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Managers continue to be a target for cost-cutting, but the workload is still there.
As federal agencies continue to face unsettled budgets and declining staffing levels, many organizations will likely turn to traditional strategies for reducing personnel costs. These strategies usually include (1) eliminating supervisory positions as they become vacant and (2) eliminating supervisory positions by combining organizational units. Both approaches result in a reduction of supervisors, and an increase in supervisory ratios -- the number of supervisors per employee supervised.
Through the years, supervisory ratios have proved a handy measure of agency success in reducing personnel costs because it's easy to track. But it's also been a controversial measure. As budget pressures increase, this approach might become even more contentious.
Supervisors will continue to be a target for cost-cutting because their numbers are large. Although no one knows the exact number of federal positions classified as "supervisory," estimates range from 210,000 (a ratio of one supervisor for every 10 employees in a non-postal federal workforce of 2.1 million) to 300,000 (a 1-to-7 ratio). The Federal Managers Association, for example, says it represents "over 200,000 supervisors and managers in the federal government today."
Regardless of the actual number, is that too many? Should that number be reduced? No one really knows. No one has determined what the ideal span of control should be for a supervisory position, and there is no real guidance for deciding how many supervisors are needed to oversee the widely varying scope of government functions.
Nobody questions the need for supervisors. They play a key role in keeping government working effectively and managing those 2 million federal workers. Among their duties, supervisors are expected to:
- Plan and schedule work
- Assign work to subordinates
- Provide technical direction
- Set deadlines and objectives
- Evaluate work performance
- Perform human capital functions such as making or recommending personnel selections, identifying training needs, and hearing and resolving employee complaints
- Perform countless administrative tasks related to timekeeping, records and communicating information from higher level managers
These are all necessary and essential functions. If there aren't enough supervisory positions available to perform these functions, they will either not get done or they will float upward to more senior managers who are already overburdened with broader managerial tasks.
On the other hand, supervisory positions add to an agency's administrative overhead. And when there are too many layers of supervision or when individual supervisors seem to have narrow spans of control (only three or four subordinates), these situations provide ammunition for anti-government advocates who say the federal bureaucracy has too many chiefs and not enough worker bees. This is not a good image in lean budget times.
But even if you agree that supervisory positions can be reduced, what's the best way to go about it?
Past efforts to reduce supervisory ranks by setting targets have been unsuccessful. During the Clinton administration, one of the key workforce restructuring initiatives of the National Performance Review was to increase supervisors' and managers' span of control over other employees a 1-to-7 ratio to a more efficient 1-to-15. But the Government Accountability Office in separate reports found that progress was very slow and some agencies met their goals by substituting team leader positions for supervisory positions without any real restructuring.
Despite the many obstacles to reducing supervisory numbers, it certainly seems worthwhile in the current budgetary climate to review and assess whether personnel cost savings could be achieved by having fewer supervisory positions. Past lessons show that the reductions should not be based on some arbitrary numerical target or ratio or by merely eliminating supervisory positions that become vacant through random retirements or other attrition. Instead, supervisory reductions should be part of an agency's overall strategic approach to workforce reshaping, which should include workload analysis, attrition projections, program performance and skills assessment. Ideally, some of the eliminated supervisory positions should be redirected to front-line employees.
The goal should be to achieve efficient and streamlined organizations with logical spans of control, based on the type of work supervised. Only with the right balance of supervisors to employees supervised can an agency claim that it's doing a good job of managing the limited number of positions available to accomplish its mission.
Henry Romero is a senior advisor with Federal Management Partners Inc. His 32-year federal career in human resources included positions at the Defense and Justice departments as well as the Office of Personnel Management.
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It was a great year for movies, with many memorable moments and performances. Here's a look back at the picks, pans and ponderings from cinema 2008.
It was a great year for movies, with many memorable moments and performances. Here's a look back at the picks, pans and ponderings from cinema 2008:
Best film: "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best director: Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best actor: Sean Penn, "Milk"
Best actress: Sally Hawkins, "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Best supporting actor: Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
Best supporting actress: Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"
Best ensemble: "Burn After Reading," George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, John Malkovich and Richard Jenkins
Best new filmmaker: Lance Hammer, "Ballast"
Best documentary: "Man on Wire"
Best romantic comedy: "Definitely Maybe"
Worst romantic comedy: "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People"
Best horror flick: "Let the Right One In"
Worst horror movie: "Saw V"
Best comedy: "Burn After Reading"
Worst comedy: "The Women"
Best film made for less than $50,000: "Ballast"
Best foreign-language film: "4 Months 3 Weeks 2 Days"
Best song: "The Wrestler," Bruce Springsteen from the "The Wrestler"
Best animated film: "Wall-E"
Most overrated films: "The Reader," "Rachel Getting Married," "Revolutionary Road," "Frozen River" and "Wendy and Lucy"
Most underrated: "In Bruges," "Transsiberian," "Stuck" and "Appaloosa"
Biggest disappointment: "Revolutionary Road"
Biggest surprise: "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best movie you probably never heard about: "Let the Right One In"
Best new actresses: Sally Hawkins, "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Best new actor: Dev Patel, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best kiss: Dev Petal and Freida Pinto, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Actor most obviously begging for an Oscar: Leonardo DiCaprio, "Revolutionary Road"
Actress most obviously begging for an Oscar: Angelina Jolie, "Changling"
Ten films I'd most like to put a match to (or, how I wasted 20 hours of my life): "The Happening," "The Day the Earth Stood Still," "Valkyrie," "Twenty One," "Speed Racer," "The Guru," "Reprise," "The Foot Fist Way," "The Wackness" and "Bagheads"
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Rugby World Cup
Eden Park gets statue of historic Jones try
ESPNscrum Staff
April 5, 2011
Michael Jones will be the subject of a larger than life statue © Getty Images
A huge NZ$300,000 bronze statue of Michael Jones diving to score the first ever Rugby World Cup try in 1987 will be displayed at the redeveloped Eden Park for this year's event.
Legendary All Blacks flanker Jones scored the first try at the first World Cup at Eden Park as New Zealand opened the tournament they co-hosted with Australia with a 70-6 victory over Italy.
Auckland artist Natalie Stamilla says she has secured funding for the sculpture, which will be 150% greater than life size and is based on a photo taken by her press photographer father Geoff Dale in 1987. It will be placed on permanent loan to Eden Park.
The sculpture pattern has just been completed, with casting expected to begin shortly to ensure it will be completed and installed by August.
The Rugby World Cup returns to New Zealand this year for the first time since the inaugural event. It begins on September 9 at Eden Park with a match between New Zealand and Tonga, and ends at the same venue with the final on October 23.
