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We are going to WDW for 8 nights in May. There will be four of us - me (DW 52), DH 53, grandson age 7 and DS 31. We have decided to do a split stay and stay at one of the All-Stars (either Movies or Sports - can't decide!) for 4 days and AKL for 4 days. We can't decide which resort to stay at first. DH and I have been to WDW by ourselves but have never taken a small child. We usually stay at the All Stars or POP because it is economical. Last time we were there (2007) we visited AKL and fell in love with it. We think our grandson will love it there both for the zero entry pool and for the animals. We have decided to get 2 rooms at the All Star resort and one room at AKL (can only afford 1 standard room at AKL). We plan to get settled in around lunch time the day we arrive and probably head to a park. The last day, we will probably leave about 9 am so won't have much time for the resort, let alone go one last time to a park. As we usually do, we will probably take two days as "rest" days to hang around the resort or go to Downtown Disney. Which resort should we stay at first? If we were getting only one room at All Stars, it would be a no-brainer - would stay there first. But I'm wondering if we will be more comfortable moving into 2 rooms at the All Stars during the latter 4 days of our stay. Please help me decide!
would go with value first and deluxe last. at the value resort you will be spending more time in the parks than in the room. that is what value resorts are for when you get to the deluxe you will want to spend some time each day just enjoying and exploring the resort. with AKL there is alot to explore. You will probably want to take part in its night time activities. so when you check in ask for an activity list and see what is planned for each night of your stay. you can relax even with everyone in one room easier in a deluxe than a value. value are great for the start - they are exciting and can be noisey - deluxes are almost the opposite.
I would do the value resort first, too. Everyone is usually all excited to do everything and see everything as soon as they get to WDW. Usually we find out that after a few days we start to wind down and want to spend more time relaxing, or at least going slower. AKL will be perfect for that. And your grandson may be a lot more interested in watching the animals once he has done his favorite rides.
Normally I would say value first, but the decision gets a little more difficult since you will have only one room at AKL and 2 at the value resort. I guess that is why you asked the question!!! I think it depends on how you plan to tour the parks since you will want more time at the parks at AKL and how you think everyone will get along at the beginning vs the end. I think the problem with value first is that everyone will have gotten used to having their own space and then suddenly you will have 3 adults and a child in one room. I am not familiar with AKL. Will your room have a balcony or some sort of space for someone to get "away" from the others if need be? I guess since the resort is so nice they could just leave the room and wander around.... Ok, sorry, I am no help.......I tried! really I did! I thought I had an answer when I started typing!
I would still do AKL second. We did a savanna view room at AKL with me, DH, MIL, and FIL, and DS (turning 3). It was really fine We got along great for 7 nights. I say value first while you are hitting the parks so you will have 2 bathrooms to get ready. Then relax at AKL
the room will have a balcony and will have 2 queen beds vs the double in the value - plus this is a resort with a lot of stuff to do and see. remember just because you don't have a great view in your room - does not mean you can't go and enjoy the other views - along the savannah there are big windows every few feet - plus on the 2nd floor there is a porch type thing - but big enough for several people - it has chairs might have rockers. no roof on this one. alone the 3rd floor the one close to the lobby is another porch with rockers - but the views are better in the other one. there is a roof on this one. from the lobby you can walk out on the savannah - you need to go down some steps (it is really on the 2nd floor) - to get outside to see the different animals. their are guides outside to help you.
We have done split stays several times and love to end with AKL/AKV. Even in the case of your only one room (we just survived 7 days in a BLT studio with me, DD33,DSinL32,DGrD1 and DGrD9 - and that is one smaaaaallll room - lol. It wasn't planned that way, but once Sandy came through NJ and kicked our butts I just couldn't say no to DD and her fam to get away while they were out of work post-storm). Anyway, I agree with pp that the first few days everyone is all gung ho and then we slow down the last few days - love slowing down at AKL
I'll jump on the bandwagon too and say AKL second. As the week goes on you might be a little more worn out and want to spend more time at the resort than early in the week when you are raring to go and wanting to spend as much time as possible in the parks.
with a standard view room you might get an upgrade - but if you don't and have the awful parking lot view - don't worry - just get out and look around the resort. It is lovely!!!
AKL second! There is so much to do there. That is where I would want to spend my days off from the parks. DGS will love the poolslide and the splash pad/pool at Kidani is great. Not to mention all of the cultural activites going on throughout the day. There is a whole list of resort activities happening. I would do park days on your All Star stay dates then make your day of check in at AKL a resort day at AKL. Then you will have the luxury of deciding for the remaining days of your stay whether you want to do part theme park, part resort day or have another full resort day if that is what DGS would like. Be sure to check into the price of pool view at AKL. When we were there, it was only $10 more per night than standard view so we did that. I highly recommend pool view with a request to be in the Zebra Trail section. When you walk down the hallway to your room, you walk past windows looking over one of the savannas. We couldn't afford savanna view so this was a nice option. Have fun!
I always say Value first. We went from Pop to Bay Lake this year and it would've been a disappointment to leave Bay Lake for a value.
This is exactly what I was wrestling with - not that we don't get along, we do. But I know we will get tired toward the end of the stay and may even get a little cranky! I like your suggestion about staying in a pool view room and appreciate your suggestion of the Zebra Trail section, since I was wondering what section to stay in. At rack rate, it's only $12 more per night - I think we will do that! You all bring up some great points! Thanks for all the information and your past experiences with a full room. We have decided to do the All Stars first and AKL last when we will need to relax more. I have to remember that this trip is for DGS and we won't be able to go commando-style in the parks like we usually do - plus DH and I aren't getting any younger and our bodies might appreciate slowing down a bit!
