A field trip and a few questions

Warning: A jumbled post ahead. Read at the risk of getting a migraine! ... through some fun games and activities that also help build team spirit. First they played a modified ... S went on a Team building field trip with her class this Monday to the YMCA in a town about 27 [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 14:51:00

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How to Lose Business With a Coulda, Shoulda Attitude

We can learn a lot from professional and college sports ... of a national or world championship. When I have a favorite team, it makes the games more fun to watch ... who will fill strategic positions. Building a winning team requires years of planning, coaching [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 06:57:11

2009 Men's Advance

Open for Registration.Reserve your spot now for the 2009 Men's Advance!At long last, the website is up and ready to take your registrations! ... team building games. You'll have a barrel of fun as you create memories with your sons.Fellowship ... quite a reputation for themselves in creating culinary masterpieces. In addition, an extensive book [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 14:47:00

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

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

You Go Girls (And One Guy!)

Girls on the Run training was so much fun. I just love team building activities!! It’s so cool that a bunch of adult women (and one dad!) can sit down and play games and it’s actually fun and meaningful. And everyone turns into “be kind” mode, scooting over to make room for someone, pats on the back, smiles, encouragement and cheers [more...]

Date: 2008-08-09 19:16:43

Markets In Everything:Heavy Equipment Play Arena

Markets In Everything:Heavy Equipment Play Arena Posted in October 5th, ... can be structured as just-for-fun recreational diversions or we can incorporate team building games and activities. Visit 1800blogger to see all of our industry leading blogs. Rating 3.00 out of 5 ? [more...]

Date: 2008-10-05 21:34:46

The Only DISC Board Game on the Market as claimed by creators

Here is the new product announcement.  By the way this is a rather expensive game to purchase but for someone specializing in DISC or for ... , and is useful in all interpersonal communications.  Therefore, it is often used for team-building ... .  The ???games??? we found were merely card-sort activities that weren???t much fun???, states Steve [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 12:23:08

Team Retreat & Satay

Last weekend was a great weekend! 13 of us went to Kajang Country Heights for a short 2 Days 1 night Team Retreat ... thoughts from the retreat:The steam fish during lunch was great. Was bit warm but it's worth it! Had fun playing some games building washing machine and surrond sound system. M&M sharing time was interesting [more...]

Date: 2009-02-09 14:48:00

Fun on the Island

Every January the staff at UYI sneak away to refresh and relax together ... for some individual quiet time before regrouping for some animated team-building games led by Ms. Susan ... .  In years past, these annual staff retreats have taken us to Vero Beach or the Orlando area [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 17:43:45

Book Review: Team Challenges

Planning church youth group activities can be a real challenge. Especially if you want to keep games fun and fresh week after week ... relationships. A helpful book I recently came across is Team Challenges: 170+ Group Activities to Build ... been frustrated by weaknesses many of these resources seem to share: many activities do not work well [more...]

Date: 2009-02-13 16:00:00

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

Game Time: Chicago vs Dallas

October 10, 2008 I’m excited, very excited, to see young Derrick Rose tonight. This is going to be fun ... and the lay in over Hinrich. Was Chicago one of the team’s where Antoine Wright had a fantastic game against ... it was Chicago. Let’s see if he likes this building. Jason Kidd turns it over again Gooden open from 18 feet [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 02:21:50

Our fun as the games come to a close

The 17 days of the Olympics have ended. We watched the closing ceremony last night on China TV ... than the USA team. The fans and cheers from Hungary was wild to witness. The skys have been blue ... of a new building in a neighborhood in Beijing's Silicon Valley. A massive computer mart is 15 minutes [more...]

