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Electronic health records (EHRs) have been around for a few years. You've probably seen them, or at least seen a doctor access them: at my doctor's office every exam room has a PC, which the doctors and nurses can use to access my file, send prescription orders to the pharmacy, and probably let the NSA know how healthy I am. (It would be amazing if the NSA was not collecting EHR data, come to think of it.)
Northwestern professor Enid Montague and University of Wisconsin graduate student Onur Asan recently published a study of how interaction with EHRs can affect the way doctors and patients communicate. They videotaped 100 patients visiting 10 doctors, and monitored how much doctors and patients interacted with each other, versus how much either of them looked at the computer. The displays were "located on the wall between patient and the physician and facing toward them." I e-mailed Dr. Montague about the setup, and he kindly shared a picture of the setup. The display was mounted above a desk on an articulated arm, the sort you can pull out and swivel. The mouse was on the desk, and the keyboard on a pull-out tray underneath.
In an article for Northwestern Medical School, Montague says:
We found that physician–patient eye-gaze patterns are different during a visit in which electronic health records versus a paper-chart visit are used. Not only does the doctor spend less time looking at the patient, the patient also almost always looks at the computer screen, whether or not the patient can see or understand what is on the screen.
Doctors spent about a third of their visits looking at EHRs rather than patients (they spent about 8% of their time looking at paper charts, in contrast), which meant less attention to nonverbal cues and body language. This is important because, as Montague and Asan explain in the (firewalled) article (free abstract here):
posture and body language can provide indications of comfort or satisfaction, facial expressions can provide more objective assessments of satisfaction or emotional state, and eye gaze can illustrate attention to people or other artifacts.
In other words, EHRs tend to distract doctors from paying attention to patients, and picking up on things that they might have noticed when working with paper. Further, patients tend to take their attentional cues from doctors: as they put it, "Physician gaze largely influences patient gaze in the primary encounter."
But these effects seem to me more an artifact of the technology, and the ergonomics of interacting with PCs, than a necessary consequence of records becoming "electronic." As anyone who's worked with students in a computer lab and with tablets can testify, having to talk to students around monitors that are set up to block their view of the front of the room literally offers more obstacles than engaging students whose screens are on their desks. So it would be interesting to see how tablets versus desktop machines affect doctor-patient interactions.
Another obvious thing to investigate would be views of information that are meant to be shared by doctor and patient-- in effect, visualizations that are meant to be explained by the doctor. Rather than being things the patient can't understand, and which subtly reinforce the authority of doctors by highlighting patients' ignorance, such interfaces could be useful prompts for more interaction. But whatever design improvements come, they should be focused on the doctor:
any intervention to increase eye contact, or EHR information sharing, will likely need to be targeted to the physician. These findings illustrate the importance of designing work systems that allow and encourage physicians to be patient centered. [emphasis mine]
The findings also echo the work that Richard Harper did in the late 1980s on the ways automating police note-taking and reporting could negatively affect interactions between police and victims or witnesses. Lots of early police automated systems were essentially digital forms, which you can imagine would be pretty useful in streamlining paperwork, reducing bureaucracy, etc.;' but it turns out that for some victims and witnesses (who might have just gone through something pretty traumatic), having the officer typing or trying to figure out what field they should be entering information into was very off-putting. For police, the systems meant more attention on screens and fields, and less time listening to stories, watching to see if someone seemed especially nervous of suspicious, etc.. Reducing police investigations to automated note-taking didn't do anyone any good.
(h/t to Annie Murphy Paul)


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For those of you that have been faithful readers of my blog, you may remember a post dating to January 28, 2012. Here is the preamble for today's offering as a quick refresher.
The Arboretum crew has begun the removal of Euonymus alatus, burning bush from campus. This shrub is an invasive Asian species. However, I would like to first thank two young men from the Shipley School, Chris Camerota and Mack Gallagher. They just completed a three week volunteer service project as part of their graduation requirement. A good portion of their efforts were spent on this one task. We wish them well in the fall as they attend Washington and Lee University and Lafayette University respectively.
Burning bush's wandering tendencies are most evident in the autumn. They are easily spotted in the woods and other natural settings when their screaming red foliage brings them out of hiding in the summer greenery. The removal on campus has netted 23 mature plants. These plantings were more than likely installed 20-25 years ago, at a time when the horticulture profession might not have known of the plant's propensity to be so troublesome.
Once the removal is complete, a site by site evaluation will be made as to a native species replacement or none at all. In the case of the plantings behind the Library we will be replanting the area with the native Chionanthus virginicus, fringetree and Hydrangea quercifolia, oak-leaved hydrangea.
Rarely does any arboretum of botanical garden chose to eradicate a species from the collection. The Haverford College Arboretum feels that this is one of those opportunities to educate the college community and protect the approximately 80 acres of natural land on campus.


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Ruth Evans, 61
Mrs. Ruth Evans, 61, of Dora, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004, at her home.
She was born on May 30, 1942, in Alma, Okla., to Vera and Walter T. Lane.
She graduated from the Velma-Alma High School in 1960 and went on to study at Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha, Okla. Following her graduation, she accepted a position as a bookkeeper at Lubbock Christian University. She married Thurston Evans, on Dec. 3, 1966, in Dora. She was active in the community and at Dora Church of Christ. Family members said she could always be counted on to bring one of her coconut cream pies or a wonderful chocolate cake to any church dinner. In 1980, Mrs. Evans became a secretary in the Science Department at Eastern New Mexico University. She retired from that position in July of 2002.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Lane Evans (and wife, Angel) of Portales; two daughters, Lynne McLaughlin (Jeff) and Leigh Hays (Kelley), all of Amarillo; three grandchildren, Christopher Bryce and Meagan Alyssa McLaughlin and Hannah Brook Evans; a brother, Walter Lane (Debbie) of Lake Whitney, Texas; a sister, Beth Hatfield (Perry) of Crestview, Fla.
Services are schedule for 2 p.m. Friday at the Church of Christ in Dora. Doug Hale will officiate the services. Burial will be at Mount Zion Cemetery in Dora.
Pallbearers are Dr. Anthony Genero, Dr. Marvin Lutnesky, Dr. Robert Pierce, Robert Locke Jr., Roy Custer and Mickey Burkett.
Arrangements are by Wheeler Mortuary of Portales.
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If you suspect your spouse of infidelity – either financial or sexual -- and the two of you file a joint income tax return, there could be hidden clues on your 1040 Form. Most financial infidelity is generally exposed during the tax season when couples file their joint income tax returns. But knowing what to look for is the key. There are specific places on your 1040 Form where you can find the telltale signs.
Salary Discrepancies Expose An Affair
For example, line 7 on your 1040 Form will alert you to any salary discrepancies. Wages, salaries, and tips are recorded here. Compare the figure on this line with your spouse's attached W-2 Form.
Overtime is an excuse that cheating spouses commonly use to account for the time they spend on their extramarital affairs. Does line 7 reflect the amount of overtime your spouse claims to have worked last year? Or is this figure a lot less than you expect?
Tammy and Max
Max worked lots of overtime last year, often pulling a double shift. But Tammy noticed his salary was almost the same as he made the year before. She later found out the "overtime story" was a just cover for the affair Max was having with a woman on his job.
Chad and Angela
Chad was surprised to find that Angela's salary was considerably lower than he thought it would be. Especially since she was always new designer clothing and jewelry, going to day spas to be pampered, and taking expensive vacations 2 or 3 times a year. There was no way the salary shown on Angela's W-2 form could possibly cover all these things. Checking deeper into the matter, Chad discovered that Angela had a wealthy lover who was supplementing her income and showering her with expensive gifts.
Elaine and Dan
Did your spouse make a lot more money than he or she led you to believe? This could reflect a raise or bonus they didn't tell you about. What did they do with the extra money? On what – or on whom was it spent? Elaine found that her husband Dan used his year-end bonus to buy his mistress a diamond ring.
