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It is a well known critique against (PDF)LaTeX in the german speaking region that LaTeX tend to mess up umlaute (äöü) by composing them by the base letter (aou) followed by a diacritic character. The causes for this are buried deep somewhere in the inner guts of LaTeX/TeX (at least for me as a dumb user). However, this can be avoided by using "T1" fonts. Therefore not a general problem and i kept promoting the usage of LaTeX for scientific writing (Theses, Papers etc.) as the way to go to my colleagues.
Then i was struck when i experienced that copying and pasting text with diacritics (in fact umlaute in a german title of a reference) from my thesis pdf, opened in preview on my mac, in my text editor (sublime edit) produced this:
Clearly wrongly encoded diacritics, which can become pretty annoying if they are somehow injected in your bibtex library… Apparently, the critics was right and my reputation was flawed. Therefore i began to investigate the problem and searched the web for hours to find a solution but everything seems to be completely right in my LaTeX source. It should simply work correctly.
Then i asked a colleague to compile a test document on Windows with MiKTex instead of TeXlive, perhaps something in my TeX distribution was broken. Surprisingly, under Windows everything was ok, even in the document compiled by me. Thus, i opened the pdf with Acrobat Reader and got this result:
The problem is somehow connected to the pdf-reader not the pdf document itself. Further investigation revealed, that Preview and Skim under OS-X messes up all three umlaute (äöü) while Acrobat reader destroys only the ü. Under windows, none of the characters are affected. I looked into the bytes of the copied text and with a refreshing of my knowledge about UTF8 (thanks wikipedia) i was able to deduce that in fact the text copied under windows contains the correct unicode characters (C3BC for "ü" in UTF8) while the text copied under OS-X contains the composite characters.
Under OS-X the exact same phenomena occurs in pdfs produced by Word or Libreoffice, which makes pretty clear that this is a general problem under OS-X which is not connected to LaTeX. I assume it has something to do with unicode normalization and the exact datatype (plain text or rich text) in the OS-X clipboard and the exact handling of the different applications of this data. For example if the text is copied to Word and than to Sublime it is not broken.
However, LaTeX is not to blame in this case.


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Matrix for Decentralizing Political Power In Liberia
By Bai M. Gbala, Sr.
Throughout the 167-year history of our nation, administrative, economic and political power had been and is rigidly centralized, controlled and dispensed from the Republic of Monrovia, Montserrado County, preserved under the doctrine of the Unitary System. This System was duly passed into law and enshrined in our Constitution, the Nation's organic law.
Also, the 167-year history was, and is, characterized by dissent, protests, up-risings and sporadic armed hostilities, due to iron-fisted, dictatorial rule by the very few – political tyranny, systematic denial of human dignity, freedom, justice, equality and basic, civil liberties that led, inevitably, to and climaxed by the April 12, 1980 Event. But that was not the end; for, the ruling group responded swiftly, with powerful military might, a historic mind-boggling plunder, destruction, human suffering and death, including massive, people displacement into refugee camps in neighboring and distant foreign lands. The rest is known, recent history and the prevailing conditions.
Then there arose a call, after the tragic nightmare of the civil war during the late 1980s, a re-introduction of the notion of decentralization, a political thought dedicated to decentralize administrative, economic and political power; a known, proven democratic system in which all eligible counties of the Republic – the administrative, political sub-divisions – shall have the right of semi-autonomous constituents of a Liberian federation – to elect their political leaders and, thereby, ensure effective/efficient delivery of socio-economic and political services. Proponents argue that decentralization presents a possible, viable option in our search for democratic, political redemption.
It was not until 2006, some 8 years later, on January 6, 2006, in her first Inaugural Speech delivered to the nation, Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, as President of Liberia, demonstrated foresight, vision, profound courage and encouragement for the future of our country, when she declared ". . . I pledge to bring the government closer to the people. The days of the imperial presidency . . . are over in Liberia . . . The Executive Mansion and 'Monrovia' will, no longer, be the only center of power . . . The people and their interests, as defined by them, will be at the very heart of our new dispensation of decentralization . . . of power" (Vol. 1 No. 1, Governance Commission Decentralization Bulletin, March 31, 2011). Indeed, these pledges of foresight and encouragement are, in fact, two of the major themes of the argument on Decentralization.
It is important to note that the President followed that pledge by formation and establishment of the national Governance Commission in 2011, a government "Think Tank", so to speak, on "Decentralization for Public Sector Reform". This action affirms decentralization as a compelling, social, economic and political need in our country at this point in time. Accordingly, the Preamble to the National Policy on Decentralization and Local Governance provides, among others, that:
1. ". . . Since 1847 and throughout the history of Liberia, governance and public administration have remained highly centralized in Monrovia and controlled mainly by institutions and structures of the central state which have not allowed adequate legal opportunities for the establishment of a system of participatory local governance".
2. "The citizens of each county shall have the power (and right) to elect the political and executive officers of the county. The following positions shall be elected:
a) Superintendent
b) Administrative District Commissioners
c) Members of the County Legislative Assembly
d) Paramount Chiefs
e) Clan Chiefs
f) Mayors of communities granted city charter, and
g) Members of city councils or assembly of communities granted city charters"
Now Comes the Ministry of Internal Affairs – No. 1 In November of last year (2014) the FrontpageAfrica newspaper reported (FrontPageAfricaonline, November 27, 2014) from Sinoe County that a "weeklong consultation sensitization exercise aimed at rationalizing the administrative structures of local government has gotten underway in the Southeast".
Indeed, as senior citizens of the isolated and forgotten Southeast, this "exercise" is welcome news, although we are left wondering about the use of the term "rationalization" of that which, we believe, to be a duty, responsibility and obligation of an on-ground, in-county gathering (research) of objective facts of the location, number and population of sub-sub & sub-structures – cities, townships, towns, villages, clans & paramount chiefdoms and administrative districts -within national sub-structures of the Counties or Political/Administrative, Regional Sub-Divisions. "Rationalization" suggests, to us, a literal, academic/intellectual application, a fudging, on-paper for statistical logic.
Add to this seemingly inappropriate descriptive terminology, the term "sensitization". Who are those, in terms of the individuals/officials to be sensitized, and the subject of sensitization? For, the facts of history regarding administration of our regional, political, administrative sub-divisions (the counties, etc.) show that there had been, and is, to this day, the profound, troubling absence or lack of policy rationalization & sensitization in the Monrovia offices of (the-then Interior Department, now the Ministry of Internal Affairs) policy-makers who crafted, continue to craft, and dispense decisions and/or policies imposed on the sub-, sub-structures and the leaders thereof.
In an article elsewhere, we reported that "our recent research shows that county administrations, nationwide, are saddled with policy contradictions and confusions due to administrative decisions and policies made and dispensed by bureaucrats sitting in Monrovia, creating more and more new sub-structures such as clan and paramount chiefdoms, townships, administrative and statutory districts, in addition to existing sub-structures created by ancient, Liberia Law governing Hinterland Liberia, without the benefit of current, research information".
We noted, for example, that there are eight (8) new sub-sub administrative districts, with newly-appointed sub-sub administrators and deputies in Grand Gedeh County (my home county), created out of, and in addition to, the main, three (3) – Tchien, Konobo and Gbarzon – Administrative, sub-Districts. Perhaps, this new approach is intended for reforms, in response to the rapid population growth and expansion; but, there are glaring overlapping of administrative authority, with unnecessary creations and duplications.
