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Donald Trump has been blocked from Twitter and Facebook after Capitol riots - here's why
By Chelsea Rocks
Updated Thursday, 7th January 2021, 5:34 pm
Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have suspended President Donald Trump's accounts after he posted messages and a video to supporters who attacked the US Capitol in Washington.
One woman was shot dead during the protests, which took place on 6 January, the day of the Senate vote that would confirm Joe Biden as the next president of the United States.
Amid concerns the outgoing president's social media posts have incited violence, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced today (7 January) that his Facebook and Instagram accounts would be blocked indefinitely, while Twitter removed three tweets from Trump's account @realDonaldTrump and blocked him for 12 hours.
But what did the outgoing president say on the social media platforms, and has he responded to claims that he caused the protests?
Here is what we know.
What did Trump say on social media?
Trump posted on social media before, during and after a mob of his supporters invaded the Capitol building.
Before the violence Trump addressed a non-violent rally outside the White House on 6 January, telling protestors: "We're going to walk down to the Capitol and we're going to cheer on our brave senators and Congressmen and women." He added the protestors should "fight" and "We will never give up, We will never concede."
He had previously tweeted about the event, on 20 December 2020, telling supporters "Big protest in DC on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!"
After his address, some of those who had attended the rally marched to the Capitol in Washington and launched a violent protest, which led to an armed police response and a protestor's death.
The president then tweeted again, asking people to "stay peaceful", adding, "Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!"
Hours into the violent protests from Republicans, Trump posted a video on Twitter and Facebook, telling protesters "go home now." He said "I know your pain. I know you're hurt. We had an election that was stolen from us. It was a landslide election and everyone knows it. Especially the other side. But you have to go home now," before adding: "We love you. You're very special."
As police took back control of the Capitol, Trump tweeted: "These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly & unfairly treated for so long."
How did Twitter respond to Trump's posts?
Twitter had previously allowed the tweets to remain in place, only sanctioning user interaction with them, such as retweeting, commenting or liking.
The tweets and video have now been removed by the platform.
They have been replaced with a Twitter message which reads "This Tweet is no longer available because it violated the Twitter Rules. Learn more"
Twitter's terms state: "You may not threaten violence against an individual or a group of people," and "We also prohibit the glorification of violence."
President Trump has now also been denied access to his Twitter account for 12 hours.
A spokesperson for Twitter said the tweets were "severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy".
Several of his other tweets referring to election fraud have been disabled by Twitter, removing the option to retweet, comment or like. A link has been added, which reads: "This claim about election fraud is disputed."
How has Facebook reacted?
On 7 January, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg confirmed Trump had been blocked from Facebook and Instagram indefinitely.
In a statement, Zuckerberg said: "The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President Donald Trump intends to use his remaining time in office to undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power to his elected successor, Joe Biden.
"His decision to use his platform to condone rather than condemn the actions of his supporters at the Capitol building has rightly disturbed people in the US and around the world.
"We removed these statements yesterday because we judged that their effect — and likely their intent — would be to provoke further violence."
He continued: "Over the last several years, we have allowed President Trump to use our platform consistent with our own rules," "but the current context is now fundamentally different, involving use of our platform to incite violent insurrection against a democratically elected government.
He concluded: "Therefore, we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete."
Youtube has also removed the video and Snapchat has disabled Trump from sharing videos on its app.
What happened on Capitol Hill?
The riots began as a non-violent rally in the day, hosted by Trump, where he told his supporters that they had been denied the election through electoral fraud - claims which have not been proven.
Trump also told the rally how vice-President Mike Pence would "do the right thing" and reject the results of the election, something Pence is not empowered to do and had previously stated he would not do.
Hundreds of Trump supporters broke into the Capitol building where the congressional certification of the election was taking place.
Windows and doors were broken and the protesters managed to reach as far as the room where the speaker and the senate had met.
Armed police were deployed and, after hours of mayhem and the shooting of a protester, Trump deployed the National Guard. The building was then evacuated and politicians were taken to safe places, as were their staff.
One Trump supporter, Ashli Babbit, was killed in the protest, as shots as tear gas were fired by officers attempting to take back control.
After hours of protesting, the building was secured and Joe Biden was certified as US president.
How did other political leaders respond to President Trump?
Joe Biden was quick to call for peace and directly addressed Trump, during a news conference in Delaware.
Biden told how Trump's words could "incite" or "inspire". He asked the president to "demand an end to this siege."
He said: "The words of a president matter, no matter how good or bad that president is," before continuing "At their best, the words of a president can inspire. At their worst, they can incite."
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Boris Johnson referred to the march on the Capitol as "Disgraceful scenes in (the) U.S. Congress."
He added: "The United States stands for democracy around the world and it is now vital that there should be a peaceful and orderly transfer of power."
Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, expressed his concerns and said he was following the actions "minute by minute".
He later added on Twitter: "Canadians are deeply disturbed and saddened by the attack on democracy in the United States, our closest ally and neighbour. Violence will never succeed in overruling the will of the people. Democracy in the US must be upheld - and it will be."


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Share this Story: Comparing the cost of education, district by district
Comparing the cost of education, district by district
Sep 09, 2011 • September 9, 2011 • 2 minute read
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Recent Letters to the Editor in community newspapers have been promoting a new website that compares spending by B.C. school districts.
The letters are from Joe Sawchuk of Duncan, who I have tried to reach via email but have had no response. His letters point to a website called kto12.ca.
Comparing the cost of education, district by district Back to video
The most recent letter, published in the Kamloops Daily News, compares spending by Nanaimo and Kamloops-Thompson school districts and concludes the former is wasting taxpayers' money. Find that letter here.
Another compares spending by Central Okanagan and the Greater Victoria district and says the latter is wasteful. Find that one here.
I've not checked his facts, but I visited the website mentioned in both letters and found some surprising information. The featured article suggests Conseil scolaire francophone (School District 93) is spending a huge whack of money on low-level employee expenses — $12,185,049 compared to the $575,148 spent on the same group of employees in Surrey, a far larger district.
When I emailed CSF, the communications director said he had no idea where the $12,185,049 figure came from and called it "fictional math." I checked a little further and found it was listed in the SD93's 2010 Statement of Financial Information (SOFI), which districts are required to submit to the B.C. Education Ministry every year.
When I pointed that out to the CSF's Pierre Claveau, he did some digging and said that category covers many more expenses that the heading suggests. "In fact, the other expenses that were generally put into this budgetary item – and you will understand this practice will be revised on our very next report – are as varied as the following: transportation, insurance, architect fees (for 2 new schools), school maintenance, books, building upgrade (school), school construction cost and service agreements with other school districts, expenses that are substantial taking into account the provincial nature of the Francophone School District."
So yes, the numbers don't always tell the story . . . but those SOFIs are the only documents that are easily accessible to members of the public interested in school district spending. They need to be easy to read!
While I've only skimmed the website, it appears to offer other interesting tidbits. For example, did you know that the board of education with the highest expense accounts last year was Peace River South ($57,609) while the district with the lowest was Comox Valley ($2,238)? Next I will look for the trustee with the highest expenses.

