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Resilient design: Building long-term care facilitiesFebruary 18, 2014
The Boston Marathon explosions: Turn off the dayroom TVApril 16, 2013
I was hoping not to have occasion to write another column about tragedy so soon, but the terrible events at the Boston Marathon on Monday compel me to focus on the amount of information we provide to residents about distressing outside events.
Issues to consider when disaster planning: Part 2March 29, 2013
As we learned during Sandy, it's essential to know where residents will be evacuated and to have protocols to account for everyone's safety. Connect with facilities in your community about where they are evacuating, so you can ensure there is adequate room.
Organizational issues to consider in disaster planningMarch 01, 2013
Just as Hurricane Katrina prompted discussion about emergency preparedness in 2005, Superstorm Sandy has re-ignited talks in the senior living communities about their ability to respond to disasters. When storm surges hit New York City last October, about 6,000 people were evacuated from various healthcare facilities, including nursing homes and adult day facilities.
Sandy and the supply chain: The vital role of GPOsDecember 05, 2012
Although Hurricane Sandy-related news coverage has been plentiful, no one has focused on the crucial role the supply chain played in ensuring that healthcare providers could continue to serve patients and residents.
How to get prepared for the next SandyNovember 26, 2012
A big part of a disaster management plan is asking how your facility will communicate with families, residents and staff.
Hurricane evacuations greatly increase risk of death for nursing home dementia patients, study showsNovember 16, 2012
Nursing home residents with severe dementia suffered a staggering increase in their mortality rate after evacuations from their facilities ahead of a natural disaster, according to a new study.
Nursing home evacuees still living in NYC high schoolNovember 15, 2012
Students returned to classes Wednesday at a New York City high school where more than 200 nursing home evacuees still reside.
Blind 93-year-old nursing home refugee of Hurricane Sandy found after two weeksNovember 15, 2012
Paul DiViesti's search to find his grandmother after Hurricane Sandy has a happy ending.
American Dryer Corporation provides hurricane reliefNovember 14, 2012
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, American Dryer Corporation is working with its local equipment dealers to help businesses get their washers and dryers functioning as quickly as possible.
Nursing homes' steep climb to public trustNovember 13, 2012
I'll let you in on a secret: Most of the time, the long-term care business press is, if not always on your side, at least sympathetic to your plight.
Mother Nature pummels New York City area yet again, forcing nursing home evacuationsNovember 08, 2012
The residents of four New York City-area adult health care facilities, who were not evacuated for Hurricane Sandy, were forced to move Tuesday before a new storm hit the area Wednesday. State and city health officials said three nursing homes and an adult care center in the Rockaways coastal section were being emptied of staff members and more than 600 residents before the nor'easter hit.
Helping your LTC community cope in the wake of Hurricane SandyNovember 07, 2012
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, long-term care facilities may be wondering how to help their own residents, families, and staff members or those directly affected by this devastating storm.
Following Hurricane Sandy, drug makers get back to businessNovember 07, 2012
The typical long-term care resident requires eight or more medications daily. So with Hurricane Sandy ripping through the pharmaceutical corridor last week, many operators were rightfully concerned about possible medication shortages. The good news is that most drug firms appear to be getting back on their feet quickly
CMS issues full Sandy waiversNovember 06, 2012
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued blanket waivers that include skilled nursing providers. That means long-term care facilities in New York and New Jersey hit by the storm are authorized to process certified bed increases, and that certain data transmission requirements, such as those for the MDS, will be waived.
Hurricane Sandy delivered a wallop - and a troubling reminder about life's uncertaintiesNovember 05, 2012
We humans tend to be creatures of habit. Most of us like to develop daily routines and stick with them. This approach has its benefits. It saves a lot of time that would otherwise be wasted sorting out mundane matters.
Nursing facilities picking up the pieces after Hurricane Sandy's wrathNovember 02, 2012
Several facilities on the East Coast have lost power and the use of back-up generators
LTC operators exercise caution, implement plans for Hurricane SandyOctober 30, 2012
As waves pounded the Eastern Seaboard on Monday due to Hurricane Sandy, long-term care facilities put their disaster response plans to work.


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There are many options on how to spend your day in Annapolis. They have museums (a maritime museum, one devoted to Alex Haley and an archaeology museum among them), theaters (a ballet company, a symphony and an opera house), and tours (cruises, a tour of the Naval Academy and a bike tour).
Charles Town
If you like to gamble, you'll have a great time in Charles Town with the fantastic casino. But even if that isn't your cup of tea, there's a lot to enjoy. There's an opera house, a ghost tour, and every third Thursday, an event held downtown. The event varies based on the time of year; for example, October's featured a zombie band, face painting and a class on carving pumpkins.
Ellicott City
Ellicott City hosts a literary pub crawl the first Thursday of every month (the tour will discuss Edgar Allan Poe and other authors; it costs $10, not including drinks), many great restaurants and cafes, wine tastings and great shopping. There's also a petting farm. If you're really brave, you can see the ruins of "Hell House," a former seminary that's rumored to be haunted.
Ocean City
Ocean City offers many fun things to do. There are great restaurants, fun stores, water parks, amusement parks, miniature golf and a lifeguard museum. There's a wax museum, horse racing and even skydiving. And if all that doesn't appeal to you, you can also head to the beach and work on your tan or enjoy the water.
