text:
In my last post, I told you how to use new 2.0 resources to find a low-cost place to stay as an alternative to costly hotels. But cheap accommodation is only half the equation. The other half is to reduce or offset the monthly cost of your empty house. Here are three approaches that will save you big time.
[ See also: What kind of digital nomad are you? ]
Of course, for the hard-core lippy (location independent professional), nothing beats selling the house and going totally nomad. But most people aren't quite ready for a radical step like that. Here are three alternative approaches that can lower the costs of your empty house while you pay a "second rent" abroad. 1. Semi-nomadism Semi-nomadism is something of a compromise between selling and not selling. Call it downsizing. I actually went through this process myself recently. My wife and I got rid of our three-bedroom house and moved into a studio. We sold, gave away, donated or threw away half our possessions. We put about a quarter into storage, and kept the rest. The studio serves as our "home base" while we're in town. But when we're away, its low cost frees up the rest of our "shelter budget" for hotels, motels, B&Bs, rooms and so on. I toss off this information like it's no big deal. But, obviously, it is. The whole process took a few months of planning and a couple months of execution. (Getting rid of stuff is by far the hardest part.) 2. Rent your house An alternative to lowering the cost of home-base housing is to generate income from it. You can do this the old-fashioned way, and simply become a renter. My sister and brother-in-law decided to take their children on a one-year tour of the United States towing and living in a beautifully restored Streamline trailer. They rented their house for the year, charging a little more for rent than their mortgage. Then there's the new-fangled way, which is through short-term rental. You can use the same services I mentioned in my previous column to rent your own house or apartment while you're away. 3. House exchange sites And, finally, there's the venerable house exchange. In this arrangement, you simply swap your house for somebody else's, often in another country. There are a great many sites online for making these arrangements. The combination of finding alternative, low-cost options for shelter while traveling plus lowering or offsetting the cost of your home base can keep housing costs constant while you explore a much more adventurous lifestyle. In many cases, you can even lower the costs of housing, and actually save money as a digital nomad. Have you downsized, rented while traveling or done a house exchange? I'd love to hear from you if you have (please post in the comments area below). ALSO: Are YOU interested in location independent, digital nomad living? Please add this blog to your RSS reader and follow me on Twitter!


text:
Our New Summer Must-Have: Beach Bandals!
Our latest summer must-have are the new Beach Bandals from Bandals International! They're fashionable
and affordable thong-style slip-ons, and the best part is that they're super-comfy. They feature layered foam construction, rubber outsoles, changeable bands, comfort arches, and craded heel cups. Definitely a necessity for those long strolls on the boardwalk!
Beach Bandals are also available in funky color schemes, like purple leopard print and metallic blue! They're sold at hundreds of retail outlets across the country, but if you're more of an online shopaholic, check out Shoebuy.com or Bandals.com. And we hear that lots of celebs are rocking their Beach Bandals this summer, including Paula Abdul from American Idol and AnnaLynne McCord from 90210 (check her out on the left)!

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Bay Area ALL DAY Entrepreneur Workshop
University of Phoenix Bay Area
Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM (PDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Launch your business.
Entrepreneur Workshop
Please join us as a guest at our Entrepreneur Workshop. Get tips on starting your own business, network with like-minded go-getters and gain new tools to help propel your next ideas forward.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Livermore Learning Center
2481 Constitution Drive
Livermore, CA, 94551
Keynote Address
10 Essential Keys to Launching a Successful Business
Matt Toomey, Founder of LocalGruv
Session #1
Writing an Effective Business Plan
- Dr. Robert Grauer, UOPX Faculty & President of In a Nutshell
Building a Non-Profit, Ground Up
- Aaron Horner, Program Manager – Soulciety
Facebook: The most essential marketing tool for your business
- Matt Toomey, Founder of LocalGruv
Customer Relationship Management
- Jerome Dees, Dees Management, Founder
Lunch with Panel Discussion
Moderator: Tina Simms, UOPX Faculty & AT&T Construction & Engineering Project Manager
1. Matt Tommey
2. Dr. Robert Grauer
3. Aaron Horner
4. Amparito Mamuad, C3M Corporation
Session #2
Financial Planning & Opportunities
- Dr. Robert Grauer
Non-Profit Program Development
- Aaron Horner, Program Manager - Soulciety
Which Social Media platforms are right for your business?
-Matt Toomey, Founder of LocalGruv
Building Loyalty
- Jerome Dees, Dees Management, Founder
Succeeding in the Network Marketing Environment
Session #3
Creative Ways to Promote your Little Enterprise
- Tina Simms, UOPX Faculty & AT&T Construction & Engineering Project Manager
Small Business Advertising on a Budget
- Kai Sorro & Teri Calvin, Co-Founders of MT's Welcome Waggin
Green & Sustainability Industry
Networking & Business Development
-Jerome Dees, Dees Management, Founder
Human Resource Requirements
When & Where
University of Phoenix Livermore Learning Center
2481 Constitution Dr
Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM (PDT)
Add to my calendar
University of Phoenix Bay Area
Whether you earn your degree online or in a classroom setting, you'll get the same benefits we offer all our students—a dedicated team of advisors, small classroom sizes and experienced instructors. In addition to degree programs, many of our campus locations offer professional development workshops, academic assistance, computer labs and other resources designed to give you the support you need to accomplish your academic goals. Our accessible education has made it possible for nearly a million working professionals to earn their degrees. Start investing in yourself. Visit one of our locations near you today.
Locations in the Bay Area:
San Jose Learning Center, 3590 N. First St, San Jose, CA, 95134-1805
Oakland Learning Center, 2100 Franklin Street, Ste. 110, Oakland, CA, 94612-1400
Livermore Learning Center, 2481 Constitution Drive Livermore, CA, 94551-7573


text:
Oregon Historical County Records Guide
Benton County Records Inventory
Delayed Birth Records
Series documents birth records generated by a court in response to a petition. Records may include petitions, decrees or orders, affidavits of correction, registers, and certificates. If the information provided with the petition met the requirements of the court, a decree was issued that served as a legal birth document. Most petitions were filed decades after the actual birth. They were filed in the county of residence at the time of petition, not necessarily in the county of birth. Dates listed in brackets document the range of actual birth dates. Date ranges for court actions such as petitions and decrees are also included. See the Oregon Historical Records Index to search for entries from related delayed birth certificates and evidences previously held by the Oregon Health Division. Also see Birth Records series for related records. Access to birth records is restricted for 100 years following the date of birth by Oregon Administrative Rule 333-011-0096.
Records at the Oregon State Archives:
Circuit Court Journal Record of Births [Delayed Birth Registrations-documents births from 1862 to 1935], 1943-1962 (2 volumes);
Search for 1862-1901 Benton County delayed birth records in Oregon Historical Records Index.
Records at the Benton County Courthouse, Recorder's Vault:
Index to Certificates of Birth [also indexes delayed birth records], vol. 1-2, ca.1868-ca.1950 (2 volumes);
Miscellaneous Record Recorder [includes delayed birth records-title varies-with index], vol. 5-9, 1945-1967 (5 volumes).
Records at the Benton County Courthouse, Clerk's Archive Vault:
Birth Records [Affidavits for Correction of a Birth Record-documents births from ca.1907-ca.1943], 1942-1945 (1 volume);
Corrections of Birth Records by Affidavits [documents births from ca.1907-ca.1936], 1940-1943 (1 volume);
Delayed Entry of Births [Certificates-documents births from ca.1867-ca.1936], no. 9-143, 1940-1942 (1 volume).
Records at the Benton County Historical Museum:
[Decree of Birth Reg. Birth Petitions Correction of Birth Records-Benton County Transfer 2006 Records], 1948-1972 (1 reel of microfilm);
[Delayed Birth Certificates Decrees for Registration of Birth-Benton County Transfer 2006 Records], 1939-1948 (1 reel of microfilm).


