Geoffrey A. Moore is the author of five best-selling, highly influential business books: Crossing the Chasm, Inside the Tornado, The Gorilla Game (with co-authors Tom Kippola and Paul Johnson), Living on the Fault Line, and most recently Dealing with Darwin, each of which deals with a set of management or investor challenges posed by fast-changing, technology-enabled markets. He had made the understanding and effective exploitation of disruptive technologies the core of his life's work. He has also is a frequent contributor to business periodicals and a speaker at industry conferences. Moore is a managing director with TCG Advisors, a consulting firm specializing in strategy and business transformation services, and is a venture partner with Mohr Davidow Ventures.
Note: I conducted this review a few years ago.
Morris: So much has happened in high technology markets since Crossing the Chasm was first published (1991) and even since Living on the Fault Line was first published only three years ago. What has surprised you the most over that period of time?
Morris: For those who have not as yet read Chasm, what is the "Technology Adoption Life Cycle"?
Moore: When disruptive innovations are introduced into any community, the members of that community self-segregate to select one of five different adoption strategies that unfold in a characteristic sequence. First come the innovators of technology enthusiasts, then the early adopters or visionaries. Both these groups embrace the innovation ahead of the herd, one because they are interested in technology per se, the other for competitive advantage. The third group, the early majority or pragmatists, adopt when they see others adopting — they stick with the herd, and as such they create a "block voting" effect that causes the market either to stall (when they vote no) or to take off like a rocket (when they vote yes). The late adopters or conservatives cling to the older paradigm as long as they can but eventually convert to whatever the pragmatists chose. The laggards or skeptics try never to adopt. Overall this pattern has shaped the adoption of a host of technologies in societies around the world.
Morris: What have proven to be the most effective strategies "to open up the marketing decision making during this [crossing] period so that everyone on the management team can participate in the marketing process"?
Moore: This quote comes from Crossing the Chasm where the focus is on transitioning from the visionaries to the pragmatists. It requires a complete change in marketing strategy, and one of the keys to making that change is to get the entire company aligned. The function of my books is to create descriptions of the market dynamics involved that resonate not just with marketers but with engineers and operations people as well. If all these functions, which tend to see things from different perspectives, can agree upon a common model for understanding the challenge they are facing, then they can act in unison to overcome it.
Morris: Now let's shift our attention to Inside the Tornado, another book I hold in high regard. Please explain your choice of the central metaphor, the tornado.
Moore: The tornado refers to the market impact of the pragmatists deciding en masse to adopt a new technology. Recall, they make this decision in reference to each other, something like teenagers at a high school dance deciding when it is time to get out on the dance floor. When the pragmatists do go, they go en masse, creating a huge spike in demand, sucking every product in the category off the shelf. That is where the tornado metaphor came from.
Morris: Also in Tornado, you suggest a number of strategies "for developing, leveraging, and surviving hypergrowth markets." Which new hypergrowth markets do you see emerging?
Moore: Today we see most of the hypergrowth in communications infrastructure, as networks everywhere convert to Internet Protocol, and as wireless displaces wireline for many applications, and we see it on the Web, where digitized media is displacing analog media in video, songs, and news. By contrast, inside large enterprises, pragmatists are still digesting the last generation of technology investments, and outside of solutions to radically increased security needs, there are no tornados under way.
Morris: Given your response to the previous question, will the same strategies continue to be effective?
Moore: Yes, the principles for navigating a hypergrowth market remain in tact. The overriding objective is to capture as much market share as possible during the category's Big Bang and then to consolidate that position once category growth levels off. To focus on anything else is to miss the wave.
Morris: In the revised edition of Living on the Fault Line, you seem to place much greater emphasis on core versus context when allocating resources to improve shareholder value. Why?
Moore: Core versus context is a distinction that has become increasingly important in our consulting work and has an even more prominent role in the latest book, Dealing with Darwin. The distinction is simple: something is core when it contributes to your competitive differentiation, your claim to fame, the reason that customers pick your offer and not your competitor's. The more resources you can pour into core, the more differentiated your offer is, the more likely you win the sale, the more likely you earn an attractive price margin. Context, by contrast, is everything you do that your competitors do as well — it is critical to the success of your company, your customers demand it, or the government does, but it does not differentiate you.
Context is expensive because you cannot get a premium return for resources invested in it. The challenge of mature markets is that more and more of the total offer is context, not core. Moreover, often what used to be core has now become context, but resources are still being allocated as if it were core. This leads to companies having less and less impact in the marketplace, meaning their offers become more and more commoditized, leading to less attractive margins, leading to disaffected investors. Extracting resources from context to repurpose for core becomes the imperative, and that is the focus of Dealing with Darwin.
Morris: A related question. When you survey the dynamics of the high-tech markets today, do you believe that the emphasis on core should be even greater, about the same, or less than you suggested in 2002 when Fault Line was first published?
Moore: More and more. As competition becomes more global, the impact of commoditization increases, and it hits the higher-wage developed economies the hardest. If companies in these economies do not find compelling ways to differentiate their offers, they will not produce the earnings necessary to sustain the standard of living their workers are accustomed to. This is already painfully evident in Western Europe, and is showing up more and more in the U.S. The only way to counter this trend is to invest more resources in next-generation core.
Morris: The last four questions concern Dealing with Darwin. You seem to have a much more diversified readership in mind than you did when writing the previous books. Is that correct?
Moore: Yes, whereas the first four books were targeted primarily toward technology sector executives, this last book takes in a much broader sweep. The reasons for this are twofold. First, many other sectors of the economy have embraced technology so deeply, they are beginning to behave more and more like tech. This includes financial services, pharmaceuticals, retail, media, advertising, supply chain, and logistics. Second, because of the sheer mass it has accumulated over the past several decades, the technology sector is beginning to resemble more mature sectors of the economy. We are at a juncture, in other words, where each side of this equation has much to learn from the other.
Morris: In the first chapter, you suggest that each breakaway company "is totally aligned end to end around a single defining value proposition." Why do most companies fail in their efforts to establish and then sustain that alignment?
Moore: Companies are managed as alliances of top executives, each with major spheres of responsibility. These executives all have strong ideas about where the company should focus, and often they pursue them without the alignment of their fellows. This leads to powerful initiatives being launched in different directions. As these play out, however, the contradictions among them begin to neutralize or blunt their effects, so the company does not garner the market success it needs and wants. Rather than leading the executive team to unite, however, this usually leads to them redoubling their efforts on their pet initiative, with a lot of finger-pointing and second-guessing going on in the background. To succeed the CEO must put a stop to this and lead the team to unite around a single vector of innovation.
Morris: In Leading Change, Jim O'Toole has much of value to say about what he characterizes as "the ideology of comfort and the tyranny of custom." I agree with him that they are among the most formidable barriers to innovation initiatives. That said, please share your thoughts about how to manage inertia.
Moore: Inertia, comfort, and custom all reflect a company aligned around its proud past. As long as the innovation vector that produced its past success still has legs, this inertia is actually an asset. It helps the company execute more and more efficiently on what has been a winning strategy all along. When, however, the environment changes, when competitors have caught up to the old innovations, when they no longer yield the differentiation they once did, now the company must mutate its strategy. That is how you deal with Darwin. But mutations are risky, and the forces of inertia are strong, so most organizations stumble at this point.
The real question is, what do they do next? If they respond constructively to failure, if they diagnose the problem, reset their compass, and commit to change, very good things can happen. But for many it is easier to retreat, as Gary Hamel has pointed out, into DAN—denial, arrogance, and nostalgia. This initiates a downward spiral that becomes increasingly difficult to pull out of. The best chance then is right at the end, where sometimes a near-death experience creates the occasion and the will to change, typically under a new leader.
Morris: Final question. Darwin suggests that a process of natural selection determines which survive. Looking ahead, what do you think will determine which organizations survive?
Moore: I am a big believer in free will. I think management teams get confused because they do not fully appreciate the forces that are acting them, and that they need mental models that highlight those forces and the alternatives they have for dealing with them. That's the focus on my work, along with that of many other business thinkers and writers. Given proper models, I believe executive teams can align in ways that will meet the challenges of economic natural selection.


