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Inspirational Quotations #160

When you love someone all your saved up wishes start coming out. * Elizabeth Dorothea Cole Bowen Intensity coupled with commitment is magnetic. * Warren Bennis It’s good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it’s … Continue reading

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Ideas for Impact #2: Jack Welch on Acting Quickly

Jack Welch was the Chairman and CEO of General Electric (GE) from 1981 to 2001. During Welch’s twenty-year tenure, GE grew into one of the largest and most admired companies in the world. Jack Welch is widely recognized as one … Continue reading

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How Hard You Should Work

People are surprised when I tell them I put in 70 to 75 hours of work every week and get about five hours of sleep every day. The typical responses are “Your Company makes you do that much work?” Or, … Continue reading

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Inspirational Quotations #139

We become like those with whom we associate: “A mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.” * The Holy Bible Concentration can be cultivated. One can learn … Continue reading

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Virus on iPods: Apple blames Microsoft Windows

On Wednesday, Apple’s iPod support website acknowledged that a small number of video iPods were infected with a Windows virus. In addition to describing the scale of infection and providing instructions to remove the virus, the website blamed Microsoft Windows … Continue reading

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Airbus A350 XWB: A Move in the Right Direction

As anticipated, Airbus announced a new A350 XWB (Xtra Wide Body) family of aircrafts at the Farnborough International Airshow on Monday. The family includes the A350-800 (270 seats in 3-class configuration), A350-900 (314 seats), ultra-long range A350-900 (314 seats), A350-900 … Continue reading

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The eBay-Yahoo! Deal: More to Come?

Yesterday, eBay [EBAY] and Yahoo! [YHOO] announced a long-term alliance in four areas: (1) search and advertising, (2) integrated online payments using eBay’s PayPal, (3) a co-branded toolbar for browsers, and, (4) developing “click-to-call” advertising functionalities. This move was inline … Continue reading

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Respect the Competition

In business, as in sports or work-life, it is essential to possess a mature sense of respect for the competition. The recent arguments between US Airways [LCC] and JetBlue Airways [JBLU] form a case in point. JetBlue recently announced services … Continue reading

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