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News, ideas, metrics, comments, input, information, incantations, and other references to efforts to stimulate the American (and world) economy (i.e., CREATE JOBS).
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A Theory of Power - Jeff Vail
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Resilience Thinking - People and PlaceWe are a long way from understanding how to create a resilient world. Nevertheless, it is possible to offer some visions for what a resilient world might look like. A resilient world would promote biological, landscape, social and economic diversity. Diversity is a major source of future ...
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New Consensus Views Stimulus as Worthy Step - NYTimes.comNew Consensus Sees Stimulus Package as Worthy Step WASHINGTON — Now that unemployment has topped 10 percent , some liberal-leaning economists see confirmation of their warnings that the $787 billion stimulus package President Obama signed into law last February was way too small. The ...
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The art of control without controlling, doing without doing - Lead like the great conductors - http://bit.ly/4LNlboAs a leader — in business, education, or design — how much control do you need? How much can you give up? Is control even the right word? Is it possible to lead without leading? Here is a great TED talk that will get you thinking that has applications for leaders of all types. Former conductor ...
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OpEdNews - by Jim Hightower: Obscenely Rich Bankers Claim to Do God's Work -- They Can Go to HellNovember 19, 2009 at 15:32:01 Obscenely Rich Bankers Claim to Do God's Work -- They Can Go to Hell By Jim Hightower ( about the author ) Page 1 of 1 page(s) For OpEdNews: Jim Hightower - Writer "Repent," the preacher cried out, startling those who heard him. This was no street ...
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1Similar counties, but stimulus impact miles apart - The Elkhart Project- msnbc.comWell, let's see - who did Elkhart County vote for in 2008? John McCain. SWEET. Either that's a good reason to belly ache about an Obama / Democratic program OR that's a good reason for them to not get so much of the stimulus (following the Republican example - for instance, in pre and post ...JDP added 3 days ago
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2Reluctant Partners: Global Crisis Makes US More Dependent on China than EverTime to learn Mandarin, eat crow... ?Geoffrey Ames added 10 days ago
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2YouTube - 2009 Nov 11 - Maddow: Slavery DefendersWouldn't it be great if I were too big to fail? "Hey, Mr. Geithner," I'd ask, "I lost my job, can't afford my mortgage any more... how 'bout a bailout? I won't pay any income taxes if you don't gimme a bailout!"Geoffrey Ames added 10 days ago
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2Stress, Control, and the Deprofessionalizing of Teaching - Education WeekThis squares with my experience from working on a production line to working as I do now - in a fairly autonomous position in a company that has virtually horizontal management. The only stress in my job comes from externalities over which I have no control, such as deadlines for filing various ...Geoffrey Ames added 3 weeks ago
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2Having a Voice Makes People Happy by Frances Moore LappeI still remember feeling hopeful, reading Fromm, when I studied religion at the university. But these days, I am afraid the very concept of happiness seems outdated. Life is biological imperative. Survival of the species does not require happiness. Power of individuals is largely irrelevant. ...Geoffrey Ames added 4 weeks ago
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