Other Information Your 1040 Form Can Reveal
In addition to salary discrepancies, your 1040 Form can reveal all kinds of other incriminating financial information -- transactions made without your knowledge or consent, hidden sources of income, secret bank accounts, property or other assets you didn't know your spouse had, and more.
Has your spouse been liquidating assets behind your back in preparation for a divorce? Is he paying alimony to an ex-wife you didn't even know he had? Is his business really doing as poorly as he led you to believe? Or is it showing a healthy profit?
Form 1040 also has attachments, called "schedules" which depending on the taxpayer's financial circumstances, may also need to be filed. A close examination of Schedules A, B, C, D, or E can be equally revealing and provide other valuable clues.
FREE Tip Sheet on What to Look for on Your 1040 Form
This is just a sample of the kind financial information you can find on your joint income tax form. A line-by-line review of your 1040 Form will reveal other clues about your spouse's financial affairs. Knowing what to look for is the key. To find out where to look and what to look for on your 1040 Form, request a FREE copy of the tip sheet entitled "The Telltale 1040 Form." Send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com with "telltale 1040 – b" in the subject line.
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Let me remind you again that financial infidelity and sexual or marital infidelity go hand in hand. No matter what kind of infidelity your spouse is involved in – financial or sexual -- the telltale signs never appear in isolation. Where there's one sign, there are usually other signs just waiting to be found. Again, knowing what to look for is the key. Not every sign of financial infidelity is tax-related. Is He Cheating on You? – 829 Telltale Signs has a chapter on Financial Affairs that lists 52 financially-related signs of infidelity. Click here for more information.
For a FREE tip sheet with 9 signs of financial infidelity taken from this chapter, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com with "9 financial signs - b" in the subject line.


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We booked a room here at the last minute figuring that with the Ramada name it would be a nice hotel.
When we pulled up it looked like a nice place, But the nice ends right there! After checking in we get to our room and the bathroom door was locked with the light on, We contacted the front desk to see if they would come unlock it after 3 hours (when we got back from shopping) we saw that nothing had been done, we called the front desk and the girl told me Oh yeah I forgot all about you! After another 30 minutes maintenance (which was right across the hall from our room) came and unlocked it.
Then we see the bathroom is filthy with lots of hair and dirt caked on the floor. We then discovered the Hot Tub that they brag about was bubbling but cold as ice.
The next morning we go to get the Continental breakfast that is also bragged about only to find "NO FOOD" and a group of band kids (who pushed their way through everyone and knocked my 4 year old down trying to get a piece of sausage) had eaten everything, I went to the front desk area which the whole front area was littered with clothes, bags, coats and such all in the isles and walkways where you couldn't walk without tripping over something and spoke with the two ladies at the front desk about it and they said "Oh well they'll fix more food after while". Well that was the last straw we went ahead and checked out. I asked for a corporate number and the lady gave me the hotel number and after I said I didn't want the hotel number I wanted a corporate number she said "Well it's on the pen".
So I called corporate, made a complaint and was told someone would be in touch within 48 hours.. 48 hours came and went No Call! So I called back and was told by corporate that the hotel has to contact me first and if they didn't contact me within 5 days then corporate would get involved. So I called the General Manager of the hotel 'Jason Mosby', Yeah he was about as friendly and helpful as the rest, he flat out told me that a black band was staying there and they had more rooms so they had the right to do what they wanted! I said and I'm not a paying customer which he replied "Well then don't stay at my hotel again"! Which I'd die and go to hell before I would stay at a Ramada (Especially that one) again!
I again contacted corporate and got the same spiel again when I stopped them and told them I wanted someone above them which they gave me the Presidential Customer Service number 1-800-578-7545 and I spoke with a young lady there who did seem to care but said someone will be in touch with me within 48 hours. As of right now we'll see.
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Feed Me Weird things presents Dark Skies Edition by Ubee
Because we're doomed, and everything is fucked.
"Here we stand, twenty years on from the first CD, and our optimism has been gradually eroded away collectively. 'Tomorrows World' never came. We are lost and isolated, many of us living our lives through social networks as we try to make sense of it all, becoming voyeurs not active participants. Documenting everything. No Mystery. Everything laid bare for all to see"
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Helena Bonham Carter To Be Honored By BAFTA
Actress Helena Bonham Carter will be the toast of Hollywood later this year when she is honored at the 2011 BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards.
The Oscar-nominated The King's Speech star has been chosen as the British Artist of the Year by the Hollywood branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
Bonham Carter will join fellow nominee David Yates, the filmmaker of her latest movie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, who will receive the John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing.
Director and animator John Lasseter will also be honored for Worldwide Contributions to Filmed Entertainment.
The Britannia Awards will take place on November 30th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
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Shaft Drive Transmission System
The Sussex Shaft Drive Transmission System (SDTS) has been in production since 1991. Our latest generation of shaft drive uses an innovative combination of precision machined spiral bevel gears, shaft rod, sealed bearings and a patented bottom bracket design to deliver a smooth, consistent power transfer from the pedals the to rear wheel, while giving the bike a sleek, modern look. This results in many advantages versus traditional chain-driven bikes.
To work with the SDTS, Sussex has developed a wide range of frames made specifically for the SDTS, including 700C city/hybrid frames, 700C road bike frames, 26" mountain and comfort frames, 20" folding bike frames, and 20" BMX-style kids frames. Sussex has also developed specialized components to integrate the shaft drive with Shimano's advanced 7-speed and 8-speed internally geared hubs. Our unique design minimizes weight and increases efficiency and performance far beyond any other shaft drive on the market. By combining our SDTS with the Shimano hubs, our bikes deliver a uniquely smooth ride, high performance and low maintenance. We have also developed high quality crank arms made specifically for our shaft drive in multiple lengths and color finishes.Availability
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By Michael W. Ross, published on January 1, 2002 - last reviewed on June 9, 2016
PUBLIC POLICY ON SEXUAL HEALTH HAS A TROUBLED history. Competing
agendas, dismissed administrators and shrill representatives often
obscure the facts rather than inform the public.
Surgeon General David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., sought to change this
contentious tone by bringing together health professionals representing
diverse disciplines and points of view. These meetings produced the
surgeon general's report on sex in America, Coil to Action to Promote
Sexual Health and Responsible Sexual Behavior.
Without scientific debate, says Satcher, discussion would continue
to be fueled by special interests, salacious media and schoolyard
mythology. Coil to Action emphasizes that our first task is to encourage
honest discussion about sexuality. We then need to find realistic
responses to increased rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and
HIV, sexual violence, unintended pregnancies and abortions.
Satcher recognizes that different communities may have different
values and approaches as well as different answers. Thus, Call to Action
is a starting point, not an end point, from which to develop
Psychology Today takes a closer look at the statistics and talks to
some of the people they represent.
Unintended pregnancies
Nearly half of all pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended. While
women of all ages, incomes and ethnic backgrounds have unintended
pregnancies, numbers are highest among adolescents, low-income women and
women of African-American descent. Unintended pregnancies are also
medically costly. They can, for example, increase risk for low birth
weight and infant mortality. Aside from higher medical expenses, the cost
to society is palpable. Intended pregnancies affect education rates,
welfare dependency and even subsequent child abuse and neglect.
It hasn't been an easy life for Mandy and John Olivares. When the
young couple found out she was pregnant last year, they were worried.
They hadn't intended to have children so soon. Mandy, however, doesn't
believe in abortion. So at age 20, she is the mother of a three-month-old
infant and a three-year-old boy. She was 16 when she had her first child.
Receiving an eviction notice-their apartment building was converted into
a cooperative--added to the couple's stress.
To cover their expenses, Mandy returned to work as a sales clerk.
John, who already holds down a day job as a clerical worker, plans to
take on a night job to help make ends meet. Still, the couple has never
relied on welfare. "I got myself into this situation," says Mandy. "I'd
rather do it on my own and work with my husband than depend on others."
She even has ambitions to return to college and major in interior design
and business. "I had two jobs before I got pregnant with my second-child
I can do that again She says she's not worried: "I have faith."
