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A 31-year-old man who escaped from Franklin County District Court custody and eluded deputies for more than a week made his first court appearance since being recaptured Monday.
Mark Baber, Ottawa, fled court and law enforcement officers March 6 after he was sentenced to serve 60 days in the county jail for a probation violation.
Baber was apprehended by the Johnson County Sheriff's Office March 17 and returned to Franklin County the following day.
For escaping custody, Baber is facing one felony charge of aggravated escape from custody while being held for a felony for his March 6 escape. Baber also is facing one misdemeanor charge of theft of property of services from Feb. 5, 2014, one felony charge of possession of opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant from Nov. 7, 2013, and one misdemeanor charge of use/possession with intent to use drug paraphenalia into human body, also from Nov. 7, 2013.
During Baber's appearance Monday, Frederick B. Campbell was appointed as his attorney.
His next appearance is scheduled for 11 a.m. April 14 in Franklin County District Court, 301 S. Main St.
Baber remained Monday afternoon in the Franklin County Adult Detention Center with three separate bonds for $750, $20,000 and $2,500.

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Lifelong Redmond resident, Debra Boyle, is a learning specialist who tutors more than 15 students at the Redmond Library. She says, in the past two years, it's become an unsafe place.
"In February, one of my students came to me, it was a 14-year-old boy, 'Over at the computers there was an older man and he asked me how old I was. Well, why do you want to know? And the man said, well I just want to know if you wanted to go and dance with me.' And he showed me a piece of candy the older man had given him. The man said, 'I just want to be friends with you.' I left that day with this heaviness. I felt worried for every student."
So she called all of her parents, and she now does most of her tutoring at a nearby Starbucks. Debra says she's been followed out to her car by a man who was making her uncomfortable in the library and she's seen people looking at what she considers to be inappropriate material without using a provided privacy screen. So two days after the incident with her student she stood outside the library passing out flyers.
"I got a lot of people engaged in discussion. In fact, one of the mom's said, 'My son has already turned in two gentleman in there.' Another mom said to me, 'Well, I went up to a man who was pleasuring himself, while he was watching pornography. I said to him: Don't do that, it's offensive to me. And he said, So? I'll just sue you.'"
She also made five suggestions to the library, like asking them to enforce the use of privacy screens and asking if preteens can use the children's bathroom to steer clear of suspicious adults but all were denied.
"In writing letters to the Board of Trustees for King County Library System to communicate with the Redmond Library to the Redmond Mayor's Office to the Redmond Police, I came to find out that the Redmond library just is not safe. It's a whole new world."
Julie Brand Acteson is interim director of King County Library Systems. "My initial reaction was that libraries are public buildings and unfortunately, as a public building, people do encounter things that may offend or cause concern to their own personal values."
One thing Debra suggested was putting up a sign next to each computer, advising patrons to call police or tell a librarian if they see suspicious behavior.
"We would not put a sign up like that," Julie said. "I do think it is impeding on someone's privacy. We certainly don't want patrons to be policing within the library. The best action is for anyone who has a concern to come to our staff and our staff will deal with it within our appropriate policies. I mean, they're in there to enjoy the library and use the resources. They're not in there to be the library police."
At this point Julie and Debra are actually on the same page: since the rules aren't going to change, they want to remind parents to watch their children.
"I stood out there, passing out those 100 fliers, and more than I can tell you the parents were going, 'Huh? You can watch that here? Our library here in Redmond?' Yeah! I said, that's why I'm out here is because I don't want you to do what I see. You swing by, towards the front door, you open your car, you let out your little fourth grader and then you drive away and you assume that the library is a safe place."
Julie reminds parents that librarians aren't babysitters.
"Parents really do have to be mindful and provide the appropriate supervision of their kids while they're in the library. What you have to do in any public building. I mean, you don't walk into a mall or a public park and not supervise your kids."
Because the library is no longer a real life Normal Rockwell painting.
"It's not that library that I used to go to when I was a kid," said Debra. "I checked out all the books on animals and I was always so excited about going there. Now it's high tech, there's lots of stuff that's offered. It's no longer that library, it's a threat.
It's not just the library: I spoke with attorney Anne Bremner as well as King county Prosecutor Dan Donahoe, and they both confirmed that it's legal for someone to watch porn in a public place like a city park, as long as it's not child porn.
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What an AR-15 is and isn't, and why I own one
What I want to try to explain is why I have an AR-15 and try to explain what the AR-15 is, and what it isn't.
First of all, I'd like to dispel some myths and try to clarify what the AR-15 ISN'T. It isn't a super-gun just because the military uses it. The AR-15 fires a bullet that actually isn't very large. The first image shows a 5.56mm bullet used by the AR compared to a dime and a 9mm pistol bullet. As you can see, it is smaller than a 9mm pistol bullet and is less than half the weight. The Remington 0.223 cartridge from which the military 5.56mm cartridge was derived is actually a small game round used for hunting raccoons, foxes, and other small game. It is not the most powerful rifle round by a long shot.
Why does the military use such a small cartridge? For a rather boring reason: weight. It is less than half the weight of the 7.62mm round used in the AK-47. For a soldier that carries 60-100 pounds of armor and gear on patrol, every ounce counts. It is still a very lethal round, but it's not the magic bullet that will kill dozens with a single shot like the media portrays it.
A gun is really only as powerful as its rate of fire and the cartridge it uses and as such, the AR-15 is the same as any other 0.223 caliber semi-auto varmint rifle. It just looks different (more on that later). The big difference is that the military version has full auto fire that is illegal and unavailable in the civilian version.
So, what is the AR-15 and why is it called an assault rifle?
It is called an assault rifle because the military uses a version that looks like it and shares the same modular design. That's it.
Why does the military use this rifle? Again for boring logistical reasons: the rifle is easy to disassemble, clean, service and repair. The components are all of standardized sizes so you can mix and match parts and they will all fit. Not so with other rifles.
This is also part of the reason why the civilian version is so popular. If you plunked down $1000 for a standard rifle and found that the rifle stock didn't fit you well or you wanted to add something to it, it isn't easy to do. You'd need to get a custom stock which is $$$.
With an AR-15, the stock adjusts in length instantly with the pull of a lever, and you can take off and replace handgrips, buttstocks, sights, etc. very easily and relatively inexpensively to make it fit your body, i.e. it is versatile.
The menacing look is admittedly part of its appeal, but it looks that way for practical reasons. All the major pieces come off easily, often without need for tools, so that it can be serviced and cleaned easily in the field. For civilians, the modularity provides easy customization to the look and feel, but has nothing to do with its lethality.
Why does fit matter and why do I shoot? Some people do hunt, but I think a very good portion of us just target shoot at paper as shown in the second photo.
The movies and computer game industry rather inaccurately portray shooting guns as a point-and-shoot exercise. Put the crosshairs on the target and you'll hit it. Bzzzzt.
If you do the math, at 100 yards, to be off by 1-inch, that works out to a deviation of ~0.03 degrees. A very small amount. If you twitch and are off by 1 degree, you're not even on the paper. So you want a rifle that feels right so you can hold it the same way every time or you won't shoot well.
