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The evolving CIO: change or suffer
by Ben Rossi 6 March 2014
In late January, the BBC announced that its CTO, John Linwood, had been fired after a failed Digital Media Initiative led to a £100 million write-down on assets. Linwood seemingly found himself in the firing line not just because he failed, but because of the manner in which the initiative collapsed.
Clearly the role of a C-level executive is vital to the strategic leadership of costly projects – particularly at license payers' expense. But does this come as a surprise? The BBC's unique means of funding has always allowed it to push boundaries – although the latest attempt to digitalise the service proved a step too far.
Roles have always evolved over time, especially in the workplace, and rapid technological changes in recent years have hastened the acceleration of changing job roles in all types of sectors and industries (helped in no small part by the tough economic climate). More than ever, businesses need to demonstrate value to their customers – and shareholders – and be as close as possible to the cutting edge of innovation.
New research from Automic shows that executives believe strongly in the ability of technology to be transformative and a key driver towards innovation. Despite this, just 10% say they are using innovation to drive competitive advantage.
However, what is critical for the C-level executives in charge of these technological endeavours is that that their role is changing.
Nearly half of CIOs interviewed by Automic say their role has become bigger, and three-quarters believe innovation is a core discipline. But at the same time 64% complain their role is too prescriptive – and a focus on the everyday leaves them struggling to effect innovative change.
>See also: The rise and rise of the Chief Data Officer
The proliferation of new technologies such as the Internet of Things, cloud, big data and SaaS has changed the parameters of what is expected from CIOs (as Mr Linwood found out). The role is moving away from its traditional focus on IT to encompass a wider focus on all aspects of digital and technological systems, and changes that affect business.
As reported by Rich Hein recently, the notion of the chief digital officer (CDO) is gaining ground as more conventional companies look to invest in an enterprise-wide digital transformation.
Gartner predicts 25% of companies will have a CDO in two years. The CDO's role will be to plan for and oversee the implementation and utilisation of new technologies. The CDO won't be responsible for pure-tech decisions, or determine tech infrastructure. However, the transformative role will be increasingly deployed to break up the siloed functions that exist within organisations.
As new technologies make the role of the CIO ever more complex and far reaching, we're likely to see the continued emergence of the CDO, spelling greater threat for the traditional CIO.
It's time for CIOs to get prepared for the future, to free themselves from just keeping the lights on and start innovating to survive.
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Diane Keaton is out promoting her new book 'Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty', just released yesterday. It's a memoir focussed on "beauty, aging, and the importance of staying true to yourself—no matter what anyone else thinks". Of course, she's being asked about Woody Allen in interviews. He's just a few of them.
With More magazine, as reported by ABC News Radio, she addressed the recent controversy surrounding Allen.
I'm Woody's friend and I've been Woody's friend for 45 years and nothing's going to change that.
I love Woody. I don't want to say anything about [his daughter Dylan Farrow's accusations that he molested her, which he denies] except I'm Woody's friend, and I believe him. That's the bottom line for me. I worry for him and everybody else involved, and I hope it works out for the best for everyone.
She also appeared on the Today Show with Matt Lauer, talking about Allen. She called Allen a genius, and that the greatest gift in her life was Allen casting her in Annie Hall.
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Chris Messina has been out talking about his directorial debut 'Alex Of Venice'. Messina has been in dozens of roles we loved, including in woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona. He has spoken about Woody Allen taught him in Vanity Fair.
Are there other directors you've grilled in the same way?
Certainly Woody Allen, who doesn't say a lot. When we were on set [for Vicky Cristina Barcelona] in Barcelona, there was one time where I got him alone and I was, I kind of went from Hannah and Her Sisters and Michael Caine to [Ingmar] Bergman, talked a little about Bergman, talked a little about acting. Talked a little about the Yankees. It was one of those rare moments, where I wish I had a recorder on me to play back and remind myself. And also Sam Mendes [in 'Away We Go']. I really learned a lot from Sam. Sam taught me something that I think I try to do, and I reminded myself about it as often as possible. He said that every actor comes with a gift, and that his job and the director's job is to invite that gift. That's what I really tried to do with the film.
So you'd say you take after the Woody Allen mode of directing, where you're handing a lot of control to the actors.
There is nothing about me that's Woody Allen except I try to . . . I obviously can't touch him. What I like to do is, a lot of times in a scene we would put a camera on one person. We had two cameras. We'd run out the card without cutting. [A digital card that holds about 27 minutes of footage.] The feeling kind of is like if you're on a surfboard and you're sitting out there in the ocean and you're waiting for a wave. Some people would call it indulgent, but I find it freeing.
He also named dropped Allen to the Wrap.
It was one note he took while working with Woody Allen on "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" that played an especially important role in his approach to making "Alex of Venice."
"Woody Allen said to Rebecca Hall once in a scene, 'Do it once happy, do it sad, and do it indifferent, because I don't know where I'm going to be when I'm editing this,'" Messina, who premiered his feature debut at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. "I think options are your best friend when editing."
Alan Cumming is currently starring in 'Cabaret' on Broadway. He recently dropped by The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (who starred in Woody Allen's Anything Else). He recently shared his worst audition story – and it was for a Woody Allen film.
We wonder what the role was?
No matter where he goes or how many films he makes abroad, Allen will always be a New York kinda guy. AM New York collected a list of celebs favourite New York spots, and it's no surprise to see Allen on the list. They chose The Carlyle Hotel, home of his Monday night jazz gigs.
Of all the cities he's visited and worked in, award-winning screenwriter and director Woody Allen says there's no place like New York. He enjoys strolling the Upper East Side near his home with his wife—"It's about enjoying one's neighborhood," he says—but going to The Carlyle, where he plays jazz, tops his list. "It's just pure pleasure for me," he says. "It gives me a great feeling."
Other celebs in the list include Allen alum Will Ferrell (Melinda and Melinda), Edward Norton (Everyone Says I Love You) and Robin Williams (Deconstructing Harry).
The Daily Mail also highlighted the Carlyle as a celeb hotspot (or something).
Will McCrabb continues to unearth fascinating photos on Twitter. Follow him – you'll love it. He recently posted this shot – Woody Allen running the hell out of the 2002 Academy Awards.
WOODY ALLEN has been to the Oscars only once, in 2002 to get people to visit NYC after 9/11, here he is bolting out. pic.twitter.com/6gjDnfOF2j
— WILL McCRABB (@mccrabb_will) April 23, 2014
We love Richard E Grant. On twitter, he's had George Gershwin and Woody Allen's Manhattan on the brain.
Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Woody Allen's MANHATTAN sound tracking through my head pic.twitter.com/QKNdESwjFa
— Richard E. Grant (@RichardEGrant) April 25, 2014
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A cool Polymer clay sculpture
Wonderful job on the Woody Allen polymer clay sculture by @PolyIllustrator #3d #art #polymer #clay pic.twitter.com/ozwjbMCzy0
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Finally, the long awaited announcement of the 'Stars Wars Episode 7' cast has been revealed. Many have made the point that two of the actors have appeared together before – both Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver were in 'Inside Lewyn Davis'. But there's another! Both Max Von Sydow and Carrie Fisher starred in Woody Allen's 'Hannah And Her Sisters' – although they did not share any scenes together.
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Artie Freedman says:
Hi- In the current Rolling Stone Peter Travers was giving an overview of the summer movies and gave a very nice review to Magic in the Moonlight! Can he have seen it already? It sure seemed that way. He called it a '"delightful bauble" or something similar to that. Great!
I think Peter Travers gets to do whatever he wants! There must be a finished cut doing the rounds, as someone had to watch it to give it an MPAA rating of PG.
Thanks for the info. At least he seemed to like it!
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Does patient self-management education of primary care professionals improve patient outcomes: a systematic review
Andree Rochfort1,
Sinead Beirne1,
Gillian Doran1,
Patricia Patton1,
Jochen Gensichen2,
Ilkka Kunnamo3,
Susan Smith4,
Tina Eriksson5 &
Claire Collins ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0001-8967-51591
Patient self-management support is recognised as a key component of chronic care. Education and training for health professionals has been shown in the literature to be associated with better uptake, implementation and effectiveness of self-management programs, however, there is no clear evidence regarding whether this training results in improved health outcomes for patients with chronic conditions.
A systematic review was undertaken using the PRISMA guidelines using the Cochrane Library, PubMEd, ERIC, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web searches, Hand searches and Bibliographies. Articles published from inception to September 1st, 2013 were included. Systematic reviews, Meta-analysis, Randomized controlled trials (RCTs), Controlled clinical trials, Interrupted time series and Controlled before and after studies, which reported on primary care health professionals' continuing education or evidence-based medicine/education on patient self-management for any chronic condition, were included. A minimum of two reviewers participated independently at each stage of review.
From 7533 abstracts found, only two papers provided evidence on the effectiveness of self-management education for primary healthcare professionals in terms of measured outcomes in patients. These two articles show improvement in patient outcomes for chronic back pain and diabetes based on RCTs. The educational interventions with health professionals spanned a range of techniques and modalities but both RCTs included a motivational interviewing component.