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Obama leads in S.C. in racially divided poll
Barack Obama leads Hillary Clinton a little more than a week before the South Carolina Democratic primary, as the state's large African-American population moves solidly behind him, according to a new McClatchy-MSNBC poll. The poll underscored a racial divide in the state over the showdown between an African-American man and a white woman. South Carolina is the first state with a large African-American population to vote in this year's Democratic campaign. The poll showed Obama, an Illinois senator, leading among African-Americans by a better than 2-1 ratio. Clinton, a New York senator, led among whites by 2-1. Overall, that translates to nearly a 10-point lead for Obama. "Voters are breaking along racial lines," said Brad Coker, the managing partner of Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, which conducted the survey. "Racial voting patterns are going to play a major role." A white man, former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, was a distant third in the survey and didn't appear to be factor yet in his native-born state.
The poll showed more than half the likely vote coming from African-Americans - 54-43 percent - and a bigger female turnout than male, 59-41 percent. The poll's findings that 15 percent remain undecided - enough to swing the eventual vote - are noteworthy. Also, 1 in 5 who did support candidates said they still might change their minds. Edwards' supporters were more likely to change their minds. The results came after days of verbal warfare between Clinton and Obama supporters over her comments that it took President Lyndon Johnson to accomplish, with civil rights legislation, the dreams of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Obama supporters accused Clinton of besmirching King. The two blamed aides and overzealous supporters for the fracas during a debate earlier this week. In South Carolina, the poll showed this landscape among likely voters heading into the primary Jan. 26: - Obama, 40 percent.
- Clinton, 31 percent.
- Edwards, 13 percent.
- Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, 1 percent.
- Undecided, 15 percent.
Two key events could influence voters before the primary: Democratic caucuses Saturday in Nevada, and a debate Monday in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Also, all the candidates will flood into the state after Nevada and spend much of next week courting South Carolina voters. As they do, they'll find a state in which Obama has a lead among men, young voters and Democrats. He also has an edge over Clinton among women, 39-34 percent. He led among women in Iowa, where he won the overall vote, but trailed among women in New Hampshire, where he lost. His biggest advantage is among those voters who are looking for change, where he leads Clinton by 65-7. Clinton has an edge among those older than 50. Among those looking for experience she had an overwhelming 81-7 advantage over Obama. Edwards, who needs to win the state, had few signs of strength. He appeared squeezed by the white vote - he had more white support than Obama but less than Clinton - and frozen out of the black vote - he had only 2 percent of the African-American support. Clinton and Obama essentially divided the vote on those most interested in Iraq, the economy and health care, while Edwards lagged among all three groups. His strongest asset was honesty. Among those voters who are looking for honesty as the top trait in a candidate, a plurality supported Obama, but the rest preferred Edwards over Clinton by 2-1. HOW WE POLL:
The McClatchy-MSNBC Poll is a snapshot of voter opinion at the time it was conducted. It isn't a prediction of how people will vote on Election Day. The Mason-Dixon poll of 400 likely Democratic primary voters in South Carolina was conducted by telephone Monday through Wednesday. Those interviewed were selected by a random variation of telephone numbers from a cross-section of telephone exchanges. That means that anyone in the state with a phone line had the same odds of being called as anyone else, except for people who use only cell phones. Cell phone numbers aren't in the exchanges. The margin of error was plus or minus 5 percentage points. That means that 95 percent of the time, the correct numbers could be as many as 5 percentage points above the poll's findings, or as many as 5 percentage points below them. The remaining 5 percent of the time, the correct numbers could vary even more. The sampling margin of error doesn't include other variables that could affect results, including the way questions are worded or the order in which they're asked.


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- Preparation
- Contents
- History
- Current Status
- "Compilation"
- The op tree
- B::Bytecode
- Using the compiler
- Debugging a problem
- Ideas
yapc_bratislava08 - Need help with the perl compiler, emit C or JIT, blabla
open L<B-C/perloptreeguts.pod> and
I'll present very briefly about 5% of the internals, will debug some real-life problem and you have enough time to task deeper questions.
* History * Current Status * Compilation * The op tree * B::Bytecode * B::C * Using the compiler * Debugging a problem * Ideas, pro and contra B
The "perl compiler" modules B::Bytecode, B::C and B::CC (
B::C compiles B to simple C,
B::CC to optimized C source)
written 96-97 by Malcolm Beattie, Oxford.
in core since Alpha 5, perl5.002
Out of core since 5.9.5 (5.10)
Now at CPAN as B::C maintained by me, rurban, at http://search.cpan.org/dist/B-C/ (still as devel)
With alpha3 (1997) it could compile almost the whole perl test suite for all 3 compilers.
With 5.10 it cannot even compile a regexp (due to the 5.10 rewrite and SV changes) and its 21 internal tests (due to advanced features since 5.002: AUTOLOAD, our, ...).
perl -MO=C,-otest.c test.pl
=> test.c
gcc test.c
Current Status
5.002 up to 5.8.9 works "ok", most tests pass, but not all.
For 5.10 properly calling and saving a lexical context needs some help, most likely from eastern hackers. I have best experiences with russians.
For 5.10/5.11 calling and constructing a regexp for B::C needs help. From demerque in Frankfurt, or someone else who knows how to call PM_SETRE and CALLREGCOMP in XS in 5.10.
When these two problems are solved, I can release it as B-C-1.05 and replace B::C from 5.8.
When the testsuite with some advanced tests will pass, we can start using the compiler and bytecode features. Probably put the bytecode stuff back into core, because we need plc/pmc support and the ByteLoader part builtin.
5.6 and earlier will keep using the core B::C modules, as its internal structures changed too much.
perl has an internal compiler, i.e. a parser (perly.y) reads the source lines and compiles it to a so-called op tree, a tree of simple operators (ops), which are internal pp_() functions.
See opcode.pl or perloptreeguts.pod
As with XS all internal perl pp_ functions take no arguments, all arguments are expected to be on the "perl stack", which is a special heap area, not the CPU stack. (pp for "push/pop")
The op tree represents the program code, but a program also needs the data, the SV's, AV's and HV's. The arguments for the ops are typically pointers to those SV's (SVREF) or lexicals (on PADs) or direct SV's.
perl is not too much functional, so there are seldom pointers to ops used as args to ops, mostly lexicals and SV's. In perlguts.pod you will see the all the used perl data, the internal variables, the SV's, AV's, HV's, but also CV's, GV's, ... But you will not learn about the op tree, the structure of the ops. The perl compiler is all about the op tree, the ops.
When executing a program, perl compiles ("parses and constructs") the optree and then simply runs linearly through the optree (a linear list now) from the beginning to the end.
In the "perl compiler", the B backend is just the XS representation of the optree as perl objects, you can use perl methods to read from the various OP structs.
The perl compiler consists of various B modules to convert from those B objects, representing the ops, to bytecode or C code.
