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A: I made a mistake, this "glew32.lib" just a import library for glew32.dll. must replace glew32.lib by glew32s.lib.

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Carrie Prejean's Adversaries Continue to Secure Her Fame
May 8, 2009 by GayPatriotWest
When it comes to Carrie Prejean, sometimes I feel like Al Pacino in the Godfather Part III, "Just when I thought I was out… they pull me back in." I had thought I was done blogging about her, but then, someone on the left will just try to extend this woman's fifteen minutes of fame. And I'll feel I've just got to chime in, even if to repeat a point I've already made.
They're just not taking my advice to ignore her.
Now, we've got the some web-site snooping around in her parents' divorce record to uncover the origins of her homophobia. While I've read more than I care to about this controversy, I have yet to find one statement she has made showing a fear ("phobia") of homosexuals or showing any animosity whatsoever against gay people. All I've heard her is express the viewpoint of a majority of Americans, including the Democratic President of the United States about the meaning of marriage.
Sorry, fellas, that's just not homophobia.
So, now this website's staff has rooted around in her parents' divorce records, learned of some strange accusations lobbed between the parties to ask whether "Carrie believe gays broke up her parents' marriage." They've truly become obsessed with this woman.
Yet, the more they investigate her, the more they malign her, the stronger will grow her support among social conservatives. She will become their poster child to showcase the left's intolerance of people favoring the traditional definition of marriage.
Should Miss Prejean lose her title over her "nudie" pictures (as appears possible), she won't lose her fame. Few will know the name of her replacement as Miss California. Indeed, few will know the name of the woman who bested her for the Miss USA crown. But, they will know who Carrie Prejean is.
The uproar of her adversaries has secured her fame.
As Robert Stacy McCain, with whom I don't always agree, puts in it in a passage with which I do agree:
Words cannot sufficiently express my indifference to this "controversy." If Carrie Prejean were stripped of her Miss California USA title tomorrow — and dibs on the "Carrie Prejean stripped" Google-bomb, just in case Pirate's Cove thinks they can beat me at that game — so what?
She's young, she's beautiful, she's famous and, one way or another, she'll soon be very rich. Her future's so bright, she's got to wear shades. She'll get a book contract for at least a million dollars, and the publisher will pay a ghost-writer $75,000 to actually write the book. There will be speaking engagements, magazine interviews and TV appearances. She'll fly around the country first-class, stay in five-star hotels and eat at the finest restaurants, all of it at someone else's expense.
And good for her, right? OK, so a bunch of grouchy gay militants are calling her ugly names . . .
All this hullabaloo has done is make her a star. I won't defend some of the choices she has made. I don't share many of her opinions. But, I do wonder at those eager to expose the least flaw in her character and the sordid details of her parents' divorce. They're not running for public office. She's not running for public office. She's not asking for a job with a great deal of responsibility. She just spoke her mind.
And look what it earned her. It makes me wonder–yet again–about the readiness of so many to malign someone who said something contrary to accepted opinion in the precincts of the social liberals who dominate our media culture.
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EDinTampa says
May 8, 2009 at 6:26 am - May 8, 2009
I hope Carrie becomes a great success and donates a lot of time and money to her most sacred causes. I will remember her forever although I really despise beauty pageants and drag shows.
gillie says
"She's not running for public office"
Sorry for quibbling here, but wasn't she running for Ms USA? That's pretty public.
Also, I am not sure that the "left" is in an uproar here. The links you provide are TMZ and a gossip column.
Those are typical outlets for a Ms USA who has nude pics of her floating around.
Political correctness depends on self absorbed misfits who draw strength from tattling on the "violators" of the "higher" order. They are like Puritan prudes with a serious rash: they are just itching to excoriate anyone or anything that displeases them.
They are the people the Gestapo depends upon for spreading the terror. They are the ones who "report" what happened on the playground. They grow evermore sanctimonious until someone "reports" them and then they crash like a ton of bricks.
Prigs. The whole lot of them. Carrie Prejean, Sarah Palin, Bristol Palin are all the same target. They make the misfits angry and they are a call for action. So, the political correctness prigs begin to salivate as they imagine personal slurs, puff themselves up with rage and sally forth with innuendo and their version of righteous indignation.
Meanwhile, a whole mass of like-minded power elites stand silently by as these useful idiots blather on. It is a picture into the soul of liberalism.
and with those words, gillie, who is held together with Scotch tape and old clarinet reeds, begins to crumble.
However, when one equates "public office" with winning a marshmallows and whipped cream contest, it is plain certain that while that person is "not sure" on his good days that he is fully muddled and confused on his average days.
suze says
Excuse me?!
"She will become their poster child to showcase the left's intolerance of people favoring the traditional definition of marriage."
Did you perhaps miss the Prop 8 mob scenes, where people who Lost The Vote reacted with violence, personal attacks – physical, verbal, and social – as well as assaults on enitre subgroups of Americans!!
The gay Mrriage constituency has long been outed as a raging "heterophobic" extremist group. They do not tolerate dissent, or disagreement. Their claim of "equal rights" is a farce; they want to suffocate anyone who does not share their minority belief that marriage can exist between anythig but a woman and a man.
May 8, 2009 at 10:00 am - May 8, 2009
La Prejean has become the latest vessel into which the anti-religious pour their hatred and their insecurity implies they're not as godless as they wish they could be.
I for one find it amusing that the typical don't-put-your-nose-in-my-bedroom-right-to-privacy liberals are the ones who are all aghast that a beautiful model had posed either in skimpy lingerie or in the buff (whichever talking point they are currently using).
Hypocrisy, anyone?
PS to gillie – if you can't tell the difference between running for Miss USA and President of the USA, then you shouldn't be allowed to vote, let alone post on a blog.
Uh, Peter,
gillie voted for Mr. USA for President. I mean, like, wow!, isn't the Obamessiah sort of like a higher office than Ms. California? And a nother thang, people who are wrong, wrong, wrong do not have a right to privacy. Just look at Joe the Plumber. He was wrong, wrong, wrong and now he is a certified homophobe and a carrier of hate crimes. Extremism in the defense of vice is a virtue. gillie is a vice virture vulture. (You may need some time in a reeducation camp.)
This is a perfect oportunity for us "right wing extremists" to learn a few things from the left. The left has been using "name calling" basically for decades in order to silence those who oppose its ideology (to be honest I have no idea what this Miss USA lady said so I can't really commment on that, but if she's an idiot, why not call her out on it?). We on the right have been playing nice guy for too long. We need to fight the left at their own game. I realize that we do not have nearly as many resources as the left since it comprises so much of the mass media; but we can find a way to be as equally as debasing toward the authoritarian left as it has been toward us. It sounds as if we are jealous of the left's rancid rhetoric. Why not? Let's admit it, then start beating these tyrants at their own game. It's our only hope. Time to make conservativism sound cool. Any conservative song writers out there willing to sing about Obama's anti-American church?
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Prejan Defends: Some Photos Photoshopped … Her Head … Not Her Body. While Donald Trump says, "Not Extremely Bad … Shows Only One Thing … She is Beautiful."
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#8 – "You may need some time in a reeducation camp."
I hear you. I plan on organizing the resistance underneath the noses of the ACORN kapos and wearing my conservative blue star with pride!
The password is "thug thizzle." 😉
Levi says
May 8, 2009 at 12:15 pm - May 8, 2009
Hah! TMZ is now considered 'leftist.' Well… okay. I thought they were a trashy tabloid that do this kind of stuff everyday, usually with liberal Hollywood celebrities and entertainers receiving the brunt. But now of course, they're 'leftist,' because they released some pictures of a vaguely conservative figure.
What a joke.
Are you honestly saying that someone who runs for a public beauty contest fueled by TV, celebrities, advertising dollars, swimsuit competitions, Donald Trump, and People magazine is NOT going to be the subject to rumors, innuendo, backstabbing, and public interest? – Especially if she does anything remotely "controversial"
(before you answer, remember another Ms USA was stripped of her title for nude pics)
I wonder if you folks are not projecting to much into this. TMZ, Gossip Columnists and others simply want keep a pretty gal, who has nude pictures of her floating around in the news. They have a direct financial interest to keep this "controversy" going.
So it would seem that they are playing you Rightists like a harp!
Magic Dog says
Too bad Carrie waited until the second picture's release to come up with the phony Photoshop explanation. Her lies are laughable, as is the "gay patriot" rally to the reincarnation of Anita Bryant. The difference between that Anita Bryant and this one is fake funbags and naked pictures. You really picked yourselves a winner, "gay patriots!"
Isn't it about time that you had another teabagging party? The first ones were soooooooooooo successful!
GayPatriotWest says
May 8, 2009 at 1:10 pm - May 8, 2009
Magic Dog, I think you need to learn to read. I'm not defending Miss Prejean so much as I'm mocking the obsession that the left and MSM have with denouncing her.