Before and up to 2 years after the incorporation of patient empowerment for self-management into the WONCA Europe definition of general practice, there was a scarcity of high quality evidence showing improved outcomes for patients as a result of educating health professionals in patient self-management of chronic conditions.
Despite a vast literature on the topic of patient self-management, evidence on the association between training of health professionals in patient self-management with measured patient health outcomes was rare prior to and up to 2 years after its incorporation into the WONCA Europe definition of general practice.
However, the limited available evidence suggests that specific training programmes for primary care health professionals (a) may improve and support patient competencies for self-management and (b) may improve quality of life for patients with chronic conditions.
The European Definition of General Practice by the World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians (WONCA) in the European Region, lists 12 characteristics within six core competencies to define the activities of general practice / family medicine (GP/FM) [1]. The twelfth characteristic of general practice "Promotion of patient empowerment and self-management" was officially approved in 2011 [1]. It follows therefore, that European family physicians agree that among the various disciplines of medicine, GP/FM has a key role in harnessing patient autonomy to develop their expertise in managing their own health and wellness [2].
Promoting patient self-management (PSM) in the European definition of General Practice is listed under the core competency of "Patient-centered care", in keeping with scientific evidence on patient empowerment within general practice [3]. The concept of patient empowerment for patient self-management in chronic conditions has been further explored by the European Society for Quality and Safety in General Practice (EQuiP) [4].
The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines chronic conditions as those that encompass disability and disease that people 'live with' for extended periods of time [5]. They include non-communicable diseases (NCD), such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, respiratory diseases and diabetes, and are associated with lifestyle factors and patient behaviours and account for 70% of deaths globally (40 million deaths) in 2017 [6]. By 2030, the total annual number of NCD deaths is projected to increase to 52 million per year [6]. This escalation of the prevalence of chronic conditions is a significant factor in the increasingly heavy workload in family medicine internationally, which is also increasing in complexity as people live longer often with multiple co-existing chronic conditions.
By definition, chronic disease is not reversible or curable [6]. The Chronic Care Model (CCM) [7] is an internationally accepted model for the management of NCD and specifies self-management support as a key component. Patient self-management can be described as "a set of tasks and processes that are used by a patient to maintain wellness in the presence of an ongoing illness [8] and it may also encompass prevention..." [9]. In addition to knowledge of the disease and treatment options, patient self-management "involves active involvement in decision making, coping with signs and symptoms of disease, making lifestyle changes and managing the impact of the disease on life" [10].
The benefits of supporting patients to implement and maintain self-management skills have been shown to improve patients' self-care and more appropriate utilisation of health services [11,12,13]. Improved patient self-management can also reduce health care costs through fewer outpatient visits [14,15,16,17] and fewer hospital admissions [18,19,20]. Lifestyle interventions by patients have been shown to have clinical benefit in a wide range of conditions such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, heart failure, and rheumatoid arthritis [21].
In the Chronic Care Model, achieving optimum outcomes for patients requires a productive interaction between "an informed activated patient and a prepared proactive practice team" [22]. Many studies focus on the role of patient education in self-management, yet no systematic reviews are published on whether clinician education to improve patient self-management has an effect on patient outcomes. A preliminary literature review [23] indicated that effective patient self-management support would require specific training of primary care health professionals. Education and training have been identified as a potential way of engaging primary care clinicians in patient self-management support [24]. However, though existing studies suggest that health professional training is associated with better uptake and implementation of patient self-management programs [9, 14, 25, 26], it is not clear which type of professional training this might involve, or whether it actually improved patient outcomes.
The primary aim of this systematic review was to examine the effectiveness of educational interventions for primary care professionals that are designed to improve their support for patient self-management of chronic conditions and improve patient outcomes. The timeframe was specifically chosen in order to establish if this evidence was available prior to and up to 2 years after the concept of patient empowerment for self-management was introduced into the WONCA Europe definition of general practice. Furthermore, this systematic review was used to inform the subsequent project work packages, which included the creation of an online educational module and its evaluation.
A systematic review was undertaken using the PRISMA guidelines [27] and follows the methodology outlined in the PROSPERO registered protocol (Database registration number: CRD42013004418) [28].
Sourcing information
Two specialist subject librarians assisted in the development of the search strategy designed to identify internationally recognised terminology in peer-reviewed journals. Full details of this strategy are available in the published protocol [28]. Six databases were searched - Cochrane Library, PubMed, ERIC, EMBASE, CINAHL and PsycINFO - in addition to Web searches, Hand searches and Bibliographies. Articles published in advance of September 1st, 2013 were included in the review, with the search conducted by GD and PP. The full search terms and sample search are shown in 'Additional file 1'. The timeframe was deliberately chosen in order to coincide with the inclusion of the concept of patient empowerment in WONCA Europe's definition of general practice. It was also the first work package of a larger project. It is intended to repeat the systematic review in 2018.
Studies with the following designs were included: systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials (RCTs), controlled clinical trials, interrupted time series, and controlled before and after studies.
Participants were physicians in primary care settings, other clinicians in primary care settings and patients 18+ years with chronic conditions in primary care settings. Included interventions had an educational focus designed to train primary care clinicians to support patient self-management. This review was concerned with all chronic conditions as they occur generically in the primary care setting, rather than focusing on any one specific chronic condition. Only articles including reference to patient outcomes, measured using validated measurement scales, were included. The primary patient outcome was change in patients' self-management behaviours; the secondary outcomes were changes in physical health measures, health behaviours including medical adherence and compliance, service utilisation, psychological health, psycho-social function (e.g. Quality of Life, SF36, SF12) physical functioning and knowledge.
The eligibility of studies was determined using the inclusion and exclusion criteria listed in the registered proposal and shown in Table 1.
Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria
All abstracts were reviewed using the RefWorks package to categorise the abstracts identified by the search. The initial review of abstracts was undertaken by SB with 10% of same re-checked by AR. The full text articles of all those considered to be of possible relevance to the systematic review were read independently by SB, JG and CC and categorised using the same exclusion reasons. Disagreements were reviewed by AR. The final list of full text articles were then reviewed by JG to confirm relevance. The quality assessment and extraction of thematic content of the final list of articles applicable to the systematic review question were considered by CC and AR.
We assessed risk of bias and overall quality of individual studies using the Quality of Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies [29] (Tables 2, 3 and 4). For each study, reviewers rated six components (selection bias, study design, confounders, blinding, data collection methods, and withdrawals and dropouts) leading to an overall methodological quality rating for each study of strong, moderate, or weak, with strong quality indicating a low risk of bias. Reviewers resolved rating disagreements through discussion.
Table 2 Risk of bias
Table 3 Quality assessment using EPHPP tool
Table 4 Summary of Global rating for Quality using EPHPP Quality Assessment tool
Data synthesis
We performed a narrative data synthesis as the clinical heterogeneity and differences in outcomes in the two studies meant meta-analysis would have been inappropriate.
Study review and selection
Overall 7533 abstracts were reviewed following removal of duplicates from the database and hand/web searches; of these, 43 full text articles were retrieved and read (Fig. 1). Following this second stage review, only two articles that reported patient outcomes were included in the systematic review.
Summary of Systematic Review Process
The two papers were both RCTs of educational interventions in primary care health professionals and examined their impact on patient outcome measures (Table 5).
Table 5 Study Description
The primary outcome of this review is the effectiveness of educational interventions in terms of patient outcomes. Our results show that education and skills training of primary care health professionals may improve patient performance of self-management activities, improve patient lifestyle behaviours, and patient self-efficacy in making behaviour changes. These changes were associated with improved perception of quality of life.
Becker et al. [30] compared outcomes of three groups of patients with low back pain from one control group of several practices and two intervention groups. The control group comprised of 43 practices with 410 patients and received printed educational information alone. One intervention group received education on guideline implementation (GI) alone (37 practices, 479 patients) and the other intervention group received GI plus training in motivational interviewing techniques (MIT) (38 practices, 70 practice nurses, 489 patients). Both intervention group patients showed significant improvements in functional capacity at six months though there was no difference at 12 months. Patients of the clinicians in the motivational interviewing group showed significant improvement in functional capacity after six months with a greater number of patients reporting pain free days (less permanent pain) after six months and after 12 months. These same patients also demonstrated a significant improvement in quality of life scale, having received one session from a practice nurse trained in motivational interviewing. The control group demonstrated no improvement in functional capacity, no perceived improvement in quality of life and they reported greater levels of permanent pain compared to both intervention groups.
