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Simplified installation
• Can be installed on the floor (tower version) or in rack mount cabinets (rack version). The display panel can be rotated (using the key supplied
• Low noise (<48 dBA): can be installed in any environment thanks to its high frequency switching inverter and PWM load-dependent digitally controlled fan
• External bypass option for maintenance with interruption-free switching
• Operation guaranteed up to 40°C (the components are designed for high temperatures and are thus subject to less stress at normal temperatures)
• Built-in IEC output sockets with thermal protection.
Operating mode selection
Functions can be programmed via software or manually via the front display panel.
• On line: efficiency up to 95%
• Eco Mode: to increase efficiency (up to to 98%), allows for the selection of Line Interactive technology (VI) to power low priority loads from the mains supply
• Smart Active: the UPS automatically decides upon the operating mode (VI or VFI) based on the quality of the mains power supply
• Emergency: the UPS can be selected to function only when the mains power supply fails (emergency only mode).
• Frequency converter operation (50 or 60 Hz).
High quality output voltage
• Even with non-linear loads (IT loads with a crest factor of up to 3:1)
• High short circuit current on bypass
• High overload capacity: 150% by inverter (even with mains failure)
• Filtered, stabilised and reliable voltage (double conversion on-line technology (VFI compliant with EN62040-3), with filters for the suppression of atmospheric disturbances.
• Power factor correction: UPS input power factor close to 1 and sinusoidal current uptake.
High battery reliability
• Automatic and manual battery test
• Reduced ripple component (detrimental to the batteries) using a low ripple current discharge (LCRD) system
• Batteries are user replaceable without switching off equipment and without interruption to the load (Hot Swap)
• Unlimited extendible runtime using matching Battery Boxes
• The batteries do not cut in during mains failures of <20 ms (high hold up time) or when the input supply is between 184 V to 276 V.
Emergency function
This configuration ensures the operation of those emergency systems that require continuous, reliable and long-lasting power supply in the event of a mains power failure, such as emergency lighting, fire detection/extinguishing systems and alarms. When the mains power supply fails, the inverter begins powering the loads with a progressive start-up (Soft Start) in order to prevent overload.
Battery optimisation
The wide input voltage range and a high hold-up time minimise battery usage and increase efficiency and battery life; for smaller power breaks, energy is drawn from a group of appropriately-sized capacitors.
10 A configurable IEC output sockets allow for runtime optimisation by programming the switching off of low priority loads on mains failure; alternatively, emergency loads that are normally not powered when mains is
present can be activated.
Other features
• Selectable output voltage (220-230-240 V)
• Dual input supplies configuration (SDU 10000 DI and SDU 10000 DI ER)
• Auto-restart when mains power is restored (programmable via software)
• Bypass on: when the machine is switched off, it automatically goes into bypass and battery charge mode
• Minimum load switch-off
• Low battery warning
• Start-up delay
• Total microprocessor and DSP control
• Automatic bypass without interruption
• Use of custom power modules
• Status, measurements and alarms available on standard backlit display
• UPS digital updating (flash upgradeable)
• Output sockets protected with resettable thermal switch
• Back-feed protection standard: to prevent energy from being fed back to the network
• Manual switching to bypass.
Advanced communications
• Advanced multi-platform communications for all operating systems and network environments: PowerShield 3 monitoring and shutdown software for Windows operating systems 10, 8, 7, Hyper-V, 2019, 2016, 2012, and previous versions, Mac OS X, Linux, VMWare ESXi, Citrix XenServer and other Unix operating systems
• Plug and play function
• USB port
• RS232 serial port
• Slot for installation of communications boards.
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The Helical Heart is a revolution in cardiac anatomy. The heart was thought to have a helical structure for 500 years, but unfolding of the heart muscle to demonstrate this has not been done until now. This Gordian Knot of anatomic architecture was unfolded by Dr. F. Torrent-Guasp as he demonstrated the ventricular myocardial band by hand dissection.
This anatomical concept is now included in Clemente's Classic Atlas (Click Here To Learn More)as well as Moore & Dalley's Text (Click Here To Learn More). After years of development & design, The Helical Heart Company offers its model to students, medical and heart care professionals.
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As the year draws to a close, bloggers everywhere take time to review their postings over the past year and round up some of the highlights. Last year I only posted about my personal favorites from the year, but this year I thought it might be fun to see what posts were your favorites as well. It comes as no surprise that you all have pretty good taste, and also that you really love sweets, specifically cupcakes. Here are the top 10 most popular posts from this year on Annie's Eats.
How to Decorate Sesame Street Cupcakes
Giant Double Chocolate Cookies
Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread
Stock the Freezer: Make Ahead Meals
Salted Caramel Chocolate Shortbread Bars
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Hitachi Ltd. has agreed to buy British atomic power company Horizon Nuclear Power Ltd. from its German owners for 696 million British pounds ($1.12 billion).
The companies announced the deal Tuesday, ending months of uncertainty after the 50-50 owners of Horizon, RWE AG and E.ON AG, abandoned plans to build nuclear power plants in Britain.
RWE and E.ON set up Horizon Nuclear Power in late 2009, before the nuclear accident at Japan's Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant in March 2011 prompted many countries to re-examine plans to expand use of atomic power, and Germany to speed up phasing it out altogether.
Hitachi, Japan's largest electrical machinery manufacturer, said it would continue to pursue plans to build new nuclear power stations at Wylfa in Wales and Oldbury-on-Severn in southwestern England. It plans to complete the acquisition by next month.
Hitachi's nuclear business, which includes nuclear reactors, reactor pressure vessels, control equipment and related equipment and services, accounts for about a fifth of its total revenues, according to information posted on its website. It has said it intends to continue to pursue sales in other countries even as Japan's own nuclear plants remain mostly offline following the accident in Fukushima.
In fact, all Japan's major electrical power equipment companies appear committed to pursuing nuclear energy projects despite a recent commitment by Tokyo to phase out use of nuclear energy by the 2030s.


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Some people learn how to write screenplays by taking a class. Not Chris Colfer. When he was in high school, he kept crouching down at a Borders bookstore in Fresno, Calif., where he religiously read, and reread, a $40 copy of Marie Antoinette by Sofia Coppola.
"I was a huge history buff," says Colfer, 22. "The movie came out right at the time I was studying for my AP European-history class." By obsessing over the screenplay, "that's how I taught myself to be a screenwriter," he says. "I never could afford it, because it was $40. So I'd always visit it at the Borders and study the format."
In addition to acting, Colfer wanted to pursue a writing career. During the first season of Glee, after Kurt turned him into a pop-culture phenomenon, he'd go home and work on his first screenplay. The result is Struck by Lightning, a title that refers to the fate of its central character, Carson (played by Colfer), a high-school geek who blackmails the cool kids at his school into submitting stories for his literary magazine. The movie opens in theaters Friday.
Colfer spoke to Ramin Setoodeh about the film and all things gay.
You and I have at least one thing in common—we both grew up in Fresno.
No way! Where did you live?
Near Clovis West High School.
That's where my mom went.
Whenever I go back, I'm sad that the Borders closed down.
I can't tell you how many summers I spent in that Borders. It's so depressing.
How did you come up with the premise for this movie?
The idea was in my head for a really long time. I was a sophomore when I came up with it. I was just finishing up my own literary magazine. It was cloudy. I thought, jeez, if I got struck by lightning, I wonder how long it will take for someone to find my body. I had just gotten my shitty car.
Why was your car shitty?
It was a 1995 Dodge Intrepid. The air conditioning didn't work. The radio didn't work, and the windshield wipers didn't work. So whenever it rained, we had to pull over every two miles and take a squeegee to it.
Did you start writing the screenplay back then?
I tried it with Microsoft Word and reformatted every single line, so I think I might have given up on it.
And then you picked it up again when you were older. Did you know all along that you'd be the star?
Absolutely. I'm a very vain writer.
What do you mean? You're like Woody Allen?
Well, I don't want to say I only write for myself. But I definitely write for myself in mind. I just feel like nobody else is going to write for me, so I might as well write for myself.
Why not?
Well, I mean, I guess that's stupid to say. I guess someone has written for me. Ryan [Murphy] kind of created Kurt for me. So I guess that isn't true. But I feel—not to use a cheesy lightning reference—that type of lightning is going to strike once for me. I don't think that's ever going to happen again, where someone writes a full movie for me. I'm a very specific type of person. Although I would never put limits on my abilities as an actor, I know many people do that for me.
What kind of limits?
I've spent so much time telling people that I'm really flattered that you think I'm Kurt Hummel, but he really is a character. I went through a whole process of how I wanted him to stand, how I wanted him to sound. He's not real.
Are you surprised by Kurt's level of fandom?
It's really surprising because it changed. As soon as Blaine came into the picture, the whole fandom behind Kurt almost shifted. It turned into a version of Twilight. There are so many people that are obsessed with the couple.
It's not just gay kids. It's girls, too.
I swear to God that has to be a common misconception. I would say 95 percent of my fans are teenage girls. Maybe 5 percent of the letters I get are from actual gay kids.
Why do the girls say? Do they want to be your friend or date you?
All of the above. There are so many girls that write me letters about how they want to convert me and marry me, which is very flattering. Also, I think there's an old-generation ignorance. They underestimate the tolerance of the new generation.
And it's so different now. I remember when I was in high school, and Ellen DeGeneres came out of the closet, many people didn't know what a gay person looked like in pop culture.
Right, I know. One of the first things I was ever told, when I got my first job, was, "R.I.P., your career, because you're starting off playing a gay character. That means you'll never ever get a job. You, a young actor, need a female audience to fall in love with you if you want to work again. That's not going to happen if you play a gay guy." It's, like, really? I welcome them to open up my Twitter feed, because it's all young girls. They all connected to Kurt, because he's a character that has something different about him. They didn't care if he was gay. He was fighting for acceptance. That's the element they all connected to.
Were you out of the closet in high school?
