The Parthenon in ancient Athens is considered a cultural icon of Western civilization. He has recently revealed optical principles that are now transforming our basic understanding of modern science, sparking a new Renaissance.

In 1687, a Turkish military commander used the Parthenon to store gunpowder during a military engagement against a barrage of Venetian cannons. A Venetian shot set off the gunpowder leaving the Parthenon in ruins. The current restoration of the Parthenon used computer technology to measure where the various parts of the original structure fit together. An important discovery was made from this process. The Parthenon had been carefully built to conform to lost principles of optical engineering.

While the records of much of ancient Greek science have been destroyed as pagan heresy, we know that optical engineering principles for a spiritual reality once existed. Plato recorded that engineers who did not understand such optical principles were barbarians who were not fit to be called philosophers.

In her online book, A Fuller Explanation, Professor Amy Edmondson, President of Novartis at Harvard University, wrote about Plato’s optical discoveries. She admonished Buckminster Fuller for his enthusiastic delight in newly discovered truths, but she forgave him for appearing to take credit for Plato’s engineering principles relevant to spiritual optics. We can assume that these principles are related to the optical secrets hidden in the Parthenon. The term ‘spiritual reality’ can now be equated with holographic reality, which is known to be associated with the workings of liquid crystal fractal logic. That logic is relevant to Buckminster Fuller’s theory of synergetics, a spiritual life force energy that works in defiance of the logic held by modern mechanistic science.

During the fifth century AD, such speculation about the life force challenged the power of the Christian hierarchy. Pope Cyril of Alexandria seems to have encouraged followers of Christianity to riot and burn the scrolls belonging to the Agora, or Great Library of Alexandria. The Library Custodian, the famous mathematician Hypatia, was killed by the rioting mob. The 2009 Hollywood film Agora records the events leading up to her death in 415. History records that Saint Augustine, at that time, wrote that Hypatia’s mathematics belonged to the work of the devil.

Recently, NASA’s High Energy Astrophysics Library has published papers explaining that the classical Greek worldview was built on the geometry of fractal logic. Modern science readily accepts that fractal logic extends to infinity, but it remains governed by the second law of thermodynamics. Einstein classified the second law as the first law of all science. As this law, also known as the universal law of heat death, dooms all life to eventual extinction, any science of life with infinite fractal logic becomes inconceivable. It can now be seen that Augustine’s classification of Hypatia’s science of life as the work of the devil has seriously contaminated modern science, a contamination that greatly troubles Buckminster Fuller. Following NASA’s fractal logic publications, it would seem reasonable to be able to demonstrate errors in the popular evaluation of 20th century Augustinian philosophy.

Encyclopaedia Britannica lists the mind of Augustine as the crucible that more fully fused the Platonic tradition of Greek philosophy with New Testament religion, influencing both Catholic and Protestant beliefs today. Fuller’s synergistic mathematics of life forms, derived from Plato’s spiritual optics, is now the basis of a new medicinal chemistry developed by three 1996 Nobel laureates in chemistry. If Hypatia’s mathematics were tied to the logic of Plato’s fractal science of life, then Western scientific culture would appear to be in a state of spiritual confusion. In his book, Beyond Socrates, the famous philosopher of Greek thought from the University of Cambridge, FM Cornford. he listed Plato as one of the greatest fathers of the Christian Church, which is simply an impossible concept considering Plato’s work to be the work of the devil.

The second law of thermodynamics completely governs all aspects of the dominant Western technological culture. While conventional science readily accepts that the fundamental property of fractal logic is that it extends to infinity, this fact cannot be understood within Einstein’s 20th century worldview, in which all life is doomed to death. extinction by heat death. Now we can see the meaning of the title of Fuller’s book, Utopia or oblivion.

This book echoed the thrust of the famous 1959 Rede Lecture, delivered by molecular biologist CP Snow, who warned that unless modern science meets the classical Greek ethos of life science , civilization as we know it must be destroyed. The lost optical secrets of the Parthenon can be seen as quite an important discovery.

Copyright © Robert Pope 2010

In addition to having a coffee shop business plan, you should have your funding sources defined when starting a coffee shop. There are many options available to you, but we will talk about the most common ones.

SBA – So many sources push for SBA loans, SBA LOANS, SBA LOANS! Let me first say that the Small Business Administration loan program is amazing, if you can get approved. Although they have relaxed some of the requirements lately, it is still a bit difficult to get approved.

First, the government does not lend the money. The standard program is a bank loan, although there are some microcredit programs available that use funds from capital groups. Most of these loans are typically collateralized loans and are backed by the US government in a similar way to HUD and FHA home loans. What that means is that if you were to default on the loan, the government will repay the bank a certain percentage of the loan amount. That’s good for the bank and good for you if you can qualify for one of these loans. They are hard to come by, I repeat, and there is a lot of paperwork to fill out and file. You must also have good credit, very good assets, a low debt-to-income ratio, and lien-free collateral.

Some SBA loans can take some time to get approved and then funded, but if approved, they generally have a repayment period of up to 7 years and a favorable interest rate. It’s best to talk to an SBA-approved lender for particular details, since the bank makes the decisions, the SBA only backs the loan. You can also work with a local SBA office for details or visit http://www.sba.gov

Personal – This is the easiest form of funding, but the least likely for most people. Try to put as much as you can into this venture out of your own pocket without ruining your marriage, your family, or putting your home in jeopardy. If you get funding, you’ll be required to contribute at least 25% of the total you need to start your cafeteria anyway. The more you have, the more the bank knows how serious you are and the more likely they are to finance you. They also know that the more you have in person, the less likely you are to run when times get tough.

Cash is king. Liquid assets are a great source of financing. Liquid assets are assets that can be quickly converted to cash, such as stocks, bonds, or a 401(k). I only recommend any retirement plan as financing as a last resort. This is what I did when I ran into capital problems and couldn’t get a loan because I was maxed out. However, it is better to leave this money alone and look for other options.

Home Equity – This is a good source of financing if you have enough equity in your home or other real estate. Interest rates are usually favorable as well.

