Massachusettsrealestate.gooruze.comGooruze is a social network site for on-line marketers. I find the site interesting because there is an abundance of articles related to SEO and social media marketing and networking.As a Realtor, I am interested in these topics. Anything that I can take away from an article to improve my on-line visibility and business skills is time well spent.The Gooruze team describes the service as dedicated, ranked, quality, information. The content is created by members who share real experiences and insights in the form of articles and news. The posts are tagged, rated, and commented on by the community to deliver quality articles and information. The concept is a lot like Active Rain only the focus is not on Real Estate but on the web 2.0 and internet marketing.Reasons why you may like the site:1.) Around 700 ranked news posts and articles.2.) A chance to get opinions and advice from industry leaders.3.) Connect with over 1000 other on-line marketer
Anxiety disorders are varied an include agoraphobia, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, specific phobias, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and a number of other medical conditions. Most people do not learn about anxiety disorder normally, so it is important to put effort into learning about anxiety disorders if you or a loved one [...]
National Knowledge Commission (NKC) Chairman Sam Pitroda released the commission's second annual 'Report to the Nation,' here today. Pitroda had presented the report to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, yesterday. The report was released at a function here attended by other NKC members, including Dr. Ashok Ganguly, Dr. Jayati Ghosh, Dr. Deepak Nayyar, Nandan Nilekani and Sujatha Ramdorai. The second report includes recommendations on portals, health information network, legal education, medical education, management education, open and distance education, open educational resources, innovation, intellectual property rights (IPRs), legal framework for public funded research and traditional health systems. Together, in the last two reports, the Commission has covered 20 subjects and outlined about 160 concrete action items. Most of NKC recommendations have been integrated in the XI Plan and adequately funded. The Eleventh Plan places high priority on education as a central instrument f
Knowledge Management or Enterprise Knowledge Management provides central and role-based access to the information in your company and creates a connection between structured business data and unstructured documents. Enterprise Knowledge Management contains the tools to integrate different data sources and to create, administer, and distribute information. It allows consolidation and integration of intranet platforms and makes available integrated search technology that takes into account all data stores in your company. In Knowledge management there is some thing called Knowledge warehousing... Under which you have a) Document management service & b) Content Mnagement service Its part of Netweaver 2004s release.. The technological components required or which are integral part of KM are:- i. Application Server Java (AS-Java) ii. Application Server ABAP (AS ABAP) – only required for the Documentation, Manuals, and Training Material Management iii. Enterprise Portal (EP) iv. S
If you are working or planning to build your career in real estate, the real estate glossaries, dictionaries and lexicons offered by Power of Knowledge will help you master the language and terminology associated with this field. Features: • Real estate and mortgage glossaries: available in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and German • Real estate dictionaries and lexicons: English - French, English - Spanish, English - Italian, English - Portuguese and English - German • Real estate and MLS (Multiple Listing Service) abbreviations • List of, and links to official websites of, real estate and related associations Site URL: http://www.powerofknowledge.net/
What should you do if you are lost in the jungle? Or trapped in a deserted islands? Have you seen that movie Cast Away played by Tom Hanks? How to survive in such situation? It depend on our inner strength, our spirit to conquer the challenge. Not to to mention also the important of our knowledge on how to survive the situation, how to get food, call for help, get notice, not to get bitten by wild animal and live for another day.So here are some basic knowledge for survival, always remember these:FIREA fire not only keeps you warm, it’s a morale booster and can be used as a smoke signal . In wet conditions, get dead branches off trees and shave them. It’s easy to kindle the fire this way. Always carry matches or s lighter in water proof bags. Dry bamboo, termite’s nests or cotton balls dipped in Vaseline make excellent tinder while twigs, small leaves and dry bark will keep the fire going.SIGNALINGAlways bring your mobile phone — you never know where it will work. Don’t screa
Since I'm a 'book-aholic', one of the gifts you can never go wrong giving me is a book. I treasure books and have a large library! The new high-tech 'reader' gadgets for sale don't interest me at all because I love the feel of a honest-to-god book in my hands.And so I get the gifts of books frequently...and this Christmas (once again), my partner gifted me with lots of books. I've been slowly nibbling my way through this new pile, and the book I'm relishing right now is "Life After Death" with the subtitle "The Burden of Proof" by Deepak Chopra. I have many books on death, and I'm interested in the subject of death even though I feel the word death is really a misnomer. Death is merely a change in address, but very few know what the forwarding address is.Many people aren't interested in reading about death. They find the subject too morbid or gruesome, but I find so-called 'death' a fascinating riddle.It was at my grandmother's funeral where I witnessed everyone weeping over her death