Did you date girls back then?
I had a girlfriend, yeah.
Do you have time to go on dates now?
Yeah. Yeah.
Do you not want to talk about that?
I have nothing that I want to hide, but I have to be very careful, because I have very passionate fans that are very protective over me. I always keep that tight-lipped for people's safety.
Have you ever had a boyfriend?
Yeah. Yeah.
But we don't know who he is?
Well, I mean, it's not a secret, but I don't want to list his name or anything. Or their names. I've always been that way. I've always been protective of my personal life. It used to drive my parents nuts, because I would never let them see me in school plays. I really like to keep my personal and professional as separate as possible.
Is it true that Kurt is getting a new boyfriend on Glee?
I don't know if they're going to be boyfriend status, but definitely an interest.
Do you get to pick who he is?
Absolutely not.
What about a chemistry test?
No, they rarely do that. I didn't read with the person they ended up casting, which was a relief for me, because I hate chemistry reads. The whole audition process, period. It takes me back to auditioning for years and years and having no luck. It takes me to a really vulnerable place.
Did you take singing lessons growing up?
Singing has always been forced upon me. It was never anything that I wanted to do. It was never anything I wanted to pursue, with the exception of doing a Broadway show. My grandma used to make me sing at her church when I was younger. I got into community theater and took voice lessons then. It's very funny, because a lot of people were hesitant to give me voice lessons, because they thought my voice would change. But it never did. It changed. But it wasn't a drastic change. It wasn't a continental shift, like everyone was thinking.


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While we'll be waiting until January to see who will be playing for gold in Sochi, we know now who will be wearing the stripes during the Olympic hockey tournament.
The International Ice Hockey Federation announced the names of the referees and linesmen who'll handle the tournament. The NHL is well represented with seven referees and six linesmen getting the call amongst the 28 total officials (14 referees and linesmen each).
Among the referees, NHLers Dave Jackson, Mike Leggo, Brad Meier, Tim Peel (pictured), Kevin Pollock, Kelly Sutherland, and Ian Walsh are headed to Sochi. Sweden's Marcus Vinnerborg, a one-time NHL referee, is also headed to Sochi.
As for the linesmen it'll be Derek Amel, Lonnie Cameron, Greg Devorski, Brad Kovachik, Andy McElman, and Jesse Wilmot represent the league.
Now fans know which guys they can really get on should their country come up short because of a bad penalty. Like that would hold them back anyhow.
For what it's worth, none of these officials got the call to do the 2013 Stanley Cup Final.


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There are a few options around to offer high availability with ODI agents and the usual route is to deploy and cluster two or more J2EE agents, these would then be fronted by a HTTP server. Using this method allows for load balancing of the active/active agents and the failover of the scheduler as only one agent should be the scheduler.
There are situations where you may not choose to go down the J2EE route as it adds in more complexity and are looking for a simpler solution but still require some form of high availability, for instance keeping in my tradition of the EPM world you may have scheduled ODI routines to build/ load data to essbase databases using a standalone agent, if the standalone agent goes down and is unable to restart you would like a method to keep the schedule intact and not lose out on the important loads.
A possible method to achieve this could be to control standalone agents using OPMN and configure OPMN to allow failover between the agents, in this scenario the agents would operate in an active/passive configuration.
I am going to go through the process of getting up and running with this concept in my usual way, the first step is to get OPMN installed on the machines which are going to host the standalone agents, in the EPM world this may be on the essbase server which makes life a little easier as OPMN will be already installed and ready to configure, I did go through the steps in an earlier blog.
The prerequisite is that an ODI 11g standalone agent has been installed on two machines.
I am going to assume that OPMN is not installed and go through the whole process, now I know there is a OBE available on configuring OPMN to manage odi agents but I think it is outdated and informs to install an old version of OPMN.
The easiest way to get OPMN installed is download Oracle Web Tier utilities, version 126.96.36.199 is the latest version available at the time of writing this and can be download from here.
Select the OS, download and extract.
In the extracted structure there will be a folder called Disk1 and there execute the file setup.exe which will start up the installer.
I am not going to go through every step and stick with the ones that are important.
Select "Install and Configure"
a location and home directory, ignore any warning about an application being
allow OPMN to be configured you will need to select only "Oracle HTTP Server"
even though it is not required but don't worry the configuration of OHS in OPMN
can be removed at a later stage which will make it redundant.
Enter a path for the OPMN instance home, the default will be <WebTier_Home>\instances\instance1 I updated to be ODI instead of instance1
The OPMN Instance Name default is instance1 which I updated to ODI_Instance
The OHS Component Name can be ignored, it is just the name that will be used for OHS in OPMN.
If installing on windows a windows service will be created for OPMN.
If you take a look at the processes on the machine then you will notice that OPMN is running and it has also started OHS (which is basically apache HTTP server)
From command line you can check the status OPMN
The command line tool is available in
As we are not interested in OHS then it can be removed from being controlled by OPMN
A component can be deleted with the command
opmnctl deletecomponent –componentname <component_name>
OPMN is now installed on the first machine which will be hosting the primary standalone agent, the same process is now repeated on the second machine which I don't need to cover.
I have an ODI standalone agent called StandAloneAgent already installed on two machines ODIAGENT and ODIAGENTPASS so the next step is to configure them to use OPMN
To do this you need to edit agentcreate.properties in <ODI_HOME>\oracledi\agent\bin which is populated with default values.
I am not going to go into too much detail about updating the file as I covered that in a previous blog but here is a quick overview
These variables can be populated with the information held in odiparams.bat
These can be updated with the information provided when installing Web Utilities but make sure the path separator is entered as / in both windows and unix.
These variables are for the agent information which is available from the Studio or the agent start script.
A completed agentcreate.properties file would look something to similar to the one above.
To add the agent information to OPMN then there is a script provided in the same directory called odi_opmn_addagent.bat
The file will require editing before running as the OPMN_HOME and INSTANCE_NAME variables will require updating with the correct paths.
Executing odi_opmn_addagent.bat should add the agent to OPMN
You can view the agent through the OPMN command line tool, after it has been added the status will show as Down meaning the agent has not been started, the agent can be started using
opmn startproc ias-component=<Agent_Name>
The status should be then displayed as Alive though this doesn't guarantee the agent has started up with any errors.
The logs are located in
If you look at the processes running on the machine you should the agent java process being controlled by OPMN.
One issue that can occur is that the user specified for the ODI_SUPERVISOR variable in the agentcreate.properties is ignored and defaulted to supervisor in the OPMN configuration file.
If a different user than supervisor is being used then opmn.xml in <WebTier_Home>\instances\ODI\config\OPMN\opmn can be updated, any changes to this file require a restart of OPMN.
Once the agent is up and running without any issues then the same configuration can be replicated on the second machine.
This now means that both agents are being controlled OPMN so the next step is to configure OPMN for failover.
Edit the opmn.xml file and if you are not intending to use SSL communication between the two OPMN nodes then set <ssl enabled="false", if you are going to use SSL then the wallet file will need to be recreated on each machine.
Add in the topology and nodes list containing each of the OPMN hostnames, usually you would use the fully qualified name.
Remove numprocs="1" from the <process-set id="odi-agent" section
At the <process-type id="odiagent" section add in
service-failover="1" which will enable the failover functionality
service-weight="<value>" this defines which agent has priority, a higher value means higher priority.
On the second machine the opmn.xml configuration would be exactly the same except for the service-weight value.
There are additional configuration settings available but that is enough to get going with failover, after changes have been made the OPMN service should be restarted.
After starting the OPMN processes on both of the machines the agent should be active on one of the nodes, on the passive node the agent's status should be down and if the agent is restarted on the passive node OPMN should check if there is an active agent process, if there is then the agent process will not start.
If the agent is stopped or crashes and cannot start (I believe the default is three attempts) then it should failover and become active on the other node, the agent will start as a scheduler so any future scheduled jobs should be honoured.
If the scheduler has already started a job which has repeat cycles and the agent fails over then the session and repeat cycles will not be run on the new scheduler agent.
So all good the agents are working as expected in an active/passive configuration, well there is on slight issue if you look at the configuration of the agent then you will notice the hostname is set as the active agent at the time.
When the agent fails over then the host in the agent configuration becomes invalid, this could be handled by updates to the DNS, VIP, hosts file entries or there is another method that keeps the host updated which I am sure not everybody will agree with.
OPMN has the ability to run event scripts and one of the available options is to execute a pre-start script, so it is possible to run a script just before an agent is started.
In this example prior to the agent starting the updateAgent script is executed.
The script sets the agent host name to host that is executing the script in the ODI master repository snp_agent table, this as basic as it can be but the type of scripting and complexity to be used is really down to your preference.
So let's test a failover with the pre script added.
The agent is active on ODIAGENT before failover.
The agent fails over to node ODIAGENTPASS and successfully updates the host configuration, please note the ODI Studio does need restarting after a failover to refresh the hostname.
The event scripts could be expanded to add in logging or alerting email functionality.
If you are looking to implement high availability with ODI agents and don't want to go down the J2EE route then this method is certainly worth investigating, if you want any further information then feel free to contact me.


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Elica has been awarded with the Top Employer Italy brand certification, for the seventh time in a row and with the Top Employers Polska 2015, for the third time.
This prestigious worldwide recognition is given out every year, by the Top Employers Institute, to companies that provide their employees with excellent working conditions.
The speech made by the Human Resources Dept. Director, Mr. Emilio Zampetti, well expresses the satisfaction of the whole company for this important attainment: "Having obtained this important certification this year makes all of us very proud, as it represents a significant recognition of the principles and values, which have always inspired our company. We believe that our employees will play a leading role in this critical economic scenario, by supporting us in achieving high value results day after day, thanks to their skills, involvement and passion. We are very happy that this vision has been appreciated both in Italy and abroad".
