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Q: Where does a Google AppEngine Task Queue response go? I'm having difficulty understanding some aspects of Google AppEngine Push Task Queue for java, namely, when a task is executed, where does the response go?
If I add something to the queue like this:
Queue queue = QueueFactory.getDefaultQueue();
queue.add(withUrl("/worker").param("key", key));

Then sometime later the task is executed, with something like this:
public class SomeServlet extends HttpServlet {
  @Override
  protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp)
      throws ServletException, IOException {
    ...
    resp.getWriter().println("something");  //-- where does this response go???
  }
}

Sorry for the newbie question, but where does this response go?  My app didn't set up a normal http request so it's not waiting for a normal http response.  I must be missing something fundamental about the task queue.

A: The response doesn't go anywhere. In a task you would typically write to the datastore, add new tasks to task queue, send xmpp, call external URLs.
If the response code is 200 OK, the task is removed from the queue, if it's an error code, it is retried (depending on retry settings).

A: There is no document indicated where GAE stored these responses. I would not surprise GAE just
don't care the response after it trigger the request url successfully.
By the way, I don't see a point to care about the response.
If you want to log what happen during the task execution, you should use Log instead.
https://developers.google.com/appengine/docs/java/runtime#Logging

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Q: How can I reference a value from a different module? I want to deploy an RDS database to AWS with a secret from AWS Secrets Manager. I have:
├─ environments
│   └─ myenv
│       ├── main.tf
│       ├── locals.tf
│       └── variables.tf
└─ modules
    ├─ db
    │   ├── main.tf
    │   └── variables.tf
    └─ secrets
        └── main.tf

In myenv/main.tf I define a module mydb that has modules/db/main.tf as source where a resource database is defined. Save for the password it all works, I specify values in blocks in myenv and the values "trickle down".
But for the credentials, I don't want to hard code them in myenv of course.
Instead in  modules/secrets I define
data "aws_secretsmanager_secret_version" "my_credentials" {
  # Fill in the name you gave to your secret
  secret_id = "my-secret-id"
}

and with another block:
locals {
  decoded_secrets = jsondecode(data.aws_secretsmanager_secret_version.my_credentials.secret_string)
}

I decode the secrcets and now I want to reference them as e.g. local.decoded_secrets.username in myenv/main. That is my interpretation of the tutorials. But it doesn't work: If I put the locals block in myenv it cannot reference data, and when I put it in modules/secrets then myenv cannot reference locals.
How can I combine the values of these two modules in my myenv/main?

A: Define an output in the secrets module. Define an input in the db module. Pass the output value from secrets to the input property in db.
For example if you defined an output named "password" in secrets and an input named "password" in db, then in your db module declaration you would pass the value like this:
module "secrets" {
  source = "../modules/secrets"
}

module "db" {
  source = "../modules/db"
  password = module.secrets.password

}

A: You have a few options available to you here to pass the secret to the database module.
The smallest thing you need to do from your existing setup would be to call both modules at the same time and pass an output from the secrets module to the database module like this:
.
├── environments
│   └── myenv
│       ├── locals.tf
│       ├── main.tf
│       └── variables.tf
└── modules
    ├── db
    │   ├── main.tf
    │   └── variables.tf
    └── secrets
        ├── main.tf
        └── outputs.tf

modules/secrets/outputs.tf
output "secret_id" {
  value = aws_secretsmanager_secret_version.secret.secret_id
}

environments/myenv/main.tf
module "secrets" {
  source = "../../modules/secrets"
  # ...
}

module "db" {
  source    = "../../modules/db"
  # ...
  secret_id = module.secrets.secret_id
}

A better approach however might be to have the database module create and manage its own secret and not require the secret to be passed into the database module as a parameter at all. If you wanted to reuse the secrets module with other modules then you could make it a child module of the database module or if this is the only place you currently use the secrets module then unnesting these makes things simpler.
Nesting modules
modules/db/main.tf
module "database_password_secret_id" {
  source = "../secrets"
  # ...
}

data "aws_secretsmanager_secret_version" "database_password" {
  secret_id = module.database_password_secret_id.secret_id
}

Unnesting the modules
.
├── environments
│   └── myenv
│       ├── locals.tf
│       ├── main.tf
│       └── variables.tf
└── modules
    └── db
        ├── main.tf
        ├── secrets.tf
        └── variables.tf

modules/db/secrets.tf
resource "aws_secretsmanager_secret" "database_password" {
  name = "database-password"
}

resource "random_password" "database_password" {
  length = 32
}

resource "aws_secretsmanager_secret_version" "database_password" {
  secret_id     = aws_secretsmanager_secret.example.id
  secret_string = random_password.database_password.result
}

modules/db/main.tf
resource "aws_db_instance" "database" {
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}


