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Self-control in childhood predicts health and wealth in adulthood
"Control! Control! You must have control." – Yoda
Pay attention. Put that down. Stop doing that. Eat that later. Would you, just, behave? These phrases are a familiar part of family life, as parents try to drum a sense of self-control into their children. Right from the start, they are taught to restrain their impulses, focus on their goals, and control their choices. This seems like a wise move, but how could you tell if such instruction actually affects a child's fate?
Ideally, you would follow a group of children into adulthood, to see how their degree of self-control affects the course of their lives. You'd need to catch up with them at regular intervals to look at their health, mental state, finances and more. You'd need to meticulously plan the study decades before the important results came in, and you'd need to keep in close touch with the volunteers so they stick with the study. In short, you'd need to have set up the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study.
The Dunedin Study was the brainchild of Phil Silva, and its wide-ranging team include Terrie Moffit and Avshalom Caspi, a husband and wife duo who work at Duke University and King's College London. The study began way back in 1975, with 1037 children who were born in Dunedin, New Zealand between April 1972 and March 1973. The researchers became their occasional companions through most of their lives, up till the age of 32. At 11 separate points, Moffit and Caspi measured the recruits' health, wealth and more. And amazingly for a study of this sort, 1014 of the children are still alive and involved.
Thanks to their unique study, Moffit and Caspi have found that children who show high levels of self-control within their first decade of life do better in adulthood. Even after accounting for things like intelligence and social class, those who had a tighter grip on their behaviour as children are now in better health as adults. They're also less likely to be abusing drugs, have a criminal record, or suffer from financial problems.
Moffit and Caspi assessed the children's self-control at the ages of 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11, by looking at their hyperactivity, attention, impulsiveness, aggression, and more. The children did the same evaluations, as did their parents and teachers. All the scores were a good fit for one another, so Moffit and Caspi combined these numbers into a single measure of childhood self-control. Finally, they adjusted the value according to the volunteers' family background and IQ.
This childhood score proved to be a portent of things to come. Children with lower scores (poorer self-control) had poorer health at the age of 32. Their lungs didn't perform as well. They were more likely to have gum disease, be overweight, or depend on drugs like tobacco, alcohol or cannabis. Among those with the highest levels of self-control, 11% had multiple health problems, compared to 27% of those with the lowest levels (see graph below).
Those with poorer self-control were also more likely to run into financial or social problems. As teenagers, they were more likely to start smoking, leave school with no qualifications, or have unplanned pregnancies. As adults, they had more credit problems and troubles with money, and fewer tangible assets like a home, savings or a pension. They were more likely to have been convicted of a crime, and their own children were more likely to be raised in a single-parent household. And in fact, their childhood self-control was a better predictor of these financial worries than either their IQs or social backgrounds.
Of course, these are just correlations. Moffit and Caspi did their best to account for differences in background and IQ. Even so, the thousand children still came from families with many other differences that could have affected the course of their lives, including parenting style and home environment.
To deal with that, the duo turned to a second group of children – 509 pairs of British twins who they have followed since their birth in 1994-95. Each pair of twins has lived with the same parents in the same house. And despite their shared environments, the twin with poorer self-control at the age of five was still more likely to start smoking at the age of 12. Their behaviour was more antisocial and their school grades were worse than their more restrained siblings.
Moffit and Caspi think that this research has big implications. If poor self-control underlies a lot of important societal problems, such as drug abuse, crime and poverty, you could do a lot of good by boosting this skill during childhood or adolescence. Many other things correlate with these social problems, including IQ and social background, but few of these are as malleable as self-control.
For a start, Moffit and Caspi say that their results support the use of "opt-out programs", which aim to steer people's decisions by making the "right" choices easier. People could be automatically enrolled onto organ-donor programs, with the option to opt out if they wish. Canteens and supermarkets could put healthy options front and centre, instead of the sweets and snacks that currently line the check-outs. Specific amounts could be automatically deducted from their salaries and transferred into savings, unless they say otherwise.
These strategies will be familiar to anyone who has been following the UK government's fascination with the "nudge" theory, proposed by economists Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein. They are effectively appeals to laziness. The idea is that people with poor self-control should take the easy option, because opting out requires them to expend effort and planning.
But I'm not convinced of the value of the long-term value of these initiatives. They play to poor self-control, rather than attempting to improve upon it. And improvement is important. In their study, Moffit and Caspi found that the more self-control people had as children, the better their futures, even for those at the high end of the scale. They also found that children who developed better self-control as they grew up fared better than those who stayed at the same level.
The good news is that there are plenty of more direct measures. In 2009, Alex Piquero published an overview of 34 clinical trials that tried to boost children's self-control. The trials used a variety of methods including role-playing using video-taped scenarios, rewarding children for good behaviour and relaxation training, including meditation and deep breathing techniques. Some involved a complex program of parent support groups, social skills training, academic tutors, peer buddies and more. These diverse methods had similar goals: teaching children to monitor and control their own emotions, solve social problems and build solid friendships.
Despite the variety of techniques, Piquero found optimistic results. Overall, the programs he analysed were largely successful in improving self-control and warding off delinquent or problematic behaviour. Moffit and Caspi's work suggests that such improvements will cascade throughout a child's adult life. However, Moffit warns that many of the studies that Piquero analysed had high drop-out rates and many weren't properly blinded.
"The decisive answer is not in yet, and more programmes should be designed, and evaluated rigorously," she says. "The essential part will be to prove that there is a return on investment, a good cost-benefit ratio. All this research is going to require sustained willpower on the part of scientists and funders, and we hoped our paper would give them encouragement to do the necessary work. Our paper does not say "nothing can be done" it says "get going and do something."
Reference: Moffitt, Arseneault, Belsk, Dickson, Hancox, Harrington, Houts, Poulton, Roberts, Ross, Sears, Thomson & Caspi. A gradient of childhood self-control predicts health, wealth, and public safety. PNAS http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1010076108
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Correction: Originally, the article implied that Moffitt and Caspi started the Dunedin Study in the 1970s. The study's founder was actually Phil Silva.
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- Newborn babies have a preference for the way living things move
- The development of fairness – egalitarian children grow into meritocratic teens
- Williams syndrome children show no racial stereotypes or social fear
- Infants match human words to human faces and monkey calls to monkey faces (but not quacks to duck faces)
- Child abuse permanently modifies stress genes in brains of suicide victims
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I love, love, love studies like this. The best part: other research shows that cognitive control (or as referred to in this study, 'self-control') *can* be improved with training—the best results gained the earlier in life the training begins. So this means some of these outcomes can change in time, if we are committed to early intervention.
