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The Korredo agents run as a windows service and can be installed by running the install-service.bat from the root folder. The agent allows you to run packages in the same way as running them using the GUI app.
The agent uses the same config file for environment parameters: agent.config.txt
The GUI and the agent cannot correctly run at the same time.
If Korredo runs as a windows service, can be restarted from other GUI applications by accessing the contextual menu from the Agents grid:


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Honda Accord
1998-1999 of release
Repair and car operation
Honda Chord
+ Honda Accord brand Cars
+ Settings and routine maintenance
+ Engine
+ Systems of cooling, heating
- Power supply system and release
Sbrasyvaniye of pressure in a power supply system
Check of serviceability of functioning of the fuel pump, measurement of pressure of fuel
Check of a condition and replacement of fuel lines
Removal and installation of the fuel pump
Check of a condition and sensor replacement
Removal and installation of a fuel tank
Cleaning and repair of a fuel tank - general information
Removal and installation of assembly of an air purifier
Removal, installation and adjustment of a cable of an accelerator
System of electronic injection of fuel (EFI) - the general information
Check of serviceability of functioning of system of injection
Removal and installation of the case of a throttle
Removal and installation of a regulator of pressure of fuel
Removal and installation of the fuel highway and fuel injectors
Release system - the general information
+ engine Electric equipment
+ Engine management
+ gear shifting Box
+ Coupling and power shafts
+ Brake system
+ Suspension bracket and steering
+ Body
+ Onboard electric equipment
+ electric equipment Schemes
Check of a condition and replacement of fuel lines
Steel tubes
Flexible hoses
Flexible fuel hoses should be laid not closer than in 10 cm from components of system of production of the fulfilled gases and is not closer than in 25 cm from the catalytic converter. Watch, that fuel lines did not adjoin to body elements and suspension bracket components. The minimum admissible size of a gap makes 6.3 mm.
Removal and installation
RepairThe damaged sections of fuel lines (tubes or hoses) should be removed and replaced new, firm production.

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News | May 12, 1998
Europa Day Events Highlight a Possible Water World in Space
What do an Olympic skier, a science fiction writer and a submarine volcano researcher have in common? They'll all take part in events related to a "Day on Europa," a series of free public and educational activities focusing on the prospect of liquid oceans under the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa, and its similarities to Earth's arctic regions and sea floor volcanoes.
"A Day on Europa" will take place Wednesday, May 20 and Thursday, May 21, since daylight on Europa lasts about two Earth days. Scheduled activities in numerous American cities will be transformed into global village events via the Internet. Highlights will include new imagery of Europa taken by the Galileo spacecraft and a free panel discussion entitled "Europa-- Another Water World?" on May 21 at Caltech's Beckman Auditorium.
The presentation, to be broadcast live on the Internet, will feature science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, author of "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "2010: Odyssey Two," via live telephone hookup from Sri Lanka. Other panelists include Dr. Ron Greeley of Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, a Galileo project imaging team member; Dr. John Delaney, a submarine volcano researcher with the University of Washington, Seattle; and Joan Horvath of JPL, the Europa/Lake Vostok Initiative manager. Lake Vostok, a frozen lake underneath the ice in Antarctica, may have features similar to Europa. Dr. Richard Terrile of JPL will moderate the panel and JPL Director Dr. Edward Stone will give the welcome address.
The event is free, but tickets must be obtained from the Caltech Ticket Office, with information available by calling (626) 395-4652 or at the following Internet website: http://www.caltech.edu/~tickets/to.htm. The panel discussion may be viewed live on the Internet at the following website, which also contains information on other A Day on Europa activities: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/europaday. Questions for the panelists may be submitted in advance by email to: firstname.lastname@example.com. The panel will also be broadcast on GE satellite # 1, Ku band, transponder 24, vertical polarity, downlink frequency 12.180, 103 degrees west longitude.
For those attending the May 21 panel discussion, a special "history walk" will take visitors through the past, present and future of our knowledge of Jupiter and Europa. Special booths with period costumes and displays will depict the Roman Empire, the era of astronomer Galileo Galilei, the Space Age featuring Voyagers 1 and 2, the Galileo spacecraft, and future Europa missions. Vendors will offer related memorabilia and Nikki Stone, a 1998 Winter Olympics Gold Medal-winning skier, will speculate on what it would be like to ski on Europa. The panel discussion is scheduled from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. PDT, with vendors and entertainment from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Door prizes will be given away during the panel discussion.
Many other activities for "A Day on Europa" are planned around the nation by some of the 84 Galileo ambassadors, who bring the spacecraft's findings to their communities. Free public events on May 21 include the Arizona Science Center, Phoenix, AZ; Flandrau Planetarium, Tucson, AZ; University of Arkansas, Little Rock Planetarium, Little Rock, AR; Century Norwich cable Channel 7 live broadcast, Mystic, CT; The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, IN; Shawnee Heights School Planetarium, Topeka, KS; Mary Hurd Elementary, North Berwick, ME; Norwood Science Center, Norwood, MA; KBSD-TV live broadcast, Brownsville, TX; Vern Burton Center, Port Angeles, WA; and Discovery World Museum, Milwaukee, WI.
Among the school events planned are those at Muncie Community Schools Planetarium, Muncie, IN; Elm Street School, East Machias, ME; Halifax Elementary School, Halifax, MA (on May 22); Lyme School, Lyme, NH; Rankin School for Technology, Akron, OH; Fort Vannoy Elementary School, Grants Pass, OR; and Charleston County Public Schools, Charleston, SC (on May 22).
Educational events will include a May 20 "electronic field trip," a satellite video broadcast with a curriculum targeted for grades 5 through 8. The goal is to reach 2 million students nationwide with the theme "Outside the Envelope: Exploring Beyond Earth's Boundaries." Teachers can sign up by calling (703) 503- 7492 or at the following website: http://www.challenger.org/ote.html. The Los Angeles Unified School District will carry the event live on its cable station, KLCS.
The series represents a major activity of Space Day, which is being observed nationally on May 21. Space Day information is available at: http://www.spaceday.com.
"A Day on Europa" is sponsored by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, which manages the Galileo mission for NASA. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA.
News Media Contact818-354-5011


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text: Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler is proposing a middle class tax cut for Maryland's primary election on June 24. On Thursday June, 12 Gansler proposed the tax cut for households with incomes between $50,000 and $100,000 a year. Individuals would receive a $200 income tax credit for 2016, 2017 and 2018 tax years. Families would receive a $400 tax credit for those years. Doug Gansler is running for Maryland governor.


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Planning a trip to Croatia is a dream for a true traveller, and if you planned to visit Croatia for a blue cave trip, then you may feel lucky as you are going to experience the best adventure of your life. You don't want your trip to ruin for certain reason and may end up in getting the worst experience.
So it is best to take a proper guide from the experienced travel or form Wagonersabroad site as it contains all the location and necessary details about the place. If you don't know anyone, then you are in the right place as we are going to discuss the proper instructions you need to follow to get the best adventurous trip.
- When you travel to different islands, and then you may experience various things. If you want the experience to be good, then you have to know all the detailed information about the place and try to remember how much you need to pay for your tour.
- You will find many hotels in that place, and it is best to choose the right hotel in advance and goes for the one which has the best customer ratings and staffs.
- Before you visit the place, you need to make a plan of the places you are going to visit, and if you reach there and do not know what to do, then you can hire a professional guide.
- You already know that all the planned things do not always go according to the plan, and if you find yourself in an awkward situation, then you can take help from guides or travelers.
These all are the proper instructions you need to follow on a blue cave trip, and if you miss one of the points, then you may lack somewhere to get the journey which is full of beautiful experiences.