Date: 2008-08-25 04:18:00

The Dark Knight Via Download

by Garnett QueenThese days, many of us movie lovers forgo the movie theaters, and we now patiently wait to watch them at home, on our big screen TV’s ... is building a weapon that will lead to his complete control of the universe. A young Jedi Knight, Luke Skywalker, and a rag tag team of smugglers and robots set out to free the rebel leader Princess [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 15:40:40

My Waking Reality Loves Her Temple House

Clouds were high with white folds. There were fuzzy streaks and unlikely ribs. A grey cast covered the northwest.  A crow took a long flight from north to south, point A to point B. I watched her gradually coming towards me.  A bird with a 2-note descending motif sang with a sad quivering voice at 9:31.   Rooftop gravel was mostly dry [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 03:46:22

1st Annual Global Game Jam NYC - Days 2 & 3 (1/31-2/1)

I was originally going to split these two days into their own posts (like my first post on the event), but when I wasn’t sleeping I was at the Jam ... of our creative assets, and desperately trying to keep my team members, who were doing the real work without ... . What was originally a free-stylus defense building game had turned into a one-button (aka [more...]

Date: 2009-02-07 17:25:14

1st Annual Global Game Jam NYC - Days 2 & 3 (1/31-2/1)

I was originally going to split these two days into their own posts (like my first post on the event), but when I wasn’t sleeping I was at the Jam ... of our creative assets, and desperately trying to keep my team members, who were doing the real work without ... . What was originally a free-stylus defense building game had turned into a one-button (aka [more...]

Date: 2009-02-03 14:56:41

Youth Flag Football Coaching 101

by Coach Taylor Use our tips below to make this season a success whether you have been roped into coaching your sons football league for the first ... and games it will infect your team and keep everyone wanting to participate. A Positive Attitude ... , watching football games on TV and talking to more experienced coaches. Building Character [more...]

Date: 2009-03-05 19:06:05

Wolves lose game, any hope for .500 record

Toward the end of last night's 101-97 loss to New Orleans, Al Jefferson sustained what will likely be a season-ending ACL tear, ... the core of this team, including and most importantly Big Al. Without the centerpiece to your team's ... to be that much further behind in the supposed re-building process we began with the deal to acquire [more...]

Date: 2009-02-09 19:36:02

Erie PA Today News, Events and Info for today, Friday, March 6, 2009

Market Cafe inside the Wegmans store on Peach Street received their Pennsylvania restaurant liquor license and will begin selling beer today ... by Linebacker Seth Fragale. No matter what the Erie indoor football team is called it seems more like a money making scheme to sell tickets, advertising and cheerleader calendars than a sports team [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 11:59:00

Eric Schmidt Tells Charlie Rose Google Is “Unlikely” To Buy Twitter And Wants To Turn Phones Into TVs

It must be Google Week on Charlie Rose. Thursday, Rose interviewed product chief Marissa Mayer , and last night he had an hour-long conversation with CEO Eric Schmidt (embedded here, with a full transcript below). The wide-ranging interview touches upon everything from Google’s origins and how it fell upon its advertising business model by [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:01:47

Non-Hierarchical Management

You want to get something done. But it’s too big to do it by yourself, so you bring in some friends to help out ... team to succeed, they need someone helping them all stay on track — someone who we will call a “ ... who want their team to be as effective as possible. (Hi, startup founders!) So herewith, a guide [more...]

Date: 2009-02-17 00:28:48

Eric Schmidt Tells Charlie Rose Google Is “Unlikely” To Buy Twitter And Wants To Turn Phones Into TVs

It must be Google Week on Charlie Rose. Thursday, Rose interviewed product chief Marissa Mayer, and last night he had an hour-long conversation with CEO Eric Schmidt (embedded here, with a full transcript below). The wide-ranging interview touches upon everything from Google’s origins and how it fell upon its advertising business model by [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 20:37:59

Majesco Entertainment announces ‘Go Play City Sports’ For Wii

March 9th, 2009 Posted in News, Wii, Written by ValayFamily Friendly Title Transforms City Streets into Competitive Urban Playgrounds This ... -to-head or team-based games, while single player mode allows gamers to fully explore the expansive ... Majesco Entertainment Company is a provider of video games for the mass market. Building on 20 years [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 16:04:57

Official Statements From Jets on Favre

Owner Woody Johnson opening statement…JOHNSON: Good morning, everybody. I just got off the phone a couple of minutes ago with Brett Favre ... . We talked about how difficult this was for a guy who had been at one team for so long to come ... to the team and saw the way the New York Jets were organized, the plan, got to know the players [more...]