The op tree
See perloptreeguts.pod (in B::C and the perl5 wiki) and perlhack.pod
Similar to the perl internal variables, the SV's, the OP's are built as hierarchical C structures, based upon the BASEOP, and then more specialized OPs, for the different number of args and types of operations.
"$a + $b * $c"
is compiled to (in C syntax, but really in memory)
newBINOP(OP_ADD, flags,
newBINOP(OP_MULTIPLY, flags,
Two BINOP's for ADD and MULTIPLY take two args (BINOP), and of those two args are the op for a SVREF (pointer to the SV for $a, $b and $c) and the OP_MULTIPLY.
This parse-tree is recursive and looks like nested LISP code.
The internal compiler (not B::C) runs in three passes over the perl code. The various passes contain also a "peephole" optimizer, which optimizes this recursive op tree and in the end it is ensured that we can linearly run through the tree by simply stepping through the
op_next pointers and with lists through the
op_sibling pointers.
The Walker:
while ((PL_op = CALL_FPTR(PL_op->op_ppaddr)(aTHX))) {
return 0;
Generate the optree from a binary .plc/.pmc file, platform-compatible.
CROSS-PLATFORM PORTABILITY For different endian-ness there are ByteLoader converters in effect. Header entry: byteorder. 64int - 64all - 32int is portable. Header entry: ivsize ITHREADS are unportable.
Needs much less opcodes (~100) than perl opcodes.pl, all the pp_ functions (~400). Just for every op, all the op flags (the struct fields) and for every sv/av/hv type.
Assembler and disassembler roundtrips.
Similar to bytecode it generates the whole optree ("code") and data in memory with XS functions, and then jumps into ENTER via the main walker
But it generates C code, which is statically compiled and linked to libperl. Dynamic perl features are still dynamic, but guaranteed static decisions can be optimized. => B::CC
Using the compiler
perlcc test.pl
t/testplc.sh (see the .plc, .asm, .disasm files and
the roundtrips)
t/testc.sh 2
Debugging a problem
See STATUS
t/testc.sh 02
Debug a failure in the PREGCOMP call
Expand the preprocessor C macros to find the actual failing calls.
gcc -E => .cee
Fix the line number from main() on for the gdb stepper. Our main() is perl_init_aaaa() here.
Step to the problem and inspect it. gdb b perl_init_aaaa p
The B modules can be used the read or change or transform the perl optree - a perl program in the internal representation.
We might want to convert perl5 to various other formats, such as native code (JIT), perl6 or PIR, but maybe also to java, LISP, scheme, and compile this then to fast native and optimized code.
Other possible advanced ways are:
1. PPI, the perl source level parser together with a source filter, which could be used for source level macro trickery.
2. MAD, compiles the optree externally to XML or YAML, and offline tools can convert these XML to other formats, such as perl6 code. Advantage: This looks awful, but is easily debuggable.
3. undump() and unexec
Some cool B modules are B::Concise, B::Deparse, B::Lint, B::Generate.
And as advanced modules Devel::TypeCheck, optimize, optimizer, types. These are the building blocks for a statically optimized compiler (as B::CC), in contrast to the current slow, dynamic interpreter.
-- rurban Bratislava, 2008-11-08 16:05 MET
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Cooking Up Cancer Prevention
Simple changes in your diet could mean the difference between illness and well-being.
"Eating well is the only way," insists Janet Gaffney on the topic of staying healthy. This devoted cooking teacher in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, is also a six-year survivor of breast cancer. "When tragedy strikes, you really start to evaluate your health and what you can do to change it," says Janet.
One of her secrets to conquering cancer: Eat fresh, local, and organic--including lots of colorful, antioxidant-rich produce. "As I was going through treatment, I couldn't think of eating another vegetable that might possibly be polluted with pesticides," Janet says. She offers advice to any of us wanting to eat smarter.
Try her sensational recipes. She uses them in her cooking classes, a program called The Art of Cooking sponsored by her local Whole Foods Market. She says, "If I can help one person prevent cancer, then I've done my job." Janet says these recipes helped her get healthy, and we think you'll like them too. If you want to take a cooking class with her, e-mail email@example.com.
Food for Thought
- Go local. Visit farm stands and outdoor markets for an abundance of inexpensive produce. You can also subscribe to local produce deliveries. To learn more visit southernliving.com/localmarkets.
- Eat in season. "If it's not available to you now, then maybe you shouldn't be eating it," says Janet. Enjoy seasonal fruits and vegetables while they're at their nutritional peak. "I always stock up and freeze some for later," she adds.
- Grow your own. What your body needs might be in your own backyard. Homegrown veggies and herbs offer the same amount of cancer-fighting antioxidants as store-bought produce but without the pesticides and high prices.
- Shop smart. Nowadays, most major grocery stores and superstores offer organic products. Though some items tend to be more expensive, not all are. Shop around--you might be pleasantly surprised.
Healthy Benefits
- Deep, rich color in produce is a key indicator of vital, cell-protecting nutrients. Eating at least five servings of various fruits and veggies a day can greatly reduce the risks of developing cancer and other diseases.
- Eating foods low in saturated fat--such as lean meats, olive and nut oils, legumes, and whole grains--can help keep estrogen levels down, inhibiting the growth of cancer cells.
Tip If you can boil water, then you can poach salmon. First, create a flavorful poaching liquid by adding garlic, herbs, and lemon to water in a large skillet. Then simply bring the water to a slight boil, add the salmon fillets, and reduce heat to a simmer. You'll have a heart-healthy main dish in minutes.
Top 5 Healthy Cookbooks
Janet gets a lot of inspiration from the library of cookbooks in her home office. We caught her flipping through some of her favorites and asked for her opinion.
- Culinaria The United States by Randi Danforth and Peter Feierabend: "A great tour of our culinary-rich culture."
- The Complete Asian Cookbook by Charmaine Solomon: "So complete for this area of the world. All the recipes work."
- The Way To Cook by Julia Child: "My mentor continues to be my best teacher for technique and inspiration."
- The Classic Italian Cook Book by Marcella Hazan: "Another of my mentors showcases the rich techniques and flavors of Italian cuisine."
- Vegetable Desserts: Beyond Carrot Cake and Pumpkin Pie by Elisabeth Schafer and Jeannette L. Miller, R.D.: "Very clever and a unique way to stoke our diet with more vegetables."


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It enjoys a magnificent location, in the town centre of Caldes de Montbui, opposite the splendid Roman spa baths, with extensive gardens that extend along the bank of the Caldes affording a fabulous view. It is a cosy establishment, with a very much family atmosphere.
- Therapeutic treatments: Anti-stress treatment, Rheumatic complaints, Trauma
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Thursday Apple CEO Tim Cook emerged from the company's annual shareholder meeting wondering what to do with its $76.2 billion in the bank.
