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The windy byway is a favorite for motorcycle racers, bicycle riders, hikers, nature lovers and criminals looking to dump bodies.
Annette McCusker liked the road so much that she started a blog, at glendoramtnroad.blogspot.com.
She chronicles road openings, road closures, accidents, weather, bear sightings and anything else on the road, which stretches from the northern edge of Glendora north to East Fork Road, way up in the San Gabriel Mountains.
She started the blog in 2007 after she started riding her bicycle on the road with her husband, Bill.
At first, she was primarily seeking a way to stay fit.
"After a while, it's not about the calories, it's about the people you meet, your interactions with the denizens of the forest and your interface with the people up there," she said.
Linked on McCusker's Glendora Mountain Road site are dozens of other blogs written by like-minded friends.
For videos and photographs of wild animals living in the forest, a reader can click over to the Parliament Of Owls blog.
For chronicles of the area's most friendly bike rider, check out the link to Mr. Beanz and his Bike Rides blog.
Although McCusker loves the road's views, she also chronicles its wild side.
Within the past year, a horse and bicyclist were killed on the road.
A rider knocked off his horse by a car last year is still scared to go up in the area, said Dottie Hilliard, a member of an equestrian group.
The horse was euthanized.
"Ever since then, with that gentleman, he's just terrified to ride up there," Hilliard said. "It's a trauma."
The riders do all they can to stay off the road, only venturing onto the black top at bottlenecks and bridges, she said.
"It's really scary," Hilliard said.
The road is full of hairpin turns, climbs and steep descents, making it a popular course for thrill seekers who like to test the limits of their skills and vehicles.
When there's a crash on Glendora Mountain Road, the description almost always tells how far the car fell before it came to a rest at the bottom of some steep canyon.
In 2009, investigators used a YouTube video of a car crash on Glendora Mountain Road to crack an insurance-fraud case that was filed after one of the racers crashed his car.
"There's a night culture, a car culture, and that kind of stuff happens," McCusker said. "But hopefully it doesn't impact you."
For McCusker, she enjoys getting out of the smog into the quiet of the jagged peaks that form the northern edge of the San Gabriel Valley.
"Altitude improves attitude," she said.

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McGruder Named Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week
McGruder Named Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week
Dec. 24, 2012
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Senior Rodney McGruder earned Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week honors for the second time in three weeks on Monday after helping Kansas State to a pair of wins last week.
McGruder averaged a team-best 19.5 points on 55.2 percent shooting (16-of-29) with 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals in 36 minutes in the wins over Texas Southern and No. 8/9 Florida. He also connected on 7-of-10 from the free throw line, including a 5-of-6 effort in the win over the Gators.
McGruder opened the week with a season-high 26 points in the win over Texas Southern on Dec. 18 on 12-of-17 field goals to go with three assists, two rebounds and one steal in 34 minutes. It was 15th career 20-point scoring game, while the 12 field goals were a career-high. He was solid all-around in the 67-61 win over No. 8/9 Florida in the Hy-Vee Wildcat Classic on Saturday at the Sprint Center, the Wildcats' first regular-season, non-conference Top 10 win since knocking off No. 8 Minnesota at home, 62-52, on Dec. 21, 1981. Overall, it was just the 12th non-conference Top 10 win in school history, including the seventh in the regular season. Playing 38 minutes, he posted 13 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals against the Gators.
McGruder earns the award for the third time in his career and the second time this season after winning it on Dec. 10 with his double-double effort in the road victory over George Washington. He was also named the weekly award winner on Dec. 26, 2011 after his MVP performance at the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic.
One of just eight Wildcats with 1,100 points and 500 rebounds in a career, McGruder paces two players in double figures with a team-high 13.3 points per game on 41.4 percent shooting with 5.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 28.7 minutes per game. He has a team-tying seven double-figure scoring games (and two 20-point outings), all of which have come in the last nine games.
The Wildcats (9-2) conclude the non-conference slate with two home games in a three-day span against UMKC (4-8) on Saturday, Dec. 29 and South Dakota (5-8) on Monday, Dec. 31 before opening the Big 12 schedule against nationally-ranked Oklahoma State (10-1) on Saturday, Jan. 5.
Tickets for all three games are still available for as low as $20 each, while fans can purchase four or more general admission tickets for $15 each with a group rate of $10 each for 12 or more tickets. Fans can also watch all three games for only $40 in the Holiday Mini-Plan, which includes a general admission ticket to the UMKC, South Dakota and OSU games. Tickets can be purchased at (800) 221.CATS or online at www.kstatesports.com/tickets.


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The International Association of Forensic Nurses and the IAFN Foundation in collaboration with Seedworks Films brings you a look into the world of Forensic Nurses. This film is the first part of a series on forensic nursing. Titled "Part 1: A lens into the world of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner," this is only a snapshot of the world of Forensic Nurses. The aspects depicted in this video do not represent all the sub specialties of Forensic Nursing.
© 2016 National Sexual Violence Resource Center – Founded by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
This site is supported by Grant/ Cooperative Agreement No. 1UF2CE002359-04 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


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BURLINGAME, Calif. Though the open-source philosophy has long influenced the computer software industry, British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline is applying it to drug discovery in the hopes of finding new treatments for malaria.
The drug company said Thursday it was collaborating with the European Bioinformatics Institute, the U.S. National Library of Medicine, part of the National Institutes of Health, and informatics service provider Collaborative Drug Discovery to make data on more than 13,500 compounds freely available to researchers.
GSK said this was the first time a pharmaceutical company had made the structures of so many compounds available. The company screened 2 million compounds in its library to find those that showed strong inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum, the protozoan parasite that causes malaria. Spread by mosquitoes, P. falciparum is common in poor countries in the tropics.
"We are delighted that EMBL-EBI, NLM and CDD have joined us in this worthwhile endeavor to apply the principles of open source to drug discovery for malaria," GSK drug discovery head Patrick Vallance said. "Defeating this disease will require many scientific minds working together."


