...route=news/article&news_id=52 How to Choose the Perfect Derby Hat The Kentucky Derby has always proven to be synonymous with trendy clothing and high fashion. It is that time of the year for women to let their southern belle out. Billowing dresses and skirts as well as large embellished hats are considered the norm rather than an exception. What’s more, now, the Derby is renowned as much for the continuous display of gobsmacking hats as it is for the horse races. That being said, how to choose the perfect derby hat? Read on. (1) The Perfect Fit The hat’s fit is extremely important and can never be overlooked. It should fit in a comfortable manner, without sitting too far behind...
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...as free software by FSF standards, you must be able to: Run the program for any purpose you want to, rather than be restricted in what you can use it for. View the program's source code. Study the program's source code and modify it if you need to. Share the program with others. Improve the program and release those improvements so that others can use them. Red Hat Linux : One of the original Linux distribution. The commercial, nonfree version is Red Hat Enterprise Linux, which is aimed at big companies using Linux servers and desktops in a big way. (NJIT) Free version: Fedora Project. Debian GNU/Linux : A free software distribution. Popular for use on servers. However, Debian is not what many would consider a distribution for beginners, as it's not designed with ease of use in mind. SuSE Linux : SuSE was recently purchased by Novell. This distribution is primarily available for pay because it contains many commercial programs, although there's a stripped-down free version that you can download. Mandrake Linux : Mandrake is perhaps strongest on the desktop. Originally based off of Red Hat Linux. Gentoo Linux : Gentoo is a specialty distribution meant for programmers. A runlevel is a software configuration of the system which allows only a selected group of processes to exist The processes spawned by init for each of these runlevels are defined in the /etc/inittab file Init can be in one...
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...SIX HATS THINKING: KRISHNAKUMAR NALLU Homo sapiens are considered to be one of the blessed and unique multi cellular organisms in earth since we humans have innate and highly evolved trait of power to think. But most of the time while working as a team a lot of conflict arises in decision making process to arrive at a at decision since thought process are not quite similar for any two individuals or a group of individuals. Ed ward de bono stated that the emotions, the information, the logic, the hope and creativity suppresses our thinking process and we squander too much of time in mixed emotion of thoughts and finally we end up in a messy outcome. So in order to streamline our thinking process Edward de bono suggested “six thinking hats” each hat defines certain type of thinking and wearing each of these hats under various stages results in parallel thinking and as a team we become much more productive. Six hats consists of which White hat which calls for facts, information; Red hats which takes into account of feelings and emotions; Black hat signifies caution and critical thinking; Yellow hat thinking insists on optimism and positive outcomes; Green hat focusing on creativity and innovation and finally the Blue Hat which ensures all the six thinking hats are observed and followed in the THINKING process. The color of each hats itself has their own implied meaning ie, Red color symbolizes fury and emotions, White color a neutral color, being objective, Black color...
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...THINKING HATS Granica Editions E Original dición: Viking, England, 1986 I title Original: Six Thinking Hat Translation: Marcela Pandolfo Design of Cover: A.R. 1985 Mica Management Inc. Resources. 1988 Editions Juan Granica S.A. Bertran 107, 08023 Barcelona, Spain YOU: 211-2112 Produced for editions Juan Granica S.A. By ADELPHI S.A., Tte. Gral. J. D. Perón 2093 Good Airs, Argentina. YOU: 953-4849 2da Reimpresión ISBN: 950-641-061-5 It is made the deposit that marks law 723 Form in Argentina - Printed in Argentina PREFACE I CAPITULATE 1. "To act as if". IF YOU ACT AS A THINKER YOU BECOME O N E I capitulate 2. Putting a hat. VERY DELIBERATE PROCESS CHAPTER 3. Intention and performance I CAPITULATE 4. To represent a paper. VACATIONS OF THE E G O I capitulate 5. The melancholy and other fluids I CAPITULATE 6. The intention of thinking with six hats I CAPITULATE 7. Six hats, six colors CHAPTER 8. The white hat. FACTS And NUMBERS I capitulate 9. Thought of white hat. OF THAT FACT SPEAKS TO ME? I CAPITULATE 10. Thought of white hat. INFORMATION OF STYLE JAPONES I CAPITULATE 11. Thought of white hat. FACTS, TRUTH And PHILOSOPHERS I CAPITULATE 12. Thought of white hat. WHO IS PUT THE HAT? I CAPITULATE 13. Summary of the thought of white hat I CAPITULATE 14.. The red hat. EMOTIONS And FEELINGS I CAPITULATE 15. Thought of red hat. PLACE OF THE EMOTIONS IN THE THOUGHT I CAPITULATE 16. Thought of red hat. INTUITION And PRESENTIMIENTOS I CAPITULATE 17. Thought of red hat. MOMENT At...
