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Weblogs vs. Old MediaApril 04, 2003
A guy conducting a research study on weblogs e–mailed me this week. He wanted to discuss potential commercial applications. It wasn't a question I really had much interest in, since I'd rather not see weblogging become a corporate thing. But I guess it's as inevitable as the .com rush so I'll likely have to grin and bear it.
The exchange got me thinking, and spurred by my reply to a recent comment by Kris, I clarified my cynicism a little more. Weblogs have been touted as an alternative to traditional, mainstream reporting. The eye on the street for the people, by the people; Sallam Pax being the latest big story.
So if they start becoming muses for the corporate world (as is, inevitably, inevitable) then what happens to this resurgent vox populi? I see the old media embracing the new form, and while it may stay fresh for a while, we'll inevitably see a lapse right back into the old habits.
I think traditional journalism is looking rather shaky, with the publishing power that average Joe now has. Given corporate sponsorships and almost willful censoring, the internet is casting a lot more doubt than ever on old–school reporting techniques. But they'll find a way to survive; through homogenizing, no doubt. Their livelihood depends on it.
That's why everything popular goes commercial, when it comes down to it. The Old Ways of doing things have the pockets to adapt to the New Way. Without the ability to adapt, they're dinosaurs that sink into the mire of their obsolesence. Keeping a finger on the pulse of pop culture is the only way to predict new trends.
Beginning of the trend: Project Blogger, and the Raging Cow debacle (who have given in and resorted to a more traditional marketing site, if you haven't noticed yet.) It'll get worse. Personal sites will take on ghost writers, corporate sponsorships, and I can see one or two selling their voice to the highest bidder. Jason Kottke, in the words of Nestle, anyone?
Just wait, it's coming.
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I think I see what your saying and agree with you as far as the act of "blogging" goes. However, the use of blogging technology for other means I think is huge. The main content channels of the Intranet I work on are using Movable Type. It works great, for the most part, and it was my experience with blogging that lead me to think about going that direction. That said, we don't use MT to "blog" really so…
In the end the tools are just tools right? I can see lots of commercial applications for blogging tools - I don't think that's a bad thing.
To Blaine's point. I imagine you'd need to set up ground rule, as with any community type collaboration ideas. I used to work for Boeing on their Intranet and we had threaded discussion that had to be heavily monitored. Some topic threads were discarded because of "shady" post and some individual posts axed as well. I think there is more upside (user to user support for instance) to that sort of collaboration and community building than not, but really it depends on your situation. Obviously a company would need to weigh the potential risks.
Interesting points guys. A weblog is a tool, to be sure. And it's fully adaptable to any purpose, I would think. My personal favorite variation of the moment is Mike Pugh's Vagabonding, an MT foundation chronicling his around-the-world trip. I explained that I was cynical in my post, but I didn't really touch on why.
What I feel a bit hesitant about is the muddling of the personal and corporate, and the abstracting of authority. Right now the community is still in its infancy, but there are some very strong voices we can generally trust, and the beauty is that they're just people — they owe no one anything. There is no censorship to appease sponsors, or cutting of material because it doesn't test well with an audience.
It's do-it-yourself free speech, and the mandatory "running it by legal, watering it down, and double-checking with the sponsors" that goes along with corporate backing is a quick way to ruin a good thing.
I think the biggest drawback for companies is this is raw and uncensored. What if an employee says something that puts the company in bad light? What if something is reported and is not true?
Kris: Your last line made me laugh Starbucks Organic Shade Grown Mexican coffee out my nose.
Good points; maybe I'm taking my hyperbole a bit far. The modern weblog is, of course, a direct descendant of the older BBSes and Usenet forums. There's a difference in more than just medium, however. Consider heirarchy and power — links are used as a virtual currency, and those with the most links become leaders. You never saw that happening on your local WWIV board. Self-consciously referencing Jason again, he did a great study on this phenomenon a few months back.
The community does seem to elect leaders, consciously or otherwise. While right now I truly believe we live in a golden age of free speech, how long before a savvy marketer realizes that someone getting hundreds of thousands of hits a day has a rather captive audience? And if they can't keep up with server costs… how hard would it be to take on a bit of corporate sponsorship to keep their site running?
The reason I'm convinced there will be cross-over is because a web log and a news site are two very similar ideas already. In a sense, all news agencies with frequently updated web sites have been blogging all along. It may very well be that independents remain independent and thrive side-by-side with the big guys. Can they exist together?
As weblogging catches on, maybe one day a site like Fark will rival ABC News. Whereas the latter creates its own content, however, the former relies on the community supporting it to do so. They are two very different approaches, and maybe there will be room for both in the end.
Interesting stuff you got going on here, Dave…
While the whole blogging culture will shift, and change like anything else, I think blogging, by it's very nature is not slick and stylized and will likely remain that way – after all, who wants to read the reports of a million hack journalists reporting on the same thing?
What is cool about blogging is that you can put your opinion forth in the most unrefined fashion (even to the extent that you will disagree with yourself a couple of days later) and have interesting conversation grow out of it. In this sense, blogging is more like the idea of the salon, where all the intellectuals and artists hang every week or so to spill their brains and cross-pollinate ideas, opinions, recipes, etc. (except we're not wearing ascots, no one has come around to refill my glass, and the house is big enough to have everyone over who wants to come).
The web log's techie grandparents are the Well, happenin' newsgroups (the one's without the pictures of naked folk), or those old BBS's. Blogs are a new generation of the family and have furthered the tradition by posting daily pics of their hounds in the sidebar of the discussion.
