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Posted Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 8:01 PM
So many of the inspiring eLearning examples I've seen are for corporate trainings or for short, focused messages like Mike Enders' excellent "Psyched in 10."
I wondered if there were some particularly inspiring eLearning examples for traditional academic courses, and if so, if folks here might be willing to point me to them.
I am constantly thinking about how best to adapt eLearning principles like thematic continuity and storytelling into a semester-long course covering a broad range of material. I'd welcome any thoughts, musings, or inspirations.
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Posted Monday, February 21, 2011 at 4:50 AM
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Hi Randy :I love the the idea about storytelling using some animation.
Some months ago, I made a video where I try explain what a Personal Learning Environment is, and there's e a lot of peoplo who like it.
May be you can use a story or conversartion to explain something more academic.
Here you can see the video that I made about Personal Learning Environment :
Video on Youtube : ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9zSd5Gs6Mw )
And here you can see an example where you can use a similar video on Articulate :
( http://www.e-sinergy.cl/wp-content/uploads/articulate/quiz_video/player.html )
Grettings and I hope that works for some of your content.
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Posted Monday, February 21, 2011 at 6:21 AM
ASU's W.P. Carey school is doing some great using e-learning to support their in-class program. Here's a sample of their courses: http://asu.edu/courses/mkt300je/module1/1.1/player.html
I like how they vary the pacing with text screens, image-only, video profiles and interviews.
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Posted Monday, February 21, 2011 at 6:54 AM
You've mentioned Mike Enders great work but I wanted to provide a link for those who haven't seen what he is doing to apply elearning to his college psychology courses: http://www.articulate.com/community/showcase/?page_id=203 He develops very engaging courses.
Also check out Janet Hurn at Miami University who leverages elearning to create a very effective blended experience. Classroom time is now spent more for application and lab exercises to enforce the theory that is taught using elearning:
Many at the University of Leeds are using elearning very effectively: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/articulate/uol_examples.html
Dr. Brian McFarlin has published a study that demonstrates a quantitative improvement in performance using e-learning at the University of Houston. After all, results matter: http://www.articulate.com/blog/use-articulate-get-better-grades/
Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky) proves elearning success in the primary school environment:
Of course, it's not merely the quality of courses that matter. Where elearning has been most successful in academic environments, faculty and staff have developed an overall strategy and approach to how elearning will contribute to the overall educational experience. Student buy-in doesn't hurt either.
Posted Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 8:01 PM
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Posted Monday, February 21, 2011 at 5:02 AM
Patricio that is a very clever video! What tool did you use to create it?
Posted Monday, February 21, 2011 at 5:13 AM
Hi Saenna :I used http://www.xtranormal.com/
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Posted Monday, February 21, 2011 at 5:39 AM
That's a nice look Patricio.
Posted Monday, February 21, 2011 at 6:40 AM
@Patricio: Very creative! I have thought quite a bit about how to incorporate animation into my courses. Like you, I like the idea of it very much. I have not yet been able to find a tool/program that allows me a suitable platform - and that my feeble brain can learn in a reasonable amount of time. I have not yet given up. I will take a look at xtranormal. And Thank You for the inspiration, and shoeing how you incorporated it within Articulate.
Posted Monday, February 21, 2011 at 6:45 AM
David Anderson said:
ASU's W.P. Carey school is doing some great using e-learning to support their in-class program. I like how they vary the pacing with text screens, image-only, video profiles and interviews.
Thanks for this pointer, David. I agree that the varied pacing seems to work well here. It just seemed to have more of a narrated PPT slide show feel. But maybe this is more the norm in academic eLearning?
Posted Monday, February 21, 2011 at 7:08 AM
Randy Borum said:
I can't say if it's the norm, but in WP Carey school's case, they're using elearning to supplement the in-class activities and lectures. To your point, yes, it's more of a presentation format without any practice activities.
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Posted Monday, February 21, 2011 at 7:19 AM
The really cool thing about the academic environment, in my opinion, are the elements at the core of each program. I place these in two categories:
The core facilitator of each academic course is the instructor. The secondary facilitators are the students themselves. Whenever I take an online course through university I expect most of my experience to be influenced by the facilitation resources. We don't get to see this as much in the non-academic space. So we rely on the self-directed experience to drive the solution.
One of the core artifacts in an academic course is the textbook. There are often other peripheral artifacts (videos, tutorials, articles) as well as artifacts established by the primary and secondary facilitation elements within the course.
My point... I think any self-directed element needs to leverage or spring-board off of these two resource categories. Framing it this way, there are some really neat ways to approach continuity and engagement within an overarching continuum. Leveraging real world activities will tend to lend more authenticity and a richer experience. For example:
The media pieces / interactions are brief and are a small part of the "experience propulsion system". The rest is all organics and leveraging the human interactions and concept artifacts (textbook, etc..) That's what I have in my head anyway
Posted Monday, February 21, 2011 at 7:22 AM
Here's an example to illustrate what I mean by lenses above. These are specific to design. I've seen a few that are narrower and more general to problem solving and discovery (will post when I find them in my archive).
And another from Dan Lockton:
If I were building a "discovery toolkit" I'd probably leverage an existing set of lenses to create a new focused set depending on the inquisition path of the problem set or concepts at hand. A toolkit assignment could be a neat way to encourage learners to look at problems and concepts from multiple perspectives.
Posted Monday, February 21, 2011 at 8:25 AM
@ Steve: Facilitation and Artifacts - These are useful anchors. Thank you. The lens idea is conceptually quite intriguing. I enjoy taking ideas or constructs from one discipline and trying to think of ways to creatively re-engineer or "crosswalk" them to an completely different kind of problem. The links you provided are a good thinking tool. Thanks for both of very thoughtful replies.
Posted Monday, February 21, 2011 at 8:29 AM
@Mark - This is very, very helpful - and quite a range of educational settings. I very much appreciate the effort and the shared resources. Is it true that this was your first post here? Wow. What an honor. Welcome!
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Posted Monday, February 21, 2011 at 12:11 PM
A sample working prototype of an elearning course for the California Department of Health Services Pandemic Flu Emergnecy Communicators http://www.elearnovate.org/panflu/player.html
Posted Monday, February 21, 2011 at 12:16 PM
a sample presentation format for a 4-credit Graduate Course on Telemedicine I built for University of California Davis Health System for 2006 Fall Semester now an accredited Graduate Course in Medicine.
