So you're a startup CEO, what do you do all day?
So you’re a startup CEO, what do you do all day?
Chief Executive Officer? Chief Visionary? Chief Cheerleader? Chief Salesman? Chief Funding Officer? Chief Communications Officer? Chief Team Builder? Chief Lightbulb Changer? Chief Coffee Maker? Yup, all of these titles apply to the role of a startup CEO.
It is perhaps one of the hardest jobs to do in the business world, given the wide range of skills required to excel. This is one of the reasons only 1-in-10 startups actually succeed, as it takes a really special person that has the right combination of skills and startup DNA.
The first two points herein really go hand in hand. In order to create the clear vision, you need to have a good sense of what is going on in the industry and with competition. That is really the first step to building a winning business plan. It is not enough to say, “we are building a great travel website”, as there are tons of travel websites out there.
You must shape the vision in a way it is more unique and competitive than current solutions in the market. My previous startup, iExplore, positioned itself as a niche killer for adventure travel (compared to the general online travel agencies like Expedia).
Within the adventure travel sector, iExplore marketed “privately-guided, made to order” tours (compared to the traditional packaged group tours with set itineraries) at a price point 25 percent less than similar tours being offered (leveraging the cost efficiencies of the internet, compared to brick and mortar agents).
This vision for the business created a unique product in the market place, which consumers ultimately flocked to with over one million unique visitors per month.
But, the CEO’s job is not done after setting the initial vision. He or she must stay on top of those competitive trends to navigate the ship over time. For example, after 9/11/01, iExplore needed to evolve from a travel agent of other tour operators’ trips, into an iExplore branded tour operator of its own, in an effort to get bigger margins on the bottom line during a difficult economic climate.
And, at the same time, iExplore opened up a whole new revenue stream from online advertising, to get the company to profitability. It is the CEO’s job to constantly watch these kinds of economic, industry or competitive movements over time, and to respond accordingly to keep the ship afloat.
Another job of the CEO is to make sure all employees are clear on the vision, and that all staff are sailing in the same direction. In the iExplore example for adventure travel, you can’t have your tech guy building a cruise seller, your operating guy building a hotel seller and your finance guy building an airfare seller.
Everyone is building an adventure travel seller, and the CEO’s job is to make sure all staff have contributed in building that vision, so all players are on the same page as to what they are building. Therefore, the CEO is not only the communicator of the vision, the CEO is the consensus builder for that vision.
You will never be successful if your team does not buy into the vision, or if they feel their good ideas for improving the vision are not being listened to. Then once everyone is firmly on board, keep them clearly focused on the goal.
Once the vision is set and being maintained over time, now comes execution. One of the key execution requirements for any startup CEO is to be its Chief Evangelist. This includes cheerleading the staff, from top to bottom, and getting prospective business clients and investors excited about getting involved with the company.
Everyone has been around that infectious personality that lights up the room, and you can’t help but be excited by that person. That is who you need to be. But, and this is a big but, everyone has also been around that person who you feel is trying to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge.
So, it is important that your sales and motivational skills, are tempered with equally important business judgment and intellect to come across as credible and backable to all parties involved.
Keeping the business on plan, on budget and liquid is a no brainer requirement for any startup CEO. The CEO needs to set achievable proof of concept points, and put key managers in place for hitting those goals. That means building a management dashboard of the key drivers for your business, that are going to dictate its success or failure.
(iii) getting those contacts to convert into a sale.
So, all energy went into driving those three datapoints, with one key manager in charge of each datapoint (e.g., head of marketing drove traffic, head of web design drove contacts, head of call center closed transactions).
Figure out your key drivers, and get the right team members to manage them accordingly. But, more importantly, you need to be able to quickly identify when things are not going to plan, so you can put new initiatives in place to make up for any shortfall.
The longer you let cash-using problems go unfixed, the shorter your liquidity runway, and the higher odds you will run out of money and potentially go out of business. So, plan accordingly.
The worst thing that can happen to any startup is running out of capital mid-launch or prior to full proof-of-concept, a requirement for attracting additional capital.
So, it is the CEO’s job to make sure those proof-of-concept points are clear to the entire staff, a reasonable timeline has been created to achieve those points and the company has enough cash (including a cushion) to get to those goals.
The best people to solicit proof-of-concept input are your prospective investors. Ask them, “what are you looking for before you would be willing to fund our business?”, and firmly focus on hitting those targets. And, when raising money, always raise more than you think you will need, to leave a material cushion for when things go wrong, as they always do with startups.
There is no single right answer for “who makes for the best startup CEO?”, as everyone is different in terms of skills, style and personality, and every business is different in terms of economic, industry and competitive dynamics. But, the above is a good summary of the types of people that have the best odds for success in becoming a successful startup CEO.
Be sure to read my companion piece on how the Role of a CEO Must Evolve Over Time, as the company scales, for more insights here.


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Emissions of PentaBDE can also occur from recycling and dismantling activities such as dismantling of vehicles, buildings and constructions. Emissions can occur from electronic waste recycling plants and shredder plants. Potentially toxic products such as brominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans might be generated during incineration of articles containing C-PentaBDE.
PentaBDE in soil and sediments enters the food chain and bioaccumulates and biomagnifies in the food webs, ending up in high levels in top predators.
Potential exposure to humans is through food, and through use of products and contact with indoor air and dust. PentaBDE transfers from mothers to embryos and lactating infants. PentaBDE is "stored mainly in body fat" and may stay in the body for years.
A 2007 study found that PBDE 47 (a tetraBDE) and PBDE 99 (a pentaBDE) had biomagnification factors in terrestrial carnivores and humans of 98, higher than any other industrial chemicals studied. In an investigation carried out by the WWF, "the brominated flame retardant chemical (PBDE 153), which is a component of the penta- and octa- brominated diphenyl ether flame retardant products" was found in all blood samples of 14 ministers of health and environment of 13 European Union countries.


Telobal provides Phone Number (Also known as Virtual Number or Direct Inward Dialing : DID) access numbers (sometimes referred to as virtual numbers) from Leer, Germany (prefix: 49-491).
A local Leer DID number may be forwarded by our infrastructure to Professional Virtual (Cloud-based) PBX, conventional PSTN (Plain Old Telephone System) devices, mobile phones or Voice over IP (VoIP) anywhere in the world. The call forwarding destination is selected by the customer on a per-DID basis.


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Dubai, UAE. 1 March 2010 –Contract signings marked the second Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME) show, running at Dubai’s Airport Expo.
Oman Air signed a contract with UAE-based Spatial Composite Solutions for two cabin evacuation trainers. The fuselage-shaped units are scheduled for delivery to the airline’s new Aviation Crew Training facility in Muscat by October 2010.
Air Arabia, the UAE’s first low-cost airline, signed a seven-year contract with Botany Weaving of Ireland for seat fabric, curtains and carpeting.
Arabia Jets of Saudi Arabia signed a contract with French aircraft livery designer Happy Design Studio to offer their clients customised liveries and visual identity.
EADS Sogerma of France unveiled its new seat, the Super First Class Ultimate 17®.
Alison Weller, Managing Director of F&E Aerospace, commented: “The Aircraft Interiors show is the ideal platform for presenting innovative products such as the new EADS Sogerma seat. We are also delighted that Oman Air, Air Arabia and Arabia Jets chose our show to announce new contracts.
The show is one of three running all this week as part of ‘Aerospace Week’, which was inaugurated yesterday at Dubai’s Airport Expo by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai’s Department of Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline & Group.
Organised by F&E Aerospace, which produces the Dubai Airshow, the two-day AIME show comprised workshops and an exhibition.
The second part of Aerospace Week features the inaugural Aerospace & Defence Training Show (ADTS), from 3 to 4 March 2010, in association with Halldale Media, which comprises an exhibition featuring simulation training companies, training providers, colleges and manufacturers, and a conference covering topics such as how to engage youth in aviation and pilot training programmes.
Photo caption: Jonathan Hackett, CEO of Botany Weaving and Adel Ali, CEO of Air Arabia shake hands on the seven-year deal to supply the airline with seat fabric, curtains and carpeting.


