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The long-term goal of the research activities at ViA is to create and adapt new technologies of the next generation knowledge society.
The medium-term goal of research at ViA is to foster the national and regional development of smart specialisation areas and increase productivity by doing research where there are actual social and technological challenges.
The common research direction of ViA is Digital Solutions for Social Challenges. Since the beginning of 2017, the following sub-topics are being implemented in the field of research:
Smart technologies and eco-building in the national economy
The need for this research direction is determined by the regional demand, including the requirement of the specialists prepared by the study programme "Wooden Houses and Eco-building" implemented at ViA. The topicality of the construction of wooden buildings and energy efficiency aspects is internationally increasing, and the specific research direction, although currently defined as a research sub-field of a regional significance, has a high potential for future growth.
Cooperation partners:
- Latvia University of Agriculture
- Priekuļi Vocational School.
Virtual reality technologies and visualisation
The research direction focuses on the creation of new, innovative solutions and the further development of existing solutions in a range of sectors of the economy and society, including tourism, history, medicine, logistics, production, architecture, training, marketing, etc.
The Virtual Reality Technologies Laboratory of the Faculty of Engineering was established in 2009 in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute Virtual Reality Training and Development Center (Magdeburg, Germany) and the University of Agder (Kristiansand, Norway).
Using the latest ICT technologies in the world, a number of solutions have been created in these areas, and the formal endorsement of this research direction is a logical step to actualise research activities in the field of virtual reality, taking into account that their role in Latvia is rapidly growing.
Cooperation partners:
- Salento University Augmented and Virtual Reality Laboratory (AVRLab)
- University of La Laguna (ULL) E-Learning Center
- Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences.
Industry cooperation partners:
- Overly
- AnatomyNext
- Orangelv
- Giraffe360
- Vividly
- 360video.
Research team:
- Dr.sc.ing., Associate professor and researcher Arnis Cīrulis (leader of the team);
- Research Assistant – doctoral student at ViA Kristaps Brigmanis-Briģis,
- Guest Assistants – master's students Lauris Taube and Līga Rostoka.
E-learning management and technologies
The research direction focuses on the creation of new innovative solutions and the further development of existing solutions in the field of education, and the enhancement of the availability of innovative e-learning for the promotion of a knowledge-based economy in Latvia, which includes tourism, history, medicine, logistics, production, architecture, training, marketing and other sectors of the national economy.
The development of this research directions is a proactive response to the challenges of society and the goals set out in the policy guidelines of lifelong learning - to ensure access to lifelong learning for the population regardless of their age, gender, previous education, place of residence, income level, ethnicity, social status, functional impairment; to provide adults with a quality education offer that provides sustainable competences for work, civic participation, personality development, and promotes the development of a competitive knowledge economy based on high skills and a democratic society in Latvia.
Taking into account the topical challenges associated with the entry of digital technologies into the knowledge management ecosystem of society, it is necessary to increase the competence of the society in line with the long-term action direction of Latvia, which determines the availability of education and changes in the organization of the educational process, the school as a social networking centre, contextual education and the change of the teacher's profession, the use of e-schools and information technology and life-long learning.
In the framework of the projects "Development of Vidzeme Continuing Education Technology Centre" and "Lifelong Learning Development Guidelines 2016-2020 in Vidzeme Region, and the development of the prototype of the technological solution" a concept for continuing education and the guidelines for the development of education in Vidzeme region were developed, as well as a prototype of the technological solution was created using the latest ICT technologies.
Several solutions have been created, and research in e-learning management and technology has been carried out to update the development of digital solutions for various social challenges, since their significance in Latvia is rapidly growing.
Cooperation partners:
- Riga Technical University
- Latvia University of Agriculture
- University of Patras (Greece), University of Akureyri (Iceland).
Industry cooperation partners:
- SIVECO Romania SA (Romania)
- ORT Innovation & Développement (France)
- Redburn Solutions Ltd (UK).
Research team:
- Dr.paed., Professor and researcher Sarma Cakula (leader of the team)
- Dr.sc.ing., Docent and researcher Kaspars Osis
- Guest Assistants- ViA master's students.
Socio-technical systems modelling technologies
The research direction focuses on interdisciplinary research, which includes the assessment of engineering technology solutions in the social system and the evaluation of social research findings using simulation technology as well as company modelling methodologies.
The research direction includes the generation of new knowledge not only in the context of applied research, but also in the development of simulation technology itself, and it anticipates contributions and innovations in the sub-sector "Systems Analysis, Modelling and Design" of the Information Technology science sector, working on new solutions not only in the socio-technical systems modelling, but also in the design and assessment of the information technology ecosystem, which is currently a vast field of research in the European context.
The research direction has been developed since 2006, when the Institute of Socio-technical Systems Engineering was established in ViA.
A collaborative platform for assessing the sustainability of nature and buildings through simulation technology has been established in this research direction. It defines the following main research objectives:
- modelling of adoption and sustainability of socio-technical systems
- heterogeneous and distributed imitation modelling technologies
- modelling the sustainability of energy efficiency of natural resources and buildings.
Cooperation partners:
ESME Sudria Egineering School (France)
- Stockholm University (Sweden)
- University of West Bohemia (Czech Republic)
- Aalborg University (Denmark).
Research team:
- Dr.sc.ing., Docent and researcher Ginta Majore (leader of the team).
Sustainable national economy and knowledge society
The development of the research direction is aimed at promoting the growth of the economy of Latvia (including in the regions, nature conservation areas), in the conditions of shrinking economy when development can take place by working more efficiently in one unit of time or by creating more expensive products and services for export.
In order to ensure the creation of smarter, more expensive products and services (in various sectors, especially highlighting our developments in tourism, art, transport, education, social services), an increase is required in human and social capital that can work and develop in the conditions of the 4th industrial revolution where new knowledge and skills that technology cannot provide are demanded.
At the same time, the 4th industrial revolution makes significant changes in the qualitative and quantitative demand for labour force. The creation and implementation of the social policy which strengthens the knowledge society, as well as the provision of appropriate education for different target groups plays an important role in providing the workforce.
The second way is the efficiency improvements in production and management processes that require an approach of systemic analysis and understanding of human behaviour. Work with these types of solutions requires interdisciplinary skills and knowledge that can be provided by a team of researchers consisting of both economists, management science, communication, history and political science researchers, and researchers in natural sciences and humanities.
