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Increasing Use of Publicly Reported Pediatric Quality Data (IDEAS)
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Condition | Intervention |
Pregnancy |
Other: Patient Navigator Intervention |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Health Services Research |
Official Title: | IDEAS for a Healthy Baby: Reducing Disparities in Consumer Use of Publicly Reported Quality Data |
- Quality score of pediatric practices chosen by participants [ Time Frame: 6-20 weeks ]Each pediatric practice will be given a composite clinical quality and patient experience score based upon scores reported on the Massachusetts Health Quality Partners "Quality Insights" reports. The mean scores of practices chosen by women in the intervention compared to the control arm will assessed.
- Factors important to pregnant women when choosing a pediatric practice [ Time Frame: 6-20 weeks ]The study survey will assess relative importance of a range of factors that might be important to women when selecting a pediatric practice.
- Patient activation [ Time Frame: 6-20 weeks ]We will be assessing changes in patients engagement in self-management of their and their child's health care using Patient Activation Measures.
Enrollment: | 746 |
Study Start Date: | May 2013 |
Study Completion Date: | January 2015 |
Primary Completion Date: | January 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: Patient Navigator Intervention
The Patient Navigator Intervention arm will have two 20 minute interactive sessions with a patient navigator in which they will learn about quality measures and view scores on the Massachusetts Health Quality Partner's website.
Other: Patient Navigator Intervention
The Patient Navigator Intervention will include 2 - 20 minute sessions with a patient navigator in which women are shown publicly available health care quality data about local pediatric practices on a non-profit quality collaborative's web site.
Active Comparator: Control
The control arm will receive an information pamphlet about health care quality.
Other: Patient Navigator Intervention
The Patient Navigator Intervention will include 2 - 20 minute sessions with a patient navigator in which women are shown publicly available health care quality data about local pediatric practices on a non-profit quality collaborative's web site.
Detailed Description:
Efforts to increase transparency regarding health care quality and safety are partially guided by the belief that making performance information publicly available will enable patients to make more informed choices. Although the amount of information reported on websites and through other channels has increased dramatically, use by consumers remains limited and largely restricted to white, college educated and middle aged consumers. There are many barriers that prevent patients from making effective use of current public reporting websites, including failure to recognize that quality may vary between providers, lack of awareness of publicly reported data, limited internet access, and low health literacy and numeracy. Innovative approaches are therefore needed to overcome barriers to using these data, particularly in vulnerable populations, to ensure a health care system in which every consumer can benefit from public reporting. Patient navigators have helped patients take greater advantage of the complex health care delivery environment, and use of patient navigators may be an effective approach to engage consumers and to help them to interpret the information presented in public reports.
The scientific aims of the study are: 1) to test the efficacy of an office-based patient navigator to assist low income pregnant women in using publicly reported data to select a pediatric care provider; 2) to assess the efficacy of the intervention in subgroups defined by parity, race/ethnicity, and health literacy; 3) to evaluate the importance of publicly reported information about quality compared to other factors when selecting a pediatric provider; and 4) to assess the intervention's impact on self-management of health care. English speaking women ages 16-45 attending the prenatal clinic at a large urban medical center will be recruited, enrolled, consented and randomized to the navigator intervention or an informational pamphlet control between 24-34 weeks of gestation. Women randomized to the intervention arm will receive two 20 minute sessions with a trained patient navigator who will guide women in navigating and interpreting information about the quality of care provided at local pediatric practices on the Massachusetts Health Quality Partners web site. A survey designed for the purpose of this study will be administered at baseline and post-intervention. Health literacy, numeracy and level of activation for self-management of health care will also be assessed as potential mediators of intervention effectiveness. The primary study outcome will be the average performance on quality measures for the practices selected in the intervention and control groups. Secondary outcomes will include analyses of efficacy among groups of women defined by parity and an assessment of the relative importance of factors considered when choosing a pediatric care provider. Successful completion of the study aims will yield important new knowledge about the value of guided web-site navigation as a strategy to reduce disparities in the use of publicly reported information.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 16 Years to 50 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- 20-34 weeks of pregnancy
- comfortable speaking English
- ages 16-50
Exclusion Criteria:
- age 15 or younger
- age 51 or greater
- not comfortable speaking or understanding English
- less than 20 or greater than 34 weeks of pregnancy
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01784575
United States, Massachusetts | |
Baystate Medical Center | |
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, 01199 |
Principal Investigator: | Sarah L Goff, MD | Baystate Medical Center |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Baystate Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01784575 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
1R21HS021864-01 ( US NIH Grant/Contract Award Number ) R21HS021864-01 ( US NIH Grant/Contract Award Number ) |
Study First Received: | February 4, 2013 |
Last Updated: | January 27, 2015 |
Keywords provided by Baystate Medical Center:
Quality of care Pediatric Pregnancy Low-income Low literacy |
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Exponential growth is one of the most powerful forces in nature. A famous legend states that the inventor of chess was asked to state his own reward from the king. The man asked for a single grain of rice for the first square of the chessboard, two grains of rice for the second square and four grains of rice for the third. He asked for the entire 64 squares to be filled in this way and that would be his reward. Did the man ask for too little, or too much?
