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The Doctor Is Always In: Telepsychiatry expands the reach of mental healthcare
When they looked recently into their crystal balls, some Houston doctors saw a future of less face time with patients and more technology in the hospital or office. But the oracle didn't show them the HD telepresence technology actually facilitating doctor-patient face time in a medical center in their very own city.
In a March podcast, the New York Times highlighted the work of JSA Health, a telepsychiatry practice providing mental health services via telepresence to inmates in Texas prisons and people in rural areas who otherwise would not have access to psychiatric help. Through telepresence over secure, private connections, JSA Health can "beam a happy, smiling psychiatrist into any location," said the company's chief medical officer, Dr. Avrim Fishkind. The technology has proven especially helpful in providing psychiatric evaluations during emergency situations in community medical centers, schools, jails, or other locations that may not have a psychiatrist physically present.
It's technology with which we're quite familiar, and we're proud to have deployed it for other communities in need of accessible mental healthcare. Since 2008, Maryland's Mid-Shore Mental Health Systems, Inc. has used our TelePresence equipment to provide telepsychiatry services to patients in rural counties suffering from healthcare provider shortages. With TelePresence, doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine reach patients critically in need of help, including children, adolescents, elderly, and people with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse issues.
Likewise, in 2007, the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) launched its telehealth network, which has expanded from an initial 35 endpoints to 128 locations throughout the state (as of July 2010). TelePresence lets ODMHSAS provide psychiatric, counseling, and substance-abuse treatment to more than 8,000 patients annually, many of whom live in rural areas without access to local care.
Based on the success of all of these telepsychiatry providers, when I look in my crystal ball, I see the trend in telehealth continuing. I see doctors, well-lit on clear telepresence screens, providing the treatment in which they were uniquely trained… just maybe under different circumstances than they originally imagined.
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Last night, I spent about 3 hours at a local pub, writing my heart out. That post will make it into the blog a bit later, but I want to share something with you much much more profound.
I woke up at 2:30am…dead awake…looked at the empty chalkboard in my room and started drawing. This is what was going on in my brain. The path that I have decided to take after the book launches and what I have to do up until that point. Things are getting pretty real as I stand only a couple weeks away from the entire process and dream being complete. But as you can see…the life after the launch explodes with writing. And here's why.
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Dozens of Nations Agree on Global Shark Conservation Plan
Last week, Project AWARE attended an international, shark-focused meeting of more than 50 nations, all convening under the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS). While at the meeting in Bonn, Germany, nations adopted a global conservation plan for great white sharks, porbeagles, basking sharks, spiny dogfish, whale sharks, and two species of makos.
The plan aims to complement and promote the objectives of the 2010 CMS Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the first intergovernmental treaty dedicated specifically to global shark conservation. To date, the MoU has 25 Signatories, including Germany, the United Kingdom, Philippines, Australia, Senegal, and the United States.
"We are pleased by the widespread support expressed this week for strengthening shark finning bans and the specific text that encourages requirements for landing sharks with fins still naturally attached," said Ania Budziak, Associate Director of Science and Policy at Project AWARE Foundation. "We note that the European Union is close to adopting this best practice for finning ban enforcement, and we are hopeful that the CMS endorsement will encourage Members of European Parliament to complete this critical task."
Through the Shark MoU and accompanying conservation plan, signatories are encouraged to cooperate in national and regional actions to:
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"The Humane Society is extremely proud to be the first non-governmental signatory to the landmark CMS Shark MoU and is eager to help promote our shared goals," said Rebecca Regnery, Humane Society International (HSI). "To start, our organization and its partners outlined for governments several upcoming key opportunities to implement the CMS shark conservation plan and the importance of seizing them."
Project AWARE, Shark Advocates International, The Humane Society and the German Elasmobranch Society collaborate on a variety of shark conservation projects around the world and are collectively urging Signatories to promote the strengthening of the EU finning ban, adoption of Germany's proposal to include the porbeagle shark under Appendix II of CITES, among other critical shark protections.
"CITES holds great promise for advancing key sections of the CMS shark conservation plan, and is particularly vital for ensuring sustainable trade in CMS-listed porbeagle sharks," explained Heike Zidowitz, Chair of the German Elasmobranch Society. "We are grateful to Germany for facilitating important discussions this week in Bonn, and for championing shark conservation through both of these global wildlife treaties."
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I bought it from the book store at Iowa State University and really, I wore it all the time—to the gym, to class or with my Levis over a button-down oxford shirt.
Champion is a great American brand and I basically chased them for about two years until I met Ned Munroe, their Chief Creative Officer. We really hit it off and he's the one that made this collaboration possible. We talk all the time now and are constantly showing off our collections to each other.
I now I have over 2,000 pieces that I've collected over the years from my travels around the world. It's the only way to find the rarest styles, really. A lot are in Japan—where you can always find great Americana.
I updated the fit, of course, but I also thought we should add some cool design details. We finished each piece with Champion's label from the 1950s. And my favorite is the chest pocket on the sweatshirt. There's a boxing theme and the garment-dyed colors have more of a downtown vibe. I call it "city gym" because it's a little gritty.
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I have had an up-and-down appreciation for Quentin Tarantino over 20 years, ever since "Reservoir Dogs." It goes up when his movies are driven by characters I want to know more about ("Pulp Fiction," "Jackie Brown") and down when the director mainly wants us to delight in sadistic behavior ("Kill Bill," "Death Proof").
Friday, December 21, 2012
Why I walked out of 'Django Unchained'
I have had an up-and-down appreciation for Quentin Tarantino over 20 years, ever since "Reservoir Dogs." It goes up when his movies are driven by characters I want to know more about ("Pulp Fiction," "Jackie Brown") and down when the director mainly wants us to delight in sadistic behavior ("Kill Bill," "Death Proof").
33 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Good for you in leaving a horrible, sadistic movie. As a general rule I avoid R-rated movies myself.
- December 21, 2012 at 10:42 AM
- Anonymous said...
