Tradewinds and Lloyds List report authorities have arrested up to eight suspects related to the missing Russian ship, Arctic Sea. The missing ship was located off the coast of West Africa on Monday. According to news reports the suspects included Russians, Estonians, and Latvians. The Russian Navy has transferred the suspects from the Arctic SeaRead… Read more »
I attended the first Government 2.0 Tasforce Roadshow held yesterday in Canberra at the Australian Bureau of Statistics in Belconnen. Whilst the agenda was published on the Taskforce web site I really did not know what to expect on the day. Given the format the event took it would have been more useful to bothRead… Read more »
An interesting thing happened over at the DoD’s web 2.0 Guidance Forum last week as the “use of web 2.0 by families” topic attracted well over 200 comments from wives, mothers, fathers, active servicemen and women about how critical the new tools are to keep in touch. Craig Newmark blogged about it, including pulling outRead… Read more »
Pricing adjustment is key to having a successful sale in a recession. It is a best practice to continuously monitor your prices of goods and/or services in your industry. Competitive Pricing The first step in competitive pricing is to check your competitors’ prices in person or online. If you cannot beat your competitor, offer somethingRead… Read more »
Good morning! It’s your weekly dose of TSP Talk. This market commentary is updated daily on www.tsptalk.com. Stocks dropped sharply on Friday after a weaker than expected Consumer Confidence report, but there was some late buying. The TSP stock funds lost between 0.5% and 1.5% on the day, while bonds were up slightly. The MichiganRead… Read more »
LOVISA WILLIAMS: GOVLOOP MEMBER OF THE WEEK (and general rockstar) By Andy Krzmarzick Few people in the Government 2.0 space are focusing on the international aspects of social media, such as what we can learn from other countries that are implementing and how it can be used to bridge geographical and cultural divides. Enter LovisaRead… Read more »
This is one of my favorite websites, and I thought I would share. The website has some very good space news stories. http://www.space.com/aol/
Check out this story. Saturn’s Moon with a Tropical Storm – So very interesting! http://news.aol.com/article/storm-clouds-found-on-saturns-moon/623873?icid=main|classic|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Fstorm-clouds-found-on-saturns-moon%2F623873
Sunday I leave for Mons, Belgium, for my stint at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. The original hope was for me to stay 90 days, which would have been awesome! My seminar docket this fall is pretty full, though, so I was only able to give our friends at NATO two weeks. Pretty stingyRead… Read more »
I am celebrating my B-Day today! It really is in a few days, but since I am working that day, I am chilling here at home! So how am I spending my non-B-day you may ask? I am spending it surfing the internet. 😉 Somepeople may say that sounds crazy. BUT, I love the internet!Read… Read more »