It's Acura's best car ever. Will anybody notice?
What's New: Acura's flagship, formerly the RL, is revamped after eight long years. Under the hood a direct-injection version of the Honda/Acura 3.5-liter V-6 replaces the old 3.7-liter, and makes 10 extra horsepower with massive 4 city/7 hwy mpg jumps in fuel economy. We'll do the math for you: 310 hp and 20/31 city/hwy fuel economy. The interior is similarly revolutionized, with 7-inch touchscreen "Multi-Use Display" to supplement the main 8-inch screen and take the place of the myriad buttons that clutter other Acura center consoles.
This car will be known for its jewel-eye cluster of LED headlights, which literally glitter in the daylight. As for the rest of the styling, the best we can say about the RLX is that it looks better in person. Acura has taken a critical beating for some of its recent designs; perhaps as a reaction to that the RLX is perfectly inoffensive but lacks distinctive character, aside from those lamps. Overall length is about the same, but wheelbase and width both increase about 2 inches. Going back inside the car, those dimensions contribute to what Acura claims is best-in-class rear-seat legroom.
RLX buyers can choose from five trim levels: base, Navigation, Tech, Krell, and Advance. Each offers an increasing level of content and technology, but the mechanical bits remain the same. And trim levels from Tech on up come with insulated two-layer glass on the windshield and side windows.
Tech Tidbit: Where do we start? The RLX is packed with clever technology, even down to wheels that have a special noise-reducing resonator attached to the inside of the rim. There are active engine mounts for when the engine runs in a fuel-saving 3-cylinder mode. The doors have aluminum skins with steel inner panels, made using a new process that curls the two metals together at the edge for an impenetrable seam. Forward collision warning and lane-departure warning are standard; all-speed adaptive cruise control and active lane-keeping assist are optional. The RLX even has a capless fuel filler.
The biggest innovation on the RLX, though, is what Acura calls Precision All Wheel Steer (PAWS). Unlike other systems that move the rear wheels to help cornering, PAWS moves each rear wheel independently, up to 2 degrees. For enhanced stability the system makes the rear wheels toe-in under heavy braking, and at high speeds the rear wheels move in concert with the front for better stability. At low speeds, the rear wheels move opposite of the front to reduce the turning radius.
Driving Character: This is the front-wheel-drive car that doesn't feel like one, thanks to the extra agility provided by PAWS. Steering is accurate, if lacking in feedback in the way we've come to expect from electric-power-assisted systems such as this. The engine is strong, with an extra surge of power above 5000 rpm on the way to the 6800-rpm redline. But the RLX doesn't surprise you with it's quickness the way a high-horsepower V-8 or turbocharged six can make your eyes get big when you floor the accelerator. It's more of a smooth cruiser, with a quiet, comfortable ride and leather appointments nicer than most country clubs. And if your club happens to be near a twisty road, the RLX can handle well enough to scare the monocles off your 1-percenter friends. On our test drive, a portion of which occurred at Sonoma Raceway in Northern California, Acura provided a BMW 535i and Mercedes-Benz E350 for comparison on a small autocross. We wouldn't say the RLX beat the Germans, but it certainly belongs in the same company, which is an admirable feat.
Our test car was a fully-loaded Advance package, complete with an amazing 14-speaker Krell audio system that sounds so good that it makes the low audio quality of Pandora radio nearly unlistenable. Advance trim also includes lane keeping and active cruise control. The lane keeping, which uses the electric power steering to nudge the wheel, is one of the best we've ever encountered. It keeps the car centered in the lane with subtle adjustments and can even follow some curves. If not for a warning after 10 seconds, we could take our hands off the wheel for minutes at a time. Active cruise works less admirably, with some jerky brake modulation at low speeds and a reluctance to accelerate hard. But both systems together make for almost-automated driving, from highway speeds down to a stop and back up to speed again.
Favorite Detail: The headlights work as well as they look, lighting up the road like a surgery room. The multi-touch screen has haptic feedback, which means it buzzes slightly when touched to mimic the feel of a real button. Best of all, this touchscreen responds quickly, so when it switches to a keyboard for navigation inputs, the experience is one of convenience instead of frustration.
Driver's Grievance: For a high-tech flagship, the RLX is missing a few items on our wish list, like rear-seat climate control, auto high beams, and a larger digital display in the instrument cluster with more information than the small screen currently nestled between the tachometer and speedometer.
The Bottom Line: Acura's pitch for the RLX is to the customer that is looking for a certain level of value for the money. And the RLX offers a good mix of features, space, and performance for the price. In Tech trim, for $55,345, Acura says the RLX is about $5,000 less than a comparable-equipped German sedan. But top-of-the-line Advance trim, at $61,345, is the only way to get lane keeping and active cruise.
This is a great car, but not so brilliant that anybody will rush to trade in a German sedan. And the RLX is unlikely to turn many heads. Aside from the distinctive headlights, the styling is more forgettable than understated. In terms of performance, refinement, and general luxury the RLX is Acura's best car yet, but you might not notice it driving down the road. The biggest problem with the RLX is anonymity.