Friends and Family – If you can’t provide everything you need, friends and family are a good way to raise additional capital. Just make sure it’s clear how you structure the money deal: are you investors, partners, both? Are you issuing them shares in your corporation? Whatever the deal, get a lawyer hired to draw up the paperwork to make it legal. It will cost you around $500-1000 for this service and when it’s done you’ll be glad you did. Explain all the details.

I saw a guy invest in a restaurant once and the owner just wanted a loan, so they had a payment plan but no written contract stating what was what. The investor assumed that he was now a ‘partner’, as co-owner and began showing up every day, scheduling meetings, wanting to reorganize the store and making suggestions for changing the menu. That was not a pleasant situation!

Investors: Most high-value investors want to see success before they put any cash into someone they don’t know. However, it can happen at first. You need to surround yourself with PWM: People with Money. This can also be the route of friends and family. Online and newspaper ads are fine, but they will most likely bring you more weirdos than actual investors.

Join local business organizations, talk to Economic Development Corporations and chambers of commerce in the areas you want to open, and ask them for investor references. Many investors avoid seeding food and beverage related businesses unless it’s a liquor establishment, but they’re out there.

Non-traditional lenders, also known as private equity firms, equity groups fall into this category. Their guidelines are less stringent, but again, most want existing businesses looking to expand. They also do not usually look for investments in the food industry because the risk is too high and they look for technology-type companies that have a higher return. However, this again is certainly not the law.

Banks: traditional lenders, are hard to get on your side if you have NO money to kick around or marginal to bad credit, and no collateral. Sometimes a lot of work, a lot of talking, and an amazing coffee shop business plan might just be what you need to get help. A banker on your side who believes in you and with whom you have built a relationship could be what stands between you and a financed loan. Treat them like gold.

Credit Unions: Most generally don’t do much in the way of business financing, but for those that do, their guidelines are a little more relaxed than a traditional bank, like personal financing, but still you will have to qualify.

Credit cards – I am not recommending this option! If you use them, make sure they have a very low interest rate, even 0% with some of the introductory rates some banks offer. You may want to have a cash backup in case you run into trouble with one.

Be careful though, once the introductory period is over, the rate may go higher than you think if you still have a balance. Also, if you are late once, you risk having your fee stolen. That’s when the credit card company raises the interest rate to the default rate, up to 29%! Yes, it should be illegal, but unfortunately for us, it’s not. They can also increase the rate whenever they want, regardless of whether or not you are delinquent. It is in your agreement with them; that is, the fine print. Once the rate goes up, it’s very hard to bring it back down. Chase is most famous for this. Just be careful!

However, credit cards are good to buy if you get rewards points or airline mileage programs. I have several that I use to shop and have gotten several plane tickets and thousands of dollars in gift cards for using the cards and earning points. On top of that, you can effectively buy more time for your accounts payable by planning your billing dates correctly.

So regardless of the funding source(s) you choose to start a coffee shop, make sure you know what you’re up against. Do your research and talk to the people who can help you. Stay focused and well informed regarding your planning stages. Make sure your potential lender gets a copy of your coffee shop’s business plan. All lenders will want to make sure you know what you’re dealing with! Good luck.

“How did this happen?” you ask. The secret is the organization, as the professionals do it, planning down to the last detail. I will tell you here how you can do it too.

This is how it started: a few years ago we were planning a wedding for our eldest daughter, a second marriage for her. She chose to get married on Long Island, where my sister and her husband have a beautiful beachfront property on a piece of land. What could be more beautiful than a wedding ceremony on a Sunday afternoon in July with the Great South Bay sparkling in the background?

So, among other preparations, we started looking for a caterer. The guest list was around forty, a manageable group. It is important to note here that I consider myself a foodie. I never want to eat a single calorie that is not up to my standards. In my opinion the menus from local vendors and restaurants were sorry and expensive for what they were. I quickly came to the conclusion that I could do just as well, if not better.

Now, this was possibly an exaggeration, since I live three states away in Massachusetts, but I’m not one to shy away from a challenge. I enjoy cooking, and equally important, other people enjoy my cooking, and I am not beyond hard work.

My idea of ​​what I wanted to serve was an elegant meal suitable for a summer evening. For me, that meant fresh, beautiful food, elegantly presented and served cold or at room temperature. This would be a buffet. I knew I could solve it.

figure it out. That is exactly what it is about.

Start with a nice clean notepad and a couple of sharp pencils. The first step is to design a menu: four categories, one page each. First, appetizers to serve with drinks. Second, the main course and third, the dessert that is sure to be a wedding cake and perhaps other goodies as well. The fourth page is drinks.

You don’t have to be a wonderful cook. Let me repeat it: YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A WONDERFUL COOK. You’ll come up with a dish that you do well and keep the rest very simple.

Let’s remember here the KISS rule. Keep it simple, stupid. What makes food served simply work is the PRESENTATION, that is the way it is served. For example, carefully sliced ​​tomatoes arranged on a pretty plate with a few sprigs of parsley is an attractive and dignified dish on an elegant table. But let’s get back to that list.

Hors d’oeuvres, starters, appetizers, whatever you want to call them is what people will eat cocktail party style with drinks or champagne, perhaps right after the ceremony. For my summer party, I kept things light, not the kind of food you’d expect at a Super Bowl party. Think shrimp. Tiny grape tomatoes in a bowl. An artichoke dip with good quality crackers. Make a 2-3 cheese cheese plate with some beautiful grapes or cut up fruit. Remember that cheese tastes best at room temperature; most cheeses are flavorless when cold. (A good thing in this case.) Use your imagination, but if you’re lacking in inspiration, consider looking in your cookbooks or on the Internet.

Write down all the appetizer dishes you like and solve later. Consider buying some ready meals. Then, you’ll write a new, clean list with your final choices. Just remember, you want to spend a minimum of time and effort on the wedding day, so your dishes should be chosen carefully.