text:
C&C and rate it from 1 to 10!
C&C and rate it from 1 to 10!
needs moar mist:D
Thanks for that but... What do you rate it? 10 is Awesome 1 is BLAAAAAAAAGH
I'd rate it 8.
I like it but the eyes aren't too good on the editing and i think if the fog was higher it would look better.
Posing looks good though.
Thanks. And yes I agree the eyes aren't that good. The front ones are very bad IMOO.
4 Posts and 98 views = Why?
I'll give it an 8 as well. In my opinion it would look better if you made their glow beam through the fog, creating a ray. (Like a normal light through fog would.)
would have been better if you lower the opacity of the combines eyes.
But the mist is good.
The mist doesn't look like it has any depth too it.
It's one layer over all of them and none of them look like they're "in" it.
Thanks for the comments! I will look into the tips when I have time
bare sikk
Can I see the original pic? I can re-edit it for you.
Did I say in the OP that I would let people see the original and edit it? No I did not. So the answer is no.
The mist looks a bit 2d
but its nice
why did you bump a 2 month old thread?
I did not


text:
Law Banning Shackles on Pregnant Inmates Not Always Followed
Assembly majority leader Toni Atkins wants to make sure prisons around California are following the law prohibiting the shackling of pregnant prisoners.
Atkins released a report today saying while 21 of California's 58 counties have fully complied with the law, the remaining counties either aren't under full compliance or haven't responded to questions. Atkins backed the measure that became law in 2013.
She says the use of behind-the-back handcuffs and belly chains are known to endanger the health of women and possibly affect the outcome of their pregnancy. Atkins says she will work to make sure all counties are complying with the law, saying the health and welfare of pregnant prisoners and their newborns is important.


text:
bluezoo Babies pink bunny print top cardigan and leggings set
Item No.2220101091
Item No.2220101091
This baby girl's three piece set from bluezoo offers a pink sweat cardigan, a cream long sleeved top with an adorable bunny print and bunny patterned leggings. The cardigan has a pretty peplum hem and the top has popper fastenings on the shoulder for easy changing.
Sunday to Friday - order by 9pm
Saturday - order by 6pm
Monday to Sunday - order by midnight
Orders over £20 - FREE
Orders under £20 - £2
Show full delivery details
Subject to exceptions, Debenhams is happy to exchange or refund your purchase within 28 days of delivery. Please check here for more details on our returns policy and exceptions.
Open a Debenhams Credit Card today and receive:
Please note: if the amount you pay on your card is less than £500 after the 10% discount is applied, the 0% interest offer will not be available.
Credit available from NewDay Ltd to over 18s only
*Terms & Conditions apply.Find out more & apply now


text:
Free Family Event!
Games and Prizes, Scout Demonstrations, Music,
Slides and Rides, Ident-A-Kid, Virginia College Health Screening…and much more!
This festival is a gift to our neighbors from the fellowship at St. Peter UMC.
When: Saturday, September 28
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Where: St. Peter United Methodist Church
6507 Moon Road
Columbus GA


text:
Parenting is an adventure, and as far as I've observed, no parent goes into parenting totally prepared for the challenges, and the utter joy they're in for as a parent. Any parent deserves to be as fully-armed as they can be with tools they can use to make the best of the challenges they'll face as a parent, to the end of being able to raise happy, healthy children – and be happy, healthy parents at the end of it too!Scientology has an immense wealth of tools the parent can use to … [Read more...]
Scientology Kids & Parents
August 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
11 Tips for a Stress-Free Pregnancy
June 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I originally wrote this article directly following a successful mid-term checkup my wife had with her midwife, when she was pregnant with our second child. I wrote it, as that pregnancy was essentially the most stress-free and problem-free that one could ask for, and resulted in what I'd say is the happiest baby we've ever seen. As such, I had culled from several close friends a list of what they found to be their top items in having a stress-free pregnancy which is as comfortable … [Read more...]


text:
New York • Wide receiver Victor Cruz has signed his $2.879 million tender with the New York Giants.
Two people familiar with the contract told The Associated Press on Friday that the restricted free agent with three years in the NFL had signed the tender while he works on a long-term deal with the Giants.
The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the signing has not been announced publicly.
Had the 26-year-old Cruz not signed before Monday, the Giants' offer could have been reduced to $630,000 for the 2013 season. The Giants could have matched any offers Cruz received from other teams.
Cruz skipped all of New York's offseason program, but will be required to show up at training camp beginning in late July.
An undrafted free agent in 2010 out of Massachusetts who became a star with the Giants as they won the 2011 NFL title, Cruz is coming off a Pro Bowl season. He made 86 catches for 1,092 yards and scored 10 touchdowns as one of the league's best slot receivers last year, and was even more effective during the Super Bowl season with 82 catches for 1,536 yards and nine TDs, including a 99-yarder against the Jets.
Those two strong seasons made Cruz vastly underpaid heading toward the upcoming season. So he sought a longer contract.
When that didn't happen, he stayed away from the team's training sessions and this week's minicamp, which concluded Thursday.
Cruz has become extremely popular with Giants fans for the salsa he performs after each touchdown, and for his work in the community. He is from Paterson, N.J., about 30 minutes from the Meadowlands where the Giants practice and play.
Around the league
Bills • Quarterback EJ Manuel can focus solely on competing for Buffalo's starting job now that the rookie first-round draft pick has his contract out of the way. Manuel signed a four-year deal worth $8.9 million, a day after the Bills closed a three-day mandatory minicamp their final session before training camp opens on July 28 in suburban Rochester. He was selected 16th overall out of Florida State, and was the only quarterback selected in the first round.
Falcons • Atlanta has signed cornerback Robert Alford, a second-round pick from Southeastern Louisiana. Alford was the second of two cornerbacks selected by the Falcons in the draft. First-round pick Desmond Trufant remains unsigned. Alford had 10 interceptions and started 31 games at Southeastern Louisiana.
Steelers • Police say a third suspect in the stabbing of offensive lineman Mike Adams has been captured in Florida. Pittsburgh police spokeswoman Diane Richard says 26-year-old Jerrell Whitlock of Pittsburgh was arrested Friday morning in Gainesville in central Florida and is being held there. Whitlock had been wanted on charges of attempted homicide, attempted robbery, aggravated assault and conspiracy for his alleged role in the June 1 attack on Adams. Two other men are already jailed on similar charges.


text:
In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, Ever Merciful.
Love for All, Hatred for None.
The first mosque at the territory of former eastern Germany in the Pankow district of Berlin.
Inauguration 16 October 2008
16 October 2008
Press Conferences
Copyright © by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. All rights reserved.