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Posted Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 1:18 PM
One of the questions I ask early on is "What kind of environment/materials/job aids/resources/etc is your audience used to?" The aim is to have the client illustrate the 'stuff' that the learners tend to see daily and/or work with. E.g. computer screens, paper types, machinery, stationery, files, forms, whiteboards, equipment, etc. These can then be used to build up a virtual repository of visuals that the learner will hopefully feel more comfortable with.
If this is going to add value and you have the resources then go for it.
I suppose an example of this is the classic 'pallet truck' course: http://www.articulate.com/community/showcase/?page_id=82 . If it was build around text, images and questions then it wouldn't have nearly the level of impact that it does.
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Posted Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 3:11 PM
It's kind of interesting how schools have implemented Articulate into their curriculum and I'm seeing Articulate being used in all aspects of Blooms Taxonomy of Learning domains. I.e. The Cognitive, Psychometer, and Affective domains. I'm curious what others think. Is e-learning better suited for Psychometer and Cognitive domains of learning as opposed to the affective? Based on most of the examples above, they tend to fall into the Psychometer and Cognitive domains. Anyway, just an observation.
Posted Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 3:17 PM
@Maria - Nice use video-slide juxtaposition. Thanks for sharing this example.
Posted Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 4:19 PM
@Simon- Good suggestion for selecting a field of artifacts and environmental conditions for a theme. Because its an academic course, I can drawn up on the "education" motif, which resonates with the student role. But where possible I like to draw instead on elements related to the content of the course (Terrorism, Intelligence & Security). So the elements ma,y not necessarily be what they are "used to," but hopefully they help to link delivery with content. I know some IDs say "Don't ask what they need to know, but instead ask what they need to do." I appreciate the spirit of that sentiment, but the truth in many academic courses - mine included - is that people will "do" a wide range of things - sometimes using the information directly sometimes not. That's one of the differences I see between "training" and "education." I'm not negating your point at all - just building on it with a description of how I'm thinking about adaptations in an academic environment.
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Posted Friday, March 04, 2011 at 6:57 AM
I'm glad that we are discussing academic courses. I've really been inspired by the work that some of you are doing. Here is a link to a piece that I created on the topic of succession planning as a supplement to an online course on Management Resources.
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Posted Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 5:24 AM
A little late to the party here, but wanted to add one more example of Articulate in an academic setting:
E-Learning Helps Anatomy & Biology Students Make the Grade
Posted Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 7:24 AM
Jeanette, very nice post. That is really cool and it's a nice way for learners to reinforce what they have already learned. I've seen this sort of thing also done with frog dissection here. http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs/BL_16/BL_16.html
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Posted Thursday, May 03, 2012 at 8:02 AM
While mine lack a lot of the bells and whistles of a lot of the cited examples above, I've been creating e-learning modules with Articulate for a couple of years at Harvard University. The current crop ties in with live, online panel discussions that we host (using WebEx) so that people in the humanitarian field can get up to speed on the topic quickly with our modules before our events.
for the Advanced Training Program on Humanitarian Action (ATHA): International Assistance and Interventions
for Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP): Human Rights and Armed Conflict
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Posted Saturday, May 05, 2012 at 10:43 AM
very clever idea, man
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Ok so i just went to this store called Ross and picked up like 6 cotton comfortable dresses for like 10 bucks each. I plan on getting all my medical supplies this week. If anyone can contact me and advise exactly what I need that would be freat. I'm not trying to spend anymore than I have too in DR. My surgery is scheduled for the 18th. I already sent my deposit to Laura via Western Union and she sent me back my disability paperwork so a Sista can get paid while I'm out of work. I'm sooo excited. I can wait. 1 week to go.. here is a photo of me
6 days until take off
Ok so i have an idea of what I need to take with me to DR but I haven't packed I'm kinda a procrastinator so more than likely will wait until this Saturday or Sunday to pack everything. I really think my family, kids, best friend are truly worried about me and they are just not really saying I love my family n friends but this is something for me. I have prayed about this surgery and God has me covered. I'm going to be good, I'm going to heal n have no complications. I'm still confused about the medication so I'm going to see my MD today and will ask for RX for meds n see if he thinks i need a EKG. I'm also going to let him know i have a serious cold right and i need to get well before the weekend. Yall prayer for me.
5 more days until Takeoff
Ok so i went to the MD yesterday and he would not prescribe me any Percocet but he did give me a tip and i hope this helps someone else he told me to take 4 200mg of Ibuprofen and 2 Tylenol 2x a day this is the equivalent of taking the Percocet for pain. Actually i think this better cause i won't have to spend a lot of money on additional medication. I believe the package deal i have with Robles includes the medication but i will bring back up just in case. Also my friendsaid i will need chucks which are those wee wee pads and my MD said i can get.those from a medical supply store. I will be going tomorrow to the medical supply store to get them and a different kind of compression socks. My sister is a nurse and she said you have to be sized for the socks cause if not you can make matters worse. I'm also going to take some 2 dollar flip flops from Walmart n use as shower shoes and to lounge around in. I checked the weather in its going to be raining off and on more than it will be sunny but you know how mother nature can change. Ok I want to post a Vlog but I'm not sure how too so if anyone know how please let me know.
4 days until takeoff - video link attached
Ok I had so much anxiety last night that Idid go to bed until 2am and it's now 7 am Est in the morning smh. I even made my first video. Don't worry about the hair lol when I get closer to my experience I will post another one. I hope you all like it. Share my video and subscribe to my journey. Xoxoxo My 1st video.. Dominican Republic here I come:
2 days until takeoff
Ok so i was getting real nervous today cause i hadn't heard from Laura well she sent me like 4 txt messages just trying to reassure me basically I'm going to be in great hands. Today was my last day at work all is set for my disability and FMLA. I believe I have everything I need to travel. I have to remember to get wheelchair assistance for my return flight home. Ok I'm still not sure which recovery house I'm staying at. Oooo one thing I researched about was this oil called Emu oil it's for surgery, muscle pain kinda like Arnica but the Emu oil absorbs through all 7 layers of skin down to the muscle and this is great if your getting Lypo suction. Now another thing I researched was the Arnica gel and the only difference is that it doesn't go through all 7 layers of skin but works well for patients with arthritis, surgery, just pain and it's like a Ibuprofen for the skin. Now here is the kicker I read you can mix the two for the ultimate healing. Now if I had some menthol to add to it pow talking about explosion in the healing process.
