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Microsoft has announced that users of Bing can now see information about specific food and drugs in the website's Bing Snapshot box, including facts about a drug's chemical information.
Apple and Motorola Mobility, which is still owned by Google, have jointly announced their long running smartphone patent court fight has been settled, but without a cross-licensing agreement.
Microsoft Research has launched Code Hunt, a new web browser game that's designed to not only entertain but to help teach people about the world of computer programming.
Google has released a new plugin for Microsoft Outlook users that will allow them to join, start or schedule a Google Hangout video session directly from Outlook Mail or Calendar.
Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg has announced that he will become the new Global Product Marketing head for the company's Xbox first and third party games, along with Xbox Entertainment Studios.
Owners of Windows Phone devices like the Lumia Icon, 1020 and 1520 with high megapixel cameras will now be able to upload the high-res images to OneDrive with Windows Phone 8.1.
Google announced this week it will extend its minimal support for devices that run ChromeOS, like Chromebooks and Chromeboxes, another year, giving them a total of five years of updates.
Microsoft's 343 Industries has released the first public piece of concept art for the newly revealed Halo 5: Guardians, and also stated that the Xbox One game is being built on a new graphics engine.
The security firm Kaspersky Lab discovered a number of fake apps in Microsoft's Windows Phone Store uploaded by the same publisher, including another version of the now infamous "Virus Shield".
Microsoft Xbox leader Phil Spencer says their UK-based developer Rare, which has made Kinect exclusive titles for the past few years, is "evaluating what they want to do next".
Microsoft has announced that it has added the Tell Me feature to the user interface to its free PowerPoint Online app, after adding the feature to Word Online and Excel Online earlier this year.
The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 today to create new rules designed to cover Internet speeds for ISPs in the U.S. but could still allow for them to create "fast lanes" for net access.
Insteon has announced a new partnership with Microsoft that will bring Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone apps as well as Microsoft-branded devices for connected home and business use.
Microsoft is holding its annual CEO summit this week in Redmond, Washington, but the already highly exclusive gathering of business executives is even more private than has been in the past.
A new rumor from "evleaks" seems to suggest that Microsoft's Nokia division is working on something called "Roadrunner" but specific details have yet to be revealed.
Microsoft's corporate PR head Frank X. Shaw has confirmed in a blog post that the company will hold TechEd North America in 2015, despite rumors that this year's event would be the last.
A new report reveals Microsoft commissioned a secret 128 page book, with some impressive production values and illustrations, to be created and given to the company's many new team members from Nokia.
The security firm Qualys claims that the market share of PCs that still use Windows XP among enterprise customers has dropped below 10 percent for the first time.
Minnesota has become the first state in the U.S. to approve a law that will require all mobile devices like cell phones, smartphones and tablets to have some kind of anti-theft "kill switch" software.
Mozilla has announced it will add the W3C EME specifications to its Firefox browser to run DRM protected content on sites like Netflix, but the company makes it clear it is not happy with this move.
Microsoft will hold //Publish/, a two day Windows app development event, on May 16-17 in 60 cities located in 38 countries around the world that's designed to help creators launch their apps.
Microsoft Research has released a new app for Windows Phone called Time Of My Life, designed to keep track of where a person goes every day and how much time they spend at each location.
Sony will adapt the newly published book No Place to Hide, which focuses on the Edward Snowden data privacy story, into a movie that will be produced by the people behind the James Bond movie series.
Microsoft will set up a live stream for people around the world to watch its upcoming Surface related press conference, to be held in New York City on Tuesday, May 20th
Oculus VR has hired Kenneth Scott, formerly the Art Director at Microsoft's 343 Industries on Halo 4, to fill out its first party game content team for its virtual reality helmet.
Microsoft has released the first update for the developer preview of Windows Phone 8.1, which fixes some bugs and makes some improvements to help the battery life in devices.
Microsoft will offer refunds for people who subscribe to Xbox Live Gold if they used its just to stream apps like Netflix and Hulu Plus on the Xbox One and Xbox 360 console.
Sony is giving advance notice to analysts that it doesn't expect to make any money in its current fiscal year, projecting a loss of 50 billion yen ($489.5 million) for the time period.
The idea to bundle the Kinect sensor with every Xbox One console was a strategy that ultimately didn't work and Microsoft's move to fix that also removes the legacy of Don Mattrick's poor decision.
Just in case it wasn't clear on April 8th, Microsoft has posted a reminder on its Windows blog today that it no longer supports Windows XP and won't issue any more public patches for the OS.
Microsoft has announced it has added some new features to the beta version of its Windows App Studio service, and also revealed it has reached the 1 million user mark.
Microsoft has updated the web experience for OneDrive for Business users, adding in features such as Simple Controls for faster and better access to files and more.
Microsoft's Xbox marketing lead Yusuf Mehdi said in a new interview future updates for the Xbox One will help users navigate on the console better with the controller and without the Kinect sensor.
Microsoft has updated the user interface for the Windows Store in Windows 8 and 8.1, adding in features such as a persistent navigation bar on top with catagories, app sales charts and more.
Microsoft has decided not to release new firmware updates for its Surface tablets for a second straight month on "Patch Tuesday", one week before the rumored reveal of new Surface products.
The first images of the debut Windows Phone device made by new OEM Prestigio's have been leaked, showing a mid-range smartphone with a rather thin case design.
Confirming the rumors, Microsoft has announced many of its Xbox 360 and Xbox One media apps, including Netflix and HBO GO, will no longer require Xbox Live Gold membership to access starting in June.
Microsoft has announced that its Games For Gold program, which offers free games every month for Xbox 360 Xbox Live Gold members, will expand to the Xbox One in June.
AT&T will reportedly buy the DirecTV satellite TV provider for a price tag of $50 billion, with one report claiming the deal is still over a week away from completion.
A new report claims that the National Security Agency intercepts and installs survellience hardware inside some U.S.-made routers that are scheduled to be shipped overseas.
Microsoft has added support for running its business-themed Lynch messaging app for Android on tablet devices, along with a number of other new features and improvements.
A programmer from Bungie is helping to create an update for the Halo PC port that will allow its users to continue to play online past May 31st, when its GameSpy server is expected to shut down.
Neowin community member FaiKee has posted up a screenshot of what looks like a Microsoft employee's Facebook account that shows something called "Windows 365", listed as based on Windows Core.
Twitter has officially added a new feature that will let users "mute" posts that they receive from other accounts, although those muted users can still see, reply and retweet posts.
Microsoft has released the final version of Visual Studio 2013 Update 2, which adds a number of new features such as support for making universal Windows apps and more.
A new report claims Microsoft is working to add a song storage locker service, allowing users to store tracks on the company's OneDrive cloud drive that can be played on Xbox Music.
NVIDIA has confirmed that it has now released Android versions of both "Portal" and "Half-Life 2" exclusively for its Shield portable game console, priced at $9.99 each.
Blizzard has announced "Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition," which contains the content of both the main game and its recent PC expansion. It's out Aug. 19 for the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS4 and PS3.
Microsoft announced some new enterprise-based services and products today as part of its TechEd North America 2014 conference as it moves on its combo "mobile-first/cloud-first" strategy.
Microsoft has released a new beta system update for its selected testers, which offers some fixes for the console's Game DVR feature along with other improvements.

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Australian business confidence fell to a 10-month low last month as concern that Europe's debt crisis will slow Chinese growth overshadowed central bank interest-rate reductions, a private survey showed.
The confidence index slipped to minus 3 last month from minus 2 in May, a National Australia Bank (NAB) survey of more than 300 companies taken between June 19 and 29 and released in Sydney yesterday showed.
The business conditions gauge - a measure of hiring, sales and profits - improved to minus 1 from minus 4.
