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Home construction suggestions:
Years ago I was helping writing a book on home construction. It was a college project. I found one of my taped interviews of my cousin a home builder by the name Jerry Eaves. He builds homes as a business. … Continue reading
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Joseph Smith sword by Howard Smith
These are the notes taken from a Book of Mormon conference I attended this spring. One of the panels was on LDS church history and discussed Joseph Smith’s sword. The presentation talked about the famous speech where Joseph raised the … Continue reading
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Spelling Catastrophe:
Bad: catasterphey Good: catastrophe Here is an idea. A catastrophe is when a major terrible event occurs. It’s worse than the average mishaps, so it’s takes the TROPHy of bad. Remember the sound of trophy and spell the last … Continue reading
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Types of story opportunities at work:
These are the notes I took from a presentation of Hannah B. Harvey, PHY, Professional storyteller from some education CDs called the great courses. A: A story that is part of a presentation. Your presentation has a trajectory, goal or … Continue reading
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Avoiding Identity theft:
One of the nice things about Toastmasters is I get to listen to a variety of topics as people give different types of speeches. Tonight one of the members gave recommendations about how to avoid identity theft. You don’t want … Continue reading
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10 Commandments mnemonics:
I once put together an article for using the numbers one through ten to remember the Ten Commandments. The notes below were some ideas, someone shared with me. No god before me because God is #1 Idols because the number … Continue reading
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24 Movies That Will Teach You a Lot About Survival:
Got this from a website. #1 Cast Away #2 The Martian #3 Into the White #4 Scenic Route #5 Eight Below #6 The Grey #7 Rescue Dawn #8 Rabbit-Proof Fence #9 The Way Back #10 The Finest Hours #11 The … Continue reading
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The difference between Stalactites and Stalagmites:
StalaCtites are formed by water dripping from the cave ceiling. 6th character is C = ceiling stalaGmites, which form on the ground/floor of the cave r. 6th character is G = ground. A second idea, I envision StalagMITes the … Continue reading
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Recommendations when giving a business presentation:
Below is knowledge I’ve gained as a member of toastmasters, which is an organization that gives people training on public speaking. My recommendations come from experience as a communicator and additional training. Maintain eye contact. Maybe rest your eyes on … Continue reading
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CERT Chap 8 terrorism and CERT part H:
The following notes are directly from the CERT book. Any inaccuracies are the fault of the note taker. What professional responders will do: There were several measures that you can expect professional responders to take when they arrive at the … Continue reading
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