11 but A Powerful Story You Need to Know - Introvert Whisperer

Introvert Whisperer / An Untold Story of 9/11 but A Powerful Story You Need to Know - Introvert Whisperer An Untold Story of 9/11 but A Powerful Story You Need to Know Dorothy September 9, 2015 Adaptability, Problem-Solving One response An Untold Story of 9/11 but A Powerful Story You Need to Know This week we are at the 14-year mark of when the 9/11 tragedy took place.  It’s hard to believe the years have gone so fast. In the minutes, hours and days after that tragedy, we were saturated with countless stories of heart breaking loss and powerful acts of heroism.  Perhaps the biggest story of that day was not told until now.  I urge you to watch this video that tells you about the water evacuation of a half million people from the island New York City sits on.  Never in the history of man has a bigger evacuation taken place much less done in 9 hours. I share this with tears in my eyes.  It’s emotional and reminds me that people are capable of great and noble acts. Let me know your thoughts. Do you know what your next career step is?  Many people don’t. I want to help you accelerate your career by connecting you with your Free Instant Access to my eBook on how to construct your Career SMART Goals â€" that will help you put together your actions and keep you accountable. Get your copy now and start your action plan today! Brought to you by Dorothy Tannahill-Moran â€" dedicated to unleashing your professional potential. Introvert Whisperer

