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Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 30, 2010
The 3D Ipredictions for 2011: A Look at What Prognosticators See in The Year Ahead for Technology | Scienceray
Image by Fräulein Schiller via FlickrWhat are “the next big things” that will impact our lives and our businesses in major ways in 2011 on the tech front. We compile the opinions offered by experts with their predictions for the world of technology – from computing to mobile devices to 3D everything to the Web and to social media and beyond – for 2011.
Read the full article below:
The 3D Ipredictions for 2011: A Look at What Prognosticators See in The Year Ahead for Technology | Scienceray
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The Experts Shine-up Their Crystal Balls for 2011: The Megatrends and Microopportunities to Look for in The Year Ahead | Bizcovering
Image via WikipediaWhat lies ahead for the economy, for society, for business, for science and technology, and for our pocketbooks in the year ahead. We compile the opinions offered by experts in their respective fields to talk about their predictions for 2011.
Read the complete article by clicking below:
The Experts Shine-up Their Crystal Balls for 2011: The Megatrends and Microopportunities to Look for in The Year Ahead | Bizcovering
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
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http://quazen.com/kids-and-teens/school-time/how-important-is-an-education/
Getting an education means different things to different people, but everyone has to work at it. It doesn’t come easy whether you pay for it or someone else does. There are some personal requirement and discipline required.
What does it take for the average individual to get an education?
You might call me an expert in the area of education. I have certainly attended enough schools and put in enough days. Whether I learned anything or not remains to be seen. What I am offering here is advice not expert opinion. However, I will let my record stand for itself on this matter. You be the judge.
Click on the link below, the pictures in the original article tell it all.
Read more: http://quazen.com/kids-and-teens/school-time/how-important-is-an-education/#ixzz19YQMnCJd
http://quazen.com/kids-and-teens/school-time/how-important-is-an-education/
Getting an education means different things to different people, but everyone has to work at it. It doesn’t come easy whether you pay for it or someone else does. There are some personal requirement and discipline required.
What does it take for the average individual to get an education?
You might call me an expert in the area of education. I have certainly attended enough schools and put in enough days. Whether I learned anything or not remains to be seen. What I am offering here is advice not expert opinion. However, I will let my record stand for itself on this matter. You be the judge.
Click on the link below, the pictures in the original article tell it all.
Read more: http://quazen.com/kids-and-teens/school-time/how-important-is-an-education/#ixzz19YQMnCJd
World peace through love and understanding
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http://authspot.com/thoughts/world-peace-through-love-and-understanding/
Humans seem to have a problem with loving. It is not easy to love your enemy or to forgive those who have hurt you, but it might be one way to solve the world’s problems. Is it possible that we can find a better way? I think so.
Some things should be looked at more closely. We may not understand all that we see, but we can atleast be more considerate of what we don’t understand.
The world’s greatest weapon for peace, what is it?
There are many reasons why the inhabitants of our world don’t get along. I suggest that one of these reasons might be the lack of love for others. Does it make sense to hate a race, ethnic group, or a government because they are different from us or because we don’t have the wherewithal to compete with them economically? I in no way suggest that it as simple as this, but there is in fact, differences that cause individuals, groups and governments to dislike one or more of the other individual, group or government. (this is not an all inclusive list)
Disregard the fact that love is free to offer and receive. Don’t expect everyone in the world to understand that giving is much better than receiving. Forget about the wonders that have been accomplished throughout history because of love and devotion. Don’t even try to count the religions that are based on love. What happens to love when we become selfish, desperate, hungry, angry, lonely, rejected, or otherwise pushed out of our comfort zone? Whose fault is that?
Is it that hard to understand that we are never going to win at hate, anger, frustration, and getting even?
Google the author for more of these "Dr Robert E McGinnis"
Read more: http://authspot.com/thoughts/world-peace-through-love-and-understanding/#ixzz19WFsxbmS
http://authspot.com/thoughts/world-peace-through-love-and-understanding/
Humans seem to have a problem with loving. It is not easy to love your enemy or to forgive those who have hurt you, but it might be one way to solve the world’s problems. Is it possible that we can find a better way? I think so.
Some things should be looked at more closely. We may not understand all that we see, but we can atleast be more considerate of what we don’t understand.
The world’s greatest weapon for peace, what is it?
