and you thought the hard part was over
the month of may brings with it a fresh new batch of idealistic college grads looking not just for jobs but for new cities to live in as well. with the current economy, getting a job for a college grad might be just about as easy as getting straight As (easy for some, difficult for others). [...]
once passed over
one of the original schindler’s lists has been found in an australian library. the list containing the names of 801 jewish main that saved ultimately more than 1,100 people is a carbon copy of the list hastily typed up in april 1945 toward the end of the war. oskar schindler, then the owner of an [...]
maybe they were on to something*
during my first few weeks at my horrible old job, i was forced to sit through a skit in which people identified the hallmarks of good and bad office behavior. they followed-up the skit with a handbook in case you wanted a reference guide. since most of you haven’t had the pleasure of working at [...]
agents of change
rolling stone’s list of 100 “agents of change” was released last week and there’s some interesting names included. made up of “artists and leaders, policymakers, writers, thinkers, scientists and provocateurs who are fighting every day to show us what is possible — whether it’s engineering a new electrical grid, reinventing the way movies are made [...]
bracket time
spring is in the air (sort of) and like the annual toad migration, march brings with the most jam packed month of college basketball, march madness.
think you’re a fan? here’s some facts you probably didn’t know from askmen.com:
the odds of picking the right teams to get a perfect bracket are 9.2 quintillion to 1. so [...]
and you thought you had it bad
forbes magazine has release their annual list of the world’s billionaires and it’s no surprise that with all the economic hurt going on, the weathly are feeling it too. on average, the 793 people listed have lost 23% of their wealth. the richest man, bill gates, lost $18 billion. warren buffet slipped to 2nd [...]
watcha’ eatin?
health magazine announced the top 10 healthiest fast food restaurants in the nation. soups and whole grains loomed large at these restaurants. they are:
panera bread
jason’s deli
au bon pain
noodles and company
corner bakery cafe
chipotle
alanta bread
mcdonald’s
einstein bros. bagels
taco del mar
i’m sure dave z will give this list a once over and have a full feature on the today [...]
