Death of The Dynasty?
John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams, both served as president. So did William Henry Harrison and his grandson, Benjamin Harrison, and George H.W. Bush and his son, George W. Bush.
Oscars Damage Control?
American actor, producer, rapper, and songwriter Will Smith says he is 'Very Pleased' With Academy's Aggressive Changes, according to Rolling Stone Magazine. The Academy Awards, or "Oscars", is an annual American ceremony hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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NFL: Man of the Year Finalists
While Peyton Manning will spend the night of February 7, gearing up for the biggest and maybe last game of his career the next day, younger brother Eli will be awaiting a very different and frankly more important moment. While Eli Manning is no stranger to winning, it was not in the cards for him this year, but fortunately he realizes there are other ways to be a positive role model, more important than winning football games.
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Good Times Rolling Over US
The real estate market used to be considered as an excellent investment opportunity to either hang on to for tears, until it was time to sell for a tidy profit, or to fix and flip.
However, an overabundance without buyers could mean the end of easy money for re-sellers as I found out recently. I recently met with a couple of professionals, who did not deliver the good news I was expecting.
Last year, flippers saw seven-figure gains within 18 months of buying their properties, according to data compiled by listings of online websites. However, the future may be uncertain.
IOU IN IOWA
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As the 2016 campaign now begins in earnest, all presidential contenders are pleading with each and every one of their Iowa supporters to do their best get to the caucuses on Monday.
Iowa is the first battleground for the US presidential nominations ahead of election day. Iowans are the first Americans to vote for who they think should be their political party’s nominee.
Working Women
The lion’s share of collaborative work tends to fall on women. This, according to academic researchers who add that up to a third of value-added collaborations come from about 3% of employees.
Teams are composed of individual members who collectively contribute to team success. As a result, contemporary team research tends to focus on how team overall properties (e.g., the average of team personality and behavior) affect team processes and effectiveness while overlooking the potential unique influences of specific members on team outcomes.
NEWSHOOKS
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Next week there will be an international party in many Asian countries.. This year over a billion people will celebrate the Year of the Monkey, the ninth animal of the cycle. The next Year of the Monkey is 2028. MONKEY IS METAL AND WATER.
Metal is connected to gold. Water is connected to wisdom and danger. Therefore, we will deal with more financial events in the year of the Monkey. Monkey is a smart, naughty, wily and vigilant animal. If you want to have good return for your money investment, then you need to outsmart the Monkey. Metal is also connected to the Wind.Male Fire is connected to Monkey. Therefore, 2016 is the Red Fire Monkey.
Which Chinese Zodiac sign are you? Your sign is derived from the year you were born in the Chinese lunar calendar.
The years below are a rough guide, but if you were born in January or February it may be slightly different as the new year moves between 21 January and February 20.
Rat: 2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960
Ox: 2009, 1997, 1985, 1973, 1961
Tiger: 2010, 1998, 1986, 1974, 1962
Rabbit: 2011, 1999, 1987, 1975, 1963
Dragon: 2012, 2000, 1988, 1976, 1964
Snake: 2013, 2001, 1989, 1977, 1965
Horse: 2014, 2002, 1990, 1978, 1966
Sheep: 2015, 2003, 1991, 1979, 1967
Monkey: 2016, 2004, 1992, 1980, 1968
Rooster: 2017, 2005, 1993, 1981, 1969
Dog: 2018, 2006, 1994, 1982, 1970
Pig: 2019, 2007, 1995, 1983, 1971
Investigators Need Investigating
When Ethics Investigators Need Investigating: A New York government commission set up to ensure that government officials perform ethically may be having some ethical problems of its own.
The commission is called JCOPE, which stands for Joint Commission on Public Ethics, and it’s supposed to keep tabs on the lobbyists who get big bucks for influencing government.
Now, it seems the commission is ready to do something far beyond its authority.
It may want to police the press. At least that’s the way some journalists and public relations people see it.
Our Dying Planet
A new Yale University Environmental Performance Index ranks 180 countries on how they protect ecosystems and human health.
Humans are making a mess of this planet and more governments are taking notice and last year's Climate Change Conference in Paris resulted in a landmark 195 nations committing to lowering planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. Basically, it will take serious efforts to save the world.
http://epi.yale.edu/reports/2016-report
http://epi.yale.edu/country-rankings
1. Finland (90.68)
2. Iceland (90.51)
3. Sweden (90.43)
4. Denmark (89.21)
University Media Startups
NYC Media Lab is a consortium of universities and media and technology companies. It has announced a new program to commercialize emerging media technologies from faculty and students at the city’s universities.
The program is supported with generous funding from the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, and through the support of NYC Media Lab’s corporate membership. More information is at http://thecombine.nyc.