Saturday, July 9, 2011

"I am going to a meeting on Capitol Hill to discuss a terrorist plot. Oh, reallly? Where are you going to park? I can't tell you that---it is a secret!"...

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I am convinced that many things labeled "Secret" by the Federal government are done so not to sheild the information from "en...
Thursday, July 7, 2011

Volkswagon making cars in the US to sell in South Korea...Think about that for a moment...

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VW confirms plans to export Chattanooga-made Passat to Korea ""Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant, now producing more than 100 Pa...

A penny for your thoughts...A private market invention is saving the Taxpayers BILLIONS of dollars, or I should say cents...

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The next time you pass (or use) a CoinStar machine, give it a wink and a nod and a pat on the head.  It is a nice example of a POSITIVE unin...
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Short video explaining the link between Economic Freedom and Standard of Living. So simple, yet difficult to achieve...

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HT: Division of Labour
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What are the most popular colors for new cars? You might be surprised...or not...

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Consumers are pretty conservative when it comes to the color choice in cars. Why is that? Is it for re-sale value? While I might prefer a di...
Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Steve Jobs and jobs---See how he creates jobs around the world to produce the i-Pad. How would YOU do it differently?

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Resources are not unlimited. Just look at the two top countries, the US and China. If you wanted to have the technological wizardy of the ...

Where's Waldo? Likely calling a moving company to book a move to China...Need more evidence that it is in your interest to know more about China? See this graphic, graphic...

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We can choose to view China as a problem or as an opportunity. The Genie IS out of the bottle and my advice for young people is to seriously...
Sunday, July 3, 2011

Oil and Bio-Fuels clash...The winner? Better question--The loser? Answer--all of us.

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Bad energy policies equal bad outcomes...Two reminders in as to why we need to wean ourselves off of oil AND why using food-for-fuel is NOT ...
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Colleges are accepting more out-of-state students for admissions for the extra money. Does this mean the admittance of FEWER in-state students? There HAS to be some impact "at the margin", right? See interesting statistics here...

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Interesting college admissions numbers from California. The acceptance of out-of-state (Foreign students included in this statistic too) has...

Creating "Solar Entrepreneurs" in rural areas in developing countries...Solve a local problem that has global implications AND give someone an entreprenuerial opportunity...Does it get any better than that?

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I love the concept of Social Enterprise--Equipping people in developing countries with the training,tools and capital to SELL (not give away...
Saturday, July 2, 2011

As you head off to college, here is some practical advice from a college professor who is also a student advisor...Pretty good stuff to make you think...

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For those of you on your way to college and trying to figure out what classes to take, or wanting to maximize your time/experience at colleg...
Friday, July 1, 2011

Your paycheck is killing you.. No, really your paycheck IS killing you!...See how here...

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When social scientists do research, they try to avoid the "correlation vs. causation" trap. In this particular study (Source: Frea...

It has begun---the new geo-political war for vital natural resources and Russia makes the first move. Move over Polar Bears, the Russian Bear is coming for you!

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Russia to deploy 2 army brigades in Arctic ""Russia's defense minister says the military will deploy two army brigades to hel...

Humorous Tech Company Organizational Charts---My favorite is Microsoft...

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Source: Business Insider
Thursday, June 30, 2011

Oil is like sugar---More of it gives you a short term good feeling but eventually you go back to feeling Blah---Yes, there is a lesson here...

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Before last weeks announcement that the US would release some of the oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve , the price of oil was already...
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