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Low Latino voter turnout in NJ and VA elections reveal a return to the old ways
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LatinaLista — Something happened in yesterday's governor elections in New Jersey and Virginia that everyone was afraid would happen.
No, it's not the fact that a Republican won in each race. It's the fact that voters of color and young people could have cared less about who would win.
There's no denying that the 2008 presidential election was unlike any other and it awakened the proverbial sleeping giant of young and multicultural voters. Yet, there were many who worried that once the presidential election was over if the same momentum could be sustained with each "lesser" election.
It's obvious now that it can't with some voters, but with Latino voters it's a different story.
Republican Gov-elect Bob McDonnell smiles at a news conference with transition members, Phil Cox, left, and Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, right, in Richmond Nov. 4. (AP Photo)
For the Latino constituency, participation in local elections, for now, hinges on what role that elected official has in passing immigration reform or the DREAM Act. It's a safe bet that any candidate running for Congress will get close scrutiny from Latino voters in their districts and states and will see a resurge of Latino voters at the polls.
While not all Latinos identify with the immigration issue, and some actually feel detached from it, there is still a "community sense of responsibility" when it comes to the issue because of reports still coming in that some Latinos are being persecuted because of a lack of a definitive bill coupled with the lack of action from congressmen and women speaking out against the assaults on Hispanic immigrants.
As long as immigration reform is on the table, it's the carrot that energizes this voting bloc to come out.
But the real problem lies in elections for local and state candidates, as was seen in yesterday's election turnouts.
Latino voters are no different in wondering what difference their vote makes for a candidate who isn't seen as a "people's candidate" in their community and other communities of color.
The fact that both candidates for governor who won were Anglo already illustrates that what was gained from the presidential campaigns has slipped away — the inclusiveness of candidates of color which, in turn, generated enthusiasm, not just among voters of color, but young people who rightly see candidates of color as bringing change to a staid political system.
In the days after Obama won, there was a lot of buzz within the national Latino community of setting up organizations to help identify, groom and support tomorrow's Latino political candidates.
The hope is that more people of color join in aspiring to serve this nation in public office and that both political parties welcome this participation. Until these candidates materialize, who have the ability to excite a new generation of voters, along with, a segment for whom politics has had little meaning, turnout will be less than what it's known it can be.
(Update Nov. 5, 2009 — If there's any doubt that a candidate of color can re-energize civic participation among youth and voters of color, just check out what happened in the mayoral elections of Lawrence, Mass. this week.
The city elected the first Latino mayor of the state but what's even more remarkable is that Lawrence became the first city in the state where registered Latino voters outnumbered white voters.)
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Could it be that it was because ALL the candidates for governor of Virginia and New Jersey were Anglo that it turned out that an Anglo won? The fact that none were minorities is not an excuse for not caring about the actual issues. It's very petty to boycott an election because the candidate doesn't have the same type of face you see in the mirror every day. I find your racial coloration of these elections very unfortunate. There's no reason why white governors can't do an excellent job at representing minorities anymore than a person of color can't do a good job at representing Anglos. Apparently, in the world you'd make, in order to have fair representation, we'd have to have three or four faces representing each racial and ethnic group,
Why should NJ or VA be expected to have a person of color as governor? According to the census, Virginia is comprised of 67 percent white/not Hispanic, 6.8 percent Latino and 19.9 percent African American, and New Jersey has 61 percent white/not Hispanic, 16.3 percent Latino and 14.5 percent African American. Such population distributions would naturally be inclined to favor Anglos. In each case, by using your concept of social justice, the governor would tend to be white. If the population distributions were skewed toward minorities, I'd say you might have a case, but I can find nothing to indicate that there is anything that is wrong with the current situation.
Do you think the Obama Administration is is going to cultivate Mexican-American candidates? Dream on.
We have lost two seats since Obama's election: The Congressional seat held by Hilda Solis and the US senate seat held by Ken Salazar. Those seats were hard for us to win, and the White House didn't try to make sure that we kept them. They appointed a white man to Salazar's seat, even though Ken's brother was going to run for it, and they backed the non-Latino candidate in the race to replace Solis.
I would be curious to know how many Mexican-American appointees there are in the White House. They keep statistics on "Latinos" but that can be anybody. So far he hasn't appointed any Mexican-American judges.
What has Obama done for the economy of the Southwest? Nothing as far as I can see. Frankly, he's even weaker than I thought he would be, and I wish another Democrat would challenge him in 2012.
What difference does it make what color of skin or ethnicity that a politician is? Are you saying that most Latinos will only vote for a minority candidate who support amnesty for illegals? Isn't that kind of racist with a self-serving motive? I thought we Americans were supposed to be united regardless of party affiliation or skin color for the good of the country as a whole?
Karen, so it is "us" vs "them" in your book? "Hispanics" vs "Anglos"? Rather than to hell with race/ethnicity because we are all Americans we should only be happy if "one of our own" is elected or appointed to public office? Sounds like that is your viewpoint from your post.
Cookie:Do you know the history of Mexican-American elected officials in America? Did you know that in the 20th century they used to gerrymander districts so that Mexican-American candidates could not be elected? The courts had to overturn those laws.
It has taken litigation for Mexican-Americans to get the political representation you take for granted. We didn't start getting people elected in decent numbers until the early 90s. And we are still underrepresented.
So when there is only ONE Mexican-American US Senator, and Obama replaces him with an appointed white man, foreclosing an opportunity for another Mexican-American to run for that seat, it makes me realize that Obama couldn't care less about our history or what we have had to do to get political representation.
Your argument about gerrymandering is interesting but not a convincing. Why should a white, black or Hispanic, or anyone have a lock on a Senate seat? Since showing favoritism by race is wrong according to you, then people of all races should be in the running withour regard for race. What you are suggesting is racist in its very substance. And each U.S. Senator, unlike Congressmen, represent everyone in their state, not districts comprising small groups of citizens. Gerrymandering does no good in that instance. Using your criteria, since Illinois is majority white, then in theory there should be all white Senators. In fact Mr. Burris, a black man was appointed to replace Obama. And Obama, although consulted, had no authority to appoint his replacement. That was done by the infamous Blago, governor of Illinois. I've got news for you Karen, if white people today were as close-minded and racist as you aver, then there wouldn't be any minority Senators in Congress (except Hawaii), nor would there be a black man in the White House today. Hate the idea if you will, the majority of people in this country are white. As to political representation, Hispanic members of congress not only represent Hispanics, but other races as well. If the other races thought otherwise, there would be many fewer Hispanics in Congress today. It's too bad that you are so blinded by your race colored glasses that you can't recognize that Congress is not a committee on racial diversity, with each representing his race or ethnic group, but one that is suppose to represent an undivided nation.
No one race should have a
lock on any Senate seat or political office. I just don't think that Salazar's replacement was the most qualified person for the job, and certainly not more qualified that John Salazar. Of course, John Salazar is free to run for the office in 2010.
And please don't lecture me about racism. Why do you think that we still need the Voting Rights Act? That legislation doesn't just protect the right to vote, it protects minorities against gerrymandering.
As for Obama, the majority of white people did not even vote for him. Democrats never win a majority of white voters, so that is not a surprise. But Obama lost the white votes in states throughout country, not just in the South.
