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5580 Oak Ct, Arvada, CO 80002 is a Single Family Residence property with 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and is approximately 2,421 sq feet of living space. The estimated market value for 5580 Oak Ct, Arvada, CO 80002 is $570,000, based on recent sales of similar homes and other property assessment information. Built in 2002, this Single Family Residence is located in Arvada, CO in the zip code 80002. The nearest zip codes are 80001 , 80003 , 80004. Wheat Ridge, Fairmount and Lakeside are the nearest cities.
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Examples Of Courage In To Kill A Mockingbird
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There are many examples of courage in Lee's fine novel. Two in particular stand out for me. One is Atticus facing the rabid dog. Yes, he has a rifle, but he's an older man, with failing...
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When Little Chuck Little speaks up for Burris Ewell, he says to Miss Caroline "Let him go, ma'am. He's a mean one, a hard-down mean one. He's liable to start somethin', and there's some little folks here" (p.30).
Atticus Finch describes Mrs. Dubose as being one of the most courageous people he knows. Having been a morphine addict, the woman chose to go through her final days without being tied to anyone or anything. It took true courage to face her end, feeling every ounce of pain.
Mrs. Dubose- Overcomes her addiction from a very addictive drug, called morphine, and before she died, she was free from it. Mrs. Dubose tried really hard to overcome it which showed real courage and persistance.
Atticus's philosophy of "what real courage is" (118) is displayed by Miss Maudie in a number of ways. For example, she shows courage by holding views different from those of the other people in Maycomb and shares Atticus's passion for justice which in Maycomb's strict traditions is a brave view to hold. Unlike Miss Stephanie and Mrs. Dubose Miss Maudie uses her sharp tongue to counter gossip rather than to perpetrate it and Scout comments that "Miss Maudie's voice was enough to shut anybody up" (51). This shows that she stands up for her beliefs and is against racism unlike many other residents of Maycomb which in itself is bravery.
Another example of where Miss Maudie shows courage is her reaction to the fire which burnt her home acting in a philosophical way and simply carries on with life. Harper Lee emphasises Miss Maudie's selflessness as she still takes a "lively and cordial interest" (79) in Jem and Scout at all times even when she has just lost all of her possessions simply saying: "Scout you worry about me" (79). Miss Maudie is knowledgeable and therefore understands that life will, at some stage, contain suffering but its severity will be amplified if you do not learn to let go.
In 'To kill a mockingbird' there are many examples of courage. One example is when Mrs Maudie's house burned and even that she continued to smile and reassured the children.
Another form of courage is Boo Radley. He rescued the Jem and Scout when they were being attacked by Ewell at the end of the novel even if he was inside his house as he considered them as his own children, and therefore ready to risk his life for them..
There are several examples of courage in To Kill a Mockingbird. One example of courage would be when Atticus waited outside Tom Robinsons jail cell. He knew that there would probably be a mob, and he even later told Jem that they might have hurt him a bit, but he knew that he couldnt leave Tom alone. His sense of justice was stronger than his fear for himself, so he sat with Tom, prepared to defend him from whoever would punish him for a crime he didnt commit.
Another example of courage was when Boo Radley rescued Jem and Scout. He was stuck inside the house for years, but when he saw his children being attacked he left his house and did what he needed to do to save them.


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New West Farmers Market AGM 2018
Sunday, February 18, 2018
Meeting: 1pm-3pm
(Billard Architecture's offices)
Download the Agenda for the 2018 NWFM AGM here. Hard copies will be provided at the meeting.
Board of Directors
The New West Farmers Market Board of Directors would like to acknowledge the incredible work Jen Arbo (our outgoing President) has contributed to our organization. Jen has worked as a Market Manager, Director, and President and has worked for over nine years to engage the New Westminster community in food safety and security, sustainability, and the importance of buying local.
Thank you Jen for all of the work behind the scenes and on the ground to grow NWFM to what we are today.
We also bid farewell to long-serving member Kevin McConnell, our Secretary Katie Bartel, and Alex McCarthy. Thank you for all your hard work!
As only five nominees have come forward, there will be no need for an election and the nominees will be acclaimed at the AGM.
Matt Lorenzi (Vice-President )
Originally from Alberta, Matt Lorenzi has fallen in love with New Westminster since moving here almost 10 years ago. The sense of history and community is a big factor on why he's chosen to raise his family here. Matt has is interested in sustainability, food security and community building. Volunteering has always been a big part of Matt's "spare" time. In past he has served with New Westminster Environmental Partners and Brow of the Hill Residents Association. Serving on the board of NWFM feels like giving back to the community while being extremely rewarding at the same time.
Rob Mackay (Treasurer )
Rob is a chef who moved to New Westminster two years ago, with his wife Tammy and enormous black lab, Cheddar. This is Rob's first year on the NWFM board. He is passionate about all things relating to food: where it's sourced, how it's grown, and how it's prepared. Rob is excited to bring his 20 years of culinary experience to the already incredible NWFM team.
Carly Fryer (President )
Carly Fryer was born and raised in the Lower Mainland. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in 2005 at Simon Fraser University and returned there to complete her Master of Business Administration in 2016. Her previous work experience includes energy efficiency program delivery for residential customers across British Columbia. In 2010 she worked as a Logistics Supervisor for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games which lead to her moving to London to work as a Logistics Manager for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games. In London she enjoyed the weekly variety of markets hosted around the city. She is currently the Customer Service Manager at a Canadian-based biotechnology company and enjoys exploring the city and discovering the newest coffee shops. You can find Carly playing softball, running or reading in her spare time.
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What role does our personal history play in our experience of learning?
Through my personal life experiences, I have developed an ability to empathise with someone who is about to go through what I have gone through while studying at design school. I aim to teach the fundamentals/essentials but also illustrate emerging subjects to a diverse and large cohort of students. Growing up in a multicultural society in Singapore, I understood the importance of diversity. We need to acknowledge an individual's passions and limits. It is important to give them freedom and allow them to play seriously. I frown upon teaching to meet what the industry needs. I think design school allows one to develop radical concepts that challenges the industry.
What do we do with what we learn?
1. Store, and retrieve
2. Unlearn
3. Share
Store, and retrieve. I teach technology, technical and techniques in product design. I am constantly researching new material and this informs what I teach. My lectures have to be carefully curated due to a substantial amount of material I have accumulated over the years.