St. Michaels
St. Michaels has a winery you can tour. There are several boutiques and shops, as well as many great places to eat. You can take a cruise and tour the area through the water, or there are walking tours. You can go fishing. There are also a few different spas you can visit, if you would like a day of pampering.


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I've been reading a lot of these great old comics on other blogs, and I figure I should contribute something to the online Dick Briefer archive.
I have copies of issues #3 and #4, and I will be uploading both issues in their entirety (but probably one story at a time). But first I have some Walt Kelly and maybe some more Barks coming up.
In the meantime, why not check out the stories that are already available? At Pappy's Golden Age Blog, you can find an awful lot of Frankenstein, look for the stories here. He also has the "origin" story from Frankenstein #1. Over at Joyville, Gabriel has posted one of the later horror stories, "Entranced". Enjoy!


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Peter, the baby, was a darling little boy with curly blond hair, blue eyes and cheeks that the old ladies passing the end of our driveway could never resist stopping to pinch. Being 4 years younger than me, Pete was too young for a lot of the games we played, but luckily for him we had wonderful neighbours with a son his age. The back, side fence was generally scaled more than once a day, as the boys moved from house to house in their schoolboy quests. I'm certain there was talk of building a tunnel at some stage but probably a gate would have sufficed.
That is not to say that we didn't all enjoy spending time with him. I remember playing hide and seek with him at our old house in Mont Albert. There were so many rooms with nooks and crannies particular to that style of home. At the age of four, he hadn't quite worked out the concept of this game and would tend to hide in a corner with his eyes covered by his hands believing that if he couldn't see us, we couldn't see him. The little giggles anticipating being found were always a bit of a give-away too.
It was probably only a year later that his hiding skills increased exponentially. One day we were playing hide the slipper (like a treasure hunt but with Mum's red, fluffy slipper). It was his turn to hide "the prize" and he soon returned, proudly announcing that he was ready for us to start searching.
We explored the entire house; the sooty old fire places, the musty cupboard under the stairs, under creaky beds, inside cupboards and even opened the tiny doors leading into our possum and spider filled roof spaces. I'm sure that Mum was happy with the amount of time we were occupied with this funny little game, but I'm also certain she was bemused by the mystery of her missing slipper when night fell and one foot was doomed to remain cold.
We gave up in the end. At first we just thought Pete was playing the game very literally and wasn't prepared to divulge the spot marked by an X. However, by the third day we realised that he had simply forgotten.
The slipper remained a mystery, but I hate not being able to find something. Every now and then, I would think of a likely place we had missed. What about amongst the polished shoes in Dad's old sandalwood-smelling cupboard, or behind Mum's fairytale wedding dress that hung inside the spooky, dark cupboard built into the roof? No luck. My little search actually went on for years as I couldn't believe that a bright, red slipper would just disappear like that. Mum bought some new ones.
Thirty years later, my parents sold that lovely old home. In helping to move, I lifted an old wooden TV stand and there to my delight was "the slipper". Strangely, we had moved the TV to different rooms many times, but had dragged the stand rather than lifting it. That red slipper had slid and rolled in its cave like a fish in a trawling net. It's funny how the least important things in life can bring so much pleasure, but I also felt inexplicably sad for that 30 year stowaway; protected from the dust and sun, with barely any signs of wear. Now, it was without a partner and was destined for the rubbish. Surely it had earned a lifelong position nestled amongst new friends in the back of Mum's cupboard?
Peter was a wistful and sensitive little boy. With a bolshy, tactless and intolerant teacher in his early years of school, it wasn't an easy start for him. However, as the teachers improved so did he.
When he went into High School, his writing was pretty disorganised and messy. I remember Mum and Dad asking me to tutor him in Maths in year 8 or 9. I really enjoyed this intimate time with my little brother as he was so willing and respectful of the help I had to offer. When I saw the much improved results in his report, I felt so proud of him.
Pete came into his own in year 11 and 12, where he had the freedom to chose his subjects and focus on the Sciences. He did well enough to secure a place at Melbourne University and specialised in Genetically Modified Foods. However, like his brothers, Peter had an urge to sample from the platter of experiences the world had on offer. Never being one to follow the crowd, his year of deferral involved something more unique than the usual choices. Having always been concerned with the environment and the often selfish choices made by humanity, he headed for Borneo. Here, he volunteered at a Wildlife Rescue Centre for Orangutans and was able to apply his support to the conservation efforts that protect these critically endangered and intelligent species.
On his way home, in the course of a starlit New Years Eve, he met the beautiful English woman who was to ultimately become his wife. On his return to Australia, Peter worked hard at his studies. He is now well recognised in his field and holds the position of Senior Policy Analyst at The department of Primary Industries.


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We have snorkelled a lot in Taveuni and Yasawas recently but would like to know how one would get the the Ringgolds, Rabi etc besides doing a Tui Tai cruise. We did that before and the snorkelling was fantastic but the boat and food were ordinary. This was some years ago so it may have improved however we find the cost fairly daunting. I have no problems travelling on local ferries etc.
