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[This is an archived Cornell news release that is no longer online.]
July 8, 2005
Cornell engineer's design will mark the South Pole in 2006
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Stephen Parshley, a research support engineer in Cornell University's astronomy department, has plans to leave his mark on the world. Literally. The plans are Parshley's winning design for the 2006 South Pole marker.
The marker will be fabricated and placed at the exact geographic location of the Earth's South Pole on New Year's Day 2006 and will remain as the pole's official landmark for one year.
For the past three years, Parshley, 30, had been throwing on a jacket, grabbing an umbrella and driving his pickup truck from his apartment to work in a climate-controlled laboratory on Cornell's campus. This year, however, he puts on insulated undergarments, a fur-lined parka, ski goggles and lip balm and walks in the pitch black through knee-high snowdrifts and wind chills as low as 140 degrees below zero Fahrenheit to get from his sleeping quarters at the U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station to a telescope facility 1 kilometer away, where he is a co-operator.
The facility, the Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory, houses the South Pole Imaging Fabry-Perot Interferometer (SPIFI), a Cornell-owned instrument for observing star-forming regions of nearby galaxies. Parshley helped build the instrument when he was at Cornell.
Now he is a member of the South Pole "winter-over" crew -- an elite group of 86 hardy souls representing a wide range of specific trades who occupy the station during the eight-month-long Antarctic winter, from mid-February through late October, when extreme weather prohibits any flights into or out of the area. Surrounded by nothing but a flat, moonlike desert of ice and snow for hundreds of miles in all directions, the crew lives in true isolation. Parshley volunteered (yes, volunteered) for the stint after taking a liking to the natural beauty, rugged lifestyle and the station's sense of community and purpose when he spent several weeks installing SPIFI there two Antarctic summers ago.
To keep from going crazy, winter-overs engage in a number of recreational activities, including an annual South Pole marker design contest. The competition's only rules are that the marker must be able to be constructed from the somewhat limited materials and tools available at the station and that it must carry a few specific lines of official text. Any winter-over may enter a design, and the entire crew votes to decide the winner.
On June 13, news of Parshley's winning design came by e-mail, since satellite Internet is the only contact the winter-overs currently have with the outside world, other than Iridium phones. The design, which took Parshley about 15 hours, is both simple in structure and deep in symbolism. Its defining feature is a miniature aluminum model of the station's new elevated building. The model stands at the center of a 5-inch-diameter brass disk and is encircled by 86 dimples, representing the members of the winter-over crew.
Astronomy professor Gordon Stacey, who is Parshley's boss, called the win "a great honor."
"Since all the past pole markers have been basically flat with relief-style engraving, I'd been playing around for some time with the idea of pushing the marker into the third dimension," recalled Parshley. "I also wanted to represent our winter-over crew … and keep the machining simple. Then it just hit me: the elevated station surrounded by 86 dimples. Straightforward, yet meaningful."
Parshley's mini station is approximately one-thousandth the size of the station's massive, ultramodern, elevated building, which has become the icon of the South Pole. Scheduled for completion in 2007, the structure eventually will house 152 berths, a dining hall, bar, basketball court, library, greenhouse, medical clinic and scientific labs. It is "elevated" by 36 tubular steel stilts, a design that was supposed to eliminate snowdrifts by allowing wind to blow underneath. Nevertheless, a 12-foot wall of snow had to be bulldozed away last summer.
"I wonder if my mini station will accumulate its own mini snowdrift," Parshley joked by e-mail. It probably will. Tiny aluminum standoffs will replicate the stilts, and the model will sit just 50 feet upwind from the real thing.
When asked if his engineering background gave him an unfair advantage, Parshley admitted that he did check to see if the rates of thermal contraction of brass and aluminum were well matched (they are). He also used professional drafting software to draw the marker. However, "I could have just as easily designed something that people didn't like," he pointed out.
Among the five entries in this year's competition were a design with a snowflake on top of an intricate map of Antarctica sandblasted into a round medallion and a "retro" design whereby text would be hammered into a piece of copper in homage to markers of the earliest days of the station.
Representatives of the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Washington, D.C., who must approve the winning design before fabrication can begin, said that one of the selling points of Parshley's marker was its simpler design, since "things have gotten very complex in recent years."
The marker will be fabricated at the South Pole over the next few months by Parshley and Allan Day, the station's machinist, who estimates that it will take 60 to 70 hours in total.
Once the marker is completed, each member of the 2005 winter-over crew will engrave his or her name onto the underside of the brass disk during a traditional signing ceremony. Parshley will not actually be present when the marker is installed on New Year's Day, since his winter-over tenure ends in October. However, because he subsequently plans to do some recreational traveling around the tropical islands of Asia and the South Pacific, he is not too upset.
Parshley, who earned his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering at Cornell in 1998, will resume his job on campus in January 2006. He has not commented on whether he will return to the South Pole in the future.
Thomas Oberst is a writer intern at the Cornell News Service.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's military is vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, straining already frayed ties between Washington and Pyongyang as the United Nations moves to impose punishing sanctions over the North's recent nuclear test.
Without elaborating, the Korean People's Army Supreme Command boasted of having "lighter and smaller nukes" and warned late Tuesday of "surgical strikes" meant to unify the divided Korean Peninsula.
The statement cited ongoing U.S.-South Korean joint military drills that Pyongyang propaganda considers invasion preparation, and a U.S.-led push to secure a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for sanctions in response to North Korea's Feb. 12 nuclear test. A U.S.-China draft resolution is expected to be circulated at the U.N. this week.
