Synergizing Hobbies and Career for Greater Personal Success

Since reading Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (and reviewing it), the concept of what makes an individual exceptionally successful in a particular area has been heavy on my mind. In the book, Gladwell mostly argues that exceptional success is the result mostly of factors outside of our control: demographics, genetics, and so on [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 14:00:44

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Generational Theft Act fun facts from Sen. Coburn’s office

Here’s a handy list of Generational Theft Act pork and other abominable buried treasures to pass out to your friends and family ... smoking cessation activities” * $200 million for public computer centers at community colleges ... for “youth activities,” including youth summer job programs * $88 million for renovating [more...]

Date: 2009-02-03 19:11:16

Podcasts: A vast untapped potential

I’m a recent convert to podcasts.  Well, sort of.  There were a couple of radio shows that I really loved but for some reason couldn’t always listen to.  When I bought my first iPod, I hunted them down and started downloading regularly.  But then my attention started to wander: how many podcasts are there anyway? [more...]

Date: 2009-03-02 20:06:00

[News]Big Bang Reveals Self-Fulfilment Strategies

chungay@koreatimes.co.kr Post taken from: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/index.asp By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter thanks to momovip Idol group Big Bang seems to be the boys-next-door, even quiet and unassuming, but once they are on stage they exude charisma and passion in their music. They were not overnight stars [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 23:19:44

The Journey…Part Two

My heart raced as I listened to the woman, who was about to make my dreams come true, tell me about my son. I could hardly pay attention to the voice on the other end of the phone. My heart was thumping in my chest and my ears were buzzing with a thousand little butterflies flapping in my stomach [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 17:14:21

Where did you get them?

I just read Max Mutchnick’s post on Huffington Post.  He described parenthood so well — and made it funny — but with a twist.  These are gay dads.  It’s a bit easier for two moms (no one looks askance at women with a child) — like my family — but it points out what it’s like for gay families.  Come on [more...]

Date: 2009-02-20 18:15:38

trace the origin of your garment with icebreaker’s baa code

clever alert! icebreaker has a totally rad tracing system for their high-performance outdoor garments called baa code . all you have to do is type in the code that’s on every icebreaker tag, and it will let ... in your icebreaker garment, meet the farmers who are custodians of the sheep, and follow every step of the supply [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 01:14:40

Ministers Get Close Look At Antarctic Ice Threat

TROLL RESEARCH STATION, Antarctica – A parka-clad band of environment ministers landed in this remote corner of the icy continent on Monday, in the final days of an intense season of climate research, to learn more about how a melting Antarctica may endanger the planet [more...]

Date: 2009-02-23 13:26:27

Make Yourself Stand Out

Of course, anyone can talk about business credit cards but you want to really know what you’re talking about if this is the conversation that you’re going to use as a professional networking icebreaker. To do this, you’ll want to compare business credit cards yourself. See what’s out there on the market and what some of the perks [more...]

Date: 2009-03-05 19:14:15

Four Great Games To Play At Your Next Bridal Shower

Four Great Games To Play At Your Next Bridal Shower One of the most fun -- and occasionally dreaded -- parts of a bridal shower are the games ... -- but an icebreaker can bring them together (of course, so can a few chilled bottles of Veuve ... card. Or if you really want to press home the icebreaker effect, get two guests to share one. Next [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 15:03:20

Ice and Snow (Gigantic Roundup)

Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas to all the readers here at PSDFAN. I hope that everyone has a great holiday. As part of the festive season I’ve decided not to do a traditional Christmas post, as I’m sure you’ve had enough Santa hats, Snowmen and Holly to last you until next year! [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 14:50:13

Cursive - Six Recorded Highlights

In around a month long-time DiS favourites Cursive release their sixth full-length, Mama, I’m Swollen in the US via Saddle Creek, a UK release via the label’s European division hot on its heels. Seizing the opportunity for a love-in, we thought we’d suggest six recorded highlights from the band to date [more...]