Next, the main course. I wanted to have some beautifully done simple meats. Stuff sliced ​​cold turkey breast and a great side of poached salmon. (I’ll include my recipes and preparation methods at the end of this article.) The turkey and salmon were served on large, beautiful plates. The turkey was surrounded by grapes and served on the side on a nice little plate, a wonderful sauce my friends couldn’t quite put their finger on. It was Ken’s Fat Free Raspberry Pecan Salad Dressing. Perfect. The salmon was served with lemon wedges and dill cleverly placed around the fish. Simple? Absolutely.

But that was not enough. For my centerpiece, I created a large pasta dish that was served at room temperature and made just before the wedding party was to begin. It went into a not so large punch bowl and got better while waiting an hour or two before it was served. I suggest covering and hiding this beautiful plate so your family doesn’t take the top. All parts of the pasta dish were prepared days in advance and assembled from the freshly cooked pasta.

Also, I served some salads and a plate of sliced ​​tomatoes with buffalo mozzarella cheese, drizzled with olive oil and garnished with beautiful fresh basil leaves. Elegant baskets with cloth napkins were filled with fresh bread.

Go back to your list. On the course home page, list multiple candidates. You can choose whatever dish you do well, or perhaps consult with someone with more cooking and entertaining experience. Or ask a friend or family member for a recipe that he or she makes well and practice making it, or even better, have them make it for you!

Alternatively, you can buy your main course at a restaurant. It will cost more than it would if you did it yourself, but it may be worth the expense if this is a source of stress for you. If you decide to cook the main dish yourself, carefully consider and remove from the list those that will not work well. Choose a dish that benefits from pre-preparation and is the least last-minute work involved.

Next, the third page is the wedding cake. Be sure to order it well in advance from a bakery you trust. If you want you can also serve chocolate covered strawberries, pineapple slices, mangoes or whatever is available or traditional for your family.

Oven page. Coffee? You’ll need to gather a good-sized coffee pot, creamers, sugar, and Splenda packets.

You should also consider what wine, cocktails, beer, soft drinks, and non-alcoholic beverages you plan to serve. How about a few drinks after dinner? Since you’re going to be pretty involved with the food, assigning the drinks thing to someone else is a stellar idea. In the absence of a trusted friend or family member, you will have to assume this as well. I am lucky to have a husband who has had years of training (our previous parties) so I was able to leave this to him with confidence.

Let’s go back to that list. Now you have decided what exactly you are going to serve. This is where he will work like a pro and take the stress out of this big endeavor.

You should now have four lists: Appetizers, Entrée, Desserts, Drinks. These are your master lists that you will refer to even until the day of the party.

The next step is to make a copy of each recipe you are going to use, don’t count on your book, have a separate copy. All. This ensures that you won’t forget anything at the last moment.

Once you’ve decided what you’re going to serve, the next list is your shopping list. This is a separate sheet of paper. Or three. Review the ingredients for each dish on the recipe pages and make a shopping list. If you are going to more than one store, I went to Costco and a supermarket, have a separate list for each store. Look in your pantry for the things you think you have on hand and make sure they are fresh and you have enough. If a trip to the liquor store is necessary, this is a separate listing.

Let’s think about the serving dishes you’ll be using. On each recipe page, I like to put this information in the top right hand corner, writing the particular platter or dish you’ll be using and the utensils you’ll need (fork, spoon, maybe both, tongs, etc.)

On a clean sheet of paper, start another list for serving dishes. If you don’t already have all the plates or platters you’ll need, you can borrow, rent, or go to Target, TJ Maxx, Home Goods, or wherever you know you can get a good looking plate or two without breaking the bank. For me, this list was essential on the day of the party, and just as necessary when I was loading dishes, layered between towels, in my trunk as I prepared to drive to New York.

So, now you know what you will serve, what you need to buy in the form of groceries, and what exactly you will use under all this food.

Below is a timeline, working backwards from the wedding day.

First you must evaluate what your preparation will mean for each dish. For example, you won’t be slicing your tomatoes until the last moment, but you will be slicing the onions you’ll be using well in advance and will have stored them in a zip-lock.

Remember where I said that the pasta dish was assembled just before the party, once the pasta was cooked? Having all the components ready to use is called

ESTABLISHMENT. This is a French term which, when referring to food preparation, means that everything is prepared ahead of time and ready to go, just the way things are done in restaurants. .

Mise en place is a key step in making all of this endeavor less stressful. So you need to review your recipes and determine what you can make a day or two ahead of time, what can be made a few hours ahead, and what needs to be taken care of at the last minute. Let’s say your party is on Saturday. Your Thursday list might include chopping onions and garlic and packing each in airtight plastic bags. You can unwrap your cheeses and rewrap them, again in an airtight home like airtight saran to avoid the hassle of commercial packaging when you’re down to the last few minutes before your guests arrive. That cheese, by the way, should be back on your ‘a few hours before’ list to get it out of the fridge to come to room temperature.

As tedious as making this extensive list may seem, the work you do now is your insurance that panic won’t set in later on AND it will make it that much easier for anyone helping you!

Plan how you will place your dishes on the serving table. Do you know which table you will use? Maybe you should think about renting a table. You may need to rent several dining room tables and chairs. Also think about tablecloths and bedding. If you don’t want to use paper, fancy plates can be rented and returned dirty. I recently had a formal party for 20 and rented the items listed above for $150. Everything was beautiful – they collected, delivered, set the tables and then collected the next day everything in the price.

Will you be transporting your food from your home to another location? Here’s how to make it more efficient. Have a separate box for each dish with the prepared ingredients, the recipe page, and any last-minute notes and special cookware packed in each box. Liquor crates are ideal because they are large, small, and very strong. You can also add cold packs to each box near food items that are perishable like I did when I was transporting my wedding party food to New York.

Lastly, if it is a large group, you will need help. The best of all worlds is to hire someone to help you from about an hour before the party and throughout the entire process to clear tables and do dishes. This will ensure that your guests feel comfortable not having to be in your kitchen helping, and you will enjoy the party. You can check in from time to time.

