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Measure Employee Effectiveness
With increased interest in productivity, measurements that evaluate employee effectiveness have become more sophisticated and reliable. This article looks at how productivity measurements can be used in your organization to measure the effectiveness of your employees. The article looks at both manufacturing industries, where production costs are based on worker output, and service industries, where productivity is determined by tasks performed or customers serviced in a given amount of time. An understanding of productivity measures can help you positively affect your business's profitability. This discussion will help you better understand how you can apply the most effective measures and implement an incentive program that is fair to all employees in every department.
I. Manufacturing
Since the 1800s, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has tracked studies of output per hour (productivity) in individual industries. A study of 60 manufacturing industries, prompted by congressional concern that human labor was being displaced by machinery, was released as Hand and Machine Labor in 1898. This report provided striking evidence of the savings in labor resulting from mechanization in the last half of the 19th century. The effects of productivity advance upon employment remained an important focus of the BLS throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Also during this period, the bureau began the preparation and publication of industry indexes of output per hour, which were based on available production data from the periodic Census of Manufacturers and from employment statistics collected by BLS.
In 1940, Congress authorized the BLS to undertake continuing studies of productivity and technology changes. The bureau extended earlier indexes of output per hour developed by the National Research Project of the Works Progress Administration, and published measures for selected industries. This work, however, was reduced in volume during World War II, owing to the lack of meaningful production and employee hour data for many manufacturing industries.
The advent of World War II also caused a change in the emphasis of the program from problems of unemployment to concern with the most efficient use of scarce labor resources. BLS undertook a number of studies of labor requirements for defense industries, such as synthetic rubber and shipbuilding. After the war, the industry studies program resumed on a regular basis and was supplemented by a number of industry studies based on the direct collection of data from employers.
In recent years, public interest in productivity has grown, and increases in output per hour have been recognized as important indicators of economic progress and means to higher income levels, rather than a threat to job opportunities.
There are a variety of factors, such as the quality of your equipment, the management of materials flow and general economic considerations (e.g., inflation or recession) that can affect your business's profits. However, your company's profitability depends, in large part, on the quality of your employees' performance. You can evaluate the quality of your employees' work through productivity measurements.
Choose a convenient measure of productivity based on the type of operation your business is involved in and what you're producing. You'll also need to choose a time frame in which to measure it. Productivity will mean something different to each business.
One standard measurement of productivity is output per worker-hour, or the ratio between the number of hours worked to total output. You can also measure your productivity per week or month, if each unit of production takes more than an hour to create.
Labor output can be measured in terms of volume or quantity of items produced, or dollar value of items produced or services provided. For example, a graphic designer's productivity may include aspects of how many jobs he or she completes in a month, as well as how quickly the jobs were produced. A company that builds and sells cogs, on the other hand, might measure productivity in terms of the number of units built and sold over a month's time. If you manufacture goods, consider using output per worker-hour or number of worker-hours required to produce a single product. Of course, your total production will include more than labor. It will also include the cost of raw materials, machinery and equipment, and other assets. In this example, however, we are focusing solely on labor output:
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II. Service Industries
It can be a bit harder to measure productivity in a service industry due to the somewhat intangible nature of the product involved. Service industries can measure productivity by considering the number of tasks performed or the number of customers served in a given time period. Other measures might include whether the service delivered measured up to company or customer standards or whether performance deadlines were met.
Professional employees can keep personal time sheets to indicate the number of hours spent on a given task. Quantity of work is a possible measure, such as number of service calls made per day or number of contracts written. Clerical workers can be given specific amounts of work to determine the relative time it takes to complete a given task.
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III. Sales Performance
The most effective means of measuring performance by sales representatives is by taking into account and measuring each of these factors:
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IV. Other Methods
Another method for measuring productivity involves determining the time an average worker needs to generate a given level of production. You can also observe the amount of time that a group of employees spends on certain activities (such as production, travel, or idle time spent waiting for materials or replacing broken equipment). The latter method can reveal if employees are spending too much time away from production on other aspects of the job that can be controlled by the business.
Improving Productivity
Once you've figured out how to measure your business's productivity, you need to determine whether your productivity is where it should be. This task can be tricky, especially if you are getting this information for the first time. Factors to take into consideration are:
Some of this information may be available either from your trade or industry association, or through networking with contacts in similar businesses. Once you've established a baseline measure, you can assess your productivity periodically and be able to spot trends and track your progress over time.
How to Improve Productivity
Identify potential problem areas. The quality of leadership in the business can have an effect on productivity. As a leader, make sure that your business isn't suffering from:
Ultimately, the key to improving productivity lies with the employees themselves and the way that you work with those employees. Studies have shown that most workers think it's important to do their best at their jobs. Chances are that most of your employees feel that way. People want to do a good job, and you should provide them with every opportunity to do so. It becomes your challenge to tap into that desire to perform and make work happen for your business.
What to be Cautious of
Let's now assume that you're aware of the importance of overseeing business processes and measuring performance. You may have already done some time studies and established standards for measuring employee productivity. Many of these types of programs are set up quickly in response to a need for some sort of criteria to help evaluate performance. But their implementation creates general resentment on the part of the employees, who believe that either they do not need grading or that the grading does not accurately reflect their contributions. If the performance measurement program doesn't encourage improvement in the volume and quality of output, it will not improve productivity nor provide information needed to manage operations. It may be detrimental to employee morale. It certainly won't reduce operating costs or enhance operating profits.
In order to avoid this type of negative experience with performance measurement, make certain the program addresses these issues:
Making certain the program measures quality, not just productivity, sounds rather elementary. But many companies fail to recognize the difference between employee/process productivity and quality of output, says Richard Hagberg, president of Hagberg Consulting Group in Foster City, Calif.
"They tend to hone in on one or the other. Those that concentrate on productivity create a nimble employee machine that processes work at a frenetic pace. Unfortunately, that nimble employee makes mistakes that are then passed on to the customer," states Hagberg. "Those that focus on quality tend to generate great products, but also unacceptable lead times and missed delivery dates." The ideal program helps improve both, balancing the need for speed with the need for doing the job right.
One of the toughest elements to get right in a performance measurement program is an equal standard of measurement. Too many programs fail to assess each individual, department or process in the same way. For example, an accounts payable clerk may be measured in terms of processed checks per day, while a shipping dock worker is measured in terms of pallets loaded.
Even in the same department, inequities often exist. For instance, suppose a customer service department's standard is for each representative to handle a minimum of 20 calls per day. One representative works with newer customers, who tend to have more questions when they call. She resents what she perceives as an unreasonable standard because her calls take longer than those with established customers. As a result, she consistently receives low marks. Alternatively, she may decide to defeat the standard by rushing through her calls, in the process delivering poor service and quite likely losing customers.
Finally, the program must include incentives that recognize and reward outstanding performance. Senior management, or the owners, in many companies remain convinced that the introduction of any incentive would throw their organization into chaos. While it would be naive to assume an incentive plan contains no risks, introducing any kind of performance measurement program has the potential for employee revolt if mishandled. If you develop incentives that give every employee the opportunity to be rewarded for good performance, they will not engender problems. Quite the contrary, they may prove to be the most important element in ensuring the success of the entire measurement and improvement effort.
Trends and Reporting
What type of information is necessary to ensure that processes are achieving expected results? Since productivity and quality are both expressed in terms of time, you can calculate performance at various levels, from an individual employee right up to company-wide and overall types of work performed.
Maintain and analyze data to indicate trends over time.