Heated military rhetoric is common from North Korea when tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula and during U.S.-South Korean war drills, and Pyongyang has previously threatened to tear up the cease-fire. But this latest statement is unusually specific in its details and is seen as noteworthy by officials in Seoul because a senior North Korean military official issued the threats on state TV.
The North's statement threatens to block a communications line between North Korea and the United States at the border village separating the two Koreas, and to nullify the 60-year-old Korean War armistice agreement on March 11, when two weeks of U.S.-South Korean military drills will draw 10,000 South Korean and 3,500 U.S. forces. Another round of drills between the allies began earlier this month.
Pyongyang's recent nuclear test and rocket launches, and the subsequent call for U.N. punishment, have increased already high animosity between the North and Washington and Seoul.
The United States and others worry that North Korea's third nuclear test takes it a big step closer toward its goal of having nuclear-armed missiles that can reach America, and condemn its nuclear and missile efforts as threats to regional security and a drain on the resources that could go to North Korea's largely destitute people.
North Korea says its nuclear program is a response to U.S. hostility that dates to the 1950-53 Korean War, which ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty, leaving the Korean Peninsula still technically in a state of war.
Even amid the tension, however, North Korea has recently welcomed high-profile American visitors, including former basketball star Dennis Rodman, known for his piercings and tattoos as much as his Hall of Fame career with the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls.
Rodman met the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, called him an "awesome guy" and said Kim wanted President Barack Obama to call him. The trip was criticized for giving the authoritarian leader a propaganda boost, but Rodman suggested "basketball diplomacy" could warm relations. Google's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, made a four-day trip in January, but did not meet Kim.
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"We aim to launch surgical strikes at any time and any target without being bounded by the armistice accord and advance our long-cherished wish for national unification," the statement said.
The U.S.-China draft resolution at the U.N. would impose some of the strongest sanctions ever ordered by the United Nations, diplomats said. It reflects the U.N. Security Council's growing anger over the country's defiance of three previous rounds of sanctions aimed at halting all nuclear and missile tests.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said President Barack Obama and the American people want to see North Korean leader Kim Jung Un engage in peace talks.
Kerry also stressed that the United States will continue "to do what is necessary to defend our nation and the region together with our allies."
Associated Press writers Youkyung Lee, Hyung-jin Kim and Sam Kim in Seoul and Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations contributed to this report.
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Extension/Unit 16 and Logan County 4-H have several youth
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"Patriotic" Mini Theme Camp will be held at Kickapoo Creek
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Camp is open to grades 3—8 & will be held on July 21, 23, 25 from
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Girl Tech will take place on Thursday, July 24th from 8:30
am – 5 pm at University of Illinois/Springfield. This program is
open to girls entering 7th, 8th, or 9th grades in the Fall of 2014.
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iPad. You may register online at our website:
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and maximum 24 participants needed. Register to attend by July
For questions, or if you need a reasonable accommodation to
participate in these programs, please contact the Extension Office
at 732-8289.
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About 4-H: Illinois 4-H
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Illinois. Illinois 4-H aims to impact the lives of 200,000 youth
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Belgian sheetmetal-fabricating-equipment manufacturer LVD Co. n.v. and Hubei Tri-Ring Metalforming Equipment Co., Ltd. (HD) have formed a joint venture company in Huangshi City in China's Hubei Province. The company will produce LVD's line of turret punch presses, laser-cutting machines and CNC press brakes, as well as HD's machinery, for the Chinese and export markets.
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Sources told the Associated Press that Boeing is suggesting a battery fix that would increase the space between cells in the lithium-ion batteries. That proposal would mean keeping the 787s grounded at least until April.
FAA said on Friday it is reviewing Boeing's proposal and will "analyze it closely."
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Every year has its ups and downs and 2019 was no different. Probably for each one of you, there were times of celebration and times of sadness and disappointment. Life is life and whatever happens, we have to decide how we're going to react to it. And when one year ends and another begins, the dreaded phrase, "New Year's Resolutions" pops up in conversations. This phrase becomes almost as common place as "how's the weather" or "how ya doin?" And often we see those typical answers, losing some weight, exercising more, getting organized, eating healthier, etc. However, this column will not stoop so low as to talk about New Year's Resolutions. Goals perhaps, but never resolutions! Here are a few 2020 thoughts just for you!!
May you get a clean bill of health from your dentist, cardiologist, gastro-entomologist, urologist, proctologist, podiatrist, psychiatrist, plumber and the I.R.S.
May your hair, teeth, face-lift, abs and your stocks & bonds not fall and may your blood pressure, triglycerides, cholesterol, white blood count and your mortgage not rise.
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May you find yourself seated around the table with family and friends often and find the food better, the environment quieter, the cost cheaper, and the fun merrier.
May what you see in the mirror not scare you and what others see in you make them smile
May you love someone enough to forgive their faults and be blind to their blemishes and have the same back to you.
May the telemarketers wait to call you until after dinner's over or better yet not call you at all.
May all the commercials on TV not be louder than the show you're watching.
May both your checkbook and your budget balance and have some left over for acts of charity.
May you remember to say "I love you" at least once a day to your spouse, your children, your parents, your siblings, but not to your secretary, masseuse, hairdresser or tennis instructor.
May you live in a world at peace in 2020. Pray for peace. Let's get our troops home!