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1. Rosemary's in the West Village: More Than a Pretty Face
2. 10 Great Bites In (and Around) East Hampton
3. 6 Ice Cream Sandwich Hacks
4. Scenes from the 7th Annual Great Hot Dog Cookoff in NYC
5. We Chat With: Doug Quint of Big Gay Ice Cream
6. Scenes from the James Beard Foundation's Chefs & Champagne
7. Behind the Scenes at Il Labotatorio del Gelato
8. Serious Eats Neighborhood Guides: Ben Daitz's Union Square
9. Baking Quail in Clay: Behind the Scenes at The Modern
10. Market Tours: Midoriya, a Japanese Grocery Outpost in Williamsburg


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I was clicking through some stories on FabSugar today and came across a great slideshow of celebrity engagement rings. Now that wedding season has kicked off, I know that a lot of ladies (and men) are giving some serious thought to what they'd want to buy or wear if the big day comes. While I don't think you should necessarily be swayed by a certain star's choice, I do think they are a great jumping off place for ideas about your own ring.
Here are a few of our favorites, and similar options available right now on Portero.com:
I like the modern, circular design of Natalie Portman's ring, and even better, her fiancé was sure that it was made with ethically-sourced diamonds. Try this fabulous ring by David Alan for a very similar look:
By now we've all heard tons about Kate Middleton's sapphire and diamond ring passed down from Princess Diana, but that doesn't mean the classic design of the ring should be dismissed. Colored gems are a perfectly lovely choice for an engagement ring, and are in fact gaining in popularity.
You can't get much more similar than this sapphire and diamond ring, priced at an amazing 55% off of the retail value!
I love the oval shape of Christina Applegate's ring, and it has a distinct vintage feel to it. I love the idea of a vintage engagement ring–it really embraces the feeling of endless love, whether or not you find that a bit cheesy. I always wonder who wore the ring before me and where it will be after. Kind of romantic, no?
Try something from the Art Deco time period for a similar elongated look:
Finally, I'm really smitten with Miranda Kerr's flower-inspired ring from fiancé Orlando Bloom. This is a great design for couples looking to save a bit of money, as the smaller diamonds mean fewer dollars.
Get the look with this vintage flower ring in white gold for under $2,000!
Images via FabSugar and Getty


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The Early X Foundation Public Screening - January 26, 2013
Early X Foundation
Saturday, January 26, 2013 from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM (PST)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Save the Date
A Presentation of Tomorrow
January 26,2013, 8:30am – 1:30pm
At the ROC in Santa Monica
604 Arizona, Santa Monica, CA 90401
As a business associate, friend, or principal of a business that might have an interest in commercializing the following technologies, the Board of Directors of The Early X Foundation thought you will want to join us for the following very memorable event.
Please plan to join us as we present the public premiere of IP invented by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, with Market Entry Plans created primarily by Pepperdine MBAs. We promise you have never seen anything like this event.
The Early X Foundation considers these market entry plans as Deal Flow to be licensed to sophisticated entrepreneurs, technology investors and companies looking to expand market potential.
Featuring Multiple Market Entry Plans for:
CHAMPION - a massively scalable software platform that mimics the neo-cortex of the brain so as to be self-learning. Originally developed at the Pacific Northwest National Lab, one of the Dept. of Homeland Security's main R&D facilities, to locate "persons of interest" (aka terrorists). Potential applications include online marketing - think person of interest is "target" consumer. http://i4.pnnl.gov/focusareas/acamp.stm. Using the Early X Process, we discovered 68 potential commercial applications.
Multiple Market Entry Plans have been created and will be presented on:
- Web / mobile commerce and customer profiles
- Cyber-security
- Automotive
- Health and
- Energy and Resource Management
- Online Education and Learning
- Finance
ALUMINIDE –a coating method that can provide lower grade metal or ceramic substrates the non-corrosive characteristics of much higher cost materials (industrial piping, fabricated metal sheeting, medical devices etc.) and also have harder surface strengths to increase longevity in harsh environments. Think "poor man's stainless steel". Also developed at PNNL. Using the Early X Process we initially discovered 40 potential commercial applications.
Market Entry Plans have been created and will be presented on:
- Reinforcement Steel
- Fasteners
- Pipelines
- Steel Panels
The Early X Board
Larry Cox, PhD, Foundation President
Scott Fennel, Foundation Chief Science Officer
Brett Johnson, Board Member
Todd Miller, Atty, Foundation Chief IP Officer
John Shearer, Foundation Chief Technology Officer
Michael Sims, Foundation CEO
G. Marie Talnack, PhD, Co-Founder
Jim Winett, Foundation CFO/COO
Contact info for any questions:
Michael Sims email@example.com
Jim Winett firstname.lastname@example.com
When & Where
ROC Santa Monica
604 Arizona Ave
Santa Monica,
Saturday, January 26, 2013 from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM (PST)
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Early X Foundation
Brilliant innovators collaborating with exceptional business executives, supported by entrepreneurial MBA's & law students to create multiple new monetization opportunities for IP using the Early X Process.
The Early X Foundation is a California non‐profit organization created to provide educational support to univerity, government, non-profit research laboratories and other entities to strengthen, monetize and extract the maximum amount of value from intellectual property assets.
It fulfills this goal by developing and operating educational events, competitions, training and activities to enhance the ability of businesses and research entities to work more closely together to improve the value of pre-patent disclosures, patent applications and existing patents. The Foundation utilizes proven creativity and innovation methods to enhance the prospects of furthering intellectual property-backed businesses and jobs.