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2021 Challenge: Te kirirarau me te whakahoatanga | Active citizenship and partnership
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The next step in developing our fourth Open Government Partnership National Action Plan is working with our Expert Advisory Panel, civil society groups, and others to identify which areas we might develop commitments in.
We've received a huge number of ideas in workshops, through our online channel and directly via email, which we will pull together and share. Keep an eye on the OGPNZ website to see what New Zealanders have been telling us!
"Active citizenship means people getting involved in their local communities and democracy at all levels, from towns to cities to nationwide activity. Active citizenship can be as small as a campaign to clean up your street or as big as educating young people about democratic values, skills and participation. Active citizenship is one of the most important steps towards healthy societies."[1]
We want to hear from you:
In the context of future Open Government Partnership commitments, we are interested in building on work around active citizenship and public participation in democratic processes:
What do you think would encourage more active citizenship and partnership in New Zealand?
Who should be involved?
How would that make a difference to you and others?
What have you heard friends and family members, or others, talking about when it comes to this topic?
Here's some more ideas on this theme that came out of our 2020 workshops: OGP NAP4 Ideas Participation
We want to enable more people to be actively and regularly involved in our democracy and contribute to the change they want to see for their communities. We hope this will help New Zealanders have more opportunities to be heard, to co-create and influence policies and services that meet current and future community needs, build on New Zealand's strengths and help shape our collective future.
New Zealand has developed three previous OGP National Action Plans with commitments that seek to support and build active citizenship and public participation in democratic processes. For example, in National Action Plan 3:
Commitments 1 and 2: both aim to improve public understanding of how Parliament works and engage a greater number of people with its work. Commitment 2 was particularly focused on youth/rangatahi.
Commitment 3: School Leavers' Toolkit: a collection of resources that were created to better educate students about government, financial literacy, workplace skills and other practical topics. This helps young people feel more confident navigating life after school.
What have people said?
In 2018, we received about 50 ideas that expressed in various ways New Zealanders' knowledge of our system of government and how they can participate. National Action Plan 3 explains what happened to those ideas. People expressed a desire to be empowered to contribute to wider community life. Individuals and communities told us that they have provided input to government organisations, but because these organisations were not well connected information was not shared. This can result in a multitude of 'consultations' and 'consultation overload'.
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[1] Andrej Nosko & Katalin Széger Active Citizenship Can Change Your Country for the Better (2013)
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January 24, 2019 (Ezega.com) - The European Union (EU) and Ethiopia signed a €130 million financing agreement to promote sustainable economic growth and job creation in the the country.
The agreement was signed between Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, and Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu.
The agreement was made during a visit to the area by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his entourage.
While signing the agreement, Commissioner Mimica said, "Today's cooperation package worth €130 million is proof of our support to Ethiopia's economic development and job creation, which will help build new opportunities for its people. With this additional funds we are also supporting the better access to sustainable energy and the development of the agro-industrial sector in the country".
EU President Juncker on his part said "the partnership between Ethiopia and the EU is particularly strong and the meeting with Prime Minister Abiy today allowed us to exchange on how to further deepen it. The EU supports the ambitious reform agenda in Ethiopia and is committed to step up its support to the country".
The financing agreement signed is mean to support job creation (€50 million), sustainable energy (€35 million) and the establishment of agro-industrial parks in Ethiopia (€45 million), according to a press release issued by the European Commission today.
The Ethiopian Prime Minister has been touring various European capitals along his trip to Davos, Switzerland, where he attended the World Economic Forum.


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One way in which historic bridges may be preserved is when a bridge slated for replacement is given to a new owner for relocation and restoration/rehabilitation. Similarly, abandoned bridges may be available for relocation and reuse. This is referred to a historic bridge marketing. Need a bridge for a bike path, nature trail, or golf course? Instead of spending money on a nondescript pre-fabricated truss bridge, consider instead reusing a historic bridge that will be a beautiful historic landmark, while also promoting the values of sustainability. Some states have made the bridges they are currently marketing available on a website. The links to those websites appear below.
Individually Listed Bridges
Washington State: Riveted steel 371 foot polygonal Warren through truss resting on ground with $1,000,000 available for further relocation assistance. Click to learn more. Additional Information: This bridge is a unique variation of the Warren truss with an appearance similar to a Turner type truss. The bridge has been set down on the ground in a location that anticipates the need for a new owner to utilize a crane to dismantle and ship the bridge to a new location. WSDOT has provided a package of inspection reports, photos, and other detailed information. Click here to download the package (195mb). Additionally, click here to view photos of this bridge on HistoricBridges.org. Contact Steve Fuchs at 360-357-2623 or via email at FUCHSS@wsdot.wa.gov with any questions or interest regarding this bridge.
Washington State: Riveted-steel 90-foot Warren pony truss (Posted November 18, 2016). Click to learn more.
California: Pin-connected 160 foot Baltimore through truss, fully disassembled and ready to be shipped. Additional Information: This bridge is a rare pin-connected Baltimore highway truss. Known as the Ash Creek Bridge, the bridge originally crossed the Klamath River on Klamath River Road in Siskiyou County, California. The bridge was carefully dismantled and put in storage by Stewart Engineering Inc, who is offering this bridge for sale at a negotiable price (buyer also pays for trucking). Please click here to view photos of the bridge including its condition in storage. Please contact Joe Savage, Stewart Engineering Inc. Phone: 530-244-8464 and Email: jsavage@sebinc.net with any questions or interest regarding this bridge.
Bridge Marketing Websites By State
Note that states without an available link do not currently have a historic bridge marketing page. Please contact the DOT directly for inquiries on available bridges. A list of DOT websites is available here.
Colorado – Information and Contacts Only
Michigan (Unofficial List of Potentially Available Abandoned Bridges)
Montana – Information and Contacts Only
Tennessee – Information and Contacts Only
Denton County, Texas
Nationwide Listings of Unconfirmed But Potentially Available Bridges Only
United States Nationwide – Unconfirmed potentially available bridges on BridgeHunter.