I thought your job was to review movies? I suppose the desire for societal commentary was too great. I'm anxious to hear more about these medical groups who've found the link between violent video games and movies and violence in society. I'm sure violent T.V. and movies contributed to the violence during "Django's" time. Afterall, that was a much less violent time in America's history, no?
- December 21, 2012 at 10:57 AM
- Anonymous said...
Does anyone really give a rat's ass what movie this guy does or does not see?
- December 21, 2012 at 11:01 AM
- Anonymous said...
If you hadn't told us you walked out on the movie, we'd never have known. Or cared.
- December 21, 2012 at 11:03 AM
- Anonymous said...
THis guy is horrible and his taste in movies is horrendous. Cannot believe the Observer pays him to write. Looking forword to anything Tarintino. He makes great films with great dialougue that escapes the typical Hollywood formula.
- December 21, 2012 at 11:08 AM
- Anonymous said...
Boo Whoo......ban guns too!
- December 21, 2012 at 11:09 AM
- Anonymous said...
@ Anonymous DECEMBER 21, 2012 11:01 AM
Obviously, you cared enough to read the headline on the homepage, read the blurb, click on it, read it, and post a comment.
I love when people exhibit stupidity, arrogance, and ass hat behavior. Brings a lot of entertainment to my life.
- December 21, 2012 at 11:09 AM
- Patrick Phillips said...
Lawrence Toppman has written about the arts for 32 years in Charlotte, has sung with Opera Carolina for three decades and can't think of an art form he doesn't embrace.
I can think of one, Tarintino.
- December 21, 2012 at 11:18 AM
- Anonymous said...
I'm so tired of gratuitous violence. Especially in shows/movies I'd otherwise love. Can't they at least just HINT at the act being committed, instead of showing it in all of its gore? I'm having a hard time watching Boardwalk Empire anymore for the same reason.
- December 21, 2012 at 11:46 AM
- Anonymous said...
I'm so tired of gratuitous violence. Especially in shows/movies I'd otherwise love. Can't they at least just HINT at the act being committed, instead of showing it in all of its gore? I'm having a hard time watching Boardwalk Empire anymore for the same reason.
- December 21, 2012 at 11:46 AM
- Big_D said...
Hmmm. They did the same stuff in Gangs of New York and everybody said it was great.
- December 21, 2012 at 11:59 AM
- Anonymous said...
Thank you for expressing your and opinion on this movie. Since I became Catholic, I try not to watch or listen to things that are not uplifting. Edifying to my spirit. I've cut out R rated movies as I have a 5 year old and it's so much better when we can watch TV as a family. Now if I could get my husband to give up his taste for blood, guts, and gore. -_-
- December 21, 2012 at 12:25 PM
- Anonymous said...
How come everything on anything to do with an Observer blog/forum ends up being a friggin religious or ethics debate. Its GREAT if you found God/Mr Magoo/Buddah whomever; what I and some others wanna know is why doesn't Toppman just do HIS JOB and REVIEW the movie, liek he's paid to do?..if he wants to slam it/praise it whatever but he bailed on his job, and then is so preening he can't even bring himself to read wire service reviews to pick one to run...c'mon you're not that precious...its not like I'd pay attention to his review anyway as Toppman is to movie reviewing what Justin Bieber is to heavy metal music......maybe the worst movie reviewer I've read on an amazingly consistent basis
- December 21, 2012 at 12:31 PM
- Wiley Coyote said...
(A side thought: Tarantino has been rebuked for throwing the word "nigger" around, so he set this film in 1858 -- "two years before the Civil War," as the title card erroneously states -- and shoves the word down our throats dozens of times. But how can we object? It's period realism, right? The naughty little boy has done a clever thing!)
Toppman, you must live in cave.
In the past two months on two seperate occasions, I've had a Black male pull up to the gas pump next to me, sound system blaring, where anyone within 50 feet can hear every word of rap spewing from the windows as he gets gas with the music blaring.
In the time it takes to fill up a car, I heard the "N" word over a dozen times, along with the d, mf, w, c, b, s, h and other words thrown inbetween.
There's a real world out there Toppman...perhaps you should check out the real horror going on in it.
- December 21, 2012 at 1:26 PM
- Anonymous said...
The best thing about our good buddy Larry T. here is that he is consistent. I've pretty much discovered that if he hates it, I would love it. Oddly though, I do agree with him about Tarantino films...
- December 21, 2012 at 2:08 PM
- ncdave77 said...
You've clicked on his blog - not CO's review of the film. Why can't he share his feelings in a blog post? I've always appreciated Larry and his wide knowledge and appreciation of the arts. He's dead on with Tarantino - he hasn't put together a solid film since Jackie Brown.
- December 21, 2012 at 2:39 PM
- Anonymous said...
Whether you agree with Lawrence's post or not, there is no reason to be abusive. And no reason to use foul language.
None of you have seen the movie yourselves anyway!
And Lawrence Topman, please! This is your gig, don't be afraid to remove abusive and profane comments. It's not sensorship.
Thank you.
- December 21, 2012 at 3:34 PM
- Anonymous said...
This is a BLOG, people. Get a life with your loser comments. Seriously. Good for Lawrence for walking out on a movie he deemed as a total waste of his time. Now why don't those of you with your abusive comments go try to add something positive to our deteriorating society!
- December 21, 2012 at 6:42 PM
- Mindy said...
Thank you for your wonderful review. I, myself, have walked out of Tarantino films as well. I didn't know what it was called but "torture porn" hits it right on the nail.
- December 21, 2012 at 6:44 PM
- tarhoosier said...
I saw the previews, which must have been R rated, and squirmed in my seat in the theater. I would never subject myself to that experience. Too coarse, bitter and unredeemed.
I go to the theater for something other than what I may overhear at a convenience store or traffic signal.
- December 22, 2012 at 6:06 AM
- Anonymous said...
It is censorship but you wouldnt know that being that you can't spell the word.
- December 23, 2012 at 11:56 AM
- Anonymous said...
