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sâmbătă, 19 noiembrie 2011

Damn Cool Pics

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 10:37 PM PST

The Shelter Pet Project is a public service ad campaign focused on spreading the word that pets in shelters are wonderful and lovable, and encouraging potential adopters to consider the shelter as the first place to find a new best friend.

To a kid, the sand box is a source of countless hours of entertainment. But to a cat, it's just a giant toilet. I wonder what cats think when they see kids playing the sand box? Probably something along the lings of this.

Funny Demotivational Posters - Part 31

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 09:37 PM PST

Motivation is so overrated so allow us to bring you the best de-motivational posters for your pleasure. These hilarious demotivators will have you bursting out in side splitting laughter – exactly what you need to get through your monotonous and mundane work day.

Another series of demotivational pictures, because pictures are funnier with captions! Have a good laugh.

Weekly Address: Creating an Economy Built to Last

Your Daily Snapshot for
Saturday, November 19, 2011

Weekly Address: Creating an Economy Built to Last

From Indonesia, President Obama talks about his administration's work opening up markets to support thousands of American jobs and keep us on track to double American exports by 2014.

Watch the video:

President Obama tapes the Weekly Address, Nov. 18, 2011. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)

Weekly Wrap Up

The President in the Pacific: President Obama embarked on a nine day Asia Pacific tour focused on strengthening economic ties and renewing strategic relationships in the region. From November 11th through November 19th, the President visited Hawaii, Australia, and Indonesia. While on the road, he spoke at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, met with Australian Prime Minister, addressed Australian Parliament, spoke with Australian troops and U.S. Marines, and attended the East Asia Summit.

Cleaner Air: The Obama Administration announced a joint proposal to save American families money at the pump, reduce our country’s dependence on oil, and boost domestic manufacturing. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the next steps toward setting stronger fuel economy and greenhouse gas pollution standards for model year 2017-2025 passenger cars and light-duty trucks.

Cancer Awareness: President Obama congratulated those who participated in American Cancer Society’s 36th annual Great American Smokeout, a challenge to smokers to kick their tobacco habit. An estimated 443,000 people in the United States die each year due to cigarettes and tobacco use is still considered one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. President Obama--a former smoker himself--and his Administration continue to make progress in reducing the number of Americans who smoke.

Carrier Classic: Over Veterans Day weekend, President Obama and the First Lady attended the first-ever Carrier Classic aboard the USS Carl Vinson where they watched University of North Carolina men’s basketball team defeat Michigan State. The game had more than 8,000 people in the stands – most of whom were servicemembers.

West Wing Week: Check out your video guide to everything that happened at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. This week we're featuring special clips from the President's Asia Pacific trip.

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Seth's Blog : Optimistic enthusiasm as a form of realism

Optimistic enthusiasm as a form of realism

How does your organization respond to new opportunities?

Most companies launch new things, try out new initiatives, brainstorm new approaches. The internal response (or reaction) to these ventures is a cultural choice, one that often turns into a self-fulfilling prophecy.

If your organization is both pessimistic and operationally focused, then every new idea is a threat. It represents more work, something that could go wrong, a chance for disaster. People work to protect against the downside, to insulate against the market, to be sure that they won't get blamed for anything that challenges the system. In organizations like this, a new idea has to be proven to be better than the current status quo in all situations before it gets launched.

On the other hand, an organization filled with people who are rewarded for shaking things up and generating game-changing products and services just might discover that outcomes they are dreaming of are in fact what happen. The enthusiasm that comes from believing that this one might just resonate with the market is precisely the ingredient that's required to make something resonate.

One more thing: outsiders are way more likely to approach your organization with fabulous projects if they think they're likely to both get a good reception and succeed when they get to market.