Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Michael Shermer � Political Science
Michael Shermer � Political Science
Scientific American Article:
Psychological research reveals how
Scientific American Article:
Political Science
Psychological research reveals how
and why liberals and conservatives differ
Humans are, by nature, tribal and never more so than in politics. In the culture wars we all know the tribal stereotypes of what liberals think of conservatives: Conservatives are a bunch of Hummer-driving, meat-eating, gun-toting, hard-drinking, Bible-thumping, black-and-white- thinking, fist-pounding, shoe-stomping, morally hypocritical blowhards. And what conservatives think of liberals: Liberals are a bunch of hybrid-driving, tofu-eating, tree-hugging, whale-saving, sandal-wearing, bottled-water-drinking, ACLU-supporting, flip-flopping, wishy-washy, namby-pamby bed wetters.
Like many other stereotypes, each of these contains an element of truth that reflects an emphasis on different moral values. Jonathan Haidt, who is a psychologist at the University of Virginia, explains such stereotypes in terms of his Moral Foundations Theory (see www.moralfoundations.org), which he developed “to understand why morality varies so much across cultures yet still shows so many similarities and recurrent themes.” Haidt proposes that the foundations of our sense of right and wrong rest within “five innate and universally available psychological systems” that might be summarized as follows:
- Harm/care: Evolved mammalian attachment systems mean we can feel the pain of others, giving rise to the virtues of kindness, gentleness and nurturance.
- Fairness/reciprocity: Evolved reciprocal altruism generates a sense of justice.
- Ingroup/loyalty: Evolved in-group tribalism leads to patriotism.
- Authority/respect: Evolved hierarchical social structures translate to respect for authority and tradition.
- Purity/sanctity: Evolved emotion of disgust related to disease and contamination underlies our sense of bodily purity.
Over the years Haidt and his University of Virginia colleague Jesse Graham have surveyed the moral opinions of more than 110,000 people from dozens of countries and have found this consistent difference: self-reported liberals are high on 1 and 2 (harm/ care and fairness/reciprocity) but are low on 3, 4 and 5 (in-group loyalty, authority/respect and purity/sanctity), whereas self-reported conservatives are roughly equal on all five dimensions, although they place slightly less emphasis on 1 and 2 than liberals do. (Take the survey yourself at www.yourmorals.org.)
Instead of viewing the left and the right as either inherently correct or wrong, a more scientific approach is to recognize that liberals and conservatives emphasize different moral values. My favorite example of these differences is dramatized in the 1992 film A Few Good Men. In the courtroom ending, Jack Nicholson’s conservative marine Colonel Nathan R. Jessup is being cross-examined by Tom Cruise’s liberal navy Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee, who is defending two marines accused of accidentally killing a fellow soldier. Kaffee thinks that Jessup ordered a “code red,” an off-the-books command to rough up a disloyal marine trainee in need of discipline and that matters got tragically out of hand. Kaffee wants individual justice for his clients. Jessup wants freedom and security for the nation even at the cost of individual liberty, as he explains:
“Son, we live in a world that has walls. And those walls have to be guarded by men with guns…. You don’t want the truth because deep down, in places you don’t talk about at parties, you want me on that wall. You need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone to a life spent defending something. You use ’em as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide, then questions the manner in which I provide it.”
Personally, I tend more toward the liberal emphasis on individual fairness, justice and liberty, and I worry that overemphasis on group loyalty will trigger our inner xenophobias. But evolutionary psychology reveals just how deep our tribal instincts are and why good fences make good neighbors. And I know that ever since 9/11, I am especially grateful to all the brave soldiers on those walls who have allowed us to sleep under a blanket of freedom.
California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
Caltech Scientists Film Photons with Electrons
Techniques recently invented by researchers at Caltech—which allow the real-time, real-space visualization of fleeting changes in the structure of nanoscale matter—have been used to image the evanescent electrical fields produced by the interaction of electrons and photons, and to track changes in atomic-scale structures.