A day later, Cook figured where to spend at least some of it.
Apple has reportedly purchased the makers of an app search directory called Chomp. Details of the deal were not released but TechCrunch reports that Chomp has a little over $2.5 million in funding.
Chomp CEO Ben Keighran and CTO Cathy Edwards have already started working for Apple, according to reports.
The news comes as reports began to surface just this week that Apple could have a redesign for both its App Store and its iTunes store some time this year.


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posted on Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 6:51 am
I am specifying a multivariate LGC model with two variables measured at the same 5 time points. When I estimate the growth parameters as two separate models (i.e. model 1 for variable A and model 2 for variable B), I get different parameter estimates than if I estimate them in the same model. This doesn't make sense to me as the sample sizes are exactly the same i models 1 and 2 and I have no regressions between slopes and intercepts, only covariance paths. Any ideas why this is happening?
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posted on Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 9:35 am
If you want the results to be the same, you would need to correlate each observed variable in each process with the observed variables in the other process. For example if the processes are a and b, you would need to correlate a1 with b1, b2, b3, b4, and b5; a2 with b1, b2, b3, b4, and b5, etc.
posted on Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 9:41 am
Often when doing joint growth modeling of two concurrent growth processes, the two processes need to correlate not only via their growth factors but also via their concurrent residuals. The better-fitting the joint model is, the closer the results are likely to be to the model for each process.
posted on Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 11:05 am
Thank you for prompt replies. Can I take it, then, that the separate model for each process is the best approximation of the true growth function? The reason I ask is that in the models fitted separately, I obtain non-significant quadratic term for one of the growth processes and non-significant variance for both the slope and the quadratic parameters. When I fit them in the concurrent model, these all become signficant which makes more substantive sense but does not fit so well.
On a related matter, I am actually modelling British election panel data and am fitting growth curves for intended vote for each of the 2 main parties (if you are unfamiliar with UK politics, thinks of this as equivalent to Republican and Democrat). I have 2 questions about doing this: 1. is there a problem in that the 2 variables come from the same vote choice question and are, therefore, not independent (i.e. if you vote democrat, you can't also vote republican)? 2. How should I interpret the intercept and slope parameters in this instance? The intercept is zero, due to the model paramerterization for categorical outcomes but can I take the slope to be the growth in probability of voting for each party over the period of the panel? Many thanks,
posted on Friday, June 25, 2004 - 9:15 am
Let me see if I understand this. You have 2 processes - let's call them y and z. Are you saying that when y_t = 1 as opposed to 0, z_t = 0 as opposed to 1? If so, there is really only one variable (one process). But I may misunderstand you.
Regarding the question in your first paragraph, if you have a well-fitting model for the joint processes, it can give better estimates for each process if the model is correct - this is due to using more information (cross-process info). But if the joint model is somewhat misspecified, you might do worse.
posted on Friday, June 25, 2004 - 11:14 am
With regard to the first point, you could be 0 on both y and z simultaneously but not 1 on both y and z simultaneously. this is because y = democrat vote, z = republican vote, leaving x = 1 for other parties for which no process is being explicitly modeled.
posted on Sunday, June 27, 2004 - 4:20 pm
I see. Then it sounds like there is one process which has an unordered categorical (nominal) outcome with 3 categories. Is that right?
posted on Monday, June 28, 2004 - 3:57 am
Yes, I suppose that would be the best way to conceptualise it. Is there a way of modeling this kind of nominal outcome variable via growth modeling?
posted on Monday, June 28, 2004 - 10:13 am
I am not familiar with literature on nominal growth modeling. But it seems possible to try this out in Mplus Version 3. One way to do this is to consider two-level modeling with time points nested within individuals (so the id variable is the cluster variable). Because Mplus does not yet allow for type=twolevel with nominal outcomes, you can use type=twolevel mixture where you fix threshold parameters at + and minus 15 to set the latent class variable c to be the same as your nominal (3-category) outcome variable. Then you can have 2 (only 2 since the 3rd category has coefficients standardized to zero) random intercepts that vary across individuals, and are correlated (correlating the processes in this way), and you can regress c#1 and c#2 on a time variable (fixed slopes for simplicity). So a bit complicated, but doable it seems.
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posted on Friday, December 04, 2015 - 12:12 am
I analyzed multivaraite LGM using three variable(A,B,C) with 5 points.
as a result, A and B have quadratic growth model. in case of A, slope is negative, quadratic is positive.
the problem is that the correlation between slope and quadratic factors is about -.90.
(cor(i,q) and cor(i,) is not problem.)
It is said that high correlation between growth factors is problematic.
Then, How I can solve this problems?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Friday, December 04, 2015 - 6:22 am
You can try and center the time scores (subtract their mean). Or, maybe the quadratic isn't needed per BIC.
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In this, the final segment of my interview with Greg Haslam, Greg discusses being reformed and charismatic, Terry Virgo's spiritual influence on the church in the UK, and the role of the organization Terry heads up, Newfrontiers.
If you missed any of the other four parts of this interview, you can read them here:
- Greg Haslam on Filling Martyn Lloyd-Jones' Pulpit
- Greg Haslam on Leaving Newfrontiers for Westminster Chapel
- Greg Haslam on the Primacy of Preaching
- Greg Haslam on Unity Versus Doctrinal Integrity
You combine an interest in the charismatic and reformed doctrine. I know that many of my US readers still find that combination hard to comprehend. Do you find that people look at you strangely sometimes from both sides, or do you feel that, in the UK at least, the wider Church understands it nowadays?
I sense that this combination of "Word and Spirit" is no longer the issue it was for many. The heat and dust seems to have settled on the controversies of the 1960's to 1990's, and many have gone back to the Bible, seen good practice in many churches, and agreed, "You were right!" As I said previously, I am convinced many more will come to the same conclusion and we shall reach "unity in the faith" on this matter. People still look at me strangely, but probably for other reasons I need to do something about!
It seems to me that Newfrontiers, and Terry Virgo in particular, seem to be a growing force in the UK church scene that seems to, in part, change the perception most people have of the charismatic. So, unlike in the US, if one says the word "charismatic," people increasingly think of a Newfrontiers church they know. Do you think that is a valid perception?
Terry Virgo is one of the most important Christian leaders God has raised up in the last thirty years. No wonder amazing doors continue to open for him and his message to the Church! He is wise, humble, full of grace, and a man of astonishing faithfulness and vision. Significantly, he is an outstanding prophetic voice and a remarkable Bible teacher. He combines Word and Spirit in striking ways, teaching truth in depth and seeing miracles accompany it, and he has influenced thousands of people around the world to model the same authentic Christianity we read of in the book of Acts. We're told by Christ to judge teachers "by their fruits" (Matthew 7). I've seen what Terry and his associates have built first-hand. I have been part of it. It is very impressive. It is not marked by the boasting, hype, self-serving, and exploitation that other leaders and movements have floundered on. When I say "Charismatic" he and his movement is what I most think of. It's biblical and dynamic in equal measure. Why divorce what God always meant to be together?