Elica obtained the Top Employers 2015 brand certification, as a result of a quite articulated assessment process in the field of HR, involving the analysis of the implementation of human resources management policies, in-place strategies, monitoring activities, in-company and out-company communication, work conditions and growth and development opportunities. Areas, in which Elica has always been sensitive, through special projects and actions focused on occupational and professional development.


text: Simon's ODZ bluff Carmel Cacopardo Sunday, 3 January 2016, 10:49 Last update: about 9 years ago 20 January is the closing date for the submission of expressions of interest in response to the call by the Privatisation Unit regarding the establishment of a Motorsports complex in Malta. During the press conference that launched the call on 29 September, Parliamentary Secretary for Sport Chris Agius emphasised the fact that the choice of location was up to the investors presenting the submissions, even though several sites were proposed in the consultation process leading up to the call for expressions of interest. However, Sam Collins, writing on 25 April last year on an online motor-racing guide, under the heading Malta eyes Formula 1 with new circuit stated that a "110 hectare parcel of land has been earmarked for the development." It is pretty obvious that the as yet unidentified "110 hectare parcel of land" to be used for this proposed motorsports complex will be situated outside the development zone (ODZ). Each hectare consists of 10,000 square metres, meaning that 110 hectares equals one million, one hundred thousand square metres. Sam Collins describes the proposal in this manner: "The government documents relating to the circuit's development point out that part of its purpose would be to attract major international racing series, including Formula 3 and similar classes. The proposed facility would also include facilities for concerts, conferencing and a racing school. A hotel and museum of motoring and transport heritage would also be built on site. Road safety and driver training would play a major part in the facility's layout, with a dedicated area for these activities. A CIK Kart circuit would also be built alongside the main track." The basic question which had to be addressed – but which most obviously has not been addressed so far – is whether Malta can afford to waste this much land. The answer, in my opinion, irrespective of the number of motor-racing enthusiasts on the island, is clear and unequivocal: Malta cannot waste any more of its limited land. The sites that have been possibly earmarked are limited in number, as Malta's size does not present too many options and the impact of the selected site will be substantial, irrespective of its current use. Development on the parcel of land selected could have a substantial impact on areas of ecological importance that are protected either in terms of local policy or else as a result of EU or international commitments. Knowing that most of the undeveloped land along Malta's coastline from Bengħajsa right up to Ċirkewwa is protected for ecological purposes, this could be the case, particularly if the identified parcel of land is close to the coast. The impact could be further increased in view of the possible proximity of the selected parcel of land to residential areas. A specific area, mentioned consistently through the grapevine, would lump these impacts on Malta's political south, further adding to the disregard for residents' quality of life in the region accumulated over the years. There are, therefore, three issues on the basis of which the proposed facility is objectionable: firstly, that Malta is too small for such a development; secondly, that the environmental impact will be substantial and, thirdly, that the neighbouring residents' quality of life, as well as biodiversity and natural resources, will be bartered for short-term economic gain. Depending on the precise eventual location, it may be possible to mitigate and reduce the impact on residents. However, it is most probable that a reduced impact on residents would signify increased impact on natural resources and biodiversity. In my opinion, this signifies that even on the drawing board the project should have been a non-starter. In recent months we have had the Żonqor "University" debacle. A major sticking point in that case was that the original proposal was to use land situated outside the ODZ and public opinion's unifying reaction was "No to ODZ development". The Parliamentary Opposition, both inside and outside Parliament, took a clear stand against the ODZ Development proposed at Żonqor. Yet in the case of the proposed motor track facility, the Opposition Spokesman on Sport, David Agius, was invited to be present when the call for expressions of interest was launched. His presence confirms that, notwithstanding Simon Busuttil's solemn declarations on the sanctity of ODZ land, the proposal for the (ODZ) motor track facility enjoys bipartisan support. Which means that Simon's talk on ODZ is just bluff. An architect and civil engineer, the author is deputy chairman of Alternattiva Demokratika – The Green Party in Malta. [email protected], http://carmelcacopardo.wordpress.com


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The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has extended the ranking period cut-off date for producers to apply for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) to January 7, 2011.
CSP is a voluntary program that encourages agricultural and forestry producers to maintain existing conservation activities and adopt additional ones on their operations.
CSP has been a very successful program for Nebraska's farmers and ranchers, according to Steve Chick, NRCS state conservationist.
"So far, Nebraska has 1,106 CSP contracts covering over 1.8 million acres. The average contract earns $18,200 a year," said Chick. "CSP articipants receive an annual land use payment for the environmental benefits they produce on their operation. Under CSP, participants are paid for conservation performance - the higher the operational performance, the higher their payment."
CSP is available statewide and provides many conservation benefits including improvement of water and soil quality, wildlife habitat enhancement, and adoption of conservation practices that address the effects of climate change.
Producers are encouraged to apply for CSP at their local NRCS office. The program, authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill, offers payments to producers who maintain a high level of conservation on their land and who agree to adopt higher levels of stewardship.
Eligible land includes cropland, grassland, prairie, improved pastureland, non-industrial private forestland, and agricultural land under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe. Additional assistance is available to beginning or socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.
A CSP checklist is available to help producers determine if CSP is suitable for their operation.
The checklist highlights basic information about CSP eligibility requirements, contract obligations, and potential payments. It is available from local NRCS offices or online
at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/new_csp/csp.html.


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You can search for court records using this county site.
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This is what KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is doing: their incoming check-in system will allow passengers to choose seat mates based on their Facebook and LinkedIn profiles, so he or she would be someone who shares your interests.
That's not a bad idea…
However, people will also be able to select seat mate based on looks, which is kind of weird. But don't freak out: you will have to connect your Facebook or LinkedIn profile to join this service.
I can see that it may be a good thing if you want to talk on your flight and perhaps jumpstart an interesting work connection or a friendship. On the other hand, I can also see this turning quickly into a nightmare, which is why I hope they include a "leave me alone" option.


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New York. December 5, 1933. "Rockefeller Center and RCA Building from 515 Madison Avenue." Digital image recovered from released emulsion layer of the original 5x7 acetate negative. Gottscho-Schleisner photo. View full size.
A long time since this was posted, but I am surprised no one recognized the southern half of the iconic, brownstone-clad Vanderbilt Triple Palaces in the foreground (640 Fifth Avenue), just opposite the lower edge of the excavated building site.
The northern half, with two residences, had been sold, demolished & replaced a long time ago, but the southern half stood until 1947 (Grace Wilson Vanderbilt continued entertaining in her usual style until WWII).
The entrance vestibule to the three residences featured a nine foot tall Russian malachite vase, once given by Emperor Nicholas I of Russia to Nicholas Demidoff, now on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art a couple of dozen blocks north on Fifth.
The not-yet-built skating rink is in front of the building. The empty space became 630 Fifth Avenue, where a statue of Atlas stands.
I agree with "Don't get much Better" ! This is as good as it can get for B&W. The exposure is so right-on and this in 1933!! Is this a "night" shot.. there is a lot of ambient light. Simply Amazing. I want it!
The proximity of St. Patrick's Cathedral to the newly constructed tower by Raymond Hood brought to mind two "bookends" to the unfulfilled career of Bertram Goodhue. During his early apprenticeship he undoubtedly worked on the St. Patrick's Cathedral, in Renwick's office, which greatly influenced his early career and success. The tower (30 Roc) represents what might have been...rather what should have been the end result of Goodhue's tragically shortened career (ending in 1924). Hood's career, which began to emerge after Goodhue's death is far better known, but is greatly in his debt. Hood's 1922 Tribune Tower clearly displays this link, as a practitioner of the neo-gothic style. Much of Hood's gothic detail is a through-back to design ideas that by 1922, Goodhue had already left behind.
Goodhue was by this time already synthesizing elements of european modernism into an new original american idiom. Goodhue's last major projects were already working out the language of the modern/deco skyscraper; (the Nebraska State capital and Los Angles Public Library the best examples.) Goodhue's unique career was the crucible where concepts of romantic imagery of the Gothic, the sublime juxtapositions of minimal ornament on architectonic massing was being forged with modern construction technology. A close study of his career and work will show that not only Hood, but other notable architects of the era built upon the rigorous and expansive explorations that Goodhue was beginning to fuse at the end of his life.
*It is also curious to me that Hugh Ferris is credited with so much of these innovative design ideas; no doubt he was a super talented delineator, his freelance services were utilized by many architects of the time including Goodhue. Some of his famous massing studies (sketches) owe much to Goodhue's late work.
That's a lovely photo, and it's nice to see the perspective so close to that of the original.
Stunning, but in a different way than Gottscho's. It helps when the subject is beautiful.
Here's the view today made with a 4x5 view camera, farther back seen through the St. Patrick's spires and somewhat higher than the 1933 photo. Lots more buildings now. I was doing an interior architectural shoot, and went out on the terrace of a wedding-cake building on Madison Avenue. It was after midnight. Not much wind. Strangely quiet.
As an architectural photographer I have great admiration for these Gottscho pictures.
Is the excavated area where the skating rink is? I've been there once and it is very magical. Right across the street from the "Today" studio.
I worked here in the 1960s for the "Tonight" show unit as as a production assistant for Dick Carson, brother of Johnny Carson. An attractive, dark-haired woman named Barbara Walters was working at the "Today" show at the same time. She is about 10 years older than I am.
I also worked with the News department for a time. I was in the elevator with David Brinkley coming back from lunch when I learned that President Kennedy had been shot. We stayed up all Friday night and most of Saturday assembling film footage for a retrospective of JFK's life. When we weren't editing, we were visiting St. Patrick's Cathedral to light candles with others in the crowd.
That's an absolutely amazing photo. I'm going to link this to other New Yorkers and broadcasters who might be interested.
Thanks for all your work.
Ellen Kimball
Portland, OR
I have a feeling that all hell is about to break loose -- this picture was taken the day Prohibition was repealed.
You can smell and feel the air and hear the traffic.
