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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Pottery Barnlike Pillows
I loved these pillows from Pottery Barn for forever, but not in love with the price tag. I found a quilt on clearance from K-Mart for $10 and came up with these, not too bad for the price, plus I have lots more quilt left for projects to come.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Purses, Purses, Purses
My favorite thing to sew so far is purses, there are so many great fabrics out there. Here are a few:
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Friday, August 7, 2009
Dresser to Island Makeover
I love redoing furniture and using something for an entireley new purpose. I also love reading what everyonge else in the blog community is crafting up so I thoguth I'd finally start bloggin so I can join in. This is what I've been working on lately, it is finally finished (after a lot of help from my Dad). This is a dresser I found that had some damage. I've wanted an island since moving in, 1 dresser, a few cans of spray paint, and a new top later and walah, here it is.
The kiddos enjoying their new eating area. Maybe now I can have a clean tablecloth and maybe even entertain the idea of a great centerpiece for the table.
I am participating in DIY Day check it out!
A few have asked how I did the top, hope this helps. To do the top I bought 2-2'X3' preglued (you can make it as big as you want and have room for) aspen shelving pieces (from Lowes), glued and biscuit jointed them together in the middle then glued the top to the beat up top already on the dresser. Then I trimmed out the top with a 1X4 that we ripped down the middle. Put a few screws from the bottom up for extra strength. At this point cost of materials about $40. Then lots of sanding to get it super soft, routered the edge and stained. Then topped with polycrylic. Picking out the stain color was the hardest, I wanted it to match my cabinetry, didn't, but oh well I want to paint my cabinets white eventually so it will work.
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iPods used as "black box" for airplanes
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iPods used as "black box"
Pilots may soon rely on the iPod for the operation of their aircraft. A new report indicates that the hugely popular iPod media player may become an integral part of one airplane manufacturer's airplane design. The iPod could become a flight data recorder (FDR) following an announcement by US light aircraft manufacturer LoPresti Speed Merchants to introduce the device in the cockpit of its Fury piston aircraft, Flight reports. The Florida-based company is planning for "full integration of the iPod into the Fury's avionics systems." The report says that the iPod will serve as a digital data recorder, a.k.a as the "black box"--often used to help determine the cause of plane crashes/tragedies.
Along with suitable software, the iPod can be used to record important flight data and equipment readings to its internal hard drive, offering the ability to record over 500h of flight time data.
The company, however, was not specific about the types of information that would be recorded, the report said. Recorders are currently used to collect data for maintenance purposes through system monitoring, for post-flight analysis in training and safety-monitoring, and, when suitably protected, for crash investigation.
"This is a watershed technology for aviation," says LoPresti vice president of operations, RJ Siegel, "and we are delighted to be the first to bring it to market." The Fury (pictured below) will prove the concept, but once certificated, the iPod FDR could be deployed on other light aircraft.
iPods, however, are not just limited to cockpits. One innovative Mexican airline has already begun renting iPods to passengers, ahead of planned iPod integration by many of the major US airlines.


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Career Rescue
Soar to new heights with Kim Thompson
Monthly Archive for February, 2011
Selling shy
Having a friend do the talking for you might sound tempting if you are shy however it doesn't present the impression you want to leave with an employer especially in a competitive job market. Take for example the job candidate who brought a friend to a career fair and the friend ended up answering most […] [Read More]
Does your resume sound like a job description
A manager once told me all the resumes on his desk sounded the same. Each one was basically a list of job duties rather than a document that shared information about the person who wrote it. He was right. Resumes often end up telling what a person did instead of creating a story of what […] [Read More]
Have a 'Plan B'
Having a 'Plan B' is not a bad idea, particularly in today's job market. Taking the time to think about an alternative career plan is smart no matter what state the economy is in, and the perfect time to construct a plan of action is when you have a job. One of the best things […] [Read More]
It's been a long job search….
I have been looking for a job for almost 11 months. It's hard to explain this during an interview. I can't prove it, but I think I'm being judged on the length of my job search rather than my skills. What could I be doing wrong? When I heard this question, I started thinking about […] [Read More]
Don't let a self-defeating attitude sabotoge your job search
Your attitude towards your job search can do more harm than you think. In fact, a self-defeating attitude can limit your ability to market your value and keep you from being a viable candidate. The way you view your search can have an astonishing effect on your results. "No one ever returns my calls." "I'm […] [Read More]


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Local Olympian to Speak At Susquehanna University
Feb. 9, 2009
SELINSGROVE, Pa. - Selinsgrove native and Olympic athlete Keli Smith will share stories from the Beijing games on Feb. 18 at 11 a.m. in Susquehanna University's Degenstein Center Theater. Free and open to the public, the program is presented by the university's Institute for Lifelong Learning. Attendees may stay for lunch at noon.
In addition to her experiences as a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic field hockey team, Smith has competed on the national field hockey team since 2001. She has participated in numerous international competitions, including the World Cup and Pan American Games. A 1997 graduate of Selinsgrove High School, Smith has been playing hockey since 7th grade. She credits her parents, Selinsgrove residents Sharon and Neal Smith, and former coach, Kathy Kieser, with helping to guide her success. "Coach Kieser is no longer my coach, but she remains my friend and advocate," Smith says.
Smith is quick to point out that the life of an Olympic athlete isn't just about one moment in the spotlight. "Becoming an Olympian can sound very prestigious," Smith says, "but the road to get there is not always one of glory and triumph. The lessons and hardship that you encounter just chasing an Olympic dream can be something incredible and life changing."
To reserve lunch or learn more, call the university's Office of Conference and Event Management at 570-372-4354.
The Institute for Lifelong Learning hosts an annual series of lectures and luncheons that seek to promote fellowship and continued learning among seniors and others in the community and surrounding area.
