text: Plan Like You're Dying October 2, 2013 08:48 AM Strength of rural communities hinges on succession With a long legacy of family members at the helm of The Callaway Bank, Bruce Harris (left) set up the rural bank for future success with the support of his father, Overton Harris, and uncle, John C. Harris. Photo: Tim Brown The doctor says, "you have Stage 4 cancer and about three months to live." Those words set the succession planning wheels in motion for Bruce Harris, former president of The Callaway Bank—the oldest independent community bank in Missouri. At the age of 52, Harris quickly came to terms with his mortality and asked the bank's board of directors and employees to do the same. "He was very pragmatic about the process," recalls Kimberly Barnes, who now serves as president and CEO. "Bruce asked the board to outline and implement a succession plan with his input." With a long history of promoting individual growth within, the board of directors quickly began an internal search to find Harris' successor. Since the late 1800s, a Harris family member has held the bank's reins. This caused a great deal of chatter in the rural community and among employees about who the next successor would be and what would happen to the bank. "After hearing some of the chatter, Bruce sat the bank's employees down and said, 'the bank is bigger than the Harris family; it's you, the employees, whom our customers have come to know and rely on,'" Barnes says. The board set aside the premise that Harris' successor had to be a family member, even though a few are still employed by the bank. "It's not healthy for so much to revolve around one person," Barnes says. "The organization needs to be self-sustaining." It was important for the board to lead the process and be transparent, which illustrated that the bank was more than one person. "When a company relies on a community to keep its doors open, it owes them; it must give back." In the end, it also provided people with confidence in the outcome because it was a process. In its search, the board was very realistic, analytical and calm, Barnes says. They reviewed the candidates' backgrounds, resumes, skill sets and future abilities. Barnes, who at the time served as chief operating officer and executive vice president of Callaway Security Banks Inc. (the holding company), was selected to be Harris' successor. From that point forward, Harris and Barnes were joined at the hip. It was her job to absorb as much information as possible, and Harris quickly moved into the teaching role. "We had regular meetings on the calendar to discuss priorities," Barnes says. "We both set aside our egos and became one; we spoke with one voice within the company and externally." While she acknowledges they both knew they would handle certain situations differently, they agreed it was important to speak and act as a team. Accept Change. "It was Bruce's attitude about the transition that helped everyone be comfortable with it," Barnes says. "Change was OK. When Bruce wasn't there because of treatments, there was no one wondering what was going to happen or what should be done—it was a seamless process." Fortunately, the doctor's timeline was wrong, and Harris lived for five years, allowing for greater transfer of knowledge and a comfortable ease into the position. The urgency up front and the extra time as a team really helped, Barnes says. The Callaway Bank's leadership has long understood its relationship with the community. It's very much a symbiotic relationship. "When a company relies on a community to keep its doors open, it owes them; it must give back," says Debbie LaRue, vice president and director of public relations and marketing at the bank. "We know that the ability to get access to credit is crucial at certain times. We have to know what our customers face every day. When the community does well, we do well." Today, the bank employs 140 central Missouri residents and holds more than $292 million in assets. More than 25% of the bank's loan portfolio is secured by farmland or to finance ag production and ag-related businesses. In 2012, the bank loaned more than $121 million, with $89 million being new money. The success and sustainability of the bank allow it to support local businesses through financing with competitive rates and terms, focus on education through scholarships and involvement in youth activities, and donate to charitable causes for the good of the community. Just as the bank relies on its community and residents on the bank, America's rural communities rely on the succession plan of farmers, and farmers depend on access to goods and services provided by businesses within those communities. Farmers Needed. "Farm families continue to be the backbone of rural communities, and they recognize that contribution by donating to local charities, giving back to the community and helping the next generation," says Paul Lasley, Iowa State University rural sociologist. In a recent study, 58% of farm families surveyed report that it is important to give back to the community. "In small towns, city boundaries don't mean much," Lasley says. "Businesses depend on farmers, and farmers and their families can find off-farm work, whether it's at the bank, school, dentist or coffee shop." America's rural economy and way of life is something that needs to be protected and cherished, says Barnes. Farmers and agricultural businesses play a vital role in keeping the health and wealth of their communities. The lesson? Put a succession plan in place for your family and employees, and also to support and preserve your community—America's rural heritage. Plan as if you were dying. Tackle Transparency The Callaway Bank's president, Bruce Harris, understood that transparency was critical to implementing a successful succession plan. People need to feel informed and have confidence in the process and the future of the business, whether it's a farm or a community bank. It's incredibly important to maintain or enhance the relationships within the family during a transition, says Lance Woodbury, a succession planning consultant. "Keep the family informed, updated and ask for input," Woodbury says. "In the absence of a good story, people make one up." Even on the farm, if you don't communicate and make your intentions clear, they are left open to interpretation, and everyone's interpretation will be different, he says. Discuss it; keep people on the same page. Back to news


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March 2008
What is your definition of scientific literacy?
Asking questions is at the root of scientific literacy. Photo: Microsoft Image.
Brewer: For me the definition of scientific literacy is being able to look at an article in a newspaper or in a magazine or listen to commentary on a newscast or on TV and be able to understand what is being talked about and also being able to be skeptical. It's knowing enough about science to be able to judge if the story that you are being told is being told in a fair and accurate way.
Does that definition also apply to fostering scientific literacy in the classroom?
Brewer: I think it does. One of the most important skills that we can teach our students is how to ask a question, which is really at the root of scientific literacy. They don't have to ask some high fallutin question. Questions such as: why are there more earthworms in this part of the schoolyard than another? Why does this plant grow here and not there? Those are the kinds of questions that you want to get students asking at the very earliest age, and in fact, there is no dumb question. Asking questions is basic to scientific literacy.
What school projects would you suggest to promote scientific literacy?
Brewer: I get asked to go out to elementary and middle schools all the time to talk with students about science and also about the kind of science I do, which is ecology. And, the first thing I always do is what I call "dink around outside." Just go outside, sit on the grass, and look around. When you actually get down on your hands and knees and you peer at the ground, you start to see little things going on, like tiny insects and little plants. From that , the questions just follow… I have never not seen that happen. Dink around first, make observations, and then your curiosity is peaked. That is the start of science—at least that is the start of the type of scientific research that I do.
Are there assessment strategies to evaluate student scientific literacy?
Brewer: Assessment is one of those final frontiers in a way, and I get asked that question a lot. Assessment is an interesting process and I like to think of assessment in two ways: there is the kind of assessment that schoolchildren and teachers are most familiar with, where you give a test at the end of a unit and you see how much material somebody remembers.