Unlearn. We should not accept new knowledge or learnings as truth. We can use the knowledge acquired to question its authenticity and challenge it, where necessary. This can provoke further investigations into the subject matter and uncover new knowledge
Share. Perhaps this is the first thing a teacher would do. Tutors' dual roles as current practitioners and educators is beneficial to students learnings, especially when a tutor share their area of expertise to students . However, "too many cooks spoil a broth"happens when the student cannot grasp how to make sense of all the comments. So, it is important to disseminate information according to learning levels of each student.
What are the risks in encountering new ways of thinking, being and making?
This new way of thinking might be confusing to students. "Making" is pragmatic and can be seen as a form of experimentation during the early stages of their course. We encourage this in stage one. "Being" is transient and I believe this is less pragmatic than making. If "being" is explained as an experience of some form, they can perhaps understand it better. The concept of "being" is important in the later stages of the course. Very often we (my course) see ourselves as a course which is a BA trying to be an MA. The students experiences a dichotomy in how they create their work/projects. A quarter of the final year students will grasp this experience(being) and push it extremely well but the rest will have confusion/conflicts during their studies. If "being" and "making" is working, the student's learning experience would be greatly improved.
How does learning change the way we experience ourselves?
Learning allows me to view current issues with a curious mind. Not to reject it or be cynical. Often, it refreshes my approach to lectures and tutorials. As a studies leader/researcher, I acknowledged that design can be interdisciplinary. My research area is in emerging near-future typologies and they are relevant in the areas of my technical teachings for the students. I became more critical about what I do in my professional current practice and question what is more imperative: the final result or the process ?
Do you agree with Huxley's view on experience? "Experience is not what happens to you. It's what you do with what happens to you". (Aldous Huxley 1932, Texts and Pretexts)
In the teaching context, this is relevant and I agree with him. Students might not perform under pressure. They can also be over ambitious and that can lead to failure. Through these they learn. My case studies and lectures tend to honour the good examples/"best practises". Recently, I have been reading books on failure, product recalls and the Museum of Failure. I think they can also benefit from learning what has failed. Once the student graduates and start practising, the work environment is dynamic, unforgiving and harsh. The prior experiences becomes more relevant and useful. It is what they have achieved or failed earlier that makes them stand out from their future work.


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As I've written before, I'm a sucker for a great thread title, and this one by Carroll on the Rick Steves' Europe forums tickled my fancy:
Why isn't everyone raving about Wales?
And after reading Carroll's report, you do kind of have to wonder why Wales doesn't get more attention as a tourist destination. Despite the trip report containing no photos (I don't believe Rick Steves' allows photos to be posted on the forums), Carroll describes the small towns and countryside in such a way as to make you want to add another line to your bucket list.
A few excerpts from the report:
Crickhowell in Brecon Beacons area. We spent three nights here in a very nice B&B (Glan-y-Dwr). The area is beautiful – green rolling mountains (actually big hills) dotted with small towns. Our first full day we never got in the car, which my husband loved. We took a hike to the top of Table Mountain, which was awesome. There were occasional rain showers, and we could watch them move across the valley and over the hills. Sometimes they missed us, but even when they didn't they were just light sprinkles. Then the sun would come out. The skies were gorgeous and dramatic, and the 360 degree views were stunning. After a rest in our room, we took another easier hike along the canal, then had a very good dinner in the Bridge End pub. This was our favorite way to end every day.
Criccieth and the Llyn Peninsula. … we drove out the Llyn peninsula to Tre'r Ceiri, a hill fort on top of a mountain/hill. This is not a big tourist site, I guess because it's out of the way, but it's really spectacular. There are dozens of Iron Age stone huts and beautiful peaks all around. It was partially cloudy, and the skies were fantastic. From there we drove to Caernarfon and toured the castle
Pembrokeshire National Park is a fantastic place for hiking/walking. … The scenery is spectacular – you are mostly walking on cliffs with the waves crashing on big rocks below. It was a gorgeous sunny day, and the water was a brilliant turquoise – really beautiful. We came upon sheep (of course) and horses, which was a nice surprise.
Read the thread in its entirety: Why isn't everyone raving about Wales?


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The Foundation has produced a booklet with selected texts from traditional Jewish sources, as well as modern and contemporary writings to provide artists with food for thought on the subject "Rupure and Repair." This booklet is available below free of charge. If you wish to receive a printed version of this booklet, it can be obtained in the offices of the Adi Foundation for N.I.S. 15 (by appointment only), or via mail for N.I.S. 25 by telephone order (02 623-5235).
Rupture and Repair – Sources
All translations of biblical verses are from the Jewish Publication Society Hebrew-English Tanakh 5765-2005
Genesis 5, 29And he named him Noah, saying, "This one will provide us relief from our work and from the toil of our hands, out of the very soil which the Lord placed under a curse."
Genesis 24, 67Isaac then brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he took Rebekah as his wife. Isaac loved her, and thus found comfort after his mother's death.
Genesis 50, 15-21 When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "What if Joseph still bears a grudge against us and pays us back for all the wrong that we did him." So they sent this message to Joseph, "Before his death your father left this instruction: So shall you say to Joseph, 'Forgive, I urge you, the offense and guilt of your brothers who treated you so harshly.' Therefore, please forgive the offense of the servants of the God of your father." And Joseph was in tears as they spoke to him. His brothers went to him themselves, flung themselves before him, and said, "We are prepared to be your slaves." But Joseph said to them, "Have no fear! Am I a substitute for God? Besides, although you intended me harm, God intended it for good, so as to bring about the present result – the survival of many people. And so, fear not. I will sustain you and your children." Thus he reassured them, speaking kindly to them.
Exodus 34, 1The Lord said to Moses: "Carve two tablets of stone like the first, and I will inscribe upon the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you shattered.
Numbers 35, 11You shall provide yourselves with places to serve you as cities of refuge to which a manslayer who has killed a person unintentionally may flee.
Deuteronomy 32, 39See, then, that I, I am He; There is no god beside Me. I deal death and give life; I wounded and I will heal: None can deliver from My hand.
2 Kings 2, 21He went to the spring and threw salt into it. And he said, "Thus said the Lord: I heal this water; no longer shall death and bereavement come from it!"