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Demon of Bad Decisions
If anyone has a race where the entrants are listed on Ultrasignup, you will notice that they now rank the entrants by predicted finish time. I have no idea how they calculated this time, but it is entertaining.
I was absolutely crushed to discover that not only will I not be competitive at my fall 100, but the winner (who has only raced one ultra, and that was six years ago) will be beating me by five hours. I will try to move past this and just do my best.
I want to do it because I want to do it. -Amelia Earhart
Ah yes. The 'target' column.
I wonder if that number will freak people out.
"Well, I was all set to try for sub 24 at Rocky. But ultrasignup said 27, so I figured I'd better slow down."
old woman w/hobby
Ha! Luckily they haven't done mine yet. I will be slow enough without their help!
MTA: I don't have enough races for them to guesstimate I think.
Just run.
No, like Ms Girl noted, they seem to guesstimate with as little as one result in their system. And a six year old result might as well be a random number.
Imminent Catastrophe
"Able to function despite imminent catastrophe"
"To obtain the air that angels breathe you must come to Tahoe"--Mark Twain
"The most common question from potential entrants is 'I do not know if I can do this' to which I usually answer, 'that's the whole point'.--Paul Charteris, Tarawera Ultramarathon RD.
√ Javelina Jundred Jalloween 2015
Cruel Jewel 50 mile May 2016
Western States 100 June 2016
I was supposed to run 22:30 at Western States. I wish.
Never mind the fact that you ran Umstead in 18:45. But then again, you aren't from Kansas so maybe that plays a huge factor
The prediction for PInhoti 100 has a guy from TN that has no results for races longer than 30 miles, beating Tim Olsen by about 20 minutes.
They also predict that last years Cascade Crest 1st woman finisher will run 2 hours slower this year
"Famous last words" ~Bhearn
100K or Bust
On the results link Ultrasignup apparently doesn't verify they've got the right person. The results linked to my name are for someone who lives in a different state and is 11 years younger. That could make it difficult to accurately predict targets.
2017 Goals: for races not to be exercises in futility
I rank low on UltraSignup at 59.00% because I was unusually overweight when I first started ultramarathons, and I typically finished near the back of the pack at all of the ultramarathon races that I completed. My ranking is gradually improving, but I do not take the ranking that seriously. I finished ninth place at Georgia Jewel 50 Mile in September and enjoyed my most competitively impressive race performance to date at that event, but that only slightly improved my ranking.
UltraSignup gave me a targeted finish of 30:30:00 or so at Pinhoti 100, which would have resulted in my failing to make the 30-hour cutoff. I finished in 28:54:18. So there.
I did have a 60.32% ranking on UltraSignup, but they had given me credit for a 50K in Oregon that another person with my name had apparently run. I had to edit the results and remove that race from my results history.
Thinking about it, the rankings obviously do not reveal everything. At Pinhoti 100, I finished 92 out of 108 finishers on the official results. I was discussing this with a fellow ultramarathoner a few weeks ago when we were working an aid station, though, and he corrected me by reminding me that I had finished 92 out of 192 runners who started Pinhoti 100, and told me that I should consider myself in the top half of the race rankings.
I can see his point. The 192 count included all starters, and did not include DNS people. In other words, 192 people dressed up in running clothes, showed up at 6:00 in the morning at Pinhoti, checked in with the race director, and started the race, so I finished 92 out of those 192, in that sense.
I am a rules person, though, so I listed on my blog that I simply finished near the back of the pack at 92 out of 108, and that I was just happy with a finish. The UltraSignup ranking reflects my back-of-the-pack standing at this event.
I guess the ranking at a particular ultra race depends on whether or not you want to go by the official results on UltraSignup, which ranks people compared to the finishers, or whether you want to base your ranking on how well you finished among all who started the race, whether or not they finished or had a DNF. I rank myself in the finishers, because this keeps me grounded and makes me want to step up my game.
The math does not work for fixed time events.
Correct me if I'm wrong but their ranking is simply:
winner's finish time / your finish time = UA ranking
In a 24 hour race that's 1440/1440 = everyone's a winner.


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As you know, it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you. —Galatians 4:13
I turn now to illness and the possibility of service. That means going to work and also doing something for God. After all, there are some people who are chronically ill and work forty hours a week. Others have problems far more serious; some are bedridden, and others are housebound but can still cope. Obviously Paul, who had an eye problem, kept going since it was because of that reason that he came to the Galatians. God can cause your illness to coalesce with an event, situation, or place wherein you would think, I am actually glad I had that illness, otherwise this wouldn't have happened!
Two of the greatest ministries—our deaf ministry and our prayer ministry—during our time at Westminster Chapel came into being as a result of Louise's physical problems. The deaf ministry would not have happened without Louise's ear problem. Our prayer ministry, through which we saw people healed and countless others blessed and refreshed, would not have happened but for Louise suffering severe depression for several years. It was because of chronic illness that she was open to letting others pray for her.
God may use you in His service because of an illness. He may turn you into one of the great intercessors of history. This, therefore, brings me to the subject of illness and spirituality. We are back to that word intimacy. God wants your company; He loves your company. "Me? I can't preach. I can't play a guitar. I can't compose hymns. He wants me?" Yes. The most insignificant person whom no one has time for, God wants. If this chronic illness is not going to go away, why don't you just say, "Lord, show me what You want"?
Excerpted from The Thorn in the Flesh (Charisma House, 2004).
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AN arts teacher who is alleged to have pledged to take revenge on unruly students who disrupted a school insp-ection has been slammed by his head-teacher.
According to a social network page under his name, Steven Nuttall told his Facebook friends he would 'enjoy dishing out payback' to Fearns Comm-unity Sports College pupils who had misbehaved during a two-day visit by Ofsted officials, on April 30 and May 1.
And a number of his colleagues eith-er 'liked' his status, or posted encour-aging comments.
Headteacher Nigel Dawson has cond-emned the teacher's actions, and att-empted to reassure parents that the rem- arks are not representative of Fearns.
But a source close to the school, who alerted the Lancashire Telegraph to the postings, said: "The Facebook acc-ount was completely open, therefore accessible to the general public, incl-uding students and parents."
The full mess-age reads: 'Kick one, we all limp.... will enjoy the next 10 weeks dishing out pay-back to snidey lesson wreckers'.
His colleagues have posted mess- ages including 'yeah', 'hell yeah' and 'do it', after the post on April 30.
Mr Nuttall is well known at the Booth Road school as he is a qualified pilot, and has taken fellow teachers on free flights.The school's last Ofsted visit in 2012 saw Fearns given a 'sat-isfactory' rating.
Headteacher Mr Dawson said: "It is extremely disappointing that these flippant comments have been made on social med-ia, and I must emphasise that they do not represent the views of the school in any way.
"We have not yet been form-ally notified of the result of our recent Ofsted inspection, so it would be premature to comm-ent at this stage."
No-one at the school would confirm whether disciplinary action was being taken against Mr Nuttall.
The results of any Ofsted inspection are usually made public around three or four weeks after schools are visited.


