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Jones used his financial savvy and business instincts to go on to build a fortune in the construction and building industry. Thirty-five of Houston's earliest skyscrapers were built as a result of Jones' efforts to make Houston a top-ranking city. In order to lure the 1928 Democratic National Convention to Houston, Jones built the Houston Coliseum.
In addition to his extensive real-estate holdings, Jones was principally responsible for developing the Houston Chronicle into a major newspaper. He was a major influence in the construction of the Houston Ship Channel and the San Jacinto Monument. He was also cofounder of the Humble Oil Company, which later became Exxon.
Jesse Jones also made significant contributions on the national scene. He was appointed Director General of the American Red Cross by President Wilson during World War I, and later headed the powerful Reconstruction Finance Committee during the Depression.
Although he died in 1956, Jesse Jones' legacy lives on in Houston through the works of the Houston Endowment Foundation, Inc. which Jones and his wife, Mary Gibbs Jones, established in 1937. Appropriations from the foundation exceeded $40 million in 1988, mainly providing scholarships, grants for medical research, religious and charitable endeavors, the arts, and other projects and facilities.
Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center itself was a result of the Houston Endowment Foundation when it made a large initial donation to get the Cypress Creek Parks Project going. According to Judy Bell, then head of parks acquisition for County Judge Jon Lindsay's office, "The park is named after Jesse H. Jones because it was the Houston Endowment that donated the first $25,000 for the development of the park. Other organizations," Mrs. Bell emphasized, "soon followed suit."
Today there is the symphony hall, a bridge, a high school, a medical library, and several buildings at local universities, all perpetuating the name of Jesse H. Jones, the man probably most responsible for making Houston the city it is today.
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American folk music has had great influence on popular music worldwide. The quartet known as "The Weavers" was probably the most important folk group of the "Folk revival" of the 1940s and 50s. Even though some of their recordings sound corny now it would difficult to overstate the influence of these four people- Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, and Fred Hellerman – on popular music. Songs included on this album are: • 1. On Top of Old Smoky • 2. Hard, Ain't It Hard • 3. Goodnight Irene • 4. Around the Corner (Beneath the Berry Tree) > • 5. Old Paint (Ride Around, Little Dogies) • 6. (The Wreck of the) John B • 7. Roving Kind • 8. Tzena, Tzena, Tzena • 9. Wimoweh (Mbube) • 10. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine • 11. So Long (It's Been Good to Know Yuh) • 12. Midnight Special • 13. Rock Island Line • 14. Sylvie (Bring Me Li'l' Water, Silvy) • 15. Lonesome Traveler • 16. When the Saints Go Marching In


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Style guide
A style guide or style manual is a set of standards for the writing and design of documents, either for general use or for a specific publication, organization or field. The implementation of a style guide provides uniformity in style and formatting within a document and across multiple documents. A set of standards for a specific organization is often known as "house style". Style guides are common for general and specialized use, for the general reading and writing audience, and for students and scholars of various academic disciplines, medicine, journalism, the law, government, business, and industry.[citation needed]
Organizations advocating for social minorities sometimes establish what they believe to be fair and correct language treatment of their audiences.[citation needed] Some style guides focus on graphic design, focusing on such topics as typography and white space. Web site style guides cover a publication's visual and technical aspects, along with text. Many style guides are revised periodically to accommodate changes in conventions and usage. The Associated Press Stylebook, for example, is revised annually.
- 1 History
- 2 Examples
- 3 See also
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Publishers' style guides establish house rules for language use, such as spelling, italics and punctuation; their major purpose is consistency. They are rulebooks for writers, ensuring consistent language. Authors are asked or required to use a style guide in preparing their work for publication; copy editors are charged with enforcing the publishing house's style.
Academic organization and university style guides are rigorous about documentation formatting style for citations and bibliographies used for preparing term papers for course credit and manuscripts for publication.[citation needed] Professional scholars are advised to follow the style guides of organizations in their disciplines when they submit articles and books to academic journals and academic book publishers in those disciplines for consideration of publication. Once they have accepted work for publication, publishers provide authors with their own guidelines and specifications, which may differ from those required for submission, and editors may assist authors in preparing their work for press.
Some organizations, other than those previously mentioned, produce style guides for either internal or external use. For example, communications and public relations departments of business and nonprofit organizations have style guides for their publications (newsletters, news releases, web sites). Organizations advocating for social minorities sometimes establish what they believe to be fair and correct language treatment of their audiences.
Many publications (notably newspapers) use graphic design style guides to demonstrate the preferred layout and formatting of a published page. They often are extremely detailed in specifying, for example, which fonts and colors to use. Such guides allow a large design team to produce visually consistent work for the organization.[citation needed]
Several basic style guides for technical and scientific communication have been defined by international standards organizations. These are often used as elements of and refined in more specialized style guides that are specific to a subject, region or organization. One example is ISO 215 Documentation — Presentation of contributions to periodicals and other serials.[1]
The European Union publishes an Interinstitutional Style Guide—encompassing 23 languages across the European Union. This manual is "obligatory" for all those employed by the institutions of the EU who are involved in preparing EU documents and works.[2]
The Directorate-General for Translation of the European Commission publishes its own English Style Guide, intended primarily for English-language authors and translators, but aiming to serve a wider readership as well.[3]
- Style Manual: For Authors, Editors and Printers by Snooks & Co for the Department of Finance and Administration. 6th ed. ISBN 0-7016-3648-3.
- Australian Guide to Legal Citation
- The Canadian Style: A Guide to Writing and Editing: by Dundurn Press in co-operation with Public Works and the Government Services Canada Translation Bureau. ISBN 1-55002-276-8.
- CP Stylebook: Guide to newspaper style in Canada maintained by the Canadian Press. ISBN 0-920009-38-7.
- Lexicographical Centre for Canadian English A Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles: Dictionary of Canadian English Walter Spencer Avis (ed.) Toronto: W.J. Gage (1967) OCLC 301088035[4]
United Kingdom[edit]
- Copy-editing: The Cambridge Handbook for Editors, Authors and Publishers Judith Butcher. 3rd ed. 1992 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press ISBN 0-521-40074-0
- Fowler's Modern English Usage. Ed. R. W. Burchfield. Rev. 3rd ed. London: Clarendon Press, 2004. ISBN 0-19-861021-1 (hardcover). Based on Fowler's Modern English Usage, by Henry Watson Fowler.