2 Kings 20, 5"Go back and say to Hezekiah, the ruler of My people: Thus said the Lord, the God of your father David: I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. I am going to heal you; on the third day you shall go up to the House of the Lord.
Isaiah 9, 1The people that walked in darkness have seen a brilliant light; On those who dwelt in a land of gloom, light has dawned.
Isaiah 30, 26And the light of the moon shall become like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall become sevenfold, like the light of the seven days, when the Lord binds up His people's wounds and heals the injuries it has suffered.
Isaiah 35, 10And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come with shouting to Zion, crowned with joy everlasting. They shall attain joy and gladness, while sorrow and sighing flee.
Isaiah 51, 3Truly the Lord has comforted Zion, comforted all her ruins; He has made her wilderness like Eden, Her desert like the Garden of the Lord. Gladness and joy shall abide there, Thanksgiving and the sound of music.
Isaiah 52, 9Raise a shout together, O ruins of Jerusalem! For the Lord will comfort His people, will redeem Jerusalem.
Isaiah 54, 7-8For a little while I forsook you, But with vast love I will bring you back. In slight anger, for a moment I hid My face from you; but with kindness everlasting I will take you back in love – said the Lord your Redeemer.
Isaiah 57, 18I note how they fare and will heal them: I will guide them and mete out solace to them, and to the mourners among them.
Isaiah 60, 18. The cry "Violence!" shall no more be heard in your land, nor "Wrack and ruin!" within your borders. And you shall name your walls "Victory" and your gates "Renown."
Isaiah 66, 10 - 13Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, all you who love her! Join in her jubilation, all you who mourned over her. That you may suck from her breast consolation to the full, that you may draw from her bosom glory to your delight. For thus said the Lord: I will extend to her prosperity like a stream, the wealth of nations like a wadi in flood; and you shall drink of it. You shall be carried on shoulders and dandled upon knees. As a mother comforts her son, so I will comfort you; you shall find comfort in Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 30, 17But I will bring healing to you and cure you of your wounds – declares the Lord. Though they called you "Outcast, that Zion whom no one seeks out."
Jeremiah 31, 15 - 17 Thus said the Lord: A cry is heard in Ramah – wailing, bitter weeping – Rachel weeping for her children. She refuses to be comforted for her children, who are gone. Thus said the Lord: Restrain your voice from weeping, your eyes from shedding tears; For there is a reward for your labor – declares the Lord: They shall return from the enemy's land. And there is hope for your future – declares the Lord: Your children shall return to their country.
Jeremiah 31, 28And just as I was watchful over them to uproot and to pull down, to overthrow and to destroy and to bring disaster, so I will be watchful over them, to build and to plant – declares the Lord.
Ezekiel 16, 6When I passed by you and saw you wallowing in your blood, I said to you: "Live in spite of your blood," Yea, I said to you: "Live in spite of your blood." [later on in the source list see the song by Naomi Shemer, BiDamayich Chayai]
Ezekiel 34, 27The trees of the field shall yield their fruit and the land shall yield its produce. [My people] shall continue secure on its own soil. They shall know that I am the Lord when I break the bars of their yoke and rescue them from those who enslave them.
Zechariah 8, 19Thus said the Lord of Hosts: The fast of the fourth month, the fast of the fifth month, the fast of the seventh month, and the fast of the tenth month shall become occasions for joy and gladness, happy festivals for the House of Judah; but you must love honesty and integrity.
Psalms 34, 19The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; those crushed in spirit He delivers.
Psalms 126, 1-6A song of ascents. When the Lord restores the fortunes of Zion – we see it as in a dream – our mouths shall be filled with laughter, our tongues, with songs of joy. Then shall they say among the nations, "The Lord has done great things for them!" The Lord will do great things for us and we shall rejoice. Restore our fortunes, O Lord, like watercourses in the Negeb. They who sow in tears shall reap with songs of joy. Though he goes along weeping, carrying the seed-bag, he shall come back with songs of joy, carrying his sheaves.
Psalms 147, 2 - 3The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem; He gathers in the exiles of Israel. He heals their broken hearts, and binds up their wounds.
Proverbs 12, 18There is blunt talk like sword-thrusts, but the speech of the wise is healing.
Ecclesiastes 3, 1 - 8A season is set for everything, a time for every experience under heaven: A time for being born and a time for dying, A time for planting and a time for uprooting the planted; A time for slaying and a time for healing, a time for tearing down and a time for building up; A time for weeping and a time for laughing, A time for wailing and a time for dancing; A time for throwing stones and a time for gathering stones, A time for embracing and a time for shunning embraces; A time for seeking and a time for losing, A time for keeping and a time for discarding; A time for ripping and a time for sewing, A time for silence and a time for speaking; A time for loving and a time for hating; A time for war and a time for peace.
Nehemiah 8, 17The whole community that returned from the captivity made booths and dwelt in the booths – the Israelites had not done so from the days of Joshua son of Nun to that day – and there was very great rejoicing.
Mishnah Avot 5:23Reward is proportional to pain.
Mishnah Midot 2:2 All those who entered the Temple Mount entered on the right, went around, and exited on the left, except for someone who was a mourner, who went around to the left. [Others, seeing him go against the usual flow, would ask] "What ails you, that you go around to the left?" [He would answer,] "For I am a mourner." [They would then respond,] "May he who dwells in this House comfort you."
Sifre Devarim 342, 33 "And this is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the Israelites before he died" (Deuteronomy 33:1). Since Moses had earlier spoken harsh words to Israel [- - - ] he now spoke to them with words of comfort: [- - - ] All the prophets learned from Moses; they would begin with harsh words, and then follow up with words of comfort.