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English, Spanish
Bachelor of Science Degree in International Business and Finance
From the beginning of Jon's career, he's had the opportunity to work on several deals from resales to new development projects, making him knowledgeable of the process of structuring a building from start to finish. His experience in real estate has allowed him to meet so many unique individuals with different goals, providing him exceptional instincts to help clients make quality decisions. His upbeat personality, listening and interpersonal skills all help clients meet their real estate goals, whether it be with a first time buyer or an active seller.
Jon is a native New Yorker, who received a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business and Finance from Quinnipiac University. His ability to speak Spanish fluently, unique personality and interest in other cultures have impacted him positively in this diverse city, and his financial background only boosts his knowledge in providing comprehensive recommendations for investments in real estate.
Having a tremendous appreciation for architecture, interior design, art and reading, Jon devotes his time to his interests when not serving his clients. His love for the city allows him to experience new adventures daily, keeping his life full of enjoyment.


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I scored myself this pair of heel boots going at half-price from Charles & Keith today while wandering around Bugis Junction in the afternoon. The purchase was mainly fueled by my spontaneous desire to add yet another pair of shoes to my collection – heels in particular. For anyone who's concerned in the least bit, I had … Continue reading


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DetailsBe you, be unique wearing this multi blue tone , matt jasper stone Connector Jewels necklace that comes teamed with a hand made Sterling silver designer plate that measures 7.5cm x 1.5 cm. All stones have been hand choosen and each strand is hand knotted allowing you to bend , twist and style the way you want to wear it adding to the quality of this beautiful piece. This one Connector Jewels piece consists of four components in A two strand, a Single strand , a two stand connector/bracelet and the Sterling silver designer plate. Stunning is what the comments will be
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Significant life transitions are hard. Even when they are good and desired, they can still have difficult, challenging aspects. That new job you'd been longing for finally comes to you, and now you're in new territory and maybe wondering if you're as up for the task as you thought and hoped. Marriage or childbirth happens, and joyful and welcome as it is, it's more complicated than it seemed. You graduate from high school or college and now what?
Every transition, positive as well as negative, entails some form of loss: loss of the familiar, the predictable, the known, the comfortable, the securing. When we experience loss, we grieve.
Grief is a normal and necessary aspect of transition. Grief is a process, although that is too technical and mechanical a term; it's a pathway, a journey and often a wrenching one. You can't just determine to "get over it"—you have to go through it, and you discover that you're not in control of the timing or the terrain. Grief may well take you to some places in your soul that you didn't know were there and which you might not want to visit.
I do not mean that the losses you experience and the grieving you may need to do are punishments, or that grieving is blameworthy or shameworthy. Loss means that I lose something upon which, upon whom, I have depended, relied upon, drawn my sense of identity from. And as I grieve my loss, sometimes I have to confront some things about my dependence, reliance and the sources of my identity that may be uncomfortable to face.
I rush to add: the goal is not a Stoic hyper-individualism, where I try to fool myself into believing that I need no one, rely on no one, that I am entirely and completely a "self-made" and self-contained man or woman. We are designed for relationship, commitment; we are designed by Love to live in love, and love always means other people. And especially since love is a long-term thing, to live in love will inevitably bring us to moments or seasons of transition and loss. The goal of grief is not an atomized detachment from everything and everyone; and grief may provide an invitation to look at the nature and extent of your attachments to people and things.
The early Christian leader Paul provides us a classic text:
Praise be to God … the Father of compassion and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows … We do not want you to be uninformed about the hardships we suffered … We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. Indeed, in our hearts, we felt the sentence of death … (2 Corinthians 1:3-5)
Paul doesn't want his friends to be uninformed or unaware of just how bad it has been for him. Our modern therapeutic culture drives us to deny and suppress "bad feelings"; the goal seems always and only to make a person "feel better." A person in the midst of grief does not need to be endlessly questioned, "How you doing? Feeling any better?" But they do need to be sat with, accompanied, often in silence, and listened to as needed, without pressing to "fix" anything. Loss means that life has broken apart in some major ways, internally and externally, and almost none of it is in our hands to fix.
Depression and despair are often parts of our experience of significant change; we may feel that "life has come to an end" – "in our hearts, we felt the sentence of death," we felt that this was the end for us, there is no way forward, there is no hope. But Paul continues:
This happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God who raises the dead (1:9).
The grace of God meets us in our grief, if we are open to it, if we can learn to welcome it. The losses we experience are not random accidents in a purposeless, meaningless universe. God is involved and at work, in us and for us, training us to rely, not on ourselves, our resources, capacities, strengths and talents, but on God who raises the dead.
Significant change involves loss, and significant loss feels like a kind of death. Mention the word "grief" and the first picture that likely comes to mind is someone weeping at the grave of someone they loved and have now lost. Paul has recounted a journey to a pretty low place—"I despaired of life"—and it was in that place of loss and darkness that God's grace met him and changed him. He emerged from this darkness as a new kind of person: not less connected to people, but more deeply connected, more deeply grateful, more deeply interdependent. God raises the dead, and therefore neither loss nor death has the final word.
The goal of grief is not to "get over it" or to "just get through it," but to be changed by it. Loss means something bad has happened—life has been broken in some way, and denial will not help anyone. But the God who meets us in Jesus knows, understands, loss: God the Father, in ways we can never fathom, "lost" his beloved Son; Jesus, who is God the Son, in ways we will never fathom, "lost" on the cross his communion with the Father, his friends, his life. But this happened so that we would not rely on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.