Rubak et al. [31] included 65 GPs from 48 practices and all GPs attended a half day course on intensive treatment of type-2 diabetes. Practices were then randomised into control and intervention groups and the intervention group had an additional one and a half day residential course for 29 GPs from 21 practices (137 patients) on motivational interviewing techniques. The intervention practices also had a half day follow up course on MIT, twice during the following one year. The patients of the intervention group clinicians were shown to be more motivated to change behaviours and significantly more autonomous in their choice of actions leading to behavioural changes than patients of the control clinicians. The patients of the intervention clinicians also reported having received significantly more specific advice from their GP regarding diet, exercise and self-control of diabetes, and they also reported receiving significantly more counselling re smoking cessation. Intervention group patients reported an increase in their awareness of the importance of taking control of their own specific risk factors for diabetes. This study also reported a significant improvement in self-efficacy between pre-training and post training for all primary care health professionals undergoing motivational interviewing training.
The key finding of this systematic review is the scarcity of studies that assess the impact on patient outcomes of training primary care clinicians in patient self-management of chronic conditions. This was surprising given that patient self-management is a core element of person-centered healthcare in family practice and given the volume of published material on patient self-management.
This review shows that when health professionals undergo training in empowering patients for self-management of chronic conditions, it is possible to achieve improvement in patients' self-efficacy, autonomy and motivation to change, functional capacity, pain free days and quality of life.
One study [30] demonstrated improvement in functional capacity, quality of life scale and a greater number of pain free days reported by patients after six months and after 12 months among those whose primary care clinicians had been given training in motivational interviewing techniques. A second study [31] showed that patients of the health professionals who participated in specific training programmes were more motivated to change behaviours and were more autonomous in their choice of behavioural changes compared to a control group. These patients were significantly more aware of the importance of controlling their diabetes for specific factors, and had a higher level of perception of having received specific advice from their GP on healthy behaviour changes.
Limitations of the review
Despite much literature on patient self-management in chronic disease, focussing on whether training health professionals regarding patient self-management improves patient outcomes, resulted in only two articles being eligible for inclusion in this systematic review. We are aware that some additional studies have been published more recently on self-management that were outside the chosen search period of this review. We plan to update this review in 2018. However, we feel it is important to publish the findings of this first phase review to highlight that, despite a vast volume of literature on one topic, evidence of impact on patient outcomes is largely lacking during the study period despite the publicity and interest in patient empowerment for self-management in the years leading up to its official inclusion in the European definition in 2011.
The small number of studies included and the range of outcome measures therein made concrete conclusions impossible, both papers describe positive outcomes from teaching motivational interviewing skills to clinicians, but we do not yet know if other approaches would be equally or more effective. The two studies did not report effect sizes, further complicating the interpretation of results. A further limitation is that only articles in English were included, based on available resources.
A total of 1643 patients, 191 clinicians and 164 practices were involved in these studies in two European countries, however further research on this topic is also needed to clarify if other factors are effective in improving patient outcomes other than those involving time constrained clinicians in general practice.
Interpretation of findings in the context of existing evidence
This review has given us concrete evidence of the lack of studies in the English language on improving patient outcomes through training primary care clinicians in patient self-management. Previous studies focus on patient education, group discussion among patients, shared experiences and unstructured acquisition of knowledge during clinical encounters or through leaflets and brochures [16, 25, 32, 33] rather than on assessing the specific effect of specific clinician training on patient outcomes in this setting. Primary care professionals have a longitudinal relationship with patients in the patient's own community, are accessible to patients, and though contacts are intermittent, there is coordination and continuity of care. This review suggests that teaching motivational interviewing skills to health professionals in primary care may improve self-efficacy and quality of life in their patients, compared to those patients of clinicians who did not participate in this training. It suggests that the addition of motivational interviewing techniques to usual care may have added benefit for patients over usual care in the primary care setting, however further research is needed to identify if other educational interventions or skills are useful.
Implications for further research
Further research is needed to distil the specific techniques to empower patients for self-management [34]; to explore and define the various aspects of the concept of patient empowerment [35]; and the variety of approaches that can be taken by primary care physicians to support patients to self monitor and make decisions about their chronic condition. We also need to identify and address potential barriers for self-management in patients [36].
Patients with chronic conditions interact over time with many professionals in primary and secondary care. There are many other interventions that may help to improve patient self-management, (for example group education, health coaching, telemedicine, e-health, media led interventions, voluntary associations, sports organisations and community group activities). Additional factors having a potential impact on successful outcomes include patient preferences for individual or group interventions, and patients' values, goals, level of education and literacy. Patients have increasingly easy and direct access to online resources. We need research to guide both clinicians and patients to know which methods are best used in which settings [37], and which methods are not suited to particular settings. Careful designs and methods need to be used in future studies to assess the impact of such factors on measuring the outcomes of patient self-management including the Hawthorne effect and language bias. Appropriate assessment tools are required taking account of the integrative model of change appropriate in different settings [38].
Studies are also needed on evidence for the feasibility of training health professionals in patient self-management approaches including efficient use of resources such as time, people and finance, as research into the value and effectiveness of the various methods that can be used to "empower patients" is still in its infancy [37].
We also need to promote the inclusion of validated scales and instruments in future research for measurement and comparison of patient outcomes in chronic conditions.
Effective training for healthcare staff in patient self-management support is important in the context of patient centred care, patient outcomes, health care economics, strategy and delivery of healthcare on a global perspective.
This review suggests that primary care health professionals can help to harness patients' capacity to contribute to improvement of their own health outcomes. Despite increasing literature on patient self-management and on health professional training on this topic, the evidence is very limited on measured patient health outcomes up to two years after patient self-management was incorporated into the WONCA definition of general practice. We plan to undertake a follow-up systematic review to establish if this changes over time or if further research is needed to assure health professionals and policy makers that patient self-management is a worthwhile and effective aspect of general practice.
CCM:
Chronic care model
EQUIP:
European Society for Quality and Safety in General Practice / Family Medicine
GI:
Guideline implementation
GP/FM:
General Practitioner/ Family Physician
Motivational interviewing techniques
NCD:
Non-communicable disease
PSM:
RCT:
Randomised controlled trial
WONCA:
World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians
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We acknowledge the contributions of Dr. Ernesto Mola (Scientific Interdisciplinary Association of Both Family and Community Medicine (ASSIMEFAC), Lecce, Italy) and Associate Professor John Litt (Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia and Deputy Chair of National Quality Committee RACGP) on the theories and concepts of patient empowerment for self-management which encouraged EQuiP to conduct this research.
Funding for this project was provided by WONCA Europe through its 20th Anniversary Fund and supplemented by the authors' institutions. The WONCA Europe Executive Board had no role in the design of the study, data collection, analysis, interpretation of data or in writing the manuscript.
No administrative permissions were required for accessing databases as all were available to the authors.
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Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, University Hospital, LMU, Munich, Germany
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Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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GP Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Q: WP rest api v2 in production currently I'm working in a WordPress project. I would like to do a AngularJs frontend that consumes the data from WordPress CMS but I'm not sure it's a good idea. I have some questions about this:
Is wp-api v2 ready for production environment?
If not is ready, is good idea to use v1?
In the case of I will use the API, does it work fine with woocommerce?
Thanks!

