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Evo-devo and the structure(s) of evolutionary theory: A different kind of challenge
Alan C Love
Philosophy (Twin Cities)
Many researchers have argued that evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo) constitutes a challenge to standard evolutionary theory, requiring the explicit inclusion of developmental processes that generate variation and attention to organismal form (rather than adaptive function). An analysis of these developmental-form challenges indicates that the primary concern is not the inclusion of specific content but the epistemic organization or structure of evolutionary theory. Proponents of developmental-form challenges favor moving their considerations to a more central location in evolutionary theorizing, in part because of a commitment to the value of mechanistic explanation. This chapter argues there are multiple legitimate structures for evolutionary theory, instead of a single, overarching or canonical organization, and different theory presentations can be understood as idealizations that serve different investigative and explanatory goals in evolutionary inquiry.
Challenging the Modern Synthesis
Adaptation, Development, and Inheritance
P Humeman, D Walsh
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199377176.003.0005
© Oxford University Press 2017. All rights reserved.
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Love, A. C. (2017). Evo-devo and the structure(s) of evolutionary theory: A different kind of challenge. In P. Humeman, & D. Walsh (Eds.), Challenging the Modern Synthesis: Adaptation, Development, and Inheritance (pp. 159-187). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199377176.003.0005
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Challenging the Modern Synthesis: Adaptation, Development, and Inheritance. ed. / P Humeman; D Walsh. New York : Oxford University Press, 2017. p. 159-187.
Love, AC 2017, Evo-devo and the structure(s) of evolutionary theory: A different kind of challenge. in P Humeman & D Walsh (eds), Challenging the Modern Synthesis: Adaptation, Development, and Inheritance. Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 159-187. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199377176.003.0005
Love AC. Evo-devo and the structure(s) of evolutionary theory: A different kind of challenge. In Humeman P, Walsh D, editors, Challenging the Modern Synthesis: Adaptation, Development, and Inheritance. New York: Oxford University Press. 2017. p. 159-187 doi: 10.1093/oso/9780199377176.003.0005
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Amore mio non farmi male è un film italiano del 1974 diretto da Vittorio Sindoni.

Il film ebbe un seguito dal titolo Son tornate a fiorire le rose.

Trama

Anna e Marcello sono una coppia di liceali. Si amano e vorrebbero andare oltre l'amore platonico. I loro tentativi di consumare la loro prima volta vengono di volta in volta impediti da qualche evento, tanto che - soprattutto per lui - la cosa si trasforma in un complesso. A complicare il tutto ci si mettono anche i rispettivi genitori, tanto quelli di Marcello, Carlo e Sabina, quanto quelli di Anna, Paolo e Linda, che capiscono velocemente l'intenzione dei figli.

Sabina è una donna bigotta, che vede Marcello ancora come un bambino, e lo vorrebbe mantenere casto, sebbene col passare del tempo si renda conto che il suo desiderio è per Marcello d'ostacolo al raggiungimento della felicità. Carlo invece è un avvocato che, comprese le difficoltà del figlio, cercherà invano di disinibirlo, dapprima organizzando con l'aiuto di un suo cliente l'incontro con alcune prostitute, poi cercando di gettarlo tra le braccia della segretaria Wanda.

Paolo è invece un pilota d'aereo, ossessivamente geloso della sua bambina, tanto da arrivare a minacciare Carlo se mai Marcello avesse toccato Anna. Linda invece, ex hostess, è l'unica a capire la figlia, e sarà proprio lei a mettere i due in condizione di consumare.