Being that it is your job to review movies I find it deplorable and lazy that you walked out of a movie which you didn't like. At least watch the whole thing and write a bad review like a professional.
- December 23, 2012 at 12:00 PM
- Paul said...
I appreciate your honest and thought-provoking response to this film, Lawrence. Keep up the fine work.
- December 25, 2012 at 3:36 PM
- Anonymous said...
I, too, appreciate your forthright opinion. Not all movies (even those made by so called masters) deserve to be seen. And this sounds like a movie I would want to avoid. Thank you. As for you haters. I feel sorry for you. You need a better hobby.
- December 26, 2012 at 12:31 PM
- GSO Cats fan said...
This review is far more thoughtful than most Tarantino films. Larry, I appreciate your stand, and I look forward to reading your other reviews on movies that are actually worth watching.
- December 27, 2012 at 7:26 AM
- Anonymous said...
Anyone with half a brain would know that scene wasnt about enjoying the suffering of others, it was about cringing at what a bastard Candie is. You didnt do your job. End of story.
- January 3, 2013 at 5:06 AM
- Anonymous said...
The scene which caused Lawrence to walk out of the theater was not torture porn. The shots during the scene were focused on Candie's sadistic face, Django's purposeful distance from the situation, and Dr. Shultz's obvious disgust with what he was seeing. At no point during that scene did I think the editing was done in a way to allow anyone enjoyment of what was on screen. It was shot and edited specifically to develop the characters and their motivations. You know, filmmaking 101 or something.
- January 3, 2013 at 11:02 AM
- Anonymous said...
I applaud this guy walking out. I stayed for the whole movie (The Hobbit was sold out) and I wish I would have walked out.
On top of that I couldn't believe all the children under 10 years old that were there. What's up with that?
- January 8, 2013 at 9:03 AM
- Bubba Boner said...
Looks as if Lawrence has his small cult writing in, so he can save face with the Charlotte readers. Lawrence, your writing fits an artsy-fartsy magazine, not a southern, low-brow newspaper. The residents here want a review for the masses, not an opinion fit for Tea Party 1%'ers. You have to know your audience, Lawrence, as you have never been able to relate or connect with the Queen City crowd. The reason being, as a Wake Forest Grad, you always considered yourself far superior to the "simpletons," and you make sure to let everyone know your movie reviews are of a much higher intellectual level.
Your wantonness for the life of Manhattan, or your desire to run with the beatniks in San Francisco clearly oozes out in every movie review you publish on the CO. I'm sorry you were born a simply Simon from Salisbury, but no one made you stay stationed in the south.
You have much in common with Quentin Tarantino, as both of you are legends in your own mind and look for ways to be one step above the "average Joe." Lawrence, for your sake, I wish you would have left the State, taken a chance, a reached your true calling. You are a brilliant movie review critic...just not for the masses. You must have some pretty incriminating pictures of Ann Caulkins.
- January 8, 2013 at 2:32 PM
- Anonymous said...
Bubba: that was surprisingly eloquent considering the word "bonor" is located within your name.
- January 9, 2013 at 4:51 AM
- Anonymous said...
Except for ignorance of the meaning of the word "wantonness."
- January 17, 2013 at 3:18 PM
- Melinda Wheeler said...
I really respect the fact that you walked out since that is what any sane person should do in the circumstances. It is a sad commentary on our country that someone like Quentin Tarantino will make millions on such trash. I am glad there are film critics with the integrity to object to this sort of thing...
- February 8, 2013 at 5:48 PM
- Unknown said...
If you don't like them using the word nigger in a period film, what word should they use when referring to a black person they disdain, who is perhaps not a slave?
"They ought to take that black person and make a slave out of him."?
That hardly works.
- November 7, 2013 at 2:08 PM


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Canon MAXIFY MB2110 All-in-One Full Printer Driver Feature Software Download for Microsoft Windows 32-bit – 64-bit and Macintosh Operating Systems
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- Make sure your printer is plugged in and turned on. If your printer requires an Ethernet connection to access the Internet, you must also use an Ethernet cable to connect the printer to your router.
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- Open Start, Click the Windows logo in the lower left corner of the screen.
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- Open the Apple Menu, Click the Apple logo in the upper left corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
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- Then Click Printer & Scanner. This printer-shaped icon is in the System Preferences window.
- Click +. This is near the bottom left corner of the window. Do so asks for a pop-up window.
- Click the name of your printer. This should appear in the drop-down menu. Doing so will ask the printer to start setting up; When finished, you will see the name of the printer in the panel on the left side of the window, indicating that the printer has successfully connected to your Mac.
- Try installing the printer with a USB cable. If your Mac can't find your printer, you might be able to install the printer directly using a USB cable: Update your Mac, Install the printer on your computer with a USB-to-USB-C cable, Wait until the settings window appears, Follow the instructions on the screen.
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40 years after Charles de Gaulle's death, France's politicians still claim they're following in his footsteps...but what's become of France's place in the world as carved out by the strong-minded general/statesman? The France 24 debate looks back but also ahead to a world where France's priorities and alliances are shifting.
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(From Reformed Theological Seminary) With sadness in our hearts, but with great praise and thanks to God for his life and ministry in our lives, we want to inform you that Dr. J. Knox Chamblin, 76, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, from leukemia, and entered into the presence of our Lord. Chamblin leaves behind his wife Ginger, daughters Beverly and Claire and extended family.
Chamblin taught at Reformed Theological Seminary from 1980 to 2001. He was professor of New Testament emeritus, at RTS/Jackson. He has done extensive study of and teaching about C. S. Lewis, the man and his works.
He wrote in a journal in CaringBridge in December, "When the time of death does come, I shall find great consolation in Psalm 116:15 and in such texts as Romans 8:38-39, 'For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.'"
Chamblin wrote Paul and the Self, a highly regarded volume on Pauline theology, and the commentary on Matthew for the Evangelical Commentary on the Bible. He was a contributor to the New Geneva Study Bible and wrote various articles and contributions to volumes such as Continuity and Discontinuity.