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I managed to get some GPIO action on the Raspberry Pi Compute Module. Gordon Henderson tweeted, jokily, about a lack of LEDs in my first video, so I got out some LED boards I made last year, plugged them in and modified a python script to incorporate 32 ports :).
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Depth filtration is the process of separating suspended particle or liquid droplet from its carrying fluid within the depth (thickness) of the filter medium. Depth filtration is most commonly applied in downstream bioprocessing to separate cells, cell debris, and other colloidal matter. They are currently adopted in single use technology. The mechanism of depth filter is to allow fine filtrate removal with the flexibility to develop large filter cakes if needed. Depth filtration functions through several ways of retention involving sieving, interception, adsorption, and absorption. Depth filters generally constitute higher loading capabilities and flow rates compared to membrane filter. This combination of fast filtration and high loading capacity makes depth filtration the most common choice for large volume applications. This has eventually increased the adoption of depth filters across varied applications.
The major factors that drive the growth of the market are increase in production of biologics & large molecules and rise in R&D expenditure in biopharmaceuticals & biotechnology companies. In addition, several benefits offered by these filters such as low cost and user friendly characteristic further fuels the market growth. However, low capacity of depth filters for high-density harvest and stringent regulation for filtration process using depth filters major restrain the market. However, growth in demand for depth filters across bioprocessing industry especially in single use technology offers a lucrative opportunity for the market.
The global depth filtration market is widely segmented based on media type, product, application, and region. Based on media type, it is categorized into diatomaceous earth, perlite, activated carbon, and cellulose. In terms of product, the market is classified into capsule filters, cartridge filters, filter modules, filter sheets, and other products (such as filter papers and filter bags). Based on application, it is classified into final product processing, cell clarification, raw material filtration, and other applications. The final product processing segment is further divided into biologics processing and small molecule processing. By geography, the market is analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.
Comprehensive competitive analysis and profiles of major market players such as Merck KGaA (Germany), Sartorius Stedim Biotech S.A. (France), and Pall Corporation (U.S.), Eaton Corporation (Ireland), Parker-Hannifin Corporation, 3M Company, Eaton Corporation PLC, Amazon Filters Ltd., Ertelalsop, Graver Technologies, Meissner Filtration Products, Inc., Filtrox AG, Fileder Filter Systems, and Carl Stuart Group (Pure Process) is also provided in the report.
The study provides an in-depth analysis of the global depth filtration market, with current trends and future estimations to elucidate the imminent investment pockets.
Extensive analysis of the market by product type assists to understand the various forms of depth filtration available.


