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Mariné - an extended family of fresh fonts. Oval Business Solutions - Podio conquers knowledge management! Over the past five years, we’ve used various knowledge management solutions to capture, document and collaborate on current issues which require support at application level.

Oval Business Solutions - Podio conquers knowledge management!

We’ve also used knowledge management to add nifty hints and tips for our developer community, and to store reference documents that we may need to refer back to one day. These solutions have done what they’ve said on the tin, ie store knowledge, but that’s about the limit. What's on this weekend in Sydney. Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein at BrainyQuote. The 11 Differences Between Dating A Girl And A Woman. Recently, I wrote a post on "The 11 Differences Between Dating a Boy vs. a Man.

The 11 Differences Between Dating A Girl And A Woman

" The post can have the genders swapped and most points would still apply. The Best Recipes To Make In Your Cast Iron Skillet (PHOTOS) Our cast iron skillets are some of our most prized kitchen possessions.

The Best Recipes To Make In Your Cast Iron Skillet (PHOTOS)

Oftentimes, when we talk about what to do with cast iron, we're talking about what NOT to do. For a few of us, before we cook anything we think, "Can I do this in my skillet instead? " The answer is not always yes, but there are lots of great cast iron recipes that might be a little bit unexpected. 11 Words That Will Make You Sound Super Smart. When someone constantly uses the filler word "like," you probably think they don't sound so smart.

11 Words That Will Make You Sound Super Smart

But have you ever met someone who's babbling "like" after "like," and then suddenly inserts a zinger of a vocabulary word such as "sycophant," which means a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage (or "obsequiously," which means full of or exhibiting servile compliance)? All of a sudden, you're looking at this person in a whole new light. Maybe they're smarter than you thought they were. Just for fun, we asked our Facebook fans to name the words they think make someone sound, well, sagacious (uh, smart). Sony Walkman to zip: Past century's top 100 inventions.

The list was compiled following a survey of 3,900 gadget lovers It includes the world's first laptop, the pop up toaster and the PlayStation 4It also shows how gadgets have made a huge impact on our health over the last century, starting with the design of the artificial heart in 1941 By Ellie Zolfagharifard Published: 11:00 GMT, 8 October 2013 | Updated: 14:46 GMT, 8 October 2013.

Sony Walkman to zip: Past century's top 100 inventions

Outliers Quotes By Malcolm Gladwell. Goldfish. TED Reveals Top 20 Most-Watched Talks, Sir Ken Robinson Tops The List. Retouching Portfolio. Www.perfectphotoblog.com. Inspiration, Technique, Great Design. Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution! Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity. Ken Robinson: Changing education paradigms. INSPIRATION MONTHLY - STOLEN AND COMPILED BY DAVE MARSHAL // YUHZIMI. Ramon Bruin's 3D Drawings Jump Off The Page (PHOTOS) Artist Ramon Bruin is taking hyperrealistic drawings to another dimension.

Ramon Bruin's 3D Drawings Jump Off The Page (PHOTOS)

The third dimension to be exact. The Dutch illustrator is creating realistic 3D renderings of snakes, birds and bridges using a pencil, paper and what we imagine is a vivid imagination. From creeping insects to sprawling structures, Bruin draws impressive cartoons that seem to jump right off the paper. To create the pictures, Bruin uses a technique called anamorphosis, reports The New York Daily News. RSA Animate – Changing Education Paradigms. Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, Has Some Career Advice For You.

Women (and men) hoping for career advice from Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg needn't wait until her book is published next spring.

Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, Has Some Career Advice For You

On the Q&A site Quora, Sandberg chimed in on a thread that asked "What advice would seasoned women in tech give to younger girls deciding to make a tech career for themselves? " offering a lengthy answer in which she laid out her philosophy on how women can pursue a successful career in Silicon Valley. Her guidance for aspiring female professionals can be summed up in three words: banish all doubt. "I think the most important advice for girls or women who want to consider a career in tech is really the same advice for all women and girls anywhere -- that the key thing is to believe in your own abilities," Sandberg wrote.

"If women believe they can succeed in tech, they will. Exercise Mental Benefits: How Workouts Boost Brain Power. Get Healthy Living Newsletters: We all know that regular exercise is a major player in our ability to achieve a healthy weight, a longer life expectancy and a reduced risk of chronic diseases -- from cancers to heart disease to diabetes.

Exercise Mental Benefits: How Workouts Boost Brain Power

And, as you've likely discovered, it makes you look good too. What's an Entrepreneur? The Best Answer Ever. As an entrepreneur, you surely have an elevator pitch, the pithy 15-second synopsis of what your company does and why, and you can all but repeat it in your sleep.

What's an Entrepreneur? The Best Answer Ever

But until recently, I’d never seen a good elevator pitch for entrepreneurship itself—that is, what you do that all entrepreneurs do? Now I've seen it, and it comes from Harvard Business School, of all places. It was conceived 37 years ago by HBS professor Howard Stevenson. Jack Dorsey: We Need Revolution, Not Disruption. “We probably need to change the name of this conference,” Twitter and Square co-founder Jack Dorsey said today from the stage of TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco.

Jack Dorsey: We Need Revolution, Not Disruption

Are You A Pirate? I read blog posts by Don Dodge and Glenn Kelman today about people jumping from Google to Facebook and it got me thinking about entrepreneurs. Most people have an aversion to risk, my college economics professor told me. Artist Samuel Silva's Incredible Photorealistic Ballpoint Pen Drawings (PHOTOS) Rob Legato: The art of creating awe. Charles Negy, Professor, Says Students Showed 'Religious Arrogance And Bigotry' In A Letter Later Posted On Reddit. Dr. Charles Negy, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Central Florida, had to email an extra, elementary lesson to his students -- one so basic and of such societal value that it was posted on Reddit.

Murat Kilic (Murat_Kilic) Sunset with James Taylor and Murat Kilic.