I have long believed that many psychological conditions manifest out of poor control over genetic traits. Gain better control—the severity of symptoms decrease, and you are able to make those traits work to your advantage. This is similar to finding strategies that help with focus for a child with ADHD; the influx of info is still coming in at lightning speed (the trait), but you learn strategies to recognize the relevant info & focus on that (practiced control). New data is supporting this idea and approach more and more, which means many good things in the future for preventative treatment of psychological conditions.
Such a great piece, Ed.
I am really happy you paired this report with data that they are finding ways to increase self-control. I do wonder about context-specificity of self control- it seems it would be easier to invent a test, train people, and have them get better. But much harder to invent a general battery of tests, train people, and have them do better in life. How close are we to that?
As a kid, I was always very poor at controlling my temper, but very good at controlling my attention (at least in some ways- mostly the art training for ability to focus on tiny details for many hours). Now I fear I've just lost the later ability, due to being constantly able to seek and get new input (the internet is horrible for that).
Anyway, I was recently talking to someone- I can't remember the context now- and I said something about executive function being very important, and that being what I was struggling with. And they replied with something like "well yes, but you can't just fix that"… I was stunned. You mean, I said, I can't *will* myself to having more willpower? (darn it, there's a *term* for this… the specific variety of catch-22 where you could get what you need if only you already had it… I wanna say resource trap but that is googling up odd references. curse you internet and my lack of memory!)
But anyway, maybe ther is hope… maybe I can undertake a strenuous willpower exercise regime. That fits much better with the Puritan ideals that hard work is itself a moral virtue, right? What would one need to do (as an adult or to help a child) to increase self-control?
Here's a simple solution: All school systems should agree to mandatory Jedi training beginning in Kindergarten. So easy. 😉
But seriously, Becca: There *is* research out there on improvements in cognitive control (executive function, self control) via specific training, transferring to general improvements in overall control—but the names of specific studies escape me at the moment. There was a lot of work done on the mechanism of cognitive control by Jon Cohen at Princeton. You might want to start there; I bet you'll find some answers.
The person who told you that cognitive control can't be improved—meaning no disrespect— that person was just wrong.
Great article, great research, great comments.
I like it when Andrea wrote, "I have long believed that many psychological conditions manifest out of poor control over genetic traits."
I am an identical twin, and my brother and I have been raised (almost) identically with similar values instilled in us by our parents, older sibling and family. And yet, we differ very much in terms of temperament.
My brother has poorer attention, and exhibits many of the same characteristics as discussed in the British twin study above. That is not to say that we are so different, but through perseverance and training I was able to change my behaviour and self-control.
Good show, Ed.
Oh, and mandatory Jedi training? I'm SO there.
OOOooooh Jedi training! Would appeal to my 7 year old.
it's "Control! Control! You must learn control!"
ironically and inauspiciously, i was not able to control myself from providing a correction for Yoda's imperative.
Great article. Echoing becca, nice to see the pairing of the research with data about interventions that increase self control. On that front, I recently read a chapter in NurtureShock (http://www.nurtureshock.com/) about teaching self control. It mostly covers Tools of the Mind – an early childhood programme in the US delivering impressive results: http://www.mscd.edu/extendedcampus/toolsofthemind/
Curious: While text(s) assumes that the picture of health is a self training by Yoda, the study outlined indicates that the key variable is a collective.
As a parent, I find this study validating. It's a relief that all those threats and bribes are not in vain.
Very interesting piece of research – and dare I say refreshing too. Tell me, do you see it contradicting research by the likes of Susan Blakemore (and others) who believe there is no such thing as free will?
I'm also interested to know why government policies in treating alcoholism, crime, even reducing STDs and teenage pregnancy do not promote the exercise of self-control.
I appreciate this is a broad set of questions but being a person of faith, I see this research supporting the role of faith in maintaining a healthy lifestyle … I'm not sure about the 'wealth' side of it, but surely health and happiness.
Great piece, I liked how you did more than 'just' report on the paper.
Very, very good work by Moffit and Caspi. It would be great to see more similar studies, although, as you rightfully point out, the time-scale and numerous factors affectings children's development make it a very big, long (and necessarily) expensove kind of study that only shows real results after decades.
More could be done, perhaps, by working backwards. This would mean finding people, particularly pairs of genetic and fraternal twins, whose lives could be well documented (this is easier nowadays since we have all nature of recording devices, video cams, pix, and everybody who works with children (schools, doctors, etc) is required to keep records that note any developmental or behavioral issues with the kids.
The Jedi training idea is really a good concept. Kids would love it and it would give the parents and teachers a great platform to bring out the qualities we love in a Jedi – honesty, discipline, practice, problem-solving, a sense of adventure and excitement about life, all tempered with the spiritual values of compassion, respect for others, and meditation.
This is fantastic work, and I'm thinking there must be ways to build on it without having to wait 30 more years for someone to complete another birth-to-full-adulthood study. Of course, such studies should be done, just saying we shouldn't wait another whole generation to get started using the benefits of Moffit and Caspi's work.
I think this paper is good, and it certainly the largest set of correlations available, but I actually wonder how much it adds to certain aspects of the literature like drug addiction. They referred to it as "self-control" here, but in the drug addiction literature this is often measured as "impulsivity" using the same tests. Drug addiction studies have been focusing for several years on traits like impulsivity and find the same correlations with criminal records and drug use. This IS the first study to look at actual physical health, though, and I think that particularly interesting.
@ Sci: This paper recently came out and addresses the issue/problem of "impulsivity" being used as a specific defining trait in a number of separate disorders:
"Borderline Personality Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Antisocial Personality Disorder, ADHD, Substance Use: Common Threads, Common Treatment Needs, and the Nature of Impulsivity"
First remember reading about the link between self-control and success via Mischel's marshmallow test:
I found this study (and the general approbation of its findings) a little disturbing. Isn't 'self-control' merely social conformity – choosing to do what others ask of you? It's no surprise then that children who chose to conform to the expectations of those around them should subsequently score highly on measures deemed 'desirable' by society (e.g. a responsible well-paying job, maintaining marriage due to social expectations, avoiding 'risky' behaviours, etc.). I can't help but wonder whether the group of children with the least 'self-control' didn't also include some of our most valued members of society (e.g. inventors, social reformists, scientists, artists, etc.). Aren't there two-sides to the conformity coin?
Oh bravo, Lynda. It's also a little disturbing that you're the first to comment on the assumption of values implicit in the study.
Having now read the paper I agree that they weren't measuring social conformity. Also – rather than independent thought – I was referring to a willingness to pursue one's own desires, interests and values in the face of social disapproval.
