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Pharmaceutical Key Opinion Leader Management (PH183)
Effective Strategies for Segmenting Thought Leaders
Build Strong Registers of Pharmaceutical Key Opinion Leaders to Support Critical Activities Companywide
Our latest report examining thought leader management resources and key opinion leader (KOL) segmentation criteria includes global, US and European strategies and benchmarks. Metrics showcase key criteria for identifying, categorizing and segmenting opinion leaders. Beyond those metrics, the report also includes data on KOL development team structures, budgets and staffing levels, as well as thought leader management database usage and expenses.
The study also addresses key challenges facing thought leader development teams. Key opinion leaders provide critical support to life science companies. Yet KOL relationships face elevated scrutiny and regulations calling for increased transparency of physician payments. This evolving landscape requires new approaches from thought leader management groups as they work to identify, develop and nurture connections with influential medical leaders.
Key Questions that This Study Answers
- What criteria do thought leader management groups use to segment KOLs?
- How high are thought leader management teams' budgets at different companies within the life sciences industry?
- How many FTEs are needed to facilitate efficient thought leader management operations?
- How do groups determine thought leader compensation limits?
- What types of thought leader management databases do teams use and who has ultimate responsibility for those databases?
Top Reasons to Review This Report
Benchmark extensive thought leader segmentation data: Compare Tier 1, 2 and 3 thought leader profiles across a wide range of data splits, including five company types and 26 individual therapeutic areas. Examine the most common segmentation criteria among top-performing pharmaceutical companies, including number of publications, years of clinical experience, speaking ability and much more. Weigh the importance of specific criteria in influencing KOL segmentation and fair-market value decisions.
Identify and recruit global, national and regional thought leaders: Leverage internal and external expertise to pinpoint up-and-coming thought leaders at all levels of geographic influence. Track the number of KOL relationships companies maintain at the global level, as well as within the US and Europe to benchmark your team's needs. Prepare companywide KOL pools that thrive even after the Sunshine Act's full implementation.
Create centralized KOL development teams: Explore profiles other top-performing thought leader development teams to structure and right-size your group. Empower teams to maintain thought leader relationships and companywide KOL databases and manage them by assigning centralized ownership. Benchmark thought leader team spending and staffing patterns across global groups, along with US and individual European markets.
The report includes analysis of the following 26 therapeutic areas:Back to Top
- Allergy
- Animal Health
- Anesthesiology
- Cardiology
- Dentistry
- Dermatology
- Emergency Medicine
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Hematology
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases
- Inflammation
- Internal Medicine
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Oncology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedics
- Pain Management
- Pulmonary Diseases
- Radiology
- Rheumatology
- Surgery
- Urology
- Back to Top
Key Opinion Leader Metrics
Chapter 1: Thought Leader Management Structures, Staffing and Budgets
Chapter Benefits
- Create centralized thought leader management groups to identify, build and maintain KOL relationships.
- Benchmark thought leader team spending and staffing patterns across global, US and individual EU markets.
- Adjust group funding as supported products approach launch.
- Understand how KOLs groups are adapting to the Sunshine Act, and compare annual KOL payment limits across surveyed companies.
- Create thought leader databases to streamline KOL management and prepare for the Sunshine Act's tracking requirements.
Chapter Data
27 charts showing thought leader management group structures and staffing as well as KOL management funding and budget allocation.
- Types of thought leader management present at surveyed companies (dedicated versus non-dedicated structures, country-level versus global, or medical affairs versus marketing leadership)
- Four (4) real-world thought leader development team structures
- Dedicated thought leader management team staffing, by company (global, US, EU and Canada)
- Number of medical affairs FTEs directing thought leader management in non-dedicated structures (global, US and EU)
- Dedicated thought leader management team budgets, by company (global, US and EU-level)
- Thought leader management spending for non-dedicated groups (global, US and EU)
- Average allocation of thought leader funds (global, US and EU)
- Annual compensation limits for thought leaders, by company
Chapter 2: Initiating and Managing Thought Leader Relationships
Chapter Benefits
- Track the number of KOL relationships companies maintain at the global, US and EU-level
- Balance internal and external resources when recruiting KOLs.
- Leverage vendors' expertise — particularly when working with limited resources, in specialized or niche areas or when supporting products in new therapeutic areas.
- Target healthcare professionals beyond specialists — including primary care providers, subspecialists and allied healthcare professionals.
- Develop customized CRM databases to organize, track and promote KOL engagement activities.
Chapter Data
43 charts detailing the numbers of thought leader relationships maintained, which healthcare providers are targeted as thought leaders and usage of thought leader management databases.
- Percentage of companies targeting multiple healthcare provider categories as thought leaders in 2009 and 2013
- Categories of healthcare providers targeted as thought leaders in 2009 and 2013
- Percentage of companies targeting specific allied health professional categories as thought leaders in 2009 and 2013
- Number of thought leader relationships maintained by company across multiple markets:
- Weigh the benefits and risks of four (4) exclusivity extension tactics:
- Global
- EU markets (combined)
- France
- Germany
- Spain
- Italy
- Percentage of thought leader relationships by tier (1, 2 and 3) across multiple markets:
- Global
- EU markets (combined)
- France
- Germany
- Spain
- Italy
- Percentage of companies using databases to manage thought leader relationships
- Types and age of CRM/databases used for thought leader management
- Timeframe for upgrading thought leader management tools
- Average initial investment to develop CRM/databases (proprietary, off-the-shelf and basic spreadsheet)
- Annual budget for maintaining and upgrading thought leader CRM/databases (proprietary, off-the-shelf and basic spreadsheet)
- Functions managing thought leader management CRM/databases
- Level of access granted to thought leader CRM system for specific staffing levels:
- Field-level MSLs
- Medical affairs directors
- Head of medical information
- Other medical information staff
- Head of medical publications
- Other medical publications staff
- Clinical operations staff
- Sales force
- Head of thought leader management
- Head of medical science liaisons (MSLs)
- Other thought leader management
Chapter 3: Criteria Determining Thought Leader Tiers
Chapter Benefits
- Explore the qualifications, characteristics and attributes that impact companies' thought leader segmentation criteria.
- Compare average profiles of Tier 1, 2 and 3 thought leaders across the pharma industry.
- Weigh the importance of specific criterion in influencing KOL segmentation and fair-market value decisions.
Chapter Data
28 charts detailing surveyed companies' Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 thought leaders as well as the factors that influence thought leader segmentation decisions.
