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Moving ahead with its master plan of Valencia, Calif., Newhall Land & Farming Co. approaches the full realization of Town Center Drive.
In Valencia, Calif., located north of Los Angeles, Newhall Land & Farming Co. is working to bring a 30-year-old vision to fruition. As the mastermind behind the creation of Valencia itself, the developer is in the process of bringing Main Street to the Santa Clarita Valley.
"Our plan is to invest over $100 million to develop Town Center Drive," says Thomas L. Lee, chief executive officer for Valencia-based Newhall Land. "We're building a downtown for Valencia and the surrounding communities."
All in time
Taking shape since the early 1960s, Valencia combines the incorporated city limits of Santa Clarita and parts of unincorporated Los Angeles County. With 34,000 residents, it is a master-planned community, designed by planner Victor Gruen. It comprises less than one-fifth of the 143,000 acres of ranch land owned by the Newhall family.
Construction of Town Center Drive began in 1996, four years after Newhall Land's opening of Valencia Town Center, a 790,000 sq. ft. regional mall built in partnership with Chicago-based Urban Retail Properties Co. When completed in late 1998, the commercial portion of the Drive will combine with the mall and nearby value-oriented Valencia Marketplace (also owned by Newhall Land) to serve as a commercial hub for the Valley.
According to projections developed by the Southern California Association of Governments, the population within the Valencia trading area exceeds 300,000 and will rise to 450,000 by 2015. The Valley alone is home to 180,000 people.
"Eighty-three percent of the residents of the Santa Clarita Valley shop at the Town Center Mall," says Marlee Lauffer, vice president of corporate communications for Newhall Land. The region's median household income is $69,609 ($78,000 in Valencia proper), and the median age of the area's residents is 30.
Although Gruen's master plan called for a town center mall with a main street, Lee notes that his company had to wait for favorable conditions to proceed. For example, it was not until 1988 that demographics were strong enough to attract the interest of the department stores necessary for the mall.
Only then could the developer consider Town Center Drive, says Lee. "Without a regional mall as a main attraction for customers, the main street would have risked becoming a novelty," he explains.
In various stages of development, Town Center Drive flows 2,400 ft. west from the end of Valencia Town Center. It is lined on both sides by a combination of retail, restaurant, office, entertainment and hotel space, and plans call for the addition of apartments and townhomes at the Drive's end.
According to John Kriken, a partner with architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill L.L.P. (SOM), the project's design was inspired by the residential/retail/ commercial districts that dot San Francisco, as well as by the Napa Valley community of St. Helena. "San Francisco's neighborhoods have a great variety of retail, outdoor cafes and commercial offices," Kriken says. "And St. Helena, which is basically a small town, is striking in the urbanity of its main street -- urbanity in terms of both sophistication and urban character.
"You don't normally see this in a small town," he continues. "The feeling of a dense and compact urban energy is very different from what you see in the suburbs."
Using guidelines provided by SOM, land planning and urban design firm PBR Inc., Irvine, Calif., began the task of laying out Town Center Drive. "The street was too long to energize a complete retail shopping street," notes Steven Kellenberg, a vice president for PBR. As a result, the project was divided into quadrants (formed by the intersection of Town Center Drive and McBean Parkway) that "choreograph activities into defined clusters," he says.
The street had to be easy to navigate, with readily available parking and a small-scale central drive to encourage walking. It had to project a distinctive character, with continuous retail and restaurant frontage combined with outdoor cafes and landscaping.
Distance and density
Moving west from Valencia Town Center, a plaza marks the beginning of Town Center Drive. "The plaza is designed to host different kinds of events, such as concerts, art shows and festivals," Kellenberg says.
It is bracketed by one-story restaurants -- TGIFriday's to the north and Sicily's to the south -- that create architectural breathing space between the mall and the main street. Even though the restaurants minimize the retail square footage available outside the mall, Town Center's anchors were concerned about their placement.
"The buildings displace parking for the mall, and mall tenants were a little touchy about them," Kellenberg says. The developer has allayed concerns by agreeing to build a three-story parking deck nearby.
Adjacent to the one-story buildings, a mass of taller buildings has been constructed to contain the plaza and to introduce a feeling of urban density to the project. Three office buildings (from three to six stories) flank the north and south sides of the street.
The office buildings feature courtyard entrances in the rear, fronting on parking lots and retail entrances along the solid main street frontage. "That enables the buildings to serve both types of use [i.e., office and retail] without confusing the two," Kellenberg says.
Just east of McBean Parkway, the buildings are larger yet. On the north side of Town Center Drive stands a 12-screen Edwards Cinema that includes an IMAX 3D theater. A plaza abuts the building, and, on the south side of the street, restaurants (BJ's Pizza Grill and Brewery, and an as-yet-unnamed tenant) offer indoor and outdoor seating to pedestrians.
"This section of the Drive plays off of the beginning of the street next to the mall," Kellenberg says. "At both points [i.e., at the mall and at McBean Parkway], we offer cinema entertainment and restaurants around a plaza."
These clusters provide anchors around the Drive's main retail offerings, says Robert Baker, senior leasing representative for Urban Retail Properties Co. (Urban is leasing Valencia Town Center as well as Town Center Drive.)
Avoiding 'chain row' According to Baker, the leasing strategy for Town Center Drive was devised to accommodate Valencia's high-end demographics and to complement the offerings of the adjacent mall. "The mall was originally designed to serve middle-market customers," he says. "Considering the upscale demographics in Valencia, there's a demand for more upscale retail.
"We're focusing on high-end men's and women's apparel and home furnishings for the ground floor retail in the six-, four-, and three-story buildings just beyond Friday's and Sicily's," Baker explains. (Combined, the buildings offer 50,000 sq. ft. of ground floor retail space.) He adds that he is hopeful the Drive will attract tenants such as Banana Republic, Crate & Barrel, Guess?, Pottery Barn and Williams-Sonoma.
Even as he mentions national retailers, Baker is quick to point out that lesser-known regional tenants are equally, if not more, attractive to the Drive. "I think entrepreneurial tenants will fit better with the downtown feel we're after," he says. "We definitely want to stay away from creating a 'chain row.'"
In addition to the theaters and restaurants, Town Center Drive currently houses or will house Borders Books & Music, Paper Mulberry, Java & Jazz, B on Main dress shop, Sir Speedy, Alacrity beauty salon and Travel Bug. Baker notes that the Drive also is home to Mission Renaissance, a high-end concept that teaches children to paint.
The chain has 15 locations throughout Los Angeles, Baker says. "The idea is to offer kids six one-hour lessons to find out if they have talent," he explains. "It's an idea that brings moms and their kids to the Drive."
Picking a bloom, planting a seed Beyond the office/retail/entertainment components of Town Center Drive -- across McBean Parkway -- the project takes on a different character, says Kellenberg. "We didn't think it was possible to energize the area across McBean with retail and entertainment," he explains. "I think more retail would have spread [the Drive's appeal] too thin."
As a result, the second half of the Drive features Spectrum Health Club (55,000 sq. ft.) to the north and a 250-room Hyatt Hotel and Conference Center to the south. Continuing west, there is a pad for a potential community facility (e.g., a performing arts theater), followed by a run of residential townhomes, all fronting the street.
