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LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/tracyreith
Summary of Qualifications
I design clear, efficient user interfaces that integrate user goals with business requirements. I am experienced with Lean workplace practice and incorporating user experience design within Agile Software Development.
- User interface / interaction design: wireframes, mockups, HTML prototypes
- Interface and interaction design documentation: user stories, Unified Modeling Language (UML) use cases, user-system interaction flow charts, activity diagrams, site architecture, wireframes
- Detailed requirements gathering, problem definition, impact analysis
- Usability testing and analysis, in-person and remotely
- Specification of system behavior and interaction flow for optimal user experience
- Organization of large amounts of information from disparate sources into a cohesive whole
- Clear and precise communication of detailed product design specifications to programming team
- Excellent writing and editing skills
Technical Skills
- High-fidelity functional prototypes – Axure
- Low-fidelity prototypes, wireframes – Balsamiq Mockups, Adobe InDesign
- Wireframes, paper prototypes – Adobe InDesign, MS Word, Adobe Photoshop
- Flow charts, activity diagrams, use case diagrams, page flow architecture – Visio
- User stories, test cases, acceptance criteria, Gherkin-format specifications
- Documentation, UML use cases, user stories, scenarios – MS Word
- Content analysis and management, usability test result analysis – MS Excel
- Graphic design – Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
- Document sharing and collaboration – SharePoint
Career Experience
Senior User Experience Designer (NOT Senior Software Developer – my official HR title)
2015 – 2018, Portland, Oregon
- Design user interface for enterprise SaaS application for healthcare contingency staffing, intended to ultimately replace a legacy application.
- Plan and conduct user tests to iteratively improve interface and maximize usability.
- Observe and interview users in their work environment.
Energy Trust of Oregon – IT
Business Analyst / User Experience Designer (Contract)
2014 – 2015, Portland, Oregon
- Create high-fidelity interactive wireframes to document and demonstrate user interface functionality for a web-based application to replace a legacy desktop application.
- Gather and document business and end-user requirements.
- Write user-focused Agile user stories, Gherkin specifications, acceptance criteria, and test cases.
- Execute "black box" functional testing.
- Observe and interview users in their work environment.
Con-way Enterprise Services (Now XPO Logistics) – User Experience Research & Design
Senior Usability Systems Analyst / User Experience Designer
2010 – 2014, Portland, Oregon
- Design user interfaces for new applications, as well as enhancements to existing applications, supporting a nation-wide freight operations network:
- Cloud-based system providing alternate access to freight movement data, in the event of a computer network outage.
- Web-based system for managing customer locations for EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), replacing an antiquated mainframe "green screen" application.
- Computer-modeled inter-city freight planning, replacing a mostly paper-based manual process.
- Capture of multiple data points incorporated into an existing intra-city freight pickup process.
- Plan and conduct user tests to iteratively improve interface designs and maximize usability.
- Observe and interview users in their work environment.
EthicsPoint, Inc. (now Navex Global) – Product Engineering
Senior Interface/Interaction Designer/ User Experience Team Lead
2005 – 2010, Portland, Oregon
- Evaluated business requirements and documented solutions for a proposed web-based SAAS application including user stories and scenarios, UML use cases, task flow, navigation model, taxonomy, site architecture, and user interface specifications.
- Lead the user experience team for re-launch of enterprise-level SAAS application with a new look, enhanced features, and an improved overall experience.
- Evaluated legacy application for usability recommended and implemented usability improvements.
- Documented business rules and logic for implementing international regulations, enabling clients to be in compliance with foreign regulatory agencies.
- Conducted user testing with paper prototypes to refine features and validate a user-friendly interface.
- Supplied test requirements to QA and assisted with black box testing.
- Edited user guides and in-product help and trained internal users to support customers.
HTML developer and documentation specialist
- Documented requirements and specifications of new and enhanced features designed for continual improvement of legacy applications.
- Wrote topics for online help system and user-friendly system error and response messages.
- Wrote user and admin guides, resulting in decreased calls to customer service.
- Produced incidental graphics ensuring brand consistency.
- Coded standards-compliant XHTML for consistent experience across supported browsers.
Independent Consulting: Information Architecture/Web Design/Graphic Design
2002 – 2005, Portland Oregon
Clients: Brain Tank Solutions, Inc.; CMD; Design Showroom; Fortix LLC; Grady Britton; ID Inc., Intel Innovation in Education (for CMD); JELD-WEN (for CMD); Mo Duk Pai Association; Norris Lane Press; OHSU Stroke Center; Trendwest (for CMD)
- Evaluated client needs for web sites and web applications, organizing for structure and content based on business goals.
- Designed navigation systems to help users quickly and easily locate critical business information.
- Performed usability tests and recommended improvements for client web sites. Designed, coded, and maintained web sites for small and growing businesses and organizations, establishing and expanding their web presence.
- Designed and produced logos and corporate identity, flyers and brochures, newsletters, books, and booklets.
Purple Mountain Media Company – Internet Operations
Senior Information Architect / Business Analyst
2001 -2002, Portland, Oregon
- Carried out planning and implementation of children's news site, teacher guide site, and corporate site for publisher of children's educational newspaper, leveraging increased use of internet technology among target audiences.
- Documented user goals and requirements, wrote and presented user scenarios to business stakeholders for planned expansion of offerings.
- Developed site architecture and navigation for maximum ease of use.
Convergent Communications, Inc. – Web Solutions
Senior Information Architect
1999 -2000, Portland, Oregon
- Evaluated client goals and customer needs to determine optimal interface and functionality solutions.
- Developed use cases for web applications to clearly and precisely define system behavior for programmers, resulting in decreased development time with predictable results. Developed site architecture, user activity flow, and navigation and labeling schema for maximum ease
of use.
- Collaborated with software engineers, graphic designers, and web production specialists to implement web site design and ensure quality of customer experience.
Young & Roehr Group – New Media
1988 -1999, Portland, Oregon
Clients: Boise Cascade Paper; CFI; Colonial Pacific; Freightliner; Imagenation; Mercedes Benz Credit Corp.; Freightliner SelectTrucks; Sharp Microelectronics; Standard Insurance; Tektronix
Information Architect / Project Coordinator
- Organized client web site structure and content; designed navigation systems to provide users with clear understanding of clients' offerings.
- Estimated project budgets, set schedules, and tracked assignments, ensuring successful project completion.
- Primary client contact for tactical execution, delivering fast response to client change requests. Consulted with Interactive Creative Director to create usable and useful user interface.
Web Designer
- Collaborated with art directors, programmers, account services personnel, and clients to develop web sites; architected and coded web sites; produced animated banner ads.
Senior Production Artist
- Assembled and prepared for print advertising, collateral materials, and corporate identity.
Stanford University
Department of East Asian Studies, Bachelors Degree
Chinese history, language, economy, politics; taught English in Taiwan as a volunteer for six months; additional course work in design and typography.
Interaction Design Foundation – member
Computer-Human Interaction Forum of Oregon (CHIFOO) – member
Interaction Design Foundation, member
Pacific Association of Women Martial Artists – president 2011, head of Communications Committee 2010, board member 2010-2012. Redesigned and maintained www.pawma.org
Mo Duk Pai Kung Fu – black belt 2010, 2nd degree 2014, 3rd degree 2016; Mo Duk Pai Association vice-president, 2013-2014, secretary 2015-2018


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Michael Jackson Fan Fest a real Thriller
By Caroline Fontein
Through December 14 the Mandalay Bay is home to Michael Jackson Fan Fest. The exhibit features some of Jackon's iconic outfits and accessories, set pieces from his music videos, awards, items from Neverland Ranch, artwork and letters that the performer received from fans during his illustrious career and other exciting artifacts. Fan Fest is in Vegas in conjunction with Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson the Immortal World Tour. The Tour is performing in Vegas through Dec. 27.
Some highlights from the exhibit include:
- The outfit Jackson wore for the "Billie Jean" music video
- A gold chair and the Egyptian inspired outift worn by Jackson in the "Remember the Time" music video
- Costumes that Jackson planned to wear for his "This Is It" tour
- A sign from Neverland Ranch that every guest used to pass by when they were visiting Jackson
- Cars from Neverland Ranch
For a closer look at Fan Fest check out the video above.

