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Musings 8 May 2014

What have you learned from your mother? People share their lessons.
Jeff Haden lists the 22 qualities of entrepreneurs who are likely to fail, here. The first one really sets the tone.
Here are some thoughts on how to make a marriage work.
Brian Tracy shares five must-know time management tools. 
Mission Matters Most:To thrive, a nonprofit organization must develop—and adhere to—a clear statement of its core purpose. Read the rest of the article on the Stanford Social Innovation Review website. 
Seth Godin feels most presentations aren't bullet proof. You should also read really bad powerpoint.
The Economics of Marriage - people can't afford it anymore in the States. 
A coalition led by Amazon, Microsoft, and others take a stand against FCC on net neutrality. 
The Global Edge site from Michigan State University’s Broad College of Business is focused on providing high-quality educational tools for use in the classroom or in executive training. On this site, visitors can look over interactive learning modules in ten different topical areas, including Microfinance, Agricultural Business, and Culture. Each module is contained within an online "reader" that allows users to sit back and watch as the interactive slides go by. Each module includes tabs that allow visitors to move through different areas as they wish. Each module includes discussion questions, quizzes, and other useful items.
The Yale College Writing Center "supports writers and writing teachers through the resources on this website" and consequently support an audience far beyond New Haven. First-time visitors should look at the Advice for Students to get started. Here, they will find areas that include "What Good Writers Know" and "Model Papers from the Disciplines.” 
Barcelona artist Federico Babina turns a country's most famous buildings into complex contraptions. Some have described human society as a huge cog-filled machine, but the metaphor might never have been visualized as beautifully as it is in artist Federico Babina's new series, "Archimachine."
Bruce Springsteen shares the microphone.
I didn't know that 7 May is World Password Day.
 

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