"Business confidence fell heavily in mining in June - down 18 to minus 14 points - likely reflecting the recent downgrade to the Chinese growth outlook and concerns about the stability of the euro, with both of these factors influencing the outlook for global commodity demand," NAB chief economist Alan Oster said.
Anticipation of a July 1 introduction of a levy on iron ore and coal mining profits also was a factor, he said.
China, Australia's biggest trading partner, cut rates on July 5 for the second time in four weeks and Australian policy makers lowered borrowing costs by a total of 75 basis points in May and June as Europe's turmoil threatened to disrupt the global economy.
Driving Australia's growth is a A$500 billion ($640.8 billion) pipeline of investment in resource projects by companies such as BHP Billiton, the world's largest mining company, to meet demand from emerging nations in Asia.
The Australian dollar rose 5.2 per cent in June, its biggest monthly increase since October, and the currency's sustained strength is hurting non-resource industries such as manufacturing and tourism.
In addition to the resource taxes, the government this month introduced a levy on carbon emissions designed to reduce pollution.
Traders are pricing in a 66 per cent chance that Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens will lower the benchmark rate by a quarter-percentage-point to 3.25 per cent at next month's policy meeting, Bloomberg data based on swaps trading show.
Australia faces a two-speed economy - a phrase the RBA uses to distinguish resource-rich regions in the north and west that are powering growth and hiring workers, from struggling industries across the south and east.
While business conditions improved, driven by a pickup in trading conditions and profitability, the rise was not enough to unwind the deterioration in the previous month, NAB said.
"Employment conditions remained weak," Oster said.
Stronger conditions were fairly broad-based across industries, "but not across states; the divergence between Victoria and Western Australia has become increasingly pronounced.
"Forward orders sank to the lowest level in three years, driven largely by a heavy fall in manufacturing orders. However, capacity utilisation and stocks did improve a touch, albeit from low levels," he said.
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Why is Catch and Release rated PG-13? Catch and Release is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for sexual content, language and some drug use.
Moving through the stages of grief is difficult not only for the bride-to-be but also the many other people who loved Grady. Preoccupied with sexual themes, the film contains a loud, audible pairing as well as numerous visual unions that include some back and shoulder nudity. The script also has ample portrayals of cleavage, an errant hand during a massage and several slang terms for sex. A man's extramarital relationship results in the birth of a child. A woman briefly comments about her own homosexual encounter. Many of the characters drink, some to the point of drunkenness, as a respite from reality. One man attempts suicide by mixing alcohol with pills. Another man smokes a joint. Moderate profanities along with several shortened extreme expletives are used throughout the film. A child violently stomps on a fish and is later shown playing with a large pocketknife.
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Catch & Release swims into the home video market on DVD and Blu-ray. If you reel in the DVD version, you'll get the feature presentation plus audio commentaries with writer/director Susannah Grant and Kevin Smith, and Susannah Grant and cinematographer John Lindley. Net the Blu-ray edition and you'll get all of the above as well as deleted scenes, a making-of featurette, and the cast auditions of Kevin Smith, Juliette Lewis and Sam Jaeger.
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My new kitten Leo is 17 days old today. My mom is 77 years old today. I'll board a flight in three weeks for Minnesota to see my Mom, leaving Leo behind—Leo, who will then be five weeks and three days.
Math has never been my strong suit, but numbers are on my mind. I talked to Leo this afternoon, Leo curled up and purring under my chin:
Hey buddy. All things considered, things have been pretty easy for us so far. You're still alive, which I'm eternally grateful for. I hope this makes up for the times I accidentally caused near-death experiences for that one nephew, and you, actually, and I've definitely done some unsafe driving. I want you to be safe in my care, and I think I can do it, but I'm going to have to leave you for nine days because I need to see my family. Of course you're my family too, but I have to go to Minnesota; there's no question.
So, about you…you, you, you. I was thinking we could work on our milestones at a slightly accelerated rate. I did some checking around and word has it that I'm babying you. That's right: you're not really a baby anymore. You're twice as big as you were when you got here, and you make a nice arc when you piss—a sign, people say, of being ready for potty training. I've never potty trained a kitten, and everyone has different ideas on that, just like they have different ideas on when I should start you on gruel, if I should feed you gruel through your bottle, of if I should encourage you to lap the gruel. I stopped by the animal hospital today and they said we can start on gruel in four days, when you'll be three weeks old. I know the connotation of "gruel" is not all that great, but my grandma used to make it for my dad when he was little, and he's almost 78. See?
Beyond the gruel—and don't worry, I have a good recipe—I wanted to talk a little about the shitfest we went through last night. It would be nice if you could stop being constipated because when you are, I suffer. I live to see you poop—honestly I do—because I know if you don't, you're uncomfortable, then I'm uncomfortable then your sisters are uncomfortable, then the whole world isn't right. I was actually talking to the receptionist at your hospital earlier today and she said that I should envelop your backside in a hot compress: a warm washcloth heated in the microwave. Um…that kind of lies outside my areas of interest. It would be better if you could just suck on the bottle, get comfortable, and poop on the towel, instead of what you did last night which was waiting until you exploded shit on mommy's shirt, then the towel, then everything that I could get my hands on, including yourself.
But that's okay.
Some people have told me to stick dish detergent up your butt, but I would never do that. Sorry about the candle wax. We did try the hot compress, which you liked for ten seconds but then you started screaming. Sweetness, as much as mama doesn't mind stimulating your butt and watching the results—toothpaste Wheaties, your distended tummy going back to normal size—we can't do this forever.
Which brings us back to your milestones.
I know you're just a baby, only 17 days old, but everyone is saying that you're ready to grow up. Tomorrow we start litter box training, and on Sunday—when you're three weeks old—we need to move into gruel.
I see you lapping, sweetpea. I know you can do it.
As much as I'd like to keep you a baby forever, and as much as I didn't mind stripping my bed last night and throwing my yellow toothpaste sheets onto the patio and going back to sleep on my mattress pad under the afghan my grandmother gave me in 1978--it was the only clean blanket left in the house--things need to change.
So today while I smooch your big fuzzy head and you look at me like the alien I am, I just want you know that tomorrow, things will be different.


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While He Plays: Tidewater Golf Club
Tidewater is one of the best-known and most awarded golf courses in all of South Carolina, and it certainly lives up to the hype. The holes are tough but fair — as well as beautiful, thanks to great views along the Intracoastal Waterway. Reading the Bermuda grass greens offers a special challenge for Northerners and Midwesterners, who don't have many places to practice the skill back home.
She Can: Take a Casino Cruise
A relaxing boat ride combined with exciting slot machines and table games? Jackpot! The Big M Casino leaves from Little River, SC, and carries passengers out to international waters, where they can gamble the day away. It takes about 45 minutes to get far enough out, so use that time to enjoy a cocktail on the top deck. One warning: The open ocean is choppier than the waters along the shore, so those prone to seasickness may want to try a gentler sightseeing cruise on the Intracoastal Waterway instead.
Later, They Can: Get a Picture With a Tiger
The safari comes to Myrtle Beach. At the T.I.G.E.R.S. Preservation Station at Barefoot Landing, you can get a one-of-a-kind souvenir: a photo of you and your significant other holding a tiger cub and a young ape. Yes, it's a little pricey and it's just for a few seconds, but who wouldn't want to say they held a tiger? If you're on a tight budget, you can still stop by the exhibit to watch tigers both big and small for free.
While He Plays: Grande Dunes Resort Club
Placement is key at this top-notch, undulating course with more elevation change than most in Myrtle Beach. Mounding in the fairway can kick your ball forward and result in some very long drives — if you know where to land it. Players also need to settle their nerves for the par-3 14th, where they'll feel as though they're hitting over the Intracoastal Waterway, usually to tough hole locations.
