Many of us use our PCs, Macs or even cell phones to access the internet every single day. But have you ever thought to ask yourself how it all works? The Internet started as a small internetwork of military computers. The Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), a division of the U.S. Department of Defense, laid the foundations for the modern Internet we know today. By 1992, the network bandwidth of the Internet had increased 20 million times the bandwidth seen [...]
Theories of business are everywhere. Most current theories attempt to take into account the rapidly changing nature of the marketplace as both technology and globalization grow at astonishing rates. It is almost impossible to predict what the business world will look like fifty years from now, just as a few decades ago it was impossible to foresee that business in the early 21st century would be ruled by the plastic card . It may seem like an oversimplification, but it [...]
The business world has become truly global as it undergoes nothing shy of a complete revolution in everything from staffing to technology to the models and principles underlying various industries. As a result, most companies need strong, qualified leaders who can navigate these changing waters and help steer them out of the recession and into the new global economy. Business professionals who proved themselves under the old models may find that they lack the skills and understanding to handle this [...]
Old time freak shows are a popular pastime of my friend, Antonio. He works at an old movie theatre that shows the classics and other forgotten films on Thursdays and Fridays at a special midnight showing. He named it the hour of good and evil films. Recently, the theatre had a showing of the film ‘Freaks.’ He has the movie Freaks and several documentaries detailing the circus and carnival way in general. He actually has one about the film. In [...]
Growing up in Canada is something that’s rather impossible to forget. The neighborhood where your parents live will always hold a special place in the heart, being the seat of so many first memories and first experiences of the world. After the initial memories of sensations, of the first time you accidentally touch something hot, or the feeling of snow on bare skin, there’s some dim memories of how the parents related to the people in the community. There were [...]
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Reading a book about Japanese etiquette will not suddenly provide you with the tools necessary for a successful business transaction with a Japanese cooperation. Even something so simple as a greeting can permanently mar a business relationship. Leadership skills development must not only include how to be a good leader in the business world of a hometown culture, but the host cultures you will soon be doing transactions and negotiations with. For example, if you did not exchange a business [...]
Bank employees are required to fill out an SAR, or Suspicious Activity Report, when something about a transaction seems amiss. Which situations should an employee find suspicious? There are many indications that illegal activities may be occurring. If a young teenager comes into a bank with a paper bag full of money, this is suspicious activity requiring a report. If a teller notices many withdrawals, deposits or transfers occurring within a short amount of time, this is suspicious. Any large [...]
Winding down another week and so much to do before it is over. Well that is normal, always in a rush and hurried. Between family, work and my investment properties. From one to the other I go and without a lot of time for anything else. So heading into another weekend with a lot left on the to do list and family plans filling the entire weekend, work will be carried over to another week once again! Fortunately, no one [...]
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