But as a scientist, if you really want to model science, I think assessment is a map of the process. Where did you start? What got you interested in the question? What tools did you bring to bear on figuring out how to do a fair test to answer that question? At the University we might call that an experiment, but what were those tools? How did you use the tools? What kind of evidence did you collect? How did you make sense of the evidence?. Those are all things that somebody can look at through the process of scientific inquiry, and the key here is that you don't always arrive at the right answer or the best answer the first time you do this. I mean we are here at this meeting of the AIBS, and there are hundreds of biologists here, and I think if you asked every one of them, "What did it take for you to get that fact cited in a textbook?," they would say that it took thousands of hours and thousands of dead ends, and a bunch of dinking around to figure out how to best ask the question and collect the evidence.
So much of what we can do with in assessment can be in evaluating those habits of mind that people develop to be able to ask questions and figure out on their own how to answer them. I would urge people to look at those habits of mind, and see how people are posing and answering questions. It takes a little longer to do this, but when we assess we are fundamentally connecting all of teaching with student learning, and frankly, that is what it is all about!
I think you have to use lots of different assessment choices. I teach large classes at the University of Montana, where you have to use multiple choice exams, but I also think that it is important to talk to my students and to quiz them verbally to see how they respond and how they are thinking. I think having students create portfolios of their thinking and what they're doing is helpful. Having students write and reflect on what they think they are learning is also an important part of the assessment process. Just as we wouldn't teach in any one way only—I don't think we should assess in one way only.
Is there a teaching model you recommend that promotes inquiry?
Brewer: I am firmly rooted in the school of having people learn by doing and that is what the 5E model is all about and it works well. I am sort of embarrassed to say that I made it nearly all of the way through my PhD without knowing much about this model. When I got to Montana, and I started working with teachers to show them how to use their school yards to teach ecology, a second grade teacher asked, "What do you think about inquiry?" And I said, well, what do you mean? I think we learn best by doing, and that is why I think it is so important, at least in my field, to get people outdoors and just stimulate their curiosity about what they see. My "dinking around outdoors" suggestion corresponds to the explorer part of that 5E model.
Sometimes when you set up learning that way, students may come away with misconceptions. But even as researchers, we sometimes have misconceptions when we don't have all of the data that we need. I think that really models what we need to be doing for developing life-long learning. We need to go out, we need to practice with our hands; we need to see with our eyes and hear with our ears; we really need to use all of our senses to gather information so our intellect is engaged in figuring out what all of that information means. It doesn't stop there because you may have seen things in a different way from someone else. That's when sharing information and coming to a consensus comes in. Everyone can do that.
Does the biology curriculum as practiced today do enough to improve science literacy?
Brewer: I will go out on a limb on this! I am a professional biologist who does biologic research and teaching for a living. When I started college in the 1970s, I had a textbook that was about three quarters of an inch thick and it weighed about 3 pounds. When I started teaching intro biology in 1993, I had a textbook that must have been 3.5 inches thick and it weighed seven pounds. That book was just a distillation, just a cross cut, through the fact-based knowledge that some publisher thought was important to include. If you look at all of the journals that report on biology, how on earth could we pick a particular subset to say this is what you should know about biology? My biggest concern today, especially with the accountability movement as it is, is that we are picking certain kinds of facts that have a historical tradition and that certainly provide some important foundation for biology understanding, but frequently they may not point to the future. That is really troubling to me as a scientist. As an educator, I am concerned we are implying that if you can do well at a certain level of these fact-based multiple-choice assessments, then you have some sort of mastery of biology. I would argue that it gives the wrong impression about knowledge and about life-long learning.
I am troubled by how we are teaching biology today and I am worried about this because of what teachers are telling me on a very regular basis. They say that they are having trouble teaching about inquiry. They are having trouble giving students the time to ask and answer their own questions because they are studying for a test. That is the opposite of what a life in science is. Many years ago, I read this great anecdote, and I wish I could remember who said it, that we are starting to teach biology almost like teaching a crazy way to play baseball. For the first few years you let children touch the bat and the mitt. Maybe by the time they get to middle school you let them throw the ball back and forth to each other, but you still don't let them play the game. It isn't until graduate school that you let them ask and answer their own questions. That would be like having your first pickup baseball game when you are already in your late 20s! That is a crazy way to teach people baseball, and it is a crazy way to teach people biology.
The biology that we teach is the same for all students, regardless if they go on to major in the subject. Do you see that as a problem?
Brewer: My colleagues and I at the University of Montana have talked about this a lot. Some students, especially at the freshman level—whether they are adult reentry or students fresh out of high school—come into my intro biology course with a biology major in mind. Others come to the class as non majors. But everybody in that class needs to be excited about the study of life, whether they are eventually going to be apprenticed into the fields of biology, or whether they are going to be captains of industry. In fact, maybe the captains of industry are our most important biology students.
Many years ago, I decided that instead of using a very traditional biology textbook—you know the 7 lb variety—I decided I was going to use a totally different approach to teach intro biology, and so I selected a book written by Pulitzer Prize author Edward Wilson titled Diversity of Life and that was our textbook. I made it clear to the students that there were going to be concepts in that book that needed to be explored using a traditional textbook or the Web or some other resource to fully understand them. I thought it was important for students to explore Wilson's lovely story line through the history of life and what that means for the biodiversity of our planet. Two weeks into the course, students would ask, "I have read the book, what do we read next?" In ten years of teaching intro biology, students have never asked after the first two weeks, "I finished the big intro biology textbook, what do we read next?". My students, whether they were going to become biologists or not, were fascinated by a magical story that is full of discovery and questions yet to be answered vs. something that lives in a textbook like readymade slants, where is your role is a less clear.
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On Wednesday, it approved two bills that have gotten a lot of attention lately, and both deal with our younger citizens.
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The act of representing a concept or relationship may result in the use of manipulative materials, the construction of graphs or diagrams, the writing of number sentences, or the presentation of a written or oral explanation. When using representations to solve a problem or make sense of a new concept, students are likely to go back and forth, using the representation to help clarify the problem and using the problem to extend their understanding of the representation.