- Number of tiers used to segment thought leaders, by company
- Thought leader profile elements for Tier 1, 2 and 3 KOLs:
- Level of geographic influence
- Thought leader category
- Educational level
- Average thought leader activity engagement
- Average annual compensation for advising services
- Average annual grant funding
- Status as clinical research leader
- Status as early adopter of new drugs
- Importance ratings of factors influencing thought leaders' fair-market value
- Percentage of companies choosing specific factors (such as specialty or years of experience) as most influential to thought leaders' fair-market value
Chapter 4: Thought Leader Segmentation Data
Chapter Benefits
- Review extensive KOL segmentation data through a number of different cuts, including:
- 26 individual therapeutic areas
- 5 company types
- 3 thought leader tiers
- Use segmentation data to optimize use of thought leaders' abilities
- Benchmark segmentation criteria including:
- Level of geographic influence
- Thought leader category
- Educational level
- Average thought leader activity engagement
- Average annual compensation for advising services
- Average annual grant funding
- Status as clinical research leader
- Status as early adopter of new drugs
Chapter Data
37 tables detailing thought leader tier information. Data are broken out by:
- Specific therapeutic area
- Allergy
- Animal health
- Anesthesiology
- Cardiology
- Dentistry
- Dermatology
- Emergency medicine
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Hematology
- Immunology
- Infectious diseases
- Inflammation
- Internal medicine
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Obstetrics and gynecology
- Oncology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedics
- Pain management
- Pulmonary diseases
- Radiology
- Rheumatology
- Surgery
- Urology
- Company types
- Large companies
- Mid-sized companies
- Small companies
- Medical device companies
- Third-party companies
- Thought leader tiers
- Tier 1 KOLs
- Tier 2 KOLs
- Tier 3 KOLs
- Thought leaders
Key Opinion Leader Report Excerpt
The following excerpt is a key finding from the full report's Executive Summary.
Create Effective Centralized KOL Development Teams to Identify, Recruit and Cultivate Relationships with Thought Leaders
Many surveyed companies report that centralized KOL development teams serve as a key part of their overall thought leader management strategies. For most organizations, these centralized KOL management teams do not play a large role in the activities being conducted by KOLs. Rather, they primarily facilitate communication between commercial and medical teams in terms of how KOLs should be and are utilized and what KOL activities are most beneficial to the company. These thought leader management teams also play a role in maintaining the spending caps on individual KOLs.
Alongside their facilitation role, centralized KOL teams generally maintain KOL databases — providing information on thought leaders' abilities and willingness to work in certain spaces. Among the most effective teams, experience also allows them to provide insights on individual thought leaders — often the kinds of information not be stored within a CRM. For example, one interviewed centralized team VP recalls a time that one of her internal clients felt one particular KOL would be a fit for a potential speaker event. However, the centralized team warned against the choice, recalling that the thought leader had a negative experience with the event's focal product. This kind of insight is difficult to produce without a centralized team taking full-time responsibility for thought leader management.
Centralized teams also effectively prioritize internal functions' KOL requests, benefiting the company as a whole. Managing commercial and medical teams' requests together at one table and determining which activities for individual KOLs provide the greatest companywide benefit by avoiding overusing specific thought leaders. Without this coordination, two sides of the company could be making requests of thought leaders simultaneously, leaving KOLs with a poor view of the overall organization.
Though centralized teams prove effective for many companies, this expansive centralized setup is not appropriate for all organizations. In smaller companies, a large centralized body risks losing the personal touch. In these companies, personal relationships between executives leading thought leader programs, MSLs, their managers and physicians can be leveraged much more effectively. Companies with limited resources — and that do not have thought leaders working for them in all corners of the world — can often manage their thought leader programs quite effectively without centralized management.


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Sexual activity during pregnancy, whether with a partner or on one's own, is typically considered safe, as long as it doesn't cause pain and you are not having bleeding. Certain moms-to-be with complicated pregnancies may be advised not to "have sex." Moms who are advised not to have sex need to ask whether the restriction has to do with intercourse, or with orgasm. While usually it is intercourse that is restricted, there are situations in which orgasm is not advisable, and your doctor or midwife should tell you that specifically. In those cases you may need to ask your vibrator to take a cold shower and be patient.


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Duke Johnson sat in a wheelchair Saturday night, coaching up his teammates from the sideline with his right leg in a cast and his heart on the field.
"Duke wanted us to stay focused, even at the end of the game when things were getting kind of ugly," lamented freshman Gus Edwards on Miami's lack of a running game in the Hurricanes' 42-24 loss to Virginia Tech. "He kept telling us to keep playing."
With Virginia Tech's nationally heralded defense stacking the box, the No. 24 Hurricanes (7-2, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) might have struggled with their ground game even if Johnson hadn't broken his ankle the week before at Florida State.
But they will never know.
Miami netted a season-low 28 rushing yards, 48 yards lost in part because of three sacks.
The last time UM ran for fewer yards? At Wake Forest on Oct. 31, 2009, a 26-yard effort that ended with a 28-27 Hurricanes victory.
"We got out-executed," tailback Dallas Crawford said Monday. "We have to figure out what the problem is and how we can fix it."
Crawford finished with 37 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. His career-long 35-yard carry in the third quarter led to a 49-yard field goal. But Crawford rushed for negative yardage three times and never got more than 3 yards on any other rushes.
"Give credit to Virginia Tech," UM running backs coach Hurlie Brown said. "They came in with a good game plan and took away some things we thought we were going to be able to get. … The outcome doesn't show how hard the kids fought."
UM coach Al Golden acknowledged how important it will be to get the running game going again Saturday at Duke (7-2, 3-2). But he echoed his backs' frustration.
"Obviously, you've got to have the ball," Golden answered. "There's no running game when you have 53 plays and 20 of those are when you're down late in the game and you're just trying to get back in it quickly. We lost two possessions [with turnovers] in the first half that were critical. We didn't do a good enough job on third down on either side of the ball. That differential is a big part of time of possession and possessions itself.
"You can't be a good running team if you don't convert on third down and you don't possess the football. It's all interwoven."
Each game, Golden lets all three units know how many points he believes the Canes will need to win.
"Last week I thought 30 would have been just an awesome effort for us and we ended up with 24," he said. "With any measure of ball security you can hit that number. But when you give them three short fields [because of turnovers], 30 becomes 51 to win. You're not doing that with Virginia Tech. Nobody is.
"We wanted to run the ball more. Couldn't."
And when they did, it pretty much proved futile.
"We made a lot of errors," said Edwards, being used as a power back with double tight-end sets and two-back situations. "I missed a lot of reads and a couple of holes on runs. ... It was definitely not our best. We wanted to average 5 yards a carry and we averaged 1.2."
Still, Edwards and Crawford said they're staying positive. "We had a few hiccups the past two weeks, but we've already matched our win total from last year," Crawford said.
Crawford was asked if he would take it as a sign of respect if the Blue Devils (69th-ranked run defense) come out Saturday and, like the Hokies, keep eight in the box.
"I never really looked at it that way," he said. "I guess that's a sign of respect, but I'm more focused with how we can figure out how to get those people out of the box.
"They can keep that respect. We'll figure it out. Well get the running game going again."


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SpaceShipOne man, Nobel boffins: DON'T PANIC on global warming
The debate over global warming flamed hotter over the weekend, as a group of eminent scientists and engineers – including Burt Rutan, the famous designer of the X-prize-winning suborbital rocketplane SpaceShipOne – signed an open letter stating that the dangers of climate change are being deliberately exaggerated. The statement …
yes panic
Global warming really isnt an issue , certainly not something we can consciously change.
I say this because if its all "grossly exagerrated" then its a non issue,
If we ARE affecting the climate and if it is possible to reverse this by cutting co2 then theres no way on earth we could bring ourselves to cut enough co2
The co2 output is about to cut itself , fossil fuels are about to start their inevitable decline , much faster than any targets we could possibly achieve, so we are going to fix global warming wether we like it or not .
problem is its going to at the expense of our entirecivilsation and the world as we know it.
errr... uhhhh...