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Australia's troubled Ashes buildup has taken another confidence-sapping hit with the Champions Trophy defence ending in disappointment.
With captain Michael Clarke again watching from the sidelines, Australia were beaten by Sri Lanka by 20 runs at The Oval, consigning them to bottom spot in their group as the winners joined England in the semis.
Just over three weeks out from the start of the five-Test series against England and Australia are under immense pressure.
Concerns over Clarke's back remain and the David Warner bar incident reignited rumours of inner rumblings in the camp.
On the field, Australia's batting consistency also shows little sign of fixing itself.
Test batsmen Shane Watson and Phil Hughes struggled during the Trophy, with the two stand-outs being non-Ashes players Adam Voges and stand-in skipper George Bailey.
"Every batsman would like to be scoring runs but all these guys will have to put this tournament behind them, whether they've scored runs or not," said Bailey.
"Everyone has form slumps, everyone has their ups and downs as a team.
"I think there's a really big challenge that's going to be ahead of them in the next couple of months and I think what Australia have done this time is they've got a really good preparation."
While admitting confidence was down in the Australian camp, Bailey insisted not too much should be read into the Trophy results going into the Ashes.
"There's probably not a great deal of confidence there but it's just a very different mindset I think going from a one-day tournament to a Test tour," Bailey said.
"I don't think it's mattered where sides have been ranked. The Ashes just tends to bring out something special in both sides."
The result of that first Test would dictate how the summer played out, he said.
Several members of the Champions Trophy squad will now link up with Australia A for their final tour match against Gloucestershire to get more much-needed practice.
Australia has only two other first-class warmup games - against Somerset and Worcestershire - before the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge beginning on July 10.
The suspended Warner is unavailable for selection in any of the lead up matches.
Australia's bid to win the a third straight Champions Trophy was dashed by Sri Lanka, who now play India in the semis.
The Sri Lankans were in danger of being run down and their place in the semis being taken by New Zealand, although Australia's hopes of progressing were ended midway through the innings.
An inferior net run rate meant Australia needed to chase down Sri Lanka's 8-253 in 29.1 overs at a pace of 8.7 runs an over to overhaul the Black Caps on the Pool A table.
Despite big hitting from Glenn Maxwell (32) and Matt Wade (31) and a steady hand from Voges (49), the rapid fall of wickets that came with the inevitable risks being taken ultimately sealed Australia's fate.
At the death, tailenders Clint McKay (30) and Xavier Doherty (15no) put on a brave 41-run last wicket stand which ended when McKay was spectacularly caught and bowled by Tillakaratne Dilshan in the 43rd over.
Earlier Mitchell Johnson led the way with the ball for Australia, taking 3-48 from his 10 overs.


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BUGFEST Anglin's Pier and Biorock Underwater Clean Up
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This time we're going to clean the South side. Towards the end of the pier.
Please plan on entering the water at 8 am and dive until 9:30 am.
With the help of Tommy the Pier Manager, several fishermen and other volunteers we're all doing a great job and it's looking a lot better down there !
Again, we will have buckets going up to the pier. Each time a bucket is filled, it will be pulled up and emptied by volunteers on the pier.
The rules:
You must have sea snips and gloves. (discounted for this event)
No exceptions. We notice some using knives to cut line in our videos and would like to remind you that sea snips are much safer and required. Thanks.
You must sign a waiver for this event at the store or at the pier. You can sign the waiver a day or two early. Thanks in advance for helping us out with this. I know that it's hard work and I really appreciate it.
We will be heading south to clean the reef and Biorock project for those who wanna sleep in or do two dives!
Be safe and have fun !!!