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Paddlefish Production: Opportunities for Missouri Pond and Lake Owners
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Robert S. Hayward
MU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Joe Parcell and Chris Boessen
Missouri Value Added Center
MU Department of Agricultural Economics
Chuck Hicks
Aquaculture research investigator
Paddlefish, sometimes known as spoonbill, are among the oldest fishes in existence; fossil records date their appearance to before the first dinosaurs. The North American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) is distinguished by its long, paddle-like snout, or rostrum (Figure 1). Its nearest living relative, the Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius), is found in the Yangtze River and has a cone-shaped snout.
Paddlefish commonly inhabited and moved freely within large, free-flowing rivers, channels, backwaters and oxbow lakes of the entire Mississippi River drainage. However, significant declines in paddlefish stocks have been occurring throughout their range. One of the primary reasons for the decline in paddlefish populations is the loss of spawning habitat due to the alteration of river habitats. Reservoir construction has eliminated many traditional spawning sites and interrupted natural spawning migrations. Pollution, illegal fishing and overexploitation by commercial anglers has also contributed to the decline.
Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula).
Paddlefish are an open-water species and highly adaptable to a variety of habitats. Paddlefish typically inhabit rivers within the Mississippi River drainage, and populations can be found in Harry S. Truman Reservoir, Lake of the Ozarks, and Table Rock Lake.
Paddlefish are one of the largest freshwater fishes in North America, commonly reaching 5 feet or more in length and 60 pounds in weight. They can live more than 30 years and reach weights of almost 150 pounds.
The elongated rostrum or "paddle" of the North American paddlefish is about one-third the length of its body. The rostrum is absent in newly hatched young but begins to grow within one to two weeks and is fully developed within four to five weeks.
Paddlefish are closely related to sturgeons, a group of fish having a cartilaginous skeleton. Unlike most fishes, paddlefish are filter feeders for most of their lives, filtering and consuming minute free-floating animals and aquatic insect larvae as a primary food source. The jaws of adult paddlefish have no teeth. Instead they possess gill-rakers (attached to the gills) that enable them to efficiently filter zooplankton and other food organisms from the water. This adaptation allows adult fish to increase their consumption of food, thereby increasing their potential to grow to relatively large sizes. Recent studies suggest that the rostrum is used to detect weak electrical signals emitted by concentrations of zooplankton.
Paddlefish grow more rapidly than other warm-water fishes, especially during their first year of life. Studies have shown that when food is unlimited, the fish can grow up to 20 inches during the first year. These growth rates are directly related to the abundance of the plankton population in a particular body of water. When food is not limited, paddlefish may double or even triple their weight during the next few years. Research has shown that this type of growth occurs faster in reservoirs and other impoundments than in rivers because of the abundance of food sources.
Paddlefish are a valuable sportfish in Missouri and can be legally harvested in the wild during a special season defined by the Missouri Department of Conservation. Paddlefish are not readily caught by conventional fishing methods but instead are "snagged" by dragging large, weighted hooks across the bottom of rivers and reservoirs known to hold the fish. Heavy-duty reels, poles and line are needed to hook and land these large fish. Additional information on sportfishing for paddlefish in Missouri can be obtained from the Missouri Department of Conservation online at http://mdc.mo.gov/node/1002.
Uses and products
Paddlefish, like sturgeon, are highly valued for their grayish black roe (eggs), which can be processed into caviar, and for their boneless, firm, white meat. Most paddlefish products have been obtained from wild populations. However, overexploitation and contamination from pollutants have made it necessary to add the species to the Appendix II list of the United Nations' Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). This listing prevents the import or export of paddlefish products into or out of the United States unless a CITES permit has been obtained through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (http://international.fws.gov/). This means that the growing demand for paddlefish caviar and other products must be met through commercial paddlefish production.
Caviar was once defined as salted sturgeon roe from fish caught from the Caspian Sea. However, a major decline in sturgeon from the Caspian Sea has resulted in an increasing demand for alternative sources of caviar. The most important sources of high-quality caviar are the sturgeons (Acipenseridae, 26 species) and the paddlefish (Polyodontidae, two species). The fish must be sacrificed to obtain high-quality roe.
Paddlefish caviar is often compared to sevruga the most popular Caspian Sea caviar. Paddlefish roe resemble sturgeon roe in egg size and grayish color, but when processed, the caviar has a mild, less salty taste.
Paddlefish meat is firm, white, boneless, and similar to sturgeon in taste and texture. Paddlefish meat has been well accepted by consumers, and taste tests indicate that even people who do not eat fish regularly like paddlefish meat products. Paddlefish meat can be cut into steaks or filleted. In addition, smoked paddlefish meat products have been developed and are well received in restaurants and gourmet shops.
Paddlefish production and reservoir ranching in Missouri
Stocking paddlefish fingerlings.
Raising paddlefish in impounded waters may be an economical means of obtaining large amounts of roe for caviar without influencing wild populations. In theory, if paddlefish are stocked at low rates per surface acre, they should not affect the natural food supply or other fish populations. With adequate supplies of zooplankton, their primary food source for most of their life, paddlefish grow very rapidly (up to 10 pounds per year).
Techniques have been developed and perfected to propagate paddlefish artificially, and fingerlings can be raised intensively in production ponds. Then the fingerlings (or armlings) can be grown for meat or roe extensively in ponds or lakes in concert with other uses of the pond. The extensive production of paddlefish in these impoundments is commonly called "reservoir ranching" (Figure 2).
Reservoir ranching of paddlefish relies on the presence of natural zooplankton so that paddlefish "grow-out" requires little cost and management. Paddlefish trained to eat commercial feeds can be stocked into lakes and ponds (at relatively low stocking rates of five per surface acre of water) and will naturally switch to filter feeding. Preliminary studies in Kentucky reservoirs indicate that stocking densities of five paddlefish per surface acre have not adversely affected the ecosystem.
Reservoir ranching is an extensive aquacultural production system in which young fish (about 12 inches long) are stocked into a reservoir, lake or pond and are permitted to forage on natural food supplies for a specified period of time before being harvested. This system for paddlefish caviar production is potentially economical for meat production as well.
Paddlefish stocked at low densities (about five per surface acre of productive water) in impoundments that are at least 5 acres in size can reach 10 pounds in about 18 months. They can then be sold for meat products or be permitted to grow for an additional six or seven years until mature, when they are harvested for their roe. Fish are typically harvested with gill nets with nearly 90 percent efficiency. Production depends on the fertility (productivity), food supply and temperature of the water.
Currently, Osage Catfisheries, Inc. (online at http://osagecatfisheries.com/) a private hatchery located in Osage Beach, Missouri, is the only hatchery in the United States that has a permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service allowing the production and shipment of paddlefish to international markets. They conduct a reservoir ranching program that provides qualifying lake and pond owners the opportunity for additional income when stocked fish are harvested (typically after six to eight years).
Under a contract, Osage Catfisheries supplies 14-inch or larger paddlefish at a recommended stocking rate of five fish per surface acre of water. The fish remain the property of Osage Catfisheries. In exchange for the stocking and ranching of the paddlefish during growout, the owner of the lake or pond is compensated at the time the fish are harvested. Compensation is based on total net weight gained by the individual fish.
Impoundments previously stocked with fish obtained from the Missouri Department of Conservation are technically defined as "waters of the state" by the Wildlife Code of Missouri (3 CSR 10-20.805(59)). These impoundments are eligible for reservoir ranching, but written authorization from the director of the Department of Conservation is required.
Landowner opinions of paddlefish ranching
Using an Osage Catfisheries Inc. client database, an impoundment owner experience and perception survey was administered to assist in determining the satisfaction of pond and lake owners that had stocked paddlefish in their impoundment.
Topics covered included lake size, primary uses, management concerns, and whether paddlefish had positively or negatively affected the use of their impoundment. In addition, these participants were asked if the paddlefish ranching program had impacted any future plans for their impoundment. Thirty-eight surveys were collected and analyzed for this study.
The average pond/lake size that is currently enrolled in the paddlefish ranching program is about 14 acres. Only 10 percent of the respondents had some type of aeration device on their waters.
Table 1 shows the length of time the landowner has had paddlefish stocked in a pond or lake. Most landowners have had the fish stocked for three to four years. Table 2 shows the uses of the ponds/lakes other than raising paddlefish. Livestock watering refers to the use of water tanks served by the impoundment. Osage Catfisheries, Inc. does not stock paddlefish in impoundments where livestock have direct access to the water.
