In a recent editorial in The New York Times, Theresa Brown wrote about how clinical hierarchies and the impact of conflict between nurses and physicians can be deadly for a patient. She said "when doctors and nurses don't get along, it's the patient who suffers."
A lot of studies show that poor communication is linked to adverse patient outcomes. For example, of the 1,243 sentinel events reported to the Joint Commission in 2011, communication problems were identified in 60 percent.
By its very nature, healthcare is complicated; it is a rapidly changing environment and unpredictable. Professionals from a variety of disciplines can care for a patient during a 24-hour period, which can limit the opportunities for face-to-face communication.
Physicians and nurses are expected to work together, not only practicing side by side, but interacting to achieve a common goal: the health and well-being of the patient. But there are several factors that can make effective communication between nurses and physicians particularly difficult to achieve, including historic tension; conflicting viewpoints based on education, training, communication style; and terminology and existing communication processes that are inefficient at best.
With the focus of healthcare moving increasingly to the team approach, it becomes even more critical for physicians and nurses to work in collaboration. Higher education institutions including UCLA and the University of Virginia, for example, are working to improve how nurses and physicians work together before they enter the clinical environment.
The University of Virginia now requires interprofessional education for its nursing and medical school curriculums. Courses, training modulus and even faculty members are shared across both disciplines. Medical and nursing students are taught to respect each other's areas of expertise.
In the Fall of 2008, the UCLA School of Nursing and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, introduced a pilot program to integrate nursing students (in this case advanced practice students) and third-year medical students. The result was an innovative program that focused on content, such as communication with patients, ethics, behavioral medicine and other psychosocial issues. The idea was to get the two groups working together sooner rather than later so students from both schools could develop team-building skills, increase their awareness of each other's roles and get used to working together in making decisions to improve patient outcomes.
Our initial results indicated the students found the experience to be of great value. In addition to assisting students with their clinical decision-making skills, the discussions that took place during the course provided an excellent forum in which the nursing and medical students gained a better mutual understanding.
I believe collaborations like this represent the future of medical and nursing education. No two groups of health professionals are more interrelated in practice, and by starting here, we allow them to understand each other and to grow up together as students.
We are now taking the next step by creating assessment tools to evaluate interprofessional competencies not only in the classroom but in clinical practice settings as well. Tools such as an iPad app will allow instruction leaders to assess actual collaborative practices through observations and walk-throughs in clinical settings. Our ultimate goal is to disseminate the tools with a wider community.
Patient safety needs to be our top priority. Successful delivery of healthcare needs to be interdependent and respect shown for the education and knowledge of each team member. Interprofessional education is an excellent start.
Courtney H. Lyder is dean and professor of the UCLA School of Nursing, professor of Medicine and Public Health as well as Executive Director of the UCLA Health System Patient Safety Institute and Assistant Director of the UCLA Health System.


