Using QR Codes to Deliver Maps Electronically - cartographers
are tapping into technology in the form of Quick Response Codes (QR
codes) to help promote, sell and deliver maps electronically. Ted
Florence discusses QR codes, what they are and how they are useful for
maps and map producers.?
10 Resources To Help You Get Started Programming with Python -
There's no question that if you want a head start in your career as a
GIS Analyst, programmer, or other technology professional that Python
programming is a must. Just look around on twitter, follow some geo
hacks on Google +, check out the developer resources, and attend a
GeoGeek meetup of WhereCamp and you'll hear about python.
Exploring Foursquare with The Explore foursquare map - A look at some clever mapping functionality available to users of the foursquare service
58% Use Location-based Apps Despite Privacy Concerns - A telephone poll of 1,000 Americans shows that many people are concerned
about geolocation, which uses data from a computer or mobile device to
identify a physical location
The Really Big List of Mapping, Geo location Mobile developer resources, APIs and Tools? - The Mobile Ecosystem... no question that mobile is huge and
the opportunity for developers, in particular, geo developers! There's
loads of developer resources on the web so to help the developer,
here's a listing of just some of the fine dev resources, blogs,
toolsets and more to consider when developing or porting your app to a
smartphone or Tablet.
Mobile Technology Feature - Top 10 Business Apps for Android - Android has become one of the most popular mobile operating systems
in the world due to advanced software, competitive manufacturers, and an
app market that is filled with exciting and useful applications. Read
on for this fine Top 10 List compiled by tech writer, Blake Sanders
ArcGIS.com Mashup Tutorial with Flickr and Foursquare data -
Here's a simple "how to" tutorial on working with the free ArcGIS.com
to easily import KML or RSS data from Flickr and foursquare into ArcGIS
to create your own custom map mashup.
Most Users of Free Photo Apps Say Adding Cool Effects is Most Useful? - Adding cool effects
to photos was rated as the most useful thing by more than halfof
consumers surveyed using free online photography services, according to
CatchFree a free
online service that helps people find the best free mobile and web applications
to perform useful tasks.
10 Things That You Should Be Including In Your Press Release -
We'd like to share a short list of 10 items that anyone creating a
press release might/should consider including in their press release.?
Flickr GPS Photo Tag Tip? - Here's a tip for Flickr users who want to share their GPS information
with their photos. note, in order to do this you'll need to be
capturing photos using a GPS-enabled or GPS-aware camera (see you're
smartphone hardware settings to ensure that GPS or location sharing is
turned "ON)".?
More baccalaureate-prepared nurses in hospitals connected to fewer patient deathsPublic release date: 7-Mar-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Joy McIntyre joyme@nursing.upenn.edu 215-898-5074 University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
When hospitals hire more nurses with four-year degrees, patient deaths following common surgeries decrease, according to new research by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research as reported in the March issue of the prestigious policy journal Health Affairs. Less than half the nation's nurses (45%) have baccalaureate degrees, according to the most recent data available (2008).
If all 134 Pennsylvania hospitals involved in the study had increased the percentage of their nurses with four-year degrees by 10 percentage points, the lives of about 500 patients who had undergone general, vascular, or orthopedic surgery might have been saved, the researchers found.
Specifically, a ten percentage point increase, say from 30 to 40 percent, in the overall percentage of BSN-prepared nurses in the hospitals studied between 1999 to 2006 saved about 2 lives for each 1,000 patients treated on average, according to lead author Penn Nursing professor Ann Kutney-Lee, PhD, RN, who is also a senior fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. The researchers surveyed 42,000 registered nurses (RN) in Pennsylvania in 1999 and 25,000 in 20006.
Currently, RNs have obtained a four-year (baccalaureate degree), a two-year (associate's) degree, or graduated from a hospital-based diploma school. Licensed practical nurses (LPN) also practice at the bedside with a one-year degree.
