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Find how to get assistance and grants in all cities and counties listed below throughout New York, including Buffalo, New York City, Hempstead, and Brookhaven. In addition to the programs below, find organizations and charities in New York that can provide assistance with paying bills, rent, mortgages, heating costs and more. the government as well as counties provide emergency financial help to needy families.
Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) ProgramEPIC is a New York State assistance program that will help seniors pay for their prescription drugs. There are more than a quarter million people enrolled in EPIC and they are saving an average of 90 percent of the cost of their medicines. Most enrollees in this program have Medicare Part D or other drug coverage, and they then use EPIC to lower their drug and medicine costs even more by helping them pay the co-payments and deductibles that are maybe required by their other drug plan. EPIC will also help members pay for Medicare Part D premiums. Call 1-800-332-3742. Call to find additional ways to get free prescription drugs and help with health care.
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Prescription Saver Card ProgramThis is a statewide prescription drug discount card program for New York residents whose incomes are too high to qualify for Medicaid, people with disabilities, and individuals who are too young to qualify for Medicare savings. You can save between 25-40% on prescription drug prices. 1-800-788-6917.
Emergency Financial AssistanceOne of the leading non-profit agencies to contact for help is the Salvation Army. They have locations around the state. The organization may have funds for rent, utility bills, food and holiday assistance, limited gasoline vouchers, and more. Click here.
Mortgage and Foreclosure AidNew York also offers programs that can help you pay your mortgage and avoid foreclosure. Towns and counties may offer counseling and mediation services, and non-profit organizations also support New York homeowners. Read more.
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Free Legal HelpLawHelp.org/NY is the one-stop legal information portal for low-income New Yorkers. They offer numerous free services and legal advice. Learn more.
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NYS Division of Housing and Community RenewalThis program will help you locate affordable rental housing anywhere in New York State. You can drill down to a map with a list of the street address(es). This agency also provide additional information on stores, area services, hospitals, and nearby education and child care facilities.
Refugee and Immigrant Assistance (BRIA) BRIA is the single state agency that is fully responsible for the implementation of services to refugees and for the administration of programs targeted at immigrants. (518) 473-1178
Help with Telephone BillsNew York families living in poverty or that are on public assistance can get help from Lifeline or Link-Up. The programs provide discounts as well as credits on both wireless or landline phones and can also pay the deposit costs. Continue with New York telephone programs.
Programs for Elderly and SeniorsA number of locations focus their assistance on individuals who are 55 years of age or older. The office of aging centers provide resources that range from emergency financial assistance to prescription medications, health insurance, transportation, and food. Learn more on the services administered.
Credit Counseling for Bills, Mortgages, and Debts in New YorkIndividuals may qualify for free advice and debt and credit counseling. A number of government certified and approved non-profit housing and credit counseling agencies help consumers deal with unpaid debts, bills, and can provide advice on paying mortgages. Read more.
Vouchers for Paying RentThe main resource available is the HUD housing choice vouchers, which are used to subsidize a low income family's total rental costs. Other federal government assistance is for senior citizens or households with a disabled member. Click New York section 8.
Temporary Assistance (TA)TA is temporary help for needy women, men, and children. If you are unable to work, if you can't find a job in the slowing economy, or if your job does not pay enough to meet your bills, TA may be able to help you pay for your bills, expenses, and debt. 1-800-342-3009. Or learn more on the Emergency Assistance to Adults financial assistance program.
Assistance for Homeless and Eviction PreventionThe New York Bureau of Housing and Support Services, local non-profits, and county social service offices may have government grants to pay a portion of rent to stop an eviction. The homeless can access transitional housing, case management, and programs for paying security deposits. Read more.
Vouchers and Child Care SubsidiesParents that are working or seeking employment, attending job training, or in school may qualify for financial assistance for paying their child care expenses. State of New York and federal government funds are used to pay a portion of your costs. Click more details.
New York Food Banks and Distribution CentersGet information on a network of food banks and distribution centers across the state. These organizations coordinate the distribution of free food and groceries to people who need help. More on New York food banks.
Community Clinics for Health CareSeveral locations and facilities are located across New York that may be able to offer qualified individuals with either free or low cost health care. More on New York community clinics.
Families that do not have health insurance can receive medical care from government sponsored and non-profit programs. Assistance is available for a number of needs, including check ups, family health care, and medical bill assistance for children. Click New York uninsured health care programs.
Dental Assistance - If you need a facility that focuses on your dental needs, click here for information on where to get free or low cost help.
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Professor Chih-Chang Chu received his Ph.D from Florida State University, Dept. of Chemistry, Polymer Science in 1976 and B.S from Tamkang University, Dept. of Chemistry in 1968.
|Professor Chih-Chang Chu received his Ph.D from Florida State University, Dept. of Chemistry, Polymer Science in 1976 and B.S from Tamkang University, Dept. of Chemistry in 1968.currently he is working as a professor in Biomedical Engineering Program, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.He worked as a professor in the Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design,Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. He is also worked as a guest professor in Chang-Chun Institute of Applied Chemistry,Chinese Academy of Science, Chang-Chun City, China and assistant professor in the Department of Textiles and Apparel, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. He is a member of Editorial Board of The Open Biomaterial Journal,The Open Material Science Journal, Journal of Bioengineering and Biomedical Science, The Journal of Bioengineering and Informatics Sci. He received American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, College of Fellow in March 2014; State University of New York Chancellorâs Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities, May, 2009; Tamkang Chair Lectureship Award, Tamkang University, Taiwan, ROC, April, 2008; National Textile Center Director's Award on the 13th Annual NTC Conference, March 2005; National Textile Center, 3rd place award on 12th Annual NTC Conference, Charlotte, NC, Feb.10-12, 2004; Oak Ridge Associated Universities Faculty Research Program Award, 1992;National Science Council Visiting Research Specialist award, Republic of China, 1984 and British Science and Engineering Research Council Visiting Scientist award, 1982. Professor Chih-Chang Chu has over 199 publications include Referred Research Papers and Book Chapters.
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Feldco Focuses on Customer Service to Maintain Small Company Feel
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|With additional locations, Feldco has invested in a customized ERP system to help manage the details, but the management team knows that true customer satisfaction comes from employees dedicated to promoting "customer delight."
Feldco has figured out that the best cure for growing pains—and panes—is sometimes the simplest pill. As the Chicago-based replacement company has gotten bigger, adding more locations to serve more geographic areas, it has pushed harder and harder to continue to delight its customers.
Maintaining customer satisfaction through significant growth can be made easier with investments in software to track each part of the process, but it all boils down the employees, and how committed they are to making sure each and every customer is satisfied.
"It's vitally important that we never lose sight of who keeps the lights on, and that's the consumers," says Doug Cook, Feldco president. "They're also the single best lead source we have, and that's word-of-mouth."
It may seem trite to say that Feldco is surviving the economic storm by focusing on customer service, but that's really what the company is doing. In the last few years, as the company has expanded well beyond its Chicago roots into new markets like Indianapolis and Madison and Milwaukee, Wis., the management team wanted to make sure that the customers were continuing to get a small company feel from a getting-much-bigger company.
