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The Keys To Being A Fantastic LeaderYou can accomplish a lot in life thanks to strong leadership skills, including launching a successful business. Keep in mind that everyone has a different leadership style. Great leaders aren't just born, they are made. Reading this article will give you some great insight to leadership skills that can push you to greatness.
When trying to be a good leader, it is important to listen to what other people have to say. Your opinions or ideas aren't guaranteed to be great just because you're a leader. If you listen to other ideas or opinions, you may find that the people around also may have great ideas that could work well with yours.
When you're a leader, make sure that you team with people. You must remember that you are a part of a team. Individual voices can contribute to and better an entire project so try bringing others together to collaborate. Leaders are never alone. Do your best to invite as many perspectives into the discussion and decision-making processes as you can.
Watch out for project creep. This can happen when your project's scope isn't clearly defined. If you have control over the project, resist the temptation to add more project objectives as time goes on. If you are receiving external pressure to expand your project, resist it with all your might. Your subordinates will thank you.
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Make things easy for people to understand. If you can take difficult topics and talk about them in a way that everyone can understand, that will be a benefit to you as a leader. People need someone who can explain things, and if you can do that in a way that doesn't make them feel inferior, they will love you.
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Empower your employees. Leadership isn't just about decision making. It's also about knowing when to give up the power to your trusted colleagues. When you let them make decisions, you are helping to build their loyalty to the company. They'll feel respected, and most importantly, wanted. That's a big thing for the health of your business.
Always strive to be a good example to others. A title isn't everything. If your team must be punctual and personable, you do too. Hypocrites are not respected. You should be the type of person that your employees can respect.
Learn how to present persuasively. Presentation skills are something every great leader needs to master. You'll be on stage, and the results will be the perception that sticks with the crowd. Not only about you, but also about the company. If you are a strong presenter, you can make a major difference in how people perceive your leadership.
While a degree of assertiveness is useful in certain aspects of leadership, think twice before using aggressive humor. This particular type of humor tends to win laughs at the expense of others, which can create a hostile and unpleasant working environment. It also makes it difficult for members of your team to view you as a fair, respectful leader.
Being a good leader means being clear with what you expect from your employees. They aren't mind readers, and neither are you. A good team thrives on structure which you can provide. Tell your employees what's expected of them. Be clear in your goals. Don't be vague about outcomes.
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Good leaders hire good people to work for them. If you refuse to hire individuals that you fear may become competition, you undermine your own chances for success. Search out people who are as passionate about your industry as you are and encourage their problem solving abilities and reward their successes.
Now that you have read this article, you should understand a bit more about what makes a great leader. Of course, there is more to becoming an effective leader than just reading an article. You need to put these ideas into practice. Start using them today to lead your business into the future.


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i was probably with these two
for most of the day.
and i still didn't get tired of them. haha.
finally handled some of things on my TO DO list.. if only i could be this productive everyday. haha. spent cash that i shouldn't have. picked up some goodies at my favorite thrift store. i couldn't help myself. at least i didn't go crazy at the mall and spend money there. i'm proud of myself. FINALLY tried tutti fruity in fremont. i love melon mochis with lychee and mango tart yogurt. haha.
and headed home.
i guess monday was not a day to stay home. as soon as we got home me and shorteey decided to meet up again and eventually met up with jenn too. walmart run since it was hella late already and no where else to go. and chit chatted in the parking lot til it was time to go home.
basically that was a quick summary.
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Greetings fellow Surgeons!
My name is Natalie Hyacinth and I am very happy to be a part of the Landscape Surgery collective. I have begun a PhD within the Geography and Music departments at RHUL supervised by Prof. David Gilbert and Dr. Henry Stobart. My PhD is part of and attached to a larger joint research project with UCL entitled 'Making Suburban Faith'…which is again part of a larger AHRC funded 'Connected Communities' research programme…phew! So there are lots of new and exciting things ahead.
The preliminary title of my PhD is "Music and popular creativity in suburban faith communities". My focus will be on music, sound and silence and how these work through and within the manifestation of spirituality for faith groups in the particular London suburb of Ealing. Thus my research will 'embody' dimensions of space (suburbia), creativity (music) and faith (performance & performativity of identity). I with the Making Suburban Faith project team embarked on a visit to 5 of the project's faith spaces in Ealing where I recorded some sounds. As my interest and passion is music, I thought it would be great to incorporate some of these sounds into my music making. So I have set up a Sound Cloud page called 'SacredSonix':
…where I will embark upon a type of 'audio ethnography' or a digital sound archive of the project in the spirit of the recent rise of a 'digital humanities'. So far I have uploaded some warped type sounds I have been playing around with and some dubs/beats I have produced. All in a very rough sketch kinda mode!
My own academic background I would say is broadly within Cultural Studies and Philosophy. I completed an MA in 'Cultural Studies' at Goldsmiths University in 2014 and completed a BA in 'Music and Media Management' at London Met in 2010. I hold such a wide variety of philosophical/political interests that anything which attempts to uncover and deeply explore our strange world usually seizes some form of fascination for me. So I am into anything from the philosophy of technology (I actually like and have written on Heidegger..!), Diaspora Studies and Afro Futurism to Poetry & Spoken Word, Feminism, Roots, Dub and Hip Hop music to now of course…Cultural Geography!!
I am always up for collaboration so if anyone would like to work together to make or perform something creative or anything really, please do get in touch.
All the best,
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Blog: https://sacredsonix.wordpress.com
Making Suburban Faith Project Website: http://www.makingsuburbanfaith.org


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Sunday, February 7, 2010
Menu Planning Monday 2-8-10
It's hard to believe that another week is already here. It seems like this past week just flew by. We did really good with our menu. We ended up getting by without making a couple of the meals that I had planned on, so we'll just roll them over to this week's menu.
I've also started a new challenge this month, which I will be doing for the rest of 2010. The 200 Challenge is my new goal to spend only $200 per month on groceries for a year. If you want to find out what it's all about you can check out the 200 Challenge here, and I'd love to have you join in and link-up too! Now for the menu. Happy Cooking!!
Monday - Spaghetti, Garlic Bread
Tuesday - Mexican Wrap Casserole, Black Beans
Wednesday - Pinto Beans, Green Beans, Biscuits (from last week)
Thursday - Leftovers
Friday - Grits, Eggs, Biscuits
Saturday - Minestrone Soup, Breadsticks
Sunday - Costa Rican Pinto, Chips
Breakfasts -
Date Muffins
Honey Crunch Granola
Whole Wheat Toast w/Honey & Cinnamon
Lunches -
Tuna Salad w/Crackers
Peanut Butter & Honey Sandwiches
Bean, Rice, & Cheese Burritos
Fruit Smoothies
For more menu planning visit I'm an Organizing Junkie.
Labels: Cooking, Menu Planning
3 comments:
- Robin said...
Your 200 challenge sounds amazing. I hope you can do it.
One of our frugal meals is bread soup. In a pot of broth with chopped garlic in it, I add chunks of bread ends and pieces... all those odds and ends some people throw away. Cook until the bread falls apart and it thickens. We garnish with a little shredded cheese or parmesan. A can of chopped tomatoes is nice too.
Have a blessed week.
- February 7, 2010 at 11:41 PM
- SnoWhite said...
I love your minestrone soup! And -- I tried using apple juice in my granola as you suggested and it's wonderful! thanks.
- February 8, 2010 at 8:42 AM
- Muthering Heights said...
Yum!! May I come over for dinner? :)
- February 8, 2010 at 9:19 PM
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Warning to Women Who Work Long Hours
You know it takes a toll on your health. What will you do about it?
The study, however, did not address the potential differences between mandatory overtime and discretionary overtime.
Work weeks that averaged 60 hours or more over three decades appear to triple the risk of diabetes, cancer, heart trouble, and arthritis for women, according to new research from The Ohio State University.
The risk begins to climb when women put in more than 40 hours and takes a decidedly bad turn above 50 hours, researchers found.
"Women — especially women who have to juggle multiple roles — feel the effects of intensive work experiences, and that can set the table for a variety of illnesses and disability," said Allard Dembe, professor of health services management and policy and lead author of the study, published online this week in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
The researchers analyzed the relationship between serious disease and hours worked over a 32-year period.
This study used data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979, administered by Ohio State's Center for Human Resource Research and sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which includes interviews with more than 12,000 Americans born between 1957 and 1964. Nearly 7,500 people were part of the survey.
The analysis found a clear and strong relationship between long hours and heart disease, cancer, arthritis, and diabetes.
A minority of the full-time workers in the study put in 40 hours or fewer per week. Fifty-six percent worked an average of 41 to 50 hours, 13 percent worked an average of 51-60 hours, and 3 percent averaged more than 60 hours.
