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The Other Side of the Equation in Higher Education
There has rightfully been much emphasis placed on student achievement to justify technology investments in higher education. California Baptist University is focusing in on students as a primary driver for their collaboration architecture, but something else interesting popped out for me in this recent case study – how it is affecting instructors.
Clearly there is a business case for extending the reach of a university that has limited "brick-and-mortar space to grow in. According to Dr. David Poole, Vice President, Online and Professional Studies, "I can now offer face-to-face instruction in real time to Chinese students at the bachelors and masters level. My ROI is tremendous because I am not sending faculty over there to spend months and months over there." I believe that while some US-based instructors may enjoy an occasional trip to China, an extended stay could be an obstacle from a personal perspective.
CBU is wisely looking at both sides of the online education equation: not only bringing students to instructors, but bringing instructors to the students. The more flexibility you can offer the instructor through technology tools like WebEx and Telepresence, the better. This includes online video lecture and discussion as well as one-on-one assistance. You've seen commercials advertising that students can attend online classes in their pajamas, but isn't it equally convenient for instructors to conduct online office hours in their pajamas too?
Switching to a video-based online teaching environment has real productivity benefits for faculty teaching online, with CBU claiming it can increase a teacher's workload anywhere from 40 to 60 percent, and they can teach exactly as they would in a traditional classroom. In other words, they spend their time doing what they do best and don't have to think about the technology too much.
I see the transformation accelerating in higher education… with smar t institutions figuring out how to serve more students globally through online collaboration tools. This updated technology also helps in recruiting and retaining the best instructors. Have you seen other institutions like CBU attracting the best and brightest on both sides of the equation?
Read the full Case Study PDF – Pervasive Video Extends University's High-Touch Culture
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Nicely done, David. Yes, the face of higher education is changing and, especially, online programs and courses. Adopting video technology allows CBU to not only connect with students but to have true conversations. See TED video:
I personally love the way WebX technology has paved the path for more innovative learning methods. I agree creating virtual classrooms not only saves precious time lost in traveling to the university but will also help students working full time and studying part time learn their lecteurs more interactively.

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Jonathan Jones
(Australia 1978 – )
- Community
- Sydney, South-east region
- Language group
- Wiradjuri, Southern Riverine region, Kamilaroi, Northern Riverine region
Untitled (heads or tails)
- Other titles:
- Untitled (domestic heads or tails)
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
The forms and patterning of light tubes in 'Untitled (heads or tails)' 2009 are derived from the traditional Aboriginal carved trees of inland New South Wales. As the artist has written of this work:
"'Untitled (heads or tails)' references Koori 'marayarrang', carved scar trees, which are incised with traditional cultural designs similar to that found on shields, boomerangs and possum skin cloaks. These designs are specific to NSW and are part an important part of Koori culture.
Many of the scar trees were cut down and sent to museum collections around Australia.
The last major grove when logged filled two tucks. A coin was casually tossed to decide which truck load of traditional cultural material would go to which museum, hence the title of this artwork.
'Untitled (heads or tails)' also references Roman and Grecian columns, drawing a connections between traditional cultures, Indigenous Australia and classical Roman and Greek culture."
As with all of Jones' light works, the units radiate heat and intense white light, creating a field of energy in the gallery. The formal regularity of the design of uniform industrially manufactured units recalls the light sculptures of such minimal artists as American Dan Flavin or, in Australia, Peter Kennedy. Yet Jones' work has a skein of other references alien to minimalism such as the specific reference to carved trees in this work, and in other works inspiration from natural forms found in the Australian landscape, motifs on Aboriginal shields and from patterns in domestic design. Jones' synthesises these particular cultural references with the history of formal abstraction and light works in 20th-century western art. His works very muteness on the questions of identity and content that knowledge of its specific references may raise is in itself eloquent and perhaps by extension, political.
- Place of origin
New South Wales,
- Year
- 2009
- Media
- Installation
- Medium
- fluorescent tubes, powder-coated metal, electrical wiring
- Dimensions
- 62.0 x 40.0 x 40.0 cm each unit
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Amanda Love 2011. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
- Accession number
- 212.2011.2.a-b
- Copyright
- © Jonathan Jones


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Kansas town to auction first flush of giant public toilet on eBay
The wacky folks in Lucas, Kansas, have always been known for their keen sense of humor.
The town of 407 residents is home to the "Garden of Eden," which features the peculiar work of S.P. Dinsmoor. He was a retired schoolteacher and Civil War veteran who sculpted 113 tons of concrete into various religious and political figures in his backyard.
In recent years, it has become known as the grassroots art capital of Kansas, in large part because it is home to the Grassroots Art Center dedicated to 20th-century Kansas grassroots folk art.
But now, Lucas can add one more notch in its quirky belt: The town has turned to bathroom humor and created a monument making Lucas home of the largest, most blingy toilet in Kansas.
The town has been working on its $100,000 public restroom project for the past four years, and it is almost complete.
Bids are currently being taken on e-Bay for the honor of a first flush, which is scheduled for 3:21 p.m. on June 2 in Lucas. As of late last week, 19 bids had been received; the highest was $110.
The town has scheduled activities throughout the day on June 2, beginning at 10 a.m., to celebrate.
Why a toilet?
Several years ago, some of the town's leaders gathered to discuss the one thing Lucas needed the most: a public restroom.
"The Garden of Eden has none and there were no accessible public restrooms on Main Street, except in the arts center," said Rosslyn Schultz , the Grassroots Art Center director. So, town residents constructed a massive building designed to look like a large toilet.
The exterior of the giant toilet bowl is sunken so people can sit outside and talk. A giant toilet paper roll sits outside as a conversation starter.
The giant toilet's 14-foot-tall mosaic lid is up.
"Our lid is always up," Schultz said. "This was done by volunteers and took thousands of hours to put together."
And every wall is decorated. A chandelier made from the bottom of wine bottles is only one of the highlights.
Donations for the project have come from across the nation. All but $3,000 for the project has been raised.
"We are hoping that it floats around on the Internet as one of those weird toilets you need to see," Schultz said. "That is our ultimate hope. We want people talking about it."


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, considered by many to have been the greatest quarterback of all time, will be inducted posthumously into the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame with six others at the 53rd enshrinement ceremony Nov. 8 at Michael's 8th Avenue in Glen Burnie.
Unitas, the Pro Football Hall of Famer who led the Baltimore Colts to NFL championships in 1958 and 1959 and Super Bowl V in 1971 over 17 seasons with the team, will be honored along with golf legend Carol Mann as a result of a change in the organization's by-laws.
Since the inaugural ceremony in 1956, all inductees had to be Maryland natives, but recently the group added this to eligibility requirements: "Through their athletic achievements and significant contributions to their local communities and the State of Maryland, have earned the distinction at the sole discretion of the Board, of becoming an 'Adopted' Marylander. Earning this distinction requires the nominee to have lived in the state for at least 25 years."
