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Watson was optimized to tackle a specific challenge:
competing against the world's best Jeopardy! contestants. It does this by sifting through large amounts of unstructured information to find potential answers and assigning a confidence measure to each potential answer. When it has high confidence in an answer, it will buzz in and offer the answer. Beyond Jeopardy!,
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Big-spending George
Bush makes LBJ look like a fiscal conservative
Untitled Document George W. Bush likes to pose as the Texas president — in the rough-hewn, rancher model of Lyndon Baines Johnson. However, Bush isn't actually a Texan — he was born in Connecticut, went to an East Coast prep school, attended Yale, and summered in Kennebunkport at his family's oceanfront estate. Nor is he a rancher, as LBJ was. Yes, Bush bought a ranchette when he decided to run for president, but this "cowboy" has no cattle and is afraid of horses. Yet there is one area where Bush has stood taller than the real Texas president: federal spending. LBJ was derided as a big-spending liberal, but he was tight-fisted compared with the current president. Bush is trying to pretend that he's a small-government fiscal conservative, but federal spending in his administration has grown by 5.3 percent a year, nearly a full point higher than the rate of increase in the Johnson years and more than double the annual spending growth under Democrats Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. Of course, the White House is trying to blame the billions of dollars that it's dumping into his "war on terrorism" for distorting Bush's spending numbers (perhaps the Bushites don't remember that LBJ had a war to finance, too, because so few of them actually served in it). But Bush spending is not just about his mismanaged wars. He has also hiked budgets in most agencies, with a disproportionate share of the increases going to privatization of government, corporate welfare, and right-wing ideological boondoggles. When free-spending Bush poses as Mr. Frugal and demands that Congress hold the line on spending, remember that no president has spent so much and more of your tax dollars and gotten so little for it as he has.
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When The Kids Of Major Label Execs Get Accused Of Infringement...
from the oh-look-at-that deptYou may know the name Jimmy Iovine. He's the head of Interscope Records, one of Universal Music's most important subsidiaries (if not the most important one). Not surprisingly, Iovine has a bit of a history of being something of a copyright maximalist. A few years back, he specifically called out the evils of children infringing:
"Rip it, burn it--the last few years parents and children have been given a pass when they knew in their hearts that [what they were doing] was wrong," Iovine said.Indeed, he seems to suggest that parents share some of the blame for their kids infringing:
"(Piracy) is hurting kids because kids are learning a disrespect for the basic relationship between creativity and ownership. It's hurting parents because they are in on the sham."So, one would assume that Jimmy Iovine's kids are squeaky clean, right? Especially, say, if they were professional DJs whose websites indicate they're a part of the Interscope/Universal Music family, right? Yes, that's the website of DJ Eye -- also known as Jamie Iovine, son of Jimmy Iovine. Jamie actually has a really good reputation as a DJ but, like many DJs, he releases mixtapes/remixes/etc. And, recently, it appears, Jamie's Soundcloud account was shut down due to copyright infringement:
My soundcloud is temp disabled due to some copyright bullshit. Getting it cleared up and should be re activated soonHis account is now back but a recent remix has gone missing. It was a remix that included Will.I.Am (Interscope Artist) along with Jennifer Lopez and Mick Jagger (not on Interscope).
None of this is to suggest that Jamie did anything wrong here. In fact, it looks like he did something completely natural and certainly very common: remixed some music in a cool way. But the way copyright law often works, you can now get in lots of trouble and owe lots and lots of money for doing something completely natural. Perhaps his father will realize that these issues aren't always so black and white, and even if your children are brought up in a house where they're taught repeatedly just how totally awesome copyright law is, it doesn't mean they won't, someday, discover how copyright law limits them, and get accused of copyright infringement.
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High West released "A Midwinter Night's Dram" Rye Whiskey earlier this year. It has taken some time to hit my area sadly, but I was finally able to procure a bottle. This whiskey is of the same blend of straight rye whiskeys that make up the distillery's Rendezvous Rye bottling. It consists of a 16 year old rye whiskey from Barton distillery blended with a 6 year old 95% rye grain whiskey from Midwest Grain Products (MGP), formerly LDI. The final blended whiskey is then finished in both Port and French Oak barrels.