The Latino vote pushed him over the top in many states that Democrats don't normally win, such as North Carolina, Virginia, Indiana, Nevada, Florida, New Mexico, etc.
So please don't use Obama's victory to lecture me about what a racist Hispanic I am and how fair and open minded white people are. If Latinos hadn't voted for him in such big numbers, he wouldn't be in office. If only 43% of Latinos had voted for him, like 43% of white people did, Latinos would be branded 'racist' by the media.
http://www.slate.com/id/2204464/sidebar/2204528/
No one race DOES have a lock on any seat but what has race to do with it anyway? Being more or less qualified is in the eyes of the beholder I guess.
The rest of your remarks in regards to Obama's election is just your opinion and not based on fact, Karen.
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Romney has said he should be deported in a previous radio interview .....In Dreams of My Father President Obama said he was 'the uncle who left for America 25 years ago and had never come back'....Last year, it was reported that Obama, 68, had been a fugitive from deportation since 1992 after moving to the U.S. decades ago.
His whereabouts had been unknown for years, but last August he was arrested for driving under the influence and other motoring offences after swerving in front of a police cruiser and nearly causing an accident.
He should have been deported.
A legal immigrant arrested for a DUI can be deported. This man a fugitive and in defiance of a deportation order seems to feel that he deserves special treatment. What is alarming is that his position and thoughts on the matter seem to reflect what so many other illegals think and feel. That because they are already here that somehow that means they should be allowed to stay. It really is disgusting.
Yes, it is disgusting. It's even more disgusting that despite defying deportation orders, and despite a DUI, he is still here working, driving, and enjoying life as if he has a legal right to be here. Not a damn thing is being done. After all, he isn't on Obama's "violent" criminal list. I suppose he won't be considered a threat until he actually maims or kills someone during another drunken episode behind the wheel.
The irony is that Obama pretends to be tough on criminal illegals. Yet here we have his Uncle and living like he doesnt have a worry. We have Obama's Aunt caught also an illegal. She somehow evades deportation inspite of fraud.
Once is a coincindence. twice?????????
You have to remember that Obama is only willing to deport illegal immigrants convicted of very serious crimes. Evidently, in his eyes his aunt and uncle's crimes aren't serious enough. Besides, how would it look to his fellow illegal immigrant sympathizers to deport his own relatives? Image is everything you know.
Instead he's allowed to retain his driver's license so he can travel to his illegaly held job.
He has nothing to fear now -- and Obama has promised that no illegals will be deported if he wins -- and he did. He's promised many great things for all who break the laws of this country to be here and now they're going to expect their every wish be granted.
Looks like he won't get deported until maybe after 2016. Unless Obama grants amnesty.


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The book on Cruz, of course, is that he is divisive and does not work well with his Senate colleagues.
Asked specifically about the 2013 immigration bill, Cornyn did not take the opportunity to back up Cruz, who has said on the campaign trail he authored amendments as "poison pills" in order to kill it despite video clips that show him supporting legalization, but not citizenship, for immigrants in the U.S. illegally.
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Cell Phone Radiation Series - Part 4: What phones emit, bodies absorb
Research is not yet settled on exactly how dangerous cell phone radiation is to your health. But we at Environmental Working Group have seen enough studies with enough troubling results that we think it's worth your while to reduce your exposure to cell phone radiation.
When we talked a few weeks ago about insufficient government cell phone regulations, we discussed "SAR" values and the legal limits the government has set for the amount of radiation a phone can emit. But SAR values aren't always easy to pin down - so today we're going to look closely at what they are and how they can vary by phone.
What does SAR mean, anyway? "SAR" stands for "specific absorption rate" - it's a measure of how much radiation is absorbed by your body, given in Watts per kilogram (W/kg). Scientists test for SAR values using models of the human body filled with viscous fluid designed to mimic human tissue. The phone is placed next to the mold, and while the phone transmits a signal, a probe inside the human model measures the absorbed energy levels. The phone's SAR value is designated as the highest amount of radiation detected during these tests. What determines a phone's emission level? A phone's SAR value is largely determined by the design of its inner hardware and antenna. But, since the SAR measures how much radiation is absorbed by your body (heartening, huh?), the value is determined by both a) the amount of radiation emitted by the phone, and b) what body part is doing the absorbing (yes, some absorb radiation more than others).
SAR values for an individual phone can vary, based on several factors:
Network & frequency Most phones sold today can operate on several networks (e.g. 2G v. 3G) and at different frequencies (which band of the network the phone is using to send and receive signals). The same phone can emit different levels of radiation depending on which network and which frequency it's being used on at any given time.
Where you're using it Phones emit radiation when they're transmitting signals from your handset to a base station (cell tower), so the harder a phone has to work to send a signal, the more radiation it will emit. As a result, when you're using your phone far from a base station (say, in a rural area) or if there are physical obstacles in the way, the SAR value would be higher.
How you're using it A phone also uses more power to transmit a voice signal, so texting emits less radiation than talking.
Where you're holding it Originally, SAR measurements focused primarily on values when held at the head. But over time, cell phone use has changed - now we're carrying phones in our pockets and often leaving them there while talking on a headset or not using them.
This means less radiation to the brain (that's good) but more to the lower torso. SAR values vary based on the type of body tissue absorbing the radiation, and research has shown that skin and muscles absorb more radiation than fat and bones. This raises concern about exposures at the waist, particularly to reproductive organs that don't have a protective layer of bone (like a skull provides the brain) shielding them from cell phone radiation Also, as you'd instinctively assume, the farther away the phone is from you, the less radiation you'll absorb from it. Holding the phone 10 inches away can reduce radiation exposure by a factor of 400. (Another reason texting and a headset are good ideas - you'd be yelling to get heard while holding the phone that far away.)
SAR testing not perfect Scientists acknowledge that SAR testing has significant precision problems, and current research is lacking in many ways. For instance, we don't know much about SAR values when phones are in "data mode" (you know you love those iphone apps), when they're held at various orientations (say, flipped around in your pocket) or how SAR values change for people of different ages and body types.
Children may be especially at risk, because their tissue conducts more (it has more ions than that of adults). Also, their thinner skulls don't provide as much of a radiation shield - one recent study showed that a child's head could absorb twice the amount of radiation as an adult's. As a result, kids using high-emitting, perfectly legal cell phones could be exposed to radiation over the legal limit.
You can make it better More research is needed, but the U.S. currently lags behind Europe when it comes to knowing what's going on with cell phones (surprise!). Tell the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to update their cell phone regulations (which they haven't done since their introduction in the mid-1990's) by sending them an email using EWG's easy form.
And in the meantime, since SAR values vary so much, you can make choices to reduce your exposure. Use EWG's 8 tips to reduce your cell phone radiation exposure - they'll make good sense now that you understand the "why" behind them all.
Stay tuned for more on cell phone radiation in coming weeks -- including finding a phone that has low SAR values to start with.
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While we do take solace in knowing that strong character leads to tremendous accomplishments, we would also like our daughter to graduate from elementary school without sassing and/or exhausting every teacher in the place. Thank goodness for those who recognize her strengths.
