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Valken Proton Review
by The Paintball Professor | Nov 9, 2014 | Marker Reviews
The Valken Proton paintball gun is built in the image of the uber popular Mokal Aura. While many consider the Valken Proton to be an entry level marker, it is extremely accurate, sturdily built and easy to hold. It sells for around $325 (see lowest price), a fairly low cost for a high quality paintball marker. Most agree that the Valken Proton outperforms this price range. Both novices and pros gravitate toward the Valken Proton for good reason.
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Valken Proton First Impressions
When you first open the Valken Proton, you'll notice that it is secured in a styrofoam cutout within an unremarkable cardboard box. At first glance, the sight of a plain cardboard box is a bit concerning but one should never judge a book by its cover. Don't let your first impression influence your opinion of this high quality marker. Amidst the box's foam cutouts you'll find the marker, a manual and a series of helpful extra parts including extra detents, springs and O-rings.
How The Valken Proton Shoots
When you take the Valken Proton out for your first practice shots, you'll likely notice its new and fairly unique recurve trigger design. It is built to roll along dual bearings for easy pulls and can be adjusted in four different manners. It doesn't wiggle from side to side in the slightest. To describe the Valken Proton's trigger as firm is an understatement. If you like a trigger on the stiffer side, you'll love this one. Those who want more of a loose feel will be tempted to disassemble the marker and snip some of the trigger's spring coils for a better feel. All players will love the ample space between the fore grip and the trigger frame. The Valken Proton has five firing modes, four tournament modes and there's very little recoil thanks to its spool valve design. You can configure the Valken Proton for either full automatic firing or rapid fire with ease.
The Valken Proton Design
The marker's body is made of aluminum and has an ergonomic feel. It is noticeably short and thin compared to other markers. Loading is fast and accurate thanks to its break beam sensor. The Valken Proton also comes with an air tank adapter that can be twisted on and off with ease. The ASA is the standard on/off and isn't anything to write home about. It attaches through a dove tail style rail rather than the usual bolt. The board is quite plain and isn't difficult to program when you reference the marker's manual. It is quite convenient to merely press a single button to change modes on the run.
When you're holding the Valken Proton, you'll immediately notice that it is markedly lighter than other paintball guns. Even when you add the air tank and the paintballs, it is still quite easy to carry. You can thank Valken's engineering team for the marker's light weight and ergonomic design. They build each Valken Proton body with the same aluminum that is used to build aircrafts.
The marker's break beam sensor prevents it from firing until a paintball is firmly resting in the chamber. This improves the playing experience and saves time and money as well. You'll never experience a misfire with the Valken Proton. This means that you'll keep cleanings to the bare minimum as paintballs won't explode inside of the chamber.
Valken Proton Care
If you ever need to take the Valken Proton apart, you won't endure a frustrating experience. It can be quickly disassembled without any tools. All you need to do is spread oil on the marker's O-rings, especially the three that move. It is also advisable to sprinkle a bit of oil in the ASA and rattle off some dry shots for lubing purposes. Since the marker only has three moving O rings, it will require little attention and likely have a long life span with minimal maintenance required.
Valken Proton Negatives
In terms of criticisms, the Valken Proton's shot is louder than most. While some think that the recoil is minimal, others have complained of a light "slamming" feeling after each shot. There are no upgrades available for the marker yet many will argue that it is fine in its off the shelf form.
All in all, the Valken Proton offers a smooth shot and is a pleasure to carry. It is a nice upgrade from the Mokal Aura and its $325 price tag is more than reasonable.
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Let's Get the Reverend Thing Straight Already!
Many people think I am some sort of a Christian minister. I am not. I am a Minister. Read on for more explanation.
I am an ordained Minister. I was ordained by Rev. Dan Chesbro in 2013 after studying with my Reiki Master teacher Joanna Crespo. She was called herself to join this priesthood The Sanctuary of the Beloved and offered us all ordination if we choose. I wanted to be able to do Reiki in hospitals and share my knowledge of herbs and more with people as well as do weddings and funerals for all people including my Pagan brothers and sisters. I was called to the Priesthood and received it gratefully. I am legally registered with all 50 States.
I am a Pagan, Wiccan High Priestess with over 25 years of healing, teaching and doing the work of my ancestors. If you want to see more on that you can see this website: The Magic Apothecary or look for the Magic Apothecary on Facebook.
I have tattoos…they symbolize steps on my spiritual journey.
I am also a singer and have been all of my life. I sing these blues and so many other things.
So that's the story. I do invoke the Goddess and God when I sing, I do a ritual before I go on stage and meditation and whatever else I need to do in order to raise good energy.
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Q: Running remote batch in elevated command I have a windows service install batch file in a remote computer (Install.cmd).
When I run it as administrator, it works just fine.
But when I run a script (RemoteInstall.cmd) that run the remote install script, it complete all the steps beside start running.
From my computer -- RemoteInstall.cmd script:
START /WAIT clusrun /scheduler:RemotePc /nodes:RemotePc /user:Administrator /password:MyPass \\RemotePc\D$\Service\Install.cmd

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net start MyService

The last command returns errorlevel=2 when I run it from remote, while all the rest return errorlevel=0 if I run it locally or from remote.
Same error occurs when I use sc instead of net.
How can I make it work?

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Jules Bastin (18 augustus 1933, Pont, Bellevaux-Ligneuville - 2 december 1996, Waterloo) was een Belgische bas en operazanger.

Biografie
Bastin werd op het eind van zijn middelbare studies bij een koorconcert ontdekt door Frédéric Anspach. Hij werd diens leerling en ging studeren aan Koninklijk Conservatorium in Brussel.

In 1960 maakte hij zijn debuut in de Brusselse Koninklijke Muntschouwburg. Internationaal viel hij meermaals in de prijzen. In 1962 won hij de eerste prijs op het Internationaal Vocalisten Concours 's-Hertogenbosch en in 1963 won hij de eerste prijs voor zang op het Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD in München. Hij zong de volgende jaren in de grote operahuizen van Europa. Bastin overleed in 1996.

In 2005 werd hij door de RTBF genomineerd voor de verkiezing van Grootste Belg.

