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"It will all get better now" and Pictures of my Life...

"Everything seems perfect
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At least that's what they say"

PS: "Sejam Felizes!"

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  1. “...Happiness feels a lot like sorrow
    Let it be, you can't make it come or go
    Happiness is like the old man told me
    Look for it, but you'll never find it all
    Let it go, live your life and leave it
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Do High Earnings Compromise Christian Values?

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In a recent report, a debate erupted over whether someone that was earning vast amounts of money from their profession would have their Christian values compromised. This can after it was revealed that 22-year-old Brazilian footballer, Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, would be earning around half a million dollars a week at Paris Saint Germain.

The footballer is a renowned Christian and once stated that life could only make sense if our highest priority was to serve God. However, some questioned how he could justify earning such a large amount of money while still maintaining high Christian values. So, is there anything wrong with being a high earner if you claim that God is your number one priority?

High earners can still maintain their Christian values

Despite the debate that emerged after the footballer’s earnings were revealed, most believe that it is fine to be a high earner without compromising on Christian values. There are plenty of different professions where huge earnings are possible from the stock exchange through to business ownership. Professionals such as CFD brokers, business managers, entrepreneurs, and celebrities earn big money. However, this does not mean that they have to compromise on their ideal to serve God.

In fact, there are many big names in the world of sports and celebrities with high Christian values. This includes the country singer, Carrie Underwood, NFL quarterback, Tim Tebow, actor, Ryan Gosling, and Hollywood star, Nicole Kidman. All of these celebrities are known for their Christian values but they all earn vast amounts of money from their profession.

The general consensus seems to be that it is not about how much a person earns from their profession but what they do with the money, power, and celebrity status that they have. Many high earners do a lot of work for charity and donate a huge amount of money to good causes. High earners with Christian values are actually in a very good position because they are able to do what many other Christians cannot do – providing financial support to help good causes.

It’s a sad fact of life but these days money is necessary to help others. Of course, there are many Christians that devote a lot of time and dedication towards helping others and doing their bit for charity. However, unfortunately they cannot provide the financial support that is sometimes needed. Those that earn a lot of money are able to do this, which is something that can be hugely helpful to charities. In addition, many high earners including celebrities have a powerful status. This puts them in a strong position to encourage others to help and to try and help make the world a better place for other people.

It’s important for all Christian to do their bit regardless of their financial status. For those with plenty of money, there is the added bonus of being able to help financially as well as in terms of giving time to help good causes.

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Posted 11/23/13 at 8:12 PM | Mike Keas

Biomimetics: Design in Nature Mimicked by Human Engineers

Biomimetics is devoted to building technologies that mimic biochemical processes in living organisms. Human engineers have much to learn from the wonders of design in the biological world. Some recent advancements in this field also remind us of how biological designs are best explained as real, as opposed to only apparent, intelligent design.

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Intelligent Designs in Nature Make Engineers Envious

A news item from the University of Alabama shows Dr. Amy Lang studiously gazing at a Monarch butterfly on the wing. She has reason to stay focused. She just got a $280,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the scales on butterfly wings to find ways to improve flight aerodynamics for MAVs (micro area vehicles).

Butterflies don't require the scales to fly, but Dr. Lang knows they help the insects fly better. "The butterfly scales are beautifully arranged on the wing, and how the scales are arranged is where the aerodynamic benefit comes in," she says. This "unique micro pattern ... reduces drag and likely increases thrust and lift during flapping and glided flight." When the scales are removed, the butterfly has to flap its wings 10 percent more to maintain the same flight. Read more. FULL POST

Posted 11/18/13 at 9:37 PM | Mike Keas

New Documentary Explores C.S. Lewis's Struggle with Arguments for Intelligent Design

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A new documentary has just been released in order to commemorate the 50th anniversary of C.S. Lewis's death (November 22, 1963). Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia and many literary-philosophical works, engaged in a life-long struggle to find meaningful design and enduring purpose in a world filled with cruelty, pain, and imperfection.

The documentary "C.S. Lewis and Intelligent Design" premieres today on the NRB cable and satellite network and the YouTube C.S. Lewis Channel. The documentary unpacks portions of a book edited by Dr. John West titled The Magician's Twin: C.S. Lewis on Science, Scientism, and Society.

"C.S. Lewis is well-known for defending the existence of God, but he actually struggled for much of his life to see purpose in a universe that often seemed cold and heartless," says West. "In 'C.S. Lewis and Intelligent Design,' we explore the fascinating story of how Lewis became persuaded that design in nature was real." FULL POST

Posted 11/14/13 at 9:52 AM | Mike Keas

Intelligently Designed in the Lab: Biotech Guru Craig Venter Asks "What is Life?"

Apple Maps (Mavericks) 3D rendering of the Venter Institute (showing early construction)

What is life? How did it originate? If we could build a simple organism artificially in the lab, would we better understand the answers to these questions? Craig Venter thinks so, and he often speaks in public as if he and his scientific team were striving to do just that, and much more.

Biotech guru Craig Venter addressed such pressing issues in his October 2013 book, Life at the Speed of Light: From the Double Helix to the Dawn of Digital Life. Meanwhile his new San Diego biotech facility celebrated its grand opening on November 9, 2013. Former Vice President Al Gore graced the event with a speech (see the party pics here). "We cannot think of a more appropriate person to commemorate the opening of our net zero carbon, ultra green genomics lab than Al Gore," announced Venter. (Venter is probably unaware that sea ice in the Antarctic has increased inconveniently by about one percent per decade since 1979, despite Al Gore's Nobel-Peace-Prize-winning expectations to the contrary). FULL POST

Posted 11/9/13 at 5:57 PM | Mike Keas

Why Would the Journal Science Refuse to Publish Meyer's Letter about Marshall's Review?

Below my last post Final Thoughts on Marshall's Failed Critique of Meyer's "Darwin's Doubt" SkepticNY made comments that include those indented below:

What specific, concrete explanation do YOU propose for the appearance of the fossils whenever they do appear?

Regarding the fossils of the major new animal body plans in the Cambrian explosion, all we know from scientific inquiry is that all of this radically new anatomy requires an adequate cause, and intelligent design is the only kind of cause that is adequate to get the job done. SkepticNY, I have never had the honor of meeting you in person, but I know that you are an intelligent agent who produces complex sequence specific code in the form of comments. The Cambrian explosion is similar. All we know is this event in earth history involved a huge influx of complex sequence specific code, but billions of times more than you have produced over the past year as a faithful comment author here at CP. Scientists need to limit their conclusions to the available evidence. That is what Meyer does in his book. I wish we knew more than this from scientific inquiry, but we need to be modest about what we know.

What peer reviewed main-stream scientific journals has Meyer's ideas been published in?

See this list of peer-reviewed pro-ID articles (Meyer is in this list, which includes over 50 published articles, and which is further explained here). This list would be many times longer if it were not for the discriminatory practice exemplified yet again by the editors of the journal Science. Let me explain what I mean by addressing this to my commenting friend who apparently lives in NY.

Dear SkepticNY, I encourage you to read the letter by Dr. Meyer that the peer reviewed journal Science would not publish. What exactly in this letter legitimately disqualifies it from publication in Science? Meyer's letter pinpoints the main scientific issues raised by the Cambrian explosion. Marshall is the one who is trying to avoid how the Cambrian explosion is a huge evidential challenge to Darwinism (he is being evasive). So, I encourage you to quote from this letter by Meyer and explain how it is undeserving of publication in the journal Science. Thanks SkepticNY.

Posted 11/4/13 at 8:20 PM | Mike Keas

Final Thoughts on Marshall's Failed Critique of Meyer's "Darwin's Doubt" (Time to Change the Subject?)

Today we will see a few more indications of the woeful inadequacy of Charles Marshall's critique of Meyer's book Darwin's Doubt. This will complete a series of posts on Marshall vs. Meyer that are backward linked: start here and follow the links backward in time if you missed my earlier posts.

In previous posts I've highlighted and further explained how Meyer refutes Marshall's main two contentions that:

  1. The Cambrian explosion would not have required a significant increase in new genetic information.
  2. Meyer's positive argument for intelligent design, based on the need for an increase in genetic and epigenetic biological information, represents a purely negative "god-of-the-gaps" argument.

In this concluding blog we will consider a few criticisms that Marshall makes of Darwin's Doubt.

Marshall writes:

Meyer completely omits mention of the Early Cambrian small shelly fossils and misunderstands the nuances of molecular phylogenetics, both of which cause him to exaggerate the apparent suddenness of the Cambrian explosion. FULL POST

Posted 11/2/13 at 3:31 PM | Mike Keas

Meyer's Design Argument: Crippled by "God of the Gaps" Flaw?