So, to sum it up, I own an AR-15 because I only wanted to get one rifle. So, it needed to be versatile enough to be decent for 100-200 yd target shooting, but use ammo that is relatively inexpensive so it can be used for plinking cans and plastic bottles for fun. It also needed to be flexible enough so I could modify it to feel and look the way I liked without costing a lot of $$$.
The AR-15 is popular because:
1) It looks cool (I'll admit that)
2) It can be easily customized and accessorized because all the parts are standard
3) It isn't that expensive (at least it wasn't until recently)
4) The 0.223 ammo it uses is the among the least expensive center-fire rifle cartridges.
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|Wed, 08-04-2010 - 1:52pm
Yesterday went for US and BW. US showed it was go time! HCG shot Tuesday night ER Thursday Morning! Got me all excited and happy...THEN got a call in the afternoon and said, BW #'s weren't right... Do regular meds Tuesday night and Wednesday Morning, and back for US and BW Wednesday morning, but with the Dr. I asked why with the Dr and they told me not to worry, it's just routine. I didn't have a good feeling after that, and wanted to cry most of the night last night.
For some reason they haven't been able to get a good reading of my left ovary since my last IUI in May.
Went for my appointment this morning, and i was right. Dr said things didn't look good. They more then likely won't be able to get any of the follies from the left side, cuz they can't get to them. And the right side only has 3. Said there would only be about a 15% chance it would work. They are to call me this afternoon with my BW results, and said maybe we should just do another IUI, so at least we didn't spend all this money for not. UGHHHHHH
I can't understand why in May everything looked great, and we should have no problems, to this morning, they said this could be the end of the road for us. We could possibly try donor eggs, but right now just in a frazzled state of mind.
I've gotta keep myself "together" until 6:00 tonight, when done with work. Then i feel a meltdown on the way. I have been pretty calm and dealing with everything until now, pretty well. Today the roller coaster has dropped out from under me and i'm just feeling like a puddle!
Hope everyone else is having a better day :)
|Tue, 08-10-2010 - 6:55pm
|Sat, 08-07-2010 - 10:07pm
Hi, Robin. I'm so sorry to hear the IVF didn't work out, but I'm hoping the best for you with the IUI. Here's to you and your future family.
:) lynn
|Fri, 08-06-2010 - 2:34pm
Hi Robin,
I will keep you in my prayers for a BFP from your IUI tomorrow!
I saw some other posts, and I think that, God forbid, this doesn't work, changing RE's would be a good idea.
|Thu, 08-05-2010 - 2:45pm
03/08- BFP w/ NO HELP, but m/c at 10 wks
3 IUIs- BFN
05/10- BFP w/ NO HELP, but chem preg at 4 wks
1st IVF in Aug. 2010- Fingers Crossed!
|Thu, 08-05-2010 - 2:15pm
Thank you so much for your encouragement and support. Good luck with your cycle! It's stressful for sure. I probably hit bottom so hard, because we were told going into our cycle everything looked good, and shouldn't be any complications etc. I thought, oh, ok, then i just have to get past this needle issue and life will be great. I've dealt with the needles, but the rest didn't fall into place.
Going to have an IUI Saturday morning. Just hoping, praying, keeping fingers crossed it works.
Good luck on your journey and keep me posted on how things are going.
|Thu, 08-05-2010 - 2:10pm
Thank you for your support and sharing what you have been through. It's not easy for sure.
IVF is now out for us, they are going to do an IUI Saturday morning. Hoping, praying, and keeping fingers crossed it works. Although will say it isn't easy trying to get a positive attitude back. Pretty disappointed, but guess that is all part of the process.
If it doesn't work, we may go for a 2nd opinion to another RE. I asked the nurse if they would change up the protocol if we tried again, and she said not really, each month is different.
Congratulations on being pregnant again :) Also, your little boy is adorable :)
|Thu, 08-05-2010 - 2:02pm
Thank you very much. Did another US and bloodwork today. No chance of IVF, but going to try IUI on Saturday morning. Hoping, praying, and keeping fingers crossed it works. I asked about if it didn't work, would they change up the protocol and was told by the Nurse this morning all the meds work pretty much the same, and it wouldn't be likely they would change it up much for the next cycle.
We are considering changing RE's or at least getting a second opinion.
|Thu, 08-05-2010 - 1:58pm
Thank you very much. Had another US and BW today. Estrogen didn't go up enough. Going to have an IUI on Saturday morning. At least it is something, and haven't gone through all this to not try anything. Just hoping, praying, and keeping our fingers crossed.
|Thu, 08-05-2010 - 9:19am
I'm so sorry for your bad news... I'm going through my first IVF right now, that that's exactly what I'm most afraid of- getting to this point and having something unexpected happen! I've got two personal friends who have gone through IVF at different clinics, and all with different protocols, even though our challenges are similar. We've all had completely different responses too- Even with the best doctors, the 1st IVF is a "trial run" to see how your body responds and to have a good idea how to proceed if things go off-track. As much as we all want that BFP from 1st try, many times it takes two cycles of ivf to "tweak" things and get the right protocol. So try not to get too down- it's hard, I know, especially with all the meds messing with your hormones, but remember this is NOT the end of the road! Try to be patient, and I'll say an extra prayer for your BFP. Hugs!
03/08- BFP w/ NO HELP, but m/c at 10 wks
3 IUIs- BFN
05/10- BFP w/ NO HELP, but chem preg at 4 wks
1st IVF in Aug. 2010- Fingers Crossed!


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RED OAK - The Hawks rolled into Terrell to take on the 0-2 (district) Terrell Tigers after a huge win over Waxa-hachie the previous Friday, but found a scrappy Tiger team that seemed to have the Hawks number.
After opening kick-off where the Tigers deep man downed the ball near the four yard line (not realizing where he was on the field), the Hawks defense quickly asserted itself forcing the Tigers to punt on their first drive. The Hawks offense struggled most of the night and when Ishmael Harrison went out early in the game with a shoulder injury that forced Dixon, Person, Bausley and the remaining receiving core to carry the load.
With the injury to Harrison, Person, who started as quarterback, was moved around while Satterwhite took over quarterback duties most of the night.
In the second quarter, the Hawks were able to drive down to within field goal range where Richie Barrientos drilled a 27-yard field goal giving the Hawks a 3-0 lead.
After the defense stopped the Tigers again, the offense got rolling and put together another scoring drive later in the second quarter when Satterwhite hit Dixon for a 13-yard touchdown pass.
The Hawks went for the two point conversion, but were unsuccessful and had a 9-0 lead.
The Tigers, who had been taking shots down the field the first half, finally got things rolling and were able to score before halftime making it a 9-7 game.
After halftime, both defenses seemed to control the game, but the Hawks finally put together a long sustained drive and looked to be ready to punch another one in the end zone, but instead, the Tigers were able to strip the ball near the one yard line and somehow returned it the other way for a touchdown and were now up 14-9 on the Hawks.
