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Raymond A. Folen, PhD, Stephen L. Jones, MD, Melba C. Stetz, PhD, Brenda Edmonds, PsyD, and Judy Carlson, EdD
Discussion of Hawaii tends to conjure up images of palm trees, clear blue water and Hawaii 5-0. What is not commonly known is that Hawaii is the most isolated population center on the Earth. We are 2,400 miles from our closest neighbor, California. In the other direction, Japan is more than 3,800 miles away. This isolation has contributed to the uniqueness of the islands and the more than 10,000 native species found nowhere else on the Earth.
The state is spread over an extensive land area as well. The collective land mass of approximately 6,500 square miles, making it the fourth smallest state, is spread over 1,500 miles, making Hawaii the widest state in the U.S. While the populated areas of the state span a distance that is significantly smaller, the eight major islands are separated by water, limiting inter-island travel to air and sea, which in Hawaii are relatively expensive forms of transportation.
Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC), located on the island of Oahu, is the only Federal tertiary health care facility in the Pacific. It supports 264,000 active duty and retired military personnel, families and VA beneficiaries based in Hawaii and supports forward-deployed forces in more than 40 countries. Civilian residents of U.S. affiliated jurisdictions (American Samoa, Guam and the former Trust Territories) are also eligible for care at TAMC. All told, TAMC's area of responsibility covers 52 percent of the Earth's surface.
By necessity, Tripler became an early adopter of telemedicine for behavioral health and medical specialty care. Using both asynchronous store-and-forward and synchronous real-time technologies, significant improvements in access to care began in the mid 1990s. Prior to that time, all patients needing specialized care not available at their home site required air transportation to Honolulu, housing and a living allowance in order to receive services. For behavioral health services, which often require multiple treatment sessions over a period of weeks, this became an extremely expensive proposition. In addition, removing the patient from familiar surroundings, cultural touchstones, and family and support systems for an extended period of time did not facilitate the recovery process.
One case in particular illustrated the need for our involvement in telehealth. We were asked to assist in the treatment of an Army helicopter pilot stationed in Japan who was experiencing increasingly frequent migraine headaches of growing intensity and duration. The soldier was referred to TAMC's Behavioral Medicine Service within the Department of Psychology, which had a highly successful biofeedback program for the treatment of migraine headache. At the time, standard migraine treatment via medication would have grounded the pilot for six months. Pilot shortages had the flight surgeons in Japan looking at other nonpharmacologic options. The pilot was flown to Hawaii for six weeks, where our TAMC behavioral medicine psychologists conducted twice-weekly biofeedback sessions in addition to having the patient engage in daily home practice. As psychophysiologic control is a skill learned with practice, it took the full six weeks for the pilot to gain sufficient control to significantly reduce the frequency of headaches. During this time, the pilot lived in a Waikiki hotel; his only duty assignment was to attend his treatment sessions and engage in daily practice. The success of the treatment was widely communicated by the pilot to the aviation community resulting in a large number of requests for biofeedback-assisted self-regulation of migraine and other psychophysiologic conditions.
The potential contribution of a six week Waikiki vacation to the successful treatment of the pilot's migraines notwithstanding, the behavioral medicine providers decided to create a biofeedback system that would allow the biofeedback sessions to be conducted remotely. In this scenario, the patient remains at his or her home station and has regular videoconferencing treatment sessions with health psychologists from TAMC. Unique to the treatment, the TAMC providers packaged and sent biofeedback equipment to the remote sites and, using off-the-shelf software designed for the purpose, controlled the biofeedback software remotely. The remote site only needed to provide the appropriate safety measures, adequate privacy and a technician to apply the biofeedback sensors to the patient. A number of soldiers were treated via this protocol with good success. The patients were able to continue working at their duty station during the treatment period. Thus, there were minimal operational and personal interruptions in providing services. There were also substantial medical cost savings to the government. Avoiding the travel, hotel and per diem expenses of a single patient paid for the entire cost of the remote biofeedback system.
We subsequently began providing other services that had limited availability in the catchment area. TAMC's highly successful lifestyle management program, the LE3AN program, focused at that time on providing evidenced-based care to overweight soldiers. Chaptering out or separation of an overweight but highly trained service member proved to be extremely costly to the armed services, as the costs to train replacements ranges from a minimum of $50,000 to $500,000. Being on a deployed status made it difficult for the soldier or sailor to receive regular assistance, however, so individual and group treatment sessions were provided over low-bandwidth videophones. Our research found that treatment was equally effective either face-to-face or via teleconference.
As a training facility, telehealth became an effective tool with supervision. With a psychology training mission that includes internship, residency and post-doctoral fellowship programs, the availability of consultation and supervision to trainees subsequently assigned to remote sites became a necessity. Research findings also supported the efficacy of supervision via this modality.
One of the challenges in providing behavioral telehealth services to remote areas led to an important discovery. In the mid 1990s, the availability of broadband connectivity, such as a DSL or a cable connection, was extremely limited. In many areas of the Pacific this remains true today, as many of the islands served by TAMC have telephone service only. We started out using dedicated video phones that only required telephone connectivity to function (what is referred to as POTS, or plain old telephone service). Maximum bandwidth for these videophones was around 28K compared to standard videoconference bandwidths of 364K. Despite the low bandwidth, we found that both patients and providers tolerated a jerky, pixilating screen reasonably well. Providers reported they were able to get adequate visual information to do both the assessment and treatment. What could not be tolerated was dropped verbal information or any significant deviation in voice quality. Currently, we typically have much higher connectivity in our videoconferencing or webcam sessions. Even so, we insure that a phone is available. When the high-tech equipment starts to fail, we simply pick up the phone, dial the patient on the other end and continue.
Safety has been an important consideration from the outset. The concern for a patient being left in a dark room when the power goes out at the remote site or the fear of having a distraught patient verbalizing suicidal or homicidal intent and then walking out of the videoconference made us insure that someone at the remote facility is always stationed by a phone during the telehealth session. Even then, the unexpected happens, as when a power outage at a remote site killed the power to the phone where the backup person was stationed.
Conducting clinical assessment or treatment via videoconference or webcam requires a new set of skills and attention to aspects unique to the medium. While the providers found that they were able to adequately assess and treat, they also reported that the telehealth sessions were tiring. Providers who easily managed 8 sessions a day reported fatigue after 3-4 sessions via videoconference. To a large extent, this was attributed to a perceived need for greater attention and focus. This may be due to the videoconferencing medium itself, as studies have demonstrated that individuals appear more attentive and focused in these environments. The provider's need for more attention and focus may also be due to a greater requirement to acquire limited nonverbal information that is otherwise more easily obtained in a face-to-face encounter. Over time, however, our providers reported greater comfort and less fatigue as they became more experienced with the medium.
Providers need to practice and feel comfortable with the technology so that it is not intrusive in the clinical encounter. Patients will often take their cue from the provider, and a frustrated therapist struggling to establish a good connection or set a proper camera angle may significantly influence the patient's comfort with the process as well. Once this basic skill set is established, the therapist must attend to the fact that verbal and non-verbal behavior is perceived differently in the videoconferencing or webcam environment. Camera placement, for example, will determine if the patient perceives the provider as looking at him/her or looking at the floor. The typical web camera is placed on top of a computer screen; the image of the provider is seen on the computer screen positioned below the camera. As a result, the provider is not looking directly into the camera and the patient's perception is that the provider is not looking at them. Many patients may interpret this directly or vaguely as disinterest on the therapist's part. If not adequately addressed, this may have a negative effect on the therapeutic relationship. Fortunately, there are several ways to manage this potential problem. If the camera has a zoom feature and the screen is sufficiently large, positioning the camera and screen further away from the provider helps reduce the perceived difference in angle between camera and screen. Alternatively, one can purchase a high quality gooseneck camera the diameter of a pencil and place it directly in front of the screen. The small camera diameter does not interfere with the view of the patient and the camera position creates the perception that the provider is looking directly at the patient. The last and most commonly used option is to simply explain to the patient that, while it appears that the provider is looking down and not at the patient, he or she is actually looking directly at the patient on the screen itself. Addressed early in the process, this appears to allay patient concerns that the therapist is disinterested or otherwise not attending to the session. Therapists can be trained to look directly into the camera when emphasizing a point or at critical moments in the session.
There are a number of ways in which a provider can unwittingly undermine the effectiveness of a telehealth encounter. Our observation and training of therapists who want to work in this electronic environment provides fertile ground for the discovery of new differences between telehealth and face-to-face encounters. Many of the pitfalls we've identified are completely out of the awareness of the provider. For example, one provider we worked with liked to use his laptop to take notes when conducting a session. In a face-to-face encounter, the computer was visible to the patient who observed the provider occasionally turning to the side to write a note. In the telehealth encounter, however, the computer was not visible to the patient. During one initial treatment session, the patient looked visibly shocked when, from the patient's perspective, the therapist would at times simply turn away from the patient and attend to something else. The patient at the time said nothing, but in a post-session interview conducted as part of the therapist's training, he reported feeling that the therapist was rude and not interested in the patient's concerns. We advised the therapist that, in the first telehealth session with a patient, he needed to explain that he occasionally turns away from the camera to take notes. This eliminated similar misperceptions in the therapist's subsequent patient encounters.
