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The Power Of Prayer in Healthcare - page 5
According to Oxford Dictionaries, prayer is defined as a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or another deity. Although people usually associate praying with organized... Read More
1Aug 11, '12 by IndyQuote from Been there,done thatWait, don't we want to prevent the cancers from growing their own blood supply?I am a reformed agnostic. I have been blessed by a divine intervention. I came across an article that actually documented an increase in a cancer patients blood supply to the affected area by the power of prayer from the congregation. I am so sorry I cannot share that link.
There are many things we cannot see or document. Nurses are scientific minded.
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1Aug 11, '12 by PistachioQuote from IndyThe power of prayer to convince people that they don't need treatment, hence their cancer gets worse?Wait, don't we want to prevent the cancers from growing their own blood supply?kabfighter likes this.
0Aug 12, '12 by leslie :-DQuote from Tragically Hipnursing is most certainly not only "science-based".I am very curious over the amount of spirituality on display on this Web site, and I mean all over. I've never seen anything like it among any group of professionals, much less, among those practicing a science-based, evidence-based profession. Is it a function of the personality types attracted to the profession, or to helping professions involving personal care? Is it a function of gender?
we practice by the holistic model, which entails body, mind, and spirit.
it makes sense to me then, that aspects of our nursing care would involve interventions other than "science-based".
allow me to preface the following, with stating that i do not agree with the interchange between prayer and meditation.
prayer (imo) is specific to religion...
whereas meditation is specific to spirituality...centering/grounding oneself....finding your core....clearing your mind.
i do not believe in prayer but do believe in a divine being/essence/energy/force.
that said, i do not pray because i believe that our lives are pretty much predestined.
and, if it is true that prayer worked for some (according to anecdotal stories), why wouldn't it work for others?
it doesn't make sense to me.
however i do believe in meditating and all it encompasses.
i believe in karma, healing thoughts, love, light, truth, etc.
and while i don't believe that God/cosmic force/divinity(whatever descriptor you choose to use) works as a magician, per se...
i do believe there is a powerful relationship between mind and body...
and that pts do heal faster and more completely, when subjected to a therapeutic environment (and all that it encompasses).
i do wish folks would be more respectful when discussing something so fiercely personal and cherished.
no reason to be derisive or condescending.
we as a people, are supposed to be better than that.
and commuter, is there any way to see that source/link, that we are (still) a Christian nation?
that just doesn't sound accurate.
i do understand what both sides are saying.
my only contention is that prayer and meditation should not be used interchangeably.
apples and oranges.
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2Aug 12, '12 by leslie :-DQuote from TheCommuteractually commuter, this is a misleading and untrue statement.Well, statistics prove that the United States is still very much a Christian nation by an overwhelming majority. In fact, nearly 80 percent of people in this country identify as Christians.
Statistics on Religion in America Report -- Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
demographically, yes, the u.s. is a Christian nation...
in that the majority of citizens are Christian.
but legally and according to the constitution - absolutely not.
from the following link:
"Constitutionally speaking, then, the United States remains a secular nation with secular laws that are neutral toward religion, religious individuals and religious entities, where no religious belief system, tenet or church is established through legal enforcement. If America was a Christian Nation by law and was specifically spelled out as such in our Constitution, then our government would be no different than some Muslim countries whose Constitutions are based on Sharia law and Haditha writings - laws derived, interpreted and applied from the Koran, the sacred Scriptures of Islam and Mohammed's writings. The only difference, of course, would be that our Constitutional laws - if placed on a similar footing - would derive its authority, interpretation and application from the Holy Bible, the sacred scripture of Christianity. How this would be interpreted would be a dilemma."
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0Aug 15, '12 by Cold StethoscopeQuote from leslie :-DPlato might ask, Are all cherished things worthy of respect? How about religious views that condemn other groups? Might someone who is vehemently opposed to another person's lifestyle or sexual orientation not be the best choice as a caretaker for that other person?i do wish folks would be more respectful when discussing something so fiercely personal and cherished.
What do you do when you meet in the ER the parents of a child who has had a heavy loss of blood but no grave internal injuries, and who could almost certainly be saved by a few units of blood, but whose fate the parents would rather leave in God's hands?
In reality it's not all quite so cut-and-dried.
At the end of the day, nursing is an evidence-based profession. If the evidence shows that a particular technique (e.g., touching a patient with "energetic" crystals) has a therapeutic effect, then that technique should be widespread. We don't need an immediate explanation for how it works; just the evidence that it does. Likewise for penicillin when it was first used. On the other hand, if the evidence shows that crystals do no good, then is dealing with them worth the investment of time? -
2Aug 21, '12 by CalleyQuote from TheCommuterThank you for posting this!According to Oxford Dictionaries, prayer is defined as a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or another deity. Although people usually associate praying with organized religion, prayers can incorporate spirituality without necessarily being religious. Prayer is also rather versatile because an individual can pray aloud, silently, alone, with a group, at a place of worship, or in the privacy of one's home.
In recent years, research has indicated that prayer might result in a multitude of beneficial outcomes for patients in healthcare facilities and in the community. According to Schiffman (2012), regular prayer and meditation has been shown in numerous scientific studies to be an important factor in living longer and staying healthy. Growing evidence suggests that prayer might positively impact pain levels, stress and anxiety, severity of symptoms, recovery time, emotional well-being, interpersonal relationships, longevity, and other important aspects of patient's lives.