Founded in 1858, Susquehanna University is a private liberal arts college that prepares students for achievement, leadership and service in a diverse, interconnected world. Study and service learning abroad, collaborative research among students and faculty, and rich opportunities for creative and personal growth are hallmarks of a Susquehanna University education. The university is located in central Pennsylvania, in the town of Selinsgrove, along the banks of the scenic Susquehanna River and about three hours from major East Coast cultural, financial and recreational centers.
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Tentative 2-Deep Revealed
With more than half of this year's spring football drills now in the books, West Virginia University coach Dana Holgorsen has unveiled his first two-deep of the spring (see attachment link above).
However, "tentative" is the word Holgorsen used to describe the depth chart he has released.
"The depth chart could change on a day-to-day basis," he said following Thursday evening's practice. "Whoever we line up as first team offense and first team defense is what you will see on that sheet."
Junior Paul Millard, freshman Ford Childress and true freshman Chavas Rawlins are each listed as "or" on the two-deep for the quarterback position, demonstrating again that Holgorsen and his offensive staff are no closer to naming a starter there than they were at the beginning of the spring.
As for the other offensive skill spots, junior Andrew Buie is listed No. 1 at running back, sophomore Cody Clay is the top H-back and the top three wide receiver spots include sophomore KJ Myers at X, junior Connor Arlia at Y and junior college transfer Kevin White at Z. The No. 1 O-line right now is made up of junior Quinton Spain at left tackle, sophomore Marquis Lucas at left guard, senior Pat Eger at center, junior Mark Glowinski at right guard and senior Curtis Feigt at right tackle.
"(This) could change on Saturday morning, on Tuesday, or for the spring game," noted Holgorsen.
Defensively, the top three up front include senior Will Clarke at defensive tackle, senior Shaq Rowell at nose, and sophomore Kyle Rose at defensive end.
The four linebacker spots are led by junior Wes Tonkery at spur, sophomore Isaiah Bruce at sam, sophomore Nick Kwiatkoski at will and senior Dozie Ezemma at buck.
The No. 1s in the back end include senior Brodrick Jenkins and sophomore Nana Kyeremeh at corners, senior Darwin Cook at bandit safety and sophomore Karl Joseph at free safety.
"I figured I would make it a little easier for our media relations department," said Holgorsen as for why he released a two-deep now. "They needed something for the spring game that will serve as a tentative depth chart. If nothing else, you can see who is playing what position. In the fall, we will add another 20 guys that we expect to come in and compete for playing time."
Holgorsen indicated that there is a lot of evaluating left to do ahead of the spring game coming up on April 20.
"We have four practices left," he said. "Saturday will be a heavy, heavy practice. We haven't had a full scrimmage yet, and we won't have one until Tuesday. We have had mini-scrimmages at the end of practice and those have gone well. We have been focusing more on fundamentals and teaching.
"We are running a lot of team reps," Holgorsen continued. "We will run mini-scrimmages again on Saturday, and then on Tuesday we will have our biggest scrimmage of the spring. Thursday is non-padded, so we can't do a whole lot that day, and then we have the spring game on Saturday.
This year's Gold-Blue Spring Game, presented by Kroger, will kickoff at 2 p.m. at Milan Puskar Stadium. Fans wishing to purchase tickets in advance can do so by logging on to http://www.WVUGAME.com.
MSN will also air the spring game on select radio stations throughout West Virginia. Check your local listings.
Big 12 Media Days: Dana Holgorsen
Women's Soccer: Amanda Hill and Mocha
Big 12 Media Days: Nick Kwiatkoski
Football: Dana Holgorsen on ESPN
Big 12 Media Days: Day One Report
Men's Basketball: Summer Update


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In February 2008, a group of us planned a trip to Ireland for winter break. This group consisted of my mom, my boyfriend, and five of Mom's closest friends. We called the trip: "A Taste of Ireland." Our tour included: a Dublin city tour, a visit to Skellig Rocks, a Merry Ploughboy Pub dinner, a Blarney Woolen Mills Ring of Kerry tour, kissing the Blarney Stone Cliffs of Moher and an expedition to Bunratty Castle.
On the fourth day, our tour stopped at the Cliffs of Moher. It was sensational! You can stand there for hours just staring at the water drop 700 feet into the Atlantic Ocean. We walked up one side of the edge of the cliffs with everyone from our tour. Brad, my boyfriend, seemed to be in a hurry, not looking back; but this was nothing out of the ordinary. The view was beautiful! I was taking so many pictures! Kodak moments left and right!
Brad ushered me to the edge on the opposite side of the group. As we walked up that side, we just continued to stare at the ocean and the small islands out in the distance. Another couple walked up near us with the same loving gaze in their eyes. I whispered to Brad that I was ready to go down to the observatory. Mind you, the wind was blowing like crazy! It was really cold!
Meanwhile, the other girl mentioned the same thing to her boyfriend about being cold. Brad commented, "How many times are we in Ireland? Let's stand here for just a little bit longer." With that, I took more pictures, probably repeating some Kodak moments. The other couple walked down towards the beginning of the little trail. Then Brad takes my left hand and slowly takes my glove off. I asked what he was doing, and then noticed a grin on his face! That was when my voice went high; I knew something wonderful was in store. I said, "You're doing it, aren't you? You're really doing it? Oh my gosh!"
Brad knelt down and said some of the most real and romantic things that I've ever heard. Lastly, he said, "I would love it if you would be my wife?" After I screamed "yes" in a high-pitched voice, we shared a romantic moment or two and then started down for the observatory to share the news. A mother and daughter from Australia passing us pointed at another couple and said, "That man down there just proposed!" I held up my hand and said, "So did he!" This called for more Kodak moments! Two couples, one on the South end of the cliff and the other on the North, on the same tour got engaged at the same place at the same time!