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We're on day 77 of our wait for our letter of acceptance (LOA) to adopt Josiah. We know people who received their LOA on day 66 and day 80. It is so hard not to run to the answering machine everytime I walk in the house to see if our agency has left us a message. I'm constantly reminding myself that God's timing is perfect and EVERYTHING is under His control. I also know that when we do get the call, I will freak out because nothing is done...all Josiah's clothes, toys and books (I actually unpacked a few books) are still boxed up from when Sheehan used them. I get a little overwhelmed trying to figure out where I'm going to put all these clothes for two boys. They will have one dresser and one four foot wide closet between them. I guess I can begin boxing up Sheehan's winter clothes. But, then where do I put the boxes of Sheehan's winter clothes? LOL! I think our garage might explode at any minute sending clothes, bikes, crafts, books, old photos, camping equipment, canned food and everything else (which obviously doesn't include a vehicle) flying sky high. There's one small path that I've made that allows me to walk through...as long as I'm not carrying anything too wide. At least it's warmer now and we were able to move the gas grill to the patio. :-)
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AFC Champions League: Chonburi 3 South China 0
Thiago Cunha scored twice as Chonburi beat South China 3-0 in the AFC Champions League second qualifying round.
The Thai outfit took the lead against their opponents from Hong Kong when Pipob On-Mo headed home Natthaphong Samana's cross in the 19th minute.
Chonburi continued to press and almost doubled their advantage when South China goalkeeper Yapp Hung Fai denied Kazuto Kushida.
They did not have to wait long however, as Pipob's strike partner Thiago made it 2-0 36 minutes in.
After the break, Thiago was played clear through on goal by Kushida's lofted pass and with the South China defence appealing in vain for offside, he coolly rounded the keeper and slotted into the empty net to put the result beyond doubt.
The hosts saw out the remainder of the game with ease, and progress to the next round of qualifying.
Masahiro Wada's side will now travel to China to take on Beijing Guoan, in the final preliminary round before the group stage proper begins.


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Expats in Bahrain to have property rights
Manama, May 14, 2013
Expatriates in Bahrain will soon be able to own property they inherit from Bahraini relatives under a new survey and land registration law, according to a report.
Bahrain's Shura Council yesterday (May 13) approved 20 articles in the legislation, with discussions due to continue next week, said the report in the Gulf Daily News, our sister publication.
Foreigners currently face obstacles if they inherit property in Bahrain located in an area where expats are not allowed to own a home, land or business.
However, a consultant told the Shura Council yesterday that they are entitled to their inheritance.
His explanation will now be included in the new law and will be referred to by courts if such situations arise in future.
"Expatriates can inherit from their Bahraini mothers and non-Bahraini cousins and distant relatives have the right to do so, but they can't utilise the property unless it is in designated areas where they are allowed to have investment projects," explained Survey and Land Registration Bureau legal consultant Nouriddin Mahmood.
"Those inheritors can easily sell the property for cash or have it replaced with another property in an area where expatriates are allowed to own."
Council chairman Ali Saleh Al Saleh asked for Mahmood's comments to be recorded as the official explanation in the new law, adding that the situation was currently unclear.
"There are cases in which non-Bahrainis from Bahraini mothers are stopped from having deeds changed to their names because the home they inherited is located in area where expatriates are barred ownership," he said.
"There was a case in an Arab country which opened land sales for non-nationals, but after a while came up with new legislation that stopped the transfer of properties as an inheritance - forcing the owner's children to sell with refusals to transfer deeds.
"We don't want to see that happening here. When someone owns property through inheritance then it is his or hers and they should have the right to register it under their names whether they want to sell it or keep it. That's up to them."
However, bureau registration consultant Yousif Al Ammari said there were already examples of expats getting inherited property registered in their names.
Council public utilities and environment affairs committee vice-chairman Faoud Al Haji said the new law was supported by the Municipalities and Urban Planning Affairs Ministry, the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Bahrain Real Estate Society.
"The new law is a merger between two draft bills presented by the government and parliament and will throw out a survey and land registration legislation that was introduced in the 70s," he said. "It includes major changes to the property registration rate, which will be reduced in line with competition in the region."
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Below is a brief yet comprehensive biography of a fascinating man from our area, telling more regarding the roles he played in our local history and beyond. One role he played was to facilitate treaties between the Sioux and the Obijway (and Metis) in 1861; it is an amazing piece of history to read, how Wilkie (and others prominent to our area, including Dumont and Grant) played a major role in maintaining peace at a time of tension, This process included a visit to our nationa's capital with President Lincoln. One can only wonder what influence or bearing this treaty may have had, along with broken promises from the federal government agents, on the 1862 uprising?
I have also been in touch with the Great gr gr gr granddaughter of Alexander Wilkie, Jean Baptiste Wilkie's father, who has Alexander's original Northwest Company contract in hopes it may have been scanned - that would be a fascinating piece of history to see!
Pembina, North Dakota. He was one of the Metis hunters who fed the Scots Selkirk Settlers during their first six years in the country.2 In the mid-1820s he was operating a large horse ranch beside the Red River in what is now St. Vital. Because of HBC prohibitions on Metis free-trade Wilkie permanently moved his operations south of the border in the 1840s. His family then appears in the 1850 Pembina Census.
On the Chippewa side of his family he was a descendant of Mezhekamkijkok. Jean Baptiste and his family were on the Pembina Annuity Roll for Little Shell's Band in 1867 and in 1868 appear on the Annuity Roll for Way-ke-ge-ke-zhick's Band. Under the Red Lake and Pembina Treaty (1872) he was issued Half Breed scrip #172. His family appears in an early Red River Census.
Known as the chief of the Half Breeds in the Pembina/St. Joseph area, Jean Baptiste married Amable Elise (Isabella) Azure (b. 1808). Wilkie's father Alexander was from Scotland and his mother's name was Mezhekamkijkok. Jean-Baptiste's wife, Amable Azure (b.1808) was the daughter of Pierre Azure (b. 1788) and Marguerite Assiniboine.3 Amable died in 1888 and is buried at Olga North Dakota. Two of their sons-in-law, Gabriel Dumont and Patrice Fleury, were leaders of the 1885 Metis Resistance.
The Wilkie's had a large family:
• Jean Baptiste Jr. (b.1824) married Marie Laframboise then Isabelle Patenude.
• Judith (Berger). (b. 1825) In 1879, Judith and her husband Pierre Berger, led twenty-five Metis families to central Montana in search of the diminishing buffalo herds.
• Augustine (b. 1829)–married Marie Paquin
• Alexander (b. 1831)–married Louise Gariepy.
• Marie Catherine (b. 1834 at St. Boniface) married Michel Gladu.