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DDMSWCF attends the 2010 Aid and International Development Forum
DDMSWCF attends the 2010 Aid and International Development Forum
Dharma Drum Mountain Social Welfare and Charity Foundation (DDMSWCF) attended the 2010 Aid and International Development Forum (AIDF) held at Washington Convention Center of Washington D.C., United States of America, from 22nd to 23rd July 2010.
Representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Health, the Fubon Cultural & Educational Foundation, and the Red Cross Society of the Republic of China (Taiwan) were also present at the event.
During this two-day event, DDMSWCF shared with the international community experiences from its global relief work, as well as its intention to expand its cooperative network of international humanitarian relief.
DDMSWCF took advantage of the opportunity to introduce to the audience and VIP guests the concept of protecting one's spiritual environment, a concept which the Late Venerable Master Sheng Yen was most passionate about, followed by a showing of a documentary film.
DDMSWCF emphasized that apart from the traditional mode of offering physical relief, the offering of spiritual relief to the survivors should not be neglected, this raises a key element of the need to help one to calm one's own mind especially amidst adversities.
As vividly demonstrated in Sichuan's post-disaster reconstruction works, whereby constructions such as the Xiushui Primary School and Xiushui's Medical Care Center, efficiently helped quake-affected victims and students to quickly return to normalcy, as well as helping them calm their minds.
DDMSWCF's focus is on extending loving care to those in need with 'protecting one's spiritual environment' as its mainstay, delivered together with material relief.
DDMSWCF reiterated that its vision is to continue to contribute in its social charity work, in line with the teachings of the Late Master Sheng Yen to 'uplift the character of humanity and to build a pure land on earth'.
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I'll Give You the Sun
By Jandy Nelson
Published by Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group, (USA) LLC, a Penguin Random House Company
Once inseparable, twins Noah and Jude are torn apart by a family tragedy that transforms their intense love for each other into intense anger. Timelines twist and turn around each other in beautifully orchestrated stories of love and longing.
2015 Honor Books
And We Stay
By Jenny Hubbard
Published by Delacorte, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc., a Penguin Random House Company.
Reeling from her boyfriend's dramatic suicide, Emily hides her anguish at a new boarding school, where she finds healing through poetry. Hubbard's gem-like prose beautifully balances Emily's poetry.
The Carnival at Bray
By Jessie Ann Foley
Published by Elephant Rock Books.
In 1993, Maggie is dismayed to leave Chicago and her beloved Uncle Kevin behind when she moves to a small Irish town. Yet it is within this evocative setting that Foley unwinds Maggie's exceptional coming-of-age tale, where Maggie discovers music and forgiveness as antidotes for grief.
Grasshopper Jungle
By Andrew Smith
Published by Dutton Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), LLC, a Penguin Random House Company.
Historian Austin Szerba is in love with his best girl friend, Shann. He is also in love with his best boy friend, Robby. Mastermind Smith takes these tender facts and swirls them into a whirlwind tale of carnivorous praying mantises, the history of the world, the role of the individual, and the end of all we know.
This One Summer
By Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki
Published by First Second
Adolescence in its precarious first bloom is the subject of this sensitive graphic novel. The team of Mariko and Jillian Tamaki show and tell us of one special summer in Rose's life, in a brilliant flow of pictures and text.
Members of the 2015 Printz Award Committee are: Chair Diane Colson, Nashville (Tenn.) Public Library; Hayden Bass, Seattle Public Library; Robin Brenner, Brookline Public Library, Arlington, Mass.; Adrienne Butler, Oklahoma City; Naphtali Faris, Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library; Angela Frederick, Metro Nashville (Tenn.) Public Schools; Shelly McNerney, Olathe East High School, Overland Park, Kan.; Matthew Moffett, Fairfax County (Va.) Public Libraries; Terri Snethen, Blue Valley North High School, Overland Park, Kan.; Award Administrative Assistant John Sexton, Greenburgh Public Library, Elmsford, N.Y.; and Booklist Consultant Daniel Kraus, Chicago.
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I've been really wanting to try water marbling for a while now so I decided to finally give it a shot today.
However, this was definitely my first and last time using this technique; it takes way too long, sometimes it didn't even work for me and I had to redo most of my nails at least once and it also seems like a huge waste of polish. Oh, and it's also way too messy for my liking. So although the results are neat, it's just not worth it.
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Budget Savvy Back to School Shopping
Learn how to shop smarter so you can save on all your back-to-school shopping!
Elizabeth Hoyt
July 09, 2018
Heading to college is exciting…and expensive!
Whether you're going for the first time or returning for a new semester, there are likely items you'll have on your shopping list that quickly add up to one hefty sum.
Wise shoppers stretch dollars, so don't overspend on things you don't have to (which is pretty much everything, by the way).
How? It's easy – just shop smarter!
The good news is that, once you begin saving, you'll likely start shopping smarter regularly and stay thrifty throughout the year, too!
Not sure how to become a thrifty shopper? It's a lot simpler than you may think.
Here are some tips and tricks to help you shop smarter for all of your college needs:
1. Learn Dorm and Housing/Apartment Do's & Don'ts
Your awesome wall hanging won't look so awesome in a box under your loft. Make sure you're going to be able to hang it – along with other dorm restrictions before you buy.
You can easily find out from the school what is and is not allowed in dorms or your rental property, including: items hanging on walls, painting and electronic items, etc.
Additionally, many schools have commonly used items available for students in the dorms, so you don't need to purchase them.
Takeaway Tip:
Check the do's and don'ts before you buy so you don't end up wasting purchasing and packing items you don't really need!
2. Back-to-School Promotions
Have you ever heard of a back-to-school sale? We thought so.
If you know of stores that have some or many items you need for school, check if they will have a promotion available any time in the near future.
There are a lot of stores that are notorious for their back-to-school/college promotions. Some even allow you to create a registry to make it easier to keep track of items you need or want as gifts.
Check out retailers, such as:
• Dell
• Target
• PB Teen
• Kohl's
• JCPenney
College promotions actually aren't very hard to find – you just have to be looking!
Takeaway Tip:
Research back-to-school promotions. That way, you can be prepared to buy when the time – and the prices – are just right.
3. Coupon Clipping
You know the spot during online checkout that asks if you have a coupon code? It's time to stop ignoring it! One quick Google search for coupons online will demonstrate how easily accessible they really are for most retailers.
Before you buy, check for coupons and coupon codes on sites and apps like the following:
The simplest way is just to type "(name of store) coupon code" into your search engine and see which sites have coupon codes for the website you're shopping at. It doesn't always work – but it takes about a minute and it's definitely worth it when it does come up.
Takeaway Tip:
Whether you're shopping in-store, do your research beforehand so you can be prepared with coupons for your college gear.
When shopping online, always double check for coupon codes because it could save you loads of extra dough!
4. Discount & Competitively-Priced Stores or Apps
There are plenty of awesome discount and competitively-priced retailers that offer amazing deals on items you'll need for college.
Try shopping stores like:
• Amazon
There are also of plenty of apps that feature awesome home goods for less. When it's back to school season, they often feature college and dorm essentials for steals!
Check out these apps (which have websites, too) that feature different sales each day:
• Fab
• Zulily
• Gilt
• Ideel
Check out any of these stores and apps for college necessities like towels, bedding, electronics and other dorm essentials.
You'll get a lot more bang for your buck, which means you'll have money left over to spend on other things you absolutely need like books, for instance.
Takeaway Tip:
Shop at discount or competitively-priced stores – believe it or not, you will actually get more for your money.
5. Discounted or Refurbished Electronics
This is only a route to take if you're shopping at a reputable electronics store or retailer, because if something does go wrong with the product, you will be able to ensure you have a warranty (it's recommended you get one).
It is not, however, recommended to buy expensive tech products through random users online because they are never guaranteed to work and there is often no course of action if you are taken advantage of.
When considering the purchase of a refurbished computer, laptop, tablet or any other product, make sure you do your research beforehand.
Ensure you know what you're looking to purchase (model, specs, etc.) – students who are knowledgeable about the electronics they are purchasing would probably be best-suited to take this route (or ask friends who are knowledgeable to help).
Some examples:
• Did you know that Dell has an online outlet? Through the outlet, you can find deals on desktops, all-in-ones, printers, monitors and more.
• If purchasing an Apple product, you can save a lot by purchasing a refurbished product – just ensure that it's through the company so that it's an Apple Certified Refurbished Product in case something goes wrong.
• Tech stores, like Best Buy, also offer refurbished products. And, since you're buying from a reputable company, you can be confident in your purchase.
Takeaway Tip: Before you make expensive tech purchases, check out refurbished or discounted products. You may be able to afford a way nicer model that way!
6. Hand-Me-Downs
There's nothing wrong with being thrifty and getting some used items!
Hit up family, friends and neighbors to see what they're willing to discard and donate to a student on a budget. Old furniture is especially useful and, even if you don't like the look of it, keep in mind that there's always a way to paint, cover or re-create it so that you do.
Consider for example, an old, ugly dresser. A fresh coat of paint and some updated knobs can take it from grandma to grand. Don't like the designs on the drawers? Use shelf liner to cover the front of them before you replace the knobs.
Remember, there are tons of websites and apps that exist for that very reason!
If you're looking for unique ways to update old or used items, check out the following websites/apps:
• Craftsy
Takeaway Tip:
Someone else's trash may be your treasure – plus, it's likely free or, at the very least, a lot cheaper than shopping retail. Also, there are always ways to revamp items to make them look cool – you just have to think outside of the box (or find someone else that does).
7. Classifieds
Before you buy a high ticket item, remember that it's going to get a lot of wear and tear throughout the next year (or, perhaps, the next four plus years). Since it's not going to last the test of time, why not try to get it for free?
Sites and apps with classified-style listings are are brimming with items that others no longer want or need. Try looking on the following sites and apps:
• Poshmark
Note: Never meet with someone offering to give or sell an item by yourself. Always arrange to meet in a public place and make sure to take a parent with you to ensure your safety. After all, that should be your number one priority!
Takeaway Tip:
Frequently perform some quick searches online for free items in your area, as they are updated all day, every day. Talk to family and friends to see what items they no longer want or need because you just might!
Do you have any other thrifty back to school shopping tips?
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Boulder Creek Apartments in Boulder, CO 80305 is a smoke free community. Apartments feature washers/dryers, private patios/balconies, fully equipped GE kitchens and large closets. Select apartments have wood style floors, stainless steel appliances, granite counters and fireplaces. Pet friendly community has two swimming pools, a hot tub, 24 hour fitness center, on site recycling, community bark park, outdoor fireplace lounge and BBQ grills. Located less than half a mile from the bus stop, 8 miles from Flatiron Crossing Mall and less than 30 miles from downtown Denver. Guarantors welcome!
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text: In 2008, the line's theme was the color red and designed by Hiroshi Fujiwara. For the key items, we captured the defining characteristic of each piece, as well as a connection back to the color-based theme. The book featured an extra hit of red throughout and a large foil stamp on the cover. Designed with Alex Lowe.