Another overlooked potential problem is the loudness of the provider's voice at the remote end. A comfortable listening level for one patient – particularly one hard of hearing - may be absolutely deafening to another. Interestingly, many patients perceive a loud volume level as yelling on the part of the therapist. They do not perceive it as something simply needing a volume adjustment like they might make with an overly loud TV commercial. Thus, at the start of a session it is crucial that providers insure the volume is at a comfortable level for the patient.
Providers tend not to attend to other aspects of the telehealth environment as well. Videoconferencing and webcam environments often default to a two screen display. Provider and patient typically see both themselves and the person at the remote end (i.e., near and far views) either as equal size images or in a picture-within-a-picture format. Patients may find this to be very distracting, as they are not used to seeing their own image on the screen and thus become overly self-conscious. Therefore, we recommend that the patient's screen show only the therapist. On the provider side, we advise that both images be present on the screen. While initially distracting, therapists adapt to it and it provides important information regarding the image portrayed to the patient, posture, position in the camera, and lighting. In general, an image that extends from the waist to the top of the head appears most comfortable for both. Avoiding the "Wizard of Oz" talking head is recommended. Therapists are also advised to remain relatively still during the session as frequent movement may tend to pixilate the screen, adding a distracting element. We discovered that many providers have a tendency to rock back and forth in their chairs, something that proves to be extremely challenging for maintaining a focused image. Videoconferencing also introduces a delay in the conversation, similar to what one typically sees in simultaneous live satellite newscasts. Therapists need to factor in a one to three second pause before responding to the patient as the conversation will otherwise be frustrating, with each party talking over the other. If the provider engages in proper pacing, the patient will follow suit.
The ability to provide culturally-informed care, a critical competency in any circumstance, is a major consideration when providing care across thousands of miles. Huge differences arise out of the myriad of cultures present in the Pacific region. While simply being open and understanding can go a long way toward bridging differences, the challenge for providers is that "they don't know what they don't know and can easily turn off" a patient without intention or awareness. There are a number of books about the Samoan warrior culture, for example, but this basic knowledge may be woefully inadequate when discussing matters of family with a Pacific island village chief. We recently began providing services to American Samoa, where behavioral health providers, as well as every other health care specialty, are extremely limited. Prior to doing so, we conducted interviews with a broad sampling of individuals in American Samoa and found that they were extremely receptive to the concept of telehealth. Several told us that behavioral health services via telehealth were preferred, as nothing is confidential in Samoa. They also noted that not having the provider on the island reduced the chance of what they perceived could be an uncomfortable social encounter with the provider. We were told of the culturally inappropriate treatment styles and interpersonal behaviors of the transplanted providers from the U.S. mainland and of the relatively short duration of their stay in Samoa.
While providing behavioral telehealth services to patients in American Samoa increases the availability of providers with a variety of specialty skills and provides some comfort with regard to patient confidentiality, the cultural issues still remain prominent. With that in mind, we hired a master's-level native American Samoan to serve as a cultural mediator during the telehelath sessions. Having received his master's degree in psychology at a university in Hawaii, he was firmly grounded in Samoan and Hawaii western culture. His participation in each telehealth session was invaluable as he frequently explained concepts in ways that were more culturally meaningful and appropriate. He was often heard saying, "I think what Dr. Smith means to say is…."
In response to the stresses associated with frequent redeployments and the high operational tempo of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) in the longest war in U.S. history, the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army (VCSA) in 2009 directed that behavioral health providers touch every soldier at specified times in the Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) cycle. These touch times included immediately postdeployment, again approximately 120-180 days postdeployment, and several months prior to deployment. The challenge was insuring that an adequate number of providers be available during these surge periods, when thousands of soldiers would need to be seen within a 2-4 week period of time. In order to meet this requirement, a large number of providers was needed and the typical military behavioral health facility did not have the staffing required to accomplish the additional task. The VCSA directed that other options be considered, including the possibility of flying in and telecommuting providers to various locations.
In October 2009, Tripler conducted a quality improvement project to determine if soldiers and providers experienced interviews conducted over high-definition videoconference (VTC) or webcam (DCO – Defense Connect Online) as equivalent to face-to-face (FTF) interviews. Five hundred and twenty soldiers from the 2-35 Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, returning from war in Iraq received a post-deployment screening, with one-third having the screening conducted over VTC, one-third via DCO, and one-third FTF. An anonymous post-screening questionnaire was completed by those soldiers.
The soldiers were scheduled in groups of 45, with each group first receiving a two minute briefing to reduce stigma and reinforce the importance of engaging the process in an honest, forthright manner. The soldiers then completed a five minute, 42 item online questionnaire that assessed their current psychological status in a number of areas (e.g., substance use, anger, risky behavior, self worth, depression, PTSD symptoms, quality of relationships, financial difficulties, sleep, etc.). This was followed by the interview with the behavioral health provider who had immediate access to the results of the online questionnaire. Unlike prior screenings where soldiers were seen by a behavioral health provider only if they reported a positive behavioral health issue on a paper and pencil screening questionnaire, all soldiers, regardless of their questionnaire results, were seen for an interview. In addition to screening for psychopathology and risk, the overall tone of the encounter was a positive psychology approach focusing on strengths and resiliency. The providers provided reassurance and normalized the challenges of the readjustment process. They provided recommendations for managing some of the most common problems faced by returning soldiers, to include insomnia and hyper-arousal, the latter being adaptive in theater but less functional in garrison. Recommendations for follow-up care were also made to nip problems in the bud, for example when soldiers reported the beginnings of marital discord or child-parent conflicts. The goal was to have each soldier - who may never have met or seen a behavioral health provider in his or her entire life - experience the encounter positively. With that accomplished, it was expected that soldiers would be more willing to follow up with any referrals made by the provider. In addition, it was hoped that the positive experience would further reduce stigma and resistance should the soldier consider or have the need for future behavioral health services. Following the interview with the behavioral health provider, soldiers met briefly with a nurse case manager who scheduled any referrals made by the provider and further reinforced the value and importance of the soldier following through with the referral.
The soldier post-interview results were extremely interesting. Given that the soldiers were required to participate in the post-deployment interview and the fact that these interviews occurred on days and times where the soldier would likely have been engaged in more pleasurable R&R activities, we did not expect there to be a high satisfaction rate with the process. We were surprised to find that between 86-88 percent of the soldiers found the interview to be helpful. This may have been due to the positive psychology-based nature of the interview, which was significantly different from an interview that screened only for psychopathology. Also of interest, there was no difference in satisfaction rates between interview venues (VTC - 88%; DCO - 86%; FTF - 87%).
The soldiers' satisfaction (VTC - 97%; DCO - 95%; FTF - 96%) and level of comfort with the overall process (VTC - 98%; DCO - 93%; FTF - 95%) were extremely high. Similarly, soldiers reported no difficulty seeing or hearing the provider (100-96%) and perceived the provider as equally able to do so (98-95%). Most surprising, when asked if there were concerns they did not feel comfortable discussing, a significantly greater portion of those seen electronically disagreed with the statement compared to the FTF group (VTC - 94%; DCO - 81%; FTF - 76%; p < .01). Soldiers may be more comfortable in a therapeutic context disclosing personal information to someone located remotely than in the same room, a phenomenon one often finds as well in the internet social networking environment. It is interesting to consider the possibility that behavioral telehealth may be superior to a face-to-face encounter.
The providers were also asked to complete a post-interview questionnaire after each encounter and at the end of each day. Each of the 19 providers had an approximately equal number of days conducting interviews in each of the three modalities. In contrast to the high comfort levels reported by the soldiers, the providers reported significantly greater comfort with interviews conducted face-to-face and via VTC than they did with webcam (VTC - 89%; DCO - 56%; FTF - 100%; p < .0001) and reported being less able to establish rapport with the soldier (VTC - 94%; DCO - 72%; FTF - 89%; p < .03) when using the webcam. Contributing to this may be the fact that the providers reported greater difficulty seeing and hearing the soldier via DCO. Interestingly, there was no significant difference between the three modalities in the providers' ability to assess the soldiers' psychological health needs or provide appropriate recommendations or interventions. Approximately half of the providers recommended that the post-deployment interviews be conducted via VTC, while less than one-fourth of the providers recommended the webcam (VTC - 53%; DCO - 22%; FTF - 84%; p < .0001).