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Now that Google has decided its entire history was just a waste of time and that Net Neutrality just isn't trendy anymore, what's a web admin to do? I would now rather die a fiery death than support a company intent on destroying virtually all small business on the internet.
So, what alternative services are available out there for someone who used to use Google for analytics and advertising? Which ones are best and why?
Oh, and is there a good search engine that doesn't take as long to load as Yahoo and MSN?
Look, I found somebody else who think this is true - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kozcyGfl2uo.
One would hope. Aristocrats/Royalty tend not to be as giving as self-made business men.
Bill Gates dedicates most of his time to charity. Warren Buffet gave him a large sum of money, but Warren said he is not good with setting up charities, and he felt Melinda and Bill were far better candidates. I think it's just a case of going something good, as they are financially independent and don't really have to work.
The truth be told Bill Gates now dedicates his time to charitable events and humanitarian gathering around the world, so maybe he does not sound so evil now.
Isn't that just what rich people do when they've bought everything they want and are bored with their money? I don't fault them for it, but I don't actually think most of them even do it for the publicity.
Google seems to have a successful formula in making money and naturally they have branched out to different areas, which they have also become successful in. With great power comes great responsibility, and we all know power corrupts. So it's only natural you feel this way.
I think we have to look at Microsoft. Years ago everybody was cursing them and saying how evil they were, and how Apple was the unadulterated version of an Operating System. Now that Apple has become popular people are turning to Linux. The truth be told Bill Gates now dedicates his time to charitable events and humanitarian gathering around the world, so maybe he does not sound so evil now.
I believe Google has a lot of power, but it knows that it's power was obtain not through deception, marketing and lies, but their open and ready they were for change. I would not be surprised if Google eventually released their own I.S.P. But I don't feel they will go against net neutrality, more of a consumer monopoly brought on by it's popularity rather than them.
I remember a while back there was a picture of Obama's wife in a monkey-like form. Google did not remove it until it had government pressure. So maybe it's the governments influence on Google which should be worried about.
1 - I'm saying everyday Google seems to sell out more and more by pimping it's own products and other large corporations in the search results = no longer as useful as in the past. Every day I see Google turning more and more into a portal type sight instead of an actual unbiased search engine. Yes there is no problem with Google making a profit but in doing so and getting away from the search game they are opening a gigantic space for competitors to take over market share.
2 - False and defamatory = my opinion and free speech! Any chance you work for Google? Why would free speech be ground for a lawsuit? ... you make me laugh! Amazing what the world has turned into. I'm saying Google may do this in the future = yes they might, it is an option. There is no way you can say for 100% that they will not. If you don't believe me then have a look at what happened to privacy at Facebook, or one of Google many lawsuits about spying on customers wifi, buzz, etc.
Google will not be able to keep up with investors profit expectations on Adwords only... so they will have to develop new revenue streams. One of the options is to sell customer data to the highest bidder and further integrate their in depth knowledge of people to deliver more targeted ads... it's just that Google is doing it gradually. Google changes their privacy statement when they feel like it...nothing is written in stone. I have the right to an opinion and my opinion is that Google is turning more evil every day and becoming less useful for me.
Newviewit, the reason why I think your comments were biased an unjustified is mainly due to the fact you proclaim that Google is no longer useful because it does (big gasp) like all other commercial businesses and promotes it's own products and tries to forge an income from their free services. Google is not a charity, they are a business, they need to earn money and and I don't think anyone (including you) has the right to tell them they shouldn't be allowed to make a profit, unless you want to live in a communist society. As for biases towards large corporations, that's not true at all, paid results are simply the result of paying for the particular keywords - that doesn't mean that a large business is behind them. If you're a business (even a small one) and you're not willing to pay for advertising (which happened before the Internet - or have you not seen a Yellow Pages or Magazines or Newspapers?) then it's your (and their) own fault for not accounting for the cost of marketing.
Next there's your false and actually quite defamatory claims against GMail and Google Voice proclaiming that Google are manoeuvring themselves to sell peoples personal information to the highest bidder - which unless you have evidence to support is potentially grounds for a lawsuit. Proclaiming their evil for having information stored on their servers or for serving ads (without humans reading the content) is absurd, it's like saying that your web host is evil for having personal information stored in a server. Next there's your paranoid comments stating that by having documents stored on Google Doc's they will steal your business secrets - do you have proof that their doing it? Placing any information online makes it visible, even backing up your Word documents to your site would leave a potential for others to read it - Google are not an exception. Claiming that Google are digging their own grave for trying to make a profit (as a business) and making the slanderous allegations you have made (without proof) is nothing but opinionated gutter-talk which make you appear petty, uninformed and irrational... that's why I stated what I did.
I heard something like this a while back. Personally I did not think anything of it at the time. I also believe in net neutrality.
YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t89WwcsOj9U&feature=channel
So I can't say it's the first I have heard of it. Maybe there might be a hint of truth. But they never mentioned Google, more of ISPs getting in on big business by having a subscription based internet service provider were certain ports will be blocked, unless you pay extra for more areas. I mentioned this to my brother and he said he will march the streets and ask everybody to unite in protest, and I can see millions doing the same.
We can all agree that the internet is probably the best thing that has happened to the world in the last 50 years, both for information sharing and social interactions.
Maybe I have thrown a spanner in the works with the video, but I thought it would be good to share it. Maybe the video has relavense, these people have been going on like this for a while. Alex Jones also touched on this, but most of which is says can be seen as exaggeration - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-9sYNkyoBY. It's hard to define whether it's scare mongering or has truth to it.
Take a look at this too - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2XPiqhN_Ns&feature=related. The trouble is there are so many conspiracy theories on 2012, and it's hard to know if it's one of those. Apparently a red planet is suppose to hit us as well on that date too, ohh, don't forget the next stage of human evolution.
Not sure if anybody else has seen this. I saw it about a year back, but like I said I did not take much notice of it at the time.
Call me paranoid, but I prefer not to use Google Analytics. I realize they are probably getting all of that data anyway, but why open the door and invite them in?
Now this one is definitely an interesting development. What would be a good alternative to Google. None actually, they have pretty much a good hold in the market. As for them dishing out the "Don't be evil" mantra, aren't we the ones who threw it out first in order to make the most?
will definetly need to search on google and look for alternative since nobody on this thread is able to provide alternative.
In the long run, I'm sure if they do such a thing as kill net neutrality, publicity and protesting from their customers as well as a national uproar will most likely occur
Nah. Do non-nerds even know what net neutrality is? Are regular Internet customers actually following any of this?
I really would be slack-jawed surprised if there was actual publicity and protesting over the topic. National uproar? Remember those globilisation talks, where in a few cities there were some students protesting with puppet shows? Yeah, kinda lackluster. The big companies could very well be safe from major customer dissatisfaction if they make the idea of net neutrality totally dead. Nerds are aware of the issue and care. My uncle? He's running Windows 98, has cable+internet, complains to us about how he has to buy a hundred stupid sports channels just to get his car racing channel, and otherwise doesn't give it a second thought. Isn't he in the majority? (well, not with the Win98 thing)
So we should try to manage our business making it a bit suitable to Google.
I kinda disagree. I think putting too much effort into a single search engine will render you like a Giant Panda: they only eat 6 species of bamboo or something. Very limited. This means you'll need to do a lot of work if/when the next big thing in search comes along. This doesn't mean "don't use Google" but I wouldn't throw everything onto that boat.
My dislike of Google is very real for myself and various people in the industry that I talk to on a daily basis across numerous internet verticals.
Of course everyone has a right to their opinion.
Could you be so kind as to enlighten me with your rational argument and why most of what I say is irrational?
I've heard about that (I'm an English major to boot, so I've got a fair amount of scientific and mathematical history too). Have you read Kuhn's original book on paradigm shifts? It did NOT make him popular in the scientific community for the most part. Have you read Gödel, Escher, Bach? I've heard wonderful things about it and it's supposed to be a a more accessible version of some of the things I've read in my math textbooks on Gödel. Just amazing. [/ot]
One word, Microsoft. I know people like to treat economics like physics, but it's more a branch of psychology; it doesn't work logically.
I'm not saying I'm not concerned, I'm a firm supporter of net neutrality, but I think the whole situation is being blown out of proportion on the basis of a very loosely defined 2 page scribble which isn't specific in the slightest, which is precisely what the document is... it's not a set of guidelines or rules, it's an overview memo.
I think Google released a sketch of their views and people focused entirely on what was omitted, not what was stated as if it were set in stone.
Jerrac, get your facts straight, the Internet was originally conceived and built by DARPA with funding from the US government and the WWW was developed by CERN which also gets government funding from several nations. The infrastructure was not built by a bunch of dot com investors.
You do realise that laws still apply to the net so it's not as "free" of a place as you would make it out too be. Intellectual Property law is a perfect example, as is human rights regulations (to try and put an end to sick stuff like kiddie porn), or are you in favour of making the web a true "anything goes" society?
That already happens worldwide, or have you not heard of bandwidth throttling or caps (to maintain a stable service for all customers), people being kicked off for violating terms of service agreements, tiered service plans (like you pay different amounts for dial-up, DSL, satellite, fibre, T-lines, OC backbones, etc). What you are talking about has been instated for years by many nations, as has restricting content like child porn on the basis of legal and human rights situations.
Just because google wasn't crap to start with doesn't mean that it can't evolve into crap after a few years, as it generally seems to me to be doing these days. Soon enough it will be the next Microsoft I judge.
Sadly, Google will probably just buy up whatever competition might spring up. Also I prefer AltaVista search results, and recently started using them again. The only thing Google really offers me at this point is free mail and an advertising platform. However, I'm pretty sure they make most of their money being an advertising platform so they win there.
Ok some people need to stop with the conspiracy thing...


