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- Publisher: NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS
- Format: Paperback | 260 pages
- Dimensions: 127mm x 198mm x 15mm | 91g
- Publication date: 5 June 2007
- Publication City/Country: New York, NY
- Sales rank: 50,376
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"The Dud Avocado "follows the romantic and comedic adventures of a young American who heads overseas to conquer Paris in the late 1950s. Edith Wharton and Henry James wrote about the American girl abroad, but it was Elaine Dundy's Sally Jay Gorce who told us what she was really thinking. Charming, sexy, and hilarious, "The Dud Avocado" gained instant cult status when it was first published and it remains a timeless portrait of a woman hell-bent on living. "I had to tell someone how much I enjoyed "The Dud Avocado." It made me laugh, scream, and guffaw (which, incidentally, is a great name for a law firm)." -Groucho Marx "["The Dud Avocado"] is one of the best novels about growing up fast..." "-The Guardian"
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Elaine Dundy (1921--2008) was born in New York City, and lived in Paris and London. She was married for a time to theater critic Kenneth Tynan. She wrote plays, novels, and biographies, including "Elvis and Gladys" and "Life Itself!" Her work has appeared in "The New York Times, Esquire, " and "Vogue" among other publications. Her novel, "The Dud Avocado," was re-published by NYRB Classics in 2007.
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By Julia Bryan 06 Sep 2010
What's more fun than discovering a book that makes you laugh out loud in the middle of the night, while you're reading it by the light of your mobile phone so you can get just one more page in? How about a book that makes you laugh, set in Paris in the 50s, about a totally outrageous girl who would have shaken Holden Caulfield by the shoulders or swung him out on the dance floor to dance some of his jitters away.
Sally Jay has a streak of Holden about her though too - this is a coming of age novel, and she has her moments of midnight blue gloom. But the dialogues that burst like bubbles around her while she's in that growing up process create hilarious, nail on the head character sketches. Sally Jay's waltz through Paris surprised me with her ability to make me see the city, experiencing it with her. (Most books set "away" just make me vaguely nostalgic, even if I've never been there before). And if you've ever wondered about the back story to all those 50s and early 60s Hollywood films making fun of the beats in their basement cafes, well then, the Avocado is the book for you.
Highly recommended!
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" Before Bridget Jones, deeply sweet and recklessly intimate Sally Jay Gorce trolled for love (Parisian style) in novelist (and sometime wife of theater critic Kenneth Tynan) Elaine Dundy's "The Dud Avocado," a madcap read from 1958 that's finally back in print in the United States." --"O Magazine" " "The Dud Avocado" follows a charming, if blundering, 21-year-old Missouri native, Sally Jay Gorce, who spends two postcollege years sipping Pernod on " la plus belle avenue du monde, " the Champs-E lyse es; staging William Saroyan and Tennessee Williams with an American theater troupe, and fumbling terribly at love." --"The New York Sun" " Think Daisy Miller with a dash of "Fear of Flying"; "My Sister Eileen" with a soupc on of "Sex and the City"; Anita Loos crossed with Allen Ginsberg." --"The Philadelphia Inquirer" " Now, this favorite has been re-issued yet again, with a gorgeous black and white nude on the cover. Fair enough, for here is a book primarily about sex and style...few writers ever soared so high and so delightfully." --"Los Angeles Times" " "The Dud Avocado" opens with our beautiful and hapless heroine--imagine the panache of Holly Golightly crossed with the naive knowingness of Holden Caulfield--wandering one September morning through Paris in an evening dress." --"Boston Globe" " Elaine Dundy's semi-autobiographical novel "The Dud Avocado," which follows the romantic escapades of Sally Jay Gorce--an irrepressible young woman seeking adventure in '50s Paris--contains a lot of what makes fiction fun: charm, wit, and devastatingly sharp insights." --Very Short List " The gayest and most cheerful novel about Americans in Paris I have read...a dazzling performance--as light as a champagne bubble, as continuously attention-getting as a juggler keeping seven swords in the air at the same time." --"The New York Times" " Take one zippy, curious, 21-year-old American named Sally Jay, just out of college. Drop her in the middle of Paris' Left Bank. Add an Italian diplomat, an American theatrical director, a couple of painters and a white slave trader. Mix until all bubbles. The result: a delightful few hours of sparkling reading entertainment. Summing up: Froth and frolic." "--Newsweek" " Delightful...her portrait of the Left Bank expatriates is caustically funny." "--Time" " A champagne cockail...rich, invigorating, and deceptively simple to the taste...One falls for Sally Jay from a great height from the first sentence." --"The Observer" " A first-rate reporter, [Dundy] has made The Dud Avocado into a Baedeker of neo-Bohemiahe...the atmosphere of a French student cafe; the folkways of hobohemia; the accents of the International Set-all these Miss Dundy has captured with sill and a degree of wit." --"The New York Times Book Review" " A cheerfully uninhibited...variation on the theme of the Innocents Abroad...Miss Dundy comes up with fresh and spirited comedy...Her novel is enormous fun-sparklingly written, genuinely youthful in spirit, and exquisitely gay." --"The Atlantic" " Elaine Dundy writes a sprightly novel to bring us up to date on the American girl from across the street who goes to Paris looking for Life and Love. Her book is sad and tender, bubbling with fun, spiced with insight...The Dud Avocado is satiric, mostly true, and decidedly sexy...The writing is sharp." --"New York Herald Tribune" " [W]itticisms that crackle from every page." --Indianapolis Star " One of the funniest books I've ever read; it should be subtitled Daisy Miller's Revenge." --Gore Vidal


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Erasmus+ vs. International Exchange: Within Europe exchange schemes are facilitated by the EU programme known as Erasmus+. Studying outside Europe is known as International Exchange. The School of Planning and Geography has exchange agreements in both categories (see next page for specific lists). The majority of them deliver teaching in English.
