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The EHR Dress Rehearsal: Because Practice Makes Perfect
For the past twenty years, I have been working with healthcare organizations to implement technologies and improve business processes. During that time, I have had the opportunity to lead major transformation initiatives including implementation of EHR and ERP systems as well as design and build of shared service centers. I have worked with many of the largest healthcare providers in the United States as well as many academic and children's hospitals. In this blog, I will be discussing my experiences and ideas and encourage everyone to share your own as well in the comments.
Over the past year I have been leading the implementation of Epic for University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC). On July 1st, we went live at our primary care and urgent care clinics. The go-live was a great success. While no go-live is flawless, we encountered minimal issues that could not be quickly resolved and user adoption was excellent despite the majority of the users using an EHR for the first time.
Today is July 8th, and I'm spending a quiet day in our command center just one week after go-live and reflecting on the factors that made this transition exceed even our optimistic projections. By Day 3, users were comfortable with basic workflows and bills were going out the door. One week into go-live, we are scaling back our on-site support and discussing closing down the command center earlier then expected. Our team universally agrees that the most significant factor in our success was a last minute addition to the methodology – what I refer to as the Workflow Dress Rehearsal.
In my experience regardless of the quality of training that is provided, the classroom is not enough to prepare the staff for what happens when the patients start to walk in the door. Learning in your actual environment helps staff to gain comfort and uncovers challenges in technology and workflow that even the best testing will not reveal.
The concept of doing a true dress rehearsal that mirrors the real experience as closely as possible is one that dates back to retail point of sale and inventory implementations that I did 20 years ago. During those projects, we would shut the doors of the operation and have the staff go through a "day in the life" on the new system – doing everything as they would do it on go-live day – using their actual workstations and logging into the production system. We decided to apply this same concept to an EHR implementation and provide a full-day experience for the entire clinic staff as the final component of their training.
The logistics of making this happen across 8 physical locations and 15 busy clinics required extensive planning and execution. We created a full-day experience starting with scripted patients who would be represented by a clipboard that moved from the front desk and to triage before being roomed. Nurses and physicians went in and out of rooms as they would with real patients, completing the appropriate steps in each room. Later as they gained more comfort, we substituted the clip boards with actual people who represented patients – making up symptoms to help the staff learn how to navigate the EMR and be prepared for what would happen with a real person answering questions, such as providing information out of order of the screens. By the end of the day, the staff was gaining confidence in the application and in themselves. They were also learning how to work as a team in an EMR environment. Most of all, they found the experience more fun, and more directly beneficial then their classroom experience.
The benefits to this process were numerous, and the key contributor to the reduction in our support needs at go-live. Here are just a few examples of the benefits it provided:
1) Security was validated – Every user had the chance to log into production and do actual work just as they would on go-live day. As a result, security issues were resolved during the rehearsal and we had less then a dozen security calls during the first week.
2) Hardware was tested – Taking the previously completed technical dress rehearsal one step further, every workstation and ancillary hardware device was used just as it would be on go-live day. The result was we identified gaps in available hardware, incorrectly mapped printers, and configuration issues that could be resolved the same day, eliminating issues during the actual go-live.
3) End to End Workflow Validation – Nurses, Front Desk, and Physicians had received training individually as each had different content to learn, but didn't fully appreciate how it all came together. The Workflow Dress Rehearsal allowed them to understand the full life cycle of the patient in the clinic and how their documentation impacts others later in the process. Through this process, they gained an appreciation for each of their respective roles in the EHR experience.
4) Practice, Comfort, and Speed – Working on the system in their actual work environment helped them to gain confidence and get faster using the application. While our mock patient experience is not the same as having a real sick patient in front of them – it was the closest experience that we could create so when the actual patients walked in the door, they knew what to do.
5) Content – We encouraged physicians and nurses to try common orders and medications that they use on a regular basis to make sure they were available and setup properly. Inevitably, we uncovered missing or incorrect information and were able to correct them well before go-live. The result was minimal missing content at go-live as we had already worked out those issues.
The Workflow Dress Rehearsal process allowed us to uncover many of the issues that would have happened at go-live while also allowing the staff to gain comfort with the new solution in a lower-pressure environment. The result? A quiet go-live with minimal complications and a happier staff. Encounters were all being closed the same day, and staff were going home on schedule. These rehearsals also created an educational experience that was fun and motivating to the staff and was of more value to them then another day in the classroom would have been.
I believe that this process can be applied to the implementation of any software solution in any environment. Its not always easy, and we realize that it will be much more complicated to create this experience as part of our hospital go-live later this year. However, the time invested paid off as it saved us so much time in the support of the system during go-live, and created a better experience for our patients during our first week on Epic.
Consider how you can create a Workflow Dress Rehearsal experience for your ERP, EHR, and other solution deployments and you may find that it is a critical success factor to your go-live as well.
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Two musical icons of New Orleans — the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, which recently celebrated it 50th anniversary, and singer, songwriter, pianist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Allen Toussaint — will tour the U.S. together for the first time this fall.
The 34-city "Oh Yeah! Tour" begins Oct. 8 at the Wharton Center for the Performing Arts in East Lansing, Michigan. Other tour stops include Detroit; Cleveland, Ohio; Red Bank, New Jersey; Boston, Massachusetts; Atlanta, Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama; Santa Monica, California; and five cities in Virginia.
"After all these years of playing together in New Orleans and coming to the same festivals here and there around the world," Preservation Hall band leader Ben Jaffe said, "it is amazing that we never hit the road as a package before. It was almost as if we've always just assumed it had already happened, and then one day it was like 'Oh yeah, we need to do this thing.' "
Rather than play two entirely different shows, as most touring partners do, Toussaint and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, will perform together during the "Oh Yeah! Tour."
"I've been playing with the guys in Preservation Hall around New Orleans since the 1960s," Toussaint said. "So I'm really excited to finally get out on the road and perform with them every night on a tour. We're going to have a lot of fun, and so will the audience."

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Dylan & Levi
Easy-going but hard to tell apart – twins Dylan and Levi were born with a double dose of heart trouble. Just hours old, they came to Children's Hospital and Medical Center.
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How often will I need to see the specialists at the Fetal Care Center?
Once a problem has been detected by your obstetrician, you will be referred to the Fetal Care Center. Our Fetal Care Coordinator will assist with care planning and coordination for you and your baby.
The frequency of visits with our specialists will depend on the nature of your fetus's condition. The Fetal Care Coordinator will help coordinate those visits for you.
Will I still see my OB/GYN?
Once your obstetrician has detected a problem, you will be referred to the Fetal Care Center where our multidisciplinary team of specialists will provide comprehensive evaluation and diagnostic testing. Your OB/GYN can remain your primary doctor throughout your pregnancy, unless otherwise determined by him and the results of your evaluation. Our Fetal Care Coordinator will work closely with you and your doctor throughout the entire process to ensure proper communication and coordination between your doctor and our specialists.
What kinds of diagnostic tests will be required for my baby?
Early diagnosis and planning provide the best possible outcome for baby and mom. To ensure you receive the most appropriate care and treatment, experienced specialists will conduct comprehensive prenatal diagnostic testing and evaluation of you and your fetus. Our Radiology Department is staffed by a pediatric trained staff of radiologists and technicians who are skilled in performing and reading diagnostic testing specific to the needs of infants and children.
Some of the more commonly used diagnostic tools that may be required to assess your baby after delivery include CT scans, ultrasound, X-rays, MRI, nuclear medicine studies or heart studies.
Can my baby be delivered at Children's Hospital & Medical Center?
Where you deliver your baby will be a decision discussed by you, your OB/GYN and our specialists at the Fetal Care Center based on the diagnosis and needs of your baby.
The Fetal Care Center includes two state-of-the-art surgical suites located steps away from Children's Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Four comfortable mothers' recovery rooms are located nearby so that both mother and baby can receive care in neighboring units.
Can I still deliver my baby at an adult hospital?
Where you deliver your baby will be a decision discussed by you, your OB/GYN and our specialists at the Fetal Care Center based on the diagnosis and needs of your baby.
Our Critical Care Transport Team, which provides highly specialized care and transportation to critically ill neonates and infants, is available 24 hours to ensure your baby arrives safely at Children's Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
How will my baby be transported to Children's if he or she is very ill?
Our Critical Care Transport Team, which provides highly specialized care and transportation to critically ill neonates and infants, is available 24 hours to ensure your baby arrives safely at Children's Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The Children's Critical Care Transport Team is experienced in stabilizing and transporting critically ill or premature infants, children in respiratory distress, children with critical heart disease or those requiring immediate surgery. Team members are certified in basic life support, pediatric advanced life support and neonatal resuscitation.
Who will take care of my baby if he or she is moved to Children's Hospital & Medical Center?
Your baby will be transported to our Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU), which is staffed by a team of experienced neonatologists. Our team of neonatologists is trained to handle the most serious birth defects and high-risk pregnancies to ensure the most optimal outcome for your baby. They will also work closely with our other pediatric specialists and surgeons to provide a coordinated plan of care and will keep you well informed on your baby's progress throughout your baby's care.
What if my baby requires surgery?
Children's Hospital & Medical Center is home to Nebraska's only board-certified pediatric surgeons. Our pediatric surgeons have received specialized training to arm them with the unique skills needed to provide the most advanced and precise treatments for infants and newborns with serious birth defects.
Combined, they bring approximately 50 years of experience and over 30 years of training to the operating room, providing you with confidence and assurance that your child is in skillful and competent hands.


