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By John Perrotto
Tony La Russa woke up on the morning of May 17 with a funny feeling in his stomach. It was a feeling he had not experienced since Oct. 28, 2011, the day of Game 7 of the 2011 World Series. Yet while his stomach was churning, the 69-year-old was enjoying every minute of it.
La Russa was going to be introduced by the Arizona Diamondbacks as their Chief Baseball Officer, a new position in which he would oversee the franchise's baseball operations, at a press conference at Chase Field in Phoenix later that day.
It was not, at least by definition, a return to the game for La Russa. After he retired as the Cardinals' manager following their victory over the Texas Rangers in that 2011 World Series, he spent a little more than two years working in Major League Baseball's operation department. Yet La Russa, in some ways, felt like he was coming out of retirement.
"I really appreciated being able to remain close to the game but there's a difference when you don't have a personal investment in the competition that day," La Russa said. "From day one, I would talk to the Commissioner and the people at Major League Baseball and tell them at some point that I'd like to get back with a team. All I'd ever known for 50 years was get up the morning, have a game that night, compete then be happy if you win and upset if you lose. I missed having that churning feeling in my gut on game days."
The way the Diamondbacks started this season was enough to make anyone sick. They dropped two games to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Sydney, Australia to begin the season, beginning a tailspin that saw them lose seven of their first eight games and have a 9-22 record at the end of April.
Going into Tuesday's game, the Diamondbacks are 51-67 and in fourth place in the National League West, 16 games behind the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers. Just four teams have a worse record than Arizona: the Chicago Cubs (50-67), Houston Astros (49-70), Colorado Rockies (46-72) and Texas Rangers (46-72).
It would seem like a perfect situation in which to clean house and that has been the general assumption around baseball of what will happen with the Diamondbacks at the end of the season. However, La Russa isn't tipping his hand about any potential changes he might make.
"This is mostly a learning curve," La Russa said. "A lot of it is just working at learning the people in the organization, whether they be the ones in the front office or in uniform in the major leagues or in the minor league system -- and especially learning the players. I know the reputation of the organization and now I'm verifying it in person."
La Russa said he was impressed with having the chance to watch scouting director Ray Montgomery run the war room during the first-year player draft in June and how player development director Mike Bell and the minor league managers go about their business. While it is generally assumed GM Kevin Towers and manager Kirk Gibson will be gone at the end of the season, the new baseball boss has been pleased with what the Major League club has shown in terms of effort.
"I like the way they go about things, both at the major league and minor league level," La Russa said. "The minor leagues team are energetic and enthusiastic about competing and winning. The same thing with the Major League club, even though things got off to a rough start, they've hung in there and didn't get discouraged."
The finish could get ugly, though.
First baseman Paul Goldschmidt, the Diamondbacks' best player, is likely done for the season after suffering a broken left hand earlier this month when hit by a pitch from Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Ernesto Frieri. Goldschmidt getting hurt is a continuation of an injury-marred season that is underscored with a slew of pitchers on the disabled list who are recovering from Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery --- left-handed starter Patrick Corbin, right-handed starters Bronson Arroyo and Daniel Hudson, and relievers Matt Reynolds and David Hernandez.
The Diamondbacks are just three years removed from winning the NL West with a 94-68 record and seemed poised to capture more division titles. However, they fell to 81-81 each of the last two years before the bottom fell out this season.
Though the Diamondbacks are trending downward, La Russa was intrigued when owner Ken Kendrick called. La Russa had his fill of managing after 33 seasons and 2,728 wins, the third-highest total in major league history, and he did not want the round-the-clock responsibility of a general manager.
"It came out of the blue," La Russa said. "I knew they had a tough time early on and were struggling. One of the things Ken wanted to outline was that he wanted me to have the responsibility to impact who would play and how they would play the game. He presented me an opportunity very close to what I thought I would like at this stage of my baseball career."
La Russa, who interviewed for the Seattle Mariners' club president job last November, did not hesitate to join the Diamondbacks despite their fall.
"Once you start working for MLB you get a lot of information on all 30 teams and you're not looking through such a narrow lens where you're totally focused on your own team like when you're managing," La Russa said. "I learned how respected the Diamondbacks were as an organization. I knew there was a commitment to winning.
"I was very lucky, I managed three teams in Chicago [White Sox], Oakland and St. Louis where there was never one day that either my coaching staff or I felt we didn't have the full support of ownership. I have the same feeling here and I wouldn't want to work somewhere where the support wasn't there."
Kendrick is a big baseball fan and even owns a T206 Honus Wagner, the most valuable baseball card in existence and considered the Hope Diamond of sports collectibles. However, some in the Diamondbacks' front office believe Kendrick gets too involved in the baseball end of the operation.
Two sources --- one currently in the organization and one now working for another club --- confirmed that it was Kendrick who told Towers to sign outfielder Cody Ross and right-hander Brandon McCarthy as free agents during the 2012-13 offseason against the objections of the baseball operations department.
Ross is in the second year of a three-year, $26 million contract and has hit just .264 with 10 home runs and a .694 OPS in 160 games with the Diamondbacks. McCarthy was also a disappointment after being signed to a two-year, $15.5 million contract as he went 8-21 with a 4.75 ERA in 40 starts before being traded to the New York Yankees on July 6.
There is also the question of exactly what kind of organization Kendrick wants. When he fired general manager Josh Brynes and manger A.J. Hinch midway through the 2010 season, Kendrick said he felt the Diamondbacks relied too much on analytics in their decision-making process and not enough on scouting acumen and baseball sense. Before hiring La Russa, Kendrick switched gears earlier this season and said he wanted the Diamondbacks to start using more statistical analysis in making player moves.
La Russa's thought on sabermetrics are along the lines of separation between church and state. He believes statistics have their place in player evaluation and game preparation but not so much in determining in-game strategy.
"When I started managing in the major leagues with the White Sox in 1979, I'd had a half a season managing in Double-A, a half-season managing in a Triple-A and a season of winter ball, so I was studying my butt off in order to narrow the gap on all those great managers in the American League," La Russa said. "I did a lot of preparation and I'm devoted to information.
"There is a lot of emphasis on metrics and analytics and I'm convinced that have a very important place in the game but that place ends when the game starts. There is a lot of push in some organizations to dictate to the manager and the coaches who should play, how the pitchers should be used and things like that.
"I firmly believe leadership is so important for a major league manager," La Russa continued. "The way you earn respect is by making the decisions about who plays and how they play. You respect the information process but once the game starts the manager and coaches have to be in charge because the game can change so much from inning to inning."