The Tigers defense now had the Hawks on the ropes, but the Hawks offense scratched and clawed to stay in the game, including a successful fourth down fake punt to keep the drive alive, but were unable to score.
The Tigers mounted a potential game sealing winning drive, but on 4 and goal from the one yard line, the Hawks defense stopped the Tigers and gave their offense one last chance to win the game.
The Hawks needed to go nearly 99 yards with just under a minute with two time outs. Although nearly impossible to do, the Hawks almost did it. With completed passes to the sidelines, a couple of nice runs, a helpful personal foul, and a key 4th down conversion, it came down to three seconds left on the clock.
Everyone knew where the ball was going and Satterwhite took the snap and rolled right and lunched the ball nearly 50 yards to the direction of Jeremiah Gaines who leaped into the air near the goal line for the game winning score, but instead two Tigers' defenders were there and were able to knock the ball to the ground before Gaines could come down with it in the end zone.
The Hawks fall to 2-2 in District 15-4A and now face a tough road to stay in the play-off hunt. The Hawks go into their bye-week and will certainly make offensive adjustments should Harrsion not be able to return in time for their next game. The Hawks will host Forney (2-4, 1-3) on Oct. 15 with the scheduled kick-off at 7:30 p.m. at Billy Goodloe stadium.


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Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery insists if his company were to make changes it would be for the good of the grid and not just one team.
Pirelli's tyres have some in for some criticism in recent weeks as the compounds suffer with high degradation, most notably with the soft.
As such the company opted not to take their soft tyres to Bahrain, instead giving drivers the choice between the hard and the medium.
However, according to Hembery eight of the 11 teams are in favour of Pirelli not altering their tyres.
"The reality is we are not going to do something that will suit one team," he told Autosport.
"We know what is coming up in terms of the season, and we know the results we have seen. It is not what you are seeing here, it is what is to come that we have to worry about.
"We have to take that into account otherwise we might be walking into bigger problems and then have eight teams coming to us and going: 'you do need to make a change'.
"If we do anything it will be done in the early phase of the season and then we will leave it. It is what it is then, and for better or worse you let everyone get on with it.
"You want everything you do done very early on to avoid exactly that accusation that you are influencing something. But whatever we do, we will still be maintaining a much softer tyre range than we had last year."
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Out of 26 million Texans, you may have an idea to change the world. You may have had several ideas to change the world. But only a tiny minority of you pushed through the U.S. Patent office from application to successful patent. We've seen Texans change the world many times over. Jack Kilby did it with Texas Instruments in 1958 with the integrated circuit, causing the start of the digital revolution, which, in part, is why you can read these words over your electronic device.
Over the last few years, Texas Business has brought its feature: Texas Business Patent of the Day. This list is of the ones that were either extremely clever, odd or strange. One thing becomes apparent from these patents and the patent that runs daily in Texas Business—Texans have a unique mind set.
Though the history of the Corn Dog is disputed, the State Fair of Texas claims to have introduced the Corny Dog sometime between 1938 and 1942. As a paean to that invention that now sits in the freezer section of every grocery store in the southwest, here are the fried foods the State Fair of Texas has introduced, or tried to introduce, in the last seven years.
Dead Texas musicians live on every time you hear their songs. Their songs play everywhere, so the dead Texas musicians appear to be immortal. Here's the short list.
Don't get caught up with John Wayne religion. For one thing, he's not Texan. He's in some fine movies involving Texas, most notably The Searchers, but none of his movies can make the best cut of Texas movies. Here's the short list.
Tourist Traps. Some are absurdly large. All are monuments to the bizarre notions of the human spirit.
The short simple list.
Nothing to agonize over. Simply the best.
Texas Business reports: Texas Allied Petroleum announced that sustained commercial production of crude oil was achieved in October of 2010 from the Main Pass 35 platform in Plaquemines Parrish, Louisiana.
In response to this, the company has purchased additional working interest in the platform.
The business of TAP is the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas reserves in the Texas Gulf Coast Area, as well as the mid-continent, and Louisiana state waters. TAP is headquartered in Austin, Texas and has been in business since November of 2005. TAP has numerous producing assets in Texas, Kansas, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.
The Texas News Scrawl is a handy reference to stories Texas Business recommends from other news sources. Some of the stories that Texas Business currently suggests include: Texas regulators not aware of potential CFTC manipulation probe, Irving spends incentive dollars to lure two corporate headquarters and almost 2,000 jobs; Hotels, restaurant operators prep for record Final Four; Star-Telegram presses roll one last time; Robert Rodriguez breathes new life into an old vampire favorite; ClubCorp buys Prestonwood Country Club in Dallas and Plano; Office Depot overcharged Dallas by up to $3.6 million, city auditor finds; Texas power market monitor resigns amid unresolved reform debate; and more.


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- Cara Delevingne shared a few on-set snaps from the set of Joe Wright's Peter Pan on Instagram yesterday. "This is going to be MERMAZING #PAN," she wrote, with a picture of herself sitting in a chair labeled "mermaid" in front of a green screen. The model-cum-actress also shared a video of behind-the-scenes action from the set, below. The film, starring Amanda Seyfried, Hugh Jackman and Rooney Mara, hits theaters next year. [Grazia]
- Orlando Bloom isn't the only one fed up with Justin BieberKate Moss gave the pop star quite the sermon at Riccardo Tisci's Ibiza birthday bash. According to The Sun, "Kate had a huge go at him and told him he needed to behave...He'd gone up to say hi to [Kate] like his usual cocky self, expecting her to gush over him. It was quite a slap in the face." [Telegraph]
- Poppy Delevingne shared a beautiful detail from her Pucci wedding gown (worn during her second ceremony in Marrakech) on Instagram yesterday, posting a close-up photo showing "Poppy & James, May 23, 2014" embroidered into the lavish dress. [Grazia]
- Victoria Beckham opens up to Grazia about how she choose which pieces to auction for charity on The Outnet: "My mum and my sister came over to mine and we sorted through the rails and packed up the boxes," she told the magazine. "My sister was so harsh. Id be like, Oooooh I cant give this away, and shed say, Give me that. Put it in the box now Harper is never going to want that! To be honest there are some pieces Im sure Harper would loveI think Ive donated the very best piecesbut there are a lot of other people out there who will really enjoy them." [Grazia]
- Kim Kardashian posted her new passport photo to Instagram yesterday, revealing that she changed her last name to West. [Instagram]
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Have you ever had one of those moments when you think, "Wait a second, that was MY idea"? Well after watching the YouTube video of Facebook's Home, I had that exact thought. Back in October I had started an article called "Rethinking the iPhone" but didn't finish and publish it until late last month. If you read my article and then watch the YouTube video you'll think what I did, "that was MY idea." However, as I was watching the Home presentation, by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, I realized something new — Facebook's Home is much more of a threat to Google's Android OS than it is to Apple's iOS.
