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All 5 episodes of chilling Netflix series “THE LØRENSKOG DISAPPEARANCE” recapped!

The Netflix original production of “The Lørenskog Disappearance” is a frenetically paced five-installment dramatic crime series. It is, in large part, a vividly imagined account of the mysterious true-life disappearance of Norwegian billionaire Tom Hagen’s wife Anne-Elisabeth in 2018. https://youtu.be/2g89IxGIFy8 All 5 episodes of the chilling Netflix series “THE LØRENSKOG DISAPPEARANCE” recapped! Streaming Series Review by John Smistad Episode 1: The Investigators (Part 1) Yngvild Støen Grotmol is brilliant as lead investigator Jorunn Lakke. Key events playing and replaying in the mind manifesting as if they are actually happening before her in the real world, while at first disorienting, become absolutely chilling as this gripping opening episode unfolds. Lakke and her team contend with few clues, withholding details from an increasingly hounding media, a shell-shocked adult daughter desperate for answers and a husband who seems less than panicked about the whole affair. An unprecedented case for the police, what is initially believed to be a kidnapping for cryptocurrency ransom gradually evolves into a dreaded potentiality feared by all. *Personal Life Predicament: Lakke’s retired-cop father succumbs to dementia. Episode 2: The Journalists Into the fray enter the scribes. The mainstream media often take a shellacking in the US. And quite often it is richly deserved. While I’m not entirely certain if this is how the Norwegian general public looks upon their country’s journalistic community, it’s a decent bet based on this production that they harbor much in common with many Americans’ attitudes toward The Fifth Estate. Much of this episode plays like the 1976 Watergate docudrama “All The President's Men”, complete with a hard-nosed reporter, Erlend Moe Riise (a quietly intense performance by Christian Rubeck) whose dogged efforts to uncover the truth about this baffling missing person case are covertly aided by his very own “Deep Throat” character. This series chapter ends with a perplexity. What in the hell was that brown envelope Riise just watched Tom Hagen remove from the mailbox? As matters become more and more curious… *Personal Life Predicament: Emotionally scarring Daddy issues and a newborn baby for Riise. Episode 3: The Lawyers And what would any crime story worth it’s gavel be without everyone’s favorite punching bags, those ages-maligned attorneys at law (Sorry, you conscientious counselors out there. Nothing personal, certainly. And, likely, nothing you haven't heard before). This third episode is highly reminiscent of a pick-any-script from the decades-running “Law & Order” TV franchise. It is well over a year now since Anne-Elisabeth Hagen has been gone. Everyone involved looks drawn, worn down and out and older than they should. At the sacrifice of sleep and his family life, Tom Hagen’s defense attorney and former Oslo cop Svein Holden (a smoldering still waters run deep turn by Henrik Rafaelsen), and some slick legalize maneuvers and mechanizations (are there any other kind?), the one who they say done it done gets sprung from the pokey. And it’s right back to the rapidly-shrinking drawing board for the confounded men and women in blue. *Personal Life Predicament: Heavy bags under Holden’s eyes and the loss of precious time with his wife and young daughter. Episode 4: The Journalists (Part 2) Aleks Zaretski (Victoria Ose) is an altruistic newspaper reporter and editor. She is driven to look at Anne-Elisabeth Hagen’s disappearance and the manner in which the police are investigating it, from a 'warts and all' perspective. However, her superiors are not on board with this no-kissing-up approach. But Zaretski’s cohort at the periodical, Erlend Moe Riise, whom we met in Episode 2, begins to believe she is on to something. And it just may be something big. Perhaps potent enough to crack this long-since stagnant case wide-open. And he sets out to do something about it. *Personal Life Predicament: We see Jorunn Lakke come to an institution to fetch her father, whose mental faculties have deteriorated alarmingly, and bring him back home per his wishes. The Finale. Episode 5: The Informants The police are beyond desperate. This frustrating and enigmatic case now involves law enforcement agencies from several countries. With nowhere else to turn, they partner ever so warily with a wretched rat’s nest of vermin and vice for any shred of information that may finally help solve the vanishing of Anne-Elisabeth. Where do these precarious and dangerous paths lead investigators? If you don’t already know, there'll be no spoilers here, vennene mine. Watch “The Lørenskog Disappearance”. This exceptionally well-done Netflix production is resolutely well worth it. *Personal Life Predicament: A Tom Hagen obsessed Riise’s relationship is on the rocks, as Lakke moves in with a father who is no longer capable of living on his own. Check out Cool Video Interviews with Top Indie Entertainers! JOHN SMISTAD, "THE QUICK FLICK CRITIC", interviews hard-charging indie filmmaker ALISON LOCKE! - YouTube Read the full article