- The King's English, by Henry Watson Fowler and Francis George Fowler.
- New Hart's Rules (2005 ed.).
- The Complete Plain Words, by Sir Ernest Gowers.
- Usage and Abusage, by Eric Partridge.
- The BBC News Style Guide: by the British Broadcasting Corporation.[5]
- The Economist Style Guide: by The Economist (UK).[6]
- The Guardian Style Guide: by The Guardian (United Kingdom)[7]
- The Times Style and Usage Guide, by The Times.[8]
- The Associated Press Stylebook, by The Associated Press.[9]
United States[edit]
In the United States, many non-journalistic professional compositions follow The Chicago Manual of Style.[10] Journalism generally follows the Associated Press Stylebook. Scholarly writing often follows the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing.[11] A classic style guide for the general public is The Elements of Style.
- The Careful Writer, by Theodore Bernstein.
- The Elements of Style, by William Strunk, Jr. and E. B. White. (Commonly called "Strunk and White")
- Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace, by Joseph M. Williams
- The Well-Spoken Thesaurus, by Tom Heehler
Academic papers[edit]
- A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Seventh Edition: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers, by Kate L. Turabian. (Commonly called "Turabian style".)
- MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers by Joseph Gibaldi. (Commonly called "MLA style".)
- Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by the American Psychological Association. Primarily used in social sciences. (Commonly called "APA style".)
- AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors by the American Medical Association. Primarily used in medicine. (Commonly called "AMA style".)
- Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers by the Council of Science Editors. Used widely in the natural sciences, especially the life sciences. (Commonly called "CSE style".)
- The printed versions of the manual produced by the American Chemical Society (ACS) are entitled ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information, 3rd ed. (2006), edited by Anne M. Coghill and Lorrin R. Garson, and ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors (1997). Primarily used for the physical sciences, such as physical chemistry, physics, and related disciplines. (Commonly called "ACS style".)
- The Business Style Handbook, An A-to-Z Guide for Effective Writing on the Job, by Helen Cunningham and Brenda Greene. [12]
- The Gregg Reference Manual, by William A. Sabin.
Legal writers in most law schools in the United States are trained using the Bluebook Uniform System for Citation, which was developed jointly by the faculty at Harvard and Columbia Universities' Schools of Law. Despite this near uniform training, nearly every state has appellate court rules that specify citation methods and writing styles specific to that state and the Supreme Court of the United States has its own citation method. Most states' methods and the Supreme Court method are derived from the Bluebook. There are also several other citation manuals available to legal writers in wide usage in the United States. Virtually all large law firms maintain their own citation manual and several major publishers of legal texts (West, Lexis-Nexis, Hein, et al.) maintain their own systems.
- The Associated Press Stylebook. By the Associated Press (AP).
General publishing[edit]
- The Chicago Manual of Style, by University of Chicago Press staff.
- Words into Type, by Marjorie E. Skillin, Robert M. Gay, et al.
Web publishing[edit]
- The Yahoo! Style Guide: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Writing, Editing and Creating Content for the Web, by Chris Barr and the Yahoo! Editorial Staff.
See also[edit]
- ^ "ISO 215:1986 - Documentation - Presentation of contributions to periodicals and other serials". Iso.org. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
- ^ Publications Office of the European Union (24 July 2008). "Interinstitutional Style Guide". Europa. European Union12 May 2010.
- ^ Directorate-General for Translation (European Commission). "English Style Guide". European Union.
- ^ Catherine Craig et al., ed. (2000). Editing Canadian English (2nd ed.). Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart Ltd. p. 258. ISBN 978-1-55199-045-3.
- ^ BBC News Styleguide, retrieved 2012-04-18
- ^ The Economist Style Guide, 10th edition (2010), ISBN 1-84668-175-8. Online version as of May 2012.
- ^ The Guardian Style Guide, London, 19 December 2008, retrieved 2011-04-13
- ^ The Times Style and Usage Guide (2003) ISBN 0-00-714505-5. Online version as of May 2011 via archive.org
- ^ The Associated Press Stylebook, retrieved 2011-04-13
- ^ June Casagrande, Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies: A Guide to Language for Fun and Spite (New York: Penguin, 2006).
- ^ "What Is MLA Style?", mla.org, Modern Language Association, 2011, Web, 31 January 2011.
- ^ Library of Congress Catalog Record for The Business Style Handbook, 2nd edition: http://lccn.loc.gov/2012033481
External links[edit]
|Look up stylebook or usage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- But the stylebook says ...—Blog post about stylebook abuse, by Bill Walsh of The Washington Post
- Handouts about writing style guides, from a conferences of the American Copy Editors Society in 2007
- William G. Connolly. "How to Write a Stylebook in 10 Easy Steps". Archived from the original on 2010-08-21.
- Doug Kouma. "Creating an In-House Stylebook". Meredith Special Interest Media. Archived from the original on 2010-08-21.
- Language Log » Searching 43 stylebooks


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At the dawn of his reign, a young king must prove his greatness...or lose a realm. Arthur is king -- but darkest evil has descended upon Britain's shores in many guises. Fragile alliances fray and tear, threatening all the noble liege has won with his wisdom and his blood. In this black time of plague and pestilence, Arthur's most trusted counselor Myrddin -- the warrior, bard, and kingmaker whom legend will name Merlin -- is himself to be tested on a mystical journey through his own extraordinary past. So Arthur must stand alone against a great and terrible adversary. For only thus can he truly win immortality -- and the name he will treasure above all others: Pendragon.
This collection of 72 stories by noted fantasy authors including Tanith Lee, Jane Yolen, and Charles de Lint focuses on the enigmatic figure of Merlin. Many of the stories are original to this volume.
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Future shock is the shattering stress and disorientation that we induce in individuals by subjecting them to too much change in too short a time.