Nevertheless, I still found the paper disturbing. They refer to 'self control' as an umbrella concept, but it seems little more than a ragbag for socially inconvenient behaviours. The nine traits they used to quantify 'self control' (and note that the children weren't tested experimentally but were rated by an observer, or a teacher, parent and self) were: lability, low frustration tolerance, hostility, roughness, resistance, restlessness, impulsivity, fleeting attention and lack of persistence. I don't question the validity of research into impulsivity or aggression or attention span or frustration tolerance, but to lump all these very different things together and sanctimoniously label them 'self control' seems highly questionable.
Okay, #2 Becca has made my brain itch. I have to know what that term is for needing to have something in order to get it.
I've thought of "vicious cycle", "catch-22", "what's good for the goose is good for the gander", "self-fulfilling prophecy" and "damned if you do, damned if you don't". None of those is it.
It's close to the relevance paradox, wherein someone doesn't seek information because, without having the information, he doesn't realize it would help.
Like a safe that contains its only key.


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Brits abroad - Chris Iwelumo
Continuing our Brits Abroad series, Oldham striker Chris Iwelumo discusses his time in Denmark with Aarhus Fremad as well as his taste of European football with German second-tier side Alemannia Aachen.
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Scotland international Chris Iwelumo began his career at St Mirren but was soon on his travels, making the move to Danish Superliga side Aarhus Fremad while still a teenager. After testing himself against the likes of Brondby and Kobenhavn, Iwelumo returned to English football with Stoke City. But it was not the end of his foreign adventures as a season-long spell with Alemannia Aachen in Germany followed, during which time Iwelumo experienced UEFA Cup football. Adam Bate got the full story from the Oldham striker.
So you're at St Mirren but you move as a teenager to Denmark. It's an unusual move. How did it come about?
It's a funny one really. I was at St Mirren and I was playing but me and the manager Tony Fitzpatrick were having a bit of a battle of egos. He had some strange thoughts that I never really agreed with and I knew I had to get out if I was going to get on in the game.
But why Denmark?
The Bosman ruling had only just come in then. I knew I had to move on if I was to progress. But St Mirren had offered me a new two-year contract so that meant it would have to go to tribunal if I went to an English club. So basically I would have to go and play abroad for a year before I could come back. That was always my plan.
There were a lot of English clubs interested in me at the time as I was doing well. My agent took me to Denmark just to train for a week and they offered me a three-year contract. So I went abroad and it was the best thing I ever did. I have absolutely no regrets whatsoever. It was a great experience.
A big move for a young lad though?
I packed all of my worldly possessions in a hold-all. I had some clothes, a pair of boots and a Playstation. I went over on a plane and got picked up by the owner and his two daughters. These daughters were Scandinavian models! They took me to the club and I did the press conference. It was just a massive deal for me.
Do you think you need to be a certain type of person to give it a go?
Of course. Everybody likes their home luxuries. There's nothing better than being able to walk out of the door and see your best mate. But this is a short career. You've got to make sure you get the best out of yourself.
Was it tricky to settle in?
I was one of the youngest in the squad and everyone spoke fantastic English. Even the TV was in English so I had my routines. I'd go to the cinema. I just felt so comfortable there. There were guys like Brian Priske, who went on to do really well for Denmark and Portsmouth, who I'm still in touch with. I made a lot of friends out there.
How about on the field?
Football-wise it was a good experience. I played in the Danish Superliga which was great for me and I played most of the games.
You got a deal with Stoke when you returned to Britain. Had Denmark helped you as a player?
Definitely, 100 per cent. I think football is explained to players in a different way in a different culture. If anything it made me a better player.
Four years later you tried your luck abroad again with German side Alemannia Aachen. How did that move happen?
When I was in Denmark I'd got myself a German agent and he had the contacts in Germany. I was in the 2nd Bundesliga but they were a big club and considered one of the biggest at that level. When I signed for them there were about 15 new players. It was a real transitional period for them.
How did you settle in there?
The English game is very physical in comparison. In Germany I was getting free-kicks blown up against me left, right and centre for next to nothing compared to the English game.
And off the field?
Not everyone spoke English. Probably about 70 per cent of the squad spoke English with 20 to 30 per cent who could speak it fluently. I had tutoring in German just as I'd had lessons in Denmark - but it was harder in Denmark as everyone just wanted to speak English to you!
I was right on the border. So I used to go and drive over to Belgium or Holland to go to the cinema. It was so bizarre but I loved every minute of it.
European football must have been a big draw?
Yeah, they had got to the final of the German Cup the year before. We actually got to the last 16 of the UEFA Cup when I was there. I played against the likes of Sevilla in Spain and Zenit St Petersburg. But we got knocked out by AZ Alkmaar.
Lukas Podolski was the top scorer in the second division that year. Was the standard pretty good?
I played against him when he was at Cologne. He was in the Germany set-up even then and he got the big move to Bayern Munich. You could see the quality he had. The standard was very good. There is no stone unturned with the Germans. Everything is analysed and looked at from every angle. I guess that's why they keep producing these players.
So you noticed the difference in training?
Yeah. It changed depending on who we were playing against - it was tailored to that extreme. I think here in England you go through things but over there everything was planned. Every session was with a view to putting something in the players' minds that could help them on a Saturday. Every single week that would change.
I still speak to Dieter Hecking who was my manager there. I hold my hands up. It definitely opened my eyes. I'm doing my coaching badges at the moment and I'm about to be assessed for my UEFA 'A' Licence. From a coaching point of view, seeing how they do things was an eye-opener.
Is it sometimes a case of out of sight, out of mind when you're trying to come back after a spell abroad?
I think that's what it is in football unless you do your own PR and do as much as you can so that people don't forget you. When I came back from Germany I was like the forgotten man. I'd just reached the last 16 of the UEFA Cup but when I got back it was just frightening.
So would you consider finishing your career abroad or are you quite settled back home now?
I think I'm quite settled now because my daughters are in school. I did contemplate going out to America as there was a little bit of interest from Chicago Fire. I'll be 35 in the summer but I'm still feeling good. I'm in good shape and my body fat is way down so I think I've got a couple of years in me yet.
But presumably you'd recommend the experience?
Oh yeah, 100 per cent. Look at Manchester United. They loan a lot of their young players abroad because it opens their mind regarding what to expect. You experience different cultures and it allows you to absorb more information about the game.
For an intelligent player that's what you've got to do. You've got to understand the game so that's why I think teams like United do that. There's no wrong age to go abroad, that's what I've learned. It will benefit you as a player.


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"My wife told me, 'Life's been good to us. We need to do more.'" –Dave Thompson, president and CEO of truck dealership chain TEC Equipment
In a way, a truck technician started it all, Dave Thompson told me yesterday. One of the many hard-working wrench turners at his company's main shop in Portland, Oregon, asked Thompson what TEC Equipment, Inc., was doing to help the Haitian earthquake relief efforts. Not much, he recalled, so Thompson called down to his human resources department to see what ideas they had.
