Sunday, February 28, 2010
Gold Nokia Cell Phone
The Gold Cell Phone (Nokia 800) is made from gold.His price is + or - £350 (about $640).See the picture:Source: Engadget.
Act Opposite to Feelings - Kindness Counts
Kindness is acknowledging the judgmental voice and dismissing it so to have an authentic, present conversation with a loved one [or colleague]. Kat Tansey
To do the opposite of what you're feeling goes against the grain especially when another person is set in her ways or he is mad at you. Turning things upside down frequently involves going against common sense and your intuition all at once.
Hard...? You bet!
Doable? It can be done... because the brain holds plasticity and can rewire. Good news is that fresh experiences lead to neuron growth even in maturity. The brain rewires itself following such an experience. As you focus more on that disagreeable person's good qualities and act kindly, the more these actions are rewired into your brain's basal ganglia.
Ellen Weber suggests we need to snip our amygdala, when temper flares.
Even today, you might feel the sting of words spoken by a trusted colleague, open a card from a family member and find any affection obvious from its absence, or encounter a person you care for who makes plans that deliberately exclude you. Each encounter that stings, rejects, criticizes, or diminishes you also locks steel jaws onto your amygdala. Luckily though, jaws that create intense emotional pain, can also become a trigger to snip your amygdala before you snipe back and intensify the damage. How so?
Rather than judge a culprit’s motives, regret your own weaknesses, or focus on deciphering what that person could be saying in meta-messages spoken, simply snip away. Sure, use good tone, and name the problem honestly rather than deny it exists, but then take mental scissors to snip your well being from any tethers to maligning words or thoughtless acts. The snipping leaves you mentally in a place to grow from the experience, or even offer an olive branch in response – rather than in a place of depression.When someone nose dives into your well-being, it can cause pain in the chest. But, showing simple acts of social kindness can blunt the brain’s response and lead pain to subside. Act opposite that nudge to put out a person's lights and watch your own brain reignite.
Change begins within... Kindness counts!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Holy Helicopters!
People who teach children with autism often get swept up into the mentality of building up discrete skills and executing them with rapid-fire precision. Like all of us, we are more than machines seeking to be more efficient. We crave sharing and understanding. If we are not careful, our day can be come a mindless, robotic performance of what is on our daily to-do list, right down to the RDI objective du jour. Today's delivery of meals of wheels spotlighted for me the joy of seeking meaning and connections.
In November 2008 when we started delivering meals, Pamela's role was to man the ice chest, while David and I married the hot tray with the cold food and carried the meals. When target houses were near each other, David would hit one house while I handled the other. We developed a fast-food system that handed out twenty meals in one hour or less.
When David started school last August, I expanded Pamela's role. After we collected the hot and cold food, she carried it while I scooted ahead to knock, open the screen door, and greet the person in the house. Since Pamela's social skills are more like that of a toddler, we do not split up at adjacent houses, which adds more time. Today, we delivered twenty-eight meals in an hour and twenty minutes. What really matters is that we shared one sweet moment after another that helped me appreciate how far she has come.
After we loaded up the car with ice chests and hot boxes, Pamela tried her verbal stims on me (right now, she talks about history and whether or not Julius Caesar used an oil lamp or a flashlight and works herself up to modern times with who had or did not have the conveniences we know and love). Rather than cold shoulder her desire to talk, I remained warm and responsive by making unexpected comments about what she said rather than playing along with her script. When she said that baby Jesus didn't have a nightlight, I added, "I bet he was a cute baby." She persisted in trying to coax me into her world and I continued to reply in ways that gently disrupted her agenda.
Of all things, a helicopter rescued me from the Pamela Express. We were delivering meals about a block from the hospital. While walking to an apartment, we noticed a blue-and-white, shiny helicopter getting lower and lower. Pamela had never seen one so close to the ground, so her eyes were riveted. I said, "I wonder where the helicopter is going," and she had no idea. After we handed out the five meals for that part of town, I took a one-block detour around the hospital to see where the helicopter had landed.
We saw something completely unexpected! A construction crew had fenced off one of the parking lots and a bulldozer was paving the way for a new foundation. Pamela commented on the mess and I said, "I wonder what they are building." She thought a house until we saw a sign depicted an architect's rendering of an upcoming expansion. Behind the bulldozer, we spotted the helicopter, so I said, "I wonder why it's there." Pamela suggested, "Crashed." I said, "But, the helicopter isn't broken." That triggered a new idea, and she said, "A broken arm." I responded, "You know you're right. Sometimes, helicopters taken injured people to bigger hospitals."
The next three houses went as planned. Then, another opportunity to share joint attention bobbed into view. In the yard next to our delivery, I spotted a dog and a white rooster that was unusually quiet. Rather than prompting Pamela for attention while I held the hot tray, I simply stared at the two animals. I did not say a word. I just stood there, rooted in place. After she grabbed the yogurt and coleslaw, Pamela noticed my rapt attention. She studied the scene to figure out why I was not heading to the house. It required a careful look for some bushes partially blocked our view.
Once she was sharing joint attention, I said something noncommittal like, "Whoa!" Suddenly, Pamela burst out into a giggle and said, "Chasing the rooster. Just like Along Came a Dog," referring to a book about the friendship between a homeless dog and an ostracized little red hen, which we read six years ago! Her connection delighted me for I had not thought about that book in ages.
We delivered three more meals and then hit a snag. The weather was windy, chilly, and, not at all pleasant, even in the sun. We walked up to a house, and I knocked on the door, "Meals on Wheels." Nothing happened. I put my ear to the door and listened for signs of occupation. I did not hear a thing.
Pamela: "I don't hear anything."
Me: "You're right." [Knock, knock, knock.] "MEALS ON WHEELS."
Pamela: "MEALS ON WHEELS . . . It's taking too long."
Me: "It is. I'm waiting a little longer."
Pamela: "It's too cold."
Me: "Brrr . . . it's chilly. Let's go."
That conversation blew me away. First, Pamela initiated each idea, appropriate to the situation. She did not monopolize the conversation, nor did I. Our sentences, all declarative in nature, stayed balanced in length. Pamela connected to her environment and shared what she observed. I just loved how she thoughtfully unfolded her rationale for going back to the warm car. But, that was not the highlight!
We delivered five more meals and made another new discovery. About a year ago, a house near one of our delivery sites burned down. In the months since, we have witnessed the blackened house with the yellow crime scene tape go from abandoned to plowed down and removed to grass slowly creeping over a big, bare spot. Today, we saw construction workers building a brand new house. Both of us gasped and smiled, but did not say a word. Some sweet moments are meant to be felt, not spoken. If you doubt me, try watching this wordless interaction between a toddler and her parents and NOT smile.
Then came the priceless moment I will forever treasure. I knocked on the door, and a chair-bound lady invited us inside. She pointed to the spot where she wanted her meal and, on her lap, was sitting the most marvelous thing in Pamela's mind: a big, old, yellow cassette tape recorder. Of all her electronic devices, Pamela prizes her tape recorder the most. The moment I saw it I knew Pamela would flip. Sure enough, she bolted out of that house to burn off the joy mounting inside her. We call that her victory lap.
When we got into the car, I tried to engage her in conversation because I knew how excited she was. I made a couple of noncommittal comments, but she was too full of rapture to speak! I waited and waited, but she said nothing. I was so glad I had stayed sensitive to the extreme emotion flooding her body and avoided bullying her into talking. Unexpectedly and on her timetable, Pamela blurted out her thoughts.
Pamela: "Did you see that?"
Me: "We saw great things."
Pamela: "Swell."
Me: "The rooster was swell, too."
Pamela: "A tape recorder!"
Me: "And we saw a helicopter."
Pamela: "New house."
In that short conversation, we reviewed the discoveries made in what could have been a routine delivery.