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That's a great question. I don't know how you'd get out there outside of the Tui Tai...unless of course you charter a boat. I don't think the ferries will help you that much unless you could organize a place to stay and local transportation...I don't even think there are places to stay on Rabi outside of gov't guest houses...if there's one at all...
Hi Robert, I think you are right. I've tried looking into charter boats but unless you are a local its difficult to find anyone that could take you there, and as you say, where do you stay. It would be great even to be able to camp in a decent tent setup. Oh well, thanks for replying.
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NSA Intercepted Data from Google and Yahoo Servers; Monitors Nearly Everyone's Internet Use
The technology of MUSCULAR, a program jointly carried on by the NSA and its British counterpart, isn't hard to explain. Essentially, technologists at the spy agency have figured out a way to intercept data being exchanged among servers that store everything you do on Google and Yahoo.
Here's the difference between this and other previously revealed spying programs. Your data travels over the Internet to get to those servers and be stored there. For others to see what data you've stored, it must travel out, again over the Internet. That's legally protected data and the NSA (at least theoretically) needs a court order to remove it from those servers. The FISA court (the NSA's blessing source) almost always rubber stamps NSA requests so it's pretty easy to conduct that kind of data extraction but at least there is still a record of what the NSA is looking for and why and some grounds for taking legal action against it.
Muscular doesn't go near the data as it's travelling on the Internet or while it's on those servers. Instead it intercepts data that's already been stored and is travelling through non-public connections between each company's many servers as the companies synchronize stored data or transfer it internally. Internet giants like Google transfer data among their servers constantly in networks of servers known as (you've heard it before) "clouds". This constant transfer helps distribute server activity so that a sudden spike in requests for data on a particular server doesn't crash it (called "load management") or for maintenance, security and other reasons. To do this they use special fibre-optic wires that connect their various servers and are not publicly available.
The data transferred among these servers is typically encoded so nobody can read it without having the decoding keys. That's a security measure. According to these reports, the NSA has figured out a way to de-code those formats, then captures the data being transferred by tapping into these internal connections and then, without anyone outside the NSA knowing it, decodes the stuff and analyses it to decide what, if anything, they want to do with it. If they decide to store it, they have several NSA storage centers that can easily handle it. They then allow the data to resume its journey. It all happens in micro-seconds.
This is typically called a "man in the middle interception" and it's like tapping the wire between your computer and an external hard drive you use for storage -- except multiplied hundreds of millions of times.
"I knew the NSA drawing was real from the smiley-face," wrote Slate's David Auerbach, referring to the Internet smile icon used in the leaked diagram and replicated above. "Only an eager and myopic software engineer -- seeing the interception of Google and Yahoo's data as a challenge and game rather than as a security and political matter -- would make such a light-hearted and self-satisfied gesture at the prospect of hacking into Google's internal servers."
Of course, it's not a game. It is a highly sophisticated and intentionally intrusive method of data-gathering: spycraft at its most pernicious performed constantly on the email, photos, videos and other data posted by the people of this country (and many others).


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(#) Clayva 2008-09-17Hi, Well this English Teacher see nothing but good in this AU story about Harry. The story line is well planned, well executed and well written in both the grammatical and spelling genre's. Keep it comming as I am looking forward to seeing just how this works out. I am also pleased to see that you are allowing Dumbledore to show his poorer characteristics. I think that I would like to see Remus Lupin find Harry and begin to establish a good relationship with him. As for a Ginny/Harry pairing, well it is at least a good place to start. Carol Layland
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President Obama said today he does not regret the loan-guarantee Solyndra received, while recently revealed e-mails show early doubts within the White House about the now-famous solar company.
In an interview with ABC News and Yahoo News, Obama said the policy of providing loan guarantees to clean-energy technology companies is sound despite the failure of Solyndra, which filed for bankruptcy at the end of August. The company received a $535 million loan guarantee and about $1 billion in private capital.
Obama said loan guarantee program is important to developing clean-energy technologies and demonstrating that that U.S. can be an exporter of manufactured goods, rather than only an importer.
"If you look at the overall portfolio of loan guarantees that have been provided, overall it's doing well," Obama said. "What we always understood is that not every single business is going to succeed in clean energy. But if we want to compete with China which is pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into this space, if we want to compete with other countries that are heavily subsidizing the industries of the future, we have to make sure that our guys here in the United states of America at least have a shot. Now there are going to be some failures and Solyndra is an example."
Also today, Democratic members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce released a summary of e-mails garnered during an investigation around Solyndra. The documents were published to indicate that no were no signs of "political favoritism" around Solyndra. (Click for PDF.)
But some of the exchanges make clear that members of the White House and the Office of Management and Budget were well aware of both the financial and political risks surrounding the solar company, even before Obama visited in May 2010. Solyndra was the first company to receive a loan guarantee in a program that was created in 2007.
"The reality is that if POTUS visited 10 such places over the next 10 months, probably a few will be belly-up by election day 2012--but that to me is the reality of saying that we want to help promote cutting edge, new economy industries," wrote one OMB official.
One exchange shows that even a venture capital investor in Solyndra thought the loan guarantee program is fraught with business risks.
