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Games that teach and make you learn new things.
What do you do in any game you play? You learn what the game is, how to play it and how you personally can be better at the game.
Well what if instead of shooting zombies, or racing your friends, building a city, you are learning a skill for a job, or grasping a topic more fluently for school, maybe you just want to up your A game. Well you already do this, just with more focus towards the game's core design, meaning the game designer is teaching you how to play his game through his game via tutorials, hands on play and rewards inside the game mechanics.
Ask any gamer, and they will tell you the wealth of useless knowledge they have about any given favorite game, including items in game, their abilities and attributes, the Npcs ( non player characters ) and the many levels or maps in the game known by heart. Imagine if we could take this same principles and overhaul our education system.
How would this be done to teach say Chemistry, Social behaviors, Geography, Math, Science, Nanotechnologies, Manners?
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Apr 17 2013: What you are refering to is (rather ridiculously) refered to as 'Gamification'
It's taking the mechanisims that keep gamers hooked and using it in a non-gaming way.
There is a lot of theory behind what intrinsicly motivates us, when we get dopamine released and the slighly scary way that games create reward loops to keep your dopamine releases consistent and give you withdrawles when you stop. I'd suggest you do a search for Gamification and see what you find.
Game mechanisms have been sucessfully used for diet plans, excercise plans and online or offline learning but much more in marketing!
If you'd like to know more feel free to email me. I work in elearning and gamification is big news in education right now.
Apr 17 2013: I must point out that this: ( What you are refering to is (rather ridiculously) ) is a hurtful statement, please if you cannot say something nice, don't say it at all. My mom told me that, you can thank her if you want.
Now, in regards to the rest of your post, I agree motivation is Dopamine related, some games create this, others create learning loops. You are forced to learn about said subjects in order to progress to the next stage, these are not Educational games I am talking about, and to be completely honest, not what I am referring too. Educational games can be very dry and boring, due to how they approach subject matter. The reason games like Bf3 and EVEonline become multimillion dollar hits isn't due to their Educational aspects, it's more or less throwing people inside a world and having them learn about it with other people at the sametime. Thus you are actually having users play Teacher / student roles, as well are promoted to create new ways of playing inside the game that wasn't originally meant.
It's more the secondary and third aspects of gameplay I am talking about that teach and reward us through learning that needs to be harnessed and not the logical notion of Games fun, put textbook with pacman and call it an educational game.
Apr 17 2013: Sorry Michael, I meant the word 'Gamification' is ridiculous not the concept. I guess I think it's ridiculous because it's looking at the mechanisms behind it that date back further than games themselves.
If you are genuinely interested in how you can use the aspects of games in a learning environment I would strongly suggest this free course on coursera
I and a few of our elearning designers have used this course and I feel it is one of the best free resources to learn more about game mechanics and how to use them outside of gaming. The theory applies just as easily to any classroom learning too and there are several examples of this throughout the course.
Hope it helps and you can put it into practice for your ideas.
Apr 17 2013: All good, no harm, no foul. We all have perception and sometimes it's not working for us. :)
I am genuinely interested, just not actively heading towards such, just as a Gamer myself, from experiences I just don't like to see things wasted, and if we have millions of people learning how to play these extremely challenging online games today, why aren't we using the same core mechanics in education.
Coming from someone who has Adult ADD and who was ADD as a kid, I can say our school systems just aren't that engaging. Yes of course you have that special school or teacher who is the exception, but for the majority of the system, it's broken and needs to revamp itself to better relate, engage, and focus students in more interactive learning roles.
Get rid of test taking as a means to show knowledge learned, Get Rid of Dittos and worksheet and for the love of all things natural, PLEASE stop teaching via MEMORY, who the hades decided memory was this important in regards to eduction? I could of just played Guess who all day. Since memory without constant use becomes forgotten.
Apr 17 2013: Totally agree! I failed everything in school! Very dyslexic.
Maybe that's how I ended up working in education! To try and put it right! BAck in the classroom I used to try and turn everything into a game and the students loved it... if nothing else they all learned a lot more when they were having a good time!
Apr 17 2013: This is probably the best example I could of given about the Games that teach, is not to make the subject matter more interesting, but to use a game to bridge the natural divide people have communicating ideas and confusion about said idea.
Games help establish a rule set, foundation and non judgmental forum that allows for relation of subject matter to the game for better understanding and data processing.
Apr 17 2013: I have known many teachers who went into teaching because they struggled in school either academically or socially and believed that history would help them understand and reach those who have the greatest challenges in learning.
My teaching strategy has always been to create an adventure, with challenges and surprises.
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ICO has yet to begin probing cookie violators
According to a freedom of information (FOI) request submitted by PC Pro magazine, 320 websites have been reported to the privacy watchdog through its online submission tool since a year's 'grace period' ended on 26 May. However, none of those sites have been investigated. "At present the information has not yet been analysed as …
Snowballs chance in hell
The moment a single site is investigated and any action taken against them then this will become a tool in the arsenal for anyone trying to hurt their competitors.
Afterall, apart from El Reg, how many sites can put up with that ugly bar on their page talking about something users have zero idea about?
El Reg is in the technology sphere, so its readers have some idea, a wedding site though has people viewing it who wouldnt understand what the hell your talking about if you had a face to face and spent 3 hours explaining it. They would just press the X in the corner and leave thinking the site had stolen their credit card information.
Fail. The law is fail
Re: Snowballs chance in hell
Also have you tried viewing one of the messages on a smartphone? It takes up half my screen and its difficult to click on the X to remove it.
Re: Snowballs chance in hell
El Reg is in the technology sphere, so its readers have some idea
Or maybe some of its readers have an idea as you clearly don't. Your example of a wedding site makes a nonsense of your assertion about people "hurting their competitors".
While the ICO is tardy in following up on the reports, it's approach is generally to be welcomed: the cookies that are the problem are those related to behavioural advertising and sites that employ them such as El Reg, The Economist and the BBC really are trying to follow the spirit of the law by informing users, probably for the first time, that they work with companies who "spy" on people. It would probably be best for all sites to have a common approach, I think the BBC with the granular opt-out options is probably best, but it is refreshing to see how many sites have adopted the right approach to the legislation.
Now all we need is the ICO to set some precedents by enforcing the law and fining some of the more egregious breaches.
@Charlie Clark
"While the ICO is tardy in following up on the reports, it's approach is generally to be welcomed"
What you meant to say there was, while the ICO has prooved time and again is that they are utterly toothless in the face of any real issues. Its approach is generally to be seen as a form of smoke screen hiding other issues behind walls of talk and misinformation.