The results among female workers:They were striking. The analysis found a clear and strong relationship between long hours and heart disease, cancer, arthritis, and diabetes.
Men who worked long hours had a higher incidence of arthritis but none of the other chronic diseases. Men who worked moderately long hours (41 to 50 hours weekly) had lower risk of heart disease, lung disease, and depression than those who worked 40 hours or fewer.
"People don't think that much about how their early work experiences affect them down the road," Dembe said. "Women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s are setting themselves up for problems later in life."
He cautioned employers and government regulators to be aware of the risks, especially to women who are required to regularly toil beyond a 40-hour work week. Companies benefit in terms of quality of work and medical costs when their workers are healthier.
"The early onset and identification of chronic diseases may not only reduce individuals' life expectancy and quality of life, but also increase health care costs in the long term," Dembe and study co-author Xiaoxi Yao wrote in the paper.
It did not address the potential differences between mandatory overtime and discretionary overtime.
In terms of whether women must work long hours or choose to — that choice "could make a difference," Dembe said. "You might still be working hard, but the fact that it's your choice might help you stay healthier."


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This Easter was the best I have ever had since I was a kid. Carter is now old enough to understand what it is all about which made me realize how important it was for me to teach him about it. A good friend of ours gave me a bag of Resurrection Eggs which was absolutely perfect for Carter. A few of the points were lost on him, but because there was a "surprise" in every egg he sat and listened to me explain what each egg was all about and read the short verse in the scriptures that coincided with them before he opened each egg and discovered what was inside. And since you do one egg each day, we didn't have to worry about his short attention span at all.
I explained to him in terms he could understand that the man he loves so much was betrayed by his friend and that no one believed that he was our Savior and they didn't understand what they were doing at the time, but they nailed his hands and his feet to the cross. And that was how he died. Carter was so sad. He flinched when I told him about them whipping him and putting a crown of thorns on his head. He didn't want me to talk about the nails in his hands because it made him too sad. He kept asking me why his friends would do that to him? He didn't quite understand that not everyone was friends with Jesus- I mean, who wouldn't want to be friends with someone so wonderful right? And since we talked about the death of Jesus, Carter has become more aware of the concept of it all.
Just today he told me he didn't want me to die and leave him, even if he was old old old and had his own kids. He wanted me to be with him forever. What a teaching experience! I once again sat him down and told him that nothing on this earth is forever, that we all need to die at some point. I asked him where we go when we die and he told me "to live with heavenly father and Jesus... but mom, I don't want you to go without me!" Haha, I love my boy. He knows that heaven is sooo much "cooler" than this place but that we all have our time to go there and its all part of Heavenly Father's plan for us.
Anyway, to get back to Easter- Carter did not like the part about Jesus dying at all. But once I got to the part about them putting him in the tomb (or as Carter calls it, the cave- like batman's cave! haha), and the guards placing a BIG stone over the door so that no one could come and take Jesus he was all ears. I explained that an angel of God came and rolled the stone away while the guards were sleeping, and Jesus was alive again! He was resurrected and now lives with Heavenly Father. He LOVED that part. He got all giddy and excited that Jesus was alive again. I mean, Jesus is like the biggest superhero to Carter and that just reaffirmed how amazing he is to Carter. Nothing can stop Jesus! hahaha, that is totally how Carter feels about him. That was my favorite part of all of Easter this year.
Saturday before Easter Sunday we made our favorite fattening and sugary breakfast of waffles with real whipped cream and sausage. The waffles are Kalebs pride and joy because he has tweaked them to perfection. I colored all of the waffles and the whipped cream different bright colors just to make Carter smile (since we forgot to do it for St. Patricks day and kaleb and I were so disappointed). Carter of course loved it! Carter shoved every last bite in his mouth, along with Kaleb and me :)
Our colorful creation
Plate licking good!
Don't mind my crazy "I just woke up" hair and my old makeup I never washed off! :)
That afternoon we made resurrection rolls. I have never made these before but I thought it would be yet another fun thing to do with Carter to help him understand the real meaning behind Easter. I was wrong. He did not really want to help at all and the rolls ended up not turning out because the fell apart in the oven. Oh well, I tried!
About to start "helping" me
Showing me what "he" did. Haha
Sure, they fell apart and didn't work out how I wanted, but they sure tasted YUMMY!
After that came dying the Easter eggs! I am still not sure why we did this since Kaleb hates eggs and Carter apparently does not like them either. We only made 10 hard boiled eggs, but that was 10 too many! But it was fun for carter to color and dye his own eggs. Kaleb and I also had fun even though we discovered we are terrible at making them look even half way decent. But we tried super hard and had only 2 or 3 that turned out looking pretty good.
Mine are the top 3, Kalebs the middle 3 and the bottom left one, Carter are the bottom 3... Can you see the cracked egg? Good thing these were hard boiled!
Mine and Kalebs
I tried to block out the bad looking cracked egg. Who am I kidding? We accidentally cracked like 4 of them! :)
I put all the eggs in the fridge and told Carter the Easter Bunny would come and get them while we were at church and hide them around the house so that Carter could have his own Easter egg hunt! This is Carter's favorite part each year so I was looking forward to it as well.
We have church first thing Sunday mornings so it worked out well to have the rest of the day to do Easter stuff. We came home from church and Carter started giggling when he saw all the "hidden" eggs. He had to look for his basket that the Easter Bunny hid and then he was off! He found all the eggs in record time. He had a little help from some of his friends :)
Found his Easter Basket!
Already found two eggs!
Look mom, an egg!
My best looking egg. It sure looked cool, even though it was an accident ;)
Found daddies sparkly green egg! This was my favorite of them all.
Getting a little help from some friends
Carter's Buddy Doll wanted in on the Easter hunt too
Daddies other awesome egg
Look at that haul!
This was our first Holiday EVER since we have been married that we wouldn't be with either my family or Kaleb's. I was looking forward to it just because I wanted to try my hand at making a big dinner since I never have. I didn't make anything too fancy, but everything turned out sooo yummy! We made deviled eggs (which only I ate), rolls, carrots, harvard beets, roasted rosemary and thyme potatoes, a yummy ham with a yummy citrus peach ham glaze (which turned out oh so scrumptious!), and to drink we had some Pineapple-Apricot Punch that I found here. We didn't make very much since it was only the 4 of us, and Mila can't eat food yet. But it ended up being perfect for us. Oh and did I mention that I made my very first cheesecake and it turned out AMAZING? I am not a huge fan of cheesecake, but Kaleb is so I decided to make one just for him. It was White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake and it made me a believer. I thought it would be so much harder than it was. I even bought vanilla ice cream just in case we needed a little extra something to swallow it down with, but it didn't need anything at all. It shined all by itself. Go me!!
My super yummy cheesecake!
Our spread! Looks dinky compared to what we are used to seeing with our huge extended family holiday meals, but we sure were proud of it!
My dark blue egg was cracked when I started dying it, and this is how it looked once we were done and peeled it. CRAZY!
It almost looks like it has veins! Ugh!
Overall we had such a great time. We sure missed being with family, but it is nice creating new memories of your own. I am so glad Carter is learning all about the true meanings of these sacred Holidays. He is growing into such an amazing, unique and special boy. He makes us laugh sooo hard and brings such joy into our lives. We can't imagine life without both of our precious kids. We felt so blessed this Holiday and look forward to many many more with our family in the future!
My two Easter cuties. Sorry, I took Mila out of her dress right away without even thinking about pictures! Doh!
Can't help but love that big smile and that adorable double chin!


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In Sri Lanka, disposal of waste is a major environmental and social problem, which leads to several health problems like dengue in urban areas. As responsible government, Sri Lanka should have a proper way of disposing of waste. But in Sri Lanka, disposal of waste is mainly done by maintaining an open dump site, which will cause many environmental and health problems. Instead of open dumpsites, one proper way of deposing waste is maintaining a sanitary landfill. Moon Plains is one such sanitary landfill, which is started in 1996 by the Nuwara Eliya municipal council as a normal dumping site, and converted in to a sanitary landfill in 2003 with the help of JICA foundation. This land fill is located in a valley surrounded by a cultivated Eucalyptus forest, which is owned by the forest department, outside the Nuwara Eliya municipal council. And it is close to a water stream which provides water to a reservoir called Bomuraella which used for domestic and agricultural purposes by the people who are live around the reservoir. Initially this valley is used as an open dump site by the Municipal council without taking any environmental protection measures.
This valley which is 400m long and 30-40 meter deep is a part of 5.8ha catchment. And this valley consists of sandy clay soil and bed rock is a hard rock. Since Nuwara Eliya located in wet zone annual rain fall is around 2700mm therefore it gives rice to a seasonal stream which connects to the close by stream. When all the Municipal waste, Hospital waste and industrial waste is dump without any environmental protection measures it can easily contaminate that water stream and the reservoir causing serious environmental and health care problems to the society.