May you spend each evening before retiring to thank God for your many blessings. You do have many, right?
May you be the friend that someone else so badly needs. May you send one card per month to someone who does not expect it. May you write something nice in that card.
May you be aware of God's magnificent beauty in every sunrise, sunset, flower budding its petals, every baby's smile, every simple kiss & hug and every wonderful, astonishing, miraculous beat of your heart.
May you in 2020 make your corner of the world a better place to live in.
May you make the rest of your life the best of your life. Laugh more and whine less.
May you smile more.....while you still have your teeth.
And may you continue to read "Take A Mulligan" with anticipation and awe.
Happy New Year! Remember in life, you always have three choices; Giving up, Giving in or Giving it all you got. Go with the third one. And when no one's looking, Take A Mulligan!
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Gov. Rick Perry and Texas' two U.S. senators will join forces at the state Capitol on Monday to reassert their opposition to expanding Medicaid, a central tenet of federal health reform that has been a subject of much debate among state lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
The details of the Monday morning news conference, which will also include representatives from the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), a conservative think tank, are still being worked out. But a source involved in planning the event who wasn't authorized to announce it said Perry and Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn will stand together to demand greater flexibility from the Obama administration to operate the state's existing health care system for poor children and the disabled as Texas sees fit.
In a report released last week, TPPF suggested that Texas, which currently spends a quarter of its budget on Medicaid, could use a federal block grant to cut costs and fundamentally reform the program without expanding it. The group's proposal includes using those federal block grant dollars to subsidize private health savings accounts so Medicaid recipients could manage and pay for their own health services.
Perry's own desires for Medicaid reform closely mirror TPPF's plan, and include a system of co-pays, deductibles and premium payments on a sliding scale for poor patients, using asset testing to ensure services are going to people who truly need them.
Although many Republican lawmakers have called for such a block grant, most acknowledge that Texas is unlikely to receive one - especially if there are no strings attached that require a Medicaid expansion. Texas has the country's highest uninsured rate, and the federal government would like the state to draw far more of its poor adults into the Medicaid program.
And the jury is far from out at the state level on whether or not to negotiate with the federal government to seek ways to expand Medicaid.
Billy Hamilton, the state's former chief revenue estimator and former deputy state comptroller, has estimated that expanding Medicaid would cost Texas $15 billion over 10 years, while allowing the state to draw down $100 billion in federal financing. That's a tempting sum - one that not all Texas Republicans are sold on passing up.
Cruz and Cornyn appear to be. Since arriving in Washington, Cruz has made good on his campaign promise, filing legislation to repeal the federal Affordable Care Act. Last week, that measure was voted down on a party-line vote.
Earlier this month, Cornyn co-sponsored a Cruz amendment to the Senate's Democratic budget proposal that would've defunded the Affordable Care Act; that effort also failed.


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MADISON, Ind. (WHAS11) – More than a week after the controversial death of Laura Russell, Jefferson County Indiana Superior Judge Michael Hensley has released a statement in explaining his decision as it relates to the incident.
According to police, Anthony Russell attacked his estranged wife in her home, stabbing her multiple times, killing her and then killing himself. The incidents occurred on Oct. 7. The day before Laura's murder, court documents show the Jefferson County Indiana Prosecutor filed felony 5 stalking charges and a motion to have Anthony arrested. Hensley denied that motion.
In a statement delivered to the Madison Courier on Monday, Hensley said, "I made what I thought to be the correct legal decision. Obviously, I made a decision that had the most tragic result possible. "
Since Laura's death, Hensley has been under fire for his decision to deny the motion. WHAS11 has attempted to interview Hensley multiple times, but he has continued to deny the requests.
This week, Hensley is out of the office.
Friends of Laura say her death should have never happened, and police confirm Laura did everything she could to keep herself safe.
Police said 44-year-old Laura Russell and her husband, 51-year-old Anthony Russell had a history of domestic violence, and Laura had a no contact order.
Police said she called and reported several incidents of Anthony violating the no contact order, following the court's instructions.
"Laura did everything right and it's a tragic situation," Jefferson County Sheriff John Wallace said.
According to court documents, Anthony was arrested and charged with strangulation, domestic battery, and interference with reporting a crime in August. Laura filed for a received a no contact order the next day.
Court documents show Anthony continued stalking Laura- following her and waiting for her.
Days after the no contact order was filed, Laura told police Tony was reportedly waiting for her in a restaurant parking lot, as she ate lunch with her friends. The documents state it is believed Anthony followed Laura when she left. Later that night, Laura reported Anthony had sent her a text message.
On Sep. 19, Laura reported leaving work the same way she always does, but while passing the Jefferson County Health Department, Anthony was waiting for her.
He tried to wave her down, but Laura kept going and called the police, the documents state.
The next day, documents show Laura called The Madison Police Department after seeing Anthony at the gas station near her daughter's school. She had been dropping her daughter off.
Two weeks after that, Anthony followed Laura to the gym, according to court documents. A gym employee called police after she said she saw Anthony through the front door, trying to get in.
"I think she tried all the avenues that she could to stay safe," Wallace said.
But if she did everything right, and the courts did everything right, shouldn't Laura be alive? That's the question many community members continue to ask. But until Monday, no one had given answers.
This is Judge Hensley's complete statement. It was delivered to the Madison Courier Journal office on Monday.
"Out of respect for the family of Laura Russell I have waited until after her funeral before making any comment on her tragic death. I express my deepest condolences to her loved ones. I feel horrible about her death and realize the regret I express and information I provide in this statement do not bring her back.