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How to Expand the ‘Have I Been Pwned’ Brand

Have I Been Pwned, the most popular database of compromised usernames and passwords, is up for sale. Creator Troy Hunt has received worldwide praise for his commitment to security and education, but now that torch must be passed, allowing rapid growth and inevitable franchising. With that in mind, I propose a Have I Been Pwned family of similar business ideas to whichever companies have their sights set on the acquisition.

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In This Italian Mountain Town, Everyone Knows About Bitcoin

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In This Italian Mountain Town, Everyone Knows About Bitcoin

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He’s scribbling a series of 12 words on the blue paper handed to him by one of the two women at the other side of the desk. Marco is his name. Graying hair, blue jeans, and still wearing the fat, black winter coat that protected him against the cold Alpine air outside, he just drove 80 kilometers from his hometown and is now in the process of installing the Altana Bitcoin wallet, as recommended.

“I had heard of Bitcoin but didn’t own any,” he explains, when asked why he didn’t just buy bitcoins on an online exchange. “I prefer the human contact if I’m going to purchase some.”

The other of the two women walks him to the white mailbox-sized machine in the corner. “Compro Euro,” it reads, the same words that are plastered across the wall and the window of the small shop. And “Bitcoin ATM.”

The woman explains how the machine works, pointing to the small black window that hides a camera and then to the QR code on Marco’s phone screen. Marco nods and gets out his brown leather wallet.

Buying bitcoin in Rovereto

As the woman retakes her seat at the desk in front of the bookshelf with copies of Mastering Bitcoin and Antifragile, Marco starts shoving orange 50 euro notes into the Bitcoin ATM. The machine responds with a buzzing and clicking sound for every slip inserted. This goes on for several minutes before Marco puts his wallet and phone back in his jean pockets and walks back to the desk to give a final handshake to both women.

“I’d like to get some of my money out of the bank, and bitcoin seemed like a good option,” he says, briefly explaining his investment decision before leaving the shop with a thankful smile.

Bitcoin Valley

In the same northern Italian town about four years ago, another Marco, Marco Amadori, was discussing Bitcoin with some fellow local enthusiasts. Working on tech projects for the province of Trento, Amadori pitched them a dream. Schooled as a developer, in his late thirties at the time, Amadori wanted to turn Rovereto — the name of his town — into a “Bitcoin Valley,” with Bitcoin companies, bitcoin-accepting merchants and, of course, Bitcoin users.

Marco Amadori overlooks the town of Rovereto in “Bitcoin Valley.”

Four years later, Amadori and his fellow enthusiasts own and run two Bitcoin businesses in Rovereto, with a nearby education center and a communication company coming up. Inbitcoin, Amadori’s first Bitcoin business, is a research and development company, working on various bitcoin-related software applications, including point-of-sale payment solutions for merchants and the Atlana wallet.

The second, Compro Euro (Italians will understand the pun), is a brick-and-mortar exchange, the first of its kind in Italy. Anyone can walk in to buy or sell up to 3,000 euro worth of bitcoin, on the spot. The service applies full Know-Your-Customer (KYC) identification and charges a 12 percent markup to boot. Italians in and around Rovereto don’t seem to mind.

“It has calmed down a bit now, but last December was crazy,” says Compro Euro cofounder Alessandro Olivo. “The shop was full, and we had people waiting in line to use the Bitcoin ATM.”

