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AT&T Deploying 850MHz in NY Metro Area
AT&T deployed 850MHz Service in New York Metro Area toda, is your service better ?
Here is a full Press Release:
"AT&T's ongoing investment to build broadband networks helps to create jobs, fuel economic growth and enable our customers to quickly access the content that matters most to them," said Jay Summerson, vice president New York, AT&T external affairs. "Our customers have embraced smartphones and upgrades like the additional 3G spectrum deployment allow them to enjoy the benefits of these devices and mobile broadband for years to come.
The 850 MHz spectrum was deployed for 3G use at more than 1,600 cell sites in metro New York, Long Island and New Jersey. It is considered a high-quality spectrum, which generally results in better in-building coverage. While specific benefits of the additional 3G spectrum will vary by location, AT&T 3G customers should see improved quality and coverage throughout New York City, Long Island and New Jersey where 850 MHz spectrum has been deployed. AT&T technicians nationwide responsible for monitoring network performance for service quality and coverage have seen significant increases in total 3G data traffic in areas where the 850MHz spectrum has been deployed.
"Where we deployed the additional 850 MHz spectrum, we saw an immediate increase in wireless data activity across the AT&T 3G network in those areas," said Tom DeVito, vice president and general manager for AT&T in New York and New Jersey. "The additional spectrum helps to enhance the 3G network so that our customers have the best experience when they make a call, check an e-mail or surf the Internet on their AT&T device."
This deployment is one part of AT&T's ongoing initiatives to enhance the speed and performance of its network. Recently, AT&T announced plans to further upgrade its 3G network nationwide with HSPA 7.2 technology to deliver considerably faster mobile broadband speeds. The upgrades are planned to begin in the fourth quarter, with completion expected in 2011. Additionally, AT&T is continually optimizing and adding cell sites in New York, New Jersey and across the country to maximize performance for customers. AT&T is planning to add nearly 1,900 cell sites nationwide this year, and we're adding new backhaul connections across the country to support the increasing volumes of mobile data traffic.
AT&T's 3G mobile broadband network is based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) family of technologies that includes GSM and UMTS, the most open and widely used wireless network platforms in the world. AT&T offers 3G data roaming in more than 100 countries, as well as voice calling in more than 215 countries.
Across the U.S., AT&T's 3G network is available in more than 350 major metropolitan areas. For more information about AT&T's 3G coverage in metro NY or anywhere in the United States, consumers can go to http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/. The online tool can measure the quality of coverage based on a street address, intersection, ZIP code or even a landmark.
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Spanisch-Westafrika () bezeichnete eine Spanische Kolonie in Nordwest-Afrika, die 1946 mit dem Zusammenschluss der spanischen Besitztümer Ifni und Spanisch-Sahara entstand. Sie war über 250.000 km² groß, Hauptstadt war der Ort Villa Bens, der allerdings außerhalb der Kolonie im Protektorat Kap Juby lag, das formal als spanisch verwalteter Teil Marokkos galt. Amtssprachen waren Spanisch und Arabisch. Nach dem Ifni-Krieg 1958 wurde die Kolonie wieder in die "Überseeprovinz Spanisch-Sahara" (Provincia Española del Sáhara) und Ifni geteilt.

Geschichte
Bereits 1934 wurde der Hochkommissar von Spanisch-Marokko gleichzeitig Gouverneur von Ifni, Saguia el Hamra und Río de Oro. Mit der Etablierung der spanischen Herrschaft begann auch eine intensive Suche nach mineralischen Rohstoffen. 1949 wurden in Spanisch-Westafrika bedeutende Phosphatvorkommen entdeckt. Die gesamte spanische Zivil-Verwaltung umfasste im Jahr 1952 216 Personen, davon 155 Einheimische. Das Budget betrug im gleichen Jahr 19,7 Millionen Peseten, wovon die Hälfte für die Polizei ausgegeben wurde.

Zu Beginn der 1950er Jahre nahmen lokale Stammeskrieger an Kämpfen gegen die französische Kolonialmacht in Marokko teil, im Gegenzug bot die marokkanische Regierung nach der Unabhängigkeit Marokkos im Jahre 1956 ihre Hilfe im Kampf gegen die spanischen Kolonialherren an. Reguläre marokkanische Truppen griffen gemeinsam mit Stammeskriegern spanische Grenzposten und Stützpunkte an, was sich 1957/58 zum Ifni-Krieg ausweitete. Am 12. November 1957 erhob Marokko formal Anspruch auf Spanisch-Westafrika. Nach einer spanischen Offensive im Januar/Februar 1958 waren die marokkanischen Streitkräfte in die Defensive geraten, so dass im April 1958 der Krieg durch das Abkommen von Angra de Cintra beendet war. Das bis dahin vom Gouverneur Spanisch-Westafrikas verwaltete Kap Juby, der südliche Teil des Protektorates Spanisch-Marokko fiel an Marokko zurück, während die administrativ wieder getrennten Gebiete Ifni und Spanisch-Sahara weiter unter Spaniens Kontrolle verblieben.

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Literatur
 Janos Besenyö: Western-Sahara under the Spanish empire. (engl., PDF; 297 kB) AARMS, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2010, S. 195–215

Spanische Kolonialgeschichte (Afrika)
Historisches Überseegebiet
Geschichte (Westsahara)
Historisches Territorium (Afrika)

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Cleansing is the first thing in facial skin care routine. Cleansing helps in removing dust, pollutants, grease and extra oil from your skin, thereby preventing damage to your skin. Just spot your face and neck with a good cleansing lotion or cream and gently massage it into your skin using upward strokes. Use a soft face tissue or cotton wool to wipe your face in a gentle patting fashion (do not rub). Cleansing should be done at least twice a day i.e. morning (as part of complete facial skin care routine) and evening (on a standalone basis). Water soluble cleansers are the best for inclusion in your facial skin care routine.
The next thing in facial skin care is moisturising. In fact, moisturising is the most important part of facial skin care routine. Moisturisers prevent your skin from getting dry. Dry skin is really undesirable since it cause the upper layer skin to break, leading to dead skin cells. Again, use light upward strokes to make the moisturiser more effective. Moisturisers work the best when applied on warm and damp skin. So do not try to remove all the moisture in the previous steps of facial skin care routine.
* Pay heed to your skin type and the environment, when choosing facial skin care products.
* Before you start using a new facial skin care product, test it by applying it on a short patch of skin e.g. ear lobes.
* Never rub your skin too hard.
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There are several small groups at Westminster Presbyterian Church. The first one started over 10 years ago with a group of ladies who wanted to get to know one another better and to study God's word. This group grew and additional small group meetings were added. Each group has an individual personality built from those who attend and contribute.
The purpose of a small group is to share, speak from personal experience, listen and keep confidences. Small group members put faith into action while communicating at a personal level and having meaningful fellowship. Meetings are opened and closed prayer for the needs of those in the group, within the church and the world. Scripture is the central authority as groups share faith journey stories and teaching responsibilities.
This group uses a book to guide study of the Bible.
The Dragonflies is a small study group that meets on Wednesday afternoons at 1 p.m. in the "Windows" room down from the fellowship hall. On occasion we meet at a restaurant or the home of a member.
We have many ministries that we support throughout the year, including Love In The Name of Christ (Love INC) and CWJC. All who would like to join us are welcome. For more information or if you have any questions please call Terri Moehring at 936-564-9649.
This group meets weekly and we bond through Christ by sharing our faith, lives and prayers with one another through readings, scripture and prayer.
As the name of our group suggests, we meet on Tuesday evenings at 5:30 in room 102 of the Christian Education Building.
Come and join us; we would love to have you! For more information, please call 936-564-0203.
Shawls or throws are knitted or crocheted and given to people who might benefit from a tangible reminder of God's presence and love. The group meets Thursdays at 1:30 p.m.
Discipleship Bible Study, Wednesday evenings; please check the calendar for current study topics and meeting times.