Frankly, I don't think companies want to wrap their pinstriped arms around blogs… this blog business is too slippery and unpredictable. They DO want to align themselves with the buzz, and the technology, and will likely borrow from the culture that which is compatible with their cash registers. But that's a different matter…. wearing your underwear on the outside doesn't make you Superman.
If mainstream journalism is looking shaky right now, it is partly because mainstream journalism is being scrutinized collectively in blogs and is being augmented, at times, by blogs. It's not being replaced. They aren't hot-swappable fill-ins for each other. On a good day blogs could only replace the editorial section of the newspaper.
[ This blog comment is sponsored by 7-Up and Pirelli. ]
good informative article on a relatively less discussed topic of immense importance.


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Cassini-Huygens view of Saturn
As the NASA/ESA Cassini-Huygens spacecraft closes in on Saturn, its view is growing sharper and now reveals new atmospheric features in the planet's southern hemisphere.
Two small, faint dark spots, visible in the southern hemisphere, will become clearer in the coming months. The spots are located at 38 degrees south latitude.
The spacecraft's narrow angle camera took several exposures on 8 March 2004, which have been combined to create this natural colour image. The image contrast and colours have been slightly enhanced to aid visibility.
There are three moons visible in the lower half of this image are: Mimas (398 kilometres across) on the left, just below the rings; Dione (1118 kilometres across) also on the left, below Mimas; and Enceladus (499 kilometres across) on the right. The moons appear extremely small on this image - they had their brightness enhanced to aid visibility.
The spacecraft was then 56.4 million kilometres from Saturn, or slightly more than one-third of the distance from Earth to the Sun. The image scale is approximately 338 kilometres per pixel.
The Cassini-Huygens mission is a co-operative project of NASA, ESA and the Italian Space Agency.
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Merrimack College Awarded Significant Grant from NSF
Merrimack's School of Science and Engineering recognized for Foundations in STEM Success Program
May 13, 2013 – North Andover, Mass. – Merrimack College is excited to announce it has been chosen to receive a grant of nearly $500,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for its project of Foundations for STEM Success.
The grant will support the School of Science and Engineering's program, Foundations for STEM Success.
Three common challenges identified that hinder the retention of students in engineering and computer science programs: the need for self-efficacy; the need for a sense of community; and the need for enthusiasm about the student's chosen field. Through a collaborative process, the grant will assist the School of Science and Engineering in addressing those identified needs.
"Being recognized by NSF is further proof of the cutting-edge scholarly work that occurs at Merrimack College," said Dr. Christopher E. Hopey, President. Dr. Modica-Napolitano added, "This award is a testament of our faculty's commitment to strengthening our curriculum as well as ensuring the best possible educational experience and outcomes for each of our science and engineering students."
All initiatives implemented as part of the Foundations for STEM Success program will provide hands-on learning opportunities for students with a goal of providing a foundation that will enhance student success in these fields, with a focus on their first and second years. Foundations for STEM Success is part of a $10 million grant program called Graduate 10K+, a collaborative funding initiative between NSF, Intel and GE, aimed at supporting institutions who are implementing programs to retain undergraduates in the disciplines of engineering and computer science.
Other institutions that have received a grant include Syracuse University, University of Portland, California State University Monterey Bay, University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas-Pan American, University of Washington, Washington State University, and Cornell University.
About Merrimack College
Founded in 1947 by the Order of St. Augustine, Merrimack College is a private, selective college located just minutes from Boston in North Andover, Massachusetts. The College offers more than 40 undergraduate majors in liberal arts, science and engineering, business, and education and graduate programs in education, business, and engineering and part-time degree completion and certificate programs. Its 2,600 undergraduate and graduate students come from 20 states and 19 countries to form an engaged community of thinkers, learners and achievers integrated in an academic culture of excellence, diversity and stature. The recent implementation of the College's ten-year strategic plan, The Agenda for Distinction, has led to renewed energy and sense of community, combined with growth of our faculty, and student body.
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1. Re: HeuristicMixedException: cause and remedy?Yong Hao Gao Jul 1, 2009 6:56 AM (in response to Richard Kennard)
Hi Richard,
Do you have more detailed log around this exception? I didn't see the exception was thrown from JMS code.
2. Re: HeuristicMixedException: cause and remedy?Richard Kennard Jul 1, 2009 7:03 AM (in response to Richard Kennard)
Wow. I swear you guys reply faster than any support forum I have ever used. Thank you!
No, I'm afraid the Exception I posted is the entire thing. I assume it's JBoss Messaging related because it comes about at the end of the JmsServerSession, but if this question is better posted elsewhere I'd be happy to.
3. Re: HeuristicMixedException: cause and remedy?Tim Fox Jul 1, 2009 7:07 AM (in response to Richard Kennard)
The exception is being thrown from the transaction manager code (JBoss Transactions) which has been called from the JCA adapter with a call to commit a transaction.
I'd say your best bet is to try the JCA user forum. (or JBoss TS forum)
4. Re: HeuristicMixedException: cause and remedy?Richard Kennard Jul 1, 2009 8:16 PM (in response to Richard Kennard)
Thanks. I have posted a message on the JCA forum.
Please note I may not be the only one seeing this. This JIRA seems to indicate they see it intermittently too:
It says "JBoss Messaging sometimes causes a HeuristicMixedException to be raised by the transaction manager during commit. Once this happens the associated session would appear to be destabilised in that subsequent use does not appear possible... The exceptions are always generated with the same session id which would suggest that there is an underlying issue in the JBoss Messaging codebase. We need to handle this until the issue is resolved within JBM."
