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But after nearly killing himself in a suicide attempt, he was moved for medical treatment to another prison, Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet. For the first time in more than two years, he was placed in a cell with another inmate, Jameson Leezer, a petty criminal and prison lightweight who had earlier been transferred to maximum-security Stateville because of a rules violation.
Just two weeks later, on April 2, Leezer was found strangled in his cell. He was only 16 days from his scheduled release.
The slaying highlights a perilous flaw in how non-violent offenders sent to maximum-security prisons for disciplinary infractions have been locked up in the same cells with predatory inmates who are serving long sentences and have nothing to lose.
Last month the Tribune chronicled a similar homicide in 2004 in another state prison. In that case, corrections officials housed Corey Fox, a convicted murderer with a history of psychotic behavior and violence behind bars, with Joshua Daczewitz, a passive, first-time inmate. Two months later, Fox strangled Daczewitz after guards at Menard Correctional Center allegedly ignored his threat that he would "erase" his cellmate if he wasn't moved.
The Tribune story prompted top corrections officials to re-examine inmate transfer and screening procedures to try to prevent further tragedies. Officials also cited Leezer's slaying in announcing the review.
Corrections officials acknowledge they are investigating how Conner and Leezer ended up in the same cell at Stateville. Will County prosecutors have yet to file charges in the slaying, but Conner remains the only suspect, law-enforcement sources said.
"We are very concerned how these two inmates were housed together, and our expectation is that our investigation will address this issue," said Sergio Molina, executive chief of the Illinois Department of Corrections.
A prison document obtained by the Tribune shows that corrections authorities had classified Leezer as "vulnerable," meaning he should have been kept apart from dangerous inmates.
"I would want to know if there was sufficient grounds -- meaning a violent incident or some other serious security risk -- to justify transferring him to Stateville," Charles Fasano of the John Howard Association, a Chicago-based prison watchdog group, said of Leezer. "But once he's there, he should not have been celled with an inmate with a violent history."
In the aftermath of Leezer's slaying, prison authorities have ordered inmates like Conner who are temporarily moved from the super-max Tamms Correctional Center to one of the state's maximum-security prisons for court appearances or other reasons to be kept in solitary confinement, the Tribune has learned. Stateville would actually hold them at a facility next door.
"Tamms Offenders shall always, without exception, be celled singly," said an internal memo issued May 11 at Stateville.
Leezer's mother, Claudia, who lives in Largo, Fla., said she was devastated by the slaying of her only child. She said two Largo police officers and a social worker came to her home to tell her of the death.
"Sometimes I walk around and scream a lot," said the mother, who also lost her husband four years ago.
The family said it has been stonewalled by prison authorities about the circumstances of Leezer's death.
"I want to find out how he was celled with a convicted murderer," said Leezer's uncle, William.
Anders Lindall, a spokesman for the union representing corrections staff in Illinois prisons, said Leezer's slaying underscores concerns that chronic overcrowding has forced officials to "double-cell" even the most violent offenders, uncommon before the late 1990s. Even segregation units, traditionally used to isolate unruly inmates, are full -- with two inmates sharing most of the cells.
Conner was moved into Leezer's cell, F226, three months after arriving at Stateville. Several correctional officers and other staffers say prison officials should have known better.
Conner, 38, had a violent history and virtually no chance of ever getting out of prison, while Leezer, 37, had a non-violent background and was near the end of his 5-year sentence for stealing a car. Both shared a history of mental illness.
Several inmates told the Tribune that Conner and Leezer had asked guards to be separated. Several Stateville employees also said Leezer, who was listed by authorities as a white supremacist gang member, protested when Conner, an African-American, was placed in his cell.
The only child of adoptive parents, Leezer had a troubled youth in suburban Bolingbrook and Lisle and was first locked up as a young teen for starting a fire, his family said. A drug abuser who also spent time in psychiatric hospitals, Leezer was incarcerated four times since 1992 on burglary and theft convictions, court records show.
Leezer was housed mostly in medium-security prisons even though he was sent to segregation eight times over the years for various infractions. By contrast, Conner spent the past 16 years in maximum security or the state's super-max prison, according to interviews and records.
Born on Chicago's South Side, Conner was sent to Alabama as a child to live with his aunt after his mother was shot dead by an unknown assailant in 1975 outside the grocery where she worked. He returned to Chicago a decade later to live with his father in public housing, joined the Four Corner Hustlers street gang and became a drug user and dealer, according to court records.
In 1991, Conner walked into a West Side jewelry store, pulled a handgun and announced, "I'm going to kill you," the records show. He then fatally shot a store clerk and fled with $200 in cash plus jewelry. He was convicted and sentenced to life.
Conner told counselors that he suffered from chronic depression because of his mother's slaying, according to the records.
"He mentioned it a couple of times -- that he wanted to be with our mother and that he would hear these voices on occasion," said Conner's sister, Lola. "I knew he was depressed."
Conner was transferred to the super-max Tamms in August 2006 as punishment for assaulting a prison staffer. Last December, after he injured his kidneys while trying to hang himself, he was sent to Stateville, one of only two Illinois prisons with dialysis treatment.
After a Tribune reporter contacted Conner for a story about conditions in Tamms, he wrote back in late January, mentioning among other things that he heard voices "telling me to kill myself and to hurt others."
Months earlier, Leezer had been transferred from a "secure-medium-security" prison to Stateville's famous F-House, a four-story, circular structure, because of a rules infraction. Corrections officials refused to disclose the violation.
Conner was placed in Leezer's 8-by-12-foot cell March 19, according to a corrections source. Since they were in segregation, the two inmates were usually confined in their cell for 23 hours a day, even eating their meals there.
Jaia Hicks, a dialysis nurse at Stateville, said officials were trying to ship Conner back to Tamms but had difficulty finding a medical facility near the Downstate prison willing to treat him.
In a letter to the Tribune, Claxton Williams, a Stateville inmate who said he lived in F-House at the time, alleged that Conner and Leezer "literally begged ... security to move/separate them because they could not get along."
One Stateville officer said he last saw Leezer alive about 6 p.m. April 1 as he and Conner were escorted back to their cell for the night after taking showers.
The next day, a prison guard making his morning rounds found Leezer strangled in his bunk.


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Top Photo Spots in San Francisco/
The Best Places to Take Photos in San Francisco! A photographer's guide to San Francisco!
Are you traveling to San Francisco soon and looking for the best places to capture some great photos? Need a virtual photography guide? Are you looking for some interesting places there to explore with the camera? Do you love bridges, churches, marinas, architecture and funky spots too? If so, read on because San Francisco has it all!
I have traveled to San Francisco many times, and always bring the camera because this town is just such a rich photographic environment. It seems like at every turn there is something new and interesting to photograph. It is a beautiful, wonderful, exciting and photogenic city! I always look forward to my trips there (but hey, who doesn't?).
I don't claim to be an expert on San Fran, just a big fan of the city and taking shots of the city, so this list (like my Austin list) will surely change over time as I get more familiar with additional parts of this great city. In other words, this list is not exhaustive, it is just a summary of what I have discovered and photographed during my time there. There is just so much there to shoot that there is no way to get it all on a list.
A lot of these are going to be obvious, like The Golden Gate Bridge, but hopefully some of these will be lesser-known or perhaps inspire you to get a different view of the city than where you may be staying. Feel free to leave additional ideas in the comments below! So, here it goes, in no particular order...and hope you like these spots.....
Oh, and don't forget that on my blog you can sort by category, so if you want to see just San Francisco shots, you can find them here:
1.) The Golden Gate Bridge
Ok, this one is obvious so I wanted to go ahead and get it out of the way. Well, it is the best known landmark as well as an iconic symbol of the city, so you pretty much have to shoot it, right? There are a lot of great spots to shoot it from though, including on the bridge. I also recommend going to Fort Point and shooting it from there. Plus they have these cool old rusty chains hanging around which can add some zest to your image. After that, take the trail which leads up to the bridge as there are some interesting vantage points along the way! Being such a big thing, you can see it from various points in the city so keep that camera handy!