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The Wildcats are trying to get back above .500 following a deflating loss at Texas. The No. 20 Cowboys are hoping to prove their surprising loss at West Virginia was a fluke.
Both teams think they are better than their record indicates. The winner of Saturday's game at Boone Pickens Stadium will strengthen their argument. The loser will have a lot to prove.
Here is a look at that and everything else you need to know about the week ahead:
The Game
K-State snapped a three-game losing streak to Oklahoma State with a 44-30 victory, which most will remember for Collin Klein suffering a head injury and the Cowboys using a new quarterback every quarter, last season. But the last three games between Bill Snyder and Mike Gundy have been close. Oklahoma State edged K-State 24-14 in 2010. The Cowboys won an absolute thriller 52-45 in 2011. Then K-State won last season. This weekend's game has the makings of another entertaining affair. It will an old Big 12 Game of the Week feel to it, with kickoff scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Bob Wischusen and Rod Gilmore will be on the call.
The Opponent
Oklahoma State looked like the class of the Big 12 until Saturday. No one is sure what to think of the Cowboys following their loss to West Virginia, which was coming off a 37-0 loss to Maryland. J.W. Walsh completed just 20 of 47 passes and tossed two interceptions. Jeremy Smith managed a single yard on 15 carries. The offense and defense both struggled in the second half. It was a surprising loss that raises the following question: Is Oklahoma State overrated? This game could provide an answer.
It should be an interesting matchup. Oklahoma State is a different team without the feature running backs (Kendall Hunter, Joseph Randle) it has used in the past. Walsh is the team's leading rusher, and that puts more pressure on their passing game. It also makes them difficult to defend. Defenses can't focus on just a running back anymore.
The offense, overall, isn't as explosive as it has been in recent years. It ranks 36th in total offense. But it is stronger, overall, on defense, ranking 49th.
Depth Chart Update
If you saw last week's depth chart there is no need to look at this week's depth chart. They are the same.
Interesting stat
Anyone who has watched K-State play under Snyder knows how important time of possession is to the Wildcats. But they haven't been able to control the clock the way they usually do so far this season.
Through four games they are actually losing the possession battle, holding the ball for 29 minutes, 22 seconds of each game. That, naturally, has upset Snyder.
Well, this could be an ideal time for K-State to win the possession battle. Oklahoma State and its struggling running game is holding the ball for barely 25 minutes a game. It ranks 120th nationally in time of possession.
Here's guessing Snyder will try to keep the ball on the ground and take advantage of that on Saturday.
– One of the main focuses for Kansas State during its bye week? Fixing the defensive problems that plagued it against Texas.
– Oklahoma State's kicking game was not good against West Virginia. The Cowboys missed two field goals and booted two short punts that cost them. Mike Gundy said Sunday that his team's punting game is "poor."
– Mike Gundy always pushes hard for a soft nonconference schedule. This season, it hasn't done Oklahoma State any favors.


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"It's just amazing … You still delivered the ride of a lifetime," said "Dancing with the Stars" judge Bruno Tonioli after watching race car driver James Hinchcliffe's "Suicide Squad"-themed Viennese waltz on "Halloween Night." Hinchcliffe played the Joker while his pro partner Jenna Johnson portrayed Harley Quinn.
Photo Gallery: Top 10 BEST 'Dancing with the Stars Contestants Ever
Wait — Jenna Johnson? You might be wondering what happened to Hinchcliffe's regular partner, Sharna Burgess. We learned during their clip package on Monday that Burgess was injured on "Eras Night," and her doctors advised her not to perform; if she were to aggravate her injury she would need major reconstructive surgery, so whether she's out of the competition for one week or for several is up in the air.
But after marveling at Hinchcliffe's performance with Johnson, Julianne Hough told him, "You are the real deal because you can dance with any partner and knock it out of the park." Carrie Ann Inaba concurred, adding, "It was beyond incredible." All three judges give Hinchcliffe perfect 10s for the routine for a total of 30 out of 30.
Photo Gallery: Every winner of 'Dancing with the Stars' to date
There were two other perfect dances on "Halloween Night," but Hinchcliffe was the contestant who won immunity from elimination because he also had the highest cumulative scores for the season to date. That officially put him on top of the judges' leaderboard for the fourth time this season, more than any other contestant — even Mirror Ball frontrunner Laurie Hernandez.
What did you think of Hinchcliffe's "Suicide Squad" waltz? Watch it above and let us know if you think he'll win the Mirror Ball Trophy in our predictions center.
Photo Gallery: 'Dancing with the Stars' Top 10 BEST Pro Dancers Ever
Gold Derby readers just like YOU often turn out to be our smartest prognosticators, so it's important that you give us your predictions. You can continue to update and change your forecasts throughout the week, just click "Save" when you've settled on your choices. You'll compete to win a $100 Amazon gift certificate, bragging rights and a place of honor on our leaderboard. Our racetrack odds change as you make your predictions, just as they do when you bet on the Emmys, Oscars, Golden Globes and more. Be sure to read our contest rules and sound off on the season of "Dancing with the Stars" in our reality TV forum.


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Pulmonology (Lung Care)
Pulmonary specialists have expertise in a range of respiratory conditions including but not limited to: COPD, emphysema and chronic bronchitis, asthma (14yrs or older), sarcoidosis, sleep apnea, pulmonary fibrosis, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease, lung nodules.
To be specific, Asthma, a very common chronic disease affects approximately 22 million people in the U.S. In addition, COPD, common but yet under recognized chronic medical condition, affects 12 million people and possibly another 12 million are not diagnosed.
What is COPD?
- C - Chronic - means it is long term and will not go away
- O - Obstructive - means it limits airflow from the lungs
- P - Pulmonary - means it deals with breathing and lungs
- D - Disease - means it is a health problem to be taken seriously
COPD Risk Assessment:
- In the past 4 weeks have you felt short of breath?
- Do you ever cough up phlegm, or mucus, or "stuff"?
- Do you do less activities (cleaning, baking, walking, etc.) because of your breathing?
- Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your lifetime?
If you answered yes to any of the questions you should talk to your doctor about COPD.
What is Asthma?
Asthma is the swelling and inflammation of the inside lining of the airways. The muscles tighten around the airways in the presence of triggers. These two problems obstruct the flow of air out of the lungs. Asthma is a chronic lung condition.
Asthma Risk Assessment:
- Do you have shortness of breath?
- Do you have tightness of the chest?
- Do you cough?
- Do you wheeze?
If you answered yes to any of the questions you should talk to your doctor about asthma.