Their JIRA is more concerned with working around the problem, but it was only opened in March 2009. Perhaps you could ask the ESB guys about it?
5. Re: HeuristicMixedException: cause and remedy?Vinay Kumar Jul 28, 2009 1:40 AM (in response to Richard Kennard)
I'm also receiving HeuristicMixedException. Please suggest.
I'm using Messaging 1.4.4.GA & Remoting 2.2.3.GA.
<log4j:event logger="com.arjuna.ats.jta.logging.loggerI18N" timestamp="1248757363467" level="WARN" thread="WorkManager(2)-34"> <log4j:message><![CDATA[[com.arjuna.ats.internal.jta.resources.arjunacore.preparefailed] [com.arjuna.ats.internal.jta.resources.arjunacore.preparefailed] XAResourceRecord.prepare - prepare failed with exception XAException.XAER_RMERR]]></log4j:message> </log4j:event> <log4j:event logger="com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.logging.arjLoggerI18N" timestamp="1248757363483" level="WARN" thread="WorkManager(2)-34"> <log4j:message><![CDATA[[com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.coordinator.BasicAction_50] - Prepare phase of action -6961b6a3:7d5:4a6e852d:4fd received heuristic decision: TwoPhaseOutcome.HEURISTIC_HAZARD]]></log4j:message> </log4j:event> <log4j:event logger="com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.logging.arjLoggerI18N" timestamp="1248757363483" level="WARN" thread="WorkManager(2)-34"> <log4j:message><![CDATA[[com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.coordinator.BasicAction_36] - BasicAction.End() - prepare phase of action-id -6961b6a3:7d5:4a6e852d:4fd failed.]]></log4j:message> </log4j:event> <log4j:event logger="com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.logging.arjLoggerI18N" timestamp="1248757363483" level="WARN" thread="WorkManager(2)-34"> <log4j:message><![CDATA[[com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.coordinator.BasicAction_37] - Received heuristic: TwoPhaseOutcome.HEURISTIC_HAZARD .]]></log4j:message> </log4j:event> <log4j:event logger="com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.logging.arjLoggerI18N" timestamp="1248757363483" level="WARN" thread="WorkManager(2)-34"> <log4j:message><![CDATA[[com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.coordinator.BasicAction_38] - Action Aborting]]></log4j:message> </log4j:event> <log4j:event logger="org.jboss.resource.adapter.jms.inflow.JmsServerSession" timestamp="1248757363779" level="ERROR" thread="WorkManager(2)-31"> <log4j:message><![CDATA[org.jboss.resource.adapter.jms.inflow.JmsServerSession@113da2c failed to commit/rollback]]></log4j:message> <log4j:throwable><![CDATA[javax.transaction.HeuristicMixedException at com.arjuna.ats.internal.jta.transaction.arjunacore.TransactionImple.commitAndDisassociate(TransactionImple.java:1397) at com.arjuna.ats.internal.jta.transaction.arjunacore.BaseTransaction.commit(BaseTransaction.java:135) at com.arjuna.ats.jbossatx.BaseTransactionManagerDelegate.commit(BaseTransactionManagerDelegate.java:87) at org.jboss.resource.adapter.jms.inflow.JmsServerSession$XATransactionDemarcationStrategy.end(JmsServerSession.java:494) at org.jboss.resource.adapter.jms.inflow.JmsServerSession.run(JmsServerSession.java:248) at org.jboss.resource.work.WorkWrapper.execute(WorkWrapper.java:204) at org.jboss.util.threadpool.BasicTaskWrapper.run(BasicTaskWrapper.java:275) at EDU.oswego.cs.dl.util.concurrent.PooledExecutor$Worker.run(PooledExecutor.java:756) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619) ]]></log4j:throwable> </log4j:event>
6. Re: HeuristicMixedException: cause and remedy?Richard Kennard Aug 10, 2009 5:42 AM (in response to Richard Kennard)
Raised a JIRA: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBMESSAGING-1706
7. Re: HeuristicMixedException: cause and remedy?Tim Fox Aug 10, 2009 5:53 AM (in response to Richard Kennard)
I have commented on the JIRA, but I do not understand why you think this a JBoss Messaging issue.
Not one of the classes on the provided stack trace is a JBoss Messaging class!
8. Re: HeuristicMixedException: cause and remedy?User User11 Jul 14, 2010 10:52 AM (in response to Richard Kennard)
Has anyone found a solution to this issue?
9. Re: HeuristicMixedException: cause and remedy?Craig Watcham Jan 9, 2012 3:43 AM (in response to Richard Kennard)
The cause of this issue in our production environment appears to be result of the maxSession attribute on the MDB being greater than the max-pool-size in the DataSource descriptor. Under heavy load the MDB was unable to retrieve a connection from the pool and would try and roll-back the transaction which would then throw HeuristicMixedException. In JBoss 4.2.2 the stack trace on the actual cause is below, issue was resolved by increasing the pool size in *-ds.xml descriptor to be greater than the MDB session size.