We are making progress here interacting with comments under "Science & Faith" blogs. Thanks everyone for participating. See, for example, the comment dialogue under my last coverage of Charles Marshall's review in Science vs. Stephen Meyer's book Darwin's Doubt. The objection and reply section of my last post could have discussed the "god of the gaps" charge against Meyer that Marshall (and comment authors here at CP) have launched. We shall address that charge in today's blog instead, as I had promised. In so doing, I shall weigh in on some of the comments under my last few blogs on Meyer vs. Marshall.

Marshall's third paragraph in his eight-paragraph review of Meyer reads:

Meyer's scientific approach is negative. He argues that paleontologists are unable to explain the Cambrian explosion, thus opening the door to the possibility of a designer's intervention. This, despite his protest to the contrary, is a (sophisticated) "god of the gaps" approach, an approach that is problematic in part because future developments often provide solutions to once apparently difficult problems. FULL POST

Posted 10/28/13 at 10:20 AM | Mike Keas

Genes and Gaps: Marshall vs. Meyer's Book "Darwin's Doubt"

In my post Distinguished UC Berkeley Paleontologist Reviews Meyer's Book "Darwin's Doubt" I introduced the Marshall-Meyer debate and promised to cover more of it later. Today I shall respond to comments below my original post and cover part 2 of Meyer's multi-part response to Marshall, which is accessible here as a complete list of Meyer's postings on this debate. The purpose of my Marshall-Meyer series here at CP is to widen the audience of this debate and to interact with that audience (you, my valued readers).

Here some objections (comments below my original post or common objections similar to them) and replies:

Objection: Meyer quotes very little of Marshall and/or insufficiently deals with the contents of Marshall's review.

Reply: Follow the links to all the parts of Meyer's response to Marshall here, or keep reading this post and my sequel posts that are forthcoming to see why this was a premature (and false) judgment. Meyer deals with the substantive parts of Marshall's review, as you shall see. Furthermore, the only part of Marshall's review that deals with Meyer's scientific argument amounts to only four paragraphs out of the total review consisting of eight paragraphs. FULL POST

Posted 10/22/13 at 9:35 PM | Mike Keas

The Happy Atheist: PZ Myers' Book Tries to Modify His Own "Angry Atheist" Persona

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"I want to be really clear about something. I am an atheist. I care deeply about the atheist movement. I'm also an angry anti-theist, and I want to see religion kicked off its pedestal. I’m also a scientist, and think reason and evidence and scientific thought aren’t just good ideas, but the best ideas humanity has ever had, and also the essential ideas that we need for survival and progress. I want a strong atheist movement, because that’s how these ideas will get advanced into the mainstream. We’re not going to conquer the world by scattering into a rabble of divided loners." (emphasis mine) --PZ Myers, Pharyngula Blog, September 6, 2013

I cruised PZ's Pharyngula blog hunting for specimens of "reason and evidence and scientific thought." Most of what I found in several weeks of his most recent postings had little to do with "reason and evidence and scientific thought." Had I just picked an atypical sample of his blog? I'd like to believe the best about a person, until it becomes clear otherwise. Sure, he uses good arguments to knock down the very dubious claim that aliens creatures visited earth in the past (curiously Dawkins takes this kind of view seriously to possibly explain the origin of life on earth, as he testifies near the end of the documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed). But clearly, the prominent theme of PZ's blog is captured by one of PZ's own self-identifying labels: "an angry anti-theist." PZ is fond of ridiculing religion, especially theism, and most often Christianity.

This brief adventure in PZ blog territory might make one curious about why PZ recently published a book called The Happy Atheist. Casey Luskin has a plausible explanation:

After decades of cultural blunders, atheists are increasingly aware of the need to improve public relations. Last year we saw that Sean Faircloth, Director of Strategy and Policy for the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, wrote a book advising atheists to hide the more radical aspects of their agenda, the ones that don't win them any goodwill from the public, and instead focus on "marketing" concerns that result in good PR. As another example, many atheists are aware of the old negative stereotype of the "angry atheist." Evolutionary biologist PZ Myers, a leading New Atheist, thought he could help reverse that perception by titling his first book, released earlier this year, The Happy Atheist. FULL POST

Posted 10/19/13 at 9:00 PM | Mike Keas

Russell's Teapot: How Theists and Atheists Share the "Burden of Support."

I just posted a new blog today entitled: How Theists and Atheists Share the "Burden of Support." But due to an error, it is back-dated to October 15. Go here to find it. As you will see, this blog shows how Bertrand Russell's famous "Teapot" illustration relates to the God question. Some people deeply misunderstand what "burden of proof" really means when it comes to the God question, which is actually the question about what is the prime reality.

Posted 10/15/13 at 11:16 PM | Mike Keas

Venus Flytrap Catches Prey in 1/10th Second: Darwinists are Caught in Another Puzzle

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In a summary article about the recent research of a team of German scientists, Colin Brownlee writes:

The Venus flytrap digests and absorbs its prey, but how does it coordinate digestion and absorption to maximise the efficiency of this highly evolved mechanism? A new study that combines direct recordings from cells within the trap along with molecular characterization of nutrient transport reveals a complex and coordinated suite of mechanisms that underlie this elegant process (emphasis mine). Colin Brownlee, "Carnivorous Plants: Trapping, Digesting and Absorbing All in One," Current Biology, Volume 23, Issue 17, 9 September 2013, Pages R714-R716. FULL POST

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What would Republicans say if a terrorist bombing killed 220 Marines on Obama’s watch?

The current political controversy over last year’s tragedy in Benghazi, Libya, brings to mind an even greater tragedy of nearly 30 years ago in that same part of the world.

On Oct. 23, 1983, a terrorist truck-bomb was detonated at a U.S. Marines barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 220 Marines, 18 sailors and three soldiers. It was the biggest single-day death toll for the Marine Corps since the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.

The Marine contingent in Beiruit was subsequently moved offshore for their own protection, and four months after the bombing, President Reagan ordered the withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Lebanon.

A subsequent investigation by a fact-finding committee blamed the military chain of command for the disaster and said there might have been fewer casualties if the guards at the barracks had carried loaded weapons. The sentries had been ordered to carry their ammunition on their belts, not in their rifles, to avoid any accidental shootings.

Incredibly, public reaction to the barracks bombing was almost immediately muted when, two days later, President  Reagan ordered 7,000 U.S. troops to invade the tiny island nation of Grenada in the Caribbean — ostensibly to rescue 800 American medical students studying there.

The little war in Grenada, which enjoyed wide support among the American populace,  resulted in the deaths of 59 Cubans, 45 Grenadans and 19 Americans. More importantly for the Reagan administration, it diverted attention from the debacle in Beirut.

But what if all this had happened while Barack Obama was president?

What would Republicans have said about barracks guards having been ordered to keep their weapons unloaded?

Would they have said the subsequent withdrawal of U.S. troops from Lebanon was a shameful example of cowardly retreat — “cut and run,” as it were?

What would Obama’s political enemies have said about his little diversionary skirmish in Grenada? Would they have characterized it as a “war” a good American street gang could have won without much fuss?

How soon would the right-wing noise machine have called for Obama’s impeachment?

I’m just asking, mind you.

  1. Of central import, the FCC Fairness Doctrine was in place in 1983, which required “the holders of broadcast licenses to present controversial issues of public importance in a manner that was, in the Commission’s view, honest, equitable and balanced.”

    In other words, the Fox business model was illegal. And it still should be.

    Could you imagine Roger Ailes called to testify under oath and present proof that Fox News is “equitable” in its’ coverage?

  2. Neftali

    What a bunch of silly nonsense from Pat. Republicans aren’t very happy with Reagan’s response to the Beirut attack, just the same as they aren’t happy with how the Obama administration handled Benghazi.

    One of the left’s favorite people, Michelle Malkin, did a noteworthy job of honoring the deceased on the 29th anniversary of the bombing. She also singled out this quote from another blog which I agree with.

    “The weak responses to the bombing by the US are believed to have emboldened jihadists around the world and contributed to the rise of Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed extremists in Lebanon.”

    This is in contrast to the liberals, which have continually tried to avoid, deflect, and dismiss responsibility of the Benghazi attacks. Let me know when the left puts up a similar memorial.

  3. Robert

    The court case between Fox News and Jane Akre and her husband Steven Wilson, says everything any thoughtful, truth appreciating person would want know about FOX News and the organization behind it. There’s a reason the Fairness Doctrine was done away with and why the rightwing media and the host of these shows, go ballistic whenever there’s any talk of its return. Roger Ailes and Rupert Murdoch took several pages out of the Nazi playbook on how to propagandize a large group of people and made sure it became legal to do just that. And the fools that consume their dribble have no clue they are being deceived. They just keep coming back for more and curse any body who tries to enlighten them.

    ” In February 2003, a Florida Court of Appeals unanimously agreed with an assertion by FOX News that there is no rule against distorting or falsifying the news in the United States.”