In her Annual Message delivered on January 28, 2013, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf drew national attention to this disabling condition when she observed that ". . . the challenges of the Decentralization Policy . . . the present local (in the counties) governance structures are bloated, and difficult to manage. For example, there are more than 149 cities – 33 in Sinoe (County) . . . 93 Administrative Districts; 251 Paramount Chiefs; more than 689 Clan Chiefs; 1,410 General Town Chiefs; and 250 Township Commissioners. The government has to deliver services to more than 16,000 Towns and villages. As if these statistics were not daunting enough, the boundaries of all these localities overlap, leading to confusion over jurisdiction and administrative authority . . ." (President's 2013 Annual Message, The Executive Mansion, Monrovia).
These statistics, quoted by the President of the Nation are essentially different, in numbers, than those reported from Greenville, Sinoe County, by the Honorable Minister of Internal Affairs.
Adding "insult to injury", our prevailing or on-going policy activities appear to be compounded, negatively, by participation of our friendly Foreign-Aid-Donor-Assisted Policy Advisorswho come to Liberia not only with policy instructions to "cooperate, reasonably, with the government on the ground" (no matter what – lack of reasonable policy approach, implementation, public/official dishonesty, etc.), but also, with socio-cultural and educational backgrounds at variance with and inapplicable in our African setting.
To this condition we must factor in crucial, critical infrastructural development – transport/ communication, education, light & power, water & sewer, etc. – infrastructural development that facilitates "rationalization & sensitization" but are not only woefully absent, but also, profoundly and dangerously ignored and neglected. Today, now as we speak, getting to Barclayville, Capital city of Grand Kru County, is a herculean task, while Greenville, Sinoe County, is caught in throes of massive erosion by the Atlantic, as is the City of Buchanan, Grand Bassa County. Indeed, it was, and is, this fiasco that aborted the holding of 2014, 167th National Independence Day celebrations in the Southeastern cities of Greenville, Sinoe and Barclayville, Grand Kru Counties; it was, and is, a compelling case in point.
Meanwhile, the "Honorable Senators, other important, high-profiled officials, etc., etc.", law and policy-makers from these historic towns and cities who earn fabulous salaries in addition to personal expenses borne by the tax payers, hardly visit "their homes" of origin, let alone advance/advocate for change or "transformation".
Now, December 31, 2014, the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Twelve GOL Ministries with "Decentralization Matrix"
and "De-concentration Matrix", No. 2.
Again, the newspaper FrontPageAfrica reports (FrontPageAfricaonline, December 31, 2014) that "Twelve government ministries and agencies have concluded the formulation of a De-concentration Matrix (and De-concentration Matrix) which will be used as an enabling tool for effective service delivery to citizens and residents in rural Liberiafollowing a ministerial validation of the documents". What about validation by the citizens of rural Liberia?
This announcement, a tongue-twisting mouthful, supposedly academic/intellectual/scholarly, Ivory-Tower double-talk, in fact, says nothing, does nothing and adds nothing to the National Policy on Decentralization & Local Governance.
Pray tell us, what, in our laypersons' language, is "Decentralization Matrix" or "De-concentration Matrix"? Desktop research of the Oxford English Dictionary, Google online and Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia online say that "matrix is a mold in which a thing is cast or shaped". Others provide that Matrix have numerous applications in mathematics and other sciences; but, decentralization/de-concentration of political, economic and administrative power? Perhaps, May be.
But, to us, Decentralization Matrix or De-concentration Matrix appears to be another high-sounding, academic/scholarly, fancy language designed for "you chop, they chop, I chop"; remember, Liberia's celebrated Corruption, Inc.?
On Decentralization, although we admit validity of the Governance Commission's argument for a ten-year, incremental implementation of the Decentralization & Local Governance Policy, mindful that "Rome was built not in one day", including the sordid facts of our history. But we, too, in response, argue that a journey of one thousand miles is begun by one, single step. This, in the Liberian context, demands a revisit of the Nation's Constitution for repeal/amendment of the relevant provisions, in our effort to enable and render decentralization lawful/legal. This critical, first step appears to be a problem, despite the several, extra bureaucracies created in the interest of decentralization, including a committee of high-priced attorneys/ lawyers.
Finally, in any case, we hold that Decentralization is the major, critical factor in the process of democratization of Liberia.
Therefore, we argue that as long as we hold on to and maintain the doctrine of Unitary system of our government and governance; as long as we cling, religiously, to the prevailing, rigid centralization of political power in the Republic of Monrovia; and as long as we ignore, unreasonably and ritualistically, the tried, tested and proven benefits of decentralization of political, economic and administrative power in Liberia, all efforts for democratic governance and the efficient/effective delivery of public services are doomed to failure, irrespective of the level, depth, breadth and scope of academic/intellectual excellence of Liberia's leaders/policy-makers; and that Liberia will remain a "failed state", rather than a modern, functional nation.


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By Yasmeen Abutaleb
(Reuters) - Government-funded clinical trials are under way of an improved anthrax vaccine requiring fewer doses and that has the potential to boost immunity faster, top health officials said on Monday.
The Department of Health and Human Services said it signed a 30 month, $31 million agreement with Maryland-based Emergent Biosolutions Inc to develop a vaccine that would require only two doses to confer immunity. Emergent currently has a Food and Drug Administration-approved vaccine called BioThrax that requires three doses.
Emergent's improved vaccine, called NuThrax, is an updated version of BioThrax, which has been stockpiled by the government to protect against potential bioterrorism attacks.
Research and early development of Nuthrax was funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense, which enabled it to complete early Phase I and II clinical studies. HHS will fund Phase III trials, which means the vaccine will be tested on a larger group of people to determine its efficacy and safety.
Emergent's anthrax vaccine has been used for more than a decade, but has stirred controversy. Military members complained about its side effects and Congress questioned its efficacy, noting the dosing schedule would take too long in the event of a biological attack.
The vaccine's development comes under the U.S. biodefense program, which aims to develop drugs and vaccines to protect against potential bioterror threats and public health emergencies.
"Anthrax remains a national health security threat, and we're striving to develop an anthrax vaccine that affords immunity sooner and with fewer doses," Robin Robinson, director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), an agency under HHS, said in a statement.
HHS began seeking improved vaccines after letters laced with anthrax were mailed to media outlets and U.S. senators in 2001, killing five people and infecting 17.


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Choosing A Rubber Stamp That Meets Your Needs
When you want to make an "impression" there is no better way than with a rubber stamp. You can find a rubber stamp with a great design on it that expresses your personality, or order a custom rubber stamp with your name, address or company logo on it. Rubber stamps are great for business or pleasure; they are great for kids and for executives, depending on what they are used for. Rubber stamps come in a variety of styles and choosing one over another is going to depend on the use for the stamp. ........ Read More
There are several different methods of producing rubber stamps. The most cost effective method of making rubber stamps is vulcanizing. This process involves the creation of a rubber mould into which is poured the raw rubber stamp gum. The gum is placed on top of the mould and the stamp is then formed with a press. This is a relatively cheap method of stamp creation as many stamps can be produced quickly with the one mould. The only major expense in this process is the cost of making the plate........ Read More
Incorporating Rubberstamping Into Your Scrapbooks
I started out as a stamper. I remember being amazed at how a line art drawing could produce such beautiful results. I started out simply stamping and coloring in and progressed to more advanced techniques. And then I was introduced to Scrapbooking via a home party. But I was a stamper! How could I combine the two? I began incorporating my rubberstamps into my scrapbooks and you can too. You can use rubberstamps as backgrounds, titles, decorative accents, decorative borders and any way you can ........ Read More
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If you are interested in making rubber stamps and have investigated other rubber stamp making methods you should seriously consider polymer stamp production as a serious option. What are Polymers? Tiny molecules strung in long repeating chains form polymers. Why the chemistry lesson? Well for one thing, your body is made of them. DNA - the genetic blueprint that defines people and other living things - is a polymer. Proteins and starches in the foods we eat, the wheels on our skat........ Read More
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Arsenal's new defensive signing!