Number of years landowner has had paddlefish in ponds/lakes.
Other uses of the ponds/lakes.
When pond/lake owners were asked if they felt the presence of paddlefish affected the recreational potential of their water acres, whether they personally used the waters for recreational purposes or not, few said the paddlefish had a negative effect. No respondents mentioned that the paddlefish had a negative effect on boating or waterfowl hunting, and only 5 percent felt that the paddlefish had a negative effect on fishing and swimming.
Table 3 summarizes the opinions of pond/lake owners pertaining to recreational fishing. Ninety-five percent of respondents said that the quality of fishing had not changed or had improved since the paddlefish were added to their pond or lake. As shown in Table 4, nearly 98 percent of respondents said the water appearance had not changed or had improved since the paddlefish were stocked, while all respondents noticed that the smell of the water was unchanged or had gotten better.
Opinions on recreational fishing in paddlefish stocked water acres.
Since paddlefish have been stocked, the quality of fishing has not changed
Since paddlefish have been stocked, the quality of fishing has improved
Since paddlefish have been stocked, the quality of fishing has gotten worse
My water acres are not fished for recreational purposes
Changes in pond/lake characteristics since paddlefish were stocked.
Odor/smell
Paddlefish can grow to be larger than most other fish that are normally stocked in recreational waters and are therefore quite noticeable when they surface. Table 5 shows how often the lake/pond owners noticed the fish surfacing in their waters.
Sightings of paddlefish surfacing.
None observed
1 to 3 times a year
7 to 10 times a year
Landowners are compensated for leasing out their waters for the raising of paddlefish. Nearly 60 percent of the landowners received cash payments for leasing out their waters. About 10 percent received the service of stocking sportfish for payment and 30 percent received a combination of the two. About 95 percent of respondents stated that if they had additional water acres available, they would consider leasing out those acres as well. Most were also interested in stocking multiple-aged paddlefish for a monetary incentive if the practice was determined to be feasible.
Paddlefish ranching in Missouri
The demand for farm-raised paddlefish products (both within the United States and internationally) is substantial and is expected to increase dramatically as wild populations of paddlefish and sturgeons throughout the world continue to be threatened by overexploitation, pollution and habitat loss. Paddlefish ranching provides a sustainable method for producing paddlefish products, including meat and caviar, for markets throughout the world, without the negative effects caused by overfishing and habitat loss.
The potential economic opportunity of paddlefish ranching exists in Missouri due to the large number of privately owned ponds and lakes (more than 350,000) within the state. Through reservoir ranching, qualifying pond and lake owners can receive an additional income with little or no investment. However, as with any enterprise, a certain amount of risk is involved. It takes six or seven years before paddlefish grow to the sizes that produce adequate amounts of roe and meat products. Any number of potential pond problems can occur during this time, including those associated with management and water quality, as well as environmental factors such drought.
Current studies are addressing the economic potential of paddlefish ranching in Missouri. Additional studies are needed to investigate the stocking density of paddlefish that ponds and lakes will tolerate without adverse effects on water quality and food sources (zooplankton communities). Key questions are whether water quality can be improved through the stocking of paddlefish or negatively affected through the overuse of zooplankton (because zooplankton consume algae). In addition, further study is needed to evaluate the short- and long-term influences of paddlefish ranching on the zooplankton community and the existing populations of sportfish that depend on it.
The Paddlefish: Status, Management and Propagation. North Central Division, American Fisheries Society. Special Publication no. 7. (1986).
Production of Paddlefish. Southern Regional Aquaculture Center (SRAC). Publication SRAC 437.
srac.tamu.edu/fact-sheets/serve/97
Reservoir Ranching of Paddlefish. North American Journal of Aquaculture 63: 179-190 (2001).
Kentucky State University Aquaculture Program.
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Weekend track and field roundup
By Bryan Walters - bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com
Eastern, Southern, South Gallia at Rocky Brands INV
The Federal Hocking girls and Nelsonville-York boys claimed top honors within the small school divisional meet on Saturday at the Rocky Brands Invitational held at Nelsonville-York High School in Athens County.
The Lady Lancers edged out Eastern for the top overall spot as the Lady Eagles produced 108 points while placing second, which was only one point back of FHHS (109). Southern (33) ended up seventh out of 11 scoring teams, while South Gallia placed 10th with seven points.
EHS produced a dozen top-3 efforts, which included a quartet of individual event titles. Layna Catlett won both the shot put (31 feet, 5 inches) and discus (109-0) events, while Ashton Guthrie won the 1600m run with a mark of 6:05.82.
The quartet of Sydney Sanders, Brielle Newland, Alisa Ord and Karey Schreckengost won the 4x200m relay with a time of 2:01.31. The same foursome was also second in the 4x100m relay with a mark of 56.93 seconds.
Emma Hayes was the runner-up in both the shot put (31-3) and discus (82-10) events, while Guthrie also placed second in the 3200m run with a time of 13:48.01.
Newland was third in both the 200m dash (29.48) and 400m dash (1:07.06), while Ord was third in the 100m hurdles (18.40). Schreckengost was third in the 200m dash (58.64) as well.
Kayla Evans paced the Lady Tornadoes with a pair of individual titles and a third place effort as well. Evans won both the high jump (4-10) and 300m hurdles (52.02) events and was third in the long jump with a leap of 14 feet, 9.25 inches.
Ryleigh Halley was top scorer for the Lady Rebels after placing third in the shot put with a heave of 27 feet, 4 inches.
On the boys side of things, the host Buckeyes (141) scored a 2-point win over Waterford (139) for the team crown. Eastern was fourth out of 11 scoring teams with 49 points, while South Gallia and Southern respectively placed ninth and eleventh with 32 and three points.
Steven Fitzgerald led the Eagles with a win in the discus (123-8) and a runner-up effort in the shot put (42-1), while Bryce Newland was third in the 400m dash with a time of 59.54 seconds. Brayden O'Brien was also third in the 1600m run with a mark of 4:57.43.
Levi Wolford paced the Rebels with a third place finish in the high jump (5-8) and also placed fourth in the long jump (17-3.25).
Jacoby Hall had the top effort for the Tornadoes after placing seventh in the 110m hurdles with a time of 27.50 seconds.
Lancaster won both the boys and girls team titles in the large school divisional meet.
River Valley at Jackson INV
The River Valley girls placed seventh out of 10 teams, while the Raiders ended up eighth in the boys meet on Friday night at the 2021 Jackson Invitational held at Jackson High School.
Coal Grove won the girls title with 138 points, beating out runner-up Wheelersburg by eight points in the final standings. The Lady Raiders ended the evening with 36 points.
Lauren Twyman was the 800m runner-up with a time of 2:33.09, while Kate Nutter placed fourth in the 300m hurdles with a mark of 54.11 seconds. The foursome of Nutter, Twyman, Becka Cadle and Brooklin Clonch also placed fourth in the 4x800m relay with a time of 11:24.03.
Northwest won the boys meet with a final tally of 138.5 points, while Coal Grove was the runner-up with 108 points. The Raiders ended the evening with 25 points.
The quartet of Ethan Schultz, Kade Alderman, Ryan Lollathin and Cody Wooten ended up third in the 4x800m relay with a time of 9:34.62.
Visit baumspage.com for complete results of the Rocky Brands Invitational and the Jackson Invitational held this past weekend.
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I've been trying to keep this journal free from most everything but weight issues. I put anything related to my views on today's world on my Point of View blog, and personal information on my LiveJournal. But there's been one topic that I love that I haven't really had a place for: technology. I'm a computer geek. It is one of my defining characteristics. And yet I've had nowhere to write about computer-geeky stuff. 'til now, that is.
I have created another 'blog ('cuz lord knows I don't have enough to keep me busy as it is). Biffster's Computer Geek 'Blog is now open!
Hmmm… Something I am doing is definitely working. One pound may not seem like a lot to shout out about, but it is. The best way to lose weight is to do it slowly. One to two pound a week losses are the best way to go. So a one-pound loss is good.
Looking back on the week, it could've been more. I've had times where I cheated just a bit. Nothing major. A donut one morning (because workmates brought them in to be "nice"), an extra bagel for lunch, a cafe mocha instead of water. Added all together, though, it is a pretty large number of calories that snuck in. If I can start getting rid of these, the weight will melt off.
I think I'm going to start carrying a food journal with me. It's a pain in the neck, but can be quite effective. It adds a layer of accountability, and servers as a reminder to make the most out of calories.
No weigh-in yet this week, 'cuz I've been lazy. My guess is that I stayed the same. If there's any change, I might've gained a pound. It's been a fair week, but nothing to shout out about.
I also didn't do too well this weekend. Well, actually, it was mostly Saturday. Erin and I took Colin to the zoo, and we had a lot of bad stuff through the day. Actually, it was mostly the same bad stuff: ice cream. Though I didn't actually get to drink my shake, now that I think about it. And I was able to resist a rootbeer float. Hmm… maybe I didn't do as bad as I thought.
On the plus side, I've been making better choices recently. Just today, I was in the car driving out to get something to drink for lunch, and talked myself out of it. I also made myself go to bed last night, when I really wanted to do some snacking. These are all very minor adjustments, but when added up together, can lead to some major changes.


