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Welcome to the Connective Leadership Institute!
The Connective Leadership Institute is a leadership development and research firm designed to address complex 21st century issues. Its mission is to provide leaders and organizations, globally and locally, with visionary, but pragmatic, research–based Connective Leadership™ programs and strategies for succeeding in a world where interdependent, but diverse, groups must co-exist productively. The Institute offers tested strategies for improving leadership practice, stimulating and implementing innovation and change, as well as coping with crises. The Institute offers a rigorously-developed portfolio of individual and organizational assessments to diagnose and resolve these issues. The Institute's certification seminars train leadership development experts, organizational consultants, human resource specialists, executive coaches, academics, and professional leaders to utilize the Connective Leadership™ Model to improve leadership in organizations, communities, and countries worldwide. The Institute also provides individualized organizational consultations, executive seminars and coaching, as well as embedded certification seminars in select university graduate programs.
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CLI by the Numbers
Over 40 years of rigorous academic research has been conducted on the model.
Over 43,000 assessments have been collected, processed and analyzed.
The model originally went through 14 revisions of perfecting and fine-tuning.
Eight Assessment types based on the Achieving Styles Model are available.
Over 150 Certified Associates have been trained by CLI.
The Assessments have been translated into 19 foreign languages.
Certified Associates live and practice across 11 countries worldwide.
Assessment data have been collected from participants hailing from 133 different countries.
The Connective Leadership Institute functions with a lean internal management team and a group of external associates, many of whom have engaged in Connective Leadership™ / Achieving Styles™ work since 1972.
These are the key players.
Prof. Jean Lipman-Blumen
Co-Founder, Connective Leadership Institute
Prof. Harold J. Leavitt
The CLI Co-Founders
Prof. Harold J. Leavitt (1922 – 2007)
Education Ph.D., Harvard University
A.M., Wellesley College
A.B., Wellesley College
Jean Lipman-Blumen is the Thornton F. Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Organizational Behavior at CGU's Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management. She has served as an assistant director of the National Institute of Education and as special advisor to the Domestic Policy Staff in the White House under President Jimmy Carter.
Professor Lipman-Blumen has consulted to various governments and private sector organizations and is president of the Connective Leadership Institute, a leadership development, management consulting, and public policy research firm in Pasadena, CA.
Her teaching Interests and areas of expertise are leadership, Achieving Styles, crisis management, "hot groups," organizational behavior, and gender roles. Her current research interests are: connective leadership in a diverse and interdependent world; Why followers tolerate toxic leaders; A practical theory of crisis management; and a Leadership Strategy for Global, Enduring, and Sustainable Peace.
Prof. Lipman-Blumen has published seven books, three monographs, and more than 200 articles on leadership, crisis management, public policy, organizational behavior, and gender issues. Her book, The Connective Edge: Leading in an Interdependent World, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Lipman-Blumen has served on several editorial and other not-for-profit boards, including the De Pree Leadership Center, the National Women's Museum, and the Ernest Becker Foundation. She is a Board Member Emerita, International Leadership Association.
Professor Lipman-Blumen has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of La Verne. She spent a year as a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto. In 2010, she received the International Leadership Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, an award that "honors an individual's accomplishments in the development and enhancement of the field of leadership over his or her lifetime."
Prof. Harold J. Leavitt (1922 - 2007)
Prof. Harold J. Leavitt, Co-founder, served as the Walter Kilpatrick Professor of Organizational Behavior, at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, from 1966 through 1996 and remained as Emeritus Professor until his death in 2007.
Leavitt was widely regarded as the father of the field of organizational behavior. His classic textbook, Managerial Psychology: An Introduction to Individuals, Groups, and Organizations in Terms of Modern Psychology (Chicago, 1958), pioneered the field of organizational behavior in business school curricula. It has been translated into 18 languages and is in its fifth edition.
Throughout his life, Leavitt continued to be a leader in his field, publishing numerous scholarly articles, as well as many ground-breaking books, including Corporate Pathfinders: Building Vision and Values into Organizations (Dow, Jones-Irwin, 1986), and Managerial Psychology: Managing Behavior in Organizations, with Homa Bahrami (Chicago, 1988). As noted above, Leavitt and Lipman-Blumen co-authored Hot Groups: Seeding Them, Feeding Them, and Using Them to Ignite Your Organization (Oxford, 1999). His last book, Top Down: Why Hierarchies Are Here to Stay and How to Manage Them More Effectively (Harvard Business School Press, 2005), won numerous awards.
Professor Leavitt consulted to organizations throughout the world. In addition, he designed, directed, and taught in executive education programs at Stanford, Insead, the London Business School, the National University of Singapore, and elsewhere. Leavitt received his B.A. from Harvard College, his M.Sc. from Brown University, and his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Prof. Warren G. Bennis (1925-2014)
Dr. Frances Hesselbein
Dr. Tom Peters
Prof. Jeffrey Pfeffer
Prof. Robert Sternberg
With the recent passing of Warren G. Bennis, the field of Leadership Studies has been deprived of a veritable intellectual, genial colossus. Here, at the Connective Leadership Institute, we have lost a key and beloved member of our Sounding Board, as well as a long-time personal friend and colleague. Bennis, University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Business Administration and Founding Chairman of the Leadership Institute at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, was a "force of nature" in the fields of Leadership Studies and management. Both in person and in writing, Warren emanated erudition, eloquence, and elegance, easily quoting the perfect passage from Plato, Shakespeare, or Beckett to make his point more apt.
Warren was a major figure, indeed, one of the true founders of the field of Leadership Studies. It was primarily Warren's engaging writing and profound insights that brought attention to the importance of leadership in business, particularly in his iconic book "On Becoming a Leader," one of more than thirty volumes he wrote or edited, alone and with others, during his lifetime. His insistence that leaders "were made, not born" encouraged institutions of higher learning to introduce Leadership Studies. It also prompted individuals in corporate, political, and academic life to study and practice becoming better leaders. His refreshing view of leaders as visionary, ethical, compassionate, savvy, courageous, passionate, and endlessly curious flatly contradicted the portrait of Machiavelli's Prince."
Warren's wisdom on leadership made American presidents from John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, to Ronald Reagan, as well as numerous corporate heads, call upon him for counsel. Warren wore his eminence lightly and graciously. We saw this in the way he made himself genuinely available not only to us, at the Connective Leadership Institute, but to his multitudinous students, numerous colleagues, and long-distance admirers from many different fields seeking his advice and wisdom. He was generous and genuine in every respect and in every encounter.
In addition to theorizing and writing about leadership, Warren put his shoulder to the leadership role, particularly when he served for seven years as president of the University of Cincinnati and, before that, for four years, as provost and executive vice president of the State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo). Yet, his passion was teaching, and, when asked what he considered his primary identity, Warren quickly responded, "teacher."
Not surprising, then, that Warren returned to a professorial role for the remainder of his life. In addition to his regular teaching duties at USC, Bennis also offered occasional courses at Harvard and the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management. In his earlier years, he had taught at Boston University. Warren served on numerous boards, including those of Claremont Graduate University, The American Leadership Forum, The American Chamber of Commerce, the Salk Institute, as well as the Connective Leadership Institute.
By dint of his writing and personal gifts, Warren cast a very large net. Into that net, he drew together students, colleagues, friends, family, and admirers, whose own work was enriched by their intellectual and personal relationship with this approachable and humorous mentor and friend. He infused others with his own immense energy, enthusiasm, and effervescence. At his recent memorial service at the University of California, speaker after speaker commented upon Warren's capacity to renew their sagging spirits, to refresh their worn visions. Here at CLI, he was always available to discuss whatever contribution issues we were confronting.
Throughout his life, Warren received many awards and tributes, from military to academic. As a 19-year-old Infantry Commander in Germany, he received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. Eighteen universities conferred honorary degrees upon him, as well. In 2010, the University of Southern California conferred on him its highest accolade, the USC Presidential Medallion, for bringing "honor and distinction" to USC. In 2008, The International Leadership Association bestowed its Lifetime Achievement Award on Warren for his legacy "contribution to the development of the field of leadership."
Warren Bennis lives on through the students whom he taught and mentored, the corporate, political, and academic leaders whom he advised, the family and friends he loved and nourished, as well as his profound and voluminous writings. His spirit continues to infuse the work we do at the Connective Leadership Institute. We refuse to say, "Goodbye."
