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Dear Mates,
Though, World Pulse is a platform for social-political-cultural issues, nevertheless, 'tis also a junction where people have discovered the healing elements and of constantly uniting with the 'humanness in being a human', hence, our book is a further exploration of human and the soul.
In the early part of year two-thousand-thirteen, Ms. Soumya Vilekar and I discovered each other through our respective writings. At that time I was an author at Word Press under the ownership of ' Blood Ink Diary' - a narrative of my inner and outer climate of mind that mingled culturally, politically, socially, artistically and spiritually reflecting diversity and contrasts of various genres in expression -- my blog was polar opposite (in theme) from Soumyas' spiritual quest- yet, there resonated and embodied an attraction for the others' writings. Hence, a journey commenced between the two creative minds, a dialogue marked its' significance imparting her own unique ' Suroor of the Soul ' (Intoxication of the Soul)- a poetry book prepared to share the spiritual faculty and the isolated jubilees of the inner realm. The title of the book was an interesting incident, for, after frequenting each other's spheres, I had left a comment of appreciation at Soumya's space and gifted her a humble oil painting that I had titled ' Suroor ', thus, was the inspiration that ignited Soumya to pen the magnificent volume. During the same time, I had deleted my blog for other creative pursuits, thus we had lost contact for short time, when, suddenly I received an email from Soumya requesting if I would fancy to include few of my mystical poems and to pen the foreword for 'Suroor of the Soul '; needless to say, I accepted her request - thus, the duality of our personalities play a symphony of its' own tune through the lyrics of our individual soul that can be explored in the pages.
You may be intrigued and probe as to why the execution for such a subject - ' the soul'; simply, because the human minds are so varied, intellectual standpoints thus wide apart and emotional temperaments rather different, or shall I say, unique - that on these grounds alone we tend to isolate our Human and the Being that completes us as one. In a world marked with extreme desire for material consumption, the materialist forms a destructive alliance with the egoist and the shallow-minded, both attributes silently perforating inside him and when brought face to face with these two ways of viewing himself and his external environs, man finds them opposite and incompatible, markedly conflicting and hopelessly irreconcilable - thus it is quite possible for man to synthesize such an alliance developing a divided self - the soul often remains a mystical attraction if man does not cultivate the immense motivation to 'seek' the metaphysical reflection and mystical revelation of Divine Reality.
Henceforth, what is the 'insight'? If reality exists anywhere it must exist in an irreducible infinitude, though, such an assertion places beyond ordinary finite perceptions; only a transcendental insight is therefore beneficial to bring man into an intimate relation with his soul -- whosoever truthfully and without superficial attempt at seeking shall witness the metamorphosis in its' due time, when the 'ego' surrenders and humility perfumes the soul, a catharsis translates the silent movement within a human-being, opening a solid frequency embracing faculty of immediate insight. Ah, but of course, in one sense insight is a synthetic faculty, for, it mingles and blends with abstract reason what the intellect shan't fully grasp though recognises the full mystical emotions that are contained, combined and yet transcended in the philosophical insight. 'Suroor of the Soul' is such a book, that, smoothly transports and carves a path to Illumination - a veritable emotion turning around at the base of the whole consciousness. Our purpose is to ignite an immediate oneness with the Ultimate by a flash of desire to enlightenment which effectively removes the debris of doubts and ignorance for ever. Our combined vision is such that a reader would traverse within our souls' parameters and glimpse for a tremendous and scintillating revelation to the man that it shall leave an ineradicable impression on his minds' - soul and commences to probe the dazzling question of both his corporeal and celestial realms. Nay, it would be rather absurd to read the book and attain a deep frequency, for, mostly the aspirant toils for long wearisome months and perhaps years amid dishearten-ment and monotony, howsoever, the book is a fragrance of connecting to bliss and the ultimate happiness -- to surrender and annihilate the 'ego' which stops the cultivation to submission to discovering the layers of our soul. Just as in philosophy - thoughts are solid and more reasonable because it is more balanced, such a similar discipline demands man to action if he is to practice an equilibrium of mind-body-heart-soul. Everything that hinders the Divine will's passage through his heart and life must eventually be cast out - he would need to affiliate his lower (human) will with his higher (being) one; the two must be synchronised to work in unison.
'Suroor of the Soul' is a jubilee in utter ecstasy. It is devoid of any religious rituals and customs, for, its aspiration is simply to touch a human soul. The dogma and doctrine expressed as form of poetry is that of esoteric-ism which is considered to be something beyond the veil that illuminates bliss that one encounters through sublime horizon that leads one to greater courage and inner happiness - which cultivates a desire for seeking the enigma; the interpenetration of Human and its Being. Nay, I shan't write more, nor, can I compel you to read further into this book -- though I sincerely invite you to explore the poetry. I shan't command it, for it commands us. The better offering, therefore, is to become inspired, that is, to the Divine self within us -- through our humble offerings to humanity. This book is about you and I, simple.
We hope World Pulse shall spread the word for our book ! Shall be indebted to those who find us worthy of our endeavours!
Love & Light, Shaheen S. Dhanji / Soumya Vilekar
AMAZON http://www.amazon.com/Suroor-Soul-The-ultimate-happiness/dp/1484914759
Suroor of the Soul Official Website: http://suroorofthesoul.weebly.com/
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I infact read this on our dear Rafi G's blog feed that landed in my email last night. and have been meaning to check it out.
Good that you are here :) Reminded me again.
Having skimmed your post here, I have tried searching Amazon for the book - but I can't seem to be able to find it. I guess I have to wait till the end of next month to even see it on Amazon? Is that it? It would be great if it was added sooner so that we pre-order. :)
In any case, I can't wait to relish the poems. And when someone puts together a book, especially if the author of the book is a known person, I have a tendency to collect it for my bookshelf - I find a kind of pride in doing that... I do realize this is mostly Soumya's work. But nonetheless, you are also part of it.
I cherish these words from you about the book... "a flash of desire to enlightenment which effectively removes the debris of doubts and ignorance for ever"
I wish you all the best dear friend. Do remind us when it is released (lest we forget)
Salaam Aminah
Dear Aminah,
As always, your support and encouragement means a lot !
The book shall be available at Amazon and other major outlets by end of July 2013 - at which time I shall re-post the details and links. Also, since you are at Wordpress - do keep abreast of book developments via Soumya's blog, she shall be up-dating as well.
Thus-far, we have found great support and people have begun reserving the book, which is a humbling experience for both of us ! Knowing you, I am certain you shall relish the metaphysical content in it (the book). Yes, my dear friend, having our writings in your book-shelf shall be an honour - also know that you have been part of our journey, as you have always shown keen support in my writings, for which I shall continue to remain grateful ! This book is part of each one of us -- as Soumya and I have only played the role of conveying the human emotion towards spirituality.
Thank you so very much for wishing us and having faith in our pen-ship ! Shall update as we go along ! Lots of love, Shaheen
Cheers, Shaheen
The creative cultural exchange in this post is positively amazing. the articulation ability ,the sense of creative belonging ,optimistic and literary bravo to tackle intricate issues of our life is mesmerizing. You are serious creative /spritual charater ,you have your place in the Literary guiness.
Mbizo ChirashaInternational Perfomances Poet, Writer ,Creative/Literary Projects SpecialistFounder/Creative Director- Girlchildcreativity Project
That you have felt the raw and ripe manifestation of my nerves in this contribution is very meaningful to me. Thank you, dear Mbizo ! Keep in touch !