We went down to the Cliffs of Moher Observatory and shared the great news! It was announced over the intercom and they took tons of pictures of us to use in their brochures. It was great! Of course, Lisa, the other bride-to-be, and I raided the gift shop. All four of us stepped on the bus to the sound of cheers and clapping! Our bus driver, John, shared his testimony that he's never witnessed an engagement in the 14 years he had been touring Ireland! Much less TWO engagements in the same day!


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Stephane Villafane
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About Stephane Villafane
Born in france_1969. Architect and Painter I live and work in Barcelona and Montpellier.
School of Architecture of Lyon, France
2014: Art fair Toronto,Toronto,Canada
2014: Group exhibition,Mark Hachem,Paris,France
2013: Group exhibition,Griffin Gallery,London,United Kingdom - Saatchi Showdown
2013: Individual exhibition,Convent of Minimes,Perpignan,France
2012: Group exhibition,Dock Sud Gallery ,Sète,France
2012: Group exhibition,Foresight32 Gallery,Jordan
2011: Individual exhibition,L'Arteria Gallery ,Valencia,Spain
2011: Individual exhibition,Modus Gallery ,Paris,France
2010: Individual exhibition,Artevistas Gallery ,Barcelona,Spain
2010: Group exhibition,Montcada Gallery ,Barcelona,Spain
2009: Group exhibition,IAC Juan Gil- Albert, Régional Council,Alicante,Spain
2009: Group exhibition,Caixa Laietana Fondation, Mataro,Spain
2008: Group exhibition,Montcada Gallery , Barcelona,Spain
2007: Group exhibition,Montcada Gallery , Barcelone,Spain
2004: Individual exhibition,Freud b'Art Gallery , Barcelona,Spain
1999: Group exhibition,Young artists,General Council of Barcelona,Spain
1998: Group exhibition,Bleeker Street Gallery, Paris,France
1997: Group exhibition,Castang Gallery, Perpignan,France
1996: Individual exhibition,Castang Gallery, Perpignan,Fance


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Robert Reich's Budget Panacea: Medicare for All
John on April 25, 2011 at 8:20 am
It was really the worst kept secret in Washington. Health reform was always supposed to end with single-payer. The exchanges, the public-options–all of that was a set up for what was, and likely still is, to come. The plan was to establish a framework and then build on it. But there are always some people who get impatient with incrementalism. Hence, yesterday's column by Robert Reich:
Americans are spending almost 2 1/2 times more on health care per person than other advanced nations. Yet the typical American doesn't live as long as citizens in other advanced nations, and we have the highest rate of infant mortality.
Yes and the two are obviously going to be related. High infant mortality brings our overall average down. The high infant mortality in the US is especially prevalent in certain minority groups in the US. There are various theories about why this happens but the answer is still elusive. In any case, even with our elevated infant mortality our life spans are within a year or so of every other industrialized nation. I say all of that so you can see the disingenuous nature of Reich's next line:
The reason: Here, doctors and hospitals have every incentive to spend on unnecessary tests, drugs and procedures. But they have little incentive to keep people healthy.
So from his shoddy premise, Reich leaps to an even shoddier conclusion, i.e. money ruins medicine. You'll note that this is similar to the argument progressives make about every other sphere of life. Politics? Special interest money ruins it. Elections. Federal funding is the answer. Gas prices? Speculator money drives them up. Reich is really just applying the same Marxist lens to health care. Surprise! Capitalism is the problem. Obviously then, the solution is…
allow anyone at any age to join Medicare.
Currently, Medicare reimbursement rates are so low that many doctors refuse to accept them or limit the number of Medicare patients they will see. Reich's solution is to let Medicare take over so that doctors no longer have a choice. Once Medicare is the only game in town, doctors will have to play ball.
Estimates of how much would be saved by extending Medicare to cover the entire population range from $58 billion to $400 billion a year.
Sounds great, except for all the doctors who retire because they consider the new system unworkable. And don't think we'll replace them quickly either. Who wants to take on $120k in school debt only to make Medicare rates for life? Millions more patients and thousands fewer doctors. Sound good to you? This is the Democrats plan for America's medical future.
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Children Bodybuilders
The Belgian Fashion photographer has created a peculiar alternate world where men, women and children look like they have been pumping iron since the moment they popped out of the womb. The surreal scenarios range from a Victorian era bedroom to an abandoned theme park. The strangest image just might be the schoolgirl in bunny ears lifting weights, although others are certainly contenders. The disturbing effects of superhuman enhancement remind us of Phillip Toledano's plastic surgery series, except while Toledano's subjects altered their bodies in real life, Stallaert's manipulations are all digitally enhanced.
12 Creative Photo manipulation works by Photographer Kurt Stallaert
We definitely wouldn't want to rock this steroid-chic look, but we have to admit there is something strangely seductive about the bulging muscles in the pictures below.
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It's really like a drug, and I'm
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saying anything I have to say,
going anywhere I have to go;
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that make her? What does that
make me? It's a drug and I'm
the addict, and right now I'm
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We, the brothers of Delta Tau Delta, take pride in over 130 years of brotherhood on the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus. We are a values-based social fraternity that prides itself on our foundations of truth, courage, faith, and power. Our fraternity is a leader through academics, socially, and philanthropically. Nationally, Delta Tau Delta consistently ranks among the top of all Fraternities with regards to academics. For the last 5 years, Delta Tau Delta has found itself either at the top or near the top in terms of GPA. Additionally, in the past few years, many brothers decided to become teaching assistants for various classes at RPI.
Although academics are extremely important, Delta Tau Delta is a social fraternity. As such, we have numerous parties, sorority mixers, and brotherhood events every semester. More proper social events include a formal every fall and a semi-formal every spring. Delta Tau Delta is extremely active around RPI and the neighboring communities. We participate in numerous community service activities including Relay for Life, Adopt-a-School, and band parties for charity. Upsilon Chapter of Delta Tau Delta is making strides in becoming the first green fraternity in the country with our $1 million dollar renovation fund and through the Delts Initiate Green project. Our house is indicative of our motto: "Committed to the Lives of Excellence." Delta Tau Delta provides all brothers with the atmosphere to succeed in all aspects of life - both academically and socially.