– Alvin Toffler
What is it about humans that we fail to see a crisis in advance, yet when we look back, its likelihood or inevitability so often seems blindingly obvious? Rather than a flaw, our under-reliance on foresight as opposed to hindsight is perhaps a necessary evolutionary design feature that has allowed us to make rapid progress as a species (especially over the last few thousand years), but in a complex modern society it can really create quite the crisis for individuals. This week we resume our musings about Cyprus, to see what that tiny island can teach us about our own personal need to engage in ongoing critical analysis of our lives and investment portfolios. Cyprus is not Greece or France or Spain or Japan or the US or … (pick a country). I get that. No two situations are the same, but there may be a rhyme or two here that is instructive.
In 1974, Turkey invaded Cyprus. Eventually the island was divided into two zones, and Greeks in the Turkish zone, like Turks in the Greek zone, were forced to leave with only the clothes on their backs and little else. That was a defining moment for Cyprus, and the aftershock is still evident when you get past the normal polite conversation. Plus, the wall dividing the two countries is always there…


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wq.db is a collection of Python modules for building robust, flexible schemas and REST APIs for use in creating field data collection apps and (more generally) mobile-first websites with progressive enhancement. wq.db is the backend component of wq and is geared primarily for use with wq.app, though it can be used separately. wq.db is built on the Django platform.
Tested on Python 2.7 and 3.4, with Django 1.6 and 1.7.
pip install wq.db
# Or, if using together with wq.app and/or wq.io
pip install wq
See the documentation for more information.
wq.db has two primary components: a REST API generator (wq.db.rest) and a collection of schema design patterns (wq.db.patterns) that facilitate flexible database layouts.
Extends the excellent Django REST Framework with a collection of views, serializers, and context processors useful for creating a progresively enhanced website that serves as its own mobile app and its own REST API. The core of the library (app.py) includes an admin-style Router that connects REST urls to registered models, and provides a descriptive configuration object for consumption by wq.app's client-side router. wq.db.rest also includes a CRS-aware GeoJSON serializer/renderer.
A collection of recommended design patterns (annotate, identify, locate, and relate) that provide long-term flexibility and sustainability for user-maintained data collection applications. These patterns are implemented as installable Django apps.
Like Django itself, wq.db includes a contrib module that provides additional functionality not considered to be part of the "core" library.
Generates time series and box plot data for rendering by wq/chart.js. Powered by Django REST Pandas and vera.
Load data from external files into the database. Powered by wq.io, files, and vera.
Generic file manager. Supports using the same
FileField for both images and files. Also includes a URL-driven thumbnail generator.
Views for searching and disambiguating models using the identify and annotate patterns.
Reference implementation of the ERAV model, an extension to EAV with support for maintaining multiple versions of an entity.
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State, federal and local authorities are investigating the alleged mishandling of pharmaceutical drugs by Bledsoe County Emergency Medical Service director Larry Billingsley, according to officials in Pikeville, Tenn.
There have been no charges filed against Billingsley as the investigation continues today, according to officials at the Bledsoe County Jail.
Bledsoe County Sheriff's Department Investigator Ricky Seals said this morning that Billingsley is not working in his position as EMS director for the time being.
The investigation began last week at Erlanger Health System, where Bledsoe's EMS department gets pharmaceutical supplies for its ambulances, Seals said. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officials at the Erlanger end of the probe contacted Bledsoe County on Friday about drugs being mishandled.
The investigation didn't get rolling until this morning due to the federal holiday on Monday. Today officials are conducting interviews and meeting with fellow investigators, Seals said.
Ben Benton is a news reporter at the Chattanooga Times Free Press. He covers Southeast Tennessee and previously covered North Georgia education. Ben has worked at the Times Free Press since November 2005, first covering Bledsoe and Sequatchie counties and later adding Marion, Grundy and other counties in the northern and western edges of the region to his coverage. He was born and raised in Cleveland, Tenn., a graduate of Bradley Central High School. Benton ...


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Art Print | by Manfred von Pentz | #292254
Art Print | by Manfred von Pentz | #292254
Detail from THE TEMPTATION OF ST.ANTHONY
Original size 2 x 3 inches
This is a character whose greed knows no limits. He controls huge outletchains, but instead of producing in his own country he doles out orders to underdeveloped or dictatorial nations and imports the products for a pittance, thus ruining local manufacturers who cannot compete because they pay decent wages to their staff. As a result unemployment soars and money to buy consumer goods, even the cheapest, becomes scarce. In the end he finds himself and his political cronies sitting on a mountain of gold while dying from starvation.
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Pruning, regardless of the plant involved is subject to a few basic rules. Once these principles are understood, you can begin your jobs around the garden without any fear.
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Uladyslaw Jagaila or Jagello (eng. pron.: Yaguello, pol.writting: Wladyslaw II Jagiello)
1348 - 1.6.1434
The Duke of Lithuania 1377-92,
Jagaila succeeded to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Litva (Lithuania), Rus' and Samogitia in 1377 and presided over a time of continuing encroachment of Christianity as well as territorial expansion. Caught between Catholic Poland and the Teutonic Knights, Jagaila chose union with the Poles, solidified in the 1385, 14 August, Act of Kreva.
In 1388 the Diocesis of Vilna was founded;(another diocesis was established in SAMOGITIA in 1417).
For the hand of the Polish princess, Jadwiga, Jagaila promised to convert to Roman Catholicism. This signified the beginning of a partnership in which the barons of the still autonomous principalities of Lithuania and Poland agreed to act by mutual consent.
Jagaila agreed to change his confession to Catholicism and also baptized the still Pagan tribes of Zhmudz and Aukshtota. He hoped to convert the Belarusian population to Catholicism, too, but only a small part accepted. According to the Kreva union, both countries still had their independent internal governments, but defense and international affairs were united.
...Wladyslaw Jagiello was crowned on March 4,1386...
