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Agoda Privacy Policy
Last Updated in May 2018
This Privacy Policy describes how Agoda Company Pte. Ltd. (30 Cecil Street, Prudential Tower #19-08, Singapore 049712) ("Agoda," "we," "us," "our") collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit and interact on our website (mobile and desktop) and mobile app (collectively, "Site"). Below is a summary of our privacy practices. Our full Privacy Policy is available below, or you can click the links on any of the points detailed in the summary table for further details.
|1. Collection
|We may collect information about you, such as your name, phone number, email address, and credit card details through your use of the Site.
|2. Use
|We may use your information to provide the requested services, maintain and improve the Site, and send you marketing communications.
|3. Mobile Devices
|With your consent, we may send you push notifications with information about your reservations and Agoda programs of your choosing.
|4. Sharing
|We may share your information with suppliers, service providers, and our affiliates.
|5. Privacy Rights
|You have rights related to requesting information regarding how we share with third parties.
|6. Cookies
|We may use cookies and similar technologies to help provide our Site, understand and customize your preferences, and display relevant advertising.
|7. Opting out of Marketing Emails
|You may opt-out of Agoda's email marketing communications by using the unsubscribe link in our marketing emails or by changing your account settings.
|8. International Transfers
|We maintain appropriate protections for cross-border transfers as required by law for international data transfers.
|9. Information from Other Partners
|We may collect information from affiliated entities, business partners, or other third party providers and you may opt-out of this collection.
|10. Security
|We maintain reasonable security measures to protect your information and require our service providers to do the same.
|11. Access Rights
|You may exercise certain rights of access, correction, deletion, portability, or object to certain processing of your information.
|12. Updates to Privacy Policy
|We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated version of this Privacy Policy and taking other steps as needed.
|13. Third Party Links
|We may provide links to Third Party Websites that are not owned or controlled by us, and are governed by separate user terms and privacy statements.
|14. Additional Considerations
|Information related to minors, policy language, and Terms of Use.
|15. Contacting Us
|Please contact us with any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices as detailed below.
1. Information We Collect
We collect Information about you that you provide to us when using the Site, such as your name, address, phone number, credit card details, e-mail address, accommodation name, accommodation location and/or length of stay, and your Agoda account password.
By visiting our Site, we may also automatically collect certain usage information, such as your IP address, geographic data, country, search preferences related to specific searches, browser, and information about your device's operating system, application version, language settings, and pages that have been shown to you. If you are using a mobile device to access our mobile app or mobile optimized Site, we might also collect information that identifies your mobile device, such as the device ID, location of the device (with your consent), and device-specific settings and characteristics.
If you participate in an Agoda program, there may be limited additional information that we may collect from the accommodation about your stay; for example, a list of charges (anonymized) as part of the Agoda Reception program. When you make a reservation, our system registers through which means and from which websites you have made your reservation. We may also collect certain information through cookies, tags, and similar technologies as detailed below.
Where required by law, we rely on the following legal bases to process information about you:
- Necessity to Perform Contract with You - we need to process your information in order to provide our travel reservation services to you, answer questions and requests from you, and provide customer support;
- Our Legitimate Interests - we process your information for security and safety; to detect and prevent fraud; to protect and defend the rights or property of others, or our own rights and interests; to customize and provide our reservation travel services to you; and to respond to lawful requests, court orders, and legal process;
- Compliance with Legal Obligations - we need to process your information to comply with relevant laws and regulatory requirements;
- Consent for Direct Marketing Communications and Non-Essential Cookies - we rely on your consent to send direct marketing and to use/allow non-essential cookies. You can unsubscribe from direct marketing at any time by following the instructions set out in this Privacy Policy; and
- Protect Vital Interest - we may need to process your information in case of emergency involving an individual's life or health.
2. How We Use the Information We Collect
We may use information collected through the Site to:
- Provide you with the requested services, such as creating a user account, processing and confirming your reservation, and communicating with you about services requested (e.g., pre-reservation or post booking chat support (excluding credit card number), special request, cancellations, rewards
- Send you email marketing communications about products and services that may be relevant to you
- Conduct surveys or provide you with information about our services on our Site or on other websites you may visit
- Maintain and improve the Site, tailor the user experience, and for internal training
- Protect the security of you and the Site
- Exercising a right or obligation conferred or imposed by law, including responding to request and legal demands
When you make a reservation on one of our business partners' websites or apps, we may also receive certain information such as your name and reservation information, including the accommodation reserved, in order to process your reservation and identify which channel your reservation has originated from.
If you have not finalized a reservation online, we may send you a reminder to continue with your reservation. We believe that this additional service is useful to you because it allows you to carry on with a reservation without having to search for the accommodation again or fill in all the reservation details from scratch. You may opt-out of receiving these reminders as detailed below under "Opting Out of Marketing Communications from Us."
Please note that the confirmation emails and text messages sent after your booking, as well as the guest review emails sent after your departure, are not marketing messages. These messages are part of your accommodation reservation process. Respectively, they contain information for you to check in at your booked accommodation, and tools to optionally rate that accommodation after your stay. You will continue to receive them, even if you have opted out of our marketing messages. Similarly, opting into receiving Price Alerts will not affect any other choices you have made regarding receiving communications from us. If you elect to receive Price Alerts, you will be able to opt out of receiving the same by clicking on the "turn off price alerts" or a similar message found in the Price Alert sent to you.
Moreover, and as further described in the Terms of Use, if you are completing the booking for another person who will stay at the reserved accommodation, you also have the option to insert the guest's email address for the purpose that the guest will receive the reservation confirmation and a separate invitation to complete a guest review. You are required to ensure that you are permitted to share the guest's email address with Agoda for this purpose.
Communications on the Site
We offer you and accommodation partners various means to communicate about accommodations and existing reservations, directing the communications through the Site. You can contact us with questions about your reservation or about your accommodation via the Site, and via other channels that we may make available.
We may access communications and may use automated systems to review, scan, and analyze communications for security purposes; fraud prevention; compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; investigations of potential misconduct; product development and improvement; research; customer engagement, including to provide you with information and offers that we believe may be of interest to you; and customer or technical support. We reserve the right to block the delivery of or review communications that we, in our sole discretion, believe may contain malicious content, spam, or may pose a risk to you or, accommodation partners, us, or others. Note, all communications sent or received using the Site's communication tools will be received and stored by us. Business partners through whose platform you made the reservation and accommodation partners may choose to communicate with you directly via email or other channels that we do not control.
3. Mobile Devices
With your consent, we may send you push notifications with information about your reservation, potential future stays, or as part of any Agoda programs that you participate in, including coupons. You may grant us access to your location information or contact details in order to provide services requested by you. When you upload a picture from your mobile device, your picture may also be tagged with your location information. Please read the instructions of your mobile device to understand how to change the settings and enable the sharing of such information or the receipt of (or opt out of receiving) push notifications (including Software Development Kit ("SDK") and push token data). Different device operating systems may have different default settings, so please familiarize yourself with such settings governing push notifications.
4. Sharing Your Information
In connection with your visit to our Site and use of our services, we may share your information as follows:
- Suppliers - such as accommodation properties (e.g., the specific accommodation that you have requested us to reserve) and/or third party accommodation suppliers (e.g., Booking.com) in order to finalize your reservation. If you are enrolled in our Agoda Reception Program, we may share your credit card information with suppliers in order to provide the program and cover charges incurred. Suppliers also include transportation providers that you have booked through our Site in order to confirm your transportation booking.
- Third Party Service Providers - such as third party loyalty programs, web hosting, data analysis, marketing (also on websites of such third parties), customer care, credit card and payment services, and other add-on (e.g., mileage program, trip planning) service providers we appoint to perform services on our behalf.
- Our Affiliated Group Companies - our affiliated (group) companies' employees who have access to this information with our permission and who need to know or have access to this information to perform the service requested by you (including customer services) and internal (audit/compliance) investigations.
- Where Required or Permitted by Law - such as to protect ourselves against liability, to respond to subpoenas, judicial processes, legitimate requests, warrants or equivalent by law enforcement officials or authorities, to investigate fraud or other wrongdoing or as otherwise required or necessary in order to comply with applicable law, protect our legitimate interests or to the purchasers in connection with any sale, assignment, or other transfer of all or a part of our business or company. We may also, in compliance with applicable law, disclose your information to enforce or apply the terms and conditions applicable to our services or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Agoda, our users, or others.