Produzione

Distribuzione

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Film commedia romantica
Film diretti da Vittorio Sindoni

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"At the end of the day, I'm just the dude with a liver," says California man who donated organ to mom of three.
Thirty-five-year-old Colorado mom of three Melinda Ray was dying of a genetic liver condition, and the only hope of saving her life was a liver transplant.
Unlike most major organs, the liver can regenerate itself — so a living person can be a donor. The human body is pretty incredible, isn't it?
The screening process for prospective donors is arduous, though. As with any organ donation, the donor and the recipient have to be a perfect match. But when a live donor is involved, there are extra precautions taken to ensure the donor is physically strong enough to handle the recovery.
The Rays were desperate to find a donor. As candidate after candidate fell out, Melinda's condition worsened.
Then, 47-year-old former Navy SEAL Jeff Bramstedt heard about Melinda's need.
Bramstedt, who lives in San Diego, had never met Melinda Ray, but there was a connection. His wife Robin is a close friend of Melinda's sister, and when he learned that Melinda needed a liver, he offered up his own.
That's right. This husband, father, veteran, and businessman (Bramstedt owns a successful skydiving company and is also a Hollywood stuntman) raised his hand and volunteered to give up a portion of one of his vital organs to a woman he'd never met. Just let that sink in.
While the word "hero" comes to mind, Bramstedt is quick to correct anyone who labels his actions as heroic.
The transplant surgery that took place almost a month ago was a success, and today, both Ray and Bramstedt are doing fine. Thanks to her new liver, Ray will now have a normal life expectancy. She gets to continue being a wife and a mom. She gets to hug her babies and experience their milestones without the threat of a serious illness to make the future uncertain.
Bramstedt also says he hopes more healthy veterans will step up and become liver donors. Although any healthy person can be a liver donor, Bramstedt would like more veterans to become aware of these programs.
And while he may be just another dude with a liver, he's also a dude who made it possible for three children in Colorado to have their mama.


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Q: git config shows 2 attributes with same name - does the latter one override the former? I'm running into some performance issues with SmartGit vs command line git, so I thought it may be due to different git configuration.  When I listed my git configuration, I was surprised to see some configuration values in duplicate:
$ git config -l
core.symlinks=false
core.autocrlf=true
core.fscache=true
color.diff=auto
color.status=auto
color.branch=auto
color.interactive=true
help.format=html
http.sslcainfo=C:/dev/tools/Git/mingw64/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt
diff.astextplain.textconv=astextplain
rebase.autosquash=true
credential.helper=manager
core.autocrlf=false
user.name=Eric Benzacar
user.email=eric.b@ama.org
http.sslverify=false
gc.autodetach=false

In this list, I see core.autocrlf listed twice - once on line 2 and once on line 13.
I have intentionally set core.autocrlf=false in my git global config, and there is nothing in my .git folder (in fact, I'm running git config -l from my root directory to see the above list).
$ git config --global -l
core.autocrlf=false
user.name=Eric B
user.email=eric.b@ama.org
http.sslverify=false
gc.autodetach=false

I suspect that core.autocrlf=true is the git default, although I can find nothing in the git docs (https://git-scm.com/book/tr/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Configuration) that indicate that this is the case.  Furthermore, I'm confused by both lines.  Does the latter override the former?  Why does Git show both config options?

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Maria João Koehler e Katalin Marosi erano le detentrici del titolo, ma Marosi quest'anno non ha partecipato.

Koehler ha fatto coppia con Marta Sirotkina, ma ha perso in semifinale con Il doppio del torneo di tennis AEGON Pro Series Shrewsbury 2012, facente parte della categoria ITF Women's Circuit, ha avuto come vincitrici Vesna Dolonc e Stefanie Vögele.

Il doppio del torneo di tennis AEGON Pro Series Shrewsbury 2012, facente parte della categoria ITF Women's Circuit, ha avuto come vincitrici Vesna Dolonc e Stefanie Vögele che hanno battuto in finale Karolína Plíšková e Kristýna Plíšková 6–1, 6–7(3–7), [15–13].