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Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with knife. Combine 2 tablespoons of flour with blueberries in small bowl and toss well. Combine remaining flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture, alternating with sour cream. Fold in blueberry mixture, lemon juice, and vanilla.
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Ofcom seeks help on mobile rules.
The good and bad aspects of the UK's mobile phone networks are being sought by Ofcom.
The telecoms regulator wants help from consumers and industry on areas that need more regulation or where the rules can be loosened.
It is also looking for ideas on how best to extend mobile networks across the entire nation.
Vodacom (SA) snaps up Gateway.
South African operator Vodacom has announced that it has agreed to acquire most of the assets of pan-African carrier services and satellite firm Gateway Telecommunications.
Vodacom, which is a 50/50 joint venture between Vodafone and local carrier Telkom, is to pay approximately US$675m. for the firm. The broadcasting businesses held by Gateway are not part of the transaction.
Microsoft to buy online survey firm for US$486m.
Microsoft has announced that it has agreed to acquire Web-based survey company Greenfield Online Inc for about US$486m.
The deal gives Microsoft access to Greenfield's Ciao.com, a popular price comparison and consumer reviews site in Europe.
Microsoft said it will sell off Greenfield Online's main business — Internet survey solutions, which accounts for about 75% of the company's overall revenue.
Comcast draws the line at 250GB.
Comcast has announced that it will place a 250 Gbyte threshold on excessive users as of Oct. 1.
Comcast said the threshold will apply to less than 1% of its high-speed Internet subscribers, noting that the median residential usage is 2 to 3 Gbytes per month.
Swan Telecom gains Delhi GSM spectrum.
Swan Telecom has been awarded GSM spectrum for the Delhi circle. Swan will join the likes of Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar, Idea and MTNL in providing services in the region. Swan beat other interested companies including Datacom and Tata Teleservices to secure the licence.
Ofcom considering state of UK mobile market.
Britain's telecoms watchdog Ofcom has announced that it is to launch a consultation with consumers and leading mobile operators to assess mobile market conditions in the UK. The regulator has indicated it feels the market needs less regulation and more competition, claiming proper access, choice and value for money were becoming more important as mobile increasingly replaces landline and fixed broadband services.
CRTC gets tough on Shaw.
The CRTC has taken the unusual step of renewing Shaw Communications' operating licences for only two years, as opposed to the standard seven-year term granted to most companies. The watchdog claims that Shaw's breaches of the rules include putting too many commercial messages on its community channel, a lack of weather warnings on its cable feed and ignoring simulcast rules for US network signals.
BT looks to ditch Indian stake.
BT is considering the sale of its 31% stake in Tech Mahindra, the India-listed software services firm, having decided that the holding does not fit its long-term strategy.
The UK telecoms company is reportedly keen to sell all or a large part of its stake in the joint venture, which has a market capitalisation of about US$2.2bn.
Cisco buys E-Mail and calendaring start-up for US$215m.
Cisco Systems announced Wednesday that it will acquire PostPath, a venture-backed start-up that provides open-source e-mail and calendaring software, for US$215m. The acquisition will add to Cisco's collaboration tools.
T-Mobile launches 3G in Dallas.
As part of T-Mobile's plan to bring its 3G network to 20 US markets by the end of this year, the company has announced the launch of 3G services in Dallas. The company has reportedly spent US$191m. on getting the network operational in Dallas.
NSN bags monster network sharing contract.
The mobile network joint venture between UK operators T-Mobile and 3UK has announced that it has tapped Nokia Siemens Networks as its infrastructure supplier.
NSN has been selected to deliver the 3G radio network infrastructure for the consolidation of the two operators' 3G radio access network, which will provide near complete population coverage by the end of 2009.
Virgin Mobile's operations given thumbs up by DoT.
The Department of Telecommunications has given the all clear to Virgin Mobile's operations in India, reiterating that it does not consider the company's services that of a MVNO.
Telecom Italia completes Alice France sale.
Telecom Italia has completed the sale of its French broadband unit Alice France to Iliad for EUR775m. In a statement Telecom Italia said the transaction will allow it to reduce its net debt by about EUR750m.
Telstra and H3G in network access deal.
Telstra has partnered with Hutchison 3G Australia (H3G), allowing H3G to access its Next G network in areas where the smaller operator has no network presence of its own. H3G is planning an expansion of its own network infrastructure, aiming to increase its coverage from 54% to 60% of the Australian population, although no timeframe has been announced for this expansion; the agreement with Telstra will allow the operator to compete for customers in 96% of the country. The value of the agreement is understood to be worth more than AU$120m. (US$103m.).
Infosys snaps up Axon in GBP407m. deal.
Infosys, the Indian software giant, has agreed to buy UK-based Axon in a GBP407m. cash deal.
The deal is Infosys' second acquisition in little over a year, and will help narrow the gap between the Bangalore-based company and India's largest IT company, Tata Consultancy Services.
The fast-growing Zayo Group has bagged yet another business bandwidth provider - number nine in just one year - with a deal to buy privately held Columbia Fiber Solutions.
Columbia brings Zayo's total to 19,000 miles of fiber, in 125 markets spread across 20 states, with more than 1,600 on-net buildings.
HP to close US$13.25bn.n EDS purchase.
Hewlett-Packard Co. has announced that it expects to close its US$13.25bn. acquisition of EDS on Tuesday.
The deal, announced in May, is HP's biggest acquisition since it bought Compaq Computer Corp. in 2002 for US$19bn.
Embarq embarks on worker cuts.
Citing a confluence of rising competition, higher fuel costs, and a slumping economy, Embarq has confirmed that it intends to sever between 500 and 700 workers from its network service group by year-end.
If Embarq lays off the higher end of that range, it will affect about 8% of a division that presently employs about 8,700. Embarq, which has close to 18,000 employees in all, also expects to reduce its contractor base by about 300 people.
Broadcom buys AMD's digital TV business.
Broadcom is paying US$192.8m. in cash to acquire Advanced Micro Devices' digital television business.
Roughly 530 AMD employees working for the DTV business will be "invited to join Broadcom" as part of the sale, which has been approved by both companies' boards of directors.
FCC puts off plan to change cell roaming rules.
The head of the FCC has put on hold a plan to revise the rules governing the right of small wireless phone carriers to "roam" on the networks of larger rivals.
At issue is whether carriers should be allowed to roam in areas where they own airwaves, but have not built networks.
The FCC Chairman had proposed guaranteeing that carriers who owned unused spectrum could continue roaming for four years before they lost roaming rights. However, he withdrew the proposal before a meeting of the FCC's five commissioners on Friday because they had not reached an agreement on the issue.
3 continues fight against rate cuts.
UK mobile operator 3 will continue its legal challenge to regulator Ofcom's ruling requiring the cellco to cut connection charges last year.
Ofcom's March 2007 ruling called for a 45% cut in mobile termination rates across 3's network by 2011. The ruling was the first time the regulator had brought 3 within its price controls regime for the charges; which has already been applied to O2, Vodafone, Orange and T-Mobile.
Verizon, Google close to mobile search deal.
Verizon Communications Inc. is nearing an agreement with Google on a wide-ranging partnership, according to people familiar with the situation, in what could be a much-needed jolt for the anaemic mobile search business.
It's the latest sign that telecom companies are finally conceding that their homegrown search services have stalled.
Nortel buys audio technology firm.
In its latest effort to diversify beyond telecommunications equipment, Nortel has purchased a software firm whose voice technology aims to bring life-like sounds to virtual worlds on the Web.
Nortel said it is paying up to US$10m. DiamondWare Ltd., whose software is used by both the gambling industry and the U.S. military. Although the deal is relatively small, it represents one of the new directions in software and services to which executives want to steer the company.
Terria considering Telstra tie-up for national broadband network.
It is reported that that broadband consortium Terria will offer its rival Telstra 'substantial' equity in the National Broadband Network (NBN) if it wins the federal government's tender process. The Terria consortium is made up of eight telcos, including Optus and AAPT.
Japanese firms to launch aggressive overseas cell phone technology push.
The government of Japan is backing a major push by the country's mobile technology developers to market its major mobile technology products abroad. The initiative will include the nation's popular FeliCa 'wallet phone' which uses a microchip embedded in a cell phone to communicate with a reader device in stores, train stations and vending machines for cashless payments.
Cox to enter mobile market.
Cox Communications has announced plans to offer a wireless service that will 'integrate all our services into one device with a consistent cross-platform interface; and make our content and applications mobile'. Cox will utilise the 22 AWS licences in the 700MHz band it acquired this year for US$304m. and anticipates spending a total of US$500m. on spectrum in total.
FCC orders Comcast to stop blocking some large files.