Exponential functions take the form \begin{align*}f(x)=a \cdot b^x\end{align*} where \begin{align*}a\end{align*} and \begin{align*}b\end{align*} are constants. \begin{align*}a\end{align*} is the starting amount when \begin{align*}x=0\end{align*}. \begin{align*}b\end{align*} tells the story about the growth. If the growth is doubling then \begin{align*}b\end{align*} is 2. If the growth is halving (which would be decay), then \begin{align*}b\end{align*} is \begin{align*}\frac{1}{2}\end{align*}. If the growth is increasing by 6% then \begin{align*}b\end{align*} is 1.06.
Exponential growth is everywhere. Money grows exponentially in banks. Populations of people, bacteria and animals grow exponentially when their food and space aren't limited.
Radioactive isotopes like Carbon 14 have something called a half-life that indicates how long it takes for half of the molecules present to decay into other more stable molecules. It takes about 5,730 years for this process to occur which is how scientists can date artifacts of ancient humans.
Example A
A mummified animal is found preserved on the slopes of an ice covered mountain. After testing, you see that exactly one fourth of the carbon-14 has yet to decay. How long ago was this animal alive?
Solution: Since this problem does not give specific amounts of carbon, it can be inferred that the time will not depend on the specific amounts. One technique that makes the problem easier to work with could be to create an example scenario that fits the one fourth ratio. Suppose 60 units were present when the animal was alive at time zero. This means that 15 units must be present today.
\begin{align*}15 &= a \cdot \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^x\\ 60 &= a \cdot \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^0\end{align*}
The second equation yields \begin{align*}a=60\end{align*} and then the first equation becomes:
\begin{align*}15=60 \cdot \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^x\end{align*}
Although you may not yet have the algebraic tools to solve for \begin{align*}x\end{align*}, you should still be able to see that \begin{align*}x\end{align*} is 2. This does not mean that two years ago the animal was alive, it means that two half life cycles ago the animal was alive. The half life cycle for carbon 14 is 5,730 years so this animal was alive over 11,000 years ago.
Example B
Suppose you invested $100 the day you were born and it grew by 6% every year until you were 100 years old. How much would this investment be worth then?
Solution: The starting amount is 100 and the growth is 1.06. This is enough information to write an equation. The \begin{align*}x\end{align*} stands for time in years and the \begin{align*}f(x)\end{align*} stands for the amount of money in the account. After writing an equation you need to substitute in 100 years for \begin{align*}x\end{align*}.
\begin{align*}f(x) &= 100 \cdot 1.06^x\\ f(x) &= 100 \cdot 1.06^{100}\\ f(x) & \approx 33,930.21\end{align*}
After a century, there will be almost $34,000 in the account. Interest has greatly increased the $100 initial investment.
Example C
Suppose forty rabbits are released on an island. The rabbits mate once every four months and produce up to 4 offspring who also produce more offspring four months later. Estimate the number of rabbits on the island in 3 years if their population grows exponentially. Assume half the population is female.
Solution: Even though parts of this problem are unrealistic, it serves to illustrate how quickly exponential growth works. Forty is the initial amount so \begin{align*}a=40\end{align*}. At the end of the first 4 month period 20 female rabbits could have their litters and up to 80 newborn rabbits could be born. The population has grown from 40 to 120 which means tripled. Thus, \begin{align*}b=3\end{align*}. The last thing to remember is that the time period is in 4 month periods. Three years must be 9 periods.
\begin{align*}f(x)=40 \cdot 3^9=787,320\end{align*}
So after three years, there could be up to 787,320 rabbits!
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The number of grains of rice on the last square would be almost ten quintillion (million million million). That is more rice than is produced in the world in an entire year.
Exponential growth is growth by repeated multiplication.
Arithmetic growth is growth by repeated addition.
Half-life is the amount of time it takes for the isotope carbon-14 to decay into more stable molecules. Since carbon 14 is naturally present in predictable amounts in all organic life, scientists can predict how old something is by how much carbon 14 is left.
Guided Practice
1. Completely analyze the following exponential function.
2. Identify which of the following functions are exponential functions and which are not.
- \begin{align*}y=x^6\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}y=5^x\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}y=1^x\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}y=x^x\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}y=x^{\frac{1}{2}}\end{align*}
3. Write the exponential function that passes through the following points: \begin{align*}(0, 3), \left(1, \frac{3}{e}\right)\end{align*}.
