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Stay At Home Because You're Well Day

Fast Company Calendar — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:33:37 -0500

Ten percent of sick days each year are faked. This does not seem like the best day to do so. -- ZW

MON, NOVEMBER 30
Fake It
Stay At Home Because You're Well Day

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IEEE Globecom 2009

Fast Company Calendar — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:31:35 -0500

Last year, Verizon became a green pioneer in the telecom world. It publicly pledged to purchase more energy-efficient telecom equipment and launched a pilot project to turn off idle computers and monitors. That may sound modest, but the savings in energy will be enough to power 88,000 homes for a year. Such initiatives will be a major topic of discussion at this annual symposium, especially since going green can help companies save a whole lot of that other kind of green.

The Day before Thanksgiving

Fast Company Calendar — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:29:08 -0500

Black Friday and Cyber Monday may steal the spotlight, but how about some love for the day before the really big day? Thanksgiving eve is the second-biggest sales day for many grocery chains; travel volume is high, although the Sunday after Thanksgiving has surpassed it as the year's busiest; and the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line racks up the second highest-number of calls (9,000 last year, versus 11,000 on Thanksgiving). Maybe we should call this economic bridesmaid Runner-up Wednesday. -- DL

The Princess and the Frog

Fast Company Calendar — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:27:40 -0500

The Princess and the Frog is Disney's first traditionally animated feature film since 2004's Home on the Range, which eked out just $50 million at the domestic box-office; the first fairy tale we've heard of in which a princess (voiced by Dreamgirls' Anika Noni Rose) kisses a frog, then becomes one; and features a Disney cartoon's first black leading lady. Is this departure as risky as it sounds?

ICSID World Design Congress Singapore 2009

Fast Company Calendar — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:26:30 -0500

For its 50th anniversary, the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design is going cross-disciplinary, inviting experts in fields as varied as architecture, technology, and global energy to delve into areas that you might not imagine to be typical design fodder, including entertainment, health, and transportation. They've been prepping for the meet by redesigning the way we think in all these fields.

World Congress on Disabilities Expo

Fast Company Calendar — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:24:44 -0500

When selecting a site for the WCD's 10th annual conference, accessibility was an obvious issue. Of the hundreds of convention centers in the U.S., "there are only about 14 exhibit halls where the meeting space and the show floor are on the same level," says WCD president Bill Schwaninger. So all credit to Jacksonville, which, he notes, also has a monorail system that gives disabled riders an 80% discount off its usual 50-cent-a-ride fare. "What they have done in this city," he says, "just makes sense." -- ZW

Deepsec In-Depth Security Conference

Fast Company Calendar — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:23:52 -0500

Firms spent $5.5 billion on firewalls, virus scanners, and biometric ID checkers last year, but one vital business asset remains woefully hackable: employees. "Humans are the weakest link in the security chain," says Sharon Conheady, director of the U.K.'s First Defense Information Security, who'll teach corporate geeks at this summit how to deflect "social engineering" swindles. These low-tech, highly effective scams take advantage of people's naturally trusting (read: gullible) behavior to access sensitive data.

Brownfields 2009

Fast Company Calendar — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:22:04 -0500

There are more than 400,000 brownfields in the United States. (Brownfield, n., a property abandoned because of the presence of a contaminant.) That's nearly $2 trillion of underused or undervalued land. The investors, developers, and officials at Brownfields 2009 will discuss ways to revitalize these sites. Doing so can add a punch of green to both the environment and the economy.

APEC Singapore 2009

Fast Company Calendar — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:19:56 -0500

"Four adjectives in search of a noun." That's how former Australian foreign minister Gareth Evans once described Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the loose association of 21 countries around the Pacific Rim.

Blackberry and Palm Apps Getting Better, But Not Fast Enough

Chris Dannen — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:43:33 -0500

Even as Apple celebrates the release of its 100,000th app--and that cash machine it calls the app store--Palm and RIM are running fast to catch up, and woo developers to their platforms.

Your Pearl Jewelry: Handle with care

staje harry — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:23:19 -0500

For centuries the nugget for its changeable beauty and central glow has been one of the most desired and assayed after trinkets for the jewels lover. Dating back in the antique time, nugget has been thought to have possessed some magical authority, figure of wealth and distinct the gathering rank. Until the 1900s genuine pearls were only accessible to the strong and prominent but with the beginning of civilized pearls that shares the same characteristics as sincere pearls and are adult by oysters, pearls became existing to all within an affordable penalty.

Will Fashion Jewellery Make Them Happy?

staje harry — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:22:45 -0500

It could be anything but minimal when tiresome to find the right gift for our loved ones. Bombarding by advertisers using catchy songs and flash models, we can be tempted to buy the newest vogue. Although such gifts are sold at near every major department stockpile in city, this means that everybody will have one.

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Jordan CP3 III Black Orion Blue

jordan shoes — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:59:50 -0500

ou may be looking at these and think to yourself, “Yeah, seen ‘em already. So what?” But be aware, these are the the exact same colorway as the images previously seen. Chris Paul’s new signature jordan shoes takes cues from its previous model, but is formed into a profile that’s a bit more conformed to other successful Jordans. The suede medial upper contains a clever ‘CP’ coat of arms, along with the fleur-de-lis, complimenting the French culture in New Orleans.

Cheap Jewelry Stores Shopping Guide

winni luo — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:19:37 -0500

When shopping at cheap jewelry stores most of us are investing so much energy into trying to figure out the store it self that we loose focus on the ornaments. Indeed these stores can be quite overwhelming. To begin with there are several counters ranging right from platinum, gold, sterling jewellery to even those studded with gems. Looking through these counters is in itself quite a task and mostly one ends up either buying nothing or just getting carried away with an item.