Nuwara Eliya municipal council used 2.0ha from the 5.8ha catchment as the dumpsite. Earlier this landfill did not contain any environmental protection methods like fence, gate, and other necessary facilities that should be in a landfill like weigh bridge, leachate treatment method, buffer zone and water supply. To have a proper waste disposal open dumpsite should convert in to a sanitary landfill like in Moon Plains now. And the total open area which is 2.0ha is now has been converted to controlled sanitary landfill.
Moon Plain landfill has designed under a level 3 sanitary land fill which use semi aerobic landfill method. And it involves leachate control facility, leachate treatment facility. Drainage facility, a Gas venting facility as sanitary waste disposal facility and other required facilities, for education, for security and for Maintenance.
Leachate Collecting Facility
Leachate collecting facility is a pipe network that has installed underneath the landfill area which uses to collect the leachate. Pipe system used hard concrete pipes with relatively high diameter and with pores around the wall. This leachate collection facility will collect the leachate and guide it to the leachate treatment faculty.
Leachate Treatment Facility
Usually leachate coming out from the landfill contains significantly elevated concentrations of undesirable material derived from the material that it has passed through like organic acids, aldehydes, alcohols and simple sugars from municipal waste and heavy metals and halogenated organics from Industrial waste. Therefore leachate should treat before releasing it to the environment.
For that in Moon Plains there is a leachate treatment facility located at the down end of the valley. Leachate treatment facility contain combination system of coconut fiber a biological conductor for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, Charcoal filter for remove suspended particles and heavy metals. And Wet land for filtration.
Gas Venting Facility
Since this landfill use semi aerobic conditions gas venting facility is much needed in Moon Plain sanitary landfill. Gas venting facility help, aerobic bacteria to degenerate solid waste easily. Gas venting facility also includes pipe system that underlying the landfill which is end up with a perforated oil barrel filled with rubble stones. This gas vent will release CH4 (methane) and CO2 (carbon dioxide) to the environment without accumulating inside the landfill. By measuring the gas composition it is possible to predict the age of the landfill and the current status of the decomposition such like aerobic decomposition or anaerobic decomposition stage
Disposal pit for infectious waste
Disposing of Medical waste or the infectious waste should be done separately with care minimize the contaminations. Therefore in Moon Plains, Hospital waste is dispose in to separate pit located away from the dumping site, which would not contaminate ground water or any other wastes.
Storm water Drainage
Moon Plains sanitary landfill consists of two types of drainage systems. First one is Rip rap type along the waste filling slope and second one is Earth drain type along the access road to intercept all runoff from the out side from the access road. Storm water drainage system is designed to drain excess rain and ground water from the dumping site.
Tire wash pit
Tire wash pit is located away from the dumping site in the access road. This help tractor to wash their wheels, after dumping the waste to dumping site. From this it is possible to avoid contaminating the road with waste.
Other than these facilities as sanitary waste disposal facilities, there are some other required facilities that has been fulfilled by the Nuwara Eliya municipal council, which are, two Access roads are constructed using asphalt paved for long term use, and using gravel for short term use. Gate for control the entry of vehicles. Movable fence to for prevent waste scattered to outside of the site during landfill operations. And a fixed type fence to control the entry to the site.
As Educational facilities to illustrate how landfill operations are carried out in a sanitary landfill for students. And there is control room and a garage for bulldozer as the administration facility to administrate the work of the dumpsite.
For proper sanitary landfill it should be monitored frequently and should control its activities as required. Monitoring and control of the landfill is do under the supervision of the monitoring committee which is chaired by the Chairman of the health committee fallowed by a municipal council member elected from the ward near the landfill site, member from a municipal council staff in Health Department, a member from municipal council staff in Works Department, A member from Central Environment Authority staff, member from the staff in local environmental NGO rand a representatives of neighborhoods. Monitoring is done frequently in early stages or the first six months, it is monitored every month and after first six month land fill is monitored after every three month this was done with the permission of the monitoring committee, permission is issued after six month from the starting date. For this purpose there is monitoring well located in the landfill. And monitoring is done according to a check list which is executed by the monitoring committee.
Problems associated with the Moon Plains sanitary landfill
This land fill is classified as a level 3 sanitary landfill even though this is classified to a level three sanitary landfill there are some major problems with it, one is the discontinuous of the bed rock where bed rock plays a major role in preventing the contamination of ground water and since there is underground spring located in the site. Because of not doing a complete geological survey, authorities was not able to avoid the contamination of the underground spring hence Bomuraella reservoir unless use of a cement mortar, but they are fail to use cement mortar for entire area which cause leachate to penetrate through cracks. Second deficiency of the landfill is that they release the leachate without continuous analysis for BOD5 and COD levels which should be in the range of 30ppm and 250ppm respectively. And leachate collecting facility is good place for mosquito breeding and may lead to other health problems like Dengue epidemic. Third deficiency is that there is a lack of infrastructure facilities such as electricity, water and telephone facilities, which make administrating processors, are more difficult. By avoiding and completing those deficiencies Moon Plains sanitary landfill can improve more to achieve maximum use of the invested money and the time on it.
1. Asanga Manamperi, L.C. Jayawardhana, Ajith de Alwis, Sumith Pilapitiya; Usefulness of best fill expert system: a case study of three landfill sites in Sri Lanka,
2. NA, Leachate,"Landfill leachate treatment expert website" ,Web 2012/ 5/6.


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This exciting combo gets you driving off road in a V8 buggy and a rally car. A professional driver will show you to get the most from Subaru WRX rally car on a purpose built race track before showing you how to tackle a high powered V8 buggy. You will then enjoy a blistering hot lap in each car.
What's Included?
This experience combines two awesome forms of motor sport, off road buggy racing and rally.
You will have the opportunity to drive a real race buggy with an instructor riding with you as your navigator. Your instructor will offer encouragement and some handy tips on car control, drifting and racing over purpose built jumps. Your confidence will grow as each lap goes by and so will your speed down the back dirt straight as well as getting plenty of sideways turn. All of this happens in a buggy, which are decked out with a powerful Toyota Lexus V8 engine. During the experience, you will be provided with a full face helmet, overalls and strapped into a 5-point race harness, so you are completely safe to unleash your inner speed demon! After you have driven 8 laps swap seats for 1 hot lap. Similar to the buggy you will then be strapped into the driver's seat of a Subaru WRX with a race instructor beside you, they will encourage you to drive the best you can. These Subaru WRX rally cars a completely different to the buggies. You will drive 8 flat out laps before again swapping seats with the instructor for 1 flying hot lap.
Available on selected weekends.
You may have up to 6 drivers in your group, however when you are driving you will be one on one with your race car instructor.
This experience runs year round through rain and shine. Only in extreme rain will we cancel and reschedule your booking for another time.
You will be supplied with a race suit and helmet. You need to wear closed in shoes.
This is the only package where you can do 2 different experiences on dirt at the same place and time
Minimum age is 12 years.
Self-drivers need to be a minimum age is 12yrs, no licence required.
All passengers and drivers are required to sign a waiver of liability form.
Max weight is 150kg and height is 203cm
Once this experience has been confirmed, changes are at the discretion of the experience provider and arranged directly with them according to this policy:
Participant Changes
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My Veronica Mars was on a Movie!Posted by Figaro the Therapy Cat at 8:50 AM
The parent beans went to see the mo-vie that Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) playded in this weekend. It is called Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Too bad I am not allowed to see it for the following reasons:
1. Kitties are not allowed in movie theaters
2. It is rated Rs
4. There is swearings in it too
But here is what I learnded about the movie.
1. Kristen Bell makes a much much betters Veronica Mars than a Sarah Marshall because she is not the clever detective in this movie like she is in the show!!!
2. In the movie Sarah Marshall (Bell) gets to be a pet psychic as a joke on the end part, that is great because that means I would be able to hang out with her
3. Mila Kunis is the other girls in the movie and she has the brown of hairs like mombean
4. The main guy likes both of thems. And i won't give out the endings because mombean did not tells me them. But I do not know who is the cuter, probaby I am the cuter of both of thems.
5. Mila did most of the swearings, she was a very feisty girl kind of likes me
Here I share some photos of the movie that I finded on-line. You can see Kristen Bell is the one with the blonde of hairs and Mila Kunis is the one with the brunnett of hairs. And the main boy in the movie is Jason Segel who also writed it.
