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Posted By Andrew Sissons
18 January 2013
This is the fifth and final piece in a series of blogs that provide an introduction to data, and consider its uses and its impact on the economy. You can read yesterday's piece here.
It is clear from the previous four pieces that data offers huge opportunities to businesses and to the economy, but that there are some significant barriers to taking advantage of it. If we are to maximise the benefits from all of this data, and use it to create jobs and prosperity, we need a set of rules and policies that make best use of it.
There are three particular issues that stand out for policy makers concerned with data:
The first two of these points, about infrastructure and skills, are already reasonably well understood. Yet it is the latter point, relating to the rules and frameworks that govern data, which receives the least attention, and it may well be the hardest to solve.
One issue that government has taken to heart is the concept of open data, in which public datasets (such as live data on train and bus locations) are released to allow entrepreneurs to develop apps and other products using them, as well as to promote transparency and accountability. Open data is a valuable concept, but it must not be confused with the wider issues around data. If government pursues an open data agenda to the exclusion of the wider policy framework around data, this could have a constraining effect on the growth potential of data.
Part of the challenge for policy makers working on data is that it is a very complex field to understand. Data comes in many forms, can be put to many uses, and often creates serious concerns about privacy and civil liberties. Separating legitimate uses of data from dangerous or immoral ones is a real and present challenge for governments.
As a result of this confusion, the partners of the Big Innovation Centre sometimes talk about a "data crunch", in which the data they have gets locked up internally, and cannot be used for any useful purpose, let alone shared with any other organisation. Sometimes these issues are created by a morass of legal restrictions; at other times they are a result of a lack of skills or infrastructure to handle the data safely.
Unfortunately, the tension between different levels of government – particularly the EU and the UK government – complicate this policy picture, particularly in relation to the legal and regulatory framework for data. In some cases, the UK may not yield sufficient influence within the EU to secure the right data policies. In these cases, other action such as changing enforcement regimes, or providing advice to businesses on how complex rules work, may help mitigate such effects.
So what, if anything, can policy makers do to get around these problems? The key is about clarity, on what can and cannot be done with data. When there are so many laws and regulations covering the use of data, it can be impossible for firms, especially smaller ones, to know what they are allowed to do with data. The end result, more often than not, is that the data remains unused and locked away, prevented from creating jobs and economic benefits.
Rather than write and re-write confusing laws, it would be far more sensible for government to work with businesses to clarify the rules, and help provide a streamlined framework for businesses to follow. If governments can work with businesses on particular issues, and then share the solutions to them more widely, it should be possible to make data more usable without compromising on privacy.
In other cases, it may make sense for governments to create exceptions to the rules, or safe places where companies can experiment with data without letting it out into the wider world. A big part of the challenge is that companies don't know what they can do with the data until they've played around with it, and let other partners join in. If government can enable experimentation in closed environments, it may help speed up the pace of data-related innovation.
None of this is straightforward for government, and there are unlikely to be neat solutions. But policy makers must be prepared to take this issue seriously, to put weight on the economic value of data, and to work with businesses in good faith to try and make data more usable. Government is expanding its capabilities to deal with data internally, which is extremely welcome, but it must not only look internally when thinking about data. Working with businesses to make it easier to use data could be one of the most effective – and cheapest – growth policies available to the government.
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Anything can trigger my depression off, today a colleague asked whether I knew where we were going on a Client outing. I said I had printed off the map and knew roughly where we were to go. To which she snapped, 'call them and get the right directions I didn't want to go in the first place'. Normally I would brush such a blunt response off and ignore it. Today I had to swallow hard to stop the tears coming and now that has set me off. I have faced depression from about the age of 11. I was diagnosed at 15. At 23 I am still struggling with it, menial things can bring me down, a programme on TV, an episode of Eastenders! I am constantly battling these feelings off worthlessness. Does it ever end?
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I agree, it may not get better unless you get on the right medication. If there's nothing like a death or a break-up that caused the depression and it's happening for no reason, I think medication is definitely the way to go, and it does work.
sadley no! this feeling is somthing you will battle forever due to a chemical inbalance in your brain. i was diagnosed whe i was 9 after losing both my parents and grandmother. this is a sever illness that can be treated with medication to balance your brain out and counseling. me personally i hat ecounselling but right now i take 4 medications for this and im better off this way. seek help, because if you dont things wont get better


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California Assemblyman Bill Monning (D-Carmel) has proposed a state law to ban food trucks from selling food within 500 yards of a school campus. The proposal – Assembly Bill 1678 – calls for the ban from breakfast until dinner time, according to the Sacramento Bee.
He said the mobile operations create "an attractive nuisance" that pull students away from a nutritious school lunch and aid in the "public epidemic of youth obesity."
The bill would cover 43 square miles of the Sacramento, Calif., market, or 44 percent of the city.
Opponents say targeting food trucks specifically doesn't make sense if quick-service restaurants, pizza shops and other such businesses aren't included as well.
Davin Vculek, owner of Sacramento food truck Mini Burger, added that it's unfair to assume all mobile operations sell low-quality foods.
The California Restaurant Association has not taken a position on the proposed legislation, however spokesperson Daniel Conway said there are concerns about setting a precedent of banning vendors from selling foods near campuses.
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The movement of pilates was developed by Joseph Pilates in the 1920s. Originally used as a rehabilitation program for war veterans, it was later found also to be useful for anyone seeking a higher level of fitness. Joseph Pilates believed that mental and physical health are inter-related. He first called his method "Contrology" because his method uses the mind to control the muscles. Many practitioners say the central goal of pilates is to create a fusion of mind and body so that even without engaging the mind, the body will move with economy, grace, and balance.
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More European missile defense news: The new Polish government is less of a sure thing.
I suspect Polish "doubts" are more likely postures to get concessions, play to public concerns, or placate the Russians. Negotiations will continue, but I don't think there's any doubt about the outcome.


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Misunderstanding David Deida
I often work with men (who are afraid of conflict) who misinterpret David Deida's teaching, from his book Way of the Superior Man, about standing there in the face of your woman's wrath.
Some men really think they are supposed to simply stand there like a mountain while their woman rages on them. Not exactly.
I doubt Deida means "take abusive behavior." His teaching doesn't mean you abandon yourself and look big and accepting, when just under the surface you are afraid. It doesn't mean you act "zen," allowing her to dominate you when she's acting out from her wound. Set a fucking boundary. Don't tolerate that shit. If she keeps doing it, leave.
But don't leave before you practice stepping up, holding your ground, pushing back, and honoring yourself. Set boundaries with her and make your own self-love/self-respect a higher priority than pleasing her (It doesn't have to be masculine or feminine, just be yourself). Through you standing up for yourself, it's possible she might stop treating you like a punching bag and face her own shit.