Given that webcam communications (e.g., Skype, DCO, etc.) are significantly less expensive and in greater widespread use than VTC, the finding that providers did not recommend webcam interviews warranted further investigation. Post-project interviews with providers revealed some interesting perceptions. The providers in this QI project were, for the most part, newcomers to VTC and webcam services. Like most individuals who have grown up watching TV, images that are smooth and interference-free are the natural expectation. Images that are at times jerky or pixilated were viewed by the providers as inferior, which they are. Despite reporting that they were able to adequately assess and treat using all three modalities, the webcam images did not meet expectations. Audio quality and audio delay were also identified as factors that significantly impacted the provider's satisfaction with webcam.
In other webcam and low bandwidth projects we have conducted, providers initially reported less satisfaction with the lower quality video but, with practice and experience, they developed greater comfort and satisfaction using these systems. It appears that it may take some habituation to the lower quality images before they become non-distracting. Soon we will conduct a study to further clarify the minimum levels of video and audio quality needed to adequately assess and treat a variety of psychological and physical conditions. Thankfully, this is becoming less and less an issue as bandwidth capabilities at remote locations are expanding at a phenomenal rate.
We used webcam technology (DCO) to subsequently screen 3,500 redeploying soldiers at Ft. Richardson, Alaska. As VTC was not an option given severe bandwidth limitations, DCO was used exclusively. Providers at TAMC and Madigan Army Medical Center (MAMC, located in Washington State) telecommuted to Ft. Richardson and successfully conducted these screenings over a four-week period. Again, DCO was more than adequate to meet the task. In areas not directly patient related, the telecommuters were faced with challenges similar to those experienced by our civilian colleagues. Despite being a unified health care system, Army providers are credentialed and privileged by local or regional committees and the TAMC providers had to be evaluated and privileged at Ft. Richardson before they could screen soldiers. Similarly, in the civilian sector, providers are typically required to be licensed in the states and privileged in the facilities where both provider and patient are located. This can be a lengthy process, particularly if the provider is not registered with, or the state does not participate in, one of the available mobility mechanisms. Workload credit (billing in the civilian sector) was also an issue. The Soldiers were not registered in our Pacific Region, thus the work produced by the TAMC providers was credited to the region where the soldiers were registered. Our civilian counterparts find similar challenges when the distant patient has insurance with a company with which the provider has no relationship.
As a result of its successful implementation of behavioral telehealth services, TAMC recently received funding to establish a Tele-behavioral Health and Surge Support (TBHSS) program in the Pacific Region. The funding provides for the hiring of 10 psychologists, 3 psychology technicians, 3 nurse case managers, 1 psychiatrist, 3 technical support staff and 2 administrative support staff. Funding for building renovation and equipment is also included. The staff will be dedicated 100 percent to telehealth and will be provided with the clinical, technical and military cultural training required to do the job. In addition to worldwide surge support, the program will provide services to soldiers down range in Iraq and Afghanistan, to other military units in the Pacific Regional Medical Command's area of responsibility to include Japan, Korea, and Guam, to National Guard/Army Reserve Families and Soldiers living on the Hawaiian Islands and remote islands of the Pacific, and to uniformed service members living on Oahu who would like to avoid the two hour commute it may take to get to Tripler from their place of duty. TBHSS will also enhance continuity of care, as it allows us to maintain a therapeutic relationship with our soldiers wherever they may be deployed or stationed. In addition to the dedicated telehealth staff, behavioral health specialty providers also provide long distance care. See Table 1 for a listing of available treatment and diagnostic services. We are giving serious consideration to the possibility of providing behavioral telehealth services to the Service Member or Family Member when they are at their home. While a number of safety and liability concerns will need to be addressed before moving into this new area of service provision, it is not hard to recognize the increased access to care and the reduced stigma this method of treatment can offer.
Synchronous telehealth services are certainly not a new phenomenon. When Alexander Graham Bell spilled battery acid on himself when testing out his telephone invention for the first time, little did he know that he was making telehealth history when he called out over the wire to Watson for help. Behavioral telehealth was taking place as early as 1959, when the University of Nebraska started using closed-circuit television between locations to provide psychological treatment services. Since then, the increasing availability of videoconferencing technology has resulted in a greater number of behavioral health providers engaging their patients via this medium. Nevertheless, despite its demonstrated success, the great majority of behavioral health providers do not utilize what this technology has to offer. For example, how much more convenient would it be for a patient to access their therapist during a workday from a webcam located at the worksite? How helpful might it be for a patient to contact and get assistance from his or her therapist within moments of a critical event? How helpful would it be for a patient with a rare condition to receive treatment from a national expert located thousands of miles away? More and more individuals of all ages are utilizing e-mail, chat rooms, social networking sites, video phones, and instant messaging to provide for their social and psychological needs. While these new technologies can present problems, there is space for psychology to use these new communication mediums to increase access to care and improve the effectiveness of treatment. Recently, an agoraphobic patient I was treating for an extended period of time was able to make her first trip in a decade to a crowded shopping mall. She attributed her success less to the treatment I provided than to the importance and influence of her one thousand friends – many of whom also suffered from the same condition – who were cheering her on and offering encouragement via Twitter during this important challenge.
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Raymond A. Folen, PhD, is the Chief of the Department of Psychology at the Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii, where he was previously the Chief of Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology Service. He has been credentialed by the National Register since 1979 and was recently elected to the National Register Board of Directors.
Brigadier General Stephen L. Jones was responsible for the activation of the Warrior Transition Battalion, the opening of a traumatic brain injury clinic at Tripler, and a brain concussion clinic at Schofield Barracks. He also helped launch the telemedicine initiative which allowed behavioral health specialists at Tripler and Schofield Barracks to conduct confidential interviews with soldiers to assess their mental health status and design treatment plans upon their return from combat.
Melba C. Stetz, PhD, currently serves in the Department of Psychology as Chief of Research Psychology, Chair of Performance Improvement, and Director of Psychology Practicum. Her main contribution is the use of Virtual Reality in psychology to assess and assist warfighters. She received her PhD in Industrial and Organzational Psychology from Carlos Albizu University in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Brenda Edmonds, PsyD, is currently the Chief of Behavioral Health, Health Policy and Services, for the Pacific Regional Medical Command. She graduated with a doctorate in clinical psychology from the American School of Professional Psychology, Argosy University, Hawaii Campus.
Judy Carlson, EdD, is a Senior Nurse Scientist with the Nursing Research Service, Tripler Army Medical Center.


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Yes. I found Shaun and Spencer in the woman's bathroom, in this tiny hot box "sauna", just talking about life and sweating like animals. When I caught them, they smiled like little boys in trouble and decided that it was time to get out.
So being a good wife.. I died laughing, invited some friends to come laugh with me, and snapped a few photos before they left the room. I wanted to be sure I had evidence to remind Shaun how ridiculous he is.. just in case he forgets.
There is nothing profound to say about this... I can't really relate it to God and encourage you to go out and change the world because of the incredible analogy I come up with. My only goal in sharing this is that perhaps it will make you smile. We all need smiles sometimes. :)

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Tokyo 10.2 Rad studio not compiling to IOS for App Store, Error: E0776 xcrun: error: unable to find utility "PackageApplication", not a developer tool or in PATH
Guys Since upgrading from Rad Studio 10.1 Berlin to 10.2 Tokyo, the Compiler want compile to IOS anymore for creating IOS to send to the APP Score. Looks like the Script that does the compiling has an issue. (and seems I am not the only one with this issue, see youtube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT2Ve_yU6uA [PAClient Error] Error: E0776 Unable to execute '"/usr/bin/xcrun" -sdk iphoneos PackageApplication -v "/Users/xxxxx/PAServer/scratch-dir/me-mls2/xxxxx.app" -o "/Users/xxxxx/PAServer/scratch-dir/me-mls2/xxxxx.ipa" -sign "iPhone Distribution: xxxxx (6TR54HC4ZC)" --embed "/Users/xxxxxl/Library/MobileDevice/Provisioning Profiles/9d7db578-c51f-4023-a495-c014745f3d07.mobileprovision"' (Error 72) [PAClient Error] Error: E0776 xcrun: error: unable to find utility "PackageApplication", not a developer tool or in PATH Please Help!!
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Three days trying on Berlin and NOTHING, was instructed to update to Tokyo and PAServer 19 and NOTHING, cannot debug IOS 32 bit. Get the error "Unable to install package e8000087" This means that 64 bit not compatible but I am using 32 bit so doesnt make sense. 3 days of sheer frustration and realizing that I am chasing my tail.
Has anyone at Embarcadero shed some light on this yet ??