Studies have actually shown that those who pray are physically and emotionally healthier than those who do not (Miller, 2008). Praying might very well be the driving force that helps some patients live longer and with enhanced quality of life. A recent survey reported in the Journal of Gerontology of 4,000 senior citizens in Durham, NC, found that people who prayed or meditated coped better with illness and lived longer than those who did not (Schiffman, 2012). Moreover, praying can sometimes ward off illnesses associated with stress or unhealthy living. In one National Institutes of Health funded study, individuals who prayed daily were shown to be 40 percent less likely to have high blood pressure than those without a regular prayer practice (Schiffman, 2012).
Prayer can be utilized as a powerful technique for drug-free stress reduction. According to Schiffman (2012), a wide variety of spiritual practices have been shown to help alleviate the stress levels, which are one of the major risk factors for disease. In general, patients are in relaxed states during times of prayer and meditation. Perhaps it is this meditative process that gives prayer one of its most outstanding benefits (Miller, 2008).
Furthermore, prayer may have an effect on patients' responses to disease processes. A 2011 study of inner city youth with asthma by researchers at the University of Cincinnati indicates that those who practiced prayer and meditation experienced fewer and less severe symptoms than those who had not (Schiffman, 2012). Also, research suggests that patients who are religious have speedier recovery times after major medical procedures. Research at Dartmouth Medical School found that patients with strong religious beliefs who underwent elective heart surgery were three times more likely to recover than those who were less religious (Schiffman, 2012).
Another positive aspect regarding the power of prayer is that it helps patients' social and interpersonal bonds with people become stronger. When we pray for those we know and love, it helps us to understand that person a little bit better (Miller, 2008). Prayer can be the glue that forges that intangible connection with people.
Science strongly indicates that patients who engage in prayer and meditation experience health benefits. Some of the benefits of the power of prayer are measurable, while others cannot directly be measured or observed. These findings are exciting and certainly warrant further study. In summary, if our patients feel spiritually and emotionally at peace while praying, who are we to stop them?FranEMTnurse and TheCommuter like this.


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Our DGS has had fun with the balance and sports games on our Wii system (which we bought for exercise), but I wonder if some of the systems are better or have more child-friendly software? He will be six in the spring, but still believes in Santa for now. ("Santa" wonders what to get him for Christmas, especially since he will be getting a Real Live Baby in February.) |
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I personally own the PS3 and love it ,but for younger children i think the Wii ,is your best bet,my Daughter is going to be 7 soon, and she is into a couple of the games on PS3,my son is 9 ,he loves his PS3.Have you thought of the hand held Nintendo DS,that seems to be a hit with the kids! |
imho, if small children have the latest and greatest of everything, it leaves them with nothing to look forward to, in the coming years, except more of the very latest and greatest. Nintendo DS would be more age appropriate. Do he have that? If so, buying more games for it might be an option as opposed to a system. Have you maybe consulted with the parents? Have you considered a Game Cube? |
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Thank you both! Are all of these *active* games? I don't want anything to encourage him to become a couch potato. He has plenty of energy, and unfortunately our DS and DIL don't live where he can play outdoors very much. (City life, sigh.) I talked with DS today. An in-law works for Disney and has all three of these systems in connection with his work and research. He favors the X-Box, partly because there's more software being made for it. We don't usually give elaborate gifts, but I thought this would get tons of use while providing exercise, unlike most toys. DGS says he wants to be a "Scientist-Engineer", so if you have any suggestions along those lines, I'd love to hear them! (He may be wired that way -- DIL's family is rife with engineers, doctors, lawyers.) |
Sue, my 7 and 9 year old grandsons have Wii, Playstation 2, DS Lite and Xbox 360. All but the Wii will turn them into couch potatoes, so just pick the least expensive ones that you can find and set a LIMIT on the length of time they can play on the systems. Craigslist has lots of these systems for sale. I will say that the Xbox has had to be sent in for repair and they are on their second DS Lites - just something to think about. |
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I wanted to post this yesterday, but blogger was not agreeing with our computer, so here it is a day late. Yesterday was our anniversary!! I can't believe it's already been four years...and almost four babies! I'm so thankful for Adam. I couldn't possibly want a better husband and papa for my children! I thought I'd post a few of our wedding pictures. I had lots of fun going back and looking at them. Enjoy!
Friday, April 27, 2007
Four Years!!
Posted by Laura at 10:28 AM 4 comments
Sunday, April 22, 2007
I just realized that it's been a week and a half since I last posted...I can't believe how fast time goes! All is well at our house. Adam is busy finishing up his thesis and trying to get all of his end-of-the-semester things done. Graduation is only 3 weeks away! All of the children are doing great. We've had really nice weather here lately, so we've been spending lots of time outside. Esther will be walking soon. She's saying several words - baby, duck, bye-bye, Esther ("Etah"), diaper, uh-oh, all done - she tries to imitate a lot of what Joshua and Abigail say.