- Business Reorganization - such as part of any sale, assignment or other transfer of our business, or transition of service to another provider. We will ask for your consent if required by applicable law.
We provide appropriate protections for such sharing as required by applicable law to prohibit third parties from using your information for their own purposes, and to address the security and confidentiality of your information. Except as disclosed in this Privacy Policy or as required or permitted by applicable law, we will not disclose your information to third parties without your consent.
5. Privacy Rights
California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, you have the right to request information from us about how we may share certain categories of your information with third parties, for the third parties' direct marketing purposes. To exercise this right, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com with "California Privacy Rights" in the subject line to receive such information.
South Korea Privacy Rights
If you are a South Korean resident, you may request information from us about how we may share certain categories of your information with third parties. Agoda may provide third parties with your information as set forth below:
|Third Party Recipients
|Information Collected, Purposes, and Retention
|Suppliers (e.g., Lotte Hotels & Resorts
The Shilla Seoul
Shilla Stay Hotels
The Plaza Seoul
Skypark Hotels
Sejong Hotel Seoul Myeongdong
The Grand Hyatt Hotel
Novotel Ambassador Seoul
Ramada Seoul Hotel
Oakwood Premier Coex Center)
|Process reservation details (e.g., name, email address, phone number, and credit card number (for Agoda Reception Program participants) in connection with finalizing your reservation. Please see the section "Data Retention" below for details on how long we may retain your information.
We also entrust the processing of your information as provided below, accompanying such entrustment with contractual safeguards to protect your information:
|Name of Trustee
|Entrusted Functions
|Data Warehousing Trustee
|Hosting databases used to maintain customers' information.
|Payment Processing Trustee
|Processing customers' credit/debit card information.
|Direct Marketing Trustee
|Managing Agoda's direct (e.g., email) marketing program.
|Customer Care Trustee
|Responding to customers' inquires about Agoda's Site and services.
|Loyalty Program Trustee
|Managing Agoda's customer loyalty program.
|Analytics and Interest Based Advertising Trustees
|Assessing how customers interact with the Site and third party websites, in order to improve the Site and services and tailor marketing to customers.
|Mileage Program Trustee
|Managing customers' mileage program participation.
As described in more detail under the section "How You Can Access or Change Your Information," you may have certain data subject rights under local law.
For further information including the name of the third party recipients and trustees that we may share your information with, please contact the Agoda Data Governance Officer at firstname.lastname@example.com with "South Korean Privacy Matter" in the subject line to request such further information. You may also contact your local authorities (local numbers provided):
- Privacy Invasion Reporting Center (privacy.kisa.or.kr / dial 118)
- High-Tech Crime Investigation Division, Supreme Prosecutors' Office (www.spo.go.kr / dial 1301)
- Korean National Police Agency Cyber Bureau (http://cyberbureau.police.go.kr / dial 182)
However, please note that as set out in our Terms of Use, Agoda Company Pte. Ltd. in Singapore provides the services to you, and there is currently no entity in South Korea providing reservation services to South Korean residents.
We will retain your information for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy and internal company policies. When Agoda no longer needs to use your information, we will remove your information from our systems and records and/or take steps to properly anonymize it so that you can no longer be identified from it, unless we need to keep your information to carry out corporate tasks and achieve our business objectives or to comply with applicable legal or regulatory obligations.
China Privacy Rights
If you are a Chinese resident, please note the following regarding the cross-border transfer/sharing of your information.
Disclosure / Transfer of Information
We will maintain the confidentiality of your information, but may provide or transfer your information to third parties as detailed above under "Sharing Your Information," which may include transferring your information to persons to whom we are required to make disclosures to under applicable law within or outside China
Transfer of Information Overseas
We will generally maintain your information on servers in Hong Kong and Singapore, or any other data centers outside the PRC. However, we may transfer your information to third parties mentioned above who may be located outside the China.
6. Cookies
Our Site uses and allows third parties to place cookies (session and persistent), pixels/tags, SDKs, application program interfaces ("APIs"), and other technologies (collectively, "Cookies") on our Site that collect and store certain information about you. Some of these Cookies are necessary to provide, secure, and maintain the Site to you, such as to keep you logged in while your visit our Site, while other Cookies are used to provide you with a better user experience, such as:
- To personalize the Site by remembering information about your activities on the Site (e.g., the language you selected or your log-in details);
- Perform website analytics, such as impression reporting, demographic reporting and interest reporting to improve our Site and services; and
- To provided you advertising tailored to your interest (see below for details)
Interest Based Advertising
We may also allow certain third parties to place Cookies on our Site in order to collect information about your online activities on our Site (e.g., pages visited on the Site and searches you performed) and over time and across different websites you may visit. This information is used to provide advertising tailored to your interests from us (via email, on our Site, and on other websites) and by third parties on other websites you may visit, also known as interest based advertising, and to analyze the effectiveness of such interest based advertising. We may also share one-way hashed information with third party partners (e.g., Facebook) who may combine hashed information with other identifiers in order to serve custom Agoda advertisements on other websites or mobile apps based on your prior visits to the Site. Agoda neither supports nor endorses the goals, causes, or statements of any websites or mobile apps that display our advertisements.
Cross-Device Tracking
We may also combine information collected through Cookies and certain usage information from a particular browser or mobile device with another computer or device that may be linked to you (cross-device tracking) in order to optimize our services and provide tailored Agoda communications and advertisements to you. If you do not want Agoda to combine such information for its optimization of communications to you please unsubscribe from the Agoda communications i.e. the newsletter.
Your Choices
Please review your Internet browser settings, typically under the sections "Help" or "Internet Options," to exercise choices you have for certain Cookies. If you disable or delete certain Cookies in your Internet browser settings, you might not be able to access or use important functions or features of this Site, and you may be required to re-enter your log-in details.
To learn more about certain Cookies used for interest based advertising (including through cross-device tracking) and to exercise certain opt-out choices you may have regarding Cookies, please visit the Digital Advertising Alliance, Network Advertising Initiative, Digital Advertising Alliance-Canada, European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance or your device settings for our mobile app.
Please also visit the following third parties' websites to exercise certain opt-out choices over Cookies:
- Google Analytics - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
- Appsflyer (mobile app analytics) - By emailing appsflyer at: email@example.com
- Baidu - http://www.baidu.com/duty/safe_control.html
- Apple - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202074
- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ads/settings
- Google Ads - https://adssettings.google.com/
By exercising such choice regarding interest based advertising, you may still receive advertisements, but the network from which you opted out will no longer deliver ads tailored to your interests. You should also know that logging out of your user account will not actually mean that you opt out of personalized advertisements.
You may need to make such choices on each browser and device you may use to exercise choice regarding certain Cookies. Lastly, at this time the Site is not configured to honor browsers' "Do Not Track" signals.
7. Opting Out of Marketing Communications from Us
You can opt out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time by using the "Unsubscribe" link in each newsletter or communication, or through your Agoda account (if you've created one) - the email subscriptions settings is under "Profile".
8. International Transfers
In connection with the purposes described above, your information may be stored in locations outside of your home country, which may have different standards of data protection than your home country. We provide appropriate protections for cross-border transfers as required by law for international data transfers, including information transferred to third parties. With respect to such transfers from the European Economic Area ("EEA") to the United States and other non-EEA jurisdictions, we may rely on the EU Model Clauses and/or the need to process your information in order to provide the requested services (performance of a contract) to transfer your information. As permitted by applicable law, you may request details about the suitable safeguards we have in place by contacting us as detailed below. For Chinese residents, please see the details provided above under "China Privacy Rights."
9. Information from Other Partners
On occasion, affiliated entities, business partners, or other third party providers may share information with us. One example is if you access or sign in to our Site through social media, such as Facebook Connect, we may collect information from you such as your username, and other information made available to us via such services. In general, your ability to provide such information is through the service provider themselves and you can change those settings in your account settings of the relevant service provider. In general, we may work with our partners to improve and personalize your use of our website in accordance with this policy.