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Actress Patricia Heaton spoke with Jimmy Kimmel last night about feeling like "the actress version of Seabiscuit" when she received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday.
Jokes aside, the "Everybody Loves Raymond" star admitted she was genuinely moved by the ceremony, especially when her "TV husbands," including Ray Romano, offered "some very nice things" that left her choked up. Her childhood friends also showed up with a hilarious gift, which they showed off for Kimmel's audience.
Since "Raymond" (which earned her two Emmy awards), Heaton temporarily returned to the stage, and she currently stars in ABC's "The Middle." The season finale airs tonight at 8pm.
Check out the video above for more from the lovely Patricia Heaton.


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Ascension To The Throne
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'Ascension to the Throne' - 15 New Screens
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Ascension to the Throne is a turn-based strategy game with RPG elements. In a world of fantasy the hero will have to pass many tests on his way to victory. Enemies seek to stop players from regaining power and having taking revenge, gain new friends to aid you in reclaiming the throne. Become the King you were born to be - wise, brave and courageous.


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Oceanport, N.J. – Starlight Racing's Artisanal employed a
powerful stretch run to take the $70,000 Little Silver Stakes while Farnsworth
Stables LLC's Jehan held off stablemate Bronx City Girl to capture the $75,000
Red Cross in front of 13,522 at Monmouth Park on Sunday.
Trained by Todd Pletcher, Artisanal
raced well within range of pacesetter Salary
Drive through opening fractions of :23 4/5 and :48
2/5. As the field entered the stretch,
jockey Chris DeCarlo awaited room and guided the 3-year-old daughter of More
Than Ready into the clear. Artisanal
paid $4.80, $3.20 and $2.60 as the 7-5 favorite in the field of eight
"We were boxed in around the far turn, but I wasn't
worried," DeCarlo said. "She's the type
of horse that you can wait for an opening rather than look for one. I finally got out at the eighth pole and it
was all her from there."
Pacesetter Salary Drive finished a length and a half
back in second and returned $4.60 and $3.40.
It was another head back to Skating in third, good for a $2.80 show
mutuel. The final time for the one mile
over firm turf was 1:35 3/5.
The Little Silver was the third win
a row for Artisanal who increased her record to 3-1-0 from five starts. The winner's share of the purse bumps her
career earnings to $107,359.
In the Red Cross, Jehan broke
sharply, fended off pace challenges from Landing My Way and Feel That Fire, and
held on to finish 1 ½ lengths in front of Bronx City Girl.
Half of the entry from trainer Marty
Wolfson, Jehan paid $6.40, $6.20, $3 as the 2-1 second choice. D'Wild Ride paid $3 to show and completed a
$23.20 exacta.
"I talked with Marty Wolfson this morning," said
winning rider Joe Bravo. "He told me
that [Jehan] just got beat by [Grade 1 winner] Life at Ten last out. The instructions were to get her close to the
lead early. That's what I did and the
Marty Wolfson training took over from there."
The win was the fifth of Jehan's
career and improved her career record to 5-6-5 from 25 lifetime starts. The 5-year-old by Forest Wildcat has now
banked $292,883 in his career.
Live racing continues at Monmouth Park on Monday, May 30. Gates open at 11:30 a.m. with first post set
for 12:50 p.m.


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When Your Dog's Behavior Suddenly Changes
Whenever your dog's behavior changes, it is always a sign to be vigilant. While some changes in behavior are natural stress reactions to significant but ultimately benign life events like moving or new additions to the family, other changes can imply that something is very wrong. Here we will discuss some of the most common examples of changes to the average dog's behavior, questions to ask concerning the change, and how to proceed.
If Your Dog Has Stopped Eating or Drinking
The only potentially benign causes for a dog to drink less than her normal water intake are changes in temperature and changes in diet. If it was previously hot outside and temperatures suddenly become comfortably cool, she may require less water to stay hydrated. If you have switched her food from a dry food to wet or raw food, she will also require less water overall because of the higher water content in raw and moist foods.
Bear in mind that consuming less water is different than consuming no water. Consuming no water at all is almost always a sign of a dire medical issue. The dog should be taken to an emergency vet immediately because the chances of permanent physical damage or death due to dehydration can happen quickly. Intestinal blockages, urinary or kidney issues, stroke, and inability to swallow are just a few of the serious potential causes for sudden inability to hydrate.
A dog that has stopped eating should also be closely monitored. A dog that misses a meal for up to 2 days may simply not be hungry and is self regulating by fasting. A dog who consistently picks at his food may be telling you that the particular type of food you are feeding him is making him allergic or otherwise sick. Try switching his food or feeding him something safe but irresistible to him such as bacon to determine whether it's only certain foods your dog is rejecting. A dog who refuses to eat for 2 days or more should visit the veterinarian. A dog who is refusing to eat and drink in combination with other irregular behavior that signifies discomfort such as whining, pacing or restlessness should be taken to the vet immediately as the combination of these behaviors could imply an intestinal blockage or other serious condition.
If Your Dog is Acting Lethargic
Lethargy beyond the relaxed state of a recently-exercised dog is almost always a sign of illness. If the dog is lethargic but is eating and drinking, monitor him for 24 hours to see if his behavior returns to normal. Sometimes, isolated lethargy is simply the result of a minor routine upset and will eventually pass. However, other possible causes for lethargy are environmental toxicity from inhalation of chemical fumes or mold, ingestion of something poisonous and a myriad of other serious illnesses. Prolonged lethargic behavior combined with refusing to eat or drink is almost always a sign of illness.
For your best plan of action, consider visiting an emergency vet to quickly diagnose and treat the issue. Schedule an appointment with a holistic vet to offer options for safely and naturally managing your animal companion's illness. The most balanced medical treatment possible for humans and animals is in good nutrition and a balance of eastern and western medicine.
Colleyville Animal Clinic has been servicing the Southlake TX, community for several years with dedication to animals. Regardless of age, breed, or ailment, our vets offer general health care and monitoring, as well as personalized service for clients and their pets.


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Are you a recent high school graduate or GED recipient or going to be?
Are you concerned that you can't go to college because of your immigration status?
Are your parents concerned about family confidentiality so you can't tell anyone of your immigration status?
Is the cost of higher education keeping you from applying?
If you dream of a better future, you can prepare for it, even if you are undocumented you can pay lower in-state tuition instead of out-of-state tuition if you qualify for AB 540. This is possible because of a state law known as AB 540.
As a result of AB 540 you can qualify for exemption from out-of-state tuition if you:
- Have attended a California high school for 3 full academic years
- Have or will graduate from a California high school or have attained a G.E.D.; or received a passing mark on the California High School Proficiency Exam
- Will register or are currently enrolled at an accredited institution of public higher education in California
- Fill out an affidavit stating that you will apply for legal US residency as soon as possible
- Must NOT hold a valid NON-immigrant visa
AB 540 students are required to file an affidavit (Form I-134)
The Affidavit certifies that the student is in the process of legalizing their residency status or will file for legal residency as soon as they are eligible.
This Affidavit serves two purposes:
- Verify the student meets the educational requirements
- Certify the intent to establish legal US residency
The Affidavit is available at the Department of Homeland Security website or csac.ca.gov
Visit the Student Services Office to apply for AB540 status today! or Apply online at https://dream.csac.ca.gov/
- First complete a Dream Act Application. You may need your parents' income information and both student and parent will be required to apply for a PIN to sign electronically. Your High School will need to submit your GPA electronically. Make sure the name you used in High School matches the one you use on the application. The information on the application is not shared with third paries. Deadline is March 2nd.
Once you've completed admissions and the affidavit in Student Services, you will be eligible to complete an application for the California Community College Promise Grant, formerling known as the Board of Governors (BOG) Enrollment Fee Waiver. This will allow you to register for your classes and its paid for through the state of California.
You are eligible for:
California Community College Grant, formerly known as the Board of Governors (BOG) Enrollment Fee Waiver, to pay your tuition after the application is completed.
Cal Grant B or C, to use for tuition/books/supplies if Dream Act application and GPA is submitted before March 2nd each year.
EOPS/CARE, to support you and stipends to use for books/supplies.
AB540 students should go to www.webgrants4students.org to log-in and check the status of your Cal Grant and see if you qualified for one. Also check to make sure you have the correct college listed.