The management team explains that Feldco's year has been much like that of other window and door companies. Although the downturn has been challenging, Cook says the dealer is looking at the economic time-out as an opportunity to improve the processes it has in place to ensure customer satisfaction. "We expected lower sales so we held our powder dry," he says. "We didn't expand the marketing, we just focused on our core customers, working on our service and implementing a new ERP."
In addition to improving its technological tools, Feldco has looked for prudent opportunities to invest in employee training and new talent—all with the aim to set itself up for future growth when the market does turn. "Investment is a tricky word," Cook says. "I think you have to make wise expenditures. You have to discern the difference between needs and wants. The wants are the things you need to put on the back burner, and you should put the needs in front of you to figure out what you can get affordably. These [economic] circumstances that make it difficult to sell into also give an opportunity to retain terrific talent at a lower cost, for example. We look at our opportunities and see where we can benefit."
And for Feldco, the most important opportunities lie in the realm of managing the customer experience. "Everything we do from the very first point of contact, up to the final point where we make sure they're delighted with the experience, we do everything to make sure they're satisfied with their purchase from Feldco," Cook says.
Bernie Feld founded Feldco more than 50 years ago to sell storm windows to the Chicago area. When he retired several years ago, he transitioned the company to Cook's leadership, who continued the family-owned tradition that had grown into a thriving replacement window company. Cook and his team have stretched Feldco beyond its Chicago borders in the last few years to additional Midwest markets. But staying true to its early roots is important to the company; the additional locations and sales volume cannot come at the hands of weaker customer service, the team contends.
|From the first phone call to the final window installation inspection, Feldco employees at any of the company's locations can track customers' projects, thanks to its upgraded software.
The dealer wants each customer to still get that "small company" feel despite the additional volume and sees technology as a way to help consistently manage the important touch points. "In short, we outgrew our old system," Cook explains. "When we looked at our goals as an organization, we realized the system supporting our operations would not be able to sustain us into the future. We didn't have the horsepower in our IT infrastructure."
The way the company approached the enterprise resource planning system was to make sure that no customers feel as though their project has slipped through the cracks. "Our ERP starts with the very first point of contact," says Michael Cox, director of corporate development. "We can handle over the phone or internet more information than we ever could before. We are able to follow through with them on the entire Feldco experience. At any of our locations, you can track exactly what's happening with that customer at any point in time, period."
The technology helps Feldco make sure that what the staff is pursuing internally in terms of creating a good customer experience is actually resonating with customers. "Having that good data allows us to follow up with customers after we think the job is finished to make sure they think so too," Cox says. "If there are any outstanding follow-up issues, they get handled immediately and don't slip through the cracks.
"That's when customers become dissatisfied—when they think you've forgotten about them," he adds.
While the new, customized ERP helps manage details, the Feldco leadership asserts that it's still only one leg of the three-legged stool. Without a solid product offering and employees inspired to pursue customer satisfaction, the ERP would not stand alone as a successful solution. "We can have the best ERP in the world, but really it's the people who deliver customer service into the home," Cox says.
Feldco has come up with a system to take customer satisfaction to another level—what they call customer delight. "Most people talk in terms of customer satisfaction," Cox says. "To satisfy customers, that's one level of experience and expectations. We want to deliver a delightful experience to customers."
|All Feldco employees' compensation is tied to customer satisfaction levels, as measured by surveys sent to every homeowner at the completion of the project.
To kick customer satisfaction up a notch, Feldco fosters employee buy-in by building customer delight into all aspects of the business. "We recalibrate our employees' expectations from what might be a 'good enough' attitude, to going above and beyond," Cox says. "In these tough economic times, we've looked internally to find out what are the elements in our customer experience that we can make better and how can we get our people to do that?"
To start, Feldco ties every employee's compensation, in part, to customer satisfaction. The company has a comprehensive feedback program that includes sending a survey to every customer to rate the entire experience, Cox explains. "From the marketing they first see to the final cleanup of the windows, we have to set the expectations of employees that they need to deliver that same, consistent experience throughout."
To make sure customer delight permeates the entire organization, Feldco engages employees in off-season training. When seasonal sales slows the company's pace in the winter, employees get at least six hours of customer delight training that includes role playing and new hires go through a comprehensive orientation. "We're always training customer delight in all areas of the company," he says.
Spending this much time and energy on creating and then measuring customer satisfaction certainly helps keep its current customers happy, but it also lends itself to the all-important customer referral, Cook says. "Whenever we secure a customer, we do whatever we can to retain and please and delight that customer," he says.
While many window and door companies aim to achieve high levels of customer satisfaction, Feldco integrates the pursuit into almost everything it does. This dedication has earned the company some marketplace recognition, including a previous Window & Door magazine Dealers of the Year award for Overall Excellence in Serving Homeowners. Other accolades include an A+ grade from the Better Business Bureau and an honorable mention as one of the best places to work in Chicago by Crain's Magazine.
It seems to be resonating with customers as well. "I work for an organization whose motto is 'everything we do revolves around the customer,'" says homeowner Kelly Sather. "When I find an organization with the same mindset, I patronize that organization and even better, I recommend them when I can. This is something I will do for Feldco without hesitation."
"From the time I contacted you via email, through the final inspection of the bay and two casement windows we had installed, your people were very courteous, friendly, professional and timely," says Ernest Lindsey, another homeowner. "My wife and I are very pleased with the whole operation and have already recommended Feldco to a friend."
It's important to promote customer delight internally, but the company ultimately works for external recognition in homeowners' positive feedback. "When you get to referrals, that's the ultimate measure of a satisfied customer," Cox says. "It definitely gets into the market."
"In any industry, everybody wants to be sold," Cook contends. "Nobody says that, but at the end of the day, they want to be given a reason to buy. When someone dials our number, they're looking to be sold. It's that initial impression—you want it to be favorable. You don't always want to be selling overtly, but you want to leave a good taste in their mouth. It can be as simple as setting an appointment at a certain time and actually being there on time."
The bottom-line reason Feldco is so customer satisfaction-crazy is because, even though the company has pushed its limits for healthy growth, each customer needs to have the company's value proposition of good products, knowledgeable people and reasonable prices to sign on the dotted line. "For our value promise to be true to a customer, we need to be able to pass along the volume discounts that we earn," Cook says. "The customer only really cares about their home; they don't care that we sell a lot of windows. So how do you make that volume benefit continues as a benefit and yet make sure they don't get lost in the shuffle? It's with our system, allowing us to run our organization like a small company with that same high-touch, consistent feel."