1. Analyze in this context means to define all the characteristics of a function.
Domain: \begin{align*}x \ \epsilon \ (-\infty, \infty)\end{align*}
Range: \begin{align*}y \ \epsilon \ (0, \infty)\end{align*}
Increasing: \begin{align*}x \ \epsilon \ (-\infty, \infty)\end{align*}
Decreasing: NA
Zeroes: None
Intercepts: (0, 1)
Maximums: None
Minimums: None
Asymptotes: \begin{align*}y=0\end{align*} as \begin{align*}x\end{align*} gets infinitely small
Holes: None
2. Exponential functions are of the form \begin{align*}y=a \cdot b^x\end{align*}
a. \begin{align*}y=x^6\end{align*} is not an exponential function because \begin{align*}x\end{align*} is not in the exponent.
b. \begin{align*}y=5^x\end{align*} Exponential function.
c. \begin{align*}y=1^x\end{align*} Not a true exponential function because \begin{align*}y\end{align*} is always 1 which is a constant function.
d. \begin{align*}y=x^x\end{align*} Not an exponential function because \begin{align*}x\end{align*} is both the base and power of the exponent.
e. \begin{align*}y=x^{\frac{1}{2}}\end{align*} Not an exponential function.
3. The starting number is \begin{align*}a=3\end{align*}. This number is changed by a factor of \begin{align*}\frac{1}{e}\end{align*} which is \begin{align*}b\end{align*}.
\begin{align*}f(x)=3 \left(\frac{1}{e}\right)^x=3e^{-x}\end{align*}
1. Explain what makes a function an exponential function. What does its equation look like?
2. Is the domain for all exponential functions all real numbers?
3. How can you tell from its equation whether or not the graph of an exponential function will be increasing?
4. How can you tell from its equation whether or not the graph of an exponential function will be decreasing?
5. What type of asymptotes do exponential functions have? Explain.
6. Suppose you invested $4,500 and it grew by 4% every year for 30 years. How much would this investment be worth after 30 years?
7. Suppose you invested $10,000 and it grew by 12% every year for 40 years. How much would this investment be worth after 40 years?
Write the exponential function that passes through the following points.
8. (0, 5) and (1, 25)
9. (0, 2) and (1, 8)
10. (0, 16) and (2, 144)
11. (1, 4) and (3, 36)
12. (0, 16) and (3, 2)
13. (0, 81) and (2, 9)
14. (1, 144) and (3, 12)
15. Explain why for exponential functions of the form \begin{align*}y=a \cdot b^x\end{align*} the \begin{align*}y\end{align*}-intercept is always the value of \begin{align*}a\end{align*}.


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Dead Raccoon Painted Over By PennDOT Work Crews
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (TheBlaze/AP) — The "squirrelly" configuration of a western Pennsylvania road helped cause a state road crew to paint a double-yellow line over a dead raccoon.
Motorcyclist Sean McAfee snapped a photo of the mistake before it could be cleaned up and submitted it to the Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown.
"When I saw it, I almost wrecked my motorcycle because I was laughing so hard," McAfee told the paper.
He says he almost crashed, he was laughing so hard.
PennDOT spokesman John Ambrosini says paint crews usually have a foreman on the job who clears away any dead animals before the paint-spraying truck equipment passes by. This crew didn't have a foreman and the equipment was too big to turn around in traffic, remove the animal and repair the paint. He says the "the squirrelly geometry" of the narrow road didn't help.
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Despite all the great television made in 2012, there was only one show that demanded to be watched live: "Smash."
Don't get me wrong here — when it cames to "Breaking Bad" and "Mad Men" and "Homeland," I tried to tune in as soon as possible to avoid spoilers, but the idea of watching the shows as they initially aired never mattered to me in a way that "Smash" did, thanks to Twitter. An episode of "Breaking Bad" demands attention, both visual and audible, so I turn off all other media during the show, leaving the conversation for after. But NBC's "Smash," which kicked off in February as a barely passable mid-season replacement about the makings of a Marilyn Monroe musical, demanded mocking as each questionable song appeared and each character made another infuriating decision. I was less watching the show for what was happening on screen than for how my friends were poking fun of it.
"Smash" was never the worst show on television — it had many moments that were effective drama and occasionally fun musical numbers — but for every step forward it took at least four back. But can "Smash" remain "Smash" when it returns for its second season on February 5th, or should it? Over the break since May, the producers at NBC have drastically changed the series, most notably by replacing showrunner Theresa Rebeck with Josh Safran, an executive producer at "Gossip Girl." Additionally, many of the drama's more questionable supporting players have been replaced with a series of new participants, among them Sean Hayes and Jennifer Hudson. This begs the question: what type of show will "Smash" be, and will it be worth watching if it isn't worth hate-watching?