Teste di serie

 Karolína Plíšková /  Kristýna Plíšková (finale)
 Vesna Dolonc /  Stefanie Vögele (campionesse)

 Maria João Koehler /  Marta Sirotkina (semifinali)
 Julie Coin /  Ana Vrljić (semifinali)

Tabellone

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AEGON Pro Series Shrewsbury 2012


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National care inspectors praise Weald Heights
A national care watchdog has given Weald Heights the seal of approval, with relatives and residents praising its caring and attentive team members.
The Care Quality Commission's (CQC) report gave Weald Heights an overall 'good' rating, following an unannounced inspection.
The care home was rated 'good' in all five categories for safety, effectiveness, caring, being well-led, and being responsive.
The report praised the home for their dedication to a personalised, person-centred service, and ensuring that residents and their relatives made the home their own through regular meetings and open communication.
Good-humoured exchanges and laughter were observed during the inspection, with people commenting on how friendly and kind the team are. There is a strong relationship between residents and the team, with one resident commenting: "You don't feel it's them and us, we are all together", and a relative of a resident saying: "The staff are very caring."
Residents were supported to see friends and family as often as possible, and encouraged to record likes, dislikes and personal histories in a 'meaningful book'. The book, which is kept in the resident's bedroom, highlights personal life history, interests, and family photographs to encourage reminiscence and meaningful conversation with friends, family, and the team. Residents were also invited to bring their own furniture and photographs to personalise their rooms.The purpose-built building was commended for its accessible outdoor spaces too. One resident said: "I enjoy sitting out there in the seating area watching the world go by."
The activities co-ordinator at Weald Heights took great care in organising a wide range of interesting activities to meet people's needs and interests, and was praised by both residents and relatives. One resident said: "The activities co-ordinator is very positive and encourages us to try new activities." Activities, such as pet therapy, musical performances, nail care, and arts and crafts, were outlined in a weekly activity guide for residents to choose what they'd like to participate in. One relative said to CQC inspectors: "The activities co-ordinator is amazing".
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Harworth Group plc, a leading regenerator of land and property for sustainable development and investment, is pleased to announce that it has secured planning for 110,000 sq ft of industrial & logistics space as part of Phase 2 of its Gateway 36 development in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
The next phase of the scheme will see the direct development of three buildings ranging from 23,000 sq ft to 49,500 sq ft, which will include up to 10% office space and will be marketed as "R-Evolution 36". The smallest building will be split into four units of 5,750 sq ft each to ensure its suitability to a broad range of occupiers. This will support the development of two additional buildings as part of Phase 2, which will provide an additional 425,000 sq ft of industrial & logistics space.
The proposed development will be built to BREEAM "Very Good" standard, with 11% of the roof area covered by solar PV panels, and an enhanced design to allow occupiers to increase this coverage to 100%. The scheme will also include 20 EV charging points, rainwater harvesting and a sustainable heating and cooling system, as well as a building envelope design that is sympathetic to the surrounding environment.
This development will build on the success of Phase 1 of Gateway 36, which comprised the direct development by Harworth of 145,300 sq ft of industrial & logistics space across four units, which were sold to Mayfair Capital in 2018. It also follows last month's sale of a 24-acre land parcel at the development to Firethorn for £11.6 million, which will be used to deliver a BREEAM "Excellent" standard, 340,000 sq ft logistics facility.
Located close to Junction 36 of the M1, Gateway 36 provides occupiers with direct motorway links to Leeds, Sheffield and Doncaster. The development is supported by £3.1 million of funding from Sheffield City Region, with all of the facility now drawn down contributing to the infrastructure that has opened up development of the site.
Harworth is already well progressed with the creation of development platforms and access roads at the site, and intends to begin direct development of Phase 2 in early 2022. The units will be marketed by Knight Frank and Gent Visick.
"Gateway 36 is a major hub for logistics and manufacturing in Yorkshire, benefiting from its adjacency to Junction 36 of the M1. The development of this discrete second phase of the scheme will be a contributor to Harworth's strategy of increasing its direct development of industrial & logistics space over the next five to seven years."
Andrew Blackshaw, Chief Operating Officer, Harworth Group plc
"The next phase of Gateway 36 will meet the growing demand for well-connected, high-specification industrial & logistics space in Yorkshire. In addition to supporting new jobs in the area, the development's environmental impact will be minimised through the use of onsite energy generation and energy efficient design."