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As soon as he appears onscreen, Jeffrey Dean Morgan's "Agent Russell" is established as a mysterious government agent from an undisclosed secret apparatus who can act extrajudiciously however he sees fit with unfettered access to government records and surveillance. He threatens and belittles our protagonists in a bizarre southern drawl with a viper-like smile that hides his true intentions... and then The Rock (I'm sorry, Dwayne Johnson as "Chief Primatologist Davis Okoye") decides that he MUST save his life during a Gorilla-induced plane crash and they immediately become BFFs. I mean, I'm sure there's some good people working in the intelligence community, but in today's day and age how did the asshole from the government who fucks with people with no oversight become the Krillin of this story? I get it though, it's not about politics, it's about making sure that a guy with a pistol sticking out of his pants and a thick Texan accent respects The Rock, and that being an asshole is cool as long as you're a cool asshole.
About halfway through the movie we learn that Davis had been deployed to countless combat missions while serving in the military and was eventually transferred to Africa on some kind of anti-poaching duty (I tried searching for any real-life basis for the Marines' "Gorillla Protection Unit" but could not find anything). In a monologue he admits to killing the poachers who had orphaned George (in self defense, the good kind of killing). Feeling sympathy for the animal, The Rock took George back to America where he taught him how to sign and the two formed a lasting bond, one that transcends the line between beast and trainer. They are two friends who have both been hurt by humanity's capacity for cruelty, trying to live with quiet dignity apart from the world that left them scarred...
Ok that's beautiful but at what point in the story did The Rock actually get a Bachelor's Degree in zoology, a Master's degree and/or Ph.D, and put in the years of field research, lab research training, and internships it takes to even get an entry-level position in this field, let alone the top position at one of the most famous and high-profile gorilla attractions in the world!? I'll even throw the movie a bone and say that there could have been a 15-year gap between the beginning of the Afghanistan War and modern day where maybe The Rock went full-ham on climbing the wildlife biology ladder, but have you even MET grad students? There's no way he'd still be jacked after all those late night cram sessions eating ramen for dinner, operating on 3 hours of sleep. Giant flying wolf? Sure. The Rock as a head scientist? I SAY THEE NAY.
There is a quite a bit of worldbuilding in Rampage to help get us from "the world as we know it" to "a world where it's possible for a Crocodile the size of an apartment building to wild out in downtown Chicago". The key actor that sets the plot in motion is the nefarious Energyne corporation, who have invested so heavily in their "Project Rampage" that they are willing to obstruct justice, acquire PMCs for their own personal usage, and even build a private space station in order to see the project to completion. The corporation takes massive losses in funding and liability, but our villains continually claim that it will all be worth it, because governments and militaries will pay a fortune for "Project Rampage". Except, you know what governments ACTUALLY pay billions for? It's not swole apes, it's Long Range Strike Bombers, logistical support and cyber security. The idea that the future of warfare is "ravenous murder wolves" and not "drones that work even on cloudy days" is genuinely hilarious. I'm trying to think of a MORE impractical military expenditure and even "life-sized Pacific Rim Jaegers" is still a more reasonable weapons system.
The geography of this movie is also pretty fascinating, as each monster starts in very disparate locations (Southern California, Northern Oregon Wyoming, and the Florida Everglades) but then they all make their way to Chicago's famous Willis (formerly Sears) Tower. What we don't get to see is how these majestic beasts made their way across the continental United States on their way to the Windy City. Did Ralph befriend a small town outcast who never fit in at school? Did George make sweet love to any of the Paul Bunyon statues that litter America's lumber centers? Many boat owners across the world dream of completing America's "Great Loop" that allows people to travel from the ocean to the great lakes through inland routes, and Lizzie does it in only a couple of days? IMAGINE THE STORIES. Three unlikely tourists making their way across the country, touching hearts, changing lives, and crushing entire families as they scream helplessly in their Ford Windstars.
It's often been a running joke that in a post Governor Schwarzenegger and President Trump world, there's literally no reason why The Rock COULDN'T be the Commander-in-Chief if he wanted the job. He's photogenic and honed his public speaking skills for decades on the wrestling circuit (where having quick wits and speaking with authority are what pays the bills). Not only that, but he speaks often about how he grew up in an impoverished household (hence the titular "7 Bucks" of his production company's name) and had to move from town to town as a kid due to his dad's wrestling career, giving him a sympathetic backstory and "roots" in several parts of the country.
Watching Rampage with this is mind is fascinating, considering how his character interacts with those around him. He's a veteran who shows deference to the authority of the military and the government (but still cracks wise about how nobody likes MPs), he's a respectful gentleman who values his female co-star but also is a watchful protector when it comes to her safety, and while he is responsible and competent, he loves laughing at George's crude Gorilla jokes like a regular guy. It's a perfect storm of what it means to be masculine in 2018, where he doesn't cry when he thinks his friend is dead, but he'll let out one hell of a manly scream while he empties a chaingun into a monster's skull. The Rock isn't the president we deserve, he's the one we've been begging for without even realizing it. Also both Reagan and Trump appeared in movies with a primate in them (Bedtime for Bonzo and The Little Rascals, respectively), so The Rock had to make sure he had that base covered.
Once the players are all set in motion, we learn that the evil Energyne corporation has secretly developed a CURE for the Rampage pathogen that will cure George and hopefully end the destruction that has befallen Chicago. But then we learn that we had been deceived, the so called "cure" won't return the animals to their proper size, merely halt the heightened aggression that seized organisms affected by the gene editing. Which is great if you need a last-minute face-turn for the big gorilla on all your movie posters, but as an actual "cure" it's weirdly terrible. If you had the technology to create unkillable SUPER-ORGANISMS without having them be filled with indiscriminate killing instincts, isn't that WAY BETTER for whatever conceivable purposes you'd need them for? Police and military units have used trained animals since domestication was feasible. Everything from war horses to bomb-sniffing dogs were valuable for humanity BECAUSE they could be trained and didn't devour everyone within chomping-distance. The idea that the "cure" for giant living weapons still involved "leaving giant wild animals running around" is silliest thing in this very very silly movie.


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The festive season is once again upon us and many of us will be preparing to spend time partying and dining with our family and friends.
If you are dreading the prospect of eating out or you you don't want to be a burden on your party host, then here are a few suggestions to make life a little easier.
- Print out a copy of Coeliac UK's handy guide - Organising a gluten-free dinner party, or direct your host to the webpage for some excellent advice on cooking gluten free and avoiding cross-contamination.
- Bring your own emergency supplies - I often turn up to dinner parties with a packet of Trufree pretzels and some Nairns gluten free oatcakes stashed away in my handbag! If your host hasn't provided any gluten free nibbles, or you're still peckish on the way home, you're well prepared!
- Offer to bring dessert. It's quite stressful planning a menu for someone with any kind of restricted diet, especially if you're not used to doing it. It it always much appreciated when the restricted dietee offers to carry some of the burden - even if they don't take up the offer.
- If you are an overnight guest supply your own gluten free breakfast (a box of Doves Farm cereal, or some Warburtons free from fruity tea cakes, for example), just in case your host hasn't thought of that.
- Remember to thank your host for all they have done for you, a wee gift goes a long way towards your invite back! Why not whip up some white chocolate rocky road?