La Russa has achieved seemingly everything in his career. He won six pennants and three World Series as a manager and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27 in Cooperstown, N.Y. Yet he isn't quite satisfied yet.
"You've have this unique opportunity to pursue a dream and I'm almost embarrassed to try to explain it because it's so simple," La Russa said. "As a kid, you grow up wanting to win the World Series as a player but I wasn't a good enough player to do that. But i was able to win a manager, so that dream did come true. This is the one level, the office, where you can still chase the dream. I'm still turned on by chasing the dream of getting the Diamondbacks into October and then saying we won it all."
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John Perrotto has covered professional baseball since 1988 for such outlets as USA Today, USA Today Sports Weekly, The Sports Xchange, Baseball America and the Beaver County (Pa.) Times. You can find more of his work on Facebook or follow him on Twitter.


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Over the past few days there has been a very active discussion in the Scrum Development Yahoo Group about what to do when one person on your team is "under-performing". In the 130+ response thread, Rotten apple in Scrum team, discussion ranged from advice for the primary question, to talk of team morale and who manages it, to the classic debate of measuring individuals, to distinguishing whether a team is really a "team", and more.
Marko Majkic initiated the discussion by describing a member of his team who he perceives as being a relative "under-performer" and asking for advice on how to approach (quote derived from the original post and a later response):
Average contribution per developer is 38 usp (user story points). One of the members makes only 19 usp - twice less than the others
I don't think that this guy is lazy or malicious. It looks to me like he's mind absent on work and/or has lack of concentration
Should I bring this to Scrum review meeting or I should talk with this guy in private? What would you do?
From this statement many topics were launched, one of which being a discussion around Marko's primary question about how to handle the underperforming individual. Many of these responses lead back to a basic suggestion that the most crucial action is to do an fresh, objective evaluation of what is really going on. Paul Hudson summarizes:
As others have said, you may need to step back here. It seems to me based on what you have said that you may have assumed the individual should be blamed for the low productivity, rather than supported in addressing any underlying issues.
I think I (and several others) are encouraging you do use other points of view. There's no magic bullet. You need to find out what issues the person concerned may have and discuss them with him.
So the [concrete] suggestions have been:
a) Check the problem really is a problem, and is what you have assumed it to be
b) Get more information about the issues the guy may be facing
c) Raise and discuss the problem at the team or individual level
Further advice on how to act on Paul's high-level listed suggestions included things like:
- Be careful with the words you choose to describe this individual; namely, "Rotten Apple" is probably a terrible way to refer to this situation, let alone this person! (note that Marko clearly agreed wholeheartedly with this sentiment)
- Mark Levison's advice to approach the situation with Beginner's Mind (as introduced by Jean Tabaka and David Hussman)
- Various people's advice, including George Dinwiddie, to taking some time to pair program with this person
- Advisement to remain objective in judgement, including suggestions to take queue from Linda Rising
Interestingly, further discussion revealed that Marko's concern wasn't so much about the actual output of the individual per se, but rather a fear that the rest of the team might soon react negatively to the individual, perhaps by bringing this up at a retrospective. As might be expected, many responses were quick to stress that this is a desired outcome, not one to be afraid of. As stated by Ilja Pruess:
I would actually worry much more about what *not* speaking up would do to team atmosphere.
So if I felt that there were bad feelings about this "underperformer" in the team, I'd see it as my responsibility as a facilitator to *encourage* team members to speak up, end to help them resolve it gracefully.
From this came also discussion around the topic of "team morale". Particularly noteworthy were responses to the question of who is "in charge [of maintaining team morale]?". Responses by Alistair Cockburn, Dan Rawsthorne, Michael Wollin, Paul Hudson, and others debate whether this is the Scrum Master's core role, project manager's, product owner's, the team itself, ceo's, other's and/or all of the above. Also, an informative reference on how to improve morale was presented in the midst of the discussion.
Also prompted from Marko's initial statement was a revival of the discussion around measuring individual performance (re: Marko's use of "points per person"), highlighted by Ron Jeffries' reminder that there should really be no such thing as "points completed per individual" if the team is really operating as a "team". Related discussion posed the idea that measuring people's performance (objectively) may not necessarily be wrong, but should be used only as one input of many to your subjective evaluation of an individual (eg. Eric Deslauriers' entry).
For more on this subject, see a recent popular InfoQ post on "performance reviews", as well as two recent blog entries by George Dinwiddie on team chemistry and judging performance, and also one by Mark Levison.
Finally, remember, as of this writing there were 130 responses in Scrum Development Yahoo Group discussion, so understand this InfoQ post is merely a light overview of some of the key items. Check out the thread yourself to get the full picture of all that was summarized here, and of course be sure to add your thoughts either there and/or here.
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"Individuals and interactions", remember?
Ronald Miura
At first sight (and I've fall into this trap too) agile seems like a way to separate the competent from the incompetents, the ones who 'can be agile' from the ones who don't.
But as experience has shown me, each person is unique and has her own pace. Recognizing and respecting this is what will bring the best out of them, both individually and as a team.
What does not mean, of course, that we shouldn't demand commitment from them, nor raise the bar when hiring new people :)
Missing info
Jim Leonardo
1 -under performer
2 -constant underestimation of the areas this person works on.
Very often, what looks like lower productivity is a function of not understanding the system you are working in. I've run into issues in the past where strange ideas get created from statements people make...example "we average 4 hours to fix a bug" gets understood by some people to me "we shouldn't ever put down more than 4 hours for the time to complete a bug".
Short of it... make sure you understand the person's REAL productivity before you start worrying about what's coming up on reports.
Re: Missing info
Mark Levison
However Mike did face the uneviable task of summarizing a monster something had to be left out otherwise he would still be writing.
Re: "Individuals and interactions", remember?
Agile isn't about turning people into coding machines. We must always be aware that we are talking about human beings.
An excellent point! It is unfortunate that people have started measuring everything in terms of lines of code. What happens when the whole project is scrapped because the "design" had not been captured correctly?
The worst part of Agile practice is "Design == Code".


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The Advocacy Coalition Framework
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This is an advance summary of a forthcoming article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. Please check back later for the full article.
Paul Sabatier and Hank Jenkins Smith introduced the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) in the late 1980s, to refine the theoretical and methodological tools available for the study of the policy process. In the past two decades, the framework has grown in use outside the United States, and it is now applied to study a broad range of policy arenas in all continents. ACF scholars have created a core community that regularly synthetizes findings from applications of the framework, giving the ACF the form of a true research program.
