Mr. Koizumi speaks up at last

Kanson minpi - A Japanese term for putting the government and its officials above the people WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION of the Trobriand ... , the icebreaker of Japanese politics, left office in 2006 after five years of reform, deregulation, and drama [more...]

Date: 2009-02-24 09:06:46

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NATURE VS. THE BEAST

Jo B. sent us a link to Icebreaker, a New Zealand clothing company. One of their products is wool underwear. As she pointed out, there are some distinct differences in how the men’s and women’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 12:11:08

The Arabic Caligraphy Workshop

The Arabic Calligraphy workshopThis is to tell a little about a series of Arabic Calligraphy workshop I will be delivering in the next few months ... with an icebreaker where participants will share: *their name and its meaning *something they like and why *a fruit [more...]

Date: 2009-03-04 23:53:12

The Green Report: Flippers, Fines & Fashion

Stuck in ice? Five weary dolphins are trapped behind a drifting pack of ice off the coast of Sea Cove, Newfoundland ... .  At the moment, the Canadian federal Fisheries Department does not have an icebreaker to send [more...]

Date: 2009-02-20 19:38:40

Sode #35: How to Min/Max 2- The Flowchart

Note: Even more delay!  We’ve been so busy.  Zeke and Josh had birthdays (Feb. 12 and 18th respectively) and we went to Vegas.  Vegas baby! ... and finds us! Icebreaker: Having a system for games not usually thought of as having a system [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 13:08:14

Belly button lint

Austria’s tax dollars have helped make a remarkable discovery: how naval link, or belly button fluff, is formed ... in the plural sense. That must be quite the icebreaker. “Hey Fred, I had some green flecks in my naval lint [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 07:03:51

The top 7 mistakes new Twitter users make

Not completing a bio The cardinal sin of most new Twitter users is not filling out the small but important section that says a bit about who they ... of Twitter after all — a bio can be the icebreaker. Protecting updates, but complaining [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 20:58:00

Michelle Obama's dresses panned

Ooooh, this is rich! Michelle Obama, who's been compared to Jackie Onassis about 10 zillion times, is being criticized for her inaugural wardrobe ... , it's a good icebreaker, it's always fun. We'll be saying "What did you think of Michelle's dress [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 10:43:00

Nice Site

I’m a big fan of Icebreaker products . So, tempted with a mate’s discount code I paid their US site a visit today and was really surprised. Most Kiwi sites are a mess . This is a terrific site [more...]

Date: 2009-03-03 22:36:27

TR Chamber newsletter is available online

The Three Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce reports the availability of the March edition of Chamber News, its monthly newsletter, ... you” listing of businesses and individuals who supported the organization’s recent “Icebreaker” [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 12:26:37

Relating To One Another

Thanks for allowing me to take some time off last week. We have hit the home stretch, four weeks left until the Icebreaker! We have one more section of Scripture to cover in these next few weeks [more...]

Date: 2009-03-05 15:37:13

Meeting 152 - Workshop, icebreakers, induction, and magic!

Tonight was a very busy evening! Thank you to everyone who came, spoke, and made it a great meeting! Here are some of the highlights ...  in a leadership role, Toastmaster of the Evening. He ensured that a very busy meeting ran smoothly [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 16:24:14

Intern Sweatshop: Let's talk about me

Good afternoon bloggytimeuniverse, I’m the intern who's been picking up some of the slack around here ... About Me ” mixed with the icebreaker 2 Truths and a Lie . 1. I lived in England last year. 2. I’ [more...]

Date: 2009-02-25 18:20:00

More Books...

I got a lot of requests on more book recommendations for Production Premium users or beginners out there ... of the different uses of the app, and it's a good icebreaker into Chris & Trish's more advanced AE book [more...]

Date: 2009-01-30 13:00:10

Arts, crafts, and a raffle — BikeCraft is tomorrow!

BikePortland readers gathered at Roots earlier this year (Photo © J. Maus) It’s nearly here — BikeCraft IV! ... cap; a wool IceBreaker shirt, or a special item from Queen Bee Creations. There’s more, including [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 20:27:19

China to build inland research base at Antarctica

A Chinese expedition is all set to build an inland research base at Dome Argus, or ‘Dome A’, in Antarctica, 4,093 meters above sea level. [ ... the icebreaker Xue Long to the coastal Zhongshan station. Bad ice conditions delayed their arrival [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 07:58:57

Bridges Begins with a Bang

Well, what's better than spending your summer working and watching television? BRIDGES! ... and returning students were seperated, both had somewhat similar days. Icebreakers and team-building [more...]