"He was a kind, gentle and humble man who was captured by the beauty of his King, said Brian Gault, director of admissions at RTS/Jackson. "He loved C.S. Lewis and made Aslan come alive for generations of students. Oh and he could laugh–there was a jolliness about him. He was a saint that made everyone want to know, the Jesus that he knew, better."
He will be greatly missed by not only his family but the staff, faculty, students and alumni of RTS.
"Now Knox is in the presence of Jesus in whose name we presented our petitions to God the Father," said Dr. Simon Kistemaker, who taught with Chamblin at RTS/Jackson from 1980-1996. "I am sure that when Knox entered heaven he heard the words spoken by Jesus and recorded in the gospel of Matthew: 'Well done, you good and faithful servant.' Although we grieve, we nevertheless rejoice that he is now with his Savior whom he faithfully served during his ministry at Belhaven, RTS and in the church."
The funeral service for Knox Chamblin will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 11 at Trinity Presbyterian Church (5301 Old Canton Road, Jackson, MS., 39211) with a graveside service to follow at Lakewood Memorial Park. Visitation will be held at Trinity Presbyterian Church on Friday, February 10 from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. and Saturday before the funeral service from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.
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Praise God for new beginnings and quiet moments, to reflect on days gone by and those to come.
Help me, Lord, to always be thankful that with you, I can have your hope and peace for whatever comes. Help me, also, to be content and to see the world through your perspective � not through my own limited view.
Enable me to encourage others and challenge them to grow as they discover their God-given gifts. Help me to sing your song of joy, as I trust you in all circumstances.
I have so appreciated the young people who shared their thoughts in the Times-News of Sunday, Jan. 6. Thank you for enabling these young people to write with passion and meaning. Guide them with wise adults who have learned from their challenges, and can now offer wisdom to the next generation. Help the young and the old to exchange ideas, and to listen carefully to what each other would offer.
Continue to mend the brokenhearted as they turn to you for your healing power. Help those who have lost loved ones � both young and older. Remind us to pray for them.
Pour out your love and power to our nation�s leaders. Help those in authority to gain patience and listen to each other�s ideas. Our country needs your direction in countless ways. Help us all to be less partisan and political. Although our nation�s needs are diverse and complex, with your wisdom we can find solutions.
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GRAHAM � The Alamance County Board of Commissioners will continue to review its options on whether to sell a county-owned facility used as a nursing/rehabilitation center to Peak Resources.
The county commissioners said Feb. 4 they don�t plan to sell the building at 779 Woody Drive for $2.5 million which Peak Resources offered. Since then, several commissioners have questioned whether the county should keep or sell the building that�s nearly 40 years old.
Commissioner Tim Sutton said Monday during a board meeting that he wanted County Manager Craig Honeycutt to provide the board with the facility�s history and options on how the property could be better utilized financially.
Honeycutt said that Peak Resources is still interested in purchasing the 110 beds along with the building and seven acres at Woody Drive. Peak had planned to build a new facility on the site if the county had agreed to sell the property.
�The beds are the most valuable asset,� Honeycutt said.
The state limits the number of skilled nursing and rehabilitation beds made available in the state to prevent a surplus and isn�t likely to add more beds. Honeycutt said if Peak Resources decided not to renew its lease in three years then the beds would remain under county ownership.
�It�s my understanding the beds stay with us,� Honeycutt said.
According to County Attorney Clyde Albright, Peak Resources will have an option to renew its lease for another five years after the current lease ends in three years. Peak Resources is also required under the lease to provide improvements of up to $300,000 to the building if needed.
Commissioner Tom Manning said he understood why Peak Resources might be reluctant to invest in the building�s infrastructure, since there�s uncertainty about a potential sale and the age of the building is also a factor.
Commissioner David Smith said he still didn�t believe the county should sell the property but remained open to talking with Peak Resources. The current lease agreement provides the county with $400,000 annually. Smith said if Peak Resources was serious about buying then the bargaining price should start at about $10 million or $12 million.
Sutton said he wanted Honeycutt to evaluate the issue and determine the best way for the county to move forward without losing money. Sutton said he didn�t believe the current lease agreement was as good of a deal as some believed it was, and that the county could end up with an obsolete building in its inventory.
ALSO DURING THEboard meeting, Honeycutt said that asbestos abatement started Monday for the former Graham High School building in the 600 block of North Main Street in Graham.
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Over the years, it served as an elementary, middle and high school. In the late 1970s, it housed a federal jobs program. The building last housed the Graham Manor rest home. It will cost the county $224,460 to complete the asbestos abatement and demolition work.
After the building is demolished, the bricks and concrete will be taken to the Alamance County landfill, where they will be crushed. Honeycutt said some bricks would be made available to the public.
The commissioners also approved a change to the county�s watershed protection ordinance. The state reclassified the Upper Haw River Watershed after Greensboro developed an emergency water intake at the Haw River after 2002. Greensboro used the intake from October 2007 to April 2008 during a drought.
The new amendment restricts from the Upper Haw River Watershed discharging landfills, sites for land application of residuals or petroleum contaminated soils, and storage of hazardous materials unless a spill containment plan is implemented. The amendment also requires that multi-family and non-residential developed lots not have more than 24 percent of impervious surface areas, which includes sidewalks, parking lots, pavement or brick.


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A 26-year-old Kinston man was shot to death by a Lenoir County Sheriff�s Office deputy early Sunday morning outside the Waffle House on U.S. 70 East.
UPDATE: The Lenoir County Sheriff's Office released this statement:
Just after 3 a.m. this morning (Sunday), Deputy Joseph Heck and Deputy William Shambeau were working off duty at the Waffle House located on US 70 east, Kinston. Heck and Shambeau were inside of the building and walked outside of the Waffle House to make a security check of the parking lot. Deputy Heck and Shambeau observed William Gibbs III of Girlscout Road, Kinston standing next to a car and firing his handgun at another person in the parking lot. Officers commanded Gibbs to drop the weapon and he did not comply. Deputy Heck then shot Gibbs. Gibbs died later at Lenoir Memorial Hospital from his wounds.