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Write a critical/analytic essay answering one of the four prompts below.
According to Anscombe and Valberg, perceptual experiences (i.e. perceptions) are puzzling. Though they agree that there is a puzzle, they disagree about how to solve it. What exactly is puzzling about perceptual experiences? How does Anscombe try to solve this puzzle? And how does Valberg try to solve it? In answering these questions, you must do the following (not necessarily in this order):
(i) Explain in detail what is puzzling about experience. (ii) Explain in detail Anscombe's proposed solution to this puzzle. (iii) Explain in detail Valberg's proposed solution to this puzzle. (iv) Critically evaluate both Anscombe's solution and Valberg's solution, being sure to raise and explain at least one problem for each. (v) Determine which solution (Anscombe's or Valberg's) is preferable and respond to the problem(s) you raised to that solution. (You do not have to respond to the problems raised for the other solution.)
According to Aydede and Block, pains pose a serious problem for representationalism about phenomenal conscious experiences. What is representationalism and what does it say about pains? Why does Aydede think pains are problematic for this view? And why does Block think they are problematic? In answering these questions, you must do the following (not necessarily in this order):
(i) Explain in detail both what representationalism is and how it applies to pains. (ii) Explain in detail why Aydede thinks pains are problematic for representationalism (see especially pages 27-30 of the reading) (iii) Explain in detail why Block thinks pains are problematic for representationalism. (iv) Construct and explain responses to both Aydede's objection and Block's objection on behalf of the representationalist. (v) Determine which response (the one to Aydede or the one to Block) is weakest and construct a counter-response to that response. (You do not have to construct a counter-response to the other response.)
According to Anscombe and Davidson, intentions are unique mental states. Though they agree intentions are unique, they disagree about what makes intentions unique. Why are intentions thought to be unique mental states? What does Anscombe think makes them unique? What does Davidson think makes them unique? In answering these questions, you must do the following (not necessarily in this order):
(i) Explain in detail why intentions are unique mental states. (ii) Explain in detail what Anscombe thinks makes intentions unique. (iii) Explain in detail what Davidson thinks makes intentions unique. (iv) Critically evaluate both Anscombe's view and Davidson's view, being sure to raise and explain at least one problem for each. (v) Determine which view (Anscombe's or Davidson's) is preferable and respond to the problem(s) you raised to that view. (You do not have to respond to the problems raised for the other view.)
According to Davis and Kapitan, the problem concerning intentions is how they connect to action. Though they agree that this is the problem, they disagree about how to solve the problem. Why is it difficult to connect intentions to action? What is Davis's solution to this problem? And what is Kapitan's solution to it? In answering these questions, you must do the following (not necessarily in this order):
(i) Explain in detail what the problem of connecting intentions to action is. (ii) Explain in detail Davis's proposed solution to the problem. (iii) Explain in detail Kapitan's proposed solution to the problem. (iv) Critically evaluate both Davis's solution and Kapitan's solution, being sure to raise and explain at least one problem for each. (v) Determine which solution (Davis's or Kapitan's) is preferable and respond to the problem(s) you raised to that solution. (You do not have to respond to the problems raised for the other solution.)

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The Georgia 1752 Club is dedicated to education and service. Not only for our members, but also for the Independent agents we serve. The Club derives its name from the year Benjamin Franklin established the first Mutual Insurance company in Philadelphia. Originally formed as part of the Florida-Georgia 1752 Club in the late 1940's, it was mutually agreed that each state had an adequate number of members to form its own 1752 Club under its own state name in 1954.
Membership in the Georgia 1752 Club is comprised of marketing representatives, underwriters and marketing managers of Mutual and Stock Insurance Companies as well as General Agencies who work directly with independent insurance agents in the state of Georgia. Membership also includes those working in an insurance or insurance related field, such as Claims Representatives and Premium Finance Representatives, whose work is primarily in the state of Georgia.
The Georgia 1752 Club works in conjunction with the PIA's YPC of Georgia, the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia and the International Association of Insurance Professionals to promote education and support our local communities through service. Our fundraising efforts and joint hospitality contributions help us support Eagle Ranch, Insure the Cure, our Children's Fund and education scholarships.
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Confirmation of the reappointment of Anne McCutcheon Lewis, FAIA, to the Old Georgetown Board.
2012 Native American One Dollar Coin Designs for reverse. Final.
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Q: Can aws-sdk be a development dependency when developing lambdas with NodeJS? I am quite new in trying to develop lambdas with NodeJs, so this question might sound silly.
One of the limitations of lambdas is the size of the function / dependencies (250 MB) and I was wondering if aws-sdk (which has >45 MB)can be treated as a dev-dependency since it occupies 1/5 of the total size of a lambda.
I understand that this is required during development, but is it not the case that this already exists in the lambda container once deployed to AWS?
Any suggestion would help as all the articles that I browsed seem to install it as a prod dependency.

A: Absolutely, the aws-sdk is available by default as an NPM dependency inside of the lambda containers so if you leave it as a development dependency your code will still work inside of lambda.
Here you can see which lambda containers contain which version of the AWS SDK. So in case you really need a specific version or one that's not yet loaded onto the lambda containers, you can manually include your own.

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Odznaka Krajoznawczo-Turystyczna PTT "Wielka Korona Beskidów" (oficjalny skrót: OKT PTT WKB) – polska odznaka turystyczna Polskiego Towarzystwa Tatrzańskiego ustanowiona przez ZG PTT 18 stycznia 2014 z inicjatywy Oddziały PTT w Chrzanowie. Celem i ideą przewodnią odznaki jest popularyzacja turystyki górskiej regionu Beskidów (polskich, czeskich, słowackich oraz ukraińskich), poznawanie ich walorów turystycznych oraz nawiązywanie do bogatej historii PTT.

Rodzaje i stopnie, wymagania

OKT PTT "Wielka Korona Beskidów" jest odznaką dwustopniową składającą się z:

 I stopień OKT PTT WKB - pierwszy, najniższy stopień tworzą cztery odrębne odznaki: a) "Korona Beskidów Polskich"  b) "Korona Beskidów Czeskich"  c) "Korona Beskidów Słowackich"  d) "Korona Beskidów Ukraińskich"
 I stopień OKT PTT WKB - najwyższy stopień odznaki stanowi "Wielka Korona Beskidów".

