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Mayan Timesheets; Best Reminder EVER

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:13:00 -0500

On Dec 19, 2012, at 2:36 PM, D***d wrote:

I think it depends what happens Friday night, but it could be best reminder EVER!

— D***d

On Dec 19, 2012, at 2:36 PM, D**** G*** wrote:

Best timesheet email reminder OF THE YEAR!

On Dec 19, 2012, at 2:12 PM, J*** M*** wrote:

Hi all,

I know we just did all this, but if you are intending to disappear soon and not return until after Jan 1, then you might want to consider updating your time sheet before you leave.

For those of you of Mayan descent/beliefs who believe the world is going to end on Friday, I would appeal to your desire to leave this plane of existence with a clean slate. Do your timesheet anyway, as this will please the gods.

For those of you who are aware that the Mayan calendar is cyclical and time is just going to begin all over again and the momentous event that will mark the shift from one era to the next is that Kronos will work properly for you, please note that there will not be separate time sheets for the two eras. HR will work in conjunction with Finance to assure proper accounting procedures pertaining to the apocalypse are followed.

Thank you.

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Barbeque!

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:51:30 -0500

Barbeque!

More from the war room.

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:08:04 -0500

Our election cake!

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:51:21 -0500

Our election cake!

Watching NPR Stations’ chartbeat data

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:41:12 -0500

Watching NPR Stations’ chartbeat data

The Battleground Team.

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:35:57 -0500

The Battleground Team.

Election Day at NPR DS in Boston. Streaming radio, keeping up...

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:43:52 -0500

Election Day at NPR DS in Boston. Streaming radio, keeping up with cable news outlets, and watching various network systems. Editors are working on Battleground http://ds.npr.org/post/live-blog-battleground

IDea Day presentations are underway here at NPR Digital...

Fri, 11 May 2012 13:19:00 -0400

IDea Day presentations are underway here at NPR Digital Services.

First up, local acoustic duo Tall Heights performs for the crew.

We’ll hereby dub it the first Tiny Kitchen performance.

Jackie and Pete brainstorming it up during today’s IDea...

Thu, 10 May 2012 20:43:14 -0400

Jackie and Pete brainstorming it up during today’s IDea Day at NPR Digital Services…

Did you see this?: Assorted Moments From the Night Osama Bin Laden News Broke

Tue, 01 May 2012 17:09:28 -0400

Did you see this?: Assorted Moments From the Night Osama Bin Laden News Broke:

Eric Athas, now of NPR Digital Services, remembers the night the news broke about Osama bin Laden.

ericathas:

I never really did a retrospective post on the night Osama Bin Laden was killed. So now I will, one year later.

Almost all of Sunday, May 1, 2011, was a slow news day. Painfully slow. At the time I was a home page editor at The Washington Post working Sunday night duty.

There were four…

No finer activity on a rainy Boston day… todd: Deep...

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:16:20 -0400

No finer activity on a rainy Boston day…

todd:

Deep diving into Argo @nprdigitalsvcs (Taken with Instagram at NPR Digital)

The River of News concept isn’t magical: you get success when...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:18:00 -0400

The River of News concept isn’t magical: you get success when you devote some time and energy to your site, and you understand that increasing audience and engagement online increases audience loyalty to your station.

There’s a ton of useful advice in this presentation by Matt Thompson at the Knight Digital Media Center for the Leadership Summit on the Future of Local News and Public Media.

(via Why Does the River of News Grow Audience? | editorial)

Behold NPR Digital Services’ own David Alkire helping to...

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:34:00 -0400

Behold NPR Digital Services’ own David Alkire helping to bash bugs during our recent in-house party to identify bugs, quirks and generally unexpected behavior in the alpha version of the new Core Publisher mobile site.

Clearly, Dave is the guy to call if you see a cockroach in the kitchen.

Yes, we have no bananas - but no, we don’t not have...

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:32:43 -0400

Yes, we have no bananas - but no, we don’t not have bagels!

We’re awash in tasty carbs today, thanks to the generosity of our own Kathleen Grant.

Thanks, Kathleen!

Note: no actual knights are involved at this event (unless Paul...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:47:04 -0400

Note: no actual knights are involved at this event (unless Paul McCartney shows up).

todd:

@npr’s @mthomps presenting at @nprdigitalsvcs Knight Leadership Conference (Taken with Instagram at NPR Headquarters)

As Shakespeare once wrote: The truest expressions of love are...

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:41:06 -0400

As Shakespeare once wrote: The truest expressions of love are printed on beach balls.

I’m paraphrasing.

Happy birthday to the one, the only, our very own Carl...

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:29:22 -0400

Happy birthday to the one, the only, our very own Carl Kasell!

You can see how excited he is…

nprfreshair:

Happy Birthday Carl!!!

Carl Kasell, NPR News (by Melody Kramer)

In what’s quickly becoming an NPR Digital Services’...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:40:31 -0400

In what’s quickly becoming an NPR Digital Services’ tradition, our own Eric Athas recently donned the groom hat as we celebrated his impending nuptials.

And impending they are - as in this Saturday! But, in an amazing display of dedication (or maybe too much champagne), he said he’ll be back at work on Tuesday.

However, there’s no truth to the rumor that he’ll be leading a webinar on editorial best practices at the reception.

Join us in wishing him a hearty “Atta boy!” and many years of wedded bliss.

Congrats, Eric!

Why is our own Rakiesha Chase so happy, you may wonder? Well, it...

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:18:00 -0400

Why is our own Rakiesha Chase so happy, you may wonder?

Well, it could be because spring has sprung but, more likely, it’s because she’s helping out with the WBUR pledge drive!

Congrats, Andy! npr: Once again, our colleague Andy Carvin...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:44:16 -0400

Congrats, Andy!

npr:

Once again, our colleague Andy Carvin (@acarvin) is among those in the “News & Information” category in ‘Time’ Magazine’s ‘140 Best Twitter Feeds’.

Next year, @tdoubleb!!!! — tanya