Delta Tau Delta was founded in 1858 at Bethany College in present day West Virginia. Eight men, angered by a fixed vote for a prize in oratory to be given at the Neotrophian Literary Society (a forum for students to practice and demonstrate skills in poetry, public speaking and writing essays), responded by forming a secret society. The purpose of the new society, known only by the Greek letters Delta Tau Delta, was to see the Neotrophian Society returned to popular control from the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, and to form an organization of the student body drawn together by common aims, brotherly regard and desire for mutual support.
Delta Tau Delta was born of the knowledge that integrity is essential. The founding principles of Truth, Courage, Faith and Power have provided a guide for both the Fraternity and its membership.
Since 1858 the Fraternity has spread to nearly 200 campuses with over 120 active chapters and colonies comprised of about 6,500 undergraduate members. For over 150 years, Delta Tau Delta has in excess of 150,000 men who have become members of the Fraternity.
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Born and raised in Bloomfield, New Jersey, Leader Crew Member Emily is pursuing a bachelor's degree in geology from SUNY New Paltz. In addition to leading her college's geology and outdoor clubs, she's conducted cave surveys, analyzed groundwater quality in the Catskills, and presented to the National Geological Society of America. She enjoys all things outdoors, including rock climbing, hiking, backpacking, cycling, and running. She hopes, through her work with SCA, to instill a love and appreciation of nature in the youth of Jersey City, NJ.


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Developers take note: how to let Google Now search your app
Admit it. Google Now, specifically the "OK Google" trigger, is quite fun to use and play around with, but it's actual utility isn't as impressive. That's largely because, aside from the web and a few other Google-owned apps and tools, its repository of data doesn't dig deep enough into your phone and its apps. Well, not anymore. Your favorite "OK, Google" can now search inside any app, too! Of course, app developers will need to add the feature, but it's as easy a copy and paste.


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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means.; United States. 18th Congress, 1st session, 1823-1824. House. Document ; no. 30.
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text: Assemble the Team CUSP Toolkit The Assemble the Team module of the CUSP Toolkit addresses CUSP team composition for your quality improvement initiative. Note: Slide content is presented below each of the images. ContentsSlide 1. Cover Slide.Slide 2. Learning Objectives.Slide 3. The Unit-Based CUSP Team.Slide 4. CUSP Team Members.Slide 5. Unit Team Characteristics.Slide 6. Team Member Characteristics.Slide 7. Building Your CUSP Team.Slide 8. CUSP Teams' Group Processes.Slide 9. Team Performance.Slide 10. Barriers to Team Performance1.Slide 11. Stages of Engagement.Slide 12. Engage Team Members Using the 4 E's2.Slide 13. Using the 4 E's.Slide 14. The CUSP Project Leader's Role.Slide 15. Engage Physicians on the CUSP Team .Slide 16. The Physician Champion's Role.Slide 17. Physician Engagement.Slide 18. Engage Other CUSP Team Members.Slide 19. The Senior Executive's Role.Slide 20. The Nurse Manager's Role.Slide 21. The Patient Safety Coordinator/ Patient Safety Officer's Role.Slide 22. Psychological Safety3.Slide 23. Psychological Safety.Slide 24. Exercise.Slide 25. Assemble the Team: What the Team Needs To Do.Slide 26. Summary.Slide 27. TeamSTEPPS Tools1.Slide 28. CUSP Tools.Slide 29. References. Slide 1. Cover Slide (CUSP Toolkit logo)Return to Contents Slide 2. Learning Objectives] Understand the importance of your CUSP team.Develop a strategy to build a successful team.Identify characteristics of successful teams and barriers to team performance.Define roles and responsibilities of team members.Return to Contents Slide 3. The Unit-Based CUSP Team Understands that patient safety culture is local.Composed of engaged frontline providers who take ownership of patient safety.Includes staff members who have different levels of experience.Tailored to include members based on clinical intervention.Meets regularly (weekly or at least monthly).Has adequate resources.Return to Contents Slide 4. CUSP Team Members Nurses (including Nurse educator, Nurse manager)*.Physicians*.Senior executives*.Infection preventionists.Medical directors.Pharmacists.Respiratory therapists.Patient safety officers.Chief quality officers.Ancillary staff.* Key team membersReturn to Contents Slide 5. Unit Team Characteristics Ven diagram showing union of CUSP and TeamSTEPPS team characteristics.CUSPHas diverse local "opinion leaders" and dissenters.Is willing to help to spread the intervention.(Both)Has strong team leadership.Sets defined team roles and responsibilities.Maintains clear values and shared vision.Contains mechanisms for collaboration and feedback.TeamSTEPPSDevelops a strong sense of collaborative trust and confidence.Manages and optimizes performance outcomes.Develops a strong sense of collective trust, team identity, and confidence.Return to Contents Slide 6. Team Member Characteristics CUSPMaintain positive outlook.Emphasize dedication to project aims.Focus on a broader view.Practice attention to detail.BothUnderstand roles and responsibilities.TeamSTEPPS1Provide quality information and feedback.Skillful conflict management.Stress reduction for the whole team through better performance.Return to Contents Slide 7. Building Your CUSP Team (vignette still)Click to play.Return to Contents Slide 8. CUSP Teams' Group Processes Effective Group Processes includeRole Clarity.Effective Team Communication.Conflict Resolution.Education and Engagement.Leadership Buy-in and Support.Norms.Return to Contents Slide 9. Team Performance InputsEnvironment.Hospital unit and context.Team composition.Task design .ProcessesInside team.Outside team.Team traits.OutputsChange in:Performance.Attitudes.Behaviors.Return to Contents Slide 10. Barriers to Team Performance1 Inconsistency in team membership.Lack of time.Lack of information sharing.Hierarchy.Varying communication styles.Presence of conflict.Lack of coordination and follow up.Misinterpretation of cues.Lack of role clarity.Return to Contents Slide 11. Stages of Engagement Engagement: "To involve one's self or become occupied; to participate fully