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CRISIS IN WESTERN BALKANS’ INTEGRATION WITH THE EU

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<br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLE-Dh1JvKgplpmqeNowCpxPQJFu0aaFoSc9EF93vx5_1Yq4uPfLxY-w7W6rYxNowuREi3L0k9hVHD7qj_wy7oAWXdC120vlL4RLo_hiN5xrOWP6RXa0riPuCjo68fHJTjRbKxkqfxjOhT/s1600/706px-former_yugoslavia_flag_map_with_kosovo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLE-Dh1JvKgplpmqeNowCpxPQJFu0aaFoSc9EF93vx5_1Yq4uPfLxY-w7W6rYxNowuREi3L0k9hVHD7qj_wy7oAWXdC120vlL4RLo_hiN5xrOWP6RXa0riPuCjo68fHJTjRbKxkqfxjOhT/s400/706px-former_yugoslavia_flag_map_with_kosovo.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western BALKAN</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">GOING THROUGH THE BIGGEST CRISIS OF ITS ABOUT 60-YEAR HISTORY, THE EU HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF A NOBEL PRIZE</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Erhan Türbedar </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The Nobel committee cites the reconciliation of GERMANY and FRANCE, the restoration of stability to the democracies in southern EUROPE, the integration of Eastern EUROPE with the Union and the enlargement perspective covering the western BALKAN countries and TURKEY as the reason for the EU having been deemed worthy of the 2012 Nobel peace prize. It also says the EU has made important contributions in the EUROPEAN continent regarding conciliation, democracy and human rights. Should it be a budding hope for the western BALKAN countries to join the EU with the importance attached to its enlargement perspective having been a leading factor to get the Nobel prize? </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">INDIFFERENCE BY THE EUROPEAN UNION TOWARDS BALKAN COUNTRIES</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpM5w9bpaooje82qeQfiP-WeixGc6ZbPbcVNHXbRWds0voc066KavHNYCsG8nDgkZljsc2FbqBo6ndimuFxjhD8NFIC1nucv7fraCm_VyYljanem7NNqZq5TbxDAOUFdsPT913YBcJqcw/s1600/poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpM5w9bpaooje82qeQfiP-WeixGc6ZbPbcVNHXbRWds0voc066KavHNYCsG8nDgkZljsc2FbqBo6ndimuFxjhD8NFIC1nucv7fraCm_VyYljanem7NNqZq5TbxDAOUFdsPT913YBcJqcw/s400/poster.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The EUROPEAN UNION has played undeniably important roles in the transformations of the BALKANS. Brussels has first coped with crisis management in the region and has later included all BALKAN countries in the EU enlargement process. It has made it clear on various occasions that the door to full membership is open for the BALKAN countries. However, the BALKAN countries are well aware of the fact that their memberships are contingent not only on the reform movements they are to carry out but also on the developments within the Union. The BALKAN countries have recently been querulous about the Union’s lack of attention. This leads to the calling into question of EU’s enlargement process and the sustainability of the reforms in the Western BALKANS. There are even those who believe CROATIA’S membership, seemingly due in the middle of 2013, may also be delayed. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Despite increased pessimism in the western BALKANS, it is obvious the Union’s eastward enlargement is underway. CROATIA’S EU membership has been guaranteed. Membership negotiations were started with MONTENEGRO in the middle of 2012. The EUROPEAN Commission has also been offering MACEDONIA to start membership talks for the fourth straight year but Skopje cannot make any progress in that regard because of the name dispute it has with GREECE. Owing to the headway it has made in the past two years in its reforms programme, ALBANIA also seems to be edging towards getting the candidacy status. On the other hand, despite the recognition of KOSOVO by five EU members, the query continues through legal channels for the Stability and Accession Agreement to be signed with KOSOVO. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">BALKAN PEOPLE FEEL THAT THE EU NO LONGER EMANATES CONFIDENCE</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CKIaz251rxAxIsmpGFAQiG9Mgj4wvLAc1TuiMEW2LBTlKTQVwJzjWgiz7_b55IKpZeI2vqymluhoSvJWel_7qA7uKz-xYCnJroqJIsgmWgSlPUhyrr0EO5hqtSQIZCieJJiw0lBop_1S/s1600/balkans-map.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CKIaz251rxAxIsmpGFAQiG9Mgj4wvLAc1TuiMEW2LBTlKTQVwJzjWgiz7_b55IKpZeI2vqymluhoSvJWel_7qA7uKz-xYCnJroqJIsgmWgSlPUhyrr0EO5hqtSQIZCieJJiw0lBop_1S/s320/balkans-map.gif" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entire BALKAN</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Considering all that, qualifying the EU’s enlargement process as critical and fragile is not realistic. It is more appropriate to say that the crisis the EU is in the grips of at the moment is also making itself felt in the enlargement process. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The latest statistics by Eurostat indicates that the rate of joblessness in the Euro Zone has reached a record level of 11.7%. Almost 60% of those under 25 in crisis-ridden GREECE and SPAIN are unemployed. The difficulties which have shattered many of EUROPE’S economies have not only yanked further enlargement from among the basic priorities of Brussels but have also tarnished its image among the BALKAN peoples. The BALKAN peoples are of the view that the EU no longer emanates confidence and no one is certain about what shape it is going to be in after a couple of years. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">As a matter of fact, the western BALKAN states should focus on the economic measures they need to take and their growth instead of calling into question whether the enlargement process is going to be continued. Tackling high public debt and budget deficit as well as the chronic problem of unemployment, the western BALKAN countries have not been able to register any significant growth for the past three years. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAc-8i6A6ikxkAmVCd8jcIyPdmULe-Svx0mhU97CIoOqxDyrE-Swwy3jNnxr_l5pu1I1w0JAU7IWsVBxe2yCjdqDARiitue9JjYM6xlMKIocM-l39b9wpu4Hck01HE7GkVZC_E1B22C4zp/s1600/27650+POSTER+JPM+EN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAc-8i6A6ikxkAmVCd8jcIyPdmULe-Svx0mhU97CIoOqxDyrE-Swwy3jNnxr_l5pu1I1w0JAU7IWsVBxe2yCjdqDARiitue9JjYM6xlMKIocM-l39b9wpu4Hck01HE7GkVZC_E1B22C4zp/s320/27650+POSTER+JPM+EN.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Actually, it is primarily the economic problems which put the biggest pressure on regional governments. The citizens of the western BALKAN countries condemned for years on end to live under conditions far from prosperous with the motivation of politically tinged nationalistic discourse now seem prepared to sever their support for every financially unsuccessful government. And it is at this point that the impact on the western BALKAN countries of the EU crisis may assume more serious dimensions. Save for EU funds, trade and financial relations between the EU and the western BALKAN countries may bump into hardships. What is more, the BALKAN countries are unlikely to have more investors from the EU countries in the next couple of years. There is no doubt EU enlargement will continue in the future as well, but the western BALKAN countries should concentrate on their own development problems more seriously rather than fancying the idea that their problems will melt away with a magic stick. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

CRISIS IN WESTERN BALKANS’ INTEGRATION WITH THE EU

Western BALKAN GOING THROUGH THE BIGGEST CRISIS OF ITS ABOUT 60-YEAR HISTORY, THE EU HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF A NOBEL PRIZE By Erhan Türbe...