Aby zdobyć poszczególne odznaki, należy zdobyć określone w Regulaminie szczyty górskie poszczególnych części Beskidów. Dla I stopnia odznaki są to:

Najwyższy stopień odznaki zdobyć można za uzyskanie wszystkich odznak I stopnia. Podstawą do weryfikacji i przyznania OKT PTT WKB jest prowadzona przez zdobywającego książeczka zawierająca potwierdzenia terenowe zdobycia wymienionych w spisie szczytów. Weryfikacją i przyznawaniem odznak OKT PTT WKB zajmują się oddziałowe Komisje ds. GOT PTT. Nadzór organizacyjny nad regulaminem i odznaką sprawuje Komisja ds. GOT PTT przy ZG PTT.

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The Re-personalization of Banking?
April 17, 2013 / Zach Pearson
Photo: Jacksonville Business Journal 2013
Earlier this month I read about the new video-teller ATMs Bank of America is rolling out over the next few months, starting in Boston and Atlanta. The ATMs offer live video chatting with a teller located in one of the bank's national call centers, and will be able to accommodate a number of transactions that regular ATMs are not capable of (dispensing change, splitting a check between two accounts, etc.). BofA's press release on their new machines announces "Bank of America Adds Human Touch to New ATMs," but I tend to side more with New York Times Bucks blogger Ann Carrns who says it's a touch "starship Enterprise."
It's not a novel concept that having a human touch and building personal relationships is valuable in banking. In the Boston Business Journal's coverage of their "Most Admired Financial Institutions," Boston Private Bank & Trust CEO Mark Thompson explains that developing "enduring, long-term relationships" is the key to his bank's success. Allowing a company to manage your cash and advise your financial decisions implicitly demands a great deal of trust, and it's far easier to trust a person who knows you and understands your background and priorities, rather than an anonymous mega-corporation.
In fact, while mega-banks are hurting in today's economic landscape, local banks (both those technically designated as 'community banks' and 'regional banks') are on an upswing. A BBJ article published last fall reports that during the year between June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2012, Bank of America closed 13 of its 277 Massachusetts locations, while "branch closures were a rarity among the state's local and regional players; many made no changes, while others even added a branch or two." The article points out that most of the large bank chains in the state reported market-share decreases in the year, while a number of the local banks expanded significantly.
It's clear why the "buy local" craze would make its way to banking. Besides building a trusting relationship with your neighborhood banker, local banks invest back into the community. When you visit the websites of Middlesex Savings Bank or the rapidly growing Berkshire Bank, 'Community' sections are featured prominently on the homepages, detailing the banks' local philanthropic work and community financial support. Eastern Bank has an entire microsite – CommunityRoom.net – where customers can easily and securely donate to local nonprofits and find out about volunteer opportunities. Nothing similar appears on the front pages of national banks' sites. And though they may participate in charity initiatives, the investment back into their customers' neighborhood isn't the same.
So though video chatting a live teller might make an ATM transaction more convenient, I think BofA's new "human touch" may be missing the mark.
Lucy Muscarella is a Consultant at Greenough. Follow her on Twitter: @lucymuscarella
April 17, 2013 / Zach Pearson/
Uncategorized, Blog, Information Tech, Web/Tech, Non-profit
Zach Pearson
Robotics: The Next Frontier for Explorers
March 21, 2013 / Zach Pearson
The Massachusetts robotics industry has been attracting attention recently, and deservedly so. Last month, the Boston Globe reported that the state has almost 100 robotics companies and 35 robotics research and design programs. Michael Gennert of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute – the first school in the country to offer an undergraduate degree program in robotic engineering – noted that "Massachusetts has shipped more robots than anywhere else in the world." From Rethink Robotics's Baxter, which can work right alongside employees on an assembly line; to Hydroid's REMUS 6000, which was used in the reconnaissance mission of the Air France Flight-447 crash; to Boston Dynamics's BigDog, which can carry up to 340 pounds across rough terrain (and is strangely reminiscent of that spidery machine that takes Maurice away in Beauty and the Beast), Massachusetts is creating some pretty impressive technology.
Photo: Alvin illuminates the fallen foremast of the Titanic wreck - Source: David Valenzuela's Flickr account - farm6.staticflickr.com
In a report released last month, the Mass Technology Leadership Council highlighted that 18 new robotics start-ups have been created in Massachusetts since 2008; and even in a down economy, 900 new MA-based robotics jobs have been created in the last four years. But besides the obvious attraction to an industry that's growing rather than slumping, robotics may be the new frontier for those drawn to the idea of exploration. Baby boomers grew up wanting to be astronauts after watching Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong walk on the moon; the next generation watched the robotic submersibles in the underwater footage in Titanic (aka the Navy and WHOIs' Alvin) and more recently, the Mars rover on its mission to explore Mars' surface.
Robots are allowing for exploration that could never have been imagined in past decades. Robotic technologies can withstand the physical pressure of being miles underwater, to search for lost wreckages or map deep sea geography. They can go without oxygen to analyze the terrain of other planets. And while they're not surveying the new environment on foot like explorers of the past, the engineers who design and operate these devices are the first to discover, investigate and document their uncharted territory. It's a dream career for modern-day Lewis and Clarks.
Massachusetts has the perfect set-up for fostering the robotics industry. World class universities and engineering programs, in combination with research institutes, venture capital firms and the success of established robotics companies will keep our state a hotbed for robotic development. Add in the excitement and allure of exploring the unknown and I don't think our fascination with robotics will wane anytime soon.
March 21, 2013 / Zach Pearson/
Uncategorized, Blog, robotics, Information Tech
The Sound from the Fury: Positively Disruptive Telecommunications Technologies
January 22, 2013 / Zach Pearson
Photo: Richard Buckminster Fuller - ARCADE 2012
"Our living rooms are empty seven-eighths of the time. Our office buildings are empty one-half of the time. It's time we gave this some thought."Where do you think the above quote comes from? Maybe it's from yesterday's Times story about some startup full of Millennials, printed below a picture of them sitting on a ping-pong table and running out of venture capital. Maybe it's from the script for your new HR representative's "5 Key Practices for Healthy and Happy Work-Life Balance" meeting.
Here's the answer: it was said by the famous systems theorist, inventor and futurist, Richard Buckminster Fuller. He was born in 1895 and fought in World War I. He's also the only person in history to have both a carbon allotrope and an EPCOT ride named after him.
It's clear that ideas, stories and theories about the benefits of multipurpose space and mobile productivity have been around a long time. They have implications for many aspects of a business, including efficiency (both of time and of resources), work-life balance and company culture. What makes these storylines so popular today is that, unlike at the turn of the 20th century, we have now refined our communications technologies to the point that reliable, instantaneous and user-friendly remote communications are truly possible.
Over the past 10 years, there have been several major technological advancements on the mobile communications front. One is VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, which has made huge strides in the business space – in 2008, 80 percent of all new PBX lines installed internationally were VoIP lines. Makers of ATAs (analog telephony adapters) and VoIP desktop phones, such as Grandstream, offer connectivity solutions for businesses that go beyond setting up extensions - employees in VoIP-based offices can have their calls routed to any phone on the network, including one installed at their home office, without loosing the protection from their IT department.
Photo: Telegraph Office - Wikimedia Commons 2008
In addition to hardware VoIP phones, a "softphone" can make staying connected even easier for those who travel often. A portmanteau of "software" and "phone," a softphone is an application that runs on a computer, smartphone or tablet, and allows users to make calls via the internet rather than a cellular connection. Adding softphones into a VoIP PBX network could do a lot to save costs and remedy Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) problems.