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A few years ago, I was honored that the renowned Lolly Daskal asked me to co-host her weekly #LeadFromWithin Tweet Chat. We selected the topic of healing, which apparently struck a chord with many members of her very large Twitter community. That hashtag trended to number two during the hour. Because of that experience, I wrote about my own emotional healing.
My story of healing is like the story of many people in leadership roles. It involves pain, deceit, friendship, disorientation, reflection, growth and eventually finding a better place. In addition, it involves high school football.
I loved working as the principal of a 2100+ student high school. Talking with the students each day—and night—was a joy. Feeling that I was making a difference in their lives gave me fulfillment. Interacting with other educators to improve teaching and learning was challenging and rewarding. Getting to know parents and members of the community gave me a sense of place and connection. Continuing to learn and develop my leadership skills was an on-going source of gratification and consternation.
When the revered head football coach who had won four state championships announced he was retiring, the question of who would replace him became very important to the community surrounding my very traditional high school. The interview committee I selected to make recommendations took their jobs very seriously, but I made it clear in the beginning that I would make the final decision.
A couple of very vocal members of the committee pressed for a candidate about whom I had reservations. His comments seemed too good to be true. When the other two candidates the committee recommended decided not to take the position, these individuals used their power in the community to pressure the superintendent to require me to hire their choice.
Despite my reservations, I was fully set to accept this coach and work with him for the benefit of the school and the students. His commitment to winning was never in question. However, issues quickly surfaced about his suitability as a role model for the students and as a representative of the school.
Within the first four months, the state high school athletics association fined the school $500 for the coach's improper recruiting practices. I did not solicit or encourage complaints, but nearly every week I received student or parent reports of misconduct.
I became convinced this coach was involved in unethical and/or possibly dangerous activities even though I could not substantiate all the allegations. When I reported the allegations and my findings to the Superintendent of schools, who was to retire at the end of the year, he instructed me to fire the coach.
Members of the community who insisted on a winning season were incensed that their choice for head coach had received a notice of termination. When the Superintendent saw that some powerful members of the community were opposed to the decision, he told the local newspaper and others in the community that he had "overturned my decision." The notice of termination was rescinded.
I learned he made other comments in the community that were clearly untrue. However, I believed I could not openly discuss the issues. Enough people were aware of the facts and that the decision to terminate had been his that the truth came out, but the damage was done to my credibility. My integrity was called into question because the allegations and findings were never made public.
I seemed to have the support of students, teachers and parents who understood the dynamics, but the situation compromised my credibility. Discussion in the community ranged from total support for my position to the statement that "a woman should not be principal of that school."
When a new superintendent took over and it became clear the firing of the football coach was becoming a distraction, I moved to another administrative position in the district office, which provided me with outstanding opportunities and challenges. I took on school planning and leadership development in the fast-growing district of about 38,000 students. In my office next door to the new superintendent, I was able to make decisions and oversee projects that had tremendous impact on the organization.
However, that job had been my identity. It gave me great pleasure. The new job gave me much more personal time and much less stress, but I had to deal with the pain and anger the experience produced.
I was somewhat vindicated a few months later when the principal who took my place at the high school fired the same coach. This principal seemed to have little fallout from his action. By then, perhaps the things I had seen had become more apparent to the coach's earlier supporters.
My experience pales in comparison to the tragedy and suffering others have endured. Nevertheless, the pain was real, and I believe it defined who I am today. It shaped my passion to support those in pain, and it helped me understand myself and others better.
In addition to some wonderful friends and family who supported me, I had the opportunity to work with a very wise leadership coach as I trained to be a coach myself. She helped me to rewrite my story in a way that changed my feelings about it.
I could write much more, but I will summarize some of the things I learned about healing from this experience.
- Healing occurred when I was finally grateful for the experience and even for the actions of the Superintendent. I will never respect him, but I am no longer angry.
- Having the opportunity to work with my own coach helped me finally to let go.
- Using humor to rewrite my story helped me to feel different emotions about the experience.
- Feeling immense gratitude for the colleagues and friends who supported and defended me helped to speed the healing process. Theses friendsmade a tremendous difference in my life.
- Knowing my husband and son shared my pain lessened the burden I felt and made our relationships stronger.
- Making a conscious decision to forgive and to put down a rock I had been polishing for a number of months was difficult, and it took time. However, that is also what allowed the healing to take place.
- Recognizing that my wounds had become an asset moved me in a better direction that I find very meaningful.
For me, the essence of healing is gratitude. A conscious choice to forgive is important, but it was the gratitude for friends, family and the experience that ultimately helped me to move forward and to thrive.
What are your experiences? What helped you through?
If you are still working to heal, email or call me using the contact information below. I would be happy to listen.


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Happy Ex-Spouse day!!!! Who knew they had such a thing!? So, I've been married twice, on my way to being divorced twice and that makes two ex-husbands and lots of lessons. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever say that I had … 2 ex-husbands. Broken relationships seem to be all I know BUT … with brokenness comes a new opportunity to mend and grow and that is exactly what I've done through the years. What I know about myself now is that I fall fast and for years I loved the free fall, I craved it like an adrenaline junkie. You know that new relationship feeling that gives you butterflies and goosebumps all at the same time. The one that makes you feel like you could fly. The one that gives you your highest highs and in a split second, your lowest lows. I'm learning to control the fall a bit. I believe it's because I have so much to give. I want to love bigger than life and yet it escapes me. I am determined not to only find the break, not to only see the ache and the failure but to also realize the lessons I have the opportunity to learn along the way. I'd love to share just 5 of the many leason's I've learned.
- There is NO MAN worth giving up yourself for. There are men who will drain the very life out of you. They will suck your spirit dry. They will take everything you are willing to give. Don't give yourself up. Don't change to make them like you. Don't give even a piece of you up to be anything different than you have been created to be!
- In the end it boils down to this small fact, you only have control over you. You can't make anyone like you, love you, respect you, care about you. You do you and in the end those meant to find you will.
- If a man wants you, he will make time for you. You won't have to beg him or bribe him. He honestly won't be able to get enough for you.
- If he loves you and recognizes your value, he will rid his life of anything that threatens his relationship with you.
- The fact that someone has chosen to loose you does NOT cheapen your value. Mourn the loss if you must but don't you dare stay there! Pick your self up, wipe the tears and if you didn't wear waterproof mascara, wipe the streaks off your face and reapply, shake it off and know that you know that you know …God is able to bring beauty from your ashes, you just have to be willing to hand them over.
Much Love! SB