In an open competition, the researchers working in this research direction acquired the right to develop a research report for the study of the international level problems in spatial development regarding the challenges of small and medium-sized cities, the potential for economic development, the impact on the overall territorial development on both Latvian and the European Union scale, as well as future development trends (Report during the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union), the assessment of the development of the Baltic Sea Region cities in 2005 and 2015 (Baltic Sea Region Secretariat), the results were used in the preparation of the contents of the publication "Development of Cities in the Baltic Sea Region" (2016).
The research team has been actively involved in the implementation of the national level projects in the National Research Program EKOSOC-LV, managing two sub-projects and working as a partner in three projects. The research direction has developed a good international cooperation, transferring the research results to studies through the Interreg Baltic Sea Region, Nordplus, ERASMUS + programmes and participating in consortiums for the preparation of research projects. The research results are used to provide the content of five Master's degree programs, as the researchers read separate study courses and supervise Master's theses in these programmes.
Cooperation partners: Pärnu College of Tartu University (Estonia), Saimaa University of Applied Sciences and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences (Finland), Kaunas University of Applied Sciences, Kaunas University of Technology, Klaipeda University (Lithuania), National Institute for Tourism and Hospitality Management in India (Centre for Excellence), etc. The team is working on expanding the international network in research in both Western Europe and other regions of the world where our knowledge and experience are competitive. A serious cooperation has been established with the public and private sectors, especially in Vidzeme region.
Research team:
- Dr.oec., Professor, researcher Agita Liviņa (leader of the team)
- Dr.oec., Professor, researcher Sarmīte Rozentāle
- Dr.oec., Professor, researcher Maira Leščevica
- Dr.art., Professor , researcher Janis Kalnačs
- Dr.sc.pol., Associate professor, researcher Feliciana Rajevska
- PhD, Docent, researcher Linda Veliverronen
- Dr.phil., Researcher Beata Paškevica
- Dr.geogr., Docent, researcher Andris Klepers
- Mg.biol., Lecturer, doctoral student, researcher Juris Smaļinskis
- Mg.sc.soc., Lecturer, research assistant Ilze Grīnfelde
- Mg.sc.soc., Research assistant Anna Broka.
Guest researchers:
- ViA students, alumni
- Academic staff: Aigars Andersons, Iveta Druva-Druvaskalne, Jānis Bikše, Ligita Kūle, Katrīne Reima, Hanna Mihailova.
Communication ecosystem and technologies
The development of the research direction is a proactive response to the challenges of society. Taking into account the topical challenges associated with the entry of digital technologies into the communication ecosystem of society, there is a need for improving the competence of society in the fields of media literacy and strategic communication. The research team has been actively involved in the implementation of the national level projects (Media project, development of explanatory materials on history, including through digital platforms, etc.), as well as expanding an extensive cooperation at the international level.
Cooperation partners:
- King's College London (United Kingdom)
- University of Kiel (Germany)
- University of Tartu (Estonia)
- Kyiv Mohyla Academy (Ukraine);
- active cooperation with a number of institutions in the field - NATO Strategic Communication Excellence Centre, EAST STRATCOM (EC, Brussels), Deutsche Welle (Germany), as well as several national media and expert organisations.
At present, the research team has submitted several project applications at the national and international level, the research results are used to prepare the content of two master's level international study programmes (Media Literacy and Strategic Communication) that will be launched in English in 2018, as well as to update the content of the existing study programmes (Governance and Communication, Media Studies and Journalism, Communication and Public Relations).
Research team:
- Dr.comm., Docent, researcher Janis Buholcs (leader of the team)
- Dr.hist., Associate Professor, Leading Researcher Gatis Krūmiņš
- Dr.hist., Researcher Jānis Šiliņš
- Dr.phil., Researcher Agnese Dāvidsone
- ViA students and industry experts are involved in applied research projects.


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The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant is scrubbing its image clean.
This year, the plant will win its eighth straight Des Moines County recycling award. That's a far cry from the early decades, when explosives, solvents and petroleum byproducts swirled into a sour mash that flowed down streams and soaked into soil.
For the past two decades, the plant has been paying for sins in its past with an environmental cleanup that will cost more than $100 million when all is said and done. In 1990, the facility was added to the federal Superfund program, which targets the worst toxic waste sites nationwide.
The site includes a shallow pond known as the Line 800 pink-water lagoon. At one time, trucks laden with toxic waste pulled up to the lagoon's southwest end and dumped their cargo on the ground. The waste then flowed down into the lagoon itself. The pink tinge to the water, which was sometimes much closer to red or even crimson, was caused by the explosive TNT reacting with sunlight.
One problem came when rain made the lagoon rise, causing water to spill over the dam and into Brush Creek, where it began a rapid journey off post. To fix the flaw, plant officials added five settling ponds in the tree line just beyond the dam. The end result was a sort of stair-stepped waterpark of contamination that has challenged the government since 1983.
Workers are now injecting a clear liquid into the pond, pumped from a giant blue tank into the ground. The liquid is a dextrose solution, similar to corn syrup. About 50 gallons will be injected every four feet all the way back up to the surface.
The workers with Tetra Tech, an environmental services company from Tennessee that has taken over the mitigation program for groundwater contamination at the plant, said the dextrose solution feeds invisible microbes occurring naturally in the ground. As the microbes multiply, they starve one another for oxygen. When that happens, they go looking for more, and find it in an explosive called RDX, a possible cancer-causing agent. It is especially difficult to conquer because it mixes with ground or surface water and moves about. But it cannot resist the assault from the gasping microbes, which break it down until it is no longer toxic. It's little wonder, then, that Allison calls the microbes "magic bugs."
Tetra Tech will continue to measure RDX in the groundwater at the site and, if necessary, inject more dextrose solution.
The goal is to get the density of the explosive down to two parts per billion. In an analogy Allison likes to use, that's equivalent to two drops of water in an Olympic-sized swimming pool. The timeline is about 40 years.

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D 4 - Uwe Maier
Diatoms and their response to phosphate limitation
Prof. Dr. Uwe Maier
Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Biology
Karl-von-Frisch-Straße 8
35043 Marburg
Phone: +49 - 6421 - 2821543
Research summary
Phosphorus is an essential element in all forms of life. In aquatic environments phosphorus is predominantly available as phosphate. Algae, the organisms studied in the application, have to strictly regulate their phosphate homoeostasis. In the project applied here, we would like to study how diatoms, ecologically important primary biomass producers, manage fluctuating phosphate concentrations in the ocean. We have already shown that secreted alkaline phosphatases (AKP) are important players in response to phosphate availability. Notably, the regulation patterns of two studied members of the AKPs are different; only for one of them expression is correlated with phosphate concentrations.