If this post sounds like fluff and cotton candy to you, read on. A new study by the University of Miami shows that some parenting styles foster the development of language in autistic children. Researchers found a connection between "sensitive parenting" in eighteen-month-old children at risk of developing autism and greater expressive language growth by age two to three years. They defined "sensitive" as the following:
In November 2008 when we started delivering meals, Pamela's role was to man the ice chest, while David and I married the hot tray with the cold food and carried the meals. When target houses were near each other, David would hit one house while I handled the other. We developed a fast-food system that handed out twenty meals in one hour or less.When David started school last August, I expanded Pamela's role. After we collected the hot and cold food, she carried it while I scooted ahead to knock, open the screen door, and greet the person in the house. Since Pamela's social skills are more like that of a toddler, we do not split up at adjacent houses, which adds more time. Today, we delivered twenty-eight meals in an hour and twenty minutes. What really matters is that we shared one sweet moment after another that helped me appreciate how far she has come.
After we loaded up the car with ice chests and hot boxes, Pamela tried her verbal stims on me (right now, she talks about history and whether or not Julius Caesar used an oil lamp or a flashlight and works herself up to modern times with who had or did not have the conveniences we know and love). Rather than cold shoulder her desire to talk, I remained warm and responsive by making unexpected comments about what she said rather than playing along with her script. When she said that baby Jesus didn't have a nightlight, I added, "I bet he was a cute baby." She persisted in trying to coax me into her world and I continued to reply in ways that gently disrupted her agenda.Of all things, a helicopter rescued me from the Pamela Express. We were delivering meals about a block from the hospital. While walking to an apartment, we noticed a blue-and-white, shiny helicopter getting lower and lower. Pamela had never seen one so close to the ground, so her eyes were riveted. I said, "I wonder where the helicopter is going," and she had no idea. After we handed out the five meals for that part of town, I took a one-block detour around the hospital to see where the helicopter had landed.
We saw something completely unexpected! A construction crew had fenced off one of the parking lots and a bulldozer was paving the way for a new foundation. Pamela commented on the mess and I said, "I wonder what they are building." She thought a house until we saw a sign depicted an architect's rendering of an upcoming expansion. Behind the bulldozer, we spotted the helicopter, so I said, "I wonder why it's there." Pamela suggested, "Crashed." I said, "But, the helicopter isn't broken." That triggered a new idea, and she said, "A broken arm." I responded, "You know you're right. Sometimes, helicopters taken injured people to bigger hospitals."
The next three houses went as planned. Then, another opportunity to share joint attention bobbed into view. In the yard next to our delivery, I spotted a dog and a white rooster that was unusually quiet. Rather than prompting Pamela for attention while I held the hot tray, I simply stared at the two animals. I did not say a word. I just stood there, rooted in place. After she grabbed the yogurt and coleslaw, Pamela noticed my rapt attention. She studied the scene to figure out why I was not heading to the house. It required a careful look for some bushes partially blocked our view.Once she was sharing joint attention, I said something noncommittal like, "Whoa!" Suddenly, Pamela burst out into a giggle and said, "Chasing the rooster. Just like Along Came a Dog," referring to a book about the friendship between a homeless dog and an ostracized little red hen, which we read six years ago! Her connection delighted me for I had not thought about that book in ages.
We delivered three more meals and then hit a snag. The weather was windy, chilly, and, not at all pleasant, even in the sun. We walked up to a house, and I knocked on the door, "Meals on Wheels." Nothing happened. I put my ear to the door and listened for signs of occupation. I did not hear a thing.Pamela: "I don't hear anything."
Me: "You're right." [Knock, knock, knock.] "MEALS ON WHEELS."
Pamela: "MEALS ON WHEELS . . . It's taking too long."
Me: "It is. I'm waiting a little longer."
Pamela: "It's too cold."
Me: "Brrr . . . it's chilly. Let's go."
That conversation blew me away. First, Pamela initiated each idea, appropriate to the situation. She did not monopolize the conversation, nor did I. Our sentences, all declarative in nature, stayed balanced in length. Pamela connected to her environment and shared what she observed. I just loved how she thoughtfully unfolded her rationale for going back to the warm car. But, that was not the highlight!
We delivered five more meals and made another new discovery. About a year ago, a house near one of our delivery sites burned down. In the months since, we have witnessed the blackened house with the yellow crime scene tape go from abandoned to plowed down and removed to grass slowly creeping over a big, bare spot. Today, we saw construction workers building a brand new house. Both of us gasped and smiled, but did not say a word. Some sweet moments are meant to be felt, not spoken. If you doubt me, try watching this wordless interaction between a toddler and her parents and NOT smile.
Then came the priceless moment I will forever treasure. I knocked on the door, and a chair-bound lady invited us inside. She pointed to the spot where she wanted her meal and, on her lap, was sitting the most marvelous thing in Pamela's mind: a big, old, yellow cassette tape recorder. Of all her electronic devices, Pamela prizes her tape recorder the most. The moment I saw it I knew Pamela would flip. Sure enough, she bolted out of that house to burn off the joy mounting inside her. We call that her victory lap.When we got into the car, I tried to engage her in conversation because I knew how excited she was. I made a couple of noncommittal comments, but she was too full of rapture to speak! I waited and waited, but she said nothing. I was so glad I had stayed sensitive to the extreme emotion flooding her body and avoided bullying her into talking. Unexpectedly and on her timetable, Pamela blurted out her thoughts.
Pamela: "Did you see that?"
Me: "We saw great things."
Pamela: "Swell."
Me: "The rooster was swell, too."
Pamela: "A tape recorder!"
Me: "And we saw a helicopter."
Pamela: "New house."
In that short conversation, we reviewed the discoveries made in what could have been a routine delivery.
If this post sounds like fluff and cotton candy to you, read on. A new study by the University of Miami shows that some parenting styles foster the development of language in autistic children. Researchers found a connection between "sensitive parenting" in eighteen-month-old children at risk of developing autism and greater expressive language growth by age two to three years. They defined "sensitive" as the following:
- Warm communication
- Responsiveness to the child’s needs
- Respect for his or her emerging independence
- Positive regard for the child
- Maternal structuring (the way in which a mother engages and teaches her child about the environment through declarative language)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Gold Glasses
This is a "weird gadget", a pair of gold glasses.They weigh 111.33 grams.Designed by Zhu Fei (Chinese designer).Price= ?See the picture:Gold GlassesSource: Reuters
People Watching at the Post Office
Ever since I became a student of intersubjectivity, people who annoy me no longer hack me off . . . as much.
Inter-what, you ask? "Inter" as in "happening between people" and "subjectivity" as in "a person's unique thoughts, perceptions, feelings and memories."
Intersubjectivity is a shared thought-life and consensus which shape our ideas and relationships with other people. It goes on all the time, almost unseen until we observe and reflect about our social lives. My friend Kathy shared how a breakdown in intersubjectivity with an in-law helped her see how precious her children are to her, especially the two with autism. Another friend Nifferco pointed out how it helped prevent a meltdown with her daughter after dance class. Penny compared it to children's modes of thinking about numbers. Queen Mum describes how it helps her son better monitor his behavior whether they are out in the snow or at ChuckECheese's.
Today, I needed to mail some books for Paper Back Swap. I walked into the lobby of the Post Office about five minutes before they opened up for business. Two elderly men were waiting and chatting as I boldly strolled up to open the doors. I pulled hard and nothing happened! Then I realized that last November they changed the hours on me! (Where have I been?) We all laughed at my expense, and I joined in their conversation. Another woman showed up, surprised that it was closed. She entered the lively discussion, too.
The fifth person arrived. This elderly woman gave us hardly a glance and marched right up to the locked door and waited. Her body language stated clearly that SHE was FIRST in line. The rest of us exchanged knowing looks about her obvious violation of the unwritten rules of who goes first. Nobody said a word, and yet, we all knew what the others were thinking about the new arrival. I was not upset because I have seen Pamela unknowingly break this assumed code due to her delays in intersubjectivity.
Finally, a sixth man who seemed a bit clueless arrived right before the mail clerk unlocked the doors.
I hesitated partly out of curiosity to see how the jockeying for position would turn out. Clearly, the two men who arrived first ought to go before me. One scooted ahead, but the other was a retiree with plenty of time on his hands. He graciously let all five of us get in line first.
