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Sitting down at work is often blamed for poor health, but office workers are less likely to die early than a builder, according to a new study.
Cleaners, factory workers and building site or farm labourers are more than three times as likely to suffer premature death, according to new research.
Mortality rates differ over three-fold between occupational groups, say scientists.
In some jobs - such as domestic cleaning - women are more likely to die early than they were 20 years ago.
The worst jobs for health include those in factories, construction, farm labouring or housekeeping and call centres, the study shows.
The best include those in medicine, business and public services, finance, teaching and IT.
The study - which tracked about half a million Britons for 20 years - showed low pay and social circumstances play a bigger role in premature death than having a sedentary desk job.
Keep on moving
Lead author Dr Vittal Katikireddi said: "That is not to say moving around at work is not important.
"Recent research has focused on the changing patterns of work in the UK and how having a desk job can raise the risk of an early grave by reducing exercise.
"That of course is true. But we have shown labourers for instance - who are active at work - have high mortality rates.
"There needs to be greater emphasis on helping people lead healthier lives at work.
"It goes beyond advice to encouraging HGV drivers for instance to get out of their cabs regularly and offering them the opportunity to eat healthier foods.
"This could be provided by their companies."
His researchers also found if occupational death rates in England and Wales applied to Scotland - where mortality is higher - almost 1,000 lives a year would be saved.
Dr Katikireddi said: "Excess deaths in Scotland were concentrated among lower skilled occupations - such as female cleaners."
He added: "Our results show there were very large differences in death rates by occupation with professional occupations such as doctors and teachers faring far better than factory workers and garment trade workers."
Unemployment risk
The highest death rates for both sexes overall were among those who were unemployed.
Dr Katikireddi and colleagues at the Social and Public Health Sciences Unit at Glasgow University looked at records from 1991 to 2011.
Using census and death records they confidentially compared mortality rates with occupational data in England, Wales and Scotland - the first study of its kind in the UK in 30 years.
Dr Katikireddi said: "Detailed assessments of mortality by occupation are scarce.
"Ongoing changes in the labour market make a reassessment of mortality by occupation timely.
"In particular - trends in the job market - such as the rise of so-called zero-hours contracts - could adversely affect health and health inequalities.
"It cannot be assumed patterns identified in the 1970s - which still underpin our contemporary understanding - continue to apply."
The results showed doctors and other health professionals have very low death rates while factory workers and cleaners have amongst the highest.
During 4.51 million person-years of follow-up among 20 to 59 year-old working age adults there were over three-fold differences in mortality rates among 63 occupations.
Sick men (and women)
Researchers also compared differences in mortality rates between Scotland and the rest of the UK.
This revealed higher rates of death north of the border were concentrated in the lowest skilled occupations.
Dr Katikireddi said: "We studied trends over a twenty year period where we found that in most occupations mortality rates have fallen.
"However, in some they have remained stagnant and for women in some occupational groups, such as cleaners, mortality rates have even increased."
The study published in The Lancet Public Health also found men who were health professionals - medical doctors, dentists, psychologists, pharmacists, opticians and vets - had the lowest mortality rates.
Among women, teachers and business professionals had the lowest mortality.
However the highest mortality rates overall occurred in men who reported no occupation.
National differences
Dr Katikireddi said: "Our study has particular relevance to policymakers in Scotland as there has been considerable concern health outcomes in Scotland are poorer than elsewhere in Western Europe.
"Addressing Scotland's 'sick man of Europe' status requires paying particular attention to improving health amongst people working in low skilled jobs and who are unemployed."
Computer models suggested if mortality rates by occupation in England and Wales applied to Scotland 631 fewer men and 273 fewer women of working age would die in Scotland every year.
Dr Katikireddi said: "Mortality rates differ greatly by occupation. The excess mortality in Scotland is concentrated among low-skilled workers and, although mortality has improved in men and women in most occupational groups, some groups have experienced increased rates.
"Future research investigating the specific causes of death at the detailed occupational level will be valuable, particularly with a view to understanding the health implications of precarious employment and the need to improve working conditions in very specific occupational groups."
The study was funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), The Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office (CSO) and Wellcome.
Ten worst jobs for health: deaths per 100,000 person years
1 Elementary construction occupations - 701
2 Elementary process plant occupations - 672
3 Elementary personal services occupations - 650
4 Elementary agricultural occupations - 623
5 Admin occupations - communications 604
6 Elementary cleaning occupations - 592
7 Textiles and garments trades - 569
8 Housekeeping occupations - 567
9 Metal forming, welding and related trades - 563
10 Elementary sales occupations - 556
Ten best jobs for health
1 Health professionals - 225
2 Business and public services professionals - 228
3 Functional managers - 233
4 Finance institution and office managers - 234
5 Corporate managers and directors - 250
6 Teaching professionals - 262
7 Production managers - 265
8 Protection services occupations - 265
9 IT professionals - 267
10 Business and finance associate professionals - 269


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Two of CU's finest
I'm still kicking myself for not having watched Roy Halladay pitch for Arvada West. I live within a mile of the high school and could have walked over to see the future Cy Young Award winner as a youthful phenom.
That could have made for a nice memory and a fun topic of conversation at cocktail parties.
I mention this because Colorado fans have only two more chances in Boulder to watch two of best to ever wear a Buffaloes basketball uniform. Read more…

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text: There you have it folks, proof that if you lock engineers in a room with a bag of LSD, it's possible for amazing things to happen. Somehow the magicians at Suzuki managed to cram an entire fuel cell system into the skeletal frame of the Suzuki Crosscage. It is a bit on the awkward-looking side. But it's the tech rather than the looks that are the main feature here. This strikes a blow for alternative alternative power systems everywhere (ie. kitten dreams)


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Without Ruiz, Phillies see limited production at catcher
CINCINNATI -- The Phillies are unofficially on Chooch watch.
Catcher Carlos Ruiz is still serving his 25-game suspension for using a banned stimulant, and he is eligible to rejoin the team April 28 against the Mets at Citi Field. But the Phillies could use him much earlier than that. Phillies catchers entered Tuesday's game against the Reds at Great American Ball Park with a .486 OPS percentage, which ranked 29th in baseball. Only Reds catchers (.326 OPS) have been worse.
Phillies catchers had an .861 OPS last season, which was the best in baseball. Ruiz has a career .781 OPS with a career-high .935 OPS last season.
Humberto Quintero was scheduled to catch Phillies right-hander Kyle Kendrick on Tuesday. He entered the night hitting .222 (2-for-9) with one double. Erik Kratz entered the night hitting .171 (7-for-41) with two doubles, one home run and three RBIs.
Asked if he might use these final 12 days to evaluate his catchers, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said, "They can count. When people start coming back, we're going to have to make some changes on our roster."
But Manuel added anytime any of his hitters feel like stringing together some hits, he will take it.


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Homegrown Piano is based around 88 samples of a Steinway B Grand Piano which were recorded at medium velocity. It was developed like many other HGSounds products to be great for Ambient/Atmospheric music, though is useful as a standard piano. The 128 presets cover a diverse range of sounds from Standard, Honky Tonk, Bright, as well as many echo landscapes, high resonance/distorted, and synthetic instruments. Though it is primarily designed as a piano, it is still a synthesizer at heart and as a result has plenty of experimental potential.
