
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Annalee Good
Annalee Good currently serves as the Research Director for the Multisite Evaluation of Supplemental Educational Services, a mixed-method longitudinal study funded by the Institute of Education Sciences. She has published and presented numerous papers on the nature of the instructional landscape in federally funded tutoring programs, as well as the role of tutoring in school reform. She was a classroom teacher before earning her Master's and Doctoral degrees in Educational Policy Studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and continues to teach online courses for middle school students in Wisconsin.
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Swati Gupta
Swati Gupta joined VARC in September 2013 as a Programmer Analyst. Her work involves value-added report generation as well as web-based tool development and design. She is currently on the project team for several district and state partners, including Wisconsin, Tulsa, and Chicago. Prior to VARC, Swati was a Software Developer at Genpact. She earned her B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Delhi and her M.S. in Computer Science from Amity University. email@example.com
Rae Hauge
Rae Hauge is a research manager at VARC, responsible for financial oversight of VARC grants, including budgeting and financial projections, and monitoring client expectations. Rae previously worked in a similar position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Medicine and Public Health. She has worked for the university in various jobs in payroll, human resources, and grant management since 2006. She is a graduate of Edgewood College with degrees in economics and finance and a minor in human resources.
Dave Heistad
Dave Heistad is a researcher at VARC at the University of Wisconsin–Madison working on the large scale teacher effectiveness project funded by the Bush Foundation. He has worked as a program evaluator and researcher in Minneapolis Public Schools for the past 24 years. He is currently the Executive Director of the Research, Evaluation and Assessment in Minneapolis 80% of the time and works for VARC 20%.
Dave has published research in the areas of early childhood assessment, the stability of value-added achievement indicators, and teacher effects in reading. He serves on several federal task forces including the Institute for Education Sciences - Urban Education Research Task Force, American Institute for Research - Evaluation of Restructured Schools Technical Working Group, and the National Center on Response to Interventions - Technical Review Committee and the Federal ARRA Evaluation Advisory Panel. He has a bachelor's degree in psychology from St. Olaf College, a master's degree in educational statistics and a doctorate in educational psychology from the University of Minnesota. Dave was the 2009 recipient of the Council of Great City Schools research leadership award. His current work focuses on the development and implementation of valid and equitable educational accountability and school improvement indicators.
Herb Heneman
Herbert G. Heneman III joined VARC in 2012 as a senior researcher. Herb works as a content expert in the area of the strategic management of human capital, with a focus on states and districts receiving Teacher Incentive Fund 3 and 4 support. Herb has been affiliated with the Wisconsin Center for Education Research for the past 15 years, where he has studied the design and impact of human capital systems to improve educator effectiveness. Herb is the Dickson-Bascom Professor Emeritus of Management and Human Resources at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business. His earlier research focused on human resource practices in staffing, compensation, and performance management. Herb is the senior author of three textbooks and over 100 published articles and papers. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, The Academy of Management, and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Herb received his Ph.D. in Industrial Relations from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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HeeJin Kim
HeeJin is a policy analyst at VARC. Her work involves project management, statistical programming, policy and proposal writing, as well as collaborating with partners working with VARC regarding model development and data quality issues. Since joining VARC in the summer of 2011, HeeJin has worked with New York City Department of Education on the Teacher Data Initiative, the Archibald Bush Foundation on the Teacher Effectiveness Initiative, the National Center on Scaling Up Effective Schools on their IES study, and The New Teacher Project on their Assessment of Common Excellence. HeeJin majored in Education, English Literature, and Public Policy and American Institutions, and received both her BA in Education and her MA in Urban Education from Brown University.
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Steve Kimball
Steve Kimball is a researcher with the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) and VARC at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW). With VARC, Steve is contributing to the "harvesting" project for the Center on Educator Compensation Reform (CECR) that will collect and distill information from CECR monitors and technical assistance providers about best practices from the Federal Teacher Incentive Fund project. Steve's work with the CPRE Teacher Compensation Project has included research on standards-based teacher evaluation and compensation reforms. Steve is also the co-investigator of a study funded by the Institute for Educational Sciences on principal performance evaluation, and is coordinating research on the WCER evaluation of the Chicago Community Trust Education Initiative, which has invested over $55 million in educational interventions in Chicago. He coordinated the VARC study of literacy coaching in the Milwaukee Public Schools. Steven is also starting research on innovative district human resource practices for the Strategic Management of Human Capital project with CPRE. Before joining CPRE, Steve held legislative analyst positions in the US House of Representatives, the US Senate and the Texas State Office in Washington, DC. Steve completed his Ph.D. and MS from the UW–Madison Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
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Sam Legg
Sam Legg joined VARC as a programmer analyst in 2013. Sam attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he majored in economics and industrial engineering. After graduation, Sam moved to Denver, CO, to work in energy consulting.
