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You wouldn’t really be able to guess that Phoenix is the 16th largest city for tech jobs in the country if you were to read the traditional media here. In the 41 stories published to the Phoenix Biz Journals RSS feed this week 6 of them talk about tech in the valley.
Yet there is this story:

Tech jobs spur some growth in Phoenix area:
The Phoenix area's technology community has seen some growth after shedding jobs for most of the decade, according to a study by the American Electronics Association.

Where is the info about what companies are driving this growth? What are they doing? Who are they?

Of these 6 stories only one of them actually talks about a specific company: Unicorn Media which is a startup by some of the folks who did Limelight Networks.

Where is the story about Limelight’s current issues with patent Lawsuits with Akamai?

This is more and more reason for the grassroot/groundswell action that Refresh, Social Media Club, Tempe Nerds, Refactor, and Ignite Phoenix to name a few.

There has been a severe degradation in my posting frequency as of late. This is due to a few external factors that have thrown my routine off a bit.

The biggest shift has been away from cycling, at least for the time being. This is mainly due to the recent rash of severe temps seen in the PHX area. Over 10 degrees above normal temps along with some mild heat stroke a few weeks back have forced me to hold off on the bike for a while.

In its replacement I have started back into the yoga quite extensively. I have also found a new studio in the Central PHX area: www.gravitycenteryoga.com taught by Erica. This place rocks, it is literally just a studio, no lounge or retail action here. Just a floor and restroom. Erica is over 10 years experienced in a number of Yoga traditions and works well with novices as well as experts. She loves to kill the abs, which I need, and really adds a lot of variation to the routine everyday.

I am off to Vail for a wedding this weekend so there will probably be little coming from me till next week. So keep the rubber side down and hold them mudras!

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A close friend recently broke her elbow and I was able to practice my search capabilities for doctors. Now I discovered PubMed which appears to be a government database of health articles. I did a search at Hakia’s PubMed section for Elbow Fracture and got the following:

Fractures of the lateral column of the elbow involve radial head fractures or capitellum fractures. As the biomechanics of the elbow have become better understood, the importance of the radiocapitellar joint in stabilizing the elbow has been emphasized. Preservation of the radial head has gained importance. For nondisplaced radial head fractures, good results are generally obtained with a short period of immobilization followed by early range of motion. In managing displaced radial head fractures, improved techniques and more versatile instrumentation have helped make preservation more feasible. Excellent results can be achieved with ORIF. In cases in which ORIF is impossible, prosthetic replacement of the radial head is a sound alternative. Successful results have been obtained with arthroplasty, and with second-generation modular systems, the facility of performing this procedure should increase. Treatment of capitellar fractures has also benefited from improved fixation systems. If the fragment is large enough, reduction and fixation with small screws or Kirschner wires have had good success. Excision works well in patients with fragments that are too small or not amenable to fixation, especially if the other structures of the medial elbow and forearm axis are competent.

Apparently using Hakia fixes some issues with PubMed’s built in Search feature. Got all this via CenterNetworks.

Fractures of the elbows lateral column radial hea…[Hand Clin. 2002] - PubMed Result

Well that settles that debate, looks like wikipedia is the winner.

As much as the world might need something like this, one can see ardent Wikipedia supporters decrying Encyclopaedia Britannica’s move, since it attempts to make private what Wikipedia makes public (information ownership). If that’s the case, Britannica editors may have their hands full wading through bogus submissions.

Encyclopaedia Britannica To Follow Modified Wikipedia Model | Epicenter from Wired.com

Good article on the rise of public transport use in AZ. Interesting to note that fares only cover 25% of the operating costs. So while it is cheaper to ride than drive this is because it is subsidized by our taxes. Is there a market for a private company to start up a commuter line?

In soon to be relevant news for me there is a new Express route from Chandler to Scottsdale debuting this summer!

Bus ridership soars in Arizona

I am being very immature today but this made me chuckle.

On a serious note this is a new situation to consider when using Cox Internet. I dont use bittorrent a lot but it is useful for a number of legitimate things.
Contentinople - Jeff Baumgartner - Report: Cox Blocks P2P Traffic

I love law talk its got so many ways to say what we regularly say but in no comprehensible manner to normal people:
Patent Law Blog Patently-O: Formalism at the CAFC: Equitable Plea for Revival is Rejected

Got some great news on this day that I cannot yet make public, but soon enough. Also a close friend took a fall on her bike. All wishes for a quick and speedy recovery!

Just wasting time before work. Blah blah blah