The plug-in uses 2 duplicate piano layers, the second of which can be manipulated in several ways leading to a diverse range of piano-based instruments. It can be either identical to Piano 1 allowing slight detuning to achieve chorus-type sounds, or relationally tuned by -/+ 1 octave, as well as detuning this will either dull or brighten the sound (for example allowing more harpsichord-type sounds). Additionally the entire instrument can be tuned via octaves, semitones and fine tunings, and can also be positionally shifted -2/+2 octaves which moves the positions of the samples as opposed to actual detuning. Piano 2 may also be Looped (with adjustable loop points), looped back and forth, shifted by -1 octave and reversed.
The piano also features an FX section consisting of Drive, SoundScaper - a reverb/comb/delay effect great for building complex atmospheres, a flanger/filter with a complex LFO, and a BPM-synced stereo delay. There are 3 FX Routing Modes which allows some flexibility in the sound of the FX. There is also an arpeggiator with many modes.
Finally, the piano also contains a microtuner which uses standard scala files, opening up a huge world of custom tuning possibilities, and comes with 300 tunings as standard and stretch/shrink capabilities.
- Dual Piano Layers - The 2 layers use 88 x 16bit 48k samples, one for each note.
- Filter - Cascadable up to 8 times and includes Low Passes, Hi Passes, Band Passes, Comb, Low Shelf, Hi Shelf and Peak.
- 2 ADSR Envelopes - Simple Envelopes. Envelope 2 can either be used to control Piano 2 volume or used to shape the Filter Cutoff Frequency.
- Drive - Auto Volume Distortion
- Arpeggiator - With many modes include classic Arp modes.
- Microtuner - Microtuner uses most standard Scala files of any size for custom tunings
- SoundScaper - Comb / Delay / Reverb Effect for creating interesting soundscapes.
- Flanger/Filter - Switchable between Flanger and Filter effect, LFO has over 300 predefined shapes with smooth control as well as standard shapes.
- Stereo BPM based Delay - Synced delay.
- FX Routing - 3 different Paths available.
- Drift - Adds a random pitch detune with each note played.
- Stereo Spread - Allows setting a random value to the Pan of each voice.
- Recorder - Allows recording directly to disk at 16/24/32 bits. Wavs are auto-named by date and location is set via a config file.
- Limiter - Output is limited to prevent clipping.
- Default - Sets Piano to default settings
- Randomize - Randomizes all settings. There are also local randomizers in each section.
The Piano also includes two bonus instruments:
Homegrown Piano B - A second sample set from the Steinway B which was recorded at a harder velocity than the original Piano. The harder attack results in a much brighter sound and as a result has a very different character. It has all the same features as Homegrown Piano but comes as a separate instrument called Piano B. Patches are interchangeable between the two instruments.
Homegrown Rhodes - Also included as a second bonus instrument is Homegrown Rhodes which uses samples from a well worn Rhodes Piano and has one sample per key. The Rhodes had a long history on a cruise ship and was rumored to have been played by Duke Ellington. Some of the keys are in bad condition and the idea was to capture the instrument as is, rather than creating a realistic Rhodes emulation. It has all the same features as the other Pianos but with the addition of adjustable key noises.
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With a Massey Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, you can improve the working lives of New Zealanders while boosting your career.
Occupational health and safety (OHS) has become an integral part of business in New Zealand. With a Grad Dip (OHS) you can help improve the effects of the working environment on the health and wellbeing of workers.
We spend a third of our lives at work, so workplaces contribute significantly to our health. Injuries and ill-health are two problems all workers potentially face. If you want a career helping to reduce that burden on individuals and the nation, then this is the qualification for you.
You will learn how to create healthy workplaces, including improving the interrelationship of people at work, the work they do, and their working environment.
At Massey, you can choose from a wide range of courses that reflect the multidisciplinary nature of OHS. You'll learn about hazards and risks in the workplace, how to assess and manage those risks and create healthy workplaces.
Our distance learning option lets you study when and where is most convenient for you. You can fit study around your work and family commitments.
The Graduate Diploma in OHS is internationally accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (UK). You will be eligible for graduate membership of IOSH, which is the largest OHS practitioner professional association outside the USA. Membership leads to registration as an OHS practitioner.
"The programme content was really relevant to my work and I was able to feel more confident in my role…"
My work in the field of occupational health and safety consultancy is extremely varied. One day I could be at a smelter conducting noise measurements, the next I could be in a small office providing education to a team of lawyers on office ergonomics, and then I might be called offshore to conduct health checks on an oil and gas facility.
There is a huge variation of people, workplaces and industries. And they all have health and safety risks that require managing. The variety is what I love most about working in occupational health and safety.
In response to the Pike River tragedy and New Zealand's poor safety record, our country is seeing a massive shake-up to the way we manage health and safety risks in workplaces. As the legislation and penalties get tougher, we will see a greater need for trained Health and Safety practitioners to assist in improving our nation's poor level of compliance.
I chose to take the Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety at Massey as I had just commenced working in the field. This course helped me to understand the theories and legislation that underpinned my practice as an Occupational Health Nurse.
I had very little health and safety knowledge when I started out. You need to have both credible theoretical learning as well as hands-on experience to be an effective health and safety practitioner.
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Vir Unis - The Drift InsideYes, i do agree. I see here 3 great classics imo including that Celestial Geometries.About the new 12k discs i was simply disappointed with the Deupree collab while the live Illuha CD is way better..You can stream them on the Juno records websiteVidan Obmana and Alio Die - Echo PassageBoth great classics.
I not well acquainted with the darker side of ambient, so I love seeing your recommendations, phobos, and exploring the samples. Been traveling this past week and listening to music loaded on an old iPod:Steve Roach - Possible PlanetWhen this first came out, it seemed like a natural extension of some of the themes explored in Early Man. In hindsight, however, this really stands out as a unique release in the Roach cannon. It a wonderful set of soundscapes, combining a wide range of frequencies and textures. Sawako - HumExperimental and whimsical goodness from 12k. Oophoi and Tau Ceti - Celestial GeometriesI haven't listened to this in a long time. I was blown away revisiting it. Some of the best space music evar.Has anyone listened to the two new 12k releases? Illuha's Interstices and Seaworthy/Deupree's Wood, Winter, Hollow? I've listened to the samples and can't quite decide whether I want to take the plunge.
Blood Box--Funeral in an Empty Room. Utterly mesmerizing, epic dark ambient workExpo 70--Where Does Your Mind Go? Heavily influenced by early cosmic music by Tangerine Dream and Ashra. Phobos, you should check this one out...Totally agree about Celestial Geometries, in my top 5 all-time ambient space albums!


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Dr. LEA J JOHNSON – CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER
Dr. LEA J JOHNSON , – CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, Is Female and specialized in CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, Dr. JOHNSON complete education, website and Fee details are given here. Dr. JOHNSON is one of most famous doctor in the MINOT, JOHNSON is practicing in medical field for 8 Years. Doctor LEA completed its graduation from OTHER in the year 2007 and was awarded with degree by the medical institute OTHER. From 8 years Dr. LEA J JOHNSON had been awarded by local authorities in the state ND, USA. Currently Dr. JOHNSON is Working in TRINITY HOSPITALS hospital.
