Month: May 2013
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Self-sufficient
The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher.Elbert Hubbard
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What Information Technology Staffs Want More Than Salary
So what does matter to CIOs? Well, among the 340 CIOs who took our survey, the top answers for “what matters most to you about your job” were, in order: My opinion and knowledge are valued; Involvement in setting company strategy and determining goals; My work (job) is important to the company’s success; Challenge of…
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Working for the state
Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 10:50 From: Doug To: Me Subject: Quick question…If you don’t mind sharing…. When you moved to the DNR, how many times had you applied for other jobs within the state?I’m getting pretty convinced something is blocking me. From: MeTo: Doug YearApplicationsthroughMMBTotalapplicationseverywhereState,LocalandPrivate 20121317 20111946 20101745 2009721 2008721 It’s appears to be…
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Heros
The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else.Umberto Eco
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10,000 Steps
By looking at my log for my Weight Watchers ActiveLink and comparing it to my activity as recorded by the goofy pedometer I’ve been wearing for the 10,000 steps challenge at work, it appears that five Weight Watchers activity points is about 10,000 steps, or 2,000 steps per point. But that doesn’t always hold, because…