What do you call a thriving marketplace of robots buying nonexistent books from other robots for millions of dollars? Apparently, Amazon.com. The online retailer we know and mostly love can be something of a wild west, especially on the frontiers of its business. Consider the experience of Carlos Bueno, a software engineer at Facebook who, late last year, wrote and self-published a children’s book about computer science called Lauren Ipsum. The book is inspired by Bueno’s self-education in programming as a young man and his belief that everyone in our increasingly computerized…
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Who Can Profit from Selling 1-Cent Books on Amazon? Robots.
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How to Network with Executive Search Firms
HBR.org22 Feb 2012 | 12:30 pmAs you grow in your career, it's important to grow your network with you. By the time they're 45 or 50, most executives will benefit if they have positive relationships with two or three quality search consultants. While I encourage these relationships, I'm certainly not saying you should always be looking for a new job. That's the path to failure. Most executives, however, will benefit if they occasionally are in touch with the market for people like them. At senior levels, search consultants are the closest thing to that kind of market. The right search consultant can be more than a source… -
ERP in Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing
Free Transportation & Logistics Magazines and Downloads from alltop.tradepub.com14 Feb 2012 | 12:00 amManufacturing companies that support Aerospace and Defense (A&D) industries have always been a hybrid of driving IT usage while still using very manual data collection and reporting processes. Over 97% of A&D respondents to Aberdeen's ERP survey that was conducted from June 2011 to December 2011 use some form of ERP. That's as close to universal as you get when you consider that the same survey showed that overall manufacturing was around 85% ERP usage. This sector insight takes the A&D respondents and examines how A&D companies develop, implement, and operate their ERP strategies.Request… -
The Economy and Saving for College
Policy For Results blog22 Feb 2012 | 6:44 amThe New America Foundation recently completed a series of papers called, Creating a Financial Stake in College, that addresses the connection between children’s savings and college success.The first of five reports in the series is about - Why Policymakers Should Care about Children’s Savings.Through the context of the well-documented disparities in college attendance and completion rates by socioeconomic class, and the growing role that education plays in employment and economic mobility, the paper addresses the question; “How do we create greater access to college and higher… -
Mitt Romney Lobbied Arlen Specter For Federal Money In 2005
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed22 Feb 2012 | 7:04 pmWASHINGTON -- Former Gov. Mitt Romney spent much of the middle of Wednesday's night GOP debate criticizing former Sen. Rick Santorum on two fronts: being a prodigious spender of federal funds and for supporting former Sen. Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-Democrat who has, for conservatives, come to resemble the worst of GOP moderation. It was an effective dual-barrel attack, one that put Santorum squarely on the defensive and with little support inside the debate hall. Had he had his wits about him, he could have pointed to an October 2005 press release, in…
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Who Can Profit from Selling 1-Cent Books on Amazon? Robots.
22 Feb 2012 | 12:30 pmWhat do you call a thriving marketplace of robots buying nonexistent books from other robots for millions of dollars? Apparently, Amazon.com. The online retailer we know and mostly love can be something of a wild west, especially on the frontiers of its business. Consider the experience of Carlos Bueno, a software engineer at Facebook who, late last year, wrote and self-published a children’s book about computer science called Lauren Ipsum. The book is inspired by Bueno’s self-education in programming as a young man and his belief that everyone in our increasingly computerized… -
A New Coalition Is Tackling the STEM Teacher Shortage
22 Feb 2012 | 12:15 pmThere's been plenty of hand-wringing over America's need for more science, technology, engineering, and math teachers to ensure students are well-prepared for jobs of the future. Now, a new coalition is working to do something about it. 100Kin10 is a collaboration led by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and Opportunity Equation with the goal of training 100,000 high-quality STEM teachers over the next decade. Google hosted the first-ever gathering of partners—including museums, nonprofits, tech companies, school districts, and universities—Tuesday at their Washington… -
Intermission: Our New Favorite On-Court Blooper