I'm 26 weeks now and I feel good. I'm about to start my 3rd trimester...the period of much weight gain. :-) I found a new doctor this week and I'm really excited about it. He's a Christian and he's very supportive of natural things and doesn't do a lot of the routine interventions that go along with hospital births these days. I talked to him for quite a while at my appointment the other day and I feel very comfortable with him and with his office. Everyone was so nice and understanding. (I also had an appointment this week with a midwife that has just been approved to deliver at a hospital across town, but I didn't feel comfortable with her and the office staff was really rude. When I told Adam about it he said that he would have just left even before seeing the midwife!) I will be delivering at a different hospital, but I think that it will be a good change. It's much smaller and more personal, it's very close to our house, and I'll have a recovery room all to myself! I had a roommate with both Joshua and Esther and it wasn't fun! After I had Esther I ended up leaving right at 24 hours (as soon as they would let me go) because the roommate situation was so undesirable. So I'm thankful for the new setup!
Here are a couple pictures of my babies enjoying the outdoors!
Abigail and Esther holding hands in the stroller
Joshua at the park
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Wednesday, April 11, 2007
The Happy Dance
We're doing the happy dance today at our house...well, I am anyway! Adam is excited about our new-found bargains too, but I don't know if he'd go so far as to happy dance about them. :-) I have several blogging friends who are into the deals that you can get at CVS Pharmacy. Up until now I've read their posts and thought that it seemed awfully confusing and like an awful lot of trouble, but I decided to give it a go yesterday. I got my Extra Care Card out (which I've never used before), loaded the children in the van, and came back with this...
I don't normally buy brand name things. We mostly buy store brands because they are so much cheaper. However, all of the items pictured above turned out to be FREE!!! Can't beat that! And it was fun too! It does require some money up front (and since my shopping trip yesterday I have thought of a way that I could have done it that would have required less money up front), but you can get it all back and then some. My initial purchase was $85.39...which will show up on our credit card bill. But I now have $90.10 worth of Extra Care Bucks (ECB's) to use on future purchases. You use ECB's just like a coupon...it's very easy. And if I want I can use them on things that will give me more ECB's to use later. I'm still trying to figure everything out myself, and I'm starting to confuse myself by attempting to explain it, but it's great! A few of my blogging friends have posted that they never pay more than a couple of dollars (if anything at all) for household items. You just have to look at the store's ad each week and see what kinds of specials they have going on.
If anyone is interested, I'd be glad to share exactly how I managed to get these things for free. I didn't want to take the time to post it all here because maybe this is all old hat to you and you got way better deals than I did this week. If so, I'd love to hear how you did it!
Update: Okay, so Adam is doing the happy dance...literally...I'm not kidding! I'd take a picture and post it except that he won't let me. :-) He just ran something down to the pediatrician's office and decided to stop at CVS while he was out. He got himself a card and took advantage of the sales with his card too! (As far as we can tell, this is legal. I've looked for a on-per-household rule on the CVS website but I can't find anything about it. And the checkout lady at CVS seemed to think that it was perfectly fine for both of us to have a card.) So we have now spent $110.02 but have gotten $149.28 in ECB's!! Of course these things aren't really free unless we redeem our ECB's but I don't think we'll have a problem doing that. I've decided to make my weekly CVS runs on Monday mornings so that they're well stocked and I don't have to go to 4 or 5 stores around town trying to find the things that are on special that week. Here's an updated picture of our bargains. We shouldn't have to buy toothpaste, mouthwash, or toothbrushes for another year!
Posted by Laura at 4:26 PM 3 comments
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
I guess I was wrong...
Well, I thought that the warm weather was here to stay, but we had a low of 27 last Saturday night and a high of 57 on Easter Sunday. Not frigid, but a little cooler than I expected. I had to run up into the attic to pull out a few of the warm, fuzzy pj's and sweaters that I had put away! But it's supposed to be back up to 81 by Friday. :-)
We've had an eventful couple of days. I had an appointment with my midwife yesterday and found out that the hospital is dragging it's feet on hiring more midwives, and she has accepted a much better position a few hours from here and is leaving at the end of June. So that answers that question for me! It seems that they won't be having a midwifery practice at that hospital anymore. I did learn that another hospital in town (we have 5!) has just approved having a midwife deliver there. I have a consultation appointment with her next week, so I'll be sure to post about that. I'm feeling good. I'm 25 weeks and I've gained a total of 9 pounds so far. I've got some of those nasty vericose veins on my left leg that have been bothering me. The midwife told me that they get worse as the pregnancy goes on and you just get more with each pregnancy. So I'm having to wear compression hose all the time except for at night (and I'm NOT wearing them when I go to exercise at the Y or when we go to the beach in May!). I don't really care about how the veins look...no one ever sees them except for when I wear shorts to exercise in, and that doesn't bother me. But they do kind of gross me out and they're very uncomfortable. Wearing the hose makes them feel better, so I really don't mind. I may change my mind about that when it's 100 degrees outside though!
The children and I spent a good chunk of today at the doctor's office and then at the Children's Hospital getting an x-ray of Joshua's tummy. He's been having a little bit of potty trouble the past couple of days...I'll spare you the details. But the x-ray showed that he had a little bit of backup and we're heading out to pick up a prescription in a few minutes. We're praying that it does the trick and that there's not something more serious going on.
We made an attempt to get some good pictures on Easter Sunday and here's what we came up with. Don't laugh too hard! Everyone was very squirmy (and cold outside!), so we had a little trouble. :-)
Posted by Laura at 5:01 PM 2 comments
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Baking Day
Adam is off of school this week for spring break and we've been spending lots of time outside. Joshua and Abigail helped him plant the garden yesterday and they planted some flowers this morning. I'm trying to get the house in order. It seems like things get so messy over the weekend! I'm in the process of taking all of the winter clothes to the attic and bringing the summer ones down to wash and put away. It's been in the 80's consistently for a couple of weeks now, so I'd be surprised if it gets cold again. I spent my entire morning baking...with a little help from Joshua and Abigail. We made whole wheat bread (plain and cinnamon raisin), some wheat cinnamon rolls, and wheat muffins (millet, oatmeal/raisin/nut, blueberry, and chocolate chip). I'm going to freeze a lot of it for later consumption - maybe when it's too hot to do much baking!
