Farrar's at camp, but his thoughts are with his hospitalized father

Although this week’s Garmin-Chipotle team camp has been a series of meetings, fittings, easy rides, meals and team-building exercises, it hasn’t been all fun and games for Tyler Farrar. The 24-year-old sprinter is staying in close contact with his family following an October car-bike collision that left his father, Ed, in intensive [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 22:50:56

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How to host a Bug Hunting Party

Not all agile projects have the benefit of a full time customer, or dedicated QA resource ... Hunting Party.Bug hunts are fun, team building exercises, designed to find many of the little hidden ... . The Bug Hunting party is a fun easy way to get more eyeballs on your application, and give [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 02:13:32

Indian tech employee dies in fun team-building event

In one of the idiotic team-building exercises run by Western companies to foster fun and solidarity among their workers, Nokia-Siemens ran a pie-eating contest in their office in Guragon, India [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 18:49:03

GETTING MY AFFAIRS IN ORDER

My principal decided it would be fun to do some team building exercises this evening since we don't have school tomorrow (no one has school during elections). I was all for it ... until I found [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 20:18:29

A Healthy Lifestyle is Man’s Best Choice

First Off, I would like to Wish Everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Building a healthy lifestyle is a cornerstone to living a full life ... developing an exercise plan, discuss with your health care team what exercises, if any, would be good for you. Exercise can be fun and the best way to make sure it’s habitual is to incorporate an [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 03:36:00

Corregidor TBE

I made a post on my other blog about our company’s Corregidor adventure ... interesting and fun team building exercise. ... . It is part of the activity and in order for us to get our next clue, all team members must go inside [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 10:54:59

Photographers Are Douches

And I mean it too.But first let me just say that I'm writing this evening's tidbit of joy on my new Dave ... and I did another one of our Team Building exercises involving testing the new Happy Hour ... . But we had fun. Anyway, some dude was taking pictures of us and then came up and asked if it was ok after [more...]

Date: 2008-05-27 23:28:00

Friday Five

It’s Friday and your brain is fried. The weather is finally warming up and the sun is begging for you to go outside and play ... in the work place, I have carefully chosen 5 facts that can be used in team building exercises ... , don’t surf sites that could get you’re bum canned!) Fun Friday Facts: 1. Emoticons [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 15:20:50

Take The Charity Survival Weekend Challenge

The Linda McCartney Centre , who do sterling work looking after cancer paitents, ... , especially for companies who see the benefits of team building and problem solving exercises ... : We are looking for fun and adventurous people to sign up for the two day survival challenge [more...]

Date: 2009-02-26 11:44:39

Gaurav Saklani and Tarun Chandna '92 batch profiled in Business Today

From Business TodaySmells like team spiritJune 24, 2008Google India’s 50-strong HR team was in for a surprise during their team building exercise at ... ) modules of Catalyst India’s innovative teambuilding programs. Catalyst India is an offshoot of the UK ... It was fun but there were key learnings as well. Unlike other training programmes, where the activi [more...]

Date: 2008-07-12 05:19:00

Field trip to Timberline Ranch

I couldn’t help but shed a tear when the Treasures After School Program that I work with went to Timberline Ranch ... , to have a day of fun. Boy was it ever; the kids were smiling from ear to ear!We did archery, team building exercises, played with farmyard animals and best of all horse back riding. It was a long day for the kids [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 08:00:00

Fencing as a corporate team building event.

So, you’re thinking of a company event that would be out of the ordinary? Why not invite your colleagues for an afternoon of modern swordplay! ... . Team based warm-up, coordination and stretching exercises. Basic technique Dynamic footwork ... and concentration - qualities crucial for any company or business. And yet, it’s great fun, good exercise [more...]

Date: 2009-02-17 21:40:27

Self Healing Expressions Newsletter - June Cook

This is a newsletter produced by my friend, June Cook. Great information, and wonderful courses for you! Sally www.drsallywitt ... the team building exercises she and the other CITs were ... State” of Summer Love… Just For Fun! 7) Do Angels walk among us in disguise? TERRIFIC SHORT FILM [more...]

Date: 2008-08-19 19:12:42

What's your blog's personality?

