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Amazon.com: Free Agent Nation: How America's New Independent Workers Are Transforming the Way We Live: Books: Daniel ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Pink demonstrates that free agents are a large and growing share of the work force. Pink shows that free agents have their own unique perspectives and solutions to such challenges as security, workplace relationships, career advancement, and work-family balance. From my perspective, defining a "free agent" has less to do with vocational status than a state of mind but, as professional athletes and their advisors will correctly point out, free agency has some significant legal and economic implications which must be accommodated. www.amazon.com /Free-Agent-Nation-Independent-Transforming/dp/0446525235   (2190 words)

Agent Orange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Agent Orange was used from 1961 to 1971 and has disputedly caused serious harm to the health of exposed Vietnamese, Australians, Canadians and Americans, as well as their children and grandchildren. Agent Orange was found to have toxic dioxin contaminants which have been blamed for causing health disorders and birth defects in both the Vietnamese population and U.S. war veterans. The judge concluded that Agent Orange was not considered a poison under international law at the time of its use by the US; that the US was not prohibited from using it as an herbicide; and that the companies which produced the substance were not liable for the method of its use by the government. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agent_Orange   (1422 words)

APSnet Feature: Pink Disease of Pineapple The pathogen responsible for causing pink disease remained obscure and the nature of the pink color formation of the pineapple fruit tissue was not understood. Pink disease symptoms are difficult to observe in the field since outward symptoms are not apparent. Hence, the application of a biocontrol agent (e.g., at the rate of 1 kg of biocontrol inoculum [wet packed weight] per hectare requires 50 liters of culture medium) to such a vast area is perceived as economically unfeasible. www.apsnet.org /online/feature/pineapple   (1662 words)

Agent Orange Agent Orange was used from 1961 to 1970 and has caused serious harm to the health of both Vietnamese and Americans and their children. Agent Orange is a colorless liquid: its name was from the color of the stripes on the barrels used to transport it. Agent Orange was found to have toxic dioxin breakdown byproducts which have been blamed for causing health disorders and birth defects in both the Vietnamese population and U.S. war veterans. www.militaryspot.com /agent-orange.htm   (675 words)

Amazon.co.uk: Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Pink draws on his own experiences, hundreds of interviews with free agents, qualitative surveys, and his review of the literature on this subject to weave together the best integrated story on how independent work is becoming a norm as well as an ideal in the United States. Pink also connects this trend to the rise in home schooling, by showing the traditional school and university to be more similar to the factory model than today's society and economy. Pink's work is very helpful in that sense, and towards the end of the book he suggests that this was his purpose in proposing the scenarios. www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0446678791   (1315 words)

Agent Orange Agent Orange had its genesis as a defoliant in an obscure laboratory at the University of Chicago during World War II. Agent Orange sufferers tried on several occasions to sue the government for its role in use of the herbicide, but their suits were routinely dismissed because of what has come to be known as the Feres Doctrine. Zumwalt's son, Elmo Zumwalt III, served in the Navy in Vietnam and was exposed to the herbicide. www.usvetdsp.com /agentorange.htm   (10373 words)

CNN.com - Career - Review: Birth of a 'nation' - May 1, 2001 Pink, a contributing editor at Fast Company magazine and a confirmed and successful free-lancer, himself, has put together a kind of manifesto for what he terms the "dis-Organization Man" (and Woman) -- a careerist who flees the traditional constraints placed on a "company man," as the loyal everyworker was called in the 1950s. Pink's work -- prefaced by his funny telling of coming out of White House speech-writing and into free agency -- is compelling and thoughtful. Pink is properly footnoted and indexed so you always know where he's coming from on something like this: "A 1999 Lou Harris survey of 1,000 self-employed Americans and small entrepreneurs found that money was not their top motivator. archives.cnn.com /2001/CAREER/readingup/05/01/agent   (1244 words)

Agent Orange, Operation Ranch Hand : Vietnam War Herbicides Below is a map of the provinces of the Central Highlands showing the total volume sprayed of the three major herbicides used in the war; Agents Orange, Blue and White. The committee's report specifically focuses on Agent Orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam, some of which contained dioxin, and unintended byproduct of the manufacturing process. After a scientific report in 1969 concluded that one of the primary chemicals used in Agent Orange could cause birth defects in laboratory animals, use of the herbicide was suspended. www.landscaper.net /agent.htm   (2145 words)

[No title] Agent Orange: code name for mixture of 2,4,5-T (2,4,5.-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid; 545.4 Kg/m3) and 2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid; 485.1 kg/m3), altogether weighing 1 285 kg/m3; a herbicide; associated with the (2,4,5-T moiety is the impurity dioxin (2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p- dioxin). Agent White: code name for a mixture of an approximate ratio of 4:1 of 2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid; 239.7 kg/m3) and picloram (4-amino-3,5,6-trichloropicolinic acid; 64.7 kg/m3). Agent White was sprayed at a rate of 5% of that of Agent Orange on average at the different locations. www.2ndbattalion94thartillery.com /Chas/2003AgentOrange.htm   (5181 words)

