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NewSkill: Fundraising
Money, money, money... Money!
They say it makes the world turn. I don't think that's true, but boy does it sure help in providing the supplies to do it!
The question is, how to get money? You have a great idea that you want to help societies and communities with tough social problems but you have no cash to make it happen?
Network!
That is step number one. You must get out there and talk to…
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Added by John Tsangaris on March 10, 2010 at 7:41pm — 9 Comments
NewSkill: Public Speaking
It was my mom's fault. I know I can blame this one on her alone, cause she made me do it!
Speaking publicly that is! I was 12 when I started public speaking cla**** that my mom taught, about 15 when I started teaching portions with her. I'm now a third generation Toastmaster working on my Competent Communicator certificate.
Really, public speaking sucks for some of us. OK, a lot of us. OK, most of us.…
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Added by John Tsangaris on March 10, 2010 at 7:09pm — 5 Comments
NewSkill: French
I grew up in Canada, and for those of you as old or older than me, you will recall the days of "you must have grade 11 French if you want to get into University". They changed that in my grade 10. So I took 10 years of French for pleasure! ;-)
I've all but lost it. I've taken several university cla**** for French, in which I excel, but I keep losing it just as fast.
French is a global language, as well as English, so I am going to try to maintain…
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Added by John Tsangaris on March 10, 2010 at 6:47pm — 1 Comment
Looking for projects: Aeroponics
Among other things, I'm very interested in Aeroponics and hope to get some hands on experience with this technique.
A description of Aeroponics can be found here.
To start, I would like to have a small green house outside my home to start learning how to make this efficient. I feel aeroponics will be a great food shortage solution in desolate areas. This is based on two facts: 1) Aeroponics…
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Added by John Tsangaris on March 9, 2010 at 4:18pm — 7 Comments
How To: Starting a project 3
This is where things differ for us. Depending on our personality, we can go in several different directions.
Depending on the size of your project, you may want to start taking action on the individual steps to work towards completion.
For larger projects, which I believe that many of us are looking towards, you need to continue the planning stage. Fill in more details, where will you get the funding? Where will you get people to help jumpstart…
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Added by John Tsangaris on March 8, 2010 at 9:07pm — No Comments
AVATAR1: with explanation
I am definitely not artistically inclined and if we are drawing our hero avatars, mine would be a stick figure. So I took the link that Amanda Jeffrey provided (Hero Machine) and built my hero avatar there. Most of the pieces have meaning articulated as such:
The base of my character is a police officer. This is… Continue
Added by John Tsangaris on March 6, 2010 at 2:30am — 6 Comments
How To: Starting a project 2
Once you have come up with your goal, you start working backwards.
Grab a pencil and paper and draw the steps backwards from the goal. Don't forget the testing time! If you build a system to bring water to a region, flipping the switch is not the last step. You have to flip the switch and then make sure it's going to continue working in adverse conditions after you turn your back.
Get these steps down. Put them in phases and then under each phase…
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Added by John Tsangaris on March 5, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments
Social First Aid
I have taken many first aid cla**** in my life. You know, the simple stuff, CPR and how to treat simple trauma such as bleeds and even up treating breaks and delivering babies.
I joined the Crisis Intervention Team at my old police department where I was a specialist in dealing with emotionally or mentally challenged people who would have otherwise been dealt with using the few tools that an officer is given, usually leading to force. In the CIT I learned about QPR, which…
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Added by John Tsangaris on March 4, 2010 at 10:57pm — No Comments
How To: Starting a project
When people come together with a vision there is an excitement and a potential synergy that is created.
The next step is to create a project process that will allow people to work at their respective levels.…
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Added by John Tsangaris on March 4, 2010 at 8:30pm — 2 Comments
Matching Personalities with Positions
I realize this is difficult to do and some people actually do it as a full-time position, but it would be great to identify how people fit into an organization based on their personalities.
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Some people don't realize they will be good at a position since they have never been in that position before.…
Added by John Tsangaris on March 4, 2010 at 6:30pm — 2 Comments
List your project
I'd like to get a list of all the projects people are working on in a coherent list. I think this will allow people to post their interests as well as current projects or research in an area.
