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Meet Up Summary: Su Tzen-ping on the Taiwan Media - (USA)
Jerome Keating (left) with Su Tzen-ping.Saturday's breakfast club meet up saw Su Tzen-ping, who served as Chariman of the Board of Taiwan's Central News Agency from July 2002 to June 2008. From 1988 on he was a reporter, researcher, department head and then editorin chief at the Independence Evening Post Group. From 1996 to 2000 he worked for the Taiwan Daily as chief editorial writer. In 2000 he was appointed the first non-mainlander DirectorGeneral (minister level) of the Government Informatio
http://michaelturton.blogspot.com/2008/11/jerome-keating-left-with-su-tzen-ping.html
Near Future Laboratory » Blog Archive » Nokia Homegrown - (USA)
http://www.nearfuturelaboratory.com/2008/04/28/nokia-homegrown/
The customer is in charge - (USA)
The shift away from blind faith and unquestioned brand loyalty is good for both customers and organizations. “Inch by inch, voter by voter, Barack Obama and John McCain labored for more than a year to lock down supporters and woo defectors,” an Associated Press story stated in November 2008. “It turns out, though, that the nation’s voters were a lot more fickle than commonly expected, and far more prone to switch allegiances.” “Conventional political wisdom says it can be pretty much taken fo
http://giraffeforum.com/wordpress/2008/11/29/the-customer-is-in-charge/
The Show Goes On - (USA)
Show Trials, Part II By MUHAMMAD SAHIMI in Los Angeles | 9 Aug 2009 [TEHRAN BUREAU] comment & analysis The second installment of the mass trial staged against reformist leaders and some of their supporters, was a lot like the first : The prosecutor read a long statement, which essentially amounted to a copy-and-paste job of articles and columns that have already appeared in hardline publications such as Kayhan , Javan , and the Fars News Agency, all of which have close li
http://tehranbureau.com/show/
Provectus Pharmaceuticals Updates Shareholders On 2009 Year-To-Date Accomplishments - (USA)
Video: Provectus Pharmaceuticals Updates Shareholders On 2009 Year-To-Date AccomplishmentsProgress Made In Therapies for Metastatic Melanoma, Atopic Dermatitis and PsoriasisKNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC BB: PVCT) reports on its year-to-date clinical and corporate accomplishments in a letter to shareholders from Craig Dees, Ph.D., CEO of Provectus.To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/pvct/39628/Dear Sh
http://www.only2press.com/archives/20150
Business as a Calling – Work and the Examined Life - (USA)
Business as a Calling Work and the Examined Life Why do we work so hard at our jobs, day after day? Why is a job well done important to us? We know there is more to a career than money and prestige, but what exactly do we mean by “fulfillment”? These are old but important questions. They belong with some newly discovered ones: Why are people in business more religious than the population as a whole? What do people of business know, and what do they do, th
http://www.goddiscussion.com/1289/business-as-a-calling-work-and-the-examined-life/
JAVAKHQ: Historical Outline (Part II) - (USA)
By Ashot Melkonian Translated by T. Sonentz-Papazian Part II: The Tragic Page of Javakhq’s History (1918-21) As early as before World War I, the administrative division of Trans-Caucasia became a subject of serious discussion among many national and political circles—a matter of great importance to Armenian, Georgian, and Tatar (Azerbaijani) activists who explained the Czarist-implemented divisions by the failure of the latter’s consideration of national territorial factors. These studies
http://www.hairenik.com/weekly/2009/08/09/javakhq-historical-outline-part-ii/
The Management of Technological Innovation: Strategy and Practice: Mark Dodgson, David M. Gann, Ammo - (USA)
Editorial Reviews The Management of Technological Innovation (MTI) is one of the most important challenges facing businesses today. Innovation has become the fundamental driver of competitiveness for firms of all sizes in virtually all business sectors and nations. The first edition of this book has become one of the most popular texts for students of innovation and technology management. This new edition sees David Gann and Ammon Salter join Mark Dodgson as authors, drawing on their combin
http://makemoneymyself.com/the-management-of-technological-innovation-strategy-and-practice-mark-dodgson-david-m-gann-ammon-salter-2/
Life Time Achievement Award - (USA)
Last Saturday evening the Willamette Writers honored me with a lifetime achievement award. I was stunned when I got the news several weeks before. Willamette Writers is one of the largest regional writers organizations with 1700 members and 4 daughter chapters throughout Oregon. Over 800 writers, published and aspiring attended their 40th annual conference. You can find more information at www.willamettewriters.com My dear friend Lizzy Shannon introduced me. “The Willamette Writers li
http://blog.bookviewcafe.com/2009/08/11/life-time-achievement-award/