The bottom line is that your woman wants to feel your strength and self-respect. Sometimes she's unconsciously testing you. You meet the challenge not by "acting masculine" but by respecting and honoring yourself.
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Nigerian Politics
President | Nnamdi Azikiwe | 1963 | 1966 |
President | Yakubu Gowon | 1966 | 1975 |
General | Murtala Muhammad | 1975 | 1976 |
General | Olusegun Obasanjo | 1976 | 1979 |
President | Shehu Shagari | 1979 | 1983 |
General | Muhammadu Buhari | 1983 | 1985 |
General | Ibrahim Babangida | 1985 | 1993 |
President | Ernest Shonekan | 1993 | 1993 |
General | Sani Abacha | 1993 | 1998 |
President | Olusegun Obasanjo | 1999 | 2007 |
President | Umaru Yar'Adua | 2007 | 2010 |
President | Goodluck Jonathan | 2010 | 2015 |
Nigeria is now enjoying the longest period of civilian rule since independence in 1960. The first civilian republic ended in a military coup in 1966, ushering in a devastating civil war and several more military governments. In fact, during the 33-year period from 1966 until the fourth republic came into being in 1999, civilians only governed for four short years. Historically, therefore, the dearth of democratic experience has created enormous challenges to institutionalizing democracy in the Nigerian fourth republic.
Nigerian politicians often hire thugs to intimidate their opposition. Both sides use them. "Depending on how greedy or ambitious the local politician was, they would sometimes use more of their services, sometimes less, but both sides. All parties are involved.
The emergence of a democratic Nigeria in May 1999 ended 16 years of consecutive military rule. Olusegun Obasanjo became the steward of a country suffering economic stagnation and the deterioration of most of its democratic institutions. Obasanjo, a former general, was admired for his stand against the Abacha dictatorship. In 2003, President Obasanjo was re-elected in contentious and highly flawed national elections and state gubernatorial elections, which were litigated over 2 years. Since 2006, violence, destruction of oil infrastructure, and kidnappings of primarily expatriates in the oil-rich Niger River Delta intensified as militants demanded a greater share of federal revenue for states in the region, as well as benefits from community development. For many reasons, Nigeria's security services have been unable to respond effectively to the security threat, which is both political and criminal.
In May 2006, the National Assembly soundly defeated an attempt to amend the constitution by supporters of a third presidential term for President Obasanjo [he had first served as President from 1976 to 1979, and then served two terms under the new Fourth Republic]. This measure was packaged in a bundle of what were otherwise non-controversial amendments. Nigeria's citizens addressed this issue in a constitutional, democratic, and relatively peaceful process. The May 2006 defeat by the National Assembly of the third term initiative was the culmination of a number of positive trends in Nigerian democratic development. The concept of a Nigerian nation appeared to have taken root. Moreover, civil society and the public itself had roles in defeating the presidents third term gambit, signifying their growing influence in national politics.
The 17 December 2006 announcement of the landslide victory of Obasanjo's pick as presidential candidate, Umaru Yar'Adua, in the PDP convention seemed inevitable. But Yar'Adua had almost no support base throughout the north and rumors of his history of mental health alienated most Nigerians. While he shared a name with his famous elder brother, that would not entice many Northerners to back him. As well, his political history had been at odds with that of his brother and Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and he seemed unlikely to pick up significant support among Atiku's People's Democratic Movement (PDM) political machine.
In April 2007 Umaru Musa Yar'Adua of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) was elected to a four-year term as president; the PDP won 70 percent of the seats in the national legislature and 75 percent of the state governorships. The election was marred by what international and domestic observers characterized as massive fraud and serious irregularities, including vote rigging and political violence. Election tribunals, which continued at year's end, contested the results at all levels, resulting in the nullification of nine local-level elections, six senatorial elections, and five gubernatorial elections.
The 2007 elections were universally condemned by international and domestic observers alike as fraudulent. The electoral commission that was supposed to guarantee a free and fair process was instead viewed by many as being complicit in, if not responsible for, the failure of the elections. Campaigns and voting itself were marked by violence and intimidation.
While much reform remained unimplemented, the Yar'Adua administration showed restraint in allowing the legislative and judicial branches to operate relatively freely. In October 2007 Patricia Etteh, the Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, resigned over allegations of corruption, after intense legislative and public pressure.
By early 2008 there were reports that President YarAdua was ill. His health had already been a problem when he was Katsina governor. According to one story, Yar'Adua began experiencing symptoms of acute renal failure in late 1999. Yar'Adua promptly went on dialysis treatment. Following a 2001 visit to Saudi Arabia, Yar'Adua's condition was said to have worsened, and he was diagnosed with chronic renal failure. It was said that Yar'Adua likely received a kidney transplant in Saudi Arabia in either late 2001 or early 2002. Discoloration was evident on his face at that time, which was assessed was the result of Yar'Adua taking steroids and other medications to enable his body to accept a transplant.
The President's health exacerbated other problems. The northern leadership did not believe that Yar'Adua's health would allow him to serve out his four year term; that would mean that the presidency would pass to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan and to the south, which was anathema to the North. There were also rumors that the military was restive, with vague allusions to some sort of action that would involve retired generals or former military heads of state. Rumors of Yar'Adua's poor health reduced his capacity to govern and, correspondingly, his political influence in the North.
Of significance for Nigeria's system of checks and balances and the rule of law, on November 12, 2008 an appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that approved an opposition party's gubernatorial election appeal, effectively unseating the ruling party's incumbent in favor of the opposition candidate. By a 4-3 vote, Nigerias Supreme Court on December 12, 2008 upheld the results of the presidential election and dismissed the appeals of the two other primary contenders.
On November 23, 2009, President YarAdua was flown to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for emergency medical treatment. It is said that Yar'Adua suffered from lung cancer, a condition diagnosed as early as April 2008. He was also said to suffer from other ailments, such as liver problems and Churg-Strauss syndrome [a rare granulomatous necrotizing small vessel vasculitis characterized by the presence of asthma, sinusitis, and hypereosinophilia -the cause of this allergic angiitis and granulomatosis is unknown]. On November 26, government officials announced that Yar'Adua is suffering from "acute pericarditis" [a condition in which the sac-like covering around the heart (pericardium) becomes inflamed]. The New York Times later reported that he suffered from kidney and heart ailments.
After a prolonged absence, on February 9, 2010 the Nigerian National Assembly passed a resolution that transmitted presidential power to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, giving him the title and responsibilities of Acting President. On March 17, 2010, Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved the country's cabinet, and swore in new cabinet ministers on April 6, 2010. Following the death of President YarAdua on May 6, 2010 [at age 58], the Nigerian Chief Justice swore in Goodluck Jonathan as President.