Check out past performance on ACTUAL problems (Phorm anyone?, did the UK ever reply to Vivian?) My example of a wedding site is to describe the average web user, and from my experiance within the world of websites and marketing those sites, ANY bone that can be used as a weapon, and automated (as in the case for this complaints system) WILL be abused, in seconds till it breaks.
Good on the big boys trying to follow the spirit of the law, its a pity that the law is stupid to the point of uselesness, and even If someone DOES understand about what a cookie does, and clicks NO!! theres a bloody good chance that their presense and sites visited are being sold off by BT to some advertising company using their own deep packet sniffers.
Then again, if the ICO will accept that a company like this "didn't realise it was a crime" then they are hardly going to waste any energy setting some precedents and enforcing this bobbins law over a text file recording some basic information for adsense even the site owner doesent realise its making.
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this bobbins law over a text file recording some basic information for adsense even the site owner doesent realise its making.
Spelling and grammar errors aside, Ignorance is no defence before the law.
Maybe it's about time people educated themselves about the price that some of these services exact. If shopkeepers can be held liable, say for selling tobacco or alcohol to minors, why shouldn't website owners also be held responsible? Cast the whole thing in a slightly different light and dust it with "won't someone please think of the children" and the same Daily Mail readers will be baying for blood.
The cookie law
Has been defeated de facto. Nice idea in theory but in practice the vast majority of websites have mandated that cookies must be allowed to view them and/or continued usage of the site denotes acceptance of cookies. They are too integral a part of the structure for many legitimate websites, and I don't think anyone would cry out if the law was repealed.
Re: The cookie law
I disagree. While a lot of legitimate sites use and need them the vast majority do not. I get promoted to accept or block cookies (and if, as is often the case, I keep getting promoted by a site - as it wants to store lots of them - I just block all from that site). Only occasionally do I need to undo a block to get a site to work properly (and these are normally ones with checkout/cart facilities - which I tend not to block in the first place if I will be purchasing items).
From my experience over 90% of cookies I get are of no benefit to me - your mileage may differ, of course. :-)
Re: The cookie law
I ask this question in general ignorance rather than sarcasm, but how is this whole cookie thing meant to work? I visit a site, it asks me if I consent to cookies. Either:
I click 'YES', the site uses cookies and doesn't bother me again
I click 'NO', the site doesn't use cookies, so next time I visit it's got no way of knowing I've already said no, so it asks me if I consent to cookies, I click 'NO'.... and so on ad infinitum until I get so fed up of being asked I just click 'YES'
Did I miss something?
Re: The cookie law
Or, what a bunch of websites I've seen are doing...
You click 'YES' and the site uses cookies and doesn't bother you again.
You click 'NO' and the site uses cookies to remember your preference. Kinda defeats the entire purpose, really.
Re: The cookie law
Fair arguments. My point is that for a number of legitimate websites (I presume neither of us has statistics to hand so we can hopefully agree to disagree on the 'vast majority' bits) the designers have passed the buck to punters rather than have a good long think about whether they could do their website without cookies as default.
I think the spirit of the law was good in the vein of protecting identities online, I just think it's main aim (which I presume to be an internet that does less tracking) has been neatly sidestepped without any real progress. A better solution in my book would have been to get the major browser makers to cooperate on having future browser releases disable cookies by default; that would have prompted better designs in my opinion.
Perhaps ICO should be fined for not having an investigative team ready in time? They had a year's grace period to get ready for the new enforcements to take effect after all.
Considering the amount of UK businesses' time and money they've wasted the least they could have done was get their shit in order before the agreed date.
The only sodding thing.....
I have noticed is an inordinate increase in the number of sodding pop ups from websites asking me to acknowledge the new law....
Cookie Law
This cookie law is just ridiculous.
I ignore all messages about "are you ok with cookies".
Who ever thought up this law needs slapping round the head with cookies from the Cookie Monster...
Do you still need to put up a warning banner..
...if you don't even use cookies on your site?
If so, it means I'll have to start using cookies so I can register who has clicked OK.
Re: Do you still need to put up a warning banner..
There's some vagueness about this. If you don't use cookies at all, you don't need to care.
If you use cookies for "functionality" (such as remembering somebody is logged in), you don't necessarily need to worry (though continue to a bit IMHO), because logging in implies use of it.
If you use cookies for "tracking", you have to warn. Though you apparently don't have to provide an opt-out.
Re: Do you still need to put up a warning banner..
You have to provide an opt-out.... however that opt-out can be in the form of 'go away!'.
Which is precisely what my sites do. "We use Google Analytics to record usage information, which requires the use of non-personally identifiable cookies. Continue, use your browser to block these cookies, or do not use our site"....in short.
Bigger fish to fry
What you need to understand is that the ICO don't care about the little people. They have failed to take action against TPS contraventions. They will not take any action for a company failing to comply with a section 11 request, and they will not want to take action against cookie violations.
All the ICO want to do is go after government organisations and it throws most of its limited resources into doing this. They don't really care about marketing issues.
Nonsense Law
I'm all in favour of restrictions on the tracking/personal surveillance industry.
But the problem this law addresses is the *symptom* not the *cause* of the problem.
To prevent tracking/personal surveillance, the law should require explicit consent for the creation & use of surveillance databases for marketing.
Banning 'bad cookies' is like banning 'bad biros' in an effort to prevent cheque fraud. Its nonsense.
If you can't give people rights that you are willing to back with robust enforcement, there is no point giving them rights in the first place.
The ICO have proved time & time again; they are too lazy/corrupt/incompetent to enforce the law.
Re: Nonsense Law
ICO know the law is pants, but unlike most other European countries that have absolutely no intention of ever enforcing the law, ICO feels obliged to try to do it's job. So they've given us an extra year and outlined that their interpretation of compliance is as relaxed as you could possibly get without completely ignoring the law.
Everything ICO say on this issue comes from a positiion that screams "this law suck - do the minimum necessary to look like you are taking it seriously and we'll leave you alone - because we've got better things to do too!".
I'm not ICO fanboy, but they dreadful law wasn't their doing - blame the Eurocrats for that.
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To Mark NASA's Last Launch, David Ryle Traces the Flight Path From the Ground
With over 2.5 million parts, blasting off with 6.6 million pounds of thrust and reaching speeds of more than 1,000 miles per hour in under a minute, yesterday's Atlantis launch heralded the end of NASA's shuttle program. Inspired by an earthbound perspective on the engineering triumph, photographer David Ryle headed to the suburban sprawl surrounding Cape Canaveral in 2009, on the eve of Atlantis's Hubble Telescope mission; there, in the area known as the "Space Coast," he captured the surreal clash between the gleaming high-tech NASA base, and the humble malls, diners and miniature golf courses that are its neighbors. "I decided that the project would be about not only the technical aspects of space flight, but the beautiful-but-banal things nearby," he says. Below, we look back on a pop cultural timeline of the space shuttle.