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Budget cut-hungry GOP walks fine line, eyeing 2016 electionsApril 20, 2015
House and Senate Republican lawmakers began working on a budget this week that could propose slashing Medicare and Medicaid in an effort to work toward a balanced budget without fiddling with tax rates, according to published reports.
Tea Party attacks Senate GOP leader over ObamacareSeptember 09, 2013
In a preview of what may be coming in 2014, the Senate Conservatives Fund has booked a $340,000 television ad attacking a Republican leader over Affordable Care Act funding.
Fiscal cliff notes: Why long-term care operators should take a lesson from Dr. SeussDecember 14, 2012
If you are like most long-term care professionals, you are likely watching the ongoing fiscal cliff standoff with a mixture of fear and disgust.
Tough choice for many operators: vote with heart or wallet?August 30, 2012
A friend once told me that long-term care operators are Republicans who make a living off Democratic policies. If that's the case, many of these folks may have to hold their noses when they cast votes in November.
Providers 'working very hard' to ensure Senate doesn't vote for CLASS Act repealDecember 01, 2011
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to repeal the CLASS Act on Wednesday, making a full House vote possible by the end of the year. Meanwhile, providers in favor of the law have intensified efforts to ensure the Senate doesn't follow the House's lead.
Some in Washington SHOULD be shut downApril 08, 2011
Somebody has an old saying that goes something like this: When elephants fight, only the grass gets trampled. I find that ironically apropos as the nation starts to realize its government might actually shut down at midnight tonight.
Republicans in the HouseJanuary 06, 2011
A new party has taken control of the House of Representatives. What does that mean for healthcare and specifically long-term care? We soon shall see.
The healthcare reform roller coasterMarch 16, 2010
This week and next will largely determine the fate of healthcare reform. Of course, we in the media have been offering variations on that theme a lot during the past year.


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Ridgid 36273 Chain Vise Stand 460-6 up to 6" pipe
Model 460-6 Optimized base layout to maximize working area, convenient lug to clamp the weld ground, rugged leg chain for the tough demands and a durable tool tray
- Ridgid 36273 replace the 72037
- Model 460-6, 1/8" - 6" Pipe Capacity.
- Optimized Base For More Working Area Benders are located at the rear of the base and three tool hangers are provided.
- Integrated Ground Lug Provides a conductive surface to connect the weld ground.
- Self Hooking for 4" Pipe No need to use a second hand to engage the chain into the wear plate.
- Leg Chain - Retains legs even when subjected to rugged use during operation and transport.
- Rugged Tool Tray - Prolonged stability before requiring a leg adjustment.
- Part #: 36273
- Category: Pipe Vises & Supports
- Brand: Ridgid
- Weight: 48.0000
- Ridgid Tool Type: Pipe Vises


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London's cultural scene is world famous and recognised across the globe for being innovative, experimental and cutting-edge. As Europe's largest infrastructure project, Crossrail's legacy will be more than just the delivery of a world-class railway.
Crossrail has therefore sought to integrate art into the project from the start of construction. Through a range of arts projects varying both in scale and nature, Crossrail is working with both established and emerging artists, international and local, to create an ambitious and diverse art programme that reflects both the Crossrail railway and the city it will eventually serve.
The value of integrating art into large-scale regeneration projects is evident in numerous schemes across Europe and further afield. Crossrail hopes that the Art Programme will leave as strong a cultural legacy as well as delivering a world-class railway for London and the South East.


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Pioneer Investments of Boston has added artificial intelligence to its website (www.pioneerfunds.com) to help visitors find information and obtain guidance on working with a financial intermediary.
Pioneer is the first mutual fund company to use online robots. Two of the robots, "Janet" and "Logan", are available on the public portion of the website while "Keith" is available on the password-protected section for financial intermediaries.
The online robots - called bots by their developer and Pioneer - were developed by Artificial Life of Boston, a developer of interactive Internet software.
The bots respond to questions that visitors type into a dialogue box, through written responses or by bringing up a section of the website relevant to the question.
The bots are also programmed to respond to spoken language inquiries. Pioneer programs how the bots will respond to questions.
"This effort, a first for the mutual fund industry, shows Pioneer is focused on the customer - either the financial intermediary or the end shareholder," said Iang Jeon, managing director of Pioneer's e-Commerce group. Currently, Internet users can ask questions, by speaking, and receive answers in the form of directions to web pages. Pioneer has furthered this technology by providing customized responses, in the form of written speech from the bots.
"We wanted to take natural language to the next level and have conversational dialogue," he said.
Janet the CyberGuide can answer questions about Pioneer's selection of mutual funds or about mutual fund investing in general. She provides responses to basic questions such as "What is a mutual fund?" in a written response in the dialogue box. She may also produce an appropriate page of information when a visitor inquires about a Roth IRA or Pioneer's international funds, for example.
If asked for a recommendation on a particular fund to invest in or the best way to save for retirement, Janet steers visitors to Logan. She says flatly that she cannot give personal advice.
Logan, called the CyberPro and clad in a suit and tie, responds to questions about working with a financial representative. He can explain how different intermediaries are compensated or conduct practice interviews with brokers.
If a visitor expresses an interest in working with an advisor, Logan directs the visitor to complete an online form so that he will be contacted by an advisor.
If visitors are unsure of what to ask, Janet and Logan will direct them to a list of "starter topics" on the site. Visitors can click any of the topics to obtain more information and the list may spark questions that they may want to ask the bots.
If visitors ask inappropriate questions of Janet and Logan, such as, "Does Pioneer pay you well?' they are told the question is inappropriate and are urged to revert to the topic of investing.
Keith's job is to respond to questions from brokers and other intermediaries that relate to individual funds and Pioneer's services. For example, visitors can ask Keith to tell them a particular fund's top ten holdings or performance.
The bots were developed to make investors comfortable with getting information online, said Jeon. People are often intimidated when they want to ask what they may fear are silly questions of real live people, he said.
"The bots allow this semi-personal technology to offer personal assistance," he said.
It makes a lot of sense for mutual funds to use these bots, said Steve Miyao, senior vice president of e-business strategy at kasina.com in New York, a management consulting firm.
"Although it is still pretty new, it is definitely what we will see in the future," he said.
The bots at Pioneer's site are not perfect because they cannot recognize every question asked or always provide the most apt response, Miyao said. But the bots "learn" more appropriate responses after several repetitions of a question.
Still, as much as 80 percent of the questions asked can probably be answered by the cyberbots, he said. For those instances when the bots are stumped, the company could have people monitoring the online conversations and dictating appropriate responses to them, Miyao said.


