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Associations between internet-based patient ratings and conventional surveys of patient experience in the English NHS: an observational study
- Felix Greaves1,
- Utz J Pape1,
- Dominic King2,
- Ara Darzi2,
- Azeem Majeed1,
- Robert M Wachter3,
- Christopher Millett1
- 1Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- 2Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, UK
- 3Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
- Correspondence to Dr Felix Greaves, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Reynolds Building, Charing Cross Campus, Imperial College London, London W6 8RP, UK; felix.greaves08{at}imperial.ac.uk
Contributors All authors had full access to all of the data (including statistical reports and tables) in the study and can take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Study design: FG and CM. Acquisition of data: FG. Analysis and interpretation of data: FG, UJP, DK, AD, AM, RMW and CM. Drafting of manuscript: FG and CM. Statistical analysis: UJP and FG. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: UJP, AD, CM and RMW. Study supervision: CM, AM, AD and RMW.
- Accepted 31 March 2012
- Published Online First 20 April 2012
Objective Unsolicited web-based comments by patients regarding their healthcare are increasing, but controversial. The relationship between such online patient reports and conventional measures of patient experience (obtained via survey) is not known. The authors examined hospital level associations between web-based patient ratings on the National Health Service (NHS) Choices website, introduced in England during 2008, and paper-based survey measures of patient experience. The authors also aimed to compare these two methods of measuring patient experience.
Design The authors performed a cross-sectional observational study of all (n=146) acute general NHS hospital trusts in England using data from 9997 patient web-based ratings posted on the NHS Choices website during 2009/2010. Hospital trust level indicators of patient experience from a paper-based survey (five measures) were compared with web-based patient ratings using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. The authors compared the strength of associations among clinical outcomes, patient experience survey results and NHS Choices ratings.
Results Web-based ratings of patient experience were associated with ratings derived from a national paper-based patient survey (Spearman ρ=0.31–0.49, p<0.001 for all). Associations with clinical outcomes were at least as strong for online ratings as for traditional survey measures of patient experience.
Conclusions Unsolicited web-based patient ratings of their care, though potentially prone to many biases, are correlated with survey measures of patient experience. They may be useful tools for patients when choosing healthcare providers and for clinicians to improve the quality of their services.
- Patient experience
- internet
- quality
- quality measurement
- quality improvement
- patient satisfaction
- hospital medicine
- health services research
- patient safety
- health policy
Role of Sponsors Study sponsors had no role in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the article for publication.
Some contents of this manuscript have been accepted to be presented at the BMJ International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare in Paris, 20 April 2012.
Funding There was no specific funding for this project. CM is funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England and the National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care scheme (CLAHRC) for North West London. Imperial College London is grateful for support from the National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre Funding scheme, the National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care scheme, and the Imperial Centre for Patient Safety and Service Quality. Dr Wachter conducted much of this work while at Imperial College London in 2011 under a US-UK Fulbright scholarship. The funding sources had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis or interpretation of the data; or preparation, review or approval of the manuscript.
Competing interests Dr Wachter reports having an equity interest and/or serving on paid advisory boards for PatientSafe Solutions and CRISI; receiving support for helping to lead a leadership training program for IPC-The Hospitalist Company; receiving honoraria from the American Board of Internal Medicine for serving on its board of directors and Executive Committee; receiving honoraria for many speeches on patient safety and quality; receiving support from John Wiley and Sons for writing a blog; and receiving funding under a contract from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for editing two patient-safety websites and royalties from publishers from two books on patient safety. Dr Wachter is a 2011 recipient of a US-UK Fulbright Award for study in the UK. Professor Darzi was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lords) in the United Kingdom Department of Health from 2007 to 2009. Professor Majeed has received funding for research from Dr Foster Intelligence, a commercial health intelligence company. The other authors declare no support from any organisation for the submitted work, no financial relationships with any organisations that might have an interest in the submitted work in the previous 3 years and no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.
Data sharing statement Data are available on request from the corresponding author.


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It�s been 10 years since everyone you know was �doing Atkins,� in a low-carb craze that swept the nation. But while the fad faded, nutrition experts are encouraging Americans to watch their intake of white sugar and carbohydrates, and the Atkins diet itself has continued to evolve. If you�ve thought about revisiting the program, there�s much you should know about how it aligns with current nutrition recommendations, and what you can expect on the new version of the plan.
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There's a great story Rosanne Cash tells about her father Johnny Cash, and a special performance at Carnegie Hall in 1994. As we were producing this segment, we longed to hear the original. What did they sound like together? How did Johnny Cash introduce his daughter? How did the crowd respond? Well, we looked around for a copy, any copy of this special moment — but came up empty. That is, until we found a bootleg copy. A truly remarkable story.
As the daughter of Johnny Cash, singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash describes her life as "circumscribed by music." But, it's through her love of language and quantum mechanics that she's finding new sources of creativity and mathematical ways to think about the divine. The mother of five shares her perspectives on being present, Twitter as a "boot camp for songwriters," and how she wrestles with love and grief through her music.
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I heard Rosanne speaking with Krista Tippett on the show On Being. I was moved to write a very bad poem in response to something Rosanne said (living with the questions) and to the image in the song, God is in the Roses. Those words made me think of a student of mine, a second grader, whom I've worked with for three years. As a kindergartner he was paralyzed with fear in case he made a mistake as a reader, writer, human being. Now he's asking questions about everything he reads or hears. I wrote this about him (definitely a draft, still in process)--inspired by Rosanne's lines. A Poem for Parker You're living with the questions now asking what and how and why and when you do, you lose the fear of having to be right. You fly above your doubt and wonder. Your eyes grow round instead of squinched. You lean forward to see the roses and the thorns. You reach out to touch life with your finger. Intrigued by the drop of red that appears.
I am not very familiar with Ms. Cash's work but I was struck during the interview by her humility in saying things like "our math is like a toddler's". It's interesting to me how we can take exactly the same factual insight and spin it into completely opposite emotional experiences. David G. Hartwell, the editor of the New York Review of Science Fiction, once wrote in the introduction to one of his anthologies:
Awe plus love equals wonder;
Awe plus fear equals horror.
I don't know if that was his formula, or if he borrowed it from someone else, but it's always stuck with me.