I'd have ignored her if they had not devoted so much time to bringing her down.
And all that said, I do appreciate your commenting here, provides a window into the shallowness and nastiness of the left while sparing me the trouble of reading left-wing blogs.
And again, Magic Dog tries to smear Prejean while his own Obama Party endorses and supports those who use and distribute child porn as being of good character.
Then again, as I pointed out yesterday, given how gay liberals like Magic Dog fully support and endorse teaching, promoting, and actually having sex with children, I suppose it shouldn't surprise us that their Obama Party thinks this way.
The obsession the radical left has for Carrie has replaced their hatred for George W. If it carries over to next year she might very well be on Gov. Palin´s campaign team, since posturing starts about two years before the first primary. Since the left is more concerned with kill the messenger, if it is from the right. That´s why Barak Obama and Joe Biden can say the same thing with impunity.
"Obsession?" I'd say the only ones who are "obsessed" are the curious alliance of "gay patriots," evangelical Christians, and whackjob Mormons. The rest of us do a little clicking around, and see what there is to be seen. And speaking of obsessions, what's this stuff from "North Dallas Thirty," who posts about pedophilia in multiple threads that have little, if anything, to do with the issue? Projecting, NDT?
And speaking of obsessions, what's this stuff from "North Dallas Thirty," who posts about pedophilia in multiple threads that have little, if anything, to do with the issue? Projecting, NDT?
Notice how the poor pathetic Magic Dog, instead of condemning his fellow gay pedophiles for their behavior, starts claiming that anyone who points it out is a pedophile.
To put it bluntly, Magic Dog and his ilk attack people (but only those of the wrong skin color and political party) for opposing gay marriage, but say and do nothing about their fellow gays' need to have sex with children. That shows you their values structure right there.
"Gay patriots," don't you have a code of civility here? While it's true that I routinely call you "wingnuts," I tend to refrain from specific ad hominems against individuals along you. "North Dallas Thirty" has termed me "poor pathetic." Is that sort of discourse acceptable here? Please let me know, because you can trust me when I say that I'm quite capable of dishing it out.
The Livewire says
It's not an insult if it's accurate, PeeJ.
You also engage in such vitrol as 'self hating' and your juvenile 'teabagging' insults.
Most of us outgrew those in the first grade.
Like NDT, I'm not surprised when you condone the activities he links.
I'll wait for a ruling from any of the site owners before beginning to respond in kind to insults. Let's see what "Bruce" and "Gay Patriot West" have to say. I'm curious, because if ad hominems are okay from the wingnuts then they ought to be okay from lefties like me.
"Gay patriots," don't you have a code of civility here?
Yes. One which you broke by calling them "wingnuts", and which, as a result, no longer protects you.
It's so typical of the Obama Party that you invoke laws that you routinely break, just like your Obama demands that people pay their taxes while nominating people who don't for Cabinet positions.
I'm curious, because if ad hominems are okay from the wingnuts then they ought to be okay from lefties like me.
And again, Magic Dog breaks the very code of conduct he claims to be respecting by calling other people "wingnuts".
It demonstrates the hypocrisy of gay leftists and the Obama Party in general when they make it clear that they refuse to follow the laws they desperately invoke themselves. That's probably why they side with al-Qaeda, who routinely invokes the Geneva Conventions to protect themselves but who refuse to abide by it.
Having been beaten soundly in not one, but two threads, PeeJ now pulls out the 'I is a poor mistreated victim' card.
This is sad, since the first post under his new nick was to attack the management and then turn the vitrol on the regular posters.
Note the way he dodges the issues that NDT raises. Instead he resorts to insults and innuendo.
Indeed, the way he attacks seems classical of projection. Trying desperately to win arguments to prove his own self worth.
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Not a poor victim here. I'm happy to go at it in the insult-flinging contest if that's what "North Dallas Thirty" and the rest of the wingnut fringe here wants. Just lookin' for a ruling from the referee before I haul out the 16-inch guns. 🙂
Maurine Davis says
Hooray for Ms Prejean. I guess the next best thing to having the lesbian/gay group blast someone would be to have a group of prostitutes go after her.
#25 – I think you're the only one who misses Scottland, LW. I miss him about as much as a teenager misses a boil.
I'd say the only ones who are "obsessed" are the curious alliance of "gay patriots," evangelical Christians, and whackjob Mormons.
Geez, what a bigot!
don't you have a code of civility here?
There's also a code against sock puppets. If you want to stick around, you might want to keep your mouth shut.
TGC, liberals are always the first ones to whine about being mistreated after they in turn are finished with mistreating someone else.
The_Livewire says
He could at least provide a civil arguement. And use links.
Anon387823 says
I think this hurts and will damage her public image. Her "fame" is not "infamous". It's strange how that works.
Despite it, I hope it doesn't matter. Julie Andrews indiscrete boob exposure in her movie, S.O.B., directed by her husband Blake Edwards in 1981, didn't later hurt career as a clean cut actress. Even Victor/Victoria didn't change her image.
I hope Carrie Prejean isn't damaged, but you never know.
Could it be that not enough people watched those other two movies to tarnish her typecast as Mary Poppins?
So, it is fair to take aim at anyone who gains the public eye and "cut them a new one"……is that what you mean, gillie?
Being unfamiliar with the intricate chapter house rules of moral relativism, I did not realize that notoriety is fair game in the innuendo and backstabbing world. Since faith based morality eschews innuendo and backstabbing, you might just call me a naif.
But then, if you are quick on the draw in yelling "bigot" and "homophobe" I would suppose that a Christian who bared her breasts or got implants is an ideal object of scorn and derision for a prig-come-lately libertine gay leftist such as yourself. Have you any shame? Or are you inured to shame in a degenerate sort of way?
You do realize that Victor/Victoria was also on Broadway so it had a huge following, but probably a niche following.
I noticed that the two roles come from the standpoint of innocence and naviete rather than depravity or hardwired. In SOB, she did it merely to change her goody nice image. In V/V, she did it for her career than a personal choice.
Carrie Prejean's nude pictures hurt her. She doesn't appear to be so innocent and she described herself as a Christian and model, but she should not be a role model in the nude.
We just have to wait to see how this plays out.
thestraightaussie says
I saw a great new word in this thread – heterophobe. I think I will just have to start using it when certain Mad dog individuals start making their yapping noises. There is another word that should be used for those who attack Christians (alas including Mormons – and I do not like them). That word is Christophobe
I should point out that not every person who is Christian is the innocent type. In fact many who claim to be Christians have committed horrendous crimes.
As far as those photographs are concerned, they do not mean that she is a hypocrite because she expressed an opinion about gay marriage. All this does is make those who are digging so hard, look very foolish.
I am a Christian. I am not perfect. I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman but I am not against gay couples having the same rights as heterosexual couples who live as common law partners.
Helitrope
"But then, if you are quick on the draw in yelling "bigot" and "homophobe" "
I have done no such thing.
"So, it is fair to take aim at anyone who gains the public eye and "cut them a new one"……is that what you mean, gillie"
If someone tries to make their living by being a public figure. That person has to take the good and the bad.
Prejean's 15 minutes are just about over, and good riddance to the ugly little bigot.
I have to say other than losers like us who visit gossip and political care in any way about this story, or if they do care it is just to laugh at two attention whores. Also Miss California may lose her crown not only for her pictures but because she lied about when they were taken.
eaglewingz08 says
Yes there are enough people calling themselves Christians who have committed serious and/or abominable crimes. However as we Christians recognize that we are in a fallen state and are 'sinners' we understand how that situation occurs.
As for Ms. Prejean, I never heard an antigay remark come out of her mouth. Immediately before giving her opinion she states that whatever the states want to do, gay marriage or no gay marriage that's fine with her. In fact it puts her closer to the ACLU and the HRCF than Mr. Obama's and the democrap leadership in Congress. So she's being excoriated even by know nothing members of the Board here, while they let off scot-free the democraps.
"38.Prejean's 15 minutes are just about over, and good riddance to the ugly little bigot."
Even if you dislike her and her comments and think she is a bigot, she is quite beautiful. No wonder you're gay, blind gay.
No Anon,
bnl,s just a hateful little heterophobe
Nope. That person has to figure out how to keep his head from swelling from the approval and how to keep the slime from taking a toll.
The fact remains that no one has to engage in innuendo and backstabbing. The fact that a varying number of sick souls do get their jollies from being nasty reveals the face of a perverted segment of society.
You have not justified the trash thrown at Carrie Prejean. You have tried to justify the reason that perverted freaks throw the trash. Sort of like gay bashers feeling like they are really quite pure. If there were no gays to bash, they wouldn't be gay bashers. Works for you. Right?
After rereading your post I must ask, have you ever visited TMZ before? It's odd that you say they are obsessed with her.