As someone with a slightly more detached status these days, how do you see Newfrontiers, or for that matter other similar groups developing in the future?
I see them interfacing, interlacing, and having an increasingly beneficial influence upon one another, thus fostering greater unity in the wider body of Christ. If that doesn't happen, we might rightly ask, "What was that all about then?"
One question no one seems to ask is what will Newfrontiers look like after Terry Virgo—not that he seems likely to go anywhere for some time to come! The Vineyard Movement seemed to struggle a little after the death of John Wimber. Do you think Newfrontiers will have a similar struggle in years to come?
Possibly. Under God, Terry has been the "father" of the movement in every respect. I don't know if an evident successor has emerged as yet. But Terry has never sought to hold things to himself. He has raised up like-minded leaders of stature. He has released them to "do their stuff" all over the world. He is not possessive. He believes in Church unity. He is a blessing to many outside Newfrontiers. Young leaders are emerging everywhere you look and church plants and adoptions increase by the week, with many Ephesians 4 ministries being released to serve them. I don't see this movement collapsing should Terry retire or be taken home. He has built too well. Only demonic attack, heresy, or some kind of character failure on the part of his followers could jeopardize all he has built, but many safeguards are in place to help prevent this.
What do you think the wider Church will look like thirty years from now? Will existing denominations and groups of churches be intact? Will there still be the same arguments that divide us now?
I am pretty sure that intellectual, religious, social, and political persecution is emerging in our nation right now and will increase in the future. Arrests, imprisonment, and even martyrdoms could occur. Some loose unaffiliated churches and failed denominations will likely go to the wall. As the darkness deepens, it means that there is every possibility the light will become brighter. Christians will find each other, and find Christ more powerful among them, and then will find the courage to do and say the right things in spite of the pressure to panic or compromise. We can, and shall, make great progress in the conversion of dangerous false religionists, and among many who will be disillusioned with the failure of governments and other faiths to "give the goods." Evolutionism, secularism, atheism, and religious syncretism will all be exposed for their lies. Truth will prevail and error cannot hold out forever.
Well, Greg, it has been a pleasure to have you here. But before you go, do you have anything else you would like to say to my readers?
"Be who you is, 'cos if you ain't who you is, you is who you ain't!"
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Chris Collins, a 1968 graduate of Hendersonville High School, last week became one of only four Republican challengers to beat an incumbent Democrat for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Back around 1967, Chris Collins ran for vice president of his junior class at Hendersonville High School and lost.
"As an early transplant from up north, I think the other candidate was just more familiar to people," recalled Collins, whose family moved to Hendersonville from New York when he was 13. "Most of the kids knew each other from the day they were born."
While that first try at elected office may have been humbling, it was not Collins' last.
Last week, Collins — a 1968 graduate of HHS who went on to study engineering at N.C. State University — became one of only four Republican challengers to beat an incumbent Democrat for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Collins' narrow defeat of Democratic Rep. Kathleen Hochul for New York's 27th Congressional District seat was one of few bright spots nationally for Republicans on Election Day.
"We got our head handed to us," he said, describing the outcome that left the GOP in control of the House, but facing a Democrat-controlled Senate and White House. Fifteen Republican incumbents lost House seats, including 10 members of the tea party-backed 2010 freshman class.
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Growing up in Hendersonville, Collins said his upbringing was not overtly partisan, but it was clear where the parents stood. "My dad was busy working at GE and raising seven kids, so I wouldn't say he debated politics much," he said. "When it was time to vote, I think we all knew he was voting Republican."
Collins played on the HHS golf team and joined the Key Club. His older sister, Geraldine, known as "Deene" to friends, graduated from HHS in 1966, attended the University of North Carolina-Greensboro and still lives in Greensboro.
After graduating from N.C. State and working four years at Westinghouse in Alabama, Collins followed his folks back to western New York, where he started several businesses. His current companies include a cabinetry maker, a machinery firm that makes solar panels and micro wind turbines, a biotech company and a commercial dinnerware manufacturer.
In 2007, Collins was elected Erie County executive and took over the largest county in Upstate New York, which at the time "was effectively bankrupt." Collins cut the number of county employees by 22 percent, mostly in administration, and invested in technology that improved services.
"I saved the county $72 million a year," he said. "I guess I did too good a job. Once it was fixed, Democrats chose one of their own to run it. That's what prompted me to seek higher office."
Rep. Hochul, the incumbent Collins beat, was elected in a 2011 special election to replace disgraced Rep. Christopher Lee, who resigned after tabloids reported the married congressman had emailed a shirtless photo of himself to a woman he met on Craigslist. Hochul had her own issues, Collins said.
"She was hard to pin down," he said. "It was like trying to grab hold of a fish and have it squirt out of your hand. I called her 'The Great Pretender,' because she got permission from (House Minority Leader Nancy) Pelosi to take votes to give the illusion that she was more conservative than she was."
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Countries within the GCC include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia. These nations have very close links with Dubai and share many political and religious perspectives. If you are just a resident of the GCC nations, you will get a thirty day Dubai visa upon getting into the Emirate.
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This visa will be issued by any airline operating within the UAE and is free. Emirates will usually permit you a multiple day layover since the airline is based in Dubai. Very few airlines permit you this option thus use it anytime you can. Just think about this feature whenever you've got a layover in Dubai.
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4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review
Worst weekend for traffic fatalities: North Garden resident Mitchell Clark, 20, dies July 13 in a single-car accident when his car runs off Taylor's Gap Road and strikes a tree some time before 6:26pm. The next morning at 7:35am, rescuers find a 1992 Isuzu Amigo SUV against a tree on Gordonsville Road. Driver Courtney Lee Lindsay, 46, of Shipman is pronounced dead at the scene, as is a nine-year-old passenger. A 13-year-old is airlifted to UVA in critical condition.
Closest call: Lillian Marsden is in her Shamrock Road bedroom trying to nap when a tree rips through the wall during a July 16 storm, the Daily Progress reports.
Most perplexing population: Once again, numbers for Charlottesville are in dispute, with the U.S. Census estimating 40,315 as of July 1 and the Weldon Cooper Center countering with 39,758. City planning chief Jim Tolbert pooh-poohs both institutions' figures in a Jacob Geiger story in the Progress. In 2000, the Census mistakenly added 5,000 Albemarleans to the city's numbers.
Second best state for business/worst for plaintiffs: Virginia's pro-business liability policies make it a dream for companies hoping to avoid pesky lawsuits, according to a Directorship magazine survey.