Ms. Cash looks at the overwhelming complexity of the universe, which no three-pound brain is ever going to grasp, and apparently pretty consistently chooses wonder. H.P. Lovecraft, who weirdly featured in more than one of my Christmas presents, took the exact same factual insight and pretty consistently chose horror. Neither is wrong, of course. There's plenty of both to go around. It's the choosing that interests me. Is it basic personality? Force of will and training, as last week's Dalai Lama interview might suggest?
I guess that's why I'm still such a fan of her father Johnny Cash (who I got to see perform live, one time, at the Lilac Festival in Rochester, NY, of all places). He understood and maybe even embraced both darkness and light, like a Taoist. Not always successfully, to his and his family's great cost, but unlike a lot of other religious people, he always admitted that the darkness was there, and that it wasn't going to go away or turn into light just because we want it to. He could even laugh about it. Listen to "The Beast in Me," off 'American Recordings.' There's a couple of verbal winks in there, along with a lot of honesty and humility.
Thanks for the show.
I came in to the show part way through last night, driving home from spending the evening with the 20 year old son of a friend who died in an accident the day before Christmas. Trying to come to terms with the sudden unexpected loss. Setting up the history of her life when we'd lost touch nearly 5 years ago. Trying to figure out how to help him parent his disabled older brother. Taking over the mishmash of paperwork that marks a life. How to find out who and what was important to her. Little parenting-like things - collecting the names of those who help so we can thank them later. Answering the door to a woman from a local church with another big bowl of food and promises to bring food from their church for weeks to come. And feeling the enormity of the tasks ahead.
The show was a beautiful way for me to reconnect into the deep. Time traveling is the term I had just used at the funeral of the other friend we lost this week. 27 years of friendship and distance and memories, and suddenly, the dead were riding along side of us while we traveled. Time and distance and hurt and joy all came together.
I too have struggled with brain troubles, surgeries, and wondering if I'd ever speak again; with being the bright one, but a little north of normal. I fight tears as I listen to the show and the music and identify so strongly.
I didn't know it was Roseanne Cash until late into listening. I just knew it was a fellow human who had depth, and I thank the timing of the stars for the moments that helped refill the bucket of my soul. Too low last night, but refilling on that drive home, and hours since. This too shall pass, I know. Thank you and Roseanne Cash, for sharing the truth of her self, and for helping comfort this wandering soul. Coincidental life needed a chance last night and showed me again how pieces can drop into place sometimes.
Rosanne stands tall w/o the name Cash behind her.
From the music to her insites she'e beautiful & real.
Absolutely . I want to take
Absolutely . I want to take nothing away from Johnny Cash, however, Roseanne is far more than his daughter.
I love her music and I don't understand how people of this talent can fall from view. Especially country music has their "flavor of the week".
I listen to a lot of Red Dirt and Texas Country music, and Americana. It doesn't get near the air play, however, that is where true country artists, singers,song writers,producers, lyricists are hanging out making wonderful, melodic, fun, insightful, catchy tunes. Does her music get placed in the Americana category?
Very moving. Am at a loss with words. Deeply moved when she sang "God Is In The Roses."
(This is the blog post I wrote after listening to and thinking about the conversation with Roseanne Cash. The original post is here: http://mindfulmusictherapist.blogspot.com/2012/01/beautiful-and-thought-...)
From the transcript of the January 15th, 2012 On Being episode in which Krista Tippett interviewed singer/songwriter/author Roseanne Cash.
Ms. Cash: Sure. You know when I first became a performer, I was so anxious about it and it took me a long time to grow into it, because I thought that being a performer was about getting a lot of attention and I didn't want that much attention. I liked the writer's life. I liked the privacy and the solitude and being inside my own little mind cave. And over time I realized that it's not about the attention, it's about the energy exchange. I'm doing something for them, but they're doing something for me too, you know? And there's no hierarchy really. It's — and some nights that exchange is so beautiful, you know, I can feel my own energy stretching out to the far reaches of the room and theirs coming back. And there's something sublime about it, and also the temporal nature of it that at the end of the night it's over.
Ms. Tippett: Right.
Ms. Cash: It's like a monk's sand painting, it's wiped clean. And so you can't grab it, you know, which is part of the — the mystical beauty of it. You can't repeat it. You know, the next night might be just awful, like, your energy might not expand beyond two feet beyond you and they are not giving you anything and it doesn't work, but you know, that's the way life is.Ms. Tippett: Yeah, it's that spiritual discipline of knowing impermanence.Ms. Cash: Knowing impermanence and showing up even though you don't know what's going to happen.
I love that!
"...showing up even though you don't know what's going to happen."
Isn't that gorgeous?Aside from the fact that it was just...overall, a beautiful conversation about creativity and music and spirituality and how it all melds together, this particular snippet just captured my attention instantly.
Here's what I loved about it:
First, it is so absolutely descriptive of my daily experience as a more or less psychodynamically-oriented, relationally-focused music therapist. I am not (really, I am NOT), by nature, what one would call a "flexible" human being. However, many years of practicing music therapy using this approach (and taking part in my own therapy, of course) has gotten me to a point where "showing up even though you don't know what's going to happen" has become okay. It's a concept I've grown into and have come to embrace with a comfortableness I would never have imagined for myself.
Second, I was drawn in by Roseanne Cash's sharing of her struggle, as a musician and as a writer (basically, as an artist), to come to terms with her art- playing, performing, being musically present, which artistic voice to choose, and what all of that means to her.
Periodically, people will ask me, "Does one have to be a good musician to be a music therapist?" And, until very recently, I've always responded with what my clinical supervisor has said to me, which is: "Well, the more accomplished you are as a musician, the more you have to offer your clients." And that still makes sense to me.
But, in a recent email conversation with my colleague, Brian Abrams (who just had a terrific article published in the Arts in Psychotherapy journal), I realized that not only do we, as music therapists, benefit greatly from this type of engagement with our experience as artists and musical beings, but, on some level, maybe because of our chosen professions, we actually need to go through that kind of a struggle.
Put another way, I think a willingness to come to terms with our own sense of what it means to be a musical self and building an identity as musicians and artists enables us to be present to our clients in a more profound, authentic, and meaningful way.
You might even say it prepares us to "...show up even though [we] don't know what's going to happen."
I'm having problems
I'm having problems downloading this episode's MP3 in particular. All the others have downloaded fine. Anyone else having the same issue?
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Hi Nick. I'm looking into this issue. Thank you for notifying us. In the meantime, here's the URL for the mp3 file, which should allow you to download it: http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/being/programs/2012/01/05/201201.... All the best and more to come.