At that time, there was some expectation that a Northerner, possibly the person designated as the new Vice President, would run for President in 2011 and govern for the next four years to maintain the "zonal rotation" between Northern and Southern politicians serving eight years each as President. YarAdua was former governor from the countrys Muslim north, while Jonathan was a southerner, as was Obasanjo, who had served two terms prior to the election of YarAdua. The unofficial rotation had served the country well in maintaining peace and stability.
But in April 2011 President Goodluck Jonathan of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who had assumed the presidency in May 2010 following his predecessors death, won election to a four-year term, along with Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo, also of the PDP. International and domestic election observers considered the April 2011 presidential, gubernatorial, and legislative elections to be generally credible, orderly, and a substantial improvement over the flawed 2007 elections. However, there were reports of fraud and irregularities, including vote rigging and buying, underage voting, ballot stuffing, and political violence.
Immediately following the presidential election, supporters of the opposition Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, a northern Muslim, challenged the outcome of the election. Postelection violence in protest of Jonathans victory erupted in the North and in the Middle Belt states, directed towards local grievances and political targets, resulting in loss of lives, property damage, and restrictions on movement. The April 2011 legislative elections produced major changes in the National Assembly, as only an estimated one-third of the incumbents in both houses were reelected, and opposition parties gained many seats. The Supreme Court ultimately upheld the results of the presidential election, while the Court of Appeals upheld the results of most other contests in which challenges occurred. While security forces generally reported to civilian authorities, elements of the security forces periodically acted independently of civilian control.
Should President Goodluck Jonathan decide to contest the 14 February 2015 presidential election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will have no choice than to give him the ticket, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, declared 01 August 2013. By then, five northern state governors had been going around the country, ostensibly to stop any attempt by the President to go for a second term in office. The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) insisted that power must return to the region in 2015. But the region has never been united in elections - President Shehu Shagari contested against Mallam Aminu Kano in the 1979 elections and won against all calculations of the North.
Prominent members of Nigerias ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) unanimously endorsed incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan to be the groups candidate in Februarys presidential election, according to Senator Walid Jibrin, Secretary of the partys Board of Trustees. Jibrin said 19 September 2014 the National Executive Council, the Board of Trustees, governors forum, as well as the senators caucus and various women's groups chose Jonathan to represent the party ahead of the PDPs primary scheduled for November.
The office of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan confirmed 29 October 2014 he will run for another term. Spokesman Reuben Abati said that Jonathan will pick up his party's nomination form on Thursday for the February 2015 election. The formality was expected after the ruling People's Democratic Party nominated President Jonathan as its "sole candidate" in September 2014. Jonathan won the ruling party ticket on 11 December 2014y, with no challenger stepping forward from the ruling People's Democratic Party to oppose him.
Created out of four regional parties in 2013, the core of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) support is in the Muslim north and the religiously-mixed southwest. Presidential aspirants and chieftains of the party were divided over an acceptable method to be used in selecting the partys presidential candidate for the next years election. The APC had a national convention scheduled on 29 October 2014 with primaries scheduled for 02 December 2014.
The two leading candidates of the APC opposition were serial failures. Potential challengers to Jonathan such as retired Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari or former Nigerian Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, had failed in the past in their quest to be elected president. Atiku tried twice and failed; Buhari has done it four times and has failed. Buhari won a rare reputation as a fighter against corruption during his timing ruling Nigeria from 1983-85. Most Nigerians agree he did not use the presidency to enrich himself and his backers. But the generals campaigns lacked adequate funding and his overall logistics suffered thereby. Buharis major electoral weakness has been his weak campaigns that were characterized by very poor publicity of his personal qualities. Buhari ran in the 2011 presidential election, but lost to President Jonathan. That result set off violence in the Muslim-majority north that killed some 800 people.
Nigeria's ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari was selected on 11 December 2014 as the main opposition candidate in next year's presidential ballot after triumphing in the All Progressives Congress [APC] primary election. Buhari won 3,430 votes out of a total around 6,000 cast, with the governor of the northern Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, coming second in the five-strong race with 974 votes. Former vice president Atiku Abubakar secured just 954 ballots. Nigerian presidential hopeful Muhammadu Buhari picked a Christian law professor, Yemi Osinbajo, to be his running mate in the February election.
On 08 February 2015 the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) postponed the February election to 28 March. The administration urged the electoral body to ensure an estimated 10 million Nigerians were not excluded from the vote because they had yet to receive a biometric Permanent Voter Card (PVC) to enable them to participate in the poll. The government also expressed concerns about the prevailing security situation in parts of the countrys north. Opposition groups. including main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), said the postponement of the poll was a setback for the countrys democracy.
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Can you help me, how to find the class on the AX & where should I write a code to deliver a new field on the sharepoint site(Online store). Can you help me by pointing the CLASS.
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I will not, most likely, be able to tell you the *class name* because, based on your specific requirements the could be several of different places you need to modify but I can try help you with set of steps to achieve your goal:
You are probably aware that ecommerce is shipped with the SDK, which means you have source codes for the Publishing Portal site, so, you can look into the browser for the page name you want to modify and then you can find an appropriate page in the sources and debug it to have idea what entities should be modified for your specific task.
Without knowing what exactly you want to do with that field it is difficult to recommend something specific but, in general, if you want to send that new field all the way into AX then you might need to modify ecommerce UI side, CRT SDK/CRT DB/AX DB if the field you are looking for is not there.
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View Poll Results: What is your interest in ALES XC competition | |||
What a ridiculous idea! Are you kidding? | 1 | 1.64% | |
OK for some, but not me. | 2 | 3.28% | |
Im interested, but only if Im not penalized for using my motor for a safe off-field landing. | 13 | 21.31% | |
Im interested and prepared to take a zero flight if I power up anywhere on the course. | 40 | 65.57% | |
Great idea, Ill help put rules together and run a contest. | 11 | 18.03% | |
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Here is a link to an article I wrote on XC for the February issue of Model Airplane News. I love TD, but XC takes the best of TD and cranks the dial up quite a bit. The first few paragraphs try to capture some of the excitement of chasing your plane during the run towards the finish line with vehicle speeds approaching 80mph.
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Probably the most popular ALES unit, the CAM from Soaring Circuits, will allow a restart once you get below launch height. That, at least is the default setting. I don't know if it can be set to prevent restart. One of the reasons our club standardized on the CAM was because you could relight. Better to save the plane and take a zero then have half the club in the woods looking for planes or trying to get them out of trees. It is my understanding that some of the others will not allow relight and some can be set. I won't be at the ALES XC a the NATs so my comments don't count. But I would vote for allowing a relight with the understanding that you take a zero for the flight, whatever a zero means in XC. |
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Okay so its not a contest so ...
I've got a big ole XC ship that bumps close to the "normal" 11lb limit...it doesn't need any lead in its nose so putting power package in it likely will put it over a bit.
