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On days I felt well enough, I got stuck into some sewing that's been on the list. This is dress number two out of the Gnomeville fabric. It's for Miss Sophie who is six. I'll never buy another Burda pattern after this one, it seemed to miss some steps and I'd rather not have to think too much and fill in the gaps. My Bernina played nice for the buttonholes which are my little phobia.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
I'm still here
On days I felt well enough, I got stuck into some sewing that's been on the list. This is dress number two out of the Gnomeville fabric. It's for Miss Sophie who is six. I'll never buy another Burda pattern after this one, it seemed to miss some steps and I'd rather not have to think too much and fill in the gaps. My Bernina played nice for the buttonholes which are my little phobia.
55 comments:
- Dorothy said...
Glad to hear you're feeling better. I haven't started the Trailing Vines yet but I have the fabric set aside and I am making copies of the pattern so please don't stop giving them to us.
- January 15, 2012 at 1:59 PM
- Miriam said...
So glad you are feeling much better now, Janet. ((hugs))
Miss Sophie's dress is just gorgeous! Love the red with polka dots! (esp on the toadstool house roof in the border!)
Just Takes 2 is on my list. Your blocks look great.
Thank you for the third panel of Trailing Vines. I just printed it out. I have my fabrics sorted, now it is time to start cutting and sewing! :)
- January 15, 2012 at 2:00 PM
- Janet said...
Glad you got your medications taken care of. I noticed you have not post since the first of the year. I wish I could say I am doing the Trailing Vines but I'm not. Too much other stuff going on. I love your "Just take 2" also.
Hope you are feeling better and look forward to your next post.
- January 15, 2012 at 2:01 PM
- Lynne said...
That little dress is so sweet, I just love the fabric. I hate medication "things", going through something similar at the moment, it's nice to come through to the other side feeling better. Your trailing vines quilt is just beautiful!
- January 15, 2012 at 2:03 PM
- Rachaeldaisy said...
Sorry to hear you've been unwell, but I'm so glad you're back on track and feeling better. All your projects are so wonderful!! It's such a treat to see them.
- January 15, 2012 at 2:08 PM
- BJ said...
The dress is adorable! Love the fabric. I had not seen it before -- just perfect for the dress. She is going to LOVE it.
Glad you are feeling better. Be good to yourself.
- January 15, 2012 at 2:12 PM
- roccagal said...
I have not started yet but it is definitely a quilt that I plan to make in the near future. It is just gorgeous!
- January 15, 2012 at 2:13 PM
- liz said...
There always seems to be side effects with every medication; it's just a matter of finding which ones you can live with. Sigh. I am doing the trailing vines, although not too much progress is being made. You have set a rollicking pace and I was relieved when you didn't post last month. Perhaps you can make it every other month, or every season? It is a big undertaking for you and us.
- January 15, 2012 at 2:16 PM
I am working on the trailing vines quilt! Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
- January 15, 2012 at 2:31 PM
- regan said...
I have not started the vines quilt yet, but will! Thanks for sharing the patterns with us! I really do appreciate all the work that goes into it! And that dress is divine! I love anything with big dots.....makes me want to make something for me in dots! Love the reds!
- January 15, 2012 at 3:12 PM
- Joan said...
Pleased you are feeling better - nothing worse if you are feeling ill. It seems you have done such a lot of work - and your dressmaking looks wonderful even though you may have had a problem with the pattern! Well done.
- January 15, 2012 at 3:21 PM
- Judy Dietrich said...
The dress you made is delightful--what fun fabrics!! Burda patterns do tend to assume you know alot about sewing their way & are kind of hard to follow. I love the trailing vines patterns that you have worked so hard to draw out for us. I have bought the background fabric (very light yellow with vintage look) and a wonderful green fabric for the vines. I am using up my rare scraps from cutting out small pieces from my 1880-1900 scraps collection. They will form the flowers, so they will not be in a place to take much stress. Thanks so much. Please continue to print out the patterns-great motivation to those in need!!
- January 15, 2012 at 3:30 PM
- Sue-Anne said...
Sorry to hear you have not been well but glad you are feeling better now. Love the little dress! It's so cute! Can't wait to see Coxcomb & Currants finished and your red and white looks fantastic. I don't think you could ever get sick of red and white.
- January 15, 2012 at 3:31 PM
- Deb said...
So pleased to hear you are feeling better now and have managed to get on top of things. Sometimes the side effects of drugs can be really nasty.
I adore Miss Sophie's wee dress, that is just so cute.
Take care of yourself
- January 15, 2012 at 3:42 PM
Pleased to hear you are feeling better, nothing worse when meds are making you feel sicker
Love the dress
- January 15, 2012 at 4:09 PM
- Camilla said...
Pleased to hear that you have put the downside behind you, and are feeling better. Looking forward to see more red and green quilt from you.
- January 15, 2012 at 4:21 PM
- Lori said...
I hope you are on teh mend. The dress is lovely Janet!! You are multi-talented!!
- January 15, 2012 at 4:48 PM
- Julia said...
Lovely to see you posting again Janet...nothing wors than meds not agreeing with you.
Gorgeous little dress,Miss Sophie is going to love it.
Julia ♥
- January 15, 2012 at 5:16 PM
- Oops-Lah said...
You are amazing; even though you weren't feeling well, you still managed to produce a dress, two more blocks and not to forget draft the next instalment of your Trailing Vines quilt! Glad to hear you are feeling better.
- January 15, 2012 at 5:22 PM
- Lurline said...
I'm sorry to hear you haven't been well, My Lovely! Not nice trying to get better, so chin up, you are doing well!
Hugs - Lurline♥
PS - love that little dress!
- January 15, 2012 at 7:11 PM
- Kathie said...
OMG I just love this dress, it is just sooo cute, she is going to love it!
yes please keep sharing Trailing Vines with us, its on the list of quilts to make so I REALLY appreciate the patterns Janet. I am so behind on my applique need to get refocused.
so glad your feeling better and posted I was starting to worry !
- January 15, 2012 at 8:23 PM
- Marit said...
You have so many great projects to share with us! I am glad you are feeling better, Janet. I never tire of pictures of your amazing applique.
- January 15, 2012 at 10:02 PM
- Stephanie said...
Meds can be a necessary evil! Glad you're back. That dress is the cutest little thing but I'm sure the little girl is even cuter. :o) I will never tire of seeing your gorgeous applique.
- January 15, 2012 at 11:10 PM
- Glenn Dragone said...
Glad to read that you got your meds sorted out. They can be nasty at times. The dress looks cute! Of course, the applique is wonderful. Feel better.
- January 16, 2012 at 12:03 AM
- Nedra said...
So sorry to hear you haven't been feeling well. Hopefully, the new meds are regulated by now.
Your work, as usual is beautiful! Love the dress.
- January 16, 2012 at 12:50 AM
- Sue said...
I have not started the trailing vines yet, but I am downloading your pattern. I so appreciate it. I will be starting it for sure. It's a quilt I've loved since I first laid eyes on it.
I do hope you get to feeling better soon and the new medication adjusts in your body.
What a sweet dress. I have never sewn a Burda pattern so that's a bummer to find out about this one. Buttonholes are always my phobia too. Back when I used to make dresses, I'd put the whole project on hold when it came time to do the buttons! LOL I'd have to psyche myself up for the buttons. I don't find them so bad these days because I am quilting now :D
- January 16, 2012 at 1:20 AM
Glad you are feeling better I have missed reading your posts. I have not started the Trailing Vines quilt just yet, but it is on my list.
- January 16, 2012 at 2:20 AM
- Mary said...
I'm glad you seem to have your meds worked out and are feeling better. I love the dress you made! I don't generally use Burda patterns, either. They're just very different than what I'm used to.
- January 16, 2012 at 4:42 AM
- Raewyn said...