The rout of the Islamic Courts Union in Somalia in 2006 appeared to many like a solution to their problem; with the nature of “the problem” defined by varying interests that are decidedly different and often contradictory to that of the Somali people. And so for President Bush the contract on Somalia offered to Zenawi; was but one more field of operation against the followers of his arch enemy; UBL (Usama Bin Laden). For Zenawi of Ethiopia the invasion of Somalia was more about an attempt of drowning his political opponents in a sea of nationalistic pride that he expected will accrue to his person from the momentous act of washing his feet in the Indian Ocean. And for Abdillahi Yusuf of Somalia it was a way out of homelessness and about securing a temporary abode in Villa Somalia even if it had to come at the point of the gun of the arch enemy of his people; a Judas once, a Judas always.
The defeat of the Islamic courts however has become a nightmare to all the actors in its causation. It hangs around their necks menacingly, like a curse, like an albatross. There is a universal wish, unarticulated but nevertheless real, that something could be done to undo that which was done in the ignorance and arrogance of the moment, if only the arrow of time could be moved in reverse. The regret and lamentation is because all actors in the conflict, both victor and vanquished find themselves hopeless stuck in the vortex of the Somali whirling tar baby.
The defeat of the Islamic Courts Union was in essence a defeat of the more rational elements of the Somali Islamic movement. The more moderate, scholarly and peaceful elements of the Islamic Courts Union found themselves lost as refugees and wanderers in neighbouring states already buckling under the weight of the Somali exodus. The legitimacy achieved by the Union of Islamic Courts on the ground was inherited by those who were willing to defend it with an AK 47, in ruthless urban gorilla warfare. And so over the last few months the Shabab Movement of Somalia grew from strength to strength. The have taken up the black banner and the nom de guerre of Harakat Shabab Al Mujahid (Jihadist Youth Movement). JYM under the able leadership of Ayro were the more radical and initially inconsequential component of the Islamic Courts Union. Now their numbers have swollen and their operations have become much more daring and much more successful. They have grown beyond their wildest dreams and they are now a force to recon with.
The defeat of Somalis at the hands of the Arch enemy- Ethiopia, the vengeful return of blood sucking warlords now under the protection of the national enemy, and the massive repression of the populace by the occupying forces have given JYM sufficient room to recruit and radicalize the young and the desperate. In a world were all hope is lost, where reason for survival disappeared and where pride and humanity is wiped out by the heavy boots of repression, in this miserable world of post occupation Somalia, the Shabab stepped in, to provide the young with a good reason to die; revenge and death with dignity. And so just like in Iraq, the Contractor’s Wars on Alqaida (the new euphuism for Mercenaries) gave birth to results that are the exact opposite of its intended goals.
UBL must be laughing all the way to a new Fatwa. Just as the Bush administration, in a classical Bushism with boomerang qualities, declares its own Fatwa on Eritrea as yet another “Islamic Terrorist State”, of course with the expected “unexpected” consequences of squeezing out the last moderates standing in the Somali political tragedy.
In the following pages I bring to you a translation of the official document from Jihadist Youth Movement declaring its final break with the moderates in their movement and charting a new course for itself. The original document is written in Somali and Arabic. It is a document written in a beautiful peotic language with a tight logic and clear tone. One may disagree with the JYM ideology but no one can accuse them of lack of clarity of thought and cohesiveness of purpose. It is important to know how this group thinks, feels and acts.
I have translated only a part of the document. But I belief I brought forth the essence of JYM position on the Asmara Conference. I must admit I could not do justice to the eloquence of the document. I lament in particular that I have left out a Somali Poem written at the end of the document. I knew I could not do it justice.
The Asmara moderates responded to the JYM document with a Fatwa of their own justifying their action and presenting a different Islamic argument of why a nationalist agenda and an alliance with a secularist force is not particularly anti-Moslem but rather the essence of being a good Moslem. It is a great document written by Sh/Dr Cumar Iiman in Asmara. I must admit the Somali language used is not as sophisticated as that in the JYM document. I am confident that someone will translate that response.
 One day We shall call together all human beings with their (respective) Imams: those who are given their record in their right hand will read it (with pleasure) and they will not be dealt with unjustly in the least.  But those who were blind in this world, will be blind in the Hereafter, and most astray from the Path.  And their purpose was to tempt thee away from that which We had revealed unto thee, to substitute in Our name something quite different: (in that case) behold! they would certainly have made thee (their) friend! 74] And had We not given thee strength thou wouldst nearly have inclined to them a little.  In that case We should have made thee taste an equal portion (of punishment) in this life, and an equal portion in death: and moreover thou wouldst have found none to help thee against Us!  Their purpose was to scare thee off the land, in order to expel thee: but in that case they would not have stayed (therein) after thee, except for a little while.  (This was Our) way with the Messengers We sent before thee: thou wilt find no change in Our ways.  Establish regular prayers at the sun's decline till the darkness of the night, and the morning prayer and reading: for the prayer and reading in the morning carry their testimony.  And pray in the small watches of the morning: (it would be) an additional prayer (or spiritual profit) for thee: soon will thy Lord raise thee to a Station of Praise and Glory!  Say: "O my Lord! let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honour, and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honour; and grant me from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me)."  And say: "Truth has (now) arrived, and Falsehood perished: for Falsehood is (by its nature) bound to perish."  We send down (stage by stage) in the Qur-an that which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe: to the unjust it causes nothing but loss after loss.  Yet when We bestow Our favours on man, he turns away and becomes remote on his side (instead of coming to Us), and when evil seizes him he gives himself up to despair!
The general meeting of Asmara is a meeting of a new kind in the history of Somali political life that represents nothing less than retreat on the part of the Islamist forces. It is clear that what should have been an exclusively Islamist conference has degenerated to something akin to conferences of other Somali politicians, like those of Arta, Eldoret and Empagathi; conferences that has brought only shame to the Somali people.
Allahu Akbar! It is the same old road. The new travelers (the Asmara Islamists) were expected to be the saviors of the nation; but they have set their foot firmly on the path that has defeated those who preceded them on this cursed road. The conference is organized to give birth to a political force this is united by Somali Nationalism and hopelessly divided by the lack of unity in true Islamic faith. The Islamists had made that possible. They have invited into their midst Secularists (the non believers), they have weakened their united force, and they have foolishly squandered the trust bestowed on them by sharing it with undeserving Nationalists, opportunistic politicians and misled women.
The Free Parliament (A parliament based on the laws of the Infidel): These are members of the Transitional Federal Parliament who have rebelled against the rule of the Transitional Federal Government. Their main argument is that the Empagathi Charter was not followed. But they are same people who elected Abdillahi yusuf, the same people who approved Ali Geedi as the Prime Minster. Pray then when do we believe them; now or then?
Civil Society (the infidel’s hands): These are organizations that essentially serve to further the agenda of the dark forces of the non believers and Infidels (the west). These groups believe that the Islamic Faith should be banished from the public space in Somalia and that people should be freed from Worshipping Allah.
Diaspora Somalis: These are Somalis who live in various parts of the world. They include personalities who have become famous for defending western culture and who believe in the falsehood known as democracy.
A Segment of the Union of Islamic Courts: This segment of the Islamic Courts has unfortunately reached the conclusion that they need to form an alliance with the secularists, nationalist etc. They have come to believe in possibility of peaceful negotiations.
Democracy is the religion and the law of the infidel. The people who support democracy believe that society must be freed from God. They believe that the State and its structures must be kept distant from religion. Such a belief system is the mark of those who rejected Islam; the true belief. The believer and the non believer (secularists) can never reconcile; between them is anger and war.
This conference weakens the “Jihad”, in the same way Masjid Dirar was designed to destroy Islam from within. Masjid Dirar and the Asmara Conference have the following commonalities.
A sanctuary for the enemies of ALLAH. Masjid Diraar was a place for the enemies of Islam to hide right in the public sight. This conference provides the same service for the secret agents of the infidels and their representatives. It costed the Mujaahidiin a lot of lives.
Liars who claim they intend “nothing but good”: Trickery and false claims was the Essence of Masjid Dirar. That was its danger and that remains the central danger of this Masjid Dirar that is built in Asmara.
Jihad has opened in these our lands. We have seen its glorious achievements. The Asmara Conference is forcing the Jihad to lose its way. It raises a banner of confusion.
It plants confusion in the clear message of the Jihad.
It limits the high and pure goals of the Jihad to narrow Somali nationalism limited to the false border imposed on our people by the colonialists.
It transforms the Jihad to a meaningless “Re-liberation, Resistance etc”.
The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) said: One who is killed under the banner of a man who is blind (to his just cause), who raises the slogan of family or supports his own tribe, dies the death of one belonging to the days of Jahiliyya. Narrated by Muslim.
Carrying forth courageously the word of Islam and the teaching of Sharia.
Inviting people to the good (all that Islam orders one to do) and forbidding people from engaging in the bad (all that Islam has forbidden).
And discourages the Muslim and convinces them that nothing could be done.
The collaboration with the Secularist is different from the Peace Treaty the Prophet (SCW) made with the infidels at his time.
The prophet (scw) has made an agreement with proper infidels. The secularists are different and worse than true infidels. They claim to be Moslems. But they are connected and they work on the orders of the infidels. They believe in the War on Terror, they reject the laws of Allah and accept the laws set by simple humans in parliaments.
The infidels the prophet (scw) made a necessary agreement with an armed capable military power. The secularists (non believers) on the others hand have no arms and no armies. Why bother to make a treaty with them and especially when we already know that the secularists do not they believe in Jihad.
As group the Secularist (non believers) have not rejected their principle (of having no faith) and it is quite feasible that they will try to take over the Jihad process and use it against the Moslems.
 Masjid Dirar was a Mosque built by non believers at the time of the prophet to defeat the faithful and mislead them away from Islam. The concept of Masjid Dirar has come to represent the worst kind of enemey, the enemy within. It is not only about traitors to the faith. It is about traitors who are actively engaged in battle against Moslems to defeat them while disguising themselves as real Moslems and even building Mosques. The concept of Masjid Dirar in its contemporary use by the radicalized element of Islamic society is the counterpart to the cultural revolution of Madame Mao and the Stalinist purges. Masjid Dirar describes the elusive and treacherous counter revolutionary, to whom no mercy could be shown.