Shuttle Missions: A Highlights Reel
September 17, 1976
The prototype space shuttle is unveiled to the public. Originally named Constitution, it is renamed Enterprise after a letter-writing campaign by Star Trek fans.
June 26, 1979
The world gets a taste of things to come with the release of the 11th James Bond film, Moonraker. Originally due to coincide with the first launch (which would happen two years later), the movie features shuttles based on the real thing, plus footage shot at NASA.
April 12, 1981: 6:20pm
The shuttle era begins when Columbia lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida––20 years to the day after Russia's Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space.
August 1, 1981: 12:01am
MTV's first-ever broadcast begins with the countdown from Columbia's maiden flight, before cutting away to footage of the Apollo 11 astronauts planting an MTV flag to the sound of "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.
June 18, 1983
NASA's second shuttle, Challenger, carries the first woman into space. During the mission, American Sally Ride uses the craft's robot arm (which she helped design) to recover a satellite.
February 11, 1984
NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless drifts away from the Challenger shuttle using the futuristic-looking manned maneuvering unit. The picture of him floating alone in space becomes ubiquitous.
April 24, 1990
After nearly three years, the shuttle program resumes. Discovery launches the Hubble Space Telescope, which provides spectacular, unprecedented views of the universe.
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Endeavour makes the first shuttle flight to the in-construction International Space Station to deliver a huge, vital section of the build, something no other craft was able to do. The station, which is visible from Earth, plays home to six people.
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Rarely does an extended family get a free pass from Alzheimer's disease or diabetes mellitus. On the surface, these two afflictions appear totally unrelated —Alzheimer's (AD), Mother Nature's cruel version of identity theft; and diabetes, the glucose-metabolism disorder that affects both young and old alike. However, new research indicates that the two diseases behave in a similar manner.
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Anyone who has ever spent time with young children has heard the
question:"Why?" over and over again. Kids are onto something: "why" is not only
a classic information gathering tool, it does double duty as a problem-solving
Consider the 5 Whys, a problem solving method
developed by car-making kingpin Saikichi Toyoda of Toyota Industries. Toyoda
advocated a 5-step question and answer process to discover the root cause of a
problem and find a solution. Today, the 5 Whys are used by proponents of lean manufacturing-a business practice that focuses
on reducing waste-to solve problems, improve quality, and reduce costs.
Why ask Why?
So how do the 5 Whys work? Here
is an example from Lean Tool Box
How-To: Five Why's Problem Solving.
The problem: A key piece of equipment failed.
1. Why did the equipment fail? Because the
circuit board burned out.
2. Why did the circuit board
burn out? Because it overheated.
3. Why did it overheat? Because it
wasn't getting enough air.
4. Why was it not getting
enough air? Because the filter wasn't changed.
5. Why was the filter not
changed? Because there was no preventive maintenance schedule to do so.
Solution: Develop a
preventive maintenance schedule.
In this example, the 5 Whys neatly lead to a useful and easily
executable solution. Problem solved. However, problems can be more intractable
so care should be taken to develop an effective problem statement. If the
problem is inaccurately characterized, every step that follows will be
wrong. Remain open to amending the
problem statement as you learn more during your investigation. Also, take care
not to combine multiple problems into one.
For more on the 5 Whys, we've assembled some useful
Have you found
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by Bradley Eggers
shrinking budgets, economic uncertainty: work provides plenty of sources of
stress. How to keep stress at bay, or at least keep it from ballooning into
full-fledged burnout?
begin, do a stress check. Are you experiencing any of the physical or mental
affects of stress?
you've answered yes to any of the above questions, you're experiencing some
level of stress. So how to keep it in check?
Combating Stress at Work
To begin, recognize
that stress isn't always negative. Sometimes the adrenaline rush that comes on
before a big meeting or presentation can sharpen the senses and provide for
optimum performance. But chronic stress can have a deleterious impact on health
and is linked with negative workplaces outcomes such as
absenteeism and loss of productivity.
stress needs to be managed. For tips on reducing job stress by prioritizing and
organizing read Stress at Work: How to Reduce and
Manage Workplace and Job Stress.
Highlights include:
useful ideas can be found in the following articles:
Combating Stress with Lifestyle
Keep in
mind that tackling stress at work isn't enough. While the upcoming quarterly
earnings report may be the source of anxiety, lifestyle changes at home can
help keep things in perspective.
consider techniques such as meditation, yoga, aromatherapy or the ten-minute
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by Candie Harris
Clutter, even virtual clutter, has a way of taking over
open spaces. Is your desktop clogged with icons? Are e-files haphazardly
stored? If so, it's time to declutter your desktop.
Urge to Purge
In past posts I've heralded the lowly waste
basket as
an extremely effective organizing tool. Tossing what isn't needed is
Organization 101. So get ready to delete unused short cuts, icons
and files. Ditto
for those RSS feeds and e-mail newsletters that once seemed like must-reads and
now serve as in-box dead-weight. Not sure if something should be consigned to
the trash? Create a folder to store those items for a later review.
done? Now the fun!
Once you've tossed the unnecessary, it's time to
streamline what remains. Be creative in tailoring a solution for your needs.
You can opt to go icon free altogether (yes! it's possible!) or move to a
system that uses folders delineating status to store and organize desktop
In Desktop Zen: Reducing Visual Clutter on your
Desktop the
author advocates an icon free existence arguing that icons require minimizing
and resizing that reduces productivity. Instead, users can elect to use the
start menu and the quick launch toolbar for more effective navigating.
Another solution posits that a clutter-free state can be
achieved by creating five "master folders" that sort items according to status.
In How to Organize Your Cluttered Desktop and Regain Your Sanity the author outlines
an organizing method based on principles espoused in the book Getting
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Virtual clutter can be easier to deal with than physical
piles (no need to worry about recycling or shredding) but taming clutter,
virtual or otherwise, requires discipline. Once you've established a system to
conquer clutter, set aside time to maintain it. Looking for inspiration to get
started? Read the Zen of Tech: 12 Powerful Ways to Keep Your
Online Life Simple and Peaceful for
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Declutter your desktop and unleash your inner Zen.
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"The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we
communicate." So said English chemist and writer Jason Priestly, oh, about 200
years before the iPhone and the rise
of social media.