Each person should have appropriate information for his or her level to track over time. This information will quickly identify opportunities for improvement and superior performance to be rewarded. Maintain a performance report at a department level with employee detail.
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V. Resources
Eileen Appelbaum, "Manufacturing Advantage: Why High-Performance Work Systems Pay Off" (Cornell University Press, 2000)
Trevor Bentley, "Bridging the Performance Gap" (Gower Publishing, 1997)
Jeanne Farrington and James Fuller, "From Training to Performance Improvement" (Pfeiffer, 1999)
Edward Gordon, "Skill Wars: Winning the Battle for Productivity" (Butterworth-Heineman, 1999)
Danny Langdon, "Aligning Performance" (Jossey-Bass, 1999)
Charles Manz and Henry Sims, "Business Without Bosses: How Self-Managing Teams are Building High Performance Companies" (John Wiley & Sons, 1993)
Web Sites
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The No. 8 Gauchos once again took the first set against visiting No. 5 UCLA, and again the Bruins were able to mount a furious comeback in a four set victory on Friday night at Rob Gym, defeating UCSB for the second time this month. The Gauchos (3-3, 1-2 MPSF) have now lost consecutive matches for the first time this season, while UCLA (6-3, 2-1) broke a two match losing streak with the victory.
Game scores for the match went 21-15, 25-17, 25-17, 25-19.
UCSB started off the match well enough, hitting .391 and serving strongly in the first game. Senior middle blocker Dylan Davis had three kills on four swings and pressured UCLA's back row with a pair of jump serve aces. Sophomore outside Austin Kingi added three kills, while freshman setter Jonah Seif picked up an ace and nine assists. In a fairly wide open set – UCLA hit .320 as well – the first and only block of the set proved to be pivotal. With UCLA down 23-20 and coming off a timeout, sophomore opposite Matt Marsh and freshman middle Ryan Hardy teamed up to block a swing from Robart Page – just one of two errors from Page in the match – to give the Gauchos a dominating 24-20 lead. A UCLA service error would give UCSB a 1-0 lead.
The clear difference between set one and sets two through four was the quality of the two teams' passing. Through the first game, UCLA had three reception errors while UCSB had just one. Over the rest of the match, the Gauchos would pick up seven additional errors while the Bruins had just one. When serve receives were not botched, UCLA's passes to setter Connor Bannan were crisp, while UCSB's passes often sent freshman setters Jonah Seif and Andrew Kocur to all areas of the court in an attempt to salvage an attack.
UCLA's passing led to more rhythm for the offense, as Page put down 13 kills in the final three games (15 overall), while Gonzalo Quiroga (12 kills total) and Kene Izuchukwu (14 kills overall) also gave the Gauchos fits.
UCSB's Matt Marsh maintained a high level of play throughout the match, topping all players with 16 kills on a .394 hitting percentage. He accounted for almost all of UCSB's kills in the second game, putting down seven of the team's 11. However, Every UCSB starter besides Marsh and Davis was substituted for at some point in the match as head coach Rick McLaughlin tried to find an effective lineup to combat the Bruins. By the end, a season-high 13 players entered the match for the Gauchos.
Miles Evans, in his first action since the opening match of the season, recorded three kills on eight swings. Davis finished with six kills and a .667 hitting percentage, but was only set nine times, his lowest swing per set average so far this season.
Junior libero Chad Kingi led the Gauchos with nine digs, and was the only primary pass receiver who didn't record a reception error.
UCLA's back row was anchored by libero Evan Mottram, who had a match-high 14 digs. Middle blockers Clayton Paullin and Spencer Rowe each had four blocks, and were a vital part of the match after being shut out in the first set. Besides their blocking exploits, the two teamed up for 14 kills on the quick attack.
"We have a lot to work on," said McLaughlin after the match. "UCLA outpassed us and outserved us, and when that happens, you don't usually win."
Next up, the Gauchos will travel on their first road trip of the season, heading north to take on the University of the Pacific Tigers and Stanford Cardinal.

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CapBeacon needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 80 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
I need a logo for a blog that will provide detailed commentary and analysis on the U.S. banking industry and capital markets. I will be creating custom content for finance/economics professionals and investors. You can see the blog and content at http://www.capitalbeacon.com The site may eventually tie into a bank consulting business. I will also be monetizing the site and want the logo to convey that of an expert in the field of banking and finance. Potential advertisers would be other financial services providers like investment banks, brokers, attorneys, etc.
Capital Beacon
I want a blog logo/header for http://www.capitalbeacon.com that will be incorporated into a WordPress theme. The logo should feature the site name "Capital Beacon" with the subtitle "Banks and Capital". I want the site to convey a sense that the content provides a path for 1.) banks to obtain funding/equity for their businesses and 2.) investors and other market participants to understand the economic factors affecting banks.
- Main title is "Captal Beacon"
- Subtitle "Banks and Capital"
- I am not too set on a color scheme but want something modern and "solid" (like you would expect from a company you would trust your investments with)
- In addtion to the blog, I would like to be able to incorporate it into other blog content like email newsletters and analysis
- Format: I don't know too much about formats but the guidelines advise asking for Vector format because it can be sized without losing quality. So that is what I will ask for!
- I do not want a traditional lighthouse incorporated. It could be a play on that but I lean toward something more modern or even futuristic. Think beams of light rather than what the beams are coming from.
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There was the usual Sunday breakfast and worship service followed by a scouting report, but practice had a less than pleasant surprise with the players running 18 sprints in various ways to remind them of the 18-rebound deficit Saturday in a 95-64 loss at ETSU.
The Lady Bisons also had their schedule disrupted due to bus problems at various times of the day.
"We didn't have a lot of time to work on a couple of things they are doing that are a little different," Bennett said. "USC Upstate has pretty good depth and pretty good athleticism as well."
The Lady Bisons will be on CSS regional television as the Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Game of the Week Monday night at 6 when they face USC Upstate at the Hodge Center.
The Lady Bisons are 7-11 overall, 4-5 in the A-Sun. They have lost their last four games. USC Upstate is 9-8 overall, 5-3 in the conference. USC Upstate used a strong defensive effort to beat Belmont 69-51 Saturday.
"Their post player Chelsea McMillan is the preseason conference player of the year," Bennett said. "She can make 3-pointers. She is a very powerful low post player. She has had some games where she has gone over 30 points. We have to make sure she doesn't do that."
McMillan is averaging 16.4 points and 11.2 rebounds and leads the A-Sun in both categories.
Point guard Tee'Ara Copney is also a dangerous player averaging 14.2 points per game.
"She is an all-conference quality player with 23 points against Belmont," Bennett said. "She shoots the three-ball well, but she is a very good player off of the drive. She is a good all-around player."
The Lady Bisons are led by guards Jenna Bartsokas with 15.5 points per game and Anna Bowers with 13.6.
Forward Brittany Duerk leads in rebounds with 5.7.
Bennett has been working with his team on shot selection. Despite the outcome at ETSU Bennett thought his players were making improvements in that area.
"I felt like we got good shots," Bennett said. "We had some layups, open outside shots and some open threes. We have to knock those down.
"We have put it on them to shoot with confidence and finish with confidence. In looking at our shot selection we charted it where four is a layup, three is an open shot for a good shooter, two is a fair shot, one is a poor shot and zero is for a turnover. We had a lot of fours and threes."
USC Upstate leads the series 4-2, including a sweep of both games last season.
The Lady Bisons will play the first of three straight home games starting Thursday night when Belmont visits Allen Arena for the women's version of the "Battle of the Boulevard".
