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Rugby: Really funny video- humorous take on rugby games over the years.

futurejournalismproject: After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses From the NY Times: After 244 years, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is going out of print. Those coolly authoritative, gold-lettered sets of reference books that were once sold door to door by a fleet of traveling salesmen and displayed as proud fixtures in American homes will be discontinued, the company is expected to announce on Wednesday. In a nod to the realities of the digital age — and, in particular, the competition from the hugely popular Wikipedia — Encyclopaedia Britannica will focus primarily on its online encyclopedias and educational curriculum for schools, company executives said. The last edition of the encyclopedia will be the 2010 edition, a 32-volume set that weighs in at 129 pounds and includes new entries on global warming and the Human Genome Project. “It’s a rite of passage in this new era,” Jorge Cauz, the president of Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., a Chicago-based company, said in an interview. “Some people will feel sad about it and nostalgic about it. But we have a better tool now. The Web site is continuously updated, it’s much more expansive and it has multimedia.”

futurejournalismproject:

After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses

From the NY Times:

After 244 years, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is going out of print.

Those coolly authoritative, gold-lettered sets of reference books that were once sold door to door by a fleet of traveling salesmen and displayed as proud fixtures in American homes will be discontinued, the company is expected to announce on Wednesday.

In a nod to the realities of the digital age — and, in particular, the competition from the hugely popular Wikipedia — Encyclopaedia Britannica will focus primarily on its online encyclopedias and educational curriculum for schools, company executives said.

The last edition of the encyclopedia will be the 2010 edition, a 32-volume set that weighs in at 129 pounds and includes new entries on global warming and the Human Genome Project.

“It’s a rite of passage in this new era,” Jorge Cauz, the president of Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., a Chicago-based company, said in an interview. “Some people will feel sad about it and nostalgic about it. But we have a better tool now. The Web site is continuously updated, it’s much more expansive and it has multimedia.”

Source The New York Times

Reblogged from The FJP

The secret of team Collaboration:Individuality

Inc.com article by John Baldonal I found interesting. Here is just a excerpt from it.

Here are four steps to foster true collaboration through each contributor:

1. Affirm the purpose. The central organizing principle of a project is the why. It is up to managers to let people know how what the team is doing contributes to organizational success.

2. Encourage individualism. A secret to effective collaboration is individual contributions. When people think alike they shut out alternate viewpoints. True collaboration weighs the individual ideas and balances them with what the project needs. In short, teammates build upon the contributions of others to achieve their team goals.

3. Focus on team. Few things will get done without individuals pulling together. The managers can reinforce collaboration by making it known that individuals must coordinate with each other as well as cooperate. Sometimes this means that people will pitch in to help a teammate finish a task when their own work is finished.

4. Reflect, together. There is one other valuable ingredient to effective collaboration: reflection. The perception may be that reflection is a solo endeavor, but many teams have found it valuable to employ in group settings. Managers can stimulate the thinking process by posing a key question for the group to reflect upon in silence and then discuss openly. Open-ended questions that focus on the how and the why of process rather than purpose are effective. The purpose—where the team is headed—has been established; the process—how we do things—can very often be improved.

Teamwork is essential to getting things done and to do it effectively managers need to draw upon the talents of individuals who have a stake in the outcome. There may be no “I” in team, but as Michael Jordan, whose singular play powered the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles, used to say, “But there is in win!”

John Baldoni is the president of Baldoni Consulting, an executive coaching firm. John speaks widely on leadership and has written 10 leadership books; his newest is Lead With Purpose: Giving Your Organization a Reason to Believe in Itself. @johnbaldoni

Source inc.com

Gratitude: can only be received in God

retellingstory: re: the story continues Wednesday 15th February @ the HUB in Nyon. 19:30-22:00 Come and join us as we continue the story. The last three gathering`s were a great success and we are so excited to announce the next bit of the story. Come join us. Please feel free to invite your friends too. The gathering is open to all ages. N:B note the day is a Wednesday night and not a Thursday this time.  *          *          *          *          *          *          *          *          re:introducing a service day. SERVE OUR CITY Sunday 26th February  @ start from the HUB in Nyon. Time: we will confirm details.  This is how you can help. Are you aware of a need in our community, may be a neighbour, friends in the next village, someone you know in the district of Nyon, that you would love to help but you need help to get started? It can be anything from sorting out a cellar, painting a wall or two, cleaning their house, coming alongside someone who is lonely or sick, give a hand with a local association - the list is long… We’re planning to have our first serving project on Sunday afternoon 26 February 2012. Join the story. Let us know if you either have a project with which you’d like to have help with or if you’d like to join us on the 26th.  Let corlea know if you can help. Corlea deloncorlea@bluewin.ch

retellingstory:

re: the story continues

Wednesday 15th February @ the HUB in Nyon.

19:30-22:00

Come and join us as we continue the story. The last three gathering`s were a great success and we are so excited to announce the next bit of the story.

Come join us. Please feel free to invite your friends too. The gathering is open to all ages.

N:B note the day is a Wednesday night and not a Thursday this time. 

*          *          *          *          *          *          *          *         


re:introducing a service day.

SERVE OUR CITY

Sunday 26th February  @ start from the HUB in Nyon.

Time: we will confirm details. 

This is how you can help. Are you aware of a need in our community, may be a neighbour, friends in the next village, someone you know in the district of Nyon, that you would love to help but you need help to get started? It can be anything from sorting out a cellar, painting a wall or two, cleaning their house, coming alongside someone who is lonely or sick, give a hand with a local association - the list is long…

We’re planning to have our first serving project on Sunday afternoon 26 February 2012. Join the story.

Let us know if you either have a project with which you’d like to have help with or if you’d like to join us on the 26th. 

Let corlea know if you can help.

Corlea

deloncorlea@bluewin.ch

Source retellingstory

Reblogged from re:storation: joining God in renewal of all things

kinleytheme:

Challenge: Create an image out of a word, using only the letters in the word itself.

Rule: Use only the graphic elements of the letters without adding outside parts.

Source youtube.com

Reblogged from Kinley Theme