Comcast is testing new technologies that would slow the transmission of Internet files for its biggest users by as much as 20 minutes during times of heavy network congestion. But the nation's largest cable provider has promised not to target specific content, such as video files that compete with its cable television business.
The tests come as the FCC released an order that forces Comcast to stop its earlier efforts to block transmission of certain Internet files, a ruling that public interest groups hailed, saying it would prevent network operators from acting as gatekeepers of the Web.
Intel to build Yahoo widgets into new TV chips.
After years of false starts aimed at bringing the Web to TV sets, Yahoo has announced that it is working with Intel to create Web computer channels that run alongside TV shows.
The Web company and world's largest chipmaker are working on what they call the "Widget Channel," which will enable TV viewers to interact with and watch a dynamic set of TV widgets — small Web-based applications that complement TV shows.
FiOS is beating targets says Verizon.
Verizon Communications says its FiOS fibre-optic TV, internet and telephony service has already exceeded its initial expectations, four years after it first unveiled the project. The US$23bn. fibre-based network has now been deployed past 19m. households at a cost of around US$4,000 per customer.
Ericsson, STMicro merge assets to create chip giant.
US chip shop STMicroelectronics is to merge with Ericsson's Mobile Platforms unit and spin the resulting operation off into a joint venture.
Acknowledged by analysts as the biggest consolidation in the chipset market so far, the 50/50 joint venture claims to have the industry's strongest product offering in semiconductors, supplying components to Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG and Sharp.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is moving to relax restrictions on telcos and ISPs offering VOIP services in a bid to encourage the adoption of broadband services and push down the cost of rural telephony.
CAT rules in favour of BT on mobile termination rates.
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has ruled that UK mobile operators face millions of pounds in repayments after overcharging BT customers who called mobile phones from their fixed lines. The ruling covers an ongoing row between BT and mobile operators after the latter raised termination rates in 2006; the CAT has ruled that prices should have been lower and therefore repayments must be made.
Nuance bids to acquire Zi, potentially combining speech with predictive text input.
Nuance Communications has submitted a proposal to the board of Zi Corporation to acquire the company for U.S. $0.80 per share in cash.
Zi provides discovery and usability solutions for Mobile Search, Input and Advertising.
Nuance is a leading provider of speech recognition and voice control technologies.
A 'Dream' come true: U.S. approves the first Google phone.
Taiwan-based HTC, one of the largest mobile device makers in the world, has gained FCC approval for the first smart phone to use Google's Android operating system.
The FCC documents confirm the name of the new phone: Dream. Most important, though: with the smartphone's certification behind it, it is possible for T-Mobile, the nation's No. 4 wireless carrier, to go ahead with plans to debut the phone next month and begin selling it ahead of the Christmas shopping season.
The new phone is an important step in Google's plans to expand the company's presence beyond the personal computer and into the mobile universe.
The Italian-owned international wholesale carrier Tiscali International Network (TINet) has expanded its presence in North America by establishing a network presence in five data centres operated by internet exchange firm Switch and Data. TINet is establishing new IP/MPLS points of presence in Switch and Data's Atlanta, Dallas, Palo Alto, Seattle and Toronto sites.
U.S. Network operators deny DPI-based advertising tracking.
Leading U.S. network operators have mostly denied using deep packet inspection (DPI) technologies for the purpose of behavioral advertising tracking of individual U.S. consumers. The U.S. House of Representative's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet launched the inquiry earlier this month to address privacy concerns raised by the data collection practices of Internet network operators who tailor Internet advertising based on a consumer's Web surfing activity.
XO extends its Ethernet reach .
XO Communications announced the deployment of a new and enhanced Ethernet switching platform in major metropolitan locations across its U.S. network.
XO said it is currently capable of delivering Ethernet services to nearly four million commercial buildings in 75 major metropolitan markets across the United States.
Signal gripes mount over new iPhone.
The ranks of unhappy iPhone users continued to swell at the weekend as Apple customers complained about problems maintaining a signal on the company's new 3G handset.
Over the past few weeks, customers have flocked to Apple's online support forums to complain about weak or fluctuating signals leading to dropped calls and long download times.
Ghana approves Vodafone's Telecom buy out.
The Ghanaian parliament has approved a controversial deal that will see Vodafone, the world's biggest mobile operator in terms of revenue, take a 70 per cent holding in state owned Ghana Telecom.
Vodafone will pay up to $900m for the stake, but there have been allegations from those opposing the deal that Ghana is being short changed.
BSNL plans rural WiMAX expansion.
State-run telco BSNL is planning to install WiMAX base stations in 1,000 regional blocks , (rural India is divided into 6000 blocks of population). BSNL has rights to the blocks as part of its programme to connect rural India to government services online, and the operator aims to provide high speed internet access to 25,000 villages by the end of the fiscal year. Currently BSNL's WiMAX equipment is supplied by SOMA Networks, but it is understood to be in discussion with multiple vendors regarding this contract.
Ofcom to further delay spectrum auction.
It is reported that that British regulator Ofcom will not auction off three blocks of 2.6GHz spectrum in October as planned. The regulator had originally intended to auction the spectrum late last year, but the process was initially delayed due to legal action by T-Mobile; the cellco was unhappy that Ofcom would not clarify whether re-farming of the 900MHz spectrum band would be allowed. O2 has also raised an objection that the future usage of existing spectrum has not been settled; both cellcos are understood to be considering the possibilities for launching W-CDMA or LTE services on existing frequencies. Both T-Mobile and O2 contend that until they know the future of existing spectrum they cannot accurately assess the value of the 26GHz spectrum.
GrameenPhone hit with second fine for illegal VoIP.
GrameenPhone has agreed to pay a fine of BDT2.5bn. (US$37m.) to the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission for its involvement in illegal call termination via VoIP technology. This is the second penalty for unlicensed VoIP telephony provision that the regulator has levied on the country's leading mobile operator; the Telenor subsidiary earlier paid the watchdog BDT1.7bn. in 'compensation' for lost government earnings due to the illegal practice.
RTG ups ante at FCC in opposition to VZW/Alltel deal.
Following up on a similar filing earlier this week, the Rural Telecommunications Group filed an individual petition with the FCC urging the agency to deny Verizon Wireless' pending acquisition of Alltel Communications.
The new filing touches on a number of issues brought forward in the earlier filing, made by RTG and other entities, but also asks the FCC to limit the merged entities to 55MHz of wireless spectrum below the 1GHz band at the county level and to 110MHz of spectrum below the 2.3GHz band.
Yahoo! releases Fire Eagle for location-based services.
Yahoo! has released its Fire Eagle open platform for location-based mobile services.
Fire Eagle is a network service that gives users a place to store and manage information about their location, and offers developers protocols for updating or accessing that information.
Yahoo! said its goal with Fire Eagle is to help developers create Internet experiences that are geo-aware.
Every day in 2007, the average consumer spent 7 hours and 9 minutes watching TV, on the phone, using the internet or using other services.
Since 2002, mobile use has doubled and PC and laptop use has grown fourfold.
However, the average UK household spend on communications in 2007 was GBP93.63 a month - a fall of GBP1.53 on 2006.
Sprint's iDEN network to go?
Sprint Nextel is reported to be considering the sale of the Nextel iDEN wireless network after it has struggled to integrate the network with its CDMA networks. In a regulatory filing, Sprint said that it was exploring alternatives for iDEN including 'improving operations, making additional investments, entering into strategic partnerships and considering potential divestitures'.
It is estimated the value of the iDEN network has plummeted around 80% since Sprint paid around US$35bn. for Nextel Communications in 2005.
Nortel has stepped up its efforts to be one of the major players in the so-called "unified communications" sector with the acquisition of software applications specialist Pingtel Corp. for an undisclosed sum.
Pingtel, which is already a Nortel OEM partner, is being acquired from Wireless LAN vendor Bluesocket Inc. , which only acquired Pingtel in July 2007.
Pingtel is best known for its SIPxchange software, a SIP-based PBX product targeted at small and medium-sized business users, a market segment in which Nortel claims to have 15m. customers worldwide.
LG leapfrogs Samsung in US.
LG Electronics, the South Korean mobile phone manufacturer, has overtaken rival Samsung to take second place in the US handset market behind Motorola in the latest quarter.
The figures underscore the popularity of several touchscreen-based handsets made by LG, including the Vu and Voyager. Both are sold by Verizon Wireless in competition with Apple's iPhone which is offered exclusively by AT&T in the US.
Huawei vows aggressive European push.
Huawei Technologies, the fast-growing Chinese telecommunications equipment maker, has pledged to step up its European sales efforts, in a move that will increase pressure on troubled western rivals.
