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Archive for March 2008

March 11th, 2008

8 Ways to Relieve Stress

<— Stressed out stick figure guy
It’s tax season and you are stressed out.  You are paying off debt, haven’t gotten a bonus in 2 years, still have to rush to do your taxes, run a business, work with clients, feed yourself, feed your kids, feed your friends (ONLY if they pay you back!), feed your […]

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March 10th, 2008

Daylight Savings Time

Alright, so I am one to complain.  Daylight savings time infuriates me.  It brings me up when I gain an hour… but then it is torn away.  I want to know how many important meetings, dates, and other events have been missed because of daylight savings.  Its only use is to throw you off.  Though […]

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March 7th, 2008

Weird Laws

Attention Bar Owners
According to lawguru.com, it is illegal for you to sell beer unless you are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.
If you are also opening up a bar in North Dakota, think twice about serving beer and pretzels at the same time - it’s against the law.
Tags: crazy laws, crazy nebraska laws, crazy north […]

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March 6th, 2008

30 Fastest-Growing Occupations in the Year 2016

Boston.com posted up a cool list of the 30 fastest-growing occupations in the year 2016.  It seems that most of the jobs have to do with the aging baby boomers and computers.  Not to really toot my own horn, but I think human factors is another job that will prove to be very important.  Usability […]

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March 5th, 2008

Importance of Diversification

You may be wondering why I used poorly-drawn cows for this example.  Well, I stumbled upon this article from Farmers Weekly Interactive that talked about diversification among young entrepreneurial farmers:
“Successful diversification means diversification, not distraction. This can, at worst, seriously undermine the existing business.”
To pull this back to a standard business standpoint, diversification can collectively […]

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March 4th, 2008

Slow Days

I want to know what my readers do on slow days.  I think making the most out of your days are important, but when there’s nothing to make… what do you do?
I, personally, design and build websites.
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March 3rd, 2008

Young Entrepreneurs Get Recognized - Young Enterprise Awards

So in June there will be an awards ceremony that honors entrepreneurs.
“Through this award we are able to recognise the success of our region’s future entrepreneurs, who by demonstrating an innovative and enterprising approach to running a creative business, are realizing their potential and achieving their goals.”
As quoted from nebusiness.com. It sounded like my […]

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