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"Perspectives on Wall Street" by jaculis on November 19, 2008, 6:57 am, in category Opinions

As I peruse the daily news, there are far many things worse than the stock market falling down...

Over 500 homes were destroyed almost overnight this past weekend in the region between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles...

I received a plea for fund to help those with multiple sclerosis... that is a rough condition...
I received a calendar from the Parkinson's Association...

...and unlike Boesky, Ebbers, Skilling, [Martha] Stewart, Leeson, Pearlman, Whitacre, and Ken.....

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"Priority Setting" by jaculis on October 8, 2007, 9:47 am, in category General

----- Original Message -----
Had to post this one from the Internet.

From: [undisclosed recipients ]
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Something to think about! Enjoy your Saturday.

The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings.
Perhaps it's the quiet solitude that comes with being
the first to rise, or maybe it's the unbounded joy of not
having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours of.....

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"Reframing Expectations?" by jaculis on October 2, 2006, 12:17 pm, in category Business Models

What you are about to read flies in the face of what much of the rigor and details and analysis that you may have come to expect in a Master’s Degree in Management (of something or another). Nonetheless, I offer the following reference to you:

§ A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age, by Daniel H. Pink, Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. New York. 2005. ISBN 1-573.....

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"Paranoia or well founded fear -- have the terrorists won by making us terrified?" by jaculis on August 10, 2006, 2:22 am, in category General

Per AP:
"Passengers in Britain faced delays as tighter security was hastily enforced at the country's airports and additional measures were put in place for all flights. Laptop computers, mobile phones, iPods, and remote controls were among the items banned from being carried on board.

Liquids, such as hair care products, were also barred on flights in both Britain and the U.S., raising the possibility that authorities were searching for a liquid explosive. " .....

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"Sustainabilit5y and Moral Responsibility" by jaculis on June 21, 2006, 6:36 pm, in category Business Ethics

You asked about what are the root causes for some of the misalignment of resources with organizational goals.

Let me attempt to answer your question, using a larger context that may be driving your organization.

Unbalanced energies of the personality causing excessive desire, manifested as greed for money, power, sex, or worldy goods often have people think outside the ethical box. People think beyond their needs, and so take more than theyu return, which is unsusta.....

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"Mother-of-Law's" by jaculis on May 15, 2006, 2:11 pm, in category General

We've all heard of the "Laws of Nature", or if not will soon enough.

Let's examine this past week in terms of what Nature has shown us:

In Florida, over 40,000 acres can go up in smoke in less than a week, and then the same fire be put out by rain falling at rates over three inches per hour.
Ratings go up.

In the Northeast, Boston North can get flooded by over 11" of rain in a few days, and thirty miles away, all people can do is look at a grey sky and .....

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"The Razor's Edge of Wit, Nicht and Kut...Die Kunst" by jaculis on May 14, 2006, 4:34 am, in category Business Ethics

We Have Bush's Number ... and He Has Ours
By Madeleine Begun Kane

Most telcos caved in to requests
From the Feds that fail privacy tests.
This reich we live under,
Our rights it has plundered.
So when calling Al Qaeda use Qwest.

Telco Haiku
By Madeleine Begun Kane

With threats, maybe bribes
Feds coaxed our files from phone cos.
Big Brother Bell Hell.

from: http://www.madkane.com, web site for Madeleine Begun Kane, American Humo.....

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"Ezra Cornell" by jaculis on May 2, 2006, 3:50 am, in category War Effects on Business

Ezra Cornell to Alonzo Cornell, December 20, 1846. Autograph letter signed.

    I am so thurorly disgusted with the whole of this miserable Mexican War that I have no patience even to consider the good qualities of some of our best and bravest men.

    This war I firmly believe was provoked by our rulers to gratify a lust for conquest and extend the curse of human slavery.

    I don't believe that our constitu.....

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"Hyundai Caught Execs With Their Hands in Their Pants" by jaculis on April 25, 2006, 1:28 pm, in category Business Ethics

"Hyundai pledges 1B to charity amid probe
Korean automaker apologies amid deepening bribery scandal" more at: tp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12384469/
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"Boycott Gas? Got this one from the web..." by jaculis on April 24, 2006, 11:07 am, in category General

GAS PRICES

Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY gasoline
> >from the two biggest companies (which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL. If

> >
> >
> >Join the resistance!!!! I hear we are going to hit close to 4.00 a
>gallon
> >by next summer and it might go higher!! Want gasoline prices to come
>down?
> >We need to take some intelligent, united action.
> &g.....

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"Ever wonder who donates to political campaigns" by jaculis on March 1, 2006, 1:58 pm, in category General

This organization tracks all political contributions leading to the White House.

You might even see yourself or your neighbor.
Amazing what is available in the public record!!

http://www.whitehouseforsale.org/
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"What Does a Tibetan Prayer Wheel Look Like?" by jaculis on February 21, 2006, 1:19 pm, in category Opinions

I was curious, so I did some research.
What did all that cryptic writing on the outside mean, and what is the purpose of spinning the wheel, and in which direction does one spin it.

For the curious...
http://www.dharma-haven.org
for more cultural information.
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"Revisionism Alive and Well?" by jaculis on February 21, 2006, 1:53 am, in category Government

Editing history?

U.S. Reclassifies Many Documents in Secret Review
By SCOTT SHANE
Published: February 21, 2006

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/21/politics/21reclassify.html?hp&ex=1140584400&en=aefb4d8fc1e315bc&ei=5094&partner=homepage

Mimics a pattern seen before:

http://www.cyberussr.com/rus/revision.html

Then I found that there is a web site lauding these people:
http://www.revisionists.com/

And of course the.....