text:
The Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services provide financial compensation for the "Meaningful Use" of certified EHR technology to achieve health and efficiency goals. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 specifies three main components of Meaningful Use:
- The use of a certified EHR in a meaningful manner, such as e-prescribing.
- The use of certified EHR technology for electronic exchange of health information to improve quality of health care.
- The use of certified EHR technology to submit clinical quality and other measures.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) is actively working with eligible professionals (EPs) and eligible hospitals (EHs) to help them meet the required public health objectives in order to qualify for Meaningful Use incentives.
Stage 1 Meaningful Use
The final rule for Stage 1 Meaningful Use requires eligible professionals and eligible hospitals to choose at least one public health objective from the set of menu objectives, which includes electronically submitting one of the following:
- Immunization Information
- Reportable Electronic Laboratory Results (eligible hospitals only)
- Syndromic Surveillance
Stage 2 Meaningful Use
For Stage 2 Meaningful Use (2014 Rules), requirements include
- On-going submission of electronic data for immunizations in the core (mandatory) set for eligible professionals
- On-going submission of electronic data for immunizations, reportable laboratory results and syndromic surveillance in the core set for eligible hospitals
- In addition, eligible professionals have menu (optional) objectives for supporting specialized registries. MDPH will be collecting data for its Cancer Registry and for a registry collecting infectious disease case report data.
Stage 3 Meaningful Use
For Stage 3 Meaningful Use (2015 CEHRT), Public Health and Clinical Data Registry Reporting fall under Objective 8. To qualify for this objective in 2018 (optional in 2017), eligible hospitals (EH) and critical access hospitals (CAH) must meet 4 of the following measures, while eligible professionals must meet 2.
Measures included under this objective are:
- Measure 1- Immunization Registry Reporting
- Measure 2 - Syndromic Surveillance Reporting
- Measure 3 - Specialized Registry Reporting
- Measure 3- Electronic Case Reporting (For Stage 3 in 2018 only)
- Measure 4 - Electronic Reportable Laboratory Results Reporting
- Measure 4 - Public Health Registry Reporting(For Stage 3 only)
- Measure 5 - Clinical Data Registry Reporting
- Measure 6 - Electronic Reportable Laboratory Results
Immunization Information
The Immunization Program of the MDPH launched the Massachusetts Immunization Information System (MIIS), a statewide immunization registry, in 2010. The MIIS is currently available to receive electronic messages from eligible providers for Meaningful Use purposes. The MIIS accepts electronic immunization messages (VXU) in the HL7 2.5.1 format from certified electronic health record systems. Detailed technical specifications and other information for electronically exchanging data with the MIIS are available at www.mass.gov/dph/miis via the link Information for Providers. Additional technical information is available upon request.
The state-wide Health Information Exchange (Mass HIway) will serve as the infrastructure to accept data from existing EHR systems in real time, eliminating the burden of duplicate entry into your system and into MIIS. The Mass HIway accepts HL7 version 2.5.1 messages and fulfills the applicable Meaningful Use measure. To learn about how to enroll in the Mass HIway visit: www.masshiway.net.
Please note that pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 111, Section 24M all licensed health care providers that administer immunizations are required to report immunization data to the MIIS.
For more information, and to formally register intent to submit immunization data, please contact the MIIS Help Desk: 617-983-4335 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR)
Electronic Laboratory Reporting is a secure, automated mechanism for the reporting of laboratory and patient information by hospitals and commercial laboratories. Automated entry of laboratory information for reportable conditions via ELR facilitates accurate and timely detection of concerning trends and saves time associated with manual data entry or paper laboratory reporting. ELR is mandated in accordance with 105 CMR 300.170 (Laboratory Findings Indicative of Infectious Disease reportable Directly to the Department by Laboratories). For more information please contact firstname.lastname@example.com
The MDPH ELR portal meets Meaningful Use Stage 2 (2014 Rules) requirements as of October 1, 2013. Hospitals currently submitting ELR data to MDPH meet Meaningful Use requirements; no change in reporting method is required to meet the ELR objective.
MDPH is able to transform messages currently sent from hospitals (in HL7 2.3.1 or SMF formats) to HL7 2.5.1 format; MDPH also accepts HL7 2.5.1 messages. A copy of the Meaningful Use certificate and a letter stating that the hospital routinely sends electronic laboratory reports to MDPH will be provided to all data providers upon request.
MDPH offers umbrella certification for all eligible hospitals currently submitting electronic laboratory reports. These hospitals will be viewed as having formally registered intent to submit ELR for the purposes of Meaningful Use.
For more information, please contact: Sita Smith, HIE Coordinator, Office of Integrated Surveillance and Informatics, BID, MDPH (email@example.com , telephone: 617-983-6547).
Syndromic Surveillance
Massachusetts Department of Health (MDPH) is currently accepting syndromic surveillance data from eligible hospital emergency departments only. For Stage 3 MU, MDPH will accept urgent care syndromic surveillance data from eligible hospitals and freestanding urgent care facilities beginning January 2017.
Eligible Professionals (EPs) not practicing in a freestanding urgent care facility may claim exclusion for this measure because the MDPH will only accept urgent care syndromic surveillance data from eligible hospitals and freestanding urgent care facilities. Take a screenshot of the MDPH Meaningful Use webpage (www.mass.gov/dph/meaningfuluse) for documentation of this exclusion.
Successful attestation for this measure requires registration of intent to submit syndromic data within 60 days of start of the reporting period and one of the following: 1) has achieved ongoing submission, 2) is engaged in testing and validation or 3) is awaiting invitation to begin testing and validation.
MDPH participates in the National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) and utilizes ESSENCE for aggregation and analysis of syndromic surveillance data; data are held in the Amazon Cloud. The state-wide Health Information Exchange (Mass HIway) serves as the infrastructure to aggregate and send data to the NSSP. This data transmission is in accordance with the standards set forth by the Office of the National Coordinator in order to meet Meaningful Use requirements.
Syndromic surveillance data should comply with the PHIN Messaging Guide for Syndromic Surveillance.
For programmatic information about Syndromic Surveillance and to register intent to submit Syndromic Surveillance data for Meaningful Use, please contact the Massachusetts Department of Health Syndromic Surveillance coordinator at: firstname.lastname@example.com
Cancer Registry
In support of physician cancer reporting and Stage 2 Meaningful Use (MU2), the Massachusetts Cancer Registry (MCR) will be implementing electronic reporting from certified electronic health record (EHR) systems. EHR reporting is designed to be secure, automated, and unobtrusive to practice operations. Successful ongoing submission to the MCR using this EHR reporting method will assist eligible professionals in receiving Medicare and Medicaid incentive funds.
Reporting will be accepted from EHR software certified by an ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Body and will be in accordance with the Implementation Guide for Ambulatory Healthcare Provider Reporting to Central Cancer Registries (August 2012). If you are interested in reporting to the MCR using a certified EHR, or have questions please Susan T. Gershman (email@example.com). Please check this website for future updates.
For EPs in Stage 3 during 2017, the MCR will begin accepting submissions on January 1, 2017 from 2015-certified EHR technology in accordance with the updated HL7 CDA ® Release 2 Implementation Guide: Reporting to Public Health Cancer Registries from Ambulatory Healthcare Providers, Release 1, DSTU Release 1.1 – US Realm. We will continue to also accept submissions from 2014-certified EHR technology during 2017. EPs in Stage 3 during 2017 have a 90-day reporting period, and those in Stage 2 have a full-year reporting period. Register for reporting to the MCR by the 60th day of your reporting period. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com .
Specialized Registry
Among the menu items for achieving compliance with Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements is the attestation of the eligible professional (EP) that they have "the capability to identify and report specific cases to a specialized registry (other than a cancer registry), except where prohibited, and in accordance with applicable law and practice". The Bureau of Infectious Disease Prevention (BID) at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has implemented electronic infectious disease case reporting into a specialized registry.
If you are interested in electronically reporting notifiable infectious disease reports, the only currently validated way of sending these data is via ESP, the Electronic medical record Support for Public health (ESP) project, which is an automated software application that analyzes electronic health record (EHR) data to identify and report conditions of interest to public health. Detailed information about ESPnet is available at www.esphealth.org.
The process involves implementing a series of case detection algorithms embedded in ESP to identify specific diseases (acute hepatitides, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and active TB) which are then sent securely to the BID Health Information Portal and to the specialized registry, the Massachusetts Virtual Epidemiologic Network (MAVEN). MAVEN may already contain laboratory results on these individuals, but the EMR contributes important additional information including diagnostic codes, symptoms, treatment, and pregnancy status.
At the moment, only systems which use ESPnet are sending BID EMR data. Providers could choose to use ESP or use alternative software (like eCW) to send us the reports, but in the latter case, 1) there would have to be some built in logic that could apply the case selection algorithms and 2) the methodology would need to be validated by MDPH and 3) messages would have to be in HL7 XML format.
Bringing provider organizations on board is very resource intensive, so MDPH has chosen to limit onboarding via a threshold based on the incidence of reportable conditions seen by providers over a twelve-month period.
For Eligible Professionals: if the combined numbers of cases of syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, acute hepatitides and active tuberculosis seen at your facility are greater than 1000 in the most recent 12 month period, please contact Sita Smith at Sita.C.Smith @state.ma.us to discuss registering intent to submit case reports to the infectious disease specialized registry.
If your reporting threshold is for these selected diseases is less than 1000 in a 12 month period, you are not eligible to participate. Take a screenshot of the MDPH Meaningful Use webpage (http://www.mass.gov/dph/meaningfuluse) to document this for exclusion.
Mass HIway
The Massachusetts Department of Health (DPH) and the Mass HIway have partnered to transition all public health data reporting to the secure, statewide health information exchange (HIE). The key goals of this are to automate the data import process, simplify the administrative process, and remove as many manual interventions on the data as possible. This can also reduce cost for providers by maintaining fewer reporting interfaces. So while there is no specific requirement in Meaningful Use to use an HIE for public health reporting, over time the only way providers will be able to transmit to the Massachusetts DPH will be over the Mass HIway. For more information about the Mass HIway and how to enroll, please visit www.masshiway.net.
Helpful Links
This information is provided by Bureau of Infectious Disease within the Department of Public Health.