Caused by: javax.resource.ResourceException: No ManagedConnections available within configured blocking timeout ( 30000 [ms] )
at org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.InternalManagedConnectionPool.getConnection(InternalManagedConnectionPool.java:301)
at org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.JBossManagedConnectionPool$BasePool.getConnection(JBossManagedConnectionPool.java:538)
at org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.BaseConnectionManager2.getManagedConnection(BaseConnectionManager2.java:341)
at org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.TxConnectionManager.getManagedConnection(TxConnectionManager.java:315)
at org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.BaseConnectionManager2.allocateConnection(BaseConnectionManager2.java:396)
at org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.BaseConnectionManager2$ConnectionManagerProxy.allocateConnection(BaseConnectionManager2.java:842)
at org.jboss.resource.adapter.jdbc.WrapperDataSource.getConnection(WrapperDataSource.java:88)
Hope this helps...


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My Dog Lucy: Genuine tunes, tight craft
I would like all red-blooded American consumers out there who are taught to buy and sell with complete disregard for the consequences and repercussions to please join in this chant: Bigger is Better, Faster is Better! That's right, now pump your fist in the air, wave your arms like you just don't care...
...Or you can cower in the corner with the rest of us small-timers who completely disagree with that sheep mantra. I'll be in the corner too, hovering over my diskman, listening to some independent music from a small band on a small label (maybe no label at all). They may not have the glam and glitz of corporate-funded, major label soul-sellers, but then again, quality and longevity often come with a much lower price tag.
On Saturday, the price tag on quality was a mere $6 for My Dog Lucy at the Outback Lodge. The occasion: their third independent album. No bells, no whistles, just rock n roll in-your-face loud all night. Thank god for MDL, because the opening band, Cinema 8, was lame. To their credit everyone in Cinema 8 (with the exception of the bassist, who remained expressionless) made the funniest faces when they performed. I suppose that's entertaining.
But I digress. Here we have standing in front of us four individuals who obviously have spent a great deal of time on their craft. There's no denying how tight they were. Very seldom did a member play through a drop or miss a cue. The guitarists tuned between songs. The songs made sense– no out-of-whack key changes or self-indulgent solos. No socio-political platforms mounted for the sake of soapbox cynicism. They didn't jump around the stage like a bunch of knuckleheads on uppers more worried about "rocking out" than hitting the right cord.
My Dog Lucy has no gimmicks. What they do have are good songs with memorable hooks and fans who truly appreciate their honesty and genuine attitude on stage. I find those qualities invaluable and endearing.
Alas, Sunday morning I wake again to find myself bombarded with pop culture and cookie-cutter groups on mainstream radio and television. Even the X-games don't represent the underground like they used to. Getting caught up in the hype, you can forget that quality and longevity don't have to take a back seat to something made out to be bigger or faster.


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A religious writer was knifed to death in a frenzied attack over a late night chess game, police believe.
Irish detectives were called to the scene of the bloody killing in a suburb of north Dublin at around 1:50am this morning.
Tom O'Gorman, 39, who owned the house at Beech Park Avenue, Castleknock, was found with multiple stab injuries inside.
They believe a violent row erupted over a chess move and spiralled out of control.
Another man - aged 34 years and understood to be from Palermo in Italy - was arrested at the scene.
Investigating gardai are not looking for anyone else in connection with the death, which will be treated as murder as soon as post mortem examination results are confirmed.
A Garda source said: "It was a very unpleasant scene for our people to walk into. This was a bizarre killing and the dead man sustained substantial injuries to his body."
It is understood Tom O'Gorman was a former journalist with The Voice Today, a Roman Catholic newspaper.
A graduate of University College Dublin, he was more recently a researcher with the Dublin-based Catholic lobby group the Iona Institute.
Mr O'Gorman - who has a brother and a sister - was living at the family home after his mother died in 2012. His father had also passed away.
He is believed to have taken in a lodger in recent months to help supplement his income.
It is not thought there were any drink or drugs involved in the incident.
A knife has been recovered at the scene.
In a statement, David Quinn, director of The Iona Institute, said Mr O'Gorman's friends and colleagues were devastated at his death.
"On behalf of everyone at The Iona Institute, I would like to express our total shock and deep sorrow at the terrible and untimely death of Tom O'Gorman," he said.
"Tom was a friend as well as a work colleague to us all."
Mr Quinn confirmed Mr O'Gorman had been working as a researcher at the Iona Institute for the past seven years.
"Most of us knew him from before then, in some cases all the way back to his days at UCD," he said.
"He was a fond and dear friend and we will all miss him.
"We extend our deepest commiserations to his family and above all to his sister and brother, Catherine and Paul."
The arrested man has been taken to Blanchardstown Garda station where he is being held under section four of the Criminal Justice Act.
He can be detained for up to 24 hours and detectives have until tomorrow morning to charge or release him.
The scene has been sealed off for a full technical examination by forensic experts.
State Pathologist Marie Cassidy has been asked to carry out a post mortem examination at the City Morgue.
The latest killing is the fifth in Ireland over the past week.
In a separate incident, two men remain in custody over the death of a 29-year-old man at a house party in Finglas, north Dublin, on Saturday morning.
Investigating gardai are seeking revellers who were at the gathering in the ground-floor flat at Spring Mount Apartments in Wellmount Road on Friday night and Saturday morning.


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Six weeks ago, affluent Ivy was up in arms over a school redistricting committee proposal to ship Henley and Western Albemarle-bound students to Burley Middle and Monticello High this fall.
Devastated students and their families from high-end neighborhoods like Farmington, Ednam, and Bellair filled a February 8 public hearing to plead for their western-bound lives.