  4. Neftali: Are you serious???

    If something like Beirut happened on Obama’s watch, the right-wingers would go completely bonkers. The thing about unloaded rifles would rile them to no end. The calls for impeachment would be deafening.

    I mean, look at the ridiculous fuss those ninnies are making over Benghazi with their baseless accusations of a cover-up. Something like Beirut would have them marching on the White House with pitchforks. And Ted Cruz, the man you foolishly think is feared by Democrats, would be leading the charge.

  5. Steverino

    They would demand that The Hague come to the US and prosecute the entire White House.

  6. expdoc

    So the Democrats didn’t try to use Lebanon for political gain? Or do you mean to say they failed to use Lebanon for political gain?

    By the way, note who asked the question in the debate.

    In a debate later that year, Reagan was questioned on the terrorism issue “Morton Kondracke, executive editor of the New Republic, asked Reagan if he had not displayed the same weakness he accused Jimmy Carter of showing in the Iran hostage situation by not retaliating against the terrorist attacks. Reagan said the Marines had been sent to Lebanon at the request of that country’s government as “a stabilizing force” … In one of his more effective presentations of the evening, Reagan underscored his humane intentions by insisting that the U.S. would retaliate against terrorist attacks only “if we can put our finger on” the groups specifically responsible.”

    Mondale was unsuccessful in subsequent efforts to make terrorism policy a voting issue.”

  7. doc: Was there a never-ending series of congressional hearings on the Beirut matter? Were there deafening cries for Reagan’s impeachment? Was Reagan accused of favoritism toward Muslim terrorists? Did any TV network devote hundreds of hours to disparagement of Reagan over this matter?

    Check this: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/07/1138116/-The-President-Was-Warned-Security-Was-Lacking-And-Did-Nothing

    An excerpt:

    “Notably absent was any organized attempt by Democratic Congressional House members to investigate the Administration’s knowledge of the military’s defense strategy regarding the barracks.”

  8. expdoc

    “Did any TV network devote hundreds of hours to disparagement of Reagan over this matter?”

    In 1984? Seriously?

    How many hours of disparagement do you think MSNBC has dished out? They hit hundreds of hours of disparagement of conservatives about every other week on an ongoing basis. It would be faster if they weren’t so infatuated with prison life.

  9. expdoc

    “…deafening cries for Reagan’s impeachment?”

    You should turn off Fox News. Or at least turn down the volume.

  10. Craig Knauss

    There was no big outcry about Beirut. None. And there was a ton of glad-handing after our great military success over the Grenada juggernaut. Grenada was invaded for one purpose and one purpose only – to deflect public attention from the gross mismanagement that enabled the Beirut barracks and new U.S. embassy attacks.

    It was a classic case of the tail wagging the dog.

  11. expdoc

    If that’s true Craig, then I wonder why Walter Mondale couldn’t score any political points on such an outrage?

  12. Robert

    Is the RRS having some formatting problems? Somethings changed.. I’m only having this problem when I go into the Applesauce blog. I also noticed the Obituary link for the RRS isn’t showing any names. The rest of the link the RRS seems to working fine

  13. wilson

    So I guess nothing new was revealed at the Benghazi hearings so it is time to go back in time and argue what if’s.

    Don’t open this link, it is propaganda

  14. Robert: I’ve encountered the same formatting problem. I’ve reported the matter to our techies.

  15. Robert

    Pat, I got rid of my bookmarked link and got a fresh one and now its fine.

  16. Craig Knauss

    One more time, doc,

    “There was no big outcry about Beirut. None. And there was a ton of glad-handing after our great military success over the Grenada juggernaut.”

    Got it? BTW, I was in DOD when this was going on. What were YOU doing back then that makes you think you know more about it than I do? Elementary school perhaps?

    • Huldah1776

      I am a conservative and I despise Reagan for the lack of response to terrorism. He was an actor. An Actor.

  17. Darillyn Lamb Starr

    I don’t get into political debates. I just wanted to thank you for remembering the Marines (and also several men from the Navy and a few from other branches) who were killed in Beirut, in 1983. My father was still on active duty, in the last year of his 35 year Marine Corps career. He saw the casualty lists from that event and that is how I learned that one of my best friends from high school, who had graduated from the US Naval Academy, in 1976, was among the dead. He didn’t say anything to me until after he had determined that it was my friend, and not someone else with the same name.

    Vince Smith and I had graduated from Waipahu High School, in Hawaii, together, in 1972. He was as perfect a young man as I’ve ever known. He was good at everything; top of his class, great at sports, beautiful singing voice (which he used to sing duets with me, quite often), Eagle scout, you name it. Yet, despite all of his accomplishments, he was humble and just a very nice person.

    Everyone expected Vince to distinguish himself as an officer in the Marine Corps, just like his father, who retired as a Lt.General (three stars). Unfortunately, he didn’t get the chance. He had served only seven years when that terrorist drove those explosives into the building where he was sleeping.

    Darillyn Lamb
    Daughter of Col. A.W. Lamb, USMC (ret)

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I’ll keep this nice and short…

I’ll be using this blog as a place to post technical insights and any news relevant to the courses I teach. Starting with a write up on what myself and Paul Roberts did at the Develop Conference earlier in July – coming very soon!

(I’ll probably find a new theme too!)


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Everyday leadership: How podcasts have contributed to my career transition

Everyday leadership: How podcasts have contributed to my career transition

My career interests have expanded and shifted over the past ~2 years and it has taken me until now to start becoming public about this. Writing this post is a small act of courage: I am claiming and making known my in-transition and growing professional identity.

This post outlines how a few podcasts have had a key role in shaping the direction of my career. I am writing this to highlight the importance of everyday leadership and lollipop moments–those moments when people show up, share their inspiration and have a profound effect on someone else, often without knowing that they’ve done so. I feel much gratitude for the work of every person and podcast mentioned here.

Everyday Leadership through Podcasts

The visual below is my best attempt at demonstrating how the connections (note 1) were made and what theme//idea/guest in that particular podcast significantly contributed to my career transitionUnder the visual is a brief textual description.

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[oh no, I cut off Dr. Tracy Timberlake’s name by accident!]

Text summary of the visual: It started with Bonni Stachowiak’s Teaching in Higher Education podcast. I don’t even recall how I discovered it but know that I was still fully immersed in my educational developer identity when I started listening. Bonni and her guests talked about teaching in higher education (surprise, surprise) and she also talked about this fine fellow Dave Stachowiak who has the Coaching for Leaders podcast. I had a hunch I might like it. I did, and do! On Coaching for Leaders, I was introduced to the Introvert Entrepreneur podcast by Beth Buelow. One day, Beth interviewed Kwame Christian who hosts the Negotiate Anything podcast. In one of his episodes, Kwame had a conversation with Lisa Cummings, of Lead Through Strengths, about ‘smart yesses and wise nos‘ and they talked about StrengthsFinder. I was intrigued and primed because I had taken the Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment in 2016 and had found it revelatory.  I started to listen to Lisa’s podcast and, within a short time, began to seriously consider developing as a Gallup Strengths coach.  Alongside the above podcasts, I was also hooked on Chris Guillebeau’s Side Hustle School and a regular listener to You’ve Got This, in which academic entrepreneur Katie Linder shared about her consulting ventures and inspirations.

The Transition and the Now

Approximately one year ago, I recognized the extent to which my professional interests had grown. I was still immersed and engaged in the field of educational development through my work at UBC, but wanted to pursue coaching and entrepreneurial activities.

To honour my changing interests and new career goals, I made a number of decisions:

  • enrolled in Tracy Timberlake’s course for new entrepreneurs (Tracy was a guest on the Introvert Entrepreneur)
  • sought educational consulting opportunities
  • registered and then completed the Gallup’s Accelerated Strengths coaching course

I am now a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and very energized by this journey I’ve begun.

Thank you to my everyday leaders.

Note 1:  For anyone who knows StrengthsFinder, you probably won’t be surprised to know that my Top 5 are: Learner, Intellection, Input, Achiever and Connectedness.

Note 2I am a regular listener to all the podcasts I mentioned above because I learn SO much from these. I also learn a great deal from other podcasts, but the ones I’ve highlighted are that had a distinct role in my career transition.

Note 3: This post is inspired by Bonni Stachowiak’s blog post in which she wrote about podcasts’ contribution to her personal knowledge management system.

Documenting the impact of educational leadership in faculty member careers

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For just under a year, I have been involved in a collaborative project concerning educational leadership (EL) in faculty member careers.

This initiative involves (1) clarifying what EL is in the context of faculty member careers and (2) helping faculty members articulate the evidence and impact of their EL activities.The people with whom I am collaborating are Dr. Simon Bates (lead) and Dr. Simon Albon. Though my involvement is in the UBC context, this is part of a larger international Universitas 21 project.

