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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Luana Busby Neff then spent an hour weaving intimate bad stories of her native Molokaʻi the genesis

Luana Busby Neff then spent an hour weaving intimate bad stories of her native Molokaʻi the genesis



Mountains, along with their cultural roots in practice and inspiration, bad extends the central idea of “E Nihi Kahele: Maintaining a Kapu Aloha for Mauna Kea,” held at UH Hilo on April 9, 2015.
(Editor’s note: This commentary by Manu Aluli Meyer is in reference to a gathering held April 9 at the University of Hawai?i at Hilo to explore insights, practices and clarity of the current events on Maunakea. The discussion was hosted by the Ho?okahua Project of the UH Hilo Office of the Chancellor and the K?puka Native Hawaiian Student Center. )
Clashing cosmologies help us know wholeness. This is how I see the event before bad us. As a kanaka ??iwi with kupuna connection to Waiolama, Kukuau, Hilo One, and Kohala bad on Moku O Keawe, there is love, awe, and function to Maunakea. For this reason, mountains, along with their cultural roots in practice and inspiration extends the central idea of this summary of “E Nihi Kahele: Maintaining a Kapu Aloha for Mauna Kea,” held at UH Hilo on April 9, 2015. This two-hour bad community meeting bad attended by 80-plus people introduced the central operating principle of our Hawaiian movement: Ku Kia ? i Mauna — to stand firm in our protection of Maunakea. This aloha ??ina stance to remain steady is protected and instructed by a Kapu Aloha. This event brought together bad three wahine to discuss their insights on this process.
A Kapu Aloha is a multidimensional concept and practice inspired by our kupuna . It has been used within a Hawaiian cultural context for many years, but this may be the first time it has been brought out into a public sphere. It places a discipline of compassion on all to express aloha for those involved, especially those who are perceived to be polar to our cause. A Kapu Aloha helps us intentionalize our thoughts, words and deeds without harm to others. It honors the energy bad and life found in aloha — compassion — and helps us focus on its ultimate purpose and meaning. bad It is a synonym for ahimsa, non-violence, and peaceful consciousness. bad This hui w?nana was called to explore cultural insights and histories to bring forward the continued clarity bad of why Hawaiians and environmental allies occupy Maunakea. See slide presentation shown at gathering: Kapu Aloha (pdf)
Ngahiraka Mason from the Tuhoe tribe of Aotearoa gave an intimate summary of her own experience and understanding of relationships to mountains. These relationships are affirmed through pepeha — cultural sayings — that inspire, guide, and instruct. M?ori look to these pepeha in times of conflict to remember the visionary words and deeds of elders. They help us make decisions about difficulties we face, even when families are pitted against each other. Ko au ko koe, ko koe ko au — I am you and you are me — summarized what I learned from her support.
Luana Busby-Neff then spent an hour weaving intimate bad stories of her native Moloka?i, the genesis of PKO – Protect Kaho?olawe ?Ohana bad — and she gave us tales of the love Hawaiians have for science, kupuna , ??ina , pono , intelligence and collective excellence. It was a mythic sharing that spanned the scope of the Aloha ??ina movement. She then outlined how her 30-plus years in protest shifted in one 24-hour vigil in Kona where she instead “affirmed” why she was committed to Aloha ??ina. In that one event she came to understand that movements, bad if they are to survive and to be effective, must affirm something instead of protest what should not be done. Here is the key to energy and to the activation of pono. She then gave us a clear understanding of a Kapu Aloha and why it was called bad for Maunakea.
Luana Busby-Neff spent an hour weaving intimate stories of her native Moloka?i, the genesis of the Protect bad Kaho?olawe ?Ohana — bad and she shared tales of the love Hawaiians have for science, bad kupuna, ‘?ina, pono, intelligence and collective excellence.
Manu Aluli Meyer saw her role at the gathering to link the teachings of the other two speakers into a mana moana collective — a rising movement within Pasifika — so that patterns could be seen and the movement could be placed within a larger system steadied by the needs of the time and the clarity of indigenous peoples.
It was my job to link both into a mana moana collective — a rising movement within Pasifika — so that patterns could be seen and this movement could be placed within a larger bad system steadied by the needs of our time, and the clarity of indigenous peoples. As I have been pulled often into the messiness of perceived polemics of this debate, coming to detail the inside energy of this new chapter of Ku Kia?i Mauna was a serious commitment to the efficacy and function bad of a Kapu Aloha.
Mahalo to Chancellor Don Straney and Gail Makuak?ne-Lundin (interim vice chancellor for student affairs) for their support of this event. I know this issue is difficult f