Written by Mark McGee, Senior Publisher/Director of Media Relations.


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The training will be at the FRYSC Center, which is located at Campbellsville High School, at 10 a.m.
To become a volunteer in the District, parents and caregivers must submit paperwork and attend a training session. After a background check is completed, parents can become eligible to volunteer during various school activities, field trips and classroom events.
For more information, call FRYSC Director Sue Crabtree at (270) 849-3710.


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Julia Magnusson of Not Like a Cat is the kind of writer who makes you think, laugh, cry, and fall in love, sometimes all in the same post. She is always honest, pulls no punches, and tends to write with the kind of brutal honesty that makes for great blogging.
We love her and know you will, too. She has graciously agreed to take part in our "12 Days of Gratitude" series featuring some of our favorite bloggers musing on the concept of thankfulness. See below:
This weekend I ran another trail race. It was awesome. I froze my ass off until we started running, and then I ran as hard as I could.
My husband, meanwhile, on his own with the boys, took them for haircuts. Both of them. Then he took them shopping for some stuff.* All in all, I'd say he did pretty well, considering he's really not on his own with them that often.**
Today, after a brunch with my trail-running group (I think mostly I was in the backyard playing football with the kids, somehow, but it was a really nice get-together and my group is not named Team Pancake for nothing), C got ready to go climbing with a friend while I bravely stayed behind with the kids.
This was not unplanned. Ever since his friend had emailed us to climb with him, I'd told C that he should go and I'd stay home, since, after all, I was taking half of Saturday to run a trail race.
Fair, right? I could have hired a sitter so we could both go, but time alone with friends is so important.
I decided to take the kids into Boston. Alone. Max didn't want to ride the subway (I think it's too loud for him), so I drove. No meters on Sunday. I packed lunches for them, and water, and plenty of changes of clothes for Ben, who's totally dry all day at daycare but accident central at home lately. (Honestly, I blame Halloween. I don't know why.)
And we were off. We parked at Government Center and the boys ran across the vast expanse of brick. They went down the huge staircase together, me carrying the stroller and trying to keep up. We walked through Faneuil Hall and watched a man standing on another man's shoulders (and then head) juggle huge knives. We looked at horses harnessed to buggies. I would have paid for a ride, but Max didn't want to do that.
|Stop when you get to the stairs, kids.
We tried to find the carousel (the promised star of today's trip) but couldn't, so instead we looked at boats and then went to see the seals at the New England Aquarium. Max asked about going in, but that place is expensive, so I said we'd get discounted library passes and come back another day. The seals themselves were pretty exciting, though.
Then we got explicit directions to the carousel, which still wasn't there. A shirt vendor told us it had been packed up for winter but that there was a nearby playground. We walked through a "tunnel" as Max described it and found the playground, whose climbing structure was just big and sprawled enough that I was quite on edge trying to keep both kids in sight and Ben in safety. Then we had a picnic lunch, played in the sandbox, and left.
I kept both kids alive and in sight in Quincy Market on a weekend, which felt like a big feat, and we hit the potties there. They'd eaten lunch but I hadn't, and we were all cold, so I suggested we stay indoors for a snack. We'd nearly walked the length of the building before Max spotted a pretzel vendor. Go, Max! And then we sat outside forever in the cold to watch black guys dance (no, I'm serious, that's how they advertised themselves, repeatedly: "Come watch black guys dance!").
Max really liked the hip-hop music and the breakdancing moves. Ben appeared to be stoically freezing in the stroller. I wrapped my jacket over him, leaving me shivering in a t-shirt.Finally it was time to run back to the car to warm up and go grocery shopping.It has been a long time since I actually took the boys on an adventure, especially on my own. It was fun. And they were great.
Even grocery shopping after a long cold day, close to dinnertime, they were great. Well-behaved, good listening, funny and fooling around with each other but wanting to do the right thing…it was fantastic.And Max loved it. Ben probably did, too, but wasn't as expressive about it. Max thinks that we should have adventures more often. I completely agree. I wish I were the kind of mom who is constantly whisking her kids off to various adventures: pottery painting, the aquarium, horse shows, hockey expos, clown demos, Lego competitions (which he is totally not ready for).But we're working on it. We've had more adventures lately (including pottery painting). I'm on the verge of (hopefully) more blogging and writing and social promotion work, which would afford me more afternoons with Max and Ben.
Life since my last big project ended has been really sweet here, more time with the kids, more time for everything, less use of sitters. I like it. So here's to taking the kids to Boston–or anywhere out of their usual routine–again soon.
* Target. For cookies and toys. But whatever–I'd rather put a dull spoon through my temple than take both kids to Target on a Saturday morning, you know? Also, those generic-brand "Pumpkin Cremes" are actually pretty good, and the 75-lb box of "naturally colored" goldfish will save my butt on a double-whammy double shift of parent helping at Max's preschool this week. So go, C!
** Not a blame. He has a full-time, onsite job. I have a part-time, freelance-from-home job. It just happens that I spend more time with the boys.
Did you ever just have an awesome day with your kids?


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Google SoC 2007
This is the work in progress for the Google Summer of Code application.
- application as mentoring organization 5-mar-2007 - 12-mar-2007
- fill in the application
discussions at http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/panotools-devel
feel free to work on the application text. every contribution / idea is welcome.
Project Ideas
feel free to add / specify the projects ideas.
- join the mailing list at http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/panotools-devel
- read the projects ideas.
- take ownership of one of them. Contact the mentioned mentor or the overall list if the mentor is not fixed.
- refine the idea, add detail, describe what you intend to do and how.
- on the idea page add a short bio, motivate why you are interested in taking up that particular idea, your relationship to panorama making in general and to hugin in particular.
- join the mailing list at http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/panotools-devel.
- read the projects ideas.
- take mentorship of at least one of them.
- ideally we want two mentors per project. get in touch with the other mentor and with the student.
- if there are no other mentors or student, help moving forward the recruiting effort.
- please write below a very short bio, what qualifies you to be a mentor, what is your current day job is as well your role in the panorama community, particularly development. Bio will be used as part of the application document.
- join the mailing list at http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/panotools-devel
- read the application text.
- add and contribute to it
- read the projects ideas.
- help recruit relevant experts to the steering committee
Steering Committee
Who should we invite to the organization/steering committee? what will be their role?
- project leaders of hugin / panotools / tlalli
- community leaders (NG / Verein / WorldWidePanorama / IVRPA)
- academics
goal: broad and relevant support.
role: steer the work of the mentors. shape the projects. make sure the mentors are there for the students. solve interpersonal issues (organizers-mentors-students). give direction.
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Dear ###NAME###
We are setting up an organization to attract Google's sponsoring within its Summer of Code initiative. We hope to obtain sponsoring of projects intended to improve different areas of Open Source panorama creation software. Read more about Google's SoC at ###LINK###
For such projects to be successful they need expert guidance. This is why within that organization we have planned a steering committee. We have thought of you because of your experience, contribution and reputation in the panorama photography world, particularly ###INSERT SPECIFIC REASON HERE###. We believe you could contribute to the steering committee and help guide the projects, if incepted and sponsored by Google, to a successful end, and we hereby invite you to become a member of our steering committee.
The steering committee will hopefully steer a team of mentors. Their number will depend on the number of individual sub-projects that we can get sponsored. Pablo d'Angelo (maker of hugin, the most advanced Open Source stitching software) has initiated a list of potential sub-project. He will also mentor at least one student. The requirements of SoC is to have at least a backup mentor and an administrator. The administrator will liaise between Google and the project. Moreover we forsee within our organization the administrator to liaise between the steering committee, the project and the students. We are working on staffing the team, working out the details of the sub-projects to submit them to Google's program and looking out for qualified students for these internships.