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Arlington Cemetery takes one's breath away. So many soldiers. So many lives ended. So many stories to be told on this Memorial Day weekend. This past November, at the Women's War Memorial in Arlington Cemetery my sister and I joined with some 100 people for the screening of a documentary by Jill Bond, in collaboration with Colonel Randy Larsen USAF (Ret). We had a very keen interest in the film because it was the story of a band of 1076 intrepid women pilots who took over all domestic military flying for a two-year stint in WWII.


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The Downtown Great Falls Association is issuing its annual call to artists for the 2017 Christmas Stroll button.
Submission is limited to residents of Cascade County, and the deadline is 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, and the winning artist receives a cash prize of $250 from DGFA.
Judging this year is a two-step process. Once all the artwork has been received, DGFA will post all eligible submissions on its Facebook page and record the number of positive reactions to each piece of art. DGFA will also post images of the artwork in three physical locations downtown where the public may cast their vote. Each person can vote only once.
The image with the most combined votes from Facebook and live voting will be the winner.
Artists are asked to submit a proposed theme for the stroll, as well. DGFA has the right to decline the theme or create a variation. Artists may submit up to three design proposals.
A total of 750 buttons will be numbered and sold to community members for a shot at Christmas Stroll prizes, and the artwork will appear prominently on the event poster distributed all over Great Falls.
The original artwork and the image become property of DGFA and may be used in future promotions. The original artwork will be offered as a prize for the Christmas Stroll drawing.
Artwork may be delivered to the DGFA office at 100 1st Ave. N., and the winning artist will be announced by Oct. 3. All non-winning art can be picked up after that date.
For more information, contact DGFA at 406-453-6151 or info@downtowngreatfalls.net.
Reach Tribune Staff Writer Traci Rosenbaum at 791-1490. Follow her on Twitter @GFTrib_TRosenba.


