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The environment team visits the anaerobic digestor that turns our food waste into biogas
"Like a stomach"… is how our guide, Alan, describes the anaerobic digestion process that is used to break down our food waste into biogas, liquid fertilizer and nutrient-rich compost.
Standing next to the tall, twin vessel AD (anaerobic digestion) plant operated by TEG in Glenfarg, on the border of Fife and Perth and Kinross councils, I listen as Alan elaborates. He explains how organic matter – our potato peelings and plate scrapings – are broken down by anaerobic bacteria under controlled temperatures in much the same way food is processed in our stomachs. If the AD plant is not 'fed' properly (eg, with food waste with too high a carbon content) the process will be disrupted. Yes, I get it, like a stomach!
It takes only 60 days for food waste to be processed in this way starting from the time of collection at recycling points across the University of St Andrews, to the electricity generated and sent straight to the grid by using the biogas to power a generator. With the anaerobic process monitored and controlled to produce a constant supply of 40-65% rich CH4 (methane) gas, which would otherwise have escaped from a landfill site if not recovered, our food waste is being utilised as a clean energy resource. Now that's impressive!
Here at the University we've been composting our raw (uncooked) food waste in a small in-vessel composter, affectionately known as "Hamish", since 2007. Now, as of January 1st 2014, TEG's AD plant processes the remaining food waste from our student catered halls, our retail outlets and delivered catering in special green collection bins. This is in line the with the Waste Scotland regulations that stipulate all businesses must recycle food waste produced, prepared or distributed in excess of 50 kg per week by catering units.
TEG's massive twin-chambered AD plant is rather unique. Designed to collect a wide range of food waste – including meat products – TEG was the 1st plant licensed for operation after the foot & mouth scandal which saw much stricter legislation come into effect in 2003. Since then, TEG has been well underway converting the food we chuck out into useful natural bi-products. These include nutrient rich compost and liquid fertiliser for use by local farms, as well as biogas for generating electricity.
We visited the site in early January to see exactly how an anaerobic digestion system works.
The process begins when food waste is collected here in St Andrews by special food waste collection vehicles. The food waste then travels a mere 26 miles to TEG's plant located in Glenfarg at the edge of Fife where it undergoes de-packaging and pre-treatment. This is when any unwanted plastic, metal, or other non-food materials are screened and sent through their own recycling systems. At this point, it is absolutely crucial that any non-food items are kept out of the AD process. Glass, cutlery and fabric clothe are notable offenders that can severely damage the pre-screening machinery – ever more reason to make sure we only dispose of food waste in the correct collection bins!
After pre-screening is complete the food waste enters two large containers where the anaerobic digestion process occurs. In this oxygen-less environment, food waste is churned around in a digestive "soup", where it is broken down by natural bacteria and releases gases that rise to the surface. These gases are then collected and stored in an expandable gas holder for later use as fuel for powering an electric generator.
The "soup" which is still inside the anaerobic containers is then pumped through a pasteurisation system and separated into dry and wet components. Dry components are mixed with garden waste and aged as nutrient-rich compost. Wet components are stored as liquid biofertiliser and sold to local farms as an alternative to petrochemical fertilisers.
In the end, the nutrient and calorific values of ordinary food waste is converted into three highly useful products without producing any further environmentally damaging outputs. No further pollution or un-used waste sent to landfill. Now that is worth being excited about!
It's sobering to remember that this process all begins back home in our kitchens and halls of residence. We can improve this cycle of reusing food waste in a local, environmentally friendly way by following these 3 simple reminders.
- Think before you toss out uneaten food. Can this be used as leftovers for tomorrow's lunch? Do I need to plan my portion sizes smaller?
- Plan before you shop. Don't buy too much before you can reasonably eat it before the sell by date.
- Read directions. Please, please, please only put food waste into the food waste bins! Take a closer look at the instructions for what can and cannot be place in the bins, and ask if your uncertain.
For more information about reducing food waste and healthy cooking visit Love Food Hate Waste, Transition UOSA Cooksmarter and Fife Diet websites.
For more information relating to the recycling facilities provided at the University, please visit our waste and recycling pages.


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The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe.
RAYS 5, Orioles 4 (boxscore)
THE GOOD: James Loney. Loney only saw two pitches, but he made the most of the second pitch, ending the game with a walk-off home run…Wil Myers. The Rays got a little lucky when Alexi Casilla's head hit the knee of the outfielder forcing him to drop the ball, but once again it was Myers driving in two key runs, tying the game in the 7th inning. If Myers is on the bench for any game with the playoffs still on the line in the final week my head might explode…The Bullpen. The Rays have 500 relievers in the bullpen right now, so that allowed Joe Maddon to play matchups over the last 4.2 innings and it worked. After Wesley Wright relieved Chris Archer and walked the only batter he faced, the next five relievers faced 18 batters, gave up just 5 hits and a walk and did not allow a run. And they did it by throwing strikes and getting ahead. Of those 18 batters, the bullpen threw 12 first-pitch strikes.
THE BAD: The Orioles. I get that the Orioles are fighting for a playoff spot late in a tie game and they had already lost Manny Machado earlier in the game. But when Alexi Casilla's head hit the knee of Nick Markakis he was out cold for a few moments. And yet, he STAYED IN THE GAME. What sport still allows a player to be knocked unconscious and continue to play? Oh, Major League Baseball apparently.
THE TELLING: Alex Cobb was named the AL Player of the Week…James Loney did not start the game because Joe Maddon thought he looked tired…With Tim Beckham making his first big league start at second base Ben Zobrist started his first game in the outfield in 40 games…The Rays are now 87-69 with a 1-game lead over the Indians and a 2-game lead over the Rangers. If the Rays go 3-3 in the final six games, the Rangers would have to go 6-0 to pass the Rays.
- What made the walk-off home run even more amazing is how much James Loney has struggled against inside pitches. [ESPN]
- A visual update on the Wild Card race. [@WatchingDBulls]
- This was before yesterday's action, but here is a team-by-team breakdown of the AL Wild Card race. [ESPN]
- The Rays called up JD Martin for bullpen depth and then had to DFA him the next day to make room for Jesse Crain. While this seems cruel, and some in Durham are upset, it probably made no difference to Martin's future. The Bulls' season was over and Martin was likely to be a free agent. So instead of going straight to free agency, Martin got to wear a big league uni for a day and got paid to do it. [WDBB]
- The 15 best GIFs from week 3 in the NFL. [BI Sports]
- Greg Schiano doesn't seem to think he has enough talent to win. [JoeBucsFan]

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According to David Brooks in his op-ed "The Edamame Economy" (all quotations are from the Brooks piece unless otherwise indicated), we've shifted from "the lima bean economy to the edamame economy." Brooks views this shift as a cause for celebration, because the edamame economy makes us "significantly better off." However, the edamame economy is (at least in part) a synonym for conspicuous consumption, and its growth a consequence of rising income inequality.
Mr. Brooks asserts that (a) with newer technologies, marketers can better customize their products to specific population segments, and (b) we've entered a new age, with consumers who have much "higher levels of cultural competence." The result of these trends is the edamame economy, where consumers shift from bland lima beans to exotic edamame, and from bland hotels to mass boutique hotels. I believe that (a) is true, but I doubt that (b) is happening.
"Mass boutique hotels" have been hyper-customized to meet, for a premium price, the "psychographic profiles" of aspiring young knowledge economy workers. According to the theory of edamame economics, such "nichification" and "segmentation" produce what these knowledge consumers want: hotels that Mr. Brooks himself describes as "on one level, kind of ridiculous. They are almost invariably too dark throughout, making it hard to read. The bed is often too low. The bathroom door is sometimes a flimsy sliding shutter, sacrificing privacy for style."
Paying a premium to stay in a hotel that's "kind of ridiculous" isn't evidence of a "higher level of cultural competence." But the rise of mass boutique hotels is consistent with conspicuous consumption.
In the roaring twenties (with roaring income inequality), people frequented ridiculously luxurious hotels to make a statement that they were rich (or at least wanted people to think they were). In today's knowledge economy, people again stay in overly expensive hotels with a certain cachet because they are places to be seen. They signal that the hotel guest has money and success (or at least wants others to believe that's so).
A mass boutique hotel might provide a more luxurious experience than a Comfort Inn, which explains part of the price premium. But another part of that price premium displays that one can afford to be seen in a certain place, with certain people.
Technology has certainly made it easier for entrepreneurs to segment consumers and address specific niches. This ability to more specifically target products benefits both consumers and producers.
And eating edamame, staying in mass boutique hotels, drinking designer water, and so on are harmless ways for America's economic elite to flaunt the exclusivity that monèy can buy. But I'm not convinced this reflects a new, higher level of "consumer cultural competence" or has made us "significantly better off."
The edamame economy is a partial consequence of another trend of the last thirty years: America's rising inequality. Income inequality in the United States is now at the highest level since 1928. Since 1982, the average income of the bottom 40 percent of American households has barely changed, while the average income of the top 5 percent of American households has increased by 70 percent (all calculations in constant 2012 dollars; source: United States Census Historical Income Tables Households, H-3).
So while wealthier Americans can now eat edamame regularly, 15 percent of American households are food-insecure (that is, lacking access to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members). While knowledge workers enjoy mass boutique hotels, on any given January evening nearly 140,000 American children are homeless (living in shelters or on the street).
If you're a private-sector entrepreneur, participating in the edamame economy is shrewd: Growth in consumer spending has primarily been in the upper income groups.
But from a public-policy point of view, the rise of the edamame economy isn't a cause for celebration. It's just another consequence of rising American income inequality.
Steven Strauss is an adjunct lecturer in public policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Immediately prior to Harvard, he was founding Managing Director of the Center for Economic Transformation at the New York City Economic Development Corporation. Steven was one of the NYC leads for Applied Sciences NYC (Mayor Bloomberg's plan to build several new engineering and innovation centers in NYC), NYC BigApps and many other initiatives to foster job growth, innovation and entrepreneurship. In 2010, Steven was selected as a member of the Silicon Alley 100 in NYC. He has a Ph.D. in Management from Yale University, and over 20 years' private sector work experience. Geographically, Steven has worked in the U.S., Asia, Europe and the Middle East.