High West A Midwinter Nights Dram Rye Whiskey, 49.3% abv (98.6 proof), $85/bottle
Color: Medium Amber
Nose: Familiar MGP (Former LDI) Rye rounded with more sweet notes. Mint, cinnamon, and gin botanicals meet dried dark fruits and berry aromas. Vanilla caramel sweetness anchors the nose.
Palate: Caramel, vanilla, cinnamon, clove, raisin, and red berry syrup. Nice oak grip and balanced barrel notes.
Finish: The port finish lingers – dark fruits, caramel, and warm spices.
Overall: A Midwinter Night's Dram is a delicious mingling of rye whiskeys enhanced by the finishing process, not overcome by it. In this case the fruitier, richer aromas and flavors from the port balance the base rye's bright notes. In an industry that has seen independent bottlers go from sourcing whiskey and placing their label on it, to sourcing whiskeys and shoving it in a finishing barrel, any barrel, it's nice to see a deft hand with finishing yield an improved product. Well done!
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The Central Connecticut women's golf team leads the field after the first and second round of the Mount St. Mary's Invitational. Central is currently in first place after shooting a day one total of 617, 41 strokes over par.
The Blue Devils hold an impressive lead ahead of second place Robert Morris by 11 strokes and third place Saint Francis U by 24 strokes. Central followed a round one 308 with a second round 309 to top the leader board. Fairleigh Dickinson is fourth and Fairfield is fifth, shooting 648 and 650 respectively.
Senior Katie Reid is in second place on the individual leader board after a first day score of 152, just a single stroke behind the tournament's individual leader Halley Morell representing Robert Morris. Reid, who was four under-par through the first seven holes of the second round, is eight strokes over-par after she followed a first round score of 79 with an impressive round two 73.
Sophomore Albrianna Farnum trails teammate Reid by just one stroke and is currently is in third place on the individual leader board. Farnum shot a 153 on Monday after the first two rounds, a 76 followed by a 77 to put her at nine strokes over-par.
Also earning a top-five spot after the tournament's opening two rounds is senior Anna Ausanio. Ausanio is tied for fifth place and 12 strokes over-par. The senior penciled in a total score of 156 on Monday, shooting a 75 in round one and an 81 in round two. The Blue Devils are the only team in the field with three top-five competitors on the individual leader board after the first round.
Freshman Sarah Boden is tied for 18th place and 20 strokes over-par after a 164 on Monday. Senior Stephanie Bednar registered a 166 shooting an 88 in round one followed by a 78 in round two, a ten stroke improvement. Bednar is 22 strokes over-par.
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The New Year�s Eve traditions of drinking and fireworks have law enforcement ready and prepared today.
The New Year�s Eve traditions of drinking and fireworks have law enforcement ready and prepared today.
The N.C. Highway Patrol is gearing up for another tradition � drunk driving. Motor vehicle wrecks involving alcohol are up this year, statewide, and state troopers are making sure the roads are safer as 2012 comes to a close.
�We�re going to do like we do every year,� Highway Patrol Sgt. G.S. Hemby said. �We�re going to have every available lawman out, setting up random checkpoints and looking for impaired drivers, aggressive drivers and the like.�
According to a Highway Patrol statement released Friday, there have been more than 5,500 alcohol-related motor vehicle wrecks this year, leading troopers to issue driving-while-impaired charges to more than 23,000 people.
�Our troopers will be very vigilant in locating and removing impaired drivers off North Carolina highways as we approach the New Year holiday,� Highway Patrol Col. Michael Gilchrist said in the release. �Our ultimate goal is provide a safe driving environment for all motorists.�
Last year, 10 people died between Christmas and New Year�s. The Highway Patrol reports two people died on the state�s roads between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day this year. Locally, the activity hasn�t been as bad.
�So far, it�s been pretty good,� Hemby said. �We�ve had a few collisions � no fatalities or anything like that, so that�s pretty good.�
Kinston Department of Public Safety officers will be going about their business as usual during a holiday period, while keeping an eye out for illegal and dangerous fireworks use.