"problem is its going to at the expense of our entire civilsation and the world as we know it"
Problem? What problem?
Change will do you good.
"a large and growing number"
What was the civilisation whose number system went 1, 2, lots?
Perhaps they're using that?
It's "one, two, many, lots"
Sgt. Detritus
Troll, because, well, this is Sgt. Detritus
Global warming?
"That would be an ecumenical matter!"
You are Father Jack and I claim my five bottles of drain cleaner.
So, the other lot are what - Coolites? Nullists? Status quoits?
Hurry up please, there's a nickname deficiency that needs sorting.
The Panicking Warmista's.......Chicken Little's.......versus the Don't Panickers... perhaps?
I do hope there's time for the scattered remnants of survivors to read this before the whole of the East coast dissolves in a fiery cloud of CO2 warming induced Magma...........
I have my prefered terms already...
Themageddonists vs. Denialests!
You're making me think about RTG's again
What's the radiation tolerance if it can heat me hoose for 80 to 120 years? Or, alternatively - how big is the hole it needs?
You're not thinking big enough
Plutonium 239 produces 2W/kg in decay heat. A few hundred kilos of that should keep you nice and toasty and put an end to any problems with the neighbours just as soon as you declare yourself an independent nuclear state.
There are 87 tons of the stuff in the UK right now - we should be parcelling it up to help old people stay warm this winter.
I have so many good ideas.
@Mike Richards
"There are 87 tons of the stuff in the UK right now - we should be parcelling it up to help old people stay warm this winter."
What's brilliant about that idea is they'll all be dead before the cancer hits*, _and_ it gives us an excuse not to visit. Trebles all round.
*I know, Pu-249 is an alpha emitter.
And on the other hand......
Forbes magazine, hardly a left leaning, tree hugging journal, had this to say......... http://www.forbes.com/sites/petergleick/2012/01/27/remarkable-editorial-bias-on-climate-science-at-the-wall-street-journal/
Except that it's a contributed article, the "personal musings" of, and part of regular contributions from, Dr. Peter Gleick, founder of the Pacific Institute. While PacInst has its main focus on water, it does make this statement directly from Dr. Gleick, himself: "The threat of climate change cuts across all of the Pacific Institute's programs and has been a focus of our work from the beginning." This posted under one of the institute's listed programs and initiatives called "Climate Impacts and Adaptation."
Paris, a focus of our work from the beginning.
the climate is definitely changing
Many parts of Austria have reported almost 4 metres of snow since December.
They call it white gold.
Temperature forecasts for this week are to get to -20c below.
A few weeks ago it was also below -24, only the fifth time in 45 years.
So i think many people are happy with "global warming" :>)
summer sucks!!
winters don't mean there is no global warming
It is now the middle winter in the northern hemisphere, so snow in Austria is to be expected. It's getting to be a pretty threadbare joke to point to snow on the ground and say, "What global warming? Ha ha!"
However, if you like anecdotal evidence, here's some: the past autumn was the warmest here in Finland for decades, with no permanent snow anywhere in the country at the end of October, and no permanent snow in Helsinki until after the New Year. I hear that the autumn in UK was pretty warm too. These things in themselves doesn't prove or disprove anything, of course; for support of the theory of anthropogenic climate change, you need to look at long-term trends in temperature -- and those indeed do support the theory.
The fact that the _average_ temperature of the Earth is rising doesn't mean that seasonal changes will disappear, nor that the usual random variation between years will disappear. It does mean that the frequency of incidences of low temperatures will decrease, and conversely, the frequency of incidences of high temperature, i.e. heat waves, will increase. Other extreme weather phenomena will also increase in frequency.
10 apostles of the apocalypse didn't get the joke!
Frankly i'm more worried about how it is that people can become ardent believers in any subject without absolute proof the of the theory.
Even the scientists admit that man made global warming is still a hypothesis, albeit a likely one.
And since our breathing population is in an ever increasing trajectory, could someone please explain how we are going to reduce CO2 emissions. I've yet to see any published figures on how much CO2 is produced by living breathing creatures on this planet.
In science, there is no such thing as "absolute proof", but there is a point where the evidence so overwhelmingly supports a hypothesis that it can be accepted as the truth for all practical purposes. Climate science is now at that point with regard to anthropogenic global warming. Yes, of course there are still lots of details to be filled in, and when one of those details is corrected -- by the scientific community! -- then eager denialists, such as Lewis Page of this august publication, rush to point to it, in order to cast aspersions on the main point.
The main point is this: carbon dioxide, and some other gases, trap some of the Sun's radiation within the Earth's atmosphere; humankind is putting huge and increasing amounts of these gases into the atmosphere; the result is that more radiation is trapped, therefore increasing the total energy within the atmosphere-and-oceans system, therefore increasing the average temperature, which has various effects, many of which will obviously be bad for humankind. The rest is filling in the details.
For a further response on your accusation, I point to a previous letter of mine, the second at thread http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/1/2011/07/01/lunar_camera/, titled "@Norfolk 'n' Goode".
(El Reg: It would be nice to have permalinks to posts, and the possibility of inserting hyperlinks at letters.)
You mean like this?
The hash beside post headlines is a permalink. We are thinking of making a more obvious way of showing this.
yes, that
Thanks, I didn't realize that. Yes, it would be a good idea to make it more obvious, like naming it "permalink" or something.
So what?
Isn't scientists trying to prove theories right or wrong how we get to the facts? Debating this amongst the unqualified masses probably doesn't help, and neither does the anecdotalism being indulged in here.
Everyone needs to just chill out (ho ho) for a while and put their claws away.
Oh, and everyone has agreed that "global warming" is a silly and daft term to use, so anyone who still uses it as a stick to beat "warmists" with is being more than a little obtuse.
@Alex King
I would normally agree that the debate amongst experts is good and hopefully takes us to the right answer. Unfortunately, as the people with money have largely lined up in the 'warmists' camp, no scientist who wants his research grants etc. to continue can do anything but support this argument. Science in various areas (and global warming is one of them) is no longer about finding out the truth and more about ensuring the funding stream keeps coming.
That's effectively what the people in East Anglia were saying. If global warming isn't an issue, they're about to become very poor!! So, global warming simply HAS to exist. That's why they have surpressed evidence to the contrary and refuse to show the last decade (ish) on graphs.
"I would normally agree that the debate amongst experts is good and hopefully takes us to the right answer. Unfortunately, as the people with money have largely lined up in the 'warmists' camp, no scientist who wants his research grants etc. to continue can do anything but support this argument."
The people with money (oil companies, car manufacturers, power generation corps, industry in general) have largely lined up with, and funded, the 'denialists'.
If a reputable scientist went to Exxon, and said "I can prove* global warming is rubbish, all I need is the cash", then I'm sure the bucks would be rolling in, and the resulting papers would be filling the climate science journals.
As that has not happened, one has to accept that the 'warmists' who _have_ provided mountains of evidence, are probably correct lest one appear a moron.
"That's why they have surpressed evidence to the contrary and refuse to show the last decade (ish) on graphs."
What, like this you mean?
* for sciency values of prove, obviously.
"...The people with money (oil companies, car manufacturers, power generation corps, industry in general) have largely lined up with, and funded, the 'denialists'..."