One in three American adults have gone online to figure out a medical condition | Pew Internet & American Life Project

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<base href="data:">Thirty-five percent of U.S. adults say that at one time or another they have gone online specifically to try to figure out what medical condition they or someone else might have.<br><br>These findings come from a national survey by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. Throughout this report, we call those who searched for answers on the internet "online diagnosers."<br><br>When asked if the information found online led them to think they needed the attention of a medical professional, 46% of online diagnosers say that was the case. Thirty-eight percent of online diagnosers say it was something they could take care of at home and 11% say it was both or in-between.<br><br>When we asked respondents about the accuracy of their initial diagnosis, they reported:<br><br><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">	</span>• 41% of online diagnosers say a medical professional confirmed their diagnosis. An additional 2% say a medical professional partially confirmed it.<br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">	</span>• 35% say they did not visit a clinician to get a professional opinion.<br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">	</span>• 18% say they consulted a medical professional and the clinician either did not agree or offered a different opinion about the condition.<br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">	</span>• 1% say their conversation with a clinician was inconclusive.<br></div><div><br></div>Women are more likely than men to go online to figure out a possible diagnosis. Other groups that have a high likelihood of doing so include younger people, white adults, those who live in households earning $75,000 or more, and those with a college degree or advanced degrees.<br><br>It is important to note what these findings mean – and what they don't mean. Historically, people have always tried to answer their health questions at home and made personal choices about whether and when to consult a clinician. Many have now added the internet to their personal health toolbox, helping themselves and their loved ones better understand what might be ailing them. This study was not designed to determine whether the internet has had a good or bad influence on health care. It measures the scope, but not the outcome, of this activity.<br><br><b>Clinicians are a central resource for information or support during serious health episodes — and the care and conversation take place mostly offline</b><div><br>To try to capture a focused picture of people's health information search and information-assessment strategies, we asked respondents to think about the last time they had a serious health issue and to whom they turned for help, either online or offline:<br><br><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">	</span>• 70% of U.S. adults got information, care, or support from a doctor or other health care professional.<br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">	</span>• 60% of adults got information or support from friends and family.<br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">	</span>• 24% of adults got information or support from others who have the same health condition.<br></div><div><br></div>The vast majority of this care and conversation took place offline, but a small group of people did communicate with each of these sources online. And, since a majority of adults consult the internet when they have health questions, these communications with clinicians, family, and fellow patients joined the stream of information flowing in.<br><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDspPfgkBW_Lv46hh4AGrNWUoOKApmrD7GOTGhZDryUVNFcQ3Fj4Cj0O9cgd7MXBlEjDTThCMgTsafuiYkOSGs3OeVjZbyBV436huuEe4jVK4Wp0g5nI-B7joA3CwDvWezs_O_9PUhGM/s1600/ED72A0421D8745288A3AB5214258790B-748951.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5833799745226274706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDspPfgkBW_Lv46hh4AGrNWUoOKApmrD7GOTGhZDryUVNFcQ3Fj4Cj0O9cgd7MXBlEjDTThCMgTsafuiYkOSGs3OeVjZbyBV436huuEe4jVK4Wp0g5nI-B7joA3CwDvWezs_O_9PUhGM/s320/ED72A0421D8745288A3AB5214258790B-748951.png" /></a><br><br><b>Eight in 10 online health inquiries start at a search engine</b></div><div><br>Looking more broadly at the online landscape, 72% of internet users say they looked online for health information of one kind or another within the past year.  This includes searches related to serious conditions, general information searches, and searches for minor health problems. For brevity's sake, we will refer to this group as "online health seekers."<br><br>When asked to think about the last time they hunted for health or medical information, 77% of online health seekers say they began at a search engine such as Google, Bing, or Yahoo. Another 13% say they began at a site that specializes in health information, like WebMD. Just 2% say they started their research at a more general site like Wikipedia and an additional 1% say they started at a social network site like Facebook.<br><br><b>Half of health information searches are on behalf of someone else</b></div><div><br>When asked to think about the last time they went online for health or medical information, 39% of online health seekers say they looked for information related to their own situation. Another 39% say they looked for information related to someone else's health or medical situation. An additional 15% of these internet users say they were looking both on their own and someone else's behalf.<br><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjaVtjQXZ2aMw1tUSoB0m46NSUsGuzqsUgDcGQajBLQh2MdncBl1cg_DBaz7wR3lCgxVwVAahihwea9TdCQVgF_gF5OS_Pm2BdzXvqzl2qa4ItQTFzReYjCK2K1uguglRPRYXSgaUwWA/s1600/76E10C5FA21B469284338AE3925F62C5-750456.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5833799747373686866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjaVtjQXZ2aMw1tUSoB0m46NSUsGuzqsUgDcGQajBLQh2MdncBl1cg_DBaz7wR3lCgxVwVAahihwea9TdCQVgF_gF5OS_Pm2BdzXvqzl2qa4ItQTFzReYjCK2K1uguglRPRYXSgaUwWA/s320/76E10C5FA21B469284338AE3925F62C5-750456.png" /></a><br><br>One in four people seeking health information online have hit a pay wall<br><br>Twenty-six percent of internet users who look online for health information say they have been asked to pay for access to something they wanted to see online.  Of those who have been asked to pay, just 2% say they did so. Fully 83% of those who hit a pay wall say they tried to find the same information somewhere else. Thirteen percent of those who hit a pay wall say they just gave up.<br><br><b>The social life of health information is a low-key but steady presence in American life</b></div><div><br>In past surveys, the Pew Internet Project has not defined a time period for health activities online. This time, the phrase "in the past 12 months" was added to help focus respondents on recent episodes. We find once again that there is a social life of health information, as well as peer-to-peer support, as people exchange stories about their own health issues to help each other understand what might lie ahead:<br><br><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">	</span>• 26% say they read or watched someone else's experience about health or medical issues in the last 12 months.<br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">	</span>• 16% of internet users say they went online in the last year to find others who might share the same health concerns.<br></div>Health-related reviews and rankings continue to be used by only a modest group of consumers. About one in five internet users have consulted online reviews of particular drugs or medical treatments, doctors or other providers, and hospitals or medical facilities. And just 3-4% of internet users have posted online reviews of health care services or providers.<br><br><a href="http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Health-online/Summary-of-Findings.aspx">http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Health-online/Summary-of-Findings.aspx</a><br><br></div>

One in three American adults have gone online to figure out a medical condition | Pew Internet & American Life Project

Thirty-five percent of U.S. adults say that at one time or another they have gone online specifically to try to figure out what medical cond...

Library Business Manager - Hamden Public Library

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<strong>Library Business Manager - </strong><strong></strong><span style="color: #48286d;"><strong>Hamden Public Library</strong>.<strong> </strong></span>Essential  Job Duties Required:  This position involves administrative and  technical duties requiring a substantial degree of independent action.  Major responsibilities include library office management, budget and  financial accounting and personnel records. Library Office Management:   In accordance with library policies, priorities and procedures, manages  the Library Office on a day to day basis.  Establishes office  procedures.  Confers with other Town departments, vendors, library staff  and library patrons to provide information and to resolve problems.   Authorized to make decisions in response to building emergencies and  assigning staff as necessary. Prepares monthly financial and narrative  reports, annual reports to the Connecticut State Library and other  reports as necessary. Budget and Financial Accounting:  Responsible for  processing all library purchases, prepares purchase orders, secures  price quotations as necessary, processes invoices and returns, etc.   Maintains budget database, monitors expenses against budget, prepares  reports on expenditures, works closely with the Finance and Purchasing  Departments to ensure accurate record of library expenditures.   Maintains Library fund accounts, including management of grant funds.   Responsible for petty cash, collecting and depositing revenue from fines  and fees.  Assists in budget preparation and other accounting  functions.  May manage office functions and support to Library  Administrators, Library Board, and Friends of the Library. Personnel:   Maintains library staff personnel records.  Prepares the weekly payroll,  maintains vacation, sick and personal time records, etc.  Works with  Associate Library Director to oversee all aspects of building and  equipment maintenance and repair. Works with Library Director on  planning, financing, and overseeing building improvement projects.  Other:  Provides public desk assistance as assigned. May include  collection  development responsibilities as assigned.  Performs clerical  and secretarial functions as required.  Performs other library tasks as  required. Minimum Qualifications Required: A Bachelor's degree from a  recognized college or university and three (3) years of progressively  responsible office administration experience is required; a Master’s  Degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited library school is  preferred; or any equivalent combination of training and experience  necessary to perform the essential job duties. Knowledge, Skills and  Abilities: Knowledge of office management and record-keeping; knowledge  of modern techniques and methods in the operation of a public library;  working knowledge of professional book selection tools and methods;  skill in meeting and dealing tactfully and effectively with the public;  ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with Town  officials and staff and employees; ability to work with computer  systems as related to libraries and finance; ability to read, write, and  interpret technical reports; knowledge of established library  administration policies and protocols; ability to maintain information  in confidence;  works in office setting subject to continuous  interruptions; ability to work under stress from demanding deadlines and  changing priorities and conditions. Applications and copies of the job  description are available in the Personnel/Civil Service Office from  8:30 - 4:30 PM daily. Closing date:  Wednesday, <span style="color: red;">January 30, 2013</span> @ 4:00 PM.