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"I've known Brian for 12 years and his philanthropic nature is quite moving; he has done so much yet never talks about it. I remember hearing that he gave respite to young people living in areas of the Ukraine and Belarus which were suffering the effects of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in 1988, for example.
Brian Burnie was a successful businessman in the 1980's and 90's.
He purchased a stately home in Northumberland, called Doxford Hall, which took him over 10 years to convert into a luxury hotel and spa with 25 bedrooms. He then sold the hotel for £16m and set aside the majority of his wealth to create the 'Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care' charity.The charity offers free transport for cancer patients who require chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. In the 10 years the charity has been operating, it's gone from two ambulances to a fleet of over 30. The service is only made possible by the 300 plus volunteers who work passionately each day for patients. To date, even through the Covid crisis, over 45,000 patients are helped each year.
In 2006, Brian hosted a traditional fish and chip lunch at his home in Doxford Hall in Northumberland for thousands of ex-servicemen and their families. The RAF helped bring in 2,500 portions offish and chips (estimated to be 1.4 tonnes) from Sea houses village, five miles away, to feed former PoWs, veterans and their families and other guests at the free VJ-Day party. A short film about the VJ-Day party is here: https://vimeo.com/423524711
For the last two years, Brian has been on an epic 7,000 mile walk round the coast of Great Britain and Ireland; his mission is to take what the charity does in the North-East nationwide. His dream is to create 1,000,000 cancer patient journeys, free of charge. Along with his wife Cheryl, they've been living in a double-decker bus called Bluebell. Another short film detailing the walk through Wales is available at: https://vimeo.com/391458042.
The Covid crisis, however, put a stop to their walk after 5,126 miles,completed as far as Devon. Brian is now back in the North-East, walking circuits of his garden and the neighbouring golf course to clock-up the equivalent miles he would have covered back to the region. He's aiming to complete the distance from Torquay to Teesside on 15th August 2020 – VJ Day 75. Another short film about his alternative walking is at: https://vimeo.com/420224908.
The charity would be honoured to receive any FEPOW or veteran to walk the last 50 yards of this leg with Brian and be his guest of honour at a small gathering (with social distancing respected, of course). Brian will happily cover any costs personally accommodation, arrange transport for a veteran, family member and/or a carer to be present. This would apply if more than one veteran could be available. Brian will complete his 7,000 mile walk in September 2020 - 'the last leg after lockdown' -when he will walk from the Teesside area back to Newcastle city.
This gives a rough illustration as to what the charity does and an insight into Brian's personality. His philanthropy and personal sacrifices are well-documented. Now 76 and battling Parkinson's Disease, Brian is determined to complete those 7,000 miles to raise awareness of the need for cancer patient transport all over Great Britain and Ireland."
If you and a FEPOW or veteran would be interested in joining Brian on the 50-yard last leg, please contact Dave Harrison Communications, at: Dave.harrison@daftasabrush.org.uk
or Brian directly on 0191 28 55 999. Registered Charity Number: 1185836. 157, Great North Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 2DR.
Donate or fund-raise here: https://bit.ly/3f8i0nI www.daftasabrush.org.uk www.bluebellbus.org.uk


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Red Wall voters won't be impressed by Boris's green agenda
Ben Habib
The Red Wall, Blue Collar Conservative, Old Labour, Workington Man – or whatever name you wish to attach to this loose coalition – will be unimpressed by Boris's 'green industrial revolution'. This group of voters, many of whom had never turned to the Tories before, backed Boris Johnson to 'get it done'. Their vote for Brexit was a vote for the economic prosperity that has eluded them for decades. Boris would be wise to remember this.
Would Red Wall voters have got behind David Cameron? It's not likely, given that Cameron arguably saw his mission as being to ingratiate himself with disaffected Liberal Democrats and the great and the good on the international stage. But if these people shunned Cameron, they were, at least, impressed by his Eton and Oxford-educated contemporary. Why? Because of Boris's pledge to 'level up' the country.
It will be devastating for them now to hear him revert back to Cameron's type with his regressive and ill-thought out green agenda. Boris has become a master of U-turns but his 'green industrial revolution' could come at the expense of the core promise on which he was elected.
By announcing the end of fossil fuel vehicles by 2030, he has just hit the value of all such cars without explaining how the replacement of a 10-year-old Fiesta worth £1,000 with a new £20,000 electric one could be afforded. Perhaps he is planning on not being around in 2030 to answer that question?
Boris's pledge to make Britain the 'Saudi Arabia of wind' is equally daft. To do so could, on some estimates, double the cost of electricity. How will Boris help households already struggling to make ends meet if their fuel bills rise? And with the extra demand created by new electric cars, is an over-reliance on wind power a wise idea? Johnson once described turbines as moaning seagull killers; he would be best advised to stick to that assessment.
The government's plan, revealed today, to ban gas boilers in all new homes in the next three years, also doesn't appear to be viable. A source told the Times, which revealed the story, 'there hasn't been any stakeholder engagement on it yet but it's definitely the plan.' This is hardly going to win over sceptical voters, reeling from the economic effects of the pandemic.
Under the Paris agreement bid to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees, these are the sorts of measures which would be required. But a green plan must not come at the expense of downtrodden and disaffected Brits.
The Prime Minister's green revolution is not just a smack in the face of those that trusted him to see them right. It flies in the face of commercial common sense. The only way to recover from the economic self-harm of lockdowns is through lower taxes, reduced regulations and investment in infrastructure which provides a genuine monetary return. His green revolution is not it.
Theresa May's parting bid to build a legacy as prime minister was to sign the country into carbon neutrality by 2050. Instead of building on this pledge, the current Prime Minister should reverse her undertaking. Rushing out a 'green industrial revolution' plan won't help anyone. Instead, Boris should focus on the reason why many voters backed him and ensure he does not sign a Brexit deal which goes back on the referendum result. The only way the UK can recover, as a whole, is if the Prime Minister urgently discovers what it means to be a Conservative.
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#Mobile Operators#Media & Entertainment#Connectivity#Smartphones
Screen time boosts compulsiveness for mobile users
People who spend a lot of time on smartphones are more likely to exhibit behaviour compulsions
Joanna England
|Nov 24| 7 min read
Smartphone addicts are less resilient to the lure of instant gratification, says a new report from a leading German university.
The study, which was conducted by the Freie Universität in Berlin, reported behaviour similarities between excessive smartphone use and "maladaptive" activities like compulsive gambling and drug and alcohol abuse.
The findings, which were published last week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, came from a sample group of 101 volunteers who agreed to have their device activity monitored for seven to 10 days.
The volunteers completed several tasks and questionnaires that assessed their compulsion levels associated with smartphone use and feelings of reward.
The results suggest that those who indulge in excessive screen time, typically involving social media and gaming, are more likely to suffer from the personality factors that lead to compulsive behaviour. They are less likely to resist the lure of instant gratification in favour of larger, delayed rewards.
Volunteers in the sample group who showed greater self-control spent less time on their phones. However, consideration of future consequences showed no correlation with their screen time.
Smartphone consequences
The study's lead researchers, Tim Schulz van Endert and Peter Mohr released a statement on the data, saying, "Our findings provide further evidence that smartphone use and impulsive decision-making go hand in hand. People who are already aware of their impulsive decision-making may benefit from the knowledge of their increased risk of overusing smartphones."
They went on to say that because mobile technology is so central to people's lives, it is essential that research is carried out to determine behaviour triggers that could be exacerbated by excessive smartphone usage.
"Given the ever-growing role smartphones play in people's daily lives and the implied risk of overuse, it is crucial to understand individual differences which relate to smartphone usage. Our findings suggest that especially heavy social media users and gamers should be mindful of their tendency to be drawn to smaller, immediate rewards," the statement said.
At-risk users
The researchers said it was important to make users aware of behavioural traits that are increased by smartphone screen time. They said, "People who are already aware of their impulsive decision-making may benefit from the knowledge of their increased risk of overusing smartphones. These conclusions contribute to the view that smartphone use should not be underestimated but researched carefully to guide policy makers in shaping prudent use of this omnipresent technology."
The results pinpointed two main factors that guide underlying impulsive choices. One was a person's self-control - the ability to withstand temptations to achieve specific goals. The other was the ability to imagine the potential outcomes of their behaviours and future consequences.
"We found that participants lower in self-control tended to use their smartphone more," said Schulz van Endert, who is a doctoral student at Freie Universität.
They added that further research on smartphone engagement could help inform policies to guide prudent use, adding, "Engagement with this device needs to be critically examined by researchers to guide prudent behaviour."
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Great and Fun opportunity to Own a Segway Tour Business. Current Owner works 3 days a week and very little Advertising. Currently has contract with Cruise Company. Website included. Growth potential to add more days per week and increase Advertising and Tours.