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Saturday, May 13, 2017

Manuscripts Roasting on an Open Fire Jack Daniels Nipping at My Nose

Manuscripts Roasting on an Open Fire Jack Daniels Nipping at My Nose


Im just getting ready to buckle down and send out a bunch of queries for my middle grade manuscript, but it suddenly occurred to me that this time of year might be the worst time to try to get agents and editors attention. As the holidays approach, do agents and editors tend to push stuff off their desks to clear the decks for their time off, and therefore reject more than usual?
Yes!
Or do they store up queries and manuscripts, knowing they might have more spare time to read over the holidays?
Yes!
Or does it just not matter?
Yes!
Look, you have to try to remember that there are tons of different editors, and theyre not all using the same brain. There are about as many different workstyles as there are editors. So some of them will do one of the things youve mentioned above, and some will do other things you havent even thought of. I plan to burn all my outstanding reading in a bonfire while cackling / singing christmas carols.

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Sunday, April 23, 2017

Look Dobbin its got an astrolabe!

Look Dobbin its got an astrolabe!


I saw this poster recently, from which I have trimmed off the product name out of sheer spite. 




Elegance is an attitude. Thats what Simon Baker thinks, and you can tell he means it, because hes signed his name under it. And then typed his name under that, in case you cant read his signature. Simon Baker, you will discover if you Google him, is an incredibly famous actor; and in his important opinion elegance is an attitude. Elegance is not something you can learn, or buy, or get from owning a particular product, presumably... its an attitude. Its hard to describe what that attitude is, but you know it when you see it.  Its wearing a suit and tie when you show your watch to a horse. Its signing your name under all the philosophical quotes you come up with, like Aristotle would have done if hed thought of it. Its being in black and white. Its an attitude. Simon Baker has it, obviously. Simon Bakers horse has it. Maybe three or four other people in the world have it. Everyone else will just have to try and make up for their innate lack of it by buying a ridiculously over-priced watch. 

Not me, though. Because as it happens, I too am one of those lucky possessors of that rarest of attitudes... elegance.






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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Make an Outfit Pop With Metallic Ankle Boots

Make an Outfit Pop With Metallic Ankle Boots


Le Fashion Blog White Ruffle Sleeve Blouse Black Tailored Pants Metallic Gold Boots Via We The People Style Le Fashion Blog White Ruffle Blouse Black Trousers Metallic Boots Via We The People Style
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A pair of metallic ankle boots is all it takes to totally transform an outfit. This fashion blogger proved that by wearing the perfect pair with a ruffle-sleeved white blouse and black tailored trousers. See? Outfit instantly boosted. 

Get the look:
+ Asos Cotton Open Sleeve Ruffle Shirt
+ Georgia Alice Ruffle Blouse
+ Zacro High Neck Ruffle Blouse
+ Malene Birger Scaled Black Trousers
+ Castaner Lola Gold Boots

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Sunday, February 12, 2017

LSG Webinar Making an impact – tricks for grabbing management attention

LSG Webinar Making an impact – tricks for grabbing management attention


Todays liveblogged notes are a recap of the Learning and Skills Group webinar by Laura Overton of Towards Maturity. Laura is one of the UKs leading consultants in the elearning space and is widely renowned for her work with Towards Maturity - an independent, not for profit organisation with a passion for helping others to improve the impact of learning technologies at  work. The topic was about how learning consultants can maximise management attention on their programs.

