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Council 2019: Preparing to go Beyond
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Are we ready to follow an uncharted trail under sealed orders?
The bi-annual Alliance General Council event was held May 28-June 2 at the Orlando World Center Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. Bringing together church leaders and representatives from across the United States and around the world, Council is an opportunity to gather and reflect on our calling as a church, our missions, and to evaluate, adjust and plan the fundamentals that will sustain and grow our ministries and workers for the coming years.
The theme for this year's Council was "Beyond". Alliance President John Stumbo emphasized this theme repeatedly in his messages to attendees. He started by referencing the story of Alliance founder AB Simpson. When he moved to New York, Simpson did not fully know God's plan for him or his ministry. Rather, he came having to operate under "sealed orders", as he described it in his journal. Stumbo also highlighted Acts 13:13, and John Mark's journey with Paul and Barnabas. Fearful, John Mark decided to take a ship home from Perga, rather than continue with them into unknown territory "upward and inward" towards Antioch.
"A trail awaits—uncharted by us, but not by the Spirit," said Stumbo. "We have never been, but there's no place He hasn't." Stumbo continued, "Where is He calling you to go? Is there a great frontier of His love waiting for you tonight? Is there an inward, upward plan in our lives where the Lord is beckoning us to trust Him?"
President Stumbo challenged us to not let fear of the unknown cause us to miss out on God's call in our own personal Perga moments, and to remind us (just like John Mark) that there is redemption, even when we have chosen safety over God's call.
Over the course of the conference, President Stumbo launched what he called a two-year discussion to focus on Christ-centered changes within the Alliance family. He challenged us to consider the language we use to describe ourselves, our theology, and the way we conduct our ministry in this era of human history. Actions that could ultimately help determine our effectiveness as one of God's end-times families.
Stumbo noted, "Living organizations have to take a step back and ask: Are we doing what we need to do to the best of our ability with the fewest barnacles attached to the ship to be a forward-moving, mission-advancing, kingdom-declaring body of believers with as few things slowing us down as possible?" During the course of this conversation, Stumbo urged us to assume good intent of one another as we enter into these discussions from diverse perspectives. "Family, would we learn to trust and stand with each other? [Can we] not assume someone who disagrees with us is automatically in the heretical category? As I launch into a new season of conversation, [I pray] we can show the world how to disagree in a gracious manner."
Change conversations have already begun at a national level and will continue over the next two years to include the broader Alliance family. Specifically, these conversations will address:
Our funding model
Church polity as it relates to male and female roles in the church
Our Statement on Marriage-Divorce-Remarriage
Our Statement on the Sanctity of Life
All recorded sessions from Council can be accessed and viewed here.
Council Daily Recaps
Saturday Recap
Friday Recap
Thursday Recap
Wednesday Recap
Tuesday Recap
Stumbo's full "Report of the President" for 2019 can be found and read in its entirety here. Several changes have already been approved and adopted. These include:
Our Mission Statement (Pgs 141-142)
Our Statement on Sexuality (Pgs 136-138)
New structure & name for Alliance Missions (formerly International Ministries) (Pg 25)
Great Commission Women structure and name (Pgs 23-24, 73-74)
New Mission Statement:
We are Spirit-empowered children of the Father,
who exist to exalt Jesus as Savior, Sanctifier, Healer, and Coming King,
and complete His Great Commission together.
The restructuring of International Ministries, now Alliance Missions, brings together CAMA, Marketplace Ministries, aXcess (formerly International Workers), and Envision under a unified banner. These ministries will cooperatively work together and utilize a simplified funding structure that eliminates competition and celebrates each area.
New England Attendance
Almost 70 official workers, delegates and family members attended Council from our New England district, representing all six states and some international fields. We hosted an ice cream social on Thursday night and Tom facilitated introductions and shared updates specific to our district.
We were thrilled that Jessica Bryant was miraculously able to join us even though she was in a serious car accident just a short while ago. Our region has been praying for her, and her ability to join us at Council is a testament to God's healing. Jessica is in international worker from South Shore and Love Alliance churches currently working on her Alliance Licensed Ministry Experience.
Commissioning of International Workers
Speaking of the international workers, one of the highlights of Council was the commissioning of those being sent overseas. At the conclusion of events on Sunday, a rally was held for this year's 62 new workers! (That number should increase to 70 by the end of 2019.) Andy Geffers noted, "It was a very moving experience to witness hundreds of international workers from dozens of countries parading through the crowd holding their countries' flags and then right after that, seeing 62 new international workers commissioned to join them." Andy challenged us, "It is going to take all of us sacrificially giving and partnering if we are going to effectively support both our current and our new international workers."
This year, families were encouraged to attend, and the Orlando location proved an ideal location for those with children. A kid's ministry was offered during morning and evening sessions and parents reported the kids enjoyed it. The kids even got to perform on stage at the start of the evening service on Friday night.
During the business sessions elections were held for the Board of Directors, Corporate Secretary and Corporate Vice Chair, and for a Theological Issues Committee. Several changes and amendments to the C&MA Manual and Bylaws were also discussed and voted on.
For those already planning, the next Council will be held May 31 – June 3, 2021 in Nashville, TN at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center.
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Turn Advent Into An Adventure
The following by Professor Jack Levison, the WJA Power Chair of Old Testament at SMU, first appeared in the Dec. 4, 2017, edition of The Huffington Post.
By Jack Levison
It's a dreary, overcast mid-forties kind of day in New York City (Queens, really). I'm sitting in dreary terminal B of LaGuardia Airport, next to a two-tone grey garbage pail (a guy just dropped a holiday styrofoam cup in it). The carpet squares are grey. The tarmac is grey. The terminal's steel skeleton is grey. The windows are grey. The seats are grey.
On one of those grey seats, someone leaves parts of a Sunday New York Times, a small treasure, like finding a dime on the sidewalk. I bend over and pick them up and find an article called, Why Trying New Things Is So Hard To Do.
The author tells me that he won't switch from Diet Coke even though he's never had a cheap generic diet cola. He tells me, too, that London commuters forced by a strike to take another route for two days—and ending up saving an average of seven minutes—go back to their normal, longer routine after the strike is over.
This gets me thinking: today is the beginning of Advent. What better time to try new things—to create new adventures than Advent?
In and of itself, Advent marks many of those unsuitably odd-fitting days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. They're typically grey days. The colorful autumn leaves are gone, and crisp winter days aren't quite upon us.
But the weather for us non-Floridians and non-SoCal types shouldn't fool us. The thick grey is actually the perfect backdrop for a spark of light, a glimmer of warmth, an ounce of adventure.
Advent, in fact, began with an adventure, when Joseph and a very pregnant Mary hopped on a donkey and headed to Bethlehem, only to find the inn full. That was quite an adventure.
What if Christians were to turn Advent into an Adventure—or a series of small adventures?
When you go for a walk or a drive, imagine a different route. Vary your routine. Look for something different. Who knows what you may come across or whom you may come upon on that different route? Turn Advent into an Adventure.
When you make a phone call or write a text, imagine a different person you might call. Think of someone you haven't talked to for ages, maybe someone alone, bereaved, someone in a funk of grey, and call them. Turn Advent into an Adventure.
When you buy a present, imagine a different sort of recipient—someone to surprise, someone outside the normal compass of your family and friends. During a recent visit to Perkins School of Theology at SMU, where I teach, Anne Lamott told us to fill plastic sandwich bags with color pencils, index cards, and pencil sharpeners from the Dollar Store. (Homeless people can't get hold of pencil sharpeners easily.) Or do what my family sometimes has done: fill sandwich bags with small water bottles, granola bars, and a tootsie roll pop. Or, when you're shopping, grab a handful of socks at Walmart or Costco or Amazon, and stash them in your backpack or glove compartment to give away. (Or use the links I just gave you to buy them!) Then, rather than averting your eyes or leaving the window rolled up, look people in the eye and hand them a simple gift. In short, turn Advent into an Adventure.
I shouldn't have to tell you this, of course, except that, as that New York Times article left on the empty grey seat in LaGuardia Airport said, trying something new is hard to do.
What better time for an adventure—taking a different route, making a different call, or giving a different sort of gift—than Advent, which remembers the precarious journey of a peasant couple, who were dependent on an innkeeper's generosity for a place to spend the night?