As I like to see it, "Smash" could go one of two ways. The first would be to double down on its camp and trashy drama. The presence of Safran suggests that could be a route — "Gossip Girl" was built as a teenage soap opera, with a new twist every 10 minutes. Those plot developments were less important in quality than quantity; the show essentially ran on not having any sense of normalcy, constantly forcing its audience to react to the fact to the sheer amount happening in a single episode. This could be one solution to the way "Smash" has struggled to blend its musical bits together with its melodrama. The moments "Smash" has sadly been remembered for are the silliest, such as Karen's (Katharine McPhee) response to Dev's (Raza Jaffrey) awkward and nonsensical proposal: "I'm in tech!"
This show should be a musical — let the drama go over-the-top, don't let us take anything serious. Nobody goes to see "Bring It On: The Musical!" for anything resembling a grounded human narrative. "Smash" could embrace its silliness more — the running gag of Elaine (Anjelica Huston) throwing martini after martini into her ex-husband's face was a great start. Give us trashy melodrama and don't even try and hide it. But such an approach by Safran could be a double-edged sword. The cult fan base for "Smash" developed out of the fact the audience figured out the writers often had no idea what they were doing whatsoever. If "Smash" becomes self-consciously aware of its own badness, will it have the same impact? What will be the point of mocking something that asks to be mocked? Perhaps "Smash" needs to stay languidly bad in order to keep its vocal online following.
Safran and company do have another option — they could try to make a good show. "Smash" was never terrible. Songs like "Let Me Be Your Star," "20th Century Fox Mambo" and "I Never Met a Wolf Who Didn't Love To Howl" were catchy songs I found myself humming on my way to the office. And when the show dove into some of the various actual backstage processes of making a musical, it could feel authentic and perhaps even insightful. Even with its hollow characterizations, "Smash" has plenty of the potential to be a great show. Certainly the dismissal of the awkwardly devious Ellis (Jaime Cepero), Karen's now former boyfriend Dev and Julia's robo-husband Frank (Brian d'Arcy James) signal that Safran wants to approach the show with a clean slate.
"Smash" doesn't necessarily need to double-down on its silliness if it can give its characters stronger motivations and deliver a more momentous plot. The show could easily work itself out of a hate-watching audience and actually appeal to the theater geeks that want a show that reflects their life. But while I have faith that if Safran wants to, he can clean up "Smash" quite well, the show has limitations it will have trouble escaping. Can it actually overcome Katherine McPhee's wooden performance (less her fault than one of the writers not playing to her talents)? Can the show actually develop a meaningful romance?
If the revised drama is simply mediocre and has none of the first season's irresistable risibilities, the show will commit an even worse sin: it'll be boring. And if that's the cast, "Smash" needs to stay "Smash": a collection of sometimes fun and enjoyable songs peppered with questionable melodrama and all too silly written lines, perfectly designed for open provocation on Twitter. I don't see "Smash" as a literal hate-watch; I wouldn't watch the show if I actively hated the experience. It's a fun, ridiculous hour break. For it to change that too much would be a shame — "Smash" might not have the audience it wants, but why abandon those already on board?


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ROSEWALL'S ACT A RAVE – OPPONENTS APPLAUD "MUSCLES" AND HIS SMOOTH SHOTS by Temple Pouncey
Ken Rosewall is a survivor of 15 years of pro tennis – the good days and the bad.
The little man they call "Muscles" fields many questions on his age and longevity as a player. One came after he beat Tom Okker and qualified for this Friday's World Championship Tennis final against Rod Laver.
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Kanye West 'Say You Will' Freestyle: Rapper Tells Story of Booty Call Gone Bad
During last year's Watch the Throne concert, Kanye West continuously delivered a freestyle at the end of his hit 'Runaway,' crooning to fans in the audience, "If you love someone tonight, hold on to them tight." All of this was done to support his own failed relationships, which he often references in his raps. At a recent concert in Melbourne, Australia, the Chicago native stayed true to form and gave another freestyle over the 'Say You Will' beat, only this time he recalled the story of reaching out to a past lover one late night, which ended up with her shooting down his advances.
West, giving details of the booty call in his rapping-singing voice, has never come clean about the actual truth of story — who's to know if it's fact or fiction — but it makes for good news. "Now it's 1:15AM and baby you got to be playin'/ Where you, are you coming are you still coming through?/ She said she's at the club with her girl and it's her girl birthday and she's keeping her longer," he sings.