Arsenal have signed Konstantinos Mavropanos. What is the info on our new signing?
Book your UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL MADRID LUXURY or budget Hotels & Packages LIVERPOOL vs TOTTENHAM June 1ST!
Arsenal have signed Konstantinos Mavropanos. What is the info on our new signing?
We've hired a new Head of Football Relations – but who is he?
Can we cope if we lose Alexis and Özil?
Sven Mislintat has joined Arsenal as Head of Recruitment – here is the lowdown on the German talent spotter.
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Mohamed Elneny, from midfield to defence?
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Arsenal go to Anfield on Sunday in our next PL fixture. Here is all you need to know….
Fans were promised change at the club, and the promise looks to have been fulfilled.
Jens Lehmann has returned to Arsenal as First Team Coach – and it is great news.


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Talked About Scene From "Service" — Will Michonne Follow Negan's Rules?
Negan might have ordered all of Alexandria to turn over their guns, but Michonne has never been one to follow orders.
In Season 7, Episode 4, "Service," Rick pleads with Michonne to surrender her gun to Negan — the same rifle she's been using to practice her shot — but it won't happen without some push back. Rick needs everyone on-board with living under Negan's rule, even Michonne.
Watch the Talked About Scene From "Service"
Ignoring Negan doesn't come without consequences, though, and Rick knows it. "If you keep it and they find it, someone dies," Rick begs Michonne.
Michonne returning the rifle might signal an understanding of how things run in Negan's world. Or she can make a stand against the Saviors…
Click here to watch the full scene and see Michonne's choice for yourself.
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Queen Sheebah on the journey to Coke Studio
Award-winning Ugandan singer and dancer, Sheebah Karungi, is on top of her game. This year she makes her debut on Coke Studio Africa, paired with Ethiopia's Asgegnew Ashko. The two will also collaborate with Tanzanian rapper Bill Nass. She recalls the journey leading up to her precious Coke Studio Africa debut.
The Struggle
At the age of 15, Sheebah left home because her mother who was a social worker could not take care of her and her siblings. She recalls: "Looking at my journey, I have come from a place I can't go back to." Sheebah felt that moving out was the best thing she could do to help her mother, and managed to go on and join a girl group. "It was one of the best girl groups in Uganda at that time and it was my dream come true." She adds: "My biggest dream was also to become a professional dancer and dance for Beyonce."
The Breakthrough
After leaving home, she would go to a place called Eden every Saturday to watch a dance group. One day she waited to meet 'The Stingers' dancing group at the changing rooms. After that incident, she got a call to join Uganda's famed girl group - Obsessions - after one of the girls dropped out and they considered her a perfect replacement.
The Determination
Sheebah asserts that she always believed in herself from day one. "I remember starting just as a dancer and people not believing in me." Today Sheebah is celebrated as one of the finest singers and dancers in Uganda and the wider East Africa. She is also the reigning Prestigious HiPipo Music Award winner for Artist of the Year and Best Female Artist. "I felt very good when I got all the recognition because they now appreciate me, but I want to break these borders. I want my music to cut across. I want to be able to perform in Ethiopia when they know me. Coke Studio Africa is just the beginning of all this."
On her Coke Studio Africa Debut
Being on Coke Studio Africa is nerve wracking she says: "but then again I get nervous every time I am going to do something that I love, so I tell myself - I am not scared." Fear is not Sheebah and at Coke Studio Africa she promises to deliver music collaborations and performances that Africa will remember. "I have been building a career to become one of the biggest artists in Africa and my Coke Studio opportunity means I am slowly getting there."


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Browsing Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of by Subject "Keep it Up!"
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Examining Racial and Ethnic Minority Differences among YMSM during Recruitment for an Online HIV Prevention Intervention Study (Springer Verlag, 2011-10-11)HIV disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minority young men who have sex with men (YMSM). HIV prevention research does not include these YMSM commensurate to their HIV burden. We examined racial and ethnic ...


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A local historian has found the bodies of 800 babies buried in a mass grave in a septic tank at next to a home for unwed mothers and their children in County Galway, Ireland. The grave was first discovered in 1971, but has not been investigated since. This is yet another example of the Catholic Church's treatment of what they called "fallen women" in Ireland. These homes were also called Magdalene Laundries. The last of these homes closed in 1996, after an estimated 30,000 women had passed through their doors.
While there are death certificates for some of the bodies, many remain unidentified. A health report of the house in 1944 reveals the deplorable conditions the children were living in. Babies were sick and children were malnourished and neglected.
The mass grave and history of the home are coming to light thanks to a local historian named Catherine Corless. Corless was writing an article for a local historical journal when she came across the death records that were made and went looking for the bodies. She then heard of how two boys were playing near the home and cracked open a slab of concrete, revealing the macabre scene. The home opened in 1930. In its first year, 60 out of 120 babies died.
Corless remembers being threatened with having to sit next to what were called the "Home Babies" if she misbehaved while attending a Catholic school nearby. The Home Babies were often ridiculed and treated as second class citizens. The Catholic Church had a stranglehold on local politics after the war, and would act unchecked in matters of morality.
Though nearly 800 skeletons were found in the mass grave, locals believe there could be more. Children were often sold to families for the US, or fostered without record. This shoddy record keeping could keep the actual number of dead children unknown. Records show that the children died of a number of causes, including starvation and tuberculosis. When the babies died, they were tossed into the unmarked septic tank on unconsecrated ground. The nuns would not even give them a proper Christian burial, and the mothers were often not told.
The home was run by the Bon Secours nuns. Some find it Ironic that bon secours, a French phrase, is translated as good relief. The sisters came to Ireland after the French Revolution, a time of religious revolution in Europe. They stood for moral turpitude in Ireland, believing that the women and children who came to live with them were damned for their sins. The nuns considered the harsh living conditions of the children and the indentured servitude of their mothers as moral penance.
The home was closed and razed to the ground in 1961, but the 800 bodies in a mass grave remained. A memorial service was held on June 1, and was attended by Philomena Lee. Lee's own story of her time in an Irish unwed mother's home and the search for her own child was recently turned into the Oscar-nominated motion picture, Philomena. Her story details her search for her own child, given up by nuns in a different home without her permission.
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In my last post I talked about how we are called to live a life of excellence. Did you know that your eternal rewards are based upon how well you live up to this?
The Bible does speak over and over again about the different levels of rewards based upon the work we perform throughout our lives.
But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.
Luke 12:48
The fact is that we are responsible for what we've received. A young Christian is not responsible for the truths that have not yet been made real to him. Someone who's been walking with the Lord for years, and ignoring His call, will receive less in the kingdom.
It's clear from Scripture that we're going to be responsible for the grace that we've been given. With a greater anointing and calling comes greater responsibility.
I've found that many believers, ministers especially, want the miracles and the big churches without the character it takes to walk uprightly before God in that kind of work. The Lord wants us to grow from the inside out. An increase in power, without a corresponding increase in character, will destroy our spiritual walk.
As a matter of fact, it's probably too late for you now. You've read too much. If you've been reading my blogs regularly, then God is going to require excellence from you and your ministry. Now that you know He's a God of excellence, and that He requires excellence in His followers, you must begin to walk in it. Read on!
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
Matthew 7:13-14
The Lord talked to His disciples about the narrow road. We like to interpret this verse as if it's merely talking about the road of salvation. Salvation is indeed the first step toward excellence. When we chose Christ, we chose a better path than that of the world.
I believe, however, that this Scripture has a broader meaning in application to the body of Christ. Very few find the walk of excellence to which we have been called. "The few;" that sounds like the definition of excellence to me – "that which goes beyond the expected or the normal."