About Jadwiga(Yadviga)
King Louis of Poland and Hungary had died in 1382, leaving behind two daughters. The Polish nobility had the younger daughter, Jadwiga - divorced from Wilhelm von Habsburg; they offered her in marriage to Duke JOGAILA (widely known under the Polish spelling of his name, JAGIELLO) of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, if the pagan Lithuanians would convert to Catholicism and if the Grand Duchy of Lithuania would agree to give PODOLIA to Poland. Jagiello fulfilled both conditions; the marriage was held 18.02.1386, beginning the Jagiellonian Dynasty in Poland. Jagiello ruled in Poland until 1434; Lithuania in 1392-1430 was ruled by Duke Vitaut The Great .
1386-1569 - Dynastic Connection GDL with Poland
The Grand Duchy, although closely allied with Poland, remained a separate political entity. The Grand Duchy included Lithuanian (now Catholic) heartland in the north, and large stretches of areas inhabited by RUTHENIANS (Belarusians, Ukrainians) of Orthodox confession. At the SYNOD of Novahradak (1415) the Orthodox church of the Grand Duchy declared itself independent. Head of the Grand Duchy's Orthodox church was the METROPOLITAN OF KIEV, residing in Novohrodek. The Lithuanian nobles elected their dukes. Although Poland and Lithuania often were ruled in PERSONAL UNION (i.e. the King of Poland also was Grand Duke of Lithuania), Lithuania kept separate political institutions - an administration, assembly, army.
In the Polish-Lithuanian union, Grand Duchy of Lithuania was stronger and bigger, and the cultural development was also higher in Lithuania. When Jagaila moved to Krakow, the Polish capital, he took with him many Belarusian painters to work decorating his palace. Until the end of his life, Yahaila couldn't speak Polish well and used his native Belarusian. His last wife, Sonka, was a Belarusian patriot; she brought up her sons, Wladyslaw and Kazimir, in the spirit of love of Belarus.
Jagiello seeined to understand the significance of education. He supported the refoundation of the Academy of Cracow. The oldest and the most recognised of all Polish universities
31.10.1424 was born his first son Uladyslau
30.11.1427 was born Kazimir (since 1440 king Kazimir IV )
|symbol "Pahonia" ("Chase") - on the monument(tombcover) of King Wladyslaw Jagiello in Cathedral in Krakow(Cracow)
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Sorel Women's Caribou Boot
The Sorel Women's Caribou Boot is the original and best Sorel winter boot with a reputation for extreme warmth, durability, and comfort since it's debut in 1972. It's hard to argue with the millions of women who have purchased the Caribou boot over the years for it's reliability in deep snow, rough storms, and frigid temperatures as low as – 40 degrees. Inside the women's Caribou boot you will find a removable 9 mm ThermoPlus felt InnerBoot and Sherpa Pile snow cuff to trap heat. Made with a waterproof nubuck leather upper, handcrafted vulcanized rubber shell, and Sorel AeroTrac non-loading outsoles, the women's Caribou boot will never disappoint. Just imagine, all of those years of cleaning off the three feet of snow on your car, just to end up with cold, soaking wet feet on your drive to work can finally come to an end!
FEATURES of the Sorel Women's Caribou Boot
- Upper: Waterproof nubuck leather upper. Seam sealed waterproof construction
- Insulation: Removable 9 mm washable recycled felt inner boot with Sherpa Pile snow cuff
- Midsole: 2.5 mm bonded felt frost plug
- Outsole: Handcrafted waterproof vulcanized rubber shell with Sorel aero-trac non loading outsole
SPECIFICATIONS of the Sorel Women's Caribou Boot
- Weight: 31.8 oz / 904 g
- Temperature Rating: -40° F / -40° C
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My dad has a pair of Caribous that have been awesome for 15 years. I bought mine 1.5 years ago and they are falling apart. Made in China now. I wear them almost every day in the winter, and the soles have lasted. But the liners have ripped and the rubber part on the top/inner part of both boots have holes (the big toe knuckle area, if that makes sense). Look into other winter boots, because these are great at first but just don't last.
I got these boots in the grey color and I love them. They are the best boots for snow. They're warm and they keep my feet dry. I wear them everywhere in the winter because I know I will have no problems with cold feet. I got an 8.5 and they fit perfectly. Very true to size.
These boots are wonderful! I knew they were going to be wonderful when I started breaking them in during the warmish Southwest October, and my feet were sweating!! They keep my feet very warm and comfortable in the winter. The only thing to remember is that these boots are designed more for snow-clearing, walking around town, working in the yard. I also loooove to hike and explore, but they are a bit too clunky for fast-paced outdoor activities. Nonetheless, I had been dreaming about these boots for almost my entire life, and they have so far (after one year) lived up to their expectations!
Unfortunately, I had to return these boots. They were SUPER heavy and a bit awkward to walk in. The outer side wall of only one boot pressed weirdly against my ankle. I really wanted to like these boots, as they seemed like they would be super warm in the below-freezing temps. in really upstate NY. They may be perfect for someone else, but not me.
I LOVE these boots! I have had them for a few years now, and they are still in GREAT condition! They have a great grip which is awesome as I am often walking on slippery sidewalks everyday in the winter. They are also very warm and true to size!!! Happy Shopping!
These boots were a godsend from my mother for the LONG and frigid winters of Yellowstone. Any Sorel product I've had has surpassed my expectations so far as I don't expect anything but greatness from them! They are great in temps down to -25-30, past that, the tootsies start to get a little chilly, but wool socks will help you out there. Also, my calves are bigger than normal so it's hard to find a taller boot that fits right, and these lace up so they're perfect. Thanks Sorel! And thanks for the years to come I know these boots will last!
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I've had these boots for about a year now and they are fantastic condition. I will say they are bulky and can be a little challenging to drive in, but other than that, they are perfect. They fit great (true to size), yet big enough to slide right on and head out to shovel the piles and piles of snow we've been getting this winter. I'm ready for the Spring, but will be sad when I have to put these guys away for the season. I don't expect to have to purchase another snow boot for years and years to come, so this is a worthy investment for your winter arsenal.