As the song continues, his ex-lover responds to his middle-of-the-night texts with excuses in the vein of "I need to listen to my favorite Pitbull song before I can come over." Needless to say, she never comes even after West admits he left the door to his New York City pad open just for her, despite the possibilities of being robbed.
'Say You Will' originally appeared on West's fourth studio album '808s & Heartbreak.'
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Residents in the 90th Assembly District represented by state Assemblywoman Sandy Galef said they would pay higher state income taxes if the state would take over the entire cost of education and not use local property taxes.
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Joyce A. Kryla 1935 - 2013 CHICOPEE - Joyce A. (Mireault) Kryla, 77, of the Aldenville section of Chicopee, was Called Safely Home on Thursday, August 29, 2013. She passed into Eternal Life at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield surrounded by the care and comfort of her loving family. She was born in Holyoke on November 11, 1935, a beloved daughter of the late Donat and Rose (Crevier) Mireault. She was raised in the Aldenville section of Chicopee, attended Chicopee High School and was a lifelong resident of Aldenville. As a teenager, she was employed at the former W. T. Grant Company where she dressed in a cowgirl outfit, and for a mere 5 cents, she assisted young children who were delighted with a ride on a mechanical horse. During her early work years, she was employed at the former National Blank Book Company in Holyoke. As her family grew, she became a stay at home mom to raise her three children. As her children grew and started high school, Joyce went to work in the Golf Ball Division at the former A. G. Spalding Company in Chicopee. During her leisure time, Joyce enjoyed bowling, softball and traveling each year to California with her late husband, Joe, to visit their loving sons and family. Her favorite past time each year was to plant a gigantic vegetable garden at her home, which she shared the bounty of with her family and her many neighbors and friends. Under her watchful eye as her health declined over the past few years, Joyce was still able to enjoy her wonderful vegetable garden with the help of her loving daughter, Karen. She was a wonderful homemaker to her family and showered them with her love and affection which was returned to her a thousand fold. She was a former communicant of Sainte Rose de Lima Church in Chicopee. She was predeceased by the love of her life, her husband, Joseph M. Kryla who was Called Home on June 17, 2013. They were married at Sainte Rose de Lima Church in Aldenville and were blessed with nearly 58 years of happiness together. She leaves her three loving children, Mark J. Kryla and his wife, Carolyn, of Corona, CA, Karen L. Kryla Gordon and her husband, Robert Gordon, of Westfield, and Richard M. Kryla of Wildomar, CA; her four cherished grandchildren who affectionately called her "Memere", Katherine E. and Michael J. Kryla, and Noah C. and Skye K. Gordon; her dear brother, Kenneth Mireault and his wife, Mary, of Amherst; her dear sister, Lorraine Parent of Ludlow; and her many dear nephews, nieces and cousins. Besides her parents and husband, she was also predeceased by her dear brother and sister-in-law, Rodney Mireault and his wife, Carole; and her dear brother-in-law, Robert Parent. Her funeral service will be held on Wednesday morning, September 4, 2013 beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Pierre-Phaneuf Aldenville Chapels, (413-532-9806), 13 Dale Street, Chicopee, MA 01020, (funeral home will open at 9:30 a.m.). Her burial will follow the service at Sainte Rose Cemetery, 49 Olsen Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The parking lot and main entrance are located in the rear of the funeral home at 20 Lafayette Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. Her family has requested that memorial donations be made in her memory to the Soldiers Home in Holyoke, 110 Cherry Street, Holyoke, MA 01040. For more details, please visit:
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Yes, I tend to use one of my trekking poles to lift one side for 'air' on warmer nights. Being in New England it is not uncommon to have rain, wind, or heavy dew form at higher elevations sometime during the night. Only in the middle of the heat of summer do I even consider raising the tarp. Did that a few times and didn't like that it was 'beyond' quick reach if a wind came up.
What I tend to do now on really hot nights is set everything up and then flip one side of my tarp over with a spike tied on so that if the wind picks up at night I can quickly reach out the bug netting pull the tarp back over me and push the spike into the ground.
I have stock hooks on the hammock that I catch the ridgeline with and I often hang a lot of my stuff on my ridgeline as well...so that draws it down to stay fairly snug over my hammock.
You should post some pics next hang! Sounds like a good way to control the tarp!
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"A man who will not read, has no advantage over a man who cannot read." - Attr. Mark Twain
I'm diggin' that hollowed out paracord idea; I fed two lengths onto my continuous ridgeline. It may not be as bombproof as using webbing, but it certainly increased the effective diameter of the cord.
If I notice any damage after this change, I'll re-evaluate.
Keep us posted!