This 28 year old operation services Residential & Commercial customers with product sales, repairs & installations. Large inventory of products offered are Hardware, Locks, Accessories & all sorts of "Home improvement" supplies. The seller will stay on & operate the locksmith operation- broker will explain.
This turn key operation great for an investor looking to own a dealership of motor sports. The seller has invested a great deal of money into this dealership which is on the verge of growing further. All the inventory is included in the sale price ($525 to $600,000 inventory). Sells scooters, motorcycles, polaris inventory and apparel.


Visual artistry can be found virtually anywhere in the Florida Keys. Inspiration might come from palm-fringed shorescapes that edge the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, or the orange and purple abstracts unrolling against vast skies at sunset. Aspiring potters working from the clay of the earth also learn, find inspiration and practice their craft at Middle and Upper Keys studios. Opportunities abound around the island chain for those eager to explore their own potential and discover others' artistry.
A sculpture remembering the island's African-American soldiers who served in a Union regiment was unveiled and dedicated Tuesday.
Chad Brown of Traverse City, Michigan, released 137.75 inches of barracuda to win the spin division of the 2016 Cuda Bowl Tournament that ended Feb. 6 in Key West.
A new national literary landmark was dedicated in Key West Saturday, Feb. 6, honoring the late David Kaufelt, a novelist and founder of the critically acclaimed Key West Literary Seminar.
The winner of a fiction-writing competition is to have the opportunity to work in the Key West writing studio that was once the sanctum of Ernest Hemingway, one of America's greatest authors.


Some "horseplay" goes on during How to Hang Out and it's welcome.
Why? Because that's how boys relate and show affection towards each other.
Sitting in a group, (possibly with kids who have much more significant challenges), practicing overly formal etiquette and role playing scripted conversations that are completely unnatural to the way boys communicate with each other.
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Q: Reading different properties for different cluster/node I have developed a hybrid worklight app and everything is set up. Now my case is that I have a load balance and two clusters. These two clusters have been synchronized with only one WAR file. Due to some reason, we have a server java file in the WAR for sharing some global variables with worklight adapters.
The problem now is that these 2 clusters are working independently (will be redirected by the load balance). The global variables in the JAVA file inside their WAR will not be shared. How can we maintain only one set of global variable in this case?
Or is there any method for the JAVA to read the current cluster detail(for example cluster id or IP address) so that I can write logic to point to different properties in worklight.properties
[PS: not good at English. I will clarify more if you guys don't understand me]

A: What you actually need here is not to use static variables to share this information.
I suggest using Redis or Memcached (or some other free solution) to share information across the cluster.
A simpler solution (but less efficient) can be using an SQL database to store/load those shared properties. You can actually create a "configuration" adapter (SQL adapter) which will be called by the other adapters to read/write the configuration properties.


On February 17, 2017, we launched our refreshed Open Government Plan 4.1. We made several commitments in our plan, and will share our progress with you regularly. Below is our report on milestones.
February 2017 - Published the revised Open Government Plan 4.1.
September 2016 - Published the Open Government Plan 4.0.
Detailed activities beginning in October 2016 are below.
July 2018 – Added the GovDelivery subscribe button to each webpage and added the ability to recieve data only updates.
April 2018 – SSA released a news item on its collaboration with 19 federal agencies to provide information about financial literacy.
January 2018 – Added news items.
August 2017 – Renovated and updated information available on the Open Government website.
June 2017 – Added data for application developers to the Developer Support Webpage.
November 2016 – Added three new geospatial maps to our Open Government Map Gallery (OASDI Beneficiaries & Benefits by State 2013, OASDI Beneficiaries & Benefits by State 2015, and the American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Outreach Map).
September 2018 – SSA leveraged its social media channels to quickly notify the public of office closings due to Hurricane Florence. The notification included both English and Spanish messages.
June 2018 – SSA partnered with the Administration for Community Living, Health and Human Services (HHS) to highlight World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. We used the SSA blog as well as other social media tools.
June 2018 – SSA conducted a Facebook Live event titled, "The Future of Social Security 2018." The live broadcast featured Social Security Chief Actuary, Steve Goss. Mr. Goss discussed the newly released Social Security Trustees Report. He took several questions from the audience ranging from questions about the annual cost-of-living adjustment to questions about the Social Security and Medicare programs. There were over 8,000 views.
May 2018 – SSA updated the open source code on Code.gov around code asset ANDI.
April 2018 – SSA shares metadata about its open source code on Code.gov. The SSA uses the tool GitHub as a repository for more detailed information.
April 2018 – Video: What is my Social Security was released on YouTube.
April 2018 – New Engage SSA platform includes Open Data engagement.
March 2018 – Promoted Sunshine Week 2018 using Facebook and Twitter posts.
January 2018 – Produced Facebook Live event on retirement planning.
September 2017 – Produced Facebook Live event, titled "The Future of Social Security Part II" to discuss the newly released 2017 Trustees Report. Featured SSA's Chief Actuary, Steve Goss.
June 2017 – We continue to use two-way feedback, crowdsourcing tool, IdeaScale, to host the Open Data Project, as a way to engage with internal and external data researchers.
May 2017 – Produced Facebook Live event to promote the release of 2016 Top Baby Names.
March 2017 – Held National Work Incentives Seminar Event (WISE Webinar): "The ABLE Act: Achieving a Better Life Experience."
February 2017 – Held National Work Incentives Seminar Event (WISE Webinar): "Choosing a Service Provider That's Right for You."
January 2017 – Held National Work Incentives Seminar Event (WISE Webinar): "Make it Happen: The Ticket to Financial Freedom."
December 2016 – Held National Work Incentives Seminar Event (WISE Webinar): "Debunking the Three Biggest Myths about Disability Benefits and Work."
November 2016 – Held National Work Incentives Seminar Event (WISE Webinar): "Ticket to Work and Mentorship: Achieving Financial Independence."
October 2016 – For the National Disability Forum (NDF) held on October 27, 2016, we used SSA's Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and blog to promote and engage stakeholders.
SSA increased the number of Open Data data assets from 1,538 at the beginning of FY 2017 (October 2016) to 1,848 at the end of FY 2018 (September 2018).
September 2018 – Collaborated with SSA's research component to link the Disability Analysis File (DAF) to Data.gov.
August 2018 – The Open Data Progress webpage has been updated for every month of fiscal year 2018.
April 2018 – New data on 2017 FOIA added to inventory and Data.gov.
February 2018 – Open Data Progress webpage updated.
September 2017 – Open Data Progress webpage updated.
August 2017 – Open Data Progress webpage updated.
July 2017 – Open Data Progress webpage updated.
June 2017 – Open Data Progress webpage updated.
May 2017 – Open Data Progress webpage updated.
April 2017 – Open Data Progress webpage updated.
March 2017 – Open Data Progress webpage updated.
February 2017 – Open Data Progress webpage updated.
December 2016 – Open Data Progress webpage updated.
November 2016 – We continue to publish an Open Data Progress webpage with a chart tallying the data assets added to the enterprise data inventory. This chart is updated at the end of each month and contains data totals back to August 2014.
SSA published maps with facility information, voting verification information, and benefits data. SSA also contributed API interfaces to the Enterprise Data Inventory (EDI) and ultimately Data.gov and GeoPlatform.gov.
September 2018 – Added new Video Service Delivery (VSD) locations to the AIAN geospatial map.
May 2018 – Added two new Video Service Delivery (VSD) locations to the AIAN geospatial map.
March 2018 – Updated the geospatial map tutorials.
February 2018 – Added new locations to geospatial map.
September 2017 – Reviewed office locations and coding to ensure data accuracy.
June 2017 – Released field office and resident station address information with an API service.
Outreach included other government agencies, the general public, and advocate organizations.
September 2018 – SSA is working with the Department of Justice, Elder Justice Working Group to identify the federal-level data needs for improving understanding of the scope and implications of elder abuse.
September 2018 – Shared code for checking the Enterprise Data Inventory (EDI) file which assists government agencies in implementing OMB M-13-13.
June 2018 – SSA collaborated with the National Council on Aging to release data about notices mailed to beneficiaries who SSA found potentially eligible for either a Medicare Savings Programs (MSP) or Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs. For the benefit of their colleagues, we made it available on Data.gov.
May 2018 – Communicated with interested stakeholders regarding the release of baby names data.
February 2018 – Met with Federal agencies on geoplatform and Data.gov.
August-September 2017 – Benchmarked with other federal agencies and departments about how they are organized to support the principles of open government and open data. More in-depth discussions were held with the Department of Health and Human Services to discuss both data and other initiatives.
August 2017 – Developed a flyer for use at conferences with stakeholders to highlight data available to the public. Used a targeted version of the flyer at the 2017 Home and Community Based Services Conference held in Baltimore.
June 2016 – Conducted conference calls with researchers and business users about data and new tools that can provide insights into our processes.