When the iOS SDK was introduced in 2008, developers went wild writing for Apple's new mobile platform. At the same time Adobe decided to try something clever. Adobe wanted to deploy a Flash based SDK (software developer's kit) for iOS. The idea was to have developers us Adobe Air to write for Flash instead of iOS. By writing for Flash developers could write once and deploy everywhere on everything — programmers nirvana. This is what the Java Virtual Machine tried to accomplish around 1998, but ultimately failed due to performance, acceptance and compatibility problems. Steve Jobs' response to Adobe Flash for iOS was to deny Flash access to the entire iOS platform. As you may recall in his open letter to Adobe, Jobs had several reasons for not allowing Adobe to deploy Flash on iOS, but it was the sixth reason (and most important one) many people forget:
Besides the fact that Flash is closed and proprietary, has major technical drawbacks, and doesn't support touch based devices, there is an even more important reason we do not allow Flash on iPhones, iPods and iPads. We have discussed the downsides of using Flash to play video and interactive content from websites, but Adobe also wants developers to adopt Flash to create apps that run on our mobile devices.
We know from painful experience that letting a third party layer of software come between the platform and the developer ultimately results in sub-standard apps and hinders the enhancement and progress of the platform. If developers grow dependent on third party development libraries and tools, they can only take advantage of platform enhancements if and when the third party chooses to adopt the new features. We cannot be at the mercy of a third party deciding if and when they will make our enhancements available to our developers.
Now fast-forward to yesterday. What is Facebook doing to the Android platform? Exactly what Adobe tried to do to iOS in 2008. The problem is Google can't stop Facebook from deploying Home because Android is open-source, which already a huge problem for the Android platform. J.M. Manness of Seeking Alpha has written an excellent eight-part series on the mobile OS battle. In Part 8 he writes,
I do believe that the Smartphone OS landscape will be very different in 4 years -- and that Android OS, by Google (GOOG), will be the loser.
To summarize, Manness believes that Android will continue to splinter and fracture. While on whole Google will claim big installation numbers, the longer Google allows each manufacturer to "customize" Android, the further apart one Android phone gets from another. Now enter Facebook's Home "third party layer" and you virtually have a new OS springing up and hijacking Android. One might think this is good for Google, as someone is making Android better and more useable. However, that begs the question, how does Google get a return on investment from Android? The answer is pretty simple, from search, where Google is the default search engine on Android. The next question is which search engine does Facebook use? Answer: not Google's. Making matters worse for Google, Facebook phone will not integrate Google's social networking tool Google +.
So when I step back and take a look at what Facebook announced yesterday, the conclusion I draw is it's Google, not Apple, that is in real trouble. A pirate named Zuckerberg has come along side the USS Android and is hijacking it. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss may soon have some new members (Eric Schmidt, Sergey Brin and Larry Page) join their "We were screwed by Mark Zuckerberg" club.
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Meghan Senjanin, a faculty member at the Lourdes Hall Campus for Young Women at De La Salle Institute, recently was recognized for her efforts in spearheading the annual Teens for Jeans initiative at the school.
Senjanin and students at the Lourdes Hall Campus helped De La Salle finish in the top 100 schools in collecting the most jeans during the fifth campaign.
Thousands of schools throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico collected more than 1 million pairs of jeans. All of the jeans collected assist the Teens for Jeans organization in its fight against teen homelessness.
Senjanin has been a member of De La Salle's faculty since the outset of the 2008-09 school year.
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How Can I Tell If My Website Is Successful?Posted by CDG Interactive under Web Analytics , Web Strategy
If you have an ecommerce site, it's pretty easy to measure your success.Just take a look at your completed transactions. Sales holding steady or on the rise? You're doing great. Too many abandoned shopping carts? You've got some work to do.
"But what does success look like if I don't have a shopping cart?"
It's a common question we hear from educational institutions, trade associations, non-profits, and other organizations that aren't focused on web-based sales. But never fear. You still have plenty of ways to measure your site's success.
Over the next few weeks, we'll provide a series of posts that spell out specific metrics to help determine whether your site is working as hard as it can. But let's back up a minute. Before you start to measure success, you need to define it.
What are you trying to accomplish with your site? What are your business goals? Why do you want people to come to your site, and what do you want them to do when they get there?
Once you define your goals, you'll find that your website probably falls primarily into one of these models: Ecommerce, Engagement-Based, or Informational.
Ecommerce Sites as we already noted, have the most obvious goals and metrics. You want people to buy your products and services.
Engagement-Based Sites are focused on increasing user interaction. As with sales-focused sites, these sites have transactional goals; but the transactions are non-commercial in nature. If you have an engagement-based site, you may want your users to:
- Fill out an information request form (e.g., for lead generation)
- Become a member
- Sign up for a newsletter
- Register for an event
- Complete an application
Informational Sites attract users with their content. News sites are the purest types of informational sites. But you don't have to be CNN.com to fall into the informational model; you just need to offer valuable, unique content to your users. If your site is primarily informational, you may want your users to:
- Subscribe to your blog
- Download a resource
- Read a featured article or page
- Listen to a podcast
- Watch a video
Don't worry if your site doesn't fit neatly into one of these models. Most non-sales sites have a blend of engagement-based and informational characteristics. But once you clarify the purpose of your site, you'll be able to determine which metrics to use to evaluate your success.
Let's use this site as an example. Obviously, CDG doesn't have an ecommerce site. You can't purchase our services online. The purpose of our site is to generate leads (engagement) and to provide content to potential and current clients (informational). Some of the metrics we use to determine the success of our site include:
- Completions of the Contact Us form
- Pages per visit combined with time on page
- Number of repeat visitors
- Number of subscribers to the blog's RSS feed over time
- Ranking for key search terms
For another real-world example, let's look at the American Foundation for the Blind Senior Site. When we worked with AFB on creating this site, we established that its purpose was to serve as a practical resource for people experiencing age-related vision loss, as well as their loved ones.
We then developed a list of measurable objectives to evaluate the site's success. These objectives included:
- increasing subscribers to the newsletter
- increasing the number of video views
- increasing the time users spend on the site
All of these objectives are easy to track via web analytics programs, and over time they provide a powerful indicator of the site's ongoing success.
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|Rachel Wells – I am proud to be a resident of such a vibrant, multicultural area, and I hope to serve the residents as a neighborhood council representative. I'd like to focus on traffic issues, increasing public transit and biking access, and continuing to have a wonderful community that's safe and fun for all.
|Zana Glisovic - Three years ago I walked into the WLANC office, after months of asking police for help with the noise and unmanageable living conditions that I and my neighbors were surrounded with. WLANC seemed to be my last option. The noise is still here. Noise Ordinance is still non-enforceable. However, I realized that alone, it is difficult to make a difference but as group, our voices are better heard. I was nominated to serve as North-East Representative and Treasurer and I would like to have an opportunity to serve an additional term and help improve WLA. Getting involved with WLANC and people from our neighborhood inspires me today even more than before. I would like to see our neighborhood develop in a way that encourages people to walk more and drive less. I would like to see projects and developments that benefit not investors only, but WLA residents as well.