text:
"(GamesStop) indicated that software publishers are more enthusiastic about partnering with it," Sebastian wrote in his note to investors. "For example, by offering exclusive content on each major game release, and longer term, future models may include GameStop offering exclusive gameplay."
Jackie Smith, GameStop Spokesperson:
"We are working with our (development) partners to build in a longer lead time. And we are working with them to get both physical and digital exclusives for our customers."
GameStop, with all due respect, kindly fuck off.
It's bad enough that games already have companies talking up Season Passes and upcoming DLC before these games are even released. It's bad enough that there are differences in content offered between digital download versions and physical retail copies in general. It's already bad enough that most retailers already get exclusive (sometimes timed) content so that gamers don't get a complete package in most cases. Just look at the fact that Watch Dogs had NINE different offerings, all with different content, and not a single one included all of the content offered. Now, you want to get in on the development process to gut content from these games at an earlier point?
(via Gamesbeat)


text: New research from the University of California-Davis suggests that popular teens are targeted by bullies as they seek to climb their school's social hierarchy. "It turns out that as kids are increasing their status, they're also becoming more attractive as targets for their rivals," said lead author Robert Faris, who studied the behavior of 4,000 8th-10th graders in North Carolina. "I think these kids are being targeted because they occupy desirable social positions that their rivals seek." Source


text:
All photography by Heidi at
Design Diffuse
Gorgeous. Every time I visit you I'm struck by the beauty of the details in your home. Thanks for sharing them. They always inspire me to want to decorate more!ReplyDelete
Love this post, T! I've been meaning to do a post of home decor inside my place for awhile... I think you just convinced me that I need to get on it as soon as I return to FL!
LOVE that mirror {and your wall paint too!}... I collect antique mirrors :)
Have a great weekend!
p.s. I photographed the vintage swap item! I had fun with it.. got creative... Dev should've received it by now!
The pale sage walls and vintage white treasures made my eyes light up. And the thought of little Stella wandering around these rooms is too sweet for words.
Happy weekend, friend!
I think this is hands down the sweetest post I have ever read on your blog.
Love the last little blurb...so cool to have physical objects that remind you of the people you were and of the ones you have become together- LOVE THAT...and who wouldn't pick up that sweet lil vintage baby carriage...ADORABLE!!!!
happy weekend girlie.
Thanks, guys! I'm constantly wanting to update and re-do, then I look around and realize I have so much of what I love, surrounding every PERSON that I love in one tiny home... and I'm grateful.ReplyDelete
Wow, your house must be absolutely amazing. You and your husband have amazing taste. I really enjoyed the pictures.
I love focusing on special trinkets or decor that either has a special meaning or story behind it. You have fabulous taste!
Maryjane xoxo
Okay, you know that by just giving us a peek, you're definitely making us want more! More home photos pretty please?!ReplyDelete
I love this! What a great idea. It's the little detailed touches that make all the difference!
Hope you stop by and say hi!
Wow! How neat! Gorgeous photos...love all the sweet details!ReplyDelete
I love the peek into your home....
AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHY AND HOME DECOR..IT IS DEFINITELY INSPIRATION FOR REDECORATINGReplyDelete
Pretty photos. I constantly plan to do posts on various rooms of my house too but always forget...
As white and serene as yours is mine is probably the exact opposite with darks and colors! :)
Every time we have people over I cringe because I live with a baby and two nice but nevertheless older people (they believe in practicality not aesthetics), so the house never feels as perfect as I want it to be. I'm going to start appreciating the small things like you.
Lovely post, especially the flower in the window.
You have a gorgeous home!
And a gorgeous blog!
Such a lovely post. It really is those special pieces that make a home, home (besides your loved ones who fill it!)
xo Nadia
How lucky you are to live in a bungalow in Venice!!! I once lived in a craftsman bungalow in Pasadena and LOVED it! SO charming, despite some of the modern comforts...
I love your pretty vintage pieces.ReplyDelete
Your home is beautiful! I love the blue and white combo of the mirror and hutch in your dining room. Crisp, clean, and fresh! :)
Hi Tanya, I adore your blog and have just followed. Your decor is beautiful, as are these pictures. Now I have yet another amazing blog to get hooked on xox NicoleReplyDelete
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment. I love hearing from you guys! If you ask a question, I will be sure to respond back here. xx