We would like to study in more detail how diatoms try to overcome sinks of available phosphate. For that we plan to investigate the expression, secretion and the accompanied regulation of a total of seven phosphatases. In parallel we inspect the medium for other components secreted under phosphate limitation, which will be subsequently characterized as well. Targeting of some putative factors involved in phosphate metabolism might involve mechanisms, which fine regulates secretion. In order to study this, targeting mechanisms will be studied. Cells can store phosphate under non-limiting conditions. However, the putative phosphate stores or compartments are not known for diatoms and will be identified in our studies. In order to design diatom strains that can be used to study the physiological responses to phosphate limitation, we will establish TALEN-mediated genome editing to precisely eliminate important factors. Altogether, our approach will highlight important cellular responses to phosphate stress on a molecular level in diatoms.


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Austin has all the spunk of your typical teenager. While his Cerebral Atrophy
keeps him in a wheelchair and affects his brain function, Austin never misses a
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race car. He told his wish granters, "If I could put on a suit and win a race
for a team, you would make my wish come true."
the help of Don Schumacher Racing (DSR), Austin's wish was set up at the Las
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while displaying his Wally trophy.
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C-RAYZ WALZ & KO$HA DILLZ - "OUTRO" (Freestyle vs Written) !
Here's a promo track "Listening to Freestyle vs. Written" for free download.
And finally, here's the album description (while it doesn't hyperventilate as much as your typical Chassidic Pop puff piece, it's darn close. Whew.)
"Indie hip-hop icon C-Rayz Walz teams up with fresh-faced, yeshiva-trained wordsmith Kosha Dillz for twelve tracks that mix freestyle and written rhymes, classic and new-school beats, and the frantic, fast-paced energy of a single, manic 24-hour recording session to produce, yes, "Freestyle Vs. Written," the first collaboration of its type. CMJ writes, ".. it's both a statement of cultural solidarity and creative open-mindedness."
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This soon-to-be-classic record was produced entirely by, 19-year-old Kentron Da Mastadon, who challenges the hip hop mold, armed with an MP of psychedelic rock riffs and jazz chops weaving the perfect backdrop for this Jerusalem Zionist-meets-Black Bronx ghetto aesthetic.
* 10% of all proceeds will be donated to Netivot Israel Louna Terror Victim Fund and to the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, an organization dedicated to strengthening relations between ethnic communities, headed by Russell Simmons and Rabbi Marc Schneier."
Hat tip to YouTube user TheBudderKing1 for posting the video and a slew of other Dillz videos.


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"'Let anyone with ears listen!' Then the disciples came and asked him, 'Why do you speak to them in parables?' He answered, 'To you has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. For to those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away. The reason I speak to them in parables is that seeing they do not perceive, and hearing they do not listen, nor do they understand. With them indeed is fulfilled the prophesy of Isaiah that says:
You will indeed listen, but never understand,
and you will indeed look, but never perceive.
For this people's heart has grown dull,
and their ears are hard of hearing,
and they have shut their eyes;
so that they might not look with their eyes,
and listen with their ears,
and understand with their heart and turn –
and I would heal them.
But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.'" (Matthew 13:9-16, NRSV)
I conceived this post as a sequel to my posts, "Why Is God Hidden?" of 5/20/14 and "Addendum to Why Is God Hidden?" of 5/24/14. I chose the tongue in cheek title, "Why Is God Hidden? – Part Zwanzig". Instead, I will let you make the connections, while I make a fresh start.
Jesus ended the Parable of the Four Soils with words he frequently used: "Let anyone with ears listen!" He sought openness and receptivity in his listeners (those are the qualities that attracted the "more" and the "abundance" of knowledge in Jesus' teaching). Jesus told parables to discover to his hearers their receptivity or lack thereof, and to awaken desire for God. C.S. Lewis wrote of using imaginative literature to get past "the watchful dragons" that seek to guard against God and the undermining of the self-centered heart. Jesus' parables rarely even mention God. To those who heard them, at first, they seemed to be safe stories about a woman losing a coin or a man stumbling on a treasure, but not about God or the hearer. As the listener walks away, suddenly a bomb goes off in her heart and an abyss opens at her feet, and she realizes the stories are about God and about her!
Jesus explained in the above scripture text, that his parables also reveal those whose "heart has grown dull" and who have "shut their eyes". To understand spiritual truth, one must first want to see and hear and understand. One might say that intent precedes content. Do you really want to know truth and are you willing to shape your life by truth? Jesus insisted that one must have childlike openness and humility to enter the kingdom of God:
"Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it." (Mark 10:14b-15, NRSV)
Let me remind the reader that I use the word, 'heart', roughly the way that Dallas Willard does in his very helpful book, "Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ" (2002). The heart, in distinction from the soul, the body, the mind and the emotions, is synonymous with the spirit and the will. The heart is the decider. Taking input from the mind, the body, the emotions, the external world, social relationships and the spiritual world, the heart makes choices and sets the fundamental direction and orientation for a human life.
Your heart, your intention, your will should be to understand and believe truth. Your mind, emotions, soul, are designed to detect truth. Your heart/will is to keep you oriented toward truth, toward the Son, like my bamboo plant in the kitchen turns to face the sun. Willingness, openness, desire, precede knowledge, and then, you understand or stand under, submit to truth. Once the choice is made, the heart helps us to stay turned toward reality/truth. The 19th century Scottish fantasy writer George MacDonald wrote, "To give him truth who loves it not, is to give him plenty of reasons for misinterpretation." Intent precedes content. Humility and an honest heart are necessary for understanding God's revelation to you rightly.
Jack Lewis, the Balding Bible Study Dag (BBSD), awoke this morning to his morning routines. They include dancing (!) under the bed, while Terry helps me get ready for the day (I am getting closer to the day when I will have recovered enough from my foot surgery and will not need Terry's help in this way), and then when Terry leaves the room, Jack enjoys an invigorating game of what I call "the predator game", just 'like the next bloke'. The game involves me moving my hands quickly (!) around the BBSD's head while he snaps his teeth at them. Sometimes I am quicker and sometimes I become painfully aware that Jack Lewis has added to his skills, even over night. We all need some routines and assumptions, or the need to make thousands of choices everyday about trivial actions would paralyze us.