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Justia Regulation Tracker Department Of Health And Human Services Agency For Healthcare Research And Quality Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 27123-27126 [2019-12306]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 27123-27126 [2019-12306]
Download as PDF 27123 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 112 / Tuesday, June 11, 2019 / Notices EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN—Continued Number of respondents/ POCs Form name Total .......................................................................................................... Total burden hours N/A N/A Average hourly wage rate * Total cost burden N/A 26,572 * Mean hourly wage of $57.89 for Medical and Health Services Managers (SOC code 11–9111) was obtained from the May 2017 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates NAICS 622000—Hospitals, located at http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_ 622000.htm. Request for Comments In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ's information collection are requested with regard to any of the following: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of AHRQ's health care research and health care information dissemination functions, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of AHRQ's estimate of burden (including hours and costs) of the proposed collection(s) of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information upon the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and included in the Agency's subsequent request for OMB approval of the proposed information collection. All comments will become a matter of public record. Virginia L. Mackay-Smith, Associate Director. [FR Doc. 2019–12312 Filed 6–10–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160–90–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS. ACTION: Notice. khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection project: ''The AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use.'' In accordance with the SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:36 Jun 10, 2019 Jkt 247001 Paperwork Reduction Act, AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on April 1, 2019 and allowed 60 days for public comment. AHRQ did not receive substantive comments. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before 30 days after date of publication. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: AHRQ's OMB Desk Officer by fax at (202) 395–6974 (attention: AHRQ's desk officer) or by email at OIRA_submission@ omb.eop.gov (attention: AHRQ's desk officer). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed Project The AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) requests to revise and extend the currently approved AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use. The AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use (the ''AHRQ Safety Program'') aims to help facilities implement antibiotic stewardship programs and to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing. The AHRQ Safety Program has already been implemented in a pilot of integrated delivery systems and a national cohort of 400 acute care hospitals, and is currently being implemented in a national cohort of 500 long-term care facilities. The AHRQ Safety Program was last approved by OMB on September 25, 2017 and will expire on September 30, 2020. The request for extension is to allow for completion of activities and data collection in the AHRQ Safety Program, which are scheduled to occur through March 30, 2021. The OMB control number for the AHRQ Safety Program is 0935–0238. All of the supporting documents for the PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 current AHRQ Safety Program can be downloaded from OMB's website at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201707-0935-003. The 2017 OMB clearance included one response for the Structural Assessment and the Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture (MOSOPS), but did not include electronic health record (EHR) data or a second response for the Structural Assessment or MOSOPS for the 4th cohort planned for ambulatory settings. This was because the original OMB clearance expiration date fell in the middle of the planned 4th cohort, so the second Structural Assessment and MOSOPS were not within the approved information collection period, and EHR data collection would have been incomplete. In addition, the project team was not certain that the ambulatory care practices would be able to access EHR data. Based on the experience of the pilot cohort, however, it is believed that many ambulatory practices can access these data, and that these practices are more likely to feasibly participate in the AHRQ Safety Program. The revision also updates the estimated annual burden accordingly, and includes changes to the data collection forms which will be used for the ambulatory care cohort based on lessons learned during the pilot cohort. Background for This Collection As part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) National Action Plan (NAP), AHRQ has supported the implementation and adoption of the Comprehensive Unitbased Safety Program (CUSP) to reduce Central-Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) and CatheterAssociated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI), and subsequently applied CUSP to other clinical challenges, including reducing surgical site infections and improving care for mechanically ventilated patients. As part of the National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB NAP) to increase antibiotic stewardship (defined as organized efforts to promote the judicious use of E:\FR\FM\11JNN1.SGM 11JNN1 khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES 27124 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 112 / Tuesday, June 11, 2019 / Notices antibiotics) across all healthcare settings, AHRQ is applying the principles and concepts that have been learned from these HAI reduction efforts to antibiotic stewardship (AS). Antibiotic therapy has saved countless lives over the past several decades. However, bacterial resistance to antibiotics has followed closely on the heels of each new agent's introduction. This has led to an epidemic of antibiotic resistance, with drug choices for some bacterial infections becoming increasingly limited, expensive, and in some cases nonexistent. While antibiotics remain a vital and necessary cornerstone to the treatment of infections, it is estimated that 20–50% of all antibiotics prescribed in U.S. acute care hospitals are either unnecessary or inappropriate. When antibiotics are used inappropriately, bacterial development of resistance is supported in the absence of any therapeutic benefit, and patients receiving unnecessary or inappropriate antibiotics are also exposed to the risk of adverse effects such as rash or renal injury as well as the risk of Clostridioides difficile infection which can cause a deadly diarrhea. Unlike misuse of other medications, the misuse of antibiotics can adversely impact the health of patients who are not even exposed to them because of the potential for spread of resistant organisms. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year at least two million illnesses and 23,000 deaths are caused by drug-resistant bacteria in the United States alone. While approaches including development of new antibiotic agents, increased surveillance for antibiotic resistance, prevention of HAIs, and prevention of transmission of resistant infections are important efforts to combat antibiotic resistance, it is critical to curb the inappropriate use of antibiotics to slow the emergence of antibiotic resistance and to preserve efficacy of existing antibiotics and those under development. As of January 1st, 2017, The Joint Commission (TJC)'s new Antimicrobial Stewardship Standard requires that all acute care hospitals have robust antibiotic stewardship programs. In addition, starting on November 28, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) required that all long-term care facilities that receive reimbursement from CMS have antibiotic stewardship programs in place. The Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program (CUSP), developed at the Armstrong Institute at Johns VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:36 Jun 10, 2019 Jkt 247001 Hopkins University, combines improvement in patient safety culture, teamwork, and communication together with a technical bundle of interventions to improve patient safety. CUSP is a powerful culture change tool, which has been successfully utilized to reduce CLABSI in ICUs in Michigan and Rhode Island and subsequently to reduce CLABSI by 41% in more than 1,000 ICUs in 44 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. Although evidence-based recommendations for prevention of CLABSI had existed for years, the combination of safety culture change on units and implementation of technical interventions resulted in significant reductions in CLABSI and introduced the concept that a rate of zero CLABSIs is achievable. CUSP is also being used to reduce other HAIs in multiple settings (http://www.ahrq.gov/ professionals/quality-patient-safety/ hais/index.html). This project will assist hospitals, nursing homes, and ambulatory care sites across the United States in adopting and implementing AS programs and interventions. This project has the following goals: • Identify best practices in the delivery of antibiotic stewardship in the acute care, long-term care and ambulatory care settings • Adapt the CUSP model to enhance antibiotic stewardship efforts in the health care settings • Develop a bundle of technical and adaptive interventions and associated tools and educational materials designed to support enhanced antibiotic stewardship efforts • Provide technical assistance and training to health care organizations nationwide (using a phased approach) to implement effective antibiotic stewardship programs and interventions • Improve communication and teamwork between health care workers surrounding antibiotic decision-making • Improve communication between health care workers and patients and families surrounding antibiotic decision-making • Conduct a comprehensive evaluation to assess the adoption of the CUSP for AS in acute care, long-term care and ambulatory care settings to identify the effectiveness of the program, process outcomes, and lessons learned The project will be implemented in four cohorts; (1) Cohort 1 is a pilot limited to 10 facilities each in three integrated delivery systems spanning acute care, long-term care, and PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ambulatory settings; (2) Cohort 2 will expand to include 250–500 acute care hospitals; (3) Cohort 3 will include 250– 500 long-term care facilities; and (4) Cohort 4 will include 250–500 ambulatory care facilities. The AHRQ Safety Program is being undertaken pursuant to AHRQ's mission to enhance the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of health services, and access to such services, through the establishment of a broad base of scientific research and through the promotion of improvements in clinical and health systems practices, including the prevention of diseases and other health conditions. 42 U.S.C. 299. Method of Collection To achieve the goals of the AHRQ Safety Program, the following data collections will be implemented: (1) Structural Assessments: A brief, eight question, online Structural Assessment Tool will be administered at baseline (pre-intervention) and at the end of the intervention period to obtain general information about facilities and stewardship infrastructure and changes to stewardship infrastructure and interventions that are anticipated to be sustained as a result of the AHRQ Safety Program (one response per facility for the 4th cohort in ambulatory settings was included in the original OMB review, this revision adds an additional response per facility, relevant changes made to line 1.b. in Exhibits A.1. and A.2.). (2) Team Antibiotic Review Form: The Stewardship Team in hospitals and nursing homes will conduct monthly reviews of at least 10 patients who received antibiotics and fill out an assessment tool in conjunction with frontline staff to determine if the ''four moments of antibiotic decision-making'' are being considered by providers. The four moments can be summarized as: (1) Is an infection present requiring antibiotics? (2) Are appropriate cultures being ordered and is the most optimal initial choice of antibiotics being prescribed? (3) (after at least 24 hours) Is it appropriate to make changes to the antibiotic regimen (e.g., stop therapy, narrow therapy, change from intravenous to oral therapy)? (4) What duration of therapy is appropriate? (3) The AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture: The appropriate versions of these surveys and the MOSOPS will be administered to all participating staff at the beginning and end of the intervention. Each survey asks questions about patient safety issues, medical errors, and event reporting in the respective settings. The surveys will be administered to all participating staff at E:\FR\FM\11JNN1.SGM 11JNN1 27125 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 112 / Tuesday, June 11, 2019 / Notices the beginning and end of the intervention. (One response per respondent for the 4th cohort in ambulatory settings was included in the original OMB review, this revision adds an additional response per respondent, relevant changes made to line 3.d. in Exhibits A.1. and A.2.). a. The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) will