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Marin Software and Revtrax Partner to Connect Paid Search to In-Store Sales
Partnership Gives Marketers the Ability to Combine Online Paid Search Campaign With Offline Performance and ROI Data
NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, June 28, 2012—RevTrax, the leading technology platform for digital promotions that drive in-store sales, and Marin Software, provider of the leading digital ad management platform for advertisers and agencies, today announced a partnership. Through the partnership, Marin Software advertiser and agency clients will now have the ability, via the RevTrax platform, to connect paid search promotions and analytics to transactions at physical stores, adding a new dimension of offline performance data to existing online paid search campaigns.
For the average multi-channel retailer, more than 90 percent of sales still take place in a brick and mortar store. Although marketers have long relied on paid search to drive online sales, they are now beginning to evaluate the search channel as a driver of offline or in-store sales. According toa recent RevTrax study, for every $1 of ecommerce revenue generated from paid search, marketers can expect to see approximately another $6 of in-store revenue. This finding indicates that if multichannel merchants do not factor in-store sales into the paid search ROI calculation, they may be undervaluing the channel by as much as 85 percent.
"Working with Marin Software and RevTrax allows us to take advantage of custom data integration opportunities for our clients and further enhance our reporting and optimization capabilities," said Adam Ernest, search marketing operations manager at MediaWhiz. "The partnership provides us with deep cross-channel optimization insight that drives game changing management of the entire digital media ecosystem."
RevTrax gives marketers the ability to link paid search promotions to a printable or mobile landing page displaying a coupon with a unique barcode or promo code. Redeemable at an in-store, offline location, the redeemed coupon and associated in-store purchases can then be tracked back to the specific search activity that drove engagement. Combined with Marin Software's paid search bid management and optimization capabilities, advertisers and agencies now have the ability to manage their paid search promotions, with both online and offline data, in one place, augmenting traditional online performance metrics with detailed store by store ROI data.
"As the provider of the world's leading online ad management platform for search, social, display and mobile marketing, Marin Software has a long track record of helping advertisers and agencies optimize their marketing programs," said Matt Lawson, Vice President of Marketing and Partnerships at Marin Software. "Our partnership with RevTrax ensures advertisers that are executing paid search campaigns to drive both online and offline conversions can do so efficiently, at scale, and with a comprehensive set of tools for measuring both online and in-store performance."
"Our customers, which include major national retail, CPG, restaurant chains and other companies, have long embraced paid search as a driver of in-store sales," said Jonathan Treiber, co-founder and CEO, RevTrax. "Today's partnership with Marin Software opens the door for myriad national advertisers and agencies to unlock the cross-channel revenue-driving power of paid search while taking advantage of a joint set of tools to manage bid optimization, analyze store-by-store performance and tailor campaigns based on performance data. We look forward to working with Marin Software to help advertisers and agencies drive in-store sales with the paid search channel."


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2 poems in anthology, Contemporary Australian Poetry
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Two of Andrew's poems have been included in the Puncher & Wattmann anthology, Contemporary Australian Poetry, edited by Martin Langford, Judith Beveridge, Judy Johnson and David Musgrave.
Andrew's poems in the anthology are "His Free Hand" and "Meditations on Pain", selected from his books Fontanelle (Five Islands Press, 2004) and Inadvertent Things (Walleah Press, 2013).
According to the publisher's website:
"In the past 25 years, Australian poetry has reached a remarkable level of achievement. Never has the quality been stronger, nor the number of distinctive voices greater. The best poetry produced in this country is world-class.
"Australian poetry has become both self-sustaining – a major source of inspiration and dialogue for Australian practitioners – and also a vital part of the larger conversation in the English speaking world. Puncher & Wattmann has now published Contemporary Australian Poetry, bringing together this extraordinary accomplishment.
"The four editors are poets of longstanding achievement. As editors they have had extensive exposure to the variety and scope of Australian poetry over many years. Martin Langford is an anthologist, essayist and poetry reviewer for Meanjin. Judith Beveridge has edited numerous anthologies and was poetry editor at Meanjin 2005- 2015. Judy Johnson was Managing Editor for the Wagtail series of chapbooks 2000-2011 and David Musgrave has been publisher and editor of Puncher and Wattmann since he founded P&W in 2005.
"What was the criterion for considering work for the anthology? Firstly, that the poet should have published at least one book during the period under investigation. For a decade, the editors researched and read exhaustively: collections, chapbooks, anthologies, journals. There was no unqualified acceptance of particular opinions or preferences. The editors read every poem brought to the table for consideration. Each poem included in the anthology has been approved by at least three out of four editors. Nevertheless any selection, as the forward states … 'can only be made through the unstable lenses of competing poetics and claims.' Contemporary Australian Poetry is not intended to be an end in itself, but a starting point for the competing opinions which might emerge.
"The most rewarding result of the editors' reading was the growing estimation of how many quality poets are practising in this country. They came to the conclusion that thirty or more poets are capable of producing not only a single stunning poem, but of sustaining a high level of accomplishment over many years. These poets have the capacity to control every nuance of tone and meaning in their work and to finely calibrate implication against the complexities of context.
"One of the purposes of Contemporary Australian Poetry is to provoke any public narrative which dismisses such a remarkable number of fine poets and leaves the genre itself in a small, airless cupboard under the stairs of our literary culture. While no one was looking, our poetry has become too large for the space set aside for it, too important to be quiet, and too insistent to be ignored. It has evolved into one of our country's greatest cultural achievements. But this too is merely a claim. Perhaps it is better for the reader to pick up a copy of Contemporary Australian Poetry and draw their own conclusions."
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My art explores half-remembered moments from a childhood in an English mining town. My grandfather was a working coal miner, and when starting a new painting, print, or sculpture, my mind often returns to stories about his life underground, including a near-fatal accident he suffered.
My choice of materials depends on the emotional state I arrive at after thinking about these stories. But whether it's oil painting, intaglio printmaking, or sculpture, I am either trying to tell a story in visual art, or looking for universally-recognized symbols for memory, loss, tragedy. What interests people most about my art is the expressive mark making, and the subtle combinations of colour, shape, and texture.