One of the reasons that articulating evidence and impact of EL matters is because Educational Leadership Stream faculty must be able to do so to advance their careers (see note 1). However, since EL is a concept people are still trying to figure out, it is not yet ‘obvious’ what counts as evidence and how to communicate the impact.

We have begun to develop some resources to help with this and are workshopping them with faculty members and others to get their feedback.

The tool I wish to share about in this blog post is the Educational Leadership Mapping (ELM) tool.  The ELM tool is an organizing framework that can help instructors begin to categorize and make sense of their EL activities. This two-dimensional framework asks instructors to plot what they do related to teaching/learning and the forms of enactment. Learn more here.

Download the ELM tool here as a PowerPoint slide.

In our experience, faculty members have an easier time plotting along the horizontal axis than on the vertical; they can find it difficult to distinguish between “Manage” and “Lead” and may have a (negative) reaction to the word “manage”. The distinctions made on page 2 of The University of Glasgow’s Guidelines for Learning, Teaching & Scholarship Track may be helpful for distinguishing where to place an activity along the vertical (i.e., items in the Professorial list would match up best with “Lead”).

Our work is ongoing and we welcome your feedback. We will be presenting this work at the 2017 POD Conference in Montreal and I will be writing more posts on the topic as we prepare for that session.

Note 1: Though faculty members in the Educational Leadership stream MUST demonstrate EL, faculty members at all ranks and appointments may be engaging in EL.

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Favourite Podcasts (at this time!)

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Inspired by Katie Linder’s “You’ve Got This” episode about her favourite podcasts, I decided to create my own list. Since I feel like doing some light and fun blog writing, this seems like the perfect fit for this month’s post.

In no particular order, my favourites are:

Side Hustle School: I’ll try not to gush…**but**this one is so much fun to learn from! Daily episodes are short stories of a pursuit someone has followed through on which has fulfilled a purpose and made some money. The hustle is actualized while that person is working another job (or more than one) and juggling many other responsibilities. Chris Guillebeau‘s narratives are engaging and his take-aways are rich. I have been a committed listener and am excited to be taking first steps on my own side hustle (thanks to what I’ve learned and been inspired to do via this show).

Coaching for Leaders: In this podcast, Dave Stachowiak interviews people with expertise on various facets of leadership. Topics include facilitating conversations that matter, productivity, cross-cultural communication, coaching, feedback and more. His style is warm and affirming and I always glean many useful and practical lessons from these 30-minute weekly interviews. I came to this podcast via the Teaching in Higher Education podcast hosted by Dave’s wife (see below).

Under the InfluenceTerri O’Reilly is a master story teller in this podcast focused on marketing, advertising, adventure (yes!) and persuasion. The team produces tight, well-researched, 30-minute episodes that are fun, educational, and delight me with surprises. The season is short and I always look forward to it. A CBC podcast.

Teaching in Higher Education: In this weekly 30-minute podcast, host Bonni Stachowiak interviews an expert on an aspect of teaching in higher education. Shows may focus on concepts, practical approaches, productivity, technology–or a combination of these areas. This is another excellent source of learning for me and I thoroughly enjoy the relaxed (Bonni has a great laugh!) yet informative approach in these shows. This podcast has helped shift my own thinking about technology in teaching.

Lead Through Strengths. I only recently started listening to this one after hearing an excellent interview with host Lisa Cummings in another podcast. Lisa focuses on how to help people use their ‘strengths’ (which are really talents) to thrive in their career and workplace. She draws from StrengthsFinder as the source of her work and her style is warm, friendly, knowledgeable and engaging as she interviews guests. Via this show, I am not only learning about StrengthsFinder, but a lot about leadership and human communication.

Les Eclaireurs. A fun, informative podcast (in French) that deals with social trends, marketing, consumer choices, travel, and health. Each episode is hosted by Sophie-Andrée Blondin and features several guests who share lively exchanges and laughter. Proud to listen to CBC podcasts🙂

The Hidden Brain. Like some of the other podcasts above, this one involves wonderful story telling. Drawing from psychology and science, host Shankar Vedantam explains some of the unconscious patters at work in our society, choices, habits.

The Introvert Entrepreuneur. In this show, Beth Buelow interviews guests and covers various topics which are related to entrepreneurship, life, choices, career, and well-being. She also has some solo episodes in which she reflects on any of these broad areas. I enjoy her straightforward, gentle, honest style.  I came to this show via Coaching for Leaders.

You’ve Got This. Branded as “a podcast for academics and higher education professionals looking to increase their confidence and capacity for juggling ….” their various responsibilities and demands. I enjoy these short weekly podcasts in which Katie Linder shares her experience in a relaxed and conversational style. It is like listening to a wise friend.

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Thank you Jan!

Below is a short speech I prepared as a public ‘thank-you’ to Janice Johnson, my long-time mentor. Jan retired from the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology in 2016, after a long career there.

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Jan hired me as a graduate student assistant to work on a teaching portfolio initiative at the teaching and learning centre, then called TAG.

At that time, I had never heard of a teaching portfolio nor of a teaching and learning centre.

Does that mean Jan was a poor decision maker?

No, it means she was (and remains) an outstanding mentor.

Dear Jan,

It is my pleasure to be able to thank you publicly today.

You have shaped my professional life in significant ways and mentored me in the field of educational development for over a decade.

You introduced me to a pocket of academic culture that I was unfamiliar with as a graduate student. I only knew a culture of fierce competition and one-upmanship. At the teaching and learning centre, people shared openly, supported one another, and collaborated meaningfully. And, this is the approach you took with me and others you have hired and worked with.

Over the years, you have introduced me to a host of communities and projects…instructional skills network, bc teaching and learning folks, peer review of teaching, to name a few.  You identified opportunities I was often unaware of and gently invited me in, honouring the fact that I tend to be cautious and seek information before making decisions.

I have learned so much from our conversations and from watching you—from near and afar—“facilitate with ease”. Your skills as a facilitator are ever so masterful and have been revealed to me over time, as my awareness of facilitation has grown.

You are a generous leader, who has never, ever, EVER turned me away when I’ve knocked on your door with “do you have a few minutes?”.

Once you’re not longer at CTLT, I will walk past your door and think of you. And, as a nod to the wrap up in the peer review of teaching workshop that we co-facilitated so many times together, here is my top 10 about Jan:

  • Encouraging
  • Learner
  • Leader
  • Teacher
  • Loyal
  • Perspective-seeker
  • Community-builder
  • Music enthusiast
  • Family-oriented
  • Dog lover

Starting a mastermind group

I first heard the term “Mastermind Groups” in the Coaching for Leaders podcast approximately 8 months ago. Since I am thinking about starting one, but wasn’t clear on how these differed or were the same as other support groups, I did some reading on the topic and wanted share what I have learned.

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What is a mastermind group?

A mastermind group is created when two or more people come together to work towards a purpose. Individual members set goals and seek to accomplish these. Meetings provide support in a group setting and often involve feedback, brainstorming, sharing resources and peer accountability.

How is a mastermind group different from group coaching?

Mastermind groups draw on the wisdom of the group and allow individual members to benefit from everyone’s feedback, support and advice. The facilitator, if there is one, helps with the process and conditions to support the group. In group coaching, the mentor/facilitator coaches individuals in a group setting.

Determine a focus

A mastermind group works best when there is a clear focus. Whether you are starting a group or joining one, you’ll want to think carefully about this piece as it affects the success and sustainability of the group and its membership.

Selecting members for your mastermind group

I have belonged to various ‘support groups’ (i.e., writing groups, PhD cohort, and others), and, based on that experience and according to what I have read on mastermind groups, the who matters a lot.

In a successful mastermind, members have:

Your screening process may be more formal or less so, depending on your preference. Members should be clear (to the extent that they can) on what they hope to get from/contribute to the group.

How many members should you have?

Several posts (e.g., Lifehack and ChristineKane) suggest masterminds should be composed only of a small group of 3-6 people. In my experience, a group of 6 can work when you have a set meeting day/time (i.e., every Friday at 1 pm) and group of 3 is better when people’s schedules vary and you find yourself having to alter the meeting times.

Structuring and running a mastermind group

Mastermind groups may meet weekly, every two weeks or once a month. Scheduling meetings in advance is advisable, meeting less than once a month isn’t. Your conversations can be in person, by phone, or online.

Overall, your meetings will be guided by your “unifying purpose”. In his post about mastermind groups, Michael Hyatt suggests the following structure:

  • each member shares their highs and lows from the week/month (15 minutes)
  • one member gets the “hot seat” meaning they get focussed attention and time during which they discuss a particular issue, can benefit from the group’s input, and strategize (30 minutes)
  • each member determines and shares one action to which she wants to be held accountable (15 minutes)

Others (Savara at Lifehack, Karyn Greenstreet at the Success Alliance), however, suggest that every member should be in the “hot seat” at every meeting. If you choose this option, time in the hot seat needs to be shortened to keep meetings to a reasonable time.

