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Mercedes Gleitze | Consuming Cultures
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Investigating advertising, swimsuits, food and sexuality in America. Tag Archives: Mercedes Gleitze. Her Swim Made Rolex Famous. February 24, 2013. Fog blanketed the shore when Mercedes Gleitze plunged into the stark obsidian water at Cape Gris Nez, France, before dawn, October 1927. The “Oyster”–a newly invented waterproof watch by Rolex–that she wore ticked with each stroke she took as she … Continue reading →. Swimming for Social Change: Sarah Peck’s Birthday Swim. September 26, 2012. Bittersweet Note...
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English Channel swimming history | Consuming Cultures
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Investigating advertising, swimsuits, food and sexuality in America. Tag Archives: English Channel swimming history. More than a marathon (part 1). March 10, 2013. In the mid 1920s, veteran sportswriters in America consistently reported on one sporting event as the quintessential challenge to athletic prowess, strength, and endurance. The sport that sparked unprecedented media-hype and front-page newspaper coverage in 1926 wasn’t the World Series … Continue reading →. English Channel swimming history.
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English Channel swimming | Consuming Cultures
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Investigating advertising, swimsuits, food and sexuality in America. Tag Archives: English Channel swimming. Her Swim Made Rolex Famous. February 24, 2013. Fog blanketed the shore when Mercedes Gleitze plunged into the stark obsidian water at Cape Gris Nez, France, before dawn, October 1927. The “Oyster”–a newly invented waterproof watch by Rolex–that she wore ticked with each stroke she took as she … Continue reading →. More than a marathon (part 1). Her Swim Made Rolex Famous. Eco Swim by Aqua Green.
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How did you raise all that money? Strategies behind raising $29,000 for charity: water in 9 weeks.
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Sarah Peck is writing on the Svbtle. October 25, 2012. How did you raise all that money? Strategies behind raising $29,000 for charity: water in 9 weeks. Three months and twelve days ago I was given $100. The $100 was given to me at a conference promoting world domination. It was timely; as the founder of the conference. Had just published a book called the $100 Startup and he asked each of the 1000 attendees:. If it only takes $100 to start a business, what could you do with this $100 over the next year?
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Mario Draghi | Open Thinking
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Irregularly shared thoughts about themes I like. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Tag Archives: Mario Draghi. A cover of The Economist, Freud, an ice cream, Matteo Renzi and what humour can tell about Europe. 30 August, 2014. The Economist’s European cover of 30 August 2014. The Economist’s covers are worth a thousand words. They are thorough, they are witty and, even when I might not like them, I love to read between the lines. States The Economist, continuing:. Mr Hollande is not jus...
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Leadership | Open Thinking
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Irregularly shared thoughts about themes I like. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Identify, Involve, Inspire: How Successful Leaders Build an Effective Relationship with Stakeholders. 27 August, 2015. In my profession, I have been privileged to see many great business leaders succeed in their role. Many traits mark a great business leader. This one I want to explore now:. We have already written that, in many ways, the week before a new job starts is crucial for its long-term success.
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Erik Nielsen | Open Thinking
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Irregularly shared thoughts about themes I like. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Tag Archives: Erik Nielsen. On Brexit, the UK and what would happen if…. 24 April, 2016. When it comes to the prospect of the UK voting to leave the European Union, it’s hard to keep a balanced view. I am privileged to trust Erik F. Nielsen highly. As this Open Thinking did on another occasion. And what happens if they leave? I) I still think the UK will vote to remain in the EU. Opinion polls continue to...
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those who tell the truth shall die, those who tell the truth shall live forever | the blue couch
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In search of authenticity and originality. Those who tell the truth shall die, those who tell the truth shall live forever. As a writer I am often confronted with contradictions. In trying to condense ideas into digestible chunks in my essays, to have focus and to make some reasonable conclusions, I have to become comfortable with the ambiguous, the uncertain and the downright confusing. Take, for example, the differences in our individual sensibilities of what we reveal of ourselves publicly. My essays ...
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Ian 2.9 → Ian 3.0. – Postdoc Street
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The personal writings of one scientist, trying to improve the system. Ian 29 Ian 3.0. I feel comfortable saying I’m going from version Ian 2.8 to Ian 2.9 today. And with Ian 2.9, I can work towards Ian 3.0 in earnest- while having fun along the way. To start the transition, this sentence from Sarah Kathleen Peck’s blog http:/ itstartswith.com/. Is what I am going to keep in mind:. Op-ed in the New York Times is also in the same vein. My brain has played these 7 tricks. Find me on Twitter @IHStreet. Fill ...
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