One of the most highly respected experts in the field of contemporary leadership development, Frances Hesselbein is the President and CEO of The Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute, founded as The Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management and renamed in 2012 to honor Hesselbein's legacy and ongoing contributions. Mrs. Hesselbein was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States of America's highest civilian honor, in 1998 for her leadership as CEO of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. from 1976–1990, as well as her service as "a pioneer for women, volunteerism, diversity and opportunity." Her contributions were also recognized by the first President
Bush, who appointed her to two Presidential Commissions on National and Community Service.
In May, 2011, Mrs. Hesselbein was duly honored with two Lifetime Achievement Awards from ATHENA International and Best Practice Institute in New York. From 2009–2011, Mrs. Hesselbein served as the Class of 1951 Chair for the Study of Leadership at the United States Military Academy at West Point, in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership. She is the first woman, and the first non-graduate to serve in this chair.
Also in 2009, the University of Pittsburgh introduced The Hesselbein Global Academy for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement. The Academy's aim is to produce experienced and ethical leaders who will address critical national and international issues and advance positive social and economic initiatives throughout the world.
She serves on many nonprofit and private sector corporate boards, including Mutual of America Life Insurance Company, the Bright China Social Fund, and U.C.S.D. Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies and the Center for Creative Leadership's Alliance Advisory Council. She served as the Chairman of the National Board of Directors for Volunteers of America from 2002–2006.
For her exceptional work and her continued commitment to developing leaders of all ages, as demonstrated in her work with the Institute, in 2009 Mrs. Hesselbein was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 34th Annual Tribute Dinner of the Girl Scout Council of Greater New York. Mrs. Hesselbein was also inducted into the Enterprising Women Hall of Fame and is a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania.
In 2008, Mrs. Hesselbein was presented with the International Leadership Association's Lifetime Achievement Award in Los Angeles, and the Tempo International Leadership Award in New York City. She was named a Senior Leader at the United States Military Academy, 2008 National Conference on Ethics in America. In 2007, Mrs. Hesselbein was awarded the John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellowship by Fulbright New Zealand and was the first recipient of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National Security Award in 2003.
Mrs. Hesselbein is the recipient of twenty-one honorary doctoral degrees. She is editor-in-chief of the award-winning quarterly journal Leader to Leader and is the coeditor of twenty-seven books in twenty-nine languages and has traveled to sixty-eight countries representing the United States. She is the author of Hesselbein on Leadership and My Life in Leadership, and in August 2012, her third book, More Hesselbein on Leadership was published.
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Prof. Jeffrey Pfeffer is the Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University where he has taught since 1979. He is the author or co-author of thirteen books including The Human Equation: Building Profits by Putting People First, Managing with Power: Politics and Influence in Organizations, The Knowing-Doing Gap: How Smart Companies Turn Knowledge Into Action, Hidden Value: How Great Companies Achieve Extraordinary Results with Ordinary People, Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense: Profiting from Evidence-Based Management, and What Were They Thinking? Unconventional Wisdom About Management, a collection of 27 essays about management topics, as well as more than 120 articles and book chapters. Pfeffer's latest book, entitled Power: Why Some People Have It—And Others Don't will be published in September, 2010 by HarperCollins.
Dr. Pfeffer received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Carnegie-Mellon University and his Ph.D. from Stanford. He began his career at the business school at the University of Illinois and then taught at the University of California, Berkeley. Pfeffer has been a visiting professor at the Harvard Business School, Singapore Management University, London Business School, and a frequent visitor at IESE in Barcelona.
From 2003-2007, Pfeffer wrote a monthly column, "The Human Factor," for the 600,000-person circulation business magazine, Business 2.0. Since 2007, he has written a monthly column providing career advice for Capital, a leading business and economics magazine in Turkey and, more recently, a blog for the Corner Office section of BNET (CBS Interactive). Pfeffer has appeared in segments on CBS Sunday Morning, 60 Minutes, and CNBC as well as television programs in Korea, and has been quoted and featured in news articles from countries around the globe.
Pfeffer currently serves on the board of directors of the for-profit company Audible Magic as well as nonprofits Quantum Leap Healthcare and The San Francisco Playhouse. In the past he has served on the boards of Resumix, Unicru, and Workstream, all human capital software companies, and SonoSite, a company designing and manufacturing portable ultrasound machines. Pfeffer has presented seminars in 34 countries throughout the world as well as doing consulting and providing executive education for numerous companies, associations, and universities in the United States.
Robert J. Sternberg is Professor of Human Development in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University. He was most recently President and Professor of Psychology and Education at the University of Wyoming. Before that, he was Provost, Senior Vice President, Regents Professor of Psychology and Education, and George Kaiser Family Foundation Chair of Ethical Leadership at Oklahoma State University. He also is Honorary Professor of Psychology at Heidelberg University.
He was previously Dean of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Psychology and Education at Tufts University, and before that, IBM Professor of Psychology and Education, Professor of Management, and Director of the Center for the Psychology of Abilities, Competencies, and Expertise at Yale University.
He is a Past President of the American Psychological Association, the Eastern Psychological Association, Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences, and the International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology, as well as Treasurer of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
He currently is Associate Editor of Perspectives on Psychological Science and begins his term as Editor on January 1, 2015.
Sternberg is the author of more than 1500 refereed publications. His H value is 142 and his i10 value is 706. His main research interests are in intelligence, creativity, wisdom, thinking styles, teaching and learning, love, and hate.
Current Professional Activities:
Professor Sternberg a member of the board of directors, and is immediate Past-President of the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences. He is incoming Editor of Perspectives on Psychological Science.
Current Research Activities:
Sternberg's main research interests are in intelligence, creativity, wisdom, thinking styles, leadership, ethics, love, and hate. He has taught courses in most of these areas, as well as in cognitive psychology, educational psychology, introductory psychology, and professional socialization.
His current collaborative research projects with his colleagues are on graduate admissions, medical-school admissions, ethics, and implicit theories of abilities across different groups.
He is the author of more than 1,500 publications and, as a principal investigator, has received more than $20 million in grant funding. Sternberg has won more than two dozen awards for his work.
He was cited in an APA Monitor report as one of the top 100 psychologists of the 20th century (#60) and in a report by Diener and colleagues as one of the top 200 psychologists of the modern era (#61).
B.A., Psychology, Yale University
Ph.D., Psychology, Stanford University
13 honorary doctorates from 12 different countries
Peter S. Blumen, Sc.M., MBA
Chris Cartwright, MPA, EdD
Carolyn Cason, EMBA
Thomas Deegan, Ph.D.
David Drew, Ph.D.
Maura Harrington, Ph.D.
Kathie Pelletier, Ph.D.
Kelly Peterson, Psy.D.
Steve Rapier, Ph.D.
Jill Robinson, Ph.D.
Sarah Smith Orr, EMBA, Ph.D.
Peter Blumen currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Connective Leadership Institute. At various times, he has developed technologies and business opportunities for CLI. Periodically, he has been involved in the management of CLI. His projects for CLI include the original web programming of the CLI behavioral models and many subsequent version updates. He managed the migration of the CLI Resource Center to a cloud-computing platform (AWS) so that it could be used for both the Certified Associates, as well as for training apps and other scalable projects. Peter produced CLI's first Udemy online course. He is currently developing training films for CLI seminars and online learning, as well as job-hunting apps to enable job-seekers to find ideal work environments.
Separately, Peter is the founding and managing partner of Cardinal Fund Management (www.CardinalFund.com). Since 2004, as an investment banker, he has advised clients in many industries, including technology, media, realty, and new energy. From 1989-2004, he headed proprietary trading groups at Maple Partners, PTS Management, Whitebox Partners, & Scoggin Fund Management, where he managed securities in event-related, private placements, quantitative blackbox, and distressed strategies. In 2007, as a Founding Director of a $250m public company, Energy Infrastructure Acquisition Corporation, he served as Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Peter is quoted and referenced in newspapers and newsletters as an expert in energy-related, shipping, science, and automotive issues. He is a cited contributor to the 2012 US Electric Vehicle Standards Roadmap.