If the worst happens and you accidentally eat gluten, I am of the opinion that it's best not to tell the cook until you're back to normal - you'll feel more level-headed then and they won't have to see quite how ill they have made you - then direct them to that Coeliac UK guide for the next time you eat at their house!


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The power of social media 🙂 A young man viewed my LinkedIn profile today because we share an uncommon surname: Crackett. I looked at his profile, recognised the name and looked him up in my tree and found that he is my 4C2R. The ancestral couple that we share are my 3rd great grandfather, William Cracket, born about 1791 in the Lowick area and his probable wife Isabella Gowans, shown on some documents as Bell Cracket, born about 1795 at Holburn in Northumberland. Since they are his 5th great grandparents that gives us the "twice removed" from the two generation difference in our relationship to them.
Tag Archives: Gowans
Looking at a problem with fresh eyes
I treated myself to a new pair of specs a couple of week ago. Perhaps they will give me some new insight into this little conundrum. I am trying to find proof of whether my theory about a Gowans connection is correct. This death certificate is for William Gowans, aged 74, who died of typhus fever at Alnwick on 12 June 1841. His death was witnessed by Eleanor Gowans. I am trying to figure out whether William was my 4th great grandfather. This hinges on whether or not my probable 3rd great grandfather William Cracket married an Isabella Gowans. If that theory is correct, then the next question to work on is whether William was her father. Paper trail for these folks in the border lands is a bit thin and so far there is nothing substantial popping up in DNA matches to say yea or nay.
Surname list update
My surname list was well overdue an update to bring it into line with my published tree. I have added 85 new names. Those which are direct line ancestors are: Brewhouse, Brown, Farside, Gowans, Harmsworth, Hutchinson, Johnson, Laidler, Mason, Milne, Moreis, Mories, Nichol, Piery, Pullen, Turnbull and Wilson.
April achievements
As April enters its last weekend I took time out from digging to reflect on what fruit this month's activities have born. Thanks to the Easter break this has been a good month for my genealogy research. Among my April achievements are:
- Birth record for 2x great grandfather William Cracket after 2 years of searching
- 3x great grandparents William Cracket and Isabel (Isabella) possibly Gowans
- Possible 4x great grandparents William Gowans and Isabella Thompson
- 4x great grandparents Gabriel Hall and Hannah Hunter (and a lead on a possible earlier wife for Gabriel)
- New contacts established with researchers that are now collaborating with me on Cracket, Hall and Webb
All in all an acceptable April accomplishment. I wonder if May with its bank holidays will prove as successful.
Theory about possible Gowans line
I have been testing out the hypothesis that since she had a son named Mark Gowans Cracket my 3x great grandmother Isabel (Isabella) Cracket may have had the maiden name Gowans and have come up with the possibility that her parents may have been William Gowans and Isabell Thompson married at Eglingham, Northumberland in 1792. I would welcome comments that either confirm or disprove this theory which you can find in more detail on my Brick Walls page under the heading "Theory about 3x great granny Cracket : need advice / confirmation"
Children of William & Isabel Cracket
I have now identified 6 children for my 3x great grandparents William Cracket and Isabel (Isabella). Places in Northumberland for their baptism and birth include Lowick, Kyloe and Rock. Since one of the children has the middle name Gowans this gives a possible lead to follow in tracing Isabel. More information can be found on my Crackett / Cracket page.
(This is the catch-up post for Friday 13th April when I missed my postaday. I am not caught up for all the days I missed due to the Easter period and hope to keep up the tempo of posting daily from now on.)


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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re:Linux driver
From: Chris Muth (muthchris_at_quantumsingularity.cc)
Date: 2003-01-21
It depends on what you mean by "hotplug".
If you unmount the jukebox, it will then be safe to unplug the usb.
BTW; the AJB[R] works well with Knoppix <http://knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html>
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This week's App of the Week is SideCar, the community ridesharing service that connects people who need rides with drivers who have extra space in their cars. It works via apps on Android and iPhone/iPad.
SideCar recently expanded to Seattle from its original market of San Francisco. Andru Edwards of GearLive.com, our guest on this week's GeekWire radio show and podcast, explained the app on the show. (Listen below.)
The company vets drivers using video interviews. They're not professional licensed cab drivers, and they could very well be your neighbor. The company describes it as "spontaneous carpooling." People who use the service pay what they want for the ride, using the app. The driver gets to keep 80 percent.
As my colleague John Cook mentioned during the show, it's part of a trend of apps that create a market for excess capacity in people's lives, whether it's extra space to sit a dog for the weekend or an extra room in your house.
Andru also mentions RelayRides, which is another spin on car sharing, but it lets people use your car when you're not there, like a crowdsourced ZipCar. John joked that he's thinking about using RelayRides so someone will take his 1992 Honda Accord and never come back.
Here's the audio of this week's segment:
Editor's note: Sidecar is a sponsor of the upcoming GeekWire Gala.


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QUICK LINKS: Women's All-Region | Men's All-Region
Hammett received the award for the 400 meter hurdles, Kelly for the heptathlon, and Myers for the shot put.
Hammett (Evans, Ga.) set two new school records this season for the 400 meter run and the 400 meter hurdles. She was a Peach Belt All-Conference selection and competed in 28 events total with 17 top-five finishes and 24 top 10s.
Kelly (Augusta, Ga.) was named Peach Belt All-Conference after taking third in the heptathlon at the PBC Championships. She saw action in 34 events on the season and recorded 20 top-five finishes while winning three events. Kelly also holds the new school record in the heptathlon, high jump, and triple jump.
Myers (Niceville, Fla.) impressed in her rookie campaign and was named Peach Belt All-Conference after carding third in the shot put. Myers set the school record for the shot put this season and competed in 10 events total. She had seven top-10 finishes for Augusta.
A total of 621 women from 147 institutions made up the 925 women's USTFCCCA All-Region honors.
Seven programs boasted 20 or more women's All-Region honorees, led by Grand Valley State's 25. Pittsburg State and Nova Southeastern each posted 24, followed by Southern Connecticut (23), Adams State (22), Southern Wesleyan (S.C.) and Wingate (20).
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Burma frees ethnic Karen rebel leader
One of the leaders of the Karen rebel group in Burma has been released, days after being given a 20 year sentence for treason.
Mahn Nyein Maung is a senior figure in the Karen National Union (KNU) and was arrested last year.
A spokesperson for the KNU says he will now be sent back to Thailand.
Burma's government says the KNU is illegal, but signed a preliminary ceasefire agreement with the group in January.
It has recently held initial peace talks with other armed ethnic minority groups to try to put an end to decades of tension in the country.
Kyi Mint, Mahn Nyein Maung's lawyer, told the Reuters news agency his client is "expected to take part" in new peace talks between the KNU and the government in April.
The Karen National Union has been fighting the central government since Burma's independence from Britain six decades ago.


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Pop Copenhagen: Mikkel Ankersen Kristensen and Kasper Henriksen
Words Pernille Hammershøj
Pop Copenhagen: Mikkel Ankersen Kristensen and Kasper Henriksen
What are your hopes for the AW18 season?
