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High-impact school boards typically play a strong role in leading district strategic change, which is perhaps the most important governing work you can do in these rapidly changing, challenging times. And in the strategic change game, boards have no more critical job than updating your district's strategic framework -- mission, core values, and vision -- for the future.
In my experience, school boards and other public and nonprofit governing bodies are pretty comfortable dealing with mission (defining in a nutshell what your district is about and what its key purposes are) and vision (articulating the long-term impact you want the district to have on students and the community). Core values are another matter.
Core values don't describe your district's reality. Rather, they are cherished principles and beliefs -- golden rules with a strong ethical flavor -- that are intended to direct (the "thou shalts") and constrain (the "thou shalt nots") your district's planning and operations.
If transparency is one of your district's core values, you will look for every opportunity to promote more open, honest, accurate communication with students, parents, and the wider community. If the efficient management of public resources is another core value, then you will develop systems and processes to guide against wasteful expenditures.
Many school boards periodically update their core values statements, usually by having a breakout group brainstorm a list in a daylong retreat, by completing the sentence, "We believe in ..." The board's planning committee can refine the statement and recommend its adoption at a board business meeting.
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True Blood - Season 2
The saga of Sookie Stackhouse is reaching bloody new heights in Season Two of the HBO hit vampire series. With the residents of Bon Temps coming under the control of the devious Maryann Forrester, it's up to the perky telepathic waitress (played by Anna Paquin), her blood-sucking soulmate Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) and her shape-shifting boss Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell) to stave off the threat.
"Nothing But the Blood"
A shocking murder outside Merlotte's has Bon Temps reeling. Meanwhile, Sookie's (Anna Paquin) relationship with Bill (Stephen Moyer) is tested when she learns about Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll), and of his involvement in her uncle's death. Sam (Sam Trammell) recalls a shape-shifting encounter he had with Maryann (Michelle Forbes) as a 17-year-old. Jason (Ryan Kwanten) gets a sudden windfall that allows him to pay for a leadership retreat with the Fellowship of the Sun. Two adversaries find themselves sharing a mysterious dungeon and, possibly, the same fate.
"Keep This Party Going"
Sookie is forced to cope with Bill's obligations to Jessica, as well as the romantic inconveniences the teen vampire's presence creates. At the Light of Day leadership conference, Jason makes a favorable impression on its ambitious leaders, Steve (Michael McMillian) and Sarah Newlin (Anna Camp), though not on his jealous roommate Luke (Wes Brown). Maryann casts her spell on Merlotte's patrons, and Sam proves helpless to stop the revelry.
When Sookie is attacked by a mysterious creature, Bill must enlist Eric's (Alexander Skarsgård) help to save her. At the Light of Day retreat, Jason has second thoughts about the sect's anti-vampire agenda, but Sarah and Steve counter his doubts with flattery and promises. After snapping at Tara (Rutina Wesley) and new employee Daphne (Ashley Jones), Sam decides to cut and run. A bored Jessica heads over to Merlotte's, where a smitten Hoyt (Jim Parrack) falls under her spell. At another Maryann-hosted party, Tara finds her attraction to Eggs (Mehcad Brooks) interrupted by a swirling, aphrodisiac fog.
"Shake and Fingerpop"
With Jessica in tow, Bill and Sookie head to Dallas to carry out Eric's vampire-reconnaissance mission--but a surprise awaits them at the airport. At the Light of Day Institute, Jason falls victim to a practical joke, but has the last laugh when the Newlins anoint him for a higher calling. Maryann throws Tara a birthday party at Sookie's, attracting much of Bon Temps to its Bacchanalian revelry. Sam postpones his departure from town to attend the bash, connecting with Daphne in the process. Having barely escaped Fangtasia, Lafayette finds himself reluctantly pulled back into Eric's orbit.
"Never Let Me Go"
While in Dallas, Sookie connects with one of her own. Jason is rewarded for his hard work at the Light of Day boot camp. Eric and Bill bond over their past.
"Hard-Hearted Hannah"
Jason is put in a position where he has to make a difficult physical and emotional decision, while a vampire from Bill's past resurfaces in Dallas. Sookie sets out on a perilous mission to locate Godric, an ancient and powerful vampire.
"Release Me"
Sam finds himself in an unenviable predicament at the hands of Maryann and her minions. Hugo is imprisoned with Sookie who tries to communicate with Barry using her telepathic powers. Bill is held captive by the the stubborn Lorena. Jason attempts to sever his ties with the Fellowship of the Sun, but faces resistance from Steve and his enforcer Gabe.
Eric arrives to do his master's bidding on the eve of the Fellowship's lockdown surprising a captive Sookie. Sam makes a gruesome discovery at Merlotte's putting him in danger. Jessica and Hoyt find sex as everytime as the first time. Jason pays his debts to the vampires.
"I Will Rise Up"
Eric gets hurt taking advantage of Sookies good nature and takes her for a ride. Sookie and Jason bond over their adventures. Lafayette and Lettie Mae try to save their kin from Maryann's clutches. In prison Sam tries to set himself free and avoid Maryann. Eric and his fellow vampires are floored by Godric decision to take the fall for their disasterous PR.
"New World in My View"
Bill, Sookie and Jason return to Bon Temps. Sam and Andy are lured back to Merlottes by Arlene and find refuge from bloodthirsty revellors. Bill finds traditional methods don't work on Maryann. Sookie tries to help Tara engulfed in darkness. Jason attempts to rescue Sam.
Bill seeks out the advice of Sophie-Anne, the Vampire Queen of Louisiana, but must exercise patience before she gives him critical information. Meanwhile, Sookie and Lafayette find that protecting Tara from herself is more difficult than they anticipated; a desperate Sam turns to an unlikely source for assistance; and Jessica tests Hoyt's allegiance to Maxine.
"Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"
In the season two finale, the mayhem in Bon Temps reaches a fever pitch as Maryann prepares for her ultimate bestial sacrifice, conscripting Sookie to be Maid of Honor at the bloody nuptials. Meanwhile, Sophie-Anne warns Eric to keep the lid on Bill's inquisitiveness; Jason leads Andy into the heroic abyss; and Hoyt has a hard time swallowing Maxine's endless stream of insults. Deliberating on what may be his final move to save Sookie and the town, Sam is forced to put his trust, and his life, in a most unlikely ally.


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Up until this past weekend, I've always assumed that bumblebees live in very small communities. I base that upon never seeing more than 2 or 3 in a certain area at a given time, even near where I believe their nest to be.
Over the course of the summer, the amount of bumblebee traffic near my front door has exploded, in a 5 minute period, you will see 20-30 bees arriving or departing through a small tear in my basement window screen (it's a crawlspace, really). I assumed there was a nest there, fairly near the window, and the 10-12 bees that lived there were very active.
Since the window is very close to my front door (and smack-dab in the middle of my 3 year old daughter's play area) I took it upon myself to "cull" the numbers a bit this weekend. (Yes I know that won't entirely be popular on this particular forum, but I'm a barbarian, you see...) Anyway, armed with a tennis racquet and a trouble-light, I took advantage of their slow take-off speed and managed to down no less than FIFTY of them (most in the 1.5-2cm size range) in about 90 minutes.
I had NO idea that there were that many down there. Further, I had no idea bumblebees created such large colonies... I know bumblebee nests aren't as large as honeybee nests typically, but judging by the size and numbers of the bees, this one must be rather large.