This is one of the biggest myths. 'The people with money' are the denialists? Really? You just haven't done ANY homework at all, have you? Go check out the total sums (totalling in the hundreds of $billions) handed out annually to pro-warmist NGOs and puppet organisations such as the discredited IPCC and it's bottom-feeding leeches. You might be shocked just how much of your taxpayer money is siphoned off into these greedy, self-serving organisations.
In comparison, the anti-AGW movement (if there is such a thing) receives but a pittance from private benefactors (and no taxpayer funding at all), some of which might well include fossil fuel companies. Just do you research and go seek the figures for yourself. I guarantee you the BIG BUCKS are with the pro-AGW brigade. They always have been, right from the very start of this disgraceful charade.
"In comparison, the anti-AGW movement (if there is such a thing) receives but a pittance from private benefactors"
That's all they need because they do propaganda, not science. The anti-AGW movement doesn't need to design and put satellites in orbit for example. Blogs are cheap.
Simian60, the problem is, the billions of dollars are rolling in, for the alarmists. And it's not just taxpayer cash (although there's plenty of that, many billions a year), companies such as Shell, Exxon, etc, also contribute. And if someone comes up with a proposal to show that AGW is "irrefutable", the millions roll their way, regardless of how ludicrous the proposal or how scientifically inept the work.
By contrast, the so called "denilaists" (nice holocaust reference there BTW) are marginalised and proposals to demonstrate, for example, a lack of warming, are not only very difficult to get funding for, but are also frequently excluded from publications not because of the quality of the work but the conclusions.
AGW work is mostly no longer "science", it has become politics. Writers like Gleick with their fervid imaginations claiming persecution are simply playing unpleasant political games. Publish scientific fraud supporting AGW and you'll get promoted and published in places like Nature, attempt to bring notice of such fraud to public awareness, and you'll get traduced from pillar to post everywhere from Wikipedia to New Scientist editorials. Yet the fraud remains.
It's far worse than that. The climategate e-mails show direct actions by Mann and company to remove journal editors that don't follow the party line. The fact that Gleick is complaining about FOIA requests for Mann's correspondence given the demonstrated McCarthyism from the warmist side is rich enough for me to retire.
How has the IPCC had been discredited? Since is does no research itself but only reviews and assesses papers written on climate issues, and is composed of thousands of scientists from about 180 countries which are members, I find that hard to believe. Are you saying that these scientists ( all volunteers by the way ) have somehow been bribed ? I doubt it; I've known many scientists and getting them to agree on what brand of scotch to order is a challenge. As for the 'denialists' ant their lack of funding , the Koch brothers and EXXON have spread a bit of money around. The tobacco industry developed the tactics of 'the science isn't definitive' and they've expanded on it. What is foolish is the idea that scientists are pro-AGW because of the grant system - obviously you've never applied for a grant or you would know that's ridiculous. Read a few of the abstracts of papers on climate and you will see what I mean.
I understand 'climategate' was investigated by both the university and by a committee of the House of lords and was found not to have engaged in any scientific or academic fraud.
Nobel boffin ≠ being someone to take seriously with regard to AGW
He may have won a Nobel, but Ivar Giaever would be a bit more credible if
a) he'd published any peer reviewed articles AT ALL in the field of atmospheric science/global warming etc. during his career
b) wasn't signed up with the CATO institute - notable for denying/downplaying the health effects of cigarettes.
The fact that the tactics of the AGW denial camp are so similar to the tobacco lobby downplaying health effects in past decades does make me rather suspicious of them.
I'm still hoping we'll sort out fusion power so we can stop having desert wars and coughing up trillions of dollars to a bunch of religious nutters (ok, not ALL Texans are religious nutters). It'd also be nice not to have to wait until London is underwater find out which bunch of scientists were right.
London being underwater won't prove anything
Well, unless we have cut our CO2 emissions before then, in which case it proves cutting was pointless as far as climate change is concerned. (Reducing reliance on religious nutters is a good idea though)
In chaotic systems it's rather difficult to prove "If we had done X in the past we'd have Y result by now." - there's the same problem in economics, and that much easier to measure!
I have still not seen any evidence showing that meeting the CO2 targets would actually have a notable effect on global temperatures at all - nobody even appears to have published a "Carry on!" against "Kyoto" (or whatever agreement) prediction.
Not sure what that implies - possibly that it really won't make much of a difference, which may be why China can't be bothered. People won't forgo jam today if there's no chance of jam tomorrow no matter what.
(Pie in the sky when you die works. Hell and damnation regardless of your actions? That's a hard sell!)
Some politicians talk of us being on a cliff edge, but that seems to have been approaching for a decade so...
There seems a dearth of checking of the predictions at all really - for example, use the 'best' model with the data up until 1990 to predict 1990 to 2010, and compare against what happened in reality.
- I'm really hoping that this latter was done and is just buried in the publications that us mere mortals cannot read, but I would expect it to have been made public by one side or the other if it matched particularly well or badly, which implies it was probably inconclusive each time or just never done.
For a long time there has been an appearance of a requirement for the "science" to give the "right" answer if they want funding next year, so is it any wonder there is so little trust?
It's a mess, and it's the politicians and lobbyists who made the mess, and made the science so hard to do properly.
Don't Panic!
They should have used large, friendly letters in the headline.
On a more serious note, climate debate is fine, it is what science is about. If proof is incontrovertible, then the global warming advocates need not resort to strong-arm tactics. If it is not, the skeptics have every right (if not duty) to challenge it.
Saving fuel seems a good idea whichever way you look at it. Oil has uses beyond keeping hummers on the road.
"The evidence is incontrovertible"
This kind of sentence should void any credential as a scientist...
Glad to see someone else read that and thought hang on..........
(Sometimes the GWists really do not help themselves and this from someone who on the balance of the evidence that MMGW is a reality.)
Who cares?
We'll all be dead before they manage to prove it one way or the other.
Climate Change happens. It has happened since the planet first realised it had a climate.
The causes are varied, complex and constantly changing.
What the "Scientists", as usual, are failing to state is that they don't know.
They "believe" but can't prove but are adamant about their beliefs.
And these are the same people who deride the "Creationists"? <LOL>
It's easy to deride 'creationists' , at least from the point of view of science. And most scientists don't believe; they are convinced. In an interview Richard Dawkins said he was ' 6.9 out of 7' certain there was no god - he couldn't be absolutely sure he said, because as a scientists he was never absolutely certain of anything. Bertrand Russel once said something to the effect that it was a shame so many stupid people were so sure they were right and so many smart people worried so much that they were wrong.
I see your 255 and raise you 8774
9029 PhDs in the US alone who seem to not buy into the CO2-hoax.
That a gas so vital to all life on this planet should be deemed public enemy #1 is so extraordinary that IMO it requires a lot of evidence and observations to back up such tomfoolery.
Whenever I see a "we are doomed" newspaper headline, I can't help but notice that they fail to provide links to the underlying research. We, the unwashed masses, are asked to accept a helluva lot on face value alone. Quite frankly annoying.
Oh, jeez, more random non-climate-scientists with an axe to grind?
Edward Teller? Who's he? If he's not on the IPCC panel, I guess I just don't care what he says about climate change, and I don't see why anyone else should either -- and besides, the domain was registered by a Republican, so obviously it's just a Koch-funded shill for the oil companies.
Well, to be fair...