I wake to On Being on Sunday
I wake to On Being on Sunday's at 6 am. It sets the stage for my day and week to come. Rosanne will keep me filled for years. Thank you.
My father died 13 years ago
My father died 13 years ago and I miss him every day. The song "September When it Comes" that Rosanne recorded with her father on the Rules of Travel album made me weep as I listend to it. It reminded me of my father's last years when he was physically limited, his spirit strong and his acceptance of limitations and impending death. Thank you Rosanne. I love your albums and can't wait for more of The List.
Perfect. No other word
Perfect. No other word suffices. Thank you!
I first listened to this
I first listened to this edited interview from the archive. I was so impressed and intrigued that I watched the extended video interview. I then went and bought a copy of the album "Black Cadillac". This weekend the edited interview was rebroadcast on our local NPR station and my wife and I listened to it together. After listening to it again, I have a couple of observations. First, I think Rosanne gave us all an incredible gift with the two songs that she performed during the video interview. In particular, "God is In the Roses" is so much more appropriate and beautiful as presented in that video than the version published on the album. The intimacy and vulnerablilty of that performance just blows me away. Her performance of "Unseen World" is closer to what appears on the album but, stll, the intimacy of just her and the six-string is so appropriate to that song as well.
Also, I have to give credit to Trent Gilliss for the beautiful way that he edited the song "God is In the Roses" into the conversation for the edited interview. It did not strike me the first time I listened to it, but this weekend I could not help but notice how well he used that song to frame a very special part of the conversation. I must admit that, when I first came across this interview in the archive, my expectations were fairly low. But I can now freely admit just how far off the mark that my expectations were. This was a truly remarkable conversation that I found deeply meaningful on many levels.
Ross, thank you for taking
Ross, thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts.They're much appreciated, and we're glad you enjoyed the weaving of song and conversation!
Thank you sooooo much for
Thank you sooooo much for this! It is so hard to explain to people that going from being a Physical Chemist to being an Artist isn't really much of a jump. Finally, I can direct people to your podcast and hope they get it. Very eloquent explanation from Rosanne.
When Roseanne spoke of her
When Roseanne spoke of her youth, being raised Catholic, and how sin weighed her down so, I was sad. I understand the Catholic church's idea of sin, but there are other views of sin. I watch Brian Swimme's DVD Journey of the Universe and think how the universe is 14 billion years old, and the idea of sin has only been around about 2,000 years. From a scientist's point of view, there is no sin - there are only emotions and behaviors and thoughts that evolved in our ancestors, helped them survive, and are now passed on to us. Now a Catholic might feel bad about his gluttony, but gluttony was a very useful desire and behavior back in the times when our ancestors had to make it through famines. A scientist might be thankful our ancestors evolved gluttony since gluttony probably helped our ancestors survive. Without gluttony, our ancestors might not have eaton enough to make it through times of famine, and we might not be here to enjoy Roseanne Cash. One might think that being a scientist might mean one must give up the idea of God, but that is not true. Kenneth Miller is a scientist and professor of biology at Brown University, and he writes how he believes in God and science in his book Finding Darwin's God.
Hopefully we will one day accept our selfish "sinful" ways as gifts from our ancestors which helped them survive - but hopefully we will also evolve to be more generous with each other and form communities as healthy and successful as the community of our cells.
In my experience with
In my experience with Catholicism, more far reaching than sin is reconciliation. Man misses the mark, but the good Hound of Heaven is relentless in seeking us out with a rope to free us from the quagmire of our self injurious choices . Sin is not a gotcha fabrication. Gluttony is a prime example of a sin whose ill consequences are self evident. Biologically the sins like greed may help one survive, rape perpetuates ones genes, and so on, but all religions call on humanity to evolve from selfishness; Catholicism even uses the term "co-create" as our call to turn from sin and strive to help make a better world.
This is one of the best
This is one of the best homework assignments that I have done where I enjoyed the content. I am attending North Hennepin Community College and I am taking a Philosophy class. Below is my contribution to class that I would like to share:
"I listened to the August 9th broadcast of the Roseanne Cash-Time Traveler. Roseanne Cash is the daughter of musician Johnny Cash and she is a mother of 5 who is also a performer \song writer. "Time Travel" is a phrase the Roseanne "likes and gives new meaning", according to Krista Tippett.
During the broadcast Roseanne describes both her parents as religious. Her mother was a devote Catholic and her father was Baptist. During the divorce her mother had Johnny Cash sign a document that said that he would continue to take her to church on Sundays when they were visiting their father. He of course agreed to this but after some time Roseanne told her dad that she wanted to stop going to church and even though Johnny had a moral dilemma about this he agreed to let Roseanne make her own decision about going to church.
Roseanne didn't want to become a performer like her father; in fact, there is a line her book ""A life circumscribed by music" which she thought best described her upbringing. Roseanne would have her mother drop her at the library since she loved writing. Roseanne liked her private life of writing until she joined her father's tour. Watching her father at work on stage was watching him be his best and Roseanne saw performing as a job with the hard work of showing up for each and every performance. According to Roseanne "if art and music were the religion, then hard work was the, you know, the dogma".
This interview took place at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis and I chose it because I enjoy the music of Johnny Cash."
Who is this sam hall from
Who is this sam hall from siler city north carolina riden on your daddys name. well he fits the profile, kick ass he is the new cash.
What a beautiful intelligent
What a beautiful intelligent woman.
What a truth in Rosanne Cash
What a truth in Rosanne Cash's song "God is in the roses and the thorns"! Her song is an acknowledgement of our beginning in the garden.
Ge 2:8 ¶ And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Ge 2:9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Ge 2:10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
Ge 2:15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Ge 3:8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. (King James Version).
Ms. Cash has expressed in those few words of her song an everlasting presence of the Creator of plants. What a pleasant treat!
Then her description of that early morning visit, as the sun was in rising, when she sat on Mr. Johnny Cash's grave, watching the sun rise and feeling peace is a vivid symbolic message of the gateway to eternity where the rising sun shows a transition to home. What Truth she tells in those lyrics! Did she set out to do so or because of her deep love for her dad described the start and end of human pilgrimage. Eternity, home, is either pleasant or traumatic and our life here in Christ determines where we end up in eternity.
Philippians 2:12 ¶ Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. (KJV)
I am not sure if Ms. Cash tells of the options in eternity in her song. I did not listen to all the lyrics yet. For what I hear on Ms. Tippets show; great! The garden is our connection with God on earth, His word is the direction and the grave is that transfer to real home.