Another real breakthrough in mobile communications has been the refinement of personal audio technology. No matter how strong your mobile telecommunications infrastructure is, it's useless if the people connected can't clearly hear each other. Fortunately, headphone manufacturers like Etymotic and VXi have made serious progress with personal audio over the past decade. Wireless, lightweight and reliable headsets are making dialing in to a call as easy at the airport as in a conference room. But possibly the most important technology is noise cancellation, which reduces the ambient noise transmitted through the phone to the call's receiver - for an example, watch this video of a VXi BlueParrott headset being used next to an idling tractor-trailer. Also interesting is Etymotic's Awareness! app, which lets users program their headphones' noise cancellation to allow certain sounds, like boarding announcements, to pass through. This lets mobile users decide what to ignore and what they're willing to be interrupted by.
When Buckminster Fuller started thinking about how to maximize the efficiency of our home and work spaces, most Americans didn't even own a telephone. Today, with the arrival of modern telecommunications technology, I'm predicting some serious efficiency and productivity gains.
Zach Pearson is a Consultant at Greenough. Follow him on Twitter: @zach_p_pearson
January 22, 2013 / Zach Pearson/
Consumer Tech, Information Tech, Uncategorized, Blog
BYOD, Etymotic, PBX, Richard Buckminster Fuller, VoIP, VXi
Electronic Medical Records are Worth the Growing Pains
December 18, 2012 / Zach Pearson
Photo: Discovery News 2012
The implementation of electronic medical records (EMRs) has become a hot-button topic in the medical arena. This New York Times article published in October nicely lays out both sides of the ongoing debate.
The fact that EMRs have the ever-elusive bi-partisan support, and wide industry support as well, makes them seem fail-safe; but the complicated initiative brings up a number of hurdles ranging from privacy concerns to the new maze of questions and options doctors must navigate for each patient. Some of the biggest concerns (challenges which all digital databases face) are vulnerability to crashes and hacking. Hospitals will have to create contingency plans for how to access records if the system fails, and systems must come equipped with major privacy and anti-hacking mechanisms. The biggest complaint from the doctors' side is that the interfaces are not completely user-friendly and were seemingly created with little input from doctors themselves. The databases can be awkward, often not quite fitting exactly what the doctors need. And clicking through all of the questions and menus is often time consuming resulting in the physician spending more time interacting with the computer instead of the patient. As one doctor put it in a Wall Street Journal article, "it seems as if this is all about taking care of the chart, as opposed to taking care of the patient. Documentation is important, but the pointing and clicking and cutting and pasting we are so focused on in demonstrating meaningful use of EMR may be getting in the way of meaningful encounters with our patients."
There are definitely growing pains that come with implementing an EMR system, but in my view the benefits far outweigh any initial difficulties. New equipment and protocols always take getting used to, but the value of having an individual's entire medical history on record is immeasurable. These digital records offer tremendous convenience when it comes to refilling a prescription, scheduling an appointment, or even emailing your doctor a quick question, rather than having to make a phone call or wait for an appointment.
A recent Huffington Post article details a prime example of how one individual used his EMR online system to get a hold of prescription information he needed while traveling abroad. I actually have personal access to the PAMF My Health Online site he refers to in the article and can confirm how helpful it is. Not only is it a luxury to have easy access to all of your medical information, but in the end, I believe it results in better care for patients. If someone is taken to the ER, even a doctor who has never worked with that patient before can pull up his or her entire medical history, allowing for easier diagnosis and better treatment. Having that wealth of information on hand for all doctors' visits ensures that nothing is missed, and ultimately improves the quality of care.
Our home state of Massachusetts, often looked to as a pioneer in the healthcare arena, has been taking steps forward to make easy access to medical records a reality. It recently launched its Health Information Exchange, inaugurated by Governor Deval Patrick ceremoniously sending his records from a hospital in Boston to one in Springfield. The program began with the participation of nine healthcare providers, including Partners Healthcare, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Network Health, and now has "over 40 organizations that are in our pipeline to bring on board," reported Laurance Stuntz, director of the Mass HIE, in a recent Healthcare IT News interview.
From my millennial perspective, it seems ludicrous not to have such important data electronically recorded somewhere. I understand there are imperfections in the new system, but if the only source of information I have on my vaccine history is that little piece of yellow cardstock that has been following me since my early childhood – that seems incredibly inadequate. I envision the transition to digital health records will be much like the switch to online banking. Initially people feared having personal financial information on the web, but now couldn't imagine not to being able to pay their bills online or check their account balance on their phone.
There is always a "breaking-in" period when a major overhaul happens, especially when it involves a system that has been in place for decades. Kinks always take a little time to work their way out of new software, but medical records, and the quality care that will come from easy-access to them, are too valuable to keep stored in file cabinets.
December 18, 2012 / Zach Pearson/
Uncategorized, Blog, Consumer Tech, health care, Information Tech, medical
Optimize for Gen Y: Do or Die
September 28, 2012 / Zach Pearson
Photo: Flickr - Creative Commons 2012
Every time I stumble upon an article about "Millennials" or "Generation Y," I can't help but read it. After all, I am part of Gen Y and curiosity gets the best of me. It's fascinating to learn (from the media) what my daily struggles are, my life ambitions and goals, my career status, my relationship with technology (and maybe even other people) and, of course, the best ways to market products to me. Okay, I'm being a bit facetious – the reality is that sometimes these articles are on the mark, but just as often I think the articles don't represent who I am at all.
I came across a recent article, "Generation Y: Looking for jobs – and an identity," which I felt most definitely "hit the mark." The article breaks down Gen Y from every angle possible: Where do we live? Did we graduate college? What did we study? What type of jobs do we have? What are our habits? When will we be able to afford a house? And, while there is some opinion and speculation, almost all of the statements are backed by hard data from various surveys and research firms.
While very comprehensive and well-written (I won't go into all the details), the article highlights an important point: Gen Y's world revolves around mobile and social technology.To some, this may be obvious. It's no secret that 18-29 year olds are attached to their smartphones, obsessed with social networks and would pick "digital" over "print" any day. But, if this insight is so obvious, why are so few organizations jumping at the opportunity to optimize and reinvent themselves so they can engage more closely with Gen Y?
This "Gen Y optimization" (making mobile and social systemic) must be firmly rooted internally and externally. Organizations must enable "productive socialization" internally – embracing social networks, tools and platforms (e.g. Yammer, Facebook etc.) and encourage Gen Y workers to collaborate on those platforms. The return, in terms of productivity, employee happiness and retention, will not go unnoticed by employees and, equally important, will accrue to both the bottom and top lines of the business.
Externally, organizations must also take a leap of faith, embrace innovation and take steps to optimize in ways that demonstrably appeal to Gen Y. Today, for example, almost every bank has a mobile solution, or at least a robust online banking capability; almost every airline offers mobile ticketing (does Gen Y even own printers anymore?) and even the smallest restaurants have a grip on what Yelp and Foursquare reviewers are saying about them.
In addition to Gen Y being the most "technologically connected" generation ever, it's also the generation that's been hit hardest by the recession. With the election just around the corner, the possibility for an economic resurgence is on the horizon and perhaps this will give Gen Y the opportunity to truly shine. Fueled by digital, social and mobile, I believe this group will shine, and businesses surely don't want to be left in the dust when this group finally catches its wind.
Jessica Boardman is a senior consultant at Greenough. Follow her on Twitter @J_Boardman.
September 28, 2012 / Zach Pearson/
Uncategorized, Blog, Digital, Social Media, Information Tech
Millennials, Generation Y