December 2016 – We continue to engage with data users, stakeholders, and other interested parties through our moderated Open Data Project engagement.
SSA uses the eFOIA system. In FY 2018, almost 1400 requests were received through FOIAonline.
February 2018 – New system selected for March 2018 Sunshine material.
May 2017 – The agency started using the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) FOIA solution, FOIAonline. All new FOIA are being processed in FOIAonline so all the processing is now in a fully electronic format instead of the paper files needed for our old system.
See Proactive Disclosures in the FOIA Reading Room.
March 2018 – New items added to the FOIA Reading Room.
November 2017 – New items added to the FOIA Reading Room.
September 2017 – Additional proactive disclosure items added to our Reading Room.
June 2017 – Agency continues to expand proactive disclosure items in our Reading Room, including annual reports regarding ALJ disposition data, SSI payment and award information, sanctioned representatives, etc. We have been posting more documents to our FOIA Library and now that we are using FOIAonline, this fully electronic system is designed so FOIA documents and proactive disclosure items can be automatically placed into the Reading Room.
December 2016 – Agency continues to expand proactive disclosure items in our Reading Room, including annual reports regarding ALJ disposition data, SSI payment and award information, sanctioned representatives, etc. With SSA transitioning to FOIAonline next year, we will be implementing the new system's FOIA Reading Room for proactive disclosures. FOIAonline is a fully electronic system, so FOIA documents and proactive disclosure items can be automatically placed into the Reading Room.
September 2018 – SSA leveraged its LinkedIn channel to notify its employees (and interested members of the public) of priority job vacancies at the agency, including a senior executive position in the Office of the Chief Actuary.
September 2018 – SSA's Government Retirement and Benefits (GRB) Platform offers employees a resource library, benefit estimates, and information about retirement.
May 2018 – Continued to hold internal meetings about Google Analytics for data driven decision making.
April 2018 – SSA published a newsletter providing the latest activity on the BI Tools Migration project.
February 2018 – Accessible Name and Description Inspector (ANDI) code added to Github. ANDI detects accessibility issues.
September 2017 – Agency workgroups such as the Business Intelligence and the GIS working groups regularly meet and share information about tools, training opportunities and innovations in data analytics to promote access and use of data in support of our mission.
September 2017 – Agency continues to develop, and consistently improve, the internal Communications Outreach Activity Reporting System (COARS) system. Employees across the agency are being trained on COARS reporting as a means of tracking external/public engagement.
January - June, 2017 – Tableau training for SSA employees. Tableau is an interactive data visualization tool focused on business intelligence for SSA.
In FY 16, ODEPP implemented an interim solution to improve the centralized tracking of interagency data sharing requests. The SharePoint-based tracking tool allows for reporting on certain data exchange performance measures, tracks the workflow for incoming data exchange requests (new requests and modifications to existing agreements), and separately tracks the administrative/legal and financial agreement workflows (including annual renewals). The data exchange tracker contains all FY 15 and FY 16 data exchange requests received to date. Additionally, ODEPP is in the process of developing an Integrated Data Exchange Application (IDEA), which will establish a single interface using a universal business process for processing, administering, tracking, and reporting on all data exchange agreements within the agency. This is critical for the long-term leadership and enterprise governance of our data sharing services.
OMB reported that SSA has maintained the highest possible rating for our open data inventory.
August 2018 – SSA submited the report to OMB.
July 2018 – OMB is developing a federal data strategy. It will be made actionable through upcoming milestones in a cross agency performance goal. More information has been posted at www.performance.gov.
May 2018 – SSA submits report.
February 2018 – SSA submits report.
November 2017 – SSA submits report.
August 2017 – Quarterly report to OMB on open data accomplishments was submitted on time, as required.
May 2017 – Quarterly report to OMB on open data and accomplishments, was submitted on time, as required.
February 2017 – Quarterly report on the Open Data CAP Goal was submitted to OMB on time by the due date of February 28, 2017.
November 2016 – Quarterly report on the Open Data CAP Goal was completed submitted to OMB on time by the due date of November 30, 2016.
See activities related to OMB M-12-18.
2018 – Completed gap analysis and began identifying requirements to electronically manage electronic permanent records. Submitted seven Flexible schedules to NARA for their approval.
2017 – Initiated market research and gap analysis for electronically managing permanent electronic records.
November 2016 – SSA began managing permanent and temporary email records in an accessible electronic format in 2016. We submitted NA Form 1005 to NARA for approval on November 4, 2016.
2014 – In preparation to manage records electronically, SSA began work to consolidate and update record schedules by drafting Flexible schedules.
See references below to IdeaScale engagements, as well as the use of social media to encourage participation.
September 2018 – National Disability Forum IdeaScale engagement about Acquiring and using Electronic Medical Records.
April 2018 – National Disability Forum IdeaScale engagement for Financial Independence: Directing the Management of One's Social Security Benefits.
February 2018 – Social Security employees participated in new Innovation.gov + Better Government Movement meetings. This new effort expands on traditional crowdsourcing ideas and methods.
July 2017 – For the National Disability Forum on Disability Best Practices, we used SSA's Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and IdeaScale to increase visibility of the key disability policy topics, and encourage participation from attendees throughout the country.
March 2017 – For the National Disability Forum on Ticket to Work Regulations, we will use SSA's Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and IdeaScale to increase visibility of the key disability policy topics, and encourage participation from attendees throughout the country.
September 2016 – Using crowdsourcing tool IdeaScale, launched public engagement on the topic of "Exploring Opportunities to Advance the Disability Program through Telehealth and Telemedecine" in anticipation of the National Disability Forum held on Oct 27, 2016. IdeaScale engages stakeholders to provide strategic comments and possible solutions.
SSA uses a variety of public websites and online tools to provide access and methods for public input on our programs and services. See Crowdsourcing and Participation Opportunities.
August 2018 - The annual meetings of the Disability Research Consortium (DRC) and Retirement Research Consortium (RRC) brought together SSA employees – as well as policy analysts and policymakers from other agencies and organizations – with DRC and RRC researchers from Boston College's Center for Retirement Research, the Michigan Retirement Research Center, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and Mathematica Policy Research. The researchers presented their most recent, policy-relevant research on Social Security, disability, and retirement. They answered questions from the audience.
April 2018 - SSA released a set of FAQs to assist SSA employees with understanding the crowdsourcing site, Engage SSA.
February 2018 - We updated the Crowdsourcing and Participation Opportunities webpage.
August 2017 – We actively promoted a National Disability Forum held on August 1 which focused on "Serving Individuals with Disabilities: Best Practices and the Modern Day Workforce". At this session, we gathered ideas and feedback from stakeholders interested in this topic.
April 2017 – Social Security conducted its first ever National Social Security Month (NSSM), a month dedicated to educating the public about who we are, why we exist, and the programs and services available to help our customers. The NSSM activities and events allowed Social Security to communicate about all things related to Social Security program, with a focus of expanding knowledge and understanding of Social Security's importance to the public. We provided resources and tools for retirement planning, and leveraged NSSM as a springboard for speaking engagements, exhibits, conferences, events at local venues (i.e. housing units, libraries, and assisted living facilities), etc.
April 2017 – Following the National Disability Forum on April 5, 2017, we opened IdeaScale for comments for two weeks to allow stakeholders to provide comments they could not share during the National Disability Forum. This post-Forum comment period also gives stakeholders the opportunity to submit feedback after they have reviewed the presentations and considered the discussion.
October 2016 – Following each National Disability Forum, we open IdeaScale for comments for two weeks to allow stakeholders to provide comments they could not share during the National Disability Forum. This post-Forum comment period also gives stakeholders the opportunity to submit feedback after they have reviewed the presentations and considered the discussion.
See Regulations.gov for information about collections and proposed rules.
SSA provides the public with opportunity to comment on proposed regulations through the Regulations.gov portal.
SSA's User Experience Group (UXG) worked with SSA to successfully launch new services at my Social Security where there are a number of high-volume online components.
Throughout FY2018 - SSA designed and sent surveys to participants of our public meetings, including our National Disability Forums (NDF) and vendor meetings on information technology.
April 2018 – SSA employees set up usability testing with members of the public at Howard County, MD libraries.
September 2017 – Click-to-Chat will use a soft-launch, in FY 2018, to gather feedback from my Social Security customers, and test usability. The soft launch will only be accessible to 10% of the total population of my Social Security customers, and will allow for adjustments of the new online service before a wider release and marketing efforts are implemented.
During the life of the two-year Open Government Plan, the Social Security Administration's Acting Commissioner, Agency executives and staff conducted approximately 1,500 events and activities with external partners and the public. These events and activities included conferences, conference calls, meetings, speaking engagements, panel discussions, Facebook Lives, webinars, and telethons. SSA utilizes these interactions to connect with external partners such as government (federal, state, local, and tribal) agencies, national advocacy groups and organizations, and key influencers to share information about our programs, policies, and initiatives. At the same time, we promoted our services and service delivery options. See below for examples.