2.) The Ferry Building
The Ferry Building is a beautiful structure and the hotel I stay at in SF is really close, so I always wander over here with the camera after hours. There is a pier off to the side from which you can get a great view of the building, which I recommend doing at night since they light up a big red neon sign on top which says "Port of San Francisco". How cool is that? The other thing I recommend is that you get inside and take a look around. The ground floor is a Farmer's Market and has several restaurants and stores too. It's fun to walk around and check these things out. During business hours, you can also get up to the second floor for a grand view down to the market below, or to just take some shots of the cool architecture!
3.) The Bay Bridge
This bridge frequently gets forgotten in all the hub-bub about #1 above, but it is a fabulous bridge and you can get some wonderful shots from a few different spots. I think it holds its own against the Golden Gate Bridge, which is tough to do. The first spot I recommend is along The Embarcadero - just look for those cool pilings poking out of the water, and line it up and shoot! Dusk/twilight/blue hour are great times, since the lights on the bridge are a-twinkling! Another good spot is from the pier that sticks out on the left side of The Ferry Building (as you are facing it). If you walk far enough out on that pier you get a nice unobstructed view of the Bay Bridge. This is the same spot from where you can get a great shot of the Ferry Building in #2 above.
4.) Chinatown
Chinatown is fun, interesting and unique. I haven't spent enough time there but really enjoy it when I do get there. It's just so interesting. Walk around, go into the shops, poke your head into alleys, and just explore. Oh, and bring the camera. It's a cool place.
5.) Along The Embarcadero
The Embarcadero is home to many San Francisco landmarks, including some on this list. But you can also get great shots just walking along it, whether it be cable cars passing, random stuff out on the water, or empty, deserted wharfs just waiting to be explored...
6.) Grace Cathedral
What can I say about Grace Cathedral? It is beautiful. It is amazing. It is fabulous. I could go on for a while. The outside reminds me of Notre Dame in Paris somewhat, which is obviously awesome, and the interior is cavernous and wonderful. My first attempt to shoot the interior was thwarted when I arrived on a Sunday morning, and it was crowded. Hello Jim, people go to church on Sunday mornings! So, I came back mid-week and had ample opportunity to photograph it. Plan to stay a while.
7.) Pier 39 and the Marina
This entire area is a bit touristy for my taste, but even places like that are fun to explore. There are tons of shops, restaurants and other stuff, an aquarium, boat rides over to Alcatraz and there's even a nice marina there too. For me though the big attraction is all the sea lions that are lounging on Pier 39, which is sort of next door. There are bunches of them and they lounge around without a care in the world. It's just another one of those cool things about this town.
8.) Palace of Fine Arts
This place is wonderful and the architecture is stunning. It is a popular place for tourists and of course wedding photographers. There is that wonderful lagoon situated right next to it so you can get some awesome reflections in the water.
9.) Grandview Restaurant, atop the Grand Hyatt Hotel
This hotel sits not far from Union Square and has some cool modern architecture, but for me the big draw is their Grandview Restaurant at the top. The thing is though that you can't really just walk in and start shooting the wonderful view out of San Fran. Perhaps if you stay in the hotel you could arrange something, but I was just passing through and didn't even know what I was getting into. I arrived and blue hour was just around the corner, so I was trying to hurry because I wanted the light to be just right. Of course, since this is a restaurant and bar, it was rather busy at that time of day. I came off the elevator, saw the view and got excited, but immediately realized that was going to be tricky. I then spotted a little alcove off to the side of the hostess stand, so I popped over there while I tried to figure out how to set up a tripod in the middle of a crowded restaurant. Luckily, the alcove has nice big windows, as well as sharing in some of that wonderful view - so, bam! I set it up and fired off some shots before anyone really even took notice of me.
10.) Ghirardelli Square
Who doesn't like a little chocolate? I know I enjoy it. There are some great shots you can get in this area, including one of Ghirardelli Square lit up at night (I got lucky with the rain stopping before I got there!). But you also have a nice view of the bay from here, and of course the Ghirardelli sign is pretty famous, so be sure and check that out! It's a good one to stop at and refuel all those sugars you depleted from all that walking and carrying camera gear!
11.) North Beach
I really enjoyed walking around this area, which is populated with a LOT of Italian restaurants. As you probably know, I love to shoot cafes and street scenes in HDR, and this area is a total feast for that sort of thing!
North Beach sits basically on the northern end of Chinatown, so assuming you go there it's easy to just continue the photo hunt in this area.
12.) City Lights Bookstore
While you are in North Beach, you can easily squeeze in a visit here. This is the bookstore made famous by the Beat Poets back in the '50s – Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsburg, and William S Burroughs. It's pretty interesting and well worth a stop. There is even a Poets Room upstairs.
13.) Pier 7
This pier is just cool. I love the lines here, and standing on the pier gives a great view of the bay (facing away from the city) and when you turn around you are greeted with a cool view of the city and the TransAmerica building.
14.) Fisherman's Wharf
Keep walking from Pier 39 (#7 above) and the next thing you see is the Fisherman's Wharf area. Lots of great shops and restaurants to aim the camera at here, all decked out with neon signs. I showed up after a rainstorm and during a beautiful blue hour, which makes everything prettier anyways. I recommend arranging a storm to pass through right before you shoot here. :-)
15.) TransAmerica Building, aka TransAmerica Pyramid
It's hard to miss this iconic symbol of San Francisco, in fact you really can't. It juts into the sky and is visible from lots of spots around town. It's situated sort of on the edge of the Financial District and towers over the surrounding area.
16.) Pier 23 Café
As the name implies, this little café is at Pier 23. It's along the Embarcadero, not too far from Fisherman's Wharf. Not a big deal really, but I love little spots with cool signs, so why not shoot it since you might just walk by?
17.) Alcatraz
Everyone knows about this place, and it's well worth a visit. You have to buy a ticket for a tour, and though I did that years ago, it was way before I was a photographer. So, I took this shot from the end of the pier at Fisherman's Wharf – still a cool view, but if you have time (I haven't lately!) get out on the island for a closer inspection!
18.) Coit Tower
A cool tower with a strange name, it's over sort of near North Beach and is another easy to spot and photograph locale. I recommend walking up the hill towards the base of the tower for a great view of town, and a close-up view of the tower itself.
19.) Baker Beach
In a city surround by ocean, you know there has to be a good beach nearby for some photo work. Well, Baker Beach is definitely a great place to go, and the view of the Golden Gate Bridge is awesome, if the fog doesn't get it in the way!
20.) Cupid's Span
This is a way cool sculpture which is down along the Embarcadero, near the Ferry Building and the Bay Bridge. It's quite large, and just another one of those unique things that SFO has to offer.
21.) The Painted Ladies
This is another iconic spot in a town full of them. These Victorian-era row houses sit perfectly on a hillside which gives you a nice skyline view behind them. Everyone takes this shot, and you should too!
22.) Crocker Galleria
Ok, I admit that I hate shopping, but I love shooting and though this is a shopping arcade, it's very photogenic. Being a fan of architecture, it's hard for me to resist spots like this one. It's just off Market Street, near the intersection with Montgomery St.
23.) Vaillancourt Fountain
When I first came across this fountain a few years ago, it took me a while to figure out what it was. I came at it from a strange angle I guess, but eventually I got around to the front and saw the water coming out. It's right in front of the Ferry Building so an easy grab while you are there!