On the convertible by the front door. Double O's. Looks like it's ready to go somewhere in a hurry.
Exquisite doesn't even begin to describe it.
In 1933, my father was a seven-year-old living up Lick Branch Hollow in the Ozark Mountains. He would read books by kerosene light in the evenings. His family kept butter and milk (and Uncle Linus' hooch) in the cold spring-fed creek outside their house. It's astonishing to think he could have boarded a train and eventually arrived in this city of the gods, only a thousand miles away.
Is the Garden Patio still across the street from the skylights?
Here's the art direction for the next Batman sequel.
I'm sure Samuel Gottscho would have been very gratified to know thoughtful and eloquent people like Bob H would be appreciating his work in the 21st century.
This is an amazing photograph.
As one earlier contributor observed, the pure technical aspects of the black and white composition are fabulous. The spread of detailed gray shadows and whites make this photo almost magical. It has the qualities of an Ansel Adams zone photograph that makes his work so arresting.
But what really makes this photograph dramatic is what it reveals about New York City in 1933.
A vision of the future of large cities, bustling twenty four hours a day and electrified. Today visions such as these can be seen on any continent in any large city. It has become the norm. But in 1933 there were only two places in the world that looked like this: New York City and Chicago.
One can vicariously put oneself into the shoes of some kid from rural America or from Europe setting on Manhattan Island and seeing visions such as these for the first time. I can only guess it had the same effect as it had on 14th-century peasants in France, visiting Paris for the first time and entering the nave of the Notre Dame Cathedral.
I admire NY photos of the 1950s. And now I see that many of the buildings in NY I admire already were erected in early 1930s! What a discovery. What a shot.
There have been many photos on this site that have impressed and pleased me, but this one is one of my favorites. Absolute magic. It's the quintessence of the power and style of 1930s design.
I'd never heard of him, but one look at this photo and I'm instantly a fan. This image is nothing short of spectacular.
Two of my favorite photos on Shorpy consist of those like this one, showing the immense power of a huge city, even in the depths of the Depression, and those of small towns, especially when patriotic holidays were still celebrated.
Interesting that this photograph looks into a future in which many of the same buildings are still with us. At far left midground is the tower of Raymond Hood's American Standard Building. Next to it, with the illuminated sign on top, is the New Yorker Hotel (now Sun Myung Moon's) where Nikola Tesla spent the last ten years of his life. At center is the N.Y. Times Building with its flagpole convenient for deploying the New Year's Eve ball. And last, but not least, the Paramount Building topped by a globe and illuminated clock which is about as close to the Hudsucker Building as could hope to be seen. Of these four only the appearance Times Building has changed to any extent. A wonderful slice of time.
The detail in the spires at St. Paul's Patrick's is fantastic. The amount of work that went into that building must have been enormous. I am very grateful not to have been on the crew detailed to put the crosses atop the spires!
What a totally wonderful image, Sat here slack jawed at the incredible detail and the superb composition.
Can you give us an idea of what it looked like before it was restored?
[There's an example here. - Dave]
Looking at this photo - and it looks spectacular on my new monitor - is the sky. It has a sort of foggy twilight quality that is difficult to put into words but which emphasizes the the "star" of the photo - the RCA Building - and its nearby consorts or supporting cast over the buildings in the background which seem to fad into the mist.
The building seems like the height of modernity, and one can easily imagine a couple of kids from Cleveland named Siegel and Shuster seeing this and making it a model for the cities of the doomed planet Krypton.
Is it 2:25am or 5:10am?
Can you spot the clock?
Dave, this has to be one of the greatest photos you have posted. I work around the corner, and can look out my window at 30 Rock from 6th Avenue... my building wasn't built until 1973. Thank you.
This is like the photographic equivalent of one of Hugh Ferriss' architectural drawings, coincidentally of roughly the same era.
The double bar cross was the emblem used by the National Tuberculosis Association. Wonder if the lights were part of the campaign to fight TB.
What a wonderful, wonderful image! I love coming to Shorpy because you never know what Dave will come up with next.
Thanks so much!
That hole in the ground, I believe, bacame the American Express Building. If you come out of the subway at the Rockefeller Center stop, and come up on the escalator in that building, you get an incredible view of St Pat's from below, with the spectacular statue of Atlas in the foreground as well. Very cool.
Other noteworthy background details here include the Hotel Edison, and the old NY Times Building, at Times Square, before they went and utterly ruined it in the 60's by stripping all the detail off the skeleton.
And check the skylights on the roof of what I think is the Cartier store, in the foreground!
...had he chosen 30 Rock instead.
The quality of this incredible photo captures the magic that New York City always longs for but seldom delivers.
The skyscraper is 30 Rockefeller Plaza before the RCA and current GE neon signage. Not that it wasn't famous before, but the TV show "30 Rock" has made it an even more iconic. Another claim is the gigantic Christmas tree on the Plaza, between the building and the skating rink, that when illuminated kicks off the Holiday Season in NYC.
This image is a about as close to textbook perfect BW as you will find. It contains the complete range of grays from what looks like solid black in a few places to solid white in the highlights. The camera was level and the focus was dead on. As a photographer, I am envious.
Old shooter
This picture makes me want to get out the binoculars and look in the windows.
That's St. Patrick's Cathedral on the lower left, probably the only building from the 19th century left on Fifth Avenue, except for the Chancery House that's attached to it.
Both styles of architecture are very dramatic. When I was a small child, at Christmas, my family would go to the Christmas Pageant at Radio City Music Hall every year, and then attend Midnight Mass at St. Patrick's.
Ever since, I've never been able to separate religion from showbiz. Possibly because they really are the same thing.
This marvelous building, reaching for the sky as if erupting from the ground, combines amazing delicacy, impressive size, and a feeling it is built for the ages to admire. SO much more breathtaking than today's typical glass box, although you need a view like this to really appreciate the classical lines and artful massing. A nice complement to the gothic cathedral in the foreground - a true temple of commerce!
I just can't believe how beautiful this shot is. Looks like the view from my New York Penthouse sitting there drinking martinis and listening to that new "jazz" music.
I only wish I could see an even higher res version. Great work bringing this one back to life.
Dave, can you explain the technology of this image? How does an emulsion layer get released from a negative?
[This is a process used on deteriorating acetate transparencies and negatives when they've begun to shrink. The negative is placed in a chemical solution that separates the emulsion from the film base. The released emulsion layer (the pellicle) is then placed in another solution to "relax," or unwarp, it. It's kind of like disappearing your body so that only the skin is left. More here. - Dave]
The shot is incredible! It looks almost surreal. I love it!


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The entire NFC West was under .500 back in 2010, the most embarrassing moment after nearly a decade of being the NFL's worst division.
This being the NFL, it hasn't taken long to go from worst to first. The NFC West isn't just the best division in football now; it's the most interesting. This offseason has only cemented that.
Tuesday's acquisition of Carson Palmer by the Arizona Cardinals isn't going to save the franchise, but it adds a much-needed shot of competency to the most important position on the field. Arians probably convinced Palmer that the Cardinals aren't as far away from contending as you'd think. They have Larry Fitzgerald, Andre Roberts and last year's first-round draft pick at wide receiver in Michael Floyd. Tight end Rob Housler is an underrated talent.
If the Cardinals add a top-shelf offensive tackle with the No. 7 overall pick in 2013 NFL Draft, the offense might not be awful. The defense has a lot of talent. Still, this is a team that seems destined for the basement.
The Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ersseemingly have been in an arms race. (The latest move: The 49ers picked up their backup quarterback in Colt McCoy and agreed to a deal with Nnamdi Asomugha. The Seahawks started shopping for their backup quarterback after trading Matt Flynn to the Oakland Raiders.)
The St. Louis Rams lost just one game in the division last year (and eight overall) before adding big-ticket offensive tackle Jake Long this offseason. The division was off the radar for so long with no identity, but the identity is clear now: Young quarterbacks (other than Palmer) and frightening defenses.
The Seahawks loaded up on pass-rushers by adding Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett. The 49ers' linebacker group is the best in football. The Rams have playmakers on every level of the defense, especially the defensive line.
As projected last-place teams go, the Cardinals will be dangerous. They are more dangerous with Palmer. The move was just another continuation of one of this offseason's biggest themes: The NFC West suddenly is the most fascinating division in football.
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Welcome to Baseball Prospectus' Friday January 20, 2012 2:00 PM ET chat session with Kevin Goldstein.
KG is back talk prospects, podcasts, and pot roast.
Kevin Goldstein: Hi everyone. We're currently under a winter storm warning in DeKalb, so I'm just sitting here watching snow pile up. Chatting would be a good thing.
Steve (Huntington Beach): Starling Marte only walked 22 times in 530 AB last year, When you see a guy with a walk rate as low as this, is it a red flag as far as not being able to lay off pitches at the next level, even if the K rate is low? I am curious if this is a sign of a hitter that is not yet mature enough to handle MLB pitching, or just an aggressive approach.
Kevin Goldstein: The approach is obviously the big concern with Marte. For really good hitters like him, it's tough to lay off pitches he actually CAN make contact with. His advancement (or lack thereof) will basically define his ceiling.
Roy Munson (1976 Iowa State Champ): I know Gose has crazy tools, but do you think he will hit enough to stay on the field? Are there problems with the swing or just the approach?
Kevin Goldstein: That's the million dollar question. The approach is fine, it's just pure hitting ability that needs to improve.
Laynce Nix (Land of Ys): More likely to hit in the big leagues: Michael Choice or Josh Bell? Or is picking between them a good problem to have?
Kevin Goldstein: Bell hasn't played, Choice had a really good year. There's not some massive tools difference, so you have to take Choice.
John (Tupelo): Where does Grant Green stick position wise? If this is a rebuilding year for Oakland (isn't every year?) then will he get some ABs?
Kevin Goldstein: The outfield with a solid shot at center; I wouldn't be shocked to see him in September.