Yiyao Liu
Yiyao Liu is a programmer analyst at VARC. She conducts statistical analysis on the Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) value-added project. A native of Changde, China, Liu graduated from Remnin University of China with a bachelor's degree in science, with a major in applied mathematics. She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in May 2014 with a master's degree in statistics.
Michael McCants
Michael McCants joined VARC as an Assistant Researcher in June of 2011. His work at VARC has involved creating graphical displays of Value added results along with model building and implementation. Michael has worked on a variety of projects, but mostly works with the Tulsa, Atlanta, and NYC school districts. Prior to VARC Michael attended Kansas State University where he earned his M.S. in Statistics.
Dan Marlin
Dan Marlin is as a policy analyst at VARC, where he works on projects related to the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) and Wisconsin's Educator Effectiveness System, among others. Dan graduated with a master's degree in public affairs from the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2014. He received his bachelor's degree in political science from Northwestern University.
Robert Meyer
Robert H. Meyer is research professor and director of VARC at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Before that, he was on the faculty of the Harris School at the University of Chicago and the Economics Department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Dr. Meyer is known for his research on value-added modeling and evaluation methods and is currently working intensively with school districts in Atlanta, Chicago, Hillsborough County (Florida), Los Angeles, Madison, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New York City, and Tulsa; as well as with the states of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Over the past two decades he has worked collaboratively with these districts and states to build value-added and performance management systems to inform decision making with respect to policy and school improvement strategies. He is co-leading a major initiative with in Minnesota and the Dakotas (and their partner school districts) to provide value-added information to all teachers and to the colleges and universities that prepared these teachers. Dr. Meyer is currently working with many districts and states to expand value-added systems to include courses not typically covered by assessments under No Child Left Behind. He has conducted major statistical evaluations of programs and policies such as class size reduction, literacy, and Supplemental Educational Services. Meyer received a Senior Urban Education Research Fellowship from the Council of Great City Schools in 2007 and in 2010 received the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research.
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Steve Ponisciak
Steve Ponisciak is a researcher at the Value Added Research Center and in the Office of Strategy, Research, and Accountability at the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), as the main liaison between CPS and VARC. He also works on professional development projects in Illinois, and is a member of the Illinois State Board of Education's Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC). Prior to joining VARC, he was a senior research analyst at the Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago. He analyzed the PSAT, ACT, Explore, and Plan tests; teacher mobility; and value-added models. Steve earned a BS in mathematics from the University of Notre Dame and a Ph.D. from the Institute of Statistics and Decision Sciences at Duke University.
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Mikhail Pyatigorsky
Mikhail Pyatigorsky joined VARC as a researcher in 2010. His work includes developing and implementing value-added models for teacher preparation institutions, developing analyses and reports of the educator pipeline, and program evaluation studies. Currently, Mikhail is the project lead for the teacher effectiveness initiative funded by the Archibald Bush Foundation. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Boston University. Prior to pursuing his graduate degree, Mikhail worked in market research and economic consulting.
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Jed Richardson
In 2011, Jed Richardson joined VARC as a researcher and an Associate Director of VARC. He is currently the project lead for New York City and also contributes to the Integrated Data Evaluation and Action System (IDEAS) project and Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEARUP) evaluation in Milwaukee. He has worked on early warning systems for improving the outcomes of at-risk students and methods for combining multiple indicators of educator effectiveness. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Davis.