Most defensive: UVA professor James G. Clawson is sued after putting a self-defense move called the "pretzel" on Thomas Krappweis at a seminar in New Hampshire that the Darden prof was hired to teach, Liesel Nowak reports in the Progress.
Most dubious distinction: Charlottesville leads the nation in mortgage-rate disparities between blacks and whites, Waldo Jaquith notes on cvillenews.com, citing a Raleigh News and Observer article.
Best finger-pointing: After reports of at least eight random attacks in the past few months by white t-shirted teens, Downtown Business Association co-chairman Bob Stroh tells the Progress' Rob Seal, "I believe the media has blown the attacks completely out of proportion." Stroh encourages Association members to support a $300,000 array of surveillance cameras on the Mall.
Latest Wendell Woods contretemps: The Albemarle Planning Commission votes 4-3 to approve Wood's plans for two office buildings and a 120-unit residential building for National Ground Intelligence Center use July 10, but requires that Wood proffer $1.4 million up front, causing planning chair Marcia Joseph to gavel the upset developer, Jeremy Borden reports in the Progress.
Most vindicated: Former county animal control officer William D. Maiden, who was convicted of impersonating an officer in February, is found not guilty on appeal July 10, the DP reports. Maiden was fired and has filed a grievance.
Most downplayed: In an otherwise sympathetic July 15 piece on a recovering victim of a car-bike collision, Progress reporter Sean McLernon declares that such wrecks occur "fairly infrequently," even though nine of them have been reported in Albemarle since 2005.
Best debut book review: Former Hook fiction winner Sarah Honenberger gets raves from Copley News Service, which calls her book White Lies, "modern literature, not mere pop fiction," and predicts readers will be proud they discovered Honenberger before her second and third novels make her famous.
Pettiest cash: Former Virginia State Police secretary Teresa Cheshire, 42, is charged with embezzling from the Louisa office's petty cash, taking less than $1,000 between 2002 and 2006, the DP reports. Cheshire worked at the headquarters for 11 years.
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The Samuel Sewall Inn boasts beautiful Victorian accommodations, in a restored Queen-Anne home with modern conveniences. The Samuel Sewall Inn, known for its warm, comfortable ambiance and spacious guest rooms, offers guests a relaxing respite outside of Boston's city center. Polished, friendly service combined with luxurious amenities and a full breakfast ensures guests an optimal stay. Located just one block away from public transportation, the Inn is convenient for business and leisure travel and is located just minutes from the city.


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With a touchscreen and microphone, the DS has seen some pretty unique games over the years. But wielding the handheld and a giant book at the same time? That's new!
These are a couple of commercials for Level 5's Ni no Kuni, an upcoming collaboration between the Japanese role-playing game developer and Studio Ghibli, the animation powerhouse behind movies like Spirited Away and My Neighbour Totoro.
If you're a parent, this looks like blast. If you're not, well, it still looks like a blast, you may just have to accept you won't be playing it on someone's lap.
The DS version of the game will be out in Japan on December 9, while the PS3 version - which is an entirely different game - will be out in 2011.
With the DS about to be superseded by the 3DS in early 2011, it shaping up to be a novel way for the old handheld to bow out!
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This is my last piece in Bar Brief as the President of the BHBA Barristers. Accordingly, it is important to reflect on the successful and jovial year we have had as Barristers and express our deepest gratitude to our beloved Barristers BOG members for their profound dedication and sacrifice.
Even though it is rather impossible to bestow individual accolades on more than 20 committees and many MCLEs we spearheaded, here is a summary of our notable activities this past year.
Roxbury Park – Every first Saturday of the month William S. Wenzel, our wonderful President-Elect, along with ebullient Danielle Grabois, Co-Chaired this event to provide free legal services.
Samoshel – Every second Saturday of the month, our chef extraordinaire, LeRoy Williams, joined by amiable past President of Barristers, Jeanine Percival Wright, and superb Jeremiah Livesay prepared eclectic food and served around 60 homeless people at the Santa Monica Shelter.
Vintage Bouquet – Like previous years, our indomitable Co-Chairs, Dira Imam and Danielle Grabois, spearheaded another electrifying Vintage Bouquet along with our invaluable Elizabeth Peterson, Jeremiah Livesay, Eseigbe Omofoma, Lauren Gabbaian and Yan Goldshteyn. Special thanks to Leigh Leshner, John Grimball and Nicholas Francescon for their efforts during past years.
Pro Bono Committee – On a Saturday, during Law Week at L.A. Law Library, Autumn Ronda along with Elizabeth Peterson, Rachel Balchum, and Dira Imam, provided free legal advice to more than 100 people. In addition, with the diligence of Jack McMorrow and other members of this great Committee, we succeeded in continuing to inform the public of noble pro bono activities in our neighborhoods through our meticulously prepared Pro Bono Newsletters.
Power Lunch – Nearly every month Yan Goldshteyn and Brian Schaller planned a "Power Lawyer" lunch with legal titans for an intimate roundtable discussion.
Committee for the Arts – Anastasia Alen and Dira Imam brought to fruition an ethereal evening of memorable art, music and food at the former House of Blues.
Tolerance Through Education – Liana Yoon and Eseigbe Omofoma taught elementary school children the meaning of love, respect and tolerance through educational activities.
Meet the Judges – Megan Peitzke deftly assembled eight judges and two commissionaires for a private and rare evening at the Santa Monica Courthouse.
Brunch for Eight – Ariadne Giannis executed four separate Brunch for Eight programs with UCLA, USC, Loyola and Whittier law schools.
Mentorship Committee – Our tireless Zev Shechtman, Autumn Ronda and Diana Ovsepian sought to continue matching qualified mentors with receptive mentees.
Social Media Committee – Special thanks to Lauren Gabbaian for her expertise in supervising our Social Media.
Happy Hour – David Paletz, our convivial Chair, ensured every Thursday of the month that we all had a classy place to go to for professional networking.
Join me in my heartfelt thanks of our beloved and blessed BOG.
Doron F. Eghbali is a Senior Partner at Law Advocate Group, LLP. He practices Business, Real Estate and Entertainment law. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com, or 310 651 3065.


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I a have a website which describes every product made by the company and it appears on google, which is fine. Now i also made a nice landing page, in its own domain, for one product. The page shows a demo video and has a link to the full website that the visitor is supposed to click if he wants to learn more about the product. The problem is that the page does not have text content, just the video and the link. So Google doesn't know what it is about. I added meta keywords and alt attributes but this didn't help, the page is not listed on the results. What should i do to make it appear on Google?


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A Maine-based sea kayaking company offering affordable excursions and workshops around the islands of Stonington and Deer Isle.