Edward Teller made a major contribution on local warming of earth...
where did you get the number 9029?
Follow the link on the first line of my comment..?
"including 9,029 with PhDs" it says in big friendly letters.
It is not science to quote sixteen opinions, however well qualified (or not). What research have these people done that supports their argument, and where is it published?
Unintentional hilarity...
The unintentionally hilarious aspect of the warmist letter comparing attacks on Climate Scientists with McCarthyism, is that McCarthy was later proved absolutely correct, at least in so far as his belief that there was a great deal of unacknowledged co-operation between the US civil service and the Soviet government, and that there was a strong pro-Soviet influence in US media and politics.
Where his analysis failed was in imputing malevolent motivations to those involved, and branding them as "un-American" when, for the most part, the diplomats and journalists sincerely believed that they were acting in the best interests of America and Americans, and -- most importantly -- in keeping with the fundamental spirit of America. Acheson and Hiss didn't see themselves as betraying the US, but living up to it's highest ideals.
"Where his analysis failed was in imputing malevolent motivations to those involved, and branding them as "un-American""
Isn't that what the term McCarthyism is about?
It was a comparison with McCarthyism, not McCarthy
I don't see that it matters... Aren't we all supposed to burn in some catastrophic event caused by the so-called Galactic Allignment this year?
But if science still can't agree on, for example, solar forcing, what hope is there for accurately extrapolating a spit roast future?
It's perhaps a moot point for some but:
1) Atmospheric CO2 concentration levels are curently lower than in most other geological time periods
2) The more recent temperature fluctuations are not as pronounced as others during the Pleistocene and Holocene.
3) The latest fluctuation is actually less most others during the Holecene.
4) Whilst the concentration of atmospheric CO2 is currently on the rise, it has increased at a greater rate in previous Eras.
The smaller the snapshot of geological data used the worse the scenario seems. It's getting warmer without doubt, but on a geological timescale it's nothing unusual.
If the 'warmies' cut the alarmist crap they might get a better reception.
"1) Atmospheric CO2 concentration levels are curently lower than in most other geological time periods"
They are higher than they've been for millions of years
"4) Whilst the concentration of atmospheric CO2 is currently on the rise, it has increased at a greater rate in previous Eras."
You are missing a hugely important piece of the puzzle here. The current rate of CO2 rise is extremely fast compared to previous eras. In fact no past example of a faster CO2 rise is known.
"They are higher than they've been for millions of years"...
I think you missed the part where I mentioned geological time periods... That's a lot more than just a few million years. Current atmospheric CO2 concentration levels higher than in most other *geological eras*? Absolute hogwash. A few million years is just a tiny snapshot compared to gelolgical timescales. Atmospheric CO2 was higher during the Precambrian, the Paleozoic, the Mesozoic and previous Cenozoic periods. (Although the Paleozoic does show a huge decline, which is perhaps not surprising).
"The current rate of CO2 rise is extremely fast compared to previous eras. In fact no past example of a faster CO2 rise is known."
That would depend on what data you choose to look at as far as I can tell. I can find seemingly endless sets of conflicting data.
The Paleozoic (Silurian/Devonian) and Mesozoic show rapid increases in atmospheric CO2.
Since the Tertiary, the general trend for CO2 and tempertaure - over geological timescales - is a not insubstantial downard trend. That is simply an incontrovertible truth, whichever side of the fence one sits on - although some do prefer to use a smaller data sample to avoid addressing this fact.
Though of course, if we pump all that sh*t back into the air - we contribute to any warming. It's the size of the contribution that is unproven and we are not yet in another wamhouse. (I do recall my Planetary Science lecturer - many years ago - having a good old rant about man-made global warming... It's just a shame I cannot convey his words here... Too many profanities).
Another point, possibly moot...
"... perhaps a moot point for some but:
1)...other geological time periods
2)...during the Pleistocene and Holocene.
3...during the Holecene.
4)...in previous Eras."
At no time in the past has there been 7 (or so) billion humans all crying for the technological teat, with all increasingly dependant on the very complex, energy-costly relations--in the broadest possible sense--between them that feed the hope of another mouthful. Most can't swim.
Simply not true
Saying it is doesn't make it so.
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The 18-hole course at Sugar Creek Canyon Golf Club puts golfers face-to-face with a wide variety of challenges, from violent crosswinds to treacherous sandstone ravines. Completed scorecards often tell a tale of two nines, as the wide-open front nine lulls the unwary golfer into overconfident thwacks, though the relatively flat layout brings wind into play on many bids for the green. Lack of restraint going into the back nine may be one's undoing, as this half tacks along the edges of the course's eponymous canyon: rolling, diving, and swelling through a gauntlet of ravines and gullies. Whereas the front nine posed few obstacles to knock down shots that drifted astray of the fairway, the back nine features plenty of cedars, grassy hillocks, and sandstone outcroppings in which to lose a ball. Holes 14–17, known collectively as The Stretch, make each player earn a score worthy of posting in the clubhouse or skywriting over an opponent's home. The par 5 16th, for instance, demands a precise tee shot lest the ball wind up in the twin ravines that straddle the fairway landing area. After safely sidestepping these disaster zones, players must then make a difficult choice between going for the green or laying up well short, as every endeavor that lands within 75 yards of the putting surface winds up in the bunker or deep rough.
Though players must adapt to a number of scenarios, course designer and longtime professional player Mark Hayes made sure that each hole adheres to a common theme of pristine conditions and playability for all levels of golfer, with four tee options at each hole. Sugar Creek Canyon also hosts tournaments every year.
Course at a Glance: * 18-hole, par 71 course * Four tees options at each hole * Total length of 6,837 yards from back tees * Designed by Mark Hayes:m]]
Commemorating America's accomplished history in space travel and aviation, the Stafford Air & Space Museum houses more than 20 historic aircraft and several gravity-belittling exhibits, including an F-16 Fighting Falcon, a full-size replica of the Spirit of St. Louis, and a V-2 rocket engine](http://gr.pn/mET6EN). Visitors can glide through 40,000 square feet of exhibition space and examine replicas of early airplanes, two of which the Wright brothers famously designed after abandoning their initial design of an umbrella attached to three seagulls. Awe-inspiring NASA vehicles such as the Titan II rocket and the Gemini spacecraft serve as gargantuan reminders that humankind is no longer bound by the laws of gravity. The lunar curious can get an up-close look at a moon rock from the Apollo 17 space mission or inspect the full-scale replica of the Apollo program's command module.
A community-built science-and-art museum, Leonardo's Discovery Warehouse entertains young minds and inspires creative thought with numerous educational exhibits. As it pays tribute to the famed artist, musician, architect, inventor, engineer, botanist, and Tony-winning choreographer Leonardo da Vinci, the discovery warehouse offers a balance of art, biology, and engineering stations to stimulate both sides of the developing brain. Kids can explore a rainforest environment and meet live animals, strap into a space-shuttle flight simulator, dig for ancient fossils in an excavation pit, and create masterpieces in an arts-and-crafts studio. Directly outside of the museum is Adventure Quest, a three-story wooden castle filled with imagination-fueling bridges, slides, mazes, and swings.