24.) Exploratorium
I imagine if you have young kids, you are likely to end up here. I haven't been inside, but as I walked by I just couldn't resist the combination of the hard architectural edges with the bay in the background. This is situated on Piers 15-17, just a short stroll from Pier 7.
25.) Embarcadero Center
With all my travels to various cities, I've developed an appetite for all sorts of architectural shots, from historic sites and churches to modern masterpieces…and everything in between. The Embarcadero Center sits just across the street from the Ferry Building, at the bottom of Market Street, and offers some cool and unique photo opportunities, especially if you can get there early in the morning before the crowds (which I recommend for just about everywhere).
How's that for starters?
So that's it for now! As I visit more spots and get more photos to share, I will update this list. Please leave any suggestions or comments below, and thanks for stopping by!


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They say you can never go home again.
Well, you can. Only you might find yourself staying at a TraveLodge, driving a rented Ford Contour and staking out your childhood home like some noir private eye just trying to catch a glimpse of the Johnny-come-latelys that are now living in YOUR HOUSE.
It's a familiar story. Kids grow up, parents sell the family home and move to some sunnier climate, some condo somewhere, some smaller abode. We grown up kids box up all the junk from our childhoods' dusty ballet shoes, high school text books, rolled up posters of Adam Ant and wonder where home went.
I'm not a sentimental person, I told myself. I don't need to see old 3922 26th Street before we sell the place. I even skipped the part where I return home to salvage my mementos from the garage. I let my parents box up the stuff which arrived from San Francisco like the little package you get when released from jail. You know, here's your watch, the outfit you wore in here, some cash. Here's the person you once were.
After a year, San Francisco called me home again. I missed it. High rents had driven all my friends out of the city to the suburbs so I made myself a reservation at a motel and drove there in a rented car.
The next day, I cruised over to my old neighborhood. There was the little corner store my mom used to send me to for milk, the familiar fire station, the Laundromat.
I cried like the sap I never thought I'd be. I sat in the car, staring at my old house, tears welling up. It had a fresh paint job, the gang graffiti erased from the garage door. New curtains hung in the window.
I walked up and touched the doorknob like it was the cheek of a lover just home from war. I noticed the darker paint where our old mezuzah used to be. I sat on our scratchy brick stoop, dangling my legs off the edge, feeling as rootless as I've ever felt.
You can't go home in a lot of ways, I discovered that night, when I met up with an ex-boyfriend.
"Great to see you," he said, giving me a tense hug. "The thing is, I only have an hour."
What am I, the LensCrafters of social engagements?
As it happens, his new girlfriend wasn't too keen on my homecoming. We had a quick drink and he dropped me back off at my motel where I scrounged up my change to buy some Whoppers from the vending machine for dinner. I settled in for the evening to watch "Three to Tango" on HBO.
"You had to watch a movie with a 'Friends' cast member," said my brother, nodding empathetically. "That's sad."
My brother and I met up at our old house, like homing pigeons. We walked down the street for some coffee and I filled him in on my trip. He convinced me to stay my last night at his new place in San Bruno, just outside the city. I'll gladly pay $98 a night just for the privilege of not inconveniencing anyone, but he actually seemed to want me.
"I love having guests," he insisted. So I went.
It's surprising how late in life you still get that "I can't believe I'm a grown-up feeling," like when your big brother, the guy who used to force you to watch "Gomer Pyle" reruns, owns his own place. It was small and sparse and he had just moved in but it was his. The refrigerator had nothing but mustard, a few cheese slices and fourteen cans of Diet 7-Up.
We picked up some Taco Bell, rented a movie, popped some popcorn and I fell asleep on his couch.
Insomniacs rarely fall asleep on people's couches, I assure you. I don't know why I slept so well after agonizing all weekend over the question of home, if I had one anymore, where it was. I only know that curled up under an old sleeping bag, the sound of some second-rate guy movie playing in the background, my brother in a chair next to me, I felt safe and comfortable and maybe that's part of what home is.
But it's not the whole story. As much as I'd like to buy the cliches about home being where the heart is, or as Robert Frost put it, "The place where when you have to go there, they have to take you in," a part of me thinks the truth is somewhere between the loftiness of all those platitudes and the concreteness of that wooden door on 26th street.
I'll probably be casing that joint from time to time for the rest of my life. I'll sit outside, like a child watching someone take away a favorite toy, and silently scream, "MINE!"


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LANSING, Michigan (Reuters) - Michigan Republicans on Thursday began a drive to make the home of the U.S. auto industry the 24th "right to work" state banning mandatory union dues, setting off a confrontation with organized labor that immediately led to the arrest of protesters.
Hundreds of union workers converged on the state capital of Lansing. Majority Republicans in the state legislature introduced a draft law in the House on Thursday afternoon with a target for passage by the end of the year.
Several people were arrested while demonstrating inside the Capitol building when they tried to rush past troopers outside the Senate chambers, State Police spokesman Gene Adamczyk said.
The protests recalled the bitter fight over the last two years in Wisconsin, where Republicans voted to curb the powers of public sector unions.
The 2011 Wisconsin law sparked massive protests and unsuccessful efforts to recall Republican Governor Scott Walker.
Hundreds of people were crowded into the Michigan Capitol building and entry was cut off for safety reasons except for those conducting business, Adamczyk said. At least 2,000 people gathered on the grounds outside, he said.
"We had such a concentration of protesters in one area," he said. "We don't want the mob to shift and someone to go over the Rotunda railing."
Outside, Kathleen Tronjo of Port Huron, an administrator with the Michigan Education Association union, said the schools and children would suffer under right-to-work laws.
"This is just bad policy," Tronjo said. "They just keep taking more and more away from teachers."
Eric Prater, a pipefitters union member from Lansing, said he expected voters to take up the issue after the legislature.
"The Republicans probably have enough votes to push it through, but it's not going to stick," Prater said.
Republicans hold a 64 to 46 majority in the state House, which is slated to narrow by five seats in January, when a new legislature is seated with a 59 to 51 Republican majority. Republicans hold a 26 to 12 majority in the state Senate.
Democrats said they were planning to file a lawsuit to get the building reopened and were seeking to delay further legislative action.
During the Wisconsin confrontation, some Democrats fled the state in an unsuccessful effort to prevent Republicans from having a quorum to vote on union measures they opposed.
Michigan is home to the United Auto Workers and would become the second state in the industrial U.S. heartland to adopt such a law after Indiana earlier in 2012.
Republican Governor Rick Snyder said the legislation would cover the public and private sectors, with exemptions for police and firefighters, and he hoped it would be passed before lawmakers adjourn for the holidays.
"Quite often people call it right-to-work, but I think it is a much better description to say that this is about fairness in the workplace and equality in the workplace," Snyder said.
Snyder said he was asking for an act to be passed promptly and he would sign it when it arrived on his desk.
Republican House Speaker Jase Bolger and Republican Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville said they believe there are enough votes to pass the legislation and aimed to get it done by the end of 2012. It would not take effect until possibly three months into 2013, Richardville said.
"This debate has been ongoing in Michigan for decades and specifically in this legislature for two years now," Bolger said.
There will be separate bills covering private unions and government unions.
Snyder's decision to pursue the legislation marks a reversal for the governor, who had said that a right-to-work law would be too divisive. On Thursday, he said Indiana's actions earlier this year helped influence his decision.
"I think this is what is best for Michigan," Snyder said.
Snyder acknowledged Thursday the demonstrations at the Capitol and the strong feelings people had about the issue.
"We have come to the point over the last few weeks and the last month or two where that issue was on the table whether I wanted it to be there or not," Snyder said.
Michigan voters in November rejected a measure that would have enshrined a right to collective bargaining in the state constitution, leading to renewed calls from state lawmakers to take up the right-to-work issue before the end of the year.