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Genomics in Society: policy and ethics
The initial work of the Genomics in Society team focuses on the use of genomics in a healthcare setting. Rapid advances in genomics are emerging from the laboratory to directly affect patient care. Translation from the gene sequence through intracellular steps, into health and ill health of individuals offers potential for better-focussed individual treatments and more effective preventive strategies. The implications for health policy and practice are immense.
Integrating deeper knowledge on the ethical, legal, social, educational and policy implications of genomics will benefit its translation into the clinical setting and across society. By investigating these dimensions of genomics translation, the interdisciplinary Genomics in Society project team will develop robust methodological tools, recommendations and educational strategies for informed decision-making.
The Genomics in Society project will develop a framework informed by analysis of case studies across four key areas of activity:
Bio banking
Predictive/ pre-symptomatic testing
Gene-editing and therapy
The framework will provide an ethics-informed evidence-base for applying genomics to clinical practice and provide practical strategies to inform Australia's health system planners and policy makers.
Meet the Researchers
Determine a strong ethically informed evidence base for translating genomics science to clinical practice;
Provide practical strategies to enable informed decision making among Australia's health care system planners and policy makers;
Develop robust methodological tools, analysis and recommendations that identify the ethical, legal, social, educational and policy impacts of implementing genomic data into the Australian health care system enabling the development of a robust conceptual framework;
Enable research around important ethical, legal, social, education and policy questions which include the major institutional stakeholders including industry, government, private enterprise science organisations ensuring ethical and legal and regulatory advice, recommendations and action; and
Establish a focal point for UQ's expertise in all aspects of 'Genomics in Society' to establish a track record of collaborative, interdisciplinary research between UQ's social scientists, as well as with UQ genomics scientists
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SD Beef Plant Clears Final Financial Hurdle
A beef processing plant in northern South Dakota that has been operating on a limited basis since last fall has raised enough money to enter into full production. Land for the $109 million Northern Beef Packers plant in Aberdeen was secured in 2006, but numerous problems including financial issues, lawsuits and flooding repeatedly pushed back the opening date.
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — A beef processing plant in northern South Dakota that has been operating on a limited basis since last fall has raised enough money to enter into full production.
Land for the $109 million Northern Beef Packers plant in Aberdeen was secured in 2006, but numerous problems including financial issues, lawsuits and flooding repeatedly pushed back the opening date.
Northern Beef, which is largely financed by Korean investors, has now raised more than $150 million, an amount that includes working capital, according to the American News.
"This is important because this is the amount we need to run the plant and move forward," spokeswoman Laure Swanson said. "It includes working capital. In the past, we have had some financial delays. Now with this last phase, it will take us to where we really need for our operation."
The plant eventually will process 1,500 cattle a day from the Dakotas, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota, producing more than 1 million pounds of boxed beef and beef byproducts daily. The company is not saying how many cattle it currently is processing.
"We have had plenty of cattle, and so far it has been good," Swanson said. "As production increases, the plant will need more cattle. We encourage cattle producers to contact our cattle buyer."
Northern Beef has hired more than 350 workers and eventually will employ 500. It also is continuing to add customers.
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President Donald Trump Suggests a Militaristic Approach to IT Security Eric Chabrow (GovInfoSecurity) • January 20, 2017
Donald Trump being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States.
As President Donald Trump delivered his inaugural address, which made no mention of cybersecurity, the White House smoothly transitioned its website, Whitehouse.gov, from the Obama to the Trump administration. Immediately, Trump's team posted a series of position papers, including one that addressed - albeit briefly - cybersecurity, titled Making Our Military Strong Again.
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"Cyberwarfare is an emerging battlefield, and we must take every measure to safeguard our national security secrets and systems. We will make it a priority to develop defensive and offensive cyber capabilities at our U.S. Cyber Command, and recruit the best and brightest Americans to serve in this crucial area."
Trump has yet to provide details on how his administration would approach cybersecurity. But in November, he pledged that on Day 1 of his presidency, he'd ask the Defense Department and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff "to develop a comprehensive plan to protect America's vital infrastructure from cyberattacks and all other forms of attacks."
Protecting Civilian Infrastructure: DoD or DHS?
Such an approach would diverge from the Obama administration's policy of placing the Department of Homeland Security, a civilian agency, in the lead to protect the nation's critical infrastructure, which is mostly owned and operated by private companies. "Statutorily, that job belongs to Homeland Security," former NSA and CIA Director Michael Hayden said at a Wall Street Journal forum last month.
As for defending the federal government from cyberattacks, Trump said in an Oct. 3 speech that he'd name a cyber review team, comprising the "best military, civilian and private-sector cybersecurity experts," to conduct a comprehensive review of all of the government's cybersecurity systems and technology. Trump said the cyber review would not be a one-off and that follow-up reviews would occur regularly. "The review team will also remain current on the constantly evolving new methods of attack, and will attempt to anticipate them and develop defenses as possible before major breaches occur," Trump said.
Filling Leadership Void
Another immediate challenge Trump faces: restocking the IT and IT security leadership in the White House. As political appointees, the White House's top IT and IT security leaders left with Obama, including federal CIO Tony Scott, federal CISO Gregory Touhill and White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel.
Trump has made some cybersecurity-related appointments, but not to these key positions. In late December, Trump recruited Thomas Bossert to be assistant to the president, with a portfolio that includes homeland security, counterterrorism and cybersecurity (see Who Is Trump's Top Security Adviser Tom Bossert?). In the George W. Bush White House, Bossert was involved in cybersecurity policymaking as a deputy homeland security adviser.
Bossert is expected to work closely with retired Gen. John Kelley, who the Senate confirmed as DHS secretary hours after Trump's inaugural.
Earlier this month, Trump asked former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who runs a security consultancy, to lead a corporate outreach program to solicit cybersecurity solutions from the private sector (see Donald Trump Taps Rudy Giuliani as Cybersecurity Adviser). Trump's intent, according to a statement released by his transition team, "is to obtain experiential and anecdotal information from each executive on challenges faced by his/her company, how the company met the challenges, approaches which were productive or successful, and those which were not." That insight is aimed to help the federal government identify cybersecurity solutions it could adopt.
The Russian Problem
Trump, when speaking of cybersecurity, has cited attacks from select nation-states and terror groups. "Cyberattacks from foreign governments, especially China, Russia and North Korea, along with non-state terrorist actors and organized criminal groups, constitute one of our most critical national security concerns," he said in the September speech.
Donald Trump discusses how to combat cyberattacks from terrorists during last fall's campaign.
But as he develops a cyber policy, Russia, in particular, poses a problem for Trump. The U.S. intelligence community blames the Kremlin for breaches on Democratic Party computers that resulted in the theft of documents, made public through WikiLeaks, that proved embarrassing to Trump's presidential rival, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. American intelligence agencies accuse the Russians of using the hacks as part of a campaign to help throw the election to Trump.
Trump initially rejected those claims, but after getting an intelligence briefing, accepted those findings (see Trump Confirms Russian Hacking Campaign, Aide Says). Still, he has spoken of improving relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
What effect the evolving relationship with Russia will have on how a Trump administration develops cybersecurity defenses remains to be seen.
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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut officials have begun designing an expansion and improvements to the State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown.
The $6 million project includes adding pre-placed crypts and realigning roads to increase burial space at the 24-acre cemetery. Officials will also raise, realign and clean existing headstones.
The projects are on the 2017 priority list of the U.S. Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration for grant opportunities to receive nearly 100 percent federal reimbursement.
State Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Sean Connolly says the projects will make the cemetery grounds worthy of honoring veterans for years to come. More than 8,000 veterans are buried there.
Design work began in the past week and is expected to be finished by July.