be utilized to evaluate safety culture for acute care hospitals. b. The Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture (NHSOPS) will be administered in long-term care. c. The Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture (MOSOPS) will be administered in ambulatory care centers. (4) Semi-structured qualitative interviews: During the project pilot period with Cohort 1, in-person and/or telephone discussions will be held before and after implementation with stewardship champions/organizational leaders, physicians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, certified nursing assistants and others deemed relevant, to learn about the facilitators and barriers to a successful antibiotic stewardship program. Specific areas of interest include stakeholder perceptions of implementation process and outcomes, including successes and challenges with carrying out project tasks and perceived utility of the project; staff roles, engagement and support; and antibiotic prescribing etiquette & culture (i.e., social norms and local cultural factors that contribute to prescribing behavior at the facility/unit-level). (5) Electronic Health Record (EHR) data: Unit-level antibiotic therapy prescriptions and antibiotic use for diagnosed respiratory conditions will be extracted from the Electronic Health Records (EHRs) of participating units and used to assess the impact of the AHRQ Safety Program. (4th cohort in ambulatory settings portion is new from original OMB review, noted in line 6 in Exhibits A.1. and A.2.). Estimated Annual Respondent Burden Exhibit A.1 shows the estimated annualized burden hours for the respondents' time to complete the Structural Assessments, Team Antibiotic Review Forms, AHRQ Patient Safety Culture Surveys, semi-structured qualitative interviews, and EHR data extractions. Data will be collected from 30 acute care, long-term care, and ambulatory care sites during the Cohort 1 one-year pilot period; up to 500 acute care hospitals in Cohort 2; up to 500 long-term care facilities in Cohort 3; and up to 500 ambulatory care sites in Cohort 4. With this revision, the total estimated annualized burden hours for the data collection activities are 27,064. EXHIBIT A.1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents Form name 1. Structural Assessments: a. Structural Assessments—Cohorts 1, 2 and 3 (baseline, post-intervention) ................................................................................................. b. Structural Assessments—Cohort 4 (baseline and endline) ................. 2. Team Antibiotic Review Form (Cohorts 1, 2, and 3) .................................. 3. AHRQ Patient Safety Culture Surveys: a. HSOPS, NHSOPS, MOSOPS (Cohort 1) ............................................ b. HSOPS (Cohort 2) ................................................................................ c. NHSOPS (Cohort 3) ............................................................................. d. MOSOPS (Cohort 4) ............................................................................ 4. Semi-structured qualitative interviews (Cohort 1): a. Physicians ............................................................................................ b. Other Health Practitioners .................................................................... 5. EHR data (Cohorts 1, 2, and 3) .................................................................. 6. EHR data (Cohort 4) ................................................................................... Total .......................................................................................................... Exhibit A.2 shows the estimated annualized cost burden based on the respondents' time to complete the data Number of responses per respondent Hours per response Total burden hours 343 167 337 2 2 90 0.2 0.2 0.25 137 67 7,583 83 4,167 4,167 4,167 2 2 2 2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 83 4,167 4,167 4,167 30 60 334 167 2 2 12 15 1 1 1 1 60 120 4,008 2,505 14,022 ........................ ........................ 27,030 collection forms. The total cost burden is estimated to be $1,311,096. EXHIBIT A.2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN Number of respondents khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Form name 1. Structural Assessments: a. Structural Assessments—Cohorts 1, 2 and 3 (baseline, post-intervention) ................................................................................................. b. Structural Assessments—Cohort 4 (baseline and endline) ................. 2. Team Antibiotic Review Form (Cohorts 1, 2, and 3) .................................. 3. AHRQ Patient Safety Culture Surveys: a. HSOPS, NHSOPS, MOSOPS (Cohort 1) ............................................ b. HSOPS (Cohort 2) ................................................................................ c. NHSOPS (Cohort 3) ............................................................................. d. MOSOPS (Cohort 4) ............................................................................ 4. Semi-structured qualitative interviews (Cohort 1): a. Physicians ............................................................................................ VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:36 Jun 10, 2019 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Total burden hours Average hourly wage rate * Total cost burden 343 167 337 137 67 7,583 a $98.83 83 4,167 4,167 4,167 83 4,167 4,167 4,167 b 27.87 b 27.87 2,313 116,134 116,134 116,134 30 60 a 98.83 5,930 E:\FR\FM\11JNN1.SGM 11JNN1 a 98.83 a 98.83 b 27.87 b 27.87 $13,540 6,622 749,428 27126 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 112 / Tuesday, June 11, 2019 / Notices EXHIBIT A.2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN—Continued Number of respondents Form name Total burden hours Average hourly wage rate * Total cost burden b. Other Health Practitioners .................................................................... 5. EHR data (Cohorts 1, 2, and 3) .................................................................. 6. EHR data (Cohort 4) ................................................................................... 60 334 167 120 4,008 2,505 b 27.87 b 27.87 3,344 111,703 69,814 Total .......................................................................................................... 14,022 27,064 ........................ 1,311,096 b 27.87 * National Compensation Survey: Occupational wages in the United States May 2016 ''U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics:'' http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm. a Based on the mean wages for 29–1069 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other. b Based on the mean wages for 29–9099 Miscellaneous Health Practitioners and Technical Workers: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other. Request for Comments Virginia L. Mackay-Smith, Associate Director. [FR Doc. 2019–12306 Filed 6–10–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160–90–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES [Docket Nos. FDA–2017–E–6741 and FDA– 2018–E–0046] Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; BAXDELA IV INJECTION— NDA 208611 AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:36 Jun 10, 2019 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has determined the regulatory review period for BAXDELA IV INJECTION under new drug application (NDA) 208611 and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of applications to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, for the extension of a patent which claims that human drug product. DATES: Anyone with knowledge that any of the dates as published (see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section) are incorrect may submit either electronic or written comments and ask for a redetermination by August 12, 2019. Furthermore, any interested person may petition FDA for a determination regarding whether the applicant for extension acted with due diligence during the regulatory review period by December 9, 2019. See ''Petitions'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for more information. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late, untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments must be submitted on or before August 12, 2019. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of August 12, 2019. Comments received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) will be considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery service acceptance receipt is on or before that date. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ's information collection are requested with regard to any of the following: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of AHRQ's health care research and health care information dissemination functions, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of AHRQ's estimate of burden (including hours and costs) of the proposed collection(s) of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information upon the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 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Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection
project: ``The AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use.'' In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, AHRQ invites the public to
comment on this proposed information collection.
This proposed information collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on April 1, 2019 and allowed 60 days for public
comment. AHRQ did not receive substantive comments. The purpose of this
notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before 30 days
after date of publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: AHRQ's OMB Desk
Officer by fax at (202) 395-6974 (attention: AHRQ's desk officer) or by
email at [email protected] (attention: AHRQ's desk officer).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427-1477, or by email at
[email protected].
Proposed Project
The AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) requests to
revise and extend the currently approved AHRQ Safety Program for
Improving Antibiotic Use. The AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Antibiotic Use (the ``AHRQ Safety Program'') aims to help facilities
implement antibiotic stewardship programs and to reduce unnecessary
antibiotic prescribing. The AHRQ Safety Program has already been
implemented in a pilot of integrated delivery systems and a national
cohort of 400 acute care hospitals, and is currently being implemented
in a national cohort of 500 long-term care facilities. The AHRQ Safety
Program was last approved by OMB on September 25, 2017 and will expire
on September 30, 2020. The request for extension is to allow for
completion of activities and data collection in the AHRQ Safety
Program, which are scheduled to occur through March 30, 2021. The OMB
control number for the AHRQ Safety Program is 0935-0238. All of the
supporting documents for the current AHRQ Safety Program can be
downloaded from OMB's website at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201707-0935-003.
The 2017 OMB clearance included one response for the Structural
Assessment and the Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture
(MOSOPS), but did not include electronic health record (EHR) data or a
second response for the Structural Assessment or MOSOPS for the 4th
cohort planned for ambulatory settings. This was because the original
OMB clearance expiration date fell in the middle of the planned 4th
cohort, so the second Structural Assessment and MOSOPS were not within
the approved information collection period, and EHR data collection
would have been incomplete. In addition, the project team was not
certain that the ambulatory care practices would be able to access EHR
data. Based on the experience of the pilot cohort, however, it is
believed that many ambulatory practices can access these data, and that
these practices are more likely to feasibly participate in the AHRQ
Safety Program. The revision also updates the estimated annual burden
accordingly, and includes changes to the data collection forms which
will be used for the ambulatory care cohort based on lessons learned
during the pilot cohort.
Background for This Collection
As part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) National Action Plan (NAP), AHRQ has
supported the implementation and adoption of the Comprehensive Unit-
based Safety Program (CUSP) to reduce Central-Line Associated
Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract
Infections (CAUTI), and subsequently applied CUSP to other clinical
challenges, including reducing surgical site infections and improving
care for mechanically ventilated patients. As part of the National
Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB NAP) to
increase antibiotic stewardship (defined as organized efforts to
promote the judicious use of
antibiotics) across all healthcare settings, AHRQ is applying the
principles and concepts that have been learned from these HAI reduction
efforts to antibiotic stewardship (AS).
Antibiotic therapy has saved countless lives over the past several
decades. However, bacterial resistance to antibiotics has followed
closely on the heels of each new agent's introduction. This has led to
an epidemic of antibiotic resistance, with drug choices for some
bacterial infections becoming increasingly limited, expensive, and in
some cases nonexistent. While antibiotics remain a vital and necessary
cornerstone to the treatment of infections, it is estimated that 20-50%
of all antibiotics prescribed in U.S. acute care hospitals are either