• Madeleine (Dumont) (1837-1886) Madeleine married Gabriel Dumont in 1858 at St. Joseph (North Dakota). Soon after, they moved to the St. Laurent area of Saskatchewan. Madeleine gained a reputation for being hospitable and compassionate to those less fortunate than herself. There is evidence that she and her husband had a very close relationship and he greatly respected her. The couple had no children but adopted a daughter, Veronique (born 1863 at Red River) and a boy, Alexandre Fageron (Fayant). As well as coping with everyday duties, Madeleine frequently accompanied Gabriel on long trips by snowshoe, Red River cart and horseback. Indeed on several occasions she traveled alone from Batoche to Winnipeg to sell the furs that Gabriel had acquired. The ability to speak English gave her an advantage Gabriel did not have, although he spoke French and five Native languages. Madeleine also acted as a teacher for the children of Batoche. During the 1885 Resistance she nursed the wounded and distributed the meager rations and supplies. Gabriel saw to Madeleine's safety before crossing the border into the United States after the Battle of Batoche. She soon joined him because she could not tolerate the resultant situation in the Batoche area. Her health suffered severely in Montana. Madeleine died in October 1885 at Lewistown, Montana, from consumption and complications arising from a fall from a buggy.
• Elizabeth (b. 1839)–married Antoine 'Henry' Fleury.
• Cecilia (b. 1843) –married Joseph Gariepy.
• Agathe (b. 1844)–married Patrice Joseph Fleury. Her husband was born in 1848 at Pembina, the son of Louison Fleury and Josephte, a Gros Ventre woman. Patrice was involved in the 1885 Resistance at Duck Lake and Batoche with Dumont. At Batoche, he was one of Dumont's captains on the west side of the Saskatchewan River.
• Marie Marguerite (b. 1845)–married Henry Bousquet.
• Antoine (b. 1848)–married Esther Gladue.
• Mary (b. 1849)
• David (1853-1854)
Wilkie and the Chippewa reportedly had a palisaded fort on the Souris River near Towner, N.D. called "Buffalo Lodge" which was attacked and burnt down by the Dakota in 1825.
Wilkie Leads Buffalo Hunt of 1840
Alexander Ross describes a buffalo hunt out of Red River led by 37 year-old Jean
Baptiste Wilkie:
On the 15th of June, 1840, carts were seen to emerge from every nook and corner of the settlement bound for the plains ... From Fort Garry the cavalcade and camp- followers went crowding on to the public road, and thence, stretching from point to point, till the third day in the evening, when they reached Pembina, the great rendezvous on such occasions ... Here the roll was called, and general muster taken, when they numbered, on this occasion, 1,630 souls; and here the rules and regulations for the journey were finally settled. The officials for the trip were named and installed into office; and all without the aid of writing materials.Battle of O'Brien's Coulée, 1848
The camp occupied as much ground as a modern city, and was formed in a circle; all the carts were placed side by side, the trains out-ward. These are trifles, yet they are important to our subject. Within this line of circumvallation, the tents were placed in double, treble rows, at one end; the animals at the other in front of the tents. This is in order in all dangerous places; but where no danger is apprehended, the animals are kept on the outside. Thus the carts formed a strong barrier, not only for securing the people and their animals within, but as a place
The first step was to hold a council for the nomination of chiefs or officers, for conducting the expedition. Ten captains were named, the senior on this occasion being Jean Baptiste Wilkie, an English half-breed, brought up among the French; a man of good sound sense and long experience, and withal a fine bold-looking and discreet fellow; a second Nimrod in his way. Besides being captain, in common with the others, he was styled the great war chief or head of the camp; and on all public occasions he occupied the place of president. All articles of property found, without an owner, were carried to him, and he disposed of them by crier, who went around the camp every evening, were it only an awl. Each captain had ten soldiers under his orders; in much the same way that policemen are subject to the magistrate.4
In the mid-summer of 1848 a large Chippewa-Metis and Dakota battle took place at O'Brien's Coulée5 near present day Olga, North Dakota. The Chippewa-Metis hunting camp was made up of 800 Metis men and 200 Chippewa Indian men. They had their families, horses and over 1,000 Red River carts. The Chippewa were led by Old Red Bear and Little Shell II. The Metis were led by Jean Baptiste Wilkie whose mother was a full-blood Chippewa. François Corvin Gosselin who along with William Gaddy who would later be a sub-leader of the 49th Rangers attached to the British Boundary Commission were also at this battle.6
Wilkie established himself at St. Joseph, North Dakota about 1847. His house was the stopping place for Indians passing through the town. A fatal encounter occurred at his home in 1861 between several Sioux and Chippewas. Several Indians were killed, among them the brother of Chippewa chief, Red Bear.
The Dakota, Chippewa, Metis Treaty of 1859
This treaty was negotiated by Jean Baptiste Wilkie on behalf of the Metis and Chippewa. William Davis (born Red River 1845) was present at this meeting as a 14 year-old. He tells the following story: There had been a conference at St. Joseph in 1858 where it was agreed that a meeting should take place the next year at Les Isles aux Mort, near Leeds N.D. (north-west of Devil's Lake) to set the boundary lines for the hunting grounds of the Sioux, Metis and Chippewa. There was water everywhere in the vicinity of the treaty site. This created islands, leading to the name of the site.
On the first day of the conference the bands rode out and met halfway between the camps. They were on horseback and fully armed, ready for battle, if necessary. They rode in parallel lines until they were about 100 feet apart. They then turned to face each other. After a few moments of silence a Sioux Chief slowly dismounted, accepted a huge peace pipe of catlinite (pipestone) from a warrior, stepped into the lane between the lines and invited the Metis leader to join him.
The pipe was first presented to Chief John Baptiste Wilkie, leader of the mixed-bloods and after him the sub chiefs and headmen of the Sioux and the captains of the Metis puffed the pipe. When the serious matters were finished the two groups mingled freely to indulge in sports and trade, the latter consisting chiefly of barter for guns and buffalo robes and horse trading.
The next day the conference began. It was agreed that the unpleasant relations between the Chippewa (the relatives), the Metis and the Sioux were unnecessary and dangerous. The Sioux were accused of raiding the Chippewa country, stealing horses and sometimes scalping Chippewa people. The Metis were most concerned because the Sioux "made fun" with the "meat" (other portions of the body).
The Sioux charged that the Metis encouraged the coming of whites and the killing of too many buffaloes. But the line was fixed. It was to follow the Goose River from the mouth to the timber of the Goose where the river has three branches. From the source of the branches the boundary followed the stream to its mouth and continued to Dog Den Buttes, from there it ran south to the Missouri River opposite the mouth of the Knife River.