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Cost and funding: There is no additional registration cost for a one-semester programme. In fact, there are generous grants automatically available to everyone, including a monthly scholarship for Erasmus students. There are also travel bursaries. Some further grants might be available based on your family's income, disability status, or destination. The University's Global Opportunity Centre (GOC) will advise you on funding available.
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The deadlines for the Autumn exchange semester 2015 are:
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Rafael Rozendaal works within the medium of conceptual internet art and experimental flash design. A majority of his websites rely on user interaction, his subjects "range from clouds to blood, from hands to farts, from hills to dollars, from doors to fire." Rafael has exhibited work internationally at Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New Museum, Cell Project Space, Hayward Gallery, Deitch Projects, and WhitneyBiennial.com (to name only a few).
His work, although the epitome of contemporary art, is strongly indebted to art history, often directly referencing specific works or artists. He has digitally remade a readymade: Duchamp's Bicycle Wheel, on view at leduchamp.com (2008) . Rozendaal's interpretation of the readymade is interactive and invites the audience to "spin the wheel." Rafael was nice enough to answer a few questions we had about his work and motivations for appropriating from Duchamp.
Harold Rosenberg defines Duchamp's assisted readymades as "creating a work of art out of a worthless mechanical reproduction, it subjects a media product to an act that reflects the situation of art in our time."
Would you apply this same definition to your work?
I think this definition does not apply to my version of the wheel. The piece i made is built on a software that is readily available but still needs a lot of user input, so its not really assisted readymade. Duchamps piece is a collage of two pieces, my piece is a software version of his. It is a very different approach.
What were your motivations in directly appropriating from Duchamp in creating this piece?
I saw the wheel in the Centre Pompidou and i noticed they had locked the wheel, and you are not allowed to touch it. As far as i know, Duchamp's bicycle wheel is the first interactive piece of art. It is the foundation of everything after. So i felt a need to remake the piece and make it publicly available on the world wide web. Also i am very interested in interactive representation as a fairly uncharted territory in art. Showing a hand that does not move till you touch it.
Throughout your practice how have you come to use flash design as your primary medium?
Flash is very flexible and fits my ideas. It is a specific way of thinking, a certain lightness and very pragmatic. And it always works on every computer. It is nice to always use the same infrastructure so i can focus on the subject matter instead of practicalities. >
How do you feel Duchamp's sculpture translates into an interactive piece in the digital realm?
Duchamp's piece is no longer interactive in the museum, they locked the wheel. An online version is more portable and ubique, which I think are beautiful qualities. I am very sensitive to the screen, it is my home and studio and exhibition space.
Ultimately, without Dada or Duchamp's introduction of the readymade and the everyday into art, do you think Internet Art would be so readily respected as Art and have institutions devoted to it?
It would be interesting to travel back in time and somehow cancel Duchamp and Dada. Who knows what direction the world would have headed? However I think things would have happened just the same, if they didnt do it someone else would have felt the place they would leave. It is impossible nowadays to think of art without their influence, it just became so widespread and common knowledge.


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Devil Rides Out
His names are legion. His name is Legion. But maybe you know him as Scratch, or Ol' Gooseberry. The Devil himself, if you will. He's one of the most compelling literary figures of all time, despite, I imagine, the original intentions of the writers of the Old Testament. Poet John Milton turned the Devil into a brash anti-hero in Paradise Lost, and for many intellectuals who see religious fundamentalism as stifling to the pursuit of knowledge, he's remained in his cool cat corner with lots of stories being written about him. Something about Lucifer lends to storytelling. It's his unpredictability, perhaps. You never know if you're getting the wretched evil Devil or the suave rebellious one. Or the witty one or the comedy one. With Jesus, you pretty much know what you're going to get: Jesus. It's not that there's anything wrong with Jesus — Christian or not, you can admire some crazy dude from Nazareth who took on both the Romans and the religious establishment, told people not to submit to a corrupt priesthood, and then said you shouldn't always be bashing each others' heads in. But where do you go from there? That's why the only people who ever tried to write the further adventures of Christ were the Mormons.