"Right-to-work" laws typically allow workers to opt out of paying union dues and bar requirements that an employee must join a union to work in a certain shop.
Supporters say the laws help attract or keep businesses, while opponents say they suppress workers' wages and benefits and are aimed at undermining the financial stability of unions.
The Michigan Chamber of Commerce on Monday gave its support for a "right-to-work" law while the Metropolitan Affairs Coalition, which includes both business and labor interests, last week urged Michigan not to pursue such a law.
Michigan had the fifth highest percentage of workers in the country who are union members in 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Additional reporting by David Bailey in Minneapolis; Editing by Greg McCune and Todd Eastham


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With the help of Evidencebase at Birmingham City University, in January 2013 Library and Learning Resources carried out a survey of healthcare students to assess their use of search/discovery tools.
Many thanks who the BSc (Hons) Nursing 2nd years (Professional Values and Evidence Based practice (NUR5065) students in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health who gave up their time to fill out the questionnaire in connection with this research. (This work is also being presented to UKSG by Jo Alcock and Mark Brown as a 'lightning' talk.)
We wanted to find out how students responded to the range of services on offer.(for example Summon, CINAHL Full Text, MEDLINE, PYSCHInfo, Library Catalogue, Google or Google Scholar). The questionnaire outlined scenarios based on assignments (both summative and formative), and included a poster PICO excercise and an essay). Each question asked: 'Where would you start your search?' and students were given the opportunity to expand on why they had given the answers they did. It was important that our recently implemented discovery tool Summon was measured alongside other search tools.
It soon became clear that those healthcare students who replied were using different tools depending on the situation (e.g. for example if they are just scoping ideas or if they were specifically looking at the evidence base of medical research.) We came to two main conclusions:
- Conclusion I: Healthcare students predominantly chose to use specific databases for evidence based clinical research.
- Conclusion II : Healthcare students tend to stick to the tool they are familiar with for more generic research.
We also had a range of quantitative data and responses which were fascinating.
Q1. "We're interested in knowing which resources you would use during research for full text articles".
Many respondents selected all the resources indicating a broad variety of resources are being used . Not surprisingly, 'Journal indexing services' are clearly recognised as one of key starting points as routes to full-text articles. 'Library Catalogue' and 'Google' also scored high because up to until this point the student's information needs (e.g. related to the theoretical basis of nursing) have been still broadly met using key texts from the book stock.
Q2."You have been given an assignment to write an essay on comfort or dignity in nursing care and you need to find electronic resources as part of your research. Where would you start your search? "
When asked where students would start their search for this assignment, the choices in order of popularity were journal indexing services such as CINAHL, Medline or PsycINFO (40%), Google or Google Scholar (23.8%), Summon (20%) and the Library Catalogue (13.8%). Others (2.5%) mentioned specific journals such as Nursing Standard or Journal of Community nursing. One reason for this maybe that only in the 2nd year do they students start to explore "the why?" that underpins clinical nursing practice and start to develop their curiosity across the field. This places a far greater emphasis on the research literature, and hence the drop off in use of the 'Library Catalogue' here, and perhaps also a realization that search/discovery resources like Summon, Google/Google Scholar and CINAHL offer better routes to electronic fulltext.
Q3. "Your group has been given an evidence–based research exercise, to devise a PICO around a specific aspect of care, find research, and present your findings in a group poster presentation. Where would you start"
When asked where students would start their search for this assignment, the choices in order of popularity were journal indexing services such as CINAHL, Medline or PsycINFO (44%), Google or Google Scholar (22.5%), Summon (18.5%) and the Library Catalogue (3.7%). As in Q2, these results are similar with Google still seen one of the key starting points but also with a sharp fall in starting with the Library Catalogue. Students needed to look for clinical guidelines (which they find via the web eg via NICE) but this exercise also asked them to undertake a database search, to justify their choice and also to evaluate the findings in the context of the evidence base as a whole. Their responses that reflected on several sources for evidence based practice search process such as :"Google just to get the basic understanding" and also "indexing services are useful for finding research articles."
Q4. You need to find full-text articles using clinical research in order to provide to your tutor/mentor with evidence-based research for a case study to support treatment decisions for a patient. Where would you start your search?
This scenario was more focused on the practical element of the nursing course, asking students about where they would start their search for evidence-based clinical research. The results for this are very different from the two previous scenarios; the vast majority of students would start this search using services such as CINAHL, Medline or PsycINFO. Here the key idea is that students learn to use Summon and/or databases for scoping ideas and then moving to back specific databases when they have focused their search. Students who selected 'Journal indexing services' said that "You can easily select 'evidence-based' for your search results" or "This option will allow me to search the evidence".
Student responses: the ability to transfer searching skills
- Students needed generic searching skills to cope with the mass of information and also appreciated how they could transfer these skills between resources: "I would use Google first to find out whats out there and then go onto use CINAHL, NICE and Cochrane." ; or again "I would probably use Summon as a starting point then CINAHL, Medline etc as I feel most confident with using these".
Student responses: the need to start a wide search then to narrow down
- Students were aware of the need to start off with a broad scope and then narrow down. For example Google was "useful in that it helps me to get a 'feel' for a subject as a starting point". One recommended to "Use [Summon]…as a starting point, then either work at narrowing it down, or move to more specific places", a process which another student would follow elsewhere [CINAHL] : "I would search for the topic on CINAHL and then narrow using other parameters to try and find resources."
The need to refine down a relevant result from a mass of results seemed to be similar across the board, no matter what the resource was. Since a single resource didn't always fit the bill, transferring their searching skills between these key discovery and search resources was also a key expectation.


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Hizbollah fighters said Sunday they attacked an Israeli military post in the south near Syria's occupied Golan Heights, their first assault in the area in several years, Reuters reported Sunday.
Hizbollah said in a statement, quoted by Reuters that their fighters used mortars and machine gun fire in the attack on Jabal al-Rous in the Shebaa Farms, a remote area at the foot of the Golan that Lebanon says is part of its territory.
In Jerusalem, a security source confirmed the attack, added the agency.
Israeli army radio said Israeli forces and their South Lebanon Army militia allies returned fire.
The area, on the Syrian-Lebanese border, is rarely a target of Hizbollah.
AFP quoted Israeli military sources as saying that Israel attributed the attack to a desire by Hizbollah to affirm that Lebanon claimed sovereignty over part of the sector, which lies on the slopes of Mount Hermon, where the borders of Israel, Lebanon and Syria meet, dominating the Golan Heights.
Israel says the Shebaa farms were under Syrian control until 1967, and their fate will form part of peace negotiations with Damascus, added AFP.
Both Beirut and Syria insist that the withdrawal must include Shebaa Farms - (Several Sources)
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Over the summer, our interns Chrix Finne and Nate Furtwangler developed an IE add-on, Feeds Plus, that aggregates feeds and displays pop-up notifications to enhance your IE7 feed reading experience. Chrix posted on the RSS Team Blog about the details of Feeds Plus (and a little about his intern experience).
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XGenius necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 259 diseños de 38 diseñadores freelance.
Hi, my name is Dustin Struckman. I build and provide awesome tools that help people do business online. My goal is to help others automate as much of their business as possible to save them time, and to provide tools that also help them earn more money.
I've been doing business online for over 10 years and I have a lot of knowledge and experience to offer others. I try to put this experience towards coming up with systems and technologies no one else has thought of.
And I like to think my creations are pretty "genius." ;-) So my new brand is IMGeni.us and the tag line is "Become and Internet Marketing GENIUS!"
My customers, subscribers and JV partners are all self-employed, home business owners. I have tools for brand newbies and offerings for experiences and well established marketers alike.
So my target audience is anyone who wants to do more, earn more money and work less in the process.
I need an awesome logo to represent this brand an convey this message...