Caltech Student Project Aims to Help Kids Walk Again
Getting bed-ridden children in hospitals in Third World countries to walk again is not easy. Often, even the best efforts are hampered by limited staff and even more limited rehabilitation equipment. Caltech undergraduate Stephen Wilke got a firsthand look at this situation on a trip to Guatemala last August, and was inspired to start a project to help kids get ambulatory again.
Researchers Revise Long-Held Theory of Fruit-Fly Development
For decades, science texts have told a simple and straightforward story about a particular protein—a transcription factor—that helps the embryo of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, pattern tissues in a manner that depends on the levels of this factor within individual cells. "For 20 years, this system of patterning has been used in textbooks as a paradigm for patterning in embryos, controlled by transcription factors," says Angelike Stathopoulos, assistant professor of biology at Caltech. Now she and her colleagues have called that paradigm into question, revealing a tale that is both more complicated and potentially more interesting than the one previously described.
Chewy Molasses-Spice Cookies and more delicious recipes, smart cooking tips, and video demonstrations on marthastewart.com
Chewy Molasses-Spice Cookies and more delicious recipes, smart cooking tips, and video demonstrations on marthastewart.com
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Z�calo’s Top Books of 2009 � Z�calo Public Square
Z�calo’s Top Books of 2009 � Z�calo Public Square
It’s that time of year, and Zócalo can’t resist a Top 10 List. We’re taking this week easy, but we did pull together our favorite books of the year from among those we reviewed, presented in judicious alphabetical order. (And below, a favorite poem, a favorite event, and staff interviews.) Happy holidays, happy New Year, and we hope you have some time for some reading.
Bill Barich’s A Pint of Plain
Morris Dickstein’s Dancing in the Dark
Kal Raustiala’s Does the Constitution Follow the Flag?
Vali Nasr’s Forces of Fortune
Arika Okrent’s In the Land of Invented Languages
Sandra Mackey’s Mirror of the Arab World
Neil MacFarquhar’s The Media Relations Department of Hizbollah Wishes You a Happy Birthday
Archie Brown’s The Rise and Fall of Communism
Hannah Holmes’s The Well-Dressed Ape
Tom Zoellner’s Uranium
Stationery: How to select and order fine fountain-pen-quality paper
Stationery: How to select and order fine fountain-pen-quality paper
- Select your paper (see PAPER SELECTION, left, for images and details)
- 32-lb white, silk finish: A good, all-around paper that works well with most pens and inks. Takes crisp lines, dries quickly.
- 70-lb white, satin finish: Slightly harder finish; dries more slowly, especially with Private Reserve inks. Noodler’s quick-dry inks work better on this than some other brands. If you're left-handed (especially if you overwrite), I do not recommend this paper for you.
- 60-lb cream ultrasmooth: A sweet surface on which your pen can sail. Dries well, good for right- and left-handed folks.
- 60-lb vellum-finished, parchment-style: In white, natural, antique, celery, and old gold, these are good for most but can feather and bleed slightly if you use broad points or very wet writers.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Monday, December 28, 2009
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The Fred Krinke story
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The Fred Krinke story
By Dyas A. Lawson
and John King Tarpinian
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The Fred Krinke story
By Dyas A. Lawson
and John King Tarpinian
| The Fred Krinke story By Dyas A. Lawson
The third-generation owner of America's oldest continuously operating pen store, The Fountain Pen Shop in Monrovia, Krinke's involvement with the world of writing instruments actually began way back before he was born, when his grandfather John Froelich immigrated to the U.S. as a young man at the turn of the century. While in New York, Froelich worked for the Mabie Todd Company, which made Mabie Todd, Swan pens, and others. Krinke says his grandfather became the foreman of the gold-nib department, overseeing the exacting and painstaking work of grinding and creating the unparalleled smooth-writing nibs of those years. Krinke's father, Fred Sr., grew up in New York and started his career there, working as a tugboat operator for the New York Central Railroad Marine Division. This kept him occupied until one winter, when he fell overboard into icy waters and decided maybe he could find a profession slightly less hazardous. He moved from that into silk dyeing, which doubtless seemed a great deal better for his health.