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- Daisy said... April 21, 2008 at 10:42 AM
- Name: Mr. Hendrix said... April 21, 2008 at 12:06 PM
- Cecil the Cougar: said... April 21, 2008 at 6:25 PM
- meemsnyc said... April 21, 2008 at 8:06 PM
April 21, 2008 at 10:51 PM
a movie? hmm, we only allow to see it from VCD/DVD;) soemtimes we enjoy, but most often we fall asleep;) hehehe......
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- Cara said... April 22, 2008 at 3:16 AM
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Mmhmn, that is correct, the title says Part one. To be dead honest that is almost not even enough to cover everything that has gone on in the last seven days, and seriously I will not even be going into full details about everything that happened because I will already be here all night and I would prefer some sleep before class tomorrow morning, so I will be breaking this weeks activities and events into three specific sections. Now only two will be showing up in my weekly updates, but do be aware a third piece will be placed in my thoughts section due to a brain teaser posed by my Journalism Professor Mrs. Vivian Smith about stress and its relationship to first year and in reality all students. But most specifically I will comment there about the challenges facing freshmen/women because I look for it first hand, to my own guilt as a little bit of relief for myself (I do feel a touch guilty yes) but also as a reflection of my first year, and indeed this year starting at a new facility away from home. That being said, these updates that I will cover in part one will be a reflection that is mostly reflective of the academic importance's in the past week, or as best as I could divide them equally, while the second issue, (which may have to wait till tomorrow) will mostly follow the recreational experiences of the seven day kick off to semester. So without further ado, the fifteenth week of my little Victoria journey.
With three hours till my midnight deadline I feel like diving straight into the meat of this issue, my courses. However I think it is acceptable to start with the first day points I just have to make, so that will come second. But anyways, first day. It truly is something you have to experience, and not something that could be imitated. Perhaps it could in theory be reflected by the final day of classes, but I think the feelings although similar would be directed differently. Our atmosphere has a simple composition, mostly nitrogen, some oxygen, many other small concentrations of particles, but pure energy is not something usual described with these facts. However it is the only real word which properly describes what it really feels like when you first step onto campus. Surrounded by thousands of your peers, everybody curious, excited, nervous, sick, overjoyed, basically bursting at the seams with an overflow of emotion, passion, creativity, and especially a desire for bettering themselves through education. To explain it to an average high school student would truly be explaining color to a blind person, while their desires simply want the year to end as soon as it begins, each moment you spend surrounded by these people is empowering, and encouraging. It is your job to learn, and at that moment the concept of overtime just doesn't cut it. That first class is one of many cups and into each you pour yourself whole heartedly and yet still there is some to spare, and that overflow you splash on the people around you while they do the same, so really it is like a giant water fight of chaotic excitement. That is just the first thought…. yea, I know right.
I'm going to let that sink in for a moment while I go over a short review of each one of my courses, and then add the afterthoughts of them collectively. This way I can limit the work through condensing material, and yet still maximizing the amount of important content. So lets start in the order I attended these new doors to enlightenment, Biology. To be precise, this is no longer just general biology, but Micro Biology, and while this pertains less to my focus of Large Marine Animal studies, it is imperative to understand the environment in which they live, and considering the worlds Oceans host at least two thirds of life on our little blue marble, that's a lot to learn. My professor is quite an interesting character, and although while he can take his points to the level where the entire lecture hall is ready to burst with laughter, he is at the same time direct, and wastes no time in demonstrating the pertaining point and making sure we are all at an agreement in our understanding of that point. So while it is a relaxed class with a soft environment, the knowledge is thick in the air and you always walk aware with the important details. (As my one small side to Bio, I had two class the first week unlike the other two, which is why I have a second point, but it turns out I was a bit ahead of myself in my pre-reading and am now a good two classes ahead, oh well I guess) Secondly I have Writing 102, also known as Non-fictional writing/ Journalism. My new Professor is no Tim Marshal, but in her field she holds a candle with him: and for me, this can only benefit me in perfecting my writing style and professionalism. Her keyword: Focus, which for the time I am in her class will be my new motto. Journalism is something new to me and I intend to make it into my own special talent in which other try to outdo my work. How is that for a goal, couple that with a Masters in Marine Biology and I think I will be guaranteed an interesting career. (The keynote for this section: I was in fact waitlisted for this course, however of one hundred students, number twelve is not a very high number and so I decided to stick it out while other began to drop, more on that later) Finally I have Organic Chemistry (Hisssss) or at least that was the original perception I had based on the opinion of other I knew who had attempted this course. Bear in mind I am one week into it and may in fact change my mind to align with that thought, but for now it is probably the class I am most excited about, based on the premise that my Prof has mentioned that this course he teaches is sixty percent visualization. For a dreamer like myself, visualization coupled with my free and large thought space this should equal a very entertaining and productive semester indeed. (my final side note to Organic chemistry happens to be that it is the only course in which we started actual work on day one. The good news: while my prof was introducing the process of the activity we were executing, I was already finishing the exercise, and I was right on. Yep, still Razor sharp, Oww). To round off my analysis of the start of semester and my new "Focus" points I will start with this thought. Those of you who constantly read my work know that I was a little disappointed with the end of the summer months on the basis that I felt I had missed so much, however after exploring the tip of each of my new endeavours I have gotten more excited than I was for the beginning of summer, and if this level of enthusiasm keeps up I feel like I will not want classes to end anytime soon. I was originally planning to have my classes rated from highest to lowest in all areas and then use specific detail on the top and bottom one, However I cannot choose a clear winner which I suppose also means there are no losers. Kind of a lucky break for these already tired fingers, considering I probably saved myself about five more lines of print.
Unfortunately there is a downside to all this epic learning. This stuff isn't free, but to be fair, with the level of class, professionalism, and quality of the learning that can be done at Uvic it actually makes sense to be paying this time, and as a huge surprise the rate at which I am paying is actually lower then the rates I was paying back home at our small community college. Fairness? Karma coming back? Subsidisation from the government? or just pure style from Uvic? I think a little bit of each. There is even a bonus in that your registration fees go towards your outstanding tuition so they gave me some money back…. Impossible. But even with all that good news I still have a small snag, Opting out of Health and Dental is taking a couple days, but once that is done, money saved and tuition paid.
I did mention before that I was on a waitlist right…. Yep Just checked, (two paragraphs up, right before the Hissss), Well get this, every waitlisted student isn't stuck for the first several weeks waiting for space. Class sizes are usually estimated at greater then registered levels to accommodate waitlisted students and drop ins. Meaning plenty of space for number 3 on the waitlist. Oh yea, I forgot to mention. Being number twelve was determined two weeks before school started, by the time I got to class I knew I was down to three. What I did not know but was quick to find out, was that during that first class while I was sitting in lecture at eight thirty in the morning, several students dropped the class, meaning that by the time I left that morning I was actually accepted and on the class roster. Yep, they do not mess around at Uvic, things get done. With that finally established in stone, I now have all three of my courses set up, and a space reserved in my only lab this semester. Things have clicks, now I just have to keep "Focused".
I have to interject a little fun fact here, to take a small siesta from the serious scripture. (Ha, see what I did there, how's that consonance taste) Anyways the point I was making was going to be about the buses out to Uvic. As a central hub in Victoria and as the largest bus exchange in Victoria the buses there can get quite cramped. By this I mean I literally had to sit on the floor next to the fare box by the driver so she could see her mirrors. On top of that I stated that having to get back off the bus because it is too full has to be the worst feeling ever, but then I retracted that statement when we stopped to let people off and yet kept the doors shut for those wanting to get on. We cannot run double deckers everywhere people. One stop closer could be the difference between getting on or not, and if you really need to use a bus, go for one earlier then the one you absolutely need. Because missing class or work is fun for no one. Just a little stop in the long route my mind is on. (Ha, Bus humour!)
