Silverado 1500 options: Dandy to handy Nov 21, 2009
Their assessment was that I was a truck poseur, an escapee from an office cubicle more interested in making a statement about reclaimed manhood than doing real work. It became clear to me why Chevrolet's parent corporation, General Motors, offers 31 versions of the Silverado 1500 pickup, down from 37 models in the 2009 model year. (AZCentral -- Business)
Commission urges caution on tree replanting Oct 30, 2009
It would be nice though, to have places to sit in shade during our increasingly warm days where one can bring a sandwich and get a break from an office cubicle. How about combining a human friendly streetscape by blocking Cal Ave traffic during lunch hour, say from 11:30 to 1:30. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
PayPal Garden Grows Job Fun, Friendships Sep 18, 2009
"On some of the really stressful days, it was nice to wander out here and get your hands into the dirt and get away from the office cubicle," said employee Lynn Orosco. The garden is helping workers get active, get healthy and get to know their fellow employees. (7 KETV Omaha)
Tap your inner adventurer in the Evergreen State (2) Sep 13, 2009
It's the perfect escape from the doldrums of the office cubicle or the school summer vacation slump at home. Envision yourself exploring the West like Lewis and Clark, hiking through the mountains on a cool day, fishing along an endless expanse of water, digging for clams on a beach or munching on juicy, fresh fruit plucked right from the tree. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Tips to deal with office politics Sep 9, 2009
Backbiting, rear-licking, jealousy are often the words you use within the confines of office cubicles, while discussing the politics of your workplace, right. Politics is a reality you cannot avoid; species such as devilish bosses, backbiting colleagues and annoying subordinates will always be omnipresent. (India Times)
What Will They Learn? Aug 26, 2009
Office cubicles with thousands of college educated people. The general level of 'Un-Education' was astounding and even things like grammer and writing skills were abismal. (Townhall.com)
The eyesore in town center Aug 9, 2009
TOPSFIELD - Beneath the soaring tin ceiling of Topsfield s Great Hall, where brass bands once played and townspeople danced into the early morning, now lies a gray labyrinth of office cubicles. At the back of the room, in this town hall built in 1873, a thick silver tube snakes from a window to a portable air conditioner, across a wooden floor that was once a stage. (Boston Globe)
Two Bits Worth: The right vibes Aug 9, 2009
Turns out there's no shortage of valuable advice on the Internet about diffusing negative currents of chi in a person's office cubicle, such as adding plant life and flowing water. Personally, I'd settle for a little sunlight, the absence of which probably also rules out vegetation. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Julie & Julia Aug 7, 2009
Fast-forward to Queens 2002, where we find Julie as a failed writer working in an office cubicle. Julie gives herself one year to dash through all of Julia s cookbook recipes -- and blog about it. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
How to Increase Clientele in a Down... Jul 30, 2009
To pay his new mortgage in sunny Southern California, he hit the streets to find a new job, but could only find a position with a small office cubicle company that would only pay commission. After eight months Felix had not made even one significant sale and owed his new employer $8000 from draw payments. (Suite101.com)
Short » Jul 24, 2009
A less conditioned angler can do all those things coming right out of his air-conditioned office cubicle, but he's probably going to hurt the next day. On the mental side, TOW gets an angler tuned into what the conditions are under the surface of the water. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Bucking a trend: Why recession isn't eating into Panera's profits Jul 23, 2009
He figures there are about 23 million Americans who are part of what he calls the "cubeless generation." They don't go to work and sit in office cubicles. They work from home or from the road. (USA Today -- Money)
Great things to do in the airport Jul 13, 2009
Great airport amenities. Some surprises for a happy layover. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Urban garden flourishes mere yards off Main Street (285) Jun 23, 2009
You cannot feel that driving in a car on pavement into San Antonio, doing a job in an office cubicle. What connection do you have with the earth. (Boerne Star, TX)
Roger Ebert decries Bill OReillys shrillness Jun 19, 2009
" By JMW on I think there are a couple of things that help explain this. One of the main differences, I think, between then and now is the proliferation of media outlets. I imagine that if we were to time warp back to 1970, we'd find 3 tv stations and maybe a half dozen radio stations per major market. And those stations were available in a limited geographic area. But today, we have hundreds of different specialty TV channels available through cable, satellite or internet; dozens of speciality... (Harper's Magazine)
Cramped quarters May 24, 2009
Behind it is a fabric covered board, which was once an office cubicle panel. A white ceiling panel became a bulletin board. (The Palm Beach Post)
Women Will Rule Business - The Future of Work - TIME May 20, 2009
In most corporate circles, it's the sort of phrase that gives hard-charging managers the hives, bringing to mind yoga-infused, candlelit meditation sessions and more frustratingly rows of empty office cubicles. So, what if we renamed work-life balance. (Time.com)
Doctor-patient e-link may have downsides May 18, 2009
Maybe then the doctors will believe us when we complain that we are allergic to our spouses or office cubicles. Seriously, though, devices that monitor a patient's blood pressure and other vital signs throughout the day can give doctors a better picture of his overall health. (Boston Globe)
Comic artist to talk at Doudna Mar 17, 2009
Says Fantagraphic Books about Brunetti s art: Certain to ostracize anyone from their co-workers when hung in an office cubicle. Not for the young or weak of heart. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Exercise at the office: A perfect fit Mar 7, 2009
These vertical desks are portable, affordable at $800 (U.S.), they cost less than an office cubicle and help employers cut health costs, he says. Prof. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Was he really such a boring first date? Feb 28, 2009
Sitting in an office cubicle and working in front of a computer does not lead to the development of tremendous social skills. And such recent technological developments as faxing, e-mails, instant messaging, texting and twittering tend to blunt people's conversational development even more. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Pink slip scenario Feb 27, 2009
Find Great Deals on Top Quality Office Cubicles. Free Online Quote. (Yahoo News)
Duke 'Gotcha Patrols' aim to thwart thieves Feb 14, 2009
DURHAM -- An employee at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business reported the theft of a cloth bag and two library books from an office cubicle on Monday. . (Herald Sun)
KFC's Secret Recipe Returns Home Feb 11, 2009
Thick concrete blocks encapsulate the vault, situated near office cubicles, that is connected to a backup generator to keep the security system operating in times of power outages. "We fortified the ceiling and the floor around here with concrete bricks two feet thick," Dietl said. (Click2Houston, TX)
Colonel's secret recipe in new, safer vault at KFC Feb 11, 2009
Thick concrete blocks encapsulate a vault, situated near office cubicles, that is connected to a backup generator to keep the security system operating in times of power outages. "I can guarantee you, once it's in there, it will be safe," Dietl assured Eaton. (AZCentral -- News)
What Limbaugh comment says about Limbaugh Feb 8, 2009
You're an ar$e of the highest caliber, which I'm sure everyone in your office cubicle knows ... John Burton wrote on Jan 27, 2009 8:22 AM:" Wow! CJR, the resident 'winner, winner, winner---chicken dinner' has spoken! Yessiree Bob! We conservatives are overmatched by the the ideologically impaired liberal calling himself CJR. Oh my goodness! We are in the presence of greatness. Should we bow to the mecca of self annointed intellecutal superiority? Hmmmm...I don't know. CJR is like a set of... (Montana Standard, MT)