Cheers, Shaheen
This is Powerful Shaheen ,iam humbled.
Mbizo ChirashaInternational Perfomances Poet, Writer ,Creative/Literary Projects SpecialistFounder/Creative Director- Girlchildcreativity Project
Jolly good! You're one talented girl! Been going through your journal here and I'm trying to curb myself from posting comment upon comment but I can't help it!
The book seems interesting. To be honest I'm not into anything Divine or God, I find after living in a 90% Muslim society in Mali, I'm feeling there's many things I oppose about anything religious. Let me ask you, is there really a God or has man made this concept of Gods?
I quote from your article:
"'Suroor of the Soul' is a jubilee in utter ecstasy. It is devoid of any religious rituals and customs, for, its aspiration is simply to touch a human soul."
In your own terms can you simply explain about the "utter jubilee"? I'm glad to read the book doesn't have "religious rituals and customs"!
The post it does compel me something inside.....I don't know something about you is compelling!!!
...And, well, dear Tania, thank you for feeling compelled to pen your thoughts - 'tis always wonderful to commence dialogue. Though I accept your compliments, it is only fair to convey , that, the book is wholly the creation of author Soumya Vilekar - she has written the anthology, thus, I give her the credit of this body of work.
Ah, yes, apropos my quotation: 'utter jubilee' is used rather sparingly and can be addressed as myriad of ecstatic emotions - an epiphany, if I dare arrest the statement. A jubilee of love upon love -- I shan't define what type of love, for, that is a rather mundane and prosaic endeavor to which my intelligence can-not permeate without yawning ! Howsoever, I limit definitions in my realm of thoughts and polemics, fancying to discuss the 'essence' rather -- the book's vital purpose is to percolate the human-being to awaken his'her psyche to a deeper reality within the individual -- both I and Soumya believe love to be a supreme emotion that percolates the human condition. Hence, try not to focus on isolated words as 'utter jubilee', but, if I may kindly request you to see beyond the alphabet of the living as such can alter the grandiose level to metamorphosis. Hope you can grasp the aphorism, dear Tania !
Question 2: God or man-made concept of God:
In all fairness, this question has been a timeless one - thus, I shan't attempt a lofty rejoinder for I would need much space then this small box to pen my reflection. Nevertheless, I believe the human-being has attributes of a lower and exalted self and the proximity is exacted in which part is dominant to 'feel' beyond the ordinary. The humanness in being a human is crucial, for through such, one expands, evolves and finally cultivates his/her human-being. Whether a person is a God believer or not is based on a lot of 'intellectual' stimulus of the individual - I have known this faculty rather too well in my own-self.
Cheers, Shaheen
Dear Shaheen,
A very unique reply....honestly I was thinking you may write some philo type of reply on God but you've clearly indicated a pause. In short sentences I've gotten a clear picture of your thoughts and you're tactful in how you reply. I like how you're straight-forward. In particular your confidence by saying, " I shan't define what type of love, for, that is a rather mundane and prosaic endeavor to which my intelligence can-not permeate without yawning !" Yes Shaheen I "grasp the aphorism"! :)
Let's take this to email? Chk your private message, have left you my email there.
Dear Shaheen, Soul touching.Please enrich us with your beautiful writings. With love and regards Amriyota
Thank you so very much, dear Amriyota, for reading and leaving your message ! I shall try to enrich with my blood-ink, hopefully. Love & light.
Cheers, Shaheen


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Parenting in the Age of Internet PornCecily Kellogg
Recently I was hanging out at the pool with my friend Jo-Ann, and while the kids were off swimming we started doing what so many moms do swapping funny stories about our kids' behavior. She told me that she'd recently found her son, who is seven, googling "nakid gyrls" on her iPad. I told her about realizing I needed to set parental controls on Netflix because I found my daughter watching an anime movie where some pretty explicit sex was happening. While we both laughed, this led to a lengthy and sobering discussion about raising our kids in an age where porn hardcore, violent, and explicit is available with the click of a mouse.
When I told my daughter that she couldn't continue watching the anime video that it was inappropriate she said, simply, "But it's a cartoon!" This is difficult logic to challenge. In a New York Times article about this subject back in May, blogger Jeanne Sager talked about her daughter stumbling across something equally inappropriate:
[She] assumed it was safe to let her 6-year-old daughter, Jillian, watch "My Little Pony" videos. But when she left the room for a moment, she heard something that didn't sound anything like a cartoon.
Her daughter had stumbled upon a graphic video by clicking on a related link listed to the right of the video player. It is one of the most common complaints of parents who discover that their children have been exposed to sexually explicit material online — that a few clicks on YouTube can land a child in unexpected territory, like a subgenre of pornography where popular cartoon characters, like Batman or Mario Bros., are dubbed over with alternate soundtracks and editing to show the characters engaging in explicit acts.
My mother a typical anti-war marching feminist didn't believe in restricting me from reading or watching anything, and I expected to be the same kind of mom. But it turns out that unlike when I was a child, there is no reasonable expectation that pornographic content will be hard to find. It's everywhere, now. It's free, it's incredibly explicit, and it's not like the porn I remember watching with a boyfriend in the late 80s.
The few times I've seen porn online, I've been startled by the increase in brutal behavior toward women exhibited in even the most mundane porn: choking, slapping, spanking, gagging and more are in nearly all of it. There's almost always anal sex involved, and anything that might be viewed as foreplay or pleasurable for women is completely gone. In the porn I saw in the 80s there was at least a NOD to women's pleasure.
Knowing all this, Jo-Ann and I discussed our mutual challenges are parents. We both agreed that like it or not, eventually our kids will end up seeing some pornography. We can do our best to control what they watch at home, but with the massive influx of screens in our lives it's likely that soon all of our kids and their friends will have smart phones with internet access eventually they will see it.
Her children are both boys; how does she teach them how to love and honor a woman and respect her? How do I teach my daughter to honor her body and know her limits? How do both of us teach our kids that the people in porn are acting, that it's not even remotely real, and instill realistic expectations about sexual relationships all while trying our best to keep them safe and protected? How do we teach them that many of the acts common in pornography today are awful for women? This is discussed in the New York Times article:
Dana, a divorced mother of three in Massachusetts, assumed her sons would seek out pornography and thought it was normal for her 9-year-old to want to look at pictures of naked women. But when he was 13, he asked why women liked to be choked. She then realized she needed to explain to him that pornography isn't real and that the people are paid actors. She compared it to WWE wrestling matches, which her son knows are fake.
Both Jo-Ann and I talked about how we didn't expect to be dealing with this already. Our children are still so young in early elementary school so we're surprised that we have to start talking and thinking about this so soon. We thought we had more time, at least until the tween years.
But we don't. It's something we have to start discussing already, and frankly, it's tough to know how to navigate it in an age appropriate way. The website Internet Safety Online offers this smart advice about talking to kids about it after discovering that they've seen pornography online:
First, try to:· Understand that children are naturally curious about sex· Realize that kids need and want adult guidance· Educate your child about healthy sexuality, respect for themselves and the opposite sex· Help your child to replace counterfeit messages with messages of wholesome sexual valuesKeep the lines of communication open by listening to what your kids say and what they don't say.