Here is the interesting part of the story. To get on the bed to play the predator game, the BBSD must propel himself almost straight up since there is almost no 'runway'. Jack Lewis hesitates, makes some false starts, worries about whether he has enough room, tries to visualize success, and looks to me for encouragement, before finally, propulsion and altitude are achieved. Jack's desire must become strong enough and his intention definite enough before he can become airborne.
To understand, to stand under, truth/revelation we must have a strong desire to know God and his will and make a definite choice to follow truth wherever it leads us. We need a good and open and discerning heart. We need a healthy heart, working as it was created to work. We need a surrendered heart. Half-hearted surrenders make our hearts unreliable and introduce into our lives a false note, a shiftiness, a growing lack of honesty. Further, an incompletely surrendered heart will never be able to escape the specter of doubt. C.S. Lewis asked will you be "a man or a rabbit"?
Our hearts can grow "dull", as Jesus says in our opening text, so that we shut our eyes and fail to hear, as we seek to avoid God's claim on our lives. The 16th century Reformer in Geneva, John Calvin (1509-1564), had this motto: "God, here is my heart; I give it to Thee promptly and sincerely." You may have seen Calvin's symbol on a Presbyterian pulpit, perhaps where especially the preacher can see it: a hand holding out a heart with flames above the heart, a heart aflame. What if our hearts were so surrendered to God that in every moment, we promptly surrendered control of our heart to God in response to his every desire? And so, our hearts were always turned toward God, like a compass needle always points North?
A heart can become "sick" from simply being frustrated over and over and waiting a long time for it's godly object: "Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life." (Prov. 13:12, NRSV) God, in the Bible, often complains that his people have hard hearts, that is, they are insensitive and unresponsive. Notice in these verses that hardness of heart is associated with willfully not hearing, and therefore not understanding, like in Jesus' instruction about parables:
After the plague of frogs, "But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart, and would not listen to them, just as the LORD said." (Ex. 6:15, NRSV)
After the plague of gnats, "But Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD said." (Ex. 6:19b&c, NRSV)
After the plague of boils, "The LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had spoken to Moses." (Ex. 9:12, NRSV)
After Moses warned Pharaoh of the plague of the killing of the firstborn, "The LORD said to Moses, 'Pharaoh will not listen to you, in order that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.' Moses and Aaron performed all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the LORD hardened his heart, and he did not let the people of Israel go out of his land." (Ex 11:9-10, NRSV)
Over 1,500 years later Christians were warned, "And it is said, 'Today if you hear [God's] voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.'" (Hebrews 3:15, NRSV)
And finally, Christians were warned, "…[God] sets a certain day – 'today' – saying through David much later, in the words already quoted, 'Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.'" (Hebrews 4:7, NRSV)
"Today, if you hear [God's] voice…", not later, or as Calvin said, "promptly", respond sensitively to God's every desire: offer your heart!
"Today, if you hear [God's] voice…", "do not harden your hearts"!
Or more vividly, God speaks through Ezekiel of a "heart of stone". As Bob Dylan sardonically sang in the song "Property of Jesus" on the album, "Shot of Love" (1981): "He's the property of Jesus, resent him to the bone; but you've got something better, you've got a heart of stone…" Just as we don't want hard arteries in our physical body, we don't want our will/spirit/heart to be hard. But for us hardhearted disciples, these are hopeful words indeed: "A new heart will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you; and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. I will put my spirit within you, and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances." (Ezekiel 36:26-27, NRSV)
Sometimes we can sense an incongruity between someone's outward demeanor and the words they say, on the one hand, and where their heart is taking them, on the other: "Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are smooth lips with an evil heart." (Prov. 26:23, NRSV) This is another way of saying that someone with a delightful way of speaking but an insensitive, hard or misdirected heart or otherwise disordered heart, is not to be trusted. And yet we shape each other, heart to heart, for good or evil: "Just as water reflects the face, so one human heart reflects the other." (Prove. 27:19, NRSV) How important it is that one's heart is directed toward life in God/Christ and that it is continuously sensitive to God and is "promptly" and "sincerely", moment by moment, offering the whole person to God! "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." (Matt. 6:21, NRSV)
Is there a knowledge that is appropriate to the heart? Yes, if the heart is receiving good input from the soul, body, spiritual world, etc., and it is a healthy heart (open, childlike, desiring to know and do truth). The heart knows what to choose (copywrite, 2014, Zachary Bright, lolstc). This is the heart that is turned toward Jesus and is listening to him and is filled and saturated with the Holy Spirit, so that the Spirit/the Living Water is flowing out of her or him to others:
"[Jesus]…cried out, 'Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, and let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, "Out of the believer's heart [Gk out of his belly) shall flow rivers of living water."' Now he said this about the Spirit, which believers in him were to receive…" (John 7:37b-39a, NRSV)
This post was powered by the following high octane tunage: the CD, "Silence Worth Breaking" (2011) by Brooke Annibale; the songs, "Lifeline" and "Mystery" on the CD, "What to Do With Daylight" (2004) by Brooke Fraser, and the CDs, "Albertine" (2008), "Live At the Aotea, Auckland, New Zealand" (2008), "Flags (Special Deluxe Edition) (2011), and "Brutal Romantic" (2014), all by Brooke Fraser; and the song, "Planet Waves", a gorgeous tune, on the CD, "The Ladder" (2010) by Andrew Belle. Probably the most appropriate song for this post is "Hosea's Wife", which can be found on the CDs, "Albertine" and "Live At the Aotea, Auckland, New Zealand". "The C.S. Lewis Song", also on both those CDs, will appeal to admirers of C.S. Lewis, and also those with a philosophical bent. BTW, if you don't know where to hear full versions of songs like these before you buy them, than you obviously don't know about Spotify, Noisetrade or enough about YouTube.
*Footnote – You may find instances of the English word, 'heart', in the Bible, where it is not used in the way I used the word in this post. This is primarily because of two realities: 1) there really is a range of meaning for Hebrew and Greek words used to refer to different aspects of humans; and 2) the wide variety of English translations may use different English words to translate the same Hebrew and Greek words.


