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Why Should I Get My PhD in Healthcare Administration in Maryland?
Maryland has some of the best healthcare outcomes in the United States, and there are many reasons for that. First-line care providers, highly educated physicians, administrators, and researchers all contribute to Maryland's continued good health. If you thrive in the world of healthcare but would like to expand your career into the areas of research and policy, considered a DHA degree in Maryland.
Are you ready to make the most of your career opportunities while improving on your health administration knowledge? Get involved now by contacting DHA programs in Maryland.
A recent analysis of health data found that Maryland ranked first in the country in terms of healthcare, based on factors like adult insurance rate, children's insurance rates, and physician access (Vermont Biz, 2016). Maintaining these excellent outcomes and improving them even further is possible at the doctoral degree.
Although Maryland does well in terms of physician access, there are still people who struggle to get the preventative care they need. Maryland legislators are working on a plan to convert hospitals into outpatient centers, a plan that will both increase access to physicians and save money (Baltimore Sun, 2016).
Are There Online PhD Programs in Healthcare Administration in Maryland?
Maryland is home to some of the most respected educational institutions in the United States, which may serve you well as you look for the right doctoral health administration program for you. Past the undergraduate level, a PhD program requires approximately 80 credits. If you have a Master's degree in a similar field, you may be able to transfer up to 30 credits to your PhD program. Between these two options, most PhD students need between three and seven years of full-time study to graduate.
In order to successfully navigate the complex, multifaceted world of healthcare, you must be extremely well-educated in several areas. To prepare you for doctoral level careers, your school may include courses like these in your curriculum:
- Health Law and Ethics
- Healthcare Information Systems
- Healthcare Management Information Systems
- Healthcare Strategic Planning and Marketing
- Healthcare Leadership and Communications
- Public Health Research Methods
- Econometrics in Public Health
- Operations Management in Healthcare Organizations
The most challenging and most important part of earning a PhD is your dissertation. With the help of an advisor, you develop a thesis and research plan. Most students spend at least two years writing their dissertation. Once your dissertation is complete, you defend it to a panel to earn your degree.
What Kind of PhD in Health Administration Jobs Can I Find in Maryland?
Upon graduating from your chosen program, you may be ready to get out into the workforce. Some of the options you may consider include research facilities, healthcare advocacy centers, hospitals, specialty clinics, and government agencies. Some of the largest employers in Maryland include University of Maryland Medical Center and Greenebaum Cancer Center.
Average salaries in Maryland tend to be significantly higher than national averages. Medical services managers in Maryland earn a median income of $
With top DHA programs in Maryland, you may be ready to reach your full potential as a healthcare professional. Take the next step in your career and contact Maryland health administration programs today.


text: Over the past 3 years I've found these boards to be ridiculously valuable...in purchasing my Model S and now researching a Model X. I generally find the most value to come from those who share their real life experiences. Granted, I like a "white vs pearl" thread as much as the next guy, but those deep real life stories resonate the most. So I thought I'd share my journey here...not intended to incite any feedback, just want to share it for others to consider in their journey. Ok, ok...it's a bit of therapy for me too. First of all, let's start with the facts. We're a young family (in our 30s) with three daughters (10, 8, and 5). Prior to hearing the word "Tesla" for the first time, our vehicle stable in the garage consisted of a 2008 Sequoia and a 2010 Prius. Very exciting stuff right there. I won't recap the Model S journey but I purchased a P85 two years ago in March 2014. It quickly replaced the Sequoia as our go-to everyday family car and has even pitched in on numerous road trips (with my proudest moment being a Seattle -> Eugene, OR trip one spring break with our family of 5, my brother-in-law, and the dog...and all the spring break luggage!!!). The Sequoia is still critical as our outdoor adventure vehicle (skiing, biking, camping, etc). Despite paying 2x+ for the MS versus any other car I've ever owned I have few regrets. I'm a complete Tesla fanboy. The MS has passed 30K miles over the past 2 years and has been rock solid. Only regret is that I added the "P" at the last minute. Sure, those "roller coaster" launches (as my kids call them) are cool, but it wears off and in retrospect I wouldn't go "P" again. Not worth the up-charge for us. So we find ourselves facing a few facts: - Model S: My youngest two are growing out of the rear-facing seats (plus, they actually dislike sitting back there now) so we're losing 2 seats of capacity. Also, I have the Resale Value Guarantee (RVG) which comes up in March 2017. Oh, one more weird quirk that I've seen referenced here before...my 8 year old very rarely gets car sick in the Sequoia. In the Model S she gets car sick all the time. It's become almost a guarantee on most drives in excess of 15 minutes. Odd. - Sequoia: Coming up on 9 years of ownership, we've driven this thing hard. It's starting to show the wear. While it has been mechanically rock solid it's time for a change. We recently moved to a more rural area and my wife finds herself filling up the gas tank twice (and sometimes three times) a week. Plus, she is very interested in many of the new safety systems on new vehicles. Our new goals are: - Get additional seating back by upgrading the Model S to a Model X since the youngest are growing out of the jump seats - With the resale values of the pre-autopilot MSs dropping, take advantage of the Resale Value Guarantee in March of 2017 - Replace the Sequoia with a newer, more fuel-efficient vehicle So back in January we started to do some research and our thought process went as follows: Option 1: Replace the Sequoia with a Model X. Keep the Model S. All Tesla! This option died a quick death. As much as I wanted to will (and hack) the Model X to take over the "utility" from the Sequoia it was quickly obvious that wasn't happening. We ski virtually every weekend in the winter. Yes, there are hitch mount ski racks but they are a pain to use and not great for your equipment. In the Summer it's not crazy for our Sequoia to have 5 bikes on the rear hitch and a cargo box on top. We're extremely active outdoors and while the MX works great for a day hike, for anything with more cargo (+5 kids and a dog) the Model X just becomes a pain in the behind. Ski trip to Whistler a few weeks ago...skis/poles/boots in the roof box, clothes/groceries in the back of the Sequoia. So easy. No dealing with skis on the back (and taking them off to Supercharge). No looking into hacking a cargo box to the roof using suction (and loosing a door). Realization...this family still needs a traditional SUV/cargo hauler. Next option: Option 2: We got our invite to the Meet Model X event in late February. Before this event I got really amped on a new plan...let's just swap out the MS now (trade-in value is still higher than my RVG) with a MX, live with it for a while, then trade in the Sequoia for either a basic SUV or something pre-owned for those rare times we needed it. Hope here was that the MX would give us more utility than the MS and we could minimize the ICE SUV need. Unfortunately our Meet Model X experience did the opposite of what Tesla was hoping. I've requested my $5K to be refunded. While I covered this in detail in the Meet X event thread, in short: - We thought for sure we'd go 7 seats to retain the utility of our current 7 seat MS. We hated the 7 seat model. Third row felt way too claustrophobic for us. Much preferred the airy-ness and legroom of the 6-seat (plus I could fit a pair of skis down the middle if I was going skiing with less than my full family). Found ourselves a bit bummed that we'd be down seating for only 6 though (no more driving the family and in-laws together like we do today in the MS). - While we liked the 6 seat version better, still some quirks. My wife felt like she was still slammed up against the doors despite having room in the middle (obvious that they just removed the middle seat). No arm rests. - The quality problems on the vehicles at the event were significant. Second row seats that didn't work. Second row seat that squeaked loudly. Falcon Wing Door that had to be closed 4 times before it registered as closed. Frunk that required two employees to close. This scared us. It has been a few weeks since that test drive and our conclusions are: - Unlike the no-compromise MS, we're making compromises on the MX - We love our MS so much, that we have faith that given time Tesla will address the quality issues - We also hope that given some time Tesla will make some design tweaks to address those compromises (folding seats, arm rests, etc). - Bottom line for me: I'm not trading a sedan (MS) for a much higher utility SUV (MX). It's an SUV that utility-wise gets me one additional seat (assuming 6-seat version) and some compromised utility (e.g. can put a roofbox on my MS, but not a MX). Our current Option 3: - Wait on the MX - Request deposit refund (already done) - Hope that over the next year there are design/utility tweaks - As I approach next March (my two youngest will be grown out of the jump seats by then), evaluate where the RVG sits versus trade-in values. Assuming the RVG is a good deal (it's looking like it will be), execute the RVG and get a MX. - In the interim, knowing that an ICE SUV is a big part of our family for the near future even post-MX, I have no problem spending a bit more on an SUV upgrade for my wife. Currently very interested in the Plug-In Hybrid T8 version of the Volvo XC90. Some concerns about reliability, but zero concerns about utility. Good cargo area, can put a box on top, bike rack on back, good to go. Plus the plug-in electric-only range will do wonders for my wife's "around town" driving during the week. Whew. See, told you...typing that was therapy! I don't have many friends who would financially consider the XC90 let alone a MX. So this conversation has not been had outside my wife and me! I feel better. I'll wave to all you lucky MX owners from my MS for the next 12 months... ;-)