Our WOW day this year was a huge success, a great big thank you to Mrs Graham and Ms Carrington who organised the whole day. Thank you to the PFSA for their tireless work in giving our children the best possible experiences. All the children had lots of fun.


I’ve had a busy month on the road visiting clients (and catching up afterwards), so my blog has been pretty quite. But I’ve finally had some time to sit down and play with a couple of ideas I’ve had around using the path list box. I’ve been wanting to make a dial control for quite a while and when the path list box came along in Silverlight 4 it sparked a couple of ideas of how I might do it fairly easily.
You can grab the source here, although at this stage it is still in the “experimental” phase (and I think I left a couple of unused test control templates in there) so play with it at your own risk. There is a bit of left over unused code from the process of trying different things out. I also don’t do much in the way of error or bounds checking so it’s probably quite easy to set the Value and MaxValue to values that cause Silverlight and/or Blend to die horribly. I am going to turn it into a fully skinnable custom control with all the right kinds of checks, but thought it worth putting a post up now and going over some of the challenges I faced with this particular control. It has been nearly a month after all.
I used the PathListBox control for the dial numbers and lights. If you haven’t used the Path ListBox before then here is a good series on it. The finished UserControl has a MaxValue property that lets you specify how many numbers should appear on the dial, but at the start I just had a the shapes for the dial and used a PathListBox with some fixed items in it.
The first challenge was to get the PathListBoxItem control template to show a mix of orientations. There are two kinds of orientations you can have with a PathListBox: None and OrientToPath. The effects of each of these settings can be seen in the image to the right. If I used Orientation = None the numbers end up being rotated. If I use OrientToPath the light ends up below the number.
What I needed was a way to have the numbers use Orientation = None, and the lights to use Orientation = OrientToPath.
Now with the PathListBox.Orientation=OrientToPath, only the first grid (containing the light) will rotate, the second grid (containing the number) will be unaffected. Even though the light itself is round and isn’t visually affected by the Orientation, its placement is affected.
I added a Value and a MaxValue dependency property to the UserControl. The MaxValue determines how high the dial goes up to, and the Value determines the current value of the dial. The UserControl has it’s own internal list of items that it recreates whenever MaxValue changes. The PathListBox binds to this list for it’s ItemsSource, and the data template for the PathListBoxItem binds to values on the classes inside the list. This approach reflects a half solution for something that I may or may not do when converting it to a custom control, but the relevant part here is that the list items are driven by the MaxValue property on the UserControl.
The dial knob presented a couple of challenges. The first was to create the ridged look around its edge. I played with a couple of ideas, but the simplest solution was to use the Star RegularPolygon, which is available under the “Shapes” category in Blend. The RegularPolygon has an InnerRadius property which I set to 98% so that the points are only on the edge, and it has a PointCount property to determine, unsurprisingly, the number of points around the edge. The challenge was that I wanted the dial to work at different sizes, but the PointCount that works for a large dial doesn’t work for a small dial.
I used the Width of the dial to drive the PointCount with a new property on the UserControl and a ValueConverter. I was originally going to just use a ValueConverter and bind to ActualWidth, but there is a known bug where the notification for the change in ActualWidth is not being fired so this always returns 0 to the converter unless the form is resized. The suggested work around is to attach to the SizeChanged event and force a re-layout, but I decided that was too much of a hack, so I added my own DialWidth dependency property and set that to the actual width in the SizeChanged event.
I wrote the ValueConverter to be a generic division converter that returned an integer number; the ConverterParameter can be set to the desired denominator. In the end I could probably have done away with the value converter and DialWidth property and just added my own PointCount property that was recalculated on SizeChanged – and I may yet do that when I convert this into a custom control.
The knob is contained within two child grids (I used two to have the lights sit above the drop shadow of the dial). The topmost grid has it’s rotation translation template-bound to a new RotationAngle dependency property on the UserControl which is calculated whenever the Value property changes. The gradient brushes of the shapes that make up the knob have their rotation translation bound to the RotationAngle too, but they also use another simple ValueConverter I wrote to return the negative of the value passed to it. So the gradients are rotated anti-clockwise the same amount that the grid containing the dial is rotated clockwise.
As part of converting it to a custom control, I plan to add some better interaction support. Currently the only way to interact with it is by clicking on the lights or numbers to spin the dial to that position. I will add support for the mouse wheel, and (hopefully) support for clicking the knob and dragging it to the desired position (with snapping). I also plan to structure it so that it’s easy to skin and produce some nicely different styles of dials.
So grab the source if you want to have a look, but be warned – it’s a little messy in there, and the documentation is almost non-existent.
Hmm at first was was unsure about the Design, then I saw how fast I could set all the dials to say "2 dots".
It was very fast. And then I can see the "current value" pretty fast. So the Design is different but effective and useful.
There's a bug... If you click on the number to which the dial is currently set, say 5, the 5 dot goes dark, but the dial stays pointed to the 5.
Thanks for finding that! The light comes on as part of the Selected state of the path list box item, so I'm guessing that clicking the number when it's already selected is unselecting the item, putting it back into its base state. I'll fix that when I turn it into a custom control.
Ok - I've fixed it now. Source updated too.