We inspire kayakers to discover and explore islands of the Maine Island Trail. We encourage good stewardship of our pristine ocean environment. We aim to offer the best sea kayak trips in the Deer Isle - Stonington - Blue Hill Bay region. One-day and multi-day trips for experienced and novice kayakers around islands of the Maine Island Trail. All-inclusive - top of the line kayaks & camping equipment & organic food on multi-day trips. Small groups - from two to four paddlers Training for novice kayakers. Overnight accommodation at our Kayakers' B&B. We are an advocate for a sustainable environment and stewardship of these unique island treasures.
Driftwood Kayak offers sea kayaking excursions, workshops, and individual lessons to new and seasoned kayakers of all levels and skill-sets. Trips and packages take place on the pristine coastline of Stonington and Deer Isle, Maine. Instruction is given by Peter Jones, a registered Maine Guide in Sea Kayaking, an Instructor in Coastal Kayaking (ACA) and a Wilderness First Responder (SOLO). He is also affiliated with the Maine Association of Sea Kayaking Guides and Instructors, Maine Island Trail Association, American Canoeing Association, Maine Tourism Association and Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities. Driftwood Kayak offers the opportunity to try out "Epic Kayaks" and works closely with North Coast Kayak in Lincolnville, ME a local dealer of the brand.


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5 exposed to hepatitis B at Boston hospital
Patients notified, being treated, BMC says
As many as five people may have been exposed to hepatitis B at a local hospital, according to state health officials.
The possible exposure happened last month at Boston Medical Center. The patients who were potentially exposed have been notified, the medical center said.
A doctor told one of those patients, Joan Cooper, of Weymouth, that some medical machinery may not have been cleaned properly after it was used to treat a patient with Hepatitis B -- which is a disease that attacks the liver.
Two weeks later Cooper, 64, said she got a call from the hospital telling her she may have been exposed to hepatitis B during inpatient dialysis.
"My faith in medicine was always very high. It's been shaken to my core right now," said Cooper.
In a statement Boston Medical told WCVB: "Recently, we became aware that a small number of patients were potentially exposed to hepatitis B virus. We have communicated with these patients and are monitoring them closely."
The potentially infected patients are being closely monitored.
The hospital says it has already taken steps to prevent a repeat occurrence.
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Al Armstrong said he felt like the last dinosaur in the tar pit.
The owner of Al n' Ann's Collectibles in McHenry is feeling the pinch of the poor economy.
Nationally, the comic book industry has seen mixed results amid the downturn; as a whole, it has weathered recessions in the past. Locally, however, some shops have taken a hit and have been forced to close.
"If we're struggling and we're the only place around, anyone would be a lunatic to open in this economy unless it's a kind of exaggerated hobby for them," Armstrong said.
Michael Knick owned Overload Comics and Collectibles, with shops in Fox River Grove and Cary. The Fox River Grove location closed first after being open for less than a year; the Cary shop shut its doors in the fall, after about three years in business.
"It was a passion, and I just went for it," Knick said. "Unfortunately, the market has changed, and it's gone in a bad direction."
As many comic shops are locally owned, sales figures are not calculated for the number of comic books sold to customers. But sales to retailers increased moderately in 2008 – about 1.5 percent – compared with a 9 percent increase in 2007, according to online researcher The Comics Chronicles.
"People have looked to see if comic books do better in recessions," said John Jackson Miller, a researcher for the site. "The record is mixed."
There are advantages that comics shop owners have when compared with other retailers. For example, comics shops buy their stock outright, he said.
"It's not like magazines, because [comic books] have a life beyond their initial release," Miller said. "People want to keep them; people do not want to throw them away."
If shop owners do get stuck with additional copies, they likely can find a buyer somewhere else, he said.
Armstrong said he was trying to find the right balance in his stock and was watching the checkbook carefully.
"I've got a couple of guys that help, and they make sure everything is in order, saying, 'We should order more of this or less of
that,' " he said. "There's a lot of people who contribute to keeping this place open; I can't do it myself."
Interacting with customers not only helps Armstrong keep track of what he should keep in stock, but it also helps customers keep coming back, he said.
"Just a simple, 'Hey, how you doing?' and they go and get their stuff," Armstrong said. "If he wants to talk some books, we can talk the comic-geek speak."
It helps to have loyal customers who have come to the shop for years and then bring their children. Armstrong said he had an instant volunteer army to help spread the word when he hosted special events.
Some shop owners also are using the Internet to their advantage to reach customers outside the immediate area, Miller said.
"Increasingly, they have made their shops more insulated because they have the Internet," Miller said. "They have eBay; they have the ability to sell to other people outside the Chicago area."
When the physical locations of Knick's shops closed, he began selling his stock on the Internet to supplement income that he earns working at Home Depot. But his hours were cut there, too.
"I just hope there's a turnaround at some point soon because it's affecting even the jobs I got afterward," he said.
Armstrong said he didn't foresee closing up shop anytime soon.
"The only thing that will make that happen is if something catastrophic happens," he said. "We're established, and we've got a really solid customer base. I don't see us going anywhere."


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The Executive rooms at the Mount Errigal Hotel Letterkenny offer a lot more space than our Standard bedrooms
We have two types of Executive Rooms, One has a modern, sophisticated feel, while the other has a cosy, traditional feel to it – perfect for our diverse guests!
- All our Executive rooms have been quite recently redecorated.
- Bottled Water
- Complimentary High Speed Wi-Fi
- King Size Bed (Double Only)
- Complimentary use of our Leisure Centre
- Ensuite Bathroom
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- All bedrooms are non-smoking
- Local area and city center maps guiding you to the must-see places
Three's a crowd? Not here - you have the option of a Double, Twin or Triple.
Twin Bedrooms will have two standard double beds, doubles will have a king size bed & the triple will have two standard double beds and a camp bed.


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New drug rules could harm patients: Opposing view
Don't hinder doctors' ability to prescribe pain relief.
Prescription drug diversion and abuse is a serious public health problem that has reached crisis levels across the U.S. At the same time, patients suffering from pain too often must go without adequate access to effective pain medications, resulting in needless suffering.
OUR VIEW: FDA finally cracks down on painkillers
According to the Institute of Medicine, 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. We are dedicated to patient care and combating prescription drug abuse. But solutions must not discourage physicians from appropriately treating pain or reduce access to prescription drug therapies that reduce suffering.
Policymakers should avoid untested strategies that inhibit legitimate access to pain treatments and impose an unnecessary burden on patients who must forgo treatment and endure symptoms of constant pain when every agonizing minute counts.
Hydrocodone products are effective for pain relief. Restricting doctors' ability to prescribe them could have negative consequences for patients who deserve the most effective treatment, and is likely to exacerbate problems for those who need immediate relief.
There is no evidence that reclassifying hydrocodone will curb misuse and abuse. However, evidence does show that rescheduling medications to higher and stricter classifications could reduce patient access and cause harm.