Library Business Manager - Hamden Public Library

Library Business Manager - Hamden Public Library . Essential Job Duties Required: This position involves administrative and technical du...

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Here are some photos of the Visitors Pavilion for <a href="http://www.paleishetloo.nl/">Palace Het Loo</a> in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, by <a href="http://www.koenvanvelsen.com/">Architectenbureau Koen van Velsen</a> (2011). Photographs are by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaasfotocollectie/">Klaas Vermaas</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaasfotocollectie/8380450750/" title="apeldoorn entreegebouw paleis t loo 01 2011 v velsen k (amersfoortsewg) by Klaas5, on Flickr"><img alt="apeldoorn entreegebouw paleis t loo 01 2011 v velsen k (amersfoortsewg)" height="427" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8365/8380450750_f44f29c29e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaasfotocollectie/8379368073/" title="apeldoorn entreegebouw paleis t loo 05 2011 v velsen k (amersfoortsewg) by Klaas5, on Flickr"><img alt="apeldoorn entreegebouw paleis t loo 05 2011 v velsen k (amersfoortsewg)" height="427" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8074/8379368073_46bfa75225_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaasfotocollectie/8379368591/" title="apeldoorn entreegebouw paleis t loo 04 2011 v velsen k (amersfoortsewg) by Klaas5, on Flickr"><img alt="apeldoorn entreegebouw paleis t loo 04 2011 v velsen k (amersfoortsewg)" height="427" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8212/8379368591_c60e39920d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaasfotocollectie/8380446648/" title="apeldoorn entreegebouw paleis t loo 06 2011 v velsen k (amersfoortsewg) by Klaas5, on Flickr"><img alt="apeldoorn entreegebouw paleis t loo 06 2011 v velsen k (amersfoortsewg)" height="427" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8508/8380446648_01377e202b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaasfotocollectie/8382589025/" title="apeldoorn entreegebouw paleis t loo 07 2011 v velsen k (amersfoortsewg) by Klaas5, on Flickr"><img alt="apeldoorn entreegebouw paleis t loo 07 2011 v velsen k (amersfoortsewg)" height="427" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8494/8382589025_d2d0a38579_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just:<br /><blockquote>:: Join and add photos to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/archi-dose/">archidose pool</a>, and/or<br />:: Tag your photos <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/archidose/">archidose</a></span></blockquote>

Today's archidose #644

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Materials Manager (SAP MRP |Supply Chain |Scheduling | Production Planning)(#109013)

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Job Title:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Materials Manager<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Location:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Milpitas, CA<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Duration:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Fulltime<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Job Description:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">KLA-Tencor has manufacturing sites across the globe, including Belgium, China, Germany, Israel, Singapore and Milpitas (CA).  The Global Operations (GOPS) team, comprised of Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Installation, and Quality, is responsible for manufacturing our leading-edge technology.  We partner with our world-wide supply base and our design engineering teams to bring new products to market.  The GOPS team is continuously working to build our products Better, Faster, Cheaper. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Responsibilities:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">1. Manage supply chain relationships and contracts for assigned commodities/suppliers within the RAPID Materials Group. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">2. Understand company business requirements, market dynamics and trends, supply base and supply base capabilities for given commodities. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">3. Lead complex supplier negotiations. Execute, manage and administer supplier contracts, SOWs, SLAs, NDAs and any other required supplier agreements. 4. Effectively manage supplier relationships at both the enterprise and division, function and project level. Lead, develop, create and deploy supplier scorecards. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">5. Lead, coordinate and manage supplier business reviews. Create, implement and/or drives industry and company supply chain best practices. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">6. Ensure adherence to company supply chain management best practices, policies, procedures and external compliance requirements. Lead and influence cross-functional and cross-organizational teams. Lead supply chain management project/program management and complex problem resolution on new product, cost reduction, value engineering, quality, reliability, delivery, inventory and service initiatives.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Responsibilities may include developing, modifying, and executing Supplier Sourcing for new products Including the development and implementation of activities in production area(s) to meet production goals of outsourcing, part count reduction, key supplier quality & performance, and cost objectives. Establishes new product objectives and assignments, and delegates assignments to supporting materials group. Important to focus on customer (engineering) objectives/issues, program phase exits, manufacturing readiness reviews, and ensuring operational successful release of new programs.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Determines material requirements from engineering and production schedules, and maintains inventory at planned levels. Plans, schedules, and monitors the movement of materials through the production cycle. Develops, implements and maintains policies, procedures and material control systems It may also include some financial analysis of END, standard costs/cost reduction tracking, inventory targets, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Qualifications/Education Desired:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">1. Strong MRP (ideally SAP) experience.  <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">2. 5+ years of Purchasing management / Supply Chain experience<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Basic Qualification:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Master's Level Degree with at least 4 years of experience. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">OR <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 5 years of experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Please send in your resumes to vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com</span></b><o:p><br /></o:p></span></div></div></div>

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#15: Using Google Docs & Drive to do your planning