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With all the action that happens on a typical weekend night in Old Town Scottsdale, the scene could easily be described as a circus. In the case of tonight's edition of HARL♥T, it's gonna be quite literal, as Jen Deveroux's sexed-up dance night will feature a live performance by the luscious ladies of Scandalesque and an appearance by "world famous" clairvoyant Sophia, as well as DJ William Fucking Reed and Tricky T on the ones and twos. 9 p.m., free. (7353 East Indian School Road, Scottsdale, 480-308-1100)
Mergence at Big Fish Pub (Friday)
When downtown Phoenix's Ruby Room closed earlier this week, more than a few kick-ass shows were left homeless as a result. But thanks to the magnamous cats at Big Fish Pub, Mergence's CD release show wasn't one of 'em. The gig's now taking place at the Tempe music venue and will still feature such locals as Honey Pistol, Dry River Yacht Club, Lisa Savidge, and Whats Left. 8 p.m., $5. (1954 East University Drive, Tempe, 480-449-3474).
American Pastorela: The Saga of Sheriff Joe at Phoenix Center for the Arts (Friday)
For many, portly symbols of the holidays conjure up images of St. Nick and Frosty. Not for James Garcia, New Carpa Theater's founder and playwright, who's added Joe Arpaio to the list with American Pastorela: The Saga of Sheriff Joe. James Rivas plays Sheriff Joke in the topical seasonal tale. "He's got a nice, big gut," says Garcia of Rivas, "and can do that gross John Wayne [voice] that Sheriff Joe does." Mixing satire with immigration issues, American Pastorela tells the tallish tale of the deal Arpaio strikes with the Devil following a fatal heart attack: his life in exchange for stopping the Hernandez family from getting to Bethlehem by way of the Phoenix Light Rail. 7:30 p.m., $8. (1202 North Third Street, 602-262-4627) -- Laura Hahnefeld
11th Anniversary Party at Chasers (Saturday)
Not many remnants from 1998 are still alive and kicking these days, and that's goes doubly so for local nightspots. Back in those days, joints like Club Rio, Nita Hideaway, and Club Freedom were the shizzle. And they've gone the way of the dodo years ago. Chasers, on the other hand, still has it going on and will celebrate its 11th year of existence this Saturday night with music from Cousins of the Wize, Green Ears, Horizon I, Year of the Moth, Ninja Fish, and others. Three Olive Vodka and Miller High Life promos will also be offered. 7 p.m., $5. (8005 East Roosevelt Street, Scottsdale, 480-945-4985).
Chopper John's Birthday (Saturday)
Speaking of birthday parties, its been one year since CenPho dive joint transformed from the 26th Street Blues Bar into the biker-centric Chopper John's. It owners are planning a big blowout with music from Whiskey Dogz, Wooden Nickel, and The Green Lady Killers. 8 p.m., free (2547 East Indian School Road, 602-955-0881)
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Que & Brew at Emerald Design Center (Saturday)
Sure, Arizona lacks certain amenities, but for those of us with ancestry of the redneck type, the dearth of barbecue ranks among the most egregious failings. Funny, too, given the history of this gol-danged place, that you really have to seek the shit out. Usually. Those with hick in their blood can simply follow their schnozzes on Saturday, December 5, to the inaugural Que & Brew: An Official Triple Crown Event BBQ State Championship. Officially sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society, the event features a cook-off with pro and backyard "throw-down divisions," a Four Peaks Brewery-sponsored beer garden, and tubs more fun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; admission is free, but tasting tickets are $2. (8425 South Emerald Drive, Tempe, 602-363-5196) -- Clay McNear
Christkindlmarkt in Downtown Mesa (Saturday)
We love the Christmas season here at New Times. Every winter we go for strolls along the snowy downtown streets, singing merry carols. We always visit with Christ, who lives beneath the underpass on 15th Avenue. He tells us all about loving thy neighbor and the breaking of bread and how we can do all sorts of unsavory things to our mothers if we don't give him change. This year, we're doing something different. We're heading to Christkindlmarkt, the traditional German Christmas market that's being held in downtown Mesa on North Macdonald Street near Main Street. There'll be all sorts of Teutonic delights, including dance, music, and Glühwein (hot mulled wine). 11 a.m., free.
Domestic Arsenal at Mesa Arts Center (Sunday)
Usually, we like to keep things smart and snarky, but today, we're thinking it's better to reign it in a bit. Reason being is that the Mesa Contemporary Art exhibition "Domestic Arsenal" showcases Eileen Doktorski's sobering work that approaches, dismantles, and investigates domestic violence. Her pieces combine found household objects into sculpture and installations that are cast as the terrifying weaponry in an abusive world. Wall panels that display news clippings and reports of domestic violence surround the works. It's an entire gallery that references human trauma and certainly isn't an art show for the light hearted. 10 a.m., $3.50 (1 East Main Street, Mesa) -- Lilia Menconi
The Kickback at Padre's Modern Mexican (Sunday)
How's this for a lazy Sunday-afternoon experience? Hang out with Power 98.3 personality Karlie Hustle and the hottie divas of the Fresh Fiends on the funky and laid-back patio of Padre's Modern Mexican Cuisine, 1044 East Camelback Road, while resident DJs M2 and Tricky T spin downtempo, hip-hop, electro, and old school with special guests like William Fucking Reed (who will be in the house on Sunday, October 25). To complement this chillax fest, $2 domestic drafts, $3.50 margaritas, $4 Sangria, and $5 Corralejo shots will be served. (A $5 Mexican food menu will also be available.) The Blunt Club's Adam "Dumperfoo" Dumper will also be on hand to transform canvases into masterpieces. Add all this awesomeness up and you'll end up with The Kickback, a weekly unwind session that will put you in the perfect mindset for the unending hell that the workweek will undoubtedly bring. 2 p.m., $5. (1044 East Camelback Road, 602-277-1749)


