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A recent national poll showed the following results: Congress approval rating fell to 12% – disapproval is 80% and 8% who said they didn’t know what Congress was. Sad but probably true.

Seth Godin is so very, very on target in this blog – a few months ago Betty took me to the local emergency room – sat there for two hours – finanlly gave up and went home. Unless it’s a “major” next time I will go to a facility that’s a member of the Urgent [...]

Congratulations to Jet Blue and Southwest – top rated domestic airlines for best rating. 

“Start With Why” By Simon Sinek The third is ”Sinek’s message changed my life. He had me understand why it’s important to knowwhy you’re in a particular business, both for your own fulfillment and for attracting the right customers and employees and ultimately achieving great success,” says David Hassell, CEO of San Francisco software start-up 15Five. The third is [...]

“Who” is the book “that has had the most influence on my business,” says Craig Zoberis, president of Fusion Systems Inc., a contract manufacturer based in Burr Ridge,Ill.

 There are countless self-help books aimed at budding entrepreneurs. But which of them have actually helpedpeople start or improve an enterprise?  The Wall Street Journals says a survey says there are six best books that give great advice.   First is “The E-Myth” By Michael E. Gerber “Gerber’s book caused me to rethink what I wanted to accomplish in my [...]

Following a report in Digitimes, blogs repeated the rumor late yesterday that the iPad and iPhone will have a complete overhaul in 2012. The anonymous source: the guys in Asia who supply the parts. So get ready – should be exciting. Tom

Highly respected WSJ technology columnist, Walter Mossberg, named the  Apple MacAir the absolute best laptop on the market. Amen.

Big news in the “tech” was yesterday’s announcement by Adobe bowing to Apple – long over due. 

Why is Italy such a mess – excerpts from Jordan Weissmann column. 1. BLAME THE DEBT: Italy’s debt ratio is the second worst in the euro zone, behind only Greece. 2. BLAME THE PRODUCTIVITY: Italy’s productivity gains have been abysmal - In June, the International Monetary Fund found that compared to other euro zone countries, Italy suffered from excessive regulation and a dearth [...]