Pittsburgh native Unitas and Mann, who is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and was born in Buffalo, N.Y., will be joined in the 2012 induction class by Danny Ferry, an NBA player with the Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs, NBA executive with those teams and the Atlanta Hawks and NCAA standout with Duke; light-welterweight boxing champion Sharmba Mitchell; jockey Mario Pino; and two of only three All-America lacrosse goalies to win the C. Markland Kelly Jr. Award three times: Jim Kappler (Maryland, 1955-1957) and Michael Federico (Johns Hopkins, 1978-1980).
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Maybe you think I am crazy for saying that I love Bobby Ray more then anyone- even my friends think Im crazy- but I never had anything other then music. And when these new weird artisits started rapping about stuff like how big their D**k is put me off music. "Honestly i don't even listen to rap, Cos when i turn the radio on, out comes crap"- Generation Lost. And then my brother made me listen to one of his song. It was so different and seemed more realistic then any other rap song of that time. I listen to alot of Old School, Jazz and Soul, Rock and Alternative. And it seemed he had the quality of combining all of it in one song.
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VaxDesign Corporation Receives 2011 Companies to Watch Award
Release Date: January 10, 2011
VaxDesign Honored for Its Technology, Growth and Contribution to Florida's Economy
ORLANDO, Fla. Biotechnology research and development company VaxDesign Corporation has been recognized as one of fifty 2011 "Companies to Watch" by GrowFL, the Florida Economic Gardening Institute at the University of Central Florida and ACG Florida, in association with the Edward Lowe Foundation. The award recognizes privately held Florida businesses that employ up to 99 employees and have between $750,000 to $50 million in annual revenue or capital.
"We're extremely pleased and honored to be among the fifty companies chosen," said the head of the VaxDesign Campus William Warren, "We have always felt a strong commitment to Florida and our local community. We're fortunate to be able to provide jobs for central Floridians, while helping to build Florida's growing biotechnology business community. We're thankful for the support we've received and will continue to work hard to maintain a strong presence in Florida."
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A Week in the Life of Popular YouTube Channels
Photo and Video Sharing Grow Online
54% of internet users have posted original photos or videos to websites and 47% share photos or videos they found elsewhere online. Young adults and women lead the way in each of these activities.
Video: The Rise of Online Video
A report from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project finds that online video is growing. 78% of online adults watch or download videos online, up from 69% in 2009, and the share of internet users who upload or post video online has doubled from 14% in 2009 to 31% today.
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The percent of online adults who upload or post videos online has doubled from 14% in 2009 to 31%. The share of online adults who watch or download videos has also grown from 69% of online adults in 2009 to 78%, with mobile phones playing a key role.
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55% of registered voters have watched political videos online this election season, and 52% have had others recommend political videos for them to watch online
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46% of internet users post original photos & videos online; 41% curate photos & videos they find elsewhere on the web and post on image-sharing sites. Women are more likely than men to use Pinterest; Instagram & Tumblr attract equal shares of both.
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CHICAGO (AP) — The operator of a Chicago commuter train that crashed at O'Hare International Airport admitted she "dozed off" before the accident, waking only when the train jumped off the tracks and climbed an escalator, a federal official said Wednesday.
National Transportation Safety Board investigator Ted Turpin said the woman had been working as an operator for about two months and acknowledged she'd previously fallen asleep on the job in February, when her train partially missed a station.
"She did admit that she dozed off prior to entering the station," he said during a briefing Wednesday. "She did not awake until the train hit."
He said the woman, who was cooperating with the investigation, often worked an erratic schedule, filling in for other Chicago Transit Authority employees.
"Her hours would vary every day," he said.
Turpin said the NTSB is investigating the woman's training, scheduling and disciplinary history.
"The CTA became aware of that (February incident) almost immediately and a supervisor admonished her and had a discussion with her," he said.
More than 30 people were hurt during the crash, which occurred around 3 a.m., but none of the injuries were serious.
Turpin said the crash caused about $6 million worth of damage.
Meanwhile Wednesday, crews were cutting apart the lead car of the eight-car train that was damaged during the crash, sending sparks into the air at typically busy station that remains closed.


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Medical pot dispensary coming to Bridgeport
HARTFORD -- Buying pot on Main Street in Bridgeport -- and doing it legally -- came a step closer to reality Thursday as the medical marijuana movement goes mainstream in Connecticut.
The state announced the winners of six dispensary licenses out of 27 applicants, including one in Bridgeport that was proposed by two Trumbull women.
These fledgling dispensaries will be able to offer patients suffering from debilitating illnesses a smorgasbord of ways to ingest the drug, from the raw vegetative form to oils, extracts, capsules and transdermal patches.
Angela D'Amico, co-partner in D&B Wellness, said she received the good news about their application for 2818 Main St. in Bridgeport in a phone call from Consumer Protection Commissioner William Rubenstein.
She and Barski have 30 days to complete local approval for their dispensary proposal. The Planning and Zoning Commission is expected to vote on a permit application later this month.
Without it, D&B, which is based in Monroe, could lose the license.
Some neighbors of the Main Street property -- a former library -- hope that happens.
"It just seems anything goes in Bridgeport," said Bobbie Simmons, who runs an accounting practice in a building next to the proposed dispensary and does not want a "dope factory" as a neighbor.
"Bring it to Bridgeport, they will take it," Simmons said.
Mayor Bill Finch's administration has, unlike other municipalities, sought to work with the new medical marijuana industry in finding suitable locations in the city. The mayor's office struck a cautious tone Thursday.
"We thank the Department of Consumer Protection for their hard work on thoroughly vetting these six dispensaries, including one in Bridgeport," spokesman Brett Broesder said. "However, we understand that the community is concerned and has a lot of questions, which is why D&B Wellness is currently being vetted by the community through the city's Zoning Commission. The commission will make a final determination on what is best for the Park City through this inclusive process."
The medical marijuana industry is burgeoning nationwide, and 20 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the growing, sale and purchase of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
Nicholas Tamborrino, a Fairfield pharmacist, won the license for Bluepoint Apothecary, which has a location at 469 East Main Street in Branford. Tamborrino is a former clinical pharmacist at Bridgeport Hospital.
Other dispensaries, whose applications were reviewed by Rubenstein's staff over recent months, were approved for South Windsor, the Uncasville section of Montville, Hartford and Bristol.
The state's 1,990 registered patients could get their first packages of cannabis by the summer in the state's innovative pharmaceutical-medical model that's the first of its kind in the nation.
"With the selection of dispensary facilities, all necessary pieces of the medical-marijuana program are in place and we are poised to provide patients with a safe and secure source of needed medicine," Rubenstein said in a statement.
In January, Rubenstein approved four growing facilities that were required to put up $2 million in escrow accounts, plus $75,000 for the licenses and $25,000 for the applications, of which there were 16.
The dispensaries had much-lower hurdles to clear, including $1,000 applications and $5,000 licenses. Eight of the 27 applicants dropped out in recent weeks for reasons including a failure to find locations. Most of the winning dispensaries have direct relationships with pharmacists, who are required under state law to direct patient services.
Rubenstein in an interview said that the dispensaries will set standards for security in providing medical cannabis in the variety of forms that will be delivered from the growing facilities. The dispensaries cannot open the packaged cannabis from growers, and patients will not be allowed to open packages or use the marijuana in the dispensaries.
