The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact

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Regrets of the Dying

The five most common regrets:

  1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. (Most people had not honored even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made.)
  2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
  3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings. (Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others.)
  5. I wish that I had let myself be happier. (Many did not realize until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits.)

We all experience days we never forget. Your first kiss, graduating from high school and/or college, wedding day, the day your children were born. Why do we remember these experiences so vividly? Because they are different from every other day. Sure, some of them are organic, natural events, but many of them are manufactured. We attach a meaning to them through the ceremonies we create. Receiving a college degree in the mail is not the same as attending a commencement ceremony.

Why can’t we have more of these wonderful moments? So many of them are created, why can’t we work harder to make more of our days memorable? It would make our families, institutions and organizations more successful and all of us so much happier. That’s the premise behind “The Power of Moments.”

This book features captivating stories of people who have created standout moments: The owners who transformed an utterly mediocre hotel into one of the most admired  properties in Los Angeles by delivering moments of magic for guests. Relief workers who beat a deadly health practice in one village by causing the locals to “trip over the truth.” The scrappy team that turned around one of the worst elementary schools in the country by embracing an intervention that lasts less than an hour.

Readers discover how brief experiences can change lives, such as the experiment in which two strangers meet in a room and, forty-five minutes later, leave as best friends. Or the tale of the world’s youngest female billionaire, who credits her resilience to something her father asked the family at the dinner table.

Chip Heath, a professor at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, and Dan Heath, senior fellow at Duke University’s CASE Center, explore why certain brief experiences can jolt us, elevate us and change us – and how we can learn to create such extraordinary moments in our life and work. The brothers have written a number of enjoyable and educational books over the last decade but “The Power of Moments” is their most inspiring creation. It will make you want to create more moments for yourself and those you care about.

“Close your eyes. Call up the face of someone still alive who years ago did something or said something that changed your life for the better. Someone who you never properly thanked; someone you could meet face-to-face next week. Got a face? Your task is to write a letter of gratitude to this individual and deliver it in person. The letter should be concrete and about three hundred words: be specific about what she did for you and how it affected your life. Let her know what you are doing now, and mention how you often remember what she did.”

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Cherry Creek

Would we talk about Cherry Creek State Park, Denver's Big Backyard, if it were not for the rise of Dunkelzahn from Cherry Creek Lake in 2012?

Located in the CAS sector (a point that is a hot button for all the Native American Nations as well as Aztlan), this protected park has fishing, hiking, camping, horseback riding, swimming, and more. However, diving is strictly prohibited and many violators are arrested each year. The Cherry Creek Park Rangers patrol the lake and surrounding area to prevent divers and treasure hunters as well as maintain order on the twelve miles of trails and 3900 acres of park, including 1000 surface acres of lake. Horseback, electric vehicle, and boats comprise just part of the patrols in the park, as well as a fully licensed magical support staff, boasted as being one of the largest in the state.

Many visitors flock to the park to feel closer to the Great Dragon Dunkelzahn after his death. Considered his 'birthplace' by many, various cults and pseudo-religious groups hold ceremonies in worship of him, often seeking to proselytize to campers and fun seekers. Numerous trideo specials and documentaries have been filmed here, and both the Atlantean Foundation and Archeologists Without Borders have petitioned the CAS government for rights to do dives and research but to no avail.

The mystery surrounding the dragon as well as the services offered sees some three million visitors a year to the park, with six new sims and trideo shows to be shot there in 2069 alone. A beautiful mystery in the heart of Denver, Cherry Creek State Park and Lake serves as a reminder of the Dragon President as well as the enigmas of the Sixth World.

Game Information: Cherry Creek State Park and Lake are not magical in and of themselves. There are unsolved mysteries that surround the park, ones that are hard to put a finger on. Why was Dunkelzahn there. Is his lair nearby? Was he imprisoned here or did he travel from somewhere else? These mysteries stand today, despite the best efforts of the Atlantean Foundation, AZT, and other interested parties. The Park Rangers have turned back all divers and exploratory search teams, sometimes by force in the dead of the night. Spirits adamantly refuse to search beneath the water for mages and shaman, simply vanishing if pressed. Magicians attempting to dive beneath the waters astrally, those that have gotten past the roaming patrols, have reported intense magical wards beneath the water, as well as a sense that they have traveled much further beneath the surface than they expected. Talk of astral creatures beneath the water is not an uncommon myth, one yet to be debunked.

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Dionysus' mother was a mortal. Mortals couldn't handle the full godliness of someone like Zeus, and Dionysus' mortal mother couldn't stop begging to see Zeus in his full godliness. Finally, Zeus couldn't take the begging, and he let her see himself for the real him, and she burst into flames. Once Zeus realized that Dionysus was in the womb of his mortal mother, not fully grown, Zeus had Hermes come and rescue Dionysus, and Zeus created a hole in his thigh, where Dionysus could mature into a real baby, instead of a fetus. Once Dionysus was a fully grown baby, Zeus opened up that hole, and out came Dionysus.
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Who was Dionysus?