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Despite all the recent controversial research headlining media these days about diseases, parasites and viruses depleting B.C. salmon stocks, scientists still don't have a true picture of what is going on.
Twenty-five scientists from around the world, including Simon Fraser University, came to that conclusion after meeting last week at a two-day invitational scientists' think tank about pathogens and diseases in Pacific salmon. Sponsored by several interest groups, the session was part of the SFU Centre for Coastal Science and Management's Speaking for the Salmon series.
In a consensus statement issued after the session, the scientists note existing published research doesn't address how key unexplored factors affect the extent to which salmon succumb to pathogens and diseases. For example, salmon commonly host disease-causing bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites but remain disease free. Disease organism dynamics are so complex that the emergence and evolution of diseases in fish can't be readily predicted.
"Critically and unfortunately, there is little information on disease organisms in, and their effects on, wild Pacific salmon," says the report.
"We urgently need to integrate multiple scientific approaches in order to tackle the current concerns over disease in wild salmon… New technologies are providing means to discover and describe new disease organisms. However, it has proven more difficult to link specific disease organisms to health and disease, and even harder to link particular disease organisms to salmon population dynamics…
"It is time to develop new collaborative and independent infrastructures for addressing these challenges."
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- A first priority is the establishment of a transparent monitoring program of wild and farmed salmon in B.C. to determine both the presence and prevalence of a broad range of disease organisms and potential disease organisms.
- Given that most national and international evidence indicates that salmon farms have a significant chance of harming wild salmon, from individuals to populations, we must look to explicitly manage them as a disease risk for Pacific salmon.
- Canada urgently needs to create a separate entity for facilitating scientific research to provide for better management of wild fish and their habitat. This entity must be thoroughly separated from initiatives that promote economic activity.

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"Son un peligro para todo líder y toda organización, y pueden afectar a nivel individual y comunitario".
"Los líderes son susceptibles a adquirir enfermedades debilitantes, incluidas la arrogancia, la intolerancia, la miopía, la mezquindad. Cuando esas enfermedades no se tratan, la organización se debilita. Para tener una iglesia saludable, necesitamos líderes saludables".
"A través de los años, he escuchado a decenas de expertos en administración enumerar las cualidades de grandes líderes. Pero es raro que hablen claramente sobre las 'enfermedades' del liderazgo. El Papa es más directo. Él entiende que como seres humanos somos proclives a ciertas cosas, no todas nobles", sostiene Hamel y agrega que "el consejo del Papa es relevante a los líderes en todo el mundo".
«No hagáis nada por egoísmo o por presunción, sino en todo estimad a los demás por encima de vosotros».
- Cuando la persona más competente no pone sus conocimientos al servicio de otros compañeros con menos destrezas,
- Cuando sabes algo y te lo quedas para ti mismo en lugar de compartirlo de manera provechosa con los demás,
- Cuando llevado por los celos te alegras de los fracasos de los demás en lugar de ayudarles y darles ánimos.
- * ¿Me siento superior a aquellos que trabajan para mí?
- * ¿Hay un equilibrio entre mi trabajo y otras áreas de mi vida?
- * ¿Sustituyo la intimidad humana verdadera por la mera formalidad?
- * ¿Confío demasiado en mis planes y no lo suficiente en la intuición o la improvisación?
- * ¿Paso poco tiempo construyendo puentes?
- * ¿Reconozco debidamente mi deuda con mis maestros y mentores?
- * ¿Obtengo demasiada satisfacción en mis beneficios y privilegios?
- * ¿Me aíslo de mis clientes y de mis empleados?
- * ¿Reconozco los logros de los demás?
- * ¿Muestro servilismo hacia mis superiores?
- * ¿Pongo mi propio éxito por delante del éxito de los demás?
- * ¿Cultivo la alegría en mi entorno laboral?
- * ¿Soy egoísta cuando se trata de compartir los premios y las alabanzas?
- * ¿Cultivo las camarillas, o la comunidad?
- * ¿Me comporto de manera egocéntrica con los que están a mi alrededor?
Friends, these diseases are a danger for every leader and every organization, and they can strike at the individual and the community levels.
- The disease of thinking we are immortal, immune, or downright indispensable, [and therefore] neglecting the need for regular check-ups. A leadership team which is not self-critical, which does not keep up with things, which does not seek to be more fit, is a sick body. A simple visit to the cemetery might help us see the names of many people who thought they were immortal, immune, and indispensable! It is the disease of those who turn into lords and masters, who think of themselves as above others and not at their service. It is the pathology of power and comes from a superiority complex, from a narcissism which passionately gazes at its own image and does not see the face of others, especially the weakest and those most in need. The antidote to this plague is humility; to say heartily, "I am merely a servant. I have only done what was my duty."
- Another disease is excessive busyness. It is found in those who immerse themselves in work and inevitably neglect to "rest a while." Neglecting needed rest leads to stress and agitation. A time of rest, for those who have completed their work, is necessary, obligatory and should be taken seriously: by spending time with one's family and respecting holidays as moments for recharging.
- Then there is the disease of mental and [emotional] "petrification." It is found in leaders who have a heart of stone, the "stiff-necked;" in those who in the course of time lose their interior serenity, alertness and daring, and hide under a pile of papers, turning into paper pushers and not men and women of compassion. It is dangerous to lose the human sensitivity that enables us to weep with those who weep and to rejoice with those who rejoice! Because as time goes on, our hearts grow hard and become incapable of loving all those around us. Being a humane leader means having the sentiments of humility and unselfishness, of detachment and generosity.
- The disease of excessive planning and of functionalism. When a leader plans everything down to the last detail and believes that with perfect planning things will fall into place, he or she becomes an accountant or an office manager. Things need to be prepared well, but without ever falling into the temptation of trying to eliminate spontaneity and serendipity, which is always more flexible than any human planning. We contract this disease because it is easy and comfortable to settle in our own sedentary and unchanging ways.
- The disease of poor coordination. Once leaders lose a sense of community among themselves, the body loses its harmonious functioning and its equilibrium; it then becomes an orchestra that produces noise: its members do not work together and lose the spirit of camaraderie and teamwork. When the foot says to the arm: 'I don't need you,' or the hand says to the head, 'I'm in charge,' they create discomfort and parochialism.
- There is also a sort of "leadership Alzheimer's disease." It consists in losing the memory of those who nurtured, mentored and supported us in our own journeys. We see this in those who have lost the memory of their encounters with the great leaders who inspired them; in those who are completely caught up in the present moment, in their passions, whims and obsessions; in those who build walls and routines around themselves, and thus become more and more the slaves of idols carved by their own hands.
- The disease of rivalry and vainglory. When appearances, our perks, and our titles become the primary object in life, we forget our fundamental duty as leaders—to "do nothing from selfishness or conceit but in humility count others better than ourselves." [As leaders, we must] look not only to [our] own interests, but also to the interests of others.
- The disease of existential schizophrenia. This is the disease of those who live a double life, the fruit of that hypocrisy typical of the mediocre and of a progressive emotional emptiness which no [accomplishment or] title can fill. It is a disease which often strikes those who are no longer directly in touch with customers and "ordinary" employees, and restrict themselves to bureaucratic matters, thus losing contact with reality, with concrete people.
- The disease of gossiping, grumbling, and back-biting. This is a grave illness which begins simply, perhaps even in small talk, and takes over a person, making him become a "sower of weeds" and in many cases, a cold-blooded killer of the good name of colleagues. It is the disease of cowardly persons who lack the courage to speak out directly, but instead speak behind other people's backs. Let us be on our guard against the terrorism of gossip!
- The disease of idolizing superiors. This is the disease of those who court their superiors in the hope of gaining their favor. They are victims of careerism and opportunism; they honor persons [rather than the larger mission of the organization]. They think only of what they can get and not of what they should give; small-minded persons, unhappy and inspired only by their own lethal selfishness. Superiors themselves can be affected by this disease, when they try to obtain the submission, loyalty and psychological dependency of their subordinates, but the end result is unhealthy complicity.
- The disease of indifference to others. This is where each leader thinks only of himself or herself, and loses the sincerity and warmth of [genuine] human relationships. This can happen in many ways: When the most knowledgeable person does not put that knowledge at the service of less knowledgeable colleagues, when you learn something and then keep it to yourself rather than sharing it in a helpful way with others; when out of jealousy or deceit you take joy in seeing others fall instead of helping them up and encouraging them.
- The disease of a downcast face. You see this disease in those glum and dour persons who think that to be serious you have to put on a face of melancholy and severity, and treat others—especially those we consider our inferiors—with rigor, brusqueness and arrogance. In fact, a show of severity and sterile pessimism are frequently symptoms of fear and insecurity. A leader must make an effort to be courteous, serene, enthusiastic and joyful, a person who transmits joy everywhere he goes. A happy heart radiates an infectious joy: it is immediately evident! So a leader should never lose that joyful, humorous and even self-deprecating spirit which makes people amiable even in difficult situations. How beneficial is a good dose of humor! …
- The disease of hoarding. This occurs when a leader tries to fill an existential void in his or her heart by accumulating material goods, not out of need but only in order to feel secure. The fact is that we are not able to bring material goods with us when we leave this life, since "the winding sheet does not have pockets" and all our treasures will never be able to fill that void; instead, they will only make it deeper and more demanding. Accumulating goods only burdens and inexorably slows down the journey!
- The disease of closed circles, where belonging to a clique becomes more powerful than our shared identity. This disease too always begins with good intentions, but with the passing of time it enslaves its members and becomes a cancer which threatens the harmony of the organization and causes immense evil, especially to those we treat as outsiders. "Friendly fire" from our fellow soldiers, is the most insidious danger. It is the evil which strikes from within. As it says in the bible, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste."
- Lastly: the disease of extravagance and self-exhibition. This happens when a leader turns his or her service into power, and uses that power for material gain, or to acquire even greater power. This is the disease of persons who insatiably try to accumulate power and to this end are ready to slander, defame and discredit others; who put themselves on display to show that they are more capable than others. This disease does great harm because it leads people to justify the use of any means whatsoever to attain their goal, often in the name of justice and transparency! Here I remember a leader who used to call journalists to tell and invent private and confidential matters involving his colleagues. The only thing he was concerned about was being able to see himself on the front page, since this made him feel powerful and glamorous, while causing great harm to others and to the organization.
- So, are you a healthy leader? Use the Pope's inventory of leadership maladies to find out. Ask yourself, on a scale of 1 to 5, to what extent do I . .
- Feel superior to those who work for me?
- Demonstrate an imbalance between work and other areas of life?
- Substitute formality for true human intimacy?
- Rely too much on plans and not enough on intuition and improvisation?
- Spend too little time breaking silos and building bridges?
- Fail to regularly acknowledge the debt I owe to my mentors and to others?
- Take too much satisfaction in my perks and privileges?
- Isolate myself from customers and first-level employees?
- Denigrate the motives and accomplishments of others?
- Exhibit or encourage undue deference and servility?
- Put my own success ahead of the success of others?
- Fail to cultivate a fun and joy-filled work environment?
- Exhibit selfishness when it comes to sharing rewards and praise?
- Encourage parochialism rather than community?
- Behave in ways that seem egocentric to those around me?
- As in all health matters, it's good to get a second or third opinion. Ask your colleagues to score you on the same fifteen items. Don't be surprised if they say, "Gee boss, you're not looking too good today." Like a battery of medical tests, these questions can help you zero in on opportunities to prevent disease and improve your health. A Papal leadership assessment may seem like a bit of a stretch. But remember: the responsibilities you hold as a leader, and the influence you have over others' lives, can be profound. Why not turn to the Pope — a spiritual leader of leaders — for wisdom and advice?
«Tú estás sobre los Querubines, tú que has cambiado la miserable condición del mundo cuando te has hecho como uno de nosotros» (San Atanasio).