and deeply".Active support of the project Engaged.Apathy.Aversion.Uninvolved.Return to Contents Slide 12. Engage Team Members Using the 4 E's2 Engage (adaptive)-How does this make the world a better place?Educate (technical)-What do we need to know?Execute (adaptive)-What do we need to do? What can we do with our resources and culture?Evaluate (technical)-How do we know we improved safety?Senior leaders.Team leaders.Staff.Return to Contents Slide 13. Using the 4 E's (vignette still)Click to play.Return to Contents Slide 14. The CUSP Project Leader's Role Encourages unit staff involvement.Obtains staff feedback.Manages documentation of CUSP activities.Educates staff about CUSP.Is a frontline provider, nurse educator, physician, or other staff member.Return to Contents Slide 15. Engage Physicians on the CUSP Team Identify physician leaders.Create an understanding of this role.Listen to physician concerns.Develop plans to address concerns.Reward physician leaders.Create a vehicle for communication.Develop a plan for communications.Return to Contents Slide 16. The Physician Champion's Role Serves as role model for CUSP activities.Meets with CUSP team at least monthly.Participates in monthly senior executive partnership meetings.Communicates with physician group as needed.Assists with implementation of interventions.Return to Contents Slide 17. Physician Engagement (vignette still)Click to play.Return to Contents Slide 18. Engage Other CUSP Team Members NursesExecutive partnersInfection preventionistsPatient safety officersReturn to Contents Slide 19. The Senior Executive's Role Helps the team prioritize improvement efforts.Helps the team navigate organizational bureaucracy.Ensures the CUSP team has resources to fix problems.Makes rounds and meets monthly with members of health care team on the unit.Return to Contents Slide 20. The Nurse Manager's Role Supports CUSP activities.Ensures safety assessment results are shared with staff.Assigns project leaders to interventions.Assists with scheduling executive partnership.Manages local resources.Return to Contents Slide 21. The Patient Safety Coordinator/ Patient Safety Officer's Role Serves as a senior executive partner in some institutions.Coordinates executive orientation.Verifies that surveys are analyzed and results are reviewed in a timely manner.Monitors progress of the intervention.Disseminates results and shares stories.Return to Contents Slide 22. Psychological Safety3 Psychological safety is the degree to which team members feel that their environment supports the interpersonal risk involved in asking for help or learning from mistakes.Team members who promote psychological safety will:Invite input from all team members.Encourage team members to contribute.Promote active listening and learning from each other.Ensure all team members are accessible.Acknowledge the limits of current knowledge.Return to Contents Slide 23. Psychological Safety (vignette still)Click to play.Return to Contents Slide 24. Exercise Create your team with attention to who is on the team.Carefully plan how you will act as a unified group.Do a "pre-mortem" assessment. If this project were to fail, why would it? What could the team have done to prevent failure?Return to Contents Slide 25. Assemble the Team: What the Team Needs To Do Recruit a team lead, nurse manager, physician, and executive partner along with any other team members.Meet with hospital departments (risk management, quality improvement, infection prevention) to ensure that CUSP efforts are integrated into overall hospital quality improvement and patient safety efforts.List team member names and contact information on the Background Quality Improvement Team Information Form and post the form in a central location.Use the 4 Es to ensure team engagement: Engage them in the process.Educate them about their roles.Execute the processes.Evaluate what you did.Return to Contents Slide 26. Summary The CUSP team will include health care providers, support and leadership staff.The "4 E's" is a highly effective tool for recruiting team members.Team members work together to identify barriers and address them as a group.For teams to be successful, the roles and responsibilities of team members need to be clearly defined.Return to Contents Slide 27. TeamSTEPPS Tools1 Briefing ChecklistDebrief Checklist*Please refer to the Implement Teamwork and Communication module for more information.*As seen in TeamSTEPPS®Return to Contents Slide 28. CUSP Tools Background Quality Improvement Team Information FormCulture Check-up ToolReturn to Contents Slide 29. References Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Defense. TeamSTEPPS. www.ahrq.gov/teamsteppstools/instructor/index.htmlPronovost PJ, Berenholtz SM, Goeschel CA, et al. Creating high reliability in health care organizations Health Serv Res 2006;41(4, pt 2):1599–1617.Edmondson, AC. Managing the Risk of Learning: Psychological Safety in Work Teams. In West M, ed. International Handbook of Organizational Teamwork. London: Blackwell; 2003. Page last reviewed December 2012 Internet Citation: Assemble the Team: CUSP Toolkit. December 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/assemble/assembleteamslides.html


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Jakarta. With the ongoing eruption of Mount Merapi in Central Java dominating headlines, government officials have urged Indonesians to prepare for natural disasters and not to panic over reports that at least 15 other volcanoes are on heightened alert status.
"This is a natural phenomenon, especially because Indonesia is located in an area where there are a lot of volcanoes," Raden Sukhyar, chief of the geology department at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, said on Wednesday.
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the director of risk reduction at the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), said: "There are at least 125 volcanoes in this country, that's about 13 percent of the total number of volcanoes in the world; we have to be ready any time an eruption happens.
"Panic will not help, but a good plan to anticipate the disaster will."
Raden said many volcanoes in Indonesia are relatively active and eruptions could happen at any time.
"But that's not the point, we can't prevent eruptions. What we can do is strengthen our disaster mitigation system so when the eruptions happen, there will be no victims," he said.
Raden said that living with volcanoes was not necessarily a bad thing, because volcanic residue had also made Indonesian land very fertile.