It's down to just hours now until takeoff
I'm packed I have to wash my clothes n my hair. I'm such a procrastinator and my plane takes off at 5:50am est. I hope I meet some of the dolls I have met on RS. So pray for me...
My arrival in DR
I made it here to DR now I'm having all of these test xray, ekg, lab work, all is good so far. I met Laura but she didn't take my money yet not sure what's up wit that I'm ready to get all this money out my purse. Also, I think my period is coming on I'm feeling cramping smdh. Laura hasn't confirmed my surgery what house I'm staying at idk. Now I'm waiting at cecip for a hospital room so my surgery must be tomorrow if they taking me through all the tests. I just need someone to sit down and explain the process instead of let's go here and there have this test and that test, take ur clothes off put ur clothes on ijs I'm just about order and no Confusion. I have a short video i will put up with my arrival to DR.
Surgery Scheduled tomorrow
I saw Dra Robles she is very pretty in.person and she is only going to do the Full TT and liposuction my sides not back and no fat transfer to butt due to my weight and she said it's going to be hard for me to breathe after the TT so it's healthier for me and my HGB was 12.5 which is low n I told her my period is coming. I'm ok with coming back next year and doing the BBL and back liposuction. This is why I chose Dr Robles she is about the patient not money hungry. She was concerned for my well being and her license lol but she told me what she could do for me and I'm happy plus I saved $1000 bucks. Well if you all seen my picture I really need that big Ass roll in the front to be gone and that is what she is going to do. The wifi here at Cecip kinda sucks it works in the waiting area but not the rooms themselves that you stay in, so I am literally outside my room typing this review. I am also going to be staying at Angie house which I heard good reviews in. I will up load videos soon
Still waiting Patiently for surgery
Ok so Dra Robles and Laura met with me last night and the doctor explained I can only get the TT done my HGB was low like 12.5 I'm ok with that cause i do not want to lose my life over a doctor being money hungry. I was told I'm the last to have surgery so I'm supposedly scheduled for 1pm est. I just want to get.this surgery over with and begin my journey to healing. Keep praying for.me yall
2nd day Post op
Ok so I'm here in Angie ' recovery house and it is really nice the ppl are nice they tend to you needs. I met Angie and she is very down to earth a real cool person. This girdle they have me in is for the birds. It's very uncomfortable. I got my period yesterday and that sucks. I hate having to go pee cause the walk to the bathroom is difficult for me. I didn't sleep much last night because I was not comfortable it has nothing to do with the bed it just this girdle having to literally sleeping straight up is just uncomfortable. Angie gave me a rockingchair and it's really helpful, when I have to get up its much better from the rocking chair than the bed. Ok let me retract and tell u my experience in the hospital. Please be careful with your money those nurses will lie and say you need this and that and it's not true it's because they trying to get your money it's their own inside hustle. The give u a med pay that has everything u need when u.leave the hospital and they give u this tight ass girdle. Be prepared u will not be able to shower do to Doctor orders so make sure u bring wipes and soap. Everything I thought I needed I haven't used yet like feminine pads, arnica, Ibuprofen etc. The wifi isn't the greatest so skype has been my best friend when communicating with family and friends.
post op
Ok so i had some real bad edema today iput my compression socks on which are helping. I actually got to take my faja/garment off today for couple hours I also did num 2 which good. I put my Emu oil on so I know this will help me with swelling too. I cant wait to go back jome. I miss my kids. I'm bored all i do is watch spanish speaking channels dont.get me wrong it's nothing wrong with that i just miss my English TV shows Scandal, the originals ughhh Thank God for DVR. I need to walk more cause.right now i can't walk for more than 3 mins without it killing my back.cause ur bent over literally the whole time. I will post some pics when i am able.to stand lol
1st visit Post op with Dr Robles
I just want to say Dr Robles is a very sweet, beautiful, and kind person. So Wilson the driver came to get me and 3 other girls here at Angies recovery house. When it was my turn I had to take my summer dress off, and my faja with help from Dr Lara of course. They changed my bandages and put some what felt like alcohol on my skin which stung a little. DR Robes says I need to sleep basically sitting up because my incision is red. Girl, I've been laying down on my left side legs straight getting my zzzz's in lol. I will do better she wants to see me before I leave this joint early Thursday morning. I can't wait to be back in the states. It's beautiful and all but I'm just home sick. I miss my kids.
OK so I was able to see Dr. ROBLES Wednesday before I was scheduled to leave on the 27th. My legs were completely swollen including my abdomen. They changed my dressings by cleaning my wounds with alcohol and placing the 3mm tape straight on my wounds which in America wound care 101 is a no no. I just wanted to get back home to my kids and family. I got back home safely on Thursday but didn't sit still which I regreted on friday. My incision dehisced a little on my left side. I went to see my medical doctor on Friday and he confirmed my dehiscence and an infection/allergic reaction to the 3mm tape. The doctor took some blood from me and said he will call me this weekend to tell me the results. Yall pray for me cause all this edema can mean something is wrong with my kidneys. So the doctor put me on a water.pill, vert strong antibiotic, and some codeine that will have you feeling high as hell. I'm still not sure if OK with my results because I've had so much swelling. I will upload photos when I'm in a better state.