He received his MBA from Wharton Business School, an Sc.M. in Computer Sciences and an A.B. in economics, both from Brown University. He holds FINRA series 7, 66, & 79 licenses and is a Managing Director of Avalon Securities, in New York, NY.
Chris Cartwright, MPA, EdD is the Director of Intercultural Assessment at the Intercultural Communication Institute (ICI)where he provides consultation and training for educational, non-profit, governmental, and corporate organization looking to assess and grow their global leadership and intercultural competence. Prior to working at ICI, he served as the Dean of Academic Programs for the International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership, where he managed the alignment and assessment of curricular work on 12 campuses around the world. As a Continuing Education manager for Portland State University's Graduate School of Education he coordinated programs in Training & Development and School Leadership. Dr. Cartwright teaches, trains, consults, and researches on issues surrounding intercultural competency, global leadership, educational assessment, international education, service-learning, social justice, intercultural and inclusive instructional design.
Dr. Cartwright wrote his dissertation on assessing intercultural leadership in international Fulbright students using the L-BL Achieving Styles Inventory (ASI) as the leadership instrument.
Lyn Cason, a Director of Stanton Chase International www.stantonchase.com, is an experienced executive search consultant who brings more than 12 years of background in the profession, specializing in digital media, consumer services, non-profit and university sectors. Her earlier career in management for entertainment and broadcast media provides a unique platform that allows her to offer organizational growth and leadership development to her clients.
Lyn was on the senior management team at Westinghouse Broadcasting and Cable, Inc. (CBS). As Vice President Total Quality she was on the Chairman's corporate staff, responsible for coordinating customer service initiatives in broadcasting stations and cable networks nationwide. Her past positions include Vice President Controller at Group W Productions in Los Angeles, and Controller at WJZ TV in Baltimore, KPIX TV in San Francisco, and NBC Radio in San Francisco.
Lyn received a B.A. in Broadcast Communications from California State University San Francisco, and an Executive M.B.A. in Management from the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. She also completed a Fellowship in Applied Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University.
She currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Drucker/Ito Graduate School Alumni Association, Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. She is also on Board of Directors for The Madeira School, a VAIS independent boarding school for girls in Virginia lending her skills to assist her alma mater.
For the past 25 years, Thomas G. Deegan, Ph.D. has held executive positions in the financial and manufacturing sectors. His responsibilities have included business acquisitions and development, along with staff and sales development.
Dr. Deegan serves on the Board of the Connective Leadership Institute and is a certified CLI practioner, www.connectiveleadership.com or www.achievingstyles.com. The Connective Leadership Institute is a management consulting, training, and research firm whose mission is to assist individuals and organizations in achieving their leadership goals more effectively.
Dr. Deegan received his Masters in Education Administration and B.A. in Education from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He received his Ph.D. in Education from Claremont Graduate University; his primary areas of research were in the fields of leadership development, the use of Achieving Styles to improve decision-making processes for operational planning, and crisis management.
Dr. Deegan is an adjunct professor at Claremont Graduate University. His clients have included ditech.com, Google, Leadership Mountain View, ABG, Mail-Well, Inc., Sourcelink, and TPR.
David E. Drew holds the Joseph B. Platt Chair. His principal appointment is in the School of Educational Studies, where his teaching focuses on quantitative research methods, statistical analysis, and model building. For ten years Mr. Drew served as dean of the School of Educational Studies.
Prior to joining the CGU faculty, he held senior research positions at the Rand Corporation, the National Research Council, and the American Council on Education. Earlier he held a research faculty position at Harvard University, from which he received his PhD, and served as head applications programmer at the Harvard Computing Center.
He is the author of more than 150 publications, including 9 books, about a) the improvement of mathematics and science instruction at all levels of education, b) the development and evaluation of effective undergraduate programs, c) building strong university research programs, and d) health education.
These publications include, for example, a book reporting an evaluation he directed of a billion dollar National Science Foundation program, a Rand report for the White House about Federal funding of biomedical research, and a book about how to increase research productivity in the nation's universities.
Recently the National University of Singapore celebrated its 100 year anniversary and hosted an international conference about education and globalization. Mr. Drew was invited to give the keynote speech.
Maura J. Harrington is the COO and Vice President, Consulting Services of the Center for Nonprofit Management of Southern California, leading the growth of the consulting and coaching practices provided to nonprofits and public agencies. In her current role she is responsible for the synergy among capacity building programs and products and oversees the Consulting practice. She has served as a coach and consultant to nonprofits and public agencies for over 24 years and has worked with organizations of all sizes in communities throughout Southern California. In her previous role as vice president of consulting services and senior researcher Lodestar Management/Research, Inc., she was responsible for Lodestar's evaluation and strategic planning consultations to private foundations, nonprofit organizations and government social service agencies.
As an adjunct professor she teaches courses on Organizational Psychology, Strategic Business Relations/Partnerships in the Department of Psychology and Research and Evaluation Methods at the School of Social Work at USC. As an Associate of the Connective Leadership Institute for more than 23 years, Maura has designed and delivered leadership training workshops as well as training for trainers who use the leadership model and has conducted several research studies related to the model. She currently serves as a member of the Advisory Board for CLI. She is also a Certified Governance Trainer for BoardSource and is an experienced executive coach with training from ICF.
Maura earned her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior (Department of Psychology) from the Claremont Graduate School, where her primary areas of research were effective leadership, Achieving Styles, managerial empowerment, managerial styles and organizational effectiveness. She also holds an MBA from the Peter Drucker Graduate Management Center and a B.S. in Psychology from Georgetown University. She is an active member of the American Evaluation Association, the past Chair of the Independent Consulting Topical Interest Group and the past Chair of the City of Pasadena Human Services Commission.
Dr. Kathie Pelletier earned her Ph.D. in Psychology, with an emphasis in Organizational Behavior and Leadership, at Claremont Graduate University. Her dissertation advisor was Dr. Jean Lipman-Blumen. In 2009, she was the recipient of the Frederic M. Jablin dissertation award, an international acknowledgment of exemplary scholarship in the area of leadership. Kathie is a Professor in the Department of Management at California State University, San Bernardino, where she teaches leadership and organizational behavior courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Kathie's research interests include toxic and ethical leadership, organizational corruption, ethics program effectiveness, and women and leadership. She has written numerous book chapters and articles on topics such as organizational corruption, leader toxicity, ethical leadership, and women and leadership that have been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at professional conferences.
Dr. Pelletier has held leadership positions for 26 years, in both private and public sector organizations. She worked with a major freight carrier for 16 years in various leadership positions, and has 10 years of management and leadership experience in both county and city government agencies. She also consults in organizations such as Roadway Express, Wells Fargo, BBVA Compass Bank, and the County of San Bernardino.
Kathie is a member of the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology, Academy of Management, International Leadership Association, and the American and Western Psychological Associations. She is also a certified practitioner and Advisory Board Member at the Connective Leadership Institute.
Kelly Peterson, Psy.D., is an industrial psychologist and consultant whose practice specialty includes a wide range of organizational development strategy and design solutions. Her expertise includes leadership development, executive coaching, culture change management, strategic planning, performance management and organizational effectiveness facilitation, design and consultation.
Dr. Peterson's executive coaching engagements are custom tailored, skill and goal-focused, designed to meet specific high performance results. She has coached executive level leaders in a variety of organizations, including; The Walt Disney Company, 20th Century Fox, Pitney Bowes, LG Electronics, Los Angeles County, The City of Hope, Huntington Hospital, Texaco, Pitney Bowes, Technicolor and Warner Bros. She has also coached and provided strategic support for a number of entrepreneur CEO's in a variety of industries including technology, food services, finance, marketing and public affairs.
In addition to her current consulting role, she was a senior partner and founder of Syzygy Global Consultants, Inc., a human resource manager for Sony Pictures Entertainment and chair of the doctoral program in psychology and organizational management and consulting at Phillips Graduate Institute. She has also been on the faculty for UCLA's Technical Management Program and The Economic Development, Leadership Institute at College of the Canyons.
Dr. Peterson has her doctorate of psychology in organizational consulting from Phillips Graduate Institute and is a graduate of the University of Southern California, Human Resources Development Master Trainer's Institute. She is a DDI Master Trainer and Certified Connective Leadership Practitioner and holds certifications in various organizational development assessments and tools.
