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Some Personal & Education Info
I was born in Italy and grew up in the country-side near Lucca. At age 16 I moved with my family to San Francisco, where I lived for a couple of years while finishing high-school. I attended UC Davis 1980-83, earning a degree in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering. At Davis I met my (Italian) wife and my first daughter was born.
I decided I liked airfoil (aerofoil, in the UK) design and analysis and enrolled in postgraduate school at Penn State, where I completed a Master's in 1987 and a PhD (funded by NASA) in 1990, both in Aerospace Engineering (low-speed aerodynamics). I can't remember the name of this airfoil and am not sure who designed it, but it looks like it was designed for a General Aviation airplane. My second daughter and son were born in Pennsylvania.
My Current Research Interests
I am active in both social science and computer science/mathematics
• Social theory (Giddens, Foucault, …). I drew this figure a few years ago and have been working on identifying and deploying theoretical arguments to prop it up. The current front-runner is as 'the kernel of a Foucauldian "apparatus" for the knowledge society' (Dini, Iqani and Mansell, 2011):
• ICT, innovation and development (musings on modernity, …). One of the most important insights I gained at LSE has been that "innovation" is not just about science, technology, and business. It is mostly about governance. The rest follows, in due course.
(from: Rivera Leon, Kataishi and Dini, forthcoming)
• Epistemological dialogues (critical engagement with complexity science, …). Very difficult to understand each other across some disciplines. For example, when attempting to relate objectivist to subjectivist traditions it is tempting to rely on the concept of "translation". My own structuralist/modernist "upbringing" would make me jump at the opportunity to seek common ground (e.g. a shared meta-model that can be instantiated into the different disciplines), but I hesitate because such an approach could hardly be constructivist. Without the constructivist dimension we lose much of the social hermeneutics, whereas without models we lose much of the ability to interface to the immutability of objective physical law. So both are needed in a joint interdisciplinary effort, but they remain incommensurate. In other words, we are not talking about translating the same concept into two different languages; we are talking about relating two different concepts, which happen to be favoured by the two disciplinary viewpoints in question. In spite of these epistemological challenges, at a more applied level software appears to be able to sit comfortably between these two worlds, as shown in the figure
(Dini, Iqani and Mansell, 2011).
• Mathematics of bio-computing (biological symmetries, algebraic structures of automata, symbolic dynamics, …).
(from: Dini, Schreckling and Horvath, 2010)
While studying fluid mechanics I was introduced to the mathematical concept of symmetry through the particularly elegant similarity solution to the boundary-layer equations for laminar flow on a flat plate. Probably because my father was an architect I had always been intrigued by symmetry, so I could tell that was an important moment and that symmetry would stay with me. My mother, on the other hand, studied classics and was a teacher of Italian literature and history, so I think my interest in writing, language, and critical analysis comes from her.
The spinning figures below are the Platonic solids, which are useful for visualising symmetries. A symmetry is an invertible transformation that leaves some property of a mathematical object invariant. It is a truth universally acknowledged that the invertible transformations of a mathematical object that leave some property of its structure invariant form a group. The groups that are visualised by the Platonic solids show up in automata used to model cell metabolic pathways.
Some Professional Experience
From 1992 to 1997 I taught undergraduate physics at Carleton College and St Olaf College, Minnesota. During this time I continued to do research in low-speed aerodynamics, specifically in the analysis and design of wind turbine airfoils. I acted as a consultant for NREL and for two small wind turbine companies.
My more theoretical research centred around the analysis of a chaotic oscillator and the study of integrability of non-linear systems in general (especially from the perspective of Lie groups). The figure shows two snap-shots of the time-dependent (effective) potential used to visualise the behaviour of one such non-linear system. The state of the system is the red 'ball' rolling on this surface under the action of gravity.
In 1997 I switched to electronics and worked for a wearable computer start-up, ViA, for 3 years. At ViA I led a DARPA project to develop a 'Dick Tracy watch', i.e. a wrist-worn thin client for the ViA wearable computer (the figure shows the flexible motherboard of this interesting device). Years later I found out that our prototype was the first Bluetooth implementation in the US.
In 2000 I moved back to Europe (London) and for a year worked at Philips Research Laboratories, near Gatwick, in the Software Applications and Testing group.
Embryonic Social Science Triggers
At Philips I worked with some people from Philips Design on a prototype for portable (MP3) audio and for the first time saw technology from a completely different point of view: users were at the centre. I learned a bit about interaction design, industrial design, GUI design, user testing, and focus groups. Our prototype did not look at all like the iPod :).
In 2001 I moved to Dublin, where I took up a job as research group leader at Media Lab Europe (a collaboration between MIT and the Irish government). My group was called Dynamic Interactions and was looking at many forms of self-organisation: self-assembly of proteins around carbon nanotubes, swarms of software agents, resource sharing and optimisation in wireless networks from a game-theoretical point of view, biological software design patterns, qualitative social research in support of the deployment of a wireless network in the centre of Dublin, social construction of community identity through interactive narrative spaces accessible through the same wireless network, media literacy in disadvantaged communities.
In 2003 I moved back to London and joined the LSE Department of Media and Communications as a Senior Research Fellow, funded by the EU Integrated Project Digital Business Ecosystem (DBE), and started working with Prof Robin Mansell on what I gradually discovered to be the political economy of new media. Since DBE I led or participated in 9 additional projects:
BIONETS – Biologically-Inspired Networks and Services, Integrated Project (DG INFSO), Workpackage Leader (ended in Feb 2010; through LSE)
EULAKS – Connecting Research on the Knowledge Society between the European Union and Latin American and Caribbean Countries, Support Action (DG RESEARCH), Workpackage Leader (ended in October 2010; through LSE)
OPAALS, OPAALS-OKS – Open Philosophies for Associative Autopoietic Digital Ecosystems, Network of Excellence (DG INFSO), Coordinator (ended August 2010; through LSE)
SEQUOIA – Socio-Economic Impact Assessment for Research Projects, Support Action (DG CNECT), Coordinator (ended April 2012; through LSE)
EINS – Network of Excellence in Internet Science (DG CNECT), Research Partner (currently active; through LSE)
BIOMICS – Biological and Mathematical Basis of Interaction Computing, STREP (DG CNECT), Coordinator (currently active, through UH)
COMPARE – Interdisciplinary Exploration of Self-Organization in Practice, EINS Open Call Mini-Project (DG CNECT), Research Partner (currently active; through LSE). COMPARE is about the intersections between urban development, participatory design, community currencies, political theory, institutional economics, economic anthropology, and the Internet.
STRUCTNET – Algebraic Structure of Networks, EINS Open Call Mini-Project (DG CNECT), Coordinator (currently active; through LSE). In this project we are exploring connections between semigroups and graphs, generalisations of the eigenspectrum of graphs, and functions defined on graphs (for example Fourier series on groups following Audrey Terras's work).
OpenLaws.eu – OpenLaws.eu aims at opening access to existing legal information systems and proactively involving and integrating our target groups, i.e. communities of individuals and businesses, legal professionals and public bodies. Open innovation, mass customization, big data analysis, social features and social networks are already highly successful in other markets and we want to introduce them in the legal domain on a European scale. Based on open data, open source software and open innovation principles we are adding a "social layer" to the existing "institutional layer" of legal information systems. STREP (DG JUSTICE), Research Partner (starting in 2014, 2 years, through LSE)
Since January 2008 I have been affiliated also to the Biocomputation Laboratory (School of Computer Science) at the University of Hertfordshire, and in particular working with Prof Chrystopher Nehaniv's group on biologically-inspired computing ideas and models. My hope is to be able to continue to develop two separate and largely independent disciplinary identities at LSE and UH, at each institution pursuing a different kind of intensely theoretical and interdisciplinary research.