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3 Reasons Why Nurses Are More Likely to Get A Divorce
In a recent article published by Glamour Magazine, it was noted that in the year 2015, there were 16.9 divorces for every 1,000 married women of the 2,077,000 total marriages in the United States. These statistics was actually a drop from previous years divorce statistics with the decline being attributed to Americans getting married in their latter ages.
While I am not a mathematician, that equates to about 35,101 divorces in the United States for the year 2015, which is a pretty hefty number according to my account as compared to divorce rates in the mid-1900's. Moreover, I was intrigued to know that in lieu of this decline of divorces in the United States, nurses still rank one of the highest professions to seek divorce than any other profession including lawyers, allied health professionals, and even physicians according to a study conducted by Business Insider.
Why is this so? How could this be the reality for one of the most loving and caring professions that exist? Well, I think I have a pretty good sense of why this is so, even for one of the most caring and loving professions known to the world and I would like to share my top three thoughts with you from both personal and shared experiences and perspectives.
1. High Levels of Stress- Nurses are consistently placed under high levels of stress in their roles regardless of their area of nursing in which they work. We are viewed by many as superwomen and supermen and thus have a lot of expectations to live up to. This high level of expectation cause high levels of stress which unfortunately spills into our personal lives causing strife, confusion, and a disconnection between those we love including our spouses.
2. Power Struggles- Nursing is a highly respected field! This level of respect often comes with a certain level of power and this power can do one of two things. It can cause your spouse to have a sense of inferiority, which eventually leads to resistance or it can go to our heads as nurses because we use it in the incorrect manner, which again causes resistance and separation. Not to mention while we don't make an average of six figures per year as a nurse, we still make really good salaries which sometimes is more than that of male spouses of female nurses and this too can cause a level of resentment because as the male and head of household, most men want to have the sense that they are the majority provider to the household.
3. Communication Barriers- As nurses, we have been trained consistently on the importance of communication with all disciplines that are involved in a patient's care, communication with those patients that we take care of, and communication with the families of those patients that we care for. Now while this may seem and appear to be a good thing to know the importance of communication as well as doing it on a consistent basis, the questions are do we know how to communicate effectively outside of our role as nurses? Do we know how to effectively communicate with our spouses in a manner that is nurturing to our marriage vs. communicating from nurses take control perspective that is embedded in us?
While there are several other contributing factors to divorce among nurses, these are the top three in which we as nurses can do self-reflection within ourselves and assess potential interventions so that we can decrease the trend of our profession being at the top of the list of all other professions.
Living Purposefully,
Nicole Thomas, DNP(c), MSN, RN, CCM


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Mike Douglass.
Mike Douglass is the Director of the Globalization Research Center and Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Hawai'i. His research focuses on East and Southeast Asia and currently includes: livable cities; urbanization and civic space; mega-urban region dynamics; the globalization of households; and rural-urban linkages. e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Hello, today is Tag It Tuesday at My Creative Time. First off I want to say I'm sorry for the poor quality of my photos today, I had my card made and realized as we were leaving for a party that I hadn't taken my photo and quickly used my iphone to take the picture. :/
To make this tag I heat embossed my images and then watercolored the candles. Once it was dry I added the stickles and glossy accents to the flames. Super easy!
My Creative Time
Papertrey Ink Cardstock
Hero Arts platinum powder
VersaMark Ink
Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Pink Posh sequins
Ribbons and Hemp