Dr. JOHNSON Identification Wiki
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Dr. LEA Medical Degree and Grades
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MINOT City's one of the best doctor Dr. JOHNSON lives in 2815 16TH ST SW street. The Full address of physician is as follow however reported address may be IncompleteName – LEA J JOHNSON Line 1 Street Address – 2815 16TH ST SW Line 2 Street Address – City – MINOT State – ND Zip Code – 587016915 Country – USA
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Medicare is social insurance program in USA and Dr. LEA JOHNSON accepts Medicare medical insurance approved amounts as Payment in Full. If physician Dr. LEA J JOHNSON takes Medicare approved payments then 30 insurance companies under Medicare are accepted by Dr. JOHNSON.
Phone Number and Email Contacts
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Malpractice by Dr. JOHNSON
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2007 is turning out to be the year of the Romo. Just 10 months removed from single-handedly ruining the Cowboys playoff run, he's bounced back. Enormously. So far this year, he's ripped through a couple of nubile ladies (Sophia Bush, Carrie Underwood), put up monster numbers and earned respect around the league, and in between signed a $67.4 million contract based on half a season's work. To top it off, the guy could go 15-1 this season and skate into the playoffs. Look at the rest of the Cowboys schedule: they've got Detroit, who've reverted back to vintage ineptitude, and the Carolina Panthers, who've somehow become a first-year expansion team again. The two toughest games they have left are with the Mighty Birds, who have been wildly inconsistent (or consistently mediocre) all year, and the Redskins, who even though are their most bitter rivals, now have a gaping hole in their ... strong safety.
[dodges pitchfork]
Moving on! Now, Romo's tapping Jessica Simpson, who unless is secretly moonlighting in Bolivian gang bang films, most likely still has a vagina that smells like a combination of "Very Vanilla" Little Tree car freshener and a baby's forehead. Sadly, this relationship is not going to last. Not that Romo's the second coming of Proust or anything, but regardless of how hot Simpson is, holding a conversation with her must be like talking to Gizmo : Oooh! Bright lights! Yum-Yum !
So, he's not into librarians? Not a problem. A definite deal-breaker to be a Romo Girl is just skank-out dirty. Romo doesn't want a lady with a sullied reputation, one marred by sex tape videos or a body damaged by belly-button mashing pregnancies. No, he likes his ladies clean, untarnished — we're talking PSA grade 9.5 and above. The only question left to answer is...who's next?
So this week, I'm putting on my hymen mask, readjusting my chastity belt, and placing odds on the next pretty pony to enter the Romo Corral.
Push the button.
Hayden Panettiere: 3/1
This "Heroes" star radiates wholesomeness like a giant moon, plus she's got the whole blond, deceptively pretty-thing happening that Romo seems to enjoy so much. Another thing about Hayden is that she's a strident animal rights activist and also an aspiring singer, which in Hollywood usually means she has a brain the size of a cashew. Bingo. Give the cheerleader the bologna hammer, save the world, Tony.
Ashley Tisdale: 4/1
She's crept into the public consciousness because of High School Musical and become the fantasy girl to many pre-teen/pre-homosexual boys. In reality, she's a 22-year-old with a cheery smile and a palpable prudishness, even though her character and Jewishy face may suggest otherwise. But, if you look at a quote she gave People from her latest movie shoot, it appears the gal doesn't even like to kiss on screen. "You have to do it over and over and over, and every different angle!" Fuckin' shitballs! But after her HSM sequels run out and she stops hanging around with the fresh-faced crew, don't be surprised if she needs to gulp down a hot cup of Romo in order to ease herself back into womanhood.
Hillary Duff: 1/1
When she was younger, she used to have this dinosaur-head/bird-chested appearance that seemed to indicate her early 20s were going to be beastly. Obviously, as the picture on that left indicates, that's not the case anymore. Now, she's bananas. She fits all of the qualities of a typical Romo-girl, but her interest in pussybag rockstars like that knob from Good Charlotte might knock Romo out of the race. He'll have to bring a lot more than just a quarterback pedigree and a Steely McBeam chin if he wants to get wi...wait a second. God. Romo. He's just got it all. He's like Sam Malone's brother.
Miley Cyrus: 2/1
Although society will say it's wrong, Romo has no time for your silly laws and mores. Even though the Hannah Montana star is only 15-years-old, she has all the poise and ambition of a 35-year-old woman. She's also a country gal with a voice that could make the cowboys cry. Plus, she's good at keeping secrets and quick-changing into disguises. Perfect for this type of situation. Romo and Cyrus could be the new R. Kelly and Aaliyah. (Plane crash not included.)


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Rapidly deteriorating mobility in a young man: Case description and possible differential diagnoses
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A 32 year old gentleman, presenting initially with a 'dragging' foot, rapidly progressed to become paraplegic within a year. Here, a case summary is presented initially, followed by the differential diagnosis for the clinical presentation. Investigations primarily showed combined central and peripheral demyelination which could have been secondary to the anti-CRMP5 antibodies found in his serum. Such antibodies are highly associated with malignancy and, as a consequence, our patient was extensively investigated for an occult neoplasm (which was not found). While the central and peripheral demyelination may have been secondary to an antibody-mediated paraneoplastic syndrome, other differentials such as autoimmune combined demyelination must also be considered.


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Please note the following...
- Reservations are for unlimited bowling during the entire time period.
- Only a limited number of lanes are available at this rate and only with an online purchase.
- Bowling does not have to begin at 10:00 am (ex. you could arrive at 10:30 am) but must end at Noon.
- Reservations are for 1 to 6 people on one lane, including
use of bowling shoes!
You may buy multiple lanes that will be next to each other, but we can not guarantee specific lanes.
- Because we do turn people away, paid reservations are NOT REFUNDABLE
- You may pay by credit/debit card or you can use your paypal account if you have one.
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Hello! I am also starting Concord on September 4. I have read all of the reviews, complaints, praise, etc. I will admit that I am nervous, but I am also prepared for the challenge. I wish you best of luck and look forward to working with you soon!
See, the arguments about the job prospects for non-aba grads is not that great of a point. In fact, I have a job that most people graduating from an ABA approved school would die to have! So the argument about not having a job upon graduation is of no merit to me at all.
My company has agreements with several so called online degree colleges like Capella, Regis, and others so that employees can get their degree. In fact, the vice-president of my company, which is a fortune 500 company got his MBA from Regis. The thing is that most people who claim to know about job prospects etc are still in law school and have no real corporate world experience, they're talking out their ass!
it's just a matter of time before a schoo like Concord becomes accredited. And who knows, maybe by the time I and the original poster graduate, we will be graduating from either a temporarily approved ABA school or better an ABA approved school. Nonetheless, it doesn't matter to me, I'm set and the sky is the limt!
Don't get me wrong, I know there are alot of people that want a law degree to practice law. But there are other options that one can use the law degree for. We can agree that everyone goes to law school for a different reason.
2. Your point about many firms are snooty. All that I will say in regards to this comment is that when anyone says "many blah blah blah" that means that they don't have the research to back up what they are saying.