Bereshit Rabbah (Vilna edition) 85,1While the tribal progenitors [i.e. Joseph's brothers] were engaged in selling Joseph, and Joseph was preoccupied with his sackcloth and fasting, and Reuven was preoccupied with his sackcloth and fasting, and Jacob was preoccupied with his sackcloth and fasting – Judah was busy taking a wife, and the Holy One, Blessed be He, was creating the light of the Messiah. [- - -] Before the first enslaver was born, the ultimate redeemer was born.Eicha Raba (Vilna edition) Petichta 24At that moment the matriarch, Rachel, jumped up before the Holy One, Blessed be He and said: "Master of the universe, You have clearly seen that Jacob your servant loved me inordinately and worked for me under my father for seven years. When he completed the seven years and it was time for me to wed my husband, my father suggested putting my sister in my place. When this became known to me I was pained, and I informed my husband and gave him a sign that he could differentiate between me and between my sister, so that my father could not make this switch. Afterwards I comforted myself and suffered my desire and I pitied my sister that she not be disgraced. And in the evening they gave my sister to my husband in my place, and I gave my sister all the signs that I had given to my husband that he will believe that she is Rachel. And I also slipped under the bed [- - -] and he talked with her and she was silent, and I answered everything so that he would not identify my sister's voice, and I was kind to her and I was not jealous of her and did not shame her. And what am I, I who am flesh and blood, dust and ashes, I was not jealous in my affliction and did not bring about shame or disgrace. But You, the Living King, Merciful – why were You jealous of idolatry which is of no consequence, [for which] You exiled my sons and had them killed by the sword, so that their enemies did with them as they wished?" Immediately, the compassion and mercy of the Holy One, Blessed be He, was aroused, and He said, "For you, Rachel, I will return Israel to its rightful place."
Song of Songs Rabbah (Vilna edition) 1:4There was a woman in Sidon who lived for ten years with her husband without bearing him a child. They came to R. Shimon bar Yohai and asked to part from each other. He said to them, I adjure you, just as you have joined together by [feasting with] food and drink, you should not part without [feasting] with food and drink. They took his advice and arranged a festive day with a great feast, and they became somewhat inebriated. Feeling calm and relaxed, he said to her: "My daughter, choose any precious article in my house and take it with you to your father's house." What did she do? After he had fallen asleep, she called over to her servants and maidservants and said to them: "Lift him up on the bed and carry him to my father's house." At midnight, when the effects of the wine wore off, he woke up and said to her: "My daughter, where am I?" "You are in my father's house," she replied. "What am I doing in your father's house?" he asked. She responded: "Last night, didn't you say 'choose any article in my house that you want and take it with you to your father's house?' There is no article in the world more precious to me than you." They went to R. Shimon bar Yohai and he prayed on their behalf and they became pregnant.
Midrash on Psalms (Buber edition) 20,4A parable of a father and son who were journeying on a road. The son, growing weary, asked his father: "Where is the city?" and the father replied: "My son, take this as a sign: when you see a burial ground, then surely the city is near. And so the Holy One, Blessed be He, said to Israel: when you see that troubles are pressing in on you, that will be the time of redemption.
Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Megillah 13bGod does not afflict Israel unless He first creates a remedy.
Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Hagigah 12aWith the light that the Holy One, Blessed be He created on the first day of Creation, man could see from one end of the earth to the other. When He looked out upon the generation of the flood and the generation of the dispersion [i.e. the tower of Babel], and saw that their deeds were corrupt, He removed the light from them and stored it. [- - -] For whom did he store the light? For the righteous in the world-to-come.
Babylonian Talmud, Ketubot 8b"Our brothers who are suffering, who are despondent with this mourning, pay attention and understand: this occurs in all times, the way of the world since the six days of creation; many drank, many will drink; the drink of earlier generations will be the drink of later generations. Our brothers, may the master of consolations comfort you. Blessed is the One who comforts the mourners."
Babylonian Talmud, Baba Kamma 60b"[When a fire is ignited and spreads to thorns…] he who ignited the fire must make restitution" (Exodus 22:5). Said the Holy One, Blessed be He: I am obligated to make restitution for the fire that I ignited. I kindled a fire in Zion, as it is written, "[The Lord vented all His fury, poured out His blazing wrath;] He kindled a fire in Zion which consumed its foundations" (Lamentations 4:11); and in the future, I will build it by fire, as it is written, "And I myself, declares the Lord, will be a wall of fire all around it, and I will be a glory inside it" (Zechariah 2:9).
Babylonian Talmud, Baba Metziah 85a[The suffering] of Rebbi [i.e. Rabbi Yehudah the Prince] came as a result of an event, and left as a result of an event. [- - -] They were leading a calf to slaughter, when it hid its head among the folds of Rebbi's clothing and cried. Rebbi said to the calf: "Go! For this you were created." They said [in heaven]: Since he did not show mercy, let suffering come upon him. [- - -] One day, Rebbi's servant was sweeping the house, and she began to sweep away some baby weasels that were there. Rebbi said to her: "Leave them; it is written: 'His mercy extends to all His creations' (Psalms 145:9). They said [in Heaven]: Since he shows mercy, let us show mercy upon him.
Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Baba Batra 16aThe Holy One, Blessed be He, created the evil impulse, and He created the Torah as its antidote.
Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Avodah Zarah 3bThe day is divided into twelve hours. During the first third, the Holy One, Blessed be He sits and studies Torah, and during the second third He sits in judgment of the entire world. When He sees that world deserves to be destroyed, He stands up from the seat of judgment and sits on the seat of mercy. Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Menahot 53bWhy was Israel compared to an olive tree? [- - -] Just like an olive yields its oil only by pressing, so too Israel only repents through afflictions.
Avot de-Rabbi Natan, Version A, Chapter Four Once, as Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai was leaving Jerusalem, Rabbi Joshua followed after him and beheld the Temple in ruins. "Woe unto us!" Rabbi Joshua cried, "that this, the place where the iniquities of Israel were atoned for, was destroyed!" "My son," Rabbi Yohanan said to him, "do not take it so badly; we have another atonement as effective as this. And what is it? It is acts of loving-kindness.
Avot de-Rabbi Natan, Version A, Chapter Fourteen When Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai's son died, his disciples came in to comfort him…. Rabbi Eliezer ben Arakh entered, sat down before him, and said: "I shall tell you a parable. To what may this be compared? To a man with whom the king deposited some object for safekeeping. Every single day the man would weep and cry out, saying: 'Woe unto me! When shall I be fully relieved of my responsibilities for this object?' You too, master, you had a son: he studied the Torah – Scripture, Prophets and the Writings – and Mishnah, Halakhah, and Aggadah, and he departed from the world without sin. You should be comforted in that you returned what had been given to you in trust." Rabbi Yohanan said to him: "Rabbi Eliezer, my son, you have comforted me the way men should give comfort!"
