Month: October 2005
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“Life Hackers” Movement Profiled in the New York Times Magazine
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere was a really interesting article in New York Times Magazine yesterday called Meet the Life Hackers. Clive Thompson interviewed a number of personal productivity researchers in academia and the technology industry, and discussed their findings. Among other things: Interruptions that cause concentration breaks hurt productivity, resulting in as much as…
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Target Pink Charm Bracelet Sets Help Raise Awareness of Breast Cancer in 2005
Reading Time: 2 minutesPink Breast Cancer Charm Braceletsare new for 2005 and are available fromTarget.com and Amazon.com. They benefit The Breast CancerResearch Foundation. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The businesses down on State Street in my hometown of Newtown, Pennsylvania have all decorated their storefronts in pink. This is to remind everyone that we…
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Public Relations Opportunity for the Tour of Hope Muted by the Storm
Reading Time: 3 minutesI spent a long time on Sunday morning trying to collect my thoughts on the cancellation of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope Baltimore to Washington DC Fundraising Ride and the Tour of Hope Grand Finale on The Ellipse. In the end, I was frustrated and ended up being late for a…
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2005 Baltimore to Washington DC Fundraising Ride Cancelled Due to Heavy Rain
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe plans of at least 1,000 cyclists to participate in the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope were abruptly changed before 7:00am this morning. Upon arriving at the 50-mile route start at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland, we all learned that the ride was cancelled. That was a huge disappointment, but…
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Welcome to 2005 Tour of Hope Participants
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA special welcome to the participants in the 2005 Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope. Operation Gadget is a website about electronic gadgets and sports technology, edited by Dave Aiello. Dave Aiello is a two-time participant in the Tour of Hope Fundraising Ride in Washington, DC. Our site has gone wall-to-wall with…
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Headed Out to The Tour of Hope Baltimore to Washington Fundraising Ride
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m leaving in a little while to head to Maryland for the start of the 2005 Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope Baltimore to Washington Fundraising Ride. The ride starts at 7:00 am Eastern Time on Saturday morning. Weather conditions are expected to be poor with rain and some wind in the…
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Interview with Jeff Tredup, Tour of Hope National Team Member
Reading Time: 3 minutesJeff Tredup: Member of the 2005 Tour of Hope National Team [ Photo: Tour of Hope ] A few weeks ago, I interviewed Jeff Tredup, a cancer researcher at Bristol-Myers Squibb who is a member of the 2005 Tour of Hope National Team. I first met Jeff at the dedication of a segment of…
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National Team Rides On Through Tropical Storm Tammy
Reading Time: < 1 minuteChris Brewer reported that Day 8 of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope saw the team riding through Tropical Storm Tammy as they passed through Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina: When Team D approached Greenville, SC at midnight last night they got their biggest surpise of the Tour yet. As…
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In Memory of Officer Brian S. Gregg
Reading Time: < 1 minutePlease take a moment to remember Newtown Borough Police Officer Brian S. Gregg, who was killed on September 29, 2005. I believe that he was the first police officer from Newtown Borough or Township ever killed in the line of duty. Kathleen and I have lived in Newtown, Pennsylvania since July,…