Well, we're approaching 10 years since we branched out from parties to clothing, and we've recently put that original clever link between music and parties and clothing back in focus. So our hope in terms of CIFF AW18 is to meet some new exciting retailers that wanna be part of telling that story. We've seen a lot of new great stores popping up across Europe lately, and we hope to get acquainted with some more in Copenhagen. Maybe sparks will fly.
Are you visiting other fairs internationally? And what is the benefit of being part of a fashion fair in Copenhagen?
We show with our old friends at SEEK in Berlin, because we do a lot of business with our southern neighbours, and we show at CIFF so that buyers making the trip here looking for Danish fashion have a chance of discovering us. I'd say that's the benefit of showing in Copenhagen: it's more positioned. It's like, if you're a baker on Store Kongensgade and a customer walks in, the odds are in your favor that the customer wants a 'Danish'
What is the best thing about having a stand at CIFF?
I'd say it's a close call between that jungle we've got going on next to our stand and then the mix of brands at our area 'Style Setters', which is really the most spot-on of all the fairs we've visited. Plus our old friend Dj Flip is doing a great job directing the music ?
What creates the sparkle in the partnership between the two of you, Kasper and Mikkel?
What can we say, we're the best of friends, but more so; we're brothers, and we're in this thing together. POP is our band, you know, it's our Rolling Stones; our pursuit of dreams, adventure, and accomplishment. We're like night and day in some areas but ultimately we have the same goals in life and with our brand. Also, we share a super similar taste and enthusiasm in music, movies, design and other aesthetic diversions. And that shared enthusiasm is really what sparkled the beginning of POP. We had to create SOMETHING together. That unfolded first as a party, then as many parties, and then this fashion business. Who know's what's up in another ten years.


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What This Blog is About
Cis is the Voice Director of The Royal Shakespeare Company. Her profound work and deep appreciation of the human spirit has affected diverse communities all over the world.
Will take you to my current work.
This blog is dedicated to the belief that the overall health of a community or organization is a clear reflection of their ability to communicate.
"Cada cabeza es un mundo" - Cuban proverb
"Every head is a world"
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Communicaton and Implementation
A consistent theme through my work is to understand how communication has changed in the work place. Seems odd to even suggest that a category as fundamental as communication can change.
What changes is our need. And, the technology or manner that we use to communicate.
When I was a young stage manager, I had a profound experience. I had prepared an Opera House stage for one of the greatest legends in jazz. A great artist and person.
Following rehearsal, I asked the crew to rearrange some lighting, believing that I was helping this virtuoso musician . The crew responded with equal respect and gladly made the changes, even though they were not easy to complete.
Minutes before curtain, as the audience waited, I brought the pianist to the wings, ready to go on.
He looked at me and said "Sal, you moved the piano further to the center of the stage". Yes, I replied, eager to tell him of my decision to change the lights.
Sadly, he looked at me and said: "I can't walk that far without a cane and I did not want the audience to know that".
It was a lesson immediately placed in my heart, as he bravely made the journey to play the piano.
Communication and implementation are often a simultaneous event in today's work world. It is something that the customer has taught us. It simply is necessary in the kind of environment we live and work in.
The lesson I learned that night is one I am still trying to understand. Intentions can be good and implementation complete. But somewhere, in fact always, lies that fundamental need to communicate. Often, it's about critical issues that we just don't see.
While We Were Watching the Florida Primary
California Senate Panel Rejects Health Coverage Proposal
SAN FRANCISCO — In a blow to universal health care coverage in California and possibly to its prospects nationwide, a State Senate committee on Monday rejected a sweeping plan by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that would have offered insurance to millions of uninsured residents.
The Senate Health Committee defeated the plan 7 to 1, with three abstentions, as Democrats and Republicans alike said they found it too nebulous and potentially too costly for a state facing a $14.5 billion deficit.
"This bill is not only not perfect, it is flawed," said State Senator Sheila James Kuehl, Democrat of Los Angeles and chairwoman of the committee, who voted against it.
Mr. Schwarzenegger, who had seemed resigned to the plan's defeat in recent days, sounded a determined note on what he had viewed as a major policy initiative of his second term.
"I am someone who does not give up, especially when there is a problem as big and as serious as health care that needs to be fixed," Mr. Schwarzenegger, a Republican, said. "One setback is just that — a setback."
The loss in California, the nation's most populous state and often its most influential, bodes poorly for universal health coverage, an issue that just a year ago appeared to have found its moment. Besides Mr. Schwarzenegger, the governors of two other populous states, Pennsylvania and Illinois, proposed ambitious health care plans in 2007. But in the end, nothing of national significance was passed.
Drew E. Altman, president of the Kaiser Family Foundation, which studies health policy, said the vote in California reinforced the need for action in Washington.
"California's failure, after coming so close, underscores the lesson that too many states don't have the political will or resources to reform health care on their own," Mr. Altman said. "Thus the need for a national solution."
Mr. Schwarzenegger's proposal was modeled largely on a Massachusetts plan, which requires individuals to have insurance, prohibits insurers from denying coverage on the basis of age or health, and uses government subsidies to make insurance affordable for low-income workers.
But last Wednesday, as the California Senate committee heard testimony on the bill, Massachusetts announced that spending on its health care plan would increase by $400 million in 2008, a cost expected to be borne largely by taxpayers.
Shortly after the vote, Assemblyman Michael N. Villines of Fresno, the chamber's Republican leader, praised it as a rejection of "a massive government-run health care scheme."
On the Democratic side, there were concerns about the so-called "individual mandate," which would have required all Californians to carry and pay for insurance, except those in economic hardship.
The vote comes as Mr. Schwarzenegger faces a dire financial situation and has proposed a spending cut of 10 percent for most state agencies.
Jonathan Gruber, a health economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who was commissioned to advise Mr. Schwarzenegger and the Legislature on the health proposal, said it "was pretty clearly doomed by the larger fiscal deficit."
How the California vote affects the issue's national profile remains to be seen. A New York Times/CBS News poll taken this month showed that 7 percent of those questioned thought health care was the country's most pressing problem. Over all, it ranked third after the economy and the war in Iraq.
The California bill looked to have a chance when it passed the Assembly in December. But it faltered badly in the Senate, particularly after a report from the state legislative analyst last Tuesday raised questions about its long-term financing.
Senator Darrell Steinberg, Democrat of Sacramento, was one of several to express frustration that the Legislature had failed to draft a passable bill.
"When this bill fails," said Mr. Steinberg, who abstained, "what's next?"