The Lord expects us to find the narrow gate of excellence. If it were easy, everyone would be doing it.
Question: Have you made the decision to live a life of excellence before God?
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The California Constitution authorizes school districts to issue bonded indebtedness through the imposition of ad valorem property taxes upon approval of two-thirds of voters of the district who vote on the measure.
The San Pasqual Valley Unified School District ("the District") proposes to issue bonded indebtedness for construction, rehabilitation, or replacement of school facilities, including furnishing and equipping school facilities, or acquisition or lease of real property for school facilities.
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Ground-breaking technologies are empowering healthcare systems and consumers at an unprecedented rate. And, 2019 will prove no exception to this trend. With disruption in the medical world set to accelerate, which top healthcare technology trends will lead the momentum?
Deon Kotze, head of technical marketing at Discovery Health
Whether those technology entities that have healthcare's future in their crosshairs will prove to offer real customer-centricity and long-term savings through their innovations, remains to be seen. Certain technologies have proven their worth in putting patients at the centre of personalised, quality healthcare. And, three powerful technology trends will continue to do just this, in 2019.
Tele-medicine's titanic potential
Recently, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) physician Dr Adi Nadimpalli, a specialist in internal and paediatric medicine based in South Sudan, treated a pregnant woman with a likely heart valve problem. Her ultrasound images were digitally sent from South Sudan to a telemedicine doctor in Canada, a cardiologist in the US, a specialist anaesthesiologist in Paris and an obstetrician in Australia, confirming mitral stenosis. An elective C-section and tubal ligation, which saved both mother and baby girl, followed. Since 2010, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has used telemedicine to connect doctors in remote areas with more than 280 global experts, for virtual back up within minutes, 24/7. Up to 10 cases a day are dealt with in this way. Telemedicine, telehealth, or mHealth (mobile health) – remote patient diagnosis and treatment by means of telecommunications technologies – is key to treating patients with reduced access to primary healthcare.
Telemedicine has really enabled a new world of interaction between consumers and healthcare experts, bringing measurable cost efficiencies. Take, the free-to-use, Vula app, founded locally in 2014 and now the official referral system for the Western Cape Department of Health. It is also being used in five other provinces (80% in public sector, 20% private sector). Around 5,550 healthcare workers in rural areas use Vula to connect with specialists in the region, who are often located hours away. In under 15 minutes, they receive advice about whether to treat a patient locally or refer on. Vula facilitates interaction across 17 medical disciplines, helping over 300 patients a day. There's an average reduction of 31% in physical referrals, saving both time and costs for patients and the healthcare system.
Teladoc, the leading telemedicine provider in the US with a 70% share of the market, has shown a doubling in telemedicine uptake between 2013 and 2017 year on year. Though they calculate their market penetration at only 1%, virtual consultations realized a saving of around $300m to their healthcare system in 2017 alone. This means a total potential saving of $30 billion.
Global telehealth adoption is driven both by the fact that people are living longer and by the global explosion in costly, chronic diseases of lifestyle. In both contexts, telehealth fundamentally reduces barriers to communication between patients and their healthcare providers to work at preventing disease, or existing conditions, from worsening. It's estimated that virtual consultations may comprise 80% of patients' first medical contact in both Israel and parts of the USA.
Telemedicine's applications abound. Discovery Health's DrConnect app allows users to access vetted medical information through a worldwide network of over 105,000 doctors, or search a library of over five-billion doctor-created answers to common medical questions. As users pose personal medical questions, the app's AI system narrows down possible diagnoses, with advice on whether to consult a doctor, and how urgently. Patients can use the app to book virtual consultations with doctors they've seen face-to-face in the previous 12 months.
There will be continued efforts to realise telemedicine's profile in South Africa in 2019 - as we strive to define regulations governing everyday doctor-member interaction via these platforms, as well as reimbursement for remote patient-monitoring.
Cutting-edge drugs defining a new world of healthcare
Cutting-edge, targeted drugs therapies, have revolutionised the way we treat common illnesses. In fact, the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to Immunologists, Dr James Allison and Tasuku Honjo who each discovered ways to stimulate the inherent ability of the immune system to attack tumour cells. This sort of research has, since 2011, fuelled the development of various so-called immunotherapy drugs, revolutionising and personalising the care of previously untreatable cancers. During 2019, billions will continue to be invested in the development of new compounds that could form the basis of similarly life-extending or -saving drugs.
Yet, the challenge will remain providing access to these medications universally, as their high development costs mean they come to market at a premium. In 2016, 89 Discovery Health Medical Scheme (DHMS) members requiring these high-cost medicines each claimed an average of R1.4m. Compared to the R608m spent on such drugs in 2010, the scheme paid out R1.5bn in 2017 - almost a tripling in costs. The number of members claiming towards these medications has increased seven-fold since 2008 - and this trend will continue into 2019.
Big data analytics and machine learning enable greater personalisation of care for all
Forecasts suggest that by 2025, the global datasphere will grow to 163 zettabytes (ZB) or 163-trillion gigabytes - 10 times the 16.1ZB of data generated in 2016. Our increasing ability to accurately analyse new kinds of health data, means 2019 will propel us further from a one-size-fits-all approach to treatment and deeper into personalised medicine. This is due to machine learning, a facet of artificial intelligence (AI), which allows for analysis of enormous data sets from thousands of people, yielding insight applicable to predicting health risk, in a single individual.
Machine-learning is also what enables the latest Apple Watch Series 4 to detect an irregular heart rate and rhythm and send an electrocardiogram to a doctor so that high-risk patients can access timeous medical care. The watch also detects hard falls and alerts emergency services. In a world in which older people are living longer, and in which heart disease is a leading global killer, this sort of technology literally saves lives.
In 2019, Discovery Health will launch a machine-learning powered platform which, on admission to hospital, will predict a patient's risk of complications, hospital-acquired infections, future re-admissions or mortality. A good, early understanding of these risks allows for the right interventions and better outcomes.
We are also using machine learning to develop an app-based platform that will offer medical scheme members a personalised prediction of their risk for developing diabetes, hypertension or hyperlipidaemia, based on their unique health metrics. Members of the DHMS will also have access practical and specific advice - through the Discovery app - to address the underlying behaviours that are fuelling their risk, with rewards for following the individualised advice.
There will be significant volumes of data emanating from the Medical Internet of Things - wearable fitness devices and other connected health monitors. These allow for remote patient-monitoring by sending out continuous biometric data to healthcare providers. Wearable and ingestible devices can track systems as varied as gut health, heart rate, activity levels, stress and insulin levels, and more.
Globally, the world of wearables now features research into biosensing patches and digital tattoos that monitor metrics such as blood sugar levels for people with diabetes, sensor-embedded bandages, implantable and ingestible medical devices, at home vision-testing devices and even tiny tooth-mounted sensors that aim to track a person's food intake.
In summary, as public support for AI-based platforms grows, 2019's technology-driven, digitally-enabled offerings will continue to empower patients and providers alike, realising their aims to contain costs, remove bottlenecks and improve quality of care across the healthcare spectrum.
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The iconic downtown diner Little Pete's is scheduled to be torn down in order to make room for a 300 room hotel. That's right the spot that is often associated as a late night hot spot for party goers and night owls will be no more. The new proposed hotel will be the Hudson Hotel, owned and operated by the Morgan's Hotel group.
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"City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson introduced a bill Thursday that would rezone a narrow block in Center City to allow for the development of a boutique 12-story Hudson Hotel.