�We�ve not had a lot of activity during the New Year�s (period),� KDPS Director Bill Johnson said. �We�re out on patrol a little bit more, especially because of the fireworks situation that sometimes people have � not as much as on July 4, but sometimes they do on New Year�s Eve.�
Johnson added, �And of course, there�s some safety issues that go along with that. So, we�ll be out looking for that type of thing.�
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Kinston�s only cab service � and cab � will not operate on New Year�s Eve night.
Jones Taxi Service doesn�t provide rides after sundown.
All is not lost for night goers who can�t decide on or find a designated driver.
The Dugout, a local sports bar expecting major traffic for the holiday�s eve, is offering shuttle service for its customers.
For the past two years, the popular bar has offered rides for inebriated patrons.
�It�s New Year�s Eve,� said bartender Chrissy Brooks. �We want everyone to come out and have a good time and get home safe.�
Rides will start at midnight, with the van going back and forth as needed. There will be no charge for rides, but Dugout employees ask that passengers tip the driver.
State troopers will have �random check points in random locations� on the night of New Year�s Eve, according to Sgt. G.S. Hemby.
Police will monitor the roads for vehicles that run off the road, cross center lines or have erratic drivers.
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� In North Carolina, you are considered legally impaired with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent
� The highest blood alcohol content rates are between 30 minutes and six hours of consumption, depending on the time of the last meal and the size of it.
� Lower body fat percentages and lower body weight will contribute to lower blood-alcohol content.
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� Any depressant drugs will increase the effects of alcohol by up to 10 times.
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"There appears to be congestion into some exchanges at present and they're thinking, 'If we go after the very small number of users who generate a large amount of traffic, we could stave off that and maybe put it off for longer until the NBN'. It means that the investment is never needed."
Telstra announced yesterday it will be conducting a trial for some customers on its ADSL network in Victoria, with users able to choose whether or not they participate.
"Telstra will consider the results of this trial as part of its future network planning and product development activities. No decisions have been made to extend any of the network management practices being tested in this trial to our broader customer base," the telco said in a blog post.
"The objective of this trial is to identify options and pricing plans for our customers that will improve overall customer experience to ensure that we continue to offer the best quality service at the best possible price."
However, Lindsay has dismissed the trial and said there appears to be no reason why customers who use peer-to-peer networks would opt into it.
Instead, he believes Telstra is looking to slowly "ease in" the practice of throttling speeds.
"I often describe it as boiling the frog – you just do it by gently turning up the heat," Lindsay said.
"They are starting to take their customers on a journey. They know what the end point looks like, but they don't want to describe it too clearly just yet for fear of scaring off the profitable customers.
"Calling it a trial is a nicer way of introducing the concept and the technology into the business."
Lindsay said it was a bad move for customers, who have a right to use data limits however they want to.
"You shouldn't then start playing games about what traffic may or may not be included in that quota," he said.
"I think ISPs should have the right to manage traffic in their networks to ensure a good customer experience, but that congestion is not a business plan – it's a fault that needs to be fixed when it occurs."
Lindsay believes the move by Telstra could result in a small number of heavy users moving to other ISPs and suggested Telstra should just remove high quota Internet plans, with the telco offering ADSL plans up to 500GB.
"Surely it would be simpler just to say 'all plans finish at 100GB – we don't do big quota plans anymore.' Surely that would have the effect of reducing the traffic on the net," he said.
"It's like selling 1 litre bottles of water that have a tiny neck so you can't drink too fast."
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As a Catholic, I am deeply disappointed by the knee-jerk opposition to Notre Dame's decision to confer an honorary degree on President Obama and invite him to give the 2009 commencement address. President Obama's appearance at Notre Dame will be nothing short of an honor for all Catholics.
He then lays out that "partisan operatives" are "leading the charge". Who are these partisans? Newt Gingrinch and the Cardinal Newman Society are the only names mentioned.
I had noticed that the Cardinal Newman Society and (as of this writing) about 140,000 individuals who signed their petition have been leading the charge. But Newt Gingrich? Yes. According to a footnote on the post, Gingrich twittered about it today. That's taking the bull by the horns. Way to lead the charge.
No mention is made of any reaction by Bishop D'Arcy. So according to Catholics United, a one-line twitter by a retired Republican Congressman is evidence of a partisan conspiracy.
But when Notre Dame's own bishop says he'll skip commencement and suggests the University is seeking prestige over truth - It's not even worth mentioning.