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We've all heard the words: home is where the heart is.
However for most of us, home has become a trap. A comfort trap, someplace we look forward to everyday simply to do nothing.
For those of us eager for change in our loves, this has become a huge problem. We no longer look around our rooms for inspiration or motivation, as we should. Instead, it's become a daily reminder that today will be just the same as yesterday.
And if we don't change the environment we live in, how can we hope to change at all?
But how do we turn out workplace into an inspiration, a playground for ideas to blossom from? A place for our inner child to go crazy and let loose?
The good news is, it's an easy and fun change.
It's been a while since something different found itself on your table but you'd be surprised with the impact it has. Something that's never been there before can be your constant reminder that things/people can change.
We're writers, content creators, artists, visionaries etc. We're fishermen waiting in the water for an idea to swim by. Could be a million dollar idea or a five minute burst of energy. Whatever it is, jump at it and write it down quickly. Ideas are slippery suckers.
This goes without saying. We're trying to condition ourselves to become more productive in order to create something beautiful. We must remove any reminders of bad habits we have or distracting items that can draw our attention and make us procrastinate. Removing the bad habits in your life will make way for the good ones.
Breaks are important. Working the whole day online; blogging, researching, reading, connecting with your readers, is not easy and without a break, you'll end up working less efficiently or worse, giving up. I'd recommend a stress ball or Rubik's Cube on your table just to take a 10-minute break and zone out.
I can't even begin to tell you the importance of more water in your daily schedule. Strictly from a mental perspective, water improves concentration and cognition. It also helps balance your moods and emotions and helps maintain memory function. Keep a bottle handy and some healthy snacks handy to improve the quality of your work.
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Great post! I definitely need to liven up my workspace as well so this definitely just came in handy!
Thanks so much! I hope you spiced it up so now you can look to it for creativity 🙂 Also quick question, do you use FaceBook?
These are some great tips and ideas that I'll definitely implement in my studio to help boost my creativity as an Artist… I especially love the idea to add something different – it's always good to mix things up a bit I guess! Thank you for sharing this, you have a great blog!
Thanks so much! I appreciate you reading and stopping by! Keep being creative and make sure to add something different to remind you of change 🙂 Thanks again! Also quick question, do you use FaceBook?
Thanks so much! I appreciate you stopping by and reading! Make sure to keep writing! Also quick question, do you use FaceBook?
Simple and yet effective. You are right to highlight the importance of self-care and creating a stimulating environment. I applied the basic principles of feng shui to my office…it was transformational! (BTW typo in your first paragraph: love).
Ah thanks for the heads up 🙂 I'll make sure to fix it. Also thanks for reading and stopping by, your completely right about a stimulating environment and I'm glad to hear you transformed yours 🙂 Keep writing! Also quick question, do you use FaceBook?
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Love this post. Thank you. I especially like your comment that "ideas are slippery suckers". I've been writing "Morning Pages" for the last two weeks – the idea is that you write 3 pages every morning of your thoughts and feelings, basically anything that you're thinking about / worrying about / trying to plan. I've progressed my thinking so much faster in these last two weeks than I think I've probably done in the previous year! Keep writing!
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This was so useful! I had always thought of it as have more healthy habits. I've tried to adopt a whole bunch at once. But removing negative ones makes more sense and a way better approach! Thanks!
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Q: How to calculate CRC32-C checksum with zlib I am using the C zlib API because it has the crc32_combine function to concatenate checksums together, whereas the Boost one does not.
However, I need to implement the CRC32-C (Castagnoli) checksum, with polynomial 0x1EDC6F41, instead of the standard CRC32 checksum.
With Boost I can apparently use:
#include <boost/crc.hpp>

using crc_32c_type = boost::crc_optimal<32, 0x1EDC6F41, 0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF, true, true>;
crc_32c_type result;
result.process_bytes(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&buffer), len);
return result.checksum();

Which can use the 0x1EDC6F41 polynomial.
Is there a similar way for me to do this with zlib?

A: zlib is open source. You can simply take the source and modify for your own needs. You can change the line: odd[0] = 0xedb88320UL; to the reflection of the Castagnoli polynomial.

A: For Objective C
Took me a while to find one that worked.
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//                    crc32c
//           Calculate crc32c (Castagnoli) Checksum
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ (uint32_t) crc32c:(NSData *)data {
    /* CRC-32C (iSCSI) polynomial in reversed bit order. */

    int k;
    const unsigned char *buf = [data bytes];
    unsigned long len = [data length];
    uint32_t crc = 0xFFFFFFFF;
    while (len--) {
        crc ^= *buf++;
        for (k = 0; k < 8; k++)
            //CRC-32C polynomial 0x1EDC6F41 in reversed bit order.
            crc = crc & 1 ? (crc >> 1) ^ 0x82f63b78 : crc >> 1;
    }
    return ~crc;
}