The person you hire does not need to be a restaurant professional. You could hire a mature high school girl with common sense who knows the kitchen well for $10 or $15 an hour. Do what she can pay. If someone can’t be hired, you’ll have to rely on one or two family members to help you out.

The Rio Olympics ended with a lot of wishes contrary to the expectations of the second most populous country in the world. India took two medals and once again proved their consistency by performing poorly at the Olympics.

Seeing the golden bird fade dull in the game congregation, India’s prime minister gave his new slogan “playful child thrives”, but in the country where the slogan reads “playful child would be beaten” it was hardly noticed. can expect nothing. better.

When the geeks are shown behind the pile of books, with health problems and horn-rimmed glasses, while the poor section of society symbolizes the dusty, ragged kids who focus more on sports than doing homework .

Sport is always seen as a healthy development for children, but when it comes to taking it as a profession, things may not be so supportive either from the family or from the society. A person is considered to adopt sports only due to lack of intellect, poor family background, or on the brink of unemployment.

Rising trends in electives show notable enrollment in science and business streams, showing that parents wanted their children to be doctors and engineers rather than athletes.

When asked why he would not allow his son to be a cricketer, Raju replied, “Here there is no scope for sports in our country, the success rate is drastically low, there are some who are successful, but what worries me is the rest.”

Researchers have found that rigid selection criteria, lack of any form of job security, and low length of service are factors that require special attention from the government.

Rashid Ali, a former Olympic racer who drives an auto rickshaw these days, said: “I have little to no support from the government, all the ten years of my dedication to the sport have been for nothing. I think I could have chosen to study and get a government job instead of being in my old age with nowhere to go now.

The names may be different, but the stories remain the same. The sports industry appears to suffer from the rags-to-riches phenomenon and has several drawbacks, including female and male gender roles that have reduced women’s participation in male-dominated sports such as weightlifting, wrestling, and the boxing.

The lack of necessary funds available for sports equipment, infrastructure, essential services such as medical care and the provision of other necessary products has further prevented athletes from realizing their potential role.

The lack of participation of people in sports has become a major concern and solutions must be found through appropriate measures taken by the government.

Every time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others… he sends out a little ripple of hope, and as they cross each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that it can tear down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. -Robert F. Kennedy

Are you experiencing the “heliotropic effect”? Do you remember what it is? As you may recall from a science class long ago, this effect is defined as the tendency of all living systems toward life-giving, positive energy rather than negative energy. The plants lean towards the light; people remember better and learn faster in a positive environment; all languages ​​have more positive words in their vocabulary than negative words. All forms of life, from the tiniest bacteria to mammals, including humans, have a bias toward the positive. According to Kim Cameron, Professor of Management and Organizations at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, “Strategies that capitalize on the positive tend to produce flourishing and vital results in individuals and organizations.”

What leadership roles do you have, both formal and informal, in the workplace, your family, and other social communities? How can the concept of positive leadership be applied to these roles? What is positive leadership anyway? According to the literature, positive leadership has three connotations:

1) The facilitation of extraordinarily positive performance, that is, performance that is dramatically better than typical or expected. For example, Cameron studied organizations that underwent extensive downsizing but veered off course by performing exceptionally well during and after the process.

2) It focuses on strengths and capabilities and affirms human potential (an “affirmative bias”), the emphasis is on enabling growth and prosperity rather than fixing problems.

3) Foster the best in people and systems, what is “good.” While there are some cultural differences, all societies and cultures have a catalog of traits that they consider to be virtuous or good. (Peterson and Seligman, 2004)

A related area of ​​development is the intentional creation of a positive organizational climate. Here are some sample questions to consider:

– How often am I expressing gratitude and appreciation each day to those around me?

– How often and how consistently do I encourage others to do the same?

– How can I most effectively build an environment where mistakes and mistakes are forgiven and no grudges are held?

– How can I model positive energy towards others and find and support other energy networks within my organization and communities?

– How can I demonstrate and encourage the public expression of compassion?

– How can I encourage greater recognition and celebration of successes, both big and small?

Training Tips:

– Jot down a few ideas next to each of these questions about how you can improve the positive climate around you, and plan to start implementing one of your strategies each week for the next three weeks.

– Observe any changes in yourself and those around you. what did you notice? What would you like to do more?

– Set aside 20 minutes, pour yourself a cup of coffee or tea, and listen to a recent interview available online with Dr. Kim Cameron, a world-renowned leader in positive organizational leadership and co-founder of the Center for Organizational Leadership at the Ross School of Business in the University of Michigan.

– Consider getting Cameron’s latest book, “Positive Leadership: Strategies for Extraordinary Performance”; read them; share it and put it to good use.

References:

Cameron.KS (2008) Positive Leadership: Strategies for Extraordinary Performance, San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.

Cameron.KS (2003) Virtue and organizational performance. In KSCameron, JE Dutton, and RE Quinn (Eds.) Positive Organizational Scholarship (pp. 48-65) San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.

Peterson, C. & Seligman, MEP (2004) Character Strengths and Virtues. New York: Oxford University Press.

One of the most popular police dramas on television is NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which is often referred to by the acronym NCIS. Every week millions of viewers tune in to watch Mark Harmon and the rest of the cast take on criminals, terrorists and traitors in Washington DC and around the world. While there’s plenty of action and intrigue, how much of what happens on the show actually happens in the typical day of an NCIS agent? Now, of course, any TV show vastly exaggerates any real life situation, but is everything that fictional NCIS agents completely fantasy? While NCIS isn’t overly technical and by no means an agency documentary, it does get a lot of things right, and they know how to fight.

Before the Korean War, the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) handled many of the tasks currently performed by NCIS, but in the 1950s more civilians began to join the force and by 1969 they were their own separate unit. The mission of the real NCIS is to protect the families and assets of the Navy and Marines, and it is summed up in its three strategic priorities: Prevent Terrorism, Protect Secrets and Reduce Crime. While the list is short, it keeps more than 1,000 agents in 14 field offices and 140 locations around the world very busy. In recent years, NCIS agents captured spy Jonathan Pollard, and after 9/11 agents were deployed to Cairo to protect shipping in the Suez Canal, and agents have uncovered billions in fraud. The agency protects Navy and Marine personnel so they can better perform their duties.