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Skittles-Infused Sausage Is a Thing and Apparently It's Kind of Good
"If you like Skittles and you like hot flavored sausage, you'll like it." There's no arguing with that.
By Jacob Davidson Jan. 31, 2014
Football fans everywhere are known for their crazy traditions and, shall we say, "creative" food innovations (ex. the infamous Turkducken). However, one Seattle-based butcher has taken this legacy to a whole new level.
At Blue Max Meats, $4.99 gets you a pound of "Beast Mode!" sausage. It's normal meat—with one special ingredient: Skittles.
"Initially when they see it, they're like 'ooooh'," Tommy Marshall, co-owner of Blue Max Meats, told King 5 News while making a face.
But customers have apparently warmed up to the concept. The dish has become the shop's best-selling product, beating out 19 other types of sausage.
For non-football fans, the concept probably seems absurd. But Marshall's idea is inspired by Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch's affection for the rainbow-colored candy. When Lynch was in Pee Wee football, his mother would reward him with bags of Skittles, and his love for the treat stuck. Now, Seattle fans have taken to hurling the sweets at Marshawn—nicknamed "Beast Mode"—when he scores a touchdown. Lynch has become so associated with the candy that he and Mars, Skittles' parent company, recently collaborated to make a special Seahawks-themed type of Skittles called "Seattle Mix."
That explains why anyone would even consider soiling a perfectly good sausage with fruit-flavored sugar. But why would you actually want to eat it? One Blue Max Meats employee had a simple answer for King 5 News: "If you like Skittles and you like hot flavored sausage, you'll like it." And for Seahawks fans, a sweet meat dish will go pretty well with a sweet season. The only thing sweeter would be a Super Bowl win.


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Come out and celebrate National Ice Cream Day!
National Ice Cream Day
Visitor Information Centre (603 South Municipal Road)
Come out and celebrate National Ice Cream Day with one day only get 2 scoops for the price of 1!
Address: 603 South Municipal Road
Email: tourism@hanna.ca
Hours (Seasonal): May long weekend until June 30 is Fri: 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm and Sat & Sun: Noon - 8:00 pm
July & August open 10:00 am - 8:30 pm daily.
Tourist Brochure
The former Canadian Northern Railway station at Hanna was constructed in 1913 and served to provide both passenger and freight service until August 1990. The station has always symbolized the community's origins and is today regarded as a major heritage resource. The Federal Government has designated the building as a Heritage Railway Station.
The recent acquisition of the CN Roundhouse by private enterprise has sparked a renewed interest in Hanna's history as a Rail Town. As a result, citizens are exploring the potential uses for the CN Roundhouse and recognize its significance to our history. This is a physical reminder of the development of rural Alberta and pairing the CN Station House with the CN Roundhouse becomes a natural addition to an already rare attraction.
The location and physical status of the Station was not conducive to enhancements. Local contractors had expressed concerns about the foundation and beam structure of the building. Water damage had caused decay. Town staff had reported having to pump the basement of water while the facility was still operational. The building either had to be moved to a different location on a new foundation, or lifted and the foundation rebuilt.
Due to the original purpose of the Station, the 'attractive' side of the building (platform side) faced the tracks. In Hanna, this is not an advantage as access to view the more attractive profile is not permitted (private land) and the roadway is underdeveloped. Hanna citizens and visitors to the area are unable to enjoy the platform side of the Station unless they physically walk onto the train tracks.
Relocation of the CN Station addressed the concerns above and also made the building visible and accessible, to be enjoyed by anyone who stops or passes by.
"Hanna is not only Worth the Drive.....it's Worth the Stay!" MP Kevin Sorensen (2011)
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The House of Laurent-Perrier was founded in 1812 by André Michel Pierlot and took the name Vve Laurent-Perrier when Mathilde Emilie Perrier, the widow of Eugène Laurent, combined the two family names after she decided to expand the business.Eugénie Hortense Laurent, her daughter, inherited the House in 1925 and sold it to Marie-Louise Lanson de Nonancourt in 1939. During WWII, Marie-Louise Lanson de Nonancourt ran the business while two of her sons, Maurice and Bernard, joined the French Resistance.In 1945, Bernard de Nonancourt began an exacting apprenticeship, learning every aspect of winemaking from vine to cellar, before his appointment in October 1948 as Chairman and Chief Executive. At that point, the House was employing around 20 people and shipping 80,000 bottles a year. Bernard de Nonancourt created the Laurent-Perrier style.To do this, he revived and took over the traditional ways of champagne, but also launched new approaches at both technical and blending level. He created a range of unique wines with their own history and personality. Laurent-Perrier is now celebrated for its style and the consistency of its quality, cuvée after cuvée. Fired by a passion for champagne, a respect for traditional values and, most importantly, for people, Bernard de Nonancourt inspired Laurent-Perrier with his independent spirit and creative audacity.He established privileged working relationships with the grape growers and cleverly combined innovation and tradition. He created the signature Laurent-Perrier style of freshness, lightness and elegance and developed a unique range of champagnes which are today exported to 147 countries worldwide.


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Q: Team programming We are a little group of developers who are going to develop apps for android. We are using Eclipse for that. We need an application to mantain project synchronization between different computers. Is there any application for that? I mean that we create a project or a workspace in eclipse and all the files are synchronized with other computers.

A: You are looking for a version control system

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*Bazaar

*Git

*Mercurial

*Subversion
Note that the first three do not require a central store whilst subversion does.
I would suggest bazaar; I have used it and it is very very easy to get introduced to and supports plenty of workflows.

A: Disclaimer: As the other answers state, you are looking for a version control system. Dropbox is not that.
The instances where I've found it to be most useful is when I am collaborating on a project with someone who is not a programmer. If the other person is supplying resources (images, videos, text content etc...) dropbox simplifies this process because they can put the files directly into the project folder and it will be immediately sync'd back to me.
For very small teams I find dropbox to be very helpful. You can put your project workspace into Dropbox and share the folder with your team. Then your project will get auto sync'd to their computers if they have the Dropbox client installed.
If you have more than a few people(or you have multiple people who could be working on the same piece of the project) I definitely recommend the same tools that have been linked in the other answers.

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This reversible beige bag has 2 outside pockets and 2 inside pockets. One outer pocket is a 7" x 8" print of the fabric used for reverse/inside of bag. The other is an 8" x8" Bear Paw quilted patchwork. The included 10" tall bear with green shorts has a snowflake on bib of his shorts. The inner pockets are a 6.5" x 6.5" Yankee Puzzle patchwork block and a 5" x 6" velcro closed red with snowflakes pieced to the beige print (same as the bottom of inside of bag). There is a tab for attaching your key fob (see photo 4) so you always know where they are in your purse. The shoulder strap measures 30" long. Made of cottons, this bag is machine washable and dryable, but not the bear.
The cute bear clad in velour shorts with the snowflake embroidery and the red print with the little bears and leaves just made me want to create a bag to go with the plush bear.
Size: 11" x 9.5" x 3"