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Pressure on UK as new coronavirus spreads and dozens of countries impose travel bans - BBC News
Boris Johnson's government is under intense pressure, with the new variant coronavirus spreading rapidly and dozens of countries banning travel from the UK.
The UK's scientific advisers are warning that even tougher restrictions will be needed to contain the new strain of the virus.
The prime minister has sought to reassure the public that food supplies are not under threat after France banned the entry of freight lorries from the UK.
More than 40 countries have banned flights or imposed restrictions. There have been long queues on the roads of Kent to the port of Dover.
The pressure comes with Britain still set to leave the EU without a trade deal at the end of December.
#Coronavirus #Boris Johnson
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The Downchild Blues Band is a Canadian blues band, described by one reviewer as "the premier blues band in Canada".[1] The band is still commonly known as the Downchild Blues Band, though the actual band name was shortened to "Downchild" in the early 1980s. The Blues Brothers band was heavily influenced by Downchild Blues Band.
1.1 Early history: 1969-1982
1.2 1982-1990: Vasey, Hock and Flaim Gone
1.3 1990-Present
2.1 Band
2.2 Members
2.2.1 Donnie Walsh
2.2.2 Chuck Jackson
2.2.3 Pat Carey
2.2.4 Gary Kendall
2.2.5 Michael Fonfara
2.2.6 Mike Fitzpatrick
Early history: 1969-1982
"(Donnie) Walsh has been called the 'father of Canadian blues' and with good reason. He is a blues pioneer on the Canadian scene. It was Walsh who paid the highest dues so that later Canadian blues acts, such as the Jeff Healey Band, the Colin James Band, the Powder Blues, Sue Foley, The Sidemen and The Highliners could also enjoy their success. The Canadian blues scene, which has blossomed nicely in the last few years, was relatively barren in the late 1960s when The Downchild Blues Band first started out.'"
David Dicaire, More Blues Singers: Biographies of 50 Artists from the Later 20th Century (McFarland, 2002),[2] pp. 215-216.
Don't ever forget where the blues came from, or why.
Never forget why you play the blues; if it was to make big money, you probably won't.
Two of "13 bits of advice for musicians from Mr. Downchild himself"[3]
The Downchild Blues Band was formed in Toronto in 1969 and continues to perform today. It was co-founded by two brothers, Donnie ("Mr. Downchild") Walsh and Richard ("Hock") Walsh. The band's international fame is partially due to three of its songs, the originals "I've Got Everything I Need (Almost)" and "Shot Gun Blues", and its adaptation of "Flip, Flop and Fly", all from its 1973 album, Straight Up, being featured on the first Blues Brothers album, Briefcase Full of Blues (1978).[4] "Flip, Flop and Fly" has been Downchild's only hit single, and became the signature song of Hock Walsh. The band's musical style is described as being "a spirited, if fundamental, brand of jump-band and Chicago-style blues".[5]
The band name came from the Sonny Boy Williamson II song, "Mr. Downchild".[6] The initial band membership was Donnie ("Mr. Downchild") Walsh, who remains the sole constant band member, with younger brother Rick "Hock" Walsh on vocals, accompanied by Dave Woodward, Cash Wall, John Tanti and Jim Milne. They were the house band at the fabled Grossman's Tavern from 1968 to 1970, managed briefly by former folk musician, Ron Gerston. Classically trained pianist Jane Vasey joined the band in 1973.[7]
The initial blues musical influence on Donnie Walsh was Jimmy Reed. He was later greatly influenced by James Cotton, both in terms of musical style and band format. Walsh and Cotton later became personal friends.[8] Donnie Walsh described these early influences as follows: "Jimmy Reed. I heard him at my girlfriend's birthday party. Some guys brought a Jimmy Reed album over and that was it, for me. ...I'd put him on the record player, and when I went to sleep at night, it would still be playing when I'd get up in the morning. Then I'd play him all day, and it was unreal. Then, of course, I spread out to Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, and Albert King. Then, I got a job in a record store. A blues record store that stocked 45s only. All alphabetical all around the whole room. You'd go to the Muddy Waters section, and there would be eight Muddy Waters singles. You'd go to the Sonny Boy Williamson section, and there would be five Sonny Boy Williamson singles."[9]
The band's first album, Bootleg, is regarded as one of the first independent albums ever produced in Canada. It was recorded over two nights in 1971, in a makeshift studio at Toronto's Rochdale College. Donnie Walsh and others distributed the album by hand. It was welcomed by major Toronto music retailer Sam Sniderman, of Sam The Record Man renown, who was very much disposed to promoting Canadian music.[10] The record was soon acquired by RCA Records Canada for more general distribution.[11]
According to Donnie Walsh, more than 120 musicians have been associated with Downchild since its 1969 founding.[12] The band has never lost its focus on blues music. While certain band members have left to pursue what was perceived to be a more lucrative rock music career, Donnie Walsh has a different perspective: "Just around when I started here were all these guys in blues bands and of course they were impatient and they wanted to make some more money so they became rock bands. I played the blues then and I play the blues now. That's what I love. ... It's a living thing, it's living music. By living and breathing it goes on and what that means is that instead of being the same kind of music somebody else wrote years ago, it lives and evolves. Blues is serious stuff, it's a heavy kind of music in your soul. You show up with the blues I play, you lighten up. That's what it's all about. It's like medicine."[13]
1982-1990: Vasey, Hock and Flaim Gone
In 1982, the band suffered a major setback with the untimely death of keyboard player Jane Vasey, who succumbed to leukemia at the age of thirty two. Donnie Walsh, who was living with Vasey at the time, took a period of time off to reflect on his future and that of the band. The band came back in the fall of 1982, with both a new singer and a new keyboard player, by way of a live recording from Toronto's historic El Mocambo club, But I'm On The Guest List.
Despite being closely identified with the band's initial sound and also being the co-writer, with brother Donnie Walsh, of "Shot Gun Blues", later recorded by the Blues Brothers, Hock Walsh would leave, rejoin and be replaced as lead singer in the band on several occasions. He was first fired from the band in 1974, shortly before work began on the band's third album, Dancin'. At that time, he was replaced by Tony Flaim. Hock rejoined the band in 1977 and 1985.[14] He was fired by his brother Donnie for a final time in 1990, and replaced by Chuck Jackson. Chuck Jackson has remained the lead singer of Downchild since that time.[15]
Notwithstanding their strained relationship, Donnie Walsh assessed his brother's ability as follows: "He was a fabulous singer; he could sing the blues better than anybody I've ever heard. He had the timing, the phrasing, a fabulous voice… he was just great."[16] Hock Walsh died on December 31, 1999, at the age of 51, of an apparent heart attack. Performing on his own and with his own bands since 1990, he had been scheduled to perform a New Year's Eve concert with blues singer Rita Chiarelli.[17] His last recordings were three tracks on 4 Blues, the 1998 debut album of Toronto's Big Daddy G Review.[18]
Tony Flaim, the initial replacement for Hock Walsh in Downchild and featured on six of the band's albums, also died of a heart attack, on March 10, 2000, less than three months after Hock Walsh.[19] He was 52. Flaim's near nine-year association with Downchild covered most of the 1975 to 1982 period, including a period when Hock Walsh rejoined the band in 1977, plus 1986 to 1988. He was succeeded by a returning Hock Walsh, who was fired by his brother for a final time in 1990. During the 1982-1986 period, Flaim was replaced by John Witmer, former lead singer of the well-respected Toronto blues band Whiskey Howl, while Hock Walsh rejoined the band for a brief period in 1985.[20] One of Tony Flaim's last public performances was at a tribute to the late Hock Walsh, in February 2000, at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern.[21]
Most of the current lineup has been together since 1990, when Chuck Jackson (vocals) and Michael Fonfara[22] (keyboards) joined Donnie Walsh (guitar and harmonica) and Pat Carey (sax).[23] Sax player Pat Carey was the first to join the current Downchild lineup, in 1985, a year after arriving in Toronto and commencing his Toronto musical career playing with both Hock Walsh and Tony Flaim.[24] Bass player Gary Kendall joined Downchild for a second time in 1995, after first playing with the band during the 1979-1983 period.[25] They were later joined by drummer Mike Fitzpatrick, who first recorded with the band on the Come On In album (2004).
