Building the bridge. (Editor's Notebook).MY 3-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER LOVES the movie "Spy Kids": When two grade-schoolers find out that their parents are captured spies spies n. Plural of spy. v. Third person singular present tense of spy. , they must themselves become spies to rescue them. "Spy Kids" (written/directed by Robert Rodriguez) is perhaps her most-often-requested video. At least it used to be. See, she would adopt the karate karate: see martial arts. karate Martial art in which an attacker is disabled by crippling kicks and punches. Emphasis is on concentration of as much of the body's power as possible at the point and instant of impact. stance portrayed por·tray tr.v. por·trayed, por·tray·ing, por·trays 1. To depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of. 2. To depict or describe in words. 3. To represent dramatically, as on the stage. on the cassette's cover and challenge the "Thumb Thumbs" (the villain's all-thumbs henchmen) on the screen to a fight to the death. That is, until she started getting scared of the Thumb Thumbs. Here's a girl who's absolutely fearless about everything else: heights, bugs, her big brother, you name it. But just the sight of a Thumb Thumb now sends her to the safety of the playroom steps, where she watches the video from a distance through the protection of the balusters. She can see them coming. She knows what's going to happen. She even knows they're really cuddly cud·dle v. cud·dled, cud·dling, cud·dles v.tr. To fondle in the arms; hug tenderly. See Synonyms at caress. v.intr. To nestle; snuggle. n. and will become a part of the "Spy Kids" family by the end of the movie. Yet, she gets paralyzed par·a·lyze tr.v. par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing, par·a·lyz·es 1. To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic. 2. To make unable to move or act: paralyzed by fear. with fear at the sight of them. But why all this talk of her "fight-or-flight" syndrome? Because examining it allows us to ask: "Why be immobilized by something that you know is coming and that, ultimately, will be a friend to you?" Do health care facilities see home care the same way? Some forward-thinking providers such as ManorCare and the Jewish Home & Hospital see the happy ending. In the coming months look for details of how each has built the bridge from home care to facility-based care to capture potential residents earlier in the continuum of care. In this issue, please see our exclusive interview with Graham-Field Health Products Senior Vice President, Sales, Lawrence de la Haba La Haba is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1441 inhabitants. [ edit ] Municipalities in Badajoz pro·lif·er·a·tion n. of facilities adding home care to their mix. Also beginning with this issue the NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. will be providing an exclusive bi-monthly column focusing on business and financial information of interest to providers. (See "Finance," page 9.) We are sure you will give us the "thumbs"-up on the progressive coverage we will be bringing you in 2002! Mark Zacharia Editor-in-Chief and Publisher (mzacharia@vnubusinesspublicationsusa.com) |
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