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|Jean Shigematsu - I have been serving the West L.A. Community for many years with participation in WLA Japanese American Citizens, a local branch of a civil rights organization. I have operated a local small business (Grocery store) for more than 30 years and am active in the community police advisory board since its inception. I would like to continue to contribute through my participation in council also I am a board member of the Japanese Institute of Sawtelle and Community Center.
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|Felipe Arballo – I am excited about the opportunity to be involved with and support the community of West Los Angeles. I am originally from Southern California, but spent the majority of my adult life in the Central Valley, graduating from Cal State University Fresno (MA) and University of Phoenix (MPA). I've been back in L.A. for almost 2 years and have successfully assimilated myself and my family into the community of West Los Angeles. My public interest service includes substitute teaching, participating as a Parks and Recreation Committee member, and as a member of my political party's Central Committee. As your Northwest District Representative I promise to do my best in addressing every question, comment and concern from my fellow neighbors and businesses, as well as, work to improve my understanding of this community's strengths. Thank you for your time and vote; I look forward to serving you.
|Xochitl Gonzalez - One of my greatest concerns as a resident of West Los Angeles is the quality of life and one of the greatest impacts on our lives here is the on-going development. We suffer from tremendous traffic impacts and we all know how dangerous it can be to even cross the street here. This is why it is important to ensure that development enhances the area, rather than detracts. This improves the desirability of the area both to work and to live in. We also need a city government that understands we as a community want intelligent, thoughtful development and the infrastructure that goes along with that. The Neighborhood Council impacts the projects that go into our community, which is why I have been an elected member of the Council for the last four years and the reason I am running again.
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District who is 18 years or older.
|Stakeholder who is 18 years or
|Katherine Anne Chrisman - Owning a home in West Los Angeles is a dream …….come true I have enjoyed many years of blessing personally and professionally and its time to give back.
|Thomas M. Donovan - I have lived in the WLA-Sawtelle area with my family for over 30 years.In 1984, I co-founded the Westside Residents Assoc., the first residents association in our Sawtelle neighborhood.I was elected to the WLA Neighborhood Council in 2007 and I presently serve as its Vice-Chair. I chaired the WLANC Planning & Land Use Committee from 2007 to 2009.In 2009 I was appointed by Mayor Villagairosa to the WLA Area Planning Commission. In 2014 I was re-appointed to the WLA APC by Mayor Garcetti.The Council Office (CD-11) has appointed me to serve on various neighborhood committees, including the WLA Traffic Calming Project which oversees funds generated by developments in our neighborhood.If I am re-elected to the Board of our Niehgborhood Council, I will continue working to improve the quality of life in our neighborhood.
Large Business
|Stakeholder who owns or operates a
business with 20 or more employees
and is 18 years or older
|Stakeholder who is 18 years or
|Moe Mostashari - My priorities are to make the WestLANC more accessible and accountable. I am deeply committed to increasing the diversity among the WestLANC members, making more information available in a meaningful and timely fashion, and expanding opportunities for public input and engagement. Together we can make our community a better place to live for all people.
Small Business
|Stakeholders who own or operate a
business with 19 or fewer employees
and are 18 years or older.
|Stakeholder who is 18 years or
|John Barbera - Dear Community Residents:
I am currently a WLANC board member and a PLUM committee member and have been for almost two years. In addition, I have been a resident and small business owner in the community for over ten years. I am a strong community advocate for our neighborhood. I feel I can continue to represent the best future interests of our community by continuing my involvement in neighborhood outreach. With your support, I look forward to continuing my commitment to our neighborhood.
John Barbera
|Al Casas - I have lived in Wla more than 50 years and owned a business in this community for 37 years. I am a current Board member and Chair of PLUM. My only goal is to improve the quality of life in this community for all who live & work here. Keeping the character of this community by controlling the type of growth that will impact the residents.
|Stakeholders who belong to an
organization and are 18 years old
or older.
|Stakeholder who is 18 years or
|Melinda Andrea Tsapatsaris – I was a founding faculty member of Wildwood School's middle and upper school. I am a mom of two and have served as a teacher and administrator for 12 years. I feel connected and grateful for our West L.A. neighborhood, and I have experienced much joy as part of the community: cheering on volleyball teams at the Stoner Park Gym, visiting students at local internship and volunteer sites, and taking my creative writing classes on walks in the neighborhood for writing activities. I feel a part of the neighborhood, and I'm proud of it. I want to be an even more active member in serving the common good of our West L.A. Community and all of the folks who live and work here.
|Jay Handal - This campaign is about putting West L.A. 1st. We face challenges of affordable housing and traffic. We are challenged to make decisions on how to allocate our City's diminished resources while the needs of our residents continues to increase.I am committed to protecting and improving the community that we live in.West L.A. 1st.means putting the people in our community first. Putting West L.A. 1st.means transcending personal bias and relegating personal interest in favor of the greater good. Putting West L.A. 1st.requires that we set aside personal differences to attend to the service of the residents.I will continue communicating with and responding to our residents and businesses . Listening to and understanding their needs. I will constructively propose good solutions to the challenges we face. I will continue to engage in the planning process, to ensure that we avoid problems before they affect our quality of life.
|Jack Fujimoto - priorities include open space green areas, neighbor friendly environment, calming traffic alternatives, and owner/developer neighborhood approvals.
At Large
|Stakeholders who are 18 years or
|Stakeholder who is 18 years or
Larry Taylor - I have lived in West Los Angeles now for ten years. I am a tenant in an apartment, and I have participated in these issues: graffiti, and public transportation. As a member of the Outreach and Community Input committee and web master for WLANC, I have helped plan our events. I write the weekly newsletter, supplying copy, articles and photos. I have coordinated and posted to our Facebook and Nextdoor web sites. Our neighborhood is notable for its Native American, Hispanic, Japanese and other Asian American heritages. I live in the Gardens District, and appreciate the many gardens and older buildings, many of which I have photographed and uploaded. We are a mixture of creative types who work in Hollywood or Santa Monica, retirees and UCLA students.
Nate Donahoe - I have faithfully served my West Los Angeles community for the past 4 years as Board Member, Secretary and Chair of Medical Cannabis Committee. During this time, I have had many successes including:
-Helped LA City and CD11 identify illegal cannabis collectives
-Networked and built relationships with city, county departments, prominent local organizations including Children's Hospital, UCLA and USC
-Created meaningful dialogue and fostered solutions between developers and neighbors
I LOVE West Los Angeles! :)
Goals For My Next 4 Years
-Protect and maintain our residential community plan from overzealous and out of scale development
-Identify stakeholders whose voices are not being heard; particularly the autism and special ed community
-Make politics and civic service a more fun and joyous experience for the community. We need 100′s of people at our Board Meetings, NOT dozens.
Will you help me?
