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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Sunday Book Review : The Shift by Scott Davis
The Shift: The Transformation of Today’s Marketers into Tomorrow’s Growth Leaders by Scott M. Davis
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Read the book at Discount Tire waiting for my tire to be repaired after picking it up at the library on [...]
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Sunday Book Review : Click by Bill Tancer
CLICK: What Millions of People Are Doing Online and Why it Matters by Bill Tancer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I didn’t have this on my to read list, but I saw it at the library and it looked interesting because [...]
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Political Bites : Utah Compact Immigration
Should Mesa or others endorse the Utah Compact immigration policy statement?
The foundations of this country as an economic powerhouse was built on the backs of immigrants. We have to drop our xenophobic attitudes and embrace the reality that diversity is [...]
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Sunday Book Review : The Element by Ken Robinson
The Element: A New View of Human Capacity by Ken Robinson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a must read for anyone who is questioning what they do for a living or gives a shit our educational system. Robinson [...]
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Political Bites: Arizona Shootings Changing Behavior
Do recent shootings in Chandler and Tucson change how you view public places?
Absolutely not. It is much more dangerous to get behind the wheel of an automobile. Allowing fear to control your life and hold you prisoner is not a [...]
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Skysong: Helping Cement Phoenix as the Place for Mediocre People
The Greater Phoenix Economic Council released a report touting that Skysong actually is exceeding expectations and has been underestimated. Citing a $113 million impact which is largely calculated using salaries of people that have worked there over the last five [...]
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Public Universities Get a Free Pass
The University of Phoenix announced a 42% decline in enrollment with forecasts that next quarter will see another significant dip. The number one reason cited is a change in rules affecting for-profit-schools that restricts paying admission counselors based on how [...]
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Political Bites: Biggest Prediction for Southeast Valley 2011
Give us your predictions for the biggest Southeast Valley story of 2011. Why will it matter?
Mayors and council from Mesa, Gilbert and Chandler will collaborate on major regional infrastructure initiatives uniting the Southeast Valley and making it the destination for [...]
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Political Bites: Which East Valley City Has the Most Vibrant Downtown
Which city has the most vibrant downtown, and what makes it that way?
Tempe is currently the most dense and walkable. Mesa has some has lots of potential as light rail makes its way East. Chandler has made the most progress [...]
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Microsoft Kinect Exceeding Expectations. Adopted More Quickly Than iPad.
I see a lot of new technology. Not very often am I impressed. Microsoft has a winner on their hands with Kinect. I completely ignored it at launch. Gangplank even had Kinect setup at the Chandler Block Party with tons [...]