Curated by the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center preserves the borderland's multifarious history with a research center, a theater, and five sprawling exhibit galleries. Visitors pore over the center's collection of firsthand accounts, oral and video histories, period photographs, and 10,000 artifacts, including the first portable drilling rig and the first stationary pogo stick. The Land & The People Gallery houses a life-size model of a settler's sod home, and the Thelma Gungoll Phillips University Gallery displays the varsity uniforms and marching-band regalia of the state's first private university. Temporary exhibits keep each visit fresh, with Going Places (on display through August 14) investigating modes of transportation in the 1800s and tracking the evolution from horse-drawn carriages to horseless autos to horse-shaped hovercrafts.
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Know Your Ginning Costs: The Key To Survival
The cost of ginning cotton is an important concern for ginners. Past survey data of variable costs showed that labor costs are the largest single expense, followed then by repair and energy costs. Surprisingly, the cost of ginning a bale of cotton has remained relatively constant, albeit all costs associated with ginning cotton have increased.
Three important factors help to maintain this relatively stable cost of ginning. These include increased processing rates, increased annual volume and the incorporation of labor-saving technology.
Cotton has experienced a reduction of acres and production due to reduced demand and prices as compared to other commodities in the past years. Grain has replaced longtime cotton acres in many production regions, and the number of gins and annual volume has reduced dramatically.
In 2009, there were 680 gins that averaged 17,400 bales/gin, as compared to 835 gins averaging 25,147 bales/gin in 2006. More recent cotton price increases should increase planted acres in some areas and hopefully production. However, the competition in some areas for more bales is at a critical point, which may drive further gin consolidation.
Data collected from the 2007 ginning survey showed that ginning costs based on gin annual volume revealed that larger volumes reduced per-bale cost, primarily because of reduced labor cost. The survey data also showed regional differences in variable ginning costs.
The Southwest region, which is primarily stripper harvested cotton, has the highest variable costs. The West has the seconded highest costs, which includes more labor-intensive roller ginning and higher energy costs. The Mid-South and Southeast regions had the lowest total variable ginning costs.
Cotton gin owners and investors considering increasing ginning capacity can use this information on the cost of ginning cotton. In addition, gin managers can use average ginning cost data to compare with their operations and improve efficiency.
The last Beltwide survey was conducted in 2007. In cooperation with the regional cotton ginning associations, plans are underway to collect updated ginning cost information. It is important for our industry to have a clear understanding of the cost of ginning, and we urge you to participate in this important survey.
If you are interested in participating and that will allow you to receive advanced copies of the report, please contact my office for additional information. All individual information will be kept confidential. I look forward to seeing all of you at the Beltwide Cotton Conferences on Jan. 4-7 at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Atlanta. Be sure and attend the ginning conferences for all the latest information and updates on ginning technology. Have a safe trip.
– Thomas D. Valco, USDA Cotton Technology Transfer. For additional information, go to http://msa.ars.usda.gov/gintech. Contact Valco in Stoneville, Miss., at firstname.lastname@example.com via email or call (662) 686-5255. Each month Valco offers timely updates and information in the Cotton Ginners Marketplace section about all facets of cotton ginning.
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Jan. 12 – PCG Quarterly Board Meeting, Lubbock, Texas.
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Jan. 26 – Ga. Cotton Commission Annual Meeting, Tifton, Ga.
Feb. 4-6 – NCC Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas.
Feb. 23 – JCIBPC Annual Meeting, Memphis, Tenn.
Feb. 24 – Southern Ginners Annual Meeting, Memphis, Tenn.
Feb. 25-26 – Mid-South Farm & Gin Show, Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 16 – Staplcotn Board Meeting, Greenwood, Miss.
March 31-April 1 – TCGA Annual Meeting, Lubbock, Texas.
April 12-13 – ACP Spring Meeting, New Orleans, La.
April 19-21 – Texas Cotton Assoc. Meeting, Austin, Texas.
June 15 – Staplcotn Board Meeting, Greenwood, Miss.
July 10-13 – Southern/Southeastern, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
July 13 – Plains Cotton Growers Meeting, Lubbock, Texas.
Aug. 17-18 – ACP/Cotton Found., Corpus Christi, Texas.
Aug. 24-26 – NCC Board Meeting, Santa Fe, N.M.
Sept. 21 – Staplcotn Annual Meeting, Greenwood, Miss.
Sept. 27 – Calcot Annual Meeting, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Oct. 12 – PCG Quarterly Board Meeting, Lubbock, Texas.
Oct. 19 – PCCA Board and Delegate Meeting, Lubbock, Texas.
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Google has taken a deep dive into the advertising world with it's latest experiment.
Google launched their Art, Copy & Code project this afternoon- While much of the site is still being filled out, its focus is on the creation of innovative and interactive advertising. Google plans to work with a series of partners to create ads that meld creative visuals and copy with digital interaction.
An example currently on the site is Volkswagen Smileage, an app that helps you to curate media from road trips. The site also features an impressive introduction video that is unique and precisely time-stamped each viewing. Many of their partners and current work will continue to be unveiled at SXSW. Read the below for their mission statement.
A Time of Change
In the 1960's, advertising went through a creative revolution that changed everything simply by partnering up art directors and copywriters. The idea of a creative team made up of art and copy was born.
Today, it's happening again. We're in the midst of a second creative revolution, driven by technology. Code is being added to the core creative process, enabling new forms of brand expression and engagement. Art, copy and code is the creative team for the connected word.
The Idea Is Still King
What hasn't changed is the need for human insights, breakthrough ideas and emotional stories. Code facilitates new kinds of experiences, but it doesn't replace the storytelling skills the advertising industry has honed over the past fifty years. Our connected world is giving brands more dimensions and touch points, but they still need something compelling to offer in order to create a real connection.
A Series of Experiments
How will the modern web shape the future of advertising? We're partnering with the innovative brands, storytellers and makers who are defining it to find out.
Google has released their annual Zeitgeist: Year in Review video for 2012. The compilation offers a quick splice of the most awe-inspiring, unbelievable and attention-grabbing moments that defined 2012. The nearly 3-minute video includes Red Peak favorites, viral video "Dumb Ways to Die" and the Red Bull Stratos Jump, as well as historic footage from the London Olympics, the protests in Syria, and the Mars Rover mission.
Aside from the video, Google is also sharing search trends from around the world in 2012. After analyzing 1.2 trillion searches in 146 languages, Google is letting users peruse its data and see what the digital world was most curious about this past year.
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Branded utility at its best. Nature Valley Trail View is a gorgeous site that offers 300+ miles of national parks through panoramic views and interactive guides. Footage from a 360-degree backpack camera was overlaid with in-depth parks information to create a street-view style tour of the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and more. naturevalleytrailview.com
Another Ingredient brand story in the making - Google is planning to open it's own online store and sell co-branded tablet computers. The move is an effort to turn around sluggish sales of tablet computers powered by Google's Android software. According to industry sources, the tablets will initially be manufactured by Google's existing partners, Samsung and Asus. Google is expected to sell it's own tablets built by Motorola, which it bought in August of 2011 for $12.5 Billion. Google went this route with Android-powered Smartphones in 2010 when they offered the Nexus One device made by HTC, but the effort was abandoned after other Android-powered smartphones out-sold the Google Device. Like the Nexus One, some future Android tablets are expected to be co-branded with Google's name. Via Techland
With Project Re:Brief, Google asks if America's most iconic ad campaigns can be re-imagined for the web. They've taken the original creators of classic campaigns from Coca-Cola, Volvo, Alka-Seltzer and Avis, and found new ways to bring it to life with various digital formats. http://www.projectrebrief.com/
Welcome to Androidland! The world's first dedicated Android store brings together interactive technology, games and on-site expertise. http://bit.ly/smNazS
Facebook's new Timeline feature is promoted through a video portraying Andy Spark's life in multimedia (http://youtu.be/hzPEPfJHfKU). It has a very similar feel to this Google ad screened two years ago.
