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Just wanted to let everyone know that this is not the domain registration service that I used and this notice doesn't make any sense. Don't fall for this.. It is misleading.

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Beward Skype automatically renews

I had used Skype quite happily while I was in Taiwan. However after three months of paid service, the account automatically renewed for another three months by Skype. This was something that I didn't know. Perhaps it was in the fine print. I'm in the process of trying to get a refund. So far it looks like I got a cancellation in the repeat billing, but I may be out the 3 months (I would classify this as an unfair practice if I don't get refunded)



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Google Local Business Center reviews disappeared

I have been searching Google for Google Local Business Center problems with reviews disappearing, but I haven't found any websites addressing this problem. This has just happened to me. It's not a huge ordeal but I thought it was strange that my listing for Plastic Surgery Modesto in the Google Local Business Listings had dropped from 23 reviews down to just 6 reviews for plastic surgery in Modesto.

Perhaps this is just a temporary problem with a new protocol at Google. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know.

Five facets of running a medical Private Practice

I've been running a private practice medical office for about 3-4 years now, along with my wife, Dr. Tammy Wu, Plastic Surgeon. I've come to realize that there are five main categories of the jobs that we take on as physician/business owners. They are:

The five facets of running a medical private practice:

1. Clinical
2. Customer Interfacing
3. Maintenance
4. Efficiency Improvement
5. Marketing


Expanding on the above:

Clinical includes:
a) surgeries
b) consultations
c) writing prescriptions
d) checking lab results
e) patient education
f) sales of medical products to the patients
g) exploring new fields and ideas in medicine
h) continuing medical education


Customer interfacing includes:
a) Front desk duties with the patients as they walk in.
b) Reminders of appointments for the patients
c) Scheduling the patients
d) Rebooking patients for appointments if necessary


Maintenance includes
a) Finances (such as going to the bank, paying taxes)
b) Cleaning of physical space
c) Cleaning of medical equipment
d) plant care
e) Inventory of medical supplies
f) Inventory of products for sale
g) Replenishing office supplies (paper, towels, paper plates)
h) Laundry
i) Hiring replacement employees
j) getting rid of spider webs
k) getting rid of old magazines, and getting new ones
l) renewing repair contracts
m) updating software
n) paying bills


Efficiency Improvement includes
a) updating patient forms
b) keeping up with latest trends
c) speeding up all other processes in the office by working smarter, not necessarily harder.
d) updating equipment (faster printers, faster scanners)
e) training employees, testing employees
f) hiring additional new employees with new roles


Marketing includes
a) website
b) newspaper advertising
c) email newsletter
d) open houses
e) community service
f) giving lectures
g) patient referral programs
h) meeting with reps from companies
i) internal marketing
j) Surgery Tracker
k) Coupons, specials


Running this practice requires that we wear many different hats. Sometimes we are working "in" the business and sometimes we're working "on" the business. The business is the Private Practice of Surgical Artistry - Our practice in Modesto, California specializing in Veins, Acupuncture, and Plastic Surgery.

I consider the "in the business" tasks to be:
- Clinical
- Maintenance
- Customer Interfacing


I consider the "on the business" tasks to be:
- Efficiency Improvement
- Marketing

The listing above has also helped me think about what's different about having a private practice from what it would be like to work at a larger corporation such as Kaiser. I would not spend as much time as an employee of a group like Kaiser on:

- Maintenance
- Customer Interfacing
- Marketing

Those three tasks would be somewhat missing in a large group. Although there would of course be some involvement in all those three items as a doctor working anywhere, but it wouldn't be as much as if one were running their own private practice.

Above are just some thoughts that I had, as I try to organize my daily activities.... I felt compelled to put this in writing - I think this categorization may be worth something to me in the future.

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Search engine races - what percentage does Google have?

Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10354394-75.html

I saw an article form September 2009 about Bing - the Microsoft search engine - which is relatively new.

They report that Bing has grabbed 10% of the search market.

Here's their analysis of the search engines:

Google 64.6%
Yahoo 16.0%
Bing 10.7%
Aol 3.1%

Google remains on top of the search engine world for now. I think Bing has a long way to go. We'll see what happens in the future.

Canonical Link Element for duplicated web content - useful for SEO

This is something that Yahoo and Google have agreed to to do to help sort out duplicated content including websites with www or without the "www" - this may be spackle that helps to fix the cracks in the web wall, but I think it is a step in the right direction... you can here it directly from Matt Cutts of Google:



My side hobby is SEO (Search Engine Optimization) - this is exciting! Site maps are also covered briefly in this video about "breaking ties" - or giving Google hints.


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I'm going to start Obagi - nu derm skin care

Time to take the plunge. I did my Visia skin care analysis today at my office. And I'm going to start my OBAGI skin care regimen today. I'm going to use 0.1% tretinoin - I think... I better as our plastic surgeon for a little advice. I need major help with my skin.