Jason (Muskegon, MI): How would you handle Yadi Molina if he doesn't want to sign an extension in StL? Would you trade him in ST? at deadline? or just take the picks?
Kevin Goldstein: You can't answer that without all of the context. If the Cards are up by one game in July, they can't trade Molina just to make sure they get picks.
jamin67038 (Wichita, KS): Derek Norris' ceiling in the majors? .260/.380/.450?
Kevin Goldstein: I'd take at least 20 points off that batting average and therefore all three.
Jerry (St. Louis): Do you think Matt Adams skill set, both at the plate and in the field, will be sufficient to be a big-league regular?
Kevin Goldstein: I do. Guys with power and his kind of contact rate tend to succeed.
JR (New Hampshire): Besides a deception guy like Josh Collmenter, are there other types of pitchers that are more likely to have immediate success in the majors but can't sustain it? Is there a certain type of pitch that can be more effective early in a career, but figured out after awhile?
Kevin Goldstein: Really any kind of trick guy. Deception, best pitch is a changeup, etc.
diddy99 (Iowa): How serious is the Cubs interest in Cespedes? I'd like to think that the plan is to move Soriano and Byrd as some point this season to make room for Jackson and (hopefully) Cespedes. With Baez, Rizzo and Castro as your future, then they can look to use the trades to upgrade RF and 2B prospects. Draft pitching. Should I be GM?
Kevin Goldstein: The Cubs interest in Cespedes is very, very legitimate. They will definitely and without question be in the bidding. And now, you should not be the GM.
SenatorsGuy (DC): Jean Segura - one year removed from the move to SS - what are the comments on his ability to stick at SS?
Kevin Goldstein: He's one year removed, but he barely played because of the hamstring issues, so we need more data. Early returns were promising however.
JR (New Hampshire): Do you think Arodys Vizcaino will ever go back to starting? What role do you see for him this season?
Kevin Goldstein: I think he's best served in a bullpen role, and could spend much of 2012 in the big leagues doing just that.
cooldude (Mpls): Remember when Deolis Guerra was the jewel of the Santana trade? Will there come a day when Twins fans see him on the mound and feel pretty good about that deal?
Kevin Goldstein: No, that day will not come.
Jiffy (Snow): What do you see Salvatore Perez' slash line in 2012? Is he going to have a decent MLB career?
Kevin Goldstein: He's certainly not going to hit .331, I'll tell you that much. I could see him settling in as a .280/.320/.400 type with plus D -- that's one hell of a player.
Evan (Toronto): Do you see either of Drew Hutchison or Deck McGuire making an impact for the Jays this year? Whose repetoire do you like better?
Kevin Goldstein: I like Hutchinson much better, but don't think either will spend significant time in Toronto this year.
Scot (Washington, DC ): Do you think the Mets will call up Matt Harvey this season and give him another full year in the minors? Also, how do you think Ruben Tejada will do in place of Reyes?
Kevin Goldstein: Harvey will spend most, if not all of the year in the minors. September callup at best, as he's not ready. I actually like Tejada as a solid performer. He's not a star, but there are plenty of shortstops I'd take Tejada over.
Brian (Springfield, MO): With the news of the Fausto Carmona situation, is there a way for teams to better evaluate talent so that players don't have to pretend they are someone else. "Fausto" was signed, in part, because they thought he was 2 years younger than he was. Despite being the 2 years older, he still became an effective pitcher in MLB. Should teams/scouts not put such an emphasis on age when looking at players?
Kevin Goldstein: It's a great question, a book worthy one even. It's clear that even if Carmona was going as Heredia, and was two years older, he probably would not have gotten the chance. That's a bad system. At the same time, I don't side with the people that are angry with Carmona. He did whatever he could to escape abject poverty.
Chris (KC): Follow-up please on Salvador Perez: If you really believe he can be that good - and yeah, that's one hell of a player for a catcher - why did nobody ever rate him highly as a prospect? Isn't a C prospect that good a top 100 guy?
Kevin Goldstein: Well, the big step in offense came in 2011, and now he's not a prospect anymore, so it's more of a timing thing than anything else.
jamin67038 (Wichita, KS): Per the Indians Top 11, which way do you see the system going- beast in a good way, or just ugly?
Kevin Goldstein: Like I wrote when I did the list, both are distinct possibilities.
aCone419 (Atlanta): I have a PS3; should I buy Mass Effect 2 or Skyrim?
Kevin Goldstein: I liked Mass Effect 2, but I haven't played Skyrim. If you have the right mental state, I'd recommend Demons Souls and the followup, Dark Souls. My two favorite games of the HD generation.
Today (Tomorrow): Is Kolten Wong the 2B version of Hak-Ju Lee?
Kevin Goldstein: They're almost nothing alike.
Asinwreck (Chicago, IL): Does Todd Trainer have 80 power?
Kevin Goldstein: Todd Trainer has pretty much 80 everything. Amazing drummer; incredible live.
ttt (Brooklyn): It seems like the issue with all "tools" guys is either the hit tool or the approach. Is it safe to say that all the guys who are "tools" guy tend to be more raw? it seems like the guys with great tools who aren't raw are #1 picks (or in the discussion for it).
Kevin Goldstein: When you find players who combine crazy tools with crazy skills, that's when you go crazy. That's when you get the Griffeys and A-Rods of the world.
Killbahn (Nj): Why no Skyrim? The framerate issue? I have a PS3 and have only had that twice, saved, reload, fine great game
Kevin Goldstein: It's here. Just haven't played it and waiting for the big patch. Good time to play some older stuff that I missed, like Just Cause 2.
Ryan (GR): Jorge Soler has been compared to Bubba Starling in many respects, but what about closeness to the majors? Starling has been said to be quite far, possibly 2015. Is that about the same for Soler? Thanks
Kevin Goldstein: Jorge Soler is a very impressive talent, but he's not Bubba Starling tools wise. Few are.
Tom (Boston): I just saw one baseball commenter say that age relative to level is not important for pitching prospects. Do you agree?
Kevin Goldstein: I do not, but I'd rather see what he said and see what the context is before you ripping him/her apart.
Jay (St. Louis): How big of an impact do you see the departure of Jeff Luhnow and Sig Mejdal (and subsequent hiring by the Astros) having on the Cardinals': a) draft philosophy b) minors as a whole Thanks!
Kevin Goldstein: They're both talented people, but it's nothing to panic over. The Cardinals made a great hire in Dan Kantrovitz as their new scouting director. They'll be fine.
bloodface (Minneapolis): So, after another great showing in AA as well as the AFL, have you changed your opinion on Adam Eaton as nothing more than a fifth outfielder?
Kevin Goldstein: I believe I said 4th outfielder, and no, not really.
GTOFORMULA400 (Wilbraham, MA): Machado or Profar? Who ya got KG? P.S. Big thanks to you and Professor Parks for providing us with the best baseball podcast around!
Kevin Goldstein: Top 101 comes out next month. There are VERY close to each other.
Dees (Jersey): Are you out on Jason Heyward? What are his chances of being a star at this point?
Kevin Goldstein: He's 22 and immensely talented. I'm anything but out, but he does need to make adjustments.
Steve (California): Trevor Bauer, I've heard ceiling of #1 and floor of #3 (barring some horrible breakdown), you agree? Also do you think there is something behind all the long-toss workouts? Do you think it actually makes a pitcher more durable? How much stock do you put in it?
Kevin Goldstein: I'd go with No. 2 ceiling and No. 4 floor, but some people define those differently. As for the long-tossing, I think it's much ado about nothing. It works for him, and nobody should change what he does, but it's not some revolution.
jahoffmn (Chicago): Hey KG, thanks for all the great work. I'm going to make the short trip to Geneva to see at least one of the Kane County vs Lake County games in April. Do you think I'll get to see Starling and Lindor?
Kevin Goldstein: I'll be there, so I hope so. That said, I wouldn't be shocked to see Starling get held back in extended for a bit, and the Indians have a ton of young shortstops they need to figure out time for.
Evan (Toronto): What's the prognosis on Adeiny Hechavarria? Defensive specialist? ANY hope at all for his bat? Does he even project as a major leaguer at this point?
Kevin Goldstein: I think he could end up an every day SS who has to hit ninth.
Nat Fan (Washington): Are u buying the rumblings on B.Harper seeing major league action this year?
Kevin Goldstein: Yes. But not opening day.
McCourt's Piggybank (Chavez Ravine): KG - thanks for the chat. Taijuan Walker & Carlos Martinez: future #1s or future shutdown closers?
Kevin Goldstein: I like Walker better than Martinez, and also think Walker is much more likely to stick as a starter. That said, I hate putting a future one on any pitcher so far away.
Kingpin (Grinnell, IA): I know if've addressed him somewhere in the past, but is Lucas Duda legit? Will he play everyday (or nearly so) for the Amazin's this year?
Kevin Goldstein: Totally legit, and yes. I really like his bat.
BaseballNUT2009 (s.a. ca.): KG, What kind of production are you expecting from Pedro Alvarez this year?
Kevin Goldstein: If I knew that, I'd be rich, but I'm not very optimistic.
Ryan (GR): International players can get millions more than drafted players from the US. Do you think this is fair and how would you propose fixing this? Thanks
Kevin Goldstein: They can't with the new CBA. The new CBA punishes international players far more, to the point of being borderline discriminatory.
GrinnellSteve (Grinnell): I'm a White Sox fan, and today is my birthday. Can you say anything that will make this a happy birthday?
Kevin Goldstein: Happy birthday. I really like Addison Reed.
Sam (Seattle): Do you have a good comp for Jose Altuve? Do you think he could be more than a strong utility player?
Kevin Goldstein: Not really, he's going to have to hit. To be a good utility player, you have to be able to play on the left side of the infield, and Altuve can't do that.
Eric (Kc): Will John Lamb be able to start at the beginning of this season or will he still be doing rehab at the start?