Date: 2009-02-11 00:47:30

Your guide to the wool revolution

This is my most comfortable winter biking outfit: wool tights, a wool skirt, and a wool top. (Photo © J. Maus) As the urban cycling revolution continues, more people than ever are using bikes to take their kids to school, haul groceries, or go out for a night on the the town [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 21:23:12

AGW Today: Mercury and OMG WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!

The United Nations is not real fond of mercury Environment ministers must crack down on mercury poisoning to protect the health of hundreds of millions of people worldwide, the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Sunday. “A clear and unequivocal vision of a low mercury future needs to be set, [more...]

Date: 2009-02-15 14:28:15

Coast Guard returning Polar Star icebreaker to service

A 32-year-old Coast Guard icebreaker, moored in Seattle for more than two years because of needed maintenance and upgrades, ... to Seattle's Todd Shipyards for the retrofit of the icebreaker Polar Star built at Seattle's ... more capability to operate in the icy sea lanes. Building a new icebreaker would likely cost in excess [more...]

Date: 2009-02-21 00:30:01

My First Intergenerational Social Media: Learning from Gen Z's and Value of Different Points of View

Earlier this week, Leslie Poston invited me to participate on her podcast on Race and Social Media along with Shireen Mitchell, Liza Sabiter, and Rahsheen Porter.   One of the takeaways was, don't assume that everyone thinks like you do - and expose yourself to different points of view.   This week I put that into practice [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 20:49:14

Broke? 20 Fun Things to Do Without Spending a Dime

The best things in life are…actually, yes, they are free. At least, creativity is free. It’s only in recent times that recreation and entertainment has been sold to us for a very high price. But do you really want to spend $30 for a movie and popcorn with a friend? [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 23:00:30

(March 05) Today we're celebrating. . .  Name Tag Day

Name Tag Day Ahh yes. Name Tags. Those ubiquitous little stickers found on the lapels of strangers and conventioneers everywhere. And the perfect icebreaker! To celebrate the day - wear your own name tag* - proudly. This way we are only strangers once. All this week we will be celebrating our names. So stop back tomorrow [more...]

Date: 2009-03-05 05:15:55

The Getting Back-to-Business Checklist for Job Hunters

Most job seekers on LinkedIn, probably have their favorite tips and tricks that help them land their dream job - whether it be re-entering the workforce, making a career 180 heading into the new year or even if someone has just been laid off and looking for a new position [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 05:09:25

Cheers and Jeers: Monday

From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE... Breakfast with Brandon One of the great things about the blogosphere is that it's given military veterans a platform in which they can bypass the traditional media's filters and report on the ugliness of war from their own experience [more...]

Date: 2009-02-23 13:53:46

“Blood and Ice” by Robert Masello (Reviewed by Robert Thompson)

Official Robert Masello Website Order “ Blood and Ice ” HERE (US) + HERE (UK-March 5, 2009) Read An Excerpt HERE Read Reviews via Green Man Review AUTHOR INFORMATION: Robert Masello is an award-winning journalist, a television writer (Charmed, Early Edition) [more...]

Date: 2009-02-20 08:01:00

Using a Business Credit Card Makes Tax Time Easier

Using a Business Credit Card Makes Tax Time Easier By: Robert Alan Nobody likes tax time. This is particularly true for the small business owner who has to deal with business taxes in addition to personal taxes. However, there are things that you can do throughout the year to reduce the stress that is felt at tax time [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 11:31:02

Cutbacks in the Fiscal Boost Program

The stimulus package is too small--and it looks like almost all of the cuts are from reasonable uses of government funds that are substantially ... Competitive $122 million for new Coast Guard polar icebreaker/cutters $100 million for Farm Service [more...]