Good advice, but I do not want to start discussing "healthy sexuality" with my six-year-old daughter. It's just too damn soon, Yet the last thing I want is for pornography to become sex education. My plan, at this point, is to maintain the parental controls and answer any questions she has truthfully but appropriately. Right now, saying something is "inappropriate" is enough for her. But once she gets older, this will become more challenging.
What about you? Has this issue come up for your family as well? How did you handle it?
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The History Department of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst will hold a one-day symposium on North American sexualities in the post-World War II era on April 24, 2004. Graduate students and scholars working in this field of research are invited to submit paper proposals. The symposium, focusing on works in progress, will provide a forum for junior researchers and graduate students to interact with established scholars in the field. It is intended to contribute to the formulation of new research questions and facilitate intellectual exchange and collaboration across institutional lines. The symposium is funded in part by the Sexuality Research Fellowship Program of the Social Science Research Council and the University of Massachusetts.
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The Top 8 Things I Swore I'd Never Do as a DadMike Adamick
There are things I swore I'd never do as a dad, and this is one of them. Right here, right now, sitting the grass, watching my daughter begin to cry — she's fighting back tears and trying her best to keep it together, as her friends toddle off back to the soccer — I feel like the lowest human being in the world.
Scum. Garbage. Santorum.
Who makes his daughter tear up over a stupid game?
I swore I wouldn't be "that dad" — the one who takes things like sports so seriously that he ruins the very essence of sports itself: fun, camaraderie, learning to be a good sport. But in the heat of the moment, I said something stupid about her lackluster playing and turned a glorious, sun-kissed day into one of the worst of my life. I watched her take the criticism and turn it over for a moment before beginning to cry. She's five.
This is not the introduction to the sporting world I had envisioned, for either of us.
I always thought I would be more chill, more of a roll-with-the-punches type of sideline dad who revels in hard work and having fun. This little moment was a life lesson that I know will stick with me for the rest of my child-watching sports days: It's a game, lighten up, dude; it's supposed to be fun. I just wish that I didn't have to learn it the hard way, as the one who really suffered was my daughter.
The episode got me thinking about all the things that I swore I would NEVER do as a dad. And yet, I wound up doing all of them any way. This is, indeed, the most dramatic and the one that constantly plagues me. But there are other, thankfully much lighter things, that I find myself doing now, despite the fact that my pre-kid self would probably shake his head in disbelief. (If not come right out and mock me altogether.)
So here you go, the things I never thought I'd do as a dad. I'd love to hear yours in the comments.
Become a sideline clown 1 of 8You know? THAT DAD. The one who is not being a good sport himself? Ugh, this one will bother me for the rest of my days. I feel horrible every time I think about it. I love sports and the last thing I want is to turn my daughter away from the fun of it all. I'm sorry, kiddo!
Watch TV 2 of 8Seriously. I had TV on my list of "nevers" for reasons I can't even comprehend any more -- something about "no screen time" or "only playing with fresh-hewn, commune-made hippie building blocks." For the first couple years of my daughter's life, this worked out well. And then we learned about "How It's Made" and "Dirty Jobs" and "The Sound of Music" and all was lost. There's nothing better than cuddling up on the couch for a musical sing-along.
Play princess 3 of 8Yeah, I was pretty anti-princess, too. No child of mine would learn to play at marriage chattel, shoring up alliances with a dynasty by marrying any available hemophiliac. But you know, she came home from preschool one day, declared herself "Queen Emme" and I went along with it. It's a phase she's passed now but I don't think wearing a crown every now and then hurt either of us.
Talk endlessly about my child 4 of 8Guilty. Guilty guilty guilty. As a young and single moron, I listened to older friends ramble on about their kids and thought, "I will never do that." But now I'm flipping out my phone to show pictures to anyone who will look and telling tales about schoolyard awesomeness or classroom endeavors to anyone who will listen. I must be such a bore now, singing the praises of this tiny gift. But I also don't really care. Want to see a photo?
Use the bathroom in front of her 5 of 8I can't believe I ever imagined this was possible. I've got some serious personal issues when it comes to using the bathroom -- I can't even type anything other than "use the bathroom" -- but that, along with all semblance of privacy, goes right out of the window the moment you have a kid. Now I can't imagine NOT using the bathroom in front of people.
Swear in front of her 6 of 8Ha! I think this was broken on day one.
Feed her formula or, later, sugar 7 of 8Life intervenes, yo. Stuff happens. The best laid plans get turned on their head by these amazingly little monkeys, and there are plenty of times you just have to roll with what's given you. I never thought we'd feed our daughter formula, and yet, when the time came, it was the only thing that worked. Later, it was sugar ... just yesterday we gulped hot chocolate on a rainy day and laughed at spilled marshmallows. My pre-kid me was kind of a prick.
Say, "Because I said so …" 8 of 8When you're childless and dumb and full of sleep, you think it's quite possible -- no, necessary -- to reason with a child and explain everything with heartfelt conversations about life and the miracle of soap, or whatever. Then all of a sudden you've got dinner to make, a house to clean, a child to bathe and a school project to finish and you're muttering, "Because I said so ..." to whatever comes your way as you think about all the dishes you still need to rinse.
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I don't know whether to blame Lupe for this or blame the person who booked him to perform. Lupe Fiasco has been pretty vocal on his political views, expressing disappointment in Barack Obama's administration so I'm not sure why it comes to any surprise that when he was booked to perform at an Inauguration event he would be some type of liability.
Essentially the timeline went as followed. Lupe Fiasco was booked to perform at the Hamilton Live in DC for the Inauguration festivities. Some are saying this was a FOX News event, I can't say for sure. Sources say Lupe Fiasco played 1 anti-war song for 30 minutes, refusing to move on to the next song. That's when he went on his anti-Obama rant and was eventually removed from the stage by security.
Earth to Lupe - no one, and I mean NO ONE wants to hear you go on an anti-Obama rant at an inauguration party. NO ONE! Secondly, no one, and I do mean NO ONE, wants to hear you run back your music for 30 minutes. The blame has to be placed on whoever booked who they thought the token political black guy was, because they missed the mark on this one. Then you have to blame Lupe for not doing what he was paid to do, perform.
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He spoke his mind . I share his feelings , but theres a time and a place for everything . I think it was tacky timing . I also think that Lupe knew exactly what he was doing .


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We present a multi-wavelength (X-ray, optical and radio) study of the resident supernova remnant (SNR) populations of the Sculptor Group galaxies NGC 300 and NGC 7793 and the northern spiral NGC 6946. We have observed these galaxies at the wavelengths of 6 and 20 cm with the Very Large Array (VLA), and complemented this data with our own optical images and archived X-ray observations made with the Positional Sensitive Proportional Counter (PSPC) aboard the ROSAT satellite. We have searched for X-ray and radio emission from previously-known optically-identified SNRs, and searched for new candidate X-ray and radio SNRs. We find that remarkably few of the optically-identified SNRs possess counterparts at either of the other two wavelengths. Our search for new candiate X-ray and radio SNRs has produced fourteen new candidate radio SNRs and two candidate X-ray SNRs in NGC 300, and five candidate radio SNRs in NGC 7793. Very limited intersection is seen between the sets of X-ray, optical and radio-selected SNRs in these galaxies, and such a result may reflect possible selection effects inherent in surveys at each wavelength. Optical surveys favor the detection of SNRs located in low density regions, and are more likely to detect SNRs produced by the explosion of low mass stars in Type Ia supernovae. In contrast, X-ray and radio surveys favor the detection of SNRs situated in high density regions and therefore are more likely to detect SNRs produced by the explosion of high mass stars in Type II supernovae. These results indicate the need of a multi-wavelength campaign to detect a maximum number of SNRs in a galaxy of interest.