After all the tears and consternation caused by the proposal to slice off Murray Elementary's eastern section and take large chunks of Stone Robinson and Cale students to fill an unbuilt, unnamed, and un-sited southern urban elementary school, the school suddenly disappeared from the plans. Whoosh!
And on February 15, the redistricting committee recommended minimal student changes for the fall 2005. Whoosh!
What happened?
"The whole thing seems like a debacle," says Regina Carlson, a Buckingham Circle resident who mobilized against the plan that would have left one of her daughters at Western and put the other downtown at Burley. "I felt bad for the redistricting committee because they're volunteers. They put in all those hours, and it seems like a waste of time."
"I hate to say it's a waste of time," say Ray Caddell, who served on the committee. "The problem with this particular redistricting committee is that we began with some flawed data."
One flaw was believing that the county was serious about building that new elementary.
Besides filling the phantom school, another purpose was eliminating "split-feeder" patterns that send an elementary school's students to two different middle schools, a friend-fracturing phenomenon that has long been the bane of some parents at Meriwether Lewis, Ivy's other top-ranked elementary.
"The southern elementary was not doing what it was supposed to," says Diane Behrens, who's in charge of redistricting for the Albemarle school system. "It's not that we had bad data, we just didn't recognize how all the dominoes would fall," she explains.
So now the redistricting committee will reconvene in April or May for phase two. "It's frustrating, but we don't want to rush to make a plan without carefully considering everything," says Behrens.
"It's tremendously frustrating to spend all that time and then have to start over," says Caddell, especially when told at "11-and-a-half hours" that the basis of what drove the majority of the committee's decisions was no longer part of the plan.
Another thing still disturbs Caddell about his recent experience: "The level to which some people went to express their concern about demographics– not racism, but elitism." He didn't mention any names, but many parents buy houses in tony western Albemarle neighborhoods just to send their children to the county's western schools.
In phase two, Caddell vows to ask a lot more questions. After reviewing hundreds of pages of information, "We're the experts by the end of the process."
While the School Board directed the committee to eliminate split-feeder patterns, Caddell no longer sees that as a valid redistricting goal.
"This is a mathematical issue that has to be solved," says Caddell.
Behrens will be looking to the School Board for its recommendations on its highest priorities. "We had the written charge, but is it proximity, diversity, or split-feeder patterns?" she asks. "We circled a bit around that. The next round, I'll want to make sure we have very clear directions from [Superintendent Kevin] Castner and the School Board."
She defends the work of the redistricting committee– even though it can spend a lot of time working on a plan that could be rejected by the superintendent or the School Board or as the result of public hearings. "We wanted to hear from the public," says Behrens.
As for the trauma caused by announcing a dramatic move for some communities, there's no avoiding it. "Otherwise you'd be accused of keeping it a closed process," she points out.
The current long-range plan for Albemarle is to expand Cale Elementary. Of course, that was before the news that a huge subdivision could be in the works off Old Lynchburg Road [See "Breeden's Eden" in this issue]. Could the southern urban elementary reappear as abruptly as it disappeared?
Whatever the redistricting committee comes up with, Ray Caddell knows one thing will hold true: "Nobody wants to move. Not one out of the 700 calls or emails said, 'My kid is in a crappy school. Please move him.'"
Ray Caddell was disturbed by the rampant elitism that cropped up during Albemarle County's most recent redistricting efforts.PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO
Cale gets bigger in the redistricting du jour.PHOTO BY LAUREN BROOKS


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Improving Patient Care by Automating Care
In June 2013, the American Medical News published an article titled, "Serious work put into making primary care fun again." With an anticipated serious shortage of primary care physicians over the next 20 years, the article addressed how to improve the lot of primary care providers, stating in part:
"Amid alarming rates of physician burnout, hundreds of clinics nationwide are redesigning their practices with a goal in mind beyond improving the quality of care. They are aiming to make life as a primary care doctor enjoyable once more. Twenty-three of these clinics … describe practice innovations that can ease the chaos, administrative overload, miscommunication and computerized busy work that too often characterize primary care. These clinics find that planning visits ahead of time, delegating more tasks to nurses and medical assistants, holding daily meetings and using standing orders for recurring items not only improves patient satisfaction but also creates happier doctors.
"Physician satisfaction is an essential ingredient in transforming the delivery of medical care. … 'All medical care, and especially primary care, is incredibly complex, creative work that requires willing, engaged participants and strong support to be successful. We use silly words like "joy" and "love" and "hope" because that's what we need. We don't need more rules or checklists or regulations.'"
Reviewing the recommendations from these clinics, it becomes obvious that SETMA is already doing all of the things they recommend, and SETMA believes the processes of care can be improved even more. In our May 9, 2013, Your Life Your Health, we discussed how to improve the quality of healthcare. It is obvious that the improvements we discussed will also improve the professional satisfaction of and decrease the stress upon primary care providers.
Remember our discussion of the question, "How many tasks can you get a provider to do?" The answer depends upon:
1. How important is the task?
2. How much time does it take?
3. How much energy does it take?
The key to getting more done is to determine what is important and only to do that, and then to make the completion of the tasks require less energy and less time.
How can we change the future?
Make it easier to do it right than not do it at all! Imitate Henry Ford, who automated the manufacturing of automobiles with assembly lines, and in so doing made it possible for those who made cars to afford to drive them. There are many aspects of patient care that can be automated without making care mechanical and impersonal. This principle can be expanded to all chronic conditions for which the patient is being treated and/or for all screening and preventive care the patient needs. In the future, all healthcare process will be evaluated for:
1. That which can and should be automated, all based on evidence-based medicine
2. That which requires human input based on patient-centered care
This will give the healthcare provider more time to focus on the patient – patient-centric – while fulfilling the processes (care) which we believe will improve the health (outcomes) and which will decrease the cost of excellent care.