Another vote for the value first. As others have stated, there are so many wonderful places to unwind at AKL. I also would recommend looking into a pool view room for just a little more. You will be nicely centrally located and get a nice nice view and balcony overlooking the pool. Have a wonderful vacation.
I did this exact split stay and we were so excited to be moving to AKL for the last part of the trip, so my vote also goes to doing All Star first. If you are worried about people gettin' crabby by the end of the trip, I think the fact that AKL has so much to do (pool, nice lobby area, savannah), your party will have a lot to enjoy if they need to split up


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Their book is important. Dealing with North Korea will be one of the central challenges for the U.S. in the coming years.
The regime of Kim Jong-Il has been called "mad," "rogue," even, by the Wall Street Journal, the equivalent of an "unreformed serial killer." Yet, despite the avalanche of television and print coverage of the Pyongyang government's violation of nuclear nonproliferation agreements and existing scholarly literature on North Korean policy and security, this critical issue remains mired in political punditry and often misleading sound bites. Victor Cha and David Kang step back from the daily newspaper coverage and cable news commentary and offer a reasoned, rational, and logical debate on the nature of the North Korean regime.
Coming to the issues from different perspectives--Kang believes the threat posed by Pyongyang has been inflated and endorses a more open approach, while Cha is more skeptical and advocates harsher measures--the authors together have written an essential work of clear-eyed reflection and authoritative analysis. They refute a number of misconceptions and challenge much faulty thinking that surrounds the discussion of North Korea, particularly the idea that North Korea is an irrational nation. Cha and Kang contend that however provocative, even deplorable, the Pyongyang government's behavior may at times be, it is not incomprehensible or incoherent. Neither is it "suicidal," they argue, although crisis conditions could escalate to a degree that provokes the North Korean regime to "lash out" as the best and only policy, the unintended consequence of which are suicide and/or collapse. Further, the authors seek to fill the current scholarly and policy gap with a vision for a U.S.-South Korea alliance that is not simply premised on a North Korean threat, not simply derivative of Japan, and not eternally based on an older, "Korean War generation" of supporters.
This book uncovers the inherent logic of the politics of the Korean peninsula, presenting an indispensable context for a new policy of engagement. In an intelligent and trenchant debate, the authors look at the implications of a nuclear North Korea for East Asia and U.S. homeland security, rigorously assessing historical and current U.S. policy, and provide a workable framework for constructive policy that should be followed by the United States, Japan, and South Korea if engagement fails to stop North Korean nuclear proliferation.
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Their book is important. Dealing with North Korea will be one of the central challenges for the U.S. in the coming years.
Cha and Kang wrestle with that policy context in their crisp, smart book.
This book is good and extraordinary. It is a delight to read.
— Nicholas Kristof
Victor D. Cha and David C. Kang take a step away from emotion-laden debates about North Korea to offer a cool-headed, reasoned, and rational debate on the nature of the North Korean threat and the best policies for dealing with it.
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Nuclear North Korea provides a penetrating analysis of what is probably the world's most dangerous trouble spot.
Victor Cha and David Kang have joined forces to bring us a remarkable and sound presentation of two different strategies on how to deal with a nuclear North Korea. One of the most valuable aspects of their book lies in its composition-- a running dialogue and critique of each other's strategy, presented in alternating chapters and culminating in a combined effort in the last two chapters of the book. The refreshing and honest internal evaluation that accompanies solid academic writing makes this work stand out.
While both authors believe that engagement represents the only rational policy for the United States, they arrive at this conclusion along very different paths. In individually authored alternating chapters Cha and Kang offer differing assessments of the threat posed by the DPRK and the extent to which Pyongyang can be induced to join respectable international society. In the process, they explicitly take issue with each other and engage in something of a public debate on the merits, requirements, and prospects of engagement.
[T]his book is required reading for anyone who wants a deeper appreciation of what is surely one of the most pressing issues in the post-September 11 world.
It is a slow and thoughtful read, navigating past the existing U.S. policymaking, the current media hyperboles, and the politically motivated punditry.
This timely and important book is free of much of the hyperbole that has fettered a more concise course of action for dealing with North Korea. The book not only fills the current scholarly and policy gap with a clear-cut analysis of the policy challenges facing the United States and its allies, but also offers a thorough and provocative assessment for what policies to pursue.
[Nuclear North Korea] aims to shed fresh light on two of our biggest areas of ignorance: what motivates Pyongyang's extreme hostility to the outside world, and how best to part it from its claimed nuclear 'deterrent'... Msssrs Cha and Kang debate tough versus tender engagement in alternating chapters.