A: I personally will advise you to use v2 instead of v1. I can't guarantee you if its  production ready or not, but there are more improvements on v2.
I use it in my Android apps and it works perfect.
There are lots of new changes including using the _embedded field which now contains the featured image data called featured_media which was formerly featured_image for your post .
If you need a Woocommerce api, that is totally different from Wordpress Rest api, See Link here: http://woothemes.github.io/woocommerce-rest-api-docs/

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Q: Get video card name on c++ (Windows) I need retrieve info about video card installed on windows.
Video card name. How I can do this? Can I use Windows API?
Please provide some samples.

A: Below code will help to get the name of the video card
#define _WIN32_DCOM
#include <iostream>
#include <tchar.h>
#include <comdef.h>
#include <Wbemidl.h>
# pragma comment(lib, "wbemuuid.lib")

using namespace std;

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
    HRESULT hres;
    hres =  CoInitializeEx(0, COINIT_MULTITHREADED);
    if (FAILED(hres)) return 0;
    hres =  CoInitializeSecurity(NULL, -1, NULL, NULL, RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_DEFAULT, RPC_C_IMP_LEVEL_IMPERSONATE, NULL, EOAC_NONE, NULL);
    if (FAILED(hres)) {
        CoUninitialize();
        return 0;
    }
    IWbemLocator *pLoc = NULL;
    hres = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_WbemLocator, 0, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_IWbemLocator, (LPVOID *) &pLoc);
    if (FAILED(hres)) {
        CoUninitialize();
        return 0;
    }
    IWbemServices *pSvc = NULL;
    hres = pLoc->ConnectServer( _bstr_t(L"root\\CIMV2"), NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, 0, 0, &pSvc);
    if (FAILED(hres)) {
        pLoc->Release();
        CoUninitialize();
        return 0;
    }
    hres = CoSetProxyBlanket(pSvc, RPC_C_AUTHN_WINNT, RPC_C_AUTHZ_NONE, NULL, RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_CALL, RPC_C_IMP_LEVEL_IMPERSONATE, NULL, EOAC_NONE);
    if (FAILED(hres)) {
        pSvc->Release();
        pLoc->Release();
        CoUninitialize();
        return 0;
    }
    IEnumWbemClassObject* pEnumerator = NULL;
    hres = pSvc->ExecQuery(bstr_t("WQL"),
                           bstr_t("SELECT * FROM Win32_VideoController"),
                           WBEM_FLAG_FORWARD_ONLY | WBEM_FLAG_RETURN_IMMEDIATELY, NULL, &pEnumerator);
    if (FAILED(hres)) {
        pSvc->Release();
        pLoc->Release();
        CoUninitialize();
        return 0;
    }
    IWbemClassObject *pclsObj;
    ULONG uReturn = 0;
    while(pEnumerator)
    {
        HRESULT hr = pEnumerator->Next(WBEM_INFINITE, 1, &pclsObj, &uReturn);
        if(0 == uReturn)break;
        VARIANT vtProp;
        hr = pclsObj->Get(L"Caption", 0, &vtProp, 0, 0);
        wcout << " OS Name : " << vtProp.bstrVal << endl;
        VariantClear(&vtProp);
    }
    pSvc->Release();
    pLoc->Release();
    pEnumerator->Release();
    pclsObj->Release();
    CoUninitialize();

    return 0;
}

compile: cl.exe /EHsc main.cpp
output: OS Name : Intel(R) HD Graphics 520

A: A Purely GDI based solution would use EnumDisplayDevices. The following code runs in an online c++ compiler.
//Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.00.23506 for x64

#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>
#pragma comment(lib,"user32.lib")

int main()
{
    for(int i=0; ;i++)
    {
        DISPLAY_DEVICE dd = {sizeof(dd), 0};
        BOOL f = EnumDisplayDevices(NULL,i,&dd,EDD_GET_DEVICE_INTERFACE_NAME);
        if(!f)
            break;

        std::cout << dd.DeviceString;
        std::cout << "\r\n";
    }
 }


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Q: Solidity : How does function parameters' size affects gas cost? before anything here's some context :
Let's say I'm implementing a dApp, and I want to reduce the number of times users have to call the related smart-contract. In order to do this, all the users' actions are stacked-up, client-side. Eventually, users will have to commit their actions to the smart-contract, in order to update their datas on chain.
The smart-contract takes a queue of all the users' actions as a parameter, and iterate over it to do mainly some checkings and update.
A bit like this :
function verifyUsersActions(Queue actions) public
{
    while(actions.length != 0)
    {
        Action currentAction = actions.pop();
            /* tests on currentAction, update datas, etc */
    }
}

My question is: how does the size of the "actions" object affects gas cost ?
What's the increment in gas, between an "actions.length = 2" and an "actions.length = 3" ?
I'm still confused with  "memory" and "storage" variables, and don't know in which category does function call parameters fall in.

A: As i saw from comments, ignoring the gas cost of parameter is not a good idea. Parameters, that we gonna call that as calldata will be used on several op codes. To better understand how it affects gas cost we should check the op codes relevant with calldata.
You can find all opcodes at EtherVM
The opcodes we gonna look for are CALLDATALOAD, CALLDATACOPY
The explanations of these op codes are first loads the several calldata with offset, and the second copies the data to the memory.
In solidity when you make a process with parameter and save the result to the memory or storage variable, you have to copy this data to the memory and it cost gas. And simply it increases gas by non-zero values inside the calldata.
If you type dynamic array, struct like your case. At the compilation solidity will add an opcodes to find the value size. It reads each slots(32 bytes) to find the end of your payload. These are all costs gas.

A:
how does the size of the "actions" object affects gas cost ? What's the increment in gas, between an "actions.length = 2" and an "actions.length = 3" ?

