In the twenty-first century, students must prepare to become citizens of the world. They must know about the diversity of other people with whom they share this world. At the same time, our world is still changing rapidly, due to the creation of new communication and information technologies. Today’s students need to know new skills..

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When job hunting at a small business recently, I called a local company with an excellent track record for reliable hiring and better-than-average pay.  Japanese-owned, this company is an unlikely addition to the small country town in which I live, yet it has not only survived the recession, but thrived and continued to offer jobs..

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Apple Inc. has come a long way since its founding in 1977. Its evolution is widely documented and inherently detailed. Nevertheless, the purpose of this post is to document the marketing/design part of their resurrection. While other parts of that resurrection will be examined in the future, the heart of any product is captured in..

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If we were to view the economic movement as a waterway, we would all agree it is mired. I have a pond at home that goes under our driveway in two places. On one end is a retention pool that must be filled before it can flow into the pond, and on the other there’s..

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Consider for a moment Van Gogh’s, Starry Night.  When looking at the picture, what do you think he was trying to communicate?  Was it the night sky, the city skyline, or the mountain?  Would any one part be as important as the whole of the painting?  We see Starry Night as a whole, with individual..

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