The log format should be a graphic LOGO followed by the text "IMGeni.us" and then the tag line below, like this:
[LOGO] IMGeni.us
"Be an Internet Marketing GENIUS!"
Please DO NOT use anything generic. Make sure your design is original, unique and RELEVANT to this site.
Some complete logos I love:
Graphic only logos I love:
Other good designs (I like):
The other option is to include the icon in the text, like this:
And here are 3 of MY existing sites with logos that I love:
Hopefully, you get a flavor of the kind of design I like. A great logo and nice stylized text is all I need. And think web 2.0 always.
DO NOT make a submission without looking at all of the above logos first.
This logo will need to look good on a black bg and a white bg. It will also need to look good flattened to monochrome back and monochrome white.
So, please submit 2 versions of each design. One on a white bg with black flattened. And one of a black bg with white flattened. Make the flattened images smaller.
Possible colors to use: blue, green, black, silver, white, purple, orange and *maybe* yellow
Please don't use: brown, pink, red and *probably* yellow
Please also make sure your design matches the site: http://IMGeni.us
I'd like this logo to be playful, cleaver and professional (in a Web 2.0 way).
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The American Association for Community Dental Programs (AACDP) is a voluntary membership organization for local dental program personnel.
The American Association for Community Dental Programs Symposium was held on April 14, 2019, in Memphis, TN, as a pre-conference to the National Oral Health Conference (NOHC).
View 2019 agenda and presentations
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Former Trooper of the Year Admits to Violating DUI Procedure
(SALT LAKE CITY) -- Lisa Steed was named Utah Highway Patrol's "Trooper of the Year" in 2007 for making more than 200 DUI arrests, but now all of her cases could be in question because she admitted she did not follow proper protocol while administering a DUI check.
It is the second time Steed's DUI arrests have gained notoriety. A 2009 dashcam video shows her Tasering a motorist who was later determined to be sober.
"The cumulative facts may well have a significant ripple effect across every case she's touched," Salt Lake City attorney Joseph Jardine told ABC News. "This could become the basis for overturning multiple convictions in the past."
Jardine is representing Theron Alexander, who claims Steed violated procedure when she administered a breathalyzer test before a field sobriety test in March 2010.
"The credibility of an investigating officer is paramount. If you can't trust the cop at their word, there's very little left that you can trust with an investigation," Jardine said.
At a court hearing on Tuesday, Steed admitted that she had removed her microphone during the incident in order to perform an unauthorized action.
"She specifically stated [Tuesday] that she took the microphone off so her superior wouldn't know what she was doing," Jardine said. "We're concerned that she may have a tendency to stretch the truth when it suits her purposes. Our objective is to probe her credibility."
Steed's attorney Greg Skordas does not believe that the incident is any reflection of his client's credibility.
"It doesn't affect her credibility. It affects the way she does things, her ability to follow instructions," Skordas told ABC News. "It doesn't mean she's dishonest."
Skordas said that Steed was simply trying to give the person she had pulled over "the benefit of the doubt" by skipping straight to the breathalyzer test and not having them get out of the car.
"It wasn't anyone she knew. I think she was just being overly sensitive," Skordas said. "There wasn't any bad intent. It was one of those, no good deed goes unpunished."
In 2009, a police car dashcam recording caught her Tasering a man during a DUI stop after he refuses to get out of his car, saying he'd like to call a lawyer.
The man, Ryan Jones, can be heard calmly saying, "Ma'am, please don't shoot me with a Taser," before Steed zaps him and he begins to scream. When Jones was eventually tested, his blood alcohol level was a 0.03, well below the legal limit.
The case was settled in November 2011 when the state paid Jones $40,000 without admitting wrongdoing.
When asked about the Taser case, Skordas said, "She took her lumps, she was reprimanded and we move on."
"Unfortunately, you have 300 cases and two go south and then all of a sudden you have a history," he said. "She wasn't named Trooper of the Year because she has a history. She works very, very hard and had a couple of unfortunate incidents, which she also stepped up to the plate for."
Steed has not been charged with a crime at this point, but Jardine believes she has a "huge insubordination problem" that needs to be dealt with.
"It's hard to say why she would do it specifically," Jardine said. "Is it pressure from her past achievements? Is it her desire to outdo the other officers in the state? Is it for advancement? Is it for all of the above? Who knows?"
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As I mentioned yesterday, this anniversary giveaway is bigger than ever. So big, in fact, that I had to separate the prizes into 2 separate posts.
Lets continue with the giveaway madness!
Computer LCD Monitor (22″)
When I contacted Questrade to see if they were interested in sponsoring a prize, they were very generous in their response. They wanted to giveaway something that would improve trading, so what's better than increasing LCD screen real estate.
What is Questrade? They are among Canada's lowest cost discount brokerages. They offer $4.95 commissions per trade for up to 495 shares and $0.01/share after that up to a maximum commission of $9.95/trade. Not only do they offer low prices, they have a wide variety of account offerings. RRSP, USD RRSP, TFSA, Non-Registered, and RESP (among others). All of this with no annual fee or minimum balance.
If you are interested in opening an account with Questrade, make sure to use my coupon code for a $50 trading credit.
So what's the prize? The lucky winner will receive a brand new 22″ LCD Monitor courtesy of Questrade. This may be used to replace your existing monitor, or perhaps as part of a dual monitor setup if your video card supports it.
Moonjar "Family" Package
Last year, I did a review and giveaway of the Moonjar. The Moonjar is a new age piggy bank that can help teach children about money by separating spending, saving, and sharing money. With the popularity of the previous Moonjar giveaway, the Canadian Moonjar distributor has offered the Moonjar Family Package to Million Dollar Journey readers.
What's included in the Moonjar Family Package?
- Standard Moonjar (x2) – You can read more about it in my Moonjar Review.
- Conversation to Go Money game – Put the curious conversation about money on the table with these 100 open-ended questions. Share your dreams, lend your thoughts. An experience for the whole family.
- Noom & Raj Start a Business (Hardcover) – Meet Noom and Raj (that's Moon and Jar backwards!). They want to start a business – a lemonade stand. Follow them through this fun adventure where they learn all about money words – Saving, Spending and Sharing with their Moonjar.
- The Leader Lesson Plan – This 45-minute lesson plan gives teachers, parents or community members the tools to teach kids about money and Moonjar. Fun and educational, this tool makes money management accessible and entertaining for everyone.
In addition to the generous gift, Moonjar Canada is offering Million Dollar Journey readers an exclusive discount for a limited time. You can save 15% up to Dec. 24, 2009 using code "SHARE15" on www.moonjar.ca.
How to Enter:
In this giveaway, you can increase your chances of winning by obtaining multiple entries.
- Tell me about your best personal finance or investing tip in the comments (doesn't have to be original). (+1 Entry)
- Follow me on twitter. (+1 Entry)
The Rules
Lets go over some of the rules. All contestant entries will be shoved into an electronic hat and drawn at random. Since there are 2 prizes available, the odds of winning are relatively high.
- Only 1 comment entry / person (please enter a valid email address).
- Only twitter followers on the date of draw are eligible.
- To be fair to all contestants, each winner can only win once.
- Only those with a North American mailing address may enter.
- Contest will end Sat 5pm EST Dec 19, 2009 and the winners announced shortly after!
If you haven't already, make sure to enter yesterdays PlayStation 3 giveaway!
Good luck!If you would like to read more articles like this, you can sign up for my free weekly money tips newsletter below (we will never spam you).


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For over two decades, Frederic Fekkai has impacted the international beauty landscape. Innovative cuts, premium hair products and a rarefied salon concept define Fekkai as a pioneering businessman. A roster of celebrity clientele, explosive press and an award-winning product line transformed Frederic Fekkai from red-hot hairdresser to luxury lifestyle brand by 1995. By 2005, Fekkai expanded the product lineup and salon business that exuded his specific brand of effortless style. There are currently seven Fekkai salons servicing a total of 1,500 clients a day.