Kevin: Good evening. This is Dr. Kevin Coughlin. You're listening to Ascent Dental Solutions. This podcast is brought to you with the expertise and production management of Mr. Doug Foresta. His company, Stand Out and Be Heard, is responsible for the 50 or so podcasts that you've been listening to over the last year. Without his expertise and his training and background, none of this would be available.
Today, we have a specific topic. A little self-promotion, you might say. My name is Dr. Kevin Coughlin. I'm the creator of Ascent-Dental-Solutions, where the focus is on training, coaching, education and consultation. Today's topic is about an upcoming continuing education event located in Destin, Florida, which is on the gulf coast.
I have a little backdrop to this particular story. Many years ago, a Dr. Woody Oakes contacted me almost on a cold call and said that he had read one of my books and was interested in some of my thoughts. From that conversation, we generated a friendship and he asked if I would participate in a radio show. He interviewed me for several hours and produced radio shows about my dental career, my background and my business acumen.
From that, he introduced me to a Mr. Steve Parker. And the combination of the Profitable Dentist and Excellence in Dentistry, I was introduced and asked to do some speaking and some training, some coaching and some education. I'm happy to say I've been pleased with their organization and I believe their organization has been pleased with me.
Coming in April, to be exact, 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th, will be the annual Destin, Florida Excellence in Dentistry Seminar, Meeting and Education. I hope for those that are available you'll attend. We typically expect between 400 and 750 doctors and staff members from all over the country and actually, all over the world, to listen to presenters, educators, teachers, lecturers on a vast variety of subjects that relate to dental care today in the 21st century. Doug, do you have any questions?
Doug: I do. Thank you so much, Dr. Coughlin. One of the things that I was wondering about is first of all, I believe you're speaking on Processes and Procedures to Improve Profitability. Is that correct?
Kevin: Yes. I have a variety of different topics, but this particular presentation will be on Processes and Procedures to Improve Profitability. Basically, as most dentists and most people in health care in general feel the pressure, the strain of trying to meet excessively high overhead and significant reduction in fees and reimbursements, the profession, in my opinion, is forced and not necessarily in a negative way, to be more effective, to be more efficient.
And it's incumbent upon us as a profession and as individuals of being small business owners to take a look at all of your processes and all of your procedures and how can we get rid of the fat. How can we make our procedures more profitable by being more efficient and more conscious of the bottom line?
I'm expecting to get, in my opinion, a very nice review from these particular processes and procedures which I've developed over 35 years and helped me develop my 14 practices here in Massachusetts. Keep in mind that I am a practicing dentist. I do practice full time. So I just don't go out and lecture. Every day, today included, I worked almost all day long doing the things that most people in health care have to deal with. And that's providing a high level of service, a high level of care. But being small business men and women, we also have to be conscious of our overhead and ways in which we can develop and provide better care and better service.
Doug: Dr. Coughlin, you mentioned and yes, you are a working dentist, and one of the things you mentioned was you said you're cutting the fat. Can you give an example of things that you see that dentists do in their practice that cut into that profitability?
Kevin: That question we could spend the next couple of months on, but to summarize in this podcast, in most cases, my personal belief is that we as health care providers are not necessarily prepared to be as efficient as possible. I strongly recommend what I call a chichi. Some people call it a morning hurdle. But basically, it's a review of all the scheduled patients so we know exactly what we're expected to do, we know exactly how much time we anticipate to do it and our operatories are set up for those processes and procedures to provide care in the most efficient and effective manner.
The next thing that I see that I believe really affects profitability is the operatories or the areas in where we practice health care and dentistry in particular, they're generally not set up to be efficient and effective. I cannot emphasize having cassettes available and those cassettes should be organized for restorative dentistry, separate cassettes for amalgams, separate cassettes for composites, separate cassettes for oral maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, endodontics, periodontics and pathology.
If you don't have the cassettes with the proper instrumentation and a staff that's trained to provide this care and service in an effective and efficient way, you're probably losing hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.
The ability to change from one particular treatment to another — in the dental sense, we begin to do a root canal and for a variety of reasons, the root canal may be failing and it may not be a successful treatment. To change gears within one to two minutes and make that a surgical extraction and then turn that into bone grafting and surgical placement of an implant really provides an enormous way for your patient base to receive not only excellent care, but efficient and effective care. So many times we consider doing things quickly and fast as being done cheaply or not as well or as effective.
I honestly think that our patient base is so busy and they have so many time constrictions that the more efficient and effective we can provide their care and treatment, the better they will like us, the more responsive they will be to our care and service, and the more likely they'll be willing to keep their appointments. Those are just a few of the comments.
Doug, what I wanted to spend a few minutes with is to sort of just give the audience some of the speakers that you can expect to hear in Destin, Florida on April 27th, 28, 29th, 2017.
Doug: There are some really great topics I was looking through that.
Kevin: Oh yeah. The topics in this particular continuing education forum is varied. There's practice management and there's clinical. We have Gary Kadi who is talking about where are you taking your practice. Do you know the direction? Do you know what you want to accomplish in your dental practice? And it seems like an obvious question, but many times we're not prepared to answer it. We just go in, work, do what we're supposed to do and we really don't have a clear cut direction.