Gabe Rosen
Gabe Rosen has been a data programmer at VARC since January 2011. He works on the Los Angeles Unified School District value-added project. He received his B.A. in economics and political science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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Grant Sim
Grant Sim joinedVARC as an assistant researcher. His work involves program evaluation, policy research, and data analysis. He has worked on a number of projects including the Teacher Incentive Fund, evaluation of Wisconsin's Student Achievement Guarantee in Education (SAGE) program, and evaluation of the Milwaukee Community Literacy Project. Prior to joining VARC, he worked as a research and data analyst for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction where he examined the consequential validity of special education assessments. He holds a master's degree in public affairs from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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John Snyder
John Snyder has been a quantitative data analyst for VARC since the summer of 2010 having completing a master's degree in statistics from The Ohio State University. Prior to this he obtained an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Grinnell College. He has developed and automated several statistical and econometric models for Hillsborough County Public Schools for the purposes of educator evaluation, in addition to many of the data conventions that these models employ.
Lexy Spry
Lexy Spry is the knowledge manager for the Teacher Incentive Fund project at VARC. She joined the Center in 2011; her work focuses on developing collaborative systems, improving efficiency and collaboration among staff, and creating processes that address the life-cycle of project data. Before joining VARC, she was the knowledge manager for the WCER where she administered the Center's knowledge management system, created record-keeping systems, and created workflows that addresses the life-cycle of sensitive research data. She received her B.A. in German from Carleton College and her M.A. in Library and Information Studies from University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Clarissa Steele
Clarissa Steele is a survey researcher for VARC and also serves as the communications and professional development lead for VARC. She helps design, implement, and analyze surveys and observation protocols and develops and presents professional development material with VARC partners. Clarissa currently works on the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) as a project manager, technical assistance provider, and technology manager in addition to her evaluation work on the Wisconsin Educator Effectiveness system and the Wisconsin Student Achievement Guarantee in Education (SAGE) program. Before joining VARC in 2010, Clarissa graduated with a Master of Science degree in Survey Research and Methodology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Clarissa also earned a Master of Arts degree in Spanish from Bowling Green State University.
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Katerina Suchor
Katerina Suchor joined VARC in 2013 as a programmer analyst. She has worked with a number of public school systems - including New York City, Milwaukee, Hillsborough County (Florida), and Bloomington (Minnesota) - on value-added and early warning projects. Prior to joining VARC, she did data quality control and analysis for studies of federal education and workforce development programs in the Washington, DC area. She holds a BA in economics from Grinnell College.
Jennifer Vadas
Jenn Vadas started working for VARC as an assistant researcher in April 2011. In the context of the Bush Foundation/Teacher Effectiveness Initiative, she researched the existence and use of early signs of teacher effectiveness to improve decision-making processes at key points of a teacher's career (recruitment, training, hiring, retention, and professional development). In the field, this research involved collaborative work with school districts, union leaders, and institutions of higher education. In fall 2012, she joined the Student Achievement Guarantee in Education (SAGE) program evaluation team to estimate the effects of class size reductions on students' test scores in schools with high levels of poverty in the state of Wisconsin. Her quantitative work includes teacher value-added estimations and program evaluations. As a Ph.D. candidate in economics at Pennsylvania State University, Jenn Vadas also works on auction game theory and on estimating the effects of observed characteristics on children's learning trajectory using a large longitudinal data set.
Lalanthika Vasudevan
Lalanthika Vasudevan is a data manager at VARC. She graduated with a Masters in Computer Science with a specialization in databases and network security from Georgia Institute of Technology. She joined VARC in 2012. Her work involves designing and implementing standardized data management systems using secure data warehouses with standardized schemas. She does database programming to help with the data preparation for running value-added analysis.
She also works with creating data policies and security user groups to ensure secure access to all the data used for the value-added analysis. She works with many value-added projects across VARC including Atlanta, Los Angeles, Tulsa, Hillsborough, Chicago, Statewide Value-Added and the Integrated Data Evaluation and Action System (IDEAS) project to implement the data standardization initiative and design standardized databases and data structures. In addition, she works on developing quality analysis reports for ensuring high data quality for value-added analysis. As part of these projects, she is also involved in communication with external clients and internal team members to understand and implement the data requirements.
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Yan Wang
Yan Wang joined VARC as a statistical data analyst in 2010. Her work at VARC involves statistical programming in SAS, R, Stata and SQL, as well as collaborating with both VARC and partner staffs on the development and improvement of statistical and econometric models for value-added programs. Yan has worked on a number of value-added and analytical projects, including the Bush Foundation project (Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota), Walton Family Foundation project (Milwaukee, Chicago, and Minneapolis) and State Wisconsin value-added project. Yan received her Master degree in Statistics from the Iowa State University in 2010.