"The allocation of spending to clean energy is haphazard; the government is just not well equipped to decide which companies should get the money and how much...One of our solar companies with revenues of less than $100 million (and not yet profitable) received a government loan of $580 million; while that is good for us, I can't imagine it's a good way for the government to use taxpayer money," wrote Brad Jones of Redpoint Ventures to Lawrence Summers, director of the National Economic Council.
Related stories
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Solyndra's demise: Setting the record straight
Why solar start-ups need Uncle Sam
In response, Summers said: "I relate well to your view that gov [government] is a crappy vc [venture capitalist] and if u were closer to it you'd feel more strongly. But suppose we think there are all kinds of externalities to renewable investments. What should we do?"
In the ABC News interview, Obama was reminded that there were warning signs at the OMB regarding Solyndra, which had to cancel a planned IPO in June 2010. He said: "Hindset is always 20/20. It went through the regular review process and people felt that this was a good bet. But the fact of matter is if we don't get behind clean energy, if don't get behind advanced battery manufacturing, if we're not the ones creating the cars of the future, then we are not going to be able to make stuff here in the United States of America."


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AS A JUNIOR IN 2011: Started all 23 games in the cage for the Nittany Lions ... Was third in the Big Ten in saves (92) and save percentage (.742) ... Earned first team All-Big Ten recognition and was also named a second team All-American by the NFHCA ... Recorded four shutouts on the year, two of which coming against Big Ten opponents ... Was brilliant in a 3-0 shutout victory at No. 3 Virginia (8/28), making five saves in the cage ... Notched a season-high 10 saves at No. 6 Duke in a 2-1 victory ... Earned her second shutout of the season at Iowa (9/25), where she recorded seven saves ... Led Penn State to its sixth straight victory against Northwestern (10/1), making seven saves in an overtime win over the Wildcats ... Turned in another outstanding performance at Indiana (10/7) as she made seven saves in a 6-2 victory ... Recorded a 1-0 shutout and five saves in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament against Ohio State (11/4) ... Notched her fourth shutout against Northeastern (11/12) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Was named Academic All-Big Ten and also earned a spot on the NFHCA Academic squad.
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AS A FRESHMAN IN 2008: Redshirt season behind senior All-American goalkeeper Jen Beaumont and sophomore Ali Meves.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played as a varsity goalkeeper for four years at Hershey High School ... Tallied an overall record of 68-20-9 in net ... Shut-out opponents over 50 times in high school career ... Had a goals-against average of 0.65 and saved 84 percent of shots faced ... Awarded First Team All-State in 2007 ... Led squad to two Mid-Penn Keystone Division championships (2004, 2005) ... Named Second Team Big 11 by Harrisburg Patriot-News ... First Team Mid-Penn Conference All-Star in 2007... Also played basketball and lacrosse for the Trojans ... During junior year of lacrosse, was the Most Valuable Goalkeeper and a First Team All-Star in the Mid-Penn Conference, allowing less than five goals per game ... Distinguished as an Honorable Mention U.S. Lacrosse High School All-American ... Was the winner of the Academic Speech Award, Academic Achievement Choir Award, Choral Conductors Award, and Hershey's Female Athlete of the Year.
PERSONAL: Full name is Ayla Rose Haus ... Born on October 18, 1989 in Reading, Pa. ... Mother is Joanne Halus ... Has two older brothers, Joseph (31) and Andrew (27), and two older sisters, Brita (34) and Domenica (32) ... Plans on majoring in biology and continuing her education with a master's degree in marine science.
ON CHOOSING PENN STATE: "I chose Penn State because I love the pride that alumni, faculty, and students have for their school. When I walked onto the campus for my first field hockey camp at Penn State, I felt [not only] that same presence of pride, but also something so much more from the current field hockey girls. Though at that moment, I couldn't have possible fathomed how much Penn State and more specifically hockey pulls you in and provides you with a second family, I knew that there was something there (now here) that I just wanted (...needed) to be a part of."
Nickname: "A", "Allah"
Major & Why: Biology because I plan on minoring in Marine Science and furthering my education with a masters in Marine Biology. This has been a passion of mine since I was very young.
Favorite Food: Cannolis
Favorite Color: It's pretty close between blue and green, but if I had to choose most often it would be blue.
Favorite Musical Artist: Dave Matthews Band
Favorite Movie: 10 Things I Hate About You
Favorite TV Show: Shark Week (More Like an Annual TV Series)
Favorite Website: Definitely Facebook
Favorite Pro Teams: The Philadelphia Eagles/Phillies/Flyers (I'd say 76ers, but I don't watch the NBA)
Childhood Idol: My older brothers and sisters
Hobbies: Hanging out with friends and reading an occasional book
Biggest Fear: Losing my memory
Teams I'd Like To See Added To The Schedule: Syracuse and Wake Forest
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: National Geographic
Most Prized Possession: My "Bucket List"
Place I'd Like To Visit: Anywhere the wind may take me
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: My high school goalie coach passed it down to me.
If I Didn't Play Field Hockey, I Would Play: Lacrosse
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Pay off any loans or debts my family may have, invest a little of the rest, and donate to a charity.