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"What can we learn from hunting quail?" by jaculis on February 14, 2006, 2:59 pm, in category Opinions

Analysis: Re: Harry Whittington having up to 200 pellets embedded in him per AP/Reuters stories...

The news reported that #7 1/2 shot was used in Cheney's .28 ga. shotgun.
These guns average in price from around 1,400 to upwards of 1,600.
The movement to using non-toxic shot (pellets) "makes the 20 gauge a better choice", per Field and Stream Magazine (reference below)

For the novice, a 28 ga. shotgun is much smaller than a 12 gauge shotgun. As the gauge goes.....

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"Hoaxes, etc." by jaculis on February 14, 2006, 1:15 pm, in category General

From an anonymous source:

"Actually, www.about.com will provide a section (computing and technology) that will give a list of the latest hoaxes. It can be a little difficult to navigate, so another site that is easier to navigate is www.truthorfiction.com (thanks to M[...]) and then click on ‘Warnings’ on the left side. This will give you a list of all the latest hoaxes and full details if you select a particular hoax. Since we are bombarded with email both at work and at.....

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"onY" by jaculis on February 12, 2006, 1:01 pm, in category Business Ethics

Sony Next-Generation DVDs To Cost About 20% More

Wow, standards war AND a price hike! BONUS! Think of all the useless copies that will be bought, then bought again in the new format... one way to create market... but is it ethical?

Information Week reports: Some 18 Blu-ray titles will include "Hitch," "The Fifth Element," and "Species," and will carry a wholesale price of 17.95 each, the company said. Newer releases will cost more.

http://www.inf.....

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"What happens when a company hides spyware in their products?" by jaculis on February 11, 2006, 12:28 am, in category Business Ethics

***IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE/SOFTWARE UPDATE NOTICE***PLEASE READ*** (Please do not respond to this email. Responses will not be read.)

If You Bought, Received or Used a SONY BMG Music Entertainment CD Containing Either XCP or Media Max Content Protection Software, Your Rights May Be Affected By a Class Action Settlement, And You Should Download Updates For That Software.

What is this about?

A settlement has been proposed in a lawsuit brought against SONY BMG M.....

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"House of Cards coming down, destabilizing stock market?" by jaculis on February 10, 2006, 11:42 am, in category Government

Seems that guy (Mr. A) that has been tattling on lots of politicians as he tries to tap dance out of jail just named Shrub as a consort (appropriate term?).

What does this mean to stock market stability? Investors tend to get nervous and "pull out" when they think the that those in leadership positions in government will lose effectiveness... just a pattern over the last 50 years or so...

...as the PATRIOT Act (not to be confused with the act o.....

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"This goes out to all those who have sacrificed... and those that haven't..." by jaculis on February 9, 2006, 4:12 am, in category War Effects on Business

Wars throughout history have been waged for conquest and plunder.... the working class who fight all the battles, the working class who make the supreme sacrifices, the working class who freely shed their blood and furnish their corpses, have never yet had a voice in either declaring war or making peace. It is the ruling class that invariably does both. They alone declare war and they alone make peace....They are continually talking about their patriotic duty. It is not their but your patriotic .....

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"Ever notice how the body counts have stopped in the news?" by jaculis on February 8, 2006, 4:09 pm, in category War Effects on Business

http://www.antiwar.com/casualties/

for the latest casualty reports.

In case anyone wants to know who laid it down, their names are listed.
They deserve no less.

Some are National Guard who no longer work in the civilian business of yesterday.

Any ideas on how to calculate the costs?
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"Web 2.0 Bubble" by jaculis on February 6, 2006, 2:43 pm, in category e-Commerce

{name withheld},

Thanks for your thought-provoking comments [...means a long response is to follow]. I very much appreciate your viewpoint whether or not it agrees with mine, as it is typically incisive and well-thought. For more information about privacy policies, checkout the jaculis.org posting on privacy. Also http://thomas.loc.gov gives the ability to search on the latest legislation pending or passed by Congress.

For fun, look up the key w.....

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"New Newsletter on Wind Power Potential for Job Creation per U. S. DOE" by jaculis on January 20, 2006, 8:07 am, in category General

The latest newsletter from the U.S. DOE Department of Wind Energy on page 10 mentions that one of the effects of wind-generated power is "job creation"

More at:
http://www.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/windpoweringamerica/pdfs/new_england/newf_newsletter_2006_01.pdf

How can this help your business?
#1 - reduce reliance on foreign oil, and stabilize energy costs component of production. Sound like a good thing to increase profitability, and respond to stakehol.....

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"Terminated? Become the competition..." by jaculis on January 17, 2006, 6:40 am, in category e-Commerce

http://www.toddgross.com/

Todd Gross lost his position on a new station after a 25-year career as well-recognized, accurate TV weatherman. He recognized that TV was only one medium, and over-the-air broadcasts are going to be phased out by rule of Congress in 2009. So did he get upset? He got moving. He recognized his skills as a meteorologist were still there. He recognized he hade a loyal viewership. He knew he had contacts in the.....

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""Flash is Evil"" by jaculis on January 4, 2006, 1:21 pm, in category e-Commerce

Here is one take on why Flash is "evil"?

Think twice before making it the basis for creating content. Note that search engine can't "catalog" the content that easily, either.

http://www.dack.com/web/flash_evil.html

That all being said, it is an effective tool if used properly. Problem is, as with any tool, it can be abused, and thus the subject of this vitriolic yet entertaining article.

Read the meta tags at your own risk!

[This.....

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"iBusinessLaw" by jaculis on January 1, 2006, 2:13 pm, in category e-Commerce

One source of e-Business information and point of view (not to be confused with true legality) of Internet business issues. What is "legal" is temporal... at best.

at :

http://ibusinesslaw.info/

p.s. See Jaculis.Org "Privacy and Disclaimer" for limited warranty on this information.
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