An estimated 45 million people in the U.S. are infected with
genital herpes, and 1 million new cases occur every year. Sexually
transmitted disease (STD) rates in the U.S. are the highest in the
developed world. Chlamydia and gonorrhea are approaching epidemic
proportions among some adolescent populations, and one in five sexually
active adults may be infected with genital herpes. Education is critical,
as is breaking the chains of transmission through abstinence, condom use
or screening and treatment. Silence is unacceptable.
Barely 18 years old and a freshman in college, Laura Zimmer was
just beginning to explore her sexuality when she contracted genital
herpes. "I was a naive little Catholic girl," Zimmer admits. When she
confronted her boyfriend, he denied knowing he carried the disease. But
rather than face possible rejection by other, noninfected men, she stayed
with and eventually married him.
Ten years later, Zimmer realized that she and her husband weren't
compatible and they divorced. Soon she found herself facing the same
challenge she had avoided as a teenager. "I'd date someone until I had to
reveal that I had herpes," she says. "Then I'd sabotage it-let my very
worst traits come out-so if he rejected me it wasn't because I had shared
something personal." But Zimmer couldn't continue living with her fear of
rejection. She wanted people to know her story; so she wrote it and then
e-mailed it to nearly everyone she knew. "It's the best thing I ever
did," says Zimmer, who's now in a healthy, honest relationship. "Everyone
responded with such love and respect. This is part of me that won't
change, and I'm not going to reject myself."
Some 80 percent of gay men and women have experienced verbal or
physical harassment, 45 percent have been threatened with violence and 17
percent have been physically attacked. Strengthening families--whatever
their structure--and encouraging stable, enduring adult relationships is
important to sexual health. The stigma of this sexual orientation can
lead to harassment, depression and suicide.
When Bill told his mother he was gay, she was less than
understanding. "She made comments that I would go to hell," he recalls.
That winter his mother didn't invite Bill's partner Dwayne to celebrate
Christmas with the family. Consequently, Bill didn't see her either. Her
reaction has made it hard for Bill to disclose his life to others: "I'm
very guarded. I don't feel like explaining myself." At his former place
of employment, one coworker compared gay people with child molesters.
Although Bill, a 31-year-old cardiac sonographer, wanted to tell his
co-worker to relax, he didn't: "I prefer not to have the
Bill lives with Dwayne, a 33-year-old hotel worker, and their three
dogs and two cats in Long Island, New York. They bought an abandoned
house in a culturally diverse community and renovated it to the delight
of their neighbors. But they realize that living in New York is much
different than living in the South. "People here have more experience
with gays who are out," says Bill. While the couple feels comfortable in
their neighborhood, Bill and Dwayne still keep a low profile. "We don't
walk around holding hands-not that we don't want to," says Dwayne.
The AIDS epidemic is shifting toward women. While women accounted
for 28 percent of HIV cases reported between 1981 and 1999, they
accounted for 32 percent of reported cases between June 1999 and July
2000. We need to observe that the enemy is the virus--not those infected.
We need to team up with those infected to stem the spread of HIV. With
their help, we can increase awareness of the need for responsible sexual
MICHELLE LOPEZ turned tricks on the streets of New York in the
mid-1980s, soon after she arrived from her native Trinidad. But when she
became infected with HIV in 1988, it was through sexual intercourse with
her husband. Their daughter, Raven, was born HIV-positive two years later
and was diagnosed in 1992. Everything changed. Lopez kicked drugs and
compulsively researched the disease: "I saw what the gay white male
population did I saw what worked for the ones who wanted to live:
learning about research and drug side effects and developing
relationships with drug companies." Lopez has had full-blown AIDS since
1996, She takes a cocktail of five drugs a day as well as Zoloft far
Today, Lopez is an AIDS educator at the health clinic where she
first sought treatment nine years ago, Some 75 percent of the patients
are women and, like Lopez, many emigrated from the Caribbean Raven is now
12 and speaks publicly about being HIV-positive. Lopez feels that she
herself has come full circle: "I want to help people live. A lot of
people did that for me. When Raven and I were diagnosed, I was on a
mission to live. Now I'm on a mission to save my child's life."
An estimated 1.37 million women underwent abortions in the U.S. in
1996. Of that figure, nearly 45 percent had already received at least one
abortion. Teenage pregnancy has become a focus, but abortion rates are,
in fact, higher for women in their early twenties. There is general
agreement that rates should be lower. One way to achieve this is by
providing information on, access to and use of contraception.
"I have had two abortions," says Hara Estroff Marano. At the time
of her first, in the early 1960s, abortion was illegal. Marano ended up
on a dining-room table with a coat hanger and a little Italian woman
standing over her. The then 21-year-old college student "was oddly
confident." Yet two nights later she was bleeding to death, so a friend
whisked her to a Boston hospital for an emergency D and C. She woke up at
three in the morning inside an oxygen tank, scared and without the
emotional support of her family. "I felt l had screwed up and I wasn't
going to get any sympathy from my family."
Years later, in her midthirties, Marano faced an impending divorce
and another unwanted pregnancy. Already the mother of two young children,
she chose to have an abortion. This time, the procedure was professional
and not in the least traumatic. "Being a mother is the most important job
we have. To be a parent we need resources-emotional, financial and
social," says Marano, PT's editor at large and editor of the magazine's
Blues Buster newsletter.
PT Staff
The Opposition
Surgeon General David Satcher isn't exactly a popular public figure
in many circles. The Family Research Council, for one, has demanded his
resignation. So it is no surprise that Satcher's Call has met with a
chorus of controversy. The Bush administration and numerous other groups,
including the American Family Association, Focus on the Family and the
Family Research Council have denounced the report.
These various organizations disagree with several points in the
report. For example, the surgeon general advises schools to teach
abstinence, while also recommending that students be educated about birth
control. This approach, known as "abstinence plus," has drawn the most
fire. "The safe-sex campaign has been a disaster," says Ed Vitagliano, of
the American Family Association.
The report also concludes that there is no valid scientific
evidence that sexual orientation can be changed-another point of
contention. "The conclusion was basically down the line with that
promoted by homosexuality advocacy groups," says Vitagliano, who objects
to the view that "sexual orientation is determined at an early age and
that there is no valid evidence that orientation can be changed."
--PT Staff
Michael W. Ross, Ph.D., is professor of public health at the
University of Texas and a scientific editor of the surgeon general's Call
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Bishop Gracida: Sensus Fidelium
Over on his blog, Abyssus Abyssum Invocat, Bishop Rene Gracida, retired bishop of Corpus Christi, explains why he thinks it is the duty of the laity to speak out against the Kennedy Funeral:
some of what I had written about the scandal of the Ted Kennedy funeral was reproduced and posted on that Blog.
One person, Drew Black, sent in a comment to that Blog:
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Thank-you, Excellency for the courage to speak out, to put the truth into print. May I ask why it is the laity's duty to formally criticize the Cardinal of Boston? It would seem that the most efficacious means of correction would come from the top. Authority in the church lies with its leaders. You must stand up publicly to one another. Please. We pray for you in this year of the priest.?Mary help you.
Thinking that others might be asking themselves the similar question "why did Bishop Gracida consider it the laity's duty to formally criticize the Cardinal of Boston?" I decided to send an answer to Drew Black on that same Blog. Here was my answer:
September 9, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Drew Black,
You ask "why is it the laity's duty to formally criticize the Cardinal of Boston?"?In response I would refer you to the Historical Tracts written by the Servant of God, John Henry Cardinal Newman, in which he describes the situation in the Fourth Century when, he says, practically all of the Church's bishops were tainted either with Arianism or Semi-Arianism, all except for the Pope and Saint Athanasius. The "sensus fidelium" of the laity saved the Church because they would not follow the lead of their bishops. The Pope and Saint Athanasius, relying on that "sensus fidelium" were able to carry the day at the Council of Nicea. Sometimes, history does repeat itself.
My point in referring to what Cardinal Newman wrote was that there are times in the life of the Church when the laity needs to make known to the Church's hierarchy exactly what the sensus fidelium is with regard to whatever burning issue is affecting the unity of the Church at that moment."