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Introduction: The Debate over North KoreaVictor Cha: Weak but Still ThreateningDavid Kang: Threatening, but Deterrence WorksResponse: Why we must pursue "hawk engagement" (Cha)Response: Why are we so afraid of engagement? (Kang)Crisis Redux: The 2003 Nuclear CrisisBeyond Hyperbole, Toward a Strategy
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In this book Victor Cha and David Kang promise to apply social science to the debate of how to engage with North Korea, and ¿step back from the histrionics [to] offer a reasoned, rational, and logical debate on the nature of the North Korean regime and the policy that should be followed by the United States, Japan, and South Korea¿ (4). Cha calls his position ¿hawk engagement,¿ and it is that as North Korea becomes poorer, more castigated and generally more a vestige of a bygone era, it becomes more likely to lash out with force. Through ¿prospect theory,¿ Cha shows that North Korea is particularly susceptible to ¿double-or-nothing¿ logic, and that preemptive lashing out on its part would not be surprising. He believes, therefore, that North Korea should be engaged to mitigate potential risk-taking behavior by North Korea. Kang, on the other hand, believes that because containment has worked so far, there is no reason to fundamentally change it. Kang takes a more traditionally realist/deterrence approach in that he believes that because the DPRK has no real chance of winning a war against the ROK, it would never launch one. Engagement should be based on the belief that North Korea would like to terminate its rogue status. On balance, Kang¿s view and engagement proposal toward North Korea is more optimistic than Cha¿s. Cha stresses the punitive measures that should be taken against North Korea, should engagement fail to curb its nuclear appetite. Kang, on the other hand, believes that the DPRK is truly trying to reform itself, would like to be a part of the community of nations, and does not touch on issues regarding North Korean belligerence. Kang and Cha do, however, agree on many issues, and they collaborate to write the last two chapters of the book. The most interesting contribution is their view on the future regional stability should the Korean peninsula reunify. They stress that better U.S-Japan-Korean trilateral relations are crucial to regional stability. They reject the notion that a threat must be present for alliances to exist. This strikes me as overly optimistic, and naïve. They countenance such criticism by pointing to the ¿alliance¿ that exists between the U.S. and the U.K., and the U.S. and Australia. Perhaps also taking a page from the continued existence of NATO after the fall of the USSR, they state that such alliances can become ¿permanent unions¿ after the threat disappears because the alliances have identities based on ¿common liberal-democratic values, norms, and institutions¿ (180, 185). Aside from the many problems with such thinking, Cha himself wrote a book on the U.S.-Japan-Korean alliance and showed that Korea and Japan became closer only when the U.S. backed away from its commitment to Asian stability. They answer such criticism with by stating that, ¿The American position Asia should therefore be recessed enough in this new arrangement to impart responsibilities on the allies to consolidate their relationship, but not so recessed that Japan and South Korea choose ¿self-help¿ solutions outside the alliance framework. . .¿ (176) Such an assertion seems based more on hope than solid theory. The dynamic that Cha analyzes in the aforementioned book whereby Korean and Japanese relations improved when American commitment was on the wain existed during the Cold War when a bipolar system was in effect. In today¿s multipolar, or perhaps unipolar, world the same dynamic may not, and probably does not, exist. More thinking on alliance behavior in a multipolar environment needs to be done before we can begin to speculate on the best American options in a post-unified Korean Asia.
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This book is OK, but not all that exciting. The writers use a lot of International Relations jargon and the material is just kind of flat. The book is set up in a model so that there is a debate, but except for a few issues, there really isn't much debate. The writers repackage each others positions and at times, it's hard to tell who is speaking. I guess I just expected a little more.
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In a move that should pretty much come as a surprise to everyone, Marvel Studios has hired Community producers Joe and Anthony Russo to direct Captain America 2, according to Variety. A couple months back, we revealed a shortlist of directors circling the project, and while the Russo Brothers were on there, we didn't expect them to actually land the gig.
We're not sure what the brothers did to win Marvel over, but it's pretty safe to say that this isn't a choice that will go without controversy. The duo's only other feature-length films are Welcome to Collinwood and You, Me and Dupree, so it's not like their track record helped land them the job. However, they might have impressed the studio with some interesting ideas, and , at the very least, they probably come pretty cheap compared to other blockbuster directors on the market.
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I don't usually post on cruise reviews but I felt that I had to voice my disappointment on this cruise. For having been on the MS Paul Gauguin in the French Polynesian islands, the Tere Moana does not support the comparison.
The only reason we took this cruise was to see the Panama Canal. We were expecting to see it during day time. The canal pilot came on board around 7h. PM. Most people were on deck for the first set of locks, fewer for the second set and almost everyone was in bed for the Atlantic one around 2h. AM. I have a few blurry pictures for souvenirs. If they had advertised a passage of the canal at night I would never had taken this cruise. This is a major let down.
The day at sea after the Panama Canal was very rough and I was sea sick like many other people on board including the staff. It boils down to a simple fact, this ship is a river boat not an ocean liner. The second day/night at sea was almost as bad as the first day at sea, we could not sleep all More
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This ship has very poor central air conditioning, no controls in the cabin. If you don't mind waking up in sweat in the morning this cruise is for you.The cruise director has an important role to communicate information about activities and particularly shore excursions. This was another let down. Simple question like how much is the cab fare from the peer to the beach was left with no answer. The daily activity bulletin contained many errors and typos. The whole thing felt the improvisation and amateurism.
The restaurant/bar/cabin staff was excellent and greeted us by our name. The food and beverages were excellent but this is a matter of taste.
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Born in 1921 to Baltimore's Hoffberger family, Lois Blum Feinblatt has focused her professional career, volunteer efforts and philanthropy on providing mental health, adoption and mentoring services in Baltimore. Lois married Irving Blum in 1941 while still a student at Hood College. (She later graduated from Goucher College.) After the birth of their three children, Pat, Jeff, and Larry, Lois worked for the Baltimore City Department of Welfare for nine years, screening prospective adoptive parents. In the 1960s, she was one of eight women chosen for a special program at Johns Hopkins University to professionally train housewives as mental health counselors. As a therapist with a specialty in human sexuality, she joined the newly formed staff of the Hopkins Sexual Behaviors Consultation Unit, where she has worked for more than 30 years. After her husband died in 1973, Lois married lawyer, Eugene Feinblatt, with whom she shared a wonderful marriage for fifteen years. A true liberal politically and socially, Lois has been a thoughtful philanthropist both within and outside the Jewish community, focusing much of her attention on issues affecting children.