We invite your input from this early stage because we believe that you have relevant expertise and knowledge. Whether it's project ideas, contacts or potential students, we value all input you can provide us.
Our first deadline is the week of march 5-12. It is during that week that Google will accept application from mentoring organizations, and it is by then that we need to have the organization set up. If you accept our invitation, please let us know asap so that we can include you in the organization's description. For this we would also need a short bio.
If you have further questions, do not hesitate to contact ###WHO?###
We hope that you have benefited in the past from panorama related Open Source code such as the panotools and hugin and that your contribution will help us provide you with even better software in the future.
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I, probably like many of you, have watched Susan Boyle's performance on Youtube multiple times. Now, I have only one question. It is a rather mean and snarky question, but seeing how it has been tormenting my brain the past several nights, I feel that I have no choice but to share. As follows:
What the fuck is up with Simon Cowell's teeth? Am I the only one who find them to be a bit scary? Are they for real? Does he take them out at night? Does he paint them with white, Day-Glo paint before he goes out in the morning?
Thank G-d that this is off my chest! I feel so much better!
Conversation with Ellie, in which she tries to convince me to give online dating another shot. At this point, the closest I get is signing up on sites and then ignoring them, on the basis that I hate blind dating--to the extent that even thinking about it makes my stomach hurt. Even I have to admit that this is not the most effective method.
Ellie: It is not going to happen unless you try.
Me: I have tried—everything. Nothing happened. No one was interested in me.
Ellie: But that was before. You have the blog now. I keep telling you—it has put you in another place. (ed: I can confirm that she keeps telling me this. But then, she also insists that she had no idea I was funny until she started reading my blog.)
Me: I am the same person I was before!
Ellie: Okay, so maybe you had inner self-confidence, but ever since you started the blog, you have outer self-confidence. That is sexy. Think of it like…sexy underwear.
Ellie: Feel free to post it!


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Anne Hathaway marries
Hollywood actress ANNE HATHAWAY married her fiance at a sunset ceremony in California on Saturday (29Sep12).
The Dark Knight Rises star wed Adam Shulman, her partner of more than four years, in Big Sur, California in front of around 180 guests.
The nuptials began with a rehearsal dinner on Friday night (28Sep12) at the Ventana Inn and Spa, according to People.com, while the couple's big day took place a day later at a nearby estate.
Hathaway wore a Valentino gown and a vintage veil and she exchanged vows with Shulman in a marquee around sunset.


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A Common-Sense Approach to Exercise
Be Smart.
Before you start a fitness program, check with your doctor.
Maintain Balance.
Depending on your goals, a complete fitness plan should include aerobic activity (running, swimming), strength training, and flexibility. If fitness is new to you, start with light to moderate aerobic activity. This means you should be able to talk or sing during exercise.
Set small, realistic goals, such as strolling around the mall or your neighborhood for 20-30 minutes, or walking the dog when you get home. As stated, follow any instructions given by your doctor.
Get Creative.
If the weather is bad, choose a building and walk/jog the stairs. You can work in intervals by jogging up and walking down, resting 30 seconds in between sets. Mix it up by walking sideways, backwards, or on the balls of your feet. This way you can work a variety of muscles.
Who needs equipment? Playground fitness is just as fun! Park benches, picnic tables, and jungle gyms can all be used as your own personal fitness equipment when you can't get to the gym.
Put your best foot forward.
Be picky when choosing your footwear. It should fit every aspect of your foot and give you the right amount of support and cushioning. Do research on the web before shopping to see which shoe best suits your feet.
Foot problems can turn into serious issues. Be sure to take care of small things like:
- blisters
- bone bruises
- swelling.
See your doctor if problems persist.
Your body knows best.
Always listen to how your body is feeling; it speaks the truth! At the start of your fitness program, you may feel sore—and that is okay. But beware of constant pain.
Increase how often you exercise slowly. This way you can build endurance. When an exercise becomes easier, try increasing how long or how hard you exercise.
Stay Hydrated.
Drink eight, 8oz. glasses of water each day. When exercising, keep water handy and take a sip at least every 15 minutes. If you are exercising in extreme climates, drink more often. Save one cup of water to hydrate after your workout. This will help you get rid of toxins and help prevent cramps.
Safety First.
When it comes to fitness, proper form is key to avoiding injury. The right body alignment can help reduce orthopedic stress to your body. It will also make you less likely to be injured.
Most machines have specific highlighted instructions posted on the frame, including what muscles you are working. Follow these steps so you can exercise in a safe manner.
Personal trainers are also a great tool in learning a new fitness program or facility. Your personal trainer can guide you through proper form and technique, giving you the most out of your routine.
Know the warning signs.
Stop exercising if you have:
- abnormal heart rhythm, pain, or pressure in your chest
- dizziness
- light-headedness
- nausea during or after exercise
- prolonged fatigue or insomnia.
Check with your health care provider if your symptoms persist.
Catch some ZZZZZZZs.
Keeping the same sleep schedule can help your body regulate your metabolic rate. Lack of sleep can disrupt your body's internal clock, causing problems.
To get a good night's rest, avoid caffeine within a few hours of bedtime and allow yourself plenty of time to wind down before turning in for the night. Regular physical activity will also help you sleep better.
Make a master plan.
The best recipe for way to succeed is by leaving little room for distractions. Begin your week by creating an exercise plan with goals for each day. Do the same for nutrition and sleep. At the end of each day, mark off the activities that you completed and the goals you reached. Seeing your accomplishments on paper not only holds you accountable for your actions but also does wonders for your motivation.
Keep your body guessing.
While treadmill walking is a great way to begin your program, it is ideal to switch with a lower impact activity, such as:
- elliptical
- arc trainer
- rower.
Mixing up your routine will not only give you better results, but it will also work different muscle groups and relieve your joints from ongoing impact of the treadmill or walking outdoors.
Group fitness classes are also great ways to make your fitness routine fun and ever-changing. They provide the added bonuses of group support and guidance from the instructor.
Have fun!
Remember that exercise was designed to keep our bodies active. That doesn't mean you have to work out in a fitness center or on a machine. Stay active doing things you loved to do as a child, like roller skating, playing tennis or dancing. You will be more likely to stick to a regular fitness program if you include activities that you enjoy.
This article was originally authored by Carolyn Nickol, Director, University Fitness Center, NetWellness.org.
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kpearlson necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 188 diseños de 42 diseñadores freelance.
IT Leaders Forum
I'm an entrepreneur, academic, researcher, crazy-busy business person. I have been working with senior Information technology leaders (Chief Information Officers or CIOs are who most of my clients are). I have been a professor for a while in my career, teaching in a major business school. I am currently running my own company. It's a CIO advisory services firm and I have a number of 'business units'. One of them is the IT Leaders Forum, the program I'm seeking a logo for.
My company is conservative in some ways and liberal in others. We are trying to help our clients explore new ideas for their business, but at the same time, we normally present ourselves in a more traditional manner, since our clients are very large, global companies. Our 'image' should appeal to both.
The target audience is IT Leaders...chief information officers, their direct reports, and many of the others in the executive ranks who would 'pay the invoice'.