There are many reasons why the inhabitants of our world don’t get along. I suggest that one of these reasons might be the lack of love for others. Does it make sense to hate a race, ethnic group, or a government because they are different from us or because we don’t have the wherewithal to compete with them economically? I in no way suggest that it as simple as this, but there is in fact, differences that cause individuals, groups and governments to dislike one or more of the other individual, group or government. (this is not an all inclusive list)
Disregard the fact that love is free to offer and receive. Don’t expect everyone in the world to understand that giving is much better than receiving. Forget about the wonders that have been accomplished throughout history because of love and devotion. Don’t even try to count the religions that are based on love. What happens to love when we become selfish, desperate, hungry, angry, lonely, rejected, or otherwise pushed out of our comfort zone? Whose fault is that?
Is it that hard to understand that we are never going to win at hate, anger, frustration, and getting even?
Google the author for more of these "Dr Robert E McGinnis"
Read more: http://authspot.com/thoughts/world-peace-through-love-and-understanding/#ixzz19WFsxbmS
My thoughts on Global Warming
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http://socyberty.com/issues/my-thoughts-on-global-warming/
Nit picking global warming and those that are for or against it will not solve the real problem. Small range thoughts and actions have no bearing on the situation. No one has the foresight or power to see the truth, but having admitted that, let’s look at my opinion.
This picture alone and if taken in the jungles of the Amazon would not prove or disprove global warming theories.
Obviously there are many people including journalists, scientist and some here in our own back yard who don’t understand the word GLOBAL as it relates to billions of years. This has nothing to do with the UK or NYC. We have to consider that at one time dinosaurs roamed the Antarctic and coal in large quantities, is found there today. What was the world like then? Not one hundred years ago? Or even one thousand years ago. What were the glaciers like then when that largest frozen continent was a jungle? And again one thousand years after the Antarctic dinosaurs were living there and then again at the present time. It has been proved that many parts of our world have been frozen for long periods of time. Missouri north of the Missouri River was once part of our recent ice age. So looking at day to day, year to year or even century to century weather conditions has nothing to do with Global Warming via here, there and any other place. Global Warming has gotten out of hand because of radicals on both sides. Now, lets forget about the glaciers, tundra and the UK and think about the Globe as Global over a billion or so years. Think big my friends.
Our globe as a whole cannot support the time honored temperature exchanges to the exact same ninth of a degree as it has for billions of years
Dr Robert E McGinnis author for many years
Read more: http://socyberty.com/issues/my-thoughts-on-global-warming/#ixzz19WFXaR9r
http://socyberty.com/issues/my-thoughts-on-global-warming/
Nit picking global warming and those that are for or against it will not solve the real problem. Small range thoughts and actions have no bearing on the situation. No one has the foresight or power to see the truth, but having admitted that, let’s look at my opinion.
This picture alone and if taken in the jungles of the Amazon would not prove or disprove global warming theories.
Obviously there are many people including journalists, scientist and some here in our own back yard who don’t understand the word GLOBAL as it relates to billions of years. This has nothing to do with the UK or NYC. We have to consider that at one time dinosaurs roamed the Antarctic and coal in large quantities, is found there today. What was the world like then? Not one hundred years ago? Or even one thousand years ago. What were the glaciers like then when that largest frozen continent was a jungle? And again one thousand years after the Antarctic dinosaurs were living there and then again at the present time. It has been proved that many parts of our world have been frozen for long periods of time. Missouri north of the Missouri River was once part of our recent ice age. So looking at day to day, year to year or even century to century weather conditions has nothing to do with Global Warming via here, there and any other place. Global Warming has gotten out of hand because of radicals on both sides. Now, lets forget about the glaciers, tundra and the UK and think about the Globe as Global over a billion or so years. Think big my friends.
Our globe as a whole cannot support the time honored temperature exchanges to the exact same ninth of a degree as it has for billions of years
Dr Robert E McGinnis author for many years
Read more: http://socyberty.com/issues/my-thoughts-on-global-warming/#ixzz19WFXaR9r
Make a plan, follow your plan, it is as simple as that
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http://socyberty.com/advice/planning-preparation-and-execution-for-a-successful-life/
We all need to know where we are going. How we plan to get there and most of all, what we want to be like and what we want have when the trip is ended. We must plan carefully, prepare for what we plan to do and execute accordingly.
Living the good life.
Each year is a time for looking back.