Still, I feel that her family and the public at large deserve to know what procedurally happened. I did not issue a warrant in this case for the immediate arrest of her estranged husband. My role is not to simply grant all warrants without review. Certain legal standards must be met before I can issue a warrant. The reason I did not issue a warrant in this case is that there was not sufficient probable cause. Without probable cause I do not have the power to issue a warrant. I made what I thought to be the correct legal decision. Obviously, I made a decision that had the most tragic result possible.
I made my decision with full knowledge of the dangers of domestic violence situations. I represented many victims of domestic violence before I was elected Judge, including volunteering as an attorney when victims were unable to pay my fee. I am well aware of the danger in these situations – yet the fact that an elementary school teacher killed his wife and then himself is still hard for me to believe.Judges make difficult decisions every day. My goal is to make sure I have every piece of evidence the law allows me to consider before making a final decision on a warrant request. When I do not find probable cause on a warrant request, I will now issue an order for a hearing to be held on the same day as the warrant request. I am hopeful the new procedure prevents a similar tragedy in the future.
If you or someone you love is being abused there are many people in the community ready to help. Visit the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence at www.icadvinc.org or call the 24-Hour Hotline 800-332-7385."
WHAS11' Shay McAlister continues to follow this story. Stay up to date with the developments on her Facebook page: www.facebook.com/shaymcalisterTV


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|Source: Adam Grant
Adam Grant's book, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move The World, has vaulted to the top of best-seller lists since its publication last year. The book is a fascinating study of creativity, imagination, ingenuity, and success. It examines the conditions and case studies of standout individuals who embody vision and entrepreneurship. As a top-rated Wharton professor in organizational dynamics, Grant is a leading voice in studying what makes historical and contemporary figures unique in their influences.
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We were surprised, however, in searching the Internet, to find very few discussion questions centered on the book. We wrote our own list of questions, both for the small-group conversations and for the author himself. We wanted to share our list, in case any book clubs or schools out there are reading Grant's terrific book about self-expression and innovation.
Essential Question:
- "The last time you had an original idea, what did you do with it?" Did you "speak up and stand out"? Why or why not? (p. 13)
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Discussion Questions:
- After reading the book, do you see yourself as either "creative" or "original"? Why or why not?
- Adam Grant has his own definition of originality: "introducing and advancing an idea that's relatively unusual within a particular domain, and that has the potential to improve it." Do we have our own personal definitions of what it means to be "original"? (p. 3)
- Do you think your current job or life role allows you to be creative? To be original? Why or why not?
- Overall, did you feel that Adam Grant laid out a strong roadmap for originality, looking to the past for examples and to the future for methodologies?
- Why do so many of us automatically accept the "default" options in life instead of engaging in research and making informed decisions for ourselves?
- What do you think of Adam Grant as a writer, with his mix of narrative voice and scientific scholarship, and his interweaving of examples?
- What did you learn from this book?
- Which of the "Actions For Impact" in the last chapter did you find the most helpful? Which (if any) are you thinking of trying?
- Adam Grant suggests that procrastination can actually help entrepreneurs build companies that last. How does society view procrastination? How can teachers or parents find ways to reward thoughtful, deliberate, and strategic procrastination?
- Does a person have to be an "informed optimist" to be creative and/or original? Do pessimists make poor change-makers? (p. x)
- How much "borrowing" is allowed before a dynamic and change-making idea becomes successful but not necessarily "original"?
- How can we apply the phenomenon of "vuja de" to our own lives – seeing something familiar with a fresh perspective? (p. 7)
- Are there other examples of people who enacted change by becoming "curious about the dissatisfying defaults" in our society? (p. 8)
- "Practice makes perfect, but it doesn't make new." How does this statement inform our jobs as parents and teachers? (p. 8)
- Do you agree that achievement crowds out originality? Because it brings a dread of failure?
- In the end, after reading all of the anecdotes in the book, do you think originals crave risk or prefer to avoid it?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Sarick Effect? Where else in life might it be useful to start with the open admission of one's weaknesses? Where might such a strategy be harmful?
- How do we take into account the inherent difficulties and errors in self-assessment? Seventy percent of high school seniors rate themselves as above average in leadership skills, and 94 percent of college professors think they are doing above average work. How many of us view our children or ourselves as above average? Why? (p. 33)
- How do you feel about Adam Grant's note regarding the greater historical number of "creative" accomplishments made by men as compared to women? Is it a matter of time / freedom / access to producing a greater volume of output? Or is it a matter of "speaking while female"? (p. 37, 85)
- If peer evaluations provide the most reliable judgments of new ideas, how can we be more open to genuine feedback?
- How do you feel about the notion of "idiosyncrasy credits," built up by "quirky" individuals to justify their creativity and earn them respect? (p. 67)
- "Younger brothers were 10.6 times more likely than their older siblings to attempt to steal a base." How do we think about risk-taking and risk aversion in our own lives? In our children's lives? (p. 150)
- Do you agree that praising character rather than behavior is the ideal strategy?
- If "groupthink is the enemy of originality," how can we avoid that trap in a culture that increasingly emphasizes collaboration and teamwork? (p. 176)
- Do you agree that "dissenting opinions are useful even when they're wrong"? (p. 185)
- Is originality just creativity plus action?