Recent accolades include winning a Juno Award[26] for "Blues Album of the Year" in 2014 for "Can You Hear The Music", Downchild's 17th album; a nomination for "Blues Album of The Year" in 2005, plus winning the Maple Blues Award[27] as "Entertainers of The Year" in both 2005 and 2006.[28] In addition, the band's connection to The Blues Brothers has continued. In 2005, when Dan Aykroyd and James Belushi toured as The Blues Brothers, Donnie Walsh joined them onstage at Ontario's Casino Rama.[29] Donnie Walsh's song, "I've Got Everything I Need (Almost)" was recently selected as one of 125 "essential" Canadian songs, and the only blues song on the list.[30]
1981 JUNO Award, Best Album Graphics (We Deliver)
1992 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Great Canadian Blues Award
2005 Maple Blues Award, Recording of the Year (Come On In)
2005 Maple Blues Award, Electric Act of The Year
2005 Maple Blues Award, Entertainers of The Year
2014 JUNO Award, Blues Album of the Year (Can You Hear the Music)
1990 Blues With a Feeling Award, Toronto Blues Society, honouring distinguished career
2010 The Canadian Blues Museum Hall of Fame Induction 'Mr. Downchild" June 20, 2010
1999 Maple Blues Award, Male Vocalist of The Year
1999 Maple Blues Award, Horn Player of The Year
1997 Maple Blues Award, Bassist of The Year
2002 Thunder Blues Award, Thunder Bay Blues Society
2002 Keeping The Blues Alive Award, Thunder Bay Blues Society
2000 Maple Blues Award, Piano/Keyboard Player of The Year
2005 Maple Blues Award, Drummer of The Year
The list is based on the Canadian Pop Encyclopedia, with subsequent additions and amendments.[31]
1973 "Flip, Flop and Fly"
1974 "Flip, Flop and Fly" [re-issue] (Special)
1974 "I've Got Everything I Need" (Almost)
1974 "Tell Your Mother" (Special)
1975 "Goin' Dancin"
1976 "Old Ma Belle"
1980 "I've Been A Fool" (Attic)
1980 "Tryin' to Keep Her 88's Straight"/"Oh Oh" (Attic)
1981 "Hey Hey Little Girl"/"Drivin' Blues" (Attic)
1981 "Blood Run Hot"/"Coulda Had All Your Loving" (Attic)
1971 Bootleg (album) (Special)
1973 Straight Up (Special)
1974 Dancin' (Special)
1975 Ready To Go (Special)
1977 So Far (Posterity)
1979 We Deliver (Attic)
1980 Bootleg [re-issue] (RCA); also later re-issue by Downchild Music
1980 Road Fever (Attic)
1980 Double Header (Attic) (double album reissue of Straight Up and We Deliver)
1981 Blood Run Hot (with Spencer Davis) (Attic)
1982 Dancin' [re-issue] (Attic)
1982 Straight Up [re-issue](Attic)
1982 But I'm On The Guest List (Attic)
1987 It's Been So Long (Stony Plain/BMG)
1988 We Deliver/Straight Up [double album re-issue] (Attic)
1989 Gone Fishing (Stony Plain/WEA)
1992 Dancin'/Road Fever [double album re-issue] (Attic)
1994 Good Times Guaranteed (Downchild Music)
1997 Lucky 13 (Downchild Music)
1997 It's Been So Long/Ready To Go [double album re-issue] (Stony Plain)
1998 A Case Of The Blues - The Best Of Downchild (Attic)
2000 A Matter Of Time - The Downchild Collection (Blue Wave - US)
2003 Body Of Work - The Downchild Collection Volume 2 (Blue Wave - US)
2004 But I'm On The Guest List [re-issue] (Unidisc)
2004 Blood Run Hot [re-issue] (Unidisc)
2004 Road Fever [re-issue] (Unidisc)
2004 We Deliver [re-issue] (Unidisc)
2004 Straight Up [re-issue] (Unidisc)
2004 Come On In (Downchild Music) with Gene Taylor, winner at the 2005 Maple Blues Awards
2007 Live At The Palais Royale (Downchild Music)
2009 I Need A Hat (Downchild Music)
2013 Can You Hear The Music (Downchild Music)
^ Craig Harris, Biography of The Downchild Blues Band; www.allmusic.com.
^ ISBN 0786410353, 9780786410354
^ Richard Flohill, 13 True Tall Tales, and a Brand New Downchild Album - Lucky 13. Interview with Donnie Walsh, April 1997; www.torontobluessociety.com.
^ Comedian Dan Aykroyd, is viewed as having developed the Blues Brothers based in part on what he had seen in the Walsh brothers. Aykroyd modeled Elwood Blues on Donnie Walsh, while John Belushi's Jake Blues character was modeled on Hock Walsh. See Jim Slotek, Bye to blues brother: Downchild's Donnie Walsh talks about late sibling, Jam! Music, February 4, 2000; www.jam.canoe.ca.
^ Encyclopedia of Music in Canada,Biography of The Downchild Blues Band; www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com.
^ Downchild Biography Archived November 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.; www.linusentertainment.com. The song may be found on such Sonny Boy Williamson II compilations as Harmonica Wizard (Saga Blues, 2007).
^ Downchild Biography Archived November 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.; www.downchild.com.
^ John Taylor, Profile of The Downchild Blues Band. www.canadianblues.ca, 2003; interview conducted by Baron Bedesky. James Cotton also was a guest artist on the Downchild album Come On In.
^ Tim Holek, Interview with Donnie Walsh Great Lakes Blues Society, Summer, 2008; www.greatlakesbluessociety.com.
^ Craig Harris, Biography of The Downchild Blues Band; www.allmusic.com
^ Uncredited, Biography of Downchild Blues Band. The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia; www.jam.canoe.ca.
^ Jason Paul, Interview with Donnie Walsh--Downchild still kickin' it. The Gauntlet (University of Calgary), October 21, 2004; www.gauntlet.ucalgary.ca.
^ During Tony Flaim's periods away from Downchild, he was the lead singer of the legendary Cameo Blues Band, the well-received Tony Flaim and The Dukes, and the award-winning blues and rhythm and blues band, Fathead.
^ John Taylor, Profile of The Downchild Blues Band. www.canadianblues.ca, 2003; interview conducted by Baron Bedesky.
^ Richard Flohill, Remembering Hock. Toronto Blues Society, 2000; www.torontobluessociety.com.
^ John Taylor, Tribute to Richard "Hock" Walsh, 1948-1999. "We Remember"; www.canadianblues.ca. See Big Daddy G (Dave Glover) MySpace Page. Not to be confused with music producer Gary H. Mason, also known as "Big Daddy G".
^ Jim Slotek, Now, those are the blues. CANOE - JAM! Music, March 24, 2000; www.jam.canoe.ca.
^ Uncredited, Biography of Downchild Blues Band. The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia; www.jam.canoe.ca. Witmer died in July of 2004; see Toronto Blues Society, Loose Blues News, September 2004; www.torontobluessociety.com. In terms of the significance of John Witmer and Whiskey Howl, see Review of The Whiskey Howl Big Band - Live at the El Mocambo, May 8, 1981. "John's Blues Picks", November 2005; www.torontobluessociety.com. Whiskey Howl was also one of the performers at the historic 1969 Toronto Rock and Roll Revival concert, at which John Lennon's Live Peace in Toronto 1969 album was recorded. See The Toronto Rock and Roll Revival page.
^ Subsequent to his performance at the Hock Walsh tribute, Tony Flaim had begun recording with Dave Glover (Big Daddy G), though the recordings never went beyond the pre-production stage, prior to Flaim's death. See John Taylor, Tribute to Tony Flaim, 1948-2000. "We Remember"; www.canadianblues.ca; John Taylor, Tribute to Richard "Hock" Walsh, 1948-1999. "We Remember"; www.canadianblues.ca.
^ Formerly with The Electric Flag, and a founding member of Rhinoceros. Also music director for Lou Reed for many years.
^ Downchild Biography Archived November 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.; www.downchild.com; see also Profile of Michael Fonfara; www.iridescentmusic.ca
^ Profile of Pat Carey; www.iridescentmusic.ca.
^ Regarded as the Canadian equivalent of a Grammy Award.
^ Regarded as the Canadian equivalent of a Blues Music Award.
^ Downchild Biography Archived November 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.; www.linusentertainment.com.
^ Photo of event accessible at Downchild website.
^ "Downchild Song Chosen as the only blues entry in list of Canada's best tunes". News, November 1, 2007; www.downchild.com.
^ Canadian Pop Encyclopedia, accessed 08-11-28
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This position is responsible for performing manufacturing procedures and the execution of scheduled tasks within a CGMP environment in the Manufacturing Core. This position is responsible for quality and maintaining the highest standards in compliance within company policies, procedures and all applicable regulations. Executes manufacturing processes according to Standard Operating Procedures. Verifies and enters production parameters per SOP and Batch Record on trained procedures. Retrieves and analyze trend charts and process data on trained procedures. Accurately completes documentation in EBRs, SOP's, logbooks and other GMP documents. Demonstrate training progression through assigned curriculum. Accountable for adherence to compliance policies and regulations. Wear the appropriate PPE when working in manufacturing and other hazardous working environments. Takes necessary action to eliminate safety hazards and communicate to others any observed unsafe behaviors. Carries out duties in compliance with all state and federal regulations and guidelines including FDA, EPA and OSHA. Adheres to the Safety Code of Conduct and attend all required EHS training. Support the ongoing production schedule by: report to work on-time and according to the shift schedule, be available for other duties as assigned, attend departmental and other scheduled meetings as required.
Good interpersonal and communication skills, demonstrates positive team-oriented attitude in the daily execution of procedures, promote and work within a team environment, continue professional development through learning new skills, procedures, processes, and seminars.