Dionysus is the god of wine and drunken revelry in Greek mythology. Writers often contrast Dionysus with his half-brother Apollo . Where Apollo personifies the cerebral aspec

What was Dionysus?

Dionysus was the Greek god of wine.

What did Dionysus do?

Dionysus did many things in Greek mythology. He was the god of wine and fertility. Firstly, he invented wine, and spread the art of squashing grapes around the world. Sec

Was dionysus zeus' favorite son?

The favorite son of Zeus was Heracles.

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Dionysus was the Greek god of wine.

Is Dionysus Zeus' son?

Usually, yes.

What were Zeus Poseidon Hermes Ares Hephaestus Dionysus Apollo known for?

Zeus - king of gods, god of sky weather lightning order and fate Poseidon -god of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts, earthquakes, and the creator of horses; known as the "Ear


How to calculate coefficient of performance

Updated February 21, 2017

The coefficent of performance (also known as COP) specifies the ratio between the energy transfer of a heating pump and the total input of electrical energy. COP is a dimensionless number that expresses the efficiency of a heating system -- a pump with a higher COP transfers more heat with an equivalent energy input. You can precisely calculate a heating pump's COP if you know the input energy and output heat. You can estimate the COP if you know the heat pump refrigerant's properties.

Calculate the heat output of the heating pump in BTUs per hour (a BTU is the amount of energy required to heat a pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit and is equal to approximately 1.055 kilojoules).

Divide the heat output by the total energy input of the heating pump in kilowatts (a kilowatt is equal to 1000 watts).

Divide your result by the conversion constant of 3,413 to find the coefficient of performance of the pump.

Add 460 to the temperature at which the refrigerant in the heating pump evaporates.

Divide this number by the difference between the refrigerant's condensation and evaporation temperatures.

Multiply this number by 0.6 to find the heating pump's approximate coefficient of performance.

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Visualization of software bugs

Software bugs occur at different rate depending on the characteristic of the software systems. Automatically collecting bugs from online or offline source (e.g., issue repositories) and visualising them over time help understand the reliability of the system and predict its future behaviour. A simple tool that mines the repository and visualise optimal curves representing the occurrences of bugs over time will be developed.

Input: A dataset of bugs with their occurrence time stamps or an online bug repository (e.g., Jira).

Output: A Java - R  application that connects to the repository or the dataset and visualises both bugs over time and the optimal curve representing their cumulative number.

Unit Testing framework for Programmable Logic Controllers

Programmable Logic Controllers are digital systems for process automation. They are typically little or poorly tested. A library for Unit testing and compliant to IEC 61131-3 standards languages with which PLC are developed has been developed. A multiple case study on the efficiency and enhancement of the library for full testing automation will be performed.

Input: PLC developed with IEC 61131-3 compliant languages (e.g., CodeSys)

Output: Enhanced Unit testing library portable on different hardware devices. A study on the portability and efficiency of the tests.

Automated UI tests

Testing UI often requires a long manual selection of the input values. Selecting the input values with which to design test with high code coverage is an art. Techniques for UI testing vary depending on the data structures used by the interface. Testing for all combinations of input values is often unfeasible or expensive. Based on the available knowledge of the input space, an algorithm to reduce the combination of the input values will be designed.

Input: UML class diagrams and the Java implementation of such classes and their input space.

Output: An algorithm that identifies combinations of input values with which to design test cases with high code coverage.


The Industrial Development Of Tinplate

- Apr 12, 2018 -

In the 17th century, Britain, France and Sweden had all hoped to establish their own tinplate industry, but due to the large amount of funds required, so it has not yet been developed. It was not until 1811 that Brian Tinkin and John Hall opened tin canned foods, but tinplate manufacturing began to develop on a large scale. Today, the world produces about 250,000 tons of tin per year, and more than one third is used to make tinplate, most of which is used in the canned food industry.

A Brief Developed History of Tinplate

1810: The world's first tin can was invented by the British and patented. At that time, a canning expert could do 60 empty cans a day.

1900: Invented welding machine.

1947: The United States invented the canning machine instead of manpower.

1965: The aluminum easy-open lid is used for canning.

In 1973: Tieyi opened the lid and began to use canning.

1990: Can making technology increased to more than 1,000 cans per minute.

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The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 includes a variety of requirements on trade protection and general trade policy, including potential trade impacts with India. The law expands requirements on imports to ensure health, safety, and the protection of intellectual property rights. It includes provisions to prevent “dumping,” a method of predatory pricing used by foreign companies to undercut local markets and drive away competition, and to protect the United States from currency manipulation. It also allows smaller shipments to enter the U.S. territory without burdensome entry processes. The attached primer includes additional information.