Jill Robinson is an Associate Professor at the University of Redlands in the Business Administration and Accounting Department. She is on the Board of Directors for the Cody Unser First Step Foundation. She teaches courses in Human Resource Management, Leadership, Organizational Change, Strategy, and Green Business. She holds a Ph.D. and MA in Organizational Behavior from Claremont Graduate University, an MBA with an emphasis in Personnel Administration/Labor Relations from California State University along with a BS in Psychology from Texas A&M University. Her research interests are in the areas of leadership, work-family conflict, and gender issues.
Her industry background is in Human Resource Management within the Healthcare Industry where she has worked in the areas of Human Resources, Employee Relations, Benefits, Training, and Employee Safety. She has conducted numerous seminars as a management consultant on topics such as substance abuse, wrongful termination, performance management, and employee relations.
Sarah Smith Orr, EMBA
Sarah Smith Orr is the owner/principal in a management and planning consulting firm, Smith Orr & Associates specializing in the nonprofit sector. She is also an adjunct professor at the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University (CGU) teaching leadership and governance in the social/nonprofit sector, as a lecturer for the Women's Studies Program at CGU, and also a guest lecturer at the Claremont McKenna College in leadership studies.
She is currently serving as the Interim Executive Director of the Kravis Leadership Institute. She and colleague, Ron Riggio, Director of the Kravis Leadership Institute co-edited and published Improving Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations (Jossey-Bass, 2003), a text that includes chapters she authored or co-authored; one entitled "Soul-Based Leadership," the other "Transformational Leadership." She also wrote a book chapter entitled, "Women Directors in the Board Room: Adding Value, Making a Difference," included in Boardroom Realities, with Jay Conger, Editor (Jossey-Bass). The Drucker Difference, a compilation of essays on the 'Drucker Difference' includes Sarah's chapter "The Twenty-First Century: The Century of the Social Sector," (McgrawHill, 2009).
Sarah is a certified trainer and a member of the Advisory Board for the Connective Leadership Institute. Due to her deep interest in the role of leaders and a commitment to support the advancement of women, she has been involved in the founding/start-up of Leadership California, a statewide educational program for women leaders in California (founding Executive Director), Leadership Berks County and Leadership Pasadena. She currently serves on the board of the National Women's Hall of Fame and as a founding member of the National Advisory Forum for The Women's Museum, An Institute for the Future. Sarah holds an Executive MBA from Claremont Graduate University and is currently completing her PhD in Education at CGU. Sarah lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Steve Rapier is a member of the Connective Leadership Institute Advisory Board. He recently joined Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management as a member of the Practitioner Faculty of Marketing where he is a member of the FEMBA Program Committee. He has lectured at a variety of academic institutions, including The Drucker School, Cal State Long Beach, Cal State Los Angeles, Cal State San Bernardino, and the University of Southern California. He is presently a doctoral student in management at The Drucker School.
Steve also serves as Executive Vice President of the Artime Group, an advertising and branding firm in Pasadena, CA. Over the past 26 years he has provided strategic consultation for a variety of clients, including 3M Unitek, Rose Hills, IndyMac Bank, Utility Trailer, and Affinity Internet. Steve is an occasional contributor to the Smart Answers column in the Small Business section of BusinessWeek online as well as in the Small Business column in Los Angeles Times print and online editions.
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Connective Leadership Institute
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Well, clearly my holiday weekend was nowhere near as exciting as the donkeys'.
I absolutely love your blog. The photos are precious and I look forward to trying your recipes. Wish I could go to a donkey party.
They certainly look guilty about something.
Hey, my verification word is "ahoot"! Too bad this post wasn't about an owl.
Maybe just hot? and my verification word was shnnog. fitting.
Susan: I saw your donkeys rolling in the dirt from a search. Check out my picture I shot on a roll, I think it's really funny.


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FYI – FILM YOUR ISSUE 2006 Selects Winners
FYI – FILM YOUR ISSUE today announced its winners of the unprecedented national competition for 30-to-60 second "issue films" open to all 18 to 26 year old U.S. residents, tabulating the results from the most heavily-voted video streaming poll ever on MSNBC.com, combined with votes by its illustrious VIP Jury and ThinkTank.
Innocence Lost, about child abuse, by Gabriel Veenendaal, 25, from Murray, Utah; Orphans in Africa, about poverty in Africa, by Tim Leaton, 22, from Midlothian, Virginia; Thumbs Down to Pity, decrying stereotypes of the disabled, by Benjamin Snow, 19, of Woodland Park, Colorado; Strike It Up, about isolation in our technology bubbles, by Molly Conners, 26, from Albany, New York; It's the Buzz, about safe-sex, by Brian Gonzalez, 19, from San Antonio, Texas.
In addition, Scott Hamann, 25, from South Portland, Maine, was the top winner in a new category created and judged by MSN Spaces — Integration of Film and New Media — for the most effective use of the internet in presenting an issue, mixing film, text and blogging on a personal webspace on MSN Spaces. His film is "Ubuntu: Humanity," also about poverty in Africa.
Launched January 26, 2006 at Park City, Utah during film festival season, FYI – FILM YOUR ISSUE (www.filmyourissue.com) invited all young Americans to create personal "issue films" as a way to engage young people in pressing contemporary issues, add their voices to the public dialogue, and take a contemporary snapshot of what's on young people's minds, circa 2006. More than 300 films were submitted.
Thirty-five semi-finalists were posted on May 26 for public voting on MSNBC.com, which tabulated 88,638 votes by deadline of midnight, June 7, 2006 — and breaking the record as the most heavily-voted video streaming poll in MSNBC.com history, leaping past the 61,598 votes for the MSNBC.com poll for best ads broadcast during the Super Bowl, the largest-viewed annual television event.
Thomas Brew, executive editor at MSNBC.com, noted, "We have been delighted and surprised by the success of the FYI – FILM YOUR ISSUE voting competition. We knew its potential to make a difference, and provide a platform for young people to tell us what's on their minds. And we expected it to be of interest to our millions of users to view and vote on these films. But when you consider that there are more 35 videos to choose from and FYI is not tied to a major television event, it is outstanding that this has become the biggest vote ever for videos — surpassing even the Super Bowl ad vote, which received more than 61,000 votes."
The filmmakers will receive their awards at the 2006 FYI – FILM YOUR ISSUE Awards Ceremony, co-hosted by USA TODAY, MSN Spaces and MSN Video on Monday, June 19, 2006 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The event co-host, United Nations Under Secretary-General Shashi Tharoor, will be joined at the podium by Academy-Award winning actor Ellen Burstyn and Judy Woodruff, Special Correspondent for the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. In addition to the filmmakers being awarded, the inaugural Walter Cronkite Civic Engagement Leadership Award will be presented to Illinois State University for its student outreach on behalf of both civic engagement and in support of FYI. The FYI Award trophy designer is New York artist-designer Frank Carfaro.
Finalist films will also be presented at the FYI awards ceremony at the U.N., presented at a private reception hosted by MSN Spaces in Park City, Utah during film festival season 2007, and air this summer on mtvU, MTV's 24-hour college network, and be available on demand on broadband channel mtvU Uber at mtvU.com. Filmmakers will receive a Toshiba Qosmio laptop and Motorola RAZR V3, and a single finalist will be offered a paid summer internship at The Walt Disney Studios.
Select films will also be selected as part of "Generation Next," an ambitious project produced by MacNeil/Lehrer Productions and headed by correspondent Judy Woodruff, which will similarly provide a contemporary snapshot of what's on the minds of young Americans, circa 2006. "Generation Next" will use multiple platforms of a PBS documentary, multiple segments on NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and online websites. Production begins in June 2006, with airdates planned for late 2006 and early 2007. The FYI films will be presented on the "Generation Next" internet platform, and evaluated for broadcast consideration.
"As FYI – FILM YOUR ISSUE has evolved in its second year, it has provided us with layers of pleasure, excitement, delight and surprise — from the number and quality of entries which were powerful, illuminating, raw, indignant, conscious to the overwhelming response of the public, whose votes on MSNBC.com, has surpassed the record set by the Super Bowl ads voting page," notes HeathCliff Rothman, Founder and President of FYI – FILM YOUR ISSUE.