Do love what you've been up to. Your takes two blocks look great and the dress is so sweet - I found that with Burda patterns in the past too - haven't sewn one for years so its interesting they haven't changed. You've made great progress with your coxcombs blocks - gorgeous. Best wishes for those meds.
- January 16, 2012 at 5:47 AM
I've loved that Susan McCord quilt since I first saw it (probably on your blog). I've been following your most excellent progress and wished I could make the quilt too. That is now possible with you being so generous to provide the patterns. Please don't give up on us yet.
Thanks, Susan
- January 16, 2012 at 8:04 AM
- Maree: said...
So Glad to hear you are feeling Better and doing some Stitching.
The Little Dress is Gorgeous love the Fabric..
Also Thanks for the Tip on using a Toothpick for Needleturn..I tried it and it works a Dream..
Take Care
- January 16, 2012 at 8:32 AM
- Barb said...
Glad you are doing better....I love the dress, the reds...I just enjoyed all of the things you have going on.
- January 16, 2012 at 9:55 AM
- SewWhatsNew said...
Feel better soon. Love your blog and projects.
- January 16, 2012 at 10:00 AM
- Linda said...
Janet, My granddaughters are 5 and 7 and they would both love that adorable dress you made :)
I love your red and white blocks and of course the Coxcombs and Currants is going to be an heirloom. You always manage to get so much done. I don't believe you ever sleep :)
- January 16, 2012 at 10:42 AM
- Ann Champion said...
You were missed. I'm so glad you're getting things sorted out.
The little dress is darling and you not only made that and another Coxcomb, but started the take 2 as well? Fabulous!
Please keep posting the trailing vines pattern. I'm sorting out some medical issues, then I intend to start on the vines. I have my patterns printed off and a box with fabrics set aside. Thank you so much for sharing!
- January 16, 2012 at 11:37 AM
- Terry said...
Your red and white blocks look fabulous! Hope you feel much better soon! :0)
- January 16, 2012 at 1:02 PM
- Janet said...
I love your coxcomb blocks - your applique is gorgeous! The little dress is so sweet.
I hope you'll keep posting the vines quilt panel patterns. They are wonderful. I just posted my finished first vine panel. I can't quite keep up with a panel per month but I have no intention of letting this one become a ufo!
- January 16, 2012 at 3:46 PM
- Thimbleanna said...
Looks like you've been busy and having fun Janet -- I'm glad you're feeling better. That little dress is absolutely adorable -- what a lucky little girl. I was working on my applique tonight and thought of you! ;-)
- January 16, 2012 at 4:08 PM
- Notjustnat said...
The poke a dot dress brought me over. Oh what a beautiful dress for the six year old. Lucky girl. Glad you are feeling better - Love Nat
- January 16, 2012 at 4:55 PM
I'm glad you are feeling better. I so enjoy seeing your creativity. I'm making your trailing vines quilt in batik scraps.
- January 16, 2012 at 5:37 PM
- Pinkadot Quilts said...
Glad you are back and feeling well. I love all your red!!!!
That dress is adorable and I too have a phobia about buttonholes.
- January 16, 2012 at 11:49 PM
I am also downloading your Trailing Vines files and thank you for them. I only just found them over the Christmas holidays and not sure when I'll be able to get started.
That little dress is adorable!
Hope you continue feeling well.
- January 17, 2012 at 12:20 AM
Glad you are feeling better. Yes Yes yes! I am working on the Trailing Vines quilt. I'm still on panel one (ok, you aren't the only one with life stealing away my precious quilting time!) I'm thrilled you are doing this. Thank you!
- January 18, 2012 at 12:20 AM
- Linda in NC said...
I've been downloading the pattern, just not sewing yet. Thanks for doing up the patterns!
The gnome dress is darling!
- January 18, 2012 at 10:53 AM
- Jeanne said...
Glad you are feeling better. I love your Just Take 2 blocks and wish I had time to start the trailing vines quilt.
- January 18, 2012 at 3:14 PM
So glad you are feeling better. Love the gnome dress and the coxcomb and currants block. I have started the vine quilt but am very slow, please dont stop giving us the patterns as I am really enjoying doing it and greatly appreciate the effort you are putting in to make it available.
- January 18, 2012 at 11:42 PM
- Martha said...
To my mind, there is nothing better than a mushroom house, unless maybe it's a mushroom house on an adorable little girl's dress.
Nice to see your lovely red and white top progressing, and of course the fabulous C&C blocks (your little currants are so perfectly round).
So glad to hear you are feeling a bit better.
- January 19, 2012 at 2:33 AM
- Beth Paulson said...
Janet, cute little dress!! I am doing the trailing vines so please don't stop the patterns as I love the patterns and a great handiwork for sitting by the fire or in the car esp. if I have the prep work done before the car trip..Are you considering making the Cockcomb and Currant? as I really like your design layout and color choices..Thanks, Beth
- January 19, 2012 at 6:52 AM
- Cherie in St Louis said...
As a few other commenters have said, this one is on my list. I have three more applique blocks to finish my current project and then trailing vines is up next. I have to thank you for your tip about using the wavy rotary blade to prevent raveling. It works beautifully! I'm also glad you are feeling better and can't believe all you've gotten completed!
- January 19, 2012 at 7:49 AM
- Kentucky Granny said...
The DWR is glorious! Your border is fantastic. Has anyone ever asked you for a copy of your border pattern? I would so love to have a copy.
- January 19, 2012 at 1:21 PM
- Library Gal Quilts said...
Wish I had a little girl again! That dress is sooo great! Would love to see the little pixie that puts in on and smiles when she wears it! Glad to hear you are back on blog land! Hope you feel better and better, Cheers, Pam
- January 20, 2012 at 4:30 AM
- Katie, Julep and Derby's Mom said...
Was just doing a little blog-hopping and came across your page - what a BEAUTIFUL dress - and I simply love that fabric! I haven't made a quilt yet but have joined a local guild ... right now I'm making doll clothing for fun. All the best and happy creating ...
Katie from
-- a blog that you'll never know what you'll find when you check! --
- January 22, 2012 at 5:21 AM
- Robin said...
The dress is so cute!!! You really took awesome advantage of that border print. :)
Though I'm not sewing along at this moment, I definitely hope to start one once I get a couple of my current projects finished up. So I've been downloading all the files in preparation so I'm ready to go!
- February 5, 2012 at 2:32 PM
- Rhonda G said...
I just found your blog from seeing photos' shared from another blog of this trailing vines. It's gorgeous and I have to go find the files so I can try this. I'm going to follow your blog too. It's great! : )
- February 12, 2012 at 11:45 AM
Please don't stop sending the trailing vines pattern. I'm so intrigued by it, but I"m moving in a few weeks and my household goods are all on their way to Italy right now. I hope to start downloading this as soon as I can. You are doing a wonderful work here, preserving this lovely design and making it more accesible, and easy for others Thanks!
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Omar Djabi, midfielder for the men's soccer team, earns College Sports Madness Atlantic Sun Player of the Week after scoring three goals over the weekend.
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Operating system features
Yes, both have app lists, app stores, unlock screens, and Settings menus, but once you dig in, there are a lot of technical differences between Android and iOS, the two operating systems that run the S3 and iPhone 5. On the whole, iOS is a more airtight and stable OS, but Android offers more features. Because it runs Android, the Galaxy S3 can support NFC and has more robust support for apps and syncing than the iPhone. On the Galaxy, apps can run in the background as you permit. Say you want to download podcasts or email every three hours without opening up the app again… you can do that, and the phone has a built-in task manager so you can kill running processes that bother you. Basically, the S3 is able to do a lot more things when your screen is off and your phone is idle than the iPhone. This makes the S3 a phone with more real-time qualities to it. Apps can be open without being on the screen. This is a double-edged sword, as it also makes it easier for people to ruin their S3's battery life by installing and letting too many apps run in the background at once. iOS doesn't usually have rogue processes and apps running in the background, and does have a rough task manager (double press the Home button). But this is one example where Android allows more control and features. The ability to install apps outside the Google Play store is another benefit of Android.