Some Publications
Dini, P (Unpublished). Community Currencies and the Quantification of Social Value in the Digital Economy. LSE e-prints
Passani, A, Monacciani, F, Van Der Graaf, S, Spagnoli, F, Bellini, F, Debicki, M and Dini, P. SEQUOIA: A Methodology for the Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of Software-as-a-Service and Internet of Services Research Projects, Research Evaluation. In press. Online full text
Dini, P, Nehaniv, CL, Egri-Nagy, A, Schilstra, MJ (2013). Exploring the Concept of Interaction Computing through the Discrete Algebraic Analysis of the Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction, BioSystems, 112(2), 145-162. LSE e-prints
Dini, P, Iqani, M, and Mansell, RE (2011). The (Im)Possibility of Interdisciplinarity: Lessons from Constructing a Theoretical Framework for Digital Ecosystems, Journal of Culture, Theory and Critique, 52(1), 3-27. LSE e-prints
Breitstein, L and Dini, P (2011). A Social Constructivist Analysis of the 2007 Banking Crisis: Building Trust and Transparency through Community Currencies, Journal of Banking Regulation. 13(1), 36-62. Web link ; LSE e-prints.
Dini, P, Lombardo, G, Mansell, RE, Razavi, A, Moschoyiannis, S, Krause, P, Nicolai, A and Rivera-Leon, L (2008). Beyond interoperability to digital ecosystems: regional innovation and socio-economic development led by SMEs, International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, Vol 1, No 3.
Darking, ML, Whitley, EA, and Dini, P (2008). Governing Diversity in the Digital Ecosystem, Communications of the ACM, Vol 51, No 10, pp 137-140.
Cipra, B, Dini, P, Kennedy, S, and Kolan, A (1999). Stability of One-Dimensional Inelastic Collision Sequences of Four Balls, Physica D, Vol 125, pp 183-200.
Dini, P, and Maughmer, MD (1994). Locally Interactive Laminar Separation Bubble Model, Journal of Aircraft, Vol 31, No 4, pp 802-810.
Dini, P, Selig, MS, and Maughmer, MD (1992). Simplified Linear Stability Transition Prediction Method for Separated Boundary Layers, AIAA Journal, Vol 30, No 8, pp 1953-1961.
Some Articles in Books
Dini, P, Nehaniv, CL, Egri-Nagy, A, Schilstra, MJ (2012). Algebraic Analysis of the Computation in the Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction, in Lones, M, Smith, SL, Teichmann, S, Naef, F, Walker, JA and Trefzer, MA (Eds) IPCAT2012: 9th International Conference on Information Processing in Cells and Tissues, Springer LNCS 7223, Cambridge, UK, 30 March-2 April, pp 216-224.
Rivera-León, L, Kataishi, R and Dini, P. The Socio-Economics of Digital Ecosystems Research: Policy Analysis and Methodological Tools from an Argentinean Case Study. In Innovation Support in Latin America and Europe: Theory, Practice and Policy in Innovation and Innovation Systems, selected papers from the 1st ISLAE Conference, Glasgow Caledonian University, 3-4 December 2009. Ashgate. Forthcoming.
Dini, P and Schreckling, D (2010). A Research Framework for Interaction Computing, in Colugnati, FAB, Lopes, LCR and Barretto, SFA (Eds), Digital Ecosystems: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference, OPAALS 2010, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil, 22-23 March, Springer LNICST, pp 224-244.
Dini, P, Schreckling, D and Horvath G (2010). Algebraic and Categorical Framework for Interaction Computing and Symbiotic Security. In Altman, E, Dini, P, Miorandi, D and Schreckling, D (eds), Paradigms for Biologically-Inspired Autonomic Networks and Services: The BIONETS Project eBook. Available from: http://www.bionets.eu.
A Egri-Nagy, A, Dini, P, Nehaniv, CL and Schilstra, MJ (2010). Transformation Semigroups as Constructive Dynamical Spaces, in Colugnati, FAB, Lopes, LCR and Barretto, SFA (Eds), Digital Ecosystems: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference, OPAALS 2010, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil, 22-23 March, Springer LNICST, pp 245-265.
Recent Conference Papers
Dini, Paolo and Sartori, Laura (2013). Science as social construction: an inter-epistemological dialogue between two internet scientists on the inter-epistemological structure of internet science, part 1. In: International Conference on Internet science, Brussels, April 9-11, 2013: conference proceedings. The FP7 European Network of Excellence in Internet Science, pp. 42-51. LSE e-prints
Dini, Paolo and Tiropanis, Thanassis (2013). The evolving dynamics of the internet layered architecture: innovation, net neutrality and the interdependence of structure and function. In: International Conference on Internet science, Brussels, April 9-11, 2013: conference proceedings. The FP7 European Network of Excellence in Internet Science, pp. 203-208. LSE e-prints
Dini, Paolo and Nehaniv, Chrystopher L. (2013). Diamond condition for commuting adjacency matrices of directed and undirected graphs. In: International Conference on Internet science, Brussels, April 9-11, 2013: conference proceedings. The FP7 European Network of Excellence in Internet Science, pp. 88-97. LSE e-prints
An Interesting Report
Dini, P, Milne C and Milne R (2012). Costs and Benefits of Superfast Broadband in the UK, LSE Enterprise report written for Convergys Smart Revenue Solutions. Click here
|If I were a Springer-Verlag Graduate Text in Mathematics, I would be David Eisenbud's Commutative Algebra with a view towards Algebraic Geometry. I am an attempt to write on commutative algebra in a way that includes the geometric ideas that played a great role in its formation; with a view, in short, towards Algebraic Geometry. I cover the material that graduate students studying Algebraic Geometry — and in particular those studying the book Algebraic Geometry by Robin Hartshorne — should know. The reader should have had one year of basic graduate algebra.Which Springer GTM would you be? The Springer GTM Test


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Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ Recipients 2013
The Outstanding Patient Experience Award recognizes hospitals for patient satisfaction based on a survey of questions about doctor and nurse communication, hospital cleanliness and noise levels, and medication and post-discharge care instructions. Higher patient ratings can indicate higher quality of care with lower rates of medical errors.
|East Alabama Medical Center
|Opelika, AL
|Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital
|Phenix City, AL
|Russell Medical Center
|Alexander City, AL
|Saint Vincent's Birmingham
|Birmingham, AL
|Thomas Hospital
|Fairhope, AL
|UAB Hospital
|Birmingham, AL
|No hospitals in this state received this award.
|Dignity Health - Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
|Gilbert, AZ
|Kingman Regional Medical Center
|Kingman, AZ
|Mayo Clinic Hospital
|Phoenix, AZ
|Arkansas Heart Hospital
|Little Rock, AR
|Arkansas Surgical Hospital
|North Little Rock, AR
|Nea Baptist Memorial Hospital
|Jonesboro, AR
|Ouachita County Medical Center
|Camden, AR
|Physicians' Specialty Hospital
|Fayetteville, AR
|Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
|Monterey, CA
|Eisenhower Medical Center
|Rancho Mirage, CA
|Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital
|Fresno, CA
|Fresno Surgical Hospital
|Fresno, CA
|Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
|Newport Beach, CA
|Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center
|Downey, CA
|Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center
|Santa Clara, CA
|Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center
|Santa Rosa, CA
|Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center
|Woodland Hills, CA
|Mercy Medical Center Mount Shasta
|Mount Shasta, CA
|Novato Community Hospital
|Novato, CA
|PIH Health Hospital - Whittier
|Whittier, CA
|Patients' Hospital of Redding
|Redding, CA
|Scripps Green Hospital
|La Jolla, CA
|Sharp Coronado Hospital
|Coronado, CA
|Sharp Memorial Hospital
|San Diego, CA
|St. Helena Hospital
|Saint Helena, CA
|Sutter Davis Hospital
|Davis, CA
|Sutter Tracy Community Hospital
|Tracy, CA
|Tahoe Forest Hospital
|Truckee, CA
|Animas Surgical Hospital
|Durango, CO
|Centura Health - Avista Adventist Hospital
|Louisville, CO
|Good Samaritan Medical Center
|Lafayette, CO
|Longmont United Hospital
|Longmont, CO
|Lutheran Medical Center
|Wheat Ridge, CO
|McKee Medical Center
|Loveland, CO
|Medical Center of the Rockies
|Loveland, CO
|Mercy Regional Medical Center
|Durango, CO
|Montrose Memorial Hospital
|Montrose, CO
|North Colorado Medical Center
|Greeley, CO
|Poudre Valley Hospital
|Fort Collins, CO
|Valley View Hospital
|Glenwood Springs, CO
|Middlesex Hospital
|Middletown, CT
|Midstate Medical Center
|Meriden, CT
|No hospitals in this state received this award.