If you talk to anyone about NCIS, you’ll probably soon realize that the show is character-driven and therefore doesn’t focus as much on the technical side of things. Supervisory Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a former Marine, and Agents Anthony DiNozzo, Timothy McGee, and Caitlin “Kate” Todd are good examples of NCIS agents with experience in law enforcement, the military, and computers. Medical examiner Donald “Ducky” Mallard and forensic specialist Abby Sciuto are also typical of the agencies’ support staff. Mossad liaison officer Ziva David, on the other hand, is pure fantasy, and no intelligence agency has foreign agents on its staff, even from a friendly nation. The agency requires its agents to have bachelor’s degrees and backgrounds ranging from law enforcement to journalism.

The show is accurate to a degree, but it’s also important to know that the agents also show some reality in the way they fight. When the team has to take down a steroid-crazed Marine, they don’t use any fancy techniques, they just overwhelm him with numbers and effective brute force. They were not afraid of getting hurt and they knew that normal techniques would not work in that situation. In one episode, when Gibbs and DiNozzo are training in the boxing ring, Tony asks if Gibbs learned to box in the Marines, Gibbs then grabs Tony’s arm and brings him to the ground with a combat judo takedown saying, ” They teach you fighting in the Marines, not boxing.” When Abby has to deal with a hit man alone, she uses a mace and tazer to fend off her until help arrives. At the end of season 6, Agent DiNozzo uses one of the few possible defenses against rear-end strangulation when he fights for his life against a rogue Israeli agent in Ziva’s apartment.

There are other examples of NCIS members using correct techniques in combat, but ultimately falling victim to what many fictional characters experience. Reality is not exciting enough for entertainment purposes. In many episodes, a fight could have been broken up by a simple punch to the throat or even groin, and if an officer feels threatened, he’ll shoot, but that wouldn’t give him any dramatic moments or intense fights. Any real NCIS agent will try to end a fight as quickly as possible and will use any means possible to win. So sit back and enjoy the show, but remember that you need a better source for your self defense and martial arts training.

Management is described as the process of ‘getting things done through other people’. This is achieved in organizations, industries and commercial enterprises where large numbers of people are employed to achieve corporate goals. Managers collectively are the bosses, invariably highly paid and/or rewarded with shares in the company with a share of the profits. Top management agrees on objectives, strategies, and tactics to achieve the goals they set for the company they run, employing a large workforce to produce the goods and provide the services to consumers around the world.

Management theory concerned with how to get the most out of front-line workers in industrial and commercial enterprises became a 20th century phenomenon. Earlier, after the industrial revolution, large concentrations of workers were needed in mills and factories to mass-produce goods that replaced farm and craft work hitherto produced in small rural family or communal units. In those days, managers were overbearing and tyrannical when slave labor or forced labor, including child labor at starvation wages, could be deployed at the behest of the ruling capitalist class.

The world has changed since then, and the owners of capital can no longer treat labor as a disposable commodity. Trade unions, communism and universal education together with world markets meant that the old methods of almost forced, repetitive and exhausting work in the ‘dark satanic factories’ could no longer be sustained. New disciplines emerged such as economics, psychology and sociology. These social sciences were called upon to build management theories and organizational behavior that would explain and help understand the dynamics of an increasingly sophisticated and demanding workforce.

Early management theories exemplified by the work of Frederick Winslow Taylor had been colloquially described as the “carrot and stick” approach. Taylor coined the term “scientific management” for his theory, which was later simply called “Taylorism.” He tried to break tasks down into their simplest elements so that an assembly line robot could perform them without thinking. All mental work was to be removed from the shop and handled only by the managers. Taylorism is explained as the “decoupling of the work process from the skills of the workforce” and is defined as “management strategies that are based on the separation of conception from execution”. This approach worked well with early immigrants to the US with almost no English language facility and limited social or communal life, but it proved less effective with future generations.

However, in automated plants that use very high-tech solutions for 24-hour routine work with little or no human involvement, the principle still applies. The researchers acknowledge that McDonald’s and outsourced call centers (customer service operations) use these types of strategies and can boast of success in ensuring “predictability and controllability.” An up-to-date example of scientific management still at work is Malcolm Moore’s report titled ‘Bullies in China’s Shops’ (The Daily Telegraph, March 6, 2010). It describes working conditions as ‘inhumane’ for the 38,000 dormitory workers who work for one of 102 factories owned by Foxconn, Quanta or Pegatron, all Chinese companies that are suppliers of US Apple products (for example , iPhone) for the world market. Strange as it may seem, these supplier companies are the ones that increasingly ‘propose new designs and technology’ and ‘are at the forefront’ (op. cit.). Chinese workers today seem to use their brains even without the ‘human relations’ focus!

Elton Mayo’s (1927-32) Hawthorne plant experiments at the Western Electric plant in Cicero, Illinois, gave rise to a theory that departed from Taylorism and became known as the Human Relations school for its lots of followers. Douglas McGregor called Taylorism and similar top-down command-and-control approaches to work management Theory X, and instead proposed Theory Y which gives employees more autonomy and discretion at work following the Relationships approach. Humans by Elton Mayo. Mayo’s experiments involved changing lighting, changing work hours, and giving more or fewer breaks, which resulted in workers producing more with each intervention. The ‘Hawthorne effect’ has been summed up as employees becoming more productive because they know that prestigious people who happen to be social scientists are looking on sympathetically. These experiments demonstrated that “the psychological boost of being singled out, involved, and made to feel important” produced an increase in worker productivity.