Ok, so I just moved from San Diego to Minnesota, clearly a footwear upgrade was in order. I bought these because my mom who went to college in Montana back in the day said they were the ultimate and I have to agree. These shoes are super warm, but they aren't gonna set your feet on fire when you walk inside, they are waterproof, and I've taken them on some pretty slippery ice situations and didn't feel like I was gonna slip once. They are not too heavy that you feel like you're lugging bricks around, but they just feel sturdy and good. Plus you they add a lot of street cred to your outfit. Just saying.
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Weavy Wonders Pt. II: More Celebrity Breezies Who Are Wigged Out And Weavy
Never let 'em see your tracks!
We Never Believed You, You Needed More People! When Stars Hold On To Their Lies For Dear Life!
"Two things I hate, liars and thieves they make my blood boil" – Andre 3000
Something Strange For A Piece Of Change Steez: Famous Women That Could Be Strippers In Another Life
Strippers get so much bad flack for what they do.
Rihanna Says "Getting Dressed I Want To Make People Go 'What The Hell Is She Wearing?'"
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*Fixed* Alley Boy (Who?) Puts A Tax On ALL Rappers In And Coming To Atlanta To Shoot Videos: CTE, Maybach Music, Bricksquad, YMCMB… All Y'all! [Video]
So, he's talking about all the people who migrated their as well? He is talking to Lil Wayne, TI, Wacka, Jeezy, Bow Wow, Souja, Nelly, Etc… Etc…
Watch Your Mouth: 10 Songs That Will Get A Trick Slapped
Of course we don't condone violence or slapping a trick when they get out of line
Identity Crises: Stars With Too Many Doggone Split Personalities And Nicknames!
Did your mom ever tell you to be yourself? Well, these celebrities didn't get that memo.
10 Things Waka Flocka Could Do With His Life Now That He's Accepted That Rapping Ain't It
Yesterday, the great urban poet Waka Flocka Flame made the most sense he has made in his entire career.
The Lost Ones: The Forgotten Artists Of YMCMB
With Lil Wayne, Drake and Nicki Minaj sitting atop rap as three of the top selling artists in Hip-Hop, Cash Money/ Young Money Records is arguably the leading Hip-Hop label in rap music today.


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A veritable institution in Dublin Bewley's Cafe has played an essential part in the literary, cultural, artistic, architectural and social life of Dublin since it opened in 1927.
Today Bewleys Grafton Street still keeps its traditions of coffee roasting and baking along with its famous breakfast. A contemporary Mediterranean menu is also available until late evening. Bewleys is open from 7.30am until 10.00pm every day for you to sample.
History of Bewley's Cafe:
In 1835 Samuel Bewley and his son Charles dared to break the East India Company's monopoly by importing 2,099 chests of tea on board the clipper ship The Hellas, the first ship chartered directly from Canton in China to Dublin. Remember, at this time, Ireland had yet to develop its thirst for tea.
The stakes were high and both men faced ruin if the tea could not be sold. Would tea find favour with the Irish?
Thankfully, the venture paid off handsomely and turned out to be more successful than either man could possibly have imagined, changing the taste of a nation and making Bewley's a household name in Ireland.
From its origins in the tea trade the Bewley's business, based in Sycamore Alley near the Olympia Theatre in Dublin, expanded into coffee importation, roasting and distribution and the operation of coffee shops, most notably the legendary Grafton Street Café, which was opened by Ernest Bewley in 1927 and continues to flourish to this day.
Patrick Bewley, great great grandson of Ernest Bewley, remains deeply involved in the business to this day, carrying on a proud tradition.
The famous Artist Harry Clarke created six wonderful stain glass windows at a cost of £60,000.
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How-To Do a Mod Cat Eye
The easiest, most seductive look to create for ANY date night.
By Deanne Kaczerski
How-To Do a Cat Eye
Step 1: Apply a thin line of liquid eyeliner as close to the lash line as possible. At this point, the line thickness should be even. When you get to the outer corner of your eye, angle the line up as if you were going to meet the outer edge of your eyebrow. The line should only extend about a 1/4 inch at most.
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Hero Who Saved Drunk From Train Dies of His Injuries
Steven Santiago, a former drug dealer, pays with his life for his heroism last month at a Staten Island Railway station.
A Good Samaritan who saved a drunk man from being hit by a Staten Island Railway train last month has died from his injuries. The 39-year-old hero, Steven Santiago, was rebuilding his life after serving two terms in state prison for drug dealing, in 1995 and 2002. While waiting at New Dorp around on January 8, Santiago saw Jonathan Parisen, a 40-year-old independent filmmaker, who was intoxicated, on the tracks. (Differing reports claimed Parisen was either retrieving his shoe, or had accidentally fallen, or deliberately jumped due to his drunkenness.) Santiago helped Parisen on to the platform, but was himself hit in the head by an incoming Tottenville-bound train, suffering serious brain injuries. He made initial progress in his recovery and was transferred to a long-term rehab facility—but was taken back to ER Friday after complications arose. He died early Saturday morning. Santiago's brother says he'd been off parole for four years and was trying to develop a relationship with his 13-year-old son. Parisen suffered two broken ribs and a minor spinal injury in the incident; he was charged with criminal trespass, a misdemeanor. "I was just informed that Steven Santiago passed away today," Parisen tweeted Saturday. "My prayers go out to Steven and his family. God bless."


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March 2011 Northeast Region Website
Conferences & Trade Shows Spring is finally here, and with the warmer weather (hopefully), everyone is starting to get invites to trade shows and conferences. A quick rundown for me includes the IIE Regional (March) and National (May) conferences, a material handling show in Chicago in March, two logistics shows (Orlando and Baltimore). Heck, I even got one for this year's packaging show in Las Vegas for September! Needless to say, most of these are in fun, exciting cities where you'd love to travel to and explore. The conference centers are well equipped, and well suited for making you feel at home. The hard part for many is justifying to their bosses the cost of attendance.
So what do you get out of these conferences & trade shows? There are three main benefits...