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Innovation challenges
Observing the Innovators Dilemma
In 1997 Clayton Christensen published The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail. The book (which we highly recommend) proposed an intriguing explanation as to why large companies with seemingly unlimited resources can fail to see their own demise in the emergence of disruptive technologies. One oft cited example of this phenomenon is the demise of Kodak who not only failed to see the importance of digital photography on their core film business but in fact were the ones who invented digital photography in the first place. The purpose of this post is not to discuss Christensen's work however but instead to cast our eyes over some industries and see if we can spot companies who might well be in the midst of an innovators dilemma as we type.
In order to identify where an innovators dilemma might lie we need to quickly describe the required conditions for its occurrence. A very common approach, and one used by Christensen, is to describe the situation using innovation S-curves as below.
A: A new technology in its infancy. Performance improvements are hard to generate as the innovation is becoming understood. Generally, innovations at this point are only used by very early adopters and the value of the product offering may be limited. B: Rates of performance advances are peaking, rapidly catching up to incumbent technology. The technology becomes commonplace and even the industry standard. New competitor technologies look hobbyist or misaligned. C: The technology matures, performance advances are harder to generate as the limitations of the technology are found. Most people who might use the technology are doing so. New competitor technologies seem to have higher potential and are gaining acceptance. D: The technology fades. People stop using the technology and choose others. A new technology becomes the industry standard. The Dilemma Zone: Technology A is well understood, the industry standard and an integral part of the business model of those employing it. The profitability of the technology is peaking. Technology B looks very promising even to the point where it is the odds on favorite to be the future of the industry; the only question is exactly when.
So, with this set of conditions in mind we will go hunting for some modern dilemmas in the businesses of today. Kodak followed the red S curve to their well-publicized regret, who might be next?
Dilemma #1, HBO: HBO are having a great run at the moment, their internally created content such as Game of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire have generated huge returns for their parent company Time Warner. HBO is one of the most well known and entrenched premium cable channels in the world and its exclusive offerings are an important part of the business model of cable providers such as Verizon and DirecTV. So where is the dilemma? Well, Game of Thrones Season II has been downloaded illegally about 25 million times over the year1 and HBO know why; there is no other way to get it apart from subscribing to a full cable service. HBO could provide downloads through their own site or through iTunes or another vendor but (at least for season 2) chose to take the money i.e. maintained the high premiums from the cable providers at the expense of the pirated copies. Financially this makes sense today but long term HBO may not always have such a gem as Game of Thrones with which to negotiate (or even define) the process of streaming its content on demand.
Dilemma #2, Big Pharma: Big Pharma is REALLY big and is based primarily on a model that is around as old as your granny. Two pillars, small molecule chemistry and blockbuster "one size fits all" treatments are what has driven the growth of this industry since the early 20th century but that is coming to an end. Biotechnology in its many forms is most definitely the future of medicine in the 21st century. A scan of where the breakthrough patents are being generated in the field and you can see the majority are coming out of small Biotechs and Universities not the massive health laboratories of the S&P 500. The problem is that small molecule chemistry (what Big Pharma is great at) is not Biotechnology any more than plumbing is interpretive dance. The initiative needed to transition the capabilities of say, a Pfizer (100,000+ employees2), to a new science is immense, perhaps too immense. Coupled with this is a reality that Biotechnology tends to make very targeted drugs, limiting the opportunity for another "everyone gets a pill" Lipitor or Prosac, a model that Big Pharma now relies on. So the dilemma is set, Big Pharma must re-skill, and possibly re-size, but to do it now or to hold on for just one more blockbuster?
Dilemma #3, Microsoft Office: Microsoft itself is arguably in the middle of an innovators dilemma but I thought I would pose the case for one of its most profitable jewels, Office being very much in the middle of a technology revolution itself. Office is everywhere, you can't do business without the ability to open and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents and this has ensured that the Office suite has remained the standard install for companies worldwide for many years. The knock-on effect of Office being the choice of your company is that you are far more likely to install it on your home PC as well, and why learn two different systems? So where is the dilemma? Well, Microsoft knows that it won't be long before the idea of having to boot up a desktop or notebook to balance the household budget or write your resume will be gone. People will expect to run their households from their tablets and phones while sitting on their sofa not hiding away in the home office. So, Office for tablets? Where is it? The problem is that fully functioning office products are complex, far more complex that we are used to dealing with on tablets and phones. Microsoft's choices seem to be a) cut back on the functionality (losing their technical advantage), b) teach us a new way of interacting (losing the synergy with the company office) or c) lose the home space all together. You might be thinking that you would still be tied into the Office suite simply because even if you change your home tablet away from Office, other people will still send you Word documents. The simple fact however, is that file type is almost irrelevant these days. Download a free service like Open Office and you will see it is quite capable of opening Word docs and even saving them in Word format so on Monday morning your company PC will be compatible with your weekends endeavor.
1 http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/05/09/hbos-game-of-thrones-on-track-to-be-crowned-most-pirated-show-of-2012/
Osmotic Innovation is Moving Past #Sandy
Nothing like a super-storm to slow down innovation. Here at Osmotic Innovation we're doing our best to catch-up and will be back with you shortly. In the meantime, you should spend some time learning about Jugaad Innovation and its principle of frugal innovation.
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Here's My Innovation, So Call Me, Maybe?
Hey, I just met you, And this is crazy, But here's my number, So call me, maybe?
The era of Open Innovation appears to require any successful company delivering goods or services, particularly to the consumer segment, to find a way to utilize external ideas in their product development process – or to at least make an effort to appear to do so. The successes supposedly generated through Open Innovation (OI) are touted to customers, suppliers, potential partners, and even investors on the Street. Many companies go so far as to brand their OI to have it stand out further. (see Connect & Develop as one prominent example of branded OI)
One particularly big out-growth of OI is programs that seek to involve the wisdom of the crowd or to open firms up to ideas from individuals, rather than companies, outside the firm. This component of OI (let's just call it Crowd Sourcing) requires a high degree of trust on the part of the collaborating partners – often small companies or individual inventors hoping that the company will respect their invention, work with them, and pay for their effort. This translates to large amounts of time spent by the companies evaluating ideas, providing feedback, and chasing imperfect leads so that the contributor feels valued and receives the desired follow-up call and feedback.
Too often this part of the process of OI is white-washed by the press and enthusiastic consultants looking to help you build your own system. The promise that every company can have its own 'Connect & Develop" (P&G's prototypical model of how to run an OI system) seems irresistible. To the press it's a great story that connects with the everyman – 'you too could get rich off your ideas!' – but should the Osmotic Innovator put time into Crowd Sourcing or are external sourcing efforts better focused in other ways?
The Problems with Crowd Sourcing
– Technical Literacy: While it's true, as Chesborough and many others argue, that the smartest people in the world don't work inside your company that doesn't mean that everyone is positioned to equally understand your business model, supply chain, and regulatory pressure. This means that a large volume of the ideas you'll see from Crowd Sourcing ignore basic realities of the business you're actually in or are obvious incremental developments with low value to the organization. Getting a real insight or connection you haven't seen already if you're running an efficient OI program is rare!
– Information Overload: The next problem with Crowd Sourcing is that once the gates are open and you start advertizing your willingness to pay for ideas you'll be sorting through significant volumes of requests – trying to give each contributor an answer or feedback can become a job of its own, one with little return on the investment besides from a PR standpoint.
– Exposing Your Achilles Heel: Once you've created your Crowd Sourcing program in order to cut back on the noise and obvious ideas you can always put out specific technical challenges to properly direct those seeking to work with you. The balance that needs to be considered with this is that the more detail you provide on the real issues you are facing, the better the feedback, but the more your competitors can come to understand your weaknesses and potentially exploit them.
The Benefits of Crowd Sourcing
– The Door is Open: There's a well-known saying that begins, "when opportunity knocks . . ." that is very apt for a Crowd Sourcing program. Simply having the Crowd Sourcing program in place makes it easier for real opportunities to find you, perhaps before they find your competitor. A main point to having the Crowd Sourcing component of your OI program might well be argued to be as an advertising program for your R&D department.
– Wisdom of the Crowd: If you've ever watched the hit game show 'Millionaire' you know that having the crowd on your side can be a huge help. A volume of research also exists to prove that crowds do have a particular 'wisdom' that can direct decision making appropriately. Interfacing with the outside world has the benefit of allowing your innovation program to leverage the crowd.
– Perception: Its been mentioned briefly before, but it deserves its own mention – simply having a Crowd Sourcing as part of your OI program is visible proof to the market that you're a modern company fully taking advantage of current thinking on innovation and R&D. As well, small and medium sized companies can see the Crowd Sourcing program as proof that your company is equipped to work with them.
It's fairly obvious that there are downsides to running a Crowd Sourcing component of your innovation program, particularly the resource needed to fairly and appropriately respond to ideas. However, the author tends to find the arguments in favor of Crowd Sourcing to be compelling. In the modern R&D world, no company can expect to go it alone without extremely deep moats. Even with that kind of protection ignoring outside innovation and opportunity is a dangerous game. Having a Crowd Sourcing program, and advertizing its successes no matter how small, is invaluable in communicating with the outside world that you are truly open for business and innovation. The next time someone gives you their number be sure to pick up the phone, and call them, maybe.
The Forest: A Perfect New Conference Room?
Is the traditional conference room really a good place to hold an innovation session? Are creativity, energy, and involvement from participants predicated on where the event takes place? In this post I will show you how it really is all about "Location, Location, Location" – a phrase realtors often use in explaining how the value of a home can increase or decrease drastically depending upon where it is.
Many times when planning an innovation session, a lot of attention is given to the structure of the events, schedule for the day, and participants. There are lots of ideas all over the internet and available from consultants on what events to include and their proper implementation. However, when it comes time to find a location, typically a conference room within either the company or some hotel is booked and no more thought is given – the task is done.
Although many hotel conference rooms are convenient due to their catering, climate control, and familiar corporate setting (think large well lit room with table and chairs around it) they still fall short of being an ideal venue for holding an innovation event for the following reasons. First, they keep participants within a familiar surrounding enabling it easy to remain in the corporate mindset. Because of this, participants tend to check emails, talk to colleagues about projects, and in general not be as completely immersed as they should be in the creative process. Secondly, people equate conference rooms with long tiring meetings, and so innovation sessions can unfortunately fall victim rather easily to this psychological association. Overcoming this requires numerous breaks throughout the day to keep peoples attention span at peak performance and hopefully prevent them from fatigue. This takes valuable time away from actual ideation and can become a factor which limits the number of activities that can be done in the allotted time span. Lastly, nothing beyond ideation effectively happens outside the planned events. If you want little extra bonuses like team building or people getting to know each other better, they would have to be built into the events in some way – and even then it is not completely effective. This also takes time away from the main goal of generating new ideas and tends to make it seem as though the team bonding aspect is in some way forced.
So then if the traditional conference room is ineffective, what are some good alternatives? Here is where creativity on the part of the session planner is required. Take some time to choose completely different and non traditional locations. Try to think of places that would either be challenging to the senses or elicit an emotionally uncomfortable environmental response. Off the top of my head, some suggestions may be using an abandoned building, going deep in an underground cave, or ideate while on different rides at an amusement park. Going even further, why not consider renting out an empty space and transforming it into the surface of the moon or some distant planet. Why not be innovative in the construction and planning the innovation event? Recently, Osmotic Innovation was made aware of a large global company within the NJ/NY area that took participants out into the middle of the forest to innovate. No comfy climate controlled conference rooms here – but just imagine the ideas and team building that came from camping overnight while trying to avoid bears and other wildlife! As I am sure most Social Psychologists would agree, a highly effective way to brings teams together while simultaneously engaging different parts of the brain would certainly be that of everyone experiencing and overcoming some sort of emotional experience together. Can you visualize how different the environment would be sitting with colleagues in an old abandoned building? What do you think the ominous sounds, musty scents, and graffiti sprayed on the peeling wallpaper would contribute towards forcing participants to forget about work and be in the moment? Imagine the unique and effective events one could plan while in such an environment (taking safety precautions, of course). I don't know about you, but I know for sure if I were there, checking work emails and worrying about project deadlines would be last on the list!
Therefore, as Osmotic Innovators, lets push ourselves to think of ways to overturn the traditional (cookie cutter type) innovation session and find ways to challenge participants beyond the events by immersing them in new and stimulating environments. Retire the thought of using boring conference rooms and make innovation sessions both an event and experience. Why do we expect participants to provide creative ideas if the innovation sessions themselves are not dynamic? After all, wasn't it stated that insanity is doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results? Well, the same phrase can certainly be applied to innovation sessions. Push participants even further by removing their comfort zones and you will be amazed at the output and level of engagement you will begin to see in response.
Is IP Stopping Innovation
Are we poised to enter the post-IP age? Has the concept of the patent or trademark as we know it today been so muddled by modern corporate strategy and greed that it no longer serves the purpose it was originally conceived to support? In reading about the upcoming Apple vs. Samsung patent trial one has to wonder how the consumer or public good is served as these two giants of the tablet and smart phone industry prepare to battle it out over the right to own the market. Rather than focusing on how to make their product substantially better than the competitors they prefer to fight over how to block them from competing. The question is – does this hurt innovation?
Patents have been used to support invention since at least 1474 when they were formalized by a Venetian Statute. Even prior to this they existed as 'letters patent' issued by the king or queen to inventors in England or even further back in ancient Greece where inventors of new 'refinements' were afforded 1 year of profits. In the US the Congress passed the first patent act in 1790 to 'promote the progress of useful Arts.' Over the two subsequent centuries patent law has been refined and altered to more appropriately suit the now global marketplace and economy but many aspects of these legal grants have stayed the same.
Do the same rules make sense in the new, constantly evolving digital economy? After all, the original intent of providing patents was to incentivize disclosure of invention for the public good. Is that still happening? Let's break down some key characteristics of patent law today to review how this helps or hurts innovation.
– Filing Process: the process of applying for a global patent is a byzantine one, involving multiple organizations and sets of laws. For any company hoping to commercialize and protect a new invention the process can be daunting. Not only does this add cost and time to commercialization (often lots of both) of a new innovation, the differences in the examination and discovery process mean that what is novel in one state could be found 'not inventive' in another. By the time the examiners and lawyers are finished amending and shifting the filings what is protected in one region might be unprotected or infringing in another! Additionally, this expensive and time consuming process tilts the scales against individuals and small firms, leaving them essentially out of the process. The very people meant to be protected by the patent system – individuals with great ideas – are excluded unless they can muster significant resources to go through the filing process. The patent system then becomes a game that is played by large firms with the resources to engage in de facto patent war with their competitors!
– Lifetime: patents last for about 20 years – great news if you can get one, bad news if you come up with a substantial but infringing product improvement 5 years later (or even 15 years later!). In the world of telecom and digital this is several lifetimes but in pharmaceuticals this is just the start for a successful product. The differences in these industries mean that a one-size-fits-all approach is not necessarily the best one. As well, the speed of knowledge improvement has so substantially shifted in the digital era that one has to wonder why any law written to support innovation in the age of the horse and carriage is still being used in the age of the Dreamliner!
– Infringement Liability: the substantial rewards that might be expected from winning a patent lawsuit have led to the rise of an entirely new industry, patent trolls. These companies or firms buy up patents and use them as leverage to extort payment from other companies. It also encourages opposing firms to face off in court rather than work together. All this time litigating drains firm resources and limits real innovation, while providing a disincentive to making new and innovative products without obtaining firm IP protection. Too often companies look at the ability to create a sustainable IP position as a major factor in developing a new product, rather than looking for the best products. We've progressed from twenty patents in a year to thousands – shouldn't the legal system have changed to allow speedy resolution of these cases in a fair and equitable fashion as well?
It's obvious the current system isn't doing much to drive innovation in most industries. Perhaps its time that governments and innovators came together to reform the patent system in a way that lets both companies and consumers win. Imagine if Apple and Samsung were to focus the resources currently tied up in lawyers and patents with creating new products – the consumers and companies might never look back!
In the meantime what does this mean for you, the osmotic innovator? Avoid falling into the trap of worrying about maintaining a defendable position at the expense of the consumer experience of your product. Don't infringe on others IP but wasting resources unnecessarily protecting short term innovations won't pay off in the end! And if this post interests you take a look at some previous posts on this blog regarding Enlightened IP Strategy – hopefully you'll start to see a light at the end of the dark IP tunnel.
Why is Desktop Manufacturing Important for the Osmotic Innovator?
In recent months there have been increasing mentions of the concept of "desktop manufacturing" in both technical and lay press. "Desktop manufacturing" refers to the use of 3D Printing technologies to generate products using designs developed on or delivered to a user's computer. This revolution has been coming for some time; with Fast Company stating that "the end of the current production- manufacturing economic model may be on the horizon" back in 2009. In a keynote at the FEI 2012 conference Chris Anderson of Wired magazine spoke on the new business models that these technologies are enabling –enthralling the audience with stories of successful application of the technology. Anderson went so far as to say we are only at the dot-matrix stage of this technology, with massive growth and development poised to occur.
Indeed, increasingly advanced 3D printers and the computer-aided design (CAD) programs that support them are being made available at lower and lower prices to small companies that rent time and capacity to other companies and to individual consumers with the interest.
But why should this topic be important to the Osmotic Innovator?
– Rapid Prototyping: the ability to quickly turn-around prototype products should not be underestimated. Only 10 years ago prototypes were used sparingly due to cost and time to manufacture, limiting consumer interactions with test concept designs to 2D images and descriptions. Even today many large companies have their own 3D printing capacity to churn out test designs quickly. The 3D printers of tomorrow may be simple enough to allow product developers with no design experience to create and modify innovative new solutions early in the process. It appears inevitable that the 3D printers of tomorrow will be capable of handling multiple materials to create complex mechanical objects. Making efficient use of these systems has the potential to transform the product development process even further.
– Do-It-Yourself Mentality: the students of today (as well as many of the tinkerers) are beginning to see this technology as a normal part of doing business. Whereas teams that want to have the capability to model and create products on the fly currently need to staff individuals with design competency and engineering backgrounds the skills needed to use these tools are increasingly part of a basic technical education. Workshops that allow creative people to access these tools in their free time are also democratizing the product development process, making it possible that competition (or opportunity) for your company is going to come from unanticipated sources in the future. Your best customers might become your worst competition as they are able to harness this technology to make their own product improvements. Having a strategy to harness this technology and those with the skills appropriately will part of doing business in the future.
– Future Technologies / Business Models: just as desktop publishing transformed the creation and distribution of printed content innovators should be ready for desktop manufacturing to have a similar impact on the creation, manufacturing, and distribution of new products. How your company will respond to, or position itself within these changes will go far to determining its future.
Regardless of your experiences with desktop manufacturing in the past, it is clear it is a concept that is poised to transform a multitude of industries. As an Osmotic Innovator there are a number of opportunities that can be leveraged to boost your teams' effectiveness. Are you ready to seize the chance before your competitors do?
The Amen Break & Musical Innovation
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Whether you recognize it or not, you have heard it before. The six-second long break beat, known as the "Amen Break," is claimed to be one of the most sampled loops in music history. It has appeared in such diverse settings as Oasis' D'You Know What I Mean, car commercials, and the NWA's Straight Outta Compton. Some claim its inherent popularity is due to the loop's waveform aligning with the mathematical Golden Ratio. Regardless of why it is so ubiquitous, the history behind it is a valuable lesson for the innovator.
The Amen Break originally appeared in the song Amen Brother by the Winstons in 1969. The track itself was the B-side to their single Color Me Father, recorded more out of necessity than anything else. Though the Winstons won a Grammy for Color Me Father, the band had already split up and the record faded from the public eye. It wasn't until almost twenty years later, with the advent of the sampler and hip-hop, that the Amen Break rose to prominence. The sampler allowed producers to record and loop music to provide backing for a rapper's performance. Amen Brother appeared on a compilation album of break beats for easy sampling, and took off from there.
However, while the Amen Break was used considerably in early hip-hop, its influence was even larger in the UK. Producers began to experiment with the break sample; rather than simply looping it, they chopped and layered it to create an entirely new sound. The genres of jungle and drum-and-bass were essentially born of this manipulation, with producers participating in an "arms race" [1] of sorts to see who could do the most with the sample. Sometimes they pushed the envelope too far and made tracks that were impossible to dance to. Though the popularity of these genres waned, the Amen Break continued to live on in countless productions, and has become such an integral part of the modern audio landscape that it's often taken for granted.
So what can we learn from the Amen Break? I'd say the first thing is never to throw out something just because it isn't immediately useful. Sometimes it takes a fresh perspective, or new technology, to truly make the most of an idea. Hip-hop artists looking through old funk tracks rediscovered it, and along with the sampler, utilized it to meet their needs. Furthermore, innovation isn't necessarily coming up with new ideas, but adapting existing ones. Using the same building blocks, producers were able to create completely different tracks. Though there is an entire debate over copyright law pertaining to this sample (that I won't get into here), the fact is that sampling created entire genres of music through a mere six second loop. And if that's possible, think of what you can do with even more time and resources.