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Tesla's Nevada tax 'clerical error' rankles subsidy critics
Company remained in good standing for state incentives despite being considered delinquent on unemployment tax payments
Tesla's Nevada tax 'clerical error' rankles subsidy critics Company remained in good standing for state incentives despite being considered delinquent on unemployment tax payments Check out this story on rgj.com: https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2018/10/15/teslas-california-tax-error-rankles-subsidy-critics/1643802002/
Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette Journal Published 6:00 a.m. PT Oct. 15, 2018 | Updated 1:23 p.m. PT Oct. 16, 2018
A lot of new businesses and services have popped up at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center east of Reno, adding to the visitor experience. Jason Bean, RGJ
Clockwise from top left: Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk; Simbol Materials? dormant Imperial Valley demonstration plant; California?s Salton Sea is seen through Tesla?s offer to buy Simbol for $325 million; Simbol?s then-director of manufacturing David Edwards, front, and then-vice president of business development Tracy Sizemore tour the company?s demonstration plant in 2014. file photos Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, left, and Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval shake hands following a press conference in Carson City on Sept. 4, 2014, where it was announced Tesla would build its $5-billion battery "gigafactory" in Nevada.(Photo: Cathleen Allison, AP Photo/Cathleen Allison)
Electric car maker Tesla's unemployment tax payments fell $650,000 short during first half of 2018
Nevada's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation applied for a judgment for the amount
Once the debt was disclosed publicly, Tesla quickly settled
Critics said the episode highlights problems with state-subsidized companies
When a recent court filing showed Tesla Inc. was delinquent on more than $650,000 in state taxes, the company quickly paid the bill and blamed a "clerical error" for falling behind.
The payment satisfied the debt, but critics said the episode highlights problems with Nevada's system of using taxpayer subsidies to lure businesses to the state.
For example, although the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation considered Tesla delinquent on tax payments, the company continued to reap benefits of a $1.3 billion subsidy package lawmakers and Gov. Brian Sandoval approved in 2014.
"As far as we're aware, there is no provision in state law, or within the specific bill authorizing Tesla's incentive package, to withhold incentives in the case of tax delinquency," said Michael Schaus, communications director for the Nevada Policy Research Institute, a conservative think tank that advocates for smaller government and against taxpayer subsidies for private business.
Schaus added that even though DETR considered Tesla delinquent, the company had money available for other, state-related purposes.
"By the way, it's worth remembering that Tesla recently made a $1 million investment in education as is required by the incentive deal," Schaus said. "It's telling that they managed to pull together enough capital to remain in compliance with their incentive package, but not enough to meet their tax liability."
A Tesla spokesperson said the actual amount invested in education was $1.5 million, with another $6 million to come by mid-2019.
MORE: Nevada seeks judgment against Tesla for unpaid taxes
Conservative opponents of selective tax breaks weren't the only critics. Former Sen. Sheila Leslie, D-Reno, also took issue with the company's late payment.
"For them not to pay their unemployment taxes, their payroll taxes, so disrespectful after all they've been given," said Leslie, who was among the more liberal members of the Democratic caucus during her time in office. "It is just proof of that adage, it is never enough, they are always going to want more."
Paul Anderson, director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development, did not respond to a request for comment about whether late tax payments would affect Tesla's eligibility for incentives.
The agreement governing the incentives requires Tesla to remain engaged in "common purpose" of the project. It also calls for compliance audits to ensure Tesla is fulfilling its end of the deal.
The agreement also states if the company is out of compliance, it could be required to repay incentives.
Tesla's late tax payment came to light on Oct. 9 when DETR filed a certificate of judgment against the company in District Court in Las Vegas.
According to the document, Tesla paid more than $123 million in wages in Nevada during the first half of 2018.
MORE: Tesla Gigafactory surges past Nevada tax break benchmarks despite bumpy ride
During the same time frame, the company was supposed to pay about $2.8 million in unemployment taxes, money that's used to pay unemployment benefits.
However, the document stated Tesla's payments fell short of the amount owed by $650,464. With interest, the state claimed Tesla owed $654,504.
A Tesla spokesperson said the company's $2 billion acquisition of Solar City in late 2016 contributed to uncertainty over how much was due and blamed a clerical error for the late payment.