Winner: Galaxy S3
App stores
There are still differences between the Android and iOS app stores, but both stores are so massive that it almost doesn't matter. iOS still has more quality-priced apps and games (especially games), but Android has cheaper apps and more free titles with ad-based revenue models. We do like that Android apps have made big strides in auto updating, but both app stores are guilty of promoting a new dynamic where iPhone and Galaxy S3 owners have to download constant app updates to the point of annoyance. Still, both phones have great app stores. Just don't buy anything from Samsung's custom app store on the Galaxy S3. Stick to Google Play.
Winner: Tie
There are two levels to personalization: tweaks to the outside like cases and accessories, and options inside of your phone to manipulate the look of what appears on screen.
The iPhone 5 makes no significant leaps forward in the area of software. You can change ringtones, your home screen and lockscreen backgrounds, and move your icons around or put them in folders. That's about it. However, when it comes to cases and custom stickers and whatnot, the iPhone 5 already outshines the Galaxy S3 and that won't change anytime soon. If you love quirky cases, you should opt for the iPhone.
The Galaxy S3, like other Android phones, does not have a robust case and accessory ecosystem, but it does better in the area of software. It comes with seven blank home screens you can customize with widgets — some already on the phone, some you can download — and app icons. You can also run entirely new skins on Android with tools like the CyanogenMod ("like" being the operative word since CyanogenMod doesn't work on the GS3). Android also lets you customize ringtones, change backgrounds, add animated backgrounds, and all that jazz.
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At the moment, this isn't a contest. With the release of iOS 6, Apple has deleted Google Maps from the iPhone and replaced it with Apple Maps, a new free service that attempts to mimic and outshine Google Maps. The only problem is that it doesn't, in any way, do that currently, except for its pretty 3D city view mode. There are no transit directions yet and, as we found out, a lot of people are getting bogus directions from Apple Maps. It has placed cities in the ocean and guided people to the middle of nowhere. It's a buggy, new product. Currently, Android is the best option for those wanting GPS turn-by-turn navigation and a stable mapping solution. Hopefully Google Maps will be on iOS soon, but so far, Google hasn't yet submitted it to the App Store.
Winner: Galaxy S3
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Enjoy music, video, and radio podcasts? The iPhone, which was born of the iPod, is still your best option. Though we don't like the way Apple locks purchased content into its own device ecosystem, it still has the best ecosystem out there. iTunes is the most robust digital music store and comes with PC or Mac software to manage your entire collection, something Android has never had. Through the App Store you can access Pandora, Spotify, and countless other apps. Podcasts are also handled by a first-party app by Apple. The only downside is that if you purchase music or content in apps outside of Apple's content, you'll likely have to do it on the Web. Companies like Amazon, which sells, books, video, and music, do not allow you to purchase content on your iPhone or iPad because Apple demands a 30-percent cut of the sale. Still, it may be locked down, but getting content on the iPhone 5 is elegant and it works.
The Galaxy S3 is more of a patchwork, and will require some research to find the apps you need. Google has dropped support for Listen, its once-great podcasting app, leaving Android users to fend for themselves when it comes to radio. Meanwhile, its Google Play store does support video, but its music service doesn't have the freedom of Amazon's MP3 store. Samsung has its own music offering that seems very cool, combining aspects of iTunes, Spotify, and Pandora, but it has made a stupid deal with AT&T and U.S. Cellular that prevents anyone not on these carriers from using it. Dumb.
(Small extra note: The iPhone 5 comes with a nicer set of "EarPod" headphones, again making it a good choice for music lovers. The audio jack is also now on the bottom, which improves how easy it is to pull the iPhone 5 in and out of your pocket while listening to audio.)
Winner: iPhone 5
The Galaxy S3 has a decent camera. It works better than most Android phones and you won't be hitting yourself for choosing an S3. But if I told you it was better than the iPhone 5's camera, I'd be lying. Apple's camera user interface is incredibly simple, and the phone just consistently takes pictures that look better than what you get from any other phone. The new Panorama mode is also fun to play with and works intuitively. Samsung has packed in a lot of social features into its camera, but most are only usable if you and all of your friends own Galaxy S3s. Video on both devices still comes out a bit dark, though they're both capable of 1080p recording.
In these comparison shots, the left half of the photo is taken with the iPhone 5 camera while the right side is taken with the Samsung Galaxy S3 camera.
When it comes to front-facing cameras, the iPhone 5 catches up to the Galaxy, but neither phone has a great webcam — or FaceTime camera, if you're on the iPhone.
Winner: iPhone 5
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The chart above shows an overall view of the specs of both phones. We have (or will) discuss most of these specs separately in different sections. Both phones are pretty evenly matched, but we're giving the hardware power edge to the iPhone 5 based on benchmarking tests by AnandTech and other sites. However, the Galaxy S3 wins out on smaller features with its inclusion of NFC, microSD, a removable battery, 2GB of RAM (double the iPhone's), a higher resolution front-facing camera, and the size of its screen. Both phones are powerful and in standard use, we haven't been able to notice much difference.
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The fact that every (underscore, every) major player from The Larry Sanders Show is involved in the extras - either via interview, personal sessions with Shandling, documentary footage, or commentary - speaks volumes about the respect that people continue to have for this show. Larry Sanders was a groundbreaking HBO series for six seasons from 1992 to 1998, with Hollywood heavy-hitters eager to appear as themselves and gleefully skewer their own personas on the fictional late-night talk show. And the fact that 1) Shandling was one of Johnny Carson's favorite Tonight Show guest hosts, and 2) Larry Sanders directly mirrored the actual talk-show drama of the era, made the "fiction" all the more believable.
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Last Monday, Vikings coach Leslie Frazier was pleasantly surprised when he heard from one of his injured stars who just landed in Minnesota. It was Memorial Day, and it was also Percy Harvin's 24th birthday. But the dynamic receiver — still recovering from shoulder surgery in April and not able to practice — was reporting to work anyways. There's simply no time to celebrate anything in Minnesota. Not with the franchise hoping to bounce back from two straight dismal seasons… Read More »


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Most of the actors on the set of HBO's newest program, "Getting On," are over 70. The show, which premieres Sunday, takes place in the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of the beleaguered Mt. Palms hospital in Long Beach.
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If you take your comedy black, like your coffee, it's a laugh riot. Created by Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer, "Getting On" is adapted from a
Olsen and Scheffer are the team behind the HBO hit
The show is one of a trio of fall programs that have had the courage — or foolhardiness — to take on a topic that much of American culture famously avoids. In addition to "Getting On," dying also framed Showtime's documentary series "Time of Death," which unflinchingly chronicled the last days of its subjects, and
It's no accident these programs sprouted up on subscription TV services where niche shows can thrive and ratings matter less. But are viewers, many of them baby boomers who will all be 50 or older next year, ready to face their mortality?
"How do you deal with old people who are dying and deal with those themes, and then make an audience want to go there with you?" Scheffer asks. "If it's really close to us, how do we heal? By laughing about it."
Scheffer and Olsen hope that the viewing world will laugh with them. But historically speaking, when treated realistically, the end days of life is a ratings-killer.
"The closer you get to being elderly and/or dying, the less interesting you are for advertisers, except for sellers of walk-in bathtubs and the
Olsen and Scheffer are both boomers and lost their mothers in the last two years. Both women were in boarding-care facilities, so the men are all too familiar with what it's like.
"Is it really that daring? Is it really that different?" asks Olsen on the set of "Getting On" earlier this year. "The answer outside the bubble is, 'Yes it is.' But to us living inside the bubble, it seems as common as day."