Whatever fits the storyline.
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Shepherd the Flock that is Among You
-- 1 Peter 5:1-2
I have heard more than a few times that a preacher ought to preach for the crowd he wants. There's a grain of truth in that but it's mostly balderdash. Preach to the crowd you have. They're the ones who are there, listening.
Preach as their pastor, not merely as their preacher. (Let the reader understand.)
Shepherd the flock you've got, not the one you want.
Shepherd the flock among you, the one that's messy and real and immediate, not the one reducible to "likes" and re-tweets, not the one in Podcastopia.
Shepherd the flock, don't ignore them, order them around, nag them, demoralize them, treat them as pawns or puppets or inconveniences. Shepherd them to and in Jesus.
There's a lot more that can be said on this, and Peter says a lot more in the ensuing verses, but I suppose some pastors (like me) need to remember the call to "shepherd the flock of God that is among you" on a regular basis.
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- Pastor Randy said...
The reminder is good. I recently came to the conviction that I often loved the 'idea' of a church rather than the church I have. The reminder to shepherd the flock among me was and is helpful.
- January 19, 2012 at 12:03 PM
- Jared said...
Yes, Bonhoeffer's "wish-dream" stuff in *Life Together* is really related here, I think.
- January 19, 2012 at 12:08 PM
- Pastor Randy said...
Agreed. I actually used that in the blog post I wrote about it!
- January 19, 2012 at 12:12 PM
- co_heir said...
I needed to read this. Thank you.
- January 19, 2012 at 1:29 PM
- JAy. said...
Add to that reminder to shepherd in Jesus the flock that you have. If people need some marriage counseling, at least tie the discussion to God, not just what non-religious experts say.
- January 19, 2012 at 3:19 PM
what if shepherding has very little to do with preaching? i think pastoring is about walking together making who you preach to of small importance and who you are touched by the thing on the father's heart
- January 19, 2012 at 7:05 PM
- Jared said...
Anonymous, I don't agree that pastoring has "very little" to do with preaching, but this post is not about the importance of preaching, but pastoring. The initial lines are a caution against the pastor who only "pastors" through preaching.
- January 19, 2012 at 7:34 PM
- Nathan Blazek said...
I blogged this topic awhile back... About how Christ preached to the multitudes and told them the hard truth. "To take up their cross". He wasnt preaching an easy message, but from the thousands he got 12 disciples who he loved and grew. Its a great way to look at "gaining disciples"!
- January 20, 2012 at 12:25 AM
Amen. "Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. So be on your guard!" Acts 20:28-31a
- January 20, 2012 at 10:56 AM
- Fr. Kevin Spaeth said...
Amen to this post. I had a homiletics professor who always said, "If you could preach your sermon anywhere, it probably isn't a very good sermon." We have been placed where we are for a reason (and it may be one that God only knows), and to me, preaching to a hypothetical group smacks of "my will" rather than "thy will be done." On a given Sunday, the Holy Ghost has placed those people there in order that he might work through you and in them. To use Peter as an example, his message was tailored to the crowd actually gathered at Pentecost - those who had crucified Christ. He preached to what they were, not what they one day might become (though of course pointing them to it, and the grace needed to get there).
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This was our first program of the new year and we wish you all a safe and just 2011. This year is likely to be a tumultuous time in Windsor/Detroit, Canada, and around the world. The global elites are mounting a campaign the corporate media has dubbed an age of austerity. Further cuts to social spending, and attacks on unions, wages and pensions will intensify. Look for price increases in food and fuel this year. More than ever it will be necessary to build community links neighbour by neighbour by neighbour.
On this program, we'll be focusing throughout the year on empowerment, and to be empowered means to have no illusions to what we face as students and working people. Then we can learn how to not only challenge injustice, but also seek changes to an unjust political and economic system often referred to as capitalism.
As a starting point of investigation for our resistance campaign, in the first half of the program we'll talk to Detroit activist, Abayomi Azikiwe about the upcoming Martin Luther King Day RALLY & MARCH FOR JOBS, PEACE & JUSTICE.