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Bought The Complete Chronicles of Conan at the beginning of the week, and only being three stories in, am loving it. His writing is just so viscerial.
I wasn't surprised to find out he was quite matey with H.P. Lovecraft as well given some of the monstrous descriptions.
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Csa 2010.
Been a pretty good day. Running in southern Arizona. Damn cant believe how hot it is still. I am getting tired of hearing about csa 2010. The outfit I run for has already started to write drivers up for there scores. For a program that has taken years to put in place it sure seems like it was thrown together at the last minute. I have already challenged two inspections on my report. I have a friend who 2 years ago received a warning on his flatbed. He ran his profile and csa has it listed he was put out of service. I have seen the inspection report and nowhere on there does it say he was shutdown on that day. He now has to fight that. I have called and spoken with two different representitives at csa and believe it or not received two different replies. This program is causing a lot of unessasary problems. Companys are panicking before all the facts come out. Another problem is rumours. They need to come out and let everyone know what is going on. Kind of hard when they change it week to week. Well enough of my rant . Everyone be safe. peace.
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This post was written by a colleague at our sister company Kelmscott Communications, Kelly Voss. Kelly has a wealth of knowledge regarding all things wide-format and signage.
Each year, as a new class of juniors advances through high school, they and their parents begin the process of identifying and applying to colleges they want to attend. As the parent of twins entering their junior year, I'll be doubling down on this. Part of that process involves a campus visit to the school or schools your teenager is most interested in attending. The campus visit includes a guided tour that will introduce you to the highlights and milestones that the school is most proud of. After the tour, it's important to spend some time away from the guide and get a feel for the campus for yourself. Campus signage and wayfinding plays a big role in your ability to find your way around.
The process for developing signage and wayfinding systems for college campuses really encompasses much more than simply creating signs and maps. Ultimately, the factors that influence this process contribute to the overall experience of any user to want to be on the campus. The goal is for ease of use of course, and for users to have an overall feeling of comfort, welcoming and acceptance—a sense of belonging on campus—as opposed to a sense of discomfort and lack of orientation, leading to unease and desire to leave. Of course, there is much more that contributes to that feeling, but good wayfinding and signage can contribute to a positive experience, or create a sense of confusion and frustration if done poorly.
A tremendous amount of planning, effort and thought goes into creating an effective way-finding and signage system at the institutional level. Many administrative offices will have an interest and will provide valuable input, including facilities management officials, department directors, etc. To ensure a universal perspective, most colleges will form a steering committee that will engage and garner input from all departments. It is important that the needs and objectives of the various points of view are fulfilled with uniformity and effectiveness, within a comprehensive system.
The experience of finding one's way around campus for the new student or visitor should be relatively effortless and intuitive. Beyond signage and wayfinding, elements such as building architecture, landscaping and grounds, and overall appearance of the campus can contribute to the visitor's impression of the institution.
Campus wayfinding systems also increasingly encompass mobile apps that work as an aid for navigating campus, coupled with LED programmable signage that can be edited and modified remotely by campus IT staff. In a world where students increasingly look to their mobile device for answers to any question, it is second nature for them to look to their device to find directions as well. As an element of preparedness, many of theses students will have already discovered and activated the app before they even get to the campus. These programs also lend an element of credibility to the school, as an institution that is "in tune" with the needs and habits of each successive generation of prospective students.
There are many factors to consider when contemplating signage and wayfinding systems, most notably, the architectural and environmental settings of the institution itself. Universities in urban settings such as NYU, University of Chicago, or Boston University will face considerably different issues than a college in a more picturesque rural setting such as the University of Virginia, or a Southwestern environment such as the University of New Mexico. One additional issue schools with urban settings face is identifying the edges of the campus. Where the does college end and what is the transition from college campus to city streets? How does the campus signage mesh or differ from the city signage?
Americans with Disabilities Act requirements is another important consideration when designing a wayfinding system. Most schools are fully aware of these requirements and encompass them in building design and construction. ADA requirements call for the design of systems that encompass usage accessibility for all people, at any stage in life, regardless of ability. It encompasses more than just "accessible by wheelchair." Uniform accessibility ensures that, not only individuals who may be living with disability can have confidence that they will be able to use the system, but that everyone, regardless of ability or disability, will be able to navigate and function comfortably within that environment.
The amount of involvement in the planning and execution stages is directly inversely proportionate to the ease, simplicity and clarity it provides for its users. If the system is planned and executed properly, students and visitors will be easily able to navigate the campus with a minimal amount of effort. That's the goal. A well-designed system will seem natural and intuitive, and easy to follow. In most instances, the system will be used heavily for the first few weeks of the school year, but as students become familiar with campus and where their classes are, locations become committed to memory and they won't need it as much. However, visitors will always need to consult signage to find their way around campus.


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Some income shown by cruise ship vendors
A survey by the Commerce Department of cruise vendors during the last quarter of fiscal year 2013 found these small businesses taking in more than $20,000 for the three cruise ships that called into the Port of Pago Pago between July 1 and Sept. 30, said DOC in its 4th quarter performance report for FY 2013.
The report says DOC staff surveyed a total of 89 vendors that were selling a variety of goods such as handicrafts, clothing, boutique gift items and food. In total the vendors reported an earned income of $27,352.
Meanwhile, American Samoa Visitors Bureau executive director David Vaeafe plans to release either at the end of this month or the first week of next month, the complete 2014 cruise ship schedule, which currently shows 16 confirmed vessels.
Vaeafe said the 2014 schedule includes two cruise ships arriving back-to-back "to visit our shores."


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Leave it to the New York Times to join the party a little late. I guess it's better late than never, but the renown publication has finally recognized a difference between how President Obama has been treated and how past presidents have been treated. Good for them. They've finally recognized something that most of us have known for a long time. However, they have given into the myth that is equivalency. For those that consider themselves progressives, this has long been called "false equivalency."
Before we get into why equivalency really doesn't exist we should talk about what it is and why it is so damaging. Essentially, the idea of equivalency is that we shouldn't criticize those that criticize because both sides do it. It's like a math equation. The jackass over there is just the same as the jackass over here, so we shouldn't call anyone a jackass out of fear that we will be branded partisan. So, when conservatives bad mouth the president and deny the office the respect it deserves we shouldn't say anything because progressives used to do that to George Bush 43 (and 41 before him I suppose).
In the strictest sense of the word, they are correct. Yes, there have been people that poked fun at Bush's intelligence and there were those that wouldn't recognize his victory in the 2000 election. So, I suppose we can say that both of the last two presidents were criticized and made fun of. So, in that lazy world we can drop all of journalistic integrity and simply white wash the whole affair. After all, if we actually called people on it then we would be labeled more liberal than we are. However, the claims of equivalency ignore two important points.
Volume can refer to two different phenomenon as it corresponds to President Obama and his detractors. First, it corresponds to the volume on the radio and television dial. If enough people yell something loud enough then that has a different effect than people saying it in the wilderness. The Secret Service has reported that they have had more death threats against President Obama than the past few presidents combined. So, yes, progressives groused about Bush, but few threatened to kill him. Of course, the Secret Service's numbers also amplifies the second point on volume. In addition to the level noise, there is also the sheer amount.
Try to think back to the election of 2000 and the immediate aftermath. How often did you hear complaints about the fact that Bush shouldn't be president? Yes, you heard them often, but let's compare this to the whole birther fascination with Obama and his birth certificate. We are still hearing about that several years later and likely will hear about it until January 19th, 2017.
One of the most hilarious things about the claim of liberal media coverage is to look across the landscape at conservative media. 99 percent of talk radio is conservative, Fox is certainly more successful than MSNBC and very unapologetic about their conservatism. Add to it all the "think tanks" and other outlets for conservative "thought and ideology" and we can see that the idea of a monolithic liberal media is not only a myth but a classic example of Sigmund Freud's projection.
Let's consider not only the volume of the criticism but also consider who is criticizing. I've seen plenty of sites that are mean-spirited on both sides of the ledger, but consider the source. If Wedge Fickus starts his own Word Press based website and rails against conservatives then what kind of legitimacy are we talking about? How does this compare to members of the United States Senate mailing a letter to Iran saying they should negotiate with them instead of the president? How does it compare to a member of the U.S. House of Representatives standing up and yelling "you lie!" in the middle of an address to both chambers? There is a difference when commentators say something and when duly elected representatives and Senators say it.
We could even break commentators down into various levels. Admittedly, no progressive should get too worked up over what Rush Limbaugh or Glenn Beck says. The same is largely true of Bill Maher, Jon Stewart, or Michael Moore. They are entertainers that occasionally get off a few zingers. I would no more hold conservatives to what Limbaugh says than they should hold us to what Stewart says. Ironically, both sides do exactly that.
However, when you have the name Fox or MSNBC by your name then you have a little more responsibility. Listen to both for awhile and get back to me about which one sounds more reasonable. Let's forget about agreement of disagreement and just focus on reasonable. Who is more respectful of their opponent? There is certainly contempt on both sides, but how many elected officials on the progressive side are asking about Ted Cruz's birth certificate? How many are asking whether he is even eligible to be president? Think about that the next time you want to throw out the whole "both sides do it" mantra.