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The Real Housewives of Orange County: Watch Season 9 Episode 18 OnlineMiranda Wicker at . Comments
The season of parties has drawn to a close, and The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 9 Episode 18 was an excellent way to cap off the year. There were fireworks and fond farewells.
And a few cocktails, of course.
Vicki threw an end-of-the-season party, Bali style, in her back yard, and Vicki DOES throw a well-planned party. The thing she couldn't plan for was the drama that would ensue when Tamra got her claws into Lizzie on more neutral territory.
She also couldn't plan for Dr. Terry Dubrow insulting an entire trade while insulting David Beador, but hey, Heather and Terry can make a donation, right? Right.
If there's one, single, solitary reason to tune in to the season 9 finale, it's to watch Vicki and Tamra both say goodbye to their offspring. Don't be surprised if you shed a little tear or four while you watch The Real Housewives of Orange County online.
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Shorebirds (or waders) are principally found along the shores of beaches, estuaries, rock platforms and wetlands, where they sometimes congregate in large flocks and feed mainly on invertebrates taken from mud and other soft substrates. They include lapwings, plovers, sandpipers, godwits, curlews, snipe, oystercatchers, phalaropes and related forms in several families within the order Charadriiformes. This order also includes gulls and terns but they are not considered to be shorebirds because they exhibit quite different foraging behaviours and food preferences. Large wading birds such as herons, egrets and ibis are not closely related to shorebirds and should not be called waders. Many shorebirds specialise at taking invertebrate prey from tidal mudflats in sheltered bays and estuaries. These habitats offer abundant food at low tide but no nesting opportunities because the mudflats are inundated at high tide. Some of the most common shorebirds in Australia migrate half way round the world to nest in Arctic tundras of Siberia and Alaska, once more exploiting a rich habitat that is periodically unavailable (when it is covered by snow in the northern winter).
Pied Oystercatcher
Eastern Curlew
Common Greenshank
Pacific Golden Plover
Red-necked Stint
Black-tailed Godwit
Curlew Sand
Photo 1. Examples of shorebirds
Australia has at least 76 species of shorebird [1, Table 1], while recent estimates of total Australian populations are 1.1 million for resident species and 2 million for migratory species [2]. Most migratory species visit Australia during the austral summer (October to March) from the northern hemisphere (Russia, China, Mongolia, Japan, North Alaska): most arrive here between August and October and depart between March and May. One species (Double-banded Plover) migrates to Australia during the austral winter from New Zealand: a few arrive here as early as February and most are present from April to September. The main trans-equatorial migration pathway is known as the East Asian - Australasian Flyway.
Figure 1. The East Asian - Australasian Flyway with recognised sites of significance marked. Source: Australasian Wader Studies Group
The presence of large numbers of shorebirds in an estuary is sometimes considered indicative of an areas biological productivity and health. Many shorebird enthusiasts spend time each year counting or estimating numbers at selected sites throughout Australia, New Zealand and the East Asian flyway. Such population estimates are useful in detecting long-term changes in shorebird populations. Changes in shorebird populations are an indicator for State of the Environment reporting (e.g. indicator 1.3 in the Estuaries and the Sea volume).
For people who wish to participate in these surveys and start estimating shorebird numbers, it is necessary to learn how to identify differences between the many species. This is a special challenge because many of them have superficially similar appearance. As an added complication, the appearance changes markedly between breeding and non-breeding plumage. There are now many books able to assist those drawn to the challenge of shorebird identification, including four excellent modern Australian field guides [3, 4, 5, 6]. , More specialised books include HANZAB [7,8] and books on Shorebirds of the World [9] and Shorebirds of Australia [10, 11]. There are several WEB-sites that can also provide useful visual aids for shorebird identification and information (see Useful Internet Links section). Good guides to the species likely to be encountered in different geographic locations of Australia are provided by [2, 7,8,10,11].
Visual comparative guide to common Australian shorebirds.
Shorebird abundance (and species composition) naturally fluctuate with seasonal and environmental events. Most migratory species return to their breeding grounds during their respective breeding seasons, except for juvenile birds which generally stay in Australia for one to three years. Some Australian breeding species breed in stable environments such as beaches, but many others breed in freshwater habitats inland. The latter species move erratically over large distances to exploit resources provided by ephemeral wetlands on occasions when they fill with water. Unpredictable environmental events associated with climatic variability (drought, flood, cyclone, ENSO events) can affect numbers and distribution of shorebirds and other wetland species in Australia [12, 13, 14, 15].
Numbers of transcontinental migratory shorebirds are also affected by events in their breeding grounds and at staging sites on their migratory journeys [16, 18]. Many of their staging sites have been subject to large-scale modification of tidal habitats for land "reclamation" schemes or aquaculture (fish farms). Additionally, hunting of shorebirds has been a common practice in many parts of Asia and eastern Russia [17, 18].
Within Australia, human pressure on shorebird habitats can affect the quantity and quality of critical habitat [19, 20]. Some specific threats to shorebirds include:
Because shorebirds concentrate in certain areas during migration, loss or degradation of key sites could devastate populations [2].
Shorebirds are highly specialised foragers, adapted to exploit specialised niches with high abundance of their mainly invertebrate prey. Shorebirds are intrinsic indicators of estuarine biodiversity, helping to maintain trophic equilibrium in a complex and productive environment. Each species of shorebird found in a given estuary has evolved to exploit a selected number of prey organisms, and a number of species with different bill lengths and leg lengths can forage over the same area of an estuary foraging at different depths for different prey. There is even sexual dimorphism in many species such as oystercatchers, curlews and godwits, where the length or shape of the bill is different between sexes [28]. This adaptation facilitates subtle differences in foraging depths or facilitating different feeding techniques thereby maximizing food procurement over a given foraging space [21, 22, 23].
As mentioned above, shorebird counts are regularly conducted at a number of known important sites around Australia. These counts are primarily co-ordinated by the Australasian Wader Studies Group (AWSG), though there are a number of sites which are surveyed by other research groups and individuals [e.g. 25, 26, 27 Wport]. Within most Australian States and Territories there are groups that organise regional shorebird surveys, often in association with AWSG. Examples are Queensland Wader Study Group (QWSG), Victorian Wader Study Group (VWSG) and and Bird Observation & Conservation Australia. Organisations and email addresses can be found here.
Many results from these surveys are published in the AWSGs newsletter The Tattler and journal The Stilt.
Depending on the size of the estuary to be surveyed there are three principal methods of counting;
A useful guide to assessment protocols used in North America can be found here, while an Australian example exists for northern NSW coastal surveys [30]. A useful text on bird census techniques is that of Bibby [32]. For large estuaries with extensive mudflats, it is often not practical to count shorebirds when they are widely dispersed at low tide. In those cases, a valuable first step is to locate "high-tide roosts" where the birds are forced to gather as the tide reduces the area available to them: let the tide do the work for you! Local observers may already know the main roost sites, but sometimes more can be found by exploration or careful observation of flock movements. High-tide roosts are often on spits, islands, promontories or accumulating beaches where sediments have banked up and remain exposed at high tide: sometimes these can be predicted from topographic maps or Google Earth. Some shorebird species perch on mangroves, where they can be hard to find: isolated banks of mangroves are often chosen (perhaps because they are cooled by sea currents, and have fewer mosquitoes). When complex estuaries contain several high-tide roosts, it can be important to have teams of observers counting them simultaneously to avoid double-counting or missing birds. This approach has been used successfully by Bird Observation & Conservation Australia (BOCA) in Western Port, Victoria since 1973 [Loyn 1978; Dann et al. 1994; Loyn et al. 2001].
Sometimes birds are so densely packed at high-tide roosts, that it is very hard to make an accurate count. Then it may be better to count a little either side of high tide, when birds are concentrated near the roost but have enough mud available to spread out and be seen and counted individually. Always give yourself enough time to make fine adjustments of this sort.
If we really want to understand how birds are using an estuary, we may need to know about their distribution when feeding at low tide. This can involve a lot of work when birds are widely distributed on extensive mudflats. The task is especially hard when mudflats are too soft for walking, and water is too shallow for boating: both situations often apply. Hovercraft, planes and radio-tracking all have their place in studies of this sort. Observers should always give due attention to their own safety, especially in habitats where they may encounter big tides, quicksand, soft mud, crocodiles, sharks, rays, jellyfish, sunburn or other hazards.
With all three methods (from land, water or air), a basic set of equipment is required;
Counting shorebirds is accomplished by either directly counting individuals of each species present at a roost site or through a feeding area or estimating if numbers are in the thousands. With a bit of experience individually counting numbers of birds up to a few hundred is not difficult. A useful trick is to say the numbers mentally in threes or tens, saving time with little loss of accuracy. And dont panic if a few birds move or you cant be sure whether there are 17 or 20 in a tight group: it doesnt matter unless its a large proportion of the total. For larger flocks the counts will be less accurate, and it may be necessary to estimate by counting in hundreds or thousands. Always do a mental double-check that your hundreds or thousands havent grown or shrunk in size as you progress through the flock. If the birds are equally spread, you could start at one side of the flock, count how many are in one field of view, then move the view progressively to estimate the total (but make allowance for any changes in density). For best results, always try and have the birds you're assessing with the sun either behind you or to the side. It's always difficult if you are looking into the sun due to glare off the water and mud. To gauge how your experience is growing, always use and compare direct counting and the assessment method where practicable.
Flocks of shorebirds often contain a bewildering number of species. The most accurate way of assessing numbers of each species is to count them separately. However, it is sensible to estimate the total numbers first, so that if they all take flight you at least know how many birds were there, and may have some idea of the proportions of each species. Estimating proportions of species is not recommended except as a last resort as several errors can easily be made. For example, its easy to think that large-bodied species form a higher proportion of the flock than they actually do, and vice versa for small-bodied species such as stints. And its easy to think glibly that minority species form say 5% of a flock, whereas in fact the true numbers may be much higher or lower. And if those minority species are locally scarce, it may be quite important to know whether there are 20, 30, 50 or 100 in a flock of 1000 shorebirds. The only way to get that accuracy is to count birds of that species individually. Often in dense flocks, individual birds may be partly concealed by other birds, so that you may only be able to see a foot, a little bit of the head or so on. Yet each of these mainly concealed individuals should count as one bird in your count total. Though this sounds like a very obvious point, assigning equal value to each bird in the flock (whether partly concealed or in full view) does not come naturally, and it is likely to be a main cause for inexperienced observers "undercounting". The more you hone your identification skills, the better you will be at counting shorebirds.
Most shorebirds forage primarily during low tide and the majority of shorebirds will forage at night as well as during the day, thereby maximising their food intake potential each day. There are obvious difficulties in assessing shorebird numbers and distributions at night.
Experience has shown the best times to evaluate an estuary in southern Australia are between mid November and mid March (summer) and mid May to mid August (winter), for summer and winter populations respectively. Additionally, shorebird populations are notorious for varying between years and even within seasons when environmental conditions change [8, 25]. For robust estimates of shorebird populations from any estuary, counts should be conducted at least twice during summer and winter for several years, so that natural variation can be accounted for and used to predict potential future trends [8, 21, 22].
All migratory shorebird species are protected under national legislation and there have been several initiatives to address the various pressures on bird populations [1]: For example:
Shorebirds use a wide variety of habitat ranging from open grasslands, freshwater wetlands, estuarine wetlands, intertidal zones of beaches, rocky shores and off-shore reefs and even marine environments [2,5,6]. However, it is estuarine environments that attract the largest concentration of shorebirds, in numbers and diversity. Within estuarine environments, two functional-habitat types are of critical importance: roosting sites and feeding sites.
Shorebirds forage during low tide mainly in intertidal mudflats, and also use other habitats such as sandy beaches, rock shelfs, oyster leases, saltmarsh and muddy edges to mangroves [Lane, HANZAB]. Generally, shorebirds distribute themselves across the tidal flats as the tide begins to ebb. Each species forages uniquely, depending on a combination of bill-length, leg-length, vertical prey distribution within the substrate, tidal exposure and spatial distribution of preferred prey within the estuary. Time is another important factor, with birds often moving up an estuary as the tide progresses towards low tide, thus exposing more up-stream foraging habitat. The distribution of prey species, generally intertidal invertebrates, crustaceans and small fishes, is a function of variables such as substrate particle size and composition (sandy to muddy to gravely to pebbly), vertical stratification of the substrate, nutrient and oxygen availability, predator density, tidal exposure and seasonal reproduction [8, 16, 17, 23, 24].
When the tide is high, most shorebirds habitually congregate together in mixed-species groups and roost at regular locations within and adjacent to the estuary. Roosting sites can vary from estuary to estuary though they usually conform to a simple set of rules. The key criteria for a roost site is to be slightly elevated from its surrounds with 360 degree vision, primarily for predator evasion and warning of human encroachment. During periods of foul weather, this habit can change and shorebirds may roost in depressions, behind low shrubs, behind sandy hummocks and even in four-wheel drive track depressions [Rogers 2003; Rogers et al 2006a, b].
Principal roost sites include exposed sands at the estuary mouth and on adjacent beaches, saltmarshes that are only marginally submerged during high tide, grassy areas adjacent to the estuary, nearby freshwater wetlands, claypans and occasionally rock groynes and exposed reefs.
Chris Chafer, Water Science and Research Sydney Catchment Authority.
Richard Loyn, Department of Sustainability and Environment of Victoria.