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BEIJING (Reuters) -- China unveiled a wide-ranging plan including tax cuts and subsidies on Wednesday to boost its auto industry, one of the pillars of the world's third-largest economy. China said it would also promote consolidation in the steel industry, which has seen a glut of capacity as worldwide steel prices have fallen.
Together, the government hopes these measures will counter the impact of slowing global growth, which has seen China's once red-hot export growth turn negative and factories slash output and jobs.
The State Council, China's cabinet, said it would cut in half, to 5 percent, the sales tax on purchases of cars with engine sizes below 1.6 litres. That rate will take effect on Jan. 20 and run until the end of 2009.
The government will also give one-off cash subsidies totalling 5 billion yuan ($732 million) to owners of high-emission vehicles who trade them in for more fuel-efficient and cleaner ones, it said.
"To speed up the consolidation and revival of the auto industry, China must implement an active policy to boost consumption," the State Council said in a statement published on the central government's website (www.gov.cn).
The auto sector has been hit hard by waning consumer confidence, with growth in sales of passenger cars slowing to 7.3 percent in 2008, the first year of single-digit growth in over a decade. [ID:nSHA361216]
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Beijing has long said it aims for better consolidation of sectors, like the auto industry, that face overcapacity problems. Chinese automakers include SAIC, Changan Automobile Co and Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.
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The government has said previously it plans to help other industries as well, as part of its broad efforts to aid the economy, meaning more aid for sectors from shipping to textiles could be on the way.


