by mvboronowski | Aug 15, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
Who are you? I am Shimwa Blaise Pascal Twagirayezu, current undergraduate in civil engineering at Michigan tech. What do you do for fun? I mostly like to interact with people and if possible do it assisted by some alcohol. What is your favourite community and why?...
by mvboronowski | Aug 13, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
Sometimes, community hits you where you least expect it. Since over a year, I’m member of a cheap and cheerful gym, a quite well known franchise in Germany, McFit. And this is, where I recently had a sort of community-epiphany. That’s right: I hereby postulate...
by mvboronowski | Aug 12, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
Last month, our book club* did something a bit different. Instead of the usual book club agenda, comprised of the reading and then discussing of a book (in addition to the not-so-usual quizzes, plays, and trophy bestowals), we wrote and shared letters. The inspiration...
by mvboronowski | Aug 11, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
Six weeks from now, greenspace will resurface the city streets across the world. September 17th is PARK(ing) day, the moment when both socially concerned and more simple fun-seeking citizens will unroll sod and set up benches in metered parking spots. Originating in...
by mvboronowski | Aug 10, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories, Aboard the Editor's Pirate Ship, Business & Entrepreneurship
The following text is from Barack Obama’s LinkedIn profile. It’s hilarious in its understatement. Read on. There are some recommendations below. LinkedIn is one of the most powerful networking tools on the planet. Barack Obama is the most powerful person...