She Can: Savor the View of the Waterway
Stake out a table on the deck at the open-air Anchor Cafe, a laid-back spot on the Intracoastal Waterway next to the Marina Inn at Grande Dunes. Have a few cocktails, snack on bar food and watch the boats go by while you wait for your partner to reach the ninth hole on the Resort course, where he'll be able to see you waving from just across the waterway. And if you get bored, Myrtle Beach Watersports has a location on the marina beside the cafe, so you can rent a Jet Ski without having to split driving time!
Later, They Can: Enjoy Live Music on the Beach
There's never a shortage of live music in Myrtle Beach, especially in summer, but at Ocean Annie's Beach Bar, you get the harmony of both the band and the lapping waves. Go early to grab a table and some pitchers of Annie's Slammer or Carolina Cosmo; you'll need some liquid courage before getting up to groove in front of the stage.
While He Plays: Founders Club at Pawleys Island
This exciting course lets players try a different style of golf than most other courses in the area. Its many waste bunkers make it reminiscent of Pinehurst — with much cheaper greens fees. Unusually designed holes and interesting risk-reward par 5's force golfers to think about their strategy. Luckily, a choice of 5 tees makes it playable for a range of skill levels.
She Can: Settle in for a Solitary Beach Day
Sure, there are plenty of sandy stretches up in Myrtle Beach, but they tend to get very busy and noisy with all those families and kids around. Instead, head south to Litchfield Beach, which is just as pretty but less crowded — perfect for picking up a great beach read or walking in the surf. A tip: Parking at beach access points can be limited, so make the day even less stressful by having your guy drop you off on his way to the Founders Club.
Later, They Can: Sing Along at a Piano Bar
There's nothing more fun than swaying next to your sweetie while you both belt out the lyrics to an old favorite being played by dueling pianos. You won't be disappointed at Crocodile Rocks, one of many hot nightlife spots in Broadway at the Beach's Celebrity Square. And if for some reason you decide to go bar-hopping before they break out Don't Stop Believin', your cover charge also gets you entrance into the dance club across the square.
While He Plays: Arrowhead Country Club
Mix and match the trio of 9-hole stretches at Arrowhead to create the perfect 18. Each course features a different layout and its own challenges: The Cypress takes players through the wetlands; the Lakes is full of slopes and water hazards; and the Waterway offers wide fairways and amazing landscapes. Arrive early to take advantage of free balls on the driving range, where you can work out the kinks in your swing before hitting the first tee.
She Can: Shop and Stroll Along the Boardwalk
No doubt you'll be back at the boardwalk at night to ride the SkyWheel and catch some free live music. But going by yourself while he's golfing means that you can browse all those kitschy souvenir shops (without any nagging!) until your heart's content. Afterward, splurge on some boardwalk fries and a funnel cake — which you won't have to share.
Later, They Can: Race Each Other Down the Zip Line
Get a burst of adrenaline just a few blocks from the boardwalk at Myrtle Beach Zipline Adventures. You can ride side by side on the zip lines at speeds of up to 40 mph. (Whoever reaches the other side last buys dinner!) Then, experience another thrill by free-falling 60 feet off the tower. That's bound to get your blood pumping better than any round of miniature golf.
While He Plays: The Fazio Course at Barefoot
With 4 first-class courses created by 4 big-name designers, you can't really go wrong at Barefoot Resort in North Myrtle Beach. The 18 holes by world-famous architect Tom Fazio take advantage of the classic Lowcountry style, with native grasses, oaks and pines. Lakes and ponds add picturesque detail but not needless difficulty, since many are out of play. If you have a few extra days, tee it up on the Barefoot courses by Davis Love III, Greg Norman and Pete Dye as well.
She Can: Get Pampered at the Spa
There's no reason to go far from the golf course when you can just cross Route 17 and be at Cinzia Spa at North Beach Plantation. Since you have the time, splurge on a day package with a combination of massages, facials and nail services. Or experiment with one of the international rituals inspired by traditions in Fiji, India or Hawaii. You'll leave relaxed and rejuvenated for a night out on the town!
Later, They Can: See a Show
Myrtle Beach has plenty of entertainment choices at a number of venues, from the impersonators at Legends in Concert to the exciting dinner show at Pirates Voyage. But you can't beat the House of Blues for variety. This venue at Barefoot Landing hosts big-name artists in every musical genre, as well as local bands, murder-mystery dinner theater and even weekly Comedy Zone shows.


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The City of Bloomington's Energy Dashboard: http://buildingdashboard.net/bloomington/#/bloomington/
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One of the great challenges in promoting energy conservation and efficiency in energy use is getting access to accurate and timely information. Most utility customers never see anything but a monthly bill, days to weeks after their usage actually occurred, so tying specific behaviors to a specific level of usage is nearly impossible. Until recently, City Hall was the same way.
In late 2010, the City of Bloomington purchased an energy dashboard, which enables us to see our energy usage every hour, and to compare that usage to the previous day, the previous week, the previous month, and eventually, once we have enough data, the previous year. Even within the first month, we've been able to adjust the settings on heating and air conditioning systems in ways that we haven't been able to before, saving us energy now and into the future. We plan to add more of our facilities to the system in the future.
Before the dashboard was installed, we could make assumptions about energy use--like the fact that use increases when everyone arrives in the morning and starts turning on lights and computers and so on. But we didn't have data.
The dashboard helps users identify both patterns and problems-we now know immediately if something unusual is happening with our electrical system, and can investigate, and we can also identify peak usage times, and try to shave back those peaks. The dashboard also makes government operations more transparent. The impact of better information is both energy and financial savings.
After just a short period of operation, we can't yet quantify these savings. However, information provided by the dashboard has already enabled us to reduce electrical usage early in the morning and on weekends by tweaking the settings on our systems. Based on the experiences in other communities, we expect to see a reduction of 5-15% in our electrical bills.


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Historically, NIOSH has been a leader in applying research into workplace solutions that reduce injury and illness. Research to Practice (r2p) is a NIOSH initiative focused on the transfer and translation of research findings, technologies, and information into highly effective prevention practices and products that are adopted in the workplace.
The goal of r2p is to increase workplace use of effective NIOSH and NIOSH-funded research findings. NIOSH continues to work with our partners to focus research on ways to develop effective products, translate research findings into practice, target dissemination efforts, and evaluate and demonstrate the effectiveness of these efforts in improving worker safety and health.
Engineering Noise Controls for Roof Bolters
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a common occupational illness in the United States with roughly 30 million workers exposed to excessive noise levels that could prove hazardous to their hearing. Studies indicate that 70%-90% of miners have NIHL great enough to be classified as a hearing disability. Research by Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) indicate that roof bolting machine operators are among workers who are overexposed to noise. NIOSH further determined that the drill steel is the primary noise source for the operator. In collaboration with industry, labor, manufacturers, and governmental partners, NIOSH developed a collapsible drill steel enclosure (CDSE) to encapsulate the drill steel during operations and reduce the sound power emissions of roof bolting machines. Several mines have used the CDSE, and operators have provided testimonies that they observe a clear reduction in the noise level of the roof bolting machine. In addition, MSHA has publicly recognized the CDSE as a "promising" noise control technology.
Preventing Tractor Overturn Injuries
One-third of agricultural fatalities result from tractor overturns. In an effort to promote the use of Roll-over Protective Structures (ROPS), the Northeast Center for Agricultural and Occupational Health (NEC) studied risk perceptions, barriers, and motivating factors to tractor retrofitting among farmers in New York State. The results guided a social marketing campaign that was rigorously evaluated by implementing different levels of intervention efforts then comparing retrofit sales across different campaign regions. NEC's campaign included a retrofitting/ROPS informational hotline for farmers as well as a 70% rebate on the cost of a rollbar, funded by the New York State Legislature. In the first year, more than 1000 farmers expressed interest and 259 completed the retrofit / rebate process. For more information on this r2p in action story and contact information, see NIOSH Protecting Workers in Agriculture document [PDF - 1.6 MB] .
