Shaping a Sustainable Future

"Shaping a Sustainable Future ACF President Professor Ian Lowe, AO + ACF President Professor Ian Lowe, AO Professor Ian Lowe, Spirituality and Sustainability Forum – 6 June, 2007 I begin by thanking His Holiness the Dalai Lama for being in Australia to share with us his...

US town set to ban saggy trousers

US town set to ban saggy trousers A man wearing low-slung trousers, exposing his underwear Low-slung trousers are fashionable among some young people A mayor in the US state of Louisiana says he will sign into law a proposal to make wearing saggy trousers an act of indecent...

The GPL Wars: Torvalds vs Schwartz

""The controversial message published by Linus Torvalds (mirrored) in the Linux Kernel Mailing List was from the beginning to the end an open attack to Sun and its Open Source strategy. Linus criticized Sun's real position on GPL, and claimed that Linux could be dangerous to...

EU Firms 'Flagging On Research'

To encourage European companies to spend more on research and development, the EU should give some tax incentives. R&D cost money and may not pay back for many years if at all. "The European Union's vision of building a hi-tech economy could be left in the dirt if businesses...

Public Heist... Now

Washington, DC -- The meeting here Tuesday night, held in a sweltering conference room of the Cleveland Park public library, didn't have the star power cast attraction of Ocean's 11 or 12 or for that matter, Ocean's 13, but for the 35 or so folks that showed up and fought off...

A proper farewell for Francys Arsentiev

On May 2, I reported on the story of Ian Woodall's intentions to give final resting peace to Francys Arsentiev, a Colorado climber and mother who perished on Mount Everest in 1998 with her husband Sergei. A touching article came out today in The Rocky Mountain News detailing...

If the US attacks Iran....: George Bush's "Samson Option"

If the US attacks Iran....: George Bush's "Samson Option"The Samson Option is terminology used to explain Israel's intention to use its nuclear arsenal as an ultimate defense strategy if its leaders feel threatened enough to think they have no alternative. It comes from the...

More Troops. Send More Troops! The Plan is Working.

I was just inspired to do this. I hope it at least makes you smirk.

Decide Now Whether To Keep A Mortgage In Retirement Or Pay-Off Before Retirement

"There are two schools of thought regarding residential mortgages during your retirement years. One says it is a sound financial strategy to retain the mortgage, while the other prefers the security and peace of mind that is a result of being mortgage-free. Which works for you?"

Show some emotion, Cut down on the platitudes for Business Success

Memos are not the best way to inspire coworkers. They most often deliver platitudes and annoy people. How about connecting with people by showing some belief and emotion?