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Walt Disney Glass Pals, a series of six decals from 1975, available inside specially-marked boxes of Cheerios. Manufactured by Pro/Mark Inc. Chicago. The collection included Snow White with Dopey, Donald Duck, Jiminy Cricket, Mickey Mouse, Robin Hood, and Bambi with Thumper and Flower. Each measures approximately 1.75" x 2.5".
The decals could be placed on glasses or other smooth surfaces and were said to be dishwasher safe.
A Cheerios promotional tie-in appeared in the 1975 US Snow White pressbook (p.18). Twenty five million packages were produced. The mock-up box shown in the book, however, differs from the actual one.
Cereal box with Glass Pals promotion.


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"What was you favorite part of Israel." It's been the nonstop question that I have received since returning from my trip on June 25th, and I still don't think I have an answer to it.
I chose to go on Birthright with Israel Experts because I had friends who recommended the trips.
Read what Nate Kaplan, a participant on our first Birthright Israel group of Summer 2017, has to say about his incredible Discover Israel trip last month!
On July 31st at the JFk airport, I met 38 strangers all going on the same Birthright Israel with Israel Experts trip as I was. Upon our return, I realized in just ten short days the 38 strangers and the Israelis I met became family. Everything about my trip to Israel was profound.
Get ready for an unorthodox opinion, but the best part of my life-changing birthright trip was that I learned to be happy with alone-time. Stay with me here, y'all, though it might be hard because I know we hear "alone" and immediately equate that sensation to "friendless" or "lonely." But my trip on good 'ole #IR36305 taught me that alone can be a beautiful thing.


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This article is about small greenhouse plans free. If you live in an area with cold weather or you want to build a construction to store your plants during the cold winter nights, this article will answer to all your questions. In addition, by using our wooden greenhouse plans free, you will be able to grow your own vegetables, starting with early spring and up to late autumn. If you pay attention to the most important aspects, such as the location of the greenhouse and the materials used during the construction process, you will have your own backyard greenhouse in just a weekend.
You should set the location of the small greenhouse in such a manner that it gets maximum sunlight all day long. If you have a large garden, the best solution is to place it far away from buildings or trees, otherwise try to build it as to get the morning light from east. This aspect is essential for your project, therefore pay attention when choosing the location of your greenhouse. Your hard work will pay off on the long run, as plants need the sunlight to produce food, especially in the morning.
Choosing the right materials for the job might be a difficult task at first, as you need time to decide the best solution to your own needs. If you have a small budget and want to get the job done quickly, we recommend you to build a wooden greenhouse, using 4×4 and 2×4 posts. On the other hand, if you don't have time to undertake a serious project or you prefer a light construction, you should consider using PVC pipes. Nevertheless, in this article we show you plans for a small wooden greenhouse, to help you grow your own organic vegetables and keep the plants in an appropriate climate during the winters.
Made from this plan
In order to build a small greenhouse, you need the following:
- 6′ long 4×4 wooden posts
- plastic strips to support the foil
- 6" long nails / screws
- 500 pieces of 2 1/2″ screws
- film
- vent opener
- thermostat outlet
- hinges + latch
- Place the greenhouse in an area where it gets the maximum sunlight
- Place the side posts every 2′ / 60 cm
- Install plastic strips every 1′, to support the foil
- One weekend, two workers
Small greenhouse plans
First of all, you have two broad alternatives for the base of the small greenhouse. On one hand, you could dig holes and set the posts in concrete, or you might want to build a rectangular frame and anchor the posts to it.
Prepare the area thoroughly, ensuring the surface is perfectly level. In addition, you should consider building concrete footings for the greenhouse, if you plan a permanent construction.
After you have secured the base frame with screws, you have to install the wooden posts, every 2′. The 4×4 wooden posts should be about 6′ high, but you can adjust their dimension according to your needs and wants.
Work with great care and don't forget to use a spirit level, every time you set a post. In this manner, the side posts of the greenhouse will be aligned and perfectly plumb.
In this image, you should notice the way you have to anchor the posts to the base frame. Locking the posts into place is easy, if you use corner brackets and screws. In addition, we recommend you to install at least one beam diagonally, between two consecutive posts, on each side of the greenhouse.
Continue the project by installing studs on the front and back faces of the greenhouse. As you see in the image, you have to install 8′ high posts in the center of the front and back faces of the greenhouse.
Afterwards, you have to install the head plate over the timber studs, as in the image. Use long screws to fasten the rail to the wood studs (6" nails or screws), otherwise the fame of the greenhouse won't be rigid enough.
At the font and back of the greenhouse, secure the top rail with several corner brackets. Work with great care and with attention, otherwise the result might not rise to your expectations.
Even if this is a small projects, building a wooden greenhouse using our plans requires cutting the posts and joining them. Therefore, when fitting the bottom rail and the top plate, you should cut out segments from the wood studs and join them together with screws, as in the image.
We strongly recommend you to use this technique, if you want to enjoy your greenhouse for many years in a row.
Small greenhouse roof plans
Fit the 4×4 top ridge to the middle supports. Use corner connectors to lock the component into place.
After you install the ridge board, you have to cut the rafters and install them into place, by using nails or screws. As in the case of the side posts, you have to place the rafters equally spaced (24″ on center). In this manner, the roof will be rigid enough to support the foil and the heavy snow during the winters.
Work with great care and make sure the rafters are equally spaced at both ends. Although these aspects might seem unimportant, they make the difference between a successful project and a failure.
Continue the project by installing the rest of the rafters, in the same manner described above. Work with great attention, making sure you secure them with nails at both ends.
If you have used our small greenhouse plans and followed our step by step instruction, your frame should look similar to the one in the image. All parts and components of the greenhouse should be aligned and secured properly.
The entrance door is one of the main elements of a small greenhouse, therefore you should tackle this aspect with great care. Use 2×4 or 4×4 timber to build a rectangular structure, making sure it fits between the posts.
Install several hinges and a latch to make the door fully functional. Work with great care and use a spirit level when installing the door, otherwise it might not open properly.
Once you have installed the door into place, the small greenhouse is almost ready to use. Nevertheless, there are still several finishing touches left to do, before covering the greenhouse with the foil.
First, it is essential to install two 2×4 wooden boards on both sides of the peak, as in the image. If you skip this step, the polyethylene foil will be damaged by the sharp edges of the rafters.
This is a sturdy greenhouse, so if you invest in weather resistant lumber, it will serve you for many years in a row.
The greenhouse seen from one side.
After you have built the frame of the greenhouse, you have to attach plastic strips or wire to the outside of the greenhouse, every 1′ / 30 cm, to support the polyethylene foil.
Use a tape measure to ensure the plastic strips are equally spaced and lock them into position with small nails. Afterwards, you should cover the whole structure with the foil and secure it with slats.
Check our latest greenhouse plans here. The new plans are more detailed and come with a cut list and step by step diagrams. This greenhouse is made entirely from 2×4 lumber, so that you can get the job done with common tools in just a weekend.
Thank you for reading our article about small greenhouse plans and we recommend you to check out the rest of our projects. Don't forget to share our articles with your friends, by using the social media widgets. LIKE us on Facebook to be the first that gets our latest projects and to help us create more free plans for you.