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When Jasmine was in kindergarten, she got in trouble with Ms. Clark, a science teacher beloved by my other two kids. So I took notice when Ms. Clark approached me one day after school at pick-up.
"I almost called you today," Ms. Clark told me, as I was holding Jasmine's hand waiting for her siblings to come out.
"Uh oh," I said. "Is it about something good or something bad?"
She took a deep breath, and I could tell she was carefully considering her words. "Jasmine made some bad choices today. I love her to pieces, and she's got such a great spirit. And a lot of times when she's wild or talking a lot and interrupting her friends, I can't get her to follow directions. Sometimes I say, 'If you don't behave I'm going to call your Daddy.' Well, today when I said it she just shrugged her shoulders and said, 'Fine. Call him.'"
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I immediately understood why Ms. Clark was well-liked. Her demeanor, body language, and tone of voice all put me at ease. She sounded simultaneously concerned and amused by Jasmine's behavior. The way she re-enacted Jasmine's dialogue, "Fine. Call him," as if she couldn't have cared less. She had mastered Jasmine's mannerisms.
"Oh wow!" I said. "If you had called me I would have been here in a heartbeat. That is back talk and is unacceptable." I was working from home at the time, and had already made an impromptu visit following a phone call from one of Jasmine's other teachers a few weeks earlier.
"I know it," she said. "But I wanted to see if she could turn it around and make better choices — and she did. She turned it around." She kneeled down to meet Jasmine eye to eye. "You're going to make better choices tomorrow, right?"
I looked down at Jasmine, who was biting a fingernail. I think she was amused by her own behavior, but knew that wouldn't fly with me. I had to hand it to her; she was doing a pretty good job suppressing a smirk. "Yes ma'am," she said.
Ms. Clark stood up and said to me, "You know what: This child is going places. I know that spunk is going to get her in trouble, and it's also going to help her accomplish great things."
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I thanked her, and said that her mother and I agree.
When we got home, I had Jasmine write an apology letter to Ms. Clark. Then I had her clean her room, and she spent the rest of the evening in there with no TV or fun games. Typically she melts down at the first sign of trouble, but today she was totally compliant.
While Jasmine hasn't received any diagnoses yet, the symptoms of ADHD and impulse-control issues are clearly there. Her two older brothers both have ADHD, and one of them has impulse issues, too. This older brother has had similar interactions with teachers, counselors, and coaches. They go something like this: the authority figure holds him accountable, then my kid doubles down. Laurie and I have had to stay vigilant about building a good rapport with each of our kids' teachers.
We attend all "meet the teachers" events, open houses, and parent-teacher conferences. In discussing our kids' performance, we strive to support both our kids and their teachers equally. Some teachers are not amused by Jasmine's mouth or behavior. So we appreciate teachers like Ms. Clark, who is neither intimidated nor exhausted. I check in with her frequently, and she gives me the same re-enactment of crazy stuff Jasmine's said. Then she follows up by patting Jasmine on the back and saying, "But she's a sweetheart. And she's going places."
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Q: how to setup nginx config to make from react js to communicate with node js in docker I am trying to dockerize my personal application. Usually in local we mention the server(http://server:4000) in the package.json file of react. But in production when we build the react app , we don't use pacakge.json. We have to config the nginx server to redirect the api calls to my node js server.
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10b8d0bf6b2e   abc/client:latest   "/docker-entrypoint.…"   43 minutes ago   Up 27 minutes   0.0.0.0:8001->80/tcp, :::8001->80/tcp
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ed73637b394d   abc/api:latest      "node index.js"          5 days ago       Up 39 minutes   0.0.0.0:4000->4000/tcp, :::4000->4000/tcp
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6ead7807604a   mongo                       "docker-entrypoint.s…"   6 days ago       Up 42 minutes   0.0.0.0:27017->27017/tcp, :::27017->27017/tcp
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A: For prod I use this for Dockerfile and keep build generated from React project behind Nginx
FROM node:12-alpine as builder
WORKDIR /app
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FROM nginx
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/nginx/default.conf file, nginx dir. should be at same level of package.json
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Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/1100/p15.html
Social Media for Doctors: Taking Professional and Patient Engagement to the Next Level ...
Feb 1, 2020 - Some of the top family physicians on social media share their best practices for building a following and avoiding common pitfalls.
Practice Pearls - Nov-Dec 2020 -- FPM
Dec 1, 2020 - Ask three questions before using race-based clinical algorithms | What to do when a patient makes a discriminatory remark | Address inequity by supporting Black-owned businesses
Family Practice Management : Practice Pearls
Developing Standing Orders to Help Your Team Work to the Highest Level -- FPM
Jun 1, 2018 - Use this seven-step plan to create protocols that improve efficiency and reduce physician workloads.
Tools for Better Dementia Care -- FPM
Feb 1, 2019 - Quality measures and clinical tools can bring focus and clarity to caring for patients with cognitive impairment and supporting their caregivers.
The Case for Medical Chaperones -- FPM
Oct 1, 2018 - It's time for more discussion about how best to incorporate chaperones in primary care.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0900/p6.html
Screening Your Adult Patients for Depression -- FPM
Apr 1, 2016 - Family physicians are well-placed to catch depression in patients early - and get reimbursed for it.
Managing Behavioral Health Issues in Primary Care: Six Five-Minute Tools -- FPM
Apr 1, 2017 - These practical strategies can help family physicians support patients with depression, anxiety, and other behavioral health issues.
Is Direct Primary Care the Solution to Our Health Care Crisis? -- FPM
Oct 1, 2016 - While attempting to solve one problem, DPC may be exacerbating other serious problems in our health care system.
The Recertification Exam: Then and Now -- FPM
Aug 1, 2015 - Since 1970, when the author sat for the first family medicine certification exam, a lot has changed - but not everything.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
Three questions to ask before using race-adjusted clinical algorithms
There is mounting evidence that race is not a reliable proxy for genetic variation and some "race corrections" may make health disparities worse.
Family Practice Management : FPM
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/race_based_algorithms.html
Your Solution for Primary Care Engagement
Advertisement rates, policies, and opportunities for the AAFP's FPM journal
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/advertisers.html
Five steps for standing orders
Whether you are writing a standing order from scratch or evaluating an existing one for use in your practice, be sure to address these issues.
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/standing_orders.html
12 ways to work smarter, not harder in practice
A primary care physician shares 12 strategies -- rooted in the principle of working smarter, not harder -- that transformed her practice.
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/working_smarter.html
Letters - Mar-Apr 2012 -- FPM
Apr 1, 2012 - ...also ask good questions, so preceptors often find themselves updating their own knowledge about trends in medicine and clinical practice guidelines. Precepting gives everyone on a practice's team an opportunity to teach. Residents and students need practice management experience as...
Family Practice Management : Letters
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0300/p8a.html
Building the Case for the Patient-Centered Medical Home -- FPM
Feb 1, 2009 - A coalition is working to prove the concept and create an imperative for change. Payers and policymakers are getting on board. Are you?
Stark III: Refinement Not Revolution (Part 2) -- FPM
Apr 1, 2008 - The regulations include good news for physicians who work with hospitals.
Letters - Jan 2008 -- FPM
Jan 1, 2008 - ...provide preventive care with a team approach, telephone and e-mail care, and disease management, all with careful attention to practice guidelines, cost and value. So what happened? It is certainly convenient to blame the payer industry for all of the woes of medical practice;...