As another year comes to an end, I look back on my life and wonder how many of you are doing the same. We are all different and that is a given. We all have opportunities and that is a given. What you do with your differences and your opportunities has a lot to do with what you see as you look back on each year and as in my case, looking back on a lifetime of planning, execution and endeavor gives me great memories. I wish you all the very best in the coming years.
Have you accomplish all that you wanted to this year? We all should have goals for things that should be done. There are things that we must get done, things that we would like to get done and then there are things we dream about getting done. What about you? Did you do all that you wanted to do this year? Have you accomplished your goals to this point in your lifetime?
Published by Dr Robert E McGinnis author for many years
Read more: http://socyberty.com/advice/planning-preparation-and-execution-for-a-successful-life/#ixzz19WF1eijK
http://socyberty.com/advice/planning-preparation-and-execution-for-a-successful-life/
We all need to know where we are going. How we plan to get there and most of all, what we want to be like and what we want have when the trip is ended. We must plan carefully, prepare for what we plan to do and execute accordingly.
Living the good life.
Each year is a time for looking back.
As another year comes to an end, I look back on my life and wonder how many of you are doing the same. We are all different and that is a given. We all have opportunities and that is a given. What you do with your differences and your opportunities has a lot to do with what you see as you look back on each year and as in my case, looking back on a lifetime of planning, execution and endeavor gives me great memories. I wish you all the very best in the coming years.
Have you accomplish all that you wanted to this year? We all should have goals for things that should be done. There are things that we must get done, things that we would like to get done and then there are things we dream about getting done. What about you? Did you do all that you wanted to do this year? Have you accomplished your goals to this point in your lifetime?
Published by Dr Robert E McGinnis author for many years
Read more: http://socyberty.com/advice/planning-preparation-and-execution-for-a-successful-life/#ixzz19WF1eijK
The Price of Influence: A Cautionary Tale of Not Following the Rules in Conducting Tax Sale Reverse Auctions
Image via WikipediaHere's a tale of why it is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO very important to have a reverse auction mechanism in place - and to have it followed - at all levels of government. It comes from Madison County, Illinois, where it turns out that the county treasurer had sold tax liens against properties at the highest allowable rate (18 percent), rather than conducting the legally-mandated reverse auctions to allow investors to compete for the properties and thereby lower the interest rates paid by delinquent taxpayers. The practice allegedly cost taxpayers millions, while benefiting the treasurer's campaign contributors. See the complete story below:
'I was taken advantage of': State investigates Fred Bathon's tax auctions - Tax auction controversy - bnd.com
David Wyld, Professor of Management at Southeastern Louisiana University and Director of the Reverse Auction Research Center (http://www.reverseauctionresearch.com/)
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Ideas with Staying Power - and Continuing Amazon Sales: What Are the Best Business Books of All Time?
Let’s face it, many business books are forgettable (and end-up in the bargain bin at Barnes and Noble!). However, there are classics that stand the test of time. This article compiles lists of the best business books of all time from a variety of perspectives.
Read the complete article below:
Ideas with Staying Power - and Continuing Amazon Sales: What are The Best Business Books of All Time?
David Wyld, Professor of Management
Southeastern Louisiana University
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The Comeback Brands of 2011: Do You See These Reentering Your Shopping Field of Vision?
Forbes has come-up with a list of once bland and falling brands that may well be headed for a comeback in 2011. Read through their list and come back here to the blog to discuss whether you think they are "spot on" or "dead wrong." See the complete article at the link below:
comeback-brands-of-2011: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance
David Wyld, Professor of Management
Southeastern Louisiana University
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Sick Of Expensive Car Insurance?Why should we pay excessive amounts of money for a bare necessity - car insurance.
I have compiled a list of top ten tips on how to get cheaper car cover, so you dont get over-charged in the new year!
Top 10 Tips For Cheaper Car Insurance
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Global Warming A Hot Issue (for the confused)
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http://socyberty.com/issues/my-thoughts-on-global-warming/
You are here: Home » Issues » My Thoughts on Global Warming
My Thoughts on Global Warming
by Dr Robert E McGinnis in Issues, December 28, 2010
Nit picking global warming and those that are for or against it will not solve the real problem. Small range thoughts and actions have no bearing on the situation. No one has the foresight or power to see the truth, but having admitted that, let’s look at my opinion.
This picture alone and if taken in the jungles of the Amazon would not prove or disprove global warming theories.