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...thinking and decision making strategies among other resources. There are a lot of details to consider in regards to this decision, such as the value of the remaining steel, the amount of steel rings on hand, the cost of the industrial machines, and how much money would be needed to produce the plastic rings inclusive of the necessary tools and equipment. With gathering all the necessary information Lawrence would be using the white hat from the Six Thinking Hats process, an important and prevailing technique that allows a person to look at decisions from a number of important perspectives. This procedure provides a well-rounded view of a situation, forcing you to move outside your habitual thinking style. Colored hats are used as metaphors for each direction. Switching to a direction is symbolized by the act of putting on a colored hat, either literally or metaphorically. These metaphors allow for a more complete and elaborate separation of the thinking directions. Information, Emotions, Discernment, Optimistic Response, and Creativity, The six thinking hats indicate problems and solutions about an idea the thinker may come up with. If...
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...Six Thinking Hats Anngellet Jones Dallas Baptist University Creative Problem Solving/Marketing Decisions MRKT 6301 Professor Toni McNutt November 2, 2012 Six Thinking Hats Introduction Six Thinking Hats, is authored by Edward de Bono. Mr. de Bono comes from a well-educated family from Malta. De Bono’s parents were Joseph and Josephine de Bono. Mr. de Bono graduated at the age of 15, and was nicknamed genius. Mr. de Bono has several degrees, including a couple of doctorates. Mr. de Bono is a physician, author, inventor, and a consultant. The phase lateral thinking as a term was introduced by Mr. de Bono. Mr. de Bono is widely known for his development of lateral thinking as a skill. De Bono used his medical experience as his inspiration for understanding the brain as a self-organizing system, which allowed de Bono to create practical tools for thinking (Powell, 2007). Mr. de Bono is an activist for teaching lateral thinking as a subject in schools. Development of Lateral Thinking The development of Mr. de Bono’s theory was a result of his path from medicine during the 1960’s. Mr. de Bono’s path lead to the use of a system for solving health problem but related it to the thinking process, but more specifically creativity thinking. Mr. de Bono’s was researching the glands and kidney system at the time of developing the thinking process as a result of recognizing they were self-organizing glands. Mr. de Bono related his research of the self-organizing systems to the...
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...The Six thinking hats was developed by Edward de Bono in 1985. It has since become an international bestseller and integrated into many corporations for decision making saving tremendous amount of time and giving clear focus to complex business case situations. It focuses on “what can be” versus “what is”. Traditional thinking was defined 2300 years ago by the “Greek Gang of Three” Plato, Socrates and Aristotle. Their thinking was based on an argumentative model which is fine but not complete. Six thinking hats uses constructive, or parallel thinking model using the analogy of six hats to represent each perspective. The six hats are: - The white hat – facts and figures - The red hat - emotions and feelings - The black hat – cautious and careful - The yellow hat – Speculative and positive - The green hat - creative thinking - The blue hat – control of thinking This method is an excellent technique for making sure a problem is analyzed from all directions. It is a process that makes case analysis simple. It succeeds for several reasons: Power: The technique allows members of a group to go in one direction rather than defending a position. The experience and knowledge from all members is directed at the case. Time Saving: following the process and eliminating the argumentative method decisions are made more quickly, less time arguing. Removal of Ego: presenting and defending an idea can be become a defense of your ego versus real problem solving. With parallel...