unnecessary or inappropriate. When antibiotics are used
inappropriately, bacterial development of resistance is supported in
the absence of any therapeutic benefit, and patients receiving
unnecessary or inappropriate antibiotics are also exposed to the risk
of adverse effects such as rash or renal injury as well as the risk of
Clostridioides difficile infection which can cause a deadly diarrhea.
Unlike misuse of other medications, the misuse of antibiotics can
adversely impact the health of patients who are not even exposed to
them because of the potential for spread of resistant organisms. The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each
year at least two million illnesses and 23,000 deaths are caused by
drug-resistant bacteria in the United States alone.
While approaches including development of new antibiotic agents,
increased surveillance for antibiotic resistance, prevention of HAIs,
and prevention of transmission of resistant infections are important
efforts to combat antibiotic resistance, it is critical to curb the
inappropriate use of antibiotics to slow the emergence of antibiotic
resistance and to preserve efficacy of existing antibiotics and those
under development.
As of January 1st, 2017, The Joint Commission (TJC)'s new
Antimicrobial Stewardship Standard requires that all acute care
hospitals have robust antibiotic stewardship programs. In addition,
starting on November 28, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) required that all long-term care facilities that receive
reimbursement from CMS have antibiotic stewardship programs in place.
The Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program (CUSP), developed at
the Armstrong Institute at Johns Hopkins University, combines
improvement in patient safety culture, teamwork, and communication
together with a technical bundle of interventions to improve patient
safety. CUSP is a powerful culture change tool, which has been
successfully utilized to reduce CLABSI in ICUs in Michigan and Rhode
Island and subsequently to reduce CLABSI by 41% in more than 1,000 ICUs
in 44 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. Although
evidence-based recommendations for prevention of CLABSI had existed for
years, the combination of safety culture change on units and
implementation of technical interventions resulted in significant
reductions in CLABSI and introduced the concept that a rate of zero
CLABSIs is achievable. CUSP is also being used to reduce other HAIs in
multiple settings (http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/index.html).
This project will assist hospitals, nursing homes, and ambulatory
care sites across the United States in adopting and implementing AS
programs and interventions.
This project has the following goals:
Identify best practices in the delivery of antibiotic
stewardship in the acute care, long-term care and ambulatory care
Adapt the CUSP model to enhance antibiotic stewardship efforts
in the health care settings
Develop a bundle of technical and adaptive interventions and
associated tools and educational materials designed to support enhanced
antibiotic stewardship efforts
Provide technical assistance and training to health care
organizations nationwide (using a phased approach) to implement
effective antibiotic stewardship programs and interventions
Improve communication and teamwork between health care workers
surrounding antibiotic decision-making
Improve communication between health care workers and patients
and families surrounding antibiotic decision-making
Conduct a comprehensive evaluation to assess the adoption of
the CUSP for AS in acute care, long-term care and ambulatory care
settings to identify the effectiveness of the program, process
outcomes, and lessons learned
The project will be implemented in four cohorts; (1) Cohort 1 is a
pilot limited to 10 facilities each in three integrated delivery
systems spanning acute care, long-term care, and ambulatory settings;
(2) Cohort 2 will expand to include 250-500 acute care hospitals; (3)
Cohort 3 will include 250-500 long-term care facilities; and (4) Cohort
4 will include 250-500 ambulatory care facilities.
The AHRQ Safety Program is being undertaken pursuant to AHRQ's
mission to enhance the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of
health services, and access to such services, through the establishment
of a broad base of scientific research and through the promotion of
improvements in clinical and health systems practices, including the
prevention of diseases and other health conditions. 42 U.S.C. 299.
Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of the AHRQ Safety Program, the following data
collections will be implemented:
(1) Structural Assessments: A brief, eight question, online
Structural Assessment Tool will be administered at baseline (pre-
intervention) and at the end of the intervention period to obtain
general information about facilities and stewardship infrastructure and
changes to stewardship infrastructure and interventions that are
anticipated to be sustained as a result of the AHRQ Safety Program (one
response per facility for the 4th cohort in ambulatory settings was
included in the original OMB review, this revision adds an additional
response per facility, relevant changes made to line 1.b. in Exhibits
A.1. and A.2.).
(2) Team Antibiotic Review Form: The Stewardship Team in hospitals
and nursing homes will conduct monthly reviews of at least 10 patients
who received antibiotics and fill out an assessment tool in conjunction
with frontline staff to determine if the ``four moments of antibiotic
decision-making'' are being considered by providers. The four moments
can be summarized as: (1) Is an infection present requiring
antibiotics? (2) Are appropriate cultures being ordered and is the most
optimal initial choice of antibiotics being prescribed? (3) (after at
least 24 hours) Is it appropriate to make changes to the antibiotic
regimen (e.g., stop therapy, narrow therapy, change from intravenous to
oral therapy)? (4) What duration of therapy is appropriate?
(3) The AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture: The appropriate
versions of these surveys and the MOSOPS will be administered to all
participating staff at the beginning and end of the intervention. Each
survey asks questions about patient safety issues, medical errors, and
event reporting in the respective settings. The surveys will be
administered to all participating staff at
the beginning and end of the intervention. (One response per respondent
for the 4th cohort in ambulatory settings was included in the original
OMB review, this revision adds an additional response per respondent,
relevant changes made to line 3.d. in Exhibits A.1. and A.2.).
a. The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) will be
utilized to evaluate safety culture for acute care hospitals.
b. The Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture (NHSOPS) will
be administered in long-term care.
c. The Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture (MOSOPS)
will be administered in ambulatory care centers.
(4) Semi-structured qualitative interviews: During the project
pilot period with Cohort 1, in-person and/or telephone discussions will
be held before and after implementation with stewardship champions/
organizational leaders, physicians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners,
physician assistants, nurses, certified nursing assistants and others
deemed relevant, to learn about the facilitators and barriers to a
successful antibiotic stewardship program. Specific areas of interest
include stakeholder perceptions of implementation process and outcomes,
including successes and challenges with carrying out project tasks and
perceived utility of the project; staff roles, engagement and support;
and antibiotic prescribing etiquette & culture (i.e., social norms and
local cultural factors that contribute to prescribing behavior at the
facility/unit-level).
(5) Electronic Health Record (EHR) data: Unit-level antibiotic
therapy prescriptions and antibiotic use for diagnosed respiratory
conditions will be extracted from the Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
of participating units and used to assess the impact of the AHRQ Safety
Program. (4th cohort in ambulatory settings portion is new from
original OMB review, noted in line 6 in Exhibits A.1. and A.2.).
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit A.1 shows the estimated annualized burden hours for the
respondents' time to complete the Structural Assessments, Team
Antibiotic Review Forms, AHRQ Patient Safety Culture Surveys, semi-
structured qualitative interviews, and EHR data extractions. Data will
be collected from 30 acute care, long-term care, and ambulatory care
sites during the Cohort 1 one-year pilot period; up to 500 acute care
hospitals in Cohort 2; up to 500 long-term care facilities in Cohort 3;
and up to 500 ambulatory care sites in Cohort 4. With this revision,
the total estimated annualized burden hours for the data collection
activities are 27,064.
Exhibit A.1--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
Form name                        Number of     responses per     Hours per     Total burden
respondents     respondent       response          hours
1. Structural Assessments:
a. Structural Assessments--Cohorts 1, 2 and              343               2             0.2             137
3 (baseline, post-intervention)............
b. Structural Assessments--Cohort 4                      167               2             0.2              67
(baseline and endline).....................
2. Team Antibiotic Review Form (Cohorts 1, 2,                337              90            0.25           7,583
and 3).........................................
3. AHRQ Patient Safety Culture Surveys:
a. HSOPS, NHSOPS, MOSOPS (Cohort 1).........              83               2             0.5              83
b. HSOPS (Cohort 2).........................           4,167               2             0.5           4,167
c. NHSOPS (Cohort 3)........................           4,167               2             0.5           4,167
d. MOSOPS (Cohort 4)........................           4,167               2             0.5           4,167
4. Semi-structured qualitative interviews
(Cohort 1):
a. Physicians...............................              30               2               1              60
b. Other Health Practitioners...............              60               2               1             120
5. EHR data (Cohorts 1, 2, and 3)...............             334              12               1           4,008
6. EHR data (Cohort 4)..........................             167              15               1           2,505
Total.......................................          14,022  ..............  ..............          27,030
Exhibit A.2 shows the estimated annualized cost burden based on the
respondents' time to complete the data collection forms. The total cost
burden is estimated to be $1,311,096.
Exhibit A.2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden
Number of     Total burden   Average hourly    Total cost
Form name                       respondents        hours        wage rate *       burden
a. Structural Assessments--Cohorts 1, 2 and              343             137      \a\ $98.83         $13,540
b. Structural Assessments--Cohort 4                      167              67       \a\ 98.83           6,622
2. Team Antibiotic Review Form (Cohorts 1, 2,                337           7,583       \a\ 98.83         749,428
a. HSOPS, NHSOPS, MOSOPS (Cohort 1).........              83              83       \b\ 27.87           2,313
b. HSOPS (Cohort 2).........................           4,167           4,167       \b\ 27.87         116,134
c. NHSOPS (Cohort 3)........................           4,167           4,167       \b\ 27.87         116,134
d. MOSOPS (Cohort 4)........................           4,167           4,167       \b\ 27.87         116,134
a. Physicians...............................              30              60       \a\ 98.83           5,930
b. Other Health Practitioners...............              60             120       \b\ 27.87           3,344
5. EHR data (Cohorts 1, 2, and 3)...............             334           4,008       \b\ 27.87         111,703
6. EHR data (Cohort 4)..........................             167           2,505       \b\ 27.87          69,814
Total.......................................          14,022          27,064  ..............       1,311,096
* National Compensation Survey: Occupational wages in the United States May 2016 ``U.S. Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics:'' http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm.
\a\ Based on the mean wages for 29-1069 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other.
\b\ Based on the mean wages for 29-9099 Miscellaneous Health Practitioners and Technical Workers: Healthcare
Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other.
Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ's
information collection are requested with regard to any of the
following: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of AHRQ's health care research and
health care information dissemination functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of AHRQ's
estimate of burden (including hours and costs) of the proposed
collection(s) of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information upon the
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and included in the Agency's subsequent request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Virginia L. Mackay-Smith,
Associate Director.