As leasing continues for all areas of the project, Lee is witnessing the culmination of Gruen's master plan. "Thirty years later, we're building it," he says.
"We've had the benefit of watching others work out this kind of concept in new towns and in traditional downtown city centers," Lee says. "That's taught us a lot of lessons.
"We know, for example, that a cinema and a bookstore work well together, so we've combined the IMAX theater with Borders. We also know that higher end retail doesn't work well next to sit-down restaurants, so we've positioned those offerings at opposite ends of the Drive," he explains.
Newhall Land is optimistic that it has created a combination to nurture future growth in Valencia. According to Lee, the mall will attract people to the Drive, which in turn will attract homebuyers and re-energize the Town Center developments.
"The Santa Clarita Valley [population is] spread among small residential communities, but there is no urban core," adds Lee. "Town Center Drive fills that need, and I believe the Valley will support it."
Mike Fickes is a Baltimore-based freelance writer.


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Electric Engines Power a Cleaner Future
As a cooperative, we know that when people come together, we can achieve greater results than any one of us could have done alone. Such was the case in the electrification of the Dahlia Station, a key depot along the Amarillo-to-Albuquerque pipeline managed by NuStar Energy – one of the nation’s largest independent liquids terminal and pipeline operators.
With the station’s construction dating back to the 1950s, the diesel pumps originally installed were not only difficult to maintain, but the parts needed for repairs were becoming harder to find. This inspired NuStar’s engineering team to start looking for an answer that would improve the operational reliability of the station while also reducing emissions.
“This project is a story about environmental stewardship and timing,” details Thomas Eitzen, Central West North Regional Engineering Manager at NuStar. After pouring a decade of research, Eitzen and his team knew that using an energy-efficient replacement meant they needed a reliable power source in the area.
The Power of Collaboration
In 2022, NuStar approached Tri-State G&T member Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative with the idea of upgrading the station’s two 800-horsepower diesel motors with electric variable frequency drive (VFD) pumps.
With a significant reduction in emissions and new capabilities, collaborating on this project was an easy decision for CNMEC CEO Alena Brandenberger.
“For both parties, it was a win-win,” said Brandenberger “As a co-op our sole purpose is to grow and help our rural areas flourish so that's one of the reasons we were thrilled to be able to be a part of this project.”
Over the next two years, CNMEC and NuStar would work closely together to safely and successfully pull off one of the first electrification efforts of its kind in the state of New Mexico.
The VFD pumps provided a viable and effective answer for the aging station. They dramatically decreased the emissions associated with diesel-controlled pipelines while eliminating the use of environmentally sensitive chemicals like coolant and antifreeze. As explained in NuStar’s Sustainability Report, they also installed a drag-reducing agent which allowed them to pump the same amount of product with a lower energy output.
While Eitzen and NuStar’s engineers handled the pumps, CNMEC, led by Manager of Operations Raymond Butler, worked out how to get the necessary level of power to the Dahlia Station.
This involved reconductoring over 30 miles of power lines to be able to supply the new pumps, an endeavor Butler and his team welcomed. “When you get electricity [on site], there's less maintenance, there's more reliability and it's a whole lot cleaner,” he summarized.
Tri-State Contributes a Six-Figure Rebate
Tri-State was pleased to be able to contribute to this high-impact emissions reduction effort by offering a rebate of $104,273 back to NuStar Energy to offset the total cost of the upgrade.
“Greenhouse gas emission reduction is taking center stage, not only here in the state of New Mexico, but across the US,” said Jay Mendoza, the Tri-State Relationship Manager to CNMEC. While Tri-State members may be familiar with the rebates available to them as individuals on items like EV chargers or dual-system heat pumps, we are always looking for new ways to help our co-ops and the communities we serve. This includes our Oil & Gas Program, which provides rebates for energy efficiency and electrification efforts.
“Even if there's not a specific rebate incentive, we are always open to listening, working with our member system and trying to facilitate any beneficial electrification we can for the co-op,” continued Mendoza.
The Impact of Electrification
The two new VFD pumps at the Dahlia Station are projected to increase NuStar’s load growth to 4,374,655 kWh per year and reduce CO2 emissions by 1,089 metric tons per year.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator, this is equivalent to saving 107k gallons of diesel gasoline consumed, 2.8 million miles driven by a car, or 212 homes’ electricity use for a whole year.
It is also estimated to lower the annual electric costs by close to $163k.
Projects like the electrification of the Dahlia Station and the collaboration that went into it are a perfect example of how Tri-State, our members and partners are coming together to power a cleaner future and create an impact for the planet.
Tri-State is a not-for-profit cooperative of 45 members, including 42 electric distribution cooperatives and public power districts in four states, that together deliver reliable, affordable, and responsible power to more than a million electricity consumers across nearly 200,000 square miles of the West. For more information about Tri-State and our Responsible Energy Plan, visit www.tristate.coop.
About NuStar Energy
NuStar currently has approximately 9,500 miles of pipeline and 63 terminal and storage facilities that store and distribute crude oil, refined products, renewable fuels, ammonia, and specialty liquids. NuStar has been ranked as one of FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” 13 times and lauded for its tremendous commitment to community service.
About Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative
CNMEC is an electric cooperative, built by the communities we serve to deliver reliable, sustainable, and affordable energy. We answer to local members, rather than out-of-town shareholders, so our electric cooperative has a unique understanding of our local needs with many of our leaders and employees living right here in the community.

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- "What have they done to my Markza!?"
"A sniper rifle with no scope? Ha! Those grubs are real geniuses!"
- —Garron Paduk and Augustus Cole, upon seeing a Breechshot for the first time
The Breechshot is a straight-pull bolt-action rifle that saw action during the early days of the Locust War. It was built around the UIR's GZ18 Markza Sniper Rifle, many of which were captured by the Locust Horde following Emergence Day. The main purpose of the Breechshot was for hunting Brumaks.
The Breechshot is used as a large-caliber infantry rifle, alongside the Hammerburst II, and carried most notably by the Rager. The rifle is fed from an internal, 4 round capacity magazine. When empty, a clip of 4 new rounds are inserted from the top. The rifle is cycled manually by pulling the bolt straight back, ejecting the spent cartridge. A new round is then chambered when the bolt is pushed forward again.
Execution with this weapon involves standing the wounded enemy up, then swinging the gun by the barrel like an axe, slicing the enemy's head off with the bladed pommel.
Behind the scenes
- It's possible that the four-shot Longshot seen in the original OverRun trailer was a Breechshot before its visuals were worked out.
- The Breechshot reloads very similarly to the real world M1 Garand rifle. After the weapon fires its last round, the weapon wheezes; this is similar to the famous 'ping' heard from the Garand. It is also similar in the fact that it loads from the top by pushing a clip of rounds directly into the weapon.