The Frederic Fekkai name is well-known in the hair industry, and the brand offers options for every hair type with an extensive line of products from which to choose. Whether you're looking for styling help, want to repair damaged tresses, or need to revitalize your hair-cleansing routine, Frederic Fekkai products can deliver. Designed and developed by the eponymous Hollywood hair stylist, these products benefit hair of all textures and styles.
When it's daily nourishment your hair needs, choose from a variety of shampoos and conditioners from Frederic Fekkai. In addition to cleansing and nourishing your tresses, these products can also make your styling more successful. Consider your hair needs when choosing these products. For example, you might want a glossing shampoo and conditioner to give your locks some shine or volume-enhancing products to create a full-bodied blowout. You can even encourage straighter locks with your Frederic Fekkai shampoos and conditioners.
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With hair care products designed for so many different hair needs, you're sure to find Frederic Fekkai products for you. Mix and match products--or add them to your existing hair routine--to improve your daily styling and your overall look.
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The collection of items that make up the vast offering of Frederic Fekkai Products is meant to provide a solution for every hair type. No matter what the issue is with your hair, there are Frederic Fekkai Products that will help it look its best.
Frederic Fekkai ADVANCED Salon Technician Color Care Shampoo is the perfect choice for hair that is color treated. The gentle formula effectively cleanses without causing damage or stripping of color. Frederic Fekkai ADVANCED Salon Technician Color Care Shampoo helps to prevent color fading with natural sun protection. This keeps hair vibrant longer between at-home colorings or trips to the salon.
The shampoo performs best when followed with Frederic Fekkai ADVANCED Salon Technician Color Care Conditioner to nourish and hydrate. This conditioner is rich in emollients to soften dull, dry hair and heave each strand in better health. It contains the same UV blockers that make the shampoo so effective at preventing fading.
For hair that is dull and in need of a boost, Frederic Fekkai ADVANCED Brilliant Glossing Conditioner restores brilliance and shine with a special olive oil formulation. The conditioner infuses each strand from root to tip so that all of the hair is nourished and rejuvenated. Moisture and shine last all day. The conditioner works best when used in conjunction with the Frederic Fekkai ADVANCED Brilliant Glossing Shampoo. The two give the hair an extra dose of nourishing olive oil. These products are even safe to use on colored hair and can add vital moisture to hair that is brittle.


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Custom Quotes on Spa Covers
This is a recent sample letter with most of what I normally send out to customers requesting a custom spa cover quote.
For unusual shaped or sized spa covers, we create a customized quotation for construction of our hot tub covers. We have 3 people who do this – it takes a lot of work but they make sure we get it right every time for the client.
Our quotations are emailed to you within hours and each quote is good for 30 days.
We can quote a cover for any size or shape spa or hot tub, and we have built some very unusually shaped, or gigantic spa covers.
Here's how a typical spa cover quote looks:
The information you are requesting on a proposed cover for your Rio Swim Spa at 198" x 90" is enclosed. After reading, if you have any questions or wish to proceed, please give me a ring at 800-770-0292. ….and by the way….if you are shopping price alone, this may not be what you are looking for. If on the other hand, you want the best engineering, function, longevity, quality and warranty in a hot tub cover, I suggest you read on!
There are many levels of spa cover quality and pricing, so before your eyes drop down to the quote below, please note the differences between our product and others you may be considering. As a company that is used to shipping better than 1400 covers a month, we need to be sure our product is the best available today – and it is.
Any dimension which exceeds 96 inches is considered oversized. You should be able to find a few companies able to quote a cover this size, and some may actually have lower quotes than mine. The real key will be the warranty and the ability of the company to build a cover that will last and stand the test of time while providing good insulation and a lower utility cost.
The oversized covers we manufacture are designed mostly as four panel covers, however a cover this size would need to be a six panel cover. We do not fabricate five panel covers because the engineering is not conducive to a well made cover or a cover that can be tapered appropriately. If need be, I can quote as an oversized four panel cover. however the six panel cover will be stronger and easier to remove and replace.
The overall taper is 4 inches with the center point thickness at 6 inches and the outer edge measurement at 2 inches. This gives the cover a full 4 inch slope which is imperative in climates where covers need good rain drainage and/or snow melt capabilities. This design is supported by a framework composed of 10 galvanized steel braces on each side of all hinges and both sides of where each pair of panels attach with a Velcro flap. One of the best advantages of this type of cover is the ease of use and storage. This cover would fold and stack to 33" wide x 90" long x 24″ thick.
In short:
Based on a Rio Swim Spa at 198" x 90" three piece, six panel cover.
● Center panels 6-5 inch taper, 1# foam.
● Middle panels 5-4 inch taper, 1# foam.
● Outer panels 4-2 inch taper, 1.5# foam.
● Each three panels are attached with a vinyl hinge; however we can have each panel attach to the next with a Velcro flap if preferred. (Total of 5)
● Otherwise, each hinged set of panels will connect to another with a Velcro flap. (Total of 2)
● Total taper is 6 to 2 inches for rain run off.
● Total of 10 "U" channel braces span the spa for extra strength.
● Covered in 30 oz. marine grade vinyl with UV inhibitors built in.
● 12 safety straps (nylon webbing covered in matching vinyl)
● 6 handles.
Five year non pro-rated warranty.
Base price door to door, shipping included: $1649.99
Options available:
Foam upgrade to 1.5# and 2# @ $210.00 (Better strength and insulation; r value ranges to 19)
Foam upgrade to 2# all panels @ $310.00 (Better strength and insulation; r value ranges to 26+)
Continuous center heat seals (2) @ $120.00 (Also better insulation)
Double wrapped foam cores @ $120.00 (Increases thickness of moisture seal from 6 to 12 mil and extends cover life span 2-3 years)
Deck Anchor System @ $120.00 (Better security)
Wind Rated Safety Straps @ $120.00
The illustrations below show how our multiple panel covers are designed. The first is a four panel cover to show the construction. The second a six panel cover similar to yours.
This is our six panel cover in a four cut corner design. The cover you require would look similar to this.
No matter how you view this process, multiple panel spa covers are expensive. Our approach here has been to develop a cover for large spas that will stand the test of time, present an ease of use and storage and carry the best and longest warranty available. We have found in recent years that the "standard" or typical multiple piece covers being produced are usually flat, and about 3-4″ thick. This kind of construction is usually in the 6 – 8 hundred dollar range and yet has a shorter than average life span. That is primarily due to the flat construction and inability of the cover to handle moisture run off. Most of these covers tend to begin sagging as soon as they pool water or animals start resting or standing on them.
Michael, you will not find a better value for your spa cover investment when it comes to our quality, warranty and customer service backup. Should you choose Hot Tub Works, we will work to be sure the spa cover we manufacture meets all the size specifications as indicated by the information and CAD approvals you will provide prior to construction. Please acknowledge receipt of this mail if possible and let me know if you have any questions.
Best regards,
– Jack
Now, wouldn't you like to get your own customized quote for a custom spa cover? You'll find that our prices are fair and our workmanship outstanding – plus we're a nice group of people to work with. Once you buy from Hot Tub Works spa cover, we are sure that you will recognize the difference between our spa covers and the "other guys".
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Less than 24 hours after iOS 6 hit the public, people are flooding the web with things they like and don't like about the new system.
No one tests a new product better than the public, and the public was quick to find a bug when it comes to connecting to a wifi network.
Initially the system gives users a problem when trying to connect to a wifi network. It appears to work, but then quickly drops and brings up a "Log in" screen that takes the user to an Apple page that can't be found.