Webinars online
Upcoming webinars of interest:
Leadership's Role in Sustaining a Lean Transformation
Wednesday, March 16, 2 p.m. Eastern timePresenters: Sreekanth Ramakrishman, advisory engineer/scientist & learning specialist, IBM Center for Learning and Development; Michael Testani, learning consultant, portfolio manager & master black belt, IBM Center for Learning and DevelopmentReserve your webinar seat.Constructive Communication for Transformational LeadersWednesday, March 30, 2 p.m. Eastern timePresenters: Michael Testani, learning consultant, portfolio manager & master black belt, IBM Center for Learning and Development; Richard Orth, learning consultant, IBM Center for Learning and DevelopmentReserve your webinar seat.
The webinars page holds over 80 webinars to date, on such topics as Careers, health Systems, Lean, Six Sigma and Process Improvement. Just click and go! It's an especially useful tool for IIE professionals outside the boundaries of the 10 professional chapters. It's also useful for students seeking further guidance on careers and potential duties in IIE.
Take advantage of the efforts of IEs, as we all try to improve ourselves, our companies, and the world in general.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
March 25-27Northeastern UniversityBoston
The IIE Northeast Regional Conference is scheduled for March 25-27 at Northeastern University in Boston. Registration materials will be sent out soon.
In addition to numerous speakers, Larry Aft from IIE will conduct a one-day Six Sigma Yellow Belt training session for any interested professionals and students.
Speaker List:
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Rochester NY Chapter
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AHL Hockey Game
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Reading PA Chapter
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Dinner Meeting - Art of Negotiations
Tom Flock
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Univ. of Pittsburgh Chapter
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E-Waste Drive
John Migliozzi
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South Jersey Delaware Valley
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Joint Technical Meeting with SJMCA-ASQ
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DMAIC Discussion with John Nothelfer
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Horses for courses: From V-6 Convertible to the GT-R Concept.
By March 15, 2005 / Photos by Marc Urbano
Saleen S281 3-Valve
Signed, sealed, delivered. That's one of the attractions of buying a car from the likes of Saleen, whose people recoil from the word "tuner" like Dracula exposed to bright sunlight. That's because Saleen has manufacturer status, and every Musta...er, Saleen that rolls off its Irvine, California, assembly line conforms to EPA and CARB emissions standards, has crash-test certification from NHTSA and is covered fully by the Ford factory warranty, no questions asked.
Saleen's entry-level offering is the S281 3-Valve, a $39,043 car that's more about a distinct look and improved handling than huge power gains. The bodywork transforms, rather than accessorizes the Mustang shape, with a tail cap and rear spoiler treatment that successfully allude to Saleen's S7 supercar. Straked blackout grilles between the taillights and on the rear quarter windows enhance the effect, and in front, the GT's in-grille driving lights are eliminated, all the better to increase the cooling flow to the radiator. Instead, circular park/turn lights are set in the nose just inboard of the headlights, and a deep chin spoiler replete with the signature Saleen gills finishes off the look. The enormous 20-in. 7-spoke chromed alloy wheels? Can't ignore 'em.
The interior showcases Saleen's close ties with Ford and its suppliers. The instrument cluster, for instance, comes straight from Delphi with Saleen graphics and a speedometer scale that extends to 200 mph (a mite optimistic here). Front seats utilize the same frames and bases, but are thoroughly redone to Saleen specs with uniquely stitched leather upholstery, Saleen embroidery and far more aggressive bolstering. Other small touches make for a factory look aluminum pedal covers and a well-positioned dead pedal, laser-etched aluminum doorsill appliques, black-finish slats on the interior vents and a Saleen logo on the steering wheel. "I'm impressed by the overall finished feel," said Patrick. "Everything is so nicely integrated."
On the mechanical side, the suspension gets a complete makeover, with stiffer, linear-rate springs, thicker anti-roll bars (the 1.4-in. front bar pivoting on urethane bushings) and specially tuned Saleen Racecraft shocks. Powertrain modifications consist of a high-flow air filter element, a set of underdrive pulleys to reduce parasitic losses, a short-shift kit and a unique cat-back exhaust system, with a twist. At low engine load, exhaust exits through the center-mounted oval tips. As more throttle is used, intake manifold vacuum progressively opens up two muffler valves via actuators, thus opening two additional downpipes and giving the S281 a more pronounced bark.
The result is a slight bump in the 4.6-liter V-8's output, to 325 bhp at 5200 rpm. Yet acceleration times proved a tenth or two slower than our supernaturally quick stock GT 5.2 sec. to 60, and a quarter-mile pass of 13.7 at 103.8 mph. Perhaps the increased rotational inertia of those big wheels and 275-section tires played a part.
But the handling, throttle response and sound a guttural and slightly brassy note are all improved. "The engine feels snappier, more free to rev," said Bert. "And transitions that could be a lot of work in the stock GT were no-brainers in the Saleen." Turn-in was especially quick and satisfying, grip was a centrifuge-worthy 0.92g, and balance was such that you could beautifully throttle-steer the S281 through the length of our track's sweeper. Fitted with optional ($2055) Brembo-sourced 14-in. front calipers and cross-drilled discs, the S281's pedal feel and fade resistance were significant improvements over stock too.
If you crave huge amounts of additional power along with Saleen's other alterations, that's entirely possible. Though not quite ready for press evaluation, Saleen's 400-bhp S281 Supercharged is claimed to go toe-to-toe with a C6 Corvette, and the S281 Extreme should be in the 500-bhp range. With that sort of V-8 urge, the better-located rear axle should prove useful.


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Blessing of the Children
You are invited to bring your children – or yourself – to this special blessing for a peace-filled life offered by the visiting Tibetan Buddhist monks of India's Drepung Gomang Monastery. Pictures with the monks will be available for a small donation to the monastery.
The monks will also be selling Tibetan shawls, malas, jewelry and crafts. This lovely opportunity turns your holiday shopping into a benefit for many. All donations and sales benefit the nearly 2000 monks living in the monastery with food, medical supplies and an education. The Drepung Gomang Institute of Louisville, the monastery's sister organization, is hosting the visiting group.