As in most officer involved shootings, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation were called to investigate the matter. The Kinston Department of Public Safety is assisting the NCSBI in the investigation. All questions should be directed to the NCSBI, Noelle Talley & Jennifer Canada (Public information officers for the NCDOJ)
A 26-year-old Kinston man was shot to death by an off-duty Lenoir County Sheriff�s Office deputy early Sunday morning outside the Waffle House on U.S. 70 East.
Multiple sources have confirmed to The Free Press the man shot to death was William C. �Billy� Gibbs III, a 2004 graduate of Kinston High School.
The deputy who shot Gibbs is not yet being identified by the LCSO; he was serving in an off-duty security work situation at the restaurant.
Eyewitnesses tell The Free Press a brawl broke out in the Waffle House parking lot involving a crowd of people that led to the shooting.
The Kinston Department of Public Safety and the State Bureau of Investigation are investigating the incident. The LCSO is not giving any comments now, instead directing media inquiries to the SBI.


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Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas began serving his sentence Friday night for bringing guns into the team's locker room.
According to Arthur Wallenstein, director of Montgomery County Corrections, Arenas arrived at the Montgomery County jail at 7:40 p.m. Arenas must spend two days there for medical screening and classification before being transferred to the county's Pre-Release Center, a halfway house.
Arenas was sentenced March 26 to 30 days in a halfway house for bringing weapons into the Verizon Center. Corrections officials in Montgomery County agreed to let him serve his sentence there, as part of an agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
"Any prisoner coming in like this is processed, reviewed, interviewed, checked out, check their mental health, check their health status, see how they're doing, and they remain here in custody for the better part of two days, and then they're transported routinely, without cuffs or anything else to a work release facility," Wallenstein said.
They also get a taste of what real jail is like.
At the halfway house, Arenas will have a 10-by-10 room without cable television. He'll be required to do his own laundry, assist with cleaning and other chores, and adhere to a curfew.
"In our system they're very strict," Wallenstein said. "It can involve tests for alcohol, tests for drugs, attendance at groups. The normal things you would do, frankly in a tightly controlled community correctional program."
Arenas pleaded guilty to a felony gun charge in January, and has been suspended until the end of the season by the NBA.
Arenas also received two years of probation, a $5,000 fine and 400 hours of community service that can't be performed at basketball clinics.
"Our thoughts are always with him. We're glad that it's going to be done, and he'll be able to move on," Washington coach Flip Saunders said after the Wizards' 106-96 victory in Boston on Friday night.
Wizards guard Shaun Livingtson also commented on Arenas.
"He is who he is for a reason," Livingston said. "He's done so much for this team. I have nothing but positive things to say about him. But all I can do is focus on me."
Andray Blatche looked forward to Arenas' return.
"Gil's going to come back next season humble," Blatche said. "We miss him and we can't wait to have him back."


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On Thursday 22nd November I was invited to speak and be part of a panel of experts at by the Girls Hacking Club, part of Goldsmiths' Thursday Club.
The Thursday Club is an open forum for anyone interested in the theories and practices of technologies and state-of-the-art culture.
I was very excited to be invited to be part of a 'women in technology' panel discussing various projects developed to empower women in the IT industry. The panel included a stunning line up of fantastic projects in the UK:
Nela Brown is a sound artist/ technologist and researcher. She is currently doing her PhD at Queen Mary, University of London where she is also a Chair of G.Hack and WISE@QMUL. G.Hack is a collective of female researchers at the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science focusing on sharing knowledge and developing interactive media projects through collaboration with other universities, art organizations and industry partners. In 2011 G.Hack received funding from QMUL which kick-started a series of public engagement activities.
http://nelabrown.blogspot.co.uk http://ghack.eecs.qmul.ac.uk
Pollie Barden is a visual artist, game designer, web designer and technophile. She earned an M.S.P. from the Interactive Telecommunication Program at New York University and is currently doing her PhD in Media Arts and Technology at Queen Mary, University of London where she is also a member of G.Hack and in charge of co-ordinating departmental qMedia Hack Days.
Anna-Maria Spehar-Deleze and Salzitsa Anastasova-Ivanova are postdoctoral researchers at the School of Engineering and Material Sciences at Queen Mary, University of London and members of the WISE@QMUL committee. WISE@QMUL (The Women in Science and Engineering Society) was set up in 2008 as an informal group for discussion and networking amongst QMUL students interested in the role of female participation in science. The society currently has 130 members spread across the Faculty of Science and Engineering and the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry and welcomes men as well as women from undergraduate level to professors. In 2012 the society received substantial funding from QMUL, which enabled them to organize seminars, talks, workshops and socials in 2012 and will ensure sustainable growth in years to come.
Paula Graham is a director of Fossbox; a non-profit offering consultancy on collaborative working, peer support and peer training and co-founder of Flossie; a collective of women from digital and arts organisations sharing a common commitment to celebrating and enabling women's contribution to FLOSS culture. The first Flossie conference was held in May 2012 at Queen Mary University of London and was followed by a 3 day 'Career Taster' in October 2012 at The National Museum of Computing in Bletchley Park.
www.fossbox.org.uk www.flossie.org
Heidi Harman is a serial entrepreneur, mentor and speaker and also co-founder of Geek Girl Meetup. She is currently working on her new startup in the mobile finance sector.
Carrie Anne Philbin (yours truly) is a KS3 ICT Subject Leader & Google Certified Teacher at Robert Clack School in Dagenham. She is a Creator of the Geek Gurl Diaries, a youtube video series designed to inspire more teenage girls to take up STEM and Computing subjects.
www.geekgurldiaries.co.uk @geekgurldiaries
I was excited to network with these projects to hopefully collaborate with in the future. I'm excited to find female role models in STEM subjects who would be willing to do interviews and perhaps help me run workshops. If you love technology I would recommend getting involved with any if not all of the projects and groups listed above.