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If you look in the mirror in the morning and you're the picture of exhaustion, the guilty culprit is usually your puffy and tired-looking eyes. Late nights and other contributors quickly take up residence under the eyes in the form of bags, sagging skin and wrinkles. Well, it's time to find out how you can revive your peepers. Here are four of the worst causes for under eye wrinkles and tired eyes - and instant solutions for fixing them:
You may love your salt-rimmed margarita cocktails but they're wrecking the condition of your skin. Twin villains salt and alcohol cause the body to retain water that leads to puffiness everywhere including under the eyes. Too much sodium in the diet is really bad for the eyes and skin in general. It not only causes puffy, tired eyes but can trigger breakouts.
According to the Mayo Clinic insufficient sleep is one of the worst causes of under-eye bags. Not getting enough sleep dilates the blood vessels under your eyes, leading to swelling and dark circles. Tip: Switch off electronic devices in the bedroom and keep your bed a restful place for sleep. Where soft eye pads to block out light and prevent tugging or pressure against delicate skin. Lavender essential oil and diffusers are great way to promote relaxation.
Although inadequate sleep is usually avoidable, growing old is not. As we age, the tissues around the eyes start to weaken. The delicate skin in the eye area grows less elastic and begins to sag, and thin leading to more prominent eye bags and droopy, crepey skin. Its in important to always wear an eye serum and eye cream around the eye area for prevention and correction. Eye serums and creams can help stimulate collagen and promote firmer skin.
Not only do you have to go easy on the saltshaker, it's best to put away the sugar bowl, too. Sugar causes inflammation all over the body, including your complexion. Because the skin under the eyes tends to be thin, any inflammation or swelling is especially noticeable in this area. Sugar also is a big cause of wrinkles and sagging skin.
Now that you can confront the four big causes, we have an additional solution that tackles tired-looking eyes instantly: Eminence's new Hibiscus Ultra Lift Eye Cream. Featuring a cooling stainless steel rollerball applicator that massages around the eye, this innovative eye cream tightens the skin under the eyes naturally and within only two minutes. Enriched with an ice wine active and hibiscus, this eye cream visibly smooths wrinkles and de-puffs tired eyes.
For longer term results and prevention team the Hibiscus Ultra Eye Cream with Neroli Eye Serum- a retinol alternative and collagen builder also firms.
For mature skins and skins already showing some signs of aging, take things a step further. For maximum results add an additional layer of anti-aging benefits with Age Corrective Lavender eye cream containing stem cells or Wild plum eye cream for those with dark circles or that need extra moisture in the eye area. Bearberry cream is a clinically proven wrinkle reducer. There are a lot of options so you can pick the right eye cream for your specific needs.


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Most unfortunately, this recipe got lost in the dark mysterious depths of our mail delivery system and we just found it. It was created and contributed by Brenda Jackson of Augusta, Georgia. Brenda writes:
"This is tasty, rich and delicious. And it's safe from salmonella and Lactose-Free. Maybe someone else can try this with Egg-Beaters or with Vitamite to make it Vegie."
Thanks, Brenda. Wish we had been able to provide it for the Christmas and the Year 2000 celebrations, but more holidays will come!
Pre-preparation: Have a very large bowl with ice and water ready for the end of cooking time!
1 quart Lactaid 100 milk
Remove pan from heat and rapidly cool in ice water bath to prevent over-cooking. Store in refrigerator.
Before serving, stir in whipped topping, and bourbon and top with dash of nutmeg.
Note: Eggs, while very nutritious, do have fat and cholesterol. You can cut some of the fat in this recipe by using reduced fat or lite whipped topping.
Do you like eggs? Here's some pros, cons and questions about two new types of eggs, and some warnings about eggs and eggnog in Eggs and Old Wives' Tales.


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Atletico Madrid Coach Diego Simeone has called in all the top names for Tuesday's Champions League trip to Roma.
Atletico Madrid squad for Roma:
Moyá, Oblak, Werner; Godin, Felipe Luis, Savic, Vrsaljko, Lucas, Juanfran, Gimenez; Thomas, Kone, Saul, Carrasco, Gabi, Gaitan; Griezman, Torres, Correa, Vietto, Gameiro
Previous meetings
- Atlético won both of the teams' only previous fixtures, posting 2-1 victories home and away in the 1998/99 UEFA Cup quarter-finals. José Mari (13) and Roberto (46) scored for Atlético in the home first leg, with a Luigi Di Biagio away goal (75) giving Roma hope for the return.
- The hosts were level on aggregate 32 minutes into the Stadio Olimpico return through Marco Delvecchio, but Juan Carlos Aguilera levelled on the night on the hour and Roberto's second goal of the tie (88) gave the Spanish club another 2-1 victory and a 4-2 aggregate success.
Match background
- Second in Serie A in 2016/17, Roma are in the group stage for a tenth time and the third in four years.
- The Italian side were beaten by FC Porto in last season's play-offs (1-1 away, 0-3 home). They got as far as the UEFA Europa League round of 16, where they were defeated 5-4 over two games by Olympique Lyonnais.
- That Porto reverse means Roma have won just one of their last seven home games in the UEFA Champions League – qualifying included – losing four.
- Roma are also without a win in six UEFA Champions League matches, home and away and including qualifying, since a 3-2 home victory over Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 4 November 2015. That is their only success in their last 15 games in the competition.
- The Serie A team's last encounter with Spanish opposition ended in a 1-0 home defeat by Villarreal CF in last season's UEFA Europa League round of 32 second leg – although Roma went through, having prevailed 4-0 in Spain.
- Roma's overall record against Spanish clubs is W10 D4 L14; at home it reads W6 D1 L7. They are without a win in three home fixtures with Liga sides at the Stadio Olimpico, since a 2-1 scalp of Real Madrid in the 2007/08 round of 16.
- Third in Spain in 2016/17, Atlético only missed out on becoming the seventh team to win all six matches in a UEFA Champions League group when they went down 1-0 at FC Bayern München on matchday six last season.
- Diego Simeone's men went on to reach the semi-finals, but a 3-0 first-leg reversal at Real Madrid proved too much to retrieve despite a 2-1 second-leg success in the last European game to be played at the Vicente Calderón.
- Atlético won two of their three away fixtures in last year's group stage, but have managed just three victories in their last nine UEFA Champions League away matches (D2 L4).
- Atlético are unbeaten in their last three trips to Italy, most recently a 0-0 draw at Juventus on matchday six in 2014/15. Their record away to Italian clubs is W4 D2 L4; overall it is W13 D3 L7.


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Thieves cash in on sprinkler systems
Someone is targeting west Omaha neighborhoods stealing an inconspicuous piece of copper and brass right off the side of houses.
What keeps your lawn green means green for thieves. A piece of your automatic lawn sprinkler system can mean quick cash for a thief willing to steal it.
Late Monday night, someone swiped Bob Maertz's sprinkler system's back-flow valve right off the side of his house.
"I was surprised and annoyed that it had disappeared," he said.
-- Video: Homeowner surprised by new copper theft
The thieves cut the pipe below the valve, and then they wiggle the copper blues from where it meets the plastic underground. It makes a lot of noise, so if your home, you should be able to hear them.
"The quicker it is, the louder it is because they are going to have some sort of power tool. If they're doing it by hand it's going to take some more time," said Scott Ostronic, of Granulawn.
Hiding your pipes might be the only way to keep criminals away.
"The landscaping around it, some kind of shrubbery or bush is going to help camouflage it," Ostronic said.
A thief might get $15 to $20 for the valve at a scrap yard, but installing a new one will cost $400.


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15 July 2012
Unite the Resistance and the National Union of Mineworkers have joined forces to call two public meetings in the North East to raise support and solidarity for the 8,000 miners on strike in Spain.
The strike to defend the miners' jobs and communities has included occupations of the threatened pits and a 250-mile march from the mining areas to Madrid. The strike has been an inspiration to other workers fighting austerity across Europe.
For many in Britain, the Spanish miners' fight is also reminiscent of the Great Miners' Strike of 1984-85 – and of the wave of solidarity from ordinary workers that sustained the miners and their families for a year.
Striking spanish miner Segundo Menendez Collar will speak at the UtR/NUM public meetings, along with NUM North East area secretary Davy Hopper and speakers from the Unite and RMT unions.
Wednesday 18 July, 7pm
Cleveland Trade Union and
Unemployed Centre, 119 Marton Road, Middlesbrough TS1 2DU
Thursday 19 July, 7pm
Royal Station Hotel, Neville Street,
Newcastle NE1 5DH
(next to central station)
>> Get flyers for the meetings
>> How you can support the striking miners


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Blueberry Jelly
Amy Alusa
Although I found this recipe on Taste of Home some time ago; it originally came from Scotland as an heirloom recipe.
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96 Servings
1 Hr 15 Min
5 Min
Stove Top
2 qtfresh or frozen blueberries
4 cwater
12 cgranulated sugar
2pouches (3 oz ea) liquid fruit pectin
How to Make Blueberry Jelly
- Place blueberries in a Dutch oven and crush slightly. Add water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook, uncovered, for 45 minutes. Line a strainer with four layers of cheesecloth and place over a bowl. Place berry mixture in strainer; cover with edges of cheesecloth. Let stand for 30 minutes or until liquid measures 6 cups.
- Pour juice back into Dutch oven; gradually stir in sugar until it dissolves. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in pectin. Continue to boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat; skim off foam. Ladle hot mixture into six hot sterilized pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight.
- Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 5 minutes. Remove jars and cool. Yield: 6 pints.
- Editor's Note: The processing time listed is for altitudes of 1,000 feet or less. Add 1 minute to the processing time for each 1,000 feet of additional altitude.
Originally published as Blueberry Jelly in Taste of Home August/September 1996, p39
About Blueberry Jelly
Course/Dish: Jams & Jellies
Main Ingredient: Fruit
Regional Style: Scottish
Dietary Needs: Vegetarian Vegan Wheat Free Soy Free