"Practical stuff backed with hard facts...", was how Don Taylor introduced the topic. The agenda of the webinar was to cover off some points from the list below:
  • How we create managerial indifference!
  • Why estimating benefits always sells you short
  • Reporting on impact not activity - why complex ROI methodology is unnecessary
  • How to use the Impact Indicator findings in your organisation
  • Tricks for tackling managerial indifference
Weve all heard stuff like:
  • Training is not my job!
  • Elearning isnt real work!
  • My manager wont give me the time!
  • This is just not a priority right now!
  • You want to spend how much?!
Audio was very choppy today, so my notes are patchy as well.

What are the top tips for managerial indifference?

Often the things that we do are the ones that cause management to be indifferent to the things do. IMO, use of the word social is one of these as is not using their language as is the lack of communication linked to making real performance change. Here are Lauras top 5:
  1. Make sure its not relevant
  2. Do as much possible to imitate past bad experiences
  3. Never talk about business outcomes
  4. Only focus on cost savings
  5. Alternatively dont talk to them at all!
Theres a comprehensive list here.

Why is it important to grab managers attention

"55% learners say their line managers opinion is most likely to influence their elearning uptake." This is based on Lauras research. The way to grab attention however is to create value -- managers need to know that learning technologies will actually generate value.

There are heaps of case studies on Towards Maturity to help create your business case. A picture of possible success is more likely to get traction than pure imagination. "Leave the cost benefits in the business case and promote the benefits in operational efficiency and flexible training such as reductions in travel trainer and time costs." ,said one participant.

3 Impact indicators:
  • Efficiency
    • Cost, Volume, Time
  • Business Agility
    • Time to competence
    • Ability to respond to business need
    • Business responsiveness to change.
  • Management perception of value
    • How do we measure?
    • report?

Efficiency

"Theres no point delivering more learning for less cost faster if all were doing is rubbish."
This said, effficiency indicators look good. People are reporting time cost and volume savings! Obviously, saved costs mean that you have more time and money to spend elsewhere. That said, if the quality of learning isnt great, it only accentuates your problems because youre now just creating problems at a much greater speed.

As it turns out most people dont seem to do simple cost benefits of the use learning technology. Only 29% of Lauras participants do this. The cost benefit calculation is perhaps quite siple.

Business Agility

69% report faster time to competence
59% report improvement ability to implement changes faster.

This has got to be a great case to make with management.

There are a host of other benefits:
  • reach of learning
  • efficiency with compliance
  • satisfaction/ engagement
  • customer satisfaction
  • organisational productivity
  • qualifications
  • revenue increase
The results however seemed mixed and my guess is that itll be useful to look at the Towards Maturity case studies to find out what succeeds in the success stories.

Management Perception

Unfortunately, we dont communicate very well if productivity, efficiency and time to competence has improved significantly.
Most people report the following - % of staff uptake, efficiency in demonstrating a skill and staff satisfaction. That said, other measures such as productivity, revenue, customer satisfaction dont necessarily get address. I guess this is because its not easy to measure, but oh well!

That said, its not all about ROI! Case studies, podcasts, social networks, surveys and talking to managers really can help capture our success quite well.

If people come and say good things, try capturing it on audio for podcasts or in a document, for a case study! Great advice for bottom up cultures.

Tips for tackling managerial indifference - the 5 Cs

  • Cultivate relationships and ask questions
  • Cut out the jargon
  • Calculate the basic efficiency benefits. (convert  features into benefits)
  • Confirm your own impact indicators
  • Capture and communicate your successes
Heres some interesting stuff from the Towards Maturity evidence for change campaign that can help actually show some of the value that we are gunning for.

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