Along with yet another Fred, this one Fred Heinzmann, who had been Mabie Todd's general manager and had decided to join the Froelich/Krinke expedition to California, Froelich opened the store in 1922 as the Angelus Pen Hospital (it was later changed to The Fountain Pen Shop). Their leaving elicited a response from Mabie Todd that would likely be unheard of today: The company sent the pair off--two of its top managers--with its blessings, and even provided them with parts and equipment to take to California.
In Los Angeles, Fred's father stayed in silk dyeing, but later on he came into the business with his father-in-law. By 1940, Froelich and Heinzmann retired, and Fred Sr. and Heinzmann's son formed another partnership, took over the business and incorporated the firm. By then, Fred was old enough to be dabbling in the pen business himself. He recalls working a day or two a week in the store, after school. "One thing that really stands out in my memory as a kid was when I pulled open a drawer and there was a Dunn Dreadnought demonstrator. It must have been 15 inches long -- well, that may have been a kid's imagination, but it was too big to write with. It didn't have a nib and there was a chip out of the cap." No telling what that might be worth today! He also recalls one of the first pens his parents gave him--a Doric fountain pen and pencil set. He was attending Pasadena Junior College in 1945 and began helping out evenings at the store, taking the streetcar in to the store location in downtown Los Angeles, at the corner of Sixth and Spring Streets. He'd work a few hours, eat dinner, and then go home by the same streetcar. Judging by the expression on his face when he discusses it, he quite enjoyed that mode of transportation. Then the government said it needed Fred's assistance and no one else would do. "I was majoring in girls, that's what got me drafted!" he says with a chuckle. That was in 1946. He was sent to Korea and spent some time in that country before it was torn up by the conflict. After his return, he decided to devote his efforts to the fountain-pen shop. The Krinke family moved with the times, balancing changes adeptly to have stayed in business and even prospered during times when writing tools changed so dramatically. They expanded into other forms of writing tools, including the ballpoints that were beginning to emerge. In 1953 or '54, they decided to move more fully into the wholesaling aspect of the business. That succeeded so well that at one point, Fred says, six outside sales people were selling new products, including such staples as Parker Jotters and the ever-trusty Esterbrooks. At times, Fred recalls, staying in business was challenging, but the firm overcame obstacles as they appeared. The company still performed repairs, maintaining the reputation for quality work established by John Froelich so many years earlier.
Fred's wife Margaret and niece Judi Williams help him run the store and have been with him at various Los Angeles pen shows. Friend and customer John King Tarpinian also spends time manning Krinke's table so Fred can visit with people, catch up on what's happening, and thoroughly enjoy his time at the show. However, Fred says no family members are interested in taking over the store when he's ready to retire, so this may be the end of the road for this family-owned business. Over the years, Fred has promoted the hobby in various ways; when Cliff Lawrence began organizing the disparate bunch of pen collectors into something called the Pen Fanciers of America, Fred formed the West Coast division called Pen Fanciers West. Later, Bob Teft became involved and promoted more heavily; the hobby grew into a vibrant community, eventually becoming the Pen Collectors of America. Interestingly, Krinke doesn't define himself as a collector. "I have some pens, but none that are really special," he says. If you were to walk into Fred's shop, you'd see some of that "non-collection" in his display cabinets: a Waterman pen owned by Thaddeus Lowe (appointed by Abraham Lincoln as chief of army aeronautics in 1861, and a founding father of Pasadena and the Rose Parade), or an example of every Parker Senior Duofold -- all mint -- lined up in a row. "I'm partial to Parkers," he continues, "but I have Sheaffers, Wahl-Eversharps, some Conklins; and of course I have Swans. I don't even have much with sentimental value. People are still the important thing to me; pens are a way to connect."
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If ever a fellow existed in whose veins runs purest ink, Fred Krinke would have to be a strong contender.
