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Source: Defining The Health Care System’s Role In Addressing Social Determinants And Population Health

Random pictures - microscopic

Source: "Art in Science” depicts the microscopic beauty of science

Go to the link for the full, uncropped pictures, and more...

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 Source: Joint Chiefs of Staff: Target Development Standards (230-pg PDF)

Random charts - race

 

 

Source: On Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites Are Worlds Apart

"Almost eight years after Barack Obama’s election as the nation’s first black president –an event that engendered a sense of optimism among many Americans about the future of race relations1 – a series of flashpoints around the U.S. has exposed deep racial divides and reignited a national conversation about race. A new Pew Research Center survey finds profound differences between black and white adults in their views on racial discrimination, barriers to black progress and the prospects for change. Blacks, far more than whites, say black people are treated unfairly across different realms of life, from dealing with the police to applying for a loan or mortgage. And, for many blacks, racial equality remains an elusive goal..."

Random charts - elections

Source: In a crucial Democratic stronghold, Trump surged. Clinton didn’t.

Source: The disengaged plurality: 42% of eligible US voters stayed home

Google Home - first look

Received the Google Home that I had pre-ordered a few weeks ago... Unboxed and plugged it in.

 

 

Downloaded and ran the Google Home app, and in a matter of a few minutes was good to go:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So far so good. A very preliminary comparison to my Echo - you can speak much more 'naturally' to your Google Home while your command syntax has to be more exact/precise with the Echo; and Google Home starts off with much fewer capabilities in the areas of 'skills' and home automation. I would expect that the latter can be more easily fixed by Google than the former by Amazon! 

A small annoyance, the Google Assistant repeats back your command to you... Seems unnecessary, and for some reason it gets on my nerves. Here, I feel less would be more...

Google Home reviews:

Review: Google Home: Blabbermouth (Wired)
Google Home vs. Amazon Echo: The battle begins (c|net)
Google Home review: In catch-up to Echo, but with promise (USA Today)
Google Home review: The Assistant steps into your living room (Engadget)
Google Home Obliterates the Echo, But It's Got Some Work to Do (Gizmodo)
Google Home review: A step forward for hotwords, a step backward in capability (Ars Technica)

Google Home Forums:
Google Help Home Forum

YouTube reviews:
The Verge
Digit
Engadget
Phandroid
TechnoBuffalo
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Random charts - quality & safety

 Source: As a critical behavior to improve quality and patient safety in health care: speaking up!