I've recently launched a new program for Information Technology (IT) leaders called the IT Leaders Forum. I am in the process of creating a web page and stationary. I'm a terrible designer, but have tried to create a banner that I'm currently using. It's also my twitter photo, too. I really need some professional eye to create a logo that would work better. I'd plan to use it on all my official correspondence with my members.
You can see what I've done so you can get an idea of what appeals to me...I like the colors, the stars, the global context, etc. I don't focus on technology but I take technology leaders and help them understand business issues.
Here's the website: http://www.itleadersforum.com
The members of this group are executives in major corporations. I'd like something clean, professional, and unique. You can use the name, IT Leaders Forum, in the logo.
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Uroflowmetry is a test that measures the volume of urine released from the body, the speed with which it is released, and how long the release takes.
Alternative Names
How the test is performed
You will urinate in a special urinal or toilet with a machine that has a measuring device.
You will be asked to begin urinating after the machine has started. When you finish, the machine will create a report for your health care provider.
How to prepare for the test
Your health care provider may ask you to temporarily stop taking medications that can affect the test results.
Uroflowmetry is best done when you have a full bladder. Do not urinate for 2 hours before the test. Drink extra fluids so you will have plenty of urine for the test.
Do not place any toilet tissue in the test machine.
How the test will feel
The test involves normal urination, so you should not experience any discomfort.
Why the test is performed
This test is useful in evaluating the function of the urinary tract. Usually, a patient having this test will report urination that is too slow.
Normal Values
Normal values vary depending on age and sex. In men, urine flow declines with age. Women have less change with age:
- Ages 4 - 7
- The average flow rate for both males and females is 10 mL/sec.
- Ages 8 - 13
- The average flow rate for males is 12 mL/sec.
- The average flow rate for females is 15 mL/sec.
- Ages 14 - 45
- The average flow rate for males is 21 mL/sec.
- The average flow rate for females is 18 mL/sec.
- Ages 46 - 65
- The average flow rate for males is 12 mL/sec.
- The average flow rate for females is 18 mL/sec.
- Ages 66 - 80
- The average flow rate for males is 9 mL/sec.
- The average flow rate for females is 18 mL/sec.
What abnormal results mean
Results are compared with your symptoms and physical exam. A result that may need treatment in one patient may not need treatment in another patient.
Several circular muscles normally regulate urine flow. If any of these muscles becomes weak or stops working, you may have an increase in urine flow or
If there is a
Your health care provider should explain and discuss any abnormal results with you.
What the risks are
There are no risks with this test.
Special considerations
Peterson AC, Webster GD. Urodynamic and videourodynamic evaluation of voiding dysfunction. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 58.


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Oliver Perez made his fourth start of the spring this afternoon against Atlanta. As usual, he's run hot and cold. Today he was freezing, turning in his worst outing of the spring, giving up three runs on five hits and four walks in 4 1/3 innings.
Perez figures to get two more starts and for his own peace and confidence he needs to make them good. Of course, that sentiment denotes pressure, which isn't always a good thing for Perez.
In another pitching development, the Mets continue to push the envelope with Jenrry Mejia, working him for the second straight game. Mejia didn't allow a run in 1 1/3 innings yesterday, and today he retired the side in order in the sixth.
Said Jerry Manuel: "I want to get as much of a feel as possible for him in that particular role."
Also today:
* Ike Davis was optioned out and there was immediate talk it was done to alleviate pressure on Daniel Murphy, who has had a miserable spring. If Murphy needs something like that to help his confidence then he's in trouble. In 25 at-bats, Davis is hitting .480 with three homers and 10 RBI. Conversely, Murphy is batting .133 with one extra-base hit over 30 at-bats.
* Jose Reyes was cleared to play and will be in camp tomorrow.


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Laramie County Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. LCCC participates in the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) process. AQIP's goal is to infuse the principles and benefits of continuous improvement into the culture of colleges and universities to assure and advance the quality of higher education.
See below for documentation:
- Maintenance of action projects
- Systems Portfolio
- Portfolio Appraisal Feedback (pdf)
- Quality Checkup Report (pdf)
- Reaffirmation of Accreditation Recommendation Report (pdf)
- Accreditation Action Letter (pdf)
Additional Program Accreditation
Individual college programs are also accredited or approved by the following organizations:
- Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
- American Bar Association (ABA), Standing Committee on Legal Assistants
- American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs - EMS: Paramedics, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Surgical Technology (CAAHEP)
- Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
- Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
- National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP)
- National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)
- Wyoming State Board of Nursing


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Do the words "science class" evoke unhappy memories of struggling to memorize arcane facts unrelated to anything in the world you cared about? Did your teacher's mastery of the science only accentuate how little you knew? If so, take heart.
The future of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education may depend far less on traditional teacher-student hierarchies than on supportive communities of people who have diverse, complementary knowledge and enthusiasms. Knowing how to look up information and to tap into others' specialties could become the real keys to STEM success. And the hands-on, do-it-yourself culture of the Maker Movement, along with the 3D printers and other tools that animate it, might play a singularly important role in reinventing libraries and schools to work this way.
Those insights and others emerged June 27 during a breakfast panel discussion on improving STEM education during the American Library Association (ALA) annual meeting in Las Vegas. McGraw-Hill Education's AccessScience organized and hosted the event and I had the pleasure to moderate it for our two energetic and visionary panelists, Linda W. Braun, youth services manager for the Seattle Public Library, and Mark Hatch, co-founder and CEO of TechShop. (Disclosure: I am the editorial director of AccessScience.)
Unrecognized passions for science
As I noted in my introductory remarks, the critical need for strong STEM education has never been more imperative or self-evident. We live in an era of unparalleled scientific progress, and every moment of our lives as consumers, as workers, as patients, and as citizens brings us into contact with the fruits of science and technology. Scientists, engineers and the like make up only 5 percent of the U.S. workforce but STEM fields are commonly credited with 50 percent or more of the U.S. economic expansion over the past half century. Job opportunities in STEM fields are expected to grow more quickly than in the economy as a whole. Moreover, a Brookings Institution study in 2013 found that a high level of STEM competence was crucial to roughly 20 percent of all workers (among them, nurses, electricians, carpenters, and auto mechanics). Thus, the significance of STEM to the economy is inescapably huge.
"If anyone had told me 30-something years ago in library school that I would be here today talking about STEM, I would have said no way," admitted Linda Braun, a past president of the Young Adult Library Services Association and a co-author of the association's report The Future of Library Services for and with Teens: A Call to Action, published earlier this year. "I had no interest in science, technology, or engineering. And math? I've been told my whole life that I'm awful at math."
But over her years of working with educational institutions, she came to realize that the value of STEM in education had less to do with teaching accumulated scientific knowledge and more to do with fostering skills for problem solving—and how much those skills could help a broad spectrum of youth, adults, and whole families. That mindset can help people of all ages overcome obstacles in every part of their lives, not just on the job. "It's the critical thinking, problem solving, and troubleshooting that I think are really at the core of what we in libraries need to support in STEM," Linda said.
To help students and others get past their fear or dislike for science, Linda strongly favored a connected learning approach. Connected learning encourages people to identify the relevance of STEM topics to things about which they are already personally passionate. In that context, STEM can seem more meaningful and directly valuable, so individuals will be more motivated to learn the associated science. Seen through that lens, everyone has an organic connection to STEM, Linda argued. She cited as an example the subject of a recent profile in The New York Times: a 15-year-old boy outside Los Angeles who has become a celebrated professional chef. "Think of the science, the math, and the technology that go into cooking," she said. "His STEM skills must be amazing!"