Some people have clear visions and some don't. Some people who have a new or old technology to bring…
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Added by John Tsangaris on March 4, 2010 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments
In all things... You!
As I prepare myself to take on a new path to travel, in helping others in a way I have not previously done, I come back to two fundamentals that will allow me to persist beyond the regular excitement of the New: 1) Action, 2) Why?
I believe that action is the root of all good works. I come from an understanding background in that I had to understand, plan, and organize the minutiae prior to acting. I've come to realize, that while that background has given me skills I…
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Added by John Tsangaris on March 4, 2010 at 3:44am — 2 Comments
The 10 year mark
This year I started down several paths (yes, I have many feet), that are directly connected to where I will be in 10 years.
I see myself running my software company both remotely and on site. Bearing a feeling of personal responsibility for my community, I will be a reserve sheriff's deputy for the county in which I live. I will be living on several acres of land with a beautiful home. I will be helping my wife run her business that's helps people with disabilities as well…
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Added by John Tsangaris on March 3, 2010 at 8:32pm — 2 Comments
He's right on the spot... if I can ever find him!
One name jumps out as someone who I have looked up to for years, but as an innovator and as someone who tries to help large numbers of people. The name is that of Dean Kamen.
I first heard of Dean when I lived up in New Hampshire and saw a tour of his home on TV. This was the pre-Segway era so his name was not household yet. I recall seeing the workspace he had in his home and the facilities he had simply to invent. He become someone I followed for his sheer love for…
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Added by John Tsangaris on March 3, 2010 at 7:03pm — No Comments
The Ninety Nine Percent
Without hesitation, I say that the most important of the secrets of Exhibit A are to think and act big.
Three edicts are found in that phrase and I believe that each has it's value. We must think and understand a problem to be able to fix the problem. The more thought that can be put into an action, the more perfect that action might become. Helping someone across the street takes little thought, but the thought must be present to desire to help. Helping the homeless,…
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Added by John Tsangaris on March 3, 2010 at 5:00pm — 4 Comments
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Fourth of July on the Lake
This past weekend was the annual celebration at the lake house in Connecticut. It is amazing that the lake is still so clear and beautiful after all these years. The watershed association has done a wonderful job protecting these waters from the damaging effects of development.The wood grill was finally ready to cook on, so we didn't miss the propane tank fueled grill anymore. The food actually tasted fresher than in the past and was easy to keep fueled.Dad was very proud of the solar hybrid…See More
Stinging Nettle
In this blog post I will focus on a plant that is abundant in our nature, and which is immensely nutritious. It's of course the Stinging Nettle. Let's start with the chemical constituents of this plant:37 % Non-Nitrogen-Extracts19 - 29 % Ash9 - 21 % Fiber4 % Fat22 % ProteinOnce the leaves are drid, their protein content can reach an astounding 40 %, which is much higher than beef, which even under the best of circ**stances can never exceed 31 % protein. In addition the Stinging Nettle consists…See More
The meal
It is 7'oclock, I was late home from work due to an assignment that i wanted to get ahead on. By the time I get home I am feeling extremley tired and I cannot be bothered to make a proper meal. I walk to the fridge and open it to see what there is for me to eat. All of the out of date foodstuffs have been automaticaly thrown away by the fridge, they will be recycled tomorrow as animal feed or something. I see i have organic local eggs and some local cheese. Foods are vacc** sealded for easy…See More
Future
FutureToday is 2020/1/1. It is just like yesterday. The war is still continuing. It has started since 2010. In 2010, that year was a horrible year. Almost every energy ran out. Every country’s governments were crushed down at the same time. There were riots everywhere. All of the big company’s bosses were killed xdeadx in the riots. Troops fought each other everywhere. Food was bought up xawayx at once. There were no more food supplies in any shops. The economy was all crushed down. All the…See More
public servants
The exchange works directly for state and public workers and servants. It gives them credit in exchange for the amount of public work they contribute to the community. The more constructive they are based off a base rate the more credit they recieve.
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