We have partnered with Facebook to provide personalized content on Agoda for members of Facebook. If you are a Facebook and Agoda user and you have signed into Agoda via the Facebook single sign on feature, then our Site will be personalized for you to display information/stays of your Facebook friends at accommodation in the past and also future stays at accommodation bookable through the Site. The information that may be displayed include the name of the accommodation, the date of stay, the location of the accommodation, your review of past accommodation, the hotel room and price of the hotel room ("Stay Information"), and such information may be shown and personalized to you on the search pages of the accommodation on the Site, and the search calendar amongst other places. Further, your Stay Information will also be displayed to your Facebook friends who are also Agoda customers and who have signed in through the Facebook single sign on feature on the Site, as displayed on their search pages described above within the Site and updated each time you make a booking through Agoda.
How to opt out: Agoda has made it simple for you to opt out of this feature at any time by toggling "no" through (i) the thank you page after you make a booking, and (ii) your "Manage My Booking" page on the Site. Further, if you need help to opt out you may contact our customer experience team at any time.
10. Protecting Your Information
We maintain reasonable physical, electronic, and organizational security measures to protect your information against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, or unauthorized disclosure or access. We use Secure Socket Layer technology to encrypt credit card information during transit. Through your personal account, you also have the ability to save credit card details for faster future bookings and payments. Your card details are encrypted and you can always log in to your personal account to delete, edit, or add certain credit card details. For security reasons, the number cannot be edited (but the card details can be deleted). When viewing card details, only the last 4 digits of the number will be visible. Please note that we will store the last 4 digits of your credit card securely upon any booking made (this is required to manage any refund requests for that booking).
Data Retention
We will retain your information for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy and internal company policies. When Agoda no longer needs to use your information, we will – unless we need to keep your information to comply with applicable legal or regulatory obligations or the information is required to carry out corporate tasks and achieve our business objectives – remove it from our systems and records and/or take steps to properly anonymize it so that you can no longer be identified from it.
11. How You Can Access or Change Your Information
If you wish to update your information, or in certain circumstances exercise rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to processing of your information, as well as the right to revoke consent for certain processing or to exercise the right to data portability, please contact us via our Customer Support page. You can easily correct your name of your account, the booking holder name (subject to cancellation policy attached to the booking) and contact number at any time by signing in to your account on the website.
To protect your privacy and security, we will verify your identity before responding to such request, and your request will be answered within a reasonable timeframe. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we reserve the right to charge a reasonable fee for such access. We may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes, to complete any transactions that you began prior to your request, or for other purposes as required or permitted by applicable law.
12. Updates to Privacy Policy
On occasion, Agoda may revise this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in the law, our information collection and use practices, the features of our Site, or advances in technology. If we make revisions that change the way we collect or use your information, those changes will be posted in this Privacy Policy and the effective date will be noted at the beginning of this Privacy Policy. Therefore, you should review this Privacy Policy periodically so that you are up to date on our most current policies and practices. Agoda will also prominently post such material changes prior to implementing the change, and ask for your consent if required by law.
13. Links to Third Party Websites
We may provide links to other websites that are not owned or operated by us ("Third Party Websites"). When you use a link online to visit a Third Party Website, you will be subject to that website's privacy and security practices, which may differ from ours. You should familiarize yourself with the privacy policy, terms of use and security practices of the linked Third Party Website before providing any information on that website.
14. Additional Considerations
A Special Note About Minors
Our Site is not directed to minors under the age of 18. However, minors can normally accompany their parent(s) or legal custodian(s) who have booked an accommodation, unless prohibited by an accommodation property's policies.
This Privacy Policy has originally been drawn up in the English language. Translations in other languages are available for your convenience. In case of conflict between the English language version and a translated version, the English language version shall prevail.
Terms of Use
Please review the Agoda Terms of Use for more details on using our Site. This Privacy Policy forms an integral part of our Terms of Use.
15. Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact our Agoda Data Governance Officer by email at email@example.com, phone at +65 641 552 90 (Singapore, charges apply) or by sending a registered letter to the address at:
Agoda Company Pte. Ltd.
c/o Data Governance Officer
30 Cecil Street
Prudential Tower #19-08
Singapore 049712
If you reside in the EU, you may also contact our local representative, Agoda International Pte. Ltd. (UK Branch) 9th Floor North, The Metro Building, 1 Butterwick, Hammersmith, London W6 8DL, United Kingdom, or your local data protection authority with any questions or complaints about our privacy practices.


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Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Indeterminacy Problem or Fact?
In the discussion with Sònia Roca, however, it seemed to me that he would agree with this but contend that, in a given range of cases in the discussion, one of the candidates was indeed more natural than the alternatives. So reconstructed, the paper will advance a particular elaboration on the relevant notion of naturalness via HPCs as to substantiate the contention. Is this a fair reconstruction?
7 comments:
- Sebas said...
I think that the indeterminacy problem is a problem of content ascription.
In the famous frog example, the frog mechanism for detecting flies would systematically be activated whenever it is in front of a black speck.
If the content of a mental state were for example the property indicated,or the property the frog's eyes react to then the mental state would indicate too many things. So, what is the content of the mental state?
Naturalistic theories of content try to explain in virtue of what a certain mental state is about something else and what is it about.
The content of the mental state will depend on the theory. We would reject a theory that predict that the content of the mental state of the frog is 'non-poison, nutritive, free of enemies meal'. 'Fly' instead is a more "natural" content ascription than the former.
Manolo tried to show precisely that this mental states are about HPCs, why and that HPCs are quite satisfactory ('natural') for being ascribed as content. That is at least what I have understood.
- 8/7/09 10:15
- Manolo Martínez said...
I think Dan is right that:
"indeterminacy will be just a fact if whatever it is in the individual that determines reference, fails to determine a particular one within a range of equally natural candidates."
It all depends on how we interpret this "whatever it is in the individual". If it is supposed to be a disposition, or something like that, then I have to disagree. But we can interpret it as meaning just "whatever it is that determines reference" (within or without the individual).
I think what I tried to show is that "whatever it is that determines reference" does pick out one single candidate. This is so because what determines the reference of the positives of a mental mechanism M is the following, complicated fact:
M has the function to indicate the presence of Fi, for a number i of properties, and the emergence of this function has been enabled by the presence of a HPC, say, F.
The reference of M is, then, F.
I do not think naturalness plays any obvious role in this story. Rather, the theory has as a consequence that the content to be ascribed to the mental states of frogs involves flies, rather than, as Sebas puts it, "non-poisonous, nutritive, blah blah, flies". We find such the former attribution more natural than the latter, so our intuitions of naturalness provide evidence for the theory, but the theory does not rely on them. Or so I think.
- 8/7/09 19:05
- Dan López de Sa said...
What if there are two coextensive HPCs, say F-1 and F-2? M is indeterminate in reference between the two?
- 8/7/09 19:22
- Manolo Martínez said...
I guess. But I cannot think of any simple examples.
If what you have in mind is simply redescriptions of the same HPC (say "flies" vs. "things of *that* kind,) then the account does not distinguish between the two. But that's OK. Content attributions at this extremely basic level are de re through and through.
- 8/7/09 19:34
- Dan López de Sa said...
That's why I thought that there being an HPC was an elaboration of the idea of there being a property natural enough as to serve as reference magnet.
In any case, you are right that even so reconstructed the paper does not only advance a particular elaboration on the relevant notion of naturalness via HPCs as to substantiate the contention, but also a substantive proposal about what it is (in the individual) that determines reference.
- 8/7/09 19:43
- Dan López de Sa said...
BTW I take it that holding that the relevant referents are HPCs is your favored metaphysical view on that, but how much of your proposal essentially depends on this? If someone just believed in a fundamental distinction between natural (enough) properties and the rest, could she still adapt your proposal, and say that what determines the reference of the positives of a mental mechanism M is the following?
M has the function to indicate the presence of Fi, for a number i of properties, and the emergence of this function has been enabled by the presence of a natural (enough) property, say, F. The reference of M is, then, F.
I guess I should just read your stuff, sorry ;-)!
- 9/7/09 08:22
- Manolo Martínez said...