Date: 2009-02-08 00:04:33

Liveblogging from Kickass Thursday

I will be liveblogging our kickass Thursday constitutional ratification/education kickass ceremony throughout the night.  Stay tuned. 9:57 pm The meeting is finally done.  I swear 9:48 pm That’s not actually true.  Someone is proposing an amendment to vote from abroad.  Longest meeting ever. 9:47 pm The meeting is now done [more...]

Date: 2009-02-20 01:02:32

Icebreaker Baacode

Icebreaker offers an awesome tool for building your connection with the products you buy ... . Icebreaker is different. Each product sold comew with an unique Baacode will let you see the living conditions of the high country sheep that produced the merino fibre in each Icebreaker garment, meet [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 12:06:12

The Rhino’s J-O-B

No one starts out at the top. If you try, you will find yourself back at the bottom level of the rung every time. This is the level of leadership where you can gain a little recognition. However, this level also has many rules. Since this is the icebreaker of your leadership climb, this is where you will begin [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 00:27:35

Jake “The Snake” Roberts interview!

Courtesy: www.MondayNightMayhem.com     WWE Legend, Jake “The Snake” Roberts was one the special guests on this past week’s live edition (03/02/09) of Monday Night Mayhem, hosted by The Big Mosh & Blade. You can feel The Mayhem live & in streaming audio every Monday night (at 8PM ET/7PM CT) [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 20:27:53

The Do’s of Dirty Talk

Dirty talk is an exciting part of any relationship, and it could mean all the difference between keeping an ordinary relationship at the status quo, ... to say.Another quick icebreaker…Only Members Have Full AccessCLICK HERE And Subscribe Now Share and Enjoy [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 16:56:07

Ingres puts new ECM Appliance on the market

Ingres , a supplier of open source database software and support, has released a new Enterprise Content Management Appliance titled Ingres Icebreaker ... option for those investigating the ECM market. For the Ingres Icebreaker ECM Appliance, Ingres ... it all on the open source Linux operating system. The Ingres Icebreaker ECM Appliance seamlessly [more...]

Date: 2009-02-24 14:15:38

IceDozer Plus Ergonomic Ice Scraper

Binding : AutomotiveProductGroup : Automotive Parts and AccessoriesManufacturer : Ice DozerBrand : Ice DozerLabel : Ice DozerPublisher : Ice DozerModel : IF11000Studio : Ice Dozer List Price: USD $29.99Lowest New Price: USD $14.95Price is accurate as of the date/time indicated. Prices and product availability are subject to change [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 02:59:06

Small Coast Guard boat falls into water; all OK

Even if you're in the Coast Guard, you sometimes get dumped into the water when you don't expect it. The Coast Guard reports that the crew of the icebreaker Polar Sea was lowering a small boat into the water near Port Townsend, Wash., on Monday as part of a training exercise when the boat fell [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 15:00:42

Three Rivers Chamber’s March newsletter available now “online”

The Three Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce has announced 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” silent [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 20:06:58

Ingres Launches Open Source Enterprise Content Management Offering

Ingres Corporation announced the availability of the Ingres Icebreaker Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Appliance ... , the Ingres Icebreaker ECM Appliance gives businesses a way to manage business content growth. Like other commercial open source solutions, the Ingres Icebreaker ECM Appliance lets IT purchasers pay only [more...]

Date: 2009-02-24 15:13:48

Use Twitter for your Business the Right Way

More and more Businesses are getting onto Twitter. The word’s out - but so many businesses get it wrong. In this post Aira Bongco (@airabongco) shares some tips especially for businesses wanting to use Twitter effectively. Image by photoj :-] [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 13:02:39

Icebreaker crew to volunteer for polar science weekend

SEATTLE — Crewmembers from the Coast Guard cutter Healy are scheduled to participate in the Polar Science Weekend at the Pacific Science Center here ... information with the public about the Coast Guard’s role in the Arctic. The 420-foot icebreaker, based [more...]