I see the other answers talk about how memory, computation, and storage affects the gas usage, but it seems to me your question is about how more arguments or larger lists affects gas usage, without considering memory, computation and storage, so here it is:
One of the parameters that affect the amount of gas used in a transaction is the "input data", it costs 4 gas for every zero byte and 16 gas for every non-zero byte. You can read more details here.
When you pass an array, let's say [1, 2] to a function argument, the transaction data will be:
FFFFFFFF <- The first 4 bytes of the sighash
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000060 <- signal that an array will start
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002 <- the array size
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 <- first item of array
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002 <- second item of array

Note that everything after the sighash has a 32 byte size.
0x60 and then 0x is just how RLP encoding works, it's a way to tell the virtual machine that an array will start and how large it is.
Every 2 digits represents a byte. You can calc how much more gas will be spent by multiplying the amount of "00"s by 4 and the amount of non "00"s by 16.
By looking at the example above, both items '1' and '2' in the array will spend 140 more gas because they have 1 non-zero byte and 31 zero-byte (16 * 1 + 4 * 31) = 140 gas
If the array has one more item, let's say '3', like [1, 2, 3], it would cost 140 more gas. Because the number 3 also only uses 1 of the 32 bytes.
If the array has a number that uses all bytes, for example:
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

Then it would cost 32 * 16 = 512 gas.


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Burnley man in court over death of young deer in Ribble Valley
Burnley Magistrates' Court
Wendy Barlow
Published: 16:18 Updated: 16:30 Tuesday 07 January 2020
A baby deer was found with it's throat slit, after gamekeepers on land in Bolton-By-Bowland heard it screaming in distress, a court heard.
The dead fawn, thought to be about eight months old, had an injured leg, after being felled by a dog.
Burnley magistrates were told how the gruesome discovery came after three men, with dogs, went on a night-time, illegal hunting expedition, on private property at Muse Hall Estate.
Two of the party fled, leaving Kyle Snaith to "carry the can" over the killing of the deer, last December 16th. The 25-year-old dad-of-one has a caution for poaching from 2015.
Mrs Alex Mann (prosecuting) said at about 10pm gamekeepers were on the estate and heard the screaming. They went to investigate and on a thermal imaging camera saw three figures and two dogs. The deer was on the floor and the three figures and two dogs were seen moving away from it. The main gamekeeper called the police.
The prosecutor told the court the gamekeepers located a van, which had dog leads in, parked on a track.
She continued: "Two males returned to the van and a third stood a little way away. The two males spoke to the gamekeepers, saying they were looking for a dog. They were told police were on their way. They were told also that the deer had been sighted and seized and there was no point in them backtracking and trying to get away with what they were doing.
Mrs Mann said the deer had had its throat slit and had an injury to its leg, which appeared to be from a dog. She said: "It appears the dog had felled the deer and it had been dispatched by the person with it."
Mr Clive Rees (defending) told the hearing: "He has been left holding the proverbial baby, as his two friends made off and were never apprehended. His interest is rabbiting.
"One of his colleagues released his dog and the dog took hold of a deer by the back leg. That deer was injured. Mr Snaith saw the injury for himself. His friend went up and there was really no option but to put the deer out of its misery. At that point, the gamekeepers intervened and everyone ran off.
"Mr Snaith didn't do a very good job of running off. He did walk away and he was apprehended. He had his two dogs with him. They were not the dog that had pursued the deer."
The solicitor said the two other men were not caught.
Mr Rees added: "He tells me he is not prepared to say who they are because of repercussions."
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He added Snaith, who was father to a small baby, lived with his mum. He was sacked after not turning up for work the next day.
Snaith, of Kibble Grove, Brierfield, admitted entering land in Clitheroe, without the consent of the owner or occupier in search or pursuit of a deer, with intent to take, kill or injure. He was fined £200, with £85 costs and a £32 victim surcharge.
The Bench chairman told him: "You have caused suffering to an animal, which is not acceptable in this day and age and has a lot of public concern."


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August 18, 2014 — Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) and Monolith Productions today revealed the Season Pass for the upcoming action game, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, showcasing exclusive content that will be available at participating retailers.
Exclusive 'Guardians of the Flaming Eye' Orc Warband mission
Players will face Sauron's elite Defenders before the Black Gate and earn the Rising Flame rune
Early access to the 'Trials of War' challenge series
Players will test their skills against select legions of Sauron's forces in this series of challenge modes and build their legend as gamers post their best score on the Challenge Leaderboard
All new story missions with hours of gameplay
Lord of the Hunt – Hunt the wild beasts of Mordor as players discover hidden lairs, earn unique runes and face off against powerful monsters
The Bright Lord – Play as Celebrimbor, the great Elven smith of the Second Age, and battle against Sauron and the might of his forces
Access to future content
Including runes, skins and additional future add-on content.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor delivers a dynamic game environment where the player orchestrates their personal plan of vengeance as they bend Mordor to their will. The game begins on the night of Sauron's return to Mordor, as his Black Captains brutally execute the Rangers of the Black Gate. Players become Talion, a ranger who loses his family and everything he holds dear, only to be returned from death by a mysterious Spirit of vengeance. Based on the player's actions with the in-game Nemesis System, every enemy encountered is distinct and can evolve to become a personal archenemy through the course of the game. As Talion's personal vendetta unfolds, players uncover the mystery of the Spirit that compels him, discover the origin of the Rings of Power and confront the ultimate nemesis.
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Released in theaters on March 8th, the latest superhero movie "Captain Marvel" quickly shattered box office records.
It earned the highest-grossing opening weekend for a female-led film and had the second biggest opening weekend of any superhero film. It also broke ranks to earn the fifth biggest opening of all time. While these records are fantastic, they are not the only things that set "Captain Marvel" apart as a superhero film.
Carol Danvers, played by Brie Larson, finds herself involved in a war between two intergalactic forces. While the movie does begin slowly, do not let that deter you from viewing it in theaters. Admittedly, the script is occasionally spotty. But when the movie hits its stride halfway through, the pay-off is very much worth it.
"Captain Marvel" is not a movie that relies on dramatic irony or the audience's outside knowledge–looking at you, Marvel fanatics. Rather, the viewer discovers information along with protagonist Carol Danvers. The plot becomes a personal journey for both her and the viewer.
The film is a puzzle, piecing together Carol's past and deciding the true antagonist of the plot. This element, encouraging the audience to think, truly sets "Captain Marvel" apart from other superhero films.
Critiques range from "too feminist" or "too politically correct." Due to trolling backlash before the movie's theatrical release, the popular movie critic site Rotten Tomatoes changed both its qualifications and rating system. YouTube changed its algorithm for trending topics to be considered "news." The rules of the game changed.
Such outcomes are exactly why the entertainment industry needs more diversity. Movies should feature more female leads. Movies should represent minorities both on screen and behind the scenes. A movie will be considered "too feminist" until it is no longer abnormal for a superhero to be a woman, or for a young girl to enjoy science.
Overall, "Captain Marvel" can be summarized in many ways: a superhero's origin story; a Nick Fury buddy comedy; a girl-power movie; Stan Lee's last filmed cameo. But the brief descriptions alone do not do the film justice.
"Captain Marvel" is a solid addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Perhaps not the best but definitely not the worst.
Remember to stay for the two extra credit scenes – they're worth it.


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Carina Morling, född 7 februari 1948, är en svensk operasångare (sopran).