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Dr. Daniel Lee, MD
Sports Medicine
Lee Orthopedic Institute
1035 S Vermont Ave Los Angeles , CA 90006
Get to Know Dr. Daniel Lee, MD
Accepting Patients
25 Years
Care Philosophy
We emphasize patient teaching in every aspect of our encounters with our patients. I try to communicate with my patients and strive to explain their medical condition and discuss their treatment options in plain language. All questions are answered. I do not want my patients to feel they were rushed through their visit. We provide state of the art medical care for our patients in a friendly, compassionate and professional setting.
- Temple University School of Medicine 1994
Affiliations and Memberships
- California Orthopaedic Association - Member
Insurances Carriers Accepted
Always check with your healthcare provider for most up to date information
- Accepts most major Health Plans. Please contact our office for details.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California
- Cigna
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- Health Net
- Health Net of California
- Humana
- Medicaid
- Molina Healthcare
- MultiPlan
- UnitedHealthCare
- WellPoint
Dr. Daniel Lee, MD's Experience
Sports Medicine
Orthopedic Surgery
Board Certifications
- Orthopedic Surgery American Board of Medical Specialties
Procedures Performed
- ACL Surgery
- Arm Surgery
- Arthrocentesis
- Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Cortisone Injection
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
- Elbow Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
- Elbow Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Open
- Elbow Replacement
- Excision of Scapula, Clavicle, Rib, or Sternum
- Foot and Ankle Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
- Foot and Ankle Fracture Treatment, Open
- Foot and Ankle Ligament and Tendon Repair
- Fracture Care
- Hand and Wrist Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
- Hand and Wrist Fracture Treatment, Open
- Hand or Wrist Tendon Transfer
- Hip Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
- Hip Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Closed
- Hip Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Open
- Hip Replacement
- Joint Drainage
- Knee and Leg Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
- Knee and Lower Leg Fracture Treatment, Closed
- Knee and Lower Leg Fracture Treatment, Open
- Knee Arthroscopy
- Knee Replacement
- Knee Surgery
- Myofascial Trigger Point Injection
- Nerve Block, Somatic
- Neuroplasty
- Peripheral Nerve Block
- Resection or Ablation of Bone Tumor, Partial or Complete Resection of Bone, Debridement of Bone
- Rotator Cuff Surgery
- Shoulder Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
- Shoulder Fracture Treatment
- Shoulder Surgery
- Steroid Injection
- Total Knee Replacement
- Trigger Finger Release
- Viscosupplementation With Hyaluronate
- Wrist Replacement
Conditions Treated
- Achilles Tendinitis
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ankle Fracture
- Ankle Sprain and Achilles Tendon Sprain or Rupture
- Ankle Sprains and Strains
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) or Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
- Arthritis
- Aspiration (Breathing in Foreign Object)
- Ataxia
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Back Pain
- Bone Disorders
- Brachial Plexus Palsy
- Broken Arm
- Bunion
- Bursitis
- Cancer
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Chondrocalcinosis
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Clavicle Fracture
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Complications of Joint Prosthesis
- De Quervain's Disease
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Difficulty With Walking
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Elbow Injuries
- Elbow Sprain
- Enthesopathy of Hip (incl. Trochanteric Bursitis)
- Enthesopathy of Knee (incl. Bursitis of Knee)
- Femur Fracture
- Foot Conditions
- Foot Fracture
- Foot Sprain
- Fracture
- Fracture of Hand (incl. Fingers)
- Gait Abnormality
- Ganglion Cyst
- Glenoid Labrum Tear
- Gout
- Hammer Toe
- Hand Conditions
- Hand Fracture
- Heel Spur
- Herniated Disc
- Hip Dysplasia
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Sprain
- Internal Derangement of Knee
- Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Joint Pain
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Disorders
- Knee Fracture
- Knee Sprain
- Lateral and Medial Epicondylitis (Tennis and Golf Elbow)
- Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Sprain
- Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
- Leg Fracture Below Knee (incl. Ankle)
- Limb Cramp
- Limb Pain
- Low Back Pain
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lupus
- Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Sprain
- Myelopathy
- Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
- Non-Unions and Malunions of Fractures
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis of Ankle and Foot
- Osteoarthritis of Hand or Wrist
- Osteoarthritis of Hands
- Osteoarthritis of Hip
- Osteoarthritis of Hip and Thigh
- Osteoarthritis of Knee
- Osteoarthritis of Shoulder
- Osteopenia
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Knee Pain
- Pathological Spine Fracture
- Pelvic Fracture
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
- Pseudoarthrosis
- Pyogenic Arthritis
- Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rib Fracture
- Rotator Cuff Tear
- Runner's Knee
- Sciatica (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Diseases
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Disorders
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Pain
- Shoulder Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformities
- Spine Disorders
- Spine Fractures, Traumatic
- Spondylitis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
- Sports Injuries
- Sprains and Strains (incl. Muscle Tear)
- Still's Disease
- Systemic Chondromalacia
- Trigger Finger
Awards and Recognitions
- Recognized Doctor
Dr. Daniel Lee, MD's Locations
Accepting New Patients
Lee Orthopedic Institute
1035 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 387-0102 Fax: (213) 738-8764
Lee Orthopedic Institute
1037 E Palmdale Blvd Ste 201, Palmdale, CA 93550
(818) 550-9910 Fax: (661) 266-1373
Lee Orthopedic Institute
435 Arden Ave Ste 530, Glendale, CA 91203
(818) 550-9910 Fax: (818) 550-9901
Affiliated Hospitals
Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center
1420 S Central Ave, Glendale, CA 91204
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DreamHack Winter 2012, where the European e-sports communities faced off in a series of huge tournaments. League of Legends' tense tournament was streamed around the world as favourite CLG.EU suffered defeat at the hands of Fnatic.RaidCall. Dota 2's Corsair Vengeance Cup followed up with one of the most spectacular grand finals in MOBA history, as relatively unknown team NoTidehunter completely demolished Evil Geniuses with an incredible never-before-seen baiting tactic.
Heroes of Newerth pulled out the big guns with a massive $32,000 US top prize for its DreamHoN tournament and also revealed its new stealthy assassin hero, Grinex. Blizzard conceded that it has no plans to develop a Diablo III e-sports scene despite plans to introduce PvP arenas by the end of the year, and livestreamer Athene shocked fans when he managed to kill Diablo in the game's toughest difficulty setting with a naked character. Path of Exile continued its own competitive ladders this week and delivered a huge progress update on the development of the game's third act.
Console gamers who are looking for something new will probably want to get their hands on the first console MOBA, Guardians of Middle-Earth, but they may not be familiar with MOBA gameplay. Developers released the fourth video in a new series designed to explain the genre's gameplay to console players, delving into the game's potion and item system. If mobile gaming is more your thing, mobile MMO Order & Chaos Online produced a brand-new spinoff game this week: Heroes of Order & Chaos, set to become the world's first mobile MOBA when it releases for free on Android and iOS.


