I was reading the Intelligence Authorization for 2014- 2015 today over my morning cup of coffee and ran across a section that indicates a possible security threat posed by non American citizens working at US Diplomatic Facilities in Russia. The section will requires that locally employed staff be replaced by US citizens who have been […]
Omar terms PDP a ‘property developer party’
Poonch,November 30, (Scoop News)-Terming PDP a ‘property developer party’, Working President, National Conference and J&K Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Sunday said that all turncoats, corruption tainted persons and unscrupulous elements have camped in PDP to make fortunes at the cost of the interests of people of Jammu and Kashmir. “You have witnessed the fielding of […]
Helping people who hear voices cope with their condition is critically important in terms of treatment
Many mental health providers today are taught that it is not a good idea to let people who say they hear voices talk about their experiences- as this is thought to be colluding with the person’s delusions and is therefore not helpful in terms of treatment. As such these providers tend to avoid the subject of hearing voices during conversations with people. […]
Mexican Army one of the most efficient and cost effective in the world in terms of its size
The Mexican Army is not very large and not mechanized, but it is highly effective in terms of fighting narco traffickers. It is a largely a highly specialized force that is almost entirely defensive. Furthermore it is a model of efficiency. When compared to the US – the Mexican government does maintains it military, including the army at […]
WebInterpret – In Layman’s Terms
For this month’s edition of In Layman’s Terms, I was asked to look into a French company that’s been taking international e-commerce to new levels since 2007. WebInterpret was founded 7 years ago in the south of France by Patrick Smarzynski and Benjamin Cohen, two entrepreneurs who met while studying IT management and entrepreneurship at the […]
TV IS THE FUTURE–AND THE 2014 MIDTERMS WILL PROVE IT
Netflix proudly proclaims that ‘[i]nternet TV is replacing linear TV. Apps are replacing channels, remote controls are disappearing, and screens are proliferating’http://ir.netflix.com/long-term-view.cfm. IBM disparages ‘Massive Passives … in the living room … a “lean back” mode in which consumers do little more than flip on the remote and scan programming.’ By contrast, it valorizes and […]