Friday, 23 November 2012
Friday, 2 November 2012
Talk Talk Digital Heroes Award 2012
I'm very excited to announce that Carrie Anne Philbin of Geek Gurl Diaries has been nominated for a Digital Heroes Award by Talk Talk and is on of three fantastic finalists in the London region.
She needs your votes! So please vote and tweet about it to your friends:
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Killhope The North of England Lead Mining Museum
Killhope, The North of England Lead Mining Museum, is a multi award winning museum. Killhope is the only lead mine in the North-east open to the public.
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Wonderful Woodland Walk which includes Red Squirrel Hide. Free Parking. Dogs welcome
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Wednesday, August 5
Using Scissors
I introduced scissors to my daughter when she turned 3 years old. One exercise that is a great preparatory exercise for scissor cutting is using tongs. Using tongs strengthens the same fingers that the scissors will use and models similar movements needed to open and close the scissors. I began by saying "These are scissors. These scissors are used to cut paper. They are sharp and they cut." I demonstrated how to hold the scissors and how to open and close them. We then practiced putting the fingers into the correct holes and opening and closing the scissors. Just opening and closing the scissors takes practice and strength. I always encourage pointing the scissors up while cutting which reduces sideways cutting. Once this was successful, we moved on to cutting....straws. Straws are a lot easier than starting with paper. The straw doesn't flop like paper or require as much movement of the hand holding it. Be aware that the pieces of cut straw will go flying into the air. We cut one straw, stopped and picked up the pieces and then cut another and so on.
After a great amount of success with straw cutting we started cutting paper. These are one kind of cutting strips typically found in Montessori classrooms for scissor work. You can easily make your own with a marker or print them off the computer. The first set should be short enough that the paper is manageable for the child and the lines short enough that it can be cut with one snip. Demonstrate how to cut slow and carefully an entire cutting strip so the child can see the goal is cutting on the line.
After success with straight lines the child moves onto diagonals, peaks, curves, waves and using more than one cut/snip. (FYI The paper on the left is how it comes off the computer website, I cut it into strips like the ones on the right, the child then cuts those strips)
These cutting papers are just two of a number available (free) at this site. (I will post this at the side of the blog for future reference.)
I like to print them off onto different colored papers for less confusion (especially if you have an older and younger child). I also print the easiest on red and use the colors and order of the rainbow-easiest to hardest. This is how it is presented on the shelf. The scissors are always moved via the tray and when cutting with the scissors the basket is taken off and the scissors are used over the tray to catch the pieces. The cut pieces are then gathered and put in an envelope, which is often decorated after.
11 comments:
- TheRockerMom said...
Thank you! RockerTot loves scissors. He does the single snip cut on the lines, but when he's ready for more, I'll know where to go. Thanks again!!
- August 05, 2009
- My Child's Diary said...
I have just tried to introduce My First Fiskars to my 23 months son. May I ask how does your daughter hold the scissors? Thank you, Miri
- August 06, 2009
- Nicole {tired, need sleep} said...
Thank you for this great post and the link to the resources. It's exactly what I've been looking for for my son who is getting to a point where he needs a bit more of a challenge with cutting. Thank you!
- August 06, 2009
- SmartPumpkin'sMom said...
Thank you, Amy! Great info, as usual.
Stop by at my blog and grab the award that I gave you. LOL
Love your blog.
- August 08, 2009
- Our Little Family said...
This is SO great! I recently gave scissors a go with my daughter, but she got frustrated quite quickly (so they've been put away for a while). I'm definitely bookmarking this so that I can revisit it later.
By the way, I just wanted you to know that I always love reading your blog (and left you a little award over on mine). Thank you for always inspiring and providing such great Montessori-based ideas.
- August 09, 2009
- Jenn said...
Thanks for this post! My daughter just got her first pair of scissors for her birthday and loves them. I bet she would do very well cutting straws, we will have to try that soon.
- August 10, 2009
- Teacher said...
Another great thing to cut is paint sample strips. They are the perfect size and have lines between the various colors!!
- August 12, 2009
- Amy said...
Teacher-thanks for that tip we will have to try the paint strips. Miri- my daughter has her thumb in the smallest hole (at the top) and the index,middle,and ring finger in the largest.
- August 16, 2009
- My Child's Diary said...
Thanks for replying!
- August 16, 2009
- motherbynature said...
Great article. I think an important point to mention - that shouldn't be a surprise to Montessori folks, but just in case - is that the kids should use "real" scissors, not the plastic "safety" scissors. Those just don't do a good job and are an exercise in frustration.
I think my daughter first started using scissors around age 2, she loved to do single snips around the edge of a sheet of paper. I never thought of straws, that's a great idea and I'm sure it's tons of fun too!
She's now 3 and we're using cutting sheets like the ones you linked to (which I will now use as well), cutting long lines on diagonals and curves, she's frighteningly good at staying on the line. Meanwhile, most kids this age would still usually only be given plastic safety scissors, if any at all... DD is very safe and careful. :)
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i've been doing that for 2 weeks! and then i missed her performance last night dammit. between my dvr being wonky & damnable human error i've managed to miss more than i've seen. fortunately i know someone who actually remembers thing like checking show times & setting their dvrs...
are you sitting on the soap?
sometimes, you just have to say 'what the f...'
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well yep, she was great again. and supernova can kiss my a$$. if they're going to making crap decisions like that, they don't even deserve to have someone as good as phil in their band. i hope he gets his own band together and kicks the sh*t out of them on the charts. and he will. i have confidence. he should come to australia. we appreciate his brilliance -_-
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You are serious aren't you? You really liked Phil???? I could hardly stand to watch him anymore than Zayra. He's a thick tongued mumbling bobble head. I have one word for him - ENUNCIATION!
Patrice FINALLY looked and acted normal on stage. I've been seeing her live in Austin for 10+ years and although she's been nailing her performances vocally, she just hasn't been the Patrice we're used to.