Fear not good readers, there is a fix!
Here are some things to try to solve this wifi issue:
• Reboot your device with the on/off switch
• Reset network settings (General–>Reset–>Reset Network Settings)
• Select your network and tap "Forget this Network"
• Select your network and tap "Renew Lease"
• Toggle Airplane Mode on/off
• Try restoring and reinstalling iOS 6 in iTunes
A few of us here at NBC Bay Area had this issue, and found Resetting the Network Settings and Renewing the Network Lease, both worked.
There is a thread rolling over at Apple Communities if you're still having issues.
UPDATE: TUAW reports the issue stems from the wifi pinging a page on Apple.com, that was either overwhelmed today, or just plain broken. The issue was reportedly resolved by Wednesday evening.


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One source claims there may be a relationship with the Chadwick surname as seen by the following entry: John Chadwikke alias Chaddokke who was listed in Nottinghamshire in 1554. [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X) Yet another source disagrees: "Not to be confounded with Chadwick, as is done in the Index to the Preston Guild Rolls." [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
To add to the confusion, Chadwick is a surname frequented to Lancashire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire name. Chadwick is "a hamlet and manor, in the parish and union of Bromsgrove, Upper division of the hundred of Halfshire, Droitwich and E. divisions of the county of Worcester." [3]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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Frolic is available as a stand-alone plugin.
The Frolic plugin adds the ability to integrate various social media features into your site. With support for Twitter, Facebook, and Google+, you integrate useful social media feature such as `Like` buttons, sharing, feeds, and more via shortcodes and widgets. Each social object may be customized and you can have multiple customized instances of each object.
The first step in adding Frolic social media features to your site is to add your account in the Frolic settings. Frolic allows you to create multiple accounts with unique settings. Each account has multiple different social media objects you can insert into your site.
Feature Overview
Shortcode & Widget Objects
- Display the latest tweets from user(s).
- Tweet button.
- Follow button.
- Hashtag button.
- Mention button.
- Like button.
- Comments Block
- Activity Feed
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A surprising conclusion was reached by researchers involved in a study published in the Nov. 21 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association titled "Association of Online Patient Access to Clinicians and Medical Records With Use of Clinical Services(jama.jamanetwork.com)." Researchers found that patients who had online access to their physicians and other health care professionals -- access that included secure e-mail communication -- increased their use of in-person and telephone clinical services.
The authors noted that their findings were contrary to their expectations and differed from the results of some previous studies.
"The presumption is if patients could look up health information such as their test results, request prescription refills, schedule appointments, and send secure e-mail to clinicians, then their use of clinical in-person and telephone calls may decrease," wrote the authors.
Rather than interpreting the results as an unexpected consequence of getting patients actively involved in their health care, corresponding author Ted Palen, Ph.D., M.D., M.S.P.H., told AAFP News Now that the study findings actually could indicate that patients were more engaged in their care than generally was assumed.
- New research shows that when patients obtain online access to physicians and medical records they increase their use of clinical services.
- The recent study results were contrary to researchers' expectations and differed from results of previous studies.
- Study authors called for further investigation to explain why access to patient portals would increase patient use of clinical services.
Although he and his coauthors were not certain why the results were different than anticipated, Palen, the physician manager for clinical reporting at the Institute for Health Research at the Colorado Permanente Medical Group in Denver, said the team already had developed several hypotheses for further investigation.
"One is that perhaps patients with online access may be more engaged in their health care and therefore use more clinical services initially. We want to see if that leads to better health outcomes for these patients down the road," said Palen. Eventually, that scenario could mean a diminishing need for in-person clinical services by some patients.
The authors also considered that perhaps online users had more severe illnesses and therefore required more clinical care. Lastly, "Another hypothesis that deserves investigation is that perhaps those who signed up for the patient portal did so because they anticipated the need for more clinical care," said Palen.
Study Method
The study was conducted at Kaiser Permanente Colorado, a health care delivery system in the Denver-Boulder-Longmont area that provides services to more than 500,000 people. The health system has used a fully integrated electronic health record (EHR) system since 2004, and in May 2006, it added an online feature called MyHealthManager that allows patients secure online access to their health records through a type of patient portal.
Patients also can go to their portal to schedule and cancel nonurgent appointments, request medication refills, and send and receive messages to and from physicians and other health care professionals.
The study stretched from March 2005 through June 2010. Patient participants had to be at least 18 years old and enrolled continuously in the Kaiser plan for at least 24 months. Portal users must have maintained an active status in the patient portal system for least 12 months and used at least one system feature.
Researchers collected information on patient age, sex, visit frequencies and race/ethnicity. They also watched for diagnosis codes for asthma, diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure. Researchers collected statistics on the number of office visits, telephone encounters, after-hours clinic visits, emergency department visits and hospitalizations.
Detailed Results
Study authors identified 87,206 members with online access and 71,663 without access; they found that Kaiser member use of online access increased from about 25 percent at the close of 2007 to nearly 54 percent by June 2009.
When comparing the use of clinical services between portal users and nonusers within a specific time period, researchers saw a significant increase in per-member rates of office visits (0.7 per member per year) and telephone encounters (0.3 per member per year).
Researchers also noted a significant increase in per-1000-member rates (per year) of
- after-hours clinic visits (18.7),
- emergency department encounters (11.2) and
- hospitalizations (19.9).
The utilization pattern held true for patients regardless of age.
With regard to specific disease conditions, researchers found that, among other things, patients diagnosed with asthma who used the patient portal had significantly increased rates of office visits and hospitalizations; portal-using patients with diabetes showed an increase in the number of office visits and after-hours visits; and portal users with congestive heart failure had an increased rate of telephone encounters. Patients who didn't use online access did not show similar high levels of increased usage.
Patients with coronary artery disease showed no difference in utilization of services regardless of use or nonuse of a patient portal.
Using the Data
Researchers said their findings "suggest that the relationship between online access and utilization is more complex than the simple substitution of online for in-person care suggested by earlier studies."
They noted that health care delivery planners and administrators may need to plan for a reallocation of resources to cover for an increased use of clinical services as online applications become more widespread.
Palen said physicians can use the data to their advantage as they bolster their use of enhanced physician/patient communication.
"The takeaway for physicians is not to be afraid of patient portals. Patients like them," said Palen. "Both patients and clinicians need to learn to use them to improve health care delivery. Physicians may need to anticipate an initial increased need for clinical services, but perhaps this will improve the health for patients in the long run.
"We have much more to learn before we know the answers," he added.
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Crime Scene Chicago: Let Hope Rise
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Collaboraction Theatre Company performs their sequel to "Crime Scene: A Chicago Anthology" in four public parks throughout the city. The production explores the city's history with violence through re-enactments of real crimes, excerpts from articles and more to raise awareness about the city's crime problem.


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Iowa's IT IntegrationBy Dennis McCafferty | Posted 2009-04-16 Print
Sharing information from disparate databases makes money for the State of Iowa.
For any government agency, a paradox has always existed when it comes to transactions involving contracted services: Vendors are owed payment for work delivered, but some of those same vendors owe money to their government customers, for various taxes, fines and fees.
In the case of state governments, databases that track payments owed and payments due are often maintained separately by a host of agencies, so it's often difficult to stay on top of who owes what. In Iowa, this emerged as a critical issue, because state policy allows agencies to withhold payments to vendors that owe them money.
That's why Iowa sought an IT system that would allow these payment databases—whether on the accounts payable or receivable end—to "talk" to each other, paving the way for agencies throughout the state to share information on vendor payment and debt obligation status. But with many of the debt records stored in mainframe files, such information sharing has been difficult.