Yep, the thing is: I can see how this enabling can be done by HPCs; for other "natural properties", we should see.
At any rate, I think we need what one could call an induction-structure: a cluster of properties that are frequently coinstantiated and a reason why they so corecur. The bare-bones version of this requisite is the HPC but, I think, traditional-essence natural kinds could also do the trick: water, e. g., is also such that a number of properties (transparent, liquid, hydrating, etc.) go together for a reason.
- 9/7/09 11:28

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COM will host the 2nd Annual IvaDean Scholarship Benefit Concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, in Kresge Auditorium. The event will support the IvaDean Medical Student Scholarship Fund for students in need of financial assistance. All are invited to hear musical performances by COM faculty, staff and students-including David Stern, MD, medical college dean, playing his clarinet, and Jeff Matthews, MD, chair of the surgery department, playing with his band, Kocher Maneuver! Tickets are $5 for students and $25 for all others. To purchase tickets, call (513) 558-5577 or send a check payable to the UC Foundation/IvaDean Scholarship Fund to the 2nd Annual IvaDean Scholarship Benefit Concert, Medical Sciences Building, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0552, or via inter-department mail to mail location 0552. All tickets reserved through the mail will be available at a will-call desk in the Kresge lobby on the day of the event. For more information, e-mail email@example.com.
First Appendiceal Research Benefit Nets $7,500
The UC Cancer Center's first appendiceal cancer research benefit-"A Night of Silence and Singing"-generated more than $7,500 for local cancer research. Event proceeds will benefit the research efforts of Andrew Lowy, MD, director of UC's division of surgical oncology. More than 70 people attended the event.
UC Receives $250,000 Donation to Support Digestive Disease Studies
COM has received a $250,000 endowment to further education and research in digestive diseases. The funding, donated by Gwendolyn Shapiro in memory of her late husband, Nathan Shapiro, MD, will establish the Dr. Nathan Shapiro Award Fund in the UC division of digestive diseases. It will provide an annual financial award that will allow a gastroenterology fellow to learn from outstanding researchers in the field and explore new areas of investigation.Researchers Gain Easier Access to Electronic JournalsAIT&L has enhanced its eJournals page (http://vb4mj4kt9m.search.serialssolutions.com), allowing UC researchers to access full-text electronic journal articles more easily. Researchers will now have access to all UC-subscribed online journals and will be able to find a health science journal title by either conducting a direct search or browsing a particular subject. For more information, contact Edith Starbuck at (513) 558-1433 or via e-mail at email@example.com. $1.5 Million Grant to Help UC Surgeons Study Heart Failure CausesUC's department of surgery has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education to study causes of heart failure, a disease affecting 5 million people in the United States. Cardiac surgeon Shahab Akhter, MD, will serve as principal investigator for the study. To read more about this research, visit www.uc.edu/news/NR.asp?id=3357.
Komrokji to Chair Session at ASH Meeting
Rami Komrokji, MD, assistant professor of hematology and oncology, was selected to chair a session at the 47th annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) to be held Dec. 10-13 in Atlanta. The session will focus on disordered gene expression in hematological malignancies. More than 20,000 experts from around the nation are expected to attend the meeting.
Deadline Extended for MLK Scholarship Nominations
The deadline to nominate any UC Academic Health Center, Health Alliance or LabOne employees for the 2006 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarships has been extended to Thursday, Dec. 1. Three $1,000 scholarships will be awarded at the 34th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Ceremony on Jan. 13 to individuals whose actions have served to foster the guiding principles and philosophies of Martin Luther King Jr. The scholarships must be used within one year of receipt and can be applied toward college coursework, community education and several conferences. Nomination packets are available in all Health Alliance human resources departments and must be returned to Peggy Jones, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Committee, at University Hospital mail location 0707. Materials also may be faxed to (513) 584-3816.


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SV:Section Access separation in a transaction table without data islandbabushka Oct 4, 2010 9:04 PM (in response to babushka )
Any ideas?
SV:Section Access separation in a transaction table without data islandMichael Solomovich Oct 4, 2010 9:36 PM (in response to babushka )
First, Section Access is a very flexible tool, you can do vitualy everything. What you're asking about most likely is possible. I cannot tell you how to do it because it very much depends on the specific situation. The fact that data comes from multiple data source doesn't make much difference.
Second, I don't know what loosely coupled tables or data islands have to do with it. In general, I recommend to avoid loosely coupled tables. The biggest problem with this feature is that it behaves differently in different QV versions, and all "work as designed".


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DreamWorks Animation took a $13.5-million charge on its animated movie "Turbo," which misfired at the box office this summer.
The Glendale-based studio on Tuesday said the charge represented a loss of $0.12 cents of earnings per share in the fourth quarter. The company said it also recorded a charge of $6.7 million, or $.06 cents a share, related to other unspecified content.
Nonetheless, DreamWorks Animation swung to profit in the quarter, posting net income of $17.2 million on revenues of $204.3 million in the three months ended Dec. 31, compared with a loss of $82.7 million on revenues of $264.6 million during the same quarter in 2012.
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For the year, DreamWorks Animation recorded a profit of $55.1 million, compared with a loss of $36.4 million in 2012. Revenues for the year dropped to $706.9 million from $749.8 million in 2012.
"We made significant progress in 2013, transforming and positioning DreamWorks Animation for long-term success as a diversified family entertainment company," said Jeffrey Katzenberg, chief executive of DreamWorks Animation, in a statement. "Beyond our feature films, we plan to continue to invest in our television, consumer products, digital and location-based entertainment businesses, where we believe there are significant growth opportunities for our company going forward."
"Turbo," which was released on July 17, 2013, generated $282.6 million at the worldwide box office, well below that of a typical DreamWorks Animated film.
"The Croods" contributed feature film revenue of $59.7 million in the quarter, primarily from home entertainment, while "Rise of the Guardians" generated feature film revenue of $8.5 million, primarily from television and home entertainment.
Library titles accounted for $46.8 million in film revenue during the quarter.
The studio's television segment contributed revenue of $47.1 million and gross profit of $7.3 million to the fourth quarter, primarily from Classic Media and DreamWorks specials holiday content, as well as DreamWorks "Dragons: Riders of Berk" on Cartoon Network.
The company's full-year 2014 results are expected to be driven primarily by the performance of "Mr. Peabody & Sherman" on March 7 followed by "How to Train Your Dragon 2" in June.
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I have sold a property at 81 46000 THOMAS RD in Sardis.
Here you have one of the nicest rancher homes anywhere in serene Halcyon Meadows. This centrally located, 1440 sq.ft., 2 bdrm plus den, 2 bathroom bungalow is dressed to the nines with beautiful upgrades. Wall to wall gleaming hardwood floors, spectacular granite counters, custom maple cabinets with pantry, crown mouldings, hi-end stainless steel appliances and custom warm tone paint. This is a big open social plan and walks out onto an enchanting wrap around patio with treed privacy. Huge master with massive ensuite and gentleman you will love this garage. Balance of 99 year lease. Geothermal heat/air conditioning, 55+. Awesome clubhouse & guest suite. Great neighbours. Just move in and be happy.


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Hot on the heels of a leak that revealed several of the Nokia Lumia 920's specs, the Lumia 820 has been given the same treatment. A new report from The Verge claims that, like the Lumia 920, the Lumia 820 will be capable of wireless charging, though it's said that a special cover will be needed to actually use the feature. Speaking of covers, the Lumia 820 will reportedly feature several different colors of rear covers that owners can purchase and swap, like the Lumia 710 before it. Other purported Lumia 820 specs include a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB storage, microSD slot and a camera similar to the one on the Lumia 920, though it's not known whether the 820's shooter will also carry the PureView brand.
While the Lumia 820 may feature a slightly smaller display than its 920 brother, the two devices do share some specs, and the 820 looks like it ought to be a respectable option for folks interested in a Windows Phone 8 handset. The 820 is said to be slated for an official introduction on September 5 with a launch to follow in late October or early November. Good thing we've got all of these leaked images and specs to keep us busy until then. So based on what we know so far of both the Lumia 820 and 920, are any of you out there excited about Nokia's Windows Phone 8 offerings?