Preventing Carbon Monoxide Fatality and Poisonings in Boating
In August 2000, the National Park Service, through the Department of the Interior, requested assistance from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the US Coast Guard to evaluate visitor and employee carbon monoxide (CO) exposures from generators and propulsion engines on houseboats. This initial investigation characterized CO poisonings through epidemiologic data gathering and the measurement of severely hazardous CO concentrations on houseboats at Lake Powell. Since that initial investigation, over 600 boating-related poisonings in 35 states have been identified with over 100 of these poisonings resulting in death. Over 250 of the poisonings occurred on houseboats, with more than 200 of these poisonings attributed to generator exhaust alone.
Initial investigations conducted by NIOSH industrial hygienists and engineers showed very high concentrations of CO on and around houseboats using gasoline-powered generators. Following these investigations, NIOSH worked with major houseboat and generator manufacturers to evaluate novel engineering controls to reduce CO concentrations in occupied areas on houseboats. This work led to collaborations with external partners to evaluate new engineering technologies designed to reduce CO poisonings on many other types of recreational boats (including ski boats and express cruisers). Since the start of this project, new catalyst-based low CO emission generators and stern-drive engines have been developed by manufacturers to help address this issue. This work has been conducted since 2002 under a continuing Interagency agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard.
Engineering Control Guidelines for Hot Mix Asphalt Pavers
Engineering Control Guidelines for Hot Mix Asphalt Pavers were published by NIOSH in 1997. These guidelines originate from a collaborative effort by industry, government, and labor to develop and implement engineering controls for the asphalt paving industry. Initiated by the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA), this effort involved five asphalt paver manufacturers who represented more than 80% of the highway-class* paver market. These five manufacturers began independently designing engineering controls for their respective pavers. Through an agreement with the Department of Transportation (DOT), NAPA requested that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) assist the manufacturers with their prototype designs and independently evaluate the performance of each prototype. To facilitate the development of engineering controls, NIOSH engineers designed a protocol for performing the evaluation of prototype engineering controls using qualitative smoke and quantitative tracer gas methods. Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) was released as a tracer gas to quantify the capture efficiency and exhaust volume of each engineering control within a test environment. Using this information, NIOSH researchers recommended modifications designed to improve the performance of engineering controls during actual paving operations. Field testing of the improved controls indicates that these engineering controls can reduce worker exposures to asphalt fumes.
* Self-propelled hot mix asphalt (HMA) pavers weighing 16,000 pounds or more.
In July 1996, NIOSH convened a public meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio, to discuss the use of engineering controls for reducing worker exposures to asphalt fumes during paving operations. On the basis of promising preliminary research, representatives of industry and labor wanted to move forward with the field implementation of the engineering controls. This meeting resulted in a draft document entitled Engineering Control Guidelines for Hot Mix Asphalt Pavers, which NIOSH published for public comment in October 1996 [61 Fed. Reg. 51708 (Oct. 3, 1996)]. The draft document applied recommendations for engineering controls to a wide spectrum of new and existing paving equipment. On the basis of the comments from the public, NIOSH modified the approach and divided the effort between new and existing highway- and nonhighway-class pavers. The first priority was to create an engineering control document for new highway-class pavers. As a result, NIOSH created this revised document (Part I). NIOSH intends to address at a later date the application of engineering controls for nonhighway-class pavers and for the retrofit of all existing pavers (Part II).
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I have a couple sewing machines one is an old Montgomery Wards machine that my grandmother gave me when i learned to sew ( it was hers when she was younger) and a Brother that I bought a year or so ago from Walmart. It isn't computerized but is digital. What is everyone else working with, why do you like it? I'm looking to get another machine that will allow me to do more and take my creations to the next level.
My original machine was a nice Singer that I received as a gift in the 1980s. I will use it for basic sewing and paper piecing. I have also recently acquired my mom's older Kenmare machine in a cabinet that would be nice for paper piecing and basic sewing also. My newest purchase, however, was a Bernina Quilters Edition 440. The gals in my local quilt guild and at the local fabric shop steered me towards this brand because of the metal workings, availability of local servicing and options of free motion quilting and embroidery. I have not yet purchased the embroidery module, but that would be an option. I sometimes feel I spent way more than I needed to...and that another brand would have been sufficient. But, if I continue to quilt and become as creative as I hope...this is the machine to have. I need to take the time to practice free motion quilting in order to get a feel for the BSR foot that was included with my machine. I'm sure the possibilities are endless. I have found that watching www.youtube.com tutorials are an excellent resource.
i have a janome dc3050 that my dh bought me after i had hand surgery and had just started quilting (about 6 years ago). i love it. it doesn't have all the bells and whistles, but it is computerized so it has lots of stitches (and what do you need besides a straight stitch for the most part?!). easy to use and goes to retreat with me several times a year. at said retreat the majority of the women use janome.


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QUESTION: May Attorney charge a contingency fee onproceeds awarded in a verdict as well as the interest which hasaccrued on the proceeds while they have been held in the courtregistry while post trial motions were pending?
ANSWER: Yes, if this is clearly a provision of the writtencontract which is required by Rule 4-1.5(c). Attorney should becareful to calculate the interest on the proper amount dependingon whether the contract called for Attorney's fee to be calculatedon the gross or net recovery.
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QUESTION: Attorney represented a client on a contingencyfee case. The client discharged Attorney. Attorney asserted a lienbut made an offer to the client's new attorney that Attorney wouldaccept a lesser amount which was equal to the amount of amedical payment check that had already been received. HasAttorney violated the rules?
ANSWER: Not based upon the information available. Thisoffice cannot make a factual determination regarding the reasonableness of the fee asserted in the context of an informal opinion.
[Rule 4 -- 1.5]
QUESTION: Attorney was hired to represent a client who wasin an auto accident in a distant state. Attorney associated with anattorney in that state. The total attorney fee will be one third. Asubstantial judgment was obtained. Attorney remained involved inthe case but it was tried by the attorney in the other state. Theproposed division of fees among the attorneys is 10% to Attorneyand 90% to the attorney from the other state. The client hasconsented to this division.
ANSWER: Based upon these facts, this arrangement wouldnot violate Rule 4-1.5(e).
[Rule 4 -- 1.5(e)]
QUESTION: Attorney's former partner is now a judge. Contingency fee cases of the partnership are still outstanding. MayAttorney enter into an agreement to pay the former partner aportion of the fees received from these cases? Attorney performedall of the work on the contingency fee cases during the partnership.
ANSWER: Attorney may share fees from these cases with theformer partner to the extent the fees were earned during thepartnership. The fees should be apportioned according to the termsof the partnership agreement. The former partner may also want tocontact the Judicial Commission for an opinion.
QUESTION: May Attorney accept credit cards for paymentof fees?
ANSWER: As a general rule, the answer is yes. However, thisopinion does not imply blanket approval for any specific system anattorney may implement. Formal Opinion 112 which was issued in1974 and indicated that this conduct was prohibited, because itwould result in fee splitting, was withdrawn in 1982.
[Rule 4 -- 1.5; 5.4]
QUESTION: Attorney proposes to establish a fee schedulebased on the medical model. The fee would be a set amount foreach type of service with different rates for each service dependingon whether the service was "brief," "intermediate," or "extended."
ANSWER: Rule 4-1.5 does not prohibit such a fee schedule aslong as the fees themselves are reasonable. Rule 1.4(b) requires thatthe meaning of the terms "brief," etc. be adequately communicatedto the clients.
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QUESTION: Attorney proposes to pay the treating physicianout of the settlement. This physician would have been an expertwitness if the case had gone to trial. The physician accepted thepatient on Attorney's recommendation. A judgment has beenentered in small claims court against the client/patient and thelawyer's trust account is about to be garnished. The client has notconsented to payment to the physician.