Huawei's European marketing director has announced that the company had achieved sales of US$2bn. in Europe in 2007, up from US$770m. in 2006.
Huawei is aiming to boost European sales further this year, implying that it is seeking to increase its market share at the expense of its established rivals - Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks.
Leap Wireless International has called on the FCC to block Verizon Wireless' proposed acquisition of smaller rival Alltel. Leap wants to see the US$28.1bn. deal turned down because it would harm competition and make it more difficult to forge roaming agreements. Leap currently has roaming deals with both Verizon Wireless and Alltel but fears that its existing agreements would not be honoured by the enlarged company.
Tata Teleservices to spend US$2bn. on expansion.
Indian telco Tata has set aside approximately INR80bn. (US$2bn.) for network expansion over the next 24 months. According to the press reports Tata Teleservices, part of the Tata Group conglomerate, plans to launch GSM services across India by March 2009 and BlackBerry services by September this year.
Verizon reaches deal with unions.
Verizon Communications has reached a tentative agreement with two unions which averts a planned strike. Verizon announced on Sunday that it had concluded three-year contracts with the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, which together represent around 65,000 Verizon employees. The deal offered by the telco includes a 10.5% wage increase to be staggered over three years. Verizon is keen to avoid industrial action which could hamper its rollout of fibre-optic broadband internet and TV networks.
Sprint in U-turn on US$3bn. cash call.
Sprint Nextel, the US mobile phone network operator, performed a quick about-face on Thursday and cancelled an unpopular US$3bn. convertible offering a day after announcing it.
The company, which announced the cash call on Wednesday along with its second-quarter financial results, said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it had decided "to cancel the offering because the terms being offered were not economically attractive due to unfavourable market conditions".
Broadband growth plummets in second quarter.
The number of new high-speed Internet subscribers in the United States fell in the second quarter to the lowest level since tracking the broadband market began seven years ago.
The slowdown mainly results from a drop in new customers at the phone companies, which added just 23% of the customers they added in last year's second quarter.
The largest phone companies, AT&T and Verizon, have begun to emphasize faster, more expensive services over entry-level DSL.
H.P. buys wireless network infrastructure company.
Hewlett-Packard has announced that it plans to buy Colubris Networks, furthering the consolidation of wireless networking companies.
Colubris sells wireless access infrastructure products based around the 802.11n wireless standard.
Speculation has been swirling in recent months that the next wave of U.S. telecommunications consolidation will be among rural providers. Windstream would likely be a key participant, especially since the two-year anniversary of its Alltel spinoff also marked the end of a restriction in shares it can issue.
Russia's Comstar-United TeleSystems has chosen Nortel as the supplier for its WiMAX network in Moscow. The market for WiMAX in Russia is growing quickly with companies like Comstar leveraging its speed, capacity, and cost-effectiveness to expand their businesses and address the demand for wireless broadband. Rethink Research Associates estimates that the number of WiMAX subscribers in Russia will grow to 1.7 million in 2010 and 4.3 million 2012.
T-Mobile USA Inc. kept good on its 3G rollout promise; the carrier launched its 3G network in Las Vegas. Although it currently lags behind its tier-one competitors in the high-speed data arena, T-Mobile USA has plans to launch 3G in 20 more markets by the end of the year.
Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. intend to go head to head against the country's largest wireless Internet networks if their merger is approved, but that ability could be hampered if regulators call for new conditions, the companies told the Federal Communications Commission late Monday.
Cisco Systems Tuesday reported its first $10 billion quarter but said it expects revenue growth to remain below long-term expectations for at least the next six months.
Delta to offer Wi-Fi on U.S. flights.
Delta Air Lines has announced that it will offer broadband wireless Internet access on its entire domestic mainline fleet by next summer. Continental Airlines had previously announced plans to offer similar service across a majority of its mainline fleet.
Several other airlines either offer or plan to offer a similar service, though on a much more limited number of flights than Delta and Continental.
UK questioned on online ad system.
The UK government has until the end of August to respond to a letter from the EU about the controversial online ad system Phorm.
EU commissioner Viviane Reding has asked the UK government to clarify whether the system is in breach of European data laws.
Phorm's so-called Webwise system tracks users' web habits in order to better target ads at them.
BT is due to begin a widescale trial of the service imminently.
Tango, AirWalk and Tatara Systems partner on enterprise FMC femtocell.
Solution Tango Networks, AirWalk Communications and Tatara Systems are partnering on an enterprise-focused fixed-mobile convergence solution employing femtocells. The Tango/AirWalk/Tatara enterprise femtocell FMC solution, which has been successfully demonstrated, utilizes any standard mobile device. The solution leverages the hybrid architecture of Tango Networks' Abrazo, which enables any mobile phone to become a true extension on the enterprise's existing voice communications network.
Leap Wireless International Inc. is planning to aggressively expand its broadband offering even as that buildout weighs down its financials.
Verizon-Rural Cellular deal given green light.
The FCC has approved the proposed merger between Verizon Wireless and Rural Cellular Corp, paving the way for the completion of the US$2.67bn. deal. Verizon has already agreed to divest some of its spectrum assets in six markets in Vermont, New York and Washington as required under earlier recommendations by the Department of Justice. Rural Cellular Corp operates under the name Unicel in the Midwest, Northeast, Northwest and the Southern regions of the United States.
Nortel JV buys WDM-PON specialist.
Nortel has just acquired its way into the emerging high-speed access space WDM-PON, with the acquisition, by its joint venture LG-Nortel Co. Ltd. , of a leading PON system specialist, Novera Optics.
LG-Nortel is paying an initial US$16m., plus a potential extra US$10m. if certain business targets are met during the next 18 months, for the WDM PON specialist that already has its leading edge access gear deployed at Korean incumbent KT Corp.
Cloud computing has become a crowded field in a short period of time, as technology companies such as Google and Amazon have announced initiatives. Verizon has stated that it plans to enter the market in the first half of 2009.
AT&T tells FCC no P2P.
AT&T has revealed to the FCC that it does not allow mobile subscribers to use P2P applications as they have a detrimental effect on network capacity. The company issues a written warning to any customers it finds using the applications and if the breach continues it will terminate the user's contract.
LiMo Foundation adds new handsets, members.
Seven new mobile phones have passed the LiMo Foundation's certification process, and the group has new members to welcome aboard.
The new phones, from Motorola, Panasonic, and NEC, are the latest to ship with Release 1 of the LiMo Platform, a Linux-based operating system for mobile phones developed by a consortium of wireless carriers, handset makers, and others.
There are now 21 phones in the world running the LiMo software, mostly in Asia. But a few, such as Motorola's Rokr E8, are sold in the U.S. The whole idea behind LiMo is to give handset makers and carriers the basic underpinnings needed to create a modern mobile phone, but with the freedom to customize the look and feel of those phones to suit their desires.
Deutsche Post kills huge HP outsourcing deal.
It's a considerable blow to HP, which has had limited success winning IT services megadeals. HP plans to propel itself into the IT services big leagues via the pending acquisition of EDS for US$13.9bn.
Comcast violated Web access policy.
A divided FCC has ruled that Comcast violated federal policy when it blocked Internet traffic for some subscribers and has ordered the cable giant to change the way it manages its network.
In a precedent-setting move, the FCC by a 3-2 vote enforced a policy that guarantees customers open access to the Internet.
Alcatel-Lucent signs contract for Atlantic-Mediterranean segment of Europe India Gateway.
Alcatel-Lucent has announced the signing of a contract to deploy the 7,100km Atlantic-Mediterranean segment of the 15,000km Europe India Gateway (EIG) submarine cable system. EIG is the first direct, high-bandwidth optical-fibre submarine cable system from the UK to India, designed to enhance capacity between countries on three continents.
EIG landing stations are planned in the UK, Portugal, Gibraltar, Monaco, France, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Djibouti, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and India. It will also provide interconnection with other major cable systems connecting Europe, Africa, Asia and North America.
Qwest replaces Sprint with Verizon service.
Denver-based Qwest Communications began selling Verizon Wireless plans on 30 July. The new five year agreement replaces the service Qwest had been operating since 2003 where it sold wireless phone plans under the Qwest Wireless brand using Sprint network access, which it bought wholesale.
Tata launches global Ethernet services.
Indian telecom company Tata Communications has launched a pair of global Ethernet services for multinational enterprises to create WANs across India and onward to major business centres in North America as well as Asia, Europe and Africa.
The two services are Dedicated Point-to-Multipoint Ethernet and Dedicated Multipoint Ethernet.