Jesse McKinley reported from San Francisco, and Kevin Sack from Atlanta.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Thinking About Health Care Workers - This is an older blog
Now & Then
"Our Industrial Credo was the precursor to what is known today as the Johnson & Johnson Credo. Written by General Robert Wood Johnson in 1943, the year in which the Company announced its intention to become publicly traded, Our Industrial Credo was based on Johnson's first documented statement of a company's social responsibilities, Try Reality" - J&J, Our Credo History http://www.jnj.com/our_company/our_credo_history/index.htm
I find it fascinating, that in1935, in a pamphlet titled TRY REALITY, Johnson asked his contemporary industrialists to accept what he called "a new industrial philosophy". He believed this "to be a corporation's responsibility to customers, employees, the community and stockholders".
What Do You Suppose That Pamphlet Might Suggest for Today's Reality?
In today's dynamic and often virtual workplace, how do we assure people what the original Credo required and intended for employees in our contemporary workplace?
And, who would be the "industrialists" that Johnson would speak to now?
A 1948 version of the Credo promised workers that:
"They must have a sense of security in their jobs. Wages must be fair and adequate, management just, hours reasonable, and working conditions clean and orderly. Employees should have an organized system for suggestions and complaints. Supervisors and department heads must be qualified and fair minded. There must be opportunity for advancement — for those qualified and each person must be considered an individual standing on his own dignity and merit".
I am writing this at 2 AM. Where's the Credo when I need it?
Back to the Hospital
My wife had to return to the hospital a second and third time since December 23rd. A different hospital than the first visit.
Bottom line:
Once again, expert and dedicated emergency room staff. However, they suffer from staffing issues, payer requirements and slow to evolve - EMR (electronic medical records).
The patients suffer as well.
1. My wife's medication in the ER was delayed by what seemed at least 2 hours. Reason: The nurse in charge had left. The nurse attending my wife had been recruited from the cardiac floor because of the ER being understaffed. The cardiac floor is not on the same computer platform as the ER. The attending nurse could not work the program. There may be legal reasons for the cardiac to be separated. However, this arrangement did not work when we needed it to work.
2. After waiting 12 hours or more to be admitted, my wife went to a room after midnight. The ER nurse (who had volunteered to stay for extra hours), simply took her to the room herself. There was no one available to transport her. Having been sleep deprived for days, part of the reason for admitting Maggie was to help her to get rest. She wound up in a room with a woman in a state of dementia who yelled and talked, rarely stopping, and had been doing so for days.
3. Medications that were ordered and confirmed 4 times in the ER were not ready or indicated when she was admitted twelve hours later. Not one meal served to her in all her stay reflected the "lactose intolerant" indication that was critical to maintaining her much needed calorie intake.
This is a very good hospital in NYC. Their medical staff is outstanding. Information flow and the the need for a business model change are clear.
ERs are businesses. This particular hospital has been mandated by its Board of Directors to break even this year. They see the need for a business model change - ( I think they do).
"They spent 3 million dollars on software upgrades this year. Why can't I connect on the same platform. I don't even know how to access the vitals from the ER triage which is down the hall" - My memory of what the cardiac nurse told me during her frustration working in the ER. "I can't do my work".
Some hospitals are innovating with EMR and integrating patient information across the board. From patient management, the doctor and the payer to create a more efficient and successful hospital stay. These hospitals are trying to do something that is not conventional in health care today. To share information, accountability and be more inclusive in an effort to work differently and achieve better results. Look for those hospitals. It will pay off when you need them.
In business, we have learned the hard way, to understand usability testing, tool development based on what communities of practice need, and when to challenge the best advice of consultant applications.
Emergency care is a business.
Here's an interesting article on businesses and health care. It's not necessarily on point directly for what I have been discussing. However, it's obvious, that hospitals cannot do this alone. That re-engineering is a concept that must be dynamic in this arena. Without communication and stuck in silo and specialty practice behaviors, the incentive to communicate is not always there.
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/117/next-can-ceos-cure-cancer.htmlHealth care and communication. The continuing issue.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Useful Information on Health Care
It's important that I not seem naive or negative about my comments on health care today. We are all in this together and the health care workplace is in need of not only change, but support.
One long time nurse and teacher (while she was describing her own health crisis and how her students became her help) said to me:
"Health care workers need to know that they are cared for too".
This information was sent by a colleague.
The mission of the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) is
to inform policy makers and private decision makers about how local
and national changes in the financing and delivery of health care
affect people. HSC strives to provide high-quality, timely and
objective research and analysis that leads to sound policy decisions,
with the ultimate goal of improving the health of the American public.
For example:
Saturday, January 5, 2008
I Am on the Side of the Health Care Professional
I firmly believe that we have a nation of health care professionals whose skills and intentions are not fully understood or implemented in our current system.
Ask a doctor how deeply the current payer system inhibits their use of knowledge and experience. And, take a closer look at why dedicated workers' morale is at issue.
There are great areas of innovation in our system however, and this is encouraging. Mass General's Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine for example. http://www.mbmi.org/about/whoweare_staff.asp
I am no expert. That is the point. Let's work to allow the experts to practice, support younger minds to develop and patients to become more articulate and accountable.
This week's New England Journal of Medicine announcement that one is safer to have a heart attack in an airport or hotel rather than a hospital is an example of speed to react. Communication within hospitals is a major issue.
We cannot pretend that our system is "the best in the world" when it is not. The study focuses on equipment. Tools, whether they are technology based or mechanical are meant to carry out our intentions.
Communication and ease of transferring knowledge and information is fundamental. Electronic Medical Records require a significant cultural change and business transformation. While there is all this discussion regarding privacy, it was difficult to transfer the records of my wife's emergency stay in one hospital to her doctors and the hospital where the surgery occurred. Turns out to be a fax permission form that had no security really and a burdonsome process for action.
"Most hospitals rely on traditional defibrillators, which can be more cumbersome and time-consuming, and usually require a doctor. But newer defibrillators, which cost about $500 each and can be found in many airports and hotels, are much faster and easier to use. Because they are fully automated, the machine decides whether a shock is needed, and quickly administers it — so that anyone can use it quickly."
One article I read about this study suggests that Casinos are safer places to have a heart attack than a hospital. Casinos always communicate. They literally and figuratively almost always know where their money is at any time. It is no surprise that they can respond to a heart attack faster than a hospital can.
PS: The hospital where my wife had the surgery that seems to have resulted in a pneumonia called today to see how she is doing. Today is January 5th. The surgery was December 21st. They had no idea of what had occurred and how she needed to be treated at another hospital in emergency. In spite of having visited the surgeon several days ago and informing him on December 26th. Normally, this hospital calls one day after the surgery.
When I asked the surgeon if this kind of pneumonia was common during surgery he said "it is very common, well not very common".
My question to him is: How are you measuring what is common? You have not reported this to your hospital. Where is the data to support your response. What seems common to me, is lack of communication and consistent reporting of incidents.
New England Journal of Medicine heart attacks in hospitalshttp://www.abcnews.go.com/WN/story?id=4080507&page=1
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Friday, January 4, 2008
It Always Hits Home
My wife, after having a fairly routine outpatient knee surgery on Dec. 21st, found herself on Dec. 23rd in an ambulance.
There is still confusion but the consensus seems to be that during the surgery she suffered pneumonia from what is called an aspiration.
