A time to reflect...

Hi Everyone,

Thanks so much for your sympathies... I have been taking the news of my friend's passing into deep reflection about life and death and thinking about losing someone who I had just recently reconnected with after several decades.   As a result of the loss of this friend, I have been reconnecting through emails with old college friends who I lived in the dorms with back in '83 and it's been a good experience to talk about the memories we share of our departed friend.  It's sad when life takes a turn like this, these things are never fair.  My thoughts go out to Zook's wife, daughter, family and friends.  I know it's difficult dealing with the death of a loved one, especially something that was so sudden and unexpected.  My friend was only 43 and did not know that he had a heart condition until about 10 days before his death.  He passing has brought back memories of my mom's passing, and it brings me great sadness.  Please take a moment or two during your day to think about the ones you love, and take a moment to visit, call or email them to tell them how important they are or something that you really want to say to them that you can't say after they are gone.  

I'll be back to blogging soon... I just need to take a few days to think and reflect.

Take care,

Leesa

2008 Trendy Short Summer Hairstyles

Short hairstyles can be chic and stylish and these can also be cute. Once you have donned a short hairstyle you will find you looking and feeling younger. There are so many cute short hairstyles you will be surely confused to chose from them.

2008 Cute Short Summer Hairstyles

However you should choose cute short hairstyle, which can look formal when it is necessary, and which looks great ever when you have not been paying much attention to them. Check out Britney Spears’s medium bob haircut with slight layering and tapering and that disheveled look. It makes her look chic and cute at the same time, plus this hairdo matches the casual get together she was seen at.


Cute Short Hairstyles in 2008

Cute short hairstyles are ideal during summer when taking care of hair is of utmost importance. There are the boy cuts, short bob cuts, angled bob cuts, slightly wavy short haircuts, you can choose one which matches your face and persona accurately.

2008 Cute Short Summer Hairstyles

Beautiful Long Layered Straight Hairstyles

Women whose hair reaches to their waist or beyond are faced with a challenge when they want a new and exciting hair style—without cutting away any of their hair! Many styles are designed for medium length hair; to the shoulders is the most common length. Some styles which claim to be for “long hair“ only work well for hair that reaches to the shoulder blades!

long layered blond hairstyles

attractive Long Hairstyles -Straight long blond hair

Highlighted long striking hair -Long Hairstyles for women


Beautiful, long hair blowing in the wind

Fair red head -Long Haircuts


Blond light long hair

Summer 2008 New Celebrity Haircuts

Try out the celebrity summer hairstyles 2008 and get ready for onset of summer.

summer 2008 long curly hairstyle

summer 2008 straight sedu haircut

new summer haircuts 2008

Celebrity Fringe Hair Styles With Bangs

Fringe hair is very much back in fashion and the look for 2008 as Kate Moss has gone and done the fringe cut. The fringe cut definitely suits those that have oval and even some of those that have round faces. Those who have large and wide foreheads can in fact close the gap with a great fringe. Fringe looks great in any color whether it’s blond, auburn, brown or black.

Blunt Fringe Hair

While the Kate Moss fringe is very long that is almost covering the eye. This style is quite daring look for the evening but not so great for the everyday office work.

Fringe Haircut

Celebrity Fringe Hair Styles With Bangs

Fringes can be worn really sleek, to being soft to a really great tousled (out of the bed look). They can be worn short, chin length and even shoulder length. Don’t however try to create the look from the 1980’s, when the perm was really in as it doesn’t go with the fringe.

Fringe Hair

2008 Prom Long Curly Hairstyles

Wearing your hair loose is great when you've got plenty of curls, but you'll want to be able to manage and control them so they stay in shape and don't turn into a frizz!

long curly hairstyle for prom 2008

Sadness hits home

We'll miss you Zook.  Rest in Peace.
Zook and his lovely wife.
Their beautiful little girl.
Just learned of some very sad news this morning.  An old college buddy, David White, (aka Zook) just passed away on Friday morning.  He was just diagnosed about 10 days ago with a dilated aorta and was preparing to have surgery in just a few days.  I was reading his blog here, and he contracted pneumonia (he thinks as a result of the stressful news) and then passed away of congestive heart failure.  I sometimes forget how fragile life is at times.  