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>30 Days of Google series #15</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>Have you ever wondered if there is an easier way to do your daily/weekly/year planning and lessons than either writing them out by hand (worst scenario) or typing them out and keeping them on your own computer? One of the best applications to use for planning and preparing is Google Docs because you can then access your files from any computer as well as share them with anyone else who has access to the Internet. Amazing!</span><br /><strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></strong><strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Distinction between Google Docs and Google Drive</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google Docs, Spreadsheets, and Slides are known as productivity apps. They let you create different kinds of online documents, work on them in real time with other people, and store them in your Google Drive online — all for free.</span><br /><strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></strong><strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">How to plan a lesson using Google Docs</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Firstly it is free. If you have a Gmail account you have a Google Docs account which contains a great selection of applications to use. Anything created using these applications can be saved in Google Docs and the finished products can even be downloaded as Microsoft Word documents should you so wish!</span><br /><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JEPD3UDinWdzhUarB3SLY5_a-khAzMstAsNAgktUAGkEv8lxw1TBpdj1rukH_OjS9VAagLG6HUE-3NNNJdZvnOcS6rGZ2Al0yT6Jc1bjJTl3dAUOFoKJp1Lu3P1QkWp8j6rKmo5Tr5M/s1600-h/image%25255B4%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1R2euOQE0EmlGDCNIuFs0ALokqy_6L6Dz6claFa8Fld_kNRgw_3DTAIn4DFjWMQYxrjRY_l-2AC4JopbA8MDRS6n-_NW4ttd5ScDcChgUlIH9mv0xvDmiLBW12T1kH3VTMi_sPDsLUU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="247" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></blockquote> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. If you already have everything typed in Word or Excel etc. you can upload them to Google Drive. In that way you won’t have to carry around a flashdrive.  This means that everything you create will be available from any computer that you use and sign in to Google on.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. If you want to create a lesson plan but you don’t want to make a template take a look at the templates supplied by Google. Just ask Google for ‘Google Docs templates and you’ll be taken to: </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/templates" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" title="https://drive.google.com/templates">https://drive.google.com/templates</a>. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then be specific and ask for ‘lesson plans’. You will be shown a whole selection to preview and choose from. Once you have decided on one and click on it it becomes part of your Google Docs where you can customize it.</span><br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZz26dgDJiLsnf75jdbP6aArZA6u15jYk08JgdYR7K6JsQn5kqRBLGc4Vw-ksbDdkrc3v-dy3GoYR_sPa_PScAcNrhPP2lHtQigvrw7BhLDlAbuMV2m1jqShFS4PHY7QjqyzxAWkCbv50/s1600-h/image%25255B12%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcn9SJbTbA8NDjKUqiGJk4ZNOrOk3FFzAwthbT3NZ38TU3JTUFu_idpheIK2t8tCHDpL_jeK9A3q5NG88gnL_KSMCxWPUYUb1zCIkeBb8jfEz-o0eAAzTEpgJu9-k81B8KT8cgtOMN_rA/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong></strong></span></blockquote><strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Keep all your documents in a folder in Google Drive</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You’ll want to keep all your documents together in a folder. You could create a folder called, for example, Grade 3 English. In that folder you could put all the documents you need – calendar, timetable, year plan, term plan, week plan and daily plan. You could add your classlists, all your wordlists and assessment rubrics/sheets etc.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a)  To make a folder click the ‘Add folder’ button at the top of Google Drive.</span><br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyoma3yWmEvFZnFzWRcoUiBBrHPmSrNdnECNexKve0NxKdukvb3GGQ73zhngdoUWH9zzyG3lgWGPcaHKSoYQ40z7tKhPrBnm0E4FeXIkdKCTLG-ojvy5CRzJ9oejzkxLHXe3GLsWzDk4s/s1600-h/image%25255B16%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2S34yHd8r-PYxLEjtM7oLKYxpDDHAyYdi8sYdW13Hjz4XZjnuRJLqf8kPmudsVRUts-PYf99flr41qaTY9bs_FAnRFTMCENiKRO2V4eATiK1cAr8H4LHyrr24uEI-9sCBuOlVuPnURts/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></blockquote><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">b) To place the documents you have created into this folder find the document, add a check in the box, right-click on the document and choose <i>Organise</i>. This will show you the list of folders you have created. Choose <i>Grade 3 English</i> and your document will be added to the folder.</span><br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">  </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeqCuD9TUl1j73Cp6FkVIwZm_MNhoq7PTDWon4A5r7qq2tOnxumxLbftowsZz4bRq4mm9bGSUNEyf65CCaQkGpjRPeCLmVNC3iJvL1N6oYGjd0CXVWP140jD6QuzhTjozpVp72715YGA/s1600-h/image%25255B27%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaw0yDEVZBJNNd6QqZq9Kmgs6TAwu5it2u6aV31m0tIj0XLRLrL_qOHoPWLPE1232BtF9vwjMNUqpwSSNUegM6YYUyRHZlUPqc5GGQHTcuPbVCRu1IP86QXsFONgMqcFUwL5VSCqPcEjk/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></blockquote><br /><blockquote><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9JRHIgKGwg7YnpnU03G46a7WKxbsBHLrT8l8-Zc5Qthit7htSYYK-V7AyDqCUaq4N88__X8RogB6mXRlF5-EBow_E5VsITX1zhl9Q2id3wLSN9wD61jvLPj5LynHWhipfvmC5a8D3iI/s1600-h/image%25255B23%25255D.png"> </a></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9JRHIgKGwg7YnpnU03G46a7WKxbsBHLrT8l8-Zc5Qthit7htSYYK-V7AyDqCUaq4N88__X8RogB6mXRlF5-EBow_E5VsITX1zhl9Q2id3wLSN9wD61jvLPj5LynHWhipfvmC5a8D3iI/s1600-h/image%25255B23%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCtcGUgLOu0j_Zm3OpD5zu5GAOwVrKOgBbs5lGRZ8RoRo0KuB68IKHlFoaonJXIN0KycLKAYuqS7uDOfgvrA0B7FkKp33lntLD7C7VuV3-YUNglhw460eMsdXCghQadTjXJSBDcGzoAc/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></blockquote><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Keep one another accountable </span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The beauty of it is that you can share every document with your colleagues so easily if you wanted to. What I like about this method is the accountability it could bring because if everyone in Grade 3 shared their documents you could see at a flash who wasn’t keeping up etc. etc. It could be shared with your HOD and Principal as well. </span><br /><strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Use Google Drive offline when you are at home</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It would be very easy to work at home or at school without using a flashdrive even if you didn’t have Internet. You can access Google Drive offline and work on it. Your computer will sync the next time you go online.   </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, without a doubt I would say this is the easiest (and cheapest) way for doing daily and weekly planning.</span><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Further reading</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a) Tuesday Tech tips - <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/techtipstuesday/ideas-for-using-google-docs" target="_blank">Ideas for using Google Docs</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">b) Below is an interesting collection of things you can do using Google Docs in the Classroom started by Nik Peachy </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">using a Google Presentation</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Click on the image to be taken to the original Google presentation.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_8323t58h3ft" target="_blank"><img alt="image" border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicgnRDGuKoFSvGywBYgoJXSgjZk4_HnS_lGbqc0ECOmk-JSKlYJuJE61yamjLd6euHndzI-qcKsVuwD-F8cOPfirqgqv7Ef5oI0_R9fN63v28g9tnJfccDtpgL_ok6EGYpX0PTamZ2MMA/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></span></div><br /><br /></div>

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James Duncan Interview on Fighting for the Faith Radio Program

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Readers - below is an hour-long interview of Dr. James Duncan, conducted on 1/14/13 by Chris Rosebrough of the <a href="http://www.fightingforthefaith.com/" target="_blank">Fighting for the Faith</a> radio program. In the interview Dr. Duncan describes what he learned during the discovery process of his lawsuit against Perry Noble and NewSpring Church, <a href="http://christianresearchnetwork.org/2013/01/04/bloggers-lawsuit-for-harassment-against-perry-noble-and-newspring-church-reaches-settlement/" target="_blank">which was settled</a> before it went to trial.<br /><br />It is a real eye-opener as to how mega churches with rock star preachers operate. Really, there is no one so hated by these pastors and their followers than the person who dares to publicly and consistently criticize their beloved pastor. Not even child molesters within their own ranks get anywhere close to the treatment of a criticizing blogger and his spouse.<br /><br />I've got a couple of posts coming that will try to boil down all of this information into lessons we can all learn from Dr. Duncan's experience.<br /><br />Since <a href="http://fbcjaxwatchdog.blogspot.com/2013/01/perry-noble-and-newspring-church-settle.html" target="_blank">my last post</a> on this matter January 3rd, Dr. Duncan has posted some more blog articles, so visit <a href="http://www.pajamapages.com/" target="_blank">his site</a> to get the latest.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/M_hhw_D6g4M" width="560"></iframe></div>