- Do you agree that "no one has the right to hold a critical opinion without speaking up about it"? (Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, p. 190)
- Does your current life include "critical upward feedback"? Would you like it to? (p. 203)
- Do you agree that the better personal mantra is "I am excited" as opposed to "I am anxious"? (p. 216)
- Raise your hand: Do you use Internet Explorer or Safari as your web browser? Do you feel more linear or patterned than Chrome or Firefox users? (p. 5)
- What are some ways to take extreme risk in one arena and offset it with extreme caution in another?
- Let's talk about Seinfeld: Was it really original? Or just different? Or just smart? Are these the same things?
- How do you feel about "The Positive Power Of Negative Thinking"? (p. 212)
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Author Questions:
- In your book you talk a lot about risk-taking and potential failure – that achievement can crowd out originality because it brings a dread of failure. For us as teachers and parents, how can we assuage our children's fear of failure in a culture that still values A+'s and college admissions?
- Since Originals was published, have you come across any new people or companies that you wish you could have included in your book?
- Schools by their nature are in the business of assessment. Can you give us any guidance in how to negotiate the inherent problems with self-assessing, for students and teachers, knowing the research that says most people think of themselves as "above average"?
- You quote one of your former students, Justin Berg, as finding that, on average, "women make better creative forecasts than men." Could you tell us more about this idea? How does it fit with the other interesting notes in your book regarding the greater number of "creative" accomplishments made by men as compared to women?
- You write convincingly about the importance of peer evaluations in providing the most reliable judgments and the most helpful feedback about new ideas. Do you have any suggestions about how parents can apply this model to their daily lives? Or how teachers can do the same?
- We liked your notion of "idiosyncrasy credits" in explaining why some people are afforded the respect to introduce new ideas, to deviate from expectations. Would you mind telling us more about this idea? Is it something we should all be trying – to be more idiosyncratic?
- We were surprised to read that procrastination can actually help entrepreneurs build companies that last. It's somewhat different from the message we often instill in our children, about advance planning. Are there ways that you recommend for teachers or parents to reward or encourage thoughtful and deliberate procrastination?
- In thinking about writers, entrepreneurs, artists, and inventors, how much "borrowing" do you think is allowed before a dynamic and change-making idea becomes successful but not necessarily "original"?
- Do you have any suggestions about how we can we apply the phenomenon of "vuja de" to our own lives – seeing something familiar with a fresh perspective?
- You talk about the notion that "groupthink is the enemy of originality." How can we avoid that trap in a culture that increasingly emphasizes collaboration and teamwork?
- You rightfully note that many "originals" never act on their ideas. They conceive of bold or innovative notions, but they never act on them. What do you think holds them back? In other words, why some but not others?
- "Practice makes perfect, but it doesn't make new." This was a particularly interesting line from your book. Do you have a sense of how this statement can inform our jobs as parents and teachers?
- Could you tell us a little bit about what you are working on for your next project?
- Out of all the organizations and individuals that you highlight in your book, is there one that stands out in your mind as being particularly unique it its story or its embodiment of a truly original mindset?
- Okay, finally – let's talk about Seinfeld. We here are New Yorkers, so of course we agree with your praise of the show. But after reading your book, we wonder: Was Seinfeld really "original"? Or was it just different? Or was it just smart? Are these the same things? How can we distinguish between those similar but different concepts of achievement?


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MESA, Ariz. -- The Cubs made room on the roster Wednesday for free-agent pitchers Jason Hammel and James McDonald. They completed one-year deals with them on Thursday.
The Reds claimed right-handed pitcher Brett Marshall off waivers while the Twins claimed lefty Brooks Raley from the Cubs. Chicago's 40-man roster was at 40 prior to those moves.
Marshall, 23, never pitched for the Cubs. He was claimed in December off the Yankees' roster. The right-hander did appear in three games last season with New York.
Raley, 25, a sixth-round pick in 2009, has appeared in 14 games with the Cubs over two seasons. He was used as a starter in '12 with the big league team but pitched in relief last season, compiling a 5.14 ERA in nine games.
The 31-year-old Hammel posted some of the best numbers of his career in 2012, going 8-6 with a 3.43 ERA in 118 innings over 20 starts for the Orioles. He was Baltimore's Opening Day starter in 2013, but he took a step back last season, finishing 7-8 with a 4.97 ERA in 139 1/3 innings over 26 appearances (23 starts). Part of the problem may have been injury, as Hammel was on the disabled list because of tenderness in his right forearm.
From 2009-11, Hammel proved to be a durable back-of-the-rotation starter with the Rockies, throwing at least 170 innings in each of those three seasons while posting a 27-30 record and 4.63 ERA, inflated by hitter-friendly Coors Field. Overall in parts of eight big league seasons with the Rays, Rockies and Orioles, the right-hander has gone 49-59 with a 4.80 ERA in 989 1/3 innings.
McDonald, 29, was limited to six games last season with the Pirates because of shoulder issues, and he posted a 2-2 record with a 5.76 ERA. The right-hander was designated for assignment in September and outrighted to Triple-A Indianapolis, but he refused that assignment and elected free agency.
In the last two seasons, the Cubs have signed free agents Paul Maholm and Scott Feldman and then flipped them at the Trade Deadline for prospects. If Hammel and McDonald have success, that may be their fate as well.
The Cubs enter Spring Training with Jeff Samardzija, Travis Wood, and Edwin Jackson set for the rotation. Hammel and McDonald would be competing for spots with Jake Arrieta, Chris Rusin, Justin Grimm and Carlos Villanueva. Pitchers and catchers report on Thursday.


