The mental health crisis in colleges now

https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/mental-health/college-mental-health-59-of-students-have-anxiety-43-are-depressed/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/22/magazine/worcester-polytechnic-institute-suicides.html

Great links from Karen Catlin's Better Allies newsletter on phrases we should stop saying...

• “Open the kimono” (Catalyst)

• “Long time, no see” (Babbel)

• “Chop chop” and “No can do” (Fast Company)

• “Namaste” when said by white people to South Asians for no discernible reason except their appearance (NPR)

• “Where are you from?” (Harvard Business Review)

I did the best I could with the information I had at the time...

I appreciate these uplifting words from Danielle Coke Balfour (a.k.a., Oh Happy Dani):

“5 things to remind yourself of after making a mistake:

• I did the best I could with the information I had at the time.
• Mistakes are natural bumps on the journey of being human.
• Perfection is unattainable & a gruel standard to hold myself to.
• My learnings will become a blueprint for future decisions.
• This moment does not define me. I am more than my missteps.”

From Karen Katlin's Better Allies weekly email

Jewelry drill press and super small drill bits

https://www.amazon.com/BERXOL-Benchtop-Portable-Electric-795/dp/B0CHSFN7S4?th=1

https://www.amazon.com/NovelLife-Precision-Benchtop-Drilling-Portable/dp/B0BKZRD2P7?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A2X8EDMJPV36JM

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2HXL57C/ref=sspa_dk_detail_3?pd_rd_i=B0B2HXL57C&pd_rd_w=KHKXY&content-id=amzn1.sym.386c274b-4bfe-4421-9052-a1a56db557ab&pf_rd_p=386c274b-4bfe-4421-9052-a1a56db557ab&pf_rd_r=533GR6XA62FW9ZGS4CBK&pd_rd_wg=uK24R&pd_rd_r=c3218a91-61c3-4ebe-954a-bc334c0f154e&s=hi&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWxfdGhlbWF0aWM&th=1

Resale site based in Mountain View https://freespacenow.com/

https://freespacenow.com/

The full title of the Origin of the Species is rather shocking

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Origin-of-Species/Charles-Darwin/Enriched-Classics/9781416561477#:~:text=The%20book's%20full%20title%20is,a%20process%20of%20natural%20selection.

Video on how to tie a bow tie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X4aBSRt_HQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4YSM7C7ZdY

Importance of internships and first job

 https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/college-degree-jobs-unused-440b2abd?mod=mhp

Two Vanguard funds recommended by Warren Buffet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHD7iH8nU1Q

VFIAX (S&P 500)

VSBSX (Short Term Treasury index fund)

TieBar videos

https://www.youtube.com/@TheTieBarDotCom/videos

How to tie a tie, bowtie, measure sleeve length, etc.

Another example give away

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/01/dc-cash-payments-mothers-pilot-program/

Autism Ashram Awaaz

 https://autismashramawaaz.org/

Webcam setup

• Canon EOS M200
• https://www.amazon.com/Canon-Mirrorless-Vlogging-Bluetooth-Technology/dp/B07XYPVFCH/
• Software needed – https://www.usa.canon.com/cameras/eos-webcam-utility (I use the free version)
• Plug-in battery
• https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073Z75LSF/
• Sigma 30mm f1.4 DC DN
• https://www.amazon.com/Sigma-30mm-F1-4-Contemporary-Lens/dp/B01C3SCKI6/
• (note: best to start with a cheap zoom lens to figure out the desired focal length before buying a fixed focal length lens)
• Attachments (requires a pole to attach to)
• Impact 2 Section Double Articulated Arm with Camera Bracket (BH# IMBHE117K (B&H Kit))
• https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1015862-REG/impact_2_section_articulated_arm.html
• Impact Super Clamp with Ratchet Handle (BH# IMCC106R)
• https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/824360-REG/impact_cc_106r_super_clamp_with_ratchet.html
• Ballhead
• https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09Z2WRYN9/
• SIOTI Mini Ball Head, Mini Tripod Ball Head, 360 Degree Rotation+Tilting Adjusting, Compatiable with Digital Card Camera/Microphone/Cell Phone/Action Camera/Light LED(Ultra-Mini Ball Head)
• Lights
• Elgato Key Light x2

Great video tribute collection site

https://www.tribute.co/

Copyright

https://spectrum.ieee.org/midjourney-copyright