The next thing I have to add ties in nicely with my article on the Stress of First years. The point I am addressing here is friendships. Seriously one of the top five things you can do to help yourself avoid stress in first year is have a solid group of friend. Five is a nice number off the bat, because this way you do not have to commit all your time to a social life as I have discovered, but you still have enough variety to not irritate each other and keep things at a respectable relaxed level. This is especially true if you share different interest with different friends, that way there is not too much overlap. But anyways, I am getting onto my article and not onto my personal point, so back to "Focus". The first day is a strange day, because although everyone is running around and doing their best to get everything figured out right aware there is a surprising amount of collisions with random people, and even more surprising some of these people I actually know. For example, while working Triathlons I met a fellow lifeguard named Hannah. She lives a ways out of Victoria and yet the very first day of class I run into her almost immediately, not surprising considering we knew each other would be at Uvic, but seriously considering the number of people at the university and the proximity of the University the chances are small, and yet, within five minutes off the bus. Of course I have a few friends from Salmon Arm. Primarily Josh and Brandi, whom I grew up with and have been around all summer with Charmaine and I as well, but imagine finding Amanda here as well. Nathan-less, but I assume that is for a reason and yet it was still a nice calm moment thrown into the craziness of the first day. Along with her I met an old skater friend from SA. Although missing his old partner in crime James, and sporting a swag beard Riley changed a lot from his days of hitting the skate park in SA. I think the only right word would be matured. His theory, and this coming from a Psych and Philosophy Major, was that leaving Salmon Arm allows you to grow, and not only do I trust his theory, but I actually came to that exact conclusion myself. Whether or not it is true is debatable, but I think the results speak for themselves. Biology was a funny class due to the ease with which I settled in, however it is my field so I guess it is no surprise. However there was a small wrench in the machine of that course, and he was sitting two rows down from my seat. My landlord Andrew is in my bio class. Although it is in fact hilarious it is also ironically dangerous. Now I have to keep good notes, or else rent may see an increase (joking). But at least that though will encourage me to push even harder then before for great grades; who knows, rent may even go down. Finally there is one of my work associates from the summer. Yea, who knew that would come back at me right as class started. And yet, there was Sydney, day one of Biology, sitting three seats away and just as surprised to see me in class as well. Of course it is nice to have a friend in class, it helps build a foundation for a support structure in studies, but to have that person be someone you already know quite well, just makes everything that much easier. I am not quite done with the people of this week, however that sums up all I knew before I started class, and the others will have to wait until part two. So on we go with the next topic.
THUNDERFEST! That's right folks. Second day of classes is the official kick off to Thunderfest. Which is essentially a giant careers and events fair, and while it may sound big, next week's club days are even bigger. But not nearly as big as the giant beach ball we spent an hour playing volleyball with. Imagine some two thousand students and just students all crammed into an events fair, covered in foam, water guns, signing up for events, contests, and getting to know their fellow student body. I must admit though, my favourite part of Thunderfest had to be Charmaine and I's EPIC game of Jenga. and by epic I mean we set a Uvic record and attracted a crowd of some twenty people to gather around our table while her and I consumed RockStar energy drinks courtesy of Club 9-one-9 and assessed all the angles. To tally our final scored I will say that the tower toppled on Charmaine, however with the huge amount of wind we had, it really could have been anyone's game. But speed was the main focus to get the other player back on the tower a.s.a.p. and see if the wind would take them down. Still, we achieved twice Charmaine's height off the table surface and literally were stretching to reach the top of the stack. We made several days for the surrounding crowd, and received numerous pats on the back and hand shakes for our achievement. And just what did it look like you ask, well have no fear, for I shot pictures of the beast.
My final closing note for this post will mirror my post on the non-academic events of this week to a degree. However staying with the theme this will focus on a good all around retreat from anything negative that school might bring. This amazing thing, is in fact a place, and this place is called Felicitas. What is it, well it is a Bar, on Campus, With the cheapest beer in town, and it opens in the afternoon. For anything that you need to get away from it is amazing, and situated right near the SUB (Student Union Building) it is the perfect location to meet up with those friends I suggested you get yourself and kick back from the mind filling and or cracking you have been doing. Truly it was an inspired idea, and only one hundred paces from the bus exchange which runs routes all weekend late to get those drunk students home to their beds safely, Uvic truly is a home away from home. To add to that there is a massive number of support facilities inside the SUB including a full movie theatre and to top it all off, Multi Gender Washrooms…. That's right, Co-ed washrooms. That could be really weird. There is no male female signs, you either guess it, or share it with the opposite sex. Which I do not believe any of us have done since we were six. Oh well that's University for you.
Typically I'd add my tag line here, but seeing as I have a second part to do tomorrow I will close tonight with a simple Stay Tuned for tomorrow's second update. Along with my first week survival guide which will go up at some point this week.


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Thursday, February 17, 2011
Conversations in the night
Amy: What is Abby barking at?
Cary: (Eyes wide open, appearing completely lucid) I think our neighbors are trying set up their own Norad.
Amy: ... Huh?
Cary: You know... tons of satellites and everything... like Norad or something. Their whole house is covered in satellites.
Amy: ....?
Cary: (frustrated that I do not understand) You know what Norad is right??
Amy: What are you talking about?
Cary: NORAD! North American Aerospace Defense Command.
Amy: Yes... but... I don't... understand... what you are talking about right now.
Cary: Never mind, I'm going back to sleep.
2 minutes later:
Cary: Oh wait. I think I dreamed that whole thing.
And then I couldn't fall asleep because every time I would drift off I would remember that ridiculous conversation and it would make me laugh all over again.
This morning he only vaguely remembered having this conversation. I think sleep talking is my number one favorite form of entertainment in the universe.
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one night while i was pregnant with dallin, i couldn't sleep. jonathan was out like a light. but at one point he said, "that's the most interesting alien you are holding." i asked him what he just said, and he repeated it exactly. i had been watching the discovery channel about ufo sitings and area 51 and informational things like that earlier that day, and it totally creeped me out, so i just got all wide-eyed and looked around the room until i was too scared, and hit jonathan and told him to wake up and explain himself.ReplyDelete
i don't really have a good way of ending this long story. that's really it.
:-) This is funny. There are plenty of things that Ty says to me when he's half asleep, and only partially remembers the next morning. Its good times. It even gets to the point where now I say, "are you even awake?!" And he gets flustered with me that I'm even asking that, because he always says (whether or not he really is half asleep), "I have no way of proving that I am really awake right now." Its good times.ReplyDelete
It gets even better when you have kids. The conversations get funnier and then the kids get old enough to talk and sleep walk and it just keeps getting better!ReplyDelete
And yes, I do stock your blog :)
oh my gosh, i talk in my sleep aallllllll the time. and now i'm laughing hysterically at your story AND andrea's :)ReplyDelete


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We live in an old, tongue and groove timber house, that slowly over the years we've been doing bit and pieces too. Its not a big house, and as the kids get bigger I keep feeling the need to expand so there is a just a bit more space for everyone, but particularly mum and dad for some peace and quiet!
On the list, for Lotto Winnings/Spare Cash expenditure (ha ha!) is a long verandah along the side of the house, joining onto our existing small front verandah....something like this: (bless you google images! I always find what I am looking for there)
The other day, wandering around BUNNY'S (Bunnings for the rest of the nation) I found the perfect furniture with which to fill my one-day verandah. Nothing like counting ones chickens or putting the cart before the horse of course.
For dining - and the stools tuck under the table when not in use, creating a nice tidy area.... ($498.00, what a bargain ;-)
And in the corner, for reading the paper, drinking a coffee, having a snooze, entertaining guests, or hiding from the kids:
Seriously, this couch was built for lounging. I sat on a few, waiting for the kids as they galloped around the playground as if they had never seen one before, and this one was IT. The others didn't even come near to being as comfortable. If you are in the market for some outdoor seating, I suggest you look at this one. For a mere $999 it can be yours :-) Sure as eggs it won't be around the one-day when I might find myself requiring one.
Unfortunately the husband would neither take a photo of me relaxing on "my" outdoor lounge, nor let me take it home with me.
He wasn't keen on these either:
Even though I do think my argument that they are far cleaner and cheaper to operate than the live version was very valid.
Party pooper.
Sigh. Bunny's. Fun for the whole family :-)
(and so endeth our city adventures!)


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Boycotting Israel's Anti-Palestine War Games in the West Bank
"... a settlement boycott—and not just a refusal to buy settlement-produced goods but a prohibition on investing or financially underwriting settlement activity and industries—are really the least that any state or society that sincerely believes in the need for an eventual two-state solution can and should do." Hussein Ibish
[AS ALWAYS PLEASE GO TO THE LINK TO READ GOOD ARTICLES IN FULL: HELP SHAPE ALGORITHMS (and conversations) THAT EMPOWER DECENCY, DIGNITY, JUSTICE & PEACE... and hopefully Palestine (& America)]
A settlement boycott is the least we can do
Everyone who cares about peace should boycott settlements
[AS ALWAYS PLEASE GO TO THE LINK TO READ GOOD ARTICLES IN FULL: HELP SHAPE ALGORITHMS (and conversations) THAT EMPOWER DECENCY, DIGNITY, JUSTICE & PEACE... and hopefully Palestine (& America)]
This is not "BDS" which too often veers off into being a podium and publicity for one-state activists, anti-Israel agitators, extremists, hate mongers and Zionists who do not support a negotiated end to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
This is a reasonable call for reasonable people worldwide (as well as all organizations, NGOs, corporations, businesses, concerned governments...etc...) to uphold and respect international law and a two state solution to once and for all end the Israel-Palestine conflict.
|Scales of Justice
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood..." The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- "[The] continued expansion of Israeli illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and other territories occupied by Israel since 1967, threatens the prospect of a just and final peace agreement," Foreign ministers from 16 EU countries – including the UK – have signed a letter to the EU's foreign policy head, Federica Mogherini, requesting she
expedite moves to ensure the clear labelling of goods produced in
illegal Israeli settlements and sold in Europe
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Let's start with a Nancy Dixon post over at conversation matters titled, "Conversations That Share Tacit Knowledge" in which she discusses probably one of the key points about sharing tacit knowledge. Nancy suggests that "Tacit knowledge needs to be shared through conversation."Which I completely agree with. Sort of. But that probably has more to do with how you would define a conversation.