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Golf Caddy Case
Golf Caddy Case 400g (1052)
Any golfer will appreciate this 'I love golf' hinged tin, filled with our delicious Fruit Shrewsbury Biscuits, Viennese Biscuits, Crumbly Oatie Biscuits, Chocolate Chip Biscuits, Stem Ginger & Lemon Biscuits and Double Chocolate Chip Biscuits.
A delightful gift or treat for anyone of any age.
All our biscuits are made to the highest standards in our modern bakery, using the methods handed down through four generations of the Grandma Wild's family. Baked with the finest quality ingredients.
Ingredients: Fortified wheat flour (Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin –Vitamin B 3 , Thiamin-Vitamin B 1 ), vegetable oils (non-hydrogenated palm oil and palm kernel oil, rapeseed oil, water, salt, natural flavourings), sugar, oats, plain chocolate chips & chunks (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, emulsifier: soya lecithin; natural vanilla flavouring), stem ginger (ginger, sugar), partially inverted refiners syrup, water, raising agents: sodium bicarbonate, ammonium bicarbonate, disodium diphosphate; currants (currants, sunflower oil), cocoa powder, natural chocolate flavour with other natural flavours (natural flavouring substances, glucose fructose syrup, sugar, skimmed cocoa powder, water), milk powder, eggs, natural flavourings, ground ginger, butterscotch crumb (soft dark brown sugar, glucose (wheat), butter (milk), non-hydrogenated palm oil, natural flavour), salt.
Plain chocolate chips & chunks contain: cocoa solids 39% minimum.
For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. Not suitable for nut allergy sufferers due to manufacturing methods, may also contain traces of mustard and sesame. Although every care has been taken, fruit stalk and stone may be present.
Suitable for vegetarians.
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Syria conducts naval drills
July 8 - Syrian TV airs video of coastal and naval missile firing drills by the country's military. Travis Brecher reports.
Syrian state television airs dramatic footage of military drills along the embattled country's Mediterranean coast. According to the government-controlled media, the exercise simulates how the Syrian military would respond to a sudden sea-borne attack. They said the land, sea and air forces performed well, and that all designated targets were hit. While President Bashar al-Assad has faced intense diplomatic pressure over his crackdown on dissent which has left many thousands of civilians dead, major Western and Arab powers have foresworn the idea of direct military action against Syria. Tension rose, however, with Turkey after Syria shot down a Turkish war plane two weeks ago off the Syrian coast. Travis Brecher, Reuters


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And just so you know that is not my last name! It's rather one of the "new" last names that she thinks Mr.D and I should adopt when we get married. Basically we were sitting around one night talking about what name I will take when we get married...both my last name and Mr.D's last name are close to ten letters long, so there is no option for hyphenating it. So we decided to combine our last names...and Debenberger was one of the options! Haha, I thought it was quite funny she addressed it like that.
We have no major plans for our weekend except a soccer game and doing some running around for wedding related stuff. I'm excited to just hang out and relax!
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Russell - of Bloc Party and solo project Pin Me Down - is a life long Ash fan, "I've always loved Ash, my first ever stage performance was part of an Ash covers band, so when they asked me to join them on their forthcoming tour I jumped at the chance!"
Tim Wheeler, "We first met at the South By South West in 2005, we'd heard he and Kele Okereke met when Russell was playing Ash songs at a party, so we've always felt that connection with him. We've loved Bloc Party since their first single and have always really admired his guitar playing."
Ash's tour coincides with the release of their compilation A - Z Volume 1 on 19th April. The compilation marks the halfway point in Ash's groundbreaking 26 single campaign, the A-Z Series. Wrapping up singles A to M alongside a host of bonus material, the compilation illustrates Ash's rejuvenated creative zeal. It is also available in a limited edition CD/DVD format featuring the '50-minute A-Z tour documentary' A is For Ash.
Tim and Russell will be interviewed by Steve Lamacq on his 6Music show at 5:10 this evening.
Tickets priced £15 regionally and £16.50 in London.
19/04/10 Southampton - University Buy Tickets
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21/04/10 Norwich - Waterfront Buy Tickets
23/04/10 Birmingham - Irish Centre Buy Tickets
24/04/10 Leeds - Metropolitan University Buy Tickets
25/04/10 Newcastle - O2 Academy Buy Tickets
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The possibilities of a "rapid resolution plan" to be of any use depends also much on what disaster hit you. For instance what is the "rapid resolution plan" for a bank if all the credit rating agencies turn out to be wrong (again? Suing the regulators for forcing the banks to heed so much the opinions of these risk surveyors?


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Jack and the Cornstalk | Literary Elements
Subject: Reading Subskill: Reading Comprehension Concept: Literary Elements Grade Level: Middle elementary Jack and the Cornstalk A farmer sent his son Jack to check how high the corn was growing. Jack was a very short boy, so he brought a ladder with him. He was so small he made his ladder from pencils. Jack leaned his ladder up against one of the corn stalks.


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A round neck blouse with contrast pleated panels at the front and back. Finished with flattering 3/4 length sleeves.
Phase Eight has grown from a small South London boutique to a global name, thanks to its approachable day looks and fresh takes on classic pieces. It's their latest additions, though, from occasion wear, to bridal and plus size, that are keeping their customers happier than ever. Expect sophisticated styles that transcend seasonal trends, textural fabrics and feminine finishes, as seen in Stylist and Marie Claire.
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KunLun Mission Critical Server
KunLun delivers the highest reliability among x86 mission critical servers. With cutting-edge RAS 2.0 technology and BMC management chip, the server offers an open x86 ecosystem with the reliability of UNIX servers. KunLun is ideal for core databases, service application consolidation, in-memory computing, High-Performance Computing (HPC) fat nodes, and more scenarios.
It has been certified for operating SAP HANA of up to 16 TB for running S4H/SoH applications, and up to 8 TB for running BWoH applications. KunLun delivers industry-leading SAP B4H benchmark performance. KunLun supports K-Par (physical partitioning) and L-Par (logical portioning) to maximize resource utilization and simplify O&M. It is compatible with mainstream operating systems, virtualization software, and databases. Compared with UNIX servers, KunLun reduces TCO by more than 30%.


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I celebrate Australian Christmas with cold beer and barbecued meat. Valve, well, Valve celebrate it a little differently. In 2010 they took Team Fortress 2 all medieval, and in 2011, they're sending it into space.
Continuing a partnership began earlier this year, the first items coming as part of the festive update are from WETA's Dr. Grordbort, giving the Engineer some new weapons and tools and the Pyro just some new weapons. All of which look amazing.
There are the customary comics as well, the Pyro's prominence thus far giving fans hope that this Christmas, finally, may be the time we get to Meet the Pyro. And get some questions answered.
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A handprinted screenprint with the text 'FLIGHTS OF FANCY' printed in black on an old book plate with a beautiful butterfly/moth in green colours.
Part of my series of upcycled screenprints!
Comes mounted in a white 1.4mm standard core mount
Comes with a protective plastic folder to protect the print
Fits into a standard size 30 x 40cm frame
Materials used:
Screen print on page from old book
Flights of fancy (2015)
Screenprint by Lene Bladbjerg
- Screenprint on Paper
- From a limited edition of 1
- Size: 11.81 x 15.75 x 0.2 in / 7.09 x 8.66 in (actual image size)
- Signed and numbered on the front
- Style: Graphic, illustrative and typographic
- Subject: Animals and birds
- Hurry only 1 left in stock
This artwork is sold by Lene Bladbjerg from United Kingdom