"We discussed the usual things – linking to a charity web site so people could donate money if they wished," he explained to me. Yet Thompson felt that he needed to carry the standard on any such effort, so he wrote a note on his official stationary saying he'd match employee donations up to $5,000. Then he went home and told his wife about TEC's charity plan.
"My wife told me, 'Life's been good to us. We need to do more.' And she was right," he told me. So he called back and upped the ante to a $10,000 match.
Indeed, Thompson (seen at left standing in the black jacket) can afford it because he's done well. TEC stands for "Thompson Equipment Company" and rightly so. From one small shop in 1976, today TEC has 12 locations strategically located along the west coast's I-5 corridor including Portland, Wilsonville, Eugene and Medford, OR, Oakland, CA, three locations in the Los Angeles area and one in Reno-Sparks, NV. It's become one of the most well-recognized full service truck dealership groups out on the West Coast, with franchises for Mack, Volvo and GMC trucks along with authorized service centers for Autocar and Cummins & CAT engines.
So good has TEC's business been that it purchased a corporatel jet – a Cessna Citation Encore – and they don't come cheap. While many might disdain such a plane, viewing it as "unnecessary frill" in these hard economic times, TEC's jet suddenly took on a very different role as TEC's charity effort quickly gained speed.
"I came into the office the next day and the phone was literally ringing off the hook from our branches; all the employees were excited to get on board with our Haiti charity drive," he told me. "Then one of my managers point blank asked me; 'What about the plane?' I honestly hadn't thought about it, so he said we should see if a charity could use it."
But Thompson didn't think TEC's jet would find many takers – indeed, Haiti's lone airstrip is so overcrowded that U.S. Air Force plans are air-dropping relief supplies directly into Haiti's countryside because the airport in Port-au-Prince is so jammed. But Thompson made a call anyway – and wasn't surprised by the response.
"I called one charity and they basically told me my plane offer would just be a hassle; in essence, a 'thanks but no thanks' reply," he explained to me. Pretty surprising, since a round trip jaunt from Portland, Oregon, to Haiti is nearly 7,000 miles (some 3,421 miles one way) and would cost him $35,000 in fuel and operational costs alone.
But he'd hung up the phone no more than 15 minutes when suddenly a call came through Medical Teams International – an organization similar to Doctors Without Borders. They told Thompson they'd heard he had offered up a free flight to Haiti and was that offer still good? "I couldn't believe this; I told the guy I had just hung up with another charity that rejected it and he said, 'Yes, a wife of one of our staffers works there and overheard it and called us immediately – we could really use that plane.'"
So that's how Thompson ended up volunteering to pilot the TEC corporate jet to Port-au-Prince to transport a Medical Teams International squad of seven doctors, nurses and health professionals and their supplies. His employees are pledging and raising money to pay for the costs of the round trip flight including 4,000 gallons of jet fuel.
"Everyone at TEC Equipment wanted to go beyond simply donating money to Medical Teams International and their relief efforts," Thompson said. "We feel our donation of jet transportation is invaluable to their work. The contribution from our employees has been overwhelming."
Thompson's mercy flight leaves this morning from Aurora, Oregon, and will stop overnight in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, before heading to Haiti first thing Thursday morning. He already has a landing slot arranged in Port-au-Prince – Slot 592 for humanitarian airlift – courtesy of the U.S. Air Force.
"This Air Force Sergeant called up me up and gave me this slot, telling me that I had a window of 20 minutes before and 20 minutes after my 9:15 a.m. Haiti time landing time," Thompson related. "Otherwise, if I missed it, I'd be put in a holding pattern or diverted." Needless to say, Thompson plans to be on time.
The story doesn't end here, however.
After the flight had been arranged, Thompson found himself back home, sitting in the kitchen reading a book while his wife watched CNN. "We almost never watch the television," he said. "It was on because we were following the crisis in Haiti."
Then, out of the blue, a story came on about a Portland, Oregon, couple who had just adopted a Haitian baby right before the earthquake hit – and were thus unable to find a way to bring her home. Thompson's wife immediately pulled him from the kitchen and the next thing he knew, he was calling the local CNN affiliate for more information.
So now, if luck is with them, Thompson won't be flying home empty on his return journey from Haiti. He has two hours on the ground to meet up with this couple's adopted child and get her on board the TEC jet for a flight back to her new home. "It's tough, because there's no phone service – wireless or otherwise," he said. "But we've got a satellite phone on the plane so we are hoping – really hoping – we can connect with the orphanage and make this happen."
Sure, it's but one small child plucked from a sea of misery – a country with over 200,000 dead and 1.5 million left homeless by one of the deadliest earthquakes ever to hit the Caribbean. But then again, it's still one life rescued from a terrible tragedy.
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So I have been listing all the recipes made out of Methi...
Aloo Methi
Methi Dal
Methi Paratha... yummm.. this must be tasting too good... :-)
And to add that extra shahi touch... how about adding some fresh paneer and some mint leaves to the filling... sounds heavenly is'nt it....
For The Filling:
Fresh Crumbled Paneer: 2 cups
Fresh Methi Leaves: 2 big bunches, finely chopped
Ginger: 1 tsp, finely chopped
Green chillies: 3, finely chopped
Mint Leaves: 2 tbsp, finely chopped (optional)
Garam Masala: 2 tsp
Pepper Powder: 2 tsp
Salt, to taste
Oil: 2 tbsp
For the dough:
Whole Wheat Flour: 3 cups
Maida (all purpose flour): 1 cup
Water: as needed
Oil, to fry
How I did it:
- Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a kadai, and add chopped ginger and green chillies, fry for a minute and then add the fresh chopped Methi leaves and Mint Leaves; add salt and let it cook for 2 minutes.
- All the excess water from the leaves oozes out, carefully, separate the water. You can use this water while kneading the dough.
- Add this methi mixture to the fresh crumbled panner.
- Add Garam masala powder and pepper powder. Mix well. Keep aside.
- Knead the dough with the whole wheat flour and maida. Cover the dough with a wet muslin cloth and let it rest for about 30 mins.
- Roll out small balls of the dough and fill with 1 tbsp of the filling.
- Roll out the dough with a rolling pin. Dust liberally with flour to avoid the stickiness.
- Pat off the excess flour and roast on a hot griddle.
- Fry one side for 1 minute and then turn over and brush with a little oil.
- When the second side is done and golden brown, flip and brush with a little oil on that side too.
- Serve hot with raita.