Nick Sarillo is the founder, CEO and “primary keeper” of the Purpose and Operational Values of Nick’s Pizza & Pub – the sixth busiest independent pizza company in per-store sales in the United States. Founded with the purpose of providing the community with an unforgettable place where families could relax and have fun, Nick’s Pizza & Pub has margins nearly twice that of the average pizza restaurant and boasts an 80 percent employee retention rate in an industry in which the average annual turnover is nearly 150 percent. Nick credits his company’s success to his purpose-driven culture, which is the focus of his new book, A Slice of the Pie: How to Build a Big Little Business (Portfolio; 2012). Nick is a regular speaker at entrepreneurship, leadership and HR conferences. His insights have been featured in The New York Times, The Economist, Inc., Fast Company and Investor’s Business Daily.
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The 44 ha of vineyards are very steep, at a height between 120 and 370 meters. They are surrounded by a green belt with plants such as lavender, thyme and figs and the soil consists of shale. The grapes are hand-harvested and pressed as quickly as possible, matured for 4 months on the lees for added complexity.


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Is it just me or does the driver side window roll up faster than the passenger side? Its an 04. I swear my 98 is the same speed on both sides! What gives?
I find it's better to just drill a hole and seal it up with silicone. Every terminal cup I've ever tried end up leaking no matter how well I thought I had sealed it.


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Dr. Judy A. Alston, Professor and Chair of the Department of Leadership Studies, joined the Ashland University faculty in 2007. Her research foci include Black female school superintendents; the exploration of how the intersections of class, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual diversity and ability affect leaders; tempered radicals; servant leadership; and black LGBT issues in educational leadership. She received her Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Administration from The Pennsylvania State University, a Master of Education in Educational Administration and a Master of Education in Secondary Education both from the University of South Carolina and Bachelor of Arts in English from Winthrop College. She is a prolific writer and author, and she is an active member of the American Educational Research Association.


This engagement determined companies in Michigan that could supply the defense industry, but we not currently doing so. Our process of determining the extent of the potential defense supply chain of companies in Michigan required a through a detailed examination of the current supply chain and the ways in which it can be better accessed by the defense industry.
Created a catalog of the Testing and Evaluation companies in Michigan, their capabilities and an indication of the sub-sector in which the company operates. Further, the report examined the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of the state’s position to retain and grow this industry. The main focus of the study was to determine T&E assets that exist in the state that could be deployed in the defense sector, offering the potential to add to and diversify the customer base of hundreds of companies throughout the state.
Assessment of the robotics market and the potential to create a robotics incubator for hardware manufacturers. Research included interviews with defense companies, venture capital companies operating in the space, manufacturers, software and hardware developers, the Dearborn Makerspace, UAV manufacturers or service providers, and educational services, such as Square One.
HWA identified and engaged with new technology companies just entering the automobile supply chain. HWA first identified companies in new and emerging technologies. HWA next created an outreach strategy to many of these companies. Many of these companies were subsequently contacted and meetings were arranged at events such as the SAE Congress in Detroit.
Assisted the PMBC unit of the MEDC in finding and assessing manufacturing and technology companies that could prove to be likely candidates for joint ventures with auto companies or that might be candidates for other assistance provided by the MEDC. HWA developed a highly-focused database of verified companies that are operating in the connected, automated, alternative powertrain, infotainment, or telematics sub-sectors and are looking to grow in the automotive space. HWA is also working with PMBC to host small events that will attract these companies. Additionally, HWA is working with a broad network of economic developers, industry analysts and subcontractors to find and identify additional candidate companies.
HWA Analytics identified small auto-related businesses that are most able to increase their capacity and capabilities and access new business opportunities with targeted applications of technology upgrades and additional assistance from economic development agencies. HWA identified approximately 75 companies best suited for expansion. After initial screening, HWA referred approximately 20 companies that requested further assistance.
Prior to creating HWA Analytics, HWA’s president created and directed the Automotive Communities Partnership. The Automotive Communities Partnership is a program that brings together communities, international partners, industry partners, educational institutions, and government agencies in a collaborative environment to sustain and grow the Great Lakes regional automotive and advanced manufacturing footprint. Through 14 years of the program, Hill helped arrange more than 50 meetings with industry and community representatives.
HWA principals conducted an analysis to discover what types of CAV technology research are already being performed by other technical centers in the country. The purpose of this effort was to eliminate redundancy when making development plans and to target the technology campus in a direction that is most needed by the industry. Further, through company interviews, the team determined a vision and plan for re-developing land at the Willow Run airport for use as a connected and automated vehicles testing and development site.
HWA conducted in-depth industry analyses regarding automotive, advanced manufacturing and other industry sectors, focused on such issues as environmental, trade, labor, and other policies. These helped support long-term strategic planning efforts, primarily for industry associations crafting policy decisions to best represent their members’ interests.
HWA conducted an economic analysis on the local economic benefits of building new stadiums in small or midsize towns in Michigan and creating a new independent baseball league. HWA was a partner in this project with Bonner Advisory Group.
HWA principals helped the state construct an accurate database of Michigan automotive companies. Initially, commercially available databases were vetted for completeness and accuracy of database records. Error or omission rates of 20% to 30% were found. Next, we conducted secondary research (web-based searches, association data, membership directories, etc.) to complete as much of the missing or erroneous data as possible. The final step was to conduct targeted primary research by contacting companies directly to ascertain accuracy.
Helped map the electric vehicle battery supply chain in Michigan and determine the steps that Michigan economic development agencies should take to strengthen this supply chain. HWA principals investigated the best methods to accelerate knowledge transfer and improve the innovation ecosystem in Michigan. The purpose of the project was to map, support and further build an advanced energy storage systems cluster in Southeast Michigan. This project was funded by three federal agencies and supported a partnership of 11 different Michigan entities. The team met with dozens of companies to understand the innovation ecosystem of Southeast Michigan and how to enable small companies to access technology assistance, university tech transfer services and other networking options.


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The Architectural Digest Design Show: The Essential Showcase for Luxury Design, held March 16-19, 2017 was a memorable event. The show took place at PIERS 92 & 94 in NYC. SOTA shared a booth with the fabulous Ligne Roset of NYC. It was a beautiful synergy of style and state of the art products.
Thanks to all who visited our booth at the Show! Over 400 people came by to see our exposé and to experience our hand selected exquisite flooring collections. We brought our most popular collections of course such as Cloud and Slate from our Calais Collection. Besides our popular best sellers, we featured new products Bare and Pure. They are the latest examples of our secret finishing technique to preserve the natural, raw look of oak hardwood.
The display floor of our booth at the Architectural Digest Design Show received a lot of attention. It was Birch Oyster Point from our Metro Collection, which was a great hit and looked gorgeous underneath all of the Ligne Roset furniture. This product is available in a 5-7/8″ x 5/8″ format and runs in 72″ lengths. Wire brushed, white washed and roughly distressed, the beauty of this rustic floor was an instant conversation starter.
Some of the highlights of our exhibit were our modular 3-D wall panels. These exotic wood puzzle pieces fit together seamlessly creating gorgeous wall accents. We had two wall installations where we turned a blank wall into a piece of art. As with the flooring the 3D wall panels complimented Ligne Roset’s furniture, which speaks to the high standards and class of our products.
This has been another successful event in the history of luxury design in New York City.