Bravo Bishop! It is all too easy for we laity to sit back and leave protecting the teaching of the Church to the clergy. Rubbish! The teachings of Christ apply to the laity and the clergy both, and the laity cannot shirk the duty to point out when events are taking place within the Church that are in flat contradiction to that teaching. The Church, the Bride of Christ, is no less precious to the laity, and when the clergy neglect their duty, that is no excuse for faithful members of the laity to forget theirs.
4 Responses to Bishop Gracida: Sensus Fidelium
If I may correct something. Athanasius carried the day AFTER the Council of Nicea. He was only an elder, not a bishop, during Nicea, so he wasn't one of the participants. (He was appointed bishop in 328, 3 years after Nicea.) It was afterward, during the decades of battle over Nicea, that Athanasius won the day against the Arians.
As _The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers_, 2nd series, vol. 4, quoting another author, put it: "[Athanasius] was molded by the Nicene Creed, did not mold it himself."
Of course, in the process of winning the battle, the Athanasian Creed (http://www.christian-history.org/athanasian-creed.html) was created–whether or not it was actually written by Athanasius–which is different from what the Nicene Creed teaches. (Nicene Creed: One God, the Father, and one Lord, Jesus Christ; Athanasian Creed: One God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; we can make an awful good argument that Nicea was "semi-Arian")
Also, I haven't found anywhere that the "pope" is even mentioned concerning the Council of Nicea. In fact he wasn't there, sending presbyters in his place. (NPNF says it was because of his age that he did not come.)
In fact, it's of note, in my opinion, that the only mention made of him is that the bishop of Rome is said in Canon 6 to have a similar authority (not a greater one) to that of the bishop of Alexandria.
In regard to Saint Athanasius you are correct. He led the fight against Arianism after Nicea. In regard to the pope, the popes of the fourth century and the Church in the West in general were the bulwark against Arianism which was very strong in the East, which made the fight of Saint Athanasius in Egypt such an uphill struggle.
I love the notion of the sensus fidelium. It is very much in the spirit of Vatican II, the affirmation that the Holy Spirit is working through all the faithful. Of course, that would mean that artificial contraception is permissible and monogamous homosexual relationships are also in play. I like this idea.
It's "sense of the faithful" Kevin, not the "sense of in-name-only-Catholics".


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Ex-Navy officer arrested at marchBy ANDREW McKEEVER Herald Staff | October 01,2005SHAFTSBURY Getting arrested at the entrance to the White House hasn't been one ex-Navy captain's only 15 minutes of fame.
Andrew Schoerke, 72, a retired U.S. Navy officer, was arrested in March 2003 during a demonstration on Main Street in Bennington as the war was just starting. He followed that up with another citation for demonstrating without a permit Sept. 26 in front of the White House during a massive antiwar demonstration, he said.
What made it a little different this time was being taken into custody next to Cindy Sheehan, the California activist and mother of a soldier killed in Iraq who has become a lightning rod for feelings pro and con about the worth of the sacrifice, he said.
"She was trying to get a meeting with President Bush and was denied admission," he said. "She was denied admission and refused to leave, so the rest of us about 400 refused to leave also."
Sheehan gained national attention in August when she tried to get a meeting with President Bush while he was on vacation at his Texas ranch, seeking an explanation of why her son was killed in Iraq a year ago.
The meeting never occurred, and Sheehan and her supporters followed the president back to Washington, culminating in the demonstration last Monday, which involved more than 300,000 demonstrators, Schoerke said.
He paid a $75 fine, was fingerprinted, had a mug shot taken and was held in handcuffs for about 8 hours at the National Park Service Police facility in Anacostia, Md. But it was just another means of trying to raise awareness among the general population, he said.
"The American public is totally oblivious and apathetic about what is going on," he said.
It's an unusual retirement for the former captain who spent 23 years in the U.S. Navy.
He began feeling the tug of doing something to spread the message of peace in 1983, during the early years of President Ronald Reagan's military build-up.
The policy on when to launch nuclear weapons was shifting to a lower level. Instead of positioning a nuclear response as retaliation, the new threshold would allow a local commander to launch nuclear weapons based on the lower standard of a warning, Schoerke said.
"I knew from my experience the Navy is subject to Murphy's Law, and it was only blind, dumb luck we didn't get into a nuclear exchange over Cuba in 1962," he said.
The dilemma facing advocates of withdrawal from Iraq is how to oppose a war they perceive as a mistake while supporting the troops assigned to do the fighting. But the two goals are not incompatible, he said.
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I am a big fan of the 12-gauge shotgun. Although I am not a waterfowler, upland game hunter or turkey trotter, nor do I hunt deer with a rifled slug shotgun, I enjoy run-and-gun meets, 3-gun matches and shotgun steel matches. I also believe that the 12-gauge is the ultimate arbiter of just about any defensive argument from 0 to 25 meters, and especially so in a home-defense scenario.
Most 12-gauge pump shotguns are reasonably priced, easy to figure out and get on target, fairly simple to take down and maintain in a functional state of readiness, and are usually one-shot-and-done weapons, if you can point the business end in the right direction.
That being said, my love for the 12 gauge only goes so far. The downsides to a prolonged range trip with a 0.73-gauge smoothbore scattergun are the marks, black-and-blues and welts that this experience will typically leave on your body.
With most home-D shotguns capable of firing both 2 ¾-inch and 3-inch shotshells, dumping a few boxes of the 3-inchers in 00 buck or slugs downrange have convinced many a potential zombie shotgunner to mutter a surprising WTH! under his breath, put the weapon back in its travel case, and bury it in the dark depths of the gun vault, never to be seen or heard from again.
One of my initial 12-gauge experiences was just like this. I made the mistake of putting a low-cost, collapsible, M-4-type plastic stock on my Mossberg 500 because it looked badass when I took it out of the bag at the range, not realizing that an unfortunate "double negative" was about to be perpetrated upon me. Being the "real man" that I was at the time, I went right to the good stuff: a box of 3-inch, high-velocity shotshells from Winchester that pushed a 1-ounce rifled slug along at 1,800 fps. The revelation was about to begin.
After adjusting the length of pull on the collapsible stock to ensure a tight check weld and a clear sight picture, I racked one of the Winchester slugs into the Mossy's chamber, pointed the barrel toward my target, released the tang safety and let her rip. Following a tremendous flash and boom that rivaled just about anything that I had shot to date (with the exception of a 50-caliber BMG), the next sensation was a huge jolt to my right shoulder, a slap to my unprotected cheek and then searing pain to both areas WTH, indeed!
This couldn't be right. Determined to repeat this process at least 19 more times with the four boxes of 3-inch slugs and 00 buck that I had brought to the range that day, I learned a valuable lesson that was reinforced when I got home and took a look at the physical damage done to my body and the unseen damage done to my psyche. This 12-gauge had given me a good, ol' Bronx beat-down, complete with some fist-sized bruises on my shoulder and forearm, plus a nice cut on my cheek. Yet, I was determined to ascertain how and why I had received this beating and planned to somehow tame this 12-gauge tiger if, indeed, it was at all possible to do so.
Well, 15 or so years later, I have finally figured things out. I'm a little bit wiser, and with the recent introduction of some cool aftermarket accessory items for some popular 12 gauges like the Remington 870 series and the Mossberg 500/590, I am here to tell you that it [is], indeed, possible to tame this ferocious 12-gauge tiger. Let's take a closer look at how this can be accomplished.
One of the first things that the aspiring 12-gauge shotgunner can do to alleviate the pain of full-power-load recoil is to add some sort of enhanced cushioned butt pad to the back end of the stock. Whether it's a factory wooden stock, synthetic flavor or any of the aftermarket tactical stocks, there's usually some type of Limbsaver add-on, screw-in or slip-on recoil pad that will work to lessen the welts and the pain. These come in three styles: slip on, precision fit and grind-to-fit. With prices in the $35 to $45 range, this is a simple, affordable and usually easy solution for the mechanically challenged.