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Baucus Said to Be Obama Pick as U.S. Ambassador to China
Richard Rubin and Kathleen HunterPresident Barack Obama will appoint Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus as ambassador to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said today.
Baucus, 72, would take the post at a time of tension and promise between the world's two largest economies. China and the U.S. have been clashing over a territorial dispute in the East China Sea, the intellectual property rights of U.S. companies and surveillance by the National Security Agency.
Baucus is a Democrat who has been in the Senate since 1978 and has been the party's leading voice on trade policy since 2001. He has traveled to China eight times, most recently in 2010, when he met with Xi Jinping, now the nation's president.
"He knows these guys in Chinese leadership extremely well and has met with them on several occasions," Jon Selib, Baucus's chief of staff from 2008 to 2012, said today in an interview. "He's not going there to represent Beijing. He's going there to represent America. He's going to deliver tough messages, when he has to, but do it in a diplomatic way."
Obama met with Xi in June, saying the goal in two days of talks in California was to "forge a new model of cooperation between countries based on mutual interest and mutual respect."
Baucus would replace Gary Locke, who said last month that he would leave his post.
'Angry Rhetoric'
In a speech during the 2010 trip, Baucus emphasized his past support of permanent normal trade relations with China and noted the "angry rhetoric" and complaints about "protectionist policies" from both countries.
"Resolving our differences does not mean papering them over," he said. "But it does mean we must respect the impact our policies have on one another."
As ambassador, Baucus would be the U.S. point person in Beijing as the two governments navigate a sometimes tense relationship on trade and currency issues. While the U.S. and China in recent years have sparred over policies on clean energy, autos, rare-earth elements and poultry, their economies are increasingly intertwined and China is the U.S.'s second-largest trading partner after Canada.
Baucus said in 2010 that Chinese currency undervaluation hurts U.S. ranchers, farmers, exporters and workers.
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Total U.S. merchandise trade with China last year was about $536 billion, almost four times higher than it was a decade earlier. The U.S. last year had a record $315 billion trade deficit with China.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, Trade Representative Michael Froman and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack are in Beijing this week to participate in the U.S.- China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade talks.
A Democratic official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Baucus has consistently called on China to play by internationally accepted rules for currency, intellectual property, labor, human rights and the environment.
On domestic policy, Baucus sometimes infuriated members of his party by agreeing with Republicans on such issues as the estate tax and backing President George W. Bush's 2001 tax cuts.
He was the lead author of Obama's 2010 health-care law.
Baucus announced this year that he wouldn't seek a seventh term in 2014 and would build a new home in Montana.
The move would let Montana Governor Steve Bullock, a Democrat, appoint a temporary successor to Baucus. Bullock's choice of a Democrat would maintain the Senate's 55-45 party ratio. It potentially also could give Lieutenant Governor John Walsh, a Democrat seeking Baucus's seat, an edge as an incumbent in a state Obama lost last year.
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The two people with knowledge of the matter spoke on condition of anonymity because the choice hasn't been announced publicly. The White House didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Baucus's selection was first reported by website Politico.com earlier today.
Baucus has been urging the most significant changes to the U.S. tax code since 1986, an effort that will be upended if he's nominated and confirmed for the China post.
In his April announcement that he'd be retiring from the Senate, Baucus said he'd be "liberated" from the burdens of campaigning to focus on policy work, particularly on taxes. While he has released draft proposals, including one today, a revamp of the tax code has stalled because of the partisan divide over whether the government should raise more revenue.
Confirmation Urged
Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah, the top Republican on the Finance Committee, said Baucus should be confirmed immediately. He said the odds against major tax changes were already long.
"I don't think the Senate Democrats want it, and I'm not so sure the people in the House want to go through that right now," he said. "But it could happen, and if we did it right, I'd be 100 percent for it happening."
Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia is the next most senior Democrat on the Finance Committee and would be in line for the chairmanship. He is also retiring at the end of 2014 and is chairman of the Commerce Committee.
Next in line on the panel is Ron Wyden of Oregon.
Baucus won quick praise from Senator John McCain, an Arizona Republican.
"I think he'd do a fine job," McCain said. "He has a long and extensive background in China."
The U.S. has rejected China's claim to an expanded air defense zone that covers areas claimed by neighbors Japan and South Korea, both U.S. allies, in the East China Sea. The tension was a main topic of discussion when Vice President Joe Biden met with Chinese leaders in Beijing earlier this month.
A related dispute is taking place with Vietnam and the Philippines in the South China Sea, an area that is estimated to have as much as 30 billion metric tons of oil and 16 trillion cubic meters of gas. A U.S. Navy ship had a confrontation with a Chinese military vessel in the South China Sea on Dec. 5.