Here are a couple more pictures of Graeme and one of my own sweet ones looking at their baby pictures.
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I've been tweaking my sourdough bread lately.
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Small black bugs about 1/4" long that fly, are eating the inside of my figs. First 2 days picking (a great crop) had no bugs, then after 1 rainy day of no picking, almost all figs were being eaten by these little monsters. There are usually 3 or 4 in a fruit and they eat the interior from the hole in the bottom. At this point, the crop seems to be a total loss.
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That is a shame. That is what often happens with Brunswick (AKA Magnolia) figs that are commonly grown in Texas. Once you get a bug infestation on your tree, it is hard to get a fully ripe one before the bugs. However, Brunswick figs can be picked (saved) before they are completely ripe and before the bugs have a chance to get inside......and these early picked figs will make an excellent preserve. The trick to avoiding this problems is to find and grow closed eyed figs that keep those bugs out. Also, honey or resin sealed varieties which have no hollow (void) areas inside the pulp. Any bug that can enter through the eye of a fig can carry yeast and other microorganisms on their body. The yeast ferments the honey/sugar that is inside of the fig and those souring micro organisms can make it go sour. A real PITA for those of us in a hot rainy climate. Dan |
- Posted by desertdance So.CA LowDesert (My Page) on Sun, Jul 4, 10 at 18:02
Why can't you just paint candle wax over the eye? Nothing can get in there! Just a suggestion! Suzi |
I have the same problem with ants getting in through an open eye. I use Tanglefoot to stop them but ants don't fly. In your case I would go with a closed eye variety as mentioned by another poster. |
How about trying to bag the fruits with plastic. Or use the plastic food wrap to wrap the fruits so the bugs can't get in. Just a suggestion. It would be a waste to throw the tree away. |
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I always try the easy solution first. If it does not work then not too much loss of time or other things. Why not paste a piece of Scotch tape to cover the hole. I had never tried it before but before writing this post I tried to check and it worked i.e. the Scotch tape stuck to the bottom to cover the hole. The best time to paste will be when you feel the fig is starting to get ripened. |
- Posted by desertdance So.CA LowDesert (My Page) on Mon, Jul 5, 10 at 12:06
Ottawan, that's a good idea! I have ONE fig (my very first fig) that is turning really dark, so I know it's about ripe. I just taped the eye! Yay!! What is that they say? An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure!! Suzi |
For those of you suggesting the plastic wrap or candle wax...you must have never had a fig tree! I have had a fig tree for nearly 9 years and they produce like crazy. I just spent time picking up hundreds of figs from the yard because they fall off and then start fermenting. Of course there are still plenty left on the tree. I live in Arizona (phoenix area) and am still trying to find a solution to those fig bugs. The variety here don't seem to fly. Any body have a real solution?? |
I've been wondering if anyone has ever tried the netting fabrics that you get from sewing store? They are like window screen, but are material and would easily be worked with. I'm thinking of doing something like that to try it out. noss |
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On Main Street we offer a breakfast menu you won't find anyplace in town! Recipes we grew up with that will make your mouth water! It is a larger kitchen up there so we have a bit more on the menu. We have daily dinner specials and a fabulous outdoor patio with misters too!
In the English Village , our first location, we have all the dishes we have become known for along with a spectacular view of the London Bridge and the lake! You must sit on the patio and enjoy the view with a drink in hand under the misters!
When you hear the word boardwalk, a bevy of images begin to flood your thoughts; beach, amusement, food and good times. You can almost hear laughter with waves crashing in the background as you picture you and your friends frolicking along the wood planks that adorn the coast where you play. This sensation has been the inspiration for Jersey�s. The owners, Pete and Teresa Noval, both natives of New Jersey, have taken their fondness of the Jersey shore and sincere passion for real good food, to bring you a taste of the east coast right here in Havasu.
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The new restaurant space is an abstract version of the shore. It�s fun, its chic and it feels coastal. Blue skies, amber sun and a sandy beachfront can be felt here from the palate. The bar facade is a paralleled impression of a boardwalk with a weathered grey planked herringbone pattern. Along the walls you will find original photographs of Jersey�s famed photographer Stephen Mack. The photos are of famous landmarks along the Jersey Shore, New York City and Cape Cod. The tabletops are decorated with famous icons from New Jersey. Everything from�The Boss�, Bruce Springsteen, to Mafia Boss, Tony Soprano.
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Work off the meal by strolling through the bustling streets of Puerto Vallarta. Make sure to stop at the Huichol Collection Museum Gallery to browse the town's largest exhibit of indigenous yarn paintings and at the Galerie des Artistes for a taste of contemporary Mexican art and sculpture.
You'll have to trek up four flights of stairs to get to the best-kept dinner secret in Puerto Vallarta: a tiny rooftop restaurant called Barcelona Tapas. Order plates of paella and grilled steak with peppers to share, and wash them down with a pitcher of sangria while watching the sun set over the bay.