The staff effort in the emergency room was diligent. There were other complications and they were able to sort out what was going on with expertise and understanding. However, I also had to work with them to make certain that they did not make quick assumptions to what might be a more complicated scenario.
Interesting, that when I apologized to the nurse for my assertiveness on arrival when I noticed a certain dismissive summary too quickly from two staff members, the nurse actually thanked me.
"I was proud of what you said to the admitting team. They needed to hear it and they will treat her differently now".
The short of it is that communication from this strong ER effort to other staff members was awful. Some verbatim that I heard.
"When I go to get the labs, sometimes I take the pictures myself because they are asleep up there" - Resident Doctor
"This used to be a really good hospital. It's not anymore" - Nurse
"That's not the right dosage. I am supposed to write that prescription" - Doctor upon discharge who had participated in the ER.
"We will keep her in the ER for as long as possible, because she will not get the same care once she goes upstairs (admitted)" - Nurse and long time employee
These are only a few of the morale, implementation and work routine hazards we experienced.
It goes deeper. Guarantees to connect and exchange information with my wife's primary doctors was never done.
I did find staff sleeping when they were on specific assignment to caring for the patient. Yet, there was never a question about the motivation or commitment of the health care workers. Something more dense is affecting their ability to perform.
We are all needing to help this situation.


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Florida Gators
Homicide investigation at home of former Gators now Giants DB Janoris Jenkins
Trouble has always seemed to find former Gators-now New York Giants defensive back Janoris Jenkins, and now the trouble has gone to the highest level.
This with news on Tuesday afternoon that authorities in New Jersey are at Jenkins home, where a dead body has been found. Authorities in Bergen County have confirmed that the body is not Jenkins, but that there is a homicide investigation underway.
TMZ was first to report the details including that Jenkins is apparently in Florida right now.
Dead Body Found at Home of NFL Star Janoris Jenkins, Cops Investigating https://t.co/6TH5xN5ZPC
— TMZ (@TMZ) June 26, 2018
The former Florida Gator star defensive back, who was part of the National Championship team in his freshman year of 2008, signed a massive contract with the Giants two years ago. He received $62 million over five years that included nearly $29 million guaranteed with a signing bonus of $10 million.
Jenkins lived up to that contract in year one with three interceptions, 18 passes defended and a Pro Bowl selection as the Giants made the playoffs. However, during their dismal 2017 season, Jenkins played in only nine games. And, he was actually suspended for failing to show back up in October after the Giants bye week. He eventually went on injured reserve with what New York said was an ankle injury.
Back to the homicide investigation, Bergen County authorities say that a worker discovered the dead body in the basement of the home Tuesday morning. The victim was identified Tuesday night as 25 year old Roosevelt Rene, who is a music producer and friend of Jenkins. Rene had apparently been staying in the $500,000 home for some time with members of Jenkins' family.
NFL Network and NFL.com insider Mike Garafolo updated the cause of death of Rene from his sources late Tuesday afternoon:
Per law enforcement sources, police are investigating a possible strangulation/suffocation as the cause of death in the case of the body found at Giants CB Janoris Jenkins' home.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) June 26, 2018
Jenkins representatives when reached by TMZ, had no comment. Neighbors told CBS2 TV in New York Tuesday afternoon that Jenkins has been in Florida for the last couple of weeks, since Giants mini-camp ended.
Jenkins also had trouble that ended his career at the University of Florida, when former coach Urban Meyer booted him from the program for marijuana possession charges in 2011.
Jenkins, who was a former all state defensive back at Pahokee High School, transferred to the University of North Alabama and finished out his college career. He was drafted in 2012 in the second round by the St Louis Rams and played there for four seasons.
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Gators strong finish Saturday keeps them atop our rankings
The college football regular season came to an end last week. For some, it was great, and for others, it was horrible. The Gators and UCF rolled to victories over their rivals. FIU continued their winning ways, while their rival FAU clinched the C-USA East and will be hosting the title game.
The Noles got beat down, while their other rival Miami fell flat on their face for the second week in a row. In the NFL, the Bucs were on their way too embarrassing the Jaguars before a QB change softened the blow, while the Dolphins pulled one of the stunners of the NFL season.
With all of these games to unpack, this is how the top 5 looks heading in conference championship week and week 14 of the NFL:
Florida Gators- The Gators have been the most consistent team in the state, both college, and pro. Their only two losses are against the two teams playing for the SEC Championship Game (LSU and Georgia), and both of those teams can still make the playoff.
Florida had their way with Florida State all night Saturday. Taking advantage of missed tackles and a shaky secondary, Kyle Trask threw three touchdown passes. Florida State couldn't do anything on offense aside from the opening drive, and a long Cam Akers second-half run. The 10-2 Gators will now wait to see where they are sent for a bowl game. They have an outside shot at a "New Year's Six" game, but even if they fail to gain entry, an 11-win season is still a great one.
FAU Owls- It was simple for FAU: win, and you're in. They answered the call by beating Southern Miss in the season finale, and now they are C-USA East champions. QB Chris Robinson connected with tight end Harrison Bryant for all three of his touchdowns passes in the 34-17 win. The Owl defense forced five turnovers on the way to the victory.
Next, the Owls will host West champ, UAB Saturday afternoon to decide who will win the Conference outright.
UCF Knights- The Knights ended their regular season by rolling over USF and ending the Charlie Strong era. Dillon Gabriel had 270 yards passing and two touchdowns, and WR Gabe Davis went over 100 yards again, catching both touchdowns. The Knights won't be heading to the AAC title game or a New Years' Six bowl game. A 10th win in the bowl, though, is still a good season for the Knights.
A consolation prize for them would be to draw either FSU or Miami in a bowl game for a shot at an in-state power five schools.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers- For the second week in a row, the Bucs came away victorious and both road wins were highlighted by excellent defense. They were able to knock Nick Foles out of the game at halftime for poor performance. Foles had just 93 yards passing, an interception and two fumbles.
On offense, the Bucs didn't have to do much, as Jameis Winston had no touchdowns and no interceptions. Peyton Barber was the running back who was hot, scoring twice one from 15 yards and the other a goal-line touch. The Bucs will look to make it three wins in a row and a home win this week against the Colts.
Miami Dolphins- The Dolphins, yes, the Dolphins, are in our rankings, as they pulled off one of the upsets of the season, defeating the Eagles 37-31.
Devante Parker had an explosive 159 yards receiving and three touchdowns. Ryan Fitzpatrick had 365 yards and three touchdowns.
The craziest play, however, came on fourth and goal when punter Matt Haack rolled left and shuffle passed the ball past three eagle defenders to kicker Jason Sanders.
The win puts the Dolphins at three wins, and they have three more winnable games coming up. Once looking like the sure-fire choice for the first pick, the Dolphins are sliding down the draft board towards the 3-6 range.