"Ultimately, it's a testament to this young generation who show such vivid consciousness of the world around them, understand nuances of issues, and comprehend with perhaps greater clarity than any generation before them their own equality, in each of their individual categories, identities, ethnicities and life choices, and that of animals."
MSN Spaces, a presenting sponsor of FYI – FILM YOUR ISSUE, created the new category, Integration of Film and New Media, evaluating the intersection of internet, film, blogging and text to support an issue. The five winners, selected by Microsoft General Manager Jodi Ropert, who served as Chief Adjudicator, are Scott Hamann (http://spaces.msn.com/ubuntuhumanity); Charles Choueri, (http://spaces.msn.com/charleschoueiri); Griffin Hammond (http://spaces.msn.com/asbdoc); Tim Leaton (http://spaces.msn.com/mrtim345); Virginia Theil (http://spaces.msn.com/immigrantrights).
FYI – FILM YOUR ISSUE's esteemed roster of VIP Judges, headed by distinguished Jurist Walter Cronkite, include George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Senator Barack Obama, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Ellen Burstyn, Anderson Cooper, Brian Williams, USA TODAY President Craig Moon, Fox Filmed Entertainment Chairman Tom Rothman, Universal Studios CEO Ron Meyer, Disney Chairman Dick Cook and others.
Some of the world's largest companies, organizations and national and international leaders have come together behind an unprecedented initiative to engage young Americans in the pressing social issues of our time, including Presenting Sponsors MSN Spaces and MSN Video, MSNBC.com, USA TODAY, Entertainment Weekly, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., mtvU, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Independent Pictures, The United Nations, The Humane Society of the United States, ASCAP, Motorola, USC Center on Public Diplomacy, The Maui Film Festival, The Vail Film Festival, and all the major higher education academic organizations.
FYI – FILM YOUR ISSUE academic partners include the leading organizations of higher education: The Association of American Colleges and Universities, The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (The American Democracy Project), The American Association of University Professors, Campus Compact and Imagining America.
Visit www.filmyourissue.com for more information, to view the winners and finalists, and read about the filmmakers and their inspiration for making their films.
NOTE: The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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Lemon is a small thorny tree with bright yellow citrusy fruits, cultivated in all tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Lemon originates from the Middle East, and it was probably brought to Spain and Africa somewhere in the Middle Ages. Lemon is described as astringent, sour, sweet undertone, aromatic nuance, bright, cheerful and vibrant.
Bergamot comes from a small tree that blossoms during the winter called Citrus bergamia. It's a citrus fruit with a green color similar to a lime. It has the capability to combine with a bundle of scents to form aromas that perfectly complement each other.
Lavender is a genus to the Lamiaceae family native to Europe and Eastern Africa. Lavender has a floral, fresh, sweet, herbaceous and sometimes slightly fruity scent to it.
Black pepper is a flowering vine from the Piperaceae family. It's native to South India and has cultivated to many other tropical regions like Vietnam. Black pepper has an outer fruit layer which consist of aroma-contributing terpenes like limonene and pinene which give off citrusy, arboraceous, and floral notes.
Nutmeg has a spicy sweet facet with earthy and more pungent base notes, and is used to provide an oriental spiciness that is subtler than the usual cinnamon-clove-vanilla bouquet of orientals, thus perfect for masculines and lighter woodies.


The Australia Council for the Arts has selected the recipients of its $30,000 collaborative massive multi-user virtual environment (MMUVE) arts project, MMUVE IT! – The organisation's second virtual worlds arts initiative.
Sydney-based visual artist and writer Andrew Burrell, and Brisbane-based arts/science practitioner and researcher Trish Adams will collaborate to develop an inter-disciplinary artwork exploring cognitive processes and body movement and its relationship to virtual environments in both Second Life, and the recently released Australian virtual platform, Vastpark.
Burrell and Adams will develop a human/computer interface system that explores the artistic possibilities of neuroscience studies. The artists will explore cognitive and navigational systems and reinterpret them in real-time interactive installations and virtual worlds. They anticipate developing systems that will allow viewers to interact with artificial life created in virtual worlds through sensor readings of bodily functions such as physical gestures, breath, heartbeat and other nervous system activity.
Burrell and Adams will collaborate with Professor Mandyam Srinivasan, head of visual and sensory neuroscience at the Queensland Brain Institute at The University of Queensland – where Adams is currently artist in residence. Professor Srinivasan was the recipient of the 2007 Premier of Queensland Smart State Fellowship Award for his leading research into cognition and navigation systems in small brains such as the honey bee.
'Andrew and Trish's project is sophisticated and thought provoking. It challenges the relationship of real and virtual worlds by engaging the body directly to virtual networks. We're confident that the project will again ensure Australia's place at the forefront of creative digital and social networking practices and we are excited to see the end results,' Mr Donovan added.


Trinity Men have several opportunities to gather together.
Fellowship is an opportunity for Trinity men to get together for a social gathering and fellowship, along with good-natured ribbing and feats of strength. These events typically occur on the 2nd Friday of every month, with time off for good behavior in December and August. All Trinity Men are welcome. Please feel free to bring guests who are visiting in town or who may be considering Trinity as their church home. January we are meeting at Tim Hart's home for a wine tasting on January 11th. In February we will cheer on the caps on February 9th (a Saturday). For more information, please click to contact Bill Morley, or Josh Wood.
The Men's Breakfast Group that meets every other Wednesday, year round, at the Silver Diner at 7:15 a.m. Check the Trinity Calendar for the correct Wednesday.
This group meets once a month to talk on specific faith ideas. To learn more, email Ben Steward.


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Independence Day is celebrated on 27 February in Dominican Republic to commemorate the nation's most recent declaration of independence, which was against a Haitian occupation.
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What is now Dominican Republic has a long history of Spanish settlement that dates back to the expeditions of Christopher Columbus. But the French gained control of what is now Dominican Republic in 1795. Soon after Haiti escaped French rule, Spain retook their old Dominican domain, but the region rebelled successfully in 1821. The very next year, in 1822, Haiti conquered the fledgling nation and occupied it for 22 years.
A secret pro-independence society was formed, however, and on 27 February, 1844, Juan Pablo Duarte and other national heroes declared independence and began the struggle that eventually set their nation free.
As the whole month of February is the time of Carnival in Dominican Republic, it is already a festive time, especially on the weekends. But 27 February is the climax of the period of celebration. The city of La Vega has the biggest parade, but costumed, patriotic parades occur throughout the country.
The president will give a speech on this day, and special ceremonies will honour the heroes of the Dominican war for independence. And Dominican flags flutter profusely from balconies across the nation.
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Gaza's "Great March of Return": an international rallying call for peace and justice
Reduced to refugee status 70 years ago, subjected to three wars since 2008 and an eleven-year economic siege, Israel now denies Palestinians the right to protest.
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Picture by Ashraf Amra/apaimages. All rights reserved.In 2015, a Guardian editorial said that "The right of assembly in a public place is truly one of the cornerstones of liberty – a right to bear witness and bring peaceful pressure to bear on rulers and the public in support of a cause".
Now, consider the carnage at Gaza's border with Israel where, on 30 March, tens of thousands of men, women and children joined the 'Great March of Return', a six-week protest to culminate with the anniversary of the Nakba (Catastrophe), the ethnic cleansing of 700,000 Palestinians in 1948.
The 'Great March of Return' began on the anniversary of 'Land Day' when six Palestinians were killed in 1976 while protesting the confiscation of large tracts of their land. That injustice has been compounded by another on a greater scale with 39 Palestinians killed to date and 4,000 injured as Israeli deployed snipers used live fire on unarmed protesters.
While the Israeli military claimed the use of live ammunition was needed to prevent the 'mass infiltration' of their border, human rights organisations have condemned Israel's use of lethal force as pre-meditated and illegal.
B'tselem, the Israeli human rights organisation, said that "The use of live ammunition against unarmed persons who pose no danger to anyone is unlawful", adding that "as long as soldiers in the field continue to receive orders to use live fire against unarmed civilians, they are duty-bound to refuse to comply".
Israel has also been condemned by Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, who in a statement on the killings in Gaza said "Violence against civilians - in a situation such as the one prevailing in Gaza – could constitute crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court". She added that her office would continue to monitor the situation in Gaza and that incitement or engagement in violence is "liable to prosecution before the court".