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The Underground Library
Book sale in the Łódź Ghetto, 1940 © Collection Walter Genewein/akg-images.
When the Nazis occupied Warsaw in September 1939, anti-Jewish laws were immediately promulgated. Among them were laws limiting access to books. Lending libraries were closed in the Jewish quarter and Jews were forbidden from using public libraries.
A ghetto was established in the autumn of 1940, enclosing nearly half a million Polish Jews into an area of just 2.4 per cent of the city, surrounded by ten-foot brick walls. Their official daily rations consisted of a meagre 184 calories. An estimated 83,000 died from starvation in less than two years and hundreds of thousands were deported to Treblinka extermination camp during the summer of 1942.
While many Jewish leaders and relief organisations in the ghetto were primarily concerned with providing food, clothes and shelter in response to overcrowding, hunger and Poland's bitter winters, there were some who addressed another hunger.
Basia Berman was among the few Jewish librarians employed by the Warsaw Public Library before the war. Before the ghetto was sealed, she had created a wandering library in her valise, delivering books from her collection to homeless children.
When the Warsaw Ghetto was sealed in November 1940, a branch of the Warsaw Public Library on 67 Leszno Street was included in its boundaries, forcing the library to be evacuated. Berman managed to obtain permission to use the building in the name of CENTOS, a children's welfare organisation, and covertly established an underground children's library there.
Many books in her collection were acquired by Lejb Szur, founder of the Tomor publishing house in Vilna before the war. He salvaged books from destruction, gathered banned books and rescued private libraries, stockpiling between 10,000 and 20,000 books for a lending library in his apartment on 56 Leszno Street. Szur frequently separated books from his ever-growing library in the ghetto for Berman's library. He took his own life during the Aktions (deportations) of 1942.
To mask the treasure trove of Yiddish and Polish books, Berman decorated the rooms with toys, dolls, paper cutouts and simple, illustrated picture books, giving it a child friendly appearance. On occasion, the library also held Yiddish book readings, discussions and lectures. It quickly grew and had designated lending hours.
Berman encouraged children to read Yiddish books, to immerse them in their own literature, language and cultural identity, as a way to resist the annihilation of Yiddish culture along with European Jews. She would lend the children two books, one in Polish and the other in Yiddish. For many, it was their first experience of reading Yiddish and learning the Hebrew alphabet.
Importantly, the children's library was also providing books for the poorest of the ghetto children, those in hospitals or quarantined for typhus, and refugee children, who were forced into the ghetto from areas outside Warsaw. 'The thirst for knowledge that the children showed in those terrible times was truly wondrous', Berman commented in her memoir, City Within a City (2012). 'The book became a vital need, almost like bread.' Many books were never returned, taken with children sent to the death camps.
The Warsaw Ghetto survivor Rachel Auerbach recalled seeing a young boy in the courtyard of 66 Leszno Street during an Aktion as his mother gathered their belongings. They were being sent to the Umschlagplatz, the assembly point for deportation. Chaos and confusion engulfed the boy on every side. 'But the twelve-year-old boy, immersed in his newly discovered worlds, lost and swept away, is standing in the corner of the courtyard, not hearing or seeing what is happening around him', Auerbach wrote in her memoir of 1974, Varshever Tsavoes (Warsaw Testaments). 'He is reading a tattered book with a red binding.'
By the spring of 1941 the Judenrat, the Jewish council in the ghetto, was permitted by the Nazi authorities to grant permits for lending libraries, restricting books to Yiddish and Polish. By this time, Berman had been covertly providing the children of the ghetto with reading material for months.
Berman and her husband Adolf escaped from the ghetto in September 1942 and found help on the 'Aryan' side of Warsaw, where they became leaders in the Jewish underground. They were double underground activists, posing as Poles and taking on dangerous missions to rescue fellow Jews from the ghetto. After the war, Berman collected books from destroyed Jewish libraries around Poland, some of which remained in Warsaw while others were sent to the National Library of Israel.
As an underground librarian in the Warsaw Ghetto, Berman helped lead the Jewish community in a subtle, yet defiant form of resistance. Books were a source of life and sustenance for the human spirit, a way to preserve one's humanity amid a dehumanising reality.
Emily Putzke researches Jewish history and the Warsaw Ghetto.
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For police departments, in-car video recording has long been better proposed than executed.
For police departments, in-car video recording has long been better proposed than executed. The problems were legion: In-car cameras were typically low-resolution, audio was often inadequate and the video was recorded on VHS tapes that required ongoing replacement and repair.
Today, officers using systems like the Panasonic Arbitrator (see the December 2009 story at www.governmentvideo.com) and the DP-2 DigitalPatroller in-car video system (from Digital Safety Technologies of Morrisville, N.C.) provide officers with multi-camera coverage-with good resolution, automatic and remote activation, excellent audio capture and reliable, tamperproof file transfer to a digital video recorder.
To date, over 9,000 DigitalPatroller DVR-based systems have been sold to public safety agencies across the country.
The DP-2 is built around a trunk-mounted DVR is available in single or double conventional hard drive versions, or Solid State hard drives that can stand extreme road vibration.
When in standby mode, the DP-2 system is constantly capturing and buffering 30 seconds of video. So once triggered, the 30 seconds that just occurred are automatically transferred from the buffer into the disk drive. The DP-2 can be triggered by an officer, and automatically when the siren is turned on or when the patrol car exceeds a preset speed limit.
Two or more cameras can be connected to the DP-2's DVR. The main camera is designed to look ahead through the front windshield; other cams can be added to record views from back and side windows.
The main camera's specs are impressive: 470,000 pixels/480 lines of video resolution; a 22x optical/220x digital zoom that can be controlled by the DP-2's dash-mounted display unit; and built-in heaters than allow the camera to operate in temperatures ranging from -4 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit.
The smaller "Passenger Camera" keeps an eye on what is happening in the back seat. It has a builtin IR illumination array (six LEDs) for capturing video in total darkness, and delivers 420 lines of color resolution. In all, the DP-2 PVR can simultaneously record up to four video and two audio feeds.
The DP-2 offers both wired and wireless microphones. The wireless units are designed to be worn by officers, and can remotely trigger to DP-2's recording system to capture conversations and incidents. They operate in the 2.4 GHz band, have a 1,500-foot line-of-sight range, and can be encoded for secure transmission.
The DP-2's display unit is ruggedized and can be mounted on the dash (or any other location). It has a 4.5-inch color display and allows the user to digitally capture and check license plates by pushing a single button. Its functions can be assumed by an in-car laptop, if the department has already equipped its cars with them.
The Charlottesville (Va.) Police Department has been using in-car camera systems for eight years. The department started with six VHS units, then added another 12, then upgraded to recording on DVD-RAM disks. Then it moved up to the DP-2 system, which is now in 46 of its patrol cars.
To aid video searches, the officers categorize the videos by the type of incidents they have captured, such as "DWI" or "Moving Violation." The video can be seen and labeled in the car, but that's it: It simply cannot be altered in any way. Add the recorder's unique identity, time and date stamp, and the fact that the unit also records GPS locations, and you have a completely cross-referenced record of what happened.
Back at headquarters, CPD has 20TB of server storage to hold the video. It can only be viewed on one authorized DPViewStation, where additional data can be added, and clips transferred to other sources.
Police in-car video is a staple of TV newscasts. However, the poor quality of VHS footage has often much to be desired, sometimes raising more questions than it answers.
In contrast, the DP-2's video is SD broadcast resolution. It is the kind of quality that today's HD-using public expects.
One of the most impressive DP-2 clips was broadcast nationally on NBC's Today Show. It shows a woman who has parked her car at night on a dark train crossing, only to be taken off the scene by the officer seconds before a train comes by and demolishes her car. Despite the car's headlights being the sole source of light, the image quality is clear and detailed—exactly the kind of footage that can show precisely what happened.