A bit younger than Amadori, Olivo quickly got involved with the Bitcoin Valley project when it was pitched to him. “A second Compro Euro brick-and-mortar exchange is about to open in Pordenone next month, and there are concrete plans for Bologna and Carpi as well. All together we’ve had hundreds of requests from cities across the country. Demand is huge.”

Inbitcoin and Compro Euro are now at the heart of Bitcoin Valley — very literally so, in the case of the exchange: it’s situated right in the center of town, where three streets meet. Hard to miss for anyone strolling around the old brick streets of Rovereto.

But they are also at the figurative heart of Bitcoin Valley: Inbitcoin and Compro Euro stand out as the flagship enterprises in the town that has come to be known as the Bitcoin capital of Italy. With about 30 bitcoin-accepting merchants and less than 40 thousand people, it is one of the most Bitcoin-dense cities in the world. (Arnhem, in The Netherlands, is probably still in the lead.)

Pizzeria Da Papi

Amadori, Olivo and other enthusiasts are trying to get a bitcoin economy going in Rovereto. The Inbitcoin and Compro Euro teams get paid in bitcoin and tend to visit the establishments that accept bitcoin more than most others. Their restaurant of choice is often Pizzeria Da Papi, owned by Ivan: a tall, slim man with friendly eyes.

Ivan is one of a growing number of Rovereto merchants who accept bitcoin.

Ivan started accepting bitcoin in early 2017 and has kept most of his coins, he says with a wide smile. The price has gone up significantly. But for Ivan, Bitcoin is not just a new payment method or even just a form of money. Having been introduced with the digital currency (and possibly inspired by a thieving former employee, Olivo suggests), Ivan imagines a world wherein the flow of money across supply chains can be traced and automated.

“I would like to set up a system where my suppliers — those that sell me cheese or vegetables — get paid their share automatically when I sell a pizza,” he explains. The last customers have left the restaurant, so he’s locked the doors and is lighting up a cigarette as he sits down to talk Bitcoin. “This solves a liquidity problem. I would no longer need to put investment up front, and instead, automatically forward a part of any payment I receive.”

Ivan admits he hasn’t worked out the details. He’s not yet sure how his system can prevent him from lying to his suppliers about the number of pizzas sold, or why his suppliers would want to take the risk that he might not sell any. But that’s not the point, he says. “It’s early days, Bitcoin is just starting. It’s about what will possible in the future.”

As a first step in the shorter term, the pizzeria and Inbitcoin are working on an accounting system. Even if the pizzeria accepts bitcoin for payment, Ivan needs to pay tax in euros. The Inbitcoin payment terminal — a software layer on top of BitPay — lets him convert a percentage of the bitcoins into euros automatically and keeps track of how much tax he needs to pay at the end of the day.

The Trust Factor

Ivan may be more interested in Bitcoin than most shop owners — but in Rovereto he’s no fluke. From the local extreme sports store (most bitcoin payments are for ski and snowboard gear) to the horse meat butchery, to the newspaper stand at the edge of the town square, the “Bitcoin accettatti” stickers pop up on store fronts across the intimate city center.

A cornerstone of the local scenery

And while the amount of commerce that takes place in the cryptocurrency is still relatively small, Rovereto has received lots of attention from Italian media. As such, everyone in town is aware of its status as the Bitcoin Valley — even those that don’t care about Bitcoin at all.

Merchants were open to Bitcoin in Roverato exactly because it is a relatively small town, suspects Claudio Gobber, the thirty-something chatty senior business development manager for Inbitcoin. It has proven to be such a fertile breeding ground, he thinks, because the small-town familiarity gave local merchants the confidence they needed; Amadori’s family in particular has been living there for generations.

“When people first hear about bitcoin they start asking questions — about the technology, about mining. But what they really want to know is if they can trust it. We were able to skip this step because people trust us. We have familiar faces,” Gobber explained. “This is how we grow Bitcoin: We start small and have it spread from there.”

And that’s what makes it special, he thinks.