"This is a different set of skills entirely from producers," Rubenstein said, stressing that each dispensary had to summarize their qualifications in five pages. "Largely, these are the same kind of people opening your local neighborhood pharmacy."
He said that while some producers applied for dispensary licenses, none were chosen.
"We evaluated the business wherewithal of the applicants, their site plans and security features, their ability to satisfy patients' needs, their business plans, their delivery systems, the training that personnel will receive, proposed marketing plans, financial plans, organizational structure, employee benefits, compassionate-need plans, community benefits and substance abuse programs," he said.
D'Amico said she hopes the state license will help sway Bridgeport zoning commissioners, who hosted a lengthy public hearing on the application Monday that drew numerous opponents.
"Don't you think & the city would say, 'Wow, they got awarded (a license)?" she said. "We're the right people for the job and the state of Connecticut announced we're the right people for the job."
Zoning Commission Chairman Mel Riley said he personally believes the state license is a separate issue.
"We're dealing with a zoning matter," Riley said. "Whether they were selling Juicy Fruit or marijuana, it's a zoning matter."
That's how Councilwoman Michelle Lyons, D-134, a vocal opponent of the dispensary, feels as well.
"I don't have a problem with medical marijuana. The problem is the location," Lyons said. "Bottom line: The Zoning Commission said their job was to make a decision if this fit the neighborhood & Let's make decisions on zoning."
Raymond Rizio, a zoning lawyer who represented D&B at Monday's zoning hearing, said technically when the commission votes, it can only take into account the evidence presented to them at that time.
"But (the state license) certainly gives validity to our presentation where we indicated the professionalism of our clients and the safeguards they will implement to make this the appropriate place for such an enterprise," Rizio said. "People look at this as, 'Why Bridgeport?' I think Bridgeport in this instance should be happy to have such a ground-breaking treatment available."


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The Square Piano
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Johannes Zumpe & Gabriel Buntebart, London 1769. This square piano from Johannes Zumpe used his English single action with no escapement and no check, limiting its performance somewhat. This piano was typical of the basic, relatively low-cost instruments (around 15-20 pounds) with which Zumpe made his fortune. Zumpe and Gabriel Buntebart, a fellow German, were partners from 1768 to 1778. J.C. Bach, who was a friend of Buntebart's, used a similar instrument for the first public piano recital, in 1768. With the lid open the modifiers and their levers can be seen to the left side of the instrument. The dampers sit above the strings and are raised or lowered by the relevant lever. The right hand 'compartment' houses the single bridge and tuning pins.
Steinway & Sons, New York, 1871. The way in which the square piano grew in size can be clearly seen in this powerful instrument from Steinway & Sons. Even the lid weighs more than those of most grand pianos. This design, with a full iron frame, is probably the most powerful type of square piano ever built. When the lid is raised, the sound is reflected directly at the player, further enhancing the power of the instrument--though not to the benefit of an audience, as with the lid of a grand.
The origins of the square piano can be traced directly to the clavichord, with which it shares a rectangular (not square) shape and basic layout of strings and soundboard. The keyboard is positioned along one of the broad sides, and the strings run horizontally at right angles to the keys.
Backers, who worked in London from 1763 to 1778, and Zumpe both took Cristofori's action as the starting point for their innovations. The early Zumpe pianos were crude. The action had no escapement, making it impossible to play the same note repeatedly, nor was there any form of hammer check, meaning that the hammer could easily bounce back and re-hit the string. Zumpe rectified some of these problems in the early 1780s with his double action, though it still had no escapement.
In 1825, an American, Alpheus Babcock, developed the first iron frame for the piano, which enabled far greater tension to be applied to the strings. Jonas Chickering took the design a stage further and most other manufacturers followed suit.
By the 1840s, the square piano was as wide as a medium sized grand piano, and heavier. In the concert hall, the square piano had one advantage over the grand piano: the direct line of view from the audience to the pianist. But for domestic use people wanted something smaller. European manufacturers had been experimenting with upright designs for many years, but the Americans persisted with the square format. The last commercial square pianos were built in England in around 1860, but in America production continued. As late as 1868, 80 percent of Steinway's output was still square pianos.
The pictures and text in the Virtual Piano Museum are copied with permission from Piano by David Crombie, published by Backbeat Books. This book is a beautiful volume of pictures and piano history. See more about it on its Web Page.
Photos Copyright 1995 Balafon, used by permission. All rights reserved
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Blood Sugar: How Low is Optimal and Does it Matter How You Get There? A Discussion of the ACCORD and ADVANCE Studies
Ryan Bradley, ND, MPH June, 2008
This month the results of two very large clinical studies were released that have led to questions by doctors and patients on the optimum goal for lowering blood sugar in Type 2 diabetes. The results of the two studies are paradoxical and not necessarily consistent with past thinking. In this article I will provide some review of the tools doctors use to monitor blood sugar in diabetes and hopefully offer some clarity on recent study findings. How the results of these studies affect, or do not affect, your health care should be a conversation between you and your doctor and depend on numerous factors.
How is Blood Sugar Monitored?
Because blood sugar levels change from minute to minute, one isolated blood sugar reading has limited value to your or your doctor. For this reason your doctor or diabetes educator looks for trends in your blood sugar logs to determine the general range of your blood sugar and uses these trends to determine, in the short term, whether you have responded well to a change in diet or treatment. However, other tests of blood sugar are also used that give a more objective idea of how your blood sugar ranges over time; this measure is called the hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c or A1c) and is reported as a percentage (%). The A1c is a measurement of how much sugar has stuck to proteins in your blood cells (See Complementary Corner December 2006 for more discuss on this process) and provides a measurement of average blood sugar over approximately 3 months. The current recommendation (by the American Diabetes Association) is to try to get A1c less than 7%. Hopefully your doctor shares this number with you every few months, and if not, you should ask to know your numbers.
There really is no reason to be surprised by your A1c results from your doctor if you are monitoring your blood sugar in the morning and 2-hours after meals. An A1c of 7% is approximately equal to an average blood sugar of 170 mg/dL, with each 1% increase corresponding to an increase of 35 mg/dL in average blood sugar, e.g. a A1c of 8% = 205mg/dL on average.
Why A1c is Important: Evidence from Past Studies
I try to spend as much time with my patients as possible, explaining to them what their lab results mean and why the results are important to treatment, however I know this is not common practice for all doctors. A common complaint I hear is "All my doctor does is treat my numbers by writing me a new prescription - and I don't know what any of it means." I think it is important to understand your A1c and why it is important, so I hope this explanation is helpful:
A large study called the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (or UKPDS) gathered together over 4500 people with diabetes and followed them for fifteen years (Stratton et al., BMJ, 2000). One group was treated "intensively" and the other group was treated "conventionally"; after 15 years, the results showed that for every 1% reduction in A1c there was about a 25% reduction in complications like retinal disease (retinopathy), kidney disease (nephropathy) and nerve disease (neuropathy). One of the strongest findings was a 33% reduction in a marker of kidney function called albuminuria (a measure of protein loss by the kidneys). Additionally heart attacks and cataracts also appeared to be reduced, but these results were not very strong.