Kevin Goldstein: He had the surgery last June, so no. Look for a return late in the first half.
jaymoff (Salem): Where does Trout start the year? I feel that if he isn't playing everyday he should be back in AAA, even if it's unnecessary from a developmental standpoint. Do you agree? Do the Angels?
Kevin Goldstein: Trout is not finished, so playing every day actually IS necessary from a developmental standpoint. I think the Angels agree, and I think they start him at AAA.
Peter (NYC): Are you chatting while you tweet or tweeting while you chat?
Kevin Goldstein: I can multi-task. Also listening to the police scanner as cars in the area slide into ditches.
JR (New Hampshire): Who is your "favorite" prospect now that Altuve is in the majors?
Kevin Goldstein: Still deciding. Lets get the season going.
Tim (DC): Nats are next for top 11 right? One sentence preview of it after the Gio trade?
Kevin Goldstein: Nats, Blue Jays and hopefully Dodgers next week. One sentence review, not as big a hit as you might think.
GrinnellSteve (Grinnell): Thanks, Kevin. How much chance is there Brent Morel maintains the gains he made over the last couple of months last year? I saw him in KC in July, and he got his second walk of the year. Then in August he started walking more, hitting more, and hitting for more power. Great, if it wasn't a mirage.
Kevin Goldstein: I think he'll be better, but I think his ceiling is a second-division starter.
PeterShammons (Chicago): Do you see Paul Goldschmidt capable of production similar to Mike Stanton? Any concern with the squatty looking stance that Goldschmidt employees?
Kevin Goldstein: Paul Goldschmidt is a really nice young first baseman who has exceeded all expectations and sure looks like the real deal. He's also not even in Mike Stanton's zip code.
goodwine10 (Pleasantville, New York): I've read differing reports on Campos' secondary stuff. It seems that people who saw him in the first half said that they needed to improve and people who saw him in the 2nd half said that they were (or had the potential to be) above average to plus pitches. In your Mariners Top 11, you said that his secondary stuff needs significant improvement. Was that information from the 1st half or 2nd half of the year? You say Campos' ceiling is very high - do you think it's #2 type stuff?
Kevin Goldstein: He certainly could be a star-level pitcher, but he's very young, a very long ways away and definitely needs to improve his secondary pitches.
Bob (Bellingham): Is it too crazy to think that Nick Fraklin can peak as a 20 HR hitting average defender at SS?
Kevin Goldstein: It's not too crazy to think that, but it's crazy to think it has a really good chance of happening.
JackZ (Sea): Is there any reason to be concerned about Montero not getting paperwork to leave Ven? We never did hear why his original signing bonus was reduced. Is it possible the two things are related and perhaps he's not as young as advertised and only the Yankees know the truth?
Kevin Goldstein: They're not related, and Montero's visa issue was taken care of today.
Matt (VA): Kevin, Do you think the industry is becoming hyperbolic with the use of 8s and even 7s? an 8 in theory is 3 standard deviations above the mean (right?), which works out to about 2-3 players in MLB if the talent is normally distributed. 8s on speed seem to be dropped all over the place, thoughts?
Kevin Goldstein: The industry is not hyperbolic as much as fans need a better understanding of how the scale is used in term of each individual tool. Yes, every org in baseball probably has 1-3 80 speed guys, yet we probably see one true 80 defensive shortstop once a decade. All that tells you is that the system is neither consistent, nor perfect on a science level. At the same time, everyone in the industry knows what 80 means in terms of speed, and in terms of SS defense, so there's no reason to change it.
Eric (Kc): Do you think Lorenzo Cain will be a reliable CF for the royals this year?
Kevin Goldstein: I do.
Kevin (NJ): Why are there so many ditches in DeKalb?
Kevin Goldstein: Because we have country roads here. Have you never been on a country road?
Mike (Baltimore): Don't you have a radio show you should be preparing for?
Kevin Goldstein: I just show up and talk and try to make people laugh. For those who don't know, I'm on MLB Network Radio (Sirius/XM) every Friday night with Steven Goldman. Mike Ferrin hosts, and he does all the work on air.
Steve (ME): Do you think Gary Sanchez played into the Yankee's willingness to deal Montero? Or is he still too young to know if he will stick at Catcher?
Kevin Goldstein: Too young, and he still needs a TON of work behind the plate, himself.
Luke (Nawlins): Long term do you pick Teheran, Miller, or Darvish?
Kevin Goldstein: Darvish.
dianagramr (NYC): Royals should go after Oswalt this year, just in case the rest of the team is .500 material on its own, right?
Kevin Goldstein: Right. Helps you if you are winning, helps you via trade if you are losing.
Kingpin (Grinnell, IA): Made my first visit to Modern Woodman Park last summer to see Oscar Tavares. I loved the stadium and the atmosphere, but you've been to many more parks than I have. How highly does MWP rank among the stadiums you've visited?
Kevin Goldstein: It's definitely among my favorite in the Midwest League. Really fun place and location.
BoCoMo (Chi-town): Jake Petricka has the right build/velocity and he induces groundballs at a decent rate. Will he find some consistency in his offspeed pitches to become an impact arm for the Sox?
Kevin Goldstein: He could. But the fact that he could as opposed to will is what makes him a prospect. I'm not Kreskin here. I like his arm a lot, but I don't like all of things he doesn't do, which is why he's not a Top 100 type for me. For him to become an impact arm would take a TON of things to break right.
Eric (Kc): Thanks for all the great answers today, your knowledge on all these players is amazing. I was just wondering what your thoughts were on Chelsor Cuthbert, he seems like a guy who has just came out of nowhere in the royals system?
Kevin Goldstein: He signed for more than $1 million, so he's was pretty well known. He's a very good baseball player, but I do worry about what kind of athlete he is, and how that might limit his ceiling a bit.
Mario66 (Milwaukee): Is this the year that Martin Perez's prospect status needs to stop being rather heavily dependent on age-relative-to-league, or does he still have a few more years to be inconsistent on a start-to-start basis and put up (at times) mediocre results? In other words, how much of a hit will his ranking take if he puts up AAA stats this year similar to his 2011 AAA stats?
Kevin Goldstein: I think it will take a signficant hit. I like Perez quite a bit, but it's time to perform.
Jason (Muskegon, MI): Reds or Cardinals?
Kevin Goldstein: If forced to predict the NL Central standings right now, gimme Cincy.
Eric (Kc): Do you think that if Crow gets a third pitch he could be a middle of the rotation guy for the Royals?
Kevin Goldstein: I'd leave him in the bullpen.
John (Miami): I've read that Jorge Soler would have been a top 5 pick in the last couple drafts had he been available. Would you agree with that?
Kevin Goldstein: Certainly top 10.
Josh (San Clemente): Josh Byrnes said the other day that they measured Rymer Liriano's ball-off-the-bat speed and it was comparable to guys like Mike Stanton. Obviously he doesn't have 80 power, but can he hit more than 30 HRs or is his power more line-drive oriented?
Kevin Goldstein: Exit velocity is one thing, but not the only thing that sends a ball out. Loft and backspin matter as well. I think Liriano will be an 18-20 HR type.
Scott (Mumbai): Where does Trevor May start the season and could he see a Sept callup?
Kevin Goldstein: Double-A; certainly POSSIBLE.
Mario66 (Milwaukee): For a while, "personality" tests were getting a lot of publicity as a criterion of measuring propsects (in particular, I remember some articles about Baltimore using them, which doesn't speak all that well for proponents of their use). Do you know whether they are in use today, and if so, do they actually influence the decisions of any MLB front offices (man, I hope not).
Kevin Goldstein: They are used, but influence isn't the word I use. At times they can be valuable in terms of how to approach a player when it comes to coaching and instruction, but I don't know anyone acquiring or getting rid of guys based on personality tests.
Eric (Kc): Do you think Anthony Rizzo will be able to be the starting 1B all year for the Cubs and be productive?
Kevin Goldstein: Well, the Cubs don't think so, and that's more important. They've made it pretty clear that Rizzo starts the year in Iowa, and LaHair starts the year at first base in the big leagues.
Mario66 (Milwaukee): Thoughts on Xander Bogaerts' hit tool? The power certainly seems to be present.
Kevin Goldstein: I think it projects as average. Ks will always be a part of his game.
Jen (England): Thoughts on Brian Dozier? Can he be an above average MLB ss?
Kevin Goldstein: No, but he can be a solid 2B.
Tom (Boston): Will Tyson Gillies reestablish himself as a prospect?
Kevin Goldstein: Hasn't been good since 2009, and that was in the best hitting environment in baseball. Not a good combination.
Mario66 (Milwaukee): Mat Gamel or Matt Adams?
Kevin Goldstein: Adams.
karysingh (Key Largo): Do pitchers make significant progress with their control after AA, i.e., shouldn't control as a skill be established long before MPH and developing off-speed/breaking pitches?
Kevin Goldstein: Sure they do. Look at Matt Moore. As far as stuff/control, it's chicken-egg. You need stuff TO control, and you need to control your stuff.
Daniel (Montana): Do you see any growth in power numbers for Elvis Andrus? Could he eventually hit 10-15?
Kevin Goldstein: I don't see it. I think he'll hit MORE home runs, but 15? Nah.
This guy (NY): Darvish, Cole, or Hultzen? have the #4 pick in my draft and need someone who's going to be up by mid season, but also offers upside... thoughts?
Maurice Moss (London): With the Yankees' offseason additions to the rotation, it looks like Banuelos and Betances will be both be spending significant time in AAA this year. When do you see them being ready for the Majors?
Kevin Goldstein: Hi Moss, thanks for adding me on FriendFace. I think Banuelos could be ready in 2013, which would still be very young. I think Betances could be ready late this year if they move him to the bullpen, which might just be the better role for him long-term anyway.
Jon KK (Elkhart, Ind.): If you had Harper, Moore and Trout in a league with two minor league keeper slots, would you look to trade Moore?
Kevin Goldstein: I certainly would not.