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One of Devon's most successful restaurants has a new head chef.
Patrick Hanna will be leading the award-winning kitchen at The Riverford Field Kitchen in Buckfastleigh, bringing a wealth of experience to the venue.
In addition to using ingredients grown fresh from the Riverford farm, his commitment to using sustainably sourced British ingredients and his enthusiasm for cooking with seasonal ingredients grown for flavour has been described as a perfect match for the business, and has now gone full circle within the business.
Mr Hanna said: "When I moved from Belfast to London, I took a job washing dishes in a pub turned restaurant in Islington, serving organic food.
"The pub was called the Duke of Cambridge – now Riverford at The Duke of Cambridge.
"10 years later I found myself doing a couple of years at the Riverford Field Kitchen.
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Mr Hanna's most previous role was at L'Entrepot in London, while his CV also boasts stints at Duck Soup and Rochelle Canteen.
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Shares in construction and outsourcing giant Carillion have plunged by more than 40% after it issued a profit warning and its chief executive quit.
The global firm said it was taking an £845m hit after a review of badly performing contracts, and that it would suspend dividends for this year as it seeks to shore up its finances.
Carillion, which in the UK runs services for hospitals and schools and manages smart motorways, which use technology to manage traffic flow, said full-year results would miss previous expectations.
It prompted a big shares sell-off that knocked two-fifths, or more than £300m, off the group's market value in early trading. The stock closed 39% lower.
Carillion, whose recent projects include the expansion of Liverpool's Anfield stadium and the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station, enjoys annual revenues of £5bn.
It employs more than 48,000 people worldwide, which in the last financial year included 19,000 in the UK.
Carillion is counting the cost of four "challenging" construction contracts including three in the UK and one in Qatar, as well as that of exiting markets in Canada and the Middle East that it had already earmarked to leave.
The three UK projects are public-private partnerships - types of contract that in the past have seen the group build more than 100 schools under public sector contracts.
Carillion said its construction problems meant it would be borrowing more money than expected in the first half of the financial year and would miss a full-year target of cutting this back.
Chairman Philip Green said: "We have therefore concluded that we must take immediate action to accelerate the reduction in average net borrowing and are announcing a comprehensive programme of measures to address that.
"We are also announcing that we are undertaking a thorough review of the business."
Carillion chief executive Richard Howson has stepped down with immediate effect and Keith Cochrane, previously senior independent non-executive director and former head of engineering firm Weir Group, is taking over as interim boss.
Nicholas Hyett, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown stockbrokers, said: "Carillion looks like it's trying to bail out a supertanker with a soup spoon.
"Despite the group's best efforts debt is continuing to climb, and at an increasing rate, while the construction business seems to be hitting one hurdle after another."
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Aston Martin teases next hypercar, Project 003, ahead of 2021 debut
The car follows up on the Valkyrie and will be limited to 500 units globally.
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Sept. 20, 2018 4:00 a.m. PT
This sketch is our first look at Aston Martin's next hypercar. Currently dubbed Project 003, it follows the Valkyrie, which was initially known as 001, and the Valkyrie AMR Pro, which was called 002. The new car will debut in 2021.
While little is revealed by the sketch, it's clear that the Aston Martin hypercar will have a futuristic look with wide bodywork and a narrow central cockpit, similar to the Valkyries. The company promises active aerodynamic components on the bodywork, too.
Propulsion will come courtesy of a hybrid powertrain using a turbocharged gasoline engine of unspecified type, displacement or power. Project 003 will also use active suspension, Aston promises, to give it what the automaker describes in a statement as "class-leading dynamics on both road and track."
Speaking of the road, Project 003 will indeed be designed for it. The car will offer "practical concessions" like luggage space, Aston says, and it'll be made road-legal "in all markets" with both left- and right-hand-drive versions. A total of 500 cars will be made and sold, with the first due to customers in late 2021. That's a big jump over the company's prior hypercars: just 150 Valkyrie road cars and 25 Valkyrie AMR Pro track cars were sold.
"It was always the intention for the Aston Martin Valkyrie to be a once-in-a-lifetime project," Aston Martin President Andy Palmer said in a statement, "however, it was also vital to us that Valkyrie would create a legacy: a direct descendent that would also set new standards within its own area of the hypercar market, creating a bloodline of highly specialized, limited-production machines that can exist in parallel with Aston Martin's series production models."
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Stephen Daryl King (born November 1963) is a British economist. He is senior economic adviser at HSBC Holdings, where he was chief economist from 1998 to July 2015. King also works as a journalist and consultant, and is a specialist adviser to the House of Commons Treasury Committee.