The line-cutter headed straight to the window, completely bypassing the official line, before you could say, "Next please." The gentleman who had every right to go first was second. He had the class to go through the motions of walking through the official line.
Third in line was the clueless man, who was so close on the heels of the gentleman that he missed the sign showing the beginning of the waiting line. The clerk waved him off and pointed to the sign. The man stood there even after the clerk told him where to stand. Then, I realized he could not understand English. He turned in my direction and could only see the blank side of a sign that he couldn't read anyway. I smiled, motioned to him where to stand, and said, "Here." (I probably should have said, "Aquí.") After than, proper line etiquette was restored.
These two rule breakers failed to peeve me because they were great examples of intersubjectivity in action in the real world. Instead of feeling my blood pressure rise, I thought, "What a great way to start off a blog post!"
Yesterday, two sweet moments happened as a result of Pamela's greater understanding of intersubjectivity.
The printer ran out of ink. I really did not intend to show Pamela how to change a cartridge. I just wanted to present an opportunity for sharing an experience, which is how we build intersubjectivity. I slowed down each step of changing the cartridge and looked at Pamela. She sat on the couch and watched my every movement. Suddenly, she began to narrate my actions while she supplemented her words with nice facial expressions. "Uh-oh . . . change it . . . put it in the trash . . . rip . . . all done."
We were waiting in the car for David's band practice to end--he just joined the drum line this week! Pamela rifled through my purse and found my cell phone. She opened it up and pretended to talk to someone, "Tammy's not here right now!" When she finished, I took the phone, "I'm sorry David's at band practice." I handed it back to her and she said, "Steve's not coming home today." He was, and she was only pretending. Then she talked a little more. She handed it to me and I said, "No thanks. We're not interested." She cracked up because she did not expect me to be talking to a telemarketer on a cell phone!
In both scenarios, the highlight was how beautifully she shared joint attention. She paid attention to my every move and added her own ideas to the interaction.
Inter-what, you ask? "Inter" as in "happening between people" and "subjectivity" as in "a person's unique thoughts, perceptions, feelings and memories."
Intersubjectivity is a shared thought-life and consensus which shape our ideas and relationships with other people. It goes on all the time, almost unseen until we observe and reflect about our social lives. My friend Kathy shared how a breakdown in intersubjectivity with an in-law helped her see how precious her children are to her, especially the two with autism. Another friend Nifferco pointed out how it helped prevent a meltdown with her daughter after dance class. Penny compared it to children's modes of thinking about numbers. Queen Mum describes how it helps her son better monitor his behavior whether they are out in the snow or at ChuckECheese's.
Today, I needed to mail some books for Paper Back Swap. I walked into the lobby of the Post Office about five minutes before they opened up for business. Two elderly men were waiting and chatting as I boldly strolled up to open the doors. I pulled hard and nothing happened! Then I realized that last November they changed the hours on me! (Where have I been?) We all laughed at my expense, and I joined in their conversation. Another woman showed up, surprised that it was closed. She entered the lively discussion, too.
The fifth person arrived. This elderly woman gave us hardly a glance and marched right up to the locked door and waited. Her body language stated clearly that SHE was FIRST in line. The rest of us exchanged knowing looks about her obvious violation of the unwritten rules of who goes first. Nobody said a word, and yet, we all knew what the others were thinking about the new arrival. I was not upset because I have seen Pamela unknowingly break this assumed code due to her delays in intersubjectivity.
Finally, a sixth man who seemed a bit clueless arrived right before the mail clerk unlocked the doors.
I hesitated partly out of curiosity to see how the jockeying for position would turn out. Clearly, the two men who arrived first ought to go before me. One scooted ahead, but the other was a retiree with plenty of time on his hands. He graciously let all five of us get in line first.
The line-cutter headed straight to the window, completely bypassing the official line, before you could say, "Next please." The gentleman who had every right to go first was second. He had the class to go through the motions of walking through the official line.
Third in line was the clueless man, who was so close on the heels of the gentleman that he missed the sign showing the beginning of the waiting line. The clerk waved him off and pointed to the sign. The man stood there even after the clerk told him where to stand. Then, I realized he could not understand English. He turned in my direction and could only see the blank side of a sign that he couldn't read anyway. I smiled, motioned to him where to stand, and said, "Here." (I probably should have said, "Aquí.") After than, proper line etiquette was restored.
These two rule breakers failed to peeve me because they were great examples of intersubjectivity in action in the real world. Instead of feeling my blood pressure rise, I thought, "What a great way to start off a blog post!"
Yesterday, two sweet moments happened as a result of Pamela's greater understanding of intersubjectivity.
The printer ran out of ink. I really did not intend to show Pamela how to change a cartridge. I just wanted to present an opportunity for sharing an experience, which is how we build intersubjectivity. I slowed down each step of changing the cartridge and looked at Pamela. She sat on the couch and watched my every movement. Suddenly, she began to narrate my actions while she supplemented her words with nice facial expressions. "Uh-oh . . . change it . . . put it in the trash . . . rip . . . all done."
We were waiting in the car for David's band practice to end--he just joined the drum line this week! Pamela rifled through my purse and found my cell phone. She opened it up and pretended to talk to someone, "Tammy's not here right now!" When she finished, I took the phone, "I'm sorry David's at band practice." I handed it back to her and she said, "Steve's not coming home today." He was, and she was only pretending. Then she talked a little more. She handed it to me and I said, "No thanks. We're not interested." She cracked up because she did not expect me to be talking to a telemarketer on a cell phone!
In both scenarios, the highlight was how beautifully she shared joint attention. She paid attention to my every move and added her own ideas to the interaction.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Zeppelin Called The Eureka
Doesn't need a runway and low noise
Airship Ventures, a company that's resurrected the Zeppelin for air tours of San Francisco and other locations.
Love Zeppelins but can't afford a ticket? Fly vicariously by tracking the ship on Airship Ventures' site.
Airship Ventures, a company that's resurrected the Zeppelin for air tours of San Francisco and other locations.
Love Zeppelins but can't afford a ticket? Fly vicariously by tracking the ship on Airship Ventures' site.
Differences: Management Practice
Make or break. 1-10 scale. What does growth rate really means if your management practice is poor ?
Strangled Intuition
How strong you trust your inner voice??How often it can be reliable? I've read dis book and it gave me another view about da situation. How strong an evidence can dragged some1 to be accused over something they have no capacity to do so... you will figure it out from this book.
Enjoy the 292 pages people... ^_^
Understanding the Startup Financing Process
The 3F's, Seed Capital, Angel Capital, Venture Capital, Series A-C, IPO's, Public Market
Friends, Family, Fools & Founders
they're the only ones willing to donate some money to your cause, friends and family, cause they care, and fools, cause well only a fool would give someone they don't know cash.
Seed Money
these are typically people who want to flip their equity within 6 months, quick in grow the company rapidly, and quick out strategy.
The BA's (Business Angels)
Those who invest on the basis of 30 x expected ROI.
Venture Capitalist
Comes in, typically Series A, then Series B for early stage, C for early late stage, etc... etc...
IPO, or Initial Public Offering
Meaning that the shares of your company can be traded on stock markets such as NASDAQ, DAX, etc... but when you get here, you'll have a Morgan Stanley underwriting your deal, you may be going through a M or A, and all sorts of crazy things can happen
Friends, Family, Fools & Founders
they're the only ones willing to donate some money to your cause, friends and family, cause they care, and fools, cause well only a fool would give someone they don't know cash.
Seed Money
these are typically people who want to flip their equity within 6 months, quick in grow the company rapidly, and quick out strategy.
The BA's (Business Angels)
Those who invest on the basis of 30 x expected ROI.
Venture Capitalist
Comes in, typically Series A, then Series B for early stage, C for early late stage, etc... etc...