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Well, yes Google obviously will use as much information as it can to find avenues of income just as we do (or should) (imagine having to sift thru all their data in GA?!) and it makes sense to do that.
I have been experiencing similar things lately with Chrome also tho that have suprised me, I made a typo for one of our own important keywords and was taken straight to one of Googles apps. Indeed this has happened logged in and logged out. What I didnt understand was how could it decide that it's own page was so 'relevant' that I should go straight there when I search around this popular phrase and involved urls on a daily basis and had never visited the Google page. It simply didnt add up and I do see the point that you are trying to make.
Presumptive search I call it and its not very friendly at the moment from the little I have experienced it.


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This last post (Part 1; Part 2) on the Quad City Botanical Center (QCBC) doesn't really have a lot of organization to it, unlike the other two. I'm just trying to cover the plants I think you'd want to know about that I hadn't already covered, basically.
The plant I found most interesting was one I hadn't heard of before:
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora is in the Commelinaceae, the family of such easy indoor plants as Tradescantia pallida and Callisia fragrans, and yet I'd never heard of it. That's probably because it's a little big for a houseplant:
and there could be cultural issues I'm not aware of besides. I mean, I would be surprised if it were particularly hard to grow indoors -- I can't think of anything else in the Commelinaceae that is -- but maybe.
Glasshouse Works does sell them, and claims they're easy to grow. Perhaps someday I'll try. The flowers are pretty impressive:
The camera continues to have difficulty reproducing certain blues: the flowers are more of a rich, dark blue-violet than the medium blue they show as in the photo.
I also saw a plant at the QCBC that I'd previously only encountered in a specialty website that sold plants for terrariums (I no longer remember which one):
I initially thought it was yet another Calathea, but a nearby sign identified it as Kaempferia pulchra, which is in the ginger family (Zingiberaceae). I've never seen anyone growing it as a houseplant, so I can only assume that it's exceptionally demanding. Or maybe it's exceptionally slow to propagate, making it not worth the effort. Something: there must be something wrong with it. But, hey, pretty.
I was also impressed with the "red tower ginger," Costus barbatus, though it looked like the blooming was over a while ago:
Still, though, it was a nice big plant, which is impressive enough all on its own.
The QCBC is very, very light on succulents, unfortunately. The only plant that was new to me was Euphorbia viguieri, which looks sort of like someone threw E. milii (thorns, flowers) and E. leuconeura (tuft of leaves at the top, longish, spoon-shaped leaves, narrow base that gets wider with height) together in a blender and split the difference between the two. It's not a very good picture, but that's okay, because it's not a very pretty plant:
Glasshouse Works sells those too.
There's one NOID that I'm particularly interested in: it was near the Carica papaya, and resembles it, but the leaflets are a lot narrower and more completely divided.
It's not impossible that it's just a Carica at a different stage of development, but I couldn't find any Carica leaves that looked like this in a Google image search. I also considered Schefflera, but couldn't find any of those that were particularly pointy except S. elegantissima (still better known as Dizygotheca elegantisisma), and these leaves should be much darker in color than S. elegantissima. (Cannabis sp. would be a possibility too, if not for the fact that, you know, it's not legal. Also I don't think Cannabis has leaflet margins that are that fancy.)
I know, it's one of those cases where looking more intently for an ID sign at the QCBC might have saved me a lot of trouble. But still. Any ideas?
UPDATE: Grower Jim identifies it in the comments as Jatropha multifida.
And while I'm asking: I'm pretty sure I've seen a bromeliad inflorescence like this recently on another blog (Garden Adventures? The Rainforest Garden?), but when I tried to find it again, I couldn't. I didn't remember seeing anything like it before, when I saw it at the QCBC, so wherever I saw it must have been fairly recent. The plant itself didn't look like anything special: I would have thought it a Guzmania if I'd seen it without flowers.
UPDATE: Both Grower Jim and Rainforest Gardener agree that it's probably an Aechmea, even without seeing one another's comments.
Finally, a NOID orchid in bloom. The QCBC didn't have very many orchids at all, and this was the only one I saw that was blooming, but the color impressed me.
I'm leaving a lot of photos unposted, of course, but they may show up at some point later on. Or I might go back later and take new, better pictures. I think you get the general idea of the place regardless. Considering that it's only an hour away and I'm in a small rural Iowa town, I think it's a remarkable place.
Even if they won't let you buy the plants.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
The Quad City Botanical Center, Part 3 of What Turns Out to be 3
This last post (Part 1; Part 2) on the Quad City Botanical Center (QCBC) doesn't really have a lot of organization to it, unlike the other two. I'm just trying to cover the plants I think you'd want to know about that I hadn't already covered, basically.
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I used to have a Kaempferia pulchra which had been sent to me in error for a K. galanga. The company said I could keep it and got me a K. galanga only a few months later.
As long as you keep it warm, above 15°C and reasonably humid around 50%ish it will be happy. It is tuberous and can put up with under-watering for short periods. The flowers are gorgeous pinky-purple and new ones come out every day. It is happiest when the temperatures are around 20-30°C. Those leaves look really fancy when they are fresh. I gave it away when I moved into a smaller flat and never saw it again.
It looks like a Carica to me. There are a lot of species of Carica and even a few different forms of C. papaya.
- December 12, 2010 at 4:45 AM
- Joseph said...
I grew dichorsiandra thysifolia outdoors one summer as a container plant. I had planned to overwinter it indoors, but a bunch of rabbits ate it to death, so I never got a chance.
Love the Kaempferia... and I wouldn't assume there is anything wrong with it -- there are TONS of great plants that somehow never got onto the market.
My guess on the NOID carica-like-plant is cassava (Manihot esculenta) It can sometimes have pretty jazzed-out leaf margins -- as here http://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?strLetter=M&plant_id=3196&page=
- December 12, 2010 at 5:18 AM
- Liza said...
Well, I can't help you with the NOID, but have I told you lately how much I learn from your posts? Thanks.
- December 12, 2010 at 5:22 AM
- Tom said...
I think the NOID is one of the assorted varieties or species of Manihot (tapioca). The blue ginger (the thing that I can't remember the name of but is actually a spiderwort) is a pretty easy houseplant, they take to cutting back pretty well so size isn't TOO much of an issue.
- December 12, 2010 at 11:39 AM
I remembered later on that I had only kept my Kaempferia pulchra in a humidity tent for the first months after getting it, to increase its size from two little stems. After that I kept it in a room where the humidity regularly fell to 30%.