My next steps

As mentioned at the start of this post, I wrote this because I have an interest in starting/joining a mastermind group related either to writing or to doing educational consulting as a “side gig” (as Dr. Katie Linder calls it). The accountability aspect of masterminds appeals to me at this time and the focus on a common purpose because I think both of these matter a great deal to the success of the individual and group.

In writing this post, I have discovered there are many resources on the internet about starting and running a mastermind group.  Some additional resources that I have not linked to above include:

You’ve Got This Podcast by Dr. Katie Linder (Thank you Katie for inspiring this post!)

Go Beyond Simple Networking and Organize your own Mastermind Group

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Monday, May 2, 2011

Miss Bliss Begins to Crochet!

R10 has been asking and waiting patiently for the chance to crochet. I had read reviews saying the Klutz book was the way to go. I don't crochet so I'm not much help in just showing her how! I do knit, but I'm not very good at it, but that has been harder for her to pick up even with the help of Klutz. In her Easter basket, she found the kit and she learned the very same day!

The Klutz Book on Crochet

The Klutz directions are always so easy to follow. She set to work and emerged with a good start!

I think she's got it!

Love to watch those busy hands!

She is very pleased with herself and has been working on a flower using the directions. I love these Klutz kits. They provide well written directions and everything you need to get started on a few projects. She's been crocheting like crazy.

Lori said...

Klutz is a favorite around here too. Way to go with the crochet.

Anonymous said...

Wonderful to hear that you are crocheting, R10! It has skipped a few generations, but I will send you a scrap of something that your great-great grandmother (my mother's mother) crocheted. She crocheted a great deal.

love, Grandma

Anonymous said...

Both our mothers, R10's great grandmother's, were avid crocheters and tatters. So she should be a natural:).

Love Nanni

Penney Douglas said...

There are some good videos on YouTube for learning how to crochet, too. My 11 yr old daughter just learned from watching them. She has been working on it for about 3 weeks now. It's neat to see her crocheting while I'm reading aloud to all the kids. She wants to make a doll.

Heather said...

I know your mom crocheted a tons and I thought Grandma knitted tons. However, I'm going to say that this type of handwork skill skipped my generation! I am the WORST knitter! My needles still get stuck together. I've never tried to crochet because I always like how knitted things look better.


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Article in The Land

I wrote an article about the UK fisheries quota system for the current issue of The Land magazine. You can read it online, order a physical copy, or subscribe at The Land's website.

Friday, 7 February 2014

I'm out and about doing fieldwork at the moment, and am keeping a micro-diary of interesting things I see using a new Instagram account.

It's more personally oriented than work, so there will be less about food production and more about folklore, fashion and craft (and over the next month, lots about Scotland!). If that's your kind of thing you're very welcome to connect and say 'hello!' over there.


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Dreadful: Tales of the Dead and Dying available in E-book

I am very proud to announce that my first collection of short stories, Dreadful: Tales of the Dead and Dying is available in E-book form.  It is available on Page Foundry, Scribd, Tolino, and also in Kindle format on Amazon.  It will be available on iBooks, Nook, and Kobo within the next two days.  Links, cover art, and the chapter listing can be found below.  I debated making the collection free, but ultimately decided that three years of work was worth three dollars (2.99).  If anyone is interested, though, I will gladly email a Kindle friendly copy!  Just leave your email in a comment, thanks!  If you download the book please leave feedback... you know how much it helps :)

Wednesday, 3 June 2015

Insecure Writer's Support Group

Military life and school have taken me away from my two passions for 3-4 years now.  School is done for the next couple of years and my Air Force career is as settled as it is going to be, meaning I can spend time with my wife and daughter again...and I can write again!

I am insecure about publishing my work of horror short stories: Dreadful.  I am going the Amazon e-book route because I honestly can't live two lives.  I can't be a dedicated Air Force officer, with all that entails, and give the business side of my writing the fair chance and time it necessitates.  I can only hope that my work will be not just good but meaningful to people.  There are a few running themes in these stories and my wish is that, having read them, my audience will be not disturbed but curious.  I am not a person of faith, but believe our senses do us a disservice.  There is more than we can see, hear, and touch.  The possibilities are all around us, just out of range.

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Sunday, March 09, 2008

You Suck At Transformers, Part 3

IDW's search for the next Transformers artist has entered phase two. This is kind of like those shows like American Idol, only on American Idol a contestant can be rightfully voted off for quite possibly singing Queen's "Who Wants To Live Forever?" worse than Stephen Hawking, but in this competition they're allowed to keep shitting all over Transformers, submission after submission.

Again, here are the ground rules:
- Does the cover meet assignment requirements?

- Is the appropriate focus given to the spotlight character?

- Does the cover make you interested in buying the book to find out what happens inside?

- Is the cover eye-catching?
As last time, the page containing all the other entries is linked in the description preceding each entry group so you can see just how good or bad the other entries are, if you dare.

Doctor Arkeville has joined forces with the Decepticons, and he’ll settle for nothing less than the complete destruction of the Autobots. What secret weapon has he, Hook and Swindle devised that could spell the end for the Autobots, and what does it have to do with the Australian city of Sydney?

Only a truly mad scientist would make the Sydney Opera House barf all over a zoo.

I had to include this cover, though, because it kicks all ass.

Circuit Breaker is back and out for vengeance! Determined to destroy every last Transformer, Circuit Breaker may have just bitten off more than she can chew when she squares off against Motormaster and Razorclaw at Mount Rushmore. Who will come out on top? And who will never be the same again?

"Dude, what the fuck?! Get your foot off my head!"

The competition was fierce for this one, and by "fierce" I basically mean that every cover was equally lame. It was as difficult picking out the worst cover as it was to pick out a good cover. This was the best I came up with.

Set before the events of Infiltration,
Hunter O’Nion is following up on a lead he’s got on giant alien robots in San Francisco. Will he discover Powerglide and Seaspray’s secret? And if so, will he ever be the same again?

All of the entries for this one were so bad that I couldn't even pick out a good one, so I'm just going to post three examples of the worst ones instead.

When I say that there is nothing good about this, the idea of finding a giant robot romancing your girlfriend while another one pees on a forest is the least of what I'm talking about.

Dwayne Johnson must be so ashamed.

Marissa Faireborn, Beachcomber and Bluestreak are investigating a series of disappearances in the Canadian city of Vancouver in the summertime. What horrible secret will they uncover that could turn the whole world against the Autobots?

I'm going to do you all a favor and just get the only good submission out of the way first.

This only qualifies as "art" in the sense that it is not.

If you have to extend the deadline to produce this, do yourself a favor and give up art.

It looks like Björk is going to be the next celebrity to show up on Courtney Cox's new show D!rt.

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Saturday, August 13, 2011

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This month: Back to school shopping, fabulous styles and so much new jewelry!
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If you are not on our mailing list please come in and sign up, we'll have great fall and winter home decor, clothing and so much more... along with food, friends and giveaways!


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Helping Healthcare Professionals With Practice Start-Ups

Medical and Dental Practice Start-Up and Other Healthcare Practice and Business Start-Up

The Bluestein Law Firm works with Physicians, Dentists, Chiropractors and other healthcare professionals, practices and businesses. Among the services we offer is assisting doctors with Medical and Dental Practice Start-Up and other healthcare practice and business start-up. The process of opening a medical, dental or chiropractic office or other healthcare related business is unique. Doctor’s offices and healthcare businesses are regulated at both the state and federal level. Your advisors need to be familiar with healthcare requirements in state and federal laws and regulations as well as Corporate, LLC and tax laws, otherwise they can unknowingly make errors or miss requirements which can result in violations of laws and regulations, jeopardizing the practice/business as well the careers and assets of the owners.

Work with an Experienced and Knowledgeable Law Firm when starting a new practice

When your career and practice/business are at stake, we believe it is important for doctors and other healthcare professionals and businesses to work with a knowledgeable and experienced law firm. When you work with the Bluestein Law Firm, we bring our knowledge and experience to your Medical and Dental Practice Start-Up or other healthcare practice or business start-up.