And the verdict:
Just Yummy..... Methi is a very healthy option to use in parathas, unlike the regular aloo ones. Adding the paneer gives it a shahi touch and the mint leaves add the extra aroma..... It was just a lovely dinner :-)


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I posted in another thread with a fellow twitcher who also complained of swollen lymph nodes.
Basically since last Tuesday I noticed a proper marble sized lump in the left side of my neck. Then on Saturday my neck became really sore on this side from my ear to my collar bone and my back left molars are sensitive to a thig cold also.
My entire neck now is irritated and inflamed so I've been using hydrocortisone and clotrimazole creams to try ad ease that and the centre and right of my neck, although without swollen glands, feels tender and sore to touch the skin.
My first fear is lymphoma. Also I've been twitching like crazy in the left of my neck and down my left arm with some pain radiating into my left hand so I don't know if tumours can cause this.
I have seen some writing about twitching and links to tumours but most write ups seem to suggest the twitching link to cancer comes after a patient has started treatment as a form of neuropathy connected to it.
I am hoping this is a thyroid problem but I'm my sure if a thyroid problem would cause other neck glands to swell?? Also I know lymphoma is generally meant to be painless swelligs but I've also read people can complain their glands ache too. So this is what scares me.
I am hoping that because the skin on my neck hurts that it's an infection but I really don't know.


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MiMedx Is Issued Four Additional U.S. Patents For Placental Tissue Grafts
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KENNESAW, Ga., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MiMedx Group, Inc. (OTCBB: MDXG), an integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of patent protected regenerative biomaterials and bioimplants processed from human amniotic membrane, announced today its receipt of four new issued patents related to tissue grafts derived from the placenta. The U.S. Patent Office has issued to MiMedx U.S. Patent Number 8,357,403, "Placental Tissue Grafts," with a grant date of January 22, 2013. The U.S Patent Office has also issued to MiMedx the following three patents with a grant date of February 12, 2013: U.S. Patent Number 8,372,437, "Improved Placental Tissue Grafts"; U.S. Patent Number 8,372,438, "Method For Inhibiting Adhesion Formation Using Improved Placental Grafts"; and U.S. Patent Number 8,372,439, "Method For Treating a Wound Using Improved Placental Tissue Graft." The new patents relate to the Company's placental tissue allografts, including AmnioFix® and EpiFix® brand allografts.
"These four newly issued patents bring the total to five placental-based U.S. patents that we have recently been issued," said Parker H. "Pete" Petit, Chairman and CEO. "We are pleased with the pace of review and acceptance of our patent applications preserving the unique intellectual property of our proprietary AmnioFix® and EpiFix® technologies. At present, we have in excess of 20 additional patent applications that have been filed with the U.S. Patent Office relating to these technologies and our placental tissue allografts. We are encouraged about the prospects of receiving more significant patent issuances resulting from our filings."
Bill Taylor, President and COO, commented, "These newly issued patents represent only a portion of the unique aspects of our PURION® process for amniotic tissues and the resulting allografts. Our special processing and cleansing of the amniotic tissue is very gentle to the tissue, and allows us to preserve the critical wound healing characteristics that are inherent in the amniotic tissue, and this yields an allograft with remarkable healing capabilities. This process does not decellularize the tissue, but rather retains those growth factors and cytokines that are critical to healing."
The MiMedx allografts produced from the Company's proprietary PURION® Process for amniotic membrane tissue can be stored at room temperature for five years without the need for refrigeration or freezing. The grafts can be utilized right out of the package without a complicated thawing process. These critical qualities of the MiMedx allografts allow hospitals, clinics and surgeons to effectively manage their inventory of allografts.
About the Company
MiMedx® is an integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of patent protected regenerative biomaterial products and bioimplants processed from human amniotic membrane. "Innovations in Regenerative Biomaterials" is the framework behind our mission to give physicians products and tissues to help the body heal itself. Our biomaterial platform technologies include the device technologies HydroFix® and CollaFix™, and our tissue technologies, AmnioFix® and EpiFix®. Our tissue technologies are processed from human amniotic membrane that is derived from the donated placentas. Through our donor program, mothers delivering full-term Caesarean section births can elect in advance of delivery to donate the placenta in lieu of having it discarded as medical waste. We process the human amniotic membrane utilizing our proprietary Purion® Process, to produce a safe, effective and minimally manipulated implant for homologous use. MiMedx® is the leading supplier of amniotic tissue, having supplied over 120,000 allografts to date to distributors and OEMs for application in the Wound care, Surgical, Sports Medicine, Ophthalmic and Dental sectors of healthcare.
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This press release includes statements that look forward in time or that express management's beliefs, expectations or hopes. Such statements are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, the anticipated approval of pending patents related to placental tissue allografts utilizing the Company's PURION® process for amniotic tissues and the impact of the five year at room temperature shelf life of the Company's allografts on hospitals, clinics and surgeons more effectively managing their inventory of allografts. These statements are based on current information and belief, and are not guarantees of future performance. Among the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include that the anticipated approval of pending patents related to placental tissue allografts utilizing the Company's PURION® process for amniotic tissues may not materialize as anticipated, the five year at room temperature shelf life of the Company's allografts may not impact the allograft inventory management of hospitals, clinics and surgeons as anticipated, and the risk factors detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including, without limitation, its 10-K filing for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company does not undertake to update them in any manner except as may be required by the Company's disclosure obligations in filings it makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the federal securities laws.
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Anyone know why this is so watched?
The Harrisonburg paper reports that a video of a Legend of Zelda medley in string quartet form has passed the millionth-viewing milestone. What next, a medley from Call of Duty?
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every generation has its losers and screwups (http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2009/12/17/two-charged-decoy-d...) two generations in this one story, but thanks to the internet we get to see more of them. I'm a big fan of the Darwin Awards.
I am today's youth, Gasbag, and I'm doing great, despite all of the violent music, games and movies, but thanks for your concern.
I spent so many hours playing the first Zelda, and have played it recently thanks to the magic of the Internet. Why has this video played so much? Maybe because the music is part of our cultural heritage now, and this is a beautiful rendering of it. This brings a smile to my face.
Funny you should mention Call of Duty.
With today's youth sitting at home playing violent video games, watching violent videos on You Tube, and composing their own violent videos to post on You Tube.... what chance do some of these kids have in life at succeeding at anything?
2,576,103 views as of this morning
props to the talent displayed in the Zelda video above, btw


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What else can be said that has not already been said?
The answer to that question is probably nothing, nothing at all. By this time, you have probably guessed I am about to rehash this community's most serious problem – crime. Yet, despite all the concern being voiced in the community nothing seems to change. It seems that almost nothing is being done. All talk, mostly hot air and absolutely no action.
