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Keeping It Fresh

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Five whole years ago, a study was published on American eating habits by USC-Berkeley Professor Gladys Block. She found that sweets, sodas and alcohol make up nearly 25% of the calorie intake of the average American. She also found that we’re only eating half as many vegetables as what is recommended — and half of that […]

A Beacon For Us All: The Empire State Building Goes Green

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Faced with a high vacancy rate, the people running New York’s tallest building* had to find a new hook to lure tenants. When your currency is one of the seven wonders of the modern world*, you need to think hard about what it would take to turn the fortunes around. They decided to give the […]

“House” Crosses the Line with Kutner’s Death

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

I don’t watch a lot of TV. But I do watch House. I don’t have a medical background, but find the problems that House’s team solves to be interesting and, at times, magical. We like how Gregory House (played by Hugh Laurie) is such a difficult character and wonder how his friend(s) continue to be friends […]

Not without a trace

Friday, November 9th, 2007

One of my colleagues had an interesting story for us today.
Six years ago, a grand old house somewhere in Germany, was being restored. That house, as it turned out, used to belong to her grandparents.
Six years ago, a woman went browsing through an antiques store and came across an interesting leather portfolio, containing souveniers, many […]

Corporate Blogging: Don’t Be an Island

Monday, August 6th, 2007

So you set up a corporate blog. You have put your shiniest suits forward and have in-house editors serving up professional content. And it’s being updated regularly, in fact it’s running smoothly. In fact, you’ve created a blogger’s dream come true.
Sit back, relax. Pat yourself on the back, even. After all, you’ve done the […]