Shlomo Ibn Gevirol/ from Keter MalchutLord of the Universe, If my sins are too great to bear, what will become of Your great name?And if I will not merit your compassion, who will have mercy on me apart from You?Therefore if You kill me – I will still wait for YouAnd if You look for my sins I will run away from You – to You, and I will take shelter from Your anger – in Your shade, and I will cling to the borders of your compassion until You take pity on me, and You will not send me away but rather bless me.[1021-1058, Spain, poet and philosopher]
R. Nachman of Breslov/ from Likutei Moharan Tinyana 24 It is a great mitzvah to be continually joyous, and to overcome and distance sadness and the bitter blackness with as much strength as possible, and all the illness that is visited on men, they are all only the result of the ruin of happiness.
R. Nachman of Breslov/from Likutei Moharan Tinyana 112As to the issue of strengthening oneself, so that man not lose faith under the weight of all the imperfections and errors generated by his own hands, respond and say: "If you believe that it is possible to corrupt – believe that it is possible to correct."[1772, Mezibuz, Ukraine – 1810, Uman, Ukraine. Founder of the Breslov Hasidim, the great-grandson of the Baal Shem Tov]
The Kotzker Rebbe [the Rabbi of Kotzk]There is nothing more complete than a broken heart; no cry louder than absolute silence.[R. Menachem Mendel Morgenstern, 1787-1859, Poland. One of the great Hasidic leaders][Later on in the source book, see the song by Naomi Shemer, Ayn Davar]
Rabbi Avraham Yitzhak HaCohen Kook/ from Orot HaKodesh, Chapter 2, p. 314The sanctity that destroys brings about great fighters who bring blessings to the world, the greatness of Moses who with a strong hand broke the Tablets of the Lord.
Rabbi Avraham Yitzhak HaCohen Kook/ from Orot HaKodesh, Chapter 2, p. 521The alternating periods of good and bad fortune are recurring and frequent, both for the individual and the world-at-large, and in any event the overall momentum is one of rising and stabilizing [= repair]. The alternating situations, even during a particularly steep descent, have no more value than the waxing and waning of the moon, or the movement of the ocean's tides, or of internal breathing, restoring breath into life, and the external breath that pushes out, or wakefulness and sleep, which while they seem to be opposites actually, both together, generate a perfect life.
Rabbi Avraham Yitzhak HaCohen Kook/ from Orot HaKodesh Chapter 3, p. 324If we are destroyed, and the world is destroyed along with us, because of baseless hatred – we will return to be rebuilt, and the world will be rebuilt with us, by means of unconditional love.
Rabbi Avraham Yitzhak HaCohen Kook/ from Meged Yeraichim, CheshvanWhen the soul illuminates, the heavens wrapped in fog also produce a pleasant light.
Rabbi Avraham Yitzhak HaCohen Kook/ from Arpilei Tohar 39The righteous do not complain about wickedness – rather add justice;do not complain about heresy – rather increase faith;do not complain about ignorance – rather augment wisdom.[1865, Latvia – 1935, Jerusalem. The First Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi in the State of Israel, founder of the "Merkaz HaRav" Yeshiva]
Chaim Nachman Bialik/ from HaSefer HaIvriOnly after the tree has shed its old fruit does it begin to grow new ones.[1873, Ukraine – 1934, Ramat Gan. The "National Poet", essayist, writer, translator and editor]
Martin Buber / from Or Haganuz, p. 257Rabbi Israel of Rozin has said: When a woman is pregnant and labor pains begin in the eighth month of her pregnancy, before it is time to give birth, there is an attempt to stop the labor pains. This is not so during the ninth month: If she feels labor pains then, they are intensified, so that she will give birth quickly. Therefore if the Rishonim [early Medieval sages] called out to the Heavens, to remove the pains of hardship from the earth, they were told that it was not yet time. And now, as redemption is close at hand, prayer does not help to remove the pains and distress of the world, but rather these pains are piled on, one atop the other, so that redemption will come quickly.[R. Israel of Rozin: Israel Friedman, 1796-1850. A founder of the Rozin Hasidim, the great-grandson of the Maggid of Mezritch. Martin Buber: 1878, Vienna – 1965, Jerusalem. Philosopher and educator. Recipient of the Israel Prize, 1958.]
Shai [Shmuel Yosef] Agnon/ from Sipurei HaBesht [Tales of the Besht], p. 34The Besht was devoted to even those who had committed sins and possessed little grandeur themselves [- - -]. He said: Someone who has committed a sin and knows that he has committed a sin, he will be blessed by God, because He "abides with them in the midst of their uncleanness." (Leviticus 16, 16)[The Baal Shem Tov (The Besht): R. Israel ben Eliezer, 1698-1760. The founder of Hasidism. Shmuel Yosef Agnon: 1887, Galicia – 1970, Jerusalem. Writer. Nobel Prize Laureate for Literature 1966]
Rabbi Yeshayahu Shapira/ from HaAdmor HeChalutz, p. 257It is a very great task, placed on our shoulders by Divine Providence, to rebuild the Jewish people that were destroyed in the Diaspora. We are but a few, the survivors, upon whom is placed the burden to replenish what was taken from our people during the Holocaust and to establish the nation of Israel in the Land of Israel. Someone who is from Israel must study Torah and must observe the laws of the Torah, and these two must be intertwined. You can also serve God while driving a tractor, if it is the Land of Israel that you are plowing, because whatever is connected to the Land of Israel is a mitzvah [commandment]. Even a tractor, affording the fulfilling of mitzvot by means of demanding, physical labor, helps us in our holy work. We are now at the time of creation – when worlds are destroyed and new worlds are rebuilt – and we must take care that the new worlds will be built in the spirit of the Torah of Israel. Our world is not whole, but we will find our way. We must continue; this is a commandment from above.[1891, Poland – 1945, Kfar Hasidim. One of the leaders of religious Zionism. Known as the "Pioneer Rabbi" or the "The Pioneer Admor".]