We have also examined the relationship between SNRs and diffuse radio emission in NGC 6946 using VLA and Effelsberg observations of that galaxy. The diffuse emission is far better correlated with the positions of the radio-selected SNRs than the positions of the optically-identified SNRs. If we interpret the separate sets of SNRs identified through optical and radio observations to correspond to SNRs parented by Type Ia and Type II supernovae, respectively, and if the diffuse emission in that galaxy corresponds to relativistic cosmic rays accelerated by SNRs, our results therefore indicate that the SNRs associated with Type II supernovae are the agents responsible for cosmic ray acceleration within this galaxy, and by extension other galaxies as well.
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My goal was simple - a company-worthy dip that didn't involve a heart-stopping volume of sour cream.
If it also could be fast and easy to assemble, even better. Because, face it, we need all the help we can get to manage the chaos of cleaning and cooking that ensues anytime company comes.
Especially during the holidays.
Which is how I came up with this easy sweet-potato dip spiked with chipotle peppers. Cooked sweet potatoes are blended with almonds, garlic, lemon juice, chipotle peppers, and classic chili seasonings for a rich and creamy dip. Serve it with pretzels, tortilla chips, toasted baguette rounds, carrot sticks, or hunks of flatbread.


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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Berkeley Lady Stag centerfielder and leadoff hitter Lexi Samples joined baseball counterpart Connor Teague in being the first of the Stags' 2014 class to sign letters of intent to continue their playing careers on the collegiate level.
"It's a big weight lifted off my shoulders," Teague said. "Now I can concentrate on winning ball games."
Teague is one of the leaders of the Berkeley baseball team that won a District 7 championship when he was a sophomore and the school's first region championship (7AAA) since 1960 as a junior.
Coach Landy Cox sees Teague as a good example of what comprises a Berkeley Stag.
"Connor has great character. He comes from a great family and will represent Berkeley baseball and Berkeley athletics well."
Samples will be able to realize a childhood dream next year after signing a letter of intent to play college softball for the Flying Fleet of Erskine. Teague signed to play baseball at Newberry.
For Samples it's the culmination of a long journey back from a knee injury suffered during last spring's powder puff football game, an injury she still works hard at getting back to full strength.
"I am ecstatic about signing with Erskine and also blessed for the opportunity," Samples said. "I had never really thought about playing college softball until I started playing travel ball in the fall of my junior year."
According to Stags' Coach Boogie Grooms, it was a travel ball softball camp at Erskine that put Samples back on the map as a legitimate collegiate prospect.
"Lexi was taking part in a camp at Erskine and we had gone there to have them look at another player," Grooms said. "Before her knee injury Lexi could get down the first baseline at 2.91 seconds. At the camp she was timed at 2.97 seconds. Do you know what was the difference in those two times? Barely a half-a-step."
Grooms sat down with Erskine's staff during to talk about this other player and that's when Sample's name came up.
"They saw Lexi run during the camp and were sold on her on the spot," Grooms said. "Then they say her grades and made her an offer."
Samples said bouncing back from the knee injury has been a challenge.
"The knee injury has been really hard for me to overcome this past year. I have been working hard to get it strong again but it is still not as strong as it used to be."
Samples is a goals-oriented athlete who strives on hard work and attitude.
"If you work hard anything is possible. Also don't let your attitude get in the way of playing ball to your full potential."
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10 Tips for Improving Your RFP Process
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Mitch Ditkoff. I am the Co-Founder of Idea Champions, an innovation consulting and training company headquartered in Woodstock, NY. We've been in business since 1986 and, since that time, have responded to more than 1,200 RFPs.
Along the way, we've noticed a curious trend.
Time and again, we've seen RFP-requesting companies get stuck with a vendor or contract that did not fulfill their needs because their RFP process got in the way -- a process that could have been a lot more effective if only it had been more open, honest, and complete.
And so, as a public service to you and all our other prospective clients, here are 10 simple guidelines to increase the odds of your RFP process getting you the kind of results you are looking for:
1. Be Prepared: The odds of us delivering a meaningful proposal to you increase exponentially in response to the accuracy and thoroughness of the input you provide.
If the person you report to has asked you to "google innovation consultants" and put five proposals on his/her desk by next Friday, make sure you are sufficiently briefed so what we deliver to you will be fully aligned with what you really need.
2. Be Clear About Deadlines: Is the proposal you are requesting really due yesterday? The first thing tomorrow? Two weeks from now? Please be willing to give us the scoop on when you really need it and we'll be happy to deliver it by then -- or sooner.
When you give potential vendors a fake deadline, it doesn't bode well for your future working relationship -- one that needs to be rooted in mutual trust, respect, and integrity.
And besides, unnecessarily stressing potential vendors may end up working against you, significantly increasing the odds of you receiving flawed, incomplete, or incomprehensible proposals.
3. Be Transparent: While your proposal process is your business, not ours, there is something to be said for letting us know how many other companies you've invited to respond. If you're asking another 25, our chances are 4% and we might decide not to throw our hat in the ring. Make sense?
If you already know you have only $2,500 to spend on your three-day event in Orlando, let us know that, too. This information will save us the time it takes to write a proposal you will never accept and you the time it will take to read it. Win/Win.
4. Be Ethical: If you are contacting us only to get some useful thought starters about your event or initiative and already know you will not be engaging our services, there's really no need to ask for a proposal.
Chances are good we'll be happy to talk with you about your event, anyway, just for the opportunity to spark a future business relationship with you.
We subscribe to the notion that the more you give, the more you get. But asking us for a proposal that has no chance of being accepted is really not playing fair.
Put yourself in our shoes. The Golden Rule applies.
5. Be Direct About What You're Asking For: If what you mean by "a proposal" is merely our fee, simply ask for it and we'll tell you. It will save us both a lot of time -- and more than a few trees.
If all you need is two pages' worth, mention that, too. If we give you ten and your threshold is two, both of us lose.
6. Be Honest: If you've already decided to engage the services of someone else, but need three competitive bids for "legal reasons," let us know. As part of our newly launched "Consulting Companies for a Proposal Savvy World" campaign, we'll send you -- within 24 hours -- our "They've Already Decided" proposal.
Much less work for us -- and no bad karma for you.
7.Keep Us Posted: At reasonable intervals, after we've submitted our proposal, please be willing to let us know where we stand.
If you haven't read our proposal yet, that's useful to know. If you can't find it, feel free to ask us to send another. If your conference has been canceled, we're just an email away. If you've decided to do it in-house, just holler. If budgets have been frozen... or your CEO has been indicted by the FTC... or you've decided that one of our competitors is the perfect fit, you know where to find us.
This information, delivered in a timely way, will allow us to release the dates we've been holding for you, significantly reducing the odds of you feeling guilty (or cranky) the next time we ask for an update.
8. Respond to Our (Infrequent) Emails: Often, when a prospective client asks us for a proposal, they ask us to "hold the date." This is perfectly understandable. It's common practice.