In the second half, we'll hear a conversation I had with Windsor activist, Jae Muzzin at his home about his organizing efforts for the Radical History Conference coming up Feb. 4, 5, and 6 at the Windsor Workers' Action Centre, 328 Pellisier St.
Music on the program featured Jennifer Warnes singing Leonard Cohen: Famous Blue Raincoat.


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In Memoriam
Cold. The boomerang of granite like a wound.
Waiting at the east end for my group of touring
teens, the quiet unbroken. An elderly man, sharp
in a khaki overcoat and a ranger's beret, leans
on a cane with his left hand, salutes with his right,
and crumples into tears. Misty. Dark. No one but
me to see him. I put my arm around his broad
shoulders, ask if he is okay, if he is alone.
He nods yes to both, turns into my shoulder
like a frightened toddler and weeps. He lingers,
muttering – so many memories, so many gone.
He is not ashamed, and I am not afraid.
For a moment, we are connected, his pain
comforted and diffused by the simple act
of noticing. From the time we are young, we
are taught not to trust, not to talk to strangers.
But imagine that this man was your father, your
grandfather, alone with his grief in a ungrateful
world. You would not just watch him suffer. You
would reach out – you would give him your hand
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Greetings, Black Freethinkers:
There has been a flap over on The Friendly Atheist blog about the Black Atheists of Atlanta's anti-homosexual rant and a rebuttal by the Black Nonbelievers of Atlanta. Also, there has been a frequent caller of late on the Atheist Experience speaking from his own black and atheistic perspective, decrying gay marriage. The white and non-black minority atheists I know and converse with online seem to have almost unanimous support for gay rights. So I wondered, why is it that there are more outspoken black atheists on the subject of banning gay marriage than there are for other groups? I realize that this may still be a minority opinion among black freethinkers, but it just seems that the black freethinkers who are anti-gay marriage are more visible. Any suggestions?
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Ms. Sara Leon you are on point, and although I too cannot speak for the Black Atheist community, I do not think that the majority of Black Atheists support this character Clarence's position. It is bigotry. As a Black Atheist, I support the rights for all human beings to be treated fairly and justly and that certainly include gays and lesbians.
First time I've ever seen that particular spelling. ;)
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1. something that represents or simulates something else; a replica.
2. a reasonable facsimile of the body or any of its parts; used for demonstration and teaching purposes.
3. to initiate another's behavior; see modeling.
4. a hypothesis or theory.
5. in nursing theory, an abstract conceptual framework used to organize knowledge and serve as a guide for observation and interpretation; see also conceptual model.
articulation m's a process of educational mobility in which programs work together to enable students to progress between levels of nursing education programs with the fewest possible barriers and repetitions of content.
conceptual model see conceptual model.
PLISSIT model a progressive design of sexual counseling that contains the four steps of permission, limited information, specific suggestions, and intensive therapy.
1. A representation of something, often idealized or modified to make it conceptually easier to understand.
2. Something to be imitated.
3. In dentistry, a cast.
4. A mathematic representation of a particular phenomenon.
5. An animal that is used to mimic a pathologic condition.
[It. midello, fr. L. modus, measure, standard]
model/mod·el/ (mod´'l)
1. something that represents or simulates something else.
2. a reasonable facsimile of the body or any of its parts.
3. cast (2).
4. to imitate another's behavior.
5. an hypothesis or theory.
1. A small object, usually built to scale, that represents in detail another, often larger object.
2. A schematic description or representation of something, especially a system or phenomenon, that accounts for its properties and is used to study its characteristics: a model of generative grammar; a model of an atom; an economic model.
Being, serving as, or used as a model.
v. mod·eled, mod·eling, mod·els also mod·elled or mod·elling
1. To make or construct a descriptive or representational model of: computer programs that model climate change.
2. Psychology
a. To exhibit (a behavior) in such a way as to promote the establishment of similar patterns of behavior in another: The therapist modeled socially appropriate conversation.
b. To repeat (a behavior observed in another): The child was modeling her mother's nurturing behavior.
To make a model.
mod′el·er n.
Etymology: L, modulus, small measure
(in nursing research) a symbolic representation of the interrelations exhibited by a phenomenon within a system or a process. The model is presented as a conceptual framework or a theory that explains a phenomenon and allows predictions to be made about a patient or a process. A model is analogous to an equation in mathematics. Nursing models usually describe person, environment, health, and nursing.