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In the holiday resort of Les Sables d'Olonne on the west coast of France the crowds have gathered to see their heroes and heroines. It is the start of the Vendee Globe.
Setting sail in the world's toughest race
Setting sail in the world's toughest race
British yachtswoman Samantha Davies is one of 20 sailors from five different countries competing in the non-stop single-handed round-the-world yacht race. No woman has ever won the event though Ellen MacArthur won global acclaim coming second eleven years ago.
It has been called the, "Everest of the ocean" for which the training is rigorous and the conditions often treacherous.
Frenchman, Jean Pierre Dick who is skipper of Virbac Paprec3 explained some of the difficulties.
"The movement on board is constantly changing and very complicated, sometimes you are on your knees and so we work all our muscles to try and avoid any injury," he said.
Nothing is left to chance with the sailors prepared for the changing elements like the hostile Southern Ocean where there is the added danger of icebergs followed by the mountainous seas as the yachts round Cape Horn.
"If you lose weight then you will lack the energy which is needed on board. There is always some risk but everything is designed to make sure I do not lose weight," explained Luis Burton the skipper of Bureau Vallee.
The oceans have claimed the lives of competitors in the past and fewer than a hundred sailors have completed the tough and lonely event which was first started in 1989.
It is a test of human endurance while the sea will find the slightest weakness in any yacht.
Those who make it to the finishing line this year are expected back in France in about 90 days.


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I told samuel he could pick the boy name and I would pick the girls,It worked we found a winner for both. So for a boy we picked.Caden Timothy Brooks. I really don't like timothy but I'm sticking to the deal,For the girl name we picked.Lucette Merlia Brooks. I picked merlia because my name is oceana which is the name of a city under the sea on barbie and a mermaid tale,And merlia is the princess of oceana.Plus that's caitlyns favorite movie. And I liked lucette because it's uncommon. Let me know what you think.
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I think Caden is too similar to Caitlyn. You'll both get them mixed up a lot. My kids all have very different names (Audrey, Harrison, and Vivienne) and I even call them by the wrong name sometimes. But when names are similar it's even more difficult to keep them straight.While I know that inspiration can come from anywhere, I think it's a little silly to choose a name based on your toddler's favorite movie. I want to like Lucette, but something about it doesn't sound right. It's weird.Really though, other people's input doesn't matter. When you have the right name, you'll know and you won't need anyone else's opinion.
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Frazer Irving Confirmed for "Batman and Robin"
When news broke last week of Cameron Stewart's upcoming three-issue arc as artist on Grant Morrison's bestselling "Batman and Robin," message board posters were pleased with the choice but many others responded with the same question: "Where's Frazer Irving?"
The British artist was heavily rumored as Morrison's next collaborator, and the partnership was talked up on the floor at all the major conventions this past summer. CBR News can report the rumors were true, but fans of the "2000 A.D." artist will just have to wait a few more months.
Irving confirmed for CBR News via email that he is indeed drawing "Batman and Robin" #10-12, following up preceding arcs by Frank Quitely, current artist Philip Tan and the aforementioned Stewart on the popular DC Comics title.
Irving revealed he hasn't received any scripts just yet so he has even started sketching, but he thought he would likely begin work in November.
"Basically I have no idea what to expect, but I know that Grant will make it good juicy stuff for me to get my art fangs stuck into," said Irving. "Also, I think Grant writes to the artists' strengths, as he sees them, so with any luck it'll be more monsters and freaky looking stuff as opposed to horses and people in kitchens talking."
A self-professed 'international comic book rock star and doodler of the dark and diabolical, as well as the lovely and lickable,' Irving previously worked with Morrison on the four-issue "Seven Soldiers: Klarion the Witch Boy" miniseries.
Irving, who won numerous awards for his work on "Necronauts," also has a history within the Batverse. During the "Battle for the Cowl" event, he illustrated "Azrael: Death's Dark Knight," written by Fabian Nicieza and in 2007, he drew two issues of "Robin," #157 and #158.
Quitely's the first to admit he's, shall we say, methodical in his approach. With that said, "Batman & Robin" is scheduled as an ongoing. Can we expect any delays?
When CBR News originally spoke with Morrison about "Batman and Robin," the Scottish scribe was up front in stating Quitely would "in and out" as the book's artist.
"This is a monthly comic and Frank won't be doing all of them. With "All Star Superman," we had as long as we wanted to produce the book. This is a proper monthly comic. The other books are going to be taking their cues from it, as well. So there will be other artists involved. It will be a little more like "New X-Men." Meaning, Frank will be in and out as the artist."
"Batman and Robin" #4 with art by Philip Tan is in stores now.
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Sunday morning service,
Sunday lunchtime train,
Sunday afternoon discussion
Sunday evening statement.
And my awkward explanation of why.
This was the beginning of Occupy.
Heading North to the Monument
Another prayer tent at another occupation
And a visit to the Turner Prize
Hope being expressed across the globe.
Another awkward yet hopeful post or two
near the beginning of Occupy.
A time for sober reconsideration
And a hit of reality
Middle class, single mother
Returns to "her real life"
And types another awkward post
as she stops camping with Occupy.
Camp she's left gets attacked
By the right wing thugs
And discussions occur
About whether to carry on.
Her response another awkward post or two
about the continuation of Occupy.
Theology in a public space
Was one lens of interpretation
About the camp back in London
And faith engagement around the world.
Cue another awkward blog post and then one, two more
about this thing called Occupy.
In December Time Magazine
Named "The Protester" person of the year.
Analysis starts to get darker
But still too shiny and full of hope?
In this very awkward post
about the protests of Occupy.
A New Year
And The Monument is cleared
The voice of disillusionment chimes
With respect for E and RR, etc
In this post about the end
of the camp in Newcastle linked to Occupy.
January moves into February
And Occupy LSX
Is cleared from outside St. Pauls
By court order.
I sort of blog with a post of back links
about Occupy.
Almost 8 months on from that post
And they are in London again
Remembering and Celebrating
Keeping alive the Spirit.
And this is another crap post
full of back links about Occupy.
Time to stop….think…..reflect
Would I do it again?
Were they right?
Was it worth it?
What does this writer,
just another average blogger,
think about Occupy?
The country and the world are arguably getting even more f***ed by the day. Karl wrote an excellent blog post yesterday discussing some of what's happening and why the ideas being pursued are wrong. Institutional politics might be argued to still be failing us but is engaging with that more the only real way to change anything? I don't know anymore….
The church (in both institutional and wider sense) are still focusing on dealing with the impacts rather than questioning how we change the systems of power and the structural inequality they create. On an institutional level there are spotlights being targeted, as this Church Times article on the Occupy anniversary explains, but we're still too busy arguing about things like gay marriage to give a damn about changing what really needs to be altered….in part one thinks because it would pose difficult questions for the institutions themselves as investors, landlords and the like and us as individuals who like our lives as they are.
Occupy was good for starting conversation but did it ultimately just raise expectations and then leave them screwed up on the ground like pieces of discarded cardboard? Is it we the Occupiers who are to blame? Should many of us been willing to sacrifice more? But could we have sacrificed more? I had to work, I had to bring up Third Party…..personal excuses which echo the many realities of life people faced.
Is an alternative actually possible?
Honest answer is one year on I'm not sure. That said I refuse to give up….if I do what faith do I really have? Why do I go to church and profess faith in a risen Christ if I can't hold onto hope of a better, more just future? Why do I pray "your kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven" if I'm not prepared to hope and work for change?
I don't think that it means a neo-Marxist or anarchist vision of the future, but I do believe many of those involved in such groups have a glimpse of what might/ should be in terms of seeing the possibility of a world where social justice is a reality. They perhaps have more of an idea of what it means to try and live that line in the Lords prayer than many who would hold on to it and profess it regularly. That's one reason why however little good I think it will do I'm intending to go on the TUC's A Future That Works demonstration next weekend.
So where do I/we go from here? Not sure…..not at all sure. Continue to try and pray and work it out one day/ one week at a time I guess. And probably alot more awkward blog posts along the way. If nothing else having something to look back on after Occupy – reminding me what happened when, and what I had to say about it at the time, has been useful for me.