"Since Tesla acquired SolarCity and incorporated all of its employees, we've been in discussions with states over new unemployment insurance contribution rates, which is typical in acquisitions like this," the spokesperson wrote. "This judgment is the result of a clerical error, and we have processed this payment today to reflect the latest unemployment insurance contribution rates."
Although Tesla characterized it as a singular error, the discrepancy had been known for months.
A document filed with the judgment said the company had been delinquent beginning April 30.
DETR officials said they can't disclose information about individual taxpayers. But they said, in general, the department goes to great lengths to alert employers when their payments fall short.
Jeff Frischmann, deputy director of DETR, said companies receive billing notices every 30 days. Department examiners will also contact companies by phone. Before filing a judgment, the department will also send a demand letter for the amount.
"Our main thing is to work with employers, we don't want to drive them out of business or make it any harder than it already is," he said.
MORE: Nevada will help Tesla and other tech firms finance pipeline
Although Tesla settled the debt shortly after it was disclosed to the public, Leslie said it put the downside of state subsidies for business in the spotlight.
Leslie said subsidies to attract specific businesses, even if those businesses create jobs, do more harm than good.
She called her 2003 support for the creation of Sales Tax Anticipation Revenue, or STAR, bonds her most regrettable vote.
STAR bonds directed funding to projects that attracted major retailers to Reno-Sparks. But they also resulted in the unintended consequence of existing retailers moving their operations to STAR-supported projects which redirected sales tax away from schools and other public services.
Since the creation of STAR bonds, Nevada's system of subsidies has only grown larger.
In 2015, the legislature and governor approved a $335 million subsidy package for Faraday Future to develop an electric car factory in Southern Nevada. The factory never got built.
In 2016, the legislature and governor approved a $750 million subsidy package to build a stadium for the NFL's Oakland Raiders. The team is planning a move to Las Vegas.
"Every deal is just bigger and bigger and bigger until you get to Tesla and the Raiders stadium," Leslie said.
Others disagree with the critics of such deals.
During a public event at the Gigafactory, Sandoval showered Tesla CEO Elon Musk with praise.
"And to have you be part of this Nevada family and to bring your vision to a reality to this state, I know I'm appreciative," Sandoval said. "And there are 7,000 other people who work here that are appreciative, and we look forward to the opportunity to continue to work with you."
Just days left to buy a Tesla if you want $7,500 federal tax credit
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These are the people funding Nevada's pot industry
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Why 'good' isn't good enough on patient surveys
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Excellent' ratings are the key to success
Imagine 82% of your patients rate their overall satisfaction with your practice as excellent or very good. Just 56% are that happy with their waiting time, but 77.8% gave the thoroughness of their exam those top ratings. Are you doing a good job?
You may think so. But consider another practice where 87% of patients rate their waiting time in the reception area as excellent, and 93.2% call their overall satisfaction excellent. Now how good do you feel?
Patients may be delivering a subtle message in their satisfaction ratings, and if you don't get it, you may eventually lose their loyalty to someone who does, cautions Meryl Luallin, partner of Sullivan/Luallin, a health care marketing and management consulting firm in San Diego.
"If you're rated just good, and your competition is very good or excellent, then you're not good. You're mediocre," she says. "In a competitive environment you can't be mediocre. You have to be head and shoulders above everyone else."
In fact, Luallin says group practices should achieve at least 85% satisfaction in the "excellent" and "very good" categories.
"If you're really trying to stand out and generate more patient word-of-mouth referrals, then aim for excellent," she says. "That's the key to success, to be excellent. Difficult though it is, 90% excellent is what would set one practice apart from another."
Expecting the best scores
Rick White, MBA, FACMPE, administrator of the 30-physician Heritage Medical Associates in Nashville, TN, takes an exacting view of patient satisfaction scores.
"I look at things on a relative basis rather than as an empirical number," he says. "Suppose I'm getting scores of 95%, 96% satisfaction with everything else, and something like satisfaction with parking is 82%. Eighty-two percent may sound pretty good — but it's not really. I'm a little concerned about it because it's a 15-point difference with their satisfaction with the friendliness of our staff. There must be a problem here."
While White compares his scores on his annual survey with the database of Sullivan/Luallin, and he looks for yearly shifts, he also expects the scores to be consistently high.
For example, a couple of years ago he noticed problems with patient waiting time and telephone access. He set up quality teams to recommend changes in office systems.