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It's a Great Time to Be Living in McKinney!
Have you heard what has been going on in McKinney? McKinney is growing and has been named #1 Best Place to Live in America! Check out these great videos showcasing everything McKinney has to offer.
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Have you heard what has been going on in McKinney? McKinney is growing and has been named #1 Best Place to Live in America! Check out these great videos showcasing everything McKinney has to offer.
One of the top financial ratings firms, Fitch Ratings, is blowing the whistle on Texas' hot housing market. Home sale prices in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are at record levels this year and Fitch Ratings warns that Texas home prices are about 11 percent overvalued. A lack of homes available for purchase coupled with North Texas' fast-growing economy has caused residential prices to jump by about 7 percent over the past year.
Economist Jim Gaines with the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M Unversity said he's looked at Fitch's new Texas housing report and doesn't agree with the conclusions. "I'm not buying the overvalued card right now," Gaines said. "Yes, prices have increased substantially for Texas markets – but only after being essentially flat for almost five years.
Despite its warning about the inflated prices, Fitch's report points out the overall strength of the state's economy. Texas has been leading the country in both job growth and population gains.
Texas home price gains have already cooled from late last year and early in 2014. But the year-over-year gains in residential prices in the Dallas-Fort Worth area is still running about twice the long-term average rate and are higher than nationwide increases.
During the recent recession when many metropolitan areas in California, Nevada and Florida lost 50 percent or more of their home values, Texas prices fell only slightly. And the housing markets in Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio were some of the first in the country to recover. For more information on Fitch's findings click here.
Stuck in the house with Cousin Eddie this week?.... perhaps a quick dash around town to see some of our areas best nods to the Griswolds.
And you do detect a hint of jealousy, as my father-in law "taught me everything I know about exterior illumiination".... which explains why our lights don't work.
Find a spot near you & make some memories.... suggestions are very welcome!
- Christie Cannon
The "Elves" at RealtyTrac offer the Naughty and Nice U.S. Cities List.
Texas cities make 6 of the top 10; with Frisco as number 5!
You can see their report & methodology here:
The original article can be found on Realty Trac
The 242-Acre $1 billion Frisco Station development on the Dallas North Tollway will wrap around the new Dallas Cowboys headquarters and retail complex. Hillwood Properties and auto sales giant VanTrust Real Estate are partnering with the Rudman family, which has owned the site for more than 50 years.
Frisco Station is planned as a dense, urban-style development set to include a combination of corporate office towers, shopping and entertainment plazas, mid-rise apartments, medical facilities and other buildings. Hillwood and VanTrust are no strangers to development in North Dallas. Hillwood's founding Perot family developed the huge and successful Legacy business park in Plano and VanTrust is a partner in the huge Craig Ranch community being built in McKinney. Frisco Station will be a designed to fit with the Cowboys' 91-acre Star development, which includes the football team's headquarters, practice facilities, an Omni Hotel, shopping center and entertainment venues.Jim Gandy, president of the Frisco Economic Development Corp., said the two projects together will ultimately employ almost 19,000 people. Read about all the details in the article here.
Frisco Square is celebrating it's 10th Anniversary this Saturday, December 20 from 5:00-10:00 pm. Activities are to include a Parachuting Santa (at 5pm), Fireworks show (at 6pm), Light & Music Show, Carriage Rides, Trackless Train Rides, Build Your Own Snowman, 3 Lane Inner Tubing Snow Slide, Visits with Santa, Holiday Treats & more! Watch the video to see all the fun and excitement Christmas on the Square provides!
Dallas made the CNN List of Hot Housing Markets this year with an impressive 2015 home sales forecast of +7%.
Dallas's economy remains strong during the Great Recession and continues to roll along in the recovery. This year Dallas is one of the busiest locations in the country for office, apartment and industrial development. The area is also highlighted by a very strong homebuilding market. North Texas is seeing its biggest real estate boom in almost 30 years!
Who made the list??
Movoto Real Estate researched and formed a list of the snobbiest cities in Texas by using a mathematical formula. The formula gathers data based on median home price, median household income, percent of population with a college degree, private schools per capita, performing arts per capita, art galleries per capita, and fast food restaurants (the less the better). They averaged each place's ranking and put it all together in one "Big Deal Score".
Frisco made the list at #9, while Plano came in at #3, Richardson #5 and Flower Mound #6. So who came in at #1? You might be surprised...Click here to find out and read what they found out about each city.
The theory that Frisco is the northernmost edge of the DFW Metroplex will soon be history. The small town of Celina is posed for some major economic develpment and by the year 2020-2030, they are expecting they type of growth that Frisco has over the past decade. Celina's future is filled with thousands of homes, corporate offices, entertainment venues and access to major highways and roads. At 78 square miles, Celina is geographically larger than Plano or Frisco. It's about 40 miles from both the Oklahoma border and downtown Dallas and is made up of mostly rolling fields and open spaces. The theory is that Celina will soon gain some momentum in development as its swelling southern neighbors - Plano, Frisco, Richardson - are becoming massive employment centers. Toyota Motor Company is set to bring its US Headquarters to the Plano area, and with that comes many new people, more homes, and development. Sitting only 16 miles from Plano, Celina is set to be a prime location for development to occur. Celina's story is emblematic of other small towns expecting big influxes of people over the next two decades. To the south, Prosper has its $1 billion Windsong Ranch development. To the west, Little Elm has the $600 million Union Park mixed-use project. Big things are happening up north....read the full article here.
Do you really need an agent to sell your house in today's market? Here's what Fannie Mae suggests to sellers on the Know Your Options section of their website:
"Select how you'll market and list the home (e.g., with a real estate agent or for sale by owner). There are pros and cons to each, but unless you are experienced at selling homes, it usually makes financial sense to get professional help—homes sold by agents typically sell at a higher price and spend less time on the market. An agent will also help you determine the best pricing for the house, they'll market the home, and they'll be your advocate throughout the process."
If Fannie Mae says using an agent probably makes sense, perhaps you should interview an agent before putting your house up for sale. Full post here.
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Happy Holidays from the staff of the MWRA Advisory Board! What's on our wish list for 2019? read more
Category: State/Authority Relations
Advisory Board Responds to Globe Editorial
Our Executive Director provides a response to the Boston Globe editorial calling for increased monitoring of the Massachusetts Bay by the MWRA. read more
October 2018 – Alex Dunn to Address at November Advisory Board Meeting
In this October 2018 edition of News and Notes, we announce that EPA Region 1 Administrator Alex Dunn will speak at our November 15 meeting. We also discuss: A WIFIA informational session in Boston on December 11, And a "Spaghetti Session" on December 7 for read more
July 2018 – A Send-off for Matt
In this July 2018 edition of News and Notes, we bid a fond farewell to Communications Director Matt Romero. We also welcome back Travis Ahern, joining the Advisory Board as Director of Policy and Finance. Other stories include: A reminder to sign up for the annual Advis read more
August 2017 – Field Trip Recap
This August 2017 edition of News and Notes features a recap of this year's field trip: a Boston Harbor boat cruise focused on environmental and economic change. The weather was excellent and the speakers unparalleled. read more
July 2017 – Governor Vetoes Debt Service Assistance Line Item
This July 2017 installment of News and Notes features a timeline of Debt Service Assistance through the legislative process. read more
May 2017 – Advisory Board Recommends 3.19% Increase in MWRA Community Assessments
This May 2017 installment of News and Notes highlights the Advisory Board's recommendation for a 3.19% rate increase for FY18, down from the Authority's 3.79% recommendation. read more
April 2017 – Moving from Rhetoric to Useful Information
This April 2017 edition of News and Notes brings the focus back to watershed management, and what we believe to be the necessary steps going forward. read more
January 2017 – Shaping MWRA Projects and Initiatives
This installment of News and Notes for January 2017 talks about giving the communities a voice. read more