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Infant National School
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About the same time that the boarding school moved from Buckland House in 1867, the Newbury Weekly News reports that the opening of "Day, Infant National and Sunday Schools" at the Old Primitive Methodist Chapel "in Edington" (sic!). It is possible that this was actually referring to the Wesleyan Chapel in Church Street, Hungerford?
However, the Post Office Directory of 1869 includes the "Infant School" in Eddington, run by Miss Liddiard, and the 1871 Parish Magazine includes an article on the Eddington Infant School. It commenced early 1869, and was a nursery and preparatory school for the larger school of the parish. The first mistress was Miss Liddiard, who had resigned in July 1870. Miss Bunce had been appointed. There were 47 scholars.
In 1872, the NWN informs us that evening classes were now available in the Eddington school room.
By 1877 Kelly Directory reports that Miss Lizzie Nalder is school teacher. There are "100 children – average attendance 26"!
The 1879 25" OS Map marks the Infant School, showing it to be the next building south of Buckland House.
Kelly Directory has Mrs Richens as school teacher in 1895, and Miss Horn in 1903, when it repeated the "100 children, average attendance 26".
This school was for the younger children only, and when children became six years old, they moved up to the National School in the High Street.
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- 6 Oxford Street, Eddington, this side of Buckland House
Teachers at the Infant National School:
1869 - Miss Liddiard
1870 - Miss Bunce
1877 - Miss Lizzie Nalder
???? - Miss Winchcombe
1893 - Miss Woolford
1895 - Mrs Richens
1903 - Miss Horn
The Eddington Infant School closed in July 1910, like the other schools in Hungerford, in readiness for all its pupils to attend the new All-Age Council School in Fairview Road in the September.
After the school closed, the property became Hillsdon & Co, Eddington Motor Works, and Mr CO Hillsdon lived next door in Buckland House.
From about 1920, George Willis had his plumber's yard there. His daughter was Marjorie Eatwell. In 1992 she wrote the following description of the buildings:
"There were two buildings. The one facing the road being of red brick with a slate roof. No ceiling - the space rose right to the rafters. Floor of planks as was the fashion then - two large bay windows front and back. Too high for children to see out. The door at the back was a double, fastened with a long wooden spar, which dropped into two metal lugs. Also a latch.
The second building was much less substantial - it had corrugated iron sheets for its roof and walls - though a large skylight occupied the entire length of one side of the roof.
The door leading out on to a considerable length of garden space was similar to that in the front building.
The front building was wide enough to put four large cars side by side, and long enough to take three cars one behind the other. The second building was as wide, but a shade longer. Both buildings were very light with pitched roofs."
Bob Wheeler emailed (Oct 2019) to add: "the workshop of the plumber Ted Willis was the old Chapel. Ted used to take snuff and the empty tins could be found scattered around Oxford St."


Calming and peaceful, blue calcite gives voice to the intuition. It has the ability to calm the throat and moderate the voice, whether too loud, shrill or aggressive, or too soft, weak or timid, facilitating successful communication. Supports the lymph system.


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Wāhine in danger should "Leave the house, just go!"
3:30pm, Saturday 28 March 2020. By Tepara Koti
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Despite stern nationwide isolation guidelines, Women's Refuge CEO Dr Ang Jury is telling women in unsafe situations to "leave the house, just go!"
Women's Refuge NZ are ramping up their services to protect women and children during isolation.
Dr Jury says ensuring their safety is paramount.
"We need to be able to make sure they've got kai, that they've got whatever they need to keep themselves safe, warm, fed," she says.
The government's recent boost of $27mil to support services, like the Women's Refuge, is being well received.
"We don't quite know how much down the road is coming to us but government has indicated that they are willing to do whatever we need to do and they're going to help us with that," Dr Jury says.
Despite what international research suggests during a lockdown, refuge homes across the country are yet to see an influx in numbers.
"We haven't seen any increase just yet but at this point in time I think people are just getting used to what the lockdown means for them."
Lockdown has presented many new scenarios for their service.
"We are open for business, our services are going to look a little bit different but we're still there.
"So if you are unsafe - reach out. If you're really unsafe and you think you're in physical danger, leave the house - just go.
"Just because we're in lockdown doesn't mean to say you have to remain unsafe."
Most important is for those in a vulnerable situation to reach out.
*If you need help, call 0800 REFUGE or 0800 733 843, or if you're in danger, call 111.
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Kelly Osbourne Cast As Villain in Animated 7D for Disney Television!
Kelly Osbourne is taking a shot a voice acting – she's been cast as Hildy Gloom, a novice witch who plot to overthrow the kingdom ruled by Queen Delightful (Good Luck Charlie's Leigh-Allyn Baker). The titular 7D are the familiar seven dwarves who help Queen D keep her kingdom in order.
This new take on the Seven Dwarves features a stellar cast, including Maurice LaMarche, Kevin Michael Richardson and Dee Bradley Baker. The plan is for 7D to air on three platforms – Disney XD, Disney Channel and Disney Junior – beginning this summer. For more details, check out the press release following the jump.
KELLY OSBOURNE JOINS THE CAST OF DISNEY'S "THE 7D," A CONTEMPORARY, COMEDIC TAKE ON THE SEVEN DWARFS, PREMIERING THIS SUMMER
Stellar Voice Cast includes Jess Harnell, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Bill Farmer, Maurice LaMarche, Kevin Michael Richardson, Dee Bradley Baker, Scott Menville, Stephen Stanton, Billy West and Paul Rugg
Rocking Soundtrack by YouTube Sensation Parry Gripp
Kelly Osbourne has joined the cast of Disney's "The 7D," an animated series that delivers a comedic new take on the Seven Dwarfs. Produced by Disney Television Animation, the zany and broadly appealing series will be presented on three Disney TV platforms: Disney XD, Disney Channel and Disney Junior, beginning this summer.
Ms. Osbourne, who shared the news with fans via her Twitter account today, said, "It may surprise some to learn that I grew up watching Disney Channel, so playing a character in a Disney cartoon is beyond exciting for me." She continued, "I'm having a blast voicing Hildy, who I've now come to think of as my alter ego – she is my Sasha Fierce. The role has taught me so much about acting – and Hildy's a tough one to keep up with, so I wear workout clothes to recording sessions because I jump and move around to really bring her to life."
Set in the contemporary and whimsical world of Jollywood, "The 7D" story finds the 7D – Happy, Bashful, Sleepy, Sneezy, Dopey, Grumpy and Doc – hard at work helping the quirky Queen Delightful (voiced by Leigh-Allyn Baker of Disney Channel's "Good Luck Charlie") keep her kingdom in order. Osbourne will voice the role of Hildy Gloom, a novice witch who, together with her warlock husband Grim (voiced by Emmy-nominated Jess Harnell of Disney Junior's "Sofia the First" and "Doc McStuffins"), haplessly plot to overthrow the kingdom.
The stellar voice cast includes Disney Legend Bill Farmer (the voice of Goofy) as Doc, Maurice LaMarche ("Pinky and the Brain") as Grumpy, Kevin Michael Richardson ("Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja") as Happy, Dee Bradley Baker ("Phineas and Ferb") as Dopey, Scott Menville ("Teen Titans") as Sneezy, Stephen Stanton ("Doc McStuffins") as Sleepy, Billy West ("Ren & Stimpy") as Bashful and Paul Rugg ("Animaniacs") as Lord Starchbottom.
Meme master Parry Gripp, the creative force behind such viral videos as "Hamster On A Piano (Eating Popcorn)" and "Baby Monkey (Going Backwards On A Pig)," is the songwriter and composer for the series and also performs the theme song.
Television personality, host, fashion designer, singer and actress Kelly Osbourne shot to notoriety after appearing with her famous parents and younger brother in the Emmy Award-winning reality television series "The Osbournes." The youngest daughter of heavy metal rock legend Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne, television host, author and voice of Mama Hook in Disney Junior's "Jake and the Never Land Pirates," Osbourne is a fashion correspondent for E! Network and also serves as co-host for the network's popular "Fashion Police" series. She competed on season nine of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" and placed third with her partner Louis van Amstel.
Emmy Award-winner Tom Ruegger ("Animaniacs") is the executive producer, Tom Warburton ("Codename: Kids Next Door") is the co-executive producer, Sherri Stoner ("Pinky and the Brain") is the story editor and Alfred Gimeno ("Tiny Toon Adventures"), Jeff Gordon ("Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks") and Charles Visser ("Animaniacs") are the directors.
Photo by Todd Wawrychuk/Courtesy of Disney Television
Updated: April 3, 2014 — 9:00 pm
Tags: 7D, Disney Television, Kelly Osbourne, Television


A clean and refreshing blend of green tea, fruits, spices and florals. .33 oz. Eau de toilette.
I love this product but man is it small. It came in a little box and this is just a shame because there is no way I can use this every day when I want to use it.