Do you disagree that sooner or later there will be an online accredited ABA law school?
After 20 years as a lawyer, not having the ABA credential is such a hassle that at times I wish I had just gone back to law school and repeated law school. On the other hand, not having the ABA degree forces one to think out of the box and I am sure I would have missed out on many interesting cases and opportunities.


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Promoting Rational Use of Medicines: Core Components - WHO Policy Perspectives on Medicines, No. 005, September 2002
September 2002
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Eight bakes a week
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It's been a busy week in my kitchen. After baking two things in one day (hello, dishes), I decided to give myself a Beatles-inspired challenge: eight bakes a week.
It sounded like a good idea on day one and, after a few last-minute recipe searches, it was mission accomplished at the final hour. I tried to lay off the sweets and sink into the breads, breakfasts and savoury treats.
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Darien forecast: A cloud or two on the horizon
Today's clear morning skies may cloud over a bit by afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
The daytime high temperature in southwestern Connecticut is expected to rise to the mid-40s, with a west wind 6 to 11 mph.
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The dish: Curry Chicken meal
Chains that adopt Jamaican recipes because they're popular rarely offer more than blackened this or jerked that. The kitchen sends out a burnt offering and covers its tracks with heat.
The curried chicken ($9.55) at Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill, a chain with locations throughout the northeast, achieves the tantalizing heat hues and spice spectrum of Jamaican dishes without burning a thing. It's like they know and love what they're doing in the Caribbean kitchen.
The dish combines curried chicken, red beans and rice, a warm chopped cabbage salad and fried plantains.
The runaway champion of this dish is the curry sauce. It hits the palate with an up-front buttery sensation that took me completely by surprise. A spicy and long-sustaining pepper heat grew at the finish. It felt bold and decadent. But notes of cinnamon and cumin kept it from being heavy-handed.
A sauce like this could make a sponge taste good, so Krust could have gotten away with a less fussy preparation of their chicken. Instead, their on-the-bone dark meat had a yielding consistency and texture that compares favorably to poached salmon. Impressive.
The red rice and beans alone were bland and uninspiring; but introduce the curry sauce — Golden Krust gives you more than enough — and the staple accompaniment becomes a meal in itself.
The plantains are sweet, fruity with a hint of savory from the frying pan. I'm not a plantain fan, but I relished these. Nearly as sweet, the boiled cabbage maintains a crunchy firmness. The kitchen tosses it with a couple spoonfuls of peas and diced carrots. It's a fine, simple, palate-cleansing salad.
Located in the H Mart-anchored complex at Rolling Road and Highway 40, Golden Krust has a long menu. But it's worth mentioning the namesake pastries. They're big on crust and light on filling — just sufficient to flavor the otherwise boringly average pastry.
On the upside, they're inexpensive, and one can go a long way toward satisfying an empty stomach. Throw in their portability and that you can have one in your hand a minute after you order it and the pastries become a lunchtime bargain that you can score for well under $2. The menu offers many more entrees and combos near $10.
The restaurant's seating is for the desperate: Four cheap tables and a long shelf for diners who don't mind standing while they lunch. But that's a description, not a complaint. While the indoor dining may not offer the most appealing setting, Golden Krust puts all the comfort in its menu.
Golden Krust
Where: 838 N. Rolling Road, Catonsville
Contact: 410-719-2788, goldenkrustbakery.com
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AKDN Press Release - AGA KHAN AND ZANZIBAR GOVERNMENT AGREE SEAFRONT INITIATIVE - 2002-07-19
His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims and Zanzibar's Chief Minister Shamsi Vuai Nahodha today signed an Agreement of Co-operation to initiate a comprehensive urban rehabilitation proposal for the Seafront Area of Zanzibar's Stone Town, after a private meeting with President Amani Abeid Karume.
The Seafront Area, characterised by many historic buildings and public open spaces, is one of the most culturally and economically significant parts of the Stone Town, itself recently recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Under the landmark initiative, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) envisages an important contribution to improving maintenance of urban heritage that has suffered considerable decay as well as to bettering the quality of life for the inhabitants of the Stone Town and the island as a whole.
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Zanzibar Ports Corporation have also entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly design a development plan for a section of the old port area. Redevelopment of this historic gateway to the Stone Town is expected to protect and preserve the urban fabric as it enhances the area's value as a vibrant public space.
'Collaboration with governmental and other partners can help create considerable economic opportunity, as well as social and environmental benefits, as we continue to preserve and make productive valuable cultural assets' said the Aga Khan.
Today's agreements follow the implementation of programmes and investments in Zanzibar by the AKDN of over TShs. 20 Billion since the signing of a Protocol of Co-operation for Development between the Network and the Government of Zanzibar in 1988. They include: pre-schools on Zanzibar and Pemba; an educational Resource Centre and the training of hundreds of teachers; the production of health education materials and a teacher training programme using the Child-to-Child approach; the founding of the NGO Resource Centre; the establishment of the Stone Town Cultural Centre, the Zanzibar Serena Inn and the rehabilitation of Kelele Square as examples of economically productive urban redevelopment projects.
Institutions of the AKDN have historical antecedents along the East African seabord going back over a hundred years, including in Zanzibar. Today, the Network has an extensive presence in the region covering Tanzania, Kenya, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Uganda and Congo. AKDN non-profit agencies operate schools, university campuses, hospitals and health centres as well as rural development schemes. The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, the venture capital agency of AKDN operates industrial enterprises, hotels and lodges and infrastructure projects in developing countries of Africa and Asia.
The Aga Khan, who leaves Zanzibar today, earlier this week participated in the Investors' Roundtable in Tanzania supported by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
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The Aga Khan Trust for Culture oversees the AKDN's cultural activities. Its restoration and urban revitalisation projects range from settings as varied as Afghanistan, Bosnia, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Spain, Syria and Zanzibar. The Trust administers the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, the world's largest architectural prize. In collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, the Trust's Education and Culture Programme has developed ArchNet, an Internet-based network that will provide students and professionals around the world with a globally accessible resource on architecture, urban design and related issues such as restoration, conservation and housing design and construction. In Central Asia, the Trust is also involved in the preservation and revival of traditional music and the d esign of humanities curricula for universities and schools.
The AKDN is a group of private, non-denominational development agencies and institutions that seek to empower communities and individuals, often in disadvantaged circumstances, to improve living conditions and opportunities. Established by the Ismaili Imamat (office of spiritual leadership) and working in over 20 countries, the Network's underlying impulse is the ethic of compassion for the vulnerable in society and its agencies and institutions work for the common good of all citizens, regardless of origin, gender or religion.
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Flight for Life airlifted a 65-year-old man to Mercy Regional Medical Center on Sunday after he suffered an injury while mountain biking on the Colorado Trail, said San Juan County Undersheriff Kris Burns.
Three people from San Juan County Search and Rescue and 11 from La Plata County Search and Rescue responded after a call came in before noon Sunday, Burns said.
It was a great turnout for search and rescue, she said.
Nine people were deployed to the area, which crews accessed from Lime Creek Road, she said.
Burns said the man suffered lower-body injuries. She was unsure whether he was with other people at the time of the injury, but said there was only one patient.