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Computer science hiring still puzzles school districts
Schools that can't afford to compete with the private sector in hiring technology specialists are looking to other options, such as hiring part-time experts, bringing in volunteers or finding funds to retrain teachers.
Only 1 percent of all college graduates leave school with a computer science degree. The average starting salary for computer science majors was estimated at $64,800, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers' 2013 survey of 400,000 government and private employers. But graduates who want to be teachers are faced with a much lower average starting salary of $39,992.
"It's a hard financial decision for kids to make when coming out of university with debt," says Kevin Wang, the program manager and founder of Technology Education and Literacy in Schools (TEALS). Wang's organization was founded by Microsoft employees in part to get high-tech professionals to volunteer as part-time high school computer science teachers when districts fall short.
A projected 122,000 job openings in computing will need to be filled by an estimated 60,000 computer science graduates by 2020, according to federal labor forecasts for 2010-2020. Districts must find ways to lure computer science graduates away from the private sector.
Another challenge schools face is that there are few tech training opportunities available, Wang says.
Districts must navigate each state's varying certification rules to find qualified teachers. And there are few higher education institutions that offer a computer science pre-service program for teachers, states Microsoft's Director of Citizenship and Public Affairs Jane Broom.
In Florida, for example, "would-be computer science teachers have to take a K8 computer science methods course that is not offered in any teacher preparation program in the state," the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) wrote in its 2013 report, "Bugs in the System: Computer Science Teacher Certification in the U.S." And prospective computer science teachers are often unaware of the certification or licensure requirements, the report states.
Schools already struggle to find qualified math and science teachers. So add in the more focused computer science qualifications and it is even harder, Wang adds.
Schools may be able to get more funds for computer science classes if they are classified as math or science, rather than as vocational courses. "We need to change the frame and try to get folks to understand computer science is an academic way of thinking—not a vocational skill," Broom says. "That change then drives how the hiring is conducted."
Computer science courses and teaching positions receive less funding when they are classified as information technology, Broom explains.
Fewer courses
Computer science courses in K12 education are fading. Since 2005, introductory high school computer science courses have decreased by 17 percent while the number of Advanced Placement computer science courses has diminished by 33 percent.
According to CSTA's 1998-2013 AP data, meanwhile, nearly 30,000 students took the AP Computer Science A exam in 2013, an increase of 19 percent from 2012. The number of teachers who passed the AP audit also increased by 7 percent. Although students showed more AP computer science involvement in 2013, they comprised a tiny fraction of the 14.8 million students enrolled in U.S. high schools in 2013.
Now, 24 states plus Washington, D.C. count computer science as a math/science graduation credit. Remaining states should change computer science from a career and technical education or non-college-ready elective, Wang says.
ISTE's Chief Innovation Officer Wendy Drexler offered hope from her recent experience at the organization's inaugural Lead & Transform Townhall in June.
"We heard from a wide range of administrators who suggested that teachers who were adept in engaging students using technology would soon be replacing teachers who are less skilled in this area," she says. This also could lead to the hiring of more teachers skilled in computer science, Wang expands.
To help districts hire more technology teachers, Broom says, several steps need to be taken by educators, parents, students, volunteers and training institutions:
- Change policy by convincing administrators that computer science is an essential part of the curriculum.
- Create demand by having students and parents ask for the course.
- Build instructor and training capacity inside and outside of schools to increase your options.


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On a day when they announced a threefold increase in losses, there was more misery for Bolton Wanderers when Jermaine Beckford denied them a victory with an injury-time equaliser.
Having lost £35.4 million and seen their debt increase to £94 million, at least it looked like they would end their miserable run on Merseyside when Ivan Klasnic's goal put them ahead with 11 minutes remaining.
Everton's cause was harmed further when Marouane Fellaini was shown a straight red card for lashing out at Paul Robinson.
But deep into stoppage time, Beckford, who has struggled since joining from Leeds in the summer, looped in a shot for his first Premier League goal.
Everton manager David Moyes has recently lamented his side's lack of firepower and there could not have been a better time for Beckford to find his touch. "I have put him in earlier than I should have done," Moyes said.
"My idea was always to bring him off the bench in games where we needed a goal.
"It was a fantastic finish, it really was. Anyone who has watched Leeds over the years will tell you that is what Jermaine has got. There's a lot he will have to learn in being a Premier League player.
"But overall the one thing we can't teach him and what he came with was the ability to score goals. We tried everything to score all night and by then we were thinking there was no chance."
Everton striker Louis Saha wasted several chances in the opening period and Stuart Holden brought a fine save from fellow American Tim Howard with Bolton's best opportunity of the first half.
Matthew Taylor glanced a header on to the bar from Holden's corner but with 11 minutes remaining, the visitors took the lead with a fine goal on the break.
Taylor pulled clear down the left and whipped over a cross that was touched in at the far post by the substitute Klasnic.
But even after Fellaini's dismissal, Leighton Baines robbed Chung-Yong Lee of the ball before Beckford clipped a shot into the far corner of the net.
Though disappointed, Bolton manager Owen Coyle was pleased with the contribution of Klasnic. "He trains ever so well and wants to play and be on the pitch starting games," Coyle said.
"He recognises that the performances of Kevin Davies and Johan Elmander have been outstanding. We have a top-class player in Ivan Klasnic and he showed that."


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The higher annual IRA contribution limits offers more incentive to investors to fund a self directed Roth IRA as well as build an Roth IRA account
Miami, FL (PRWEB) January 12, 2013
Pursuant IRS news release 2012-77, the IRS has announced the 2013 limits applying to IRAs and pension plans. The Annual IRA contribution limits are changed - $5,500 (up from $5,000) if the individual is younger than age 50 in 2013, and $6,500 (up from $6,000) if he or she attains age 50 or older in 2013. With a self directed IRA, investors are now able to fund their self directed IRA investors of up to $5,500 or $6,500, if over the age of 50, to cover any investment shortfalls. The maximum SEP contribution for 2013 will increase to $51,000 from $50,000.
The annual IRA contribution limitation increase becomes even more significant when a husband and spouse are co-invested in the self directed real estate IRA structure. For example, a husband and wife over the age of 50 would be able to contribute $13,000 combined annually to their IRA LLC structure to cover any expenses or shortfalls. "The higher annual IRA contribution limits offers more incentive to investors to fund a self directed Roth IRA as well as build an Roth IRA account, " stated Adam Bergman, a tax attorney with the IRA Financial Group.
Unlike a conventional Self Directed IRA which requires custodian consent and requires high custodian fees, a Self Directed IRA LLC with Checkbook Control will allow one to buy real estate, including rental properties by simply writing a check. With a traditional custodian controlled self directed IRA, one will have total control to make a real estate purchase, pay for improvements, and then sell the property without ever talking to the IRA custodian. Since all the IRA funds will be held at a local bank in the name of the Self Directed real estate IRA LLC, all one would need to do to engage in a house flipping transaction is write a check straight from the IRA LLC account or simply wire the funds from the IRA LLC bank account. With IRA Financial Group's self-directed IRA LLC solution, no longer would one need to ask the IRA custodian for permission or have the IRA custodian sign the real estate transaction documents. Instead, with a Checkbook Control IRA, as manager of the IRA LLC, the IRA holder, will be able to buy rental properties simply by writing a check.
The IRA Financial Group was founded by a group of top law firm tax and ERISA lawyers who have worked at some of the largest law firms in the United States, such as White & Case LLP, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, and Thelen LLP.
IRA Financial Group is the market's leading "checkbook control Self Directed IRA Facilitator. IRA Financial Group has helped thousands of clients take back control over their retirement funds while gaining the ability to invest in almost any type of investment, including real estate without custodian consent.
To learn more about the IRA Financial Group please visit our website at http://www.irafinancialgroup.com or call 800-472-0646.


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David Weinstein, President – DJL Lalique
Greetings and thank you for visiting the DJL Lalique International website. We believe you will truly appreciate our display of some of the most exquisite Rene Lalique glass artwork found anywhere. Browse our distinctive galleries of Lalique vases, car mascots, clock, and perfume bottles conceived and designed by Rene Lalique.
If you are trying to sell a piece please send a photo. It is very important.
DJL Lalique International "deals privately" with all antique Rene Lalique glass. Before you purchase or sell any item, please give us a call for the best price attainable.
For more than 35 years, I have provided the novice as well as the most experienced collector, the finest and greatest selection of objects created by Rene Lalique in the U.S.
There's no other dealer that carries more inventory of Rene Lalique pieces than DJL Lalique. If you wish to own Rene Lalique Jewelery, Car Mascots, Vases, Clocks, Perfume Bottles, Lighting, Cire Perdue, Statues, Lamps or original Rene Lalique creations, we have the items you want. I have been happy and privileged to share my 35 years of knowledge and experience with every major auction gallery including: Christies, Sotheby's, Bonhams, Phillips and W. Doyle, and Waddington.
I have been involved with many Rene Lalique exhibitions around the world including the following museums: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian Institute, Cooper-Hewitt, The Walters Art Gallery, Corning Museum of Art, Museum Bellerive Zurich, Modemuseum, Museum of Kunst, the Mode Museum of Belgium; Lowe Art Museum Miami; Münchner Stadtmuseum of Munich, Fashion Institute of New York. I'm also very fortunate to have many private clients in diverse locations such as Germany, Italy, Argentina, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, Canada, Switzerland England, and Taiwan. I have also worked forming collections for major corporations such as Dreyfus Corporation in New York, The Minami Corporation in Japan, and worked closely with Lalique Company.
I've also been fortunate over the years to have been mentioned and written about in many books and publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune to name just a few. I have worked with Felix Marcilhac's "Rene Lalique Catalogue Raisonne" had a special mention in his book as well as "Lalique Glass".
We have unlimited funds and immediate payments are available for your Rene Lailque objects.
Although Rene Lalique is my main emphasis, I'm constantly searching for and purchasing Glass by Daum Nancy, Le Verre Francois, Galle, Charder, Schneider, Argy-Rousseau, Loetz as well as many other exceptional objects from the Art Deco and Art Nouveau periods. Also, I buy ivory and bronze statues by Priess and Chiparus that are in good condition.
I'm sure you'll agree that the work of Rene Lalique is among the most beautiful art in the world. We appreciate your interest and look forward to sharing our many years of experience and expertise with you.
If you are trying to sell a piece please send a photo. It is very important.
David Weinstein