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Here is a solution - it works even for Berlin and Xcode 9.2 on iOS 11.1:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43068608/xcrun-error-unable-to-find-utility-packageapplication-not-a-developer-tool - choose best answer
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It's painfully obvious that Embarcadero doesn't take product support seriously. iOS 11 is out and ZERO mention on their site of it, what issues we'll have building for it or how to solve them. In fact, go to embarcadero.com and you won't find any way to log in to download what you've paid for or to get support. But wait until it's time to renew and you'll get plenty of emails from sales people.
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After doing all that stuff now i get another error. And idera YET no OFFICIAL SOLUTION!
is a bad joke?
err=Unable to install package. (e8000067)
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Sarina D wrote:What? Are you saying we must DOWNGRADE XCODE??? Are you joking? Will you give me my money back??? Fix that now! How is possible after 6 months cannot deploy an ios app????
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Hi everybody
Yesterday Apple released a new version of Xcode. The problem is still present for Berlin or Tokyo even with last hot fix (april).
To solve it and not be blocked if you need last release 8.3 release of Xcode, follow this steps :
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It's now 6 weeks since this was first reported - why hasn't this show stopper problem been fixed by Embarcadero????????????
Also affects Delphi Berlin 10.1
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You know, I cannot believe how tolerant Delphi developers are in experiencing this and many other type of problems - its obvious Embarcadero are not doing proper usability studies or these issues would not be coming up!
I would have wasted 100's of hours chasing issues since using Berlin - without Google I would be screwed :-(
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Solved ?
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Some problem.
My solution:
- Download old xcode version (v8.2.1) from apple's website
- Rename newest xcode app (v8.3 or v8.3.1) to _xcode
- Install old version that you just downloaded; it will be named xcode
That's all it takes to get by until Embarcadero has a fix.
Until that time I'm using the old version and as soon as a fix comes out I will delete (or rename) xcode version 8.2.1 and replace it with the latest version. Prevents having to download the app again ;)
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I did not upgrade to Tokyo, I continue with the Berlin version, but it's no good to go back to the version, because apple, returning the version gives the following message: "1.0.2 Binary Rejected Apr 13, 2017 - Guideline 2.1 - Performance During review, your app failed to launch on an iPad and iPhone running iOS 10.3.1 on Wi-Fi connected to an".
What to do? I urgently need to launch an app in the Apple Store!
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Please see the workaround for building for the iOS App Store with RAD Studio 10.2 that we posted at http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/PlatformStatus/en/Main_Page#iOS_10
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That's a recurring problem that Embarcadero has to fix once and for all. When xCode is released, they should provide a new PAServer within a week max, not weeks. I'm convinced that this behavior is responsible for many people leaving this nice development environment.
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Will there be a solution instead of downgrade xcode?
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Hi Gebhard,
Yep., Lots of people will soon have this issue, I wasted 3 days over this issue.
Apple is aware of this, XCODEBUILD is the replacement for XCRUN but the compiler when passing to XCODE via PACClient passes XCRUN with the
E0776 Unable to execute '"/usr/bin/xcrun" -sdk iphoneos PackageApplication -v that Fails since Xcode 8.3 has now removed support for PackageApplication via XCRUN.
Hope this gets FIXED ASAP!!!!
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i have the same problem.
it is also for Berlin since the Xcode Update
look here: https://quality.embarcadero.com/browse/RSP-17650
and vote for it.
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I have de same problem :-{


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Friday, May 23, 2008
Tulips in my Sketchbook
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17 comments:
- Kim said...
It is great you didn't fix them and is lovely to see your sketchbook drawings are not perfect paintings. I do not even have photoshop nor would I know how to use it. :) Most likely I should learn, though.
Your tulips are wonderful and I love the way you have captured them as they are waining. You have a lovely eye for the line, Andrea.
What will you do this weekend? A beautiful weekend in Paris...
- May 23, 2008 at 1:55 PM
- sukipoet said...
I like the insides of the tulips. Botanical studies like Victorian watercolor artists often did.
I dont have photoshop either. And am not even sure what it is, a program to fiddle with photos. Anywya, they look fine to me. Have a fun weekend. Here we have a 3 day Memorial Day holiday. there is an open studio tour tomorrow that I will go on. Fun.
- May 23, 2008 at 2:56 PM
- Cris in Oregon said...
Love to see your sketchbook studies. These are wonderful. I like the bugs you put in here and there around the flowers almost like a BUG HUG. :)
- May 23, 2008 at 3:30 PM
- human being said...
so beautiful..
i love the way an insect (is it a fly? it's too small for a butterfly)
is buzzing around the tulip... making the painting alive...
- May 23, 2008 at 3:40 PM
- Peter J. Crowley said...
I agree I love the tulips and the waves in the paper lend to the feeling of 3 dimensional images. I'm off to stroll for coffee and images at an outdoor cafe. There is sun today. New blog from me as soon as blogger gets fixed? No image upload for 3 or more days now. enjoy pjc
- May 23, 2008 at 3:49 PM
- andrea said...
The line quality is magical. I love these.
- May 23, 2008 at 4:58 PM
- Paula said...
I really like these tulips. The colors are particularly interesting and I for one like the shadows of the paper.
- May 23, 2008 at 7:38 PM
- Cestandrea said...
Kim, thank you:) What I'll do this weekend? Well, today it's Saturday and in a minute I'll go to the market to buy fresh vegetables and fish and when I come back, I'll paint the big Peonies I bought in the wonderful flowershop not far from our appartment...
- May 24, 2008 at 10:51 AM
- Cestandrea said...
Suki, photoshop is another way to spend too much time on the computer. I have workd so much with it that I flee it now and always prefer the "real" painting, it can be useful though in order to give your work a "professional" touch, a thing they so much want you to show these days...
- May 24, 2008 at 10:53 AM
- Cestandrea said...
Cris, when I draw these in my parent's garden, there were so many busy insects flying around the plants, that it would have been not correct to put some of them into the painting, they would have complained...
- May 24, 2008 at 10:54 AM
- Cestandrea said...
Human Being, the buzzing insects came by, buzzing into my ear, and they said "paint us, paint us, buzz buzz buzz" :) Big bees and drones and little quick softfurred ones that had wings which moved so fast you couldn't see them anymore, like miniature hummingburds with furr,
love A.
- May 24, 2008 at 10:56 AM
- Cestandrea said...
Peter, how nice to be free and take off for coffee and images like a bee for honey in a beautiful flower.
Hope your blogger gets fixed soon, so that we can follow your journey again.
- May 24, 2008 at 10:58 AM
- Cestandrea said...
Andrea, thank you my nametwin, I should be doing more of these, oh there are so many things to do that I can't chose what to do first:) Thanks for visiting always:)
- May 24, 2008 at 10:59 AM
- Cestandrea said...
Paula, you are right, now that you say that, I like the wavey shadows too:)love A.
- May 24, 2008 at 10:59 AM
- Lynn said...
Absolutely lovely Andrea. I envy your ability to capture the beauty of things in pen and ink.
- May 24, 2008 at 5:45 PM
- Lynette said...
Your sketchbook flowers are wonderful Andrea and you really captured the beauty and delicate line and color of the flowers so well.
- May 24, 2008 at 8:59 PM
- Wurzerl said...
Liebe Andrea, wie immer, wenn ich Blumenskizzen von Dir bewundern darf, fällt mir die Sensibilität auf, mit der Du dem Wesen einer Pflanze nachspürst. Wenn man Deine Tulpen sieht, dann versteht man die einstige Tulpomania der Holländer. Ich hätte mich damals jedenfalls nicht von Rembrandt sondern nur von Andrea porträtieren lassen. (Wer weiß, was für ein Unkraut da letztlich auf der Leinwand gelandet wäre, grins)
Ich wünsche Dir einen guten Wochenstart. Liebe Grüße vom
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Hello! Today is day 8 of the 21 day sugar detox! It's still going well. I'm not saying it's easy, but it is manageable. I'm still getting tons of random cravings, to the tune of: Tim Horton's coffee with cream and sugar, toast with butter (WTF?!), cavegirlcuisine's strawberry meringues (I can't get these out of my head!), ETC!
Other than that, I am good! I am starting to wonder if these cravings will ever go away, though. I've noticed I get a lot more cravings at work, because I'm bored I think. I'm hoping that if I keep resisting them, they will eventually leave me alone! Today when the cravings hit, I first staved them off with a big cup of organic ginger tea.
When I felt a true hunger, I snacked on my green apple of the day! I had this little combo as a DELICIOUS snack:
Cinnamon Apple Snack
1 Green Apple, sliced
Sprinkle of cinnamon
Squeeze of lemon
Mix the lemon, cinnamon and apple slices in a bowl! Eat with almonds or other nuts!
I use a type of cinnamon called "real" cinnamon. I don't know what it is, but it tastes way different than normal cinnamon!