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Arrange an early car for the forty-five-minute drive to the Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita. The fifteen-hundred-acre property combines old-world charm, natural beauty and modern luxury—and its Nicklaus Signature course makes a serious case for best-in-Mexico bragging rights.
The two nines at Punta Mita are quite different from one another. Each hole on the front side is tucked away from the others, but the back is wide open, including the windswept finishing stretch hard by the Pacific Ocean.
But it's number three that you'll remember most. Make that "3b." There are actually two third holes: 3a is a benign one-shotter over land; 3b demands an all-carry 194-yard poke over the ocean to what's billed as the world's only natural island green. If the tide is up, an escort will give you a lift in an amphibious cart that can plow through water up to waist high. If the sea is any higher than that, or if for some reason you want to avoid the forced carry, you play 3a instead.
Though it will be tough to resist the urge to play thirty-six, head back for an afternoon in one of Punta Mita's Tamai pool cabanas. You'll have your own air-conditioned digs, satellite plasma TV and snacks to keep your mind off all the strokes that got away.
To top off the full day, attend the fascinating evening tequila lecture and tasting at the Four Seasons before settling in for the chef's special tequila-pairing menu at dinner.
Day Four
You can't leave town without eating at Memo's Pancake House in Puerto Vallarta. The place will be packed, but it's worth the wait for flapjacks and huevos rancheros. If time permits, walk over to the park on La Isla Rio Cuale in the city center. There you'll find a statue of director John Huston, whose decision to film The Night of the Iguana here sparked the city's rich cinematic tradition. (The annual Puerto Vallarta Film Festival, held in November, has become one of the hottest showcases for independent films.)
Then it's time for one final challenge: the Tom Weiskopf course at Vista Vallarta. Wildly unpredictable and tighter than the Nicklaus design next door, the layout carves through swaths of jungle and hurdles deep ravines. It is sure to keep you on your toes. But the lush mountain scenery will linger in your mind, as will the varied pleasures of this enduringly authentic Mexican town.


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Disconnect between unemployment and needed workplace skills remains
By Leanne Hoagland-Smith September 22, 2012 9:00PM
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Updated: September 22, 2012 9:00PM
For more than 20 years as a manager and now an organizational consultant, I have continued to observe the obvious disconnect between the needed workplace skills and the pool of available workers. In July, the Indiana Business Council released a report about the perception of skills of college graduates and the current workforce by business professionals.
This report showed a poor perception by business as demonstrated through these results:
• 39 percent feel college graduates can use the skills learned in the classroom
• 40 percent feel college graduates meet their expectations
• 22 percent rate the job readiness of the current workforce as excellent or very good
What this is saying from the perception of the employers or business professionals is four or less of the potential workers are ready to be hired.
Additionally, the report highlighted the top eight skills necessary for on-the-job or career success. The report also indicated by employers the preparedness perception of college graduates and the current employed workforce:
1. Critical thinking/problem solving at 25 percent and 25 percent
2. Oral communication at 25 percent and 25 percent
3. Professionalism/work ethic at 18 percent and 38 percent
4. Serving all clients/customers at 18 percent and 47 percent
5. Reading comprehension at 31 percent and 30 percent
6. English Language at 41 percent and 48 percent
7. Teamwork/collaboration at 29 percent and 39 percent
8. Written communication at 18 percent and 20 percent
When examining these perceptions, it appears the growth between college graduates and the current employed workforce is due to on the job experience including employer training. What is interesting to note is the five (5) skills that being critical thinking, oral communication, reading, English language and written communication are all associated with the K-16 educational experience.
A report released by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (IDWD) last fall highlighted reading comprehension to be at 100 percent necessary. When reviewing the above results, the unasked question is "Why are we graduating high school and college students without the ability to read at the necessary workplace level?
These results are similar to another recent report released by Michigan State University entitled "Recruiting Trends for 2010-2011." The data from this extensive survey suggested college students are less prepared specific to:
• Professional maturity
• Professional demeanor
• Articulate skills and competencies
An earlier "Recruiting Trends" report in 2001-2002 identified these gaps:
• Leadership - problem solving, take charge
• Interpersonal Abilities - team player, goals
• Personal Qualities - work ethics, attitude
• Teamwork - collaboration, value diversity
• Communication - listening, verbal, non-verbal
• Computing Skills - identify basic programs
In 2000, Carol DiAmico (at that time with the Hudson Institute) released an extensive report entitled "Workforce 2020" and reviewed the critical traits sought by employers:
• Leadership - 73 percent
• Problem solving skills - 69 percent
• Work ethics - 68 percent
• Job specific skills - 61 percent
• Creativity - 60 percent
• Organizational skills - 49 percent
• Interpersonal skills - 45 percent
Another workforce and education report by David Thornburg, "The New Basics: Education and the Future of Work in the Telematic Age," confirmed research by the CEO Forum and North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) of these necessary 21st Century workplace skills:
• Digital-age literacy
• Inventive thinking
• Effective communication
• High productivity
When we begin to integrate this data and look at unemployment, possibly it may make more sense to close the gaps between the needs and expectations of employers and what schools are providing.
The state of Indiana through its Workforce Department has launched "Ready Indiana" to address some of these gaps. However, to meet the productivity necessary in the 21st Century and to fill some of those current open jobs will require far more diligence by all citizens including parents, those currently employed, employers and educational organizations from K-16.