District of Columbia
|No hospitals in this state received this award.
|Baptist Medical Center Nassau
|Fernandina Beach, FL
|Doctors Hospital
|Coral Gables, FL
|Florida Hospital Oceanside
|Ormond Beach, FL
|Gulf Breeze Hospital
|Gulf Breeze, FL
|Homestead Hospital
|Homestead, FL
|Mariners Hospital
|Tavernier, FL
|Mayo Clinic
|Jacksonville, FL
|Memorial Hospital Miramar
|Miramar, FL
|Sacred Heart Hospital On the Emerald Coast
|Miramar Beach, FL
|Sacred Heart Hospital On the Gulf
|Port Saint Joe, FL
|UF Health Shands Hospital
|Gainesville, FL
|Emory University Hospital
|Atlanta, GA
|Gordon Hospital
|Calhoun, GA
|Meadows Regional Medical Center
|Vidalia, GA
|Northeast Georgia Medical Center
|Gainesville, GA
|Northside Hospital
|Atlanta, GA
|Northside Medical Center
|Columbus, GA
|Redmond Regional Medical Center
|Rome, GA
|St. Mary's Health Care System
|Athens, GA
|Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton
|Carrollton, GA
|Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica
|Villa Rica, GA
|Union General Hospital
|Blairsville, GA
|Castle Medical Center
|Kailua, HI
|Pali Momi Medical Center
|Aiea, HI
|Straub Clinic and Hospital
|Honolulu, HI
|Wilcox Memorial Hospital
|Lihue, HI
|Gritman Medical Center
|Moscow, ID
|Northwest Specialty Hospital
|Post Falls, ID
|Treasure Valley Hospital
|Boise, ID
|Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
|Lincoln, IL
|Carle Foundation Hospital
|Urbana, IL
|Cgh Medical Center
|Sterling, IL
|Gibson Area Hospital and Health Services
|Gibson City, IL
|Good Samaritan Regional Health Center
|Mount Vernon, IL
|HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital
|Breese, IL
|Illinois Valley Community Hospital
|Peru, IL
|Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital
|Dixon, IL
|Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
|Carbondale, IL
|Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers
|Morris, IL
|Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital
|Winfield, IL
|Osf Saint Joseph Medical Center
|Bloomington, IL
|Rochelle Community Hospital
|Rochelle, IL
|Saint Joseph Memorial Hospital
|Murphysboro, IL
|St. Mary's Hospital
|Centralia, IL
|Unity Point Health Methodist
|Peoria, IL
|Floyd Valley Hospital
|Le Mars, IA
|Grinnell Regional Medical Center
|Grinnell, IA
|Iowa Specialty Hospital-Belmond
|Belmond, IA
|Mary Greeley Medical Center
|Ames, IA
|Mercy Iowa City
|Iowa City, IA
|Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
|Cedar Rapids, IA
|Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque
|Dubuque, IA
|Pella Regional Health Center
|Pella, IA
|Stewart Memorial Community Hospital
|Lake City, IA
|The Finley Hospital
|Dubuque, IA
|Trinity Bettendorf
|Bettendorf, IA
|Trinity Regional Medical Center
|Fort Dodge, IA
|Kansas Heart Hospital
|Wichita, KS
|Kansas Medical Center
|Andover, KS
|Lawrence Memorial Hospital
|Lawrence, KS
|Manhattan Surgical Hospital
|Manhattan, KS
|Mercy Regional Health Center
|Manhattan, KS
|Newton Medical Center
|Newton, KS
|Saint Luke's South Hospital
|Overland Park, KS
|Salina Regional Health Center
|Salina, KS
|Salina Surgical Hospital
|Salina, KS
|Shawnee Mission Medical Center
|Shawnee Mission, KS
|The University of Kansas Hospital
|Kansas City, KS
|The University of Kansas Hospital – Indian Creek Campus
|Overland Park, KS
|Baptist Health Lexington
|Lexington, KY
|Baptist Health Louisville
|Louisville, KY
|King's Daughters Medical Center
|Ashland, KY
|Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital
|Ashland, KY
|Pikeville Medical Center
|Pikeville, KY
|Saint Joseph London
|London, KY
|Westlake Regional Hospital
|Columbia, KY
|Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital
|Alexandria, LA
|Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital
|Hammond, LA
|Delhi Hospital
|Delhi, LA
|Desoto Regional Health System
|Mansfield, LA
|Doctors Hospital at Deer Creek
|Leesville, LA
|Fairway Medical Surgical Hospital
|Covington, LA
|Green Clinic Surgical Hospital
|Ruston, LA
|Heart Hospital of Lafayette
|Lafayette, LA
|Lafayette General Medical Center
|Lafayette, LA
|Louisiana Heart Hospital
|Lacombe, LA
|Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
|Baton Rouge, LA
|P&S Surgical Hospital
|Monroe, LA
|Physicians Medical Center
|Houma, LA
|Saint Elizabeth Hospital
|Gonzales, LA
|Southern Surgical Hospital
|Slidell, LA
|Specialists Hospital Shreveport
|Shreveport, LA
|St. Tammany Parish Hospital
|Covington, LA
|The NeuroMedical Center-Surgical Hospital
|Baton Rouge, LA
|Thibodaux Regional Medical Center
|Thibodaux, LA
|Willis Knighton Bossier Health Center
|Bossier City, LA
|Willis Knighton Medical Center
|Shreveport, LA
|Inland Hospital
|Waterville, ME
|Maine Coast Memorial Hospital
|Ellsworth, ME
|Mercy Hospital
|Portland, ME
|Mid Coast Hospital
|Brunswick, ME
|Miles Memorial Hospital
|Damariscotta, ME
|Mount Desert Island Hospital
|Bar Harbor, ME
|Redington - Fairview General Hospital
|Skowhegan, ME
|Saint Joseph Hospital
|Bangor, ME
|Southern Maine Health Care
|Biddeford, ME
|York Hospital
|York, ME
|Anne Arundel Medical Center
|Annapolis, MD
|Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
|Boston, MA
|Brigham and Women's Hospital
|Boston, MA
|Clinton Hospital Association
|Clinton, MA
|Fairview Hospital
|Great Barrington, MA
|Massachusetts General Hospital
|Boston, MA
|Mount Auburn Hospital
|Cambridge, MA
|New England Baptist Hospital
|Boston, MA
|Newton - Wellesley Hospital
|Newton, MA
|Winchester Hospital
|Winchester, MA
|St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea
|Chelsea, MI
|Allegan General Hospital
|Allegan, MI
|Bronson Methodist Hospital
|Kalamazoo, MI
|Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
|West Bloomfield, MI
|Holland Hospital
|Holland, MI
|Lakeland Hospital, Watervliet
|Watervliet, MI
|McLaren - Northern Michigan
|Petoskey, MI
|Mercy Health Saint Mary's Campus
|Grand Rapids, MI
|Mercy Hospital Grayling
|Grayling, MI
|Metro Health Hospital
|Wyoming, MI
|Munson Medical Center
|Traverse City, MI
|North Ottawa Community Hospital
|Grand Haven, MI
|Oaklawn Hospital
|Marshall, MI
|Sparrow Carson Hospital
|Carson City, MI
|Sparrow Clinton Hospital
|Saint Johns, MI
|Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital
|Zeeland, MI
|St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor
|Ypsilanti, MI
|UP Health System - Portage Health - Hancock Campus
|Hancock, MI
|Bigfork Valley Hospital
|Bigfork, MN
|CHI St. Joseph's Health
|Park Rapids, MN
|Cuyuna Regional Medical Center
|Crosby, MN
|Douglas County Hospital
|Alexandria, MN
|Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center
|Brainerd, MN
|HealthEast Care System - Woodwinds Health Campus
|Woodbury, MN
|Lakeview Hospital
|Stillwater, MN
|Mayo Clinic Health System - New Prague
|New Prague, MN