The six-episode season was filmed in the deserted shell of St. Luke Medical Center in Pasadena. Empty, drafty and derelict, like the hospital version of "The Shining" hotel, St. Luke became the show's nerve center. One wing is set-dressed with ominous implements of medical care: rows of adjustable beds, twisted black cords attached to flashing boxes for monitoring hearts, cheap plastic trays, bowls crusted with old oatmeal, bed pans, jars of Vaseline and bottles of baby powder.
Olsen and Scheffer, who were domestic partners for nearly 20 years before getting married, nonchalantly navigate the disquieting space and are deferential to their elderly extras. The most difficult thing about making "Getting On," after all, is taking audiences into a world that makes many people uncomfortable without being exploitive.
"I think the potential is for trivializing the conditions, experiences and lives of the people and families that are cared for in chronic-care units," says Lon S. Schneider, a professor of gerontology at USC's Davis School of Gerontology. "And of possibly glamorizing and almost romanticizing the kind of jobs that the professionals at these places do. These are products of a remarkably broken healthcare system."
Olsen, Scheffer and the cast have given that pitfall serious thought. Before filming began, the lead actresses spent two weeks trailing staff in nursing homes and hospitals, and the writing does not shy away from the troubling aspects of the work.
Borstein's character, Nurse Dawn, is overextended and erratic. She's torn between her desire to be good to the women in her care and a need to live up to rigid corporate expectations. She is shown texting while a patient passes quietly away early on in the show.
"It's such a fine line, what we're doing," Borstein says. "We need Mark and Will to tell us if we go too far. Now it feels like you're exploiting someone, now it feels cheap to be cheap, there's an art to making this right."
Metcalf plays Dr. Jenna James, a burned-out physician who feels insulted by her assignment to the Billy Barnes unit. She wanted to be a medical-research star and is obsessed with collecting and analyzing feces, an ongoing metaphor for the show's bleak environment. The correct way to pick up an errant sample off a waiting room chair dominates an entire episode.
Only Nash's character, Nurse DiDi, seems normal, but her kindness and pragmatism go largely unnoticed by her co-workers.
"I feel like the gift God gave me was the ability to make everything funny," Nash says. "I'm not proud of the fact that I chuckle at funerals, that I find the funny in a sad or dark moment, but that's what this is about."
Scheffer calls the show a "docu-comedy" because it's filmed in an off-the-cuff manner with cameras following the characters around as they experiment with blocking and occasionally improv lines. And, in what many would consider heretical by Hollywood standards, the actors do not get their hair or makeup done. The existing overhead fluorescent bulbs serve as the only lighting set up.
"The three of us have joked that we are three of the bravest actresses in TV right now with no hair and no makeup," Metcalf says. "It's a luxury to not have to worry about it, but it's also a kick in the face — being willing to look like you've had a hard day on your feet."
"This show is really about faces and hearts," says Olsen, adding that getting actresses to audition without makeup was a true challenge. "There is such beauty in those unadorned faces. The beauty of seeing life's struggle on those faces is so much of what this show is about."
'Getting On'
Where: HBO
When: 10 p.m. Sunday
Rating: TV-MA (may be unsuitable for children under the age of 17)


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We as a planet are only as good as our grid when it comes to sustainable energy development. We can build the best wind farms and solar projects but if our grid is antiquated, that power will never reach the citizens of Earth. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu knows this full well and that's why he just announced an $8.5 million investment from the Department of Energy into new solar smart grid technology. The investment will go toward 4 late stage projects and will be matched on a better than 1 to 1 scale by the labs receiving the cash — the total investment by government and private sector will be over $20 million.
Smart grids are an integral part of the new energy future. They use digital technology to monitor and transport energy across wide areas in order to make the best use of what is being created at any point in time. Renewable energy is sometimes unreliable — just like the weather — and therefore making the best of what we have at a certain moment is critical to renewable energy success. Smart grids are able to not only measure how much energy is being created but where it is most needed and in what quantity. The digital technology is therefore able to send out energy in the most efficient way possible.
"Continuing to support solar and grid technologies is necessary in order for America to maintain its competitive edge in the clean energy industries," said Secretary Chu about the investment. "These types of projects will help ensure that our efforts to advance renewable energy and support the modernization of our electrical grid are coordinated and integrated, helping to provide Americans with reliable, clean energy at lower costs." This latest investment will be heading toward Florida Solar Energy Center of the University of Central Florida for shared converter research, to Petra Solar South of Plainfield, New Jersey for modular inverters that lower costs while increasing reliability, to Princeton Power of Princeton, New Jersey for their "Demand Response Inverter" and to PVPowered of Bend, Oregon to their late stage research into advanced communication technologies that will help power travel efficiently over long distances from plant to home.


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I've written about the new phenomenon of adolescence but as I've watched the fury of the political standoff between unions and bankrupt state governments it's occurred to me that my logic didn't go far enough--that while the 20th century created the extended childhood of the teen years it simultaneously created the other complimentary freak of nature: retirement.
In fact, I'd go so far as to say that there is very little difference between adolescence and retirement. Both are sociological oddities driven by a longer life expectancy, creating special classifications for the population complete with expectations and privileges (and backed by legislation to enforce those same privileges). Both are characterized by a general grumpiness and both serve very little purpose other than to expose the occupants to risk of laziness and deterioration if not properly navigated.
Yes, go ahead and tell me I'm the Wicked Witch of the West, I'm really okay with that but I look around at the problems that adolescence and retirement create and I shake my head.
Walk with me for a bit. . . .
I won't go back and re-explore the problems of adolescence, Mr. Gingrich has already done that admirably, but take a look at the modern retirement craze.
Where did it come from?
The only reason we have programs such as social security and medicare is because FDR took a gamble that people wouldn't live long enough to collect on the government's bounty. The average life expectancy was around 62 so to set a shelf at 65 seemed a safe bet. Your odds of living that long weren't so good but it planted the seed that there was something magical about 65 (which you can't argue with, if you'd got that far you'd beat the odds and deserved a fat party). It didn't take long for the idea to grow and suddenly corporations too looked at 65 as the time for people to be slipping out quietly and the concept of retirement was born. You had two options: you either died at your desk (a popular choice) or you left quietly to make room for someone else who wasn't as likely to suddenly drop dead on the way to the water cooler.
But as I said, technology is leaping and bounding ahead of us and people are living 20 and 30 years beyond what they were when retirement was born. We aren't playing the odds any more, we're being strangled by them and the ponzi scheme FDR created is coming back to haunt us the longer the population survives. Add to that the psychological issues of this archaic, man-made threshold: now we have this strange idea that come 65 everything is going to change and suddenly we'll be back to how it was when we were young (catch that allusion to adolescence? I'm hitting you over the head with it), without any problems or responsibilities. It will be better, actually, because now we'll have money from our pensions/social security/savings and lots of senior discounts at the movie theaters. And don't get me started on that whole "fixed" income preoccupation. Talk about redundancy. No one I know has unlimited resources--we ALL have fixed incomes--what we really get with retirement is a fat old sense of entitlement.
Entitlement Is a Form of Heart Disease
What on earth gives us the right, after millions of years of living and working and struggling for survival, to think that we suddenly deserve a rest? What makes us special from the generations before us that had to continue to earn their living and make themselves valuable to their fellow citizens right up until the day they died?
I think we've forgotten that first and foremost, work is not a punishment. It's a gift that allows us to find purpose and meaning for our lives and once we take that out of the equation we're not only worth less we're less happy. If you believe in God then you'll agree that work is also a commandment. "By the sweat of thy brow" and all that--I don't recall the Bible saying anything about "By the sweat of thy brow shalt thou labor . . . unless of course thou canst collect a sweet pension and finally get to all that fishing and traveling thou hast been dying to do, because really now--you deserve it." Or "thou hast deserved it." Whatever.