Virtual Replication simplifies DR protection of enterprise data for cloud applications and platform services provider to guard against data loss.
Zerto, Inc. introduced its BC and DR software to Oracle OpenWorld 2015 attendees.
Company's Virtual Replication simplifies protection of enterprise applications to guard against data loss for firms using Oracle International Corporation's products. Unlike many backup solutions for sensitive Oracle databases, Virtual Replication maintains consistency of transactions and log files while providing complete application-level protection, without utilizing snapshots.
Replication protects and recovers Oracle databases and applications in virtualized environments by continuously replicating groupings of VMs with RPOs ofs and RTOs of minutes while maintaining application consistency. Company's automated recovery of VMs and file-level data have greatly simplified the process so any IT administrator or DBA can comfortably execute the recovery process. In addition, non-disruptive failover testing complete with testing reports provides assurance to CIOs and compliance officers alike that all DR requirements are being met. The storage and hypervisor agnostic solution delivers point in time recovery while satisfying the scalability requirements that very large database and application VMs demand.
Oracle users that rely on Virtual Replication include organizations such as KESA, Leupold and Stevens, and customers within the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.


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Q: How can VBA connect to MySQL database in Excel? Dim oConn As ADODB.Connection
Private Sub ConnectDB()
Set oConn = New ADODB.Connection
Dim str As String
str = "DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 5.2.2 Driver};" & _
                                            "SERVER=sql100.xtreemhost.com;" & _
                                            "PORT=3306" & _
                                            "DATABASE=xth_9595110_MyNotes;" & _
                                            "UID=xth_9595110;" & _
                                            "PWD=myPassword;" & _
                                            "Option=3"
''' error '''
oConn.Open str
End Sub

Private Sub InsertData()
Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset
Set rs = New ADODB.Recordset
ConnectDB
sql = "SELECT * FROM ComputingNotesTable"
rs.Open sql, oConn, adOpenDynamic, adLockOptimistic
Do Until rs.EOF
    Range("A1").Select
    ActiveCell = rs.Fields("Headings")
    rs.MoveNext
Loop
rs.Close
oConn.Close
Set oConn = Nothing
Set rs = Nothing
End Sub

Doing the similar things in PHP, I could successfully log in to the MySQL server.
I have installed the ODBC connector.
But in the above VBA codes, I failed.
An error turns up. (see the codes where the error exists)
$connect = mysql_connect("sql100.xtreemhost.com","xth_9595110","myPassword") or die(mysql_error());

mysql_select_db("myTable",$connect);

A: Ranjit's code caused the same error message as reported by Tin, but worked after updating Cn.open with the ODBC driver I'm running. Check the Drivers tab in the ODBC Data Source Administrator. Mine said "MySQL ODBC 5.3 Unicode Driver" so I updated accordingly.

A: Just a side note for anyone that stumbles onto this same inquiry...  My Operating System is 64 bit - so of course I downloaded the 64 bit MySQL driver...  however, my Office applications are 32 bit...  Once I downloaded the 32 bit version, the error went away and I could move forward.

A: Updating this topic with a more recent answer, solution that worked for me with version 8.0 of MySQL Connector/ODBC (downloaded at https://downloads.mysql.com/archives/c-odbc/):
Public oConn As ADODB.Connection
Sub MySqlInit()
    If oConn Is Nothing Then
        Dim str As String
        str = "Driver={MySQL ODBC 8.0 Unicode Driver};SERVER=xxxxx;DATABASE=xxxxx;PORT=3306;UID=xxxxx;PWD=xxxxx;"
        Set oConn = New ADODB.Connection
        oConn.Open str
    End If
End Sub

The most important thing on this matter is to check the proper name and version of the installed driver at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\ODBC Drivers\

A: This piece of vba worked for me:
Sub connect()
    Dim Password As String
    Dim SQLStr As String
    'OMIT Dim Cn statement
    Dim Server_Name As String
    Dim User_ID As String
    Dim Database_Name As String
    'OMIT Dim rs statement

    Set rs = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset") 'EBGen-Daily
    Server_Name = Range("b2").Value
    Database_name = Range("b3").Value ' Name of database
    User_ID = Range("b4").Value 'id user or username
    Password = Range("b5").Value 'Password

    SQLStr = "SELECT * FROM ComputingNotesTable"

    Set Cn = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") 'NEW STATEMENT
    Cn.Open "Driver={MySQL ODBC 5.2.2 Driver};Server=" & _
            Server_Name & ";Database=" & Database_Name & _
            ";Uid=" & User_ID & ";Pwd=" & Password & ";"

    rs.Open SQLStr, Cn, adOpenStatic

    Dim myArray()

    myArray = rs.GetRows()

    kolumner = UBound(myArray, 1)
    rader = UBound(myArray, 2)

    For K = 0 To kolumner ' Using For loop data are displayed
        Range("a5").Offset(0, K).Value = rs.Fields(K).Name
        For R = 0 To rader
           Range("A5").Offset(R + 1, K).Value = myArray(K, R)
        Next
    Next

    rs.Close
    Set rs = Nothing
    Cn.Close
    Set Cn = Nothing
End Sub

A: Enable Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.8 Library
Dim oConn As ADODB.Connection
Private Sub ConnectDB()
Set oConn = New ADODB.Connection
oConn.Open "DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 5.1 Driver};" & _
"SERVER=localhost;" & _
"DATABASE=yourdatabase;" & _
"USER=yourdbusername;" & _
"PASSWORD=yourdbpassword;" & _
"Option=3"
End Sub

There rest is here: http://www.heritage-tech.net/908/inserting-data-into-mysql-from-excel-using-vba/

A: Just to update this further
instead of looping through every row and column which takes forever.
try using
`Sub connect()
    Dim Password As String
    Dim SQLStr As String
    'OMIT Dim Cn statement
    Dim Server_Name As String
    Dim User_ID As String
    Dim Database_Name As String
    'OMIT Dim rs statement

    Set rs = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset") 'EBGen-Daily
    Server_Name = "Server_Name "
    Database_Name = "Database_Name" ' Name of database
    User_ID = "User_ID" 'id user or username
    Password = "Password" 'Password

    SQLStr = "SELECT * FROM item"