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Small Molecule Biomodulators for Studying and Treating Diseases
Our focus is on the discovery and use of novel small molecule biomodulators that serve as probes to identify and analyze interactions and pathways important in cancer and in the development of these small molecules as potential anticancer drugs. Classically, a new pathway related to cancer was identified and proposed as a potential drug target, and in subsequent studies a lead small molecule inhibitor might be identified. Our approach is exactly the opposite. We start with unbiased screening to generate a large data set from which we choose a lead small molecule inhibitor whose properties in simple follow on assays suggest it is likely to exhibit an unexplored mode of action. Then we progress from identification of the inhibitors mode of action to the relation of that action to previously undescribed normal actions of its target. Our successful application of this approach to pathways of estrogen receptor action and therapeutic candidates in breast and ovarian cancer demonstrates the potential of our approach.
The Molecular Biology of Steroid Hormone Action
The effects of steroid hormones, such as estrogens, testosterone and other androgens, progesterone, thyroid hormone, retinoids, Vitamins A and D, bile acids and oxygenated cholesterol derivatives are mediated by binding of these small molecules to specific receptor proteins called steroid/nuclear receptors. This large-superfamily of gene regulatory proteins is the fundamental system for ligand-regulated gene transcription in multicellular eukaryotes.
Estrogen and Androgen-dependent Breast, Ovarian and Prostate Cancer
In addition to their roles in growth and differentiation in normal cells, steroid hormones play critical roles in cancer and other human diseases. Acting through the estrogen receptor (ER), estrogens play a key role in the growth and metastases of most human breast cancers. Testosterone, acting through the androgen receptor (AR), plays a key role in growth of both primary and recurrent prostate cancers. Treatment of breast and prostate cancer involves inhibiting hormone production and the use of small molecules, such as tamoxifen, that compete with the normal hormones for binding to the receptor. Although effective initially, the tumors eventually develop resistance to these therapies and the tumors return and resume growth. Although most ovarian and uterine cancers are ER positive, treatment with tamoxifen and other competitor antiestrogens is usually ineffective and approximately two-thirds of ovarian cancer patients die within 5 years. Breast, ovarian cancer and prostate cancer currently kill ~42,000, ~15,000 and ~23,000 Americans each year, respectively. An important goal of our research is to identify new small molecule inhibitors of ER and AR action in breast and prostate cancer that bypass the sites targeted by current drugs and are effective against tumors that are resistant to current therapies.
Targeting mRNA in Cancer
Small RNAs, including microRNAs and siRNAs play important roles in controlling mRNA and proteins levels, and are often disregulated in cancer. However, they have not been targeted successfully using small molecules. IMP-1/IGF2BP1/CRD-BP is a multifunctional mRNA binding protein that works in part by transducing signals from microRNAs. IMP-1 is a major regulatory target of the let-7 microRNAs that are often down-regulated in human cancers. IMP-1 is an oncofetal mRNA binding protein that binds to and stabilizes the mRNAs encoding c-Myc and other oncogenes and multidrug resistance protein 1 (MDR1), and increases activity of the tumor-enabling factor NF-kB. Elevated expression of IMP-1 is associated with a poor prognosis in human cancers. We are working to understand IMP-1 action and to develop the first small molecule biomodulators of this class of mRNA binding proteins.

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Name: Capella University
April 1st, 2023.
Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video
Hi Everyone, I am Susie Taylor and i’m gonna tell you about my collaboration and leadership reflection. Today, I am going to explain and discuss a significant topic of “Interdisciplinary collaboration” which holds utmost importance in the practical nursing field. Let’s start by first having an overview of interdisciplinary collaboration and what’s required for it.
Reflection and Evaluation of Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Healthcare Setting
The healthcare setting contains a complex set of events that can only be solved and simplified with collaboration among all the practitioners and workers. There are numerous events happening simultaneously at a hospital that need dire attention and input from all medical staff (doctors, practitioners, paramedical staff, or nurses). Interdisciplinary collaboration is a form of effective communication in which all the healthcare staff or workers work together along with the patient for the best outcomes desired at a particular time (Ma et al., 2018).
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Healthcare setting needs intense and strong teamwork among its all components. Interdisciplinary collaboration is not only beneficial for the patient but also improves the work efficiency of the healthcare providers by reducing their workload, increasing production overall, effective time management, and patient satisfaction (Peltonen et al., 2019). Like a sports team healthcare settings also require teamwork which is only possible through interdisciplinary collaboration.
Every member or healthcare provider identifies a unique role in making treatment successful. Individual efforts are appreciated in it but the greater focus is on teamwork. Each member of the team develops his skills over time to develop confidence and trust which helps them to work with their patients more collaboratively.
Besides the positive outcomes, there are many challenges or problems which appear often. These challenges require commitment and determination to be successful as a team. Some examples of challenges are staff shortages and complex and critical patients. Interdisciplinary collaboration rules out any sort of difference e.g. color creed, race, or nationality. It ensures that humanity remains in the utmost spirit while working in a single unit.
Different strategies of interdisciplinary collaboration apply to different sets of events. At a particular moment or in a critical condition, all the healthcare providers need to decide unitedly with which strategy they want to proceed with the patient. The best applicable strategy to that particular scenario and team is chosen.
For interdisciplinary collaboration, there are tons of existing competency frameworks, that are widely accepted and adapted as a collection of individual competencies that explain the knowledge, skills, and characteristics of healthcare professionals (HCPs). Different healthcare organizations have fixed several interdisciplinary collaboration frameworks as a practicing standard and knowledge support for healthcare workers. These frameworks are also been used as performance indicators based on which HCPs collaborate and practice (McLaney et al., 2022).
Background and Scenario
On one fine morning, there were shouts and a crowd of people running toward the delivery room. The patient was a pregnant lady who was 45 years old and had a history of stillbirths. She was a patient of an expert gynecologist, who did not have her duty in the morning. The patient was rushed to the delivery room where the other gynecologists, a professional midwife, a nurse, an anesthetist, and an obstetrician. I was working as a nurse for that patient in the delivery room.
My work responsibility was to monitor the patient’s state continuously and help the gynecologist. The lady was having pre-term labor. When her file was examined critically it was noticed that she had a history of gestation diabetes, anemia, and breach birth positions. Baby this time was in a cephalic position but the problem that emerged was, should the doctors go for normal delivery or a C-section? the gynecologist got confused because she was new in that hospital and was a new practitioner.
The woman was insisting on a normal delivery because she was afraid of the pain and loss of her previous babies because of C-sections. The healthcare provider for confused because she was not in a position to give birth normally. the first challenge was to make her understand that she would be alright after a C-section. The risk that existed for the normal delivery was that the patient was anemic and suffering from hypertension, so her post-condition would be unpredictable.
Moreover, healthcare providers present at that particular time were confused about opting between two options as the patient was having pains for the normal delivery but she was not in the state of handling that. In such a situation, the midwife suggested that they all should go for a c-section as the patient has a previous history of stillbirths and normal delivery can exert an excessive strain on the baby’s state. The nurse and anesthetist also agreed upon it. The gynecologist was monitoring the heartbeat of the baby continuously which had started to drop. All the healthcare providers concluded that a C-section is the only effective and safe option for this lady. The obstetrician made the woman understand politely that “it’s all about your baby. You need to be strong for her.”