“Bitcoin is a bottom-up revolution; that’s what gets me excited. It’s local pizza shop owners like Ivan that come up with ideas; they tell us what problem they encounter so we can solve it. Bitcoin is all about openness and permissionless innovation. The tax-accounting solution is only one example.”

Mani al Cielo

The very first establishment in Rovereto to accept bitcoin was the local bar, Mani al Cielo, back in 2015. It’s still the establishment that receives most the bitcoin payments in town today.

Mani al Cielo Bar

“I also pay my employees in bitcoin now,” Gianpaolo Rossi says, while he pours four spritzes for the girls that just walked in. He’s the owner of the bar, in his late thirties with a black crew cut. He chuckles a little when asked whether his employees are happy with that arrangement. “I’m not leaving them much choice.” He pays them through Bitwage, he says, which converts euros into bitcoin. “But if they don’t want to keep the bitcoin, I will offer to buy it back.”

Like Ivan, Gianpaolo doesn’t see bitcoin as just a payment method. He is an enthusiast, trading altcoins in his free time to try and increase his holdings. Bitcoin’s volatile nature doesn’t bother him — he enjoys it.

“If you don’t like the roller coaster, go with the Caterpillar,” he had told an Italian television crew two weeks prior, comparing the stability of the euro with a kiddy ride in a nearby theme park. “No one is forcing you.” It made him a local Bitcoin celebrity. He’s now having the sentence printed on a shirt like a catchphrase, he says.

If you don’t like the roller coaster, go with the Caterpillar.

Rovereto is probably getting closer to establishing a circular Bitcoin economy than anywhere else in the world — with Mani al Cielo at the center of the payment carousel. Not only does Gianpaolo take bitcoin from the Inbitcoin crew, who will often drop by after work, but the bar owner has also convinced a local beer producer to accept bitcoin from him.

“But I’m not paying them in bitcoin right now,” he says emphatically. “Not now — now is the time to hold!”

Gianpaolo acknowledges that, for bar owners like him, Bitcoin does have one problem: Fees can be high sometimes. “In November and December almost no one paid with bitcoin,” Gianpaolo says. “Even my mom complained about fees. If my mom starts to notice, that’s not good.”

Yet there was no way Gianpaolo would accept Bitcoin’s cheaper offshoot, Bitcoin Cash, he said.

“Nah, that’s Roger Ver’s coin, and that of a few Chinese miners. I’m not interested. And with Bitcoin — my team — it’s like a football derby. I would never switch sides.”

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ellahmacdermott · 6 years

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“Real Users”: In This Italian Mountain Town, Everyone Knows About Bitcoin

He's scribbling a series of 12 words on the blue paper handed to him by one of the two women at the other side of the desk. Marco is his name. Graying hair, blue jeans, and still wearing the fat, black winter coat that protected him against the cold Alpine air outside, he just drove 80 kilometers from his hometown and is now in the process of installing the Atlana Bitcoin wallet, as recommended.

“I had heard of Bitcoin but didn’t own any,” he explains, when asked why he didn’t just buy bitcoins on an online exchange. “I prefer the human contact if I’m going to purchase some.”

The woman explains how the machine works, pointing to the small black window that hides a camera and then to the QR code on Marco’s phone screen. Marco nods and gets out his brown leather wallet.

Buying bitcoin in Rovereto

“I’d like to get some of my money out of the bank, and bitcoin seemed like a good option,” he says, briefly explaining his investment decision before leaving the shop with a thankful smile.

Bitcoin Valley

Marco Amadori overlooks the town of Rovereto in “Bitcoin Valley.”

“It has calmed down a bit now, but last December was crazy,” says Compro Euro cofounder Alessandro Olivo. “The shop was full, and we had people waiting in line to use the Bitcoin ATM.”

Pizzeria Da Papi

Ivan is one of a growing number of Rovereto merchants who accept bitcoin.

The Trust Factor

A cornerstone of the local scenery

And that’s what makes it special, he thinks.

