National Edition - June 4, 2006
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Teenage girls hope for film star glory in Cannes
Invariably, your teenage daughter is running with the wrong crowd if she’s at Cannes canvassing for a summer job, hoping to be discovered, or if she cites Paris Hilton as a role model. The film industry’s most prestigious festival, on the shores of the Mediterranean, draws droves of would-be starlets and celebrity hangers-on. One aspiring red-carpet-debutante strategy is to talk to anyone who looks vaguely important.
(Source: Reuters)
'Career anchors' secure workers to workplace
Knowing your employees’ career priorities is the best bridge for effective communication. One of the forefathers of organizational psychology says the full range of these “career anchors” fall into one of eight categories. In turn, these should dictate how you treat each of these workplace personalities to get the most out of them.
(Source: Saskatoon Star Phoenix)
There is such a thing as a free lunch
Are you fidgety in your cubicle, suffering from the malaise of the modern condition? Do you wonder what the latest buzz is from the activist, counter-culture, anti-commercial underworld? "Freegans" are the newest forefront in the holier-than-thou lifestyle and one-upmanship craze. Now, knowing that one of your "cool" options is "dumpster diving" may inspire you to work that much harder at your current job.
(Source: Utne Magazine)
Quest for energy alternatives heats up
The United States’ scientific community is hard at work looking for viable alternatives to fossil fuels. While high oil prices are causing a boom in North American energy sectors, a growing amount of the activity is to find a replacement. As the price of a barrel of crude rises, an increasing number of alternatives will hit the market. Considering a career move? Now would be a good time to giddy up to Calgary.
(Source: San Jose Mercury News)
How to spot the office psychos
If you were thinking "that person’s a psycho," chances are you may be right. A leading expert in the study of psychopathy calculates that the average Canadian is likely to cross a psychotic personality on a daily basis. However, they can be tricky to uncover in the workplace. By then, it may be too late as careers have been ruined, reputations sullied and morale becomes toxic.
(Source: Maclean’s)
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Do you... want to fight? In an instance where life immitates art, an increasing number of disgruntled Californian cubicle dwellers are turning to "fight clubs," an insane notion popularized by a movie of the same name.
- Every two weeks, some Silicon Valley techies turn into vicious street brawlers in a real-life, underground fight club.
- Underground bare-knuckle brawling clubs have sprung up across the country as a way for desk jockeys and disgruntled youths to vent their frustrations and prove themselves.
- Most participants are men working in the high-tech industry.
- Local police aren't likely to take action because the fights are on private property between consenting adults.
- "I came here to get over my fear of fighting, and it's working," said one participant. "If things were to get tough, I can get tough, too."
(Source: CNN)
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Research and editing: Austin Macdonald
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