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Newborn and Infant Care |
Gas01/04/2000 |
my baby is a month old he gets gas an hour afterhis feeding. what can we do to help it?
Many newborn infants develop problems with gas after feeding. Typically, "gas" is caused by excessive swallowing of air during feeding or through crying before feeding. Although there are no 100% effective methods to prevent swallowing air, there are some ways that you can minimize the amount of swallowed air and thus, reduce the amount of gas pain. These measures include minimizing the time the baby cries before a feeding; giving small volumes of milk or formula at one time in conjunction with frequent burping, and experimenting with different types of nipples for bottle feeding to find one that best matches your baby`s sucking efforts. Since your baby has a problem with gas, burping should be done after every feeding to assist in eliminating excessive swallowed air. Burping is done by positioning the baby on the shoulder or across the lap and GENTLY patting or rubbing the back until the baby burps. Too-vigorous patting or rubbing does not yield better results and may actually be painful!If the baby is being breast-fed, gas formation could be related to maternal ingestion of a gas-forming food; thus paying attention to the mother`s diet and eliminating offending foods may be helpful.
If these measures are not effective, it is important that you discuss this problem with your baby`s health care provider, so that other problems that could cause the signs of gas be ruled out. Other problems that could cause these signs include colic, lactose intolerance, or other gastrointestinal tract disorders.
It may be helpful to keep a log of feeding times and volumes, and the timing, intensity, and duration of the gas pains. If the mom is breastfeeding, keeping a dietary intake record in conjunction with the feeding log may also be useful. This information may be useful to help your health care provider determine the cause of the pain and assist you in developing a plan to minimize or prevent the distress.
Be reassured however, that in the majority of cases, the simple measures outlined above will eliminate or reduce the severity of the gas problem.
Judy Wright Lott, RNC, NNP, DSN Associate Professor of Nursing College of Nursing University of Cincinnati |


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This magic square has operations written in it, to make it into a maze. Start wherever you like, go through every cell and go out a total of 15!
Using the statements, can you work out how many of each type of rabbit there are in these pens?
What do the digits in the number fifteen add up to? How many other numbers have digits with the same total but no zeros?
Can you put plus signs in so this is true? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 = 99 How many ways can you do it?
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This problem is based on the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Investigate the different numbers of people and rats there could have been if you know how many legs there are altogether!
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Cherri, Saxon, Mel and Paul are friends. They are all different ages. Can you find out the age of each friend using the information?
Winifred Wytsh bought a box each of jelly babies, milk jelly bears, yellow jelly bees and jelly belly beans. In how many different ways could she make a jolly jelly feast with 32 legs?
Zumf makes spectacles for the residents of the planet Zargon, who have either 3 eyes or 4 eyes. How many lenses will Zumf need to make all the different orders for 9 families?
Arrange eight of the numbers between 1 and 9 in the Polo Square below so that each side adds to the same total.
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Find the sum and difference between a pair of two-digit numbers. Now find the sum and difference between the sum and difference! What happens?
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Can you find all the ways to get 15 at the top of this triangle of numbers?
Tom and Ben visited Numberland. Use the maps to work out the number of points each of their routes scores.
There are 78 prisoners in a square cell block of twelve cells. The clever prison warder arranged them so there were 25 along each wall of the prison block. How did he do it?
This task, written for the National Young Mathematicians' Award 2016, invites you to explore the different combinations of scores that you might get on these dart boards.
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You have two egg timers. One takes 4 minutes exactly to empty and the other takes 7 minutes. What times in whole minutes can you measure and how?
Can you arrange 5 different digits (from 0 - 9) in the cross in the way described?
There are 44 people coming to a dinner party. There are 15 square tables that seat 4 people. Find a way to seat the 44 people using all 15 tables, with no empty places.
Can you replace the letters with numbers? Is there only one solution in each case?
The discs for this game are kept in a flat square box with a square hole for each disc. Use the information to find out how many discs of each colour there are in the box.
What do you notice about the date 03.06.09? Or 08.01.09? This challenge invites you to investigate some interesting dates yourself.
This 100 square jigsaw is written in code. It starts with 1 and ends with 100. Can you build it up?
Can you use this information to work out Charlie's house number?
There is a clock-face where the numbers have become all mixed up. Can you find out where all the numbers have got to from these ten statements?
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Tim had nine cards each with a different number from 1 to 9 on it. How could he have put them into three piles so that the total in each pile was 15?
Use your logical-thinking skills to deduce how much Dan's crisps and ice-cream cost altogether.
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There were chews for 2p, mini eggs for 3p, Chocko bars for 5p and lollypops for 7p in the sweet shop. What could each of the children buy with their money?
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June 17th, 2007, 02:37 PM | #1 |
do i look old !
