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	August 17th, 2012 斜陽 Posted 1 day ago by Koichi Mitsui to s a s u r a u 1 国も人も。 Driving from the passenger side Posted 1 day ago by SmartBrief to Holy Kaw! One of the most harrowing times in the life of a parent is that period when their children learn to drive a car. If you’ve had teenage children who have learned this skill, you might know what it feels like to relinquish control. When they are practicing driving, you sit next to them as they take the steering wheel and brakes; they are in control and you are there to offer (hopefully calm) guidance and advice. Being a leader has a lot in common with the parent helping their teen to learn driving skills. Leadership is a hands-off activity that allows your team to take control of the daily work while you guide and coach from the passenger seat. It can sometimes be hard to respectfully refrain from trying to grab the steering wheel or putting the brakes on. Full story at SmartBrief Social Media. More SmartBrief stories. Photo credit: Fotolia Playing with portion size Posted 1 day ago by SmartBrief to Holy Kaw! I love eating good restaurant food. Being on the wrong side of 40, I now pay close attention to what I eat. When I moved to the U.S. about 14 years ago, I marveled at the large portions that most restaurants in the U.S. served. Even more astonishing to me was that most people seemed to eat all of it and have clean plates at the end of the meal. I also loved the “doggie bag” culture of asking for any leftover food to be packed to take home. Full story at SmartBrief Social Media. More SmartBrief stories. Photo credit: Fotolia Math team may put 'wrinkle' in general relativity Posted 1 day ago by Futurity to Holy Kaw! Mathematicians have devised a new way to crinkle up the fabric of space-time—at least in theory. “We show that space-time cannot be locally flat at a point where two shock waves collide,” says Blake Temple, professor of mathematics at University of California, Davis. “This is a new kind of singularity in general relativity.” Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. Photo credit: NASA/CXC/M. Weiss Classical meets hip-hop with innovative "Julie-O" cover [video] Posted about 19 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! Just because a guy plays the cello doesn’t mean he can’t make that stringed instrument rock with some beatbox thrown in, so put aside your differences classical and hip-hop fans, and take a look at this interesting take on Mark Summer’s composition “Julie-O,” the original of which is featured in the second video. Embedded media -- click here to see it. Embedded media -- click here to see it. Full story at YouTube. The best of both worlds. Diaspora's Next Act: Social Remixing Site Makr.io (YC S12) Posted about 19 hours ago by Garry Tan to Y Combinator Posterous “So many people are worried that technology is mediating us, but I think it’s just giving us a new way to hang out with our friends,” says Salzberg, co-creator of Makr.io, a “collaborative Web remixing tool” where users try to one-up each other by posting funny captions on pictures, a la lolcats. We last heard from Salzberg as one of the creators of Diaspora, the highly anticipated, crowdfunded, open-source distributed social network that was going to take on Facebook. Makr.io is a Diaspora project. Read the full article at AllThingsD Visit makr.io now 5 sleep tips for college students Posted about 18 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! 2 Making sure to pack the laptop and flip-flops for the shower isn’t the only thing parents can give their children heading to college, and though advice may fall by the wayside as soon as the first set of mid-terms looms, at least you can say you tried. Professor Colleen Carney of Ryerson University’s Sleep and Depression lab has five tips for college students concerning sleep that might sink in a little if you remind them every day until they leave and at least twenty times on the trip to campus. (A note in the laptop might not hurt either.) 1. Get a good night’s sleep Don’t deprive yourself of sleep to get more done. Sleep deprivation is a major brain and energy killer—consider scaling back your to-do list and find new ways to manage your time, and above all else, get some rest. You will do better on your test and pay more attention in class if you are well rested. Getting a good night’s sleep can also prevent more serious sleep and mood problems from developing. 2. Sleep schedules: “Not just for kids anymore!” Sleep is a major factor in mood and productivity. With a schedule full of late-night parties and studying, you will quickly find yourself deprived of a few hours night after night. A variable bedtime and wake-up time throughout the week can produce jetlag-like symptoms of fatigue, insomnia and poor mood. Adults experience the same problems as young children when they have variable sleep schedules (i.e. increased emotional problems and difficulty pay attention and sleeping). Full story at Newswise. It’s for your own good! Photo credit: Fotolia MicroEval (YC S12) Aims To Take The Pain Out Of Performance Reviews Posted about 18 hours ago by Garry Tan to Y Combinator Posterous MicroEval, a startup in the current class of startups incubated by Y Combinator, is taking a new approach to the often painful process of employee performance reviews. The basic idea: Instead of having a single review every six or 12 months, break it up into quick bits of feedback that can be collected every week or so. Read the full article on Techcrunch Sent by Posterous. Change your email settings or unfollow. Other questions? We'd love to help.