Most of you are probably familar with Myers-Briggs and other personality profiles ... as a school project or in the workplace as a team-building exercise. I even knew of a dental office ... good enough is a subject for another post on another day.) While we had a lot of fun together [more...]

Date: 2009-02-15 15:56:00

Conference builds path to success for scholarship recipients

Some 150 Arizona college and university students, all recipients of financial support through the Arizona College Scholarship Foundation (ACSF) ... in Arizona. The ACSF scholars also participated in team-building exercises. “The conference was not only informative and inspirational, but it also was a lot of fun,” says Paola Rodriguez, an ASU student [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 20:58:57

Toy story.

Other sunshine I was having a conversation on recent execration on China toys, suddenly someone questioned, who is a toy designer? ... , for adults (Sex toys!), toys for incorporated (team building etc), stress busters, meditation and exercises, and even toys for old age people. It could be anything from a social initiative to a fun [more...]

Date: 2009-02-14 06:05:26

Your Guide to the Best Portland Attractions

There are a number of wonderful attractions you can see in the greater Portland area ... for just about any kind of outing. Whether it’s a birthday or wedding, team-building exercises or corporate events, or just a day out with the family, the Inflatable Kingdom is the place to be. The fun [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 19:08:24

Spring break

Not everyone’s plans for spring break include flocking to a beach for fun, and sun ... they have read, participating in team building exercises and planning potential fundraising opportunities [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 15:12:16

Adventures with Bodyguards

I got to participate in something today that was, for me, highly out of the ordinary.  And, as it turned out, highly fun.  I took part in some exercises with our personal security teams.  They were running some drills ... .  We'd drive up to the building for a meeting with the "minister".  The security detail would [more...]

Date: 2009-02-19 17:38:00

Late Registration

by Matt Caputo Junior High School #22 in The Bronx was in foul trouble ... of leadership and team building activities. The players interacted with students in exercises designed to emphasize the importance of teamwork both on and off of the court After the fun and games, SLAM spoke [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 20:40:20

Using my geek powers for good: a Global Kids teambuilding exercise

Yesterday at Global Kids, we did a team-building activity called "The 2008 Street Fair: The Fall Collection ... was going to succeed, but it turned out to be a lot of fun. And I got to use my knowledge of geek ... a teambuilding exercise where we are supposed to walk around [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 22:12:07

[staff] Using my geek powers for good: a Global Kids teambuilding exercise

Yesterday at Global Kids, we did a team-building activity called "The 2008 Street Fair: The Fall Collection ... was going to succeed, but it turned out to be a lot of fun. And I got to use my knowledge of geek ... a teambuilding exercise where we are supposed to walk around [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 22:45:50

Genre Mashups…

One of the fun things about building Homebrew settings is the ability to smash genres together and see what pretty patterns show up.  It’s both an intellectual exercise and a creative break.  There’s a refreshing amount of freedom ... Horror - A series heavily inspired by the brilliant Hellboy and BPRD series by Mike Mignola, a team [more...]

Date: 2009-02-05 15:01:50

Saving Your Local Newspaper

Note:  these are just thoughts I had after a meeting, described below — they are neither particularly structured, nor necessarily well-researched and informed, but rather the result of spending a bit of time thinking about a real-world problem I came across. My friend Leah Garchik of the San Francisco Chronicle just gave me a photocopy ( [more...]

Date: 2009-02-28 04:55:50

Pet Advice: Is Your Dog Jealous of Your Computer?

Thanks to Lori & Barb from Superior, Mt What is the Most Popular Dog Breed Among Young Hollywood Starlets? Helena Sung - Pet News Examiner If you guessed the Chihuahua or Yorkshire terrier or even the poodle, you'd be warm. But in a highly unscientific study based purely upon empirical evidence (i.e., paparazzi photos) [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 16:53:00

Life suggestions

Some good advice here…. . Take your sunglasses off indoors. This includes elevators and planes. . Don’t salt your food until you’ve tasted it. . Enter a talent show. . Never turn down a girl’s invitation to dance. . Never skip practice. . When it comes to shoveling snow, the earlier you start, the easier the job. . Order the local specialty. [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 22:04:17