The Medical Home: An Idea Whose Time Has Come ... Again -- FPM
Sep 1, 2007 - Physicians, employers, legislators and payers think medical homes may be the key to health system reform.
Improving Office Practice: Working Smarter, Not Harder -- FPM
Dec 1, 2006 - Seemingly simple strategies can transform your practice.
TransforMed Tries to Rebuild Family Medicine -- FPM
May 1, 2007 - The national demonstration project nears the halfway mark with many hard lessons already learned.
Letters - Feb 2007 -- FPM
Feb 1, 2007 - ...answer to the ultimate question. They seem to think that the best way to gain control over their flock is to force us to follow best practice guidelines and adopt EHRs, which can be easily data-mined. The trial lawyers will try this route to shut down the practice of real medicine....
Outpatient vs. Inpatient Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia -- FPM
Apr 1, 2006 - Using a clinical prediction tool at the point of care will help you choose which course is best for your patient.
Using a Simple Patient Registry to Improve Your Chronic Disease Care -- FPM
Apr 1, 2006 - Who needs an EHR? Software you already have can help you make sure your patients get the care they need.
Escaping the Tyranny of the Urgent by Delivering Planned Care -- FPM
May 1, 2006 - These four components can help you provide care that is more proactive, organized and satisfying.
News & Trends - Mar 2006 -- FPM
Mar 1, 2006 - ...Clinical practice guideline software 12.3% Outcomes analysis 10.9% E-prescribing 9.7% Web-based consults or e-visits 5.8% Online appointment scheduling 5.7% Group visits Source: AAFP. Practice Profile I. 2005. Percentage of family physicians who use...
Family Practice Management : News Briefs
How to Answer Your Clinical Questions More Efficiently -- FPM
Aug 1, 2005 - Asking focused questions and knowing where to look can lead to quicker answers.
Innovation in Practice: Six Ways to Harness the Power of Your Ideas -- FPM
Jun 1, 2005 - With a clear aim, some basic innovation tools and a willingness to experiment, your team can produce some remarkable ideas.
Caring for Children: Re-examining the Family Physician's Role -- FPM
Aug 1, 2005 - New research suggests that the care of children has become less central to family medicine than it used to be, and some family physicians want to reverse the trend.
Monitor - Jul 2005 -- FPM
Aug 1, 2005 - ...Many patients fail to receive the recommended chronic disease care as outlined in national practice guidelines. But according to a new study in the May/June issue of the Annals of Family Medicine, physicians aren't to blame. Instead, there simply isn't enough time to do what the...
Overcoming Compassion Fatigue -- FPM
Apr 1, 2000 - When practicing medicine feels more like labor than a labor of love, take steps to heal the healer.
Is the New Model of Family Medicine Financially Viable? -- FPM
May 1, 2005 - Findings from the Future of Family Medicine project suggest the New Model could boost your income or enable you to work fewer hours.
Monitor - May 2005 -- FPM
May 1, 2005 - ...liability are unfounded. Instead, care coordination may actually lower liability risks if it is done well, with the assistance of best practice guidelines, integrated electronic medical records and computerized reminders. Health care courts Legislation that would authorize funding...
Letters - Oct 2004 -- FPM
Oct 1, 2004 - ...Doable in Everyday Practice [February 2004, page 51] should warn readers to beware of poor or dated systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines that could provide misleading, and possibly harmful, information. Unless you use trusted sources, such as Clinical Evidence...
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/1000/p14a.html
Making Evidence-Based Medicine Doable in Everyday Practice -- FPM
Feb 1, 2004 - Finding the evidence you need is getting easier than you ever thought possible.
Acute Otitis Media in Children -- FPM
Jun 1, 2004 - The article presents an evidence-based approach to diagnosing and treating otitis media and provides an encounter form.
fpm20140900p32.pdf
...ACC/AHA task force on practice guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014;63(25 Pt B):2889-2934. 2. Goff DC Jr, Lloyd-Jones DM, Bennett G, et al. 2013 ACC/AHA guide- line on the assessment of cardiovascular risk: a report of the ACC/ AHA task force on practice guidelines. J Am Coll...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0900/fpm20140900p32.pdf
...Over the years medical groups have adopted diagnostic algo- rithms and practice guidelines that include race-based differences. For example, the Vaginal Birth After Cesarean algorithm endorsed by The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine predicts a lower likelihood of suc- cessful...
Making Evidence-Based Medicine Doable in Everyday Practice -- Family Practice Management
...A search engine with access to evidence-based sources such as POEMs, Cochrane, clinical rules, a diagnostic test database, practice guideline summaries and Griffi th's Five-Minute Clinical Consult; subscribers also receive Daily POEMs via e-mail. $249/year for online, CD or...
Outpatient vs. Inpatient Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia -- Family Practice ...
...2. Mandell LA, Bartlett JG, Dowell SF, File TM Jr, Musher DM, Whitney C. Infectious Diseases Society of America. Update of practice guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent adults. Clin Infect Dis. 2003;37:1405-1433. 3. Fine MJ, Auble TE,...
...• Selecting clinical practice guidelines; • Development of standing order sets; • Choosing and implementing an electronic health record (EHR) system; • Any of the activities associated with a hospi- tal's participation in the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 5 Million...
Developing Standing Orders to Help Your Team Work to the Highest Level
...cine included in a standing order, the exact dosage, and the route of administration. Follow the Institute for Safe Medication Practices guidelines to avoid error-prone abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations (http:// www.ismp.org/Tools/errorproneabbreviations.pdf). 5....
Tools for Better Dementia Care
...• Practice Guidelines for Assessing Pain in Older Persons With Dementia Residing in Long-Term Care Facilities: https:// www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2871017/ • Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale (PAINAD): https://consultgeri.org/try-this/dementia/issue-d2.pdf...
...6. Fiore MC, Jaén CR, Baker TB, et al. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update. Clinical Practice Guideline. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Public Health Service. 2008. 7. Healthline. How much nicotine is in a cigarette and other tobacco...
Electronic Medical Records: The FPM Vendor Survey -- Family Practice Management
...software, with ChartWare and Welford Chart Notes providing the most related features. Twenty-one systems provide access to practice guidelines and other literature, either through an integrated browser or another interface. Twenty-six systems enable users to enter orders, and 19...
Worth While Web: 50 Useful Sites for Family Physicians -- Family Practice Management
...articles, and the National Guideline Clearinghouse (www.guidelines.gov), which provides access to a variety of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Here are two additional tools: Drug reference data for use on palm- top computers. Palm-top computers (or PDAs, personal...
Improving Anticoagulation Management at the Point of Care -- Family Practice Management
...management. Physicians should bill for anticoagulation assessments no more than every four weeks, which is the frequency suggested in practice guidelines for anticoagulation monitoring. As with many medical interventions, individual insurer policies may vary regarding warfarin...
Is the New Model of Family Medicine Financially Viable? -- Family Practice Management
...Clinical practice guidelines software ($3,877) $5,664 Outcomes analysis ($2,180) ($2,180) Change in compensation with New Model ($20,904) $42,831 Average total compensation per physician under current reimbursement system $167,457 $167,457 Total compensation per...