Do we need assessment to “drive learning”?
I came across a quote from John Cowan that read, “assessment is the engine which drives student learning”. I have heard iterations of this same idea many times before and they have always made me feel a little uneasy. To be honest, the idea that “assessment drives learning” seems a little coercive to me. Don’t get me wrong, the practice of helping a student improve in the areas in which they would like to improve by providing guidance and feedback is a valuable form of assessment. I just feel that, often, the form of assessment we are typically talking about in education is one designed to help us assign a grade to our students. What happens next is that “assessment” and “grading” become synonymous and this is where the problem lays.
So, in a traditional school setting, when I hear “assessment drives student learning”, what this really sounds to me like is “assessment is a way for us to encourage young people to learn about things that they are not really interested in learning”. By holding grades over their heads and creating, what are essentially, systems of ranking students based on performance, we create the conditions for students to feel social pressure to “learn” what is going to be asssesed.
In education we get caught up in this idea that we need assessment to measure learning, but in most cases what assessment does instead is measure the learning that we have planned to happen, making assessment the engine that drives students to learn what they are being told to learn.
Real, authentic learning is not driven by assessment at all, but rather is driven by curiosity, by interest and by the need to solve a problem.
As humans, we are naturally curious. Through the simple (and complex) act of experiencing life, our curiosity is provoked, which encourages us to inquire further into the object of our curiosity. With the immense reach that the internet has, curiosity can be provoked today in new and amazing ways. Whether via a sentence, quote, story, film, diagram, game, tweet or photograph, educators can provoke their students’ curiosity in order to stimulate authentic learning.
When our curiosities become more fully developed, we begin to command some level of expertise in a certain area. This becomes, for us, an interest. We are drawn to and are interested in the things that are connect to our interests. Whether it be music, sports, whales, skydiving or yoga, once our students have developed interests we can nurture their authentic learning by encouraging them to pursue new knowledge and skills that contribute to a deeper understanding of these interests.
Sometimes related to our curiosities and interests and sometimes not, problems are the ultimate catalyst for learning. Have a flat tire? Better learn how to put on a spare. Lights not working? Better learn about how to repair a blown fuse. Feelings overly stressed? Time to inquire into mindfulness. By presenting our students with authentic problems and having the patience to allow them to work through the problem-solving process (which often is much messier and much more time consuming than traditional school encourages) we can engage their inner innovator and activate true, authentic and purposeful learning. Or, we can harness their interests and curiosity by asking them the question, “what are you going to do with all that you have learned?” then sit back and watch as their innate problem-solving brain goes to work figuring out ways to apply their learning in order to serve the world around them.
Where does the role of assessment fit into all of this? I think what we, as educators, can do is continue to support our students along the path of developing their curiosities into interests and honing those interests to the point that they can use them to create solutions to real problems. Along this journey we can support our students by providing feedback, encouragement, modelling new skills, pointing them in the direction of new resources, helping them make social connections and empowing them to see themselves as competent, capable and contributing learners.
In order to provoke curiosity, nurture interests and allow problem-solving to take place, we don’t need traditional assessment – let’s let the natural processes of being human be the engine that drives learning instead.


After that Brad should hit up the monkey section, snowman section, John Wayne section, and purple section – then his Christmas shopping will be done.
That pointy-haired character returns again- and he is still a jerk!!!
Pointy-hair guy is quickly becoming my new favorite character.
I <3 this comic and just read the whole thing after stumbling it. Yaaaay favorites!
If only there were sections like that!
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U.S. v. AlliedSignal, Inc. and Honeywell,Inc.
Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act, 15 U.S.C. ï½§ 16(b)-(h), that on March 9, 2000, the United States filed its responses to public comments on the proposed Final Judgment in United States v. AlliedSignal Inc. and Honeywell Inc., Case No. 1:99 CV 02959 (PLF) (D.D.C., filed November 8, 1999), with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
On November 8, l999, the United States filed a Complaint which alleged that AlliedSignal's proposed merger with Honeywell would violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. ï½§ 18, by substantially lessening competition in the traffic alert and collision avoidance systems ("TCAS") market, the search and surveillance weather radar ("SSWR") market, the reaction and momentum wheel market, and the inertial systems market. The proposed Final Judgment, also filed on November 8, 1999, requires AlliedSignal and Honeywell to divest the TCAS business of Honeywell located in Glendale, Arizona; the SSWR business of AlliedSignal located in Olathe, Kansas; the space and navigation business of AlliedSignal located in Teterboro, New Jersey; the mechanical rate gyroscope business of AlliedSignal located in Cheshire, Connecticut, and a related repair business in Newark, Ohio; the microSCIRAS technology business of AlliedSignal located in Redmond, Washington, or, in the alternative, the micro-electro-mechanical systems inertial sensor business of Honeywell located in Minneapolis and Plymouth, Minnesota; and the AlliedSignal micromachined silicon accelerator and micromachined accelerometer gyroscope technology business.
Public comment was invited within the statutory 60-day comment period. The public comments and the United States' responses thereto are hereby published in the Federal Register and have been filed with the Court. Copies of the Complaint, Hold Separate Stipulation and Order, proposed Final Judgment, Competitive Impact Statement, and the United States' Certificate of Compliance with Provisions of the Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act (to which the public comments and the United States' responses are attached) are available for inspection in Room 215 of the Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, 325 7th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20530 (telephone: 202-514-2481) and at the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 333 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001.
Copies of any of these materials may be obtained upon request and payment of a copying fee.


Here’s a scenario we see played out all the time.
Acme Inc. has a website that has been online for five to seven years. They recognize that people are looking at their website as it comes up in sales conversations, but the CEO feels that the design looks dated and that it doesn’t properly reflect the offering of the company. Maybe he doesn’t like the way the content is organized, or doesn’t feel that the messaging is appropriate any more, or just doesn’t feel the site is a accurate reflection of the firm’s brand positioning.
Acme Inc. goes out to market and hires an agency, let’s call them Agency Hipster, that has a portfolio that looks very clean and cool. The sales team seems nice, and the designers are young and hip (their pants are so skinny!).
After five months, Agency Hipster launches the new site for Acme Inc. Celebrations are had, craft beers are shared, and everyone at both companies pats themselves on the backs for a job well done.
Fast forward two months and the sales team is complaining that overall inbound sales inquiries are down. The CEO can’t find their site on the first few pages of Google unless he specifically searches for the company by name.
The marketing manager, who has a basic understanding of Analytics, is looking at the decline of traffic from launch day and asking the agency, “What’s happened?!” The hip account manager with the excellent beard all of a sudden can’t explain why. The site looks great, but it’s not performing well.
We here at Art & Science have done A LOT of website design work over the years. I myself have been “building websites” since 1997, so it stands to reason that we have seen a thing or two in our time, including the disasters of what happens when a website redesign is driven solely by aesthetics.
If you’re evaluating proposals from agencies to help give you that fresh new online presence, and they haven’t talked to you about Search Engine Optimization, then they are doing it wrong.
Not only are they doing it wrong, but they are potentially dangerous and could harm your business.
“That sounds a little hyperbolic.” While I have been prone to hyperbole from time to time, I assure you that this is not one of those times.
“Our site is so old that anything newer is better.” Wrong.
“Nobody Googles us.” Also probably wrong, unless you are brand new to the market—and even then I’m willing to bet that people search for the service or product category you operate in.
We hear a lot about “data-driven marketing” these days, and while most marketers I meet agree that they should be using data to make their decisions, they often underestimate how this applies to the biggest and most public piece of marketing collateral they own: their website.
While you may feel that your website looks like a Honda Civic from 2002, that doesn’t mean that it isn’t influencing your business (there’s still a lot of late model Honda Civics on the road).
And let me be clear, don’t feel bad if you didn’t raise this with your digital agency. They should be asking these questions and bringing this level of awareness to you in the first place. We’re paid to be experts in this arena so you don’t have to be!
So, what should you be looking for in a digital agency?
While we absolutely get engaged in website redesign projects, the questions we’ll be asking are aimed at getting a holistic picture of your other marketing touch points—from email, to how you are perceived in search, to what you’re doing in social media—to best advise on maximizing your investment. Your website is, after all, the hub of all your digital communications. Why throw tens (or hundreds) of thousands of dollars at a property just to look good? Make it work as hard as Beyonce.
As this post is illustrating, search (Google, Bing, etc.) is a huge part of being not just discoverable, but sustainable. How many times do you use Google to dig out the phone number for the same business over and over again? Why would we ever “save” contact information when it’s ever-present online in Google? If your redesign doesn’t factor this in, maybe you won’t be seeing as many calls.
If you’re evaluating an agency to determine whether you want to work with them, ask them how many other clients they have ongoing relationships with. If they aren’t actively engaged in optimizing and improving the sites they build for other clients, what expectation do you have that they will do this for you?
It’s hubris to assume that design borne from the subjective feelings of a designer (or CEO for that matter) is perfect from the get-go. It’s also naive to think that the web (and Google) are static entities. What worked yesterday may not work tomorrow, and your agency should be helping you see these opportunities to help maximize your investments.
You’ll note that I didn’t say “award-winning design”. It’s not because great design isn’t important, it’s just that we’re at a point where great design is table stakes. What matters is how well that design performs for your business, and that’s where search plays a key role.
So go on, shop for the new agency—but anyone who tells you that search engine optimization isn’t a big part of your business is either lying, or worse, ignorant of the realities of digital marketing today.
Image credit: Peter/Flickr. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0) license.