Jeronimo Garcia - My name is Jeronimo Garcia, it would be a privilege to serve as your board member. I have been living in the neighborhood since 1996 and I am a proud graduated from University High School. As a board member, my priorities will be to stand in favor of any development projects that are consistent and in line with the character of the neighborhood. Ensure that the community is heard before making any recommendation on proposed development projects. West Los Angeles is a diverse community just like any other part of the city, as we move forward it is necessary to tackle the issues that affects all in a collective manner. My experience with the immigrant community of West Los Angeles will facilitate the outreach efforts as we integrate this sector into the decision making process.
David Levitus - I'm running to serve on our Neighborhood Council because I love this place and I believe it can become even greater. I've lived in West LA since 2009 and I've enjoyed walking through the beautiful streets and seeing the amazing diversity of people, buildings, and businesses. I'm impressed with the new Sawtelle restaurants and I'm eagerly awaiting the Expo Line.
But we face some major challenges that I'm eager to tackle.
* Ensure that new development works with new transit and doesn't add to our awful traffic.
* Turn the courthouse-area into a thriving public space that is welcoming from all sides.
* Improve our local Farmers Market.
* Prevent new development from driving out current residents.
* Create opportunities for people to meet their neighbors.
I currently work at a small cultural nonprofit. My professional background includes teaching history and advocating for young people's and working families' economic advancement.
Rosie Kato – I was born and raised in WLA and feel that I will add value to our WLA neighborhood/community.
Kirk M Watanabe - This wonderful district of ours has a rich history, from its time as a tourist stop en route to the Ocean and near coup d'etat false-start entry into Los Angeles, to its legacy of farming and once abundant nurseries.
Today, we are a vibrant multicultural community with much to gain by working together, and much to lose by letting this land go to those who do not respect her past.
If you want West LA to recapture its dormant beauty, be protected from over-development and outright neglect from Downtown; if you want to live, work and play in a neighborhood you can be proud of, please join me.
Ours is a beautiful community, and I intend to keep it that way.
Aric Gregson One of my greatest concerns as a resident of West Los Angeles is the quality of life and one of the greatest impacts on our lives here is the on-going development. We suffer from tremendous traffic impacts and we all know how dangerous it can be to even cross the street here. This is why it is important to ensure that development enhances the area, rather than detracts. This improves the desirability of the area both to work and to live in. We also need a city government that understands we as a community want intelligent, thoughtful development and the infrastructure that goes along with that. The Neighborhood Council impacts the projects that go into our community, which is why I have been an elected member of the Council for the last four years and the reason I am running again.
Tina Gruen - I have been a resident of West LA for the past ten years. As a public school teacher and active community advocate, I work with local youth and families to create safe and healthy home and work environments. I have served as an at-large board member on the WLANC for nearly 2 years and look forward to representing the best interests of community stakeholders.
Greg Ericksen - I am a 5-year resident of West LA and have been a public servant for 11 years, which includes providing disaster relief services with the American Red Cross and developing programs through the federal government to serve California's most impoverished communities. I'd like to continue to serve our community as representative of the West Los Angeles Neighborhood Council by focusing on these goals:
1. Advocate for your rights and amplify your concerns to our city representatives
2. Increase community engagement by re-introducing a summer concert/movie series, creating a community garden, and increasing volunteerism through neighborhood beautification projects and serving those in need.
3. Improve the quality of the farmers market and provide free, family workshops and activities
4. Provide disaster preparedness and safety training
5. Attract more small businesses –specifically on Santa Monica Blvd–to make West LA a more vibrant and walkable/bikeable neighborhood. Learn more about me: www.linkedin.com/in/gregericksen/
Sunday, May 18, 2014
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The late Amy Whinehouse graces the cover of Vibe's (August/September) JUICE issue alongside Kelly Rowland. Here's an excerpt of producer Salaam Remi discussing her last days with the singer. The issue on newsstands August 16.
I'm in London now. I'm out here because [Amy and I] were supposed to go to a wedding today. And before I could get to her yesterday she passed. We were going to the wedding of Nick Symansky, who is the person who really found her. He found her when he was a scout at 19. And he was the manager before they got the Universal deal.
They went ahead with the wedding. All I could do was sit there and imagine how many jokes she would have been cracking with me. We were in the middle of working on the album. She finished writing the record. We just hadn't recorded.
For the last couple of weeks we were video chatting regularly. I was just talking to Nas. Both her and Nas were born on September 14, so we were going to Barbados with all of them for her birthday. She really doesn't look forward to her birthday, you know what I'm saying?


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BROOKINGS, S.D. — Four South Dakota State players scored in double figures and all 12 Jackrabbit players to see action scored in an 86-51 victory over Western Illinois in Summit League women's basketball action Thursday night at Frost Arena.
The Jackrabbits, who ran their winning streak to eight, improved to 14-5 overall and 6-0 in league play. WIU dropped to 9-8 overall, 2-3 in The Summit League.
SDSU never trailed in the contest and broke a 2-all tie by scoring the next seven points. The Jackrabbits built their lead to double digits for the first time at 24-13 on a basket by Katie Lingle with 5:34 remaining as part of another 7-0 spurt.
The Jackrabbit lead grew to 20 points in the final minutes of the first half, with SDSU taking a 44-25 lead into halftime after HannahStrop sank a three-pointer from the right wing with five seconds remaining.
SDSU continued to extend its lead in the second half on the strength of 61 percent (17-of-28) shooting from the field. The Fighting Leathernecks trimmed the margin to 16 points, 50-34, in the opening minutes of the second half before SDSU countered with a 16-4 run to put the game away.
Ashley Eide led the Jackrabbits with 16 points, followed by 15 from reigning Summit League Player of the Week Megan Waytashek. Reserve Megan Stuart scored a career-high 10 points, while Lingle also came off thebench to score 10 points.
The Jackrabbits ended the night 32-of-63 from the field, 50.8 percent, including 9-of-22 from three-point range. At the line, SDSU made 13-of-21 attempts, 61.9 percent.
Strop hauled in a career-best eight rebounds and Leah Dietel also corralled eight boards to pace SDSU's 51-35 advantage in rebounding.
Western Illinois received 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field by Ashley Luke. Rebecca Henricson added 10 points and three assists for the Fighting Leathernecks. Luke and Saule Kontautaite posted a team-high six rebounds each. Kontautaite, who came into the game as WIU's leading scorer with an average of 13.9 points per game, was held scoreless in Thursday's contest.
From the field, WIU was 19-of-65, 29.2percent, including 6-of-27 from long range. The Fighting Leathernecks converted 7-of-12 free throws for 58.3 percent.
SDSU closes out its brief homestand Saturday afternoonagainst IUPUI. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. at Frost Arena.
NOTES: SDSU leads the all-time series 11-1 and has won the last 11 meetings … the Jackrabbits improved to 44-5 (.898 winning percentage) at home against Summit League opponents … SDSU head coach Aaron Johnston upped his career record to 304-104 (.745) … with IUPUI losing Thursday at North Dakota State, 71-68, the Jackrabbits are the only team with fewer than two league losses … the Jackrabbits set season highs for points (86), field goals made (32) and field goal percentage (50.8) , and tied their season high with 51 rebounds … Stuart was 5-for-6 from the field en route to her career-high 10 points … Strop was 3-for-4 from three-point range for nine points … Chloe Cornemann tied a career high with four assists … freshman guard Jessica Hart scored her first collegiate points on a jumper in the closing minutes … attendance was 2,346


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Spring cleaning has begun in earnest around here, and what better place to start than my desk? And what better way to start than small? Starting small means you have less to lose if you don't succeed. There's less at stake. And it's far less intimidating to begin a small project. You're also more likely to complete it.