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Pushing the Envelope in Web Design
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For years, everyone thought that running a mile in four minutes was physically impossible. Roger Bannister, a student at Merton College in Oxford wanted to try and break that record. He wanted to be the first person on earth to run a mile in under four minutes. For months, he kept trying and trying and something always happened that prevented him from breaking the record.
It was on May 6, 1954 that Roger Bannister finally broke the record when he ran his mile in 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds. When no one thought it was possible and everyone had engraved in their minds that it was never going to happen, Sir Roger pushed the envelope. But it all started in his mind. He had to determine that he was going to break the record and eventually, he did!
The web design community is in a wonderful time right now. Over the last few years, we've seen many web designers who like Roger Bannister, want to continue to push the envelope and see how much they can do on the web. And more and more web designers are following suit and seeing what they themselves can do with CSS3 and HTML5. When I see guys like Anthony Calzadilla2 and what he's doing with CSS3 and how he's taking it to the next level, I'm reminded of that story of the four-minute mile. Websites are popping up every month that are just incredible and mind-blowing. Here's just a few that I discovered from my Twitter stream recently that are just impressive!
I'm sure there are a lot more websites6 that have been built these past few months that have completely pushed the envelope. It seems like every few days, someone does something incredible and new with CSS3. Unique, responsive designs are popping up everywhere. Designers are moving beyond the limit of what has usually been done or was the accepted standard. And all this inspires me. It motivates me. It makes me want to get better at what I do.
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The Quintanas, Week 23: House of Pain, Hearts of Joy
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We live in a small suburb of Miami, where people pride themselves on their family events. Their yearly Get Fit Family 5K Race is no exception. There were people of all shapes, ages and sizes running. None would ever hold as special a race as the three runners from my family.
My two oldest children, Aaron and Elizabeth, run in the race every year. Elizabeth even took first place for her division two years ago. This year, we had an extra special entry: My husband, David. He has been working out religiously since the beginning of the Healthy Families Challenge, pushing his body to new limits he never thought possible.
David started the race telling himself that as long as he completed the 3.1-mile run in 45 minutes, he would be satisfied. Little did he know how much unnecessary time he was giving himself! Until beginning HFC, David had not really run since high school. Even as a teen, sprints were his forte. I think he actually went into the 5k this weekend feeling skeptical. Had you told my husband a year ago that this year he'd do more than just stand on the sideline waiting for the kids to come in, his reaction would most likely have been a laugh and some dry, sarcastic remark.
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The last few weeks have been rough on David. The loss of his mom left a huge void and depleted him of positive energy. As a matter of fact, he was not even planning on attending the race, much less running in it. Since his mom passed away, David had even struggled with going to the gym, or what has become his second home, American Top Team Doral. That actually worried me, because he has rarely skipped a beat taking different classes at ATT.
Saturday morning, as I was preparing the kids to go to the race, I saw David crawl out of bed and start getting dressed to run. I was overwhelmed with excitement.
As we arrived, David and the kids begin stretching. He spotted a lady in the corner who was well advanced in age, and said, "My only goal is to beat her." Well, funny thing, that specific lady flew past David, but he did come in at 32 minutes and 36 seconds, beating his self-imposed goal by over 10 minutes. He was expecting to have to walk most of the five kilometers. David ran a good two thirds of the race, only walking about one third.
The pride I felt for him was beat only by the heart-in-throat moment I had when I saw that my daughter, Elizabeth -- who ran her last 5k in 23 minutes flat -- pacing herself on this day to stay near her dad. She shouted out occasional cheers of encouragement to him, in the hopes of giving him some extra push. I know that running this race was super exciting for her since she had been so bummed out over her thumb not healing, and this was the one thing she could still do. David later shared how much her support helped keep him going.
Then, there was Aaron. He finished the race in 21 minutes. As each of his family members were turning the bend behind him and sprinting towards the finish line, Aaron ran beside them in order to encourage them all the way to the end.
I was waiting at the finish line with my mom, Nory, and my two younger children, Christian and Chloe. The shouting was deafening as Aaron, Beth and David each crossed the finish line.
This event has encouraged all of us to push ourselves. David is now running two miles daily without stopping, with the intent to get to the full three miles nonstop. I have decided that, even if I have to walk it, I will participate in the 5K next March, and Chloe wants to travel the three miles with me. Christian wants to actually run next year with his siblings. Even my mom was encouraged to participate next year.
Amazing! All they think they did last weekend was run a race. In reality, they set an example that has encouraged many to change their lifestyle.
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Now here's a word you're not hearing in America these days: anti-trust.
The country is being dragged down by monstrous businesses, all of which, we're told, are just "too big to fail." As a consequence of this, the nation's taxpayers, and their progeny born and yet unborn, are having trillions of dollars sucked away to prop up these giant rotting corporate corpses.
Zombie banks, zombie automakers, zombie insurance companies, all bigger than nation states, and all on life-support.
There is a simple answer to this problem. Bust them up. Then sort through the pieces and let the worst parts go bust.