Lu 16:22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; (KJV)
Thank you Krista!
First off, every Sunday on
First off, every Sunday on WNYC-FM I religiously orient my coming week to your show, Krista Tippett! Ellen Langer left me deeply reconsidering my notion of belief. Vincent Harding's show reminded me of my commitment to teaching and social justice and the power of community. This show with Rosanne Cash was timely in ways I cannot even articulate emotionally, spiritually and as a musician musically. It helped me tap into the space of my spirit which needed to cry today. Thank you!! thank you for this show (I contributed because of it to WNYC) and I bought Black Cadillac. I love all kinds of music but I don't think I own any country music as a selection in my iPod. Now I do. I bought it because of the nature and depth of the conversation. Two have those two songs in my playlist and to support what I think is a worthy voice and cause --- we are all sisters!! and brothers too.
Questions, Living questions,
Questions, Living questions, are a part of us. I never thought of it in this way before listening to the show and reading comments here. There are questions that take root in the mind, in my mind, and they gather information on their own. They are like people sharing my mind who strive to be fulfilled and drive me towards answers. The journey of a question, a quest of exploration, a life within a life?
Thank you Rosanne and Krista for your conversation and inspirit-orations.
I can't see the edited show
I can't see the edited show in my subscription to the show on iTunes. I just want to alert you to this. I will look in the archives if I can find it.
Warmest greetings, and gratitude for the weekly doses, Wendy
I loved the music of Johnny
I loved the music of Johnny and the daughter is not far behind. I love everything of her. Good strong energy she has, what a fabulous artist. I liked very much and I hope to enjoy more of her in the future
God . . . her voice is
God . . . her voice is stunning . . .


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Saab Sensis to Perform NextGen Research for NASA
Saab Sensis, a subsidiary of Saab of Sweden, has been awarded a NASA contract to perform research on airborne and ground systems for flight safety and air traffic management.
Contract length and value were unannounced. Saab and its team--consisting of Metron Aviation, AeroControl Inc., Calspan and Cognitive Systems Engineering--will conduct research and systems analysis to address aviation system technology gaps, presented by "operational challenges" under the Next Generation Air Transportation System, better known as FAA's modernization of the current U.S. air traffic control system, NextGen.
"The research conducted under this program will focus on addressing the challenges of new technologies and procedures on air travel, such as the increased complexity and connectivity of NextGen systems, greater automation in air traffic control and the introduction of unmanned aerial systems operations," said Ken Kaminski, general manager of Saab Sensis.
The research will be performed for NASA's Langley Research Center.
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Official *What did you get in the mail today?* Thread!!!
I'm new here, but not to tea :)
I just got a shipment from Culinary Teas! Here's what I got:
Angel's Dream
Blue Lady
Russian Caravan
Queen Mary
Formosa Gunpowder
Hooghly Holler
Star of India
Vienna Opera Ball
Key Lime
Caramel Toffe Pu-erh
Canadian Ice Wine
I've only tried the Caramel Toffe Pu-erh, the Canadaian Ice Wine, and the Key Lime so far, with one infusion each…5 stars to the pu-erh, but the verdict is still out on the others!
swaps!! TastyBrew has the cutest swap bags and I'm obsessed with them.
Yesterday I got my "I <3 tattooed gentleman" tank top woooohoooo & I am super pissed with my postal worker… man it's a good thing my mom is a letter carrier. I received a "FINAL NOTICE" to pick up my daughter's Earth Ranger rewards, but never received a first notice…. rawr!
I finally got the package with Golden Fleece and Yu Lu Yan that I ordered in November. Half of the Golden Fleece… someone failed to notice "Qty 2" when packing I think :(
My Upton tins arrived! Time to organize.
Man, I need to organize BAD! My tea drawer has spilled over into an unrelated drawer and up on to the counter. Tea everwheres!!!
I don't like keeping small amounts of tea in (non-re)sealable packets.
I have tea all over house – there's no one place where I could put all of my teas ._.
yeah I have officially overflowed the designated tea cabinet, so at this point I'm just hiding tea at work until I can get the cabinet down to a manageable size again…
I got my $5 verdant sampler! :-)
Me too! And a very generous sample box from Teavivre. Astoundingly, wonderfully generous. So excited!
Swap from Stephanie yayy!!
Was out of town and got back today. Got my swap from Queenoftarts and a big bag of creme caramel from upton and a bunch of upton samples of course!


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Modena, November 5th 2012
ESPN3 and International Roller Cup: the best figure roller skating competition across the world
A new deal to carry live the event in Full HD Technology for USA, South America and Oceania. Hosting athletes from all over the world, including United States
ESPN3 and International Roller Cup, together again to offer the American audience the greatest figure roller skating contest. The most important sport network of the world have recently renewed his alliance with International Roller Cup, and will carry live the show on December 2012.
The collaboration between ESPN3 and IRC started last year: thanks to an exclusive deal, ESPN3 was entitled to carry live the event in the US through the multi-screen sports network. The agreement has been now renewed for 2012, and on December the 2nd the show held in Modena will be available online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, and through ESPN on Xbox LIVE.
In addition to the United States, ESPN3 will have the exclusive to carry live the show of the ultimate figure roller skating contest in the whole South America and Oceania, and for all further airings.
Multi-platform viewing has become a new frontier for international broadcasting,
the perfect match for International Roller Cup: an innovative formula, combining single athletes and team's performances, and an exceptional line up of skaters coming from all over the world, including United States. Thus ESPN3 is the perfect companion for International Roller Cup's mission, to promote figure roller skating across the world.
Figure roller skating has ancient origins, but his recent growth is strictly related to the United States where it moved the first steps as a competitive discipline. In just a few years International Roller Cup has become the ultimate challenge for figure roller skating, thanks to the perfect balance of sport and entertainment at their best. The fourth edition of the event will present several new elements, all designed to raise the bar of the level of the competition and the show. More countries represented, more athletes, from 16 to 24 thanks to the addition of four couples, and one more round of the challenge for the perfect competition, with all four disciplines – male and female single, dance and artistic couple – equally represented.
To match EPSN3's high standard on sport events, International Roller Cup will provide a high definition production: 10 Full HD technology cameras will shoot the event, to catch every detail of the athlete's performances and offer them to the viewers with unchanged quality, preserving the vivid beauty of the sport. The live English comment will guide the viewers through the entire show, from the concentration before the exhibition to the reaction of teammates and audience: every jump and spin will be shown through satellite transmission, for a full immersion in the experience of International Roller Cup also thanks to the Dolby Digital Audio Technology.