Innovation in Practice: Six Ways to Harness the Power of Your Ideas -- Family Practice ...
...visits, • Advanced access scheduling, • Online appointment scheduling, • Planned care for patients with chronic diseases, • Clinical practice guidelines software, • Standardized order sets, • E-mail communication with patients, • Practice-based measurement systems. These ideas aim...
How to Answer Your Clinical Questions More Efficiently -- Family Practice Management
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Massive Bitcoin SV 'Rally' Sparks Crypto Gold Rush As Bitcoin Nears $9,000 [Updated]
Billy Bambrough Contributor
I write about how bitcoin, crypto and blockchain can change the world.
Bitcoin-rivals bitcoin cash and bitcoin SV, both of which are offshoots of the original bitcoin, have suddenly soared—with bitcoin SV now up three-fold where it started the year.
[Updated: 12:25am EST 01/15/2020] Bitcoin SV has climbed over $300 per token, up from under $100 at the start of the year. Bitcoin SV has now become the world's fourth most valuable cryptocurrency, behind bitcoin and ethereum and displacing bitcoin cash. Many are sceptical of bitcoin SV's sudden rally, however, with some claiming it's a so-called pump and dump exit scam and pointing to dubious trading data.
"Ignore the price moves of bitcoin SV," Nicholas Merten, the founder of cryptocurrency analysis YouTube channel DataDash, said via Twitter. "Only $35.6 million of volume is from exchanges open to U.S. traders. The other 99.4% of daily volume is made up of mainly no-name exchanges and known wash trading exchanges that still deceive this space. They can basically dictate a false price."
The bitcoin price has, meanwhile, climbed to highs of $8,901 on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange before falling slightly back, up from around $8,100 at the start of the week. Bitcoin cash is up some 15% in the last 24-hour trading period, while other major cryptocurrencies, including ethereum, Ripple's XRP, litecoin and EOS added between 6% and 12%.
Bitcoin SV, which broke away from bitcoin cash in 2018 and is controlled by the controversial Australian computer scientist Craig Wright, has rocketed higher following reports Wright has acquired documents that might help prove he had a hand in bitcoin's creation a little over 10 years ago.
Bitcoin SV has been climbing for the last month after struggling for most of 2019 and over the last few weeks has leaped sharply higher—adding a staggering 200% in just the last week.
"Given the defendant's many inconsistencies and misstatements, the court questions whether it is remotely plausible that the mysterious 'bonded courier' is going to arrive, yet alone that he will arrive in January 2020 as the defendant now contends," judge Bloom wrote in a court order dated January 10.
Billy Bambrough
I am a journalist with significant experience covering technology, finance, economics, and business around the world. As the founding editor of Verdict.co.uk I reported ...


FREDERICTON: The largest union in New Brunswick, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, is consulting with members across the province on a new course of action to halt the Government's austerity bulldozer.
"We are ready to pull out all the stops to save the social fabric of New Brunswick", said Odette Robichaud, CUPE NB Vice-President.
At the press conference today with union leaders representing the hospitals, schools, transportation workers and other government employees, CUPE NB asked the government to tell citizens how they came up with the document 'Choices to Move New Brunswick Forward'.
"With this document 'Choices to Move New Brunswick Forward', Brian Gallant's legacy will be the destruction of our society," concluded Robichaud.


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Just as cute as in the pictures. Fits a bit snug right now and was hoping it would last her through next swim season. Hoping it loosens up a bit once it gets wet.


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Home > Sandra gets New Leaf on light ... Cuts JPS bill from more than $30,000 to $124
Published:Thursday | May 29, 2014 | 12:00 AM
Alessandro Boyd, Gleaner Writer
Sandra stood proudly as she showed The Gleaner her Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) electricity bill for the month of May, which came to a total of J$124.95.
Sandra, who opted not to use her full name so she could maintain her privacy, said the document serves as an example that there are better methods than stealing electricity to drastically decrease their bills.
Living close to Stony Hill in St Andrew, Sandra owes her reduced bill to the 2,400-watt solar panels that were installed on her house in 2012, as well as other efforts.
"I was looking into going solar from a long time due to how high my electricity bill was (J$15,000-J$20,000 per month). I had forgotten about it in 2008, however, as the company I had approached gave me an estimate of J$2.4 million to have it installed," Sandra said.
"However, three years ago, my brother came to me with a piece of paper and said this light bill is getting out of hand. He said I had to think about going solar and the very day I spoke to this gentleman, he came and gave me an estimate of J$1.3 million, after which I started to save towards it," she added.
Subsequently, another colleague of Sandra's introduced her to New Leaf Power & Conservation Solutions Limited, which told her it would cost US$9,000 to install the solar panels atop her house.
At the time, in July 2012, the exchange rate was J$89.24 to US$1, meaning the cost was J$803,160.
Within two months, in September 2012, she had the solar panels installed.
Minor bump
Sandra was faced with a minor bump in the road, however, as after installation, she had a digital JPS meter installed.
Due to this, her electricity bill was even higher as the meter could not calculate the amount of electricity she was giving back to the grid via the solar panels.
After requesting to be part of JPS's net billing programme, and have a new meter installed, it took the light-and-power company a year, until October 2013, to carry out the necessary instalments.
"I was getting incorrect readings for a whole year and, when we finally got the meter, JPS charged me three months light bill up-front and then I had to pay $25,000 for the meter," she said.
But Sandra has been satisfied ever since, as her bill has been at an average of J$1,000 per month, falling to $124.50 for this month, largely due to the fact that it is almost summer, when more solar energy is available.
"Even during Hurricane Sandy, the guys from New Leaf called me to find out if I had any problems. However, everything was fine," she said.
"When you look at it, Jamaica has an average of five hours of peak sunlight per day, we really don't have to be stealing electricity. The Government and corporate Jamaica can actually implement initiatives to help these inner-city people," Sandra continued.
Other conservation methods
She has also implemented other methods to decrease her light bill, such as the installation of LED motion-sensor lights at various points throughout her home.
"People really can make changes to really help their electricity bill. When I got the LED lights and installed them, my light bill had already gone down by J$2,000 and that was before the solar panels were installed," she said.
"I also have a timer on my fridge that turns it off at 10 p.m. and turns it back on by 4 a.m. The electricity bill can be high, but if the proper long-term measures are put in place, then everyone can save a lot of money. Believe me, if you get a solar panel, it will be more than worth it," Sandra added.
At the end of five years, Sandra will have saved the US$9,000 she spent on the solar panels.
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Iceland Invites You to Scream After the Coronavirus Quarantine Is Over
By Paula Wu - July 17, 2020
The Ministry of Tourism of Iceland intends to attract the attention of potential tourists after the quarantine ends. The agency offers people from all over the world to scream if they feel bad and desire to throw out negative emotions after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Thanks to the original project of the Ministry of Tourism of Iceland, now anyone can shout to be heard in Iceland.
"You've been through a lot this year, and it looks like you need the perfect place to let your frustrations out," says the project's site.
In partnership with the M&C advertising agency, Saatchi UK launched the site lookslikeyouneediceland.com. There you can choose one of the suitable locations — a rock, field, or beach, then press the yellow button and record your soul cry.