The Start-Up Process

Starting a new healthcare practice or business is not just filling out a few forms. It requires a thorough evaluation from a healthcare, business and tax perspective. In most cases our services include:

  • Review of business plan/model
  • Advice and guidance in drawing up a business plan
  • Review of any unique legal issues or challenges
  • Assistance with helping you build your team of experienced professional advisors
  • Review of business structures with client and advice regarding proper selection
  • Review of tax treatment options and strategies with client and tax adviser
  • Consultation with your tax advisors and professional consultants
  • Answering numerous questions throughout the process
  • Preparation and advice and Filing of Business documents:
    • Articles of Incorporation or Articles of Organization
    • Required Supplemental Language for Healthcare practices Articles
    • By-Laws or Operating Agreement
    • Shareholder or Member Subscription Documents
    • Resolution for Initial Meeting of Shareholders or Members
    • Annual Meeting Resolutions forms
    • Directors or Member Resolutions forms
    • Shareholder or Member Interest Recording Forms
    • Tax ID Number Application
    • Tax Election Documents (Prepared in conjunction with your tax advisor)
    • Advice regarding Sales Tax and Business registrations

Based on our experience and knowledge of what needs to be done and how long it will take to complete the work; after the initial consultation we normally can quote you a flat fee for our services for Medical and Dental Practice Start-Up or other healthcare practice or healthcare business start-up.

Additional Services for Medical Dental or Healthcare Practices and Businesses

We often find that in addition to the services mentioned above, our clients need assistance with other documents and agreements such as owner employment agreements, buy-sell agreements, asset protection and estate planning strategies, office lease reviews, vendor contracts, medical office forms, office policy and employment manuals and regulatory compliance, to name just a few. We are happy to help our clients with these matters as well. If you are interested in these or other ways we can assist you, please let us know and we can discuss your needs, how we can advise and assist you, and what any additional fees will be involved in helping you set your healthcare practice or business on the right path. Please contact us at (720) 420-1777 or if you have any questions or would like to schedule a consultation.


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HIV/AIDS day Celebration

HIV/AIDS day celebration was held at Bangarpet on 01st December, 2017. It was an initiative taken by BMSSS in collaboration with Kindermissionswerk, Germany where the present project of spreading awareness on HIV/AIDS is happening. Children from Kolar, KGF, Malur and Bangarpet had participated in the program.
The program began with the rally from Government High school and college and ended in Church hall where the celebration was held. Students actively participated in the rally. They shouting slogan holding the puck cards and made the public aware about the deadly decease. They also cautioned the public to remove the social discrimination and to take proper precautions when infected with HIV/AIDS. The whole message was to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS completely from the society.
The major part of the program took place at church hall, Bangarpet. Various officials from Health department, police department, forest department and schools teachers were invited for the program. The director of BMSSS addressed the gathering and thanked all the departments for giving permission and helping our project staff to spread awareness in different schools. The chief guest of the program from the DAPCO department spoke on HIV/AIDS impact on society and cautioned the children to know and share the knowledge with others. He also encouraged them to be a responsible and healthy citizen. Later, the children of HIV club formed by BMSSS performed skit on the impact of HIV/AIDS and gave a beautiful message. The children who participated in essay and drawing competition were given prizes. Sharing session from children about the classes on HIV/AIDS was done. At the end one of our Project staff Mrs. Laxmamma thanked the whole  congregation.
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[AlternativeAnswers] Special Movie: People v the State of Illusion, 9/15/2012, 7:00 pm

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Title:   Special Movie: People v the State of Illusion
Date:   Saturday September 15, 2012
Time:   7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location:   The Caritas Spiritist Center, 5723 Arapahoe, Boulder
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People v the State of Illusion

In an age where so many people are hurting and searching for the key to their happiness, this film puts the key in the viewers hands and challenges them to see they can unlock their own prison& This film is a MUST-SEE for all those seeking to change for the better. The Reel Critic.com

Saturday, September 15
Two Screenings: 2 PM and 7 PM

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Both shows are expected to sell out FAST,
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Discussion following with Writer & Producer, Austin Vickers

Good movies are based on the successful attempt to tell a story. People v The State of Illusion takes you further, by making you part of the story being told. This film by Austin Vickers, questions the very nature of reality, and through an examination of our perceptions, beliefs and imagination, makes you both judge and jury in what will be the most important trial you will ever witness. This must-see psychological movie includes, as expert witnesses, some of the nations leading thinkers in the fields of neuroscience, biochemistry, psychology, quantum physics, and consciousness theory, including Dr. Thomas Moore, Dr. Candace Pert, Debbie Ford, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Dr. Robert Jahn, Dr. Peter Senge, Brenda Dunne, and Dr. Michael Vandermark.

People v The State of Illusion, directed by Scott Cervine and written and produced by Austin Vickers, is set in the notorious Old Main Prison of the New Mexico State Penitentiary, and tells the story of Aaron Roberts, a single father who is arrested and tried on charges following an incident that claims the life of a woman. He is convicted and sent to prison, and his daughter becomes a ward of the state. While there, an attorney learns of her plight and the story of her father, and decides to represent her in an emotionally-compelling case against the State. It is an inspiring movie that will wake you up to the power of your imagination, encourage your hope and elevate your spirit.

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Bonnie Charpentier understands the ACS from the ground up. As a board member, she has been very helpful at all levels of the ACS, especially for me, at the Regional level. When I co-chaired the 2008 Western Regional Meeting, Bonnie was instrumental in obtaining speakers, solving issues, and boosting attendance by promoting the Regional Meeting to the national ACS governance members. Bonnie Charpentier knows that every level of the ACS, whether it be at the Division, sectional, regional, or national level, is important. She has the experience and organizational knowledge to be an effective President of the ACS for everyone.
– Jeanette Van Emon, Ph.D., ACS Fellow, AGRO Councilor, AGRO Fellow, Co-Chair of the Western Regional Meeting (2008), and Past Chair of the Western Region Board

I am delighted to be able to vote for Dr. Bonnie Charpentier for ACS President! Bonnie has a tremendous wealth of knowledge and experience gained from many years of involvement in the Society. She has a finely-honed ability to develop a vision and translate that vision into a solid implementation plan, and is genuinely committed to improving the Society. I have seen her implement a vision many times, including when she was Chair of PA&PR and Chair of B&F. She is an inspiration to me because she expresses her views passionately and articulately yet maintains a collaborative working environment in which all views (including dissenting views) can be represented. I am excited to see what she does as President, as I am confident that she will be an exceptionally effective leader.
– Kristin M. Omberg, PhD, National Security Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Bonnie Charpentier has my vote as our next ACS President. I have known Bonnie for many years and I trust her skills and knowledge to get the job done. As an educator, I cherish Bonnie’s deep commitment to expand the educational efforts of ACS and to help build a diverse and inclusive chemistry workforce. I also know that, at a much needed time, her passion and experience at local, state and international levels will make her an effective advocate for science and education.
– Anna Cavinato, ACS Fellow, Chair, Committee on Project SEED, Councilor, Richland Section

I strongly endorse Bonnie for ACS President. Long a champion for health and safety in the chemical enterprise, her work is near and dear to my chosen career. Bonnie’s outreach to 2-year colleges is vitally important to encourage this pathway into higher education, particularly for Latina youth. And her long experience in the ACS affords her insight into how all the pieces fit together to support the Society’s goals.
– Debbie M. Decker, ACS Fellow 2014 and past Chair, Division of Chemical Health and Safety Safety Manager, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis

Bonnie brings a wealth of leadership experience to the post of ACS President from her service in both the local section and the ACS Board of Directors. I am particularly proud of her awareness and sensitivity to diversity challenges within the Society, and the need for the organization to attract more of the largest and most diverse generation in America today, the Millennials. She will be an asset to the Society at this critical junction in time.
– C. J. Bannochie, ACS Fellow and Chair, ConC Subcommittee on Diversity

In 2011, the Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Board evolved from the Joint Subcommittee on Diversity during Bonnie’s tenure as ACS Board Chair. She recognized the importance of open communications and invited D&I to engage directly with the Board of Directors during a critical formative stage, facilitating visibility and support of the great effort underway by many members working in the trenches to advance ACS core values.
– Teri Quinn Gray, Founding Chair of ACS Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Board

Bonnie Charpentier brings deep knowledge of the challenges and unmet opportunities for the field and discipline of chemistry. Her extensive experience with ACS governance, leadership, and programs will stand her in good stead in leading the organization forward. More importantly, her career pathway has brought her in-depth knowledge of many other fields of science. At a time when chemistry must become more effectively integrative and synergistic with other STEM disciplines, Bonnie is the ideal leader to forge stronger connections and collaborations with partner scientific societies. As the organization’s President, she will continue our work to ensure that younger scientists pursue career opportunities in chemistry and its related fields. Bonnie remains strongly committed to making ACS and the field of chemistry a welcoming (and nurturing) place for young women and men with interest and aptitude for our discipline.
– Donna J. Dean, Ph.D., ACS Career Consultant and former national President, Association for Women in Science

Leader, visionary, motivator, innovator, committed, persistent are all words that describe Bonnie Charpentier. Having a passion for chemistry, she will make an excellent ACS President. I strongly endorse her for this position.
– Diane Grob Schmidt, Ph.D., 2015 ACS President