What Is the Best Time To Play Guitar

What Is the Best Time To Play Guitar When Should I Practice Guitar? ChaptersLearning How to Learn Guitar.Physical Learning: Body, Muscles, Nerves and BrainLearning to Play Guitar: a Question of MotivationLearning to play guitar is a great adventure that will expose you to new musical horizons. Being a guitar player is more than just knowing how to play guitar; it demonstrates commitment, passion, great musicianship, and, honestly, being able to play songs is an incredible skill.However, the question of when to practice the instrument is always key. Are you ever too old to play the guitar?  Or, indeed, can you be too young to understand the fretboard or tablature, to be able to play guitar solos or power chords, to get your head around fingerpicking or the pentatonic scale?You may well feel that your kid is too young to play guitar. Yet, as long as they are simply big enough to hold a guitar, any beginner guitar player - of any age - can become, with a guitar teacher and plenty of practice, one of the best guitarists in the world.The usual questions: Can your 10 year-old play the guitar without prior knowledge of music theory? Will they just be too small to play guitar chords? At that age, will they even  want  to learn how to play the guitar?Practice guitar at any age!Whatever style of guitar you want to learn, blues, classical, rock, or funk; whether you want to play solo or in a band; whether you want music lessons, enroll in an academy, or you just want to attend occasional workshops at a club; the answer is the same, you can learn guitar at any age.At 8, 12, 20, 45 or 60 years old, you can learn to play the guitar whenever you want as soon as you decide to do so. So, without further ado, let's get you playing your first guitar, equip you with some guitar tricks, and sit you down for your first guitar practice.If you've been practicing the guitar for a while and have taken a break, this type of structure is perfect to get you back on track. It's certainly better than online guitar lessons, which do not give you commitment an d personal support that you might need to rediscover your passion.Remember that learning the guitar is easy, easier than learning other instruments.Private Guitar Teachers to Learn to Play GuitarAnother solution is to take private lessons with an independent teacher - by searching for guitar lessons for beginners on the Internet or directly with Superprof. Beginner guitar lessons are really important if you want to start off with great technique.You can learn from home with a professional - either with video lessons on Skype or in person - who will adapt to your needs and your level.One of the advantages with this type of learning is the relationship you can form with your teacher: not only will they survey your technical progress, but they will also introduce you to new music, and help you discover sounds you would not consider on your own. They can help you learn your favorite songs as well as get to grips with open chords, other basic chords, and some tasty guitar licks.It is the chance to build a bond with another guitar enthusiast  - and for them to share with you their favourite guitar songs.Learning By Yourself.Finally, you could try learning alone, using eBooks, online videos, a metronome, or following a guitar course online from home.This is a great way to get started and learn the basics, from finger placement to your first chords. However, it will be difficult to get to grips with all the concepts of lead guitar or fingerstyle guitar if you do not have the support of even a video lesson.(By the way, most Superprof tutors offer one-off free guitar lessons to new customers!)Physical Learning: Body, Muscles, Nerves and BrainOf course, in the right conditions you can practice the guitar at any age.You may encounter some physical challenges as you learn to play.Playing guitar means moving your hands and fingers in new ways, which has to be learnt until it becomes second nature - until it becomes part of your muscle memory. Your movements must be fluid, e fficient, fast, and accurate.You will find you use your whole body, especially your hands, arms, forearms, shoulders, and elbows - even in the most simple chord progression.If you want to learn the guitar, be aware that you will have to work with your body, muscles, nerves and brain.Play guitar while staying focused.You need to practice each movement with care and concentration, while keeping all your muscles as relaxed as possible to handle your guitar smoothly.If you aren't relaxed when you play your guitar will not sound right. You'll struggle to hold even a simple major chord for too long, whilst the guitar basics of technique will seem much more difficult.Adults and the elderly in particular struggle with tension when they learn, due to the build-up of stress from external responsibilities in their private and professional life.Free Yourself from Muscular TensionTo become a good guitarist, play the guitar music you like, develop a particular style like blues, rock, or learn par ticular techniques like the touch technique or arpeggio chords, you have to learn to free your hands, arms and shoulders from tension.Pay attention to this when you choose your method of learning the guitar. Unlike learning violin or piano, which requires impeccable posture, relaxation is essential to playing guitar. You can't play a guitar solo if you are stressed, nor perform the simplest of chord shapes - let alone a barre chord.Most guitar teachers are first and foremost guitar players.Playing guitar can be very enjoyable, but it does require training. When you get started you will have to train your wrists, hands and fingers to perform new movements.The more you practice with your instrument, the easier it will be on your muscles, and you will see progress in each practice session as it becomes more enjoyable. Once you reach a certain level, you can learn improvisation - and you'll be amazed at how short a time it took for you to get there!.Learning to Play Guitar: a Question o f MotivationYou might think it's easier to play guitar when you're young, but it's not always the case.  Children have a tremendous capacity for memorization that adults do not have, but they do not always have the intellectual or physical maturity to learn the guitar correctly. They might struggle to read music or to reach all the parts of the fret board.Personal GoalsAlthough you can buy the right size of guitar for almost any age, it is important that it is the child who chooses to play, and not the parents who decide.Learning the guitar: a question of motivationA music professional will be able to advise you on the right solution: accompanied musical discovery if the child is young, private lessons or a more structured music school course.There is no need to have music-loving parents to start the guitar, nor to have ultra-technical knowledge in music, all this can be learned at the same time as the instrument.Personal InvestmentThe guitar requires a minimum of discipline, seriou sness and a regular practice: and this must factor into your decision. There can be no resting on your laurels.Are you ready to clear at least 20 minutes a day to play the guitar?If so, then don't hang around. There are no further restrictions: if you are motivated enough and willing to invest your time, then you will learn guitar quickly.It is important that you enjoy learning and sharing the instrument with your teacher, your friends or your family.Once you have the motivation, you have everything you need to be able to achieve your goal. Playing guitar will help you express yourself and show what you have inside.Join the discussion: is there an age limit to learning the guitar?

Implicit Derivative

Implicit Derivative Assume that the equation f (x, y) = 0 represents y as an implicit function of x. If y is a differentiable function of x, then the equation f (x, y) = 0 is differentiated with respect to x and the value of dy / dx is obtained by solving this equation. Examples of implicit derivatives: - Question 1: - If x ^3 + 3 x ^2 y 2 y ^3 = 5, find dy / dx. Solution: - x ^3 + 3 x ^2 y 2 y ^3 = 5 (1) Differentiating both sides of (1) with respect to x. Or, d / dx (x ^3) +3 d /dx (x^2 y) -2 d/dx (y^3) = d/dx (5) Or, 3x^2 +3 {x^2 dy/dx + y d/dx(x^2)} 2 *3y^2 dy/dx =0 Or, 3 x^2+3 (x^2 dy/dx + y * 2x) 6 y^2 dy/dx = 0 Or, 3 x^2+3 x^2 dy/dx +6 x y- 6 y^2 dy/dx=0 Or, -3 dy/dx (2 y^2-x^2) + 3 x (x + 2 y)= 0 Or, -3 dy/dx (2 y^2-x^2) = -3 x (x + 2 y) Or, dy/dx = 3 x (x + 2 y)/ 3 (2 y^2-x^2) Therefore, dy/dx = x (x + 2 y)/ (2 y^2-x^2) Question 2: - If x + y = 1, find dy/dx. Solution: - Differentiating both sides with respect to x. d / dx (x) + d /dx (y) = d/dx (1) or, 1 + dy/dx = 0 or, dy/dx = -1 Therefore dy / dx = -1