Purposeful Work, Not Vacations, Are the Cure
If nothing else, the idea of retirement is selfish to the core. No one beyond childhood who is mentally and physically capable should have a period of life where they expect to live off of someone else's efforts, be it through pensions, medicare or rich relations--I wouldn't allow my children to expect to live off of me once they were capable of providing for themselves and it's just as wrong for me to expect it of them (or of my government) when I'm still alive and kicking. Where is our self-reliance when we need it most?
If you can save up enough to be able to stop working then fine, go that route. Live long and prosper. But I don't know that even then you'll be happy. Most people I know who have been able to earn enough money to quit working have learned the psychological and physical benefits of work which is probably why we still see Bill Gates at the helm of Microsoft. The people I admire the most aren't the ones who are hanging out at the old fishing hole, they're the ones who have worked hard, collected wisdom and then find meaningful ways of helping others who are following behind. Just look at how many people did their best work after the age of 65 . . . Picasso . . . Winston Churchill . . . Moses . . . Sean Connery. Seems to me that I'd rather be the flame burning brightest at the end rather than the one that splutters out then sits around complaining about the weather and kids these days.
I'm blessed to live in a time when I can--assuming I take good care of myself--expect to live another 40 or 50 years. Not only can I expect I'll live long but, thanks to modern medicine, I can generally be free of pain and disease if my genetics are good to me. For me to assume that the last 20 or 30 years of my life are a freebie is not only selfish and wrong but a waste--the fewer years I have left, the more precious they are. What I do with them is more important than ever.


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Diana Cummings worked with Virginia architect Mark Buchanan to build a house on her scenic acreage about 50 miles from Washington, D.C. Diana, an avid horsewoman, wanted a French-inspired country house with a "rugged elegance" and weekend attitude.
Drawing inspiration from a 17th-century French single-stall-wide horse stable, Buchanan created a home that featured local fieldstone for the exterior, a tiled hipped roof, dormers, and shuttered doors and windows.
A pea-stone courtyard fronting the house is shaded by a black iron tonnelle, or arbor, with a bamboo roof. Here Diana and her friends like to relax and discuss the horse circuit. A water faucet by the front door serves as a ground-level drinking fountain for Diana's two dogs and two cats.
A Cordova cream limestone fireplace is flanked by Harden Furniture armchairs, with the backs covered in fabric from Kravet's Museum of New Mexico Collection. Interior designer Shoshana Datlow finished the plaster walls with a three-color wash, creating a warm, mellow ambience. The classical bronze on the mantel is Woman with Deer, circa 1900, by Karl Bitter.
The house's hub is the combined kitchen-living-dining area, anchored by a handsome farm table of American chestnut under a rustic antler chandelier. The homeowner appreciates the kitchen's open L-shaped work area, which accommodates a Viking stove and Sub-Zero refrigerator.
To give authentic farmhouse character to the interiors, architect Mark Buchanan incorporated natural elements such as weathered Douglas fir ceiling timbers and oak-plank or limestone-tile floors.
A clever pet door in the mudroom allows the homeowner's two dogs, two cats, and even visiting dogs such as this curious pooch to pop in and out on their own schedules. Because the animals have the run of the house, fabrics and finishes are durable and pet-friendly.
French doors in the den open to a sheltered courtyard and views of the Virginia countryside. An inviting gold armchair, floor lamp from ABC Carpet & Home, and built-in bookshelves designed by architect Mark Buchanan make the room a cozy reading spot.
The spacious master bathroom is homeowner Diana Cummings' sanctuary, with a lofty vaulted ceiling and windows that look out on the garden. Simple plantation shutters provide privacy and keep the space light and airy. The deep soaking tub and faucets, towel-warming rack, sink faucets, vanity top, and round stool are from Waterworks.
Photography: Ron Blunt
Architect: Mark Buchanan, AIA, Neumann Lewis Buchanan Architects, P.O. Box 1144, Middleburg, VA 20118; 540/687-3917, nlbarchitects.com.
Interior designer: Shoshana Datlow, Lifestyle Interiors Inc., P.O. Box 3, The Plains, VA 20198; 540/253-5571.
Builder: Jim Eicher, J.D. Eicher Builder Inc., 50 S. Fourth St., Warrenton, VA 20186; 540/347-7591.
Landscape contractor: Rich Shoemaker, Shoemaker Landscape Inc., 9183 John S. Mosby Hwy. , Upperville, VA 20184 ; 540/592-3800.
Door: Woodstone Architectural Windows & Doors, 802/722-9217.
Outdoor lantern: Brass Light Gallery, 800/243-9595, brasslight.com. Stone Lewis Whitesell, Traditional Stone Masonry Inc., 540/687-6693.
Roof tiles: ("Provincial''/Black Mist): Ludowici Roof Tile Inc., 800/917-8998, ludowici.com.
Arbor: Nol Putnam, 540/636-4545.
Shutters : Neumann Lewis Buchanan Architects, 540/687-3917.
Shutter paint: custom.
Living Room—
Wall treatment: Julie Miles, J Miles Studios, 540/219-7341, jmilesstudios.com.
Beams: TimberFab, 800/ 968-8322, timberfab.net.
Doors: Woodstone Architectural Windows & Doors, 802/722-9217.
Sofa: ("Inverness Sofa and Sleeper'' #B1010-1); sofa fabric (#22604-6); armchair-seat fabric ("NovaSuede''); armchair-back fabric (#21457-616, Museum of New Mexico Collection): Kravet, 888/457-2838, trade only.
Armchairs: (#3472-000, Bristol Channel Collection): Harden Furniture Inc., 315/245-1000.
Coffee table: (custom): Lifestyle Interiors Inc., 540/253-5571.
Sconces: J. Lambeth & Co., 202/646-1774, trade only.
Fireplace (Cordova cream limestone): Texas Carved Stone Inc., 254/793-2384.
Fireplace screen and tools: Nol Putnam, 540/636-4545.
Area rug: Trocadero Oriental Rug Gallery, 703/548-0909.
Art by doors (by Charles Mackesy): Arcadia Gallery, 212/965-1387.
Armoire: Antique Designs, 310/671-5400.
Kitchen and Dining Area—
Dining table and bench (by Shoshana Datlow): Lifestyle Interiors Inc., 540/253-5571.
Side chairs; host chair: Pugrant Assoc. Inc., 202/863-0050, trade only.
Chair-seat fabric; bench-pillow fabric: Pierre Deux, 888/743-7732.
Antler chandelier: Peyton's Place, 540/253-5800.
Flooring (fallen oak): Authentic Wood Floors Inc., 800/765-3966.
Refrigerator: (#650): Sub-Zero Freezer Co. Inc., 800/222-7820.
Backsplash: Renaissance Tile & Bath, 703/549-7806.
Clock: owner's collection.
Door with dog gate: Woodstone Architectural Windows & Doors, 802/722-9217.
Tile flooring: (Benjamin Grey limestone, tumbled): Best Tile, 301/984-3399, besttile.com.
Paint color: (custom by designer): Lifestyle Interiors Inc., 540/253-5571.
Yellow armchair: Pugrant Assoc. Inc., 202/863-0050, trade only.
Chair fabric: Hinson & Co., 212/688-5538, trade only.
Floor lamp: ABC Carpet & Home, 212/473-3000.
Cabinets/shelves: (custom, by Mark Buchanan): Neumann Lewis Buchanan Architects, 540/687-3917.
Sconces: (#TC-62): R. Jesse & Co., 760/727-8665, rjesselighting.com.
Rug: owner's collection.
Master Bath—
Tub ("Classic''); tub faucets ("Etoile''); electric towel rack/warmer; vanity countertop; sink faucets ("Julia''); stool ("Rondelle''): Waterworks, 800/899-6757, waterworks.com.