Free Agent Nation (Still) Wants You! Fast Company's Dan Pink, the man who discovered Free Agent Nation, talks about life during a recession, the secret joys of working at home, and seven dirty words of the free-agent economy. Pink, who introduced the concept of Free Agent Nation to Fast Company in December 1998, is back again. But free agents are in a better place to weather the storm, because they haven't lashed all their fortunes to one company. www.fastcompany.com /articles/2001/04/pink_main.html   (1344 words)

Agent Orange FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Agent Orange was a herbicide developed for military use. The Agent Orange screening physical given at VA Medical Centers: This test is nothing more that a general physical which includes examination, X-rays and blood work. In the parlance of the court, the issue is "res judicata" or "the matter is settled". www.lewispublishing.com /faq.htm   (577 words)

Amazon.com: Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself: Books: Daniel H. Pink In fact, as Pink (contributing editor, Fast Company) reveals, over 25 million Americans are now self-employed, and fewer than one in ten works for a Fortune 500 company. Pink astutely summarizes what this major shift in the definition of employment now means to millions of Americans and explains the various types of free agents (including soloists, temps, and those involved in their own microbusiness). This work may not be rooted in empirical research, but Pink's thorough review of the literature and his extensive roadwork interviewing hundreds of independent workers successfully merges psychosocial data with pragmatic reality. www.amazon.com /Free-Agent-Nation-Working-Yourself/dp/0446678791   (1278 words)

ITworld.com - CERTIFICATION NEWS - Opportunities in Free Agency Dan Pink, author of the book "Free Agent Nation," tells me that the two key elements to becoming a free agent are talent and connections. Pink says that in fact, most people find their jobs and their work through these weaker ties. Those of you who are now free agents, used to be free agents, or want to be free agents, drop me an email with your comments. www.itworld.com /nl/cert_news/12102001/pf_index.html   (861 words)

, ergo we can't include 'quandaryheader.html' like we do elsewhere --> Pink ultimately gets drawn into a wild goose chase as he jets around the world learning about different countries and trying desperately to keep everyone happy. Pink is his usual cunning and captivating self (even if he has found his voice at long, long last); the dialogue is humorous (but not subtitled) the graphics are bright, colourful and inviting, and all is spiced up with some hair-raising animations and music. Agent Pink is poised to provide a lot of laughs in this game mixed in with a little learning. www.quandaryland.com /jsp/dispArticle.jsp?index=358   (778 words)

Agent Orange still doing damage - Minnesota Daily Their fight is with Agent Orange, a toxic herbicide that was spread over Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos during the Vietnam War by U.S. forces. From 1962-71, 21 million gallons of Agent Orange, containing the toxin dioxin, as well as variants Agent Pink and Agent Green, were sprayed over Vietnam. The use of Agent Orange remains one of the worst instances of chemical warfare in U.S. history. www.mndaily.com /articles/2005/03/07/63587   (411 words)

VABook! PR - Business Breakfast with Daniel Pink It might even set you free." Free Agent Nation describes the transformation of the twenty-first century workplace, where the "free agent" is now determining the way business is run and altering the direction of future business relations. Pink profiles a new type of worker, who has emerged from our dynamic economy of the past ten years. Pink writes, "The new archetypes of work in America…America's new economic emblem is the footloose, independent workers–the tech savvy, self-reliant, path-charting micropreneur." He describes how a shift from the cold, impersonal Corporate America has transformed the work environment–creating an environment where the personal fulfillment of being your own boss replaces old values. www.vabook.org /site02/pr_bizbreakfast.html   (404 words)

Pink Booking Agent for Corporate, Private and Special Events - Booking Agency Headline Entertainment Although she was initially viewed as yet another face in the late-'90s crowd of teen pop acts, Pink quickly showed signs of becoming one of the rare artists to transcend and outgrow the label. Pink was spotted one night by an executive for MCA, who asked her to audition for an RandB group called Basic Instinct; although she got the gig, the group imploded not long after. During Choice's brief studio time, producer Daryl Simmons asked Pink to write a bridge section for the song "Just to Be Loving You"; impressed with the results, Pink rediscovered her songwriting muse and an equally impressed L.A. Reid soon gave her a solo deal with LaFace. www.headlineentertainment.us /musicacts/pink.html   (516 words)

An Agent-based Architecture for Advance Reservations - Schelen, Pink (ResearchIndex)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) For each routing domain in the network there will be an agent responsible for admission control on behalf of the routers in the domain. Requests involving several routing domains are forwarded for admission control with agents along the path for the requested service. Agents maintain hard reservation state using a reliable protocol for agent intercommunication. citeseer.ist.psu.edu /20772.html   (612 words)