James Duncan Interview on Fighting for the Faith Radio Program

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Family Treasures

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjNSbNJ_ss74wb_jC9PGasN05VwNHLTIuObZNfSekd5m-QkmYzuTUSaogrws7nua-l10DljZElHPxqdxNrFCn3TVx9XuaI9_lBjsJZH8rftUFNq4DJSCnQGUCt1r5bAkqhyphenhyphenN8aH8ttGNi/s960/Photo%252520Jan%25252015%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525206%25253A12%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="375" id="blogsy-1358250105405.0251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjNSbNJ_ss74wb_jC9PGasN05VwNHLTIuObZNfSekd5m-QkmYzuTUSaogrws7nua-l10DljZElHPxqdxNrFCn3TVx9XuaI9_lBjsJZH8rftUFNq4DJSCnQGUCt1r5bAkqhyphenhyphenN8aH8ttGNi/s500/Photo%252520Jan%25252015%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525206%25253A12%252520AM.jpg" width="500"></a></div> <h3>Words are wimps</h3> <p> I'm supposed to turn in the words for my son's annual ad today. I've been writing at 5 am. It is just one page. One page to summarize how I feel and what I want him to carry with him.</p> <p>But one page can't capture it. It won't. It can't. I have to pick the words that will inspire him and hope that 18 years has been enough time to tell him how much I love him and all the things that he needs to know to make it in this world. </p> <p>So, how can I leave a tiny piece of me on this page, so that when I'm gone, he can look at it and say ... "yeah, that's my Mom... that is what she would say to me if she were here right now." How can capture a bit of immortality -- or at least a fleeting bit, as long as he's alive, because in the end, he's the only one who will really read or care what I said. </p> <h3>Tidal Waves of Change</h3> <p>I was completely clueless about what this means and still am. It is kind of like playing in the surf at the beach, I think I'm ok until the next big wave comes and smacks me in the face, stinging my eyes and causing my nose to run. I get to do this two years in a row - two tsunamis back to back, my daughter graduates next year.  </p> <p>So much of who I am is wrapped up in my desire to love my children with abandon and to make them independent people who don't need me anymore. In this case, success means change. Success means letting go. My youngest will be starting middle school next year... I'm more thankful for him than ever because I've still got a lot of being a Mom left in these bones. </p> <p>Being a Mom has been the greatest joy of my life as a close second to being a wife of a great man. I had no idea how much I'd love these three little squirming, wet creatures who came into my life. </p> <h3>Tough Times Give you the Chance to Treasure</h3> <p>Sunday we were laughing about all of the times we had been in or to the hospital with our three. LAUGHING. We laughed about how my youngest inhaled a sunflower seed and had to be at Eggleston and how I held him all night as he screamed because he couldn't eat. We laughed about how my oldest woke up from wisdom tooth surgery with a violent temper and my daughter came out of having her tonsils removed sobbing. We laughed about those things that almost sent me over the edge and we told jokes and we remembered those times with fondness. Why? Because it is our story together.</p> <p>Families make memories together. <strong>Sometimes the tough times are an opportunity to show just how much you love someone</strong>. Without those times, they might be oblivious as to what they mean to us...let me demonstrate.</p> <h3>The Family Heirlooms</h3> <p>Yesterday I heard this story that fits from Dr. Charles Lowery who told a story about a little girl who was told not to do gymastics in the den because the family heirlooms were on the shelves and tables. The rug was thick, so one day when Mom was in the back of the house, she couldn't resist and started doing her back handsprings. She was fine for a while but started really getting into it and kicked a vase off the shelf. When she did, it cracked into shards and she fell on top of the vase, cracking it further but gashing her leg open.</p> <p>Her Mom heard the noise and came running. The little girl was so afraid because she knew she had broken a precious family keepsake. But when her Mom came in and saw the blood, she didn't even see or say anything about the vase. All she could do was look at the little girls leg to see if she was ok. And then the little girl realized something that changed her life. <strong>She was the family treasure</strong>. </p> <h3>See the treasure in your students</h3> <p>As you teach these precious children, remember that everyone one of them is the family treasure. And if they are not..make them yours. Every child deserves to be loved. These children in your classroom are your heirlooms. They are treasures. They are gifts. </p> <p>As we struggle through life, teaching, and everything else, let's keep clearly in focus who the treasures in our lives are.</p> <p> Notice, I didn't say what our treasures are... I said WHO.</p> <p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img alt="Written by Vicki Davis, author - Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds - Posted with Blogsy from my iPad" height="20" src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" />Written by Vicki Davis, author - Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds - Posted with Blogsy from my iPad</a></div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQr3mzsj4orFKmZcLVUO0BC395rawreCvYx9WCgrxVjNnWTWIuDPG23HxHKDB7JbaUodqwu0GRNsV7JYriYg1uzq7dWTh-MqHJAL5OO2N_8n42EznhdgrLh9AwH-7mxqkQj_jaUl0MJQ/s1600/Matt+Man+Thoughtful.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQr3mzsj4orFKmZcLVUO0BC395rawreCvYx9WCgrxVjNnWTWIuDPG23HxHKDB7JbaUodqwu0GRNsV7JYriYg1uzq7dWTh-MqHJAL5OO2N_8n42EznhdgrLh9AwH-7mxqkQj_jaUl0MJQ/s320/Matt+Man+Thoughtful.jpg" width="230" /></a></div>Cheers Bitches!!<br /><br />Yesterday, Jayman wrote about some people with <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/01/people-ive-had-enough-of.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><i>whom he’s had enough</i></span></a>.  He ended his insightful and biting piece of commentary with…<br /><br /><i>“I could go on, and on, and on. But, I won’t.”</i><br /><br />I certainly understand that, however…I will pick up where the Jayman left off.<br /><br />Hey Ray Lewis, Tim Tebow, other footballers, baseballers, basketballers, and NASCAR, um….ers…After a big play or a big win, don’t say it was God’s will and/or, He was watching over you. God doesn't give a damn who wins a football game, hits a home run, or nips another inbred driver at the checkered flag.<br /><br />You can have, and enjoy all the personal faith and religion you want, but seriously?  When you say shit like that in your post-game interview?<br /><br />God is looking down upon you saying, <i>“What an asshole, I didn't even know they were playing today.”</i><br /><br />There are a lot of Republicans not feeling the love of Obama wanting former U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) to become his next Secretary of Defense.  Why is that?<br /><br />Because among other things, Sen. C-Hage doesn’t kowtow to the Israeli lobbyists, and once said…<br /><br /><i>“The Jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here…. I’m not an Israeli senator. I’m a United States senator.”</i><br /><br />GASP!!  Hagel doesn’t put Israel above all other nations, nor his own!?  Blasphemer!!<br /><br />Y’know?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGBOIDjkx_VbdbyZG12anIU8klQAYif3IQoWAKGk5gdtuDqhF2EGyF6kfz0O51xbZlMQpkF2I7oYDyut-PeST2xFvYrhmQ2bP2laxy6A0Ot2UDQzxADUINRob5ZvUnqznHQpj8Bgp98M/s1600/Chuck+Hagel+Obama+Secretary+of+Defense+Anti+Semite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGBOIDjkx_VbdbyZG12anIU8klQAYif3IQoWAKGk5gdtuDqhF2EGyF6kfz0O51xbZlMQpkF2I7oYDyut-PeST2xFvYrhmQ2bP2laxy6A0Ot2UDQzxADUINRob5ZvUnqznHQpj8Bgp98M/s400/Chuck+Hagel+Obama+Secretary+of+Defense+Anti+Semite.jpg" width="400" /></a>People who are appalled at that statement, need to shut the fuck up. Fuck both the government of Israel, and the U.S. legislators who are outraged when anything bad, or in this case, neutral, is said about the Israeli government and their biblical and svengali-like hold over the UNITED STATES Congress.<br /><br />Hell…If Republicans and evangelicals had their way, Jerusalem’s answer to Terri Schiavo, one Ariel Sharon, would be our next U.S. Defense Secretary.<br /><br />I thought Republicans were against Obama and his trip down Socialist Lane.  If  Republicans despise socialistic handouts, why are they not outraged that Israel is nothing more than a Middle East crack whore looking for a U.S. handout to the shofar tune of 80 Gazillion shekels a year?<br /><br />Hey all of you self-absorbed morons who come through the Beer Mine while talking on your cell phone and have the audacity to give the, <i>“Wait a minute finger.”</i>  You are not that important, and I will tell you so and to move along, and if you want to complain to the owner?<br /><br />Don’t bother…He’s not nearly as nice nor as diplomatic about that as I am.<br /><br />Facebook?  Women on Facebook drive me nuts with their, <i>"Women are special, but it takes the right man to see that."</i>  Pfffffffft.<br /><br />Women aren't any more special than men.  Some women are cunts, and some men are dickheads.  We're all human and some of us, including women, are assholes. You want equal rights?  Well, accept your equal rights, responsibility, and the fact that some of you are hideous, unlovable psychopaths.<br /><br />Twitter People?  I love comments, retweets, and the like, but if it is in reference to something I tweeted six hours ago, just refrain from tweeting me something to the effect, <i>“I absolutely agree, Matt-Man. Ha!!”</i><br /><br />I will not have a clue as to what I said that you agree with.  I mean…I appreciate it and all, but six hours after the tweet?  Merely appreciate my tweet amongst yourself.<br /><br />Don Imus, Sean Hannity, Ed Schultz, Rachel Maddow, and the Three Stooges on FOX and Friends in the mornings have their heads and egos up their asses so far, that they get hair on their tongue.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGcLasGa7-ICDAyeoSdpbd4fvlJvDVaJXIXqd9-idml6CPIRYTpmO3IJrhMjesHDCYEbFzc8r9-sCLIYgvby_Ur6ql1gx6D2FB17nJ5YAXEO1ZUjd0bQP06PnMpq94AMp3Vh1qBTSi-0/s1600/Lance+Armstrong+Cheater+Drugs+Steroids.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGcLasGa7-ICDAyeoSdpbd4fvlJvDVaJXIXqd9-idml6CPIRYTpmO3IJrhMjesHDCYEbFzc8r9-sCLIYgvby_Ur6ql1gx6D2FB17nJ5YAXEO1ZUjd0bQP06PnMpq94AMp3Vh1qBTSi-0/s400/Lance+Armstrong+Cheater+Drugs+Steroids.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Especially Gretchen Carlson…Oh Dear God…That chick is proof positive that you need not be pretty on the inside nor the outside to be voted, Miss America.  Uuch.<br /><br />Oh, and Lance Armstrong?  Just shut the hell up and change the name of your foundation from Live<b>Strong</b> to Live<b>Juiced</b>. <br /><br />Cheater...pussy...crybaby...<br /><br />Okay…I guess I am done for now…There are so many other people whom I have had enough of, but as Jayman said yesterday, I too, will simply say…<br /><br /><i>“I could go on, and on, and on. But, I won’t.”</i><br /><br /><i>Cheers!!</i><br /><i>Matt-Man</i><br /><br /><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com">mattmaniws@ymail.com</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">@MattMan_IWS</span></i></a></div>