He is author of Losing Control: The Emerging Threats to Western Prosperity (2010), When the Money Runs Out: The End of Western Affluence (2013) and Grave New World: The End of Globalization, the Return of History (2017).

King identifies as a "Jew through choice", converting to Judaism in 1991. He has described experiencing antisemitism since his conversion and believes that antisemitism has become worse over time.

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Author Dr. James Banks, Jr.'s new book "The Day My Heart Cried: Everyone Does Not See Things the Same Way" is an insightful work offering guidance for Christian living
Recent release "The Day My Heart Cried: Everyone Does Not See Things the Same Way" from Page Publishing author Dr. James Banks, Jr. is a Scripture-based book of guidance for human relationships that shares deeply personal examples of moral and emotional trials from his own life and experience.
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Dr. James Banks, Jr. is a married father of two, minister, evangelist, educator with twenty-six years of experience as a former principal, assistant principal, counselor, and teacher in the secondary and elementary levels currently serving as assistant superintendent of operations in Coffee County, Georgia. He has published his new book "The Day My Heart Cried: Everyone Does Not See Things the Same Way": an inspiring model of Christian faith and perseverance through the myriad challenges of modern life.
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Also, information is given for marriages and how to avoid agreeing to irreconcilable differences. We gain power by having godly relationships and learning to forgive in lieu of holding grudges for a long time. We should learn to make sacrifices to strengthen our walk of integrity before our final change comes on earth. Moreover, we should learn to let go and give our problem to our King. Besides, he only needs one move to change our trajectory. He did it for my Father, and one day, he will do it for us too."
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Dr. Byrne Uses a Video App For Seeing Patients
From The Herald Sun – DURHAM — For psychiatrist Jennie Byrne, seeing her patients as regularly as she needs to may not always be an option.
Some of her patients are students with busy schedules, while others have long commutes to get to her office in Chapel Hill, so Byrne turns to a Durham-based app called TouchCare that lets her consult with them via video.
TouchCare, which launched a few years ago, has been growing quickly in the field of telemedicine, its CEO Dan Gilbert said, and he expects that by 2017 "engaging with your physician through your mobile device will be a mainstream, everyday practice."
International business information provider IHS predicts that revenues from the global telemedicine, or telehealth market, will grow to $4.5 billion in 2018, up from $440.6 million in 2013.
IHS also predicts that the number of patients using telemedicine devices will rise to 7 million in 2018, a 1,900 percent increase from 2013.
"It allows you to have that important consistency whether or not (patients) are able to physically be here," Byrne said.
TouchCare is used by several providers in North Carolina, and has also expanded out of the state to Mount Sinai in New York and Tandigm Health in Philadelphia.
While its executives won't reveal specific data on number of users or downloads, the company said in an email that "telemedicine is on the cusp of widespread use and adoption."
In addition to an interface allowing patients to see their psychiatrists on a HIPAA-compliant platform, TouchCare also launched a peer-to-peer feature on the app in 2015 that allows physicians to connect with other physicians for specialist appointments, referrals and networking purposes.
In October, the company added Brad Wilson, president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, to its board of directors.
Byrne said that there are a few concerns with the field of telemedicine that are causing some lag on medical adoption, such as privacy protection.
"I think you just have to be thoughtful about how you use it," she said, adding that she would not use it if she had not yet consulted with a patient in person. "I see it more as an adjunct with a person you have a relationship with already."
Byrne said that she does expect to see increased rates of use in rural areas in particular, where access to psychiatrists may be limited.
According to the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research, access to mental health care is the biggest barrier to recovery for people living in rural North Carolina.
"Telepsychiatry will increase access to treatment across the state, and it may reduce the amount of time patients have to wait in emergency rooms for treatment, reduce the likelihood that patients will have to return to the emergency room for treatment, reduce the number of involuntary commitments to hospitals for psychiatric care, and reduce readmissions to psychiatric hospitals for those with severe and persistent mental illness," the organization says in a report on telepsychiatry.
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Kimber EVO Pistol… it works!
March 26, 2019 By Rob Pincus & filed under Blog, Handguns, Self Defense Firearms.
I haven't done very many "1000 Round Reviews" in my life. I honestly can't remember any other attempt to do one that went so flawlessly. That is really saying something. I am very impressed Kimber EVO. The example I have is a great gun. I'd carry it for defensive use. I wouldn't be afraid to trust it to protect myself or anyone I care about it in a defensive situation. That's something I never thought I'd be able to say about a stock Kimber.
Easy Rider: Handgun Carry While Riding a Motorcycle
October 25, 2017 By Deryck Poole & filed under All Articles, Handguns, Self Defense Firearms.
The type of motorcycle you ride influences which type of carry method you employ. Motorcycle riding continues to increase in popularity. For some it's because of increased gas prices. For others it's a sense of freedom, a way to temporarily unplug from the world. And for others it's something they grew up doing and it's…
Concealed Carry Guns – Best Handgun
May 6, 2017 By Rob Pincus & filed under All Articles, Handguns, Self Defense Firearms.
Over the past couple of months, the internet has been flooded with chatter about two new guns in particular: the Remington R51 and the Glock 42. The first was celebrated at its release but has met with terrible reviews of the production models in the hands of its intended audience. The second was originally met…
Dealing With the Double-Action Trigger
February 25, 2017 By Grant Cunningham & filed under All Articles, Handguns, Self Defense Firearms.
The double-action handgun, whether revolver or autoloader, is a great threat management tool. The long, heavy trigger means that accidental discharges under stress are less likely to occur than with a light, short action. What happens, though, when shooting has to be done? The trigger that requires deliberate action to fire also requires more attention…
Setting Your Sights for Success
January 30, 2017 By Michael John Lowe & filed under All Articles, Handguns.
As a defensive instructor and shooter, I convey the concept that "the target dictates the need for precision." This is based on the size of the target or the relationship of distance between the intended target and that of the shooter. PROPERLY ZEROED SIGHTS When a higher level of precision must be achieved, the shooter…
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November 7, 2016 By Andy Loeffler & filed under All Articles, Handguns.
Editor's Note: Repeated student errors in defensive handgun classes sent the author on a mission to understand why these mistakes were happening, and what we can learn from them about reloading pistols. Not long ago, I saw a post in an online firearms forum (Best advice, all too often: "Never read the comments!") and followed…
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Many people think they are not strong enough to lock the slide back. Many others tell people who struggle with locking the slide back that it is a strength issue.
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Actually after just one trip down a slope you will 'get it'. In just one day you can learn to be pretty confident and really have fun! It's perfectly possible to learn on your own as it feels very natural. You will of course learn faster with a more-experienced friend or a trainer. Of course it takes time to be slick, but it is fast to get started. Sled Dogs is like a good video game. Intuitive and easy to get started but hard to master.
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If the temprature is approx -10 degrees Celsius or COLDER, use our Sled Dogs wax. This wax will hold for a couple of hours, to the whole day (depending on the snow conditions).
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Rulemakers in the accounting industry have proposed plans for an overhaul in lease accounting. This would see firms required to account for everything when filling in their balance sheets, except their shortest leases.
The IASB, along with the FASB, the U.S. equivalent, released proposals that could result in a rise in the reported liabilities and assets related to costs of leasing everything from computers and cars to aircraft and manufacturing facilities. So accountants in Liverpool, the Wirral and other areas of the UK, not to mention in the U.S., will need to keep a close eye on the proposed changes.
Current accounting standards say that most leases are failed to be revealed by balance sheets, an approach that has received criticism for not providing a genuine scenario when it comes to leasing transactions.
Under the current standards, leases often go without being reported on the company's balance sheet. This approach has, in the past, been criticised as it fails to provide an accurate representation of transactions.
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Mary Midgley, "Against Humanism"
December 20, 2014 April 23, 2020 / gregorystackpole
There is a delightful article by Mary Midgley that's been on New Humanist for several years now. You would benefit from taking a few minutes to read it.
It is interesting that she sounds several themes that Hans Jonas earlier covered in his masterful The Phenomenon of Life, particularly when Midgley writes:
Positivism got rid of Cartesian dualism –the twofold world of Spirit and Matter that had seemed so obviously final to Newton– not by rethinking it but by simply eliminating Spirit, leaving Matter to manage on its own. The main reason for doing this was undoubtedly the fear of religion. The whole concept of Spirit was seen as too dangerous because of its history, notably, of course, the political oppression of the churches. Thus, as often happens, the new insight was shaped chiefly by contrast with the previous one and taken as a final refutation of it.
But Matter had been so carefully defined by dualists as inert and alien to life that it was really hard to see how it could do all that was now expected of it – how it could be the source of conscious, active living animals, including ourselves. The unlucky consequence of this clash can be seen in what is now called the Problem of Consciousness, the desperate ongoing attempt by many scientists to find ways of talking about human experience in "scientific" language – language that has been carefully designed to make all such talk impossible.
She notes some things about Julian Huxley, particularly his monism, that were news to me (monism is, roughly, the idea that there are not multiple roots to the world, but one — that everything is an expression of only one cosmic root, one source, one principle — sometimes even one kind of "stuff"):
[…] mental properties are not something alien to the material properties that the physical sciences study but are continuous with them, so any materialism that fails to recognize their continuity is mistaken. The still-surviving Cartesian dualism that treats mind as a separate substance from matter must therefore be abandoned. Mind must be taken to have been somehow present in the cosmos from the start. "We come, that is, to a monistic conclusion … that there is only one fundamental substance, and that this possesses not only material [but mental] properties. We want a new word to denote this X, this world-stuff; matter will not do for that is a word which the physicists and chemists have molded to suit themselves, and since they have not yet learnt to detect or measure mental phenomena they restrict the word 'material' to mean 'non-mental'."
Huxley, in fact, saw clearly – what few of those who now exalt science seem to have noticed – that this exaltation does not make sense unless we somehow enlarge the notion of reality to make room for mind.
This, of course, is not news to anyone who has read Descartes — when the world is divided into extended stuff and thinking stuff, it becomes very difficult to account for the thinking stuff in terms of the extended stuff; if one of the two substances of the world disappears (thinking stuff), the other substance (extended stuff) isn't really equipped to make sense out of the missing substance (on this, see Michael Allen Gillespie's The Theological Origins of Modernity). The resulting world-picture becomes sloppy, inelegant — notably when one looks to account for how mind arose from within the sloppy cosmology.
She also writes the following about the religious dimension of our modern notion of progress via technology and science:
Scholars now agree with [Huxley], however gloomily, that "the most fundamental need of man has always been 'to discover… something not himself, something greater than himself, with which he yet felt that he could harmonise his nature'." Such a religious quest does seem to be a human universal, leading sometimes to appalling results and sometimes to admirable ones. Scientistic thought today now admits this but explains the habit as some sort of natural mistake – perhaps comparable to an optical illusion? – a squint which has unfortunately been universal till now but can be corrected in the light of modern science.
Modern science, however, does not seem to be having this corrective effect. The religious quest still remains unquenched in our apparently scientific age, even though the visions we use to satisfy it are quite different. Scientific input does not improve these visions, in fact it makes them worse. The modern obsession with the evolutionary process surely shows many of the familiar features of a rather mean, self-serving religion. Evolution itself –more or less equated with Progress– simply takes the place of the previously expected journey to heaven, being seen as a benign force that will take us forward, however stupidly we act, through science and technology to an endless sequence of prosperity, probably in outer space.
Well said. Midgley wrote a book about a common, religiously-transmuted understanding of evolution –not the scientific theory which models change in organisms over time– and how it appears not only in popular literature. She has written elsewhere about a modern myth, "Science as Salvation". I highly recommend you read her. She is among our best contemporary thinkers, and she writes very, very well.
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"Evolution itself –more or less equated with Progress– simply takes the place of the previously expected journey to heaven, being seen as a benign force that will take us forward, however stupidly we act, through science and technology to an endless sequence of prosperity, probably in outer space."
This comports nicely with the Progressivist notion that "progress" from the Latin meaning "going or walking forward" is the equivalent of "improvement," rather like saying one wants "to make a difference," because, apparently, any change is an improvement when things are so bad as they are. Of course, bank robbers and muggers make a difference too, but not a good one. Maybe uncritical fans of Progressivism think they are just buying a stairway to heaven.
Optimism is probably an ineradicable feature of the American landscape. (If it dies, we will become something wholly different.) It can easily latch onto this sort of primitive notion of the cosmic escalator, as I recall Midgley putting it. I will champion the optimism; I will not defend the escalator.
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quoting Rescher "Once all of the findings at a given state-of-the-art level of investigative technology have been realized, one must move to a more expensive level.... In natural science we are involved in a technological arms race: with every victory over nature the difficulty of achieving the breakthroughs which lie ahead is increased."
"the contain-harass-expand strategy [...] was a completely emergent behavior. With the prediction code, our agent knew it couldn't survive a frontal attack on heavily defended bases, so instead it circled looking for targets it could attack without incurring heavy losses. [...] All of this occurred naturally as a result of the internal decision-making at each level of the agent, not because a human told it to do so."
is there a table of elements for the 6 simple machines and its 2 categories? a phylogeny?
concluant ~min51 ""Les nouvelles technologies nous ont condamne a etre intelligent. Comme nous avons le savoir devant nous, comme nous avons l'imagination devant nous, mais oui nous sommes condamne a devenir intelligent, a devenir inventif. [...] Il ne nous reste exactement que l'inventivite. [...] Aujourd'hui le travail intellectuel est oblige d'etre un travail intelligent et non un travail repetitif comme il a ete jusqu'a maintenant."
is that equivalent to simulated annealing? moving out of a local optimum (here because of an hypothesis driven way of thinking)?
is there a database of repeated research experiments?
including PyNN simulator-independent language for building neuronal network models.
"standards will be developed and shared in a manner similar to that used by the World Wide Web Consortium"
Global Witness, natural resource-related conflict and corruption and associated environmental and human rights abuses.
Apache Mesos Spark a MapReduce-like cluster computing framework designed to support low-latency iterative jobs and interactive use from an interpreter written in Scala..
"This freedom would enable a period of creativity unlike anything that we have seen in the past. Is there a way to design the economy so that this level of creativity is possible?"
"or the strongest possible economy, we need to create the largest possible pool of innovators"
"But don't assume that means artificial intelligence won't replace workers. Nearly all jobs in today's economy are specialized, and as applications like Watson become more versatile and affordable, they will be used in a variety of areas, especially in large organizations."
"Maybe there is an area where human workers will always have an absolute advantage: in jobs that require uniquely human qualities or creativity, artistic ability and so forth. A lot of the conventional wisdom seems to suggest that we simply need to retrain, re-educate and redeploy workers into these areas, and everything will be fine."
"Jobs that rely heavily on creativity, talent or unique personality traits (think authors, actors, musicians, commission sales people) very often have a power law income distribution."
"Ford argues that the Luddite Fallacy will only remain a fallacy so long as human capability exceeds technological capability. That is, as long as humans are able to improve faster (or as fast as) machines, humans cannot be fully replaced."
"Though it might cost many billions of dollars to build one such machine, the first copy might cost only millions and the millionth copy perhaps thousands or less. Mass production could then supply what has so far been the one factor of production that has remained critically scarce throughout human history: intelligent, highly trained labor."
"So far, machines have displaced relatively few human workers, and when they have done so, they have in most cases greatly raised the incomes of other workers. That is, the complementary effect has outweighed the substitution effect--but this trend need not continue."
"Outsourcing to India and China may be only a brief historical interlude before the great outsourcing yet to come -- to machines."
"The question for me is simply which side of the innovation pipeline I want to work on. Academics have a lot of freedom, but this comes at the cost of high overhead and a longer path from idea to application."


