In a survey of worst fears, public speaking was second only to death. Many years ago, Dr. Ralph C. Smedley recognized the need to overcome this fear. In October 1924, a group of men led by Dr. Smedley met in the basement of the YMCA in Santa Ana, California. Their purpose? To form an […]
The latest technology for wine tasters
How great would it be to be able to taste your wine before purchasing a bottle at a wine or liquor store? The Enomatic Wine Serving System offers you that opportunity and much more. The latest technology of the wine business has the ability to preserve open bottles of wine by circulating nitrogen gas inside the bottle and […]
Human Trafficking
Human Trafficking Trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transporting, providing or obtaining, by any means, any person for labor or services involving forced labor, slavery or servitude in any industry, such as forced or coerced participation in agriculture, prostitution, manufacturing, or other industries or in domestic service or marriage. – […]
OPEC
OPEC and High Gas prices OPEC and prices at the gas pump are hitting the headlines again. This should not surprise savvy news readers. Prices at the pump start bouncing around every year, just about the time Americans start making vacation plans. There is only one certainty when […]
Google Executives receive $1 salary; Billions in Fringe benefits.
Google Executives recieve $1 salary. Billions in Fringe benefits. The three top executives at Google Inc. racked in a cool $1 in their 2006 total salary earnings according to a regulatory filing made Wednesday. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt and co founders Larry page and Sergey Brin pocketed their $1 checks and the usual […]
ESB Research Note by RedMonk Puts Open Source, Proprietary Approaches in Context for Would-Be Adopte
RedMonk (www.redmonk.com), a market research and advisory firm, today released an independently-written research note titled "Open Source ESBs for Application Integration (SOA Optional)." The six page analysis outlines the pros and cons of open source versus proprietary approaches, while emphasizing the range of integration options available to end users today. "ESB’s don’t have to […]