BL (Bozeman, MT): Of the Royals young Latin prospects who haven't played full season ball yet (Elier Hernandez, Mondesi, etc.) who excites you the most?
Kevin Goldstein: Jorge Bonifacio
BL (Bozeman, MT): The Royals had a couple JC guys in the Arizona League last year, D'Andre Toney and Nick Cuckovich...anything to get excited about with either one?
Kevin Goldstein: Toney certainly has some potential. He's tiny, but he can fly and he can hit a little bit.
Kevin Goldstein: OK folks, back to the grind for me. Thanks for coming, and thanks for all the great questions, and you can always hit me up on the Twitter (@kevin_goldstein)
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Monday, January 2, 2012
2011 in Review: Highlights Month by Month
I shared my prom picture after discovering the site http://willworkforpromdress.com
Daniel signed copies of IS YOUR BUFFALO READY FOR KINDERGARTEN? at BookPeople in Austin, TX and I got to hang out with Jenny and Posh of Forever Young Adult and Amanda G. We might have also sang karaoke ...
I rewrote the first chapter of LEVEL 2 and wrote four more chapters in preparation for the SCBWI winter conference in NYC. Then I read the fine print of the writer's intensive that said I should only present material that was ready to submit. Ended up presenting a picture book text to an agent and (in a weird twist of fate) my future editor instead.
Daniel and I met up with Steph Su in Philly and then got stuck in Snowmageddon.
Daniel and I accepted an offer of representation from Foundry agent Stephen Barbara.
Dystopian February was reduced due to my needing to write four additional chapters of LEVEL 2 by the end of the month.
I announced the sale of my first novel LEVEL 2 to Simon & Schuster BFYR. Film rights optioned by CBS Films, Audio rights acquired by Listening Library, and Brazilian rights sold as well. Also, 246 comments on my announcement post is pretty WOW. Thanks for your support, guys!
Since LEVEL 2 sold on a 9 chapter partial manuscript, I spent all of April writing. The blog kinda suffered.
We attended the wedding of good friends Chris and Vicky in Cordoba, Spain. I've never seen so much meat in my life.
On Friday, May 20th, I typed "The End" on my first draft of LEVEL 2.
I attended BEA in NYC. It was a whirlwind of bookish activities: publisher previews and parties, lunch with my editor and agent, lunch with my audio book editor, musical hotel rooms (I stayed nights with my critique partner Ann, Michelle of Galleysmith, the Forever Young Adult girls and an epic author/blogger slumber party at the home of Leila Sales), dinner with the Agave gang, fried chicken with Chelsy & The Book Smugglers, lunch with Adriana Trigiani and book bloggers, drinks with AS King and Natalie Standiford, the Book Blogger Convention (where I was on a panel), The Teen Author Carnival (where I moderated the debut author panel), meeting and hanging out with new and old friends, and much more. There was so much going on, I was barely on the BEA show floor. But I did get a few books in the end.
Vania took my author photo! I posted the finalists on the blog, and you all helped me choose.
Daniel and I flew to South America to visit Argentina and Uruguay. I recapped our trip to Iguazu Falls.
Daniel's second book, TEACH YOUR BUFFALO TO PLAY DRUMS, released.
I joined the Apocalypsies (group of debut authors in 2012) and the group blog Brave New Words.
LEVEL 2 sold to Usborne in the UK.
I participated in Nerds Heart YA for the 3rd year in a row. This time I judged the semi-finals, where Dark Water by Laura McNeal defeated A Love Story Starring my Dead Best Friend by Emily Horner.
Daniel and I fulfilled our years long dream of selling a joint picture book. CHICK-O-SAURUS REX will come out with Simon & Schuster BFYR in Spring 2013. Add to Goodreads.
I staged the biggest Dystopian August ever with 24 book reviews, 20 giveaways, 29 author interviews and more.
LEVEL 2 sold Turkish rights. Also Australian/New Zealand rights went to Allen & Unwin.
Presenting Lenore won Best Author Interviews for the 2nd year in a row during Book Blogger Appreciation Week.
I spent some time in the US to attend the wedding of friends Philipp and Anna in CT, met a bunch of Apocalypsies as well as hung out with my DC book blogger buddies. Went to a Fleet Foxes concert in Tulsa, OK.
I attended the Frankfurt Book Fair.
I finished the second draft of LEVEL 2.
Our cat Emmy swallowed a button and we spent over 1000 Euro at the vet for a surgery to save her life.
Went to Tori Amos concerts in Luxembourg (2nd row), Hamburg (2nd row), Berlin (2nd row), Frankfurt (5th row) and Essen (2nd row).
Visited the Usborne offices in London. Went to Tori Amos concerts in London (6th row and 1st row) and Manchester (2nd row) where I met up with book bloggers Carla and Ana.
Got LEVEL 2 revisions and line edits from my editor. Turned in revision (3rd draft) on November 21st.
Wrote a post about whether I should continue reviewing books on my blog. Lots of good advice in the comment section!
Kicked off my new Apocalypsies Love feature with a review of Miranda Kenneally's CATCHING JORDAN.
After getting feedback from beta readers, turned in an updated draft of LEVEL 2 to editor.
Joined the group blog League of Extraordinary Writers.
Wrote a letter to 20-something me as a guest post for The Reclusive Bibliophile.
Met up with fellow Apocalypsies Veronica Rossi (UNDER THE NEVER SKY) and Tamara Ireland Stone (TIME BETWEEN US) in Oakland, CA. Visited friends and family in OH, CA, TX and KS.
Went to Tori Amos concerts in Oakland (8th row), Austin (6th row) and Dallas (2nd row).
Whew - I hope I didn't miss anything! Here's to hoping 2012 is as successful and fun as 2011.
15 comments:
- Beth F said...
I'm worn out just reading this. LOL. So glad I was able to spend time with you in 2011. What an awesomely exciting year.
- January 2, 2012 at 3:48 PM
- Becky Juett Miller said...
I am very impressed. It is all I can do to do my daily blog. Your success is inspiring. Any tips for me on how to move on??
- January 2, 2012 at 3:49 PM
- Charlotte said...
Wow! What a year! I hope 2012 is as great (although better for Emmy).
- January 2, 2012 at 3:53 PM
- April (BooksandWine) said...
Looks like you had an amazing year, Lenore. I'm so very impressed by everything you did.
Happy New Year! :-D - January 2, 2012 at 4:03 PM
- Melanie said...
I'm with Beth, completely worn out just reading this! I love that wedding picture. It looks lovely.
- January 2, 2012 at 4:43 PM
- Sandy Nawrot said...
Somehow I missed the button incident. Good Lord these cats. We dropped over a grand on one of our cats when he broke his leg. Isn't that special, but what are ya gonna do? I just have to say how proud I am of you. You are living the dream.
- January 2, 2012 at 4:46 PM
- bermudaonion said...
What a year! I just know 2012 is going to be even better for you and Daniel!!
- January 2, 2012 at 5:36 PM
- the story siren said...
WOW! What a truly impressive year! It is going to be hard to top that one! Here's wishing you all the best in 2012!
- January 2, 2012 at 5:40 PM
- Zibilee said...
You had such an amazing year, Lenore! Well, except for the button, but in light of everything else that happened, I think you can overlook that! I hope that this year brings another long list of accomplishments and happiness for you and Daniel!
- January 2, 2012 at 5:49 PM
- Frankie Diane Mallis said...
Wow--you had a seriously AMAZING and eventful year!
- January 2, 2012 at 7:07 PM
- poshdeluxe said...
I'm so glad I got to see you THREE TIMES in 2011. Let's hope for four in 2012, eh?
- January 2, 2012 at 7:17 PM
What a busy year for both of you. I bet the year flew by. Hope you have a great 2012. I am so proud of both of you. Love you.
Rhonda - January 2, 2012 at 9:01 PM
- Bonnie said...
Congratulations to you and Daniel on the books being published!! I've been out of the blogging loop so I missed this! Your new book sounds wonderful! All the best for 2012!!
- January 3, 2012 at 3:02 AM
- Dominique said...
Sounds like an awesome but really busy year!! Can't wait to read Level 2!
Here's to a wonderful 2012!! - January 3, 2012 at 7:18 AM
- Carla said...
YAY!! This is awesome - so glad I got to see you TWICE last year!! I am for sure coming to Frankfurt this year for chocolates and kitteh love!
- January 3, 2012 at 11:41 AM


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Get Happy!
Original ArticleIs there no end to the technocratic impulse? Just when you thought that our government overlords couldn't find any new way to intrude into our lives, they hatch a plan to multiply bureaucrats. Now cooking on the Obama stove: criteria to measure our "happiness."
Happiness? What business is that of the government's? None. But when has that stopped the Obama administration? The Washington Post reported that Obama's Department of Health and Human Services is funding a gaggle of "experts" to "define reliable measures of 'subjective well-being.' " Not coincidentally, one of the leaders of this field is Obama's chief economic adviser, Alan Krueger. Economic adviser today, but tomorrow? Happiness Czar!
Defining measures of subjective well-being is only the first step. The Post reports, "If successful, these could become official statistics." Once the government decides what makes us happy and begins to collect data and publish statistics about how we are doing happiness-wise as a society, the inevitable next step will be to uncover a crisis, which new policies and bureaucracies will be required to cure.
Think of the opportunities for demagoguing. Some sectors of our society will undoubtedly be determined to have less happiness than other sectors. Let's call it "happiness inequality." That will require the government to pass laws and promulgate regulations to close the "happiness gap." Once we head down that road, the buttinsky possibilities become endless. Think Independent Happiness Advisory Board.
The "happiness entitlement" meme has already been accepted in very high places. David Cameron, conservative prime minister of the United Kingdom, is already pushing for his government to track the happiness of British citizens. As the Guardian reported, people in the U.K. will soon be "regularly polled on their subjective well-being, which includes a gauge of happiness" and also "how well they are achieving their 'life goals.' " And lest we doubt that ideological values will drive the happiness entitlement society, one of the measurements for assessing "the psychological and physical well-being of people around the U.K." will be "how much recycling gets done." France and Canada have similar projects afoot.