Recently, it has been shown that carbon monoxide (CO)-releasing molecule (CORM)-released CO can suppress inflammation. In this study, we assessed the effects and potential mechanisms of a ruthenium-based water-soluble CO carrier [tricarbonylchloroglycinate-ruthenium(II) (CORM-3)] in the modulation of polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) inflammatory responses in an experimental model of sepsis. Sepsis in mice was induced by cecal ligation and puncture. CORM-3 (3 mg/kg iv) was administered 15 min after the induction of cecal ligation and puncture. PMN accumulation in the lung (myeloperoxidase assay), bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid, and lung vascular permeability (protein content in BAL fluid) were assessed 6 h later. In in vitro experiments, human PMNs were primed with LPS (10 ng/ml) and subsequently stimulated with formyl-methionyl-leucylphenylalanine (fMLP; 100 nM). PMN production of ROS (L-012/dihydrorhodamine-123 oxidation), degranulation (release of elastase), and PMN rolling, adhesion, and migration to/across human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were assessed in the presence or absence of CORM-3 (1-100 muM). The obtained results indicated that systemically administered CORM-3 attenuates PMN accumulation and vascular permeability in the septic lung. Surprisingly, in in vitro experiments, treatment of PMNs with CORM-3 further augmented LPS/fMLP-induced ROS production and the release of elastase. The latter effects, however, were accompanied by an inability of PMNs to mobilize elastase to the cell surface (plasma membrane), an event required for efficient PMN transendothelial migration. The CORM-3-induced decrease in cell surface levels of elastase was followed by decreased PMN rolling/adhesion to HUVECs and complete prevention of PMN migration across HUVECs. In contrast, treatment of HUVECs with CORM-3 had no effect on PMN transendothelial migration. Taken together, these findings indicate that, in sepsis, CORM3-released CO, while further amplifying ROS production and degranulation of PMNs, concurrently reduces the levels of cell surface-bound elastase, which contributes to suppressed PMN transendothelial migration.


more resilient than you think, and more beautiful than you ever imagined."
May this Eating Disorder Awareness Symbol keep you grounded in knowledge.
Do you or someone you love struggle with an Eating Disorder?
Are you feeling lost, alone, numb, powerless and defeated?
If so, take comfort in knowing that you are not alone in this struggle, and you never will be again.
My eating disorder has haunted my life for almost thirty years, and has been my best friend since I can remember. It has taken me years of severe self harm, to hit rock bottom, both physically and emotionally for the second time in my life, and realize that once again, hospitalization was my only hope for recovery. I was beat down, and I was exhausted. I felt so alone, and really thought my only hope to stop this pain inside was to commit suicide. I remember that moment well, because I knew my illness had taken a turn for the worse, to the point that I was scared for me. I broke down, crying, wondering how my life had to come to this, and when did lose all control? What stopped in that moment from ending my life…was that I really didn't want to die…I just wanted to stop hurting, and I didn't have the tools to cope.
So, I reached out for help. I cried out for help to anyone that would listen to me, and it felt like the longest cry of my life.
It was terrifying to admit that I could not beat this eating disorder on my own, and that each day, I was letting it kill me just a little bit more. It is important that you know that you are not alone, and yes, I will repeat this over and over. Once I allowed my voice to speak, it spoke volumes, and it has given me the courage to write this today.
I hope that you will follow my journey. There is always hope for a different tomorrow. There is inspiration, motivation, understanding, courage, happiness and help to be found right here.
It is a safe place, with no judgement, and a place to let your soul be free.
You are doing the best under the circumstances…together, we can do better.
Wow...it's been a different few weeks. Work is busy, family is busy and I feel a bit behind.
It's not about me tonight, and it will be short and sweet.
that you are not alone, you found me.
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My name is Penny and my blog has been written to take you on my journey of living with an eating disorder. To share my strength, hope, courage, tears, sadness and heartache, and my wishes for a better tomorrow. I don't know how my story will end, but the words 'I gave up' will never be printed. I am choosing to battle for my life an yours! I hope to spread awareness on Eating Disorders and Mental Health Issues.


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ColFax Is Bringing That Heat And Dropping New Single "We Love" This Month
by Kalisha Perera
ColFax is an artist from Denver, Colorado but currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona. He is an artist who makes music that is a reflection of everything right and wrong with American Society. He navigates us through the good and the bad, the light and darkness, and how that coexists in the universe around us. As an artist who creates Hip-Hop and Rap music, ColFax likes to speak on topics such as racism, politics, love, heartbreak, violence, and mental health because these are topics that we all experience as people.
When asked why is music a passion of his, ColFax responded, "I loved the art form and the way I get to express myself through it. I fell in love with creating something so personal and putting that out for the world to hear and people genuinely loving it. It's a great feeling when people tell you they feel and understand "your" pain because they've gone through it themselves. I've also always had a love for music growing up. It helped me get through a lot in my life as well as coping with some of my personal issues. Music became my "way out", of staying out of the trouble I was getting into initially. It allowed me to channel my stress, anxiety, anger, insecurities, etc."
ColFax is no stranger to live performances. He has opened for artists such as Talib Kweli, Yo Gotti, and Freddie Gibbs. He's also collaborated with artists and producers such as KR, Asaad, Curtis King, Tone Jones just to name a few. An impact that he is looking to make with his music is to show the world it's fine to be vulnerable as well as confident with yourself and you should never be ashamed to be yourself. ColFax is currently working on the release of his new single "We Love" which is set to drop this month. In the meantime, be sure to check out his music available on all streaming platforms!
Instagram: datsfax
YouTube: ColFax
ColFax We Love
Kalisha Perera
Radio and Tv host, Kalisha Perela is a regular guest author for 8o8wave, she focuses on upcoming artists bringing them to the limelight like never before.
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Q: Put a Session variable into a textbox I have a Session variable
Session["customerID"]

I want to place this inside a textbox. How would I do this?
I have tried
TextBox1.Text = Session ["customerID"]

A: if(Session["customerID"] != null)
{
  TextBox1.Text = Session["customerID"].ToString();
}

I would add a null check to ensure that your code doesn't fail if the session variable is undefined

A: You can simply reference it just as you would to store a value into it.
It is important to always check that a particular Key actually exists within the Session as well :
if(Session["customerID"] != null)
{
      TextBox1.Text = Session["customerID"];
}

This can also be done as a simple one liner using the ternary (?) operator :
TextBox1.Text = Session["customerID"] ?? "";

A: TextBox1.Text = Session ["customerID"].ToString();

A: cast the Session object to String and assign it to TextBox:
TextBox1.Text = Session ["customerID"].ToString();

A: Please use this
 document.getElementById("<%= txtName2.ClientID %>").value = '<%= Session["DmName"].ToString() %>';

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Last week, a lot of bad things happened to Donald Trump — one of the worst though was that he got the word that his Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, would be fleeing Trump's corrupt, ineffective, and sinking administration. Today while Mattis was hard at work on Christmas day, he penned a letter to our troops and recorded a personal message to them to boot.
The U.S. Department of Defense posted his letter to their Twitter account for all to see.
It's a shame that Trump was such an ineffective leader that he ran off a man like James Mattis. It's obvious that he was doing a good job at his post but found the idea of taking orders from a buffoon too much to deal with. When Mattis tendered his resignation last Thursday he meant to stay in his position until the end of February. Unfortunately, Trump thought it would be better to rush the man out the door as soon as possible, so Mattis' last day on the job will be December 31st.
In a letter to the Seattle Times, Tom Mattis said that his brother James was leaving the White House with no anger whatsoever. In fact, he was rather calm about the whole thing. He also said that Americans shouldn't worry because this isn't the last time we'll see Mattis.