I recently spent about 30 minutes cleaning out my desk drawer. It had become a jumble of office supplies I use regularly. I didn't need to discard things as much as I need to group like items together so I could see exactly what I had and find it easily. As you can see, the result is a more efficient, less crowded space that lets me see in a glance what I'm looking for. Now I can easily find the whale-shaped paperclips my son bought for me after I finished reading Moby-Dick.
You can use this method to organize any space, too:
– Remove all the contents.
– Clean the space.
– Discard/donate anything you don't need or want. Put items that belong elsewhere in their proper place.
– Group like items together.
– Return the contents to the space, using containers (bins, boxes, etc.) to keep them tidy.
– Maintain your system by putting items back where they belong and tidying up periodically.


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Margaret L. Schwarze, MD Print Friendly PageFaculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Schwarze specializes in vascular and endovascular surgery, clinical medical ethics and health services research. Her UW Health practice comprises all aspects of peripheral vascular health and she is particularly interested in preventive vascular care. Her specific surgical interests include aortic aneurysm, carotid surgery, peripheral artery disease (PAD), endovascular therapy for vascular disease and minimally-invasive surgery.
Cosmetic Surgery (Transformations)
UW Health Clinics
Regional Specialty Clinics
Hospital Affiliation(s)
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
|Department of Surgery
Professional Certifications and Education
|Board Certification
General Surgery
Vascular Surgery
University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL
Research Fellowship, Transplantation Biology Research Center, Boston, MA, 1998-2000 Fellowship in Vascular Surgery, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL, 2002-2004 Fellowship in Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL, 2003-2004
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
|Medical School
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 1995
|Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000.
Our doctors provide a wide range of services. The following list represents some, but not all, of the procedures offered by this physician.
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Arm Angioplasty
- Balloon Angioplasty
- Carotid Artery Surgery
- Dialysis Access Surgery
- Endovascular Graft Repair for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Endovascular Graft Repair for Aortic Aneurysm
- Laser Therapy for Veins
- Limb Salvage Surgery
- Lower Extremity Bypass Surgery
- Minimal Incision Phlebectomy
- Minimally Invasive Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Minimally Invasive Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Peripheral Bypass Surgery
- Radiofrequency Ablation for Vein Conditions
- Sclerotherapy for Veins
- Treatment for Spider Veins or Varicose Veins
- Visceral Angioplasty
Programs & Conditions
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Arteriorvenous Fistula
- Atherosclerosis
- Brachiocephalic Artery Disease
- Carotid Disease
- Carotid Stenosis
- Claudication
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Foot Ulcers
- Gangrene
- Limb Salvage
- Mesenteric Artery Disease
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Renal Artery Disease
- Subclavian Artery Disease
- Subclavian Vein Occlusion
- Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Vein Clinic
- Venous Stasis Disease
Dr. Schwarze's research interests include clinical medical ethics and decision-making for surgical patients.
PubMed Articles
Schwarze ML Nabozny MJ .
How people die in 2014. Ann Surg. 2014 Dec;260(6):958-9
[PubMed ID: 25185477]
Neuman MD Allen S Schwarze ML Uy J .
Using Time-Limited Trials to Improve Surgical Care for Frail Older Adults. Ann Surg. 2014 Sep 10;
[PubMed ID: 25211275]
Schwarze ML Brasel KJ Mosenthal AC .
Beyond 30-day mortality: aligning surgical quality with outcomes that patients value. JAMA Surg. 2014 Jul;149(7):631-2
[PubMed ID: 24897945]
Paul Olson TJ Pinkerton C Brasel KJ Schwarze ML .
Palliative surgery for malignant bowel obstruction from carcinomatosis: a systematic review. JAMA Surg. 2014 Apr;149(4):383-92
[PubMed ID: 24477929]
Pecanac KE Kehler JM Brasel KJ Cooper Z Steffens NM McKneally MF Schwarze ML .
It's big surgery: preoperative expressions of risk, responsibility, and commitment to treatment after high-risk operations. Ann Surg. 2014 Mar;259(3):458-63
[PubMed ID: 24253139]
Coorough NE Schneider DF Rosen MW Sippel RS Chen H Schwarze ML Mazeh H .
A survey of preferences regarding surgical approach to thyroid surgery. World J Surg. 2014 Mar;38(3):696-703
[PubMed ID: 24366272]
Taub AL Keune JD Kodner IJ Schwarze ML .
Respecting autonomy in the setting of acute traumatic quadriplegia. Surgery. 2014 Feb;155(2):355-60
[PubMed ID: 24579092]
Olson TJ Schwarze ML .
Failure-to-Pursue Rescue: Truly a Failure? Ann Surg. 2013 Dec 26;
[PubMed ID: 24374530]
Schwarze ML Kehler JM Campbell TC .
Navigating high risk procedures with more than just a street map. J Palliat Med. 2013 Oct;16(10):1169-71
[PubMed ID: 24003993]
Schwarze ML Redmann AJ Alexander GC Brasel KJ .
Surgeons expect patients to buy-in to postoperative life support preoperatively: results of a national survey. Crit Care Med. 2013 Jan;41(1):1-8
[PubMed ID: 23222269]
Paul Olson TJ Brasel KJ Redmann AJ Alexander GC Schwarze ML .
Surgeon-reported conflict with intensivists about postoperative goals of care. JAMA Surg. 2013 Jan;148(1):29-35
[PubMed ID: 23324837]
Dale W Hemmerich J Moliski E Schwarze ML Tung A .
Effect of specialty and recent experience on perioperative decision-making for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Oct;60(10):1889-94
[PubMed ID: 23016733]
Schwarze ML Redmann AJ Brasel KJ Alexander GC .
The role of surgeon error in withdrawal of postoperative life support. Ann Surg. 2012 Jul;256(1):10-5
[PubMed ID: 22584696]
Hemmerich JA Elstein AS Schwarze ML Moliski EG Dale W .
Risk as feelings in the effect of patient outcomes on physicians' future treatment decisions: a randomized trial and manipulation validation. Soc Sci Med. 2012 Jul;75(2):367-76
[PubMed ID: 22571890]
Redmann AJ Brasel KJ Alexander CG Schwarze ML .
Use of advance directives for high-risk operations: a national survey of surgeons. Ann Surg. 2012 Mar;255(3):418-23
[PubMed ID: 22167006]
Minter RM Angelos P Coimbra R Dale P de Vera ME Hardacre J Hawkins W Kirkwood K Matthews JB McLoughlin J Peralta E Schmidt M Zhou W Schwarze ML .