- December 12, 2010 at 1:42 PM
- Sigonee said...
I totally want that euphorbia. Sigh.
- December 12, 2010 at 1:44 PM
- Grower Jim said...
The NOID plant near the Carica is Jatropha multifida. It's a great foliage plant and also produces red flowers.
I don't recognize the bromeliad. If I had to guess a genus, I'd say Aechmea.
- December 12, 2010 at 6:09 PM
- Steve Asbell said...
I have seen that NOID before but I wasn't sure about its identity.. the other commenters seem to be right about it being tapioca though. The bromeliad inflorescence is an aechmea... I can't remember the name... I'll get back to you.
- December 12, 2010 at 6:10 PM
- mr_subjunctive said...
I'm pretty certain the NOID with the palmate leaves is, as Grower Jim says, Jatropha multifida: I did Google image searches for Carica papaya, other Carica species, and Manihot esculenta, and although I see the resemblance, I was unable to find any photos of plants that had leaflets that were that narrow, with margins that were that pointy. On the other hand, compare this photo from davesgarden.com: the leaf shape is identical.
I appreciate the suggestions, though. If nothing else, I'm way more familiar with papaya and manioc than I was this morning.
- December 12, 2010 at 6:33 PM
I've seen Dichorisandra thyrsifolia sold in the mass-market bulb catalogs, though I cant remember which. Shouldn't be that hard to obtain, if you want it.
- December 13, 2010 at 3:42 AM
- Sentient Meat said...
Sigonee: I like that Euphorbia viguieri, too. I read that it's not hard to grow, it's self-fertile, and it sometimes volunteers new plants in neighboring pots. Also palmbob over at Dave's Garden writes that it's quite cold-hardy. And it's not hard to find online (check Arid Lands, Corona Cactus, others). Don't just sigh for it, go for it!
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This looks like a great film. It is going on my netflix list.ReplyDelete
I love a subtitled film and I haven't seen that. Thanks for the recommendation, one to look out for at the library. xxxReplyDelete
Ooh this sounds really interesting, i'll definetly be checking it out. I may have to be a bit naughty and see if i can find it uploaded on the internet somewhere, although i'll have to make sure it's good quality :) xReplyDelete
I love discovering new films. This looks beautiful!! Can't wait to add it to my netflix list!!ReplyDelete
I love the sound of this. A film set there with no war or violence sounds absolutely up my street. I'm off to Amazon for the second time today. Thanks for the recommendation. Hope you're having a good week xxReplyDelete
I will most certainly hunt this down on your recommendation. xoReplyDelete
Thank you! I am a total movie buff (especially foreign films) and have never heard of this one. I am going to Netflix now and if I have no luck, off to Amazon I go. Wonderful - the photos are beautiful and I can't wait to see it!ReplyDelete
I am surprised I haven't seen it. I know what I'm going to watch this weekend, thanks to you!ReplyDelete
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These pictures are beautiful, I've never seen this film. Thanks for the recommendation
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Funny you should mentioned it as I received this film in my Christmas stocking. I am in the midst of Indochine for a second time and will move this film to the top of the list. It looks wonderful, thanks so much for recommending it.
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The name of Mark Richardson has proved one of the most instantly recognisable in British athletics in recent times, although for the 29-year-old 400 metres star his "fame" has come for all the wrong reasons.
The subject of a damaging drugs slur after testing positive for nandrolone in February last year, Richardson has never been far from the headlines.
But after clearing his name, the Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow athlete is starting to do his talking on the track again - which is all he has ever wanted to do.
Richardson was disappointed not to make the 400 metres final at the World Championships in Edmonton earlier this week, the inevitable consequence of too much time away from the track preparing his successful case.
But speaking exclusively to The Journal from Canada last night, the frustrated star vowed to use next weekend's Norwich Union Classic at Gateshead International Stadium as a springboard back to the upper echelons of the sport.
"It's just nice to be back on the big stage again after all the nandrolone nonsense," said Richardson, who will spearhead the Great Britain challenge in the 4x400 metres relay in Edmonton this weekend.
"It is frustrating because the World Championships have come a little bit too soon for me and I haven't had enough time to prepare properly.
"I'm a competitive individual, so of course it was disappointing not to make the final.
"But I always said that whatever I achieve this year will only be a glimpse of what I can do in the future and I am proud of what I've done."
The final Gateshead 400 metres field has yet to be announced but Richardson knows it is set to be a quality line-up - with World Champion-ship team-mate Iwan Thomas also preparing to head to the North-East.
"I'm getting better with every race, and I'm looking forward to the rest of the year," he said.
"Gateshead is a very important fixture for me and I'm looking forward to putting on a good performance in front of a home crowd.
"I've always competed well at Gateshead, and always got a fantastic reception from a crowd who are very knowledgable about athletics."
A clutch of the world's biggest names will head to the North-East for next Sunday's meeting, but Richardson knows it will all be about one man.
Jonathan Edwards this week added World Championship gold to his Olympic triple-jump title and the Gateshead Harrier is certain to bring the house down on his homecoming.
"When Jonathan appears it is going to be unbelievable, he's going to take the roof off," said Richardson, of his GB team-mate.
"There is no disputing the fact that he deserves it for such a fantastic performance - he is so dominant and it was never in doubt that he was going to do so well."
With his off-the-track problems now behind him, Richardson is hoping to follow in Edwards' steps to success in the post-Michael Johnson 400 metres era.
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I attended my first UnConference at office today. Actually it was a series of UnConferences held at various locations. An initiative taken by the CKO and other Senior Management at the company – the event was a roaring success among employees at Kolkata in particular and all over in general.
What is an Un-Conference?
"An unconference is a conference where the content of the sessions is created and managed by the participants (generally day-by-day during the course of the event) rather than by one or more organizers in advance of the event. Those coming to the event can post on a wiki ahead of time topics they want to present about or hope others will present about. The wiki can also be used as an attendee list."
Registration for the event was in "true unconference style" by updating a Wiki on a Shared Workspace. People spoke on a variety of topics… from Formula 1 to Business and Web 2.0 … from Software Testing to the Sub-Prime Mortgage crisis.. from Tagore & the Arts to Bollywood! This was obviously as part of the PassionSpeak event where one could speak on ANYTHING under the sun that he / she wanted to speak about! There was also a MovieMaker competition and a Debate to conclude the event!