|Mayo Clinic Hospital - Saint Mary's Campus
|Rochester, MN
|Mayo Clinic Methodist Hospital
|Rochester, MN
|New Ulm Medical Center
|New Ulm, MN
|Northfield Hospital
|Northfield, MN
|Redwood Area Hospital
|Redwood Falls, MN
|Rice Memorial Hospital
|Willmar, MN
|Ridgeview Medical Center
|Waconia, MN
|Saint Cloud Hospital
|Saint Cloud, MN
|Saint Francis Regional Medical Center
|Shakopee, MN
|King's Daughters Medical Center - Brookhaven
|Brookhaven, MS
|North Mississippi Medical Center
|Tupelo, MS
|Boone Hospital Center
|Columbia, MO
|Capital Region Medical Center
|Jefferson City, MO
|Hannibal Regional Hospital
|Hannibal, MO
|Mercy Hospital Saint Louis
|Saint Louis, MO
|SSM Saint Clare Health Center
|Fenton, MO
|SSM Saint Joseph Hospital West
|Lake Saint Louis, MO
|Saint Francis Medical Center
|Cape Girardeau, MO
|Saint Luke's East Hospital
|Lees Summit, MO
|Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
|Kansas City, MO
|Saint Luke's North Hospital - Barry Road
|Kansas City, MO
|Southeast Health
|Cape Girardeau, MO
|St. Luke's Hospital
|Chesterfield, MO
|Bozeman Health
|Bozeman, MT
|Avera Saint Anthony's Hospital
|Oneill, NE
|Bryan Health Medical Center - East
|Lincoln, NE
|CHI Health Bergan Mercy
|Omaha, NE
|CHI Health Good Samaritan
|Kearney, NE
|CHI Health Immanuel
|Omaha, NE
|CHI Health Lakeside
|Omaha, NE
|CHI Health Midlands
|Papillion, NE
|CHI Health Nebraska Heart
|Lincoln, NE
|CHI Health St. Francis
|Grand Island, NE
|Faith Regional Health Services- West
|Norfolk, NE
|Midwest Surgical Hospital
|Omaha, NE
|Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital
|Omaha, NE
|The Nebraska Methodist Hospital
|Omaha, NE
|No hospitals in this state received this award.
New Hampshire
|Catholic Medical Center
|Manchester, NH
|Concord Hospital
|Concord, NH
|Frisbie Memorial Hospital
|Rochester, NH
|Monadnock Community Hospital
|Peterborough, NH
New Jersey
|Deborah Heart and Lung Center
|Browns Mills, NJ
New Mexico
|No hospitals in this state received this award.
New York
|NewYork-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital
|Cortlandt Manor, NY
|Northern Westchester Hospital
|Mount Kisco, NY
|Putnam Hospital Center
|Carmel, NY
|Saint Francis Hospital Roslyn
|Roslyn, NY
North Carolina
|Carolinas HealthCare System University
|Charlotte, NC
|Carolinas Medical Center - Mercy
|Charlotte, NC
|Carolinas Medical Center - Northeast
|Concord, NC
|Catawba Valley Medical Center
|Hickory, NC
|Cleveland Regional Medical Center
|Shelby, NC
|Columbus Regional Healthcare System
|Whiteville, NC
|Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital
|Pinehurst, NC
|Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
|Elkin, NC
|Mission Health
|Asheville, NC
|New Hanover Regional Medical Center
|Wilmington, NC
|Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
|Bolivia, NC
|Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
|Huntersville, NC
|Park Ridge Health
|Hendersonville, NC
|Transylvania Regional Hospital
|Brevard, NC
|University of North Carolina Hospital
|Chapel Hill, NC
|Vidant Chowan Hospital
|Edenton, NC
|Vidant Medical Center
|Greenville, NC
North Dakota
|No hospitals in this state received this award.
|Blanchard Valley Hospital
|Findlay, OH
|Christ Hospital
|Cincinnati, OH
|Cleveland Clinic
|Cleveland, OH
|Dublin Methodist Hospital
|Dublin, OH
|Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery
|Lima, OH
|Magruder Hospital
|Port Clinton, OH
|Mary Rutan Hospital
|Bellefontaine, OH
|Mercy Health - Clermont Hospital
|Batavia, OH
|Mercy Health - Fairfield Hospital
|Fairfield, OH
|Mercy Hospital of Defiance
|Defiance, OH
|Mercy Saint Anne Hospital
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|OhioHealth Shelby Hospital
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|Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center
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|Advanced Surgical Hospital
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|Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Eastern Regional Medical Center
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|Chester County Hospital
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|Coordinated Health - Allentown
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|Coordinated Health - Bethlehem
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|Lewisburg, PA
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|York, PA
|Paoli Hospital
|Paoli, PA
|Surgical Institute of Reading
|Wyomissing, PA
Rhode Island
|Miriam Hospital
|Providence, RI
|South County Hospital
|Wakefield, RI
South Carolina
|Bon Secours St. Francis Health System - St. Francis - Downtown
|Greenville, SC
|Greer Memorial Hospital
|Greer, SC
|McLeod Health - McLeod Regional Medical Center
|Florence, SC
|Musc Medical Center
|Charleston, SC
|Patewood Memorial Hospital
|Greenville, SC
|Roper Hospital
|Charleston, SC
|Roper St. Francis Healthcare - Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital
|Charleston, SC
|Self Regional Healthcare
|Greenwood, SC
|Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals
|Columbia, SC
|Spartanburg Medical Center
|Spartanburg, SC
|Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital
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South Dakota
|Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
|Sioux Falls, SD
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|Same Day Surgery Center
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|Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery
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Use a Pirouline cookie (you can find them anywhere a box of 10 at Dollar General are $1)
I cut hole through the center of marshmallows and strawberries then placed a blueberry on top.
Super easy and tasty.
HOWEVER -- they will need a plate or napkin because the cookies can crumble.
NOTE -- you can't make these too far in advance because the strawberry juice will dissolve the wafer part of the cookie.


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Andrew has been involved with the sacred fire circle community for over 15 years, serving as a fire tender, drummer, dancer, and all around instigator of fun. This year Andrew is leading the fire circle infrastructure team, and is looking forward to being covered in lamp oil soot, peat dust, wood chips, and honest sweat on a daily basis. When not circling a fire, Andrew is a doctoral student at UCLA studying cognitive neuroscience.
Bright Hawk is an inspired and inspiring story teller, djembe drummer, performer, teacher and playful spirit. Bright Hawk truly shows up for the participants and organizers of any festival she attends. She shares her expansive and playful spirit with the all night Fire Circle and drumming communities she is a part of.