Bonnie’s leadership and experience are precisely what is needed for our ACS members and our profession. Having worked with her for many years, I know that her vision for our Society is influenced by careful strategic thought, and she implements her goals through an approach that is collaborative, encompassing, and guided by “the big picture.” She has worked tirelessly to form partnerships – at all levels of ACS governance – and this is an asset that is very much needed at a time when science is being challenged on many levels. Bonnie is a natural and caring leader, and I believe that she would bring to the ACS presidency many new ideas and perspectives, and I wholeheartedly endorse her for this position.
– Bryan Balazs, Councilor, California Section

Many of us aspire to have the accomplishments that Bonnie Charpentier has actually achieved. She is an authentic role model for women in science and I am glad to have nominated Bonnie for an award given by the Northern California Chapters of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS). Bonnie received the 2014 Sherrie Wilkins Award for Distinguished Professionals in recognition of her achievements and contributions to mentoring. This award is presented to a woman who continues to promote career development for women scientists, while her professional role has moved her to administrative or other spheres of influence.
– Martha Murari, Ph.D., RAC

I have known Bonnie Charpentier for years and years, and I can attest to her strong advocacy for chemical education and for research and development in the chemical sciences.
– Richard N. Zare, Priestly Medalist

It is my pleasure to endorse Bonnie Charpentier for president of ACS. Bonnie led a team of chemists and chemical engineers in creating interview workshops for university students. This collaboration between local ACS chapters and the local AIChE section has continued for over a decade. The workshops have fostered stronger relations between the professional chapters and student chapters and have also provided skills for students to better present themselves during their job search. Bonnie’s energy, ideas, passion made all the difference.
– Diane Spencer, AIChE Board of Directors 2014 – 2016

Collaborative and consistent – those are the words that best characterize Bonnie Charpentier. Bonnie is an exceptional leader who listens deeply, thinks creatively, and demonstrates her commitment to the advancement of science in so many ways. She has my vote for ACS President.
– Arlene Garrison, East Tennessee Section and BMGT Division

Bonnie epitomizes all aspects of a good leader: She has vision, a track record for implementation of good ideas and exhibits empathy and understanding. I have worked with Bonnie for over 20 years in both her professional life and her ACS work. She has always been a joy to work with and has delivered on all her commitments with a quality product and a wicked sense of humor. I strongly support her for President of ACS.
– Natalie McClure, Ph.D., Past Chair, Santa Clara Valley (Silicon Valley) local section

Dr. Bonnie Charpentier has been a dear friend and mentor to someone from a small private college. She has been a champion for chemistry since I met her in her enthusiastic support for students, academia and industry. She has worked relentlessly for her local section and regional areas in the ACS even when she was Chair of the Board. She understands the internal workings of the ACS and how to get goals accomplished with efficiency and teamwork. Bonnie would provide strong, competent leadership in a time when we will most need it. I strongly endorse Bonnie Charpentier as the next President of the American Chemical Society.
– Jetty L. Duffy-Matzner, Ph.D., Professor, Augustana College, Sioux Valley Section Councilor

I am delighted to endorse Bonnie Charpentier for president of the American Chemical Society. I have had the pleasure of working with and knowing Bonnie for a number of years. She is a delightful person who also is an innovator, knows how to run a business, and is an excellent scientist. I have known Bonnie through ACS governance and the Division of Chemistry and Law. In addition, I have been impressed by her leadership and tenaciousness in the highly competitive pharmaceutical industry. Further, she has significant experience in ACS leadership, which for an organization as large and as complex as ACS, cannot be overemphasized. In summary, she has the energy, the experience, the leadership and the scientific expertise to be the very person we need as president of ACS.
– James C. Carver, Ph.D., J.D. Chair of C&B, past Chair and Councilor of CHAL

Bonnie has my vote for ACS President. She has the knowledge, skills, ability, and dedication to do the job and do it extremely well. She has served for many years as a member of the ACS Board of Directors, including as Chair of the Board and knows how ACS works. She has made enormous contributions at ACS at national, regional and local levels. She understands the industrial scientists, having spent many years from the bench to the executive suites, and this should be especially relevant for ACS industrial members. In view of her exceptional qualifications, outstanding business and professional experience, and proven leadership, I believe she will be an excellent ACS President.
– H. N. Cheng, ACS Fellow and POLY Fellow

This is Elaine Yamaguchi, a CA Section Councilor for over 2 decades, a current member of the Local Section Activities Committee, and Chair of the CA Section SEED Committee for about 35 years.  As you can tell, I have been around for awhile, and the ACS has changed over those years. Our next ACS president will confront some important issues: 1. Significant decline in ACS members who describe themselves as industrial  chemists over the last 25 years, 2. Significant loss of traditional lab jobs due to mergers and acquisitions, and 3. Significant added emphasis on STEM-related careers, including for those traditionally underrepresented in the chemistry field.

Bonnie has my vote for ACS President, since she has worked for gigantic to small size industrial firms, and understands their current challenges, thus being particularly equipped to address the question: what is the value of ACS to the company’s management and staff? Already Bonnie has addressed the second issue by participating in an ACS Webinar, which grew out of a “Careers Away from the Bench” panel, held at UC Berkeley on 2/14/17 on the same topic.  She was one of 6 women chemist representatives of this phenomenon at the Berkeley event, targeted at College of Chemistry students to inform them of the broad, chemical employment landscape.  Finally, she has led community outreach activities in her section, the Silicon Valley Section, dealing with the third issue through demonstrations of chemical phenomena for younger students in homeless shelters.

Plus, and this is important, she knows how ACS operates, having served on the Board for several years, some as its Chair. There she focused on communicating the value of chemistry through public outreach and established the first ACS award for 2-year college teaching. Many lower income students choose this community college route due to the high cost of education at 4-year universities.

She is prepared, experienced, and current; thus, she gets my vote and I hope yours too.
– Elaine Yamaguchi, Retired Industrial Chemist, ACS Fellow, STLE Fellow


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Thursday, May 3, 2012

Write It Right ~ rain, rein, reign

Rain is that wet stuff that falls out of the sky, when rainy days and Mondays really get you down.

A rider uses reins to guide a horse and to rein her in when he wants to stop.

A queen reigns over her subjects.  Long may she reign!  Queen Elizabeth knows how to rein in her horse as well as how to reign over her subjects.  I don't know whether she rides in the rain.

Your choice

This post was prompted by an online article quoting a pastor giving parental advice about a daughter:  "reign [sic] her in."  He was giving parents some really awful advice, like to "punch" their children, and his misuse of the word reign makes him look ignorant.  Your assignment, if you choose to accept it, is to correct his spelling.  In the comments, tell us whether he should have used rain, or rein, or reign.  (Too bad we can't enlighten him on raising children.)

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Helen's Book Blog said...

Our language really doesn't need to be so complicated. The number of times students get there/their/they're and its/it's incorrect is frightening!


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Ivano Comelli will give a historical talk about "La Nostra Costa".  He will introduce Nancy to the group.  See info on Ivan's and Nancy's books below.

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"La Nostra Costa" (Our Coast) is about my family's journey to Davenport and the North Coast.  It contains a humorous story of how the Iacopetti Store later became the "Lost Weekend Bar" and now the Bonny Doon Vineyard Tasting Room.

The Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (831-429-1964) 705 Front Street carries Ivano's book. Buy yourself a great Holiday Gift and support the Museum.

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Regan McHenry is a Santa Cruz real estate agent whose work puts her in the midst of mystery, mayhem and even murder.  Recently, her business on the upper west side of town has brought her close to so many deaths her associates have started calling her 'the grim reaperette'.

The last death in the neighborhood is ruled accidental, but she thinks it's murder - she even thinks she knows who the murderer is.  Now Regan has to prove a crime has been committed before anyone will take her seriously.  The problem is - she doesn't want to be right.

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1:00 pm: The Ladies of Bonny Doon We will meet at the home of Jean Smith. Diane Pinkard will be talking on her new book. The group had an enjoyable holiday gathering in December at Mickey Beebe's home.

The club meets the fourth Thursday of most months and is open to all ladies of Bonny Doon.  It is a social and philanthropic group founded in 1942.  For information call President Larue Wilton at 425-3558 or Vice-President Barbara Louv at 426-3652.

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Diane Marie Pinkard believes that society is experiencing yet another major, social paradigm shift-that people are once again appreciating the value of caring and trusting "interpersonal relations" in both the corporate world and the marketplace. She maintains that "people still buy people," and they buy best from people who treat them like they matter.  More information is available on her website www.HeartofSales.com.

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Keep up with all the events in Bonny Doon with the Battle Mountain News.  Arriving the first of every month at all 1100 Bonny Doon households, this is the best way to advertise in Bonny Doon.  Ads are due by the 24th of the month for the next month's edition.  Rates as of November 2008 are: $20 for up to 12 lines; $50 for 12 lines to a half-page; and $150 for half- to full-page.  Call the publisher, Morgan Rankin, at 426-6412, and deliver your ads to her at 222 Ice Cream Grade.

