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Saturday, August 3, 2013
How Can I Communicate Better at the Office?
Dear Lifehacker,
I feel like I'm never on the same page as my coworkers at work, and I have trouble communicating my ideas to everyone else. Is it possible to improve my communication skills at work so people actually listen to me?
Sincerely,
Quiet Quinn
Dear QQ,
Figuring out the right ways to communicate with your coworkers is a full time job in itself. Everyone's different, as is every office, but let's take a look at how to handle a few of the most common mistakes that might be the root the problem.
Gauge Your Office Environment and Communicate Accordingly
All offices are different. That's partially because companies try and cultivate a specific environment. This means people tend to dress the same and communicate the same in an office. You'll learn these types of things over time, but effective conversation is also about the actual mode of communication.
Every office and every worker has their own communication preference. This might be email, face-to-face conversations, phone, instant messenger, or anything else. US News suggests that a common error amongst coworkers is not figuring out the right mode of communication with each coworker. So, respect the person you're trying to contact and get a hold of them the way they converse best.
If you're not sure exactly how you should be communicating, just ask. As 99U points out, you should find the right communication method and act accordingly:
Each individual has a natural communication style, but to work effectively within a team, you need to determine how much communication needs to happen to make everyone comfortable.... Or it could look like setting up a series of ?If, Then? communication triggers.For example: ?If you will be out of the office for a week, then give me a status report a couple of days before you leave.? Or, ?If you encounter an issue that will lead to a delay, then notify me as soon as possible.? You can also ask for people to not communicate with you about certain things. For example: ?Please, don?t CC me on every e-mail between you and the printer.? Or, ?Please don?t tell me about issues if they?re problems you can fix yourself.?
Some people don't communicate enough, and others too much. Finding that balance isn't easy, but if you talk about it at the office you'll be better at communicating in the long term.
Watch Your Body Language
Body language plays a key role in communication. A major problem you can run into at work is miscommunication through body language.
The real trick for improving your body language at work is to pay attention to it more. We've pointed out before that you should minimize "moving away" behavior like sighing, averting eyes, and negative body language so you don't communicate something you don't intend. Instead, focus more on positive body language like long periods of eye contact, uncrossed limbs, and genuine smiles.
Body language is a tough one to improve on, but it's about being aware of the cues. It's also okay to just fake it until you're comfortable with it. Open body language can feel awkward when you're not used to it, but the more you try it the more comfortable you'll feel in the long run. Once you understand what you're conveying, it's easier to make sure you're conveying the right thing. Body language is only part of the picture, but it's a bigger part than you might think.
Be Direct
Oftentimes the biggest problem with communication in the workplace is miscommunication. This usually comes when someone isn't clear about goals, projects, or the work that needs to get done. Forbes suggests you keep conversations simple and direct in most circumstances:
Another strategy [Karen] Friedman draws from newscasting: Hit the headline first. Too many of us are just plain long-winded, she says. ?People don?t need to know everything we know,? she explains. ?Think about what the single most important point is that you need to make, the central idea. If your computer died or the fire alarm went off, what would be the one thing they needed to hear...?Do ask open-ended questions. They can buy time, clarify where another person is coming from and prevent misinterpretation. For instance: ?I?m not sure I understand what you?re saying, so could you give me an example??
In general, our workplace communication should be quick and simple. Don't waste time with unnecessary conversation if you're not friends with someone. Get to the point and move along. When you're direct about any questions you have, everyone is on the same page and communicating more effectively.
In the end, it's really about paying attention to any cues you see in the office and trying to fit your communication style to that. It's not always easy, and it often takes time, but with a little effort you'll be there in no time.
Good luck,
Lifehacker
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Friday, August 2, 2013
'Star Trek's' Shuttlecraft Galileo Warps Into Space Center Houston
HOUSTON ??The first shuttlecraft from the original 1967 "Star Trek" television series has landed at a real-life space center for its final away mission.
Space Center Houston, the official visitor center for NASA's Johnson Space Center in Texas, unveiled the newly-fan-restored Shuttlecraft Galileo on Wednesday (July 31) during a science fiction celebrity-studded event that featured one of the original actors from the full-scale spacecraft's debut episode.
Actor Don Marshall, who portrayed Starfleet Lieutenant Boma "The Galileo Seven," helped launch the prop's public display. [Restored "Star Trek" Shuttlecraft Galileo Brought Back to Life (Photos)]
"This is Galileo!" announced Marshall as the drape covering the shuttlecraft was pulled away.