Automating the care of patients with diabetes
Over the next two years, SETMA will examine the care given. The first step will be to automate the care of diabetes as much as possible. The effort to improve the care of patients with diabetes involves the fulfillment of "process measures," which are tasks such as:
1. Has the patient had a hemoglobin A1c within the past three months?
2. Has the patient had a urinalysis in the past year?
3. Has the patient had a dilated eye examination in the past year?
4. Has the patient had an examination of the feet in the past year including a test of feeling in the feet?
5. Has the patient had a test for protein in the urine in the past year?
6. Has the patient had a flu immunization in the past year?
7. Has the patient had a cholesterol test in the past year?
8. Is the patient on a statin drug?
9. Is the patient on aspirin?
10. If the patient has protein in the urine, is the patient on an ACE Inhibitor or an ARB (blood pressure medicines that prevents protein in the urine or helps reduce it if it has already occurred)?
This effort also involves "outcomes measures," which means to evaluate whether diabetes care meets established goals, such as:
1. Is the patient's hemoglobin A1c below 7.0 percent?
2. Is the patient's "bad cholesterol," the LDL, below 70?
3. Is the patient's blood pressure controlled below 130/90?
4. If the patient is overweight or obese, is he/she losing weight?
5. Is the patient devoid of complications and if he or she is not, has the worsening of the complication been arrested?
This effort also involves patient "lifestyle measures," such as:
1. Is the patient exercising regularly and has the patient been given an exercise prescription in the past 90 days?
2. Has the patient been asked about smoking or exposure to tobacco smoke and if either is true has the patient been given help in stopping smoking?
3. Has the patient been given instructions on how to lose weight, how to read processed food labels and is the patient following a diet?
4. Has the patient been to diabetes education classes in the past twelve months?
5. Is the patient monitoring their own blood sugar at home?
6. Does the patient keep a blood sugar and a blood pressure log?
Improving patient and provider satisfaction and avoiding burnout by both
Most of these tasks can be "automated," which means that they can be ordered before the patient comes to the clinic. When the patient makes an appointment, the electronic medical record automatically searches the patient's record and sends the referrals for procedures, the orders for tests and at the same time creates the following documents:
1. A summary of the patient's needed care for the nurse who will see the patient.
2. A summary of patient needs for improvement of care and for removing as much stress as possible from the provider, such as alerting the provider that the blood pressure, or the blood sugar, or the cholesterol, or other outcomes measures are not to goal.
3. A summary of tests, procedures or referrals that have been initiated for the patient. This summary will explain what has been ordered, where and when the care will be competed and an explanation of why the care has been ordered and the benefit of the care to the patient.
These steps will improve the quality of care for the patient and the quality of life for the provider. A great deal of stress will be taken off the provider who will have more time to spend with the patient giving attention to the patient's interests rather than spending time fulfilling important but easily automated tasks. It is possible that this process will reduce the workload of the healthcare provider by 30 percent or more. If it does, it will be transformative to primary care.
Dr. James L. Holly is CEO of Southeast Texas Medical Associates, LLP (SETMA) in Beaumont.


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#MineAction2017: Eliminating the Threat of Mines and Explosive Remnants of War
By David McKeeby on April 4, 2017
In many countries, from Angola to Laos, and from Afghanistan to Colombia, landmines and unexploded munitions are a daily danger to innocent civilians, even years after conflicts end.
Today is the United Nations' International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, which provides an opportunity for the world to reflect on both the progress made and the challenges remaining in clearing these hidden hazards which still endanger communities in more than 60 countries around the world. Since 1993, the United States has invested more than $2.8 billion in more than 95 countries around the world to reduce the harmful worldwide effects of at-risk, illicitly proliferated, and indiscriminately used conventional weapons of war.
While the United States is proud to be the world's single largest financial supporter of efforts to clear unexploded ordnance and landmines, the United States is not alone in this effort. We work closely with partners worldwide, including countries like Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Norway and the United Kingdom who also support demining programs. We work with more than 50 international NGOs who undertake this slow, difficult, and dangerous work. And most importantly, we work with the recipient countries working to address this serious humanitarian challenge in their own countries.
The programs we and our partners support and deliver produce tangible, measurable, positive results by providing the expertise and equipment to safely clear landmines and unexploded ordnance. They also provide landmine survivors with rehabilitation and reintegration support, and ensure countries get the training they need to manage these challenges by themselves over the long term.
At last month's Ministerial of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS, Secretary Tillerson underscored the essential role of demining in the stabilization efforts underway in Iraq and Syria, particularly as civilians seek to return home to areas liberated from ISIS. This is only one example of how U.S. support for conventional weapons destruction programs is making a difference.
As land is cleared, displaced families can return home and rebuild their communities and livelihoods. Clearing landmines opens the way to trade and economic development: farmers can return to their fields, goods can be transported to market, and countries can recover from war. On this day of mine awareness, we urge other nations to join us in a robust international partnership with the shared goal of reducing the impact of landmines around the world.
About the Author: David McKeeby serves as a Public Affairs Specialist in the Department's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
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SAN JOSE — The Kings looked down and out as recently as Tuesday. They trailed their first-round playoff series with the San Jose Sharks three games to none and it didn't look like there was anything they could do to avoid hanging a Gone Fishin' sign on Staples Center sooner rather than later.