What else can be said that has not already been said? The answer to that question is probably nothing, nothing at all. By this time, you have probably guessed I am about to rehash this community's most serious problem – crime. Yet, despite all the concern being voiced in the community nothing seems to change. It seems that almost nothing is being done. All talk, mostly hot air and absolutely no action. If I repeat myself bear with me, it is worth noting again. The apparent lack of action against crime doesn't fall squarely and solely on the broad shoulders of our law enforcement officers and agencies. The judicial system simply doesn't work. It is broken and is in desperate need of fixing. Occasionally, there are brief respites from crime even in this Delta hamlet. The seamier side of our society seems to disappear briefly during our festivals and a few other occasions. But once things are back to normal, so to speak, so are the criminals. Just in the past couple of weeks, I have heard reports of brazen attacks against our citizens. An older couple was beaten and robbed in their own front yard after getting off from work. On more than one occasion, I have been told that citizens were held up at gunpoint in their own driveways and front yards. People are being beaten and robbed in their own homes. A well-respected radio station owner was shot while attempting to be a "Good Samaritan." The list goes on and on. Something has got to give. Most of the incidents mentioned above I have never "officially" received a report about but they have been widely circulated throughout the community that they did indeed occurred. Just who is to blame for all of this? The answer is society in general. This country has gone soft on crime. In some instances, the criminal goes through the system and comes through it looking more like the victim than the victim of his deed. A slap on the wrist, or "Johnny don't that again," simply isn't getting the job done when it comes to discipline. Discipline begins in the home and it must be reinforced at schools. That means mommas and daddies need to support educators in their discipline actions and not running around threatening lawsuits. Whether they want to admit it or not, parents are responsible for their children's actions. Too many parents want to believe that "My child wouldn't do something like that." Well, certainly somebody's children are committing these crimes. They didn't raise themselves – or perhaps that is the problem maybe they did raise themselves. Our society has created a generation of youngsters of entitlement – those who want something for nothing. But the hard cold fact of life is this world and nobody in it owes you a living. You have to earn and work for what you get and achieve in life. The generic theme of the old crime and punishment movies was "crime does not pay." Obviously, our judicial system has not convinced the juvenile criminals of today that is the case. And we wonder why we can't attract new businesses and industry and why many good people are leaving our community. Responsibility and accountability are the key words here if we are going to get our society back on the right track. Children must be taught that they are responsible for their actions and there are consequences for making "wrong choices." Adults shouldn't numb themselves into believing that they can somehow lead their children down the straight and narrow by simply rewarding them when they do something right. Children should grow up learning that doing the right thing is the only acceptable way of doing it and without expecting to get something in return. Accountability means accepting the "responsibility" for one's poor choices. Punishment is the consequences of making wrong and bad choices. In the meantime, parents and our justice system must stop letting these youthful offenders off the hook every time they commit a crime. That means more severe and swift punishment. It may sound like old west vigilante justice in that people have a right to defend themselves, their family, home and possessions from those who try to take them unlawfully. The tragic consequence of this is that usually someone gets hurt or killed. A life of crime need not be the end of the line for these "babies."


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Since I was young I've often held as my claim to fame that I am distantly related to Creed Haymond (1893-1983, first cousin three times removed), the early 20th century track athlete, whose story about the Word of Wisdom has been told several times over the pulpit in General Conference. I thought that was pretty neat, and there was a short children's book published, The Creed Haymond Story: How He Learned That the Word of Wisdom Is True, by Jay Todd, which I often read as a child.
Over the years, I've learned a little more about Creed Haymond. Apparently he was accepted to compete with the U.S. team at the 1920 Summer Olympics, but he was injured before the competition. He eventually became a dentist, and served in many capacities within the Church, including as mission president in the Northern States Mission, general board member of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association, and a patriarch (while President James E. Faust served as president of the Cottonwood Stake). His wife, Elna Parkinson Haymond, served as a member of the Relief Society General Board. [Read more…]


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Same-sex couples in Cincinnati file lawsuit challenging Ohio's marriage ban
April 30, 2014
This morning, same-sex couples in Cincinnati filed Gibson v. Himes, a federal lawsuit challenging Ohio's constitutional amendment banning marriage for same-sex couples. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of six couples who want to marry in Ohio, is the first case to directly challenge the state's marriage ban and is being brought forth by Gerhardstein & Branch Co. - the same firm that secured a favorable ruling on behalf of gay and lesbian parents seeking to have both parents' names on the birth certificates of their adopted children.
In filing the lawsuit this morning, lead counsel Jennifer Branch said:
"The couples in this case are in love and deeply committed. They want to get married. Some have been engaged for years but cannot marry here, at home, surrounded by family and friends, because Ohio forbids it. Ohio's unequal treatment of these couples is unconstitutional and cannot continue. Nobody's constitutional rights can be voted away."
Michelle Gibson and Deb Meem, lead plaintiffs in the case, have been together for more than 20 years and both are currently dealing with severe medical issues. Michelle suffers from MS, while Deb is currently in New Mexico and unable to travel as her mother is under hospice care. Despite her progressive case of MS, Michelle told reporters today, "I didn't know whether I had the stamina right now to do it. But, then I decided that I did want to do it."
Other plaintiff couples, like Ethan Fletcher and Andrew Hickam, are recently engaged and don't want to have to leave Ohio - the state they both call home - in order to marry. Ethan added, "We want to commit to a marriage ceremony before our family and our friends and we don't want to have to drive out to Iowa or Illinois to get a marriage license."
This lawsuit comes on the heels of historic progress for marriage in the courts in Ohio. On April 14th, Judge Timothy Black struck down part of Ohio's marriage ban, ruling in favor of same-sex couples in Henry v. Himes who sought respect for their legal marriages performed out-of-state. The judge issued a stay in the ruling as Attorney General Mike DeWine decides whether or not to file an appeal. A separate case, Obergefell v. Himes, where Judge Black ruled that Ohio must respect marriages of same-sex couples for the purpose of listing both spouses on death certificates, is currently in the briefing process before the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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His blog carries comic strips of amusing episodes about a new life with his young, Chinese wife, Yue, who is in her mid-20s and struggling with cultural and language difficulties in Tokyo.
Hits on the website have risen sharply, especially after last September, when Sino-Japanese ties became strained by a territorial dispute over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea — a group of uninhabited islands claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing.
Inoue, a 40-year-old anime and manga otaku (geek), became convinced that a real-life cartoon depicting a Chinese woman living in Japan would be a hit because Japanese people's interest in their giant neighbor has grown bigger and bigger.