The block is bounded by 16th and 17th streets, Chancellor and St. James streets. It is currently home to a parking garage and, on 17th Street, the staple Center City diner Little Pete's, a nail salon, and a flower shop. Those buildings would apparently be demolished to make way for the hotel, according to representatives of Councilman Johnson's office and the City Planning Commission."
As for when Little Pete's will meet its demise, the owners expect the downtown eatery to meet the wrecking ball sometime next year. After that fans of Little Pete's will have to travel to their second location near the art museum (2401 Pennsylvania Ave.). It will be sad to see such a popular venue and a staple of Philly food go. If you recall Little Pete's was featured in our Top 5 Places Philadelphians Go to Eat Late Night.


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Erik MongrainErik Mongrain's Unusual AirTap Method Garners Nearly 4 Million Hits on YouTube
ERIK MONGRAIN'S "AIRTAP" VIDEO ON YOUTUBE HAS BEEN VIEWED nearly four million times in the two years that it has been posted. The video features the now 28-year-old Canadian guitarist with a Guild D55 in his lap, picking, stroking, slapping, tapping, pinching, and plucking the open-tuned acoustic from above with both hands, as a fusillade of notes, drones, harmonics, and percussive sounds pour forth with improvisational abandon. The popularity of "AirTap" and other videos showcasing Mongrain's unusual approach has brought him worldwide recognition—but at a cost. Like an actor who has been typecast after playing an iconic character, Mongrain struggles against being labeled "the lap-tapping guy," which is understandable given that he performs all but two songs in his repertoire with his guitar suspended from his shoulder in the conventional manner.
But whether employing lap or strap, Mongrain's technical approaches and musical aesthetic place him squarely alongside Don Ross, Preston Reed, Andy McKee, Kaki King, and other alumni of the post-Michael Hedges school of both-hands-on-deck virtuosity. Like his stylistic compatriots, Mongrain elicits sounds from every inch of his instrument using all conceivable means—but unlike most of them, his initial passion was fueled by '90s era grunge and metal rather than the previous decade's new acoustic movement, as indirectly evidenced in the intensity of his playing.
On his sophomore release, Equilibrium [Prophase], Mongrain expands the concepts he developed on his debut album, combining his diverse techniques more subtly and expressively, and pairing with bassist Michael Manring (who worked extensively with Hedges) and synthesist Bill Plummer on several tracks. Mongrain has also produced four instructional videos for iVideosongs, and provided music for Everest: A Climb For Peace and other films.
Have you studied music formally?
I took some basic music courses in high school, but I didn't learn anything. Everything I know I've learned on my own from listening to recordings, and from watching better players and trying to mimic what they were doing. Style-wise, I learned a lot by watching and listening to Michael Hedges. I also played a lot of Bach and other classical music for a while, and that affected my technique, as well.
What led you to develop your lap-tapping technique, and are you still using it?
I began lap-tapping about ten years ago. I was walking the streets in Montreal when I saw a guy doing it, and I decided to try it out, mostly because I was busking at the time and I thought it would be a good way to stop more people and make more money. But I haven't composed any lap-tapping pieces in years, and I only play maybe one song that way in a full live show. I'm focusing on all the other techniques right now, though I may decide to revisit playing that way in the future if I need those sorts of sounds and textures.
Since you were playing that way originally, do you find that people have that expectation?
I've never played that way exclusively. It just happened that the song that everyone liked on YouTube was played that way. There are only two lap-tapping songs on my first album, and none on my new one, though I can understand how people mistakenly got that impression after the video had been seen so many times.
Do you ever use thumbpicks or fingerpicks?
No, I can't stand them. Thumbpicks in particular just get in the way. Also, my thumb is fairly stiff, and won't bend at the same angle that many guitarists' thumbs do, so I tend to do more thumping and popping with it than regular picking, like a bassist might. I do use acrylic nails—but only on the thumb and index finger, because the nails on the other fingers never break.
So, you use both the flesh and the nail of your thumb?
I'd say its half flesh and half nail for most of the songs. But it's all nail when I'm doing straight fingerpicking on songs like "The Silent Fool" or "Interpretation," and I use mostly flesh on songs like "Equilibrium," where I'm thumping and popping, because the right-hand movement is fairly steady and there's no room to get the nail in correctly.
Is it fair to say that you don't use your pinky very much?
That's right. I've never felt like I've needed to use it, and when I do it is mostly for show. If I want to do a trill or tremolo on one string I just use my thumb, index, middle, or ring fingers. I'd like to learn some flamenco techniques, though, so my pinky might come more into play at some point. I'm interested in the way that they strum and do the percussive parts at the same time.
Describe your primary guitars.
Two years ago, I met a luthier from Michigan named John Kingslight. I had him build a guitar exactly to my specs, and that's what I've been playing exclusively for the past eight months. It has an Adirondack spruce top, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, and a custommade pickup system that combines a Sunrise magnetic pickup with a Fishman gooseneck microphone. I played a Rainsong JM1000 for a long time, and used it to compose a lot of my songs. I also have a PRS acoustic prototype that Paul Reed Smith built for me, a Guild D55, and 6- and 12-strings made by a Czech company called Stonebridge. I might use the 12-string at some point, but otherwise all of those other guitars have been retired.
What is it about the Kingslight that makes it your favorite?
When I saw one of his guitars at a trade show, it had a great two-piece mahogany neck that was just too easy to play. I asked for that neck profile, but on a super-jumbo body, so he just modeled the body on the Rainsong. The bridge height also had to be just right, because I could never get the action on my other guitars low enough. This one is so easy to play that I don't have to use my strength anymore. I also had custom yin/ yang inlays placed on the fretboard, and there is a beautiful Celtic-style rosette.
You appear to favor non-cutaway acoustics.
I prefer to have the additional volume that you get from a non-cutaway as a tradeoff for easier access. I don't shred or solo much high on the fretboard, and if I do there are other ways to get there by reaching over the body, so it isn't a sacrifice. Non-cutaways are also prettier in my opinion.
What strings do you use?
Elixir Mediums.
How about amplifiers and effects?
I used to carry an AER Compact Mobile 60-watt amp, but now I just use D-Tar Solstice and Equinox preamps and Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb and GEB-7 Bass Equalizer pedals. I run the magnetic Sunrise pickup through the EQ to add 50Hz to the lows for a punchier sound. All of my gear fits in a small suitcase.
How do you deal with using so many different tunings when performing live?
I do all of my shows with only one guitar, and the trick is to find the right retuning pace for the set, so that the changes from one tuning to the next don't involve too many moves. I tried to use more than one guitar, but it didn't work out because I prefer to focus on a single instrument that I have an emotional relationship with.
You plan your set list around tuning changes?
Yes. The faster you can retune, while simultaneously speaking to the audience, the better. I mostly use A and E tunings during my first set, and B, C, and F# tunings for the second. I make the songs sound different by changing the tonal colors and rhythms.
You dislike electronic tuners. Why?
In my opinion, any open tuning needs to be very slightly out of tune to be in tune musically, and electronic tuners obviously lack human intelligence and can't understand that. I use an A-440 tuning fork to establish the fundamental pitch, and then I tune at the fourth string, 7th fret, and do the rest by ear.
What aspect of Michael Hedges' playing influenced you the most?
He didn't specialize in any particular style. He would fingerpick, strum, tap, hammeron— whatever he thought was right for the song. Hedges taught me that not having an approach is the best approach of all.


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Round Swamp Farm, a National Bicentennial farm located in East Hampton, NY and started by the Lester family – has opened an outpost in Bridgehampton. I've been by twice this week to pick up fresh fruits and vegetables and delicious prepared foods to allow for more time at the beach! I love the kale salad and my children have enjoyed the chicken pot pie and delicious lemon and zucchini breads. Check out some of the prepared foods here to know what you can pick up if you're in a hurry and have unexpected guests stopping by for lunch!