So the UKPDS demonstrated that blood glucose control is important to prevent the small vessel (microvascular) complications of diabetes and A1c levels actually represent risk very well making A1c a very useful test to track the progress of patients. The UKPDS did not show definitively that lowering A1c resulted in lower risk for large vessel (macrovascular) complications like having a heart attack; this question remained unanswered.
Also unanswered were questions about the optimal level of A1c. Although half of the people in the UKPDS were treated intensively, their average A1c was still almost 8% at the end of the study. Whether or not additional protection was gained by lowering blood sugar, and therefore A1c, further was unknown.
Recent Studies: ACCORD and ADVANCE
Two studies were just released this week that were designed to help answer these remaining questions- and they may or may not have succeeded.
The Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) study followed 10,250 people with Type 2 diabetes and aimed to compare the effects of reducing A1c to the normal range (less than 6%; intensive) using oral drugs and insulin compared to standard levels of control (7.0-7.9%; standard). The people who participated in the study were considered "high risk" because they were required to have known heart disease, kidney disease, heart enlargement or two risk factors (elevated cholesterol, elevated blood pressure, smoking or elevated body weight). The ACCORD trial was stopped early after 3.5 years because more deaths were occurring in the intensive group (257 vs. 203, or a 22% increase in risk)! This finding was highly unexpected and has been difficult to explain. When the study was stopped, the average A1c was 6.4% in the intensive group and 7.5% in the standard group. (The ACCORD Study Group, NEJM, 2008)
The ADVANCE study followed 11,140 people with Type 2 diabetes for 5 years and also sought to compare the results of intensive (A1c less than 6.5%) blood sugar lowering to more standard lowering (A1c less than 7%). The people who participated in the ADVANCE study were lower risk than those in ACCORD; in order to participate in ADVANCE people were required to have either heart disease, small vessel complications or one risk factor (elevated cholesterol, elevated blood pressure, smoking or elevated body weight). The ADVANCE trial was completed according to its normal schedule and was not stopped early.
At the end of the study, no differences were found in death from any cause between the two groups: neither death from cardiovascular disease nor cardiovascular events like development of heart failure or heart attack. The major finding of ADVANCE was a 14% reduction in small vessel, complications the majority of which was a 21% reduction in risk for kidney disease (nephropathy). When the study was completed, the average A1c was 6.5% in the intensive group and 7.3% in the standard group. (The ADVANCE Collaborative Group, NEJM, 2008)
To summarize, these two studies resulted in nearly identical levels of A1c (although this occurred over different periods of time) but had very different results. The ACCORD study suggests it might do more harm than good to aggressively lower A1c in people with known vascular disease or who have multiple risk factors, and offered no evidence of benefit for large vessel disease. The ADVANCE study also offered no evidence of benefit of for aggressively reducing A1c for large vessel disease, but did suggest substantial risk reduction for small vessel complications, especially kidney disease. This finding from ADVANCE is consistent from earlier findings in the UKPDS, i.e. intensive control appears to have greater impact on small vessel disease.
Is There a Good Explanation for These Results?
Unfortunately, the answer is no, not yet. The results of the ACCORD trial are the most confusing for doctors and patients alike- and comparing differences between the two groups in ACCORD offers hypotheses but not answers. For one, more people in the intensive group were treated with thiazolidinedione class medications, including rosiglitazone which has been associated with higher rates of cardiovascular events including heart attack (See Complementary Corner June 2007 for more information). There were also more hypoglycemic events that occurred in the intensively treated group in the ACCORD study. However, according to the investigators of the study, these differences in the two groups in ACCORD do not explain the increased rate of death. (It is important to note however that detecting differences of this type between the two groups was not the original intent of the study and therefore there are significant statistical limitations to detecting real differences. )
So if the result of increased death from lower A1c in ACCORD is true, why didn't it happen in ADVANCE? There are some notable differences between the ACCORD study and the ADVANCE study. For one, the participants in the ACCORD study had a higher degree of risk at the beginning of the study in order to be included, including a longer duration of diabetes and a higher A1c coming into the study. Thiazolidinedione medications (e.g. Actos and Avandia) were used much, much more commonly in ACCORD. Also there were more hypoglycemic events requiring medical assistance in ACCORD than in ADVANCE due to a much higher number of people being put on high doses of insulin in order to lower their A1c.
What do these Results Mean for Me?
The implications of the results of ACCORD and ADVANCE are still being learned and decisions about how the results may change anything are still being discussed. I think the results tell us the following important things:
1. Good blood sugar control remains important; first know your A1c and continue diet and exercise efforts to reduce it.
2. Great care is warranted when using medications to aggressively lower A1c in patients.
3. Some medications may lower A1c but do not necessarily improve health or lower risk. Every medication should be used after considering the risks and benefits of the medication for the individual patient.
4. Findings have been very consistent that lower A1c lowers risk for small vessel disease and thus lower A1c remains a goal for most patients provided it can be done safely without increasing serious hypoglycemia.
5. Findings remain consistent that lower A1c has a minimal effect of large vessel disease, if any effect at all.
Questions that Remain
As mentioned, both the ACCORD and ADVANCE trial resulted in many questions. My take home message from the two studies has been that it is not only the value of A1c that matters, but also how that value is reached that is important to health in diabetes.
One burning question that remains for me is does a higher A1c, if reached by using diet and exercise with good reduction of other risks (blood pressure, lipids, etc), provide more protection than heavily drug-induced reductions of A1c? What effect does lowering A1c into the normal range (less than 6%) using diet and exercise (if it can be done), even in high-risk patients, have on risk of cardiovascular events and death? These questions remain unanswered.
Until we have answers, in my practice I will continue to use diet and exercise as the mainstay of my treatment of diabetes to get the A1c as low as possible and then switch to the careful and judicious use of drugs after evaluating the risks and benefits of each.
In health- Ryan Bradley, ND, MPH


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Jeffrey Kleintop has stepped down as chief market strategist at LPL Financial (LPLA) and officially starts a new job at the giant RIA custodian Charles Schwab (SCHW) next week.
"As our new chief global investment strategist, Jeff will help investors make sense of international market trends and events and their implications for investing strategies," Schwab said in a statement on Monday.
Kleintop left LPL, the biggest independent broker-dealer, in early August. His departure comes on the heels of news that Chief Marketing Officer Joan Khoury is leaving later this month. Earlier this year, Derek Burton retired as head of Independent Advisor Services after the IBD expressed "concerns over his interactions with other employees."
"The general impression I have is that they need to stem the bad press and the flight of key personnel," said recruiter and industry expert Jon Henschen in an interview. "This does not bode well."
The exit of Kleintop and other executives is likely to "affect the morale of the back office, as folks see key personnel leaving," Henschen adds. "It seems like they're stuck in a downward spiral, and you have to ask what steps will be taken."
LPL has not yet named Kleintop's replacement.