The ACF has three principal theoretical domains: advocacy coalitions, policy subsystems, and policy change. Expectations about the interactions between and within these domains are contained in 15 main hypotheses. The ACF posits that advocacy coalitions and policy subsystems are the most efficient way to organize actors interested in the policy process for empirical research. The policy subsystem is the main unit of analysis in the ACF, and there are four paths leading to policy change. The aspect that has received more attention in existing applications is the effect that external events have on policy change, and some areas in need of refinement include: policy-oriented learning, interactions across subsystems, the theoretical foundations to identification of belief systems, and how the interactions between beliefs and interests affect coalition behavior.
Foreign Policy Learning
Guy Ziv
An improved understanding of foreign policy learning necessitates a clarification of what foreign policy learning is, who learns, and how such learning occurs. Cognitive and social psychologists, sociologists, and political scientists situated in a variety of subfields have contributed to the understanding of foreign policy learning, a multidisciplinary area of inquiry. Learning theorists seek to show how a change in an actor's beliefs due to experience or observation can lead to changes at other units, such as organizations and within the government. This cognitive dimension is important because actors may pursue a new course of action for politically expedient reasons rather than having genuinely "learned"—a distinction referred to as "complex" vs. "simple" learning.
Foreign policy learning can be internal or external. The former type of learning entails what individuals, governments, or organizations learn from their prior experience. Learning theorists who focus on the individual level of analysis borrow insights from political psychology in an effort to shed light on the personal characteristics, the belief structures, and the cognitive psychological mechanisms of political actors that can better inform policymaking. Leaders whose cognitive structures are described as relatively open and complex—like Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, whose learning brought about the dramatic changes that ultimately led to the demise of the Soviet Union—are more likely to alter their beliefs than their cognitively closed and simple counterparts.
Yet external learning occurs as well. Policy diffusion studies show that learning can result from demonstration effects. Foreign policy learning via diffusion is not instrumental, but instead occurs through osmosis. Privatization in the former communist states, China's Foreign Direct Investment liberalization, and the diffusion of environmental norms in the European Union are examples of learning that is contagious, not chosen. A more conscious mode of learning than diffusion is policy transfer, which entails policymakers' transferring ideas from one country and implementing them in another. Technological innovations, unlike lessons that involve political ideology, are generally easier lessons to transfer—for example, Japan's success in applying lessons from the West to modernize its army in the second half of the 19th century.
The constraints to foreign policy learning are formidable. Decision makers are not always open to reconsidering views that challenge their beliefs. Leaders tend to resort to, and misuse, analogies that prevent learning. Even a change in a decision maker's beliefs may not lead to foreign policy change, given the myriad political pressures, bureaucratic hurdles, and economic realities that often get in the way of implementing new ideas. Indeed, foreign policy learning and foreign policy change are not synonymous.
Scholars face significant obstacles in studying foreign policy learning. There is no consensus on the definition of learning, on what constitutes learning, on how actors learn, when they learn, or on how to assess whether learning has taken place. Despite attempts to make sense of the confusion, scholars face the daunting challenge of improving understanding of how learning is shaped and funneled through the interaction of agents and the structures in which they are situated, as well as the relationship between learning and foreign policy change.


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time the judgment becomes effective.
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entered from the judgment book to the register of civil actions.
Subdivision (b) was adopted, effective March 1, 2000. Subdivision (b) was formerly subdivision (d) of Rule 77.
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necessary required to start the time running for filing a post-judgment
motion or an appeal if the record clearly evidences actual knowledge of entry of judgment
by the affirmative action of the moving or appealing party. See Gierke v. Gierke, 1998 ND
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FREEPORT � Baker�s Brooks Taylor scored 15 points on five second-half 3-point baskets to lead the Gators to a 46-38 come-from-behind win over Freeport in District 2-1A play Friday night.
FREEPORT � Baker�s Brooks Taylor scored 15 points on five second-half 3-point baskets to lead the Gators to a 46-38 come-from-behind win over Freeport in District 2-1A play Friday night.
Prior to the opening tip the Bulldogs (2-19, 1-9) honored seniors Caleb King, Kenny Burgess and Cody Yelvington.
Burgess led the way scoring seven of Freeport�s 10 points in the first quarter as the Bulldogs led 10-8 after one.
Freeport led 10-4 halfway through the first quarter, but was unable to score in the final 4:19 of the period.
Baker (7-12, 3-7) closed the gap to two points on a slam dunk by Justin Morgan and a nifty layup by Austin Hicks.
Burgess continued to have a hot hand in the second quarter as he scored eight more points on his way to a 22-point effort.
The Bulldogs led 25-17 at the half, but the second half was a different story.
Morgan scored for Baker cutting the Freeport lead to 25-19. That�s when Taylor took over scoring nine of Baker�s next 11 points by way of the 3-ball.
Baker coach Mike Martello said Taylor got hot at just the right time.
�On offensive end he certainly was the difference maker,� Martello said of Taylor. �We couldn�t do much to stop them defensively and lucky for us, Brooks was able to step up and hit those big 3s that he did in the second half.
�We were down by eight at halftime and we talked about getting some stops defensively. We were letting them score way too easily. And lucky for us, not only did we get a couple of stops, but our shooting got hot too.�
A Taylor 3-pointer with 4:29 left in the third quarter gave the Gators their first lead of the game at 27-25 and they wouldn�t trail again.
Burgess scored for Freeport to tie the game at 27-27 and Taylor drained another 3-ball to make it 30-27 in favor of the Gators with 2:08 left in the half.
A King basket and a free throw by Ryan Newman tied the game at 30-30 at the end of three quarters of play.
Taylor and Freeport�s William Morrison traded 3-points in the first 40 seconds of the fourth quarter.
Taylor�s final score of the night, naturally, a 3-pointer, put the Gators in front for good as they outscored the Bulldogs 13-5 down the stretch to take the win.
Morgan joined Taylor in double figures with 14 points for the Gators.
Bulldog coach David Burke could only shake his head over another loss in a long season.
�We came out with lot of emotion in the first half and then we just went cold after the halftime,� he said. We missed some shots we should have made. And if we had made those shots we might have had a chance to win.
�It was typical Baker-Freeport game. I don�t think Baker played their best. We played a good first half, but he second half got a little rough for us.�
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ATS DMin: Financing Your Degree
The Doctoral student's ministry will benefit significantly, therefore the student's church or parachurch organization may want to help underwrite the tuition costs. Because not all ministry organizations are able to pick up the total cost of the program, a plan of shared participation in the costs of a Doctor of Ministry degree could be considered. The ministry organization may agree to split the monthly cost in ways that work for both the student and the organization.