22 Feb 2012 | 11:00 amXavier's men's basketball team won an overtime thriller over Dayton this past weekend, but the most memorable moment happened before the game. CBS announcers James Bates and Steve Wolf were welcoming the audience when Bates' stool collapsed on live television. After picking himself up and cracking a few jokes at his own expense, Bates continued on like a pro. -
For Straight Kids Who Don't Act Straight, It Gets Worse
22 Feb 2012 | 11:00 amEfforts to tell children It Gets Better often focus on the gay, lesbian, and bisexual kids who are bullied at recess and at the dinner table. But a new study shows that straight kids are persecuted in childhood, too—when they're perceived to be gay. And sometimes, the abuse comes from their own parents. The study, published in Pediatrics, charts the "clothing choice, activities, mannerisms, and interests" of over 16,000 young adults between the ages of 19 and 27, then compares their childhood habits to their self-reported histories of physical and sexual abuse. -
Share Your Ideas for Los Angeles Transportation at the LA/2B Think Labs
22 Feb 2012 | 11:00 amThis post is in partnership with LA/2B. There is perhaps no bigger issue in Los Angeles than transportation—it affects every Angeleno in almost every aspect of daily life, from the economy to the environment to public health. That's why GOOD/Corps is working with the Los Angeles city planning and transportation departments to keep the conversation about transportation moving in the right direction with the initiative LA/2B. LA/2B is an ongoing campaign to engage L.A. residents in the planning process for the city's transportation future, inviting citizens to tell the city…
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How to Network with Executive Search Firms
22 Feb 2012 | 12:30 pmAs you grow in your career, it's important to grow your network with you. By the time they're 45 or 50, most executives will benefit if they have positive relationships with two or three quality search consultants. While I encourage these relationships, I'm certainly not saying you should always be looking for a new job. That's the path to failure. Most executives, however, will benefit if they occasionally are in touch with the market for people like them. At senior levels, search consultants are the closest thing to that kind of market. The right search consultant can be more than a source… -
Eco-Labeling: The Critical Questions to Ask
22 Feb 2012 | 12:23 pmWill we see the day when all products carry environmental labels with data on carbon emissions and other impacts? Recent news tells us a definitive...maybe. Within a couple days of each other, GM announced new eco-labels for some Chevy models, while UK mega-retailer Tesco pulled back from an important 4-year experiment in carbon labeling. The attempt to give corporate buyers and end consumers more sustainability data about the products they are purchasing has had a somewhat tortured history. The Tesco experience in particular highlights a few big questions about green data labeling. Tesco has… -
Social Means Freedom, for Better or for Worse
22 Feb 2012 | 11:58 amA Stanford Professor quit his job. But he doesn't plan to go to another prestigious university. Nope. He, like others, has discovered the power of teaching online; in his case, he reached 160,000 students in a single online course on artificial intelligence. This is more than a story of online learning or mass dissemination. It proves a point: What once required a badge and a title within a centralized organization no longer does. The implications for global education are huge, of course. And that would be interesting enough. But there are also implications for organizational design and… -
Introducing the New HBR iPad App
22 Feb 2012 | 11:30 amSome exciting news to share with the HBR community: The new HBR iPad app is now live in the iTunes app store. This launch is the realization of almost a year's worth of planning, proposing, modeling, designing, building, and general preparation. Senior Editor Scott Berinato and Assistant Product Marketing Director Kate Adams led dozens of people in the effort — in the building here and also with our partners at ScrollMotion. Needless to say, we're all pretty chuffed about it and wanted to let everyone know what they can find in the app. But first, a bit of background. Over the last two… -
Faced with Distraction, We Need Willpower
22 Feb 2012 | 10:24 amMustering willpower is a struggle for almost everyone — and it's getting harder. We, as individuals and as a society, lack self-control at precisely the time we need it most. Willpower is about more than resisting our bad habits. It's the mental discipline that allows us to cultivate good habits, make better decisions, and control our own behaviors — everything from dieting effectively to powering through difficult problems at work. It's a quality that can separate the most productive businesspeople from the least productive. And it's a trait that many of us lack. Surveys of more…
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Free Transportation & Logistics Magazines and Downloads from alltop.tradepub.com
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ERP in Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing
14 Feb 2012 | 12:00 amManufacturing companies that support Aerospace and Defense (A&D) industries have always been a hybrid of driving IT usage while still using very manual data collection and reporting processes. Over 97% of A&D respondents to Aberdeen's ERP survey that was conducted from June 2011 to December 2011 use some form of ERP. That's as close to universal as you get when you consider that the same survey showed that overall manufacturing was around 85% ERP usage. This sector insight takes the A&D respondents and examines how A&D companies develop, implement, and operate their ERP strategies.Request… -
Railway Age
25 Jan 2012 | 5:20 pmEach month the editors of Railway Age bring you quality content on issues and emerging topics which are vital to your success as a professional in the rail industry. Railway Age serves companies who own, lease, operate, or maintain railroad or transit equipment or facilities; shippers, railway industry related companies including professional engineer consultants, car and locomotive builders and repairers/rebuilders, original equipment manufacturers, railway and transit suppliers/contractors and government personnel.Request Free! -
International Railway Journal
9 Jan 2012 | 11:50 amInternational Railway Journal, introduced in 1960 as the first truly international railway trade publication, covers the rapidly developing railway marketplace for railway and rail transit managers and engineers, suppliers, and consultants worldwide. IRJ's editorial coverage encompasses national railways worldwide, and public transport authorities in every city known to operate an urban rail system.Request Free! -
Supply & Demand Chain Executive
4 Jan 2012 | 1:20 pmSupply & Demand Chain Executive provides comprehensive coverage highlighting business strategies trends and issues on supply chain management. The magazine explores each area of the global enabled supply chain including order/demand capture, sourcing, procurement, fulfillment, logistics, payment, CRM, consulting, information sharing, financing. It also provides the most advanced and detailed information so that industry professionals can stay informed.Request Free! -
Tire Business
3 Jan 2012 | 10:20 amThe publication is qualified to independent tire dealers only, and is also written for others involved in the manufacturer, sale and distribution of tires and related products, services and equipment. The focus is on automotive service, including new products and equipment, trends and specific opportunities that exist for independent tire dealers as well as managing the service operation. Other areas covered are retreading, scrap tire disposal, wheels, and industry events.Request Free!
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The Economy and Saving for College
22 Feb 2012 | 6:44 amThe New America Foundation recently completed a series of papers called, Creating a Financial Stake in College, that addresses the connection between children’s savings and college success.The first of five reports in the series is about - Why Policymakers Should Care about Children’s Savings.Through the context of the well-documented disparities in college attendance and completion rates by socioeconomic class, and the growing role that education plays in employment and economic mobility, the paper addresses the question; “How do we create greater access to college and higher… -
The President's FY13 Budget: Aligning Resources with Results
15 Feb 2012 | 5:54 amOn Monday, the administration released their budget proposal for FY13.The president’s budget proposal outlines the administration’s policy agenda and federal spending proposal for the upcoming year and sets the tone for the national policy agenda.The federal budget becomes the guide by which every major spending and revenue decision is made, making it one of the largest policy vehicles for supporting children and families.Children and families across the country need support as they continue to face difficult challenges in the aftermath of the recession.While many states are beginning to… -
Summer 2012 Internships- 5 Positions Available
9 Feb 2012 | 12:39 pmPurpose of Internships at CSSP To provide interns with work experiences by contributing to one or more of CSSP’s areas of workTo expose interns to learning opportunities regarding systems reform, public policy and community changeTo support interns to apply skills learned from college and graduate school to policy and practice workOrganization OverviewFor more than 30 years, the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP), a nonpartisan Washington, D.C. nonprofit, has been working with state and federal policymakers and communities across the country. Focused on public policy, research and… -
TANF and "Disconnected" Mothers
8 Feb 2012 | 6:36 amAfter welfare reform in 1996, millions of single mothers left public assistance.Many of those parents were able to secure work and their incomes rose.However a large minority of these mothers, particularly those who were poorest and living alone with their children, did not benefit from increased income and left welfare without a connection to the workforce. The poverty numbers released last fall y the Census Bureau indicated that of female-headed households 31.6 percent were living below poverty in 2010.Furthermore, for related children in families with a female householder 46.9 percent of… -