"Part of being an employer of choice is becoming known in our industry for the quality and depth of the talent at our firm," said Sallie Larsen, managing director and chief human capital officer of LPL Financial, in a statement. "That means, at times, some employees will be targeted by other firms seeking to strengthen their own talent. We understand, too, that from time to time our people will choose other career paths and we always wish them the best."
Not all industry observers are as pessimistic about LPL as Henshen. "They remain a fabulous firm," said Houston-based recruiter Rick Peterson, in an interview, pointing to the executive talents of Mark Casady, CEO, and Bill Morrissey, who runs the advisor business.
"It's very easy to sell brokers on talking to LPL," he adds.
Still, Peterson says the IBD has lost a couple of key recruiters in recent months, such as Joe Line, who went to Wells Fargo FiNet. "But this is not necessarily an anti-LPL statement," the recruiter explained. "It's not a reflection on the firm, and we shouldn't read a lot into it."
In late July, LPL Financial said its second-quarter net income fell about 4.4% from a year earlier to $43.09, mostly related to unforeseen regulatory costs.
Roughly 80% of the regulatory fines were rounding errors in transactions that primarily use paper-based products, said Chairman and CEO Mark Casady during the firm's earnings call. In an effort to mitigate future regulatory costs, Casady added that the company has grown its legal and compliance department by 41%.
"Of course, you could see more restrictions on [sales of] alternatives," Henschen explained, "as the firm takes a more conservative stance, and then the restrictions could cause reps to react negatively. In other words, as the firm tries to fix a problem, it can cause new ones. It's between a rock in a hard place."
Schwab Shifts
Schwab says it hired Kleintop because its clients, "both individual investors and investment advisors, look to us to understand the markets both broadly and deeply … Jeff is joining Schwab to help us develop and present a clear and actionable point of view on international developments."
Kleintop will zoom in on market developments outside the United States, while Chief investment Strategist Liz Ann Sonders focuses largely on domestic markets for Schwab. They both report to Jim McCool, executive vice president for Client Solutions.
Meanwhile, Schwab is expected to announce its moves into the world of automated advice later this year.
Could that affect its affiliated advisors and RIAs? "The robo-advisor option could make it easy for clients to switch," said Henschen, "and should cause downward pressure on the cost of [advisor] fees."
Last week, Schwab said net new assets in July were close to $16 billion, including $2.4 billion inflow related to a mutual fund clearing-services client. Total client assets were $2.38 trillion, up 12% from July 2013 and down 1% compared to June 2014.
Average client daily trades totaled 458,000, though, down 8% compared to July 2013 and down 2% compared to June 2014. This trading activity included a 3% sequential increase in daily average revenue trades.
Schwab's second-quarter net income increased by 27% year over year to $324 million vs. $256 million in Q2'13.


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When PIC16F1503 is under dormancy,the timer can not operate. However,if I would like to realize the function of waking up regularly , the watch-dog overflow is timed to wake up. Well,I mean that the operation continues from dormancy. Are there any disadvantages?
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Macklemore Explains Why Not Being On A Label Helped Him Succeed
from the looking-for-a-come-up deptUnless you've been totally under a pop-culture/music rock for the past few months, you've probably heard of Macklemore and his hit song (and video) Thrift Shop. Now at well over 200 million views, the song itself has been at the top of the charts and has sold over 4 million copies. In case you somehow have missed it, or in case you just want to watch it again, here's the video:
A few weeks ago, Macklemore sat down with Chris Hardwick on the Nerdist podcast and it's great. Beyond some interesting discussions about sudden fame (and then doing laundry in the communal laundry room of your apartment building days after appearing on SNL), he does talk a little about being a successful musician without a label. Chris asks him about the no label part and mentions what a great story it is:
Chris: To see you and Ryan Lewis come out of Seattle just making stuff you like making, with no label, and oh you're at the top of the charts, and all these people are talking about the song... that's just a great story.Uh huh. Once again, it makes you wonder what people are thinking when they claim that YouTube is putting artists out of work.
Macklemore: Yeah, I appreciate it. It is a very cool story. It's what you always hope for in terms of picking the independent path. It's cool to see that that's been a focal point. It's not just "Thrift Shop"; it's this kind of do-it-yourself attitude behind the music we've made -- that is also within the midst of this thrift shop song. That these two dudes chose to go independently, to turn down the labels. That the music industry is changing. That it's evolving. And to be at any sort of place where we're at the forefront of that, at the moment, is exciting.
Chris: It's so inspiring to so many young people who maybe -- and I think people are more and more used to the fact that they can just make stuff in their bedrooms and it can turn out to be huge. But every time it happens, it's that much more inspiring to a younger generation of people who go... 'there's no excuse any more to not go out and make stuff that you want.'
Macklemore: Absolutely. And that's what we watched people that came before us that have done it independently, whether it's Sub Pop, or whether it's... Mac Miller did it independently. And he had every major label hollering at him with huge seven figure offers and turned it down and still went number one on Billboard. There's examples of it that came before us, that had us say 'I think that it can work -- I'm not sure that it can work." But, at the end of the day, what's most important, and creative control is number one for Ryan and I. It's a no brainer.
Chris I'm sure you've been approached a million times at this point, but you still don't want the infrastructure of a label?
Macklemore: Yeah, there's no reason to do it. With the power of the internet and with the real personal relationship that you can have via social media with your fans... I mean everyone talks about MTV and the music industry, and how MTV doesn't play videos any more -- YouTube has obviously completely replaced that. It doesn't matter that MTV doesn't play videos. It matters that we have YouTube and that has been our greatest resource in terms of connecting, having our identity, creating a brand, showing the world who we are via YouTube. That has been our label. Labels will go in and spend a million dollar or hundreds of thousands of dollars and try to "brand" these artists and they have no idea how to do it. There's no authenticity. They're trying to follow a formula that's dead. And Ryan and I, out of anything, that we're good at making music, but we're great at branding. We're great at figuring out what our target audience is. How we're going to reach them and how we're going to do that in a way that's real and true to who we are as people. Because that's where the substance is. That's where the people actually feel the real connection.
And labels don't have that.
So you sign up for a label. There's not some magic button they're now going to push and it means that people are going to like who you are. Or that they're identify with your vision or your songs. It actually comes from sitting down, staring at a piece of paper for months or years on end, trying to figure out who you are as a person, and hoping that it comes through in the end. But a label's not going to do that for you.
The whole episode is worth listening to as Macklemore has a great perspective on all of this, and it's interesting to hear him discuss the oddity of his sudden increase in fame and how he's dealing with it, without letting it go to his head. But considering how often we've had similar discussions about artists who choose to go independent, I thought some would enjoy that particular snippet especially.
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Update: Minnesota Wild beat writer Michael Russo of the StarTribune reports that Boogaard's family has donated his brain to Boston University research scientists.
MINNEAPOLIS — It will likely be weeks before medical authorities are able to fully determine what caused the death of NHLer Derek Boogaard.
The 28-year-old Saskatoon native was found dead inside his apartment in Minneapolis by family members on Friday night, shortly after 6 p.m.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that an autopsy was conducted Saturday. Medical personnel indicated that foul play was not initially suspected, although the Minneapolis homicide unit is investigating.