Filmografi
 (TV-teater)
2001 – Barberaren i Sevilla
2001 – Pariserliv

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Svenska operasångare under 2000-talet
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Tony Beard is an experienced Hand surgeon with extensive practice in many conditions of the Hand and Wrist. He has specialist expertise in nerve conditions including carpal tunnel surgery, decompression of the Median nerve, insitu neurolysis and Anterior Transpostion of the Ulna nerve. Tony also has particular interest in the painful wrist. Unravelling the challenging disorders of the many bones, tendons,nerves and ligaments which make up the wrist. Carefully working out the underlying cause and explaining the diagnosis. Managing the problem both non-operatively and when required operatively often including arthroscopically. Other areas of special interest include arthritis, including the very common base of thumb arthritis, joint replacement surgery, tumours and ganglions. Trauma to the hand commonly effects work and sporting ability and expert attention ensures the optimal outcome required to get you back to peak form. Tony initially trained in Orthopaedics including a year as a senior Registrar in London at Lewisham Hospital and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital at Stanmore. Following completing the Australian Orthopaedic Association Training program in Sydney he returned to the UK for Hand Surgery Fellowship positions at The Pulvertaft Hand Centre with Prof Frank Burke in Derby and with Prof John Stanley at Wrightington Hospital. He commenced working as a VMO in Hand surgery at Royal North Shore Hospital St Leonards in 1997. He was also involved with the Centre for Bone and Joint Disease at North Sydney and Ryde which evolved into the Hand Unit at North Shore Private Hospital where he has enjoying working since it opened in 1998, and is currently actively involved as a member of the Medical advisory Committee. Dr Beard has held many executive positions in the NSW and Australian Hand Surgery Society where he currently serves as Treasurer. Dr Beard is also an enthusiastic teacher involved in Medical student education he also has travelled teaching the principles of hand surgery as well as advanced surgical techniques to interstate and overseas hand surgeons. Visiting China and Vietnam helps advance the practice of hand surgery in these centres. Many overseas units from Europe NZ and the Americas send their brightest junior surgeons to the North Shore Campus to learn and develop their skills and Dr Beard is proud to be involved in this renowned fellowship program. The Hand Surgery Departments at Royal North Shore and North Shore Private Hospital cover the full range of Hand surgery and are keen to take GP enquires and can help direct patients to the most appropriate specialist. They are actively involved in many research projects looking at improving clinical outcomes for patients, developing and improving surgical techniques, and trialling non operative treatment modalities.


Originally, this work began as a fork of the OBS classic plugin (https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/twitch-switcher.242/), but has since become a rebuild from the ground up, with support for newer Twitch API requirements (such as the new Client ID requirement), and with cross-platform support.
While not yet released in binary format, it is currently build-able on Windows with Visual Studio 2015, and on Mac OSX with Xcode 7+, and is fairly straight forward to deploy.
This post has been sent out to attract contributors who might help fine-tune it and adjust its functionality for their needs before a binary release.


Hi, our names our Dan & Melissa DeBono. We lived, met and married in Michigan. We moved to South Florida more than 13 years ago, and began weekending in Lake Placid a few years after that. We now split time between Lake Placid, Florida, where our main office is, and the branch office we're opening in Sarasota, where we're also doing a lot of business.
Melissa is an award-winning, full-time Realtor with All About Realty Of Lake Placid, Inc. She is a multi-million dollar producer with a LOT of knowledge of current trends all over Florida, with specialized knowledge in Highlands and Sarasota counties. She constanty studies current market values and what's "out there." She has a LOT of experience selling waterfront resorts, large waterfront properties, condos, vacant land and a wide variety of homes. Last year, she sold just under 200 units - that is an amazing amount! A lot of her business comes from repeat customers and referrals - becasue of the way she does business.
Melissa understands business and efficiency and brings that to her career in real estate. She ran the production and fulfillment side of the large publications that Dan was working on (see below). She bid multimillion dollar print jobs to huge printers throughout the USA, and was responsible from pre-press to delivery of some of the largest print jobs for many Fortune 500 companies. It was demanding work!
Though not what I'd consider the "salesy" (pushy!) type, Melissa began her new career in real estate about 6 years ago and hasn't looked back - she's been an award-winning top producer year after year - again, because she is honest, efficient and pays attention to her clients!
I am the broker/owner of All About Realty Of Lake Placid, Inc. When I'm not selling homes, I still write (what I've been doing professionally for a long time!). I have written for dozens of Fortune 500 financial companies (if you have stocks or mutual funds, you've probably read something I've written!). I've also written hundreds of features and articles for newspapers, magazines, and I now have two novels published.
Well, enough about me. If you're interested in relocating to ANY of the great areas IN Sarasota or Manatee Counties, we'd love to help out - email or call the numbers below. We'll CAREFULLY research hundreds of listings that match your search criteria to find the best priced, most suitable home or property for you!


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How to Become a Successful Artist
Written for artists of all levels, ages and mediums the latest book from bestselling author Magnus Resch explores how artists can have a career in the field they love. He answers the most important questions including: How do I find gallery representation? How do I write an artist statement? How should I price my artworks? And what's the best Instagram strategy? Case studies are drawn from interviews with leading experts and practitioners, including artists, gallerists, and curators. It's an invaluable resource to explain the core business principles of being an artist and reveals how to make it in the art market.
This must-have guide includes business advice from the art world's leading experts, such as Hans Ulrich Obrist, Jeffrey Deitch, Simon de Pury, Mera & Don Rubell, Mr. Brainwash, Oscar Murillo, Sean Scully, Peter Halley, Kenny Scharf, Lucien Smith, Lisa Schiff, Julian Schnabel, Georgina Adam, Katherine Bernhardt, Shirin Neshat, Laurie Simmons, Jordan Wolfson, Jitish Kallat, Zhang Huan, Rashid Johnson, Marilyn Minter, Raymond Pettibon, and many more.
Magnus Resch
Phaidon Press
Paperback/ 216 pages


For the reference model of the same acronym, see Agent Systems Reference Model.
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) is a multidisciplinary organization dedicated to the advancement of the science and practice of reproductive medicine. It provides a forum for lay public, researchers, physicians and affiliated health workers through education, publications, and meetings. The Society has its headquarters in Birmingham, AL and a public affairs office in Washington, DC.
Founded in 1944 by a small group of fertility experts who met in Chicago, its initial name was the American Society for the Study of Sterility and then the American Fertility Society (AFS). Though primarily an American organization, it now has members from over 100 countries worldwide. Key activities are the Annual Meeting that brings together several thousand of interested professionals from different countries, as well as courses, seminars, workshops and publications. Special interest groups are focused on assisted reproductive technology, andrology, reproductive surgery, contraception, menopause, genetic counseling, business practices, reproductive endocrinology, sexuality, adolescent endocrinology, reproductive nursing, reproductive biology, mental health, imaging techniques, laboratory techniques, fertility preservation, and reproductive immunology. ASRM has an Ethics Committee that provides guidance on ethical issues. The ASRM Practice Committee issues clinical guidelines and reports. Its statements and actions are closely followed by the media. The European counterpart of ASRM is ESHRE.
In May 2014, the ASRM joined into official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO) as a Nongovernmental Organization (NGO).
"Illness is not limited by political boundaries. It is vital that we work with our colleagues from all over the world to improve the care of reproductive disorders. We are anxious to work with governments and other NGO's as we all strive to improve global reproductive health. Patients the world over deserve access to the best care possible. In an increasingly interconnected world, it is clear that this cannot happen by nations acting alone," stated Rebecca Z. Sokol, MD, MPH, then Acting President of the ASRM.
Fertility and Sterility - Peer reviewed monthly official publication of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Society of Reproductive Surgeons, Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, Society for Male Reproduction and Urology, Pacific Coast Reproductive Society and Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society.
Ethics Committee Reports and Statements -Ethical issues in reproduction are addressed by the Ethics Committee that published guidelines for medical practitioners.
Practice Committee Guidelines - Practice Committee summarizes consensus opinions on medical standards and educational bulletins.
Patient Education Fact Sheets and Booklets - series produced under the direction of the ASRM Patient Education Committee and the Publications Committee.
↑ "ASRM – About". Retrieved 2010-12-25.
↑ Duka, Walter E.; DeCherney, Alan H. (1994-01-01). From the Beginning: A History of The American Fertility Society, 1944-1994 (1st ed.). American Fertility Society: Birmingham, Alabama.
↑ "Embryo battles are likely to get a precedent in San Francisco couple's case". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
↑ "Report documents gaps in infertility treatment access". Urology Times. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
↑ Marcotte, Amanda (2012-10-19). "Freezing Your Eggs Is No Longer Experimental. But It's Still Not the Path to Having It All". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
↑ Markowicz, Karol (2015-09-21). "Thank you for sharing your fertility struggles, Tyra and Chrissy". New York Post. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
↑ "'Octomom' doctor expelled from fertility group - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
↑ "WHO | Infertility". www.who.int. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
↑ "ASRM – Publications". Retrieved 2010-12-25.
↑ O'connor, Anahad (2005-03-28). "Georgeanna S. Jones, In Vitro Conception Pioneer, Dies at 92". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-09-30.