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On cloudless nights, you can stare up at something gleaming down on you, lighting your path. Our calendars show its picture, telling us what phase it will be on each day. There are many old wives' tales and stories about the Moon. But when you look up in the sky, how much do you really know ab
“All humans are dead except those who have knowledge … And all those who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do good deeds … And those who do good are deceived, except those who are sincere … And those who are sincere are always in a state of worry” (Imam Shafi’)
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A collection of marvellous quotes written by Greek students"Sir,before the law of gravity was voted did the objects fell?""When Odysseus returned back to Ithaki he found the twenty fans and Penelope working them at max""The precise opposite of the Holy Trinity is the Diabolic Trinity""The seagull is a migrating bird.The summertime goes to the beach,the winter to the coasts.Intermediarily in the dumps and in harbours""The circle is a round line, without connections, linked in such a way that you cannot understand where it begins and where it finishes""The circle does not have neither beginning neither end, unless you stop the diabetes""The revolution of '21 took place 1821 years ago. Today we celebrate it's final fall""The triangle who has two corners is called diagonal""Ludvig the XVI, right after the revolution, was decapitated for the first time in his life in 1792""Despite the fact that the old man was blind,he heard everything"and the winner is... "The Turks couldn't bear the inter
?"? ????? ???"?In follow-up to my recent post (Dew Of Night) about being rescued by a mystical woman made of faerie folk (the Tuatha Dé Danann of the Druids), I first note that my Celtic middle name is Ann. Ann is a form of the name of the Celtic goddess Anu (also known as Danu, Dannan, Danand, Ana), mother goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann. (Interestingly, Anu is also the name of a Semitic Akkadian god.)Anu (???) is an extension of Ani ("I", ??? a channel of Adonai) into further existence, from Ein Sof-Atzilut (?) into Yetzirah (?). Ann (???) is formed through an extension of feminine intelligence (Binah of Beriyah) acting on the Hebrew letter vav (? in Yetzirah) of Anu, changing it into a nun sofit (? of Beriyah and/into Assiyah). A nun sofit implies an essence of "everlasting eternal faithfulness". Thus, my Celtic middle name Ann incorporates into it a line of acting feminine intelligence (emerging out of Aur Ein Sof) extending with everlasting eternal faithf
I wish I had a complete set of knives. From the list below safe to say that I only use my Chef's Knife on a daily basis.Bread knife/ serrated knife: A knife with a serrated blade for cutting breadBoning knife: A knife used for removing the bones of poultry, meat, and fishCarving/Steak knife: A knife for carving large cooked meats such as poultry, roasts , fish or hams. The edge of blade could be smooth or beveled depending on manufacturers.Chef's knife/French knife /Cook's Knife: An all purpose cutting tool used in preparing foodTable knife: A piece of cutlery, either a butter knife, steak knife, or bothElectric knife: An electrical device consisting of two serrated blades that are clipped together, providing a sawing action when powered onParing Knife : For peeling and coring fruitsUtility knife For a variety of usage , cutting vegetables and fruits.Filet Knife : Typically used for filleting fish, very sharp knife.CleaverA knife with a wide rigid blade approximately This tool is used
Do I Need to be Computer Savvy to Use Google Adsense?You don’t have to be a techno-geek to use Google Adsense. In fact, you don’t need any more technical knowledge than you do to surf the web. Google Adsense is very user-friendly with a comprehensive support site to answer any question you might have.You are first walked through the sign-up process where you are prompted for any and all information needed. You will then have a couple of days while you are waiting for your account to be approved. This would be a good time to familiarize yourself with the program policies, which of course you read before you signed up. But look again. Make sure the site you are registering doesn’t have any of the no-nos listed. For instance, some profanity is allowed, but nothing excessive. What is excessive? That could be a gray area, but if you’re in doubt, don’t register that site. There’s plenty of sites with little or no profanity.Look at the support site while you are waiting on Google
Author: Gerry Stahl Paperback: 524 pagesPublisher: The MIT Press (April 7, 2006)Language: EnglishISBN: 0262195399(R)Innovative uses of global and local networks of linked computers make new ways of collaborative working, learning, and acting possible. In Group Cognition Gerry Stahl explores the technological and social reconfigurations that are needed to achieve computer-supported collaborative knowledge building--group cognition that transcends the limits of individual cognition. Computers can provide active media for social group cognition where ideas grow through the interactions within groups of people; software functionality can manage group discourse that results in shared understandings, new meanings, and collaborative learning. Stahl offers software design prototypes, analyzes empirical instances of collaboration, and elaborates a theory of collaboration that takes the group, rather than the individual, as the unit of analysis. Stahl's design studies concen