I'm thinking my next move will be to wait until December or so to go under and remove the nest; while I'm brave with a tennis racquet in a wide open driveway, I'd be a bit more wary of entering a 50cm crawlspace with a can of bug-bomb to do battle with them face-to-mandible.
This post is half apology, half exclamation, it turns out. I feel bad for doing in so many fuzzy bees in such a ghastly way, but hey, I've got a big brain and a big tennis racquet and there's only room for "one of us in this bungalow, pardner."
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Is Scion really going to discontinue the xA and xBs?
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Discontinue the xA and redesign the xB.
jching:Is Scion really going to discontinue the xA and xBs?Yes - the Toyota Ist/Scion xA is due to replaced sometime in 2007 by the Scion xD. Production of the Toyota bB/Scion xB has already ceased and the new xB - a rebadged Toyota bB/Daihatsu Materia - will be launched in the spring.Toyota bB:Daihatsu Materia:
you know that Daihatsu doesn't look half bad. should make a great Scion.
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Alex:you know that Daihatsu doesn't look half bad. should make a great Scion.The new Toyota bB (Scion xB) and the Daihatsu Materia are the same car - Daihatsu is owned by Toyota.
then i hope it looks more like the Diahtsu then.
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I am glad they got rid of the xA. It was ugly. But I like the boxy shape of the xB.But the bB and Materia look good. Cant wait to see the Scion version. I kind of hope they put a more powerful engine in it...103 hp aint cuttin it (for ***
=================================No, Brian, it's a foreign car, the "T" is silent. Sweet, I'm getting an Audi!
Locating a car dealership in Atlanta, GA could be a huge ordeal, particularly when you are looking for a specific brand such as Scion. Luckily, the dealers are all really great in Atlanta. They will make sure that you get everything you want in a Scion, including a great deal and interest rate. The dealer that helped me called around to make sure my interest was the best that I could get. I located the car dealership that helped me by going to: Atlanta GA Scion.
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skim01:a mod with 72 posts?That's what I thought.
skim01:a mod with 72 posts?Someone finding a thread from 2007 just to say that? While here-- why did they bother with the xD over the xA? Bigger on the outside, but inside it was minimally stretched. More power also didn't equate to any extra go.
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cause the xa was a huge fail, even to scion. it didnt sell at all, when was the last time anyone has seen an xa. while i dont have specific numbers, the xb is every where. even if their not selling in great numbers these days.
I see enough. Looking around and seeing a car every few days doesn't reflect its sales as a whole, since every region is different.With that said, I restate-- why did they bother with the xD if it really didn't do anything much better than the slow-selling car it replaced?
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California condors are one of those valuable species that clean up after the rest of us, eating flesh and even bone from carrion. Since their near-extinction 30 years ago, owing largely to lead poisoning from bullet fragments in the meat they consume, the population has been slowly rehabilitated. During the 1980s, the 22 condors remaining in the wild were relocated to zoos in a last attempt to increase their numbers. Efforts to reintroduce the condors to their natural habitat began in California in 1992 and in Arizona in 1996. To date, the population has risen to a total of 285 birds, including 69 birds in the wild in California, and condor pairs have started to produce nestlings. But a new problem, discovered by a team of scientists led by ornithologist Allan Mee, may threaten the condors' fragile reestablishment.
During a postdoctoral fellowship with the San Diego Zoo's Millennium Field Program in Conservation Science, Mee studied breeding attempts in the reintroduced condor population in the Los Padres National Forest in Southern California. The research, published in June in Bird Conservation International, finds that condors are bringing unprecedented amounts of human trash to their nestlings. "We had no idea that junk ingestion would be a problem," Mee says. But condor chicks are dying as a result.
Adult condors seem to be able to regurgitate most trash that they ingest. Not so for nestlings. The junk they eat lodges in their crops and gizzards, severely impairing the absorption of nutrients and, in some cases, causing life-threatening metal toxicity. Two of the nine Los Padres chicks that hatched between 2001 and 2005 died as a direct result of junk ingestion, and several others died of junk-related complications.
Everything from metal springs and glass fragments to bits of electrical wiring and cloth has been found in the crops and gizzards of the deceased chicks, as well as in condor nests. The body of one nestling contained a veritable trash pile: 30 metal items, 54 glass, 28 pieces of plastic and 2 miscellaneous items—a total of 200.5 grams of junk. Another contained 193.5 grams, and several others held 60 grams or more.
Although scientists noted anthropogenic junk at condor nests as early as 1922, it has not been shown to be a serious problem before now. Why should reintroduced condors have a greater propensity for bringing home junk? The answer, as one might expect, is complex. To reduce the risk of lead poisoning from bullet-killed carcasses, wildlife managers feed condors every three days at designated feeding sites. The Southern California site is located just two miles from the nearest condor nest.
"It's kind of created an outdoor zoo syndrome," says Mee. "The birds are waiting for the next handout. They have a lot of time on their hands" (wings, that is). As the Los Padres relocation site is located almost within sight of Los Angeles, directly adjacent to an oil field, there's plenty of junk around to catch a condor's eye. And not only are the bored birds picking up more trash, they are feeding their nestlings less often than did condors in the 1980s.
The reintroduced population in Arizona has had much less trouble with trash. "Most nests located in the Grand Canyon are far from provisioned feeding sites—up to 50 miles, as the condor flies," Mee notes. Greater travel time to the provisioned site means the birds have little time to spend picking up junk. Furthermore, there's simply less of it to find than in Southern California. "To get trash in Arizona, condors have to search for it," he says.
Condors in Arizona also have better and more diverse wild food sources, including elk and bighorn sheep. Though this makes the population more susceptible to poisoning from lead bullets, the overall effect is positive: Reintroduced condors in Arizona can relearn natural foraging patterns, while their California cousins don't seem to be catching on.
Christine Kreuder Johnson, an assistant professor at the University of California, Davis, Wildlife Health Center, has studied the effects of lead ingestion on condors and believes the new findings are significant. "This brings to light a serious challenge facing the reintroduced Southern California condor population," she says. "The quantity and variety of junk fed to the nestlings in this report is unusual for a free-ranging species. The toxicity potential for many of these items is of particular concern."
Mee sees two essential approaches to the problem: "manipulating the population" by bringing nestlings in for surgery and by physically removing trash from nests, and long-term, holistic efforts to ensure that condor populations can be self-sufficient. For the longer term, lead poisoning remains a crucial issue. If lead bullets could be phased out of the condor ranges in favor of copper bullets, Mee says, provisioned feedings could be reduced, encouraging the birds to relearn the foraging habits of their wild-raised ancestors. Johnson agrees: "It seems unlikely that this reintroduced population will develop normal foraging behavior as long as the birds are heavily dependent on supplemental feeding to avoid lead exposure."
A volunteer program of the Arizona Game and Fish Department that provided hunters with non-lead rifle ammunition resulted in a 40 percent drop in condor lead-exposure rates in 2005; the department is optimistic about recruiting even more participants in future years. A bill that would ban the use of lead bullets in condor habitats is currently working its way through the California State Senate. The legislation was passed by the California State Assembly in May, and supporters are hopeful that it will be approved by the State Senate as well.