September 2018 – The Icon project is a collaboration with various external agencies and local community organizations (such as libraries, veteran's centers, retirement homes, etc.) where partner sites install the SSA Express Icon. The Icon is a portal that links to the most commonly used online services on ssa.gov. Currently, there are approximately 1,000 partnering sites.
August 2018 – SSA participated in the 2018 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) National Tax Forums. The IRS holds nationwide tax forums in five locations across the country each year. Each forum is three days and includes networking, training, and informational sessions on the latest tax law information for businesses. The IRS provided a complimentary exhibit table for Social Security, where agency staff shared information and conducted my Social Security sign ups. In addition, agency staff conducted a presentation on "What Tax Professionals Should Know About Social Security". Over 2,000 tax and payroll professionals attended the event.
July 2018 – SSA participated in the 2018 National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) in Washington, DC. NCIL is the longest-running national organization for people with disabilities. We hosted an exhibit booth where we distributed publications, promoted the agency's online services, and conducted my Social Security sign-ups. We had about 85 visitors, many of whom asked questions about working and receiving disability benefits. The visitors included people with physical and mental disabilities, service providers, and staff from independent living centers.
June 2018 – SSA worked with the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) to promote information about Social Security services for seniors and people with disabilities.
January 2018 – SSA met with AARP's representative for multicultural engagement regarding how SSA can provide information about SSA services to the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.
September 2017 – SSA hosted a Facebook Live event featuring Social Security Chief Actuary, Steve Goss, titled, The Future of Social Security, Part 2. Mr. Goss highlighted key points in the latest Social Security Trustees' Report, provided insight on the future of Social Security, and took live questions. The event had a reach of about 28,000 and generated over 11,200 views. The video had about 950 reactions (comments, shares, and likes) from the public.
August 2017 – SSA met the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) about our data exchange agreements on benefit verifications. We discussed opportunities to increase the number of verifications done through data exchanges.
March 2017 – SSA met with the Maryland Family Administration to promote SSA services. They agreed to post a link to my Social Security on their website and place the SSA Express Icon on self-service lab computers.
In addition to regular outreach to tribal communities, SSA participated in national conferences.
September 2018 – SSA participated in the 2018 National Indian Council on Aging Conference in Temecula, CA. Acting Commissioner Nancy Berryhill delivered remarks at the conference. In addition, agency staff promoted Social Security online services, conducted my Social Security sign ups, and distributed publications. Approximately 1,000 people attended this event.
September 2018 – SSA committed to the Department of Justice (DoJ) that it will participate in the Rural and Tribal Justice Summit which will be held in November 2018 in Iowa. The summit will highlight innovative practices, available resources, and ongoing initiatives to enhance the ability of elder justice professionals to more robustly respond to elder abuse and support victims in rural and tribal communities. SSA's Acting Commissioner is scheduled to speak.
June 2018 – SSA hosted an exhibit table at the 2018 Society of American Indian Government Employees 15th Annual National Training Program with an exhibit table in Green Bay, Wisconsin. About 200 people attended this event, including Acting Social Security Commissioner Nancy Berryhill. We promoted Social Security online services and distributed publications, including the updated Tribal Benefits Coordinator Guide.
May 2018 – SSA hosted a national webinar on representative payee issues for tribal benefit coordinators. Over 100 advocates of the tribal community participated in the call.
April 2018 – SSA shared more than 700 copies of the Tribal Benefits Coordinator Guide with tribal communities.
February 2018 – SSA exhibited at United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) Sovereignty Protection Fund Impact Week in Arlington, VA. We shared the updated AIAN Map information and conducted my Social Security account signups. We also distributed pamphlets and resources with conference attendees. Approximately 250 people attended the conference.
January 2018 – SSA attended a meeting with the National Congress of American Indians' (NCAI) in Washington, DC. We met with their external affairs staff to discuss upcoming conferences and collaborative outreach opportunities.
August 2017 – SSA promoted VSD services and provided training to tribal communities in various states.
November 2016 – Video Service Delivery Centers (VSD) have been set up in some communities to help make Social Security services more accessible in rural and reservation communities. AIAN populations can find VSD locations using this interactive AIAN map.
September 2018 – SSA has released many videos during the last 2 years. The information presented frequently involves collaborative efforts with other governmental organizations. In 2018, SSA worked with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to highlight Elder Abuse issues. See the Facebook Live event; Facebook Live: How You Can Help Prevent Elder Abuse. Previously, SSA conducted Facebook Live events on the Treasury Department, Medicare, and SSA 2017 Trustees Report, Facebook Live: The Future of Social Security - Part 1.
SSA developed a number of new engagement opportunities and knowledge sharing databases. This includes Engage SSA where community summary information is available based upon employee collaboration and engagement. SkillsConnect continues as a talent-sharing program for virtual projects.
August 2018 - Redesigned the SSA Intranet's Employee Dashboard highlighting links to the improved Office of Human Resources search functionality and Office of Learning employee trainings.
March 2018 - Trained SSA employees about the database used to maintain the SSA's enterprise data inventory.
February 2018 - Engage SSA provides employee engagement.
June 2017 – As of June, 59 projects have been posted to the SkillsConnect site. These projects offer 178 employees the opportunity to share their skills across the agency. As of June 9, 2017, employees had filed 774 applications and 118 employees had been selected to participate on projects.
March 2017 – Since the agency-wide launch on September 30, 2016, 41 projects have been posted to the SkillsConnect site. These projects offer 129 employees the opportunity to share their skills across the agency. As of March 2, 2017, employees had filed 465 applications and 82 employees had been selected to participate on projects.
November 2016 – SSA won second place for the Human Capital Management for Government's (HCMG) "Public Sector Innovation Award for the 21st Century," which recognized SkillsConnect as an innovative approach to mobilizing talent to accomplish important agency work.
September 2016 – SkillsConnect program launched agency-wide to an additional 40,000 employees.
December 2016 – The Customer Service Station Proof of Concept (POC) ended on 12/31/2016. We have decommissioned all 7 kiosks. Although there were some technical issues during the POC, overall 96% of our customers were satisfied with their experience. We are currently conducting market research and planning for a possible expansion to a pilot contingent upon available funding and executive concurrence.
Executives will determine if future awards are warranted.
January 2017 – FY2016 awards were given in Jan 2017 for efforts in transparency and excellence in collaboration.
The Open Government Progress Report was updated at least monthly.
September 2017 – Open Government Progress Report updated.
July 2017 – Open Government Progress Report updated.
April 2017 – Open Government Progress Report updated.
March 2017 – Open Government Progress Report updated.
December 2016 – Open Government Progress Report updated.
September 2016 – Posted our Open Government Progress Report. View this Progress Report to keep track of progress on commitments in our plan.
Gained valuable feedback on how to improve the acquisition of medical evidence and expand partnerships to increase our use of health IT at SSA.
August 2018 – The National Disability Forum (NDF) was held on August 22, 2018 in Washington DC. The title of the forum was "Acquiring and Using Electronic Medical Records". This forum focused on best practices associated with the acquisition and usage of medical records, common challenges with those records and the future of electronic health information. SSA was joined by representatives from Legal Services of New Jersey, Office of the National Coordinator (ONC), Sequoia Project, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Kaiser Permanente, Guidehouse, and Cerner. Over 260 people participated in the event. See below for a discussion of the new technology that made remote participation possible.
May 2018 – We held the Financial Independence: Directing the Management of One's Social Security Benefits on April 18, 2018. Over 50 people attended in person and over 70 participated via conference call.
March 2018 – We will hold a National Disability Forum on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. The subject will be Financial Independence: Directing the Management of One's Social Security Benefits. For more information and to register for the event go to the National Disability Forum Homepage.
November2017 – We held a National Disability Forum on the topic of "Compassionate Allowances and Rare Diseases." Approximately 43 people attended in person and more than 100 joined via conference call.
August 2017 – We hosted a National Disability Forum on the topic "Serving Individuals with Disabilities: Best Practices and the Modern Day Workforce".
April 2017 – We hosted a National Disability Forum on the topic "Exploring Potential Changes to the Ticket to Work Regulations".
October 2016 – Hosted National Disability Forum on the topic "Exploring Opportunities to Advance the Disability Program through Telehealth and Telemedecine".
See the end of plan report above.
August 2018 – The IdeaScale for the August, 22 2018 NDF was posted.
March 2018 – A new IdeaScale engagement for Financial Independence: Directing the Management of One's Social Security Benefits is available at National Disability Forum IdeaScale.
November 2017 – We used IdeaScale to gather ideas for the "Compassionate Allowances and Rare Diseases" National Disability Forum.