While Fred Sr. courted Fred's mother, Mabie Todd was still a big name in the Froelichs' New York household. Fred says that his parents would often get together as a "date" and assemble levers and boxes for Swan pens--a way to spend time together and still make some money. Froelich decided in 1922 that he wanted to move to California; the new couple were married that year and the whole family packed up, Froelichs and Krinkes together, climbed on a train, and went to California, the then-new promised land. Fred was born the following January.
Krinke believes they employed those resources to break into the California market for Mabie Todd. "I think they introduced Mabie Todd to this area," he says. They certainly brought along superior craftsmanship and quality, he adds, and soon were performing repairs and work for selected stationery stores around the area.
Now, Fred says, The Fountain Pen Shop largely sells retail to the public and offers repair services. One thing Fred attributes the company's success to over the years is a loyal customer base, established and nurtured by personal service, integrity of operations, and providing a good value for a dollar. Throughout his career, he has most enjoyed the people he's worked with and dealt with. Getting to know them, sharing their lives, and chatting and visiting is a chief pleasure for him. "That's why I still come to shows," he says, smiling.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
trying to sort out why fb sucks so much
I am trying to sort out for myself what is wrong with facebook. fb is very much like a whole bunch of blogs linked together.
but one problem is that it creates a false sense of security for people so that they have an instinctive tendency to trust people on facebook. more so than if it was some random blogger. and more so than a stranger on the street.
as people become more aware of the types of scams run on them online, they become somewhat less trusting and naive even without having to be the victim of malicious or criminal intent. but facebook circumvents those natural instincts of caution by creating the illusion of a community.
many people have friends who they barely know or even do not know at all. and yet they will post details about when they are out of town, or when they are home alone. it's not safe.
facebook started out in the relatively secluded world of the ivy league college. expanded to other campuses.
but by simultaneously trying to build a worldwide community, referring to networks and neighborhoods and friends and actively discouraging people from using avatars or other protective devices, facebook is an active participant in the process of weakening people's instinctive defenses and making people vulnerable to both cyber crime and real world crime, to both cyber abuse and real world abuse.
but one problem is that it creates a false sense of security for people so that they have an instinctive tendency to trust people on facebook. more so than if it was some random blogger. and more so than a stranger on the street.
as people become more aware of the types of scams run on them online, they become somewhat less trusting and naive even without having to be the victim of malicious or criminal intent. but facebook circumvents those natural instincts of caution by creating the illusion of a community.
many people have friends who they barely know or even do not know at all. and yet they will post details about when they are out of town, or when they are home alone. it's not safe.
facebook started out in the relatively secluded world of the ivy league college. expanded to other campuses.
but by simultaneously trying to build a worldwide community, referring to networks and neighborhoods and friends and actively discouraging people from using avatars or other protective devices, facebook is an active participant in the process of weakening people's instinctive defenses and making people vulnerable to both cyber crime and real world crime, to both cyber abuse and real world abuse.
Teen gets plea deal in Facebook sex scam - Crime & courts- msnbc.com
Teen gets plea deal in Facebook sex scam - Crime & courts- msnbc.com
Sickening.
So much wrong with Facebook. So easily a tool for hurting people. There must be a better way.
Sickening.