A formal framework for representing and analysing a process (e.g., a clinical trial) or data relevant to a process.
modelA conceptual representation of a thing or concept. See Acucare model, Age-structured model, Animal model, Biopsychosocial model, Brownian rachet model, Civil defense model, Coalescence model, Compartment model, Component object model, Conceptual model, Conflagration model, Coronary Heart Disease Policy model, Danger model, David Eddy cervical cancer model, Demand model, Deterministic model, Discrete time model, Disney model, Effector inhibition model, Emergency Medical Services model, Event model, Extrapolation model, Five factor model, Fixed effects model, Failure rate model, Frailty model, Framework model, Group model, Hebbian model, HMO model, Hobson model, Homo economicus model, Independent Practice Association model, K Mart model, Kirk model, Linear model, Mathematical model, Mouse model, MPM–mortalities probability model, Needs model, Open access model, Partnership model, Point-of-service model, Prediction model, Prevalence model, Process model, Pyramid model, Radial unit model, Remodeling model, Risk adjustment model, RITARD model, Scissors grip model, SEIR model, Self-nonself model, Sinclair swine model, Sliding filament model, Staff model, Supply model, Three-tiered model, Two-tiered model.
1. A representation of something, often idealized or modified to make it conceptually easier to understand.
2. Something to be imitated.
3. dentistry A cast.
4. A mathematical representation of a particular phenomenon.
5. An animal that is used to mimic a pathologic condition.
[It. midello, fr. L. modus, measure, standard]
n 1. a concept that represents how things work together. Used to explain how theories and observations fit together, such as an explanatory model.
2. a method for testing a specific theory that can be used repeatedly for examining dimensions and validity of that theory (e.g., a laboratory model).
2. a method for testing a specific theory that can be used repeatedly for examining dimensions and validity of that theory (e.g., a laboratory model).
model of biofeedback, drug,
n a scientific framework used in biofeedback research; attempts to remove purported placebo effects. Thus the effect of biofeedback is isolated and measured by removing the other varia-bles. Once used in early biofeedback results, this model is now considered to be inappropriate because it assumes the particular effects are derived from the instrument being used rather than from the subject.
model of consciousness, nonlocal,
n in mental healing, the notion that at some level, all minds are united as one; therefore the patient and the healer are not separated by distance.
model of TT, Krieger/Kunz,
n.pr See method, Krieger/Kunz.
model, biomedical,
n theoretical and epistimelogical basis of conventional Western medicine.
model, bio-psycho-social-spiritual (bīˈ·ō-sīˈ·kō-sōˈ·shl-spiˑ·ri·chōō·l mˑ·dl),
n in holistic nursing, a model in which persons comprise four interrelated components—biologic, psychologic, sociologic, and spiritual—that provide holistic and comprehensive understanding of the functionality of human beings and establish a diagnosis. The biological component refers to the fundamental needs that assist an individual with maintaining his or her health. These include sleep, food, water, fresh air, exercise, and a healthy environment. The psychologic component refers to perception, language, mood, cognition, symbolic images, thoughts, intellect, memory, and capability to evaluate information. The sociologic component refers to relationships or associations with friends, family, community universe, and relationship with the self. The spiritual component refers to a broad definition of one's purpose in life, meaning, and value. It also refers to traits associated with love, caring, wisdom, honesty, and imagination. It may also refer to indications of a guiding spirit, higher existence, or higher being of power. This model guides holistic clinical nursing education, research, and practice.
model, cognitive-behavioral medicine,
n in behavioral medicine, a system of thought in which the association between cognitive processes, stressful life events, behavior, and physiologic and emotional reactions is used.
model, eclectic (of music therapy) (e·klekˑ·tik mˑ·dl v myōōˑ·sik theˑ·r·pē),
n recognition that while music therapy is applied with several techniques and approaches, music itself is a powerful shared phenomenon and that its influence on human beings is important.
model, health belief,
n.pr a description of how complex interactions between cultural beliefs, personal idiosyncrasies, past experiences with illness, and previous interactions with doctors and other health professionals inform choices regarding possible health problems.