Go go Google Wallet! The first smart phone 'wallet' app has been launched by Google, is there anything that our phones can't do? Read more about it here: http://bit.ly/ntyAOc
Did you know that 97% of Google's revenue comes from advertising? Or that 24% of that is from the Insurance industry alone? http://bit.ly/qguMwF
Google and the Ace Hotel have teamed up to offer Chromebooks in every room. Each Chromebook will be loaded with a "virtual concierge," or interactive field map, for guests to use during their stay in NYC. http://bit.ly/q7fZYY


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What's New?
Thursday, June 25, 2009
There comes a time when pruning is necessary to increase the health of your flock. But this is no easy task, says Fr. Gabriel Rochelle on a new Musing on Mission.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Let's Create a Perfect World
On a new Frederica Here and Now, Frederica Mathewes-Green tackles "the problem of evil" in an essay that was originally written for Beliefnet.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Our Armed Forces Everywhere
On a new Sweeter Than Honey, Dr. Peter Bouteneff interviews Fr. Sean Levine and Anthony Westerman, both of whom served in Iraq before attending St. Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Metropolitan Jonah's Vision for the Future of Orthodoxy in America!
At the St. Vladimir's Seminary Summer Conference, His Beatitude Metropolitan Jonah shared his vision for the future of Orthodoxy in America. Listen to his speech now, as well as all of the talks delivered at this historic gathering.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Orthodoxy in America: Past, Present, and Future
From June 18th through the 20th, St. Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary hosted a conference for clergy and laity that had as its theme "The Council and the Tomos: Twentieth-Century Landmarks Towards a Twenty-First-Century Church." Ancient Faith Radio broadcast the talks as they occurred, though with an approximate one-hour delay. The first lecture began at 7:30 PM (Eastern) on the 18th. Click the image above to see where the talks are posted.


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Top Jewelry Trends: Spring 2014
Top Modis – Entering 2014, designers have given a wonderful description of jewelry that will be the trend in 2014. Now, jewelry is an important requirement in addition to clothes, bags, shoes and makeup. Increasingly the trend in jewelry is increasing and favorite by women. Reportedly that are excellent for jewelry trend 2014 jewelry using soft colors. But not all humiliation of women like soft colors. For lovers of bright colors and flashy maybe they will stay in their own trends.
Women will feel incomplete if not equipped with the fashion jewelry. Jewelry has an important role in the appearance of women. Jewelry can make women look fabulous, but also can make women look bad. So women are always careful in choosing jewelry. So let's look at a collection of the Top Jewelry Trends Spring 2014:


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Detroit is quietly cheering the administration's nuclear talks with Iran, believing a deal would open the Arab nation's oil spigots and cut U.S. gas prices to under $3, sparking a new truck and SUV sales binge.
G. Mustafa Mohatarem, the chief economist for General Motors, said that a deal, which presumably would lift economic sanctions in return for Iran giving up nuclear ambitions, could pour enough oil into the world system that the barrel price might drop to $80 from today's $95.
And that's music to Detroit's Big Three which dominate the truck market. He revealed at a small economic forum sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation that current low gas prices have led to a six-month-long sales boost for trucks and SUVs.
"I expect gas prices ... to actually remain low and come down especially if we get the deal with Iran," said Mohatarem. That deal is on hold amid criticism from Capitol Hill and Israel.
Mohatarem said that international supplies of fuel remain high even though four of the top six crude suppliers — Iran, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria — have cut production.
"If any one of the big producers comes back, and it looks like Iran will be the next one to come back online, you could have oil drop into the $80s and gasoline drop below $3 a gallon," he said.Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner's "Washington Secrets" columnist, can be contacted at email@example.com.


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I would highly recommend this product. It looks and feels great. The quality of construction is awesome...nothing shabby about it at all. It has a very "rich" feel to it as well. Money well spent!
Good construction, attractive ottoman with a nice amount of storage space. Came nicely packaged, just remove and place where wanted. Would buy this line of furniture again.
It is slightly darker brown than it appears in the photo, however, it is very high quality and we like it.
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Air Jordan Son of Mars Low GS – Black/Purple
The Air Jordan Son of Mars is back in a new look coming in a low variation.
The new Son of Mars goes away from the Air Jordan VI inspired upper and takes cues from the Air Jordan IV on the heel. The XX inspired strap is also abandoned, exposing Spike Lee inspired branding along with "SON OF" and "MARS" used on the lace locks.
No release date yet, but stay tuned to TSG as we'll keep you updated on future release information.
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They need to just stop with the SOM releases, none of them are ever worth buying
These are straight, I wouldn't cop though
Not the son of mars at all not even close smh the real s.o.m. is nice. These are ok but need to see adult sizes first.
Son of mars? Gs's? Really? Ok. Uh ,who cares?
These aren't Son Of Mars. They're a complete rework. They almost look fake.
no fux given.
Damn jordan brand, we won't buy just ANYTHING you slap a jumpman on.
OK besides the Spiz'ikes I never liked any hybrid sneakers Nike or Jordan produces. However I can see myself rockin these if they were released in a men's size and the colorway remained the same. My only gripe would have to be the color of the ele print on the toe cap. Grey would have looked better. I can't imagine these shoes looking good in any other color though. If they do release these in mens would they use a adult Jordan 4 midsole on these? Either way i like this shoe in this colorway and with or without the GS midsole though it would be interesting if they remained the same for the mens pair. Hope this is a mens color so i can cop a pair. Knowing Jordan Brand they will find a way to mess these up.
I wanna see what these look like in mens sizes before i really judge em. so far, i'm likin last years version better. what i don't get is why they still call it the son of mars, when its a completely different shoe. ima call em Spike 3ees.
I think these shoes are nice but,the back of the shoe the flapper part really hurts against ur leg.
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As graduation season quickly approaches, it's time to start focusing on that first job. It's becoming increasingly difficult for new graduate nurses to find a job in some areas of the country. New nurses can increase their chances of gainful employment after graduation by employing a few key tips.
Start the Job Search Early
If you're a nursing student reading this blog and haven't started your job hunt yet, do so NOW! It's too tight of a market for new graduates to wait until they graduate to find a job. Start applying to jobs and externships a few months before graduation before slots fill up.
If you have already applied to a few jobs and haven't heard anything back from HR don't be afraid to call to check on the status of your application. Some may worry about upsetting the recruiter, but I've done this on numerous occasions to my benefit. The worse that could happen is they tell you they are pursuing other applicants. This is actually a good thing. You don't want to be left wondering if HR doesn't call back to let you know you weren't a good candidate for the job.
Network, Network, Network
Tell anybody and everybody you come in contact with that you are a nursing student on the verge of graduating…even if they don't directly work in health care. You never know who is married to whom, or who has a brother/sister/mother who is in the field. If you know someone personally who works at a facility that can forward your resume to a key person, even better! Use networking to your advantage.