Linda's comments about the advantages of the connected learning approach struck a chord with me. I mentioned that perhaps because of my family history—my father had been a Navy test pilot and my mother a nurse, and I had grown up surrounded by science books—I had always had the benefit of seeing science and technology as naturally integrated into the rest of life. "I think one of the best gifts we can give young people is the opportunity to see how knowing the science behind the world around us just makes life more wonderful," I said.
Making a creative connection
This approach to STEM built around personal enthusiasms dovetails with another trend, the rising interest in the Maker Movement—and in equipping libraries to become community centers for Maker activity. The Maker Movement is an extension of traditional DIY hobby craft culture that embraces digital technologies such as 3D printing and robotics. In recent years, some public and school libraries have begun to recast themselves as centers for Maker activity—witness the exhibitors offering Maker products and services that were much in evidence at this year's ALA. Linda acknowledged that many libraries justify their new Maker facilities by saying they have always done crafts. "But that's not quite it," she said, because these activities can be more than a creative outlet and source of recreation: they offer a practical way to connect serious STEM education to users' passions.
"I like to say that the largest untapped resource on the planet is not natural gas or solar. It's the creative potential of the human mind," said Mark Hatch, author of The Maker Movement Manifesto: Rules for Innovation in the World of Crafters, Hackers, and Tinkerers (published by McGraw-Hill Education). His company TechShop establishes centers where people can get the training and access to tools and software they need to realize their Maker dreams. (On June 17 when President Obama made a public statement about his administration's support for STEM, he did it in the Pittsburgh TechShop.)
Maker technologies are easier to learn and use than they have ever been, Mark argued, so in principle it should be possible to introduce them at younger ages and get more people involved with STEM. "It's very inspiring when you're a kid to be able to turn an idea in your head into a real, working thing you can show to your friends, " he said. Hands-on explorations are particularly good for the third of the population that learns best by doing, not just studying. The practical skills that students acquire would be relevant both to those headed to college and to trade schools. And thanks to the Internet, he added, it has never been easier for novices to find the expertise they need in online communities of those with shared interests.
The catch is that too many people disqualify themselves early from STEM careers because they don't think they have science or math skills or don't see the relevance to their interests. Mark cited the statistic that according to a recent national survey, only about 13 percent of engineers in the U.S. are women (National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators, page 3-5). "That is an absolute, unmitigated disaster," he said. "We can't leave those brains on the sidelines and expect to solve the problems of the future."
Beyond STEM education curricula
I asked whether there was any empirical proof that involvement with Maker activities translates into greater academic achievement or involvement with STEM vocations. Mark and Linda acknowledged that such evidence may still be hard to come by (partly because the Maker movement might be too young for a clear trend to have yet emerged). Anecdotes abound, however, about students and others inexperienced in design, inventing, or handicrafts using 3D printers, Arduino programming kits, and computerized cutting tools as springboards to new careers.
One noteworthy case was a team of students at Stanford University who in 2007 developed the prototype for a low-cost baby-warming cocoon to fight hypothermia in premature babies, who cannot adequately maintain their body temperature. Among the 20 million low-birth weight born each year, hypothermia is a leading cause of death, particularly in the developing world where access to incubators is typically poor. (See, for example, this PLOS ONE paper on the management of neonatal hypothermia in Zambia.) The Stanford students conceived of a tiny sleeping bag that self-regulates its temperature through polymer chemistry to keep a swaddled baby safely and consistently warm. After graduation, the students further developed the invention and launched the organization Embrace to manufacture and distribute it. Their Infant Warmer is already credited with saving 60,000 lives, Mark said, and Embrace co-founders Jane Chen and Rahul Panicker were hailed by the World Economic Forum in Davos as Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneurs of the Year in 2013.
Mark also pointed to the GE Garages program, through which GE sponsors traveling exhibits and workshops that introduce laser cutting, 3D printing, welding, and other manufacturing technologies to tens of thousands of children. Seeing the tools in action is often enough to win converts. He described laser cutters, which can now be controlled by software developed for first graders, as "easy to use, amazingly powerful, and incredibly addictive." He added, "If we were to introduce more kids to laser cutters and 3D printers, trust me, we would have a lot more engineers coming out the other end."
In the schools and libraries where passion-driven connected learning and Maker activities are already being offered, they seem mostly to be supplemental, informal learning opportunities. As inspiring as these were, I noted, building them into formalized curricula that would work reliably within a school calendar might be tricky. "Yes, this is all enrichment now," Linda agreed, but said that many educators were working on trying to make it more mainstream. She cited the example of a math teacher who is trying to get a class on programming with Scratch (a simple multimedia authoring tool) accepted for his school's math requirement, since it offers a connected way of showing how mathematics can be used.
The problem that he was encountering, she said, was that the push for Common Core national education standards was making it hard to innovate. Linda's comments elicited a sympathetic response from the panel's audience, some of whom volunteered that they, too, had seen their schools' industrial arts and home economics programs (and the associated tool resources) displaced in favor of a more focused Common Core emphasis on English and math.
Self-doubt and letting go
Yet an even more immediately limiting problem might be that, as Linda observed, many librarians lack confidence in their ability to support STEM learning that is less structured and more individualized. Helping librarians become more comfortable with it, and with the more diverse range of library users who would seek to benefit from it, has become a central focus of her own work.
I asked her how she coaches educators past this self-doubt. To start, she said, most of them needed to reimagine what their job entails: they do not need to be proxy experts on every subject. Librarians should recognize that their own knowledge (or ignorance) of science and technology matters far less than their understanding of how and where to look for relevant STEM answers. She suggested that public libraries might consider seeking out partnerships with academic institutions that have experienced science librarians and specialists who could mentor their public library colleagues about unfamiliar STEM resources and ways to use them.
To motivate librarians to cultivate this approach to STEM, personal passions might be the key, just as it is for students. Find subjects that excite individual librarians and introduce the accessibility of STEM in that context, Linda advised: "You need to give them that opportunity to make it their own."
Overcoming that initial reluctance is similarly a challenge for the introduction of 3D printers, laser-cutting tools, design software, and other tools, all of which can come with significant, ongoing maintenance requirements. Mark emphasized, however, that librarians need not know how to use the tools expertly themselves: instead, they can open up that role to the community. "Bring in volunteers who would love to use and help others use this stuff," he said. "Don't try to do it all yourself."
Linda and Mark's comments stimulated a vigorous dialogue with the audience. I was particularly struck by the story of one librarian from Arizona whose library served a population of 6,000, of whom almost 40 percent were below the poverty line. The library had brought in LEGO project kits and a 3D printer and put them into the hands of the children. One in particular had applied herself to learning about the printer, started running workshops for the other children, and had recently started a business based on it.
Listening to such stories, I had an epiphany on the dais. Schools and libraries constantly run inventories on their physical assets, I said, "but nobody ever inventories their assets to include the intellectual resources and enthusiasms of the audience they serve." It only showed how deeply engrained the factory model for education was, in which students are treated as materials to be molded by the system, as opposed to a more communal model where students were encouraged to enrich the teachers and schools, too.
That new social model for library services—one built on shared community know-how and peer-to-peer mentoring, with librarians acting as facilitators of the conversation rather than experts—may be the most revolutionary (and unsettling) aspect of these changes for most library professionals. Yet in principle, it may not be so great a departure from librarians' traditional mission. "I talk about librarians as connectors, which we have always been," Linda said. "But we have to work with library schools to get more people thinking about this the way we are here."