The List: Every event worth listing Thurs., Aug. 13-Wed., Aug. 19 - (USA)
Ed. note: This piece was compiled by Danielle Favreau.VISUAL ARTS: OPENINGART UPTOWN 1367 Main St., Sarasota (955-5409 or artuptown.com). Shirley Dean will showcase her landscape, beach and local scene acrylics. Exhibit runs Aug 15-21. Dog Days Juried Art Show will feature submissions from local area artists 21 and over. Exhibit runs through Aug. 27. Regular hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. Free.SUMNER STUDIO 1365 Blvd. of the Arts, Sarasota (957-3728). Pamela Sumner pr
http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/the941/2009/08/11/the-list-every-event-worth-listing-thurs-aug-13-wed-aug-19/
Chomsky on The Election, Economy, War, and Peace - (USA)
By Noam Chomsky. Republished from Znet 11/25/08 Noam Chomsky: Tireless critic of Western imperialism. Routinely blackballed by the corporate media he remains far less well known and influential at home than abroad. The Election The word that immediately rolled off of every tongue after the presidential election was "historic." And rightly so. A Black family in the White House is truly a momentous event. There were some surprises. One was that the election was not over after the Democrati
http://www.uncommonthought.com/mtblog/archives/2008/11/30/chomsky_on_the_1.php
Young America's Foundation - (USA)
Sunny - Hi 69 Lo 51 for Baghdad, Iraq Sunny - Hi 72 Lo 38 for Qandahar, Afghanistan Rain - Hi 44 Lo 34 for Northern KY, USA Song of the week: So Much to Say, Dave Matthews Band Ramble: Just a quick note on a couple of things... Michael and I are strong supporters of Young America's Foundation. It is one thing to preach to the choir--our generation, but the reality is that the future of our country is in the hands of young people and that is where the focus should be. Children are indoctrinate
http://sundaymorningcoffee.blogspot.com/2008/11/sunny-hi-69-lo-51-for-baghdad-iraq.html
Bringing Iraqis A Better Life? - (USA)
Sabah al-Baghdadi – Iraq: Disastrous and Shocking Official Statistics from Gorillas Guides by Editors The following official governmental statistics, up to December 2008, show the disastrous conditions prevalent in Iraq since the American invasion and occupation of that country. Translated and adapted from Arabic by Khalil Nakhleh 1. One million widowed Iraqi women (according to Iraqi Ministry of Women Affairs). 2. Four million orphaned Iraqi children (according
http://buelahman.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/bringing-iraqis-a-better-life/
Kadyrov's Unlikely Victims - (USA)
Philip P. Pan of the Washington Post has some better information on the married couple who were murdered in Chechnya yesterday. Ramzan Kadryov's quote is breathtaking: in explaining that he would have no reason to have one woman killed, he gives a reason why he would want Natalia Estemirova killed. C'mon now, let's just try a little harder here. She said Sadulayeva avoided political activism and never challenged the government. But Save the Generation's former director was found slai
http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2009/08/kadyrovs_unlikely_victims.htm
Education and careers - (USA)
Secondary and post-secondary education plays a crucial role in the economic activity of any complex society. Kathleen Thelen provides a very fine description of the different talent regimes of Germany, Britain, Japan, and the United States in How Institutions Evolve: The Political Economy of Skills in Germany, Britain, the United States, and Japan. She highlights the very significant differences that exist across countries with respect to the internal and external structure of educational and t
http://understandingsociety.blogspot.com/2008/11/education-and-careers.html
Order Business Cards - (USA)
Austria is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. With hundreds of miles of mountains and valleys, picturesque alpine villages and town and scenery straight out of Mary Poppins. Doing business in Austria is not for the faint hearted. This isn’t meant as a slight, merely an observation. The Austrians are very formulaic and detail oriented. Any visiting businessman must be very experienced and know his company and product or service very, very well. Austria is a very formal p
http://www.thoughtmechanics.com/2009/08/09/order-business-cards/
White America: Suicide or Murder? - (USA)
August 9, 2009 in Book Review, Jew Subversion, Whites | Tags: Anglo-Saxons, Culture of Critique, Darwin, Ethnicity, European Americans, Intellectuals, Kevin MacDonald, Lamarck, social destruction, WASP Suicide — Or Murder? Kaufmann’s Rise and Fall of Anglo-AmericaBy Kevin MacDonaldEric P. Kaufmann’s The Rise and Fall of Anglo-America presents the case that Anglo-America committed what one might call “suicide by idea”: White, Anglo-Saxon Protestants were motivated to give up ethnic hegemony by
http://incogman.wordpress.com/2009/08/09/white-america-suicide-or-murder/
The right’s Big Lies about Obama’s healthcare plan - (USA)