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Medicine and hospitals: A doctor's advice for being admitted to a hospital - Slate

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<base href="data:"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><div class="text parbase section" style="margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; "><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: italic; "><a href="https://www.quora.com/Hospitals/What-are-some-valuable-hospital-hacks-everyone-being-admitted-should-know" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; ">This question</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.quora.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; ">Quora</a>.</em><br><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; "><br>Answer by <a href="https://www.quora.com/Drew-Young-Shin" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; ">Andrew Young Shin</a>, pediatric cardiologist:</strong><br><br><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; ">How to survive your hospitalization. </strong><br><br>Most people feel that the equation to survive your hospitalization predominantly involves the expertise of your surgeon and the disease at hand. <br><br>In fact, there is a silent factor that contributes to a phenomenon that is increasingly gaining attention in the medical community, administrative leadership, insurance agencies, and popular media: <em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: italic; ">Death related to preventable errors. </em>In <em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: italic; "><a href="http://www.iom.edu/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/1999/To-Err-is-Human/To%20Err%20is%20Human%201999%20%20report%20brief.pdf" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; ">To Err is Human</a></em>, the Institute of Medicine concluded that between 44,000 to 98,000 Americans die each year as a result of medical errors. For comparison, deaths attributable to medical errors exceed those that die from motor vehicle accidents (43,458), breast cancer (42,297), and illicit drug use (17,000). <br><br>What can you do as a patient?<br><br>The following are suggestions as a fellow patient and current physician who spends most of my hours thinking of ways to minimize errors:<br><br><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; ">1. The central venous catheter</strong>.<br>This is the gateway into your bloodstream to sample blood and deliver medications. These catheters can be lifesaving, but, in the same breath, they can also be life-threatening. These indwelling catheters can easily deliver a much needed medication to your body, but they can just as easily introduce a bacterial or fungal infection systemically. <br><br>What you can do:</p></div><div class="text parbase section" style="margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><ul style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; left: 35px; "><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">Before your hospitalization, look up your particular hospital: Most hospitals are required by the state to publicly display their Catheter-Associated bloodstream infection rates. Don't be discouraged if your hospital is a "low-performer" when it comes to infection-control: most hospitals are still on a learning curve.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">Ask your doctor DAILY: "When can this catheter come out?" Be a broken record about it. The DAILY assessment of the need for a central venous catheter is a PROVEN way to minimize your risk.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">If your hospital is a low-performer, be knowledgeable about the best-way to avoid an infection. Before a health care worker accesses your central catheter, they should scrub the entry port at least 15 seconds (not 14 seconds) and let it dry for 15 seconds. Each and every time. Talk to your providers in the beginning and review your expectations and knowledge about this. There are graceful ways of talking about this, but at the end of the day, it's your body and your risk should they cut corners in this evidence-based technique. Use your family members to be auditors in this practice.<br style="margin-bottom: 1em; "></li></ul></div><div class="text parbase section" style="margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; "><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; ">2. Communication is everything.</strong><br>In 2004, the Joint Commission of Accredited Hospitals reviewed all deaths that occurred in a major academic hospital as a result of error. A breakdown in communication was found to be the root cause in more than 70 percent of the cases.<br><br>What you can do:<br><br>Each day, in a notebook, review the following with your physician:<br></p></div><div class="text parbase section" style="margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><ul style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; left: 35px; "><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">How am I doing? (daily assessment)</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">What's my goal for today? (daily plan)<br style="margin-bottom: 1em; "></li></ul></div><div class="text parbase section" style="margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; ">The care of the hospitalized patient spans more than one team, one shift, one day. Your care plan gets passed from a morning team, to an afternoon team, and to a cross-covering evening team. The next day may introduce new people to your care altogether. By writing down what your primary team sets for you, you share in the authority for continuity in care.<br><br>Review your care plan with each new staff that takes responsibility for your care. Consulting teams can quickly get on the same page if you are part owner in the care plan. Clear communication across multiple healthcare team members is commonly expected but, as in the Joint Commission's report, should not be assumed.<br><br><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; ">3.</strong> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; ">No pain, no gain.</strong><br>Expect post-operative pain. Setting this crucial expectation early and upfront is important. The body undergoes major adaptive changes following a big operation. Muscles quickly weaken, hormones shift, appetites suffer, and malnourishment exaggerates the insult to the body. Early rehabilitation hurts, but it also reverses all of these maladaptive processes. Adjust your post-operative pain medications as a means for rehabilitation, not as a means to remain comfortable in bed.<br><br>What you can do:</p></div><div class="text parbase section" style="margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><ul style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; left: 35px; "><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">Rehab early and often. If you are bed-bound, ask for a "Incentive spirometer" and use it every hour while awake. This is exercise time and crucial to your recovery. If it hurts to take a deep breath, use your pain medications to enable yourself. If you are knocked out, your dose is too high.<br style="margin-bottom: 1em; "></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">Ambulate as early as possible. You will likely be miserable at the first attempt, but take courage: It will only get easier, and it's good for your lungs. Ambulating (and simply getting out of the laying position) avoids lung collapse which can lead to pneumonia. Better oxygenation helps tissue healing which leads to faster recovery.</li></ul></div><div class="text parbase section" style="margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; "><br><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; ">4</strong>. <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; ">Maintain your sleep-wake cycle</strong>.<br>Recovery from surgery often involves recovery from anesthesia. Sedatives used in the post-operative period helps keep you calm, but the sleep is not qualitatively restful. You may also find that there will be many obstacles to a normal circadian cycle (vital sign checks every four hours, noisy monitors, noisy neighbors, etc).<br><br>What you can do:  <br></p></div><div class="text parbase section" style="margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><ul style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; left: 35px; "><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">As much as possible, keep your blinds open during the day and be exposed to natural light. Try to stay active during the day. Avoid frequent naps during the day lest you fall victim to delirium. At night, cover your windows to block out the night lights.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">There are not a lot of pharmaceutical sleep aids that are evidence-based. If one works for you, bring your home supply (as hospitals may not stock your particular medication).<br style="margin-bottom: 1em; "></li></ul></div><div class="text parbase section" style="margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; "><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; ">5. The notebook.</strong><br>Many patients are surprised that they see their physician only once per day, often early in the morning. It's hard to remember all your questions that has formulated throughout the day in a time-pressured setting. <br><br>What you can do:<br></p></div><div class="text parbase section" style="margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><ul style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; left: 35px; "><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">Write down your questions as they come throughout the day.<br style="margin-bottom: 1em; "></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">Enlist the help of your nurse to get your answers. Your nurse will often be your best advocate. A nurse could even take the list of questions you've written down in advance and make sure the medical team covers your basic concerns.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">It's okay to ask to speak to the physician at any time during the day.<br style="margin-bottom: 1em; "></li></ul></div><div class="text parbase section" style="margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; ">Hopefully, having these insights and strategic tools will help you navigate the complicated waters of being a hospitalized patient. <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; ">Healing is hastened with the mindset that recovery is an active, not a passive process</strong>. Additionally, being a pro-active patient will often give you a necessary edge to avoid the mistakes, errors, and complications that many hospitals are still trying to figure out.</p></div></div><a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2013/01/14/medicine_and_hospitals_a_doctor_s_advice_for_being_admitted_to_a_hospital.html">http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2013/01/14/medicine_and_hospitals_a_doctor_s_advice_for_being_admitted_to_a_hospital.html</a><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>