A special request by Leanne Hoagland-Smith: In September all columns focused on this topic of workforce and unemployment to allow for additional insight. As a reader did you find this more valuable? The purpose of this question is I am considering aligning future columns on a monthly basis around one key business topic. Your feedback is important to me. So please comment here with your thoughts; through other social media sites or just email me. Thanking you in advance.
P.S. Shout Out – Two local organizations seeking to improve workforce skills are the IBEW located in Merrillville and the Construction Advancement Foundation in Portagte.
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Amuda Shrestha is a professor of management at Tribhuwan University and a member of National Women's Commission, Nepal. She also served as Campus Chief of Shanker Dev Campus, Kathmandu. At ASD, she advises on women, education and media issues.
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Faith in God:
Learning and Living the Gospel requirement #4: "Read a recent conference address given by the prophet. Decide what you can do to follow the prophet, and do it."
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Deacon Spiritual Development requirement #2: "Read "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" and "The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles." Review them with a parent or priesthood leader."
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Divine Nature requirement #2: "As a young woman you are blessed with divine feminine qualities. Increase your understanding of and appreciation for womanhood. Read Proverbs 31:10–31 and two talks on womanhood from a conference issue of the Church magazines. Review what "The Family: A Proclamation to the World"
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August 14, 2012, 12:01 AM
By Scott Raab
SR: You played Dracula early in your career. Did you drag that around like a stone?
FL: Not in my head, but obviously, yeah. A great deal of your career as an actor you're not in control of. People say, "Why did you choose to do that?" Well, I had two children in private school. Only two or three times in my life have I done something as a career move. I would like to go out both the beneficiary and victim of my own choices. I always choose to do the thing that scares me. Nixon scared the shit out of me. And I chose him over a couple of television series.
SR: Who would reach the end and go, "God, I wish I'd done another shitty series. I could've made a few more dollars"?
FL: How much money do you need? If money is not a god, you're very lucky. You come back to where you started. I'm basically an Italian boy in Bayonne, New Jersey, keeping money under the mattress. I just always thought, I love acting and I love writing. And when I haven't got any more good breath and good energy, then I'll write.
I have a good friend who says, "We're all just dodging bullets." It seems to me the trick to living a good life is to try to move away from the gun you turn on yourself.
SR: Good breath and good energy I haven't heard it put that way before.
FL: Without them you can't act. You certainly can't act in the theater.
SR: It's also easy to fall back into what's familiar, what feels safe, what you've done before.
FL: I'm becoming less and less controlling. With each decade, I try to shed the notion that something has to be like this.
SR: As a father, I'm still trying to learn to let go.
FL: You have to give children a lot of love but also a lot of discipline. You know what it means to them? They go to bed thinking, He cares enough about me to make a rule.
SR: It's an art. There's no science to it.
FL: It's a daily art. I made horrible mistakes as a father, but I said, "I got your back, I'll spot you through life." Over the years, you don't think they're hearing you. They're sitting on the floor playing with Legos and something's going on above them, and then weeks later or even years later out comes some reaction, and you go, "What? I honestly didn't think you were paying any attention." They hear everything. And we're sitting here today, still victims of what we heard.
What do you want for dessert?
SR: I think it's a bad idea.
FL: It's a terrible idea. Why don't we make it a 50 percent terrible idea as opposed to 100 percent. Meaning we have half of the terrible idea rather than a terrible idea each. Let's split one.
SR: I think that's a less terrible idea.
FL: What appeals to you?
SR: I'd be happy with something less sinful. Sorbet?
FL [To waitress]: Would you bring us three scoops of lemon sorbet and two spoons? [To Raab] This is when I like it here when it starts to thin out and the bar takes over and there's this whole racket of happiness on the other side of that wall. I like the mise-en-scène here.
SR: Mise-en-scène.
FL: Too pretentious?
SR: Not at all. I just don't get to hear that enough.
FL: Have you fulfilled your quota for the interview?
SR: I have, but I don't think of it as a quota.
FL: There's no substitute for sitting and talking.
SR: Not to worry you, but what time is your daughter scheduled to land?
FL: She landed. I looked over and I saw that happy little text. Her boyfriend picked her up. She's probably home by now and safe in his arms. And I'm happy for that.
SR: You seem like a happy guy.
FL: My torments are for me and for the people who love me and I love. They're not for you to put in a magazine.