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Georgia King
Experience Strategist
8 Barrington Lane, Rochester, NH 03839 • 603.239.2207 • firstname.lastname@example.com
My strategic thinking, ingenuity, and ability to simplify abstract concepts empower me to guide clients toward purposeful solutions that balance business strategy, technical feasibility, and user experience.
Work Experience
The Atom Group (ATOM)
Digital Producer
Portsmouth, NH
September 2013 - May 2017
- Project Management
- Business Analysis
- Experience Design
- Process Improvement
- Information Architecture
- Quality Assurance
- Mentoring & Training
- Guide clients to uncover core business needs and establish strategic direction.
- Clearly define project scope and feature set by identifying high-value areas of focus through detailed analysis of current-state systems.
- Generate creative solutions by leading interactive brainstorming sessions.
- Design intuitive, purposeful systems by analyzing trends in end-user behavioral data and testing concepts via rapid prototyping.
- Spearhead internal process improvement efforts, supporting ATOM's rapid transformation from development shop to strategic consultancy.
- The State of Connecticut sought to educate consumers and promote research regarding healthcare. As lead analyst and experience architect, I designed an interactive price transparency reporting tool for healthcare consumers, and untangled a complex web of interdependent data filters to produce several data visualization reporting tools for researchers.
- Popular Direct needed to make a bold entrance into the world of online banking. I conducted several workshops to generate personas, user stories, journey maps, navigation workflows, content strategy, interaction design, and functional specifications, eventually presenting designs to C-level stakeholders.
- Popular Community Bank wanted to change the face of in-person banking, using ATOM's digital signage and interactive kiosk technology. I led the experience design team in observing and interviewing bank employees and customers interacting with these products. After analyzing the findings, I compiled recommendations for process and product optimization and enhancement.
- Carnival Cruise Lines sought to engage customers with a closed-network photo sharing app. I facilitated a large team of UX professionals in mapping out an inventory of all screens, relationships, and user flows, in partnership with Arnold Worldwide.
- Marble and Granite, Inc. wanted to expand their business model by selling directly to consumers. I produced an interactive wizard for planning home renovation projects, along with facilitating a complete site redesign. Features were refined through iterative rapid prototyping. I maintained particular focus on information architecture, faceted search, and call to action strategy.
I served many more clients, including:
- NH Bar Association
- Pierce Manufacturing
- Catholic Health Services
- Martignetti Companies
- VDE Americas
- The Clark Art Institute
- Reputation Institute
- Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
- Coverys
CommonPlaces, Inc.
Project Manager & User Experience Designer
Hampstead, NH
December 2009 - December 2012
- Solely responsible for project management and planning, across all CommonPlaces clients.
- Spearheaded process improvement efforts throughout the entire company.
- Facilitated the transition from @task to ActiveCollab (project management systems).
- Managed a major rebranding effort at CommonPlaces.
- Mentored and trained junior team members in planning, user experience, and project management skills.
PixelMEDIA, Inc.
Experience Architect
Portsmouth, NH
May 2008 - November 2009
- Team Lead for a variety of high-profile projects.
Pixel Bridge, Inc.
Junior Account Manager
Boston, MA
July 2007 - December 2007
- Primary point of contact for several key accounts.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Web Design Assistant
Lexington, MA
July 2006 - December 2006
- Responsible for updating & maintaining dozens of websites.
Northeastern University
Bachelor of Science in Information Science
- Business Minor
- Boston, MA
- Class of 2008
- Additional Coursework:
- Organizational Behavior
- Information Resource Management
- Marketing
- Empirical Research Methods
- Writing for Use in Technical Professions
- Learning and Motivation
- Cognition
- Symbolic Logic
Technical Skills
- Experienced with Axure, Invision, MindJet and many other interface prototyping and mapping tools.
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, and Google G-Suite programs.
- Familiar with @Task, ActiveCollab, Basecamp, Trello, Smartsheet, and other project management tools.
- Structural comprehension of Drupal, WordPress, Kentico, Squarespace, and other CMSes.
- Capable of coding in HTML and CSS.
Other Interests
- NH User Experience Professionals Association (nhuxpa.org)
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On Sunday 8th May Germany hit a new high for electricity generation from renewables, with renewable plants supplying 87% of the demand. The result was several hours of negative electricity prices – to such an extent that commercial electricity consumers operating through the wholesale market were paid to consume electricity. This has been reported by articles in Quartz and The Independent.
As I reported in an earlier blog post, negative electricity prices are generally a reflection of insufficient flexibility in the power network. In the case of Germany on the 8th of May 2016, negative prices occurred due to a combination of high wind and solar production, and low energy consumption (due to it being a Sunday). Accordingly, there was significantly more electrical supply than demand and the electricity prices were negative from 7am – 5pm. It is interesting to note from the Figure (taken from the Quartz post) that there doesn't seem to be a huge difference between the conventional production on Saturday compared to that on Sunday, but this small increase in the ratio of renewable to conventional power resulted in a hugely negative price spike. Additionally we also see that on both days the production was higher than consumption – I assume that this is a reflection of German exports to other electricity markets. It only seems likely that as Germany strives for 100% renewable electricity this type of situation will occur more and more frequently and will make the situation for storage more favourable. It would be ironic if the low daytime electricity prices that have eroded the market for energy storage in Germany could become so low that they actually began to favour storage again.
Also, for interest, an article I wrote about negative electricity prices and energy storage.


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Attention all Jeff Buckley fans!
If you are a fan of the late Jeff Buckley or if you are just discovering his genius, you'll want to pick up this deluxe CD and 2 DVD set from Columbia/Legacy called "Grace Around The World." The amazing package contains the discs, a poster and ephemera (postcards, a facsimilie all-access pass and more).
The first DVD contains rarely seen performances of most every song off his debut album "Grace," and lots of bonus tracks. An audio cd of these performances is also included. The jewel in the package is the 3rd disc: an hour-long documentary called "Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley," that features interviews with his band, family, friends and artists that have been inspired by Buckley's gift. The documentary also features very rare performance footage, in-studio interviews and more! The interviews were filmed right as Buckley was being catapulted from cafe performance obscurity to the verge of superstardom and his reflections on that leap are even more spooky as he died not too long after "Grace" was released.
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Russian authorities charge two over Nemtsov shooting
Men suspected of murdering Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov are formally charged in a Moscow court, with one allegedly admitting involvement. Vanessa Johnston reports.
A Moscow court says two men have been charged over the murder of Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov: Anzor Gubashev and Zaur Dadayev. A judge said Dadayev had admitted to being involved in the killing. Russian state investigators now say they have a total of five suspects in Nemtsov's murder. One served in a police unit in the Russian region of Chechnya, according to local media. 55-year-old Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister, was shot dead near the Kremlin on February 27th. Russian officials have always denied involvement, despite accusations from some of Nemtsov's friends. It's the most high-profile killing of an opposition figure in President Vladimir Putin's fifteen year reign.


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Session Title and Description: Connecting and Collecting: How Law Firms of Various Shapes and Sizes Make it Easier for Attorneys to Use and Contribute Knowledge
Legal KM succeeds when attorneys use it frequently through their matters and when knowledge collection requires minimal extra work. This panel discussion will feature KM leaders from firms of various sizes discussing how their organization effectively connects their attorneys with knowledge resources — as well as how they efficiently collect knowledge resources from their attorneys. The panel will address connecting and collecting techniques at each phase of a matter; the differences in resources and cultures among firms that may result in different approaches to the connection and collection challenges; and practical ways for KM leaders in different types of organizations to get started with either more effectively connecting, more efficiently collecting, or both.
Meredith L. Williams, Chief Knowledge Management Officer, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC,
Patrick G. Dundas, Associate, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP,
Kevin Colangelo, Vice President, Strategic Accounts, Bloomberg BNA
[These are my notes from the 2015 Ark Group Conference: Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession. Since I'm publishing them as soon as possible after the end of a session, they may contain the occasional typographical or grammatical error. Please excuse those. To the extent I've made any editorial comments, I've shown those in brackets.]
- 5 Phases of Law Firm KM
- Traditional content management
- Technology and content enhancement
- Client-facing KM products and services
- Using technology to enhance practices and products
- Total practice management
- The Low-Impact KM Resource Journey.
- Buying an off-the-shelf content product such as model documents and practice notes from The Practical Law Company.
- Implementing better technology — but a good document management system requires human input for content and for metadata.
- Enable search or provide concierge search services.
- They collect all of the "pardon the interruption" or "request for information" emails that are sent to solicit experts and work product. This helps connect people to the resources they need.
- Document assembly projects are a great way to distill the knowledge of the firm.
- Data Classification.
- Baker Donelson undertook a project to identify all their critical systems, all the data points in each critical system, and how the data flows between these systems. This means that they understand all the matters, phases and tasks. And they know specifically which KM resource will be helpful for each matter, phase and task. They also have information governance standards because they do a great deal of healthcare work and must comply with regulation regarding information confidentiality and preservation.
- Instead of classifying individual documents, classify at the matter level.
- Should we be in the business of creating and maintaining precedent databases?
- Schulte Roth says no. It is an uphill struggle that never can be one.
- Baker Donelson says it is only possible with the full cooperation of practicing lawyers. The firm provides billable hour credit to do this. And, when the resulting work product is sold to clients, the creators receive some of the sales price (after the firm's venture fund is repaid).
- How to involve attorneys when you do not have a venture fund? Dundas suggests publishing the unapproved forms with warning labels that they are beta-test ready but may not yet have the highest-level of internal approval. Then get the necessary improvements and approvals as you use them in the course of a matter.
- Shadow the lawyers in the firm. This is the best way to understand how the attorneys work and whether they have the right tools. Then make sure you give them the right tools.