State Priorities in 2012
1 Feb 2012 | 6:11 amThe National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) recently released their annual examination of important topics that will make up state legislative agendas this year.The list, The Top 12 of 2012, is not meant to cover every topic states will tackle during the upcoming legislative session, but is intended to highlight some of the program and policy issues dominating the attention of state policymakers this year.The list issues are not ordered by importance – and they span a range of policy areas.The list includes issues that cover states economic concerns, but also health, environmental,…
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Mitt Romney Lobbied Arlen Specter For Federal Money In 2005
22 Feb 2012 | 7:04 pmWASHINGTON -- Former Gov. Mitt Romney spent much of the middle of Wednesday's night GOP debate criticizing former Sen. Rick Santorum on two fronts: being a prodigious spender of federal funds and for supporting former Sen. Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-Democrat who has, for conservatives, come to resemble the worst of GOP moderation. It was an effective dual-barrel attack, one that put Santorum squarely on the defensive and with little support inside the debate hall. Had he had his wits about him, he could have pointed to an October 2005 press release, in… -
GOP Debate: Republican Candidates Face Off In Arizona
22 Feb 2012 | 7:00 pmBy DAVID ESPO, ASSOCIATED PRESSMESA, Ariz. — Primed for a fight, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum traded fiery accusations about health care, spending earmarks and federal bailouts Wednesday night in the 20th and possibly final debate of the roller-coaster race for the Republican presidential nomination.With pivotal primaries in Arizona and Michigan just six days distant, Romney and Santorum sparred more aggressively than in past debates, sometimes talking over each other's answers.Read More... More on Newt Gingrich -
Mitt Romney Denies Massachusetts Law Required Catholic Hospitals To Offer Morning-After Pill
22 Feb 2012 | 6:55 pmWASHINGTON -- In 2005, then Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney reluctantly supported a law requiring all hospitals in the state -- including Catholic ones -- to provide the morning-after pill to rape victims. Romney denied this when CNN's John King brought it up on Wednesday night."There was no requirement in Massachusetts for the Catholic Church to provide morning-after pills to rape victims," Romney said. "That was entirely voluntary on their part. There was no such requirement. Likewise in Massachusetts' health care bill. There's a provision in Massachusetts general laws that says people don't… -
Newt Gingrich Calls Obama An 'Extremist' Who Supported 'Infanticide' At GOP Debate
22 Feb 2012 | 6:40 pmThe Republican presidential candidates Tuesday night, during a GOP debate in Arizona, took shots at President Barack Obama for his pro-choice history.Newt Gingrich deflected a question about Obama's recent decision mandating that employers' insurance plans cover contraception by pointing out that Obama voted in favor of a law that protected abortion providers during his term as state senator of Illinois"You did not once during the 2008 campaign ask why Barack Obama voted in favor of legalizing infanticide," Gingrich said. "If we're going to debate about who is the extremist on this issues, it… -
Rick Perry's Former New Hampshire Campaign Manager Says Candidate Wasn't Drunk
22 Feb 2012 | 6:40 pmHe denied being under the influence during the speech.Former New Hampshire campaign manager Kerry Marsh explained his actions at a panel hosted by The New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College.Marsh said that Perry had just met with a small group of evangelical leaders and left on a religious "high" after speaking and praying with them.Read More... More on Rick Perry
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Romney Duels With Santorum in Republican Debate
22 Feb 2012 | 11:37 pmMitt Romney tried to regain his lead in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination, assailing the voting record of Rick Santorum in a fiercely combative exchange. -
Baghdad Car Bombings Kill Dozens
22 Feb 2012 | 11:37 pmAt least 22 people across Iraq’s capital were killed on Thursday in a series of apparently coordinated car bombings and small-arms attacks. -
The Freedom, and Perils, of Living Alone
22 Feb 2012 | 11:34 pmLiving alone means freedom to come and go and space and solitude to recharge. It can also unleash eccentricities. -
Colonoscopy Prevents Death, a Study Affirms
22 Feb 2012 | 11:07 pmAlthough many people have assumed the cancer screening must prevent deaths because it is so often recommended, strong evidence had been lacking. -
Ruling Adds to String in Favor of Same-Sex Couples
22 Feb 2012 | 10:48 pmA federal judge said that the Defense of Marriage Act violated a clause in the Constitution by denying health benefits to a woman’s spouse.