In the meantime, conservation scientists are trying some other innovative methods. Mee worries that even if condors are able to feed on wild animal carcasses, they may have formed a search image for human trash. Michael Mace, curator of birds at the San Diego Wild Animal Park, has been working with one pair of repeat offenders. After the pair's chicks died three years in a row, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists brought the birds to the Wild Animal Park. The condors were exposed to junk that was wired to deliver mild electric shocks; they soon learned not to pick it up. The pair reared a chick successfully in captivity and were re-released this year; Mace and others are waiting to see whether the aversion training will have a lasting effect. But until condors can be reliably divested of their junk-eating habits, retraining junk-tossing humans may be the best bet for the California condor's survival.—Anna Lena Phillips
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A new learning assistance center for students needing help with computer courses is now open in the Information Technology building.
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The center is located in Room 102 on the first floor of the IT building on the main campus of Pulaski Technical College. The lab will be open Monday through Saturday. The hours of operation will be posted outside the room.
The center is equipped with 12 Dell computers and four I-Macs with specialized software, such as that used by students learning graphing and computer assisted design.
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Students who need help in non-computer subjects can continue to get free assistance in The Bank of America Learning Assistance Center in Room 302 (third floor) in the Campus Center. Tutors there provide help in various subjects, including accounting, chemistry, English, biology, math, physics, science, anatomy and physiology, and Spanish.
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A New Human: The Startling Discovery and Strange Story of the "Hobbits" of Flores, Indonesia. Mike Morwood and Penny van Oosterzee. xiv + 256 pp. Smithsonian Books, 2007. $25.95.
The discovery of a new hominin species in human ancestry is always exciting, never more so than when it is completely unexpected. And certainly no one anticipated that the fossil remains of such a species would be found in 2003 in Liang Bua, a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Flores. But that year a team of archaeologists, anthropologists and geologists from Australia and Indonesia working at Liang Bua uncovered the bones of a tiny woman, whom they eventually concluded was a hominin of a new species, Homo floresiensis. That bold claim has ignited considerable controversy among paleo-anthropologists.
Now one of the members of the team that found the specimen, Mike Morwood, has written a book titled A New Human, with science writer Penny van Oosterzee as coauthor. Their fascinating account of how the large-scale, multidisciplinary excavation was set up and run shows just how such an investigation should be conducted. They cover everything: the preliminary groundwork to find out who has to be approached to get permissions, with all the politics and administrative matters that are an unavoidable adjunct to such forms of scientific inquiry; the actual business of excavation and the dating of the deposit; and finally, the process of publishing a description of the fossils and their context. Anyone thinking of undertaking such a project would do well to consult this book.
Two years of excavation at Liang Bua turned up not just the early human skull the team had been hoping to find but nearly the whole skeleton that went with it. The discoveries were so significant that they generated massive media attention. What is it about the Flores woman (nicknamed "Hobbit") that is so important?
First of all, she lived relatively recently—only 18,000 years ago. Other fossils found subsequently show that similar beings lived on Flores up to 95,000 years ago.
Second, there is controversy over how she should be classified. She has been assigned to a new species of the genus Homo, but at 380 cubic centimeters, her brain would have been only about one-third as large as that of a modern human. Brain size is usually considered one of the defining attributes of humans, and prior to the discovery of the Flores woman, the smallest skull to have been classified as belonging to the genus Homo indicated a brain size of 500 cubic centimeters. The choice then was either to change the criteria for Homo to include a brain size as small as Hobbit's or to exclude her from the genus. Not surprisingly, there was some disagreement among team members over which of these options to choose, and the article they submitted to Nature initially put her in a separate genus. But the scientists who refereed the article encouraged them to assign her to Homo, and ultimately they did so.
Third, although the Flores woman was only about one meter in height, she was clearly bipedal, walking upright on two legs. Her limb proportions differ from those of modern humans: She had short legs, relatively long arms, and uniquely long feet puzzling to scientists.
Finally, the circumstances of her discovery—that she was found on an island where there is evidence of dwarfing of associated animals such as the proboscidean Stegodon—are significant. They suggest that many of her attributes, particularly her small stature and shortened but very robust legs, may have been the product of island dwarfism—the phenomenon of animals isolated on remote islands evolving to have body sizes much smaller than those of their recent ancestors. (There is also an inverse form of the process, in which small animals breeding in isolation become larger.)
All this evidence provides the basis for rich scientific discussion, and there has indeed been extensive debate. Along with it has come the predictable outcry against the unexpected.
Scientific method rests on acquiring and organizing information about the natural world and making it available to others. This depends on asking relevant questions, using appropriate methods to find the answers, publishing the results in scholarly journals and making the material studied available for independent testing. As described in A New Human, the research on the Flores woman carried out by the team who found her has followed this procedure to the letter. Their findings have inspired an impressive amount of critical but informed discussion, with many possible alternative interpretations being aired.
Unfortunately, because other people wanted to get in on the act, departures from the scientific method occurred after the Nature article was published. Most notably, Teuku Jacob, an Indonesian anthropologist who was not a member of the team, precipitously removed the skull, lower jaw and femur of the Flores woman, along with another lower jaw found at Liang Bua, from the lab where they were being kept. He then restricted access to the specimens and dismissed them as the remains of modern humans with the pathological condition known as microcephaly. According to Morwood and Oosterzee, Jacob essentially hijacked the remains, claiming falsely that Morwood had agreed to their transfer. The authors also complain that when Jacob finally returned the fossils, the bones had been mishandled and irreparably damaged.
Whatever* the process by which Jacob arrived at his conclusion, it remains the case that if his hypothesis were to be proved correct, the Flores hominins would not have any evolutionary significance. On the other hand, history tells us that similarly negative reactions have greeted other unexpected hominin fossils, such as the first Neandertals found in the 19th century and the first australopithecine in the early 20th century.
This well-written, entertaining book is both scholarly and accessible to the general public. Morwood and Oosterzee make the case that the Flores hominins occupy a unique position in human evolution. The authors counter some but not all of the evidence for microcephaly. Chapter 3 contains an interesting but short account of the faunal movements across Indonesia during the Pleistocene, especially with reference to the Wallace Line along the eastern edge of the Asian continental shelf, to the west of which are found Asiatic species, and to the east, mostly Australian ones. Oceanic barriers and climate change had an immediate impact on those movements. Morwood and Oosterzee subscribe to the belief that in the past, cooler periods coincided with reduced precipitation; however, present-day climatologists are predicting that in tropical environments, drier climates and loss of rain forest will be associated with global warming, not cooling. Which view is correct? The authors also rely on the now-outdated savanna hypothesis, which posited that early hominins evolved when the replacement of African forests by savanna grasslands made upright walking advantageous. In fact, evidence is increasing that early hominins evolved and lived for quite some time in woodland environments.
Scientists working in Asia have a natural tendency to assign greater importance to their fossils than to those found in Africa (as Eugène Dubois notoriously did with his 1891 discovery of Pithecanthropus erectus in Java). So it is unsurprising that Morwood and Oosterzee devote chapter 6 to showing that the genus Homo may have originated in Asia, rather than Africa as is generally believed. They claim that Homo ergaster in Africa had no known ancestry, and they assert that populations of hominins emigrating from Africa to Indonesia around 1.8 million years ago encountered "other" hominins already resident in eastern Europe and the Middle East. However, no information is provided (because none is yet available) as to the origin of these "other" hominins. And the evolutionary pedigree of ergaster is, in fact, well documented in the African fossil record, as indeed is acknowledged later in this book.