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I won't be at the ALES XC a the NATs so my comments don't count. But I would vote for allowing a relight with the understanding that you take a zero for the flight, whatever a zero means in XC.[/QUOTE] It would still be an advantage if they combined the two categories, but as long as they are separate, and all ALES pilots have the opportunity to save their planes equally, then just zero miles on that flight makes sense. |
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Who Wore It Best?
So a couple of days ago I was in bed watching E! news and they had a segment called Who Wore It Better? sounds kinda off but oh well I kept watching and they had Kim Kardashian against Natalie Portman, Denise Richards against Rebecca Romijn and finally Monica against Kate Bosworth. The last one was about a Burberry jacket which I didn't think it was much of a challenge to pick Kate because she looked amazing. However, the people on the street who were asked all chose Monica and criticized the Burberry studded skirt Kate wore with the jacket! I was in complete and utter shock, I just couldn't believe what I was hearing! Even the guy who was supposed to be this fashionable person asking the people chose Monica! I'm sorry but Kate looked stunning in Burberry at the Burberry fashion show! Well I wanted to show you the pictures and see what you guys chose. So here is Monica and Kate in Burberry:
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The poster From Stencil to Motive is an announcement of the work in progress – educational material of the Dubrovnik Natural History Museum. It is conceived as a didactic catalogue of Museum objects represented as stencils cut into its surface.
The underlying subject of the poster is the nature protection, the Museum natural history collections being a source of data witnessing the changes of biological diversity. As cultural heritage the collections represents the early ways of collecting, preparing and exhibiting specimens from primarily the Dubrovnik region.
Poster stencils represent those Museum objects - animal species that are described in the Red Data Books of the Republic of Croatia according to IUCN categories of threat as well as the species protected under existing Croatian Legislation: Blasius' Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus blasii Peters, 1866.), Eagle–owl (Bubo bubo L.), Hermann's Tortoise (Testudo hermanni Gmelin, 1789.), Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta L.), Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus Hermann, 1779.), Olm (Proteus anguinus Laurenti, 1768.) and Thresher Shark (Alopias vulpinus Bonnaterre, 1788.).
The stencils can subsequently be used and recycled as an idea in various ways and by use of different creative mediums (pencil, charcoal, felt pen, wall paint...) and supports (paper, clothing, walls...).
When stuck onto a bill board (or to any other surface), the poster integrates the history of the surface it is stuck onto in its design. The details of the previous posters seen through the stencils are taken out of their initial context and recycled as a visual element of the new poster.
As the Museum objects almost never speak for themselves, tools need to be provided to contribute to the interpretation of them so that the collections would actively contribute to the deepening, expanding and enhancing of, in particular, children's understanding and appreciation of the world.
The poster celebrates this initiative - the interdisciplinary approach to education based on emotions, curiosity, creativity and imagination, characteristics that we all posses.
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MEDFORD, Ore. — Over the long Thanksgiving weekend, several law enforcement agencies came together to keep the roads a little safer.
Medford Police says the agencies arrested 5 drivers for DUII. They also say 5 were arrested and cited for driving while suspended. 10 drivers were caught speeding and another was cited for driving recklessly.
The Medford Police Department is reminding everyone to have a designated driver or to take a cab if they plan on drinking.


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Ignore the boring Blu-ray players and clunky home-theater-in-a-box systems. The cool home theater gear at CES 2014 will be sound bars, over-the-air DVRs and new wireless audio products.
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Russia agrees to international monitors in Ukraine
VIENNA (AP) — Russia on Friday accepted the deployment of an international monitoring team to Ukraine that officials said will have free access to regions throughout the country. But a senior Russian envoy said that doesn't include Crimea, which his country claims as its own.
The development followed more than a week of stonewalling by Russia of a push by all other members of the 57-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to send such a mission, which they hope will prevent an escalation of tensions in Ukraine's east and south — regions that have large Russian-speaking populations.
Friday's decision calls for advance teams to be deployed within 24 hours. The mission, which has a six-month mandate, initially will consist of 100 observers. Up to 400 extra monitors could be deployed if necessary.
The OSCE said the civilian observer team will gather information and report on the security situation "throughout the country."
It didn't specify whether that included Crimea, which Russia is in the process of formally annexing.
Andrei Kelin, Russia's chief OSCE envoy, said the peninsula was off limits for the observers because "Crimea is a part of the Russian Federation."
But U.S. chief envoy Daniel Baer told reporters said that because "Crimea is Ukraine … they should have access to Crimea."
The OSCE makes most decisions by consensus. Russia's approval appeared to signify that it was ready to work toward easing sanctions with its goal of annexing Crimea nearly accomplished.
In Berlin, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that — although the decision on the monitors is "not the end of the crisis … it is a step that helps support our efforts toward de-escalation."
Two previous observer teams — unarmed military missions — didn't need Russian approval because they were asked for by Ukraine under a special provision exempting them from the normal consensus decisions the OSCE works through. They returned without carrying out their mission of monitoring Crimea after being stopped from entering repeatedly over the past two weeks by pro-Russian forces.
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Session 1: COOL GARDEN CRITTERS The good, the bad, and the beautiful! The "Cool Garden Critters" weeks at camp will explore the diversity of critters found in a garden or almost any backyard. Help us build an "insect hotel," and find out which insects are beneficial, which ones we'd like to avoid, and discover beauty in some of nature's smaller creatures.
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Armor Safety Information
Safety Information:
Research is the key to purchasing properly ce tested and approved motorcycling apparel.
Manufacturer claims as follows, should be verified by requesting proof of Testing and Certification:
"The back plates can absorb up to 90 % of the energy from a 50 KN impact which exceeds the requirements of the EN 1621-2 test for motorcycle back protection."
CE verification and legitimacy has become an issue; CE certifying bodies do not conduct ongoing compliance testing on given certifications and instead leave it up to the Manufacturer to "maintain" the proper product specifications as when originally tested. Manufacturers in third world countries share these certifications and pass them around like playing cards. The CE agencies giving these manufacturers certifications are in no way pursuing or enforcing their certifications; but rather, they're ignoring the reality, hurting not only the CE label but customers Worldwide who buy subpar products unknowingly with a CE label. We understand they cannot police the world; but some sort of ongoing verification is crucial to ensure manufacturing compliance, customer safety and ongoing CE Certification relevance. Most of these subpar products can be found on Ebay and Amazon.com and through vendors who rely on those third world certifications, many times unknowingly. If it's "cheap" there's 99% certainty that the product in question is subpar...
Another example comes from http://www.leatherup.com where they state many of their jackets contain LEVEL 3 Armor for the shoulder and elbow guards and presumably the back as well.
After calling them to find out more, I was told they simply take descriptions from the Manufacturer, in this case MotorcycleCenter.com/Xelement. I was unable to get any answer from MotorcycleCenter.com after repeated phone calls.
