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Keeping the Edge

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When David and I went scuba diving last weekend (jealous?) we talked about missing having class but not missing the homework.

Work and family life can definitely keep the schedule over filled, but there are some relatively low impact things that I’ve been thinking about starting.

ADRhub.com that John Barkai recommended to us hosts monthly webinars. Some of the subjects are interesting others not as much. This months was Non-Defensive Communication.  There are two weird cuts. I had to stop and start the screen recorder. It’s a fairly breezy 57 minutes filled with solid advice and common mistakes people make either answering or asking for information in ways that create feelings of defensiveness. The video is unlisted so be kind about protecting the link. 🙂 I really liked it and I’ll be watching it again. Here’s what I put in the YouTube doobly doo:

“ADRhub’s Monthly Webinar. Sharon Strand Ellison defines Defensive Responses, three formats of communication, non-defensive questioning, and holds a short Q&A.”

 

Something else I’ve been looking at is Coursera.com. It’s similar to other MOOC or free online college-level course sites.  There’s everything from Western Music to Exploring Quantum Physics. With institutions like MIT and Carnegie-Mellon offering similar free courses the options are amazingly varied.

Maybe you’ve started working out again or picked up a third job instead. What are you all doing to keep your brain cells churning?

Finally, if you aren’t getting email notifications for new posts on the blog your primary email address probably isn’t on your profile. There’s a “subscribe to blog via email” box on the right side of the screen. Go ahead and enter your primary email address there. It makes it really easy to keep up when you get an email every time there’s an update.

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I hope the Holiday Season is shaping up nicely for everyone.  Annnnd, how about some updates after all the family gatherings over the next two months. 😉

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

-Tony

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hawaii Community Foundation 2014 Annual Report

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Greetings My Fellow DLEMBA1’s,

I’m not sure how many people are actually clicking through to the blog. Maybe throw a comment up if you see this? Your login is your first name. The password is… Look for Curly’s email on June 3rd.  🙂

I ran across a story today. It’s from a few months ago. There’s a girl who went to school on the mainland, but came home to work in her family’s business. Beyond that she wanted to help kids from her community gain an education and realize their potential. She started a scholarship with Hawaii Community Foundation.

I’m gonna feel really bad if I’m the only one who didn’t know all of this… But you all know this girl. Here’s the video from the Hawaii Community Foundation’s 2014 Annual Report featuring Sara Miura and her Rise Up Scholarship.

Sara, this is amazing and inspiring.

Edit (11/19/2014): HCF must have deleted the video on Vimeo. I’ll include a link to a clip that’s on YouTube. If I find the full video I’ll edit the post again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzH2bpc7e70

 

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1st Follower… who’s up next?

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I’ll go next. Some of you know, but I’m employed again, which is a good thing. UH Hilo opened a new research services office and I’m one of the four specialists in it. We do the backend work for all of the grants and contracts that come to the university. Helping with proposal development, submission, negotiating with sponsors, etc.

While I was training I was “stuck” on Oahu for Kamehameha Day. What to do? Go diving, of course. I went to the corsair plane wreck out of Hawaii Kai. Many of your may have seen my Facebook post. It’s the only “real” wreck on Oahu. The pilot had a fuel gauge malfunction on his way back in and had to ditch the plane. He made it ok, and luckily for all of us so did the plane. At 107′ down, in a sandy desert, and crystal clear water it’s an incredible dive.

Corsair Wreck – Hawaii Kai

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Now that that’s out of the way. I was lucky enough to go on vacation for the first two weeks of July. We drove down pretty much the whole Pacific Northwest coast. Vancouver to San Francisco. We stopped at Olympic National Park (Hurricane Ridge and Hoh Rainforest), Ruby Beach, Candlestick Park (teardown next year!), The Exploratorium, ate some great food and the worst pizza I’ve ever had. If anyone is interested here’s the link to my web album. It’s not heavily edited so expect some doubles (or triples…).

http://hilokents.smugmug.com/Vacation/2014

On to what prompted me to post:

An interesting video came up in my YouTube feed. It features our very own Jenna Long speaking with Jay Fidell on ThinkTech about “Fossil Free Transportation.” It’s a long-ish interview, plan accordingly. Cool beans, Jenna!

I hope everything is going swimmingly for you all. I’d like to hear What’s Up? with you guys too.

Best,

Tony

Jenna Long on ThinkTech

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