Dance like a Renaissance Man

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/divideos.html

Ever wanted to try some of the dances mentioned in the Music Resource? Here is a site that has dance videos but the only ones of real relevance are the pavane and the branle. Must think of how we want to dance for Super Quiz relay

Weird Proverbs and Quotations

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I found these proverbs. Use them if you want. :D

A bad workman always blames his tools.
Anonymous

A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child.
Chinese proverb

Beauty is only skin-deep.
Anonymous

Better two heads than one, better one head than a hundred.
Welsh proverb

Everything has a price.
U.S. proverb

Yawning goes from man to man.
Anonymous


Quotations now! =]

Ability is nothing without opportunity.
Napoleon I (1769 - 1821)
French emperor.

The superior man is distressed by his want of ability.
Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)
Chinese philosopher, administrator, and moralist.
Analects

A minute's success pays the failure of years.
Robert Browning (1812 - 1889)
British poet.
"Apollo and the Fates"

Man owes his success to his creativity. No one doubts the need for it. It is most useful in good times and essential in bad.
Edward de Bono (1933 - )
Maltese-born British psychologist and writer.
Lateral Thinking for Management

The penalty of success is to be bored by people who used to snub you.
Nancy Astor (1879 - 1964)
U.S.-born British politician.
Sunday Express (London)

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Patrick M. Lencioni says that these are the signs of a dysfunctional team in his book of the same title as above. Keep these in mind. Teamwork is one of the most important factors for success, especially in Decathlon

• absence of trust

• fear of conflict

• lack of commitment

• avoidance of accountability

• inattention to results

Centuries according to John Martin

• Prior to 11th century: Fall of Rome, barbarian invasions - little emphasis on city or commerce

• 11th century: revival of commerce and urban life

• 12th century: increasing growth of population and significant clusters of towns and cities in norther Italy and Low Countries; intellectual and cultural growth - monastic and cathedral schools
  

• 13th century: intellectual and cultural growth - universities

• 14th century: marked shift in culture; naturalism, humanlike - Giotto, Petrarch; born out of crisis - bubonic and pneumatic plague (Black Death)
  

• 15th century: artistic and intellectual practices become increasingly fashionable in Italy

• 16th century: shift of political power away from Italy to Spain, France and England
  

Reality Check

Lincoln High School has never really been seen as a good school. People complain about the graffiti and the biased teachers. They never really notice that Lincoln has a great Advanced Placement Program, a stellar girls' varsity softball team, and a budding Academic Decathlon team. Our decathlon team has been improving year by year, and surprisingly, Lincoln is up there in the ranks. How can we let it all fall apart this year? How can we allow all the effort that has been made until now, go to waste? How can we let down so many people who believe that a down-trodden school like "Lincoln" can actually compete with the best of them?

State is the symbol of triumph. It symbolizes the breaking of the stagnant hierarchy that has formed with only the wealthy suburbanites on top. It represents finally a win for the little guy. So many people mock our dreams of State. The train keeps going but never reaches its destination. Don't let this year be our derailment.

Decathlon can be fun, but it can also be very painful. You might say I was too emotional at the Science Bowl vs. Decathlon competition, but when I see my fellow decathletes in trouble, I at least feel something. It feels like hell to lose, but it also feels euphoric to win. We do not want to experience the former. Don't let it be you who makes the whole team feel the former.

I am scared about the welfare of our team. Sure we have good times, but we are a team of business as well. If you wish, disregard my tirade. But if you want to be a part of history, to make it to State, then I suggest that you heed this calling.