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Science Fiction To Reality: How Anti-aging Drugs Will Upend The Future Of Work

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life expectancy at birth is the lowest among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, accompanied by the highest maternal and infant mortality rates, the highest death rates due to preventable or treatable illnesses, and an obesity rate twice as high as the OECD average, according to Fortune.

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Thanksgiving Day

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Comment by Deb on October 9, 2006 @ 1:18 pm Thanks Deb. Comment by Ian McKenzie on October 9, 2006 @ 1:50 pm Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Comments Happy Thanksgiving!!!! Today is one of the quieter days of the year.

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Canadians Caught in Time Crunch

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Adults providing care to seniors grew from 17% in 1996 to 20% in 2006. Attendance at arts performances dropped from 15 million to 13 million in 2001-2006; Low income, living in a poor neighbourhood, low parental education, recent immigration, racialized status, and Aboriginal status affect participation in leisure and culture.

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10 Sites for Quotations

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The brainy quote – thousands of quotations organized by topic, author and type. Quotelady.com – An old-school style web site focussing on inspirational quotations organized in dozens of categories. Famousquotations.com – quotations, quotes and proverbs. Quotationreference.com – a compendium of quotations.

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Getting Things Done with Lotus Notes

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Lotus Notes is the groupware of choice for my employer and GTD is my system of choice for keeping organized (however poorly implemented). Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! The two have come together in an ebook from David Allen Company.

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10 Tips for a Killer Presentation

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I have one more tip that I’ve had to learn the hard way: Tell stories – People don’t want to sit through a dry recitation of facts, statistics, policy, etc. An easy way to do this is to ask them questions as well as letting them ask you questions. They want to hear how what you have to say plays out in real life. Learn to tell stories.

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Increase Productivity

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Others carry on self-directed learning in recreational arts and hobbies, matters of health, family and community, or simply to increase their intellectual resources. Ask for advice Look around and identify those who seem to have their lives productive and organized. Attend brown-bag lunches, trade shows and conferences.