So much wrong with Facebook. So easily a tool for hurting people. There must be a better way.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Crop Factor conversion chart
Crop Factor conversion chart
| Crop factor/Focal length multiplier conversion chart | ||||
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| 1.3X | 1.5X | 1.6X | 2.0X | |
| 8mm | 10.4mm | 12mm | 12.8mm | 16mm |
| 10mm | 13mm | 15mm | 16mm | 20mm |
| 14mm | 18.2mm | 21mm | 22.4mm | 28mm |
| 17mm | 22.1mm | 25.5mm | 27.2mm | 34mm |
| 20mm | 26mm | 30mm | 32mm | 40mm |
| 28mm | 36.4mm | 42mm | 44.8mm | 56mm |
| 35mm | 45.5mm | 52.5mm | 56mm | 70mm |
| 50mm | 65mm | 75mm | 80mm | 100mm |
| 85mm | 110.5mm | 127.5mm | 136mm | 170mm |
| 105mm | 136.5mm | 157.5mm | 168mm | 210mm |
| 135mm | 175.5mm | 202.5mm | 216mm | 270mm |
| 200mm | 260mm | 300mm | 320mm | 400mm |
| 400mm | 520mm | 600mm | 640mm | 800mm |
| 500mm | 650mm | 750mm | 800mm | 1000mm |
| 600mm | 780mm | 900mm | 960mm | 1200mm |
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
Racial Bias, Unspoken But Heard -- Dovidio 326 (5960): 1641 -- Science
Racial Bias, Unspoken But Heard -- Dovidio 326 (5960): 1641 -- Science
John F. Dovidio
Science 18 December 2009: |
Perspectives
Psychology:
Racial Bias, Unspoken But Heard
Nonverbal behavior is a powerful form of social influence. People can abstract accurate meaning from even very brief exposures to nonverbal behavior—a facial expression or subtle body language, for example (1). Across cultures, the ability to understand nonverbal messages occurs quickly; even infants and toddlers demonstrate this capacity. Moreover, nonverbal signals can be especially effective in transmitting social attitudes because they can be spontaneously understood with minimal effort and are perceived as a source of valid information. On page 1711 of this issue, Weisbuch et al. (2) examine how racial prejudice can be covertly spread and reinforced, and propose that in American society, negative nonverbal behavior modeled by white individuals in popular media critically shapes white viewers' orientations toward black individuals [see (3) for how race was determined in the study].
Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520–8205, USA.
South Pasadena Review
South Pasadena Review
Foundations
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
Yoga Everywhere: 10 Sacred Secrets of Success By Yogi BhajanDev Dharam Kaur
Yoga Everywhere: 10 Sacred Secrets of Success By Yogi BhajanDev Dharam Kaur
10 Sacred Secrets of Success By Yogi Bhajan
1. Learning is not a Weakness
Time and space and breath of life is the living trinity of life. Every process is a moment; every moment is a process. Learning is to gain wisdom. It gives a grip on our discipline and disciple becomes the Master. Master creates the legacy, legacy lives forever, and mortal becomes Immortal.
2. If Somebody is Avoiding to Reach You, You Reach Out (Knowing is the Knowledge)
If the head has gone cold, heart has gone frozen; if hatred in somebody has eaten up the heat of life and there is no warmth coming to you but still the body is vibrating and the breath of life is keeping it warm - reach out and melt away all the coldness through your humor and boldness so that the flower of friendship can blossom and you can enjoy the fragrance.
3. Be the Altar not the Alternative
Between time and space there is a place which is the altar of human legacy. Each individual must identify this altar and worship it. It will give personality, purpose, and prosperity. Any alternative to this is to lose the gratefulness, the grace, and the glow of life.
4. Let Your Manners Speak for you, Let Your Deeds Prove You, and Let Your Deliverance Impress You.
Every man has a mission. Every mission has a magnitude. To fulfill and deliver the essence of magnitude, one requires manners and attitude. When one does it with devotion and conviction, success comes from all sides.
5. Work Never Waits.
Those Who Wait Have not Started Yet Nobody can stop the time. Time creates the space. We move between longitude and latitude. It is the attitude which works out and completes every work for us.
6. Excuses, Avoidance, and Delays will not Stop the Consequences
Every sequence will have consequences. Every action will have a reaction. Every start will have a finish.
Every beginning will have an end. Our insecurity delays our achievement. Our excuses show our weakness and delay lays the foundation of frustration. The Perfect One God Almighty made us perfect to face every challenge and be a victor. As every artist wants to see his art be the best, so our divinity wants us to conquer our duality.
7. Pros and Cons: Check Properly. It will Save You from Con Games
Play no games. Get straight to the strategy and establish the state and status with your statesmanship. Reach out to everyone with a diplomatic art and loving communication.
8. Be a Statesman and be a Diplomat
If you have a longing to belong, love and reverence are your handy tools to build a leadership to sail through the stormy ocean, and you enter the port of peace and tranquility.