About ESPN3
ESPN3 is ESPN's live multi-screen sports network, a destination that delivers thousands of global sports events annually and accessible online via WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members. It is currently available to 73 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. The network is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers connected to on-campus educational networks and on-base military networks.


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I want to be an astronaut. I'll scream this from the rooftops, but you might ask 'how many astronauts come from the University of North Florida?' I have no doubt that my chances of living this dream are high because of my decision to come to UNF. As an Osprey, I've studied in Greece, I've rubbed elbows with professors in the Chemistry Department, I've shared UNF's life-hacks with many freshman as an Orientation Leader, and I've grown as a leader in Student Government. I love UNF because I am being transformed into a man who can walk on the moon; no other school could do this for me. As the Senate President, I am going to give back to this school by serving all of you. Say "hey" when you see me on campus!
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1.Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry."
- John Lennon, 1963, at the high point of the group's set during the Royal Variety Performance before members of the British Royal Family.
2."I don't know, it must be the weather."
- John Lennon, 1964, when asked by a reporter "Why do you think you're so popular all of a sudden?"
- John Lennon, 1964, when asked by a reporter "What have you seen that you like best about our country?"
4."Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given, never forgotten, never let it disappear."
5. "I'm not saying we're better or greater, or comparing us with Jesus Christ as a person, or God as a thing, or whatever it is. I just said what I said, and it was wrong, or it was taken wrong. And now it's all this."
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GroupWise 2012 delivers an array of new capabilities and features that enhance the way you work and collaborate.
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More and more of your people are mobile, and they need access to their critical data from their favorite devices. GroupWise already synchronizes data with Apple iPad through Data Synchronizer. But GroupWise 2012 provides an additional option with custom Web templates that let your iPad users directly access their GroupWise post offices to check and create new messages, appointments, tasks and more. And GroupWise 2012 SP1 extends this same web template support to Android and BlackBerry PlayBook tablets!
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Your mobile and remote users can be more productive than ever with a refreshed and more intuitive web access interface in GroupWise 2012. Web access now features recurring appointment creation, graphical busy-search, column sorting, consistent cross-client signatures, personal contact photos, group management capabilities and a new streamlined architecture that will facilitate more frequent enhancements in the future. Perhaps most importantly, the more your users take advantage of web access, the more your need for tedious and costly client administration decreases.
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GroupWise 2012 reduces scheduling headaches and calendar clutter with enhancements that make it easier to schedule meetings, cut administrative busy work, and boost productivity. It introduces intuitive graphical busy searches, multi-user calendars with proxy account overlays, simplified recurring appointment creation, minimized redistribution of modified appointments, and other efficiency-enhancing capabilities.
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Collaboration today is all about bringing the right functionality—even from different applications—into a single, coherent place. To improve interaction and make it even easier for users to stay connected, GroupWise 2012 adds Skype presence, SMS and click-to-call integrations. It also features new links with Vibe that bring social collaboration and team collaboration capabilities right to the GroupWise interface.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (222 votes).
In short: A wonderful start to the year and a great test if you're running a Spring marathon.In full: Having been unable to run in this event since 2009 due to a combination of injury and illness, I was looking forward to returning to one of my favourite races. In the event, it lived up to all my memories. The weather was kind this year and it was held in the warmest and least windy conditions that I can remember. Even the hills didn't seem as tough as I had remembered.The organisation, atmosphere and scenery are first class and I hope to return in 2015.Date of review: January 22, 2014
In short: One of my favorites but why no UKA?In full: This is one my 2nd outing at Folksworth and as before it was a great event.It has a great local feel to it and is essential marathon training.This year the organizers went for chip timing which is great, but why didn't the they use the extra money for a UKA license?I'll be back next year UKA or not though!!!Date of review: January 20, 2014
In short: A great early year long run .. and the hills are not as bad as other tell you!In full: A well organised two lap race around the village of Folksworth with some hills, which are testing rather than to be feared! Lots of marshals and more than adequate water stations. Chip timed for the first time this year so results out super quick.An absolute must for anyone starting spring marathon trainingDate of review: January 20, 2014
In short: Good organisation, good course, good weather.In full: This race has the reputation of being the hilliest in Cambridgeshire but its really not that bad. And what goes up must come down - some lovely gentle downhill stretches. Everything about this race is great. The marshalling, the technical tee shirt, the scenery and not forgetting the Snickers bar and bacon butty at the end. I was dreading this race, but actually I quite enjoyed it considering its the furthest I've ever run.Date of review: January 20, 2014
In short: Enjoyable race at an unusual distanceIn full: Excellent organisation by Yaxley. Cars ferried you from the car park to the race HQ and were waiting by the race HQ to whisk you back there. Well done Yaxley, this was a really nice touch - and gave runners the chance to discuss their efforts over the race. Could let you walk back and advertise it as a cool down but the free shuttle was a very nice touch.Decent course, went there fearing the worst from reviews but I thought it was playful rather than demanding, the hills were cheeky rather than beastly. It is undulating though and not flat, you tend to either be heading up or down nearly the entire time.Great spring marathon training race, excellent bright technical t-shirt on completion and overall well worth the drive from South Norfolk for my 15M debut.Date of review: February 26, 2013
In short: A great pre-marathon challenge.In full: This is a very good 15 mile event that provides a challenge but is not to overwhelming. There's 6 hills in total but none to ridiculous. The weather on the day provided an extra test too. The two laps were not really a problem either. The 2nd seemed different to the first for some reason plus you had a good idea where to push for the finish.I loved the technical t-shirt at the end. It's good to receive something you can actually make use of. Well done to the organisers for re-arranging the event after it got snowed off initially.I'll be back next yearDate of review: February 21, 2013
In short: Great organisation, unpleasant weather, challenging hills - good marathon trainingIn full: I was dreading this races as I am not a hill specialist and everyone said it is really hilly. There are three hills on each lap, but they are pretty short and there is plenty of down and much of it is reasonably flat. The race had to be postponed for 3 weeks because of the snow in January, but the organisation was good, plenty of marshalls getting cold and wet (sharing our pain), and a nice quality technical shirt at the end. A good challenging run to kick start marathon training. Date of review: February 20, 2013