Looks like you've been through a lot. It looks like you need to let it out. It looks like you need Iceland. Record your scream from anywhere in the world at https://t.co/sTLs7Fafhi and we'll release it in Iceland. You'll feel better, we promise! #LetItOutIceland pic.twitter.com/YFoZeMIMNi
— Inspired by Iceland (@iceland) July 15, 2020
The screams are recorded on the site and extend to Icelandic landscapes through speakers installed throughout the country. Besides, on the same site, you can listen to other people's screams.
The site is broadcasting live with a view of Iceland's nature, where the speakers are installed. Each scream record can be heard separately – it is saved in the archive on the site. People from different countries already use this project.
The tourist department also draws attention to the fact that an advertising campaign has been launched to demonstrate travel safety in Iceland, where you can spend time without crowds. The Ministry of Tourism is confident that people will look for such places after the quarantine ends.
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Tottenham Adventist church members ventured on to The Green, opposite the church on S unday 30 September 2018, to hold a 'Community Outreach Day'. The weather was dry but had an autumnal chill.
The music, the colourful bunting decorating the perimeter and a bouncy castle, drew the attention of those passing.
There were various stalls including craft and organic food. Fresh juice was prepared from fruits and vegetables while visitors watched and the steady stream of passers-by from the community kept the organisers and helpers busy. Meanwhile the bouncy castle, popcorn and two flavours of Slush (all free of charge) kept the children entertained. The children from the church also occasionally distributed literature, advertised the fresh juice stall or made friends with visiting children.
A nurse was available to carry out blood pressure checks. The non-Adventist nurse who supported us enjoyed helping with this initiative and said he would be glad to come again. As he left after a three-hour shift, another nurse happened to arrive – anyone watching would have thought that the exchange had been prearranged.
A passer-by was invited to have his blood pressure checked (Body), after which he was offered a cup of fresh juice (fuel for the Mind) and then he was given a book to lead him to spiritual thoughts (Spirit). The man laughed and said "you have thought of everything!"


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New Sanctions Against North Korea: A Reminder That Human Rights Should Be on the Negotiating Table
COMMENTARY Asia
Olivia Enos
Senior Policy Analyst, Asian Studies Center
Olivia specializes in human rights and national security challenges in Asia.
Human rights concerns should be raised sooner, rather than later. KCNA/REUTERS/Newscom
New sanctions against North Korea, issued by the Department of Treasury on Dec. 10, designated three North Koreans for censoring and restricting access to information in the Hermit Kingdom.
The three officials, Jong Kyong Thaek, Choe Ryong Hae, and Pak Kwong Ho, play a critical role in ensuring ideological purity and the continuation of the propaganda of the Kim regime.
Treasury's actions, taken on Human Rights Day, send North Korea the message that U.S. policy is about more than just denuclearization.
North Korea ranks among the world's worst human rights abusers. Hundreds of thousands, possibly even millions, have perished in the country's brutal political prison camps.
People are killed in broad daylight for crossing the Kim regime. Defectors share stories of starvation, forced abortions, and watching three generations of their family languish, even die, in North Korea's modern-day gulags.
Many of those same defectors fled from Pyongyang's grip because they had access to outside information.
Watching a South Korean drama or listening to radio programs from churches, nongovernmental organizations and fellow North Koreans who defected before them convinced them that life was, in fact, better beyond the 38th parallel.
That's why access to information is so important. It's that type of information that the now-sanctioned North Koreans sought to restrict. That, in turn, is why the latest sanctions issued by Treasury were the right ones for this time.
The latest designations were issued under Executive Order 13687, an EO issued in 2015 under the Obama administration that grants the president the authority to sanction North Koreans on human rights grounds.
That same executive order was used to designate Kim Jong-un, 10 other North Koreans, and five North Korean entities. It was the first time any North Korean was designated for human rights violations.
The Dec. 10 designations were issued concurrently with a congressionally mandated report on serious human rights abuses or censorship in North Korea required under the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act.
Both the executive order and the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act tie U.S. sanctions against North Korea to the regime's severe human rights abuses, which the 2014 U.N. Commission of Inquiry report deemed to be crimes against humanity without parallel in the rest of the modern world.
The sanctions are a reminder that the U.S. government cannot promise to lift all sanctions against North Korea if it just denuclearizes. Improvement in human rights are, in fact, a condition of some sanctions relief.
Newly signed sanctions against Pyongyang are a promising step, but they came on the heels of some serious setbacks in the fight for human rights in North Korea.
Last week, the U.S. failed to garner enough votes to hold a U.N. Security Council meeting on the human rights situation there.
Such a meeting has been held every year since the release of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry report in 2014. To hold the meeting, nine members of the 15-member Security Council must vote in favor of the resolution.
In addition to the usual suspects that oppose human rights resolutions, the Ivory Coast voted against the resolution, allegedly at China's bidding.
While the U.S. indicated that this was a postponement, not a cancellation, of the critical U.N. meeting, it gives the appearance of letting North Korea off the hook in the midst of stalled denuclearization negotiations.
Prior to his June summit with Kim Jong-un in Singapore, President Donald Trump in early February met with North Korean refugees in the Oval Office, gave a compelling speech focused on North Korea's serious human rights violations before the South Korean National Assembly in November 2017,and highlighted North Korean refugee Ji Seong-ho in his 2018 State of the Unionaddress in late January.
These signs left many hoping the Trump administration would make human rights a priority in negotiations with North Korea. Regrettably, human rights played little to no role in Singapore. Since then, human rights issues in North Korea seem to have slipped off the negotiating table altogether.
Treasury's actions are a good first step toward injecting human rights back into discussions with North Korea. They are not enough, however.
Just as U.S. nuclear negotiators don't expect Pyongyang to denuclearize overnight, the international community cannot expect North Korea to instantaneously abandon all human rights abuses. But if negotiators are not willing to address human rights issues in concert with nuclear negotiations, the prospect for improvements will never draw closer.
There is a possibility that the U.S., South Korea, and North Korea may meet in Seoul in the coming weeks, or that Trump might hold a second summit with Kim in 2019. Both of these meetings, and closed-door meetings with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and prospectively with Steve Biegun, State's special representative for North Korea, are opportunities to raise human rights issues.
Human rights concerns should be raised sooner, rather than later. After all, without the U.S. and South Korea speaking on their behalf, the North Korean people have no advocate.
This piece originally appeared in Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliviaenos/2018/12/14/new-sanctions-against-north-korea-a-reminder-that-human-rights-should-be-on-the-negotiating-table/#6eb0898a7347
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Story and visual influences on The X-Files : Season 7
– Season 7 [1999-2000] –
7X03: The Sixth Extinction
– Chariots of the Gods? (Erich Von Däniken, 1968)
The real title of this book is Memories of the Future: Unsolved Mysteries of the Past, however its tagline "Chariots of the Gods?" prevailed and this is how it is known. This is of course a founding book of the whole "ancient astronauts" or "ancient aliens" theories: Von Däniken did not invent the idea but he certainly immensely popularized it starting with this book and became identified with these ideas for a good two decades — instigating people who were using more sound scientific methods, like Carl Sagan (e.g. chapter in The Cosmic Connection, 1973), to write rebuttals.