I hadn't seen my friend, Zook since we graduated from UCSD, it's been many, many years and we had just reconnected through Facebook a few months ago.  I am deeply saddened by his passing. It really breaks my heart.  Rest in Peace, dear Zook.  Many prayers to your dear wife, daughter, friends and family.  I know how much they loved you and how much you will be missed.  

Thanks David!!

I got an email from David in NY, who is also a former San Diegan.  In some spare moments, he redid my banner- so now you can really read the title clearly!!  A big shout out to you, David!! Merci beaucoup!!!!  Here is David's blog, "SPARKLEMIRROR KILNFIRED ART."  Please check out his blog, his art is AMAZING!!!!!  

Why Training is Essential in a Recession

Banyak para manajer dan pemimpin bisnis akan mengambil pandangan bahwa discretionary pengeluaran harus dikurangi atau dihapuskan dalam resesi - ini salah satu asas hati-hati di belakang manajemen keuangan. Dan tentu saja, pelatihan termasuk dalam kategori tersebut, its right ?

Salah!


Dalam situasi resesi saat ini, perusahaan akan umumnya perlu downsize yang berarti mereka perlu untuk mendapatkan performa yang lebih baik dari sumber daya yang lebih sedikit yang tetap dipertahankan. Dan ini adalah faktor kunci yang membuat kualitas tinggi komponen pelatihan yang penting dari usaha mereka berhasil menavigasi melalui cara resesi. Mari kita melihat ini murni dari perspektif pelatihan kepemimpinan, meskipun prinsip-prinsip yang sama berlaku untuk umum pelatihan staf.

Ketika sumber daya yang dikurangi untuk upaya minimum biaya tidak ada ruang bagi penumpang atau karyawan yang tidak dapat berproduktif - semua orang harus menyampaikan dan mengerti akan hal ini.

Mereka harus mengatur performa seperti yang diharapkan walau belum pernah melakukannya sebelumnya.

Mereka perlu di upskill (kemampuan) oleh orang coaching efektif.

Mereka perlu untuk memotivasi para karyawan ketika moods atau situasi yang sedang menurun.

Mereka perlu sentiasa melakukan proses perbaikan.

Mereka perlu mengalokasikan beban kerja lebih efektif.

Mereka harus kreatif dan inovatif ketika menangani tantangan.

Dan kebanyakan dari semua, mereka perlu mendapatkan orang-orang benar-benar bekerja sebagai satu tim.

Singkatnya, keterampilan kepemimpinan perlu dan tetap memiliki nilai diatas - jika mereka adalah organisasi yang selalu berupaya untuk mendapatkan tingkat kinerja yang baik dari berkurangnya sumber daya yang tersedia. Organisasi yang benar-benar cerdas akan sangat perlu dalam menginvestasikan uangnya dalam pengembangan kepemimpinan yang baik. Sehingga mereka sudah memiliki keterampilan ini dalam kelimpahan seperti yang kita masuk di dalam situasi resesi.

But here's the thing - ketika perusahaan dalam situasi yang baik pertumbuhan penjualan, promosi produk baru, meningkatkan marker share dan kualitas pelayanan," kita mengakui " pemimpin yang sering tidak memiliki waktu untuk mengikuti pelatihan dan bahkan ketika mereka lakukan, lingkungan yang mengalami pertumbuhan tinggi seringkali tidak memberikan orang-orang dengan peluang untuk menerapkan apa yang telah mereka pelajari".

Jadi sekarang adalah saatnya untuk keluar dari pemikiran yang salah. Seperti halnya discretionary menghabiskan tombol metrik adalah bahwa laba atas investasi signifikan harus lebih besar daripada menghabiskan uang itu sendiri dan cara ini berlaku untuk pelatihan kepemimpinan:

Pemimpin harus dipilih berdasarkan fakta bahwa mereka dapat memperbaiki satu atau beberapa faktor di atas.