Rabbi Yosef Dov HaLevi Soloveitchik / from Kol Dodi Dofek [Listen – My Beloved Knocks] In the midst of a terrifying night full of atrocities – Majdanek, Treblinka and Buchenwald; in a night of gas chambers and crematoria; in a night of God's absolute concealment; in a night ruled by the devil of doubt and destruction, who wished to drag the betrothed from her home into the Catholic church; on a night of unrelenting searches and seeking the beloved – on this night the beloved's body floats upward, and the God concealed in his hidden abode appeared suddenly and began to knock at the entrance to the tent of the sorrowful betrothed woman, swept away, tossing and turning from the spasms and torments of hell. As a result of the beatings and the knocking at the entrance to the tent of the betrothed, enveloped in her mourning, the State of Israel was born![1903, Russia – 1993, The United States. One of the spiritual leaders of Orthodox Jewry in the United States.]
Abraham Joshua HeschelWe are a nation in mourning, but not in despair. Wrapped in sorrow, but far from self-pity. Lamenting the tragedy, remembering our sins, prosecuting ourselves. The mourning is a cry for repentance. We are a nation soaked in grief whose purpose is repair. A sorrow this deep purifies; this is the uncharted path to deepening feelings of compassion, to the understanding that the history unfolding before our eyes is not the end of the story. The elegy imbues its tones into the sound of our laughter, however the deep sorrow also heralds the beginning process of redemption.[1907 – 1972. Philosopher, theologian, poet]
Rabbi Professor Eliezer Berkovitz / from Geula U'Medina [Redemption and the State], pp .146-147 This destruction is unique to our times. This was the destruction of the Diaspora. This is the first time that the Diaspora itself was destroyed. The Godlike Diaspora – the exile of the Shekhina [the presence of God] – reached the nadir of its tragic downward trajectory in all of history. And precisely because of the Shekhina's participation in this exile – we also descended to the depths of troubles and pain and remained helpless. The power of redemption, which was never entirely gone, was destroyed completely this time. This is what I refer to as the destruction of exile. There was only one medication for the destruction of the Diaspora – national redemption as a light unto the nations, restoring the sovereignty of the nation of Israel in the Land of Israel. There is no doubt that without this we would be lost. The Diaspora was a ruin, powerless to continue, as if it had disappeared from the world. The establishment of the state brought about the only reviving wind, restoring the dry bones of the Diaspora.[1908, Romania – 1992, Jerusalem. Philosopher and theologian]
Leah Goldberg/ Shlosha Amdu [Three Were Standing]Three were standing facing the fragments constituting the whole – The wise one, the fool and the dreamer.The wise one said:Indeed I walk on a straight path – From a world that received no comfort to a world that could not be comfortedAnd my heart understood what was prophesied.The fool said:The whole is standing firm.It only appears to me as if it is broken.Only because I am a foolI cannot fix it.The dreamer cried as he understood:After all, a fragment cannot join together with another fragment.And each fragment was held in his hand As if it were whole – And was again fragmented.[1911 – 1970. Poet, writer, translator, critic and literary scholar. Winner of the Israel Prize in 1970.]
Zelda/ Im Savi [With my Grandfather]Like our forefather AbrahamWho counted the stars at nightWho called out to his creatorFrom within the furnaceWhose son he bound on the altarThat was my grandfather.That same perfect faithInside the flameAnd the same soft lookAnd wavy beard.Outside it was snowingOutside they roared:There is no justice and there is no judge.And in his cracked and shattered roomThe Cherubim sangOf a heavenly Jerusalem
Moshe Dayan / (excerpt from a speech delivered in 1969) The Jewish nation was blessed with two resources that enabled it to withstand its never-ending struggles: One of them is faith. I do necessarily refer here to religious faith, but rather to faith as the antithesis of despair, to faith as an antibiotic element injected into the spirit of the Israelite nation, dipped in blood from the first day of its existence: "When I passed by you and saw you wallowing in your blood, I said to you: 'Live in spite of your blood.' Yea, I said to you: 'Live in spite of your blood.'" A faith that follows its path, its justness, its future, a faith that protects and inoculates itself against a fallen spirit, helplessness, nothingness, and inaction. The second is the "Fear not" from the verse "Fear not My servant Jacob." Its significance – do not be fearful, do not be afraid. The decree handed to you is that of living in ongoing conflict, and Heaven forbid that cowardice is what causes you to fail! "Fear not" is the basis and the condition for the ability to withstand the struggle throughout all the changing generations and circumstances.[1915, Degania – 1981, buried in Nahalal. Military leader and statesman]
Chaim Guri / Min HaDlayka Hahiy [From That Conflagration]From that conflagration that burned and charred your tortured bodyWe carried a torch of fire to light our soulsAnd with this torch we lit the flame of freedomWith which we set out for battle on our land.Your pain, that has no brother in pain resembling itWe cast into iron – quarries and sharp-toothed plowsWe transformed your insult into gunsYour eyes – into a lighthouse for the ships that approach at night.From the beacons of your ruined cityWe took the smashed and charred stoneAnd turned it into a cornerstone and a foundation,To the stone in the wall that cannot be breached.Your song that was consumed in the flamesRises and bursts forth from the fighting forces as a vowAnd with it strength and honor rise as wellAnd the ancient hope that is never lost.We have avenged your bitter and lonely deathWith our fists striking hot and heavy blowsWe have erected a monument here to the burnt ghettoA monument of life that will endure for all eternity.[born 1923. Poet, writer and filmmaker. Winner of the Israel Prize in 1988.]
Yehuda Amichai / Eylim Mitchalfim, HaTfilot Nisharot La'ad [The Gods Change, The Prayers Remain Forever] I saw on the street, on a summer's eve,I saw a woman writing wordsOn a paper spread across a locked wooden door,And she folded it and placed it between the door and the doorpost and she left.And I didn't see her face nor the face of the manWho will read what is writtenAnd I didn't see the words.There is a stone placed on my table and the word "Amen" is written on the stone,The fragment of a gravestone, the remnant of a Jewish cemeteryDestroyed one thousand years ago, in the city where I was born.One word "Amen" is engraved deep in the stoneA hard and final Amen for all that was and will never return,A softly singing Amen like those in the prayers,Amen and Amen, May it be God's Wish.Broken gravestones, changing words, forgotten words,The lips that uttered them turned to dust,Languages as dead as men,Other languages coming to life,The Gods in the heavens vary, the Gods change,The prayers remain forever.
Yehuda Amichai / From I Wasn't One of the Six Million. And What is my Life? Open Close Open And what is my life. I am like one who exited EgyptAnd the Sea of Reeds split in half, and I pass through dry groundWith two walls of water to my right and to my left.Behind me are Pharaoh's army and horsemen and ahead of me lies the desertAnd perhaps the Promised Land. This is my life.