In particular, the investigation of ancient artifacts, hieroglyphs, ancient texts (including the Bible), or the location of ancient monuments and their interpretation as evidence of contact with extraterrestrial visitors originate with this book, including the idea that ancient religions originate from contact with aliens.
– Quatermass and the Pit (Nigel Kneale, 1958-1959)
"Alien archaeology" and the alien origins of mankind might be tropes that are now widely known in popular culture, however perhaps the first foray of this idea in mass media was with this BBC mini-series. "Quatermass and the Pit" is the third Quatermass mini-series (see 1X08: Space, 3X02: The Blessing Way and 8X08: Per Manum for other instances of Quatermass influences on the X-Files) and deals with the discovery of an alien ship during an archaeological dig in London, and the way it influences people who come into contact with it. Similarities go way beyond that: the "Quatermass" ancient aliens turn out to have been a dying race who genetically modified certain humans in order to give them some of their alien abilities (psychic powers, telepathy) — in effect, a small percentage of the human population is descending from the aliens — and the buried ship was one of the "seed" ships of this new breed of humans. It was re-made by Hammer Films (in color) a few years later.
7X03: The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati
– The Last Temptation (Nikos Kazantzakis, 1953)
Thanks to the story input by David Duchovny, the entire episode is essentially an X-Files adaptation of this novel by the excellent Greek writer Kazantzakis. The novel puts the weight on the "Man" in the Man/God nature of Jesus Christ and describes Jesus' doubt and fears over the task that he has been sent to accomplish. The novel then narrates what would have happened had Jesus not died on the cross: mary Mary Magdalene, move in a house and lead a "normal" life, be a bystander as Paul announces a new religion, grow old, and ultimately be accused by his ex-Apostles of betrayal and desertion. This all turns out to be a dream ushered on him by Satan in the form of an angel, and Jesus awakens to die on the cross. The similarities with the episode are too many to list: Mulder/Jesus, CSM/Satan, Scully/Apostles, Fowley/Mary… The novel was adapted as a movie by Martin Scorcese in 1988.
– The Invaders S1#10: The Innocent (Norman Klenman, Bernard Rothman, John W. Bloch; created by Larry Cohen, 1967)
While "The Last Temptation" is the most obvious inspiration (especially considering Duchovny's injections of literary references in his script contributions) and was the one most spotted by the media as well, this episode is also a possibility. See the Pilot for the inspiration from this show's David Vincent (Roy Thinnes) for the character of Mulder.
In this episode, David Vincent is abducted by the Invader aliens and he is made to live in a dream world, where the work of the Invaders is shown to be beneficial for mankind; however David Vincent realizes the trick and wakes up from the dream.
The whole extended scene has a feel of being "tempted by the devil", similar to the dream world presented to Mulder by the CSM. It is too good to be true: David Vincent meets a good friend of his, and reunites with a lost love of his — in the same way Mulder sees Samantha again. When he wakes up he is strapped lying on an operation chair, surrounded by aliens — a bit like how we switch from dream to reality in the episode, where Mulder is undergoing the brain operation.
The entire act-long sequence can be seen on YouTube. Reference spotted by Chris Knowles of The Secret Sun.
– Hamlet (Shakespeare, ca. 1599)
Albert Hosteen's line to Scully "There are more worlds than the one you can hold in your hand." is reminiscent of the following:
Act I, scene v:
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
(Also quoted in Twin Peaks!)
7X01: Hungry
– Columbo (created by William Link and Richard Levinson, 1968-2003)
In this interview, Vince Gilligan says: "Originally, I wanted to do a story about a monster from the monster's point of view, sort of like an episode of Columbo where you were following the bad guy throughout the show and then Columbo, or in this case Mulder, keeps coming in and asking questions that make it clear that he suspects our main guy."
Columbo is of course the well-known detective portrayed by Peter Falk in the long-running series, in which the episodes were "reversed", ie we follow the events from the perpetrator's point of view and see how Columbo eventually manages to understand he is the killer and catch him.
7X05: Millennium
– Night of the Living Dead (George A. Romero, 1968)
The zombie actually originates from Haitian folklore: a corpse resurrected by witchcraft. The zombie as it is most often found in horror/splatter films however, the "living dead" flesh-eating mindless cannibal with a half-decomposed body and that moves in hordes, is different from that of the Haitian legend and largely originates from the seminal black-and-white horror film "Night of the Living Dead", which inspired countless successors ("Evil Dead", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "28 Days Later", "The Walking Dead", just to name a few…). The X-Files' previous foray into zombies, 2X15: Fresh Bones, dealt with the Haitian zombie; this episode borrows from the Romero zombie.
7X06: Rush
– The Matrix (The Wachowski Brothers, 1999)
In the spring/summer of 1999, "The Matrix" became a sleeper hit, and suddenly cyberpunk was cool. One of the trademark effects of this movie was "bullet time": time is slowed down and the camera moves around the scene, being able to follow the trajectory of a bullet, the effect showing the heightened perception of the main character Neo (Keanu Reeves). In the episode, there is not quite the same special effect, however the story does end up showing hyperkinetic teenagers moving around faster than bullets, complete with aerodynamic effects on the trajectory of the bullet.
7X13: First Person Shooter
– Basic Instinct (Paul Verhoeven, 1992)
The way Jade Blue Afterglow (Krista Allen) uncrosses and re-crosses her legs in this episode, complete with the frontal camera angle, is a direct reference to a famous shot of "Basic Instinct", where Sharon Stone does the same.
– Quake (id Software, 1996)
This episode was of course influenced by a whole genre of video games, "first-person shooters", the most influentials of which in terms of general design and aesthetic were the original "Doom" in 1993 and "Quake" in 1996, both on MS DOS (at first) and both by id Software. "Quake" specifically featured an excellent dark ambient score by Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) that would also fit perfectly in an X-Files episode.
The cyberpunk and sunglasses of the game costumes in this episode might be, in part, due to, again, "The Matrix" and its massively cool costume design.
7X16: Chimera
– Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
The closing shots of the episode show housewife Ellen Adderly (Michelle Joyner) closed in a psychiatric hospital cell; throughout most of the episode, we thought that she was sane and the victim, but it turned out she was deranged and the perpetrator. The story and shots are similar to the ending of Hitchcock's legendary film, with motel owner Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), revealed as a split personality and a murderer, closed in a psychiatric hospital cell.
– The Birds (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963)
In an episode with already a Hitchcock reference, it's difficult not to draw parallels between the crows in the episode and Hitchock's other legendary film, where menacing crows also appear. Incidentally, "The Birds" was one of Veronica Cartwright's first roles, some 35 years before she would take the role of Cassandra Spender on the X-Files (5X13: Patient X).
– The Crow (Alex Proyas, 1994)
Another film with crows also comes to mind. Apart from the bird itself that follows or announces the killer, the similarities also lie in the supernatural nature of the killer: a spirit with a zombie appearance in the case of the episode, a man with stigmata risen from the dead in the case of the film, both being motivated by revenge.
7X18: Hollywood A.D.