The Flores discovery, although it throws no light on this particular issue, opens up many new lines of inquiry as to the nature of human evolution. I am sure it will not be the last surprise to come in the ambitious project of investigating our origins.
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Jun 26, 2011 at 12:49 am #1275944
Jordan ClymerMember
@jordanclymerLocale: The Columbia Gorge
Ok, so I am sure a lot of people here are familiar with smart phones and how they can be used to lighten the load of backpacking. But I thought I would make a special thread for people to share comments, concerns, and tips for other smart phone users or those considering buying one to add to the outdoor gear arsenal.
It offers weight savings, LOTS of weight savings (depending on what you normally bring packing).
Some of you might say "Don't want one, it is what I want to escape from, ect" which is understandable. But like any electronics, these things can also be turned off and tucked away. Just because you brought a flashlight, you don't have to use it all night…So lets just curb that attitude right now. =)
It's all about the apps! I didn't have much interest in smart phones, as recently as about two years ago. I liked to think of my phone as a phone and anything beyond that was frill. However I quickly learned how wrong I was when all my friends began to show off the nifty apps that unleashed the true potential of their phones. I am now a complete convert.
My current phone is a Samsung Nexus S (129 grams), it runs Android and since I have never used an iPhone I cannot speak on the kinds of apps available to Apple users, but I know the market is bountiful. So for just a moment I'd like to talk about how I use my phone to enjoy the outdoors and to lighten my load.
Keep in mind all these applications are free from the Android App market with the exception of my mapping software.
Mapping/GPS – My ONLY paid app, Viewranger mapping software. It allows you to store map data directly to the phone so you can still use it for navigation even when you are without a cell signal (or if you decided to turn it off). You can pre-cache ahead on longer trips, I think it pays to be prepared.
I like the Viewranger software, but as a secondary GPS app I also have GPS Test which provides me with loads of data like lat/long position, heading, speed, altitude, number of GPS satellites Im connected with, and the connection strength.
If you can still connect to a cellular tower, you can also run the bevy of free map options like Google earth, latitude, and maps.
Astronomy guide – I admire the stars, and sound confident about naming constellations with Google sky maps. Using the accelerometer, digital compass, and some magic, it will help to identify what stars you are looking at in the night sky.
Just one more way to remind you how insignificant we are in the scheme of things.
Translator – Google Translate and Google Goggles allow you to not only convert speech to text but you can also use the camera to scan barcodes and documents. The list of supported languages is fairly comprehensive, however I wouldn't rely on it entirely, as the speech to text can sometimes substitute the wrong words (it is a work in progress, but loads better than a physical dictionary) and it never hurts to know some rudimentary phrases "Beer please! Sorry. Thank you. Do you speak english? Where is the bathroom? How much?" for when you visit abroad.
Conversion tool – Converter allows you to do make on the fly conversions for nearly everything. From area to mass, fuel consumption, wave lengths, temperature, and more. An amazing app for any wonks who like crunching the numbers, or figuring out if those liters and ounces really add up right.
Library – I use Amazon Kindle to keep a literal library of books (200+) for on hand reading and reference. I grab mostly the ones in public domain (free) but nothing will stop you from buying the latest best seller either. I've also found free survival guides and wild plant identification books at the Kindle market. With Adobe Acrobat, I can also have the pdf manuals for any gear on hand to reference whenever.
Medical reference – I use the Medscape app as free medical reference that also provides me with a medication index and cross reference to make sure that providing emergency pain killers won't interfere with any prescriptions someone is already taking. I also have iTriage, which lets me find treatment, doctors, and look up symptoms.
Knot tying guide – Knots Guide has every kind of knot you could think to tie, and step by step instructions on how to tie it (some have a series of pictures as well). They have fishing knots, climbing knots, even decorative knots! It doesn't require an internet connection to run so it is a good reference anywhere.
Light – With the app Nexus Torch, I can turn on the flash LED from the camera to light up things. It is a great secondary light source and moderately bright (includes a high setting if you have a rooted phone), it also features an adjustable strobe setting.
Camera/Camcorder – My phone features a 5 megapixel rear facing camera that can also capture 720 x 480 video and a front facing 640 x 480 camera. I use it as my primary camera for when I am out, it takes great pictures if you can manage to hold it steady, and I also have the ability to adjust shooting modes for things like macro and high/low light (adjustable exposure). The video is recorded in H.264 MPEG4 and looks/sounds good.
Internet Browser/Email/Phone/Messaging/Remote photo gallery management/ect – This thing is literally a pocket computer! With a 1ghz CPU, 16 gb of storage, and all the antenna for connecting anywhere in the world (CDMA/GSM/HSDPA/802.11N/G/B WiFi/Bluetooth/NFC/GPS).
You can also turn them OFF (airplane mode/ect) to save battery power or just stay truly 'off the grid'.
I use Firefox, Gmail, Picasa Tool, and eBuddy for keeping people up to date on travels from anywhere I can get WiFi or a cell signal. Great option to hauling around a whole computer on longer trips…if you can tolerate working on a 4" screen (probably not for old people).
I am also a bit of a hacker and can use tools to SSH/FTP/VPN from anywhere in the world. So my server at home is just a login away.
Mp3/Movie/Game device – I use Winamp for playing music I have stored on the phone and it has a headphone jack so I can bring along my earbuds to enjoy a better quality audio experience (great for relaxing after a long days hike) and I use Netflix to watch movies if I could ever be that bored. I have several PopCap games that the Amazon app market released for free for a limited time. I believe they now cost around $3-4 each and are worth the hours of fun provided.
I purchased a Powerfilm AA/USB charger a couple months back, and with it I am able to charge the AAA (with a size adapter) batteries for my head lamp, and also charge my phone from it. This helps to make the charger multi use and just handy to have around in general. With these two items, my pack is saved a great deal of weight, as I no longer need a camera+camcorder/gps unit/phone/mp3 player/lamp/books/ect for any of my travels not to mention I don't have to pack as many batteries – one AA pair for charging the phone, and three AAA for my headlamp.
Now I know you might say, "Ok smart guy, what happens when solar winds/water/gremlins blow up those fancy tri-corders?" Well, I always carry a real compass, map, and very basic emergency medical diagram of arteries and vital organs just in case. However these are simple backups to what has become my go to outdoor device.
Anyone else know of some great/free/useful phone Apps please contribute! I feel that the smart phone really is the next big Multi-use device for the outdoors person. My phone is just one of many very capable phones on the market today, but always check features like antenna/gps/camera before spending money for one!Jun 27, 2011 at 1:49 pm #1753753
Laural BourqueMember
@lauralbabyLocale: PNW
I just got PeakAR, which is similar to the star map but for mountains. You point your phone at a mountain range and it picks out the names of the peaks for you. Granted this is only good when you have service, but it's pretty cool!
Instead of Kindle I use Laputa for my e-reader, the library has a greater number of free books. Some probably shouldn't be free, like the Chronicles of Narnia, Wheel of Time, Harry Potter and Twilight Books. So don't PM me if you want copies of these. That would be wrong.Aug 15, 2011 at 5:52 am #1769432
Keith SelboSpectator
@herman666Locale: Northern Virginia
I think you'll find that there are extensive apps available for the Iphone too. In comparing my Ipnone to my daughters Samsung Android OS, I think the Iphone apps, having been vetted by Apple, work better, crash less. Downside is no sd card, special cable.