Minneapolis Star Tribunereported on Saturday that the New York Rangers forward had spent the last week in Los Angeles with his brother Aaron, a minor-league player. On Thursday, Boogaard had contacted the
Star Tribunevia text saying he had met with a public relations firm and was set to start a Twitter account.
Boogaard spent the first five years of his career with the Minnesota Wild before signing a free-agent deal with the Rangers last summer.
Reaction continued to pour in on Saturday in wake of the news.
"He's partially the reason I'm in the NHL," Bruins tough guy Shawn Thornton said to the
Boston Herald.
"There's a lot of guys do this job," said Thornton, who fought Boogaard earlier this season on Oct. 23. "He was definitely at the top of the list of guys you really didn't want to run into. If you had to, you had to. That's our job. But he had the potential to hurt you."
Boston defenceman Shane Hnidy was a teammate of Boogaard's in Minnesota in 2009-10.
"Everybody just saw the big, tough exterior," Hnidy said. "But he was a great guy who really gave back. Especially in Minny, he was probably the most popular player there. He gave back. He was always there."
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Saturday released a statement on Boogaard's passing.
"The news that we have lost someone so young and so strong leaves everyone in the National Hockey League stunned and saddened. The NHL family sends its deepest condolences to all who knew and loved Derek Boogaard, to those who played and worked with him and to everyone who enjoyed watching him compete."
The six-foot-seven, 260-pounder played in only 22 games with the Rangers this past season after suffering a shoulder injury and concussion.
In 277 career games, Boogaard recorded three goals, 13 assists and 589 penalty minutes.


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Hi there. This is my first discussion here but it's a game. If you know the rules of word chain then great, but I'll explain for the others. If I said "hello" then you would have to say something beginning with O
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It's a really nice show, I'm sure you'd like it. Please leave any feedback or commentary on the score itself. Please share with others as well!
still, a work in progress need feedback and a name for the piece I'm open to ideas I'm not going to get offended if you say it's not that good
noticed that i couldn't find a 100% correct or close to it transcription of megalovania of careless whisper for alto sax.
made one of each.
Careless Whisper:
They're both also in the group sheet music
Hi guys I just started playing alto sax about 2 months ago and could anyone post any easy sax music, thx😀
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I really want to play Netflix trip for my school talent show. but there is no marching band or concert band version of it. i f someone could help me find one or compose one for me plz. It would be greatly appreciated.
i've been meaning to ask this for a while, but what is patrick doing in the group icon?
If you listen to this score it will be stuck in your head for the rest of the week
and probably fill you w/ memories from your childhood
I know I do.
A friend and I are seniors in high school and we have a band. I play alto saxophone and he plays drum set. We have played at basketball games, in school concerts, and background music at various school events. Our next (and possibly last) performance is going to be at our graduation, so obviously we want it to be our best performance yet. Our problem is we cannot seem to find a good song/songs to play. We are looking for something fast, upbeat, and fun. Somewhere between 3 to 15 minutes would be perfect. Some of the songs we have played before include: Shipping Up To Boston, Megalovania, Blue (Da Ba Dee), 300 Violin Orchestra, Harder Better Faster Stronger, Eye Of The Tiger, ect. Hopefully that gives you a good idea of the type of music we enjoy playing.
Any song suggestions would be very helpful. Also, if you have any other places I could post this question please let me know. Thanks in advance for any suggestions anyone gives.
I was wondering what the most common saxophone variant is, whether is be soprano, alto, tenor, or baritone. Can you tell me your type.
I have a chair test two weeks from now (I'm forth chair btw) and I am wondering of there is any tips or tricks I need to now before taking the test.
-Edit: There is only one week left before the test.
Mine is my rondo for a sonata collab
can i please join i play saxophone
So I have been playing alto for almost two years and I started on the bari sax and I'm pretty good. But all my band music was thrown out for my alto sax(didn't play bari in my band) and I'm looking for songs to play and learn. I want to get better at Bari for the upcoming school year since thats why I'm playing the bari over the summer. Thanks! Hard, easy and in between songs are just fine :)
the glug: https://www.polyphone-soundfonts.com/en/files/24-sound-effects/479-glug
let me know if this works and then I can add more, thanks
So I usually am not in the presence of staff paper, and I absolutely love graph paper for many things, so I created my own system of notation for when I have graph paper but no staff paper. It's rudimentary and inefficient, but it makes practical sense. It's not really meant to play off of, it's more meant to keep track of rhythms and pitches for future use. Currently I'm using this system to transcribe and transport the sax solo from Youngblood Brass Band's "Brooklyn" into Flat.io without changing tabs or removing instruments. I'm mildly proud of this system; I've used it in the past, up to a year ago, but I've refined it.
I can't decide if I should switch to Baritone or Tenor Sax, or if I should stay an Alto Sax. Can you help me decide


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Vicki Wusche necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 28 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
I am passionate about two things - property and scuba diving. My property business offers an investment management service enabling people with cash to invest to make sound investments in property resulting in cashflow and longterm capital growth. I also offer mentoring and support for those wanting to give it a go themselves but need experience, confidence or courage. I am an experienced property investor in my own right.
All my spare time is spent fulfilling childhood dream to scuba dive and take underwater photographs. I joke that I am the undiscovered child of Jacques Cousteau. Every dive is an honour and privilege :)
Logo needs to be usable on website as banner, as web based logo, on business cards etc.
Would ideally like to be able to have Mermaid around a traditional looking British house. Would ideally like to use Mermaid on her own and house on its own and both together - but please don't let this distract you for offering your creative suggestions - thank you :)
in my past I have worked in education as a university lecture and education programme design director, I have also worked to introduce government strategy on eduction, employment and entrepreneurialism. I feel I am passionate, entrepreneurial, creative, fun, certainly honesty and integrity are key values so no bare bits on the mermaid's chest please ! :)
I have blog called http://www.ThePropertyMermaid.com which comments on lessons learnt in everyday life and from scuba diving.
The site will have sections on serious tips for professional investors and stories from The Mermaid.
On the principle of "know me, like me, follow me" I am aiming to create following that will enjoy stories and learn. They will then progress to buy my services, forth coming market predictions, or refer me on to others.
Although some are exisitng investors - others maybe the "general" public. They will be entrepreneurial in spirit, decerning, financial astute, and general have disposable income and keen spirit to learn and push themselves forward. The audience is definitely British and I would guess 30-55 years old male or female.
Must say The Property Mermaid please. Definitely looking for your creative ideas. Having said that the site is http://www.ThePropertyMermaid.com Ttere is a photo of me on the site & I would like the Mermaid to be recognisable as me :)
The logo/identity will be used on the website (a word press blog), business cards & other web based locations like Ecademy
Will use the logo as a primary logo and then if possible use the Mermaid on her own (for the stories section) and the house (preferably with green door :) ) in the top tips sections, but the reader must know that logo is all part of whole, that sometimes they are reading stories and sometimes they are getting down to serious property business.