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Update: Please visit the updated version of how to make your blog popular.
Not all blogs are created equal.
Some blogs take off like wild fire within weeks of their creation, yet some might take months to even start seeing the light of day.
Your blog might be one of the latter ones.
You write great content, yet your competitor's blog with mediocre posts seems to get all the traffic.
Not all blogs are created equal.
For instance, when Guy Kawasaki created his blog, he had the benefit of already being a famous persona in business and online. No wonder he had nearly 4,000 daily visitors within weeks.
Chances are you are not Guy Kawasaki.
But that's OK. Because neither was I.
So you and I can have a real heart to heart on how to REALLY create a popular blog starting with nothing.
In the beginning, there was… hard work.
No other way around it. No silver bullet. No secrets.
Just plain old-fashioned "let's drink lots of good coffee and stay up at all hours of the day and night, work around your family schedule and any other commitments you might have" kind of work.
And start from the beginning.
The very first question you have to ask yourself is this:
Is your content AWESOME and unique? Is it infused with personality? Does it help your reader to solve THEIR problems?
The opposite of the above would be:
- your content is generic and can be found on every other blog in your niche.
- you don't offer any unique point of view on your blog.
- you don't have a "hook" that would keep your readers coming back (usually, the best hook is a mixture of personality and the unique angle at solving your readers' problems).
- you focus on the things YOU are interested in and don't provide any solutions to your visitors.
Start there.
Examine your blog as impartially as you can. Ask a friend. Ask me. Ask someone to take a look at your content and give you an HONEST opinion.
Don't do anything until you get over this hurdle.
Let your ideas flow
Your next step is to write, write, write.
Don't do anything else, but write.
Edit yourself without mercy.
Come up with brilliant ways to write about the same old stuff everybody else is writing (if you can't come up with anything fresh) from an entirely different point of view.
Provoke your readers' minds.
Read my 202 bite-sized tips to increase blog traffic, pick out your 10 favorites, and write a post on each one.
Come up with great blog titles.
Let your readers know who you are
Time and time again, I see this happen: a FACELESS BLOG.
No "Hi, I am so and so…" No "here what I am all about". No "feel free to get in touch with me".
BIG mistake.
When I come to your blog, I – your average reader – want to see the man/woman behind the lines. I want to know if you are worth my attention. I want to know that, if I were to ask you a question, I would get an answer.
Your blog SEO (Start Engaging Others) starts with this:
1. Your About Me page.
This is a good place to talk about… well, you.
Let your readers know who is behind your blog.
Why are you blogging? What are you blogging about? Why should I read your blog?
Very important: DON'T get carried away.
Yes, it is a page about you, but not really. It's still about your reader. It's about you showing them that you are worth a look, a read, a comment.
It's still ALL ABOUT THEM.
2. Your Contact Me page.
Equally as important.
Accessibility counts.
Here you add whatever you feel comfortable adding. Some ideas:
- your phone number
- Skype, AOL, Yahoo messenger ID
- social networks (Twitter, Facebook, and such)
- a "Contact Me" form (I use plugin called "Contact Form 7" on my blog; there are plenty of others to choose from).
Do you know how to market your blog?
In the beginning of this post, we established that neither one of us is a Guy Kawasaki, which means that we have to earn our blog traffic the hard way.
The problem is most bloggers don't have a clue where to even start getting traffic.
So what they end up doing is a little bit of everything, frantically trying to be everywhere at the same time using as many random traffic generation methods as possible.
The end result? Wasted time, effort, possibly money, and no or at least not much traffic.
And that's how many bloggers fail.
You publish great content, but have no idea how to get your content to the end consumer – your reader.
My perfect marketing strategy
You know why all blogs are not created equal?
Because some of them are created by doers and others are created by spectators.
DOERS are people who read about it and then go do it. They are the go-getters, the bottom-liners, the achievers.
SPECTATORS are people who read about it, but don't implement it. They are the side-liners, the "I could never do what she did" crowd, the eternal students.
The good news here is that YOU are the one who chooses which camp you are in.
Here is MY perfect recipe for a popular blog. You can choose to follow it as-is or you can modify it according to your own expertise, personality, and niche. But whatever you do, JUST DO IT.
So here we go:
1. Start with social media
Social media is the easiest and the quickest way to let people know who you are.
Quick tips: Stay purposeful and value others above yourself. Set a schedule to ensure that you spend enough time in your networks, but don't get sucked in.
Start with Twitter or Facebook and focus on that one and only one, until you build enough relationships (not just "friends" or "followers" – relationships) to start spreading the word about your new and exciting blog.
Here's how I did it:
2. Create your own commenting tribe
Read all about it in this post:
3. Comment on other blogs
Choose wisely, which blogs you want to comment on.
Your main goals should be:
—A. get connected with popular bloggers,
—B. network within your blogging peer group.
The former will help you to work your way up the blogging ladder; the latter will help you with traffic, comments, and honest feedback.
Once again, make a schedule and stick with it.
Choose how many blogs in each group you would comment on on a daily basis – realistically.
If after commenting on a specific blog for a while, the blog owner doesn't seem to be interested in connecting with you, move on and find another blog.
More tips on commenting:
- 7 Ways to Keep Your Blog Comments Out of Spam
- 7 Tips to Make Your Comment Stick Out Like a Sore Thumb
Also, my new CommentLuv enabled blog list is a great place to start finding quality blogs to comment on.
4. Guest post on other blogs
I will never get tired of saying this: guest posting can be the single MOST PRODUCTIVE traffic generation strategy to pay attention to.
That's the one strategy that will bring you all of the following in one quick swoop:
- traffic
- recognition
- quality one way backlinks
You can start with guest posting right here, on Traffic Generation Cafe.
Some will say I am a tough cookie, when it comes down to accepting guest post, but I don't bite either. 🙂
5. Work on your SEO
While you are doing all of the above, start working on getting your content in front of your ideal search engine users.
SEO is a very important and quite underutilized traffic generation strategy.
I think most of it is due to the fact that it APPEARS to be quite complicated.
The truth is it is not at all, but it does require some learning and time.
I knew very little about SEO only a year ago.
I simply wanted to learn it and I did. Remember, DOERS and SPECTATORS…
As you can imagine, SEO is not something I can quickly address in this post, but what I can do is to give you a good starting point for your learning.
Step 1. First of all, get my free SEO report. Yes, I need your email address in exchange, but I promise to make it a win-win relationship for both of us.
In that report, you will learn ALL the basics of SEO: keyword research, on-page optimization, as well as the hottest link building tips ever – guaranteed.
Step 2. Next, I would read a few of posts from my Blog Audit Friday series. Here you'll get a lot of hands-on tips on what you might be doing wrong on your blog and how to fix it.
Step 3. There is not step 3.
Just do step 1 and 2 and you will have a good basic SEO knowledge to get your blog ranked for many good keywords.
Marketing Takeaway
I have to stop here, because I have a feeling I can write a novel on the subject.
However, you don't need a novel – you need a plan. And I hope these tips that worked for Traffic Generation Cafe will also work for you.
Just don't get left behind on the side lines.
- Why do you think your blog is not quite where you'd like for it to be?
- What are the things you've been putting off that you know you need to do?
- Do you have a plan to get those things done?
Comment to show me that you're alive!


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SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY, vol. 32, n° 7, 1997, pages 398-407, 42 réf., ISSN 0933-7954, DEU
Department of Psychology. Institute of Psychiatry. De Crespigny Park. London. GBR
The study investigated whether community care is sustainable by examining the levels of stress and burnout that affect community mental health staff.
Six teams from around Great Britain were chosen to take part, representing a number of different facets of care : the type of community model, whether it was in an inner city or suburban area and whether the team had been part of a scientific evaluation of care, in which case it may have contained more experienced and more highly trained staff.
The results indicated that community care staff experienced high levels of burnout as a result of the work stressors.
These levels were higher than those found in any published study of health professionals within hospitals, but are similar to those found in community teams recently.
There was no evidence that any particular model of community care produced less burnout, but working in an inner city did seem to produce the highest levels.
There did seem to be some benefit from a moderate staff turnover within teams.
These results mirror those of other recent studies.