Mani al Cielo

The very first establishment in Rovereto to accept bitcoin was the local bar, Mani al Cielo, back in 2015. It’s still the establishment that receives most the bitcoin payments in town today.

Mani al Cielo Bar

If you don’t like the roller coaster, go with the Caterpillar.

“But I’m not paying them in bitcoin right now,” he says emphatically. “Not now — now is the time to hold!”

Yet there was no way Gianpaolo would accept Bitcoin’s cheaper offshoot, Bitcoin Cash, he said.

“Nah, that’s Roger Ver’s coin, and that of a few Chinese miners. I’m not interested. And with Bitcoin — my team — it’s like a football derby. I would never switch sides.”

This article originally appeared on Bitcoin Magazine.

from InvestmentOpportunityInCryptocurrencies via Ella Macdermott on Inoreader https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/real-users-italian-mountain-town-everyone-knows-about-bitcoin/

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donaldcbauman-blog · 6 years

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Find Out Exactly How Not To Postpone 911 Response Team Throughout An Emergency

In our society today, emergency response delay time is on the increase. It is possible that a one minute delay in reaching an individual in need of medical intervention could cause a fatality. According to a report from The Washington Post reported on February 13, by the Editorial Board, states that "240 million 911 calls continue to be placed annually…” The article reports that the present 911 system is “…obsolete, unable to handle photos, video, downloads, precise Geo-locating ...” With this staggering number of 911 calls, we can imagine the tremendous pressure the system is under to maintain competency. There have been numerous stories in the news about 911 delayed responses which have resulted in deaths or compounded medical emergency for the individuals requiring help. So, how can you as an individual help not to contribute to 911 response delays. We do know the system is obsolete, but there are other extrinsic factors that delay the response team from getting to their destination on time. Emergencies such as accidents, illness, death, fire, or theft, do happen very often and having a quick response from the first responders is very crucial. The time between a 911 call and the time it takes the response team to get to your home or the scene of the emergency determines if a life is saved or lost. Now, what are these extrinsic factors that can cause a delay in emergency response time? There are lots of factors but we are going to focus on the following: house numbers; safety at home; home emergency preparedness and availability of personal health information. Your question would then be, how would my house number delay a 911 response team from getting to me on time? How is my home safety issues related to a 911 response time? How would a home emergency preparedness plan affect 911 response times and what does the team have to do with my medical record before an intervention is carried out? The answers to these questions are not far-fetched. Let's start with house numbers.

House Numbers

A quick look at the house number signs in your community will show that most homes still use and have the standard address house numbers. These are not easily visible from a distance, especially at night. Much time would be saved if your house number is not a deterrent to the emergency response team reaching you on time. Because of this, the need to use other forms of house numbering with increased visibility during adverse weather or at night, like the reflective house numbers, has begun to be in high demand. Homeowners who live on dark streets and rural roads have begun the use of reflective house number. The reflective house numbers are also commonly found on old streets or communities that house the elderly, on mailboxes or on posts. What does this do for you in relation to 911 response time?

If your house number is strategically positioned so that it can be easily located by the emergency response team or if you had a reflective house number sign, then, no time is lost trying to locate your house. The truth is that some house numbering is not in chronological order. This causes delays in reaching the victim because the response team is spending a considerate amount of time looking for your address. Therefore it can be inferred that the time between a 911 call and arrival of the 911 response team is very crucial in saving a life. In this respect, the response delay is usually due to either the house number is obstructed or not visible at all. Having a reflective house number ensures that your house is easily located and help gets to you when you need it and where you need it. Every home with the possibility of an emergent situation or crisis will do well to change the standard house number to a reflective one because without these reflective house numbers, residents run the risk of not being assisted by the emergency services in a timely manner. Reflective signs are usually made in bright green or blue colors. They clearly display the number of the house and in some cases, the name of the residents. There is a company advocating that every home should use the reflective house number in order to reduce mortality due to the obstructed house number. They have developed a unique reflective house numbers sign that is easily visible. You can reach them at 209.663.3678. Help the emergency response team help you. Invest in a sign which clearly displays your house number which can potentially save your life or the life of a family member.