In short: BrutalIn full: As the organisers state in their results email "the weather conditions contributed to making a tough course even tougher". Cold, wet windy and hilly but very well organised with good quality T-shirt. Don't think I'll be doing again though you never know.Date of review: February 12, 2013
In short: Very well organised, lovely course with friendly marshalls.In full: I was very impressed with the organisation both pre-race and post-race. The marshalls were all friendly and helpful and runners all received chocolate, an energy bar and water on completion of the race. I had already picked up my free t-shirt before the race had begun. Transport was provided for the 3/4 mile (ish) distance from carpark to start line and back again after the race.As a first-timer of the 15 mile distance I really enjoyed this race. I had been pre-warned about the 'awful' hill towards the end of both laps. But I didn't feel that it earnt the 'awful' title and there was much encouragement in the form of marshalls and general public on both of my laps at this point. I will definitely be back next year!Date of review: January 29, 2012
In short: Great race, the support from the marshalls was brilliant, especially just before the big hill! Well organised and great course. Date of review: January 25, 2012
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text: SEE STATE-BY-STATE LISTINGS BELOWADOPTIONS & DONATIONSAmerican Humane Association Foreclosure Pets Grants. Grant money is awarded to qualifying American Humane member shelters. Animal welfare organizations interested in applying for a Foreclosure Pets Grant should email the following information to email@example.com with �Foreclosure Pets Grant� in the subject line: Organization name and mission statement, American Humane member number and desired use of funds. The maximum grant amount is $2,000 per organization. Visit the American Humane Association for more information.Calendar continues below----------------------------------------------------------------------A book about a rescue dogthat will touch your heartTHE HUNT OF HER LIFE, a full-color book by newspaper journalist and MySetterSam.com publisher Joseph A. Reppucci, is must reading for animal lovers of all ages. It has 60 color photos of dogs to illustrate the compelling story of Samantha, an unwanted rescue dog adopted at age 2 by Mr. Reppucci. Travel with them along a trail of life filled with surprising twists, sudden turns, mystery and even what some call a miracle. And when the journey is finished, you may never look at people and their pets, motherhood - and perhaps even God - in the same way. THE HUNT OF HER LIFE will take you on a captivating journey - a trip like no other - that will touch your heart.For more details and to order, go to theMySetterSam E-storeAlso find The Hunt of Her Life on:Facebook/thehuntofherlifeAmazon.comCLICK HERE TO LOOK INSIDE THE BOOK----------------------------------------------------------------------Calendar continues hereFarm Sanctuary�s Adopt-A-Turkey project. For a one-time donation of $30, adopters will receive a special Adopt-A-Turkey certificate complete with color photo of a rescued turkey who resides at one of Farm Sanctuary�s shelters. For more information about adopting a turkey instead of eating one and to view this year�s �adoptable� turkeys, visit adoptaturkey.org or call 1-888-SPONSOR. Farm Sanctuary�s shelters in New York and California provide lifelong care for nearly 1,000 rescued farm animals. For more information, please visit the Farm Sanctuary.Humane Society of the United States home foreclosure and financial crisis fund. The fund was created because of the sharp increase reported by shelters in the number of families unable to afford to keep or feed their pets. The money is used to assist local animal shelters and rescue organizations to help keep people and their pets together. Visit the Humane Society of the United States to make a donation.Humane Society of the United States One Car Can Make a Difference Program.Donate your used vehicle and the HSUS receives 80 percent of the proceeds. Call 877-836-6674 to chedule a time to have the vehicle towed at no cost you. Your vehicle will be sent to auction, and the title and sales paperwork will be taken care of for you. You will get a donation receipt for tax purposes.Move America Forward care packages for military working dogs. The care packages that the pro-military organization sends to troops oversees now include items for dogs, such as rawhide bones, dog treats and chew toys. The group sends care packages on an ongoing basis and needs donations. Visit Move America Forward to make a donation to help pay for the supplies in the care packages.PetSmart Charities hurricane emergency relief program. To make a donation to the PetSmart Charities relief program, visit PetSmart Charities or call 1-800-423-PETS.EDUCATION, GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPSAmerican Humane Association Basic Animal Emergency Services. Training programs are for those interested in helping to respond to animals in emergency situations. Visit the American Humane Association for more information.American Humane Association Disaster Sheltering for Companion Animals Classes. Classes are geared toward professionals trained in disaster response, emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, animal shelter staff, animal control officers, veterinarians and vet technicians, animal handlers/trainers and Red Cross volunteers. Topics include: differences between temporary and co-location shelters; safety concerns; communication techniques; shelter setup; differences between human-made and natural disaster response; animal handling and demobilization procedures. For more information , visit the American Humane Association or send email to email@example.com Canine Health Foundation grants. Annual grants are awarded for one-year to two-year, in-depth research projects that examine causes, provide accurate diagnosis and prognosis and develop effective treatments for canine disease. CHF also funds short-term research throughout the year called ACORN grants. Researchers can submit research pre-proposals each year beginning in January. Once the pre-proposal period ends, the applications are initially reviewed by the a committee of experts in the application�s field of study. Visit the AKC Canine Health Foundation for more information.American Red Cross Dog First Aid courses. Courses are held by local chapters across the United States. For more information and to find a local chapter, visit the American Red Cross.Guide to Vet Tech Schools and Online Vet Tech Program. An unbiased list of every school that offers a veterinary technician program in the United States. For a comprehensive listing of schools, top animal care degrees and certificate programs, visit vettech.org.Smithsonian�s National Postal Museum Owney the Dog Curriculum. A 60-page full-color curriculum guide features four different units that use the story of Owney the Dog to meet reading, writing, math, social studies, science and art standards. The lessons are designed to provide inspiring and meaningful interdisciplinary experiences in classrooms from kindergarten through third grade. A special online microsite has been created for the Owney curriculum that features a downloadable curriculum guide for teachers, which includes units on maps, jobs, tags and stories. Visit www.npm.si.edu/owneycurriculum.Smithsonian�s National Postal Museum Owney the Dog free eBook. Owney the dog, the loveable and inspirational figure in mail-service history, is featured in Owney: Tales from the Rails, a new free eBook narrated and performed by country singer Trace Adkins. It is available online and as an Apple iPad app. The animated children�s story is available on the museum�s website www.postalmuseum.si.edu/owneyebook.HEALTHASPCA