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Greatest Movie Ever: Howling 2
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My name is Alexandra Natalia Labrada Toral. You can call me alex. Im fourteen years old. Birthday on December19th. I was born in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. i go to CMSS; 8th grader I'm still trying to figure out who i am. I wouldn't lable myself yet. Maybe once i get to Highschool i'll see who i click with. Slowly turning _ _ _ ? O_o I am very insecure with myself on how i look. I'm not pretty enough for too many people.I get jealous too easily,but i don't show it. I have OCD (obsessive cumpolsive disorder) i am BiPolar. i take pills for my Bipolarness. I'm a laid back chick who hates drama. I think i'm way too nice to people, but if you mess with me, well your going to get your ass kicked. People look at me and think i can't fight, which is fine by me because they don't know that really, i fight like a pyscho person and can beat the shit out of people. I worry too much and always ask myself "What If..." which bugs me. I can't stand the snobby chicks who think their the shit and start drama for nothing. I love the whole punk,emo,scene style[: I love the hair and soon im going to get my hair like one of the SCENCE styles. If you don't know what that is, look it up? Someday im going to meet a real vampire & im going to meet Robert Pattinson & Taylor Lautner. Anyways, enough about that... Im pretty fun to hang out with. im really shy at first around new people but then once were good friends i get super crazy, wierd, and hyper around you. Whenever im being quiet im either shy, nervous, i'm thinking, i'm sad, i'm mad, or i'm worried. I dont really care what people think of me. Just sometimes it gets to me. I dont trust anyone all the way. i guess you can call me emo for the things i do, but i don't give a fuck. I have made many mistakes in my life that i regret, but doesnt everything happen for a reason? So thats why im trying my best not to regret things and just look at my past as many mistakes and lessons that i have learned. Anyways, im really athletic and competitive. My favorite sport is Volleyball and Skiing. I also like soccer, snowboarding, cross country, track & field, swimming, and tag football. I love to be outdoors. Camping and hiking is real fun. I also like shopping, reading, listening to music, talking, dancing, singing, watching movies, hanging out with friends, writing stories, taking long walks,and much more. My number one obsession is the Twilight Saga. I love those books! I hope Stephenie Meyer never stops making the series. I also love The Host by her. I really think you should read all of Stephenie Meyers books. There so great, and each book made me cry. I also like the House Of Night series, Blu Ford High series, Boys That Bite, Chasing Vermeer, Cirque Du Freak Series, So Inn Love, Thrill Ride, Icing On The Lake, Tropical Kiss, The Year Nick McCgowan Came, Prep, Summer in the City, Wake, Fade, EverLost, and Island Girls.The types of books i like to read are about vampires, teen romance, teen problems, mystery, and horror. Okay so enough about books. My next obsession is music I like reggaeton, bachata, kumbia, salsa, banda, merengue, durangese, hiphop latino, rock latino, mexicana, techno, rap, r&b, hiphop, pop, punk, punk rock, rock, rock alternative, indie, metal, screamo, emo, oldies, and instrumental. i love to watch movies. All different types of genres are cool. My favorite movies right now are TWiLiGHT, the Notebook, Coraline, The Blue Lagoon, Cruel Intentions, Walk To Remember, and the Titanic. I think i've said too much. & if you still want to know more about me you can messaqe me and we will talk a whole bunch more.
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9 Rules for Stronger Erections
By: Kate Dailey
- Overview
- Eat Blackberry Jam on Your Toast
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- Become a More Sensitive Guy
- Stop Sawing Wood
- Eat a Dark-Chocolate Dove Bar
- Lower Your Estrogen
- Get Pricked
- Build a Stronger Floor
- Open Your Medicine Cabinet
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Go figure—one of the best ways to treat erectile dysfunction is to pretend that you suffer from premature ejaculation. British researchers discovered that the traditional treatment for a hair trigger—strengthening the pelvic-floor muscles—is also a remedy for men who can't point their pistols. In the study of 55 impotent men, 40 percent of those who practiced pelvic-floor exercises, a.k.a. Kegels, every day for 6 months regained normal sexual function.
Apparently, the same muscle contraction that's used to stop peeing midstream can also prevent blood from escaping during an erection. "Unless they have severe back pain, all men with ED can perform pelvic-floor exercises," says Grace Dorey, Ph.D., the study author. Here's the workout plan: Contract and relax your pelvic muscles anytime you're sitting, although you can also do them lying down. Work up to doing 18 contractions daily, holding each one for 10 seconds.
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text: Tweet Yesterday, it was announced on the official Sea Shepherd blog that they are bringing this year's whaling campaign to an end. Image source: Official Sea Sheperd blog With one ship sunk and the Steve Irwin heading back to port, that only left the Bob Barker left to contend with the whalers. Fortunately, there were hardly any of the Japanese ships left to contend with. The Shonan Maru #2 is currently making its way to Japan, with Ady Gil Captain Pete Bethune held prisoner aboard the ship. The Yushin Maru #3 finally decided to come out of hiding on Wednesday and the Bob Barker was there to give them what for. Not only did they successfully engage the whaling ship, but the Bob Barker crew also managed to find and confiscate a number of illegal gill nets located throughout the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. There are 2 weeks left in the whaling season—hardly enough time for the whalers to reconvene and make up for all those lost kills. How many lost? According to the Sea Shepherd tally, about a month's worth. There were 20 consecutive days this month when the Sea Shepherd crew prevented the Japanese whalers from being able to kill or process a single whale. Add on to that the 8 to 10 days the entire Japanese fleet hightailed it 2,500 miles to the west in January, plus the random days that severe weather prevented things from happening. That will definitely do some damage to their quota and industry this year. The Bob Barker is also starting to make its way back to port. In a statement posted on their blog, Captain Paul Watson said: "The Bob Barker has a fuel valve problem that has a potential to cause an engine breakdown. I can't risk leaving the Bob Barker down on the coast of Antarctica without the Steve Irwin as back-up to assist. Therefore, I felt the safest thing to do was to end the campaign and recall the ship to port. Both ships have done an awesome job this year. We've hurt the Japanese whaling fleet more this year than any year before." While this may be the end of their whaling campaign, the work of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is far from over. The Steve Irwin will be heading for the Mediterranean on March 16th to fight poachers of the Bluefin Tuna. Oh, and if you're worried about Captain Bethune, they plan on having some excellent legal defense waiting to aid him once he arrives in Japan. This campaign certainly had a lot of crazy moments, but for the whales sake it was all for the best. We can only hope that next year will be even better. SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER Thank you, your sign-up request was successful! Please check your e-mail inbox. Given email address is already subscribed, thank you! Please provide a valid email address. Oops. Something went wrong. Please try again later.