Hot hits: How “productivity” kills

Following Ed Vielmetti’s sound advice , I’m making a loop and pinning a couple of “best of” posts to the top of the blog for a little while as an experiment. Given the recent log summaries of why people arrive here, they seem salient. Dave Pollard was kind enough to speak flatteringly about my 2008 rant on generalism, distraction, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-01 13:56:59

Eight Brainstorming Best Practices

Jenny Schade's Making It Count     How to ensure super-colossal ideas  at your next creative session. Bonus! ... Exercises. When I worked in public relations firms, I held some of my best brainstorming sessions ... and fun. They generated big ideas that won us business. The least productive sessions were flat, anxiety [more...]

Date: 2009-02-01 20:30:43

He’s Got A Clue

by Nima Zarrabi Santa Monica, CA — Give Shaun Livingston’s people a call. That is not a shout to NBA general managers ... ,” she says. “From health and good eating, to physical activity, exercise. Things you can do on and off the court to help you stay strong. Education. Leadership. And it’s also about building teamwork [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 12:36:20

Climate Change is a Problem We Can Choose to Tackle

This article was written by Saul Griffith in March 2008. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective. Saul Griffith is a remarkable guy: inventor, entrepreneur, Squid Labs, ThinkCycle and Instructables founder, columnist, genius grant winner and now president of the clean energy start-up Makani Power [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 16:57:18

Down with team-building games

Count me among those who do NOT get worked up about city councils and other public bodies treating ... $3,000 on a "leadership seminar focused on team-building" at their retreat at the end of last week ... in a maze without talking to each other. To confess, I have a deep-seated prejudice against team-building [more...]

Date: 2009-03-03 20:48:22

St. Louis GM Mixes It Up With Angry Cardinals Fans [Mlb]

Accountability. That's what the internet provides when it allows the general manager of a baseball team to take questions directly from fans—a great community building exercise that can only foster better communication. Just ask Cardinals GM John ... about this team. If you wouldn't mind, go into details, about how in MO's world people are [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 21:30:46

Reflections

It's that time of year when people see the big number roll over and decide to reminisce over good times and bad, ... , or maybe learn to play guitar or piano. My hobby right now is building web applications and even ... . That's definitely something I want to change. I still want to get more exercise but haven't made any [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 13:57:24

Why, on second thought, I dislike the Jacobs Deal

Daylight Savings Time fascinates me. It utterly fascinates me that everyone in the entire country — or at least all the affected areas of our great nation — will agree twice a year to change time. Here we all are, every last one of us, saying: “OK, yeah, you know what? It’s not 10 o’clock anymore. Nope. From now on, it’s 9 o’clock [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 14:44:53

Gift Ideas for the Whole Family

Buying a joint gift is a great way to encourage families to spend more time together and equally importantly save you a bit of money ... the best way to play together as a team in an unforgettably fun game that gives everyone a chance to shine. Packed with 16 hilarious activities, Cranium Family Fun gets you building, flipping, sketching [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 20:52:24

A Routine of Sorts

*Image from All Poster.com Remember last month when I described my complete and utter loathing for exercising ? ... up. It does. Anyhoodles, I figured why not join the team and have a little bit of fun? Anyone could ... Yeah, well, I went and joined my organization's newly formed soccer team. I'll pause while [more...]

Date: 2009-02-10 12:56:00

Happiness Is Promoting Health and Development in the Amazon

This is the latest on my (minimal, I admit) personal research on Brazil’s ecology. Just another great article. One can get to other news items featuring Brazil by clicking on links to the left either “Brazil,” “Natural Resources” or “News.” I am, still, currently writing a synthesis of the latest material [more...]

Date: 2009-03-04 21:00:18

Good Morning Hoops Nation: February 27

INDIANAPOLIS -- Though nobody has time to read them anymore, and the economy's so bad that folks are burning them for heat, ... of mental strength than a profitable exercise. It's the ultimate marathon experience for people ... , building momentum and announcing their intention to build something special. Each fell off [more...]

