Even in the aftermath of the baby panda’s death, the zoo is keeping followers posted on mama Mei’s recovery. Her appetite is returning to normal, and she may emerge from her den soon. But in the meantime, the circle of life continues in Washington and on the zoo’s social media presence. A dama gazelle calf born in early September just made its public debut in his yard, and the zoo’s Flickr page has lots of adorable pics of the little guy to satisfy your baby animal needs. … [Read more...] about Social Animals: Behind The Community-Building Culture Of The National Zoo
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These are the best places to work in 2021, according to employees
Those that rose to the top have been ranked on Glassdoor’s 13th annual Employees’ Choice Awards for the Best Places to Work across the U.S., Canada, U.K., France, and Germany. In the United States, the 100 Best Places to Work list features outstanding companies with 1,000 or more employees, while those with fewer are ranked in the 50 Best Small and Medium Companies list. The winners are ranked on a five-point scale based on the overall rating they received over the past year. For context, of the 1.3 million employers reviewed on Glassdoor, the average company’s rating clocks in at 3.5, and the number one on the Top 100 list scored a 4.6. … [Read more...] about These are the best places to work in 2021, according to employees
Why I love email and you can too if you try these extremely easy tips
Set up a learning folder and either write a rule (Outlook) or use a filter (Gmail) and automatically file your newsletters, webinar invitations, and opportunities for learning in one place so you can quickly and easily sort and prioritize professional development opportunities. What if this month you look at your inbox differently? What if, instead of loathing it, you decide to look at it as a tool that supports you and the life you want to lead? How might your relationship with email change? … [Read more...] about Why I love email and you can too if you try these extremely easy tips
The Walking Dead’s Glen Mazzara On Managing the Undead Way
“Instead of coming in like a big Hollywood company saying, `This is how it’s going to be done,’ we listen to their issues,” says Mazzara. “One was that businesses [whose fronts were going to be in shots] wanted to be open while we were shooting. We dressed up some of their back entrances, so that their customers didn’t feel like they were sneaking in through the alley. And we utilized those local businesses. There’s a coffee shop on the street, just outside the set. Well, trust me, cast and crew like their coffee, so we are going in there once an hour and dropping a lot of money. When we had a premiere screening for the cast and crew, we rented out the local bar; we had our cast dinner at the big restaurant on the main street; we utilized the local hotels, rental cars, and ice cream shop. We’re pumping money into that local economy, and the cast and crew enjoyed shooting in a small town.” … [Read more...] about The Walking Dead’s Glen Mazzara On Managing the Undead Way
As a mob attacked the Capitol, Wikipedia struggled to find the right words
Read more: How Wikipedia’s volunteers became the web’s best weapon against misinformation Like us, future historians will study the article to learn about what happened on January 6. And, as Slate‘s Stephen Harrison and others have previously pointed out, if they look at the behind-the-scenes debates over language, at these first (and second and third) drafts of history, they could also see how we processed the event in real time. The article’s Talk pages and edit histories could reveal things, says Keegan, “that are easily lost in historical accounts that pick up threads with the benefit of hindsight.” … [Read more...] about As a mob attacked the Capitol, Wikipedia struggled to find the right words