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Monday, December 08, 2008

Videogames As A Training Tool

The military establishments are known for a lot of qualities and we can learn a lot from them. The U.S Army Training and Doctrine Command has an office for gaming. They are constantly
developing new videogames that will help prepare troops for combat. I think we can absorb/learn/adapt the important stuff that helps the forces to stay in practice with the help of technology. I think they are excellent training tools for business and education, really.

Useful links:
www.tradoc.army.mil
www.cretecinc.com
http://ict.usc.edu

Bill Cunningham Viewpoint

On the Street - Imagination by Bill Cunningham
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/11/29/fashion/20081130-street-feature/index.html#

On the Street - Riding High by Bill Cunningham
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/12/06/fashion/20081206-street-feature/index.html#

Imaginative. Artistic. Colorful. Classic. Brilliant. Perfectly honest. I liked it. Thanks Bill.

Sunday, December 07, 2008

Just Great Advice

Luke Johnson's advice to the brave young entrepreneur @ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7a451324-bb0f-11dd-bc6c-0000779fd18c.html was brilliant. You were spot on. Thanks Luke.

Useful links:
www.riskcapitalpartners.co.uk
www.channel4.com

Youth has the resilience to absorb disaster and weave it into the pattern of its life, no matter how anguishing the thorn that penetrates its flesh.
- Sholem Asch

Lean Transformations Group

Real world experience + Extraordinary insights + Common language = Lean Transformations Group

Useful links:
www.lean-transform.com
www.lean.org

Frost/Nixon

Frost/Nixon 2008
Directed by: Ron Howard

Useful link:
www.frostnixon.net

Retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews = David Frost + Richard Nixon. Not to be missed.

Hypergreen

Jacques Ferrier + The Hypergreen Tower Project www.youtube.com/watch?v=AifoFnBgixg

Useful link:
www.jacques-ferrier.com

Brilliant! I liked it.

Geothermal Power

Geothermal Power: Krista Mahr's opinion piece in Time magazine @ http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1864299,00.html was insightful. Let's be optimistic.

Useful links:
www.gge.is
www.geo-energy.org
www.or.is
www.rei.is

Happiness

I found the research findings of Dr. Nicholas Christakis + James Fowler on happiness = happy friends + other viewpoints @ http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/337/dec04_2/a2338 educational and insightful. Happiness is truly contagious, really.

Useful links:
www.bmj.com
http://christakis.med.harvard.edu
http://jhfowler.ucsd.edu