text:
Bad night's sleep can hamper body's insulin use
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - Just one sleepless night can hamper the body's ability to use insulin to process sugar in the bloodstream, according to a study which scientists say might help explain why diabetes is on the rise.
Researchers said their findings suggest it may be no coincidence that while sleep duration has shortened in western societies in the past decade there has also been an increase in cases of "insulin resistance" and adult-onset diabetes.
"Our findings show a short night of sleep has more profound effects on metabolic regulation than previously appreciated," said Esther Donga, director of Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands, who led the study published on Wednesday.
Type 2 diabetes is caused by the body's inability to adequately use insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, to control glucose sugar produced from food. Sugar levels rise and can damage the eyes, kidneys, nerves, heart and major arteries.
The disease, linked to poor diet and lack of exercise, is reaching epidemic levels. An estimated 180 million people now suffer from diabetes around the world.
Previous studies have found that several nights of poor sleep can result in impaired use of insulin, but Donga said this was the first study to examine the effects of only a single bad night's sleep.
The Dutch scientists examined nine healthy people -- once after a night of eight hours sleep and once after a night of just four hours.
The findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), showed that partial sleep restriction during a single night reduced some types of insulin sensitivity by 19 to 25 percent. Continued...


text:
Highly unlikely. If AZ is like NC, it's illegal to bring a gun into the court house, even if your intention is to check it. Play it smart and leave the gun in the car or at home.
Going down to the court house June 4th to take my process server test... I don't imagine the provide a way to check in your weapons?
I highly doubt they do but I figured I'd make sure. Haven't been without an arm downtown in some time... might get a twitch or someth'n.
Highly unlikely. If AZ is like NC, it's illegal to bring a gun into the court house, even if your intention is to check it. Play it smart and leave the gun in the car or at home.
Last edited by Todd; 05-29-2008 at 05:09 PM.
In Florida they wouldnt even hold onto my keychain swiss army knife. I had to leave it outside in the bushes while I went to Jury summons. They sure noticed it though becuase i forgot it was there and sent it through the scanner
I got all kind of hassle about a case trapper by those guys at the metal detector.
I played dumb, and said, "I can't bring a pocket knife in here? I thought that was only at airports."
They let me check it, and pick it up when my testimony was over.
I beat them....muhahahahahahahaha
We have things relatively good here in Arizona, but there are some days when you just need to leave the gun in the car. It's a pain to have to remember not to carry into most restaurants, but I guess that is part of the price we pay to be able to carry concealed in a state run by an imbecile of a governor.
eh... I wouldn't say she's an imbicile but I'm certainly not happy with the way she's handled quite a few things.
Her and my uncle were legal buddies, of some sort, back in the day so it was kinda cool seeing her take office at first.... but.. no.. that's all faded by now.
I have heard from local Republicans that Napolitano is a pro gun Democrat, and that she actually shoots a handgun (carried for protection) quite often. She has not always gone our way on voting, but as gun owners in a free state we get lazy. How many of you Arizonans called her prior to her veto of the CCW in restaurant veto? According to the guy I talked to, she was inundated by calls from restaurant owners.
Damn!! Did I just defend Janet Napolitano??
ANYWAY back to the subject at hand, if you go to a State of Arizona building they are required by law to provide you with a lockable container for your gun. It looks like a mailbox near the front door. I don't know how this applies to court.
LibCCW I just read your profile. Do you live near the Civic Plaza? Or maybe in the willow district?
Last edited by Old Padawan; 05-30-2008 at 04:48 PM.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain
No.. I'm in the Melrose District. Kinda the hill-billy version of Willow. They don't have nearly as much say as what you can and can't do to your property... though they do have some. They want me to re-roof my garage with this crappy tile that looks like wooden shingles so it looks original to the '30s but they don't want me to use actual wooden shingles because of fire hazard. We tend to find ways around that crap with help from the politicians in our neighborhood
I used to live very near PC, the The Willow House was a regular thing before it closed.
What happened with court? Did they have boxes?
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain
Padawan ... I about jumped ten feet off of the couch! Go'n to the courthouse on the 4th... which actually is today (it's 1:40AM). I thought maybe I had the date wrong and missed it!
Yeah, Depending on how long ago or how often you were at Willow House.. we probably know each other. I spent quite a lot of time there.. guys that work(ed) there are all good friends of mine.
I'm gonna try and sleep now... so I don't fail my test.
The Spokane County Courthouse (Washington State) has a "bus terminal style" set of lockers. You can leave your concealed weapon, pocket knife, car keys, whatever in the locker & take the key. When you get back, the key goes in (and stays in the lock) and your stuff comes out. An armed guard and metal detector are right next to the lockbox facility.
A school teacher friend of the family tells about going to the courthouse and checking his .357 into the box but forgetting about his Leatherman (tm). He went through the metal detector and set off the beeper. He pulled out the knife and apologized. The guard said, "you need to box that" to which he replied, "I'm sorry for setting off your alarm; but, you do realize that if I had intended to cause problems I'd have kept the gun not the knife?" To which the guard said, "I guess so; you can keep the knife. Have a nice day."
Which compares favorably to the ex-McDonald's employee, back when the National Guard were patrolling airports post 9-11, who confiscated a Swiss Army knife from a Guardsman -- then handed back his Mace, his handcuffs, and his M-16...
For what it's worth...
I ended up finding a parking space just across the street from the building so I left her in the glove box anyway.
I kinda got the feeling that it wouldn't have mattered... security was REALLY lose.
I walked in, empty my pockets, and stepped through the metal detectors... which went off because of my belt buckle. So the guard ushered my forward, asked if anything was in my pockets and to undo my belt, and proceeded to scanned ONLY over my belt buckle.
I actually had to ask him if that was it when he waved me on. Anybody could've walked past that guy with a tomcat in a wallet holster. I wonder if I should call and say anything?
BTW.. Test went great.


text:
I own two cleansing oils. I have Skin Hour Deep Cleansing Oil and --i--t- Honey Cleansing Oil. So one night, after a tiring day of makeup gig for a photo shoot, I had to clean all my brushes and containers.
I always make sure that I take care of my brushes by giving them a bath after using them. I used a lot of liquid foundation that day, I got my container (where I put and mix my liquid foundie) and experimented and tested the cleansing oils. I normally use a mild soap for my brushes and containers, however, we all know that it will be difficult and close to impossible to remove liquid foundation with it. So here goes the challenge.
This is the container. As you see, the liquid foundie has already dried up.
These are the 2 cleansing oils that are up for the challenge.
First, I tried using --i--t- Cleansing Oil. I scrubbed really well.
Here is the result. The liquid foundie just spread out but it's still there.
Now, I tried using Skin Hour Deep Cleansing Oil. I used the same container. And again scrubbed well.
Here is the result. Tada! Clean clean container!
The verdict: Skin Hour Deep Cleansing Oil wins!!! :D So I used this for my baby brushes also!
The Cleansing Oil of --i--t-, even though it can't clean liquid foundies, can be used to clean eyeshadows and blushes (mostly powder). This is what I used for my other containers that I just used to foil my shadows. It is also foamier. So when used on the face gives a soapy texture.
So I still have the two until now. Although of course, I use Skin Hour's more often. It shows how organic products are really magical! :) Imagine what these two do for your face when you use them as cleansers. :) Skin Hour proves that it deeply cleanses but is still mild and refreshing!