Another newbie is Shuko, a pop-up sushi restaurant that opened July 1 by chefs Nick Kim and Jimmy Lau (who had success with Neta in the West Village) in the old Highway Diner & Bar space on Montauk Highway in East Hampton. I was there twice last week, once with friends and once with my children – and we were pleasantly surprised to be seated next to funny-man Jimmy Fallon! Soon Kim and Lau will open a Union Square location.
That's Jimmy Fallon dining next to my girls (as you can tell by their funny faces — he's to their left) – we later watched his "Tight Pants", "Hashtag" and other funny Fallon classics in the car on the way back home and had lots of laughs! Other recent Shuko guests included Gwyneth Paltrow, the Seinfelds, Delfina Blaquier, Matt Lauer and others.
Check it out! New York's Harlow also opened in Sag Harbor, replacing the old B.Smith's, which had been a popular standby on Long Wharf since 1997. It's definitely worth checking out if you haven't been by yet. My husband and I enjoyed a nice lunch on the water there last week together. If you can't make it for dinner, definitely go by on a sunny day for lunch!
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World War II hero, William Overstreet Jr., died at the age of 92 this Sunday. He was loved and remembered for his heroic act of flying his aircraft between the Eiffel Tower's arches to take German plane down. As stated in his obituary, he was died at a hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. It doesn't have any particular reason of death.
Overstreet flying machine was P-51C 'Berlin Express'; he flew it in a place full of Nazis. His heroic act, in 1944, boosted up the morale of the French troops.
French ambassador to the United States presented France's Legion of Honor William Overstreet Jr. The ceremony was held in 2009 at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford. The times, before he was awarded with this award, he said that if he got it, he would be accepting it as the remembrance of his fallen fellows. His words are directing towards his friends Eddy Simpson, who had died fighting Nazis. Overstreet was lucky enough to escape.
After getting the award, he said, 'If I said, "Thank you," it wouldn't be enough,' before adding: 'What more than "thank you" do you need?'
It was not the only award he got; in his whole life he got hundreds of them.
In 1921, William Overstreet Jr. was born in Clifton Forge, Virginia. In 1944, his aircraft and German planes were seen firing at one another. Overstreet got lucky to hit the engine of the enemy plane. The troubled German pilot continued to fight and flew the plane below Eiffel Tower – Overstreet wasn't hesitated and flew behind him and took down the German plane.
People were witnessing this heroic act that time. French dignitary, Bernard Marie, said 'My father began shouting out me – "I have to meet this man. This guy has done even more than what people are thinking. He lifted the spirit of the French.'
He ended his duty in France in October 1944 and came back home to U.S.
Whenever the press ask him about the bravery he showed, he says, "I didn't do anything, we were a team".


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Professional Volunteering Opportunities in Veterinary Medicine
You can take part in volunteer veterinary medicine opportunities in the developing world with Projects Abroad PRO. These projects are ideal for recent graduates, qualified vets wanting a career break and retirees.
Next Step: Click here to choose a destination for your PRO Veterinary Medicine project
We work with local partners, including veterinary clinics and animal care centres. Examples of such projects include volunteering as vet in Samoa.
The treatment of and attitudes towards domestic animals across the world varies enormously, and you may find you experience some shocking cases. However, you will also be involved in improving the situation for animals like stray dogs, for example, by helping with education and awareness campaigns.
As part of every project you will be working alongside local professionals and will be expected to share your own knowledge and experience.
Upon application Projects Abroad PRO will take into account your current skills and training. This enables us to place each volunteer at an institution where your help and expertise will be most beneficial.
Please find below a list of all the available Projects Abroad PRO Veterinary Medicine projects.
Projects for Professionals Veterinary Medicine Projects in:
Qualified vets or veterinary nurses will be of great assistance on this placement in a clinic and dog shelter in Cordoba, where you will treat and care for domestic animals.
As a professional vet you will work alongside local staff in a veterinary clinic in the city of Guadalajara. You will handle mostly domestic pets like cats and dogs. You will work with the animals and their owners, and help with treatments like vaccinations.
Volunteers on this project work at a rescue centre, alongside a qualified vet. With your experience and skills you will be involved in doing regular checks on the animals, help stabilise and treat any new animals, and more.


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Standard bearers: Borough Cheese Company
Categories: Behind the stalls
In a regular series that explores the story and philosophy of the Market's Slow Food approved traders, this month we talk to Dominic Coyte of Borough Cheese Company
It was from a routine meeting between the fruitière (the cheese producer), the affineur (the maturer of the cheese) and the farmer that the case of the old cows first came to light. The affineur, Marcel Petite, whose converted 19th century fort is home to 100,000 wheels of comte, had noticed that the percentage of wheels capable of maturing beyond 14 months had started to decrease. Such meetings exist to preserve the quality of the comte: "The affineurs can update the farmers on how their cheese is maturing and the likely price, and the farmers and fruitières can let them know of any changes that may have affected the milk or the cheese," explains Dominic Coyte of Borough Cheese Company. Cheese perhaps more than any other product, is "dependent on people and their judgment, so it's all about attention to detail and everyone attending to what they and others are doing."
"Attende!" you'll often hear French mothers cry to their children, as they go to cross a road without looking. It was the same response elicited from these keepers of the comte by the problem with their cheese.
The cows were too old. Farmers were getting less money for carcasses, and were retiring their cows later in order to compensate. This slightly lower quality milk, though in very small quantities, was having an aggregate effect. "Were they not meeting regularly and reporting to each other in such detail, this would not have been picked up," says Dominic. "There would have been too much of a time lag." As it was, the issue was resolved, and Marcel could continue supplying the Borough Cheese Co with the first rate comte, tome and vacherin mont d'or we know and salivate over today.
Quality is everything
This attentiveness pervades Borough Cheese Company: from Dominic's monthly trips to the Franche Comte region, where he selects by taste each and every cheese you see on the stall, to the cows who roam the high pastures of the Jura Massif—one cow per hectare. In order to safeguard the welfare of these cows, the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée regulations governing the production of Dominic's comte limit the amount of milk that can be produced, and the animals must be fed on pasture in summer and local hay in winter. Quality is everything.
"The AOC status recognises the dangers posed by a ruthless capitalistic model to crafts like making cheese," says Dominic. "Slow Food principles are, really, enshrined in their legislation." Alongside the care of the cows, the regulations dictate how comte should be made and kept. For example, it is mandatory that the second starter (the first is added as the milk first enters the vat, the second when it's in there and warmed) be from whey incubated overnight in the dairy—making each wheel of cheese a unique and hyperlocal expression of the time and place in which it was made.
They demand the milk be unpasteurised: both for the comte, and for Dominic's second AOC accredited cheese, the soft, cow's milk mont d'or, which must be made no earlier than 15th August, and no later than March. The small, young cheese initially came about because producing the large comtes was less viable during winter time, when milk production decreases and its composition changes. The farmers and their families needed sustenance through the colder period, so mont d'or was born—and its arrival in the shops and markets remains a widely feted event.
Steeped in tradition
The production of mont d'or is particularly ritualistic, but it is by no means the only cheese Dominic sells that is steeped in tradition. The CONO Cheesemakers, the cooperative behind his Oude Beemster gouda, has been running since 1901. The cooperatives making comte are older still: their production has increased in quantity, but their methods, and the exacting standards to which they produce their cheese has not changed a jot in over 1,000 years. "Most families have been doing this for generations," says Dominic. "Fathers' fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers, and so on. It's a big industry in the region." The knowledge and skills that are passed down from father to son, mother to daughter, are as potent an ingredient to the comte as the milk itself.