Don't Be Too Picky
Many nursing students have a goal of landing their "dream job" immediately after graduation. Typically these areas are the ICU, ER, NICU and Pedi positions. I just want to be honest…these positions are hard to get as a new graduate because they are flooded with applications from hundreds of other new grads.
Keep your options open and make a short list of at least 3 areas you could see yourself working. I wanted to work Mother/Baby when I was in school until I did my clinical rotation and found it wasn't for me. From there I thought ER would be best for me. When I graduated there were no ER positions open so I took a job in Neuro ICU. Looking back on my 9-year tenure in ICU, I can't say I ever wanted to work ER after becoming a seasoned ICU nurse.
Be Open to Relocation or Commuting
I know this may be a difficult pill to swallow for some, but it's not practical to think you'll get a job at the sole hospital in town. Relocation or a longer commute may be necessary. With experience your chances of getting into the hospital of your choice may be easier.
In addition to working as a RN, Nachole Johnson is a freelance copywriter and an author with her first book, You're a Nurse and Want to Start Your Own Business? The Complete Guide, available on Amazon. Visit her ReNursing blog at www.renursing.com for more ideas to reinvent your career.
This is so true, as nurse shortage was overrated and new grads really find it hard landing their first job as a nurse. This article is a great eye opener for fresh nurses, you need to cope up, gain experience, learn, study again, build a network, and train hard before you can take full control of your career( source: http://www.southjerseyrn.com/tips-on-advancing-your-career-as-a-registered-nurse/ ). But don't be discouraged, once you get there, opportunity will find you and you need not to work your buns out in chasing it. Good luck!
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Country warns of flood clean-up scams
Following heavy rainfall that drenched most of Doþa Ana County this past week, county officials remind residents to be cautious about companies offering low-cost cleanup services or solicitors for flood-related charities.
The National Weather Service is calling for continued rain in the Las Cruces area through the weekend. Storms and thunderstorms could produce heavy rain at times and dangerous lightning.
After several hundred fairgoers sampled and voted, it was a new-to-market salsa that came out on top of the competition in this years Battle of the Salsas at the 2014 New Mexico State Fair.
Forbes ranks NMSU as one of Americas Top Colleges
Forbes has recognized New Mexico State University as one of Americas Top Colleges in 2014.
On the list of 650 institutions, NMSU ranked 442 overall, 104 in the South, 135 in best public research and 165 in best national research.
Las Cruces City Council OKs $10.10 minimum wage
In an odd split vote Monday, Sept. 8, the Las Cruces City Council approved a proposal to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 by 2017, avoiding a special election on the question.
Patriot Day events set for Sept. 11
The Las Cruces police and fire departments will host a Patriot Day Ceremony Thursday in remembrance of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States and the 421 first responders who died that day in the line of duty.
The game did not last a full 48 minutes, but the outcome was just as sweet for the Oþate High football team.
Annual NMSU-UTEP rivalry blood drive to begin Sept. 8
New Mexico State Universitys annual I-10 College Coalition Blood Drive, in partnership with University of Texas-El Paso will accept donations from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, through Friday, Sept. 12.
LCHS football steamrolls El Paso Montwood 44-18
Defending state champion Las Cruces Bulldawgs opened their high school football season with a bang.
Centennial football dominates Oþate 42-10
The Centennial High Hawks jumped out to an early 14-3 lead against the Oþate High Knights and went on to roll to a 42-10 victory in the cross-town showdown on Friday, Aug. 29.
LCHS football steamrolls El Paso Montwood 44-18
Defending state champion Las Cruces Bulldawgs opened their high school football season with a bang.
Aggie football tops Cal Poly in home opener
In the first half of New Mexico State Universitys opening football game against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the Aggie defense had a heck of a time wrangling in the Mustangs option offense.
Scam: Courts not calling about warrants
At least three Doþa Ana County residents and many others nationwide have reported receiving phone calls threatening them with arrest for failure to report for jury duty or respond to a court summons, then seeking money and/or personal information to clear the arrest warrant.
County adds constituent service person
Doþa Ana County Manager Julia T. Brown has announced the formation of a new division of her office to respond in a timely fashion to constituent concerns and complaints, as well as to facilitate community meetings and to assist individual members of the Doþa Ana County Board of Commissioners in their ongoing outreach efforts.
Sheriff warns of phone scam
A tip was called in to the Doþa Ana County Sheriffs Office Friday, June 20, from a woman who reported that she was the target of a scam that used the sheriffs office by name.
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Best Doctor I could ever hope for. It's unbelievable that anyone would complain about time. If not for Dr Toothman, I believe my time would be up. Honestly, I would not trade this Dr for a million dollars. He is phenomenal. He is a Christian and will even pray with you. How many doctors would do that? He is not only a doctor but a friend. He was recently injured in an accident, now everyone please pray for him.
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I was lucky to run accross Dr. Toothman when he was doing his residency. He was compassionate, knowledgeable and kind to every patient. When he went into practice with Dr. Lewis I immediately became one of his patients and am so lucky that I did. I have followed him through every change of location. He has made a tremendous difference in my life and health. His knowledge of general medicine blended with holistic options (vitamins, herbs, acupuncture, etc.) provides a wider range of choices in health care than any other physician I'm aware of in the tri-state. Is it inconvenient to have to wait to see him? yes, but worth the wait. Why can't the medical profession look at his approach as a paradigm? What a difference it would make in our population's health.
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Everyone is complaining about the wait time so schedule early or bring something to occupy your time. You can't expect to get the time he spends with you and others without expecting to have to do some waiting. The man is magical but can't make time stop to make appts run on schedule. Dr Toothman IS fantastic. He has solved so many of my medical problems that other doctors didn't want to take the time to pursue. And if he doesn't know the answers he looks them up or as a last result will make a referral so screw the birds of a feather crap! He is so ethical that I absolutely trust my life with him. I like the western and holistic approach he takes in practicing medicine. I know of no patient of his that doesn't think he ranks #1! I am especially grateful for his knowledge, compassion, creativity, and love of God. I absolutely dread the day he decides to retire to spend more well-deserved time with his family because we will have lost one of the best doctors in Evansville.
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He is very knowledgeable, caring, takes his time with you explaining and answering your questions and such a kind person as well. He is wonderful. I would recommend him 100% to anyone.
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Best dr.ever! Deaconess has an invaluable asset in him. He always makes sure that no matter how bad I feel when I go in when I leave I feel 100% better.
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Simply the best physician you could want. As everyone else has said he takes his time with you and is a caring person. He explains complex disease processes and is very genuine. Highly recommended.
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Very good Doctor who cares and takes the time to listen and then offers up recommendations.
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Dr Toothman is the most caring, knowledgeable and committed physician I have ever experienced. I cannot imagine ever finding the quality of care he has delivered with and through Deaconess from any other physician. he is truly a local treasure. I draw my comparisons fromo 50 years of experience in health care as a nurse, nurse eductor and health care consultant.
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Dr. Toothman gives you all of his attention once he gets to you. It is worth the wait. He is committed to understanding each individual and treating accordingly. He has helped me through numerous health issues, some of which have taken a long time to figure out. Dr. Toothman is the best family practicioner I have ever been to.
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