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Bourbon and Bacon Festival in Denver on Jan. 25
Bacon and bourbon. Is that a natural food and beverage pairing or what?
The Colorado Pork Producers Council is presenting a Bourbon and Bacon Festival on Jan. 25 at the McNichols Civic Center Building, which sits in the northwest corner of Denver's Civic Center Park at the intersection of West Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street.
The hosts promise an array of pork treats, along with premium bourbon and whiskey samples from Buffalo Trace, Bird Dog, Evan Williams, Templeton and Lexington distilleries.
VIP tickets cost $85, which gets you into a prelim party from 2 p.m.-2:30 p.m., while the $45 general admission gets you into the main event that goes from 2:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Tickets are available at bourbonandbaconfest.com.


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Applications are now open to be a Royal Opera House Student Ambassador during the 2013/14 academic year.
Following a fantastic first year of the Ambassador scheme, we are once again looking for passionate, creative and confident students who will be brilliant advocates for the Royal Opera House in their universities around the UK from September onwards.
Ambassadors will promote our events to fellow students throughout the year by ensuring that the Royal Opera House is represented in the right places and at the right times on and around their campus/universities. We're keen for Ambassadors to share details of productions from the Main Stage, performances in our Linbury Studio Theatre and Cinema Season relays around the UK.
believe that all students should have access to world-class productions at the Royal Opera House, whether it be in London in their local cinema, and we'd like you to help us spread the word.
As an Ambassador, you will get:
- Access to discounted and complimentary tickets to Royal Opera House productions
- A fascinating insight into the inner workings of one of the world's greatest opera houses
- The opportunity to meet and network with other Ambassadors and arts professionals
- The opportunity to meet the Royal Opera House staff and creative team
- The opportunity to enhance your CV with invaluable experience.
- The most impressive Student Ambassador will be awarded a week of work experience at the Royal Opera House in September 2014.
It's not every day you get chat to Kasper Holten about the staging of Die Zauberflöte, or mingle with Carlos Acosta at the stage door after a performance. Such is the life of a Royal Opera House student ambassador, a truly unique experience for young people with an enthusiasm for the Arts.'
- Beth Baker-Wyse, Loughborough University, joint winner of 2012/13 Student Ambassador Scheme
To be a an Ambassador you have to be willing to spend the time connecting with your student body, but it is worth it. Being able to talk to students who have just seen their first opera or ballet (and are already booked to see more) is hugely rewarding, and it is amazing to see changes happen in which you know you have played a part.'
- Dave Wilson, University of Bath, joint winner of 2012/13 Student Ambassador Scheme
To apply to be a Student Ambassador, send your CV and a description of why you would make a brilliant Ambassador, including an idea of how you would promote the Royal Opera House in your campus (max 250 words) to firstname.lastname@example.com by 14 June.
Shortlisted applicants will be notified by 19 June and must be available for interview at the Royal Opera House on 27 June. Successful applicants will be notified the same day and are invited to a Welcome Event to meet other Ambassadors and the Royal Opera House team in Covent Garden on 10 July. Travel expenses for both events will be covered.
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Better still tell them to create images of the festival activities and let them exchanges those drawing sheets with each other for coloring. In wider prospect, colors are also being used in formal therapeutic settings such as eye-hand coordination development and to help heal victims of trauma. Regardless of your needs, there is so much to be gained by spending some time coloring.


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If you look at a 10-12 speed bicycle from the days before indexed gears you have a 27"/700c wheel with a 42/52 chainset and a 14-28 freewheel. At the time such a setup was standard for High Street bicycles.
Nowadays your affordable bicycle has 24-30 speeds. Typically you get a 26" or 700c wheel with a 44/32/22 triple chainset and 8-10 gears on the back with a range going from 13 to 32. Put it into the smallest gear and pedal at a reasonable cadence and you get to travel at slower than walking speed. Push it into the big gear and you are a long way short of the 52/14 gear of granddad's bike.
Clearly technology has advanced and you can have lots more gears across a bigger range. However, has there been a trend with affordable 'High Street' bikes towards lower and lower gears?
Have we collectively learned to pedal quicker?
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Eric Ribiere's death defying wave at "Costa da Morte" Coast of the Death, Galicia, Spain!!!
BIG Monday.
The iconic photo of Garrett McNamara at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal taking on likely the world biggest wave ever surfed. The 100 foot Wave!!!
Better than Sex...
Some things are better than sex, and some things are worse, but there' s nothing exactly like it. -W. C. Fields...
João Guedes leaning toward the "better than" category.
Kealii Mamala going fast into the Blue.
It's dificult to get a sunny and offshore XXL Blue day like this one!!!
Like an Eagle, Vasco Ribeiro. Like an Eagle.
So proud with the Vasco Ribeiro performance in 2015 Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal - World Surf League.
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Hey Mama look I'm flying
One of Europe's greatest treasures!!!
Nic von Rupp catching the bomb of the day!!!
Go fishing!!!
Elohe Ali Alvarez flying high at "Praia Azul", tthe fisherman standing on the pier asked me if I had seen that giant flying fish.
Go Big or go Home!!!
Carlos Burle saves Maya Gabeira's Life and Surfs one of the Biggest Waves Ever.
Fly High...
Sebastião "Sebas" Furtado flying high in the morning light at Leça da Palmeira the most beautiful land of Portugal.