Ethical management of conflict of interest: proposed standards for academic surgical societies. J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Nov;213(5):677-82
[PubMed ID: 21880513]
O'Connor ES Schwarze ML Kodner IJ Keune JD .
Surrogate decision making: a woman in fulminant liver failure after an acetaminophen overdose. Surgery. 2011 Nov;150(5):1006-10
[PubMed ID: 22132422]
Suwanabol PA Tefera G Schwarze ML .
Syndromes associated with the deep veins: phlegmasia cerulea dolens, May-Thurner syndrome, and nutcracker syndrome. Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther. 2010 Dec;22(4):223-30
[PubMed ID: 21411461]
Bradley CT Brasel KJ Schwarze ML .
Physician attitudes regarding advance directives for high-risk surgical patients: a qualitative analysis. Surgery. 2010 Aug;148(2):209-16
[PubMed ID: 20580048]
Schwarze ML Bradley CT Brasel KJ .
Surgical "buy-in": the contractual relationship between surgeons and patients that influences decisions regarding life-supporting therapy. Crit Care Med. 2010 Mar;38(3):843-8
[PubMed ID: 20048678]


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Corsair Adds 40GB, 80GB and 160GB Models To Force SSD Family
Three new models are being introduced, with 40GB, 80GB and 160GB editions being added to the lineup. Corsair notes that the 40GB model is ideal for use as a Windows 7 boot drive, while the other two just provide more price points to focus on for those in need of a basic SSD replacement for their notebook hard drive. These new models also use the SandForce SF-1200 SSD processor, which includes their DuraWrite technology and supports the TRIM command in order maintain write performance over time.
The three new additions to the Force Series SSDs from Corsair have a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price in the United States of $129.99 for the 40GB, $229.99 for the 80GB, and $449.99 for the 160GB version. The new models are expected to begin shipping worldwide in August.
Corsair Announces Additions to its Force Series Family of Solid-State Drives
– The award-winning Force Series is updated with new capacities, including a 40GB model that's perfect for a Windows 7 boot drive –
FREMONT, California — May 27, 2010 — Corsair®, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, today announced three new capacities in its highly-acclaimed Force Series™ solid-state-drives, adding 40GB, 80GB, and 160GB models to the current lineup of 60GB, 120GB and 240GB SSDs.
Corsair Force Series solid-state drives are based on the SandForce® SF-1200 SSD Processor, and includes their DuraWrite™ technology for incredible read and write speeds. Unlike most other current generation solid-state drives, the unique architecture of the SF-1200 SSD Processor allows lower capacity drives to perform with nearly the same performance as larger capacity SSDs. All three Force Series models support the TRIM† command, so write performance is maintained over time.
"In our testing in the Corsair Lab, we found that the new Force Series 40GB SSD outperform competitive SSDs from Intel and Kingston by a wide margin," said John Beekley, Vice President of Technical Marketing at Corsair. "With SandForce's unique DuraWrite architecture, there is almost no performance penalty when reducing the capacity of the drive."
The three new additions to the Force Series SSDs from Corsair have a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price in the United States of $129.99 for the 40GB, $229.99 for the 80GB, and $449.99 for the 160GB version. The new models are expected to begin shipping worldwide in August.
"With competitive pricing and amazing performance, these new drives are a force to be reckoned with," said Jim Carlton, Vice President of Marketing at Corsair. "All of the new models deliver an excellent price/performance ratio, but the aggressively priced 40GB F40 is incredibly attractive and, quite simply, the ideal boot drive for any Windows 7 desktop PC."
All Corsair SSDs are backed by a three-year warranty and come with Corsair's legendary service and support by phone, email, or via corsair.com.
Sooner or later when everyone gets their heart right on the price Im gng to get one of these but right now if the money was here I would go to tiger direct and take advantage of the sale on the WD Raptor 300g for $169.00. The SSD,s will come down but probably be a year before its a noticable differance. I would at least have to have a 160g as my basic OS drive! One day!!!
I don't know I agree and disagree here. The computer I won on an awesome contest that's held regularly on my face tech website and forum hothardware had a 60 GB SSD. I use it as my OS drive with two WD blacks (700GB). More for people who organize there computer with partition management etc this is absolutely fine. While the SSD is a 64 Gb Kingston edition and is not this specific SSD or manufacturer, nor is it quite as current as there current offerings in ssd's. I am sure they are better than the one I have. With all that information available to me I would say it's a great option. Of course I would like to have 3 or more larger ones in a raid 5 or 0+1, and the costs currently make that at the least an expensive thing to do. I would say my experience looking at performance in several different ways it has definitely enhanced what I expect from a computer. So I think all this by any manufacturer is a very wise thing to do (multiple size and price points). Where many would consider several manufacturers (Corsair included in the mix now) to be the ones to beat in this specific platform with Intel probably as the pinnacle currently. I personally consider OCZ to be the standard this field of parts is measured by. They have done more than any other singular company in these specific devices, and therefore given several advantages to us as consumers as well as hardware junkies. With there rapid fire development, releases, and addition to this specific market place everyone else including Intel and more recently Corsair have had to step up there game entirely. That is why we are seeing this. However; much like you say the prices and regularity will both decrease and increase in line. So with my 60Gb Os drive I think it specifically is a great option. While relatively low in price it gives enough space to work in for an OS if you manage you storage like I do certain things such as my documents/photo's/backup are not on this drive because the performance is not needed there, more so the space. Important things such as the OS, specific games, etc are on the SSD where it definitely affects performance on a wide scale. The big question here is, is it worth it. With these specifics and at the current price level I would say yes, but to me at least I would say a 60 or at largest a 80Gb works the best currently. This is because the performance and size of mechanical HD's are very efficient for there main reason for existence now storage space. Mind you though this is a much broader outlook and opinion than this specific (Corsair) review or outlook gives call for, and generally an outlook more on SSD's in general!
I have a pair of Vertex's in a RAID 0 and I love them.
My system boots up nice and quick... But the lack of storage is a real downer.
I like to run all my programs and games from the RAID but I can only have a couple games installed at once. The closer to the limit of capacity I get, the slower the drives run. So I have to make sure I leave a decent amount of space on the drives.
Good to hear your experiences, realneil and acarzt. Mine are about the same; with a 64 GB SSD, I now have about 20 GB free. Unlike realneil, I chose to go with the slower but more energy-eficient and (perhaps) long-lasting WD Green line, two 1 TB disks in RAID 1.
I also enjoy the speed of startup and system operations, and since I have World of Warcraft running from the SSD, it has sped the game up when it's loading from disk.
Really the only disadvantage I have found is that you have to train yourself to always use the "custom" install option and replace "C:" with "E:", or what-have-you; I also had to set up the mechanical HD so that it looked like the folders on the system disk. Even then, there's still some software which assumes the C: drive, but that's not too common and can be dealt with individually.
I really do recommend this setup. The SSD, by the by, is an OCZ Agility. It isn't giving me the performance that's advertised on their website, but it's better than a mechanical HD so I'm not complaining too loudly.