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Saturday, 25 July 2015

Book Review of Ghosts of Blackwell Book One Blackwell Trilogy by S.M. Bysh

Book Title: Ghosts of Blackwell (Book One Blackwell Trilogy)
Genre: Horror
Pages: 16
Author: S.M. Bysh
Date Published: 22 June 2015

Things go bump in the night. But not what you may think. More sinister is afoot. Darren Duncan Randall a new mild-mannered clerk at a new station, finds himself under the spell of a mysterious captivating figure. As Chaos ensues, can Darren break this spell before before death and disaster come knocking at the door.

Ghosts of Blackwell Book 1Ghosts of Blackwell Book 1 by S.M Bysh
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This is the first book in the Blackwell Trilogy. It is set, intriguingly in 1831 and introduces the reader to Darren Duncan Randall and a mystery that quickly turns into horror.

This is the first 2 star review I have written since I began writing reviews. I really don't like doing it, but feel that I must be painfully honest.

The beginning of the story (the prologue) intrigued me. Unfortunately, it all went downhill from there. As this is only a short story, I didn't really get a good impression of the characters. Therefore, I found them rather one dimensional and under-developed. They also contradicted themselves within the space of a sentence! One minute Darren and Morgana are very much in love, the next she loathes him with a passion. The story is extremely confusing and seems to jump around a lot; some of the story seems missing and random characters appear with no real reason. There is also an issue with tenses. Sentences have both past and present tenses in them, so a reader doesn't know if the characters are coming or going! This also causes a problem with the flow. I also don't know if the author had a problem with the formatting when uploading the book, but some quotation marks have been turned into capital E's or missing altogether. The suspense and horror is lost amongst the confusion and this made me grateful that the book is currently free and I didn't waste money on something that is this bad. This book has potential to be quite atmospheric and spooky, but it needs a complete overhaul, with a re-write to flush out the confusion and a proper edit and proofread done to give it a professional polish.

This is S.M. Bysh's debut novella. She has the potential to make a wonderful horror writer as she has a vivid imagination. However, she needs to watch her tenses and develop her characters and dialogue more. I would be interested to find out how she grows as an author in the future.

I cannot, in good conscience, recommend this book as it is written (at the time of writing this review) to lovers of horror, but if you do decide to download this book in the future, I hope that the above issues have been sorted out and you will have a better experience than myself. - Lynn Worton

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About The Author:

S.M. Bysh the author of Prettiest Poetry Volume One. An up and coming mystery writer working on oddly enough, her first Paranormal Horror, also a mystery series, along with her first science fiction amongst many other things. When she is not writing her favorite activities include, crocheting, rug hooking,embroidering. watching her favorite shows, Haunted Collector, Elementary,CSI, Paranormal Witness,Ghost mines. Or watching Star Trek series or movies. As well as being with family.

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Tuesday, 26 April 2016

Guest Post & Giveaway: Dragons Among Them by Kyra Jacobs

Hi, everyone. Kyra Jacobs here celebrating the release of my latest novel, DRAGONS AMONG THEM. While romance is nothing new to me, writing in a fantasy world and being able to bend rules to my will certainly was prior to the start of this series. And oh, did I have fun with that!

In DRAGONS (Book 1 in the Kingdoms of Fire and Ice trilogy) the hero Zayne Godfrey is a dragon-shifting prince living in a hidden, medieval-ish realm. The heroine Adelaide (Addie) Miller, however, is a simple, independent gal who grew up in Indiana. When their worlds collide, age-old secrets slowly surface.

You do understand that if I answer your questions honestly today, you may never look at me the same again, don’t you? It’ll be like I’ve grown horns on my head or something.”

As a man who routinely dons scales and talons, horns would do little to scare me.”

Upon discovering I had written a book about shifters, for today’s post I was asked this question:  If I was a shifter, what animal would I be?

Which, honestly, is a pretty tough question. I mean, Zayne had to be a dragon-shifter—that was the story that called me to write. But if a wizard showed up on my doorstep tomorrow saying I could shift into anything I wanted to be, what would I choose?

As indecisive as I can be about choosing where to go out for dinner or what to watch on TV, something tells me the wizard might well give up and leave before I could make up my mind! Lol But for the sake of this blog I’ll choose a Great Horned Owl.

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This way I could fly, I’d travel in silent stealth mode all the time, my head could swivel most of the way around so I could keep an eye on my kids from just about anywhere, and…here’s the best part…those “horns” on their head? They’re tufts of feathers that to me look like eyebrows. As a writer who not only writes often about brow activities but also employs the use of them frequently herself, these brows would totally rock.

And come on—who’s gonna mess with a Great Horned Owl? They’re intimidating as all get out!

Okay, so that’s one of many of the creatures I’d pick. How about you? If you could shift into any creature, what would it be? While you think about that, here’s a little teaser from

Dragons Among Them, where men truly do shift into dragons to save the women they love. Happy daydreaming, everyone!

About the Book:

Dragons Among Them
by Krya Jacobs
Kingdoms of Fire and Ice Book 1
Samhain Publishing
Date of Publication: April 19th 2016

Prince Zayne Godfrey, heir to Edana’s throne, is betrothed to the lone princess of rival kingdom Forath. While his heart is not in the arranged marriage, he will do his royal duty.

When he finds a beautiful stranger cornered by a pack of wolves, he doesn’t hesitate to shift into his golden dragon form to save her. She thanks him by taking one look at him and fainting dead away.

Photographer Adelaide Miller is in England for a career-making shoot when a bizarre jogging mishap lands her in a dangerous, medieval-like world of royals, wizards and dragon-shifting men. Her first instinct is to find her way back, but the fire-breathing prince intent on protecting her threatens to melt her heart.

Zayne’s burning passion for Adelaide not only jeopardizes the fragile peace between two kingdoms, it uncovers a ruthless plot to destroy his family.

Remaining together may change Adelaide’s very definition of home—and expose one searing secret that could forever shift the balance of power in Zayne’s world.

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“Are you sure this is really such a good idea—”

Addie stopped in midsentence as the prince turned from her, dropped trou, and moved to tuck those into his pack as well. He detached it from Will’s saddle and tossed it toward her. She had but a moment to enjoy the view before the air around them began to swirl. The wind swallowed Zayne in a mini tornado, then faded to reveal him in his giant, golden-scaled form. He stretched his wings, shook out his neck in the same manner Addie had seen Will do countless times now, and then turned his golden, glowing eyes her way.

She stared at him in awe. As a man, he was chiseled like a Greek god. As a dragon, well, he was spectacular. One golden brow rose as he stared back at her.

“Right. We fly.” She swung his pack over her shoulder and stepped forward while trying to tell herself this was all perfectly normal. Her, mounting a mythical creature to go for a spin in this fairy-tale world.

All. Perfectly. Normal.

Zayne’s head snaked downward, his warm breath washing steam over her as it drew close.

“Oh, nuh-uh. Don’t you even think about picking me up by your teeth and dropping me onto your back like some giant mama cat.” She shoved his muzzle away. “Just kneel down or something. I can climb.”

Zayne snorted but complied. Spreading his long, golden talons wide, he lowered himself to the ground, then used his nose to give her a careful nudge onto his back. The golden scales looked smooth as glass but had enough texture to offer her a foothold. She hiked up the skirt of her dress—Lord, she missed her jeans back home—and shimmied forward so she sat ahead of his wings. In place of a mane, Zayne had a row of golden, jagged spikes. With no reins, they would have to do. She took hold of the nearest two and cast his watchful eyes a worried look.

“I’m…I’m not hurting you, am I?”

Zayne snorted, louder this time, then rose to his feet. Addie gripped the spikes as tightly as possible, sure she’d slip right off, but found herself surprisingly stable on his broad, sleek back. She drew in a deep breath and reminded herself that no matter how scary this might get, one way or another Zayne would keep her safe. Hadn’t he proven that enough times by now?

The dragon beneath her stepped toward the center of the clearing, turned his face skyward, and spread his wings.

“I sure hope you know what you’re doing,” she whispered as she clamped her eyes shut and braced herself for whatever would come next.

About the Author:

Kyra Jacobs is an extroverted introvert who writes of love, humor and mystery in the Midwest and beyond. When this Hoosier native isn’t pounding out scenes for her next book, she’s likely outside, elbow-deep in snapdragons or spending quality time with her sports-loving family. Kyra also loves to read, tries to golf, and is an avid college football fan.

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  1. Thank you so much for having me on today, and giving me the chance to share some of my favorite lines from DRAGONS AMONG THEM!

  2. Thank you so much for having me on today, and giving me the chance to share some of my favorite lines from DRAGONS AMONG THEM!