Yehuda Amichai / HaMakom Bo Anu Tzodkim [The Place Where We Are Right]From this place where we are rightFlowers in Spring Will never blossom.The place where we are right Is hard and trampledLike a courtyard.But doubts and lovesSoften the world's soilLike a mole, like a plow.And a whisper will be heard in the placeWhere there was a houseThat was destroyed.[1924-2000. Poet. Winner of the Israel Prize for 1982.]
Pinchas Sadeh / A Poem of the Tzefa [Viper] Snake, January 27, 1991Night is falling on the city, on the abandoned streets.The winter skies are darkening.The trees through my window are wrapped in darkness, the birds in their nests, are falling asleep.In this darkness, somewhere among the bushes, a viper awaits.Once, somewhere, I read that when Napoleon stood at the foot of the Pyramids he addressed his soldiers and said:Four thousand years of history are watching you now.Within us, now, something else is watching. Deeper, loftier, than the Pyramids.The eyes of our fathers and mothers are watching us.Endless eyes, for more than two thousand years, from the ghettos of Worms and Mainz, Toledo, Nemirov, Kishinev, Treblinka, Auschwitz.And what do their eyes say. Their eyes say: our children, grandchildren, may you be blessed.That you are not digging graves for yourselves in the snow, and not burning in the crematoria, like us.That you are not torn apart by the teeth of dogs, and not stabbed in your mother's womb.That you are not at a loss and helpless under the skies, as we were.That in your hands there is strength, and you sit upon your land.You are our comfort, as much as comfort is possible.[1929, Galicia – 1994, Jerusalem. Writer, poet and translator. The poem was written during the Persian Gulf War]
Naomi Shemer /Ayn Davar [It's OK]If you get lost along the way, lose your bearingsAnd a great storm passes over, promising a floodAnd I have no idea what tomorrow will bringSomething within the darkness comforts me and sings:There is nothing more complete than a broken heartOr that cries out more from within the stillnessA broken heart and a wounded heart, a heart that is tired of talkingIt knows the love that is bought with sufferingAnd when it almost sinks, and the water is at its neckSomething within the darkness comforts it and sings:There is nothing more complete than a broken heartOr that cries out more from within the stillnessIf inside this shouting stillness I sometimes can't go onSpeculate about the future yet remember the pastThen in the hills of darkness that softly enclose meSomething always tells me to reconcile and to wait:There is nothing more complete than a broken heartOr that cries out more from within the stillness.
Naomi Shemer / BiDamayich Chayii [Live in Spite of Your Blood] The ancient words give me strengthI will find healing through the age-old voicesThey help me to live, they help me to growTo create a more beautiful worldWhen I passed by you and saw you wallowing in your bloodI said to you: Live in spite of your bloodAnd suddenly a rainbow opens above my headA colorful fan unfurlsHeralding life, acknowledging hopeAnd peace and tranquility and compassionWhen I passed by you and saw you wallowing in your bloodI said to you: Live in spite of your blood
Naomi Shemer / HaChagiga Nigmeret [The Celebration Ends]And sometimes the celebration ends, lights are put outThe trumpet says "goodbye" to the violinsThe middle watch of the night kisses the third,To rise in the morning and start from the beginning.To rise tomorrow morning with a new song in your heartTo sing it powerfully, to sing it in painTo hear flutes on wind that is freeAnd to start from the beginning.From the beginning of your world in the morning to create always:The eart, the grass and all the luminariesAnd then from the dust, in man's imageTo rise tomorrow morning and start from the beginning.To rise tomorrow morning with a new song [- - -]The celebration also ends for you, and at midnightIt's hard for you to find the homeward pathFrom within the darkness we askTo rise tomorrow morning and start from the beginning.To rise tomorrow morning with a new song [- - -][1930, Kvutzat Kinneret – 2004, Tel Aviv. Songwriter, composer and singer. Winner of the Israel Prize for 1983.]
Arik Einstein Ani Ve'Ata [You and I]You and I will change the worldYou and I – and then all will followIt's already been said, before me – but that doesn't matterYou and I will change the world.You and I will start from the beginningWe'll have a hard time – it doesn't matter, it's not that badIt's already been said, before me – but that doesn't matterYou and I will change the world.
Ehud Manor / HaShir HaBa [The Next Song]At the end of the day, at the edge of the pathFrom the other side of the steep mountainWhen you collect the fragmentsWhat is really left? Only a few friends.Within the blackness, deep in the fogIn the silent depths of the murky seaWhen you see the liesWhat is really left? Only a few friends.And when it seems as if the light of day will not return again,You suddenly understand what really matters,And you have a will and you have a reasonTo start thinking about the next song.From within the shade, from within bewildermentYour soul and your heart once again find peaceWhen you revisit the songsAnd battle the sadness with a few friends.And when it seems as if the light of day [- - -]
Ehud Manor / Amud HaAish [The Pillar of Fire]I see it at nightStanding in its spot – a pillar of fire,A tower of light rises upSprouting roots as if it soughtTo tell the scattered nationTo those lost somewhere in the desert:"Come here from the north, west,South and east."Many nights it circled roundReflected in the eyes of all those who dreamtDirected in darkness to a landFrom which its light will never leave.To illuminate for the scattered nation,To those lost somewhere in the desertA path that leads here from the north, west,South and east.A pillar of fire, a pillar of dawn rises.[Binyamina, 1942 – Tel Aviv, 2005. Lyricist, translator and media personality. Winner of the Israel Prize for 1998]
Erez Biton/ Pigumim [Scaffolding]On the threshold of half a house in the Land of IsraelStood my father, pointing to the sides as he said:From this destruction we will one day build a kitchenIn which to cook the tail of a Leviathan and a wild bull.And in destroying these we will build a corner of prayerTo find a place for a synagogue.My father remained on the threshold, and all my life IPut up scaffolding to the heart of the sky. [Born in 1942 in Algeria. Immigrated to Israel in 1948. Poet.]