In 1994 Bright Hawk began performing with Mz. imani and Rhythm Alive! She has performed with Circle Skin and Bone, Sister Adsum, Jeff McBride, Abbi Spinner, and Billy Wo ...more
Dana Mari is delighted to be "tending fire" in the kitchen at Phoenix Fire this year, helping to prepare your meals with love. Dana's spiritual path is one of songcraft and devoted bhakti service to the Beloved in each of you. She tends a hearth in the Rogue Valley of Southern Oregon, where she is an active facilitator in the women's spirituality community. Dana has been working on a team over the past year to establish a strong national program for the Fans With Cans ...more
Devra Gregory, AKA DevRa (Dev) lives in the San Diego area. Her life's passion has been in the area of dance and the performing arts, from classical ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, African dance, to impersonation. She also studied music as a youth and feels the link between dance and music is inseparable.
As her spirituality transitioned from traditional Judaism to a more Pagan perspective, her dancing also expanded, connecting with the spiritual nature of dance and movement, and ...more
Heather Munro Pierce is a modern day temple dancer who has led inspirational, transformative and healing movement since 1988. In addition to a wide range of dance exploration, she has studied Anthropology and Religion at UC Berkeley and completed a four-year program in Spiritual and Consciousness Studies. Her passion springs from her own experience with dance as a path to healing, health and wholeness.
James L. Bianchi, Esq. is among the first graduating students from the oldest public interest law school in the country, New College of California, School of Law and is best described as a community activist. Over the years he has been on Boards and Commissions, or founded non-profit corporations, that operate homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, sexual assault programs, drug treatment programs, legal aid offices, and after school programs for elementary school children. Jim practic ...more
Jason is a self proclaimed student of the Mysteries. Having studied and practiced Shamanism for over thirty years, he has also studied many of the worlds religions. These include both Christian and Earthbased. (As a healer, it helps to know about those you are healing.) He was trained as a Combat Paramedic while serving with the USArmy counter terrorism group. He is also trained and certified as a Rape, Crisis, and Family councelor. Jason was a member of the Firedance team since its begining ...more
Jason Cohen first began exploring his relationship to energy or chi at the age of 13. Now at 40, he helps develop community, and builds and holds sacred space for healing and expressive arts rituals. Jason began facilitating full moon sweat lodges in Jamaica Plain in December of 2001. He is the executive producer of "Forestdance", which began in Georgia in 2003, visited five states, and is currently a week long and occurs annually over Labor Day in Massachusetts, and during mid Feb. in Costa ...more
Jasper finds inspiration from cooking, knitting, tending fires, building things with her hands and spending time with inspiring people. Currently, she resides in Berkeley, CA with her husband, Tao, and is self-employed as a FileMaker database developer.
Jasper is honored to have been part of the birth of Phoenix Fire in 2006 and has been on the council since then.
Jimi Two Feathers, co-founder of Earth Drum Council, is a teacher, facilitator, and community organizer who has been building drum and dance community for over thirty years. In addition to EDC, Jimi is an original member of Dance Free and co-founder of Dance New England. Jimi builds and repairs computers and serves on the Board of Community Change Inc, an anti-racism non-profit in Boston.
I like to cook; I've been busy in the kitchen since I was little. I like to eat; I bet you like to eat too. I also like to play drums... but they don't taste so good, so I promise not to serve any. But I guarantee that I will be making some tasty music in the kitchen for you all. Isn't that a great idea?
Missy is a Vibrational and Shamanic healer, Awareness-Oriented Massage Therapist, Reiki Master/Teacher, Personal Growth Instructor, Theatrical Lighting Designer and Business Consultant. Her healing work draws from many different practices including movement, sound, breathwork, meditation, visualization, Ipsalu Tantra Kriya Yoga and Transpersonal Psychology. Missy comes to her teaching and healing work from a focused center of compassion, presence and deep listening to create a sacredness of s ...more
Morwen Two Feathers is a drummer, musician, teacher, writer, and facilitator who has been exploring the connections between rhythm, consciousness, and healing for many years. She is co-founder of Earth Drum Council, and has been teaching rhythm since the early nineties throughout the Northeast, including a four-year stint at Tufts University. She is also a consultant in the development of nonprofit and community organizations in her professional life. At the fire circle, as in life, Morwen is ...more
The Pigeon Hawk is a rare bird of the Mystery with a keen sense of Vision and ability to catch his Pray through a startling array spiralacious flight. Often seen around water, especially water that has been enlivened, he is often considered an indicator species for recovering ecosystems, and can sometimes be found teaching Permaculture workshops and tinkering with Flowforms. Pigeon Hawks also seem to have a strange affiliation with mushrooms- especially edible ones that have magickal healin ...more
Rodger Osgood has been drumming since Rites of Spring and the Rainbow Gathering in 1986. He learned traditional drumming of Ghana with Agbekor Drum and Dance Society and has studied with African masters Abubakari Lunna, Godwin Agbeli, Mamady Keita, Mohammed "Joh" Camara. He has been an integral part of Earth Drum Council and the drumming at Rites of Spring and has performed with the Agbekor Drum and Dance Society, Rhythm Alive!, and Circle Skin and Bone.
Shimmering Wolf has been drumming and dancing around fires for 2 decades. He has been a "personal growth junkie" since childhood. As a teenager, he led Parent/Teen Encounter communication workshops with his family, taking the experience for several years to families from houston to Los Angeles.
In the 80s, he studied the Course in Miracles and participated in the Beyond War movement. He became inspired to study Native American wisdom after reading Carlos Castenada's book ...more
Sugoi was first seen walking onto China Grade Road from out of the woods going to camp Cutter with a backpack and pushing a cart that he he walked from Big Basin using trails and fire roads on the way to his first Fire Circle. Magician, trapeze flyer, Techno Mage, meat eater. Sugoi brings an eclectic energy to the fire circle . His first fire circle he started as a mover and shaker. As much as Sugoi love sthe dancing, drumming and chanting around the fire circle he also really enjoy coming to ...more
Sylvia Brallier is director of The Tantric Shamanism Insitute, The School for The Intuitive Healing Arts and a recording artist. She has been teaching healing, tantra, metaphysics, shamanism and Earth spirituality workshops internationally since 1984. Sylvia's work is based on her own experiences with both ancient and new techniques for the evolution of consciousness.
Tao is one of the founders of the Bay Area Spark Collective, a fire spinner, and a proud member of the getting-it-done crew. He spends his days working on open-source software for UC Berkeley (you're using it right now), and his evenings working on the home he shares with Jasper.
In the muggle world, Terence uses black magic for good – by providing P.R. and marketing mind-control to grassroots, national, and global nonprofits. After more than a decade serving environmental and health nonprofits, he returned to his first love: theater. Now he's the director of public relations at a nationally respected theater company and literary manager for an ambitious new playhouse in SF. When he first encountered the fire circle, Terence fell in love with its mix of motion, em ...more
It is in gratitude and love for this Life, for my brothers and sisters of the Fire, for those that have come here before me, those that are yet to find their way here, as well as the purpose that is mine in this lifetime.
This is what brings m ...more


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Oliskin Suomi tosissaan tällanen ;_______;.. <3
the lifeforce you display in your perception and expression ...makes me feel like you see what i see to a profound degree, thank you for your beauty
I'm so pleased you find something from my art!
and i am so grateful for your art heart! the pleasure is truly mine to witness such beauty that comes from your being
amazing...i was waiting till i see your new work!magical....love it!
Hieno , Tuo poro tuossa etualalla on kiva lisäys^^
So vivid and yet so peaceful.