Going somewhat along this route, I purchased a pair of Choate Machine & Tool Mark V Pistol Grip fiberglass-filled synthetic stocks for two of my Mossbergs a few years back. This Mark V features a very comfortable cross-hatch pattern buttpad that's at least an inch thick, and when combined with the comfy pistol grip, it really does help reduce welts and felt recoil with buckshot and slug loads. It also offers an adjustable length of pull to fit most users that can be changed from 13 to 14 inches in ½-inch increments by adding or removing two plastic shims that snap right into place.
After a lot of swapping around with more-expensive stocks, I still have a Mark V P/G stock employed on one of my Mossberg 590s. The reason is due to its sheer simplicity and reliability, in addition to providing a comfortable cheek weld for my hi-vis, fiber-optic front bead sight and the aforementioned thick synthetic buttpad for flinch-free shooting, even with full-power loads.
I spoke with Fred Choate, the president of the company that bears his family name. He shared an interesting "recoil reduction" story from a few years back that makes sense here for this article.
Choate was manufacturing an inertia recoil stock for a famous European shotgun manufacturer as a prime sub-contractor. Choate learned that when shooting light loads, the pistol grip stocks were not allowing the inertia recoil process to function, while the standard-grip shotgun stocks had no such issues. After conducting some slow-motion videos of the two stocks firing the same shotshell ammo, it was determined that the operator's enhanced grip and the cushioning system of the P/G stock was having an unwanted "dampening" effect on the inertial recoil process, compromising its operation due to the reduction of both felt and actual recoil. The standard stock did not suffer from this problem, since it didn't dampen or absorb recoil as much.
Interesting stuff, but there's no doubt in my mind, based on shooting thousands of 12-gauge shotshell rounds at competitive matches and at the range, that a pistol-grip stock with a heavy Limbsaver-type cushioned buttpad is superior to most standard wooden or bare-bones synthetic factory stocks.
Choate also makes a "youth model" version of this same Mark V pistol grip stock ($78) that offers a shorter, 11 ¾-inch length of pull. It's just the ticket if you are wearing heavy clothing or body armor or simply want to shorten the overall length of your weapon to better navigate the doors and hallways of your house.
Advanced Tactical International (ATI) manufactures a wide variety of rifle and shotgun stocks. One that will certainly help you tame the 12-gauge tiger in your weapon is its Talon Tactical shotgun stock. Because I have four Mossberg 500/590 series combat shotguns, I decided to field test one of these on my 500 Stainless Steel Mariner. The installation was fairly straightforward and took a total of about 10 minutes with no special tools required.
The Talon Tactical features a six-position, M4-type collapsible stock, a user-installed, 6-degree drop tube to help line up the sight picture with your front bead sight, plus all the necessary attachment hardware to fit it on a variety of Mossberg, Remington and Winchester shotguns (be sure to check the application chart before you order one). The heart of the recoil taming operating system is the nonslip, removable Scorpion Razorback Recoil Pad and the Scorpion Recoil Pistol Grip. Both of these components are manufactured from a flexible and sure-grip textured material that remains so, even in extreme temperature swings.
Unlike the rigid plastic grips and butt stocks employed on many competitive products, the Scorpion grip and butt pad's flex somewhat absorb felt recoil and impact. This reduces the challenge of reacquiring the target by minimizing muzzle lift and any flinching or "yipps†experienced by shooters intimidated by the roar and punch of the typical 12-gauge tiger. This synthetic material is not affected by chemicals and doesn't feature any of the moving parts used in spring- and piston-type recoil suppression systems. Priced at $99, this is an affordable step in the right direction, but it might not be the ultimate solution for all shooters.
Recoil absorption is critical on any 12-gauge shotgun, and this relative newbie has one of the best pads made. Its proprietary Inflex design is also employed on Winchester's SXP Defender and SX3 and Browning's Maxus and X-Bolt weapons platforms. Felt recoil is reduced by rib structures set inside the pad that help direct and channel the recoil impulse, moving the comb down and away from your cheek.
While sending 3-inch magnum buckshot loads downrange will still deliver a noticeable jolt to your shoulder, many of the 2 ¾-inch loads that I used for the test were relatively painless. These included Winchester's Xpert 1 1/8-ounce BBs, PDX-12 reduced-recoil home defense loads and Super-X 1-ounce rifle slugs, as well as Hornady's Critical Defense 00 buck and #4 Varmint Express VersaTite wad shotshells. Dropping it down to 1 1/8-ounce #7.5 and #8 birdshot loads was actually a pleasant experience, and cycling off a few 25-round boxes while doing quick mag dumps was no problem and left no permanent marks or bruises to my shooting shoulder or other extremities.
Yet another very simple and cost-effective way to lessen the real-world felt recoil in your 12 gauge is to feed special "reduced recoil" rounds in your favorite shotty.
While most folks won't get a terminal case of 12-gauge tiger bite when using 2¾-inch birdshot loads (even the 1 1/8-ounce shot/3-dram variety), as you graduate to more potent BBs, buckshot and slugs, the tiger will start to show its fangs and leave some marks.
Here are some of the loads I have successfully employed in training to defend the homestead and await the dreaded zombie apocalypse. These leave the operator no worse for wear due to decreased recoil while maintaining the ability to keep the muzzle on target for quick follow-up shots, if necessary: Hornady TAP Reduced Recoil 00 Buck (eight 00 pellets in a VersaTite Wad, 2 ¾-inch shotshell @ 1,100 fps); Federal Premium Law Enforcement Tactical Load #LE133-00 (eight 00 pellets in a FliteControl Wad, 2¾-inch shotshell @ 1,145 fps); Remington Managed Recoil Buckshot Load #RL12BK00 (eight 00 pellets in a contained plastic wad, 2 ¾-inch shotshell @ 1,200 fps); and Winchester Supreme Elite reduced-recoil slug/buckshot Load #S12PDX1 (three 00 pellets and one 1-ounce rifled slug, 2 ¾-inch shotshell @ 1,150 fps).
All four loads really do work as advertised, and I would try this easy step first as the low-cost, no-hardware solution to getting your 12-gauge recoil tamed somewhat. As the antithesis to this recommendation: If you are adverse to your 12 gauge's current level of recoil, it would make sense to avoid any of the 3-inch buckshot, BB or rifled slug shotshells, or 2¾-inch versions that are labeled as "magnum†loads with either increased (max) drams of powder and/or additional pellets of buckshot (i.e., Remington and Winchester offer magnum 00 buck loads in 2 ¾-inch length loaded with 12 00 pellets versus the usual nine).
Yet another method to control a 12 gauge's nasty bite is to develop some type of recoil system that takes the hit and absorbs the motion, flexing back into shape like a big spring—or, in this case, two springs. The Knoxx BLACKHAWK! SpecOps II stock was recently introduced this past winter to replace the earlier Gen 1 models that, based on field research and customer feedback, need some minimal-but-requisite product design tweaks.
The BLACKHAWK! Knoxx SpecOps Stock Gen II offers shooters longer shooting times with its dual recoil-compensation systems (one in the handle and another in the stock tube), which, according to factory tests, help to reduce harsh recoil by up to 85 percent. An ergonomic pistol grip with customizable, interchangeable rubber grip inserts gives shooters the confidence to make the shot when missing is not an option. Made from lightweight polymer and alloy materials, the unique stock design cuts muzzle rise and reduces target reacquisition time to quickly get shooters back on target.
The Knoxx SpecOps Stock Gen II shotgun stock is as versatile as it is comfortable. The rapid-adjust, seven-position stock covers a wide length-of-pull range from 12 to 15 inches and is designed to fit all shooters. To further increase the functionality, an integrated ambidextrous single-point sling plate and quick-detach sling swivel have been added. This shotgun stock is perfect for law enforcement, military, hunters and sport shooters and is further enhanced with the addition of a 1-inch-thick Limbsaver butt pad.
SpecOps II stocks are available in four models, fitting the Remington 870 family of 12 gauges and the extended tribe of Mossberg 12 gauges (500, 535, 590, 835 and 88), with each available in two different colors, specifically black and Next G1 camo.