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...SUMMARY AND ORGANIZATION OF THE BOOK: “People do not choose an argument because it is the preferred method. They simply don’t know any other way. The Six Hats provides another way.” - (extract from the book) Six Think Hats provides us with an entirely different approach of thinking. The author introduces the art of “parallel thinking”. Communication, decision making, brain-storming, meetings are made a whole lot easier and effective with the Six Thinking Hats method. Six Thinking Hats is a 177 page book with 43 chapters. The chapters are organized into six major sections, which focus on the functions of six different hats. The first three chapters introduce the concept of six hats to the readers. The rest of the chapters address the hats with 5 to 8 chapters per section. The last two chapters provide the benefits of using the six hats method and conclusion. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Edward de Bono is regarded as the leading authority in direct teaching of thinking as a skill. He originated the term “lateral thinking” and has developed formal techniques for deliberate creative thinking. Biography: Edward Charles Francis Publius de Bono was born in Malta on 19 May 1933. De Bono then gained a medical degree from the University of Malta. He was a Rhodes Scholar at Christ Church, Oxford, in England where he gained an MA in psychology and physiology. He also has a PhD degree and a DPhil in medicine from Trinity College, Cambridge, a DDes (Doctor of Design) from the Royal...
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...BOOK TITLE : SIX THINKING HATS AUTHOR : EDWARD DE BONO In this book the author introduces a way of how to think. He introduces the concept of parallel thinking. He says that the enemy of thought is its complexity, which leads to confusion. When the thoughts are clear and simple, it is easy to make decisions. The concept of six hats is very simple to understand and use. In ordinary, unstructured thinking this process is unfocused; the thinker leaps from critical thinking to neutrality to optimism and so on without structure or strategy. The Six Hats Thinking process attempts to introduce parallel thinking. Many individuals are used to this and develop their own habits unconsciously. Sometimes, these are effective and sometimes times not effective. What is certain is that when thinking in a group these individual strategies will tend not to converge. As a result, discussion will not tend to converge. Due to the power of ego and the identified predilection to black thinking hat in the majority of western culture, it can lead to very destructive meetings. Even with clear shared objectives and good courtesy in any collaborative thinking activity there is a natural tendency for "spaghetti thinking" where one person is thinking about the benefits while another considers the facts and so on. The six hats process avoids this. Everyone considers and everyone looks in the same direction together. For example, a façade of a house (metaphorically speaking) and then the group will turn...
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...cases about monsters scaring children and transforming into heroes. Monsters that turn into heroes come off as rare in the fiction world where most people only see one side of a monster. Two works that suggest monsters becoming heroes are The Cat in the Hat and Monsters Inc. At first, these monsters come about as scary looking but that’s not how these selctions end up; finishing with a twist in the end with monsters showing a care for human children. While written 40 years apart, Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat and Pete Docter’s film Monsters Inc. demonstrate responsible behavior in interactions with children and show the flawed characters who though their journey have monster heroes who interact with human children and then accept responsibility for the messes they have created. The Cat in the Hat and Monsters Inc. portray a child’s adventure as a result of showing up unexpectedly. The Cat enters out of the blue introducing himself to the two children and begins creating chaos around the house because he’s being a careless cat. The Cat unlocks a crate and frees the two identical creatures with blue hair who rally round the Cat...
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...I Want My Hat Back was written in 2011 and has since won the 2012 Theodore Geisel Award Honor and was recognized twice by the NY Times for its illustrations. This is the first children’s book written and illustrated by Jon Klassen. The audience for this book is 4-8 year olds and I feel that this age group and people of all ages will adore reading this book. New readers would not be able to pick this book up and read it by themselves, but they would likely appreciate this story being read to them. Klassen sometimes forgets that he is writing for children and hopes that they will be able to connect with his stories. “I never think about the kids. But I hope that my taste resonates with them. My experiences of my childhood are there, so I hope that kids are going to connect to my work as I did with the...
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...Evaluating Practical Workplace Decisions Using de Bono’s ‘Six Thinking Hats’ Background/Bio on Dr. Edward de Bono Dr. Edward de Bono 1933 to current. (Systems, 2014) Dr. Edward de Bono 1933 to current. (Systems, 2014) Nominated for the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2005, Edward de Bono is regarded by many as the leading authority in the field of creative thinking, innovation and the direct teaching of thinking as a skill. He is equally renowned for his development of the Six Thinking Hats technique and the Direct Attention Thinking Tools. He is the originator of the concept of Lateral Thinking, which is now part of language and is listed in the Oxford English Dictionary. Dr. de Bono was born in Malta. He was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, holds an MA in psychology and physiology from Oxford, a D. Phil. in Medicine and also a Ph.D. from Cambridge. He has held faculty appointments at the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, London and Harvard. His instruction in thinking has been sought by many organizations: IBM, Prudential, GM, BT (UK), NTT (Japan), Nokia (Finland), Mondadori (Italy), Total (France), Siemens (Germany), Bosch (Germany), Ericsson (Sweden) and many others. His methods are now mandatory in the school curriculum in many countries and widely used in others. He has written 70 books with translations into 38 languages and has been invited to lecture in 57 countries. Dr. de Bono was chosen by a group of academics as one of the 250 people who had contributed most...