We then have Dr. Mike Abernathy and his topic is how do you become that super specialist. You're a general dentist, but in order to meet overhead, in order to stay engaged and excited about your profession, you have to introduce specialty into your care and treatment in my personal opinion. Obviously, others would disagree, but I think to be able to offer surgical implantology, prosthetic implantology, bend and bracket orthodontics, fixed and removable functional appliances, MTM which is Minor Tooth Movement orthodontics, Invisalign orthodontics, endodontics with rotary instruments, same day root canal procedures and treatments, CEREC restorations where crowns, bridges and veneers can all be constructed, designed and inserted in one visit, bone grafting procedures from extractions. The ability to have in-house laboratories to perform immediate prosthesis or full and partial dentures within a day or two days.
This offers an enormous amount of care and service to your patient base. Not only does it provide a better bottom line, but to me, more importantly, you're offering your patients your most significant asset, a way to receive care and treatment in an efficient, effective manner.
Just take, for example, you went to a restaurant and you decided to order steak and they say, "Well, we don't serve steak here, we only serve chicken." And then you went to the chicken restaurant and they said, "We only serve chicken, not steak." And then you decided that you wanted dessert, but they don't offer dessert, you have to go to another restaurant.
Today, time, money, effectiveness is so critical that most people have double incomes. They have children, they have events, they have a busy schedule, offices and corporations are reducing time off for medical and health care and to be able to provide treatment in a very efficient, effective manner is an enormous service that you're providing to your patient base. And I also believe as a subliminal advantage, your staff and team members will appreciate the excitement of being able to offer a variety of procedures and processes to your patient base.
We have other speakers too, Doug. We have Dennis Urban, a certified dental technician. Those of us that practice health care and in particular, dentistry know if you don't have good laboratory support, you don't have conscientious laboratory technicians and you're not communicating well with them on a day to day basis, you're having remakes, you're wasting money and time and your products and services are suffering.
I cannot emphasize the importance of listening to Dennis Urban and how he expects to be communicated with and his tips to improve that communication. As many of you know listening to the 60 or so podcasts, I was a dental technician before I was a dentist and my heart goes out to these men and women in this profession. They really are artists and they're experts in what they do.
We also have some dental hygienists. Wendy Briggs will be speaking about the five steps to increasing case acceptance. I think those of us who practice health care in the field of dentistry know that most of the care and service is going to come from your support members and your team members.
And it's critical that your dental hygiene team and you as the practicing dentist be on the same page so you're conveying the same message to Mr. and Mrs. Smith. And that message is clear, it's concise, the finances are in order so that the treatment acceptance goes up not from five to ten percent, but to 75 and 85 percent.
We also have other speakers. We have Dr. Daniel Haghighi who's going to talk about 3D Positioning of Dental Implants. I think those of us placing implants, myself since 1983, the ability to virtually place an implant reduces failure, increases speed and efficiency, and most importantly, provides a higher level of care.
We also have Dr. Thomas Nabors who will be speaking about why traditional hygiene programs in a typical dental office is no longer considered the standard of care. You have to look for better ways and more efficient ways to use your hygiene department.
We also have Mary Govoni who will be speaking as a registered dental hygienist and certified dental assistant and also has Master's in Business Administration. Basically, her message is how do we work all day and go home feeling good and rested?
On top of that, we have Dr. Nathan Dallas who will be talking about how to improve the root canal or endodontic success in your practice by reducing time, increasing efficiency and improving the end results.
We also have Dr. Avi Weisfogel who will be talking about sleep apnea, obstructive sleep appliances, the advantages of these appliances over CPAP, how you can use combined therapy with obstructive sleep apnea appliances along with the conventional CPAP units. I think you'll find his topics enlightening and I think it's critical that all dental health care providers are knowledgeable in instructing their patients and staff in sleep apnea appliances and the advantages of those appliances.
We also have Mr. Charles Loretto, who is an expert in finance, business and helping dentists transition their practice to an associate or to some kind of DSO or MSO.
We also have several other lecturers such as Christine Taxin who will be working with insurances and explaining to the dental office and their staff members the quagmire of issues that dental insurances and medical insurances present to small and large dental offices.
I'm excited about the program, I'm promoting the program. I think it will be a benefit to those who can attend. We'll be closing out the program with attorney Ali Oromchian, who is an attorney, and will speak to us about what all health care professionals just shriek about, and that is defensive medicine. What we need to do to prevent ourselves from getting in trouble. Not to save us money, but to provide a higher level of care and service and do it in the most efficient and effective way.
There's an excellent program out there. My name is Dr. Kevin Coughlin. I am owner and producer of Ascent Dental Radio. In closing, I want to give my thanks to Mr. Doug Foresta. Without his expertise in podcasting, none of this would be available.
I know today's podcast seemed more like a sales pitch for Excellence in Dentistry and The Profitable Dentist, but I believe your attendance or your ability to review it on CDs or video stream may be to your advantage. It's an expensive way to get some significant continuing education in a vast array of subjects. I hope to see you in Destin, Florida on April 26th, 27th and 28th and I look forward to our next podcast.
Thanks for listening. My name is Dr. Kevin Coughlin. You're listening to Ascent Dental Radio.


