“If you can stick up for your country and risk your life, why the heck can’t you stick up for your country when you go to the store?” – The resurgence of ‘pocketbook patriotism’ Quiz: Made in America or not? I had no clue on most of these so I guessed, and only got 2 [...]
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This last week was particularly exhausting. We had a 2-day strategy “retreat” (we retreated from normal work, I guess) for our department (all 6 of us). I think we made great progress: clearly defined objectives for the next 12 months, improved the way we build strategies and tasks, reaffirmed the atmosphere of teamwork and “we [...]
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The Musician Who Heard Too Much It figures that it’s a horn player. (tags: musician french-horn hearing Superior Canal Dehiscence)
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The easiest way to control your online reputation by Tamara Weinberg (Lifehacker) (tags: branding Internet reputation management) 8 important consumer trends for 2008 Entrepreneurs take note. (tags: entrepreneur business trends consumerism) Simulating the Coffee Drinker’s Nose Nestlé researchers say they have found way to analyze the components of coffee aromas to predict how real human [...]
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