    Set Cn = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") 'NEW STATEMENT
    Cn.Open "Driver={MySQL ODBC 8.0 ANSI Driver};Server=" & _
            Server_Name & ";Database=" & Database_Name & _
            ";Uid=" & User_ID & ";Pwd=" & Password & ";"

    rs.Open SQLStr, Cn, adOpenStatic
    Range("A2").CopyFromRecordset rs

    rs.Close
    Set rs = Nothing
    Cn.Close
    Set Cn = Nothing
End Sub

this is multiple minutes faster


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What do patients value in their hospital care? An empirical perspective on autonomy centred bioethics
S Joffe1,
M Manocchia2,
J C Weeks3,
P D Cleary4
1Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston and Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
2Blue Cross Shield of Rhode Island Providence, and University of Rhode Island, Department of Sociology, Kingston, USA
3Department of Adult Oncology, and the Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA
4Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Correspondence to:
S Joffe, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney St, Boston, MA 02115, USA; steven_joffe{at}dfci.harvard.edu.
Objective: Contemporary ethical accounts of the patient-provider relationship emphasise respect for patient autonomy and shared decision making. We sought to examine the relative influence of involvement in decisions, confidence and trust in providers, and treatment with respect and dignity on patients' evaluations of their hospital care.
Design: Cross-sectional survey.
Setting: Fifty one hospitals in Massachusetts.
Participants: Stratified random sample of adults (N=27 414) discharged from a medical, surgical, or maternity hospitalisation between January and March, 1998. Twelve thousand six hundred and eighty survey recipients responded.
Main outcome measure: Respondent would definitely be willing to recommend the hospital to family and friends.
Results: In a logistic regression analysis, treatment with respect and dignity (odds ratio (OR) 3.4, 99% confidence interval (CI) 2.8 to 4.2) and confidence and trust in providers (OR 2.5, CI 2.1 to 3.0) were more strongly associated with willingness to recommend than having enough involvement in decisions (OR 1.4, CI 1.1 to 1.6). Courtesy and availability of staff (OR 2.5, CI 2.1 to 3.1), continuity and transition (OR 1.9, CI 1.5 to 2.2), attention to physical comfort (OR 1.8, CI 1.5 to 2.2), and coordination of care (OR 1.5, CI 1.3 to 1.8) were also significantly associated with willingness to recommend.
Conclusions: Confidence and trust in providers and treatment with respect and dignity are more closely associated with patients' overall evaluations of their hospitals than adequate involvement in decisions. These findings challenge a narrow emphasis on patient autonomy and shared decision making, while arguing for increased attention to trust and respect in ethical models of health care.
respect for persons
professional-patient relations
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jme.29.2.103
Respect for persons is fundamental to the ethical provider-patient relationship. At least with regard to competent adults, however, "respect for persons" in bioethics has come to equal respect for patient autonomy.1 The Belmont Report (which has had an enormous influence on clinical medicine despite its origins in human experimentation)2 tells us that "respect for persons . . . divides into two separate moral requirements: The requirement to acknowledge autonomy and the requirement to protect those with diminished autonomy".3 Though other principles make claims upon us,4 "there are relatively few bioethicists who argue that respect for autonomy is not the preeminent value governing the actions of health care providers".5 In bioethics, autonomy occupies a place "at the top of the moral mountain".6
Without denying the importance of self determination, respect for persons seems intuitively to imply a broader set of obligations than just attention to patient autonomy. Childress has suggested that respect for autonomy might usefully be viewed as a subset (albeit a centrally important one) of respect for persons:
The principle of respect for autonomy is ambiguous because it focuses on only one aspect of personhood, namely self-determination, and defenders often neglect several other aspects, including our embodiment. A strong case can be made for recognizing a principle of "respect for persons", with respect for their autonomous choices being simply one of its aspects—though perhaps its main aspect. But even then we would have to stress that persons are embodied, social, historical, etc.7
Veatch's deontological principles governing the patient-physician relationship (autonomy, fidelity, veracity, avoiding killing, and justice) are also helpful,8 but still appear incomplete. A partial list of what we mean by the concept might add respect for the body, respect for family, respect for community, respect for culture, respect for the moral value (dignity) of the individual, and respect for the personal narrative. A richer understanding of respect for persons seems particularly important in light of evidence suggesting that disrespect is common in medicine.9–11 Unfortunately, the concept of respect has not received sustained analysis in the bioethics literature.12
The principle of respect for autonomy, as Schneider noted, is subject to a variety of conceptual interpretations.13 One useful way to classify these interpretations, following Isaiah Berlin,14 might be to array them along a spectrum from negative to positive. A negative, or antipaternalist, understanding demands that health professionals refrain "from interfering with efforts of individuals to . . . pursue [their life] plans".15 This view particularly rules out the use of force, coercion, and deception,16,17 including when the provider's ultimate goal is the patient's best interests. The negative conception of autonomy rights need not be a weak one, as Mill demonstrated.18 Most important for our current purposes, however, this antipaternalist model makes no normative assumptions about patients' affirmative responsibilities to make medical decisions. In contrast, the positive or "mandatory autonomy" model holds that patients have an obligation to exercise self rule and therefore to take direct responsibility for most decisions.19 Several grounds are put forward for this position. Some argue that individuals, including when they are patients, have a duty to make the most of their capability for moral agency.20 Others suggest that only patients can know the values and preferences that are critical to making decisions affecting their health.21–23 Finally, some claim that patients have a duty not to burden others (including physicians) with their health care decisions.24 Advocates of the mandatory autonomy view, of course, must defend a much more extensive set of normative claims.
Regardless of where on this spectrum one's preferred version of the principle of respect for autonomy falls, the question of how much patients actually wish to take responsibility for their medical decisions is of obvious importance. Accumulating data indicate that many patients prefer to delegate at least some decisions to their health care providers, particularly as the significance of the decision increases.25–30 Under the antipaternalist view of autonomy, this evidence suggests that the scope of the principle, or at least the proportion of health care interactions in which conflicts about autonomy are at issue, may be more limited than commonly assumed. Under the mandatory autonomy view, these data present a serious challenge to the normative assumptions underlying the model.
Trust is another potentially important aspect of health care relationships, one that may interact with autonomy in conceptually and practically interesting ways. Trust figures prominently in the work of a few bioethicists,31 though moral philosophy devotes relatively little attention to the concept.32 In recent sociological discourse, trust is "the expectation that arises within a community of regular, honest, and cooperative behavior, based on commonly shared norms, on the part of other members of that community".33 It is "the norm of generalized reciprocity".34 This account, however, leaves out issues of vulnerability and power asymmetry that are central to many trust relationships,35 including most health care relationships.36 Barber's two-dimensional conceptualisation of trust as "expectation of technically competent role performance" and "expectations of fiduciary obligation" better captures this complexity in the health care setting.37 As Baier wrote: "trust is accepted vulnerability to another's power to harm one, a power inseparable from the power to look after some aspect of one's good".38 In this light, many argue that the health care relationship is a fiduciary one, in which "the physician is . . . necessarily a trustee for the patient's medical welfare".39 If so, then clinicians have obligations to patients that exceed contractual requirements and form the "foundation for professional ethics".40
Trust serves important practical functions. Whether in everyday economic and social life or in the special circumstance of illness, it reduces social friction and the need for constant vigilance that would otherwise be required.33,41 Nevertheless, the concept of trust in professionals raises difficult philosophical questions. Veatch has even questioned the possibility of trust itself: "to the extent that it is impossible for professionals (1) to know what the interests of clients are, (2) to present value-free facts and behavior options, and (3) to determine a definitive set of virtues for a particular profession . . . [they] ought not to be trusted".42
There is some evidence that trust in physicians has in fact decreased over the past quarter century,43 a period characterised also by increased attention to patient autonomy (and, parenthetically, to lawyers, contracts, and other formal means of social control in the broader society).44 Are these trends causally related? If so, was this relationship necessary or just a historical coincidence? It seems at least plausible that attitudes towards decision making responsibility and views about trust are related inherently to one another. One might argue that, without justified trust, caveat emptor reigns and patients would be well advised to take responsibility for most decisions regarding their medical care. Put somewhat differently, the absence of trust requires high levels of vigilance, or readiness to assert autonomy, on the part of the patient. In contrast, when morally valid trust obtains, some delegation of medical decisions would seem to be a reasonable option.
The relationship between trust and respect for persons (considered broadly) is less obvious than that between trust and respect for autonomy. Respect as we are using it here refers to the actions and attitudes of providers, while trust refers to the actions and attitudes of patients. We view these as logically distinct concepts that are likely to interact in complex ways. We suspect that patients' willingness to trust can be explained, in part, by the extent to which they perceive that providers value them and the things that are important to them. One way in which providers can convey that they value their patients (and are therefore worthy of trust) is to treat patients with respect. In Baier's words: "To trust is to let another think about and take action to protect and advance something the truster cares about, to let the trusted care for what one cares about. Thoughtless care verges on 'careless care,' on plain failure to give care" (her italics) .45 Respectful care is unlikely to be perceived as thoughtless care.