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[media-credit name=" for Chicago Tribune 435 Digital." align="aligncenter" width="668″][/media-credit]OK. I'll admit it. I have a Tiger Beat crush on Brian Solis. That's because Solis is one of the smartest people around when it comes to social media and its power to reshape our world.
Solis has been in technology public relations since 1991. He began working with message boards, communities and early blogs in the 90s and started his own firm, FutureWorks in 1999. In March 2011, he joined Altimeter Group, a research-based advisory firm that says it offers "pragmatic strategies to help companies thrive with disruptive technologies."
You can pop in on Solis blog, which includes a series discussing the concepts in his new book, The End of Business as Usual, or catch his insightful TV series, Revolution, on YouTube.
Solis has written perhaps the best book on online marketing for beginners, Engage: The Complete Guide for Brands and Businesses to Build, Cultivate, and Measure Success in the New Web. The End of Business as Usual is targeted toward emerging leaders, those change agents who want to revitalize the culture of business around customer experience.
The End of Business discusses traditional consumers, digital consumers and connected consumers, those experiential curators who feel it is their work to share their experiences. I'd say I'm one of them.
Solis has 109,000 followers on Twitter and was among the first to announce Google+ brand pages. Check out the "Ripples" to below see how influencers shared his initial blog post, which in a way embodies his view of how the connected consumer influences others.
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I talked with Solis about how his work has evolved from the marketing department to the C-Suite [CEO level] and what the rise of the "connected consumer" could mean to the future of business.
Q: How do you see the principles outlined in The End of Business as Usual spinning forward in the future?
A. From years of working with my own agency, I realized that if I kept working with marketers and kept innovation within the marketing department I was never going to make an impact within the business. I had aspirations of reaching the C-suite to say "Look at what is taking place here. If you could lead the entire organization in this direction, you would not have to spend so much time reacting to markets but you could lead them."
This was after the second revision of Engage, which was my homage and farewell to all of my private resources going to the marketing department and the customer service dept.
Then I started writing "The End of Business as Usual' and joined Altimeter so I could get right into the C-suite.
Q. What's the thrust of the book?
A. The idea is to take the principles of everything that we are learning from social media — authenticity, transparency, engagement, peer-to-peer interaction — and develop organizational empathy. This the ability to take insights away from customer activity and behavior and not just measure sentiment, but instead feel empathy, and inform business direction in a way that would be actually meaningful and relevant.
That was the idea.
After spending time with my agency over 13 years, I realized was getting sucked into the technology aspects of it. And I realized that with every new technology and every new network I was applying the same types of principles.
In the end, I realized that these principles are less about the technology and more about the sociology. I realized that what was taking place was a new kind of customer emerging,
It is clear that this connected consumer shares real world experience. This is actually an important inflection point for me personally.
I didn't even realize that I was that new type of customer.
Q. What are the three types of customers?
The book breaks customers into three segments.
There's the traditional customer. They read newspapers and magazines, watch television and go to real world events.
Then there is the digital or online consumer, This is is the person who begins all their searches on Google. They are very comfortable shopping from CraigsList . They are fine with eBay and fine with getting information from websites.
Finally, there is this idea of the connected consumer. This is what the first half of my new book really centers on.
And, no, connected consumers are not just millennials. And, no, they are not just the young person with a cell phone. The connected consumer is a person who realizes the benefits of connecting to other people like themselves. Over time, I saw that how the connected consumer finds and shares information, how they make decisions, is fundamentally different from the other two categories of consumers. Very little is shared in terms of similarities among the three.
So, it's not because of social media. It's not because of Facebook and Twitter. It's because the connected consumer has created an egosystem.
The egosystem is the result of interacting in these networks. Connected consumers have created their own egosystems where they're creating this online experience based on who they are, what they know and what they value.
The fuel to egosystems — the thing that keeps them vibrant — is shared experience. What this means, what's really profound, what really struck me is that if I am planning travel or have another decision to make, as a connected consumer I am not going to go to Google first.
I am going to go to my social networks and see what people are saying. I am going to read social review sites and see what people are experiencing and see if I can make a better decision that way.
There's an example in the book of researching an airline. If I were the connected consumer, I am going to search it in Twitter and Facebook.
In this case as an experiment, I took the search results feeds from Twitter and Facebook, and put it into Wordle, which creates a word cloud of the most commonly used terms. The word cloud that came back based on these shared experiences was incredible. It was full of swear words. It was pretty unbelievable.
So then I did a funny thing. I went to the website and set the company's website URL into Wordle to see the word cloud and I compared the two side by side. What I saw was this: Here is what the company says about themselves. And here is what the connected consumer is experiencing. The disconnect between the two is the future of business.
Q. But what about sample error, maybe the folks who complain are unusual or not representative of the customer experience?
A. I love that question!
There's a multiple that was used before the Internet. If somebody hates an experience bad enough that they write a complaint letter they represent an X multiple of people who feel the same thing but just don't write the letter.
With social networks, if I am asking the question [about sample error] I might not be able to get to the right answer. The right answer is not about what the customer represents and whether or not they are the mass customer experience. Instead the question is about how important they are to the business based on who they are connected to. To the extent these businesses touch people that is what is important.
The digital native and the traditional native are actually decreasing in number and the connected consumer is increasing in number. So the connected consumer touches more people, and the more people that they touch become people who touch even more people. I call this the concept of the audience of audiences with audiences.
Solis uses this photo by Mollie Sterling of her class at the Missouri School of Journalism to illustrate the audience of audiences with audiences.
But what's important to takeaway is that I'm not saying that we have to disengage with the traditional and the online consumers. They are important. I am saying that we have to engage with different kinds of consumers differently. We have to augment our approach.
So for example, ATT has to recognize that unhappy customers are shaping people's impressions. They might not be so willing to go in with the ATT iPhone next year. Maybe they will consider Verizon and Sprint because they want a better experience.
It forces companies to be a little bit more transparent, a little bit more honest to maybe say things like, "We hear you," and "We are working on it, because we want you to enjoy the experience. "
Saying, "What problem? What are you talking about?" "We are the number one rated network" doesn't help the company. Empathy, however, does help the company. And so does creating a culture within the organization that can encourage empathy and employee engagement and honesty and then innovation based on that honesty, once the customer sees the company has kept its word.
All of these principles tend to humanize a business and the connected consumer is not the only who is going to benefit from that, everyone is going to benefit from that.
Q. What's to stop an organization from pasting over the impression that it is changing when it is not.
A. Now that I am on the business side of things, working in the C-suite, I spend a lot of time in change management. I help the organization rethink its approach to the culture, the philosophy, down to the mission and the vision. And I ask how do we bring teams together that will lead change because it is really bigger than any one person.
This is where the Occupy movement took off.
It's not about Facebook and Twitter getting credit for bringing about revolutions, the Egyptian revolution, the Libyan revolution and now the Occupy Wall St. movement. Really these networks are one of many catalysts for change. They are just tools.
At the heart of change is any number of things: repression, oppression, depression. The zest for change — that's at the heart of the revolution.
It's that change is facilitated much more quickly and easily because of social networks. People will share and get together and do something about it.
At any moment. the Occupy movement could fall in anyone's lap. Whether change takes ten years or whether it takes five years doesn't matter. Because what has to happen is change, or at least a semblance of change, because change is what people want.