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Spike Jonze Will Guest-Star on Girls
Lena Dunham Instagrammed a pic.
The Wrap reports that Her director Spike Jonze will have a guest spot on the new season of Girls, playing a character called Marcos. We don't know much about the part, but Dunham did Instagram a collage of her and Jonze on set wearing "Marnie & Desi" pins, so that's a clue. Maybe he plays one of Desi's relatives? We can kind of see the resemblance.


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The University of California San Diego student mistakenly locked up by federal drug officials for five days with no food or water filed a $20 million claim that referred to his ordeal as torture, says the San Diego Union-Tribune. Attorney Eugene Iredale sent the five-page demand notice on behalf of engineering student Daniel Chong, 23, to the Drug Enforcement Administration. "The deprivation of food and water for four and one-half days while the person is handcuffed the entire time constitutes torture under both international and domestic law," the claim says.
Chong was taken into custody April 21 during a drug sweep of a residence by narcotics task force agents. He was interviewed and told he would be sent home, but instead was left for days inside a holding cell without food, water or a bathroom. Chong said he had to drink his own urine to survive and ate his broken glasses during hallucinations caused by severe dehydration. Chong was discovered April 25 and rushed to a hospital, where he spent five days in recovery. The DEA has acknowledged the mistake.


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Amazing Movie Editing on Music Video
If you are new to using Adobe Photoshop or even if you have been using it for years like I have, the chances are that you are probably still only using a fraction of what it can do.
For those of you that are new to digital imaging, you may be getting frustrated at even the simplest of tasks let alone all that funky, creative work that you see everywhere these days.
So knowing how tough it is to edit and create art with still images, spare a thought for those "geniuses" that work tirelessly with video to get stunning results.
I myself have used Sony Vegas Pro for about 6 years now and love what it can do. I have done quite a bit of basic editing as well as dabbling with more challenging tasks in both Sony Vegas Pro and Adobe After Effects, the industry number one for creative techniques and features.
With that in mind, check out this video that I came across today and wonder to yourself "how the hell did he do that"? Amazing piece of work and the music was so good I bought it straight away from iTunes : )
Memory Tapes "Yes I Know" from Najork on Vimeo.


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In every way this editorial about Obamacare is spot on.
A tantalizing paragraph:
"Ultimately, the question will hinge on whether the Commerce Clause has any limits. If the federal government can compel a private citizen, under threat of a federally imposed penalty, to engage in a private contract with a private entity (to buy health insurance), is there anything the federal government cannot compel the citizen to do?"
A logical conundrum:
"Contraception, sterilization and abortion pills are classified as medical prevention. On whose authority? The secretary of health and human services, invoking the Institute of Medicine. But surely categorizing pregnancy as a disease equivalent is a value decision disguised as science. If contraception is prevention, what are fertility clinics? Disease inducers? And if contraception is prevention because it lessens morbidity and saves money, by that logic, mass sterilization would be the greatest boon to public health since the pasteurization of milk."
Read the whole thing. Next week is the smack down.
-JD Cross


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A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about how research assessment in Greece, and perhaps other, similar, contexts, seems to foster predatory publishing. In brief, I wrote that the systems in place seem too inclusive, and they do not differentiate sufficiently between better publications and unambitious ones. As a result, I argued, producing a large number of low-quality publications seems to be the most efficient publishing strategy, at least if one's aspirations do not extend outside Greece. In this post, I want to explore how things might be done differently. What follows is not intended as a fully worked-out solution. Rather, it's an attempt to imagine different ways of assessing research output in Greek education and higher education.
Option 1: Ranking journals
The most straightforward solution, I think, would be to devise a journal ranking system that would differentiate between publications of different quality. This might be done by creating a master index with different categories of journals, and weighting publications according to the journal in which they appeared. The top category might comprise ISI-indexed journals, along with excellent regional journals that are not indexed due to language barriers. This might be followed by a second category, to include professional and student journals that operate a demonstrably rigorous system of peer review; and so on. At very least, there needs to be an index of bogus journals that should be excluded from consideration. This could be easily done, drawing on resources such as Beall's list of predatory publishers (update: currently defunct). There are several advantages to such as system: To start, it's efficient. Moreover, it should be easy to understand and accept, as it is an extension of rudimentary distinctions that are already made. Lastly, the system can be used to align research activity with strategic priorities: for example, if we can agree that promoting open access is a worthy goal, articles published in open access journals might be weighted more.
Although the previous proposal seems simple and intuitive, it has at least two important weaknesses. First, the correlation between journal quality and article quality is far from perfect. Or, to put it more simply, there are lots of great articles hidden in obscure journals, and the better journals do at times print unimpressive articles. Similarly, the assumption that you can rank research depending on the type of publication does not always hold up against scrutiny. Curt Rice, head of the Board for Current Research Information System in Norway, notes that:
…it's a lot harder to get published in a good journal than in a good book. But I'm far less certain that it's just as hard to get published in a bad journal as in a good book.
Lastly, any rankings produced by such a system would likely be skewed by disciplinary differences in publication norms. That is to say, different fields publish in different ways and at different rates. I understand that in rapidly changing fields, such as computer studies, conferences are the main venue for presenting new research; by contrast, in the humanities and social sciences, journal articles are considered much more valuable, and getting a paper published can take many months. When comparing output within a discipline, such differences might not come into play. However, they need to be accounted for when making cross-disciplinary comparisons, as was the case when my previous academic department, a language studies unit, was compared against other academic units, which focussed on accounting, tourism administration, or nursing.
Option 2: Appraising quality
Metric-based systems attempt to evaluate publications without having anyone actually read them.
The problem with such metric-based systems is that they attempt to evaluate publications without having anyone actually read them. A different possibility would be to take a qualitatively-oriented approach, such as the Research Excellence Framework (REF) in the UK. In such a system, academics (and teachers, if the government insists on its demand that teachers be evaluated for research activity) might submit a small number of publications for evaluation by a panel of experts. In the REF, publications were assigned categories, such as 'internationally excellent' or 'recognised nationally', using criteria like originality, significance, rigour and impact. For example, an 'internationally excellent' publication in education was defined as having the following features:
- an important point of reference in its field or sub-field;
- contributing important knowledge, ideas and techniques which are likely to have a lasting influence;
- application of robust and appropriate research design and techniques of investigation and analysis, with intellectual precision;
- generation of a substantial, coherent and widely admired data set or research resource.
There are many criticisms of the REF, including some focusing on its cost, which would make the wholesale adoption of the framework impractical for Greece. Besides, it would be injudicious to uncritically adopt an assessment instrument that was designed to assess a different academic system. Even so, I think that the underlying principle, i.e., focusing on quality descriptors rather than volume of output, is an alternative that needs to considered by the competent authorities.
And more?
As I said in the introduction, the purpose of this post was not to lay out a plan of what must be done in order to improve research assessment in Greece. Rather, what I wanted to do was show that alternative ways of assessing research output are possible. I have no doubt that others might have ideas that are more efficient, creative or practical than what I have suggested, and I would be very happy to read about such proposals. Despite the recent regime change in Greece, I am not terrribly confident that the systems currently in place will change any time soon. Nevertheless, I do think it important to raise awareness that the current systems are not the only, or the best, ways of conducting such assessments, and perhaps raise the question of why these systems have resisted change so far.
Featured image credit: Anna Creech (eclecticlibrarian @ Flickr) | CC BY-NC-SA


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The Washington Post reported that two secret memos were issued at the CIA's request, in 2003 and 2004, authorising waterboarding, which involves strapping detainees to a board while water is poured down their nose and throat.
George Tenet, then the CIA's director, asked for the written authorisation because he was worried about a possible backlash, including legal action againt intelligence officials, the paper reported.
"The suggestion that someone from CIA came in and browbeat everybody is ridiculous," one former agency official told the paper. "The CIA understood that it was controversial and would be widely criticised if it became public. But given the tenor of the times and the belief that more attacks were coming, they felt they had to do what they could to stop the attacks."
The memos provide the first clear evidence that the White House was involved in how al-Qaeda suspects were interrogated.
Previously, it was known only that the White House had given approval to kill or capture al-Qaeda members.
Civil Rights groups have said the details showed "the decision to endorse torture was made by the administration's most senior officials".
By 2003, when the White House issued the first memo, at least three al-Qaeda suspects, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, had been waterboarded.