What would Priestly make of the way we communicate today? Does the explosion
of communications tools make us better communicators? Or does the more-is-more
nature of modern communication actually devalue the information we transmit?
When India and Indiana
are a Skype Call Away
We've blogged extensively about how the global nature of business is
aided and abetted by technology. Global teams wouldn't be possible without the
Internet and a host of tech tools. Technology also makes it easier to work as a
location independent worker, free from the tethers of cubicles
and commutes. Social media allows us to both keep up with the lives of friends
across country and to promote our personal brand
I enjoy being in great Facebook touch with old friends whom I might
otherwise be out of the loop with altogether. But what happens when you "like"
the post about a friend's promotion. Does it stop you from picking up the phone
to say congrats in person? Is technology helping or hurting the way you
When You're
Texting Rather than Talking
We've also posted about the downside of technology. How the 24/7
nature of social media can lead to the loss of privacy or how the long arm of technology's reach can turn a beach chair into a
boardroom. Technology certainly has its downside but has it eroded the quality
of our communications?
We all know e-mails and texts can be misread, misconstrued. I'd argue
that they can be misused; too often face-to-face or in person communication is
overlooked. I'd also make the case that the increase in our communication
bandwidth can verge on "oversharing."
When its all-news-all-the-time, it's hard to separate the proverbial
wheat from the chaff.
New and creative communications tools are a never-ending parade as
this fascinating article makes clear: Evolution of
Communication: From Email to Twitter and Beyond. At the end of the day, how well
or poorly we communicate is governed less by the technology we use, then the
way we use that technology.
Let's strive to use it mindfully.
What do you think
about modern communication skills? Are we more or less communicative? Share
your thoughts here and on the Beyond Folders Community's Facebook and Twitter
Want to be organized? Not sure
how to proceed? Consider outsourcing the
job to a pro.
Professional organizers can help you deal with everything from papers
to your kitchen cabinets to your time management challenges. They have the
been-there-done-that expertise in every area of organizing that many of us
How can a pro
Professional organizers offer a wide variety of services, ranging from
general organizing for home and office to specialists who provide services in
niche areas such as estate planning or home staging and moving services. This comprehensive
article by
ProfessionalOrganizersOnline.com lists the many areas where pros can be helpful
How to find a
get-organized guru?
Start with the National Association of
Professional Organizers (NAPO). For 25 years, this industry group
has served as a clearinghouse for information and experts working in the
organizing industry. NAPO has a state-by-state
database of professionals and offers information about criteria
to consider when hiring a pro.
Once you've found a few good candidates, be sure to interview each
just as you would any prospective hire. Does the pro have expertise in the
particular area you need help? Check to see if they are licensed and insured
and be sure to check references. Also, be clear about fees and expenses before
getting started. For more questions to ask when hiring a professional, check
out these two helpful resources:
Investing in
organizing pays dividends
Hiring a professional to tackle your organizing might seem like a
luxury but consider that the investment can actually
free up time and money.
Do you restock your pantry with items you already own? Keep buying items for the home that you know
are already there...somewhere? Is your home office running on slo-mo because
invoicing and paperwork keeps piling up?
Would you rather hit the beach than tackle the task of locating those
beach chairs in your buried basement?
If you've answered yes to any of these questions, it's time to
outsource your organizing.
Have you used a
professional organizer? Was it helpful?
Do you have any tips for maintaining organization after working with a
pro? Share your thoughts here and on the Beyond Folders Community's Facebook and Twitter
Ever since author Daniel Goleman wrote Emotional
Intelligence: Why it Can Matter More Than IQ the business and life-coaching
world has been abuzz about EI's role in creating success. But what exactly is
emotional intelligence, why is it considered so
important and what role if
any does it have in the business world?
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Goleman defined emotional intelligence as the ability to control one's
impulses and emotions, to feel empathy and to demonstrate social competence in
interpersonal relationships.
Over the years, debate has ensued over the
significance of EI;
is it truly
a measurable form of intelligence? Does it really trump old-fashioned
I'll leave that debate to others but my study of collaborative work and the
importance of team building in the workplace leads me to conclude that
emotional mastery-that is the ability to listen, understand, calm down and to
think rationally under duress-as well as the ability to work well with others
are assets both in business and life.
Emotional Intelligence
So, how does one develop greater emotional intelligence and how best
to employ that ability in the workplace? Books abound on the subject such as Emotional Intelligence 2.0 and Quick
Emotional Intelligence Activities for Busy Managers but this succinct
article from MindTools.com provides a
useful Cliff Notes. Tips include:
Looking for motivation to further develop your emotional intelligence
skill set? People with higher EQ's are better salespeople, produce greater
revenue for their companies and are likely to keep their jobs longer according
to The Consortium for Research on Emotional
Intelligence in Organizations, which includes
representatives from Johnson & Johnson, American Express Financial Advisors
and the U.S. Federal Government among others.
Do you believe
emotional intelligence is an important asset in the business world? Share your
thoughts here and on the Beyond Folders Community's Facebook
and Twitter pages.
The average American spends about 100 minutes
commuting daily. So it's no
surprise to learn that commute time plays a major role in employee satisfaction
and retention. A recent survey by Regus, a workplace solutions provider, found
that 16 percent of the U.S. workforce has considered
leaving a job because of commuting distance. And the longer the commute, the
greater the employee dissatisfaction.
Making the Most
of Commute Time
While we can't shorten the distance between home and office or ease
traffic congestion, we can help find the silver lining in what is often viewed
as an unsatisfactory way to spend that most valuable of commodities: time.
Make your commute time multitask by using it for both productive
learning and relaxation. I have a friend who uses her New York-to-San Francisco flying time to
catch up on work on the trip out West and on movies on the return leg.
Want to be
Hoping to Relax?
Finally, for nitty-gritty tips on maximizing commute time (sit near
exits for speedy disembarkation and don't forget the hand sanitizer!) check out
100 Excellent Lifehacks for Your Long Commute.
How do you
maximize your commuting time? Share your thoughts here and on the Beyond
Folders Community's Facebook and Twitter pages.
FiFA World Cup fever, which heightened in intensity as the finals neared, united
sports fans across the globe in front of their TVs. Global happenings like the
World Cup, the Olympics or even Oscar night, can seemingly shrink the world to
a small village but when tasked with managing a remote workforce-across
continents or cities-the distance between remote team members can seem vast.
Remote is Close
to Home
Remote teams and how they work is more than an interesting abstraction
at our company. We have subsidiaries in 31 countries and distribution in more
than 120, additionally, our global management and sales forces are working from
a myriad of locations. In the Beyond Folders blog we've written about managing the
challenges of a global workforce in Teams and Time Zones:
Tips for a Global Workforce and posted tips
enabling employees to gain recognition in Remote
Workers Do Not Have to Be Invisible.