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Hello! I'm a 17 yr old girl with chronic back pain. I play golf and have played golf for 11 years. I have pain that is spread out on my lower back and goes straight up my spine and into my neck & shoulders . I often get a sharp pain on the side of my head I have to stop everything I'm doing because the pain is intense it fells as if I have been hit by a bat. idk if that has something to do with my neck/ spine. It is mainly sore around the big bone where my nevk and shoulder area meet. I tend to get spasms in my lower back a lot also. My lower back pain spreads into my hips. I have to constantly pop my back by doing a cat like stretch approx. 50 times a day. Along with twisting to pop. If I am bent over for more than 3 minutes my back tightens up and it becomes painful to straighten up. Often the pain in the center of my back feels as though there is air blowing up. When I get a massage my pain will stop for 2 hours max. Then starts back up. Help!! What should I do?
I was wondering if you are under doctor's care ? Do you have any limits on your activities to prevent further damage or to prevent any new issue?
It definitely seems getting doctor care is priority.
Doc needs to know all of your symptoms so doc can treat you and treat your pain.
Symptoms of your bent back and popping and how often during the day need to be included with info to doc.
You may need test for doctor to try to locate source or cause of your pain.
Please continue to communicate with your doctor so you can have better quality of life, which you deserve.
Please keep us posted on how you progress.
No I have not seen any specialists for this. I once visited a doctor but at the time I had a uti and he said that that was probably the cause for the pain. But this pain has been going on for years. My parents think that it is due to lack of stretching.