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Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn and Larry Fink, the CEO of multi-trillion dollar asset management firm BlackRock, were on a panel together at the CNBC/Institutional Investor Conference at the Pierre Hotel in New York.
The panel, which focused on activist investing, started out cordially with both investors complimenting each other and saying that they respect each other (Icahn is notorious for that).
Then it got heated (Icahn is also notorious for that).
"I think BlackRock is an extremely dangerous company...Not that Larry is dangerous...What BlackRock is doing.... What is happening is very dangerous in our markets today," Icahn said.
What is happening is the rise of structured securities that BlackRock creates, like ETFs.
Icahn said that he feels strongly that ETFs are "overpriced" and "extremely illiquid." He thinks that they are going to "blow up."
The "respect" between these two men started when Fink wrote an open letter to Wall Street criticizing activist investing. Icahn, who has been pushing for change at the companies he invests in since the 1980s, is Wall Street's most prominent activist. That's what the two men were on stage to talk about.
But instead of going on the defensive about himself, Icahn was on the offensive against Fink and BlackRock.
"I'm not blaming Larry personally. I'm blaming BlackRock. I don't blame him in the sense that he's doing something nefarious," Icahn said.
He thinks that situation is "extremely dangerous to this country."
"BlackRock sells the idea of liquidity," Icahn before taking another swipe, "It's a dumb machine. The state could do it like the g-ddamn highway."
Fink said the actual ETF process enhances liquidity.
He later added that Icahn's characterization of ETFs is "flat out wrong."
The moderator, CNBC's Scott "The Judge" Wapner, called Icahn out a few times for not being fair too.
None of that phased him. Icahn said that he told his daughter that the market is like a party bus being driven by Larry Fink and Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. That bus, he said, would spin out of control "and hit a black rock."
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Holy crap, a new blog post!
Let us rewind to the morning of November 17th. Really, really early in the morning. I ate my banana with peanut butter. Grabbed all my nutrition, yes meat pockets, along with swim gear and jumped in the truck to be carted off to certain death (okay, maybe death is too strong a word for Tempe Town Lake but whatever).
I head to my bike first because, well, I had stuff to drop off. Stuck my water bottles in their cages and pumped up my tires while avoiding eye contact with those around me so I didn't have to share my bike pump-you know when you give it to one person you'll never get it back. It's true. This is the point I head to the port-a-potty.
If you ever do an Ironman, you gotta get to the port-a-potty early because otherwise you're screwed, make a note.
Can't feel anything but nerves at this point and just doing what I'm supposed to do. Bodymarking, check. Wetsuit on, check. Toss your morning clothes bag to loved ones, check. Grab your cap and goggles and head to the gigantor TYR inflatable, check. Yeah, at this point I'm freaking out because they're going to tell me to jump in the water soon and swimming, well it just sucks. And a 2.4 mile swim sucks hard. What's going on in my head? "Don't drink the water. Don't drink the water. Don't drink the water."
Pros go off. My turn.
I get in the water plugging my nose and holding my goggles to my head, which is what smart people do so they don't lose their goggles before the swim even starts, right? Everyone is swimming and I'm squashing the minor panic attack the splashing brought on. Pretend swim to the start before the gun goes off, ha ha, at least I made an attempt to. My rule of thumb with the swim is this: No sense in getting run over. Let the people who are in a hurry swim over the top of each other so I am not on the receiving end of a black eye. You non-swimmers, you get me right?
Swim was alright. I started counting breaths. I swam straight! That never happens! The only issue I had during the swim was when some fool kept cutting me off. He was NOT swimming straight and he just wouldn't get out of the way.
Out of the water, looking particularly awesome in my wet tri suit I stop to wave at the fans and make faces for those taking pictures (that's the only explanation for the photos that were taken of me) and head to the changing tent. Where I changed. By myself. Some of those ladies must have been in pretty bad shape because they were hogging all of the volunteers.
According to my transition time I mosied to my bike and the bike mount. Hey, it was going to be a long weekend, I was conserving my energy.
On the bike. Pedal, pedal, pedal. About two miles in I realize I have to pee. My apologies to the hardcore triathletes, but no way was I "going" on my bike. Eew, just eew. I did my best to forget about that minor need. Drink water. Pedal, pedal, pedal. Up the Beeline. No wind. Lots of drafting. Drink water, eat. Pretend I don't have to pee. Smile at the nice volunteers. Down the Beeline. No wind. Lots of drafting. Drink water, eat. Smile at the nice volunteers (particularly the nice ones at Bike Special Needs who knew my name). Pretend I don't have to pee. Back into town, wave at KFC who did an excellent job making themselves known. Pretend I don't have to pee. Pedal, pedal, pedal. Up the Beeline. Wind. Drafting. Get lapped by friends. Pretend I don't have to pee. Drink water, eat. Down the Beeline. Frickin wind. Stopped at Special Needs ONLY for the bathroom (it got really hard to pretend). Smile at the nice volunteers. Back into town, wave at KFC. Pedal, pedal, pedal. Up the Beeline. Didn't see many peeps (they're all on the run course). Drink water, eat. Down the Beeline. Wind. Stupid, mean wind. Drink water, eat. Pretend that the pain in your rear end is not really that bad.
Riding a bike for any extended amount of time is painful. For me, because my saddle hates me, anything over 3 hours is excruciating. So for the duration of the second and third lap, well, it hurt.
Back into town. Throw your bike (yeah, you heard right) in the direction of the nearest volunteer and head into the change tent. Again.
I got help this time! Nice lady put my race belt on me. I forgot to change shorts (quick stop to the port-a-potty fixed that). Also, thank you Dr. Hoy for making that magical gunk.
Oh the frickin run. My head was in such good shape until I tied up my neon yellow kicks. I ran out and waved to KFC (thanks KFC!). Freaked out. Ran into some more fans (thanks fans!). Freaked out. Walked for too long. This is where I had a heart-to-heart with my self. I said, "Self, this is going to take a ridiculous amount of time to finish if you walk. Suck it up." Run 3, walk 2.Drink water, eat oranges. Mega blisters developed and were not really friendly after mile 10. Didn't they understand I had goals?! Smiled, kind of, to the KFC on the second loop. It was hard to smile when your toes have become blisters, ya know, but I did my best. Then it happened. It exploded. The blister exploded. Mile 20. Sunday, bloody Sunday. I walked. Had to have another heart-to-heart. Sounded a lot like the first one. Run 3, walk 2.
Finally, FINALLY, the finish is around the corner. Oh I ran. I ran hard. I remembered there were cameras (mostly, finisher pics show that maybe I wasn't as aware as I should have been). People in the stands are going nuts. They love me (everyone does, heh heh heh). Amazing friends catch me. Stupendous KFC spectathletes waiting for me.
15:46 clock time.
Mega thanks to those who coached me, trained with me, and listened to me whine, to the people who pushed me, cheered for me, and lifted me up. You are awesome. Let's do it again.


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Over Think Under Speak
Over Think Under Speak
24x24" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas
There is a dichotomy between thought and speech, emotion and projection, feeling and telling. Racing thoughts, ruminating notions, and uncertain actions occupy the same infinite space as a lexicon of social mores. The innumerable thoughts that surge through our minds are sifted down through a screen of what is acceptable, attractive, or unobjectionable, until a carefully curated silhouette is projected. Bite My Tongue is a visual abstraction of reticent self-criticisms, beliefs undeclared, and retorts silenced by an apprehensive mind. Take a look below to glimpse the multitude of thoughts bouncing around an anxious mind, while struggling to maintain a pristine exterior that plays nice with others. In a world short on candor and over saturated with internet flattery, don't you wonder what others really think?