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Yea that is true but I have read of two different people in the last week who have gotten 3 bad ones from EVGA. Several others rmaing at least once.
Its too much of a coincidence for it not to maybe be a bad batch or something. I can link you the threads here, but one of the guys I know personally, and he got three bad ones. One would not even install without errors, the other two wouldn't run at stock clocks without artifacting in crysis.
Evga bins these cards too, thus all the versions, so either the have a bad employee doing it, or there is an issue.
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If you get 3 bad cards... that has got to be 99% user error. I mean 1 is one thing, that could happen. 2 is REALLY bad luck, but no one gets 3 bad ones.
Yea that's kind of interesting. There is a difference though between the cards artifacting under load and not booting at all. If he claimed all 3 were DOA and wouldn't boot I'd say it is definitely user error. But if they are artifacting then it could possibly be something wrong with that batch that wasn't tested.
After 3 though you'd wonder if at least one of those worked right and maybe a combination of drivers and some other stuff was messing with one of them.
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A new report from the National Academies' National Research Council (NRC) was released this morning. The overarching message of the report reiterates what we have said repeatedly: Automakers are well on their way to meeting 2025 standards, and they will do so primarily with efficient conventional vehicles. Read More
New National Academies Study Says EPA and NHTSA Got it Right
June 18th, 2015
Shipping Your Stuff Burns 70 Gallons of Fuel Every Year
March 11th, 2015
With the ability to get just about anything you want delivered the next day thanks to services like Amazon Prime and companies like FedEx and UPS, we rarely question how these systems work—and at what cost. Today we are releasing a report called Engines for Change that examines exactly this question. How much oil do trucks and freight really use? What can we do to use less fuel while providing the expected level of service that is so closely woven into our daily lives? Read More
Trending Towards Efficiency: EPA Shows New Vehicles are Saving Money and Lowering Emissions
October 8th, 2014
Today, the EPA released the latest version of its annual report, Fuel Economy Trends. As a tech geek and data aficionado, I love this report because it gives a ton of information about what sort of technologies manufacturers are putting into cars and trucks and just how much we are improving fuel efficiency across the board. Below is a summary of some of the key points… Read More
Why Chrysler Has the "Dirtiest Tailpipe" and Why I Want to See Them Do Better
August 14th, 2014
With all of the hype this week surrounding Dodge's latest power-infused sedan — and just in time for that beloved celebration of automotive history, the Woodward Dream Cruise — I thought today I would spend a "throwback Thursday" discussing some of my own personal history with the automaker. Read More
"Your Mileage May Vary"…and for Some of Ford's Most Efficient Vehicles, It Does
June 13th, 2014
EPA just announced that six of Ford's 2013-2014 models will need new fuel economy labels. This represents the third adjustment in as many years to the best source of information for consumers on fuel economy and emissions from light-duty vehicles, so it seems like a great time to talk about just how important it is that manufacturers and the EPA get these labels right. Read More
Automaker Rankings 2014: All are Making Progress, but Hyundai-Kia is the Greenest Automaker
May 27th, 2014
Today, UCS releases our latest Automaker Rankings report, which analyzes new passenger cars and trucks from the 2013 model year. For the first time, our analysis shows that all 8 top-selling automakers have now reduced the global warming emissions from their average vehicle sold when compared to our first report, which looked at 1998 vehicles. In addition, tailpipe emissions of smog-forming pollutants from the average vehicle have decreased by 87% since 2000. This shows that the standards we at UCS have advocated so strongly for are working. Read More
Diesel vs Hybrids: The Costs and Benefits of Both (And a Shiny Calculator!)
February 11th, 2014
If you're thinking about buying a vehicle, chances are you've noticed a number of automakers touting the benefits of new "clean diesel" vehicles with fuel efficiencies of 40 to 45 mpg on the highway. That sounds awfully high – but what does it mean, and how does it compare to the most efficient gasoline-powered vehicles on the road, hybrids? Read More
A Solution to Cancer-Causing Air Pollution… and What You Can Do to Help
October 30th, 2013
Earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) labeled air pollution a human carcinogen, in the same category as tobacco and asbestos, and deemed it the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. While it wasn't widely covered in the media, this finding — that air pollution causes cancer — is enormously relevant for the United States, particularly as the administration considers new regulations on vehicle pollution. Read More
Formula One, Efficiency Too: How Excessive Speed Doesn't Mean Excessive Fuel Consumption
October 18th, 2013
When you think of Formula One racing, you tend to think of speed, power, and skill. I mean, look at how much faster F1 cars are compared to high end racing cars with exotic pedigrees that are usually thought of as "fast." Read More
Can I Interest You in a Used Car? DOE/EPA Release New Fuel Economy Tool For Used Cars
September 13th, 2013
If you've been following auto industry news of late, you already know that new car sales in the U.S. are hitting heights they haven't seen in years. This is certainly good news for the auto companies and auto dealers – but it's also good news for consumers, as more efficient vehicle choices roll into showrooms thanks to the ramping up of fuel economy standards over the last several years.