After Penn State, I Would Like To: Further my education, get a stable job pursuing ocean research, and check off everything on my "Bucket List"


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H. G. Wells Quotes About UniverseQuotes about: Universe
It may be that we exist and cease to exist in alternations, like the minute dots in some forms of toned printing or the succession of pictures on a cinema film. It may be that reality is an illusion of movement in an eternal, static, multidimensional universe. We may be only a story written on the ground of the inconceivable; the pattern on a rug beneath the feet of the incomprehensible.
You have only to play at Little Wars three or four times to realize just what a blundering thing Great War must be. Great War is at present, I am convinced, not only the most expensive game in the universe, but it is a game out of all proportion. Not only are the masses of men and material and suffering and inconvenience too monstrously big for reason, but-the available heads we have for it, are too small. That, I think, is the most pacific realization conceivable, and Little War brings you to it as nothing else but Great War can do.
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- Born: September 21, 1866
- Died: August 13, 1946
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Much as I love the behavioral economics gospel espoused in Dan Ariely's delightful book, Predictably Irrational, I'm less than comfortable with the driving methodology of controlled classroom or laboratory experiments that use MIT business graduate students as subjects. I understand why Ariely uses lab experiments; in his own words: They help us slow human behavior to a frame-by-frame narration of events, isolate individual forces, and examine those forces carefully and in more detail. They let us test directly and unambiguously what makes us tick. I'm on board with the experiment part; it's the lab that causes me heartburn.
Indeed, I'm as big a fan as anyone of randomized experiments for business. Where appropriate, experiments are often the best way to isolate/manipulate factors of interest, with reasonable assurance from probability theory that potentially confounding outside variables are equal between experimental and control groups and will subsequently not queer findings. Estimates derived from random experiments should therefore be unbiased, ultimately honing in on correct population values.
What I'm less enamored with are artificial laboratory settings that drive basic behavioral research and the relevance of those settings to applied business. Will irrational behaviors manifest in contrived classroom settings with highly intelligent 30 year old MBA students generalize to complex business environments and the population at large? I'm unconvinced. A compromise that's particularly appealing, however, is gaining traction in both business and behavioral science worlds. Field experiments combine the validity protection of randomization with the realism of natural business/behavioral environments.
For economists David Reiley and John List, field experiments occupy an important middle ground between laboratory experiments and naturally-occurring or observational data. The idea behind field experiments is to make use of randomization in an environment that captures important characteristics of the real world. Field experiments permit the researcher to create exogenous (researcher-controlled) variation in the variables of interest, thus allowing her to establish causality rather than mere correlation. In contrast to laboratory experiments, field experiments potentially relinquish some control in exchange for enhanced realism.
As an illustration, Reiley and List cite a retail merchant pricing inquiry in which catalogs promoting a new cotton dress were sent to a sample of prospects, specifically to test the effectiveness of a price that ends in $9 the so-called nine-dollar price. The mailings offered the same dress at randomly-selected pricings of $34, $39, and $44. Investigators found a positive effect of a nine-dollar price on quantity demanded, large enough that a price of 39 dollars actually produced higher quantities than a price of 34 dollars. Ah, predictable irrationality in the real world that serves business well.
Arguing that field experimentation is under-provisioned, Donald Green and Alan Gerber take a jaundiced view of the state of research methods in political science. Each new development in data analysis, sampling theory, and computing seemed to make non-experimental research more promising and experimentation less so. Green and Gerber essentially accuse the political science mainstream of opting to be grand planners rather than practical searchers: The narrow purview of experiments also ran afoul of the grand ambitions that animated the behavioral revolution in social science. The authors cite their productive collaboration with a political consulting firm that agreed to randomize messaging sent to voters, and who acknowledged they hadn't the: slightest idea whether the most efficient use of their budget is to send four mailers to fellow partisans, nine mailers to a small set of ardent partisan supporters, or two mailers to everyone.
Under what circumstances are field experiments for business likely to be most productive? Probably the most important predictor is an organizational searching mentality, where analysts acknowledge they don't have all the answers but resolve to get them. These searchers are obsessed with evaluating the performance of their strategies, and what better way than to use field experiments to test alternatives. With government and education programs on the rise, rigorous program evaluation will more and more be mandated, and field experiments sit at the top of methodology rigor charts.
Organizations that have control over their business transaction units can productively deploy field experiments. Marketing campaigns for retailers and catalogers routinely benefit from experiments as does user experience with large web sites like Google, Yahoo, and Amazon. Financial services providers that deliver customizable products such as credit cards and checking accounts can use field experiments to optimize their customer and product mixes.
Green and Gerber note that decentralization is the field experimenter's ally. Change to be introduced gradually over time and geography offers a fertile platform for field experiments. Pilot testing of new products and geographies are cases in point, as is phased implementation. Next year's test group can be this year's control.
Finally, situations for which supply exceeds demand or where innovation cannot be delivered all at once beg for field testing. Hyper-interest in charter schools, stimulus-related jobs programs and pilot health care programs for the uninsured are illustrations. With more applicants than program slots, a random or lottery assignment mechanism might be the fairest approach to allocation. You can be certain that whatever new health care initiatives eventually make it through Congress will be rigorously evaluated, at least partially through comprehensive field experiments.
A follow-up blog will examine several field experiments from public administration and the social sciences, noting their relevance for business and BI.