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Dana's first exposure to Eastern Medicine came in 1999 as a patient when she was experiencing some of her own unexpected health issues, struggling with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). While today this is a more widely diagnosed condition, back then it was poorly understood and there wasn't much to offer in the way of Western treatment. After extending all available conventional Western treatments without much improvement and lots of unwanted side effects, a friend suggested she see a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine for acupuncture and herbs.
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Joel's most recent posting dealt with run-of-the-mill business organizations. Since a large part of our business deals with stockbrokers, I thought I would add to what he said, but bring it specifically to the broker-dealer world.
1. What is the purpose of the "partnership"? Is it a coverage partnership, referral partnership or joint business? Is one partner nearing retirement? Or is it some hybrid?
2. What do you expect to get from the partnership? An easier life? More referrals? Increased access to more desirable clients?
3. How will the revenues be split? Each partnership model, with its unique motivations, will result in a different revenue split. In a "retirement" model, the split generally increases for the non-retiring partner. But there needs to be equity towards both partners regardless of the motivation for the partnership.
4. How will a partnership breakup be handled. A few companies have succeeded by forming on the back of a napkin. Compaq perhaps is the most notable (where are they now?). But wise partners have a formal agreement. Many firms have what they call either a partnership or team agreement. Many firms also have policies in place that determine how a team is to break up in the absence of a formal agreement. That agreement may suffice. Or it may be a good starting point. Areas that need to be addressed are the division of clients, communications with clients, compensation to each partner in the event that a perfect split cannot be achieved and, my favorite, dispute resolution.
A word on dispute resolution. I am a big fan of arbitration. It is private and can be much less costly. In the brokerage world, registered representatives would be required to arbitrate their differences. But it would still make sense to have an arbitration clause in the partnership agreement.
5. Liability. Here's where it gets interesting. I handled a case 20 years ago where there was a fee split between a younger broker and an older one. The younger one was, shall we say, an aggressive investor. His elderly client, who was originally a client of the older broker, was not aggressive and filed an arbitration against the two of them and their employer. One of the theories of liability against the older broker was one of partnership.
So, be careful when forming split numbers, partnerships or teams. Get the agreement in writing and figure out who is responsible for what. It won't make things perfect, but at least it will give you a framework.


