Blogging has established my authority and expertise. It used to be that you had to get a Ph.D. or write a book to establish your expertise in a subject area. While these are still valid paths, blogging provides a third alternative. For example, I do not have a degree in leadership nor have I written a book on that topic. Yet, I am constantly asked to speak on leadership and am interviewed by the media on this topic. Why? Because I have one of the most popular leadership blogs.

Merry Christmas!

For me Christmas is about Emmanuel, God is with us, in the midst of all we do:

The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son, Generous inside and out, true from start to finish. (John 1:14 MSG)

Neal Patwari, who conducted the study, tested a variety of consumer wireless devices to see what kind of impact humans had on the signal. He found that during inhalation, the wireless signals bent around his chest. This caused them to travel farther and become less powerful. While this research was conducted to find an unobtrusive, yet still accurate means of measuring a person’s breathing rate, it’s interesting to know that even the simple act of inhaling can reduce the power of your Wi-Fi transmission. Chances are you’re not going to hurt your Wi-Fi signal too much by staying alive, but these findings do suggest further implications of how other obstructions in your home—particularly ones that move—can affect your wireless signal.

Additionally, for those of you DIY-ers out there, imagine hacking a few Wi-Fi routers to track movement in a home (for security purposes, of course). If you’ve got the know-how, that could turn out to be a pretty amazing (multi-)weekend project.

Photo by Sakala (Shutterstock)

Wireless network can watch your breathing | New Scientist

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2. If I could pay volunteer leaders what they’re worth
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4. Youth Ministry Vision
5. 28 Lessons from a 28-Year-Old Youth Minister
6. A six-year-old girl writes a letter to God. And the Archbishop of Canterbury answers
7. Archbishop of Canterbury on Osama bin Laden
8. Is jelly a solid or a liquid?
9. Liverpool FC Kits 2010/2011
10. Did Jesus Lead a Balanced Life?

My top refererrers for May were:

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