Puddle jumper is a game celebrating the miracle of flight, one of the foremost inventions making our world seem as small as it does. In Puddle Jumper, passengers have taken instant gratification to the extreme and now expect to be ferried between destinations in just seconds. As a new airline your business model adjusts airfare based on the time it takes to reach a destination. The faster the passengers arrive at their destination, the more you get paid. Passengers waiting too long at an airport will give up and leave, costing you potential income and slowing your progress towards becoming the world's fastest and biggest airline.
Select a plane by left-clicking on it or pressing the numbers 1 to 4 on your keyboard.
Tell the selected plane where to go by right-clicking a city.
Cities spawn on the map and start with consecutive letters (the first are A, B, and C).
Passengers spawn at each city and are represented by a letter appearing above the city. The letter lets you know which city they are heading to.
When a plane has room and it is at a city, passengers will get on the plane (and their letters will appear above the plane).
Fly the plane to a city.
While flying planes use fuel.
Passengers turn from green to red as they get impatient. Passengers waiting at a city will leave if they get too impatient.
Passengers pay you for the trip once they arrive at the destination. The faster they get there, the more you get paid!
The theme for Ludum Dare 38 was A Small World.


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At mainland Europe's western edge lies one of its lesser-known gems—a land of wild coasts and broad beaches, lush forests and terraced vineyards, and cities whose cobbled streets tell long histories. Experience the charms of Portugal as you hike and kayak in the wine country of the Douro Valley and sample fine ports in enchanting Porto. Explore Moorish castles in Lisbon and Sintra, and trace the beaches and cliffs that line the Atlantic to the continent's westernmost point.
Explore three UNESCO World Heritage sites on foot: historic Porto, the Douro wine region, and the former royal resort town of Sintra.
Hike along coastal beaches and cliffs to Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of continental Europe.
Kayak the Douro River, breaking to relax on secluded beaches only accessible by boat.
Discover the cobblestone lanes and colorful neighborhoods of Lisbon, and venture into its Moorish castle.
Activity Level: Easy and Moderate
We will hike 3 to 6 hours per day (3 to 5 miles) mostly on level trails but with some steeper grades at times. During hikes, vehicle support is provided at various points along the way, and participants always have the option to rest a day and ride to the next hotel. There is 1 day of optional kayaking, maximum 4 hours.
Itinerary - 8 Days
Day 1 — Porto, Portugal
Arrive in Porto and settle into our hotel in the city center. After lunch, head out on foot to explore the narrow streets of the historic old town. Take in views across the Douro River from Praça da Ribeira, and walk along the riverfront spanned by iron bridges. Gather for a welcome dinner tonight. Crowne Plaza Porto (L,D)
Day 2 — Pinhao/Douro Valley
Travel by train to Pinhão, following the Douro River into the terraced vineyards of the stunning Douro Valley, where some of Portugal's best wines and ports are produced. This afternoon, set out on a hike through these rolling landscapes, climbing from the river's edge into the hills and taking in a vista of striped slopes and the meandering river below. (5 miles hiking, 4 hours)
Quinta do Portal (B,L,D)
Day 3 — Douro Valley
Board a rabelo, a traditional wooden cargo boat native to the region, and glide up the Douro to its junction with the Tua River. Kayak back down to Pinhão, paddling past charming port wine estates and pausing for a swim or a snack at sandy beaches only accessible by boat. Enjoy a final hike through the region's vineyards capped off by a wine tasting. (7–8 miles paddling, 4 hours; 3-4 miles hiking, 3 hours) Quinta do Portal (B,L,D)
Day 4 — Porto
Return to Porto, stopping en route to learn more about the region's culture at the Museu do Douro. Then stroll formal gardens on a visit to the Casa de Mateus, an ornate manor house that exemplifies Portuguese baroque architecture. Arrive back in Porto, and later this afternoon, cross the river to visit a port wine cellar where we'll sample the city's most famous export. Crowne Plaza Porto (B,L,D)
Day 5 — Lisbon
The next day, travel to Lisbon, Portugal's capital set on seven hills at the mouth of the Tejo River. After settling in, climb the steep cobblestoned streets of the historic Alfama neighborhood, explore multicultural Mouraria, and take in the view from the ramparts of São Jorge Castle — a Moorish stronghold that presides over the city. (4–5 miles hiking, 4–5 hours) Tivoli Liberdade Lisbon (B,L,D)
Day 6 — Cabo da Roca/Sintra
Follow the Atlantic coast from Lisbon to Guincho Beach, a wide, wild swath of surf and dunes backed by gorgeous cliffs. This is the starting point for our coastal hike to Cabo da Roca — the westernmost point of continental Europe. From the beach, climb up to the Abano Fortress and then continue up to the cliff tops, passing secluded coves and valleys on the way to the Cabo da Roca lighthouse. Our home for the night is the historic town of Sintra, nestled amid lush hills at the edge of a vast nature reserve that stretches all the way to the coast. (5 miles hiking, 5–6 hours)
(B,L,D)
Day 7 — Sintra/Lisbon
Beautiful Sintra was a favorite haunt of Lord Byron and European royalty, but the Celts and the Moors made it here first. Pastel churches and manor houses line the cobbled roads here, and palaces and castles loom among the misty forests. Our hike today begins in the old town with visits to landmarks such as Santa Maria Church, the former home of Hans Christian Andersen. Then ascend to the hilltop Castle of the Moors whose serpentine stone ramparts twist along the ridge, offering a fantastic view of Sintra's crown jewel: the Palacio da Pena, perched on a neighboring peak. Designed by King Fernando II, this 19th-century Romanticist castle is a whimsical patchwork of turrets and domes overlooking luxuriant gardens. Continue there on foot, exploring the park paths and touring the opulent palace interiors. Return to Lisbon for a final dinner together tonight. (4–5 miles hiking, 5–6 hours) Tivoli Liberdade Lisbon (B,L,D)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight home. (B)
Pricing starts at $5,000 per person, double occupancy. For a single room, add $600.
International airfare to Porto and return from Lisbon is not included in the cost.
Group Size: 8–16
Accommodations (hotels, tents and cruise cabins) are based on double occupancy. If you prefer single accommodations, and if such are available, you can pay a single supplement fee. If you are traveling alone and wish to share accommodations, we can assign a roommate of the same gender. If there is no one with whom you can share, a single supplement fee will apply.
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ChangeWave confirms iPhone battles BlackBerry
9to5 Staff | Apr 1 2008 - 11:42 am PT
The smartphone sector is gripped by a struggle for dominance that's emerging as between Apple's iPhone and Research In Motion's BlackBerry, according to the latest consumer survey from ChangeWave.
The survey asked 3,597 consumers to share their views on smartphones, and while the research confirms RIM continues to dominate the existing consumer smartphone market, Apple's iPhone has "huge momentum" for future growth.
In terms of current market share, BlackBerry deployment has slipped one percentage point to 42 per cent. Apple has quickly shot to third place in the market occupying 9 per cent share, just a few percentage points behind second place manufacturer, Palm, with 16 per cent.
Palm's 16 per cent is significant because it reflects a continuous two-year decline in Palm's marketshare, ChangeWave claims.
Despite its continued struggle to turn itself around with a raft of recent high profile hirings of former senior Apple managers, Palm appears a victim in what is becoming a two horse race, researchers said.
Customer satisfaction is key to Apple's iPhone success. The product received what ChangeWave called an "astonishing" 79 per cent Very Satisfied rating from consumers in the survey.
That's far ahead of RIM's 54 per cent and Palm's 22 per cent, meaning both competing companies will need to make a major move to deliver more compelling customer experience.
iPhone's future growth opportunity also appears secure, with one-in-three (35 per cent) of respondents who already plan to buy a smartphone within the next 90 days saying they intend purchasing an iPhone. And that figure is up from the 23 per cent preference revealed in the last ChangeWave smartphone industry survey held in January 2008.
"The biggest reasons for the surge are the recent Apple announcements on the iPhone Software Development Kit and the new 2.0 OS," said Tobin Smith, founder of ChangeWave Research and editor of ChangeWave Investing. "One-in-ten respondents now say they're more likely to purchase an iPhone in the future because of the new smart phone software."
The ChangeWave survey also asked respondents which mobile operating system they'd like to have on the smart phone they plan on buying. Once again, the consumer market is dominated by the RIM and Apple operating systems.
The number of respondents saying they're Very Likely to use Google's Android OS was just 2 per cent, though another 15 per cent did say they're Somewhat Likely to use the new OS.
"These numbers do show some consumer interest in the Android Operating System," said Smith, "but based on the ultra-competitive battle between RIM and Apple, there's little likelihood of the Android gaining traction on either one's OS. They're sucking up all the oxygen in this market."


