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DFN: Dan Schwabel interview Nancy Ancowitz and they talked about the advantages and disadvantages of being an introvert when it comes to job seeking. Today, I (Dan Schwabel) spoke to Nancy Ancowitz, who is the author of Self-Promotion for Introverts®: The Quiet Guide to Getting Ahead and a business communication coach specializing in career advancement [...]
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DFN: Another article regarding the bluestones at Stonehenge. Missing Stonehenge circle did not come from Preselis British Archaeology November December 2009 MikePitts http://brian-mountainman.blogspot.com/2009/10/mike-pitts-on-bluestones.html A new theory about the Stonehenge bluestones is set to divide geologists and archaeologists, and open new inquiries into how and why the famous stones reached Stonehenge. The site’s megaliths are traditionally [...]
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DFN: Sound advice to consider BEFORE launching your business. 7 things you need to know to start a business BY GABE SEMENZA – GSEMENZA@VICAD.COM Originally published October 11, 2009 at 12:36 p.m. http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2009/oct/11/gs_seven_things_biz_101209_66523/?business&local-business At one time or another, you likely considered launching your own business. You either followed your dream or remained put for this [...]
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DFN: Jon Stow makes a great point about business plans not just being prepared for bankers, their a vehicle through which we can test on paper whether a business will be successful on not, and thus avoid great losses and disappointment. Better to have a business plan than have your dreams shattered By Jon Stow [...]
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DFN: This is one trip I’d like to make in the future. October 9, 2009 Posted by JM at 9:43 PM The Classic Inca Trail When Hiram Bingham re-discovered Machu Picchu in 1911, he noticed a road leading away from the lost ancient Inca citadel. In a May 1916 National Geographic article “Further Explorations in [...]
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DFN – Good article which explains the controversy surrounding the Mayan’s prediction of the end of the world in 2012. Lots of attention on this, given the movie that’s coming out soon. Mayan Year 2012 Stirs Doomsday Theories Sunday, October 11, 2009 – AP Oct. 3: Guatemalan Mayan Indian elder Apolinario Chile Pixtun gestures as [...]
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DFN: Article about how to apply the KKR philosophy to business cases; though this is written for an "IT business case", the thoughts and ideas in this article are applicable to any business case supporting a product, process or service. IT due diligence: 10 lessons from The Barbarians at the Gate Thursday, October 8, 2009 [...]
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