A Wikipedia definition of conversation is that it is "interactive, more-or-less spontaneous, communication between two or more conversants." And that this "Interactivity occurs because contributions to a conversation are response reactions to what has previously been said." Now where I think that it gets interesting is in understanding what exactly is considered to be "communications."
So what is communications?
A simple definition of communications might be, "Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information." Where I think that it gets interesting though is in understanding that human communications can typically be classified as being of one of the following types:
- Oral which refers to spoken verbal communications including discussion, speeches, presentations, interpersonal communications, etc.
- Nonverbal which is the process of conveying meaning in the form of non-word messages which includes gestures, body language, posture, facial expressions, eye contact, tone of voice, object communications, etc.
- Visual which conveys ideas or information through visual representations including signs, drawings, graphic designs, illustrations, video, television, etc.
Perhaps you're already connecting the dots on where I'm going with this.
While I somewhat agree with Nancy's statement…I think that it might be limited in perspective.
Nancy states that:
"Our tacit knowledge is drawn from our experience as well as our years of study and is stored in bits and pieces in our brain, that is, it is not stored as answers or explanations but as fragments. What we call "tacit knowledge" is the human ability to draw on those fragments to construct a response to a new problem or question."
Again, no problem with that statement. But where I think that I'm getting hung-up is that Nancy's opinion that "Tacit knowledge needs to be shared through conversation" was in fact based upon her response to the question, "What's the most effective way for people to share their tacit knowledge?"
I'd like to suggest that the "most effective" way to do whatever, is going to be at least in part based upon the situation at hand. At the very least, it might well be that the "conversation" has to include other aspects or elements of communications (i.e., the other "types" of communications). And then there is the whole issue of whether or not a conversation is a conversation only when it is spontaneous….and how does that then color the world of "other" kinds (see below) of conversations? Or how about mentoring as an example – where you may or may not have "conversation" per se, and instead it could involve a lot time spent by the person being mentored simply watching to see what the mentor does and then asking/being told why.
So I can't completely agree with Nancy's conjecture that "our most effective knowledge sharing tool is conversation." Effectiveness is situational, depending upon the opportunities available and desired results.
Having said that, perhaps my main point here (so far at least) is that Nancy's statement should perhaps be rewritten to say that, "Communicating is an effective way for people to share their tacit knowledge." And then we could agree that a conversation is one effective way to communicate.
Which brings me to the second half of this post – other effective ways to communicate that result in sharing of tacit knowledge. Such as "storytelling." And "anecdotes."
Storytelling is conveying of events in "words, images and sounds, often by improvisation or embellishment." And "crucial elements of stories and storytelling include plot, characters and narrative point of view."
An anecdote is a "short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person" and an "anecdote is always presented as based on a real incident involving actual persons, whether famous or not, usually in an identifiable place."
So as I understand it, although stories and anecdotes are similar, there is that subtle distinction that allows for a "tall tale" story, rather than an anecdote that has that "ring of truthfulness" to it. (I've also asked one of the guru's of anecdotes, Shawn Callahan, to weigh in on this so perhaps he'll have another or additional perspective.)
And so with that, I'd like to point out a very interesting post by Shawn Callahan about storytelling, or rather a failure to tell a story! If you watch the linked video I'm certain that you will agree with Shawn that it wasn't a story at all (actually was nothing more than sort of an advertisement or perhaps short infomercial).
But the real knowledge nugget of Shawn's post is the autopsy of the "story" in which he describes exactly why it wasn't a story, and he also presents what makes for a story. And in reading Shawn's "post-mortem" it is pretty easy to understand that storytelling is a nifty way to transfer tacit knowledge.
And that's where you can have some fun and at the same time test your own story-telling recognition prowess in the form of a "storytest" that the folks at Anecdote have made available. So give that a whirl and see if you have the skills necessary to be able to "spot a story." I'm pleased to say that I scored a 10 out of 10! [Oh, by the way -- Shawn has built in a way to be able to Tweet and Facebook your results...so how about sharing yours here and there!]
And once done with that, follow the link provided to read Shawn's analysis of why or why they were not stories for each of the ten examples. I won't give that link away as it would make it easy as Shawn describes it, to "cheat" on the answers, but one gem from the results post is worth culling out – four features to look out for to spot a story:
- Time marker: stories often start with a time marker such as "In 1991 …" "Just the other day" "Last Tuesday …" "When we last spoke to the CEO …" The archetypal time marker is, of course, "Once upon a time" but I find this opening less common in a business context.
- Place marker: sometimes a story will start with a place marker such as "We were outside Jim's office …" "At basketball …" "On our way to the client …"
- Characters: stories feature people (or other people-like entities such as Thomas the Tank Engine) doing things. They have names, speak and take action.
- Events: stories have one or more events. These events might be moments in time or scale up to eons.
So where does this leave us in this post?
I agree with Nancy, but think that there is more to it than just saying that tacit knowledge needs to be shared through conversation as the most effective way to share tacit knowledge. There are many other ways to communicate, other than verbal conversations. And there are other ways beyond basic conversation in which you can share tacit knowledge – such as storytelling and anecdotes.


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Knowing Your Students Individually is Critical to the Success of a Teacher
"All too often, educators forget they have to be lifelong learners. If you ever get to the point where you think you have teaching down, you are not doing your job well." —Syrita Jackson, M.Ed. '05, Urban Accelerated Certificate Masters (UACM)
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Education: M.Ed. '05, Urban Accelerated Certificate and Master's (UACM), Georgia State University
B.A. '00, Communications-Journalism, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Job Title: Elementary Teacher, 3rd Grade
Employer: Fulton County Schools
Becoming a Teacher in Syrita Jackson's Words
Prefer working with kids than in an office
Before becoming a teacher, I worked in public relations for 2.5 years for the City of Atlanta's Housing Office and Turner Enterprises. Once I realized I didn't like working in offices, I became a substitute teacher at the elementary school I attended. The kids loved me because I'm like the Pied Piper. I found myself coming in early, staying late and looking forward to working with the students and teachers. After subbing for several years, I decided to go back to school to earn a master's so I could learn how to teach.
Learning to juggle competing priorities
You have to juggle multiple priorities as a teacher, and the UACM program taught me how to do this efficiently and effectively. As a graduate student and student teacher, I taught and worked with the school's team during the day, attended evening classes with my cohort, and then went home to study, write papers or prepare lesson plans for the next day. It was very intense, however, I realized that if I could teach for a year without getting paid and enjoyed what I was doing, being a teacher was the right career for me.
Being open to multiple perspectives is critical
In addition to learning technical aspects, like classroom management and assessment, the UACM program helped me understand the importance of (a) being open to multiple perspectives and (b) recognizing students as individuals and seeing beyond their ethnicity or language. Over the last 10 years, I've taught hundreds of children from a variety of backgrounds who think differently than I do. Rather than ignore or pretend this doesn't matter, I create a space in the classroom where students can advocate for themselves so they understand their voice is important and what they say can make a difference.


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Sign up for the Vang Vieng trip August 6, 2006Posted by Guido in General, hotels, travelling.
We already have a good group of people who have signed up for the mini trip to Vang Vieng. To remind you, on the 27th of December we start off the trip with a nice dinner in Vientiane. The next morning we leave for Vang Vieng, where we will hang out for two days, doing fun stuff and getting to know each other. The 30th of December we drive further north to Luang Prabang. For more detailed information, read this post.
From a lot of people we still don't know if they want to join. Please let us know as soon as possible. We want to book accommodation in Vang Vieng very soon. We are looking at a place that we think is nice with views over the river and the karst mountains. It's called The Elephant Crossing. However, it has only 25 rooms, so we don't want to wait much longer to book them.
The rates are from $25-$35. If you wanto to stay at at some place cheaper, let us know and we'll find another guest house for you.
If we hear back from you soon we will reserve the rooms for you. If we hear much later we can't guarantee that rooms will be available in this hotel and we would have to book in another hotel.
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May 2, 2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAv.KENNETH THOMPSON AND ROMEL BOLGER
The opinion of the court was delivered by: Savage, J.