GOD bless
John 3:16
GOD bless
John 3:16
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I just got a gorgeous sorrel pinto about 2 months ago and I was warned that she was a little hyper, which I am now aware of. Her pervious owner kind of abused her and made her very face shy, the owner sold her back to the barn she bought her at and the barn either used her on trail or barrel raced her so she is only really used to going slow and going full out which may add to her always trying to go very fast when I don't want her to and when I try to stop her it takes her a long time and also she kind of bounces and goes crooked. I've accomplished alot with her in these past 2 months, I've gotten to be able to pet her face and clean it and she is some what letting me touch her ears. But this speed is a big issue and eventually when the day is done I am really annoyed that I can't figure it out. Any tips? Maybe a thinner bit? (she rides western by the way)
Heres some pictures of her.
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About Jeff Masters
Dr. Masters co-founded wunderground in 1995. He flew with the NOAA Hurricane Hunters from 1986-1990. Co-blogging with him: Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 2:00 PM GMT on March 28, 2008
Well, today's blog marks my 921st blog since I began blogging in April of 2005. At long last, I've found time to organize my blogs by subject so we can easily find an old blog. This is now a permanent link at the right of my blog page under the "Previous Entries for 2008" section titled, "Complete Archive by Subject--new!" I've broken out my blogs on individual hurricanes and tropical storms for a particular year into their own index page; my busiest year was (duh!) 2005, when I wrote 251 blogs on the individual storms that occurred. My record for most blogs in a month is 68, set in September of 2005.
Greatest hits
I'm not sure how how each blog ranks in terms of number of readers, but below is a list of five blogs I spent the most time working on. These aren't necessarily the blogs I am proudest of. I am still trying to find the right balance between providing unbiased scientific facts and my personal opinions. For the most part, I feel my blogs are most valuable when I allow readers to draw their own conclusions based on the facts presented. For example, I say little on what efforts should be made to slow down global warming. I am not an expert in policy or economics. However, I do get very upset when I hear politicians and scientists lying or distorting the facts, and feel a strong need to speak up when that occurs. Many of the below blogs reflect that passion:
Climate Change: An analysis of Dr. Richard Lindzen's Wall Street Journal op-ed accusing climate scientists of alarmism: Climate of Fear.
Hurricanes: The appalling failure of our elected leaders to prevent the Katrina disaster: Katrina: an unnatural disaster.
Politics: The numbers former National Hurricane Center chief Bill Proenza used to justify replacement of the aging QuikSCAT satellite just didn't add up: Challenging Bill Proenza's QuikSCAT numbers.
Air Pollution: Which is worse--a Category 5 hurricane, or a major air pollution episode? Pick your poison.
Aviation: A flight I took into a hurricane strength 'Noreaster in 1989: Flying into a record 'Noreaster.
Humor: Well, the image of George W. Bush at the National Hurricane Center that appears as the image header for the humor section is from a blog I haven't posted yet. Tune in on Tuesday, April 1, to see a hurricane humor piece I put a rather ridiculous amount of effort into!
Thanks go to all of you who've contributed to the value of this blog by posting intelligent comments, and those who share their weather knowledge and experiences through their own blogs. I also want to thank the many Personal Weather Station owners who upload their data, and the wunderphotographers that share their pictures. I've linked a few of my favorites from past blogs below. I look forward to many more years of blogging!
Jeff Masters
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Junot Díaz burst into the literary world with Drown, a collection of indelible stories that revealed a major new writer with the "eye of a journalist and the tongue of a poet" (Newsweek). His eagerly awaited first novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, arrived like a thunderclap, topping best-of-the-year lists and winning a host of major awards, including the Pulitzer Prize. Now Díaz turns his prodigious talent to the haunting, impossible power of love.
The stories in This Is How You Lose Her, by turns hilarious and devastating, raucous and tender, lay bare the infinite longing and inevitable weaknesses of our all-too-human hearts. They capture the heat of new passion, the recklessness with which we betray what we most treasure, and the torture we go through - "the begging, the crawling over glass, the crying" - to try to mend what we've broken beyond repair. They recall the echoes that intimacy leaves behind, even where we thought we did not care. They teach us the catechism of affections: that the faithlessness of the fathers is visited upon the children; that what we do unto our exes is inevitably done in turn unto us; and that loving thy neighbor as thyself is a commandment more safely honored on platonic than erotic terms. Most of all, these stories remind us that the habit of passion always triumphs over experience, and that "love, when it hits us for real, has a half-life of forever."
©2012 Junot Díaz (P)2012 Penguin Audiobooks
"Junot Diaz the writer, the storyteller = great!"
Always great to read along the text with an audio version of it by your side and this truly was a perfect companion. Glad he took the time and placed great care in his narrating as well!
Immigration lawyer in Kansas City. I like Character driven dramas, fantasy (monsters, magic and witches oh my!) and coming of age stories. Favs include: The Book Thief, The Game of Throne series, Harry Potter Series, Dresden Files, Nightside series, anything by Neil Gaimen, 100 Years of Solitude.
"Junot Diaz is one of the best writers today"
His stories are so beautifully written they make you ache. His characters are painfully flawed and real and vibrant and wonderful. This story, like everything I have read by him was masterful.
"Good story, bad narrating"
The other reviewers are right, this is a book that you'd be better off reading than listening to. The author reads it like he's doing story time for children, it was hard to finish for me. Overall good book, the author should probably just stick to writing.
Junot Diaz stories are in unique first person accounts of modern life,love and death. His prose is visceral and brilliant, providing insight into the Dominican American experience in the Northeastern United States (New York and Boston), but more importantly the constant struggle of the human heart to satisfy both temporal and physical pleasures. Readers gain insight into all these aspects of life while at the same time being entertained by fascinating stories.
"Memorable stories, compelling story writing"
If you're in the mood for effectively written, heart-wrenching contemporary stories that might well leave you feeling sad, this is the collection for you. Note, I listened to the audiobook version, which earns an extra star for the author's earnest narration efforts.
"Relatable and Heart Wrenching"
In perfect form, Junot Diaz relates to readers exactly how you lose her. We've all known guys like Junior. He is a sympathetic character who isn't perfect, isn't always nice, but who, through perfect storytelling, we come to love in spite of his flaws. Diaz as narrator adds the intended flavor to this masterpiece collection of shorts that is simply too good to miss.
"You must learn her.
You must know the reason why she is silent. You must trace her weakest spots. You must write to her. You must remind her that you are there. You must know how long it takes for her to give up. You must be there to hold her when she is about to.
You must love her because many have tried and failed. And she wants to know that she is worthy to be loved, that she is worthy to be kept.
And, this is how you keep her."
"loved it!"
I love the way Junot Diaz reads this book! His personality makes the book come alive and it adds a lot of humor!
"Painful and poetic"
I read the reviews that were saying it was a sexist novel. Of course I didn't believe it because Junot Diaz is definitely is not a sexist. He talks about it and gives examples but how else to do bring up issues? By avoiding them? Seriously people, I don't know what you were thinking while writing this!
I was fascinated my metaphors he uses all over the book, you have to listen to this!
The book is filled with emotions. Great humor, overwhelming pain...
Also Junot is a great narrator!
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the bird is from atticus.
I bought their shirts before.
atleast. I'm pretty sure.
the link doesn't work, but I can promise you that I didn't steal that bird. have the .psd file to prove it.
creepy, very cool!