So much has happened
I saw the doctor and he told me that my kidneys were fine but I have a skin infection (cellulitis), some slough nasty yellow mucus by my incision so he had the nurse clean my wounds he said continue to take my antibiotics and he will schedule me a home care nurse to come to the home to do my dressing changes on my wounds. Ok Thank God my sister is a nurse and we were back on talking levels cause she came to show me how to clean my wounds 3x a day before the home nurse was to come. Mind yall its very difficult for me to walk I need a wheelchair, bedside potty, and a walker to help me get around. Thank God for all my kids cause each one of the 5 left at home helped there mommy out tremendously. Ok a couple of days passed and I saw my nurse for the first time on 4/3/14 she look at my wound and the.swelling in my legs and said you need IV antibiotics, I should be in the hospital. I was scheduled to see my doctor on the 4th and my sister told his nurse what my home care nurse was saying (I didnt know at the time my home care nurse stressted to my doctor I should be admitted to the hospital) so my doctor looked at my wounds and at first he was going to send me home but said no I'm going to send you to the hospital. Ok yall I had no breakfast this was like a 10am est appt so my sister goes and gets something eat and eats that piece right in front of me lol not out of spite yall I told her I was good but that food sho did smell good. Ok I go home get a quick bag to bring with me to the hospital. I go to the ER they have.get a.wheelchair for me cause walking for a period any period of time was exhausting and it hurt. I check in at the ER there is an issue with my last name because I changed it back to my maiden name when I divorced so im glad I had my passport on me so they corrected that situation. I was wheeled back they gave me an IV in my arm which was not a nice.experience
cont'd review
I was in the hospital from April 4th to April 8th they had me on IV antibiotics -Zosyn and Vancomycin. Im feel a lot better Im still on oral antibiotics for this serious yeast/fungal infection near my groin area. Its clearing up well though. They nurse removed my drain on the 8th of April I asked her to give me pain meds before taking it out and it must have worked caused I didn't feel a thing. The nurse cleaned the area and put something their im not sure what the topical cream was she covered it up with gauze cause it was draining a little bit. My home care nurse saw me on 4/10 and changed my dressing by the drainage site and check my blood pressure and it was a little high. I went.to the doctor the next day and my pressure was fine. My doctor has me going back to work on April 28th. I return back to the doctor on the 25th. I did see the plastic surgeons on the 15th and was told everything is healing nicely my stitches will dissolve eventually. I feel a lot better just taking it one day at a time.
I basically researched, read millions of reviews and decided to go with Dr. Robles.
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Hi sweetie how you been? Hope all is well.
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I pray for you 2. I think is better to stay in DR till recovery.
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How r u doing ?
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You look great... :) Blessed healing
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I am glad all is well. You still are looking great. Take it easy and 1 day at a time!
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Thanks for keeping us updated. Continue taking good care of yourself.
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Your incision looks great.. in time you will be wearing the hell out of a bikini
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Thank u 4 sharing ur journey I pray that goin forward u have no more complications
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I am DELIGHTED you are doing BETTER! are you paying to see the Plastic surgeon on the 15th? About how much extra money have your spent for post op? THANKS!
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Thank you! Yes, I have to pay my copay which is $35 and each time I see my family doctor my copay is $25. I've paid a lot of money in copays I am not looking forward to my hospital bill...smh I dont have an exact amout for you tho
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Oh no...I am sorry about the hospital bill...dang...I am indeed sorry and you are in my prayers...
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I'm glad that you are recuperating. Take care.
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Thank you girlie!
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I'm do sorry you're going through all this. I understand all so well how difficult it is to keep your head up when there are complications. You are in my prayers. I hope everything goes well with you from here on out.
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Thank you very much! I appreciate your kind words and thoughts.
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you look great!!! Glad things working out! Happy healing....Congrats to you!!!!
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Thank you girlie!
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Your looking great hun and I am glad your feeling better and healing.. yes take it one day at a time.. keep us updated
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Awww Thank you! Im feeling a lot better.
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Thank goodness you went to your doctor. I had a patient that acquired necrotizing fasciitis . She was in so much pain. She had to back to the operating room twice in the states. And she looks like she never had surgery done. Her butt is flat and her abdomen is distended. Not good!!! Make sure you take all antibiotics given to you. You are in my prayers.
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Thank you so much! These infections are no joke I Thank God it was necrotizing fascitis omg she must of had debridememts one another poor lady. Yes I am still taking all my antibiotics. Thanks again!
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I just found your review and I'm sorry to read what you're going thru...I'm glad your doctor was there for you and didn't turn you away...is this a private doctor or hmo? I have hmo and that's my concern...you're in my PRAYERS!
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Thank You! I have PPO insurance so yes this is my private doctor.
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Omg love I'm so sorry to hear your going though all this I pray will be much better I had a scare with my belly button as well I think god we made it home safe and alive your in my prays Hun
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Thank you! Yes, I am so Thankful we made it back safe sound. Did you know someone died when we were there? Well, I hope your doingwell and your kids as well.
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IAS plus update
July 2009
IASB issues proposals regarding management commentary
On 23 June 2009, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued an exposure draft (ED) ED/2009/6 Management Commentary. The ED proposes a framework to assist management in preparing decision-useful management commentary to accompany financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs). When finalised, this framework would be included in a non-binding guidance document, rather than a mandatory Standard.
The comment period for this ED is longer than usual – the IASB has requested comments by 1 March 2010.
Many jurisdictions require the preparation of a document separate from the financial statements in which management sets out an expanded discussion on its objectives and strategies in managing the entity. Such documents usually include discussion and analysis of the financial position, performance and change in financial position of the entity, as well as outlining plans for the future.
To investigate the potential for issuing a Standard or guidance document on management commentary, the IASB set up a project team in late 2002 comprising representatives from four national standard-setters. The results of their analysis led to the publication of a discussion paper (DP) in October 2005.
The current ED builds on that DP as well as on the comments received on it. Additionally, legal and regulatory developments in various jurisdictions and the Board's work on phase A of the Conceptual Framework project were considered.
Objective, status, scope and identification of management commentary
The objective of the proposals is to recommend a framework for the preparation and presentation of management commentary to supplement and complement financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRSs. As such, the guidance would be within the boundaries of financial reporting as defined in the Conceptual Framework. However, based on the feedback received on its DP, the Board decided that the guidance should be non-binding.
Although the IASB has developed the guidance with listed entities in mind, the framework would not mandate which entities should be required to prepare and publish management commentary; nor would it prescribe how frequently management commentary should be prepared or the level of assurance to which it should be subjected. However, under the proposals, if an entity prepares management commentary to supplement its financial statements, it should (a) not make it available without those financial statements, and (b) clearly distinguish management commentary from other information in the same financial report.
A framework for the preparation and presentation of management commentary
Users, timeframe and purpose of management commentary
The ED proposes that, when preparing its commentary, management should consider the same users and their information needs as are identified as the primary user group for financial statements in the Conceptual Framework (i.e. existing and potential providers of capital); they should provide those users with decision useful information that enables them to put the financial statements into context. To fulfil that objective, management should not only report on what has happened during the reporting period, but should also include an explanation as to why it has happened and the potential future impact.
In addition to reporting on the past and the current position of the entity, the ED proposes that management should communicate information about an entity's resources, the claims thereon, and transactions, events and other circumstances that may affect those resources and claims. This information should be targeted to enabling users to understand, amongst others:
a) the entity's risk exposures, its strategies for managing risks and the effectiveness of those strategies;
b) how resources that are not presented in the financial statements could affect the entity's operations; and
c) how non-financial factors have influenced the information presented in the financial statements.