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Does Kiwi sport have a 'locker room talk' culture?
It was the tape heard around the world: then-US presidential candidate Donald Trump, allegedly believing he was off the record, graphically describing sexually assaulting women without their consent – all the while using language that can only be described as horrifying. His defence: it was "locker room talk," the kind of stuff guys say to each other "all the time" when women aren't around. Unbelievable though it may sound, it worked, and we all know how the story ended – he was elected president.
Breakers player Alex Pledger says that, unfortunately, there may be some truth to Trump's words based on his experiences in male locker rooms and similarly majority-male spaces over the years. "I won't repeat exactly what I've heard, but it's stuff they wouldn't say in front of their mothers," he says. "Things like 'I'd give her an eight out of ten, or a seven-and-a-half out of ten.'"
And that's not the worst of it.
"One guy literally said the words 'I just don't like taking orders from females.' It was very Trump-ish."
Pledger, who has been a professional basketball player for eight years, says such misogynistic talk has sometimes led to men openly disrespecting women. For instance, he says, some players on a team he was on would not listen to a female member of the coaching team because she was a woman. "We had a few guys who wouldn't listen to a word she said."
Pledger says all the teams he has been on have had male head coaches. But if the coach were a woman? "There are absolutely guys that would have a problem with that."
Then there's the homophobia he says he has witnessed along with the misogyny.
"You could be eating a banana, and guys will say 'no homo,'" he says. "After games, the next day we often get worked on by massage therapists. Some guys absolutely refuse to be worked on by a male massage therapist, because they think it's gay somehow."
Sports broadcaster Jim Kayes says that it's hard to know what really goes on inside men's locker rooms, because it's rare to have access to such spaces unless you're on the team. But, he says, the behaviour of male athletes in locker rooms is similar to any male-dominated space. "It's no different than if you got 15 male lawyers together, or 15 male police officers."
Kayes adds that, while he's not excusing the behaviour of athletes – such as the alleged abuse of a female dancer last year by members of the Chiefs – their words and actions are scrutinised more than other people because they're in the public eye. He says that in other majority-male spaces – like a mechanic's shop or panel beating business – it's not uncommon to find calendars featuring images of naked women in sexually suggestive poses. He again adds that doesn't necessarily make it OK.
However, Melodie Robinson, a Sky broadcaster and former Black Fern, says that as a woman she has not encountered a great deal of open hostility on the basis of her gender when entering the male-dominated spaces that she does as part of her job. "I played rugby and have been working at Sky for 14 years, so New Zealand rugby players, coaches and managers are nothing but respectful to me," she says. "It helps that I'm a bit older and used to play. However, at times I've had overseas rugby players just assume I know nothing about rugby because I'm a woman. They don't know my background, so they definitely judge me on my sex. I also know that players get annoyed with the same old questions, but they are asked by both men and women."
But, she says, sexism is still a problem. "I believe that athletes view a young female journalist differently than young male journalists, but that's the case in any industry where it's a case of unconscious or conscious sexism," she says. "And what I mean by that is if she's young and attractive, the comments will often be about her looks."
Robinson adds that more diversity in terms of who works in sports media is helping to reduce open misogyny. "As a person in the media and in sports, in the past, there have been more males," she explains. "So that means that the conversation is blokey. It's statistics-laden when you talk about sports. You have to know your stuff to get respect. However, at Sky Sport where I work the office is 37 per cent women, and the conversation is generally respectful, varied, and not particularly blokey at all. If something out of line is said, usually there will be a woman who will pipe up and shut down the conversation. It's great."
Pledger agrees that more women in traditionally male spaces is leading to an increase in respect overall. More women in positions of authority over groups of males – like sports teams – could also help reduce misogyny, he adds. "Pretty much every 'authority figure' is male. Perhaps if there were a female staff member, coaches would be more inclined to shut down that conversation."
If that's not a compelling case for the reasons why we need more women in all facets of society, then it's hard to know what is.
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Well, it's been a week of it. I never saw such heat in all my days. One morning at 5 a.m. it was 83, not one piece of breeze a blowing. I know I have drank enough tea and water to float a ship. I just can't stand it when it's 110, 108, 109 degrees day after day. Thank God my air conditioner held out and is doing fine. I could not go to the museum at all, it was like an oven in there. I had the freezer full of ice and making more.
I've been living on tomato sandwiches and I love 'em. I cooked a big pan of fried apples and I'm still eating on them; they were so good, chunks of bacon mixed with the apples. My good friend, Mary in town, one of my readers, sent me a big rice pudding and 10 pieces of her barbecue chicken. That sure came in good, but I did have some trouble. Last Tuesday one of my fans caught on fire, that was the end to that, my TV remote broke and my telephone went out. I still don't have any TV, but when this heat wave is over it will be a glorious day.
Oh yes, I will welcome fall and days when I can get up and build a fire in the old cook stove and heater.
Well my neighbors, the Blands, had lightning hit their home last Sunday night and it really did a lot of damage, set the house on fire, too. They live nowhere from the cabin.
We have had some nice rains on the crops, remember last year 'twas so dry the lake was acres and acres of mud and the crops were a disaster. Well, like I have said so many times, the old farmer is the biggest gambler of all. This year is the first year in many years we have a good corn crop and I guess 'twill be a long time before we have one again.
I never saw trees as green, they have gone wild. No, nothing can make it without water, water is the key to life. Remember folks talking about the big dust bowl around here 1930-1936; there was not one ear of corn made in Dinwiddie County. Mr. Harry Ford, a good friend of mine, told me that many years ago.
Then about 1977, everything burnt up; 1980, we got an eighth of an inch of rain in five months, had 12 acres of tobacco and never baled the first leaf. No one made any corn at all. In 1951 or '52, I've forgotten which, the creek around here stopped running and ponds were mud holes. In 1963, 'twas so dry at my wife's home at Big Island, her dad cut acres of trees so the cows could have leaves to eat; and they stripped them, too.
Now do you remember 1983? It rained every other day, it was a bumper crop. Whippernock Farms made so much corn they didn't have anywhere to put it, worlds of corn was left in the field and folks from all around came up to pick up corn for the hogs. I got three or four loads myself. Ears of corn, as long as I ever saw. Well, the old world is changing, no telling what it might be 100 years from now. One thing for certain, we won't have to worry about it.
Well, Donald Schmidt, my old pal, came by to see me last week and brought me a tomato bigger than my fist, and I've got a big fist. It was delicious too, one slice would cover up and hide a slice of bread. That Donald must be the tomato champion if ever there was one.
Thanks to my good friend, Brother Hage, who brought me beautiful kindling wood for my cook stove. It's just the right size and can really put out the heat. That means it will cook up a storm. I sure appreciate it. Hage is a North Carolina lad, but he's a Virginia lad now. He has found the promised land.
Thanks to Buzzie Walker for the delicious sweet corn he brought me last week. I did really enjoy it, too. I boiled it and had real butter to put on it. With all these nice showers, the corn did really make a hit this year. It sure didn't do anything last year but burn up in the field.
Thanks to Lewis Henshaw for the delicious apples he brought me. I sure am enjoying them, and then Bobby Christopher brought me apples twice, delicious ones, too. I've been eating fried apples with bacon bits at every meal and have not tired of them. Everyone has a really big apple crop this year.
Happy Birthday to my neighbor, Catherine Williams, who hit the big 83 last week and she is doing great after all the surgery she's had this year. We all wish her many more wonderful birthdays.
Happy Birthday to Dolores Jones, wife of the Rev. Harry Byrd Jones. She is such an asset to our church. Can she sing and can she play that piano and organ? Tis one thing for certain, tis a marriage made in heaven, and in a few days will be their wedding anniversary. They've been married 55 or more years. Gosh that Dolores was bound to be a child bride, no doubt in my mind, young and pretty as she is.
Well my good friend Debra Munford came out of her house last week on Anderson Mill Road and, there on two legs, stood the biggest bear you ever saw. She described the encounter in detail. I am 6-foot 5 and he was taller than me and black as night. Well needless to say, Debra is staying close in the house and I don't blame her. No more sunbathing in the yard, no more hanging out clothes or working the flower bed. That bear is hear to stay.
Then Lisa Best was coming down White Oak Road right near where Claiborne Road is, and up in the middle of the road, there was another big bear. These bears are moving in from all directions. I am looking for one to walk into my cabin every day. Well, when he does, he's done met his match because it's going to be me and the bear. May the best one win. I've got three guns loaded, a sword and a spear right beside my bed.
I had company last week, Phennia Gholson and Brenda Manson from Petersburg came out to visit and we had a really nice visit. It was hot, but we sat under the old weeping willow tree and laughed and talked about Olgers store many years ago. I sure enjoyed their visit and it really made my day.
The big McKensie family reunion was held at the old McKensie homeplace this year. I was invited but because of my cousin's funeral, I was not able to go. It was a grand success, hot, but all went well. The McKensies are a great family to me, 'twas 13 of them, only five left now. They often come by the museum to see me and I do think the world of them. They have been to Olgers store a million times I know, and believe me, my dad and mom used to say how much they thought of the McKensie family. They are the greatest.
Congratulations to Keith Balangia and Charlene Smith, married on May 28. They have a new home at Carson. We wish them all the happiness in the world and joy to come in their marriage. God bless them both.
My good friend, Keith's mother, Betty Balangia, has been under the weather, but she is doing great now and getting along fine. Betty works at J.T. Morris and Son Funeral Home. She is so kind and nice to all that come by. She lived out here in Sutherland for many years before moving to Petersburg about 20 years ago.
Sorry to hear of the passing of Clara Crowder who lived for years above the barber shop of Ed Dancey. She was a fine woman, a member, a devout member of Washington Street Methodist Church. She was always smiling and always ready to help anyone who needed her. Long will we remember her and long will we miss her. Clara has gone home. Well done, good and faithful servant, well done.
Thanks to Red Compton for the delicious meal. He took me out to Cedar Heart Market and I had filet of fish with mashed potatoes, string beans, hot rolls and it sure hit the spot. Oh yes, iced tea, three glasses. I've got to go back soon. You will love the place too.
Well my cousin Glen passed last week, he was 80 years old, actually we called him cousin Glen, but he was no blood kin to us. He married my first cousin, Barbara Olgers. Glen and Barbara were devoted to one another. She died an early death at 46 years old. They had two wonderful children who stood by their parents all these years, rain or shine. Yes, Glen loved to come to the old museum porch and talk to all of us. He was good to everyone he came across. He was in Dunlop House at his death. He was a twin and one of 13 children, only four left now. Thank you Lord for Glen's life and what he meant to us all. I just know Glen and Barbara are walking hand in hand now on those streets of gold. Glen was buried in Blackstone cemetery last Saturday beside his beloved Barbara. There was a nice crowd there, Rev. Larry House, our minister, did a beautiful service for Glen. He did love Ocran Church and was very active there for 25 years. Goodbye Glen, we will meet you in the morning over there. Can death destroy a love so strong. Praise be to God.
Well, I was invited over to breakfast at the Flaming Pit in Colonial Heights on the Boulevard. It has been renamed the Bayou BBQ, and the new owner, Ronette Landry, laid out the red carpet. It was a delicious breakfast, super good. It is so beautifully decorated inside and the food is wonderful. Ronnie Dunford, my old pal, was with me and he enjoyed himself, too. You must go by and see for yourself. Everyone there is so nice to you. Jeff Rogers and Crystal Wright work there and they, too, are the greatest. Oh yes, I will go back for the big spaghetti dinner soon. Thanks Ronette for your kindness. She is coming to visit me at the museum and won't we have a time.
Well, come on out, my leg is better, still healing. I'm still mighty sore, but it's just going to take time, I took quite a fall. My ears are better too, thanks to the antibiotics. When you get old, everything goes wrong. Well, you can't stay young forever; that's a known fact.
Those hot days I just could not go to the museum. It was so hot I couldn't breathe up there, no one can stop and ever visit like that. Well if you come out to see me, call me at 732-1643 and we can go from there.
Oh, and I made a terrible error last week, 'twas my mistake. I can't blame anyone but myself. I had my dear friend, Evelyn Dean Moore as being 74 on her birthday on the 25th, but she was not, she was only 73, and well, I have apologized so much, but everything is okay now, we have made up and I am forgiven. Some woman don't like their age known, but Evelyn is not one of those. I wish her many more wonderful birthdays to come. She is no doubt one super great gal.
Have a great week, go to church, fry you up some apples, visit a friend, and please stay cool.