model, high-risk model of threat perception,
n a framework developed by Ian Wickramasekera, PhD; proposes an interaction between a set of predisposers such as low and high hypnotic ability, triggers such as significant life change, and buffers such as coping skills or support system, which can affect the risk of an individual developing stress-related disorders. Also called
model, holistic,
n an etiologic model in which the reactions of the patient to etiological influences and agents are examined and the treatment serves to restore homeostatic balance, improve resistance, and stimulate self-healing. For instance, a patient with indications of a headache may be prescribed acupuncture therapy to restore qi balance, or a homeopathic remedy to reestablish an autoregulatory process within the body. Treatment is not directed toward the specific case. See also qi.
model, infomedical,
n a medical framework, contrasted to the biomedical model, that recognizes the self-organizing complexity of the human organism and emphasizes the role of multiple sources of information (e.g., body, mind, society) in the healing process.
model, mastery (masˑ·t·rē mˑ·dl),
n a framework used in biofeedback therapy; provides a fundamental structure for actively learning and mastering a necessary skill. Mastery of a necessary skill is considered indication of a successful outcome.
model, Nagi (näˑ·gē mäˑ·dl),
n.pr developed by SZ Nagi, according to which disability is viewed as a function of the interactions between an individual and the environment (encompassing the natural environment, culture, the economic system, the political system, and psychological factors) and not as an inherent state.
model, nonmaterialist (nnˈ·m·tēˑ·rē··list mˑ·dl),
n.pl model according to which the mind (soul, spirit), comes first and animates the physical body.
model, operant conditioning (ˑ·per·nt kun·diˈ·sh·ning mˈ·dl),
n a scientific framework used in biofeedback research, which assumes that rewards control behavior. In this framework, information received from the feedback is synonymous with a reward. Once used in early biofeedback results, the use of this model is now considered to be inappropriate because of the failure of the researchers to facilitate the act of self-control within the participants being studied.
model, Pressurestat,
n a model according to which the craniosacral system is similar to a hydraulic and semi-closed system that rhythmically filters cerebrospinal fluid from the blood, circulates it, and returns it to the bloodstream in a constant flow.
model, specific cause,
n an etiological model in which the prominent pathway of a specific condition is identified, and treatment is targeted so as to interfere with this pathway. For instance, a practitioner may trace the cause of chronic headache to a vasospasm and the treatment—medicine or biofeedback—is prescribed to directly interfere with the effects of the vasospasm.
model, stress-diathesis (stresˈ-dī·aˑ·th·sis mˑ·dl),
n a psychological paradigm that explains psychopathology in terms of the interaction between stressors and a patient's predisposition to mental illness.
model, systems,
n an etiologic model in which the web of influences that contribute to a specific condition as well as their associations with covert problems and risks is identified, and treatment is targeted to the foremost factors. For instance, a patient with symptoms of chronic headache and other minor indications of borderline hypertension, insomnia, and fatigue is prescribed behavioral therapy and changes in lifestyle that address exercise, diet, substance issue, and relaxation skills.
models, materialist,
n.pl theories about the development of illness that hold that the physical body is primary and that the body gives rise to nonphysical elements such as the mind and emotions. See also models, nonmaterialist.
1. In dentistry, a cast.
2. A representation of something.
[It. midello, fr. L. modus, measure, standard]
a simulation, a copy, occurring naturally or manufactured. Models used in statistical and epidemiological studies may be deterministic, stochastic or random.
model 1
the fixed version of the linear additive model used in linear regression analysis.
model 2
the random version of the linear additive model used in linear regression analysis.
animal model
any condition in an animal that has enough similarities to a condition in humans that studies of the animal disease are will assist in understanding the human disorder.
causal model
a model used to determine the part played by multiple factors in the cause or causes of disease; a path model in which the variables are arranged temporally.
descriptive model
consist largely of diagrams and maps or charts designed to describe a real-world system.
deterministic model
see epidemiological model (below).
epidemiological model
a mathematical model, which may be a computer simulation model, of a disease for the purpose of studying the behavior of the disease in a variable animal population under variable conditions of climate, density of population, mix of population, and so on. It may be an analytical model, an economic decision making model, an explanatory model or a predictive model. It may also be a causal model, which allows the operator to vary the determinants of prevalence and observe the respective outcomes. It may permit only the use of fixed numbers so that it will always return the same answer to the same question, in which case it is a deterministic model, or it may introduce the element of chance into the selection of outcomes, in which case it is a stochastic model.