I was able to get a sample SpecOps II stock in basic black for testing and evaluation and mounted it on one of my Mossberg 590SPs. The reduction in felt recoil, which I couldn't really measure quantitatively, seemed to be at least 50 percent better than using a standard factory stock when shooting a variety of different slug, buckshot, BB and birdshot loads.
My only gripe with the SpecOps stock is the installation process: Be very sure to read the instructions at least twice and do not touch the action lever that comes delivered with the unit in the stock grip prior to installation. Doing so will only cause some elevated levels of frustration and a mandatory call to customer service to rectify the problem, and I am guilty as charged! With an MSRP of only $135 for the basic black version and $159 for the Next G1 camo flavor, the SpecOps II recoil-reducing stock seems to get the job done just fine.
The original Gen1 SpecOps stock with the five-position buttstock and no Limbsaver pad aft was prone to some nasty "cheek slaps" by novice operators. The SpecOps II does not seem to share this similar problem and helped tame the tiger during my extended range trips.
One of the most effective tools that I have added to date for reducing felt and actual recoil on any of my 12-gauge shotguns is the Mesa Tactical Telescoping Stock Adapter Kit with the optional Enidine hydraulic recoil buffer. Words cannot describe the pleasant experience of shooting full power loads using the Mesa recoil-reducing stock, and I wasn't the only one who went ga-ga over this break-through product. I had at least 15 unsuspecting participants at the public range and at my local PD training range shoot my Mossy 590A1 and 590SP armed with the aforementioned setup, with a wide array of shooters from young teenagers, small-framed women, average Joes and big, husky folks. The look on each operator's face told the story, and the most frequently used word to describe this experience was "Wow!"
What brings the telescoping LEO stock to a new level of capability is the addition of Enidine's hydraulic Recoil Buffer, which replaces the standard receiver extension tube normally used with AR-15-style telescoping stock assemblies. The new Recoil Buffer is manufactured for Mesa Tactical by Enidine Incorporated.
Enidine has been the leading manufacturer of recoil absorption devices for stationary, mobile and personal weapons for more than 40 years. According to both the Mesa Tactical and Enidine folks I spoke with, the hydraulic Recoil Buffer reduces felt recoil by more than 70 percent, finally making the 12-gauge tactical shotgun comfortable for all shooters with most loads. The Recoil Buffer is also available by itself for those customers who want to upgrade previously purchased Mesa Tactical Stock Kits.
The LEO telescoping stock is a five-position buttstock that allows fast length of pull adjustment to adapt to the size of the operator, the use of body armor and/or heavy tactical clothing. A critical linchpin of the Mesa Tactical's stock is an adapter that is made from aircraft-aluminum investment casting that is CNC machined before being anodized with a Type III Class 2 Mil-Spec finish. To meet the divergent requirements of professional operators, Mesa offers three lines of telescoping stock systems: high-tube, low-tube and LEO. The LEO adapter, manufactured for both the Remington 870 and Mossberg 500/590 family of shotguns are their most popular models. They feature a lowered stock elevation that allows the use of iron sights or the factory front bead sight.
The aforementioned aluminum adapter bolts to the rear of your shotgun's receiver with the included mounting hardware and requires no permanent alterations to the weapon. It accepts the M4 SOPMOD buttstock (included in the kit) or any aftermarket stock that fits a Mil-Spec (1.14-inch O.D.) buffer tube. A standard Hogue overmolded rubber pistol grip with palm swells and finger grooves bolts solidly to the receiver adapter to reduce recoil shock and gives the shooter better control.
The basic LEO model positions the buttstock low enough to permit use of the original shotgun bead or iron sights, in addition to rail-mounted optics. The five-position stock offers length of pull adjustments from 11 ¾ to 15 ¼ inches in five locking presets and includes one push-button sling swivel that fits sockets on either side of the receiver adapter.
The bottom line is that this excellent recoil-reducing stock gives you outstanding control to ensure fast, accurate follow-up shots without losing your sight picture and virtually eliminates muzzle flip. The best street price I found on the Internet was Brownells at $277.99…and it's worth it!
In the game of recoil reduction, you frequently get what you pay for, and that was certainly the case here. If none of these singular solutions tames the snarl of your personal 12-gauge tiger, maybe a "combination plan" will do the trick.
When I tried running reduced recoil loads through both the BLACKHAWK! SpecOps II and Mesa Tactical LEO hydraulic Recoil Buffer stocks, the results were even more dramatic than advertised, with the sensation that you were shooting an AR-15 and not a 12 gauge. This should prove to be a true paradigm shift for all those 12-gauge naysayers still out there. Be advised: The tiger has finally been tamed!
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Square Enix confirmed that the Nintendo DS version of Final Fantasy IV is hitting American shelves on July 22nd.
The original version of this much-loved turn-based role-playing game was released all the way back in 1991. Let's hope this re-vamped port has stands the test of time.
If you're dying to read a press release quote, here it is:
"FINAL FANTASY IV for DS is a classic revived for the 21st century," said John Yamamoto, president and chief executive officer of Square Enix, Inc. "The visual upgrades are remarkable, and the plot has been enhanced with added detail and depth. We hope that fans of the original, as well as players new to the FINAL FANTASY franchise, will enjoy all that this title has to offer."
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Duke Nukem Forever left many critics and players feeling cold when it was finally released last month after an almost comically extended amount of time spent in development. 2K Games continues to support it though, with a newly announced DLC release called "Hail to the Icons Parody Pack" set to add three modes and four familiar maps to the game this fall.
Freeze Tag is probably the most unusual of the new modes, requiring players to "freeze and shatter their opponents in succession" to score big point combos. Hot Potato mode puts a Duke twist on an old idea, with players competing to keep a "babe" away from everyone else by carrying her around. Finally, Hail to the King is a "Duke style" free-for-all mode, whatever that means.
The new maps are really where the DLC title's "parody" is captured. I'll just reprint the descriptions here straight from 2K Games' website and leave you to draw your own conclusions. You shouldn't have any trouble identifying which games are being lampooned on each map:
- Call of Duke – Duke engages in modern combat in a war-torn city. Foes don't stand a chance against the Duke when he spams the map with the N00b T00b.
- Sandbox – Players take the role of mini-Duke in a giant sandbox with two bases at either end made out of children's toys. This map features Sticky Bombs.
- Inferno – Time machine engage! Duke does combat in a hellish landscape of lava and teleporters. Who turned on the 16-bit graphics, and more importantly, where did this DFG come from?
- 2Forts1Bridge – Hats? Duke doesn't need no stinking hats. Give him a minigun and he'll beat off all comers.
Those who signed up for the game's First Access Club prior to release will be able to nab the DLC for free. Everyone else will have to pay (no price revealed), though one could argue that anyone who bought the game has already paid pretty dearly.
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NEW YORK — Eric Gsellmeier's shortest commute home this week began in downtown Manhattan at 4:30 p.m. and ended two hours and 20 minutes later in his three-bedroom Colonial house in Westwood, N.J., 27 miles to the north.
It included a rattling subway ride, a 30-minute wait in an unmoving line in the Port Authority Bus Terminal and a halting, hourlong bus ride in the dark, where commuters squeezed up and down the aisles, some standing with hands pressed against overhead compartments for stability.
And that was an easy day.
"The lines are insane; it's disorganized — they just don't have the capacity for all these people," said Gsellmeier, 29, who works in information technology consulting.
Gsellmeier is one of the tens of thousands of workers whose normal commutes are still disrupted two weeks after Hurricane Sandy flooded tunnels, shorted out power stations and destroyed signaling equipment in New York and New Jersey, upending the mass transit system.
While some subways are back in service, transit officials are working to restore some of the most popular and heavily trafficked train lines, but said it could still be weeks before travel is back to normal.
"We've been doing the best we can under difficult circumstances," said Port Authority spokesman Ron Marsico.
The buses depart from the Port Authority terminal, which has seen lines stretching out the doors since Hurricane Sandy. Officials have installed barricades and caution tape and enlisted dozens of police to keep lines orderly. New Jersey Transit, also has reduced service.