Now for a bit of REAL TALK:
I'm a bit worried about tomorrow. My friend is coming over for our ritual of playing Mario on the wii, and usually we also drink while playing. Not a lot, but a hard cider or two. I'm worried about saying 'no' tomorrow. My friend is fairly health conscious so I think I might just tell her the truth. Is there any harm in saying "I'm detoxing from sugar. I will have a drink with you in 12 days."? I don't really think there is, but at the same time, I worry about being judged. If I'm being honest right now, which I am, I actually haven't told 1 single person that I am doing this so far. That's right, NOT EVEN MY BOYFRIEND! Sure, I told my parents and my boyfriend vaguely that I was going to cut back on sugar in February, but I didn't go into ANY details and I have not mentioned it. I think having more confidence in decisions I make for my own health is something I majorly need to work on.
I know I'm doing something RIGHT by myself, and there should be ZERO shame in that!
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To give investors the confidence to put their money in the banks, lenders need to be more honest about the scale of bad debts they are carrying, the FPC said.
"The task of attracting fresh external capital [could be] facilitated if steps were taken to reduce uncertainty about valuations of on-balance sheet assets,"Please re-read the highlighted text as the FPC has effectively called for banks to provide ultra transparency as your humble blogger has been advocating and disclose on an ongoing basis their current global asset, liability and off-balance sheet exposure details.
It is only with this level of granular information that uncertainty about valuations is reduced and investor confidence is restored.
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Corporate Boxing is where men and women from the white-collar professions train like a real boxer to box in the fantastic city centre venue 'OPEN' on Bank Plain and is a great night out and all.
We open the doors at 7.15pm
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HGame-Nov 11,2015 Sacchan's House Is A "Fashion Health Parlor" (sodomutogomora)
Release Year: 2015
OS Platforms : [PC]WindowsVista / Windows7 / Windows8 / Windows10
Genre : Girl Student Uniform Soapland Internal Cumshot Brunet Hair
The dark-haired otome's home is actual a brothel!?
Satsuki was beloved by her friends in archery club.
They were going to go to state championship, but one day
her parents simply up and vanished.
Her parents left a certain business behind,
and Satsuki was named the inheritor and company director.
She was asked by the employees to take charge,
which she did between school and study.
Except the business… was not strictly legal…
This is the story of Satsuki, an earnest schoolgirl,
who becomes the proprietress of the brothel
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Life has been busy! As you all know, we found out we are having a baby next month. The other news is that we adopted a beautiful baby boy in June, so days have been full as we adjust to having a newborn in the house again. We are going to be old pros come November! He is a wonderful, easy baby and we feel truly blessed. And before too long I am going to be back to pureeing baby food and filling my ice cube trays, so stayed tuned for such excitement.
On the topic of being a healthy mama (though my pregnancy instincts have led me to eat more chocolate and butter than I can really justify), I pulled out my Sneaky Chef cookbook yesterday, as my toddler as developed a very specific palate that needs some expansion. Stay tuned for that, too!
In the mean time, want to try something that just exudes fall and is absolutely delicious? It's decadent, I warn you, but since the main ingredient is a vegetable, don't feel bad about the butter - it is soooooo worth it. Leave it to The Pioneer Woman to do squash right: Butternut Squash Puree.
I hope you all are staying well this fall season - and I promise to whip up something tasty soon!


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Ensign of Confederate Revenue Cutter Service
or would've been "Confederate Coast Guard"
or would've been "Confederate Coast Guard"
This is probably the least known of Confederate Flags. The flag of the Confederate Revenue Service - also called the Confederate Revenue Marine. Before the War Between the States the US Revenue Cutter Service was the old name of the US Coast Guard - established by Alexander Hamilton on August 4, 1790.
The US Revenue Cutter Service changed her name when she 'married' the US Life Saving Service in 1915. The US Life Saving Service was created in 1848 by a Jersey Congressman - William A. Newell originally born in Ohio.
Flag of Union Revenue Cutter ServiceArms of the US Life Saving Service
since 1799 & US Coast Guard in 1915
since 1799 & US Coast Guard in 1915
Created in 1848 - joined forces with
US Revenue Cutter Service that became
US Coast Guard in 1915
Thus from a certain point of view, the banner of the Confederate Revenue Cutter Service is the flag of the "Confederate Coast Guard."
The Union Revenue Cutter Service had her own flag that was created in 1799. Naturally, the South was obligated to create a new Revenue Cutter Service Flag upon secession.
One more interesting fact, just before the US Civil War in 1853 - the USRC Jefferson Davis was launched. She was named and launched under president Pierce. The USRC Jefferson Davis was then named in honor of the Secretary of War - who later rose to the highest office in the Confederacy.
Model of USRC Jefferson Davisin Seattle Coast Guard Museum
The USRC Jefferson Davis did not participate in the Civil War but did suppress a Native American Rebellion in the North Pacific. During her 'action' she would have flown what is now known as the US Coast Guard Flag. The poetic irony is that the Jefferson Davis went to war with Washington. Washington Territory that is to suppress a Native American rebellion, just before Washington DC went to war with an American Native - President Jefferson Davis. Washington Territory was also created in 1853 like the USRC Jefferson Davis, as Jefferson Davis is the would be George Washington of the Confederacy.
Also note that the US Coast Guard uses a different flag when marching on parade or on land. You would normally only see the 16 vertically striped Coast Guard flag at sea.
Learn More about the US Revenue and Cutter Service and the Confederate version here at US Military.com
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Memory Rules on iPhone
April 18, 2009 § Leave a comment
iPhone 3D comes with 128MB of RAM. Majority of RAM is used by OS. This leaves about 40MB for your application. Even if you use 3MB of RAM, you will trigger the memory warnings.
- no garbage collection
- for every alloc, retain, copy, you will have to release the memory
- no automatic objects to help manage memory
- use autorelease with care as it leaks memory; autorelease will not release until the autorelease pool is released
- no virtual memory or swap file
Good memory practices are here and here. Stanford Cocoa Programming Course class PDF is here. The offical Apple's memory management practice is here.


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9 Previously havens for wild animals from elephant to giraffe. For predators such as lion and cheetah. The riverbeds are now mostly grasing spots. The Kalahari Desert was once a much wetter place. The Kalahari supports a variety of fauna and flora. The native flora includes acacia trees and many other herbs and grasses. In the rainy season, tens of thousands of flamingos visit these pans. The Kalahari has a number of game reserves – the Central kalahari Game Reserve, the worlds second largest protected aria. Animals that live in the rigion include brown hyenas, lions, giraffes, jackals, antelope and many of birds and reptiles.
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Mesa High,
another year done,
another baseball season past,
one more to go, how time flies...
Are you ready for this?
"What can I say about Ryan?? Oh ya, I got it, tell about his grand slam."
One Grand Slam is good for another. I was able to get Denny's to donate 5 Grand Slam Breakfasts so each of the 5 grand slams hit this season were aptly rewarded. Ryan happened to have hit one of the grand slams (if you missed the video, see it here --http://keepingvigilonthevigils.blogspot.com/2009/04/baseball-players-dream-come-true.html
Mrs. Downs took some wonderful pictures and spent a lot of time putting this collage together, she made a custom one for each of the team members


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To the government regulators, policy makers, and game developers:
Here is an idea for a game, website, or scenario creator to involve the public on solving problems. I will be using the example of the problem of mass violence and gun violence:
About me:
Society Future Simulator Game and Tool Presentation
Friday, July 19, 2013
People and society are in need of guidance on what to do in the future. The vision of the future is dim, hazy, and full of widely different possibilities. It is hard for anyone to be able to decide what they are going to do with their life with such a limited view of the future. We are not yet conscious of the future
We might not yet control the weather but we do have control over our selves. We should work with the things we have the greatest control over.
The future is important to plan for and we should value it. As a result of the uncertainty and inability to sense the future we fear it and cling to philosophies that value the present time while conveniently ignoring the possible bad futures, but if we care enough and dedicate ourselves, then we can make a greater future that is more valuable than any moment in the past. Each moment should be better than the previous moment. This world is worth taking care of and improving.
I want to change this problem of the inability to forecast the future. I want to reduce the unknowns and determine the possible futures with an interpretation of the implications of the data of the past and present. In order to determine the general trajectory of society the program will need as much data as possible about the present and past. Just as we know the trajectory of objects in outer space we can determine the trajectory of things of inner space or the mind. We will one day measure the future trajectory of people by calculating what they will do by keeping track of their beliefs, desires, and other things that cause them to act. With the information about behavior causing entities, we can determine each person's future behavior and their life's trajectory. By gathering data on the causes of a person's success in achieving their life goals we can determine if another person will realize a goal of theirs. Then the program can advise and tell you what you need to do, be, desire, and believe in order to succeed at a particular goal or action. It will be the ultimate life and society guidance system. To protect from misuse the system will not allow you to learn how to do anything evil or harmful.