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SELECT wp_posts.*, wp_postmeta.* FROM wp_posts, wp_postmeta WHERE wp_posts.ID=wp_postmeta.post_id AND meta_key='image_path' group by ID desc
however I would like to get the count total from this how can I do it?
what exactly is it that you want to count?
what table does the ID in your GROUP BY clause belong to?
I want to count the number of times the query finds a match from both tables, the ID I'm talking about is from wp_posts.ID
do you want the count for each ID, or the total count overall?
the total count for each ID
SELECT post_id
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actually it didn't give the proper result I was looking for can you please show me the query for the total count overall?
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I'm getting this error:
require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'Archive/Tar.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/php5/lib/php')
I'm on a shared server and 'Archive/Tar.php' is at
What would the correct include_path be? :inspector:
What directory are you including the file from? Also, can you post the require statement so that we can see where you're going wrong?
I'm on shared LAMP server.
PEAR is installed at
The file calling the Archive/Tar.php script is at
The require statement is
require_once 'Archive/Tar.php';
This works:
set_include_path ('/home/user/php');
require_once 'Archive/Tar.php';
My question is how is that "include_path" set in the ".:/usr/etc./etc./etc." format?
In other words, what do I use for an "include_path" instead of
Edit **Woops, I misread your post.
I think in this case, a relative path such as Archive/Tar.php will be assumed that Archive is in the PEAR installation directory. Anytime I run PHP from a command line I always use absolute pathing.
I guess my question comes down to "What does the /usr/ in the include path mean? How does it relate to the file path (/home/user/the/rest/of/the/path) ?
Using a relative path, can you tell me if the following works?
require '../../php/Archive/Tar.php';
It looks like we need to go up two directories (from classes to user), and then traverse along the php and Archive directories.
I would suggest, however, that you use an absolute path because no resolving has to be done (making them quicker). For this, we can use the $SERVER['DOCUMENTROOT'] variable, and then add on the relative path to the file from there. I'm not sure what you have your DOCUMENT_ROOT directive defined as, but if you echo it out, then your can just add on the necessary directories to it:
require $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/path/to/file.php';
This works (3 back, not 2)
require_once '../../../php/Archive/Tar.php';
This works
set_include_path ('../../../php');
require_once 'Archive/Tar.php';
This does not work
require $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/path/to/file.php';
The script happens to be in a subdomain and $SERVER['DOCUMENTROOT'] returns
which is in the public directory, not the root. In the main domain it would return
not too reliable.
Much neglected FILE, on the other hand, returns
which is better but still no help.
I'm sticking with absolute path
set_include_path ('/home/user/php');
require_once 'Archive/Tar.php';
Thanks all!
EDIT - This also works:
$path = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
$pos = strpos($path, 'public_html');
$path = substr($path, 0, $pos).'php';
set_include_path ($path);
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Pronunciation: 'dê-jên • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: No, today's word has nothing to do with subterranean jails, but rather the mood of someone leaving one: a feeling of angry resentment, indignant or simply ill humor. At one time it also referred to the wood of the boxwood tree, a material favored for the handles of knives and daggers because of its curly grain and unlikelihood to splinter, hence dudgeon-daggers.
Notes: Because this word has fallen into some disuse, it has not developed a family. In fact, it is used today only in the phrase in . . . dudgeon, as in deep dudgeon, in high dudgeon, in great dudgeon. It may also be used as a verb itself: "You haven't been dudgeoning around your boss again, have you?"
In Play: Dudgeons are most often associated with unhappy departures that are usually measured in the extreme by the adjective before the word. In Little Women Louisa May Alcott wrote: "Slamming the door in Meg's face, Aunt March drove off in a high dudgeon." However, dudgeons arise in other situations, too: "I hope it will not put you in a dudgeon if I tell you that your purse doesn't match your dress."
Word History: The origin of dudgeon is covered by a rather thick veil of mystery. The best guess is that it was originally endugine. Then by a process known as 'apheresis', the loss of an initial vowel, it became dugine, and from there, dugeon, perhaps influenced by the spelling of dungeon. Endugine may (or may not) have come from Welsh dygen "malice, resentment" with an enhancing prefix en-, added for what reason, no one knows. If so, it would be related to Cornish duehah, duwhan "grief, sorrow". It is historically unrelated to dungeon so far as anyone knows. (I hope this paltry word history does not put George Kovac, who suggested today's rare but still Good Word, in a high dudgeon or, for that matter, even a low one.)