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Scandalous (and not so scandalous) secrets related to gardening, cooking, health, nutrition, and whatever else crosses my mind . . . I am a long time organic gardener who has endeavored to educate myself in various ways--from learning and apprenticing with elder gardeners, to reading and researching, as well as doing my own experiments right in the garden . . .
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Garland Chrysanthemum
They grew all kinds of Japanese vegetables, from very long thin cucumbers and beans to bitter melons with interesting textured skin. I weeded and watered their garden every day. When Amy, the lady of the house, came home from work I always asked her to tell me about one of their plants. I had noticed a type of chrysanthemum growing alongside their giant black radishes. I didn't understand why it was growing in their vegetable garden. Unlike my bio-diverse plantings, their vegetables and flowers were grown in well defined, separate beds.
Amy, who hired me to look after her grandfather, explained that the plant was not grown as an ornamental, that it was an edible chrysanthemum. She told me its Japanese name, shungiku, which she said translated as chop suey green. The next time I came to their house she had made chop suey with shungiku for me to taste. I liked it then, and I still do. I think you will like it too!
Shungiku is most commonly called garland chrysanthemum in this country, and it is much more common place in American gardens and cooking than it was 30 years ago. It is often included in the micro salad mixes that are now available almost everywhere. Even though you may have never heard of chrysanthemums being edible, it is fairly likely that you have already tried them. There are several varieties available, some more tender and mild and others with more robust flavor. The one I grow in my garden is called round leaf. It has a mild flavor that is best described as a subtle smoky imitation of cilantro, with undertones of mint and anise.
Garland chrysanthemum originated in China, where it has been grown since at least 1400 BC. It made its way to Japan by the year 900 AD, and was so esteemed that it soon became associated with royalty. In Japan, the greens are used to flavor soups and "hot pots," by chopping and adding the leaves and tender stalks in the last few minutes of cooking. They are also tasty in stir fries and other mixed vegetable dishes, and their flavor combines well with tomatoes. I have been known to tuck a few chopped leaves into my spaghetti and salsa, where it tastes divine.
Unlike many of the ornamental chrysanthemums we grow in our flower beds, edible chrysanthemums are annuals. They thrive in cool moist climates and are very adaptable to fall, winter, and early spring gardens. Garland chrysanthemum is very easy to grow from seeds or young starts. You are most likely to find seed available through specialty mail order sources or very well stocked seed counters.
Seeds germinate best when daytime temperatures are between 60 and 70 degrees, making our mild falls an excellent time to get started. They can be started in six packs, flats, on paper towels in plastic bags, or right out in the garden (if slugs are not a problem). The seeds should be barely covered with potting soil or sand, as they germinate best when exposed to natural daylight. Seeds should germinate in two to three weeks. If you don't start them right out in the garden or in six packs, they should be moved to small separate containers as soon as they push up their first green leave. Keep a mister handy. These little guys don't like to dry out.
When your young plants are a few inches high, they are ready to be transplanted out in the garden. They will benefit from some shade until the weather cools off. They will tolerate light or part shade through the winter. If you have a bright spot where they might get some sun during the rainy season, they will be most happy to sink their roots right there. Garland chrysanthemum plants are not overly particular about soil. They will survive in clay, as long as drainage is adequate. In gravely and sandy soils special attention will need to be paid to keeping the soil moist until the rains start.
The only pests that have ever bothered my garland chrysanthemum are those sneaky and slimy slugs. Frogs, turtles, and hand picking nights and mornings are the best defense. But if your slug population isn't too bad just waiting until the plants are a few inches high before you plant them out, might be all the defense you need.
You can start harvesting young leaves and shoots once your plants reach about four inches high. Simply pinch the plants back by about half, making sure to leave at least four leaves behind. They will send out new tender shoots from the buds at the base of each of those leaves. Those shoots can also be pinched when they have grown to about four inches. By frequently pinching your plants you will eventually get a stocky productive plant that will keep you in savory greens straight through the winter and into early spring.
Once the weather warms up your garland chrysanthemum will insist on making flower buds. You can pinch them out and toss them into salads and soups just the same as you did the young leaves and shoots. By spring your taste buds will probably be ready for a change of pace, and the bright yellow medallion flowers definitely brighten up the spring garden. They can be picked for bouquets, or left in the garden to attract butterflies and predatory insects.
Once the flowers fade you can either remove the plants or let them develop seed. Garland chrysanthemum has been in cultivation for so long that it has lost its ability to disperse its seed. It is not very successful at self sowing. Keep an eye on your plants, when the seed heads are dry firmly rub your thumb across their tops while holding a pie pan below to catch the seeds that fall. Let the seed air dry inside out of direct sun until they feel crisp. Then store in a jar, envelope, or plastic bag in a cool dry spot until next fall. Then you will be all set to start all over again.
If you can't find garland chrysanthemum at your local nursery or in your favorite catalog check out http://www.Evergreenseeds.com (714) 637-5769. They offer five different varieties favored in different Asian cuisines. They also have a fabulous selection of other oriental vegetable seeds.
Copyright 9.19.07 Harvest McCampbell, previously published in the Hoopa People Paper. Please contact me for permission to reprint or post.
Update: 5.27.15 There are many varieities of garland chrysanthemum, which is also sometimes called chop suey greens. The variety we have at Growing Together Community Garden in South Bend WA is particularly flavorful! Garland chrysanthemum does not produce nor survive over the winter here, even though it is known to do so in much colder climates. The angle of the sun and the shortness of the day during our winters is a huge challenge for the winter gardener. However, garland chrysanthemum can be grown here early spring through late fall.
5 comments:
- Karen Joy said...
I'm wondering if Shungiku/Garland Chrysanthemum is effective at repelling garden pests, as well? Many natural pesticides are made out of chrysanthemum extract. I received Shungiku in a CSA share, and when I have my full garden up and running, I think I will plant these! I love the taste, and having them repel (at least potentially) "bad" bugs AND be an ornamental later in the season are all really appealing reasons to grow it.
- Harvest said...
I have grown these over many of their generations, and I personally rather doubt that they are insecticidal, at least not to any great degree. Slugs and snails will eat them with relish. If earwigs or sow bugs are overpopulated--they will devour them also. I grow a rather bland selection however, and I do understand there are more robust flavored and scented varieties which I suspect might be better as pest repellants. However, the flowers do attract beneficial insects and that is a boon to the garden environment.
Generally speaking, I would suspect that plants that are strongly insecticidal (as opposed to simply being repellant)might not make good choices for our personal diets--outside some minor medicinal use or occasional use as a flavoring. A substance that is actually poisonous to one species is likely to have at least some unwelcome affects on other species, possibly including ourselves . . .
hello - we use chrysanthemum in sukiyaki and other cook-at-the table hot pot dishes. It really is delicious and makes a nice change from the usual western greens.
I have found seed packets for them in most large asian supermarkets.
- Harvest said...
Thanks for the tip on finding seeds! I love browsing the seeds in specialty ethnic markets! So many lovely fun things to try!
- Unknown said...
Very interesting post, thanks for the information! One note: some varieties of garland chrysanthemum do self-seed exceptionally well, and the species is actually colonizing disturbed areas and open spaces here in California and many other states. It can form dense stands of individuals and crowd out native annuals (such as our beloved poppies and other wildflowers) due to its fast growth rates. Like fennel, we would recommend that gardeners who live close to wild, natural areas manage the seeds carefully so that they don't escape and become invasive.