– Jason and the Argonauts (Don Chaffey, 1963)
The dancing skull and bones in this episode look like they are made in stop-motion, giving the scene an odd, comical feeling. Stop-motion skeletons were most memorably portrayed in "Jason and the Argonauts", where Jason and his crew fight a host of skeletons. The stop-motion special effects were helmed by Ray Harryhausen (see also 3X20: Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space').
– Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness (Sam Raimi, 1992)
Another memorable instance of stop-motion skeletons was in the second sequel in the well-known "Evil Dead" series, which is a mix of parody and horror.
7X19: Brand X
– The Insider (Michael Mann, 1999)
Difficult to talk of cigarettes and the cigarette industry in the late 1990s and not to think about the story of Jeffrey Wigand, a whistleblower in the research branch of a tobacco industry that in 1995 came out with accusations of them manipulating the nicotine content of their cigarettes, and the law suits that followed. The sleak Michael Mann film starring Russel Crowe is based on this story, it came out in November 1999, barely a few months before the episode aired.
7X21: Je Souhaite
– I Dream of Jeannie (Sidney Sheldon, 1965-1970)
At one point Mulder crosses his arms and nods his head. He imitates a genie/jinn of course, but this is also a reference to the popular sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie", where the genie Jeannie and her "owner" fall in love: Mulder imitates Jeannie's mannerisms when she makes her magic come true. The theme song to the series is also hummed in the episode, and Mulder says "except Barbara Eden never killed anybody": Barbara Eden is the name of the actor who portrayed Jeannie.
– Memoirs of an Invisible Man (John Carpenter, 1992)
This film is a mixture of science fiction drama and comedy and narrates the adventures of a white-collar analyst who becomes invisible because of an accident in a scientific laboratory. The invisible man (Chevy Chase) wanders around, goofs around, tries to manage a new relationship with a woman (Daryl Hannah) and is chased by the CIA. Some of the humorous scenes are similar to the invisible man scenes in the episode wandering around the street.
7X22: Requiem
– The Last Supper (Leonardo Da Vinci, 1498)
In perhaps the only direct influence from paintings on the X-Files and certainly the oldest in this list, is the very voluntary setting up of Mulder's last meeting with nearly all the recurring cast of the series (those left alive at this point) before his abduction by aliens, a departure that can be interpreted as an ascension to a higher sphere. The panoramic point of view of the shot and the arrangement of all figures in a straight line behind the table positioned around the central character were made to echo Da Vinci's painting. The painting is of one of Christianity's best known moments, Jesus's last supper with his disciples before he was betrayed by Judas, also present on the painting, and his imprisonment and eventual crucifixion; this is also the first Eucharist, with Jesus distributing bread representing his body and wine representing his blood. In the X-Files, Mulder is of course the Jesus figure; Krycek could be the Judas figure, since it is hinted that he lets Mulder be abducted later on; there was no female figure on the painting, although some have speculated that Mary Magdalene is there (The Templar Revelation, Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince, 1997; The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown, 2003), so Scully could be that figure.
This painting has been used quite a bit in subsequent TV series, especially in marketing, since it does a good job at presenting all the characters: "The Sopranos" was there first (season 1 promo photo, 1999), "Oz" (a live-action portrayal, episode 4.4, August 2000), "Battlestar Galactica" (season 4 promo photo, 2008), "Lost" (season 6 promo photo, 2010), and many others…
– Cocoon (Ron Howard, 1985)
The shots with Mulder's abduction, with a bright light source coming from above, are similar to the final scenes in "Cocoon", where the rejuvenated elderly people are taken away by aliens.
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3 Responses to "Story and visual influences on The X-Files : Season 7"
SSJKamui says:
The Episode of the seventh season "Sein und Zeit" is named after a book by the german philosopher Martin Heidegger. This book is about Fear and this book is one reason why english speaking people use the word "Angst" today. Angst means fear in german.
Heidegger was Influenced by Fyodor Dostojevski, whose "The Grand Inquisitor" was an influence on an earlier X Files episode.
There are also a few parallels between the book and the episode.
According to Heidegger, many people lie to themselves and pursue stupid illusions and live unfree lifes. But when confronted by fear and the highest possible amount of fear would be the death of a loved one, people are given the chance to see through the illusions and rethink their purpose of life.
Something quite similar happens to Mulder in this episode.
orodromeus says:
You are entirely right, the Heidegger reference is obvious, thank you.
This is an omission on my part, as in the beginning I was only adding visual references, then expanded to fiction literature, and only in some cases non-fiction. I will definitely add Heidegger, also Nietzsche in "Amor Fati".
On topic of the Sixt Extinction: The opening (I don't know. Either of part 1 or part 2) with the time lapse photography, strongly reminded me on the movie Koyaanisqatsi.
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Inspirational SERC Lecturer Honoured in UK Celebration of Teaching
SERC Glass	September 17, 2020
A South Eastern Regional College (@S_ERC) lecturer has been named a Silver Award winner in the prestigious Pearson National Teaching Awards and is now in the running for Gold. Stefanie Campbell, Deputy Head of the Learning Academy at SERC, is one of only 76 Silver Award winners across the UK, selected from thousands of nominations. Stefanie is honoured in the Digital Innovator of the Year category for her outstanding commitment to changing the lives of the learners and staff on all SERC campuses. The Award follows on the success of the College's BTEC Award for College of the Year announced in June.
Stefanie, from Saintfield, is now in the running for one of 14 Gold Awards, which will be presented later in the year in a ceremony to be broadcast on BBC. This is a great opportunity to celebrate the exceptional staff who have worked wonders during an incredibly challenging time for educators across the country.
Congratulating Stefanie on her Silver Award, SERC Principal and CEO Ken Webb said,
"This award is very well deserved and is a fantastic reflection of the work Stefanie has done both in inspiring and supporting colleagues and, previously in the classroom, working with mature students and promoting the use of digital technology for adults returning to education. She has been a catalyst for positive change at SERC and embodies the College spirit of enquiry, innovation and collaboration. Stefanie's work helped lay a strong foundation for digital learning which was invaluable in the College's smooth transition to online operations during lockdown this year. Congratulations, Stefanie, and the very best wishes for the Gold Awards!"
The Pearson National Teaching Awards is an annual celebration of exceptional teachers, founded in 1998 by Lord Puttnam to recognise the life-changing impact an inspirational teacher can have on the lives of the people they work with. This year marks its 22nd year of celebrating award-winning teachers, teaching assistants, headteachers and lecturers across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Michael Morpurgo, celebrated author and former Children's Laureate, and President of the Teaching Awards Trust, said,
"Over the past year, we have, all of us, come to appreciate and respect the value of teachers. They have so often been taken for granted. Not anymore. Parents know now what it takes to teach, and teach well, and how much commitment, dedication and enthusiasm and knowledge and understanding, yes – and patience.
"Children know it too if they didn't before. So many missed their teachers as well as their friends. We all honour them today. Let's now praise them, wish them well and above all, thank them."
Rod Bristow, President of Pearson UK, said,
"Congratulations to all of our Silver Award winners for their commitment, dedication and passion for their work. Despite the incredible challenges they have faced over the past few months, school staff have risen to the occasion time and again.
"It is so important to recognise and celebrate teachers, teaching assistants and lecturers for the impact they have on our young people every year, and that is why Pearson is delighted to support these Awards."
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