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Before I jump into a recap of my weekend, let me first say a big 'thank you' for all of your comments on <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/01/shameless-plug-friday.html" target="_blank">Friday's post</a>. You are good eggs, each and every last one of you. And if I could, I'd hug you all. And I'm a good hugger. Just ask around. I'm kind of a big deal amongst high powered hugging circles. So thank you.<br /><br />Now the weekend. It was sunny and warm. There was shopping involved and pretty dresses. Not too shabby at all.<br /><br />I've got a new upholstery project waiting for me.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqTsoDu8pPLcq2PCcMTJN0oKlb42_zDtyfe5rxNbqXyWYySiPD2mSxULTj_zq_Xhuv90l9int2gKNxKLBvWDadHOq_YGOuyxWgILHijmcDnbGf6OW078eJtV7IDYmirbsxjAoVyijppd_/s1600/victorianchairbefore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqTsoDu8pPLcq2PCcMTJN0oKlb42_zDtyfe5rxNbqXyWYySiPD2mSxULTj_zq_Xhuv90l9int2gKNxKLBvWDadHOq_YGOuyxWgILHijmcDnbGf6OW078eJtV7IDYmirbsxjAoVyijppd_/s320/victorianchairbefore.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />Had a great day with Client F where we scored many many goodies. I'll have to take proper pictures with a real camera, but here is a ReStore score/project in the making.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTeV-RXlPDlYRIBtNLT7vAyfpwtyTQUZKjps1ZkWWJoqN1dMHI1_eEK0JSlk9hjfIsx9AW0HtiWqs9is9_0Hg6V122Knp9IKHWnbP-5E2mKXS3qvaorqrfv_D5taBQUtmR_JuZOrxeymx/s1600/clientFpantrydoorbefore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTeV-RXlPDlYRIBtNLT7vAyfpwtyTQUZKjps1ZkWWJoqN1dMHI1_eEK0JSlk9hjfIsx9AW0HtiWqs9is9_0Hg6V122Knp9IKHWnbP-5E2mKXS3qvaorqrfv_D5taBQUtmR_JuZOrxeymx/s320/clientFpantrydoorbefore.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Brainstorming some ideas on how to work with this tile combo.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5a8BiC8YVHkawz-52qagd2trbYmyqTvyTMTE6wVp3WjEsUF3Xi5mAFreD0ANOZiQNiulPUVOp-sZhtEd3GHoraqH7q8PJr4uRA41odT1xgBHtXkMgOGjK1NVYgkAtqsMZ4qRhszdIXCQi/s1600/clientWbathroombefore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5a8BiC8YVHkawz-52qagd2trbYmyqTvyTMTE6wVp3WjEsUF3Xi5mAFreD0ANOZiQNiulPUVOp-sZhtEd3GHoraqH7q8PJr4uRA41odT1xgBHtXkMgOGjK1NVYgkAtqsMZ4qRhszdIXCQi/s320/clientWbathroombefore.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />And came home Sunday afternoon to find this masterpiece ON my doorway.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17YqoCfkIpe4rQRIjuE57qS9rEGa6C408s7EKDzM4Y4M77zdO7iGJxwyKojg81PB5cqz4SoS7kXuc7zC_GnjYH9QAvG06f_LtrjloWx6hgvmjZcKTFWA4bkAjyKL42zsLUlTnfhEWm6GR/s1600/eveart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17YqoCfkIpe4rQRIjuE57qS9rEGa6C408s7EKDzM4Y4M77zdO7iGJxwyKojg81PB5cqz4SoS7kXuc7zC_GnjYH9QAvG06f_LtrjloWx6hgvmjZcKTFWA4bkAjyKL42zsLUlTnfhEWm6GR/s320/eveart.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Creativity seeps out of every member of the little black door household. We are unstoppable.<br /><br />How was your weekend? Enjoy any good food, company or entertainment? What did you think of the Globes? Was Jodie Foster supposed to make sense? She rambles more than I do! And Tommy Lee Jones - lighten up. No one shot your dog. It's a party. Live a little.<br /><br />

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Before I jump into a recap of my weekend, let me first say a big 'thank you' for all of your comments on Friday's post . You are...

Library Director - Rye Free Reading Room (Rye, NY)

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<strong>Library Director - </strong><strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Rye Free Reading Room</span></strong> (Rye, NY). Rye Free Reading Room’s Board of Trustees seeks a creative  and energetic new leader to promote library services and continue the  Library’s commitment to quality programming and services for the Rye  community. The Director will work closely with the 18-member Board of  Trustees, a 45-member Auxiliary Board, staff and local stakeholders to  develop and articulate its vision for library service, design and  implement strategic initiatives, and administer the service program,  facility and space planning, and fundraising and resource development.  As an association library, the Rye Free Reading Room is funded by the  City of Rye and private donations, with the Board actively investigating  options for sustainable funding.  The successful candidate will focus  on accomplishing the following: fostering a strong and collaborative  relationship with city government—city council and city manager—to   achieve a higher degree of funding security; working closely with other  local non-profit organizations and agencies to enhance the breadth and  delivery of library services; reaching out to the community at large to  keep them informed of the library's wide range of resources, programs  and funding needs; and working to optimize and implement the new  three-year strategic plan. See <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.gossagesager.com/RFRRJobDesc.pdf" href="http://www.gossagesager.com/RFRRJobDesc.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.gossagesager.com/RFRRJobDesc.pdf</a> for the complete job description. For additional information on the Library, the City and the area see <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.gossagesager.com/Ryelinks.htm" href="http://www.gossagesager.com/Ryelinks.htm" target="_blank">http://www.gossagesager.com/Ryelinks.htm</a>.  Minimum qualifications include an MLS from an ALA accredited  institution and at least five years of progressively responsible  experience, including at least two years management experience in a  public library.  The successful candidate must have excellent  communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrated leadership ability  and the ability to work collaboratively with Board, staff, elected  officials and community groups. In addition, the successful candidate  must be able to articulate a vision of library services in the 21st  century. Successful experience with fundraising, building maintenance,  working in a union environment and reporting to policy board are highly  desirable. Compensation: The starting salary range is $92,000-$108,000  (dependent on experience and qualifications) plus benefits. For further  information, contact Bradbury Associates/Gossage Sager Associates (<a _fcksavedurl="http://www.gossagesager.com" href="http://www.gossagesager.com/" target="_blank">http://www.gossagesager.com</a>) via email or phone. Apply via email with a meaningful cover letter and your resume as Word or pdf attachments to <a _fcksavedurl="mailto:danbradbury@gossagesager.com" href="mailto:danbradbury@gossagesager.com">danbradbury@gossagesager.com</a> or <a _fcksavedurl="mailto:jobethbradbury@gossagesager.com" href="mailto:jobethbradbury@gossagesager.com">jobethbradbury@gossagesager.com</a>.  This position closes <span style="color: red;">February 17, 2013</span>.