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I gave my daughter a joint this past weekend.
I don't mean that to sound like it was no big deal, because it was not at all a casual decision. My daughter is almost 15 years old and a freshman in high school. She has always been very open and honest with me.
Suffice it to say, my husband and I are pretty liberal parents. We try not to judge our daughter and to teach with compassion. Of course, we've already had the talks about sex and drugs with her. I told her that I was almost out of high school before I went "all the way" with my college boyfriend. I also admitted that I experimented with marijuana in my teens, but that it was much weaker back then and I did not let it get in my way.
She explained that she learned all about drugs and alcohol in school and knew that if she became a "stoner" that it would interfere with her brain development and maturity level. She confessed that she had been drunk with her friends — one time.
"What did you drink and did you come home that night?" I asked, with perhaps a little more alarm in my voice that I would've liked.
She refused to say, but after I ran through a list of suspects, she admitted it was vodka. With a peach schnapps chaser! She told me that she had slept out that night and I have to admit that I was relieved that I hadn't failed to notice that she was inebriated.
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I often try to conceal my dread that my baby (who is half a head taller than I am) is venturing into the big bad world. I know I have to keep the conversation open and to not judge her too harshly. I told her why I disapproved of alcohol. She told me that she would only drink if it was a special occasion, whatever that means. I want to keep her from drinking, but short of shadowing her to every party or coordinating a detail of private detectives, it is really out of my control. This is what they're talking about when they're talking about "letting go."
Then she told me that she hadn't tried pot … yet. She said she wanted to and that if I didn't already know it, that everyone in her school got high. I said I had no doubt it was widespread, but that I still wished she would wait. She looked at me with the same look of pity that I looked at my mother with when I was her age, and then reiterated her intentions to experiment with it.
We discussed how openly her father smoked. I explained that he worked really hard, was very responsible and considered marijuana to be a form of relaxation. I expressed my desire again about how I wished she would wait until she was older, but also had to admit that this was the time in her life to be curious.
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She said she was going to sleepover at a friend's house and that they wanted to try it together. She said it would be so simple to take some of her dad's stuff as he leaves it in an unlocked cabinet and wouldn't even notice. She then asked me if I had a joint.
I had long kept a joint in my underwear drawer as security, in case I had a bout of insomnia. We looked for it and discovered that it was gone, taken by my husband, I guessed, when he was running low.
"Why don't you ask your dad?" I asked.
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"No," she answered curtly, "and don't you ask him either!"
I told her that I'd have a discussion with him over whether it was the right thing to offer her some.
"I can get it from a junior I know …" she mumbled under her breath. I thought about how her dad got it from a neighbor who grew it himself. How it was middle of the road stuff and certainly not laced with anything.
If she was going to smoke — and lets face it, nothing I could say would deter her — and if I wanted to keep the lines of communication open, I would have to accept her "occasionally" getting high. So that night, I went to my husband and told him all about our conversation. And early the next morning, he rolled a joint and gave it to me.
I knocked on my daughter's door and presented her with one skinny little joint. Her eyes widened.
"That's from daddy?" she asked. I nodded.
"I love him," she said. "I have the coolest parents." And that's how I became my 14-year-old daughter's pot dealer.
After school that day, she went over to her friend's house and with two pals finished half the joint. The other two, veterans it seems, told her that it was very weak pot.
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Kim Soo Hyun is now honorary ambassador of Seoul
Congratulations, Kim Soo Hyun! The award-winning popular actor has just been appointed as honorary ambassador for the city of Seoul.
Kim Soo Hyun's agency, KeyEast, announced on October 8, "Kim has been selected as Seoul's honorary ambassador. This was possible thanks to the actor's rising popularity through SBS drama My Love From Another Star and other productions. Kim was happy to accept the offer."
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It has been a great award season so far for Kim Soo Hyun. First, he won the Popular Actor Award and Outstanding Korean Actor Award on September 4 at the Seoul International Drama Awards. Then he won the Daesang (Grand Prize) on October 1 at the 2014 Korea Drama Awards for his performance in My Love From Another Star.
Because of his rising popularity in many Asian countries after starring with Jeon Ji Hyun in My Love From Another Star, Kim Soo Hyun has become a representative Hallyu star, and his ambassador appointment is expected to help in promoting Seoul as a tourism destination. The 26-year-old actor and now ambassador will participate in many cultural events.
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Through close collaboration we're able to offer new ideas and help them roll-out their 21st century vision by converging 16 separate operating programmes into a single network, so they can provide super-fast broadband to the entire UK by 2015. This will enable them to provide their products cost-effectively, quickly and efficiently, playing a vital part in their success.
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by Puja Singh
The sari clad women in the hills that skirt the capital city of Nepal Kathmandu gaped in awe at the President of Heifer International. They knew that life had changed a lot for them since they came together in a group to be the beneficiaries of a Heifer project. The trainings and constant brainstorming had given them insight and direction to self-reliant and sustainable lives for their families and communities. As they met the individual who headed the organization that had brought this change in their lives, a woman, they felt the magnitude of change they could influence.
Heifer Internationals President Jo Luck visited an ethnic Tamang communitys Passing on the Gift ceremony on a windy ledge. Ramkot, was a winding and bumpy 45 minutes from the city but a world away from the hum-drum. In a skeleton of a two story community building, the ceremony was conducted in all Nepali galore, the walls, doors and windows, yet to be built when the money would be collected by the women. Along with the project activities which included raising goats, buffaloes, chicken and growing organic vegetables and floriculture, a specialty of this area, the women also briefed the guest on their plans for this building which included a room for a health-post, a cooperative office and a place for the children and youth.
In Jhor, outside of the city, Jo Luck participated in an interaction program with the women. Amongst other things they talked of the hopes and aspirations for the future and how Heifer had given them the platform to make them come true. Jo Luck also visited the homes of some project participants and heard their individual life stories.
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I have always considered BaseParadigm an essay on how to share content in a universal context. I've spent some time away from the project, and in that time have genuinely held space for the idea that I just don't need to write this. IPFS is promising. Those guys have done way more than I have. But I still think BaseParadigm has some things to contribute especially regarding being a functional programming platform, abstraction over what an ID means and how it's shared, and enabling us to outgrow text as a low level encoding for computational primitives.
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Centralization is totalitarianism. If you can't kill the process that processes your data, your identity is owned. Code is law.
Take it or leave it. That's the crux. If you can't pick and choose, you don't have leverage to decline terms.
Who writes the code you run? Have you considered that you're doing exactly what they want you to do?
What if you could run code written by someone whom you found BECAUSE their needs align with your own, not corporate, misaligned spyware.
What if you got a bright idea, and your OS let you record a routine to repeat it. And then you let people use it. And then you got rich.
What if someone on the other side of the globe got a bright idea, and shared it, and you used it seconds later. And then you got rich.
What if your software did only what you needed it to do and nothing more? What if you never had to "upgrade" something that worked well?
Money follows power. Do you feel empowered right now, running code on Google's servers? Or is it Google with the power. Who has the money?
We all want equal opportunity. Do we get it? Your computer is you. Your life is digital. Whose code do you run? What do they want from you?
Thrivable Systems must be Free
The architecture of global connective systems has to be different than people-with-accounts-on-web-servers for the emergence of liberating (free) human systems. The answers are old, but have not been adequately popularized. We missed the bus. We need to somehow get excited about old ideas again to build the platform right.
The whole problem is that the content is dynamic.
The platform should hide the dynamic updates behind a static view, navigable through common controls. Navigation triggers availability of new content, but does not trigger update of viewed content. This is the original model of the web. The server serves static html to the browser, and the user navigates between them. This is where the back button originated. In this context, it made sense.
Now, where 'back' has new meaning in the context of a single app because that app is dynamic, the back button can not be consistent because every context is different. Are you closing the app? Are you closing one thing in the app? Are you just hiding the keyboard? No consistency.
But the original model of the web allowed the server to do whatever it wanted before sending you data. You didn't keep the data. A client side database was not part of the model.
The original model could be updated by having common controls (including 'back') manage and navigate the client side database only. Actions of the user in their personal database send events over channels that the user is 'on'. These channels the user sees as 'web apps' and replace the concept of being 'on a page'. The web app listening on the channel generates new data in response to events, and sends that data to the user's database, providing new options for the user to browse. The web app may not be hosted remotely, but may in fact be hosted in the user's database as well.
This is the model of Spaciousness.
And I lied in the title. This can be done without content addressability. But without content addressability it gets a lot harder, because you need ids for all the local data, and you need to merge data from machines the user moves between. And... and... it's just so much easier if the content is immutable. Trust me. You FP folks get it.
This is more of a brain dump than a white paper. Please prod me for clarification.
Curation & Democratization
This is a prepost of an attempt to reach out to the librarians subreddit for a discussion about applications for BaseParadigm.
Everyone knows libraries have been having increasing trouble since Google took over most indexing tasks. Why is it that the web hasn't created equivalent roles for librarians in online contexts as they already have in physical libraries? Is Google so good that librarians aren't necessary? (I don't think so, or I wouldn't be posting.)
I want to see better curation of information online, not just pinterest boards and tumblr blogs. I want a question and answer framework that can't be dominated by a corporate entity (like yahoo/quora/stackexchange). I want everything to be easy to archive and file (not 'share' through other services, and not 'export' to the file system). I'm building what I hope to address systemic issues like this.
I know that I want to serve the community of librarians. I understand you to be a crowd for whom openness and democratized participation are important. I think you want to curate information spanning domains and apps and free free information from the framework with which it was published without cutting ties to its context and author.
I'm here to find out what pains you most. What you long for. What you need to make your best impact. I can promise you that I'm writing free software, and there isn't a greedy startup behind my plea for input (though I can't guarantee anything about who else is on reddit, of course).
As Moxie Marlinspike put so well, we should all have something to hide. Given recent news, this raises a big important question: How to keep Your Data out of other people's Big Data?
Essentially, don't put it on the web, don't email it, and don't even SMS it. What's left? We still need to talk to each other, and in modern times, that means digitally.
The Content Addressable Graph (BaseParadigm) is an answer.
The graph is a super-schema: a uniform way to represent many (arguably, all) kinds of information. Unlike other formats, the Content Addressable Graph has identifiers baked in at every level, enabling documents to be broken into pieces while remaining linked together.
In a Content Addressable Graph, no single application need keep track of a definitive version of the data. Updates can happen between peers as needed. A contact management application and a calendaring application can both act on the same data without needing a third service to help them communicate.
This unique property of the Content Addressable Graph changes everything. Now that no third service is needed, data for all applications can be communicated using local networking like Bluetooth, stored on any storage device like SD cards, and accumulated and backed up as desired in an 'offline' fashion.
To keep things available across devices, generic servers can still be employed to store all data. Such servers would not discriminate between applications. Social and financial data end up in the same place. However, because applications are independent, a server isn't even needed.
I'm diligently working on BaseParadigm. If you are interested in using it, learning more, or helping with the development effort in any way, please contact me.
IndieWeb without domain ownership
IndieWebCamp is coming up, and I'm rethinking how to communicate my old beef about how the web is designed. This is not an explanation of the solution but an explanation of why there needs to be a new solution.
The way the web works: run a program on a computer to serve data to browsers around the world.
The problem: how for the browser to find servers.
The solution: dns.
This architecture creates more problems. That people access the web by visiting specific servers means that the first class entity on the web is the server, and owning domains is core to participation. So, IndieWeb is a community that has grown around the idea that domain ownership binds identity to running servers, empowering the individual who administers those servers; the most democratic web is one where all software is served through individually owned domains.
I contend.
While the premise is solid, the goal is unrealistic. I believe that having a name and being able to use language should be enough for being a first class entity on the web. People enter cyberspace with nothing but information about themselves. That should be all they need.
That it should be all they need is shown by the success of account based services for identity management commonly known as social software. A user gives a domain owner information about themselves, and the domain owner provides software to represent that person on the web. This is Google, Twitter, Facebook and most everything else. But that kind of identity is second class.
There is a better way.
What if identity was just data, not running machines? What if, when you opened your browser to access the web of information, you told it who from, not where from? If it were so, no one would need be paid for registration of a name. No remote account passwords would ever have to be remembered. No identity would serve as host for other identities; such a service would not be useful.
Process Ownership
Let's add to the discussion of #dataownership a term #processownership. It means you get to run what you want when you want, choose not to upgrade software, and choose to kill processes that operate on your data. I would say process ownership is a core requirement for a more ideal future open collaborative internet.
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The Glenn T. Seaborg Mathematics and Science Center provides professional development for K-12 educators in Marquette and Alger counties, as well as serving as a regional hub for many Upper Peninsula professional development activities. The Center works closely with the Michigan Math and Science Center Network, Marquette-Alger RESA, and the School of Education at NMU to provide these opportunities for educators.
Upper Peninsula Beekeeping Conference - The first of its kind! A conference dedicated to the special challenges of keeping bees in Northern climates. We are happy to offer to our fellow beekeepers this educationally packed day that includes practical beekeeping information from our keynote speaker, Charlotte Hubbard. There will be many educational and informative breakout sessions. The conference will have something for everyone not just the beekeeper in mind. We have sessions on native pollinator habitats along with sessions geared towards beginners and seasoned beekeepers. There are four tracks to mix and match from; the beginner track, the advanced track, pollinator habitat/needs, and fun stuff! (candle, bees wax art, lotions, mead making, etc.) Vendors will be on site to meet all the beekeeping equipment needs of our attendees. Catering will be provided by Simply Superior, Northern Michigan University.
For more information please visit: Facebook or Eventbrite
Sponsored by: Travel Marquette
Science Workshops
Modeling Instruction in Michigan - This summer will our fifth year of hosting Modeling Instruction™ for secondary science teachers at the Seaborg Center. The Modeling Instruction in Michigan program emphasizes active student construction of conceptual and mathematical models in an interactive learning environment. This professional learning opportunity has been enhanced so that the materials provided support the NGSS-based, Michigan Science Standards.
Modeling in Middle School follow-up session on March 10, 2018. REGISTRATION
Date: March 10, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Where: Seaborg Math and Science Center, Northern Michigan University
West Science Building, Room 3617
Modeling in Physical Science - Great for 9th grade teachers and NGSS aligned while also supporting a PLC of U.P. Modelers who participated over the past four years in Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and Middle School Modeling. For details on how you can participate, please contact the Seaborg Center.
- Dates: July 23 - August 10, 2018
- Location: Seaborg Math and Science Center, Northern Michigan University
West Science Building, Room 3616
- Details: Flyer | Registration
Modeling Instruction in Michigan website.
Place Based Education (PBE) and the NGSS: The Seaborg Center is partnering with the Superior Watershed Partnership and the Great Lake Stewardship Initiative to bring professional learning related to using place-based education with students to the central Upper Peninsula. This opportunity will highlight using our sense of place to supplement the storylines being developed to meet the rigors of 3D learning in the NGSS. Participants will get a well-rounded picture of NGSS, using PBE as a lens for lesson development. Grant dollars support substitute teacher costs and are available for school projects as well.
- Focus: K-12 Educators (Science, but also Social Studies, ELA, and others).
- October 13, 2017 – MARESA's Fall Conference – Two PBE sessions (Seed to Salad & Invasive Species workshop)
- November 9-11, 2017 – PBE Conference in Ypsilanti, MI
- Four days of local professional learning workshops that will take place at the Seaborg Center.
Register on WisdomWhere / Flyer
- Grant dollars support substitute teacher costs and/or stipends.
- Dates: January 30, February 27, March 20, April 10, 2018
- Six hours of online work in between face-to-face learning sessions
- SCECHs or Graduate Credit offered
- Lunch provided during the face-to-face meetings
- Access to project funding to support participating teachers ideas in their classrooms.
- March 31, 2018 – Beekeepers Conference. For more information and to register please visit: Facebook or Eventbrite
Summer 2018 – Summer Institute TBD
U.P. Science Olympiad Coaches' Workshop - For Middle School and High School Teachers who are coaches or may be interested in coaching a Science Olympiad team. Attendees will learn how to start a team, receive updated information about tournament events and free resources, as well as network with experienced Science Olympiad coaches from other U.P. schools. Please contact Science Olympiad Region 1 Director, Renee Jewett at 906-227-2002.
- Date: Friday, September 29, 2017. *Note: This workshop has been cancelled for this year.
- Time: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
- Location: Seaborg Center, NMU, West Science 2806
- 2017 Flyer / Online Registration
- Regional Science Olympiad Tournament: February 17, 2018; back up date: February 24, 2018.
Engineering is Elementary - The application of science content knowledge toward solving problems is often under emphasized in today's classrooms. Engineering is Elementary (EiE) aims to help with a kit-based approach using the engineering design cycle and challenges requiring K-5 students to meet design constraints. Participating educators will receive support with kit rentals as well as implementing existing modules in their classroom.
- Dates: December 1, 2017 - First full day training session; or February 2, 2018 - Second full day training session (repeat of day one;)
- Time: 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Location: Seaborg Center, NMU, West Science Building Room 2806
- Registration Form | Flyer
Next Generation Science Exemplar: NGSS Professional Learning - All Marquette and Alger County K-5 teachers and 6-12 Science teachers are invited to apply to participate in this five day workshop series. Participants will dive deep into the Next Generation Science Standards and the Science and Engineering Practices that will shape how our classrooms look moving forward in science education.
- Pre-registration required: Registration Form
- Summer Institute: "Action in Education", Marquette-Alger RESA
- Dates: October 24, November 7, November 21, December 12, 2017 and January 23, 2018
Science & Mathematics Integrated with Literacy through Engineering (U.P. Project SMILE) - The Upper Peninsula Project SMILE aims to provide professional learning for 6th-12th grade math, science, and technology teachers which will blend subjects to meet Science Engineering and Mathematics practices while utilizing Literacy as well. Through technology, SMILE will break down the silos between content areas.
- Project SMILE will continue for a third year, focusing on supporting educators through a PLC format, including 5 days of additional work on 3D printing, GIS, and integrating lesson designs.
- Dates: October 16, November 13, and December 19, 2017 and February 28, March 13, 2018
Mathematics Workshops
Foundations of Math - This 5-day course deepens understanding of teaching and learning in Mathematics across grade levels. Foundations is a research-based training course for all educators of K-12 students who struggle with mathematics. The course is designed to develop educator's knowledge of the mathematics they teach by seeing it through the lens of a well-delineated number sense.
Participants will build deep foundational content and pedagogical knowledge, learn how to make solid instructional choices that positively impact students, connect procedures used in mathematics to conceptual understanding, and build mathematical understanding and accurately assess learning for a range of learners.
For more information, view the Foundations of Math Program Overview or visit Michigan's Integrated Mathematics Initiative website.
Add+Vantage Math Recovery Course 1 & 2 - This training is a two course model that provides teachers with a better understanding of how children learn math. AVMR Provides: Strengthened core instruction at the Tier 1 level, assessment tasks for use as screening tools to determine individual students for Tier 2 supplemental interventions, a common vocabulary and common awareness about the development of number, and how to analyze and modify instructional tasks for the whole class or smaller groups to meet the needs of a diverse range of students making differentiation a reality. This workshop is designed for K-5 Teachers and K-12 Special Education Teachers.
- Course 1 Content: Number Words and Numerals, Structuring Number, and Addition and Subtraction
- Course 2 Content: Conceptual Place Value, Addition and Subtraction, and Multiplication and Division
For more information, view the Math Recovery website.
Add+Vantage Math Recovery Fractions - This course utilizes an online blended model that focuses on understanding fractions as part-whole relationships, as measures, and as numbers with meaning. The course will occur in a series of online and virtual sessions over a 3-month period, with expectations of implementation with students and participant interaction between sessions. AVMR Course 1 & 2 are not prerequisites for the Fractions Course. This workshop is designed for K-5 Teachers and Middle School Teachers.
- 2018 Cohort 2 Dates: January 4, 11, 18, 25; February 1, 8, 22; March 8, 15.
For more information, view the AVMR Fractions Course Brochure.
FIRST Robotics Workshop - All new or experienced FIRST Robotics coaches, mentors, leaders, parents, volunteers, and interested college level students are invited to register for this second annual Robotics Workshop. Attendees will learn how to start a FIRST Robotics team or coach/mentor a returning team, how to join a team, how to locate free Web resources, experience both computer programming and building at every level, and network with experienced FIRST Robotics professionals.
- Date: August 24, 2018
- Time: TBD
- Location: Seaborg Math & Science Center, NMU
- 2018 Flyer / Online Registration
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MERIDIANVILLE, Alabama -- A wallaby escaped its owner in Meridianville near the Madison County Executive Airport on Tuesday afternoon.
Madison County Animal Control was on the hunt for the loose exotic animal after it was seen near Wes Ashley Drive, according to AL.com news partner WHNT .
The wallaby can be seen bouncing around the neighborhood in the above video by Instagram user simply_arynn, posted around 2 p.m .
The Madison County Sheriff's office confirmed that the owner was on his way home to return the wallaby to his enclosure at 4:47 p.m.
As of approximately 4 p.m., the Madison County Executive Airport was still receiving phone calls from locals who spotted the wallaby in the area.
WHNT reports the animal was returned home early Tuesday evening.


