December 2010
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Why good bosses tune in to their people
Know how to project power,[…], since those you lead need to believe you have it for it to be effective. And to lock in your team’s loyalty, boldly defend their backs.
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many studies show that for more than 75 percent of employees, dealing with their immediate boss is the most stressful part of the job.
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Being a boss, […], often resembles the role of a high-status...
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iPhone 4, Barbie top eBay's shopping trends in...
eBay’s annual Top Shopped report usually offers insight into the pop culture moments and fashion trends that captivated shoppers’ curiosity, and cash during the year. In 2010, it was all about Apple, the World Cup and toys, according to eBay, which released its top-10 list today.Amplify’d from content.usatoday.comApple’s iPhone 4 (1,634,674 related items sold) and iPad (621,399)...
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The American Dollar - Anything You Synthesize
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Delete Older Facebook Apps -- or Risk Everyone's...
If you have a Facebook page, you’ve probably added quite a few apps. If you’ve linked your YouTube account, New York Times account, or just about any mobile app to your Facebook profile, you’ve also installed their app — and you’re sharing your personal information with those companies. But here’s the kicker: older Facebook apps appear to also have an...
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where we stand
” Sometimes you just need to distance yourself from people. If they care, they’ll notice. If they don’t, you know where you stand.”
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Can't face the mall today? Give good, not goods
boston:
How about giving a last minute gift to Globe Santa in honor of your loved one or friend, to help over 55,000 kids have a happier holiday?
Or give a gift card from Donors Choose to help teachers get special stuff for their students, or Kiva.org to help people around the world lift themselves out of poverty.
I can only cuncur to this and add one: aidslifecycle.org
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oldhollywood:
Marlene Dietrich - Der Trommelmann...
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Computers That Trade on the News
The number-crunchers on Wall Street are starting to crunch something else: the news.Amplify’d from www.nytimes.com
Math-loving traders are using powerful computers to speed-read news reports, editorials, company Web sites, blog posts and even Twitter messages — and then letting the machines decide what it all means for the markets.
Given the volatility in the markets and concern that...
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Why top students don’t want to teach?
Efforts to help US schools become more effective generally focus on improving the skills of current teachers or keeping the best and ejecting the least effective ones. The issue of who should actually become teachers has received comparatively little attention. Yet the world’s top-performing systems—in Finland, Singapore, and South Korea—recruit 100 percent of their teaching corps from students...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-19) →
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Buzz Out Loud 1373: The Singularity is knocking at...
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“What are the differences between Mark Zuckerberg and me? I give private...”
– Julian Assange on SNL (via kateoplis)
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“Chances are, if your government is telling you not to read something, you should...”
– Al Jazeera on Wikileaks, Hip-Hop, Global Honesty and Cultural Decline (via shakespeareandcobooks)
is this government telling me not to read something?
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“I don’t care who you love. If you love this country enough to risk your life for...”
– Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon. On Saturday, the Senate cleared the way for repealing the Pentagon’s ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military. (via newsweek)
Amen
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Coming to Grips With Lugging an iPad
CALL it the male iPad dilemma: too large to slip into a pants pocket, too stiff to be curled up like a magazine and too precious to leave unprotected. With its rigid tablet shape, Apple’s iPad has raised an awkward consideration for many men: how to carry it in a manner that is practical and yet, well, masculine.Amplify’d from www.nytimes.com
Scott Stein, a senior associate editor at CNET who...
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The Euro’s Uneven Benefit in Europe
THE euro has been good for German exporters, and seems likely to get even better in the coming year. It has also been good for the Netherlands, which was the fourth-largest exporter in the euro zone in 2000 and now ranks second. But France and Italy suffered during the last decade as their shares of euro zone exports declined.Amplify’d from www.nytimes.com
The relative changes are shown in the...
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To Conquer Wind Power, China Writes the Rules
The story of Gamesa in China follows an industrial arc traced in other businesses, like desktop computers and solar panels. Chinese companies acquire the latest Western technology by various means and then take advantage of government policies to become the world’s dominant, low-cost suppliers.Amplify’d from www.nytimes.com
Nearly all the components that Gamesa assembles into million-dollar...
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WatchFelt like viewing and listening to this song again.
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-12) →
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iPad Isn't Mobile: Google Docs Desktop Site Works...
“However, Google notes that the iPad tablet’s browser isn’t as powerful as its desktop counterpart, which is why the mobile-optimized view was made available in the first place”Amplify’d from www.readwriteweb.comAt a recent press event, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckberberg famously said “iPad isn’t mobile,” in response to a question about the possibility of a...
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What makes us attractive — or not?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There are so many reasons why we’re attracted to one face versus another.
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symmetry — it does make faces more attractive. But it’s a small factor. Another rule is averageness. That may seem contradictory, but we like to choose things that are familiar to us.Amplify’d from www.latimes.comWe tend to be egotistical creatures, he says; when...
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“When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.”
– Charles Evans Hughes ,Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1862-1948)
interesting perspective
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Improving 'Buzz'
Buzz would really work for me it I could decide whether an e-mail would remain as such or become a ‘buzz’ (with the advantageous potential to turn into a thread of conversations). Right now it’s either one or the other…
What is the point of having it integrated then?
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The Beekeeper Next Door
Mike Barrett keeps his bees in a hive that sits on the rooftop of his two-story row house in Astoria.Amplify’d from www.nytimes.com
Until last spring, Mr. Barrett would have been breaking the law and risking a $2,000 fine for engaging in his sticky new hobby. But in March, New York City made beekeeping legal, and in so doing it joined a long list of other municipalities, from Denver to Milwaukee...
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Was this the man who inspired Tintin?
The story of Palle Huld, a globetrotting, red-haired 15-year-old, may have provided the inspiration for Hergé’s comic-book hero, TintinAmplify’d from www.guardian.co.ukEarly in 1928, a Danish newspaper ran a competition to mark the centennial of the celebrated author Jules Verne. The winner would re-enact the globe-circling voyage undertaken by Phileas Fogg in Verne’s bestselling...
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WatchLe masque et la plume consacre au cinema et retransmis en meme temps qu’a la radio sur Dailymotion.
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Top Test Scores From Shanghai Stun Educators
With China’s debut in international standardized testing, students in Shanghai have surprised experts by outscoring their counterparts in dozens of other countries, in reading as well as in math and science, according to the results of a respected exam.Amplify’d from www.nytimes.com
“Wow, I’m kind of stunned, I’m thinking Sputnik,” said Chester E. Finn Jr., who served in President Ronald Reagan’s...
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"Flash of Genius" not...
Seriously I watched, what, 10 mn of the beginning of the movie, looked up that guy, Dr. Kearns, then watched the last minute of the movie. The whole scenario threatened to so predictable I thought best to not waste 2 freaking hours watching it entirely. It’s a good thing I only spent 5€ for that DVD. Straight to the bin it goes.
pain builds bridges
I had not seen the old neighbour for a couple of days. Today his wife managed to explain he’s at the hospital: “he has a … heartache” pointing at her head. I corrected: “a headache?”. She nodded positively. It is serious… It’s been the most we’ve exchanged in over 4 years here.