Date: 2009-02-12 00:01:04

The Gossip Page

Stinky flowers edition. In the general way of things, we are awfully fond of Spring here at the Gossip World Headquarters ... . At first, the French rider for team Quick-Step did not expect the move to succeed , though ... well his team-mate Kevin Seeldrayers was going, Chavanel began to believe they had a chance [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 04:19:08

On The Internet And What It Gives Us

This post is more epic than Astro Boy’s lack of nipples. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 It’s a different time that we live in now. The economy is worse than it’s ever been since World War II as we’re told [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 11:13:31

CSA General Meeting II

Hey all! Our second General Meeting for the Spring semester will be Wednesday March 11 @ 7PM. Location: Tuscany Conference Room ( ... because we will provide FREE boba (as usual) and fun games (Bingo and Deal or No Deal). Special Speaker ... Tuscany is an apartment building on Figueroa where Chipotle and Cold Stone are, if you need any [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 02:15:09

Worst of the Weekend: Unwatchablemen edition

The Atlanta Hawks: Their loss to the Bobcats -- the seventh defeat in their last 10 games -- was a footnote to the sideshow put on by Josh Smith and ... against the Craptors: 42 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists. But he also had 8 of his team's 12 ... ! The Nets are now 16-27 since Devin Harris said : "We knew we were going to be a playoff team." In related [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 21:15:00

Inside The Mind of Rzayo24: Touching Phins fans, one article at a time

  Wow - it's been one hell of a week, hasn't it? Free agent players are getting scooped up faster than a stripper during a "2 for 1" lap-dance special. Veterans and team captains are getting the steel-toed boot to the curb ... in Toronto this year, so that should be fun for you. This isn't baseball - you can't just sign [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 05:17:46

Lakers - Blazers Running Diary

As always, feel free to refresh your browser for live updates throughout the game … On second thought, ... s struggles in this building quite succinctly before the game: “The reality ... on G.S. this year in terms of liking their team, are much more benevolent than Utah (understatement [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:10:38

The Cardinals Have Landed

photo from azcardinals.com Monday afternoon the Arizona Cardinals landed in Tampa Bay for their first Super Bowl ever ... "Hoosiers". The Hickory basketball team in the movie was from a small school that supposedly didn't belong ... showed up to the huge arena for the state championship. The players had never seen a building that big [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 07:49:01

A Wrinkle in London Time

Posted by randfish WARNING: The following post is long, personal and rambles quite a bit. It contains very little SEO advice, so if this isn't your kind of thing, you might want to skip it. It was written over the course of 20ish hours and hops back and forth between days and times during my recent trip to London [more...]

Date: 2009-02-21 10:41:40

Gamer Lingo - Understanding Online Gamers

Over time gamers have developed a language of their own. As a new player it can be quite difficult to get into the online gaming scene, with the wealth of abbreviations and made-up words being thrown all over the place. There are even distinct languages for each genre - and usually a wealth of abbreviations unique to a game - as well, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 21:33:58

Ole’ This!

That was fun. Sure, we got to jump up and celebrate five times last night ... bummed about having to spend $172 American on the sweet seats at HSBC, streamed out of the building ... in our building, but it does the trick. Still, I hope it’s not a repeat of what happened in the game [more...]

Date: 2009-03-05 17:35:22

Mashable’s Weekly Social Media & Tech Event Guide

It’s a brand new week, which means it’s time for Mashable’s guide to upcoming technology and social media events, parties, and conferences ... , spot technology trends, and learn from the experience of emerging startups and current corporate ... to bring Entrepreneurs, CEOs of established ICT companies, venture capitalists, corporate decision makers [more...]

Date: 2009-02-23 15:01:26

100th Post Extravaganza!

This is a very special day for me. Today is my one hundreth and eleventh birthday: I am eleventy-one today! Wait, that’s not quite right ... tips about blogging. Blogging and Blogger has some great thoughts about How to Build Traffic . Penny Jobs shares 7 Secret Tips I’ve Learned About Personal Finance Blogging . My favorite [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 09:00:09

Ways to make your virtual space more social

I’ve said before that socialization requires downtime, ... is that we have carefully designed the games to always be prompting players to do something. We use eyelines to tell ... . So games have developed incentives to get you to go do stuff. The payback for this is direct jolts of fun [more...]