Looking at the nation's largest banks—Bank of America, Citicorp, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo and others—it's clear that some parts of them are functional. They have, for example, massive deposits. They also have massive debts, many of these toxic and pretty much worthless. Instead of bailing these failed institutions out, which is not going to work anyhow, and which only delays and makes more costly the final day of reckoning, the answer is to have the government carve out the profitable banking parts of these financial institutions, and set them up as free-standing banks, and then let the rest of the carcass of each bank go down the tubes, taking gullible shareholders and bondholders with them.
Then the remaining banks left from this process should be broken up by anti-trust actions into regional or even state entities.
There is simply no need for national banks. Such institutions are a disaster for smaller companies and individuals, since they are only really interested in lending to big national or multinational companies. I remember years ago, back in the early 1980s, when bank consolidation was just getting underway, how Citibank began adding fees to its checking services simply because it wanted to drive away small customers. It was an indication of what was coming. Screw the little guy.
It doesn't matter to large companies if there are no national banks. When they want a big loan, they simply arrange for a syndicate of smaller regional banks to put a package together. That is the way things used to be done, and it can be done again.
Insurance companies too should be broken up. It is ridiculous to have companies the size of AIG or Aetna or Prudential, any of whose failures can threaten the global economy. Again, there is simply no rationale for the existence of such mega-corporations. Insurance companies have ways of sharing risk through reinsurers, so that smaller companies are no more vulnerable to disaster than larger firms. They may, in fact, be less vulnerable, since their managers will be closer to their customers and probably more careful about what they insure and what they invest in.
Finally, let's look at what used to be called "Detroit." In its heyday, there were many more car companies than simply three. There were American Motors, Hudson, Packard, and Studebaker, there was Mack Trucks. Then we had a wave of consolidation and bankruptcy. In the end, several companies—Ford, GM and Chrysler—won the day, but not because they had better products. Rather, they were bigger, and had bigger marketing budgets and more extensive dealership networks. Unable to compete, good companies went bust.
As the number of car companies dwindled, so did the need to innovate. With Chrysler just a shadow of its former self, there are really only two domestic carmakers today, and they have spent much more time and money using their political clout to block efforts in Congress to force them to make better, more efficient and more socially responsible products, than they have devoted to actually competing in the marketplace. They have become "too big to fail."
So now we're being asked to bail them out to the tune of tens of billions, and ultimately probably hundreds of billions of dollars.
Okay, I'm willing to agree that it is a good idea for the US to have a domestic car industry, but there is no reason why it should consist or two or three giant companies.
Let's break these companies up into smaller enterprises, each making one nameplate, and let them compete. With smaller, nimbler car companies, we would see quality electric cars at affordable prices in no time, and gas mileage would soar.
While we're at it, let's not stop there. The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department should conduct a broad study of the US economy, looking at every industry, with an eye to busting up every company that is deemed "too big to fail" because of the impact such a failure could have on the broader economy.
"Too big to fail" should mean "too big to exist." It's not just that giant companies put the economy at risk. Their size makes them way too powerful economically and politically, too. (Just look at how Microsoft, a company that has a mediocre product line, has been able to succeed in killing off its competition not by making a better mousetrap, but by simply crushing or buying up those firms that do make better ones.) Politically, breaking up mega companies prevents such monopolistic behavior. It also creates more diversity of interest within each industry, thus providing openings for other political groups—like trade unions, environmentalists, etc.-- to play companies off against each other on particular issues.
While we're at it, let's also break up the huge companies that dominate three crucial sectors of the economy, to the detriment of the public good: energy, the media and the military. Does anyone doubt that the phenomenal rise in energy prices we have been experiencing is related directly to the mergers that have occurred over the last decade in the energy industry? Or that America's endless wars, and its military budget—now equal in size to that of all other military budgets in the world combined—are a direct result of the dominance of several giant military companies—GE, Westinghouse, Boeing, Northrop-Grumman and Raytheon? Finally, if it weren't for all those media mergers, we wouldn't have newspapers closing down all over the place, and we wouldn't have the homogenized, sanitized network news we're stuck with now, either.
The tools are already at hand to tear all these anti-democratic, anti-social and uneconomic corporate monstrosities apart. So let's fire up the legal chainsaws and start cutting them down to size. Instead of bailout, we need to start hearing the word anti-trust in Washington.
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Abstract | This chapter explores the extent to which selected writings of French philosopher Michel Serres and a health care model created by Brian Hodges in the UK can augment and inform the development of social informatics. The volume of Serres' output contrasts markedly with work devoted to Hodges' Health Career - Care Domains – Model. Since the concept of health is universal culturally, and informatics disciplines are emerging fields of practice characterised by indistinct boundaries in terms of theory, policy and practice, various ethnographic and cultural associations will be made. Placing Hodges' model and Serres' work together is not intended to suggest direct equivalence, other than the common themes this author intends to bring to the attention of the social informatics community. Central to the above, is the notion of holistic bandwidth, utilising Hodges' model as a tool to develop and disseminate socio-technical perspectives. |
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Bad omen for Sony e-book store: Sony Connect to phase out music, videos
June 17, 2007 | 2:57 pm
By David Rothman
I hate it, as a reader and writer, when any bookstore closes—either P or E.
Despite my differences with Sony over the issue of its proprietary BBeB e-book format, I'm sorry to hear that company's Connect store will be phasing out music and videos to focus on other products such as the Playstation.
"The eBooks division will remain…as it will be servicing Sony Reader product," reports paidContent.org.