New car buyers not only have more choices, but also have better information on which to base their new car purchase decisions, thanks to improved fuel economy labels developed by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2011. So where does that leave someone looking to purchase a used car? Out of luck, when it comes to good information on how far that vehicle can go on a gallon of gas and what that might mean in terms of global warming emissions. That is, until yesterday. Read More


text: TeamSTEPPS Fundamentals Course: Module 7. Sumary—Pulling it All Together Classroom Slides TeamSTEPPS is a teamwork system developed jointly by the Department of Defense (DoD)and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to improve institutional collaboration and communication relating to patient safety. Contents Slide 1. Summary—Pulling It All Together Slide 2. Objectives Slide 3. Review of Team Skills Slide 4. Tools & Strategies Summary Slide 5. TeamSTEPPS Outcomes Slide 6. Skills Practice Slide 7. Identifying Opportunities to Use TeamSTEPPS Tools and Strategies Slide 8. Effective Use of TeamSTEPPS Tools and Strategies Slide 9. Summary Slide 10. Applying TeamSTEPPS Exercise Slide 1: Summary—Pulling It All Together Return to Contents Slide 2: Objectives Discuss how to use the tools and strategies presented in this training. Demonstrate how to appropriately apply the tools and strategies in clinical scenarios. Return to Contents Slide 3: TeamSTEPPS Summary Each TeamSTEPPS teamwork skill: Facilitates teamwork. Is dependent upon or moderated by the other skills. Contributes to team performance, quality of care, and patient safety. Image: The TeamSTEPPS logo. [D] Select for Text Description. Return to Contents Slide 4: Tools & Strategies Summary Barriers Tools and Strategies Outcomes Inconsistency in Team Membership Lack of Time Lack of Information Sharing Hierarchy Defensiveness Conventional Thinking Complacency Varying Communication Styles Conflict Lack of Coordination and Followup with Co-Workers Distractions Fatigue Workload Misinterpretation of Cues Lack of Role Clarity Communication SBAR Call-Out Check-Back Handoff Leading Teams Brief Huddle Debrief Situation Monitoring STEP I'M SAFE Mutual Support Task Assistance Feedback Assertive Statement Two-Challenge Rule CUS DESC Script Shared Mental Model Adaptability Team Orientation Mutual Trust Team Performance Patient Safety! Return to Contents Slide 5: TeamSTEPPS Outcomes Improved team performance (e.g., Weaver, et al, 2010). Improved team processes (e.g., Capella, et al, 2010). Improved patient safety culture (e.g., Thomas & Galla, 2013). Return to Contents Slide 6: Skills Practice Return to Contents Slide 7. Identifying Opportunities to use TeamSTEPPS Tools and Strategies Select the link below to access the video. Identifying Opportunities (Flash video, 3 min., 26 sec.) Return to Contents Slide 8: Effective Use of TeamSTEPPS Tools and Strategies Select the link below to access the video. Effective Use (Flash video, 6 min., 59 sec.) Return to Contents Slide 9: Summary In the preceding section, we learned that teamwork strategies and tools: Are available to both team members and leaders. Can be used to address barriers to team effectiveness in a given situation. Can all be applied to most situations because they complement one another. Return to Contents Slide 10: Applying TeamSTEPPS Exercise Are there any changes you would make to your assessment of the teamwork issue that needs to be addressed in your organization? If yes, what is the teamwork issue that needs to be addressed? If you had to identify one tool or strategy to implement first, which one would it be and why? Return to Contents Return to Index Page last reviewed March 2014 Internet Citation: TeamSTEPPS Fundamentals Course: Module 7. Sumary—Pulling it All Together: Classroom Slides. March 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/instructor/fundamentals/module7/slsummary.html


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Artlab Contemporary Print Studio's members will show new works at 'The Gallery at St Georges House' in Bolton. This beautifully restored building opened last year as a creative space dedicated to celebrating the work of local and regional artists. Continue reading


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In trading on Thursday, shares of CreXus Investment Corp (NYSE: CXS) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $10.39, changing hands as high as $10.40 per share. CreXus Investment Corp shares are currently trading up about 0.3% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of CXS shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
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Looking at the chart above, CXS's low point in its 52 week range is $8.03 per share, with $11.50 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $10.34.
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No matter what type of homeschooling curriculum or methodology you use, this simple graphic tool will help you be a more effective teacher and your student a better learner.
The Rubric
This is my favorite graphic tool because it is SO helpful, on so many fronts, for both me and my students! Maybe this is something you have never done, but I have been guilty of quickly throwing an assignment at a student, without really thinking it through, let alone sufficiently explaining it. And then I would wonder why it wasn't at all what I was expecting when it was done! Especially if you are a newbie at homeschooling, I bet you have struggled with this, too.
A simple rubric often eliminates this problem by:
- helping you think through the assignment before you give it.
- giving you a clear, concrete way to explain exactly what you want your student to do.
- providing a written reminder to your student of what he's aiming for as he works on the assignment.
- offering you the perfect tool to evaluate and discuss your student's work with her.
Rubrics work equally well with written assignments, oral presentations, hands on projects or anything else you might dream up, for history, science, language arts and many other subjects you teach. You can make your rubric as simple or complicated as you want, depending upon the age of your student and your grading criteria.
Sample Rubric
This rubric is a simple one suitable for a story written by a late elementary student.
Personally, I did not grade my children at that age, but I did use a rubric to insure that we both understood what was expected in an assignment.
How to Make Your Own
- View and download this sample of of a (blank) basic rubric.
- Decide which skills or concepts you want to evaluate.
- List the most important ones in the first column on the left.
- Create a table in Microsoft Word or software similar, or use the blank grid provided on the Train up a Child Publishing Tools CD if you happen own one of our Unit Programs. Type or write in the criteria under the numbers with the highest number being the best score. Notice the wording on the sample criteria to help you develop your own.