CBC News Indepth: Agent Orange Herbicides used in Vietnam, as well as the best-known Agent Orange, were Agent White, Agent Blue, Agent Purple, Agent Pink and Agent Green. This is particularly strong evidence, since dioxin is the component of Agent Orange linked to many health effects in laboratory animals,” the air force said. The Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange, studied in 1997, showed an overall 26 per cent increase in heart disease, but the air force study added “disease risk was not increased in Ranch Hands with high dioxin levels. www.cbc.ca /news/background/agentorange/defoliants.html   (854 words)

Agent Orange/Dioxin Committee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Agent Orange was a 1:1 mixture of the n-butyl esters of 2,4 ichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T). Because of the large military demand for Agent Orange, the manufacturing processes were accelerated, resulting in higher levels of dioxin contamination than in the 2,4,5-T produced for civilian applications. While the debate over the danger of Agent Orange and dioxin heated up in scientific circles, the U.S. Air Force continued flying defoliation sorties, and the troops on the ground continued to live in the chemical mist of the rainbow herbicides. www.utahcountyveterans.org /agentorange.html   (5042 words)

Amazon.ca: Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Daniel Pink's name will go down in literary history for Free Agent Nation because he has so effectively covered the underlying philosophy of a generation. The four components of this summary box are "The Crux," a summary of 150 words or less; "The Factoid," a particularly revealing statistic from the chapter; "The Quote," which pulls one representative quotation from the chapter; and "The Word," a novel term or phrase from the new vocabulary of free agency. Without defining what a Free Agent is beyond an individual, temp, micro-business it was easy to make a leap and estimate 33 million free agents. www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0446678791   (2217 words)

Daniel H. Pink The book was inspired in part by his 1998 Fast Company cover story, Free Agent Nation, which chronicled the growing ranks of Americans who have abandoned traditional jobs to work on their own. Pink also serves as publisher of FreeAgentNation.Com, his own noncommercial Web site for freelancers, solo entrepreneurs, and independent professionals. During the Clinton administration, he was chief speechwriter to Vice President Al Gore, and served as an aide to U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich. www.fastcompany.com /articles/archive/pink_bio.html   (215 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) He is the other half of Agent Jen_, again I think they do their secret Agent work together. The latest reports we have at this moment in time is that Agent Pink is involved heavily with Mp3's, this would explain the reason why i haven't seen him as much lately. This Agent is a patient person, but if you do piss him off, you are asking for trouble, oh yes he does have a sinister side, so be careful. homepage.ntlworld.com /jazz.singh/Pink.html   (196 words)

Delivery Agent | About | Management As Delivery Agent's founder and CEO, Mike Fitzsimmons has developed and commercialized the only multi-media platform that connects viewers with products "SeenOn" and related to their favorite television shows, movies, sports, and music videos. Marder was a founding member of Delivery Agent and played an instrumental role in the strategic development of the company since its inception. Prior to joining Delivery Agent, Stuart Spiegel was the Vice President and General Manager for the Commerce Division of the Inktomi Corporation, a company that develops and markets mission-critical, scalable infrastructure software designed predominantly for ISPs, portals and large corporations. www.deliveryagent.com /about.php?page=management   (1273 words)

RE/MAX Racing For Life | Learn About RE/MAX Community Involvement RE/MAX contributes pink survivor T-shirts and caps, as well as "In celebration of" and "In memory of" back signs and program banners for every race. RE/MAX Associates who are breast cancer survivors or who otherwise have been affected by the disease are encouraged to solicit pledges for their own participation. The pink "RE/MAX in support of Komen for the Cure" banner that sits atop a RE/MAX yard sign means that Komen will receive a donation from the RE/MAX agent when that property sells. www.remax.com /inside_remax/corporate_information/community_involvement/racing_for_life   (530 words)

The Story of Agent Orange In the early years of WWII, a grant was provided by the National Research Council to develop a chemical to destroy rice crops in Japan (the major food source of the Japanese). A discussion between President Roosevelt and White House Chief of Staff, Admiral William D. Leahy determined that this heinous chemical should not be used. Agent Orange and other herbicides were used extensively through 1970 (and thereafter until the end of the Vietnam War). cybersarges.tripod.com /aostory.html   (10653 words)

mtv.com - News - 'We Don't Need No Compensation'? Agent For Pink Floyd Kids Says Otherwise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) A royalties agent for the children who sang on 'Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. After being approached by Pink Floyd's management, music teacher Alun Renshaw led his pupils, aged 13 to 16, to Britannia Row, a nearby recording studio, where the band was recording the song for its album, The Wall. The tune was also updated in 1998 for the soundtrack to "The Faculty" by Class of 1999, a supergroup that featured Alice in Chains' Layne Staley and Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello. www.mtv.com /news/articles/1494207/20041129/pink_floyd.jhtml   (831 words)

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Amazon.co.uk: Free Agent Nation: How America's New Independent Workers Are Transforming the Way We Live: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Amazon.co.uk: Free Agent Nation: How America's New Independent Workers Are Transforming the Way We Live: Books Free Agent Nation: How America's New Independent Workers Are Transforming the Way We Live Top of Page : Free Agent Nation: How America's New Independent Workers Are Transforming the Way We Live www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0446525235   (1291 words)

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