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Purdue receives $65 million, largest private gift
The Purdue University College of Agriculture has received an anonymous estate gift valued at $65 million in today's dollars, the largest private donation in the University's history.
The announcement was made Feb. 16 by Purdue President Mitch Daniels at the President's Council Annual Appreciation Dinner in Naples, Fla., attended by a near record of more than 400 people.
Monique Long, a graduate student in the College of Agriculture's Department of Agronomy, is working on comparison of sorghum as an efficient bioenergy crop. Long's graduate curriculum is through Purdue's Ecological Sciences and Engineering interdisciplinary graduate program.
"This gift is a tremendous vote of confidence in Purdue and our College of Agriculture," Daniels said. "Their generosity will enhance Purdue Agriculture's ability to educate future generations of food and agricultural leaders and scientists, make the discoveries that improve and save lives, and ensure those discoveries make it into the hands of the people who need them."
Jay Akridge, the Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture, said, "This is truly a transformational gift, which will dramatically enhance our ability to make a difference for the people of Indiana, our country and the world."
Akridge said the gift is unrestricted, providing the college flexibility in how it will use the money.
"Their wishes are that this future funding be used in the best possible way to build on Purdue Agriculture's tradition of excellence and to ensure that we enhance that excellence in all we do going forward," he said. "This donor will make an incredible investment in Purdue Agriculture because they believe in our ability, both today and in the future, to deliver on a research, education and Extension mission that addresses our most pressing real-world problems with real-world solutions," Akridge said.
Lisa Calvert, Purdue vice president for development at the time of the announcement, said the gift was a vote of confidence in the leadership of the college and the University.
During the dinner program in Naples, Calvert spoke about the importance of philanthropy in accomplishing the University's missions and goals.
"The increased flow of philanthropy is a game changer for Purdue," she said. "It is our defining moment in higher education history, one to be seized. It will require boldness, courage and the willingness to embrace change. All of our aspirations for this great University are rising exponentially. Our state, nation and world now more than ever need the transfer and delivery of the brilliance and innovation of our researchers, scientists, faculty, students and alumni."
"Scholarship and philanthropy can change a life," she said. "In combination they have the potential to change the world. At this moment, no university is better positioned to accomplish this than Purdue."


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A man from Oxford has made a discovery that has been described as having 'significant importance'. After defrosting his freezer he has dug up a small packet of peas out of the ice that it's thought dates back further than the mid 1990s.
Scientists have dated the peas all the way back to 1992, following extensive carbon dating and looking at the 'best before' date. 'This would make them pre-history channel, pre-Playstation, and pre-Viagra,' a leading frozen food specialist told us. 'As unbelievable as it sounds, it would have been impossible to have ordered them online, as not even the internet was available then. It's just mind-blowing, omg lol!'
The peas will be preserved and displayed next to dinosaur bones in the Natural History museum, something that has made Michael Hardy, the domestic appliance archaeologist who made the discovery, very happy. But as he explains, it was pure luck that he made the find. 'I was trying to get a pizza out of the freezer but it was blocked in by ice. I was going to try and eat it out but a quick check on Google suggested defrosting it. If I had just gone for the Pot Noodle in my cupboard I would never have found the peas.'
This is the most important domestic find since Mr and Mrs Smythe from Coventry made a discovery in their bedroom in 2011. Their discovery of 'printed porn' came after Mrs Smythe decided it was time to turn the mattress. She was said to be 'suspicious' of its origin, although Mr Smythe has stuck with his theory that they were hidden there by cavemen. 'It's the only explanation,' he told reporters at the time. 'Clothes weren't invented in them days, something every single one of those cave women was clearly lacking.'
Michael Hardy has committed to continuing his excavation of freezers, drawers and even down the back of the sofa in his bid to find more historically important, often legendary artefacts. So far he has uncovered a Marathon bar, a half penny coin, and a carrier bag with the cryptic message 'Woolworths' printed on the front. 'I have found a lot but not everything's as old and decayed as it seems,' he explained. 'Apparently Marmite is supposed to taste like that.'


