The other one is innovation: Can we apply some technical or process innovation to this problem to help us solve it?We don want to compartmentalize people expertise based on their internal organization alone. We try to give individuals parity the discussion. In our leadership team, I expect all of them to check at the door their function as the primary thought process by which they give me input.

The Ancient One explained what the stones do by simply existing: they produce what is felt as the flow of time. She illustrated that by showing that line surrounded by the stones, and kicking one out, the line deviates into chaos and disorder, or “time unravels” in a sense. We can take that to mean that the stones are basically the backbone of the universe, essential to the universe.

They do a mean cover of Del Shannon’s “Runaway,” that old song from American Graffiti with guitar that sounds like it’s accelerating into hairpin turns. And frontwoman Shannon Shaw’s voice is something to behold it’s all velvet one second, all venom the next. Marry that to the Clams’ curlicue surf guitar riffs, rumbling bass lines, slow dance paced percussion, and periodic cameos from a carnival organ, and you’re spellbound.

Here are a couple of other more recent comic gems: In an unpublished letter to the San Jose Mercury News, Diaz calls Shirakawa “brain dead.” “He has been brain dead since 1994,” Diaz rants. “He is so dead, he can’t be a pimple on a politician’s ass.” In another missive sent to Councilman “Frank Friskilini” (sic), Diaz writes disapprovingly of Fiscalini’s support for mayoral wannabe Ron Gonzales. “Frank, he [Gonzales] needs to go on a diet.

We are aware of the social media posts in reference to Dr. Hirji that have been reported in the media. We have commenced an investigation. Amazon, the online retail giant, is bringing audible support to its cheapest Kindle. The company, earlier this month, added an all new waterproof Kindle Oasis Waterproof ebook reader with Amazon’s Audible service to stream audio books. The feature is finally coming to the entry level Kindle.

Capitol Neighborhoods, Inc. (CNI) invites downtown residents and guests to a virtual discussion with Michael Moody and John Adams. John and Michael have been instrumental in the success at the Beacon, the day resource center for homeless in Downtown Madison.

This event will take place Saturday Jan. 25 at Hartmeyer Ice Arena located at 1834 Commercial Ave on Madison’s north side. Doors open at 3:45pm with a family skate starting at 4:00pm. Sure, that standing helps break the office monotony, but it also shifts all that body weight from your ass to your knees and feet. Solution? A standing mat. The ergonomic love child of a skateboard and a Bosu ball, the Level has the slightest hint of instability stand on it, and you’ll subconsciously flex your core and stand more upright.