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Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Singapore-based technology start-up, Smartfuture Pte Ltd, has launched its 'IVY' smart jewelry, designed as a dual fashion accessory and personal safety device for women. IVY employs Nordic's nRF52832 System-on-Chip (SoC) to provide the device with Bluetooth® low energy wireless connectivity, while the PCB and firmware design was developed with Bangalore, India-based embedded technology company, Kemsys Technologies.
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Nordic's nRF52832 Bluetooth low energy SoC, a member of Nordic's sixth generation of ultra low power (ULP) wireless connectivity solutions, combines a 64MHz, 32-bit ARM® Cortex® M4F processor with a 2.4GHz multiprotocol radio (supporting Bluetooth 5, ANT™ and proprietary 2.4GHz RF software) featuring -96dB RX sensitivity, with 512kB Flash memory and 64kB RAM. When launched, the SoC was the world's highest performance single-chip Bluetooth low energy solution, delivering up to 60 percent more generic processing power, offering 10 times the Floating Point performance and twice the DSP performance compared to competing solutions.
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The summer period is usually a calmer time for air freight – but not this year. The strong market development with high volumes will likely continue for the rest of the year, further widening the gap between demand and supply. "The challenges are manifold, but we haven taken action to secure extra capacities to meet the growing demand," says Marc van Dommele, regional head of Air Freight Europe.
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At Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, Panalpina now operates two facilities, separated by a runway. One is dedicated exclusively to healthcare products, the other to perishables and general cargo. It's like having two bedrooms in a marriage, separated by a long corridor with lots of shiny lights on the sides. An odd idea, you may say, but it can actually make perfect sense (and save marriages).


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SOURCE: Gregerson, Linda. "Fault Lines: Milton's Mirror of Desire." In The Reformation of the Subject: Spenser, Milton, and the English Protestant Epic, pp. 148-97. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995.
In this excerpt, Gregerson discusses the development of subjectivity in Paradise Lost, focusing on the issue of sexual difference and subordination.
Satan and Recognition
I have discussed Eve's tale of origins as though we had somehow been given unmediated access to it. But though the story is our first encounter with Eve's speaking voice in Paradise Lost, it is addressed in the first place not to us but to Adam and if "oft remembered" is presumably often rehearsed as well, reiterated as a kind of vow or devotional offering to him "from whom I was form'd … / And without whom am to no end" (IV 441-42). Much like the morning orisons of Book V, the narration serves a ceremonial function: it...
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As Yakov prepares to go to trial, he sees visions of dead prisoners. Yakov sees them as political activists, even if their crimes were petty and small. Yakov's visions grow frightening, as he denies himself sleep. In his dreams, he sees the Tsar and then Bibikov. Yakov tells Bibikov he is no longer afraid but angry instead. In his last dream before morning, Yakov sees Zhenia and tries to rouse him from the dead.
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Cosmology and astrophysics from relaxed galaxy clusters - IV: Robustly calibrating hydrostatic masses with weak lensing
This is the fourth in a series of papers studying the astrophysics and cosmology of massive, dynamically relaxed galaxy clusters. Here, we use measurements of weak gravitational lensing from the Weighing the Giants project to calibrate Chandra X-ray measurements of total mass that rely on the assumption of hydrostatic equilibrium. This comparison of X-ray and lensing masses measures the combined bias of X-ray hydrostatic masses from both astrophysical and instrumental sources. While we cannot disentangle the two sources of bias, only the combined bias is relevant for calibrating cosmological measurements using relaxed clusters. Assuming a fixed cosmology, and within a characteristic radius (r 2500) determined from the X-ray data, we measure a lensing to X-ray mass ratio of 0.96 ± 9% (stat) ± 9% (sys). We find no significant trends of this ratio with mass, redshift or the morphological indicators used to select the sample. Our results imply that any departures from hydrostatic equilibrium at these radii are offset by calibration errors of comparable magnitude, with large departures of tens-of-percent unlikely. In addition, we find a mean concentration of the sample measured from lensing data of c 200 = 3.0 +4.4 –1.8. In conclusion, anticipated short-term improvements in lensing systematics,more »
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- Argelander-Institut fur Astronomie, Bonn (Germany)
- Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States); Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States)
- Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States); Niels Bohr Institute, Univ. of Copenhagen Julian Maries Vej, Copenhagen (Denmark)
- Exzellenzcluster Universe, Garching (Germany); Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ., Univ.-Sternwarte, Munchen (Germany)
- Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States)
- Institute of Astronomy, Honolulu, HI (United States)
- Niels Bohr Institute, Univ. of Copenhagen Julian Maries Vej, Copenhagen (Denmark)
- Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Zentrum fur Astronomie der Univ. Heidelberg, Heidelberg (Germany)
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Journal ID: ISSN 0035-8711
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- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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- Journal Volume: 457; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 0035-8711
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- Royal Astronomical Society
- Research Org:
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; gravitational lensing: weak; galaxies: clusters: general; cosmology: observations; X-rays: galaxies: clusters
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1. Re: Adobe forms vs FlexOregon97203 Apr 13, 2010 9:33 AM (in response to BossListen)
My personal view, having developed both dynamic, interactive PDF forms, as well as complex, multi-screen SWF (Flash/Flex) UIs, would be:
- PDF forms are a superior solution, if the goal is to replicate a paper form which may include signature verification, and may need preservation of the original layout of the form (e.g., for legally required archival storage). PDF supports verifiable digital signing and the ISO PDF/A archival format.
