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February 28, 2013 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 4 Comments

I was listening to NPR today. (OK, I listen to NPR every day, but that’s not what this is about.) The panelists were discussing that, other than typos, there are few factual errors in the newspapers. This is because news reporters are very diligent, trying to analyze what is really happening and reporting those findings to us. And, it’s hard to keep that focus, with all the noise that’s out there. With folks wanting to know why this or that is not reported. That’s because so many bogus outlets exist out there, giving wrong information all the time.

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Really? You care about spending, Pinocchio?

February 27, 2013 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 10 Comments

It’s getting closer. And, I don’t think it’s going to go away. Because a whole bunch of folks think that, in a recession, it’s more important to reduce spending than to keep the economy growing. You’d think that seeing the terrible results of the similar program in Europe would give them pause. But, that also requires one to assume they either care- or understand.

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Doctor, Doctor, Mr. MD, Can You Tell Me What’s Ailing Me?

February 26, 2013 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 14 Comments

When I got married in 1989, the last time I had visited a physician’s office was more than a quarter century earlier. Oh, I’d been to hospitals (broken arms, shattered glass, shattered vertebrae, horrendous wrecks), but to a physician per se- nope.

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Dialysis, Economy

Dialysis Boondoggle

February 25, 2013 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 4 Comments

I wrote earlier about how one company managed to get a bonus slipped into the Fiscal Cliff bill. One that “made them” $ ½ billion. Well, they are about to take a big hit, if no one tries to overrule Medicare (or slip another ‘mickey’ to the American public in another bill).

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Business Management, Economy, Energy, Technology

Yo, Ho, Ho and a Bottle of Rum!

February 22, 2013 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 8 Comments

When I moved to Charlottesville (VA), I found out that I was wrong about a whole bunch of things. No, not about Southern mentality, as it radically differs from that of Northerners. (But, I’m not making light of that at all!) Instead, it was that I found out that Thomas Jefferson was not dead- instead, he was alive and still the mayor of the place!

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Economy

Education- or Job Training?

February 21, 2013 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 13 Comments

With college tuition skyrocketing, it’s not surprising that kids are graduating from college owing a fortune. And, many of these loans were guaranteed by their parents- which is one of the reason why so many folks in their late 50s and early 60s are saddled with unpaid college debt.

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Economy, Technology

The Times, they are a-changing..

February 20, 2013 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 8 Comments

It’s not your father’s library anymore.

I’ve written that I access my local library (Alexandria, Virginia) electronically. Any hour of the day or night. And, as long as I have a valid library card, I can view current (ok- three weeks older and more) journals and magazines; even some digital books.

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Fashion- or Science?

February 19, 2013 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 11 Comments

Science fiction? Nope, this stuff is real. Meet Suzanne Lee of Bio-Couture. Ms. Lee is a designer based in London, England. No, not that kind of designer- a fashion designer. She’s also a Senior Research Fellow at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.

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Business Management

Manager Material?

February 18, 2013 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 8 Comments

Most of you know I went to a small engineering school for my undergraduate degree. The goal of Brooklyn Poly was to graduate the best practical engineers anyone could find- anywhere. And, by and large, they did that job superbly. (Of course, some of those who didn’t finish the programs may not feel this to be the case, but, then again, they didn’t finish…)

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Business Management

Characteristics of Leaders Have Not Changed Through the Ages

February 15, 2013 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 14 Comments

OK. You started your company. Does that make you the leader? The answer is maybe- because a leader must be able to inspire his/her stakeholders to achieve. Not only that- but, as you grow your organization, you have to find and train other leaders to help accomplish your mission.

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