Learning Classical Guitar Can I Use Tabs or Should I Read Music

Learning Classical Guitar Can I Use Tabs or Should I Read Music Sign up successful Tabs have 6 lines  which represent  the 6 strings of the guitar. It is commonly used in notating rock, pop, folk, ragtime, bluegrass, and blues music and  is mostly related to the acoustic and electric guitar. Tab is not that popular for classical guitar, even though there are some serious music pieces transcribed for classical guitar using tabs. What is Standard Musical Notation? The standard musical notation for guitar uses staffs of five horizontal parallel lines where symbols are notated to represent musical expressions. In the example below, the top line is standard musical notation, and the bottom is written in tab. Should I Learn to Read Standard Notation or Can I Use Classical Guitar Tabs? To answer the above question  you should ask yourself first: Do I want to study classical guitar and start a career, or do I want to play guitar just as an amateur? Not to learn standard musical notation being a dedicated classical guitar student, who wants to pursue a career in classical guitar performance, is potentially limiting because  there is so much more information in standard notation than  there is in tab notation. Even though there is no such a rule that says that it is imperative that an amateur or even a professional must learn standard notation, you, as a serious classical guitar student, will want to access the existing information in order to achieve the utmost technical musical development contained in standard notation. There have been various attempts trying to incorporate all this information in a Tab notation but they are generally quite cluttered and difficult to read. Also the best existing method books used to teach classical guitar are, as of this day, written in standard notation, such as Arenas, Solo Playing Guitar, and Melodic Guitar,  just to mention a few. Other limitations of contemporary tab notation vs standard musical notation are: It  doesnt tell you how long to play the notes, making it hard to  recognize or  understand the musical piece It doesnt allow you to choose where to play in order to reach various color-tone nuances It doesnt support  understanding of music theory per example: chords, keys, etc. The options are, as far as classical guitar repertoire is concerned, most limited It doesnt achieve  accuracy  compared to standard musical notation Why would you want to study the classical guitar without learning the literary skills of standard musical notation, which are inherent to it? It is important to study the classical guitar by traditional standard music notation! It might take some effort to learn to read music, but in the long run its worth it. Raymond L. teaches guitar, classical guitar, musical theory, ukulele, and Spanish in Jacksonville, FL. Raymond has been teaching for over 30 years and he specializes in pop, blues, modern, Latin, classical and popular music. Learn more about Raymond. Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher Photo by Charles Knowles