In order to predict the future we have to cause the future we want to happen. The best way to do that is to learn as much as we can about ourselves and what we want for the future. We need a system that tracks everybody's short and long term plans and goals, and we need artificial intelligence that figures out how all the goals relate and add up.
People should have the opportunity to do what is right but society has the responsibility to intervene when people make the wrong decisions too much or when they are harming society and not helping society.
I invite everyone to participate and help with this project and be a part of making a meaningful contribution to society in the most efficient way possible.
Background information and introduction to the innovative concept.
I am interested in the gamification (or making scenarios and goal oriented activities) of government and of life in general. I am interested in collaborative games (where everyone wins if they participate) rather than competitive ones. I have ideas for games that could improve government, people's lives, and educate people. The Civilization games are some of my favorite ones because they give you an experience of being a leader of a civilization and you learn history in the process. My concept is influenced by this game, other games, and popular books that forecast the future.
The game/concept
In the game called "Your Solutions" for now, players would have the ability to define problems and solutions and the effects the problems and solutions have on an entity, population, or civilization that the player is advising. They would also define the global effects and influences of these problems, solutions, and effects. Other people could make decisions in the scenarios to see what happens according to the user or expert defined rules and results of each action. People could build every aspect of the scenario. They would determine what happens in the scenario and/or make decisions in other people's built scenarios to see what happens. People would learn problem solving and forecasting skills in this game.
The Mass Violence Example:
Defining the problem:
For example, a problem arises in the media, someone wants to try to analyze the problem in the game and scenario maker, so they define the problem as "There has been a problem with mass shootings that has become unacceptable. There are people who are mentally unstable and who have a strong reason or desire to hurt people. They are intent on hurting society and terrorizing everyone. They want to take away our sense of safety and our well-being.
Then the players would provide possible solutions like, "A solution could be to restrict access to guns and increase the availability of mental health".
The results of the solutions:
Then players would define the foreseeable and possible effects the choices would have on the game like, "As a result of restricting gun use there is greater level of safety and greater happiness from the reduction of terror, and a negative effect would be greater chance of invasion from other countries since people are not armed, that would lead to another problem such as the lack of weapons for civilians to protect themselves from invasions, then the solution might be to allow weapons but have a lock on the trigger that can be released by someone who has authority to enable the weapon. Also, the gun would have a video camera and cellular communication device to make requests to use the gun. So someone could press an emergency button and say I need to protect myself from an intruder then point the gun and camera at the intruder and then shoot if the light turns green. The gun would have a stun and lethal option to adjust to the level of danger and emergency. The system would be paid for by a tax for things that increase crime rates such as a lack of housing and healthcare, so if someone advocates against affordable housing and health care then they would pay a higher tax on those choices…"The scenarios would be run in the game and everyone would be involved in defining every aspect of every problem, solution, and effect.
The online aspect and problem/solution/effect grading system
This would have an online aspect where users could download problems, solutions, and the global effects of those problems and solutions. They could also grade the user created systems of problems according to the level/grade of fun, complexity, engagement, difficulty, creativeness, happiness produced, and the amount of change the system has on the society and world. Problem/solution systems could also be browsed by topic and genre. These systems could be presented to the participant according to his/her interests uploaded from Facebook. Then users could browse the systems according to the grade of those qualities. They could also browse the most new systems, most creative and/or most complex systems. The grades would be assigned by expert evaluators chosen by the community. There would be a separate grading system for plain user generated grades and votes. Players could collaborate on the solutions by themselves, or in groups or pairs. The pairing could be made according to similarities in interests, education, and work or a random match maker could be an option. Also a special matchmaker would be encouraged where people are paired with those who are very different from you so that people can discuss and learn about solutions and methods from different perspectives.
Getting the policy makers attention efficiently in the real world:
People could vote up things that need the attention of actual politicians. So if a certain decision/policy/change is successful at improving the quality of life and well-being in a well developed scenario (with many factors accounted for) then the change would be voted on, ranked, and graded. Then the highly ranked, graded and voted upon changes would be placed on a petition to be reviewed by expert policy makers who would review and finally implement the solutions in government. Everyone could upload the problems that arise as a result of the solution and change in real-time. The problem/solution cycle would continue when problems arise, solutions are played out in scenarios, and then successful solutions are implemented in the real world from the best solutions.
Ownership of the game:
The public would own and create the game and it would be open source so it could be modified according to individual/group desires.
Other properties of the game concept:
People would specify what they value and relatively how much they value each value. The game would suggest which policies to try out in your scenario according to your values. This way people would easily guide their scenario if they are inexperienced.
Data from people values would be collected and a scenario would be made that plays the average of everyone's values. So people would be playing their own game and be part of leading an MMOG (Massively Multiplayer Online Game). Everyone could see their effect on the MMOG. People could even vote on who should have the greatest impact with their decisions, values, beliefs, and motivations on the MMOG. The collaborators' decision could be weighted according to their level of skill or expertise as well.
The game would allow people to forecast the future trajectory of the world's development, the future of international relationships, technology, science, violence, terrorism, national/world-wide security, well-being, and health. They would determine what to research and see how each research path has different outcomes and advantages.
There could be a schedule that encourages a time when certain kinds of people will play the game.
In the game people would be discontent when hearing about injustices and human rights violations around the world. This discontentment feature would have a greater effect after social media and the Internet is introduced into the scenario which enables discontent people to organize protests and actions for justice.
People could focus exclusively on certain aspects of the game such as research and development while the rest of the scenario is automated for them.
Global unity and well-being could be a goal to pursue in the game. People would decide what the goals of the civilization should be and what milestones should be reached . Polling technology could measure the amount of happiness and discontentment relative to the most ideal state of happiness where desires are fulfilled as soon as they are created. Great amounts of research and technology would be required to reach this ideal level of happiness.
Space exploration and colonization could be an ultimate goal, or some complex or creative technology.
Transcendence could be a goal, where humans learn to probe other dimension and dark matter and energy. A goal like this would have many smaller steps to the ultimate solution. Goal completion would have to follow what steps are necessary, like creating dark matter machine would be a sub goal to probing and exploring the dark matter.
People could vote on the goals for the civilization of the collaborative MMOG.
The game could analyze everything that a person consists of (values, beliefs, desires, motives) in order to suggest what government policies and decisions they would be most likely to make
This scenario maker / player and game would enhance society and relieve people's discontentment that is caused by the feeling of being incapable of contributing to the solutions of the world's problems. People would be excited to see what problems arise for them to solve everyday. Their time would be spent wisely while making decisions in the game and when making contributions to this game.
This game has the potential to unite the world on solving our problems and on choosing our goals as a society.


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Rizzrak is the new Strength Hero from DotA 6.73
Range: Melee
Movespeed: 290
Str: 22 + 2.4
Int: 21 + 1.8
Agi: 16 + 1.3
Starting Damage: 48-52
Starting Armor: 0
Whirling Death
(Active, no target)
Goblin Shredder whirls extremely sharp edges dealing damage and reducing primary attribute of any unfortunate enemy hero who comes in a 300 AOE around him. Deals Pure damage if it cuts down trees in the process. Lowers primary attribute by 15% for 7 seconds.
Damage: 50/100/150/200
Manacost: 70/80/90/100
Cooldown: 8
Whirling Death deals magical damage by default. If it cuts down trees as well, it becomes pure damage.


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We've done a "high end" renovation in my office.
We decided that we didn't like the typical "tired" look that we had acquired after no renovation or updating, really, since the mid 70's.
I think that Physicians and even Patients have become resigned to the fact that a Doctor's office is supposed to have old magazines, be dusty and in various levels of disrepair and show chronic evidence of "heavy use". It is frankly quite depressing to go to work in that sort of environment - and it makes it difficult to recruit good help and to maintain high office morale.
So we splurged. We did a "high end" office renovation. The new Receptionist desk was built around the people staffing it - for their comfort , ergonomics and security. The tops are real light coloured Brazilian Granite with copper flakes and the woodwork is all cherry. The drawers are all "self closing", and the lighting is a nice warm dimmable halogen. The counters were raised to a comfortable working level for the staff and the phone systems were upgraded with a modern PBX system that is menu-driven. Printers have been changed to wireless and have been moved across the room and have been replaced with low decibel printers. A wireless music system has been piped to a BOSE system that can be changed at any time from the wireless setup on the iMac's.
The office chairs are a supple padded rich brown leather with ergonomic contours to be easy on elderly patients' bones and the chair back rests are Brazilian Granite, so as to keep certain people from going through the wall when they sit down hard. Doors have all been replaced with solid oak.
The scent of Hawaiian Guava and Citrus blossoms drifts in subtle breeze throughout the office (got this gizmo from the US), and the new non-slip light groutless Italian slate floor tiles always look clean. The lack of carpet adds to the ability of noise and patient interaction to carry through a bit more, so we have commissioned a new "white noise generator" that will be installed in a few weeks.