- Flash/Flex UIs are a superior solution, if the goal is to create a richly interactive interface from which - ultimately - only the submitted data is important, not the original layout of the form. Flash/Flex supports more form controls, layout choices, and digital interactive "candy" (e.g., video, audio, animation, CSS styling, etc.).
Key questions I'd ask in deciding between PDF vs. SWF as my tool for creating a data input and display interface include:
- am I reproducing a form which already exists (PDF), or developing a new user experience (SWF)?
- should the interface look like a piece of paper (PDF), or something else (SWF)?
- will I need to preserve a copy of the original form in its original layout (PDF), or just gather and display user data (SWF)?
- will digital signatures be required (PDF) or not (SWF)?
A PDF vs. SWF analysis could go deeper than this, but I hope this is helpful.
Leo Schuman
Technical Training Specialist
Adobe Systems
2. Re: Adobe forms vs FlexAlessioGiorgini Apr 16, 2010 5:21 AM (in response to Oregon97203)
I agree with Leo, I would only add the fact that Adobe PDF forms can also be filled in offline.
3. Re: Adobe forms vs FlexOregon97203 Apr 16, 2010 7:31 AM (in response to AlessioGiorgini)
Yes, offline-fill is definitely a useful PDF feature. At the same time, with AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime), a SWF application can run entirely offline and just occasionally synchronize its data when it detects network availiability (as well as create local SQL databases, use the file system, etc.). So, if offline use is a key factor, SWF provides a much broader total offline feature set than PDF.
4. Re: Adobe forms vs FlexNgalaxi Jun 23, 2013 5:55 PM (in response to Oregon97203)
Hi Leo , But if I want to create an app a registration process (let´s say schools data registration)
, I can use Flex to user exprerience and foms with LiveCycle to data validation ????


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Chester Collision and Auto Body located at 144 North Road in Chester, NJ services vehicles for Collision Repair. Call (908) 879-7174 to book an appointment or to hear more about the services of Chester Collision and Auto Body.
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Chester Collision & Auto Body can be found at North Rd 144. The following is offered: Auto Body Shops. The entry is present with us since Sep 8, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Chester there are 2 other Auto Body Shops. An overview can be found here.
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There weren't many women working at the Erie County District Attorney's Office when First Assistant Donna Milling arrived, but she wasn't deterred. Her hard work and determination helped her rise to the top and, after 29 years, she is being honored with yet another award.
Milling was presented with the 2016 Community Service Award from the Erie County Law Enforcement Foundation at its annual dinner. The award is given to those who have made significant and valued contributions to the local criminal justice system.
Milling made history in the D.A.'s office earlier this year when acting D.A. Michael J. Flaherty Jr. named her his first assistant. Milling is the first woman and person of color to hold the second-in-command position in the office.
As first assistant, Milling is overseeing the thousands of criminal cases that come through the office, and she serves as district attorney in Flaherty's absence.
"Women have such a valuable role to play," said Milling, who is well-qualified for her new position and whose deep respect for the law and dedication to leaving no stone unturned have helped shaped her career.
Of Jamaican parentage, Milling holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pace University and a Juris Doctor degree from SUNY at Buffalo. She began her career in the Kings County District Attorney's Office in Brooklyn before returning to Buffalo, and the Erie County District Attorney's Office.
Flaherty spoke highly, almost reverently, about his colleague of over 20 years.
"When I needed to choose someone to serve in that very important role, I wanted someone respected by the courts, the bar and the members of the D.A.'s office," he said. "Donna has everyone's respect. She has earned it. More importantly, Donna has the wisdom, confidence and intelligence to help guide the decisions in this office. I, and the people we serve, need a first assistant willing to speak her mind. We would not be the successful, progressive office we have become without Donna."
During her tenure, Milling has served in the Buffalo City Court Bureau, investigating and prosecuting a high-volume caseload, and the Grand Jury Bureau, where she analyzed and prepared cases for presentment to a grand jury.
Since 2009, she served as chief of the Appeals Bureau, where she conducted legal research, oral argument and preparation of legal briefs to state and federal appellate courts across New York. As chief of the Appeals Bureau, Milling was responsible for assigning and editing the work of five appellate attorneys.
Milling is a lecturer for the New York Prosecutors Training Institute and, in 2014, she received the Prosecutor of the Year, Appellate Advocacy Award - the highest honor given to an appellate prosecutor from the New York Prosecutors Training Institute.


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Will Oldham (Bonnie "Prince" Billy), Nicole Atkins, Hank Shocklee (Bomb Squad, Future Frequency), Alec Ounsworth (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah), Jonny 5 and Brer Rabbit (Flobots) and Waterflow (of Senegalese hip-hop band Wageble) join together for "Musicians Bringing Musicians Home IV" – a special evening of music at Tipitina's Uptown (501 Napoleon Ave.) on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 9pm. This show is a benefit for Sweet Home New Orleans, a coalition of non-profit organizations that helps find affordable housing and provides rental assistance for Katrina displaced musicians, Mardi Gras performers and other traditional New Orleans artists.