I hike the AT a lot. I've loaded in the trail profiles and a pdf of the Thru-hiker's companion.Sep 30, 2012 at 12:40 pm #1916888
Raquel RascalMember
@flutingaroundLocale: Rocky Mtn. West
I've been spending the day messing around with my Android getting it ready for the backcountry and I was pleased to find these two apps to add
iBird – for both iPhones and Android- it's a large database that is downloaded to your phone so it can be used in the field. The illustrations, bird calls and search functions are really great.
And a series of field guide apps from this new company called High Country Apps
The advantage of using an app over an ebook is the advanced searching techniques they use. I'm messing with their Colorado Rocky Mtn. Wildflower App. and it's very well designed and easy to i.d. a plant.Sep 30, 2012 at 2:52 pm #1916932
Lynn TramperMember
@retropumpLocale: The Antipodes of La Coruna
Aside from the above, which I really appreciate on my phone, I also use it to generate white noise for sleeping. I use this app at home as well. I have never slept so good since discovering this app. I also carry two spare batteries, plus an AA battery recharger. The white noise app and e-reading drain the battery pretty quickly. I also have an anti-mosquito app that generates a noise that I can barely hear but apparently mosquitos hate it!??
When I am not using the phone, I always turn it off to conserve the battery. It is actually useless as a cellphone in this part of the world, as there is pretty much zero cell coverage in any of the mountains, but all the GPS and other stuff still works fine.Oct 2, 2012 at 1:03 pm #1917555
David ThomasBPL Member
@davidinkenaiLocale: North Woods. Far North.
Lynn: I started using white noise ("vacuum" or "hairdryer") at times when I'm having trouble relaxing my thoughts for sleep by playing a youtube video. Well, that's sucks a lot of power between sound and especially the screen. And I had to be on-line.
Then I dropped 99 cents on an itunes "song" and the power consumption went way down and I don't need to be on-line or even have 3G or wifi enabled. But I can't select a play time besides one play or continuous replay. I assume an app would let you set a timer. Ideally, it could be set to play for, say 15 minutes and then fade for the next 5 before turning off. What app do you like?Oct 2, 2012 at 4:40 pm #1917627
DougBPL Member
Bloom and Trope are both pretty cool. Relax while creating your own sounds, or just let the program create the sounds. Has a sleep timer. Created by Brian Eno.Oct 2, 2012 at 10:54 pm #1917718
Nick GatelBPL Member
@ngatelLocale: Southern California
"I feel that the smart phone really is the next big Multi-use device for the outdoors person."
I use a smart phone everyday. Right now I am traveling almost every week managing a multi-million dollar project and responsible for a team of remote employees (they all travel to client locations). It is amazing what I can do with an iPhone, iPad and a laptop. Laptop is for building software applications and other heavy-duty computer work while on the road. Heck, the phone almost replaces my computer for the everyday stuff I need to monitor/do/follow-up. I can monitor calendars for several people, track the project, etc., etc. I even use it as my boarding pass on most airlines. When I make plane/hotel/rental car reservations on my iPhone – poof — TripIt instantly and automatically pushes everything to my calendar and syncs all my devices, and then emails the itinerary to my wife and others. I do presentations to clients with the iPad and with the stylus can mark-up PDFs and take notes. I keep all these odds and ends organized in EverNote. On the airplane I listen to music, read and sometimes to work on the iPad. With iCloud and DropBox it is easy to keep all the devices synchronized and Documents to Go does a pretty good job on most MS Office files if I need to look/work on files quickly. I can go on and on… too much detail for a post.
But for backpacking is is extremely lacking. The phone can do a lot of things, but it is the master of none. It is heavier than my camera and nowhere near as good. But I usually don't bring a camera anyway. I don't need a GPS — unnessary weight. Besides a map and compass is more accurate. And a GPS works better than my iPhone. Real maps are better than a map on an itty-bitty phone. I have played around with TopoMaps on my iPhone and it is a great program… but not as good as a dedicated GPS, not as good as a real compass, and not as good as map.
Don't need an astronomy guide. For serious sky viewing I use my telescope at home or go car camping with it. But most nights when I am backpacking I just lay on my back and just enjoy the immensity of the night sky.
When backpacking I don't need Internet access, email, voice mail, photo management, etc.
The last thing I need on a hike is music, movies, or reading material. I am too busy listening and observing things around me.
I have been using my almost weightless Photon II for several years and have never changed the battery (reminder to self… might be a good idea to change it when you get back home).
Since I don't carry a phone, GPS, or most of the time a camera; I don't need batteries or chargers.
And the stuff people take as a back-up to their phone, just in case — is what I use instead.
But if you want a smart phone in the outdoors, go for it. HYOH. IMO you don't need one… it is a "nice to have" item.Oct 3, 2012 at 6:49 am #1917750
Raquel RascalMember
@flutingaroundLocale: Rocky Mtn. West
Nick- I would tend to agree with you, except I'm addicted to reading. Reading helps me to fall asleep, esp. if I wake up in the middle of the night..
Having the survival, knots and field guides on the phone are just icing on the cake. The bird calls with the iBird app convinced me I needed to carry the phone.
I'm impressed that you can go digital free in the wilderness!Oct 3, 2012 at 2:38 pm #1917866
Jens AarnaesBPL Member
@finnmarkLocale: Rocky Mountains
A new app for me that I find very cool is "Time-Lapse". This allows you to take time-lapse video and I am amazed at all the things I have used it on. Have you ever wondered how the clouds above are forming and dissipating? This app will show you in no uncertain terms. How about a video of early snow melting off a nearby peak? I am sure there are many other uses for this app and I would be curious if others have any suggestions.Oct 3, 2012 at 10:38 pm #1918028
Brian LewisMember
@brianleLocale: Pacific NW
"Anyone else know of some great/free/useful phone Apps please contribute!"
I think it's not just about the apps, but also about the mental approach to using the phone in general. So for example, the last five years now I've been carrying the instruction manuals to various gear on my phone (saves infrequent frustration when I want to remember how to work various modes on my watch … except now I've gone back to a simple Casio, but still).
One app I use a fair bit on the trail is a voice recording app. Helps me remember things to do or buy in town, just thoughts that occur to me while I'm walking or in camp that I'm afraid I'll otherwise forget.
One very common use for me of a smartphone is for journaling while on the trail. On all of my long trips I've written up a journal entry for literally every day spent on trail, and looking at these later really brings the trip back clearly for me. On such trips I've carried a folding bluetooth keyboard, as I just don't type very fast nor accurately with an on-screen virtual keyboard.Oct 3, 2012 at 11:21 pm #1918039
Dale WambaughBPL Member
@dwambaughLocale: Pacific Northwest
I have owned many PDA's and I'm typing this on an iPhone, but until they have better battery life and are waterproof, they are city toys. I'm not a Luddite at all, but I demand more reliability from the hardware and the buggy apps offered to date.
For now, I use map and compass, a small AM/FM radio, notebook and pen, and a far better camera.
I do have some philosophical issues with staring into the palm of my hand rather than connecting with the natural world.Oct 4, 2012 at 6:10 am #1918071
M BMember
smart phones are part tool, part toy. OK , mostly toy.