Key principles of management commentary
In the ED, the IASB identifies three key characteristics that distinguish decision-useful management commentary. Such decision-useful commentary:
- discusses and analyses the entity's performance, position and development through the eyes of management – disclosing information that is important for management in steering the entity;
- supplements and complements information contained in the financial statements – providing additional explanations of amounts presented in the financial statements and including information that is not presented in the financial statements; and
- has an orientation to the future – to communicate, from management's perspective, the direction the entity is taking. Management should include forward-looking information if it is aware of any factors that could impact the entity's financial position or performance, and should discuss the extent to which forward-looking disclosures made in prior periods have been borne out.
Presentation and content of management commentary
The form and content of management commentary should reflect the nature of the business, the strategies employed, and the legal and regulatory environment in which an entity operates. For this reason, the IASB does not propose a specific format or content for management commentary, but rather provides some general guidelines.
The ED proposes that if the financial statements include segment information, the information provided in management commentary should reflect that segmentation.
To assist users in identifying and understanding matters that are significant, the ED suggests that management should avoid duplicating in its management commentary the disclosures made in the notes to the financial statements. In addition, generic ('boilerplate') disclosures should be avoided because they do not contribute to an understanding of the specific entity.
Regarding the content of management commentary, the IASB suggests that the information provided should enable users to understand:
- the nature of the business, which usually includes a macro- (e.g. industry, socio-economic and legal environment) as well as a micro-level discussion (business model, product portfolio, etc.);
- management's objectives and strategies for meeting those objectives, including priorities for action and addressing threats and opportunities of market trends;
- the entity's most significant financial and non-financial resources (e.g. personnel); its principal strategic, commercial, operational and financial risks and uncertainties; and those relationships that are likely to have an impact on the entity's performance and value (e.g. a discussion of the structure of its customer base);
- the results of operations, the extent to which those results may be indicative of future performance, and management's assessment of the entity's prospects (including targets for financial and non-financial measures and, if quantified, the risks and assumptions used); and
- the critical performance measures and indicators used by management to steer the entity and assess its performance against stated objectives.
Alternative views
Three Board members voted against publication of the ED for the following reasons;
- they believe that if the status of the final pronouncement is non-binding, this will not result in an improvement in financial reporting;
- they note that commentary prepared through the eyes of management contradicts the principle of neutrality as defined in the Framework; and
- they believe that producing a non-binding pronouncement would not represent an appropriate use of either the IASB's resources or constituents' time.


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Too often, voters make the serious mistake of assuming that political candidates and elected officials are smart.
Most of them aren't. In fact, many of them are dumber than fence posts. I've covered politicians as a journalist and worked with them as a political operative for more than 40 years now and can count on one hand the number with IQs above that of a two-minute egg.
Take George Allen, the Virginia Senator and wannabe President. A few weeks ago, he noticed a young man with a video camera in the crowd at a campaign rally. He knows the guy is a campaign operative for his opponent yet he makes a fool of himself on videotape by referring to the young native Virginian of Indian descent as "Macaca," an ethnic slur against those of Indian heritage.
To most people, common sense would dictate that you don't issue ethnic slurs while your opposition is videotaping you. Common sense, however, is not found in most political campaign plans.
Common sense says Allen would not come up to a political action committee representative at a Washington fundraiser and call Afro-Americans "niggers." But Allen did. I know. I was the PAC rep he said that to in 1991.
Common sense says you don't base your political career on being a Southern "good-ole boy" in Virginia and then claim you never, ever, used that particular ethnic slur. Too many people would have heard you say it and those folks started coming out of the woodpile this week when Allen made that ridiculously stupid claim.
Those who defend Allen say it is not fair to nail the Senator for something he said in college or 20 years ago. Of course, these are the same people who wave an article that Allen's opponent, former Navy Secretary Jim Webb, wrote in 1979 questioning the wisdom of women in combat. Webb didn't help his cause with his incredibly lame response to a question about the article on a recent Meet the Press appearance.
Stupidity, I've found, is non-partisan.
To be fair, Allen doesn't hold a patent on political idiocy. It's public domain among candidates and elected officials.
Democrat Gary Hart's ill-fated campaign for President came to a crashing halt when he challenged reporters to follow him around to see if he was cheating on his wife and those who did just that caught Washington party girl Donna Rice sneaking out of his Capitol Hill townhouse after a clandestine evening with the Senator.
Senator Paul Simon, another Democrat who wanted to be President, campaigned at a Chicago White Sox game when the team was contending for a rare appearance in the baseball playoffs. A reporter asked the Senator what he thought of the White Sox's chances.
"Personally, I don't care," Simon said. "I'm a Cubs fan."
The political battlefields of Washington and the nation are littered with the blood of those who spoke before they thought or turned stupidity into an art form. That bloody history includes a drunken Wilber Mills stumbling on stage to visit his stripper girlfriend, a horny Bill Clinton getting a blow job from Monica Lewinsky while chatting with world leaders and a lying Richard Nixon declaring "well, I am not a crook."
Former FBI administrator W. Mark Felt, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward's shadowy source known only as "Deep Throat" for many years, may have put it best during one of his clandestine meetings with Woodward in an Arlington, Virginia, parking garage.
"Forget about the myths you and others in the media have created about the White House," Felt said. "The truth is these aren't very bright people and things got out of hand."
Today, more than three decades later, we see constant reminders that these people still aren't very bright and things still get out of hand.
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Lets use this as a word to describe the majority of american voters-sheeple-a group of easily led people who act like a herd of sheep.
I agree that GWB is not the brightest light around, or even the brightest of dim bulbs, but he has surrounded himself with people whose primary qualification seems to be how strong a republician they are, that is primary, nothing else matters, that is why they have so many incompetent crooks working for them.
