Archive for 2008

This is an amazing article on Making Fuel from Algae.
This process takes the Carbon Dioxide generated by power plants and “grows” fuel via algae.
The man who perfected the process is an Israeli who was saddened that terrorists were invading his homeland and they were financed by petrodollars.
He equates this development to the human transformation that [...]

This article is basically about “How to ask to work at home”.
It suggests a good point though… as the price of gasoline rises, utilities rise, etc. companies in a bad economy may have a new incentive to let you work at home.
If they have enough “dark cubicle” days, they could see savings in electricity, heating, [...]

From Dane’s Blog
Vancouver Sun:
What does a mother do if she wants to stay home with her children as much as possible, but continue working the hours that accommodate those needs?
She could seek out an enlightened employer who allows her to work from her home office. Or at least find one that provides flexible hours.
Or, as [...]

I was just scanning my traffic stats for the blog and there was a pretty significant drop over the Mother’s Day weekend.
I was so busy getting something for my mom, I forgot to blog about it.
But if I had, would it have helped?
Did your website have a dip in traffic on Mother’s Day?
I have blog [...]

Many people interested in working at home have been forced to by globalization’s push to “downsize” American companies through “outsourcing”. It’s affected factory workers and white collar workers.
Globalization, though, knows no loyalties. So when Chinese workers get “uppity”, they are downsized and outsourced and the companies move on to the next low wage economy. You [...]

Bankers in suits are too polite to come break your kneecaps when you get behind on your mortgage payments. So when there’s a mortgage crisis, they outsource the task to those who are more willing.
Actually this type of investing could help both the bank and the homeowner but this “investor” has certainly painted himself [...]

Living in a rural area, I’m torn. I’d love to see more business come in. But I am skeptical of government projects. To me, they always turn sour in the long run. Did you hear about the company that hired an Egpytian in a figurehead position so they could get money set aside for “African [...]

From Dane’s Blog
I guess like most parts of the country, all our motels here seem to be run by Patels. What struck me as odd the other day was that one of the recently renovated motels in town had a unique message on it’s bill board. Instead of touting the motel’s “Free High Speed” or [...]

If you’ve ever been through Detroit or Cleveland, you’ve seen some of the most devastated urban decay in the United States. The parts that don’t look like war zones aren’t exactly prosperous. Big union towns once, they’re seeing hard times. Been there? You’ve seen some of the worst of urban America. But where some see [...]

From Dane’s Blog

The Wall Street Journal:

Lots of employers would like to be able to hire cheap, temporary teams of seasoned pros with experience managing $2 billion investment portfolios, running ad campaigns or earning Ph.D.s in neuroscience.
But few know the secret to finding temps of that caliber: Look on playgrounds and at PTA meetings.
The decision among [...]