IPO, or Initial Public Offering
Meaning that the shares of your company can be traded on stock markets such as NASDAQ, DAX, etc... but when you get here, you'll have a Morgan Stanley underwriting your deal, you may be going through a M or A, and all sorts of crazy things can happen
Monday, February 22, 2010
Gold Keyboard (6 Photos)
The Gold Keyboard is a keyboard covered with 14 carat gold.Price = ??See the 6 pictures:Source: KeyBlog.ru
Bjelovar: Apple iPhone 3GS, 32GB
Smudge. Smudge. Smudge.
''Hitting home button on the Globe.'' D.K.
Wayback - Web History- January 9th, 2007.
- Monday, 22.02.2010.
- two croissants and coffee
- day off
- early morning at the Hospital in Bjelovar ( optical review )
- coffee with N. at Carica
- crazy idea - T-Mobile Croatia shopping
- Filip's birthday
- got Avatar DVD
- afternoon nirvana
- white and red Marlboro
- Bjelovar City Center - parking lot
- faxing at the Post Office to VIPNET
- paying my bills at FINA
Songs:
John Mayer: Gravity
John Mayer: Waiting on the world to change
Quotes:
Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything. It's very fortunate if you can work on just one of these in your career. ... Apple's been very fortunate in that it's introduced a few of these.
Steve Jobs
The Apple CEO announcing introduction of the iPhone January 2007.
The iPhone is the most sophisticated, outlook-challenging piece of electronics to come along in years. It does so many things so well, and so pleasurably, that you tend to forgive its foibles.
David Pogue
The US technology writer as Apple's new iPhone hits US shelves June 2007.
Well, of course, I'm the wrong person to ask. I like to dial numbers with one hand, and maybe I'm the only one.
Bill Gates
Asked if he would buy an Apple iPhone.
Anyone privy to the release of the iPhone is going to hold on to their current device as long as they possibly can, all but Scotch taping their devices together so that they can crawl over the finish line and into the loving arms of a shiny new iPhone. (Oh, you know the box is gonna be sexy.)
John Mayer
The US singer, songwriter and guitarist, writing in his blog on 'Bring on theiPhone' just prior to its release.
I think there's almost a belligerence - people are frustrated with their manufactured environment. We tend to assume the problem is with us, and not with the products we're trying to use. In other words, when our tools are broken, we feel broken. And when somebody fixes one, we feel a tiny bit more whole.
Jonathan Ive
The British designer and Senior Vice President of Industrial design at Apple Computer speaking about the iPhone upon its introduction.
Yeah, you'll be the coolest person in the room when you pull one out and show it around, but that gets old fast when three other people have them and one person somehow has one that glows in the dark.
John C. Dvorak
The American columnist and broadcaster in article 'Rethinking the iPhone' in PC Magazine.
If there is something good in the world then we copy with pride.
Anssi Vanjoki
Nokia VP & General Manager of Multimedia on his company's plans to release new phone similar to iPhone in 2008.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Tip of the Day
Do you know:
Chameleons are the only lizards that eat breakfast? There are evidences shown that this lizard can catch their pray with their tongue at a body temperature of 15 celcius or at warmer, 35 celcius degree, way too different than other lizards.
Chameleons are the only lizards that eat breakfast? There are evidences shown that this lizard can catch their pray with their tongue at a body temperature of 15 celcius or at warmer, 35 celcius degree, way too different than other lizards.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Gold Nikon Camera
The Gold Nikon Camera is covered in gold, it is a special edition.See the picture:Source: (Link)
Gold iPod
The Gold iPod is made from real 18 carat gold.His price is + or - $19,343 (+ or - 14,000 Euros).See the picture:For more info: Gold iPod.
Friday, February 19, 2010
10 Creative gadgets for your kitchen
Collection of 10 creative gadgets for your kitchen.See the pictures:
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Convert YouTube Videos to different video formats (5 online services)
Do you want convert YouTube videos but you don't how?It is easy. See these five "tips":5 online services to Convert YouTube Videos to different video formats:ConvertDirect - Convert Online YouTube Video to AVI/WMV/MP4/MOV/3GP/iPod/PSP.CatchVideo - Enables you to convert YouTube videos into any number of different video formats and then to download these to your computer.VideoConvertX -
You @ Flow and Zen
Concept: From Idea To Result
Do just one thing === Do the best you can === Have a partner
<< STAY FOCUSED >>
1. IDEA
{ only one }
2. ACTION PLAN
{ every step }
3. QUALITIES
{ drive, courage, spirit, competence }
4. RESOURCES
{ people, time, money, stuff }
5. RESULT
{ quantity }
6. REFLECT & SHARE
{ the end }
Author: Zec
Licence: Creative Commons By Attribution
Inspiration & Acknowledgements:
Quotes:
Alan Kay:
Don't worry about what anybody else is going to do… The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Really smart people with reasonable funding can do just about anything that doesn't violate too many of Newton's Laws!
Stevan Dedijer:
Science and technology doesn't matter. It's what do you know about the world.
Albert Einstein:
Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.
Steve Jobs:
Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.
Bill Gates:
I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.
Warren Buffet:
I don't look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over.
Budhha:
Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
Napoleon Bonaparte:
I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.
Donald Trump:
I like thinking big. If you're going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big.
Stephen Covey:
We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals.
US Army Ad:
If someone wrote a book about your life, would anyone want to read it?
Albert Einstein:
Play is the highest form of research.
Gregory Bateson:
The source of the new...is the random.
J.F. Kennedy:
A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.
Jeff Bezos:
There are two kinds of companies, those that work to try to charge more and those that work to charge less. We will be the second.
Larry Ellison:
A corporation's primary goal is to make money. Government's primary role is to take a big chunk of that money and give it to others.
Katharine Graham:
To love what you do and feel that it matters how could anything be more fun?
Carl Icahn:
You learn in this business: It you want a friend, get a dog.
David Rockefeller:
The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number of strokes.
Dalibor Kunich:
You and I could be very, very rich.
David Allen:
The main one is staying focused on both the big picture and the important details.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
How To Create a Melting Spoon
DISAPPEARING ACT - A steaming cup of water liquefies the spoon in about 15 seconds - notice the puddle at the bottom of the cup. Photo: Jeff Sciortino.
With the right mix of metals, you can make an alloy that turns to liquid at nearly any temperature.
Mention liquid metal, and people immediately think of mercury. After all, it is the only metal that
Another Amazing Day in Watercolor Class
Because of her autism and aphasia, Pamela has always struggled in community settings. When she was little, everything overwhelmed her: fluorescent lights, air conditioners, change, transitions, etc. On field trips, I vigilantly kept my eyes peeled for anything that might set her off: escalators, elevators, loud machines, etc. Through diet and sensory integration techniques, she learned to stay regulated when we were out and about.
Pamela still struggled with groups. In co-ops, YMCA classes, library activities, nature center activities, etc., I concentrated on what the teacher did and then I showed her what to do. She had so little awareness of other people that she had no idea of whom she should pay attention to, when should she take an action, when should she do what others did, when should she do her own thing, etc.
We took a break for three-years to work on social milestones of infancy and toddler years through RDI and our fantastic consultant and now we are finally seeing a pay-off, bordering on miracle. Keep in mind when you watch the videos of Pamela's fourth class that, when she was little, she tantrummed, threw herself on the floor, cried, let out piercing screams, kicked her feet, etc. because group settings overwhelmed her.
Steve came to watch the artist at work, and he was VERY impressed. His presence did not throw off Pamela at all because he sat on the couch behind us. Working with David Monday made a tremendous difference (he deserves a sibling of the year award for his patience). I made sure Pamela was sitting next to the fifth grader because Pamela seems to reference her well.
The teacher demonstrated frisket first and practiced drawing shapes before starting the barn. Classes last only an hour now, but, by the time the class was ready for the barn, Pamela was tired. We will start the barn for homework, and the class will finish it next Tuesday.
During the class, Pamela was very calm, comfortable, confident, carefully processing and thinking about what she was doing. She did SO WELL that I can imagine myself, sitting on a cozy chair with a large hot mocha, reading a book while they work. I don't know when that will happen, but I see it as a possibility.