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WOS Radio: George Stiles & cast at Soho Cinders
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Last night (7 August 2012) almost 100 theatregoers headed to the Soho Theatre for our Outing to the new, full-scale production of Stiles and Drewe's musical Soho Cinders. We were excite
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Last night (25 July) over 100 Whatsonstage.com theatregoers headed to Sadler's Wells for our Outing to Play Without Words, which is devised, directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne
WOS Radio: A Doll's House cast & director at #WOSOuting Q&A
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Last week Whatsonstage.com theatregoers made their way to our Outing to see A Doll's House at the Young Vic. Ibsen's play has been hailed as a triumph of domestic realism, and this
WOS Radio: Focus on English National Opera's Billy Budd
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Fresh from the quarterdeck of HMS Indomitable and David Alden's brand new staging of Britten's Billy Budd able seamen Benedict Nelson, Nicky Spence, and Duncan Rock are shining examples of a ...
WOS Radio: Sadie Frost is Touched by WOS Q&A
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On Wednesday (6 June 2012), our Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers went to see Sadie Frost in Touched... Like a Virgin at the Soho Theatre.Zoe Lewis' follow up one-woman play runs at the Soho Theatre
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Last night (8 May 2012), our Whatsonstage.com theatregoers found themselved in the company of no less than the Archbishop of Canterbury as they attended the West End transfer of David Edgar's Writt
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2016 American Beekeeper Federation 4-H Essay Contest
January 26, 2016
Any 4-H member interested in submitting an essay for the 2016 American Beekeeper Federation 4-H Essay contest should contact their county 4-H educator for contest rules and deadlines. This year's topic is: "Bees and Pollination: How important is it?"
PA 4-H Tote Bags for Sale!
January 25, 2016
This is a look at the 4-H tote bags for sale NOW from PAE4-HA! See the order form posted below for ordering information. Only $7! Orders taken through March 1. The bags will arrive in county offices by April. Shipping options can be chosen.
2016 Baker Scholarship
January 15, 2016
Applications for the 2016 4-H Baker Scholarship in honor of Allen L. and Richard H. Baker are now being accepted.
Statewide 4-H Events
4-H Leaders Symposium
When: February 19-20, 2016
Where: Indiana, PA
2016 Webinar Series - 4-H Horse Program: Policy and Procedures for Extension Educators and Support Staff
When: March 2, 2016
Where: Online webinar
PA Horse World Expo
When: March 3-6, 2016
Where: Harrisburg, PA
2016 Webinar Series - More Than Just Classes, How Show Management, Makes or Breaks the Show! - Part 1
When: March 9, 2016
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Come And Experience Fantastic Panoramic Views Of Lake Auman From Virtually Every Room In This Exquisitely Designed 5Br/4.5Ba Luxury Home. Oversized, To Die For, Gourmet Kitchen Boasts Upgraded Wood Cabinets, Granite And Corian Countertops. Ash Hardwood Floors Throughout House. Elevator, Security System, Dumbwaiter,Custom Made Cabinetry...Too Many To List! Whether Your Passions Is Fishing, Golfing, Boating Or Relaxing By The 1000 Acre Lake...You Will Love This Waterfront Home! A Gated Community Featuring All Types Of Water Activities, Championship 18-Hole Golf Course, 3 Level Clubhouse, Swimming Pool, Tennis Courts With A Moderate Membership Cost. New 30 Acre Park Within Community Features A Clubhouse, Another Swimming Pool, More Tennis Courts, Jogging Trail & Walking Trail. This Is A Short Sale Property. Square Footage Is Approximate & Not Guaranteed. Buyer Is Responsible For Verification.
Listing Date: 09-14-2009
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Pattr and non-interface objects.
Hello all.
Apologies if this has been adressed before, I couldn't find anything directly relating, although I'm sure someone must have wondered this before.
Pattr only seems to work with interface objects, as the help-file states. My performance patch is very very large and most of the workings are totally behind the scene and seperate from the user interface. To save CPU and sometimes space I have done my best not to use interface objects, such as replacing an integer box with the integer object. TO put interface objects to start using pattr would not only take a vast amount of time but would reduce the efficiency of the patch and would make a ridiculously large patch even larger (well over 100 abstractions, some in themselves quite large).
Is there any way to get pattr working with non-interface objects or is there another system that could help?
Thank you.
I made a similar mistake some time ago, namely thinking that pattr is the appropriate tool for data storage. Use coll.
Pattr works for non-interface objects too. Quote from the help file:
"By default, the pattr object maintains its own data.
This data can be of any normal Max type (int, float, list, symbol)."
"works" and "is useful/right for" are two very different things. Perfect example; I put autopattr in one of my patchers and max would autoclose it when I opened it; I had to go in and edit it by hand.
You can emulate the funcltons of various [zl]s with pak and unpak, but why would you?
Jamesson, I indeed use coll for data storage, but this is for patcher recall, unless I have misunderstood your post.
Broc, pattr does seem to maintain it's own data, but not communicate with non-interface objects. Example attached.
also non interface objects does not show up in pattrstorage object.
doubleclick the pattrstorage object
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Not to beat a dead horse, tsuki, but I think you are confused about what you mean by "patcher recall". All you need to do is parse the coll to send and recieve data the way you want, then load and save it. If you want to have the patcher automatically load some values, just loadbang a load message.
Alternately, if you think this data is not going to change (ie if you only have one set of values you need to load and not a bunch of differnet sets that you choose every time you load it) consider just using a bunch of int and float objects – simpler and more efficient.
To reiterate, I understand your thinking – I too recently sought to use pattr for that purpose. That's not what it's for. It's similar to the "presets" you see in vst synths that ship with DAWs. If you take a look at those you'll see that they don't interact with anything but ui objects either.
Ah Jamesson I see what you mean. I use coll for that purpose at the moment, in a different context. It just so happens at this point that the patch is so huge and so sprawling that associating various objects with pattr rather than building in a coll storage system would have been much less hassle. Sends and receives and different abstractions for sending and receiving already bulk out a considerable amount of the patch so something simple and elegant would have been preferable.
Thank you for your input, I will still consider that as an option as it seems that pattr is indeed restricted to interface objects.
Send, recieve, pack, and unpack make data routing a lot easier. The real work comes with formatting the coll. Consider dict if it helps.
As a _last resort_, insert nums and flonums wherever you need pattr connections.
This patch shows how pattr can be used with a non-interface int object.
----------begin_max5_patcher---------- 544.3ocwUssaaCCC8YmuBA8blgkbhSxdq82XsHP1hKQC1RAxxcYqn+6Sh1NW V8RcSQ5dvVPjTTmygDTOOIhla1C0TxWIeiDE87jnHzTvPT29HZkXeQonFCiV Xpp.siNs0mC16P6rXRMnkjZSEPzMU4fk3LjcBmy9f9AM26W7DPD9XrPoQHIt sPvew1f+zXRtPugnztv41.NzesyXAYWB6uzRkFJLMZ7lm2YzGhRWBNDlrNie 2nc0peCnsj3jiwZZb8A2aEwhRuYsEJbsZBe9J+gHL9hvBmwCKYyhSHO1cHkD ouI+GeYN8jaUKpvakdmUIJI2aJkzf2WlLI7a5Hk67FmynoWhimSF1+lLrYos jYIRlj9+G3RaZb+ZGzd.ZnhPGhprjqgLUPcsXC7pdmECxO96oFdIZmlgLMkE VlizlkcIZOHkytAU2+SBxRVae.1amximeUBxraffnge5SceheRXOj2lzEqRR R37kuRsvYLzO7Xfz2VwxvkYX+Da4EUroceCob72R45baAb7WaJWbHSg4nx09 D4w25.2U9oDsSwiNnqAdX8o1A10fVjWhoIA8gEkOVo4f3qN9VvsoYMCG8xVk cRy5Ek9.hFbl06neEOO9Nye83Hhvf8yUpZSisnG.cCHmRNBRouRpzBmxOK+j fNKlsJoDzm9fTkRty3oSGFHONXYazPZDHxOjiv9zPzrQfH9mpFwGYU6Z0H+l Wl7G7PGN5A -----------end_max5_patcher-----------
This patch is a modification of the one Lee Wang posted, showing how to to 'hook up' a pattr object to a non-interface [i] object, giving pattrstorage the ability to see/manage that object.