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Important Farmland, Nevada County, California, 2008
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- California. Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program
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- This polygon shapefile represents areas of important farmland in Nevada County, California for 2008. Established in 1982, Government Code Section 65570 mandates FMMP to biennially report on the conversion of farmland and grazing land, and to provide maps and data to local government and the public.The Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program (FMMP) provides data to decision makers for use in planning for the present and future use of California's agricultural land resources. The data is a current inventory of agricultural resources. This data is for general planning purposes and has a minimum mapping unit of ten acres.
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- California. Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program
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- Nevada County (Calif.)
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- Farming, Land use, Urbanization, Agriculture, and Farming
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- 2008
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VITAS honors those who served America by serving them near the end of life. VITAS cares for veterans with a wide range of terminal conditions; our teams of experienced hospice professionals are trained to understand the veteran's unique needs at the end of life.
According to the US Census Bureau, we have an estimated 22 million veterans living among us in the United States. Veterans make up one-fourth of all deaths today; that's 617,000 per year.
By recognizing the unique needs of veterans coping with life-limiting illness, VITAS is able to guide these men and women toward a more peaceful ending. This is especially important for veterans who experienced combat service or other trauma, because experiences from the past often resurface near the end of life.
We Honor Veterans is a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This pioneering program focuses on respectful inquiry, compassionate listening and grateful acknowledgment of veterans. VITAS' continued dedication towards veterans has reached the highest level of partnership, Level Four, which includes the following requirements:
VITAS Nurses are ELNEC-For Veterans trained and VITAS staff are specially trained in recognizing and caring for patients with PTSD. VITAS also offers a Veteran-to-Veteran Volunteer program.
VITAS conducts Veteran-specific educational presentations to the community, healthcare providers and Veteran organizations throughout the year.
VITAS gathers Military History at time of admission and individually recognizes Veterans for their service. VITAS assists Veterans and families in accessing benefits and implements procedures for transitioning Veterans across venues of care, including VA Medical Centers. VITAS also develops and implements procedures of measurements and reporting of care and services specifically for Veterans. VITAS has updated policies to incorporate Veteran-specific programs and services for patients and families receiving care.
VITAS continues strong relationship development and partnerships with Veteran Service Organizations and VA Medical Centers locally and state-wide.
VITAS end-of-life care experts are trained to support the difficult circumstances faced by some veterans near the end of life, including financial and benefit concerns, post-traumatic stress disorder, unresolved issues associated with the stresses of military service, depression and suicide. Veterans can be referred to VITAS from the VA or by community-based healthcare providers, or they can contact us directly to discuss VITAS services.
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Sometimes the long term trends are the hardest to see, yet also the most significant.
Take energy efficiency, for example. Theres no question that using energy more efficiently is crucial in both meeting the rising global demand and in minimizing climate change. And the good news is that the United States has been on a long trend of becoming more efficient. One of the best measures is energy intensity, or the amount of energy needed to produce one dollar of goods and services. As you can see in this chart from the Energy Information Administration, the amount of energy needed to produce a dollar of goods and services has been on a long steady decline since the 1970s.
On average, American energy intensity has been improving by 2 percent a year for four decades, and its projected to continue on that path through 2040. In fact the governments projections show efficiency improving in every sector: residential, commercial, industrial and transportation.
There are a lot of reasons for that trend: government policy promoting more efficient appliances and cars, greater social awareness, and (sometimes) higher energy prices. Its no surprise that energy efficiency should improve when prices are high, such as after the OPEC oil embargo of the 1970s or the gasoline price spike in 2008. Its even more encouraging that the trend continued during periods when energy was relatively cheap.
But the energy we use reflects the overall nature of our economy. After all, energy use goes up during prosperous times and down during recessions, for the very logical reason that during a boom people are making and buying more goods, and during a recession they cut back. And one factor driving the shift in efficiency is a broader shift in the economy.
Over the last half-century, America has shifted from a manufacturing economy to a service economy, and that has had a significant impact on our energy use. The White Houses annual Economic Report of the President, released last week, made this point in the section on energy policy and climate change:
One reason for the decline in the energy intensity of the U.S. economy is the increasing importance of services as a share of U.S. GDP. Manufacturing is more energy-intensive than is the production of services, and for decades the share of U.S. GDP derived from services has been growing while the share derived from manufacturing has been declining. This shift from manufacturing to services therefore has reduced the energy intensity of the U.S. economy.
Or consider this chart from the Census Bureau, outlining ways America has changed since the 1940 census. In 1940, nearly one-quarter of the American workforce was in manufacturing. By 2010, that was down to one in 10. Some 23 percent of Americans now work in educational services, health care and social assistance, and its easy to see how that affects energy use. Factories use more energy than schools.
But while the shift in the economy is a major reason for gains in efficiency, its also kind of a cop-out. This shift from manufacturing to services has occurred all over the Western world. As the White House report points out, Germany and Japan have even larger manufacturing sectors than we do and yet their energy efficiency is even better than ours. Why? Theyve got smaller homes, more efficient cars, and overall more aggressive government policies to promote efficiency.
The major trends in our economy are a major reason why were on a more efficient path. But the change from manufacturing jobs to service jobs has come at considerable social cost as well, including economic upheaval in the Midwest with its dependence on manufacturing employment and the loss of jobs that typically pay higher salaries than those in the service sector. In fact, the Obama administration has been pushing policies to strengthen the manufacturing sector. Its worth thinking about how other countries have both more manufacturing and more efficiency than we do because in the end, well want both the jobs and the energy benefits.


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Gym equipment maintenance, service and repairs
Gym equipment maintenance, service and repairs are all important aspects of your gym operation. Each piece of commercial fitness equipment is often relatively expensive and, as such, is usually considered a long-term business asset, which you and your club's members need to rely upon.
The following provides a brief overview of the three main areas of preserving these key assets:
MaintenanceThe importance of cleanliness when it comes to commercial fitness equipment is often overlooked, but introducing and adhering to a regular cleaning programme is possibly one of the first and most important steps in prolonging the life of your equipment.
Regular cleaning of the equipment and its operating environment will not only improve member perceptions of your facility, but it will also minimise the need for service calls and repairs. That said, it is always important to refer to the manufacturer's guidelines, to ensure that you are using cleaning solutions that won't gradually degrade plastic and metal surfaces. It's also important to ensure you don't apply any liquids to equipment when cleaning, in the interests of the equipment and, more importantly, your safety.
In addition to cleaning, regular preventative maintenance is also recommended, and most manufacturers will provide full details of this with the equipment's documentation.
Gym equipment serviceWhilst regular cleaning and preventative maintenance is always advisable, much like a car, professional servicing is periodically required for commercial equipment. Your gym's equipment goes through sustained and often intensive use and therefore regular professional checks will generally prolong the lifespan of the product. Additionally, servicing will help to ensure that you remain compliant with regulatory safety requirements.
Many fitness clubs choose to service all of their equipment at once, either using a manufacturer's engineers or a third party company. Other clubs spread the cost by servicing particular machines at particular times.
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LOS ANGELES – A clerk at a Highland Park 7-Eleven convenience store was fatally wounded during a robbery attempt, police said Monday.
The shooting occurred at 10:26 p.m. Sunday at the 7-Eleven at Avenue 52 and Figueroa Street, said Sgt. David Torres of the Los Angeles Police Department's Northeast Station.
The clerk was transported in "serious to critical condition,'' Torres said, and pronounced dead at the hospital.
The mortally wounded clerk was discovered by another employee.
There were two suspects, both men, Torres said.