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July 30, 2014
The twelve story mixed-use tower of condos and hotel units in Wynwood which reportedly the Board of Planning & Zoning wasn't a fan of, has gotten approval for rezoning.
The project should be completed by September of 2016.
The design architect for the yet-to-be-named project is Studio Dror, the firm that proposed the winning design for DawnTown's Bayfront Park design competition.
The 350,000 square foot project will include ground floor retail, 77 hotel rooms, and 165 residential units.
"The project's overall design concept reflects Wynwood's character – an industrial, artistic aesthetic with concrete, untreated wood/lumber and exposed infrastructure. The amenities throughout the building will include social spaces for events and will allow for fluid living spaces for social interactions." says the PR team for ADD Inc., the architect of record.
Source: Curbed


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Business wants more fluid access to data while IT organizations must maintain security. As the variety of access and multitude of threats to network resources and sensitive information have grown, so has the need for more flexible and automated ways to effectuate security policies, controls and enforcement. Rarely is this need more keenly felt than at the network endpoint, where people, technology, information assets and requirements for security and compliance meet most directly.
"I am the Inspector Morse of IT journalism. I haven't a clue. D'oh" - Mike Magee


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New Sponsors: SimpleCart & ThemesMODX
I'm super stoked two announce that Bert Oost from SimpleCart and Menno Pietersen from ThemesMODX have agreed to sponsoring the MODX Weekend! The goal of sponsors is to help cover the costs of the conference, but also to add more value to your experience. And that's exactly what these two awesome people are doing!
Free SimpleCart License (worth €99!)
Bert will be providing each attendee with a free SimpleCart license during the conference, worth €99 + VAT!
SimpleCart is a native e-commerce extra for MODX that lets you build webshops using tools you are already using in MODX, so you don't have to learn a new syntax. Your entire shop is managed from within the manager.
Coupon codes to claim your free SimpleCart license will be distributed during the event.
To make the most out of your free SimpleCart license, Bert is also giving a presentation! On Sunday at 14:45 in the Front-end track he will be talking about building a webshop with SimpleCart. He will also give an exclusive first look at the new 2.2 release which brings a lot of really cool new features to SimpleCart.
50% Discount on CORPO Theme
Menno recently launched his ThemesMODX themes shop and now he is sponsoring the MODX Weekend with branded water bottles, as well as giving a 50% discount on his CORPO theme!
CORPO is a multi-purpose MODX template. It is responsive, ships with 19 templates providing a wealth of layout variations and over 40 settings to manage the colors, footer contents and other theme details with ClientConfig. It's a great starting point for further customisation or having a full MODX site up in no time. It has a fully functional blog, search and more out of the box features. Check out the video below for a complete overview of the theme.
As with SimpleCart, you will also receive your coupon code to claim 50% off at the MODX Weekend in September.
If you don't have your ticket yet, grab your ticket today! With these two sponsor freebies and the free ContentBlocks license on purchase, you are now getting close to €200 in free licenses with your ticket, on top of an all inclusive package with hotel and more.


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The White House in partnership with Michelle Obama, the Peace Corps, and United States Agency for International Development has launched a new initiative called Let Girls Learn. Globally, 62 million girls are not in school, and many more are fighting to stay in school. This new initiative by the U.S. government hopes to break the cycle of poverty to get that 62 million to zero. Let Girls Learn started as a program by the USAID and it is expected to expand across different branches of government with the support of the White House. The Peace Corps will do its part by recruiting new volunteers focusing on teen girls access to education. They have also partnered with other organizations such as Girl Up, Girl Rising, and the Girl Scouts.
Contributor: Laissa Alexis


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Web Survey Bibliography
Title Are interviews costing £0.08 a waste of money? Reviewing Google Surveys for Wisdom of the Crowd projects
Author Roughton, G.; MacKay, I.
Source The ASC's 7th International Conference, 2016: Are We There Yet? Where Technological Innovation is Leading Research
Year 2016
Access date 25.10.2016
Full text PDF (1 MB)
Survey data collection costs have become so low that there have been questions as to their quality. This is in addition to low response rates; professional respondents; respondent interaction and uncertainties about self-selecting 'samples'. Some recent political polls have raised questions. The authors were curious as to whether a "Wisdom of the Crowd" approach might be an alternative. This paper looks at over 100 such surveys and reports that in five out of six cases discussed, the results from £0.08p interviews delivered results in line with known outcomes. Our results, explained in the paper, shows that such interviews are not a waste of money.
Access/Direct link Conference Homepage (Abstract) / (Full text)
Year of publication2016
Bibliographic typeConference proceedings
Web survey bibliography - Conference proceedings (259)
- Estimation and Adjustment of Self-Selection Bias in Volunteer Panel Web Surveys ; 2016; Niu, Ch.
- Shorter Interviews, Longer Surveys: Optimising the survey participant experience whilst accommodating...; 2016; Halder, A.; Bansal, H. S.; Knowles, R.; Eldridge, J.; Murray, Mi.
- Gamifying. Not all fun and games; 2016; Stubington, P.; Crichton, C.
- Are interviews costing £0.08 a waste of money? Reviewing Google Surveys for Wisdom of the Crowd...; 2016; Roughton, G.; MacKay, I.
- Observations from Twelve Years of an Annual Market Research Technology Survey; 2016; Macer, T.; Wilson, S.
- Response Rate and Response Bias in Marketing Research; 2016; Ocal, Y.; Babin, B. J.
- A Comparison of the Effects of Face-to-Face and Online Deliberation on Young Students' Attitudes...; 2015; Triantafillidou, A.; Yannas, P.; Lappas, G.; Kleftodimos, A.
- A Privacy-Friendly Method to Reward Participants of Online-Surveys; 2015; Herfert, M.; Lange, B.; Selzer, A.; Waldmann, U.
- Designing Bonsai Surveys: The small but perfectly formed survey experience to meet the needs of the...; 2015; Puleston, J.
- Advances in Intelligent Data Analysis XIV; 2015; Fromont, E., De Bie, T., van Leeuwen, M. (Eds.)
- VoQs: A Web Application for Visualization of Questionnaire Surveys; 2015; Klawonn, F.; Zhang, Xi.; Grigull, L.; Lechner, W.
- The Effects of Mixed-Mode Approach Techniques and Mode Choice on Response Rates of Hard-to-Survey Populations...; 2013; Haan, M.; Ongena, Y. P.; Aarts, K.
- The temptation of dynamic online survey questions - Should we resist it?; 2013; Dolnicar, S., Rintoul, D., Gruen, B.
- Is accuracy only for probability samples? Comparing probability and non-probability samples in a country...; 2013; Martinsson, J., Dahlberg, S., Lundmark, S.
- The effect of language in answering qualitative questions in user experience evaluation web-surveys; 2013; Walsh, T., Nurkka, P., Petrie, H., Olson, J.
- Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference: Quantitative And Qualitative Methodologies In The Economic...; 2013; Frangos, C. (ed.)
- Respondent Behavior Logging: An Opportunity for Online Survey Design; 2013; Sjoestroem, J., Rahman, M. H., Rafiq, A., Lochan, R., Agerfalk, P. J.
- Beyond Satisfaction Questionnaires: "Hacking" the Online Survey; 2013; Evans, A. L.
- Advancing the field of questionnaire translation - identifying problems, discussing methods, pushing...; 2013; Behr, D., Dorer, B., Van Houten, G
- European Values Study - methodological and substantive applications; 2013; Luijkx, R., Jagodzinski, W.
- The Impact of Culture and Economy on Values and Attitudes; 2013; Duelmer, H., Voicu, M.
- Educational attainment in cross-national surveys: instrument design, data collection, harmonisation...; 2013; Schneider, S.
- Mode Effects in Mixed-Mode Surveys: Prevention, Diagnostics, and Adjustment 1; 2013; de Leeuw, E. D., Dillman, D. A., Schouten, B.
- Measurement Invariance; 2013; Muthen, B. O., Oberski, D., Klausch, L. T., Asparouhov, T.
- The smart(phone) way to collect survey data; 2013; Stapleton, C.
- Unintentional mobile respondents; 2012; Peterson, G.
- Metering mobile usage. Insights from global Arbitron mobile trends panel; 2012; Verkasalo, H.
- Is "chapterisation" a viable alternative to traditional progress indicators ?; 2012; Spicer, R., Dowling, Z.
- An experimental investigation of the effects of noncontingent and contingent incentives in recruiting...; 2012; Lavrakas, P. J., Dennis, J. M., Peugh, J., Shand-Lubbers, J., Lee, E., Charlebois, O., Murakami, M.
- Self-administered mobile surveys; 2011; Bosnjak, M.
- Online survey research: Findings, Best practices, and future research; 2011
- Moving forward, building an ethics community (Panel statement); 2011; Kenneally, E., Stavrou, A., McHugh, J., Christin, N.
- In search of a new approach to measure newspaper audiences in Canada: The journey continues; 2011; Crassweller, A., Rogers, J., Graves, F., Gauthier, E., Charlebois, O.
- Effects of response format on requalification for recontact studies; 2011; Thomas, R. K.
- A meta-analysis of experiments manipulating progress indicators in Web surveys; 2011; Callegaro, M., Villar, A., Yang, Y.
- Blend, balance, and stabilize respondent sources; 2011; Eggers, M., Drake, E.
- Mode Effect or Question Wording? Measurement Error in Mixed Mode Surveys; 2011; de Leeuw, E. D., Hox, J., Scherpenzeel, A.
- Using a fillable PDF together with SAS ® for questionnaire data; 2010; Donald, E.
- There is an app for that! A review of smartphone apps for marketing research; 2010; Michelson, M.
- The state of online research in the U.S.; 2010; Miller, J.
- Function follows form: Effects of response format on self-reported individuals and household disability...; 2010; Falcone, A. E., Thomas, R. K.
- Address-based sampling. Merits, design & implementation, and review of field statistics; 2010; Fahimi, M.
- A framework for understanding and applying ethical principles in network and security research; 2010; Kenneally, E., Bailey, M., Maughan, D.
- Restructuring and innovations on the survey "capacity of collective tourist accommodation"...; 2010; Santoro, M. T., Staffieri, S.
- An Analyze of the Zero Price Effect on Online Business Performance - An Research Based on the Mobile...; 2010; Liu, Y., Yuan, P.
- Dealing with Nonresponse in Survey Sampling: an Item Response Modeling Approach; 2010; Matei, A.
- Web survey design and usability; 2010; Karakoyun, F., Kurt, A. A.
- Response format effects on measurement of employment; 2009; Thomas, R. K., Dillman, D. A., Smyth, J. D.
- Getting data for (business) statistics: What's new? What's next?; 2009; Snijkers, G.
- Response Mode and Bias Analysis in the IRS' Individual Taxpayer Burden Survey; 2009; Brick, J. M., Contos, G., Masken, K., Nord, R.