The woman understood it and agreed to a c-section. All of them were extremely careful during the operation because the patient was aged and the baby was at high risk of death.
After an operation of one hour, a healthy baby boy was delivered with normal organ functionalities. The mother also regained her consciousness after one hour and when she saw her baby for the first time, all the pain vanished. The healthcare providers were also very happy with their success. Their timely monitoring, management, and strong teamwork delivered the baby safely to the world.
Identification of the Issue
It is evident from the above incident that unity and collaboration are the most needed thing among healthcare workers to have the best medical outcomes.
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In this situation, the interdisciplinary collaboration worked the most as there were different healthcare workers from different departments were present. Other than collaboration, time management, past knowledge, and efficient monitoring worked the most for saving the life of the patient. In this particular healthcare scenario, the interdisciplinary frameworks that were used were shared decision-making and an evidence-based interdisciplinary approach.
In shared decision-making, all the interdisciplinary workers in the healthcare setting worked and decided collaboratively on the patient’s condition. The team decides who will be making the final decisions and holds it accountable (Légaré et al., 2018).
In an evidence-based interdisciplinary approach, the collaboration and communication between the healthcare workers have the best positive outcome for the patient. In this approach, the knowledge and skills are shared among different disciplines and areas of the healthcare setting (Tobi & Kampen, 2017).
The particular reason for supporting these approaches is that the patient’s condition was in an extreme emergency, it was about two lives i.e. mother and the baby. So, the best approach for this would be timely decision-making based on the knowledge and skill set of the workers. The midwife based on her previous knowledge and experience suggested the approach which was approved by a gynecologist and acted upon immediately.
During this entire scenario, teamwork, effective communication, and critical handling were required which helped in bringing a positive outcome for the patient. Moreover, trust and confidence worked most for the collaborative efforts of the team.
Role of Poor Management in Inefficient Human and Financial Resources
This particular incident tells us that collaboration, communication, and previous knowledge are extremely important in dealing with a healthcare emergency. In case of any incompetency, miscommunication, or Poor management could result in the patient’s or the baby’s death (Smith, 2021). If there was a lack of effective communication between the team, it could result in poor time management and confusion in the final decision.
Every healthcare emergency requires critical decision-making, proper analysis, and timely action. If any of these things are neglected, it can strongly endanger the life of the patient which is surely a loss of human and financial resources. In this particular scenario, the midwife’s suggestion was acted upon. It shows that there exists no difference between the healthcare workers based on their hierarchy or job. The gynecologist analyzed the suggestion and immediately other team members started acting accordingly.
If miscommunication or quarrels existed between the workers it would be a failure as a team. Trust is one of the important and much-needed elements for the team’s success Miscommunication can lead to negative outcomes like patient dissatisfaction, poor outcomes, and loss of resources (Tiwary et al., 2019)
Best-practice Leadership Strategies
Leadership refers to the distinctive capability to manage a team and make it successful. Healthcare leadership has taken a new and innovative shape nowadays. Clinical leadership is a new term in the healthcare setting which is the most beneficial evidence-based practice that improves patient outcomes through collaborative teamwork (Barr & Dowding, 2022).
It not only involves managing the team but also dealing with the staff, bringing up elite knowledgable skills, and managing resources efficiently. In modern care, healthcare leadership is extremely important. American Psychological Association (APA) has identified seven crucial leadership strategies that are very necessary for a healthcare setting (Domínguez et al., 2020). These strategies are timely decision-making, stress management, acceptability of feedback, consistent communication, trust building with experience and knowledge, commitment, and information sharing.
Leadership can make a team successful in achieving a goal. Collaborative leadership is one of the best strategies that enhance the collaboration and synergistic work between all the team members (Smith et al., 2018).
The above scenario has confirmed that team collaboration, equal participation, stress management, and timely decision-making of the leader made the case successful. A leader can motivate his members to work collectively to achieve a common goal. Without encouragement and inclusion, leadership in the healthcare setting would fail.
The responsibility of the best leader in a healthcare setting is to narrow the communication gap between different team members (Nicola et al., 2020). Conflict can be a halting force in providing the best healthcare service and miscommunication can be one of the reasons behind it. A considerate leader can resolve these issues by giving equal respect to everyone’s opinion and having an appropriate approach to achieving positive outcomes.
Best-practice Interdisciplinary Collaboration Strategies
Modern healthcare inculcates a dynamic set of teams from different disciplines for increasing positive outcomes and success. It supports innovation, effective work, collaborative effort, and the best outcome for a healthcare problem. There are four pillars of best interdisciplinary collaboration.
These four pillars are strategies for building trust and confidence teamwork communication, Implementation designs, and transparency. Without the help of prerequisites interdisciplinary collaboration cannot work efficiently (Morley & Cashell, 2017). In the above situation, the healthcare providers were new to each other but due to trust, immediate implementation, and transparency, they were able to deliver the baby successfully. If the team wouldn’t agree on one suggestion they would be a huge loss of two lives.
However, challenges remain in the way of achieving the team’s success. the challenge that existed in this particular situation was the patient’s agreement on c-section. This situation was also dealt with patience and unity as the obstetrician politely conveyed each risk to the patient which was understood by her immediately.
One of the most effective and primary approaches to dealing with a healthcare emergency is PDSA i.e. “Plan, Do, Study, Act”. PDSA approach is used to improve the healthcare quality (Prybutok, 2018).
In the above scenario of childbirth, the entire team planned the decision to go for a normal delivery or c-section. All team members were equally contributing in suggesting the best option for the respective patient. They thoroughly studied the sequence of events and eventually came to a final decision. At that moment, timely leadership and decision-making of the gynecologist brought forth positive outcomes. Therefore, collaborative planning, study, and action is the primary strategy required for dealing with healthcare emergencies.
Other than team collaboration, expert training, knowledge, skill development, and perpetual professional progress are important strategies to have a high-quality interdisciplinary collaboration . These will ensure better patient safety, lower mortality rates, safety, and decreased errors in a healthcare setting.
Interdisciplinary collaboration is an effective tool of communication between healthcare professionals from different professions to coordinate for the best patient outcome. There are a number of strategies that can make inter-professional collaboration successful. These strategies work at the team level as well as require an elite leadership approach. Other than collaboration, interdisciplinary collaboration also aims at reducing errors, providing high-quality healthcare services, and utmost patient satisfaction.