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Artbeat 2017
Artbeat is St Fiacre's Primary School's only major fundraiser for the year.
An evening to come together as a community, we will celebrate our children's creative talents
by showcasing and auctioning their priceless artworks to raise much-needed funds.
We invite you to join us for a night of food, wine and fun at Associazione Napoletana!
We thank all our generous Artbeat sponsors and supporters. They are integral to the success of this event each and every year.
Here's your chance to support them by patronising their businesses.
$60 per person or
$550 per table of 10.
Your ticket includes a delicious 3-course meal, a welcome drink and entertainment.
Ticket sales close on 13th October 2017.
A laughter filled night of games, and a workout for your hip pocket at our silent auction.
You will be welcomed with a drink on arrival.
Entree has been kindly donated by Ultimate Flooring Systems.
Paella by Casa Pancorbo.
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How To Video
Erase a Honeycomb tabletLearn how to erase an Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet and restore it to its original factory settings.
Hey, I'm Donald Bell and in this How-To, I'm gonna show you the process for erasing and restoring an Android Honeycomb tablet. It's something you should probably do if you're returning a tablet back to a store, selling it, or gifting it to somebody else. Step 1, make sure you've backed up anything important from your tablet. Connect it to your computer over the USB cable that's included with the tablet and drag over any photos or videos that you may have taken on the tablet as well as any notes or documents that you wanna hang on to. If you're not around a computer, you can also e-mail yourself any of the documents. Step 2, remove any memory cards you may have inserted into the tablet. If these cards are yours and you're not passing along to the next owner, this is a good reminder to get them out of the tablet. Step 3, you wanna locate the factory data reset option. So far, Android 3.0 is pretty consistent about where you'll find this. On Android 1.0 or 2.0 devices, you'll have to do some hunting within the settings menu. For Honeycomb, open up the pane in the bottom right corner and expand to see all of your settings, or you can open up your apps from the top right corner and tap settings from the All Apps tab. Now the reset option is going to be under the privacy tab. Once you found it, select it, and confirm that you wanna erase all the data on the device and restore the tablet back to its original factory settings. Once the tablet reboots, you should see the same setup screen that appeared when you first took the tablet from the box. Leave it blank, shut it down, and pack it up. Your job is done. For CNET.com, I'm Donald Bell.