Tub surround ("Cascade'' white marble); wall tile (ivory crackle gloss); stone flooring ("Jerusalem Gold Lite"): Best Tile, 301/984-3399, besttile.com.
Plantation shutters: Kirtz Shutters, 800/416-6455, kirtz.com.
Sconces ("Broadway Wall Sconce'' #CN-100-A4); pendant light (Carlton Ceiling Fixture'' #CN-403-A4): Brass Light Gallery, 800/243-9595.
Shower door: Mr. Shower Door, 800/759-9992, mrshowerdoor.com.
Vanity: Neumann Lewis Buchanan Architects, 540/687-3917.
Paint (custom by architect): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667.
Animal accessories (by Ralph Lauren): Hinson & Co., 212/688-5538, trade only.
Armoire: owner's collection.


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Sagiada is a quiet coastal village in northwest side of Thesprotia, close to the boarders with Albania. This old village, built on the mountain slope, was burnt in 1943 by the Germans. Nowadays, the past is reminded only by ivy-mantled ruins.
"Grigorios Tsogkas" pathway that connects new and old Sagiada took its name from the most famous person in Tsagiada (he fought for the liberation of the area from the Turkish occupation and was voted for senator during E. Venizelos government).
Your trip starts from "Kastri" hill where some recent excavations brought to light a fortress from Hellenistic period which you can visit and admire the view of Sagiada port. Right after you will see Kastri threshes which were built there because the hill was next to a valley and the location was ideal.
Continue on a slightly uphill pathway which goes through olive groves and ends up in "Piadi", the Village's old spring. Just above you on a massive one-piece rock stands Aghios Nikolaos church, built on ancient ruins. You can visit the old village and admire the demolished mansions no matter what route you chose. In the middle is Aghios Georgios church and the square with the market…
The route to old Sagiada is easy.
From old Sagiada you can go to the mountain top and from the rocks of Aghia Paraskevi which is a small cave of worship located on the precipice.
The route on the steep rocks up to the mountain top is difficult.
On the 26th of July the village has traditional celebrations in honor of Aghia Paraskevi.
You can eat in the popular fish taverns of Sagiada in Skaloma.
Do not miss to try the delicious shrimps!
We suggest using one of the agrotourism accommodations of the area as a starting point of your route.
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Thomas MacEntee says the Geneabloggers get beads.
I want beads too! So I'm blogging.
I write in my journal too infrequently to think that I can blog regularly — I've been known not to write for a year or more; hence the name of my blog. It's a family story; the kind that goes on so long, we nearly forget the point. The kind my siblings tell; the kind that make their spouses groan.
Being frugal ("Cheap is the word you're looking for") was second nature to him, being a child of the Depression. Dad's pack rat tendencies included such items as four electric motors and a set of wheels from a supermarket cart. Because he was going to build a (fill in the blank again), once he could get a Round Tuit.
(Hey, you Geneabloggers going to FGS — can I get beads now?)


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Imagine a piece of paper that you can play like a guitar, a drum set…sounds pretty cool. WowWee, always on the cutting edge of fun tech toys, is bringing out a new line call Paper Jamz. The line will include paper thin instruments (six guitars, six drums and an amplifier) that uses what they call Active Graphic Technology. We didn't get to play with the prototypes at toy fair, but we hope to have samples to try by early Spring. The products will retail from $14.99 for the amp and $24.99 for the drums and guitars.
What some parents may really love..there is volume control AND you can plug in earphones so that your rock-musician-in-training can rock out without driving you crazy!


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Some bloggers make things look so pretty they always inspire me to buy, and when I saw Muhsine rocking Rose Maiden I had to seek it out.
Rose Maiden is a frost lipstick and was part of the Color Forecast collection (look at me talking about MAC like a pro!) which means it was Limited Edition. Which means I wanted it even more than before…hehe.
Good old eBay…
So I paid about £13 for this lipstick which I have to say looks a lot less red on me than it did on Muhsine. It's more of a frosty pink rose on me…dare I say…a little blue rinse. A bit grannish.
Lip Swatch:At least it's not a HIDEOUS frost, it could be worse. I guess you just need to balance everything out when wearing this lipstick otherwise it looks a bit….Collection 2000. (I say this because it reminds me of my first ever lipstick, a Collection 2000 frosty pink lipstick that was free with Shout magazine).
In focus…ahhh it's not too bad. With a fresh clean eye I guess it could look quite elegant.
Do you have this lipstick? Like it?


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Newport News-Williamsburg Airport struggles
US Airways new jets for NN-Wmsbg are the CRJ-700 this upgrades the number of seats per aircraft from 50 to 67 seats on each flight...Improvements at Newport News- Williamsburg Airport. Construction workers are installing two outdoor escalators and stairs in front of the airport. Taxiway Rehabilitation Project grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to improve taxiways A, B and C. Taxiways connect runways with ramps, hangars, terminals and other facilities...
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Growing For Jesus
Children grow fast, and they need to grow in the knowledge of the Lord. Kids will participate in making this bulletin board look like a real tree.
Growth, Knowing Jesus, Spiritual Growth
Templates [PDF] Click here
When making the tree trunk, be sure to make long limbs so the kids will have an easier time finding a spot to tape their leaves. To reduce the amount of cutting and brown construction paper, you may want to extend limbs using a brown marker.
Children can gather one or two real leaves each week and tape them to the tree. After a few weeks, the tree will be full of beautiful, colorful and different kinds of leaves. Or, instead of real leaves you can use leaves cut out from colored construction paper using the templates above.
Is it autumn? Use colorful leaves for a fall-time message: Click here


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Your performance management system 'meets expectations'
To: Management
From: A concerned employee
Subject: Performance Management
Well, it's that time of year again. The leaves are changing color, the kids are back in school in their new shoes, and I'm preparing to meet with my boss to have a year's worth of behavior summed up in a two-or three-word euphemism that will determine my future income and career potential. Yep, it's performance appraisal season.
If I've had a successful year, the boss will give me a rating of "meets expectations." A rating, I'm told, that should lift my spirits; after all, expectations around here are quite high, and meeting said "high expectations" is no small accomplishment. Then why does it not feel very good? Perhaps we should rename the rating: "Enthusiastically Meets Expectations!" or perhaps "Meets Expectations Unlike They've Ever Been Met Before!" Otherwise, call me crazy, but many employees might be tempted to look at "meets expectations" as a mediocre evaluation.
With all due respect, dear management, here's the deal. This system called "performance management" doesn't do anything to help performance and is pretty darn unmanageable. I've reached a stage in my life where I'd prefer to receive feedback about what I do rather than be graded on a curve. This time of year, we all seem to be focusing more attention on working the system than doing the work the system was designed to measure.
I think it's high time to evaluate the system that is used to evaluate us. How, I wonder, would the performance appraisal system itself hold up under the scrutiny it imposes on the rest of us?
Let's start with performance management's job description. Successful performance management systems will:
- Ensure equity—We want to make sure that people around here get what they deserve.
- Improve performance—We want to motivate people to do better.
- Provide actionable data—We want people to know where they stand so they can take responsibility for their own careers, and we want to identify our future leaders as well as our future ex-employees.
- Perform other duties as assigned—Like our own job descriptions, it helps to have an extra category to cover responsibilities we haven't thought of yet.
If we accept the above goals as benchmark attributes of the performance management system, it should be relatively simple to rate how well the system delivers.
Let's begin with a look at how well our performance management system ensures equity. Raise your hand if you feel that each of us is compensated commensurate with our value and contribution.
Noting no hands in the air, may I point out that no system—even ones that look fair on paper—can meet our fickle and diverse perceptions of equity? I myself vacillate between feeling appreciative and resentful—based on a variety of factors having nothing to do with our splendid organization. Kluging together provisos, conditions, and exceptions will never extend the roof far enough so that no one feels left out. In fact, it's the exceptions that simultaneously create a feeling of equity for some, while contributing to accusations of injustice from others. On the bright side, there's something equitable about everyone suffering through the same system, filling out the same forms, and grumbling the same grumbles this time of year. So for the score on "Ensuring Equity," how about a generous "Meets Expectations?" May as well start the review off on a positive note.