Date: 2009-02-24 16:43:51

The Arctic Mission, the Coast Guard's not alone

The topic of the Coast Guard and the Arctic is alive and well ... and icebreaker crews.In the first piece (quote above), Arctic forces fleet to look north, the topic ... . In reading Stronger hulls could help fill icebreaker gap we're told by RADM Blore of a similar [more...]

Date: 2009-02-23 04:42:37

Trivial Technology

Developer: Kyle Richer (c) 2008 Dragon Forged Software Price: $4.99 Version Reviewed: 2.0 Graphics / Sound Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Game Controls Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Gameplay Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Re-use / Replay Value Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Overall Rating: [more...]

Date: 2009-02-07 16:24:37

Best of Beth's Blog 2008: Finding The Top Ten Posts In Less Than Five MInutes!

One of the things I've been wanting to do for a while is review my blog content for the year and select the "Top 10" posts or the "best of" posts. Once a year in June, I do an overall benchmarking and ROI analysis of my blog using particular metrics [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 04:57:14

Ingres Engages Alfresco for Open Source Enterprise CMS Appliance

Ingres Corporation, a provider of open source database management, released the Ingres Icebreaker Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Appliance. The new appliance (we'll get to what it is exactly [more...]

Date: 2009-02-25 12:59:29

Volunteer Week - Training Volunteers

A couple years ago, Kenny and I and our colleagues experimented with training volunteers ... We wanted to accomplish these activities in our LARGE GROUP ASSEMBLY time - teambuilding [more...]

Date: 2009-02-20 16:09:40

Five Canon Facts Meme

Here are all my collected facts for that meme I posted the other day ... it onto the Slytherin Quidditch team the first time he tried out and his father tried to "buy" his way [more...]

Date: 2009-03-05 20:09:24

First Impressions: Ingres Icebreaker ECM Appliance

We’ve blogged about the Ingres/Alfresco combination before , but recently Ingres announced the release of Icebreaker , a full ECM appliance that combines a solid Linux OS base with Ingres DBMS [more...]

Date: 2009-03-04 21:19:15

Rexius Run, Pushups, and cramps

Rexius Run, Pushups, and cramps 04 Mar 2009 – Eugene, Rexius Trail On Wednesday I did a nice run in the rain at Rexius ... were around 46 degrees: Icebreaker GT 220 top Pearli running knickers Smartwool heavier wool [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 00:00:00

5k run at Fox Hollow

5k run at Fox Hollow 11 Mar 2009 – Eugene, Ridgeline Trails at Fox Hollow Quite a good run for me today at Fox Hollow ... , Icebreaker GT 220 top, gloves, wool socks, etc. Also, used my iPhone and RunKeeper. RunKeeper did [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 00:00:00

Word of the Year: Proactive

Note: December is Word-of-the-Year Month at Christine’s Blog ... the icebreaker email to explain my intentions and request interviews was sending me into states [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 04:02:51

Scientists strew iron in ocean in vast anti-warming experiment

Scientists strew iron in ocean in vast anti-warming experiment Submitted by Mohit Joshi on Tue, 01/27/2009 - 20:52 ... of Indian and German scientists aboard the Polarstern, a German research icebreaker, but Berlin ruled [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 20:52:33

THE OFFICIAL “ALPHA PHI ALPHA” SOUTHERN REGIONAL ICEBREAKER EVENT MARCH 27, 2008

Advertisement The Official Alpha Icebreaker for the 2009 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Southern Regional Convention Atlanta, Georgia Friday, March 27, 2009 [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 19:45:19

Exploring the Exotic - Antarctica Cruise

Antarctica is one of the great unexplored areas of the world ... travels to Antarctica with the polar icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov, a refitted 1980’s Russian polar [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 11:06:39

First date Conversation tips

First date Conversation tips By robin porter | January 14, ... out your sense of humour. Humour is a great icebreaker. Remember that the date should be fun. Use [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 09:28:01

Here comes the icebreaker

icebreaker Here comes the icebreaker. No, of course you don’t have to get out of the way. Share/Save/Bookmark [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 09:09:53

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