The casualties in Gaza include four children: 13-year-old Hussein Mohammad Adnan Madi, 15-year-old Aladdin Yahia Ismail Zamili, 17-year-old Ibrahim Abu Sha'er and 14-year-old Muhammad Ibrahim Ayyoub, all killed by live fire to the upper body.
A 30-year-old photographer, Yaser Murtaja, was shot in the chest on 6 April despite clearly wearing a 'PRESS' jacket and later died from his injuries; an additional six journalists were injured by live fire. Shamefully, the Israeli security apparatus has tried to smear Yaser Murtaja as "an officer in the Hamas security apparatus in Gaza".
This account was entirely refuted by Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, which had worked with Mr Murtaja and said that he "was a civilian and a journalist"… who "wanted to document civilians exercising their right to peacefully protest."
Israel is deploying a powerful military apparatus on a defenceless, unarmed population that is using the most fundamental and enduring form of protest that has sustained progressive change for generations; non-violent direct action.
From Black Lives Matter to the Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa and, looking further back, to the Suffrage Movement in Britain which celebrates its centenary this year, the protest movement has been a touchstone of democracy. Israel's targeting of civilians and the press suggests a state at odds with fundamental democratic freedoms.
Israel's siege
Gaza's two million people have been pushed beyond endurance, subjected to an eleven-year economic siege that has choked off the economy and created the highest unemployment rate in the world.
An 11-year-old child in Gaza has witnessed three wars and experienced unrelenting poverty in a territory where more than half the population are refugees dependent on humanitarian assistance.
According to Save the Children, 90 percent of Gaza's drinking water is unfit for human consumption, electricity is available for just 2-4 hours per day, water-borne diseases are spiking, health and emergency services are breaking down and fresh food unavailable because of a lack of refrigeration.
With 60 percent of Gaza's under-25s unemployed, it is unsurprising to find so many young people on the front line in the protests for change; bereft of hope, income, the opportunity to travel and feeling isolated from the wider world.
Rallying international support
Gaza's civil society has seized upon the 'Great March of Return' as an opportunity to rally international support and momentum toward lifting the siege which is at the root of so many social and economic ills in the territory.
It is also a reminder to the world that two-thirds of Palestinians in Gaza are direct descendants of the refugees who lost their land in 1948 and have a right to return to their ancestral homes.
The concern of civil society groups standing in solidarity with Gaza is that Israel could use the march as a pretext for yet another onslaught on the territory.
Israel's chief military spokesperson, Brigadier General Ronen Manelis has suggested that if the protests continue "Israel will expand its reaction to strike the militants behind it". Such a scenario should be opposed by governments and civil society movements across the world.
Next month, the United States is cutting the ribbon on the site of a new embassy in Jerusalem; a move that appears to dash hopes of a Palestinian state with its capital in East Jerusalem. And the US has also slashed its aid to the UN mission in Palestine which is adding further misery to a vulnerable, marginalised population.
With a political solution to the crisis in Gaza a seemingly distant prospect, the only possible route for progress is the mobilisation of civil society groups across the world standing in unity with Palestinians.
From Land Day to the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, Palestinians have plenty to protest
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Trump has dropped any pretence of the US as an 'honest broker' in the Middle-East
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Gaza: ten years of economic blockade
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Gaza: walking 'eyes wide open' into another war
Palestinian unity should not become a victim of Israel's war on Gaza
Palestine and the Arab rebellions
Palestine and the Israeli Occupation
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The origins of this Indian inspired soup comes from SRI LANKA (formerly Ceylon). Peasants would eat this soup with water and pepper. Decades later, more spices were added to what you see today. The name originates from the Tamil words millagai / milagu and thanni (மிளகாய்த்தண்ணி / மிளகுத்தண்ணி) and can be translated as "pepper-water". Today, mulligatawny bears little resemblance to the original.
1. Melt butter in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
2. Add the onion, carrot, celery and jalapeno, then saute for 4 to 5 minutes, or until the onions have softened.
3. Add the garlic, ginger, apples, chicken and diced tomatoes to the pot. Saute for another 3 minutes, then add in all of the spices and toss to coat.
4. Add in the lentils and broth and let the contents come to a boil. Turn the heat down to medium-low and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.
5. Puree about 75% of the ingredients using either an immersion blender or by transferring a portion of the contents to the bowl of a standard blender.
6. Leave some of the chunks whole, as it adds a nice texture and consistency to the soup.
7. Return the soup to the pot if needed, then stir in the coconut milk.
8. Taste, and adjust salt and black pepper as needed.
9. Serve topped with cashews and scallions along with naan bread for dipping.
Elaine orders Mulligatawny soup at the Soup Natzi "No soup for you!
This is a soup with many variations. A spicy, soup with huge flavor and usually includes beef, chicken or lamb. My version of Mulligatawny reminds me of the wonderful colours of Autumn.
Apples and the lovely Indian blend of spices is heart warming. I use lentils for my soup. No lentils today? Use barley, rice, sweet potatoes or more onions. BTW, gram-for-gram, lentils have more protein than beef. You can add the chicken or not. It is optional. Tastes as good without it. A great soup for leftover chicken or turkey! You can add the cooked 'hot' chicken to some bowls as requested and leave other bows as vegan -style. We don't have to follow the recipe verbatim.


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Learn the order between the months and their names in a fun educational game!
In this game you will practice the order between the months of the year, the names of the months in English as well as how they are spelled. There are ten different levels. In the first five levels, you have to choose among three months, while in the last five levels you must write the names yourself. You need to answer all questions correct to clear the round. If you happen to guess the wrong month on a question, you may continue once you find the right month, but you will not get knowledge points for that round.
Here you will get all months listed in order: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. One of these months is removed and you have to figure out which month it is. To make it a little harder, the list starts at a random month of the year in every question.
You get two months and must tell the name of the month that comes between these two months.
At these levels, you get questions where you have to tell which month comes before, after, or two months after a certain month of the year.
Each completed game level gives 1 knowledge point in Months. The maximum number of points (10 knowledge points) is achieved when you pass all 10 levels. You'll get a bronze medal when you complete a level 2 times and a silver medal after 5 completed rounds. A gold medal will be received after 10 completed rounds. In Months, the maximum number of collectable gold medals is 10. You only earn knowledge points for levels that has not been cleared before. A cleared level has a green background above. Even when you have completed a level, you can continue practicing at that level, but it gives you no more knowledge points.
So attractive and useful,... because there are ten different levels for learning of months and dictation, .... my son is learning English (second language) and this game was so useful for him....thanks a lot!!


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Western Australia is part of the dynamic Indo-Pacific region and is nationally significant in the defence and security of Australia.
The University of Western Australia (UWA) delivers multidisciplinary research, technology and business solutions for the challenges facing the nation's defence industry today and for the future. UWA is supporting the Australian government's defence programs by contributing to the national defence industry with leading strengths in Indo-Pacific defence and security, marine engineering, human factors, automation and sensing.
UWA is in the top 100 universities in the world, ranked by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, and as such, we attract world-renowned researchers to work in our globally-recognised research centres. In advancing the commitment to our long-term security, industry, government and global researchers partner with UWA to support national defence initiatives.
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Black Swan Strategy Series
The Black Swan Strategy Papers are the flagship publication of the UWA Defence and Security Institute (DSI). They represent the intersection between Western Australia and strategic studies – both of which are famous for their black swans. The series aims to provide high-quality analysis and strategic insights into the Indo-Pacific region through a defence and security lens.
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About Us | Home City Development, Inc.
Home City works with investors, residents, property owners, and other nonprofit organizations to build better neighborhoods in Springfield, MA.
We own and develop affordable housing and provide technical assistance to other nonprofit groups in order to facilitate the ongoing development of affordable housing with various federal and state housing assistance programs.
Home City currently owns 423 affordable housing units within the City of Springfield, and an additional 18 apartments in Northampton. The properties include 104 single room occupancy (SRO) units, and 319 apartments with 1-5 bedrooms. Over 1000 people currently reside in these properties including almost 420 children. Of these, 71% identify as Latino and 23% identify as Black. Economically the residents are greatly challenged with 98% of the residents living on less than 50% of the Area Median Income (AMI).