"This adds to the importance of public policies to help direct a substantial shift toward the production of nurses with baccalaureates in nursing," said Kutney-Lee, noting that a recent report from the Institute of Medicine recommends that 80 percent of nurses hold at least a baccalaureate degree by 2020. "Nursing is both high-touch and high-tech requiring honed critical thinking skills in our complicated healthcare system."
While the study did not pinpoint why more patients survive surgeries, previous work in the Center found that better-prepared nurses offer higher levels of surveillance of patients, noticing subtle shifts in their patients' conditions that can lead to death from complications while there was still time to intervene.
"As part of their practice, nurses are responsible for the continual assessment and monitoring of a patient's condition, identifying changes that could indicate clinical deterioration, and initiating interventions when necessary," noted Kutney-Lee.
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The study was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Institute of Nursing Research of the National Institutes of Health, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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More baccalaureate-prepared nurses in hospitals connected to fewer patient deathsPublic release date: 7-Mar-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Joy McIntyre joyme@nursing.upenn.edu 215-898-5074 University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
When hospitals hire more nurses with four-year degrees, patient deaths following common surgeries decrease, according to new research by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research as reported in the March issue of the prestigious policy journal Health Affairs. Less than half the nation's nurses (45%) have baccalaureate degrees, according to the most recent data available (2008).
If all 134 Pennsylvania hospitals involved in the study had increased the percentage of their nurses with four-year degrees by 10 percentage points, the lives of about 500 patients who had undergone general, vascular, or orthopedic surgery might have been saved, the researchers found.
Specifically, a ten percentage point increase, say from 30 to 40 percent, in the overall percentage of BSN-prepared nurses in the hospitals studied between 1999 to 2006 saved about 2 lives for each 1,000 patients treated on average, according to lead author Penn Nursing professor Ann Kutney-Lee, PhD, RN, who is also a senior fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. The researchers surveyed 42,000 registered nurses (RN) in Pennsylvania in 1999 and 25,000 in 20006.
Currently, RNs have obtained a four-year (baccalaureate degree), a two-year (associate's) degree, or graduated from a hospital-based diploma school. Licensed practical nurses (LPN) also practice at the bedside with a one-year degree.
"This adds to the importance of public policies to help direct a substantial shift toward the production of nurses with baccalaureates in nursing," said Kutney-Lee, noting that a recent report from the Institute of Medicine recommends that 80 percent of nurses hold at least a baccalaureate degree by 2020. "Nursing is both high-touch and high-tech requiring honed critical thinking skills in our complicated healthcare system."
While the study did not pinpoint why more patients survive surgeries, previous work in the Center found that better-prepared nurses offer higher levels of surveillance of patients, noticing subtle shifts in their patients' conditions that can lead to death from complications while there was still time to intervene.
"As part of their practice, nurses are responsible for the continual assessment and monitoring of a patient's condition, identifying changes that could indicate clinical deterioration, and initiating interventions when necessary," noted Kutney-Lee.
###
The study was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Institute of Nursing Research of the National Institutes of Health, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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It's always more fun to be snowed in with a bartender. Fortunately, local bars and restaurants are offering Snowquester specials. We'll continue to update this list throughout the day, so check back. If you're doing a special you'd like included, e-mail Y&H at hungry@washingtoncitypaper.com.
DC Reynolds
3628 Georgia Ave. NW
Buy one, get one free drink happy hour from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Meridian Pint
3400 11th St. NW
Open for brunch at 10 a.m.
Mussel Bar & Grille
7262 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda
Happy hour all day with $1 oysters, $2 retro cans, $5.50 rail drinks and select drafts, and $7 wines.
The Pug
1234 H St. NE
One dollar off for every six inches of snow on the ground.
Z-Burger
4321 Wisconsin Ave. NW
If it snows five inches of more in D.C. today by 5 p.m., get a five-cent burger from 5 to 7 p.m. Say the password "snow burger." Tenleytown location only. One per person.
UPDATE:
Tortilla Coast
Logan Circle and Capitol Hill locations
All day happy hour with $5 house margaritas
Cafe Deluxe
All locations
All day happy hour. Plus $5 flatbreads at the Gaithersburg location.