Personally, there were 3 positives from the event:
- I was a part of the team that won the debate: the topic was "Instant Messaging as a collaborative tool in the workplace reduces employee productivity" — and our team was asked to defend the topic! — We had a tough time preparing for it.. 'coz we knew that the opponents were good.
- The Event concluded with a Presentation by the CKO on Knowledge Management (KM), Collaborative Technologies and Blogging! – Our CKO himself is an avid blogger and Blogging Evangelist!
- I met some amazing people.. made a couple of friends (and one enemy! – you know who you are!) 😉
EDIT: Although this has nothing to do with the post, I want to mention this purely for my own "records" – [I started my speech by mocking the MOTO YUVA commercial – "IM aaya.. aur aapka employee gaya"… which was received rather well by the audience – much to my surprise given that I have a low opinion about my sense of humor – thanks to my friends! – and ended with how the "Bunty's and Babli's" in the office would say – "Isko laga dala toh life Jinga-lala!" ]
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Hockey is one activity that is at the same time both incredibly fun and a full body workout! The sport also has supports both social and mental benefits – all in all, making it the perfect activity for growing children.
Here are a few benefits your child could gain from taking up hockey as a sport:
- Helps develop the cardiovascular system. The cardiovascular system supplies the muscles with oxygen. The energy and muscular strength used in hockey enables the body to take in more oxygen for improved breathing and cellular activity.
- Boosts metabolism. Hockey is by nature a game of sprints and pauses which is similar to high-intensity interval training – burning more calories and strengthening the metabolism.
- Works all muscles in the body. The muscles that get worked the most in hockey are the leg muscles – hamstrings, calves and hip flexor muscles. However; the muscles in the upper body are also used and the stamina of the triceps, forearms and shoulder muscles is increased.
- Strength. While playing hockey, muscle mass is increased, and bones and connective tissues are also strengthened – contributing to a strong, healthy body that is less prone to injury.
- Develops hand-eye coordination. Practicing the game of hockey is all about the ability to react or respond to the ball in a short space of time. Through this practice overall coordination, reflexes, agility and balance are improved.
Encourage your children to join their school team or local club – the benefits are endless.


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I am making some mock ups for the workshop that I'm teaching at Meeniyan on creating artists books based around the Concertina. We'll start with a straight concertina then do another book or two that incorporate a concertina of some sort. I'm giving everyone a set of photos to make a flag book so thought I'd better make a sample. I selected a group of photos taken at the same time of rocky beach and cliffs, I loved the light in these images.
The white backs of the photos looked a bit dull so I made up a haiku to fit (seven backs and seven words in the haiku, perfect!)
Seaside walk,
One summer's night,
shadows play
These pictures are of a very painful experiment, many hours cutting through photo and watercolour paper, ouch! When I was in Hobart last year I saw an exhibition where there were a series of tunnel books but they were just concertinas so I thought I'd try it with a couple of photos and here are the results. To view them properly you need to be on the same level as the book, but they sort of work.


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Where in the Heavenly Places are We Seated?
I think that God did something wonderful in each heart as they learned to share and hear Christ. – John Wilson, Gathering in the Garden
Brother John Wilson, has written another wonderful blog post on an organic gathering of some young saints. It has a very fitting title, Gathering in the Garden. I think that you will enjoy it immensely. Pray that these little ones will be built together, with love, in Christ, as a place a place of rest for our Father.
Now for my blog post…
But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, – [Eph 2:4-6 NASB]
Dear saints, you may not feel like it, but you are seated with Christ in the heavenly places. Since you have believed into Christ, you have been utterly and eternally united with Christ. When our Father looks at you He just sees Christ. In Christ, you have been resurrected, ascended, and seated in the heavenly places.
But, what does it mean that we are seated in the heavenly places?
Where in the heavenly places are we seated?
Paul makes it clear that we are seated with Christ and in Christ. So the real question is: Where is Christ seated?
…Jesus Christ, who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, after angels and authorities and powers had been subjected to Him. – [1Pe 3:21-22 NASB]
O yes, dear brothers and sisters! Let's shout with joy that Jesus Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Do you see the implications of this? Since Jesus Christ is seated at the right hand of God, we are seated at the right hand of God.
Everything that is true of our beloved Lord Jesus, is true of us. When you are seated, you are resting. We are resting, in Christ, at the right hand of God!
I hope that you are enjoying Christ and resting in Him, as that is your rightful place. This doesn't have to be a distant objective reality. We have His Spirit, within us. Turn your mind to the Spirit within you. Love Him and enjoy Him. God is not only in you, but you are in Him. Take pleasure in being in Him. The simplest way I know of turning to the Spirit, is to focus on Him and say, "Lord Jesus, I love You!" But, do not take this as a rule or a method. It doesn't even require words. Just let the love that God has poured into your heart, flow back to Him. Tell Him how lovable He is. He is the delight of the nations! He is the healing of the nations! O glorious and beautiful Lord Jesus, you are our delight and enjoyment. Make our hearts burn within us, for You. Shine Your Face on us. May we be Your enjoyment. May we be Your delight. O thirsty and hungry Lord, enjoy a feast of our enjoyment of Christ.
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. – [Eph 1:18-23 NASB]
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Posted on October 11, 2012, in Exhortation, Jesus Outside the Four Gospels, Teaching, Thoughts and tagged God, Jesus Christ, Lord, Love, Right Hand of God. Bookmark the permalink. 7 Comments.
I believe the word 'places' has been added. It is my understanding that the heavenlies is a realm. In John's gospel Jesus is quoted as saying, "…my Father will love him and WE will come unto him and make our abode with him." So might the 'heavenlies' be the spirit realm?
Hi Peter, beautiful post! I'm a little late in catching up reading, but glad I took a rest stop on this one tonight! 🙂


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Have you ever heard the saying it's not what you know but who you know? Well, it's true. And now we're going to go over one way to get your "who you know" game up.
Enter the Informational Interview.
Informational interviews are a networking technique that allows you to ask questions of people in the job/industry that you are looking to enter. It's not the typical interview, where someone is asking you questions to see why you're a good fit for their organization. It's an interview where often, you have the power. You're asking the questions to learn about the job/industry of interest and in the process are demonstrating that you're proactive and competent.
