"Inspiring Invention" campaign encourages children to keep thinking.

The Department of Commerce's United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation (NIHFF) joined The Advertising Council today to launch a series of national public...

Social Entrepreneurship: Tobias Sturmer, Artistic Director for Empowerment Works

"As part of our commitment to highlight social entrepreneurship in Africa, the Cheetah Index brings you this interview with Tobias Sturmer-Artistic Director of Empowerment Works Music.Before going into the interview here is an excerpt from Empowerment Works that describes...

From Liberia to America: Richelieu Dennis, Founder of Sundial Creations

" Just when it seemed that the Chris Gardner story was the most inspirational story I'd come across, here's an entrepreneur's story that may even be more inspiring.  I came across this interesting blog post while surfing the blogosphere today.  It is about an...

The Machine Gun of Capitalism

SF Gate's Mark Morford eloquently summarizes where we are before the election, and asks the tough questions that will have to be answered by the new US President about the sustainability and workability of the...

Farmers losing fight against urban sprawl

Even with  British Columbia's own Agricultural Land Reserve legislation in place to protect our shrinking farmlands from development of sorts, we cannot place our full trust in that.  BC Transportation...

New Horizons Beckon, Inspiring Vision if Not Certainty

"Fifty years of spaceflight have taken people to the Moon and have sent unmanned vehicles zipping to the fringes of the solar system. What could the next 50 years bring?"

Just People

I am collecting 8X10s of people. They don’t have to be “somebody special”, they don’t have to be quasi-famous or even remotely famous! They just have to be a person! (Sorry, no pets allowed UNLESS you are in the photo with them!) All I ask is a nice 8 X 10 autographed...

Rudy Giuliani v. Ron Paul, and Reality

"Rudy Giuliani made clear in Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate that he is not ready to let the facts get in the way of his approach to foreign policy. The most heated moment in the debate, which aired live on the conservative Fox News network, came when the...

Linspire’s Founder responds to Steve Jobs’ call for DRM-free music

"First let me say that your iTunes/iPod success is unprecedented and awe inspiring to me. Your impact on digital music is astounding. I read your open letter to the music industry and wanted to respond. It’s great...

Yeeearh, Innit?

"Keith Richards, the legendary Rolling Stones guitarist credited with inspiring Johnny Depp's buccaneer in Pirates of the Caribbean, will be in the franchise's next film, its producer said today."

Impact 210 Gallery and Helene DeLillo Present 'Aumakua, Passion & Portraiture'

"Impact 210 Gallery & Helene DeLillo present “Aumakua, Passion & Portraiture.” Reception: October 20th 7-9pm Industry & Press Preview; 9-11 Public Reception. Exhibit dates: October 20th - December 20th, 2005.  (PRWEB) October 16, 2005 -- Impact 210...

2006's Career Dos and Don'ts

"People in the public eye made big professional strides and damaging missteps during 2006, and we can all learn from their examples. Think of Katie Couric inspiring others with her ascension to the anchor chair at CBS News, or Mel Gibson offending fans and associates with his...

Leadership by Example - How to Play to Win in Your Career

" She's a real team player. He plays hardball. We're only in the second inning of the game. It's time to drive the ball over the goal line. Sports metaphors are common in business discussions. As General Electric's CEO Jeff Immelt said, in its recruiting GE looks favorably on...

Can I Get a Bottle of Holy Water With That Please?

Christianity's going commercial.Read The Globe and Mail article here. 

Nonaligned nations ponder loss of Castro

"When Cuba last hosted the Nonaligned Movement summit, the Cold War still divided the world and Fidel Castro was a strapping 53-year-old inspiring armed movements in poor countries the world over. The Cuban-inspired Sandinista rebels had just triumphed in Nicaragua, the Shah...

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