Gray Owl, Wanata or Wanaatan II (The Charger)7, Tete la Brule (Makaideya, or Burnt Earth) and Mato Wakan (Medicine Bear) were the Sioux leaders. Grey Owl was described as a fine appearing man and very eloquent by Mr. Davis. "He had fine limbs, thick and strong and was straight and tall/ He spoke well and was not afraid."8
The Dakota Metis Treaty of 1861
In subsequent years the hunting parties of the Dakota and the Metis continued to fight over the same hunting grounds. The Dakota (the people of the "Ten Nations", some 400 lodges) would typically gather at what was called "Sioux Coulee" near present day Langdon, North Dakota. The gathering place for the Chippewa and Metis was between Cando and Devil's Lake. Tired of this stand-off, Chief Wilkie as leader of the Metis and Chippewa hunting parties decided to bring some resolution to the situation in the early 1860s. Gregoire Monette9 of Langdon, North Dakota tells the following story in 1917:
In order to put an end to the suspense, fear and worry of watching the enemy, the Half-Breed hunters and Chippewa Indians under Chief Wilkie decided to send a commission to Washington to interview the president and find out how to obtain peace between these tribes. Chief Wilkie and Peter Grant were the men chosen. So well did they impress the authorities at Washington that President Lincoln told them they could have all the ammunition they needed for their protection. He asked them at the same time not to induce trouble but to go to them as brothers taking with them the bravest and best to make parley for peace. This was done and Chief Wilkie, Peter Grant, Gabriel Dumont, Joseph LaFramboise, Antoine Fleury, and seven others were chosen. They went direct to the village of the Dakota's or Nadouissioux and direct to the lodge of the chief. This they found surrounded by soldiers. They reported to the chief, and he asked for them to be brought in. The rabble had gathered about the lodge and threatened to kill them, but the soldiers would not allow them to do so saying that their chief was a brave man who would dare to come alone to a hostile camp. The crowd was so envious and angry that with their knives they slashed the tent cloth in the lodges. Although they were admitted to his presence the chief was very austere. They told him their mission, and being very tired and thirsty, Gabriel asked for a drink of water. This was refused which was known to be an indication of trouble. Chief Wilkie became alarmed and sadly dropped his fine bearing. Gabriel, his son-in-law asked him "What is wrong with you?" When the old gentleman told him his fears, he became very angry. He began at once to load his gun, saying "I won't die before I kill my full share," and again demanded water which was brought immediately and due respect was shown their high commission from that time forth.Note: The picture of Jean Baptiste Wilkie is from Manton Marble, "Red River and Beyond (Third Paper)", Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February 1861, Vol. 22, Issue 129: 306.
When asked to fully explain their mission, as spokesman, Chief Wilkie said, "We are enemies wasting the good gift that has been bestowed upon us through nature. We are preventing each other from trapping and killing the animals. There is plenty of room and much provisions. Let us help each other as brothers, let us have peace together." When the council was concluded, the pipe of peace was ordered to be brought. This was a very long pipe, ornamented with human hair so long as to reach the floor, bear claws and porcupine quills were also part of its decoration. The tobacco was cut by his first lieutenant; this was mixed with several herbs, and kinnikinnick. This mixing of the tobacco was to indicate the fusion of their interest and harmony of the whole people. The pipe was then handed to the Sioux chief, who took three draws and passed it to chief Wilkie. In this way it went around the lodge. Three times the pipe was filled and solemnly smoked and peace thereby established.
Chief Wilkie then distributed to them gifts of tobacco, tea and sugar. They were then given a great feast at which they told how sad they were and afraid when they thought they were going to regret their friendship, and asked how they should get safely home. The chief said with great dignity, "I will give you safe conduct; I will send my soldiers with you to your lodge and nothing will harm you. You have seen here some of my bad children and you may meet them on the way, but if they attempt to harm you, kill them and I will protect you." The above took place on Grand Coteau, forty miles west of Devil's Lake. Before leaving, Chief Wilkie invited the Sioux to send a delegation to visit his people, setting the day and hour for their arrival. When the time came near chief Wilkie bearing in front of him a white flag, went a mile out to meet them. About one hundred came, the chief and his staff were quartered in Chief Wilkie's lodge, the common people were scattered so as to get better acquainted. When the time came for them to go, they, as a sign of their friendship and brotherly feeling traded all their horses taking back none they had brought with them. Much good was accomplished, although there were still bad children (perhaps on both sides). (Cited in St. Ann's Centennial, 1985: 231-232.)
Compiled by Lawrence Barkwell
Coordinator of Metis Heritage and History Research
Louis Riel Institute
1 - The Plains Cree called Wilkie and the Metis "Nakawiniuk".
2 - The Selkirk Settlers wintered at Pembina because of its proximity to the buffalo herds.
3 - Amable's grandparents were Joseph Azure, born 1767 in Quebec and Lizette Ma-na-e-cha (Ojibwe). He died suddenly on January 29, 1832 at St. Boniface. This family appears in the Red River Census between 1832 and 1840. In 1804 Joseph was working as a guide for the NWC; he accompanied Francois Antoine Larocque on an expedition to the source of the Missouri River.
4 - Alexander Ross, The Red River Settlement. Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers, 1972: 245-247.
5 - So called because O'Brien lived at this location some 35 years after the event. It is a short distance west of Olga, N.D. Olga is between one branch of the Pembina River to the north and the Tongue River to the south.
6 - Libby Papers, A85, Box 36, Notebook #14. August 4, 1910 interview with Little Duck, Dominion City, MB, interpreter Roger St. Pierre. This paper was given to me by Louis Garcia, historian for the Mni Wakan Oyate.
7 - This was the son of the Yanktonai chief of that name who died in 1840, He was wintering along the Missouri River by 1828 and had frequent conflicts with the Minnesota/Pembina/Turtle Mountain Chippewa and Michifs.
8 - Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. St. Ann's Centennial: 100 Years of Faith. Belcourt, N.D.: 1985, pp.314-315.
9 - Gregoire was married to Philomene Wilkie (b. 1863) the grand-daughter of Chief Wilkie.


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Auguscik has recorded 17 albums, 10 of which were under her own record label, GMA Records. She also is a prolific collaborator, sharing the stage with such jazz notables as Michael and Randy Brecker, Jim Hall, Toots Thielemans, John Medeski, Paul Wertico, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Robert Irving III, Michal Urbaniak, Terry Callier, Patricia Barber, John McLean, Jarek Bester, and many others.