The point here, ask questions. Clearly, CE certifications aren't being taken seriously and are just considered "bullet points" as mentioned by the sales representative at LeatherUp.com.
The following excerpt was written by an unknown independent third party not affiliated with Velocity Gear. The information below is out of date, but it is an excellent example of what consumers should know before purchasing so called "protective" gear.
"It is ridiculous to buy "protective" gear based on marketing hype, sponsorship deals, rumors, arbitrary experience, looks, and feel. Real, scientifically derived numbers should be the first reason for buying a piece of gear, always.
Testing is the only real way to know how crash worthy a product is. Arbitrary crashes are all similar in one way; they involve forces in direction acting on the equipment. It is simple rudimentary physics that decides how you come out of an accident and simple impact testing that is 100% repeatable is the only practical way to determine actual differences in products that may help you in a fall."
I have found six companies that offer actual CE approved back protectors and specify compliance with the proper back protector CE standard.
Before addressing each of these companies it is important to understand how CE standards are determined.
Draft standard prEN 1621-2 covers back protectors. The impact energy is the same as for limb protectors, 50 joules, but the transmitted force is lower than for limb protectors at 18 kN for Level 1 products and 9 kN for the higher performance Level 2 products.
Back Protectors that aren't certified to the EN1621-2 standard (Level 1 or Level 2) are unsafe and should be considered inferior products by current CE Motorcyclist Protection Guidelines. Current Motorcyclist Jackets typically incorporate EN1621-1 compliant padding for the back, shoulders and elbows. However, it should noted that EN1621-1 compliant products DO NOT meet current Motorcyclist Back Protection Standards.
Verify Each Product with the Correct Standard Designations
It is important that consumers verify each product with the correct standard designations; otherwise, consumers may be confused regarding what certification level the product is that they are purchasing, or may be purchasing outdated or obsolete items.
The EN1621-2 standard contains two levels that are considered passable. One transmits no more than 18 kN of force (LEVEL 1), and the other transmits no more than 9 kN (LEVEL 2), but both of these levels fall within that 1621-2 back protector standard. For example, Alpinestars states that the Tech Protector is 1621-2 approved but makes no claim of LEVEL 1 or Level 2 compliance.
To reinforce the previous explanation: What the consumer needs to know is that there are several different CE certification standards. There is the EN1621-1 standard that applies to shoulder,elbow and knee protection. There is, also, the EN1621-2 standard that comes in two levels, Level 1 and Level 2. EN1621-2 Level 1 transmits 18 kN of force through the product, from an initial impact force of 50kN, while EN1621-2 Level 2 transmits 9 kN of force through the product from an initial impact force of 50kN. The Level 2 certification literally transmits half the force through the product in comparison to Level 1.
The back protector standard (EN1621-2) can be either 18 kN for LEVEL 1 compliance or 9 kN for LEVEL 2 "high performance" compliance.
Market Comparison
Dainese Backspace is made of an exclusive and innovative aluminum honeycomb construction, and has breathable polyurethane padding, and patented transversal joints on the waist. Its innovative structure, Backspace is extremely light, anatomical, and comfortable. It has undergone rigorous CE approval tests, which it surpassed with an average transmitted force of 15 kN or LEVEL 1 certification.
Unfortunately, using aluminum as an inner core makes this armor a one time use armor. That is, once it has sustained an impact it must be replaced in order to offer the consumer the same absorption qualities as new.
Bohn's website offers no specific information regarding which CE specs are being met and how it is being proven. I find this claim to be blatantly deceptive and dishonest. Such claims should be backed-up. Companies that attempt to join the bandwagon of certifications without providing evidence for such certifications is on the verge of false advertising, saying nothing of poor business practices and deception of the public.
Fieldsheer claims their X20 back protector exceeds all CE standards leaving the specifics to the imagination, and leaving you to hope they meet the back protector Level 2 standards, but do not refer to the actual certification or standard that their protector has passed.
Knox doesn't specify the level that any of their back protectors comply with, just that they are approved to the appropriate EN1621-2 standard.
Knox refers to improper use of CE claims by other companies. They don't name names, but it appears to be in response to Bohn's non-certified CE labeling practice. Bohn uses a CE label without actually being certified. Bohn also does not specify which standard they are referring to in their marketing statements of "exceeding CE specs" or "built to European CE standards." An article on the Knox site implies that unnamed companies are being sued for improperly using the CE mark and not complying with the proper specs for back protectors. I cannot find any actual information that directly refers to Bohn or the standards that Bohn allegedly meets or exceeds.
Impact Armor protectors make no claims of CE certification. They offer testimonials from unpaid professional racers, but nothing in the way of proven results of crash worthiness or protective levels.
Joe Rocket
Joe Rocket's website says very little about their GPX back protector. It is not shown to be CE certified.
Kobe back protectors claim CE approval as well, but no mention of which standard is being referred to.
Helimot and Teknic
Helimot and Teknic (though they also sell Knox) are other brands that I have seen on the web, but make no specific claims of protective levels or performance results.
Spidi offers two families of CE approved back protectors, the Airback and Warrior. I noticed a difference in information and the photos of the Spidi Warrior protectors on the Spidi US website vs. the Italian (English version). The mid and lower back versions of the new Warrior protectors are listed only on the Italian site, and are CE 1621-2 LEVEL 1 approved. The US Spidi website shows a Warrior protector that looks different than the Warrior protectors on the Italian site, and the literature about these protectors is very different as well.
The US site does not state that the Warrior protectors are compliant with the CE back protector standard EN1621-2, just that the they are compliant with the CE Directives for PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), which have nothing to do with the actual standards and testing performance of the equipment. The Directives are simply an ethics code and basis for testing procedures and standards operations. Suspicious? It certainly appears that way, and the price of the US version leads to that assumption as well.
Have the Safest Possible Piece of Equipment
There are more out there, the important thing is to know what to look for before you spend any more money thinking you have the safest possible piece of equipment. In the end you have to ask yourself how much limited personal experience, limited arbitrary crash experience, limited knowledge of the actual forces at work in any crash story, and the beliefs of others in what they have heard through the grapevine. Is any of this speculation going to satisfy your motivation to part with your money? What information will provide you with the safety expectations you have decided are appropriate. The problem with decisions made with this kind of information is that it is never complete or accurate, no matter how well intentioned it may be.
We have no standards for motorcycle gear in the United States, which means somebody can slap a piece of cardboard together, and call it the world's best protection system ever, and it may even look the part. I'm also sure that you could find some racers or average Joe's to swear by it as well. Perpetuation of poor information and marketing hype leaves too much to our own speculation as the basis for our protective measures.