Discern between what you really need, vs what you think is cool to have
Yeah the apps add no weight. But most are for fun. They are a distraction from why you are out in the wilds too.
Also to rely on a single electronic device , not water resistant, with short battery life for very much would be questionable.Oct 4, 2012 at 9:55 am #1918152
Stephen MBPL Member
@stephen-mLocale: Way up North
Waterproof cases and extended or spare batteries can help a lot.Oct 5, 2012 at 4:40 pm #1918495
Dan MMember
Call me crazy, but I think it's probably arrogant to assume that everyone goes out into the world for exactly the same reasons you yourself do. Not everyone is heading out to escape technology — some people just like trees and sky and whatnot. Both perspectives are probably fine, aren't they?
Personally, I would never head out into the woods without my phone. I may not get reception everywhere, but I prefer knowing that I have it. I also think that there is room in the backpacking universe for a system that utilizes a reliable smart phone as the greatest multitasking gadget ever.
With a BioLite Stove or a Charge Cup, you can charge your phone with fire. No more carrying extra batteries. With the right phone your map, compass, book, camera, GPS, iPod, reference materials, bear bell, journal and other conveniences can all be contained in a single tool. Mine also makes a great signal mirror. There are more than one case designs out there that render the phone nearly indestructible (earlier this summer a friend of mine called me from his iPhone while he was eight feet under water). Add in an LED light that charges by USB and a Steripen Freedom and you've got the beginnings of a gear system that makes a lot of sense together.Oct 5, 2012 at 5:46 pm #1918523
Dale WambaughBPL Member
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Dan M wrote, "Call me crazy, but I think it's probably arrogant to assume that everyone goes out into the world for exactly the same reasons you yourself do. Not everyone is heading out to escape technology — some people just like trees and sky and whatnot. Both perspectives are probably fine, aren't they?"
Of course. I think it was clear that I was speaking for myself. Like I said, I'm very much involved in technology and I personally like to escape it when in a natural setting. I do definitely go to the woods for re-creation, peace and quiet. I don't think that everyone must do the same— as long as you are using headphones :)
If I could depend on the technology, I would see more uses for it. At this time, cellular reception is very weak in the areas I visit and can't be relied on. Some of the locator beacons are equally "spotty" (pun intended). I will hold that the apps are quite buggy, with the new Apple Maps being a good example. I do look forward to having a smartphone as a multipurpose tool in the future.
As to the battery issues, the BioLite stove is pretty weak. At this point, extended batteries are the best way to go, but they do add weight and bulk, as do the protective cases. If they can make a waterproof camera, a waterproof/hardened smartphone should be on the way. It came to pass with laptops and cell phones.
I became an adult in the early 1970's and Ive seen a lot of changes in cameras, automobiles, satellite technology, audio electronics, video recording, etc, etc, etc. Many of those technologies went though some clumsy periods and have become more user friendly, faster, reliable, and just plain useful. IMHO, as wonderful as smartphones seem today, they have a ways to go. Check back with me in 5 years and we will revisit this discussion.Oct 11, 2012 at 3:40 pm #1920378
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"Then I dropped 99 cents on an itunes "song" and the power consumption went way down and I don't need to be on-line or even have 3G or wifi enabled. But I can't select a play time besides one play or continuous replay. I assume an app would let you set a timer. Ideally, it could be set to play for, say 15 minutes and then fade for the next 5 before turning off. What app do you like?"
David, I use the Lightning bug app as a white noise generator. For me, I 'need' the noise all night long. I blame my parents. I grew up with a fan running in my bedroom almost all year round. Without the background noise, every little noise will wake me up. Music doesn't cut it for me.
I keep my phone in an Aloksak ziploc. Have yet to experience a problem with it getting wet, but I don't really use it for essential navigation. I stick to map and compass for that. But the ability to judge elevation is pretty nice, especially on a long climbs through trees when it's hard to know my progress. Since I don't usually carry a camera, the option of taking pictures has also come in handy. I certainly don't feel a need for a high resolution camera on my trips. It's also now my only time piece, a quick light source, add a valuable resource for all kinds of stuff, including bird and plant identification, not tying, first aid, etc… None of these are essential, but then I don't consider a Swiss army knife (or any knife) essential. Just all very handy for one small device.Oct 14, 2012 at 5:48 pm #1921211
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Springs fatigue through many many cycles, not under compression. Like a mag spring, leaving the mag loaded does not fatigue the spring. Repeatedly loading and unloading the mag, by shooting, or by hand, will fatigue the spring.
But in a carry gun that is not shot hundreds of rounds per week, I think every few years is fine. Not sure what the lifecyle of a striker spring is, but one guy (www.pistol-training.com) has shot a S&W M&P striker-fired gun now some 60,000+ rounds, and I don't think he's changed the spring... Maybe once? The slide broke at about 62,000 rounds, and the stopped the test...
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Nathan Corbett's Total Carnage Promotions continues to hold Muay Thai events, with the next one being held on March 9 in Gold Coast, Australia. Corbett will headline the card and now has an opponent.
In the main event, Nathan Corbett faces Javlon Nazarov of Uzbekistan. There's not much info out there on Nazarov other than that he's competed in some IFMA tournaments.
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Well of course it's sunny and beautiful today as I am writing this post, but the inspiration for it came on Wednesday—gloomy, rainy Wednesday—when a patron asked for a particular film and remarked that it was her favorite "go-to" rainy day film. So since we're bound to have our share of rainy days in the future, I shall channel my inner Boy Scout motto and offer up a list of possibilities:
Mary Poppins.
This was my patron request and I heartily agree. Take two sweet but troublesome kids, put them together with a "practically perfect" nanny and set them loose about town. Seriously, could anyone watch this movie and not dream about getting pulled up a chimney for a dance across the rooftops, or floating to the ceiling with laughter? This film contains one of the best jokes ever told, and the songs are fun and catchy.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Recommended by a co-worker and we both agree that this version, despite the lower-tech effects, is the better one. I think "Pure Imagination" has to be one of the loveliest movie songs ever, and the Chocolate Room is a dizzying feast for the eyes. There's one mildly creepy scene during the boat ride, but overall this is a fun romp for the whole family.
Toy Story.
Probably the best feature that Pixar has ever done. You've probably seen this a dozen--if not a hundred--times already; I know my son practically wore out the VCR playing this one over and over. The "what if" idea behind this film--what if toys come to life when we're not looking?--spawned a genius of a film. There's plenty of adventure and laughs for the kids as well as clever asides and extras (like the Binford tool box!) to keep the grown-ups entertained.
The Land Before Time.
Sweet, nostalgic, and avoids a perfect, sugar-coated happily-ever after ending prevalent in so many children's movies today. This movie brings home the important messages of friendship and cooperation--and hey, if you were getting hunted by a T-Rex, wouldn't you want your best friends by your side? This movie was followed by many sequels and even a short-lived television show.
Sound of Music.
This film has it all! Nuns! Mischevious kids! Bad guys! Catchy songs! Clothes made out of curtains! But seriously, this film is a true testament to love and family and endurance. The lighthearted daily adventures of the Von Trapps and Maria are played out against the imminent threat of Nazi Germany knocking at Austria's back door. If you've only seen the pared down version on television, check out the unedited dvd version and discover a richer, more complex story waiting for you.