In the end, she may not be right for them, but at least she got to show her shit to the world.
I still ADORE Dilana!!!! Storm rocked my world and I was damn proud of Dana. She's taken a truckload of shit from them all and handled it well.
I detested Ryan's version of I Alone - one of my favorite songs. Lucas has yet to disappoint, but he seems more like a solo artist. Vocally, I like Toby, but I don't find his sound right for what they are doing - same with Josh. Good vocalists but more a solo feel. So far for the guys Magni and Lucas are my boys.This message has been edited. Last edited by: Shawn,
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this damn this is replying funky
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Phil made my ears hurt...
are you sitting on the soap?
sometimes, you just have to say 'what the f...'
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didn't like phil, but zayra was worse
magni is good imo
josh is good, but in the wrong contest
liked dilana's cyndi .. haven't enjoyed all her performances though (sorry shawn)
ryan sings okay, but he has 0 personality
i don't think toby sings well at all, but he gets by b/c he's cute and has the accent
lucas seems 1 dimensional vocally, but he has 'the look'
dana has a good voice.. she seems inexperienced, but the others need to stop picking on her (what's the point of it if they believe she's not a threat?)
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dilana is head & shoulders above the rest of the competition imo. voice, personna, performance... she rules.
are you sitting on the soap?
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phil did a really weird performance of "one headlight" but i love his voice. he sounds like a lot of the stuff i listen to. eg, end of fashion, semisconic, switchfoot... i'd go so far as to say he reminds me of the killers and franz ferdinand (even though i'm sure nora would kill me if she read such things). i'm just not too into the real heavy rock, so he was nice for me. also, i found him attractive .
i think if they could end the competition now and take dilana, they would. so now the eliminations are just about keeping the people who spark interest with the audience, whether it be through talent, looks, or controversy.
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Tam-tamany, Tam-tamany Tam Tam Ta Rooo it's diversity that makes the world go 'round. It would be a pretty dull place if we all liked the exact same things. Don't you think?
Okay, so let's take a survey.
Who is your favorite singer so far...
as a stand alone?
and as a front man/woman for the new band?
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done said it...
are you sitting on the soap?
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A few thought on tonight's performances...
Lukas, where oh where have the lyrics gone?
Brave choice of Patrice to pick the Tommy Lee song. We'll see how that works out for her.
Zayara, please go home.
I like Dilana.
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lukas (where's the audience?) and zayra (where's my clothes?) can both go home
ryan was surprisingly good
magni seemed way off key
dana is getting better
dilana's pants were hot
storm and patrice are still my favorites
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Just turned on the TIVO to catch the last 2 perform. Storm was quite good.
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Ryan had a lot of territory to make up after that murder of "I Alone" last week...but i really liked his selelction this week. he really pulled it off. Storm was really good, too.
Dana...one of my all time favorite songs...she didn't suck.
Lukas...yikes. that was pretty bad
Patrice was good, but i'm starting to have personality issues with her i think...i know girlfriend's been a pro for a while now, but i'm sensing an arrogance that ain't too pretty...
Mr. White-boy Soul was good i guess...i just don't like that kind of music and no way he's a front guy for Supernova
Storm was really really good
Magni was off, but maybe seeing his family will jump start him
Dilana is still totally awesome
that's leaving some out...apparently too forgetable to rememebr after a night's sleep...not good...
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Well, that was interesting. Patrice's choice took balls, but I just don't know if she's right for this. I wish they'd let her do some of her own stuff damn it. Hell, let them all.
Lukas, was original in the beginning, but it's individuality seems to be one dimensional. I think Tam was right about him.
Ryan - ew. I still can't stand him. Liked his performance for the first time, but had to look away and just listen. He gives me a huzzz - same kind of huzzz that I get from Jerry Seinfeld.
Storm. Ooof! I like her more and more each week. Hell even after watching last night's ep I'm still singing Anything from the week before.
Dana getting better all the time. There's something about her I like. In some ways I think she's more genuine than a lot of the others. She may not be rough around the edges yet, but she is what she is.
Dilana. Love her. and yes, those might have been the sexiest pants I have ever seen in my life. Not usually a fan of that look, but HELLO HONEY!
Toby - eh.
Soulboy - he's obviously talented and that was a favorite song of mine but he should have been on American Idol, not this. Maybe HE should be singing that f***ing Possibilities song. Dear lord make it stop!!!!!
Magni - not my fav performance of his.
Jill - Woo Hooo Karoke night at Hooters!!! Woo Hoo!!! WTF was that? She isn't really rock and she sure as Hell isn't anywhere close to Taylor Dayne or Anastasia. Gilby was right, it was uncomfortable to watch.
Zayra actually cracked me up. That was hideously bad.
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oh dear...that wasn't the bottom three i'd have picked...
you think Patrice's personality is costing her votes? i do. looks to me like Ms Pike's uppity Dallas roots are showing through that Austin dye-job--no way should she be on the chopping block and Shafreaka be safely seated.
are you sitting on the soap?
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dana going home instead of zayra or lukas is BS
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I agree that Patrice is a bit snooty - always has been, but she nor dana deserved to be there last night.
That was disturbing.
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i boycotted the event, and after hearing that dana went home when she was clearly getting stronger, i stand by my decision. i did happen to catch the tail-end of ryan's performance which i thought was good - it actually made me come in from another room to see it. i checked in on dilana and wasn't impressed, and i saw storm as well - it was good but that's one of my favourite bowie songs, so it takes a lot for me to hear anyone but him sing it and think "wow."
supernova need to lay off the drugs for a few weeks.
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Supernova's not on drugs...but i think a lot of the people "voting worldwide" are...
are you sitting on the soap?
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I am looking forward to seeing what they come up with next week as they are now expected to write some lyrics for that Supernova track.
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not sure what happened to the lyric writing, but..
what language was zayra singing in?