Yang Caroline Wang
Yang Caroline Wang is a research associate – assessment specialist in VARC. She is involved in multiple research projects in VARC, such as the Hillsborough County Public Schools value-added project, primarily focusing on assessment related issues in value-added analysis and general value-added research. Caroline is also involved in Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) 3 and 4 projects that provide technical assistance to the TIF grantees. Prior to work at VARC, she worked on assessment issues for three years at the Division of the Civil Servant Exam and Personnel Assessment in Beijing. She has also served as an education researcher and consultant for several organizations in Boston. Caroline received a Ph.D. in Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation from Boston College.
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All names are given by man: things, as such, are nameless. Existence itself is nameless. But along with the usefulness of the name, there is another danger: without a name it will be difficult for a child to live. And living with a name, slowly, slowly he forgets that he was born without a name and he will die without a name. No matter how strongly the name has been etched on him, it cannot enter his inner being - there he will remain nameless. Let others call him by a name, but he himself should not fall into the illusion that he is this name.
But everybody falls into this illusion, and then man starts living and dying for the name. People say that they would die to save their name, their honor, from disgrace; their prestige becomes everything. Even if somebody doesn't say your name correctly, you are hurt. If somebody makes even a slight mistake with your name, it bothers you. The name seems to have gone very deep into you. As a utility it was okay, but it has become your very being - and you have forgotten your real being, which is nameless.
Just as a name is necessary for man because to live without a name would be difficult - it is utilitarian, it has a usefulness that cannot be done away with. Similarly, whenever someone searches for the ultimate truth, he feels a need to name the truth. These names also have their benefits and their dangers. This is why in the previous sutra the sage of this Upanishad mentioned Shiva, because that is his favorite name. But immediately, in the very next sutra, he points out that all other names also belong to the same truth. To avoid the misunderstanding that only one name is important, the sage says that the divine has also been called Brahma, Shiva, Indra, aksharbrahman, param virat, Vishnu, prana, kalagni and chandrama. All these names belong to it. There are thousands of other names too, but in these few names all other possible names have been included.
For example, in Hindu thought, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are the three categories: all other Hindu names are related to one of these three. These are the three basic categories, and there is a reason for having these three basic categories. In many ways, Hindu thinking is very scientific, very psychological. Whatever it has said, it has said it in that way because there is some deep necessity for doing so. The mind of man can be divided into three types. There are three types of people, and if we divide them there will be three categories.
In Hindu thinking the number three is very significant. At first, people thought that it was only symbolic, but as science went deeper into matter they realized that the number three is significant. When the atom was split, they discovered that it consists of three particles: the electron, the neutron and the proton. These three are the basic building blocks of the universe and the whole universe is created from these three building blocks. If we go on dividing and sub-dividing the universe, we will come to the basic figure three. And if we also divide these three, there will be nothing, only an emptiness, a nothingness will remain. We have called this emptiness shunya, the void, the absolute truth.the nameless. And the first unit of three, the first trinity that was born out of this void is what Hindus have called Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.


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In the past, NCIPC has not systematically incorporated its stakeholders in the ongoing process of setting priorities for its intramural and extramural research programs. Stakeholders include federal research partners; representatives of state, local, and private organizations; public health professionals and practitioners; academic researchers; and the public. The value of a participatory research priority-setting process is that it coordinates diverse research programs, responds to regulatory needs, encourages synergies, and maximizes the use of limited resources. The inclusion of stakeholders and the public helps to enhance the knowledge base for priority decisions and leads to more widely accepted decisions (IOM, 1998). NCIPC is to be commended for having undertaken from 1991 to 1993 a consensus-building planning activity that set forth an agenda for research and programs (NCIPC, 1993), but this activity was time limited and has not been monitored or evaluated in terms of implementation, impact, or cost-effectiveness.