- You may add rows or columns if you would like a more fine-tuned system.
- Share the rubric with your student to explain your expectations for the assignment. Encourage her to check the rubric while she is working on the assignment to make sure it is completely finished before it is turned in.
- Evaluate the assignment using the rubric and calculate the points if you are giving your student a grade for that assignment.
- As the teacher, you determine the grading scale depending on the number of elements and whether certain elements are more important than others. With our example, a possible grading scale would be:
9—12 points Passing
below 9 points Reteach
Another possible scoring system could be:
below 8 Reteach
I actually waited as long as I could to begin formal grading; I didn't begin until half way through middle school. But whether you decide to grade earlier or not, rubrics will still go a long way to ensure you and your students are on the same page with assignments and evaluation.
Have you used rubrics with your students? When did you start using them and how have they worked for you?


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Amaze your visitors with an incredible, safari-style journey into the Jurassic, with fearsome, life-like animatronic models.
Dinosaur Encounter is a flexible exhibition, comprising a number of animatronic dinosaur models that can be incorporated into a bespoke dinosaur-themed exhibition.
In-depth research carried out in conjunction with our very own scientists at the design stage brings incredible levels of lifelike reality and scientific accuracy to our animatronic models.
The exhibition features the most famous creature of all dinosaurs - the Tyrannosaurus rex . At three-quarters the size of a life-size T.rex, this animatronic model is a fearsome image of this extinct monster.
Another three-quarter-sized model in this exhibition is the animatronic Ankylosaur. This dinosaur was a short-legged, sturdy limbed creature with bands of bony studs or plates to protect its body.
Put together your own dinosaur-themed exhibition and let your visitors experience your own safari style adventure from the Jurassic period.
For more information about the exhibition, download the Dinosaur Encounter information pack (PDF 1.1 MB).
And, because no exhibition visit is complete without a browse of the gift shop, we also offer a wide range of fantastic dinosaur merchandise at wholesale prices.
To host this exhibition, venues should be able to provide for the specifications and equipment detailed below.
In many cases we can work with you to help you obtain necessary equipment for installation.
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Arp bill would ease building codes
A House bill that would make home construction inspections uniform across the state has builders smiling but town and county officials are worried about the quality of construction.
The bill maintains the local government's authority to inspect one- and two-family homes according to the state building code, but disallows any inspections beyond the state requirements. If a local government wants standards that exceed the state code, local officials can ask a state building code committee to approve it.
The bill would also change the three-year state building code revision cycle to a six-year cycle.
Rep. Dean Arp, R-55, is one of the bill's primary sponsors. He said the change would help revive the state's residential housing industry.
"I think there are really two points to it," Arp said.
First, it will make building inspections uniform throughout the state. Some home builders were required to undergo several more local inspections in some counties than in others. The extra inspections caused delays, which hurt business, Arp said.
"But there is a mechanism if the counties wanted to do additional or different types of inspections not outlined
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in the state code," he said. "They would just have to go before the state building code council and have those additional inspections vetted."
While most builders favor the bill, local governments are not.
"The county is aware of the bill and has been watching it's progress," Union County Public Information Officer Brett Vines wrote in an email Thursday. "The N.C. Administrative Code provides a list of eight mandatory inspections and allows the county to do as many additional as is deemed necessary."
The county inspections department performs several additional inspections in areas that have been problems in the past, he wrote. This bill would only allow additional inspections if they are approved by a state building code council. County officials do not know how this council will rule on any proposed inspections supplementing the state building code.
"There is a potential for the quality of construction to suffer," Vines wrote. "The amount of time county inspectors spend on site during construction is directly related to the quality of the finished product."
The other half of the bill requires an update of the statewide codes every six years, instead of the current three-year cycle.
"The concern the county has is that the six year cycle would only apply to the Residential Building Code. All others would retain various adoption dates at three year intervals. This would result in projects being constructed under multiple editions of the various codes," Vines wrote.
More frequent updates of the building code adapts practices to new technology and building methods. With so much time between updates, new updates will be drastically different with each new revision.
"We're definitely opposed to it," Monroe spokesman Pete Hovanec said. "We feel we are able to decide what is the best course of action."
Council members are also city residents and know things about their community that a committee based two hours away in Raleigh will not, he said.
"We feel that our local elected officials should be the ones to decide the kind of inspections needed in our city," Hovanec said.
But the state is not taking any authority away from local governments, N.C. Home Builders Association Executive Vice President Mike Carpenter said. Inspections required by the state code should be the only ones required of home builders currently. But many local governments have added their own requirements, which vary greatly from one county to another.
"We strongly support the bill," Carpenter said. "Inspections should be uniform all over the state. Some jurisdictions are following the state code but there are many others that are exceeding the mandatory requirements."
If more inspections are needed in a particular jurisdiction to make homes safe, they can always get approval from the state building code committee, he said.


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Todd Chance buried in Shafter Wednesday, Leslie Jenea Chance released Tuesday night
SHAFTER, Calif. - The victim of multiple gunshot wounds who was found in an almond orchard is being buried Wednesday.
Todd Chance was found dead in an orchard northwest of the Rosedale area, miles away from his car August 25.
Leslie Jenea Chance, principal of Fairview Elementary School, was arrested in connection to the murder on August 29.
Todd Chance was buried in Shafter at a private ceremony Wednesday morning.
Leslie Jenea Chance was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday, but instead the District Attorney sent the case back to the Kern County Sheriff's Office for further investigation.