Managing remote teams presents a singular challenge: when the old
model of "MBWA" or management by walking around, popularized as a catchphrase
in the first business bestseller, In Search of
Excellence, no longer
applies, what is the new model?
In short, successful leaders of remote teams must demonstrate a
willingness to travel and be adept users of social media. I am a fan of two
fascinating articles making these points; in Management
by Flying Around Harvard
professor Rosabeth Moss Kantar argues that "showing up is the number one key to
success." And in Leading Virtual Teams to Real Results, two leading businesswomen and
writers, maintain that social media is a crucial tool for leading remote teams.
For a constructive read on managing both the logistics and morale of
remote teams, I would steer readers to How to Manage
Employees in Remote Locations.
Do you lead a
remote team? How do you maximize morale and productivity remotely? Share your
thoughts here and on the Beyond Folders Community's Facebook
and Twitter pages.
Business writer and negotiating-guru Dr.
Chester L. Karrass has said, "In
business, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate." As
anyone who has tried to reach a deal on a car lease, a home's sale price or
even a teenager's curfew knows, life,
not just business, requires negotiating chops. So how to get the best raise,
sale price or deal?
To begin, arm yourself with information. Different negotiating experts
employ various strategies and tips, but all sound a common theme: educate
yourself before sitting down at the bargaining table. Research
and listen; often the person
across the table will reveal useful information.
Don't Capitulate
(Or Worse, Eviscerate)
Since knowledge-is-power in negotiating, we've assembled a selection
of resources offering constructive negotiating tips and techniques. One pointer
from authors Roger Fisher and Daniel Shapiro of the Harvard Negotiation Project strikes me as being spot-on: successful
negotiating requires respect for both yourself and others.
Don't put yourself at a disadvantage by undermining your position with
a lack of self-respect for your needs. Similarly, you'll have a greater chance
of reaching a winning outcome if you treat your counterpart respectfully and
don't try to bludgeon or bully them into accepting your point of view.
For more hands-on tools and tactics, arm yourself with information
from these resources:
Do you have strategic
negotiating tips? Share your thoughts here and on the Beyond Folders
Community's Facebook and Twitter pages.
From the ancient pyramids to the iPhone 4, teams of individuals have
successfully banded together to produce celebrated results. While most projects
don't become tourist Meccas or headline news fodder (Note to self: don't take your
top secret phone prototypes into bars) all projects requiring team effort can
benefit from topflight project management tools.
In past Beyond Folders blog posts we've looked at aspects of project
management in The New Project Collaboration and Management
Tools and in How's the Tunnel Coming? Tracking Long Term Projects.
Now we've assembled lists of resources of the best old (traditional)
and new (innovative) project management tools and strategies around. Our
traditional list has resources on the fundamentals of project management; the
other list has resources that tweak those concepts. One list isn't better than
the other, different tools or strategies fit different needs.
New Resources
No list of
resources is totally comprehensive. Are you using helpful tools we didn't
include here? Share your thoughts here and on the Beyond Folders Community's Facebook and Twitter
Summer officially kicked off at the end of June which means summer
vacation season is upon us. With two-thirds of all
employees planning a summer break from work, coordinating vacation schedules
to maximize employee downtime while maintaining productivity is a must.
Translation: Not everyone can head to the beach at the same time.
As we've discussed in previous blog posts, time
off from work is crucial for morale and reenergizing workers. A smart vacation schedule can prevent an
empty-office syndrome in August when productivity grinds to a halt and can also
keep employees from feeling overworked while colleagues are off recreating.
Having a transparent vacation policy keeps employers and employees on
the same page. Clearly articulating policies and keeping track of days off is
key. So is formalizing responsibility for work delegated during absences.
Here are some tips and resources to help coordinate a vacation
program. Ideas to consider include:
Looking for more assistance in creating comprehensive
vacation policies for your work place? Read Developing Vacation and Sick
Leave Policies and How to Set a Workplace Vacation Policy.
does your workplace avoid vacation conflicts? Do you have tips for maintaining
productivity during the summer vacation months? Share your thoughts here and on
the Beyond Folders Community's Facebook and Twitter pages.
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Blog of a veggie lady who can't stay in one place for too long, loves to dumpster dive, loves to craft and can rant about feminism for hours! Just little notes and photos from my travels and the qwirky, fun, arty and ridiculous things I've seen! (and things I've found in bins.)
I went to a fantastic Zine Fest at The Women's Library at London Met. It was really fantastic and inspirational. There was a hall of people selling and trading zines, I met some really fantastic people. One said I should contribute a few pages to their zine "Storm in a Teacup" and told me all about the Craftivist Collective and Climate Rush, two collectives which use craft as a form of activism. I also got given a free zine all about Jesus Son Bryan, which someone gave me because I giggle at it so much! I spent way too much money on some of the zines, the artwork and content of some were just fantastic! They were holding a lot of different workshops. I went to the comic drawing one. I've been to a lot of comic workshops, but this is the only one that's only really made sense to me! A lot have been all about planning your comic, having a story and have it all set out before you start it. I can't plan things well so this was always problematic. This workshop was much more accessible, it was run by the fantastic Rachel House and Jay Bernard (whose work I recently saw in a magazine and really likes.) This workshop was much more accessible and told us that anyone of any age from anywhere can make a comic about any thing with any materials. It was really exciting and ever since I've been drawing away! Rachel House also had a "Feminist Disco" project at the Zine Fest. It was all about getting people to draw feminist's on cardboard plates and taking them around the country! There was a spray painting workshop run by 2 Aussie girls. I used to do a lot of spray paint work but haven't for a long time, so it was nice to get back in to it. There was a cross stitch workshop with Lisa Sleeps, who just released an album and cross stitch packs to go with it. She's now teaching cross stitch across the country to promote her album. It worked! I brought one even though I hadn't heard her band before!
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Tsuzuki takes the game from hot to cold in the next round.
Chapter Ten: Ice Bath:
Icy fog all around. Burning jasmine filling her nose.
So cold… Anna regained her senses. Why am I so cold? Her eyes trailed around her. Black waters all around.
Hm?/,she thought. It slowly donned on her what this set up was./
"Oh good!" she heard him say. "You're back." She jerked her head forwards. That lovely face smirked at her. She wanted to scream at those violet eyes.
"Oh, it's you," she said instead.
"Yes, yes," he replied. She looked around her again. A snort came from her lips.
"I know I'm not going to like the answer to this," she said. "But why am I in a huge tub of cold water?" He held back a laugh.