ANSWER: Under Rules 4-1.5(d) and 4-1.15(a)-(c), Attorney mayonly pay the treating physician out of settlement funds if the clientconsents. If the client does not consent and the physician continuesto assert a claim, Attorney must interplead the funds. Attorney mustnot allow funds to be removed from the trust account without theconsent of the client unless it is pursuant to a court order in a matterin which the client's interests were represented or in which the clientchose not to be represented.
[Rule 4 -- 1.5(d); 1.15]
QUESTION: Attorney and client propose to agree to language in the contingent fee contract which states: "Client shall notwithhold Client's consent to a reasonable offer of compromise orsettle Client's claims unreasonably." Is this permissible under the Rulesof Professional Conduct?
ANSWER: Yes. Such a provision in the contract would notauthorize the attorney to unilaterally determine that a settlementwas reasonable and to settle the case without the client's expressauthority.
[Rule 4 -- 1.5(c); 1.2]
QUESTION: Question 1. Attorney's firm represents X in apersonal injury case and a fixed fee case. May the firm enter into anagreement with X to withhold a fixed sum from the personal injurycase to pay for the fixed fee case if it is understood that the fees areowed on the fixed fee case regardless of the outcome of thepersonal injury case?
Question 2. What if X just gives a note on the fixed fee caseand the firm agrees that X may wait until the completion of thepersonal injury case to pay?
Question 3. If another firm is representing the client on thefixed fee case, may Attorney's firm enter into an agreement with theclient to pay the other firm's fees from the proceeds of the personalinjury case?
ANSWER: The answer to all questions is "Yes," if the clientagrees.
QUESTION: Attorney has represented the client in negotiatinga structured settlement. Attorney would like to have the attorneyfee, which is based on a contingency fee contract, paid up front.Attorney would apply the contingent fee percentage to the presentvalue of the settlement. Would this violate the rules?
ANSWER: Attorney may take attorney's contingency fee upfront if it is based on the present value of the structured settlementand Attorney has the consent of the client in the original contractor otherwise.
QUESTION: Attorney practices in the area of Social SecurityDisability and Supplemental Security Income. In cases in whichbenefits are obtained for a client who is unable to manage theclient's own benefits for reasons such as mental illness, a representative payee is appointed. The Social Security Administration has givenpermission for attorneys to act as representative payees andreceive the standard fifty dollar fee. May Attorney serve in thiscapacity and accept this fee? ANSWER: Accepting the fee forserving as the representative payee, under the circumstancesAttorney has described, would not violate any provision of the Rulesof Professional Conduct.
QUESTION: Attorney is guardian ad litem for a minor. Theminor was involved in an accident and Attorney obtained leave ofcourt to pursue the claim but no attorney fee was mentioned.Attorney has now obtained recovery for the minor and has askedthe court to award a percentage as attorney's fee. May Attorneycharge this fee if the court authorizes it?
ANSWER: In light of the fact that Attorney will be applying tothe court for Attorney's fee award, Attorney will not violate Rule4-1.5(c) if the court approves it as a reasonable fee. In requestingthat amount, Attorney must disclose to the court that Attorney doesnot have a written contingent fee agreement. Attorney shouldremember that Rule 4-1.5(c) requires contingent fee agreements tobe in writing. A contingent fee agreement should be executed earlyenough in the representation that the client still has options and isnot put in the position of negotiating with an attorney who has beenrepresenting the client for some time. In future situations of this kind,Attorney should seek approval of this type of fee arrangement fromthe court at the outset.
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Gary H. Burner, Chief Financial Officer, Federal Financing Bank (FFB) announced the following activity for the month of December 2011.
FFB holdings of obligations issued, sold or guaranteed by other Federal agencies totaled $60.1 billion on December 31, 2011, posting an increase of $1,858.7 million from the level on November 30, 2011. This net change was the result of an increase in holdings of agency debt of $587.6 million and an increase in net holdings of government-guaranteed loans of $1,271.1 million. The FFB made 140 disbursements and received 8 prepayments in the month of December. The FFB also reset the interest rate for 101 loans guaranteed by the Department of Education during the month.
Attached to this release are tables presenting FFB December loan activity and FFB holdings as of December 31, 2011.


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Great pattern.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Great pattern.
Your quilt inspector looks to be enjoying the pretty of that one. Great work
Very pretty
Pretty quilt! Nice that you have made one for yourself!
Be a blessing to others, as you may entertain angels unaware!
That is cute. Love the quilt police inspector.
Great job and you have a terrific quilt inspector as well.
You did a great job on the quilt, you are very brave using orange in the quilt, I haven't tried that yet. It does look good though. I seem to use blues and pinks mostly, and I love seeing all the different colors every one else uses. Thank you to whomever came up with this quilting board so we can see what wonderful things other friends are doing. Wonderful quilt, god luck with the quilting, hope you finish it soon.
Love the quilt and cat is precious.
oh oh seems like you are going to have to share "your" quilt... lovely job...
Love it. Wish I could see the quilting better.


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text: I use this method too after watching the Sharon Schamber tute on Youtube which I'm sure was recommended by this board. I haven't covered my boards with flannel but probably will after seeingyour tute. I've just been taping the fabric down with painters tape. On smaller quilts I spray baste and haven't had any problems but on the last biggish one I basted with washable thread. OK but the thread breaks very easily so you need to be gentle and use short lengths. When FMQ I could just ignore it which I liked very much and it did just disappear on washing. So on balance I think I'll use my washable thread again.


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A Door into Ocean
A Door into Ocean by Joan Slonczewski is an important work of SF that won the 1987 Campbell award. It's an impressive work of biological science fiction and a feminist, pacifist novel of interplanetary conflict in which the all-female inhabitants of the water world, Shora, who call themselves the Sharers, engage in acts of nonviolent resistance that would be very familiar to those who've read their Gene Sharp, as Slonczewski herself has. It's also explicitly a response, the author says, to works like Herbert's Dune and Le Guin's Word for World Is Forest: a water world instead of a desert, non-violence instead of violence, pacifists remaining pacifists, and prevailing.
The Sharers are "lifeshapers" — masters of bioscience and genetic engineering. This draws the attention of the rulers of the nearby planet, Valedon, who move to exploit their planet and resources. Meanwhile, Sharers from the water world, Shora, visit the nearby world Valedon and take a young male, Spinel, back to learn their ways. Spinel becomes our window into the Sharers' world, but he is by no means the only viewpoint character. If anything, A Door into Ocean, while vast in scope, is at the same time too limited; the story is a bit too pregnant for all its possibilities. There are multivolume series with less ambition.
See Jo Walton's post on Tor.com and the author's study guide.


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With a stay at Bali Emerald Villas in Denpasar (Sanur), you'll be convenient to Apnea Bali and Sanur Beach. This 5-star hotel is within close proximity of Nogo - Bali Ikat Centre and Mermaid Liveaboards.
Make yourself at home in one of the 50 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchens with refrigerators and microwaves. Rooms have private balconies. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary, and LCD televisions with cable programming provide entertainment. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Treat yourself with massages and facials. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find an outdoor pool and bicycles to rent. This hotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and barbecue grills. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the complimentary area shuttle.
Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and a meeting room. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
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The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Airport shuttle fee: IDR 350000 per vehicle (one way)
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The history of a small western Maine community north of Farmington as told by a team consisting of Strong Historical Society, Strong Elementary School, and Strong Public Library. Exhibit topics include Strong's prominence in the wood products industry (it was once the "Toothpick Capital of the World"), the "Bridge that Changed the Map," schools and educational history, clubs and organizations, "Fly Rod" Crosby, the first Maine guide, and a rich student section related to the Civil War and post-Civil War era in the town.