Library Director - Rye Free Reading Room (Rye, NY)

Library Director - Rye Free Reading Room (Rye, NY). Rye Free Reading Room’s Board of Trustees seeks a creative and energetic new leader to...

Library Director - Crandall Public Library (Glens Falls, NY)

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<strong>Library Director - </strong><strong></strong><span style="color: #48286d;"><strong>Crandall Public Library</strong></span> (Glens Falls, NY). Become a vital part of providing Crandall Public  Library District residents with free access to the world of ideas,  information in varied formats and the creative experience of an open and  nonjudgmental environment.  In achieving this mission, the Library  Board of Trustees seeks a visionary new leader—skilled in directing a  diverse team of talented professionals in interpreting and implementing  Board policy—and capable of setting and meeting goals and achieving high  standards. Responsibilities: The Library Director is the chief  administrator and is responsible for carrying out policy as determined  by the Library Board of Trustees and for developing the long-term plans  and directions of the Library; planning and directing the overall  operations and management of the Library; providing effective team  development and leadership to the staff; working collaboratively with  civic organizations and community agencies; working effectively with  elected officials at the state and county level; and interacting with  the media and the community to project a positive image of the Library.  See <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.gossagesager.com/crandalljd.pdf" href="http://www.gossagesager.com/crandalljd.pdf" target="_blank">Library Director</a> for the complete job description, illustrative work activities and  required knowledge, skills, abilities and personal characteristics.  Qualifications: Minimum qualifications are a Master’s Degree in  Librarianship from an ALA accredited library school or one recognized by  the NYS Education Department as following acceptable education  practices; and five or more years of satisfactory professional library  experience, two or more years of which must have been in an  administrative capacity. The position also requires eligibility for a  NYS public librarian’s professional certificate at the time of  application and possession of the certificate at the time of  appointment. Prior success as a library director reporting to a policy  making board is also highly desirable.  Appointment will be made  provisionally pending Civil Service examination to be held at a later  date. Compensation. The position offers a hiring salary range of $75,766  -102,284 (placement dependent upon experience and qualifications) and  an attractive benefits package. For further information, contact <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.gossagesager.com/" href="http://www.gossagesager.com/" target="_blank">Bradbury Associates/Gossage Sager Associates</a> via email or phone. Apply via email with a meaningful cover letter and your resume as Word or pdf attachments to <a _fcksavedurl="mailto:danbradbury@gossagesager.com" href="mailto:danbradbury@gossagesager.com">Dan Bradbury</a> or <a _fcksavedurl="mailto:jobethbradbury@gossagesager.com" href="mailto:jobethbradbury@gossagesager.com">Jobeth Bradbury</a>. This position closes <span style="color: red;">March 3, 2013</span>. Crandall Public Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Library Director - Crandall Public Library (Glens Falls, NY)

Library Director - Crandall Public Library (Glens Falls, NY). Become a vital part of providing Crandall Public Library District residents ...

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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.archidose.org/wp/">A Weekly Dose of Architecture</a> Updates:</span><br /><br />This week's dose features the <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2013/01/14/nature-boardwalk-at-lincoln-park-zoo/">Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo</a> in Chicago, Illinois, by Studio Gang Architects:<br /><a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2013/01/14/nature-boardwalk-at-lincoln-park-zoo/"><img alt="this       week's  dose" src="http://archidose.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Jan13-14.jpg" style="cursor: move;" title="This week's dose" width="640" /></a><br /><br />The featured past dose is the <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2004/07/19/kam-l-liu-building/">Kam L. Liu Building</a> in Chicago, Illinois by Studio Gang/O'Donnell:<br /><a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2004/07/19/kam-l-liu-building/"><img alt="this       week's  dose" src="http://www.archidose.org/Jul04/gang1.jpg" style="cursor: move;" title="featured past dose" width="640" /></a><br /><br />This week's book review is <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2013/01/14/bivouac/"><i>Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec: Bivouac</i></a>:<br /><a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2013/01/14/bivouac/"><img alt="this week's book review" height="300" src="http://archidose.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bivouac.jpg" style="cursor: move;" title="This week's book review" /></a>   <a href="http://www.archidose.org/books/sudjic.html"><img alt="this week's book review" height="300" src="http://www.archidose.org/books/sudjic.jpg" style="cursor: move;" title="This week's book review" /></a><br />(R): The featured past book review is <a href="http://www.archidose.org/books/sudjic.html"><i>The Language of Things: Understanding the World of Desirable Objects</i></a> by Deyan Sudjic.<br /><br />: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">World-Architects.com U.S. <a href="http://www.american-architects.com/projects/reviews/41">Building of the Week</a>:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.world-architects.com/projects/projects_detail/39531">Snowhaus</a> in Anchorage, Alaska, by mayer sattler-smith:<br /><a href="http://www.world-architects.com/projects/projects_detail/39531"><img alt="this week's Building of the Week" src="http://c214210.r10.cf3.rackcdn.com/files/projects/39531/images/900:w/snowhaus3.jpg" title="Current Building of the Week on american-architects.com" width="640" /></a>

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A Weekly Dose of Architecture Updates: This week's dose features the Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Illinois, by Stu...

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Brrrr!

There's talk of snow next weekend.... I'm warming up with soup from the Betelnut. Today it is tomato & lentil. Yum!

Reddit: A cool source for your PLN

4:18 AM Tukiyooo 0

<p> I like to use the <a href="http://www.reddit.com/" target="_self" title="">Reddit forums</a> to turn up cool things on <a href="http://www.reddit.com/search?q=productivity" target="_self" title=""></a><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/productivity/" target="_self" title="">productivity</a>, <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/education" target="_self" title="">education</a>, <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/teaching/" target="_self" title="">teaching</a>, and also to follow my <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/TechNewsToday" target="_self" title="">favorite technology shows</a> on <a href="http://www.twit.tv" target="_self" title="">Twit.tv</a>. (Forums follow this format - reddit a forward slash and r another slash and the forum like this one  <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">http://www.reddit.com/r/productivity/</span>   ) But Reddit can be clunky, so I found a great app called <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/alien-blue-reddit-client/id370144106?mt=8" target="_self" title="">Alien Blue</a> that lets you easily drill down, comment, and vote up or down the things that you like and find and subscribe to different channels.</p> <p>I've grabbed some screenshots to show you how this looks. While I don't check reddit every day, I get on the forums at least once a week. Breaking tech news often breaks there before it "breaks" in mainstream media and I've found it an increasingly influential place where people "in the know" hash things out and vet stories before they are ready for prime time. If you want to be part of this process, I recommend you join reddit. I'm coolcatteacher over there too if you want to connect.</p> <p>(If you want to know how I annotated these photos, I took screenshots on my ipad by pressing the power and home button at the same time, which sent it to my photo gallery. Then, I took it into <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skitch/id490505997?mt=8" target="_self" title="">Skitch</a> (which also lets me send all of these annotated photos to <a href="http://evernote.com/" target="_self" title="">Evernote</a>.) You'll also see why I TYPE so much (my handwriting isn't so great.))</p> <p>Note that you can also create your own communities on reddit. I'm not sure how that would look with students but am sure those students would have to be over 13.</p> <p>Also note that there is a bit of "noise" on reddit so you'll find JUNK and BUNK and a little bit of FUNK but the cool stuff I find is very very cool and leading edge (shall I say it gets me CRUNK? OK, it rhymes but I don't get hip hop ;-)</p> <p> Also remember that even if you don't add anything yourself that you should always vote up or down because that is what you do when you share and are part of a community. If you're a spammer - trolls get called out pretty often, so beware hyping yourself. </p> <p>Join me on reddit. 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productivity Teaching Reddit: A cool source for your PLN

I like to use the Reddit forums to turn up cool things on productivity , education , teaching , and also to follow my favorite technology ...