"Why do you think?" he questioned.
She sneered at him. "Do I really have to?"
He gave her a little pout. "Please?"
"Do it for me."
"I don't want to play this stupid game!"
He gritted his teeth. "Answer the damn question!" He placed his hand on the water. She sat stiff in place.
"Cold!" she said through chattered teeth. He smirked at her.
"Isn't it? Answer my question," he commanded.
"No!" she barked.
"Bitch!" he snapped. Another touch to the water. The cold stiffened up her spine.
I… can't… move!/, she thought. She mashed her teeth together through the cold. He drew back his hand./
"Now answer the question!" he barked.
"I don't know!" she cried.
He sat back with a cruel smile. "Very good. I will tell you. You look like you could cool off."
She narrowed her eyes at him. "Right…"
He shook his head, smiling. "Such a shame. Your rudeness is still too hot." He put both hands on the water. She felt it at her toes first. Then, it came at her whole feet. She fought to try and get out, but the cold hold her spine still. He shook his head at her.
"Uh-uh, you're not going anywhere, little girl!" he said. The devil laughed aloud in his eyes. She shuddered from her lover's look and the dropping cold.
"Can't feel your legs?" he asked.
"Shut up!" she barked.
"Ooo! Watch your language!" he ordered.
"Or what?!?" she snapped.
"This might happen!" He dipped his right hand into the water. The chanting in his head grew faster. She gasped as the numbing cold hit her thighs and hips.
"Cold, isn't it?" he asked.
"I can take this!" she yelled.
"You sure?"
"Yes! Try me, you piece of shit!"
He smirked as he tried not to laugh. "Okay, as my princess wishes." He rolled up his white sleeves and dipped his whole bare arms in. She watched him draw in a deep breath to add more of a punch. The top of the water started to ice over. He made sure that the process crawled like time itself. She put on a brave face.
Funny thing, really. He never did like ice torture. Not as fun as heat and fire to him. But with her being still as stubborn as day one, well now…
This should be interesting/, he thought. He pumped in more ice into the water./
She drew in another breath. She shut her eyes tightly. Don't crack! He wants that. Fight back! Fight back! She paused at that thought. I can't feel my body. The ice crept closer to her.
Against her better judgment, she opened her eyes. Those dead violet eyes laughed at her. She gritted her teeth at him.
"Stop smiling at me!" she snapped.
He gave her a sickeningly sweet smile. "Why?"
"You make me sick."
"Do I now?"
"Yes!"The numbing cold ate at her abdomen. He whistled aloud.
"My, my, my. You don't have much time before apologize."
"Why should I?!?"
"Oh… You'll die in the next ten minutes of hypothermia," he said. She cursed herself in her head. He gave her a jackal-like grin.
"So, what's it going to be?" he asked. She kept her eyes locked on him. Bastard!
"Why are you doing this to me?" she yelled. He paused at that question.
"Why?" he asked.
"Yes!!!" she screamed. Silence passed over them for a long time. He tried, but just broke down laughing in the end.
"Why?" he asked. "Apologize and I'll tell you."
"NEVER!!!" she screamed in pain. He sat back with a smile.
"Fine," he said. He drew his arms out of the water. "I'll leave you to rethink that."
She tried to fight off sleep as she lifted her head. "You wouldn't leave me here like this, would you?" she asked. He didn't say a word. He only stood up and walked away. The cold broke down her mask.
"Asato? Asato? Don't leave me like this. You can't! Asato! Tsu…zu…ki…-ku…n…" she pleaded in a murmur. Her eyes slowly drew shut. And then…


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Is it possible to be too open-minded?
Is it possible to be too open-minded?
For me being open-minded means that you are receptive to new ideas, but also skeptical of everything. So you're weighing all the variables before making a choice based on those options. It's not really putting a trust on the information, but rather taking into account that a new perspective exists. To me I don't see a way of being too open-minded. It is possible, however, to be too accepting. That can lead to all sorts of issues .Personally I just have curiosity about things and a willingness to learn. I tend to talk to a lot of people while listening and asking questions.
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Sometimes I've the feeling that by triing to get a good overview on a topic I get to focused on the details, integrating all minorities and triing not to offend anyone. When that happens I get the feeling that my text starts to feel slow and scared. Sometimes it even seems like I loose the focus on the topic and can't make a good point because I'm to focused on being politically correct.
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For general photography, it probably works out at:
Most frequent: 24-70mm f/2.8
Next: 70-200mm f/2.8
Third: 14-24mm f/2.8
I do use prime lenses occasionally for specialist purposes, my favourites being 50mm, 20mm and 105mm Micro plus an old manual focus 600mm f/4 for wildlife.
But I think you are right - zooms have pretty well taken over for general use.
Quote: Are zoom lenses taking over from prime lenses?
In short... Yes.
I too used to think in 'Prime' terms but.... **sigh**
For me? I have two.
On my IR-modified Nikon I use the the 18-70mm Nikkor (It's calibrated to the IR sensor in terms of the auto-focusing)
On my D300, my Tokina 12-24mm 'rules' the roost.
With my old E3 it was the 14-54 f2.8 and 35-100 f2.
Now with my OMD, its the 12-50mm, early days yet so I might add another at some point.
Modern Zooms are so much better than those made for film camera`s 20/30 years ago.
canon 100-400 L lens for my wildlife, easy to handle and more than enough reach on my 7D crop sensor for what I need, and when on holiday the plain ol nifty 50mm 1.8 cheap n cheerful but sharp as a tack, excellent for head n shoulders and full body shots by the beach.
On digital, I use a 12-24 and 18-70 (mostly at the wider end) more than longer lenses, but it really depends on what I'm shooting. On rangefinders, I use 35, and more recently a 15.
I prefer wides, and used to use a 20 a lot with film, mostly b+w with a red filter.
I still find myself using zooms at their extremities and moving myself for framing. Not that I'm a luddite, or anything like that.....
Forgot to say that with my E-P1 and E-PM2, its the standard 14-40 and my Nikkor 10.5 'fisheye'.
Come to think of t... can't remember when I last used my D300...
Canon 85mm 1.8, my favourite lens by FAR! But for general use it's normally my 17-40
I could imagine using this a lot if I had one
I just sold my Siggy 24-70 on eBay, fantastic lens. I have the 24-105 L f4.0 and that gets loads of use (on my 5DII which is a 'full frame' body)
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So much can happen in one week. Before the weekend comes, let's take a moment to review news from the art world.