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Q: Check all checkbox in respective columns Without class or id, how to check all checkboxes in the same column? I have the screenshot of my table, HTML and jquery code below:
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Notice that I use rowspan and colspan will it affect anything?

HTML code
When  I click on the Read checkbox, same column will be check. But when I click on the Create column, still it trigger the Read column's checkboxes.

            Modules (Page)
            Permissions

            Read
<input type="checkbox" class="big-checkbox">

            Create
<input type="checkbox" class="big-checkbox">

            Edit
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            Delete
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        <input type="checkbox" class="big-checkbox" value="e">
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       th = cb.parent(),      //get parent th
       col = th.index() + 2;  //get column index. note nth-child starts at 1, not zero

    $("tbody td:nth-child(" + col + ") input").prop("checked", this.checked);  //select the inputs and [un]check it
});

A: .parent() points to p, not th so...
Use .closest("th") to get the closest th

$("th input[type='checkbox']").on("change", function() {
    var $cb = $(this),
        $th = $cb.closest("th"), // get parent th
        col = $th.index() + 2;  // get column index. note nth-child starts at 1, not zero
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What you're still missing is:

if super checkbox is selected - but than one of the column checkboxes is deselected → the super checkbox should deselect as well.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the cancellation of the spring season of New Jersey high school sports, dealing a crushing blow to everyone in the athletic community. No group has been hit harder than the athletes, especially seniors who were getting ready to enjoy their final season as a high school athlete.
All athletes were robbed of something, but there is a subset of players who will not get to partake in what was going to be their breakout season. For some seniors, the 2020 season was set to be the exclamation point of their career, a season where they finally put it all together to become one of the Shore Conference's best. For others, this was going to be the year they finally got their chance to shine after being stuck behind superstars.
The best of the best in the Shore Conference are well known, and we've highlighted them in varying capacity throughout the spring. This time, we wanted to find out which boys lacrosse seniors were set to break out, so we reached out to each Shore Conference head coach to get their input. Over the next week, we'll be featuring those players.
The feature will be broken down by division, which there are four of for boys lacrosse in the Shore Conference. We begin today with Class A North.
BREAKOUT SENIORS
CLASS A NORTH
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CBA had a great defense corps in 2019 with two-time first-team All-Shore selection Tommy Gray along with Tim Murray and Max D'Andrea. Playing limited roles were juniors Declan McGagh, Dillon Quinn and Nick Liberatore, and those three were expected to step into full-time starting roles this season and flourish. Longtime head coach Dave Santos said he anticipated the trio to be the core and strength of this year's team. All three were named captains.
Declan McGagh, defenseman: "A strong, physical, lock-down close defender who was overshadowed by Tommy Gray last year. He is very talented."
Dillon Quinn, defenseman: "Dillon can play both defense and long-stick midfield and is outstanding in transition. He can get forward and score, as well.
Nick Liberatore, defenseman: "Nick is a terrific LSM with a lot of versatility. He does a lot of the little things that help a team win."
Joel Maragato, defenseman: Maragato was going to be Freehold Township's No. 1 defenseman this season. Head coach Ryan Eichner said he believed he could have been the next All-Shore defenseman for the Patriots. Maragato will continue his lacrosse career at Elizabethtown College.
Jake Liebross, attackman: Liebross' first sport is ice hockey and the 2019 season was his first season of varsity lacrosse. He started coming into his own toward the end of the last season and finished with 27 goals and 14 assists. He had the potential to be an all-division player, Eichner said, which is no small feat in Class A North.
Connor Petrula, defenseman: A big, physical defender, Petrula went from being a football player who played lacrosse in the spring to making lacrosse his No. 1 sport. He was slated to be Freehold Township's No. 2 defenseman. He played club lacrosse for the first time this offseason and that ended up producing several college scholarship offers. He decided to go to community college and will play for Mercer County Community College in the fall.
Billy Sebor, midfielder: Eichner highlighted Sebor as the Patriots' most under-the-radar who had the potential to have a huge year. Sebor saw time as a defensive middie as a sophomore and was set to be a starting midfielder as a junior before a broken collarbone suffered in a scrimmage ended his season. He is the third Sebor to play lacrosse for Freehold Township. "He is a tremendous athlete and had a chance to be a stud midfielder for us," Eichner said.
Evan Savino, defensive midfielder: A three-sport athlete who also plays soccer and wrestles for the Patriots, Savino got better and better throughout his junior year as a versatile perimeter defender. By the end of the year, he could be deployed against the oppositions' top offensive threats. Eichner expected Savino to be among the Shore's best defensive middies.
Brendan Doel, attackman: Doel was a third-team All-Shore selection last year so he really isn't a breakout player, but he had the chance to be a first-team All-Shore attackman as a senior. He scored 32 goals with 27 assists last season, and with 61 goals and 56 assists for his career, he had a realistic chance to reach the 200-point milestone this season. Doel will join Maragato in continuing his career at Elizabethtown College.
Logan Dennison, attackman: Dennison is a four-year varsity player who was geared up to have a huge senior season. He played in the midfield as a freshman before moving to attack as a sophomore where he started for two years. He likely would have finished his career in the top three in assists at Howell. He was set to quarterback a young Howell offense that only had one other senior starter, face-off ace/midfielder Vaughn Meehan. He tallied 15 goals and 33 assists last season.
"Logan will never get the accolades and honors he deserves but I truly think he is one of the best players to come through our program," said Howell head coach Anthony Bonjavanni. "Every one of his teammates knew this was his breakout year. They looked to him to lead the way. His is exceptional at seeing the field and playing with both hands, and is a relentless rider."
MIDDLETOWN NORTH
Pete Abbes, attackman: A 40-goal scorer and second-team All-Class A North selection last season, Abbes was on pace to smash Middletown North's records for career goals and points. He was also on pace to become the first player in program history to reach 200 career points. Abbes will continue his career at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Brayden Gazette, midfielder: Gazette had a solid year on the attack line last year with 23 goals and 12 assists and was going to be moved to the midfield as a senior. Head coach Jason Pino noted Gazette's "motor, size and ability from the restraining line" as impetus for the position change. "He was having the strongest preseason of anyone on the team and was on pace for 100 career points by the end of the year," Pino said. Gazette will attend the University of Miami and is considering playing on the school's club lacrosse team.
Zach Fleming, attackman: Fleming was moved from midfield to attack last season and asked to play a less glamorous role in the offense. "He showed a lot of promise and willingness to be that guy early on. He was just super-coachable and selfless," Pino said. Fleming will be attending High Point University and will play club lacrosse.
Shane Murphy, goalie: Murphy was solid last season for a Middletown South team that finished ranked No. 8 in the Shore Sports Network Top 10. Former Holmdel head coach Sal Guastella took over as the Eagles head coach this season and was immediately impressed with Murphy's abilities between the pipes.
"Shane was in incredible shape, super prepared and his focus was laser-tuned," Guastella said. "I believe he was ready to have an incredible year as a goalie. He was seeing the ball well and difficult to score on in all drills and scrimmage situations. He was throwing the ball about as well as I have ever seen a high school goalie throw it. His attitude and attention to detail were second to none and I believe he would have had one of the best save percentages in the conference and the state."
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By offering a range of property services all under one roof, our corporate clients have the peace of mind that all the expertise they require throughout any project is working collaboratively and towards a common goal.
Our work on the Viridium development in nearby Camberley showcases how all of our services fit together and helped our client, Hodson Developments meet itsobjectives.
The development site was an old pub, The Duke of York, that our land department were instructed to sell with detailed planning consent for 29, two-bedroom apartments.
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Wilson, No. 1 South Carolina rout NC Central 90-26
Women's College Basketball
South Carolina center Elem Ibiam (33) goes for a shot as North Carolina Central forward Nikki Works (21) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Don't count on South Carolina to get too excited over its No. 1 ranking.
A'ja Wilson scored 16 points and reigning Southeastern Conference player of the year Tiffany Mitchell had 14 in South Carolina's 90-26 victory over North Carolina Central on Monday night, the first time the Gamecocks played at home as the top-rated women's team.
Throughout the romp, South Carolina players were the same, loose, steady group that coach Dawn Staley has seen since practice started three months ago.
''It's always fun playing at home,'' Mitchell said. ''Again, we're not too focused on the No. 1 next to our name. We just come out and play our same game.''
Against the Eagles (2-4), that was getting the ball down low to four players 6-foot-4 or taller. The tallest player on the court for North Carolina Central was 6-1 freshman Kierona Morton.
''I keep telling you guys, they don't get it'' about being highly ranked, Staley said of her players. ''I like it that way. I don't know what the No. 1 team in the country plays like, practices like. I know who we are and we have to constantly keep getting better.''
The Gamecocks (6-0) were already on their way to the Bahamas for the Junkanoo Jam tournament last Monday when they took over the top spot. After winning twice on Grand Bahama Island to retain No. 1 for a second week, South Carolina returned home in front of 8,823 and quickly took control.
The Gamecocks led 14-3 in the first five minutes and went on to win their 22nd straight home game.
Wilson added eight rebounds, although her shooting touch was off as she made just four of 12 shots. Mitchell had a career-high seven steals, surpassing the six she had in a win over Auburn last season.
Morgan Jones had seven points for the Eagles.
Asia Dozier had 14 points for South Carolina, including three of its five 3-pointers. Aleighsa Welch had 11 points and Elem Ibiam 10 to give the Gamecocks five players with double-figure scoring.
The Gamecocks beat North Carolina Central 79-27 last season and this one figured to be an even bigger mismatch with all South Carolina had back and its No. 2-ranked group of freshmen.
South Carolina's experience came through quickly. Mitchell and SEC newcomer of the year Alaina Coates had five points each while all-SEC first-teamer Welch had four after less than five minutes.
The Eagles missed nine of their first 10 shots and had 12 first-half turnovers.
Wilson, the 6-foot-5 forward, was off the mark a bit, going 2 of 6 from the field in the first 20 minutes. Still, newly chosen SEC freshman of the week had nine points in the period.
Dozier hit the Gamecocks' lone 3-pointer just before the buzzer to send them to the locker room ahead 39-16.
North Carolina Central coach Vanessa Taylor said her team's senior leaders had a lot of trouble against the country's top team. Racquel Davis fouled out and had just six points, 11 fewer than her team-leading average. Khyra Conerly, also a double-digit scorer, finished with just two points. ''You have to get big plays from your big time players,'' Taylor said. ''We struggled with that today.''