Surely we can count on the system to improve performance. After all, one reason that we suffer through this period of reminiscing and goal-setting is to help us get better at our work.
The theory behind the system works like this.
- First, we define ideal behaviors for every job.
- Second, we compare everyone against the ideal, in a sort of Olympic-judging panel sort of way.
For example, as a level eight financial analyst, here's what you should be able to do and here's how well you should be able to do it. Under scrutiny, I'm afraid, the analogy breaks down. Olympic judges, unlike my boss, don't have to work with the people they're scoring after the performance. Also, Olympic judges base their ratings on an agreed upon standard; while there's one right way to perform a triple Sal chow or a round-off back handspring, there are many ways to manage a project or satisfy a customer. Furthermore, how the athlete treats his or her colleagues doesn't enter into his score. The choice of process, approach, or dress code won't impact the athlete's score either. An Olympic diver who comes late to the meeting about local aquatic venue procedures doesn't have to worry about the impact on his or her score.
Despite the heroic effort of our Human Resources department and the wisdom of the various consulting firms we've hired, we'll never achieve the clarity of assessment we yearn for. We simply can't separate how we feel about each other and how we treat each other from how we assess each other's performance. Personally, I consider this bit of humanity good news. In the end, most of us spend more time disputing the veracity of the feedback than ferreting out the kernel of useful perspective.
Don't get me wrong, dear management, I want feedback from my boss. I'm eager to hear how my actions add or diminish value. It's just that the label, the rating, or the score doesn't give me any useful information; it only focuses my attention on whether or not I agree with the assessment. So, when it comes to "Improving Performance," I give our performance management system a resounding: "Needs Improvement."
3. Lastly, we want our performance management systems to provide actionable data about the people in our organization.
Interestingly enough, though I may benefit from this feature, it's also the most potentially damaging aspect. How well does our performance management system provide you, the folks who control whether or not I continue in your employ, the information you need to decide my fate? It's a hard question to answer because I don't have visibility into the conversations going on about what's next for me. I don't mean to impugn anyone's motives, but I can't help thinking that the last presentation I made to you matters a whole lot more than my grade—oops, I mean "rating on my performance appraisal."
I'm a little stuck here. What would you do if you had to assess a category of my performance, but you lacked any real data? I suppose it's best not to draw attention to the fact that I can't objectively rate how well our performance management system is doing its job with respect to "Providing Actionable Data." Let's check the "Meets Expectations" box on this one.
At this juncture, I can guess what you're thinking: "Don't bring us problems without solutions." Fair enough. Here's one way to think about it. We would never knowingly spend time, money, and organizational attention on a process that doesn't add value. One simple way to determine whether a process adds value is to eliminate it completely and see who complains. If the only group to miss our performance management system are the lawyers who crave documentation, may I humbly suggest that we're investing a lot of energy on a system with dubious value? It seems to me that disgruntled employees and their lawyers haven't exactly been deterred by the riveting and comprehensive histories of performance we keep on file. In fact, I'm of the opinion that the system itself creates more perceptions of inequity than it eliminates.
How then do we ensure equity, improve performance, and get actionable data on how our employees are doing? How about we teach managers and employees to talk to one another with candor and empathy? After all, if employees don't have to embellish their contributions in order to outrank their colleagues and appraisers don't have to fret over delivering a disappointing rating, we'll have plenty of time to talk to each other.
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Israeli warplanes twice bombed a Hezbollah base along the Lebanon-Syria border late Monday night, according to Arab media.
The target of the strikes was believed to be a fresh shipment of ballistic missiles from Syria to its Hezbollah allies. Israel has attacked weapons convoys en route to Hezbollah several times in recent years.
Lebanese and other Arab media reported that a number of Hezbollah operatives were killed in the strikes.
The Israeli army declined to either confirm or deny the Jewish state's involvement in the attack, but one officer told Reuters that "we have known for some time that there are efforts to move serious weaponry from Syria to Lebanon."
Israel has carefully avoided being drawn into the ongoing Syrian civil war, in which Hezbollah is playing a very active role. But Jerusalem has repeatedly warned that it will not allow the conflict to be used as cover to provide Hezbollah with even more advanced and deadly weapons with which to threaten the Jewish state.
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One Cannon Place is a building that has risen to the challenge. The building, designed and engineered by Foggo Associates, is set to become an important piece of architecture in the City of London and had to react to many varied difficult site constraints dictated by the site. The result is a carefully considered and innovative architectural achievement.
The brief was set by Hines - the building's owners - who had the vision for a new landmark office building and was explained by the client as 'a scheme which builds upon Hines' desire to enhance the urban fabric of the City of London'. The site, set above Cannon Street station, was subject to many planning restrictions, for example the building was limited in height due to its proximity to St Pauls Cathedral, and had to be raised to meet requirements over railway lines. It's these and many more restrictions that helped to shape the design language of the building.
Foggo Associates used their structural and service engineering expertise to design the impressive structural steelwork that allows the main volume of the building to sit above Cannon Street Station with the majority of the building relying on extensive cantilevering systems for its structural integrity. Inside the spaces the need for columns has been removed due to the external structural system that really adds to the dramatic visual impact this build has.
Carefully placed atriums allow for light to flood into the central parts of these deep floor plates and house the exposed lift shafts. The whole building is designed to visually impress and the entrance up into the main building is not excluded from this, with a striking red wall and escalators that penetrate through them up into the atriums. It is essentially a glass box floating above Cannon Street Station and the steel work that has been left exposed really gives the building identity.
As well as the new offices above Cannon Street, Hines and Foggo Associates have also redeveloped the station itself, with brand new open public spaces underneath the offices and the entrances being fitted with glazed walls to protect commuters from the elements. "To realise Cannon Place has taken an extraordinary team effort," explained David Warrender from Foggo Associates and the result is an extraordinary building, structurally and aesthetically. Arup acted as Project Managers on the scheme.
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These slideshow presentations with audio were created by 8 year-old pupils in a French primary school EFL class, based on Emily Gravett's children's book The Odd Egg.
The class worked on the story in six 90-minute sessions, working on the names of animals which lay eggs (birds, reptiles, insects) and the verbs in the story (wait, crack, hatch) using flashcards and worksheets.
In a final task, the learners narrated slideshow presentations: they typed the correct verbs into a template, chose and drew the baby to emerge from the egg, and made an audio recording of their story.
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The Quest
A voice came down from on high, saying in a loud and stern tone, "Thou hast displeased me, thou toad-like and surly husband, and there will be a reckoning! If thou should wish to be in my presence once again, thou must undertake a quest. Nothing less will bring my forebearance and prevent thy doom."
"What did I do now?" I whined. It was undoubtedly something I did, something I didn't do, or something I did poorly.
"Doest thou claim to not know the cause of my wrath?" the voice thundered. "How can you be so dumb?"
Sometimes I do play dumb. It's easier than trying to explain what I did, didn't, etc., and it avoids providing inadvertent clues to any misdeeds that haven't come to light yet. I did my best 'deer in the headlights' look and said nothing.
"Thou must bring a new peeler unto me!" she said. "In thy utter darkness and stupidity, thou hast lost the only good one in the kitchen."
This wasn't entirely true. I'd been assigned to potato peeling duty every night for a week, and I couldn't help it if the peeler went 'missing' -- although it did absolve me of the responsiblity of denuding helpless potatoes for awhile.
I brightened a little. "Soooo you want a new peeler, a nice one? Maybe something that fits well in the hand and is easy to manipulate?" I had just the thing.