Some states are taking a one-size-fits-all approach, requiring physicians to check inadequate drug monitoring programs before prescribing a pain reliever. These databases could be effective clinical tools in some cases, but are unnecessary for many patients with obvious chronic pain or acute injuries. The poor design of many state databases needs to be improved to ensure the information is accurate, reliable and accessible before mandates can be considered.
To curb prescription drug abuse, we support useful databases for their intended purpose; better education for physicians, young people and patients; and permanent medication disposal programs.
Policymakers need a comprehensive, rational plan that combines prevention of prescription drug abuse and treatment for addiction with timely access to appropriate pain management for patients with chronic illness and pain. These goals need not be mutually exclusive.
Ardis Dee Hoven, M.D., is president of the American Medical Association. Chris Hansen is president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.


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Ivan Fyodorov
In 1532 he graduated from Jagiellonian University with bachelor degree. In 1564–5 Fedorov and the P. Mstsislavets published in Moscow several liturgical works in Church Slavonic. This technical innovation created competition for the Muscovite scribes, who persecuted Fedorov and Mstsislavets and finally caused them to flee to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. There they were received by the Lithuanian Hetman H. Khodkevych at his estate in Zabłudów (Zabludiv) (northern Podlachia), where they published Ievanheliie uchytel'noie (Didactic Gospel, 1569) (see Zabłudów Gospel) and Psaltyr' (Psalter, 1570). In Zabłudów, Fedorov changed his surname from Fedorov to Fedorovych. He moved to Lvov in 1572 and resumed his work as a printer the following year at the Saint Onuphrius Monastery. (Fedorovych's tombstone in Lvov is inscribed 'drukovanie zanedbanoe vobnov[yl]' [renewed neglected printing].) In 1574 Fedorovych, with the help of his son and Hryn Ivanovych of Zabłudów published the second edition of the Apostolos (originally published in Moscow), with an autobiographical epilogue, and Azbuka (Alphabet book). Fedorovych was known as the 'Muscovite printer' or Iwan Moschus (Ivan the Muscovite) in Lvov, a name used more to identify his place of origin than his nationality. In 1575 Fedorovych, in the service of Prince Kostiantyn Ostrozky was placed in charge of the Derman Monastery; in 1577–9 he established the Ostrih Press, where, in 1581, he published the Ostrog Bible and a number of other books. Fedorovych returned to Lvov after a quarrel with Prince Kostiantyn Ostrozky, but his attempt to reopen his printing shop was unsuccessful. His printery became the property of the Lvov Dormition Brotherhood (later the Stauropegion Institute). The brotherhood used Fedorovych's original designs until the early 19th century.


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7 Scary Finds on New York's Haunted History Trail
Are you ready for a Halloween adventure? New York State is packed with creepy crawly activities sure to entertain those who like to be spooked.
Queer-Friendly Quebec City, C'est Bon!
Head north to discover Quebec City, a charming metropolis with ample cultural offerings, natural wonders and French flair.
Booking.com Winner Cameron Phillips Hits the Road
Booking.com picked openly gay Cameron Phillips for a three-month road trip across the U.S. EDGE chats with the enthusiastic adventurer about what he's discovered so far.
Gay Games 10: Global Unity and Individual Identity
A sweltering Parisian heat wave was the backdrop for more than 10,300 amateur athletes competing in sports ranging from basketball to table tennis to same-sex dancing at Gay Games 10.
History, Hollywood & Voodoo: All in a New Orleans Cemetery
If you've heard about New Orleans' famous cemeteries with their above-ground tombs, chances are you've heard about the gravesite of the so-called voodoo queen.
Brussels Celebrates Summer with Flower Carpet
Brussels is highlighting its sun-splashed summer with a Mexican-themed carpet of over half a million flowers on its historic Grand-Place.
Montreal: Our Northern Neighbor Never Looked So Good
A weekend getaway to Quebec offers plenty of ways to experience how Canadians retain their charm and class. And with a visit to Montreal, specifically, a robust French influence feels like you've gone to Europe - for half the price.
Bridge Diving in Bosnia
Each summer, a few dozen men enter the contest to take a 27-meter (89-foot) plunge from the bridge into the cold, Neretva River.
Wine Not? Uncorking Beautiful Bordeaux
France is hot right now. Its soccer team just won the World Cup, its president is a proudly progressive world leader, and travelers can enjoy the world's finest food, wine, and culture. Head to Bordeaux for a wine-centric getaway with LGBTQ flair.
Crowne Pointe & Brass Key: Luxurious Style in Ptown
Located just a short walk from Commercial Street, Crowne Pointe and the Brass Key offer Four Seasons-styled luxury in Provincetown. EDGE spoke with one of the resorts' proprietors Thomas Walter.
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Facebook Veteran Owen Van Natta Named MySpace CEO
One day after Chris DeWolfe stepped down as MySpace CEO, the social networking site named Facebook veteran Owen Van Natta as his successor.
Van Natta most recently served as CEO of Project Playlist, which allows its users to compile playlists from music on the site, but he has also served as chief revenue officer and vice president of operations at Facebook and vice president of worldwide business and corporate development at Amazon.
"Owen combines a deep understanding of social networking, a keen business sense and the operational experience to guide MySpace through its next phase of growth. I'm confident his leadership will be an invaluable asset," said Jonathan Miller, CEO of digital media and chief digital officer at News Corp., which owns MySpace.
"I'm thrilled to have the privilege to pilot MySpace in what is sure to be an incredibly exciting and rewarding next chapter for the business," Van Natta said in a statement.
Van Natta left Facebook in early 2008, several months after he helped broker Microsoft's $240 million investment in the social networking site.
Last month, EMI Music dropped a lawsuit against Project Playlist and reached a deal to distribute its content on the site. Nine record labels, including Warner Bros. and Atlantic Records, however, remain a part of the suit.
DeWolfe, meanwhile, will continue to serve on the board of MySpace China and be a strategic advisor to the company, News Corp said in a statement.
UPDATE: Project Playlist announced Friday afternoon that John Sykes, co-founder of MTV, and former CEO of VH1 and Infinity Broadcasting, will take over as its CEO.


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Hey Shirlee. I was going to ask this in private...but here goes anyway.
Well...it's just something I've been thinking about lately. What would happen if a mouse of time (or a group of them) turned bad and started to used their abilities for their own good and greeds? Can the Time Keepers simply "turn off" their powers or they'd be able to roam through the time path acting like some sort of pirates?
If so...I'd call them "The Pirats of Time". Hehehe...just a silly idea.


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China Gets Specific on Hacker Attacks
China's Ministry of Defense said two military websites were the victims of an average of 144,000 cyber attacks a month in 2012, with almost two-thirds originating in the United States. Siobhan Gorman reports on The News Hub.
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