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Auguscik's dedication to reinvention and collaboration were exemplified in her 2010 concert "Chopin World Sound" at Millennium Park in Chicago, which featured 14 musicians showcasing the Polish composer's masterpieces. The performance attracted a crowd of more than 10,000 people and was chosen as one of the 10 most important performances during last three decades in the Chicago area, next to Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Wynton Marsalis Septet, Frank Sinatra, Marcus Roberts, Tropicana Orchestra, Danilo Perez, Oscar Brown Jr., and Igor Butman.
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Are you interested in attending a conference program where you have a hand in determining what's discussed? Have you always wondered what really goes on at an unconference? As part of ALA President Jim Rettig's "Creating Connections" initiatives, seventy-five attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a free Unconference at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.
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My Year in Blogging: Wiggles and Wiggins!
Who are we? How did we get here? These are the ancient, universal questions that all bloggers must seek to answer. If they want more hits on their blogs. Why does my blog exist? I know my parents read it, but who are those so wholly unconnected with me that visit? WordPress was kind enough help me develop a creation myth for Five Uninterrupted Minutes.
I love the statistics WordPress provides on the people who read this blog (aka my new best friends). And the most fun thing to do when I want to feel like I am blogging, but don't want to write anything, is to look at the country map on the Stats page, and see where in the world people are clicking on these pages. I like to imagine glowing screens in places like Uruguay, Estonia, Mongolia, and the Maldives, where web-savvy readers gather round to chuckle heartily at my musings on parenthood and things I watch on TV.
Or, more likely: "I searched for X and have no idea how I got here." Here are some of the actual search terms that have brought people here:
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Aside from a surprising number of queries as to "why do divers use such tiny towels?" – a question I posed during the Olympics (here's the answer, in case you are one of those people who seeks this information), the number-one topic that people came to Five Uninterrupted Minutes to read about is, according to WordPress Stats: What is up with Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins' sideburns? Yeah, that. Hilarious/poignant observations on family life? No. Facial hair on some bloke. Who won a bike race.
Bradley Wiggins has quit Twitter, probably because of twits like me that ask these inane questions [But is it really so dumb?]. So I am afraid this one will remain unanswered. Far be it from me to question a knight of the realm. The best answer I can give is to direct you to this interesting documentary about the UK Sports Personality of the Year – Bradley Wiggins: A Year in Yellow from Sky Atlantic.
So to sum up: the top country for blog readership: the USA [where I know the most people], followed by the UK [Wiggo], and right up there at number three is Australia, because apparently there are a lot of people down under who are mystified, hurt, and confused about the Wiggles breaking up. And then they end up here, to read Oh no, I accidentally broke up the Wiggles, my most-viewed blog post of the year. I never set out to write about Australian preschool music, but there you go. Come for the Wiggles information, stay for the essay I wrote about "show-shaming." Why not?
Most people from Oz got here because of some variation on the search terms "Sam Moran fired" and "Wiggles break up." So many that, when you Google "Wiggles break up" my essay is the fourth item that comes up. Which is good, I guess? One even came here by typing "Captain Feathersword does not look happy." Too right.
But sorry to disappoint you, I am not the Yoko Ono of the Wiggles. I did not break them up, by accident or otherwise. But in the spirit of giving the people what they want, I will endeavor to answer some of the burning questions posed to the Google gods.
Why do the Wiggles sing in Greek sometimes? I have wondered that myself. Anthony Field, the last man standing of the original Wiggles line-up, has a wife of Greek descent. Opa.
Does Murray Cook have children? Many people seem to be curious about this. Yes.
Lately, I have had many people seeking news of "anthony field affair." So maybe there is a Yoko Ono of The Wiggles after all. I can't speak to the matter, even as a Wiggles Expert (at least according to Google search algorithms). But I can link to stuff, so you need not seek further. Click here for an article. Also, for those who can't get enough Anthony Field: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Wiggle (via The Australian).
That last article gets extra points for having a good title. And that brings me to an important lesson I've learned about blogging from obsessing over WordPress stats: A good title will get you far. Oh no, I accidentally broke up the Wiggles? Lots of hits. An Ode to the Dreamcrusher, my next biggest blog post, which was also Freshly Pressed? Solid title, sweet hits. But Missing Teeth? I like to think it's a good essay (who wouldn't want to read about my family's strange teeth? I mean really!), but the hits there are not quite as sweet. If anyone can think of a better title, I'd be obliged.
The other thing I've learned is that writing about topical, newsworthy stuff is obviously better in terms of generating an audience. I wrote a few posts about the Olympics, to good effect. August was my best month of the year for viewers. But the Olympics won't be back for another year (Sochi 2014!). Dash it all to hell!
So I've got a Google news alert going on to let me know when the Wiggles drop some major news bombs. And when they do, oh, I will be there.
I'm still waiting. In the meantime, maybe I can just pepper my essays about children's books and my strange Italian relatives with words like Super Bowl! and Justin Bieber! and see how that works.
This blog is only nine months old. I haven't been at it even a full year, but blogging has made writing central to my life again. And I am grateful for that. In this time, every connection I've made with a reader has been gratifying (My favorite comment of the year? From someone called Johnnyboy: "I'm stoned and I have no idea how I ended up here, but I like your review of Moonrise Kingdom." Success!). Every time I hit the "Publish" button I feel good. It's one more thing I wrote that I couldn't write a year ago, or two years ago, when I felt so blocked. Being here has helped me start writing again after having kids, and I am proud of what I've accomplished so far, and excited to keep going.
Thank you WordPress! And thank you for reading! I am looking forward to Super Bowl! another year of writing Oscar Buzz! and connecting with other writers Kate Middleton! and readers Gangnam Style!


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Party Like It's 1999
Well, it's New Year's Eve, and that means you've got two things on the brain right now: dieting and booze. Since it's somewhat difficult to find cakes celebrating diets (which is really a shame; I'm holding out for the "all cakey carbs" diet) let me see what kind of alcohol-themed stuff I can dig up for you.
Ok, here's a dreaded CCC (cupcake cake) for the martini lover: definitely shaken, not stirred.
Uh, this looks more like a bottle of hair tonic than alcohol. (Not that I've ever *seen* a bottle of hair tonic, of course; I just imagine it would look like this.) Sorry, I'll keep looking.
Hm. Well, John and I are still debating just what the heck this is, but I think it might be an exploding champagne bottle. (John sees one of those holiday crackers that you pull open.) The one thing we both agree on is that it's butt-ugly. [evil grin]
Moving on...