Then a funny thing happened on the way to the lake.
The Kings regained the mojo that took them to the Stanley Cup championship in 2012 and to the Western Conference finals last year. They jumped the Sharks during a 3-0 victory in Game 5 on Saturday at the SAP Center after winning Game 4 on Thursday at Staples.
The best-of-7 series returns to Los Angeles on Monday, with the Kings primed to even things at three games apiece. Game 7, if necessary, would be played Wednesday in San Jose, an unthinkable proposition after the Kings were beaten in the first three games of the series.
"I don't know if there's been a momentum shift," Kings defenseman Drew Doughty said when asked about the change in direction of the series in the last two games. "Obviously, now they're thinking this isn't going to be so easy to close out, but at the same time all it takes is one bounce.
"It could be a 0-0 overtime game and a lucky goal goes in, kind of like it did in Game 3, so I don't think either team is comfortable right now. I think both teams are really desperate to get this next win. It's going to be a battle. It's going to be a war out there."
Tyler Toffoli, Anze Kopitar and Jeff Carter (power play) scored in the first 20 minutes, 22 seconds of Game 5 as the Kings dominated from the opening faceoff. They displayed the sense of urgency that was sadly lacking during one-sided losses in San Jose in the first two games.
Above all, they returned to the style of play that made foes fearful of playing them in the playoffs. They gained possession of loose pucks and kept control. They kept the Sharks' scoring chances to a minimum and when there was a breakdown Jonathan Quick saved the Kings.
Quick made 30 saves for his eighth career playoff shutout. He was in no mood to analyze his play, however, delivering short, terse answers during his postgame session with reporters. So, it was up to others to explain how and why the Kings returned to their familiar defense-first game.
"Quick played a great game and we played much better in front of him," Doughty said.
Added Kopitar: "We were able to pretty much keep everything to the outside. We're confident enough if they're going to fire the pucks from the outside, he's going to make the save. We wanted to eliminate the second and third chances, which I thought we did a pretty good job of."
The tone was set early, with the Kings racing into the lead. Tanner Pearson set up Toffoli with a cross-ice pass while on the rush. Toffoli cut against the grain and used the Sharks' James Sheppard as a screen and then fired the puck into the net at 8:09 of the first period.
It was the only goal the Kings needed to win.
Now, the question is whether they can come all the way back from a 3-0 series deficit.
"Our core group has been together for five, six years," Doughty said. "We love each other like brothers. We all want to win so bad. We want to do it for the organization. We want to do it for each other. We believe we can come back because we have that core group that's continually pushing."


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"You shall love your neighbor as yourself." (Mat 22:39)
Are you looking for a local school that can help instill values in your child?
The Mission of St. Bernadette Parish School – located in Burien – is to teach Christian values in a Catholic-centered environment, to foster academic excellence, and to develop compassionate individuals.
The St. Bernadette school philosophy includes acknowledging that parents are the primary educators and aims to do the following:
- Inspire students to embrace an ongoing relationship with God.
- Foster a spirit of lifelong learning and promote each student's unique talents through a comprehensive curriculum.
- Provide an environment that encourages self-confidence, self-respect, and respect for all life.
- Build a community based on sharing the virtues of faith, hope, love, and service.
- Develop individuals empowered with Christian values who strive for peace and social justice throughout the world.
St. Bernadette's is a vibrant school of over 230 students in Pre-K-8th grade. The faculty includes one certified teacher per grade level, one kindergarten aide and a Title 1 teacher. In addition to core academic classes, the school offers physical education, music and library. Before and after school activities include: drama, choir, math club, art, green team, and CYO sports. We also have an Extended Day Program that provides before and after school childcare and enrichment at affordable rates.. Electrical upgrades and new wiring have allowed technology to be integrated within the curriculum. There are computers in every classroom, 30 computers in the computer lab, a laptop cart and an I-Pad cart.
St. Bernadette Parish School is a multicultural school with many traditions, celebrations, and activities. It continues to be characterized by extraordinarily supportive parents and enthusiastic students. The school provides an excellent education in a spiritual setting with a strong sense of Catholic identity permeating every brick of the institution.
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Why do we have to take a trip? Why it is getting significantly essential that we, from time to time, alter our environment and travel outside our nation? Why it is in some cases a requirement for our psychological health to take a trip?
Travel's value is undervalued by lots of people. Travel is not just enjoyable, amusing and satisfying. With our present way of lives and work conditions, travel has actually ended up being more than an alternative. It is more than simply having a good time. As Augustine of Hippo stated" The world is a book and those who do not take a trip check out just one page." â $ ¨ Throughout travel you have the ability to do things you normally do not do. When taking a trip, you go outside and be far from computer systems, and Televisions and you are most likely to be combining with various individuals and cultures. Individuals take a trip for various factors. Some travel for enjoyable and to enjoy. Others take a trip as a pastime. Travel can be an escape far from the busy speed of life in huge cities. Some travel simply to alter and move, as Robert Louis Stevenson stated "I take a trip not to go anywhere, however to go. I take a trip for travel's sake". Some individuals want to gain from various cultures, as Mark Twain stated" Travel is deadly to bias, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness." Travel provides the individual the chance to find, to check out and to feel the sense of experience.