Mermaid could be Mermaid or me with scuba tanks or both - let your creativity lead the way - but it must appeal to British audience and therefore feature a traditional "2 up - 2 down" type of house (although I would like it to be either a detached property or a series of 3-4 terraced houses)
I still welcome creativity even after the earlier comments.
If you have any questions - as I have not posted a written brief before (been used to working face to face with designers and picking and choosing on the spot) please feel free to email me.
I suppose only last request - again secondary but would be to see the logo as a black and white version for the newletters or emails maybe - just a thought :)
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Evolène Region
Evolène is the fourth largest commune, in area, in Switzerland. Its territory offers an extensive choice of activities for everyone.
In winter the mountain panorama is breath-taking, beneath its blanket of snow. Over 100 km of alpine ski runs, for all categories of skiers, are carefully maintained. Excursions using snowshoes or helicopter-skiing with mountain guides are organised. Two of the best cross-country ski circuits in Central Valais await one midst beautiful scenery, two natural skating-rinks are much appreciated, or try climbing frozen waterfalls. Our weekly programme of activities can include torchlight and moonlit skiing or a first helicopter flight.
Splendid alpine peaks include the Dent Blanche, more than 250 km of paths and trails are clearly marked, as are the 100 km of mountain bike trails. Tennis, trout fishing, a fitness circuit, or, for the more adventurous, the newly opened Via Ferrata, the alpine climbing school, paragliding and paintball are available. Many cultural activities are also organised - a visit to the museum in Evolène, guided thematic excursions (geology, glaciology, fauna and flora) and evening concerts, to name but a few.


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- hi again, peder here from http://www.wikiexpert.com/contact Feel free to make a laundry list and prioritize it. if it needs to be private, email me at admin at adeft dot com. ---Wikiexpert 15:41, May 17, 2010 (EDT)
- Hi Peder, I just sent you an e-mail. —RWSmith (Bureaucrat), 16:45, May 17, 2010 (EDT)
Hey, could you block this guy? He's reverting my revert of his vandalism. CuboneKing 21:09, July 26, 2010 (EDT)
- Actually, you're the one making the mistake here – not once, but twice. Please read up on {{Uw-vandal1}} to see how it's supposed to work. I applied {{Uw-vandal1}} to his/her talk page — once s/he read it; then s/he was supposed to remove it, which s/he did... as per the instructions, in the warning itself. If you're still unsure after you've read {{Uw-vandal1}}, please let me know. (See also: {{Uw-vandal0}}, which the user can't remove because s/he will have been blocked/banned.) —RWSmith (Bureaucrat), 22:00, July 26, 2010 (EDT)
Wolf Requirements
On the Wolf Requirements, under 4D, it should include Turn off the lights, Close and lock the windows, Turn off the water, Take care of your pets, Have my key, Lock all the doors. I do not have access and thought that you might.
Thanks for your help Jzweiac 22:18, October 10, 2010 (EDT)
- Done. And thank you. —RWSmith (Bureaucrat), 22:36, October 10, 2010 (EDT)
- Awesome, thank you it looks great! Jzweiac 22:27, October 11, 2010 (EDT)


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LAS VEGAS--To no one's surprise, Sprint kicked off CTIA 2010 here by announcing its first 4G phone. The HTC Evo 4G is not only the carrier's first WiMax cell phone--previously the carrier only has offered 4G laptop cards and the
From the outset, the Evo is an attractive touch-screen device that closely resembles the
The massive 4.3-inch display is quite a looker. Its rich resolution and color support make for a pleasant browsing experience. The touch screen also appeared to be accurate and responsive in our brief hands-on. Below the display are four touch controls for the home screen, main menu, search, and backing out of a page. There's physical navigation control, but that's fine since we rely on the touch screen for most navigation anyway.
Other physical controls include a 3.5mm headset hack, a micro-USB port (yay for both), a power control, and a volume rocker. The protruding camera lens for the 8.3-megapixel shooter sits in the rear face next to the flash and a VGA lens sits above the display for video calls. We also love the included kickstand.
Other features include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 1GB of internal memory, Assisted-GPS with Sprint Navigation, seven home screens, a personal organizer, a microSD card slot that accommodates cards up to 32GB, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, an HDMI out port, the usual access to Google apps, Sprint TV, messaging, and Outlook Exchange support for contacts and e-mail. Outlook calendar syncing is not available out of the box, but you will be able to add the feature out at launch, Also, the usual Gmail syncing is onboard and the Evo also can function as a hot spot for up to eight devices.
Sprint is the only carrier to choose WiMax as its 4G technology, but at least for now it's far ahead of its rivals in 4G availability. Its network is live in 27 cities, but it will expand the service with partner Clearwire to Miami, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, New York City, Houston, Boston, Washington, D.C., Kansas City, Denver, Minneapolis, and the San Francisco Bay Area by the end of this year. At that point Sprint says its 4G network will cover 120 million people.
The Evo 4G will be available this summer, but Sprint did not announce pricing details for the handset or its WiMax plans.
CTIA Super Mobility Week
reading•Sprint unveils first 4G phone
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Sep 16•A smart wheelchair means you're never disconnected (pictures)
Sep 15•How Verizon's Go90 ended up as a mobile-only video service
Sep 14•AT&T Mobility chief: Don't get too excited about superfast 5G wireless yet
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Anger over Obama's Thatcher 'snub'
President Barack Obama decision not to dispatch any high-ranking members of his administration to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's funeral on Wednesday has peeved critics on both sides of the pond.
The White House tapped ex-Secretaries of State George Shultz and James A. Baker III to lead the American delegation, which also includes Barbara Stephenson, the charge d'affaires at the U.S. Embassy in London, and Louis Susman, former U.S. ambassador to the U.K., according to The Associated Press.
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Not good enough, say the British tabloids.
"[…Downing] Street is most angered by rejections from Obama, First Lady Michelle and Vice-President Joe Biden. And none of the four surviving ex-US leaders — Jimmy Carter, George Bush Sr, Bill Clinton and George Bush Jr — is coming either," The Sun reported.
The report continued: "The response contrasts with glowing US tributes on the day Lady Thatcher died. A No 10 source said last night: 'We are a little surprised by the White House's reaction as we were expecting a high-profile attendance.' The "snub" came ahead of the Boston marathon "bomb outrage."
National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden told POLITICO that it was anything but a snub.
"The two Secretaries of State who headed the U.S. delegation are testimony to Baroness Thatcher's global stature and reputation and reflected the longstanding strength of the transatlantic relationship," Hayden told POLITICO. "As President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron noted last year, the bond between our countries is unique and essential – we count on each other, and the world counts on our alliance."
British Prime Minister David Cameron's spokesman also refuted reports that the Obama administration snubbed Thatcher.
"Absolutely not and that the seniority of the America dignitaries attending was reflective of her global stature," spokesman Jean-Christophe Gray told reporters on Tuesday. "He welcomed the fact that two former Secretaries of State with whom Lady Thatcher had worked very closely were attending, saying it was testimony to the esteem in which she was held"
But the New York Post editorial page called the U.S. representation "underwhelming."