"We needed to take all the information from databases, track what was owed to us and put in one 'funnel,'" says Michael Tutty, who oversees Iowa's IT enterprise architecture. "We needed to do the same thing for what we owed, and then we needed to cross-check the information in these two database funnels."
Using an open-source integration platform from Jitterbit, Iowa has found a way to effectively track and manage these transactions. Called Vendor Offsets, the system incorporates workflow management tools to allow administrators to keep on top of which vendors still owe money to the state, regardless of which agency is involved. Jitterbit can reconcile these payments and allow the integration process to be shared through open source, making it easy for individual agencies to download the system and give it a try.
Since the system launched in mid-2008, about a dozen of the state's agencies are now using Vendor Offsets, as well as nearly 100 county and local governments that work with state government administrators on these kinds of shared transactions. The system is expected to enable the state and local government agencies to collect up to $3 million per year in "We're now looking to expand this to our state casino payment system in order to allow us to halt payments to winners who still owe us money," Tutty says. "That could make a huge difference for us when it comes to revenue collection."
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Joey Cherdarchuk necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 71 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
Centre for Excellence in Operations
The University of Alberta Centre for Excellence in Operations is a not-for-profit applied research institute in the School of Business. In its tenth year of operation, the Centre conducts leading edge research in the fields of management science and operations, and applies emerging techniques to complex quantitative research problems. The Centre has two major areas of focus: Research - The Centre is currently engaged in several projects for the government and industry including network design, capacity planning, and forecasting. Student Development - The Centre partners with large local companies to provide student projects with an operations research focus. Please view our current website for more information about us: http://apps.business.ualberta.ca/ceo/
We are targeting government and industry looking to partner with academic institutions to improve their operations.
We are looking for an engaging logo that conveys both the cutting edge research and analytics that our center is capable of while still maintaining the respectable and stable image of a large academic institution.
Based out of the University of Alberta School of Business, the logo needs to use a color scheme that aligns with that of the school of business (see http://www.business.ualberta.ca/ )
Some themes that might help inspire (but don't let them limit you):
- We do a lot of work with road networks
- gears seems like a potential metaphor
- we do a lot of math so Greek letters may fit
Here are some logos we like:
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Honduras militarizes main prison after deadly riot
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Honduras has deployed troops to its main prison in order to "end the reign of criminals", President Porfirio Lobo (pictured) said Saturday. The measure follows a gunfight which left at least three gang members dead and 12 people injured.
Honduran President Porfirio Lobo ordered the militarization of the country's main prison on Saturday after a gunfight there left at least three gang members dead and 12 people injured, including three guards.
The aim of the measure, which involves putting soldiers in charge of the prison's security, is to "end the reign of criminals in our prison system, which has done so much damage to our society," Lobo said in a statement.
Police spokesman Miguel Martinez said members of the "Barrio 18" gang fought with other inmates in Honduras' National Penitentiary, which houses 3,351 inmates and is located about 10 miles (15 kilometers) north of the capital, Tegucigalpa.
Three gang members were killed and nine injured, director of penitentiaries Jose Simeon Flores said in a press conference, adding that three guards were wounded by gunfire.
"The gang members used AK-47s, according to them, to defend themselves from other prisoners. They also exploded a fragmentation grenade," Flores said.
The army and police are now in control of the prison, he said. Authorities are carrying out a "cell-by-cell review to find out what happened."
Dr. Juan Ayestas, chief of emergency surgery at the Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa, said one of the dead inmates had a gunshot wound to the head.
A contingent of 70 soldiers and police was sent to guard the Hospital Escuela, where injured inmates were taken, for fear that their gang would try to free them.
"We have detected cars with armed men inside passing by the hospital and for this reason we are increasing security measures to avoid a tragedy," Martinez said.
The riot and militarization of the prison comes a day after the release of an Inter-American Commission on Human Rights report that said inmates control Honduras' 24 prisons because the state has abandoned its role in rehabilitating people convicted of crimes.
The commission said that one consequence of the state's abandonment of the prisons is the rise of so-called systems of "self-governance" that are headed by inmates known as "coordinators." The coordinators are picked by the inmates and set rules for the prison, including disciplinary measures.
The report said that some prisons are so poorly guarded that the inmates could escape if they wanted to, but don't because they don't want to upset the balance.
The commission conducted the report following a fire last year at the Comayagua prison that killed 361 inmates.
Honduran prisons operate on a Lord-of-the-Flies system that allows inmates to run businesses behind bars, while officials turn a blind eye in exchange for a cut of the profits they say is spent on prison needs.
Authorities say they carry out three searches a month in the country's state prison and find a large quantity of arms, from guns to knives and machetes. Guards are bribed to let them bring the arms into the prison.
The government says there are 12,263 people incarcerated in Honduras even though its prisons can only hold 8,120 inmates.


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Skeets, who was horribly trampled by adolescent goats while visiting the petting zoo, is still inactive and will be back next week. Today's Closer is written by Rick Chandler, Submersible Operations Coordinator at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ...
There's nothing I enjoy more than a good blog war. After Paul Pierce and a few of the other Celtics complained of cheap shots and trash talk by the host Sacramento Kings in their game on Wednesday, a couple of the teams' respective blogs started to go at it, and now we've got us a rasslin' match. First, The Celtics Blog called Sacramento "The Queens" in a headline, saying: The Celtics are a target again. Teams desperate for solutions will try anything they can to knock this team down. On this night, it didn't work. The Celtics held off the Queens and just waved good-bye to them. In the future, the C's will have to continue to maintain their focus and stick to playing superior basketball to keep winning games. Another good learning opportunity for this team that is growing stronger every day.
Counters Kings' blog Sactown Royalty: The world does not revolve around the Celtics. They are not a flock of untouchable clergymen. If they want flap their gums at Ron Artest and Francisco Garcia, they will receive gum-flapping in return. This was all just a really long way of pointing out the subtle reasons most of the country dislikes Boston sports fans. I really like CelticsBlog — I'd consider Jeff Clark a very good blogfriend. But when I see silly headlines like [The Queens Get Chippy], I want to punch someone in the nose. That moniker was stupid and played out in 2002. Analysis by gay joke is not remotely useful.
Clark then replies via e-mail: I admit, the use of that headline was probably in poor taste and maybe even out of character for me. It was just meant to be glib but I could see how it would offend or at least annoy people. I'll take a page from the athlete's guide to dealing with the media and say "If I offended anyone, I'm sorry." I simply read report after report this morning of how the Kings took a physical approach to the game and saw the coach quoted as saying that was pretty much the gameplan and I posted the quotes from those sources. If the newspapers got the facts wrong or misrepresented them, bad on them.
The Celtics beat the Kings 89-69. Then on Thursday, Boston invaded Seattle — in Ray Allen's return to his former home — and topped the Sonics 104-96 behind Paul Pierce's 37 points. And more good news for the Celtics; Kevin Garnett leads All-Star voting with 1,186,690 votes.
• Big Breakthrough. The Suns finally figured out how to stop a big man — in this case the Clippers' 7-footer, Chris Kaman — as Amare Stoudemire's 30 points and 15 rebounds led a 108-88 victory.
• Cleveland Somewhat Rocks. LeBron James managed 24 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead the Cavaliers past the Mavericks 88-81. Cleveland shot 36.4 percent from the floor, was 2-of-16 from the 3-point line and missed 10 free throws, which should tell you how well Dallas is playing.
• What Does He Charge For Just A Massage?. Quote of the week comes from Jason Williams of the Miami Heat, who is not thrilled with recent trade rumors. "We're like some high-paid prostitutes anyway in this league. They just use and get rid of us whenever they want."
• No God, Not That! As the new year approaches, it's time to count your blessings, NBA players. Enjoy what you have, because things could be much, much worse. Yes, this applies even if you play for the Knicks. Here is the proof.


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