... exist
everywhere in the wild. The trick is knowing
where to look for them andhowto capture them.
Boynton and Fischer tel us how. ”
—Ron Sargent, chairman and CEO, Staples, Inc.
The Idea Hunter ... understand the
fundamentals of a company rather than try to
predict the ups and downs of the stock market.
Those icons knew their gigs. Andthe salient point
is that their gigs gave focus and direction ... time
talking to customer- facing employees like the
housekeepers at Ritz Carlton Hotels. These people
are expected (and trained) to look for fresh ideas
about howto cater to each guest as an individual
customer. ...
... BETWEEN EFL AND DBL
Though we defined EFL and DBL independently of
each other (one on the basis of the possible Eng-
lish questions about the subject-domain, the other
on the basis of the structure ... equivalent dne, may
then be derived on the basis of a specification of
the relation between the English word meanings used
in (i) andthe primitive concepts at the data base
level.
IV THE RELATION ... it would be unwise to
design a system which would directly assign the
meaning (3) tothe question (I). A more sensible
strategy is to first assign (I) the meaning (2).
The formula (3), or...
... parents to understand howto meet the child’s daily
food needs.
4.6.0.2
Ask the parents to wrap and label the food that is brought from home with the child’s
name, the date, andthe type ... children to feed themselves even if they make a mess. They need to explore the
foods they are eating. This does not mean letting them play with their food. When they begin to
play, they may ... for the type of food that is bought, howthe food is prepared, when the food
is served, andthe environment in which the meal is served.
Child – responsible for what to eat andhow much to eat....
... counts), andthe op-
tional appending of a terminator character. The
terminator character allows the classifier to iden-
tify and assign a different weight tothe n-grams
that overlap with the suffix ... turned into a vector using a
standard process. We have first built a dictionary
of all the n-grams from the whole dataset. These,
in order, encode the features. The verb (to) walk
is therefore encoded ... that,
given the infinitive andthe regular expressions,
one can work backwards and produce the correct
conjugation.
For a clearer understanding of one such rule,
Table 1 shows an example of howthe verb...
... filters to protect
us from too much information.
READY?
In other words…
THE FOCUS TEST:
Who are you?
What do you do?
Why does it matter?
1
2
3
THERE ARE 1,349 CAMERAS ON THE MARKET.
HOW DO YOU ... for which
people believe there’s no substitute.
SOLUTION:
BE DIFFERENT.
IT’S NOT WHAT YOU SAY IT IS.
AND HOW.
A modern definition of brand
The five disciplines of brand-building
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
2
1
It’s ... HOWTO BRIDGE
THE DISTANCE
BETWEEN
BUSINESS STRATEGY
AND DESIGN
FINALLY
A brand is not a product.
A VISUAL PRESENTATION BY MARTY NEUMEIER
The three most important words...
... the tops of the
tomatoes; scoop out the centers; add the other ingredients except
the shrimps. Heat the butter boiling hot; fry the shrimps; then add to
the tomatoes; fill the tomatoes with the ... http://www.farmboys.com
STARTING THE TOMATO PLANT
In the northern part of West Virginia and in the higher altitudes the
tomato seed should be sown from the first tothe fifteenth of March,
but in the southern part and along ... of the flavorings tothe tomatoes,
and cook for 10 minutes; rub through a colander; heat the milk to the
boiling point; thicken with flour and butter rubbed to a paste; reheat
the tomatoes and...
... important to stop our hurried
lives and enjoy the moment, to express ourselves to those we
love, andto realize that today may be our last.
The human brain is the most brilliant and magnifi ... comes tothe mind, there is nothing that now exists
and there will never be anything built that comes close tothe
complexity of the human brain, and that is based on the little
we know about the ... are present. The man with Alzheimer’s was able to grow
tomatoes and vegetables, the woman with Alzheimer’s was able
to cook and serve under supervision, and Robby is employed
and takes wonderful...
...
domain, add the scores of your circled responses and insert
the total score into the formula listed for each one.
2. To derive your quarterly total brain health score, add the
total scores ... has
emerged in the United States and internationally.
Today more of the general public is interested in the human
brain, how it operates, andhow it can be shaped for health. The
human brain ... of these conditions, and hun-
dreds of others, impacts the structure and function of the brain,
resulting in cognitive, emotional, and functional decline for the
person. Such conditions and...
... learning technique is to think of the brain divided
into a “top-down” orientation, with cortex at the top andthe
subcortex at the bottom. While these two regions of the brain
are distinct, each ...
information to relay back tothe cell body.
Indeed, information from the cell body travels down the
axon into the surrounding brain, while information from the
environment is gathered by the dendrites ... dedi-
cated to helping you understand how your own brain works
and how you really have an important role in being able to
shape your own brain for health.
Parts of the Brain
The study of the human...
... understanding of howand why the novel and complex
leads to brain health is a critical fi rst step to adopting a brain
health lifestyle. However, once you understand the mechanics
of how brain ... health. Understanding the difference
between active and passive behaviors, between the conscious
and subconscious, and between the complex and novel and rote
processing is the fi rst step to behavioral ... consistent exercise routine, to slow down and
reduce our stress, to create time for more socialization, andto
engage in the novel and complex. Yet these are the fi ve domains
of the brain health lifestyle...
... of the brain health lifestyle pro-
tocol, and they simply continued to live their lives as usual at
Farm Pond during the six weeks of the study. The residents in
the experiment group andthe ...
brain cells and respond to environmental input. Your goal is to
expose your brain to enriched environments, tothe novel and
complex, andto grow your brain reserve!
As we discussed in the previous ... health life-
style,
and together they form an integrated whole for you. The
fi ve factors need to be understood as one lifestyle and not sepa-
rate entities. Remember, your goal is to adopt a proactive...
... exposed to opportunities for
socialization. It is important for families or the caregiver to rally
and make assertive attempts to get their mother or father out
of the house or room andto help ... continue to
need novel and complex stimulation, and a conscious effort to
defi ne and redefi ne your personal mission in life will help you
to have purpose and a reason for getting up and out into the ... represent wonderful tools to
bring more people from all across the planet into a social
network. Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter are examples
Save Your Brain80
the days and hours down to their “retirement.”...
... attempt to walk at lunch, use the steps
instead of the elevator or escalator, and try parking far
from the front door and then walk briskly tothe entrance.
• Purchase a pedometer and wear it to ... dance, particularly the tango and other pattern dances,
as it has been shown to reduce the risk of dementia. I am not
sure we have the ability to specify how much dance or how
often we should ... useful to consider what the brain is asked to
do with these activities. For example, with gardening your brain
will be asked to plan into the future and engage in visuospa-
tial function and visuomotor...
... language.
• Read together and share the meaning of the story. Having
critical discussions is a great way to engage your mind.
The home is always a great place to begin thinking about
changes to promote ... environments, such as school
and work, tend to adhere to a highly structured and program-
matic approach to life. We need to be able to think more cre-
atively and approach the same problems of life ... -
cally based.
Appealing tothe cognitive focus of the human brain, there
are numerous computer-based products being sold tothe con-
sumer that aim to provide memory and other mental exercises....