We know little about how patients actually value trust, respect, and autonomy, or how they weigh these principles against one another. In the current study, we used patients' reports to gain insight into the ethics of medical encounters.46–49 Specifically, we studied the relationships between patients' experiences and their overall evaluations of the hospitals in which they recently received treatment. The fundamental assumption underlying the analysis was that, if patients value a dimension of care highly, then problems in that dimension will increase the likelihood that they will report negative overall evaluations of the hospital. In contrast, problems in a less highly valued dimension of care will have a more limited impact on evaluations. We tested three hypotheses: 1) treatment with respect and dignity is strongly associated with positive evaluations; 2) trust in nurses and physicians is highly correlated with evaluations, and 3) adequacy of involvement in decisions has a limited effect on evaluations. These hypotheses, if confirmed, suggest a model of the patient-provider relationship that elevates trust and respect to a central place alongside attention to patient autonomy.
Design of primary survey
We reanalysed data from the Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP) Statewide Patient Survey Project. Massachusetts Health Quality Partners conducted the survey to provide hospitals with feedback to help them focus quality improvement efforts.50 Participants were adult obstetric, surgical, and medical patients discharged from one of 51 hospitals in Massachusetts between January and March, 1998. At 37 hospitals, patients from all three services were surveyed; at 11 hospitals without obstetric services, only medical and surgical patients were surveyed, and at three hospitals, only obstetric patients were surveyed. These institutions account for over 80% of adult medical/surgical discharges and over 90% of maternity patients in Massachusetts.
Patients were excluded if: 1) they were under 18; 2) they were not discharged to home; 3) they had died; 4) they were maternity patients who had an abortion or stillbirth, their infant died, or they gave the infant up for adoption; 5) they were hospitalised for a psychiatric disorder or substance abuse; 6) they were listed as "observation" patients; or 7) they did not spend at least one night in the hospital.
A sample of 600 patients was randomly selected from each hospital's list of eligible patients. For each hospital, this sample was divided evenly between participating medical, surgical, and maternity services—that is, 200 patients/service if all three services were participating. In all, 27 414 questionnaires were mailed. A reminder postcard was sent two weeks after the initial mailing, and replacement questionnaires were mailed to non-respondents two weeks later. Questionnaires were available in English, Spanish, Russian, Khmer (Cambodian) and Portuguese. A total of 12 680 respondents (46.3%) constitute the sample for this analysis.
Specific hospital experiences were assessed with 33 Picker Institute questions encompassing seven dimensions of care (see Appendix).48 These dimensions included: 1) regard for patients; 2) coordination of care; 3) information and education; 4) physical comfort; 5) emotional support; 6) involvement of family and friends, and 7) continuity and transition. We modified two dimensions (regard for patients and emotional support) to permit separate consideration of adequacy of involvement in decisions, treatment with respect and dignity, and confidence and trust in staff (see Appendix for details).
Problem responses were defined a priori for each question; the Picker Institute codes any response other than the best possible response as a problem. Problem scores were then calculated for each of the seven dimensions of care as follows:
Problem score = (problem responses ÷ total questions answered) × 100
Four additional items probed the patient's perception of the courtesy and availability of physicians and nurses on a five-point scale. We summed these questions to create an eighth dimension, which we similarly scaled from 0 (no problem) to 100 (most possible problems). We dichotomised the problem scores for each dimension into the quintile of patients reporting the most problems versus the remaining 80%.
We measured trust by combining two questions: "Did you have trust and confidence in the doctors treating you?" and "Did you have trust and confidence in the nurses treating you?" Response choices included "yes, always," "yes, sometimes," and "no". Patients who responded "yes, always" to the questions about both physicians and nurses were coded as expressing trust in providers.
The survey also asked: "Did you feel like you were treated with respect and dignity while you were in the hospital?" Response choices included: "yes, always," "yes, sometimes," and "no". Patients who responded "yes, always" were coded as experiencing respectful, dignified treatment.
We evaluated the adequacy of involvement in decisions with the question: "Did you have enough say about your treatment?" Response choices included: "yes, definitely," "yes, somewhat," and "no". Patients who responded "yes, definitely" were coded as having adequate involvement.
We measured overall evaluations of the hospital experience by the answer to the question: "Would you recommend this hospital to your friends and family?"51 Response choices included "yes, definitely," "yes, probably," and "no". Patients who responded "yes, definitely" were coded as indicating an unqualified willingness to recommend.
Finally, the survey asked about age, sex, education, ethnicity, and health status. Hospital and service (medicine, surgery, obstetrics) were also recorded.
The outcome of our analysis was unqualified willingness to recommend the hospital. Because scores for the dimensions of care were highly correlated, we estimated a logistic regression model to evaluate the independent associations between predictor variables and willingness to recommend. To reduce potential confounding, the model controlled for age, sex, race, education, self reported health status, hospital, and hospital service (medicine, surgery, obstetrics). To assess for heterogeneity of relationships, we also tested interaction terms among demographic variables (age, sex, education, ethnicity, and health status) and the major predictor variables (respect, trust, involvement in decisions). Results are reported as adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 99% confidence intervals (CI). Statistical analyses used Stata 5.0 for Windows (Stata Corp, College Station, TX).
The Office for the Protection of Research Subjects at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute determined that this secondary data analysis was exempt from United States federal requirements for institutional review.
The mean age of respondents was 53.8 years (standard deviation=20.4, range 18 to 102 years). The predominance of women (see table 1) resulted from the inclusion of obstetrics. Most subjects were white, about one-third had a university education, and most reported being in good to excellent health. Respondents were slightly older (53.8 v 50.0 years, p<0.001) and more likely to be women (68.0% v 64.9%, p<0.001) than non-respondents.
Demographic characteristics of respondents
Approximately 85% of patients reported always receiving respectful, dignified treatment; 77% indicated always having confidence and trust in nurses, while 87% said they always had confidence and trust in their doctors; 68% "definitely" had enough say about their treatment; and 77% expressed unqualified willingness to recommend the hospital (see table 2).
Selected experiences and evaluations of hospital care
In the multivariate model (see table 3), perceptions of respectful, dignified treatment correlated most strongly with unqualified willingness to recommend. Trust and confidence in providers and courtesy and availability of staff were also closely associated with willingness to recommend. Continuity and transition, attention to physical comfort, coordination of care, and having enough say about treatment were also significant, though weaker, predictors of willingness to recommend. Information and education, emotional support, inclusion of family and friends, and regard for patients did not achieve significance in the model. Finally, one interaction term (between age and trust) was of borderline significance. This interaction, which was not incorporated into the final model, indicated that willingness to recommend tended to be more strongly associated with trust among older patients.
Multivariate predictors of unqualified willingness to recommend the hospital*
We reanalysed a Massachusetts-wide survey to evaluate correlates of patients' evaluations of hospitals in which they had recently received treatment. As expected, we found that confidence and trust in providers and treatment with dignity and respect strongly influenced evaluations. In contrast, adequacy of involvement in decisions had a weaker, though still significant, impact. These data suggest that, among the experiences measured in this survey, hospitalised patients on average value involvement in decision making less than other aspects of treatment. If the survey measures fairly represent the range of experiences patients have, then these results have important implications for an autonomy-centred account of biomedical ethics. Our findings extend a growing literature, based primarily on patient self report, documenting that many individuals prefer to delegate responsibility for at least some health care decisions.25–29 Our study adds the observation that, despite the implications of the shared decision making model,21,52,53 having less involvement in decisions than desired does not necessarily lead to marked dissatisfaction with the hospital experience.
The strong relationship noted in our study between experiences of respect and overall evaluations of the hospital provides patient-centred support for respect for persons as a first principle of bioethics, and indicates the need for a better understanding of respect in the patient-clinician relationship. Few studies have investigated the nature, determinants, or consequences of respectful treatment. In a study of family planning clinics by Morris, respect as rated by independent observers strongly predicted patients' evaluations of their experiences.54 Beckman et al noted that relationship problems, particularly such examples of disrespect as demeaning patient or family views, failing to understand their perspectives, and desertion, were common features of malpractice suits.11 Burack et al documented that disrespectful behaviours were both prevalent among housestaff on a ward team and rarely challenged by senior staff.10 Lazare wrote of the important and underappreciated roles of shame and humiliation in medicine.9 And Kass lamented such everyday occurrences as failure to introduce oneself, inappropriate use of first names, inattention to patients' nakedness, arguments among staff in the presence of patients, and devaluation of disabled patients.12 What these examples of disrespect have in common is not the affront to autonomy, but rather the suggestion that patients lack full worth. The ability to distinguish the two in the context of specific examples supports the contention that respect for persons might signify more than just respect for their autonomy.
Trust has also received little empirical attention,55 though studies are beginning to appear.56–60 Research on the demographic and structural determinants of trust in physicians documents the importance of patient ethnicity,56 continuity of care,56,57 and payment method.57,58,60 Dimensions of trust include interpersonal competence, technical skill, and advocacy.59,61 One critical aspect of interpersonal competence, we suspect, is the provider's ability to convey an attitude of respect. Respectful providers are likely to be perceived as trustworthy. Our survey confirms that, despite theoretical concerns,42 patients place great value on trust in their health care providers. Its importance to patients suggests that efforts to understand and enhance trust are warranted.