Animal Poison Control Center. If your pet accidentally ingests any potentially harmful products and you need emergency advice, consult a veterinarian or the ASPCA hot line at 888- 426-4435 (a fee applies) or visit the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center.Hill's Science Diet behavioral and nutritional needs hot line. Owners can discuss special needs such as acclimating a pet into a new environment, obedience/house training, proper nutrition and fitness with experts trained by Dr. Jacqui Neilson of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists. The pet line - 1-877-NEW PET LINE - is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST Monday through Saturday.SHOWS, EVENTS & FUNAmerican Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation's 2nd annual Canines & Cocktails. The event will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on December 14 at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando. A cocktail reception will include heavy hors d� oeuvres, an open bar, a raffle and music. For more information and tickets, visit the Canine Health Foundation.Smithsonian�s National Postal Museum's Owney the Dog postage stamp 3-D viewing. The postage stamp can be viewed by a free iPhone app available from the Apple iTunes Store or the museum�s special webcam page at www.postalmuseum.si.edu/owneyapp. A multidimensional virtual Owney appears above the stamp. Owney barks, trots, sits and listens to postal train whistles in full 3-D. When the stamp is moved closer to the camera, details of Owney�s collar and some of the tags he received from his many travels can be seen. When viewed from a slight distance, the stamp can be moved around to see Owney from any side or angle. For more information about the National Postal Museum, visit www.postalmuseum.si.edu.STATE-BY-STATE LISTINGSARIZONAArizona Animal Welfare League & SPCA Medical Miracles Fund. The fund - established so donors could support the extra medical expenses and efforts that AAWL & SPCA takes on as part of its no-kill mission - seeks donations. For more information on how to donate, visit the Arizona Animal Welfare League and SPCA and click on the Miracles Fund link on the home page.Arizona Animal Welfare League & SPCA military adoption discounts. Veterans and active military can get 10 percent off adoption fees or a free leash and collar for their new pet when they adopt, they can take a 10-percent discount on any training class offered by AAWL & SPCA. The shelter is located at 30 N. 40th Place, just north of Washington and east of 40th Street, in central Phoenix. Adoption hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more information, visit AAWL & SPCA and click on Adoptable Pets.CALIFORNIAMarin Humane Society�s Special Human-Animal Relationships program seeks donations. Pet food and toys are needed to fill gift bags for clients and for distribution to shelters in Marin County. Financial contributions are also welcome and will be used to purchase additional gift items. The program provides a lifeline for more than 200 low-income seniors and disabled clients and their pets. Assistance is offered in the form of pet food, veterinary care, home visits, and emergency boarding for pets in the event of hospitalization of the client. Donations may be delivered to the humane society at 171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd., Novato. through the end of the year. Visit the Marin Humane Society for more information.Marine Humane Society 2012 WoofStock. The event, a music festival and adoptathon, will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, September 15, at the Marin Humane Society. Marine Humane Society,171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd, Novato. It will features raffles, a kids zone, food, wine and beer, and vendors. For more information, visit the Marine Humane Society.FLORIDAHumane Society of Pinellas Cruising for Critters. The event, a motorcycle Fun Run sponsored by Patches & Pierce, will be held on Saturday, September 29. The run begins and ends at Screwy Louie�s Porpoise Pub, 8701 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Registration begins at 10 a.m., and the group will take off at 11 a.m. Participation is $20 per vehicle (open to cars as well). Participants receive a gift pack. The fun continues for free all day at Screwy Louie�s Porpoise Pub with door prizes, giveaways, live music, auctions, games, and contests. For more information, visit Humane Society of Pinellas.Humane Society of Tampa Bay 11th Annual Pumpkin Patch. The Pumpkin Patch will be open from October 13 to 31 during regular hours at the shelter, 3607 N Armenia Avenue, Tampa. Find plump pumpkins, decorations and pets in costumes. Pumpkin prices vary. For more information, visit Humane Society of Tampa Bay.LOUISIANA"> St. Francis Animal Sanctuary adoption days. The adoption events are held from noon to 5 p.m. the third Saturday of each month in the St. Francis Thrift Store, 813 Florida St., Mandeville. Visit St. Francis Animal Sanctuary for more information.St. Francis Animal Sanctuary Pack Walk. The event, part of the national Pack Walk event, will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 29, at the Mandeville Trailhead. For more information, call Pam Perez at 985-630-7627 or visit St.Francis Animal Sanctuary.MASSACHUSETTSCenter for Shelter Dogs behavior, response and training study. The center, a program sponsored by the Animal Rescue League of Boston, is seeking rambunctious, high-energy dogs to participate in the study. 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Although once hunted by humans, southern elephant seals were never near extinction like Mirounga angustirostris. This is largely because most of the breeding grounds of M. leonina were out of reach of hunting boats. Hunting did have some impact, but numbers have recovered since hunting has ceased. Some populations are are experiencing declines. This may be normal population fluctuations, however. ("Elephant Seal", 2002; Anderson, 2003; Crown, 1997; Nowak, 2003; Seal Conservation Society, 2001)
IUCN Red List: Lower Risk - Least Concern
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I love cold pizza, but that may be a little excessive...Seriously though, make it with snow cone syrup, and I'm there!Craig
LOL And I thought it was cold down here when it wasn't going to get above 60o Mark
I wallow in the fact I'm a "Cracker" ....for those not in the "know" do a search I met my wife in Indianapolis and while a great city, when we got serious I said to her that she needed to decide if she wanted to stay there or move to Florida with me, 'cause there was no way I going to live there year round
Norma...I got a little rye in me, hence the "Cracker" comment...but for Floridians, it really has a legit meaning http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_crackerMarkAnd now that I re-read what I wrote, I see the hilarity! I've always been a fan of Abbott/Costello
If nothing else, it should freeze well.
Norma,Happy to oblige While not a true "Cracker" as my line doesn't go back generations in Florida, I was born and raised here, so I claim the tag, much like the "Conchs" of Key West....try getting a job there without being born there or knowing somebody! My true line lies back in the hills of West Virginia and thankfully I still got a tad of Blackfoot "Indian" in me and the distillin' know-how Mark
I don't anymore, not really setup in this house, but my uncle still has a clay still and produces some AMAZING stuff! My cousin then turns it into Apple Pie Moonshine Mark
LOL.. Love the WFO.Even your snow pizza looks better then my best efforts...
Jay,Thanks for saying you love the WFO. I really would like to have one. The snow pizza was really easy to make. It only took about 10 minutes total. I can't make a normal pizza that fast. Norma
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What I appreciate about the interview, is Schall gives us a unique perspective and new ways to think about poverty. Schall, a Catholic priest, is a prolific author who taught at Georgetown University for over 35 years.