"No! Not THAT kind of peeler!" she roared. "I may yet smite thee, thou scruffulous toad-dog! Hie thee to the kingdom of Kohl or the wizard-realm of Target and bring me a peeler. Pray I do not send thee to the bottomless depths of the benighted land of WalMart on a Sunday afternoon, though thou doest truly deserve it. Fetch unto me the Peeler of KitchenAid, and make it snappy 'cause it's on sale, bozo!"
The WalMart bit shook me. We're having the local tax-free holiday this weekend, and the approaches to the dark realm of low, low discount prices would be thronged with orcs, goblins, bawling children, and less-than-happy parents looking to do mayhem for a chance at a parking space.
I respectfully tugged my forelock and hied off to Kohls.
"What wizardry is this?" I thought as I immediately found a place to park. Off to the west, nearer to the all-consuming evil empire that is the blackened land of Wally World, I could hear the cries of the damned floating on the wind. Orcs, trolls, and lawyers were feeding on the hapless crowd in an orgy fueled by money and happy meals from the satanic empire of Ronald McDonald. I turned away, saddened by the loss of so many people, but powerless to overcome the corporate might unleashed on those doomed souls.
I entered the kingdom of Kohl via the front gate, astounded to find it unguarded. Shoppers streamed by, laden with large bags bearing countless treasures. A few toothsome young women streamed by as well, their bodies unencumbered by much in the way of clothing due to the summer heat. I bumped into the door.
Two KitchenAid peelers remained on the shelf. I grabbed one and hurried back to the checkout, expecting to find a crowd of ravenous orcs waiting to make their purchases. But no, I breezed up to the counter and paid a handsome sum for the most wanted of peelers, then booked for the parking lot and home.
It was truly an adventure, but not one that I'd care to repeat any time soon.
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Patient portals are secure websites—commonly integrated with electronic health records (EHR) systems—that give patients 24-hour access to services, messages and information from their care team. These portals are like the Swiss army knife of medical software applications: They provide a wide range of tools to help providers carry out patient-related tasks, from scheduling and billing to corresponding and prescribing.
Patient portal vendors recognize the value of incorporating such a versatile application in their product offerings. As a result, there are hundreds of systems on the market today. We put together this buyer's guide to help you sort through them all, so you can find the solution that's ideal for your practice.
Here's what we'll cover:
Why Is Patient Portal Software Important?
Common Functionality of Patient Portal Software
Deployment Strategies and Pricing
Market Trends To Understand
Your practice should consider buying patient portal software for a number of reasons—but perhaps the most compelling one involves the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009. HITECH offers federal stimulus money to practices that invest in health IT to achieve various "meaningful use" requirements.
These requirements have been introduced in stages; the final one, stage three, has a measure calling for the "coordination of care through patient engagement." This means providers must use technology to give patients access to health information for viewing, downloading and/or transmitting to a third party. As we'll explain later in this guide, patient portal software can handle all these tasks, and more.
Another reason to implement patient portal software: It's in demand among providers, so patients will come to expect it at your practice. In fact, a recent survey presented by the Digital Health Coalition found that 52 percent of prescribers (M.D.s, N.P.s and P.A.s) offer a patient portal, while another 17 percent plan to offer one in the next 12 months.
As other studies show, patients are enthusiastic about this technology, too. Research published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds that a patient portal is a preferred follow-up channel for surgery patients: In fact, 76 percent say online-only follow-up care would be sufficient, rather than in-person visits.
A different study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research concludes that patients with portal access to notes from their primary care doctor are more likely to stick to their prescribed medication regime. Clearly, patient portals should be a top priority in any health IT investment plan.
|Medical records access
|The ability for patients to access personal medical records is key. These records include lab results, diagnoses, medications, allergies, clinical summaries and more. To encourage patients to use the software, some practices are instituting online-only lab results delivery.
|Digital paperwork
|Instead of filling out new patient registration forms at the office, users can fill out that paperwork online. Since the data is already digitized, office staff save time scanning documents. In addition to intake forms, portals can provide satisfaction surveys and general health assessments for patients to complete before or after a visit.
|Appointment setting
|Typically, provider schedules are shown on a calendar in the portal, and patients can select the best time slot. Depending on your system, you can enable either appointment requests or live appointment scheduling. With the former, patients request a particular slot, an office staff member confirms the appointment and the patient is notified afterward. A system with live appointment scheduling automatically updates your practice management schedule as patients pick time slots, requiring no further staff involvement.
|Prescription refills
|Automate prescription renewal requests by letting patients ask for refills through the portal. Most systems have a dedicated module where patients can enter their information (e.g., medication, pharmacy of choice) and then submit the prescription request. The provider's staff is notified, and can verify, approve and/or respond to the request through the portal.
|Online bill pay
|Electronic billing statements take the collections process online. Patients can make secure payments through the patient portal using a credit card number. The system will automatically process those payments once they're submitted.
|Secure messaging
|Exchange messages with patients through the portal instead of over the phone. Most systems provide a secure electronic messaging platform that emails patients when their care team sends a new message. Providers can respond to messages that patients send through the portal, too.
Patient portal vendors often package the software as part of an integrated EHR suite that includes other applications; however, the patient portal functionality can also be purchased as a stand-alone or "best-of-breed" program. If you go with a stand-alone system, it's important for you to make sure it can integrate with the EHR you're already using.
Some stand-alone patient portal vendors already have partnerships with EHR vendors, and offer complementary integration between the two—but that's not always the case. Experts warn integrating a third-party patient portal with your EHR may cost you more time and money than you budgeted. If you plan to do this, be sure to get an interface cost estimate from any vendors you evaluate.
With an EHR suite, users typically don't pay extra for patient portal functionality. However, stand-alone systems have different pricing models in place, depending on whether a practice wants to pay per patient or per provider.
For example, buyers might pay a low monthly fee depending on how many patients actually use the portal during a set time period. In this model, the fee would be paid for each patient user.
Alternatively, a higher monthly pricing fee could be applied if the practice would rather pay based on the number of registered providers managing the patient portal. A "provider" is anyone providing care to patients (not counting administrative staff). Here, the fee would be paid for each provider user.
The two examples above are for a cloud-based deployment model, in which the system is hosted on external servers and accessed remotely through the Web. On-premise deployments, in which the software is hosted on the provider's own server, are also available from some patient portal vendors, coming with a one-time perpetual license fee that is significantly higher than cloud-based fees.
The following trends are common in the patient portal software market:
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Hypnosis is an ideal way to cure impotence and relieve sexual performance anxiety
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People often joke about impotence and inability to maintain an erection. But it is no joke if you are the one it is happening to. However 'laid back' one may be about sex, this is a deeply personal matter, and it is not easy to ask for help. As a result, many men who encounter this problem put off doing anything about it, and so may find themselves suffering far longer than they need.
First step to cure impotence - check out physical causes
There are essentially two things to do if you find yourself having repeated problems with getting or maintaining an erection. The first is to make sure that you deal with any possible physical causes. Impotence is associated with a number of medical conditions and here you need to be a man (if you'll pardon the expression) and go and talk to your doctor.
You also need to consider other physical factors. For example, too much alcohol can affect sexual performance in the long term as well as the short term. An unhealthy lifestyle - poor diet, insufficient exercise, poor sleeping patterns, too much stress - can also have a negative impact. These are all things you can do something about. Looking after yourself well is always going to be good for your sex life.
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The second thing to do is address the psychological factors that can lead to impotence by themselves, or that can aggravate it even where the root cause is physical or medical. Prime psychological factors are the state of the relationship between yourself and your partner, and any stresses or strains you may be under in your personal, social or working life. Don't ignore stress - it has wide impact, including on your sex life.
Every man will experience what it's like not to get an erection sometimes. But it only really becomes a problem when you get stuck on the question "What if it happens again?"
When this question starts to plague you all the time, there are three consequences:
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