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Playing Games
A Dude's Guide dot com | October 9th 2008 by Barry Robert Ozer
I think it’s pretty important that we, as parents, act like kids every once in a while. And I’m not just saying that so my wife, known to some as She Who Says That’s Not Funny, will let me off the hook for what happened last Sunday read more
South Caucasus Data 2007 on Unemployment
Social Science in the Caucasus | October 9th 2008 by Aaron Erlich
Unemployment clearly is one of the pressing issues in the South Caucasus. But there is a lack of reliable data on people being without and looking for a job. This blog, based on CRRC’s Data Initiative 2007, provides a snapshot on these numbers. Ac read more
The 7 Steps to Optimizing Your Study Skills
Education Tips Blog | October 8th 2008 by kon5518
Study skills are a subject that is breezed over by students around the world. Each student has a different learning style that needs to be optimized. When you compare two students one seems to naturally grasp the importance of good study skills. read more
Full Disclosure
I'm Listening | October 2nd 2008
I had an interesting chat with a co-worker today, the same one who a few months ago asked me what's wrong with me (in a nice way, that is). I can't quite remember how it came up, but she did ask me what my specific illnesses are, and I told her. I read more
Coyote and The Spirit of Free Enterprise
Slow Leadership | October 2nd 2008
Coyote is trying to enjoy the peace and quiet of the desert when he meets the ‘Spirit of Free Enterprise’ who makes him a surprising offer. Coyote, however, finds it not to his taste and, in typical Coyote style, ends up with something very much read more
My Symphony
Prairie Bluestem | September 30th 2008 by Genevieve Netz
A life of harmonyTo live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not, rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to stud read more
Facing Up to Today’s Crisis
Slow Leadership | September 29th 2008
Today's ‘wordless’ articles offers a basis for thinking about the underlying attitudinal and leadership causes for today's crisis in the global economy; and the only truly long-term cures that will prevent anything like this from happening again. read more
Digg Raises $29 Million in Funding, Valued at a Whopping $175 Mil…
Internet Marketing Chick | September 28th 2008 by Melanie de Jonge
Digg.com has recently raised a round of venture capital funding valued at about $29 million. Their most recent valuation placed them at $175 million. Their userbase was 15.7 million visitors this August. That’s a significant increase since 10 read more
My Lawn Mower Made Me Do It!
Slow Leadership | September 26th 2008
To become reactive means to act without thinking, to respond instinctively and emotionally—even towards inanimate objects. Peter Vajda reminds us that objects don’t cause problems deliberately, nor can emotional responses cause them pain or lead read more
Practical Steps in This Economic Mess
Green Panda Treehouse | September 25th 2008 by Laura
Photo Credit: othermore (other) 1. Do not panic,think positive, and stay united. Try your best to stay level headed, no matter how extreme the situation may appear. If you’re in a family, work together and come up with a plan that works for read more
What makes a pearl?
Slow Leadership | September 24th 2008
In the workplace, writes new author Martin Hodges, raising your head above the parapet in the interest of your team, or the corporation as a whole, takes nerve. People in power don’t like to be questioned or put on the spot. But being ‘the grit i read more
Real Men go to Spas
The Vacationer | September 22nd 2008 by Trip Shop - Travel Journal
There is nothing unmanly about relaxation. Some guys play video games, some guys work out, and some guys go to spas. When I leave a spa, either after a simple shiatsu massage or after a full day go at skin care and specific body work, I feel so relax read more
How to Think About Performance
Slow Leadership | September 22nd 2008
A ‘wordless’, visually-based posting this Monday. Here's a diagram to show what matters when it comes to understanding and improving performance in the workplace—yours or that of someone who works for you. Use it to help focus your thoughts and read more
Wise Words about the Banking Crisis
Prairie Bluestem | September 20th 2008 by Genevieve Netz
Wisdom from an Irish poet and patriotCapitalism is not the free world.Capitalism is a term devised by Marxists to describe what they thought were the worst aspects of our freedom.We should never let any corporation or bank or computer company pose as read more
New York City Field Trips
The Vacationer | September 20th 2008 by Trip Shop - Travel Journal
The school year has finally begun and with it, curriculum finalizations and field trip bookings. Teaching in New York City should be every teacher’s dream—while one does need to be careful about crowds, the field trip possibilities are truly endl read more
