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Blog Post: [ Click to View ]: The State of the Union Address US President Barack Obama would never…; Added by Daryl Daley @IntelMinds at 9:16am on January 29, 2014

Blog Post: Positive Thinking for Sales Recruiters: Finding and training new sales recruiters is a difficult but vital part of any business. As I’ve said before, these new recruits are often the best hire you can make. They have a passion and drive…; Added by Peter Marinilli at 10:07am on September 3, 2008

Topic: This Ain't Sushi: with jaywalking, what a yellow light really means, the speed limit in farm country…, the list goes on. Some of the traffic laws in California are pretty tight and folks adhere to them, mostly. But there is one practice that has been going on for as long as I can remember and I started driving in 1979 – just a few years ago. It even has a name and you may or may not have heard of it: a California stop. A California stop is not anything like a bus stop – we have no public transportation worth mentioning unfortunately, and it is not really a stop at all. It is a roll, but not a sushi roll. There has long held a practice that when approaching a stop sign, if one scans the area with a watchful eye finding it to be clear, there is no need whatsoever to actually stop at the sign – you can simply roll through the intersection and, usually, get away with it. Be wary of school zones though, law enforcement officers do not tolerate roll-thrus in areas where children might be crossing, even if they are crossing illegally – your breakage of the law supersedes theirs. Trust me, I am not condoning this practice, nor can I confirm nor deny that I have participated in any such goings on but I will say this: it is crazy how often I see this cute little stunt performed. When given the privilege of driving, there are rules and just like any other freedom – we stand to lose that freedom should we choose to violate or bend the rules too much. There is not much care applied to this particular regulation. I don’t think I ever did it again once I had children, too risky, too unsafe. But there are those that disregard safety in order to make it to the other side of town two seconds sooner. Breaking laws or jumping over them is, unfortunately, standard practice for many in business today. There are the thoughts that “no one will get hurt” or “this will only affect me.” This is never the case, as we have seen in numerous “big name” situations around the corporate globe – most recently with the BP disaster. I have often told me kids, “we have rules for a reason.” Maybe some of these CEOS just need a mommy. I would be open for the job if I could negotiate a few benefits and if corporal punishment became more widely accepted. Personally, that gig wouldn't pay enough. Besides, I am very happy in my current assignment. But, if I think of anyone else, I will forward on the job description. ©by rayannethorn …; Added by Rayanne at 10:08am on July 27, 2010

Blog Post: Effective Recruiting Strategies for Recruiters: The field of Recruitment has also evolved due to the changing times. Unlike the Traditional Recruiting Methods that weren’t very effective, the Modern Methods use Social Media as a recruiting…; Added by Sourcing Adda at 8:11am on April 28, 2016

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Blog Post: How running in marathons helps building leadership

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Comment on: Topic 'WHOA MAMA! - Homage to IRENE - Irene_tmo_2011237 #!': torms spiral tightly around a dense center, forming the circular shape of a well-developed hurricane. At the time the image was taken, 11:50 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, Irene was moving over the Bahamas with sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour (115 miles per hour)." Hurricane Irene reached Florida blowing winds in at 115 mph. Have you ever felt wind at 115mph? In a way, I came close at 110mph. No brag—just fact. In my young and dumb years, commuting from college to home on the occasional weekend, I traveled the badland highways of New Mexico on a Moto Guzzi motorcycle. The ’71 Guzzi I rode was a big Italian touring bike designed to ride smooth and fast (The Moto Guzzi was later modified and introduced to a number of police departments throughout the U.S.). On the occasions I pushed my bike to 110mph, I can recall how I had to lay-flat against the gas tank so as to minimize wind resistance. So I’m peeking over the handlebars, hanging-on-for-dear-life. Peripheral vision is no longer important because what is left and right of you flying down the road is a blur anyway. You can only (better only) see the road front and center rapidly disappearing beneath you. The yellow spaced highway dividing line appears like a rapidly streaming ribbon. Grains of sand, gravel, grasshoppers, bugs, bees, and dragonflies pockmark my helmet and face-shield. Rat!-a-Tat!-Tat! Bug guts leave mustard colored splats and streaks also onto my, shoulders, gloved-knuckles and forearms. Insect legs, wings and antenna are pieces of the road kill that decorate my headlight and me—with the occasional shredded remains of day-old dead snakes, birds, rabbits, prairie dogs await you. And veering left and right, weaving past others doing the speed limit seemed almost cartoonish. Yeah, I kinda know what a force of nature like Irene would feel like if she passed over me at 115mph.…; Added by Valentino Martinez at 4:20am on August 27, 2011

Blog Post: Happy and Productive Workplaces: How Technology Limits Staff Burnout: Whether you are a digital enthusiast or not, there is no denying that we are surrounded by amazing technology nowadays. We can see self-driving cars steer about in traffic lanes, avant-garde…; Added by Alicia Walker at 10:06am on February 24, 2022

Blog Post: Happy and Productive Workplaces: How Technology Limits Staff Burnout: Whether you are a digital enthusiast or not, there is no denying that we are surrounded by amazing technology nowadays. We can see self-driving cars steer about in traffic lanes, avant-garde…; Added by Alicia Walker at 8:06am on February 15, 2022

Blog Post: Don’t be Pond Scum, I beg you.: As many of you know, I am passionate about improving the standards of the executive search and recruitment industries. Recruiters by and large have a very bad name, often compared to real estate…; Added by Aaron Dodd at 1:59am on March 25, 2010