Very, uh, "creative". Can you picture the conversation that led to this cake order?
"We need a cake for Bob."
"Ok, what does he like?"
I have a friend who used to drink orange juice with his chocolate cake, but I'm pretty sure even he would agree that drinking beer with cake is just wrong. Blech.
And while we're on the subject, let me wrap up with a little PSA: folks, tonight when you're out partying, please think of others. Please, don't drink and decorate. Don't let this happen to you or someone you love:
[shaking head sadly] Granted, it was considerate of the wreckerator to provide little bottles of "blur vision"for those unfortunate souls who will have to EAT the cake, but that hardly excuses the drunken airbrush weaving, the gold and purple shoelaces, or the [closing eyes] margarita candles. Not to mention the mystery foam, construction-paper lettering, or bizarre green-striped chocolate "ladies". Yikes. So remember: this New Year don't get mad, get C.L.A.D.D. (Cake Lovers Against Drunk Decorating).
By the by, I verified that this was indeed listed on a "professional" bakery's website. A website which, oddly enough, is no longer operational. Go fig.
Hey Jason T., Lynn B., Corianna L.,Kati B., and Marnie P.: if you didn't come to party, don't bother knockin' on my door.


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New Congress, same old problems
The 2012 election was supposed to embolden Democrats: President Barack Obama campaigned on raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans, liberals won key Senate seats and tea party favorites lost seats in the House.
But as the 113th Congress prepares to be sworn in at noon on Thursday, there is little optimism among weary Democrats that fights on the horizon — immigration, the debt limit and gun control — will go any better than the ones that preceded it in the dysfunctional and paralyzed 112th.
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"We've got to look to the president to provide leadership, but we also have to work very aggressively with him," said Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.). "So there's some elements of reality that are going to temper what we can get done."
Make no mistake: Democrats feel better about the political dynamic — they're buoyed by bigger numbers in both chambers, Obama will seek to define his legacy for the history books, and a dramatic fiscal cliff showdown left Republicans in a weakened position.
And they've seen their political enemies diminished — rejected Republican lawmakers such as Florida Rep. Allen West and Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh who came to be known as symbols of the tea party-fueled Republican conference.
But the sense of political momentum from their electoral victories won't necessarily be translating to substantive accomplishments in the policy realm.
"The membership shift is so relatively marginal, I wouldn't look for any great shift in policy because of membership changes," said Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.).
Still, other Democrats say the dynamics of the new Congress will clearly favor them.
"Anytime you have more seats, you have more empowerment, so the Republicans have fewer seats, we have more seats, I think it empowers our agenda," said New York Rep. Steve Israel, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. "Leading up to the fiscal cliff is the last dying gasps of extremism. It's going to its final convulsions."
But even Israel — an eternal optimist on Democratic electoral prospects — is pessimistic that the era of partisan bickering and incessant can kicking is totally over. Despite a strengthened majority in the Senate and gains in the House, the government — and the parties — remain deeply divided. Huge issues like the debt ceiling and automatic spending cuts have been pushed a mere two months down the road as a result of the fiscal cliff deal that exhausted the nation.
"The problem is, there are going to be multiple bargaining positions," Israel said. "Congress has become like a Road Runner episode where you go from cliff to cliff."
In his second term, Obama and his administration will also have to deal with a contingent of liberals on Capitol Hill who weren't left pleased with the White House's negotiations on the fiscal cliff.
Though the victory is widely perceived as a political winner for Democrats, the progressive ranks vented their frustration and criticized the administration for giving in to Republican demands. Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio, one of the few Democrats who voted against the fiscal cliff deal, said Democrats "conceded way too much" in the final agreement.
"They're making the assumption that [House Republicans] won't threaten the full faith and credit of the United States in order to decimate Social Security and Medicare; I think they will," DeFazio said of the next fiscal battle, which is to raise the debt ceiling. "We'll see who's right."


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STUDENTS and teachers at Jefferson City Schools can expect next year's academic calendar to look almost identical to the one being followed this year. During its Thursday meeting, the board passed the 2013-2014 calendar, which includes eight furlough days and 176 instruction days for students.
For the full story, see the March 20 issue of The Jackson Herald.
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2013: Took over at shortstop as a sophomore … started all 40 games there for the Engineers … NCAA Regional All-Tournament team … Academic All-NEWMAC … hit .299 with two home runs and 21 RBI … second on the team with 10 doubles … second with eight steals … finished among the top-10 in the NEWMAC in doubles … 12 multi-hit games … 2-for-4, including a triple, with an RBI and two runs against Clark (3/16) … drew three walks against Bard (3/24) … started a streak in which he recorded a hit in 13 of 14 games with a double against Western Connecticut State (3/25) … pair of stolen bases against Amherst (3/28) … 3-for-5 with two doubles against WPI (4/5), scoring twice and driving in one … 3-for-5 against Curry (4/10) … drove in a pair against Coast Guard (4/13) … 3-for-5 against Suffolk (5/6) with an RBI and a run … 3-for-4 against Mitchell (5/10) in the ECAC Tournament, including a pair of doubles … went a combined 5-for-9 at the NCAA Tournament, including a home run against Daniel Webster (5/16).
2012: Played in 19 games and started 10 as a freshman ... batted .256 ... drove in a total of eight runs ... had 11 hits in 43 at-bats ... scored seven runs ... went 3-4 against Gordon (3/9) with a home run driving in two ... had two hits and drove in and also scored two runs against Brandeis (4/4).
Off The Diamond at MIT: Majoring in computer science and electrical engineering … part of the electric vehicle team at MIT … member of Kappa Sigma.
High School: A 2011 graduate of East Chapel Hill High School … three-time letterwinner … two-time all-conference selection … team MVP and best hitter in 2011 … pitched school's first perfect game … National Honor Society.


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Creating More Sustainable and Innovative Cities, Regions, and Nations
Post by Gordon Feller, Director, Urban Innovations, Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group
Perhaps more than ever before, public sector leaders are concerned about their organizations' ability to respond to new policy and service demands, budget reductions, and the need to engage new technology platforms for innovation and service delivery.
This scenario is further complicated by today's uncertain and volatile socioeconomic environment, and by the growing imperative to make sense of the complex interplays that link natural ecosystems with the infrastructures that move our energy, people, goods, waste, and water.
Resilence has become priority No. 1 for the public sector—both in terms of coping with unexpected shocks (economic, natural, environmental), and in having the agility and capacity to anticipate and address the risks and opportunities that accompany big transitions and socioeconomic changes.