Safety At Home

Most medical alarm systems are enabled to call locally, long distances, and to call 911. This means you are assured of getting the help you need as fast as possible. But this may not be the situation. Have you ever thought of the hazards in your home that could cause response delays? What is Safety at Home and how does it increase delays in response time? Safety at home starts with the thoughtful placement of furniture in your home. Many drivers who service homes, be it cable personnel or any service will be able to tell you a story on how they could not deliver a service due to obstructions of some sort in the home. It is the same for the emergency response team. A 911 call means someone needs immediate and urgent care but on arrival, they discover they cannot immediately transport the person needing help to the nearest hospital on time. It could be because, either the door or hallway is too narrow or the stairway is so steep and unsafe. So the team needs extra time to navigate how to transport the patient. It may take two to three times the regular time to reach the patient. This greatly impacts the outcome of any medical intervention that the patient should have received but is delayed due to safety hazards in the home. Think about this for a moment. Is your hallway free of clutter? How is your furniture placed to facilitate easy transport if the need arises? Do not be that person whose home is a deterrent to receiving medical care on time. What do you need to do to prevent this from happening? The answer is, get a home safety inspection before an emergency happens. Many people underestimate how important a home inspection is for the emergency service personnel. Be prepared. Keep your home safe and help the emergency response team help you.

Home Emergency Preparedness

When an emergency preparedness plan is created, there are many things that need to be considered and included. The first thing that an individual, group or family has to think about is what they will be doing in case of any disaster or emergency. Home Emergency Preparedness involves having a plan that is developed in order for you to stay safe in your home and eventually survive an emergency. Everyone needs to have a home emergency preparedness plan, more so for people with conditions that can render them unconscious need to be incorporated into the plan. If you are at risk for stroke, or seizures or have diabetes, you need to prepare your home to reduce 911 delays. All these types of potential emergencies must be covered in any proper emergency preparedness plan. In this way, your family is aware of what to do if the need arises and can relay all necessary information to the 911 team when they arrive.

Personal Health Information

Your personal health information (PHI) should be accessible to health care personnel in the event of an emergency but in most cases, a complete record of all of your personal health information cannot be found at any single location or in any consistent format. It is scattered across many different providers and facilities. A Personal Health Record, therefore, is a collection of this information about your health or the health of someone you are caring for. Each one of your health care providers (family practitioner, allergist, OB-GYN, etc.) compiles a separate medical record for you. And often times, these multiple medical records can lead to an incomplete story about your health or misguided information that impact your medical care. Therefore, keeping your own personal health record (PHI) becomes paramount. It provides the emergency service personnel with your valuable health information in the event that you are unable to communicate your medical history. A PHI can minimize or eliminate duplicate tests. It can also help you receive faster, safer treatment and care in an emergency. With a PHI, you can play a more active role in your health care. There is a company, through innovative expertise is preparing a system that stores all your medical information in an accessible format. The best part is that your medical information can be uploaded and updated by you. For more information call today at 209.663.3678.

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shirleyjromero-blog · 6 years

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Figure out How Not To Postpone 911 Response Team Throughout An Emergency

Find Out How Not To Delay 911 Response Team During An Emergency In our society today, emergency response delay time is on the increase. It is possible that a one minute delay in reaching an individual in need of medical intervention could cause a fatality. According to a report from The Washington Post reported on February 13, by the Editorial Board, states that "240 million 911 calls continue to be placed annually…” The article reports that the present 911 system is “…obsolete, unable to handle photos, video, downloads, precise Geo-locating ...” With this staggering number of 911 calls, we can imagine the tremendous pressure the system is under to maintain competency. There have been numerous stories in the news about 911 delayed responses which have resulted in deaths or compounded medical emergency for the individuals requiring help. So, how can you as an individual help not to contribute to 911 response delays. We do know the system is obsolete, but there are other extrinsic factors that delay the response team from getting to their destination on time. Emergencies such as accidents, illness, death, fire, or theft, do happen very often and having a quick response from the first responders is very crucial. The time between a 911 call and the time it takes the response team to get to your home or the scene of the emergency determines if a life is saved or lost. Now, what are these extrinsic factors that can cause a delay in emergency response time? There are lots of factors but we are going to focus on the following: house numbers; safety at home; home emergency preparedness and availability of personal health information. Your question would then be, how would my house number delay a 911 response team from getting to me on time? How is my home safety issues related to a 911 response time? How would a home emergency preparedness plan affect 911 response times and what does the team have to do with my medical record before an intervention is carried out? The answers to these questions are not far-fetched. Let's start with house numbers.