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The Education Department has finally announced the names of those educators who will serve as instructional supervisors for specific schools in Rockaway. The Wave asked for this information in May. Instructional supervisors report to Kathy Cashin, the Region Five Supervising Administrator. If it all sounds new and strange, that's because it is. In any case, Rita Giaramita (who will also serve as district superintendent) will supervise PS 42, PS 43, PS 47, PS 105, PS 114, PS 183, PS 197, PS 215 and PS 225. Joan Gordon will supervise PS 104, PS 106, MS 53, MS 180, Far Rockaway High School and Beach Channel High School. Michelle Lloyd-Bey (the past superintendent) will oversee MS 198.
The Rockaway Music And Arts Council (RMAC) hosted its second Sunset Picnic Concert of the season last Sunday at Fort Tilden and it was a well-attended success. Dean Karahalis once again led the Long Island Pops Orchestra in a stirring tribute to America. The RMAC's next concert will be held on Sunday, July 27 at 6 p.m. at Fort Tilden. The show will be a Tribute to Frank Sinatra featuring singer Jerry Cardone.
The people crowded the boardwalk like sardines from Beach 116 Street to Beach 117 Street, from railing to railing. We estimated the turnout at about 1,500, but there was no way to be sure and there were few police on hand to give an "official police estimate" of the crowd. Nevertheless, Sandy Doremus, a representative for City Councilman Joe Addabbo (who was collecting petition signatures on the boardwalk) told us that she did not believe that most of the people crowded on the boardwalk were interested in the beach and boardwalk access rules. "They are all here because of the Beach 130 Street controversy," she told us. She is wrong. The majority of the people on the boardwalk were there to protest the restrictive beach and boardwalk rules. We don't know where Addabbo was that evening (he pleaded previous commitments), but, judging by the talk on the boardwalk, he lost lots of political currency with Rockaway voters for not showing his face at the rally.
If you missed the first family night at KeySpan Park sponsored by the Peninsula Hospital Center, you still have a chance to get tickets for the second this summers evenings at a Brooklyn Cyclones game. On Friday, August 1, the hospital will host 200 fans in the grandstand as well as 300 fans in the bleachers (it's lots of fun out there with the REAL Cyclones fans). Those who are interested in a grandstand seat need only donate $25 per ticket to the hospital. A donation of $20 gets you a bleacher seat. Those interested should contact the hospital's public affairs department. Get on board quickly, however, because tickets are going fast.
Author Mitchell Axlerod will be reading his acclaimed baseball book, "Little Billy and Baseball Bob," to young readers at the Busy Bee Learning Center (Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 111 Street) twice on Saturday, July 19. The first reading will be held at 11 a.m., the second at 5 p.m.
A number of readers have called to talk about the increasing cost of tokens on the Cross Bay Bridge. Although those with EZ Pass can still use the bridge free of charge, those Rockaway residents who do not want to get the electronic device for one reason or another (they mistrust government, they don't want anybody to know when they pass over the bridge, etc.), will now have to pay forty percent more for tokens. The TBTA agrees that the cost has gone up, but they really wish that the tokens would go away entirely. They much prefer that everybody use EZ Pass, a payment method that is much cheaper and easier for the agency to maintain.
The work done on the Duane Reade parking lot's entrance to Beach Channel Drive has made the area much safer, if everybody will obey the new rules. We watched several cars coming from the parking lot this weekend make left turns onto Rockaway Beach Boulevard or proceed straight into Beach 116 Street. Both of those moves are now illegal under the new changes mandated by the city's Department of Transportation and implemented by Duane Reade.
People have been asking about The Wave's new writing corps this summer. We have three college interns working with us this summer, and all three have been pursing and writing stories at a record clip. The three are Elizabeth Roth (Hofstra University journalism program) Tommy Hallissey (Hofstra University journalism program) and Mara Lander (University of Michigan writing program). We are sure you will be seeing many Wave bylines for the three for the remainder of the summer.
Many off-duty firefighters and police officers who were on the boardwalk last Wednesday for the beach protest quickly changed gears when smoke and flame appeared on Rockaway Beach Boulevard. Dozens of them raced to the scene at Patrick's Restaurant and helped with both firefighting and rescue efforts. One off-duty firefighter, Dennis Bares, was slightly injured in his rescue attempt.


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South Africa protests Microsoft OOXML format
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GENEVA -- South Africa is appealing a decision to make Microsoft Corp.'s Office Open XML format an internationally recognized standard for electronic documents, officials said Wednesday.
The South African Bureau of Standards sent a letter of protest to two Geneva-based organizations that held a worldwide ballot on Microsoft's application last month, complaining that the process was poorly conducted and rushed.
"We challenge the validity of a process that, from beginning to end, required all parties to analyze far too much information in far too little time," SABS Chief Executive Martin Kuscus said in last Thursday's letter to the International Standards Organization and the International Electrotechnical Commission.
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Long before Microsoft started selling Office 2007, its plan to switch to OOXML for saving Word, Excel and PowerPoint files sparked worries among competitors that future changes made by the company could render government or corporate archives unreadable -- especially by non-Microsoft programs. That could lock the lucrative large customers in to buying software from Microsoft forever, they said.
Supporters of a rival format called OpenDocument Format have claimed that Microsoft used strong-arm tactics to win approval from the national committees that voted on the new standard last month.
ODF -- also an international standard recognized by ISO -- is used by Sun Microsystems Inc. and IBM Corp. software.
"It is our opinion that the process followed during all stages of this fast track has harmed the reputations of both ISO and IEC," Kuscus said, adding that "negative publicity has, in turn, also harmed the reputation of all member bodies of ISO and IEC."
South Africa's appeal is in line with its government's policy to use free open-source software except in cases where proprietary software is "demonstrated to be significantly superior," according to a government Web site.
The country is also home to Mark Shuttleworth, founder of a popular flavor of the Linux open-source operating system called Ubuntu, who has publicly expressed his opposition to the OOXML ratification.
South Africa may also have been swayed by arguments from Sun and IBM, said Rob Helm, director of research at the independent group Directions on Microsoft.
The ISO OOXML process was "politically charged," Helm said in an interview. "All the vendors involved lobbied the national bodies heavily."
But, Helm said, conjectures aside, South Africa's complaint raises valid points.
"The voting procedure was dodgy, and there was very little time to review what even Microsoft admits is a complex standard," he said.
The appeal means Microsoft will have to wait at least an additional month before knowing for sure whether the file format is approved as an open standard.
Since ISO approved OOXML as a standard, Microsoft has said it also will ensure that rival file formats work just as well in Office 2007, and that documents saved in the Office 2007 format will work smoothly with competing programs. Opponents say OOXML still locks out competitors and perpetuates Microsoft's programs' massive market share.
Microsoft declined to comment on the complaint Wednesday.
The IEC said South Africa's was the only appeal it had received to date but that other countries have until May 31 to follow suit.