Joining Marshall for the lights-and-fog-assisted reveal were actors Robert Picardo ("The Doctor" from "Star Trek: Voyager"), Sylvester McCoy (the seventh "Doctor" from "Doctor Who"), Tracy Scoggins ("Captain Elizabeth Lockley" from "Babylon 5") and Gil Gerard ("Captain William Buck Rogers" from "Buck Rogers in 25th Century"), among other sci-fi stars.
The shuttlecraft's eventual permanent exhibit in Space Center Houston's "Zero-G Diner" will highlight how science fiction has inspired real-life space explorers and workers.
"This is one of our ideas as to what a shuttle should be," NASA astronaut Mike Fincke told SPACE.com after the unveiling. "I had a chance to fly on a real space shuttle, so there is a connection. And it is an exciting connection because now it can be made by everyone."
"Come to Space Center Houston, be inspired and who knows what some of these kids who are going to be inspired what they are going to build in the future," said Fincke, who also had the chance to play an engineer in the final episode of the "Star Trek: Enterprise" TV series in 2005.
Saving the shuttlecraft
The "Galileo" was introduced to viewers in the 16th episode of "Star Trek." The show's producers initially couldn't afford to build the 23-foot-long by 8-foot-tall (7-by-2.4 meter) prop spacecraft. Instead, they relied on the cheaper "Beam us up, Scotty" transporter special effects to show how the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise came and went from the much larger starship. [How 'Star Trek's Shuttlecraft Galileo Was Restored (Video)]
In the Jan. 5, 1967 episode,?the Galileo shuttlecraft was shown transporting Boma (Marshall), Science Officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelly), among others, to the surface of the planet "Taurus II" on a mission that would leave the spacecraft in need of repair.
As it turned out, the Galileo suffered even more damage in the decades that followed its seven televised space adventures.
Though never fully dismantled, the steel, wood, and sheet-metal shuttlecraft, which was originally built by a car customizer, fell into disarray as it was passed for a half a century between hands ??first to a school for the blind and then to several "Star Trek" collectors and would-be restorers.
It wasn't until June 2012 when 'Star Trek' superfan Adam Schneider bought the degraded prop through an online auction for $61,000 did the Galileo's fate begin to turn around.
Working with "Star Trek" blogger Alec Peters, Schneider and the team at Master Shipwrights in New Jersey used photos and tips from fans of the show to restore the shuttlecraft to its original screen appearance. The repairs, which took nine months under the guidance of craftsman Hans Mikatis, were completed in June when the Galileo was trucked from the Garden State to the Lone Star State for public display.
"If you had told us a year and a month ago that we would have been able to obtain this thing [and] that we'd be able to figure out how to fix it ... and that we'd be able to donate it to Space Center Houston, the home of America's manned space program, I would have said that's just fabulous," Schneider said.
Galileo Seven meets Faith 7
Now part of Space Center Houston's collection, the Galileo shuttlecraft will be displayed in the same building as some of NASA's most historic spacecraft.
"The addition of Galileo adds to the rich history of space exploration as it pays tribute to the way science fiction ignites our imaginations and has inspired generations of innovators," said Richard Allen, president and CEO of Space Center Houston. "Galileo will join the ranks of many other inspiring exhibits at Space Center Houston, including the recent space shuttle mockup addition and the biggest expansion in our history, the 747 Shuttle Carrier Project."
During the same visit to see Galileo, Space Center Houston guests can see the Apollo command module "America" that flew astronauts on the last mission to the moon, the two-man Gemini 5 spacecraft and "Faith 7," Gordon Cooper's Mercury capsule that 50 years ago this past May lifted off on NASA's last one-man mission.
But the Galileo is not Space Center Houston's first foray into exhibiting science fiction artifacts.
Previous temporary exhibits have included costumes and props from the "Star Wars" movies, including a full-size Starfighter vessel and an original prop lightsaber that was flown aboard the real-life space shuttle.
"As Galileo takes it place at Space Center Houston, it does so to capture the imagination and inspire the next generations,? Allen said. ?It will serve as a tool with which we can imagine endless possibilities."
This article was corrected to reflect that Capt. Kirk was not part of the Galileo crew during the "Galileo Seven" episode.
