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Sunday, September 24, 2017

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week:

Safety at Performing Arts Venues

Wenger | J.R. Clancy: We’re taking a slight detour with this blog to address what’s on the minds of many venue managers, designers and suppliers: The public’s sense of safety in and around performance venues.

This Is How To Actually Work Smarter, Not Harder

www.fastcompany.com: Possibly no piece of productivity advice is more well-worn than the adage, “Work smarter, not harder.” Of course, the directive points to the fact that it’s not how many hours you put in at your desk that matters—it’s how you spend your time there. In other words, get results faster and you won’t be spending so many late nights at the office.

But what does it really mean to work smarter?

10 Years Later: What Randy Pausch's “Last Lecture” Taught Us

The 412 - September 2017: It was 10 years ago this week that Carnegie Mellon University Professor Randy Pausch, who was dying of pancreatic cancer, delivered his now-famous “Last Lecture.”


Makita XTR01Z 18V LXT Compact Cordless Router Reviewed

homefixated.com: If you’ve been following Home Fixated for any time now, you’ve seen us cover various offerings from Makita’s 18V LXT Lithium-Ion line-up, which has grown to epic proportions (over 125 tools!); there’s little they’ve yet to adorn with their trademarked teal. Home Depot sent us the new Makita XTR01Z 18V, brushless, compact router to evaluate. I’m ready to pick this thing apart and let you know what I think.

Director tries to charge white men more, says he got death threats

Business Insider: Canadian filmmaker Shiraz Higgins is navigating the backlash following a controversial ticket pricing he proposed for his new movie, which has since led to a flood of racist comments and even death threats.

For the September 28 premiere in Victoria, British Columbia of his new movie, "Building the Room," a documentary about stand-up comics, Higgins wanted to charge white males $20 while women paid $10 for tickets to the screening.

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