House Numbers

Safety At Home

Home Emergency Preparedness

Personal Health Information

Your personal health information (PHI) should be accessible to health care personnel in the event of an emergency but in most cases, a complete record of all of your personal health information cannot be found at any single location or in any consistent format. It is scattered across many different providers and facilities. A Personal Health Record, therefore, is a collection of this information about your health or the health of someone you are caring for. Each one of your health care providers (family practitioner, allergist, OB-GYN, etc.) compiles a separate medical record for you. And often times, these multiple medical records can lead to an incomplete story about your health or misguided information that impact your medical care. Therefore, keeping your own personal health record (PHI) becomes paramount. It provides the emergency service personnel with your valuable health information in the event that you are unable to communicate your medical history. A PHI can minimize or eliminate duplicate tests. It can also help you receive faster, safer treatment and care in an emergency. With a PHI, you can play a more active role in your healthcare. There is a company, through innovative expertise is preparing a system that stores all your medical information in an accessible format. The best part is that your medical information can be uploaded and updated by you. For more information call today at 209.663.3678.

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We Created Subscription Boxes for Learning—and Teachers Love Them!

As I sat at a giant table with 15 colleagues pondering how to make professional learning more personal for our teachers, my eyes drifted to my screen. That’s when it dawned on me.

I saw people excited to receive their StitchFix, FabFitFun or Blue Apron boxes. What if we could apply the subscription box model to professional learning?

My supervisor glanced up at me, wondering what I was looking at on my computer. I spun around my laptop, which was currently displaying Mancrates, a website that sends Valentine’s boxes to avid lovers of artisanal meats.

I quickly clicked through some other tabs that were populated with images of boxes filled with ingredients for cooking, cosmetics, clothing and more. There was something for everyone. “What if we could apply the subscription box model to professional learning?” I asked the team.

As the digital learning, innovation, and design resource teacher for Howard County Public Schools in Maryland, I serve several functions, one of which is to provide professional learning directly to school-based staff.

Our weekly after school workshops had seen low attendance for months and our district had recently experienced significant budget cuts, which meant fewer opportunities to meet with teachers in person and a decrease in resources from the previous school year. We knew we needed a change.

I had recently been asked to seek an innovative, cost-conscious way to make professional learning more personal for educators. Around the office, in schools and online, I saw people excited to receive their StitchFix, FabFitFun or Blue Apron boxes and posting what they learned from these subscriptions and why they loved them.

In an effort to keep our professional learning low-budget, and to bring some happiness to teachers’ lives, I started drafting an idea of how to apply these same ideas to our work and recruited another resource teacher, Carrie Trudden, from the instructional technology office, to help me make the idea a reality. We decided to call it “Happy Apples: Out of the Box Professional Learning.”

Unboxing PD

After researching companies with different types of subscription boxes, we decided we wanted to include an element of surprise, make it gift-like, offer individualized products and make sure it’s useful. Most importantly though, we wanted each box to improve teaching and learning and to develop empowered learners.

We used the design thinking process to build a prototype, imagining an individual teacher as our audience. Once we had our first box, we brought it to a larger team of colleagues for feedback. Once our idea seemed realistic enough to produce within our budget and human capital constraints, we choose to pilot the project at one elementary and one middle school where we already had strong support for professional learning from school leadership and teacher leaders.