The Wind and the Willows.
This lovely, gentle film is perfect for younger children--and may even find a fan or two in your "too cool" older kids as well. There are several versions out there but this particular one--my personal favorite--stars Vanessa Redgrave as the narrator and comedy legend Michael Palin lends his voice to the River Rat. You'll be laughing at Toad's crazy antics, cheering the gang on when they take on the weasels and feeling a tug or two on your heartstrings as Mole discovers the Wide World then re-discovers the pleasures of his own home.
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August 17 is the release date for the DVD of the award-winning HBO movie about one of the livestock industry's most colorful and influential persons. The movie, Temple Grandin, is based on the writings of Temple Grandin, a professor of animal science at Colorado State University who learned to cope with her autism and became an extraordinary contributor to humane treatment of livestock. In fact, Grandin's autism has been thought to enable her to have unique insights into the feelings of animals.
The movie has been nominated for 15 Primetime Emmy Awards. These include Best Made for TV Movie, Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie, Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, and Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie. The PrimeTime Emmy Awards will be presented on August 29 and broadcast on NBC.
Actress Claire Danes does a masterful job of capturing Grandin's expressions and manner of speaking. She was cast as "Beth" in the Columbia movie Little Women, with co-stars Winona Ryder and Susan Sarandon.
Even those who do not know of Grandin and her work will find the movie entertaining, informative, and inspiring. Certain aspects of the movie seemed overly dramatized in the HBO production (such as the skepticism of the good ol' boys around the stockyards), but even the best of stories call for some creative license. The movie has not been rated but is appropriate for family viewing.
Livestock handling facilities Grandin has designed are in use in Europe, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and many other countries in addition to the U.S. and Canada. It is thought that nearly half of the cattle that go through packing plants in North America are handled in the center track restrainer system that she designed. She has received just about every recognition the livestock industry has to offer including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
As well known as Grandin is for her pioneering livestock-handling work, she much more widely known around the world for her writings and presentations on autism. She is the author of several widely read books on the subject and has served as an inspiration for many sufferers of autism and their family members.
Grandin has appeared on television shows 20/20, 48 Hours, CNN Larry King Live, PrimeTime Live, and the Today Show. She has been featured in People magazine, the New York Times, Forbes, U.S. News and World Report, Time, the New York Times Book Review, and Discover magazine. Earlier this year, Time magazine named her one of the 100 people who most affect our world.
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Therapeutic Focus 2013: Rare Diseases
Kalydeco misses trial endpoint, though some benefit
Companies are looking carefully at the rare disease area now, especially given last year's robust wave of approvals. But there's a steep curve. Beyond small patient populations, firms in this burgeoning space face a host of unique challenges. Noah Pines reports
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As the Orphan Drug Act (ODA) turns 30 this year, those who had a hand in facilitating its passage would be taking heart now that innovative medicines for rare diseases are roaring into the spotlight. Of the 39 products that the FDA approved in 2012, about a third carried orphan status. That includes NMEs as well as existing, re-tasked products.
"The market is hot—it is a space companies are looking at very carefully right now," says Peter Saltonstall, who heads the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD).
Few of these will achieve the commercial stardom of juggernauts like Alexion hematology drug Soliris or Novartis cancer med Gleevec. Among the first orphan blockbusters, these drugs showed that premium pricing and the ability to push into multiple indications could offset the typically small patient population (per the ODA, less than 200,000 in the US).
As these drugs increasingly show up on payers' radar screens, the view on coverage is likely to evolve, and newer orphan brands have a steep path to profitability. It's no surprise, then, that the list of companies in the field is a fairly compact one, as can be seen on the table at right, which culls from the 400 or so FDA-approved orphan drugs to show the most concentrated categories. With the exception of a few big drugmakers like Sanofi, whose Genzyme products collectively account for less than €2 billion in sales, those active in the space tend to be small-to-medium size biotechs.
And despite lip service to the contrary, we're not likely to see more big pharmas look to orphan drugs as an antidote to the patent cliff, says the Bernstein Research analyst Tim Anderson, MD. The rare disease model is one "that they [big pharma] don't have long experience with," Anderson says. "It is about hands-on, long-term, deep approaches. It is not like pharma can just pick it up. It is out of their wheelhouse."
Indeed, sources say, companies large and small in this burgeoning therapeutic space are re-writing the traditional promotional playbook that pharma has relied on for decades.
"You can't assume that drivers of success in the pharmaceutical industry will be the same for rare disease products," explains Sylvie Grégorie, PharmD, president of Shire Human Genetic Therapies. This new set of rules extends across the continuum, from early clinical development (see "Clinical Corner," next page), marketing planning and customer engagement to the very role of the company sales rep.
Mike Scott, EVP with Independence HealthCom Strategies Group and the current chairman of NORD, notes, "It is not a matter of mass marketing; it is a highly targeted form of communication," in terms of identifying patients and the doctors who treat them, and working very closely with the rare disease advocacy organizations, who know this, to be able to get the right information to the right people.
For instance, Kalydeco (ivacaftor, or VX-770) won FDA approval last year. Years prior to launching the cystic fibrosis drug, Vertex Pharmaceuticals nurtured a close partnership with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Besides helping Vertex identify patients for trials, the foundation assisted with an extensive campaign to educate the community about the need for genotype testing, which determines their eligibility for the product.
"There is a rather significant education portion to the community about why genotype matters," notes Megan Goulart, Vertex senior manager of CF product communications & patient advocacy. "It's a whole new way of thinking about disease and treatment, because until now, a patient's genetic mutation, or genotype, did not impact what treatment their doctor prescribed. And now it does."
In this case, education about diagnosis is more important than product promotion. The underlying strategy being that patients with rare diseases are often hard to diagnose, and once diagnosed they will consistently take an approved drug.
In contrast to marketing large brands, companies must connect with small communities of patients and caregivers, often online, and focus on user experience. "You've got to look at the patient flow and how a lot of the patients come to be diagnosed," says Lynne Powell, VP of commercial operations at CSL Behring, whose orphan portfolio includes such brands as Berinert, for herediatry angioedema (HAE). "Many of them may go many years before they are diagnosed." The drugmaker helps in securing reimbursement, as well as offering peer-to-peer support that connects patients with others suffering from the disease.
Furthermore, when it comes to physician education, most practicing doctors hardly ever see a patient with a truly rare disease, says Siren Interactive founder and president Wendy White, so unless they're one of the world's five experts, they don't have the time or the bandwidth to learn about it until there is a patient right in front of them. "The education needs to be 'just in time.'"
Fewer involved physicians means there's less need for an army of sales reps to "fill the funnel" in terms of getting more doctors to write 'scripts. "Given that 80% of rare diseases affect children, it is the parent who is the lead healthcare expert of the house," explains Peter Nalen, president and CEO, Compass Healthcare Marketers. "Often the patients and families are educating the doctor about the condition," adds Mike Hodgson, chief creative officer, Cambridge BioMarketing. Reps therefore take on a much broader role in educating the various stakeholders and working with the patients and the caregivers to help with reimbursement, fulfillment and adherence.
As additional orphan medications emerge, biotechs are understandably worried about reimbursement resistance. But experts say they are less concerned about there being dramatic pushback on coverage for rare-disease medications in the near-term, simply because there are so few patients and because spiraling costs (which can exceed $400,000 per patient per year for some therapies), and the corresponding demand among payers for value has led to development of products that have a dramatic impact on patients' lives.