NCIPC might wish to consider developing a priority-setting process similar to the award-winning one employed by NIOSH—the National Occupational Research Agenda (discussed above). The inclusion of federal research partners was one of the hallmarks of NORA. Their inclusion led to the single largest infusion of investigator-initiated research funds for occupational safety and health research. NIOSH's contribution of $5 million to this joint endeavor came from a special congressional appropriation in recognition of the value of NORA. At least two separate NCIPC advisory committee reports on firearms and motor vehicle research recommended that research planning be performed in conjunction with federal research partners (NCIPC, 1995, 1997b). Federal regulatory partners such as CPSC also must be included. CPSC has a substantial regulatory interest in preventing residential and recreational injuries caused by consumer products. NCIPC is the primary source of federal funding for research on residential and recreational injuries, including those in which consumer products are implicated. CPSC has only limited funds to conduct research, and the research is restricted to consumer products, which are not the only causes of residential and recreational injuries. Therefore, these areas of research need priority attention by the NCIPC.
The committee recommends that NCIPC establish an ongoing and open process for refining its research priorities in the areas of biomechanics, residential and recreational injuries, and suicide and
Although NCIPC deserves credit for its support of trauma systems research, the committee believes that this area should be moved to HRSA, to ensure its expansion and linkage to a broader range of federal trauma systems development activities discussed in Chapter 6.


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Breathe easy Houston, Texas. Matt Cassel agreed to a 2-year deal with the Minnesota Vikings per @NFLonFox. Since hearing of the Texans' interest, I hadn't heard of one person excited about the potential acquisition, and with good reason. Cassel lost his starting job in 2012 with the Chiefs, to Brady Quinn. A team that ultimately finished with the same record as the 2013 Texans. 2-14.
UPDATE: The Vikings have agreed to terms with Matt Cassel on a new 2-year deal. (via @alexmarvez)
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) March 8, 2014
The question still remains, who will be the quarterback next year for the Houston Texans? Avoiding Cassel should be considered a small victory. The last thing this team needs is another washed-up veteran player to come in and attempt to fill a significant void. There are better options out there, should Rick Smith and Bill O'Brien want to take the free agent route, like Michael Vick. Earlier this week, Adrien Peterson tweeted Vick would make the Vikings a playoff team next year; a tweet he's since deleted. Now that Cassel will be handing Adrian the ball, perhaps Vick can make the Texans a playoff team instead.
The Texans' off season wishlist is lengthy, and checking off a box by landing Matt Cassel would have been a mistake. Rick and Bill, keep at it, and bring us in a guy who is capable of getting the job done. Matt Cassel isn't that guy.
How is Twitter responding to this? Well let's take a look shall we?
Bet many people are happy Cassel re-signed with Minnesota. That FA QB pool is super thin now.
— PDS (@PatDStat) March 8, 2014
Congrats to Matt Cassel re-signing with the Vikings, and in turn, congrats to @getnickwright for avoiding possible termination from his job!
— Sean Pendergast (@SeanCablinasian) March 8, 2014
Thank you. RT @randyharvey 33s We can stop that ridiculous Matt Cassel to #Texans now that he has signed with Vikings.
— Alexandra Ellis (@AlexandraInTX) March 8, 2014
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In the fourth quarter of 2011 more than 150 million smartphones were sold worldwide? In fact, an astonishing 46% of Americans who make use of mobile technology actually own a smartphone. When you think about it that is an ocean of opportunity just waiting to be capitalized on.
As we all know, in the medical field, we have seen a trend towards tablets and smartphones being used in medical clinics across the country. You might have noticed your colleague tapping in medical results on his iPad or your medical assistant typing in a patient's symptoms on an iPhone. In fact clinicians are proportionally higher utilizers of smartphones, with physicians ranging from 30-80% (depending on the sources: Buijink 2012, Franko 2012, Manhattan Research, Epocrates) and nurses and physicians assistants ranging from 31-71% (sources Tabtimes, MobiHealthNews, Healthcare IT News).
The benefits of this technology truly are astounding, including the use of point of care tools and diagnostic services. Best of all smartphones and tablets are portable, unlike the cluttered desktop computers that are quickly making their way to the door. In fact tablets will likely be outselling desktop computers by next year.
You might be asking, if smartphones from a clinical perspective are so popular, why are some in the medical community still holding out? That is likely a multifaceted answer. Likely contributors are perceptions around adoption, technophobia, costs, security, compatibility, workplace IT restrictions, and naivety. And perhaps the fact that the screen is so small that you have to squint to see it in most cases…….but even that is a misconception as some better resolution then desktop screens, and can even help diagnose disorders of the eye in an ER.