Increase Your Home Business' Marketing Knowledge Using The WebWan Hashimhttp://www.Success-WorkAtHome-Business.com/The World Wide Web is a great resource for almostanything these days including online shopping, conductinghome based business, meeting new people, dating,networking, research, and even marketing. The WorldWide Web is also a great place on which to advertise.The internet is an excellent tool for learning and carryingout research. Many people use it to look up for informationthat they would normally, in the past, be only able toaccess by going to a library and reading through booksand periodicals. Using the internet, you can learn moreabout marketing and advertising for your home business.Marketing and advertising is a vital part to ensure yourhome business is successful. The Internet can offer the latestinformation and marketing trends with just a few clicksof a mouse and a little time.Marketing is very dependent on the audience or specifictarget group. On the Internet, you
In meditation the soul is able to fly above all limitations and sees and feels the reality of the Golden Age. If the soul allows itself to slip back into ordinary every day consciousness, just by seeing and relating to the impure world around it, it may feel that the Golden Age is a fantasy. However if there is true soul-consciousness and the experience of the original stat of the soul, then the aim and object is attained. In a cycle we are merely becoming what we were. In a cycle the past is the future, and the present is the future.
In meditation the soul is able to fly above all limitations and sees and feels the reality of the Golden Age. If the soul allows itself to slip back into ordinary every day consciousness, just by seeing and relating to the impure world around it, it may feel that the Golden Age is a fantasy. However if there is true soul-consciousness and the experience of the original stat of the soul, then the aim and object is attained. In a cycle we are merely becoming what we were. In a cycle the past is the future, and the present is the future.
In my previous post [click here for first in series], I began answering the question: What has to happen for good data to become useful knowledge that leads to ever-better and more affordable care?I discussed why we often require large pools of diverse, non-redundant data to generate reliable/valid information that supports good health and healthcare decisions. I made the case that diagnostic, treatment method, and clinical & financial outcomes data standards should be defined by determining the specific pools of data we need to guide clinical decisions. These standard data pools should include every possible piece of data that might affect the reliability (dependability) and validity (accuracy) of a person's decisions. And the data pools should evolve on an ongoing basis via a thorough evidence-based process of collaborative scientific scrutiny in which data may be prudently added, deleted or modified.These standard data pools should be used to obtain information over people's entire
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In my last post [click here for first in series], I discussed how Radical Transformers and Minimalists differ in their view of health knowledge needs, and how they differ in their motivation to change our healthcare system. Following is a brief summary.On the one hand, Radical Transformers are motivated by a vision calling for fundamental changes in our current healthcare system. They have immense data needs since they focus on making knowledgeable diagnostic, preventive and treatment decisions that continually improve care outcomes and value. They use comprehensive, personalized information, which comes from extensive data about:The "whole-person" (mind-body-environment) over one's entire lifetime, including all key psychological, physiological, genetic, environmental and other factors that may affect diagnosis and treatment prescriptionBoth sick-care (allopathic) and well-care (wellness & prevention) interventions[1]Both conventional and CAM (complementary & alternative medicine)
Author: Helen N. Rothberg, G. Scott EricksonPaperback: 400 pagesPublisher: Butterworth-Heinemann (September 7, 2004) Language: EnglishISBN: 0750677627 In the New Economy, intelligence will be essential for firms to gain competitive advantagenot just information or knowledge. Competitive intelligence, or the strategic gathering of knowledge about competitors, climate, trends, new products, has a long and successful history of generating competitive advantage. In this book, Rothberg and Erickson demonstrate how corporations can combine their competitive intelligence gathering with their internal knowledge management gathering into one dynamic system. Using real-world cases from the corporate world, the authors show how the strategic use of this combined system generates measurable competitive advantage. Topics covered include how be develop your strategy for sharing and gathering knowledge across the value chain, sustainable product development and innovation, manufacturing im
As a sometime consultant there are two things that I really like, technology that makes my work more efficient and getting paid for sharing my knowledge. Now a new web based service offering offers both. Ether.com enables you to have your own phone number with a fixed price per minute or hour or call that when your phone rings via this number you know the person is ready to pay. Ether takes care of the financial transaction with your client and pays you your proceeds.You can then market this number anywhere and everywhere that a potential client might find it. The key is you know that if the phone rings, you will be paid. Check out ether.com, they are still in Beta, put I think this is a terrific service idea.