"Everyone wanted a (real-life) Chinese character through which they could understand what the Chinese people are like. It was very strange that there was no manga featuring real-life Chinese characters," he said.
"The number of Chinese-Japanese couples is the largest among international marriages in Japan, but there had been no manga about a couple like that," Inoue added.
Junichi hails from Miyazaki Prefecture and Yue (which is not her real name) is from the Inner Mongolia region of northern China.
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Cher's six-bedroom Hawaii home overlooking the Pacific Ocean is set to be auctioned Jan. 18.
Concierge Auctions estimated the three-quarter-acre property with views of the Hualalai Golf Course was worth about $8 million to $12 million.
A Web site set up for the sale says the property has a main residence and five freestanding bungalows totaling 8,821 square feet. Four have bedroom suites, and the fifth is a media bungalow with a bar.
It says the residence was designed by Cher and "balances modern sophistication with traditional Balinese style."
In all, it has six bedrooms, six bathrooms and two half baths.
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May 03, 2011 11:46 ET
PHILADELPHIA, PA--(Marketwire - May 3, 2011) - Dr. Phil McGraw, whose career in talk was launched on The Oprah Winfrey Show, will move to the 4 p.m. timeslot in Philadelphia after Oprah broadcasts her last show at 4 p.m. on May 25th. Beginning May 26th, Dr. Phil moves from 5 p.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays on CBS 3. Eyewitness News at 4, anchored by Chris May and SusanBarnett, will shift to 5 p.m. as part of the programming change. This competitive move will make Dr. Phil the only choice for talk at 4 p.m. in the market.
"Dr. Phil is the perfect choice for the time period since he is already familiar to Oprah viewers," says President and General Manager Jon Hitchcock. "At the same time, moving our local newscast to 5 p.m. gives CBS 3 a 90-minute local news block at a time when the largest audience of news viewers is available to see it."
Dr. Phil has aired on CBS 3 in Philadelphia since its 2002 launch. The show also airs on sister station The CW Philly at 6 a.m. weekdays. Since the show's launch, Dr. Phil has visited the city on numerous occasions, including conducting a workshop here in 2003, and broadcasting his show from the City in 2009.
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Commonwealth Education Partnerships 2009/10
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Commonwealth Education Partnerships is the essential overview of education in the Commonwealth.
In 2009 in Malaysia, the Commonwealth will celebrate 50 years since its first ministerial conference on education.
The articles in this volume look at the education-related Millennium Development Goals and how far these have been achieved, and raise issues which will be addressed at the 17th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers in Malaysia in 2009.
The publication includes:
- responses to the challenges of HIV/AIDS through education;
- contribution of open, distance and flexible learning to education and development;
- supporting teachers in delivering quality education;
- promoting gender equality;
- education profiles of each member country;
- a directory of Commonwealth education and research contacts.
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James 'Jim' Harvey Bonnell, 71
James 'Jim' Harvey Bonnell, 71, of Galeton, Colo., went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Friday, July 25, 2014 in Greeley, Colo. James was born July 30, 1942, in Baltimore, Md., to Maurice and Verle (Myers) Bonnell. He lived in Baltimore until moving to Lillian, Neb. in 1946 and later Broken Bow, in 1950. He graduated from Broken Bow High School in 1960 and then moved to Galeton, Colo. in 1961. He was united in marriage to Sharon Meissinger April 14, 1963, in Greeley, Colo. They made their home south of Galeton and James worked as a dairy farmer for 24 years and in the trucking industry for 29 years. He served as a volunteer fireman with the Galeton Fire Department for 21 years during which he was fire chief for two terms and three terms on the board of directors. James greatest joy was his family glorifying God through his music ministry. He produced and recorded his own gospel music and was in various guitar clubs. He also enjoyed four wheeling in the mountains. Survivors include his wife, Sharon Bonnell of Galeton, Colo.; sons, Michael (Heather) Bonnell, Randy (Katie) Bonnell all of Greeley, Colo.; daughters, Kelley (Franz) Launer of Greeley, Colo., and Sherlyn Bonnell of Delaware, Okla.; 16 grandchildren; sisters, Shirley (Harold) Wood of Roxton, Texas, Louella (Ed) Komuves of Evansville, Ind.; and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his parents. A graveside service will be 10 a.m., Thursday, July 31, at the Eaton Cemetery followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. at the Evangelical Free Church of Eaton, Colo.. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Jim' name.. Moser Funeral Chapel in Evans, Colo. was in charge of arrangements. Online tributes may be left at moserfuneralservice.com.


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JIM BALMER, president of an addiction-recovery center called Dawn Farm in Ypsilanti, Michigan, has been an antiwar activist since the Vietnam days. His engagement with nonviolence has taken him to some unexpected places, from the antiabortion group Operation Rescue to working with addicts. Sojourners associate editor Elizabeth Palmberg interviewed Balmer early last year at the Consistent Life conference in Washington, D.C.
Elizabeth Palmberg: What was your work for peace during the Vietnam war?
Jim Balmer: I had been part of Detroit-area draft resistance. I went through almost all the conscientious objector status [process]. And it was 1970—what can I tell you? I was under the influence of substances one night, and I wrote the draft board in Pontiac, Michigan, and told them off; I just said, "come and get me." They never did. I suspect that, as the '70s progressed, they got more and more tired of putting us in jail.
The Detroit-Ann Arbor area was a hub for political activism. Students for a Democratic Society was founded there. YPFJ—Youth for Peace, Freedom, and Justice—there were all sorts of organizations. We would protest. The first time I got actually picked up was at a George Wallace rally—Wallace was a terrible, racist candidate from Alabama.
I started being interested in nonviolence. I was reading Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., and I took King's nonviolence pledge when I was in high school.
How has King's pledge affected your life? I found myself in a couple of situations where I had the opportunity to practice nonviolence, to be assaulted and not return force. In a protest, during the Vietnam War, I got assaulted by a couple of guys.


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IT asset management software reduces the cost and complexity of managing IT tasks by providing a single repository for all information relating to hard and soft technologies, plus other inventory that falls under the purview of the IT department. There are hundreds of such products out there, from basic free programs to advanced solutions that fully integrate with help desk software and other essential functions. To help you navigate this market, we've created this buyer's guide. Use this and the IT asset management software reviews tab to make your selection.
Here's what we'll cover:
This describes a special breed of inventory monitoring software designed specifically to address the unique needs of an IT manager. This means tracking anywhere from one to millions of individual pieces of hard and/or soft technology assets and integrating with servers, networks and service desk as necessary to help troubleshoot problems quickly and efficiently.
Most systems are designed for inventory oversight, including tracking a company's entire technology services and networking inventory. More advanced systems will automate that and other processes, allow for tighter asset control and management of information needed for service desk resolution and reporting, as well as integrating with other company IT needs (e.g., client management).