Here are a couple of harrowing examples of the toxic lies that the Republicans are spreading far and wide about Obama’s healthcare plan: Sarah Palin’s lurid and fantastic charge that it’s an “evil” commie program, and, below that, an equally preposterous email from Human Events Online. Now, it’s not enough just to deplore this crap, and/or just try to set the record straight (which would involve not just refuting all such fabrications, but also pointing out exactly where and how Obama’s plan i
http://markcrispinmiller.com/2009/08/the-rights-big-lies-about-obamas-healthcare-plan/
Bibi Advocates Banning Foreign Funding of Israeli NGOs, Echoes Putin’s Russia - (USA)
Despite my criticisms of various Israeli governments, I never thought I’d see one emulate the authoritarianism of Vladimir Putin’s security state called Russia. Since Breaking the Silence published a deeply disturbing series of IDF soldiers’ accounts of Israeli misconduct in Gaza, the government has gone on a counter-offensive. The foreign ministry has petitioned the governments of every European country that provided financial support for the report and complained that such support was an i
http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2009/08/09/bibi-advocates-banning-foreign-funding-of-israeli-ngos-echoes-putins-russia/
The problem is not that the drug war has failed - (USA)
The problem is not that the drug war has failed The headline got my attention: Outgoing U.S. ambassador to Mexico lashes out on drug war Ah, I thought, someone ready to speak out about how we need to look elsewhere than the destructive prohibition model. And there were hopeful indications in the article: After six sometimes tumultuous years as ambassador to Mexico, Tony Garza is speaking out forcefully about U.S. responsibility for Mexico's widening drug violence. [...] It's that kind of
http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/11/29.html#a3150
Meh - I find Shakeaway toppings hard to eat | Tomato Eddie - (USA)
Image via Wikipedia At last I managed to get a lie in today after days of being woken by the work men next door. I think they have taken today off as I
http://thatgingerguy.com/2008/04/11/meh-what-the-point-with-shakeaway-toppings/
YAR’ADUA PLAYING POLITICS WITH NIGERIA - (USA)
Yar’Adua playing politics with Nigeria By OLUSOLA BALOGUN Nwosu National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ralphs Okey Nwosu, believes a lot of things are wrong in Nigeria and, according to him, he is particularly worried that President Umaru Yar’Adua is playing politics with nation building. Speaking on a wide range of issues in this interview, he expresses concern that the federal government
http://www.nigerianbestforum.com/blog/?p=20370
Who Attacked Mumbai and Why it DOESN'T Matter - (USA)
For five days now the media has been speculating just who is behind the horrible attacks in Mumbai whether it was al-Qaeda or a local terrorist group, whether they were targeting Indians, British, Americans, Jews or all of the above. The real truth is, it doesn't really matter. Terrorism like politics is local. And whether the group that caused all of the death in Mumbai is al-Qaeda or just a franchise, the truth is they support an Ideology that hates ALL non-Muslims, and they threaten us all: M
http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com/2008/11/who-attacked-mumbai-and-why-it-doesnt.html
Nature Calendar: Urban Environment Guide : TreeHugger - (USA)
Nature Calendar announced their launch this week with a worthy goal: 'to highlight both the natural resources and species of metro-area ecosystems, starting with New York City, and the work of the dedicated people, both professionals and volunteers, who
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/03/nature-calendar-urban-environment.php
Is Your Advertising Agency a Practice or a Business? - (USA)
Is Your Advertising Agency a Practice or a Business? Vernon C. Kenny, MD When I was a kid, Doc Kenny was our family physician. His office was over a hardware store in our village. When I had an ear-ache or it was time for a vaccination, mom would send me off to see the doctor. I’d trudge up the stairs to his office with the five dollar bill she had given me to pay him for the visit. Although he was a lone practitioner, Dr. Kenny took good care of me and my family. As well as man
http://sugar-princess.com/?p=1523
#Hyatt4Good Tweetup Tour Comes to DC This Thursday, Boston Next Friday - (USA)
This Thursday we continue our #Hyatt4Good Tweetup Tour in Washington DC, with our final stop in Boston next Friday. Please RSVP if you plan on attending. Each event is free or 100% donation to our Summer of Social Good charity fund benefiting Livestrong , Oxfam America , WWF , and Humane Society . So far, from our NYC, Chicago, Denver and Los Angeles events we’ve raised $4,000 bringing our current total raised for the Summer of Social Good to: $18,800+ Mashable’s Summer of Social G
http://mashable.com/2009/08/11/hyatt4good-dc-boston/
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