But the death of the e-book-selling side, in time, or at least a severe cutback, wouldn't surprise me. Remember, Sony killed off the Sony Clie line of PDAs in which it had invested years of efforts. Just why should the e-book store be different if it doesn't pay off? We're talking about a company, not a library or philanthropy. Sony was supposed to conquer iTunes, not the other way around, and when that didn't happen, the corporate ax fell.
The Amazon/Mobi steamroller
Point is, Amazon/Mobipocket will offer a zillion more choices in books—an iTunes equivalent—and I suspect that Amazon will let the Mobi format be built into plenty of e-book devices beyond its forthcoming Kindle.
Amazon's plans will strike at the heart of Sony's dream, which was to popularize not just the Reader but also the format and the accompanying Sony-sold content.
In Sony's place, I would reverse course ASAP and try to beat Amazon in the area of full-fledged adoption of the IPDF format, toward which Mobipocket is supposed to be headed anyway. I'd also try work with publishers to develop custom content that would go first on sale at the Connect store. Other than the connection with the Reader, whose customers are a subset (BBeb users) of a subset (e-book readers) of the book market, just why should e-book shoppers patronize the current Sony store, which for the most part has gotten bad reviews?
Good luck on the next Reader, Sony
Meanwhile I'll look forward to the next incarnation of the Sony Reader. I'm keeping an open mind. If Sony lives up to its word and improves search functions and also improves screen contrast sufficiently, then I'll be much more enthusiastic toward the Reader—just as I'll be if Sony backs off from BBeB. Last I knew the reader allowed upgrades to be burned in, so perhaps this is not an impossible vision.
Sony latest deal: "For a limited time, get $149 in eBooks when you authorize your Portable Reader by 7/31/07. $50 toward any eBooks plus credits toward 50 Connect eBook Classics thitles published by Sony CONNECT (a $99.50 value)."
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I always gave sony the thumbs up when it came to e-books, i heard this recently, and it's sad. I really think it would be a bloew to a lot of us sony ebook readers if there was, a boycot on ebook sales (if i can say that). I know i'd be devistated
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Just google it for god sake! Stop being lazy and just search tutorial how to draw naruto characters or something, sheesh.
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Greenfield - The Greenfield Health Department will offer influenza vaccination clinics for residents during October starting with a clinic from 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 4 at its offices in City Hall, 7325 W. Forest Home Ave.
No appointments are necessary, and the cost varies by Medicare eligibility and insurance status.
Those with Medicare Part B coverage only will have the cost of the vaccination billed directly to Medicare and they should bring their Medicare cards to the clinic.
Medicare Advantage plans, such as United HealthCare, AARP Medicare Complete or Humana Gold are not accepted. A receipt can be issued that those with Medicare Advantage plans can directly submit to their plans for reimbursement.
The cost of flu vaccination will be $25 for adults not eligible for Medicare Part B.
The Greenfield Health Department will host a vaccination clinic for children in kindergarten for 4-year-olds through high school seniors on a date in October still to be set.
More information will be available at the department, (414) 329-5275.
Drumstick Dash new family tradition?
West Allis - The Drumstick Dash 5K, a benefit for Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin in what its sponsor hopes will become a new Thanksgiving Day family tradition, is coming to the Wisconsin State Fair Park at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 22.
The 3.1-mile run will take participants around the historic Milwaukee Speedway and past additional landmarks within the State Fair Park. Nonperishable food donations will be collected race day and monetary donations will be accepted prior to the dash for Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin.
The cost is $30 for adults, $20 for ages 5 to 12, and free for ages 4 and younger.
Registration is now open online atDrumstickDashMilwaukee.com.
About 330,000 people in eastern Wisconsin rely on food supplied by Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin each year. The food bank is the largest, private, nonprofit distributor of food in the state.
The event is presented by Balistreri-owned and operated Sendik's Food Markets.
Water main project begins as part of interchange work
West Allis - Crews were to begin work early this week on relocating a water main on Greenfield Avenue between 97th and 101st streets.
The $376,000 project is coordinated with the Zoo Interchange reconstruction.
Relocating the water main off of the freeway bridge this year will allow bridge demolition to start in early 2013. A new bridge and ramps at Greenfield Avenue over Interstate 894/U.S. Highway 45 will be constructed and are slated to open in time for the 2013 Wisconsin State Fair.
Traffic lanes will be open during construction, with intermittent shoulder and sidewalk closures on the north side of Greenfield Avenue from 96th Street to 100th Street. Sidewalk that connects from the corner of Madison Place and 100th Street will be closed long-term. Pedestrians will be re-routed on sidewalk west to 101st Street, north to Madison Place and east to 100th Street.
A graphic of this closure available in the newsroom section ofwww.zoointerchange.wi.gov. Access to businesses and area residents will be maintained.
Martial arts team takes gold, silver
West Allis - The martial arts team of Four Winds Martial Arts, 2038 S. 114th St., West Allis, came home with many honors from international competition in Las Vegas.
They competed in full-contact stickfighting.
Mark Tharnish, 31, West Allis, won a silver medal in padded open weapons fighting, with double sticks. Joel Dietl, 49, Franklin, received a silver medal in live single stick combat, and a gold medal in live double stick fighting. Dietl has been a member of the U.S. National stickfighting team since 1996.
Marshall Caluya, 41, Franklin, won his first gold medal in world competition, in forms, as well as earning a silver medal in single stick padded fighting and a fourth in live single stick fighting.
Team coach and Four Winds master instructor Kelii Sipin, 30, provided an apt demonstration of the force involved in padded stick competition when he suffered a broken hand in his semifinal bout. He nevertheless finished with a bronze medal.