The conclusion is that the ‘Hawthorne researchers… identified the importance of the ‘human factor’ in organizations (which) meant that workers were now recognized as having social needs and interests such that they could no longer be regarded as economically motivated automata. considered by Taylorism’. However, it should be noted that there were 19th century industrialists with a Quaker background, who met the “moral and social needs” of their workers by providing housing, places of worship, and other community services. The Cadbury Chocolate Factory Bournville plant in the UK is a good example. Being included in the Human Relations school is the work of the Tavistock Institute in London, which has undertaken to study the work of coal miners. They also understood that the simplification and specialization of work did not increase productivity but gave more autonomy to the work group in organizing their work shift, producing better results. Under conditions of uncertainty, when engaged in non-routine tasks, ‘semi-autonomous’ work groups fared better than isolated individual workers.

Another theory not exclusively applicable to management, but which was a general psychological theory that supported the Human Relations school, was Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. McGregor called this Theory Z. Simply put, it can be visualized as a broad-based pyramid beginning with physiological (lowest) needs, which must be met first before attention is required, safety needs followed by safety needs. of love/affiliation and then those of esteem. needs, and at the highest point, self-actualization needs.

One company that had presumably adhered to classical theories of worker motivation, but found them impractical at its cost, was Iceland Frozen Foods (The Sunday Times, March 8, 2009). Four years before the change, worker morale at the company was “in rock-bottom after 40% of Deeside head office staff were made redundant”. With a change in tack, CEO Malcolm Walker made the workforce “confident in the leadership abilities of the senior management team, giving it a top score of 73%.” As long as the basic needs of employees for fair wages, reasonable working hours, paid vacations, non-discrimination (sex, race, disability, etc.) are respected, i.e. equal opportunity (now legally enforced), workers they will seek Maslow’s higher order needs to be satisfied through their daily work. This is what Iceland Frozen Foods was able to provide to its workforce after a change to the human relations model for treating employees.

Malcolm Walker, nicknamed ‘the king of fashion’, initiated measures to give his workers the opportunity to achieve promotions by working hard and using their brains. For example, a plant worker-turned-delivery driver rose to the position of senior supervisor in just a few years and is quoted in the article speaking approvingly of his boss. Staff at Iceland Frozen Foods are reported to not feel too much pressure… and are not prone to work-related stress. A survey of a cross-section of UK companies revealed that Iceland Frozen Foods was voted by a workforce of over 17,000 men and women as the third most successful company out of all other companies in motivating them to achieve their best in the job. Here is a good example of human relations at work and giving strong support to the movement.

Another example that sheds a different light on human relations theory comes from the current trend toward globalization. Euro Disneyland, a “transplanted American theme park” near Paris, lost $34 million in the first six months since it opened in April 1992. Even before it opened there was strong local opposition threatening French cultural sensibilities. A strict dress code for employees and a ban on wine in the park (sacred to the French), among other things, angered Parisians. Eisner, the CEO of the parent company in the US, who could speak French and had a French wife, and also received many awards from the French government, still failed to make Euro Disney a going concern.

The change came as “Eisner learned to recognize French cultural traditions and quality of life, instead of focusing exclusively on American business interests, income, and profit at the expense of underlying French culture.” The relaxation of rigid rules, the removal of American-style hot dog carts, the appointment of local stewards, and the decision to use the French language in the park were essential components of his later success. The conclusion is inescapable that both ‘carrot and stick’ approaches still seem to work if the conditions are right for either approach.

Chatham, Cape Cod:

Christopher Seufert: I read that you finished both the drawings and the text of the
Chatham orb in a week. How could that be true?

Bob Staake: You have to understand, and people who know me know that I’m a
insufferable workaholic and I work extremely fast, that the book was the kind of
thing where a lot of things happened at the same time. Once I decided to do it,
I didn’t outline the book or anything. I went straight to my final illustrations and
they were working out, and I thought, “Well, there’s no real reason to go ahead and
rough this thing I can take it straight to finish, and do it.”

It was the first of my forty or so books that I’ve done that way, where I just
completely revised and finished it with no sketches or anything. Believe
some books are like that. It was such a simple story, that at the end of
the day you look at it, it’s 290 words or so, and 13 illustrations.

I tend to work very fast and when I get into a project or a book I am not the
kind of person who wants that long term. When they give me those 9 months
for an editor to finish everything, I’m always waiting until the last month
because I don’t want to extend those illustrations in time. For me to keep a
cohesion and consistency between illustrations works best for me to sit
down and (hand motion) do it up. I don’t jump from page to page. I don’t
say “I want to do this shot,” you know, like a video director would or the way a
the film director alternated between these scenes. I tend to have the
it all flowed so no it literally took a week. It was one of those projects that
I did it over Thanksgiving of 2004. I figured I had a little time to do it, so I just
hammered through

CS: So you did it like that without an editor approving your idea or anyone else.
giving you a thumbs up?

BS: Yeah, I’ve just been doing this for so long that what comes with it is a certain level
I mean, I’ll tell you that one of my concerns was that this is the first
book that I have made completely without an advance or a contract from a publisher.
But my second book, a book called “Red Lemon,” will come out with Random
House and it was done the same way too. All the way through. and you sit there
with these books and you think, “Am I kidding myself that this story
really has wings and can fly?” Because you’re not showing anyone. You’re showing
your friends, and all your friends are going to say “This is wonderful!” you know, no
one is honest with you. It’s only when you take it to that editor and “Boom!”
within an hour, you’ve been offered a contract and you’re like, “Okay, great, I’m
not delusional. My head isn’t somewhere it shouldn’t be.” So there’s a complete
vindication, but politically, when you work with editors and art directors and
publishers, he was certainly hyper-aware of the political ramifications of essentially
telling an editor, “Hey, I don’t need you here in this book.” But luckily that’s not
turn them off and happily the book goes very well.

CS: Is it? It stands out to me and is refreshing in that it calls for an asset
participation on the part of the reader, while most books are much more
passive experience. But I wouldn’t necessarily think that would translate to
Success in business. Of course, authors like Edward Gorey really worked in that market.
Well.

Do most of the people you talk to “get” the concept of the mystery you have exposed,
with the codependency of the book and the website?