Velocity Gear offers the lowest price level 2 armor in the world. Simply put, no other company can outperform our armor in legitimate CE certification tests.
Factor our price into the equation and there are no equals!


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Title: The Benefits of Dying in Iraq
Problem: More than 260 American soldiers have already died during the war, along with thousands of Iraqi civilians and hapless soldiers. All for just a billion dollars a week. There is much speculation as to how long the people of the United States will abide, and we must end that speculation.
Spokesperson: Any well-kempt, handsome soldier in Iraq will do.
Script: "You think it's tough being dead? Try being in my shoes for three days. [Sound of explosion and falling debris] Oh shit, is that somebody's toe? It's a hot summer, man. When we're not sweating and cursing Don Rumsfeld's name, we're getting picked off by bastard Baathists. I don't know much about Iraqi hearts and minds, but I've seen plenty of guts and brains. And have you ever inhaled a cloud of depleted uranium? It's not new age aroma therapy, I can assure you. But there's an upside. If you die over here, you get to skip the syndrome. And like I always remind the guys, who wants a syndrome? [Machine gun fire erupts] And if we die, the government gives our families a one-time $9,000 death benefit -- most of it isn't even taxed. Pret-ty sweet. Plus, since Saddam put a $5,000 bounty on our heads, every time one of us gets popped, it helps stimulate the Iraqi economy. Kind of like a tax refund. We're here for the Iraqis, right? Yeah, Bush loves him some Iraqis. What kind of life was I going to have in America anyway? I'm strictly working class. Even if I used the G.I. Bill for college, the best I'd do is spend my life clawing my way up to middle management. [A huge bomb explodes nearby] Sweet mother of God! No, really, the president is doing us all a big favor over here."
And here are a couple of Jeb's future campaigns:
Title: The Benefits of Medical Malpractice
Problem: To keep doctors happy (and contributing huge dollars to the Republican Party), Jeb has tried to convince people -- and the Florida Senate -- that they should support a measly $250,000 cap, including attorney's fees, for pain and suffering. Last week, Jeb compromised with the Republican-led legislature on a $500,000 cap, but this fight is far from over.
Spokesperson: A well-kempt, articulate man missing a leg.
Script: "I'll admit it: When my doctor accidentally removed my right leg instead of my appendix, I was a little upset. It cost me my job as second-string kicker for the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League. And, even worse, it stole my dream of dancing with the Rockettes at Carnegie Hall. I tried to kick a field goal after the accident, but after more hopping and falling than I care to recount, the farthest the ball would go was three yards. I knew that wasn't enough, even for Arena ball. But hey, I already had another leg, after all. And limbs are way overrated. There are big-time benefits to being unilegged. During the surgery, I lost that 35 pounds I've been trying to shed since college. And get this: When a sock disappears in the laundry, it's only half as vexing as it used to be. So it's great. And I still have faith in our great medical system, though I will take my old football cup to the tonsillectomy I have scheduled for next week."
Title: The Benefits of Being Lost in the Foster Care System
Problem: Everyone knows that the state Department of Children and Families has had some, um, difficulties in keeping up with Florida's foster children. Rilya Wilson is just the most famous example. We need to change that perception.
Spokesperson: Think a very young Justin Timberlake.
Script: "I was a foster kid before the State of Florida lost me. A lot of people figure this wasn't a good thing, but they are wrong. For one thing, I didn't have to deal with that old guy in my foster home called "Uncle Ray" anymore. I don't want to get into the details, but his idea of fun generally involved a feather boa and a half quart of Crisco. And since they lost me, my drug problem has gotten much better -- I've scored more rock and weed in the past couple of weeks than I did in two years with the state. I haven't been to school in about a year, but I was no good at it anyway. They even held me back in the third grade after I failed the FCAT. But now that I'm away from the pressures of the classroom, I'm starting to read more, especially since the library is air-conditioned and all. So don't ask me to take any of that public education charity. It's time to grow up. I'm almost 11 now, for Chrissakes."


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The home of the Whopper may soon be called the home of the latte. Burger King announced that it will revamp its coffee menu to include 10 new beverages. Perhaps the fast-food chain is hoping to cash in on Americans' desire for specialty coffee drinks.
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According to the company press release, the new BK coffee menu, created in conjunction with Seattle's Best Coffee, will offer beverages made from Latin American arabica beans. Flavors of iced or hot coffee will include vanilla, mocha, and caramel. Additionally, Burger Kings will introduce lattes for the very first time, which will also be available in vanilla, mocha, caramel, and in non-fat varieties. We know how important coffee is to BURGER KING® guests, and were focused on giving them a great cup — whether its iced or hot, morning or night, said Jennifer Dimaris, vice president of brand management for Seattles Best Coffee. Thats why we put more than 40 years of experience to work and used extensive testing to create a new coffee menu that is just right for BURGER KING® guests.
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Burger King is hoping to steal a little of the coffee pie from competitor McDonald's, which introduced McCafés nearly five years ago. According to Nation's Restaurant News, in 2011 McDonald's reported that beverages accounted for 20 percent of its business.
The new BK coffee line-up will launch systemwide in March, with frappes to follow in April. The Smooth Roast Coffee, hot or iced, will begin at just one buck; the most expensive java, the latte, will cost just $2.29.
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Oh, I've been waiting for this for a long time. Baldur's Gate is maybe the most influential AD&D role playing game and certainly one of my favorites. And although it was released in 1998, which in PC years is like 50 years back, I can perfectly see myself playing it again. The Enhanced Edition (decent screen resolutions support etc.) is one step closer to be ported to Linux.
On a side note, it's pretty funny how much game-porting progress we've seen in the last couple of years, after 20 years of desert. Maybe 2013 will be the Year of Linux Gaming :-)


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From mild exercise to the Mudder lode
PUBLISHED: 26 Jun 2012 00:06:34 | UPDATED: 27 Jul 2012 14:12:14PUBLISHED: 26 Jun 2012 PRINT EDITION: 26 Jun 2012Deirdre Macken
The latest advertisement for Berocca informs us that after the age of 50, executing a 2½ somersault with pike takes concentration and clarity (and obviously a bucketful of multivitamins).
No it doesn't. It takes a bloody miracle. Or, at least, a lifetime of training, spurred on by determination, a pinch of denial and a society that's decided that a brisk walk is no longer enough to keep in the game.
When Berocca nabbed a 50-plus woman performing a 2½ somersault plus pike off a high board, it lifted the bar for all of us.
Remember when vitamin and laxative advertisements featured "after" women happily walking along a beach or throwing a ball to grandchildren?
Now a walk along the beach is the new "before" picture. Is that all you're capable of when the news is full of grandmothers climbing Mount Everest and 83-year-old surfers making the finals, and 50-plus women (whoever she is) performing Olympic-selection dives?