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U.S. Air National Guard pilot rescued at sea after mid-air collision
By Gary Robertson
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - A pilot was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard off the coast of Virginia after two Air National Guard fighter jets collided when their wings came in contact in mid-air, authorities said on Friday.
The F-16C Falcon jets from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland were on a routine training mission late on Thursday when they "clipped wings", the National Guard said in a statement.
They were about 35 miles southeast of Chincoteague, Virginia, according to the Coast Guard.
One of the pilots ejected and his ejection seat sent a satellite-aided distress signal that alerted the Coast Guard to the crash at 10:28 p.m. on Thursday, the Coast Guard said.
The pilot, who had minor injuries, used an emergency raft to stay afloat until he was rescued by an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at about 12:30 a.m. Friday.
The other pilot was able to fly his jet back to base.
The pilots, who were not identified, are attached to the 113th Wing D.C. Air National Guard.
"We are extremely fortunate to have lost only metal, and not the life of one of our Airmen," Brigadier General Marc Sasseville, the 113th Wing Commander, said in a statement.
The Air National Guard said on Friday that salvage operations were under way to retrieve the damaged jet, which was in water 100 feet deep.
The cost of an F-16C Falcon jet is $18.8 million, according to the U.S. Air Force website.
(Editing by Barbara Goldberg and Gunna Dickson)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/u-air-national-guard-pilot-rescued-sea-mid-175825592.html
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Immigration Reform Stalled in Washington
(KUTV) Immigration Reform is stalled in Washington.
Just over a month ago, the Senate passed a big, comprehensive immigration bill ? but Senate leader Democrat Harry Reid hasn?t sent that bill to the House of Representatives yet.
Some say he fears defeat.
Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz sits on the House Committee on the issue.
?The Senate bill is dead on arrival when they send it over. They haven?t sent it over yet ? if they send it over,? he said.
Chaffetz says the bill, passed in June, won?t be passed by the House ? and that instead, they?ll tackle immigration piecemeal.
Chaffetz main worry with the bill is that it will provide a form of amnesty for illegal immigrants that are already here without securing the borders and without providing a workable plan for legal immigration.
?If you don?t figure out visas and close the border and do those things there is no way you can pass a form of amnesty,? said Chaffetz.
Senators note their bill would hire 20,000 new border police and spend billions to toughen border security.
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Immigration Reform Stalled in Washington
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Flaring burns more than $100 million a month in North Dakota
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Natural gas flares are seen at an oil pump site outside of Williston, North Dakota in this March 11, 2013 file photo. Oil drillers in North Dakota's Bakken shale fields are losing out on more than $100 million per month in lost revenue as the amount of natural gas flared continues to balloon, despite near-universal efforts to curb the controversial practice, according to a recent study.
NEW YORK -- Oil drillers in North Dakota's Bakken shale fields are allowing nearly a third of the natural gas they drill to burn off into the air, with a value of more than $100 million per month, according to a study to be released on Monday.
Remote well locations, combined with historically low natural gas prices and the extensive time needed to develop pipeline networks, have fueled the controversial practice, commonly known as flaring. While oil can be stored in tanks indefinitely after drilling, natural gas must be immediately piped to a processing facility.
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An aerial image shows a natural gas flare after sunset outside of Williston, North Dakota in this March 12, 2013 file photo.
Flaring has tripled in the past three years, according to the report from Ceres, a nonprofit group that tracks environmental records of public companies.
"There's a lot of shareholder value going up in flames due to flaring," said Ryan Salmon, who wrote the report for Ceres. "Investors want companies to have a more aggressive reaction to flaring and disclose clear steps to fix the problem."
The amount lost to flaring pales in comparison to the $2.21 billion in crude oil production for May in North Dakota.
Still, energy companies are working to build more pipelines and processing facilities to connect many of the state's 9,000 wells - a number expected to hit 50,000 by 2030. But it is a process that takes time and is not always feasible.
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Natural gas flares are seen at an oil pump site outside of Williston, North Dakota March 11, 2013.
"Nobody hates flaring more than the oil operator and the royalty owners," said Ron Ness of the North Dakota Petroleum Council, an industry trade group. "We all understand that the flaring is an economic waste."
Alliance Pipeline is spending about $141 million on a 79-mile pipeline that will carry natural gas from Bakken wells to Alliance's larger interstate pipeline, which cuts through North Dakota from Alberta.