BS: Those people who get the book, those who read the book and unlock the code
and go to the deeper website and see all the things that are there, they are
responding incredibly well to her. There has been some interest in an Inside The Orb
Chatham, and what happens next in a follow-up book, and I don’t know. You
You know, one of my feelings about the book is that the reader is the person who
create that backstory. The reader is the person who takes the basic story and
develop it in your mind. I mean, it’s really an experience. what he wanted to do
was to democratize the literary experience between reader and writer and book and
to really elevate the reader’s importance, and to make the argument that it doesn’t
The book would exist without a reader, okay? At the end of the day, that’s really true,
but what I really wanted to do was just build on that in spades. Yo
I really wanted to do an experience where the reality of a person with that book is
different from the next person. They are that causal and integral part of the whole
process that completes the picture. So the idea of ​​making a follow-up book, the idea
to do anything other than that, goes against what I have done
here with the book

CS: Personally, I was able to unlock the code and enter the website, but I was
quite impressed by the depth of the website within. peeled onion layers
away and I don’t know if I have yet gotten a full understanding of the mystery that is
there presented. So I went back to the book, reread it and my full perspective
in history changed again. Then of course back to the website, and this is the
the way it’s been going. I’m still trying to understand the actual questions that are
that is asked of me as a reader of the book.

BS: A lot of people have seen the book and are a bit in awe.
someone figured out a way to incorporate a literary experience with a website
component, and turn it into this whole multimedia thing and I’m flattered by
that, but I have to believe someone else has done it. I think it’s very
ambitious website and there is a lot going on there, but it seems like a
complete naturals. Certainly, for a mystery like this, it was a case where
I want to tell this great and elaborate story in the book. I could have done it very easily, but
I really wanted the website to work like… This is what I tell people: “The end of
the book, the end of the Chatham Orb, is truly the beginning of the story. That is
where it starts.”

So, you set the stage, and once they unlock the code and go to the website,
continue, so for me, both as a writer and an illustrator, it was a great way to
experience… continue to let the story breathe, just take angles and insert
amazing detail in a backstory that just wouldn’t have worked in print
book reaching 290 words. She wanted him naked like that. I wanted him this naked and I
I wanted the illustrations to be really sparse, and then I wanted to continue
From there.

CS: Was the website sort of a second idea, or was it always part of the initial idea?
concept from day one?

BS: Honestly, I can’t remember. I can tell you this. It was essential to do the
Orb of Chatham and complete the whole book, and take it to a publisher, a
small regional house like Commonwealth Editions in Boston, which made a beautiful
job. They really endorsed the book in a way that Viking or Simon and Schuster or
Random House would not have. But when I was considering Random House,
he thought, “There’s no way I can do it the traditional way,” which is to show the cover,
Show the story and show a couple of examples. I mean, everyone would look
and I say “what?!” I am at a stage in my career where, due to the use of the web
The way I do it, I can submit a book over the Internet to a publisher. when i call a
publisher and say, “This is what I got,” you can see it online. there is no more reason
have those hard copies fly to New York. So, I think as I built the
pages, showing how the book would flow, and it was very important to show black
background on the left with gray font and illustration on the right, it was just a
natural to then develop beyond there.

CS: What kind of reaction do you get from those who don’t “get” the book? There is
those who don’t “get” what are you asking the reader to do here? it’s not
Is this supposed to be a traditional book?

BS: No, I don’t think it’s a case of people not getting it. I think there are people who
He’ll look at it and say, “Oh no, this is going to take work,” you know. Only me
turns out to be a puzzle person, I like things like that; any kind of puzzle, any kind of
thing you have to decode or decipher, you know. I am fascinated by things like
that. There are some people who like that and others who don’t, those people
who like tomatoes and some people who don’t. This is a big juicy tomato. never
stop surprising me Some people will say, “I’ve been working on this for three days to
try to solve the code”, and I’m like, “Hey, at least you’re working”, and I sit there and
say, “You’ll get it, you’ll figure it out.” One review said what was interesting about the
code is that there are a couple of very simple questions, and in a way they strengthen
you think, “piece of cake, I’ll fly right through this,” but then it gets hard and
people are going back to a couple of tracks that they can’t quite grasp.

CS: So what is the correct way to approach the general mystery and the individual?
book and website components? Is the mystery resolution better done?
With logic or with imagination?

BS: People look at me and say, “This is code based on numbers,” and it’s not really. He
it requires numbers, but it really requires all the senses… a visual sense, a tactile sense
in holding the book, certainly an oral sense in terms of listening to the music, because
it’s really creepy and sets the stage. It’s almost a total immersion thing.
One of the things that I found interesting, and it’s one of the things that I wanted
do in the book, was when you read the book, you come to a conclusion about the story.
If you are forced to go ahead and solve the code and get in there, then what
website is to take your original hypothesis and turn it around. all in one
suddenly you have a completely different view of what really happened, you know?
That’s what I wanted to create. She wanted to create a kind of “Aha!” time for the
reader where you think, “You know what? I really thought this was the real story,
but now I have a completely different opinion.”

And now for an exclusive hint: Author Bob Staake has kindly provided this
interviews readers with an exclusive bonus clue into the mystery of the Chatham Orb.
However, for you to understand this hint, you must have already cracked the
initial code on their website and gained access to the inner mystery of the orb. If you
you haven’t achieved this first basic step yet, go back and do it before you try
this additional phase of investigation.

The Christopher Seufert interview clue is not necessary for you to solve the mystery.
(you just need the book and its official website for that http://
http://www.OrbofChatham.com), but in fact points to an additional piece of the
puzzle that is only available through this exclusive link. But we’re not going alone
give you the clue, you’re going to have to work for it. Investigate seriously and
your track will be revealed.

Now, visit the track online at [http://www.MyChatham.com-] one of the real
The “orbated” links to the right lead to Bob Staak’s additional research lead. Read the
ten links, but don’t guess, then select the bottom button where you want
most feel that it leads closer to the heart of the mystery. Choose wisely, however. You
just get one guess every two hours from your current computer. you get unlimited
guess, but if your guess is wrong, you won’t be allowed to guess again for that
time frame.

What is Patent Law – Intellectual Property Law?