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Who Can Profit from Selling 1-Cent Books on Amazon? Robots.
22 Feb 2012 | 12:30 pmWhat do you call a thriving marketplace of robots buying nonexistent books from other robots for millions of dollars? Apparently, Amazon.com. The online retailer we know and mostly love can be something of a wild west, especially on the frontiers of its business. Consider the experience of Carlos Bueno, a software engineer at Facebook who, late last year, wrote and self-published a children’s book about computer science called Lauren Ipsum. The book is inspired by Bueno’s self-education in programming as a young man and his belief that everyone in our increasingly computerized… -
A New Coalition Is Tackling the STEM Teacher Shortage
22 Feb 2012 | 12:15 pmThere's been plenty of hand-wringing over America's need for more science, technology, engineering, and math teachers to ensure students are well-prepared for jobs of the future. Now, a new coalition is working to do something about it. 100Kin10 is a collaboration led by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and Opportunity Equation with the goal of training 100,000 high-quality STEM teachers over the next decade. Google hosted the first-ever gathering of partners—including museums, nonprofits, tech companies, school districts, and universities—Tuesday at their Washington… -
Intermission: Our New Favorite On-Court Blooper
22 Feb 2012 | 11:00 amXavier's men's basketball team won an overtime thriller over Dayton this past weekend, but the most memorable moment happened before the game. CBS announcers James Bates and Steve Wolf were welcoming the audience when Bates' stool collapsed on live television. After picking himself up and cracking a few jokes at his own expense, Bates continued on like a pro. -
For Straight Kids Who Don't Act Straight, It Gets Worse
22 Feb 2012 | 11:00 amEfforts to tell children It Gets Better often focus on the gay, lesbian, and bisexual kids who are bullied at recess and at the dinner table. But a new study shows that straight kids are persecuted in childhood, too—when they're perceived to be gay. And sometimes, the abuse comes from their own parents. The study, published in Pediatrics, charts the "clothing choice, activities, mannerisms, and interests" of over 16,000 young adults between the ages of 19 and 27, then compares their childhood habits to their self-reported histories of physical and sexual abuse. -
Share Your Ideas for Los Angeles Transportation at the LA/2B Think Labs
22 Feb 2012 | 11:00 amThis post is in partnership with LA/2B. There is perhaps no bigger issue in Los Angeles than transportation—it affects every Angeleno in almost every aspect of daily life, from the economy to the environment to public health. That's why GOOD/Corps is working with the Los Angeles city planning and transportation departments to keep the conversation about transportation moving in the right direction with the initiative LA/2B. LA/2B is an ongoing campaign to engage L.A. residents in the planning process for the city's transportation future, inviting citizens to tell the city…
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Reconciliation
22 Feb 2012 | 4:00 pm- Newsweek’s Andrew Romano on why having (many) Republican presidential debates matters. - How waiters read your table. - Swedish pop star Robyn’s hit, “Call Your Girlfriend,” gets broken down by the Hairpin. Read full article >> -
What we don’t know about today’s tax reform plans
22 Feb 2012 | 2:56 pmBetween President Obama’s framework for corporate tax reform and Mitt Romney’s revised tax-reform plan, it seems like a big day for tax wonks. So I asked Donald Marron, co-director of the Tax Policy Center, whether they would be scoring either plan. “Neither plan offers enough detail for us to model in its entirety,” he replied. Read full article >> -
Crunch time for health exchanges
22 Feb 2012 | 2:45 pmThe Obama administration announced Wednesday that it’s sending $229 million to 10 states to set up health insurance exchanges, where individuals will buy subsidized health coverage come 2014 (think of them as an Expedias for insurance). So far, the federal government has spent nearly $1 billion to get the exchanges up and running by 2014. Read full article >> -
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Apple, Google, Amazon agree to post mobile app privacy policies
22 Feb 2012 | 1:24 pmApple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft on Thursday agreed to create standard privacy policies for the mobile apps they run, a sign of industry-led privacy efforts ahead of a White House effort to strengthen oversight of the Internet. Read full article >>
