Kindergarten Moms Disrupt Graduation and Place the School on Lockdown

Ah kindergarten graduation - such a happy and proud time for all. Well, some folks had a bit too much cookies and punch at their kids' event, as there was a cat fight that broke-up a kindergarten graduation and put an entire school on lockdown! Yep, it happened in California - read:

Moms Brawl At Kindergarten Graduation Puesta Del Sol Elementary Temporarily Put On Lockdown

Yep, the YouTube videos on this are sure to be up by nightfall with every parent and grandparent having their iPhones and Flip-videos out!

David

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Reverse Auctions to Cut Insurance Costs

Insurance. One of life and business' most important - and disliked - topics. There have been many attempts over the years to make the insurance marketplace more efficient for both buyers and sellers. Now, a new start-up is trying to streamline and rationalize the process through reverse auctions.

Here's an article on the subject written by Patrick Hesselmann, who is the co-founder of FlatDoor, Inc. (http://www.FlatDoor.com):

Cutting Insurance Costs Through Reverse Auctions

As the insurance market is terribly inefficient and is historically not a transparent one, this is an interesting and intriguing application of the auction model. Will keep you posted on developments in this area.

David

From the Reverse Auction Research Center: http://reverseauctionresearch.blogspot.com/

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New Article on Cloud Computing Published

New article on Cloud Computing published in the Business of Government:

http://www.businessofgovernment.org/article/moving-cloud-introduction-cloud-computing-government

Take a look - it's short with lots of pictures!

David

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