The entire congress is not a whole lot better-Stevens saying that the internet is not a dump truck, but a bunch of tubes- they all, dems/reps seems to be mental midgets. Like the saying goes-we got the government we deserved. The way the MSM savaged Gore in 2000(esp the "liberals") shows how the pack will get together to savage anyone who seems to be brighter than the majority. The MSM annoints whoever they think is the "best", but the best of what, the best of the worst perhaps. I can understand why the really smart people have no desire to run for office, they instinctively understand that the sheeple will attempt to destroy them. But I also think that this is fairly new. I believe that FDR was a very smart person(but maybe he hid his intelligence) Ike was smart, but acted as if he wasn't,and, as you say, Carter was smart, but a failure as president, possibly because he did not hide his intelligence. Could that be the reason that the right savaged Clinton? because he was smarter than them.
So, while we work our way down to the village idiot being elected president, can a smart person win, or are they smart enough not to try
I'm convinced that the only avenue for change is to completely and forthrightly state the truth, whether or not it should be obvious, over and over again. This is, perhaps, your mission in life, Doug; and you do it very well.
But I don't know from my own experience whether a distinction can be made between the dumbness/crookedness of politicians and the dumbness/crookedness of voters. Not only am I consistently presented with a choice of the lesser of 2 evils, I am amazed by the observation that, once the election noise has quieted, how fast the partisan screamers in the voter ranks go back to their reality shows and pay-per-views as if nothing will change. That's dumb! The connection between, for instance, rising technical un- and underemployment and congressional war chests built on high tech donations is never made.
I had an overwhelming insight this morning, driving on I-95 on the way to work, that every scofflaw on the road running 85 in a 55 mph zone secretly idolizes the scofflaw-in-chief and the sleazes of both parties who run my country. We might never get rid of lawless dumbasses in Congress because the lawless dumbass majority in our culture worships the ones who appear to get away with it. And the ones who truly believe they can get away with it become candidates.
They never see the cost. I occasionally do — their children end up in jails and rehabs.
The "Father of the Constitution", James Madison predicted our current political state. He was clear that the voting citizens would eventually surrender their rights, their community, state, and federal responsibilities to the respective political offices.
Well, here we are living with the wreckage of the past and present. Apathy, assigning our personal responsibilities, and selling ourselves out have come to haunt us.
Those who have figured out the political game are far from stupid. They have learned the fundamentals of obtaining power.
We, the constituents, are stupid for allowing them to usurp our power, liberties, and general welfare.
Stupidity isn't part of the equation for politicians. Deception, dishonesty, manipulation, corruption, and self-serving motives are completely part of the equation, but we gave them all the power to do it.
Who's to blame?
There should be a qualifying test similar to that for US Citizenship before anyone can be sworn in to elected office.
Our schools no longer teach Civics, and what is offered in terms of US and World history is often marginal.
It is bad enough that the general population is so ignorant about our form of government, but when that ignorance also comes from those elected to office, it does not inspire confidence.
I received a form letter back from my current US Representative a few days ago which showed total ignorance of what his role in government is supposed to be and how the division of powers is supposed to work let alone world history.
The level of incompetence is staggering.
No wonder we are in such a mess.
Doug, this is a tough posting because even though I agree with virtually every word you wrote, my response is "So what?" Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter were probably the two smartest people to sit in the Oval Office in the last 60 years and by any reasonable measure they both had failed presidencies. You can pick any nation at any point in history and at any location on earth and I will guarantee I can demonstrate that it was often ruled by stupid, venal, craven people who nevertheless managed to secure and hold political power. I do not know why we expect our leaders to be honest and wise when that has hardly ever occurred in human history – probably the same reason we wring our hands and wonder why "life is so unfair." It may be that the present group of clowns is so bad (think of all the biggest schmucks you have met in your entire life and put them together – that is the current administration) that we find ourselves virtually apoplectic at the state of our national government. It will get a little better when this administration changes, but the long term prospects aren't very good because the most capable, honest, and intelligent people are never going to get within a mile of an election – that's why they are so intelligent!
If all the crooked politicians are so stupid, why do they get away with so much?
Well, because we, as a culture and a people, are even stupider. We don't give a $#1+ that our leaders are crooked, and we're intimidated by and hostile towards anyone who presents himself as smarter than the average rock. So we idiots elect the biggest idiot among us to be our chief, and then look the other way when he blatantly, stupidy fumbles while trying to rip us off. At least he isn't smarter than us, we think.
That's what we get, and that's what we as a people deserve. The smart ones among us should get out while they can.
And Americans are bright? Why do Americans trudge off to the polls consistently voting for this mob of illiterates. It is because Americans are just like those they vote for. More importantly, however, if a truly bright person did run for president, he would be slashed to ribbons for being anti-Semitic, truly boring, or a "do nothing" President. And he would never be caught reading about goats in a classroom.
Dumb? I say some are actually criminal geniuses! Remember, they have STOLEN the last 2 presidential elections, and no one batted an eyelash in this country, anyway!
What's even more galling than the dumbassedness (Is that a word? It is now. Add it to the dictionary.) is the sheer evilness that's been going on.
Just what the (censored) is the fascination for evilness?
Why not do things the way they should be done instead of (censored)ing everything up by doing things the evil way?
Doing things the way they should be done gives much longer lasting and pleasing results, so it's not like it's any actual more effort…
And most to the point, doing things the evil way is completely dishonorable.
And who would want the reputation of being dishonorable?
Isn't it time to have a national endowoment for the education of crooks? The media can't cover up everthing forever.
Why are crooks so fascinating. Crooks are the stuff of television because they create dramatic and comic complications between commercials. (The media are the biggest and cleverest crooks of all)
South Point Man,
honor is not an issue with these folks. Power is the only thing that matters. Money is right up there too, mainly because it provides ammunition for achieving power.
Doug, you may well be right about the stupidity of politicians.
But, my own personal observations have shown that most of these people also posses overwhelming egos…with a pinch of arrogance mixed in with a whole boatload of "I'm better than youâ€Â. I see it in the smirk and animated comments of our esteemed President (particularly when some reporter corners him with the truth). And, like you, I see it in both Republicans and Democrats.
After all, these people arrogantly believe that they are the only ones gifted enough to run our lives for us.
it's interesting – one of the few bright Presidents we've had in my lifetime (Jimmy Carter) was also one of the least effective. With the exceptions of Mr. Bush and Mr. Nixon, most of the others have managed to surround themselves with enough bright people that one doesn't notice the 15Watt appliance bulb over their head, representing an idea ….
I do believe, however, that with Mr. George W. Bush we've found an all time intellectual low in the oval office – all the guy really needs is a "bubba-gump shrimp" hat and his role is complete!