College Checklist for High School Students

College Checklist for High School Students The last year and a half of high school is pivotal when it comes to the college application process. If you have a high school junior, its halfway through the school yearis she staying on top of the important college tasks and deadlines? Help your teen stay on track with this 2019 college checklist: January Make an appointment with the guidance counselor to get up to speed on exam dates and discuss college plans. February Register to take the SAT or ACT this spring/summer for the first time: SAT date Registration deadline March 9, 2019 February 8, 2019 May 4, 2019 April 5, 2019 June 1, 2019 May 3, 2019 ACT date Registration deadline April 13, 2019 March 8, 2019 June 8, 2019 May 3, 2019 July 13, 2019* June 14, 2019 *Not in California March Talk with teachers and the Advanced Placement (AP) Coordinator about AP exam dates (in May) to ensure you have the dates on the calendar. April Your teen should start researching scholarships and keeping a spreadsheet of those that interest her. Most scholarships have deadlines between October and March, but its not too early to start exploring options and getting ideas from the guidance counselor on what scholarships would be worth pursuing. May Summer break is coming up, which is a good time to visit colleges. Have your teen do some online research on tours for prospective students at the colleges shes considering. She should also prepare for and take those AP exams. June Your junior should narrow that college list (if she hasnt done so already) so that she can look into things like admissions requirements, cost, possible majors and more this summer. July/August Goodbye, junior year; hello, senior year! Summer is the time for your teen to really focus on all things college. Heres a summer to-do list: Visit colleges. Research admissions requirements and deadlines for her top several college picks. Do something meaningfula volunteer or travel experience or a philanthropic endeavorthat would expand your teens horizons and boost the resume. Work on creating a resume to use for college and scholarship applications. Start drafting the college application essay (if any colleges on your teens list require one). Theres plenty of time to keep fine-tuning, but it cant hurt for your teen to begin thinking about the experiences that have shaped her. Maybe something your teen does this summer will be a worthy essay topic! Sign up for an exam prep course at Huntington. Summer is a great time to focus on studying for the SAT or ACT, especially if your teen took either exam in spring/early summer and wants to raise her score. Both the Sat and ACT offer a mid-summer exam: SAT dates: ACT dates: June 1, 2019 June 8, 2019 August 24, 2019 July 13, 2019 October 5, 2019 September 8, 2019 Sign up for SAT Subject Tests if desired. SAT Subject Tests are offered in August, October, November, December, May and June. Visit the College Board website for more information. September This is it: senior year! If your teen is considering applying early decision/early action for any college, encourage her to start getting the application package together. Deadlines could be as early as November. October Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon after October 1 as possible. Also, pay attention to any scholarship application deadlines and fall SAT/ACT test dates (if your teen is taking the SAT/ACT one last time): SAT dates November 2, 2019 December 7, 2019 ACT date October 26, 2019 December 14, 2019 November/December College application time! This is when your teen should get those college applications together, assuming she isnt doing early decision/early action. Many colleges have regular application deadlines around January 1. Also, you should have received the Student Aid Report by now if you submitted the FAFSA in early October. The colleges your teen listed on the FAFSA also receive it (and use it to create their financial aid award package). Keep this 2019 college checklist on hand for your juniors-going-on-seniors. Your teens should also visit their school guidance counselor office regularly throughout junior and senior year. Good luck with this exciting process, and if you ever have questions about preparing your teen for college and SAT and ACT prep, contact Huntington.

Questions to Ask About Your Childs First Report Card of the Year

Questions to Ask About Your Child’s First Report Card of the Year Its the start of a brand-new school year, which will be full of new adventure for your child. Soon, youll receive his or her first report cardan official status update on how things are going. Parents should take this first check-up of the year as an opportunity to open the lines of communication with their children and their childrens teachers, saysEileen Huntington ofHuntington Learning Center. When the first-semester report card comes home, what should you address during those conversations? Here are several questions to ask: Questions for your child How has this year gone so far? Give your child a chance to talk about the first couple of months of the school year candidly. How does your child feel about the teacher, each subject and any homework and tests? What are you proud of? Allow your child to ponder what has gone well this year as a result of his or her efforts. Perhaps there will be one or more classes where the grades were hard earned and a few that came much easier. This insight will help you understand your childs journey to date and what concerns he or she has that werent on your radar. How do you learn and study best? Before offering your own observations and ideas about how your child learns most effectively, ask for his or her opinion. Be sure to talk about how this year is going and if your child is noticing any changes in his or her most useful study and learning methods. What do you want to change going forward? Bring this up after reviewing the report card together. If your child received a poor grade, its understandable that you might want to lay out a game plan to fix it, but let your child talk first. What does he or she think is the best course of action? Questions for your childs teacher What are my childs strengths and weaknesses? You have your own thoughts, but it is invaluable to understand the teachers ideas about your childs areas of strength and areas to improve upon. This gives the teacher a chance to talk about your childs performance compared to grade-level expectations and how he or she is staying on track thus far in the year. How would you describe my child as a student/learner? The more you know about your childs learning preferences, tendencies and methods, the better equipped you will be to offer support at home. Ask the teacher what he or she sees in the classroom as far as the environment and types of lessons that seem to click with your child the best. Where would you like to see my child make changes? This question should hopefully open the conversation to your childs working habits and demeanor in the classroom. Whatever adjustments the teacher brings up, make sure you ask for suggestions on how best to proceed. What can I do to support your efforts? Its always helpful to get an understanding from the teacher as early in the year as possible of the role you should play in your childs education. Ask about tips for approaching homework time, what the appropriate level of involvement is and how you can stay in touch with the teacher for your childs benefit. Before any conversation about the report card, Huntington encourages parents to write down their own list of questions, springboarding from the above topics. All parents have a unique perspective of what their children need to work on, so its a good idea to keep that big picture in mind when communicating both with their children and the teachers, she says. Parents can keep those conversations focused and constructive by spending time in advance putting any issues or concerns down on paper. If the first report card of the year brings up issues that are of serious concern, call Huntington at 1-800-CAN-LEARN. We can develop a customized, one-to-one plan of instruction to help your child address any problems big or small and make this a great school year. About Huntington Huntington is the tutoring and test prep leader.Its certified tutors provide individualized instruction in reading, phonics, writing, study skills, elementary and middle school math, Algebra through Calculus, Chemistry, and other sciences. It preps for the SAT and ACT, as well as state and standardized exams. Huntington programs develop the skills, confidence, and motivation to help students succeed and meet the needs of Common Core State Standards. Founded in 1977, Huntingtons mission is to give every student the best education possible. Learn how Huntington can help at www.huntingtonhelps.com. For franchise opportunities please visit www.huntingtonfranchise.com. 2017 Huntington Mark, LLC. Huntington Learning Center, the three-leaf logo, and 1 800 CAN LEARN are registered trademarks of Huntington Mark, LLC. Each franchised Huntington Learning Center is operated under a franchise agreement with Huntington Learning Centers, Inc.

