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Points to Ponder

From Cambridge University I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdaneig.  The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy.  It deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are.  The olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist (more…)

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Joys of the Season, Happy Hanukkah, Merry Kwanzaa … whatever you celebrate this time of year, I wish you peace, joy and a day exactly like you want it to be!

A mother was showing her young son how to zip up his coat.  “The secret,” she said, “is to get the left part of the zipper to fit in the other side before you try to zip it up.”  Confused, the young boy asked “Why does it have to (more…)

Earlier this month I was facilitating a “minimizing team conflict and increasing team cohesiveness by communicating” session.  I shared how our brain hijacks can impede our rational thought and our communication.  This also ties into trust … when trust between team members is nonexistent, communication becomes guarded and vague. Having (more…)

It’s the holiday season, and a time when wish-granting and gift-giving abounds. Imagine:  You are exchanging gifts with a friend, a colleague, a family member.  What is your response when they say “Thank You”.   What you say can impact your relationship with that person, now and in the future.  If you reply “no problem”, doesn’t that sound like you are minimizing their actions and the significance of the action of gift-giving, and also the gift itself? Does your response to “thank you” negate or validate their happiness and appreciation of the gift?  Does your reaction to their expressions of thanks make it appear that it took no effort on your part to select the gift or are your comments positive and uplifting? When someone thanks you for your kindness the simplest response is probably the best.  A warm smile and a heartfelt “You’re most welcome!” can never be misinterpreted and will gratefully acknowledge their thanks.   I wish your holiday is exactly what you want it to be.  Only the best to you in 2009!

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“another five people will be dead.” That’s what the gang of Criminal Minds was told in a recent episode, “Masterpiece” .  Jason Alexander plays a serial killer that tells the FBI Profiler Team.  He then shows them a room with one (more…)

   Witness: Air New Zealand A320 ‘Turned Brutally Towards The Ground’ “It was flying straight, then it turned brutally towards the ground” What an unusual choice of words … “turned brutally towards the ground”.  You can visualize this aircraft turning and careening into the earth, very quickly, very out-of-control, very damaging. (more…)

 China’s first homegrown jet makes trial flight ARJ-21, successfully made its maiden flight on Friday

SHANGHAI, China (AP) – China’s first fully homegrown commercial aircraft, the ARJ-21, successfully made its maiden flight on Friday, a key step in the country’s ambitious aviation program.

Authorities said earlier this month that they planned to make the flight sometime after Nov. 25.

Unusually clear skies in the region made Friday a good opportunity to go ahead, and the test flight was successful, said an official with the Aviation Industry Corp. of China, or AVIC, confirming reports in the state-run media. Like many media-shy Chinese officials, he gave only his surname, Peng.

The flight was made from a local airport in northern Shanghai’s Baoshan District and went “extremely well,” the China News Service and other state-run media reported.

  For safety reasons, the aircraft was allowed to attain a maximum height of 900 meters (2,953 feet), the reports said.  

The Xiangfeng, or “Flying Phoenix,” was produced at the Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Factory, a unit of AVIC…

The showcase project aims to make AVIC’s Shanghai-based Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China a rival to international manufacturers such as Bombadier Inc. of Canada and Brazil’s Embraer SA. 

   

Somehow, ‘homegrown jet’ does not bring on an actual aircraft that was built and could (more…)

On November 13, Minnesota’s Secretary of State said this about his state’s senate election results:

I think it’s normal campaign, you know, their goal is to win at any price …

He was speaking about incumbent Senator Coleman. Later that evening, the Secretary said this:

I don’t, uh., have any reaction to that because I haven’t said their campaign is willing to win at any price …

Pray tell me readers, what exactly did the Secretary of State say?