Here are the highlights:
My favorite moment was when they were drawing blocks. Pamela selected a cylinder and rectangular solid. Her fellow homeschooler chose a cube and rectangular solid. The teacher demonstrated how to draw a cube, and the fifth-grader copied her. Pamela did not draw a cube. She waited patiently for the teacher to draw a cylinder. Then, Pamela carefully drew her cylinder, peeked at the girl's drawing of a rectangular solid, and then copied that.
Stop and think how much dynamic thinking it took to do what Pamela did without any hints from me!
Pamela's thinking grew more scattered as she tired. She started getting behind in the color value study (which I plan to review during the week). She grabbed yellow and blue paint like her neighbor, not the color of her blocks. She took more time to think and react. When she asked to take a break, I consented. She had worked hard to process during the first two projects. She had earned her respite!
Pamela still struggled with groups. In co-ops, YMCA classes, library activities, nature center activities, etc., I concentrated on what the teacher did and then I showed her what to do. She had so little awareness of other people that she had no idea of whom she should pay attention to, when should she take an action, when should she do what others did, when should she do her own thing, etc.
We took a break for three-years to work on social milestones of infancy and toddler years through RDI and our fantastic consultant and now we are finally seeing a pay-off, bordering on miracle. Keep in mind when you watch the videos of Pamela's fourth class that, when she was little, she tantrummed, threw herself on the floor, cried, let out piercing screams, kicked her feet, etc. because group settings overwhelmed her.
Steve came to watch the artist at work, and he was VERY impressed. His presence did not throw off Pamela at all because he sat on the couch behind us. Working with David Monday made a tremendous difference (he deserves a sibling of the year award for his patience). I made sure Pamela was sitting next to the fifth grader because Pamela seems to reference her well.
The teacher demonstrated frisket first and practiced drawing shapes before starting the barn. Classes last only an hour now, but, by the time the class was ready for the barn, Pamela was tired. We will start the barn for homework, and the class will finish it next Tuesday.During the class, Pamela was very calm, comfortable, confident, carefully processing and thinking about what she was doing. She did SO WELL that I can imagine myself, sitting on a cozy chair with a large hot mocha, reading a book while they work. I don't know when that will happen, but I see it as a possibility.
Here are the highlights:
- I asked the teacher a question about the brush size, and Pamela listened to the answer and acted on that almost immediately.
- At first, I needed to make declarative statements about what the fifth grader was doing. Once Pamela realized she could reference her while the teacher was busy, everything went smoothly.
- Most of the time, Pamela distinguished when she ought to reference her teacher, reference the other student, or do her own thing.
- Occasionally, Pamela did not respond to my declarative comments, so I tried a nonverbal hint by putting out my hand and waiting for her to give me something.
My favorite moment was when they were drawing blocks. Pamela selected a cylinder and rectangular solid. Her fellow homeschooler chose a cube and rectangular solid. The teacher demonstrated how to draw a cube, and the fifth-grader copied her. Pamela did not draw a cube. She waited patiently for the teacher to draw a cylinder. Then, Pamela carefully drew her cylinder, peeked at the girl's drawing of a rectangular solid, and then copied that.Stop and think how much dynamic thinking it took to do what Pamela did without any hints from me!
Pamela's thinking grew more scattered as she tired. She started getting behind in the color value study (which I plan to review during the week). She grabbed yellow and blue paint like her neighbor, not the color of her blocks. She took more time to think and react. When she asked to take a break, I consented. She had worked hard to process during the first two projects. She had earned her respite!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Siapa Dia Sebelum Daku
Jom layan lagu lamaaaaaaa...
Aku selalu memikirkannya
Siapa dia sebelum daku
Gadis kau puja hingga kecewa
Kini kau tak menyatakan
Aku pun jua sering tertanya
Siapa dia sebelum daku
Pria kau puja hingga merana
Kau merahsiakan dariku
Sejak kau wujud dalam hidupku
Semuanya telah terpadam
Bak bayangan yang indah
Di malam purnama
Di telan mentari pagi
Siapa dia sebelum daku
Gadis kau puja hingga kecewa
Kini kau tak menyatakan
Aku pun jua sering tertanya
Siapa dia sebelum daku
Pria kau puja hingga merana
Kau merahsiakan dariku
Sejak kau wujud dalam hidupku
Semuanya telah terpadam
Bak bayangan yang indah
Di malam purnama
Di telan mentari pagi
Apa disentuh sejarah dulu
Hanya menyakit hati sendiri
Telah ditemukan kita berdua
Engkaulah sinar hidupku
Engkaulah sinar...
Engkaulah pelita...
Engkaulah sinar...
hidupku
Does your game plan include surprise?
Isn’t that the beauty of real creativity, that you wake up every morning not knowing what you’re going to discover? Mark McGuinness of Lateral Action
Coach adds surprise to game plan Are you open to surprise? Surprise comes when we least expect it... and maybe we miss it at times because it looks too simple... The New Orleans Saints were behind as they started the second half of the Superbowl. They came in with a very simple play, an onside kick, but the Indianapolis Colts did not expect it just then. It gave the Colts the momentum to win. Goes to show what surprise can do for a well-oiled team or even individuals. I thank Brad Shorr for the "aha."
A novel suggestion: "You ought to create a room for yourself now that your children have left," a friend suggested. My hubby had an office in our home for years, but not once did I entertain that possibility. Her words came as total surprise.
"Yes, what a superb idea," I replied almost simultaneously as inspiration welled within me.
"I'll tag along as you pick out colors and decide on furniture and accessories," she offered. "Then I'll help with painting, and tasks to pull it off."
We lunged into the work - selecting a carpet and new slipcovers, sewing a Roman curtain, painting walls, choosing just the right prints and furniture... When completed, the splendid atmosphere encouraged me to create in many ways. Eventually I wrote my doctoral dissertation here, and I continue to design projects and write here.
Because I followed through with my friend's surprising suggestion, it led to unexpected results, such as going back to university after earning a masters three decades ago. Are you a person who lives for surprise and do you know others who do?
Are you curious as to why some people dive in when a surprise comes, while others linger and then let it go? Here's the bigger picture...
Novelty The challenge of something different stirs the human brain. Novelty's a motivator for most folks. An unexpected stimulus sparks desire for humans to explore and learn. Since our brains are wired to avoid boredom and ruts, when a stimulus activates the brain, most people explore further in search of some kind of reward at the end. Often release of dopamine which brings a high level of satisfaction, and is reward in itself.
People who welcome new experiences have stronger connections between their memory and reward brain centers than people who tend to avoid anything new, research now shows.
Pay it forward - Hank Wasiak cites an example of The Martin Agency's Asset Based Thinking (ABT). They took a daring extra step in the midst of recession when they had to cut 5% of their staff. They actually "paid prospective employers to hire the people they had to lay off….one half of the first month’s salary up to $4,000. An offer with a potential price tag of $100,000. Not an insignificant commitment in tough times," Hank exclaims.
Paying it forward is an amazingly powerful action according to Hank since it...
"What talent would grow from your corner of the world if you simply acted today on what you do best," Ellen Weber asks, "in spite of the strikes against you?" To turn this around when crisis hits Ellen challenges us to...
Spontaniety comes from following the rules Amazing patterns emerge when simple rules are established. Mark McGuinness summarizes this phenomenon to flesh it out a little more. "...Creators are more like gardeners than architects, planting and watering the seeds to help them grow, but with no control over the emerging forms."
Why not "play it simple," and see what results. What about...
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A novel suggestion: "You ought to create a room for yourself now that your children have left," a friend suggested. My hubby had an office in our home for years, but not once did I entertain that possibility. Her words came as total surprise.
"Yes, what a superb idea," I replied almost simultaneously as inspiration welled within me.
"I'll tag along as you pick out colors and decide on furniture and accessories," she offered. "Then I'll help with painting, and tasks to pull it off."
We lunged into the work - selecting a carpet and new slipcovers, sewing a Roman curtain, painting walls, choosing just the right prints and furniture... When completed, the splendid atmosphere encouraged me to create in many ways. Eventually I wrote my doctoral dissertation here, and I continue to design projects and write here.