TUMBLING A'JA
Wilson gave some fans a scare in the second half, tumbling over the scorer's table with her legs up in the air while saving a loose ball. When Wilson saw the ball headed out of bounds, her reaction was ''Oh, no.''
North Carolina Central: The Eagles came in averaging 19 turnovers a game, including 25 in their last game - a 55-52 victory over UNC Asheville. They finished with 28 turnovers against South Carolina.
South Carolina: The Gamecocks had used three different starting lineups in their first three games. They since gone with the same starters in the past four with Wilson coming off the bench.
North Carolina Central opens Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play against Maryland-Eastern Shore on Saturday night.
South Carolina plays host to Charlotte on Thursday night.
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Family of Deceased Toddler Sues Heather Manufacturer and Others
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By Aimee Green agreen@oregonian.com
The Oregonian/OregonLive
The parents of a 2-year-old girl who died, reportedly after a heater in their apartment raised the temperature in the girl's room to a lethal level, filed an $8 million lawsuit this week.
Taqwa Dakhlalla was a healthy little girl but died last Dec. 11 when the heater and the thermostat in her room malfunctioned as she slept, said Jane Paulson, a Portland attorney representing the girl's estate. Taqwa's parents — Janna Walton and Abdullah Dakhlalla — found their daughter the next morning in her crib, Paulson said. The lawsuit faults apartment owners Cathedral Park Investments LLC and the apartment management company Gordon Properties Inc. The family's apartment was in the 8300 block of North Willamette Boulevard.
Carl Rodrigues, a Portland attorney representing the defendants, said much more investigation into the incident needs to be done, but so far he's found no liability on the part of his clients.
Taqwa's family also recently filed a lawsuit in Washington against the company, Cadet heaters, that's believed to have distributed the heater, Paulson said.
The Oregon Health Authority listed Taqwa's cause of death as hyperthermia, or overheating.
In April, the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office sent Gordon Properties a letter stating that the thermostat in Taqwa's room was reportedly set to 62 degrees, but the temperature next to the girl's crib reached 90 degrees or higher as the heater apparently kept running. The DA's office said that during testing after the girl's death, the air blowing from the heater hovered between 110 and 115 degrees, and spiked once to 200 degrees. The DA's office asked Gordon Properties to inspect the wall heater in the apartment and any other apartments with similar heaters. The letter stated that if necessary, the company should replace the heaters.
Taqwa was an only child, although her mother gave birth to a second child in September.
Walton has posted several photos, videos and entries about the couple's enormous loss. "Today marks 6 months without your little giggles, 26 weeks without our cuddle sessions, 182 days without our countless kisses but it also marks 4380 hours of you still making your baba's life and mines ceaselessly better," Walton wrote in one post. "I love you so much, Taqwa," Walton continued. "Mommy has to rediscover herself because you were all she ever wanted."
The lawsuit was filed Monday in Multnomah County Circuit Court.
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities PhD Scholarships
In conjunction with the School of Political Science and International Studies (POLSIS), the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry (HAPI), and the School of Communication and Arts (SCA) the Institute is offering up to 8 PhD scholarships (domestic and international) to study under one of three research projects.
Project 1: Justice, Recognition, and Power in World Politics
The contemporary international order is being reshaped by shifting configurations of power, new articulations of cultural difference, and competing justice claims. These developments challenge our most basic theoretical, empirical, and normative assumptions, leaving us poorly equipped to understand the dynamics of contemporary global change. This project will investigate the nature and complex interconnection between these developments, seeking to enhance theory, revise historical understandings, and better inform normative reasoning.
Successful applicants will be supervised by Professor Christian Reus-Smit. While all dissertation projects that engage the project's central themes will be considered, we are particularly interested in projects that are conceptually and theoretically innovative, draw on diverse Western and non-Western histories, or explore the ethical implications of shifting relations between justice, recognition, and power.
Project 2: Science and Secularization
The aim of the project is to explore past and present relations between science and religion with a view to developing a new account of the role of science in the processes of secularization. More specifically it will investigate whether science has been a major cause of secularization, and whether the pattern of scientific advance and corresponding religious decline observed in many Western countries represents the model that all societies are destined to follow.
The available supervisors for this project include Dr. Ian Hesketh (IASH), Dr. Tom Aechtner (HAPI), and Professor Peter Harrison (IASH). While all relevant dissertation projects will be considered we are particularly interested in projects on the following areas:
Science and religion in the early modern period
Science and religion in Victorian Britain
The historical development of evolutionary theories of life
Contemporary or historical issues associated with science-religion interactions, including: antievolutionism, antivaccinationist movements, climate change denial, religion and secularization, or any other pertinent area.
Successful candidates for this project will be enrolled in HAPI.
Project 3: Literary and Book History after Colonialism
Australian settler modernity was shaped by distinct orders of knowledge that can be traced through book history and studies of print culture. The key aim of Associate Professor Anna Johnston's ARC Future Fellowship project is to provide fresh and challenging readings of Australia's literary and cultural history, and to map the aftermath of colonialism in contemporary culture.
Successful applicants will be supervised by Associate Professor Anna Johnston, and will be enrolled in the School of Communication and Arts. While all relevant dissertation projects will be considered, proposals that articulate with Fellowship themes and approach are encouraged. Indicative projects could include:
Settler colonialism and Australian literature, past and present
Colonial science and natural history publications
Missionary writing
Archival or book history projects, particularly using UQ's Fryer Library and / or AustLit
Non-fictional prose and literary studies
Students in literary studies, cultural and intellectual history, and postcolonial cultural studies are encouraged to apply and to refine their proposal in consultation with the project leader.
Potential applicants should consult the additional information and instructions on how to apply on the UQ Scholarships page.
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DigitalHealth.London goes online
Mahiben Maruthappu and Dr Charlie Davie
Founding members of DigitalHealth.London explain the importance of its launch:
Digital continues to disrupt and transform every sector of our society; from banking to retail, education to transport.
Its uses and its potential grow day by day. Such gains, however, have not been experienced equally. Health continues to lag, which is why efforts are needed now, not later; allowing patients to better track, manage and improve their health. Indeed, while 84% of adults use the internet, just 2% report any digitally enabled transaction with the NHS.
The recent announcement that £4.2billion will be made available to digitise the health service is very welcome, but only by underpinning this with place-based working, and integration with digital in other sectors, can the real value of a digital NHS be unlocked.
In the US, for example, the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) works closely with 23 hospitals across the state. In the past year, it has created more than 120 jobs and several of the companies involved have achieved major scale-up, by accelerating and matching local solutions to local needs – harnessing and benefitting from local infrastructure.
We can and must deliver similar results, if not better, in England.
That's why today we're launching Digital Health.London, a collaboration between MedCity and London's three Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs): Imperial College Health Partners, UCLPartners and the Health Innovation Network; also supported by the Mayor of London and the Academic Health Science Centres (AHSCs).
Through DigitalHealth.London we want to help the spread of great ideas. We will provide a single way in for digital health companies and entrepreneurs, and give them access to the best clinical advice to refine their products. We will support NHS providers and Londoners themselves in making the most of digital health, achieving this through a five-pillared approach:
Creating and supporting networks to build on London's existing critical mass of digital health expertise
Building knowledge between stakeholders, from entrepreneurs, to clinicians to policymakers, enabling greater understanding of challenges and requirements in digital health, while sharing and providing guidance
Identifying digital solutions that meet the needs of patients and clinicians
Building the evidence base of the health outcomes and economic benefits of digital health
Supporting the collaborative development of an environment that both meets the needs of the health system and allows businesses to develop, by tackling issues such as procurement and commissioning.
The initiative will build on London's world-class expertise in digital technology and healthcare, helping London to pioneer the development, commercialisation and adoption of digital health innovation to improve health outcomes, by placing patients and citizens at the centre of their own care.
As care moves from hospital to home, reactive to proactive, and episodic to continuous; digital will be the technology that underpins each of these paradigm shifts.
DigitalHealth.London aims to be at the frontier of such transformation, turning our Capital into the centre for design, development and deployment of digital health globally.
For more information see the DigitalHealth.London website.
Mahiben Maruthappu
Dr Mahiben Maruthappu is a practicing doctor and Senior Fellow to the CEO of NHS England. He advises on NHS England's innovation, technology and prevention portfolio, co-founding the NHS Innovation Accelerator and the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme.
He has advised a range of organisations, from start-ups to multilaterals, including the Swiss government and the Experiment Fund and the WHO.
Mahiben has a strong interest in research with over 80 peer-reviewed publications and 50 academic awards. His work has been featured by BBC News and the international press.
He is Chairman of the UK Medical Students' Association (UKMSA), and has written three medical books. Mahiben was educated at Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard universities and was the first person from British healthcare to be included in Forbes' 30 under 30.
Dr Charlie Davie
Dr Charlie Davie joined UCLPartners in 2009 as Stroke Lead and subsequently took on the role of Programme Director for Neurosciences.
He was appointed as Director of the AHSN in 2014 and became Managing Director in May 2015. He provides strategic leadership for the AHSN and its integrated programmes, supporting the operational and clinical directors in transforming care for patients and populations.
Before joining UCLPartners, Charlie was the clinical lead for stroke services at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, where he continues his clinical work as Consultant Neurologist. He has also been the stroke lead for the North Central London Cardiovascular and Stroke Network.
Charlie played a pivotal role in redesigning stroke services in London and large areas of England, which has resulted in significantly improved outcomes.
He qualified in medicine from the University of Glasgow in 1986 and completed much of his postgraduate clinical training and early research at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London. He was awarded a doctorate with honours by University of Glasgow in 1997 and has been a consultant at the Royal Free since 1999.