"The cheese sits a few weeks in the fruitière's cellars after it's been made, then moves to the cellars of the affineur," says Dominic. These larger cellars provide much-needed storage space for the wheels, which measure around 60cm across and weigh up to 40kg. At their former fort, Marcel Petite and his affineur army turn the comte and rub it with brine and salt on a regular basis (the tome undergoes a different process to allow a fine white-green mould rind to develop). Yet it is also—and here's where the real skill comes in—to routinely taste, smell and even feel every cheese to gauge its maturity and how much longer it should be left.
Optimum maturity
"Every cheese has an optimum point of maturation, and for every cheese that is different," says Dominic. "As the flavour profile develops, they adjust the maturing schedule accordingly." Does the small bore of cheese they take (using a device similar to the apple corer) snap or bend under pressure? Are there crystals? Aromas of caramel and nuts? Is there that distinct sweet-savoury taste?
When Dominic arrives each month at the cellars, he's looking for comte "of a broad flavour profile, between 12 and 14 months". He too, tastes each one presented to him before choosing those which he wheels back to Borough Market—making this miraculous circle of human attention and endeavour complete.


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Geo2Gov Mashup interview
"Map your address or latitude,longitude into your relationship with government".
Adam Kennedy and Jeffrey Candiloro's spatial engine Geo2gov won the MashupAustralia Transformation Prize for a mashup that solves a data problem for other hackers. Most hackers were spending an inordinate amount of their time dealing with locating, downloading, cleaning, formatting and otherwise overcoming problems getting access to the data they wanted to use in their application before they even got to start building it. Geo2gov was used by itsbuggeredmate and you can use it now.
What does Geo2gov do exactly?
AK: The simple summary is that geo2gov is a spatial search engine. The longer version is that geo2gov takes a location in a variety of different formats (address, postcode, suburb, place name, ip address, etc) and converts them to a GPS location, then drills that point through half a dozen spatial layers to identify federal, state, local and ward level locations, as well as your statistical location within the most recent census. Finally, it expands these basic identifiers with information on elected members and other data. [so you can link through to OpenAustralia.org to find out what they are saying and doing]. For the techies, the notable part is that we use a highly tuned and somewhat unusual database schema that lets us complete the entire process from end to end in around a quarter of a second. This makes geo2gov fast and cheap enough to be added to just about any website that would like to let users search for government information based on their address.
JC: At a more prosaic level, we're building (have built) a piece of the infrastructure necessary for Government 2.0 applications. Knowing where a user is in relation to government services is critical for many of those applications. We'd rather they use geo2gov and then spend their time building wonderful new tools and applications rather than trying to re-solve a difficult but solved problem.
What I would be interested to know is you experience in contacting the originators of the data you used – did you speak to them direct, were they are the hackfests? You used a phenomenal number of datasets! Were some better than others? (don't need to point the finger but any pluses and minuses would be good).
AK: Dealing with the government has been a varied experience to say the least. Things have been generally positive at the federal level, but much more mixed at the state level. Access to data gets harder as the states and their Lands Department budgets get smaller, which is understandable. Our experience with mining-heavy states has been more problematic than it should have been, as they seem to have a mercantile attitude to their data. Fortunately, all states are required to provide several types of geo data to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, who then release the whole compilation as Creative Commons. This has allowed us to sidestep a number of problems with small or difficult state governments.
JC: The other thing we have encountered is that some government agencies don't know what data they do have and/or who is in charge of it internally. I've encountered situations where what is on the website is the province of the 'web-people' and completely separate to other business units.
I understand from Pamela Fox that there were some pre hackfest workshops that you attended, which was where you came up with the idea of the geo2gov so that it was 'ready to go' at the actual hackfests.
Can you tell me how you heard about these and how they worked.
AK: For the most part, access to these hackfests was about being on the relevant mailing lists for the larger events early enough to hear about them. The smaller mini-hackfests we went to were generally organised around a specific theme, such as Open Australia or learning how to use Google Maps. One of the main benefits was that we were able to get a feel for what types of entries other contestants were aiming for, resulting in our decision to pursue a specific niche project that was both sorely needed and which nobody else was attempting to solve.
JC: The deeper roots of geo2gov can be found in a project I started early in 2009. I wasn't working at the time and figured I should do something useful with my time. A solid technical challenge that also allowed me to give something to the community was what I was looking for. Trying to figure out how to solve the problem of determining a person's representatives based on their street address seemed like a good fit – no-one else was doing it and I had no GIS experience!
What motivated you to participate and clearly put a huge amount of effort into it?
AK: I'm quite sure Jeffery will have a much more noble answer than me for this question. I'm a sucker for competition. From a more practical perspective, I found it easier to commit a lot of time up front because our project had a very specific scope and isn't prone to feature creep. Now that it works, it requires very little time to maintain.
JC: We live in a representative democracy which only works if the people are engaged with their representatives. A tool that makes it easier for people to be engaged seems like the logical next step.
Beyond that, there was the technical challenge – can this problem be solved? Then as we progressed we found all these other potential use cases for knowing where in 'government' you are.
What are your backgrounds – would you describe yourselves as being part of the spatial industry or more mainstream IT? Is this your first foray into geocoding etc.
AK: This competition was the first time I've ever had to work with spatial data. I'm a programmer and systems designer, and for the last couple of years I've been working as the architect and lead developer for the web team at Corporate Express.
JC: This was also my first real foray into spatial data. I'm a project manager/technical lead most of the time, writing code where and as needed. Right now I'm working as the web development manager for NetComm.
If more public sector information were freely available would it present you business opportunities?
AK: Every new piece of public sector information opens more opportunities than the one before it, because it might able to be combined with every other piece to produce something novel. Right now, most of the interesting combinations we've seen don't appear to have business opportunities large enough to justify doing a startup. But each new dataset means more combinations and a higher chance we find something novel and valuable enough to move on, and I think we're getting closer to the tipping point where the new government data will spawn new businesses.
JC: Of course, if any of your readers have a great business idea built on/using our service we'd love to hear from them!
Was there any data you would have liked but couldn't get?
AK: Our weakest area is local government. We've got good coverage of the councils themselves and their boundaries, but assembling a list of every councillor in every local government was just way too hard, as the data is too highly fragmented.
JC: We'd also like access to historical geo-spatial data. Ie, the electoral boundaries for the past 10 general Federal elections in a GIS format. Unfortunately I don't think the data exists in those formats.
What will happen to geo2gov now? Are people continuing to use it (do you have stats) and are you continuing development?
AK: Current usage is pretty light and ad-hoc but every few weeks we hear from someone else that is using it, or would like to use it. There's a general consensus with Open Australia to switch over to us from their current postcode search, and we expect to see strong growth in different websites using geo2gov in the lead up to the 2010 federal election. The main area of development is around the identifier scheme we created during the project, which provides a way of allocating a unique id to things like electorates and members across all levels of government without the need for a central authority to allocate them.
We'd like to provide a way to use it as a unifying translation mechanism, so you could take something like a federal APH politician id and automatically convert it into a TweetMP name, or an Open Australian URL for that member. We've also been doing a bit of experimentation with the 2006 Census.
JC: We're also thinking about what other data sets we could put in and other formats that we might deliver the content in to end users. For example, we've been looking at serving up pre-rendered HTML snippets that can be embedded in a web page (with a bit of JavaScript) for those users who aren't able to process JSON.
How will (or would) you keep the data current – will the dataset providers alert you when they have an update or do you have to go looking? Can you get updates automatically e.g. by RSS feed?