Because I followed through with my friend's surprising suggestion, it led to unexpected results, such as going back to university after earning a masters three decades ago. Are you a person who lives for surprise and do you know others who do?
Are you curious as to why some people dive in when a surprise comes, while others linger and then let it go? Here's the bigger picture...
Novelty The challenge of something different stirs the human brain. Novelty's a motivator for most folks. An unexpected stimulus sparks desire for humans to explore and learn. Since our brains are wired to avoid boredom and ruts, when a stimulus activates the brain, most people explore further in search of some kind of reward at the end. Often release of dopamine which brings a high level of satisfaction, and is reward in itself.
People who welcome new experiences have stronger connections between their memory and reward brain centers than people who tend to avoid anything new, research now shows.
Pay it forward - Hank Wasiak cites an example of The Martin Agency's Asset Based Thinking (ABT). They took a daring extra step in the midst of recession when they had to cut 5% of their staff. They actually "paid prospective employers to hire the people they had to lay off….one half of the first month’s salary up to $4,000. An offer with a potential price tag of $100,000. Not an insignificant commitment in tough times," Hank exclaims.
Paying it forward is an amazingly powerful action according to Hank since it...
- Gives a person an edge up
- Shows person is valued - a self esteem boost
- Creates sustainable positive ripple effect
- Shows other colleagues that firm treats employees well - more motivated employees
- Establishes an incentive and opportunity to hire where there might have been none
"What talent would grow from your corner of the world if you simply acted today on what you do best," Ellen Weber asks, "in spite of the strikes against you?" To turn this around when crisis hits Ellen challenges us to...
Turn what you do well into meaningful work To get started Ellen suggests that we reflect then leap. Ponder this, "if a new career path could happen for you, what would you do differently today to rev the engines?"
By now you may ask, can people find surprises in work that is mired in rules? Possibly... And, Mark McGuinness explored this with intriguing findings...
By now you may ask, can people find surprises in work that is mired in rules? Possibly... And, Mark McGuinness explored this with intriguing findings...
Spontaniety comes from following the rules Amazing patterns emerge when simple rules are established. Mark McGuinness summarizes this phenomenon to flesh it out a little more. "...Creators are more like gardeners than architects, planting and watering the seeds to help them grow, but with no control over the emerging forms."
Why not "play it simple," and see what results. What about...
using one new tactic throughout the day? I spoke a lot of negatives in a day, without even realizing it. When I concentrated on speaking and reacting in a more positive way, I was able to break a very detrimental pattern. Focusing on the good changed me and ways I react to others.
switching your daily preferences? I used to watch TV and now I'd rather read or write which requires more brainpower.
stretching beyond what you think you can do? Often I'd stop short of stepping past comfort zones. I would cringe at the notion of carrying on a conversation with leaders. Ellen Weber challenged me to do it by asking 2-footed questions. Conversations centered on the leader this way because I let my curiosity guide me. Questions focused on the other person and their interests. Since people love to talk about themselves, using 2-footed questions helped me get beyond a nervousness I'd had. The tactic was simple, but it changed everything.
What's one simple action you'd add to the above list that would be sure-fire surprise for others?
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Dispatches From Mobile World Congress - Day 2
Google
Clash with operators looming
Android
60.000 units shipped daily
OpenPeak
OpenTablet
Verizon and Skype
Friends
Blackberry
WebKit browser
CNN
App Economy everywhere
Comverse
Face.com AR
Vodafone's Colao
Mobile must reform society
HTC
Four models - new
Acer
Liquid
Huawei
Goes Android and tablet
Clash with operators looming
Android
60.000 units shipped daily
OpenPeak
OpenTablet
Verizon and Skype
Friends
Blackberry
WebKit browser
CNN
App Economy everywhere
Comverse
Face.com AR
Vodafone's Colao
Mobile must reform society
HTC
Four models - new
Acer
Liquid
Huawei
Goes Android and tablet
Monday, February 15, 2010
Enter : Adam tablet
Tegra 2 + Android
Notion Ink Adam From India
Here's more about this news.
“We’ve taken design inspiration from a 400-year tradition - the user interface of magazines!”
Notion Ink Adam From India
Here's more about this news.
“We’ve taken design inspiration from a 400-year tradition - the user interface of magazines!”
Tie-Dye Sky
Tomorrow is Pamela's fourth watercolor class. We did more homework this week than we did last week, so I am dedicating a separate post to our homework. Yes, OUR homework. I find room for improvement in every video I watch: ways in which I can be a better guide to Pamela and discoveries she can make as an apprentice. Homework provides a chance to make-up projects Pamela did not do during class, review things we both could be doing better, and preview new ideas to come. Last week, we painted a barn to prepare for a landscape with a barn that her teacher was considering teaching. Since Pamela processes new things more slowly, she will feel more competent tomorrow with one barn already under her belt. 
Painting this apple accomplished several things. Pamela was too tired for a second project last week, so I painted an apple in class and she did hers as homework. I noticed that I had gotten away from making declarative comments and, in my efforts to help Pamela keep pace, was acting like Little Miss Socrates. While Pamela practiced watching for my starts and stops, I cut out the questions and fell back on spotlighting starts and stops through my non-verbal communication.
Today, we previewed a critical idea for Pamela. Last week, Pamela struggled to keep up for a couple of reasons. She watched her teacher very carefully and only started after her teacher did. Sometimes, Carrie would get a supply or assist a student and, if she had only given verbal instructions, Pamela would wait until she saw Carrie take the next step. Since Pamela was not sitting right next to anyone, she had nobody to reference. To rectify the situation and to give Pamela opportunities to practice referencing a classmate, her big brother helped us out. I set up the table very deliberately. I put David between us, so that, when I be-bopped off to do the dishes, David was right next to her. I made sure that they had matching palettes, and that mine was the odd one out. Since Carrie gives new students extra verbal instruction to make up for what they missed, I did the same with David to simulate that scenario.
I timed my actions carefully. At first, I made sure Pamela was in the zone for following my lead. When I saw that she was comfortable with that, I shifted from working simultaneously to me taking an action (dabbing paint on my palette) to David copying me and finally Pamela copying him. Their identical palettes communicated their sameness non-verbally.
Not only did the pictures look great (Pamela's tie-dye look is above; mine is below on the right; David, below, left), but my plan also unfolded beautifully. After Pamela got in her groove, I got them going by getting a band of color started and running off to do the dishes. David handled his role as guide in absentia really well. Then, I gave him verbal instructions and Pamela followed his lead then too. My absolute favorite moment was when I was catching up from one of my stints doing the dishes. I was painting away when David decided to empty out his bowl to get clean water. Pamela watched him head to the sink. She looked at her dirty water and decided to do the same!
Dispatches From Mobile World Congress - Day 1
Intel & Nokia . Maemo and Mobline merge.
MeeGo
Samsung Wave smartphone
Bada OS
Microsoft
Windows Mobile 7
Sony Ericsson
Xperia Mini and Pro
Israel Companies - an app
Exhibit at Mobile World Congress
LG
GD880 Mini
Motorola
Quench
Best App Ever Award 2009
Congratulations
Vodafone
150 phone
Consortium
The Wholesale Application Community
Adobe Air
Coming to Google Android
Contactless payment trial
Trialled
Yellix
App
Souktel
Job sms search
HTC phones
Trio
Nokia
Services, not hardware
MeeGo
Samsung Wave smartphone
Bada OS
Microsoft
Windows Mobile 7
Sony Ericsson
Xperia Mini and Pro
Israel Companies - an app
Exhibit at Mobile World Congress
LG
GD880 Mini
Motorola
Quench
Best App Ever Award 2009
Congratulations
Vodafone
150 phone
Consortium
The Wholesale Application Community
Adobe Air
Coming to Google Android
Contactless payment trial
Trialled
Yellix
App
Souktel
Job sms search
HTC phones
Trio
Nokia
Services, not hardware
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Anne Boleyn
England history will not be complete without her as she part of da chronicle. I watched History channel about her but it just some part of it and decided to read a book about it. I've found one in da Sabah State library, and I'm so excited to read it.