text:
Customizing Textures
GeneralJimmy Beech
Join Jimmy Beech for a quick Photoshop tutorial that takes you through a few simple workflows for customizing textures. It demos a basic workflow for Photoshoppers of all levels. See how the Radial Gradient tool controls layer opacity by using a layer mask. Learn the process of extracting Snap Art's painterly effects for textures with a simple gradient. And most importantly, see how these tweaks change the texture when it's used as an overlay in Exposure.
Image © Sian Lewis
Texture © Brooke Shaden © Jonathan Penney
Selections in Photoshop for Bokeh
GeneralJimmy Beech
Learn how to make and manage selections in Photoshop. Everything you need to know about using the Quick Selection Tool is in this tutorial. Part two of the workflow demonstrates how to apply realistic depth of field effects to your photos in Exposure.
Head-to-head with Hernan Rodriguez & David Mecey Introduction
GeneralJimmy Beech
Join Jimmy Beech, David Mecey, and Hernan Rodriguez for the first episode of a friendly shoot-off video series between two of the industries best. Each photographer shoot portraits of the same model, on the same shoot, using their own creativity.
Images © David Mecey & Hernan Rodriguez
Light, Shadow, and Mood with Hernan Rodriguez
GeneralJimmy Beech
Hernan shares plenty of great tidbits about available vs. manufactured light. He also covers the use of lighting modifiers to contour contrast. Being a portrait photographer, Hernan emphasizes the model's face, so he has a few tricks to make magic happen on his camera sensor–not in post.
Images © Hernan Rodriguez
Model Rapport with David Mecey
GeneralJimmy Beech
This is the third episode in our friendly shoot-off video series between Hernan Rodriguez and David Mecey. In this video, David Mecey gives a quick lesson on building model rapport.
Images © David Mecey
Tips for Better Portraits with Hernan Rodriguez
GeneralJimmy Beech
This is the second episode in our friendly shoot-off video series between Hernan Rodriguez and David Mecey. In this video, Hernan gives an informative lesson on shooting portraits. He shares lots of great advice on how to find the best angle to shoot anyone.
Images © Hernan Rodriguez
Photoshop Layer Mask Basics
GeneralJimmy Beech
This video will cover the use of layer masks in Photoshop. Masking layers is a valuable technique for non-destructive editing.
Image © David Mecey.
Photoshop Text Replacement
GeneralJimmy Beech
Learn how to replace label text on a series of bottles using simple tools in Adobe Photoshop. There aren't any plug-ins involved.
Image © Jimmy Beech.


text:
|Figure 1. Windows XP displays folders with mini photos on the cover.
Figure 2. Windows XP film strip viewer.
Figure 3. Windows XP picture and fax viewer.
|Figure 4. Ulead's Photo Explorer Pro 7.0 desktop.
|Figure 5. JASC's After Shot printing module is very powerful.
Figure 6. JASC's editing module functions intuitively.
|Figure 7. ACDSee's 4.0 desktop.
|Figure 8. ACDSee possesses the most powerful editing package of the bunch.
|Figure 9. ACDSee's FotoAngelo module functions like an economy version of Microsoft's PowerPoint.
If you've contemplated taking the digital dental photography plunge but have hesitated owing to a suspicion that the software end of the proposition is expensive, then I have good news for you. Fortunately, the universal aspects of the burgeoning digital photography industry have created for us something that we are quite unaccustomed to in dentistry: a bargain! Keeping in mind that dental digital images are no different than any other home brew digital photos, it makes sense to utilize the same software packages sold to the masses, off the shelves, at our local retail outlets. I'm referring specifically to packages ranging in price from $30 to $100 that will provide you with all the capability needed to catalog, edit, print, and even e-mail your images with a high degree of excellence.
If there was ever a reason to move from Windows 98 to Windows XP, it could be the way that XP handles images. Unlike 98, which would at best allow the user a thumbnail size preview when "clicking" on an image file, XP possesses a built-in series of utilities that provide a handy image viewer and manipulator.
The three packages reviewed in this article are similar in many ways, yet each manages to do one thing or another better than its counterpart. Consider these software packages to be to the digital photographer what the Swiss knife is to the outdoorsman. They can perform many tasks admirably so long as you don't ask too much of them. In essence, these photo managers allow the user to easily view, manipulate, and sort the images, and at the same time include a fair amount of editing capability. Such features handle cropping and color management as well as image annotation and text additions. These programs, like Windows XP, have the capability to scan for images from a connected digital camera or digital film source. Additionally, images can be printed in varying formats, e-mailed to whomever, and included in slide shows. All three programs also have built-in Explorer-type browsers that allow users to easily locate the folders they wish to view via familiar scrolling and clicking. Those operating Windows XP may indeed find considerable overlap, yet as might be expected, these dedicated applications exceed the capabilities of Windows XP's built-in utilities. Users of Windows 98 have no choice but to go beyond Windows 98 for their photo management tasks, and will find that any one of the following programs will fill in the digital image management gaps found in 98. Let's look more closely at them.
Weighing in at a low end $29.95 is Ulead's Photo Explorer Pro 7.0 (www.ulead.com). It was my first love with respect to off-the-shelf photo management programs. In many respects it remains one of my favorites, and is used heavily for patient demonstrations during a normal work day. It is the least powerful of the three, but is particularly good at producing a fast full- screen image upon clicking on the desired thumbnail. Thus, it's great for show and tell. It has a simple layout, almost cartoonish in fact, which also makes it the least confusing to operate. It possesses a very functional editor that allows the user to crop images, adjust contrast and brightness, and adjust color hue, saturation, and balance as well as image sharpness, but lacks image annotation and text addition capabilities. Its printing module strays from being intuitive, so I use it sparingly.
Another budget-based standout is JASC's After Shot (www.jasc.com). Formerly titled Image Expert 2000, this smart title is typically found at $49.95 on most retail shelves. (Premium Edition). It can also be downloaded from the JASC website for $45. If you like, there is an online evaluation version available as well. There are several features that would endear this package to the digital dentist. First and foremost is its exceptional printing module. This is the program from which I print most of my dental images. The typical image layouts of 1, 2, or 4 to a page are easily attainable in addition to a myriad of other formats. Moreover, it's possible to make adjustments on your previewed layout, such as zooming in on individual parts of an image or simply filling in a frame to fit the layout. Text is easily added to printed pages as headers or footers, and images can also be labeled with their file names. After Shot will automatically select your images or you can pick them manually and choose between a portrait or landscape printing mode. My only gripe about this wonderful printing module is the lack of a "save layout" feature. Once you exit the program, your layouts are history. Still, it's so fast and easy to set up a printed page, you'll quickly forgive JASC for the shortcoming (Figure 5).
ACD Systems (www.acdsystems.com) claims that 24 million people use their popular image browser/editor, ACDSee 4.0. I own the Power Pack version that includes FotoCanvas, a pumped up photo editor, and FotoAngelo, a presentation package possessing some of the capabilities of Microsoft's Power-Point. This particular package sells in the $90 to $100 range, but a stripped-down version of ACDSee is available for just under $50.
So there you have it. It really is a low-budget affair to launch the software side of your digital experience. If at all possible, upgrade to Windows XP. It will make your computer life much easier in many respects. Image handling will become intuitive and your system lockups will become infrequent.