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LanePark Huber Heights Senior Living Community6200 Bellefontaine Road Huber Heights, Ohio USA
LanePark Huber Heights Senior Living Community Exceedingly expensive shell of a building that offers little if any of the advertised services Huber Heights Ohio
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At an average of 6,000 dollars a month per resident for the minimum of services, what residents locked into contracts receive is well short of what is advertised: no access to 24-hour dining as they simply close the kitchen area after sceduled meal hours despite the advertised meals/food available 24-hours (paying for this service); no activities; no dementia-focus therapy actually conducted; no shuttle or van service; mite-infested rooms; no choice in access to competent medical services on site; no barber or hair dressing facilities on site despite the promise of this from the time the facility opened; no monitored main phone system and an extra charge for phones in the room; insolent nursing staff; and overwhelmed short-staffed nursing aids who are supposed to be caring for the residents. As a result of this abysmal level of personal care performed by LanePark's least trained and certified staff members, the residents' family members need to do for their loved ones what they pay this facility to do. There is high service employee and administrative employee level turnover apparently, as new faces appear at times but overall it seems they are either having trouble hiring the right people or they will not spend the money to adequately staff this place; they have "skeleton crews" routinely and as a result residents wallow in their own filth, are not assisted as they are paying to be assisted, and they suffer mentally and physically as a result of this benign neglect. Just in the short time that this place has been open, they have had a number of well documented complaints registered on the website SeniorAdvisor.com. Their sole focus seems to be to lock residents into longer term contracts and then make empty promises about future amenities and services that are supposed to already be in place. They have been reported to the State of Ohio regulatory agencies and to the Montgomery County of Ohio Public Health Department with requests that these tax-payer funded stated agencies investigate a number of complaints alleged against this place. It seems that the bottom line for this place is the bottom line; this facility wants to make as much money as possible in exchange for as little service provided in return as possible while continuing to make what amounts to fraudulent promises regarding services as advertised to be in place right now.(This is textbook "ripoff") Avoid this place. Hopefully, state regulators and or lawsuits will prevent this facility and their investor parent company from continuing to do business as they have been. Listen to this feedback. if you choose to go there, remember you were warned not to for the above reasons.
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What Talent Shortage?
"This is an extremely important issue that we as an industry need to take a closer look at," says Ken Begasse, Jr., partner and director of client services at New York-based Concentric Advertising. "It's the people who propel business and have impact on clients' business."
Mike Trepicchio, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi Healthcare Communications, adds, "it's one thing to need talent because we've gained business; it's horrendous when we [need] talent because good talent has left us."
The short-term game
A seller's market creates interesting dynamics. It's a good time for people to get into the business and a great time for those with experience to move up—or over. Poaching, salary and benefit increases, and title inflation are attractive short-term solutions. Recirculating talent does little to cultivate stability. Salary and benefit increases can improve retention, but skyrocketing talent costs pressure bottom lines. Title inflation can prevent leaks, but when awarded without skill mastery this tactic hurts everyone—clients, agencies and employees.
"There is enormous pressure on our salary structure to get the best and brightest," says Richard Nordstrom, global CEO, McCann Healthcare Worldwide. "It's very competitive at [junior] levels. At the mid-level, there is very little resistance for a person to move from one agency to the next. [Mid-level talent is] the most difficult to find and keep. There's less movement at senior levels. Talent is at the greatest premium at the senior levels because that's what our clients want."
Begasse says attracting new talent isn't as difficult as finding talent that meets the agency's expectations. "Part of the issue across the board is the talent level is a bit shallow," he says. "In the urgency of staffing business, if you're not disciplined you could hire people who might not be an ultimate fit for your agency. Long-term, you're going to have to deal with that."
Harrison and Star CEO Larry Star reports copywriting positions are "probably the hardest to fill," especially if specific experience, such as oncology, is needed. "The art side is easier to fill than the copy side because you can draw from a broader pool," Star says. "On the account service side, it's hard to find not just people with experience, but people who have the right skills, ethics and values. You have to [resist] the temptation to just get a warm body."
Trepicchio agrees people with deep specialty knowledge, such as oncology and antiviral, are particularly tough to find.
Cambridge BioMarketing president Steve West notes that agencies are on their own in the hunt for junior and mid-level talent because headhunters won't typically deal in those experience levels. The firm has had success teaching the drug business to consumer and business-to-business recruits.
"They bring a fresh perspective," West says. "The bad side is they don't have the same depth of experience, track record or war stories from having worked in pharma. Ideally, you want smart, good, energetic [people who] care about the work and also have some industry experience. If you can't get both, go for smart. They do learn quickly. If people have the right DNA, they start to become productive [quickly]. And it's not as expensive as you might think. I think people get caught in a pattern of recirculating or re-pirating the same people because it seems more efficient or more secure."
Cambridge hires post-docs, art-school grads and people from other ad disciplines. "One of the best copywriter hires I ever made was a post-doc working for a Nobel Prize winner," West says. "In a matter of weeks, she was terrific with clinical copy and concept."
Irvine, CA-based Ignite Health recruits people both with tech and healthcare backgrounds. "We're in a tech-central place, [so] you can pull more talent from the online perspective," says co-founder and CEO Jackie Herr. "We're hiring a lot of talented, smart, motivated people who are willing to learn. Typically, in account services they had to have pharma [or] biotech backgrounds. If you wait for everyone to have the package of online talent and science background, it's harder to come by. We're finding so many smart, talented people, and you need to take a chance on them. Nine times out of 10, it's paid off beautifully. If they'll hang in here, they'll be great for this business."
Herr explains that Ignite is "building an industry" in terms of online space. "Everyday, there's something new," she says. "I'm smart enough to listen to these smart young people and be patient and [recognize] that, from a tech perspective, they're ahead of me. We need to listen and be smarter about listening. [Being] collaborative with them is a huge [part of] how we attract and retain talent because they feel a part of the process."
Star likes life sciences backgrounds and has gotten some "very good people" from healthcare. He finds client-side hiring is a double-edged sword. "They all know what it's like to walk a mile in the client's shoe," he says. "Not all are effectively able to make the transition from being a client to being a service provider."
Nordstrom has had "positive experience" pulling from other disciplines. He tends not to hire from the client side and notes that a "gray area" exists on the agency side, while things tend to be more "black and white" on the client side.
Chicago-based AbelsonTaylor is one of the few agencies that doesn't report difficulty finding or retaining talent. Last year, the firm hired over 60 people and expects to hire that many again over the next 12 months. It's "carefully modulating the rate" of new business as not to overextend. President Dale Taylor reports success with client-side hires (about 10 account people came from clients).
"[Pharma] consolidation has created great displacement," Taylor says. "Those are real opportunities for us. Someone who has been a client for a long time very often has a mindset that's exactly what we need. It doesn't take long for people to realize they're on the other side of the table."
Retaining talent
"It's always easier to keep your bucket full if you build a bucket that doesn't leak," Taylor says. And while some struggle to recruit talent in the Midwest, Taylor sees Chicago as a retention asset. "Unlike being on east coast," he says, "there aren't that many other agencies here. It's a very attractive place to live and work."
Trepicchio thinks communicating with employees is critical to retention. "We've got to be creative," he says. "Find out what people really want—and if they are key talent, figure out how to accommodate it. This isn't a dollars and cents game all the time. The key [to retaining talent] really is talking with people. If we don't know what their needs and desires are, it's very difficult. Sometimes somebody is really busting their hump and doing a great job, and they want to be recognized. Recognition is not just a pat on the back, but [real appreciation]."
Moving and sharing talent is a retention advantage at networked agencies. Nordstrom notes that secondment programs are beneficial at McCann.
Taylor believes "tenure is the key to success." The average tenure for AbelsonTaylor creative directors is 16 years and for account directors it's 12 years. "People won't stay at an agency if they see top jobs going to outsiders," he says. "People see that if they stay, as we grow those opportunities will be available to [those who] have grown up here."
Taylor stresses the importance of creating an environment where people don't feel expendable. He believes people also walk if they feel stuck or if they're not given an opportunity demonstrate strengths. Often, as many as 80 creatives are invited to concept meetings to help develop big ideas. "Everyone gets to show their stuff pretty often," he says. It lets them show management how good they are. Everyone needs that chance."
West has "zero attrition," and has never lost a person to another agency. "Environment is everything," he says. "Let people own their work. If people have a sense of ownership as opposed to just feeding something to the next higher up, that's huge. You foster that [by not taking] it away from them the first time they stumble. Help them get through the wall and continue to own the work. Don't have the senior people doing the all the glory work and the junior people doing all the grunt work. Distribute it so glory and grunt is shared by all."
The Long View
Unwavering commitment to developing and nurturing existing talent may well be the first line of defense in retaining talent, and it clearly strengthens the base from which future leadership grows.