What is that, you ask? It is a large wall fountain waterfall that generates a nice soothing white noise background. It keeps the office humid and will absorb voices that carry through.
On the other side of the office will be installed a Plasma TV with ongoing newsfeeds and webcams of the City at various intersections.
The new computers are all Apple 24" iMacs. I and my nurses will carry Macbook Air's into each patient room for patient assessments. A Dymo Labelwriter 300 Turbo is attached to one Mac, but all Mac's can share printers, so it is nice to be able to print a label from anywhere in the office.
The Linux servers running OSCAR are mirrored to each other and back up automatically every morning at 03:30. The servers are completely silent and have no hard drives (we're using the new Intel SSD's).
So far, the Nurses are inputting new patient demographics into OSCAR with no problems. We had to customize the printer settings a bit in order to print labels on the Dymo - but that is just a matter of tinkering. We also had to remove all the Ontario defaults (like Ontario area codes, etc.).
Soon, we'll be adding appointments into OSCAR - but we won't use it as our operational EMR until we are able to get Calgary Lab Services Data into it.....I estimate that we're about 6 weeks before that point.
For now, the ability for me to be able to dicate my notes for referral to other MD's or Consultation Notes back to referring MD's is pretty cool! I'm using MacSpeech's new Medical Dictation software with the new Blu-tooth wireless Microphone. So far my dictations are about 98% accurate - but things get better as I train the software.
Next steps: Get Calgary Lab Services Working and then get OSCAR working with Alberta Health Billings.........more later!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
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- Pack one room at a time. Even though this may take you a little longer and seem like a challenge, packing one room up at a time, will help you keep track of your belongings from each room. You will pack up everything you have in one room and be able to go to the next, knowing that everything from each room is being packed at one time. It's much easier to label, color code, and box everything at once when you pack one room at a time.
- Create lists. By creating lists of your belongings (especially the most important ones), you'll be able to better track what you're packing, which box it is in, and where it goes upon arrival. As you are packing one room at a time, make a list of inventory as you go. There are a variety of ways in which you can organize your lists, but it is very recommended that, at the very least, you track the items that can get easily lost or missed. This can include jewelry, utensils, office supplies, and more.
- Pack your smaller belongings with small ziploc bags. Even the smallest pieces can get lost, and these are usually the ones that are the most significant. Using ziploc bags for items like screws, nuts, and bolts but also fine jewelry like earrings and rings, can be a major help in staying organized and avoiding the loss of belongings. If you are carrying small furniture pieces, you can stay organized by putting the small parts into ziploc bags and traveling with them.
Since moving is one of the most stressful life events that people experience several times throughout their lives, losing any belongings during the move would simply add to the stress. Luckily, there is a way to ensure that your stress level is reduced during the move! It begins with trusting your professional movers to do the job for you. However, even with movers, you have to keep track of your belongings in a way that is organized and efficient. Here are a few tips that will help you avoid losing your belongings during a move:
10/30/2016 12:59:44 am
Thank you very much for sharing this nice pos Start with a plan before you minimize belongings. Write out which rooms you'd like to tackle and order them by importance or difficulty. Sometimes starting with the easiest area or room will help you build momentum to move on to more difficult tasks.
One thing I did on my last move, was label the boxes by color! It works fantastic. So easy to find and keeps packing and moving organized. Really like the idea of creating a list, the more organized and prepared you are for the moving the easier it will be. Good stuff
1/18/2018 04:15:12 am
The blog is really informative and useful. I agree with the fact that we should list our belongings in order to track trough out the moving process. The belongings which are not necessary should be isolated to avoid any type of confusion. By hiring a reliable moving company possibility of any type of loss decreases. So, we should hire a moving company after some research. Smaller belongings should be packed in a separate Ziploc back.
2/19/2018 05:14:56 pm
Yes, these 3 things must really be listed as a necessary part of moving. It is really hard to lose some of one's belongings during moving because these investments are fruit from handwork. It would be so disappointing to lose it.
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Friday, December 5, 2008
InBounds Illustrated December 2008
Hello Sports Fans and Merry CHRISTmas!
Remember we are celebrating the fact that God put on a human uniform and entered the game of life as our Substitute. It is time to cheer about the fact that He has entered in to save the "game"! I am so thankful I have the opportunity to be a "commentator" and share this great news.
With that said I want to fill you all in on how the year has gone and also how excited we are for 2009.
On the home front our kids are growing rapidly and for the most part healthy, (aside from the occasional stitches and broken bones.) Clay is now a teenager and the others all think they are. Lisa and I are doing well and celebrated 15 yrs of marriage this past October. Time flies when you're having fun!
This past year I was able to visit Costa Rica on a trip with seniors from Statesville Christian School, take a ROCK'em Road Trip through the Midwest with high school basketball players, and conduct numerous clinics. There have also been the speaking engagements, singing engagements, etc. (In the month of October alone I had over 15 speaking gigs.) Along with this I was able to continue with our weekly internet devotions. (The end of 2008 will mark 7 years of weekly devotions going out!) Plus we were able to give out hundreds of our devotional booklet "Fundamentals of the Game: Biblical Truths for Rookie and Veteran Believers."
It has been a very solid year for ministry and we are looking at an even busier 2009. Already on the slate are trips to Alaska, the Dominican Republic, and the Czech Republic. We also are scheduled for 4 ROCK'em Road Trips, multiple Blacktop Bible Clubs, clinics, camps, etc. What a great opportunity we have to fulfill our mission of proclaiming the Gospel to the lost and equipping the found! Praise the Lord!
In 2008 we were able to fully cover the budget. For 2009 the needs have risen some, at the same time that giving on the whole has taken a downturn with the economy. I do not want to focus on that in this newsletter but, as a coach, do ask you to pray about helping in any way you can. When times are tough it is even more imperative that we prioritize our giving.
Please join with us in celebrating the birth of our Savior, our Substitute, this CHRISTmas season! And please pray about how you can help us proclaim this message throughout 2009.
Give 'em the ROCK!
Team Burden
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Fitch calls for US-Swiss global tax settlement
Fitch Ratings has called for a government-led global solution to end the various ongoing disputes between US authorities and Swiss banks.
Such a settlement would be costly, but remove the risk of further indictments and other legal action against Swiss banks – "including ultimately the exclusion from US dollar clearing" – Fitch said.
"This would allow the banks to refocus management attention on their core (non-US) private banking operations."
The overall challenge stems from the fact that while US authorities are chasing their own citizens around the world, as a proportion of earnings and assets they actually represent relatively little benefit for the banks affected.
Fitch is already factoring in litigation and settlement expenses into its ratings of Swiss bank, but said these could come under further pressure if there is no solution to mitigate this type of risk going forward.
"The Swiss private banks will have to continue to centre their business models on fully-declared off-shore client assets and on-shore operations, notably in European markets given the US investigations and also negotiations between Switzerland and several European countries (including Germany) about revised double-taxation agreements. Many banks, in particular the larger private banks, have pursued this strategy since the late 1990s, anticipating continued pressure on undeclared client assets."
"Smaller, less diversified private banks would be more susceptible to country-specific developments, such as temporary tax amnesties. For the larger private banks we rate, their operations are geographically diversified, notably in the Middle East and Asia, thereby reducing their reliance on single European markets such as Italy, France or Germany."
The matter has come to a head in this past week, as Swiss private bank Wegelin was forced to announced it would close after admitting it helped US citizens avoid paying taxes.


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Apodemus flavicollis
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Apodemus flavicollis (Melchior, 1834)
|Regional Assessments:
Common Name(s):
Apodemus arianus (Blanford, 1881)
Apodemus ponticus
|Taxonomic Notes:
|It is very probable that Apodemus ponticus and A. flavicollis are conspecific, and that their recognition as different species arose because the Cold War prevented comparison of populations on either side of the Iron Curtain (B. Kryštufek and V. Vohralik pers. comm. 2006). A. ponticus was reported by Russian authors from the Caucasus and Transcaucasia. Authors who studied Apodemus from most northeastern Turkey (close to the Georgian border) did not find any difference between these populations and other Turkish populations of A. flavicollis (Frynta et al. 2001, Macholan et al. 2001, B. Kryštufek unpubl. data). Individuals captured on the Turkey-Georgia border formed fertile hybrids with A. flavicollis from Austria (Steiner 1978). Thus, the range of ponticus is arbitrarily defined by political borders: populations from the extreme NE Turkey (close to Georgian border) are classified as flavicollis, those across the border as ponticus. If the Asiatic phylogroup of A. flavicollis is indeed an independent species, than arianus predates all other names, including ponticus (B. Kryštufek pers. comm. 2006).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Amori, G., Hutterer, R., Kryštufek, B., Yigit, N., Mitsain, G. & Palomo, L.J.
|Cassola, F.
