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Field Day open to everyone, by TASA
Come join us for Field Day this Friday, 9/12 from 5-7 PM at PALMER FIELD (grassy area next to the tent) for an evening of super fun spikeball, volleyball, frisbee, and other games for prizes. Snacks and drinks will be provided. 🥨🧃
And feel free to bring your own picnic blankets and games!!!
And feel free to bring your own picnic blankets and games!!!
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Harvard Business Review revealed what drives promotions
It's *not* just about who you know.
It's about 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶.
Public speaking builds that visibility fast.
9 tactics to own any room:
< WHAT YOU SAY >
1. 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 3
Our brains love triads.
Problem, solution, result.
Setup, conflict, resolution.
Three points stick.
2. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐡*𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
Drop something unexpected early.
"We almost lost our biggest client.
Here's what saved us."
Now they're listening.
3. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 2-𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲
Start with something personal.
That project that went sideways.
The lesson that changed everything.
Stories beat slides every time.
4. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤
End where you began.
Circle back to your opening.
Creates satisfying closure.
People remember the loop.
5. 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
After your biggest point?
Stop. Count to three.
Let it land.
Silence creates power.
< HOW YOU SAY IT >
6. 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐭
Shoulder-width. Balanced.
No swaying. No shifting.
Stillness projects confidence
when your mind races.
7. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 5-5-5 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞
Lock eyes with 5 people.
Hold for 5 seconds each.
In your first 5 minutes.
You're conversing, not presenting.
8. 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠
Don't stare at the back wall.
Sweep the room systematically.
Left to right. Back again.
Everyone feels included.
9. 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐬
Open hands when explaining.
Hidden hands trigger distrust.
Biology is weird like that.
Doing great work isn't enough.
Recognition requires visibility.
Next opportunity to speak?
Raise your hand. Your career will thank you.
It's about 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶.
Public speaking builds that visibility fast.
9 tactics to own any room:
< WHAT YOU SAY >
1. 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 3
Our brains love triads.
Problem, solution, result.
Setup, conflict, resolution.
Three points stick.
2. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐡*𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
Drop something unexpected early.
"We almost lost our biggest client.
Here's what saved us."
Now they're listening.
3. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 2-𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲
Start with something personal.
That project that went sideways.
The lesson that changed everything.
Stories beat slides every time.
4. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤
End where you began.
Circle back to your opening.
Creates satisfying closure.
People remember the loop.
5. 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
After your biggest point?
Stop. Count to three.
Let it land.
Silence creates power.
< HOW YOU SAY IT >
6. 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐭
Shoulder-width. Balanced.
No swaying. No shifting.
Stillness projects confidence
when your mind races.
7. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 5-5-5 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞
Lock eyes with 5 people.
Hold for 5 seconds each.
In your first 5 minutes.
You're conversing, not presenting.
8. 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠
Don't stare at the back wall.
Sweep the room systematically.
Left to right. Back again.
Everyone feels included.
9. 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐬
Open hands when explaining.
Hidden hands trigger distrust.
Biology is weird like that.
Doing great work isn't enough.
Recognition requires visibility.
Next opportunity to speak?
Raise your hand. Your career will thank you.
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Go Bears! For realz
Comparison of North American bear claws.
Fun fact: kodiak brown bears and grizzly bears are the same species (Ursus arctos) with kodiaks being considered a sub-species of the north american grizzly. The main difference is kodiak bears are isolated on the islands off alaska and bc of the abundance of food (think salmon run) and lack of competition theyve become huge (island gigantism).
More interestingly is that because of this kodiak bears are generally a lot more docile towards humans than grizzlies especially during the salmon run. Theres such an abundance of food during this time they don’t bother with anything they have to chase and they’re even picky with the salmon, only eating the heads and skin of the fish.
Bears learn their behavior from their parents instead of it being instinctive so grizzlies learn to be aggressive since theres more competition in the mainland US, where as kodiak bears learn to be fairly tolerant of people.