Obviously there are many people including journalists, scientist and some here in our own back yard who don’t understand the word GLOBAL as it relates to billions of years. This has nothing to do with the UK or NYC. We have to consider that at one time dinosaurs roamed the Antarctic and coal in large quantities, is found there today. What was the world like then? Not one hundred years ago? Or even one thousand years ago. What were the glaciers like then when that largest frozen continent was a jungle? And again one thousand years after the Antarctic dinosaurs were living there and then again at the present time. It has been proved that many parts of our world have been frozen for long periods of time. Missouri north of the Missouri River was once part of our recent ice age. So looking at day to day, year to year or even century to century weather conditions has nothing to do with Global Warming via here, there and any other place. Global Warming has gotten out of hand because of radicals on both sides. Now, lets forget about the glaciers, tundra and the UK and think about the Globe as Global over a billion or so years. Think big my friends.
Our globe as a whole cannot support the time honored temperature exchanges to the exact same ninth of a degree as it has for billions of years (only at the present because this too will change) because of the interference of pollution, radiation loss, and other large scale influences on our otherwise normal global temperature exchange system. Even if, (IF), we were to have earth shattering cold and freezing weather over the next one-hundred years and America completely froze over, on a global scale the heat exchange would still not be normal due to the factors mentioned and that includes the yak dung as some people often comment with. People like to pick out small examples of cold and say things like see – see. Oh well, what can experts like you and I do with these kind of people?
You can find more works by this author by a Google search of Dr Robert E McGinnis
Read more: http://socyberty.com/issues/my-thoughts-on-global-warming/#ixzz19QbN8c58
http://socyberty.com/issues/my-thoughts-on-global-warming/
You are here: Home » Issues » My Thoughts on Global Warming
My Thoughts on Global Warming
by Dr Robert E McGinnis in Issues, December 28, 2010
Nit picking global warming and those that are for or against it will not solve the real problem. Small range thoughts and actions have no bearing on the situation. No one has the foresight or power to see the truth, but having admitted that, let’s look at my opinion.
This picture alone and if taken in the jungles of the Amazon would not prove or disprove global warming theories.
Obviously there are many people including journalists, scientist and some here in our own back yard who don’t understand the word GLOBAL as it relates to billions of years. This has nothing to do with the UK or NYC. We have to consider that at one time dinosaurs roamed the Antarctic and coal in large quantities, is found there today. What was the world like then? Not one hundred years ago? Or even one thousand years ago. What were the glaciers like then when that largest frozen continent was a jungle? And again one thousand years after the Antarctic dinosaurs were living there and then again at the present time. It has been proved that many parts of our world have been frozen for long periods of time. Missouri north of the Missouri River was once part of our recent ice age. So looking at day to day, year to year or even century to century weather conditions has nothing to do with Global Warming via here, there and any other place. Global Warming has gotten out of hand because of radicals on both sides. Now, lets forget about the glaciers, tundra and the UK and think about the Globe as Global over a billion or so years. Think big my friends.
Our globe as a whole cannot support the time honored temperature exchanges to the exact same ninth of a degree as it has for billions of years (only at the present because this too will change) because of the interference of pollution, radiation loss, and other large scale influences on our otherwise normal global temperature exchange system. Even if, (IF), we were to have earth shattering cold and freezing weather over the next one-hundred years and America completely froze over, on a global scale the heat exchange would still not be normal due to the factors mentioned and that includes the yak dung as some people often comment with. People like to pick out small examples of cold and say things like see – see. Oh well, what can experts like you and I do with these kind of people?
You can find more works by this author by a Google search of Dr Robert E McGinnis
Read more: http://socyberty.com/issues/my-thoughts-on-global-warming/#ixzz19QbN8c58
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http://bizcovering.com/business/who-doesnt-enjoy-making-money/
Money can be used for many things, but making it can be more fun than spending it. There are so many ways to make some extra cash, but if you enjoy it, then it might be called recreation. I enjoy shopping.
Do what you will with your life, but make it the best possible.
Do you have time to shop for a bargain? Can shopping for bargains improve your income? If someone offered you five-hundred dollars for a day of shopping would you do it? Do you like shopping as much as I do?
