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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
Assessment of financial institutions: BlackRock
A website that is probably no fan of large financial institutions and their linkages with government described BlackRock's influence.Important points:"BlackRock has been called 'the most powerful institution in the financial system,' 'the most powerful company in the...
Medical robotics in China
An article described the increasing use of medical robotics in China.Bottom line: "Guang-Zhong Yang, head of the Institute of Medical Robotics at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, says that China’s robotics research output has been growing steadily for two decades,...
Financial Crisis Scariest Moments
Via Business Insider: The plot lines of the financial crisis are well-documented, but it should still give any market watcher pause to stop and think again about the events as they unfolded. From Lehman's collapse to AIG's bailout, September and October of 2008 were,...
What Larry Page of Google says is the solution to unemployment caused by technology
Via Business Insider: …companies should consider hiring two part-time workers to do one full-time job. This way more people are employed, which is better for society. Click the link to see more: Larry Page's On Unemployment - Business Insider Will they be the ones...
What Larry Page of Google says is the solution to unemployment caused by technology
Via Business Insider: …companies should consider hiring two part-time workers to do one full-time job. This way more people are employed, which is better for society. Click the link to see more: Larry Page's On Unemployment - Business Insider Will they be the ones...
Does your calling make you miserable?
Here’s a quotation from the book, The Education of a Coach by David Halberstam: It was not a profession that offered a lot in the way of tranquillity. “My wife has a question she asked me every year for ten years,” Bill Parcells said back in 1993 when he was still...
Does your calling make you miserable?
Here’s a quotation from the book, The Education of a Coach by David Halberstam: It was not a profession that offered a lot in the way of tranquillity. “My wife has a question she asked me every year for ten years,” Bill Parcells said back in 1993 when he was still...
Stressed? Meditating really does work and you’ll see a difference in three days
Via Drudge and Daily Mail: The participants who received the brief mindfulness meditation training reported reduced stress perceptions to the speech and math tasks, indicating that the mindfulness meditation fostered psychological stress resilience. Click the link to...