"Which means a lot of people can make their living from it."
Currently, he said, many people are worried because of rising volcanic activity in several places, including Anak Krakatau in Lampung, Papandayan in West Java and Bromo in East Java.
Raden said Anak Krakatau was almost always on alert status.
However, he said, the material spewed by the mountain has never reached a residential area.
"It usually only spurts volcanic ash and other material a few hundreds meters," he said, adding that the closest inhabited villages are 42 kilometers from Anak Krakatau.
Raden said the government has banned anyone from going within a two-kilometer radius of its peak.
He also said there was no connection between the eruption in Merapi that has killed more than 40 people and forced some 60,000 others to flee, and the heightened status of other volcanoes.
Sutopo said that due to the heightened alerts, the agency has made contingency plans to anticipate eruptions.
"We are working according to our standard operating procedure," he said.
He said that when a volcano is at normal alert level, BNPB conducts campaigns to raise awareness about what to do in case of an eruption.
If the alert level rises, the agency makes contingency plans, and if the volcano is on the highest alert status, the agency arranges evacuation routes, meeting points and shelters, Sutopo said.


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Regional differences in pathogen prevalence and defensive reactions to the "swine flu" outbreak among East Asians and WesternersEvolutionary Psychology 8(3): 506-515
Research has found that contagion-minimizing behavioral tendencies are amplified in pathogen-prevalent regions. We investigated whether reactions to the "swine flu" outbreak of 2009 were stronger among East Asians than Westerners, populations residing in regions that now enjoy comparable advances in healthcare but that are characterized by relatively high and low historical pathogen prevalence, respectively. In a survey, East Asians reported greater concerns about infection, especially from foreigners. Analyses of international air travel data around the time of the outbreak provided corroborating evidence: Immediately following the outbreak, airports in the Asia–Pacific region lost more international traffic relative to their Western counterparts, and East Asian airlines reported greater declines in international traffic compared to Western airlines. These differences are unlikely to reflect objective threat posed by swine flu (whose casualties were concentrated in the Americas); rather, they appear to reflect culturally adapted behavioral patterns forged and sustained by regionally variable levels of pathogen prevalence.
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I think I got carpel tunnel in Peace Corps. Ever since I've had weak wrists and I think it was all the writing by hand (but maybe it was the crocheting). Either way, I did a lot of both, but writing wins. I wrote hundreds of letters, I filled three journals, and I wrote essays for no one in particular. Since blogs didn't exist (or were not generally used) when I was in Peace Corps, I communicated to the "masses" through mass emails. I'd compose the emails ahead of time by hand as I was planning my venture into the capital.
Through the process of relieving my parents of my old crap (photo albums, journals, letters, etc.), I have started reading my old journals from Peace Corps. It is pretty amazing to read my 9 years younger self's perspective and reflect on them from my lens today. I have also come across the dozen or so mass emails I wrote. I thought it would be fun to relive some of that experience through this blog by posting some reflections from my journals and mass emails.
June 7, 2004,
Tsetsani, Mtelera, Malawi
So this marks my first real "Oh shit!" moment in Malawi. The last couple days have been like a trip to Camp Malawi. I think staying at the dorms at the Forestry College for the first few days is an excellent idea. First, we got to know the group better and the trainers, too. Anyway, that all is in the past and here I am sitting in my little house in a town I can't remember the name of with a family I can barely speak to.
I knew I was going to feel like this, but it's still worth repeating, "Holy Shit!" I think this is what RPCVs talk about when everyday you want to leave more, but you also want to be there more. I'm so glad I'm here, but it's so weird.
After a morning of training stuff, we hopped in the cars and they took us to the village where we will be for the next two months. As the cars pulled up to the training center, a group of women, men and children were waiting to greet us. It was honestly like a scene from a movie where the "fancy" westerners hop out of their nice vehicle to a crowd of waiting locals wanting to get a look at the white people…"mzungu" in Chichewa.
Then, the women (after going around greeting everyone) who are all our amayis (mothers) sang us a welcome song. Then we were paired up with our mothers and we took our stuff to our new home. This is certainly not like my homestay in Ecuador where we lived in a house similar to my own. I am in a mud hut with a thatched roof, no electricity or running water. I just relieved myself for the first time in a pit latrine.
Anyway, when I got here, my Amayi showed me the Chimbudzi (bath room – i.e. the pit latrine…or big hole in the ground), the Baffa (shower room) and my new home. It is a part from the rest of the house. The only thing in it were a couple of wood end tables.
What I love about reading my journal as opposed to the mass emails is that these thoughts were not meant for a wide audience, they were just for me. They are more honest and truthful about the scariness of the situation.
Now that I'm preparing to head back to Malawi in 3 months, it's fun to see where I started when I got there. It'll be even more interesting to compare where I am now to the environment that I left almost 8 years ago. I suppose there's nothing more important than a mental/emotional preparation.
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Crews secured a minor gas leak at Cane Bay High School this morning.
A faint gas smell was detected in one of the school's hallways shortly after 10 a.m., Berkeley County School District spokeswoman Susan Haire said.
S.C. Electric & Gas crews, firefighters and the district's maintenance department repaired a faulty valve, which was determined to be the source of the leak, Haire said.
Crews inspected the school and no other gas leaks have been found, Haire said.
Students in that hallway were moved temporarily to the school's auditorium, Haire said. Those students are now back in class, she said.
The school used a call-out system to notify parents and to let them know that students are safe, Haire said.
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Dark-Cide presents...
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Dark-CIde returns with our 3rd event of the year. Again we're downstairs in the fabulous 600 capacity Mezz (Main Room) of 53 Degrees.
Playing our request heavy dancefloor friendly huge big mix of alt sounds.
Doors are from 10pm - 3am, and entry just £5 (£4 NUS / UCLAN ROCK SOC).