Union School

Union School Union School Union School was founded in 1919 as a school for the children of U.S. Marine Corps families stationed in Haiti. This was only for the elementary grades and the courses came from Washington, D.C. From 1920 to 1934 the school, then named Colony School, was located on Turgeau Avenue with one hundred and ten students attending classes. On June 10, 1934, the Marines departed and the Colony School was left with fourteen pupils twelve Americans and two Bristish. In September 1934 the school was transferred to Hasco with thirty five pupils. During that year, French was added as one of the subjects taught to all grades. With the help of benefits, raffles, bingos and plays, in addition to the tuition, the school was able to maintain an average of five teachers a year for the twenty to fifty students attending classes. In 1936 Hasco closed temporarily and the Colony School was forced to find a new location. During the following six years, the school moved several times. In September 1943 the school was reopened on the Champs de Mars and remained there for ten years. At that time the school policy was changed to accept qualified students of any nationality. They also decided to rename the school, calling it Union School. With the constant increase of enrollment came the idea of constructing a permanent building to house the school. Annual bazaars were held, and the money raised was put into a building fund. The Haitian government donated the site of the present buildings on Harry Truman Blvd. The school moved into this building in January 1954. In the early spring of 1958 it was recognized that more room was needed to take care of increasing enrollment. A new wing was added, enlarging the Kindergarten and adding two more rooms for the first and second grades. In September 1962 a new building was ope ned: it contained a stage, science laboratory and three classrooms which could be opened to serve as an auditorium or for other large room purposes. By 1960 there was a ninth and tenth grade; in 1962 eleventh was added, soon followed by the twelfth grade. Union School became accredited through sixth grade in 1963 and holds provisional accreditation for the higher grades. The new library, teachers lounge and book storage complex was added in October 1969. Union School Union School Union School is a private, coeducational, non-denominational Pre-K to Grade 12 school established in Haiti for the purpose of providing an American accredited program of studies in both English and French for students of all nationalities. The school consists of elementary grades Pre-K - 5, middle school grades 6 - 8 and high school grades 9 - 12. In August 2002, the school relocated to a spectacular new campus in Juvénat, a suburb of Port-au-Prince. This facility is housed on two acres, with two buildings, 38 classrooms, two computer labs, two science labs, a library with 12,000 volumes and a couple of sports fields. iframe id=iframe_container frameborder=0 webkitallowfullscreen= mozallowfullscreen= allowfullscreen= width=550 height=400 src=https://prezi.com/embed/8a6hbkojakam/?bgcolor=ffffffamp;lock_to_path=0amp;autoplay=0amp;autohide_ctrls=0amp;landing_data=bHVZZmNaNDBIWnNjdEVENDRhZDFNZGNIUE43MHdLNWpsdFJLb2ZHanI5L2sxYlpCSnlBUVRwcTRhRk9TS0NobVdRPT0amp;landing_sign=ortRvmYEMO6y_U-t5Owkj4oakXBjfxz4UHnBB5oag4A/iframe