We have kept the Doctorate program costs low in order to enable the student to pay on a monthly basis. Loans should be used only if other resources are not available. Nyack College/Alliance Theological Seminary participates in the Direct Federal Student Loan program. To receive federal student loan funds a student must be enrolled for at least six credits and be a candidate in the Doctor of Ministry degree program.
Subsidized Federal Stafford Loan
The government pays the interest on the Subsidized Federal Stafford Loan the while the student is enrolled in school and during the six-month grace period. Repayment begins after the six-month grace period which follows graduation, withdrawal from classes, or after enrollment drops below six credits. The standard repayment term is ten years but may be extended through loan consolidation. The annual maximum subsidized loan amount is $8,500 and is determined by financial need.
Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loan
The interest accrues for the Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loan while the student is enrolled in school and during the grace period. Repayment begins after the six-month grace period. The annual maximum loan amount is $20,500, less any amount received through the Subsidized Federal Stafford loan. The Stafford Loans has an aggregate loan limit of $138,500.00 which includes undergraduate and graduate degree loans. Students who have completed the program of study or are enrolled less than half time (3 credits), must complete a loan exit interview.
- To Apply--Students must fill out a FAFSA at www.fafsa.ed.gov and include the Nyack School code of 002790.
- A Financial Aid award letter will be sent to the student after ATS receives the FAFSA electronically.
- To complete the loan process the student must complete a Master Promissory Note (MPN) and
- Entrance Loan Counseling online at http://www.nyack.edu/ATSFinances. Additional loan information including interest rates, loan repayment calculators and the Graduate PLUS loan program is also available through the Nyack Website. Other questions can be directed to:
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This leaflet is for everyone who wants to eat healthily. It is
particularly for people who feel that their mental health problem
or its treatment has affected them in the way they eat.
This can actually mean a lot of different things to different
people. Broadly speaking it means eating in a way so that:
Eating well helps us to prevent many diseases which are linked
with being overweight. Diseases include high blood sugar, high
blood pressure, heart problems, stroke, cancer joint problems and
sleeping difficulties just to name a few. Eating well also makes us
feel emotionally well.
People with mental health problems are more likely to have a
weight problem. The reasons for this are not fully clear. For
instance, some people always feel tired and just not up to any
activity. Others always feel hungry.
Some of this may be related to the mental health problem itself;
however it has increasingly become clear that weight problems may
also be a side-effect of some treatments. This does not mean one
should stop treatment because one might become mentally unwell
again. Sometimes it is possible to swap to another medication.
Alternatively, one can try to become more physically active or
switch to better eating habits.
In this leaflet we look at eating habits. Let's start with
finding out what foods there are.
Foods can essentially be divided into three groups:
We can only give general information but not consider individual
cases. If in doubt, you should discuss your diet with your nurse, a
doctor or a dietician. Also, the guidance given here applies to
adults only and not to children who have different dietary needs.
If you are pregnant or suffer from certain physical health problems
your dietary requirements may also be different.
Carbohydrates are essentially made up of sugar. There are simple
carbohydrates made up of just one or several sugar units (glucose
or fructose) and there are complex carbohydrates made up of long
chains of sugars. These long sugar chains are called starch.
Complex carbohydrates often contain a lot of fibre. Simple
carbohydrates are broken down easily in the body and may give an
instant but short-term effect. Complex carbohydrates take longer to
break down but have a longer effect. Each gram of carbohydrate
provides approximately four calories of energy.
Carbohydrates are the main fuel of the body. For instance,
muscles work most effectively on glucose although they can also
burn fat. Under normal conditions, the brain also operates on
glucose as its main fuel.
This is a measure of how fast a food is broken down into single
sugar units, i.e. glucose. The longer it takes, the lower the
glycaemic index (GI). The glycaemic index does not only depend on
the length of the sugar chain, but also on the fibre content. That
is why white rice and white bread, where the outer layer is removed
from the grain, have a much higher glycaemic index than brown rice
and brown bread. Foods with a low glycaemic index are often called
"good carbs", and foods with a high glycaemic index are called "bad
The glycaemic index, however, only measures glucose, but not
fructose. So the glycaemic index can underestimate the sugar
contents of foods that have a lot of fructose or table sugar
(which is made up of a combination of glucose and fructose).
Because of this, the glycaemic index may be lower than expected for
many pastries, fruits, soft drinks and fruit juices, and
it does not give information about calories. High fat snacks,
such as peanuts, have a low glycaemic index, but they are extremely
high in calories.
If you eat more carbohydrates than your body needs to burn as
fuel then the excess will be converted into fat and stored.
Try to eat "good carbs" with a low glycaemic index. Goods carbs
include fruits, vegetables, and legumes such as beans, pasta, brown
rice, basmati rice, whole meal bread and potatoes.
Fruits can vary considerably in free sugar content. For
instance, bananas may contain up to 21% of free sugar, whereas
oranges tend to contain about 9% and strawberries only 6%.
Whole grains should be preferred.
Fats are made up of chains of fatty acids.
There are three different types of fatty acids which are defined by
their chemical structure and by their ability to take up additional
hydrogen atoms. This sounds very theoretical but has very important
health applications as they differ in their ability to promote bad
(LDL) or good (HDL) cholesterol. One gram of fat yields
approximately eight calories.
Unsaturated fats are made up of fatty acids
that can store additional hydrogen atoms. If only one hydrogen atom
can be taken up they are monounsaturated, and if several can be
taken up they are called polyunsaturated. Unsaturated fats are
usually liquid, this means they are oils. They can lower blood
cholesterol levels.
Saturated fats cannot store an additional
hydrogen atom. They are already fully loaded, in other words
saturated. They are solid and they raise cholesterol.
Trans-fats are unsaturated. They can be
produced from oils by introducing some hydrogen atoms into oils so
that they become solid and do not go off that fast. That is why
trans-fats are mainly used for industrial food
production. Trans-fats have been linked to an increased
risk of heart disease, although not everybody agrees.
Fats serve many different purposes. They are an important energy
store which can be activated when the body has run of
glucose. Fat deposits insulate the body against the cold.
Fatty acids are also important components for cell membranes and
hormones and may even have a role in keeping us mentally
stable. Fats are needed to make use of some vitamins such as
vitamin A, D, E and K.
The fat deposits of the body will be extended.