It's been a long journey, more than 60 years of motorsport history. We gave it everything, in every second and now Porsche has won its 17th overall victory at the 24 hours of Le Mans. Now we would like to give all our friends and fans that couldn't join us in the stands the chance to share this magical moment again and again, with the original Le Mans 2015 Winner T-shirt celebrating the Porsche team’s 17th overall victory. Stock is limited to only 1,600 pieces.
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I didn’t get to do a Lenten series this year because a lot of things went completely out of my control. Schoolwork and research totally consumed my life, and I barely had time to sit down and decompress before I had to move onto something else. It seemed like my world was crashing down around me, and on top of all of the academic pressures, there was the pressure not to get sick, and to turn in certain applications on time, not to mention find funding for an upcoming trip to Europe and just general trying to figure life out stuff.
But I overheard something a few weeks ago that I didn’t get around to blogging until today. I can’t remember where I heard it, or even who said it, but I remember that this person was talking about their home church. This person said that their pastor had said that Lent isn’t a season of giving up or taking on something, but rather it was a period of reflection. We must take these 40 days and do some deep soul-searching. We must pause, even if only for 10 minutes out of our day, and think about the gravity of what is to come.
Currently, it is finals week at Wartburg College. There are so many tests that need to be taken and papers and projects that need to be completed, that we forget it is also Holy Week. Tomorrow is Maunday Thursday, the day after is Good Friday, and Sunday is Easter.
What have I done for Lent? I gave up my personal Twitter account, and made an effort to not be so much of a jerk. The former has been going strong, but the latter has faltered, mostly because it’s hard to change one’s personality in a day. But while I made a conscious effort to better myself, I also failed to take the time to sit down and let myself just be in the presence of the world.
During this Holy Week, with everything that is going on that needs your immediate attention, don’t forget to find a quiet place, even for 10-15 minutes, and just let your mind wander. Clear your mind, and reflect on what the world has given you. You don’t need to be looking for any epiphanies, nor do you need to be mediating on a certain word for phrase. Just let life happen for a little bit. It’s amazing what you can find when you silence those reminders and looming deadlines.
On Saturday, I had to attend the funeral of a seven-year-old. His name was Luke Hansen, and I met him this summer when he was one of my campers for Vacation Bible School in Hurley, South Dakota.
At the time I met him in mid-July, he was already four months into cancer treatment. In March, he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain stem tumor. Immediately, he began treatment: radiation, steroids, physical therapy, the works. For us adults, going through all of this would be rough. And at times, Luke hated what he had to go through to get better.
Yet if I hadn’t been told that there was something wrong with Luke, I never would have guessed. He sang the loudest, ran with the bigger kids, talked all the time, and was just your average seven-year-old, except with leg braces and limited mobility on one side. He was the coolest little kid, so full of life and energy. When he showed up to VBS on the last day with “Team Luke” bracelets for the staff, I was touched, and gladly accepted membership to the Team.
From that moment on, Luke became my Superhero. I subscribed to the Caring Bridge website, keeping tabs on everything going on with Luke. I cheered him on when I heard that he was able to play in a couple of baseball games, I wished him luck when he started second grade, and I became concerned when he wasn’t able to go to school because he was too weak.
Being so invested in Luke, I knew I was setting myself up for disappointment. Luke was able to do anything, and even though I was hoping he would be able to beat his disease, I knew every time I looked at my Hulk-green “Team Luke” bracelets that soon he wasn’t going to be around.
That day came the morning of Wednesday, 24 November. I got the email update that Luke had passed away. I’m glad I got it after I had arrived at home for Thanksgiving break, first because it meant that I could be in Hurley for the funeral, but also because I knew if I had gotten the news while driving, I would have had to pull over.
Luke’s funeral on Saturday was wonderful. Over 100 people showed up to send him off, offering so many memories that the basket was overflowing. The doors to the public school had the Incredible Hulk greeting everyone as they entered, and autographs and well-wishes from his sports heroes filled two tables. Luke looked as handsome as ever in his white casket, decked out in his favorite Twins jersey (no surprise there). Many wonderful memories were shared, including a touching poem by Luke’s older sister, Jasmyn.
As I sat back and let the tears roll, the topic of lessons came up. Someone mentioned that Luke taught her some important lessons, including to always be a cheerleader, and to learn the value of numbers. Important lessons as they are, Luke taught me an especially important one: live with no excuses.
For eight months, Luke had death looming over him. And yet, somehow, it didn’t faze him at all. He ran, he jumped, he climbed, he loved, he sang, he lived. And here I am, almost 21 years old, still making excuses for why I can’t do things: I’m not talented enough, it’s too far out of my comfort zone, I’m too old to do that, I’m too invested in what I’m doing to completely rid myself of it.
But Luke showed me that there can be no excuses in life. Life is way too short to focus on what you can’t do. Instead, focus on what you wish you could do, and do it. If it works, you have a new skill. If it doesn’t, then put it behind you and try something new.
Luke was, and always will be, my biggest Superhero, and I hope that someday, I can be like him when I grow up.
Last month, I got a chance to spend Easter Sunday with my girlfriend, who is a Presbyterian. Growing up a good Lutheran boy, I’ve never experienced Easter outside of the Lutheran tradition. It was an amazing celebration with a different denomination, and I experienced a new way of taking Communion, along with some amazing hospitality and some good talks with her church family.
During the six hour drive back, we had a great talk about our faith and church experiences. I mentioned that I thoroughly enjoyed the hospitality and friendliness of her church, because in my experiences with different Lutheran churches, Lutherans are pretty stuffy, and tend to look down on strange people that enter the church. I mentioned that, while I don’t really think I could leave my Lutheran upbringing, I would definitely attend a church that was even half as friendly and inviting as her church.
This then led to a doctrine discussion, and she mentioned that she loved every part of the Presbyterian doctrine, except for one thing: the belief in Predestination. Predestination is the belief that God, in his omnipotent power and infinite wisdom, created the entire Universe in all of time, meaning that every person’s life and every world event was created and determined ahead of time. With this belief, there is no free will, because whatever you’re going to do has already been planned.
On the other side of this coin is the notion of Free Will, which says that there is no interference from a Higher Power, and that we control our actions and our destinies. Our actions control our fates, and it is completely our own faults if we end up in riches or in poverty.
I’ve never really been sold on the idea of Predestination. I’m uncomfortable with the idea that my actions are not completely my own. If it’s already been decided ahead of time what I’m going to do with my life, my thinking is, why bother live it? It’s not really the “big picture” I’m opposed to, it is every little nuance in my life that has been planned out that I’m opposed to. I’m uncomfortable with the idea that every little thing I do is planned out: every time I blink, every time I eat, every time I pick my nose, it’s all been decided for me. I need a little wiggle room in my existence. It can’t all be so meticulously structured.
Then again, I’m not completely sold on Free Will. It is the other extreme in the spectrum. Where Predestination is God’s complete control over existence, Free Will is the complete removal of God from the equation. I like the idea of absolutely no structure about as much as I like the idea of complete structure. The idea that my life is completely under my control is frightening, because in the 20 years I’ve been alive, I’ve made some pretty stupid decisions. If my life were under my control, I’ll surely drive myself into the ground. I need some sort of guidance and structure, but not the complete structure of Predestination.
I believe that there is a middle ground between Free Will and Predestination, a sort of “outline” with which we run our lives. It is a blend of Free Will and Predestination: God created our lives, and God wants us to achieve a number of major life events, but it is up to us to get there. I like knowing that I need to do certain things in my life, but I also like the idea that it is up to me to achieve those things.
This belief also helps me come to terms with all of the death in the world. People who die young, even if it looks like they had so much to live for, have completed everything they needed to do in life. Meanwhile, people who seem like they’re never going to die are obviously missing something, and will continue to live until they achieve that goal.
This shouldn’t be confused with stuff you want to do. That is different. If it were up to us, none of us would die, because we would always have something new that we want to do, and cannot die until we do it. Instead, it is what God has planned for us, the people we are to meet and affect, the charitable things we are to do, and so on.
I believe we write our own stories, and like any good story or academic paper, it is the outline that must come first.
I’ve been staying at a friend’s house for the past couple of days in an effort to get out of the house while on break and exploring Minneapolis, Minnesota, a city I’ve been to many times but have never really gone out and explored. In my time in Minneapolis I’ve attended a concert put on by the Minnesota Orchestra, gotten lost in the city numerous times, and tonight will be at the Mall of America, enjoying myself at a Patrice O’Neal show at the House of Comedy.
But despite everything that’s happened while I was in Minneapolis, the one thing that I just realized–that I hope everyone will realize soon–is that people are just like rolls of toilet paper.
Let me explain: while I was using the facilities in the house I’m staying in, I noticed that the toilet paper roll was empty. Being a kind guest I found a new roll, and replaced it. But before I put the roll back on, I paused, and the great debate played through my head: is this household a “roll-over” household, or a “roll-under” household?
It honestly stopped me for a moment. I didn’t want to put it the wrong way, or else I would be inconveniencing people in the house, as they reach for the toilet paper and go, “Dang it, it’s rolled the wrong way.” I had a short panicky moment, before I decided to look at the empty roll and see which way they preferred it. But looking at the roll, I noticed that it was completely empty, and that there was no way I would be able to tell how they preferred it.
It was then, oddly enough, that I had a moment of clarity that I felt compelled to tell the world: we are just like that roll of toilet paper. Our different ways of rolling are our different beliefs and convictions: Christians “roll-under” and Muslims “roll-over”; Republicans “roll-over” and Democrats “roll-under”. The appearance is different, and just like in those toilet paper commercials, sometimes it can get pretty crazy. Some people are just so into their preference of over versus under that it can unwittingly cause shouting matches. Many websites are devoted to solving the Great Debate, and no one will ever get it solved.
Looking at that empty toilet paper roll, though, helped me to realize that it doesn’t matter how we hang, because in the end we’re going to be an empty tube, and no one is going to care whether we were an “over tube” or an “under tube” but rather that we got the job we needed to do, done. It no longer matters how we roll, but that we rolled.
The charge to the world is to get beyond matters of rolling one way or the other. We’re all on this planet together, and the sooner we can get past petty problems like race, religion, political identification, or sexual orientation, the better we can make the world.


