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“Damn” was her audible response
I recently heard a surprising story: A female CEO was briefed on a stellar candidate for a top job at her company. “Sounds ideal,” she said to the group in the room. “Male or female?” Male was the answer. “Damn” was her audible response. The guy wasn’t even interviewed. Why Are Men SilentSearch BIS
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- “This has been the coldest season with the most ice since we started Arctic Watch in 2000. Almost no whales. The NWPassage is still blocked with ice. Some of the bays still have not melted!”
Richard weber, owner/operater Arctic Watch Generation Screwed
And rather than follow the conventional path of indebting yourself for 13-years so that you can attend university for four, and then fork over the bulk of your pay to the government, instead focus on learning tangible, valuable skills overseas.Government Cheese
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You can’t make this stuff up
Geese maimed by plane in Hudson River. David Krest lives a long way from Boulder but he knew where to send a moonbat letter like this one. I can’t even label this post as “Boulder is stoopid” since Paonia is … Continue reading
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Power Troika
Eric Abramson from Nederland gets the shaft from the Boulder County Commissioners. Although I believe Eric was a little bit naive in believing he could put up a power generation windmill, it’s unfortunate the Commissioners are so worried about losing … Continue reading
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Madison is a stoopid place
Madison Wisconsin tries to outdo Boulder.
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Collins – Stewart downgrades Seagate
Well what a bunch of insightful “yahoos” work at Collins Stewart? They downgraded Seagate today… TODAY! Let’s take a look at the chart…. I don’t own any Seagate stock and don’t invest much in hi-tech anymore, but give me a … Continue reading
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It’s not about the money!
Aspen eateries sue bomber’s estate. “We’re not doing this for the money,” said Scott Brasington, a co-owner of Kenichi, which is spearheading the lawsuit against Blanning, who committed suicide on the side of the road early on New Year’s Day. … Continue reading
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Whole Foods, Wild Oats and the FTC
It sure seems to me that the FTC needs to “get over themselves” as they continue to try and gum up an already completed merger between Whole Foods and Wild Oats. It’s a very small stretch to reach the conclusion … Continue reading
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“Sea Kittens”
PETA’s new name for fish is, you guessed it, “Sea Kittens“. I’m with 12 year old Chastity Haskins who says… “I don’t see fish as sea kittens; I see them as food.” You can’t make this stuff up. For you … Continue reading
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For peak disk drive performance….
don’t shout at it! Since I’ve been blogging on Seagate/disk drive companies, this doesn’t seem to out of place.
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Seagate to lay off 800
This evening Seagate announed a 10% cut of their domestic workforce (~ 800 people). I must say I’m surprised by the small size of the RIF. I can only hope that the bulk of the downsizing is from the ranks … Continue reading
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Bailout: Financial system working bassackwards
… according to Jim Rogers. When businesses fail the competent people are supposed to take over from the incompetent ones. Instead, the government is taking money from the competent people and giving to the incompetent people to continue running their … Continue reading
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Top management shakeup at Seagate
Seagate CEO Bill Watkins will have a new job soon, as he relinquished the CEO job to Chariman Steve Luczo today. Seagate said in a statement that Luczo would confer over the next week with Watkins, who’s a 12-year company … Continue reading
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Laid off at 50
The January issue of Money Magazine has an article on handling layoffs for those 50 and older. They list the following web sites as places to find help… bizstartersEncore CareersFive O’Clock ClubGray Hair ManagementRetired BrainsRetirementjobs.com2 Young 2 Retire The article … Continue reading
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Seagate “hits”
I’ve noticed a lot of hits from Seagate folks in Minneapolis, San Francisco and a few from Colorado. Having worked in the disk drive industry I realize it’s a tough industry and although I’m not particularly sympathetic with Seagate top … Continue reading
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Seagate layoffs imminent
The only surprise here is the length of time it took management to finalize the layoffs. One can only hope there is plenty of management included in the RIF. Watkins notes that the company will announce a restructuring sometime this … Continue reading
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Editorial page changes at the Daily Camera
Erika Stutzman informs readers of editorial changes at the Daily Camera. Interestingly enough, Bob Greenlee is referred to as a “conservative Republican” while none of the other contributors are referred to as “ liberals or Democrats/Progressives”. I think of Bob … Continue reading
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Red light camera commentor nails it
Daily Camera editors, read this comment regarding the Rocky Mountain News coverage of the Denver red light cameras. Why aren’t you doing reporting like this? Brix57 writes: This is perhaps the perfect article of how a local newspaper is supposed … Continue reading
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It’s all about the money
After reading today’s Rocky Mountain News editorial on red light cameras, it’s hard to believe otherwise regarding the City of Denver. Is Boulder any different? I seriously doubt it. A couple of interesting facts are presented in the editorial, such … Continue reading
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Yellow light timing
Apparently the length of the yellow light timing has a large effect on the number of violators caught by the red light camera’s. Like duh! The soon to be defunct Rocky Mountain News has taken the City of Denver to … Continue reading
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Fire…
Well today didn’t go exactly as planned. We find ourselves staying in Longmont this evening due to the fires in north Boulder county. From all accounts we can find, it appears the area we live in is relatively safe. Thanks … Continue reading
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