Yehonatan GefenThere are moments in war, when the friendship among men is a shining light. Whoever has witnessed the evacuation of wounded from a worn half-track to the evacuation point in a mosque at the crossroads, has been privileged to look into the melting pot of all that is good in the souls of men. God took a handful of dust and created man, but we are not magicians, we carried the wounded on stretchers, and we attempted to recreate flesh and blood. This is the softness taken from another world, [- - -] man and his God in an eternal moment of endless gratitude. The foundation of creating and reviving within the actions of war which by its very nature is complete destruction.[Born 1947 in Nahalal. Poet, playwright, writer, journalist and satirist.]
Nessa Rapoport/ From "Suffering," A Woman's Thoughts on Grieving
This is the teaching of suffering, if you allow it, as if in a great stroke the world you occupy divides itself: Here is what matters; the rest – no. Like a dancer who offers years of bloodied feet and tender injury toward a gift, a moment of perfect, elusive grace, we proceed through our buffeted lives, trying to make of ill fortune and random blows one small and beautiful thing, which all of us deserve not because of talent or means but simply because we live.It is the hardest of all learning that the opposite of depression is not happiness – a radiant, receding goal – but vitality, to feel alive each minute you are given. Then when sweetness comes it is most sweet, and when sorrow comes you know its name. In the aftermath of suffering, you chart each day as an explorer preceding map or compass, and what you find is shockingly alloyed: All happiness is dappled, and even bleakest tragedy has moments of strange praise.[Born in 1953 in Canada. Lives in New York. Novelist and poet.]
Moshe Shner/ Tikkun OlamThe newest trend among Jews in the United States is "Tikkun Olam." For those living in Israel, and for whom religion is associated with religious coercion, this undoubtedly sounds strange, but the Jewish organizations in the United States, for the most part, interpret Judaism as representing a sense of obligation to weaker individuals: Whether it takes the form of a demonstration in front of the Sudan embassy against the slaughter in Darfur, or in volunteering to work in backward villages in Asia.[Born in 1953 in Kibbutz Lochamei Hagetaot. Lecturer at Oranim College.]
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Choreographer: Beth Kennedy
Presented by Voices of Hope at North Shore Music Theatre. Proceeds from the show go to the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.
Following rave reviews for their sellout performance of Fiddler on the Roof, the Voices of Hope are back for a magical night full of all your Broadway favorites! From the soaring melodies of Rodgers and Hammerstein, the tuneful wit of Cole Porter, and the rock n' roll rhythms of Leiber and Stoller, to contemporary selections from such shows as The Wiz, Newsies, Jersey Boys, Book of Mormon and more, there's something for everyone in this musical celebration, "Broadway for Life!"


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When teaching our Project Management courses, I regularly emphasize the correct sequence for creating and entering content into Microsoft Project, Primavera Suretrack, CA Clarity or other schedule software. Most of the training courses and many of the vendors get it wrong. They fail to understand the algorithms and foundations used when their software was created … Continue reading Project Management PMP – Creating a Schedule Using Automated (software) Tools
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PMBOK 6th Edition: Finding what you need to know
First, you may pre-order the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) 6th Edition directly from PMI during August, for shipment during early September. The PMBOK® Guide is being bundled with the PMO Agile Practice guide since the two reinforce each other (and other PMI subject guides). The official public launch date for the English … Continue reading PMBOK 6th Edition: Finding what you need to know
Planned Value – A simple explanation for an Earned Value concept
One of my students regularly applies Project Management topics as a means to reinforce the lessons. Earned Value Management (EVM) is a simple and powerful tool, albeit seldom applied. EVM is most often applied to large, complex projects particularly with a technology focus. An overview of EVM was published in the first edition of the … Continue reading Planned Value – A simple explanation for an Earned Value concept
PMI's Continuing Certification Requirements Leadership PDU's – How to Claim Them
I have found Leadership PDU's amongst the most enjoyable to explore and obtain. With the changes to PMI's Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) Program, the ability to discover and report exemplary personal development options is both expanded and easier to fulfill. If you haven't explored the re-certification process recently, you should start with a quick review … Continue reading PMI's Continuing Certification Requirements Leadership PDU's – How to Claim Them
Three Point Estimates in Six Sigma and PMI
Both PMI and Six-Sigma Certifications rely on an understanding of statistics and in particular very basic terms, formulas and distributions. The topic generally leads to multiple examples, assistance with labs and sample questions, as well as after hours tutoring. So I decided to write a blog to which students might refer when they need a … Continue reading Three Point Estimates in Six Sigma and PMI
PMP Exam Content Changing – November 1, 2015
PMI is changing the question emphasis on the PMPC exam effective November 1st, 2015. There will be no exam transition overlap as occurs with most PMBOK edition updates since this is NOT a PMBOK update. The exam remains based on the PMBOK 5th Edition™ and the additional reference materials upon which our course is based. … Continue reading PMP Exam Content Changing – November 1, 2015
Getting those PDUs – Professional Development Units
Shout out to the sales and marketing personnel at Interface Technical Training who inspired this blog… They continually receive the question, "What counts toward PMI Professional Development Units?" The answer is usually 'it depends', since credential holders self report. This blog will at least clarify which Interface Technical Training courses comply with PMI guidelines based … Continue reading Getting those PDUs – Professional Development Units
Do you ProjectManagement.com? You should start today
Did you know that PMI acquired ProjectManagement.com in January 2014? ProjectManagement.com was formerly called Gantthead.com. ProjectManagement.com sponsored a booth at the 2014 PMI Global Congress in Phoenix, Arizona. Now that online access to Global Congress content has been closed by PMI.org (effective February 28, 2015), you may continue to participate in topic explorations and discussions … Continue reading Do you ProjectManagement.com? You should start today
PMXPO Project Management 2015 Virtual Global Congress – Recap
One long, fruitful day. 6.5 PDU's. New insight into the direction of PMI and the world of project management. I attended Projectmanagement.com's 2015 virtual Global Congress yesterday (April 30, 2015). Admittedly skepticism led to event attendance. Would sitting in front of a monitor for ten hours listening to virtual/remote delivery of project management content be … Continue reading PMXPO Project Management 2015 Virtual Global Congress – Recap
Preparing for the PMP Exam – 2015 update
Students ask many of the questions that lead to my blogs. They deserve the credit for good questions and valuable feedback. This time, I am actually using the input from several recently credentialed former students. Kudos to the dozen or more who have achieved the PMP credential from November 2014 through January 2015. I should … Continue reading Preparing for the PMP Exam – 2015 update