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...Found Poem – Harry potter Oh, you may not think I’m pretty, But don’t judge on what you see, I’ll eat myself if you can find A smarter hat than me. You can keep you bowlers black, Your top hats sleek and tall, And I can cap them all, There’s nothing hidden in your head, The sorting hat can’t see. So try me on and I will tell you, Where you ought to be. You might belong to Gryffindor, Where dwell the brave at heart; Their daring never and chivalry Set Gryffindor apart; Red and Gold, “We’ll teach all those With brave deeds to their name.” Welcome to Gryffindor! You might belong to Gryffindor, Where dwell the brave at heart; Their daring never and chivalry Set Gryffindor apart; Red and Gold, “We’ll teach all those With brave deeds to their name.” Welcome to Gryffindor! You might belong in Hufflepuff, Where they are just and loyal, Those patient Hufflepuff are true, And unafraid of toil; Yellow and Black, “We’ll teach the lot, And treat them just the same.” Welcome to Hufflepuff! You might belong in Hufflepuff, Where they are just and loyal, Those patient Hufflepuff are true, And unafraid of toil; Yellow and Black, “We’ll teach the lot, And treat them just the same.” Welcome to Hufflepuff! Or yet in wide of Ravenclaw, If you’ve a ready mind, Where those of wit and learning, Will always find their kind; Blue and Bronze, “We’ll teach those whose Intelligence is surest.” Welcome to Ravenclaw! Or yet in wide of Ravenclaw, If you’ve...
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...Keywords Task Bare essentials - (expression) the minimum Stroll - (verb) to walk without hurrying, usually for fun Knitted - (adjective) made from wool, usually jumpers, scarves and hats. Weep - (verb) to cry Flipper - Stillettos (noun - plural) Helen is packing for her holiday. Her friend Julia is with her. Listen to their conversation. How many types of clothes can you hear them say? True or False? 1. Helen is going to Turkey. 2. She is going to stay for 3 days. 3. She isn’t taking a jumper. 4. She is going to wear a dress on the journey. 5. Her hat is big. 6. She is going to take some skirts. 7. Listen to the conversation again. Fill in the missing words in the text below. Going abroad? Your mother still does your packing for you? Maybe she should! Listen to a conversation between two friends and weep. Julia: So where are you off to? Helen: Egypt. Julia: How long for? Helen: Oh, it’s just a _______ 3 days. Julia: And you’re taking that _______ suitcase? Helen: Yes. I think I’ve got everything. Julia: What on earth have you got in there? Do you mind if I have a look? Helen: Sure. Julia: It’s quite _______! Helen: It’s the bare essentials. Julia: Why do you need a fur coat with you? Helen: I’ve never been to Egypt before. It might be _______. Julia: And the seven pairs of knickers? Helen: You can _______ have too much underwear! Julia: But you’re there for three days! And what are these? Shoes or flippers? Helen: Both...
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...Timothy Brook in his book Vermeer’s Hat demonstrates seventeenth-century trade and attributes the networks formed in its efforts, to the dawn of globalization. Brook strategically picks pieces done by the infamous Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer to depict the effects of trade on people. Brook gives compelling accounts of traders in their endeavors bringing the paintings alive in every story. The author chose to represent the changes in local values and customs of trade using seven paintings of Vermeer. Brook explains these issues using short stories that tell tales of brave merchants and great kingdoms that resolved to overcome these challenges for the sole purpose of trade also he talks about how certain commodities impacted a large amount of people everywhere around the world. certain commodities change local values and customs. Porcelain, tobacco, and silver were some of the most popular commodities being exchanged during that time periods....
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