Money

Posted by AEM under Uncategorized

Talking about financial problems just makes people worry more - and contributes to even more financial problems.

Still, we can’t ignore what’s going on around us. Here are some quick tips for dealing with association financial issues during hard times.

Read & discuss at AEM's blog.

Plans for eLearning Development are on the Rise

Posted by Ellen under Uncategorized

Two respected sources, citing at least two respected studies, indicate that elearning development will continue to increase in the next year.
Chief Learning Officer (www.CLOmedia.com) surveys a segment of its readership monthly on various topics, and in November reported on expected investments of training dollars and whether those investments in training are expected to increase or […]

Read & discuss at Ellen's blog.

Yes, Virginia, People Are Still Buying Things

Posted by Kevin under Uncategorized

“Online retailer Amazon.com Inc on Friday reported its best holiday sales season yet.”

Tags: Asides

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Quote of the Day - Life and Opportunity

Posted by CindyAE under Uncategorized

This quote from the movie “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” …

“Our lives are defined by opportunities - even the ones we miss.”

Our lives, and our careers.

Read & discuss at CindyAE's blog.

Heritage night

Posted by AEM under Uncategorized

We always looked forward to Heritage Night at my kids’ schools. Since there was no cultural, racial, ethnic, or religious majority at our elementary or junior high schools, nobody was “different.” Seventy-six (76) languages were spoken in the homes of our 2,400 high school students.

Since Heritage Night featured food, we enjoyed delicacies families shared from throughout the world - Peru, Indonesia, Jamaica, Russia, India, Argentina, South Korea, Israel, Pakistan, France, Nigeria, Mexico, Iraq, Philippines, and countless others.

Those with recent, or remembered, connections to other countries usually provided samples of their favorite goodies. Others brought tasty bits associated with religious holidays.

Heritage Night recognizes cultural diversity, and “culture” can really be anything you want it to be. Here’s how a local reporter defined it at his kid’s school.

Read & discuss at AEM's blog.

Happy Holidays!

Posted by Cynthia D'Amour under Uncategorized

Happy Holidays from our family to yours!

Cynthia
James
And Raindrop (of course!)

Makes me think of chapter leaders…what would Santa bring your chapter when he looks at your achievements for 2008 - a lump of coal or fabulous gift?

Read & discuss at Cynthia D'Amour's blog.

Presidents without shirts

Posted by AEM under Uncategorized

Was it just a slow news day or was I on to something? The Chicago Tribune published shirtless pictures of U.S. Presidents in today’s paper. My earlier blog post about presidential attire included a reference to that beach pic of JFK.

I think this all had something to do with association dress codes.

Read & discuss at AEM's blog.

River Road

Posted by Ann under Uncategorized

We live off River Road, the commuter artery that became a river yesterday morning in Bethesda, Maryland. The 65″ diameter pipe was a feed from the Potomac and one motorist compared the experience to rafting the Colorado River. The dramatic…

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Links of Interest for December 23rd from 19:02 to 19:10

Posted by desabol under Uncategorized

These are my links for December 23rd from 19:02 to 19:10:

RoopleTheme | We Make Drupal Easy!
RoopleThemes has a handful of really nice Drupal themes that are well designed, developed and documented. Definitely a great starting point for a Drupal project whether starting for scratch or looking to develop a new theme.
Blatant Media e-Learning Solutions : HOME
Blatant Media was founded on the realization that many organizations were adapting their business processes to academically oriented Learning Management Systems. These systems - while all-powerful and comprehensive - did [read more]

Read & discuss at desabol's blog.

Links of Interest for December 23rd from 19:02 to 19:10

Posted by desabol under Uncategorized

These are my links for December 23rd from 19:02 to 19:10:

RoopleTheme | We Make Drupal Easy!
RoopleThemes has a handful of really nice Drupal themes that are well designed, developed and documented. Definitely a great starting point for a Drupal project whether starting for scratch or looking to develop a new theme.
Blatant Media e-Learning Solutions : HOME
Blatant Media was founded on the realization that many organizations were adapting their business processes to academically oriented Learning Management Systems. These systems - while all-powerful and comprehensive - did [read more]

Read & discuss at desabol's blog.