-concept borrowed from Baron G and the lovely Sue-
The work groove is alllll about personalities, and as such as a fun 'team building exercise' had the team take a Myers-Briggs. I'm cool with it being that I find CERTAIN types of personality profiling to be reasonably valid.
Our fearless leader also has 3+ degrees, two of which are in psychology, 1 of which is advanced, so he knows how to read the results and apply with reasonable clarity.
My result was exactly the same as my freshman year of college. ENTP I was a bit shocked by that, being that I have had a bit of a brain thing when I was in my early 30s (we in the know prefer to call it "a birth control pill induced stroke" but still...)
What absolutely and utterly blew me away, however, was that my work 'spouse' and his best work bud were also ENTP.
The ENTP personality type is found in between 8-13% of the total world population. 6 billion people. And our little team of less than 15 people has three of them.
"[ENTPs] are constantly absorbing ideas and images about the situations they are presented in their lives. Using their intuition to process this information, they are usually extremely quick and accurate in their ability to size up a situation. With the exception of their ENFP cousin, the ENTP has a deeper understanding of their environment than any of the other types.
This ability to intuitively understand people and situations puts
the ENTP at a distinct advantage in their lives. They generally
understand things quickly and with great depth. Accordingly, they
are quite flexible and adapt well to a wide range of tasks.
They are good at most anything that interests them. As they grow
and further develop their intuitive abilities and insights, they
become very aware of possibilities, and this makes them quite
resourceful when solving problems."
Interesting, isn't it?
Links found on the net to explain more and take the test yourself.
http://similarminds.com/index.html
http://typelogic.com/entp.html
http://www.personalitypage.com/ENTP.html
I love surprises, good ones and I came home to a magnificent one. The project that K had worked on and then stopped for a few months is almost done!!! Hurrah!
I am thrilled because it is not his normal type of project. It doesn't have the glamour of art or the thrill of a build *wink* but it has a thrill all it own in taking something outside of the comfort zone and making it sing.
The decision we made in how appears really works in this element; now all that is left is the texture work that my baby makes look so damn easy. It's unique and pretty damn cool in addition to all that.
Then, as if it weren't enough, our secret project (aka I started it at his request and he made it brilliant with the reworking) as taken on new life. He loved the concept so much that he is continuing forward with it. And while I poke at him to release it, if only to save SL from bad textures, I am reminded of his artist' compadre's (General Grayson') famous and oft quoted remark, "It will be released when it is ready. It is ready when I say it is ready."
So the amazement that is K's texture and build work will need to wait, because it will be ready when he says it is.
*wink* I will see if I can sneak some pieces out of the studio and place them in our main land house for early drooling. *drool*
(question is a General higher than a Baron? If not, I demoted him, if so I just promoted him)
This is a test post from 
, a fancy photo sharing thing.
The sun "sings"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6574059.stm
In my eyes
Indisposed
In disguise
As no one knows
Hides the face
Lies the snake
The sun
In my disgrace
Boiling heat
Summer stench
'Neath the black
The sky looks dead
Call my name
Through the cream
And I'll hear you
Scream again
Black hole sun
Won't you come
And wash away the rain
Black hole sun
Won't you come
Won't you come
Stuttering
Cold and damp
Steal the warm wind
Tired friend
Times are gone
For honest men
And sometimes
Far too long
For snakes
In my shoes
A walking sleep
And my youth
I pray to keep
Heaven send
Hell away
No one sings
Like you
Anymore
Hang my head
Drown my fear
Till you all just
Disappear
Climate report: Poor will suffer most
By ARTHUR MAX, Associated Press Writer 26 minutes ago
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The world faces increased hunger and water shortages in the poorest countries, massive floods and avalanches in Asia, and species extinction unless nations adapt to climate change and halt its progress, according to a report approved Friday by an international conference on global warming.
Agreement came after an all-night session during which key sections were deleted from the draft and scientists angrily confronted government negotiators who they feared were watering down their findings.
"It has been a complex exercise," said Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Several scientists objected to the editing of the final draft by government negotiators but, in the end, agreed to compromises. However, some scientists vowed never to take part in the process again.
Five days of negotiations reached a climax when the delegates removed parts of a key chart highlighting devastating effects of climate change that kick in with every rise of 1.8 degrees, and in a tussle over the level of scientific reliability attached to key statements.
There was little doubt about the science, which was based on 29,000 sets of data, much of it collected in the last five years. "For the first time we are not just arm-waving with models," Martin Perry, who conducted the grueling negotiations, told reporters.
