2010’s Brit Insurance Design Award for Architecture went to Elemental’s affordable, and adaptable, housing project in Mexico, skipping over big shots like Zaha Hadid and James Corner. Architecture had its own Oscars on Monday, and just as cinephiles everywhere sighed with relief when The Hurt Locker beat out FernGully: Part 2 , those following the Brit Insurance Design Awards cheered … Read More

I t is no longer the norm in this generation to begin a career in the mail room and retire 35 years later as one of the top managers. People change jobs often and for any number of reasons. Leaving a job can be a difficult decision especially if you have a strong sense of loyalty to a company or … Read More

A visitor from Fairfield, Ct. (not far from my mom’s family’s old home in Westport) found their way to this blog yesterday by searching for information on the topic, “get my staff to do what i need.” I find something sad about that question, including the writer’s insecurity about capitalizing the “I”. Anyway, a post on this blog from August … Read More

Today in insane, hilarious push polls: Apple iPhone addiction among college students. Conducted by Stanford University researchers, this poll actually asked whether respondents feel that their iPods are jealous of their iPhones. However, it missed a golden opportunity to ask if the students felt that their iPhones are jealous of their 30-racks of Natty Light (my estimate: 13.2% say yes). … Read More

Good artists have a way with transforming the materials of everyday life into something memorable. For example: Drinking straws, which a number of artists and designers have used to create some pretty amazing objects. Here’s five who’ve taken the medium down different paths.

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Additional reporting/writing by Emilia Benton The way America eats has to change, that’s no secret. Thanks to the efforts of these ten trailblazers, that change might be closer than we think. Dan Barber , executive chef and co-owner of Blue Hill Farm Barber is the brains behind the “Know thy Farmer” philosophy embraced at Blue Hill Farms. He was recently … Read More

Networking Opportunities Made Possible by Guest Blogging Just like in the offline world, sometimes it is “who you know” that counts. In online business, there are many ways to network with other business owners. One way is through guest blogging. You are building your business and making your mark in cyberspace. As a complement to your business, you start a … Read More

No one is in greater need of discipline than an entrepreneur. The discipline to continually do the right things; and the discipline to stop doing the wrong things. Only will can help you. “Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it every day, and at last we cannot break it.” Horace Mann , 1796 – 1859 — Horace … Read More

Positive economic data has resulted in a rise in US crude oil today to $82.41 extending last week’s gains. Oil has risen by 18% since early February since investors have become more optimistic that an improvement in the global economy would increase demand for oil. Meanwhile, Brent North Sea crude for April rose 73 cents to $80.62

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Post Oscar, two infographics about the film industry. How about those Oscars? The Hurt Locker! Avatar We’re still a little bleary-eyed from our Oscar viewing, so we couldn’t chose between two infographics, both about Hollywood. One’s serious. The other’s silly. The first: Hollywood by the Numbers. What’s surprising about all these stats is that amid all the talk of Hollywood … Read More