Strange "rock and roll" dreams last night. I saw my brother at a concert, and he was on stage, wailing into a microphone Aerosmith-style, wearing knee-length green shorts and was shirtless, showing off his tattoos and scars. There was a lot of dancing happening in the crowd, though it was my more familiar hippie twirling and doing more groovy moves.
I found out that I have to eat inside my point range, and not drop below it.. so I'll get another serving or two. That's good to know! Thanks annalytical! I've been craving country-style Mac & Cheese since last night... maybe I'll get some this evening for supper.
Sweet, soft rain coming down now, and I'm comforted by that sound. I don't think I'll be going out to pick anything up, as it's too comfy right here.
The New Diamond Age - Armed with inexpensive, mass-produced gems, two startups are launching an assault on the De Beers cartel.
De Beers... I really despise the entire diamond industry. It's based on cruelty, child slave labor, and base vanity. I can only hope that it does get knocked down, and quickly.
In all honestly, I'd rather get someone I care about a lasting symbol of love that didn't represent so much misery and hurt to others. I'm not sure what, exactly. Amber is a good one... collected in Latvia, and has a connection to plant life on earth.
In related news, Idi Amin, the Butcher of Uganda is dead. Can't say as the world will miss him.


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How to Make the Most of a BAD Review on Yelp
By Eddie Shleyner
A bad Yelp review is like a hard punch in the gut. Only the pain doesn't go away. It lingers horribly in the pit of your stomach while your face illustrates the agony you're going through.
Everyone can see it.
Receiving a bad review on Yelp is extremely frustrating for a small business owner. Besides the fact that it feels like a personal attack, a crumby review is public and effectively permanent. What's worse is that you don't even have to sign up for the service to be reviewed. Virtually anyone with an opinion and an Internet connection can negatively critique your service, your product, your business on Yelp.
Of course, people can also say nice, pleasant things about your shop -- but this article isn't about that. It's about how to respond to poor reviews and turn a bad thing into a good thing.
Believe me, it's possible.
Just keep these principles in mind as you yelp back:
As a business owner, it's important to make your voice heard in the midst of negative publicity. However, if your voice is just as acidic as your reviewer's, you'll want to hold off.
Don't respond to a negative comment about your business in the heat of the moment. If you emotionally respond with a sarcastic, condescending or disingenuous remark, you'll only make the situation worse. And two wrongs really don't make a right.
It's always best to respond to a bad review after you've had some time to think about the comment and formulate an intelligent, tactful and solution-oriented response. Anything less will most likely reflect poorly on your business.
YOUR MANNERS MATTER
Simple and polite, just like your mama taught you.
Always remember that potential customers will be judging both your customers' reviews and your responses. If you come off rude on Yelp, people will instinctively think you're rude in real life.
WE'RE ALL HUMAN
People like to feel as though they've made a difference. Often times, even the most seemingly altruistic acts are driven by our desire to feel better about ourselves and our role in the world.
Use this to your advantage.
After you thank a negative reviewer for their feedback (pretending its Joe Pesci helps), offer some additional information. Explain what changes you plan on implementing to fix the issue(s) they complained about. People will appreciate your honesty and initiative. They'll also feel good about the fact that their voice made a positive difference. Who knows, they may even come back to experience the changes first hand. If they do, you can feel good knowing that your calm, level-headed reaction was what prompted their return in the first place.
So remember: be positive and optimistic when responding to bad reviews. Offer solutions. Give thanks and don't forget to apologize for any inconvenience. Putting the customer first is what being a good business owner is about. Not to mention that a public forum like Yelp gives new meaning to the mantra the customer is always right. Respect this fact and, in return, customers will respect you -- bad reviews and all.
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Eddie studied English, Rhetoric and Jedi mind tricks at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Enthralled by all things editorial, Eddie loves his work as a copywriter and as Editor-in-Chief of the Spectrum blog. In his free time he likes to run and take photographs, although he no longer does so at the same time. Follow Eddie on Google+ and Twitter @eddieshleyner for more great content!
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THE long-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic may yet prove to be a shot in the arm for the camping industry.
After more than 12-months of restrictions hitting campsites in the pocket, it has been reported that some parts of the UK are experiencing an unprecedented number of enquiries, with many sites now booked up for the rest of 2021.
The sudden, but not unexpected surge in enthusiasm for camping and 'staycations' has also been felt on the shelves and in warehouses of outdoors stores where camping equipment is being snapped up before it can be restocked. Many supplies were hit with last month's Suez Canal blockage while, in some cases, even a shortage of aluminium for poles has left several tent manufacturers scratching their heads.
Last week, accommodation finder Cool Camping said they had a huge rush on bookings in February, peaking on February 23 – the same day the government set out its roadmap out of lockdown.
According to the site, the busiest and most sought-after locations were the Lake District, Cornwall and the New Forest as families, desperate to get away, turn to UK breaks amid a period of uncertainty over foreign travel.
Home nation holidays
It's this rediscovery of home nation holidays, coupled with an overwhelming desire to shake off the gruelling effects of a year of restricted movement, which experts say will deliver a huge boost for the outdoors economy.
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Projects and communications lead Clive Garrett of Oase Outdoors – the Denmark-based umbrella organisation of Robens, Outwell and Easy Camp – certainly thinks so.
"Outdoor markets have been enjoying sustainable growth for a few years now, but this has certainly been accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic as people look at staycations to replace foreign travel and rediscover the physical and mental benefits of communing with nature to combat the effects of lockdown," he said.
"This certainly brings welcome demand after the recent trials, but multiple global supply issues still exist that challenge the stock situation in many countries and these are something that all parties are working hard to address."
His views were echoed by Petra Hilleberg, CEO of Swedish tentmaker Hilleberg, who said the 50-year-old manufacturer was striving to keep up with orders.
"Yes, there is a huge demand for our tents and for camping gear in general right now," she said.
"In the outdoor sector you can see exceptionally high demand for everything from bikes to hiking shoes to tents.
"People are not traveling as much so going in to the outdoors is a great and relatively safe alternative this summer."
German mountain specialists Vaude also expressed concern at the lack of stock, citing numerous reasons why shelves were emptying fast.
"Yes, Vaude certainly are experiencing a similar scenario," Chris Davison of CDA Ltd – Vaude supplier to UK retailers.
"Vaude are pretty much sold out for 2022. Fortunately we have stock of key lines ordered for UK stock.
"The ramp in demand has coincided with a decline in production capacity due to Covid secure working practices, a shortage of raw materials (mainly aluminium for poles due to it all being made into bikes last year), also due to flat tent sales in the last few years there are fewer factories making tents.
"The shortage of supply means early ordering is vital, for example Vaude have just had to place first orders for SS23 season stock!"
The news of campsites reporting bookings being five times their usual demand will, according to Patrick Clarke of Camping Holiday Parks, come as no surprise to either industry insiders or anyone looking to make a booking.
A perfect storm
"A perfect storm of uncertainty over travel overseas, potential travel restrictions being re-introduced at very short notice, the threat or existence of border closures, hotels closed for several months to holidaymakers, airlines largely grounded and the UK public coming out of months of lockdown restrictions and craving for a holiday has sent demand for camping holidays and camping equipment soaring to previously unseen levels," he said.
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"Indeed, some sites were reporting their summer weeks already being sold out weeks before last Christmas."
Patrick also offered up some tips for campers who may be dismayed at not being able to find availability at sites in the popular locations.
"Demand is naturally high in the usual hotspots such as Devon and Cornwall, Norfolk, Suffolk and other coastal areas, the Lake District and Peak District so the best bet for anyone unable to book a stay outside of the peak summer weeks is to think about other beautiful areas such as the countryside of Leicestershire, Worcestershire and Shropshire where prices might be more reasonable and a wider choice of vacancies available," he advised.
"Sites certainly need the business to make good losses arising from being unable to open during the first lockdown in 2020 and, hopefully, this year's unprecedented levels of demand can make good those losses from last year.
"Many sites have been working hard to upgrade amenities so that their new customers hopefully return and that the increased demand for staycations endure in the years ahead when the usual alternative outlets for holidays hopefully become available again."
In terms of stock shortages, David Scotland – owner of Wakefield-based retailer Outdoor World Direct – explained some lines were becoming repeatedly sold out.
"We've made some summer family tents available for pre-order earlier and they're selling out before they've even arrived at our warehouse," he told The Independent.
"If you need new equipment for this summer, I recommend looking sooner rather than later. There are many lines which are arriving later than expected or not coming at all – which has heightened a stock shortage within the industry."
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Joseph or Joe Mills may refer to:

Joseph E. Mills, American architect
Joseph Mills (footballer) (born 1989), English footballer
Joseph Trotter Mills, American attorney, jurist, and politician
Joe Mills (rugby union), English rugby union player of late 1800s
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Mercogliano is een gemeente in de Italiaanse provincie Avellino (regio Campanië) en telt 12.293 inwoners (31-12-2004). De oppervlakte bedraagt 19,8 km2, de bevolkingsdichtheid is 620 inwoners per km2.

De volgende frazioni maken deel uit van de gemeente: Montevergine, Torelli di Mercogliano, Torrette di Mercogliano.

Demografie
Mercogliano telt ongeveer 4237 huishoudens. Het aantal inwoners steeg in de periode 1991-2001 met 21,5% volgens cijfers uit de tienjaarlijkse volkstellingen van ISTAT.

Geografie
De gemeente ligt op ongeveer 550 meter boven zeeniveau.

Mercogliano grenst aan de volgende gemeenten: Avellino, Monteforte Irpino, Mugnano del Cardinale, Ospedaletto d'Alpinolo, Quadrelle, Summonte.

Externe link
 http://www.comunemercogliano.it/

Gemeente in Avellino
Stad in Italië


There is a beautiful article in today's Crains about our restaurant group Team Sawyer.
The Chef sat down with Kathy Carr last week to chat and after a 2 hour interview my phone rang. The Chef had let it slip that I was in the startup phase of a non profit foundation called Chefs Advocacy Foundation.
The Chef's Advocacy Foundation came to be because of the experiences the Chef and I have had over the years in the hospitality industry as well as watching countless friends go through many of the same things that we have gone through. I have seen friends lose restaurants because they couldn't afford to hire an attorney to look over contracts, I have seen chefs sued for their creative property by profiteering partners, I have watched grown men choose to take their own life after being persecuted by people who saw the financial gain a celebrity chef can bring to the table. The Chef and I have even had our own experiences with these kind of issues throughout the past 10 years of our professional careers. Had we been able to hire an attorney or even consult someone our path could have been much simpler. Chef's Advocacy Foundation will allow these kind of consultations to happen for those in the hospitality industry at no charge by way of legal aid through the foundation.
"You can't make good deals with bad people or bad deals with good people."
The industry has other pitfalls as well besides profiteering partners and bad contracts. There are long hours, low pay, and the allure of the glamorous celebrity chef lifestyle. Addictions arise, mental health is put on the back burner, and hospitality fatigue happens. Chef's Advocacy Foundation will provide assistance in all of the above and more for anyone in the hospitality industry. These chefs give back so much to this industry and so many other industries that it's only right to start giving back to them.
While we are still in the beginning phases of startup for this foundation we are always looking for help, ideas, thoughts, and input. If you are interested please reach out to me via email. And if you haven't check out the amazing Crain's Cleveland article on Team Sawyer, please do!
For me a restaurant kitchen is full of life and fun. When I walk into a kitchen I see smiles, passion, and some of the most creative and kind people I have ever known. That light that I tend to see when I walk into the kitchen is not always there for those working in the kitchen. The restaurant industry is not an easy one. Chefs work long hours, addiction runs rampant, greedy, jealous, and parasitic people flock to the brightness of those behind the counter, the pay is never what it should be, and the hard work never stops no matter how big you get. The life of a Chef is not easy and anyone who says different has never worked in a restaurant.
Last night that darkness claimed the lived of a chef that we know, a chef that our pastry chef worked under for many years, a chef who even held a dinner at Trentina before it opened. When the Chef found out about Hamaro Cantu's suicide, his face turned solemn and he muttered under his breath "that could have been me."
Tears welled up in my eyes. I knew what he meant. Even though we have been silently struggling over these past 3 years, never in my life would I have imagined the Chef even thinking about crossing over to that dark side. In my eyes he is so strong. Able to weather through any storm. Able to take pain beyond any pain you could possibly imagine. Able to live with the betrayal. Not like me at all. I have always been the weak one. The broken one. Not him.
I pray Chef Cantu's wife and family can find solace somewhere in this tragedy.


We have been getting creative with some at-home photo shoots to capture both my pregnancy and our little man! We have taken so many photos recently and all of my photos have been taken on my iPhone using the portrait setting and the quality has been surprisingly amazing. All we needed were a few props and a great filter (for my maternity silhouette photos), and…voila! We have the next best thing to pricy, professional photos.
A couple photo essentials: a letterboard, Aviary App (for photo editing).