AK: About 80% of the work on geo2gov was the creation of a sort of data depot, so we could download and drop in data from different sources and then run a single repeatable program that extracts, normalises, marshals and combines the data into the final database that is used by the search engine. So while we do need to manually locate and pull new copies of the data files, the process of building an updated release requires very little work.
JC: The data doesn't change that often. The big changes (including changes to electoral boundaries) only occur every 3 to 4 years with a general election. There are the occasional by-elections but they aren't hard to handle. One of the benefits of living in a stable democracy is that the governments tend to last full terms.
Your entry said 'geo2gov can be easily incorporated directly into other mashups as a search or address box, and can be deployed as a virtual applicance locally in addition to the regular online Amazon EC2 cloud-hosted service'.
So is it currently on Amazon?
AK: Correct, although not because we need the power. We went through the exercise of putting it on Amazon primarily as a risk mitigation exercise. As a public service we are funding out of our own pockets, we were nervous about cost control. By building geo2gov as a virtual appliance from the start, if we do come under pressure from a high volume user we can shed that load by simply giving them their own copy of the server.
And finally the dollars. I am not sure how you make your living but is this just a hobby or do you hope to make money out of it – or at least cover your costs if you do host it on Amazon?
AK: Paying for a single Amazon server is about as expensive as the cost of playing squash or cricket, so it is tolerable as a hobby in the short term. In the medium term we're confident that the service can cover its own hosting costs, or some high-volume user will step up and take over the hosting of the service.
JC: Plus, there is the notion of service to the community. We're both beneficiaries of living in this wonderful country. If we can, in some small way, give something back then I'm happy to do it.


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School is out! While your kids may be focused on hitting the pool, these lazy, hazy months can also be a good time to hit the books and do some pleasure reading as a family.
"It is critical for young people to stay engaged in learning over the summer, which many parents already know and is confirmed by research," explains Katie Willse, Chief Program Officer of the National Summer Learning Association."Lots of studies show that students lose ground over the summer, and it sets them back."
The experts offer tips and suggestions for easy things parents can do to help their kids become better readers and develop strong literacy skills over the next few months.


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You'll recall those coupons we made as younger ones, those we crudely made out of kindergarten scissors and construction paper and markers and crayons? They're the ones where we'd promise BREAKFAST IN BED or WE DO YOUR DISHES or what not, usually to your mom, she being the one who seemed more overworked of your parents. We couldn't afford the sleeker Hallmark cards, so it's the do-it-ourselves coupons that we gravitated to, largely out of necessity. We didn't have the cash to buy the already thought-out Made For Them thoughts, nor the car to drive ourselves to the store, so we gave our time in coupons, ones that almost never got cashed in.
I wonder how self-serving it would seem of me, now that my family is far away and now that brothers and sisters and the like have gone about creating their own, that I make coupons for myself, ones that I could pass out at will. Like, say I needed a hug and knew who gave the best one? They'd get a coupon. Maybe with glitter around the edges. Say I got turned down, after asking out that office temp I got along so splendidly with, due to her string of bad relationships and her possibility of moving away at the end of the month? The coupon would serve as a do over of sorts, a GET OUT OF REJECTION FREE promise, one she couldn't refuse. She'd sigh dejectedly, then tell me that, yes, she does eat dinner now and again. We'd enjoy one another's company as a result of my imaginative prowess.
Or, well, maybe I'd have one that'd entice a close friend to fly a couple thousand miles from her state to mine, I'd take the day off from work and we'd maybe visit a beach, share some of those memories we still enjoy revisiting, then finish things up with a rock show, one where we knew all the words to the songs and both adored all they seemed to stand for and communicate. She'd fly home the next morning and that'd be that.
I'm not sure what I'd call it, exactly, but it might say something along the lines of IN NEED OF HAPPINESS, CASH IN or REDEEMABLE FOR UNGUARDED SMILES. You know, something terribly cheesy and truly necessary.


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Gilmore Regional Medical Center in Amory has changed its name to reflect its affiliation with Tennessee-based Community Health Systems. The hospital is now Merit Health Gilmore Memorial. Community Health Systems acquired Gilmore and nine other Mississippi hospitals last year in a merger with Florida-based Health Management Associates. Several other hospitals also switched to the new brand Monday. Tri-Lakes Medical Center ...Read More »
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Community Health System subsidiary acquires Natchez Regional Medical Center
NATCHEZ — A subsidiary of Franklin, Tennessee-based Community Health Systems Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets of the 179-bed Natchez Regional Medical Center. Terms were not disclosed. Natchez Regional Medical Center voluntarily filed a Chapter 9 bankruptcy petition in March 2014. Community Health Systems' subsidiary was the sole and winning bidder in an auction of the hospital by ...Read More »
Natchez hospital auction attracts only one bidder
NATCHEZ — Natchez Regional Medical Center goes up for auction today, but only one company is bidding. Community Health Systems is the only entity that met a Monday deadline to qualify to try to buy the hospital, which is in bankruptcy. That's according to Scott Slover, attorney for the Adams County Board of Supervisors. CHS already owns Natchez Community Hospital. ...Read More »
MDOT blocks off large sinkhole that formed on U.S. 61
NATCHEZ — State highway workers have blocked off a big sinkhole that developed this week on U.S. 61 near Natchez Regional Medical Center. The Natchez Democrat reports the hole is nearly 15 feet wide and 25 feet deep. The Mississippi Department of Transportation has blocked it off with orange barrels, and workers will start repairing it after engineers are confident ...Read More »
Hospital cutting salaries, some by as much as 20 percent
NATCHEZ — Natchez Regional Medical Center has announced a 10 percent salary reduction for all employees and managers with some while upper and some middle management-level workers will see a cut of 20 percent. The hospital announced the cuts in a news release this past week. The hospital says it is trying to shore up its finances to remain until ...Read More »
Judge rules — no ombudsman for bankrupt hospital
NATCHEZ — A federal bankruptcy judge has declined to appoint a patient care ombudsman for Natchez Regional Medical Center. The Natchez Democrat reports Bankruptcy Judge Neil P. Olack said he would look at the issue again if someone brings a patient care issue to him. The hospital's bankruptcy attorney, Eileen Shaffer of Jackson, had argued to Olack that the hospital ...Read More »
After review, hospital to declare bankruptcy
NATCHEZ — The Natchez Regional Medical Center plans to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. Chief financial officer Charles Mock tells The Natchez Democrat the decision comes after a careful review of the hospital's finances, which indicated the hospital's financial liabilities exceed that of its assets by approximately $3 million. Chief executive officer Donny Rentfro says decreases in revenues, including reimbursement ...Read More »
Officials ask hospital negotiator to take counter-offer
NATCHEZ — County and hospital officials told their negotiator to take a counter-offer to the bidder for Natchez Regional Medical Center. The charge came yesterday after a closed-door meeting between the hospital's board of trustees, the Adams County Board of Supervisors and Healthcare Management Partners Chief Executive Officer Scott Phillips. Phillips, who the supervisors hired to help sell the hospital, ...Read More »
Offer made for Natchez Regional Medical Center
NATCHEZ — Officials say an offer has been made for the purchase of the county-owned Natchez Regional Medical Center. Hospital Board chairman the Rev. Leroy White tells The Natchez Democrat the board will be meeting this week to discuss it with Healthcare Management Partners CEO Scott Phillips. HMP was hired last July to help facilitate the sale of the hospital. ...Read More »
Board continues to negotiate with propsective hospital buyers
NATCHEZ — The attorney for Natchez Regional Medical Center's Board of Trustees said he has been "encouraged" by the response the hospital has received from potential buyers in recent weeks. Though representatives of the county-owned hospital had at one time said they hoped to have a deal closed by the end of fall, trustees attorney Walter Brown said negotiations with ...Read More »