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"Silent Cities" Revisited
OTHER BELGIAN DEPARTMENTS
BELGIAN NON COMMONWEATH CEMETERIES
BELGIAN MEMORIALS
OTHER FRENCH DEPARTMENTS
FRENCH NON COMMONWEALTH CEMETERIES
French Memorials
Shot at Dawn
Regimental Badges
LE QUESNEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
France
Location Information
Le Quesnel is a village about 26 kilometres south-east of Amiens and 8 kilometres south-west of Rosières, and a little north of the main road from Amiens to Noyon.
From Peronne take the N17 to Roye, then the D934 to Amiens, about 12.5 kilometres. Turn right towards Caix on the D4 and go through the village. On leaving the village take a small road on the right and the Cemetery is on the left about 300 metres along this road.
The village of Le Quesnel, which had been for some time in British hands, was captured by the enemy on the 27th March, 1918, but was retaken on the following 9th August, by the 75th Canadian Infantry Battalion.
Le Quesnel Communal Cemetery Extension was created by the Canadian Corps Burial Officers in August, 1918. Three graves were transferred here from Fresnoy-en-Chaussee Churchyard in 1934 to ensure perpetuity and proper maintenance.
There are now over 60, 1914-18 and a small number of 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site.
The Extension covers an area of 486 square metres and is enclosed by a low red brick wall on three sides and by the higher wall of the Communal Cemetery on the forth.
Casualty Details: UK 11, Canada 54, Total Burials: 65
1066273 Private
Wilfred Barber
58th Bn. Canadian Infantry
Row A. 58.
883085 Private
Charles Garfield Currie
8th August 1918, aged 37.
Son of Lachlan and Sarah Currie, of Ghost Pine Creek, Alberta. Born at Acton, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Asleep In Jesus."
David Gibson, M. C., M. M. and Bar
5th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918.
Row A. 1.
James Vincent Kirk
10th August 1918.
Row A. 42.
669707 Company Sergeant Major
Lawrence Ducharme Pridham
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Pridham, of Winnipeg, Manitoba; husband of Mary Pearl Van Loon (formerly Pridham), of Alliston, Ontario.
3030330 Private
Oswald Wardrop
Son of John and Annie Wardrop, of Cavin Mill, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. Native of Dunlop, Ayrshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Ever Fondly Remembered."
Battle of Amiens. A surgeon at work in the open air at a dressing station near Le Quesnel, 11 August 1918. © IWM (Q 6936)
Battle of Amiens. Canadian medics dressing a wounded soldier at an open-air field dressing station at Le Quesnel, 11 August 1918. © IWM (Q 7298)
The 7 World War Two Graves Located in the Cemetery
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Q: Questions about a linear mapping from $\mathbb{R^4}\rightarrow{}\mathbb{R^4}$ My exam is in a couple hours and I wanted to clear a bit of confusion I have towards symmetric mappings, appreciate any help. Given is that $A:\mathbb{R^4}\rightarrow\mathbb{R^4}$ has, with respect to the standard basis of $\mathbb{R^4}$, the matrix,
$$ \left(\begin{matrix}1&-1&-1&-1\\-1&1&-1&-1\\-1&-1&1&-1\\-1&-1&-1&1\end{matrix}\right) $$
We are to find an orthonormal basis of eigenvectors of A.
Now am thinking because the matrix is symmetric, it has real eigenvalues and those eigenvectors with respect to different eigenvalues are orthogonal, so all I have to do here is find out the respective eigenvectors and apply gram-schmidt to the vectors corresponding to the same eigenvalue? What more can I say about this matrix? Or how can I tackle this problem best. Lastly, Saying that the mapping "with respect to the standard basis of $\mathbb{R^4}$", does that add any useable information to the question? Thanks a lot,

A: Your general approach is good, but in this case you don't need to use Gram-Schmidt at all. An orthonormal eigenbasis can be found by inspection.
First, as Gerry Myerson noted in a comment, observe that all of the row sums are equal, so that $(1,1,1,1)^T$ is an eigenvector with eigenvalue $-2$. $A+2I$ has rank one, so the only other eigenvalue is $0$. So, you just have to find three pairwise orthogonal vectors that are orthogonal to $(1,1,1,1)^T$ and then normalize them all. Two fairly obvious choices are $(1,-1,0,0)^T$ and $(0,0,1,-1)^T$. If you can't spot $(-1,-1,1,1)^T$ as a third orthogonal vector, you can at this stage use row-reduction to find a null vector of $$\begin{bmatrix}1&1&1&1\\1&-1&0&0\\0&0&1&-1\end{bmatrix},$$ which I think is still less work than applying Gram-Schmidt to complete the basis.
Knowing that the matrix is expressed relative to the standard basis is important for determining orthogonality. Implicit in the problem is that you're using the standard Euclidean inner product, but its expression in terms of coordinates is basis-dependent. In particular, it only corresponds to the dot product of coordinate vectors when the basis is orthonormal, which the standard basis is.