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Apple released the iOS 6.1 beta 2 build 10B5105c firmware to developers moments ago and sure enough iH8Sn0w has tweeted when the beta firmware expires. According to iH8Sn0w the iOS 6.1 beta 2 firmware will expire on December 28th, 2012 at 12AM (GMT).
Apple implemented expiry timers on beta firmwares to ensure developers who update to one of the beta firmwares either upgrade to the next beta or the official firmware when it is released. If you do no upgrade to the next firmware version in time your device will be placed in Recovery Mode.
Not much is known about the iOS 6.1 beta 2 firmware at this time, and only developers should be updating their devices to it. There is no reason for non-developers to update to this beta firmware as no exciting new features are present except movie ticket purchasing through Siri.


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It turns out the Middle East peace process isn't quite dead yet. According to the State Department, the "gaps are narrowing" in the talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority that are still taking place despite the fact that PA leader Mahmoud Abbas formally scuttled the negotiations last week by restarting his futile efforts to gain recognition for Palestinian statehood via the United Nations. Combined with a statement made by Abbas to an Arabic newspaper that he would be willing to keep talking after the expiration of the April deadline provided they were conducted according to his dictates, Secretary of State John Kerry's brave talk about his initiative still having a chance of success looks a little less silly today.
Nevertheless, given that the Palestinians haven't really budged an inch on any substantive issue since the talks re-started last year and that Kerry blamed Israel for what happened last week in a statement as bizarre ("poof") as it was mendacious, it's hard to see why Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be inclined to play along with this farce any longer. Having already demonstrated that they are only interested in forcing Israel to pay for their presence at the table with concessions like the release of terrorist murderers or building freezes in the West Bank or even Jerusalem, it's clear that Israel has little to gain from more such negotiations. But if the Palestinians do keep talking after April, there's no doubt that the Israelis will be there too, even if it means bribing Abbas by freeing more murderers. The reason for this will not be because Netanyahu is weak or that the process has an actual chance of success. It will be due to the fact that the prime minister understands that Israel must never walk away from negotiations no matter how futile they are. Moreover, the futility of these efforts is precisely why he knows that his government must not, despite Kerry's smears, be the one that breaks up the party.
Some Israeli right-wingers fear that Netanyahu will soon break under American pressure and embrace territorial withdrawals while perhaps not even getting a symbolic promise that this means the end of the conflict from Abbas. They're not the only ones. Faithful Obama administration cheerleader Jeffrey Goldberg writes today in his latest column that the only reason Kerry is persisting in his efforts is because he thinks Netanyahu will do just that and, like Ariel Sharon before him, blow up his Likud Party and transform Israeli politics to get peace. But the problem with this scenario is the one point that even Goldberg concedes is the weak point in Kerry's efforts: Abbas. The Palestinian has no intention of signing a peace deal under any circumstances.
If Netanyahu is, despite everything, going to keep showing up every time the Americans beckon, it isn't because he is now suddenly willing to "go big" and make peace happen. Though his offer was not quite as generous (or should we say foolhardy) as the ones authored by his predecessors Ehud Barak and Ehud Olmert, he has still put a two-state solution offering Abbas almost all of the West Bank for an independent state. But the notion that peace depends on the person whom Goldberg derides as "this man of inaction" to "risk his political career for a final deal" is laughable. Indeed, by writing these words, Goldberg has more or less forfeited his status as an expert on the Middle East in favor of the title of faithful court stenographer to Kerry.
Before these talks started, wiser heads than Kerry warned the secretary that with the Palestinians divided between the Fatah-run West Bank and Hamas-ruled Gaza, Abbas was in no position to make peace. Everything that has happened since then has only confirmed that obvious fact as Abbas has stonewalled during the talks and seized on the first available pretext to flee them.
No prisoner release or settlement freeze will entice Abbas to say the two little words—"Jewish state"—that would indicate he was willing to end rather than pause the conflict with Israel. Nor is there anything that Netanyahu can conceivably do or say that would cause this aging, petty tyrant to risk his life merely to create a Palestinian state. Even nailing himself to the cross of settlement destruction—to use the inapt metaphor that Goldberg says is preferred by Vice President Biden—won't get Abbas to make peace, and Netanyahu knows it. Though President Obama and Kerry laud Abbas as a man of peace, his unwillingness to speak of an end of the conflict indicates that he is no more willing to compromise and accept the legitimacy of a Jewish state no matter where its borders were drawn than Arafat was.
That leaves Netanyahu with the unpleasant task of managing a conflict that can't be solved by peace or war. That means showing up for peace talks but having no illusions about it being a fool's errand. In doing so he may appear to Kerry and his friend Goldberg as a mere "mayor of Israel." Netanyahu may be a prickly customer who inspires animus in most of his American interlocutors, but he is not stupid. Destroying the Likud to impress Kerry may sound like vision to Goldberg but Netanyahu remembers what happened when Ariel Sharon tried the same thing less than a decade ago before his Gaza withdrawal fiasco. The prime minister has no intention of sacrificing himself just to give Abbas one more chance to prove he can't or won't make peace. Anyone, in Israel or the United States, who thinks he will is underestimating both his intelligence and his political acumen.


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ASA extends it's remit to cover the Web
From March 1st 2011, the Advertising Standard Authority (ASA) remit is to be extended to cover marketing communications on websites as well as other media like radio, TV, and posters.
The UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising, Sales Promotion and Direct Marketing (CAP Code) will apply in full to marketing messages online, including the rules relating to misleading advertising, social responsibility and the protection of children.
This development is seen as good news for the protection of both consumer and businesses alike as it will ensure a level playing field as in other media.