She married Henry VIII in 1533 after he announced his previous married as not legal and void, da married also called for a raised of da banishing him from da Church and from a religious society or groups. As Ann's 1st baby was a baby girl named Elizabeth I, which makes Henry disappointment as he wanted a male heir. At dat time da royal family believe da heir should be a male so dat he can run da Kingdom and continue da blood line. A son was required to lead da Kingdom but da failure to gave birth for a male heir rili forced her to struggle along da marriage. I think da legislation stated that da Kingdom need to have da male leader beside da lady. But now no more dis kind of legislation, in England. Japan almost changed da legislation so da female heir can lead da nation, almost reached dat level but one of da Japan Emperor's son produce a male heir. Ok we not talking about Japan now, get back to da book.
After a few miscarriage and Henry rili disappoint with what happen he flirted with a lady named Jane Seymour in 1536, or to be exact May 19 Anne had faced da beheaded as she was found to be disloyal with da hubby la. The death of Anne gave Henry a good reason to get married so dat he can produce his male heir for da Kingdom. So he married Lady Jane.
This book tell us about da journey of one lady which will remain part of da story of England forever. Dirty Politics, a week foundation a government at dat time and misused of power by the rulers.
Kenapa ..Mengapa?
Dalam laporan Buletin Utama dua malam lepas ada la ni berita about baby baru lahir yg d bakar dlm tong sampah...OMG...Dumped and burned.....what happened with these people nowadays..??? This is da worse case I've ever heard.. killed, dumped adn they burned their own flesh and blood. Rani (my youngest bro) was very upset as he watched it too. Took place in Kuala Kerai Kelantan, da baby boy was found by da Majlis Daerah Kuala Kerai staff around 10 am yesterday. Main suspect here da police said probably teenagers....ermmmm, I guess da couples are so young and have no plan to rise a baby own their own.
For da past few weeks we have heard numbers of dumped baby cases reported by da media, da government or NGO need to come with a solution here. I have read da article about NGO in da States as an organization to take care of da unwanted babies.
Such people just dun know where to go and what to do with da babies, itu pasal la ada yg sanggup just abandon and even killed anak sendiri.Cuba la kan kalau ada organization yg di wujudkan to take care baby- baby ni, supaya ni remaja yg sdh terlanjur ni x lagi buat another mistake la. Ramai lagi ornag yg have been married bertahun-tahun but teda anak boleh jaga, ni tidak sudalah d buang, di bunuh siap kena bakar lagi.
For da past few weeks we have heard numbers of dumped baby cases reported by da media, da government or NGO need to come with a solution here. I have read da article about NGO in da States as an organization to take care of da unwanted babies.
Such people just dun know where to go and what to do with da babies, itu pasal la ada yg sanggup just abandon and even killed anak sendiri.Cuba la kan kalau ada organization yg di wujudkan to take care baby- baby ni, supaya ni remaja yg sdh terlanjur ni x lagi buat another mistake la. Ramai lagi ornag yg have been married bertahun-tahun but teda anak boleh jaga, ni tidak sudalah d buang, di bunuh siap kena bakar lagi.
Next Trip: Djurdjevac - Barcelona
Itinerary
Event: Mobile World Congress
My role: insider who is outsider ;)
10:00 - Start - by car: Djurdjevac - Zagreb
Parking lot: friends house
13:00 - Zagreb airport Pleso - coffee
15:15 - flight Zagreb - Vienna
19:45 - flight Vienna - Barcelona
Arrival: Terminal 1- at 22:10
23:00 Checking-in at Catalonia Albinoni
***** Zagreb to Barcelona *****
Flight 1 Monday, February 15, 2010
Departure: 15:15 Zagreb, Croatia - Pleso
Arrival: 16:20 Vienna, Austria - Vienna International
Airline: Croatia Airlines OU5440 e
Aircraft: Canadair Regional Jet
Operated by Austrian
Change of plane required. Time between flights = 3:25.
Flight 2 Monday, February 15, 2010
Departure: 19:45 Vienna, Austria - Vienna International
Arrival: 22:10 Barcelona, Spain - Barcelona, terminal 1
Airline: Austrian OS395 e
Aircraft: Fokker 100
Operated by Tyrolean Airways
Hotel
THE CATALONIA ALBINONI IS LOCATED IN PORTAL DE L*ANGEL, A WIDE PEDESTRIAN AND COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD IN THE CENTRE OF BARCELONA, JUST A FEW STEPS FROM PLACA CATALUNYA AND THE CATHEDRAL. THE BUILDING HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE ARTISTIC HERITAGE LIST OF THE CITY. THE HOTEL STILL PRESERVES ITS ORIGINAL NEOCLASSICAL FACADE, WHICH FEATURES ROMANTIC AND BAROQUE MOTIFS. THE ENTRY HALL LEADS US TO THE INTERIOR COURTYARD WHERE WE CAN ADMIRE THE ORIGINAL MARBLE STAIRCASE. *** BREAKFAST IS AVAILABLE AT A COST OF 15 EUROS *** THIS PROPERTY WAS BUILT IN 1998 AMENITIES- AIR CONDITION - GST RMS SATELLITE TELEVISION ALARM CLOCK DIRECT DIAL TELEPHONE HAIRDRYER IN ROOM TELEVISION IN - ROOM SAFE TEMPERATURE CONTROL MINI BAR **FEES MAY APPLY TO ABOVE AMENITIES**
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Bravo, Mr. Levy!
Jonathan Levy, a specialist who works with children in the autism spectrum, wrote an awesome article called "Sometimes It Doesn't Matter What the Data Says." Now, don't get me wrong! As a statistician, I love data and playing with numbers rocks my world. Seriously.
I agree with Levy in saying that relationships trump data any day:
What do I say to the person who believes that allowing children to avoid eye contact is training them to ignore people like the Special Ed teacher in the article?
If you do something worth paying attention to, even an autistic child will look over in your general direction. If you give them opportunities to learn that looking at another person's face helps you understand how they feel, where they are looking, whether or not they care about what you are saying, then ASD children will want to pay attention, especially if you avoid forcing compliance.
Sometimes, certain people are worth ignoring. When a teacher taught only what was in the book, I spent classtime writing letters or doodling--what old fogies like me did before cell phones were invented. When I took a stochastics class which had no book except for the lesson plans the teacher consulted for writing his notes on the board, I hung on his every word, spoken or written, and kept copious notes. When an opinionated person tells me there is only one way to do something, I bob my head mindlessly like a plastic Chihuahua in the back of the car. When Pamela is on one of her esoteric monologues, I ignore her, too. If we paid attention to everyone trying to get our attention, we'd go stark raving mad.
Aren't we supposed to teach our kids absolute compliance? No! What if a snot-nosed brat tells your daughter to lift her shirt, you want her to think for herself and ignore him. Rigid rules like obeying all people in authority because some people in authority ought not to be trusted. In fact, I think that an aide or teacher that forcibly turns my daughter's head falls into that category.
Yesterday, Pamela wanted brownies, but I had other things to do. So, I stalled and waited to see what she would do. When she noticed I was doing the dishes, she decided to get everything out for me: the mix, bowl, can opener, eggs. I ignored her and started folding clothes. She grabbed the scissors and cut open the bag. Every once in awhile, she glanced at me, so I smiled and encouraged her warmly. Occasionally, she needed a little help and I gave her a boost. She even put the glass pan into the preheated oven!
I did not tell her to bake brownies all by herself; I simply gave her the opportunity to think of it on her own. She could have waited for me, and I probably would have gotten to it a day or two later, giving her more time to think about baking for herself.
You may notice that she did not do the neatest job in pouring the batter into the pan. I try to strike a balance between giving Pamela opportunities and expecting her to do what is really important. The brownies were for us, so presentation was not a big deal. If we were baking it for company, I would have encouraged her to clean the sides of the pan. I decided her discovery that she can bake all by herself was more important than making everything worthy of Martha Stewart.