August 2017 – For the National Disability Forum on Disability Best Practices, we used SSA's Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and IdeaScale to increase visibility of the key disability policy topics, and encourage participation from attendees throughout the country.
March 2017 – For the National Disability Forum on Ticket to Work Regulations, we used SSA's Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and IdeaScale to increase visibility of the key disability policy topics, and encourage participation from attendees throughout the country.
October 2016 – For the National Disability Forum on Telehealth/Telemedicine, we used SSA's Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blog, and IdeaScale to increase visibility of the key disability policy topics, and encourage participation from attendees throughout the country.
August 2018 – This was the first time live streaming was used for the NDF. We used sign language interpreters who were captured on camera so that live stream participants with hearing impairments could participate in real time. This allowed organizations and individuals across the country to see the proceedings and interact via email. For vision impaired individuals, we offered Braille and large print materials. To view the recording, click Acquiring and Using Electronic Medical Records.
August 2018 – The Office of Communication's existing database of SSA's Disability program stakeholders has grown to 3,240.
September 2017 – The National Disability Forum covers different topics related to disability and adds new stakeholders interested in disability topics. Each new stakeholder from the National Disability Forum is added to the Office of Communication's existing database of SSA's Disability program stakeholders. Currently, this database holds over 2,800 stakeholders.
April 2017 – The National Disability Forum covers different topics related to disability and adds new stakeholders interested in disability topics. Each new stakeholder from the National Disability Forum is added to the Office of Communication's existing database of SSA's Disability program stakeholders. Currently, this database holds over 2,200 stakeholders.
December 2016 – The National Disability Forum covers different topics related to disability and adds new stakeholders interested in disability topics. Each new stakeholder from the National Disability Forum is added to the Office of Communication's existing database of SSA's Disability program stakeholders. Currently, this database holds over 650 stakeholders.
December 2016 – In 2016, approximately 200 disability advocates, benefit-paying states, federal agencies, and private industry representatives participated in each forum.
Click-to-Chat was successfully launched, and is in use.
August 2018 – Click-to-Chat was successfully released to 10% of my Social Security customers on Monday, June 25, 2018. This new service is available to the public from 9:00am through 5:00pm E.S.T. To prepare for this release, the Office of Customer Support (OCS) trained agency technicians within various Teleservice Centers and Workload Support Units to answer these chats. Chat requests are routed to the appropriate area for assistance based on the topic selected (i.e. Retirement/ Medicare, Online Application, Account Assistance, Disability/ Supplemental Security Income, or Other Issue). Click-to-Chat features various formatting tools (e.g. spell check, bold, italics, etc.) and displays the customer's position in queue until an agent is available to assist them. On Monday, August 6, 2018, we expanded the availability of Click-to-Chat to 30% of my Social Security customers. We plan to expand the availability of this application incrementally until all my Social Security customers have the ability to chat.
February 2018 – While Click-to-Chat is still scheduled for release in FY 2018, the training for this effort has been postponed. The Office of Customer Support (OCS) who is leading the training for this effort, prefers to conduct employee training 1-2 months before the implementation of this application. Additionally, when Click-to-Chat is initially released it will only be available to 10% of My Social Security users to allow for a controlled rollout of this application. After this is successfully implemented, we will evaluate various factors, including: public usage and agency staffing when making decisions regarding when and how to best roll this out to all My Social Security users.
Fiscal Year 2018 – Click-to-Chat is scheduled to launch in FY 2018. Recent progress includes beginning employee training to help SSA technicians anticipate and respond to the different types of chat inquiries we expect. New design features were approved to allow customers to type their chat message in the font, style, size, and color they prefer. This new communication channel for supporting SSA customers will be available through the Dynamic Help widget behind my Social Security.
April 2017 – Click-to-Chat is progressing toward a scheduled launch in July 2017. Recent progress includes drafting employee training materials to help SSA technicians anticipate and respond to the different types of chat inquiries we expect. New design features were approved to allow customers to type their chat message in the font, style, size, and color they prefer. This new communication channel for supporting SSA customers will be available through the Dynamic Help widget behind my Social Security.
SSA decided not to implement Click-to-Video or Screen Sharing in FY 2018.
February 2018 - After meeting with the Information Technology Investment Review Board (ITIRB) to discuss the Customer Engagement Tools (CET) investment, the Click-to-Video and Screen features were not approved within the CET investment. Due to CET integration with another future Operations acquisition (i.e. Next-Gen Telephony Project), the agency decided to approve the CET investment through FY 2019 focusing on other CET efforts, such as Click-to-Chat. At this time, we plan to regroup and resubmit the Click-to-Video and Screen Sharing features for ITIP and ITIRB consideration for funding.
September 2017 – The Click-to-Video and Screen Sharing features have been submitted for investment board review within SSA's internal Information Technology Investment Process (ITIP). High level business process diagrams have been created incorporating Click-to-Video, and Screen Sharing ability will enhance service for online customer inquiries. These documents will help key stakeholders within SSA identify how these new technologies may best be leveraged to enhance the customer engagement tools on my Social Security.
Implementation was delayed due to funding issues.
August 2018 – Outreach efforts are on hold pending resources to support needed systems changes. Work on outreach efforts aimed at requesting the additional prisoner information from prisoner institutions will resume when resources are available.
March 2018 – Outreach efforts are on hold pending resources to support needed systems changes. Work on outreach efforts aimed at requesting the additional prisoner information from prisoner institutions will resume when resources are available.
September 2017 – Continue to work on outreach efforts aimed at requesting additional prisoner information from prisoner institutions per the legislation.
December 2016 – Continue to work on outreach efforts aimed at requesting additional prisoner information from prisoner institutions per the legislation.
August 2018 – The Data Exchange Community of Practice (DXCOP) continues to meet bi-monthly to identify, explore, and find ways to overcome common data exchange obstacles. We provide member agency presentations of their experiences, programs, and best practices while exploring data exchange challenges and potential solutions.
March 2018 – The Data Exchange Community of Practice (DXCOP) continues to meet bi-monthly to identify, explore, and find ways to overcome common data exchange obstacles. We provide member agency presentations of their experiences, programs, and best practices while exploring data exchange challenges and potential solutions.
September 2017 – The Data Exchange Community of Practice (DXCOP) continues to meet bi-monthly to identify, explore, and find ways to overcome common data exchange obstacles. We provide member agency presentations of their experiences, programs, and best practices while exploring data exchange challenges and potential solutions.
November 2016 – An SSA official provided a presentation to the White House Data Cabinet about the federal Data Exchange Community of Practice. SSA has been an organizer and facilitator in establishing this new group.
Work with many States continues. See below.
August 2018 – Although the State Community of Excellence (DXCoE) has not met this year, the Office of Data Exchange will continue to host these meetings as needs arise.
March 2018 – SSA and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) signed a data exchange agreement that allows states to use SSA data transmitted via CMS's HUB to make TANF and SNAP eligibility determinations in connection with an Insurance Affordability Program. Three states (Pennsylvania, Oregon and Montana) have signed an agreement with SSA to take advantage of this expanded data use. We are working with the states to expand this data sharing to improve the states' business processes. About 21 states have expressed interest, but not all are ready to proceed at this time.
September 2017 – SSA and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) signed a data exchange agreement that allows states to use SSA data transmitted via CMS's HUB to make TANF and SNAP eligibility determinations in connection with an Insurance Affordability Program. This effort will continue in 2018.
In FY 2018, ACE completed 14 analytics projects within the disability portfolio, 3 about continuous improvement, 3 for processing center workloads, and 2 to support human resource activities.
May 2018 – ACE is using INSIGHT to pilot natural language processing.
April 2018 – ACE developed an analytical model that identifies anomalous patterns in our disability data.
June 2017 – ACE has delivered on 3 more analytics projects between Dec 2016 and June 2017.
December 2016 – Analytics projects completed for 2016.
Analytics training has expanded at SSA to include many components, different tools, and new platforms to advance self-service decision making.
April 2018 – ACE continues to expand and partner with internal components on management information that can be used for advanced analytics at SSA.
March 2017 – ACE Developed and piloted an Analytics course exclusively designed for executives titled "Executive GRA - Data-Driven Decisions: An Executive's View of Analytics".
December 2016 – Completed 5 training Sessions in 2016.
See below for examples of events that have taken place.
August 2018 - ACE held the "Social Media and Web Mining for Public Services of Smart Cities" event and provided a video-on-demand recording so that new users can continue to learn from this event.
July 2018 - ACE provides video-on-demand of Data Science Technology Exchanges (DSTE) events.
June 2018 - ACE hosted a Data Science Technology Exchanges (DSTE) event about SSA's enterprise data warehouse and tools.
March 2018 - ACE continues to host the Data Science Technology Exchanges (DSTE).
June 2017 - Smart Grid Balancing by Sudip Bhattacharjee (U.S. Census).