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"This recipe comes from Normandy in France, where we had a holiday home and where all the farmers make their own cider and calvados, which you can buy everywhere. There is also a very beautiful cider route that takes you through lovely old villages set in a delightful landscape"
This recipe comes from Normandy
Ingredients for 4 people
1 fresh guinea fowl - 3 apples - 5ml calvados - 500ml cream
For the stuffing
1 apple - 1 petit suisse cream cheese or 1 tablespoon double cream - 1 chicken liver - 200 g guinea fowl breast filet -salt/pepper
For the sauce
250ml chickenstock - 250m dryl cider - 1 tablespoon double cream – 50ml calvados
Preheat the oven to 200˚C - Make the stuffing by chopping the breast fillet and apple finely and mixing together with the other ingredients, then stuff the guinea fowl. (You can add a few raisins soaked in calvados, some finely chopped nuts and some nutmeg if you wish) - Smear the guinea fowl with butter and roast for 20 minutes, turning it over a few times, then add a little water to the roasting pan, turn down the oven to 180°C and roast for a further 20 minutes - Peel and slice the apples. Melt some butter in a frying pan and fry the apples gently until softened, then sprinkle over the calvados, let it boil briefly and add the cream - Make the sauce by heating the stock, cider and calvados together in a saucepan - Mix some cornflour with water and add to the sauce to thicken it, then finish with the cream - Serve the guinea fowl with the baked apples and the sauce.


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A French sociologist declared that your true personality is best revealed in your trashcan. Brooklyn-based artist Katherine Hubbard spent a year photographing everything she threw out, and all fifty-two landfill-landscape images ran in Good magazine,
chronicling kitty litter, light bulbs, q-tips, hairballs—and a dazzling array of diet-related detritus. Wrote Hubbard, "These are behavioral portraits expressed through the inevitable refuse of living."
She spent week 31, shown above, on a camping trip.