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Here are the primary advantages of travel:
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Travel is a terrific method to get in touch with nature which is extremely valuable for your relaxation, psychologically or physically. Nature is a stimulus for triggering your right brain. Right brain dominance is one significant cause for stress-relief. Likewise, throughout travel there is no sense of seriousness which is normally related to house habits. Modification of surroundings is by itself useful for alleviating tension.
2-Physical Advantages: You move more when taking a trip. You stroll more regularly whether riding the train or checking out the streets of a historical city or perhaps checking out a museum. By website swimming or laying on the beach, you get a high dose of vitamin D from the sun, something that is extremely beneficial for your bones as well as for your favorable feelings. Outside activities related to travel can decrease danger of diabetes, cause weight reduction and minimize cholesterol level. Some medical professionals suggest taking a trip as soon as every 6 months for cardiovascular health and for the heart. Some research studies reveal that travel even enhances much better sleep.
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5-Happiness: Lots of individuals associate joy with travel. More than 50% of grownups purchase mementos simply to keep in mind their getaways. The majority of tourists save pictures of their locations as a method of keeping in mind those journeys that have to do with tasting brand-new food, lovely sights, historical monoliths, and brand-new music. This is one factor that travel can be addicting, specifically if have sufficient time & loan. It has actually ended up being a pastime for countless individuals worldwide.
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Jason C. Croft, D.M.D. provides the highest quality general, cosmetic and pediatric dental care for Oakwood area patients. We understand that your time is very valuable and we do everything possible to respect your time while providing quality dental care. Each patient's situation is unique and we take the time to ensure our patients maintain the best oral health possible. Our staff is a team of professionals dedicated to making your visit a pleasant one!
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At Jason C. Croft DMD, General Family Dentistry, we understand how quickly accidents can happen. We want you to know that we are here for you. If you need to see a dentist, please call our office before 9 AM and we will reserve an appointment for you that same day.
If it is after hours, call the office and the cell phone number of the dentist on call will be on the answering machine message; you can then speak directly to the dentist to determine the best route of treatment. We are here to help and will get you seen immediately.
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Whether you're in need of a regularly scheduled dental cleaning, an appointment for your child's first dental visit, x-rays, or anything in between, the family at Jason C. Croft DMD, General Family Dentistry, is committed to providing you and your family a caring and compassionate environment for all your dental needs. It's important to maintain good oral hygiene through regular dental exams and cleanings.
Poor oral hygiene can lead to a variety of dental and medical problems such as gum disease, infection, bone loss, heart disease, strokes and more. Your initial visit to our office will include x-rays, an oral cancer screening, gum disease evaluation, examination of any tooth decay, examination of existing dental work, and fluoride treatment.
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Root canal therapy is needed when the nerve of a tooth is affected by decay or infection. In order to save the tooth, the pulp (the living tissue inside the tooth), nerves, bacteria and any decay are removed and the resulting space is filled with specially medicated dental materials, which restore the tooth to its full function.
Having a root canal done on a tooth is the treatment of choice to save a tooth that otherwise would die and have to be removed. Many patients believe that removing a problem tooth is the solution, but what is not realized is that extracting (pulling) a tooth will ultimately be costlier and cause significant problems for adjacent teeth.
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In the past, in order to treat gum recession patients were forced to undergo invasive and painful procedures that involved the removal of gum tissue from one area, which is then grafted over areas where tissue has receded. With the Pinhole Surgical Technique, we use a tiny needle to loosen and guide healthy tissue over the teeth without the need for incisions and sutures. This advanced technique is proven to provide comparable results, with a greatly improved patient experience, faster recovery and immediate results.
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Vin Diesel's sci-fi vehicle "Riddick" is bringing crowds, albeit modest ones, into U.S. theaters on what is traditionally one of the slowest movie-going weekends of the year. The film took in an estimated $7.3 million on Friday and as the only major new release of the week will easily top the weekend box office.
"Riddick," the third entry in writer-director David Twohy's sci-fi series, was predicted to tally as much as $23 million this weekend. Yet the film's distributor, Universal Pictures, did not believe the movie will open with more than $20 million.
Diesel, 46, first appeared as antihero Riddick in 2000's "Pitch Black." The film collected a respectable $40 million in the U.S. and Canada and became a cult favorite. Four years later, however, "The Chronicles of Riddick" earned poor reviews and grossed just $57 million on a $105-million budget.
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"Riddick" has thus far received a 59% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The Times found the alien-blasting action flick to be "extremely violent, cleverly managed fun" and concluded that fans should walk away pleased.
With "Riddick" expected to finish at No. 1, last week's leader "The Butler" will probably be pushed to the second slot. "The Butler" had led the domestic box office for three consecutive weeks. On Friday, "The Butler" brought in more than $2.3 million, narrowly leading the comedy "We're the Millers."
"The Butler," about a devoted White House employee played by Forest Whitakerwho served eight different presidents, has now grossed approximately $85.4 million since debuting in mid-August. "The Butler" last week was able to hold off a challenge from "One Direction: This Is Us," a 3-D concert documentary about the teen pop phenoms that took in a little less than $1.2 million on Friday.
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The Spanish-language film "Instructions Not Included" is hoping to expand on its opening-weekend success. Playing in about 350 locations over theLabor Day holiday, the film collected a phenomenal $10.4 million during its first four days in theaters.
This weekend, the low-budget comedy, which features Mexican star Eugenio Derbez as a single father, has expanded to more than 700 cinemas and was expected to gross at least an additional $6 million.
On Friday it took in $1.6 million for the fourth spot behind "We're the Millers."
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Times staff writer Amy Kaufman contributed to this report.


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