The United States, China and Saudi Arabia raised many of the objections to the phrasing, often seeking to tone down the certainty of some of the more dire projections.
The final IPCC report is the clearest and most comprehensive scientific statement to date on the impact of global warming mainly caused by man-induced carbon dioxide pollution.
"The poorest of the poor in the world — and this includes poor people in prosperous societies — are going to be the worst hit," Pachauri said. "People who are poor are least able to adapt to climate change."
The report said up to 30 percent of species face an increased risk of vanishing if global temperatures rise 3.6 degrees above the average in the 1980s and 1990s.
Areas in drought will become even more dry, adding to the risks of hunger and disease, it said. The world will face heightened threats of flooding, severe storms and the erosion of coastlines.
"This is a glimpse into an apocalyptic future," the Greenpeace environmental group said of the final report.
Without action to curb carbon emissions, man's livable habitat will shrink starkly, said Stephen Schneider, a Stanford scientist who was one of the authors. "Don't be poor in a hot country, don't live in hurricane alley, watch out about being on the coasts or in the Arctic, and it's a bad idea to be on high mountains with glaciers melting."
"We can fix this," by investing a small part of the world's economic growth rate, said Schneider. "It's trillions of dollars, but it's a very trivial thing."
Negotiators pored over the 21-page draft meant to be a policy guide for governments. The summary pares down the full 1,572-page scientific assessment of the evidence of climate change so far, and the impact it will have on the Earth's most vulnerable people and ecosystems.
More than 120 nations attended the meeting. Each word was approved by consensus, and any change had to be approved by the scientists who drew up that section of the report.
Parry denied the hard-fought editing process resulted in a watered-down version, but acknowledged that "certain messages were lost."
At one point early Friday, it looked like the report "was not going to be accepted. It was very, very close to that point," said David Karoly, one of the scientific authors from the University of Oklahoma.
Though weakened by the deletion of some elements, the final report "will send a very, very clear signal" to governments, said Yvo de Boer, the U.N.'s top climate official.
The summary will be presented to the G8 summit of the world's richest nations in June, when the European Union is expected to renew appeals to President Bush to join in international efforts to control emissions of fossil fuels.
This year's series of reports by the IPCC were the first in six years from the prestigious body of 2,500 scientists, formed in 1988. Public awareness of climate change gave the IPCC's work unaccustomed importance and fueled the intensity of the closed-door negotiations during the five-day meeting.
"The urgency of this report prepared by the world's top scientists should be matched by an equally urgent response from governments," said Hans Verolme, director of the global climate change program of the World Wide Fund for Nature.
At the final session, the conference snagged over a sentence that said the impact of climate change already were being observed on every continent and in most oceans.
"There is very high confidence that many natural systems are being affected by regional climate changes, particularly temperature increases," said the statement on the first page of text.
But China insisted on striking the word "very," injecting doubt into what the scientists argued were indisputable observations. The report's three authors refused to go along with the change, resulting in an hours-long deadlock that was broken by a U.S. compromise to delete any reference to confidence levels.
It is the second of four reports from the IPCC this year; the first report in February laid out the scientific case for how global warming is happening. This second report is the "so what" report, explaining what the effects of global warming will be.
For the first time, the scientists broke down their predictions into regions, and forecast that climate change will affect billions of people.
North America will experience more severe storms with human and economic loss, and cultural and social disruptions. It can expect more hurricanes, floods, droughts, heat waves and wildfires, it said. Coasts will be swamped by rising sea levels. In the short term, crop yields may increase by 5 percent to 20 percent from a longer growing season, but will plummet if temperatures rise by 7.2 degrees.
Africa will be hardest hit. By 2020, up to 250 million people are likely to be exposed to water shortages. In some countries, food production could fall by half, it said.
Parts of Asia are threatened with massive flooding and avalanches from melting Himalayan glaciers. Europe also will see its Alpine glaciers disappear. Australia's Great Barrier Reef will lose much of its coral to bleaching from even moderate increases in sea temperatures, the report said.
Separately, an independent organization that keeps tabs on glacial melting in Austria's Alps said its latest survey confirms that the ice sheets continue to shrink significantly and predicted most will vanish by the end of the century.
The Austrian Alpine Association said experts measured 105 of Austria's 925 glaciers last year and found they had receded by an average of 52 1/2 feet, with one of the sheets shrinking a dramatic 262 feet during 2006.