People will vote with their dollars and with their decisions. That's why I call it Digital Darwinism because anybody who is going to wait it out is going to fall victim to natural selection.
Q. Change takes time ….
A. It is sand through an hour glass. It is a matter of timing. This is why I believe we are at a crossroads.
This book is not for the social media champion, that person within the organization who is going to champion Facebook and Twitter internally. They will lead some great campaigns. But this book is not for them.
This book is for the change agent. This book is for the person willing to rile things up. It gives them fuel to do so, teaches them how to align the right people in the organization and how to make the case, how to bring about change because it is the right thing to do.
The last half of the book is about and for the change agent.
Q. What specific advice do you have for these leaders, these change agents.
A. You are at a crossroads.
You are on one of two kinds of people. First, you are really interested in new media and how it impacts them. Then, you are a person who really wants to bring about change.
These leaders have the strength, the passion and the tenacity to make it happen.
This is where you see the new Brian Solis emerging.
I spent many years inside organizations and I was not satisfied seeing really important evolutions and revolutions taking place in the business world or in real life and having these insights and recognitions stuck in the silo of marketing, marketing communications and public relations and, to a lesser extent, customer service.
I just said, "Enough! You don't need me to tell you social media is important."
For those who want to keep growing and keep going on the path and see this through, then let's bring about real change in the organization. Here's your book.
If not you can stop with Engage, which is still the best book out there to help people do online marketing the right way.
Q: What does all this mean for the local business world in neighborhoods?
This is an easier story to tell. In your neighborhood you will find three different type of people to come to your restaurant.
One is the traditional – the word of mouth. Then you will have the digital customer. They will find you from a Google search in the neighborhood.
Then you will have the connected consumer and they will ask their friends in FourSquare or their geolocal network Yelp . They will rely on their social network to tell them where to go.
What happens next? Someone goes to your restaurant and they have a horrible experience. Then the online customer will find some traditional review sites and say: "Don't go there."
They you get the connected consumer – they will leave something on Yelp, they will blog about it, they might even say something on YouTube.
Whatever the networks they use, the connected consumer will leave eggs there because that's what they do.
They feel almost like an experiential curator. They feel it is important and up to them to make sure that their social graf understands their experience. This is true for good experiences as well.
All these customers are important to your business and you cannot reach them all one way.
So the question is how are you reaching and engaging the connected segment. In an example in the book, I talk about a chocolate shop that decided to take out print ads.
Oddly enough the print ad brought in 1 person and it cost $200. Foursquare brought in 24 customers in the first week.
The traditional and digital customer will find us the way they have always found us. But if we are trying to grow our business, we need to reach people where they are.
To be honest with you, Facebook is the homepage for a local busienss social web. Now it's the place for the traditional and the digital customer. You can design Facebook to be your website.
That why I don't drink the kool aid anymore. I get the why. Now show me the how.


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I would like to personally thank all of you who have worked so hard and really thrown your hearts into supporting Sarah. I, like many of you, was really disappointed in her decision but I completely understand it. I don't think there are many people out there who could begin to understand the scrutiny her family has been under. As for you who think that Sarah strung you along; as late as last week, right after I interviewed with Steve Bannon, I talked with Sarah and she was still pushing hard and contemplating a run. After a lot of prayers, and finally, through respect for her own family's wishes, she chose to wait this one out.
Be assured that Sarah's not done. She will continue to be a force in the political world and I'm sure she'll be holding whoever's elected in any important upcoming elections accountable for their actions. In my opinion, I believe she'll arise again even stronger than before.
Please try to respect her decision, and once again, thank you so much for the support you've shown her.
Chuck Heath, Jr.
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AP Video publicizes Vets4Sarah.net whooo Hooo!
Governor Palin honors Troops At Denver Rally
The event raised $40,000 for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) Fund
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Announcing Reagan/Palin Appreciation Month in February
Posted January 24, 2011
February is the month five of our presidents were born (4 past and 1 future). It also marks the 100th anniversary of President Reagan's birth. We would celebrate Governor Palin's and President Reagan's birthdays anyway, but since the liberal media has called for a Palin moratorium, the authors at the Sarah Palin Information Blog have decided to spearhead a Reagan/Palin Appreciation Month. We want to honor Reagan for his outstanding service to our country, and we want to honor Governor Palin for her accomplishments and for all she continues to do for our country.
President Reagan fought Communism from the time he worked in Hollywood through his years in office and won the Cold War without firing a shot. His famous line, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" will ring through history. America prospered during his Presidency as Reaganomics stimulated the economy, increased employment, and cut taxes and government expenditure. Ronald Reagan's policies also increased the strength of our military.
Governor Sarah Palin has stood up and spoken out fearlessly in defense of conservative principles and national security when others remained silent,and she has taken the darts and arrows for doing so. And we have seen over an over that she was right. Her tireless efforts during the mid-term elections also helped elect men and women who will represent the American people instead of the establishment. All of her supporters are waiting anxiously in the hope that she will run for President and help lead our country out of the mess the current administration has gotten us into.
During February, as we celebrate President Reagan's legacy and Governor Palin's accomplishments, the Palin-friendly blogs that participate in Reagan/Palin Appreciation Month will be ramping up their coverage of all things Sarah Palin in a show of support for Governor Palin. We are asking all Sarah Palin supporters to sign the Reagan/Palin Appreciation Month Proclamation. Palin-friendly blogs that want to participate in this celebration can request to be added as sponsors of the Proclamation by using the Contact Petition Sponsor button on the petition website after signing the Proclamation.
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"all Patriots who share my love of the United States of America. And particularly to our women and men in uniform, past and present - God bless the fight for freedom."
In Honor of Those Who Sacrificed for Our Freedom
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In most of our cities and towns, you'll see memorials to brave Americans some in uniforms of wars from long ago who defended freedom. If you look down at their inscriptions, you'll see that they were dedicated by the mothers, fathers, wives and orphans of the veterans who gave all for their country. In distant lands across the globe, you'll find silent fields of white markers with the names of Americans who never came home, but who showed their dedication to their country by where they died. Today we honor those who served and made the ultimate sacrifice, as well as those who served and came home forever changed by the battlefield.
Remember all the veterans who fought and sacrificed for our freedom today, and then please take the time to thank our brave men and women currently serving in uniform. We owe them so much.
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Gov. Palin visiting Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. Scenes include the governor arriving by helicopter, visiting with troops, and giving a speech to the Soldiers.
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During her visit to Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Governor Sarah Palin stops to take photos with Soldiers from the Alaska Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment. U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Adam David Pepper.
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"On this Memorial Day, we remember, honor, and give thanks to those who died in service to this nation," Governor Palin said. "Today, we honor all of the brave men and women of our armed forces who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of the freedoms we hold so dear."
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CAMP DENALI, Alaska - Children from rural Alaskan communities were treated to an early Christmas this year as members of the Alaska National Guard completed Operation Santa Claus for young people in communities across the state.
More than 100 students from McQueen School in Kivalina, a city in Alaska's Northwest Arctic borough, received books, presents, a holiday meal and photos with Santa Dec. 6.
Members of the 176th Wing from Kulis Air National Guard Base in Anchorage flew a C-130 Herculeswith the Christmas gifts to the Kivalina children.