Our analysis had several limitations. First, the survey was restricted to Massachusetts, and other areas may differ. Second, we were unable to consider directly how patients value other dimensions of care, such as technical quality. However, the questions about trust and confidence do capture, at least in part, patients' views about the competence of their caregivers.59,61 Third, although the response rate is consistent with other surveys of this type, respondents might differ from non-respondents. Observed demographic differences were slight, however, and it is improbable that selection bias could account for our main conclusions. Fourth, our findings apply only to adults hospitalised for medical, surgical, or obstetric indications. They should not be generalised to populations that were not represented in our sample, including some— psychiatric patients—who are most at risk for violations of their autonomy. It is also likely that patients' attitudes towards the dimensions of medical care evaluated here vary by cultural and other factors. Exploration of such variation was beyond the scope of this project. Finally, our results reflect patients' evaluations across a broad spectrum of encounters. Patients in value-laden situations or with severe illness might differ.
Some might reasonably argue that the question about patients' experiences of decision making involvement ("Did you have enough say about your treatment?") does not map perfectly onto the concept of autonomy as understood by ethicists and theorists of shared decision making. Some patients who reported not having enough say in their treatment may have been referring to relatively minor infractions, which would not be expected to lead to much dissatisfaction. Other patients may have been excluded from important choices affecting them without even being aware of the existence of those choices. Such marked violations of autonomy, which are clearly of concern, may not even have been captured by our survey. Nevertheless, one-third of respondents reported a desire for more involvement than they actually experienced. That such patients were only slightly more likely than others to evaluate their hospital experience poorly is striking. Similarly, the popular conceptions of respect, dignity, and trust likely differ from those in philosophical discourse. Ethical concepts, however, must be operationalised to be useful. As Callahan wrote: "while it is not altogether fair to hold a good concept, sensibly deployed in careful writing, to the test of whether it is proof against popular misuse, concepts must always be used in some culture unless they are to remain solely in dictionaries and textbooks".62
By noting that perceptions of inadequate involvement in decisions have a limited effect on patients' evaluations of their hospital experiences, we neither condone paternalism in the provider-patient relationship nor suggest that efforts to enhance shared decision making are misguided. Our primary purpose is to highlight the central roles of respect and trust in patients' experiences of illness, rather than to criticise the value of patient autonomy. Indeed, it is eminently possible that a concerted programme to enhance involvement in decisions might lead to significant improvements in patients' evaluations when compared with standard practice. Further research to clarify this question would be of great interest, though even in the absence of measurable effects such programmes might plausibly be judged worthwhile on independent grounds.
Finally, we wish to emphasise that our analysis is descriptive rather than normative. We do not recommend that patients' perspectives should unilaterally determine ethical frameworks. We do, however, believe that data such as those presented here can contribute to the search for reflective equilibrium in bioethics.63,64 In this spirit, our findings challenge a narrow emphasis on autonomy and shared decision making, while arguing for increased attention to trust and respect in ethical models of health care.
APPENDIX: DIMENSIONS OF CARE ON PICKER INSTITUTE SURVEY
Regard for patients*
– a. Doctors spoke in front of patient as if s/he weren't there
– b. Nurses spoke in front of patient as if s/he weren't there
– a. Organisation of care in the emergency room
– b. Organisation of the admissions process
– c. Wait before going to hospital room
– d. One doctor in charge
– e. Conflicting statements from various staff
– f. Tests and procedures performed on time
– a. Enough information in the emergency room
– b. Delays explained
– c. Doctors gave understandable answers
– d. Nurses gave understandable answers
– e. Test results explained
Attention to physical comfort
– a. Help getting to bathroom
– b. Rapid response to call button
– c. Rapid treatment of pain
– d. Maximal efforts to control pain
– e. Appropriateness of pain medications
Emotional support†
– a. Doctor discussed anxieties and fears
– b. Nurse discussed anxieties and fears
– c. Easy to find someone to talk to
– d. Help understanding bill
Involvement of family and friends
– a. Family/significant others were able to talk to doctors
– b. Appropriateness of information given to family/significant others
– c. Information given to family/significant others to help care for patient
Continuity and transition
– a. Purpose of discharge medications explained
– b. Side effects of discharge medications discussed
– c. Danger signals after discharge described
– d. Resumption of usual activities discussed
Courtesy and availability
– a. Courtesy of doctors
– b. Courtesy of nurses
– c. Availability of doctors
– d. Availability of nurses
We would like to thank the Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP) and the hospitals participating in the MHQP Statewide Patient Survey Project for their cooperation. Massachusetts Health Quality Partners can be contacted through its website at http://www.mhqp.org. We also wish to express our gratitude to Lisa Lehmann, MD, MSc. for her thoughtful comments on an earlier draft of this manuscript.
Dr Joffe was the recipient of a fellowship from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (T32 HS00063), and was a Faculty Fellow at the Center for Ethics and the Professions at Harvard University.
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5.0 out of 5 starsOne of the best B&W photo books I've read.
Lee Frost is an acclaimed landscape photographer and bestselling author. He is a regular contributor to the photography press and is also the author of numerous books including The A-Z of Creative Photography, and The Creative Photography Handbook. He lives in Lesbury, Northumberland.
Ive always enjoyed Lee Frost's past endeavours in the written field but this one didnt quite get up there in my expectations. This is still a very good book for intermediate photographers but perhaps not quite as gritty as I had hoped for.
Black and white photography has a reputation for being something of an esoteric art requiring lots of expensive equipment and an encyclopaedic knowledge of complex techniques. But here Lee Frost dispels this myth, and proves that it can be the most simple, expressive and rewarding medium.
The book covers all the essential techniques of black and white photography from what equipment to use through to the finer points of printing and toning, thereby demonstrating how Lee Frost creates his own breathtaking photographs, and how you can too.
This is outdated since it talks about film and developing. The photos are not that outstanding. Good for beginners in photography any hows.
This is by far the best black and white photo technique book I have read. I am a pro photographer and always keep a huge collection of how to books and monographs for looking up styles and new ideas.Lee Frost is a very down to earth photographer that really takes what he loves to heart.
He preaches that it is not all the little technical things that people and teachers say you need to know that make good photographs, its your own imagination and creativity.This is the perfect thing to say for a true artist.
Lee Frost gives us his own examples of basic photo techniques and then shows us how easy it is to make a beautiful fine art photograph with simple household products and a NON pro camera set up. Of course, he does state that having good equipment will always help, but it is not always needed as so many say.
Just think of the world famous photographer David Hamilton, who only used one 35mm camera, one lense, only natural light, and no filters. It doesnt get much more basic than that, and he is bowed down to by thousands.
Lee Frost has the same idea, and it is very asuring knowing that you dont need to go out and spend thousands to be a pro.Again, I believe that this is the best how to and reference guide on the market today.
Paperback: 144 pages Publisher: David & Charles; 2nd edition (April 1, 2004) Language: English ISBN-10: 0715316338 ISBN-13: 978-0715316337 Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.5 x 10.8 inches Shipping Weight: 1.
Comment: Very Good: Cover and pages show some wear from reading and storage.
This title demonstrates how it is possible to make beautiful black and white images and fine prints with the minimum of fuss. It covers: equipment and film, capturing the image, developing the film, setting up a darkroom, making the print, toning prints, lith printing, print finishing and more.
I've been into b&w photography for a little while now, and lately I've been doing a lot of reading on the subject. This is without a doubt one of best books I've read so far. I'm already familiar with all of the technical aspects of photography, and those are all explained in the book (except for the zone system, which Frost clearly states at the beginning he doesn't use).
Along with all of the technical stuff, Frost also explains his creative techniques. I can't say I learned much of that technical stuff (I already knew it all. I'm sure a beginner could learn a ton), but it did open my eyes to take a much more creative approach on photography than I had previously taken.
Also in the book that's great is a chapter on lith printing and using liquid emulsion. Along with all of the information are pictures taken by Frost with captions that explain anything relevant to the chapter.
This book is a great read for anyone who wants to improve their photography skills.
Hardcover: 144 pages Publisher: David & Charles (April 28, 2004) Language: English ISBN-10: 071531632X ISBN-13: 978-0715316320 Package Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.7 x 0.8 inches Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 3.
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Real estate site Trulia and interactive media company 1020 Placecast have partnered up to deliver better targeted ads on Trulia, using location information and a number of other factors.
When a user searches for real estate in a certain location on Trulia, Placecast adds its magic, using algorithms that add demographic, psychographic and geographic data points to the equation. The result, ideally, is a very precisely targeted advertisement. Or, as Alistair Goodman, CEO of Placecast, says: "Once we know the place a user is interested in, we can derive a lot of useful insights about what kind of consumer they are, and then serve them a very targeted ad."
Car rental company Avis-Budget is already participating in the program, and according to Trulia, their ads on the site perform "strongly relative to other publishers."
This summer, Trulia raised $15 million to expand their advertising network. It's nice to see them putting the money to good use after only three months, but the real estate business is not the best to be in right now, and their diminishing traffic (according to Compete) proves this. Still, if Trulia's hyper-localized approach to delivering ads works, and if their ads perform significantly better than the industry average, it'll be money well spent.