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Marlin, Texas, Saturday, February 12, 1916
To the Editor,
The editor of a newspaper should, methings, consider himself as, in some degree, the guardian of his country's reputation and refuse to insert such writings as may hurt it.
If people will print their abuse of one another, let them do it in little pamphlets and distribute them where they think proper. It is absurd to trouble all the world with them, and unjust to subscribers in distant places to stuff their paper with matters so unprofitable and disagreeable.
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Database Patterns
In the Database pattern the drive is processing a stream of requests to read and write 8KB random-address data blocks. The ratio of read to write requests is changing from 0% to 100% with a step of 10% throughout the test while the request queue depth varies from 1 to 256.
You can click this link to view the tabled results for the IOMeter: Database pattern.
We will build diagrams for request queue depths of 1, 16 and 256.
We've got two leaders at the minimum queue depth. The second-generation X25-M is a considerable improvement over its predecessor and is absolutely unrivalled at high percentages of reads. The Vertex Mac Edition is ahead of the others at writing. There must be some fundamental changes in its firmware or some other reason, but the other Indilinx-based models behave differently in this test and deliver much lower performance. Interestingly, the Agility hardly differs from its opponents under such loads.
The Summit is a disappointment once again. It is competing with the other OCZ drives at high percentages of reads but slows down awfully when there is some share of writes to be performed.
When the queue depth is increased to 16 requests, Intel's second-generation drive goes even further ahead at high percentages of reads. It is two times as fast as its closest pursuer! Just think about it: this SSD can process 25 thousand requests to read 8KB data blocks in a single second! Before the arrival of solid state drives such performance could only be achieved by creating virtual disks in system RAM. Even the iRAM device, based on DDR SDRAM, was only half as fast.
There is nothing particularly interesting at the longer queue depth. We still have two leaders at different types of load, the others pursuing them more or less successfully.
Winding up this section of the review we will build diagrams showing graphs for five different queue depths for each SSD.
Intel's engineers have done a good job writing firmware for their second-generation SSDs. The increased efficiency of NCQ algorithms is obvious. The newer model is obviously faster. We have doubts about whether this is true NCQ, though. The SSD can hardly reorder requests according to their LBA addresses because this would produce no performance benefits. We guess that it reorders requests in such a way as to load all the controller channels as much as possible simultaneously. It is also good that the SSD does not slow down too much at very high percentages of writes.
The OCZ Summit's diagram resembles the one of the Corsair P128. This platform seems to have a high degree of repeatability. We can see that the SSD gets faster at reading when the queue depth is increased, but suffers a terrible performance hit at writing. There is one difference from the Corsair P128, though. The OCZ Summit successfully copes with the queue depth of 4 requests. It looks like the SSD runs out of buffer memory for write requests at long queue depths.
OCZ's Agility, Vertex and Vertex Turbo behave in a similar manner. They enjoy a small performance growth when the request queue is increased, but only at reading. The Vertex Turbo differs from the others with its repeatable and inexplicable performance jump at about 70% writes.
The OCZ Vertex Mac Edition differs from the other Indilinx-based products, making us suspect that it uses some secret controller. Its performance increases at longer queue depths even at high percentages of writes. More importantly, this SSD is generally better than its mates at writing. Our praise goes to the developers of its firmware if this is due to the firmware. It is a fantastic result for a drive based on MLC memory to deliver over 4 thousand operations per second under any load!


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The right choice to open the show methinks, as you cant go wrong with a nice high paced cruiserweight match. Did it's job to open the show, and will probably be the best wrestling match of the night. Some good spots were used in the match to try and get the crowd into it, even though I sense that as this is WCW, they probably weren't. Good false finish with the ref stopping Chavo from using the tights, which leads to his downfall. Helms retains the belt, and I see him with it for a bit longer
Totally buff get the win in the tag match, but to be honest, I couldn't give a damn about them, as both of them have never done anything to interest me. Hopefully this is the blow off match in the feud, as I don't think I could take another match between them. Match never got going to be honest, but with the heel ending, I sense one more match
Next up is the Anderson squash match, but I guess this is how most people debut. He showed a bit of potential in the match to be honest, but I don't see him ever getting beyond the midcard. But he will be a decent face for the next few months or so, so I guess this wasn't a total filler
The tag match is now no DQ, which leads me to think that maybe we will see the return of Rey Mysterio, who will give one of the sides the win. Decent enough tag match to be honest, with it being the basic tag match that you get, when you have the face team as cruiserweights, and the much bigger heels. We get the brawls, and then Rey does come down to the ring. Rey takes out Kronik with the chair, before turning heel on the filthy animals. Bit of a shock, but the NO DQ element of the match did sort of give away the heel turn from Rey, as why else would it be added? Kronik then finish Kidman off, and get the win to keep the belts
Ladder match next, and this could end up as a good match, or a bit of a dud to be honest, as I don't know how these two will function in a ladder match. A decent start to the match, and for the most part, the match would have kept the reader interested, but with the two men in the match, it never was going to be the big match with the big spots that ladder matches are famous for. Seems as you gave this match a gimmick just to crown the champion, and didn't seem to think about whether these two would work in a ladder match. Ive never seen Lance Storm do a shooting star press before, but he has definitely turned it up for the match, doing all he can to make it watchable. He gets the belt, but the ladder is moved, and he is left hanging. But he falls, and then surely Morris has the match won. But instead of getting the belt, he goes for the no laughing matter. Without reading I could tell you he misses, and then Storm gets the belt, which says that the ending was a bit predictable. Storm now has the belt, and I guess he will have a nice run with it
Interesting promo with Flair and Anderson, which could be done to throw people off for the main event, or could actually be signs of a turn from one of them. First promo of the night though, which is a bit of a problem. Needs to be more
Booker/Steiner is next, and I don't see this being a great match, as nothing with Steiner in can be. You did a good job with this match, but it was never going to be great. Booker did his best to carry the match, but it did get a tad boring at times, and really could have done with a gimmick to hide the weaknesses that these two have. Last two paragraphs were a bit of a squash for Booker, which hurts the match a bit, but it does make him look like the champion he is in the thread. Also means that Steiner has no grounds for a rematch, and especially with the amount of damage he did to booker, it buries him a little bit.
Now the main event, and the oh so obvious heel turn from someone in the match, and you even announced it with the announcers earlier in the show. With the expectancy so high, it does cheapen it a bit, simply as we know that it is coming. Bischoff to turn is my guess, as the earlier promo was used as a cover up for it I think. Nice opening to the match with the 27 chops from Flair to Awesome, who would be in serious pain at the end of that. Early scorpion drop from Sting, but doesn't get the three, as it is interrupted. I sense quite a bit of that happening in the match. Clean kick of the stroke was a bit of a surprise, but it is still early in the match I guess. Flair gets beaten down quite a bit, before making the tag to Sting, who plays the hot face well in this match, as Flair always seems to take all the punishment in his matches. Sting actually enters the match illegally before then but Bischoff doesn't care, which is great to see. Figure 4 is locked in, which I thought may end the match, but Awesome does break it up, and the heels regain the advantage., only for Anderson to come down to the ring, and to attack Awesome, as he is still a face. Jarrett gets out the guitar, only for Eric to take it off him, as the match is really get good now, although it is more a booked match than a wrestling match. And now the heel turn happens, as Eric smashes the guitar over Flair's head. Great turn here, although a bit predictable. Awesome then nails Sting with the baseball bat, and after an unnecessary fast count, the heels have the win. The heels then beat down on the faces, only for Booker and Cal to come and make the save, but then Steiner takes them out, and the heels leave standing. Typical WCW ending to be honest, but a good one to end the show this way
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Threadneedle hires institutional marketing head
Chris Wagstaff, former trustee director to the Aviva Staff Pension Scheme, has been appointed head of institutional marketing at Threadneedle Investments.
Dominik Kremer, head of Threadneedle's Europe, the Middle East and Africa and Latin America businesses, said: "I have worked for a year to get Chris on board."
Kremer added: "My current priority is to use his expertise to develop our defined contribution business," although he stressed that Wagstaff would also advise on defined benefit pensions.