Try to eat unsaturated fats such as vegetable oils, seeds and
nuts. Remember that even "good fats" have a lot of calories and
thus need to be eaten in moderation. Try to use skimmed and
semi-skimmed milk instead of whole milk and whole-milk
Vegetable oils are a healthier choice than solid
Omega-3 fatty acids are unsaturated fatty
acids which cannot be produced by the body itself. This means that
they are so-called "essential "fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids are
supposed to have a range of health benefits such as lowering
cholesterol, prevent heart and joint disease and improving
Omega-3 fatty acids may also keep us mentally
more stable and may be tried as supplements in people who suffer
from mood problems and schizophrenia. They may help prevent
relapse in bipolar disorder. However, there is not enough evidence
to recommend them as an alternative to antidepressants or
Note: Omega-3 fatty acids taken as supplements
may interact with blood thinning drugs.
Omega-3 fatty acids can be found in oily fish such as cod,
salmon and mackerel. They can also be founds in plant sources such
as flaxseed and walnuts.
How safe is omega-3 from fish
For most people the benefits will outweigh any concern about
possible contamination. Women of childbearing age, or who are
expecting a baby, or breastfeeding should not eat more than two
portions of oily fish a week. As recommendations can change, if you
are pregnant, you should check with a health professional
about how many portions of fish you can eat in a week.
We have produced further information on
omega-3 fatty
Oily fish is a good source of omega-3 fatty
Proteins are made of amino acids. They can be divided in
essential amino acids which the body cannot produce itself and
non-essential amino acids which the body can manufacture itself.
Complete proteins contain essential amino-acids whereas incomplete
proteins do not contain essential amino acids. One gram of protein
yields approximately four calories.
Proteins are the main building blocks of the body and make up
our muscles. They form enzymes and hormones which are the key to
virtually all body functions. Last but not least amino acids are
the basis of our genes and the underlying script of our individual
genetic information. Proteins can also be used as an energy source
but this is not very effective and may lead to muscle wasting. This
is usually the body's last resource.
Problems usually only occur if you eat excessive amounts or if
the main organs which process proteins, i.e. the liver and the
kidney, do not work properly. Then the body may get overloaded.
Many protein products also contain saturated fat and may lead to
weight gain and high cholesterol.
Try to eat a varied diet of proteins which provide you with a
source of essential amino acids. Even most vegetarian diets are
suitable but people eating a strict vegan diet may not get all
amino acids they need. Try to stick to lean protein options such as
fish, lean meat, skimmed or semi-skimmed milk or dairy products and
whole grains and pulses. Note that refined wheat and white rice are
low in protein because the outer layer of the grain which contains
the proteins is removed.
UK Food Standards Agency defines a balanced diet as a diet of
varied foods. You find examples of recommend foods in the previous
respective sections under the question which carbohydrates, fats
and proteins should I eat.
The Agency recommends:
Some of the recommended foods are not always good options if you
want to slim down. As mentioned above, foods with a low glycaemic
index, such as avocados and nuts, are high in calories.
For instance, one medium sized avocado has about 230 calories. That
is as much as eating twelve tomatoes.
Avocados have about 12 times more calories than
Avoid processed foods whenever you can but stick to the original
food source. For instance, one serving of chips (French fries)
(100g) has about 360 calories. This is as much as eating ten
medium-sized boiled potatoes (500g).
Chips have about five times more calories than
Many patients with mental health problems always feel thirsty.
Part of the problems may be medications leading to a dry mouth.
However drinks can have a lot of calories too.
Low calorie choices include:
It is usually better to eat the whole fruit rather than fruit
juice. You may also feel less hungry if you eat the fruits rather
than drinking the juice.
One large glass of apple juice (300 ml) contains as many
calories as three apples.
Fruits are a better choice than juices
Note: It may come as a surprise, but alcohol also has a lot of
calories. One gram of alcohol contains about seven calories.
That is nearly as much as one gram of fat which contains about
eight calories. One gram of carbohydrate or protein only have about
four calories.
Many people like to use supplements but very few people need
them to correct a clear-cut deficiency having resulted in poor
health. Most people who take supplements do so in the hope that
these carry substantial health benefits, e.g. protecting against
cancer, improving the immune system and supporting mental health.
However, scientific evidence about the benefits of supplements
remains mostly ambiguous with a few exceptions. Note that
supplements are not a substitute for a healthy balanced diet. If
you decide to take a supplement do not exceed the recommended daily
intake regarded as safe. If you are smoking do not take
beta-carotene since the combination may increase your risk of
Most processes in the body require oxygen. But oxygen can do
good as well as harm such as damaging body cells. Antioxidants are
substances which neutralize such harmful substances. They are
contained in many vitamins such as vitamin A, C and E and some
trace elements such as selenium. They are contained in many fruits
and vegetables such as oranges, strawberries, spinach, tomatoes,
carrots and broccoli just to name a few. Green tea is another good
source of antioxidants. Selenium can be found in pasta, bread,
eggs, poultry, beef and some fish such as cod.
Calcium is important to keep bones and teeth healthy. This is
particularly important in people with mental health problems
because some medications increase the risk of osteoporosis. Calcium
may also be helpful to prevent or alleviate premenstrual stress.
Good sources of calcium include milk, dairy products and fish such
as sardines where the bones are eaten. Broccoli and kale also
contains calcium. However, calcium can only work if it is combined
with vitamin D. Good sources of vitamin D include oily fish, some
cereals and eggs. Getting out and about and being exposed to
sunlight is another good way to get vitamin D (as long as you take
care not to burn).
Recently there has been a lot of talk about vitamin D and
depression. It seems that people with low levels of vitamin D may
be more depressed. But taking a supplement may not make things
better after all. We still do not know how the link between
depression and low vitamin D levels really works.
We have produced a leaflet on supplements commonly
suggested for mental health problems. You will find further about
vitamin E, omega-3 fatty acids, selenium, folic acid and
S-adenosylmethionine (SAME).
There is no specific schizophrenia diet but you should eat a
balanced varied diet according to the above recommendations.
Ensuring that you eat enough foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids
seems a good idea. If you tend to gain weight or have experienced
weight gain as a side effect of your medication you should try to
eat "good carbs", i.e. carbohydrates with a low glycaemic index,
which are not easily broken down into glucose. Make sure that you
also get calcium in your diet by including dairy products ideally
based on skimmed milk to keep the fat intake down.
The same principles as above apply. Ensuring enough omega-3
fatty acids may help to keep your mood stable. If you take lithium
you should not drink too many caffeine containing drinks such as
tea and coffee since this may reduce your lithium levels. Some
vegetables such as artichokes and celery may do the same if eaten
in large amounts.
