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Posted by Brandi on March 30, 2007 at 08:50 AM
Want to do something Green, be one with nature, and have quiet time to think of new ideas?
The Savannah Morning News says ‘You deserve a paddling.’ Oh really?
Kayaking & Canoeing is the focus on a recent articles about the outdoors, and I can speak from recent experience that paddling in the local waters here is fantastic! From beginners to advanced, the coastal area offers all sorts of paddling opportunities.
A few resources: Sea Kayak Georgia, 1102 U.S. 80 on Tybee Island, sells kayaks and offers courses in kayaking. See their website or call 912-786-8732 (or 888-KAYAKGA).
Ogeechee Outposts is at Morgan’s Bridge (the intersection of Ga. 204 and the Ogeechee River, about 10-15 minutes west of Interstate 95). Connie Shreve leads trips down the river and will be conducting a canoe camp for children in late June and late July. Call 748-6716 or go to their website.
Savannah Canoe & Kayak offers canoeing and kayaking instruction, guided tours, and camping adventures to Georgia’s barrier islands.
South Carolina’s filled with scenic rivers, too. The Swamp Girls in Hardeeville offer local tours. Call 843-784-2249 or go to www.swampgirls.com.
Posted by Brandi on March 29, 2007 at 08:20 AM
This Saturday at the below locations, electronics will be accepted for recycling. It’s the third collection Chatham County has helped organize in about a year.
The collection will have guaranteed security so that personal data won’t also be recycled. David Nash, environmental program coordinator for the county, recognized the need when residents called him, asking how to dispose of electronics. “They were educated and knew they didn’t want to put lead magnesium and mercury into landfills,†he said.
So come on down to these locations and bring your old recyclables! Kudos to Savannah for the ‘Green’ initiatives!
When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday
Where:
Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroad
Garden City Public Works Parking Lot, 100 Main St.
Fort Stewart Recycling Center, Building 957, McFarland Avenue
Tybee Recycling Center, 76 Polk St.
Pooler Recycling Center, 1095 S. Rogers St.
Hunter Army Airfield Recycling Center, Building 726, Wesley Avenue
Posted by Brandi on March 27, 2007 at 08:20 AM
Anyone who knows me knows that I am obsessed with anything ‘Google’. So is Fitz. I own Google pens, Google work-out socks, Google work-out towels and more! So when I came across some local Google news, I decided to let my nerd show and write about it!
Google is investing $600 million at a Berkeley County, SC site. The 520 acre industrial site northwest of Charleston is part of a $600 million investment that will create 200 jobs. The data center/server farm will be housed in two buildings with dozens of computers that will be part of the company’s worldwide network to handle internet traffic. You can read the whole article on BizJournal.
It will be great for the Lowcountry region to be part of something as huge as Google!
So, who’s in for a drive-by when the site gets established? I wonder if they hand out free stickers. I love free stickers.
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Posted by Brandi on March 26, 2007 at 03:20 PM
Nerd Word Alert!
Have you ever been stuck trying to brainstorm something; a new marketing slogan, a clever company name, a synonym for a common word or a fun catchphrase? Well I came across the program the other day and I’m fascinated by it! It’s called Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus. What?! A visual thesaurus? How can that be?
Well, Thinkmap has come up with a way for you to enter a word and have a flow chart type map created with various alternative word options. Try it out! You’re allowed several free tries before having to purchase the program for either $40 (Desktop) or $20 (Online).
Beware, this can be addicting, and informative!
Thinkmap says, “Copywriters use it as an idea generator. Writers use it to get unblocked. Students use it to improve how they read, write and think (not to mention prepping for the SAT). Marketers use it to come up with names. Teachers use it to energize their classrooms. Professionals use it to spiff up their PowerPoints. You can use it for all these reasons or just to waste a little time. But productively, of course.â€
Posted by Brandi on March 23, 2007 at 08:19 AM
If you are not already familiar with SAGIS, check it out! SAGIS is the Savannah Area Geographic Information System (GIS) and is an interactive web mapping tool. It has been mainly used for property analysis, but now with the hiring of Noel Perkins as the new SAGIS director, hopefully SAGIS will expand into something much more dynamic for the county and city to use!