Home Unlabelled 3 SERIOUS REASONS WHY YOU NEED TO STOP USING YOUR SMARTPHONE AT NIGHT!
Lots of people spent a lot of time on their smart phones before going to bed. Not all of them are aware that this is bad for them. We talk about radiation and the blue light which is produced by smart phones and it has been connected to serious health problems.
The blue light is a part of the full light spectrum. We are exposed to it by the sun each day. This light emitted by laptops, smartphones, tablets, and other LED screens can damage the vision as it suppresses the production of the hormone named melatonin and it throws off the body;' natural sleep cues.
Damage of the eye – the blue light causes damage to the retina, development of cataract, as well as macular degeneration (loss of central vision or ability to see what is right in front of you). There was a case where one doctor came across a 35-year-old patient with cloudy and cataract-affected eyes similar to people who are 75 years old. The root issue is the smartphone use, according to the doctor, however, more research has to be done.
Loss of sleep – the blue light emitted by smartphones disrupts the production of melatonin (a hormone which regulates the sleep cycle of the body). If the sleep cycles are not regulated properly, then the person will not be able to get enough sleep, and lack of sleep or skewed sleeping cycles are associated with lots of health problems like: aged skin, depression, lack of memory recall, slower response time, cardiovascular issues, heart disease, and weight gain.
Higher risk of cancer – the greater use of smartphones at night causes sleep issues, and this has been connected to higher rates of cancer,especially prostate and breast cancer. The blue light suppresses melatonin. It is an antioxidant which is essential for the natural fight against cancer of the body. Melatonin actually helps the body fight cancer, however, the blue light decreases its production. If it is disrupted one time, then it won't be an issue, but using the smartphone hours before going to sleep can cause issues.


Taken together they represent an essential and very different way of thinking about the healthcare business model that exists today.
Digital transformation. It's happening all over the world. So much so, in fact, consultancy IDC projected that DX will gobble up 20 percent of the global GDP as enterprises spend some $20 trillion modernizing their tech infrastructures.
Whereas healthcare is not alone among industries amid such a metamorphosis, hospitals can share a list of common ingredients necessary for making it happen.
That is a distinctly different business model than what exists today. Consider that while the majority of participants in the 2017 State of Consumerism in Healthcare by Kaufman Hall ranked meeting consumer expectations as a high priority as defined by successfully instituting related capabilities only about 8 percent have accomplished it.
That said, 29 percent have work underway to develop consumer-related capabilities — while another 37 consider it a medium priority and have made moderate progress.
Kaufman Hall's study concentrated on consumerism broadly. Chou's other two ingredients, those being IoT and personalized medicine, are not altogether different.
And multitudes of innovators are designing so many IoT devices to do just that: promote wellness, predict coming adverse events and, ultimately, create ways to keep people out of the hospital.


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/**
 * \file
 * \brief BOMP barrier synchronization microbenchmark
 */

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, ETH Zurich.
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * This file is distributed under the terms in the attached LICENSE file.
 * If you do not find this file, copies can be found by writing to:
 * ETH Zurich D-INFK, Haldeneggsteig 4, CH-8092 Zurich. Attn: Systems Group.
 */

#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <omp.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <barrelfish/barrelfish.h>
#include <trace/trace.h>
#include <trace_definitions/trace_defs.h>

#define PERIOD          2500000000UL
#define ITERATIONS	10
#define STACK_SIZE      (64 * 1024)

struct workcnt {
  uint64_t	cnt;
} __attribute__ ((aligned (64)));

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  static struct workcnt workcnt[32];
  static struct workcnt exittime[ITERATIONS];
  int nthreads;
  int iterations = 0;
  uint64_t last;

  /* uint64_t last = rdtsc(); */
  /* while(rdtsc() < last + PERIOD) { */
  /*     thread_yield(); */
  /* } */

  if(argc == 2) {
      nthreads = atoi(argv[1]);
      bomp_bomp_init(nthreads);
      omp_set_num_threads(nthreads);
  } else {
      assert(!"Specify number of threads");
  }

#if CONFIG_TRACE
    errval_t err = trace_control(TRACE_EVENT(TRACE_SUBSYS_BOMP,
                                             TRACE_EVENT_BOMP_START, 0),
                                 TRACE_EVENT(TRACE_SUBSYS_BOMP,
                                             TRACE_EVENT_BOMP_STOP, 0), 0);
    assert(err_is_ok(err));

    trace_event(TRACE_SUBSYS_BOMP, TRACE_EVENT_BOMP_START, 0);
#endif

    /* bomp_synchronize(); */
    last = rdtsc();

  for(int iter = 0;; iter = (iter + 1) % ITERATIONS) {
  // Do some work
#pragma omp parallel
    for(uint64_t i = 0;; i++) {
#pragma omp barrier
      workcnt[omp_get_thread_num()].cnt++;

#pragma omp master
      if(rdtsc() >= last + PERIOD) {
#if CONFIG_TRACE
          trace_event(TRACE_SUBSYS_BOMP, TRACE_EVENT_BOMP_STOP, 0);

          char *buf = malloc(4096*4096);
          trace_dump(buf, 4096*4096, NULL);
          printf("%s\n", buf);
          abort();
#endif

          printf("%s, %lu: threads %d (%s), progress ", argv[0], rdtsc(), omp_get_num_threads(), omp_get_dynamic() ? "dynamic" : "static");
          for(int n = 0; n < 32; n++) {
              printf("%lu ", workcnt[n].cnt);
          }
          printf("\n");
          last += PERIOD;
          iterations++;
          if(iterations == 25) {
              printf("client done\n");
              abort();
          }

          if(exittime[iter].cnt == 0) {
              exittime[iter].cnt = i + 3;
              exittime[(iter + ITERATIONS - 2) % ITERATIONS].cnt = 0;
          }
      }

      if(exittime[iter].cnt != 0 && exittime[iter].cnt == i) {
          break;
      }
    }
  }
}

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Q: A stricter way of checking for dates in Chrome This answer gives a good way to check for dates in JavaScript:
function isValidDate(d) {
  return d instanceof Date && !isNaN(d);
}

However, this isn't working for me in Chrome because it identifies strings that contain numbers as dates:

function getDate(str) {
  console.log(new Date(str).toLocaleString());
}

getDate("a string that contains the number 1");
getDate("a string that contains the number 12");
getDate("a string that contains the number 123");
getDate("a string that contains the number 1234");
getDate("a string that contains the number 12345");
getDate("a string that contains the number 123456");
getDate("a string that contains the number 1234567"); // in Chrome, only this one returns "Invalid Date"

What would be the best way to implement a stricter date checker that would work with Chrome's flexible date parsing?  I cannot use anything that requires the dates to be formatted in a specific way (e.g., that only accepts ISO 8601 formats).

A: Without controlling what the format is, you're going to have a hard time parsing it, and you may get wrong data. For example, in a lot of other countries, the month and day are switched. So if you have a date that's 11/11, you don't know which is the month.
That being said, I would use a library rather than try and reinvent the wheel of date parsing. Moment.js is pretty good, and will tell you if it thinks the date string is valid: https://momentjs.com/docs/#/parsing/string/