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yes...and that was her best performance...
i think the band is stringing Ryan along. i thoght they were laughing at him during the performance, but they're always complimentary afterwards. hmmmm... personally, i wasn't impressed. he could sure take a lesson from Magni (my vote for tomorrow's encore) on how to sing a Live song...
Dilana was awesome as always. actually dug Toby tonight. Josh (is that his name...), too.
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zayra.. i guess she was going for the david bowie look.. i understood maybe 2 words she said
dilana.. good for her.. way to be proactive.. i enjoyed her performance
jill.. interesting direction.. i think it suited her
storm.. not my favorite performance, but good job with a legendary anthem
josh.. again great voice.. i agree with tommy about not liking him standing still like that.. kinda boring
magni.. great job on the Live song.. much improved from last week.. (wonder if shawn liked it)
patrice.. nice job, but didn't stand out like the others.. she may have benefited from performing earlier in the show
toby.. i actually liked him .. it's a first
lukas.. the end was pretty good.. the beginning sucked.. i'm not digging him
ryan.. the heavy part was good.. the soft part was bad.. the makeup was good.. the mohawk hoody was bad.. love that song, but overall didn't enjoy his version..
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Ron Paul questions Ben Bernanke about World Currency
Ron Paul questions Ben Bernanke about his secret meetings with other central bankers. What have they been talking about? Is the dollar finished and is there a new world currency on the agenda? What role is gold going to play, if any? Bernanke, while remaining evasive about the details of his meetings, denies the rumors and asserts that the dollar is not dead.
Ron Paul: The Austrian free market economists had predicted all these problems would come, and they were certainly correct in everything that they said. Of course they're not very satisfied including myself with the so-called solutions, because it looks like we're spending a lot of energy and a lot of money trying to patch a system together that is unworkable.
So we have Congress spending a lot of money, we have Treasury very much involved in trying to pick and choose which worthless asset that we're going to buy, and of course the Federal Reserve is involved in injecting trillions of dollars that nobody seems to be keeping track of.
But what we're failing to do I think is to recognize that the system no longer works, but I can understand why we do this because if Congress couldn't do this and if the Fed couldn't do this and Treasury couldn't do this, it would make us all irrelevant. And instead of looking at the causes of this, and then finding the solutions aren't going to be found here, we have to make ourselves feel pretty important.
But I think there's another reason we think we're pretty important, it's because in a way our interference in the market corrections that tried to come about since 1971 seem to work. I mean, the failure was established in 1971 with a system that had no way of automatically correcting the balance of payment and the current account deficits.
And that's where the problems have been, and economists – whether they were left or right or middle – over the last several decades have always said, this current account deficit is a big problem. And now it's totally out of hand. So here we are struggling with all these rules and shifting back and forth and really getting nowhere.
My question is directed toward, when we come to the full realization that the system is unworkable, what are we going to do, what have you thought about doing, and already we see talk in the newspapers. We see articles about a new international world reserve currency, and to me that's pretty important, because the fiat dollar reserve system is not going to work anymore, and that's the information that we have to accept and decide what we're going to do in the future.
Also, this is not new in history. Currencies have failed, financial systems have failed, and generally, to restore the confidence that everybody is talking about, they usually have to go back to a currency with integrity to it, rather than just fiat money.
And, you know, the stages is there. It's not impossible, already the central banks of the world still own 15% of all the gold that was ever mined in all of history. So they hold on to this gold for some reason, and therefore something has to give, or are we going to keep trying to waste more money and time patching this system together.
Just last week there was a report that Iran purchased 75 billion dollars worth of gold, took their reserves out of Europe, bought gold and put it in Asia. So is that a sign of the times, is that moving on?
My question is, in your meetings, and you had a meeting just recently with other central bankers, does this thought come up about a new international world reserve currency, and if so, does the subject of gold ever come up?
How do you restore the confidence? Have you recently had conversations with any central banker, and is there a move on to replace the dollar system, because the dollar system is essentially declared dead, because it's not working, but this indeed was predictable because of these tremendous imbalances that were never allowed to be corrected, and they were always patched up. We always came in. We'd spend, we'd inflate, we would run up deficits, and since '71 we've been able to correct these problems.
Could you tell me what kind of conversations you've had regarding a new reserve currency?
Ben Bernanke: Yes, Congressman. I don't think the dollar system is dead. I think the dollar remains the premier international currency. We've seen a good deal of appreciation in the dollar recently during the crisis precicely because there's been a lot of interest in the safe haven and the liquidity of dollar markets.
And the Federal Reserve has been engaged in swap agreements to make sure there's enough dollar liquidity in other countries because the need for dollars is so strong. So I think the dollar system remains quite strong.
I do agree with you very much on one point, which is about the current accounts. The current account imbalances have proved to a very serious problem. It was in fact the large capital inflows in those current accounts which created a lot of the financial imbalances we saw and have led to some of the problems we are seeing, and one of the silver linings in this huge grey cloud is that we're seeing some improvement and greater balance in our current account deficits.
Ron Paul: But does the subject of a new regime ever come up?
Ben Bernanke: No, it doesn't.
Ron Paul: And does the subject of gold ever come up in any of your conversations?
Ben Bernanke: Only in terms of the sales that the central banks are planning.
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Release: St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index
The STLFSI measures the degree of financial stress in the markets and is constructed from 18 weekly data series: seven interest rate series, six yield spreads and five other indicators. Each of these variables captures some aspect of financial stress. Accordingly, as the level of financial stress in the economy changes, the data series are likely to move together.
How to Interpret the Index:
The average value of the index, which begins in late 1993, is designed to be zero. Thus, zero is viewed as representing normal financial market conditions. Values below zero suggest below-average financial market stress, while values above zero suggest above-average financial market stress.
More information:
For additional information on the STLFSI and its construction, see "Measuring Financial Market Stress" (https://files.stlouisfed.org/research/publications/es/10/ES1002.pdf) and the related appendix (https://files.stlouisfed.org/files/htdocs/publications/net/NETJan2010Appendix.pdf).
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