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67 Surprising Telemedicine Facts You Should Know
Written by Teresa Iafolla
As demand for virtual healthcare grows, so too does the demand for telemedicine facts and statistics. These stats support physicians' decisions to provide telemedicine services and the adoption of telemedicine parity laws by state and federal governments. Telemedicine statistics can also clear up concerns patients may have about this new healthcare delivery model.
We've scoured healthcare studies, news publications, industry journals, and medical associations' educational materials for the following 67 telemedicine facts that will shed light on the growth of telemedicine, its benefits, and how it cuts down on costs for physicians and patients.
The Growth of Telemedicine
More than half of all U.S. hospitals currently have a telemedicine program.1
An estimated 200 existing telemedicine networks in the U.S. provide connectivity to more than 3,000 sites in rural and suburban areas.1
The number of states with telemedicine parity laws, which require private insurers to offer coverage for services rendered via telemedicine that are comparable to in-person visits, has approximately doubled over the past three years.2
In the U.S., 29 states have telemedicine parity laws for private insurance.3
In the U.S., 23 states and the District of Columbia have enacted full telemedicine parity laws. 2
In the U.S., 48 state Medicaid agencies offer some type of coverage for telemedicine services. 2
In the U.S., 24 states offer some telemedicine coverage under their state employee health plans.2
The number of patients using telemedicine services will increase to 7 million in 2018, up from less than 350,000 in 2013.4
The global telemedicine technologies market, including hardware, software, and services, was valued at $17.8 billion in 2014.5
The global telemedicine technologies market is predicted to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 18.4% from 2014 to 2020.5
There will be about 800,000 online consultations in the U.S. in 2015.6
About 90% of surveyed healthcare executives report that their organizations have already begun developing or implementing a telemedicine program.7
About 84% of surveyed healthcare executives felt that the development of telemedicine services is either very important (52%) or important (32%) to their organizations.7
One-third of surveyed physicians said they adjusted their business models to be more flexible to accommodate changing models of care, including the adoption of telemedicine.8
Virtual visits were the top new service offered by the surveyed physicians, including just over half of the group.8
About 22% of employers with 1,000 or more employees currently offer telemedicine services.9
Another 37% of employers planned to offer telemedicine services to their employees by the end of 2015.9
The three states with the highest telemedicine adoption rates are Alaska (75%), Arkansas (71%), and South Dakota (70%).10
Telemedicine makes up nearly one-fourth of the health IT market.11
The health IT market, including telemedicine technologies, was valued at $15.6 billion in 2014 and is expected to increase to nearly $20 billion by 2019 with a compound annual growth rate of 4.8%.11
More than 200 telemedicine bills were introduced in state legislatures nationwide in 2015.12
All but eight state legislatures introduced at least one telemedicine-related bill in 2015.12
As of May 2016, Congress had enacted three bills which could affect telemedicine across the country.13
As of May 2016, another 21 bills were pending in the Senate and 25 in the House (some of which overlapped).13
The number of telemedicine visits provided to Medicare beneficiaries increased by 28% per year from 2004 to 2013, for a total of 107,000 visits provided in 2013.14
For telemedicine vendors, the market of eligible beneficiaries for telemedicine services increased by at least ten-fold in the five years leading up to 2014.15
The first telemedicine-type device, called the teledactyl, was featured in Science and Invention magazine in 1925. However, the invention, which would have resembled today's remote video consultation, never made it beyond the concept stage.16
The 1950s saw some of the earliest telemedicine technologies put to use, when two Pennsylvania health centers separated by about 24 miles transmitted radiologic images via telephone.17
How Patients Feel About Telemedicine
About 74% of patients in the U.S. would use telehealth services.18
About eight in 10 surveyed patients said they would be open to non-traditional methods of care delivery.8
Most patients are comfortable with having all of their health records securely available on the cloud.19
About 74% of patients are comfortable with communicating with their doctors using technology instead of seeing them in person.19
About 76% of patients care more about access to healthcare than need for human interactions with their healthcare providers.20
Only 16% of patients would prefer to go to the emergency room for a minor ailment if they also could access telemedicine services.21
About 67% of patients said that using telemedicine somewhat or significantly increases their satisfaction with medical care.21
About 30% of patients already use computers or mobile devices to check their medical or diagnostic information.20
Telemedicine in Action
After telemedicine services were employed by the Veterans Health Administration post-cardiac arrest care program, hospital readmissions decreased by 51% for heart failure and 44% for other illnesses.20
According to a study on the Geisinger Health Plan, patient readmissions were 44% lower over 30 days and 38% lower over 90 days, compared to patients not enrolled in the telemedicine program.20
A study of the outcomes of care for 8,000 patients who used telemedicine services found no difference between the virtual appointment and an in-person office visit.22
About 21% of patients who have used telemedicine services say the quality of care was similar to or higher than an in-person visit.21
Sinusitis was the most common diagnosis treated during telemedicine visits, about 20% of visits on average.15
The next two most common diagnoses were cold/flu/pertussis at an average of 12% of visits and bladder or urinary tract infections at 6% of visits. 15
Physicians resolved about 60% of telemedicine visits with a prescription, according to vendors in one survey. 15
Of the Medicare beneficiaries in 2013, disabled beneficiaries with mental illness were the most likely to use telemedicine services, and the vast majority of visits were to diagnose and treat mental health conditions.14
Patients that used a telemedicine system to self-report blood pressure and other health data remotely saw improvements in their blood pressure (lowered by average of 19 mmHg in systolic rate compared to 12 mmHg averaged by the control group) and efforts to make positive lifestyle changes.23
Benefits of Telemedicine
Half of surveyed healthcare executives ranked improving the quality of care as their top reason for implementing telemedicine.7
Nearly one in surveyed healthcare executives (18%) were most excited about reaching new patients.7
About 42.5% of one survey's health system respondents found that their primary motivation behind investing in telemedicine tools was filling in gaps in care.24
When asked what the top benefit of telemedicine was, about 19% of surveyed health system respondents said it was the ability to provide round-the-clock care.24
The next top-rated benefit of telemedicine was the ability to provide remote consultations to patients, with 18.4% of the votes.24
Almost 75% of all doctor, urgent care, and ER visits are either unnecessary or could be handled safely and effectively over the phone or video.22
In one survey, 21% of patients said not having to travel to the doctor's visit was the top benefit of telemedicine.21
Another 20% of surveyed patients said the ability to be cared for from their homes was telemedicine's top benefit.21
About 53% of patients said that telemedicine somewhat or significantly increases their involvement in treatment decisions.21
Physicians are able to resolve patients' issues during an initial telemedicine visit 83% of the time on average.15
In a 2014 survey of 15 physician practices in 15 metropolitan areas across the U.S., the average wait time for a new patient to see a physician in five surveyed medical specialties was 18.5 days.25
Cost Savings from Telemedicine
U.S. employers could save up to $6 billion per year by providing telemedicine technologies to their employees.9
The Geisinger Health Plan study found that implementation of a telemedicine program generated about 11% in cost savings during that study period.20
The estimated return on investment for a telemedicine program was about $3.30 in cost savings for every $1 spent on program implementation, according to the Geisinger Health Plan study.20
A proposed bill that would expand telemedicine for Medicare beneficiaries (the CONNECT for Health Act) could generate an estimated savings of $1.8 billion for the Medicare program.26
Telemedicine visits generally cost a patient a direct convenience fee that ranges from $35 to $125 per visit, which may on top of or in place of reimbursement through a third-party payer.27
Patients could save an average of $126 per commercial telehealth visit as compared to costs of other healthcare settings, assuming the average telehealth visit costs $50.15
Patients in Rural Areas
About 20% of Americans live in rural areas without easy access to primary care or specialist medical services.20
Patients in rural areas have limited access to medical specialists; on average, there are only 40 specialists serving a 100,000 rural population.28
Only about one in 10 physicians practice in rural areas in the U.S.28
In one survey, 44.3% of healthcare system respondents said that patient care gaps due to community remoteness were the main reason for adopting telemedicine.24
Adoption numbers for telemedicine are significantly higher at hospitals in more rural areas as compared to urban areas.10
Special thanks to the sources of our statistics: American Telemedicine Association, Global Telemedicine Market Outlook 2020, Foley and Lardner LLP, Towers Watson, Center for Connected Health Policy, BCC Research, IHS Technology, NTT Data, Cisco, American Hospital Association, Software Advice, Journal of the American Medical Association, HIMSS Analytics, American Medical Association and Wellness Council of America, Merritt Hawkins, National Rural Health Association, PwC, National Conference of State Legislatures, Alliance for Connected Care, Smithsonian.com, Institute of Medicine, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Third Way via Avalere Health.
http://www.americantelemed.org/about-telemedicine/faqs#.Vco0MPlViko
http://www.americantelemed.org/docs/default-source/policy/50-state-telemedicine-gaps-analysis---coverage-and-reimbursement.pdf
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The Strong: The Strong (www.museumofplay.org) is a highly interactive, collections-based museum devoted to the history and exploration of play. It is one of the largest history museums in the United States, serving more than 550,000 guests a year.
The Strong houses the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of historical materials related to play, including more than 60,000 video games and related artifacts and hundreds of thousands of archival materials related to the history of electronic games. It is home to the International Center for the History of Electronic Games, the National Toy Hall of Fame, the World Video Game Hall of Fame, the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play, and the American Journal of Play.
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You've heard all the gripes about wind turbines: they're ugly, they're expensive to build and maintain, they make weird noises, and they kill birds. Might there be another way to capture the power of the wind without relying on traditional windmill designs that have their roots in the ninth century?
A team of Spanish has come up with an intriguing bladeless wind turbine design that captures the power of the wind not by spinning but by vibrating.
Vortex Bladeless hopes to tap into of the tendency of wind to oscillate around fixed objects. Inspired by the famous 1940 Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse--you may remember the film from your high school physics class--the Vortex team latched onto the idea of building a vertical mast that would oscillate as vortices of wind wrap around it. (The technical term is "vortex shedding.") The mast, which has a cone-like shape, is made of lightweight fiberglass and carbon fiber. At the base, two rings of repelling magnets help to amplify the mast's movements. All that kinetic energy is converted into electricity by a linear alternator.
The design, the company claims, has numerous advantages over traditional wind turbines. Without gears and other moving parts, maintenance costs should be 80 percent lower than those of a traditional turbine, and there will be no messy, eco-unfriendly lubricants to deal with. Manufacturing costs are calculated to be more than 50 percent lower than those of an equally powerful turbine. The masts should also be safe for birds, and they make very little noise.
So when will we see Vortex Bladeless masts popping up across the country? In February, the company relocated from Spain to Boston to work with Harvard, SunEdison and IDEO, and to seek out venture capital on top of the $1 million it has collected so far from investors as well as the Spanish government. It even kicked off an Indiegogo crowdfunding promotion in June and quickly surpassed its $50,000 goal. You can learn more about it in this video.
The first masts, which may be ready by the end of 2015, will be nine feet tall and generate just 100 watts, prototypes that may find use in locations in developing countries that have no easy access to electricity. After that, a 41-foot, 220-pound model that generates four kilowatts will be developed. Phase three will represent a leap of ambition: a 490-foot mast that can generate one megawatt. Can Vortex Bladeless really build one of those by 2018? All we can say is keep your eye on the horizon.
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Move to new planet, says Hawking
Prof Hawking is in "no hurry to die"
The human race must move to a planet beyond our Solar System to protect the future of the species, physicist Professor Stephen Hawking has warned.
He told the BBC that life could be wiped out by a nuclear disaster or an asteroid hitting the planet.
But the Cambridge academic added: "Once we spread out into space and establish colonies, our future should be safe."
Prof Hawking, 64, was speaking before receiving the UK's top science award, the Royal Society's Copley Medal.
My next goal is to go into space; maybe Richard Branson will help me
Professor Stephen Hawking
He said there were no similar planets to Earth in our Solar System so humans would "have to go to another star".
Professor Hawking said that current chemical and nuclear rockets were not adequate for taking colonists into space as they would mean a journey of 50,000 years.
He also discounted using warp drive to travel at the speed of light for taking people to a new outpost.
Instead, he favoured "matter/anti-matter annihilation" as a means of propulsion.
A collision with fragments from space could end life on earth
He explained: "When matter and anti-matter meet up, they disappear in a burst of radiation. If this was beamed out of the back of a spaceship, it could drive it forward."
Travelling at just below the speed of light, it would mean a journey of about six years to reach a new star.
"It would take a lot of energy to accelerate to near the speed of light," he told BBC Radio 4's Today.
Professor Hawking became famous with the publication of his book A Brief History of Time in the late 1980s.
'Goal is space'
The physicist was not given many years to live when he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in the 1960s, aged 22.
He said since then he had "learned not to look too far ahead, but to concentrate on the present".
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A year ago today I flew out of Western Australia, destined for Oxford University, with five days in South Africa and five weeks in Kenya on-route. Not quite eighteen at the time, it felt as though my perfectly planned 'journey' was finally falling into place. And take me on a journey it did, just not in the way I had intended. The past twelve months have produced some unbelievable highs (in particular the whole Kenyan experience), as well as some devastating and highly unpleasant lows. It therefore seems fitting to pen my very first post today, as it too is the start of another chapter in my life. I certainly did not imagine that I would start my own blog, but one of the main things I have learnt in the past year is that often the unplanned reaps far more joyous results than something set in rigid constraints, with expectations to be met. It also became very clear that in order to really appreciate life and be happy, not just content, one has to pursue their passions and engage with them, not just dream from afar. It is also possible for such passions to change and one must learn to accept that, rather than clinging on to the past. We all know that one clingy person who grates on our nerves. Annoying, right? Remember that person when you have a stranglehold on a dream/person/notion, and you really should just let go. Yes, it hurts. A lot. But that is just one part of the rollercoaster that is life.
So where is all this leading? Heading off to Oxford last year I felt so confident that studying Geography was exactly what I wanted. I felt that it would meet the desire I had to immerse myself in issues around global warming, environmental sustainability and our interactions with one other and with the landscapes around us. After one term, you could say circumstances changed, and I returned 'home' to Australia. You see, I still feel very strongly about those topics. That hasn't gone away. But there was another passion that simply proved to be stronger. Food. We all have to eat it. Many of us enjoy it (and I hope you do!) In my case rather that me consuming it, it began to consume me. It was an itch I couldn't scratch, always there, constantly niggling away at the back of my mind.
This blog is thus a culmination of my two great loves – food and environmental sustainability/culture/human interactions/the developing world. Ok, perhaps that is more than two, but they appear in my mind as one big pulsing green blob and a choc-chip biscuit.
The result? Taste Without Waste is born.
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Q: Randomly return a row number for a subset in the data frame I'd like to be able to randomly return a row number from a data set, where the rows are a subset of the data. For example with the dataframe
x.f<-data.frame(
     G = c("M","M","M","M","M","M","F","F","F","F","F","F"),
     A = c("1","2","3","1","2","3","1","2","3","1","2","3"),
     E = c("W","W","W","B","B","B","W","W","W","B","B","B"))