Specific computer simulation models have been prepared for the study of rinderpest, the costs of mastitis control, the cost-benefits of foot-and-mouth disease control, and the costs of mortality in dairy calves. For example see reed-frost model.
linear programming model
a statistical model of a dependent variable, e.g. Y, as a linear combination of other variables, e.g. X. The model is based on a series of linear equations with a linear equation, called the objective function, as the desired end. Such an end could, in the determination of lowest cost rations, be the total cost of each ration.
mathematical model
a representation of a system, process or relationship in a mathematical form; see also mathematical modeling.
physical model
e.g. a model of a molecule utilizing colored balls connected by rigid wires.
probabilistic model
includes basic concepts of probability theory and may be deterministic or stochastic.
Reed-Frost model
a deterministic probability model of a theoretical epidemic.
stochastic model
see epidemiological model.
symbolic model
mathematical symbols used to describe the status of variables at a given time and to define the manner in which they change and interact.
Patient discussion about model
Q. how can models function without eating? whenever I skip lunch I find that I am not feeling well by the afternoon, and according to a magazine I read they basically live on ice(!), diet coke, champaign and cigarettes…
A. Champaign (as all alcoholic drinks) actually contains a significant amount of calories... :-) No one can function with out eating AT ALL, but they do get more used to eating LESS, and their body adjust itself (i.e. uses the food more efficiently) - it's harmful and may damage them in the short and long term, but it's possible.More discussions about model


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Cupcake Cakes: Always Wrecktastic. Always.
I've recently been accused of hatin' on the cupcake cakes. Alright, you got me: I guess I can't hide the truth any longer, and it's time for me to come clean. [sigh] Ok, here goes:
Hi, my name is Jen, and I hate cupcake cakes.
Why? 'Cuz they're ugly.
Don't believe me? Keep reading.
For Shara's birthday her son asked the baker to make a "happy monkey cake" ala Curious George. Now, as a reminder for those of us who haven't watched Saturday morning cartoons in a while, here's what Curious George looks like:
And here's what Shara got for her birthday cake:
So apparently what the decorator heard was "Curious George after he's been flattened by a cement truck". That, or maybe he/she was going for an homage to Teen Wolf:
After he was flattened by a cement truck.
Yes, I understand that in concept these things are great: no clean-up, equal portions, blah blah blah, but in execution I've yet to see a nice one that wouldn't give you blue poo.
Wait - I have to take that back. If you happen to want a skinned Spiderman face, then you're going to love Alyson B.'s birthday cake:
All it's missing are little pegs holding down the edges of his mask. (Yeah, let's call it a mask; that's less disturbing than "face skin".)
Or how about this appetizing little number?
According to Mei L., this is supposed to say "Ojai! It's worth the drive!". Now, I would love to ask what the heck "Ojai" is, but I'm way too distracted by the poo souffle on the bottom. Honestly, this thing is in serious competition with the moldy camo cake in my "dry-heave-inducing" category.
What's that? You're still not convinced that cupcake-cakes are always wreckalicious? Oh, I get it: you're saying these designs have been too complicated, right? That a simpler design would look better?
Something, for example, like this?
Ah, you're right. This IS better. I mean, "round" is a concept obviously beyond the decorator's grasp, but at least she stuck with plain white frosting. Nik P. was the manager on duty at the bakery where this was ordered (and subsequently rejected). He writes, "As the manager on duty, I immediately took the appropriate action: I took a picture to post on the internet."
I like your thinking, Nik.
Have I convinced you yet? No? Ok, my last argument, at least for today's post:
Monique R. sent in this "creative" gem taken by Jen S. You can see that Pokey's head was obviously tacked on as an afterthought: it's not even on the cake board. Plus, the angle of his face makes it look like someone twisted his unnaturally long neck 180 degrees; last I checked, turtles don't walk around facing the sky. From the giant American flag he's resting on, I would assume this was taken around the 4th of July or Memorial Day, both holidays known for their inclusion of... turtles. Erm. Yeah.
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