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Massive Black Holes Dwell in Most Galaxies, According to Hubble Census
Announcing the discovery of three black holes in three normal galaxies, astronomers suggest that nearly all galaxies may harbor super-massive black holes that once powered quasars (extremely luminous objects in the centers of galaxies), but are now quiescent.
This conclusion is based on a census of 27 nearby galaxies carried out by the Hubble telescope and ground-based observatories in Hawaii. The three galaxies in these images are believed to contain central, super-massive black holes. The galaxy NGC 4486B [lower left] shows a double nucleus [lower right]. The picture at lower right is a close-up of the central region of NGC 4486B.
Massive Black Holes in Galaxies NGC 3377, NGC 3379 and NGC 4486b
Announcing the discovery of three black holes in three normal galaxies, an international team of astronomers suggests nearly all galaxies may harbor supermassive black holes which once powered quasars (extremely luminous nuclei of galaxies), but are now quiescent.
This conclusion is based on a census of 27 nearby galaxies carried out by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based telescopes in Hawaii, which are being used to conduct a spectroscopic and photometric survey of galaxies to find black holes which have consumed the mass of millions of Sun-like stars.
The findings, being presented today at the 189th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Toronto, Canada, should provide insights into the origin and evolution of galaxies, as well as clarify the role of quasars in galaxy evolution.
The key results are:
"We believe we are looking at "fossil quasars" and that most galaxies at one time burned brightly as a quasar," says team leader Doug Richstone of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. These conclusions are consistent with previous Hubble Space Telescope observations showing quasars dwelling in a variety of galaxies, from isolated normal-looking galaxies to colliding pairs.
Two of the black holes "weigh in" at 50 million and 100 million solar masses in the cores of galaxies NGC 3379 (also known as M105) and NGC 3377 respectively. These galaxies are in the "Leo Spur", a nearby group of galaxies about 32 million light-years away and roughly in the direction of the Virgo cluster.
Located 50 million light-years away in the Virgo cluster, NGC 4486B possesses a 500-million solar mass black hole. It is a small satellite of the galaxy M87, a very bright galaxy in the Virgo cluster. M87 has an active nucleus and is known to have a black hole of about 2 billion solar masses.
Though several groups have previously found massive black holes dwelling in galaxies the size of our Milky Way or larger, these new results suggest smaller galaxies have lower-mass black holes, below Hubble's detection limit. The survey shows the black hole's mass is proportional to the host galaxy's mass. Like shoe sizes on adults, the bigger the galaxy, the larger the black hole.
It remains a challenging puzzle as to why black holes are so abundant, or why they should be proportional to a galaxy's mass. One idea, supported by previous Hubble observations, is that galaxies formed out of smaller "building blocks" consisting of star clusters. A massive "seed" black hole may have been present in each of these protogalaxies. The larger number of building blocks needed to merge and form very luminous galaxies would naturally have provided more seed black holes to coalesce into a single, massive black hole residing in a galaxy's nucleus.
An alternative model is that galaxies start at some early epoch with a modest black hole (not necessarily approaching the masses discussed here), but that the black hole consumes some fixed fraction of the total gas shed by the stars in the galaxy during their normal evolution. If that fraction is around 1 percent, the black holes could easily weigh as much as they do now, and would naturally track the current luminosity of the galaxy.
Critical ground-based observations to identify candidates were obtained for all three of these objects by John Kormendy with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. The NGC 4486b black hole detection was also based on CFHT spectra.
Hubble's high resolution then allowed the team to peer deep into the cores of the galaxies with extraordinary resolution unavailable from ground-based telescopes, and measure velocities of stars orbiting the black hole. A sharp rise in velocity means that a great deal of matter is locked away in the galaxy's core, creating a powerful gravitational field that accelerates nearby stars.
The team is confident their statistical search technique has allowed them to pinpoint all the black holes they expect to see, above a certain mass limit. "However, our result is complicated by the fact that the observational data for the galaxies are not of equal quality, and that the galaxies are at different distances," says Richstone.
One of the features of the February 1997 servicing mission to the Hubble will be the installation of the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS). This spectrograph will greatly increase the efficiency of projects, such as this black hole census, that require spectra of several nearby positions in a single object. This group will be continuing this census with the refurbished telescope.
The team members are Douglas Richstone (team leader), Karl Gebhardt (University of Michigan), Scott Tremaine and John Magorrian (University of Toronto, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research), John Kormendy (University of Hawaii), Tod Lauer (National Optical Astronomy Observatories), Alan Dressler (Carnegie Observatories), Sandra Faber (University of California), Ralf Bender (Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich), Ed Ajhar (National Optical Astronomy Observatories), and Carl Grillmair (Jet Propulsion Laboratory).
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Karl Gebhardt (University of Michigan), Tod Lauer (NOAO), and NASA
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This Apple and Pear Slicer & Corer was a gift from one of my friends who knows how much I love kitchen gadgets. I really like this one!
Basically, this is a stainless steel circular blade. It is devided into eight sections with a circular section in the middle that cores your fruit. It has handles on the side.
I have found that this is an amazing little gadget. It just works like magic. My favorite use for it is pears. I place it on top of the pear, push down on the handles and it cores and slices my pear. It works equally as well on apples. It makes snacking on fruit much easier and more fun.
This is a sharp gadget, so I am very careful not to cut myself. I am also careful when storing this, because I could easily get cut reaching into the drawer.
This product is made of stainless steel, but it is getting a couple of rust marks on it. I am guessing the quality is just not there. It is dishwasher safe and I've put it in a couple of times. This may be what caused the rust marks. I probably should've just hand washed it.
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I also revamped the shipping charges. PayPal fees are now included with the price of the item.
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Toronto, my home town, has long held the title 'Hollywood North' to express its close relationship with Los Angeles, the film capital of the world. The movie and television industry has been a leading employer and economic boon for the city for decades, but now Toronto appears to be double-dipping in Californian namesakes, all because of its tech sector's flourishing growth. The city is filled with passionate entrepreneurs who are rapidly developing the mobile and digital utilities of tomorrow, and many of these products have direct applications for the hospitality industry.
Fueled by hearty government grant programs and admirable living conditions (amongst a slew of other factors), Toronto shares many of the characteristics that helped turn the Bay Area into the innovation powerhouse that it is today. This metropolis of nearly six million is now a roaring cluster of highly skilled teams and even bigger dreams. Even in a virtual, globalized office space, the city nonetheless continues to accrue many prominent software and hardware firms with hundreds of startups dotting the landscape. It may well be a 'Silicon Valley North', and hoteliers – like any other savvy entrepreneur looking to be an early adapter instead of a late adopter – will benefit from keeping a tab on what this tech hub produces.
With my business firmly planted in central Toronto for the past 22 years, I've had the fortune of witnessing this emergence firsthand. However, the purpose of this article is not to acknowledge and verify recent trends, but rather to think broader in terms of how new technologies, wherever they may be incepted, can be used to improve operations. As we gallop ever faster into an era of digital integration, it's critical that you keep an open mind to how these platforms might be creatively applied towards offering guests a more immersive and memorable hotel experience. And the best way to illustrate this principle is through examples.
To this end, I sought out three local developers – Nadav Elituv of Imagin8, Isaac Strang of shootround and Devon Wright of Turnstyle – to report on the specifics of their raison d'être. All three present fascinating cases to support the notion that the hospitality industry can be a prime benefactor of new innovations. So, let's review each product individually and see how they might be applied to a hotel space.
Nadav Elituv runs a no frills office / laboratory out of a refurbished warehouse in the gentrifying downtown neighborhood of Liberty Village. His company, Imagin8 (www.imagin8.ca), specializes in hardware and software solutions which turn flat screens or any surface that can absorb a projected image (walls, windows, floors, tables) into a fully interactive experience. Basically, gigantic touch and touch-less screens. For our demo, all of Nadav's fancy wares were on display, including a glass-top desk fitted with a touch-enabled LCD panel under the surface and a projector beaming a slideshow of advertisements onto a twelve-by-twelve foot white wall – touch the wall and the ads change.
The goal of Imagin8's contraptions is to engage passersby by creating points of interaction at every available opportunity, thereby maximizing someone's level of appreciation for the brands on display. This is done using head and body motion-based technologies to capture a person's interplay with the images on screen in conjunction with multi-touch capabilities so that the images can simultaneously respond to several hands or users (think pinching or expanding a Google map on a smartphone). Additionally, Imagin8 provides back-end software analytics so you can gauge what your audience finds the most entertaining.
As for specificity to the hospitality industry, I foresee Imagin8's technology as a handy tool to develop better staff-guest relationships. Take a panel-mounted flat screen or an image-projected white wall for instance. Both could be used in the lobby to showcase various features and amenities around the property in big, bright colors, allowing guests to rewind, fast-forward or learn more details with a single touch. In this way, the rolling pictures draw visitors' eyes while the ability to interact with the screens empowers guests to discover as they see fit, all proactively increasing rapport with the hotel brand. The touch and touch-less screens (that is, the digital experiences) are also quite fun.
Another clear-cut translation is surface table computers for the concierge and front desk staff. To start, imagine the traditional front desk counter – a polished flat countertop is all that stands between you and the clerk, except for a computer monitor facing the staff member. You ask the clerk a question, his or her hands mash a keyboard and, voila, information is relayed on the monitor. But until that staff member flips the monitor around, only he or she is privy to what the computer shows. This forms a psychological barrier, albeit subtle, which might hinder a guest from fully trusting the front desk team.
By using a surface table computer, however, the one-side-only monitor is eliminated. Both parties see the exact same thing at all times which makes it feel more like a collaborative effort, thereby increasing the bond between the guest and the attentive staff member. These contact-enabled embedded systems offer a viable alternative to eliminating the described physical barrier through the use of smaller tablet screens with products like the Apple iPad or the Microsoft Surface. This all may seem a tad futuristic but such table touch screen applications are already being used experimentally for concierge stations at several luxury operators. Companies like Imagin8 can help you build custom-branded solutions to fully explore this exciting new technology niche.
Photo sharing apps like Instagram have yet to make a substantial dent on demographics outside of the Millennials and tech savvy Gen Xers. Hence, there's still plenty of room to explore in this social media niche. Piggybacking on the likes of Pinterest, Flickr, Shutterfly, Snapfish and many others is shootround (www.shootround.com), a mobile app with a neat little twist for hotels. Isaac Strang, the lead developer, kicked things off by demonstrating how it works from a consumer's point of view:
Let's say you go to a venue to attend an event: a wedding, a conference, a launch party, an awards ceremony, you name it. People will be snapping photos and sharing them online, that's a given. By using shootround in tandem with the local WiFi network, all pictures taken at such an event can be instantly uploaded to a projector or flat screen, and then put on display as a real-time slideshow for all to enjoy. Additionally, shootround pulls designated activity from Twitter and Instagram to enrich the picture viewing experience.
After the event has ended, attendees can log on to a designated web portal to access all of the images accrued from all the different smartphones using shootround during the event. The collection is automatically assembled into a private, customizable digital photo album, supplanting the need to arduously source from various Facebook albums, Twitter feeds and other user-based networks. It's also ideal for those who are social media adverse (Grandma!).
For the host – in this case, you, the hotelier – it works a tad differently. To start, you buy a shootround license to enable a proscribed hosting network. Once attendees are prompted to start using shootround on their smartphones, you control how the photos are streamed via a computer-monitoring setup. That is, you approve or deny any shots and decide how long images appear on display in addition to whether the live reel will repeat or shuffle. Isaac also informed me that an automated picture moderation feature is in the pipeline, meaning that within a couple months, hotel staff won't necessarily have to approve or deny photos in order for appropriate content to be made available.
As the host, you also have the rights to place watermarked advertisements into the photo stream, a great branding opportunity for the venue or corporate client. There's even automated print fulfillment so guests can get hard copies and you take a share of the print sale revenue. shootround's revenue flow is based purely off licenses sold and a percentage of the net income from purchased prints.
What I like about shootround is that it's a good way to tap into the current social sharing craze and enhance the overall event experience. Like adding a comical photo booth to the periphery of an event space, this mobile app is fun and one extra feature to make for a better whole. The software presents an interesting value proposition to hotels as they can then include it as an additional selling point to forthcoming events. Moreover, you almost certainly already have everything you need to showcase this software. And last, it's a good way to demonstrate that you're 'with it' –intrepid and empathetic to technophiles.
Devon Wright, cofounder of Turnstyle (www.getturnstyle.com), describes his product as the next step in social monitoring, all based on spatial interactions between smartphones and wireless internet routers. The process starts with the installation of WiFi repeater nodes or access points throughout a space (for instance, a hotel lobby). From there, whoever carries a smartphone will be registered by specific nodes as they move within or out of range.
For those shouting "Big Brother!" rest assured this mobile tracking is purely noninvasive. Unless you disable WiFi, your cellular is preprogrammed to always be on the lookout for proximal networks, and this mutual passive detection (that is, the WiFi hub and the smartphone exchanging a simple greeting and nothing else) is all the data Turnstyle needs for efficacy. In this way, it functions similarly to near field communications, only using WiFi instead of GPS, the latter often being quite slow.
Each smartphone displacement across every access point is collected and aggregated into traffic metrics so managers can better comprehend pedestrian movements throughout their properties. The analytics example Devon showed me looked like an overhead heat map, quantitatively identifying which subsections of a space were most used and which were neglected by running the numbers on over five million data points accumulated over several days.
Aside from answering the obvious question of which areas are most trafficked, there's also a temporal component to the data. How long did customers stay near a specific WiFi node? Why did certain visitors leave immediately after entering your lobby? How can we optimize a space for more evenly dispersed flow?
Indeed, 'optimize' is the key word here as Turnstyle addresses a problem of tomorrow: space as the limiting resource. Devon has already had success in helping cafés and nightclubs. For the former, the owners wanted to know whether most customers were walk-ins who got their coffees and left or patrons who sat down and stayed for hours on end. After an easy WiFi node install, the Turnstyle team monitored the activity from a cloud-managed server and determined that most consumers were sit-downs. Not exactly what the owners wanted, so the solution was presented to remove readily accessible wall plugs so that there would be less support for electronic devices.
The nightclub presented a simpler case. Turnstyle was recruited to decide whether the back bar was being properly utilized or not. The heat map came back negative and additional bright signage was promptly installed so club patrons could more easily catch this drinking alternative amidst the darkness of their immediate surroundings. The analytics were also used to infer which songs attracted the most people to the dance floor and which ones prompted the most people to buy more drinks.
You can see through these two cross-examples that Turnstyle presents a good opportunity for hoteliers to put quantitative data behind what might otherwise be qualitative 'gut' feelings, reinforcing expert intuitions. The product can help managers better understand the dynamics of their hotel spaces throughout the course of the day as well as alleviate potential roadblocks during busy periods and deliver a more enriching experience for your guests.
By using Turnstyle to track visitors throughout their time in the hotel, it can help you answer many previously intangible questions. What time are guests most likely to arrive back at the hotel after they leave for the day's outings? Who is using the fitness facilities and what parts are most popular? Are guests who eat at the lobby restaurant for dinner more likely to go out on the town afterwards or pack it in for the night? Having answers to these and similar queries can guide future marketing strategies to better appeal to different clientele and psycho-graphics. The bottom line: the more data you have, the more you can improve, and the more prevalent smartphones become, the more activity you can capture.
Why Care?
Even though these three emerging technologies are not dedicated the hospitality industry per se, they can all be used to build emotional connections between your brand and your guests. As I consider the development of such relationships as integral for building long-term loyalty and enviously high occupancy percentages, anything towards that end is worth consideration.
What I like about these three new platforms is that they are not attempting to replace human-to-human interactions (which I deem as the core to growing those emotional bonds) but rather augment them. Adjuncts. Whether it's through a more captivating encounter with a concierge who's now using a surface table computer, an event displaying a real-time slideshow of candid photos or devices that indicate how to more effectively arrange your hotel spaces, by elevating guests' moods, you are enhancing their appreciation of your hotel.
Then there's first mover advantage. To demonstrate this, compare a Facebook hotel fan page launched five years ago versus one launched today. Half a decade ago, fan pages were still relatively novel and thus, a launch would be met with mild fanfare and applause. Nowadays, fan pages are so ubiquitous that a launch means nothing. It's just white noise. The simple takeaway is that the early bird gets the worm.
Apply this philosophy to the budding technologies that have yet to reach that mainstream fervor and it's easy to see why taking risks is an essential practice. If such hardware or software is already widely disseminated throughout many different properties and regions, then adding it to your hotel is simply a defensive action to keep up with popular trends. In short, if you aren't looking for a technological first mover advantage, then you will always be playing catch-up.
Being an innovator allows you to excite your guests with something completely new, thereby bestowing your property with a more exclusive label. Remember that at the end of the day, it's all about creating an emotional connection to your hotel, which will lead to fonder memories of your property and, further down the line, heightened loyalty. If technology can help accomplish this goal then be bold and go for it!
(Published by Larry Mogelonsky in Hotels Executive July 29, 2013)


