25th May 2007
“What do you know about art, Volk?”
Maxim Abdullaev hurls the question through the airwaves as if it were an ax, cleaving pretense.
I cram my Nokia cell phone against my ear. Clattering dishes, jostling diners, and raised voices give me an excus...
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11th May 2007
At nine o'clock on the morning of November 3, 1885, steam whistles blew at the foundries and mills across Tacoma, to announce the start of the purge of all the Chinese people from the town. Saloons closed and police stood by as five hundred men, brandishi...
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09th May 2007
Have you ever been blindsided by changes in your customers? Have you ever felt that half or more of your marketing dollars are wasted? Were the surprises and the waste really unavoidable?
Perhaps the most insidious strategic risk companies today face i...
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08th May 2007
Swift and faithful
· Hart family armorial motto,
Celer atque fidelis, granted 1883 ·
When Captain Arthur Hart-Synnot came back to Ireland on a bright summer morning in July 1906, and walked down the gangplank of the overnight boat from Holyhead, he...
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01st May 2007
The following is an excerpt from the book On Becoming Fearless
by Arianna Huffington
How Fear Limits Us
Beyond the major moments of fear in our lives, there are many other times we sacrifice our personal truth to go along, be approved of, or jus...
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27th April 2007
Why a Killer Video Game Is the U.S. Army's Best Recruitment Tool
By David Verklin and Bernice Kanner
Authors of Watch This, Listen up, Click Here
Since the last draftee reported for duty in December 1972, Uncle Sam has had to hustle to staff an all-...
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20th April 2007
By Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson, authors of Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
False memories allow us to forgive ourselves and justify our mistakes, but sometimes at a high price: an inability to take responsibility for our lives. An appreciation o...
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