Wow. After seeing this, George W Bush being elected twice makes a LOT more sense. I am deeply embarassed that my fellow Americans are so uninformed about the world around them. This is appalling!
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In the previous eight posts [click here for first in series], I've discussed key issues concerning the healthcare crisis, data and technology standards, use of data-information-knowledge, and technological solutions. In my last post, I then posed these two questions:How can we know if the data being collected are complete, appropriately complex, comprehendible, relevant and useful?What has to happen for good data to become useful knowledge that leads to ever-better and more affordable care?I will now begin to answer the first.Answering this question requires that we clearly know what do we want to do with these data. That is, we have to determine our goals and objectives for using the data. I suggest that there are two general points of view: Use the data to promote profound and rapid incremental change vs. focusing on slow, minimalist change.Some people and institutions want to use the data to generate information and knowledge for the radical transformation of our healthcare system
I started this topic with the statement that our healthcare system needs radical transformation since:All patients "…are at risk for receiving poor health care, no matter where they live; why, where and from whom they seek care; or what their race, gender, or financial status is"[1]Healthcare is increasingly more expensive and less accessible[2], with more than 46 million uninsured in the U.S. from every age group and at every income level, 8 out of 10 being in working families[3]There is a "knowledge void"-the healthcare community is drowning in oceans of information, yet doesn't know the best ways to prevent health problems and treat them cost-effectively.[4]I then went on to explain how these daunting problems can be solved through creation of a knowledge-based healthcare system that drives continuous improvements in care safety, quality and affordability by enabling everyone to:Know the best ways to prevent illness, avoid complications of chronic diseases, and treat health proble
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In my last post, I began discussing I.T. solutions for dealing with the healthcare standards problem. I started by describing the benefits of a "publisher-subscriber node-to-node architecture with universal translation." I now continue with a discussion of two more important parts of the solution: "compositing reporting" and "application integration." Composite ReportingA node-to-node health information exchange architecture I've described has the added benefit of generating composite reports. These reports are comprised of information sent from multiple publisher nodes to a single subscriber node. The subscriber node takes all that information and combines it into a single integrated patient health profile report.For example, let's say this report is a "continuity of care record" (CCR) [1] that a primary care physician (PCP) wants to use to help keep track of what's going on with the treatment a patient is receiving from several provider specialists. The PCP's node, which serves as th
In the previous posts [click here for first in series], I described many of the problems facing the healthcare industry as it attempts to deal with data and technology standards. These daunting problems include high cost, complexity, difficulty accommodating changes, loss of meaning and nuance, trouble defining quality, inadequate measures, political influence, etc. I now discuss how an innovative approach to the use of health information technology would help solve these problems.Solving the Problems with Healthcare StandardsFrom a technological perspective, what's needed to solve the problem with standards is a simple, low-cost, reliable, secure, hassle-free way to exchange and view structured & unstructured health information, anywhere and anytime, in a way that:Maintains the full meaning and nuance of the information being exchanged in order to maximize understanding and the information's usefulness, regardless of the data standards being used.Supports fluid connectivity between al
In the previous four posts [click here for first in series], I described the data and technology standards commonly used to enable the exchange of health information between disparate data sources. I also discussed why such information exchange is vital to the creation and use of knowledge leading to increased healthcare value. In addition, I mentioned several challenges to using standards effectively.In this post, I delve into the problems faced by the healthcare industry when dealing with standards.The Problems with Healthcare StandardsWe confront one set of problems with data (terminology, care measurement and care process) standards, and another with technology (messaging) standards. Problems with Terminology Data StandardsProblems associated with terminology standards are significant:According to William Hammond, professor emeritus of community and family medicine at Duke University, there's "been ongoing discussion about implementing health data standards harmonization and cooper
Using credits and managing your credits wisely are dependent on how well you know of the subject.