Last Light.
João Guedes catching the last one at Super Tubos, Peniche, Portugal.
A Different Perspective.
Sometimes you need to look at life from a different perspective.
Salvador Couto one of the best Portuguese junior's get slotted at Espinho as good as it gets.
Matosinhos airlines!!!
Elohe Ali Alvarez spreads his wings on a crowded summer day.
"When I Say Jump, You Say How High"
I would have given you a 10 Italo Ferreira
Power of a New Generation
Salvador Couto a young Portuguese surfer slashes the light
"Baía dos Dois Irmãos"
Two Brothers Bay "Baía dos Dois Irmãos"
A state in which weight is spread in such a way that something does not fall over
Old Golden Days.
Missing Those Good Old Golden Days, Pedro Maria Bettencourt going BIG at his Local Spot "Pico do Paredão", Leça da Palmeira, Portugal.
Love The Summer Vibes
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This week has been a tough one in North Minneapolis.
A week later, I'm still mad because I can't believe a tornado stormed through my neighborhood, further exacerbating the struggles of so many in my community. I'm also inspired as I've watched my community come together to respond in meaningful and effective ways every single day this week.
Then I wake up this morning and read an article on www.mpr.org by Leslie Frost, former executive director of Families Moving Forward, a shelter in North Minneapolis. Here's what she says that makes me so angry:
"In other neighborhoods, community leaders would already have active, open lines of communication among themselves and would swing into action right now to get things moving and to get attention focused on both the immediate and long-term needs of the neighborhood. In north Minneapolis, in my experience, those lines are neither active nor open, and the community leaders are more likely to fight each other for position and resources than join together in a coordinated plan."
I understand that she is speaking from her own experience, but nothing could be further from the truth. I watched and participated this week in a tremendous show of partnership, coordination and communication. I couldn't have been more proud of the organizations, leaders and residents who rallied together to quickly address so many of the issues after the tornado.
What started out Monday morning as an effort to mobilize volunteers to help with clean up, quickly developed into an amazing convergence of Northside leadership, community based organizations, faith communities and others. This grass-roots collaboration has come together quickly, effectively responding to the multi-faceted needs in the aftermath of the tornado. To be in the room with this partnership of people and organizations this week was inspirational.
By the end of the week more than thirty organizations were collaborating together focused on meeting the immediate needs of our community.
• 3000 volunteers had been mobilized to help with debris clean up.
• Hundreds more volunteers were mobilized in each of the three impacted zones, knocking on every single door ensuring individuals and families were okay.
• A rapid response center was formed for people knocking on doors to communicate the needs they were encountering. From there resources like food, water and clothing were deployed to the door of families in real time.
• A strategy was developed that would provide immediate support to uninsured homeowners and prevent further displacement. It also included a plan to engage local and minority contractors, effectively keeping dollars flowing inside our community.
I'm not trying to attack Leslie Frost for her belief about my community's inability to come together in a coordinated fashion. She is not the only one who believes this about north Minneapolis. Instead, I want to use this opportunity to lift up what actually did happen this week in north Minneapolis.
We came together. We worked together. We helped each other.
And to know north Minneapolis well, is to not be surprised by this at all.
If you want to learn more about the efforts this week, and the continued coordination that will be happening, or ways you can join in, please contact me and I'll help you get connected to the many organizations coming together to respond to the needs after the tornado.


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Betty May Oram Donaldson, 83, passed away peacefully surrounded by many dear friends on November 13, 2014. She was born November 5, 1931 to Gloyd Hyrum Oram and Rosabelle Grant Oram in Ogden, Utah.
She attended schools in Honeyville and Ogden. She met and married David William Donaldson on April 12, 1953 (in Las Vegas) and their marriage was later solemnized in the Ogden LDS Temple (2008). They enjoyed traveling, camping and fishing. After 54 years together, David died in 2007.
Betty loved her dogs, cooking, crocheting, listening to books on tape and visiting with friends and family. She worked as a medical record and lab technician. She was a member of the LDS Church Plain City 7th Ward.
She is survived by her sister, Marilyn Keyes of Williamsburg, Virginia, many cousins, nieces and nephews and lots of friends. She will be missed very much.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brother Donald Oram.
A viewing for family and friends will be held on Friday, November 21, 2014 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd and Saturday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the mortuary. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at the Honeyville Cemetery, 6900 North 2500 West.
We would like to thank the Lotus Park Assisted Living personnel and Intermountain Homecare (especially Vickie, Launi and Misty) for their excellent care of Betty. We are very grateful for the assistance of Betty's ward family during her last few weeks.
That is her obituary as found in the newspaper with two additions by me (in parenthesis). I thought I would add a couple more side notes.
I have mentioned Betty and Dave in the history for Dave's parents found at this link.
I am not sure the reasons, but it sounds like Betty was pretty much raised by her grandparents, Jedediah Mill Grant and Annie Kaziah Bowcutt. Interestingly, Annie's brother, Lorenzo, married my great grandmother Lillian Coley Jonas years after my great grandfather had passed away. Betty had some interesting stories about Ren as he was known. You can see pictures of Ren and his obituary at the link for Lillian. She adored her Grandmother Annie Bowcutt Grant. As I mentioned, I did not think to ask why, but she never told me much about her parents. But she told me loads about her grandparents. She even gave me a number of photos to scan of them, which I will likely post next week.