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Diane has been a happy patient of Dr. Justin Newingham since before he opened his own practice in Birmingham, MI.
In fact, she even sought him out when he did open Newingham Dental Center. As you'll hear in the video, he was able to help when she had a dental emergency. Today, she trusts him with all her oral health needs.
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2, November 2016
Yaounde University II: Chantal Biya to be made Doctor Honoris Causa 1
Cameroon's first lady Chantal Biya, will be named as the Mother Teresa of Cameroon soon. The wife of the 83 year old president was the focus of an academic discourse that recently brought together some pro CPDM university lecturers of the University of Yaounde II.
The scantily attended forum that held for three days at the Soa campus recommended that the first lady be made Doctor Honoris Causa for her charity works. At the opening session of the conference on Tuesday, the Executive Secretary of African Synergies, -a foundation created and run by the wife of the head of state using Cameroon tax payer's money, said Chantal Biya was the "Mother Teresa" of Cameroon.
Just over 65 million FCFA was mobilized and spent for the conference in a country that lacks roads, hospitals, electricity and drinking water. The so-called intellectuals did not explained to the audience why Cameroon's Mother Teresa has not visited the victims of the intercity train crash several days after the tragedy.


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Police Shooting Protests in North Carolina Close I-85
by: Eyewitness News, Jayne Ann Bugda
Posted: Sep 21, 2016 / 12:03 PM EDT / Updated: Sep 21, 2016 / 12:03 PM EDT
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA (WBRE/WYOU) A chaotic scene erupts in North Charlotte Tuesday night after an African-American man was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting.
Video from busy Interstate 85 shows protesters shutting down the interstate and starting fires on the roadway.
The crowd was eventually dispersed but not before a handful of officers were injured in confrontations with demonstrators.
The crowd is upset, saying that a charlotte police officer shot and killed an unarmed man.
Charlotte police say he was armed
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In Tulsa, Oklahoma Protests also Tuesday evening.
They demonstrated against the police shooting of unarmed black man Terence Clutcher.
On Monday, police released video of 40-year-old Clutcher being shot by a Tulsa police officer after the officer spotted Clutcher's vehicle in the middle of the road.
The demonstrators want authorities to arrest the officer.


Before the advent of the fatal cookies, Coqet was prone to stand in the corner of the yard closest to the herd, and had worn all the grass off in an area slightly bigger than her body and the colt's. A path ran from that corner around to the back of the trailer, and along the front of the pasture gate to the driveway. A slightly worn area of grass marked the resident spot of the deep wheelbarrow I keep full of water for the outdoor cats in warm weather. This amount of yard gone was not bad, and not highly noticable.
I. called Kettie over to feed her a cookie. Soon, she was standing in front of the dog house, where a rug scrap is spread to prevent mud. She gleefully ate cookies from that side until I. left, then moved to the door side of the porch.
First, she (or more likely, My Corvet, her colt) took down the loops of electric wire. Then the hose end went down, where Coqet stamped it flat while stomping at files. Next, someone ate the blossom and bloom of the rose bush. The irises in the raised hill disappeared. The top of the rose bush met its demise. Miscelleanous bits of white clover, lespedisia (a pretty drought grass with a lovely yellow flower, now in full bloom), and several types of grass that sprinkled the yard slowly gave way beneath their feet. The lavender grew shorter and shorter. The rose bush lost its last thorny stem clear down to ground level. Now from the door out about 10' along the entire length of the porch is bare, dry soil. The tub of flower seeds the kittens were using as kitty litter began to be pushed into odd forms. I caught Corvet chewing on the last sack of potting soil, and when he left, a fist-sized hole had showed up.
Now, driving up, the first thing people see is the big bare area. If Coqet and Corvet are standing in it, nothing seems odd, but if they're off eating or are in some other area, it really causes wonder. Yes, we are having a drought, but that's not the way the rest of the areas look, so it sticks out.


We have, after 6 years of trying, finally been given our Section 18(A) Exemption from SARS. This means that donations to FOFS are tax deductible!
The missing palisades have now been fixed and they are proceeding with their own plans for the open parts of their portion of the West Bank. Ie. below the main buildings and along the Nichol Highway.
We are now considering an innovative proposal for the use of the 6 ha of Park land on the W. Bank – the other side of the river – which ties in with our Dinosaur theme and at the same time will secure and maintain the open space which is a problem to us and the community's security. We have run it past the PCA representing the community who support the idea and have had the proposal submitted to the Jo'burg Property Co. for consideration of a lease over the land. We are hoping for an indication from them ie. a yes or a no – so that we can then take the project further. We feel this is an ideal solution and as FOFS, we would like to see it succeed. Watch this space!
The rains have now made this urgent and some of it is beyond the capabilities of FOFS. I have arranged to meet Parks Facility Maintenance on Friday to go through the things that Parks now have to step in and do and what we will do. The Parking area is a nightmare of dongas from the runoff from the Rec. Centre and we will have to look at it holistically. Not just from the Parks side.
It took over a week to do the last cut of the fields due to lack of equipment, when we did get it, it broke down. Lack of manpower and reliable resources it a huge problem – two mowers broke down on the first day, a tractor sitting at the depot was waiting to be fixed etc. The Depot does its best to do what it can with what it has. Budget constraints are the major problem. Thank you Depot 406 for the cut. The servitude extension needs to be cut. I will discuss this with Depot Management.
Another raid was held on a recent Sunday by Metro Police who then went across the river and evicted about 40 squatters, destroyed their plastic shelters and fire places as well as their belongings. This is totally unacceptable and illegal. They do not have the right to destroy what little they have including ID documents.


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Q: Check for Administrative access in c++
Possible Duplicate:
Detect if program is running with full administrator rights

How to check what rights the user?
I need to chek write access to C:/Windows/SomeFolder

A: The best way to do it is to write to that folder (i.e. create a file in there or whatever your end-goal is). If that fails, the error code should indicate what went wrong — you might not have enough rights or no disk space left etc. Checking for privileges before doing something is like asking if you can ask — it is always better to just ask. Not to mention the race condition where you could have rights to write and it's gone before you actually do write.