Why We Should Talk About Politics And VOTE

Why We Should Talk About Politics And VOTE via Afrolly News USA Whether or not youre happy with the election results, there was something different this time around. Scrolling down Facebooks timeline, you noticed more and more I Voted, Did You? statuses from your friends. Well, at least I did here in Florida. According to U.S. News and World Report, the midterm turnout increased in only 12 states, but decreased in the remaining states (in comparison with the 2010 midterm elections). However, only 13 percent of voters in this years election were under 30 years old. So whats the deal? Its very likely that people who chose to vote have simply become more vocal about it. Florida, especially, was very vocal about the legalization of medical marijuana â€" which gained a lot of support from college kids (what a surprise). Then, everyone was even louder when the amendment didnt pass. Choosing to not vote, I can understand but I dont agree with it. Its easy to feel a distrust of the government after growing up hearing about the thousands of soldiers dying overseas, witnessing 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina at young ages and the recent unrest in Ferguson. The government and authorities aren’t perfect by any means. Many see not voting as a protest to the government, but really, its just making things worse; instead of the government hearing how unhappy you are with the laws and politicians, theyre hearing NOTHING. Now, sometimes you’re put in a difficult situation where you don’t like ANY of the candidates, but in that case you have to weigh the pros and the cons and narrow it down. It can be tough, but you have to figure out what’s best for you and your community. Midterm elections are known for not getting as many voters to the polls, but what we need to remember is that it’s really the local government that affects us directly. I feel the same pain in having to watch political ad after political ad, not knowing what’s true and whats false. But its our duty to educate ourselves. Talks on politics were always on the hush-hush around friends and family because of the easy transition from debate into all-out war.  It’s frowned upon to express your opinion on politics and deep topics. But what’s so wrong about talking about politics â€" as long as everyone is respectful and (at least trying to be) factual. Don’t be THAT guy via E! Online While I am encouraging that we all participate in healthy political debates among our peers, there is definitely a line you don’t want to crossbasically anything that is vulgar, disrespectful or fabricated. Keep it to facts as much as possible. If you state your opinion, back it up by facts and evidence. (FYI, citing biased “news sources” does not count as facts.) OK, sometimes politicians are unanimously called “idiots” by all parties and deserve it, but who put that idiot into office? You, even if you didn’t vote actually, especially since you didn’t vote. However, know the line between debate and the beginning of a screaming match. For example, Ben Stein (the guy in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off  who repeats ‘Bueller, Bueller, Bueller …’) decided to go on Fox News  to give some “commentary” on President Obama and how he is doing in the White House. While he is entitled to his opinion, he crossed the line right here: “This president is the most racist president there has been in America.” That is a sentence taken word-for-word that Ben Stein said on camera, without batting an eye. By no means does anyone have to like the president or agree with all of his policies. But this is a strong comment to say on national television. Maybe it’s just me, but I’m pretty sure that twelve presidents have actually owned slaves, and eight of those owned slaves while holding office. By default, Obama should be no more than the 12th most racist president, if he is considered racist at all. If Ben Stein would have used facts to back up this claim, instead of more and more opinion, then it could be taken seriously. Instead, he just angered a large portion of America by making such a loud, obnoxious opinion. Turn Out For What via Instagram On a better note, there was one celebrity that made it clear he would do anything to make his voice heard in this year’s election. Lil’ Jon posted on Instagram that he had to catch a last minute flight back to his hometown in Atlanta in order to cast his ballot. Apparently, Atlanta had some issues with absentee ballots this year and Lil’ Jon is fortunate enough (rich enough) to be able to go to the extremes to vote. While he showed that he was a proud voter, he also made light on the issues that people face when voting. Lil Jon was not alone because Atlanta experienced issues all over the city with absentee ballots not being sent out. Hopefully, it won’t be an issue come next election. Politics hasn’t always been the thing to give people “cool points,” but maybe with celebrities being more vocal and present in the voting eye, people will see that their voice can be heard and SHOULD be heard. Whether you have specific issues you are voting for or not, make your vote and voice count.