-Did you know Amy Winehouse could do more than sing? She could paint! Kinda. Her collaboration with Pete Doherty fetched $54K on the art market. It had her blood on it. {The NY Times, ArtBeats Blog}
-Banksy strikes again. A brand spanking new piece of graffiti turned up this past weekend in London. Speculators believe it's a dig at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. The mural depicts an Asian boy hunched over a sewing machine. {The Telegraph}
-For all the Bay Area people, if you haven't planned which San Francisco art fair to attend you can take a look at our Art Fair Invasion and decide. Options include: ArtPadSf, San Francsico Fine Art Fair, artMRKT
-Today is International Museum Day! Celebrate this weekend by going on a date to your favorite museum.
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As part of our weekly wrap-up, why not highlight all the hardworking citizen art lovers? On a daily basis, we come across some amazing content on Pinterest and Instagram. It's so cool seeing what piques an individual's design eye. We have selected our favorite pinner and favorite Instagram shot of the week!
Mindy Albert has a smorgasbord of boards that will tickle anyone's fancy. This quote caught my eye. "I never get tired of the blue sky," by Vincent Van Gogh. Awesome. It's so true, too. Looks like she found it on an equally artful tumblr site, Hey, Oscar Wilde! Keep an eye on Mindy Albert. She was born to pin!
As for this week's Instagram shot, it was too easy. Here is a shot of the Phoenix Hotel and the Federal building behind it from lostinthe415. The shot has such a great composition and we couldn't resist the subject matter. The Phoenix Hotel is the location for ArtPadSF. We will be instagramming like crazy there tonight. It is only fair to give a shout out to lostinthe415.
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In my view, master limited partnerships (MLPs) are probably the best hedge against rising energy prices.
Three favorites are Penn Virginia Resource Partners (PVR), ONEOK Partners (OKS), and Plains All American Pipeline (PAA).
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Perhaps a slight risk with Penn Virginia is that a portion of its income stream is tied to royalties from the coal business. But while these royalties are dependent on coal prices, they are immune to regulatory changes.
ONEOK gets high marks for its focus on pipelines and storage facilities and on natural gas liquids (NGL), which have become a critical aspect of shale gas production. Capturing these liquids has become increasingly necessary to offset the growing costs of shale drilling. Thus NGL production is likely to grow rapidly over the next several years, boosting ONEOK's business.
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BROOKINGS, SD — Junior Megan Stuart scored a career- and game-high 23 points to lead four South Dakota State players in double figures in an 86-80 win over Georgetown University (1-1) Friday in front of 1,806 fans in Frost Arena.
Stuart (Roseville, Minn.) was 10 of 11 from the field and became the first Jackrabbit reserve to score 23 points off the bench since Jill Young tallied 23 against Oral Roberts in the first round of the 2009 Summit League Championship.
Junior Megan Waytashek (Lino Lakes, Minn.) scored 16 points, senior Steph Paluch added 15 second-half points, and classmate Tara Heiser (Watertown) came off the bench to tie her career high with 14 points.
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Heiser and Waytashek led the Jacks with five rebounds apiece. Waytashek also tied her career high in assists with a game-high six. Boever also dished out six.
Natalie Butler's 20 points and 13 rebounds, and Shayla Cooper's 15 points and 10 boards paced Georgetown.
SDSU shot 50 percent from the field, 47.1 percent from three-point range and 75.9 percent from the free-throw line. The Hoyas shot 45.8 percent from the field, 25 percent from three-point range and 67.6 percent from the foul line.
South Dakota State plays the second game of a three-game homestand Sunday when it hosts Northern Iowa at 2 p.m.
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GARDEN CITY, NY - Sophomore midfielder Ignacio Maganto's goal in the 71st minute was all the Iona College men's soccer team needed as it opened the 2012 season in fine fashion with a 1-0 win over Adelphi Friday evening at Motamfed Field.
Maganto struck for the go ahead goal off a rebound after Adelphi netminder Ahmad Salamah stopped a shot by senior forward Ansger Otto.
The Gaels outshot Adelphi 23-5, including a 7-1 edge in shots on goal. Maganto led the Gaels with eight shots, while Otto put a team high three shots on goal. The Gaels gained five more corner kicks (7-2) than the Panthers.
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John Campbell reflects on Nelson Mandela, the man behind the myth -- and the future of South Africa.
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The country Nelson Mandela leaves behind remains racially divided with deep economic problems. But South Africa has also emerged as a robust democracy, writes CFR's John Campbell.
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John Campbell examines escalating violence in Nigeria.
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With the death toll in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo likely exceeding six million, the UN peacekeeping force needs beefing up, and both the Rwandan and Congolese governments should punish nationals guilty of violence against civilians, says CFR's John Campbell.
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Nigeria's National Assembly voted Vice President Goodluck Jonathan as acting president, ending peacefully, but unconstitutionally, a power vacuum left by the ailing Yar'adua, says CFR's John Campbell.
"President Yar'Adua's periodic illness since 2007, beyond depriving Nigeria of its leading regional role," states John Campbell, "has also created a succession crisis that raises the stakes for military adventurism."
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John Campbell discusses how Nigeria's response to U.S. security measures against the country exposes its need for clear leadership.
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's links to al-Qaeda are not what define him, writes John Campbell. Instead, we must look to his Nigerian upbringing to understand the roots of his rage.
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The leadership void caused by the illness of Nigerian President Umaru Yar'adua could lead to domestic upheaval and a succession crisis, writes CFR's John Campbell.
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The charging of a Nigerian with trying to blow up a U.S. airliner casts new attention on Nigeria's growing Muslim militancy and social challenges, writes CFR's John Campbell.
The worsening political crisis in Guinea will require stronger UN involvement and greater efforts on the part of African leaders to avoid what could become a civil war and a massive humanitarian crisis, says CFR's John Campbell.
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Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua's efforts to reform the oil and gas industry have the potential to upset the fragile Nigerian internal political balance among the regions, ethnic and religious groups, and patronage networks, writes John Campbell.
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Ambassador John Campbell writes that under the presidency of Umaru Yar'adu, Nigeria is moving away from its corrupt system and towards the rule of law.
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CFR's John Campbell says the new, more comprehensive policy for Sudan is "a positive development," and disagrees with those who say the approach offers engagement without requiring that the Sudanese government meet existing benchmarks.
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Investigating the atrocities in Nigeria related to the hunt for Boko Haram. Ambassador Campbell discusses the actions of Nigeria's security forces in northeastern Nigeria.
The fallout of the Chibok kidnappings has changed the shape of Nigeria's war with Boko Haram. The group is expanding the scope of its operations, while a potential food emergency and impending elections create a precarious situation writes John Campbell.