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• about
Johan van Kreij is a musician whose artistic output focuses primarily on improvisation and composition using electronics. He studied music at the Institute of Sonology from 1994 at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, graduating in 1998. Frequently he performs his music, both as a soloist and with other musicians.
Starting in 1998 van Kreij has participated in a long running and intensive collaboration with choreographer Ted Stoffer. This resulted in music composed to a great number of dance choreographies that were performed throughout Europe and the United States. And for more than a decade he has been active within the field of music theatre trough cooperations with Dick Raaijmakers and Paul Koek.
Another important aspect of his work is the development and realization of his own instruments. This development covers the fields of hardware—sensors and other electronics—used for gestural input, and software employing a wide range of sound synthesis models. In the role of developer, he has participated in many projects in the field of music, visual arts and architecture. Since 2001 he has been a permanent member of the teaching staff at Sonology.
Art is to the spirit what food is to the body: a necessity without which it cannot renew itself.
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How to Switch and Disconnect from Networks with Google Glass
When you leave your favorite Wi-Fi hotspot to go to another location, such as your home network, it's easy to switch to that network on your Google Glass. Follow these steps:
Tap the Settings card bundle.
Tap the Wifi Settings card.
Tap Switch Network in the resulting menu.
You see a list of the networks that Glass has detected.
Tap the name of the network you want to join.
Glass automatically disconnects you from the active open network and switches you to your selected network.
If you've already added details about a Wi-Fi network on the MyGlass website or on the MyGlass app for smartphones, you can switch to that Wi-Fi network without having to set up any other information. If you don't have information about the Wi-Fi network that Glass found, you need to set up the Wi-Fi connection.
What do you do if you don't want to be connected to a wireless network anymore? Tell Glass to forget the network by tapping the network's name in the Wi-Fi connection card and then tapping Forget on the resulting menu. When you forget a network, Glass disconnects you from the Wi-Fi connection.
It also removes this connection from memory, so if you want to connect to the network again later, you have to join the network again.


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I was in the process of making a crib quilt for a friend, however she went into preterm labor at 24 weeks and the baby did not survive.
I am looking for advice on what to do with the top.
I am hesitant to give her the quilt because the event is still very fresh and her opportunity to try again may be very limited. I thought about making her a separate quilt (lap size) and using a block from the Shyloh's quilt.
I am very blessed to never have known this type of heartache, and I don't want to cause her any additional pain
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Nick Goddard has joined Ringway as a Regional Director in the companies term services business responsible for highways work in the South of England.
Goddard has worked in senior roles in both the public and private sectors. His experience covers consulting and term commissions, as well as highways contracting and integrated highway services both in the UK and internationally.
Chris Connor, Managing Director of Ringway said: "We are delighted that Nick has joined us. Our ongoing success means that we are always looking to resource and organise the business effectively, so that we continue to deliver excellent services to our clients and their customers.
"Nick brings a wide range of highways services experience and he will work well with, and complement the skills we have within, Ringway's senior management team."
Goddard said: "It is an exciting time to be joining such a well regarded organisation as Ringway. We have a strong offering, with a number of significant opportunities on the horizon, including key contract retentions.
"As part of the wider Eurovia and Vinci Groups, we have substantial capability, resources and financial support behind us.
"Following a number of recent Ringway contract successes, this role provides me with an exciting opportunity to work with new and existing clients alike.
"I am particularly keen to further develop client relationships, help develop staff skills and competencies, and enhance service and contract performance. I am really looking forward to the challenge ahead."
Before joining Ringway, Goddard had a long and successful career with Mouchel, most recently as the role their National Director of Client Services.
Prior to that, he undertook a number of significant roles in integrated service joint ventures with AmeyMouchel and Scotland TranServ at both contract and JV Board level.
This experience culminated in Goddard developing another successful JV organisation in Western Australia where three Integrated Service contracts are now in operation.
Earlier in his career he worked in the public sector, most notably with Hertfordshire County Council.


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Monday, July 27, 2009
Voide blog moves
Welcome to the new Voide blog. I decided to move my blog from MySpace (well, the blog is going to stay there but this will be the main blog for Voide from now on). Blogger have a better toolset and system so I'll try it out and see how it works out. With this move I also decided to widen the scope of the blog from previously having been solely focused on my music I will now expand it within the boundaries of the title.
I will continue to write about my music, and speaking of my music make sure that you check out the new single by Voide that is featuring three popular tracks.
These are the tracks
1. Lazy
2. Into the Sun featuring Pixieguts
3. Traffic
Lazy is THE perfect track for relaxing and taking time to enjoy life. If you are going to listen to ONE track today make sure that it is Lazy. If you are going to listen to several tracks today, make sure that at least ONE of them is Lazy!
If you have an account on Last.fm then you can listen here: Last.fm
If you want to get a digital copy then visit any of these sites to get it NOW:
Voide Digital (BandCamp)
The hard copy CD version of the single is in production and will be available in August. iTunes, Amazon MP3 and others will feature the single late August 2009. The distributor for Voide is CDBABY.
/Dave of Voide
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Friday, September 26 7:00-9:00 PM
Two periods of zazen followed by a ceremony in which we invite Kanshin Ruth Ozeki to be our shuso for the 2014 practice period. At the close of the ceremony each person will be invited to share his/her intentions for the practice period.
Everyone is welcome, whether or not you will attend the weekend retreat.
Reception to follow. Please bring a sweet or savoury snack or a beverage to share.