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So now that I have been schooled somewhat, I realize I really screwed up originally with my plants and am surprised they have made it this far. With that being said, I see that the Rubber Tree might be in too big of a pot and I want to repot into a smaller pot. Thoughts? |
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- Posted by GreenPhase 8OR. (My Page) on Wed, Nov 14, 12 at 20:37
Go for it! A smaller pot would give you and the plant better odds at success. Just be wary about water in these days with less light and warmth. Growth and adjustments to a new pot may take longer during winter. |
- Posted by silentsurfer 6A OH (My Page) on Wed, Nov 14, 12 at 21:31
ohh Dang! i thought you were gonna give us some (pot) choices to vote on!? hehe Tiff, btw thats a great Pic! ..a cpl cm's of crop and its Perfect. :) |
It is in 5-1-1. Should i do a one smaller pot or two? There are 6 stems. Going to store today so quick responses/opinions needed. Joe, i dont have any tips really. Sylvie sits in a north facing window. I wipe her leaves often and although I read to mist the leaves.. My plant teacted negatively to it with a sort of infection on the leaves. I caught it quick enough so their was minimal damage. |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Thu, Nov 15, 12 at 9:18
I wouldn't mess with it again so soon, and at this time of year with so few hours of light. It looks fine, and if there are 6 individual plants, that's probably a good amount of root space. Silent, more sun definitely sounds worth trying. |
I agree. The pot size is fine if you monitor your watering carefully. When using the 5:1:1 mix, it wouldn't even be so important to monitor all that carefully because of how forgiving the soils are if well-made. Using a wick and tipping the pot after you water thoroughly will also help remove most of any excess water that wants to hang around and cause problems. Where you live, I would try to avoid repotting most houseplants from Aug through early Jun unless it was necessary to ensure the plant's viability, which in your case doesn't seem to be the issue at all. Remember, as long as you're using a soil that allows you to water copiously w/o root issues, or are taking steps to manage any excess water your soil wants to hold on to, a big pot is your plant's friend. Plants grow much better (in good soils) when roots have room to run, but grow poorly in the same volume of a poor soil that holds too much water. You should be able to see, from this, that the blame everyone is quick to levy against over-potting/container size more rightly belongs at the feet of soil choice. I would have no hesitation about planting your plant in a 5 gallon pot of a well-made 5:1:1 or gritty mix. I do it all the time w/o issue. Al |
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Hi Tiff, i'd tending to agree w/Al, and Purple,, another thing ive recently come to take into consideration, is that in Summer (at least as i recall for me + Mine here) they Will dry out faster than they are Now,,, If i may say so, you might perhaps have a tinge of what-i-got,, I luv hearing other peoples 'plant-plights', they post, i read, i imagine a reasonably logical answere,, then wait to see what others reccomend and weigh that against my initial 'self-consultation',,, i often find i was wrong, or i just change my way of thinking, after weighing in the other considerations,,, Another thing i 'thought' i'd enjoy a great deal is matching plants-to-pots,, but ive found its not quite as cut-and-dry as i imagined,,, I was quite serious when i commented on THIS particular ficus specimen, it Looks Great to me, i luv it in that container, the colors, the size,, i think it all works really well together,, its maybe? just slightly large, but certainly not TOO large,,,, f. elastica can get large pretty quick under the right environment, and you dont want to be repotting every 6 Mnths right? ...only women change their shoes frequently, Not Plants. lol I also didnt realize there were 6 individual plants (trees) in the container,,, Tiff, Ive recently potted up some very small cuttings, in VERY small pots, and some are staying prettttty wet even still, for days even,, to the point where ive lost some due to (root) rot, this would be unimagineable in the summer where they would surely dry out in a matter of hours,, but when they DO get dry, theyre DRY. theres no buffer in an 1.25" seedling size planter/tray,,, i guess my point is, theres a lot of variables in (my) world here, but i can pretty much see whats going on,, i dont want to discourage you from making a change for the better if you think theres any issues you need to address regarding watering maintenance of this plant, in this (that) soil, in that pot. but do You ? ps: i realize this is a late responce, and you mentioned a kind of 'urgency', so, if im too late, just disregard all this okay!? lol :) |
Thanks Everyone. I will leave it. To start from the beginning, when I aquired these plants from my Aunts funeral, I knew nothing...NOTHING. I had a small ivy plant, which I potted in the same pot as the rubber tree is in...WHAT??? No wonder the dang thing died. I had 6 plants and I bought 6 pots, all the same size...that gray one. I planted everything in these pots without knowing the consequences. Because of this, most of the plants got root rot and I didnt know this until it was too late. The ivy died, my arrowhead is dwindling and barely hanging on. I have killed the original palm due this stupid, stupid mistake...along with being too rough with the palms roots when I repotted. I maybe should have left the palm in the original pot and left it alone. But root rot might have been inevitable...who knows. So now that I have learned from my careless mistakes, looking at the rubber tree in the pot close up, I felt the pot was too big. It seems that there is too much pot to plant...it takes over the plant. I want the plant to be the focal point, not the stupid pot. So I thought if I repotted it would not only look more beautiful, but be even healthier. As I said before, I havent had any issued with the rubber tree except the mild infection from misting. And I tended to that quick and it was like it never happened. ( I would like to start a post on misting, because I am confused on it totally. Lots of people are highly against it, yet many ppl say their plants love it. Books and the internet says to mist some plants, so I just dont get it.) Anyway, I just hate the pot. It is plastic and I am now against plastic pots. Phooey. But, I will leave it till spring and maybe split the plant into two plants, then I can enjoy it in two areas of our new house...(I cant wait for this...losing my mind at FIL's) And Joe, yes, I dont just have a tinge of messing with my plants, I can stand there for long periods of time and look at them and examine them. I tend to do that when I am rocking Luke to sleep. I sway back and forth and admire . examine the plants. I cant help but to do tis so that I can catch any issues before them become a problem. But all are doing well. I am proud of myslef for getting this far and doing as well as I am. One big issue I had was pot size to root ball. Some stuff I did was WAY extreme. I have since corrected those plants and they all are doing so well. You guys are so awesome. Thank you for guiding me along the way and helping me. I appreciate you all so much! xo Tiff |
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Hmmmmm……. you know i always thought a gaming console was all about…you know…gaming. i guess microsoft is really trying to make the xbox brand known for being nothing more than a multimedia hub.