text:
Blower Motor (w/ Regulator) - eEuro Preferred 1K1820015J
VW/Audi OE: 1K1820015P
Blower Motor (w/ Regulator) by eEuro Preferred
Blower Motor (w/ Regulator) by eEuro Preferred
The HVAC Blower Motor is responsible for circulating climate controlled air within the cabin of the vehicle. A centrifugal fan attached to an electric motor via a drive shaft spins and moves air through the system. If you notice the climate control is not adequately blowing air through the vents this may be an indication of a blower motor issue. Common problems with the blower motor manifest themselves as bearing failure and loud noises, or completely quitting. If the blower works on some settings but not others, check your blower motor regulator as well.
eEuroparts.com® carries an extensive catalog of aftermarket, OEM, original, and genuine parts from over 200 manufacturers. We are also constantly updating our eEuro Preferred parts selection to give you the best possible selection of parts.
If there is anything you cannot find in our catalog please call eEuroparts.com® at (800) 467-9769 and our knowledgeable customer service team will help you locate the part you need, fast.
Country of Manufacture: Germany
Manufacture Quality: Aftermarket
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.450
About eEuro Preferred
eEuro Preferred is our in house aftermarket brand that provides maximum value for your money, and a fully guaranteed two year warranty - twice the length of our standard one year warranty. eEuroparts.com® selects high quality aftermarket parts and ensures they make it onto your car at the best possible price.
eEuroparts.com® started the eEuro Preferred line in 2015 as part of our 15 year anniversary. After 15 years and hundreds of thousands of man hours buying, selling, and most importantly, installing genuine, OEM, and aftermarket European parts, we know what we're looking for when it comes to value and quality. eEuro Preferred is the perfect blend.
In addition, eEuro Preferred includes kits and pre-assembled versions of popular and hard to find parts alike. For example, eEuro Preferred carries a huge selection of control arms in which bushings are already pressed. You'll also find eEuro Preferred parts across suspensions, cooling systems, PCV systems, engine mounts, and a bevy of other categories.
If this is not the exact Blower Motor (w/ Regulator) you are looking for, or you would like this part in a brand other than eEuro Preferred, please call us at (800) 467-9769 and one of our customer service experts will help you locate the exact part you need.
Vehicle Fitment & Notes
Click a year range, make, and model below for additional information.
eEuro Preferred comes with a full 2 year warranty, double our standard one year guarantee. All eEuro Preferred parts are specifically selected by eEuroparts.com for both their quality and value, and we stand behind our choices.
A part may be exchanged if it is defective or breaks within 730 days of your purchase date. Defective parts are only eligible for an exchange or store credit. No cash refunds will be issued for previously installed parts.
After two (2) years eEuroparts.com; will honor any extended manufacturer warranties. No exchange will be offered outside of the manufacturer's warranty process. Parts covered by the manufacturer warranty need to be exchanged through the manufacturer and may take up to 4-6 weeks.
If you would like to initiate a warranty claim or have questions about the process, please call us at (800) 467-9769 and a knowledgeable customer service expert will assist you.
Delivery & Returns
Delivery Info
eEuroparts.com® proudly offers FREE shipping available on most orders. Some weight and size restriction apply. We also provide inexpensive and guaranteed 3 day, 2 day, and Overnight shipping options, so if you need your Blower Motor (w/ Regulator) tomorrow, eEuroparts.com® can deliver!
Every eEuroparts.com® order is fast, reliable, and track-able, meaning you'll know exactly where your Blower Motor (w/ Regulator) is at every step of the delivery process. eEuroparts.com® also displays your Expected Ship Date and transit time in your Cart, making our entire shipping process simple and transparent.
Returns Info
eEuroparts.com® proudly offers a ninety (90) day cash return for all items purchased through eEuroparts.com®. The item must be new and in its original manufacturer packaging to be eligible for a cash refund.
If you would like to return an item or have questions about the process, please call us at (800) 467-9769 and one of our customer service experts will be happy to help.
This information is only a summary. Complete shipping and return policy information can be found in our web site policies.