Fun fact: kodiak brown bears and grizzly bears are the same species (Ursus arctos) with kodiaks being considered a sub-species of the north american grizzly. The main difference is kodiak bears are isolated on the islands off alaska and bc of the abundance of food (think salmon run) and lack of competition theyve become huge (island gigantism).
More interestingly is that because of this kodiak bears are generally a lot more docile towards humans than grizzlies especially during the salmon run. Theres such an abundance of food during this time they don’t bother with anything they have to chase and they’re even picky with the salmon, only eating the heads and skin of the fish.
Bears learn their behavior from their parents instead of it being instinctive so grizzlies learn to be aggressive since theres more competition in the mainland US, where as kodiak bears learn to be fairly tolerant of people.
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Interesting lens on China's Pop Mart
China has a curious relationship with gambling. All forms of gambling are strictly prohibited under Chinese criminal law. The only legal gambling activities are the state-run China Welfare Lottery and the China Sports Lottery, which are framed as non-profit “public welfare fundraising”, circumventing the ban.
Yet walk down most any rural village in China on a Saturday afternoon and you’ll see card games, mahjong tables and piles of cash laid out on porch tables and park benches. Try to take a picture though, and you’ll be kindly but firmly asked to delete it. The Communist Party frames gambling as a feudal-capitalist vice linked to the rampant inequality and corruption of China’s Republican era (1912–1949). From the start, the PRC has always portrayed itself as a project meant to cleanse such vices from the national soul. In official discourse, gambling is grouped with other social ills that erode harmony: Prostitution, drugs, and “superstition” (anything from unsanctioned religious activity to pseudoscience).
Pop Mart started out as a lifestyle store selling trendy stationery, toys, and knick-knacks inspired by Japanese and Korean pop culture, the kind of cutesy-cheap plastic items that are popular with teenagers. Such stores are dime-a-dozen in China and competition is brutal, so founder and owner Wang Ning pivoted to a new direction. Like most things popular with Chinese teens these days, the idea came from Japan.
Pop Mart’s “blind box” model can be traced to Japan’s “Gashapon” machines. Invented in the 1970’s, these vending machines released small capsule toys — adorable, detailed, and completely random. Unlike similar vending machines in the West, Japanese toymakers focus on, artistry, craftsmanship and collectability. By the 1990’s, Gashapon had become a national pastime.
Full post by Matias Otera Johansson:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cuteness-casino-how-pop-mart-monetizes-artificial-otero-johansson-sztef/
Yet walk down most any rural village in China on a Saturday afternoon and you’ll see card games, mahjong tables and piles of cash laid out on porch tables and park benches. Try to take a picture though, and you’ll be kindly but firmly asked to delete it. The Communist Party frames gambling as a feudal-capitalist vice linked to the rampant inequality and corruption of China’s Republican era (1912–1949). From the start, the PRC has always portrayed itself as a project meant to cleanse such vices from the national soul. In official discourse, gambling is grouped with other social ills that erode harmony: Prostitution, drugs, and “superstition” (anything from unsanctioned religious activity to pseudoscience).
Pop Mart started out as a lifestyle store selling trendy stationery, toys, and knick-knacks inspired by Japanese and Korean pop culture, the kind of cutesy-cheap plastic items that are popular with teenagers. Such stores are dime-a-dozen in China and competition is brutal, so founder and owner Wang Ning pivoted to a new direction. Like most things popular with Chinese teens these days, the idea came from Japan.
Pop Mart’s “blind box” model can be traced to Japan’s “Gashapon” machines. Invented in the 1970’s, these vending machines released small capsule toys — adorable, detailed, and completely random. Unlike similar vending machines in the West, Japanese toymakers focus on, artistry, craftsmanship and collectability. By the 1990’s, Gashapon had become a national pastime.
Full post by Matias Otera Johansson:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cuteness-casino-how-pop-mart-monetizes-artificial-otero-johansson-sztef/
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Apple’s new Live Translation makes it easier than ever to understand Linkedin lingo
hurts cuz is true. sometimes anyways.
express, not stress