this is the longest i have every worked on a post. had many a big belly laugh going through  the last year of the bliz. a lot of new loyal readrers and a lot of continued love (and content) from some of the old timers. so much love. observe and respect yourselves. january first we checked out ...

Interview has been moved to Feb 28, 2009. 2 pm eastern for 2 hours. r. Joye Jeffries Pugh was born in Ocilla, Georgia. Joye is married to Melville Eugene Pugh and was an Honor graduate of Irwin County High School. She holds an Associate Degree in Pre-law from South Georgia College, a Bachelor of Sci...

I’m a big fan of Clay Shirky and his research. His latest book “Here Comes Everyone” is awesome. He makes some great points that it’s worth posting his forecast here as well from the Guardian. Many of my opinions and analysis of media and social media align with Clay’s....

What part of NO don't they understand? 1. Just say NO to a ceasefire!! http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1053427.html The task at hand By Moshe Arens Tags: Guerilla warfare We have reached a crucial stage in the IDF's operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. If we are not careful, we may...

I remain appalled by the amount of research into the effectiveness (or otherwise) of internal communication that goes on inside most UK businesses. It's a real frustration for me and is, I believe, holding our profession back. A recent study by The Engage Group and YouGov (see previous post) found t...

Leonardo da Vinci was a change agent. You probably know it already, it's worth repeating. At the time of birth, you are endowed with the same potential he had. Today, we need more than genius to make things happen though. We need collaboration and co-creation at the highest levels. In the conceptual...

Dear Shaded Viewers, I've had the pleasure of interviewing Sang Bleu deluxe art tattoo "magazine" founder Maxime Buechi: DP: It's hard to call Sang Bleu a magazine, it's more like a book, since you did a double issue does that mean that it will come out once this year? MB: True. I made it a double i...

Today was the 7th day of the administrative hearing on John Freshwater’s appeal of the Mt. Vernon, Ohio, Board of Education’s decision to terminate him. You’ll recall that Freshwater is the 8th grade science teacher accused of burning crosses on students’ arms, teaching from creationist mate...

So on February 20-22th I was asked to put some things together for every one who is coming to http://www.wickedfaire.com/ So these are just some of the things put together for the weekend just for you , with more to be spoken of soon. Ladies and monsters I give you "The Great Chrononaut Halls of Won...

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