Founder of Fourjei on turning her hobby into a successful business.
From the age of 10, Ngoo Sze Jie was already a dab hand at sewing and cross-stitch. Always interested in making things with her hands, be it paper craft or sewing clothes for her Barbies, she quickly progressed after lessons with her mother and, in no time, went on to operate a sewing machine with great skill. Naturally, the scale of her projects grew with her.
In 2010, Ngoo set up a blogshop to sell her creations, namely bags. She continued her blogshop during semester breaks while studying architecture, and then on weekends during her internships. "When I began working, I was still juggling full-time work with my side business," she says.
Realising that her true calling was not architecture, Ngoo decided to concentrate on her craft. "I decided that maybe architecture wasn't really what I wanted to do forever because it's quite a demanding industry. I felt that probably my passion was not sufficient to carry me through, so I quit after a year and worked on Fourjei, my brand, full time," she explains. The brand's name is derived from Ngoo's given name, with "Sze" interpreted as the mandarin word for four, hence Fourjei.
Her transition from part time to full time was risky but she felt a sense of relief. "It was exciting because it was really coming to life, what I had dreamt of, what I had planned. All of it is now executed, so I have a sense of fulfilment," she gushes. Still, her training in architecture did not go to waste. "I think architecture has helped me in terms of keeping with the design process — from sketching, drawing and selecting materials to the actual execution of making my bags," she adds.
Ngoo: "I like things clean because it's a very versatile style to match with a lot of different people and personalities."
"When I started making bags full time, I knew that I had to be more serious, so my collection had to be more concrete and cohesive as well," explains Ngoo. Fourjei sells bags made of canvas and leather, which are all about durability. She added leather to her repertoire after an intensive sewing course in Thailand, where she learnt the fundamentals of vegetable-tanned leather. "I don't use the material for all my products but it is really one of my favourites because it is very versatile to work with. Unlike other leathers, you can still colour and work on it and refine its edges," she says.
"Sometimes, I refer to the materials I have and the feel or the texture I want to achieve with my bags, and try and visualise the end product." Fourjei's minimalist aesthetic is inspired by Ngoo's own personal sense of style and her experiences. This is apparent in all of her designs. "I like things clean because it's a very versatile style to match with a lot of different people and personalities. Most of all, my bags are targeted at people who adore minimalist designs." She usually makes 20 to 30 pieces of each design before posting them on her website.
This article first appeared on Apr 30, 2018 in The Edge Malaysia.