Lou's City Bar
1400 Irving St. NW
Open at 11:30 a.m. for lunch and half-off all drafts until close.
The Daily Dish
8301 Grubb Road, Silver Spring, Md.
Happy hour all day with $4 pints of Flying Dog, Snake Dog, and Old Scratch
Kangaroo Boxing Club
3412 11th St. NW
Open at 11 a.m. with full menu, plus $3 hot toddies and $4 "forget work" Jameson shots
Radius Pizza
3155 Mount Pleasant St. NW
Opens at noon with $5 glasses of wine, cocktails, and bites, plus $3 hot toddies
Dino
3435 Connecticut Ave. NW
All-night happy hour with $5 house cocktails, $3 glasses of wine, beer, and antipasti. Bottles of wine that are $50 or more are 33 percent off.
DGS Delicatessen
1317 Connecticut Ave. NW
Half price bottles of wine all day.
Zaytinya
701 9th St. NW
Half price bottles of wine all day.
Cava Mezze
2940 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington
Happy hour at the Clarendon location starts at 11:30 a.m. with $3 mini gyros and lamb sliders.
Port City Brewing Company
3950 Wheeler Ave., Alexandria
The Alexandria brewery is open at noon for a snow day party. Watch the bottling in action and grab some Tartan Ale straight from the bottling line.
The Board Room
1737 Connecticut Ave. NW
Opens at noon with free game rentals until 5 p.m. and happy hour until 7 p.m.
Crios Modern Mexican
2120 P St. NW
Happy hour all day with $5 margaritas.
Scion Restaurant
2100 P St. NW
Happy hour all day with half price drafts, $5 wine, and $4 rail drinks.
BGR: The Burger Joint
All D.C. locations
Buy one, get one shakes all day.
Al Dente Ristorante
3201 New Mexico Ave. NW
Happy hour all night, beginning at 4 p.m., with half price pizza and bomboloni, $4 beers, $5 house cocktails, and $5 wine.
Sprinkles
3015 M St. NW
Buy one cupcake, get another free when you say "snow day."
Sixth Engine
438 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Bar opens early at 2 p.m. with happy hour specials. Full dinner menu available at 4:30 p.m.
Sugo Cicchetti
12505 Park Potomac Ave, Potomac, Md.
Opens at 5 p.m. with half price pizza all night. Carryout or dine in.
Hanoi House
2005 14th St. NW
$5 bahn mi, $5 beer, $5 wine, and $15 scorpion bowls all night.
DC Bread and Brew
1247 20th St. NW
Happy hour starts at 4 p.m. with half price drinks, including drafts
Cedar Restaurant
822 E St. NW
$5 cocktail called The Snowflake with white cranberry juice and Prosecco. Happy hour until 7 p.m.
1905
1905 9th St. NW
Half price burgers and $4 bottles and cans of beer all night.
CORRECTION: Pleasant Pops does not have a coffee special, as was previously reported.
Photo of two beer bottles in the snow via Shutterstock
Sony's major Mobile World Congress product reveal turned out to be the very same slate it had already taken the wraps off of this past January in Japan: the Xperia Tablet Z. Now that the 10-inch Android tablet's been officially announced for global availability, it's time for it to start trickling out to market and (surprise, surprise) Japan's getting first dibs. Starting March 9th, NTT DoCoMo will begin accepting pre-orders for the LTE-enabled tablet (in black or white) with a general launch date set for March 22nd. There doesn't seem to be any indication of pricing as of yet, but we've seen figures that indicate this region-specific Xperia Tablet Z could retail for around ¥85,470 (about $900 USD). If you like what Sony's done with this waterproof, Jelly Bean tablet and you live in the Land of the Rising Sun, well then you know what to do. For everyone else around the globe, there's always the vague promise of a Q2 launch to cling to.