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Thursday, October 18, 2012
The Smirnis Brothers: Where are they now?
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IT Leadership and Project Failure
Vision to Value: Executing Strategically Focused Initiatives
Leaders define vision. A business turns vision into value. It still takes a team of executives, managers, project managers, and individual contributors to drive the projects that build the capabilities transforming businesses. Ergo, projects are the enablers for turning vision into value.
Executive's Role in Project Success
Project failure is rampant in nearly every industry. In the US alone, the cost are huge with estimates running as high as a trillion dollars a year. In most cases, the project manager and his or her team are blamed. The project, however, is only the symptom with the source of the failure imbedded in the organization. Project pressure stresses the weak links in the organization causing them to snap.
Getting The CIO To The Table
The lament echoes time and again, "The CIO should have a seat at the table." The claim continues that business cannot survive without the simplest of technologies. Then they provide evidence as if it would be the final nail in the coffin, "Just the other day, when email was down..." Raising my eyebrows in question, I ask, "So your email was down? For how long?" The question is like a scene from a horror film where the sudden realization is that the casket being completed is... your own. Gaining strategic respect is a long way away for those having trouble maintaining their tactical obligations. If your organization is having difficulty providing basic services, you will never have the privilege of being a partner with the business.
Stop All IT Projects!
Again, I was chided for saying there are no Information Technology projects. This time, the excuse was that the company built software. I countered my antagonist by asking if the same group that built their software also maintained the account system, workstations, email, and network. "No, that is a separate group." He was missing that his company's production group was not IT. Information Technology is the support group... and yes, they should not be doing anything that fails to directly affect getting product out the door or reducing costs. Every project's goal must be to deliver to the operational needs of the company—selling product—not to the whims and desires of the IT group. If a project fails to address the needs of the customer (directly or indirectly), then it should never see a penny of funding. This seems such an elementary concept, but it is routinely violated by techno-bigots trying to implement the latest toy or tool.
The CIO's Role in Project Failure
A couple months ago I asked the question, "Who should the CIO report to?" on the LinkedIn's CIO Magazine Forum. Surprisingly, over 100 people responded, so many that the group's moderator moved the discussion to the jobs section. Maybe they were tired of the attention this old, beat-up subject was getting. I surely did not think responses would be quite as passionate as they were. However, my interest lay in another area, not in the answers to the direct question, rather the reasoning behind them.
CIOs Are Fired For Failing to Provide Business Value
CIOs have two major responsibilities—keeping IT's lights on (backups, networks, email, etc.) and providing support for business initiatives. Being mediocre at either will make for a short career. Although the respective budgets are normally a 70:30 split, a CIO will be fired in a minute for failing to properly support the 30%. That portion of their budget actually generates the company money. Keeping the lights on is a thankless job. People simply expect networks run, data served, and viruses inoculated. It is expected much as we expect water when turning on the tap. Supporting business initiatives is just as thankless since 60% of projects seem to always be in trouble.
IT: We Don't Need No Stinking Leadership
I have never posted email marketing results, because... well, let's face it... it is kind of tacky. Now and then, however, there is a story to be told. In my opinion, this set of statistics is a little over-the-top in what it shows. I can only see one way to interpret it other than Information Technology "leaders" simply do not care about leadership.
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Sony has greenlit its third animated feature, monster comedy Hotel Transylvania, giving a vote of confidence to Sony Pictures Animation one month ahead of its first release, says Variety.
Anthony Stacchi and David Feiss, co-director and head of story, respectively, on Open Season, the unit's debut feature, will helm the film. Open Season producer Michelle Murdocca is producing. Big Momma's House screenwriter Don Rhymer, who worked on Surf's Up, is writing the screenplay.
SPA, the studio's 4-year-old CGI unit connected to its Imageworks f/x house, releases Open Season next month and is in production on Surf's Up for next summer.
Hotel Transylvania is about a group of classic monsters including Frankenstein, the Mummy, Dracula and the Werewolf who are hiding out in a hotel on the outskirts of Transylvania now that 21st century technology has seemingly made them irrelevant.
The film is tentatively set for release in 2009.