Hannah Burchardt, age 13, of Oconomowoc, brought home a gold medal in padded stick fighting and a silver in live single stick fighting. Her sister Emme Burchardt, age 15, also brought home a gold medal in her age division in padded stick fighting.
Assessments to rise along with construction cost
West Allis - Business and residential property owners who have to help pay for street paving, sidewalk and alley work, as well as a whole range of other work, near their land may find some of those costs a bit higher next year.
Though the consumer price index shows only a small increase in the cost of living, construction costs appear to be on the rise, said Michael Lewis, West Allis director of public works.
The special assessments the city charges will go up 5 percent, based on actual bids the city received, Lewis said. The Common Council last week approved the 5 percent increase for next year.
That increase would mean a property owner would pay $136.35, about $6.50 more, for a 5-foot sidewalk slab next year.
West Allis official leads consortium to national honor
West Allis - The city's Health department director, Darren Rausch, is chairman of a 13-community consortium that was recognized for exceptional emergency preparedness by the National Association of County and City Health Officials.
The organization honored the consortium for being ready to handle large-scale public health emergencies. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took part in the selection process.
The consortium demonstrated that member agencies can work collaboratively to handle bioterrorism events, new epidemics, natural disasters and other public health related emergencies.
Since 2006, only 270 local public health agencies out of about 2,800 health departments across the nation have received the recognition.
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Actor Richard Gere describes the stories behind his guitar collection, which he is selling at Christie's to benefit the Gere Foundation, his non-profit devoted to supporting human rights, HIV-AIDS education and disaster relief. MORE
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Competition films feature movies starring James Franco and Richard Gere.
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The restaurateur is looking to attract a different clientele for his brand of jazzy Italian food, including a lavish antipasto array.
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The actors will be the subject of gala tributes.
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11 Zany Things That Walking Dead Characters Could Do Instead Of Engaging In All-Out War
Could do them? Yes. Would do them? Ehhhhhhhh.
1. They could play Truth or Dare.
You already know what Milton would dare Hershel to do.
2. They could have a themed party.
"Look, I don't know if any of you would be into this idea.. but.. how about we make it a pirate theme?"
3. Andrea could try to give a seminar on how to get good looking, insane men to have relations with you.
"Wowwww. You clearly did not listen to me because you are holding the strap on your messenger bag ALL wrong. See if YOU ever get a man!"
5. Carl could continue to quietly long for Beth while lurking in the shadows.
As he watches Beth stroll through the prison, he thinks, 'Gurl, u r soooo fine -n- kewl -n- HOT!' *Smirks*
6. Milton could DJ a sick party with all of those records he was using for his experiments.
The Governor: "What about remixes? Think you could learn to scratch records?" Milton: *Confidently raises eyebrows*
7. They could have three-legged races and have Beth signify when to start.
Hershel obviously would not have a leg up on these competitions.
8. Rick could continue chillin' with Lori's ghost.
"No. Wait. You're not real! Wait. No. You're not real!" *Grabs air and caresses it*
9. Daryl could attempt to bring back 90s catchphrases.
Next on his list are phat and as if.
10. Rick could start playing a new game with Carl called "Son, I need to have my hat back."
This would most likely become Carl's least favorite game.
11. The Governor could genuienly welcome them to Woodbury.
Come on in. There are not any head aquariums here and I do not want to murder you.
But, let's get real, this is probably closer to what will actually happen on the season finale.
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A report by PwC reveals that health care organizations believe clinical informatics is a valuable tool for improving patient care.
Health organizations see clinical informatics as an important factor in managing patient care, according to a new
by PwC's U.S. Health Research Institute. Clinical informatics combines technology, patient care, financial reporting and collaborative data sharing. For the March 2 report, called "Needles in a Haystack: Seeking Knowledge With Clinical Informatics," PwC surveyed 600 health management professionals at pharmaceutical companies, provider organizations and health insurers to find out how they're using clinical informatics. In addition, PwC interviewed 30 health care executives to get insight on trends in clinical informatics.
The benefit of clinical informatics is its ability to improve patient outcomes by analyzing patterns in population health. This process is called predictive modeling.
Health care professionals told PwC they strongly believe that informatics could improve the quality of care, with eight in 10 providers reporting that clinical informatics could reduce medical errors. Meanwhile, 61 percent of the health professionals believe the technology could improve population health. As the industry moves from payment per visit to payment for outcomes, clinical informatics will help health care professionals track conditions and patterns in patient populations, PwC reported. Of companies surveyed, 48 percent of providers, 70 percent of insurers and 39 percent of pharmaceutical companies were using clinical informatics to improve care. "They are ramping up this capacity very quickly, and it's core to their mission in delivering health care and serving their members in producing pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices and diagnostics," Daniel Garrett, health information technology practice leader at PwC, told
Meanwhile, 60 percent of providers and 91 percent of insurers considered using clinical informatics to get patients to adhere to their medication schedules as a goal for the next two years. In addition, 71 percent of pharmaceutical companies believed that electronic health records (EHRs) could help them analyze what causes patients' noncompliance with medication. The study also found some barriers to using clinical informatics to help patient care. Although 56 percent of respondents would like to see data standardization, 86 percent considered this a challenge for the health care industry. Of providers and health insurers surveyed, seven in 10 said their top goal was to integrate data from multiple sources, but fewer than half of health care organizations exchange data outside their company. In addition, 87 percent of pharmaceutical companies expressed reservations about the quality of data from EHRs. The PwC research is based on the philosophy of
W. Edwards Deming
, who created the concept of a "closed-loop process" to help companies such as Ford Motor and Toyota use statistical methods to improve manufacturing processes, said Garrett. Just as data from the factory floor can impact how products such as cars are manufactured, patients' feedback to doctors on which treatments worked can improve future health care, he explained. "If you want to decrease cost and up quality, you have to use this data in a closed-loop fashion," said Garrett. "You have to take that digitized medical data and put it in an actionable format and work with the health care community to turn that actionable data into an improved way of delivering health care." Demand in health care IT is shifting from people who can develop EHR applications to health care professionals who can make clinical data actionable, according to Garrett. Doctors are looking to pull data out of EHR applications, he said. Of providers surveyed, 58 percent have hired nurse informaticists, who are trained to interpret medical data. "To be successful, [health professionals] need to develop an integrated approach between the clinical and technical aspects of this," he explained. "It's not just about aggregating and acquiring the data; it's also [about] the process of integrating that data into how doctors deliver care."