text:
Welcome to WebmasterWorld Guest from 18.104.22.168
Forum Moderators: goodroi
France's national library has raised a "war cry" over plans by Google to put books from some of the world's great libraries on the Internet and wants to ensure the project does not lead a domination of American ideas.
Jean-Noel Jeanneney, who heads France's national library and is a noted historian, says Google's choice of works is likely to favor Anglo-Saxon ideas and the English language.
Can't see any harm in that. I believe the appropriate expression is 'to suit the action to the word'.
They had a very similiar "war cry" when IBM started dominating the early computer market in France. We're probably going to see more state sponsored competition to American companies.
Oh well, didn't work with IBM either.
The French, and everybody else should get in onboard in this project and cooperate with Google.
Well put, Hugene.
Honestly, does anyone have anything to fear from other cultures having a platform? If we could have a bit more of an inter-cultural dialogue the world might be a more harmonious place. I am no more against hearing the Gallic side of things than I am hearing the Anglo-American side. What's the problem here?
To Jean-Noel Jeanneney: stop your Gallic bleating and create your own Google...
PS I work with a lot of European websites (on a daily basis) and many/most of the French ones, unlike sites from other European countries, are only in French (despite being meant for international tourism). These things cut both ways, don't they!
It's the problem of french developer world.
Where are gone those great old time searchengine - Francit�, Voil�, laToile. each of them have choose to display search result from google.
There still exist very better alternative in french like antidot, netbooster etc. but the hype is actually on google.
Could the french governement nationalized a search engine like it do with the Train, the telco, and television.
However, Google is an American company - who is going to blame them for starting to scan books from their own culture? Google as a business is not responsible for making available information from all possible sources simultaneously and equitably. Period. If the French or the Germans or any other nation on this planet would like to make their information heritage easily available, they should cooperate with Google by contributing to Google's library project. Google is likely to welcome these efforts because they are a business that targets the global market. They just had to start somewhere.
joined:Dec 29, 2003
votes: 0
Any books by French authors written in english in those libraries will be indexed as well. Unfortunately, there probably aren't many. Just as there aren't many books in French libraries written by English/American authors.
Documents in the French language will be tend to biased towards French ideas just as documents in Enlish will tend to favor their authors.
Google is based in America, but is an international business. Google has a large (~50%) non english base of searches, but as others have pointed out - English is their first language and that which they are most familiar with. If the project is successful - I have little doubt it will be expanded to other languages.
I think that Jean-Noel Jeanneney makes a good point, but even if every French text ever written was instantly available in Google - as long as it is still written in French - none of the non French speaking world is going to be able to understand it anyway.
joined:Dec 29, 2003
votes: 0
I tried that when I was a kid...only to get my a-s kicked and really cry ;)
most of the French speak English and that's where the danger is.
Only on their CV's!..when actually faced with having to use the "parle Anglais parfaitment" 99% of supposedly fleunt English speaking french people are incomprehensible to anyone other than themselves ..
The reason for this is not their fault but is 3 fold ..
1.English is taught in French schools the same way as French is taught ..ie ..mindnumbingly boringly ..with all the emphasis on grammar ..
2.The learning of and use of English is actively discouraged by the French media and government ( they however all speak the "Anglais" as that is where the "power" is ...the rest of the population are not encouraged to know this ) ..
3.There is nothing outside of France worth knowing about ..so why does one need to speak "Anglais" ...( anyone who doubts this world view needs only to watch any / all french TV news bulletins or listen to any /all french radio news ) .."world events" come at the end after the football...
The whining by the academics that English will dominate ..has amonsgt other aberations resulted in the fact that a percentage of all cinema ticket sales in France has gone for years to the government as a special "tax" ..which is then used to fund the French language cinema productions ..
So when you go to see.. lets say.. "Independance day"..( which is viewed by french academia as a "scandelously anglophone , americanised world view film" ) ..nevertheless there is a percentage of every ticket sold which then goes to subsidize the French film industry ..which whilst it does indeed produce some absolute gems( once every couple of years ) ..is far more concerned with "pistonage" ( who knows who etc ) and "are they speaking french" than .."can they act and is the film any good?" ...
Likewise most Tv and radio ..even the news bulletins are 25% shameless book / film promo's ..with even national prime time TV news ( all "6" channels )running 5 minutes per "prog" to promote the latest parisien organised whatever ...
Ps ..yes ..you did see correctly we have SIX tv channels ..there are also some PPV ..mainly running badly dubbed ( from English )old animal documentaries or year old ( again dubbed from English ) films ..or Eurosport ( yes in France this free service is rebroadcast as PPV! )..
anglophone dominance? ..if what I have available is the alternative then ..YES PLEASE!
Most of the French read English well and that's where the danger is.
What the French claim to understand in written English and what they actually do are very different "animaux"..
I know this from having employed "je parle anglais" or "je sais lire et ecrire l'anglais" french ..as I said "only in their CV "...even in the south , around St.tropez , Cannes , Nice etc ..
The Brits and the Americans are no better at French I know ..but then they don't need to be ...In my experience those European neighbours of France with the best understanding of English and the least paranoia against it's use are the Germans and the "flammand" Belgians and the Dutch ...
Where is the "danger" you refer to ..I would have thought that anything that could help this nation to get it's head out of the "cultural isolationist sand" would be a good thing ..rather than the current knee jerk "English = Bad" attitude here ..
In spite of the antagonism voiced to all things anglophone ..we still have the fastest rate of opening of franchises for the big yellow "M" burger palaces in all Europe ..go figure!
And google is by far and away the most used search engine in France ..market share must be close to 97% of all searches ...this may of course have something to do with the "you can pay to be #1 in serps " tactics of the non google fed "native language" SE's ...Even the French find their results hard to accept as anything other than "paid for spam" ..
Complaining about google is by Mr Jean-Noel Jeanneney is just an attempt to distract the french people from the above ..you call it "smoke and mirrors" ..we call it "poussiere dans les yeux" ...the translation word for word cant be done from one to the other ..but the sense is exactly the same ..
The Brits and the Americans are no better at French I know ..but then they don't need to be ...
Je ne suis pas convaincu >;->
If the population of the Anglosphere (which is pretty culturally isolated itself, let's face it) could all speak fluent French tomorrow but otherwise continued conducting all other business in English, it would be a considerable motivation for a lot more French to become avid English learners, or else be sidelined completely.
As long as a relatively small percentage of native English speakers learn French, I imagine most French wonder why they should reciprocate to any greater degree.
Admittedly la francophonie is one of the only linguistic communities in the world that doesn't feel it automatically has to learn English - Japan is another - but thank God it doesn't. I wish that more communities had the courage to face off against anglophonic domination.
It does any one of us no favours at all to be able to see the world through the lens of a single linguistic prism.
joined:Dec 29, 2003
votes: 0
French who have traveled are always dissillusioned when they arrive home by the "propaganda" that they realise they are fed daily about all things outside France ..
Those with any spirit of enterprise at all who have not been to the same school as the "ruling elite" are leaving the country in droves for the UK and the USA ..
The influx of anglophones here is 99.9% retirees as property is still very very cheap ..but with indirect taxation ( mandatory social securty contributions etc ) at 60% of turnover ..no one in their right mind starts a business in France ..
Having said all this ..I am glad to have learned the french language ..which I did relativly late in life at age 35 ..but I do not confuse the extra dimension and richness that having learnt this language gives to my thinking ..with France itself ..
The language itself is as open and versatile as any other such as English , Spanish , Chinese , Arabic whatever..
The country and the majority of it's people are anything but openminded ..they are encouraged not to be .
No country is perfect, no nation is perfect. France may be better of without the French, but they should be praised for their effort to stop the no-brainers from Hollywood and DC.
Maybe a mod should close this thread before it gets dirty ;)
the Frenchmen I've done business with spoke English very well and were certainly not narrowminded...
Agreed 100%...I just wish there were more of them ( ouside of the EnArcs ) ...it would give them a better informed more balanced world view ..
One of the major benefits culturaly of speaking English is that one is then open to all the viewpoints on all subjects and via all media from all the English speaking countries , USA , Australia , India , Africa ..you name it ..some of them disagree with the UK or the USA "worldview " and don't hesitate to say so..good thing ..and if you understand English then for example the UK gov't can't tell you that the Auzzies agree with em when they maybe really don't ...too easy to catch a broadcast or find a website from Auz that say what they really think!
The francophone countries with the possible exception of the province of Quebec are so dependant on French foreign aid or contracts that even when their people disagree with the official French govt line ...their media doesn't ...not if it knows whats good for it ..
Agreed it is difficult subject to touch without "dirty" arguments ...in particular when one side only has 50% of the information needed for informed debate..
One of the really good things about this place WebmasterWorld is that we do actually get to contact and to see the points of view of other countries citizens ..and not just what those who control our respective national medias tell us that the other guy or girl thinks..
this forum i guess is an international webmaster's forum and replys like yours makes someone that is from EUROPE to think that this forum is a GWB voters forum.
I hope brett will take some action about your posting here
PS i am not from France but France belongs to Europe and as a European I respect France the leading country of the EU.I f you are are against France you are against EU.


text:
Beyond The Wizards Sleeve - Creation (12" Heavyweight Vinyl + Download) [PH 53]
Hot on the Heels of the dream pop single 'Diagram Girl', comes 'Creation', the second single taken from Beyond The Wizards Sleeve's forthcoming album, 'The Soft Bounce', due for release July 1st.
Erol Alkan and Richard Norris' musical odyssey continues with the new single which features the vocals of Jane Weaver and Hannah Peel. A hazy, tropicalia infused slice of summer.
Pressed onto a limited edition heavyweight, yellow vinyl. Comes with a free download.
- A Creation (Psychemagik Dub)
- AA Creation (Single Version)
- AA2 Delicious Light' (Teeth Of The Sea Rework)
WAV files available on request.