Personally I find pattr + pattrstorage a much more manageable (and easy to scale + implement) method for patch (preset) management than using coll. Why write your own routines to store/recall/distribute patch-state data when pattrstorage has that functionality built in already?
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Pattr is ingenious! Here is some info:
indeed, anyone coming across this thread in the future must completely ignore all the pattr-bashing. people get scared off the pattr system, but the best thing to do is learn it and use it. it is powerful, and makes life in massive patchers a breeze. the idea of 'rolling your own' (especially in coll, which is really slow) is ridiculous. when you need to manage state for massive setups across multiple patch hierarchies and upwards of 800 data points including arrays, the thought of using anything other than pattr is the stuff of nightmares. i also use it for tiny simple one or two params usage as well. quick, easy, powerful. just go learn it. 2c.
How is it "bashing" to argue that certain objects should be used for certain things? What you guys are suggesting are kludges. If you say they are faster this may be true in terms of development, but in terms of performance using precompiled stuff in unintended ways may result in huge hits. I'm not saying that it does, I'm just saying that if you want to do that you should show that there are performance gains to be had. I mean, c74 isn't stupid. If they clearly made pattr to be used with ui objects, then why would we shoehorn it into generic data storage? Some basic thought about the way presets function in other apps will show that they are not really meant for "data" storage and routing.
oh dear, apologies, it seems i am becoming ever more 'troll-like' in my old age. i do not mean to be.
i mean whatever floats your boat, lets all just use the objects we like. just some of us will be right and some of us will be wrong (!).
for all i know i even misunderstood the thread.
Pid, after the stupidity of the help thread your classiness is truly a breath of fresh air. Would that I could get some takers for my call to arms in wikibuilding
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The thing I love about this time of year is that once one holiday is over, you have another one right around the corner! I'll be sad when New Year's is over and we won't have another holiday for over a month!
Now that Christmas is over, it's time to start planning for the big New Year bash. I'll be honest – it's been a few years since I've actually really celebrated the holiday. My husband and I aren't big partiers in the first place, but last year I was 8 months pregnant and very uncomfortable. I don't even remember if we managed to stay up until midnight! This year will be different, though. We will be spending the holiday with my family, locked away in a cabin. I can't think of a better way to count down the new year than with my family!
Since I'm a procrastinator, I'm still planning what I will be making for the night. And if any of you are still planning, here are a couple of ideas to get you on your way! And tomorrow, I'll feature 6 of my favorite sweet finger foods.
Crescent Brie and Raspberry Bites
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Whoa, those all look so very good. I think the brie and raspberry bites would be first on my list — YUM!
Great ideas! I love those crescents!
Happy New Year!
Those all look great. I plan to make nothing and go to bed early with C. Woot, woot. HA.
They all look good. I love just having appetizers for dinner! Happy New Year!
Those Herb Goat Cheese Cucumber Sandwiches look too good *not* to make!! MMMM!!!
great collection of goodies here, deborah! i'm all about the chickpeas and brie bites. all about 'em. meanwhile, yes, we have to wait a whole month for another holiday, but what's worse is that said holiday is valentine's day! boo!


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Now that a full week has passed in the NFL's business season, it is time to break down the good, bad, and ***** in the start of free agency.
Three instant impact moves
Brian Williams to Jacksonville The Jags were a playmaking cover corner back opposite Rashean Mathis away from being a truly complete defense. Williams, who gets a six-year, $32 million deal with a $10 million signing bonus, perfectly fits that void. The defensive back played well subbing for Fred Smoot last season and is loaded with upside. He will thrive playing for Jack Del Rio.
Lawyer Milloy to Atlanta Let's be honest; the Falcons were horrific at safety last year. Milloy adds credibility, toughness, leadership, a winning attitude, and the ability to make plays to the Falcons defense. Troy Vincent told me that the Falcons are getting a "difference maker" who can stuff the run and defend the pass by signing his former Bills teammate to a three-year $6 million deal with a $2.5 million signing bonus.
Will Witherspoon to St. Louis Desperate for toughness and play-making at the linebacker position, the Rams smartly coughed up 33 million dollars over six years for the former Panther. Witherspoon, who recorded 109 tackles, 2 1/2 sacks and 2 picks for Carolina last year, will play middle linebacker for the Rams and instantly add an attitude.
Top three teams in free agency
Titans Floyd Reese got the ball rolling
with Thornton and the great moves kept coming. New center Kevin Mawae adds a mean-streak and a veteran presence to the offensive line. David Givens is a very reliable and big-game-tested receiver to team with Drew Bennett and the Titans' young wide outs. And the versatile safety Chris Hope instantly gives the young defensive backfield a jolt of talent and professionalism. Hope told me it is his job to make Adam Jones "get what it is all about." Hope and Givens have Super Bowl rings while Mawae and Thornton have been in championship games. That type of playoff experience is invaluable for the Titans.
Browns Bentley was just the tip of Phil Savage's fantastic "off-season." Joe Jurevicius is also a Cleveland native and gives Charlie Frye a veteran threat in the red zone. Everyone knows that Willie McGinest is a Romeo Crennel guy from their days together in New England and McGinest will be a team leader. But let's not sell McGinest short as a pass-rushing linebacker. In addition to a major locker room presence, the former Patriot star instantly gives Cleveland a much better pass rush. This was a great move. Cleveland improved in the trenches by plucking Kevin Shaffer to join Bentley on the offensive line and plugging in beefy Ted Washington at nose tackle. Plus, the Browns improved their special teams by stealing Dave Zastudil from the Ravens.
Rams Witherspoon was perfect. The St. Louis secondary was a punch-line last year and the Rams added a play-maker and leader by inking Corey Chavous. And after he was cut by Dallas, LaRoi Glover quickly looked to be reunited with his former head coach with the Saints Jim Haslett, who now heads the Rams defense. I also loved Scott Linehan bringing in Gus Frerotte, who was with him in both Minnesota and Miami. While I am a big fan of Marc Bulger, you have to wonder aloud about his ability to stay healthy for 16 games. Frerotte is not a starter, but is the ideal backup. And playing for Linehan, where he knows the system cold, is a good fit all around.
-03-20-2006 #2
Re: Fox Sports hails Rams additions... Someone from STLTODAY posted this
Nice to hear! :up: Thanks, 16.
Good comment on the Bulger/Frerotte situation too, just as Theodus69 had anticipated.
-03-20-2006 #3
Re: Fox Sports hails Rams additions... Someone from STLTODAY posted thisOriginally Posted by RealRam
In fact I don't think Gus will even compete in camp for the starting position. He's here as the backup and he knows that.
-03-20-2006 #4
Re: Fox Sports hails Rams additions... Someone from STLTODAY posted thisOriginally Posted by ramsbruce
I hope you are right!
Any news on Bulger and his health?Socrates: Surf to live! and Live to Surf!
-03-20-2006 #5
Re: Fox Sports hails Rams additions... Someone from STLTODAY posted this
all we know about Bulger is that he's really dedicated to what he has to do. And thats to stay healthy. Hopefully, it'll all work outAlways and Forever a fan of the St. Louis Rams
-03-21-2006 #6
Re: Fox Sports hails Rams additions... Someone from STLTODAY posted this
bout time someone gives the rams some credit
-03-21-2006 #7
Re: Fox Sports hails Rams additions... Someone from STLTODAY posted this
This morning's Post-Dispatch said that Bulger is ahead of his rehab schedule from last year, so things sound good. We still need another lineman or two to help him stay healthy.


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