Boko Haram continues to dominate the headlines on Nigeria, but no extremist group exists in a vacuum. John Campbell explains the religious context of the country.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria John Campbell talks about the reasons Boko Haram, who recently kidnapped a group of Nigerian schoolgirls, was not designated as a terrorist organization by the State Department under former Sec. Hillary Clinton.
Nigeria is divided, and religion is one aspect of that, but in a culture saturated by religiosity grievances are often understood through a religious and moral lens, writes John Campbell of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Where multiple faiths share a political space, deeply held beliefs can divide societies. The answer is to keep faith out of the public square, writes John Campbell of the Council on Foreign Relations.
The violence in the Central African Republic has neighboring countries concerned as fierce fighting and a weak government threaten to propel the humanitarian crisis beyond the country's borders. John Campbell, CFR's Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, highlights three things to know about the crisis and what is needed for peace.
Carol Castiel hosts Chief of VOA's Hausa Service, Leo Keyen and Ambassador John Campbell, former U.S. ambassador to Nigeria, currently Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, about the root causes and implications of the conflicts in South Sudan and the Central African Republic as well as the ongoing insurgencies in Mali and Northern Nigeria.
John Campbell spoke at the Brookings Institute about many of the problems in Nigeria, including Boko Haram's continued attacks and other armed groups in Northern Nigeria.
Thousands have been killed since Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram launched its uprising in 2009. Nigeria is resource rich and Africa's most populous country. In the last three years, Boko Haram has killed 358 people according to the government, but others estimate the true figure to be more than 1,500. Based largely in Nigeria's northeast, the militant group and its off-shoot Ansaru, has been fighting for more than four years to try to carve an Islamic state in this multi-religious and multi-ethnic country.
Joining John Rees in the studio to discuss this is Dr Olawale Ismail, Head of Research International Alert, and joining us on the phone from Washington is Ambassador John Campbell, former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, expert on US policy toward Africa and author of a new book should United States fear Boko Haram? On the phone from Nigeria we have Mausi Segun, Nigeria Researcher for Human Rights Watch and to complete our panel we have Dr David Lowe, lecturer in law, security and terrorism, at Liverpool John Moores University.
Former US Ambassador John Campbell speaks on the threat posed by the al-Shabab terrorist group.
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has been officially named the winner of elections held Wednesday. GPS Intern Inesha Premaratne speaks with John Campbell, senior fellow for Africa Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and a former ambassador to Nigeria, for his take on the results and what they mean for Zimbabwe.
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John Campbell, Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses President Obama's trip to Africa and how U.S. policy toward the continent has changed since the Bush Administration--and the kinds of investments the President is advocating for there.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria John Campbell discusses President Barack Obama's first trip to South Africa as U.S. president and why the U.S. is lagging behind other countries in pushing investment on the African continent. He speaks with Mark Crumpton on Bloomberg Television's "Bottom Line." (Source: Bloomberg)
John Campbell argues that alienation of the North of Nigeria is a huge challenge for the presidential elections in 2015, money influence will be tested again at polls, and he claims that the region is being engaged, Ambassador Adefuye affirms this.
Land reform in Africa is not just about righting a historical wrong. Today, it is also about food security, about political and economic corruption, and in many cases about fundamental human rights. This week's episode of "On the Line" tackles some of these complicated issues. GUESTS Ambassador John Campbell: Former US Ambassador to Nigeria; Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations. Obang Metho: Executive Director, Solidarity Movement for New Ethiopia. George Ayittey: Economist; President, Free Africa Foundation.
John Campbell is the Ralph Bunche senior fellow for Africa policy studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in New York. Rowman & Littlefield published his book, Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink. The second edition was published in June 2013. He writes the blog "Africa in Transition" and edits the Nigeria Security Tracker.
From 1975 to 2007, Ambassador Campbell served as a U.S. Department of State Foreign Service officer. He served twice in Nigeria, as political counselor from 1988 to 1990, and as ambassador from 2004 to 2007. Ambassador Campbell's additional overseas postings include Lyon, Paris, Geneva, and Pretoria. He also served as deputy assistant secretary for human resources, dean of the Foreign Service Institute's School of Language Studies, and director of the Office of UN Political Affairs.
From 2007 to 2008, he was a visiting professor of international relations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was also a Department of State mid-career fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. Prior to his career in the Foreign Service, he taught British and French history at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia.
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Investigating the atrocities in Nigeria related to the hunt for Boko Haram. Ambassador Campbell discusses the actions of Nigeria's security forces in northeastern Nigeria.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria John Campbell talks about the reasons Boko Haram, who recently kidnapped a group of Nigerian schoolgirls, was not designated as a terrorist organization by the State Department under former Sec. Hillary Clinton.
Boko Haram continues to dominate the headlines on Nigeria, but no extremist group exists in a vacuum. John Campbell explains the religious context of the country.
John Campbell explores Nigeria's postcolonial history and examines the events and conditions that have carried this troubled giant to the edge. In the second edition he analyzes the breakdown of the political system and the emergence of Boko Haram.
The interactive Nigeria Security Tracker documents and maps violence motivated by political, economic, or social grievances.


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|Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 9.197
tāńre āśvāsiyā prabhu karilā gamana
kṛtamālāya snāna kari āilā durvaśana
tāńre āśvāsiyā — assuring him; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; karilā gamana — departed; kṛtamālāya — in the river known as Kṛtamālā; snāna kari — bathing; āilā — came; durvaśana — to Durvaśana.
After thus assuring the brāhmaṇa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu proceeded further into southern India and finally arrived at Durvaśana, where He bathed in the river Kṛtamālā.
Presently the Kṛtamālā River is known as the river Bhāgāi or Vaigai. This river has three tributaries, named Surulī, Varāha-nadī and Baṭṭilla-guṇḍu. The river Kṛtamālā is also mentioned in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.39) by the sage Karabhājana.
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thanks for the interest and help guys
thanks for the interest and help guys
Last edited by JCFETT; Aug 27, 2013 at 2:49 PM.
Have to ask, what didn't work for you with it? Looks sweet.
The reason why it doesn't work for me is that the hood is too small for my abnormally really big head haha
but it is really sweet and actually exactly what I wanted because it's really light weight and breathable, my current neck seal is way too cotton thick and it chokes me and I sweat to death haha. plus it's really sweet for how it completely seals you inside, the neck skirt I could probably just use the neck skirt and neck seal and disregard the hood, but at this point I'm going to just continue to use my current neck seal that matches my vest (made of same material) because it looks better for me instead of trying to match the tones which will be difficult given the different materials.
PM sent bud!
Still available?
Nope i got it