"This is so much fun, and the presents are really cool," said 14-year-old Jasmine Adams of McQueen School.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made a surprise visit too.
"It's wonderful to be here in Kivalina to celebrate the holidays and to be able to do this for the children of the community," said Governor Palin, who was accompanied by her daughter, Piper. "It's good to be able to show our support for the National Guard and to show the people of Alaska what our Guard is up to."
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The Senate Appropriations Committee approved legislation June 9 to expand the corporate income tax credit and allow insurance companies to donate to school tuition organizations (STOs).
The panel voted, 7-4, to advance the bill, which also aims to repeal a sunset provision for the corporate tax credit program, which is set to expire on June 30, 2011, unless the legislation becomes law.
Sydney Hay, a lobbyist for Advocates for School Choice, said insurance companies were inadvertently left out of the program when the law was drafted a few years back.
Hay also said thousands of students who receive scholarships from the program would be left in the lurch if the program were allowed to end.
Sen. Rebecca Rios, a Democrat from Apache Junction, voted against the legislation, S1023.
"It amazed me how we can't fund public education but we can sure get creative on new ways to divert money from the general fund to private schools," she said. "I'm aghast."
Under the existing corporate income tax credit program, the money for scholarships and grants must be awarded to students of low-income families.
Donations to school-tuition organizations are capped. The Department of Revenue is authorized to award total credits of $14.4 million in fiscal 2009 and $17.3 million in fiscal 2010.
Under S1023, the procedures, conditions, limitations, definitions and other requirements of the existing corporate income tax credit program will apply to the premium tax credit for insurance companies.
Passage of the bill in committee came on the heels of the signing of a related measure. Last month, the Legislature voted in special session to create a new scholarship program for children with disabilities and those in foster care.
That measure, H2001, allows corporations and insurance companies to contribute to student-tuition organizations that provide scholarships to special-needs students. The state caps the total amount of the tax credits at $5 million.


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As they return to Washington from their summer break, congressional Democrats want to make new gun safety legislation one of their top priorities. The House has already passed a law expanding background checks to private gun sales, but the GOP-led Senate has never voted on it. In the aftermath of three deadly August mass shootings, will the outcome be different now? Lisa Desjardins reports.
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What can I do to ward off a urinary-tract infection?
This down-below woe occurs when bacteria near the rectum and in the vagina enter the urinary tract via the urethra, usually during sex, explains Jill Maura Rabin, head of urogynecology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York. To keep bacteria at bay, urinate pre and post-sex (which helps flush it out), shower daily and after workouts, and wear cotton-crotch undies. Also, drink cranberry or grape juice or eat a small bowl of blueberries daily; their chemicals block bad bugs from adhering to the urinary tract and kill bacteria in the bladder.


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Who is peeing on the library books at the Cahokia Library?
That was the lead story on the local news when I checked into my hotel room here in Youngstown, Ohio ("More Depressing Than Akron!") for a fabulous two night run at the Funny Farm.
People who piss and moan about living in Los Angeles need to book themselves at comedy clubs out here in abandoned steel towns where even the Mafia left out of boredom. Actually, that's pretty mean. No, wait, it's not. I walked down to the gas station to buy a bar of soap earlier, and the girl at the counter said all the soap had been shoplifted that day.
"For real?" I asked.
"Oh, they do it all the time. They cut it up into little chunks, and sell it as counterfeit meth."
I said, "Doesn't that get them killed?"
"Yeah, lots. There's stories about it on the news all the time."
Hoo boy.
The girl from the club, who picked me up at the Pittsburgh Airport (which, despite my horrible time there two years ago, has a really nice airport and an awesome downtown) managed to ding someone's headlight when we were pulling out of the Chinese restaurant's parking lot across the street from the club. The police officer who showed up took down my name as a witness on the accident report. I said I was Dustin Diamond. I hope they don't subpoena him.
But seriously, someone really is peeing on library books here in Ohio. And they're not checking them out, peeing on them at home, and bringing them back. They're actually walking the stacks (most of the incidents have occurred in Adult Non-Fiction) and watering the petunias.
I should e-mail David Goyer. I have the plot to the BATMAN BEGINS sequel.
My poor digital camera finally broke when I checked into the room. Almost like it killed itself rather than photograph the approaching weekend. We'll see. Maybe it won't be so bad.
Tomorrow: morning radio, and me not seeing the new STAR WARS movie in the afternoon.


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Iron Mountain CTO dishes on digital archiving plans
Fred Engel, Iron Mountain's new CTO of digital archiving, is tasked with integrating the company's acquisitions, including a sneaky one it just made in document management.
Fred Engel has just been announced as the new chief technology officer (CTO) for Iron Mountain Digital, a growing business unit for the company focused on the preservation of electronic records. It's a technological leap forward from Iron Mountain's legacy business trucking backup tapes and paper records, and faces some stiff competition.
Engel previously founded Concord Communications Inc., a network management software startup purchased by CA, Inc. two years ago. He spent the last two years retired from the IT industry, spending his time working with an investment group in Providence, R.I. Engel said he was beginning to plan another new business, this time focused on storage, when Iron Mountain approached him to build its digital business instead.
What is the state of Iron Mountain Digital as you're coming in to it? How many employees does the division have at this point? What about customers and revenues?
So you're looking to expand archiving, but the backup business is off and running?
Fred Engel: Well, both. We're looking to get into new areas with the backup business, so there are a bunch of things we're trying to do there. We bought [intellectual property assets belonging to the privately held, Framingham, Mass.-based] Avalere in May, and they extend what we can do in data protection, because now we can protect documents, we can understand where the documents came from, what kind of documents we have, which can lead to a much more granular data protection for policymakers so they're not just backing up everything they've got. We're trying to extend what it is we think that data protection can be.
Clearly the archive is also part of that. Over the last six weeks as I've started to get involved in the partnerships and the businesses we're working with, it has become apparent that the integration of all the pieces within Iron Mountain is something we have to do. The CIO doesn't want to distinguish or deal with different people when they've got a problem with some documents on paper, a bunch of tapes that need to be stored, some need to be online, some not … they basically have an archival problem.
And it is an integrated problem -- the customer isn't going to want to have everything online. That's where I think that we offer a good opportunity for the customer. Very few people have the capacity, the understanding, the technology, the consulting group and the software to help people really manage retention.
So how does Iron Mountain plan to compete against Google and Postini, Symantec and EMC in the Storage as a Service market?
Fred Engel: The issue [with archiving] is that it's not just storing data -- there are laws and rules for having certain documents readily accessible, procedural rules for dealing with law enforcement and requests for evidence. The advantage we have is that we're not an unknown in this area. We already have a consulting group with knowledge of what's required, and we have the ability to execute on that knowledge. We've already been working with hospitals on HIPAA compliance, for example. That's a big market for us.
So we have those processes, and we're trying to infuse technology into that, while one of the barriers to entry for our competitors is those processes. What we have to do is show the market we're a viable player in technology, and I think Iron Mountain has come a long way and done a lot of work the last couple of years putting the technology together. As CTO, I thought there was an interesting opportunity here to consolidate that, to take the engineering discipline of a bunch of companies and put it together in a way that's credible to the marketplace.
