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Forbes: Why You Should Fill Your Company With ‘Athletes’

Oct 4, 2013

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rokur

in Organization

A very interesting read here on Forbes

When I advise people to seek and hire athletes, what I am really referring to is the athlete traits (akin to leadership traits) that make any individual an exceptional hire. […]

1. They have the drive to practice a task rigorously, relentlessly, and even in the midst of failure until they succeed.
2. Athletes achieve their goals.
3. Athletes develop new skills.
4. Athletes are exceptional entrepreneurs.
5. Athletes strive for balance.
6. Athletes work well with partners and in teams.

Read the full article on Forbes. It is worth it.

Image courtesy ofÂ familymwr, CC BY 2.0
Swimming on Tonga, Team Tonga at the Barcelona 2013 World Championships

Oct 4, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization

The 2013 World Swimming team from Tonga talk about swimming at home in the Pacific.
CC photo #641: Eriksdalsbadet ready for the 2010 World Cup leg in Stockholm

Oct 3, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

Just a photo from the 2010 FINA World Cup leg in Stockholm, Sweden. Too bad that there is no World Cup meet in Sweden this year.
In the Game: Diana Nyad

Oct 3, 2013

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rokur

in Open Water

Legendary endurance swimmer, Diana Nyad reveals who motivates her and more during her sit-down with Robin Roberts in Season 2 of “In The Game.”

http://youtu.be/V7r9LXA17fgq
Family sues Hilton after man dies from electrocution in hotel swimming pool

Oct 3, 2013

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by

rokur

in Safety, WTF

Read KHOU

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, a Missouri City family alleges â€œgross negligence of epic proportionsâ€ for the swimming pool electrocution death of a young man at a Hilton Hotel swimming pool.

Raul Hernandez Martinez, 27, and his family spent the Labor Day weekend at the Hilton Houston Westchase hotel at 9999 Westheimer in West Houston.

They were at the swimming pool at dusk when the lights came on automatically. Eyewitness accounts, and now a civil lawsuit, detail how an electrical current immediately surged through the water.
CC photo #640: I guess some synchro stuff left at BCN2013

Oct 2, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition, Fun, WTF

A cup with some kind of sticky goo and a comb left in the pre-call room at the FINA 2013 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain.
Are we there yet ?

Oct 2, 2013

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by

rokur

in Fun, Nature
Berkeley High School shut down swimming pool after swimmers start losing body hair

Oct 2, 2013

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by

rokur

in Safety, Swimming Pools

Read for instance Fox NewsÂ and Huffington Post

A California high school pool wasÂ closed by the cityÂ after students reported symptoms including burning eyes, bleached hair and a loss of body hair.

Berkeleyside reportedÂ that parents of the Berkeley High School water polo team sent a letter to the principal expressing concern over their childrenâ€™s alleged symptoms.

One parent told Berkeleyside that her son had lost all of the hair on his arms and legs and that the his eyes were continuously watering and stinging due to irritation from the pool.

During a voluntary water test, the City of Berkeley reportedly found the levels of chlorine and chloramine were ten times the recommended level, and the pH reading was above the accepted level.

(Image courtesy ofÂ AG Gilmore, CC BY-ND 2.0)
Ian Thorpe lists Hollywood bungalow where John Lennon once lived

Oct 2, 2013

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rokur

in Gossip

Read realtor.com

Ian Thorpe and John Lennon may not appear to have a lot in common, but the Australian athlete and late music icon certainly seem to agree when it comes to real estate.

The Olympic gold medalist is looking to part ways with a bohemian bungalow inÂ Hollywood HillsÂ that is said to have been inhabited by the late Beatles legend. Records show that Thorpe purchased the timber treehouse-like property in 2006 for $879,000.Â He currently asks $999,000Â for the quaint, 960-square-foot home.