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Sophie Turner & Laura Carmichael Turn Heads at Arqiva British Academy Television Awards
Sophie Turner waves to the crowd as she arrives at the 2014 Arqiva British Academy Television Awards held at Theatre Royal on Sunday evening (May 18) in London, England.
The 18-year-old Game of Thrones actress was joined on the carpet by Downton Abbey's Laura Carmichael.
Recently speaking to TVGuide, Sophie chatted about her character Sansa Stark.
"People don't like Sansa because she is feminine. It annoys me that people only like the feminine characters when they act like male characters. And they always go on about feminism. Like, you're rooting for the people who look like boys, who act like boys, who fight like boys. Root for the girls who wear dresses and are intellectually very strong," she shared.
Sophie added, "That's why she's one of the most intelligent characters on the show I think. She adapts so well and she has this thing where she's probably the greatest actor out of all of them. She deceives with the fa�ade of her former self and that's what's great. She never breaks face of this innocent na�ve girl and she's not that."
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Happy New Year!
You know what that means – it's time for a new season of The Biggest Loser. Season 13 premiered on Tuesday, which marked the beginning of my 10th season as host of the show.
In case you missed this week's episode, this season it's teams of two – parents and children, siblings, spouses, grandparents with grandchildren and one set of complete strangers.
Upon arrival to the Ranch, I talked with the contestants about their excuses for not losing weight. Each season contestants come to the Ranch with so much baggage – so many things that stand in their way of getting healthy. But this season we are going to tackle them, each excuse, one by one.
We had another twist for season 13 – the contestants had two hours to work with the trainers before deciding which of them would join Bob's team and which one would join Dolvett's team. This also meant they were going to be competing on separate teams from one another. The contestants all were shocked when I told them the twist and it instantly changed the dynamics of the game. They no longer had their partner to depend on; they had to trust themselves, their trainer and strangers. And so it begins! The emotions are running as high as ever … and it's "Bob vs. Dolvett" in a competition to save lives!
I'm lucky enough to have worked out with both Bob and Dolvett and let me tell you, they're both I-N-T-E-N-S-E.
As you know if you read my blog on alisonsweeney.com, Bob always calls me out in spin class and forces me to go faster and harder than I imagined I could. Dolvett's charming smile and dimples definitely go out the window in the gym – not just for contestants but for me as well. These contestants are going to be pushed harder than they ever imagined, even those of them that are long time fans of the show.
So what do you think of this season's contestants? Do you love that we found Santa (Roy)? What about Nancy having 13 children and 54 grandchildren? Do you have an instant favorite? Were you annoyed by Ben's decision to go home or do you understand his need to be with his family? Were you surprised that Bob lost the first weigh-in?
I'm anxious to hear your thoughts this season. Given comments last season, I know you won't hold back!


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The Visual Program for Permanent Weight LossBook - 2000
The holistic weight loss doctor who has appeared on Oprah utilizes a philosophy that people with weight problems are visually motivated, pairing images of high-calorie foods with pictures of numerous alternative foods. $175,000 ad/promo.
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Dr. Shapiro proves that great eating and weight loss can go hand in hand if you make the right choices.
Starting the day right, eating out for pleasure or business, enjoying a snack or even a chocolate indulgence-- it can all be done without gaining weight, if you follow the "picture perfect" guidelines in this book.
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Imagining Google's Future
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Have you ever thought about the future of the Internet? You did, right? Semantic Web, Web 2.0, whatever, what will it look like in the next decade? What willl it be capable of? Which social and programming patterns will it change? CNN Money has published an insightful article called "Imaging the Google Future", in which several scenarios of the Google's development in the future are described.
From the article:
Name any long-term technology bet you can think of—genome-tailored drugs, artificial intelligence, the space elevator—and chances are, there's a team in the Googleplex working on an application.
Which raises the most widely debated question in business: What kind of company will Google become in the coming decades? Will it succumb to hubris and flame out like so many of its predecessors? Or will it grow into an omnipresent, omnipotent force—not just on Wall Street or the Web, but in society? We put the question to scientists, consultants, former Google employees, and tech visionaries like Ray Kurzweil and Stephen Wolfram. They responded with well-argued, richly detailed, and sometimes scary visions of a Google future. On the following pages, we've compiled four very different scenarios for the company. Each details an extreme, but plausible, outcome. In three of them, Google attains monopolistic power, lording over the media, the Internet, and scientific development itself. In the fourth, Google withers and dies. That may seem unthinkable now, but nobody is immune to arrogant missteps. Not even today's smartest business minds.
Read more: "Imaging the Google Future"
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Dawgs roll past Groesbeck; face Navasota next in Conroe Friday
CROCKETT - Behind the strong running of junior Terrance Cuney, the Jasper Bulldogs easily defeated the Groesbeck Goats 58-27 Friday, Nov. 16 in Crockett.
Cuney rushed for 211 yards and four touchdowns in the first half alone to pace Jasper's attack as the Bulldogs dominated every facet of the bi-district playoff game. Jasper scored the first four times they touched the ball as the Bulldogs had no problems solving the Groesbeck defense.
Jasper's reward for capturing the bi-district round is an area match-up with the Navasota Rattlers Friday, Nov. 23 at Conroe's Buddy Moorehead Stadium at 6 p.m.
After the Goats went three and out on their first possession, Jasper moved 90 yards on eight plays. The game started rough for Jasper as a bad pitch moved the Bulldogs back to its own 10 but it only proved to be extra yards that Jasper needed to reach the end zone.
Two straight Cuney runs moved the ball to the Jasper 42 before the drive appeared to stall out. But a crucial face mask penalty against Groesbeck gave Jasper a new life on the drive and moved the ball down to the Goats' 49-yard line.
After a Jasper penalty moved the ball back to the Groesbeck 42, Jasper turned to Cuney to light a spark under the Jasper faithful. Cuney busted through the Groesbeck defense and didn't stop until he reached the end zone for a 42-yard scoring romp and a quick 8-0 Jasper lead at the 8:05 mark of the first quarter.
Groesbeck went three-and-out on its next possession before Jasper took over and drove it right down for another score. Cuney again did the scoring honors as he rambled in from 49 yards out to give Jasper a 15-0 lead at the 3:49 mark of the second quarter.
Coming in the game, Jasper knew they would have to keep its defensive eye on Groesbeck's Matt Barnes and on the Goats third possession of the game, Groesbeck finally found Barnes. Barnes broke free from Jasper's secondary and collected a 55-yard scoring passes from quarter Colt McCoy to get the Goats on the scoreboard.
With 1:54 left in the first quarter, Groesbeck pulled as close to the lead as the Goats would all night long at 15-6.
But that would be short-lived.
Jasper took the ensuing kickoff and started the drive at its own 20. Four plays later, Jasper answered Groesbeck's score and quickly let the Goats know they had no chance in this bi-district contest.
The drive started with a 24-yard run by quarterback Steven Walker to the Jasper 44. That was followed by a 38-yard jaunt by Cuney down to the Groesbeck 6. Two straight runs by Cuney ended up with another Jasper score. With Marco Lopez' PAT, Jasper held a 22-6 lead over Groesbeck.
On Groesbeck's ensuing drive, the Goats receiving the opportunity to see what Cuney could do on defense. This time, the talented junior showed what he could do defensively as he sacked McCoy on a third-down call to force the Goats to punt the ball back over to the potent Jasper offense.
Starting from the Groesbeck 43, Walker connected with Sean Jones for a 13-yard gain down to the Goats' 30. A Cuney run and a face mask penalty on Groesbeck moved the ball down the Groesbeck 7. After a Jasper penalty moved the ball back to the Groesbeck 12, Jasper again turned to Cuney to reach the end zone.
Cuney rambled in from 12 yards out to pad Jasper's lead out to 28-6 after a two-point conversion failed.
Any hopes that Groesbeck had of answering Jasper's score ended on the kickoff. Lopez pooched the ball down the field and Groesbeck's defenders allowed the ball the bounce free only to see Chris Fowler recover the loose ball at the Groesbeck 10 at the 11:08 mark of the second quarter.
But Jasper was unable to make it into the end zone as Groesbeck stepped up and stopped Jasper at the one-yard line on a fourth-down sneak by Walker.
Jasper was able to finally pad its lead midway through the second quarter. Instead of doing it on the offensive side of the ball, Jasper turned to the defensive side for points. McCoy was blindsided by a Jasper defender and the loose ball was recovered by Jasper's Demarie Lynch in the end zone for a touchdown. The score, with Lopez' PAT, gave Jasper a 35-6 lead over Groesbeck.
Groesbeck went three and out mainly due to a hard-playing Jasper defense and forced the Goats to punt the ball back over to Jasper. Demarcus Collins gathered in the punt at the Jasper 30 and 52 yards later, set up the Bulldogs at the Groesbeck 19. After a Groesbeck penalty moved the ball down to the Goats' 9, Jasper's Donavan Middleton finished off the scoring drive.
Middleton scored from nine yards out to push Jasper's lead to 42-6 after Lopez' PAT.
Groesbeck failed to get its offense going on the following drive and was forced to put the ball back over to Jasper and its offensive machine. Aided by a personal foul penalty on Groesbeck, the Bulldogs got its drive going from the Groesbeck 30.
From there, Walker connected with Collins on a 30-yard scoring play to push the lead out to 49-6. With Lopez' PAT, Jasper held the big lead with 2:16 left in the second quarter.
Groesbeck put together its best drive of the night on the following kickoff. Starting from the Jasper 46, the Goats were able to move the ball for the first time with any kind of consistency of this drive. Groesbeck placed Barnes in the Wildcat formation and ran him twice for crucial first down gains.
Barnes finished off the drive as he scored from two yards out with 15 seconds left in the first half of play. After the PAT failed, Groesbeck cut Jasper's lead to 49-12 at the halftime break.
Both teams traded scoreless drives in the third quarter as the only points put on the board came on a Jasper safety as the Bulldogs blocked a Groesbeck punt out of the end zone. The safety gave Jasper a 51-12 lead with 1:35 left in the third quarter.
The Bulldogs received the ball back at the Groesbeck 35 after the free kick from Groesbeck and started on a six-play scoring drive. Jasper turned to tailback Deroddrick Hadnot to do the damage on this drive as Hadnot gained all 35 yards on the drive. Hadnot finished the drive by scoring from three yards out at the 9:47 mark of the fourth quarter and a 58-12 Jasper lead.
Groesbeck added a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns passes from McCoy to close out the scoring in the game.
DAWG NOTES: Jasper and Carthage are the only two teams remaining from District 20-3A as Center was eliminated from the playoffs by Fairfield 21-17.