In my opinion people now do not think for themselves. They let the political candidate's think for them. Its scary to me that they know what is good for us and we are here just to pay there salaries and shut up. But also they lie. And the biggest liars are the republicans. Now I know I will get a lot of people to argue with me but this is the way I feel and I'm not going to change now. But I do agree that the voters now seem to be dumb and stupid when they vote. So I guess we may never get back to a country that has common sense.
We are all so starved for competent leadership that we tend to attibute to our leaders a certain secret knowledge that will reveal itself when we are in danger. No so, folks. Trust yourselves. Most people aren't any smarter than you are.
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Stupid yes, and most also quite crooked. It's interesting that most American's are drug-tested when trying to seek employment and also are screened thoroughly by many companies before they are hired. Not so with politician's. I personally believe we need statutes that mandate; candidate's for any public office be drug-tested and psychologically screened, along with a "thorough" background check before they can "register" as a candidate. They also need to go through periodic drug-testing etc. Why is it that people can elect someone to the Presidency or any public office based on a bunch of campaign, "jive and shuck" rhetoric and then sleep comfortably at night not knowing whether their elected official/s might be doing heavy drugs,or worse might have gone psycho while in office. What if Bush decides to invade Iran and gives his Joint Chief's a direct order to do so against their advice?! Who's going to stop him? Who's going to realize that maybe the Commander-in- Chief has gone psycho and he needs to be "tranked" and taken away for serious evaluation? I would hope there would be some Secret Service patriot's or someone at the highest levels that would protect us from a deranged leader. Anyway these are things to think about. Intelligence is surely one issue, but visualize a pol of low to average intelligence using bad drugs or excessive use of alcohol, then has possibly "flipped out". Btw there's nothing to cover such a scary situation as I've outlined. There are no checks and balances when it comes to a leader that's gone "mad".
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America is growing older, and most older Americans are women. Because women are living longer than men, the health, economic, and social challenges which face older Americans are most often the challenges faced by women. The following facts about older women require attention as we prepare to comprehensively address the diverse needs of an aging society.
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While stereotypes often portray older adults as a homogeneous group, older Americans are probably more diverse than any other "age" group. Not only do the terms "elderly," "senior," and "older" include persons whose ages span more than four decades, they encompass groups of persons who vary widely in terms of income, educational attainment, health, functional abilities, living arrangements, and access to support services.
Today, almost 35 million Americans, or one in eight, are age 65 or older, and three out of five are women. Over the next 40 years, the population aged 65 and over will more than double, while the number of persons age 85 and over will more than triple. In 2040, for every 100 men 65 years of age and older, there will be 127 women and for every 100 men 85 years of age and older, there will be 168 women.
Today, the average life expectancy at birth is 79.4 years for women and 73.9 years for men. Life expectancy is expected to increase into the next century, and it is likely to increase at a slightly higher rate among women.
Not only do women have a longer average life expectancy than men, they tend to marry men older than themselves. Seven out of 10 "baby boom" women—those born between 1946 and 1964—are expected to outlive their husbands. Thus, many can expect to be widows for 15 to 20 years.
One of every six older women is a member of a minority group—African American, Hispanic, Native American, or Asian American/Pacific Islander. By the year 2030, one in four older Americans, irrespective of gender, will be a member of a minority group.
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Women live an average of six years longer than men. Women in the U.S. currently have a life expectancy approaching 80 years. However, the gift of longevity is frequently accompanied by a number of challenges. Some degree of chronic disease and disability is commonplace in old age. Older women spend more years and a larger percentage of their lifetime disabled. They are nearly twice as likely to reside in a nursing home.
The chances that a woman will live at or below the poverty line increases with age. In fact, based on the latest available data from 1998, older women are almost twice as likely to live in poverty as are their male counterparts. Even more troubling are the statistics that capture the vulnerability of minority older women. Even more troubling are the statistics that capture the vulnerability of minority older women. Among white women 65 and older, 11.1% lived at or below the poverty line. The comparable figures for minority women are 30.2% for African American women and 25.3% for Hispanic American women.
Older people living alone comprise a large and growing segment of the elderly population. Nearly 80% of all older persons living alone are women. Widowhood and the geographic mobility of children both contribute to the growing phenomenon of older women living alone.
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More than 70% of all elderly persons with incomes below the poverty level are women. But what is perhaps even more significant is that more than half of elderly widows now living in poverty were not poor before the death of their husbands. Poverty increases with age, especially among older women of color and older women who live alone. The outlook for many older minority women is even bleaker. Among older women living alone, one out of every two African Americans and two out of five Hispanic Americans live in poverty.
While women are at greater risk of impoverishment throughout their older years, the risks they face heighten with age. Most older women today will live out their lives as widows. Their primary source of income will be Social Security. Three out of four persons over age 65 on Supplemental Security Income are women.
Social Security benefits for older women are often lower than for their male counterparts, due typically to lower wages and extended workforce absences necessitated by family caregiving and other responsibilities. Additionally, the sporadic employment history of many women makes it difficult for them to establish pension eligibility. In fact, older women are only about half as likely as older men to be receiving pension income.
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Caregiving exacts an exceptionally difficult toll on older women. Older women are in the workforce more than ever before, making it difficult for them to be caregivers. However, the geographic mobility of adult children and decreased family size has meant that older women are compelled to assume even greater caregiving responsibilities.
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Housing issues are especially critical in the lives of older women. While seven out of 10 older non-institutionalized persons live in a family setting, 80% of the more than nine million older persons living alone are women. Many of these older women are at increased risk of becoming isolated and in need of community‑based supportive services.
The isolation experienced by many older women is exacerbated by their relative propensity to develop chronic ailments or to become disabled or frail. Older women are also far more likely to be fearful of crime and to respond by restricting their activities outside their homes—removing themselves even further from available resources and assistance.
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Over-servicing in a restaurant
There's a white tablecloth restaurant I like for lunch, but I need advice about how to feel less rushed. The bus staff refills the water every time my glass gets less than three-quarters filled and they want to clear my plate before I'm finished. There aren't patrons waiting so it's not like they need the table and I want to be able to enjoy my conversation without saying 'no thank you' every few minutes.
Any advice as to the most effective and polite way to be left alone? I draw my water glass closer when I see them ready to pounce and try not to make eye contact until I'm ready to have them take my plate, but this whole dance is feeling distracting.
