Learn English: Aussie slang | Australia Plus Slang Slang is a type of language consisting of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are mainly used in speech, and not generally used in writing at all. The unique aspect of slang is that it is usually restricted to a particular context or group of people, so Australian slang is slightly different to that of American slang. Slang is often used with friends in more informal situations and in Australia, this means your ‘mates’. Mates refers to friends and is non gender specific and can refer to a boy or a girl. Tell all your mates we will be having a coffee at the new place on the corner at 5pm. You may even hear someone use the greeting ‘g’day’. ‘G’day, how you going? Australian greetings Flickr CC: Brendan Lambourne In Australia a common greeting amongst friends is the very informal, ‘how you going?’ - Hi Sue, how you going? - Not too bad, tired though as I was up all night studying. The phrase 'how you going', when spoken fluently sounds like: ‘how ya goin?’ - How’s it going?
How One Hospital Brought Its C-Section Rate Down Fast NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.— Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, one of the largest and most respected facilities in Orange County, needed to move quickly. A big insurer had warned that its maternity costs were too high and it might be cut from the plan's network. The reason? Too many cesarean sections. "We were under intense scrutiny," said Dr. The C-section rate at the time, in early 2012, was about 38 percent. Within three years, Hoag had lowered its cesarean section rates for all women to just over a third of all births. In medicine, this qualifies as a quick turnaround. Decreasing C-sections results in "better health to mothers and better health to babies and lower costs," said Stephanie Teleki, senior program officer at the California HealthCare Foundation, which helped fund the data collection and analysis by the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative. Experts have long been troubled by the wide variation of C-sections among hospitals nationally. Focus on Physicians Dr. Dr.
Crayons & Cuties In Kindergarten Whats On In Melbourne Victoria Australia | Only Melbourne News.com.au | News Online from Australia and the World | NewsComAu Coral bleaching These aerials of Australia's Great Barrier Reef are evidence the most untouched part of it has the most severe bleaching in its history. The footage, which filmed over 500 coral reefs during six days from Cairns to Papua New Guinea, shows 95% is white and yellow. Scientists say the bleaching happens in rising water temperatures – the coral, under stress, drives out living algae, causing it to calcify, and part of that is down to the current El Niño climate cycle. The Great Barrier Reef stretches 1,200 miles (1,931 kilometres) along Australia's northeast coast and is the world's largest living ecosystem. Difficult words: aerial (a video taken from the air), bleaching (getting white), footage (a video), singular alga, plural algae (a simple, non-flowering aquatic plant), calcify (to harden with calcium), be down to (because of), stretch (to exist over an area), stop short (to stop suddenly). Source: www.ondemandnews.com
Continuous support for women during childbirth Continuous support in labour increased the chance of a spontaneous vaginal birth, had no harm, and women were more satisfied. Historically women have been attended and supported by other women during labour and birth. However in many countries, as more women are giving birth in hospital rather than at home, continuous support during labour has become the exception rather than the norm. Non-verbal classroom management tips This is the second post in the new series I’m introducing on The Cornerstone called Real Teachers, Real Tips. Each month, I’ll invite one educator to share a few classroom management tips that have worked in his or her classroom. I’m hoping to feature a wide cross-section of teachers from all different parts of the world, at all different grade levels, in all different teaching scenarios. August’s featured teacher is Tammi Pittaro, a super talented educator who’s been in the field for 35 years!! Hello! I live and teach in southeastern New Jersey, not far from the bright lights of Atlantic City and the Pine Barrens forest. As I am gearing up for a new school year, I am thinking about the basics. What does nonverbal classroom management look like and how can a teacher keep students focused on learning without using words or sounds? 1. I have found that making eye contact with each child early and often in the day or the period helps him or her stay on track in the classroom. 2. 3. 4.
Koala stops the traffic What a place to take a stroll! This koala had to be escorted to safety by police from a busy Australian highway. The native marsupial wandered across the Brisbane Valley Highway where he stopped the busy traffic. This video posted to Facebook shows cars stopped on the roadway while a policeman shepherds the animal to safety. The amused motorists looked on as the koala ambled and hopped casually along the highway before eventually taking refuge in greenery next to the road. Despite their rather cute appearance, experts say koalas shouldn't be picked up due to their sharp claws. Difficult words: stroll (a relaxed walk), marsupial (a mammal like the kangaroo and the koala), wander (to walk without a specific destination), amused (entertained), shepherd (to guide), amble (to walk slowly and in a relaxed way), take refuge (to find a safe place), due to (because of), claw (an animal’s nail). Source: www.ondemandnews.com
Vaginal examinations: a symptom of a cervical-centric birth culture | MidwifeThinking This post is about routine vaginal examinations (VE) during physiological birth ie. an uncomplicated birth without any medical intervention. The VE is a useful assessment in some circumstances, but it’s routine use in an attempt to determine labour progress is questionable. As birth knowledge evolves, and research challenges the current cervical-centric approach to labour progress, there is an opportunity to shift practice. I’m hoping this post will inspire readers to reconsider their beliefs and practices regarding cervixes and VEs. History: the rise of the cervix How did we get fixated on what one small area of the body is doing during the complex and multidimensional birth process? The development of medicine was influenced by the notion that the body could be understood like a machine, with distinct parts that could be studied and understood separately. Now: new understandings and contradictions The cervical-centric discourse is so embedded that it is evident everywhere. Summary