Selenium, folic acid (folate) and tryptophan are substances
which have all been implicated in keeping one's mood stable.
Tryptophan is needed to make serotonin. However, it is not clear
how good they are when taken as supplements and you should seek
medical advice if you want to use such supplements. Particularly
avoid taking too much selenium as this can lead to poisoning.
Instead of using a supplement right away, you may try to eat a
balanced diet which contains these substances in sufficient
Selenium is found in cereals, meats, fish and egg. Selenium is
also found in Brazil nuts. These can be extremely rich in selenium
so that one should only eat them occasionally. Folic acid can be
found in cereals and breads which have been enriched with folic
acid. This is also called fortified. Folic acid is also found in
brown rice, leafy green vegetables, peas and broccoli as well as
orange juice and bananas. Finally tryptophan can be found in
poultry, meats, some fish such as salmon and halibut and also
Chocolate contains tryptophan but dark chocolate is better than
milk chocolate and is even thought to lower cholesterol. However,
chocolate of whatever sort is high in calories and should only be
eaten in small amounts.
A so-called ketogenic diet maybe of help in children with
epilepsy which cannot be controlled. A ketogenic diets is a diet
high in fat and low in carbohydrates. The most widely diet used of
this type is the Atkins diet. Such a diet can be quite hard to
sustain long term though. The idea of the ketogenic diet is to
switch the main fuel of the brain from glucose (sugar) to ketones,
which are produced when fat is broken down. Some adults who suffer
from uncontrollable epilepsy may also benefit but research findings
are much less clear. Seek specialist advice before going on such a
Again, there are no clear recommendations as research is only
just developing in this area. Some research has shown that people
with ADHD have lower levels of omega-3 fatty acids or may not be
able to tolerate gluten. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye
and barley.
Many other different food items have been thought to trigger
ADHD, but we do not know how well and for whom such diets work.
Diets that exclude specific foods thought to be harmful are called
elimination diets. These diets may be also difficult
to stick to in the long-term in every day life. They
can be expensive and take time to prepare. Also, people may get
tired of them. Others may use them on and off.
One such diet is the Feingold diet which avoids foods containing
synthetic food colours and artificial sweeteners, such as aspertame
and preservatives. The Feingold diet also cuts out foods containing
salicylid acid. Examples include some apples, red grapes,
berries, mushrooms, cucumbers and tomatoes. Some nuts and
spices also have high salicyclic acid content. Foods allowed in the
Feingold diet include fruits such as banana, grapefruit, pears and
pineapples. Other food allowed include beef, lamb, plain bread,
some cereals, milk, eggs and vitamins that do not contain
artificial colouring.
Other elimination diets concern the exclusion of milk, cheese,
wheat cereals, egg, chocolate, nuts and citrus fruits. Such diets
are also called oligoantigenic diets. Oligoantigenic means
that there are only a few substances that cause adverse reactions
and allergies in the body. Foods found in an oligoantigenic
diet include rice, turkey, lamb, some vegetables including lettuce,
carrots, cauliflower, cabbage and beet. Potatoes, fruits, corn and
wheat may be allowed on some days. In 2011, a Dutch study of 100
children using an oligoantigenic diet showed significant
improvement. However, the researchers could only say that
the diet helped, but not why the diet helped.
Even the ketogenic diet has been suggested, but findings are
only based on animal experiments.
Grapefruits are powerful stuff and they can change the way our
body metabolizes medication. Particularly, grapefruits or
grapefruit juice can significantly increase the concentration of
many medications including some types of antidepressants,
antipsychotics and sedatives. Changes are more likely if
grapefruits and grapefruit juice are consumed in large amounts but
one cannot even exclude such changes on occasional use.
Orthomolecular medicine aims at treating or preventing health
problems, including mental health problems, through supplements and
vitamins. Vitamins are often recommended in large doses, so-called
megavitamins. Orthomolecular medicine remains controversial
and very few studies have been conducted in this area. These
largely suggest that orthomolecular medicine may not be helpful.
Large doses of vitamins and supplements may be harmful or even
toxic. That is why the Food Standard Agency has set recommended
levels of daily intake for most vitamins and supplements.
Many people think that eating well costs a lot of money.
However, eating well can be surprisingly cheap. Here are ten tips
which may help you to eat well but cheaply.
This leaflet was produced by the Royal College of Psychiatrists'
Public Education Editorial Board.
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From Laurence Freeman, OSB, "Christmas Message," email, 2009.
A Jewish tradition has it that when the angels saw what God had done in the work of creation they burst out with a song of praise that continues throughout time at the heart of all things.
The story of the birth of Jesus provoking another such cosmic outburst after the shepherds heard the good news reminds us of how similar and different the new creation in Christ is. The mantra similarly sings in our hearts in the epiphany of his birth in us.
The gospel story of the birth and infancy of Jesus contains a number of Canticles – the Benedictus of Zecahariah, the Magnificat of Mary and the Song of Simeon - which have become part of the daily prayer of Christians. These human acts of praise were probably composed in the early Christian community as they pondered the mystery of Jesus and gradually penetrated its depths. Then they were applied retrospectively in Luke's gospel to the later accounts of his birth. This pattern shows how prayer, liturgy and scripture weave the tradition of faith and it is this density of meaning that we return to each year in the celebration of the Christmas season.
Human beings tell stories to make the meaning that we need to discover in order to live well. The stories of scripture are different from the soap operas or even literary fiction with which we entertain ourselves. The narratives of scripture, like that of the birth of Jesus, give greater returns each time we recall them, so freshly intertwined are they with the stories of our own lives. Our deepening spiritual experience, the raising and clarifying of consciousness that is the result of our meditation, is fed by the Word that is alive and active. It also leads us back to scripture with a new hunger and capacity for insight.
Christmas is a feast of meaning. Much of it is reflected in our cultural forms of celebrating at this time of year – the exchanging of gifts that remind us that human relationships are based on giving not bargaining or exploiting, the gathering of family and friends reminding us that we are not alone in the solitudes of the human journey, the eating and drinking that remind us that celebration is natural and necessary us. But all these depend on the personal experience of what Christmas is most essentially about – the radical poverty and simplicity, the intoxicating proximity to God that our total dependence on being reveals. The closer we come to this radical simplicity – which our meditation keeps us moving into – the more we have to sing about. The fuller the song, the richer the silence.