I found out recently that Pamela loves the children's bulletin at church. Last Sunday, Pamela stayed home from church. I brought home the bulletin and left it on her bed. She did not do a thing with it until Thursday. She filled out the whole thing and only needed help with unscrambling three words (companions, anything, astonished). Every time, she makes a choice about whether or not to do something that is truly optional, Pamela strengthens her sense of self, which, in addition to trust, is another important ingredient for relationships.
It is easy to forget the importance of relationship in focusing on objectives. Yesterday, in anticipation of a rare snowfall Friday night and of painting a landscape with a barn on Tuesday, I found a way to do a double preview: we painted a snow-covered barn based on a picture from Eric Sloane's The Seasons of America Past. We had two sweet moments I captured on film that have nothing to do with my objectives. They may seem like nothing, but anyone who has spent time with an autistic person trapped in monologues on topics that only interest them will appreciate how miraculous moments like this are!
Here are three more examples of Pamela paying attention to me unprompted, without any demands that she interact with me, thanks to the hard work we have been doing in our RDI program:
I agree with Levy in saying that relationships trump data any day:
There is a something that is much greater than getting eye contact/interaction from a child with autism: building a relationship based on trust and predictability. It is from this relationship that eye contact, listening, communication, physical contact all emanate from.
What do I say to the person who believes that allowing children to avoid eye contact is training them to ignore people like the Special Ed teacher in the article?
If you do something worth paying attention to, even an autistic child will look over in your general direction. If you give them opportunities to learn that looking at another person's face helps you understand how they feel, where they are looking, whether or not they care about what you are saying, then ASD children will want to pay attention, especially if you avoid forcing compliance.
Sometimes, certain people are worth ignoring. When a teacher taught only what was in the book, I spent classtime writing letters or doodling--what old fogies like me did before cell phones were invented. When I took a stochastics class which had no book except for the lesson plans the teacher consulted for writing his notes on the board, I hung on his every word, spoken or written, and kept copious notes. When an opinionated person tells me there is only one way to do something, I bob my head mindlessly like a plastic Chihuahua in the back of the car. When Pamela is on one of her esoteric monologues, I ignore her, too. If we paid attention to everyone trying to get our attention, we'd go stark raving mad.
Aren't we supposed to teach our kids absolute compliance? No! What if a snot-nosed brat tells your daughter to lift her shirt, you want her to think for herself and ignore him. Rigid rules like obeying all people in authority because some people in authority ought not to be trusted. In fact, I think that an aide or teacher that forcibly turns my daughter's head falls into that category.
Yesterday, Pamela wanted brownies, but I had other things to do. So, I stalled and waited to see what she would do. When she noticed I was doing the dishes, she decided to get everything out for me: the mix, bowl, can opener, eggs. I ignored her and started folding clothes. She grabbed the scissors and cut open the bag. Every once in awhile, she glanced at me, so I smiled and encouraged her warmly. Occasionally, she needed a little help and I gave her a boost. She even put the glass pan into the preheated oven!
I did not tell her to bake brownies all by herself; I simply gave her the opportunity to think of it on her own. She could have waited for me, and I probably would have gotten to it a day or two later, giving her more time to think about baking for herself.
You may notice that she did not do the neatest job in pouring the batter into the pan. I try to strike a balance between giving Pamela opportunities and expecting her to do what is really important. The brownies were for us, so presentation was not a big deal. If we were baking it for company, I would have encouraged her to clean the sides of the pan. I decided her discovery that she can bake all by herself was more important than making everything worthy of Martha Stewart.
I found out recently that Pamela loves the children's bulletin at church. Last Sunday, Pamela stayed home from church. I brought home the bulletin and left it on her bed. She did not do a thing with it until Thursday. She filled out the whole thing and only needed help with unscrambling three words (companions, anything, astonished). Every time, she makes a choice about whether or not to do something that is truly optional, Pamela strengthens her sense of self, which, in addition to trust, is another important ingredient for relationships.
It is easy to forget the importance of relationship in focusing on objectives. Yesterday, in anticipation of a rare snowfall Friday night and of painting a landscape with a barn on Tuesday, I found a way to do a double preview: we painted a snow-covered barn based on a picture from Eric Sloane's The Seasons of America Past. We had two sweet moments I captured on film that have nothing to do with my objectives. They may seem like nothing, but anyone who has spent time with an autistic person trapped in monologues on topics that only interest them will appreciate how miraculous moments like this are!
Here are three more examples of Pamela paying attention to me unprompted, without any demands that she interact with me, thanks to the hard work we have been doing in our RDI program:
- The other day I was sitting with my laptop in my lap, watching a video of a flying lawnmower. It cracked me up. Pamela was out of visual range of the screen and heard me laughing. She was curious about what was so funny and she said, "What?" I said mysteriously and giggled, "A flying lawnmower!" I did not turn the laptop in her direction to give her the opportunity for her to decide to share joint attention with me. What did she do? Pamela walked over to the couch and watched the video with me.
- My hard drive is overflowing, so today I burned some DVDs and deleted old video files. I rebooted the computer and checked out my free space. I gasped because I had recovered 4 GB of space! Pamela said, "Why are you gasping?" So, I explained to her why I was happy.
- Steve asked me to water the plants earlier in the day. Pamela serenaded me with her favorite Beatles songs (snippets sung a capella) while I sat here blogging my heart out. Just now, I looked at one of the plants and remembered my promise. I said, "I need to water the plants." She stopped singing and asked, "What for?" I told her, "The plants are thirsty."
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
A Little Update
busy... busy... busy...
But, what am I so busy with? T h e s i s writting! I am also currently working in a research dealing with the blind institution in my country. Lot's of preparations and software developments, and stuffs like that. Oh yah, I am also busy with 'some' music production work! These are massive workloads, but of course, a very fun activity.
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Caption: a puppy Chow Chow
By the way, we went to this pet shop few weeks ago, walking around, gazing at some really cute puppies. They are really cute! Then, from no where, Liz proposed to buy one of the puppy, planning to bring it back home. Well this is really a surprise for me, because a busy lady like her should not has any time to handle a pet. Yet, her mom will not allow petting at home. But finally, we have chosen a really cute female puppy (Chow Chow), paying around RM 4k to the pet shop and brought her home. Two months old at that time, she is extremely cute for me and everyone else. Everyone also proposed a name for her, thinking which will suit her most. Guess what, we even proposed names like Brenda, Lovey, Lovely, Cutey, Baby, Darling, Bear-Bear (indeed she do look like a bear) etc. but finally Liz had chosen Sugar. Why was that? Because she is just as sweet as a piece of sugar ;)
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Caption: she don't even bother looking at us!
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Caption: Sugar in her kennel
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Caption: how was it like to bath a Chow Chow?
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Caption: oh dear, you do enjoy bathing!
I will write a longer post about Sugar soon when I have some time for blogging, again.
But, what am I so busy with? T h e s i s writting! I am also currently working in a research dealing with the blind institution in my country. Lot's of preparations and software developments, and stuffs like that. Oh yah, I am also busy with 'some' music production work! These are massive workloads, but of course, a very fun activity.
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Caption: a puppy Chow Chow
By the way, we went to this pet shop few weeks ago, walking around, gazing at some really cute puppies. They are really cute! Then, from no where, Liz proposed to buy one of the puppy, planning to bring it back home. Well this is really a surprise for me, because a busy lady like her should not has any time to handle a pet. Yet, her mom will not allow petting at home. But finally, we have chosen a really cute female puppy (Chow Chow), paying around RM 4k to the pet shop and brought her home. Two months old at that time, she is extremely cute for me and everyone else. Everyone also proposed a name for her, thinking which will suit her most. Guess what, we even proposed names like Brenda, Lovey, Lovely, Cutey, Baby, Darling, Bear-Bear (indeed she do look like a bear) etc. but finally Liz had chosen Sugar. Why was that? Because she is just as sweet as a piece of sugar ;)
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Caption: she don't even bother looking at us!
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Caption: Sugar in her kennel
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Caption: how was it like to bath a Chow Chow?
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Caption: oh dear, you do enjoy bathing!
I will write a longer post about Sugar soon when I have some time for blogging, again.
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