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Q: Confused to determine $f_n(x)$ is uniformly convergent or not. Given the sequence of function $f_n(x)=\exp(-nx)$, for all $x\in\mathbb{R}$ and $n\in\mathbb{N}$. Determine $f_n(x)$ is uniformly convergent or not.
I try as follows.
Take $\varepsilon>0$. We want to show there is $N_\varepsilon\in \mathbb{N}$ such that for all $n\geq  N_\varepsilon$ and all $x\in \mathbb{R}$, has $\vert f_n(x)-f(x)\vert<\varepsilon$.
The limit function is
\begin{align}
\lim\limits_{n\to\infty}f_n(x)=
f(x)=
\begin{cases}
1&x=0\\
0&x>0
\end{cases}.
\end{align}
Let $x=0$. Then $\vert f_n(x)-f(x)\vert=|\exp(-n(0))-1|= |1-1|=0<\varepsilon$.
Let $x>0$. Then $\vert f_n(x)-f(x)\vert=|\exp(-nx)-0|= \exp(-nx)<\varepsilon$.
Now I confused to determine $f_n(x)$ is uniformly convergent or not because I can't find connection between "there is $N_\varepsilon\in \mathbb{N}$ such that for all $n\geq  N_\varepsilon$ and all $x\in \mathbb{R}$" and "$\vert f_n(x)-f(x)\vert<\varepsilon$". Anyone can help me?