Working on my rig for fathers day .
Well its dads day i get to do what i want right !
I cant get my AC to work , that sucks . On the bright side my tires are right were i want them 130 psi front 105 psi in the rear . Nice to know i dont have leaks any where . Power stearing said add , only took 1.5 quarts to top it off from the add mark . Looked the motor over good , i hadnt noticed the engine tag before with a ton of details on it . 855 cid 350 HP at 2,100 rpm 32 greese fittings to hit , you just cant stay clean doing a greese job , its imposible . Washed the windows in and out and even vacuumed out the floors . Now Miffy is going to take me to walmart for a Garmin 330 navigator so i can find my way from point A to point Z . Fadders day is goooooooooood stuff . |
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June 17th, 2007, 02:42 PM | #2 |
There watching me! (.)(.)
Yep, Greased the Hummer and rotated the tires. Now I'm out to the back garage before anybody finds me to hide for awhile!:tonka:
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June 17th, 2007, 03:02 PM | #4 | |
do i look old !
No i dont have a new truck , its an older truck . Box hoist tires and paint were all new . Truck had 127,000 on it . May as well call that new for a Cummins . |
June 17th, 2007, 03:39 PM | #6 |
Somehow still alive..
I'll still call 127k new for any truck. My Pete at work is still on the road with 1,644,000 miles. I doubt she's still putting out 350hp, but then again it's not the first time it's needed a rebuild at that mileage.
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Continuing to shore up Southern California's imported water supplies for 2003, Metropolitan Water District exercised a second series of one-year water transfer options with seven Sacramento Valley water agencies.
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3 eggs
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1 (7-ounce) package frozen coconut, thawed
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Blend eggs, butter and sugar. Stir in vinegar and vanilla. Stir in coconut. Pour filling into unbaked pie crust. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.
Squash and Chicken Combo
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
4 to 6 skinless chicken thighs
1 tablespoon Greek seasoning
3 cups sliced yellow squash
2 cups chopped yellow onion
3/4 cup fresh sliced mushrooms
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 to 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 stick butter
Coat bottom of a 2-quart baking dish with olive oil and coat both sides of the thighs with the oil. Sprinkle Greek seasoning on the thighs. In the dish, place a layer of squash on top of the chicken, followed by a layer of onions and a layer of mushrooms. Add garlic and Worcestershire sauce. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 45 minutes.
Remove dish from oven and dot the top with the butter. Cover with foil and return to oven. Reduce heat to 175 degrees and cook another 11/2 hours.
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4 cups fresh corn
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1 can black beans
1 can Navy beans
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
1/3 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
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1 green bell pepper, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons ground red pepper
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
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For me, the technical playing comes secondary to the infotainment of a good review.
A really good guitarist (or keyboard player, etc.) can make any piece of gear seem wonderful. It feeds the notion that if I just had this gear, I'd be better and have more fun.
There's always a level of mistrust I have when I see a professional-lever player review gear, especially if they are connected to a gear store. They always praise it with a small token downside. The real issues are glossed over, up to you to discover once you've bought it.
I get more value from seeing a less pro review, with a playing style closer to my talentless strumming and keymashing. At least I know what it will sound like in reality.
Sonic State provides deep reviews and I don't feel they are pushing any sales goal. Maybe that Boss Pedal review earlier this year was a bit much, but the opinions seemed honest. 17-Aug-13 09:39 AM brian from usa Said...
Don't worry Rich, you're not the worst. I'm far worse than you!
I agree about the proliferation of "reviews" that don't really review and "demos' that don't really demonstrate.
Twenty years ago I wrote tech articles on synthesizer gear and today sporadically post on forums about gear and software that I use. I always worry that I'm not really getting across the information I want to pass on.
Today on the net I surf for info on gear and find lots of web pages that provide no real info at all! I suppose that's inevitable when there's no gatekeeping...editors, publishers, etc. When anyone can post their opinion eventually it does become white noise. The worst is when you get wildy divergent opinions...it's the holy grail vs. it's the worst turd ever foisted on the public...and no way to know what the background and perspective of the "reviewer" is.
SonicState has been steadily improving over the years in both content and polish of the videos. BTW I miss Shorn Rah, his videos were always fun to watch. Keep up the good work, guys. 19-Aug-13 06:13 AM mark Said... You can say someone who is a better player will be more authoritative I suppose. But you can also question whether they're just being opinionated. And I'm always watching out for any hint that they're being PAID to review a product which eliminates any credibility in my mind. I prefer straight demos without ANY discussion whether they like it or not. I've also found time and time again the sound coming from a Youtube video is no way to judge a product. Just my .02 21-Aug-13 11:26 PM Comments are closed while we transition to Disqus |


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