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Great Summer Reading: Nelson DeMille's "The Charm School".
It is 106° here in Texas. That is sit-in-the-shade (or better yet, air-condtitioning) and read a book weather. One of the recent news stories reminded me of a good book, worth recommending. Spies Among Us. The allegations were shocking: four couples living in the U.S. under assumed false identities while secretly working as covert Russian
Capitalogix Commentary for the Week of 08/02/10
On the surface, July was a good month in the markets. It sparked my curiosity about what insiders are doing. Do their actions show that they see a sustained recovery coming? Insider Buying Has Dried Up Since May. Insider buying and selling behavior offers a unique insight on the prospects of a company, industry, economic
Contacts Scrubber for Outlook: A Neat Solution to a Messy Problem
Your contact database is becoming an increasingly important hub linking your personal, professional, and social life. So it's not fun when that data gets messed-up. If you are like me, over time, I combined contact records from different sources (e.g., cell phone, Microsoft Outlook, and web-mail accounts). At some point, I ended up with more
Capitalogix Commentary for the Week of 07/26/10
It was a strong week for the markets. Normally, to get a sense of what's happening, I focus on the U.S. equity markets. This week, however, I thought it made sense to start with a look at emerging markets around the world. These markets are often referred to as BRICs. Emerging Markets Lead Stock Rally.
Interesting TedTalk with Nicholas Christakis About Our Modern, Connected Lives
We're all embedded in vast social networks of friends, family, co-workers and more. Nicholas Christakis tracks how a wide variety of traits — from happiness to obesity — can spread from person to person, showing how your location in the network might impact your life in ways you don't even know. His work shows how
Too True Video: It's the Dad Life
It may be a little after Father's Day; but it still seems like a good time for a video like this. Tongue in cheek, a little faux rap, and fun … Watch Dad Life. Hat tip to Ken Dennard. Related articles by Zemanta Your Father's Day Leadership Lesson (kevineikenberry.com) Clips from the Sh*t My Dad