A: The convergence is not uniform (in $\Bbb R$), because each $f_n$ is a continuous function, but $(f_n)_{n\in\Bbb N}$ converges pointwise to a discontinuous function. Uniform convergence preserves continuity.

A: Note that $f_n(1/n)= 1/e= 0,36...$. let $\varepsilon =0,1$. Assume that there exists $n_0, \alpha$ such that if $n>n_0$, $\vert fn(x)-f(x)\vert <\varepsilon $, then $0<f_n(1/n) <\varepsilon$ contradiction.

A: With regard to your last question, the idea is that for $n>N_\epsilon$ the error must be bounded by $\epsilon$ at each $x$.
You arrived at the expression $\exp(-nx) < \epsilon$. Taking logs on both sides, this is the same as $N_\epsilon > -\log\epsilon/x$. So we see that as $x\to 0$, $N_\epsilon$ is unbounded!
Therefore there cannot be a finite $N_\epsilon$ such that $|f_n-f|<\epsilon$ for each $\epsilon>0$ and each $x$.


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Good God! Walker Stapleton is a Terrible Candidate
by: Colorado Pols August 29, 2018 at 11:12 AM MDT
Walker Stapleton, pretty much all the time.
We talk a lot about Republican gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton in this space. In fact, Stapleton was the subject of our first blog post today after his flabbergastingly-disastrous interview with CBS4 last night. It makes perfect sense that we would regularly discuss the GOP nominee for the top job in Colorado — after all, this is a website dedicated to Colorado political news and analysis — but with such consistent commentary it can be difficult to fully express the stupendous ineptitude of the man Republicans hope to elevate to the Governor's office in November.
Colorado has had some bad statewide candidates in recent years, from Bob Beauprez in 2006 (with honorable mention for 2014) and Dan Maes in 2010 to Jon Keyser and Darryl Glenn in 2016. We'll wait until after the November election to rank Stapleton in the pantheon of ridiculous Republicans, but we wouldn't be doing our jobs if we didn't make sure that Colorado Pols readers fully understood the history unfolding before us this fall:
We are all witness to a uniquely-awful candidate running an absolutely brutal campaign…and we still have two more months to go until Election Day.
Lest you attempt to argue with our point, take a look at today's story from Patty Calhoun in Westword. This is the first paragraph of Calhoun's story:
Walker Stapleton looked at me the way a bull calf must regard a castration knife. "I can't talk to you," he said, turning on his heel as I extended my hand and introduced myself. "I don't do extemporaneous interviews. It doesn't work out for me. Talk to my people." [Pols emphasis]
"I can't talk to you," says Stapleton.
"I don't do extemporaneous interviews," says Stapleton.
"I think they have a new strategy: Hide and seek."
— Tom Tancredo on Walker Stapleton's campaign for Governor
This is THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OF COLORADO candidly explaining to a journalist that "it doesn't work out for me" to respond to questions with unrehearsed answers. In fairness, Stapleton is not wrong here — he really is a walking, talking dumpster fire when asked to say anything to anyone — but, just…WTF???
As Calhoun explains later in her story, she was merely trying to introduce herself to Stapleton in hopes that Westword might be able to get a sit down interview with THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OF COLORADO (we should also point out here that Calhoun is not merely a reporter for Westword — she is also the freaking publisher). Stapleton's campaign is notoriously media-shy — again, not for nothing — but this is very odd:
…others who witnessed our brief encounter had plenty to say. "In forty years in politics, I've never seen anything like that," said one insider, who's handled plenty of uncomfortable inquiries from reporters during that time.
"Isn't he running for governor of Colorado?" asked another. "Won't he have to talk to the press sometime?"
If recent history is any guide, we won't have to wait long for the next great Republican disaster of a candidate in our state, but Walker Stapleton is truly remarkable in his own way. It seems inconceivable that Stapleton might get elected as Colorado's next Governor (but of course, Donald Trump), so we encourage all Coloradans to fully appreciate this spectacle while you have the opportunity.
In other words, embrace the suck.
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August 29, 2018 at 11:21 AM MDT
Is it too late for Stapleton to drop out and for the GOP to sub in Cynthia Coffman? Inquiring minds – plus Moderatus – want to know.
"My mom says I shouldn't talk to strangers," continued Stapleton. He then ran off yelling "STRANGER DANGER!" into the crowd, unfortunately leaving his Scooby-Doo lunchbox abandoned on the grass at my feet.
August 29, 2018 at 12:45 PM MDT
"I don't do extemporaneous interviews. It doesn't work out for me. Talk to my people." They'll confirm I'm telling the truth!
August 29, 2018 at 1:24 PM MDT
Dems have never run any terrible candidates in recent years?
Unfortunately for the Republicans, these Stapleton incidents sort of take the heat off Polis for skipping that Club 20 meeting in Grand Junction.
JohnInDenver says:
On the question of "terrible candidates": working backwards: Polis, Hickenlooper, Hickenlooper, Ritter, Heath, Schoettler, Romer, Romer, Lamm, Lamm, Lamm — and that takes us back to 1974.
Do any of them compare to Stapleton, Glenn, Maes, or Tancredo?
Heath as a Gubernatorial candidate comes closest.
Also, you forgot Beauprez in your listing of Republicans.
Rollie Heath was a p oor candidate but I think he would have been a good governor.
Heath clearly wasn't all he could have been as a candidate, and he turned into a loser…. but I don't recall any series of blunders to put him into contention with S, G, M or T from the Republicans.
And i didn't add in Beauprez to the list, because I'm not certain even HE belongs among the 4 Republicans I think of as "terrible."
If some of these moments were on passable quality video recording, it would save the Polis campaign endless amounts of creative and production time for their ads.
Considering a candidate who leaps to the conclusion that an introduction of a publisher somehow is an "extemporaneous interview" that doesn't work out for him —
* is he just clueless about who Patty Calhoun is? or does he not understand the difference of a publisher and a reporter?
* what the heck does he think the Governor does? Interviews are, like, a major part of state-wide leadership. Impromptu, extemporaneous, or fully planned doesn't really matter. If he thinks he can't make a good impression with the press during the campaign, how does he think an interaction with a skeptical CEO or a governor of an adjacent state would go? Or how he would handle the governor's duties at a time like the Aurora theater shooting, a major spill from an abandoned mine or oil storage facility, or in the aftermath of a forest fire that burned an entire neighborhood?
allyncooper says:
The phrase " It's better to remain silent and appear stupid than to open your mouth and erase all doubt." comes to mind.
Meiner49er says:
The stock phrase "no comment" comes to mind, unless you're Walk(away) Stumbledon, in which case, it is increasingly clear very little comes to mind.
By hiding under his desk?
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Inositol and Phosphoinositides
Metabolism and Regulation
John E. Bleasdale
Joseph Eichberg
George Hauser
Part of the Experimental Biology and Medicine book series (EBAM, volume 6)
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Myo-Inositol Metabolism and Homeostasis
The Mechanism of Enzymatic Isomerization of Glucose 6-Phosphate to L-Myo-Inositol 1-phosphate
F. Eisenberg Jr., T. Maeda
Regulation of the Lipid Composition of Lung Surfactant
Nutritional Regulation of the Composition, Metabolism, and Function of Cellular Phosphatidylinositol
Bruce J. Holub
Detection of Receptor-Linked Phosphoinositide Metabolism in Brain of Lithium-Treated Rats
William R. Sherman, Michael P. Honchar, Ling Y. Munsell
Propranolol-Induced Membrane Perturbation and the Metabolism of Phosphoinositides and Arachidonoyl Diacylglycerols in the Retina
Nicolas G. Bazan, Ana M. Roccamo de Fernandez, Norma M. Giusto, Monica G. Ilincheta de Boschero
Neurotransmitter Receptor-Mediated Myo-Inositol 1-Phosphate Accumulation in Hippocampal Slices
Aaron Janowsky, Rodrigo Labarca, Steven M. Paul
Early Events in the Selective Cytotoxicity to Tumor Cells Induced by Liposomes Containing Plant Phosphatidylinositol
Marti Jett, Carl R. Alving
Phosphoinositide Biosynthesis and Degradation
Phosphatidylinositol Synthase in Mammalian Pancreas
Mabel Hokin-Neaverson, Gregory S. Parries
The Enzymology of Phosphoinositide Catabolism, with Particular Reference to Phosphatidyl-Inositol 4,5-Bisphosphate Phosphodiesterase
R. F. Irvine, A. J. Letcher, D. J. Lander, R. M. C. Dawson
Subcellular Sites of Polyphosphoinositide Metabolism in Rat Liver
M. A. Seyfred, C. D. Smith, L. E. Farrell, W. W. Wells
Loss of Phosphatidylinositol and Gain in Phosphatidate in Neutrophils Stimulated with Fmet-Leu-Phe
S. Cockcroft, D. Allan
The De Novo Phospholipid Synthesis Effect: Occurrence, Characteristics, Underlying Mechanisms and Functional Significance in Hormone Action and Secretion
Robert V. Farese
Hydrolysis of Phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate and Phosphatidylinositol(4,5)-Bisphosphate by Specific Phosphomonoesterases in Human Erythrocytes
F. B. St. C. Palmer, S. E. Mack
Drug-Induced Modifications of Phosphoinositide Metabolism
P. Marche, A. Girard, S. Koutouzov
Receptor-Mediated Alterations in Phosphoinositide Metabolism
Inositol Lipid Breakdown in Receptor-Mediated Responses of Sympathetic Ganglia and Sympathetically Innervated Tissues
R. H. Michell, E. A. Bone, P. Fretten, S. Palmer, C. J. Kirk, Michael R. Hanley et al.
Hormone Effects on Phosphoinositide Metabolism in Liver
J. H. Exton, V. Prpic, R. Charest, D. Rhodes, P. F. Blackmore
Relationship Between Vasopressin Activation of Rat Hepatocyte Glycogen Phosphorylase, Inhibition of \(C{{a}^{{{{2}^{ + }}}}} - M{{g}^{{{{2}^{ + }}}}}\) and Phosphoinositide Breakdown
J. N. Fain, S.-H. Lin, I. Litosch, M. Wallace
Polyphosphoinositides and Muscarinic Cholinergic and α1-Adrenergic Receptors in the Iris Smooth Muscle
Ata A. Abdel-Latif, Jack P. Smith, Rashid A. Akhtar
The Phosphatidylinositol Effect in the Retina: Role of Light and Neurotransmitters
Robert E. Anderson, Joe G. Hollyfield
Ca2+-Mobilizing Agonists Stimulate a Polyphosphoinositide-Specific Phospholipase C in Rat Parotid Gland
C. Peter Downes
Phosphatidylinositol Degradation is Directly Proportional to the Rate of Cell Division in Embryonic Chicken Lens Epithelia
Peggy S. Zelenka, Ngoc-Diep Vu
Phosphoinositides, Calcium and Protein Phosphorylation
Messages of the Phosphoinositide Effect
J. W. Putney Jr., G. M. Burgess, P. P. Godfrey, D. L. Aub
Inositol Trisphosphate and Calcium Mobilization
Michael J. Berridge, Robin F. Irvine
Calcium-Phosphatidylinositol Interactions in Secretory Cells and the Role of Arachidonic Acid
Ronald P. Rubin
Calcium and Inositol Phospholipid Degradation in Signal Transduction
K. Kaibuchi, M. Sawamura, Y. Katakami, U. Kikkawa, Y. Takai, Y. Nishizuka
The Role of Phosphoprotein B-50 in Phosphoinositide Metabolism in Brain Synaptic Plasma Membranes
W. H. Gispen, C. J. Van Dongen, P. N. E. De Graan, A. B. Oestreicher, H. Zwiers
Purification of Protein Kinase C and Phorbol Ester Receptor Using Polyacrylamide-Immobilized Phosphatidylserine
Charles R. Filburn, Tsutomu Uchida
Second Messenger Role of Inositol Trisphosphate for Mobilization of Intracellular Calcium in Liver
John R. Williamson, Andrew P. Thomas, Suresh K. Joseph
Phosphoinositides and Arachidonic Acid Mobilization
Mechanisms for Eicosanoid Precursor Uptake and Release by a Tissue Culture Cell Line
P. W. Majerus, E. J. Neufeld, M. Laposata
The Mobilization of Arachidonate and Metabolism of Phosphoinositides in Stimulated Human Platelets
Susan E. Rittenhouse
The Relevance of Inositide Degradation and Protein Kinase C in Platelet Responses
Eduardo G. Lapetina
Regulation of Arachidonic Acid Release for Prostaglandin Production during Parturition
John M. Johnston, Chiaki Ban, Maurizio M. Anceschi
Is Phosphatidylinositol Involved in the Release of Free Fatty Acids in Cerebral Ischemia?
G. Y. Sun, W. Tang, S. F-L. Huang, L. Foudin
Endogenous Phospholipid Metabolism in Stimulated Human Platelets: A Link Between Inositide Breakdown and Calcium Mobilization
M. Johan Broekman
Phosphatidylinositol Turnover in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney Cells: Comparison of Stimulation by A23187 and 12-O-Tetradecanoyl-Phorbol-13-Acetate
Larry W. Daniel
Phosphoinositide Metabolism in the Nervous System
Inositol, Sorbitol and Diabetic Neuropathy
J. N. Hawthorne, E. M. Smith, K. R. Gillon, F. A. Millar
Altered Nerve Myo-Inositol Metabolism in Experimental Diabetes and Its Relationship to Nerve Function
Douglas A. Greene, Sarah A. Lattimer
Changes in Peripheral Nerve Polyphosphoinositide Metabolism in Experimental Diabetes: Nature and Significance
J. Eichberg, L. Berti-Mattera, M. E. Bell, R. G. Peterson
The Chilton Conference on Inositol and Phosphoinositides, held on January 9-11, 1984 at Southwestern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Dallas, Texas, was the third in a series of conferences on cyclitols and phosphoinositides. The first took place in 1968 in New York [Ann. New York Acad. Sci. (1969), 765,508-819] and the second was held in 1977 in East Lansing, Michigan [eyclitols and Phosphoinositides, Wells, W. W. and Eisenberg, F. , eds. , (1978) Academic press, New York, pp. 1-607. ] In the interim since the previous conference, not only has the pace of research in the field accelerated markedly, but the physiological importance of phosphoinositide metabolism has become apparent to an increasing number of investigators from diverse fields in the life sciences. Thus it seemed to us timely for both recent and established workers in this area, as well as others whose interests impinged on it, to meet in order to disseminate new information, to review, and perhaps arrive at, a consensus of our current understanding of the role of inositol and phosphoinositides, and to establish new directions for research for the next few years. The expansion of the field since the last meeting made it mandatory to restrict the scope of the topics covered at the conference, primarily to aspects dealing with mammalian systems. We sincerely regretted the exclusion of recent research on cyclitols and phosphoinositides in microbes and plants and hope that these areas will be included in future conferences.
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1.Department of BiochemistryUniversity of Texas Health Science CenterDallasUSA
2.Department of Biochemical and Biophysical SciencesUniversity of HoustonHoustonUSA
3.Ralph Lowell LaboratoriesMcLean Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolBelmontUSA


