Archive for April, 2009
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
zoner of the week
A big thanks to Nigel Foley, we celebrate 7 years of his extraordinary service this week.
Congratulations to Murray on his new heating system!
Andy
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
weekend entertainment
Here is a clip from a surf trip with two buddies last weekend. If you are a non surfer to truly appreciate this epic day you have to imagine your favorite activity, good friends, excellent weather at a world class location.
For some that will be playing cricket for the Fenders in the suburbs, for others […]
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
investment game
We are into month three of our investment game and the design studio has been converted into a share trading room with regular crys of buy 2,000 AMP and sell 1,000 WHS.
Recent chatter from the traders
Well yesterday when you sent this email it sat at about $48,500 and was similar when I looked again in the […]
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
the kiwi identity
Last year a read a wonderful story about the Kiwi identity. It was written by John McCrone and published in the Your Weekend magazine. Here are a few snippets.
Gallic flair, Yankee ‘drive , ltalian passion, Aussie mateship, Chinese industry, Kiwi..Aerr…purity? Yes, for New Zealanders, the question of national identity seems ill-defined. Are we just Aussies […]
No Comments » - Posted in Global, New Zealand by timezoneone
Sunday, April 26th, 2009
anzac day
In true kiwi can do style we celebrated ANZAC day by remembering the brave soldiers who fort in the first world war, and then worked feverishly for our client in another part of the northern hemisphere.
Here is a exert from http://www.anzac.govt.nz/ Significance of Anzac Day
On 25 April 1915, eight months into the First World War, Allied soldiers […]
No Comments » - Posted in history, New Zealand by timezoneone
Friday, April 24th, 2009
zoner of the week
This Friday or all Fridays, at this end of this week, of all weeks, it seems appropriate to resurrect the Zoner of the Week.
For me Zoners have the following traits:
- A Can Do attitude
- Fun and energetic
- A desire to exceed expectations
- A willingness to learn as we go
- Open and positive
- Ego-less
These add up to extraordinary. It is […]
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
a good question
At TimeZoneOne we should, do and must constantly ask the question ‘how do I make this better’?
I believe this is one of the most important questions. It is an open-arms question and will lead to an improved situation. It is particularly valuable for us because creative can be a hard thing to review and this […]
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
10 thoughts for today
Here are 10 thoughts for today
1. Why do American’s not love soccer?
2. Why do New Zealanders not love soccer?
3. Why aren’t fish and chips popular in the US?
4. What is David thinking?
5. How can snoring be so loud?
6. How can the Midwest be this flat?
7. Is Cormick a good name for a […]
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
hanging tough during a recession
The article below has been copied from elsewhere. I do this because it was sent to me twice yesterday so it clearly was hitting home for some folks. It gives some interesting thoughts on whether to pull back or keep fighting during a recession.
Hanging Tough
In the late 1920’s, two companies-Kellogg and Post-dominated the market […]
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Monday, April 20th, 2009
first day back from new zealand by tatts
I have just returned (landed in Chicago late last night) from 2 weeks in NZ and some time in Sydney. As such this blog will be a little be random as my thoughts are still in another TimeZoneOne.
What is jet lag?
It is a physiological desynchronization caused by travel between different time zones.
The severity […]