There are SO MANY great uses for GIS in Savannah and it’s great to see everyone embracing this. Personally, as a GIS Analyst, I love to see communities establish a GIS and this is an exciting time for Savannah. GIS can be used for site location, land use planning, soil analysis, traffic routing, wetland delineation, engineering, surveying, and so much more.
Read more about SAGIS and the hiring of the new director.
Ok, is my nerd showing?
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Posted by Brandi on March 22, 2007 at 08:19 AM
An article on WTOC’s site highlights the Coastal Business, Education and Technology Alliance, or Coastal BETA, which holds an annual technology awards gala to honor local business, government and educational organizations for innovation.
Coastal BETA offers scholarship money which helps local student learn higher levels of technology and further their education.
The gear that civil engineering students at Georgia Tech’s Savannah campus use takes advantage of global positioning technology to get the most accurate readings, as well as using old fashioned methods such as simple measuring tape. A student at the local campus was a recipient of the Coastal BETA scholarship and is excited of the new technologies she is learning.
If you’d like to apply for a Coastal BETA scholarship this year, you’ll have to hurry. The deadline is Friday, March 30, at 5pm.
HURRY! I’d hate for you to miss out on free money to learn cool techy things!
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Posted by Brandi on March 21, 2007 at 08:19 AM
The blog Nomadishere has a fun article posted about what geeky people like me need to be happy in the workplace. Some of them are pretty ‘spot on’ too. I think a lot of the below statements help foster creativity and productivity and it seems to me that the Google offices would be the place to be according to the overview….
Overview:
1.) Let then work when they want.
2.) Let them work where they want.
3.) Let them control their lighting.
4.) Let them wear headphones.
5.) Do not expect them to wear a suit.
6.) Do not make them participate in company events, unless you are sure it is geek-friendly.
7.) Do not hold a lot of arbitrary meetings that could have otherwise been handled through email or IM
8.) Do not make them do anything other than work.
I am personally a huge fan of numbers 3,4,5,7 & 8. Man, overhead florescent lights seriously hurt my retinas, and listening to headphones while working just rocks. Especially if it’s Busta Rhymes’s ‘Woo Ha, Got You All In Check’. I think that fosters my productivity! Perhaps if I could work while drinking wine too….Hm….then we might have a deal!
Posted by Brandi on March 20, 2007 at 08:18 AM
The blog ConverStations: Business Blogs as Conversation Stations posted an article/review/comparison of our initiative last June. Let’s flashback to the post:
“Whenever I talk with business leaders involved in a Chamber of Commerce or EconDev project, I point to the example being set by Savannah’s Creative Coast Initiative.
If business development, attracting new businesses, keeping young talent at home, providing networking opportunities and assisting the growth of the business and civic community are part of the goals of such an organization, Savannah is doing a great job.â€
Well, let’s take a second to pat ourselves on the back and thank Mike Sansone for the great remarks! I like to think we’re doing a great job too, and it’s always nice to find posts online reviewing your hard work.
Check it!
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Posted by Brandi on March 16, 2007 at 08:17 AM
Angel recently sent me a link to the ‘Mom and Pop Investors’ blog – discussion of the markets, the global economy and all things worth investing it.
“Smaller cities are aware of the importance of these “creative†workers. Savannah has the Creative Coast Initiative, where the site lists jobs and posts resumes for “creative†types:
It’s a proven fact that brainy-businesses – like internet/web design, digital media, visual design, architecture, business consulting and software development (to name only a few) – are smart businesses that pay smart wages and attract smart people.
Who will succeed at winning the race? Already, you can see some clearcut winners (those in the top five at attracting young people.) Their success will breed more success.â€
Pretty cool, eh? We’re famous!
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Posted by Brandi on March 13, 2007 at 08:17 AM
Kudos to those on the board for Savannah Country Day School! The construction of a new building was decided to be ‘Green’, by making the addition environmentally-friendly. This building will be the first school in Savannah and the second in Georgia to be LEED certified – meaning it meets the standards set by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (through the USGBC – US Green Building Council).
These standards mean that the building will be built using lower fume paints, coatings, adhesives, sealants, and carpets as well as using recycled materials and water-saving plumbing.
Helping the funding for this school was a $3 million anonymous donation. Groundbreaking on the construction will begin in March, and the school is scheduled to open in August 2008.
A HUGE Kudos to Savannah Country Day for being a leader in environmental change and showing Savannah that it is amazing and fruitful to be better stewards of our coast.
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