Archive for September, 2007

How to Use Mini-Meditations to Relax and Find Focus

Posted on September 29, 2007. Filed under: Life |

How to Use Mini-Meditations to Relax and Find Focus

Mini-meditations boost focus and calm your mind throughout the day. They require no fancy preparation or techniques, and you can do them anywhere in less than a minute — so they’re ideal mindfulness exercises whether you’re at home in a quiet room or in the midst of [...]

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The Incorrect Art of War [Episode 34] – The Search For Doc’

Posted on September 29, 2007. Filed under: Armchair General, Military History |

The Incorrect Art of War [Episode 34] – The Search For Doc’
General Menace has been captured and sent to one of the worst places on Earth – which he finds isn’t so bad after all…

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Basic Rules of Punctuation

Posted on September 26, 2007. Filed under: Writing |

Basic Rules of Punctuation
Like many of the so-called “laws” of grammar, the rules for using punctuation would never hold up in court. These rules, in fact, are conventions that have changed over the centuries. They vary across national boundaries (American punctuation, followed here, differs from British practice) and even from one writer to the next.

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Hyphens perish as English marches on

Posted on September 26, 2007. Filed under: Writing |

Hyphens perish as English marches on
About 16,000 words have succumbed to pressures of the internet age and lost their hyphens in a new edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.

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ON Networks

Posted on September 23, 2007. Filed under: Podcast, TV |

ON Networks

ON Networks brings you the best original, professionally-produced shows available anytime, anywhere — on your PC, TV, iPod or iPhone.

Just got turned on to this site this week. Particularly fond of ON Warcraft, Zen Living, Play Value, and Proper Ollie. What’re yours?

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How the Army Rangers Work

Posted on September 23, 2007. Filed under: Military, Military History |

How the Army Rangers Work
The U.S. Army Rangers are an oddity of the U.S. military special operations forces. Though they can trace their lineage as far back as colonial times, they didn’t become a permanent presence in the military until the 1970s. Called to duty, their original purpose was to complete a mission and [...]

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Top 10 Ways To Improve Your Mental Fitness

Posted on September 19, 2007. Filed under: Life |

Top 10 Ways To Improve Your Mental Fitness @ About.com

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Tiki Bar TV: The Wedding

Posted on September 19, 2007. Filed under: Drinks, Podcast, TV |

Episode 29: The Wedding

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Top 10: Cigars @ AskMen.com

Posted on September 19, 2007. Filed under: Cigars, Life |

Top 10: Cigars

For true cigar aficionados, even the casual ones, a cigar is never just a cigar. A cigar is a ceremonial event, coronation time to mark a special occasion. When enjoying one of the finest cigars in the world, the occasion need not be more than its own private party: You smoke a fine [...]

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Multiplayer Asteroids

Posted on September 19, 2007. Filed under: PC Gaming |

Multiplayer Asteroids
Bring it! 

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