Date: 2008-06-16 15:00:00

Best Ice Sraper Out there?

I especially hate a thick layer of ice all over the car - The Ice Bulldozer Plus seems to be able to handle ... at stubborn frost, while the forward-facing IceBreaker Teeth concentrate the cracking force [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 07:14:45

Review: Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason

Another game that snuck up on me. The FPS/Survival horror hybrid "Cryostasis" had little fanfare or hype preceding it ... a stranded nuclear icebreaker ship. It immediately [more...]

Date: 2009-03-04 18:56:00

Meet Katherine

Fellow PNN friends (and beyond!), I would like to introduce you to my newest blogging buddy: Katherine Center ... on Monday, March 16th. Icebreaker… Get to know Katherine a little bit before jumping [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 20:52:16

Dating Dom*

*and the Raging Lesbianos of the Tilted World Sunday night and several members of the Tilted World LGBT-community project decided to meet up for a ... on-call at the hospital. Did manage to drag Lance and Shep as icebreakers to the meet (yes, I'm terrible [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 17:08:54

Balanced Triangular Sides of Life-Changing Sunday School Lessons

At the end of today's Sunday School lesson, the teacher apologized that there was so much lecture ... to benefit less from the experience. Icebreakers, stories, testimonies, and questions are often [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 20:17:00

Lacrosse breaks the ice Last year's Icebreaker Lacrosse Tournament was canceled after snow blanketed Louisville. The weather forecast at this year's tournament predicts warmer temperatures [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 17:19:50

Who needs the Tour del Sol?

When I found out the Tour del Sol (no link for the quitters!) I was bummed. I really looked forward to getting down to St ... ! I just signed up for the Icebreaker Triathlon.Join me for a little swim, bike and run on March 28 [more...]

Date: 2009-02-26 15:37:32

Tweets from purplehayz on 2009-03-08

@ MaryHogan2 My god, what a responsibility - I hope she’s okay # @ hubbit Or perhaps frog legs… ... all the interviewees as an icebreaker # @ danaseverance We all hope your persona continues to change [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 06:59:59

The Obama effect

The election is the ultimate icebreaker in the remotest of villages, buying us easy entry into conversation with big men and bystanders alike.We passed a taxi on the road with a hand-painted [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 11:06:00

25 Feb The Dreaded Ice Dam Posted by: Mrs. Mecomber / Category: ice dams, insulation, remuddling, roofing, water problems

There has been a persistent, nasty smell of mildew in the house this week. Its DRIVING ME CRAZY! ... the house out. We’re going to have to gear up with our icebreaker merinos and shovels, and get the ice off [more...]

Date: 2009-02-25 15:07:14

Breaking down the Obama BlackBerry (ObamaBerry?)

Now that President-Elect Barack Obama has declared that he will fight to keep his BlackBerry, the question of how exactly the U.S ... out the ObamaBerry would be a great icebreaker while on diplomatic missions (”Did [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:00:01

Apple and Microsoft Snipe in Ad Campaigns

Since 2006, Apple's "Get a Mac" ad campaign featuring Justin Long as a relaxed, hip Mac and John Hodgman as a stuffy, ... ." As "an icebreaker to reintroduce Microsoft to viewers in a consumer context," Microsoft made a set of ads [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 15:48:30

Tolerance In Higher Education

Tolerance In Higher Education Share Post Print November 12, 2008 Posted by John at 5: ... , he said, she attended an icebreaker on campus and was booed when she identified herself as a Republican [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 23:24:23

Rescuer: Freeing Dolphins A 30 On Scale Of 1 To 10

Last weekend, five dolphins became trapped by ice in a cove near Seal Cove, Newfoundland. No icebreaker was available to rescue the animals. So five locals hopped in a motor boat and freed [more...]

Date: 2009-02-20 22:03:00

Petoskey’s Underwater Crucifix

Petoskey Crucifix, photo by Latitude 45.Martin says that this beautiful crucifix rests in four fathoms of water (24′) ... by the U.S. Icebreaker Sundew 1,200 feet off the Petoskey breakwall on Aug. 12, 1962.About 20 years later [more...]

Date: 2009-02-23 12:13:59

March Military Campaign: Antarctica, 1962 and 1963

Mike Eldred to the rescue again! He provided us with the LARC-60 photos, ... , he was stationed on a Coast Guard icebreaker, the USCGC Eastwind. See the full series of burly Antarctic ice [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 19:08:42

Countdown Continues to March 21st at Thompson

Thompson, CT – March arrived in New England like a lion ... . The ICEBREAKER is a New England tradition and doing well in that event usually sets the stage [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 16:50:09

Seems the Charles is all it's cracked up to be

Cracked up Charles RDA photographed the path of an icebreaker through the Charles River basin the other day. Used under this Creative Commons license.<!--break-- [more...]