About an hour earlier, two men held up a 7-Eleven in the 3200 block of North Broadway in Lincoln Heights, said Sgt. R. Michaels of the Los Angeles Police Department's Hollenbeck Station.
Money was taken but no one was injured. Michaels said he does not believe the two robberies were related.


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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - February 6, 2013 - Half of employees who left or lost their jobs in the last 12 months kept confidential corporate data, according to a global survey from Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC), and 40 percent plan to use it in their new jobs. The results show that everyday employees' attitudes and beliefs about intellectual property (IP) theft are at odds with the vast majority of company policies.
Employees not only think it is acceptable to take and use IP when they leave a company, but also believe their companies do not care. Only 47 percent say their organization takes action when employees take sensitive information contrary to company policy and 68 percent say their organization does not take steps to ensure employees do not use confidential competitive information from third-parties. Organizations are failing to create an environment and culture that promotes employees' responsibility and accountability in protecting IP.
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Survey Highlights
- Employees move IP outside the company in all directions, and never clean it up. Sixty-two percent say it is acceptable to transfer work documents to personal computers, tablets, smartphones or online file sharing applications. The majority never delete the data they've moved because they do not see any harm in keeping it.
- Most employees do not believe using competitive data taken from a previous employer is wrong. Fifty-six percent of employees do not believe it is a crime to use a competitor's trade secret information; this mistaken belief puts their current employers at risk as unwitting recipients of stolen IP.
- Employees attribute ownership of IP with the person who created it. Forty-four percent of employees believe a software developer who develops source code for a company has some ownership in his or her work and inventions, and 42 percent do not think it's a crime to reuse the source code, without permission, in projects for other companies.
- Organizations are failing to create a culture of security. Only 38 percent of employees say their manager views data protection as a business priority, and 51 percent think it is acceptable to take corporate data because their company does not strictly enforce policies.
- Employee education: Organizations need to let their employees know that taking confidential information is wrong. IP theft awareness should be integral to security awareness training.
- Enforce non-disclosure agreements (NDAs): In almost half of insider theft cases, the organization had IP agreements with the employee, which indicates the existence of a policy alone and without employee comprehension and effective enforcement is ineffective¹. Include stronger, more specific language in employment agreements and ensure exit interviews include focused conversations around employees' continued responsibility to protect confidential information and return all company information and property (wherever stored). Make sure employees are aware that policy violations will be enforced and that theft of company information will have negative consequences to them and their future employer.
- Monitoring technology: Implement a data protection policy that monitors inappropriate access and use of IP and automatically notifies employees of violations, which increases security awareness and deters theft.
- "Companies cannot focus their defenses solely on external attackers and malicious insiders who plan to sell stolen IP for monetary gain. The everyday employee, who takes confidential corporate data without a second thought because he doesn't understand it's wrong, can be just as damaging to an organization," said Lawrence Bruhmuller, vice president of engineering and product management, Symantec. "Education alone won't solve the problem of IP theft. Companies need data loss prevention technologies to monitor use of IP and flag employee behavior that puts confidential corporate data at risk. The time to protect your IP is before it walks out the door."
- "When it comes to trade secret theft by mobile employees, an ounce of prevention is usually worth ten pounds of cure," said Dave Burtt, founder of Mobility Legal P.C. "We consistently see departing employees who don't understand their obligation to keep trade secrets secret, but are just as often faced with companies whose own procedures are sorely lacking when it comes to protecting valuable IP. But everybody loses when a mobile employee steals trade secrets- the company who invested in the IP, the employee who took it, and the organization that receives it, even unknowingly, who most often is on the hook for defending the litigation that follows. Before employees exit, dust off agreements they likely haven't looked at in years, figure out all of the places the employee has stored sensitive company information and get it back, and ensure that employees understand their continuing obligations not to use or disclose company trade secrets."
Symantec's How Employees are Putting Your Intellectual Property at Risk Survey
Symantec's survey What's Yours Is Mine: How Employees are Putting Your Intellectual Property at Risk was conducted by The Ponemon Institute in October 2012 to examine the problem of IP theft or abuse by employees in the workplace. The results are based on responses from 3,317 individuals in six countries including the United States, United Kingdom, France, Brazil, China and Korea.
About Symantec
Symantec protects the world's information, and is a global leader in security, backup and availability solutions. Our innovative products and services protect people and information in any environment - from the smallest mobile device, to the enterprise data center, to cloud-based systems. Our world-renowned expertise in protecting data, identities and interactions gives our customers confidence in a connected world. More information is available at www.symantec.com or by connecting with Symantec at: go.symantec.com/socialmedia.
Note to Editors: If you would like additional information on Symantec Corporation and its products, please visit the Symantec News Room at www.symantec.com/news. All prices noted are in U.S. dollars and are valid only in the United States.
Symantec and the Symantec Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Forward-looking Statements: Any forward-looking indication of plans for products is preliminary and all future release dates are tentative and are subject to change. Any future release of the product or planned modifications to product capability, functionality, or feature are subject to ongoing evaluation by Symantec, and may or may not be implemented and should not be considered firm commitments by Symantec and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
TECHNORATI TAGS: Insider threat, IP theft, intellectual property protection, data loss prevention, DLP, security awareness training


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With a bassline made with a gigantic musical fence (only in Australia!), Gotye's 'Eyes Wide Open' is arguably more tense than 'Somebody That I Used To Know,' though it lacks quite the same charge as the song that (has almost) made he and Kimbra stars. Nonetheless, 'Eyes Wide Open' is a sincere, exciting cut, not destined to conquer charts, but sure to make its home in more than a few hearts.
At three minutes and 11 seconds, 'Eyes Wide Open' is a short, crisp track. While it could be argued the verses should sound more different than the chorus, that cohesion lends the track an emotional center. The topic here is a relationship, a favorite subject of Gotye's; the approach by multivalent melodies. The nature of the relationship, however, is layered — between both person and person, as well as people and the planet.
'It's like to stop consuming is to stop being human," he laments. Is this a breakup song, or a subtle protest track? Gotye is un-self-consciously conscious: "While the suns were clear, they had no idea / Just get used to living in fear." Are "they" in fear of government, or of ending a relationship? He sings that we're all in the same boat together, that it could have been avoided. With these suggestions of oncoming catastrophe, regardless of what "it" is, something profound is being lost.
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Earlier today Sarah and myself went to the annual ANZAC service at Milton Cemetery in Portsmouth, in remembrance of the 13 Great War Australian soldiers buried in Portsmouth. Regular readers might remember that I ran a series earlier in the year about the men and their experiences.
The service was attended by the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth Councillor Cheryl Buggy, Royal British Legion Standard Bearers, Royal Marines Cadets and members of the public. After a few words and prayers from the Chaplain, the last post was sounded and a minutes silence observed. After the reveille wreaths were laid, along with Poppy crosses.
It was great to see such a turn out, especially for some very young men who died over 95 years ago, so far from home. Hopefully they would be pleased that they have not been forgotten.
As you can see the graves are in a beautiful condition, and are tended by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. All of the 11 in this particular row were buried separately, but then exhumed and re-interred after the war in the same row. Hence their graves look very much like war graves in some of the big foreign war cemeteries in France and Belgium. Also buried next to them is Edward Sanderson, who voluntarily tended the Australian graves, and his wife Harriet.
I also have pictures of each of the men's graves, and I will be updating their biographies on my blog with their pictures. If anybody from Australia would like to take copies of these pictures, then please do. I am also hoping to write an article about Portsmouth's adopted ANZAC's for th Australian War Memorial Journal in the near future.
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