It's tough boasting about your exercise regime if you're still doing the recommended daily amount because everyone else is preparing for the sort of exercise you get in a prison breakout.
When you mention to friends that you're going for a run at the weekend, they're likely to ask whether you're off to the Kimberley ultramarathon. If you're heading off for a bush walk, they'll say: "The Spiny Cray ultra, is it?"
If you talk about going for a bike ride, they'll ask what town you're going to end up at. If you're into cross-training, they'll sign you up for a triathlon. If you go for a jog with a group of friends, one of them is bound to show up with a big rope – one that looks like it ties up the Queen Mary.
As those heavy ropes imply, we are increasingly borrowing our exercise routines from people who are fighting for lives.
Battling ropes, as some call them, train Navy Seals, professional fighters, Biggest Loser contestants and mums at the park for the 6am session.
In gyms, the most sought after classes are those run by professional fighters and former commandos and, if you're not scared by their tattoos or their shady pasts, you'll be terrified by their routines.
Being scared is the new bottom line of fitness. A routine shouldn't just challenge your fitness level, it's meant to push you to the limit of endurance – to test your mental toughness and strip you back to your elemental self.
It doesn't matter if you're preparing for a day at the office, you're going to be battle fit.
One of the most challenging of these new contests is called Tough Mudder. This 20-kilometre obstacle race works on the premise that "marathon running is boring".
So they insert a few challenges along the way, such as crawling under electric fences, jumping into ice baths, mud crawling, high jumps, monkey bars and running through smoke, hanging off ropes and climbing up slides.
Yes, British Special Forces had something to do with the design of the Tough Mudder courses.
Obviously, these sorts of events are designed for the Monday morning warrior. "What did you do at the weekend?" is their favourite question. And, as the competition heats up, they have to have a better answer every Monday morning.
But as the degree of difficulty is lifted for the warriors, ordinary exercisers (say, perhaps of the John Howard variety) are finding the bar has been lifted for them, too. The pressure to perform is capturing all age groups – the headlines might be for the over-50s but the participants are mostly in their 30s and 40s.
It's reaching down to kids, who used to be encouraged to do fun runs but now enter mini-marathons (every running race is now billed as a fraction of a marathon).
And it's banging on the door of activities that were once refuges from competition, such as yoga. A yoga centre near me has so many ropes lying around and hanging off ceilings that it looks like Abu Ghraib prison.
The only place a John Howard type can feel safe from the contagion for competition is in a retirement village aqua aerobics class. That is, until Berocca's 50-plus woman gets there and tries a 2½ somersault with pike in the deep end of the pool.
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A new World Health Organization study shows that hospitals can prevent the spread of infections and improve the safety of a hospital stay by following checklists. We'll see how Iowa hospitals are reacting. We asked the Iowa Hospital Association to suggest two 'success stories' in Iowa.
We then visited a large and a small hospital to find out about infection control. The large hospital they chose was Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, for its connections with the "5 Million Lives" national campaign, and also the "Keystone Surgery Project." The small hospital is Waverly Care Center, a 25-bed institution with an innovative approach to employee flu virus inoculations, as well as embracing protocols from the "5 Million Lives" campaign and the World Health Organization check list.
The two hospitals have chosen different areas to emphasize, both low- and high-tech. But, both organizations have also jumped into the other major adjustment of this century - learning how to improve outcomes for patients by working together in groups.
There are any number of diseases you can give or receive in a hospital – and just about an infinite number of ways to prevent passing them around. So, to help hospitals sort through the 'best practices' they should use, there are some national organizations that make – lists.
We asked the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative, a statewide group that reports hospital infection rates, to recommend one large and one small Iowa hospital that has been successful in using these lists of evidence-based practices.
They suggested the Waverly Health Center, in Waverly, and Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines. We visited both hospitals to ask them what's new in preventing hospital acquired infections and medical errors.
It turns out that one of the main things both of these hospitals have created is: employee groups that focus on change.
Dr. Michael Witte: "The Institute of Medicine many years ago in one of their sentinel studies on health care showed that it takes about 17 years for an evidence-based practice to be applied to the bedside consistently."
In order to cut down the time it takes to adopt proven techniques in patient care, Dr. Witte at Mercy Medical Center has been taking lessons in how to organize teams from the Michigan-based "Keystone Surgery Project."
Dr. Witte: "That Keystone Project – that was a very enlightening program that taught us how to focus and how to bring all the forces to bear on a given project if you want to have real improvement."
Dr. Witte's Keystone group focused on a problem that is particular to patients in an Intensive Care Unit: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia – or VAP.
Dr. Michael Witte: "What we want is to get them off the ventilator quickly, because the longer you're on, the more likely you are to develop an infection. But, there are a lot of other little things that we try to do – and we compiled what we call a ventilator bundle set of orders.
Instead of taking 17 years to standardize these practices, Mercy's group took less than one year. The results have been a 75% reduction in VAP in their ICUs.
"It has saved lives, it's saved resources. And yet, it took a lot of effort from a lot of people, pharmacy, respiration therapists, dieticians, physicians, nurses, and administration to support this.
Waverly Health Center was one of Iowa's first 'critical care' hospitals to incorporate all of the World Health Organization's pre-surgery checklist items into their daily routines.
Dr. Lisa Warne: "All the points of it. The WHO surgical check list, are already in place in our pre-surgical checklist, in our inter-operative checklist, and then we do a post-surgical briefing."
The pre-surgical list includes many common sense items, like talking with the patient prior to surgery to confirm their condition and to let them mark their surgical site, and remind them to take any daily medicines they might need.
Dr. Lisa Warne: "Antibiotics and tubing…"
The conformity of using a check list helps staff order and assemble all the medicines and care items, before the patient arrives.
Dr. Lisa Warne: "warming gown is here to keep the patient warm before surgery…"
Part of the process involves keeping the patient warm and comfortable, with warming gowns and blankets.
Dr. Lisa Warne: "hat, socks, gown. The main goal is to keep the patient warm and comfortable."
Even the IV bags are heated. Evidence suggests that warm blood helps fight infection.
Some other successful efforts include checking a patient's blood sugar – if it's too high, surgery won't heal as well.
Dr. Lisa Warne: "More people are running around on the street that don't know they have diabetes than people who are actually diagnosed."
Besides making sure the surgery goes well, an unintended benefit of glucose testing is discovering undiagnosed diabetes, as often as once or twice a week.
Waverly Health Center has another claim to fame: they have created an annual campaign to inoculate employees against the flu. In the past two years, an impressive 95% of their staff has received flu shots.
Iris Veering, Quality Control Officer: "The idea is protecting the herd – that's the terminology that's used. And, if we as staff and care providers are vaccinated against the flu, we won't give it to patients."
Another recommended practice – having a Rapid Response Team available within the hospital, has been successful in both Waverly and Mercy.