In early August before staff returned from summer break, we asked the school leaders at a select number of schools to recommend five to ten staff members who might be interested in trying out this new model. For our first round, sixteen staff members including teachers, reading specialists, media specialists and para-professional educators signed up by completing a short interest survey.

Carrie Trudden

After completing the survey, each participant provided some basic information such as what grade level and content area they taught, and selected topics of interest from a short list of 10 that included instructional technology, building student relationships, family involvement and leadership development. Once we had each individual’s information, we began curating and collecting articles, Twitter accounts, podcasts and books that would fit each member’s profile.

We also developed some original personalized materials including compliment cards for teachers to give to students, thank you cards to give to colleagues, and a fall checklist of activities to encourage subscribers to try out the resources inside their box. Finally, we created student activities that matched each subscriber’s content and grade level and complimented the other professional learning materials in the box.

We delivered our first Happy Apples Boxes in September 2017 to 16 teachers at the two schools. We hand-delivered the boxes in the middle of the day without notifying the teachers, leaving them in each teacher’s school mailbox.

Each box was packed with red tissue paper so it would feel like opening a gift. Inside, we included a welcome letter, an activity checklist and a one page document we called “Learning Bytes” with digital resources, articles and social media accounts to follow. Teachers also received an instructional activity and digital tool to try, along with something specific they could introduce to their students. We rounded the boxes out with other goodies: a set of thank you cards for colleagues, a self-reflection journal and a second-hand book we thought they might enjoy.

One thing we know is that feedback matters, so after we delivered two boxes to our small pilot group, we met with the teachers to discuss the boxes and gauge their reactions. The teachers loved the surprise of finding the boxes in their mailboxes, having professional learning materials tailored just for them and having instructional resources that were quick and easy to use. They suggested more in-person opportunities to share with others who received boxes and a easier way to provide feedback.

The pilot has been a big success, and we will deliver a total of five boxes to our pilot group of teachers throughout this school year. Our next step is to figure out how we can scale the model to reach more teachers.

There are two challenges to scaling: human capital and budget for materials. My colleague and I created many of the resources from scratch, creating them them for each teacher. Developing the profiles, creating the resources and tailoring them takes time, but we’ve found that reallotting our time from planning after school professional learning workshops to working on Happy Apples is doable.

The monetary cost of producing the boxes has been minimal so far. We purchased the cardboard boxes with office funds, use our Canva account to design the printable resources, and use our district’s print shop for printing our materials. The books we share are all second-hand and the journals, pens and extras are all donated by community organizations. This model has its limits if those resources dry up and we’re currently exploring ways to sustain these. We think community partnerships will be key.

Our office is planning to grow our subscribers base to 60 staff members from fall 2018. As our list of subscribers grow, we will need to recruit additional team members to build teacher profiles, design and curate digital resources to meet each subscribers needs and deliver the physical boxes.

We expect that we’ll need to adjust certain elements of the model as our list grows over the next year. Whatever changes we make and however we grow, we’re so excited to see the happiness and renewed energy for learning that this new approach has brought our teachers.

Crystal is a digital learning innovation and design resource teacher for Howard County Public Schools in Howard County, Maryland.

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zipgrowth · 6 years

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We Created Subscription Boxes for Learning—and Teachers Love Them!

As I sat at a giant table with 15 colleagues pondering how to make professional learning more personal for our teachers, my eyes drifted to my screen. That’s when it dawned on me.

I saw people excited to receive their StitchFix, FabFitFun or Blue Apron boxes. What if we could apply the subscription box model to professional learning?

Unboxing PD

After researching companies with different types of subscription boxes, we decided we wanted

to include an element of surprise, make it gift-like, offer individualized products and make sure it’s useful. Most importantly though, we wanted each box to improve teaching and learning and to develop empowered learners.

Carrie Trudden

Crystal is a digital learning innovation and design resource teacher for Howard County Public Schools in Howard County, Maryland.

We Created Subscription Boxes for Learning—and Teachers Love Them! published first on http://ift.tt/2x05DG9

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