In their defense, if it's lunch, they're probably used to people being in a hurry. Maybe mention that you aren't in a hurry and things will change. I would imagine they are just trying to make their guests happy. Contrary to popular opinion, most restaurants really DO want to make their customers happy. It's the point of the business.
re: srr
Regardless of lunch, or dinner, I agree - communicate. Many restaurants cater to, say the "theater" crowd, and I do appreciate the staff asking me, I will tell them how I like the pacing. NYC, Las Vegas and London (especially near Soho, or the West End) are good examples. If we do not have a theater seating, and only want a wonderful dinner, letting the staff know, is important, at least to me.
As we enjoy a leisurely dinner, in most cases, I do not wish to be rushed along the way, and appreciate a few moments to "breath," between courses, of which there will likely be many, along with wines for each. Please do not rush me, and please do not ignore me.
Communicate to them that you are not rushed and would like to take your time. The first time they come to refill your water glass, tell the person that you'd prefer if they waited.
Communicate. With a smile.
What has worked for me with an overambitious wait staff is to explain that when I am through with a plate, I will set it aside and then they can remove it. If it's still in front of me, let it be. The wait staff seems relieved at something so clear and simple, and I don't have to eat that last perfect bite of salad until I'm ready! Everybody wins. '-)
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Caroline is correct- tell the waitron what you want, instead of being upset that they can't read your mind.
There's a restaurant near my workplace (a little pricey, so it's a "treat" ) that I really appreciate for two reasons:
1) They ask if you want to be seated in the casual pub or the formal dining room (menus are the same; wine lists differ)
2) They ask if you're "time constrained." If yes, you can still get a full meal, including coffee and dessert without feeling rushed. If no, you really have to empty your plates and/or signal you're finished with each course
"Service" in a restaurant can be from either ends of the spectrum - too little, or too much.
Ideally, a diner should want for nothing, but should never even know that there were servers involved - transparent to the Nth degree.
In my life of dining, I have experienced most of it - the good, the bad and the ugly.
I love service, but want it to be seamless, and not really something that I am aware of. The restaurants with really great service are just that - everything is just done, silently, seamlessly and without interruption. It's like a great wedding photographer. When one recounts the ceremony, and they look at the album, the questions should be, "you had a photographer? I never saw them."
I hate being ignored, when I have needs, but also hate having a staff hovering over my shoulder, intruding on every aspect of my meal.
For the "ultimate in service," I would cite Restaurant Daniel (NYC), and Restaurant Michel Rostang (Paris). Restaurant Guy Savoy, Joël Robuchon (Las Vegas), Blackberry Farm and Campton Place are very close.
OTOH, I have had dining experiences, where every server was hovering, and intruding, on even the basics.
There can be too much, and also too little. It IS a delicate balance, but IS important.
I understand that at lesser restaurants, catching the patrons, mid-bite, and asking "is everything OK?" is what is taught, but seldom appreciated.
Now, if I had to pick between "too much," vs "too little," I would go with the former, but then, my question would be "why?"


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The office area of the grand compound are "LEED Gold Standards," according to a website set up to sell the building, the Weekly Standard reports.
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themightysven said...
why can't you run a raid training school?
if you're worried about lock-outs, don't have school in Northrend, have it in Outland.
Have an experienced raider or two run raid through these instances that these players should pwn (but don't 'cause they just started) you can teach current guildies how their class works if they seem to be having difficulty, and appraise prospects. (do a run with your core though, to see what numbers translate to, because 3k dps against BC raid bosses is different than 3k against WotLK raid bosses.)
1 every player at the start can call for 1 item, and if it drops, it's theirs, (this will get them looking at the strategies ahead of time) everything else gets sharded or sold to vendors, all proceeds go to guild bank
2 classes that can tank ro-tank the MT (so that they can learn to tank and dps as there are slackers on each side) Similarly classes that can heal, uhm, Heal-wheel (rotate, I just wanted something that sounded vaguely circular)
3 (optional) whoever does the best jorb gets a shot at the guilds lowest progression raid, whoever in that raid did the worst gets farmed down to raid school.
there you go, people get to L2R, the guild gets material benefits for their time and potential awesomesauce new raiders, and all against content that shouldn't be too wipey. (unless they need to be run through the 60's first)
TalbuksForever said...
Here are the main problems with the idea of a raid training school:
1. If you do it on outdated content, it's worthless.
1a. Even a fresh 80 wearing greens will be ludicrously overgeared for any Outland content, which will trivialize large portions of each encounter. There won't be any challenge, there won't be any sense of danger, there won't be any of the excitement or thrill that makes a real raid fun.
1b. None of the gear will be upgrades, which makes people feel like they're wasting their time. DEing or vendoring stuff is nice in theory, but bear in mind that Outland enchanting mats can only be used for Outland-level enchants, and other than the still-rare Mongoose, there isn't a single Outland enchant worth getting these days.
2. If you do it on moderately outdated content (ie, Naxx), it's worthless.
2a. Again, most of the gear will not be an upgrade for people, which is disheartening.
2b. People will still outgear the encounters, which will allow people to get away with making mistakes that *should* wipe them. When my old warrior did Naxx for his new newbie guild, half our fights were just sloppy as hell, people were not listening to instructions, and when I tried to bring it up as a problem, I was brushed off with "Well at least we got the boss down, that's good enough." Well, no, it's not. The only thing people learn from sloppy runs is that it's OK to be sloppy.
3. If you do it on reasonably current content, people need to gear themselves up first.
That last one is the clincher. A lot of people do not understand the importance of running heroics. They want to jump right into raiding, but they *can't*, because everyone else is geared way beyond entry-level stuff. Blizzard is going out of their way to make it easy for newer players to catch up, it's now possible to get ilvl 226+ stuff in every slot just from running heroics, but if people can't take the time to gear up, well, they shouldn't raid.
Considering the life stage of the game right now, the number of genuinely new players who want to learn how to raid, *and* who are willing to put in the time... well, there aren't many out there. At this point, in any given guild, pretty much all of the people who don't know how to raid either don't want to learn or can't be taught, and all the well-meaning advice in the world won't help them.
Now, I do recognize that there are a *few* genuine raid newbies out there, and I'm a big proponent of running heroics with them to gear them up, working with them one-on-one at the training dummies to go over rotations and gear choices, then integrating them into raids. But even they would benefit more from an afternoon of chain heroics than from being dragged through Kara.
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