Learning French as a Native Language vs as a Secondary Language

We recently had a discussion with our winter intern, Paco, about learning French as a native language vs as a secondary language. Paco is a student from France and learned French as his first language, so we were curious to see what tips, differences, and mistakes he sees people make who learned French as their first language vs as a secondary language.

Here are some of his thoughts:

Here are few concepts that you need to understand to start learning French. They are basics in France, but most foreign people find those concepts tough to learn:

    – The formal mode. In French, there are two ways to address people, depending on the type of relationship. So you need to use the pronoun “vous” instead of “tu” which both translate to “you” in English. The “vous” is used to talk to people younger or the same age, known or unknown (if these unknown people are under twenty). The “tu” is also used to talk to older family members, or older colleagues or relatives who have asked for “you”.
    – Definite article. One of the toughest concepts to learn for foreign people is the definite article. In France, every single word is either masculine or feminine so when you use a word, most of the time you need to put the article “le(masculine), la(feminine)” which translate to “the” in English. And then there is the plural, “les” which also translates to “the” but for plural nouns.
    – Conjugation. In English there are 16 modes of conjugation, and most of them are not used every time. In French, there is 22 mode of conjugation, and you use them every time. In fact, for every special moment, when you order something at the restaurant, or in a common conversation, you use many forms of conjugation.

As a French student in New York City I had the opportunity to talk with some people who learn French in the United States and there are some common mistakes I hear from non-native speakers which are:

    – The word order. In English, when you use an adjective, you put in front of the noun, while in French you put it behind the noun.

“A blue hat” -> “Un chapeau bleu”

    – Contraction with “h” mute. You probably know about the contraction of some words in French before a vowel. For example: je ai -> j’ai ; le aspect -> l’aspect. You also know that the “h” in French is not pronounced. For example “hiver” (winter) is pronounced “iver”. But, whether the “h” acts as a vowel or a consonant, you have to use a contraction before a word starting with an “h”. This is not a simple concept for foreigners learning French.
    – The verb “Manquer”. This is a confusing but also interesting verb. Some of you are starting to say “What’s confusing about this verb, isn’t that a simple 1st group verb?”. Translation: miss you. If you are doing a word-by-word translation, you will have “I” = “Je”, “miss” = “manquer”, “you” = “tu” -> “Je te manque“. Sounds correct, no? Unfortunately, the answer is “NO”, the order is wrong. The right sentence should be “Tu me manques.” You can learn more about this tricky very here.

Thank you, Paco for your insight on this interesting topic! You can meet Paco and ask him questions of your own at our upcoming Trial classes on 12/18/2017. RSVP here!


Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Tour

Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Tour

Trip duration

3 days/ 2 nights

Day 1: Arrival

The Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Tour starts at Kigali, Rwanda’s capital. A drive to the countryside region of Musanze will see you cruise through the scenic land of a thousand hills. Depending on the arrival time, you may engage in an afternoon activity to be shared by your tour leader.

Night in Musanze.

Day 2: Volcanoes National Park

The following day we shall head to Kinigi, where we shall start our Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Tour hike; in the famous Volcanoes National Park. By mid-day we shall have enjoyed time with the great apes and will descend to our vehicle. We shall then head to the hotel for lunch and take an afternoon break to rest.

Night in Musanze.

Day 3: Departure

The last day of our Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Tour will see us enjoy the drive back to Kigali with a few strategic stop overs to enjoy the local cultures and scenes. On arrival in Kigali, we shall enjoy lunch and then head to the airport for our departure flights.

Habitats covered

Highland Forest, Rural Countryside, Urban Scapes

Photographic opportunities

Special moments

Gorilla Trekking, Gorilla Conservation Talk

Let’s plan your next adventure in East Africa.


Jose Mourinho has urged Anthony Martial to follow Henrikh Mkhitaryan's example and work his way back into the Manchester United team.

The Frenchman has been left out of United's last three games. His substitute appearance during the 3-1 win over Sunderland on Boxing Day was his first game for more than two weeks.

The 21-year-old has been linked with a move to Sevilla in January. But Mourinho insists Martial can still win back his place at Old Trafford - by looking at how Henrikh Mkhitaryan has turned his season around.

Mourinho told SFR Sport : “Every player is different. I had this season a situation that was more difficult than Anthony - Mkhitaryan.

"Mkhitaryan was completely open and completely understood the difference between me and other coaches he had.

Mkhitaryan has won back his place under Jose Mourinho.
Mkhitaryan has won back his place under Jose Mourinho.

"The difference between the demands of the Premier League and the Ukrainian league or even Bundesliga, complete different philosophy of play. And he worked a lot without playing, but he worked a lot to try to reach the level.

"I think Anthony is very, very young - people forget - and last season Manchester United played completely differently to how we do today.