Dr. Lisa Warne: "The goal of a Rapid Response Team is to intervene in the patient's care – before something bad happens. Like, they stop breathing, or their heart stops or they become unconscious.
"So, the RRT comes in before these things happen. Provides oxygen, provides medication, helps to get the patient transferred to the ICU if that's what they need."
Mercy's new East Wing has another new team effort that has been saving the lives of intensive care patients. It's their new high-tech "eICU."
eICU Nurse: "Good morning."
man: "We're just letting you know he's back from MRI."
eICU Nurse: "Oh…"
Patients' life signs can be monitored by the nurses on each floor, and also at a distance – in this case across the hospital in the "eICU" Command Center.
Nurse "Are you breathing okay now?"
Dr. Michael Witte: "We're aware of vital sign trends, lab values. We can talk to a nurse, we can camera into a room. Evaluate a patient as well as you would at the bedside – other than not being able to do a procedure or physically examine a patient – but we can do a visual exam."
If there are problems, these experienced ICU nurses can alert staff on the floor, consult the eICU doctor, or even call in a 'rapid response team.'
Once again, it's getting care to the patient before things get to the emergency stage that has the biggest impact. And, Dr. Witte says this new service has had measurable results in its first year: a 30% reduction in both the mortality rates and the length of stay in the ICU.
So, not only are patients getting fewer hospital – acquired – diseases, but they're also making some new friends.
eICU Nurse: "I wish you well, Larry."
Larry: "Thanks for the good care!"
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A Columbus County man died Thursday night shortly after his plane took off from a private runway. According to Highway Patrol, it happend just after 7 p.m. about a mile and a half south of Chadbourn, off Highway 410.
Shannon Harrelson, who was in his 30s, was by himself in his 2005 model of a Titan Tornado - an experimental, fixed wing, single engine, two seater.
According to Highway Patrol, Harrelson got 100 to 200 feet into the air before his plane veered to the right, and crashed into a private field.
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imperialis is getting out of control no umbels
Hello all!! its been ages since i posted, but im an avid lurker. Ive been kinda sad with my imperialis lately but i knew all the good people here could help me with an overgrown vine.
So i got this imperialis in 07 as a rooted cutting, shes huge and seems happy but no flowers. I let her dry out between waterings and fertilize regularly. This is a southern window. I live in southern NM and light and warmth are non-issues. I started watering more frequently and put her on top of a water saucer filled with rocks(maybe she wants more water)What do you guys think is the problem here. im getting ready to take her down and tie her up, shes just gotten out of control, and she looks kinda sloppy. So if this happens i might change her to western, northern light??? The pot is right below where the picture ends and the plant has made its way through the curtain rod at the top of the picture and just keeps going. Sorry about the photo booth pic, just thought i'ld snap a fast one. Thanks in advance for any advice.
Thats her on the right: sorry i couldn't get her all in:)
Your Imperialis is HUGE! I've had good luck getting mine to bloom (probably beginner's luck,lol!) I have mine in well draining potting mix...I keep mine watered well and fertilize regularly also. I only let it dry out slightly in the winter when its cold. I've had mine since Nov. '08... Mine was also big enough to bloom but wouldn't so I decided to repot mine and added some agricultural "lime" about 2-3 tsp. per gallon of potting mix. But I think what helped mine to bloom was I took Mike's(Ont) advise...he said that Hoyas with large flowers needs a certain amount of sunlight...so I put it outside under some palm/trees...where it got some early morning direct sun (mostly dappled). I was careful not to let it get too much direct sun especially because NM(I'm guessing) and FL have very strong sun. I didn't want to sunburn my leaves.
Even with me putting it in under some trees...my leaves have some sun damage and sun spots. I was determined to try anything and everything to make this hoya bloom so I was willing to sacrifice the "pretty leaves" and stems.
A few months ago I had to "re-arrange" my Imperialis as it was SO top heavy I was afraid the wind knocking it down and breaking some vines...LMK if you want me to post pictures of what I did to mine.
BTW, I have about 7 peduncles on imperialis right now...all in different sizes. A couple looks a few weeks from opening barring any issues that is. These peduncles/buds took forever to fully develop and bloom last fall.
Your plant certainly looks healthy but one thing that I notice is that the leaves look dark green which makes me think that it wants a bit more light. This one can take some pretty bright light and mine grows right up against the glass of a large South facing window.
From what I have read this Hoya grows as a scrambling vine in trees and it does not bloom until a growth reaches the bright light. You may be able to train your plant so that the majority of the vines are kept in the light of that bright window and then hope for the best. Give it some fertilizer and water often during the summer. This Hoya does not want to be dry for long at all and when it's growing it's best to keep it moist.
Do you think you cold train the entire plant around a tall trellis and then put the whole thing in front of the window?
Pug that's great that your plant is responding to the higher light and seven peduncles is pretty amazing.
great suggestions guys!! im definitely upping the fertilizer and water. Im sure i was letting it get too dry, without enough sun.
Mike i think that putting it on a trellis and letting it get more sun (indoors)is going to be the only way i will see blooms. Upside - anything that breaks off is a new start.
Pug you lucky lady!!! im going to try putting her outside before it gets too hot maybe that will give her the boost she needs. I recently started cuttings so even if this monster goes, ill have backups. I have a question does the heat bother your imp? I mean as long as it is in dappled light. Its rather arid here... unless it rains (wishful thinking:) )
If you do move your plant outside make sure it is shaded and make the light increase very gradual. The light intensity outside is very high even when compared to a bright south window. You could experiment with some cuttings as well and see how they respond.
hi mike at lunch i did just that (you guys got me excited) with an old imp right next to the one in question. That poor plant had been cut on so much that it was much less than a long stem with a couple of vines starting, so she ended up as the guinea pig under a shade tree. Hopefully she is doing ok by the time i get home.
Yea when i decide to take the larger plant out i think i would leave her on the shaded porch for a week before subjecting her to even shaded light around here. As for the poor test plant that got thrown out today im hoping she likes the extra light.
The heat didn't seem to bother my Imperialis...I just kept an eye on it to make sure it didn't get too dry. I also have to make sure it doesn't get too wet either from our summer rains. I've noticed that if it stays too moist some of the leaves turn yellow. When I know we're suppose to get rain two days in a row...I bring mine inside.
Mike made a very important point...Please make sure you don't put it in direct sun. It really has to acclimate very slowly to outdoor living even when placed under trees in full shade. You'll need to keep an eye on it, I've put it in shade in the morning and by afternoon that spot is getting direct sun. I would hate to see your gorgeous leaves sunburn. Ideally, very bright light w/out direct sun is probably the best...although one hour of very early morning sun would probably be fine I wouldn't give it more than that.
Best of luck! Keep us posted...