In a survey of telephone traffic, the team found that Monday was far busier than any other day, with the majority of calls coming in between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. "The number of busy signals delivered any other time was three to four an hour," says White. "On Mondays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., they jumped to about 300."
The practice added a recording for those who received a busy signal, which tells the 9 am. to 11 a.m. callers that they may want to try back at a less busy time. Callers can also leave a voice mail message if they just need a prescription refill. And patients now can request refills or referrals, schedule appointments, and fill out patient satisfaction surveys through the practice's World Wide Web site.
The efforts worked. In 1995, 73.5% of patients said they were very satisfied that their telephone calls were answered promptly, and 76.8% said they were very satisfied with the availability of medical information and advice by telephone. The next year, those scores jumped to 86.2% and 85.0%, respectively. (For excerpts from two surveys, see box, above.)
Sometimes just paying attention to patients' concerns makes them feel more valued — and more satisfied.
A quality team studying patient waiting times put stickers on patient charts and recorded the times when patients arrived, when they entered the exam room, and when they saw a physician.
"We worked on that project for about eight months," he says. "We were surprised at the [subsequent] improvement in the scores because we were baffled about what to do. We couldn't see many ways that we could streamline and change the waiting time we were experiencing."
Much of the waiting occurred due to urgent or emergency care required for other patients. But, notes White, "when you start measuring the waiting times, employees sense that's an important issue."
Patients must have sensed that, too. In 1995, just 57% of patients were very satisfied with their waiting time in the reception area, and 59% were very satisfied with their wait in the exam room. In 1996, those scores rose to 74.3% and 70.8%.
Making patients feel valued lies at the core of satisfaction, says Luallin. Practices with high satisfaction scores have "a commitment on the part of practice leadership to be superior to their competition, and support in terms of resources and recognition of the efforts of physician and staff to achieve excellence. They go the extra step for patients," she says.
[Editor's note: For more information about evaluating patient satisfaction, contact Meryl Luallin, Sullivan/Luallin, 10623 Caminito Cascara, San Diego, CA 92108. Telephone: (619) 283-8988. Fax: (619) 283-2993.]
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Just Jingle: Lots of Color with Scrapbook Circle!
It is time to reveal the brand new April kit from Scrapbook Circle! I am IN. LOVE. Just say'n. We are talking Amy Tangerine from American Crafts, fabulousness from Heidi Swapp's new lines, and touches from Jillibean Soup, too! HOLY FUN, BATMAN! Here is one of the first cards I was able to make with the kit!
K. So, have you seen the Day Glow collection by Heidi Swapp?? Yup. Totally crazy neon colors and they are SO FUN! And...even better...they come with a warning on the package...Neon accents should only be used in small quantities! HA! I love that there is a warning! Too funny! And the Color Magic stickers are SO COOL! I used distress inks on these to create the sentiment. LOVE THAT!
I was so excited about this one that I actually bought the add-on kit to go with it! It comes with a 6x6 Amy Tangerine pad, so that alone pretty much had me sold! LOL! The Color Magic banners come in the main kit, and the color magic letters are in the add-on. BOTH are fabulous kits!!!! Here are some sneaks of the main kit for you! It will go live on the Scrapbook Circle site sometime today! YAY!
Isn't the color just FABULOUS???!!! I think so. I love it! Color is totally fun. Just say'n. Wanna know what else is fun? Having pink hair. I know, because as of yesterday, I actually HAVE pink hair. Yup. Totally. At least that is bound to make Monday a bit more interesting! YAY! I hope you have a super fabulous day!
This is so fun! Love the color.
your card is awesome!! and the kit looks like sooo much fun!
What a FAB card!!! Love neon!! And can't wait to see your new pink look!
Fantastic Card - and you MUST show us your pink hair!!!
Happy Monday! I knew I'd find some good stuff here!
Great card!! I've never heard of that kit club before, off to check it out now.
looks very good!! Love the card you made from it!!!
Very cheerful card! Love the bursts of color around the flowers! Have a great week!
Love your bright colorful card!! Their April kit looks fabulous!
Fun, colorful card! This is one kit that I am off to check on.
This is such a great card and kit--enjoy your new hair, Jingle Pink!
I love how each letter is a different colour!
Love your card, the colors are fantastic!
Eeek, this is so artsy and gorgeous! It really does look like a fun kit!
Love color and love your card!
Now that is one fun and happy card!
oh i love the bright colors!!!
Wowzers! Loving the fun colorful card. It makes me happy just looking at it. You're so awesome!
this is so totally fun!
What a fun collection of colors!
Rainbow...so I'm happy :) Love this!
As for pink hair - woohoo! I had pink streaking done in Feb (only a couple bits left now, boo) and LOVED it. Definitely going to do it again!
Loving this fun card- the colors and great- speaking of color- pink hair? Let's see......!
Love your cheery card! Great bursts of color!


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