Brian T. Horowitz is a freelance technology and health writer as well as a copy editor. Brian has worked on the tech beat since 1996 and covered health care IT and rugged mobile computing for eWEEK since 2010. He has contributed to more than 20 publications, including Computer Shopper, Fast Company, FOXNews.com, More, NYSE Magazine, Parents, ScientificAmerican.com, USA Weekend and Womansday.com, as well as other consumer and trade publications. Brian holds a B.A. from Hofstra University in New York.
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The Effect of Raltegravir on HIV Decay During Primary and Chronic Infection (PINT)
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First Received Date ICMJE | February 28, 2008 | ||||
Last Updated Date | May 23, 2013 | ||||
Start Date ICMJE | March 2008 | ||||
Primary Completion Date | March 2011 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||
Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Mean Change From Baseline Plasma HIV RNA (Log Copies/mL) [ Time Frame: 12 times within 48 weeks. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] change was calculated as the mean of 12 assessments minus the baseline value |
Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Viral RNA decay characteristics in plasma as determined by an ultrasensitive HIV RNA PCR with a limit of detection of 0.4 copies/ml. The decay curves will be compared between the two treatment groups. [ Time Frame: Plasma viral RNA will be measured twice a week for the first 4 weeks then at two weekly intervals until Week 12 then at four weekly intervals until Week 24, then at 8 weekly intervals until Week 40 with a final visit at Week 52. ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ] | ||||
Change History | Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00641641 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site | ||||
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
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Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
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Brief Title ICMJE | The Effect of Raltegravir on HIV Decay During Primary and Chronic Infection | ||||
Official Title ICMJE | An Open Label Study to Examine the Characteristics of HIV Decay Following Introduction of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Including Raltegravir During Primary and Chronic HIV Infection | ||||
Brief Summary | The purpose of this study is to measure the decay characteristics of HIV in the blood of patients after taking a combination of anti-HIV drugs, which includes a new class of anti-HIV drug, an integrase inhibitor. This study explores how this new combination of therapy reduces virus in various compartments of the body and immune system. |
Detailed Description | The study is an open-label study of 3-years duration. This study will be conducted at 4 study sites in Sydney, Australia. Sixteen participants will be recruited comprising 8 participants diagnosed with primary HIV infection (Cohort A) and 8 individuals with chronic HIV infection (Cohort B). All patients must be antiretroviral therapy (ART) naïve and will commence a regimen of combination ART consisting of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and emtricitabine (TDF/FTC; Truvada) plus the integrase inhibitor, raltegravir. Subjects will be followed for three years with intensive quantification of both plasma RNA and cell associated DNA viral species. |
Study Type ICMJE | Interventional | ||||
Study Phase | Not Provided | ||||
Study Design ICMJE | Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Condition ICMJE | HIV Infection | ||||
Intervention ICMJE | Drug: Tenofovir + emtricitabine + raltegravir.
TDF 300mg once daily + FTC 200mg once daily + RAL 400mg twice daily.
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Study Arm (s) | Experimental: antiretroviral therapy
tenofovir (TDF) + emtricitabine (FTC) as a fixed dose combination administered orally once per day and raltegravir (RAL) administered orally twice per day.
Intervention: Drug: Tenofovir + emtricitabine + raltegravir. |
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Recruitment Information | |||||
Recruitment Status ICMJE | Completed | ||||
Enrollment ICMJE | 16 | ||||
Completion Date | June 2011 | ||||
Primary Completion Date | March 2011 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||
Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion Criteria:
Cohort A: Primary HIV infection: Documented acute or early infection diagnosed by: Acute infection: < 3 bands on Western Blot and any one of: i. positive p24 antigen ii. positive proviral DNA Early infection: i. Positive detuned or BED ELISA result OR ii. Previously negative serology within 6 months of confirmed positive serology. Cohort B: Chronic HIV infection: Documented HIV-infection of at least 12 months duration. Exclusion Criteria:
Gender | Both | ||||
Ages | 18 Years and older | ||||
Accepts Healthy Volunteers | No | ||||
Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | ||||
Listed Location Countries ICMJE | Australia | ||||
Removed Location Countries | |||||
Administrative Information | |||||
NCT Number ICMJE | NCT00641641 | ||||
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | PINT01 | ||||
Has Data Monitoring Committee | Yes | ||||
Responsible Party | CSajjadi, Kirby Institute | ||||
Study Sponsor ICMJE | Kirby Institute | ||||
Collaborators ICMJE | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. | ||||
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Information Provided By | Kirby Institute | ||||
Verification Date | May 2013 | ||||
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