Para pemimpin pelatihan atau lokakarya harus dipilih pertama pada kualitas dan faktor harga adalah kedua. Secara khusus, harus fokus pada lingkup dan mendalam dari hasil pembelajaran yang diharapkan

Pemimpin harus diberdayakan untuk menerapkan apa yang telah mereka pelajari setelah mereka kembali bekerja dan didukung sepenuhnya dalam usaha ini.

Pemimpin akan berhasil dengan baik, asalkan mereka diberi dukungan yang tepat, harus diharapkan untuk menyampaikan perbaikan kinerja mereka melalui orang.

Pemimpin harus diharapkan untuk terus ini lebih tinggi dari kinerja yang baik sekali kali kembali sekali lagi, memastikan bahwa organisasi kuat akan keluar dan mampu melewati masa krisis.

Manajer bisnis senior dan pemimpin yang mengadopsi , sementara pendekatan pemotongan biaya expecting sisa sumber daya untuk memberikan perbaikan kinerja yang kuat tanpa intervensi pelatihan yang hilang the point.

Meningkatkan kemampuan staf dalam situasi saat ini jauh lebih penting daripada tidak melakukan apapun dalam masa resesi ini dan bertindak sebaliknya bila hanya menunggu masa resesi lewat.

Easter Cupcakes....

These cute cupcakes come just in time for Easter.  Well, I know Easter is a few weeks off, but I'm getting ready early.  I made these to share with local merchants and others in town, to give them a sample of my baking!  I laid Jelly Belly's, as well as an assortment of Easter chocolates from Jeff de Bruges on top of the frosting for decoration.  Inside this moist chocolate cake was chocolate whipped cream! YUMMM!!!

Katherine Heigl Bee-hive Hairstyles 2009

Katherine Heigl is looking classy with her black Dolce & Gabbana pantsuit. Her bee-hive hairstyle though a little bit dull, she should try something more fun and chic.

Short Trendy Haircuts Pictures for Spring 2009

Trendy need not be curly or long or even layered; trendy can be short, simple and even charming. Trendy is fashion and trendy are your clothes, but do you have a trendy short hairstyle to match? Right from evening wear to skimpy swim suits, there is a trendy short hairstyle to suit all occasions.

Since celebrities are a measuring scale for most of use, look at them today. A very high percentage of models and actresses today flaunt trendy short hairstyles, be it Charlize Theron, Kate Moss or Rihanna, take a look at how they have highlighted their facial features by making use of a variety of trendy short hairstyles.

Short trendy hairstyles are very versatile and can be made to combine with a variety of looks. You can play around with bangs, curls and even do some cuie tie-backs. A good place to begin would be the Charlize Theron style, which is trendy yet not so short. That will give you a leeway to play around some before you can really settle on a suitable and matching cut form the trendy short hairstyles available today.

Talking about summers, it is the right time to get your trendy short hairstyle since the shorter hair can increase your comfort levels as well as give you ample time to play around with it during the vacations. If you think that it does not suit, you can always grow it back before summer disappears.

One thing to keep in mind here is to explore the latest in trendy short hairstyles and find out which suits you best before getting your hair under the scissors.

Super Short Haircuts for Round Faces

Super short haircuts 2009 for round faces

Super short hairstyles pictures for 2009

Short Hairstyles Pictures for 2009 Spring Summer Season

This time I'll present some great Short Hair Ideas for upcoming Spring and Summer months of 2009. Enjoy this great Short Hairstyles Photos.

Short Hairstyles Pictures for 2009 Spring Summer Season

Short Hairstyles for 2009 Spring Summer Season

Short Haircuts 2009 Spring Summer Season

Short Hairstyles Pictures for 2009 Spring Summer Season


Pictures : Stefie Jones

Short Hairstyles With Highlights - 2009 Haircuts Trends

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