This is a common and widespread species with no major threats affecting the population.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|The yellow-necked mouse has a large range extending from Great Britain across much of continental Europe to the Urals (Russian Federation). It also found occurs through Turkey east to W Armenia, the Zagros Mountains of Iran and south to Syria, Lebanon and Israel.
In Europe, it is generally widespread, although it is absent from southern Iberia, western France, northern and central Fennoscandia and Russia, and most islands (including Ireland). It is present on some east Mediterranean islands. Occurs from sea level up to 1,850 m (Spitzenberger 2002).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Albania; Armenia; Austria; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Israel; Italy; Jordan; Latvia; Lebanon; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Moldova; Montenegro; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Romania; Russian Federation; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; Turkey; Ukraine; United Kingdom
|Additional data:
|Range Map:
|Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.
|It is a common species throughout much of its range. Populations appear generally stable (natural fluctuations occur). Densities of more than 100 individuals per hectare have been recorded in eastern Europe (Montgomery 1999).
|Current Population Trend:
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|It inhabits a variety of woodland habitats. It tends to be a forest edge species, but in the Alps it lives within forests (F. Spitzenberger in litt. 2006). Also occurs in open shrublands and secondary habitats. Its spatial distribution in large forest areas is related to the productivity and spatial distribution of forest trees with heavy seeds, mainly oak and hazel (Juškaitis 2002).
|Generation Length (years):
|Major Threat(s):
|Globally there are no major threats. Locally, habitat degradation due to agriculture may cause population declines. In the UK, the species occupied a wider distribution in historic times and has undergone a range contraction associated with the conversion of ancient woodland to agricultural land (Battersby 2005).
|Conservation Actions:
|It occurs in protected areas across its range. No specific conservation measures are recommended.
|Errata reason:
|This errata assessment has been created because the map was accidentally left out of the version published previously.
Battersby, J. 2005. UK Mammals: Species Status and Population Trends. First Report by the Tracking Mammals Partnership. JNCC / The Tracking Mammals Partnership.
Frynta, D., Mikulová, P., Suchomelová, E. and Sádlova, J. 2001. Discriminant analysis of morphometric characters in four species of Apodemus (Rodentia: Muridae) from eastern Turkey and Iran. Israel Journal of Zoology 47: 243-258.
IUCN. 2016. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-3. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 07 December 2016).
IUCN. 2017. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2017-1. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 27 April 2017).
Juškaitis, R. 2002. Spatial distribution of the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) in large forest areas and its relation with seed crop of forest trees. Mammalian Biology 67(4): 206–211.
Macholán, M., Filippucci, M. G., Benda, P., Frynta, D. and Sádlová, J. 2001. Allozyme variation and systematics of the genus Apodemus (Rodentia: Muridae) in Asia Minor and Iran. Journal of Mammalogy 82: 799-813.
Montgomery, W. I. 1999. Apodemus flavicollis. In: A. J. Mitchell-Jones, G. Amori, W. Bogdanowicz, B. Kryštufek, P. J. H. Reijnders, F. Spitzenberger, M. Stubbe, J. B. M. Thissen, V. Vohralík and J. Zima (eds), The Atlas of European Mammals, Academic Press, London, UK.
Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. In: D.E. Wilson and D.A. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World: a geographic and taxonomic reference, pp. 894-1531. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA.
Pacifici, M., Santini, L., Di Marco, M., Baisero, D., Francucci, L., Grottolo Marasini, G., Visconti, P. and Rondinini, C. 2013. Generation length for mammals. Nature Conservation 5: 87–94.
Steiner, H. M. 1978. Taxonomic status and geographical distribution of Apodemus microps Kratochvil & Rosicky, 1952. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 58: 1430-1432.
|Amori, G., Hutterer, R., Kryštufek, B., Yigit, N., Mitsain, G. & Palomo, L.J. 2016. Apodemus flavicollis (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T1892A115058023. . Downloaded on 20 June 2018.
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I would argue there should be no audible difference. But I can only comment on Optical, Coax, and Denon-link, of which Denon-link is easily the best connector by my ears. But why would you bother with the Denon-link if you can use an i-link? The best sound comes from processing the bits in your receiver, and the only way to get the SACD (DSD) bits is with an i-link.
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Uncertainty becomes a major problem for employees in today's unstable economy. Stress creates a negative psychological impact on employees at workplace, and it is one of the main reasons of declining performance of employees. No matter what causes the stress at workplace, managers of an organization should be aware of the need for a support program for their employees (Hindle, 1998:61). The purpose of this study is to form a base for further quantitative studies by discovering the perspectives of employees of a university towards the workplace counselling programs. In this study, focus group technique is used as one of the qualitative research methods. Sample of the study consist of 16 participants from one of the universities of Istanbul. The objective of the study is explained in detail to the participants to make them aware of the mentioned subject. Different types of Employee Assistance Programs are discussed, and it is argued that universities might benefit from introducing such programs.


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Things went along well yesterday, aside from an annoying blip: I was just about to leave for the Wellness Expo at Cypress Point Independent Living when the electricity went off. It was only for a few seconds, but I thought it was Time Warner getting back at me for a late payment. (That's such a boring story I won't go into it.) Anyway, I went to my car and pulled out my cell, called TW and they didn't know why--. At that moment, the phone went dead. Aagh--it's a TracPhone and I had forgotten to buy minutes! Vons Supermarket is near Cypress Point, so I drove there to get a phone card. As I tried to walk in, a clerk told me the electricity had gone out, so nothing was working. Oh-h. Here, I maligned Time Warner unjustly, but I'm sure they're guilty of something.
The wellness thing was the usual: Tables set up to remind one that one is getting older, maybe frail and nutty, and will need caregivers, of which the area seems to abound. I was amused by the fact that there was also a guy there selling grave plots--geez, they don't have to be quite that graphic. Anyway, I picked up the usual giveaways--pens and stuff--and met up with my pals, Carol and Doris.
At 11:00, we went into the great room and heard--believe it or not--the original Gidget, who is now 75-years-old. Her real name is Kathy Kohner (now Zuckerman) and when she was 16, she started surfing in Malibu. She was one of the few females in the sport and she did it, of course, for the same reason we used to go down the Ventnor beach: to meet boys. Her father, a screenwriter, wrote a little book about it, which was picked up by the studio who made the movie starring Sandra Dee. Later, it was turned into the T.V. show with Sally Field as Gidget. I hadn't known it, but Kohner wrote a number of sequel books, such as Gidget in Hawaii, Gidget in New York, and believe it or not, Gidget Goes Parisian. Several of these were turned into B movies, starring various teen actresses, all of whom seem to have disappeared without a trace.
"Gidget" just spoke off the cuff, in a somewhat disjointed way, but that added to the charm. She had brought a number of blowups of herself surfing, on the beach, talking to Sandra Dee, and with her father; these were shown around by others. Anyway, it was quite entertaining and I enjoyed it.
Lunch was served at tables in the courtyard and it was very good. I thought it was genius to skip the buffet and give everyone a covered plastic container with the entire meal in it. That included a turkey wrap (with pesto--yum!), a very tasty salad with walnuts and raisin, and a napkin, knife, fork, spoon, salt, and in sealed plastic. It was an excellent lunch, and much less messy than the usual.
I cut out before the drawing for the room-sized (or whatever it was) T.V., as I hadn't filled out whatever it was you were supposed to. Went directly home to get out of my "going out" clothes and change into summer stuff, as it had gotten quite warm. Went to the library and took back Arthur Schlesinger's and Jackie Kennedy's oral history disks and looked for a bio of A.S. They had none, which didn't surprise me. Picked up one on Sergeant Shriver by his son.
On the way home, I impulsively stopped at One Mo' Time consignment shop. I had had a number of items in my trunk (in bubble wrap and cloth) for some time, but had never gotten around to showing them. This time I did, to the proprietor, a very nice person, nicknamed "Bobbi," maybe 70 or so, with lots of golden curls on her head and, unfortunately, tears in her retina. (We chatted a lot.) Anyway, she skipped a few of my things, but took seven items, including that damn huge picture of boats in Vienna or somewhere. (At the consignment shop in Manahawkin, where I sold a number of things before I left Jersey, the owner specifies what she or he wants for the item, but also is asked to give a lower figure for what they'd take, if a full offer wasn't forthcoming. Incidentally, I sold almost everything in Manahawkin, most but not all at the higher price. At that shop, the split was 60/40, but I just don't remember who got what.)
At One Mo' Time, Bobbi sets the price and it's a 50/50 split, which is fine by me. What's left I'll first see if one of the historic houses wants them; last resort, I'll reluctantly donate to Goodwill.
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Gidget and Consignments
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