Bhutan, of all places, leads the emerging international happiness drive. A few years ago, the country established a Gross National Happiness Campaign that is empowered to veto proposed laws it deems would impede happiness. Already, the commission has supported restricting tourism to facilitate "the promotion and preservation of [Bhutanese] cultural values." The smiley-face bureaucrats also supported using happiness as a reason to ban the sale of cigarettes.
Considering the power that could accrue to such a commission, we should not be surprised that the United Nations has jumped into the happiness game. Recently, the General Assembly unanimously passed Resolution 65/309—"Happiness: towards a holistic approach to development"—which states that the "pursuit of happiness" is a "fundamental human goal."
Sounds like the Declaration of Independence, except for a crucial difference. The declaration proclaims that we have an inalienable right as individuals to pursue happiness. It does not say we have a right to be happy. Nor does it presume that it is the government's job to make us happy. Rather, the declaration affirms the right of people to establish a government that is sufficiently limited in power to leave us room for the pursuit according to our own unique circumstances and desires.
The U.N., however, is not about limited power. Indeed, as conceived by the technocratic community, the pursuit of happiness would take us in exactly the opposite direction from the American model. Rather than limiting government, the U.N. would use happiness as a justification for increasing the power of lawmakers and regulators to thwart prosperity—think global warming—and constrain personal freedom.
Thus, Resolution 65/309 claims that measuring "the gross domestic product . . . does not adequately reflect the happiness and well-being of people in a country," and the international community and national governments should be "conscious" of "the need for a more inclusive, equitable and balanced approach to economic growth that promotes sustainable development, poverty eradication, happiness and well-being of all peoples." Yikes!
Ironically, a recent study conducted by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, shows what it takes for us to be happy—and it ain't big government. According to an account in the San Francisco Chronicle, it takes three things: "feeling grateful for the good things in your life, taking time with your family, and using every opportunity you can to help others." But then, you don't need to be a Berkeley scientist or government bureaucrat to know that.


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(See also Overview of Response to Drugs Overview of Response to Drugs Everyone responds to drugs differently. The way a person responds to a drug is affected by many factors, including Genetic makeup Age Body size Use of other drugs and dietary supplements (such... read more .)
Adherence to (compliance with) drug treatment is important. However, only about half the people who leave a doctor's office with a prescription take the drug as directed. Among the many reasons people give for not adhering to drug treatment, forgetfulness is the most common. The key question then is: Why do people forget? Sometimes, the psychologic mechanism of denial is at work. Having a disorder causes concern, and having to take a drug is a constant reminder of the disorder. Or, something about the treatment, such as possible side effects, may greatly concern the person, resulting in a reluctance to follow the plan.
Results of not adhering
Most obviously, if a person does not adhere to treatment, symptoms may not be relieved or the disorder may not be cured. However, not adhering may have other serious or costly consequences. Not adhering is estimated to result in 125,000 deaths due to cardiovascular disease (such as heart attack and stroke) each year. In addition, it is thought that up to 23% of nursing home admissions, 10% of hospital admissions, and many doctor visits, diagnostic tests, and unnecessary treatments could be avoided if people took their drugs as directed.
Not only does not adhering add to the cost of medical care, it can also worsen the quality of life. For example, missed doses can lead to optic nerve damage and blindness in people with glaucoma, to an erratic heart rhythm and cardiac arrest in people with heart disease, and to stroke in people with high blood pressure. Not taking all prescribed doses of an antibiotic can cause an infection to flare up again and may be contributing to the problem of drug-resistant bacteria.
Children and adherence
Children are less likely than adults to take drugs as directed. In a study of children who had streptococcal infections and for whom a 10-day course of penicillin was prescribed, 56% were not taking the drug by the third day, 71% were not taking the drug by the sixth day, and 82% were not taking the drug by the ninth day. For children with chronic diseases such as type 1 diabetes or asthma, adherence is difficult to achieve because their treatment plan is complex and must be continued for a long time. Getting children to take drugs that do not taste good, seem frightening (such as eye drops or those that require a mask over the face), or require injections can also be difficult.
Sometimes parents do not understand a doctor's instructions. Also, parents (and patients themselves) forget, on average, about half the information 15 minutes after meeting with a doctor. They remember the first third of the discussion best and remember more about diagnosis than about the details of treatment. That is why doctors try to keep the treatment plan simple and often provide written instructions.
Older people and adherence
Although adherence is probably not affected by old age itself, it is affected by several factors that are common among older people, such as physical or mental impairments, the use of more drugs, and an increased risk of drug-drug interactions and side effects. Taking several drugs makes remembering when to take each drug harder and increases the risk of adverse drug-drug interactions Drug Interactions The effect a drug has on a person may be different than expected because that drug interacts with Another drug the person is taking (drug-drug interaction) Food, beverages, or supplements the... read more , particularly when over-the-counter drugs Precautions With Over-the-Counter Drugs Certain groups of people, such as the very young, the very old, the very sick, and pregnant and breastfeeding women, are more vulnerable to harm from drugs, including over-the-counter (OTC)... read more are also being taken. Doctors may be able to simplify the drug regimen—by using one drug that serves two purposes or by reducing the number of times a drug must be taken—to improve adherence and to reduce the risk of interactions.
Because older people are generally more sensitive to drugs than younger people, they are more likely to have adverse drug reactions and may require a lower dose of certain drugs (see Aging and Drugs Aging and Medications Medications, the most common medical intervention, are an important part of medical care for older people. Without medications, many older people would function less well or die at an earlier... read more ).
Improving adherence
People are more likely to adhere to treatment if they have a good relationship with their doctor and pharmacist. Such relationships involve two-way communication.
Communication can start with an information exchange. By asking questions, doctors can help people come to terms with the severity of their disorder, intelligently weigh the advantages and disadvantages of a treatment plan, and ensure that they understand their situation correctly. By discussing their concerns, people can learn that denial of their disorder and misconceptions about their treatment can lead to forgetting to take drugs as directed, resulting in unwanted effects. Doctors and pharmacists can encourage adherence by providing clear explanations about how to take the drugs, why the drugs are necessary, and what to expect during treatment. When people know what to expect from a drug, good and bad, they and the health care practitioners involved in their care can better judge how well the drug is working and whether potentially serious problems are developing. Written instructions help people avoid mistakes caused by poor recall of their discussions with the doctor and pharmacist.
Good communication is important, particularly when people have more than one health care practitioner, because it ensures that all practitioners know all the drugs prescribed by the others, and an integrated treatment plan can be developed. Such a plan can help reduce the number of side effects and drug-drug interactions Drug Interactions The effect a drug has on a person may be different than expected because that drug interacts with Another drug the person is taking (drug-drug interaction) Food, beverages, or supplements the... read more and possibly result in a simpler drug regimen.
Participating in decisions about their treatment plan makes people more likely to adhere to it. By participating, people take responsibility for the plan and are therefore more likely to follow it. Taking responsibility includes helping monitor the good and bad effects of treatment and discussing concerns with at least one of their health care practitioners—doctor, physician's assistant, pharmacist, or nurse. Even if the doctor, pharmacist, or other health care practitioner does not ask, people should report unwanted or unexpected effects rather than adjust a drug dose or discontinue a drug on their own. When a person has good reasons for not following a plan and explains them, the doctor or other health care practitioner can usually make an appropriate adjustment. It is wise for people to keep an up-to-date list of all of their drugs and to take it with them to any health care appointments.
Believing that their health care practitioner cares also makes people more likely to adhere to the treatment plan. People who receive explanations from a concerned practitioner are more likely to be satisfied with the care they receive and to like the practitioner more. The more people like the practitioner, the more likely they are to adhere.
Obtaining all drugs from one pharmacist can also help, because pharmacists keep computerized records of the drugs a person is taking and can monitor them for possible duplication and for drug-drug interactions. People taking prescription drugs should inform their pharmacist about what over-the-counter drugs and dietary supplements Overview of Dietary Supplements Dietary supplements are used by about 75% of Americans. They are the most common therapies included among integrative medicine and health (IMH) and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)... read more (such as medicinal herbs) they are taking. Also, people can ask the pharmacist about what to expect from a drug, how to take it correctly, and which drugs interact with each other.
Support groups for people with particular disorders are often available. These groups can often reinforce the importance of following a treatment plan and provide suggestions for coping with problems. Names and telephone numbers of support groups can be obtained through local hospitals and community councils.
Memory aids can help people remember to take their drugs. For example, reminder cards can be placed in different areas of the home, or taking a drug can be associated with a specific daily task, such as brushing teeth. A wristwatch that beeps can be used as a reminder of when to take a drug. A health care practitioner or the person can mark the drug dose and the time of day to take it and the person can mark it on a calendar. When the drug is taken, the person checks the appropriate space.
Containers that help people take drugs as instructed can be provided by a pharmacist. Daily doses for a month may be packaged in a blister pack marked with calendar days, so that people can keep track of doses taken by noting the empty spaces. Caps or stickers the same color as the tablet or capsule can be placed on each container to help people match the drug to the instructions on the container. Multicompartment medication organizers that contain compartments for each day of the week and/or for different times of each day can be used (see Drug Errors Drug Errors Drug errors are mistakes made by doctors, health care practitioners, pharmacists, and patients when drugs are prescribed, given, taken, or stored. Drug errors can make people ill and allow diseases... read more ). The person or caregiver fills the compartments on a regular basis, such as at the beginning of each week. By looking at the organizer, the person can determine whether the pills have been taken.
Containers with a computerized cap are available. These caps beep or flash at dosing time and can record how many times a container is opened each day and how many hours have passed since the last time the container was opened. Another alternative is a paging service with a beeper (available from subscriber-based telecommunications companies).