The feature piece of the issue, written by Eric James Russell and Rodger E. Broomé is titled, "The Tipped Scales Against our Youth." The authors cover the challenges facing many young people today and offer solutions toward fixing them.
Rev. Johannes Jacobse offers an excellent review of George Gilder's new book, Knowledge and Power. Joseph Sunde posted an interview with Gilder on the new book on the PowerBlog. Timothy J. Barnett reviews Reckoning with Markets: Moral Reflection in Economics by James Halteman and Edd Noell.
The "In the Liberal Tradition Figure" for this issue is Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179). In reading some of her writings, I noticed a strong affinity for work, especially affirming the work of lay people within the Church. Unfortunately, a lot of her teachings have been hijacked by crackpots and various new age movements. R&L believes it's important to recover the truth and holiness she championed. Hildegard is a saint in the Anglican and Catholic churches, and Pope Benedict named her a Doctor of the Church.
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Stocks Slump as U.S. and Eurozone Uncertainties Fester
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Major U.S. stock averages slumped Tuesday as eurozone troubles continued to fester amid a finance ministers meeting and signs of gridlock in the U.S. "fiscal cliff" talks.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 14 points, or 0.11%, to 12,952. The blue-chip index had started the session up 6.2% this year.
Breadth was slightly negative, with losers outnumbering winners 16 to 14. The biggest blue-chip decliners were Home Depot (HD) , AT&T (T) , Verizon (VZ) and Chevron (CVX) .
Top gainers included Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) , Intel (INTC) and Wal-Mart (WMT) .
The S&P 500 closed down 2 points, or 0.17%, at 1,407. The Nasdaq was lost 6 points, or 0.18%, to 2,997.
The stronger sectors in the broad market were transportation, health care, energy and conglomerates. The weaker sectors included technology, services, financials and consumer cyclicals.
Decliners were outpacing advancers incrementally on the New York Stock Exchange and by a 1.1-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq. Volumes totaled 3.20 billion shares on the Big Board and 1.76 billion on the Nasdaq.
"Despite all the valid concerns over the fiscal cliff, the recent 9% sell-off has set the market up for the traditional seasonal year-end rally, and possibly carrying over in to a January Effect rally," said Mary Ann Bartels, head of U.S. technical analysis at Bank of America. "Our Volume Intensity Model has moved positive and the weekly price momentum stochastic model has given an oversold buy reading similar to June '12 and July/Sept '11."
" The market has regained the 200-day moving average and the 1,405 level. The next big hurdle is 1435," she said. "Above this level would refresh the potential for a sustained rally to target a move toward 1,450-1,500. Important support to hold is the 200-dma at 1384.74. However, 2013 is setting up to be volatile, in our view, as the negative divergences are still in place with market breadth and transports not confirming the September highs."
In one of the latest developments in the U.S. budget negotiations, the White House rejected a counteroffer by Republicans Monday on tax and spending cut proposals, explaining that it would not fulfill President Barack Obama's promise to increase tax rates on the richest Americans.
"In recent years, negotiations over fiscal policy have followed a familiar pattern," said Jeremy Lawson, senior economist at BNP Paribas. "Phase 1 (the honeymoon) involves Democrats and Republicans making soothing noises about the importance of working together and expressing guarded optimism about getting a deal done. This quickly gives way to Phase 2 (the confrontation), during which both parties' rhetoric hardens as they play to their bases and seek to gain the upper hand in the court of public opinion. Phase 3 (the bargain) only begins at the 11th hour when the two sides take negotiations more seriously as they try to avoid an outcome that neither party really wants."


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Linguistic Evidence. Empirical, Theoretical, and Computational Perspectives Date: 27-Jan-2004 - 01-Feb-2004 Location: Tuebingen, Germany Contact: Stephan Kepser Contact Email: ling.evidenceuni-tuebingen.de Meeting URL: http://www.sfb441.uni-tuebingen.de/ling.evidence/ Linguistic Sub-field: General Linguistics Meeting Description: The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers from different areas of linguistics to discuss their views on the status and quality of the individual types of linguistic evidence and of their mutual relationship and respective weight, and their use of different types of evidence, and thereby help establish a better understanding of the nature of linguistic evidence. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION International Conference on Linguistic Evidence. Empirical, Theoretical, and Computational Perspectives Tuebingen, January 29 - 31, 2004 organized by the Sonderforschungsbereich 441 ''Linguistic Data Structures'' University of Tuebingen Germany http://www.sfb441.uni-tuebingen.de/ling.evidence Early registration deadline: January 8, 2004 Aims and Scope: The renaissance of corpus linguistics and promising developments in experimental linguistic techniques in recent years has led to a remarkable revival of interest in issues of the empirical base of linguistic theory in general, and the status of different kinds of linguistic evidence in particular. Consensus is growing (a) that even so-called primary data (from introspection as well as authentic language production) are inherently complex performance data only indirectly reflecting the subject of linguistic theory, (b) that for an appropriate foundation of linguistic theories evidence from different sources such as introspective data, corpus data, data from (psycho-)linguistic experiments, historical and diachronic data, typological data, neurolinguistic data and language learning data are not only welcome but also (often) necessary. It is in particular by contrasting evidence from different sources with respect to particular research questions that we may gain a deeper understanding of the status and quality of the individual types of linguistic evidence on the one hand, and of their mutual relationship and respective weight on the other. It is the aim of this conference to bring together researchers from different areas of linguistics to discuss their views on the above issues and their use of different types of evidence in dealing with linguistic research questions of different generality, and thereby help establish a better understanding of the nature of linguistic evidence. We therefore invite original contributions from all fields of linguistics (including syntax, semantics, pragmatics, phonology, morphology, computational linguistics, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics historical linguistics, typology) on any of the above issues concerning linguistic evidence. Preference will be given to papers addressing these issues in relation to specific linguistic research problems.Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue


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Today marks the end of a fantastic adventure. I was SO lucky to have the opportunity to ride with Walter Zettl! I was slated to ride first once again, but because we didn't have lessons on Tuesday, Lisa G. would have missed out on a ride, and since she was only riding two times with Walter, I decided to let her have my spot with him.
Ike was getting tired and a bit homesick (or was it both of us?) so I planned on heading back to Michigan following Lisa's ride at 9:30 a.m.