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In the previous post, I discussed "care measurement and process standards," which are data standards dealing with diagnosing health problems, determining treatments, and assessing care quality and provider performance. [Click here for first post in series]In this post, I turn to technology standards, and to "messaging format" standards in particular. Whereas data standards focus on making information understandable and useful to humans, messaging format standards focus on enabling the exchange, or interoperability, of data and information (i.e., "transactions") across healthcare systems.HL7 Messaging StandardThe Health Level Seven (HL7) Messaging Standard is the most recognized. It specifies the technical aspects of sending messages so that one software program can exchange information with another, so the information is "understood" by the receiving machine. This standard handles information related to order entry, scheduling, medical record and image management, patient administratio
In the previous post, I discussed "terminology standards," which deal with the meaning and use of words (terms). In this post, I continue with the discussion of data standards, focusing this time on standards for diagnosing health problems, determining treatments, and assessing care quality and provider performance. This all relates to care measurement and process standards. [Click here for first post in series]Care Measurement and Process StandardsCare measurement and process standards focus on:Diagnosing health problemsSelecting and delivering treatmentsEvaluating care performance and value.Diagnosing Health Problems Physiological (bodily) and psychological (mental-emotional-behavioral) measures are used to diagnose a patient’s health problems. Physiological Measurement StandardsPhysiological measurement standards include vital signs and lab test "reference ranges." For example, the standard measures for hypertension is systolic pressure consistently greater than 140 mm Hg, or d
In my previous post, I discussed how knowledge is the foundation of healthcare improvement, and how health information exchange is vital for creating and using knowledge. I then introduced the notion that standards are essential for sharing information and implementing knowledge in a way that improves patient care. I also mentioned that, while beneficial, there are substantial challenges to the effective implementation of standards.Continuing on the topic of Knowledge, Standards and the Healthcare Crisis, I will now begin define what standards actually are.What are standards?Standards are models, principles, policies, or rules that provide an agreed-upon framework for doing and understanding things. There are many different types of standards. When it comes to health information exchange, both data and technology standards are important. These standards describe (a) how health data are to be categorized and defined and (b) how different software systems are to communicate with each oth
There is widespread acknowledgement that our healthcare system needs radical transformation since:All patients “…are at risk for receiving poor health care, no matter where they live; why, where and from whom they seek care; or what their race, gender, or financial status is”[1]Healthcare is increasingly more expensive and less accessible[2], with more than 46 million uninsured in the U.S. from every age group and at every income level, 8 out of 10 being in working families[3]There is a “knowledge void”—the healthcare community is drowning in oceans of information, yet doesn't know the best ways to prevent health problems and treat them cost-effectively.[4] In this next series of posts, I will offer an answer to this daunting question: What can be done to drive continuous improvements in care safety, quality and efficiency, which would enable people to remain healthy longer, manage chronic conditions more effectively, and
Do I Need to be Computer Savvy to Use Google Adsense?You don’t have to be a techno-geek to use Google Adsense. In fact, you don’t need any more technical knowledge than you do to surf the web. Google Adsense is very user-friendly with a comprehensive support site to answer any question you might have.You are first walked through the sign-up process where you are prompted for any and all information needed. You will then have a couple of days while you are waiting for your account to be approved. This would be a good time to familiarize yourself with the program policies, which of course you read before you signed up. But look again. Make sure the site you are registering doesn’t have any of the no-nos listed. For instance, some profanity is allowed, but nothing excessive. What is excessive? That could be a gray area, but if you’re in doubt, don’t register that site. There’s plenty of sites with little or no profanity.Look at the support site while you are waiting on Google
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In March 23-25, 2005, an international symposium on red alder was held at the University of Washington Center for Urban Horticulture in
Seattle, WA. The symposium was entitled “Red Alder: A State of Knowledge” and brought together regional experts to critically
examine the economic, ecological and social values of red alder. The primary goal of the symposium was to discuss new advances in the
understanding of red alder biology and silviculture, changing market and nonmarket values, and the current regulatory climate for management
of alder. This proceedings includes 14 papers based on oral presentations given at the symposium. These papers highlight some of the key
findings from the history, ecology, biology, silviculture and economics sessions presented at the red alder symposium.
I am big evangelist of free world of information and tools. In computer world that means that resources and developer tools should be available free. We are all witnessing that is what is happening right now with many developer tools taking step towards free and open model.
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