"As the world bids farewell to Lady Margaret Thatcher today, it's hard not to notice that America's official presence at the state funeral for England's most significant prime minister since Winston Churchill will be underwhelming," wrote The Post, which is owned by Thatcher ally Rupert Murdoch. "Instead of sending a high-ranking member of his own administration to lead the official delegation, President Obama has dispatched two former Republican secretaries of state, George Shultz and Jim Baker. Nothing against these men, but we can forgive the British for regarding Obama's choice as yet another snub."
The kicker: "What makes Washington's little acts of thoughtlessness so telling is that they attract more attention than doing the right thing would."
The Guardian in Britain dubbed it a "distinctly low-key official representation."
"The US is to send distinctly low-key official representation … While Barack Obama was invited, he has opted to send a presidential delegation comprising no serving politicians," according to The Guardian report.


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A Canadian family is in shock after reportedly receiving a letter from a neighbor that called their 13-year-old autistic son "nothing but a nuisance" and argued he should be "euthanized."
"It made me sick to my stomach to think that somebody hated my son that much and they didn't even know him," mother Karla Begley told Toronto's City News. "But they just hated him because he was different."
The letter, signed by "One pissed off mother!!!!!" was slipped under the door of Brenda Milson's home on Friday. Her grandson Maxwell Begley, who lives with his parents, stays with her in the mornings during the summer.
"Do the right thing and move or euthanize him!!!" it read.
The writer complained about Maxwell's "noise polluting whaling" saying it "scares the hell out of my normal children." The angry mother, with her liberal use capital letters and exclamation marks, concluded the letter by telling the family to move away and "live in a trailer in the woods or something with your wild animal kid."
Begley said the police are investigating the anonymous letter.
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A close family friend has an autistic boy and this was an anonymous letter slipped under her door. This is real. pic.twitter.com/VyRb2oqPrG
— Lennon and Maisy (@lennonandmaisy) August 19, 2013


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Law Enforcement Fatalities Dip to Lowest Level in Six Decades
Dec 30, 2013, 02:00 ET
33 officers killed in firearms-related incidents is fewest since 1887
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Law enforcement officer fatalities dropped for the second year in a row to the lowest level in six decades and the number of officers killed in firearms-related incidents this year was the fewest since the 1800s, according to preliminary data compiled and released today in an annual research bulletin published by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF).
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According to the report, 111 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officers were killed in the line of duty nationwide in 2013. This was the fewest number of fatalities for the law enforcement profession since 1959 when 110 officers died. This year's total was eight percent fewer than 2012 when 121 officers made the ultimate sacrifice.
The number one cause of officer fatalities in 2013 was traffic-related incidents, which claimed 46 lives. Thirty-three officers were killed in firearms-related incidents this past year, which was a 33 percent drop from 2012 and is the lowest number since 1887 when 27 officers were shot to death. Thirty-two officers died due to other causes in 2013, including 14 who suffered heart attacks while performing their duties.
Just two years ago, officer fatalities spiked to 169, which led to a number of new initiatives aimed at promoting law enforcement safety. Among them were: an increasing number of agencies requiring officers to wear bullet-resistant vests; the formation of the National Officer Safety and Wellness Group by the U.S. Department of Justice; and the VALOR program launched by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to provide training to help prevent violence against officers and to help officers survive violent encounters when they do occur. Since 2011, all categories of officer fatalities have dropped by 34 percent and firearms-related deaths have declined by 54 percent.
The statistics released by the NLEOMF are based on preliminary data compiled and do not represent a final or complete list of individual officers who will be added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in 2014.
For a complete copy of the preliminary report on 2013 law enforcement fatalities, go to: www.LawMemorial.org/ResearchBulletin.
Key Data as of December 29, 2013:
- Traffic-related incidents declined 4 percent in 2013 (46) compared to 2012 (48). Of these 46 officers, 31 were killed in auto crashes, 11 were struck outside their vehicle, and four were killed in motorcycle crashes.
- Firearms-related fatalities declined by 33 percent in 2013 (33) compared to 2012 (49). Of the 33 officers, seven officers were shot and killed in ambush attacks, six officers were shot and killed while responding to a disturbance call, five officers were killed while conducting an investigative activity, three officers were killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call, three officers were feloniously killed during a traffic stop, three officers were shot and killed while responding to a robbery in progress and three officers were killed while attempting to arrest a suspect. Two officers were inadvertently shot and killed and one officer was killed during a burglary in progress.
- Of the 32 officers who died due to other causes, 18 were caused by job-related illnesses; six officers fell to their death or died as a result of an injury sustained in a fall, two officers drowned while attempting to assist victims during a flash flood, two officers were stabbed to death, one officer was killed in a helicopter crash, one officer was killed in a boat related accident, one officer was killed by an explosive device and an officer was electrocuted.
- During the past year, more officers were killed in Texas (13) than any other state; followed by California (10); Mississippi and New York (7); and Arkansas (6).
- Nine officers killed in 2013 served with federal law enforcement agencies. Nine of the officers who died during the past year served with correctional agencies. Four of the 111 fatalities were female. On average, the officers who died in 2013 were 42 years old and had served for 13 years.
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"The only good news is zero deaths, but this very significant drop in law enforcement fatalities the past two years is extremely encouraging," declared NLEOMF Chairman and CEO Craig W. Floyd. "Our organization, in partnership with others, is working hard to create a new culture of safety in law enforcement that no longer accepts deaths and injuries as an unavoidable part of the job. This year's officer fatality report is strong evidence that this intensified effort to promote law enforcement safety is making a difference."
About the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
Established in 1984, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is a private non-profit organization dedicated to honoring the service and sacrifice of America's law enforcement officers and to promoting officer safety. The Memorial Fund maintains the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC, which contains the names of 19,981 officers who have died in the line of duty throughout U.S. history. The Memorial Fund is now working to create the National Law Enforcement Museum, which will tell the story of law enforcement in America through high-tech, interactive exhibitions, historical artifacts and extensive educational programming. For more information, visit www.LawMemorial.org.
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SOURCE National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund


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Dear Miss Snark:
I haven't been able to find the answer to my question in any of my books about querying agents or online, so thought I'd humbly ask the knowledgeable and esteemed Miss Snark. My literary fiction manuscript references a popular 1970s book in its content, and also in my title. I have a short quote from that book that succinctly captures the theme of my novel, and I'd like to include it when I send my first 5 pages, or a chapter (if requested) to an agent. But is this something that is not done? And if not, how do the quotes/poems you often see at the beginning of the books get included?
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One hopes not..but on to the question.
You can include anything you want but wasting space on a quote you didn't write that describes the over arching theme is just that...wasting space.
We're not settling in for a long luxurious read when we pick up your pages. I'm reading this to see if you can string sentences together with a degree of élan and style; if you have something interesting to say; to see if your fashion evangelist cat starts to proclaim the coming of the Lord and Taylor on page three.
Save the quotes (and the dedication page, the preface, the must read prolog that explains chapter 30) for the full manuscript. Start with page one. Then add pages two three four and five. That's it.