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August 2011: Full Contact Project Management
Full Contact Project Management
Now is the Time for Your 'Dream'
Project management lessons learned from MLK
July 4th was still a couple of days away when I began writing the column for this issue. Living in a military town and in the greatest country in the world, freedom seems to be all around me. Yet, it was not always that way for all of us.
Let me say, first, that the wonderful thing about our nation is that we do not have to accept the status quo. For instance, you could be a great bricklayer and have the fastest trowel in the West, but dream to go beyond that – to owning a business, pursuing that dream, and employing others along the way. Our country and industry provide a way for that to happen. We do enjoy these freedoms.
But, about 50 years ago, this "freedom for all" concept came to a head. A young man back then thought about all of this, and wondered about those freedoms. He wasn't wondering about starting a business, but about those basic freedoms that everyone else in the country seemed to be taking for granted. Those included the right to vote, the right to sit where you want on a city bus or at a restaurant, and the right to quench your thirst at any public drinking fountain. The ability to buy a house in the neighborhood you want, and send your kids to a good school weren't available to all. Those ideas seemed radical.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of those radical types. He had this outrageous notion that people should be judged by content of character, and not color of skin. Dr. King helped orchestrate a large rally in Washington, D.C., during in August 1963. In fact, it remains as one of the largest rallies ever held there, certainly, to that point in time. He spoke, inspired, mesmerized and motivated an entire country with a speech we now remember as, "I Have a Dream."
Dr. King saw a number of components to his future dream:
- The American Dream would be lived out by all people
- Our nation would rise up and live out "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal"
- The sons of former slaves could sit down at the table of brotherhood with the sons of former slave owners
- All states would be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice for all races
- Freedom would ring for everyone, from every town, across this entire country.
The main theme that ran through his speech was that "Now is the time." I certainly can't do his speech the justice it deserves, so I urge you this anniversary month to find it on the Internet and listen to or read it.
Dr. King closed his speech by seeing in his heart and mind the time when:
"…all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"
As we struggle with the state of our economy and hang on until things change for the better, let's remember what an entire group of our own citizens had to endure. In this great country of ours, hanging on is nothing. In fact, we should accept it as a badge of honor, almost, to see our businesses through to the end of this crummy economy. It could be our way of paying respect to those who understand what hanging on is all about.
Our industry can realize that the goal – the dream – is in sight. We've already endured about three years of this misery, and probably are passed the half-way point. When you feel discouraged with the way things are going, sort of like you might be getting picked on, think about those millions of Americans who had to put up with much worse than that, and for about 100 years longer! Things turned around for them after Dr. King and other leaders identified a "dream," and challenged each other that now being the time."
Copyright 2011 Gary Micheloni
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Top-ranked South Carolina and the Gophers headline this weekend's Subway Classic at Williams Arena, but the teams will not play each other in this four-team showcase.
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Minnesota put together 40 minutes of tough defense and fundamental basketball running past Seattle, 92-57 at Williams Arena.
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Gaston Diedhiou has been admitted to the University of Minnesota and will be available to play for the men's basketball team right away
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The senior guard, who suffered a knee injury Wednesday, is deciding whether to return.
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The Lakeville North alumna had been at the precipice of the program's career scoring record and had aspirations of making her first appearance in the NCAA tournament this season.
Updated: December 12, 2014, - 06:02 AM
Minnesota dominated early and throughout, and posted another lopsided win, 85-57.
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Since Mo Walker lost 60 pounds two summers ago and dramatically improved his offensive game, the Gophers have made another request of their senior big man: Play meaner.
Updated: December 10, 2014, - 07:06 AM
The U roster took another hit with the transferring of freshman forward Josh Martin, but Mo Walker led the domination of an undersized North Dakota team.
Updated: December 09, 2014, - 07:06 AM
Junior transfer shows his knack for defense and blowing by anyone, even as he learns the U's game.
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Definición de kneeboard en inglés:
A short board for surfing or waterskiing in a kneeling position.
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- Instead of my usual bodyboard or kneeboard I've come equipped with a new device: a home-made handboard.
- If a personal watercraft is towing another person on skis, kneeboards, or other devices, a second person must face the rear to monitor the person being towed.
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- Team selection was based on the top, consistent scores notched up by UK kneeboarders based on this year's national championship results.
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- But, all too often, it is used as a stepping stone to conventional skis or wakeboarding and the skill of kneeboarding is taken no further.
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It's estimated that this year, 137,000 men & women will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer while another 50,000 will die from it.
Did you know:
- Colorectal cancer is the #2 leading cause of cancer deaths among men and women in the U.S.
- Colorectal cancer accounts for nearly 10% of cancer deaths in the U.S.
- 1 in 3 adults aged 50-75 are NOT up-to-date with recommended colorectal cancer screening.
- The median age at diagnosis is 69 years old.
- 1 in 20 (around 5%) men and women will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in their lifetime.
- African Americans are more likely to develop colorectal cancer. Screening rates are lower than average in this group so they are more likely to be diagnosed after the cancer has spread to other organs.
- Each year, colorectal cancer treatment costs the U.S. $8.4 billion.
- Those less-likely to get tested include Hispanics, people aged 50-64, men, American Indian or Alaska natives, those in rural areas and people with lower education and income.
Sources: National Cancer Institute, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, American Cancer Society
But, there's good news:
- In March 2014, American Cancer Society released data showing colon cancer incidence rates have dropped 30% in the U.S. in the last 10 years among adults ages 50 and older due to the widespread uptake of colonoscopy, with the largest decrease occurring in those ages 65 and older. source
- In January of 2013, the American Cancer Society reported a 30% decrease in the mortality rate for colorectal cancer.
- There has been a decline in lives lost to cancer (1991 to 2009) and we have seen a 30% decrease in the mortality rate for colorectal cancer.
- The likelihood of dying from colorectal cancer has been decreasing due to screening.
- There are more than 1 million survivors of colorectal cancer in the United States.
- Over 60% of deaths from colorectal cancer could be avoided with screening.
- The CDC created the Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP) and provided the necessary funds to establish colorectal cancer programs in 25 states and 4 tribes across the United States.
- The Screen for Life: National Colorectal Cancer Action Campaign launched in 1999 to encourages men and women aged 50 years or older to be screened regularly for colorectal cancer.
And what about the young adults?
- SEER data shows that while new colorectal cancers in older adults (ages 50+) have fallen consistently since 1985, rates for people under 50 have risen, particularly for rectal cancer. After 2001, there was an average annual increase of 2.1 percent in young onset colorectal cancer compared to a decrease of 2.5 percent yearly for those 50 and older. Rectal cancer cases increased even more rapidly in younger patients at an average annual change of 3.9 percent.
- Based on current research, the median age of younger patients was 44, with 3 out of 4 (75.2 percent) diagnosed in their forties.
- An NIH study found most patients diagnosed under age 50 experience signs & symptoms, have left-colon or rectal cancers and are diagnosed with more advanced disease. If you are younger than 50 and have symptoms, you need to determine the cause of the symptoms.
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