9. Your Individuality, Your Attire, and Your Attitude
- That All Counts above All
You must have vitality to create virtues. You must have values to honor virtues. Your honorable performance will give people trust. Your reverence and love give people belief in you and your honesty and character will give people faith in you.
10. Act Three Ways - Action, Support, Cover (Must include Safe Place for Retreat)
Every action has reaction equal and opposite. What comes, goes. What is born must die. But the wisdom is to create a legacy which is perpetual, everlasting, and guidance for all.
Every action force in strategy must have a cover force and a support force and a place of retreat to take care of the casualties. With that planning one can reach his fulfillment.
10 Sacred Secrets of Success By Yogi Bhajan
1. Learning is not a Weakness
Time and space and breath of life is the living trinity of life. Every process is a moment; every moment is a process. Learning is to gain wisdom. It gives a grip on our discipline and disciple becomes the Master. Master creates the legacy, legacy lives forever, and mortal becomes Immortal.2. If Somebody is Avoiding to Reach You, You Reach Out (Knowing is the Knowledge)
If the head has gone cold, heart has gone frozen; if hatred in somebody has eaten up the heat of life and there is no warmth coming to you but still the body is vibrating and the breath of life is keeping it warm - reach out and melt away all the coldness through your humor and boldness so that the flower of friendship can blossom and you can enjoy the fragrance.3. Be the Altar not the Alternative
Between time and space there is a place which is the altar of human legacy. Each individual must identify this altar and worship it. It will give personality, purpose, and prosperity. Any alternative to this is to lose the gratefulness, the grace, and the glow of life.
4. Let Your Manners Speak for you, Let Your Deeds Prove You, and Let Your Deliverance Impress You.
Every man has a mission. Every mission has a magnitude. To fulfill and deliver the essence of magnitude, one requires manners and attitude. When one does it with devotion and conviction, success comes from all sides.5. Work Never Waits.
Those Who Wait Have not Started Yet Nobody can stop the time. Time creates the space. We move between longitude and latitude. It is the attitude which works out and completes every work for us.6. Excuses, Avoidance, and Delays will not Stop the Consequences
Every sequence will have consequences. Every action will have a reaction. Every start will have a finish.Every beginning will have an end. Our insecurity delays our achievement. Our excuses show our weakness and delay lays the foundation of frustration. The Perfect One God Almighty made us perfect to face every challenge and be a victor. As every artist wants to see his art be the best, so our divinity wants us to conquer our duality.
7. Pros and Cons: Check Properly. It will Save You from Con Games
Play no games. Get straight to the strategy and establish the state and status with your statesmanship. Reach out to everyone with a diplomatic art and loving communication.
8. Be a Statesman and be a Diplomat
If you have a longing to belong, love and reverence are your handy tools to build a leadership to sail through the stormy ocean, and you enter the port of peace and tranquility.
9. Your Individuality, Your Attire, and Your Attitude
- That All Counts above AllYou must have vitality to create virtues. You must have values to honor virtues. Your honorable performance will give people trust. Your reverence and love give people belief in you and your honesty and character will give people faith in you.
10. Act Three Ways - Action, Support, Cover (Must include Safe Place for Retreat)
Every action has reaction equal and opposite. What comes, goes. What is born must die. But the wisdom is to create a legacy which is perpetual, everlasting, and guidance for all.Every action force in strategy must have a cover force and a support force and a place of retreat to take care of the casualties. With that planning one can reach his fulfillment.
Tiger Woods
Tiger built a relationship with the public based on a persona that he created. He did this so he could sell products to the public. And the purpose of that was to make him very, very wealthy.
Now the public is taking an interest in the integrity of the relationship that he built with them. That is how life works. You give something to get ... See Moresomething.
It's too early to say what the impact of his building a persona that did not reflect who he is as a person will be on his life, on his relationship with the public.
Now the public is taking an interest in the integrity of the relationship that he built with them. That is how life works. You give something to get ... See Moresomething.
It's too early to say what the impact of his building a persona that did not reflect who he is as a person will be on his life, on his relationship with the public.
Charles R. Swindoll quotes
Charles R. Swindoll quotes
“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.”