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IT'S the final episode of the season and Erinsborough's women are emptying their wombs in celebration. Babies are popping out like champagne corks. Vanessa miraculously gives birth to a two-month-old, freshly bathed child. Sonya is not sure whether she wants a baby or a long bath. Given Jarrod expects a jellyfish to slide down the birth canal, you can't fault her indecision. ''This is weird,'' young Callum says. I'm with you, mate. Meanwhile, Christmas is coming and Sheila is tarting up a hatstand with tinsel (I blame budget cuts at Channel Ten). Make Me a Supermodel winner Rhys Uhlich makes an appearance as a coffee table. ''Local hottie'' Kyle looks longingly at goofy Georgia, who's not even sure what month it is. Special mention in the closing credits goes to ''clapper loader'' David Cassidy for proving there is life post-The Partridge Family. But what kind of life is this?
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- Remove the ability to comment on userspace pages (talk pages, userpages)
- Change the wiki background design and color (it isn't too persuading, perhaps we can change it to the basic Twilight colors which are red, black, and white)
- Expand on community discussions (more forum topics and expand rules and guidelines)
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- Doubtful move.
- Got used to it.
- That's new. Perhaps it works.
- This wiki does not really need a bigger right-wielding-user base.
- Not all those who may want rights are qualified, and those qualified are either willing and active or unwilling or inactive.
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- Thank you for you opinion. —Technology Wizard ·Contribs· ~Talk~ ·E-Mail· 23:33,2/16/2012
Hi! Thanks for wanting to help out here! Okay, I do agree with the removal of the comment section. I believe it is a waste of time, unproductive to the wiki because people spend their time talking and not aiding the wiki, and I'm sorry if I offended anyone with that statement... Anyway, we would *probably* have to put that to a community-wide vote. I do believe that expanding on forums and discussions would have a positive effect and would counteract the removing of the comments, so I am in agreement with that too! The User Right move, in my opinion, will help. A few more that are chosen who have the skills to do this will help greatly! I know I am not able to be on much because of school (English isn't my strong-point.... That's why I'm so inactive!). I think we should leave the rights in the current admins, but just add new ones (I think that is what you were thinking anyway). With the colors, I'm not sure if I should say anything. The designers worked very hard on it, and I will let them speak their piece on that matter. Anyway, those are my ideas, and thanks for taking the time to look over these things to make this place shine!! -TheLunarEclipse
- How do you add to the wiki, Eclipse? I mean something new - the Saga includes four published novels, an unpublished but released draft, and an unpublishable early draft. Plus four released movies and another yet to go, which do not actually add anything to the whole deal.
- What there was to add to this wiki has already been added, I think; language has been polished, categories are mostly in place.
- New right-yielding users, up to and including admins? Doubt they will be needed - the three "historic" admins (CJ, TAP, LT) work very little, for want of something to do, the last promoted the same, the next-to-last managed to get demoted; many rollbacks have stopped editing. So...
- MinorStoop 11:21, February 18, 2012 (UTC)
I thought I'd give this my two cents, and I also agree with the ix-nay on the comments section. It floods the recent activity, and makes it hard for me and other users to track what's been happening lately on the wiki. I don't care about the wiki's skin, but I agree on everything TheLunarEclipse said. --Love and Lust 01:48, February 17, 2012 (UTC)


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A Fort Drum, N.Y., soldier killed in Afghanistan died shielding a Polish soldier from a suicide bomber during an assault on their base that involved grenades, mortars, rockets and a 3,000-pound bomb.
Staff Sgt. Michael H. Ollis, of the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light), stepped into the path of an unnamed Polish officer, blocking him from the suicide vest of an insurgent who had raided Forward Operating Base Ghazni.
"In emotional interviews with investigators, the Polish officer repeatedly praised SSG Ollis and credited him with saving his life," according to an Army account of the Aug. 28 action obtained by Army Times.
The 24-year-old from Staten Island, N.Y., has since been nominated for a Silver Star, the third highest military decoration for valor, according to an Army source. The nomination is working its way through Ollis' chain of command in Afghanistan.
"Unfortunately, we lost a great American there from 10th Mountain Division in that attack, but the defenders did extraordinarily well," said Army Lt. Gen. Mark Milley, the No. 2 commander for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force. Milley is a former commander of the 10th Mountain Division.
Milley called the Ghazni defense a "tough fight," but said, "the enemy completely failed in achieving any kind of operational or strategic effect."
In a ceremony on Sunday at the base, four American and two Polish army soldiers were recognized for valor in the attack, which began when a car bomb breached the base's eastern perimeter wall, allowing 10 insurgents in suicide vests to infiltrate the compound.
The attack
The massive blast from the car bomb reverberated across the post at 3:54 a.m. on Aug. 28, kicking off an assault from the east, west and north sides, as insurgents rained mortar shells, shoulder-fired rockets and hand grenades from outside the post, according to Army accounts.
Though it's highly unlikely insurgents would have been able to overrun the base, it holds strategic importance as ISAF's local headquarters and a traffic hub to Gardez and Khost to the east.
Troops who headed to the blast site to aid the wounded found insurgents in suicide vests with assault rifles who had poured through the breach.
The two sides locked in 10 minutes of close combat as coalition troops fought through gunshot and shrapnel wounds.
Meanwhile, Ollis — who first accounted for his men in a bunker — raced toward the bomb blast's massive white smoke plume and the sound of gunfire.
Ollis linked up with a Polish officer he did not know and then with a team of special forces soldiers who had killed eight of the insurgents wearing suicide vests.
A ninth suicide bomber emerged from behind a group of containers, threw a grenade and was killed.
A 10th emerged from behind some other containers near the Polish officer and Ollis, who was the closer of the two.
"As Staff Sgt. Ollis stepped toward the insurgent, he stepped in front of the Polish officer, thereby blocking him," when the insurgent's vest detonated, according to the Army's account.
In the attack, Ollis and a Polish soldier were killed. Ten Polish soldiers and dozens of Afghans were reportedly wounded.
Afghan forces averted a larger tragedy by finding and neutralizing a second car bomb near the base, according to the Army. Two Afghan soldiers received certificates of appreciation for rendering the second car bomb safe.
Ollis' comrades told Army Times they were not surprised that Ollis, who joined the Army in 2006 and had previously deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, died saving the life of another soldier.
They praised Ollis as courageous and diligent, and said he felt a genuine sense of responsibility for keeping his soldiers safe.
"That was the way he was brought up, and I think it would make everybody proud to know that he went out there to take the fight to the enemy," said Sgt. 1st Class Tim Sireno, who served with Ollis in Afghanistan in 2010.
"He still protected his men and was leading from the front," said Sireno, now with the 4th Ranger Training Brigade. "You couldn't ask for anything more."
'Significant offensive'
Milley, the ISAF commander, said coalition and Afghan forces should expect more complex "high-profile" attacks, which are carried out by suicide bombers and fighters on foot against fixed targets of political significance.
Enemy forces have replaced some less aggressive commanders and are planning a "significant offensive," he said.
Ollis was one of 35 people killed in four attacks around Afghanistan on Aug. 28, and there have been more than a dozen high-profile attacks against ISAF or Afghan facilities in the Kabul area since early May.
"So I don't think their intent was to hold anything back," Milley said.
Milley characterized these attacks as a "resounding failure."
"I would not call those attacks anything that demonstrates any kind of viable capability on the part of the enemies of Afghanistan, except the fact that they're terrorists and they're murderers," he said.
Honored soldiers
Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter recognized the following American, Polish and Afghan troops in the Sunday ceremony at the base:
■Polish 2nd Lt. Karol Cierpica, U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Lester Edwards, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nate Abkemeier and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. DaRelle LaMarque received the Bronze Star Medal for valor.
■Polish Lt. Col. Krzysztof Slomski, Polish 1st Lt. Tomaz Sobanski and U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michael Clemens received the U.S. Army Commendation Medal for valor.
"What these soldiers showed was not only acts of extreme courage and bravery, they displayed tremendous acts of skill, initiative and fortitude all wrapped up in one event," said U.S. Army Col. Patrick Roberson, commander of Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan.
"Most people probably would not have taken the risks they did — exposing themselves to the enemy in the open with no cover. But they were only thinking about engaging the enemy, not their personal safety."