I liked to go and visit Aunt Betty. Since she lived next to Grandpa and Grandma it was easy and convenient to go. Sometimes though after spending a few hours with Grandpa and Grandma I wanted to get on the road but Grandpa would send me to Betty's with something to give her and Dave (when he was still alive). Grandma would even walk over with me sometimes.


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Annual Reports are excellent marketing tools for your nonprofit organisation
Your nonprofit organisation's annual report allows you to share the story of your organisation and its successes with your various target audiences. It is through your annual report that you build and maintain support for your organisation's brand. This is achieved by encouraging, inspiring, thanking and motivating current donors, volunteers your organisation's staff. They are also wonderful marketing tools for potential donors, volunteers and staff.
There is a lot of talk around what makes a good annual report. Today, there is a focus on the report being used to tell a story showing the impact the organisation has in the community. This fresh new approach shows the return on investment and justifies he organisations existence.
Annual Report versus Board Report
It is important at this point to make a clear distinction between the annual report and the board report.
The annual report is a more focused on highlighting the achievements and successes in the year. Let it tell your organisation's story through real human experiences so that your audience has clear understanding of what it is that you are doing and achieving. Make your language clear and easy to understand, give an explanatory paragraph or two for your financial statements so that non financial people can understand it. Your annual report should also be visually appealing so remember to include relevant photos with captions.
The board report or director's report is where you share the more in depth facts, figures and administrative details. It is more the nuts and bolts of what needs to be communicated. Here you will share information like you implemented a new back office system and what the results were of that implementation from a more "technical" standpoint.
Annual Report Content
The following information/sections should be included in your annual report – how you lay it out is entirely up to you.
Remember to include your organisation's basic information. For example, registration information with relevant regulators and contact details:
Your organisation's vision and mission;
Governance - including:
- An introductory message by the chairperson as the leading authority of the organisation. This introduction is key as it highlights the activities of the past 12 months at the strategic level and also a way forward;
- A list of governing body members with their photographs and/or their background information detailing their individual roles within the organisation i.e. title and brief description. This should include members that resigned and joined the organisation during the course of the year. Qualifications and experience of each board member is important including other board involvements;
- A Governance Structure including activities (aligned to roles and responsibilities of Board) achieved by those structures including the number of meetings attended by the members of each committee and or at board level. Where your organisation does not have committees then the board may just state how it executes its responsibilities;
- Any major changes in your memorandum of association or trust deed or constitution;
- Risk Management including internal controls in place to give assurance that they have been considered and dealt with.
The Operations Report
This report is prepared by chief executive officer, executive director or managing director. The operations report may be separated according to functions of the organisation or by strategic objectives lined out on the business or operational plan e.g.
Human Resources
- Organisational chart;
- Depending on the reliability of your data, you may even include a table which details staff compliments/components in terms of Employment Equity Act;
- Indication of permanent staff and volunteers. High impact changes, these should include; the number of new appointments versus dismissed or resigned;
- Awards of long service for volunteers including board and staff.
- Marketing programme summary including aims and objectives for that year and what was achieved;
- Targets for the upcoming year.
Service Delivery – Programme
This outlines activities, projects or accomplishments carried out by organisation as per 12 months' business or operational plan. It underscores mission related achievements.
The section covers the stated objectives of the service with a focus on the community needs. It is based on researched facts or management estimates. The achievements should focus on what the planned activities were versus what actually took place. It should also discuss the variances and the reasons for these variances as well as general challenges faced by the organisation. Rather than saying that funding is the biggest challenge - discuss what the funding will be spent on. This will encourage current donors to continue to donate and potential donors to see what is needed and heed the call to action.
Where there ad hoc services or duties were performed in the community, these should be included as new developments and be explained why they are relevant to the organisation's mission and vision.
Programme development
- The Need - Solutions to what is foreseen as challenges to achieve such (risk management);
- Estimated impact – pilot;
The success stories structured i.e.
- What was the problem?
- What was the solution?
- Impact assessment.
This section should include both the narrative and the quantitative information; such may not be easily available if it is not embedded within the monthly reporting process. The design should also not neglect pictures and graphs.
Conclusion should include what the organisation intends to do the following. This should take account of future projections; manpower that may be required to accomplish these. The report should be prepared by the chief executive officer or executive director.
Treasury Report
The introduction of this report may include the impact of economic (macro and micro level), socio economic indicators' impact on the organization including the financials legal framework changes, etc. Keep this section short in the annual report. You can go into greater depth in your board report.
Information to include here:
- The budget and/or the actual and major variances clarified in each category of income and expenditure. This should find its basis on what is considered as being material to the board;
- Basic financial analysis of major changes;
- What was not achieved and lessons learned a fresh and approach for the future;
- Major future expenditures - this may be linked to future commitments on the financial statements;
- Audited Financial Statements (AFS).
Also keep this section to a minimum. You can include a link to the really in depth report, but for the annual report make sure that it's easy to understand by including an introductory paragraph highlighting and summarising the important facts.
- Independent auditor's report;
- Annual financial statements with notes.
Acknowledgment of donors
This section should avoid categorising the donors by the amount they have given but rather list them in alphabetic order by government departments, companies, foreign funding and individuals.
Depending on the space; using company logos of company donors would be preferable. In the instances where individuals or companies do not want to be mentioned they can be grouped under anonymous donors.
If you have any questions about effectively creating your organisation's annual report or how to ensure that your board is operating under good governance guidelines for nonprofit organisation, e-mail to email@example.com.
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