Home City was founded, as Better Homes Inc, in 1968 by the Chamber of Commerce, and is a multi-service, nonprofit housing organization that develops and owns low income multi-family and single room occupancy rental properties in Hampden and Hampshire counties. Over the years, HCDI has helped to develop thousands of housing units in the Springfield area. Recently HCDI completed a restoration of four properties in Springfield's South End, consisting of 47 units that were heavily damaged in the 2011 tornado, earning multiple awards for excellence.
As of July 1, 2016 all property management responsibilities shifted over to our partner, Housing Management Resources, Inc.
This private firm has a strong commitment to high quality, resident-centered, professional management. Based in Quincy, many of the senior staff are residents of the Pioneer Valley and have worked with Home City and other local agencies for many years.
We are pleased that many of the Home City staff transitioned over to HMR and continue to be an active part of our organization.


reading materials provided in this course include over six hundred pages of detailed study material.
Some of the following materials are available as page formated PDFs. Check the archive page.
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*Who is the Seed of Abraham?
Is There a Future for Israel in Bible Prophecy?
Is the Case for Pretribulationism Overstated?
Is the Doctrine of Imminency Capable of Proving Pretribulationism?
Does Pretribulationism's Wrath Argument Prove Pretribulationism?
Does the Day of God's Wrath Begin During the Time of the Seventh Seal?
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Customized battery charger keeps it simple for mobile lifting aid
By Dag Pedersen Friday, 25 November, 2022
Every day, objects must be moved, shifted, and lifted, from automotive parts and tax office files to health clinics. And while some of them can be carefully relocated and positioned without recourse to help, plenty of others need a little support. Goods handling is the domain of Expresso, the Kassel-based supplier of ergonomic working aids in Germany. Their innovative range of products takes the strain out of lifting and moving and reduces the risks to every employer's most valuable asset – their employees.…
Doing our bit to tackle e-waste
By Dag Pedersen Tuesday, 05 July, 2022
With product lifetimes in many areas such as mobile phone shortening, the waste from electronic and electrical equipment (EEE), also known as electronic waste or e-waste, has become one of the fastest growing waste problems worldwide.…
Creative thinking is in the Mascot DNA
By Dag Pedersen Monday, 14 June, 2021
Clever thinking has been part of how we work at Mascot ever since the company was founded more than 80 years ago as a pioneer in the manufacture of radio equipment.…
Application Story: GENTEX Corp
By Editor Dag P Thursday, 08 April, 2021
International power supply specialist Mascot has once again demonstrated the prowess of its manufacturing operation and global supply chain by delivering a rapid ramp-up in battery charger production to help one of its major global customers support the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.…
Sodium-Ion: a future-proofed battery solution
By Dag Pedersen Wednesday, 09 December, 2020
A future-proofed battery solution Lithium ion batteries have in the past few years become the preferred choice in a broad spectrum of applications. It's easy to see why: they are versatile, boast high energy density and low self-discharge - below half of that of nickel-based batteries - and require little maintenance. But they have their limitations too: issues around transportation are well-documented and they are also subject to aging, even when not in use, while a protection circuit is invariably needed to maintain voltage and current within safe limits. Unsurprisingly, the search for the 'perfect' battery solution continues unabated, and an increased area of focus is sodium ion products.…
Medical charging solutions: thinking 'outside the box'
By Dag Pedersen Monday, 23 November, 2020
Creating solutions for healthcare and medical applications is challenging on many levels. Every specification and requirement must be strictly followed. When it comes to electronic systems, these challenges extend beyond "simple" functionality and into patient safety - from stray electronic noise control, to preventing impact on medical monitoring systems and other sensitive circuits, inside and outside the patient.…
Getting the battery chemistry right
By Dag Pedersen Wednesday, 30 September, 2020
Most devices on the market now use rechargeable batteries. This creates a two-fold challenge for the engineer: addressing a string of battery chemistries in legacy products developed over a manufacturer's lifetime, and the need to select the best available chemistry for a particular application. Understanding battery chemistry and testing and charging needs will ensure a product operates optimally and cost-effectively. Even a venerable and almost-vintage technology like lead acid is finding a new lease of life beyond the automobile in applications like microgrid storage.…
CE or not CE – that is the question
It is widely anticipated that the CE scheme will continue to apply to products marketed in the UK after Brexit - and certainly the CE mark is still acceptable for many goods being sold in the UK market during the transition period. However, a 'no deal' scenario is likely to see the CE marking scheme in the UK replaced from 1st January 2021 by a new national conformity system, equivalent to the CE scheme, but known as the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) mark.…
Postponement of EU Commission Medical Devices Regulations
By Dag Pedersen Wednesday, 03 June, 2020
Some of the world's largest economies may have started to re-open, but the coronavirus pandemic isn't over yet. And the European Commission has taken stock: Member States, health institutions and economic operators will now prioritise the fight against the virus, thanks to a recent decision to postpone the application date of new Medical Devices Regulation. This new regulation was meant to come into force on 26 May 2020. The decision to postpone the new regulation by one year takes into account the unprecedented challenges that the pandemic is posing to health authorities around Europe. It also reflects the need for a rapid increase in the availability of vitally important medical devices across the union, whilst continuing to ensure patient health and safety until the new legislation becomes applicable.…
Universal input voltage: the need for universal appeal
By Editor Dag P Wednesday, 15 April, 2020
With so many voltages and AC/DC plugs worldwide, the need for universal power supply and battery charger solutions is clear. However, despite this statement of fact, many buyers fail to perform a proper check of this important criterion prior to purchase.…
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Seahawks' Bennett Says He Feared Death By Las Vegas Police
Filed Under:Arrest, Excessive Force, Las Vegas, Michael Bennet, Police, Seattle Seahawks
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Seattle Seahawks player Michael Bennett accused Las Vegas police on Wednesday of racially motivated excessive force, saying he was threatened at gunpoint and handcuffed following a report of gunshots at an after-hours club at a casino-hotel.
Bennett said on a Twitter message titled "Dear World," that police "singled me out and pointed their guns at me for doing nothing more than simply being a black man in the wrong place at the wrong time."
Police later attributed a report of gunfire at Drai's at the Cromwell resort to the sharp sound of velvet rope stands being knocked to a tile floor. It happened a few hours after the Aug. 26 fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor.
Bennett described the incident as "traumatic" during a brief appearance Wednesday at the Seahawks' facility.
"It's a traumatic experience for me, my family and it sucks that the country that we live in now sometimes you get profiled for the color of your skin," Bennett said. "It's a tough situation for me. Do I think every police officer is bad? No, I don't believe that. Do I believe there are some people out there that judge people by the color of their skin? I do believe that."
Bennett declined to go into specifics of the incident.
"I'm just trying to focus on the game, focus on the task at hand and let everything take care of itself," Bennett said. "But like I said this is a tragic situation for me, I hate to be up here at this moment. There is a lot of people who experienced what I experienced at that point, at that moment and they're not here to tell their story."
Bennett, a 6-foot-4 defensive end who has been a leader of the national anthem protests started by former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick , said he was among several hundred people running away.
In his Twitter message, Bennett said he was handcuffed face-down on the ground after an officer held a gun to his head saying he would blow his head off if he moved.
"All I could think of was 'I'm going to die for no other reason than I am black and my skin color is somehow a threat,'" he wrote. He said he thought of his wife and children.
Bennett said he was taken to the back of a police car "until they apparently realized I was not a thug, common criminal or ordinary black man but Michael Bennett a famous professional football player." He was released without charges.
Las Vegas police Officer Jacinto Rivera said police were checking for casino and police body camera video and written reports. He said the department couldn't immediately verify Bennett's account or identify the officers involved.
"Without looking at video footage or reading any reports we can't say yet what happened," Rivera said.
A video posted by celebrity news site TMZ shows a view from a balcony as a police officer kneels on the back of a man who looks like Bennett. Protests are heard, including, "I wasn't doing nothing," and, "I was here with my friends. They told us to get out and everybody ran."
Bennett's attorney, John Burris in Oakland, California, confirmed the words were Bennett's. The attorney said he believed the 30-second video clip showed some of how his client was treated.
"We think there was an unlawful detention and the use of excessive force, with a gun put to his head," Burris told The Associated Press. "He was just in the crowd. He doesn't drink or do drugs. He wasn't in a fight. He wasn't resisting. He did nothing more or less than anyone in the crowd."