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what, the fortune M$ is making on the 360 and XBLA subscriptions is not enough?
sigh, this is exactly whats destroying the industry!
suddenly the rolls royce they drive is suddenly not enough, they need more cash for the 7 mistresses, and friends.
greedy SOBS!
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"Suddenly the rolls royce they drive is suddenly not enough, they need more cash for the 7 mistresses, and friends. greedy SOBS! all i can say is BRING ON THE VIDEO GAME CRASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Comment of the week?
nope, of the year!
no seriously, im just freaking sick of this greediness crap!
day 1 DLC, online passes, DLC locked on the disk, developers "noobifying" their games for the sake of gaining more customers.
i miss the good old days where developers would make the game they wanted, not the game they think will sell!
developers have just lost their ambition to push the industry forward, all they want to do is make the big bucks!
its disgusting, so many times you hear people complain about games and they reply well it sold well.
that makes it sound like ah it sold well so we dont care if people like it!
randy pitchford for instance, he left his home and moved to texas when he was really young so he could work on duke nukem.
its his calling, his life hood, so he should be ashamed to put out forever in the state its in!
then people say it sucks, and his response?
eh, it sold really well!
thats all you care about?
you dont care that the series you left home for is any good any more?
id be mortified if i rebooted crash bandicoot and i had fans tell me my reboot sucked!
its disgusting, manufactures just dont give a 2 hoots about the quality of their games any more!
as long as it brings in the $$$$$$$$$$ who cares!
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On November 26, 2013, for the first time, nine finalists in the Ensemble Studio Competition will now perform from the mainstage of the Four Seasons Centre, accompanied by the internationally acclaimed COC Orchestra conducted by COC Music Director Johannes Debus and hosted by Grammy-nominated and multi-Juno Award winner, singer-songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright. To watch the competition and see Canada's rising opera stars, visit our Centre Stage website and buy your tickets today! Over the next two weeks, follow along on Parlando as we introduce you to each of our finalists.
Francesca Corrado didn't always know she wanted to be an opera singer. As a high school student in Burnaby, B.C., she took part in nearly every singing program offered at her school, but it was purely for enjoyment. It wasn't until grade 12, when she was struggling to decide what to do after graduation, that her choir teacher suggested she consider a career in opera.
"I knew nothing about opera and had the misconception that opera was just a bunch of people who sang very loudly," says Francesca. "I didn't know where a "C" was on the piano!" As a child, she went to science camp, while other kids took music classes. But her lack of formal training didn't hold her back and she enrolled in the music program for classical voice at Capilano University.
It didn't take long for Francesca to catch "the opera bug," when she auditioned to be in the chorus of her first opera with Burnaby Lyric Opera. She continued her operatic training at the University of British Columbia (UBC), where she completed her bachelor's degree in opera performance and is currently pursuing her master's degree.
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Having to sing in a language other than your mother tongue is par for the course in the opera world, so knowing a couple, particularly French, Italian or German, can come in handy for a singer. Well, tenor Jean-Philippe Fortier-Lazure has it covered, and then some.
Jean-Philippe was born and raised in Ontario's Kitchener-Waterloo area, but with all of his extended family in Québec, and having spent a lot of time in Ottawa and Montreal as part of his university and vocal studies, French comes just as easily to him as English. He also has a bit of familiarity with Spanish, German and some Italian, courtesy of high school student exchanges. Jean-Philippe says he has enough that he can "get by" or as he puts it, "So, if I was dropped from a plane and landed in Spain, Germany or even Italy, I could have a siesta, order a schnitzel, and find some delicious gelato, and then reluctantly make my way home."
This flare for languages would certainly come in handy if Jean-Philippe were ever to pursue a career as an interpreter, a profession he's already flirted with to some degree through studies in university and as a volunteer interpreter with the Kitchener-Waterloo Philharmonic Youth Choir on a trip to Europe. "I loved the experience," he says. "It was challenging, but a lot of fun at the same time!"
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Those are the possible careers that Emma Char may have pursued, that is if the mezzo-soprano hadn't begun, at the age of 16, what has turned into a love affair with opera.
Born in Kitchener, Ontario, but raised in Philadelphia since the age of four, Emma fell into opera gradually, beginning with lessons with a voice teacher because she was interested in learning how to sing for musical theatre.
"He was the one who introduced me to classical singing in art songs and encouraged me to apply to music school for a voice degree. I decided singing was something I wanted to focus on more, so I took the plunge and went to a conservatory," says Emma.
That operatic dive has put her on a path to one day realizing her dream role of singing Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia.
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Mankato, Minn. – Richard Miller (pictured), a professor of English at Rutgers University, will deliver a campus-wide lecture titled "Cultivating Curiosity in These Our Distracted, Polarized, Irate, Ill-Informed Times," at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15 in Room 201 of the Centennial Student Union.
Miller will give another presentation, "The Pleasurable Apocalypse: Teaching at the End of the World," on Wednesday, Oct. 16 from noon to 1 p.m. in the CSU Heritage Room. He will lead a discussion following his presentation.
Both lectures are open to faculty, staff and students.
A lunch will be provided for the first 30 registrants, and a copy of Miller's book, "Writing at the End of the World," will be provided for the first 15 registrants. Registration is required through STARS.
In his first presentation (Oct. 15), Miller will address how the shift from a paper-based world to a screen-based world requires a redefinition of both the form and the function of public education.
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