Twenty indicators of failing at leadership
Slow Leadership | September 19th 2008
Peter Vajda thinks many of today’s workplaces are deficient in the kind of development that addresses issues of self-discovery and promote conscious and healthy relationships. Truly knowing yourself, he says, is both essential to a healthy sense of read more
What do Russians think about the situation in Abkhazia and South…
Social Science in the Caucasus | September 17th 2008 by Aaron Erlich
How do urban Russians view the conflicts in South Ossetia and Abkhazia? From September, 5th-8th, 2008 the Analytical Center of Yuri Levada conducted a survey in ten big cities of the Russian Federation, interviewing 1000 Russian respondents. We h read more
Dumpster Diving
Prairie Bluestem | September 17th 2008 by Genevieve Netz
Salvage operationA young woman was parked at the dumpster behind the mall in Hopkinsville a few days ago. She was reaching through the open doors of the bin and digging industriously. I didn't see her take anything out, but obviously she thought ther read more
Fate is a Joke: Why Biography is not Destiny
Free articles for Reprint to your webpage.We update every da… | September 16th 2008 by Articlesmodern.com
I am probably the only author who has used a quote from “Chicken Run,” a very funny movie that’s set in a chicken farm that oddly resembles a World War II concentration camp. Many of us spend our lives, or at least parts of them, in read more
being different
my perceptions | September 15th 2008
How much of my life is left?A captivated man aging,Adulterated acts and attitudes,Differently, have I conducted myself.Sometimes, I’m criticised for it,Praise, I have gotten from some.Why can’t I just be me?Why do I have to be like everybody?All read more
The Perception of Age
Communati.com - Learn to Write & Blog | September 13th 2008 by Mark Whitbeck
It’s amazing how people are conditioned to think in a certain way. The old adage ‘You’re only as old as you feel’, may be true, and if that is the case, some people feel very young, and some very old. read mo read more
Attitude is Everything
The Secret Truths | September 11th 2008 by Derek Bowler
What inspires one person to high levels of personal and professional success, while others don’t even begin to tap into their potential? Why is it that two people with similar circumstances will have two entirely different outlooks on life? Why read more
It Takes a Village
Slow Leadership | September 10th 2008
Nina Simosko reminds us never to discount the value of seeking input from others. Career progression is often based on the impact of others. Without the input of other people in her 'village', she believes she wouldn't be where she is today. Leaders, read more
AT BLGPS General Office
Just Singapore | September 9th 2008 by Peace
Leadership Poster at General Office: A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way… This is so interesting. THE VERY IMPORTANT PERSON IN SCHOOL At the general office, I saw a poster which was so interesting, and I took a read more
Trains cost…and right here’s where you start paying
A Brit Out Of Water | September 8th 2008 by Dylan
Everybody likes to get something for nothing. Whether it’s the complete stranger walking up to you outside a cinemamovie theatreer and offering you tickets that they can no longer use, or a snack company giving away sample products on the streets, read more
Change Quote of the day
CandleQueen Resort | September 5th 2008 by CandleQueen
The greatest revolution in our generation is that of human beings, who by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. ~Marilyn Ferguson~ read more
Self-Sabotaging and Self-Defeating Behaviors: 8 Tips To Stopping
Home Tips Pro Blog | September 4th 2008 by kon5518
Are you engaged in self-defeating and self-sabotaging behavior? Do you tend to end up with a mess when things started out so well? Read on to find some solutions Are you engaged in self-defeating and self-sabotaging behavior? Do you tend to end up wi read more
Of Politics And Fashion: What Are The Pundits Really Saying?
The Luxe Chronicles | September 2nd 2008
Fashion is a powerful form of expression. We know this already and if you read this blog and others like it, chances are you don't need to be persuaded of... read more
Russian Rush
The Russian Way | August 23rd 2008 by Maria
«Масса» на Яндекс.ФоткахA thing that always gets me when I come back to Russia after being overseas is the constant rush of people whether or not the situation justifies it.The most obvious example would be that of the metro. Tho read more
Daily Goodness
Rue the Day! | August 22nd 2008 by Jill Harness
Quote of the Day: “I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.” –Maya Angelou Fact of the Day: Charlie’s Ang read more
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