So today Mariah had another karate tournament , in Mesa AZ. You know what, it wasnt bad at all. The big thing we've been working on has been her sparring. Her sparring for the most part has been her weakest part of her package.

Here's the odd part today. She got 4th in Forms, 4th in Weapons (usually her strongest areas) and she didnt place in sparring, but today sparring was her best event. She was attacking, not being passive. She was charging like a bull and attacking in combos,...

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** Beware - foul lanaguage involved **

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From the NY Times

BRADY WINS A.P. M.V.P. AWARD

Tom Brady, the New England Patriots’ record-setting quarterback, drew all but one vote Saturday in romping to the Associated Press N.F.L. Most Valuable Player award in the same manner his team rolled through its schedule, going 16-0.

Brady led the Patriots to the first unbeaten regular season since Miami went 14-0 in 1972.

“I have always been a huge football fan and will always have great...

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An old post...

So my daughter left for Boston on Friday to go compete in the Eastern Mass ATA Tournament in Bourne, MA. I’ll go into detail another post how I felt about that but lets focus on the big news we got right now! My dad just called from MA and told me she took 2nd in Forms and 2nd in Sparring. Omg, I’m so stoked and proud of my daughter, I cant begin to say. You wait, I’m gonna drive everyone crazy when the video tape gets in. More coming soon.

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All of have a purpose, and, well run, will be the backbone of success for the team.

Though, meetings are often not effective. Here’s the top 10 common meeting dysfunctions:

-Meetings are repetitive, they are all the same
-The same people do all the talking
-Subjects are beaten to death, again and again
-We come to decisions just to get out of the meeting
-I don’t have time to code because I am in too many meetings
-We have too...

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