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Who is the last Hindu ruler in India?
Who is the latest king of India?
Who Ruled India most?
Was China a Hindu country?
Who is first king of India?
Was Afghanistan a Hindu country?
Are any Mughal alive?
Which is the last dynasty in India?
Why Aurangzeb put his father in jail?
In modern times, the Chauhan king has been referred to as 'the last Hindu emperor', because Muslim rule prevailed for centuries following his defeat. Despite being overthrown, however, his name and story have evolved over time into a historical symbol of India's martial valor.
India's last king Wajid Ali Shah was written out of the history books when Awadh was annexed by the Company in February 1856. After long years of painstaking research, noted historian Rosie Llewellyn-Jones revives his memory and returns him his rightful place as one of India's last great rulers.
List of largest empires in India
Approximate maximum extent (Area in km²)
Approximate date of maximum extent
British Indian Empire 4,574,000 1911
Mughal Empire 4,000,000 1690
Maurya Empire 3,400,000–5,000,000 261 BC or 250 BC
Republic of India (for comparison) 3,287,263 –
Although Hinduism is not one of the five official state recognized religions (Buddhism, Taoism, Catholic Christianity, Protestant Christianity, and Islam), and although China is officially a secular state, the practice of Hinduism is allowed in China, albeit on a limited scale.
Ans: Chandragupta Maurya was the first king/ruler of Ancient India.
Till the collapse of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, there were several thousand Hindus living in the country but today their number is only about 1,000. … The local Hindu community in Afghanistan is mostly based in the city of Kabul.
IT IS INTERESTING: Can Indian ringnecks live with other birds?
An apparent descendant of the wealthy Mughal dynasty, who now lives on a pension. Ziauddin Tucy is the sixth generation descendant of the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar and today struggles to make ends meet. … Tucy has two unemployed sons and is currently living on pension .
Dynasties – Founders and Last Kings
Last King/Last Great Ruler
Nanda Mahapadma or Ugrasena Dhana Nanda
Maurya Chandragupta Maurya Brihadratha
Gupta Chandragupta I Skandagupta (last great ruler)
Sunga Pushyamitra Devbhumi (last great ruler)
After usurping the throne from his father, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb is believed to have imprisoned him in Agra, where he was rumoured to have been deprived of luxuries he had grown accustomed to, including music. … The third of four brothers, Aurangzeb is accused of having had all his brothers murdered.
Best answer: Who is the stylish batsman in India?
Indian skipper doesn't only lead the way on the field but he also is
What is India called in different countries?
Language Country Name French Inde Galician India German Indien Greek Ινδία What do other
What is the name of the Indian new year?
As per the lunar calendar, new year is celebrated in various parts of India
What is the spot on Indian forehead?
A bindi (Hindi: बिंदी, from Sanskrit बिन्दु bindú, meaning "point, drop, dot or small
How can I divorce my Indian marriage in UK?
No. You can't file divorce case from any other country. At the time of
How can I watch Indian Summers Season 2?
Currently you are able to watch "Indian Summers – Season 2" streaming on Amazon
How much time Volvo takes from Delhi to Manali?
What is the food ethics in India?
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Is Hindu safe in Saudi Arabia?
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Tunisia women win on test debut
Fly-half Ameni ben Salem inspires her team to a 14-3 victory against fellow newcomers Senegal.
The opening game of a three-team African women's series was a victory for Tunisia's high-tempo rugby against the more physical approach of Senegal.
Drawing on their sevens experience, Tunisia's intent to play with ball in hand was evident from the off and they crossed the Senegalese line with only four minutes gone.
Prop Dardouri Amel scored what turned out to be the only try of the match but some of the passages of play Tunisia managed to produce in attack belied their inexperience at this level.
Emna ben Arous showed up well on the wing with some dangerous runs and, overall, there is much to be encouraged by heading into next weekend's encounter against the Ivory Coast.
Discipline, however, will be a key work-on as Tunisia played virtually the whole of the second quarter one player down due to yellow cards to number eight Emna Zarai and Ranime Madouri.
Their departure, on 22 and 31 minutes, disrupted Tunisia's rhythm and allowed Senegal to finish the half on the front foot, even though they lost some key players to injury.
It took some determined defending to keep their bigger opponents at bay but Tunisia held on to take a 5-0 lead into half-time.
After a scoreless third quarter, Senegal lost Anna Michelle Prudence Preira to the sin-bin and the scoreboard got moving again.
Home fly-half Ameni ben Salem slotted two penalties to one from Mariem Coumba Barry to make the score 11-3 with 13 minutes to play.
Ben Salem slotted a third penalty late on before the match ended with Senegal down to 14 players following Preira's 80th-minute dismissal for a second yellow card offence.
An enthusiastic home crowd showed their appreciation at the final whistle and it was all smiles in the Tunisia squad that they had been able to mark their first outing with a win.
"It was a great experience," beamed Ben Salem. "We came in aware that Senegal were much more experienced in the 15s game, whereas we are much more experienced in playing sevens."
Tunisia team manager Abdelaziz Chaouachi also noted the difference in styles and said scoring so early gave them a big boost.
"It's a good result. Scoring so early seemed to make a big impact on the Senegalese team psychologically," he remarked.
"Both teams are equally strong physically but with different strengths, Senegal is stronger in the scrums and Tunisia play a more technical and faster game, which is a result from their strong showing in the women's sevens which is a very fast game."
The victory puts Tunisia 32nd in the World Rugby Women's Rankings and Senegal 37th.
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Ty is left with their little bundle of joy Tana, now six months old. Lana is due a girls night out. What a night it turns out to be ;) She's Alpha female for a reason and this little short shows just why she's perfect for that role!
can't miss this little intermezzo when you're reading the whole series.


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Citizen App Pays $25/Hr for People to Film and Livestream Crime Scenes
A controversial smartphone app called Citizen is offering to pay people who can rush to crime and emergency scenes to capture the events with their smartphone cameras in hopes of encouraging ordinary people to participate in the app as well.
The New York Post reports that the app was first released in 2016 under the name "Vigilante" but was soon removed from Apple's App Store amid criticism that it encouraged vigilantism. Now rebranded as "Citizen," the app has received financial backing from high-profile venture firms and individuals (including Sequoia Capital and Peter Thiel) and promises to deliver real-time safety alerts for its 7 million users across 30 cities (with more areas on the way).
The app claims it is a "personal safety network" that empowers its users to protect themselves and the people and places they care about. In addition to crime reporting, it can also be used for COVID-19 contact tracing, access to real-time 911 alerts, instant help from crisis responders, and safety tracking for friends and family.
The New York Post speculates that the vast majority of alerts and videos are submitted on this app are done so by volunteers who happened to be in the right place at the right time, which saves the company money instead of using local journalists. However, to generate public involvement, it is believed that the company has recruited "field team members" who are hired to chase emergencies around the Big Apple.
Although the company doesn't post the available jobs on its website nor does it publicize its name on online job sites, a since-deleted job posting on the Journalism Jobs website read that a company is seeking "field team members" to work for an unnamed "tech company with user-generated content."
The posting also read that the successful members would be "dispatched" to cover a variety of events in their area and that they should use their initiative to interview people, such as witnesses, police officials, and other parties if the situation permits it. The advertised listing offered $200 per day for eight-hour shifts in New York, while workers in Los Angeles stand to make $250 per day for ten-hour shifts.
Although the company has made its mission to make the world a safer place, it is noted that the app has had its share of criticism for "sending out alters based on 911 calls without corroboration," for example. The company's CEO Andrew Frame has also received criticism, as reported in detail by Vice, for putting out a $30,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a male arson suspect in Los Angeles before it came to light that the captured suspect was innocent.
The app is available for free on both Google Play and Apple's App Store. A list of recently captured incidents and videos is also available on Citizen's website.