Saatchi & Saatchi is surveying employees and putting effort into developing "new and better and different" training programs to provide them necessary tools. "Our goals are to develop enough bench strength that we're pulling in from the bottom, getting people who can grow to the top," Trepicchio says.
Most of AbelsonTaylor's creative and account staff are homegrown. Copywriters enter as clinical research associates (CRA), who check facts, compile resources and assemble reference packages. Most are master's-level life-science or life-science-related graduates. The position feeds into senior copywriter position, and more than 33 copywriters developed through this channel.
Most senior people across McCann's network of seven agencies are also homegrown. "We've put an awful lot of resources and training behind a small group of high-potential people over the years," Nordstrom says. "It's the best, most efficient way. You've got to have a serious, sustained, strategic approach to talent."
Talent audits identify high-potential people at McCann. The agency also creates experience maps for the entire population. Nordstrom says the budget to train and develop talent "would be the last budget touched" across the network. "Talent has to be your Number One priority, emanating from the top of the organization," he says.
Chicago-based Corbett Accel Healthcare Group created an initiative for leadership development, called NextGen (see sidebar, left). The agency also will roll out its version of career maps at the end of the year. "We invest disproportionately on learning and development," says CEO Scott Cotherman. "We spend four times more than the average agency."
Meanwhile, New York-based Cline Davis & Mann launched CDM University (CDMU) in 2003. Curriculum is employee-driven and some have been promoted or have shifted tracks as a result of the training. Lori Klein, EVP, director of medical and scientific affairs and CDMU dean, says it's very well received.
And Dorland Global Health Communications rolled out its in-house training program, Dorland Global Institute (DGI). The initiative is part of the fabric of the agency's culture that has "given the staff a common nomenclature," says Rich Minoff, Dorland president and head of DGI. "Executive committee wanted to provide more value to clients and make sure people feel good about learning because it's part of our environment. We were growing and we knew this was a way we could demonstrate to staff and associates that it's critical for us to invest."
Dorland also has a leadership program for middle and senior management. It involves three or four classes a year, and Minoff says no expense is spared. "We look at the wellness of the whole individual," says Sharon Rundberg, Dorland's EVP and director of internal resources. "We have fitness classes. We have healthy food offerings. We support community activities, look at flextime and telecommuting. We want to give back and have people have healthy lives."
Meanwhile, AbelsonTaylor conducts weekly "Lunch and Learn" training seminars. Recent topics include "A Day in the Life of the Product Manager" and "A Day in the Life of a Sales Rep."
Harrison and Star developed in-house curriculum and spent nearly a year with a Six Sigma black belt to ensure processes don't hamper employees' quality of life. "Work/life balance is related to retention and attraction," Star says. "As people climb the ladder, it becomes a real dilemma. The purpose of bringing [Six Sigma] in was to deconstruct our processes and see where we could streamline them, make things more efficient without losing quality control. We want people to have a life outside of work or else you go stale."
Star also spends "a fair amount of time" personally mentoring people. "They value it, and if it's something they're not going to get at another place, maybe they'll think twice about going."
Cultivating the talent pool
Cultivating candidates can also help solve the talent shortage over time. It's important for industry leaders to invest time and energy in educating broader audiences about the industry, which certainly improves chances of attracting bright, young talent who might not otherwise be aware that they could contribute to the industry.
Star stresses the importance of diversity. "There aren't nearly enough African-Americans in this business," he says. "We need to do a better job recruiting and letting people know we exist, and what this business is about. From a business perspective, it's in everyone's interest. Our clients are much more diverse than we are. Their HR departments that have taken that very seriously. And, we see a much more global diversity. We need to emulate that, and do a better job of making ourselves known to a broader audience."
Star sees a need to leverage staffers who may be members of under-represented communities. When presented with an opportunity by a Korean employee, he jumped at the chance to advertise the agency in an awards journal for a Korean-American business organization.
Dorland actively pursues and maintains relationships with schools on both coasts, including the University of Pennsylvania, Saint Joseph's University, The University of the Arts, the University of California's Berkeley and San Francisco campuses, and Santa Clara University. Agency leadership goes to classes and networks through professors, alumni organizations and career counselors.
"Build relationships with heads of career services," Minoff says. "Give them profiles for candidates and they'll go into their databases and give you leads. Six to eight people who [came and spent] a half-day shadowing people were referred this year by universities. It shows the environment and the spirit of the company."
While it's "hard to measure what long-term programs will yield," Star thinks getting industry veterans out to high schools and colleges is a good idea. Paid summer internships draw college students to Harrison and Star. They are given a mix of work and "become missionaries for us in a sense," Star says. "We're trying to throw a lot of seeds out there and hoping one or two will take."
AbelsonTaylor benefits from a formalized relationship with the University of Illinois Department of Pharmacy, from which it has been drawing talent for nearly a decade.
Concentric's Begasse notes that as more pharma products are getting to young people, the industry has an advantage in reaching them. "There are more quality of life medications, asthma treatments—somehow they've been exposed to [pharma]," he says. "If they can understand how a product lands in their hand, you're going to start cultivating people interested in our business. There is opportunity. We need to seize it."
Missionary work also leads to helping educators develop classes targeted at industry needs.
"Marketing and communications departments at universities don't really have in-depth studies of online advertising, so graduates are coming out with very little understanding of what's going on in the online space," Herr says. "It's not as straight-up anymore. People have to think about how this can translate. There needs to be a concerted effort placed on universities' marketing curricula, [to get] online [programs] beefed up so they can provide [new staff]."
Begasse believes the industry "needs to start implementing programs at local universities, and start developing pharma-specific strategic and creative minds."
He says, "Professional organizations, such as Healthcare Marketing & Communications Council (HMC), need to invest more to create this curriculum on a parochial and collegiate level. There are some pockets where pharma companies have an impact on communities. New York, New Jersey, Connecticut are heavily saturated with pharma companies. In California and Boston, you're really talking about biotechs—and that's probably an even hotter topic—and where the industry will go in finding individualized medicines.
"We can have an effect doing grass root-level initiatives to get people involved in these pockets. HMC has the ability to do it all. [It] recruits, and people on-board are fairly influential in all aspects of our business. If anyone [is] poised to do this, it's HMC."
SIDEBAR: Talent in the regions
Cambridge BioMarketing president Steve West has led agencies in New Jersey, San Francisco and now Boston. "It's almost no harder to pull to Boston or San Francisco than it is to get people across the Hudson to New Jersey," he says. "In New York, the pool is wider, but not necessarily deeper."
"The east coast tends to be where people fish," says McCann Healthcare Worldwide Richard Nordstrom, global CEO. In Chicago, it was impossible to recruit from New York unless they were from the midwest. In New York, if you lose your job you go down the street and get another job in two weeks. You see resumes of people who have been at 5 or 6 different agencies in 10 years. They're really never in one place long enough to develop the kind of competency their title and salary commands."
"The talent pool in Chicago is a fraction of the size it is in New York," says AbelsonTaylor president Dale Taylor. "There are some very good people here. Most of them work for AbelsonTaylor. There are always people coming out of the pharma industry. We also pull from New York and the east coast market."
"California has a unique advantage [because there] aren't that many agencies of size," Nordstrom says. "It's small, entrepreneurial and they enjoy it. It's very difficult moving somebody from the west coast to the middle or to the east coast. There is a level of sophistication you can tap into on the east [and] bring west."
"The sheer numbers on the east coast make it easier to identify top talent," says Sharon Rundberg, EVP, Director of Internal Resources Dorland Global Corporation. "The west coast doesn't have as many agencies and the clients' departments are not as well defined."
"For the interactive agency business, it has to be tough everywhere," says Ignite Health cofounder and CEO Jackie Herr. "In Orange County, we've been able to pull from the tech part. At the end of the day, I don't think that's going to be enough."


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