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What I feel like doing lately!
Every weekend I have such lofty goals of scheduling out my blog posts like I used to do when things were simpler, but as usual I get caught up in real life (SHOCK!) family things, and it never quite happens. Of course it's worth it though especially when there's pie involved!
This weekend we focused on cleaning and Thanksgiving grocery shopping (why is it so hard to find plain Colby cheese???). It seems unreal that this time last year some of our 20 guests from 6 states had already started arriving for Thanksgiving. It was epic, remember? Although it's just the 4 of us this year I still feel a bit bowled over, but I'm trying to remain calm. Doing simple things like picking up a fresh bouquet of Trader Joe's flowers for my desk, listening to Miles Davis while I'm working and getting my PiYo workouts in are all making a difference on how I'm coping this season.
I don't weigh myself often, but when I started Shakeology a little over a month ago I really used it to start taking better care of myself. Doing that (I'm *this* close to my pre-pregnancy weight!), along with my new cut and color and refreshing my closet with the help of my friend and fellow mompreneur Courtney have been baby steps towards me feeling more like myself. It's all about Kaizen.
Nia's out of school starting Wednesday and it's not nearly as cold (yet!) as it was last year. I'm thankful for how gorgeous it is here, our improved quality of life and that we are all well. Part of that wellness involves our church. We were blessed to participate in our first Thanksgiving dinner with the congregation yesterday and we had a great time. The sense of community means so much to us, and I'm thankful for our spiritual family.
This week we'll get to see our extended family just outside Boston, and while I've discussed diversity (or lack of it) here in New Hampshire, being up here does put us closer to the kids' little cousins on Uka's side of the family. Nia is bursting at the seams to be able to see them this weekend! It makes me happy to see how excited she is as I remember the same feeling as a kid knowing I'd get to see my cousins.
Community is definitely what you make it.
Speaking of which regardless of the vitriol spewed in the past couple weeks there is still hope. This post is proof of that. Please take the time to read it and share.
Glenn AND Jon Snow?! How is it possible for fictional good news to make me feel so uplifted???
This Instagram clip really made me laugh til I cried - even Nia was concerned!
Wishing you a stress-less week as you prepare for Thanksgiving!


This little coffee bar inside a refurbished 1920s gas station joins Axelrad and Luigi’s Pizzeria in revamping its block. The coolly casual hangout is perfect for lingering over locally sourced roasts brewed in a custom Slayer espresso machine, inside or at a picnic table in the light-strung yard. There’s craft beer and wine on offer, too, plus as a crêpe stand slinging delicate creations named after Texas icons like Ima Hogg and Marvin Zindler, filled with ingredients such as salmon, avocado, goat cheese, eggs and turkey.