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Domínguez, D. G., García, D., Martínez, D. A., & Hernandez-Arriaga, B. (2020). Leveraging The Power Of Mutual Aid, Coalitions, Leadership, And Advocacy During COVID-19. American Psychologist, 75(7), 909–918. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000693
Légaré, F., Adekpedjou, R., Stacey, D., Turcotte, S., Kryworuchko, J., Graham, I. D., Lyddiatt, A., Politi, M. C., Thomson, R., Elwyn, G., & Donner-Banzhoff, N. (2018). Interventions For Increasing The Use Of Shared Decision Making By Healthcare Professionals. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 7(7). https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd006732.pub4
Ma, C., Park, S. H., & Shang, J. (2018). Inter- And Intra-Disciplinary Collaboration And Patient Safety Outcomes In U.S. Acute Care Hospital Units: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 85(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.05.001
McLaney, E., Morassaei, S., Hughes, L., Davies, R., Campbell, M., & Di Prospero, L. (2022). A Framework For Interprofessional Team Collaboration In A Hospital Setting: Advancing Team Competencies And Behaviours. Healthcare Management Forum, 35(2), 084047042110635. https://doi.org/10.1177/08404704211063584
Morley, L., & Cashell, A. (2017). Collaboration in Health Care. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 48(2), 207–216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2017.02.071
Nicola, M., Sohrabi, C., Mathew, G., Kerwan, A., Al-Jabir, A., Griffin, M., Agha, M., & Agha, R. (2020). Health Policy and Leadership Models During the COVID-19 Pandemic- Review Article. International Journal of Surgery, 81(81), 122–129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.07.026
Peltonen, J., Leino-Kilpi, H., Heikkilä, H., Rautava, P., Tuomela, K., Siekkinen, M., Sulosaari, V., & Stolt, M. (2019). Instruments Measuring Interprofessional Collaboration In Healthcare – A Scoping Review. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 34(2), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2019.1637336
Prybutok, G. L. (2018). Ninety To Nothing: A PDSA Quality Improvement Project. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 31(4), 361–372. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa-06-2017-0093
Smith, J. (2021). Analysis of Healthcare Miscommunication and How to Effectively Improve Communication Outcomes: An Integrative Review. Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/2865
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Tiwary, A., Rimal, A., Paudyal, B., Sigdel, K. R., & Basnyat, B. (2019). Poor Communication By Health Care Professionals May Lead To Life-Threatening Complications: Examples From Two Case Reports. Wellcome Open Research, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15042.1
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What is team-based learning (TBL) and how does it promote collaborative team efforts?
Team-based learning (TBL) is an evidence-based, multiphase approach that requires active learners to participate and collaborate. TBL promotes collaborative team efforts by fostering a culture of engagement and participation. It encourages team members to work together, share knowledge and ideas, and collectively solve problems, leading to enhanced collaboration and better outcomes.
What is the role of education in promoting interdisciplinary collaboration?
Education plays a crucial role in promoting interdisciplinary collaboration. One effective strategy is simulation-based education, which allows teams to practice working together in realistic scenarios. By engaging in patient safety training, teams can integrate simulation and learn error reduction strategies, ultimately enhancing their collaborative efforts.
What is the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in perioperative care?
Interdisciplinary collaboration plays a vital role in perioperative care, ensuring better health outcomes for patients. The integration of various healthcare professionals, such as nurses, surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other specialists, is crucial across the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative stages. By working together effectively, these healthcare practitioners can enhance patient safety, resource management, and overall efficiency.
One of the key benefits of interdisciplinary collaboration in perioperative care is the prevention of incidents or adverse events. By fostering communication and coordination among team members, potential errors or complications can be identified and addressed promptly, ultimately preventing harm to patients. This collaboration allows for a comprehensive assessment and sharing of vital information, leading to better decision-making and improved patient outcomes.
In addition to patient safety, interdisciplinary collaboration also optimizes the management of human and financial resources. By working together, healthcare professionals can streamline processes, prevent duplications of efforts, and reduce wastage of resources. For example, coordinating the scheduling of surgeries and ensuring that all necessary equipment and supplies are readily available can improve the utilization of resources and reduce costs.
Furthermore, effective interdisciplinary collaboration fosters a positive work environment, enhancing job satisfaction and overall teamwork. By recognizing and incorporating the expertise and perspectives of different healthcare professionals, each member of the team feels valued and contributes meaningfully to the patient’s care. This collaborative approach not only improves the overall quality of care but also promotes professional growth and development for all involved.
To achieve successful interdisciplinary collaboration in perioperative care, leadership strategies can be adopted from the literature to guide the team. These strategies emphasize effective communication, shared decision-making, and mutual respect among team members. By implementing these best-practice leadership strategies, healthcare professionals can create a supportive and cohesive environment that enables interdisciplinary collaboration to thrive.
Overall, the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in perioperative care cannot be overstated. It is essential for ensuring patient safety, optimizing resource management, and fostering a positive working environment. By working together effectively, healthcare practitioners can achieve their goals, improve patient outcomes, and provide the highest quality of care to patients throughout their surgical journey.
What is the preview text for a collaboration and leadership reflection video for the course?
Join Professor Diesel in this insightful Collaboration and Leadership Reflection video for the course Nursing 4010: Leading People, Processes and Organizations in Interprofessional Practice. Discover the key elements that contribute to successful interdisciplinary collaboration and explore the impact of poor collaboration on the management of resources. Gain valuable insight into best-practice leadership strategies that enhance teamwork and learn effective strategies to achieve collaborative goals. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of collaboration and leadership in interprofessional practice.
What are some related documents and resources that students can view in the course?
In the course, students have access to a range of related documents and resources that can be viewed. These include:
– Picot Worksheet Assignment
– Nursing Care Plan for Pain with Diagnosis
– NURS-FPX4010 Assessment 2
– NURS-FPX4010 Omoruyi Esther Assessment 1
– Nur4010 – Reflection video template
– NURS-FPX4010 Assessment 2
– NURS-FPX4010 Assessment 2-1
– NURS-FPX4010 Cerrie Angela Assessment 3-1
– NURS-FPX4010 Cerrie Angela Assessment 2-1
– Interdisciplinary Plan Proposal
– Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video
– Nurs-4030 Carr Taylor assessment 2
These documents and resources cover a variety of topics and assignments, providing students with additional materials to enhance their understanding and learning in the course.
What are some recommended assessments and plans in the course "Leading People, Processes, and Organizations in Interprofessional Practice"?
In the course “Leading People, Processes, and Organizations in Interprofessional Practice,” there are several recommended assessments and plans. These include:
1. Perez Cassie Assessment 3 Attempt 1: This assessment received a perfect score of 100% and focuses on leading people, processes, and organizations in interprofessional practice.
2. Interview and Interdisciplinary Issue Identification: Another recommended assessment that received a perfect score of 100%. It involves conducting interviews and identifying interdisciplinary issues relevant to interprofessional practice.
3. Interdisciplinary Plan Proposal: Similar to the previous assessments, this plan proposal also received a perfect score of 100%. It requires creating a comprehensive plan to address interdisciplinary issues in interprofessional practice.
4. Cerrie Angela Assessment 3-1: This assessment, which received a score of 100%, emphasizes leading people, processes, and organizations in interprofessional practice.
5. Assessment 1-1: This assessment received a score of 93% and focuses on leading people, processes, and organizations in interprofessional practice. While it didn’t achieve a perfect score, it is still considered a recommended assessment in the course.
Overall, these assessments and plans are highly recommended in the course “Leading People, Processes, and Organizations in Interprofessional Practice” as they cover various aspects of interprofessional practice and demonstrate strong performance.
What is the assessment score for "NURS-FPX4010 Cerrie Angela Assessment 3-1"?
The assessment score for “NURS-FPX4010 Cerrie Angela Assessment 3-1” is 100% (9) in the category of Leading People, Processes, and Organizations in Interprofessional Practice.
