In the course of my productivity research (read: Web surfing), I came across a couple of extremely attractive surrogates for two of the most popular motivational texts of the last 20 years. McSweeney's 7 Habits of Highly Successful People Look Shiny's Instructional...
A man accused of defrauding people who donated to a charity to organize trips for World War II veterans to visit Washington, D.C., has been bound over for trial. After a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, 3rd District Judge Vernice Trease advanced the case of Paul W. McSweeney,...
Oamaru cropping farmer Nick Webster will line-up with six otherregional finalists in the grand final of The National Bank YoungFarmer contest in July. Webster, third in the 2005 final, came up against a worthyopponent at the Aorangi contest in Fairlie on Easter Monday inAshburton dairy farmer Earl McSweeney, who...
eMusic, the digital entertainment retailer ofmusic and the first digital service to offer audio books in the MP3 format,and McSweeney's , the tastemaking literary journal, have partnered torelease an unusual series of audio books based on essays from McSweeney's Quarterly Concern. McSweeney's Field Recordings, ...
Ngai Tahu is expanding its business empire into a new clothingrange, using a hi-tech combination of possum fur and merino wool. The South Island tribe will launch its new clothing brand Aho inWellington tonight with a range of shawls. Ngai Tahu iwi business development manager Joan McSweeney saidAho...
LONDON AFP — British industry magazine The Bookseller has announced this year's shortlist for the oddest book title of the year, with a typical mix of the quirky and eclectic. Visitors to the magazine's website, www.thebookseller.com, can make their choice from six mostly non-fiction titles unearthed by publishers,...
Gerard McSweeney's claim for Brownie points for conservationefforts at Lake Pearson is a joke (Feb 2). He and a few Forest andBird friends used the crested grebe as the reason why motor boatsshould be banned from Lake Pearson because excessive wakedisturbance could swamp low-lying nests. While still not part of...
The applause of Ann Saunders and Gerry McSweeney for the newpublic toilets and parking facilities at Arthurs Pass cannot passunchallenged (Feb 6). New toilets at the pass were needed, but the structure in whichthe toilets are housed and the vast area of tarseal are grotesqueintrusions in the mountain landscape....
TOMMY ROWE salvaged a point for promotion-chasing Stockport after defender Mike Edwards had given County a surprise lead. Edwards gave the visitors a shock lead, stabbing the ball home from six yards after eight minutes. However, midfielder Rowe pounced from six yards to level on 22...
LEON McSWEENEY scored the only goal of the game as Stockport defeated relegation-threatened Dagenham. McSweeney opened the scoring after 6 minutes when he blasted home a 25-yard drive from Anthony Pilkington's pass Pilkington almost doubled the visitors advantage after 14 minutes, but...
LEON McSWEENEY scored the only goal of the game as Stockport defeated relegation-threatened Dagenham. McSweeney opened the scoring after six minutes when he blasted home a 25-yard drive from Anthony Pilkington's pass Pilkington almost doubled the visitors advantage after 14 minutes, but...
Crucified kea and the corpse of a rare penguin have been used todeface the sign for an ecolodge near Arthurs Pass in what is claimedto be a "sick" campaign of harassment in the upper WaimakaririBasin. Wilderness Lodge owner and former Forest and Bird president GerryMcSweeney said that since building...
A Mapleton man who ran a charity intended to benefit World War II veterans is scheduled to make an appearance Wednesday in 3rd District Court to face six felony counts of communications fraud and one felony charge for a "pattern" of unlawful activity. Court documents state that...
Focus on innovation leads to growth and success When some people hear the name Southern Comfort, they may think of a popular whiskey liqueur. But those in the truck and SUV aftermarket industry know of anotiier Soutiieni Comfort - Pinson Valley, AL-based Soutiieni Comfort Conversions, to be exact. Through...
Hirings, promotions and other moves at local businesses ACCOUNTING Windes & McClaughry Accountancy Corp. named John Di Carlo managing partner effective 2009. Di Carlo joined the firm in 1981. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and California Society of CPAs. ARTS...
NEW YORK -- dELiA*s, Inc. (Nasdaq: DLIA), a direct marketing and retail company comprised of three lifestyle brands (dELiA*s, Alloy, CCS) primarily targeting consumers between the ages of 12 and 19, today announced that Oona McSweeney joined the Company as Director of Trend and Color for the dELiA*s brand. ...
In How to Spell Chanukah ... and Other Holiday Dilemmas: 18 Writers Celebrate 8 Nights of Lights (Algonquin, $18.95), editor Emily Franklin writes that Hanukkah, which began Tuesday, is the "wallflower of Jewish holidays." The book's essays -- from funny to poignant -- explore what it's like to...
Region 6 girls swimming Predicted order of finish 1. EAST: East's girls team has been the class of this region for some time, and that theme should continue this season. Senior Shelby Bull, a four-time individual state champion, helped pace the Leopards to the...
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