Tour Type: Private Cairo trip Tour Length: 14 - 18 Hours City Tour:Cairo trip Pick up Point: Your Hotel in Hurghada Drop off Point: Your Hotel in Hurghada
Tour Itinerary : -
Hurghada to Cairo One of our Hurghada excursions is a cairo trip from Hurghada. Our cairo trip will start with pick up from your hotel lobby in Hurghada by air-conditioned vehicle. Then you will be taken to Hurghada Airport to board your flight. In your arrival you will be accompanied by your private Egyptologist guide to start your private Cairo trip by visiting the Great Pyramids of Giza one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient World. Giza Pyramids are constructed from 4500 years by millions of limestone. Continue your trip Hurghada to Cairo to mystical Sphinx, The 20-metre-high, 57-metre-long, half man, half lion is the guardian of a sun temple to the east of the Great Pyramid of King Khufu of Giza. Lunch will be served during Cairo trip. Then you will proceed your trip Hurghada Cairo to the famous Tahrir Square (Libration Square) where the Egyptian Revolution indulged January 2011 against Mubarak and his government. Your ecursion Hurghada to cairo includes a visit to the Egyptian Museum which renewed in 1900 to neo-classical style by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon it was exhibited 120000 objects till now from the pre historical era to Greco-Roman period, the most interesting in the Egyptian Museum is the golden treasure of the child king Tutankhamen. Discover the ancient culture of Coptic Christians on a private trip through the Old city. The Hanging Church is built into the walls of the water gate of the Roman fortress and is possibly the oldest Christian church in Egypt. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, it is one of the most beautiful churches. Your last stop is the Abu Serga, one of the places where the Holy Family rested after fleeing Israel from King Herod. Free time during your Cairo trip with many optional excursions, then you will drive back to the airport to fly back Hurghada to with direct transfer to you hotel in Hurghada (end of Cairo trip )
Tour Includes : -
- Pick up and drop off services from your hotel in Hurghada - Return flight tickets from Hurghada to cairo with Egypt Air - All transfers during your visit Hurghada to Cairo by modern air-conditioned vehicles - All sightseeing as per Cairo trip itinerary - All admission fees to the sightseeing as per Cairo trip itinerary - Professional Egyptologist private guide throughout your trip Hurghada to Cairo - 1 Mineral water and soft drink during Cairo trip - Lunch meal during Cairo trip at local restaurant by the Pyramids - Travel representative assistance in pick up and drop off
Tour Excludes : -
- Personal expenses during Cairo trip - Optional excursions during Cairo trip
Omarosa is back for another season of "Apprentice."
By Anna Chan, TODAY
Uh oh! It looks like reality TV villain Omarosa is in charge in the next episode of "All-Star Celebrity Apprentice," and she's going to get her way or it's the highway.
When the cast heads to Universal Studios Orlando for the next challenge, "hold on for Omarosa's wild ride ... of terror!" the new NBC promo teases. It certainly doesn't look like her teammate Dennis Rodman is going to enjoy the experience.
In a first look that NBC is sharing with The Clicker, dealing with having Omarosa in charge looks like a frustrating ride for the former basketball star. Though the fabricators working with their team for the challenge tell her that what she wants to do is pretty much impossible, Omarosa pushes ahead.
"My design was quite ambitious," she admits to the cameras. How ambitious? She wanted a 3-D Spider-Man made of foam, which the fabricators didn't think would hold up.
When an exasperated Rodman tells her it's "too much" and that it "wouldn't be finished" in time, Omarosa forges ahead, insisting they "push, push, push!"
"Girl, you can't do it!" Rodman complains to the cameras. "They told us you can't do it like that, this ain't gonna work! If we lose, it ain't my fault."
Take a look: ?
"All-Star Celebrity Apprentice" airs 9 p.m. Sundays on NBC.
10 Resources To Help You Get Started Programming with Python -
There's no question that if you want a head start in your career as a
GIS Analyst, programmer, or other technology professional that Python
programming is a must. Just look around on twitter, follow some geo
hacks on Google +, check out the developer resources, and attend a
GeoGeek meetup of WhereCamp and you'll hear about python.
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