Gyanendra Yadav received an INSPIRE fellowship in 2011 to join IISER Mohali for his BS-MS dual degree. He completed his MS thesis research on the topic "Generation of Orbital Angular Momentum of Light and its application in Optofluidics". He received a DST-MPG fellowship to pursue a research project at Femto Second laser lab in IISER Mohali. He presented a poster titled "Multipoint Scanning Liquid Drop Interferometer" at 'PHOTONICS' conference, organized by OSA.
Gyanendra had a research placement at Guo China-US Photonics Laboratory, in the field of high harmonic generation.
He joined the QUASAR Group in December 2018 as a student within the Liverpool Big Data Science CDT, where he will be working on Dielectric Laser Acceleration in close collaboration with Lancaster University, PSI Switzerland and ASTeC.


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American Culture's Unlikely Debt to a British Scientist
A Fortuitous Influx of Cash Launched the Smithsonian's Earliest Art Collection
By Helena E. Wright	| November 16, 2016
In 1835, through an unlikely turn of events, the young United States became the beneficiary of the estate of one James Smithson, a British scientist of considerable means who had never set foot on American soil. The gift of $500,000 (about $12 million today) carried the stipulation that it be used to create an institution for the "increase and diffusion of knowledge."
How amazing—and baffling—this windfall must have seemed! The responsibility was tremendous, in terms of the amount, the perception, and ultimately, the potential effect of this mandate on American culture. Indeed, it took Congress a full decade of debate before it agreed on what to do with the money.
The Forge of the Heart.
Finally, in 1846, Congress settled on legislation that called for a museum, library, and gallery of art, together with scientific lectures and educational programs, to be supported by Smithson's legacy.
It's difficult today to imagine the atmosphere and attitudes of the U.S. at that time. We didn't have much by way of cultural institutions. This was a full generation before the founding of major American art museums, which did not appear until the 1870s. America in 1846 was a challenging environment in which to develop a relatively "high culture" institution like the proposed Smithsonian. Nothing like it existed.
Practical men of science had to grasp this unique opportunity and make of it what they could. How would the nation construct its identity and take its place among the established civilizations of the Old World? European art galleries and museums were recognized as instruments of refinement and cultural patrimony. Politicians and educators who traveled abroad urged Americans to adopt more models of art and culture. At home, artists and civic leaders promoted the creation of such organizations as stabilizing forces that would influence public behavior and signal America's growing cultural prowess.
But merely accepting Smithson's gift raised controversy, as many in Congress and the nation harbored deeply anti-European feelings characterized by nativism and lingering resentment against British influences. Indiana Congressman Robert Dale Owen fought an initial plan to use Smithson's bequest to create a national library, railing against the "dust and cobwebs" on the library shelves of European monarchies.
The Education of Achilles.
His views were countered by George Perkins Marsh, a Whig from Vermont, who proved a crucial advocate during the debates that framed the new institution.
Responding to Owen in April of 1846, Marsh argued eloquently before the House of Representatives that Smithson's bequest paid the highest possible compliment to the nation, as it "aimed at promoting all knowledge for the common benefit of all."
Marsh couldn't know it at the time, but soon personal misfortune would contribute to the vision he described, and, ironically, provide a foundation on which to build the Smithsonian collection. In 1849 financial losses would compel him to sell much of his own substantial library. He offered some 1,300 European engravings and 300 art books to the Smithsonian—perhaps providing him some small comfort as he departed for a new post as U.S. Minister to Turkey.
Joseph Henry, the first Smithsonian Secretary and a distinguished scientist, approved the purchase of Marsh's collection, which, though a departure from the Smithsonian's then primarily scientific focus, formed the first public print collection in the nation and fulfilled the congressional mandate for a gallery of art.
A Fruit Piece.
The purchase represented a remarkable if somewhat premature understanding within the Smithsonian of the potential role for a public art collection, even as the institution's leaders were figuring out what that should mean for its evolving mandate and for the country as a whole.
Marsh's collection included illustrated books and prints, both original old master impressions and finely engraved reproductions of painting and sculpture. Many of the books were compilations of engravings that reproduced works in the Louvre and other European galleries. His etching by Rembrandt, "Christ Healing the Sick," was singled out for praise in the 1850 Smithsonian annual report, and its place in the building was noted in early guidebooks. In The Crayon, a new art magazine, Washington journalist Benjamin Perley Poore advised art lovers to seek out the Marsh prints and "enjoy their beauties."
The purchase proved shrewd in another regard—engravings offered considerably more art for the money than painting or sculpture, while still providing a means of access to artistic expression. In the Smithsonian's 1850 annual report, Librarian Charles C. Jewett observed that "engraving seems to be the only branch of the fine arts which we can, for the present, cultivate. One good picture or statue would cost more than a large collection of prints."
Christ Healing the Sick.
The Smithsonian aligned its acquisition of the Marsh Collection with the traditional canon of European art, and the purchase occurred at a time when such images were becoming better known. References to prominent artists like Dürer and Rembrandt appeared with increasing frequency in popular literature, which addressed the merits of the fine arts. As the early republic developed a national identity, some of its citizens looked to artworks to provide models of beauty and to inspire decorum.
The Alba Madonna.
There was a noticeable spike in the mention of prints and printmakers in American periodicals beginning in the 1840s, and by the 1850s, the development of membership organizations like the Art Unions, and the growth of art stores, print sellers, and the engraving trade, enlarged the market for framing pieces and illustrated publications and demonstrated a rapidly growing taste for prints.
Symbolic figures such as Liberty, patriotic icons like George Washington, Shakespearean subjects, and other imagery appeared on everything from large, highly finished framing prints to banknotes and advertising. Family Bibles included plates based on European paintings, and the new genre of illustrated magazines and gift books brought pictorial references into the American home. Catharine Beecher and her sister Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote about specific prints that would be helpful for children to study. Other authors commented on the serenity and moral uplift provided by spending time with engravings like Raphael's Transfiguration, and the numerous reproductions of his Sistine Madonna attest to the popularity of that image for a broad audience. The prints and books acquired from Marsh's collection, in their own quiet way, were intended as a resource for the Smithsonian to establish its role as a positive influence on society.
Silenus.
Henry and Jewett believed that this "valuable collection of engravings," together with the other programs of the new institution, would provide a locus for cultural authority and national pride. By the 1880s, the Smithsonian's permanent graphic arts exhibition featured dozens of prints, plates, blocks, and tools, displayed to show how prints are made. It included prints from the Marsh Collection and other sources within a narrative structured by chronology and process to represent the progress of art.
Today, the Marsh Collection is treasured for its inherent cultural value as well as its connection to the debates that framed the Smithsonian. It set a standard of patrician quality and signaled acceptance of traditional European images. The Smithsonian's broad approach, to represent in its exhibitions the incremental development of art as an industry, drew on Marsh's personal interest in the history of engraving and enlarged on that concept to educate its visitors in the spirit of James Smithson's bequest. The Marsh Collection formed an important foundation for the Smithsonian as an institution and for the country. In subtle but enduring ways, its legacy has shaped the culture and our relationship to art.
Helena E. Wright is Senior Curator of Graphic Arts at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and the author of The First Smithsonian Collection: the European Engravings of George Perkins Marsh and the Role of Prints in the U.S. National Museum. An online catalogue of the Marsh Collection is available here.
This essay is part of What It Means to Be American, a project of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and Arizona State University, produced by Zócalo Public Square.
All images courtesy of the Smithsonian. Interior images, in order of appearance:
1. The Forge of the Heart, engraved by the Master I.B. in 1529, is a complicated emblem print considered to be an allegory encouraging patience in matters of the heart.
2. The Education of Achilles, engraved by Charles-Clement Bervic in 1798, shows the centaur Chiron teaching the young Achilles how to shoot with a bow and arrow.
3. A Fruit Piece, engraved by Richard Earlom in 1781 after a 1723 painting by Jan van Huysum. This mezzotint and a companion print, A Flower Piece, were two of the most highly regarded images in George P. Marsh's copy of The Houghton Gallery.
4. Christ Healing the Sick, etched by Rembrandt van Rijn about 1648. The plate was reworked by Capt. William Baillie about 1775, and Marsh's impression dates from the later edition.
5. The Alba Madonna, engraved by A. B. Denoyers in 1827 after Raphael's painting, was owned for many years by the Spanish dukes of Alba. It is now in the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
6. Silenus, in Greek mythology, was the tutor and companion to the wine god Dionysus. The engraving by S. A. Bolswert reproduced the original 17th-century painting by Anthony van Dyck.
Primary Editor: Sara Catania. Secondary Editor: Andrés Martinez.
American history, galleries, museums, smithsonian, United States, What It Means to Be American