But sometimes another prospective client, the next day, will ask us for the same date. That's when we'll send you an email and ask for an update.
Since we will have given you the right of first refusal, all you need to do is let us know what's happening. Takes less than two minutes.
9. Provide Authentic Closure: Let's say you decide not to engage our services. Maybe you liked another consultant's approach better or decided to go with the low cost provider.
So be it. Your choice. No problem. Yes, we might be disappointed, but we'll get over it.
What's harder to get over is when there's no closure.
Of course, we realize you owe us nothing. You are not, by law, required to do anything after we submit our proposal. We also realize that your silence isn't synonymous with a lack of care. Indeed, sometimes it's the opposite -- since you may have grown to like us and don't want to be the bearer of bad news.
For us, bad news is better than none.
That's how we learn and, hopefully, get better at responding to your future requests.
And that's not all.
You get to maintain a positive relationship with a company (us) whose services you may want to engage in the future. You also avoid getting a bad rap among the other consulting companies with whom we are regularly in contact.
And we, of course, get the kind of feedback we need help us grow our business. How long does this closure effort take? Three minutes? Five? Ten at the most.
10. Consider Reinventing Your RFP Process: The above nine suggestions, of course, are only from our perspective. We're guessing there are at least a few other improvements you can think of that will significantly raise the odds of your future RFP process being more effective, efficient, and humane.
If you're stuck for fresh ideas about how to improve your RFP process, click here and conjure up some new ways you can change the game for the better.
A big thank you to Paul Roth and Val Vadeboncoeur for their sage input on this topic.
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Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at 02:15 PM | Comments (3)July 29, 2012
What Are You Really Thirsting For?
A little known fact about me (Mitch Ditkoff) is that, in addition to being the Co-Founder and President of Idea Champions, I am also a poet. In fact, my graduate school education many years ago, at Brown University, was not an MBA program -- but an MFA in poetry. If you want to see what I looked like back then, click the link below. Ready?
Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at 06:43 PM | Comments (0)July 27, 2012
Creative Thinking Webinars for People Who Work in Corporations
40-minute overview of Idea Champions' newly launched series of creative thinking webinars (aka "Web Workshops") -- a simple, cost-effective way to spark brilliance and breakthrough in your organization.
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Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at 04:38 AM | Comments (0)July 26, 2012
Idea Champions, founded in 1986, is committed to unleashing the innate brilliance of people everywhere.
We are catalysts of creativity -- especially the creativity that has been compromised by corporate cultures that have not yet understood how to tap into the natural gifts of their workforce.
Our end game? Sustainable innovation -- helping our clients go beyond business as usual and turn their top-of-the-line ideas into bottom line realities.
But don't just take our word for it. Here's how our clients describe our impact.
Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at 09:24 AM | Comments (0)July 20, 2012
Like This Blog? You'll Love This Book
I am happy to announce that I have finally gotten off my ifs, ands, or butt and begun writing my next book -- Wisdom at Work. Below are three excerpts. I have also stepped up my efforts to locate an agent and/or publisher. If you are that person or know that person, please contact me. Thank you!
It All Began With Balls
The Martial Arts of the Mind
Big Blues From the Viagra People
Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at 08:45 PM | Comments (0)July 19, 2012
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Thought Starter #1
Thought Starter #2
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Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at 12:10 AM | Comments (0)July 17, 2012
Rethinking The Role of a Manager
The root of the word "manager" comes from the same root as the words "manipulate" and "maneuver", meaning to "adapt or change something to suit one's purpose".
Although these words may carry a pejorative meaning, there is nothing inherently wrong with them. Indeed, into each life a little manipulation and maneuvering must fall.
For example, if the door to your office gets stuck, a handyman might need to manipulate it to get it working again. If there is a log jam at the elevator, you might decide to maneuver around the crowd and take the stairs.
However, there is another kind of manipulation and maneuvering that is a problem -- when managers use their position to bend subordinates to their will.
While short-term gains may result, in the end the heart is taken out of people.
Your staff may become good soldiers, but they will lose something far more important in the process -- their ability to think for themselves.
General George Patton said it best, "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."
Unfortunately, ingenuity in many corporations has gone the way of the hula-hoop. "Intellectual capital" is the name of the game these days -- and it is the enlightened manager's duty to learn how to play.
Only those companies will succeed whose people are empowered to think for themselves and respond creatively to the relentless change going on all around them.
Managers must make the shift from manipulators to manifesters.
They must learn how to coach their people into increasingly higher states of creative thinking and creative doing.
They must realize that the root of their organization's problem is not the economy, cycle time, strategy or outsourcing, but their own inability to tap into the power of their workforce's innate creativity.
Where does this empowerment start?
First, by recognizing what power is: "the ability to do or act".
And second, by realizing that power is intimately connected to ideas.
Most managers, unfortunately, perceive new ideas as problems -- especially if the ideas are not their own.
More often than not, managers don't pay enough attention to the ideas of the people around them. They say they want innovation. They say they want "their people" to do something different. But they do precious little to support their subordinates in their efforts to do so. More commonly, they foist their own ideas on others and can't figure out why things aren't happening faster.
That's not how change happens.
If people are only acting out somebody else's ideas, it's only a matter of time before they feel discounted, disempowered and just plain dissed.
People are more than hired hands; they are hired minds and hearts, as well.
Let's start with the basics.
Everything you see around you began as an idea. The computer. The stapler. The paperclip, the microchip and the chocolate chip. All of these began as an idea within someone's fevered imagination.
The originators of these ideas were on fire.
Did they have to be "managed?" No way. In fact, if they had a manager, he or she would have done well to get out of the way.
If you want to empower people, honor their ideas. Give them room to challenge the status quo. Give them room to move -- and, by extension, move mountains.
Why? Because people identify most with their ideas.
"I think therefore, I am" is their motto. People feel good when they're encouraged to originate and develop ideas. It gives their work meaning, makes it their own, and intrinsically motivates.
Who has the power in an organization? The people who are allowed to think for themselves and then act on their ideas! Who doesn't have power? The people who have to continually check-in with others.
Think about it. The arrival of a new idea is typically accompanied by a wonderful feeling of upliftment and excitement -- even intoxication.
It's inspiring to have a new idea, to intuit a new way of getting the job done. Not only does this new idea have the potential to bring value to the company, it temporarily frees the idea originator from their normal habits of thinking. A sixth sense takes over, releasing the individual from the gravity of status quo thinking.
In this mindset, the idea originator is transported to a more expansive realm of possibility. All bets are off. The sky's the limit. All assumptions are seen for what they are -- limited beliefs with a history, but no future.
If you are a manager, you want people in this state of mind. It is not a problem. It is not the shirking of responsibility. It is not a waste of time.
On the contrary, it's the first indicator that you are establishing a company culture that is conducive to innovation.
This is not to say, of course, that you have to fund every idea that comes your way.
On some level, ideas are a dime a dozen -- and only a handful of them are ever going to amount to much. But if you treat all ideas as if they are worthless, you will never find the priceless ones.
Creativity, you see, is often a numbers game. Einstein had plenty of bogus theories. Mozart wrote some crap. But they continued being prolific. And it was precisely this self-generating spirit of creation, which enabled them to access the good stuff.
You, as a manager, want to increase the number of new ideas being pitched to you. You want to create an environment where new ideas are popping all the time. If you do, old problems and ineffective ways of doing things will begin dissolving.