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My First View of Princeton Men's Basketball
Here are some thoughts:
1. The Tigers are not big, and they are not athletic. They're good enough for a top 3 finish in the Ivies (probably behind Penn and ahead of one of Columbia or Yale), where being super-quick or very tall doesn't matter as much. In the action that I saw, they didn't look as fluid on offense as past Tiger championship teams or past Joe Scott Air Force teams. Still, the season is young, and Coach Scott is tinkering with his lineups.
2. The frosh point guard, Marcus Schroeder, is impressive as a floor general and more impressive as a defender. He's going to be a solid fixture at the guard spot for four years.
3. The Tigers faded down the stretch, as they were up 9 with about 5 to go and then held on to win, 44-42. They did not shoot foul shots well down the stretch, and they had some lapses in taking care of the ball.
4. I counted that Coach Scott played 8 players during the last 10 minutes -- frontcourt players Michael Strittmatter, Justin Conway, Kyle Koncz and Luke Owings, and guards Schroeder, Lincoln Gunn (a frosh shooting guard from the same HS as Schroeder), Edwin Buffmire and Matt Sargeant. Apparently, Owings and Koncz shot the three well last night, but during the last 10 minutes the Tigers' offense wasn't that impressive.
5. Okay, so I'm sounding a bit like one-time coach Pete Carril, in that I'm pointing out flaws as opposed to causes for optimism. Fair enough. The team is 4-1, and winning should beget winning (as I'm not a believer in the concept of "good" losses). The freshmen guards have a big upside, and the forwards have played together for a while. The defensive intensity was there.
Also. . .
Read The Daily Pennsylvanian for good coverage of the Penn Quakers. I found today's edition to be very balanced. A senior columnist, while generally praiseworthy of the team, commented that senior Ibby Jaaber's penchant for going for steals has backfired with a greater frequency than he would like, enabling the other team to score easy baskets. Yet another commentator sizes up the Ivies. While that commentator predicts a Penn title, she also suggests that Penn could lose a few games this year -- one to Princeton and one to Columbia.
This should be Penn's year, as they return the troika of gifted seniors, Steve Danley, Mark Zoller and Ibby Jaaber, who is the returning Ivy Player of the Year. Zoller was a first-team all-Ivy selection last season and has one of the best hoops IQs I've seen in the Ivies in a while. Danley has improved every year. Complementing that trio are junior Brian Grandieri, a one-time swingman who is playing great basketball at the point, and sophomore swingman Tommy McMahon, who came out of HS in California two years ago reputed to be a great shooter. The competition for minutes from the bench is fierce, and Coach Glenn Miller is tinkering a bit with substitutions the way Fran Dunphy liked to before Coach Dunphy settled on the eight or nine guys he'd use in his rotation. Watch out for frosh Darren Smith, a talented guard from the Peddie School in central New Jersey, among others.


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Super Bowl 50 is just two weeks away and on Sunday night, three former Notre Dame players punched their ticket to the Big Game in The Ba
Ryan Harris, a veteran tackle for the Broncos, took the opportunity to capture an awesome selfie with his legendary quarterback.
When that selfie game so strong.... pic.twitter.com/7P5nEdAuwJ-- Ryan Harris (@salaams_from_68) January 25, 2016
And while David Bruton Jr. was sidelined with a leg injury, he had a couple photo ops of his own with rapper T.I. and professional snowboarder Arielle Gold.
Panthers long snapper JJ Jansen will be taking on Harris and Bruton on Feb. 7. Still waiting on his selfie with Cam Newton.


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Hugh Jackman as Rupert Angier
Christian Bale as Alfred Borden
Michael Caine as Cutter
Piper Perabo as Julia McCullough
Rebecca Hall as Sarah
Scarlett Johansson as Olivia Wenscombe
Samantha Mahurin as Jess
David Bowie as Nikola Tesla
Andy Serkis as Alley
A strong cast and an interesting sci-fi twist makes "The Prestige" worth checking out, but expect a slow pace at times and a few complex twists and turns.
In the late 1800's in London, two rival magicians find themselves at odds after a magic trick goes tragically wrong. Rupert Angier, now out for revenge, plots to ruin Alfred Borden. But when Borden creates the best magic trick ever seen, Angier is dumbfounded. He becomes obsessed with finding out how the trick works. But Angier's quest to upstage Borden takes a shocking turn when he meets Nikola Tesla. The scientist creates a device that ensures Angier will upstage Borden, but at what cost?
"The Prestige" is rated PG-13 for violence and disturbing images.
The Good:
As a comic book fan, I got a big kick out of seeing Wolverine, Batman, Alfred, and Gollum/King Kong all on the screen together in one film. Despite this, you never think of their superhero alter-egos while watching "The Prestige." In fact, the stellar cast is a lot of what makes this movie interesting. Bale, Jackman, and Caine are all excellent in their roles. Jackman is given the opportunity to show both the good side and dark side of his character. The same goes for Bale. The result is a pair of very complex characters up on the screen that are neither hero nor villain. (There were times, though, that I thought Jackman and Bale would have been better if they had switched roles mainly because Angier is a darker character which suits Bale.)
"The Prestige" has a twist towards the end that is worthwhile and unexpected. It requires a lot to get the audience to go along for that big leap, but by the time they do, you're emotionally invested in the story and characters. You buy into it.
The Bad:
I didn't see "The Illusionist," so I can't really compare these two magician films. What I can say is that as interesting as "The Prestige" is, it does drag on at times. The film runs well over 2 hours and it feels like it. Things pick up dramatically when the 'twist' takes place, but that doesn't happen until it's about 2/3 over.
I also felt the film bent over backwards to try and explain the twist to the audience. It seemed very obvious what happened to me, so the explanation seemed totally unnecessary. That being said, I heard a lot of people trying to explain the twist to their friends as they walked out of the theater. Maybe the explanation was necessary after all. Adding to the complication, the story is told in a nonlinear manner. There are flashbacks within flashbacks that can be a challenge to follow at times. I imagine the people that didn't get the twist were probably really scratching their heads.
The Bottom Line:
If you're a fan of any of the lead actors or Christopher Nolan then you'll want to check out "The Prestige." It's a complex film, but one well worth viewing.