It will cover:
- Advertisers' own marketing messages on their websites, regardless of sector, type of businesses or size of organisation
- Marketing communications in other non-paid-for space under the advertiser's control, such as social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
The code of conduct only applies to marketing and advertising online and does not extend to material such as personal blogs (although those with a commercial stance may fall under scrutiny), or classifieds. It intends to ensure advertising stays 'legal, honest, decent, and truthful'.
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4 Global New Year Celebrations Not on January 1
Believe it or not, major portions of the world don't ring in the New Year with champagne, noisemakers, and hangovers. Most major ethnic groups in India, for example, have their own New Year's celebrations; most of them take place from mid-January onward (the Chinese New Year, too, generally takes place in early January). Here's a list of global New Year celebrations which, while they're different from our own, are no less joyful and affirming.
Hijri New Year
For Muslims, the New Year falls on the day that marks the beginning of a new Islamic calendar year. The first month of this year is known as Muharram, the second-most sacred month in the Islamic calendar behind Ramadan. Unlike the Ramadan, however, there aren't usually big celebratory meals or colorful decorations hung in public squares in Muslim countries. Instead, the Islamic new year is a quiet celebration of prayer and reflection. The always flashy city of Dubai, with its new year's fireworks display (pictured above), is a clear exception.
The date is known as the Hijri New Year because it commemorates the beginning of the Hijra – the prophet Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D. Since the Islamic calendar begins from this date and is based on a lunar schedule, the Islamic new year never falls on the same days according to the Gregorian calendar; next year it falls on November 4/5 in the Islamic year 1435.
Indian New Year(s)
Hinduism is a religion that spans a plethora of cultures in India and its environs, each with independent calendars and varying dates for the celebration of New Year's Day. Like the Islamic calendar, many of these calendars are based on the lunar schedule and thus the start of the new year changes annually. As a general rule of thumb, however, most of the Hindu New Year dates fall between the Gregorian months of March and April.
But those are just generalities. The Tamil New Year (Varsha Pirappu), the Zodiac New Year (Vishu) and the Bengali New Year (Naba Barsha) all consistently fall on April 13 or 14, and the Hindu Vikram New Year observed in Gujarat is the day after Diwali (pictured above).
Spring Festival
The Chinese New Year is known as Spring Festival in China – pretty appropriate, seeing as it marks the end of winter. It's the longest, most important festival on the Chinese calendar and as such is celebrated anywhere in the world that has a significant Chinese population: Singapore, Taiwan, Chinatowns all over the globe, etc. It's on another lunar calendar, so expect the dates to change year to year (it's February 10th in 2013).
As evidenced by the intricate paper dragons one imagines when they think of the Chinese New Year, this is a holiday when people go all-out. Huge feasts the night before, wads of cash spent on presents, countless decorations hung around homes with words like "happiness," "wealth" and "prosperity" written on them – the list of Spring Festival indulgences goes on. Perhaps the most interesting traditions of the Chinese New Year are the cleansing of the home (ridding away any leftover ill-fortune from the previous year to prepare for luck in the coming one) and the the overarching theme of reconciliation (forgetting past grudges and sincerely wishing peace and love for everyone).
Rosh Hashanah
Literally translated from Hebrew as "head of the year," Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year and the first of the High Holy Days. It's a two-day celebration that begins on the first of the Jewish month of Tishrei, which falls in early Autumn (the next celebration is September 4-6, 2013). They say it's the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, but as heathens, we'll just have to take their word for that.
Rosh Hashanah traditions include praying (it's a religious holiday, after all), blowing on a ram's horn known as a shofar, and eating foods like apples dipped in honey and pomegranates to symbolize a "sweet" new year.
Want to wish your Jewish friends a happy new year next Rosh Hashanah? Give them a hearty "Shanah Tovah" – "Have a good year" in Hebrew.


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March 6, 2006
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Sophomore Kelly O'Neil (White Plains, N.Y.) drove in two runs, but it was not enough as the Holy Cross softball team suffered a 4-3 loss to Providence in eight innings at the Osceola Complex. The Crusaders fall to 1-2 on the season, while Friars improve to 3-0.
Holy Cross opened the scoring in the bottom of the fourth inning, when senior Megan Lally (Lake Forest, Calif.) tripled and scored on an RBI groundout by junior Sheena Stangler (Bremerton, Wash.). Providence tied the score at 1-1 in the fifth, on an RBI double by Tara Sullivan.
The score remained tied until the top of the eighth inning, when the Friars scored three unearned runs, while getting only one hit in the inning. Holy Cross tried to rally in the bottom of the inning, as O'Neil delivered a two-run double to make the score 4-3. But Providence held on, as sophomore Amanda Webster (Kenmore, N.Y.) lined into a double play to end the game.
Freshman Natalie Cruz (Manalapan, N.J.) took the loss for the Crusaders, despite giving up just one hit and no earned runs in two innings of work. Stangler also pitched well, allowing one run on four hits in five innings of work. Alisha Levin earned the win for Providence, after allowing two runs and one hit in three innings of action.
Sophomore Jayme Elliott went two for four at the plate, and was the only Holy Cross player with more than one hit.


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A few days ago we brought to your attention a great concept by Sentry (the mastermind behind Auxo) for iOS 6's Do Not Disturb functionality. For those that missed it, essentially it allowed you to easily enable Do Not Disturb Mode on the fly through the Notification Center by using a simple pull down gesture, like when you want to push for new Mail in the mail app in iOS 6.
Now Sentry has come up with another concept for how notifications could be handled while you are using your iOS device with Do Not Disturb Mode enabled. As you can see in the animated gif below, when you receive an alert it will be displayed no-obtrusively in the status bar. This way, you will still be able to see any new alerts while Do Not Disturb Mode is enabled and decided whether it is worth replying to or not.
All-in-all I think it is a great idea. The ideas coming from Sentry right now are wonderful, hopefully someone recognizes his talent and gives him a job *cough* *cough* Apple. You can take a look at his idea in more depth in the official video embedded for your viewing pleasure below.