Date: 2009-02-27 16:57:05

Clippers Media Row Report

Most pregame sessions, you can spot Shavlik Randolph running up and down the Rose Garden stairs like he's Rocky ... basketball team. Random Game Notes I dedicate this post to Brian McKnight. More on Shav here in a piece ... on Shav's wikipedia page. Here's a fun game for discussion. Taking salaries and personalties [more...]

Date: 2009-02-23 03:29:34

Health Dose

by admin on March 7, 2009in Health Tips Food For Thought     There’s no firm causative relation between diet and inflammatory bowel disease. But certain foods and beverages can aggravate your symptoms, especially during a flare-up in your condition. It’s s good idea to try eliminating from your diet anything that seems to make your symptoms worse [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 07:45:43

February 2009 Goracke Newsletter

Greetings from Singapore! For me the month of February was a much needed breath of fresh air ... on” mission involvement… and are still there now working alongside of a medical mission team ... of our registration requirements as a government recognized school. If all goes well, it is possible [more...]

Date: 2009-03-03 08:07:32

How do I - train my team without a budget?

There is no escaping the reality that the credit crunch has led to budget cuts.  The vast majority of businesses are looking to cut overheads ... Williams provides ideas for training your team when the budge has ben cut….Unfortunately, the training ... with developing what.  If your team members are not used to training, it is often best to ask people [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 08:12:52

Daily Digest: Working to Catch the Presidential Ear

"Congratulations! Now, Hear Me Out on...": Let's hope President-elect Barack Obama had a restful Tuesday night, ... can help his transition team manage the tremendous flow of information headed their way. Change.org has launched a Digg-like "Ideas for Changing America" exercise, with the goal of sending the top ten [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 17:50:10

Daily Digest: Working to Catch the Presidential Ear

"Congratulations! Now, Hear Me Out on...": Let's hope President-elect Barack Obama had a restful Tuesday night, ... can help his transition team manage the tremendous flow of information headed their way. Change.org has launched a Digg-like "Ideas for Changing America" exercise, with the goal of sending the top ten [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 17:49:50

Small Moves

It’s pretty sad that it’s been so long that I actually had to think about my wordpress login info. Yes, it has been awhile. It’s been a very eventful month or so. It began in the last few days of January, when I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off getting ready for the NAPE expo in Houston [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 02:29:08

The Early Bird Gets the Worm!! :)

Hi ladies! It’s that time!!! The Discovery Workshop is officially open to everyone for Early Bird Registration!! Click Here to REGISTER NOW! ... for this workshop we agreed that our biggest strengths to offer as a team is our passion and inspiration ... . We will have exercises, small group exercises and guided reflection time. This day [more...]

Date: 2009-02-04 14:42:00

Claycamps In China: A Teacher's Retreat

Thursday and Friday we were bussed to a place just outside of Yanji (2 hr. bus ride) for a retreat for teacher's and their family. Actually it was information on team building, school schedule, and school guidelines. Hannah ... fun trying to listen to translations and keep Jack entertained. He was a trooper. Except at meal [more...]

Date: 2009-02-28 04:23:00

SAN FRANCISCO SUNDAY STREETS BEGINS AUGUST 31 - BAYVIEW TO CHINATOWN ALONG THE EMBARCADERO

Today Sunday Streets organizers announced the full range of events being offered at the kickoff of Sunday Streets this coming Sunday, August 31 ... to all and provide an opportunity to explore new neighborhoods, exercise and have fun. Participants can try ... for everyone at Sunday Streets,” said Mayor Newsom. “Whether you want to try a new activity, ex [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 06:25:34

sunny day

today is bright and sunny and i'm loving it. it's still frigid BUT if you notice on the side of my page, on the exercise sidebar, ... to steam rooms but there isn't a sauna in my building... woe is me. i like being in the hot steam ... when i'm more loosey goosey and then hit the gym. i downloaded three new 20-25 minute free yoga sessions [more...]

Date: 2009-02-24 15:34:00

Define the vision for your IT project with this exercise

The Vision Box exercise is a powerful way to help define the vision of the ultimate product, motivate the project team, ... and asks, “What are you guys building, anyway?” The elevator pitch became famous during the dot-com boom ... as a facilitated session with members of the executive team, as well as a broad spectrum of participants [more...]

Date: 2009-01-31 15:14:18

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