With no charges filed against her, Leslie Chance was released at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Leslie Jenea Chance is on paid administrative leave.
Read Leslie Jenea Chance's daughter's statement here: http://bit.ly/17A4AsT


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The typical life cycle of Arachnula impatiens consists of:
Reproduction in vampyrellids is poorly understood.
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The Blueprint was a success because Jay-Z skillfully found balance between music, which is liked by the majority and hip-hop, which is hard for the mainstream perception. This is Jay-Z's secret weapon alongside with other factors. He knows how to attract crowds and those who wanted to achieve this goal were always happy to collaborate with him.
A year later Jay-Z releases the solo album, which is also a great success and it becomes usual for Jay-Z already. Being on the top position in Billboard 200, it exceeded even The Blueprint. The Blueprint 2. The Gift and the Curse was issued later like a compilation album of The Blueprint 2.1 featuring tracks from the earlier album and including just one disc. All observed again gold RIAA certification. The Blueprint 2.1 included bonus tracks too such as "Stop", "La La La". Two new singles appeared as a result of this work and they became hits. One of them is "Excuse me Miss" and the other song "Bonnie and Clyde" was performed together with Beyoncé Knowles, who was Jay-Z's girl-friend at that time. There were also such radio hits included into it as "Guns and Roses" with Lanny Kravits and produced by Justin Smith "Hovi Baby". Justin Smith is known as Just Blaze, who earned his popularity participating in work over "The Dynasty: Roc La Familia". "Hovi Baby" has a sample of "Diggin'on You", song performed by TLC band. The song presents the brilliant career of Jay-Z as a rapper. He even confirms in it that he is as good as 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G., two well-known American rappers, deceased in 1990-s. The video for this song was not created and the changed version of it was used for the ad of the Reebok brand.


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Liverpool have announced ticket details and selling arrangements for the FA Cup with Budweiser fourth-round tie with AFC Bournemouth at the Goldsands Stadium on Saturday, January 25, 2014 which kicks off at 12.45pm GMT.
Liverpool has received an allocation of 2,080 stand tickets for this all-ticket fixture.
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An introduction to the principles governing systems at the atomic scale and below. Topics include the experimental basis of quantum mechanics, wave-particle duality, Schr dinger s equation and its solutions, the time dependence of quantum states, angular momentum in the microscopic world, simple atoms, and atomic nuclei. Recent developments, such as paradoxes calling attention to the counter-intuitive aspects of quantum physics, will be discussed. The laboratory involves quantum mechanics, solid state physics, and optics experiments. Lecture three hours, laboratory three hours. Prerequisite: PHYS 201, MATH 201. Corequisite: MATH 203.
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Nikola Tesla was one of the greatest and most gifted men ever to have walked this Earth.
A huge amount has been written about the prodigal genius of Nikola Tesla and so there may not be a great need to say more here about his life, his brilliance, his vision, and his achievements.
But in brief, Tesla was an extraordinary, intuitive, creative genius who, among a great deal else, invented alternating current (which powers the the modern world) and radio (for which Marconi is often falsely given credit).
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Quote Cass Eno: I really believe that Adam thought he could trust Jack.
And I really hate that he did that.
Jack is as bad as Victor.
Adam is going to get screwed by both Jack and Victor.
I didn't get the impression that Jack would go after Adam, he helped him and told Adam the battle would be between Adam and Victor, he didn't want to get involved. But, now that Victor knows, it will be all out war.
I don't think Jack would go after Adam, but he would use him to get to Victor.
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Quote Lanie1959: Adam is just as bratty as Viki on any given day....If Adam had not of bee trying to stab Victor i the back while pretending to want a relationship with him, Victor wold still be on his side . Adam has nobody to blame but himself he was the one who decided to work with Victor's enemy but now he wants to play like he is the victim ....typical Adam
I tend to have a difference of opinion with you on this. I will admit that Adam has done some horrible things in the past and can be a force to be reckoned with but, IMO, he is a man who is trying to change and become a better man or at least become the man his mother always believed he was. I don't feel that Adam was only pretending to want a father and son relationship with Victor. I think he genuinely wanted that relationship to develop between them and the only reason Jack was involved with this was because he helped Adam get the capital he needed to get regain control of NE. You said essentially that Victor would still be at Adam's side if Adam had not betrayed him. I don't agree and I don't feel that a betrayal has taken place. Victor never shows any loyalty to anyone in his family including Nikki, Victoria and Nick. He turns on them without a blink of an eye when he feels justified in doing so, which is just about any time something doesn't suit him, disappoints him or doesn't go his way. Victor is a selfish, arrogant, tyrant and it's time that Adam cut his losses and walk away because I credit him with having more brains than the rest of Victor's family.
I agree with almost everything you said, but why would Adam think going to Jack for the money would ever be okay with Victor? That would always seem as a betrayal to Victor. Victor only has two emotions, his love for NE and his hatred of the Abbotts, everything and everyone else in his life are just window dressing, there to suit his needs. I hope one day every sees him for what he is and walks away, including Adam.
I get your point but I think Adam just saw the offer from Jack as a means to an end in accomplishing what he was trying to do, and that was getting NE back for his dad when Victor's other children just walked away from the challenge. This whole feud between Victor and Jack is so old and childish. It's time they both grow up, but particularly Victor. Victor has always resented Jack, maybe because Jack had a loving father and Victor didn't, or maybe because Victor built NE without any help and Jack benefitted from his father giving him an in-road into a legacy. It matters not at this point. What does matter is that Jack walked away from Newman and turned it over to Adam. Victor is the one who keeps antagonizing the Abbotts because he can't just be happy with what he has accomplished. He has to remain a bitter, nasty, vindictive twit who can't stand to see anyone else have a decent life, the kind of life that no amount of money can buy for him.