What is the assessment score for "Interdisciplinary Plan Proposal"?
What is the assessment score for “NURS-FPX4010 Assessment 1-1”?
What is the assessment score for "NURS-FPX4010 Assessment 1-1"?
The assessment score achieved for “NURS-FPX4010 Assessment 1-1” is 93%, with a total of 41 points.
What is the background of the interdisciplinary collaboration experience being discussed?
The background of the interdisciplinary collaboration experience being discussed is in the context of the narrator’s work as a registered nurse in an outpatient ambulatory surgery center. This experience took place when they were a new graduate nurse, highlighting the significance of their early career development. The focus of the experience is on the benefits that arise from effective interdisciplinary collaboration with healthcare practitioners perioperative. By emphasizing the importance of such collaboration, the narrator aims to demonstrate how it contributes to improving patients’ health outcomes. They also mention that the absence of this interdisciplinary team would have potentially led to an incident, further highlighting the critical role collaboration plays in healthcare settings.
What are some recommended documents related to this course?
Some recommended documents related to the course “Leading People, Processes, and Organizations in Interprofessional Practice” are:
1. “Assessment 3 Attempt 1” by Perez Cassie – This assessment focuses on assessing the leadership skills in interprofessional practice.
2. “Interview and Interdisciplinary Issue Identification” – This assignment involves conducting interviews and identifying interdisciplinary issues within a professional practice setting.
3. “Interdisciplinary Plan Proposal” – This assignment requires students to develop a plan that promotes effective interdisciplinary collaboration within organizations.
4. “Assessment 3-1” by Cerrie Angela – This assessment assesses the skills and knowledge related to leading people, processes, and organizations in interprofessional practice.
5. “Assessment 3-1” – This assignment evaluates the understanding and application of leading people, processes, and organizations in an interprofessional setting.
These documents provide a comprehensive understanding of leading people, processes, and organizations in interprofessional practice and offer opportunities for assessment and practical application of acquired knowledge.
Who uploaded the document?
The document was uploaded by a student who preferred to remain anonymous, resembling individuals in circumstances similar to yours.
What is the academic year for this course?
The academic year for this course is stated as 2022/2023.
How many documents have been shared in this course?
Based on the information provided, there have been 64 documents shared by the students in this course.
What is the reference for a study on inter- and intra-disciplinary collaboration and patient safety outcomes in U.S. Acute care hospital units?
The reference for a study examining inter- and intra-disciplinary collaboration and its impact on patient safety outcomes within U.S. acute care hospital units is as follows:
Ma, C., Park, S. H., & Shang, J. (2018). Inter- and intra-disciplinary collaboration and patient safety outcomes in U.S. Acute Care Hospital Units: A cross-sectional study. Published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies, Volume 85, pages 1 to 6. The study can be accessed online at the following URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.05.001.
What is the reference for a study on the effectiveness of an interprofessional patient safety team-based learning simulation experience?
The reference for a study on the effectiveness of an interprofessional patient safety team-based learning simulation experience is provided below: Goolsarran, N., Hamo, C. E., Lane, S., Frawley, S., & Lu, W.-H. conducted a study titled “Effectiveness of an interprofessional patient safety team-based learning simulation experience on healthcare professional trainees.” The study was published in the BMC Medical Education journal on August 8, 2018. The article can be accessed on SpringerLink via the following link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186
What are some related study lists?
There are several related study lists available, some of which include the 4010 NHS-FPX4010 list. These study lists provide additional resources and materials for students to review and enhance their understanding of various subjects. By exploring these study lists, students can find a range of relevant materials tailored to their academic needs and goals.


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Chinese e-commerce upstart Pinduoduo debuted its first livestreaming session on the platform on Wednesday night, signaling that it is looking to add the feature to revive growth after disappointing third quarter results.
Why it matters: Pinduoduo is stepping up efforts to capitalize on growing adoption of content-driven e-commerce after integrating a short-video feature earlier this year.
- Pinduoduo rival Alibaba, which has 4,000 livestream hosts, saw gross merchandise volume (GMV) generated through its livestreaming unit Taobao Live jump 400% year on year to RMB 100 billion ($14 billion) in 2018.
- In addition to Alibaba, e-commerce platforms like Xiaohongshu as well as short video apps like Douyin and Kuaishou are trying to converge livestreaming and e-commerce in their fight for user attention.
- However, problems that dog mainstream e-commerce such as false advertising also shadow e-commerce livestreams. Chinese regulators have stepped in to regulate the flourishing sector.
Details: Sun Jing, a key opinion leader (KOL) using the nickname “Xiaoxiaobao Mama,” kicked off a livestream session at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, engaging with more than 50,0000 shoppers during peak viewership.
- Sun, a Forbes-certified expert on mother and baby care, introduced 16 products during the livestream ranging from cosmetics to health care products.
- Before the Wednesday livestream, Pinduoduo promoted the livestream on the platform beginning a few days ahead of the event, asking users to engage by making an appointment.
- Similar to its group purchase concept, users who made an appointment for the livestream can invite their friends to join by sharing a link or creating a poster to promote on mega chatting app WeChat’s social feed feature, Moments. Users and two friends who join the session using the invitation are given a 50% discount.
- Users can also join the livestream and complete purchases through Goods Purchase, a Pinduoduo-backed WeChat mini-program that it is testing.
- Pinduoduo did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Context: China’s live-streaming e-commerce market is expected to be worth RMB 440 billion in 2019, according to report from securities brokerage Everbright Securities (in Chinese).
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The phrase "a little goes a long way" describes sesame oil perfectly. Too much in a dish, and you notice it. Not enough, and you notice that, too. Just the right amount, a small amount, adds a heavenly, nutty, musky undertone to Asian stir-fry and sauces, and it's a key ingredient in my favorite all-purpose works-with-any-leftovers seasoning: three parts low-sodium soy sauce; two parts oyster sauce; and one part sesame oil.
Here are five of my favorite recipes that use sesame oil:
This bok choy stir-fry with ginger and garlic gets a double dose of sesame from oil and seeds.
I'm hopelessly addicted to these cold sesame noodles.
I'm also hopelessly addicted to these warm chicken lo-mein noodles, though I've been caught eating the leftovers cold, straight from the fridge.
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Both gasoline- and diesel-powered models will be equipped with the new technology, supplied by Bosch, and the oilburning offerings will emit 104 g/km of C02, a 12-percent decrease from the standard model. As a comparison, the 1.5-liter gasoline-electric hybrid Prius produces the same amount of C02, something that should be noted by both consumers and legislators alike. Sales are set to begin this September.
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Into the New Year
I am back with some great news! My senior design project is coming along nicely. I have started putting together an animatic, I am currently actually animating a bit of the pieces now. I have the first section completed. I have about four more to go! Then I can start collecting images to collage together!
I have chosen the final color scheme for my robots. They may adjust depending on the background colors, but they should stick out since I plan on using a style of collage I have developed over the years.