Kenneth Thompson and Romel Bolger, who were convicted of various drug offenses,*fn1 have filed motions under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Both contend that their attorneys were ineffective at the suppression hearing because they had failed to conduct an investigation. They argue that a proper investigation would have uncovered evidence that could have been used to contradict the asserted basis for the search of the residence in which incriminating drug evidence was found. Bolger also claims that his attorney was ineffective at his sentencing. He contends that his attorney failed to use certain information to impeach the agent whose testimony was proffered to support a two-level enhancement for possession of a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking offense.
After reviewing the record of the suppression hearing, the trial and the sentencing hearing, we conclude that the attorneys' performance was not deficient; and, even if it was, the defendants suffered no prejudice. Therefore, the motions will be denied.
Responding to a report of gun shots, police found Bolger, who was bleeding and suffering from a gunshot wound, in the middle of Levick Street in Philadelphia. Almost contemporaneously, other officers arrived at the driveway in the rear of 1053 Levick Street where they found evidence of a gun fight. They observed a discarded hand gun, spent shell casings and two cars with bullet holes in the doors. The front door of one of the cars was open.
Witnesses at the scene described a shoot-out between two groups of men. According to police, one of the witnesses told them that a male pulled a small child from one of the shot-up vehicles and went into 1053 Levick Street. When the officers received no response to knocking and heard water running in the house, they concluded that someone who may have been injured in the shoot-out might be inside.
When a supervisor arrived at the scene, he decided to enter the building to determine whether an injured person was inside. He determined that it would take too much time to secure a warrant. Therefore, he ordered officers to forcibly enter the property.
Immediately inside the door, the officers found a hand gun. In the basement level, they discovered two more guns, a quantity of cocaine, bags of crack cocaine, a scale, a substantial sum of currency, and drug packaging materials.
The defendants moved to suppress the evidence found in the house, arguing that it was the product of an illegal warrantless search. They specifically argued that it was unreasonable for the police to believe that an injured person might have been inside the property. Finding that the witnesses who testified at the suppression hearing were credible and the conflicting testimony explicable, we determined that exigent circumstances existed to justify a warrantless entry into the property. Therefore, the motions to dismiss were denied.
At the trial, the evidence against the defendants consisted primarily of the items, including guns, drugs, and drug paraphernalia, found by the police after they forcibly entered 1053 Levick Street. Based upon this evidence, the jury convicted the defendants.
The defendants appealed the denial of their suppression motions and the sufficiency of the evidence. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed. United States v. Thompson, 357 Fed. App'x 406 (3d Cir. 2009). The defendants then filed timely § 2255 motions, raising ineffectiveness of counsel.
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Ineffective assistance of counsel claims are evaluated under the familiar two part standard established in Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984). See Williams v. Taylor, 529 U.S. 362, 390-91 (2000). First, the petitioner must demonstrate that his attorney's performance was deficient, that is, "counsel's representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness," considering all of the surrounding circumstances of the particular case and the facts viewed at the time of counsel's conduct. Strickland, 466 U.S. at 687-89. Second, if there was deficient performance, he must show that it prejudiced his defense. Id. at 691-92. The prejudice prong requires a showing that as a result of the deficient representation, a reasonable probability exists that the results of the proceedings would have been different. Id. at 694. A reasonable probability is one that is "sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome." Id. In other words, the prejudice component focuses on whether counsel's deficient performance renders the result of the proceedings unreliable or the proceeding fundamentally unfair. Williams, 529 U.S. at 393 n.17.
Counsel's performance is deficient only where the defendant can show that counsel's representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness. Strickland, 466 U.S. at 688. Where counsel's conduct falls within the wide range of reasonable professional assistance ...
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Saturday, January 12, 2013
Playing Angry Birds with Pops::January 12
Aiden LOVES playing Angry Birds. More than doing anything else, really.
So Steve sat him on his lap along with the laptop and played Angry Birds while Aiden instructed him where to go and what to do.
"There's 2 more birds left, Pops!"
Then he wanted to do it himself. (He is really good at it too!)
Meg felt left out; she needed some attention too :)
There is nothing more desirable than a man who is kind and gentle with children. It is one of the things that made me love Steve back when we were dating - Josh was 4 years old back then, Amber was nearly 3 and Jared was 1 1/2. I remember being up in the mountains with all of them; Steve was carrying Jared, and Josh darted over to the river to throw rocks in. Steve followed right behind and held on to his belt loop so that he wouldn't fall in. My heart gave a leap, not just in fear for Josh, but in admiration and love for this man who had just barely met my children, yet was taking such good care of them. He wasn't just trying to impress me either, as I have found out through the years, it is just his natural way of being. Fortunately he has distilled those same characteristics to our boys. I am a lucky woman indeed! (And my heart still leaps with love and desire for him ♥)
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Maik Huttemann
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Wayne State University School of Medicine
Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Karmanos Cancer Institute
3214 Scott Hall
540 East Canfield
Detroit, MI 48201
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Research Interests:
- Role of mitochondria in cancer and cancer test development based on mitochondrial biomarkers.
- Effect of cell signaling on mitochondrial metabolism, cytochrome c, and cytochrome c oxidase.
- Development of mitochondria-targeted therapies for ischemia/reperfusion injury as seen in stroke and myocardial infarction.
Research Description:
Dr. Hüttemann's team studies mitochondrial function using genetic, biochemical, and functional approaches. The group focuses on two key components of the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation machinery, cytochrome c oxidase (COX) and the small electron carrier cytochrome c (Cytc). COX is the terminal enzyme of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, "burns" the oxygen we breathe to water, and pumps protons across the inner mitochondrial membrane generating the mitochondrial membrane potential, which is utilized by ATP synthase to produce energy in the form of ATP. Cytc has two distinct functions: it delivers electrons to COX, but it also participates in programmed cell death (apoptosis). Together the two proteins play a key role in life and death decisions of the cell via energy production under healthy conditions and free radical generation and apoptosis under conditions of cellular stress. The overall goal is to understand the regulation of COX and Cytc in normal and disease conditions including cancer, and to apply this knowledge for diagnosis and treatment.
Selected Publications:
Li H, Liu J, Wang Y, Fu Z, Huttemann M, Monks TJ, Chen AF, Wang JM. MiR-27b augments bone marrow progenitor cell survival via suppressing the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway in type 2 diabetes. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2017 Jul 11:ajpendo.00073.2017. [Epub ahead of print]
Grossman LI, Purandare N, Arshad R, Gladyck S, Somayajulu M, Hüttemann M, Aras S. MNRR1, a Biorganellar Regulator of Mitochondria. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2017;2017:6739236. Epub 2017 Jun 8. Review.
Sommer N, Huttemann M, Pak O, Scheibe S, Knöpp F, Sinkler C, Malczyk M, Gierhardt M, Esfandiary A, Kraut S, Jonas FT, Veith C, Aras S, Sydykov A, Alebrahimdehkordi N, Giehl K, Hecker M, Brandes RP, Seeger W, Grimminger F, Ghofrani HA, Schermuly RT, Grossman LI, Weissmann N. Mitochondrial Complex IV Subunit 4 Isoform 2 Is Essential for Acute Pulmonary Oxygen Sensing. Circ Res. 2017 Jun 15. pii: CIRCRESAHA.116.310482. [Epub ahead of print]
Romero R, Erez O, Hüttemann M, Maymon E, Panaitescu B, Conde-Agudelo A, Pacora P, Yoon BH, Grossman LI. Metformin, the aspirin of the 21st century: its role in gestational diabetes mellitus, prevention of preeclampsia and cancer, and the promotion of longevity. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Jun 12. pii: S0002-9378(17)30739-1. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
Sinkler CA, Kalpage H, Shay J, Lee I, Malek MH, Grossman LI, Hüttemann M. Tissue- and Condition-Specific Isoforms of Mammalian Cytochrome c Oxidase Subunits: From Function to Human Disease. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2017;2017:1534056.
Jung YS, Najy AJ, Huang W, Sethi S, Snyder M, Sakr W, Dyson G, Hüttemann M, Lee I, Ali-Fehmi R, Franceschi S, Struijk L, Kim HE, Kato I, Choi Kim HR. HPV-associated differential regulation of tumor metabolism in oropharyngeal head and neck cancer. Oncotarget. 2017 May 16. [Epub ahead of print]
Tyurina YY, Lou W, Qu F, Tyurin VA, Mohammadyani D, Liu J, Hüttemann M, Frasso MA, Wipf P, Bayir H, Greenberg ML, Kagan VE. Lipidomics Characterization of Biosynthetic and Remodeling Pathways of Cardiolipins in Genetically and Nutritionally Manipulated Yeast Cells. ACS Chem Biol. 2017;12:265-81.