Let us hold each other in our hearts as a community in this joyful season. May our sense of this new creation restore us to the love of the earth needed if we are to repair the damage we have inflicted on it May our life as community increase the energy of peace that our divided world is striving for as well as the justice on which peace depends – the very wisdom that the newborn Jesus embodies.
After meditation: an except from "Meditation: The Heart of All Things," Laurence Freeman OSB, The Parliament of World Religions, Melbourne, Australia, December 4, 2009-12-21
When I first came to teach Christian meditation here in Australia a Christian aborigine came up to me after the talk. He said "you are speaking about this 2000 year old tradition of prayer in the church. My people have been practicing it for 40,000. I asked him what meditation meant to him then as a Christian and an aborigine. His reply moved me strongly. He said "my people have learned how to sit in a non-questioning silence, to listen. As a Christian, I understand that what we have been listening to all these millennia is the Word of God sounding at the heart of creation."
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Tony Carroll, Thanks; that church sign illustrates the problem, some religious people can think and choose not to. Yes, thinking requires work, mathematics needs concentration, science requires an open mind to take in all diversity and infinite time, life depend upon thought plus action. Dogma does not stand up to any of these. Litany provides no answers. Yes, religion may provide comfort, but does not provide answers worthy of attention. I find no truth in any one of the following sentences:
The Nicene Creed
Traditional Version (From the Book of Common Prayer)
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty
Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible:
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds;
God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God;
begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father,
by Whom all things were made:
Who for us men and for our salvation came down from Heaven,
and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man:
And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried:
And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures:
And ascended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father:
And he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead:
Whose Kingdom will have no end:
And I believe in the Holy Ghost the Lord, and Giver of Life,
Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son
Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified,
Who spake by the Prophets.
And I believe in One Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church,
I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins.
And I look for the Resurrection of the Dead:
And the Life of the world to come. Amen.
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And I can't prove or corroborate so much as ONE OUNCE of the above bullshit, but I believe it anyway because I was brought up in the church and indoctrinated into it before I could evaluate it intellectually, and now I'm so frightened of it that I cant tear myself away from it.
Yuk - TOOEY!
Loren, how about a little music relief. Got any good tunes to share?
How about some Morten Lauridsen, from his lovely Lux Aeterna, the third movement: O Nata Lux? Yeah, it's church music. It's also GORGEOUS!
It is lovely! Perfect to quiet the troubled mind. Thanks.
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This article provides information on identifying and installing drivers for Windows 7 on your Precision Workstation T3610, T5610, and T7610 systems.
After a clean installation of the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system, you must install the following drivers/software packages in the following sequence.
The list below indicates the recommended order to install the drivers for your system and provides links to additional information about each driver. Drivers are available on the Dell Resource DVD (if ordered) and for download on the Dell Support Website for your system. Before choosing your drivers, ensure the correct Operating System version is selected from the drop down list (ie Windows 7 64 bit) from the drop down list.
Install the Intel chipset update from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7>Chipset Drivers>Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility.
You can check under several categories in Device Manager to ensure the drivers installed correctly. Under the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers category, make sure the Intel C600 series chipset controller drivers are installed and the multiple channel support is added:
Look for the USB 3.0 controller and hub, as well as the USB controller for the Intel C600 series chipset, under the Universal Serial Bus controllers section:
Under System devices, look for the Intel C600 series chipset driver entries and the multiple entries for the IvyTown integrated controllers and devices:
You can install the Intel Unified AMT 8 Management Engine Interface form the Dell Support Site or from the Resource DVD. The location of the drivers on the DVD is Windows 7 > Chipset Drivers > Intel Unified AMT 8 Management Interface.
The device will show under System devices in Device Manager once it is installed:
The Precision T3610, T5610, and T7610 ship with several different options for the add-on video card. Below is a list of the available video cards for these systems at time of shipping:
You can install the drivers from the Dell Support Site, or from the Resource DVD under the Windows 7 > Video Drivers category. Once installed correctly the specific video card will show under Display adapters in Device Manager, as in the case of the nVidia Quadro K2000 below:
The T3610 and T5610 will ship with the Intel 82579 Gigabit Ethernet Controller installed on the system board, while the T7610 ships with both the Intel 82579 and the 82754 Gigabit Ethernet Controllers. Drivers can be installed from the Dell Support Website or Resource DVD.
The ethernet controller cards will show under the Network adapters category in Device Manager when installed correctly:
Install the Realtek ALC 3220 audio driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7>Audio Drivers>Realtek ALC 3220 HD Audio.
The Realtek High Definition Audio will show under the Sound, video and game controllers category in Device Manager when installed correctly:
The USB 3.0 driver is available at the Dell Support Website or on the Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7>Chipset Drivers>USB 3.0.
Look for the USB 3.0 Host Controller and Root Hub under Universal Serial Bus controllers in Device Manager after a successful installation:
The LSI 2308, LSI 9271-8i, and LSI 9217-9i Controller Cards can be installed from the Dell Support Website or the Dell Resource DVD. The correct controller will show under the Storage controllers category in Device Manager after a successful install:
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The Pioneers finished the season with eight shutouts in 20 games, the best campaign in program history. At season's end, Lewis & Clark was ranked fourth in the Northwest Conference in fewest goals allowed over the season, holding their opponents to an average of 1.40 goals a game.
First-year goalkeeper Elise Delgado had a spectacular season, leading the conference in saves with 112 for the season. Senior defender Liska Havel was named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America District VIII Second-Team, which honors student-athletes for their academic and athletic success. Only 11 soccer players from colleges throughout the nation are picked for the first and second teams.
For the second consecutive season, the Pioneer volleyball team finished third in the Northwest Conference, ending the season 14-11 overall and 10-6 in the conference. The Pioneers closed out their season with a thriller against the Pacific Lutheran Lutes, who were ranked 15th in the nation. The Pios gave the Lutes a run for their money, nearly pulling out an upset victory in five sets.
In an action-packed Homecoming game on October 24, the Pioneers picked up their first home win in five years against Crown College, defeating the Storm 57-35 in front of 2,000 screaming fans.
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Will the Senate's new bipartisan agreement last? In an interview with WSJ's Jerry Seib, congressional analyst Norm Ornstein says the tension is likely to return in the fall with new judicial appointments and spending and debt struggles.
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Selected Abstracts from JASIS&T
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From JASIS&T v. 54 (14)
Giorgetti, D., & Sebastiani, F. (2003). Automating survey coding by multiclass text categorization techniques (1269-1277).
