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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
The age-old questionYet another article about demonstrating the impact of training and development programs on performance. Issues identified:"…more than eight in 10 executives (84 percent) rated learning as important or very important.""…the amount spent on learning...
What makes jokes funny?An interesting summary of theories about what makes for humor:Benign violationIncongruitySurpriseHe also makes the point that humor is social. We laugh more readily when we're with other people. More interestingly, he casts humor as a lubricant...
Not your average drone: new technology the US military is developing
Via CSMonitor.com: This could ultimately mean “omnipresent” surveillance, Mr. Marks said in remarks Thursday at the McCain Institute in Washington. “We might have a capability that is so pervasive that we have ISR [intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance] on...
Not your average drone: new technology the US military is developing
Via CSMonitor.com: This could ultimately mean “omnipresent” surveillance, Mr. Marks said in remarks Thursday at the McCain Institute in Washington. “We might have a capability that is so pervasive that we have ISR [intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance] on...
Amazon, drones, and getting your stuff you quickly.
Via USA Today: "The idea would be to deliver packages as quickly as possible using the small, unmanned aircraft, through a service the company is calling Prime Air."
Amazon, drones, and getting your stuff you quickly.
Via USA Today: "The idea would be to deliver packages as quickly as possible using the small, unmanned aircraft, through a service the company is calling Prime Air."
Some manufacturing news
Via Business Insider: “France's manufacturing sector just hit a 5-month low.” Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/french-pmi-2013-12#ixzz2mJaKhS8w “The PMI Manufacturing report [for Italy] just hit a 2.5 year high.” Read more:...
Some manufacturing news
Via Business Insider: “France's manufacturing sector just hit a 5-month low.” Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/french-pmi-2013-12#ixzz2mJaKhS8w “The PMI Manufacturing report [for Italy] just hit a 2.5 year high.” Read more:...