For more information, please visit www.drepunggomang.com and www.gomang.org
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to quote jeff goldblum - "boy, do i hate being right all the time..."
that was my one problem with campione. it was good, but too predictable. i get bored if i know exactly what's gonna happen. i enjoy a good curve-ball once in a while.
i lucked out then, as i don't know many anime fans irl. only met one person who even saw the series, and he said it was really good, but he doesn't fanboy over anything 'scept for battlefield.
well yah predicting anything is a bitch, but better predict something right than predict wrong because it is completely illogical...
and german anime forums/blogs are like this "AH SAO SO GREAT BEST OF ALL TIME 10/10 NOTHING ELSE BETTER" etc
(most with horrible spelling and tons of smileys from people that watched 5 anime in their life, or in short they are so freaking annoying that you can't do something other than hate the show ...)
and on the other hand there are haters that hate, just because others are stupid and hype the show ...
you know that i try to stay neutral, but the fanboys doesn't make it easy ....
in my opinion the show was nice, but nothing really special.
hrm different thing
finished the hellsing ova (missed the last 2 episodes until now) and somehow i don't like it that much, but the ending was awesome (schroedingers "ability" and the use made the physicist in me rejoice)
(btw episode 4 had no classic butt shot there goes my series)
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@zwolf - i see your point, but i don't intend to let something like that ruin a show. and i agree. it's good, but not the best show ever. also, yes. schrodinger is the best little nazi boy ever.
finally got highly responsive prayers to work. the text is a bit messed up ( has a # inbetween every letter, making it hard to read)
but the game is fun. much harder tan the later games, too.
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is it wrong i see a bunch of people with stiffies when i glance at this picture quickly
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There's always trying to avoid those folks.
I do the same thing with comments on YouTube videos, news reports, sports articles, and such and such. It's way too easy to get the blood boiling when reading some of those, especially on those sports comments. But I guess "rage" is a bit more marketable than being all nice and such. "LAWL"
That's why I like this place. It's neutral enough, "enough" being the keyword.
And yes, SAO is a nice show. It was enjoyable and entertaining, as the way shows should be.
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I know they're not clones but it still works....
Time follows as time flies.
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is it wrong i see a bunch of people with stiffies when i glance at this picture quickly
hey, if dongs are the first thing you think of, who am i to judge?
damn. in hisoutensoku, reimu is hard. playing sanae's story, didn't use any continues till reimu, then she used up them all...
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*Should really work on the composites some more. Been hella rusty lately. "PERFECTIONIST_LAWL"
Also, just grown up thought.
- Remember when you can down a whole box of cookies when you're a kid. Now when you do it it just make you feel guilty and a fatty. Thinking is a bit different when you're a bit sober now a days. "STOMACH_FULL_OF_CHIPS_AHOY_FATTY_GUILT_SAD_LAWL"
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Also, just grown up thought.
- Remember when you can down a whole box of cookies when you're a kid. Now when you do it it just make you feel guilty and a fatty. Thinking is a bit different when you're a bit sober now a days. "STOMACH_FULL_OF_CHIPS_AHOY_FATTY_GUILT_SAD_LAWL"
dammit, zendude, now i want some chips ahoy, but the only junk food we have atm is chips.
oh, well, ketchup chips, here i come.
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dammit, zendude, now i want some chips ahoy, but the only junk food we have atm is chips.
oh, well, ketchup chips, here i come.
Funny thing is that I grabbed some donuts the other day after watching how they made donuts on that "How It's Made" show. The time was 1:30 aftermidnight. Munchies and late night television not such a good combo knowing that the closest and only open donut shop is at the ghetto-est part of town. "LAWL"
By the way, that's the first time I had Chips Ahoy in years. Either I ate some cheap ass generic stuff like Ahoy Chips or some Mexican cookies. "LAWL"
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as far as cookies go, it's gotta be brand name. a lot of foods, i'll accept no name, generic, such as kraft dinner knock offs, or pop, (i usually go for safeway brand for anything but cola, in which case, it's gotta be coke, and doctor pepper), but cookies and cereal usually suck ass if it's no-name.
as far as krispykreme goes, every time i've gone, i got shitty coffee, so i didn't much enjoy it. maybe it's just the whole timmies thing, what with being canadian. if you ever see one, go to a tim hortons, ask for a large black, and a dozen assorted. it'll change your life.
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Today's question comes from Mark ("ms") a frequent commenter and a friend of the blog. He sent his question in via e-mail.
If you have any questions about UMass football, the Musket or anything else, don't hesitate to send us an e-mail at (MaroonMusket [at] gmail [dot] com).
When we were in the FCS, recruiting seemed much simpler and more regional in the team's scope. Now, however, the recruiting efforts are expansive and far-reaching. With so many offers being made to prospective recruits and so early in the process, how exactly does the staff figure on yield as opposed to the number of offers made? Is there a statistical model teams use to predict yield?
Of course, most of the offers made, I'm assuming, are more wishful in nature (at least for present time), and will not result in signing an athlete, how does the staff go about determining the great number of offers made and what can reasonably be expected come signing day in April?
UMass' recruiting strategy fluctuated a bit while it was an FCS school. During the days of Mark Whipple and Don Brown, the program would reach down the East Coast and approach prospects from the usual areas: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida. UMass also did its best to grab a good amount of Bay State guys and would fill in the gaps with FBS transfers. That strategy yielded positive results, and the program was consistently one of the top 25 FCS programs in the nation.
When Kevin Morris took over, there were plenty of rumors regarding a shrinking recruiting budget. While the program still reached down the East Coast, there was more of an emphasis on staying regional. For example: In Morris' first recruiting class, nine of the 19 signees were from New England, and another three were from the Northeast.
After making the decision to upgrade to FBS football, UMass athletics began pouring more money into the recruiting budget, which meant reopening recruiting pipelines while cautiously venturing into a new, heavily recruited area: the Rust Belt. Charley Molnar and his staff – which during this two-year run have been pretty geographically diverse – revisited the recruiting strategies of Brown and Whipple while simultaneously grabbing an occasional outlier. That's how guys like Cameron Mock (New Mexico), Matt Sparks (Hawaii), Josh Bruns (Arizona) and Fabian Hoeller (Germany) ended up in Amherst.
