Reblogged from Lori Ann LaRocco's Blog:
Pirates have been romanticized in the movies and books for years, but the reality of these individuals is anything but sexy or exciting. Recently at the distinguished Heidmar Marine Forum, I had the privilege of speaking on a panel talking about America's Energy Revolution. While sitting in the audience waiting for my panel to begin, I listened to a very sobering topic- the Piracy in West Africa.
A dude in St. Louis SAN LUIS OBISPO is giving up on his hipster dreams, and therefore on his fixie. Result: one of the funnier bike-for-sale Craigslist ads we've seen.
I tried so hard. I dated a girl from Portland. I criticized cheese. I applied the term artisanal to every inanimate object that went in or on my body. I burned and singed my forearms just to make it look like I was going to culinary school.
Reblogged from Business & Money:
Excitement is contagious. If people in the audience sense you care about something, they are more likely to care too. Here are three tactics for winning over your listeners:
Reblogged from Business & Money:
Every newbie professional wants a caring and supportive mentor who will usher him into his next role. But when you’re a rookie it’s a good time to take risks. Better to face criticism now so that you avoid it later on when the stakes are higher. Go out and find the most qualified and talented mentor, coach, or manager you can, and subject yourself to everything she can throw at you.
The Golden Wheel Spider escapes from predators in an impressive manner.
Women working on Douglas Aircraft Company’s C-47 cargo transport.
Drilling on an A-20 bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, California.
Installing one of the four motors on the transport plane at Willow Run.
Installing fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17F bomber.
Electrical assembly and installation work.
Doing the finishing touches on the nose section of a B-17F navy bomber.
Of the many types of aircrafts produced at this plant, the most important were the B-17F “Flying Fortress” heavy bomber, the A-20 “Havoc” assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for transporting troops and cargo to the front.
Inspectors doing careful checks of center wings for C-47 transport planes.
The fast, hard-hitting A-20 attack bomber brought for a test at the flight line.
The Senate and the House have been introduced to laws that can enable the government and corporations to censor entire sites or other crucial parts of the net – in the name of protecting «creativity».
Protect IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet.
Infographic by Sociagility.
The inevitable switch to alternative energy sources.
Young Steve Jobs discussing business strategy with early employees at the company he co-founded in 1985, NeXT. Good stuff.
[via Paul Kedrosky]
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