Aras S, Arrabi H, Purandare N, Hüttemann M, Kamholz J, Züchner S, Grossman LI. Abl2 kinase phosphorylates Bi-organellar regulator MNRR1 in mitochondria, stimulating respiration. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2017;1864:440-8.
Mahapatra G, Varughese A, Ji Q, Lee I, Liu J, Vaishnav A, Sinkler C, Kapralov AA, Moraes CT, Sanderson TH, Stemmler TL, Grossman LI, Kagan VE, Brunzelle JS, Salomon AR, Edwards BF, Hüttemann M. Phosphorylation of Cytochrome c Threonine 28 Regulates Electron Transport Chain Activity in Kidney: IMPLICATIONS FOR AMP KINASE. J Biol Chem. 2017;292:64-79.
Education and Training:
BS in Chemistry (1992): Philipps-University Marburg, Germany
MS in Chemistry and Biochemistry (1995): Philipps-University Marburg, Germany
PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (1999): Philipps-University Marburg, Germany
Cancer Biology Courses Taught:
CB7220 Molecular Biology of Cancer Development
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This last year I have been trying different ways of eating to try and regain some of my balance, energy and overall health since bearing and rearing our 2 tinies. Over the next few months I'm bringing you a whole host of wonderful guest posts on a variety of Real Food Diets, from Raw to Paleo. Join me in this series and find the best real food for your mind, body and soul.
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It's common for people to think that preparing raw food takes a long time and if you went by the majority of raw recipe books you'd be right! Most raw recipe books are created by raw food chefs. The recipes are delicious and exciting but also tend to be quite complex and time consuming to make. I love food and when I first started eating raw food nearly 5 years ago I bought the loveliest, shiniest raw recipe books I could find on the internet. I was totally bowled over by the flavour and look of these super-fresh meals but totally under-whelmed by the amount of time it took to prepare them. I loved the idea of eating raw food and how it made me feel but I didn't want to spend my life in the kitchen. I'd always loved playing around with flavours and creating my own cooked recipes so I decided to turn my hand to creating delicious raw recipes that were super quick and easy to make. I pared down the complex recipes I'd found in those chef-written raw recipe books (with ingredients lists as long as my arm!) and refined them for my busy life without compromising on the sophistication and interest of the flavours. I'm pleased to say that my raw food meals quickly took less time to prepare than my cooked meals used to! Of course there are tips and tricks to quick raw food so here is my list of must-haves for people with busy lives who want to experience the energy, vitality and great health that eating raw gives you:1. A good blender - investing in a good blender means you can whiz up raw smoothies, soups, sauces, pates and puddings in no time at all. Blenders range from good hand blenders to commercial blenders such as Blendtecs (my preferred high-power blender) and Vitamixes.2. Quick recipes - although the chef-created raw recipes look and taste really exciting they aren't designed for people with busy lives. Look out for recipes with a maximum of 15 ingredients (preferably with less than 10). I give my clients an army of soups, smoothies, pates and puddings that take less than 10 minutes to make, taste utterly delicious and save them from eating junk or from snacking on too many nuts.3. Preparation - thinking one or two meals ahead will mean that you always have what you need when you're ready to make a meal (i.e. always soak a handful of nuts and/or seeds overnight because you can use them in a breakfast, smoothie or pate the next day and they'll keep in the fridge for up to 3 days, ready and waiting)4. Stock ingredients - make a stock-items shopping list so you always have the ingredients for super quick recipes. There's nothing slower than trying to make raw food from ingredients that need soaking and/or dehydrating! My personal stock quick-recipe ingredients are avocados, spring onions, mineral salt, agave, vanilla essence and a few superfoods. With these I can make something delicious straight away, or add whatever veggies or fruit I have to make a lovely soup, pate, smoothie or pudding. 5. Stock recipes - get well practiced at about 5-10 recipes so that you can quickly put them together, hardly looking at the recipe itself. Favourite stock recipes are my Spicy Tomato Soup, Hazelnut & Banana Superfood Smoothie, Spicy Walnut Pate, Cashew Cheese Sauce, Marinated Mushrooms and Lime Mousse. You can't go wrong with these!Here's a very normal example of the high raw food diet that I eat during a day in my busy and exciting life ...
Saskia's Raw Lime Mousse
At the weekends you can make up a batch of raw chocolates or energy balls that you can snack on during the week. This is great if you've got kids too, because you can all make them together. Before I started raw food coaching I worked away from home. I would make my breakfast and afternoon smoothie as well as my lunch before I went to work. It was a lovely way to wake up as I chopped the veg and admired the colours and textures of the food I was preparing for later. And of course I felt amazing and full of energy! No matter what you're lifestyle it's very possible to eat a high raw diet that's quick, easy and packed full of the nutrition you need to be fantastically healthy, gorgeous and energetic. It's just about having the right pieces in place to be able to make super-quick and deliciously vibrant raw food.
- Breakfast - A smoothie with fruit/veg and dark leafy greens (less than 10 minutes to make, including washing the fruit/veg and the blender afterwards)
- Mid-morning snack - a piece of fruit
- Lunch - salad with raw pate and rice or oatcakes (15-20 minutes including washing the fruit/veg and washing up)
- Tea-time - a superfood smoothie with nut milk and banana (less than 10 minutes to make, including washing the fruit/veg and the blender afterwards)
- Supper - raw soup (less than 10 minutes to make, including washing the fruit/veg and the blender afterwards)
Saskia has made her life's work as a raw food coach, after discovering a turning point in her own life. At the age of 32 she tried a 2-week raw food trial. In those two weeks she went from suffering IBS, eczema, sore joints, bad skin, terrible memory and stress related emotional issues to being completely well again. Sold on the idea of raw food as a way of 'healing the body', she now wants to tell everyone else about it!
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University of the Philippines Student Catholic Action Choir, 1952
This song reminds me of my student days at the University of the Philippines in the early 1950's. This song is one of the songs the University of the Philippines Student Catholic Action Choir sang in the 1952 Concert. Both Macrine and I will never forget those memories of our student days in UP, Diliman, Q.C., Philippines from 1951-1955. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All!
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If you are planning to retire in the Philippines soon, I suggest you visit several excellent websites on pro's and cons of retiring in the Philippines. However if you want to retire in the provinces, where life is simple, standard of living cheaper, less traffic congestion and pollution, availability of fresh seafood and vegetables compared to the big cities, my island province is the place for you! If this is your first time in my site, welcome. Please do not forget to read the latest national and international news in the right side bar of this blog. Some of the photos and videos on this site, I do not own. However, I have no intention on the infringement of your copyrights. The photo above is the front yard of Chateau Du Mer-Our Retirement Home in Boac, Marinduque, Philippines
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High blood pressure which is blood pressure level rising above normal is considered to be a very common illness among people. Seven in every ten people suffer from hypertension. High blood pressure is also known as a "silent killer" because the sufferer may not know until the blood pressure level is measured.
The most common cause of high blood pressure is improper diet and not enough rest and some symptoms include nausea, frequent headaches and blurred vision, It is very important to maintain a healthy diet and consume foods which are rich in proteins, vitamins and carbohydrates. It is also important to consume small portions of dairy products on a daily basis. Also a reduction in the consumption of alcohol is known to regulate the blood flow in the body.
A natural way to lower blood pressure is to have a good night's sleep which should last at least a minimum of seven hours daily. Sometimes, a good night's slumber is considered to solve most of the small time problems of the body.
Healthy Diet to lower high blood pressure
A healthy diet is a speedy way of treating high blood pressure. Salt level should be reduced in your meals as it may make things worse in curing high blood pressure. A natural home remedy includes consumption of the juice of a raw beetroot. It is also important to increase consumption of fresh fruits vegetables. Dry fruits such as almonds also help in regulating the blood flow.
You should engage in light exercises like speed walking, cycling, swimming and other related exercises. It is important to keep in mind that you do not go overboard with these exercises but do it daily for a maximum of 20 minutes.
To control high blood pressure naturally, you need to rest more and work less and keep a very healthy and calm mind.
It is advisable to check your blood pressure level on a regular basis and consult a physician in case the problem becomes persistent.


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I am a hairstylist born and raised in the San Francisco bay area. My northern California upbringing has gifted me with an aesthetic that is casual, classic, and understatedly elegant. I am equally at home styling hair for weddings and photo shoots as I am in the salon working out your monthly cut and color.
I find joy in the simple things in life; my fabulous husband, my two fascinating black kitties, and my amazing friends and family who have remained by my side through the best and the worst of times. I am a dreamer with my feet firmly on the ground, loving all things fiction and fantastical, and am unhealthily addicted to books and the library.
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