AVID, Advancement Via Individual Determination, is a school wide transformation effort focused on leadership, systems, instruction, and culture, and is designed to increase the number of students who enroll and succeed in higher education and in their lives beyond high school. The AVID College Readiness System is the only elementary through higher education instructional system (K-16), which allows for regional alignment that strengthens student potential for completion. AVID-trained educators teach students academic and social skills to help them develop the habits and behaviors needed to succeed in rigorous curriculum. The AVID College Readiness System is a catalyst for developing a school culture that closes the achievement, expectation, and opportunity gaps many students face, and it prepares all students for success in a global society.
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Highest finish: 8th, 2014-15
Football League - Division 1
Play-Off winners: 2010-11
Champions 2007-08
Division 35(S)
Champions 1924-25, 1948-49
Champions 1999-2000
Semi-finals, 1926, 1964
Winners 2012-13
Welsh Cup
Winners 11 times; Runners-up 8 times
Winners 1994, 2006
European Cup-Winners' Cup qualification
1961-62, 1966-67, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1989-90, 1991-92
Europa League participation
Here are some interesting facts from the historic story of Swansea City:
Turned professional: 1912.
Previous name: 1912, Swansea Town; 1970, Swansea City.
Club nicknames: 'The Swans', 'The Jacks'.
Grounds: 1912, Vetch Field; 2005, Liberty Stadium.
Most league goals: 90, Division 2, 1956-57.
Highest league scorer in season: Cyril Pearce, 35, Division 2, 1931-32.
Most league goals in total: Ivor Allchurch, 166, 1949-58, 1965-68.
Most league goals in a match: 5, Jack Fowler v Charlton Ath, Division 3S, 27 December 1924.
Most capped player: Ivor Allchurch (Wales) 68 caps; 23 goals.
Most league appearances: Wilfred Milne, 585, 1919-37.
Youngest league player: Nigel Dalling, 15 years 289 days v Southport, 6 December 1974.
Oldest league player: Tommy Hutchinson, 43 years, five months v Southend United, March 12, 1991.
Record transfer fee received: £25m from Manchester City for Wilfried Bony, January 14, 2015.
Record transfer fee paid: £15.5m to Atletico Madrid for Borja Baston on August 11, 2016.
Biggest win: League - 8-0 v Hartlepool (April 1, 1978)
Biggest win: Cup - 12-1 v Sliema Wanderers (September 15, 1982)
Biggest defeat: League - 8-1 v Fulham (January 22, 1938)
Biggest defeat: Cup - 8-0 v Liverpool (October 1, 1991)
Most league clean sheets: 24 (2009-10)
Most points in a season: 92 (2007-08, League One)
Most league wins in a season: 27 (1958-59) (2007-08)


The doctor will see you now. This easy on shirt, made to look like doctor's scrubs, will make a preschooler ready to check his patients. Blue fabric printed with stethoscope, tongue depressor, syringe and other important tools of the trade. Pocket on chest for personalization. Ages 3-6.


RANDOM: TOOLS OF THE TRADE "Pulse"
This short and sharp burst of musical extremity deserves a similarly rapid reviewing apparatus. And while the journey is a bit swift, what a bursting swiftness it is. "Pulse", the cassette tape EP of TOOLS OF THE TRADE cemented their reputation as one of the best straight-out ballsy grind bands ever to emerge from the Malaysian soil. Everything you need from a good grind release is all here, the songs are frighteningly to the point with all the techniques and baggages firmly engaged. Didn't came as a surprise to know that they embarked on a European Tour not so while ago, this short tape presentation is all I ever need for a testimonial that they clearly deserve to do that. An album ("Defy"), has been released soon after this one, which I did not manage to get my hands on just yet, but "Pulse" is a positive indication if anybody wish for one. Like the cliche says, grind on. And it is all for the right reasons.


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