Models of community care can only be sustained by reducing their toxicity on the staff who have to make them work.
Therefore, levels of stress and burnout should be included in any evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of service models.
The alleviation of these high levels through individual and organisational interventions should now be a high priority.
Mots-clés BDSP : Profession santé, Stress, Royaume Uni, Europe, Etude comparée, Homme, Epuisement professionnel
Mots-clés Pascal : Traitement communautaire, Personnel sanitaire, Stress, Royaume Uni, Europe, Programme thérapeutique, Etude comparative, Homme, Epuisement professionnel
Mots-clés Pascal anglais : Community treatment, Health staff, Stress, United Kingdom, Europe, Therapeutic schedule, Comparative study, Human, Occupational burnout
Notice produite par :
Inist-CNRS - Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique
Cote : 97-0534048
Code Inist : 002B18H04. Création : 13/02/1998.


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There are sweet peppers (like bell peppers) all the way to extremely hot peppers (like habanero peppers). The heat difference is in the amount of Capsicum (Capsicum annuum) in the oil inside the peppers. Most people think the heat is in the seeds, it's actually the oils that cover the seeds, so there partially right. But if you have ever rubbed your eyes after dicing up a pepper, you'll know the pain was not because you rubbed a seed in your eye. Anyway Generally speaking the smaller the pepper, the more Capsicum (and heat) it's likely to have. When deciding on a pepper plant to grow you should pick a pepper you are familiar with, and will be useful in your dishes.
When deciding to grow peppers (like any other plant) it's important to take into consideration the size of the full grown plant, as well as the size of the root system. Peppers can be grown in a variety of types of hydroponics systems, though for larger plants, as well as when growing a lot of them, a drip system will probably be the most efficient.
Growing Hydroponic Peppers
Even within a species like bell peppers there are many varieties, commercial field pepper crops are usually determinate, the plant only grows to a certain size producing fruit along the way, then they stop growing, and eventually die. Indeterminate varieties require constant pruning to manage their growth in order to optimize yield for a given space, a balance between vegetative (leaves and stems) and fruit growth should be established and maintained. Indeterminate varieties don't stop growing, they grow much the same way as tomato plants do. These types are usually grown in greenhouses and trained to grow upwards on a supporting trellis. The crop grows taller, this maximizes space and increases productivity for the crop.
Whatever type of pepper plants that you grow it's important to consider the spacing, in order to maximize yield, but not so close that they are crowded. Pruning also improves air circulation around the plant which helps to reduce disease. Indeterminate varieties will need to be continually pruned (about every two weeks), because they continually grow new stems and leaves. Greenhouses usually keep them to 2 main stems growing upward from each plant. Indeterminate varieties can grow to a height of up to 4 meters (13 feet), and as mentioned will need to be supported. They are usually trained to grow on trellises made of twine. The twine is hung from the overhead support wires, and is used to support each stem. But be sure that the twine is not tied too tight to the stem, or the stem can be damaged when it expands as it continues to grow.
Flowering and Fruit Set
Though there are many varieties of pepper plants, they are generally a warm weather plant. Flowering and fruit set, as well as fruit size, are all related to temperature and fluctuations in the day/night time temperature. The optimum temperature for flowering and fruit set in sweet bell peppers is about 65-70 F°, while the optimum 24-hour temperature (24-hour average temperature) for yield is about 70-75 F°, and is more important to good fruit development. Unlike tomatoes, pollination of the pepper flowers occurs successfully without any outside pollination assistance from bees (in the correct temperature range), although additional pollination assistance from bees or other pollinating insects, as well as hand pollination has shown to improve flower set, and eventual yield and quality of the pepper fruit.
Deformed fruit is usually caused by inadequate pollination, this inadequate pollination can also be a result of temperature, but it can be caused by the light intensity being too strong also. The fruit themselves should be shaded adequately, either by the leaves or shade cloth for best results. However, the plants generally do not have trouble continuing to set flowers in less than ideal conditions. The root zone temperature is important also, if the root zone becomes to warm (above 72-75 degrees F°) the plants will tend to abort setting fruit, and the flowers will just drop off.
Even if the fruit is not perfect in shape and size, it still taste good and is just fine in your dishes. People are just used to seeing perfectly shaped fruits and vegetables at the market, but don't relies that not all will grow perfect in nature. The rest get sold to companies that use them in other prepared foods. Do you know what the shape of that pepper was that's in your pre-made salsa, or before they made the hot sauce with them?
Useful Links
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When to Renew a Green Card
You don't want to file your green card renewal too early or too late. In fact, both ways can cause problems for permanent residents. Instead, file your renewal application just in time.
When is the right time to renew a green card?
A green card, formally known as a permanent resident card, is proof of your permanent resident status in the United States. It also serves as a valid identification document and proof that you are eligible to live and work in the United States. It's important to keep your card up-to-date. Without a valid card, it may be difficult for you to prove that you are a permanent resident, and this could also affect your ability to reenter the U.S., accept employment, and take care of other important responsibilities.
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Generally it takes about 5-6 months to process a green card renewal, but it can take longer. If a person's green card expires, that individual could be without a valid proof of permanent resident status. The individual will not lose permanent resident status as a result of an expired green card, but the individual will not have proof required for important events such as:
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Value of Lumber from Diseased Orange Trees
The trees are about 16" to 24" diameter at the stump. Most stumps will be from 2.5' to 4' tall. There also many large branches about 6" to10" diameter and possibly as much as 7' or 8' in length. I have a Wood-Mizer lined up to cut the harvested wood into lumber.
The orchard is to be removed next week, and the stumpage/trees to be ground up and fed into a bio-furnace.
I can take all I wish, but I have no real experience with this lumber. I must harvest within the next 5 days! Should I load up or should I pass? The trees are about 150 miles north of LA, California.
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How many times do you get the chance to harvest orange trees? I would probably grab them even if someone told me the wood is not worth firewood. But that's how I am - often choosing to go against the grain. It doesn't usually pay off, but when it does, it more than makes up for all the times it didn't. I say hook up your trailer, grab a buddy and some end sealer, and hit the road.
From contributor L:
Should be interesting for turning wood if nothing else. I too know nothing about it.
From contributor O:
I have seen it offered for sale on eBay, but never bought any. I have read that it works nicely, and it looks attractive, if not dramatic. Saw as much as you can get, saw some boards, make some turning blanks, and if nothing else, it can be sold as a specialty wood.
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I know a guy in Florida who uses orange wood in his meat smoker. He says it's great for chicken. If I were you, I would get all I could. Cut a few and get them air drying. If you can find no info on a drying schedule, treat them like oak and dry slowly to start and weight the heck out of them. If after a few weeks they look good in the stack (no cracking, no deflection), start cutting the rest.
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It is an awesome turning wood. I wish I lived closer - I would get some from you.
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Today I took two workers and a chainsaw. Within 35 minutes, the first log was loaded on my trailer. Started the second tree and the chainsaw blew. Went south in a big way! We were able to use a hand saw to complete removal of the limbs, then loaded it onto the trailer.
At the shop, I played with a small piece. The wood is light with gentle graining. When cutting, I got a whiff of cucumber. I will take the two logs to the sawyer tomorrow.
By the way, one log is 16" D x 7' and the other is 17" D x 11'. Of course, the "D" was measured at three feet above the ground. The 11' ft long log had tapered down to 9" D. I have the opportunity to return next Saturday for more of these large logs.
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Just returned from the sawyer, a bit disappointed. One tree had a great deal of rot, but also a bit of spalted wood nearby. Probably less than 20% yield from this tree. The second tree was quite nice, with a few veins of spalting. Should be able to use 75%+ from this tree. We cut a few 1" x 4" x 6' boards, a lot of slab cuts up to 16" x 6' (4/4), and one 8/4 slab about 18" x 5'. I also had a 4" x 4" x 5'-6" cut. It has a nice vein of spalt wandering through it. I have all the material coated with Anchorseal. Will let it set in the shop for a couple of months, then into the racks for a nice long sleep. I saved all of the slabs and knots. Hopefully a turner or pen maker will be able to get value from the waste.
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Most of us have never seen orange wood. You can't leave us in the dark like this! Please get some photos up.
