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June 2011

Some Reasons To Use A Database Reporting Tool.

As you know we are facing a period of an extremely tough economic recession now. We are used to walking on the edge balancing between success and failure from time to time. To be confident enough to stay competitive in our market niche we need to consume relevant and actual information. We can’t do without [...]

Flexible LED Video Screen suits indoor applications.

Suited for rental and fixed installations, rubber-based Flexible LED Video Screen utilizes 320 x 160 x 12 mm tiles, each weighing 0.5 kg. Unit features 7.62 and 10 mm pixel pitch with brightness levels of more than 1,500 nits and 1,200-4,800 Hz refresh rate. Since tiles are flexible and bendable, users can create LED displays [...]

The Face of Things to Come

We Americans have had our share of entertaining pretenders. From yesteryear’s The Monkees to Disney’s Lemonade Mouth, there have been plenty of producer-created bands and groups designed to charm us with their pretty faces and captivate us with well-turned tunes (even when, in some cases, they weren’t even singing). But even our best crowd-pleasing Svengalis [...]

Thoughts on Violent Video Games

Over twenty years ago the Dakin toy company, then a well-known maker of cuddly stuffed animals for kids, ran a controversial advertisement in magazines and newspapers all throughout the country. With images of bloody knives, pistols and hand grenades

Recap: U.S. Transportation Secretary’s visit to Bay City, Flint GM plant ‘shows we’re doing something right,’ says plant worker

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood was in Michigan on Wednesday to promote GM’s recent investments and Obama’s newly formed advanced manufacturing partnership.

Supplier Gripes Grow (6/30/11)

Supplier gripes grow; Mazda bets on gasoline; Calif. hybrid perk ends

Sprint Moves to Take Command of M2M Technologies

From cars to vending machines, movie rentals to building security, machine-to-machine technologies are a rapidly growing market, and Sprint’s new Command Center positions the company to meet the demand from businesses that want to harvest value from their data.

Group Condemns Harassment of Climate Scientists

“Reports of harassment, death threats, and legal challenges have created a hostile environment that inhibits the free exchange of scientific findings and ideas,” the board of a leading scientific society warns.

Leadership Tip of the Day for Busy Leaders: Millennials in the Workplace

If you have a boss or a direct report that has more than a 10-year age gap with you, you likely experience some sort of generation gap. This week we discuss how to manage Millennials, or people born between 1980 to 1999. If you’re over 40, just about everything you value is “wrong”, and your [...]

A Basic Guide for Busy Managers and Leaders: Millennials in the Workplace

“The Children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority, they show disrespect for adults, and love to talk rather than work or exercise. They no longer rise when adults enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter in front of company, gobble down their food at the table, and intimidate their teachers.”SOCRATES [...]