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cystic fibrosis

Team Katie – Great Strides 2012

Folks, As many of you know, our daughter Katie has Cystic Fibrosis. Katie was diagnosed with CF on September 30 2008. She was 17 months old at the time. On Sunday May 27 2012, Cystic Fibrosis Canada will be hosting the annual Great Strides walk for cystic fibrosis. We will be walking and invite you […]

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cystic fibrosis

Technology and CF research

CF pops up in the most unlikely of places from time to time… This morning, I was reading an article pertaining to high volume compute clusters and I stumbled across a reference to Microsoft Research and their ties to medical research, specifically Cystic Fibrosis. Microsoft funds a research centre that employs a ton of leading […]

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How a GPS device saved my marriage

My wife and I are notorious for going on car trips with paper maps and then fighting when we get lost. The Waterloo region has done this to us on a few occasions – Are we alone in thinking that the Tri-cities area are Ontario’s Bermuda Triangle? For our vacation to Myrtle Beach, we decided […]

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How to Pass the PMP Exam – Part 5 (of 5): Debrief

Last but not least, some metrics: Date that I ordered my study books: May 31 2011 Date I started my PMI application: June 8 2011 Date I ordered the PM Prepcast: Date I submitted my PMI application: June 20 2011 Date I ordered pracatice exams: Date I passed PMP exam: August 17 2011 The process […]

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How to Pass the PMP Exam – Part 4 (of 5): Final prep

5. Complete PMI.org application and book exam Once I obtained my 35 contact hours certificate, I completed the PMI.org application. PMI then took almost a week approve my application (their site says they can take up to 5 days) at which point I booked and paid for my exam, using PMI’s online exam scheduling tool. […]