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This picture is at the mill.
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I talked to the farmer and several others, and based on the quality of the wood I obtained, and the cost to obtain, I have decided not to harvest additional logs.
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Those flitches should make some unique coffee tables. I believe I would have to get another load of them, but I understand you not wanting to.
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Excellent flitches. What did the farmer say that convinced you to not get any more logs? Also, you may want to start by air drying in the shade before you move the lumber inside your shop. Drying too fast initially will ruin them.
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The farmer told me about the disease that has spread through the orchard. He told me experience says the rotten cores may be fairly widespread among those trees exposed to the disease. He also told me his schedule is to get the trees out of the ground and over to a grinder by mid-week.
I have found nothing to tell me the wood has any fantastic value. To date, the cost has been well over $10/bd ft just to get the trees harvested, hauled, and milled. If my time is worth anything, I would have to add two days of my worth to the equation.
As for the location for drying, I have no options except my commercial building. I live in California and must endure the "recyclers" who have the rights to anything they can carry away at night. So I must dry within my business warehouse, or forget the effort. I have not had a negative experience with drying inside.
The picture is not of flitches, but of 4/4 slabs cut with an LT40 Wood-Mizer.
I took a picture of a 4" x 4" x 5' and several of one piece of crotch. The crotch wood was wet with water to enhance the grain.
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I often use "slab" as well when referring to a flitch because I realize the term is so universally accepted, and also because I used to think a flitch was called a slab.
While terms vary from region to region and slang is often used, a flitch has at least one live edge and generally is thought to have both. "Flitch sawn" is a term used to describe the method to produce a flitch or flitches, which is also referred to as sawing through-and-through.
If you saw the entire log through-and-through from start to finish you end up with a boule. Boule cutting was George Nakashima's favorite way to take a log apart. I do it frequently as well.
A slab is the first cut off the log that has one face and no edges. You can get up to four slabs off a log, and after that you start getting flitches unless you square the log into a cant, which will produce lumber. Some of the first few pieces of lumber off the cant can have some wane but that won't necessarily make it a flitch; it does preclude it from being a slab though since it has more than one face and at least one edge.
This is my current understanding of the two terms anyway, and as always I welcome any corrections. I also realize the use of a word can be so ingrained in a region that it is essentially the official meaning, whereas it means an entirely different thing just a state or two over.
From contributor G:
What a waste. Turners and carvers would love it. Chips, chunks and sawdust sell for $10/kg to BBQ enthusiasts.
From the original questioner:
All of my turner friends have had a go at the pile. I have enough left for my turning and a few small projects.
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Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced that it has ended sales of its fitness wearable device, the wrist-worn Band. The latest version, The Band 2, has been removed from Microsoft's online store, after production has stopped. The device are no longer available from Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) stores as well. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) still selling remaining inventory.
The Band, while was impressive technologically when first introduced, it was criticized for its rather uncomfortable design, and therefore failed to catch on.
A Microsoft spokesperson told zdnet.com "We have sold through our existing Band 2 inventory and have no plans to release another Band device this year. We remain committed to supporting our Microsoft Band 2 customers through Microsoft Stores and our customer support channels and will continue to invest in the Microsoft Health platform, which is open to all hardware and apps partners across Windows, iOS, and Android devices."


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SAARC summit gets underway in Kathmandu
The theme of this year's SAARC summit is "Deeper Regional Integration for Peace and Prosperity".
The leaders of South Asian countries will discuss the problems of the region as well as the problems of their own countries.
It should be noted that Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is the first leader to attend six SAARC summits. He was greeted by Deputy Prime Minister of the host country upon his arrival.
PM Nawaz will also meet leaders of different countries in Kathmandu. It is also being said that a meeting between Pakistani and Indian Premier Narendra Modi is likely as well.
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First United Methodist Church, Pine Bluff, was the setting at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 28, for the marriage of Kathryn Lee Cash and Charles Payton Smith. The Rev. David M. Fleming officiated.
First United Methodist Church, Pine Bluff, was the setting at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 28, for the marriage of Kathryn Lee Cash and Charles Payton Smith. The Rev. David M. Fleming officiated.
Parents of the bride are Walter and Terri Cash of Pine Bluff. Maternal grandparents are the late Mr. and Mrs. Winfred Ray Jones of Pine Bluff. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Frances Theodore (Ted) Cash of Pine Bluff.
Parents of the groom are Danny Smith of North Little Rock and Cynthia Smith of North Little Rock. Maternal grandparents are Elizabeth Ann Farrar Dunn of West Monroe, La., and the late Wayburn Kelly Farrar of Farmerville, La., and the late Jack Edward Dunn of West Monroe, La. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Joe T. Smith of North Little Rock.
The bride, escorted by her father, wore a strapless gown of silk taffeta with a mermaid, asymmetrical silhouette. The fitted bodice had a sweetheart neckline with ruching detail. A cathedral length train and a chapel length veil followed the bride as she walked. She carried a hand-tied all white bouquet of hydrangeas, roses, and lisianthus accentuated by green hypericum berries and tied with white ribbon.
Molly Ann Manning of Chicago, Ill., served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Emily Christine Barnes, Katherine Elizabeth Busby and Sara Danielle Daugherty of Little Rock; Chelsea Elizabeth Smith, sister of the groom, of North Little Rock; Alexandra Constantina Kosmitis of Fayetteville; Casey Lynn Hooker and Emily Lynn Toole of Memphis, Tenn.; Kara Ann Hilliard of Chicago, Ill.; and Virginia Law Hock of Plano, Texas. They wore strapless formal gowns of dark champagne taffeta, and carried bouquets of white hydrangeas, roses, and lisianthus accented with green hypericum berries and tied with white ribbon. Carrying a basket of white rose petals, Macy Emmerson Boswell, cousin of the groom, of North Little Rock served as flower girl. Serving in the house party were Jennifer Ruth Jones, cousin of the bride, of Santa Monica, Calif., and Kristin Kay Schnebly of Little Rock.
Attending the groom as best man was Danny Charles Smith, father of the groom, of North Little Rock. Groomsmen were Derek Russell Bailey, Jared James Coleman, George Campbell Glover and Kevin Leon Walker of North Little Rock; Tyler John Pierce of Little Rock; Matthew Alan Imhoff and Christopher Key Cash, brother of the bride, of Fayetteville; John Stephen Tipton of Cabot; and Quinten Johnson Whiteside of Washington, D.C. Serving as ushers were Justin Alan Foshee, Daniel Hunter Pledger and Britt Douglas Stewart, cousin of the groom, of North Little Rock; Nick Jared Nabholz and Channin Austin Tacito of Fayetteville.
The vocalists were Arturo Matthew Soto, Benjamin R. Trevino, Joel Thomas Anderson, Jacob T. Hurley of Pine Bluff and Jennifer Simpson Weems of Trenton, Tenn. William H. Fox Jr. served as organist.
A reception was held immediately following the ceremony at Pine Bluff Country Club. The band Memphis Soul Revue of Memphis, Tenn., entertained the guests.
Following a surprise honeymoon, Mr. and Mrs. Smith will make their home in North Little Rock, where she is a medical sales representative for Wright Medical Technology Inc., and he is restoration production manager for Metro Disaster Specialists.


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For Fox, Much Is Riding on 3 Sequels to 'Avatar'• nytimes.com
Mr. Cameron, an avid adventurer as well as one of Hollywood's most successful directors, has been working for much of the last several years on the "Avatar" films, when he was not indulging his other passion and exploring the deepest parts of the ocean.
For those who share Mr. Cameron's moviemaking adventures — particularly executives at 20th Century Fox, which released "Avatar" to about $2.8 billion in worldwide ticket sales almost five years ago — delivery of finished scripts will signal the beginning of perhaps their grandest enterprise.
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Princeton economist Harvey Rosen on how the Romney tax plan can be revenue neutral without increasing taxes on lower or middle income Americans.
From Princeton economist Harvey S. Rosen's "Growth, Distribution, and Tax Reform: Thoughts on the Romney Proposal," Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies, September 2012:
Governor Romney has proposed a personal income tax reform that would lower marginal tax rates and broaden the tax base. Critics of the proposal have argued...