Wish me luck!

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Cirque Du Soleil Facts - For ZAIA

I saw the Cirque Du Soleil in Macua, China. It's the Zaia show. I saw it in August, 2009 while I was there playing a violin solo with the Macau Youth Symphony. Here are some facts about this performance that I found in the brochure:

• The Venetian is the only theater in the world where you can see ZAIA
• It took 3 years and US $150 million to build.
• 25 feet diameter sphere moves on 3 axes and weights 4000 lbs.
• Every performance takes 115 technicians and 75 performers from 17 nationalities to stage.
• Artists do their own makeup.
• Most songs are sung in an imaginary language inspired by Hindi phonemes
• To produce the effect of a choir, the two live singers are digitally mixed during the performance to sound like a chorus of over sixty voices
• The troupe includes dancers from the United States, Argentina, Canada, China, Romania, France, Hungary and Germany.
• The backdrop of the theater, the "star drop", uses 3,000 fiber optic stars to recreate the night sky of Macau.

http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/zaia/en/intro/intro.asp

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How long does it take to fly from Taiwan to America?

I flew EVA airlines from Taipei (Tauyuan international airport), Taiwan to San Francisco, USA (United States). It took about 11:00 hours or perhaps it was 11:30 hours. Regardless this should give you an idea of how long it takes to fly from Taiwan to the USA. You have to add additional flight time if you are transfering or flying across the US.

Hope this helps.

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EVA Airlines back to America

I'm back. Flew EVA Airlines, flew directly to San Francsico, USA. Took about 11 - 12 hours. I had an Aisle seat and there was no one next to me! The video/TV was broken, so I moved my seat next to someone else - it was important that I watch a few movies on the way back! Then we fought traffice from San Francisco to Modesto took about 2 hours. And now I'm here at my computer typing away.

I purposely left my camera behind in Taiwan. Hopefully we might see more pictures of Taiwan from that camera.

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New Surgical Artistry Ad

This one is to go into the Gallo Center for the Arts program. Designed by Becky Li and Calvin Lee

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California Fires 2009 (August - September 2009)

Info from AP Saturday, August 29, 2009.
Wildifre in the mountains above Los Angeles
Threat and danger to 10,000 homes
tripled in size on Saturday
So far 3 people burned, and at least three homes destroyed
Evacuation of 1000 homes
Evacuations in effect in Altadena, Glendale, Pasadena, La Crescenta and Big Tujunga Canyon
There are several other smaller fires burning in California. Including in Yosemite National park. This one is the largest.
















About the fire: videos below


AP press August 30, 2009, Wildfires rip through southern California



AP press August 28, 2009, Los Angeles Wildfires



California Wildfires Burn LA Suburb: (no voice/commentary)


Fire in the La Canada Flintridge area:





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Southern California Wildfire

Seems like fires happen every year in California.

Info from AP Saturday, August 29, 2009.

• Wildifre in the mountains above Los Angeles
• Threat and danger to 10,000 homes
• tripled in size on Saturday
• So far 3 people burned, and at least three homes destroyed
• Evacuation of 1000 homes
• Evacuations in effect in Altadena, Glendale, Pasadena, La Crescenta and Big Tujunga Canyon
• There are several other smaller fires burning in California. Including in Yosemite National park. This one is the largest.

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/DC-10-jet-dumps-chemical-fire-retardant-order-slow-advance-Station/photo//090830/480/6a4277bf66ec418da31fb28b973a5887//s:/ap/20090830/ap_on_re_us/us_california_wildfires

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Random emails that I get

I just wanted to write a quick something to say that I made it back from Hong Kong and Macau - playing violin soloes in those cities....

Randomly, I got an email suggesting that I should rank higher in the category of " Modesto Doctors " - they would try to help me get there. I'm thinking that it's a good idea. but I'm not sure what site to rank higher with Modesto Doctors.

Well that's the random thought for now. I'm doing well. Got a small little get together concert outdoors tomorrow morning.

Stay tuned :)
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Credit Alerts from Chase ID Protection ID fraud

I had called chase ID protection about 1.5 weeks ago to see what I could do because I saw a bunch of credit checks that appeared on my account from Children's Place and Radio Shack and another unidentified location/service. Children's Place and Radioshack both seem to be from Sioux Falls in SD. Chase ID protection told me not to worry about it because it's probably a different "Cavin Lee" that they were checking on. They said that if I was worried about it, I could google their telephone numbers and call them to explain the situation to them.

I was hoping for more help from Chase ID protection. But because I was busy, I didn't do much.

Then I got a flurry of more credit alerts to look at..

the last three were actually new accounts that were open.

because I am in Taipei, the time zone difference is a problem for me to call right now because Chase Id protection is closed. I did check a recent credit report and it does appear that "children's place" has an account open with a credit limit of $1500, and it had been charged to it's limit already.