Date: 2009-01-29 03:49:03

Pitching Perspectives with Rick Peterson: Avoiding the Overuse and Fatigue of Young Pitchers

By Gary Armida Bridging the Gap Between Potential and Peak Performance Protecting young pitchers’ arms is an issue that youth baseball struggles with. In the era of kids playing in more than one league, pitching year round, and specializing in one area, the rate of arm injuries have increased [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 05:01:24

A smorgasbord....

Being quite busy lately, I accumulated a lot of links to stuff I wanted to comment on but never found time. Well, it does not appear I will find time any time soon, so here are the links for you to comment on anyway (just because I link to them does not mean I agree with them - in some cases quite the opposite) [more...]

Date: 2009-02-16 04:23:59

Red Sox owner preaching salary cap, but we know why

Boston Red Sox owner John Henry is a proponent of a salary cap in baseball and believes that the sport needs to increase its efforts to promote " ... that had the highest payroll in baseball by a mere $75 million in 2008. Team president Larry Lucchino is on board and is building Henry's campaign as we speak. I'm guessing Henry would [more...]

Date: 2009-02-19 08:02:21

Super Bowl: Where’s that Fraud Matt Millen?

Media Gossip/Musings, NFLTheBigLeadJanuary 29th. 2009, 6:15pm We have to admit struggling a bit this week in regard to Super Bowl storylines ... after the conference championship games end … and then fluff for the next week. Bloggers ... our eye: WHERE’S MILLEN?The architect of the worst team in NFL history was mysteriously absent [more...]

Date: 2009-01-29 23:15:11

2009 MLS Season Preview: Chivas USA

Starting March 4, and continuing up until March 19, I’ll be previewing every team prior to the First Kick of the 2009 season ... . My goal? To make sure that every team is covered here at MLS Offside, with each team blog going ... is currently unmanned and looking for love. This is an unpaid position, but a lot of fun and a way [more...]

Date: 2009-03-05 12:00:22

Twitterings

Since late January I've been making a slough of entries on Twitter. The site allows 140 characters per entry, which is challenging, but in return I've wound up chronicling my goings on from moment to moment much more than with blogging. This is going to be long, but here are my Twitter posts from February [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 21:25:59

MLB Crystal Ball: AL West

In last week's Crystal Ball, we took a quick look at the National League West, picking the Dodgers to win that division (assuming Manny Ramirez gets into a uniform by Opening Day).  This week, it's the AL West's turn. Background: The Angels have dominated the West lately, winning four out of the past five division titles [more...]

Date: 2009-03-04 17:34:53

2009 MLS Preview: Colorado Rapids

Starting March 4, and continuing up until March 19, I’ll be previewing every team prior to the First Kick of the 2009 season ... . My goal? To make sure that every team is covered here at MLS Offside, with each team blog going ... to share the love of your team. If you worship Colorado and like to write about soccer, please email [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 13:00:21

Big East Live Blog, Day 1

by Joey Whelan Greetings from the Mecca of basketball, Madison Square Garden. It’s Championship Week and for the next five days I’ll be on hand for the mother of all conference brackets, the Big East Tournament. With the decision to include all 16 teams in the fun, the tournament has now become a college hoops heads dream, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 16:27:19

General Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Surge

(UPDATED BELOW.) I was in the process of writing a piece on Joan Walsh's remarkable review of "The Gamble" -- the latest book by Thomas Ricks, in which the intrepid Washington Post reporter hooks up (in just about every sense of that phrase) with General David "Ovalbound" Petraeus, [more...]

Date: 2009-02-20 11:20:51

The Morning Skate: The Coyotes’ Rent Holiday, Torts vs. Keenan and Brodeur is Back

The Phoenix Coyotes and the N.H.L. have been pressuring the city of Glendale, Ariz., to amend its lease at their Jobbing ... levy (one report has that fee higher, at $2.85). This would supposedly make the sale of the team (or part of the team) more possible. The team has reportedly lost $200 million since moving to Glendale [more...]

Date: 2009-02-25 22:02:22

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