I have also been working on Princess Flux: Journeys of the Abstract Princess. Panels are being finished very nicely. A colored page may be included over the next few pages since it is shorter and less involved than the other ones. It depends on how far I get in rendering the others. One of the pages are pretty intense, and I'm pretty excited to show you guys!
Finally I've decided I actually wanted to do some animations this upcoming year. You may or may not remember the blog post from the beginning of the year. There I've outlined the types of animation projects and other items I wished to complete. With school I found out I can't be too ambitious. If anything I can only do one project over the course of the semester. However, it is my last semester at university before I work a little and continue my education for a more advanced degree. I would hopefully have more time to do one or two projects concurrently.
Nevertheless, I feel happy that I have completed my Adam Lambert Animatic, and I've pursued the Princess Flux game development project as a comic. I'll be forever ready to pick it up now that I'm getting more of an idea of the character. I still have to work on the settings, however!
As far as the lipsync project, I have started it. I may finish it. It needs a few more keyframes here and there, and then it needs to be colored. I may complete it after I finish stockpiling on Princess Flux comic pages. There was progress with the Ethereal Nights project. I found it much easier to do when I have a script in hand. Once more of the script is released, the more I can work on the project! The main character is still under development.
I haven't had the chance to work on an independent video game, but since I have been part of a game development class, I have worked on a few games with other people. I will finish editing my game videos for my second and third game in the class and produce the character art for the fourth game. My senior thesis will hopefully also be part game, so I'll have that to make up for that month I gave myself to create a small game...Boy was that ambitious. Granted I had something started as an RPG maker. It would only be another example of my story telling skills versus game coding might, but it was a fun experiment. I'll probably properly right out a script or story over the next few months since I was going with the flow with it initially.
The stories are still in progress. Gayle's story I took a small break since I obtained writer's block from it. However, that leads into my earlier topic of this oh so long blog.
I'm going to be primarily focusing on 2D (on a rare occasion 3D) animations for the upcoming year! I wanted to do something a bit more hearty than beginning lesson animations (i.e. the lip sync project), so I've sat down and outlined a few ideas. I'll talk about this process at a later time. One of the ideas that really resonated with me was to make "teaser" or normal trailers of the story ideas of made over the years. Gayle's story will be one of them made into a trailer. Hopefully through working through that process I will find the fire to continue putting the story together! At least I know the beginning, middle, and end of the first story / book. I just need to figure out how to fill in the pockets in between.
The first animation, however, will not be Gayle's story. I'm going back to about 2014 where I developed a character Elliot Roseberry who can control the shadows. I had remnants of his character profile sprinkled here and there across a few website, but I actually found the story plot I wrote out a few years ago this morning. I was so happy I remembered most of the details!! Anyway, below are some concept sketches of the character. I've drawn him once back in the day, so now he has a bit of a character design change. I have to keep practice drawing him especially since I'm going to be using him and a few more characters in the in the animation!
Until next year,

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Care arrangements for people with dementia in developing countries
Data de publicação2004-02-01
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Background: Rapid demographic ageing will soon lead to large increases in the numbers of persons with dementia in developing countries. This study is the first comprehensive assessment of care arrangements for people with dementia in those regions. Methods: A descriptive and comparative study of dementia care; caregiver characteristics, the nature of care provided, and the practical, psychological (Zarit Burden Interview, General Health Questionnaire) and economic impact upon the caregiver in 24 centres in India, China and South East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean and Africa. Results: We interviewed 706 persons with dementia, and their caregivers. Most caregivers were women, living with the person with dementia in extended family households. One-quarter to one-half of households included a child. Larger households were associated with lower caregiver strain, where the caregiver was co-resident. However, despite the traditional apparatus of family care, levels of caregiver strain were at least as high as in the developed world. Many had cutback on work to care and faced the additional expense of paid carers and health services. Families from the poorest countries were particularly likely to have used expensive private medical services, and to be spending more than 10% of the per capita GNP on health care. Conclusions: Older people in developing countries are indivisible from their younger family members. The high levels of family strain identified in this study feed into the cycle of disadvantage and should thus be a concern for policymakers in the developing world. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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The president of Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Jorge Camara, has announced the essential dates for the 66th annual Golden Globe Awards.
Following the announcement of the 81st Academy Awards' schedules, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) came out to reveal the important dates to its noted awards show, the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Latest reports claimed that the president of HFPA, Jorge Camara, has announced the key dates of the event on Tuesday, April 22.
On the occasion, it is revealed that the Globes' nominees will be outed on Thursday, December 11 at 5:00 A.M. Meanwhile, the ceremony of the awards presentation will be broadcast live from The Beverly Hilton on NBC starting at 8:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 11, 2009. The event that gives out recognition to television as well as motion picture is said to be aired in more than 150 countries worldwide.
This year Golden Globes' ceremony was not held due to the on-going writers' strike. Still, the winners were announced on January 13, 2008. Among many notable recipients, "Atonement" was named Best Picture and "Sweeney Todd" was hailed Best Musical/Comedy Film. Julie Christie and Daniel Day-Lewis were also given the honors as Best Actress and Best Actor respectively.
The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards' time table:
- October 31, 2008 Final date for press conferences for Friday Television entries
- November 7, 2008 Deadline for submission of Golden Globe Friday entry forms
- November 26, 2008 Deadline for nomination ballots to be Wednesday mailed by Ernst & Young to all HFPA members
- December 6, 2008 Final screening date for Motion Pictures Saturday
- December 7, 2008 Final date for Motion Picture press Sunday conferences
- December 8, 2008 Deadline for receipt by Ernst & Young of Monday nomination ballots
- December 11, 2008 5:00 A.M. Nomination announcement of "The Thursday 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards"
- December 12, 2008 Deadline for receipt of media credential Friday applications
- December 22, 2008 Final ballots mailed by Ernst & Young to Monday all HFPA members
- December 31, 2008 Deadline for receipt of publicist Wednesday credential applications
- January 7, 2009 Deadline for receipt by Ernst & Young of Wednesday final ballots
- January 11, 2009 Presentation of "The 66th Annual Sunday Golden Globe Awards" Live telecast on NBC Television at 8 P.M. EST


epa03085011 Rafael Nadal of Spain serves to Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their men's single final match at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 29 January 2012. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG |
Every day there seems to be a new pronouncement over the projected return to action of former world no.1 and French Open champion Rafael Nadal who has been on the ATP World Tour’s injured list since Wimbledon with acute problems in his left knee.
Now Toni Nadal, coach and uncle, has revealed the world no.4 will resume training in two weeks.
And Uncle Toni has not ruled out the possibility of his nephew playing in either the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at London’s 02 beginning November 5 or for Spain in the Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic in Prague starting November 16.
Speaking to Fox Sports, Nadal sr. said: “In 15 days, Rafa will resume training, in time for him to aim to play in the Masters and the final of the Davis Cup”.
The news appears contrary to the words of Rafa himself at the beginning of the week. He said: “ hope you see me in Australia [in January. That is the biggest goal for me, to come back just before then in Qatar , but I cannot say for sure it is going to happen. I want to be 100 per cent when I come back.”
Earlier this week World News reported the organizers of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi maintain the Majorcan will make his comeback at their exhibition tournament, beginning December 27.
And Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley insisted that Nadal jr. texted him to say he wanted the Australian Open to be his first tournament back.
Roger Federer has dropped a bombshell in the run-up to next month's Shanghai Masters which looks to amount to little more than a publicity stunt. The world tennis icon is set to play doubles with China's national No. 1 but 180th-ranked Zhang Ji.
Andy Murray's profile as measured by marketing gurus is on the up in the wake of his Wimbledon title. And his progress at the US Open where the majority of consumer surveyed live can only help the salability of the somewhat publicity-shy Scot.
The Tennis Channel has suffered another setback in its long-running dispute with cable provider Comcast. The DC Court of Appeals has denied Tennis Channel a re-hearing of a court decision that found Comcast had not illegally discriminated against the channel.
Building on the experience of winning the recent US Open National Playoff and playing in the US Open Qualifying tournament, former Texas A&M All-American Jeff Dadamo rolled into the quarterfinals of the USTA Claremont Club Classic...


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Use of Sound to Provide Occluded Visual Information in Touch Gestural Interface
Direct touch gestures are getting popular as an input modality for mobile and tabletop interaction. However, the finger touch interface is considered as not accurate compared with pen-based interface. One of the main reasons is that the visual feedback of the finger touch is occluded because of the size of fingertip. It has made difficult for perceiving and correcting errors. We propose to utilize another modality to provide information on occluded area. Spatial information on visual channel is transformed to temporal and frequency information on another modality. We use sound modality to illustrate the proposed trans-modality. Results show that performance with additional modality is better for drawing where the visual information is important than only with the visual feedback.
, HyungSeok Kim, Hasup Lee, Jooyoung Lee, Jee-In Kim, ““, In Proc. ACM CHI 2015 Work-in-Progress, pp: 1277 – 1282, 2015.04, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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Arsenal performed the most poorly out of the Premier League top six last season and gunners boss Mikel Arteta will be expected to try to work on a lot during this pre-season as the upcoming season will be very important in determining whether he keeps his job or not. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has revealed the things that his squad will work on during this pre-season period.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will be happy with this pre-season as it is his first since he arrived at the Emirates Stadium in 2019 because the COVID-19 pandemic led to all clubs in Europe not getting a one in 2020. Arteta has often stressed that a pre-season period is very important and that him and his team not getting one was one of the reasons that they underperformed in the previous season.
Arsenal are currently in Scotland and have already played against Hibernian which they lost 2-1 and will tomorrow play against Rangers. Arsenal manager was recently had an interview and was asked about what his team will mostly focus about in this pre-season period and he claimed that they will work on the physical, mental and ideas aspects of the game ahead of the start of the Premier League campaign.
“Well a few aspects. Obviously the physical aspect is very important. After five weeks, the players need to get in good shape and the best possible condition to compete at the levels that the Premier League requires.” Mikel Arteta told Arsenal’s official website.
“Then mentally, we need to prepare the team with the ideas that we have, with the values that we have, with the ambition that we want to take into the league.”
“Third, to get the cohesion of the team right, the understanding of the game, what we are looking for, our game model, our principles, and how we’re going to develop that in the next five weeks to get to the Premier League in the best possible stage.”
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Gorgeous antique piece!
- feels like a cotton / linen blend
- slightly sheer
- crochet knit upper with cutouts
- soft pink ribbon at neckline
- flowy bohemian look, not fitted
- would be a lovely wedding dress or bridal shower dress!
Great vintage condition - only flaw is some faint discoloration on the pink ribbon
Size up to large
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A large number of travellers are expected to descend on the centre of Derby this afternoon.
A funeral will take place at St Mary’s Church in Darley Lane in the centre of Derby at 1pm and hundreds of travellers are then expected to walk from the church to Nottingham Road cemetery in Chaddesden.
The exact route that they will take is unknown. Options include using the dual carriageways of St Alkmund's Way and Eastgate and then Nottingham Road via the Pentagon Island or Mansfield Road, Hampshire Road and Wiltshire Road.
According to funeral organisers, the event will see "hundreds" of travellers accompanied by a horse-drawn hearse and carriage making their way through the centre of Derby.
Derbyshire police said that they had been made aware of the funeral and would be monitoring the area.
A force spokesman said: “We are aware a large funeral is taking place on September 28. The local Safer Neighbourhood team is often made aware of larger funerals, which typically pass without event, and we don’t expect this one to be any different.”


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Freedom fighter, statesman, moral compass and South Africa's symbol of the struggle against racial oppression.
That was Nelson Mandela, who emerged from prison after 27 years to lead his country out of decades of apartheid.
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Most conservatives seem to agree that we need to secure the border and fix our legal immigration system. The point of contention arises when it comes to dealing with illegals already residing in the U.S.
There seem to be three opinions on what to do with those already here…
Deport them all. This is the ideal scenario in my view. The problem is that it is the least likely to happen, because of the political opposition to doing it as well as the severe political backlash that would result if it was implemented. There would be social consequences (ripping apart families because of “anchor babies”) and economic consequences to this. The methods by which this would be carried out effectively would also be questionable-how do you just round up millions of Mexicans without violating the rights of legitimate citizens? In reality, this just isn’t going to happen, even if it should. It should have been done years ago when the problem wasn’t so large.
Make them citizens. Unfortunately, this is a very likely scenario. And with it comes many problems. First of all, with citizenship comes the right to vote. Second, it entitles you to be eligible for government programs and welfare. Considering the demographics of the illegals, those two factors combined would be absolutely devastating to the country.
Let them stay under a legal status. Newt Gingrich caught a lot of heat for proposing this during his presidential campaign. It’s the position Rand Paul has taken ahead of his. This is not the ideal scenario, but it does sidestep the consequences of mass deportation as well as the problems arising from giving illegals citizenship. This option may be gaining support, but its proponents are having a hard time selling it to those who won’t accept any form of “amnesty.” This is the route I would take going forward; it just needs some branding improvement.
I’m going to set up a poll gauging whether people here support options 1, 2, or 3. Of course, feel free to advocate and dissect the options I presented. Perhaps there is another option I left out.


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UFA, November 13 (Itar-Tass) — A criminal panel of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Bashkortostan on Tuesday overturned the not guilty verdict for former Prime Minister of the republic Rail Sarbayev passed by the Kirov district court of Ufa earlier this year.
The court thereby met the prosecutor's petition. The former premier had been accused of squandering property entrusted to him.
The case has been sent for retrial.
In 2010, the regional department of the Federal Security Service /FSB/ passed materials to investigators confirming the prime minister's trip to Vienna on personal business on a private plane in December 2009. He paid 1.6 million roubles for the trip from the regional budget.
On July 27, the Kirov district court chaired by Munir Valeyev passed a not-guilty verdict for Sarbayev. The prosecutors challenged the verdict as too soft. They had demanded two years in prison for the former regional premier and a one-million-rouble fine.
"On November 9, the qualifying board of Bashkortostan judges has disciplined Valeyev by terminating his authority as judge and chairman of the Kirov district court and stripping him of 3rd qualification class," the press service of the Supreme Court said.