Associated Press Writer William J. Kole in Vienna, Austria, and Science Writer Seth Borenstein contributed to this report.
links:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070406/ap_on_sc/climate_report
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/climate_change/index.cfm
http://www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/default.asp
And once again he has amazed and touched me to the point of tears. He's that guy.
There are things I find beautiful, amazing, fasinating. Too often I lose them, unable to find them again.
Here is today's offering:
http://www.thecoolhunter.net/architecture/Piers-of-Tomorrow/
A long time favourite:
Chihuly
http://www.chihuly.com/installations/bellagio/Art/BL073B.html
http://www.chihuly.com/installations/pool/index.html
I popped into SL tonight because while I was in bed sleeping, someone brought spring back to the island. *grin* Hurrah! I had also received a note card from one of my favourite people ask for a bit of help.
Taken from the Dreams notecard. This is a SL cause near and dear to my heart. I suffered a birth control pill induced stroke about 5 yrs ago. I was in my early 30s. It changed me, forever. I am simply not the same person I was.
Anyone who is in SL and would like to help by contributions or attendence is welcome. The person to speak to is TheSojourner
Without further ado:
"Hi folks, it is time for the Dreams Community Fair to swing into full gear. We need your help and participation.
First, WHAT IS IT? The Dreams Community Fair has its roots in the Touchstone Fair of 2005, in which I was active. Jase Byrne and his group of Pathfinders, Touchstone, took advantage of Garth and Pituca Fairchang's offer of a sim to put on a fair. There were rides and games, of course, but the real plus was the exposure he gave to support groups, educational groups , and artistic groups. In addition, he started the tradition of the Linden Dunk. Yes, we have a dunk tank and yes, the Lindens lined up to dunk each other and let us take a crack at them.
Last year, we received our sim on March 18, 2007 (Happy Birthday Dreams!) and by mid-April, had the sim up and running and provided support groups, educational groups, and some others with the opportunity to showcase themselves at the first annual Dreams Community Fair.
This year, we are doing the same. There are many more support groups in SL, so we are going to start with inviting the support groups - health and educational, first. Each group will have the opportunity to have a portion of a day or all day to hold discussions, classes, poster sessions, events to show themselves off. Each will choose a tent in the Events area. Some, because of common topic areas, may share space.
FUNDRAISER FOR AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION
dancewithme Detritus suggested we have a fundraiser for a RL stroke association. I chose the American Stroke Association because they provide so much information for and by stroke survivors. They have a monthly magazine with survivor stories and information for caregivers that is sometimes sent to survivors for free. We are sending the donations earmarked for that purpose. As a stroke survivor and family member of people with stroke, I know how valuable this magazine can be.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU!
1. Names of support groups.
2. Recipes for the Dreams Cook Book..
send to Josie Boccara or put in the mailbox in the Dreams entry. This will be sold.
3. Poetry, very short stories, and art work for the Poetry book.
Send to me or put in the appropriate mailbox in the entry. This will also be sold.
4. Items for auction.
We will have a live auction and a silent auction. At this point, make them transferrable and drop them on me or minxeh Volos. We will get them to the auctioneer. We will be sure they are non-transferrable upon delivery to the reciever.
Art, Sculptures, other items
5. Gift Certificates.
For auction and prizes.
6. We need volunteers!!
We will need hosts, people to type recipes and poetry for the books, people willing to advertise, etc.
If you have a particular interest, let us know."
Again, contact TheSojourner if you think you can help.
So after a few weeks of work, and plenty of discussion the new website is almost up. It still needs the flourishs, but K is ready to post it.
I think it will be a compliment to the business, which is the goal. Being a content creator in IMVU is different than SL. K is often stating that the big boys in IMVU wouldn't fair as well in SL. Lately, though there has been a surge of talent knocking at IMVU's door.
Part of the challenge in IMVU is the 3D max program which both Robin & K declare to be the least intutive art program eveh. His developer tutorials are legendary in IMVU, the "must read" for every new dev, since they break it down bit by bit.
The plans for the website will make it more of a wow than it is even now. The inspirations were from many things. *grin* I think of this as phase 1, with phase 2, phase 3 and 4 coming through the months to follow.
Some of SL lives in IMVU, somethings you just keep.
Speaking of SL, I was in earlier. *purrrs* I have some new ideas. Discussion with a certain someone will follow once IMVU is a bit more settled.
Have I thank you, Sue for this vox thing? *grin* Sooo rocks.