This is the hallmark of an innovative organization -- a place where everyone is encouraged and empowered to think creatively. Within this kind of environment managers become coaches, not gatekeepers.
"Coaching", of course, has been widely written about and there are many fine books on the subject. What hasn't been written about very much is how to become an "innovation coach" -- how to create the kind of environment that elicits the hidden genius of the people around you.
It's one thing to tell people "you want their ideas", it's quite another to create the kind of environment that makes this rhetoric real.
Creativity cannot be legislated. It cannot be sustained by pep talks. What needs to happen is that YOU, as a manager, need to change the way you relate to people. Each encounter you have with another person in the workplace needs to quicken the likelihood that their unexpressed ideas will get a fair hearing -- enabling a far greater percentage of them to eventually take root.
How does a manager do this?
First, by expressing a lot of positive regard. Get interested! Pay attention! Be present to the moment!
This is not so much a technique as it is a state of mind. If your head is always filled with your own thoughts and ideas, there won't be any room left to entertain those of others. It's a law of physics. Two things cannot occupy the same place at the same time.
Here's an example: Let's say someone comes up to you in the middle of the day and says something like, "I have this great idea for a new product that will generate over $200 million for our company."
The first thing you need to do is realize the opportunity you have. An idea is about to be shared, one that may herald a breakthrough or, at the very least, solve a problem, capitalize on an opportunity, or make your life easier.
Your willingness to sit up and take notice needs to be just as strong as if a customer were to call and complain. If possible, drop what you're doing, focus all of your attention on the idea generator, take a deep breath, and begin a series of questions that demonstrate your interest. If you cannot drop what you are doing, schedule some time -- as soon as possible -- for the idea originator to pitch you.
And whether the pitch is now or later, your response -- in the form of exploratory questions -- needs to be as genuine as possible. Consider some of the following openers:
* "That sounds interesting. Can you tell me more?"
* "What excites you the most about this idea?"
* "What is the essence of your idea - the core principle?"
* "How do you imagine your idea will benefit others?"
* "In what ways does your idea fit with our strategic vision?"
* "What information do you still need?"
* "Who are your likely collaborators?"
* "Is there anything similar to your idea on the market?
* "What support do you need from me?"
* "What is your next step?"
Basically, you want the idea originator to talk about their idea as much as possible in this moment of truth. An idea needs to first take form in order to take root, and one of the best ways of doing this is to encourage the idea originator to talk about it -- even if their idea is not yet fully developed.
The telling of the idea, in fact, is not unlike someone telling you their dream. The telling helps the dreamer flesh out the details of what they imagined and the subsequent hearing of it firmly installs it in their memory -- and yours -- so the idea does not fade quite as quickly.
Most of us, however, are so wrapped up in our own ideas that we rarely take the time to listen to others. Your subordinates know this and, consequently, rarely share their ideas with you.
But it doesn't have to be this way. And it won't necessarily require a lot of time on your part. Some time, yes. But not as much as you might think.
Bottom line, the time it takes you to listen to the ideas of others is not only worth it -- the success of your enterprise depends on it.
Choose not to listen and you will end up frantically spending a lot more time down the road asking people for their ideas about how to save your business from imminent collapse.
By that time, however, it will be too late. Your workforce will have already tuned you out.
Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at 07:14 AM | Comments (0)July 15, 2012
Big Innovation in the Prison System
Here's an extraordinary fact: There are more people living in US jails than live in the entire state of New Mexico.
Based on the latest data, the combined inmate population of correctional facilities in the United States is currently about 2.35 million.
The cost to the US Government? $74 billion dollars. That's $30,600 per prisoner. Those are staggering numbers. But even more staggering are the recidivism rates. 60% of all prisoners released from jail eventually return.
Clearly, the prison system is broken -- not just in this country, but in the world. Attempts at rehabilitation -- and there have been many -- have simply not worked. Until recently.
The Prem Rawat Foundation's (TPRF) Peace Education Program, now being piloted in Texas' Dominguez State Prison, is getting extraordinary results. Here is the story (be sure to watch the video).
More about the program in Spanish.
More about the Peace Education Program
Inmate expressions
Letters from Prison officials
Recent PEP news
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Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at 01:16 PM | Comments (1)July 13, 2012
What a Wonderful World!
Time for a break from the following concerns: cash flow, next quarter results, your benefits package, boss, weight, innovation process, or summer vacation plans. Here's a fabulous two-minute BBC video narrated by David Attenborough. NOTE: The business of life isn't necessarily a life of business...
Here's how we can help your organization become wonderful.
Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at 04:28 PM | Comments (0)July 11, 2012
The Value of Val
If your small business or non-profit is looking for a highly skilled brainstorm facilitator, creative thinking trainer, or custom workshop leader, Val Vadeboncoeur is your man.
Val, a long time friend and collaborator of mine, has just launched Business Light, an innovation consultancy geared for organizations with less-than-deep pockets.
If your organization is looking for a big breakthrough on a small budget, give Val a call. A man of great integrity with a great sense of humor, Val is 100% committed to serving companies who want to make a difference in the world.
Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at 10:15 PM | Comments (0)July 08, 2012
Treat Your Clients Like God!
At least once a week I am approached by a struggling entrepreneur and asked how I market my services. More often than not, I blurt out any number of MBA-like platitudes.
But when I really stop and think about it, my answer morphs into something much deeper: "I treat my clients like God."
Yup. That's my marketing plan. Plain and simple. I treat my clients like God.
After the proverbial blank stare, the cash-strapped entrepreneur before me relaxes and smiles. Deep down in their entrepreneurial bones, what I'm saying makes sense.
Treating your clients like God is the way to go -- not as some kind of clever way to get a competitive edge, but because that is what life is all about: Seeing the divine in everyone. Giving everyone the benefit of the doubt. And ultimately, doing great work born of a deep-seated gratitude for the opportunity to serve.
Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at 05:55 AM | Comments (2)July 06, 2012
The Cool But Creepy Futuristic World of Ray Kurzweil
ED NOTE: The following post is the second in a series of reports from the World Innovation Forum by Idea Champions' take-no-prisoners-tell-it-like-it-is Director of Training, Val Vadeboncoeur.
"Commerce is our goal here at Tyrell; more human than human is our motto." -- Dr. Eldon Tyrell (from the 1980 Ridley Scott film, Blade Runner) discussing the business of producing replicant humans.
First, a caveat. I attended only the second day of the two-day 2012 World Innovation Forum so I didn't get the full picture of what was presented. From what I understand, the first day's speakers talked more about the "human side of innovation" -- a subject I can easily warm up to.
The second day, which I DID attend, was focused much more on technique, process, tools, and technology and the unbridled enthusiasm for same.
I'm guessing that the Forum was purposely organized around these two themes. But, for me, on the second day, it was a bit like watching a competition of state of the art salesmen and could have been titled "America's Got Technology."
Don't get me wrong. The presenters were all excellent -- knowledgeable, articulate, and well-prepared. But I wasn't buying what they were selling and got the sense that many of my fellow attendees weren't either.
I'm also guessing it was because everyone in the hall had just come in from an outside world that is threatening to unravel in about a thousand different places at once and is, at the same time, more technologically awesome than it's ever been.
If our technology is so wonderful, then why is it being accompanied into the world by so much that is undesirable?
Second, a confession: I'm a tough sell when it comes to new technology.