Shire's Grégorie tells MM&M, "When you take all of this into consideration, the reality is that it is not an egregious cost to the system. In fact, it forces us to focus our efforts on therapies that will be significant to the patient and will be paid for by the payers."
Still, manufacturers need to do their homework. The pharmacy and medical P&T directors will ask, "'What are you doing to ensure that a patient going on therapy is going to succeed? What are you doing to ensure that caregivers are involved and fully on-board?'" says Havas Health's Khawar Khokhar, head of market access and business-to-business marketing.
They must also demonstrate how use of the product is somehow more cost effective than no treatment or other modalities. Ruth Suter, senior director, market access and patient services at BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, says the biotech is "exploring models to illustrate the potential budget impact for therapies without meaningful competition, as well as publishing information to support this economic modeling." Adds Dennis Jackman, SVP, public affairs at CSL Behring, "Sometimes [therapies] may fall outside of the traditional health outcomes measurements. Other considerations should be taken into account, like societal benefit, seriousness of the condition, and the small populations for statistical studies."


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Pulaski Technical College is taking its 2004 Rock Enroll public awareness campaign on tour.
From July 29 to Aug. 12, Arkansas' largest community and technical college will take its Rock Enroll Mobile to the streets with information about the college's programs and courses, financial aid opportunities, admissions and registration and student support services.
"The purpose of our Rock Enroll Tour is to generate excitement and interest in higher education in central Arkansas," said Carol Langston, Pulaski Tech's dean of college relations. "As a community college, it's important for us to reach people where they are. It's all about creating opportunities for access to higher education."
The Rock Enroll Mobile is a specially-outfitted dark blue 2004 Chevrolet Suburban with a matching instant tent and fuzzy blue sports chairs. The Rock and Roll Mobile will appear at more than 40 locations throughout central Arkansas in the next two weeks.
"We are very grateful to our sponsors at Crain Chevrolet and Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Arkansas for believing in and supporting our efforts," Langston said. "A well-educated workforce leads to an improved economy. And supporting economic development in central Arkansas is an important part of the mission of Pulaski Tech."
Pulaski Tech will kick off the Rock Enroll Tour Thursday, July 29, with a free parking lot jam from 7-9 p.m. at its new Little Rock location at 8901 Kanis Road. The public is invited. Registration for fall classes at all Pulaski Tech locations is Aug. 10-12.
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Ready to get rowdy? Strike that...we're a little more subdued than normal today, thanks to a smack of soothing tunes coursing through our headphones right now.
Regardless...we've got some o' the bits, just like any ol' day.
Twin Sister performed a cover of Daft Punk's Something About Us on a Brooklyn rooftop. link
Tickets for Empire of the Sun's first NYC show go on sale this Friday at noon. link
Sade revealed the artwork for next single, Babyfather. The video will be out May 4. link
Tom Petty announced a massive summer tour. link
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I'm an old member, ny06; and I can't seem to get an email verification to set up my old profile. I filled everything out and still have yet to receive an email for my new password on my old account. I used my old password and it doesn't recognize it. Can I get any help please...
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Thanks for the assist with the password Mod N.
New boards look nice!! Befitting a Superbowl Champion, to be sure.
There's a general password they just reset with it with. I was able to use it to login because of my PW being roundfiled when they moved ova and don't have access to the email I used to setup my account here.
Hey Mike.....good to see you here. I pretty much got busy with life after the superbowl (part of my pact with our maker re: my slacking off) and forgot about the upcoming migration to the new boards. Hopefully SouthernGiant will have the chat room going again as you guys make the games twice, nay, thrice as fun as were I to watch them with the toddler, cats and wife (yes, in that order too).


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Engadget Distro now available on Android Market and iOS Newsstand!
Dec 21, 2011
Since we first launched Engadget Distro on the iPad, we've received endless requests (seriously, we're still counting them) for three things: an Android version, iOS Newsstand integration and a fount from which infinite knowledge pours from. We've promised to work on two of the three, and it's time we delivered. We're pleased to announce that Distro is now available for most Android tablets; a list of minimum supported specifications is after the break, but if you're using Android 3.x or above, you should be golden. And for those of you iPad owners longing to see Distro on Apple's Newsstand, we're there too. So, follow the appropriate link below, and get your download on. And, while we can't guarantee you'll be seeing us on your TouchPad anytime soon, the developments don't stop here.
On a personal note, we're super excited to be expanding Distro, and we can't wait to hear back from the folks who will be diving in now that it's in a few new places. Enjoy!
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All season Tires: $550 (included)
Includes OEM tires too!
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Wheel & Tire Insurance through All State- $550. Fully transferable. (included)
I Paid: $32,000 (including wheel/tire insurance + extra tires)
Price: $28,000 FIRM
I swapped the OEM tires for Hankook Ventus S1 Noble 2 (much better tire IMO, Even tho it's an All season it handles just as good w/ better wear and ride comfort). OEM summer tires included as well!
This car has never been titled. I bought it under my car dealer name and drove it on dealer plates. Meaning you will be the 1st owner!
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Discussion in 'Football, Baseball, and Hockey' started by Ozarkruffrider, Aug 22, 2007.
I shoulda known. He seems to chew people up on the Fantasy threads. :yukpuke:
I'm in...and I picked the Lions. Can I change my login name to Dain Bramage?
I thought you had until 1pm to change your picks...? I switched my pick to Cleveland around noon, but it shows I picked Baltimore.
10-3 baby! Hopefully Dallas can pull it out tonight. I picked them to win and need 1 point from their D to beat bezeach in our match-up.
Speaking of gloating, I am one of only 7 people left in the Survivor game. Yesterday's pick: Washington (it seemed too easy)
hahah I'm just trying not to get voted off the team!
Did you enter the Survivor game, Jammer? It's actually pretty fun.
No, I didn't join until the 2nd week of the season so I missed out on Survivor.
Oh, you joined about the same time that Darth was eliminated.
Don't forget to make your picks!
The Piston Forum team is not too far out of the running. We just need a couple of solid weeks. Come on guys. Let's represent pf.com with pride.
PF.com is moving up!...no thanks to me...I had a crappy week 7 :( Even the Lions surprised me. Sorry...I gotta go with the Bears in week 8.
Wow, I picked 8 road teams to win and only 6 home teams. I might be in trouble tomorrow.
I just went back and looked at my picks...I picked 8 road teams also. Kinda weird.
You guys are WAY WAY WAY off...I picked 9 road teams!
HEY!!! PF.COM has moved up to 6th place! Don't you think some of those Lions teams might be a little embarrassed when The Pistons forum takes one of the top spots at the end of the season? The Picks Game
Three of us tied for 3rd overall in the Top 25 for the weeks best records! The Picks Game
Thanks for the link. I've never clicked on the Top 25 before...I just realized I've been in the top 25 three out of the last 4 weeks. GoooOOOOH ME!!! Oh...and you other guys aren't doing too bad either ;) We just have to get Nemo to start picking the Lions occasionally :nerd2:
I picked the Lions against the Cardinals this week.........I'll also take them against the G-men next week........They'll be 8-2....
WOAH!!! settle down there cowboy!...take one week at a time
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