I'd like to, say, randomly give me a row number where G=="M" and A=="3", so the answer will be row 3 or row 6. The number returned must be the position in the original data frame. Whilst this example is nicely structured (each possible combination appears once only), in reality there will not be such a structure, eg the combination (M,2,W) will be randomly distributed throughout the data frame and can occur more or fewer times than other combinations.

A: Please try one:   which(((x.f$G == "M") & (x.f$A == 3)))

A: Or maybe this :
row.names(subset(x.f, x.f$G == "M" & x.f$A == 3))
[1] "3" "6"

A: Using the answer of Sourabh and sample you can try:
# create a function using the sample function, which selects one value by chance
foo <- function(G, A, data){
  sample(which(data$G == G & data$A == A), 1)
}

foo("M", 3, x.f)
3

To test the equality run the function 1000 times using a loop for instance:
res <- NULL
for(i in 1:1000){
  res[i] <- foo("M", 3, x.f)
}
hist(res)

Seems to be an equal distribution.

A: Either of the other answers will give you a list of rows meeting your condition, but will not select one row randomly.  For a full answer:
sample(which(x.f$G == "M" & x.f$A == 3),1)

or
sample(row.names(subset(x.f, x.f$G == "M" & x.f$A == 3)),1)

or
sample(row.names(x.f[x.f$G=="M" & x.f$A==3,]),1)

Will all work.  There's probably two or three other ways to generate a list of row indices or names matching a set of criteria.


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Caring for our Environment – Manitoba holds four events
by Mhaolene Leana B. Palevino
Caring for our Environment – Manitoba (CEM) Inc., a registered non-profit organization, celebrated its fifth anniversary alongside the observance of World Environment Day 2022 on June 4, at Assiniboine Park. CEM held fun-filled and meaningful events aimed at promoting environmental awareness and inculcating sustainability values in members of the community. Highlights of the celebration included a flag raising ceremony, a park litter clean-up, and the launching of CEM's website.
In the early morning of June 4, CEM participated in the annual Flag Raising Ceremony of the Philippine Heritage Council of Manitoba, Inc. This event was held at the Philippine Canadian Centre in Manitoba (PCCM) as part of the launching of the month-long Filipino Heritage Month celebration in Canada that takes place every June. CEM president, Ramon Faustino M. Sales, Information and Communication Committee Head, Dario Cidro, and External Relations Committee Head, Allan Pamplona and family, attended the ceremony.
The celebration then kicked off with a Litter Clean-up, the launching of CEM website and a get-together with food and music to celebrate the fifth anniversary of CEM.
Following this memorable celebration, CEM also took part in the two-day Manitoba Filipino Festival held last June 18-19.
Attendees of the CEM Anniversary celebration
Clean-up participants gather at the Assiniboine Park special events entrance
Litter clean-up
In partnership with the Assiniboine Park Conservancy, Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association (CBCRA) – Recycle Everywhere, and Knights of Columbus, CEM marked its World Environment Day with a Litter Clean-up, which included 47 volunteers, consisting of small children, youth, other volunteers, and members of the organization. The staff of the Assiniboine Park Conservancy warmly welcomed the group and provided them with litter pickers. Clean-up kits and clear plastic bags for recyclables, which were donated by the CBCRA-Recycle Everywhere, along with promotional items from Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba, were also distributed by CEM. The participants were accompanied by the presence of a lot of Canadian geese around the park. It was a good sign that there was not much litter around.
Kids participated in the clean-up
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CEM's fifth anniversary
After the clean-up, members and volunteers headed out to celebrate the anniversary of CEM through a short program with good food and music. The CEM president graced everyone with his inspiring introduction. He shared how five years ago, six like-minded friends with a passion for environmental conservation, formed the organization. Now, the group has grown to over thirty regular members and with an expanding network of volunteer and friends. In line with World Environment Day, he also talked about our role in environmental conservation and challenged everyone to join the global call for effective transformative changes in policies and choices that will help humanity address the interconnected issues of climate change, loss of biodiversity and pollution.
Volunteers and other guests from Knights of Columbus, Ms. Galaxy Winnipeg, Ms. PreTeen Galaxy Winnipeg, also joined the program and shared their advocacies about environmental protection.
Another highlight of the celebration was the launching of CEM's website. This supplements CEM's Facebook and Instagram accounts, which serve as platforms for fostering public environmental awareness and knowledge sharing. Through its CEM website, the organization aims to expand its reach and to amplify its advocacies on environment and sustainability issues. With the valuable assistance of Jullie Quijano, the CEM Information and Communication Committee led the creation of this website, which features information about the organization's vision and mission, its members, activities, and advocacies, published news articles, and ways to connect with the organization and help to promote the environment as well. The CEM website can be accessed at www.ceminc.org.
As part of CEM's fundraising event, plant and other vegetable seedlings were also sold during the event.
Friends from Knights of Columbus - St. Edwards Council helped in disposal of recyclables
Recycle Everywhere recycling bins
Manitoba Filipino Street Festival 2022
On June 18-19, CEM also participated in this year's Manitoba Filipino Street Festival (MFSF). This was the third year the organization took part in this largest Filipino community event in Manitoba with over 40 community associations participating in this annual event. At this event, CEM partnered with MFSF, CBCRA-Recycle Everywhere, GFL Environmental, Knights of Columbus-St. Edwards Council and MMSM to promote public awareness on waste recycling and reduction through deployment of regular and large recycling bins within the event site and the collection and proper disposal of recyclables.
The diversion of these recyclables away from our landfills will help lengthen their lifespan and conserve scarce natural resources. Landfills emit methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that causes climate change. Methane traps heat in the atmosphere 25 times more powerfully than carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas.
CEM also held a raffle and seedling fundraiser to support its activities this year. Raffle prize donors were Abigail Lagus, Alma May Sales, Realtor Gina Gabriel, Norman Garcia of MR. PEG, Linda Christine "Ting" Mallari of Utmost Financial, Rizalina Cortez, Teody Leano, Jeepney Restaurant, Mariciel Nuyda and Ramon Sales.
The success of these events would not have been possible without the continuous support of CEM's key partner organizations, donors, and the members themselves who organized, attended, and volunteered for these events. Individuals who are interested in joining CEM as volunteers or members can send an e-mail to caring4environment@gmail.com.
Mhaolene Leana B. Palevino, is a member of the CEM Information and Communication Committee.


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ORLANDO, Fla. (CBS) -- Parents, take note: Fisher-Price has recalled a popular, pink Barbie vehicle.
Officials issued a recall for the Children's Power Wheels Barbie Dream Campers after it was discovered the cars could continue to run after the foot pedal was released.
The campers with model number FRC29 should immediately be taken away from children and sent back to Fisher-Price for a free repair after contacting the company.
About 44,000 vehicles have been recalled after 17 reports were filed, officials said. No injuries were reported, however.
The hot pink vehicle was sold exclusively at Walmart stores nationwide and online from July 2018 until January 2019.
Fisher-Price can be contacted at 1-800-348-0751 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST Monday through Friday or online at www.service.mattel.com and click on "Recalls & Safety Alerts," or www.fisher-price.com and click on "Recalls" for more information.
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