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Joe Torre called the previous two times "a tease."
About a month ago, Derek Jeter visited the Yankee clubhouse to chat with his teammates. Two weeks ago, he did the same to meet with trainer Gene Monahan about his dislocated left shoulder.
Both times, of course, it was inspiring for Torre to see Jeter. But last night, there was a different feel.
"This time," Torre said, "we have him for keeps."
Just 43 days after suffering the gruesome injury that many thought could shelve him for the season, Jeter is back. The Yankees' indispensable shortstop returned to the team for last night's game against Anaheim. Batting second, playing short – everything is right again in The Bronx.
"It feels good. It's been a long road, six weeks," Jeter said. "It's something I've been looking forward to, obviously, for a long time."
Jeter took batting practice yesterday without any problems, so the roster move became official just before last night's game. Erick Almonte returned to Columbus and Jeter returned to the Yankees.
"It was great," Torre said of writing Jeter's name on the lineup card. "Just to see how quickly he came back and that he had no setbacks, that's the most important thing. These things are so unpredictable that when something goes according to plan, it makes you feel pretty good."
If Torre felt pretty good, you'd have to call Jeter ecstatic. Indeed, while Jeter always has loved playing, his absence has encouraged what can only be called a newfound appreciation for the game.
"When you're gone that long, you realize how much you love playing the game," Jeter said. "You'll give anything to get back on the field and get an opportunity to play again. You can't take anything for granted, especially your health."
Jeter hasn't. He admits that while he'll return to his trademark, all-out style, he may curb his head-first slides, at least initially. Of course, the competitor that he is couldn't resist quickly adding, "If the situation calls for it, I'm sure I'll do it."
Jeter also dismissed the notion that the head-first slide should be abolished and what's more, that it was directly responsible for his injury. As he noted, "I'm going to do it again. If I had slid feet-first, we might be sitting here talking about a torn-up knee."
Jeter also said he'll practice the same sort of, well, let's call it "cautious aggression" in the field. That means he'll dive for balls in the hole or up the middle, but he's not going to do it just for the sake of practice.
"Obviously, now if there's a ball hit and I don't dive for it, they're going to say I didn't because of the shoulder, but you still have to be smart," he said. "Even if I dive and catch it, I'm not going throw him out. So you have to be smart. I think that'll be the biggest question that's asked – if I choose not to dive, is it because of my shoulder? If it's a play I think I can make, I'm going to do it."
"That's the only way he can play," Torre said. 'When you put his name in the lineup, you have to turn him loose. It's probably more dangerous to try to keep from getting hurt than going out there and playing."
In his five games at Double-A Trenton, Jeter hit well (8-for-18, a .444 batting average), but he admits he may need a little time just to adjust to major league pitching again. But, for now, that's not nearly the most important thing.
Indeed, Jeter is pain-free and in the lineup. On the field. In the clubhouse.
"He's the face that's associated with the Yankees," Todd Zeile said.
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So, before the big day I had a migraine for two weeks prior to the wedding. Percocet and various other narcotics helped to alleviate the pain, but, as we all know, it causes other problems. Two weeks without a bowel movement. And I know, you don't care about my bowels, but I promise this turns into my most embarrassing story where everyone will be like "OMG SHE DIDN'T!"
So, I tried pill laxatives, gentle yet effective...not. I tried "the other end" version, yep, no worky. I was DESPERATE. I had a wedding dress to fit into and my belly was just getting bigger and bigger and it caused my migraine to get worse and the cycle was just awful. TWO WEEKS people. Keep in mind, desperate.
So, I decided to purchase TWO bottles of Magnesium Citrate. TWO BOTTLES. Cherry (for those that care). I decided to take said bottles at 6pm, I drank one and a half. I thought, FAST ACTING. Turns out, my plumbing was a little more backed up than expected.
Went to bed at midnight, still nothing. I thought, I'll be fine. 3am hits, I violently awake to my stomach screaming at me. Bill wakes up and lets say my RUN to the bathroom wasn't effective. Outfit #1 ruined. Bill, being the doting, loving husband he is, took my clothes, threw them out and brought me new clothes. I was there for an hour and thought for sure I was safe. Ah, the idiocy at 4am is outstanding.
6am. Screaming stomach again. Outfit #2 ruined. Again doting husband, taken care of me. This time I sleep on the bathroom floor. Shitting your pants two times in 3 hours, makes you reassess the situation!
9am. Wake up and THANK THE GOOD LORD I am in the bathroom. But, Still didn't make it. Seriously. Again, doting husband. Outfit #3 done. I ran out of clothes!
So I think I am done with my stomach issues, refuse to eat for a day but decide water is safe....not so much. UGH. Go to Target, buy all new clothes, think I'm safe.
I get talked into dinner that night. Mistake. I ended up so freaked out that I was going to ruin my new clothes that I asked Bill to run to CVS to get my adult diapers. Yep, I wore adult diapers for a night...just in case. Otherwise I was getting no sleep.
So, you think women are nuts about weddings, try living through this. I think Bill still has nightmares about the sounds he heard as I ran to the bathroom.
Wedding weight, totally not worth the pain of magnesium citrate. And I had to have my dress taken out anyway.