Trash Action: A Fresh Look at Garbage, 2006.
Trash Action focuses on garbage in the new millennium. Discover how your household habits have a global impact. Explore the issues, new approaches and innovative technology. Evaluate and reduce your own personal footprint, then share your concerns with others. You can make a difference.
Snow Amazing: Cool Facts and Warm Tales, 2004.
Dive into that frosty, cool, white stuff - from the formation of a snowflake, to the swish of a toboggan, to the pounce of a lynx. Read terrifying and surprising stories of endurance. You'll respect and admire the amazing wildlife that adapt and survive even the wildest storms. But, most of all let's celebrate the wonders of snow.
Kids Book of the Night Sky, 2004.
Thousands of years ago, kids connected stars into shapes and stories of people, animals and monsters. And they could tell time and find their way home. You can do this and more. With this guide to the sky, you can locate and identify constellations using detailed sky charts, make your own skywatching equipment, read exciting celestial stories and play games that will take you out of this world.
Cool Woods: At Trip Around the World's Boreal Forest, 2003.
Step into the woods. The wet ground - springy with moss - soaks your shoe. Shut your eyes and breathe deeply. A wild mix of skunk, mushrooms, and fragrant fir tingles your nose. Welcome to the boreal forest - the lungs of the Earth and the last great forest left on the planet.
Cool Woods introduces readers to the boreal region with its whooping cranes, Siberian tigers, moose, mosquitoes, peoples, wetland and trees, trees, trees. It's a good news environmental story but also a call to action to help preserve this magnificent and fragile place.
When snow starts to fall, this book opens up a wintry world of fun indoor or outdoor activities including crafts, games, recipes and sports.
What's a nose bot? Why do walrus turn white? Who got to the North Pole first? Where's the coldest place in the north? Find out all the answers and much more.
Pack this book when visiting your grandparents or keep it handy when they come to your place. Collect family stories, explore your family tree, share games and learn what your grandparents did when they were your age. They were kids once too!
Packed with 150 games and activities, this book includes water, land and indoor games, games for one or two, homemade games and Olympics too. The fun won't stop, all summer long.
Make every summer night a success with well-laid plans, and fires. Eat, play games, tell stories, watch the stars, identify night sounds and sing along with family and friends.
This best-selling book is the official book of summer. There are games, crafts, recipes and tips whether you're on the shore, in the water, hiking, camping, waiting out a rainy day or planning an evening by the fire. Most activities can be done with found objects and little adult help.
Canada at Work Series: Mining 1997.
Trish and Jamie's upcoming hockey tournament is a great opportunity to investigate where the steel blades for ice skates come from, and the plastic for the puck too. Take their tour of mom's workplace, an underground mine shaft, and then the steel mill where dad works. Visit Alberta's tar sand and see how ore is changed into various usable metals, including stainless steel. Find out how mining wastelands become useable once again. Finally, see if you can find all the items made from mined materials inside the hockey arena.
Canada at Work Series: Fishing 1997.
Go with Grandpa and granddaughter Jessie to a fish farm. Learn about trawlers, underwater nets, hatcheries and more. Then travel home with Jessie to the west coast where Dad's a fish and wildlife officer. Watch the salmon climb upriver and learn about over-fishing. And try Grandpa and Jessie's yummy fish cake recipe.
Canada at Work Series: Forestry 1996.
Take a ride with Cameron in his uncle's helicopter and learn forestry. The book explains the lumbering industry and the environmental concerns associated with it. The illustrations show the various processes described; tools and equipment are clearly labeled.
Canada at Work Series: Farming 1996.
Meet Nick, who lives on a vegetable farm in Ontario, and his cousin Karin, who lives on a cattle ranch in Alberta. Spend time on their respective farms and learn about chores, agricultural practices, processes and equipment. Then learn where in Canada the various parts of a hamburger come from.
America at Work Series: Mining 1999.
Trish and Jamie's upcoming hockey tournament is a great opportunity to investigate where the steel blades for ice skates come from, and the plastic for the puck too. Take their tour of mom's workplace, an underground mine shaft, and then the steel mill where dad works. Visit an Ohio coal mine and see how ore is changed into various usable metals, including stainless steel. Find out how mining wastelands become useable once again. Finally, see if you can find all the items made from mined materials inside the hockey arena.
America at Work Series: Fishing 1999.
Go with Grandpa and granddaughter Jessie to a fish farm. Learn about trawlers, underwater nets, hatcheries and more. Then travel home with Jessie to the west coast where Dad's a fish and wildlife officer. Watch the salmon climb upriver and learn about over-fishing. And if you like fish, try Grandpa and Jessie's yummy fish cake recipe.
America at Work Series: Forestry 1998.
America at Work Series: Farming 1998.
Meet Nick, who lives on a vegetable farm in Ohio, and his cousin Karin, who lives on a cattle ranch in Nebraska. Spend time on their respective farms and learn about chores, agricultural practices, processes and equipment. Then learn where in America the parts of a hamburger are from.
This timeless guide, written in cooperation with World Wildlife Fund, explains why there are environmental problems. Through experiments, case studies and real life examples, kids will be inspired to take action and help protect endangered species and endangered places.


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Mix all the ingredients for the chicken marinade and let sit for a few hours, over night if possible.
10 -15 minutes before you are ready to start preparing the chicken & soba noodles mix all of the ingredients for the sweet ginger sauce. Set aside.
Slice all of the vegetables.
Boil the soba noodles per the instructions on the package. If they finish cooking before the chicken drain and cover.
Remove the chicken from the marinade and cook until no longer pink.
In a large skillet add the sauce, cooked chicken, and soba noodles and toss well. Serve onto individual dishes and sprinkle with the vegetables and sesame seeds.


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BUT there are times when you need to put down your phone and camera and live in the moment. One of those, for us, was the first time our daughter entered the Magic Kingdom. After almost a year of planning, we wanted everyone on this trip to enjoy the moment of first entering the park. With 3 grands and 2 parents, we could have looked like a group of paparazzi surrounding this poor 4 year old! The rest of the trip everyone could take all the photos they wanted, but for this morning let’s all enjoy it together.
We hired a local photographer, Robyn Lynn. Robyn met us outside the Magic Kingdom and followed us through the park for several hours.
All of our attention was focused on enjoying seeing a wide-eyed 4 year old run towards the castle, ride her first roller coaster, spin with the grandparents, and stare in awe at all the dolls from around the world.
Yes, it was an extra expense. Not something you will do on every trip. But what a way to remember that one moment!
Robyn captured moments that I as a photographer would not have captured. She saw us through a different set of eyes. Even to this day it is hard to get through that photo gallery without tearing up. She captured not just the special moments with Brooke, but photos of my parents holding hands, my mom and I together, and photos of all of us together.
There are dozens of photographers in the Orlando area. If you are planning a special trip to WDW, contact one! Live in the moment!
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Tailor made activity holidays in Austria – experience summer in Austria – not just winter….
The Dolomite town of Lienz, where we are based, is officially the sunniest town in the whole of Austria. Summer temperatures in the mountains of over 30 degrees Celsius can be expected.
The beautiful town centre has a good selection of attractions, restaurants, mountain huts, shops and entertainment.
Simply let us know your dates, what type of accommodation you require and what activities you’re interested in and we’ll tailor an activity holiday package based on your needs.
AdventureAustria is based the East Tyrolean town of Lienz.
In East Tyrol there are over 240 mountains with peaks over 3,000m including the highest mountain in Austria – the Grossglockner.
Lienz itself (where we are based) has two ski resorts – Zettersfeld and Hochstein 668m – 2,278m and a lake suitable for swimming in summer.
Dozens of summer activities all within a short distance from our base.
Range of activities to suit all requirements and all abilities.
Types of accommodation available for tailor made family holidays include 5 star hotel, 4 star hotel, 3 star hotel, guesthouse, self-catering apartment, camping etc.
We organise tailor made family holidays in the region of East Tyrol.
Tailor made packages to suit your own personal requirements and budgets.
We book and organise hotels, transfers, activities etc on your behalf.
One convenient all inclusive package price with one point of contact.
Groups, families, singles, couples and corporate guests welcome.
Individual and personal holiday itineraries.
Representative in Austria to meet with you and show you the way.
East Tyrol there are over 240 mountains with peaks over 3,000m including the highest mountain in Austria – the Grossglockner.
To make an enquiry about this holiday contact us on 0043 (0)699 1731 7344 or email info@adventureaustria.com.