First, let me say that many companies have professional buyers. I will give you an example in my own life. I worked for a large electronics company and we had a team of buyers. These were salaried people who knew the component and tool market very well. They would study our contracts and make a list of all of the items needed for production and then
Dr Robert E McGinnis published author for over thirty years
Read more: http://bizcovering.com/business/who-doesnt-enjoy-making-money/#ixzz19QOArpXt
http://bizcovering.com/business/who-doesnt-enjoy-making-money/
Money can be used for many things, but making it can be more fun than spending it. There are so many ways to make some extra cash, but if you enjoy it, then it might be called recreation. I enjoy shopping.
Do what you will with your life, but make it the best possible.
Do you have time to shop for a bargain? Can shopping for bargains improve your income? If someone offered you five-hundred dollars for a day of shopping would you do it? Do you like shopping as much as I do?
First, let me say that many companies have professional buyers. I will give you an example in my own life. I worked for a large electronics company and we had a team of buyers. These were salaried people who knew the component and tool market very well. They would study our contracts and make a list of all of the items needed for production and then
Dr Robert E McGinnis published author for over thirty years
Read more: http://bizcovering.com/business/who-doesnt-enjoy-making-money/#ixzz19QOArpXt
What You Should Have on Your Kindle (Or by Your Nightstand If You are Old School): A Compilation of Lists of The Best Business Books of 2010 | Bizcovering
Want to get ahead in 2011? A good way to kick-start your career in the new year is to read some of the best and most creative thinking out there on management, marketing, finance, business, and strategy. This article puts in one convenient place the “best of” business books for 2010 for you to peruse and use.
Read the complete article below:
What You Should Have on Your Kindle (Or by Your Nightstand If You are Old School): A Compilation of Lists of The Best Business Books of 2010 | Bizcovering
Steve Jobs is coming to your office and your living room in 3D soon: Apple sets its sights on holographic display technology
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"Ruh-roh" in the tech industry. The news has come down that "Television and cinema screens that produce holographic images without the need for special glasses are being developed by computer giant Apple." So, how long before we're sitting in front of 3D holographic iMacs, MacBooks, and iPads - and what will that mean for all of us? Read the details in the story from The Telegraph below:
Apple patent reveals plans for holographic display - Telegraph
David
Monday, December 27, 2010
Are We Becoming "A Nation of Wussies"?: Pennsylvania Ed Rendell Says Postponed Eagles-Vikings Game Says a Lot About Us
Image via WikipediaIs postponing an NFL game (between the Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings) just because of the threat of snow a sign that, as Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell believes, that "We're becoming a nation of wussies."
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Big Ideas 101: MIT's Eric von Hippel on Open Innovation & LEGO Mindstorms
Image via WikipediaMIT's Eric von Hippel has some very interesting ideas for executives and managers to think about as he talks about the lessons to be learned from "Open Innovation & LEGO Mindstorms." No, there not just for kids, and LEGO is seeing interest in its product explode, with users devoted to the product - and to making it better. Watch below and comment here on the blog:
David Wyld, Professor of Management
Southeastern Louisiana University
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Big Ideas 101: Magician Andy Cohen on Innovation & Leadership
Magic and business - you and I many not always think of them in the same breath. However, magician Andy Cohen has some very interesting and provocative ideas on innovation and leadership, and he presents them in a very entertaining manner in this brief video. Watch below and comment here on the blog:
David Wyld, Professor of Management
Southeastern Louisiana University
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Big Ideas 101: John Maeda on the Laws of Simplicity for Design and Business
Image by Burnt Pixel via FlickrHere's a great, four minute look at the ideas of John Maeda, author of The Laws of Simplicity. I think you will find he has some very interesting and provocative ideas on the intersection of design, art, business, and science. Watch below and comment here on the blog:
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Big Ideas 101: Jim McDowell on Mini - The Anti-Luxury Brand
Image via WikipediaThis is a lecture given by Jim McDowell, the CEO of Mini. It is entitled, "The Anti-Luxury Brand," and I think you will find he has some very interesting and provocative ideas on building a brand - and building a community as well. Watch below and comment here on the blog:
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Daniel Pink: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Image via WikipediaThis is a very good, ten minute long animated-lecture (not an oxymoron) from Daniel Pink, the author of Drive. In this talk, he tells us about "The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us." Watch below and post your comments/thoughts here on the blog:
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Saturday, December 25, 2010
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg on Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders
Image by dfarber via FlickrSheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions -- and offers three powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the top.
View her TedTalk below:
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