Florida Gators
Gators/Mullen are better version of Harbaugh/Michigan
The Florida Gators under Dan Mullen have become a better version of Michigan. One can say this based on the Gators' authoritative Peach Bowl win last year, but in fairness to the Wolverines, some of their elite defensive players skipped the bowl to prepare for the NFL Combine or Draft.
When I say that Florida – an easy winner over Florida State 40-17 on Saturday night in The Swamp – is a "better Michigan," I am not talking about the Peach Bowl last season. I am referring to a bigger picture.
Yes, Florida State is the end-of-season rivalry game for Florida. The Gators have their Thanksgiving weekend rivalry opponent figured out, unlike Michigan. You might be wondering where the comparison lies.
It's actually a simpler connection than you might think.
Michigan cannot solve the chief rival in its own conference and division. The same is true of Florida. Like Michigan and Jim Harbaugh, Florida and Mullen cannot get past the brick wall known as the Georgia Bulldogs.
Ohio State keeps winning the Big Ten East at Michigan's expense. The Buckeyes keep locking the Wolverines out of Indianapolis.
Georgia keeps winning the SEC East at Florida's expense. The Dawgs keep locking the Gators out of Atlanta.
In both cases, one side has the plainly better players. The margin of victory has been substantial the past few years. The real story is not so much the failures of the loser, but how well the winner has built a program and created a high floor.
Ohio State is enjoying a supremely prosperous period in its history, a period on par with Woody Hayes' great teams in the late 1960s and early 1970s Jim Harbaugh hasn't done as well as he possibly could at Michigan – we can criticize him for that – but Harbaugh hasn't exactly been awful, either. He has been a 9- or 10-win coach… which is not much worse than Bo Schembechler.
Michigan shouldn't be going 0-3 against Penn State, Wisconsin, and Ohio State. That is true. However, Michigan is not Texas, going 7-5. Michigan is not USC at 8-4. Michigan is not Nebraska, failing to make a bowl. Michigan is not the Florida State program which is a total mess right now.
Michigan could be so much worse.
As we consider Dan Mullen and Florida, then, the Gators are a better Michigan. They do lose to Georgia. They do fail to win their division. They do fail to play for conference championships… but whereas Michigan will not make a New Year's Six bowl this season, Florida will. Whereas Michigan failed to win 10 games in the regular season, Florida succeeded in reaching that mark.
The Gators did this largely without Feleipe Franks. They did this without Jon Greenard and Jabari Zuniga for a significant chunk of the season.
Dan Mullen coached his butt off… and yet, because Georgia is clearly better than Florida, it is easy to think the Gators are falling short.
It is no secret that Florida fans – given their first taste of sustained success by Steve Spurrier, and then a second golden era created by Urban Meyer and Tim Tebow – love winning in STYLE. The style points matter to Gator fans.
The Mullen-era teams aren't amazingly stylish. They certainly look bad against Georgia's defense. This isn't the gleaming, glowing, glorious period of conquest and domination the Spurrier or Meyer years were.
Yet, when you look at Florida State – and also at a Miami team which just lost to Florida International and Duke to close its season – the Gators don't look that bad after all. FSU and The U are 6-6 and going to Shreveport or another off-the-radar bowl location. Florida will play in a Cadillac bowl, and elite bowl, a bowl the Gators expect to play in.
Yes, Georgia is still better, just as Ohio State is relative to Michigan. Yes, division and conference titles need to be won sooner rather than later. Yet, all things considered, Florida has done well with what it has. The key is to create something better and larger, but in 2019, Dan Mullen did not fail.
He is doing a better job than Jim Harbaugh, for sure.


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Is Reggie Bush the Detroit Lions ticket to the Super Bowl? Is Bush the answer? And what about the rest of the league? The 2013 football season might seem far away, but in January of every year, 30 NFL coaches and general managers begin analyzing what they need to get their team to next year's Super Bowl. Two more coaches, and two more general managers will be thinking about how to get back to the Super Bowl in mid-February.
Trades, free agency, and the draft are the answers, but who, and why is still the question.
This off season has seen numerous changes throughout the league. Free agency is in full bloom, and the salary cap has helped create changes more abundant than usual. And we still have the draft and a trading deadline to come.
One acquisition that may make a huge difference was accomplished by the Detroit Lions. Reggie Bush left Miami for the motor city.
It's not a change that may be valuable to the Lions based on his talents alone. Making defenses react differently to Detroit's offense was the goal.
"Megatron", also known as Calvin Johnson, surpassed Jerry Rice's single season record for receiving yards in 2012 with 1,964. But his touchdown production was diminished. He only had 5 in 2012, having caught 16 in 2011. To add to his frustration, he was tackled 6 times inside the 2 yard line.
"You have to be honest if you're the defensive coordinator when we get to the red zone," said Johnson to Detroitlions.com. "Teams were able to take me away with two people last year.
"They won't be able to do that anymore because we have such dynamic players in Reggie and then we've got some other young talent that is coming up as well."
Mikel Leshoure and Joique Bell were effective runners last year, but are the "off tackle" type. Reggie Bush is a "break-away" runner, always a threat to go "all the way". Defenses will be forced to adjust to the speedy and evasive running back whenever he is in the backfield.
"Reggie has gotten a little thicker, running in between the tackles, but at the same time he hasn't lost that explosive step that he had ever since USC that everybody loved him so much for," said Johnson.
"He can make somebody miss and take it all the way and I know that's definitely why we got him – because of that playmaking ability he has."
With Matt Stafford getting the gift of another deep threat, Johnson says he expects to see the end zone more often this year.
James Turnage
Columnist-The Guardian Express


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Greg O'Brien: Data, analytics and AI on the frontline
All types of companies are embracing the data and analytics journey that JLL has been on for several years. I had a chance to hear about many examples first hand when I attended a breakfast panel meeting presented by McKinsey and Microsoft on cutting edge Artificial Intelligence and another on the impact of technology on traditional industries.
The AI panel talked about cognitive learning and gave specific examples to illustrate the promise of the technology. A leading American hospital system is using AI to augment its expertise and increase clinical trial participation for some new cancer therapies by over 30%. The result has been faster learning and a shorter time to viable therapies for patients. A Formula One racing team is using AI real time to optimize strategies that must shift during long races, resulting in more wins and identification of areas to improve the cars themselves. We can think of many ways we at JLL can leverage our talent and expertise through AI to enhance our decision making and insights for clients in the future.
The second panel discussed the practical journey of a company that has created competitive advantage in farming through the use of data, technology and analytics. It uses data to optimize crops yields for farmers and increase output per acre by matching solutions to predictions for weather and other challenges on the specific farmland.
Similar to this farming program, JLL is on a journey to increase client value, and data and analytics are increasingly part of the day-to-day business model. We are using our tools to help our clients make better decisions, and increase value for their companies and their people.
Throughout my client visits in Davos, I am constantly asked about our efforts around data, analytics and even AI. This Fourth Industrial Revolution is very much on the minds of government and corporate leaders, and they are looking to us to be a big part of their solutions around the built environment through tools like RED, PAT, Blackbird and others we will create, together.
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