Hess Corp is spending $325 million to more than double its Tioga, North Dakota, processing plant's daily capacity once it opens in October.
Visible from space
Roughly 29 percent of natural gas extracted in North Dakota was flared in May, down from an all-time high of 36 percent in September 2011. But the volume of natural gas produced has nearly tripled in that timeframe to about 900,000 cubic feet per day, boosting flaring in the state to roughly 266,000 million cubic feet per day, according to North Dakota state and Ceres data.
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NASA astronauts can see flaring from space. Williston is the cluster of lights on the upper left side of the photograph; Minneapolis is the bright splotch on the lower right.
North Dakota's flaring, which NASA astronauts can see from space, releases fewer greenhouse gases than direct emission of natural gas into the air, but it is essentially burning product that could be sold at a profit if there were pipelines.
In Texas and Alaska, which have a well-developed energy infrastructure, less than 1 percent of natural gas extracted along with oil is burnt off, according to state data.
Oil production remains king in North Dakota, outpacing the amount of natural gas extracted and funding many infrastructure projects. Yet production of natural gas likely will double by 2025, increasing flaring, according to state forecasts.
Drillers have promised to end the practice. Continental Resources Inc , the second-largest Bakken operator with 1.1 million acres under its control, famously declared in March it wants to reduce flaring to "as close to zero percent flaring as possible."
Continental says it flares 10.8 percent of natural gas it produces, and is working with pipeline companies and landowners to cut the number further.
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A warning sign for a natural gas pipeline is seen in front of natural gas flares at an oil pump site outside of Williston, North Dakota in this March 11, 2013 file photo.
"Internally, it's a front-and-center focus for our company to have wells connected," said Jeff Hume, Continental's vice chairman of strategic growth initiatives. "Everybody makes money when that product is sold, not flared."
The components of natural gas, including low-value methane and lucrative butane, a so-called "natural gas liquid" highly prized by chemical makers, are worth roughly $13 per million cubic feet of natural gas before taxes and transportation fees, at current prices.
With more than 266,000 million cubic feet flared each day in North Dakota, that's roughly $3.6 million in lost revenue, more than $100 million per month.
Roughly 2,300 miles of new pipeline were installed in North Dakota in 2011, the latest year for which data is available. Still, the Bakken spans 18,000 square miles and is the largest oil field in North America.
And about 13 percent of natural gas flared is at wells that already have pipelines that are too small to handle the high volume of natural gas being drilled, an additional infrastructure problem.
"Everyone's on the same page as far as getting the flaring reduced," said Justin Kringstad, head of the North Dakota Pipeline Authority, a state agency. "It's going to take time to get all the necessary infrastructure built out."
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Monsoon remains active over North India
Monsoon remained active over most parts of North India on Tuesday and three persons, including two kids, were killed in a rain-related incident in Rajasthan's Kota district.
A humid weather left people sweating in national capital Delhi despite a dip in the mercury, the Met department said.
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The minimum and maximum temperature in the national capital remained below the season's average but humidity level was as high as 95 per cent.
The maximum was recorded at 33.1 degree Celsius, while the minimum was 25.8 deg C, both one point below normal for this time of the year.
Heavy rains hit normal life in parts of Kota, Baran and Jhalawar districts of Rajasthan.
A man and his two minor children died in a house collapse in Itawa area of Kota last night, officials said.
River Parvati was flowing at full spate in Baran and Kota and many low lying areas were inundated with people stuck in their houses.
Atru recorded a maximum rainfall of 80 mm followed by Kishangarh 70 mm, the MeT officials said.
Monsoon remains active over North, rains kills three in Rajasthan:
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According to a Central Water Commission report, all major rivers in Uttar Pradesh remained in spate, with the Ganga flowing above the danger mark in Ballia.
Ken and Betwa were flowing above the danger level in Banda and Mohana (Jalaun). Similarly, Sharda river was flowing above the danger mark in Pallian Kalan.
Light to moderate rains lashed the state today, and Deoband in Saharanpur district received the maximum rainfall on 11 cm, a MeT report said.
Punjab also received light to moderate rains, with maximum temperatures in the region witnessing a slight decrease.
According to the MeT Department here, Chandigarh had received a rainfall of over 30 mm during the past 24 hours.
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Source: http://www.saharasamay.com/nation-news/676534020/monsoon-remains-active-over-north-india.html
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