In short: When UMass was at its height as an FCS program, it recruited a similar geographic area as it does now. There are, of course major differences. Nowadays, UMass can no longer get a second-year FBS transfer to come in and contribute right away. The only method to do that is the fifth-year transfer, which Molnar has used efficiently during his time as head coach. On the other hand, UMass never picked up as many verbal commitments as early as it did during the 2013 cycle. It's difficult to say what that's attributed to, but I assume it's a combination of good recruiting and the school's new FBS status.
Regarding a statistical model, my understanding is that prospects typically fall into three categories: 1) long shots, 2) reasonable possibilities, and 3) slam dunks. (NOTE: I have NOT been told that this is what UMass uses. This extremely simplified categorical analysis comes from conversations I've had with recruiting experts and folks that cover this stuff closer than me). Bigger schools like Michigan, Alabama and Florida State have very short "long shot" lists, longer reasonable possibility lists, and very, very long slam-dunk lists. For a school like UMass, the columns are tilted in a different direction.
When I spoke to Molnar about this year's recruiting strategy and how it differs from last year, he said: "I think we've committed to higher quality guys early. … Not that we haven't talked to quality guys before, but now we are reaching out to really high quality recruits." If you look at the list of guys that the Minutemen have offered, it's hard to argue. UMass is consistently on the same offer lists as SEC, Big 10 and ACC programs.
Of course, the yield for these long-shot prospects is going to be low, but in a way, it's a type of free advertising.
Nearly every time UMass extends a verbal offer, that recruit will then tweet something about it. His teammates then tend to re-tweet that information, and so on. At some point during the process, the national recruiting sites will pick up on the information and will either write an article, tweet out the news or both. The UMass name, on a micro level, goes viral. For example: UMass was one of the most-talked-about schools in the Tampa area last year due to how many prospects picked up offers.
While the long-shot prospects won't be coming to Amherst in droves, there will be one or two that head to UMass. For example, Lorenzo Woodley, by all accounts, was a long-shot. However, after a number of higher-level programs left him standing at the alter, he had UMass on his short list. The Minutemen took a shot, and because of it landed its top-rated recruit from the 2013 cycle.
On the other side of the equation is a list of slam-dunk recruits. There are literally dozens of athletes out there who would commit to UMass on the spot if it were to offer. For one reason or another, the football staff has not yet determined that these guys are worthy of a scholarship. Some they want to see in camp, while others are simply not good enough to warrant a scholarship spot on an FBS program. It's entirely possible that some of these guys earn a spot in the future, join as a walk-on or simply go elsewhere.
The middle, the reasonable possibilities, are the guys UMass fans are most interested in. My guess is that after a few more camps – including one this weekend – an image of the 2014 class will start to come into focus. I'm not exactly in a position to make any guesses, but UMass still has 24 spots and plenty of verbal offers out there.
This is when the offseason starts to get fun.
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text: Health Information Technology: Costly Reform, No Savings Print article Send a Tip by John Sexton 13 Jan 2013 post a comment Health Information Technology was one of the cost saving initiatives in Obama's health plan. The White House promised it would save us billions over time, but a new study finds it may actually be costing us more. In 2005, the RAND corporation published an analysis which found the United States could save $81 billion a year by moving to digital medical records. So when Senator Obama ran for office in 2008, part of his health care plan involved spending $50 billion over 5 years to switch to cost saving digital medical records. Obama never came up with $50 billion but Democrats did slip a little over $30 billion worth of funding into the stimulus bill, about $26 billion of which has been spent so far. As the money was being spent, the White House continually assured Americans that the end result would be better health and savings. Here's the White House website on the issue of Deficit-Reducing Health Care Reform. About halfway down is this paragraph, "Widespread adoption of health information technology ensures patients and providers have access to accurate, private, and secure information. It can improve care quality, prevent medical errors, cut paperwork, and reduce costs—all goals of the Affordable Care Act." [Emphasis added] Nancy Ann DeParle, the White House Director of Health Reform, wrote last year "Thanks to President Obama's leadership, the number of physicians using this important technology to help patients get better care and save money has more than doubled, from 17 percent to 34 percent, since 2008. And we can't wait to do more." In 2011, the President even issued a proclamation declaring a week in September National Health Information Technology Week. Again, the President assures us "Better technology can also cut costs for providers by reducing paperwork and duplicative tests." There's plenty more of this sort of thing on the White House website if you want to spend hours sifting through it all. Suffice it to say, everyone at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. has been very excited about the promise of health information technology for a long time. So after all the billions spent, how has HIT worked out? A September 2012 article in the NY Times highlights the unexpected results of all this investment, "hospitals that received government incentives to adopt electronic records showed a 47 percent rise in Medicare payments...compared with a 32 percent rise in hospitals that have not received any government incentives." Asked about the sudden spike in billing, hospitals claimed the new system simply allowed them to more accurately bill for services rendered. Others familiar with the situation believe digital records lead some doctors to simply cut and paste descriptions of work performed onto multiple requests for payment. In other words, the new system makes everything easier, including cheating. Now that the HIT horse is well out of the barn, the RAND corporation is back with an updated analysis which finds there may not be any savings at all from electronic medical records. One of the authors of the new report explains how industry bandwagon-jumping cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars: "RAND got a lot of attention and a lot of buzz with the original analysis," said Dr. Kellermann, who was not involved in the 2005 study. "The industry quickly embraced it." But evidence of significant savings is scant, and there is increasing concern that electronic records have actually added to costs by making it easier to bill more for some services. Of course it's still possible digital record keeping could benefit someone besides unscrupulous doctors down the line but there's no guarantee. RAND's new report omits a revised estimate of how much money the system could save/cost in the future. What's clear is that the savings that were promised, which led to billions of taxpayers money being invested, haven't materialized and may never do so. Not that the government has given up, "Federal officials say they are drafting new rules to address many of the concerns about the current systems. " Health Information Technology is a dramatic change to our health care system which looked promising in theory but has turned out to only benefit a few at the expense of many. With the rest of Obamacare surging toward implementation, let's hope it's not a harbinger of things to come.


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