I'm old enough to have read McLuhan when he first came upon the scene in the 60's and I view technology somewhat through his eyes -- in particular, his notion that every new technology represents a trade-off; it gives us something as well as it takes something away.
The automobile gave us the capability to travel much more extensively than before. It also took away our legs. Now, we have to schedule regular exercise to find them again.
The television gave us dreams and fantasy. But they were someone else's dreams and, as such, took away part of our ability to dream and fantasize.
As the 1950's era story goes, when a little girl was asked if she preferred the new medium of television over radio, she said, "Radio... because the pictures are better."
In addition to this give and take, every new technology shapes us in its image whether we are aware of it or not. That is, it makes us a little more like itself the more we use it.
The use of technology even affects the way we think about life, ourselves, and the universe we live in.
To the ancients, the Universe was a Living Being. To the people of the Industrial Age, it was a big machine with gears and levers. To us, in the 21st century, it's a massive computer -- and we're now trying to reprogram its software.
Of course, in reality, it's all of those things and none of them. In each of these cases, what we're really seeing is ourselves -- our own level of consciousness and understanding reflected back to us.
I admit that I can't quite shake off my inherent distrust of the latest technology and of those who extol its virtues -- especially those who neglect to mention the trade-offs.
One phrase from my favorite presenter of the day, Andrew Winston, stuck with me. While describing the experience of having one's movements on the Web tracked by search engines and subsequently being offered products and services in connection with those movements, Winston said that it felt "cool, but creepy."
That about sums up what the entire second day of presentations at the World Innovation Forum felt like to me -- a vision of the world that lacked warmth, projecting the image of something just out of sight, just around the corner, just out of hearing range, and definitely out of the ability of our five human senses to notice, let alone moderate. New technology as Nosferatu.
The one and only defense against new technology that I'm aware of is consciousness itself -- the idea that the more technology evolves the more I am called upon to become more of a conscious being.
I'm not the first person to notice that we are in a very important race at this point in our evolution -- one between consciousness and technology.
The question we are all facing?
"Can our consciousness and understanding of who we are keep up with our rapidly-expanding technology?" -- a technology that is changing us and life on the planet at warp speed.
And if it can't, are we not in very great danger?
Which brings us to Ray Kurzweil -- scientist, inventor, businessman, and technology salesman.
It's difficult to even process his concept of "The Singularity" -- Kurzweil's catchphrase for the point-of-no-return in the very near future (say, 2029) when the trans-human species replaces the human -- let alone write about it. But here goes.
Kurzweil discussed the exponential growth of computer power (Moore had a Law, don'cha know) complete with one chart after another that followed the same suspiciously exact, and extremely hopeful arc of accelerating information and data.
In Kurzweil's rosy scenario, in a very short time, technology will be a billion times more powerful than it currently is and this exponential growth will lead to miraculous breakthroughs that seem impossible to us today.
Kurzweil went on to discuss technological progress in medicine and what the mapping of the human genome could mean -- customized medical cures for each human being based on each person's particular DNA -- how biology is now an information process and how 3-D printers will materialize physical objects (such as a violin) sent by nothing more than an e-mail.
Soon, explained Kurzweil, we'll be able to email a bus or a house via 3-D printers, or, at least, all the parts of a bus or a house.
But that's nothing compared to the nano-technology that's on its way.
Kurzweil sang the praises of self-replicating nano-bots that could increase our intelligence, cure us of any "defect" in our DNA and keep us living, well, forever!
Imagine -- red blood cell nanobots could be introduced into your blood stream to repair your body. They could even be re-programmed or given new software updates and capabilities from afar at any time. If a new flu virus epidemic strikes, these nanobots could be given the latest info of what these virus cells look like and how to deal with them.
New human organs could be grown without the use of stem cells. All that would be required is a bit of your own DNA, a blood sample, for example, to keep with our Nosferatu theme.
The human brain could be reverse engineered. And, if the "viscerally impressive" (Kurzweil's words) recent Jeopardy-winning computer is any indication, human thought could be equaled and then surpassed in a very short time.
So, what are we waiting for? Get on the technological love train! Nirvana and eternity await.
Or do they?
Kurzweil opened up the floor to questions at the end of his talk. One gentleman acknowledged that Kurzweil had given us only the most incredibly sunny predictions of how this technology could be used and asked if Kurzweil would speak about the downside of this technology.
Kurzweil replied with his one biggest concern that "kept him up at night". Bio-terrorism.
The questioner didn't ask a follow-up question regarding WHO Kurzweil envisioned as being the most likely bio-terrorist, but since Kurzweil had already established that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was a good friend and former classmate, it didn't take a great stretch of imagination to see that Kurzweil probably envisioned some Osama Bin Nano as his bogeyman, especially since he went on to talk about the need for government agencies like the FDA to become more powerful and vigilant to deal with these issues.
Really? The most likely bio-terrorist is some religious fanatic nowhere near the centers of power and nowhere near the research labs churning out this stuff? Really?
When Kurzweil uttered the word "bio-terrorist", the first word I thought of was "government". I also recalled Henry Kissinger's recent (2007) and very revealing quote, that "What we, in America, call 'terrorists' are really groups of people who reject the international system."
A friend of mine, Michael Schacker, in 2008, published a book entitled A Spring Without Bees. In it, he correctly identified the "culprit" responsible for the world's rapidly diminishing bee populations due to "Colony Collapse Disorder" whereby bees become disoriented and fail to return to their hives.
Michael made the compelling case that the widespread proliferation of commercial insecticides containing highly-toxic neonicotinoids, which are chemically similar to nicotine, acting on the central nervous system of the bees as well as many other insects and small song birds, were responsible.
Since then, many other bee researchers have confirmed Michael's verdict.
But even though everyone pretty much now KNOWS what is going on here, the corruption of our society and of the people responsible for acting on this information is preventing anyone from really doing much of anything about it, although some European countries have now banned the stuff.
It seems that human beings are not, in the case of commercial pesticide technology, sufficiently evolved enough to safely deal with its use.
How much more dangerous is our lack of control and understanding in the case of all the technology involved with Kurzweil's "Singularity" that brings us the possibility of re-engineering human life?
One has visions of Mickey Mouse's Sorcerer's Apprentice, but with real, massive, and tragic consequences.
Who will control this technology? What will they do with this power? What will be their goals and agendas?
Will they be people similar to the folks at the EPA blocking all progress in restoring our bee populations in the service of large multi-national corporations who produce certain dangerous, but commercially successful pesticides? The people who run the Fukushima nuclear plant who are STILL covering up a massive danger? The people who make up lies about WMDs that lead to wars that kill, injure and displace millions of people for profit? The people in a Las Vegas facility who, by the stroke of a computer key, can send a missile, fired by a flying robot drone, into the window of a family celebrating a wedding on the other side of the world?
THOSE people?
If I were Ray Kurzweil, that is what would be keeping me up at night.
When our education system continues to show decline in producing results in every cognitive skill except for, perhaps, testing for levels of obedience, when the world's wealth (and therefore, power) is accumulating in fewer and fewer hands at an increasingly rapid rate and threatening to restructure the world's economic system along the lines of Pharoanic Egypt, when weather on the planet is becoming more and more unpredictable and extreme due to man-made and/or natural warming, and when current technological advances are being used primarily to serve military, surveillance, and security purposes -- and mostly in secret and beyond the reach and control of the democratic institutions they supposedly serve -- it does make one want to root against Kurzweil's vision of a priestly scientific elite re-engineering the human species, or at least hope we can slow it down until we become a whole lot more wise, generous, and loving.