The primary purpose of informational interviews is to gather information about an industry, a specific job, or simply to learn more about the career path of a person you admire so that you can learn from the moves and mistakes they may have made. In order to get the most out of an informational interview you should be sure to do certain things before, during the interview, and after it is over.
Before the interview
If you have no idea who you want to speak to but you know what industry you are interested in utilize LinkedIn, your college/universities career services office, and your personal network to find people in the field you're interested in to connect with. Then, reach out to them via email. Here is a sample email that you can use:
Hi Name,
My name is Gabrielle Hickmon. I hope this email finds you well! I'm reaching out because I'm interested in learning more about XYZ (if a mutual contact between you and the person you are emailing directed you to reach out to them now would be a good time to mention that – "and X person thought that you would be a good person for me to connect with").
I really like to meet new people and to expand my network. I'm currently doing XYZ, and I'm interested in XYZ.
Would you have any time next week to connect (in person or over the phone – depending upon your/their location). I am free on X day at Y time.
I'm looking forward to your response!
Gabrielle Hickmon
Once you've set up the interview it's time to get to cyber-stalking. Look at the person's LinkedIn. Research the company/field of interest. If you're prepared for the interview you will be able to get more from it.
During the Interview
If meeting the interviewee in person, make sure that you are properly dressed – ie: you should be dressed like you would for any other professional job interview. Be sure to introduce yourself and also ask the interviewee to do the same. Even though you're the one doing the interviewing, you want the interviewee to feel that you value their time, as well as, that the interview is a conversation – that it's 2-sided.
Here are some questions that you can ask:
- How did you get involved in X sector?
- What is X companies culture like/
- What are your favorite/least favorite aspects of your job?
- Is there something you with you had done differently when starting out?
- Where do you see your career path leading?
- What do you see in the future for X sector?
- What can students do on campus to gain relevant experience in X sector?
- What are some options for students looking to enter X sector?
- Are there any classes you would recommend for a student looking to follow a career path similar to yours?
- What kinds of backgrounds/experiences are sought out by X sector?
- Does your organization prefer to hire people with advanced degrees?
- Are there any special skills students should develop to work in or be more competitive for jobs in X sector?
- How would you suggest getting a job in X sector/organization?
- Is there anyone else you think I should speak to?
Make sure that you pay attention to the person you are interviewing. Make it a conversation. Ask follow up questions to what they say instead of just reading from your list of questions.
After the interview:
Be sure to send a thank you note or thank you email to your interviewee. This shows them that you not only valued their time, but also have manners. Be sure to do your best to keep in touch. Ask them their preferred method of communication, if they will connect with you on LinkedIn and if they would mind you updating them on what you're doing as you continue on through school or your job search. I've personally found that doing this helps get people on your "team" and can be very helpful when looking for internships or jobs down the line.
That's it! Happy connecting. 🙂
PS: Be prepared to answer questions about yourself and either send your resume by email before the interview or bring one with you if you are meeting in person. It's not uncommon for informational interviews to turn into an interview of sorts for you the interviewer as well. All the more reason to do your research on the company/field you're interested in!


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From the very start of our married life, Pumpkin and I (rather inadvertently) found ourselves in a bit of a summer, beach rhythm, dozing under the protective breadth of shady parasols and pronged palm leaves. The journey started on the aromatic spice island, Zanzibar, during our honeymoon. The following year, the azure lagoons of the Maldives beckoned after a hectic week in Sri Lanka and last year, we dipped our toes into the all-inclusive world in Cuba.
In truth though, the UK is often at its most glorious during July and August so this summer, we intentionally decided to leave our diaries relatively barren and beach-free – until that is, Ice Lolly Holidays read my mind and got in touch to propose a beach day of their very own!
This time, the location was Leeds. Yes boys and girls, I bet you did not realise that beach spirit could come into fruition in a student city in Northern England but a few deck chairs and bubbling cocktails down the line, this particular group of travel bloggers were readily convinced 😀
Blog At The Beach with Ice Lolly Holidays
Joking aside, from the little time I had there, Leeds exuded a friendly and lively vibe. I only wish I could have spent a little longer exploring the city but this was a geeky day where I had woken up at 5.30am (unheard of for me) to make the trip up from London, armed with a notepad and pen. I am a bit of a grandma so by pen, I mean pen – not keyboard – and by paper, I mean paper – not fancy schmancy tablet / gadget / techno what-not.
Blog At The Beach Talks
On the educational menu for the day were three great speakers including Robb from the WMG Agency, Monica from The Travel Hack (one of the first travel blogs I started reading) and Greg from Travizeo. One of Monica's key messages was the importance of demonstrating personality in blog posts and Ice Lolly themselves mirrored that sentiment perfectly by selecting three engaging speakers, each with very different personalities but exhibiting such charisma and passion for what they do. Perhaps even more credit-worthy was their ability to pitch their talks so that they would be useful to all of us despite the range of bloggers in the room.
Robb got me pondering about all the things I could be doing to improve SEO and he had the kind of humble approach that made me feel like I could ask even the silliest questions. Monica provided valuable insight into how we can work with brands without compromising our integrity or selling our souls and Greg's exhilarating video footage prompted me to get thinking that the concepts of self-consciousness and camera shyness are SO yesterday and the future of blogging is studded with inspirational video.
I suspected we would be fed well and had fortunately saved space for the lunch that was served after the first talk. Considering it was a buffet, they certainly did not hold back on quantities and I loaded my plate with about three times as much food as was
probably necessary but I must make special reference to the cute platter of mini scones and the squidgy, heavenly chocolate brownies.A wave of excitement was surging at The Alchemist stall, a bar in Leeds renowned for conjuring up innovative cocktails and a more straight-faced mango and passion fruit mocktail for the non-drinkers among us.
The day was paced out well with plenty of breaks to socialise with fellow bloggers.
Myself and Emily AKA The Cosy Traveller made the most of the beach games available.
And I finally met Emma from Adventures of a London Kiwi fame, who educated me about the different properties of chocolate brownies – definitely one of life's happier conversations, which I think is apparent in this photo!
As we left, we picked up our goody bags and clearly, they know their audience; with the amount of tweeting and Instagramming that goes on at any blogger event, the rechargeable battery pack was a well preempted gift to end the day with.
Have you got any upcoming beach breaks?
Many thanks to Ice Lolly Holidays for hosting me and for such a well organised and enjoyable event.