Date: 2009-02-16 03:58:17

GAY’S THE WORD - Column - 38

GAY’S THE WORD - Column - 38 Filed under: Editor's Column (Adrian Gillan) ... , literate and politically left-wing group called Gay Icebreakers got together and decided to open [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 09:52:33

What it’s like to exhibit at the Outdoor Retailer Show

I don't know about you but I love reviews of trade shows from an exhibitor's perspective ... , Smartwool, Icebreaker, Aventura, etc. [more...]

Date: 2009-02-25 22:54:57

@Merlene Heads to SXSWi

I’m pretty excited. This will be my first trip to SXSW interactive after watching the twitter stream jealously the last two years ... the icebreaker [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 14:24:47

Modernization Update: Cutter Fleet Material Condition

Shipmates, Below is a Guest Post from RDML Tom Ostebo (CG-4) ... of the rest of the cutter fleet. Icebreakers. A relatively new cutter, CGC HEALY is in an excellent state [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 22:26:56

Cuontdown Continues to March 21st at Thompson

Thompson, CT – March arrived in New England like a lion ... . The ICEBREAKER is a New England tradition and doing well in that event usually sets the stage [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 16:50:09

ANIMAL WELFARE: Dolphins trapped behind drifting pack ice

Some white-beaked dolphins ( Lagenorhynchus albirostris ) ... the coast guard can send an icebreaker to help free the dolphins, but officials told the town [more...]

Date: 2009-02-19 15:20:50

New Republic Navy Meeting November 22, 2008

Attendance List Das Mum SoontirFel RascalV Brotz Godzilak Pixel robin hood Shawn84 Vila4480 Guests IceBreaker RSHeavy RSKicks The Log *Salute* *****Thanks for attending the NRN general meeting of November 22nd, 2008.***** *Friendship* *Loyalty* *Teamwork* *Sacrifice* *Victory* **Admirals News: 1 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 01:31:46

Album Review: J. Geils Band, 1970

Posted by funkyjudge on March 6th, 2009 Source:Thrift Store MusicName: J ... 2. Icebreaker (For the Big “M”) 2.16 3. Crusin For A Love 3:23 4. Hard Driving Man 2:18 5. Serves [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 16:01:34

@Merlene Heads to SXSWi

I’m pretty excited ... friendly and chatty once the ice is broken, I’m just not good at being the icebreaker [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 14:19:31

Twelve reasons why housechurches are the natural solution. (Wolfgang Simson)

What follows is a chapter from Wolfgang’s book House That Change the World ... , words and works . The welcome is an icebreaker [more...]

Date: 2009-03-05 15:54:17

Hit the Road, Barack

Hit the Road, Barack J.G. Thayer - 12.06.2008 - 10:29 AM Well, ... in talks with Iran without preconditions; wouldn’t a presidential visit be a wonderful icebreaker [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 15:29:00

Stimulus Waste

The so-called "stimulus" bill that President Obama signed into law earlier this week will not stimulate the economy, but one has to wonder whether it was ever seriously intended to do so anyway. It is simply a giant spending bill full of programs and projects that could not have been funded under any circumstances other than the panic and [more...]

Date: 2009-02-19 11:22:48

Golf carts, green cars exempt from pork ban? A PORKULUS MAD-HOUSE!

Obama’s promise to ‘change’ allows $7.7 billion in earmarks This is all coming out of American’s future paychecks in about 2 years or less.  “Working class” Americans can look forward to 80% of their earnings taken out of their paychecks in the form of “Federal Withholding”, Payroll taxes, FICA taxes and medicare taxes, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 17:42:12

The media doing what it does best these days, feeding us disinformation

Summary:   At some point during the 1970’s a large part of the mainstream media decided to abandon journalism to become the Ministry of Truth.  Advocacy journalism, instructing the peons and elevating their consciousness.  The slo-mo but accelerating business disaster that resulted followed — loss of audience, fading profits, [more...]

Date: 2009-02-18 00:01:19

The Visit

It was 5:30 in the morning, an hour before we needed to leave for the San Francisco Airport, but I was dressed and ready to go, and my husband Peter was rolling the luggage out to the car. My eighteen-year-old son Matthew, who is autistic, had been home from Camphill Special School in Pennsylvania for spring break, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 13:00:33

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