ACE will continue to engage and host these knowledge sharing activities of advanced analytics.
ACE will continue to publish periodic newsletters to engage advanced analytics community in SSA.
ACE is participating and contributing to the Federal Data Cabinet - a federal work group that serves as the principle Community of Practice for data professionals from across the federal government to share proven practices and critical insights, advance data-driven management, maximize the use of the data, and enhance problem-solving throughout government. The Data Cabinet had 3 working groups – Data Talent, Data Policy, and Data Governance, but has now established a fourth, the Data Analytics working group whose objective will be to foster development of data analytics as a discipline tied to agency mission, and follow guiding principles to foster collaboration, increase capabilities, drive decisions and facilitate product and service development.
ACE is participating in the activities of the Data Analytics working group in lieu of establishing another external advanced analytics community of Interest.
ACE will collaborate and partner with other advanced analytics community both internally and externally.
December 2016 – The Analytics Center of Excellence provided a presentation to the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology, titled "Necessary Changes: Updating Workforce Skills and Management Styles for Work with Hybrid Data".
November 2016 – Established Internal Community of Interest.
ACE was established as part of the Office of the Chief Strategic Officer. As part of a reorganization, ACE is working as of September 2018 within Analytics, Review, and Oversight.
The Advanced Analytics Capability Maturity Model (A2CM2) was completed and presented to SSA in May 2016.
June 2018 – The 82 WIPAs continue to inform beneficiaries about work incentives and SSA's return to work efforts. One grantee chose not to continue with the program.
February 2018 – The 83 WIPAs continue to inform beneficiaries about work incentives and SSA's return to work efforts.
August 2017 – Data on beneficiaries served by 83 WIPAs has been reported to SSA annually; 2016 report submitted in December, 2016.
Data has been gathered and SSA will make its regular 2018 report before the end of the calendar year.
December 2018 – Tentative Action - Program analysis report with data through May 2018 is expected.
May 2018 – Program database for the WIPA program discontinued.
December 2017 – Program analysis report submitted. Approximately 65 percent of the approximately 45,000 beneficiaries served July 2016 to June 2017 reported that they were currently working or had a job offer pending. Another 24.62 percent were currently looking for employment. Nearly 90 percent of beneficiaries had an identified employment goal after receiving services from the WIPA project.
August 2017 – Program data is reported annually. Analysis and report submission of annual program performance and beneficiary findings is planned for December 2017.
December 2016 – Collection and analysis of yearly program data is underway. Analysis of program outcomes is planned for 2017.
August 2018 – Data on beneficiaries served by 57 PABSS grants/projects has been reported to SSA annually; 2018 report expected in December 2018.
November 2017 – Data on beneficiaries served by 57 PABSS grants/projects has been reported to SSA annually; 2017 report submitted in December 2017.
October 2017 – Data on beneficiaries served by 57 PABSS grants/projects has been reported to SSA annually; 2016 report submitted in November 2016.
September 2018 – Outreach continued.
HealthIT repo published to GitHub account.
March 2018 – We have a total of 100 partners with 13,789 participating providers in all 50 States plus 5 U.S. Territories. In addition, DoD and VA have international facilities. We plan to continue our outreach efforts in FYs 2018 and 2019, to include additional medical providers.
September 2017 – We have a total of 80 partners with 10,881 participating providers in all 50 States plus 5 U.S. Territories. In addition, DoD and VA have international facilities. We plan to continue our outreach efforts in FYs 2018 and 2019, to include additional medical providers.
June 2017 – We have a total of 76 partners with 10,595 participating providers in all 50 States plus 5 U.S. Territories. In addition, DoD and VA have international facilities. We plan to continue our outreach efforts in FYs 2017 and 2018, to include additional medical providers.
February 2017 – We have a total of 65 partners with 9,176 participating providers in all 50 States plus the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. We plan to continue our outreach efforts in FYs 2017 and 2018, to include additional medical providers.
November 2016 – We have a total of 57 partners with 7,288 participating providers in 49 States plus the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. We plan to continue our outreach efforts in FYs 2017 and 2018, to include additional medical providers.
November 2016 – Completed a national rollout with the Department of Veterans Affairs on the eHealth Exchange.
March 2018 – In FY 18, we expect that 20 percent of initial disability claims will contain health IT medical evidence. We are in various stages of actively onboarding additional healthcare organizations, expanding our current partner facilities, and conducting discussions with healthcare organizations and vendors to partner with SSA through the eHealth Exchange.
September 2017 – In FY 17, we expect that 12 percent of initial disability claims will contain health IT medical evidence. We are in various stages of actively onboarding additional healthcare organizations, expanding our current partner facilities, and conducting discussions with healthcare organizations and vendors to partner with SSA through the eHealth Exchange.
Continued participating with the Blue Button 2.0 Developer Conference.
March 2018 – Participation on the Office of the National Coordinator's Federal Health IT Advisory Council continues.
September 2017 – We continue to participate on the Office of the National Coordinator's Federal Health IT Advisory Council that coordinates federal health IT policy decisions and serves to address high-priority issues that impact the evolution of the nation's health IT infrastructure.


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Tag: French Academician
What Is the Difference Between a Misfortune and a Calamity?
Benjamin Disraeli? Prince Jérôme Napoléon? Napoleon III? French Academician? Mr. Snigger? Suffragette? Max O'Rell? Paul Blouët? Apocryphal?
Dear Quote Investigator: The statesman Benjamin Disraeli was famous for his witticisms and barbs. Reportedly he was once asked about the difference in meaning between the words "misfortune" and "calamity", and he constructed a jest aimed at his political rival William Ewart Gladstone:
Well, if Gladstone fell into the Thames, that would be a misfortune; and if anybody pulled him out, that would be a calamity.
The reference works I examined gave citations in the twentieth century, but Disraeli died in 1881. Is this tale apocryphal?
Quote Investigator: There are many versions of this joke, and it has been circulating and evolving for more than 150 years. For example, the pair of contrasting words has included the following: accident versus malheur; accident versus misfortune; accident versus calamity; mischance versus misfortune; mishap versus misfortune; and misfortune versus calamity.
The hazardous event depicted has varied over time: falling into a pit, a pond, an unnamed river, the Seine, or the Thames. The identity of the endangered individual has also changed: Prince Jérôme Napoléon (also known as Plon-Plon), Napoleon III, the Emperor of the French, Mr. Bright, Sir Bilberry, Mr. Snippson, William Gladstone, or David Lloyd George.
This variability makes tracing the quip difficult. The earliest instance known to QI appeared in May 1861 in the English newspaper "The Leeds Mercury" which suggested that the anecdote originated in France. The target of disdain was Prince Jérôme Napoléon. The tale begins with a discussion between the Prince Imperial and the Emperor of France about synonyms and other closely related words. Boldface has been added to excerpts:[1] 1861 May 28, The Leeds Mercury, London Correspondence, Quote Page 2, Column 4 and 5, Yorkshire, England. (British Newspaper Archive and Newspapers_com)
. . . the juvenile Imperial blood asked his parent to explain to him the difference between the words "accident" and "misfortune," which have certainly a little closer affinity in French than English, and seem to require a little elucidation. After a pause for an illustration, His Majesty said, "I will tell you, my boy, the exact difference. It would be an accident if your cousin, Prince Napoleon, were to tumble into the Seine—but it would be a misfortune if any one were to help him out again."
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1861 May 28, The Leeds Mercury, London Correspondence, Quote Page 2, Column 4 and 5, Yorkshire, England. (British Newspaper Archive and Newspapers_com)
Posted on November 10, 2013 December 11, 2018 Categories Benjamin Disraeli, Napoleon III, William GladstoneTags Benjamin Disraeli, French Academician, Mr. Snigger, Napoleon III, Prince Jerome Napoleon, Suffragette, William Gladstone


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Austria's nationwide private radio broadcaster – has deployed bitmovin's cloud-based encoding platform bitcodin in combination with the company's bitdash MPEG DASH players to live stream a studio video feed of KroneHit's 40 hour marathon fundraising event to support the Child's Dream Foundation (Stiftung Kindertraum) which targets to increase the quality of living for sick and disabled children.
This 40 hours charity event is enabled by bitmovin's cloud transcoding service bitcodin and bitmovin's MPEG-DASH player bitdash. bitmovin is responsible for the transcoding, the streaming and the playout of the video stream. The live input stream is prepared and delivered by KroneHit, this input stream is live transcoded by bitcodin in five quality representations for MPEG-DASH as well as HLS, and streamed via a CDN to the Kronehit audience. Supporting all devices for web as well as mobile was a key requirement in this project, which is achieved by bitmovin's bitdash clients. All Web-browsers as well as Android and Windows Phone use MPEG-DASH either via HTML5 or Flash, and for iOS a parallel HLS stream is used.