Depending on the specific product selected, an IT asset management solution could provide some of the following features:
|Inventory management
|This is the core application of IT asset management software. It's the centralized database that lets management see at a glance all important data on IT assets, like where they fall on the replacement cycle.
|Device discovery
|This application saves time and effort by scanning a company's networks for connected devices. After discovery, the devices can be automatically entered into the computer inventory management application.
|License management
|This application helps companies maximize the efficient use of the software for which they've purchased licenses. (Software licenses often have stipulations about the number of permitted installations or concurrent users.)
|Support ticketing
|Open and close requests for IT support, tracking resolution speed, common problems, solutions to unusual problems etc. This is typically offered within a larger help desk or ITSM platform.
|Hardware monitoring
|Shows the active state of connected hardware, including data on its uptime/downtime. This is often used to monitor the health and status of company servers, and can be invaluable for avoiding sudden surprises and malfunctions.
Internal buyer. Companies that manage their own IT departments may need a system to manage their networking, VoIP and server usage to protect against malware and to ensure maximum uptime. For these businesses, there are several free or low-cost options available. Spiceworks is among several vendors that offer free IT asset management tools for smaller users.
Customer-focused buyer. Companies that provide outsourced IT services need their system to be able to assign assets to customers and integrate with billing and accounting. It also needs to integrate with clients' systems, which can be a challenge, so be sure to consider how the software will impact your customers as you peruse your options. SAManage for Zendesk and Netsuite Online are good options to consider.
Enterprise suite buyer. The prime example of this buyer might be a telecommunications company, or any other business that loans, leases or otherwise manages hardware for a very large number of customers. These companies typically support customers from a service desk, meaning that the system needs to integrate with a help desk and/or sales force system to maximize the efficiency of customer service resolutions. FrontRange and Power2Assets for Sage SalesLogix are two enterprise IT products to consider.
There are several market trends you should understand as you conduct your software comparison. They include:
Free software. With Software-as-a-Service reaching critical mass as a business strategy, the innovation phase has kicked in and companies are looking for new ways to enter specialty markets. In that environment, many vendors are beginning to offer free IT asset solutions. As could be expected, these are usually supported by ads and/or "pro" upgrades, but that doesn't mean they are less effective solutions—they still offer high quality and performance, and for many smaller companies these free offerings present a very viable solution that should not be dismissed just because it sounds too good to be true.
Asset to help desk integration. According to a Gartner research study, IT analysts spend an average of 17 minutes per support call, and 42 percent of that time is spent establishing the location and configuration of the target product. For this reason, IT software vendors like SysAid and Web+Center are now offering a solution that combines asset tracking with service desk—in other words, providing a single system that maintains all of the relevant information on customer assets, which is immediately provided to the analyst on every service call. This shaves several minutes off every call, saving money and improving customer satisfaction.
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A decision on whether to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline may slip into next year, giving opponents time to marshal efforts against it while offering President Barack Obama a chance to wring concessions from Canada.
The U.S. State Department is reviewing TransCanada Corp.'s request to build the $5.3 billion link from Alberta's oil sands to U.S. refineries in the Gulf Coast. The department said it won't complete its environmental-impact review of the pipeline until after reviewing and publishing 1.5 million public comments it received, a months-long process that could be completed as soon as this week.
Once the environmental assessment is completed, the department begins a 90-day review of whether Keystone is in the national interest, weighing factors such as foreign relations, national security and economic impact. After that, other agencies have 15 days to appeal, which would send the matter to Obama to adjudicate -- potentially pushing a decision into mid- December or January.
"The prospects for the green lighting of Keystone have been diminishing as time goes on," Anthony Swift, an attorney tracking Keystone for the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington, which opposes the project, said in an interview. Delays have "significantly reduced its chances."
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Some analysts say the extra time may give Obama the opportunity to develop offsetting policies to undercut the opposition, either pursuing other climate-change priorities in the U.S. or getting Canada to agree to its own measures to offset the impact of oil sands production.
TransCanada first applied to build Keystone XL in September 2008. It revised the route to avoid a sensitive ecosystem in Nebraska after officials in the state said the line presented too many environmental risks. The administration is compiling its supplemental environmental impact statement, or SEIS, to account for the changes to the pipeline's path.
The March draft environmental impact statement found that the project wouldn't significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions because the oil sands would be developed without Keystone, and shipped out through other pipelines or by rail.
The Environmental Protection Agency questioned that conclusion in its response. Environmental groups such as the Sierra Club issued a report on Aug. 29 saying the analysis, written by a contractor, is flawed and that production targets set by the Canadian oil industry can't be met without Keystone.
Questions raised about the contractor also may mean more delay.
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Bishop Bernard J. McLaughlin, auxiliary bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Buffalo, will mark his 100th birthday at noon on Monday, Nov. 19, with a special Mass that will be celebrated at St. John the Baptist Church in Kenmore, where he served as pastor in the 1970s and is now pastor emeritus.
The principal celebrant of the Mass will be Bishop Richard J. Malone. Bishop Donald W. Trautman, bishop emeritus of Erie and a native of Buffalo, will give the homily. Concelebrants will include Bishop Edward U. Kmiec, bishop emeritus of Buffalo, Bishop Edward M. Grosz, auxiliary bishop of Buffalo, Bishop Robert J. Cunningham, bishop of Syracuse and apostolic administrator of Rochester, Bishop Matthew H. Clark, bishop emeritus of Rochester and priests of the Diocese of Buffalo.
"Bishop McLaughlin's presence and his holy priesthood have been a blessing to the Church of Buffalo," Malone said. "He has always been a beautiful example of selfless, dedicated service to the people of God, and I pray that our Heavenly Father will continue to provide our dear bishop with good health and abundant blessings."
McLaughlin is the sixth oldest living bishop in the world, and the second oldest bishop in the U.S.
In 2009, McLaughlin reflected upon his priesthood, telling the Western New York Catholic, "It's a wonderful life and has remarkable rewards for those who accept the challenge of priesthood and faithfully live it out."
McLaughlin was born in North Tonawanda. He was ordained to the priesthood in Vatican City on Dec. 21, 1935. Pope Paul VI ordained him a bishop at the Vatican on Jan. 6, 1969, making him the first priest of the Diocese of Buffalo to be ordained a bishop by the Holy Father.
In retirement, McLaughlin presided at countless confirmations throughout the eight counties of Western New York and continued to celebrate daily Mass at St. Timothy Church in Tonawanda well into his 90s.
"I am especially grateful for the gift of priesthood," Bishop McLaughlin said.