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R.T.s Make the Leap From Imaging to Management
June 24, 2013
By Kathryn Keeler, CRA Certification Coordinator, AHRA
New Responsibilities, Same Passion: Patient Care
As a certification coordinator for the Certified Radiology Administrator credential, I spend a lot of time thinking about career paths to radiology administration and the different roles certification plays in leadership positions for
radiologic technologists
Some people come to
radiology management
from backgrounds in other fields, but a majority take the traditional route to imaging management: They start their
careers as technologists
and transition to management through promotions or new positions with increasing levels of responsibility. Two R.T.s, Ron Barak, M.B.A., B.H.S., R.T.(R), CRA, FAHRA, and Rick Perez, B.S., R.T.(R), CRA, FAHRA, share how they made this transition and suggest how you can, too.
Starting Out
Like many radiologic technologists, Ron and Rick sought careers that would allow them to help people. Both started in the profession by earning radiography certification from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. They also became licensed in their states and joined the
"It was stressed to us as students that the [ASRT] would help us stay informed and grow in the profession," said Rick. Now director of radiology at Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, N.Y., Rick earned his first degree outside of imaging. While working as a radiology clerk and dark room technician, however, he decided to become certified as an R.T. He trained in
computed tomography
interventional radiography
, but chose to focus on the challenges of radiography in the emergency department setting.
"This is where I thought I'd really learn the business and grow, because you never knew what was coming next," said Rick, "and routines and classic views were not the easiest to capture."
Ron, senior director of imaging services at Mercy Hospital in Miami, graduated with a degree in diagnostic radiology and then began working as a technologist. After gaining experience as a radiographer, he trained in interventional radiography and, later, quality management.
Making the Leap
For Rick, the move to management was gradual. After working in the emergency department, he took a position in pediatrics. While there, he established quality measures and guidelines at the request of pediatric radiologists who were focused on quality, radiation safety and research. That led to more opportunities for Rick to focus on quality, and then a radiologist with whom Rick worked recommended him for a position in management.
Ron's career in radiology management resulted from an unexpected detour. "I wanted to work in IR and was waiting for a job in that area," explained Ron.
"I took over as second-shift supervisor on an interim basis while the regular supervisor was on disability leave. I enjoyed that role and took on more responsibilities for QA and management and eventually moved to chief tech."
Although Ron now holds an M.B.A. and Rick has pursued management and executive studies, neither had business or management training prior to stepping into their management roles. Like many who move from technologist to manager, Ron and Rick said they relied on more experienced peers and mentors to help them grow into their leadership roles.
The variety of areas covered in a radiology management position created many different challenges for Rick, who noted that the peer guidance he received as a member of the ASRT and the AHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Management helped make his transition easier.
Pursuing the CRA
By the time the CRA credential was introduced in 2002, Ron and Rick had worked their way up the management ladder to director positions. The CRA was not required or preferred for their positions at that time. Instead, both pursued the CRA credential out of personal motivation.
Ron's decision to become a CRA was immediate — it went hand-inhand with the opportunity to be part of the first CRA class, he said. He was working and earning his B.H.S. degree at the time, and saw the CRA as an accomplishment separate from his degree studies.
"As soon as the CRA was announced, I wanted to be part of the original group to take the test," Ron said. "It was an opportunity to contribute to the growth of a credential that was very much needed in the field."
For Rick, earning the CRA was not only a personal challenge but also an opportunity to validate the skills and knowledge he gained in radiology management.
"I was an administrator when the CRA was introduced. I thought it was great and helped move the profession further along," said Rick, "but it was terrifying to take the exam after being away from college for so long. Not going back for higher degrees was an obstacle, so this was a way to prove to myself that I could [become a CRA] and further my career."
Once an R.T. has made the leap, these experienced managers recommend drawing on past experience as a technologist while enjoying the opportunities presented in radiology management. "Don't forget where you came from as a technologist," said Ron. "The staff sees this and appreciates it."
For R.T.s who'd like to become managers, Ron and Rick mentioned the importance of learning from others. "Watch the supervisors you work with who set a good example and get what they want from the staff," Ron suggested.
Rick advised: "Remember to communicate in all directions. Understand that you must continue to learn and you must listen to feedback. Take a hard look at your biggest problems, and work with and listen to your team."
Focus on what makes a career in radiology administration different from other management careers, he added. "Plan your education, learn the business and understand patient care, because the patient is why we all went into this field."
Kathryn Keeler
is an Association for Medical Imaging Management staff liaison to the Radiology Administration Certification Commission.
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Byron F, Hawk, 42, of 971 2nd Ave., New Kensington, died unexpectedly at 5:05 p.m. yesterday (March 9, 1965) in Citizens General Hospital, New Kensington. Mr. Hawk was admitted to the hospital a few hours earlier after suffering an apparent heart seizure in his home.
He was born Dec 26, 1922 in New Kensington to Byron M. Hawk of New Kensington and the late Margaret Streightiff Hawk.
Mr. Hawk attended local schools and was graduated by New Kensington High School in 1941. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was employed for the past 24 years by Jones and Laughlin Steel Co., New Kensington.
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