There are four main types of intellectual property: patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. Tea patent The system exists in most industrialized countries and is designed to reward inventors and authors. Patents are granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), where patents are carefully examined and protection is granted to those that meet legal standards.

Copyright Protection is governed by federal law and applies to literary, musical, and dramatic works, to name a few. The owner of a copyright has the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute copies of his work. Limited use of the copyrighted work for educational and research purposes is permitted without the permission of the copyright owner.

Trademarks It can be a single word, a group of words, or a logo that is used for the sale of merchandise. The owner of a trademark can prevent others from using it in the sale of their products. It not only protects the brand owner, but also the public by minimizing confusion and buying something that is actually something else.

Required education and courses

Patent law is a specialized field within the practice of law. To enter this profession, you will need to accomplish a number of things. You will first need to earn a college degree. Then you will have to enter and finish law school, as well as pass the bar exam. Once you pass the bar exam, you are licensed to practice law.

If you’re thinking of majoring in patent law, it’s best to get a college degree in engineering, physics, or the natural sciences such as chemistry and biochemistry. To be successful in this profession, a general knowledge, understanding and taste for science is essential.

Patent law degree programs cover courses such as intellectual property, copyright, patent law and policy, trademark law and unfair competition, antitrust, bioethics, genetics and law, international intellectual property, international business law, and application drafting. patent. This list is by no means exhaustive, but it does give you an idea of ​​the curriculum and the specific skills developed within this profession.

Careers with Bachelor of Patent Law

Patent attorneys work in a variety of settings, from corporations and law firms to universities and government agencies. In corporations, I would work as an in-house attorney. He would have experience in the technology of his corporations and his primary task would be driven by the business of the corporation. In law firms, would have a wide variety of clients and would practice patent law in a broad spectrum of technologies. In university, You could work as a law professor. In these types of positions, you would not only teach, but also have time to research and write articles and presentations on copyright law. Tea federal government employs a large number of patent attorneys. In this role, you would represent the government and litigate on behalf of government agencies.

A day in the life of a patent attorney

Patent attorneys spend the majority of their time acquiring and licensing patents. The acquisition of a patent begins when the inventor describes his invention to the lawyer. Then he would have to evaluate the client’s description of him and think about his usefulness, novelty, and obviousness of his invention. His job at this stage is to assess whether his client’s idea can be tagged as a valuable patent and whether a patent application should be filed. To carry out this task successfully, he must have a great command of the law, but also of the technical field involved.

Let’s say a decision is based on applying for a patent. So your job is to draft a patent application and file it with the USPTO. The application is quite elaborate and includes a detailed description of the patent, how it is made, and how it will be used. A major part of the application defines the inventor’s patent rights. Once filed, the application is assigned to an examiner. As a patent attorney, he would be the primary contact person for the examiner and would need to spend many hours in correspondence in order to obtain a favorable final action for his client.

If the patent application is not approved, you will be responsible for appealing the decision to the USPTO Board of Appeals or even to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. However, if the application is approved of patent, then it will develop and investigate the granting of licenses and the presentation of the corresponding patent applications in other countries.

Patent Attorney Salary: How Much Could You Earn?

If you like what you’ve read about patent law so far, you’ll love what comes next! According to PayScale.com, in 2005 the median salary for a patent attorney was $115,000. The American Intellectual Property Law Association reports that the average salary exceeds $180,000. If this surprises you, it shouldn’t. Keep in mind that you must have a strong science or engineering background to become a patent attorney. Due to the high educational demands, this specialization of law is more in demand than other legal areas of practice. As a result, salaries are high.

You may have heard the phrase, or even used the phrase, “My name is mud.” Many historians attribute the phrase to Dr. Samuel Mudd, who after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln was found guilty of conspiracy in 1865. Mudd escaped hanging by one vote and was sentenced to life in prison. After serving four years in a South Carolina prison, he was pardoned by President Johnson due to Mudd’s assistance in treating prisoners during a yellow fever epidemic. Dr. Mudd spent the rest of his life trying to clear his name, and his descendants have tried to this day, including a case that was heard by the US Supreme Court in 2003, to posthumously remove the stigma from his family.

How was Mudd linked to John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Lincoln, and the other conspirators? What was his alleged involvement in the conspiracy? Dr. Mudd was a doctor from a local town in Maryland. He met Booth in November 1864 when Booth was looking for real estate in Maryland. Booth visited the Mudd home and bought a horse from a neighbor. Several weeks later, in December, Mudd and Booth met again in Washington, D.C., where they shared drinks at a local tavern. The two did not see each other again until April 15, 1865, the day after Booth assassinated Lincoln at Ford’s Theater in Washington. Mudd treated Booth for the broken leg he sustained jumping from the balcony after shooting Lincoln. Booth left the Mudd house the next day and they never saw each other again.

Authorities questioned Dr. Mudd about his association with Booth initially as a witness. Unfortunately, he told authorities that he had only seen Booth once before, when he initially met him on real estate business. Whether deliberate or inadvertent, he did not tell them about the second meeting with Booth several weeks later. Mudd later wrote that the second meeting was a chance meeting during a Christmas shopping trip. Regardless of how the encounter occurred or whether or not it was a deliberate omission, Mudd’s failure to inform police of that meeting led to him being viewed as a suspect.

At Mudd’s trial, prosecutors were able to paint Mudd as a liar and argue that he deliberately misled investigators simply because he failed to mention that second meeting. The jury, based on that evidence, found Mudd guilty of the conspiracy.

Unless you are the victim of a crime, or you are an innocent and unrelated eyewitness, you should always seek the advice of a criminal defense attorney before making ANY statements to the police. As illustrated by the case of Dr. Mudd, if he gives a statement that is incompletely in error, even if that omission is innocent, he may be portrayed as false and misleading and ultimately guilty of a crime.

The best thing to do if the police approach you for a statement is to immediately demand that you have a criminal attorney present during the entire questioning. Everything you tell your lawyer is confidential. Also, if you give a statement through your attorney, that statement cannot be used against you in any way.