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SIMULIA Durability Day 2015 Munich
Josef-Wild-Straße 20,
81829 Munich Country Germany
Durability Day: Introduction to Fatigue and fe-safe
This free 1 day event introduces attendees to the how's, what's and why's behind modern metal fatigue analysis. It begins by looking at the reasons why accurately predicting the fatigue life of your components is so important and the theoretical concepts behind fatigue. Industrial examples are used to show what types of analyses can be done using fe-safe and what the technical and commercial benefits of doing fatigue analysis are. In the afternoon, an introduction to fatigue loading is provided, followed by a software demonstration showing how to set up an analysis in fe-safe. The day ends by looking at a full workflow example showing how fe-safe fits into the Simulia software portfolio. By using fe-safe alongside Abaqus, Isight and Tosca, product designs can be truly optimised for durability.
Please use this invitation to get all important information about the wide capability range in fe-safe from SIMULIA. A visit to the event is free of charge and takes place on Tuesday the 10th of March 2015 in Munich, Germany.
The event starts at 10AM and concludes at 4PM, informing you about fatigue life prediction possibilities using abaqus and fe-safe. Please inform your colleagues about this event as well.
10.00 - 10.15 Welcome
10.15 - 11.15 Introduction to fatigue Analysis using Abaqus and fe-safe
11.15 - 11.30 Coffee Break
11.30 - 12.30 Industry Examples
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
13.30 - 14.45 'Quick Start' fe-safe (Live demo)
14.45 - 15.00 Coffee Break
15.00 - 15.45 Power of the Portfolio: Workflow example
15.45 - 16.00 Discussion
(Please use "Tiefgarage Riem Arcaden, Willy-Brandt-Platz 5, 81829 Munich" for parking)
For registration please use the German Page http://www.3ds.com/de/events/veranstaltungsdetails/simulia-durability-day-2015-munich/
Josef-Wild-Straße 20,
81829 Munich Country Germany