Not being an unknown could be a disadvantage as well. Data security and the security of Iron Mountain's facilities are big issues for users, especially recently. How will the archiving business address those issues?Fred Engel: I think the Iron Mountain brand is still very strong. To make the digital business secure, we now have a security architect in charge for Iron Mountain. We've always had a security group for audits and another group doing external verification, but there's now someone designing our overall security, and that's his only job. Also, we make sure we have redundancy in our systems and operations personnel in tune with security. There are a bunch of moving parts there.
When you take data that is on the customer premise today, one of the ways to send it off is via tape, and we have different services at Iron Mountain, including a premium service that's very secure. But you'd like to be able to take that data, and without human intervention because with that comes human error, from the premises and move it to our archive in a way that eliminates the possibilities of data loss with a secure chain of custody. We would like to automate that so that it can flow over wires into an archive and never have to go anywhere else. We know that business, we're in that business today. We don't have to learn how to do it. We're just automating something that we already do.
What further automation is going to be added?Fred Engel: Right now we already have a piece of software called Retention Center that helps people understand from a compliance and legal perspective what are the right things to do relative to holding on to documents -- when can you store them, where can you store them, which ones do you have to store for how long, and when can you destroy them. We've also automated the application of those policies and policies around e-discovery, compliance and litigation to documents. The need to deal with those policies is what we'll continue to automate over time. And then we want to be able to index these things more easily, so that if someone decides to store something on a tape, that we know what's on that tape and can make it easier for them to do something with it.
Also, if you look at the technology we already have [with LiveVault], it involves the ability to take data off of someone's hands in a reasonably automated fashion. We already have very good mechanisms for bringing in the data over the wires to our servers and keeping storage as a service for those customers using our Connected and LiveVault services.
That makes it feasible to think about archiving over a network. You can apply the kinds of [data reduction] technologies that we've applied to Connected and LiveVault to the archiving problem, then all of a sudden it becomes feasible to think about sending data over network wires that are not exorbitantly expensive. Those are some of the things we want to solve. We've solved some of them already with Connected and LiveVault, but with archiving the total volume might be more, so we have to go and figure that out.


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Prabal Gurung's latest offering might be the most inventive blending of art and commerce we've seen from the Pre-Fall 2013 collections so far.
The designer managed to distill references as disparate as his homeland of Nepal and Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film Romeo + Juliet, parts of which were filmed in Mexico, into a collection that preserved the visual appeal of his last outing without mimicking all of its embellishment. A metallic tweed in bright neon blue, green, and pink was combined with black fabric for a lightweight coat and a shift dress, and floral prints and patterns dominated where solid blocks of color or black and white did not.
There were a few dresses that Gurung couldn't help decorating, though, most notably a black dress with panels of white and purple fabric that got covered in a lattice of blue and green blooms. That dress, like so many others in this collection, struck the hard-to-get balance between a dream and something you can actually buy and wear.
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After logging on to a few free college courses at Coursera.org, which we wrote about last week, we have a few more choice words — and we will try to keep them printable. A lot of the courses are from major colleges, including the well-regarded Ivy League. Too bad. What we learned above all, is that everything depends on the professor, and some of them are very bad. The real duds were in the humanities and social sciences.
Our biggest hope for the future of online education is that many of the lecturers will be exposed for the shuddering mediocrities they are. It looks like either the teachers or the students are too dumb for college. Check out the reputation of the professors if you can; the famous ones are usually famous for a reason and usually the best lecturers.
Bob says the best physics lectures he ever heard were by Edward Teller, often called the father of the hydrogen bomb, and Richard Feynman. Both men were Nobel Prize winners. A lot of these stars are on YouTube. Take a look at "Day at Night" on CUNY TV; the call letters stand for City University of New York. If you have trouble getting there, try tinyurl.com/dayatnight. They have interviews with Ray Bradbury, Myrna Loy, Vincent Price, Cab Calloway, Newton Minnow, Victor Borge, and dozens more. The Internet is a gold mine, go prospecting.
AP Mobile brings in the latest news and videos from The Associated Press. It's free for iPad/iPhone and Android devices. Categories include world and local news, technology, health, science, show biz, "oddities," business, sports and travel, etc. You can save items for later viewing.
Many people put their work email on their personal phone. If they lose the phone, their company can have everything wiped, not just the email account. The "Enterproid Divide" app, free from the iPhone App Store or Google Play, separates a business account from your personal information.
"Instant Heart Rate" tells your heart rate while you're exercising. Just hold your finger over the phone's camera for the count.
"Addappt" is a free app for iPhones. It keeps your iPhone contact information updated, as long as your friends sign on. Download the app and request an invitation during the trial stage.
Ten percent of us play games on our phones in church, at the movie theater or while driving a car, according to a new survey by PopCap games. Fifty percent of gamers would rather play on their phones than a computer or game console. Of those who play games on tablets, 57 percent would rather play on an iPad or Android tablet than a computer or game console.
An estimated 67,000 cellphones will be lost or stolen during the London Olympics, according to Venafi, a British research group.
•Walkscore.com gives you a "walkability" rating for nearly any address you type in. By walkability, they mean, how convenient is that address to things that we often use. Addresses score high if there are a lot of restaurants, shops and places of interest nearby. It's a useful way to check out places you're thinking of moving to or staying at for a while.
•Medibid.com lets you put your medical procedure out for competitive bidding. (Specify your location.) To try it out, Joy requested bids for a regular physical exam. One came in from Florida for $390, the other from Illinois for $75.
•Mancx.com is a question-and-answer site for business. Pose a business question and you can be paired with someone who can answer it. Or choose an expert and ask how much they'd charge for an answer. The experts are from all over the world. We noticed a Samsung executive in Algeria and a systems engineer in Tunisia. Questions are things like: "How can you sell 5,000 calendars?"
"Shred 4" destroys digital files the way a paper shredder destroys paper. It's a safer way to delete items you don't want others recovering, since an ordinarily deleted file can be recovered by undelete programs. Shred is $8 from PC Magazine's utility library at PCMag.com/downloads. Or if you subscribe to the library for $20 a year, you can download hundreds of these Windows apps for free.
"My New iPad," by Wallace Wang, is the third edition of a popular user guide on how to do just about anything and everything on the iPad. It's $25 from nostarch.com.
We've talked to several iPad owners who didn't know about "FaceTime." This book is for them. Apple's "FaceTime" is an app for video chatting, just like Skype. Mac users can also use FaceTime if they get the new $20 Mountain Lion operating system.
"My New iPad" covers just about everything in a friendly easy-to-follow style, starting with how to turn it on and off and how to make the battery last longer. It also teaches you how to use the Maps app and iPad's compass. Discover how to use the reminders and calendar apps, dictate notes, listen to music, and read ebooks and magazines.
Here's an extra tip we didn't see in the book: How to cancel a subscription with your iPad. Joy signed up for a trial subscription to the New York Times. If she did nothing further after the free trial, she would be dinged $20 a month till the sun burns out. So she launched iTunes on her desktop and clicked "Account." Then scrolled down to "Settings" and clicked "Manage subscriptions," and easily turned off the Times' automatic renewal feature.
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