POSTSCRIPT: Some of my fellow World Innovation Forum attendees admitted, as we walked away from Kurzweil's final forum presentation, that their "heads were spinning".
Might this be because Kurzweil was, in actuality (and in Powerpoint), announcing the end of the human race and, furthermore, insisting that this end was coming soon and was inevitable?
And, could this latest technology, promising an eternal Garden of Eden of sorts, actually have a VERY dark side, indeed? Could it possibly become the ultimate terrorist act itself, and, before we realize it, end up hijacking human evolution on this planet?
Small wonder our limited, all-too-human brains were "spinning". It's surprising that they just didn't turn into rocket ships and blast off out of the Milky Way.
All this being said, perhaps the best way to regard this "cool but creepy" information is as a challenge.
I'll articulate the challenge in the form of a question:
"How can the human race become fully human before the opportunity is taken away from us forever?"
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The Brilliance of Eliminating Left Turns
ED NOTE: Big thank you to Val Vadeboncoeur for this insightful report from the World Innovation Forum.
I caught Andrew Winston's excellent presentation at the 2012 World Innovation Forum last week in NYC in which he focused on how companies can use environmental sustainability as a driver of innovation.
This "Green to Gold" movement has been spurring innovation and boosting profits across a wide range of industries in recent years simply by trying to decrease waste and environmental impact.
Along the way, Andrew, who is the author of Green Recovery (and with Daniel Esty, the book Green to Gold) got into one of my favorite subjects. He offered a series of corporate innovation examples of what he called "head-slappers" and what I call counter-intuitive thinking.
One perfect example of counter-intuitive thinking is what Maersk Shipping did in their efforts to decrease their environmental footprint.
Maersk (a Dutch company) is the world's biggest container shipping line. They asked themselves an odd and challenging question: "Does a shipping company always need to go fast?"
By pursuing that seemingly absurd question, they realized that if they decreased the speed of their ocean-going vessels, they could save up to 40% of their fuel costs, and by merely scheduling and planning better, their ships still arrived on time when their clients expected them to. D'oh!
A little closer to home, Con-Way Trucking of New Jersey had a similar AHA!
By simply reducing the maximum speed of their trucks from 65 MPH to 62 MPH, they now save $10 million a year, and in this economy, that's the difference between making a profit or not.
UPS (and now FedEx as well) had another kind of head slapper insight.
They realized that in big cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, their truck drivers used up a LOT of gas, wasted a lot of time, and got into a lot of accidents when their trucks had to make left turns and got stuck, all too often, waiting at red lights.
So, they asked themselves the seemingly bizarre question: "Do our trucks really have to make left turns?"
Their conclusion? They didn't!
By re-designing their drivers' routes in busy city downtowns and by re-calibrating their UPS devices to avoid left turns, they save incredible amounts of time and fuel (not to mention having fewer traffic accidents.)
UPS now saves three million gallons of gas and 28 million miles each year by only making right turns!
Similarly, the folks at Scott Paper asked themselves: "Why do we need cardboard tubes to package our toilet paper products?"
What they realized? They didn't.
They now have a line of "tube-free" toilet paper which also saves lots of money AND the environment.
So... the question I (and Andrew) have for you is this: "How can YOUR company use environmental sustainability as a catalyst for innovation?"
And, even more to the point, "What powerful and challenging trigger questions can you ask yourself that might provoke a head slap moment in a flash of counter-intuitive thinking?
Because, sometimes, it's the seemingly ridiculous question that leads to the biggest breakthrough and innovation.
PS: A big thank you to George Levy and the other fine folks at HSM Global for inviting Idea Champions to be a guest blogger at the World Innovation Forum -- now three years running.
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The event is scheduled to take place 17th – 18th September, with pre-event workshops held on 16th September. The location of the event is the Kensington Close Hotel in London. This year's forum will provide guidance on dealing with the complexity and variety of eDiscovery requirements arising from financial services investigations and disputes.
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Have you tried the Exabyte drivers?
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> I cannot make Backup Exec for W2000 ver. 8.5 work with Exabyte EXB-8200.
> Tape drives respons only to Inventory and Eject cammand.
> Other commands as Catalog, Label Media or Erase give immediately an error
> ("Incorrect function").
> Tape drive is Exabyte EXB-8200 (really is an IBM 7208-001 that uses an Exabyte
> 8200 engine).
> In the same PC there is installed an IBM HP35480A that works correctly under
> Backup Exec for W2000 8.5.
> Both Exabyte 8200 and IBM HP35480A works correctly under Backup of Win2000
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> I have tried both Veritas driver 0exabyte1.sys and Microsoft driver exabyte1.sys
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> without success.
> Backup Exec for W2000 is ver. 8.5 rev. 3571 evaluation copy.
> "Use Storage Media-Based catalogs" option was either selected or cleared.
> "Enable Library" option (in the Removable Storage, Physical Locations in
> a Microsoft Management Console)
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> Services started are :
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> Backup Exec 8.x Alert Server
> Backup Exec 8.x Device & Media Service
> Backup Exec 8.x Job Engine
> Backup Exec 8.x Naming Service
> Backup Exec 8.x Notification Server
> Backup Exec 8.x Server
> SCSI card is Adaptec AHA 2940, Exabyte is configured as ID 3, HP35480A as
> The PC is a Pentium III-800 on ASUS CUV4X (Via Chipset).
> Any help and suggestion will be appreciated as we are evaluating this product
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> critical Office server.
> Sergio Porri from Studio Denise Benci
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Endurance for what?
I do 100 rep squats 2 or 3 times per week, but that is because I want/need leg/posterior chain endurance.
What do you think would be better to help get my endurance up a bit better.
Tabata Burpees 20/10 (4 mins)
10 mins of below as many rounds as possible:
5 pullups
10 pushups
15 squats
Also plan on doing some Back Bridges/Leg Raises after the endurance workout.
I'm currently doing the 50 pullup workouts 3x a week but want to throw in 2 others days of quick exercises to help with other areas.
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Endurance for what?
I do 100 rep squats 2 or 3 times per week, but that is because I want/need leg/posterior chain endurance.
People too weak to follow their own dreams will always try to discourage others.
Maybee i'm not thinking right. I want do add something to my workout that will kick my butt and make me last longer and not get winded in Jui-Jitsu and other things of the sorts.
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No, you are thinking right, I just wasn't sure if you wanted endurance for aerobic or anaerobic exercise. You need both.
Your second choice (10 mins ) is better. It will both build aerobic and muscular endurance, which you will need in Jiu-Jitsu.
People too weak to follow their own dreams will always try to discourage others.
Instead of doing just burpees for 4 minutes Tabata style (20 on, 10 off). Why don't you do pushups, situps, squats and chinups Tabata style. So for each exercise you do 4 minutes each for a total of 16 minutes of work.
As for the Cindy workout, push it up to 20 minutes of 5 pullups, 10 pushups and 15 squats.
Both of these workouts will build your endurance as in both cases you are doing a variety of movements for a good length of time. These are both CrossFit workouts and if you want to build your endurance, try doing the work out of the day (WOD) at Welcome to CrossFit: Forging Elite Fitness.
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