I am sick of this family fighting.I hope the new writers find some writings where families get along with each other.I am beginning to hate the story lines.The story line with Neil and the blogger has run it's course.Adam and the baby I'm tired of this storyline.I am tired of people changing test results.That is plain stupid.Dylan a dumb story line.Niki looking for a lost child.Dumb. Please write better story lines.
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Report Finds Child Care Costs Exceed Food Costs and Other Household Expenses
Arlington, VA - According to a report released by the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) today entitled, Parents and the High Price of Child Care: 2009 Update, monthly child care costs exceed monthly food costs and the average cost of other household expenses. The report, which provides typical prices of child care for infants, 4-year-olds, and school-age children in centers and family child care homes nationwide, reveals that in every region, average monthly child care fees for an infant were higher than the amount that families spent on food each month. In every state, monthly child care fees for two children at any age exceeded the median rent cost, and were nearly as high, or even higher than, the average monthly mortgage payment.
Not only are monthly child care costs exceeding monthly household expenses, but child care costs are also exceeding the average rate of inflation. Over the course of a year, the average price of full-time center care for one infant and one 4-year-old child increased an average of 4.8 percent and 6.2 percent, respectively, far higher than the 3.8 percent cost of living increase estimated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
"The cost of quality child care is out of reach for too many families," said Linda Smith, Executive Director of NACCRRA. "No parent should have to choose a poor-quality child care setting just because they cannot afford anything better for their children. It's time to increase our public investment in improving the quality of child care for all families."
According to the report, in 2008, the average price of full-time care for an infant in a center was as high as $15,895 a year. For a 4-year-old in a center, parents paid up to $11,680 a year for full-time care. Parents of school-age children paid up to $10,720 a year for part-time care in a center. Additionally, the report also found that average prices for full-time care in a family child care home were as much as $10,324 for infants, $9,805 for a 4-year-old, and $7,124 for a school-age child. While the report demonstrates that costs are lower for family child care homes, many of these providers are unlicensed, leaving the health and safety of children in these types of settings unknown.
"As a result of increasing child care costs and the current economy, some parents have been forced to remove their children from organized child care programs or licensed settings and place them in more informal settings," said Smith. "This means that the provider has not had a background check or training in health and safety practices or early childhood development, let alone training to foster age-appropriate activities. I am concerned that as a nation with school readiness as a national goal, there will be long-term implications for the next generation with regard to school success and future success."
Today, more than 11 million children under age 5 are in some type of child care arrangement every week while their parents work. On average, children of working mothers spend 36 hours every week in child care. Studies repeatedly have shown that high-quality child care - care that provides a loving, safe, stable and age-appropriate stimulating environment - helps children enter school ready to learn. Yet, less than 10 percent of the nation's child care is of high-quality, and can cost 30 percent more than other types of child care arrangements.
"The bottom line is that you get what you pay for," said Smith. "And today's economy only makes it that much harder for parents who are already struggling with the current cost of child care to afford the quality child care their children need and deserve."
In order to improve access to affordable, high-quality child care for all families, NACCRRA is calling on Congress to reauthorize the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), the primary public source of child care funds to states to help pay for child care and improve the quality of care. Reauthorization of CCDBG should include not only an increase in the amount of money to pay for child care slots, but also in the "quality set-aside," the amount of money that states use to improve the quality of care available to families. Additionally, NACCRRA recommends providing resources for planning and developing child care capacity to increase the availability of child care options for working families; reducing barriers in the subsidy administration process that prevent families from accessing assistance; ensuring that public pre-kindergarten programs are designed to meet the child care needs of working families, and improving federal and state tax codes to help families at all income levels pay for care.
Parents and the High Price of Child Care: 2009 Update provides results from a 2009 survey of Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) State Networks, which asked for the average 2008 prices charged by child care programs listed in CCR&R databases. Located in every state and most communities across the nation, CCR&Rs provide services in 99.3 percent of inhabited zip codes. CCR&Rs work with parents to connect them with the child care that meets their needs and with caregivers to help raise the quality of child care in their communities.
To download a copy of the full report, please visit www.naccrra.org.
NACCRRA, the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies, is our nation's leading voice for child care. We work with more than 800 state and local Child Care Resource and Referral agencies to ensure that families in every local community have access to high quality, affordable childcare. To achieve our mission, we lead projects that increase the quality and availability of child care professionals, undertake research, and advocate child care policies that positively impact the lives of children and families. To learn more about NACCRRA and how you can join us in ensuring access to high-quality child care for all families, visit us at www.naccrra.org.


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the thing that makes me mad is non drummers giving opinions about who is the best drummer, i dont get into discussion of topics in which i am ignorant. and theres where he got his fame and "success" as musician 3 riff and 2 4. also i dont think he has achieved his goal as an artist because he has lots of money ,imo the career of an artist never ends because theres always something more to learn or do better and for wht i have seen he is the same drummer he was 4 years ago.
the videos arent impressive at all, anda some say he is fast? jojo mayer can get to that speed with one hand, also doesnt need to make and effort and start hitting harder. but the thing is he doess not need to do that stuff to get our respect
music is about creativity and innovation no offense to t b fans i but have seen his stuff too many times before his name was first spoken.
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