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Inn & Spa Resort ) is a chic, elegant but minimalist
lifestyle hotel located within 5 minutes walking distance
from Calangute beach in North Goa. It is hotel that offers
fantastic value of your stay !!
The hotel offers a total of 47 rooms in three categories
of Classic, Deluxe & Super Deluxe Rooms.All of them are
air-conditioned with en suite bathrooms with hot / cold showers,
large spacious interiors with either a King Size Double bed,
LCD TV's, Tea/ Coffer Makers and Balconies with typical goan
sit outs.
Classic Rooms:
These are 27 comfortable rooms in the new wing with all modern
amenities. All the rooms are air-conditioned, with en suite
restrooms, tea/coffee makers, a king size double bed, lounge
chairs and with a balcony.
Super Deluxe Rooms:
The 3 Super Deluxe rooms are spacious located each on every
floor of the hotel. Each Room has one Large King Size Bed
and another Double Sofa cum Bed. These rooms can accommodate
a family of 4 persons very comfortably . Both these rooms
are air-conditioned with en suite bathrooms, hot / cold showers,
cable TV and sit out balconies.
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The 17 Deluxe Rooms are spread out on 3 floors and are luxuriously
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
A video workshop for K-5 teachers; 8 one-hour video programs, workshop guide, and Web site; graduate credit available
Workshop 1. Teaching Social Studies
Why do we teach social studies? This session focuses on the relevance of teaching social studies and discusses strategies for helping students gain a deeper understanding of social studies content. The onscreen teachers review standards and themes developed by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and view video clips from the Social Studies in Action video library to identify examples of powerful teaching and learning. Go to this unit.
Workshop 2. Teaching for Understanding
How do we plan for learning? This session focuses on the Teaching for Understanding model, a framework for unit planning developed at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The onscreen teachers use the framework to analyze unit planning in classroom videos, plan for their own social studies units, and create a pictorial timeline of U.S. history that outlines an entire year of learning. Go to this unit.
Workshop 3. Exploring Unity and Diversity
Who do we teach? Because themes of unity and diversity surface within both academic content and classroom climate, this session focuses on strategies for teaching provocative issues in social studies as well as methods of addressing a diversity of learners. The onscreen teachers examine national documents for themes of unity and diversity, explore Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, and develop a mini-lesson on immigration and citizenship. Go to this unit.
Workshop 4. Applying Themes and Disciplines
What do we teach? Working from the NCSS themes and standards, the onscreen teachers identify approaches to integrating disciplines while teaching social studies content. Classroom video segments illustrate effective strategies for teaching across the curriculum and provide an opportunity to reflect on teaching practices. The session ends with the teachers developing a lesson plan that incorporates a variety of themes and disciplines. Go to this unit.
Workshop 5. Using Resources
How can students use a variety of resources well? This session focuses on how to make the most of the resources that can be used in teaching social studies, from artifacts and primary sources to children's literature and the Internet. An adaptable mini-lesson uses children's literature to examine what constitutes a good citizen, resulting in a lively debate among the onscreen teachers. Go to this unit.
Workshop 6. Engaging Students in Active Learning
How do we engage students in active learning? In this session, the teachers examine the elements of authentic instruction and cooperative learning to identify ways of engaging students in social studies content. They review the importance of questioning in relation to higher-order thinking and explore classroom strategies to stimulate thinking and bring social studies concepts to life for their students. Go to this unit.
Workshop 7. Assessing Students' Learning
How do we know students are learning? Because assessment often provides only small snapshots of learning, this session provides teachers with a variety of tools and strategies to assess students' learning in formal, informal, ongoing, and culminating ways. The onscreen teachers analyze classroom video segments, develop criteria for assessment, and learn how to incorporate assessment strategies in a lesson on the most influential citizens in U.S. history. Go to this unit.
Workshop 8. Making Connections
How do we connect social studies to life beyond the classroom? In this culminating session, the teachers demonstrate the major concepts they've learned throughout the workshop in social studies unit presentations. Classroom video segments further illustrate effective ways of bridging social studies concepts and the world beyond the classroom, and show creative examples of teaching and learning. Go to this unit.
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May 18, 2016
from 12:30 PM to 02:00 PM
|Postdoc Centre @ 16 Mill Lane, Cambridge
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Cambridge University Press, part of the University of Cambridge, is pleased to invite Cambridge Postdocs to a series of sessions about publishing. Experienced publishers from a range of academic areas will aim to answer your questions about changes in international academic publishing, submitting journals articles and book proposals, REF criteria and peer review. They will also give practical guidance on ensuring that a submission has the best possible chance of acceptance.
These informal lunchtime sessions will be hosted by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs in the Postdoc Centre @ 16 Mill Lane. They will be 'brown bag' style (bring your own lunch), with tea and coffee provided. The first, 'Academic Book Publishing in the Humanities' takes place on 3 February. Watch out for new sessions, which will be posted on the OPDA website and PdOC Society newsletters.
To book your place, ask questions or make suggestions for themes you'd be interested in, contact:
Heidi Mulvey, Head of Community Engagement, firstname.lastname@example.com, 01223 326155.
Wednesday 18 May 2016, 12.30 – 14.00
Matt Day, Head of Open Access and Data Publishing
What you most need to know about Open Access
Increasingly these days, funders and institutions such as Cambridge University have rules and guidelines on the accessibility of publicly funded research. Open Access is a fairly simple concept that can become complex in practice. Matt will give an overview of what Open Access is and what it means for you as an author or editor of books and journals.
Matthew Day is the Head of Open and Data Publishing at Cambridge University Press. Over the course of 20 years he has worked on books, journals and scientific databases.
To book your place, contact: Heidi Mulvey, Head of Community Engagement, firstname.lastname@example.com, 01223 326155.
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Most Romantic Hotels in Lima
Oyster knows what travelers look for in their hotels. When we review properties around the world, we evaluate how every feature stacks up against the competition, from the rooms to the pools to the restaurants. So if you're planning a romantic trip and need a place to start, you've come to the right place. Take a look at our top picks for romance in Lima, and get inspired!
Country Club Lima Hotel – The Leading Hotels of the World
San Isidro, Lima, Lima Region, Peru
The historic Country Club Lima Hotel blends classic elegance with modern comfort. This 83-room property feels upscale and romantic, with classic decor, wood accents, and modern amenities such as iPod docks and flat-screen TVs. Palatial bathrooms are gorgeous, and many feature separate soaking tubs. Features here include guest privileges at the 18-hole Lima Country Club, and a small but intimate outdoor pool. There is also an excellent restaurant, Perroquet Restaurant, and the English Bar serves some of the best cocktails in Lima.
Belmond Miraflores Park
Miraflores District, Lima, Lima Region, Peru
This luxury property may be the stateliest hotel in Lima, with a wood-paneled lobby and a chic rooftop pool deck featuring amazing ocean and city views. Rooms are elegant, with royal blue upholstery, gold-toned accents, Italian sheets, flat-screen TVs with satellite channels, and rain showerheads in the marble bathrooms -- but they're not quite as luxurious as one might expect for the price. However, there's a full-service spa offering treatments with indigenous products from the Amazon, and an outstanding Japanese-Peruvian restaurant. The hotel's Miraflores location is superb, near both the enormous Larcomar mall and the beach.
The Westin Lima Hotel & Convention Center
San Isidro, Lima, Lima Region, Peru
Opened in 2011, the Westin Lima Hotel is one of the newest and (with 301 rooms) largest hotels in the city. It's located on the outskirts of San Isidro, and though its focus may be on business travelers, its upscale, resort-like feel will appeal to couples as well. The hotel features a top-notch spa, a sleek indoor pool, a large fitness center, and multiple dining options, including a chic bar and a restaurant with a popular breakfast buffet. The rooms have a mod, masculine vibe, with furniture in shades of brown, sleek lines, and modern amenities such as flat-screen TVs and iPod docks.
Sonesta Hotel El Olivar
San Isidro, Lima, Lima Region, Peru
The 134-room Sonesta El Olivar is a high-end choice in the upscale residential neighborhood of San Isidro. Aside from its safe, walkable location, the hotel stands out for its long list of on-site amenities: a fitness center, a salon, a business center with free coffee and cookies, a spacious rooftop pool, two tasty restaurants, and 24-hour room service. Rooms are large, with massive flat-screen TVs, iPod docks, minibars, and fresh flowers (a nice touch).
Antara Hotel
Miraflores District, Lima, Lima Region, Peru
The Antara Hotel is a small 27-room property with an equally small (but attractive) lobby with Spanish Colonial-style decor. Rooms are spacious with wood-burning chimeneas (some also have charming small patios) and clean bathrooms with rain showerheads (plus Jacuzzi tubs in some). The property lacks a fitness center and a pool, but it does have a spa with great treatments and salon services. Its location in the heart of Miraflores -- within walking distance of parks, shops, and restaurants -- is a big draw.
Delfines Hotel & Convention Center
San Isidro, Lima, Lima Region, Peru
The 206-room Delfines Hotel attracts mainly business travelers with its many meeting spaces and business-friendly location, but it is also a solid pick for couples. Rooms are clean and contemporary, with comfortable beds, flat-screen TVs and DVD players. For those looking to splurge, suites feature bathrooms with separate jetted tubs and sleek glass-enclosed showers. There are plenty of on-site amenities great for couples, including a fine Peruvian restaurant, a casino for nightly entertainment, a small outdoor pool, and a spa.
El Golf Hotel Boutique
San Isidro, Lima, Lima Region, Peru
The 20-room Duo Hotel, located in quiet and safe Embassy District in the exclusive neighborhood of San Isidro, is one of the city's more modern boutique options. It has a pleasant (but small) dipping pool and sundeck in the courtyard, a solid bistro on-site, and freebies such as Wi-Fi and breakfast buffet. Spacious and bright rooms have high-tech amenities and contemporary decor with pops of color. But the hotel is not within walking distance of any major tourist sights, and bathrooms need an update.
Hotel Runcu Miraflores
Miraflores District, Lima, Lima Region, Peru
For couples on a budget, this mid-range hotel just a block from the beach is a solid pick. It features clean, bright rooms with large windows, flat-screen TVs, and colorful accent walls, plus a nice patio with a small garden, and a decent restaurant. The Runcu is a small property, with no pool or fitness center, but the hotel's cheerful demeanor, as well as freebies such as breakfast and Wi-Fi, make it a good value. Note that it's on a busy street in popular Miraflores, so street noise can be an issue at times.


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Charity Stitch
Hey kids, if you are in the St. Louis metro area, mark your calendars for Sunday, Nov 4! Charity Stitch will be hosting a knit/crochet for babies charity event at the Upcycle Exchange, 11 to 5. Please bring potluck snacks. I hope you all can come and if you can't, you're welcome to drop off that day! We'll be making booties, hats, and blankets (if you're really fast!).
Also, if you are not in the St. Louis area, you can contact me on Ravelry to send any knit/crochet baby items, and I'll take them to the Charity Stitch.
Any Ravelry group members that stitch something up, can post a picture here to be entered into a drawing for a needle gauge of your choice! You must be a member of the Tangerine Design Ravelry group to be entered for a prize! I know it's a short deadline, but anything would be appreciated!