Working in the medical environment, a streamlined process is an important part of your day-to-day dealings with patients. From appointments to testing, follow up reports and recording results, a smartphone can give you the ability to review medical histories online or get the latest updates for a patient, wherever you are.
The capabilities of a smartphone may not be what is preventing more physicians and clinicians from making use of the device, although the there are still plenty of limitations surrounding content (i.e quality of information may be a big problem). Maybe it's a more practical problem. Concerns surrounding the cost and security of the device seem to be paramount, especially considering the recent buzz about privacy leaks in Android phones.
It is also important to mention that in most offices and labs, a smartphone seems to be hard pressed to get any kind of signal, which isn't particularly helpful when you're conducting an examination and need to send results or a requisition. Or for the many apps that rely on a network connection (something for developers to continually consider).
Sometimes, it comes down to what you know and for some physicians if what you are doing is working there is really no need to change it. Unfortunately, this could very well be your undoing as the medical community continues to surge forward with this technology, leaving your practice behind.
What is truly needed is an increased awareness of the functionality and capability of smartphones in the medical community as a whole as well as a better way to deliver this information to clinicians, be it through conferences or any other medium. That in addition to building a level of trust in the information and value that they provide will be a key catalyst in global implementation. Both education and accessibility are what will really take mobile use in practices around the world to a whole new level.
The gains that medicine can make by using smartphones is palatable and studies show that people who use smartphones are in fact, more productive. The movement towards mobile doesn't show any signs of slowing anytime soon, so jump on while the going is good and move your practice into modern medicine! Ultimately, the question that every clinician is begging for an answer to, and what will ultimately drive standard implementation : How does the use of medical apps change patient outcomes?
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Ever wonder how federal and Texas law would operate if a serious communicable disease broke out such as Ebola, SARS, or swine flu? What rights would the government have to, for example isolate and quarantine people and property? How would power be allocated amongst the federal government, the Texas governor, the counties, various health authorities and the courts? What rights would someone have who believed that "control measures" had been wrongfully applied to them? How would courts meet if the situation got serious? These are among the issues the Health Law & Policy Institute has examined over the past five years. The "Texas Bench Book" available here is a result of that research. This recently revised version contains an analysis of federal and Texas law on these subjects as well as forms that can be used in case of a serious emergency to implement features of Texas law. Citations are provided to relevant laws to facilitate further research. The book has been updated for 2014 and is available now. Click here for the online book.
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In addition to our work to renew the Special Diabetes Program, advance the Artificial Pancreas, and support federal funding for type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, JDRF Advocates from all around the country have engaged their legislators on several other important priorities for people affected by type 1 diabetes, including:
JDRF supports all forms of stem cell research – one of the most promising lines of study for curing and treating T1D and its complications.
What are stem cells? Stem cells are core building blocks that allow the body to regenerate new cells and repair tissue. By harnessing the special ability of these stem cells, scientists aim to restore function to insulin-producing cells and repair organ damage caused by diabetes.
JDRF encourages the federal government to invest its research dollars in stem cell research, which could lead to game-changing discoveries that will benefit those with T1D and many other diseases.
Diabetes can clearly be expensive. In recent years, several proposals have been issued by Congressional leaders to address the rising costs of health care in this country. To keep costs manageable for people with type 1 diabetes (T1D), JDRF recommended four core priorities be adopted as part of the healthcare debate:
JDRF urges strong consideration of these four priorities as programs are implemented in the public and private sectors and as new proposals are considered.
Each year, over 15,000 children are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in the United States. For students, being able to manage their diabetes in a school setting is a very complex and critical issue.
It is essential that students with diabetes and their parents have the required tools and a supportive environment to promote health and learning while in school, including the ability to monitor their blood sugar, eat appropriate foods, and administer insulin. Children with diabetes require appropriate school policies that allow them to participate fully and safely in all school environments including: the classroom, field trips, and extra-curricular activities.
Teachers, parents, school administrators and health care providers should all work together with the student to develop guidelines for proper diabetes management. For more information on Diabetes Management in Schools, please review the JDRF's School Advisory Toolkit.
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