These challenges and opportunities are major themes at this week's Meeting of the Minds 2011 conference in Boulder, CO (September 22-23). Presented by Toyota, with global co-sponsorship by Philips, Deutsche Bank, and Cisco, Meeting of the Minds allows participants from the public, NGO, and private sectors to engage in lively discussions on how to "connect the dots" across key sectors: mobility, building systems, energy and water resources, and finance.
More than 200 leaders from a dozen countries will explore a rich variety of smart design, planning, policy, and technology innovations that enable cities, regions, and nations to respond to increasingly difficult challenges.
As a global sponsor of Meeting of the Minds 2011, Cisco and its global consultancy, the Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG), have helped shape the conference agenda and will present recent thought leadership on topics including "The Resilient Society," Urban Innovation, Connected Vehicles, and Work-Life Innovation.
A sampling of the conference's wide-ranging agenda includes sessions on "Changing Cities—Changing Cars," moderated by Bill Reinert, national manager of advanced technology for Toyota Motor Sales, USA; "Transforming Lighting/Physical Assets of the City—A Big Step on the Path to Sustainability," moderated by Manuel Ooman, senior director innovation alliances, Philips Lighting; "Great Urban Design—A Radical Act that Can Transform Cities," moderated by Bill Moggridge, director of Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum; "New Urban Revitalization Strategies," moderated by Relina Bulchandani, global lead of the Cisco IBSG Connected Real Estate Practice; a keynote on "The Future of Smart Cities: Connected, Sustainable and Resilient," presented by Nicola Villa, senior director, Cico IBSG European and Emerging Markets Public Sector Practice; and a keynote address by Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper.
A live webcast of Meeting of the Minds 2011 will be available at the following website:
In addition, Cisco IBSG will introduce a variety of new thought leadership at the conference:
● "The Resilient Society"—A new way to think about the next phase of public sector reform and the bigger challenges of policy reform, improving public sector performance, and driving innovation in a more open and connected world.
● "Connected Vehicles and Government"— Governments now have the opportunity to work with other key stakeholders—insurance companies, automotive manufacturers, and service providers—to create a next-generation transportation business model around connected vehicles and a smart, connected traffic infrastructure.
● "Smart+Connected City Services"—Innovative cities such as Busan Metropolitan City (South Korea) are now using the network to change the way cities are designed, built, managed, and renewed to achieve sustainable growth.
● "Work-Life Innovation"—Now, more than ever, workers in every sector of the economy are opting for more collaborative and flexible forms of work that allow them to contribute when they want, from virtually anywhere, with almost anyone.
About Gordon Feller
Gordon Feller is a director of the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) Public Sector Practice, Urban Innovations team. Feller works with city leaders worldwide, in both public and private sectors. In this capacity he supports Cisco's numerous China initiatives, while simultaneously leading Cisco's new City Leader Program for Chinese mayors and city-based party secretaries.
Prior to joining Cisco IBSG, Feller was CEO of the Urban Age Institute (UAI), which fosters leadership and innovation among cities in the areas of strategic urban planning, policy, and management; and sustainable environmental planning and poverty reduction. For nearly 30 years, he has advised leaders of multinational companies, cities, NGOs / foundations, and national governments on urban development issues. His clients include The World Bank, United Nations, German and Canadian governments,The Rockefeller Foundation, IBM Corporation, Reuters, and United Cities and Local Governments.
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Really ur article is a helpful post, i like it very much.
an absolute innovation we should do in every sector of life, hopefully metropolitan cities in Indonesia immediately began planning and innovative today, as busan (south korea)
The main issue in some companies lies with resistance to changes. This is obvious in companies whose leaders have still not embraced the rapidly evolving IT sector and accept them as being crucial to move forward.


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I remember being a little girl watching Star Trek with my dad and just laughing and laughing at the idea that oh yeah, one day people would just be walking around the streets talking on telephones and stuff, hahahahaha.
So. Well. That happened.
My birthday is in 57 days aside: This.
After a series of tragic cell phone mishaps that make my days of hamster-killing keeping look like a children's book, I broke down and got an iPhone. I loved Blackberry because I wanted a phone I could actually make calls on, and maybe get the occasional email. (Also, BBM. #hearts) I loved the Droid because it did a lot of *stuff*, but in the end, it wasn't always so great for making phone calls. See: 3 1/2 hour battery life. Not kidding. I went back to Blackberry and then my Blackberries started leaping to their own untimely deaths like little RIM lemmings (I think I shattered five in the course of like two months. It was pretty much awesome) and so I finally threw in the towel and got the damn iPhone.
And it was good. It's easy. It makes sense. It works.
Sometimes, though, I really miss that damn Blackberry. It was GOOD for work. It sucked for fun, mind you, but for work it was unbeatable. And it had a clit, so I felt like, you know, it really GOT me. But now I have this Windows phone because HTC sent me a Windows phone and my middle child is the only one in the family with a not-iPhone and did you know that they pick on each other in middle school for what iOS your iProduct is now? So I gave him my iPhone and upped his muay thai classes and kept the Windows phone and that is called disclosure and good parenting.
So I'm trying to learn a new phone, which is no easy task when you are A) old and tired and B) 100% a Mac and haven't willingly looked at a Windows product since your communist butt moved to Canuckistan in 2007 C) about to leave for a very big, important work trip.
But I did it. I figured it out. It's got all these fancy calendar features and syncs gorgeously to Outlook (which is what my work email runs off of) and opens all my work email attachments for me like *that* and does all this other stuff that I really don't care about yet because selfies! Now with more Melisa Wells!
For the record and also my dignity aside: I morally, ethically, and spiritually object to adult women calling anything at all an ie! and that includes appies! besties! and mommies! but "selfs" just sounds sad and lonely and then I thought I would just call it 'navel gazing' so I gazed into my navel and found this.
AGAIN. At least we know it isn't a demon. It might be Voledmort, though.
I have almost no photographs with any of my collegues because my entire professional career has been spent on the wrong side of a computer monitor. This trip has been amazing because I'm just over a year into my job now, and so I kind of have a slight grasp on what the actual fuck I am doing, and so I've been able to stop on occasion and just take pictures with them.
Or, more accurately, of them.
You know what makes Kristin lovlier? NOTHING. She is the most lovely thing of all time. But purple city skies don't hurt.
Those people up there? My co-workers? They are the music makers, and they are the dreamers of the dreams. They are also possibly all working black magic.


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