Burris said Bennett waited to make public his account of the incident until after Burris contacted Las Vegas police last week by letter and email, seeking police records of Bennett's detention.
Bennett's brother, Martellus Bennett, who plays for the Green Bay Packers, posted an Instagram account of a telephone call he said he got from Michael Bennett. He said he heard fear in his brother's voice.
"The emotion and the thought of almost losing you because of the way you look left me in one of the saddest places ever," Martellus Bennett said.
Michael Bennett has been one of the most outspoken pro athletes on numerous social issues. Last month, he held a benefit for the family of a pregnant black woman who was fatally shot by two white Seattle police officers in June. Police said the woman threatened the officers with at least one knife after calling 911 to report that someone had broken into her apartment and stolen video-game consoles.
"For me it's always finding a way to impact the community on every single level; locally, nationally, and globally," Bennett said following the benefit. "To be able to have something happen in your city and to be able to build a bridge between people regardless of color, regardless of gender, and regardless of economic hardships, you want to be able to bring people together and be able to do something for kids."
Advocates on Wednesday cited Bennett's treatment by police as an illustration of troubled race relations in America.
Patrisse Cullors, a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter advocacy group, called it "a testament to the police violence targeting black people in the United States."
Cullors endorsed an online petition calling for Las Vegas police to release information about what she called an assault on Bennett.
Jocelyn Benson, chief executive of the nonprofit Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality, released a statement crediting Bennett with "courage and leadership in addressing issues of racial injustice in our country."
"The revelation of Michael Bennett's terrifying experience with Las Vegas police officers last month underscores the need to continue fighting against racial profiling and inequality," Benson said.
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Matt Phillips recently wrote a "Year in Review" article for Best Lawyers "Legal Insights," with regard to Employment-based U.S. Immigration. In the article, Matt briefly reviews some of the changes that employers and employees have seen in 2017 and provides some thoughts as to what to expect in 2018.
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You might say I was an archeologist of my own childhood. While researching Two Cents Plain: My Brooklyn Boyhood, I realized that the best way to make my story come alive was to explore the few photographs and countless documents my mother Gusta saved over the years. She kept everything.
As I went through her papers, I discovered old report cards, letters, bills and receipts. In addition to her $200.00 passenger ticket for the Marine Marlin, the boat that took her from war torn Europe to America, I found a rent receipt for $65.00, the last rent receipt for Teddy's Candy Store, the store I grew up in. These papers became a physical and emotional bridge to my childhood. I included many of them in Two Cents Plain: My Brooklyn Boyhood.
This is the ticket for passage to the US from Europe.
A grade school report card.
A postcard of the Brooklyn Bridge.
A welcome brochure for new Jewish immigrants.
An appointment book for child health care.
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The lease papers for the store.


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Plaintiffs and Lawyers Discuss Details of Settlement With Md State Police In First Amendment Case
Scott Wykoff
Angela Swagler of Erie, PA, a senior at Christendom College (Front Royal, Virginia), and one of the plaintiffs in the case, speaking in front of Maryland State Police headquarters in Pikesville (WBAL Photo by Scott Wykoff)
WBAL's Scott Wykoff reports from in front of State Police headquarters in Pikesville
The settlement includes a requirement that all state troopers in Maryland now take part in additional training in constitutional law relating to the First Amendment (WBAL Photo by Scott Wykoff)
At State Police headquarters in Pikesville, WBAL's Scott Wykoff reports on the settlement
Defend Life founder and director Jack Ames (far left) and Tom Brejcha, Esq., an attorney who represented the Defend Life plaintiffs, talk about the settlement (WBAL Photo by Scott Wykoff)
WBAL's Scott Wykoff reports along Reisterstown Road in Pikesville
Tom Brejcha, Esq., an attorney who represented the Defend Life plaintiffs, who is chief counsel of the Thomas More Law Society of Chicago, talks about the settlement with Maryland State Police
Greg Shipley, spokesman for Maryland State Police, talks with WBAL's Scott Wykoff about the settlement and what it means for state troopers
Along Reisterstown Road in front of Maryland State Police headquarters on Monday morning, lawyers and plaintiffs talked about details related to a $385,000 settlement between nine plaintiffs and State Police in a federal lawsuit stemming from the arrest, detention and strip searches of 18 Defend Life demonstrators along Route 24 in Bel Air in 2008.
"Our group, Defend Life, and other groups, now have a clear mandate to do what we were doing back on August 1st and August 2nd 2008, showing graphic images," said Baltimore-based Defend Life founder and director Jack Ames. "That's what this ruling is all about. So there is a real precedent value to this ruling."
Members of Defend Life were arrested by the Maryland State Police on Aug. 1, 2008, along Route 24 in Bel Air. The group was on its Face the Truth Tour in which it used graphic roadside posters depicting aborted babies.
Last year Harford County also settled a lawsuit with the group after Defend Life filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging its rights had been violated.
The settlement included a requirement that all state troopers in Maryland now take part in additional training in constitutional law relating to the First Amendment and incidents like the one that troopers responded to in Bel Air in 2008.
"Certainly the Constitution is our most important document," says Maryland State Police spokesman Greg Shipley. "It is something we take very seriously."
"In this situation we settled with these plaintiffs and a part of that settlement is increased Constitutional law training and dealing with the First Amendment," says Shipley. "That training has already begun. That will be for all sworn personnel. Our attorney is providing that training so it is something we will always work to be better professionals, but the state troopers who are out there outstanding professionals in their field and they work very hard to do a good job protecting the people of Maryland everyday."
"This is not an occasion to gloat about a victory over the Maryland State Police," says Tom Brejcha, Esq., an attorney who represented the Defend Life plaintiffs, who is chief counsel of the Thomas More Law Society of Chicago. "It is rather an occasion commend them for recognizing the fundamental legal principles at stake in this litigation and the beginning of what we hope will be a cooperative partnership between the pro life community with the Maryland State Police in enforcing, respecting and protecting the rights of protesters to exercise their fundamental First Amendment rights."
"Our troopers receive a variety of training in the 6 month police academy, says Maryland State Police spokesman Greg Shipley. "they first of all meet all of the standards of the Maryland Police Training Commission that they set forth. Their academy is co-located at the same place in Sykesville as the Police Training Commission that sets the standards for policing in Maryland. We believe we go far and above those standards, but they receive Constitutional law training. They receive tactical training, and they are out there on the street everyday making split second decisions that are often times then reviewed through the courts, through the appellate courts by the experts and advocates and sometimes those individuals feel that we have made the wrong decision and that occurs."
"In any profession you continue to become educated, you continue to learn and change and adapt social standards," adds Shipley.
Angela Swagler, who was one of the students who was taken into custody on that day in 2008, returned to Maryland Monday to talk about the settlement.
"When the arrests occurred I had just graduated from high school and was only 18 years old," said Swagler as she stood with others in front of state police headquarters in Pikesville. "I participated in the Face The Truth Tour because I wished to bear witness for those who could not speak for themselves. I knew in my heart what I was doing was right and that I was protected by the First Amendment."
Despite that she says the events of August 1, 2008 happened.
"I was a traumatic experience in its own right," adds the current senior at Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia. "And I would never want anyone, woman in particular, to experience the same horrors that I did. Of getting shackled, imprisoned, and invasive strip searched twice."
She adds that the case has ended on a positive note and that she is grateful for the settlement and the outcome of the case.
"I'm grateful that this will help everyone in the State of Maryland and the Maryland state police officers in regards to protecting the First Amendment," says Swagler. "After all this I want the Maryland state police officers to know that I forgive them."
While Swagler says she was surprised by the actions of the state troopers 4 years ago, she added on Monday, "they treated me kindly and I know a number of them were just doing their jobs so I do not have a negative opinion of State Troopers, especially since the settlement worked out so well and they were very understanding about it.


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Q: HTTP 500 error when uploading image in Laravel media-library When I upload small files (around 2 0r 3MB), everything works. However when I try to upload a more than 3MB image, I get a http 500 error.
php.init:
upload_max_filesize = 200M;post_max_size = 220M;memory_limit = 512M
medialibrary config file:
'max_file_size' => 1024 * 1024 * 100;
i dont know what to do.Thanx in advance