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Mapping Toronto's Sound Ecology: From Architecture to Santa Claus

While the City of Toronto unveils a material-culture scrapbook of 176 years of history, designers Greg J. Smith and Max Ritts map what Toronto sounds like today.READ»

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Foundations' Four Biggest Faux Pas

An open letter from Nancy Lublin to her powerful "friends" at foundations.READ»

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Charity Facebook Game

Facebook applications allow you and your friends to bug the hell ot of each other with Mafia requests, farming, running a cafe and god knows what else. Then we can clog up all our friend's news feeds with what level we've reached, ...READ»

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Spoiled U.K. Tots Visiting Santa in Lapland Can Now Fly "Green Routes"

For some lucky (spoiled?) kids in the U.K., visiting Santa at the mall just doesn't cut it. They fly to his workshop. Now, they can go with a clear environmental conscience. Sort of.READ»

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Winter Bazaar & Music Festival, December 15th

Delphian School is hosting an Open House during our Winter Bazaar and Music Festival on December 15th 2009.READ»

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Spend Christmas in China

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Swimming Cities of Serenissima: Equal parts Burning Man, Kon Tiki and Mad Max

In a colorful case of design performance, a floating metropolis of handmade junk boats cruises into Venice.READ»

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Manifesting Made Easy

Manifesting has become a popular buzzword within the metaphysical community and with “The Secret” being so popular, it has made its way into more of the mainstream. What does it mean to you? Making your dream a reality? Yes, absolutely. But, how – that’s the question. Lots of people would like to find the answer. READ»

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OEM christmas eye pop out keychain & soft jelly keychain

OEM christmas eye pop out keychain & soft jelly keychain READ»

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Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays to all. Christmas time is a favorite holiday in our household. It is the fun of Santa Claus and Christmas presents that makes us feel like kids again. I admit, I love Santa and presents too, who doesn't? But it really ...READ»

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Economic Stimulus: We Cannot Afford To Not Afford It

Monday, January 19, 2009 IOUSA Markets declined precipitously last week as the kick off of 4th quarter earnings season validated expectations that there would be no corporate earnings, and the banking system received its first cash ...READ»

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Operation Santa Declared Too Risky - US Post Office: Volunteerism Versus Risk Management

The US Postal Service recently declared Santa Clause to be unsafe for children. Forced to make a choice between risk management and the belief in everything good Old Saint Nick stands for, they decisively opted for the former. ...READ»

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Government Claus

Monday, December 22, 2008 Government Claus Monetary and fiscal favors showered Wall Street last week, even though they should have been on the naughty list. In completely unprecedented action, the Federal Reserve dropped their ...READ»

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What Makes a Good Leader?

When you’ve been in HR for as long as I have, you can imagine how often this question has been asked of me. To be honest, I don’t think that I’ve been able to give the same answer each time. Why is that? Well, for starters, ...READ»

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The Art of Work

What would happen if the best moments of your life happened at the office? That would be "flow," and thanks to a guy with an unpronounceable name, more and more businesses want to know about it.READ»

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No Secrets

Can you keep a secret? Not if it's about leadership, judging by the raft of books exposing secrets of nearly everyone.READ»

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Feedback

Letters. Updates. Advice.READ»

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Yes, Virginia, There Is a CEO Santa

Every year, two weeks before Christmas, Jeff Comment, CEO and chairman of Helzberg Diamonds, trades his business suit for a Santa suit and visits children's hospitals across the country.READ»

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Babes in an R<amp></amp>D Toyland

Inside Fisher-Price's Play Lab, where the ultimate compliment is a baby's droolREAD»

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Between the Lines

The stories behind this issue's storiesREAD»

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'But Wait, You Promised ...'

The new economy was built on a promise: The customer would finally be in charge. Why do so many customers feel betrayed?READ»

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Innovation: 5 Things Customer Service Can Learn from SANTA CLAUS

You’ve read me write that before -- customer relationships are conversations, and customer service is the new marketing. One very important part of conversation is the spirit in which we approach it. In many ways, children got it ...READ»

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Innovation: 5 Things Customer Service Can Learn from SANTA CLAUS

You’ve read me write that before -- customer relationships are conversations, and customer service is the new marketing. One very important part of conversation is the spirit in which we approach it. In many ways, children got it ...READ»

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Innovation: 5 Things Customer Service Can Learn from SANTA CLAUS

You’ve read me write that before -- customer relationships are conversations, and customer service is the new marketing. One very important part of conversation is the spirit in which we approach it. In many ways, children got it ...READ»

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Tracking the Tree

November 17th Gordy Grove, an independent owner operator for National Van Lines, left Seattle hauling the 65-foot Pacific Silver Fir tree that will be displayed at our nation's capitol this holiday season. Thanks to Global Locating ...READ»