I'll call Chase ID protection tonight to see what they recommend. They have limited hours which are even shorter than what they list on their website right now. I think the shortened hours are due to the "bad economy" - and their attempts to tighted their belts - which is understandable.

stay tuned for ID fraud updates.


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Funny Yoga Video Skit

I saw this over 1 year ago, and have been looking for this on YouTube ever since. And somehow, today I found it. I don't want to lose sight of it so, I'm embedding it here.

There's a funny reference to acupuncture here.

Enjoy.

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Video Games - improve dexterity and surgical skills?

Believe it or not. I wrote a webpage about Video Games for Surgeons.

I basically wrote the page so that I had easy access to video games (ie Pac man, simon) that I played with a lot when I was a child growing up in the United States.

I'm currently visiting Taipei, Taiwan, and I was having this discussion about video games with other surgeons here. Consensus - is that video games aren't bad at all unless they take up all your time and you're left addicted to the game. So once in a while, one might say that video games are good for developing dexterity / surgical skills. See the webpage for more information about video games for surgeons. Yep, it's an article written by surgeons.

There are other articles about this topic.

Here's one from USA Today

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Fire in East Bay, California - Summer 2009

Fire in California (again).

This time (August 14, 2009):

Vegetation Fire buring along the Alameda - San Joaquin county line.

As of now the fire is about 3000 acres and 10 % of it is contained according to an Alameda county fire spokes-person.


Article on the Fire

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Asian pop stars coming to America

I read this article in April 2009 in People Magazine. (I get this Magazine in our Modesto Plastic Surgery Office for free). I thought it was interesting, so I'll repeat some of the key points here:

4 leading Asian pops stars ready to come to the US.

UTADA

• Female Pop Star
• Born in NY
• Japanese
• Released "This is the One", her second US album
• She is 26 years old. Her first album First Love in Japan is ranked as the best selling album of all time in Japan.

Se7en

• Male Pop Star
• 24 year old
• Released his first U.S. single "Girls" featuring Lil' Kim
• Sounds like: Asian answer to Justin Timberlake
• From South Korea

BOA

• 12 #1 albums in Asia
• 22 year old, female
• South Korean
• Has an album named "Boa" in the US
• Called the "Britney Spears of Asia"

Wonder Girls

• southern Korean quintet
• "Nobody" will be their first U.S. Album.
• Sounds like a younger versino of the Spice Girls
• They are all under 21 years old.

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Internet Speed Test - how fast is my internet connection?

Copying the info below from a informal speed test that I performed from my previous post: Why does facebook run so slow?

As for internet speed.Using http://www.Speedtest.net, the global broadband speed test,My server for the test is hosted by Tunghai University www.thu.edu.tw My ISP is CHTD - Chunghwa Telecom. My distance to server performing this test is about 100 miles.The results are 9.48MB/s download and 1.88 MB/s upload. Ping is 33ms (I'm not sure what that means)

On my second test: I got 9.43 MBPS for download and 1.88 MBPS for upload.If I shift my server that tests the speed to Hong Kong, I get 9.44 MBPS for download and 1.66 MBPS for upload.This is just to show the speed at which that I'm connected.

Now for a really cool test, I'm going to test the connection with San Francisco (Near Modesto, CA where I live in the USA - I'm currently in Taipei, Taiwan)I get a download speed of 7.71 MBPS and an upload speed of 1.74 MBPS. Not too shabby!

Using: http://us.mcafee.com/root/speedometer/test_1500.asp

I get a result of over 2 MBPS. I guess this wasn't configured to run any faster than that.


Then I tried http://www.bandwidthplace.com/ - it just froze with my vista computer system and I tried it again, and couldn't get it to work.

Next test: http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
It was nice, it told me that my IP address was: 114.45.184.149

I picked San Francisco as a server to perform the test from: it gave me these results:
7311 kbps download / 1831 kbps upload - a little slower than the similar setup from speedtest.net, but for all purposes the same results.

For even more fun, I decided to remote desktop into my server in Modesto, CA and test out the speed there.

Using http://www.Speedtest.net:

It identified my server as coming from the California area, because on this website it automatically shifts a map to where you are located. They recommended trying San Jose as the testing server site. I'm not entirely sure what happens if I used remote desktop and then perform the test. This might skew the speed results somehow. But maybe not if the speed test report right back to the actual computer that I was controlling. As I'm doing the test from Taipei, Taiwan, it was a bit painfully slow to watch - I even thought "great, I crashed my computer." But it's actually wiggling a bit on the graphics right now as I type this... So I take this to be a good sign. Well, the results aren't that good:

I got Download internet speed of 0.30 mbps
and Upload internet speed of 0.09 mbps
Ping of 42 ms.

I think the results are skewed by the remote desktop connection.

It was worth a try anyway - for fun. Things to do while avoiding the typhoon in Taiwan.

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