Study and Results: Survey coding is the task of assigning a symbolic code from a pre-defined set of such codes to the answer given by a respondent in response to an open-ended question in a questionnaire or survey). This task has traditionally been carried out manually or by partially automated methods that require the manual definition of pattern matching rules.
What's New? We present a novel, fully automated, text categorization-based approach to survey coding that relies on machine learning techniques. The result is a substantive improvement in terms of accuracy, flexibility, time and cost-effectiveness. Also, this approach allows the application to survey coding of a wealth of results and techniques developed within learning-based text categorization.
Limitations: The method we propose requires pre-classified training examples, and it is thus not cost-effective for small-sized surveys, where manually coding the training examples may coincide with coding the entire survey. We report results obtained by testing our approach on three text corpora from the General Social Survey run by NORC (National Opinion Research Center) in 1996.
Walters, W.H., & Wilder, E.I. Bibliographic index coverage of a multidisciplinary field. (1305-1312)
Study and Results: This study examines the literature of later-life migration, a multidisciplinary field of interest, and evaluates the effectiveness of 12 bibliographic databases in indexing that literature. Five journals three in social gerontology, one in rural sociology, and one in regional science account for 40 percent of the articles recently published in this area. The disciplines that publish the most work on later-life migration are not necessarily those that provide the best index coverage, however. Moreover, four multidisciplinary databases each provide better index coverage than any single-subject database.
What's New? The low degree of overlap among the 12 databases suggests that scholars working on multidisciplinary topics must continue to rely on a wide range of bibliographic tools. Those who search only Sociological Abstracts or GEOBASE, for example, will miss quite a few relevant articles. Likewise, librarians and faculty who regard indexes such as Periodical Abstracts and ArticleFirst primarily as undergraduate resources may well underestimate the depth of coverage provided by these multidisciplinary databases.
Limitations: While our findings suggest broader conclusions about multidisciplinary research and multidisciplinary indexing, most of our results are based only on the literature of later-life migration.
Vaughan, L. & Shaw, D. (3003). Bibliographic and Web citations: What is the difference? (1313-1324).
Study and Results: We compared bibliographic and Web citations to articles in 46 LIS journals published in 1992 and 1997. For 57% of the journals, Web citations correlated significantly with both the number of bibliographic citations listed in the Social Sciences Citation Index and the ISI's Journal Impact Factor. Many of the Web citations represented intellectual impact, coming from other papers posted on the Web (30%) or from class readings lists (12%). Web citation counts were typically higher than bibliographic citation counts for the same article. Journals with more Web citations tended to have websites that provided tables of contents on the Web, while less cited journals did not have such publicity. The number of Web citations to journal articles increased from 1992 to 1997.
What's New? Web citations parallel or confirm analyses of bibliographic citations done with ISI data. Although Web citation analysis is not a replacement for the study of bibliographic citations, it is promising and has considerable potential as the Web continues to develop.
Limitations: Only LIS journal articles were examined; therefore applicability of the conclusions in other fields is unknown.
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The data center market is one of the few sectors that has held its own over the past few years — and there's no indication it won't continue to remain a solid player for years to come. As noted in our most recent BICSI Field Report (posted on the EC&M website), data center storage facilities are quickly reaching saturation, fueled by applications such as Internet protocol (IP) TV, audio file-sharing, Internet gaming, and mobile broadband. In a manual developed jointly by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and ANCIS, Inc., for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), data centers are projected to consume 3% of all electricity produced in the United States in a few years. So what's being done to curb the appetite of this new breed of energy hog?
Unlike in the past, when data centers were being built at breakneck speed with little focus on energy efficiency, the IT industry is now highly focused on reducing energy expenses through use of new power and cooling technologies. According to a new "Green Data Centers" report issued by Pike Research, Boulder, Colo., the investment in greener data centers will increase from $7.5 billion in global revenue to $41.4 billion by 2015. Power and cooling infrastructure solutions will represent 46% of this total, energy-efficient IT equipment will make up 41%, and monitoring and management will follow at 14%. This renewed focus on monitoring and management activities was also recently revealed in one manufacturer's data center users group survey, which included responses from more than 170 data center, facility, and IT managers in North America.
Although the focus of manufacturers to develop new breeds of energy-efficient equipment and systems is a crucial step in the right direction, the use of energy assessments will play a key role in realizing overall energy savings. But who's qualified to perform this type of assessment, and what skill set should this type of individual possess? The DOE thinks this work is best performed by a Data Center Energy Practitioner (DCEP).
According to the DOE, a DCEP is an individual who is trained on performing energy assessments in data centers and transferring knowledge to the data center staff for allowing replication. Key skills include design, operation, and diagnostics experience as well as measurement equipment techniques and data collection. DOE's goal is to have at least 200 practitioners on the street by 2011. The first group of program participants (13 generalists and 18 HVAC specialists) recently completed training and passed their exams, qualifying them to address energy-savings opportunities in electrical, HVAC, and air management systems; IT equipment; and on-site generation systems. The program calls for recertification of the practitioners every two to three years. Although the initial training and certification is being coordinated through the DOE, third-party professional training organizations will eventually deliver the training, exams, and certificates.
I applaud the efforts of the DOE and all of the supporting players in this endeavor. As a strong supporter of continuing education, I believe this type of training and the development of a group of certified practitioners is a step in the right direction in reducing energy consumption levels in data centers throughout the world. It's definitely time to place these energy hogs on a lean diet in an effort to make them fit and trim.


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January traditionally marks the time of year when people resolve to lose weight and feel great, but what about those daily, nagging aches and pains – the sore back, the strained neck, the persistent headaches – that rob people of truly feeling great each day? In THE MELT METHOD (HarperOne; January 22, 2013; $25.99), nationally recognized somatic-movement educator and manual therapist Sue Hitzmann shares the secret to healthy, pain-free living for anyone with just a few minutes a day to spare.
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To date, MELT has helped more than 50,000 of Sue's students, clients, and customers avoid surgery, shed excess body fat, regain mobility and flexibility, and even progress from "bad knees" to marathon training. Hitzmann has trained over 500 instructors who are currently teaching MELT across the country. With THE MELT METHOD, now anyone can benefit from the same techniques that have made MELT a red-hot word-of-mouth.
SUE HITZMANN, MS, CST, NMT, is a nationally recognized somatic-movement educator and manual therapist. Her decades of practice, research, and study of connective tissue science and complementary therapies have culminated in the creation of the MELT Method, a revolutionary approach to pain-free fitness and longevity. She lives in New York City. Learn more at: http://www.meltmethod.com