He said: "He will work closely with our investment and distribution teams to help develop strategies that are fit for purpose in the changing pensions and regulatory landscape."
Wagstaff is well known on the pensions circuit. As well as trustee director to the Aviva pension scheme from September 2007, he was head of investment education at Aviva Investors, having joined in 2004.
After leaving Aviva Investors in 2012, he became a visiting fellow at Cass Business School and chairman of the investment committee at the £800 million Merchant Navy Ratings pension scheme.
He left the Aviva pension scheme at the end of 2013.
While heading investment education at Aviva Investors, Wagstaff said it was crucial for savers to know the prospective size of their annual pension, so they could compare it to their salary on retirement. He cited research which showed risk-adverse investors would accept 6% volatility in the prospective value of their pension, even though this might harm the size of their future payout. Less risk-averse savers could tolerate 10% volatility, he added.
He favoured the use of interest rate and inflation hedging to de-risk the Aviva staff pension scheme. The scheme used advice from Redington to put tactical hedging strategies in place.
Wagstaff also co-authored a 600-page book called The Trustee Guide to Investment with Andrew Clare, which was published in 2011.
Threadneedle is marketing dynamic real return growth strategies, multi-asset income products and global absolute return bond products to defined contribution savers, according to Kremer.
He said Threadneedle planned to pull together all three strategies to offer them a service beyond retirement age.
Wagstaff is the third senior hire for Threadneedle in as many months.
Kremer recruited Craig Nowrie, former senior research consultant from Aon Hewitt, in June to become client manager for its multi-asset strategies. The team that manages them is led by Toby Nangle.
In July, Threadneedle hired Joseph Sweigart from JP Morgan Asset Management to lead its Latin American marketing drive. Sweigart also works for Threadneedles's sister company Columbia Management. Both firms are owned by US-based finance company Ameriprise Financial.


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Metropolitan's clients include various branches of the CUNY (City University of New York) system as well as Vaughn College, Essex County (NJ) College and Queensborough CC. It recently launched its newest branded concept, Bare Planet Cafe, at City College of New York, developed around sustainable dining with local, sustainable foods and environmental packaging. Other proprietary concepts include Mexi-Cali Fresh Baja Grill, City Slices Authentic NY Pizzaria, Uptown Express Urban Grill and Yo-Tango frozen yogurt.
Major Segments Served:
B&I (66%), Legal Firms (16%), Museums/Perf. Art Ctrs. (10%), College/University (8%)
No. of Contracts
2009: 15
2008: 20+
Sales Volume
2009: $10.5
2008: $14.5(e)


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Students at First Baptist Church School in Beeville recently did just that as they participated in the national Jump Rope for Heart fundraising event sponsored by the American Heart Association and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Money raised through the event went to help children with heart-health issues.
Physical education teacher Veronica Contreras organized the event, and students worked hard to sign up sponsors to support their efforts. Contreras has taught P.E. at FBCS for five years.
"We set up an obstacle course in the gym which included jumping rope and other activities," Contreras said. "It was awesome. Everybody was really into it, and parents came and watched their kids. The school raised $2,899 in all."
The kindergarteners will be treated to a special party for raising more funds than any other class. They brought in $1,185. Kindergartner Mamie Gonzalez also won the medal for being the top fundraiser in the school. Gonzalez collected $532 for the event.
"I wanted to be the coach of my class, and they let me," Gonzales said. "It was fun, and they are going to donate the money."
"First Baptist Church School is not just about academics but also about serving the community," FBCS director Orpha Garcia said. "Community projects teach kids so much about the value of helping others, and we try to work them whenever we can."
K-4 through 6th grade registration for 2012-2013 is now open at First Baptist Church School. For more information call 358-4161 or online at www.fbcschool.com.


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Taste of Tech Summit Trends, Takeaways and Tips: Visuals Are Vital to PR Success
By Sally Falkow, APR, President, PRESSfeed
Three hundred PR professionals braved the heat wave in New York City last week to find out what's working, what's new and what's hot in the world of PR and media relations. A recurring theme throughout both days of the conference was the increasing importance of including visual material with content.
Sean Morgan, CEO of Critical Mention, set the stage in the opening keynote with these statements:
- Newspapers are going to be the next broadcasters: Don't rule out newspapers as a medium just yet. They're adapting to the new digital world and are rapidly becoming a video medium online.
- You have to tell your story in sight, sound and motion: People respond to the visual. It is no longer enough to have your stories in text only.
- Every company has become a media company: Think like publisher.
The need for visual content was reinforced by almost every speaker: The food bloggers all said that having excellent photographs "at the ready" would make a pitch much more appealing and more likely to be used. Recent surveys bear this out:
- 87% of journalists want easily accessible images – 2012 Survey PWR New Media
- 80% of journalists polled regard access to images as important or very important – TEKGroup 2012 Newsroom survey
- The inclusion of photographs, videos and graphics with a pres release can dramatically increase views – PR Newswire
- 79% of journalists say including an image increases the chance of the story being picked up – 2012 Survey PWR New Media
- Images and video on the Facebook Timeline create a 65% increase in engagement with fans – Simply Measured
- Eye tracking studies show that viewer pay more attention to photos and images containing relevant information – Jakob Nielsen
Doug Simon of D.S. Simon gave a sneak peek of the 2012 Web Influencers survey results and revealed that almost 90% of web media sites now use video – harking back to Sean Morgan's point about newspapers becoming broadcasters. And it's not just the newspapers: Southern California Public Radio now has a section of their site devoted to video and at least 30% of all media websites will take outside video content.
This is a huge PR opportunity, yet when the room was polled as to whether they routinely add visual assets to news content, only 10% raised their hands. The 2012 PRESSfeed survey of PR professionals found that just over half (52%) answered "yes" to that question. The study showed that 68% of Fortune 100 companies have image galleries and 48% have video material available in their online newsrooms. For mid-sized companies and those on the INC 500 list that drops down to less than 25%. Most online newsrooms still list press releases in a text-only format.
When 80%+ of journalists, bloggers and editors of media websites request images, video and other visual material, and somewhere between 10% and 50% of PR people include them with news content or offer visual assets in their online newsroom, PR is definitely not keeping pace with the needs of the media or the public.
The growth of Pinterest is a testament to the growing popularity of images and video. Better Homes and Gardens (BHG.com), Martha Stewart Living and Whole Foods are very active on Pinterest and it has become a top referrer of traffic to their sites. How do you know if you should be using Pinterest for your brand? Watch your analytics. When Pinterest traffic starts to show up as a growing referrer of traffic to your website that's the time to set up your own boards and engage with the people pinning your content.
Another way is to see what gets pinned—the top subjects on Pinterest are design, style, crafts and fashion, so Pinterest is a must if your business fits into any of these categories. If your business lends itself to great images, such as a hotel or destination, or you have great shots of your products, Pinterest will work well for you, too.
Can Pinterest do more than just drive traffic? A recent eye tracking study found that people like brands better after viewing their Pinterest pages. The majority of participants said that viewing a brand's page improved their opinion about the brand and said they were more likely to purchase something from it.
Similarly, Facebook's new timeline upgrade also shows that visual content drives engagement. The graph below clearly illustrates that Facebook comments and likes for photos and videos on brand pages increased since the new timeline launched. The Simply Measured study this chart is drawn from reveals that brands saw 46% jump in content engagement on Facebook pages after the timeline upgrade—and, as referenced above, video and photos created a 65% increase in engagement.
Major Takeaways
We live in a visual world and the Internet has become a visual medium. How journalists source and report news has changed. What they want from PR has changed. Where and how people find their news has changed—they respond to and engage with visual content.
To get our messages out to the media and the public our approach to publishing news content has to change too. PR practitioners have to produce interesting, useful, relevant content that is visual and stimulating; content the media wants to use and the public wants to share.
Check out the following video tip with Gary Vaynerchuk for further insight about the role of visuals in content marketing—and how you or your clients should be engaging audiences, media or otherwise, online:


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