The Rogue Theorycrafting community is happy to introduce you to our new community hub: The Ravenholdt-TC Organization on GitHub! This will let you follow what is going on behind the scenes. You can also contribute via the issues panel to suggest ideas and report bugs.
If you have any questions, feel free to visit the class Discord and contact Aethys or Mystler.


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Category Archives: UNESCO France
France, UNESCO France
France – Mont St-Michel
Mont Saint-Michel is a rocky tidal island and a commune in Normandy, France. It is located approximately one kilometer (just over half a mile) off the country's north coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches.
Le Mont-St-Michel was used in the 6th and 7th centuries as a stronghold of Romano-British culture and power until it was sacked by the Franks; thus ending the trans-channel culture that had stood since the departure of the Romans in 459 AD.
Before the construction of the first monastic establishment in the 8th century, the island was called Mont Tombe. According to legend, the archangel Michael appeared to St. Aubert, bishop of Avranches, in 708 and instructed him to build a church on the rocky islet. But Aubert repeatedly ignored the angel's instruction until Michael burned a hole in the bishop's skull with his finger. That did the trick.
The dedication to St Michael occurred on October 16, 708. The mount gained strategic significance in 933 when the Normans annexed the Cotentin Peninsula, thereby placing the mount on the new frontier with Brittany. It is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, which commemorates the 1066 Norman conquest of England. Ducal and royal patronage financed the spectacular Norman architecture of the abbey in subsequent centuries.
Legend has it that the Archangel Michael appeared to Aubert, Bishop of Avranches, inspiring him to build an oratory on what was then called Mont Tombe.
An Italian architect, William de Volpiano, designed the Romanesque church of the abbey in the 11th century, daringly placing the transept crossing at the top of the mount. Many underground crypts and chapels had to be built to compensate for this weight. These formed the basis for the supportive upward structure that can be seen today.
Robert de Thorigny, a great supporter of Henry II of England (who was also Duke of Normandy), reinforced the structure of the buildings and built the main façade of the church in the 12th century. Following his annexation of Normandy in 1204, the King of France, Philip Augustus offered abbot Jourdain a grant for the construction of a new gothic style architectural set which included the addition of the refectory and cloister.
The wealth and influence of the abbey extended to many daughter foundations, including St Michael's Mount in Cornwall, England. However, its popularity and prestige as a centre of pilgrimage waned with the Reformation and by the time of the French Revolution there were scarcely any monks in residence. During the Revolution the abbey was closed and converted into a prison, initially to hold clerical opponents of the republican régime. High-profile political prisoners followed, but by 1836 influential figures, including Victor Hugo, had launched a campaign to restore what was seen as a national architectural treasure. The prison was finally closed in 1863, and the mount was declared a historic monument in 1874. Mont Saint Michel and its bay were added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1979.
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France – Lyon
Lyon is the capital of the Rhone-Alpes region and the second-largest city in France. Located just two hours from Paris on the TGV, the city of Lyon is rich with religious and historical sites.
Lyon has a long cultural influence on France and the world. The city is known for its historical and architectural landmarks and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lyon was historically known as an important area for the production and weaving of silk and in modern times has developed a reputation as the capital of gastronomy in France. It has a significant role in the history of cinema due to Auguste and Louis Lumière.
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Low credit card penetration has been a longstanding feature of developing markets in Asia Pacific. To counter this, countries like China, the Philippines and Indonesia are starting to provide various payment alternatives that allow eCommerce to grow despite the lack of cardholders in the region.
Asia Pacific is one of the fastest rising eCommerce markets in the world. According to a 2014 yStats eCommerce report, the region is expected to grow by 20% annually until 2018, surpassing North America in terms of online B2C sales.1 But while developing markets like China and Indonesia have led eCommerce expansion in 2013 with growth rates of 71% and 65% respectively,2 low credit card penetration in the Asia Pacific region has made it challenging for online retailers to make conventional in-roads towards developing markets.
However, credit card numbers are growing. In 2013, Euromonitor International estimated that credit card numbers will eventually grow to 77 million by 2018 across Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Both Mastercard and Visa also reported growth in the region. Visa revealed that Asia Pacific consumers accounted for 33.3% of all its total cards in 2014, while Mastercard reported that the region generated 25% of total transactions in 2013.
But while credit card numbers are on the rise, there is still significant room for growth with highly differing usage rates across different markets. According to a 2014 UBS report, developing markets like Indonesia and Thailand have credit card penetrations of 6% and 5% respectively. But according to Cartes-Asia and Luxury Daily, more developed markets like Singapore and South Korea have revealed credit card ownership to be as high as 3.3 and 5 cards per person, respectively.
These statistics reveal a highly fragmented eCommerce market when it comes to card-based payments, with developing markets relying instead on offline payment methods like cash-on-delivery (CoD) and bank transfers. For a fast-growing eCommerce market like Asia Pacific, a continued reliance on credit card payments alone could prove detrimental to sustained growth in the region's eCommerce sector.
The entrenched popularity of offline payments doesn't mean that Asia Pacific consumers are averse to supporting new, electronic payment methods. China is a prime example of a how an emerging market, given the proper time, infrastructure and incentive, is willing to transition from a cash-based payment system to an electronic-based payment system.
In 2009, 70% of all eCommerce transactions in China were done via CoD. But by 2014, that ratio had flipped, with 70% of all online payments conducted electronically.14 China-based payment platform AliPay led the e-payment charge with over 300 million users in 2014, an impressive jump from 150 million users in 2009.15 By acting as an escrow service between buyer and seller, AliPay is able to give buyers the opportunity to inspect and approve physical products before turning over payment to the sellers, thus building trust among Chinese consumers within the eCommerce sector.
SingPost is also introducing a new payment feature at their parcel locker station, called POPStation, which allows customers to pay for their online purchase upon collection of the item using their ATM, debit, credit or metro cards.
Early in 2014, PayPal, launched its mobile e-store service, Mo.bi.pay. Targeted at Asian consumers and small eCommerce merchants by integrating mobile-friendly shopping and check out services into local shopping sites, PayPal offered Mo.bi.pay for free to partner merchants to encourage adoption of the new payment system. 16 This move towards mobile payments is also occurring on a smaller, more targeted scale. In the Philippines, where mobile subscription penetration exceeded the 100% mark in 2014 and smartphone penetration is expected to jump to 50% of total population in 2015,17 local mobile payment services like Smart Money and GCash are transforming consumers' mobile devices into eWallets.
When it comes to payments in Asia Pacific, localization is key, especially since the region is a fragmented market with varying consumer concerns and infrastructural considerations. While CoD and bank transfers will continue to be a staple payment solution and credit cards become more popular, eCommerce businesses need to familiarize themselves with the solutions which are preferred locally. Credit cards may not be popular but eCommerce businesses are already making significant headway in introducing alternative payment solutions to the region.
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Ben Mullins, Senior Developer at Last Call Media, joins us for the third episode of Yeti Village to talk about his latest project, Credit Due, and life outside of work as a father and musician.
You can listen to this episode of Yeti Village below, or by searching for "Yeti Village" in Apple Podcasts or the podcast directory of your choice.
Susie: Hi I'm Susie Howard and this is "Yeti Village," a show where we interview people in and around the tech community. On this episode we have Ben Mullins, a senior developer at Last Call Media. We'll be talking about his latest project, a Drupal admin theme called "Credit Due," and his work outside of Last Call as both a father and a musician.
Susie: Well thank you for joining me for the third installment of "Yeti Village." Why don't you introduce yourself?
Ben: Okay I'm Ben Mullins, I am a senior developer at Last Call Media. I work out of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and work with Drupal.
Susie: Awesome. What is your day to day aspect … what is your role here at Last Call?
Ben: It depends on … I'll either be working on client projects, which is generally just building a site from the ground up, or support requests when I'm between projects. So fixing things with existing sites, and other times I'll work on independent special projects. One of which I released recently which is an admin theme for Drupal called "Credit Due" that replicates the WordPress admin UI for Drupal users.
Susie: Awesome, yeah, I saw you post the blog post yesterday and I saw that you said it was getting some pretty good responses on Reddit. Can you give a little background as to why you felt that was necessary and what the goal of that project was?
Ben: So, it started and it's summarized a little bit in the blog post, but a couple years ago we rebuilt a site for a former employer of mine and we built it in WordPress and noticed that the end users had a lot fewer support requests than they would otherwise so points of confusion that were frequent on Drupal were not happening at all in WordPress, and we didn't even have to provide them documentation. The WordPress UI allowed them to engage in typical web behavior, hunting and pecking and looking for the right thing and just figuring it out. They were able to do that independently as opposed to Drupal sites where we'd provide them with documentation and they would still fail to be able to find the things they needed and, so that was interesting and I had to wonder if there was something about WordPress' UI that was better than Drupal's for non technical users.
Ben: The success of the project made me almost lean towards using WordPress for things even though I preferred developing in Drupal, and then we had a couple other sites that we built in WordPress because everybody liked working with it so much and it was clear that they were far too complex for WordPress and became very difficult to manage. It's been in the back of my mind for years. I had an interest in providing the user experience of WordPress but with the functionality of Drupal, allowing people to have an easy-to-use website that's also … Leverages a lot of the power and features of Drupal.
Susie: Awesome. That seems like a really intense undertaking and it's pretty great that it was just launched. Are you anticipating a lot of people using that theme?
Ben: I'm not 100% sure one way or the other. I can think of several scenarios that I've personally run into where had that theme been available it would have been used, so hopefully if word gets around that it exists and I have successfully made it a stable, usable theme for situations beyond the ones that I tested it in. I think there are going to be situations where people will wind up using it 'cause it is not an unfamiliar scenario right now for clients to want WordPress 'cause they enjoy working with it even though their site really would benefit from a more complex CMS like Drupal.
Ben: But the fact is that if there's a system that's intuitive, that allows people to figure things out on their own it's going to be viewed more favorably than something that requires supplementary instructions.
Susie: That's great. It will be great to see what the outcome is.
Ben: Yeah. Even already, and it's only been out for 12 hours or so, just seeing other people who enjoy working in Drupal also acknowledging that it's not very friendly to non developers has been a very nice thing to see and I think it's a voice that is often … It's not heard as loudly as I think it probably should be 'cause it's pretty easy … When something's written by developers it's pretty easy to squash anybody complaining that something is too difficult or too complex. People can just be dismissed as ignorant or lazy and no, we're just all busy people and it's a lot more enjoyable to use something that's easy.
Susie: Absolutely. You mentioned that you are currently based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. How did you get started with Last Call?
Ben: I had a baby on the way and I was looking for remote jobs, that was basically it.
Ben: I knew from other parents that having a flexible schedule and not being stuck in an office would be really helpful, and it has been. And then as a bonus it turns out that I think as far as cultural fit, Last Call might be the best fit as far as my coworkers. It seems like we have a lot of similar interests. When I hear people talk they kind of sound like me, and it's nerds that are aware there are non-nerds in the world and it's a nice group of people.
Ben: As much as I like working remotely this is probably the group of people that I would most enjoy working face to face with.
Susie: That's awesome. How long have you been with the company?
Ben: A little over a year, right now. I think I started at the beginning of June and then the baby came out at the end of June.
Susie: That's great. How has fatherhood been treating you?
Ben: It's actually helped me be better at UX things, and that's among the reasons that I got motivated to finally make good on my WordPress clone for Drupal was the amount of fatigue mentally that having a child introduces to my life has made it easier to empathize with people who don't necessarily have huge technical backgrounds. It's very easy to access the side of me that's tired and is not able to ingest a huge amount of information and just being able to have access to that makes it easier for me to design with non technical people in mind. I actually feel like I'm in a unique position where I have enough technical background that I'm not completely ignorant but I'm able to essentially have a conversation with a really fatigued parent and get user data from them and it's me.
Ben: Other than the fatigue, he's really cute and all that normal parent stuff that people talk about applies to me as well. There's all sorts of affection and new emotions that I didn't think a grumpy programmer could feel but yeah he's a wonderful little guy.
Susie: That's awesome. That sounds wonderful. Your background, the field you're in now, is this something, in the position you're in now, is this something that you went to school for or is this something you came across later in life?
Ben: I did go to school for it but I didn't go to school with software development in mind. Prior to that I was a musician. I did music for commercials, video games, and whatever else people would pay me for. It was inconsistent and I wanted something a little more predictable even though the music stuff was really cool to talk about at high school reunions but I wound up taking a bunch of different community college classes to see if something clicked for me and I took some software classes and it was very interesting, as I was programming, within a couple weeks I felt the same mental muscles working that I did when I composed music and by the end of my first semester my programming teachers thought I was an experienced programmer just coming back to tighten up my craft but I had never done it before. So that seemed like a good sign.
Ben: I went to grad school for UX at University of Michigan shortly after that. I really liked the UX background that I got but I realized that I wanted to spend more time building stuff than in meetings so I just pursued development jobs since then.
Susie: That's pretty amazing with a musical background how well that clicked for you.
Ben: When I thought about it there's a lot of similarities and I've heard that a lot of engineers are musically skilled and vice versa. Essentially music is a fix set of parameters that you can work in. There's pitch, tempo, couple other things, but there's an infinite number of ways you can combine these existing things into something that works, and if you work as a musician long enough you begin seeing patterns and it's really the same, at least for me, it's a lot of the same analytical and conceptual skills that apply to programming. It might seem hippy-ish but I swear I can actually just feel the same mental muscles at work when I did it.
Susie: Wow. That's pretty awesome. Is that something you still do on the side just for fun?
Ben: Yeah. Everyone once in awhile I still … I guess it was maybe a year and half ago or two years at this point but … No just last year Google used one of my songs for something, and then I think two years ago I had a commercial for Home Goods that I did. I'm not actively pursuing it but I still have agents and they sign me up for stuff and they know that I only do guaranteed things now. It used to be you could compete for things and I don't have the time to do that. But I do get, maybe it averages out to about once a year, and then I also do work … Someday I'll put something out on Spotify that I just work on for fun and I notice that my music's a lot better now that it's not my primary source of income. When it was my full-time job I kinda … I would say, I mean everyone's experience is going to be a little different but I recall taking a C++ class, wondering what I'd gotten myself into and then remembered that community college tuition is really inexpensive so it's okay.
Ben: It only took about two weeks and then suddenly this really intimidating thing just made sense. It was strange how instant that shift was and I do think that the music experience predisposed me to that. There's a lot of similar things particularly with composition. It worked out for me I was able to turn myself around from a scuzzy musician to a employable dude with a master's degree in like two and half years.
Susie: You can learn more about "Credit Due," the Drupal 8 Admin theme created by Ben that replicated the WordPress admin UI by visiting lastcallmedia.com/blog.
Susie: "Yeti Village" is produced by me, Susie Howard. Today's music is an original song by Ben, titled "Water Bird." You can subscribe to "Yeti Village" on the Apple podcast app or your podcast service of choice.
Susie: You can also drop us a line at lastcallmedia.com.


2014 saw the addition of some pretty stupid words to the dictionary; YOLO, and twerk come to mind.. what's your favorite made up military word?
hey if you are bothered by it grow a pair ..
FlusterCluck and if anyone is offended, they do not belong here.
CPT Jack Durish never forget politics!!!!
SNAFU & FUBAR are way up on the list.