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Observations

Paul Koronka — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:23:55 -0400

My general views on careers and life.

International Banking Conference

Fast Company staff — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:59:04 -0400

Kudos for candor to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, organizer of this annual powwow for some 150 central bankers and academics. This year's theme is credit turmoil, and topping the agenda is an illustration of battered flagships in stormy seas. The U.S. ship seems near capsizing. "I don't think it's a downer," says conference coordinator and glass-half-full guy Douglas Evanoff. "It's an opportunity to figure out what we need to do next." One thought: swimming lessons.

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DigitalLife

Fast Company staff — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:57:34 -0400

This tech expo is all about average Joes and Janes. It's the rare consumer-electronics show that allows actual consumers in the door. (Take that, CES!) More than 60,000 geeks will test-drive new toys. And the nerdiest can enter contests, including Fastest Geek (build a working computer from scratch, stat) and the Innovators Challenge, in which 25 firms vie for funding before a panel of VCs and tech writers -- after a consumer vote, of course.

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Euchems Chemistry Congress

Brendan Collins — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:35:36 -0400

Odd-electron complexes. Amyloidogenic proteins. Oligosaccharide mimicry. Though this summit's official language is English, we're not sure we understand a word. Luckily for laypeople, while 2,000 researchers -- including three American Nobel laureates -- talk scientific shop, EuCheMS will take chemistry to the streets, hosting public lectures on salient issues including the environment and energy in terms that even the ionically ignorant can grasp. And what chem-con could end without lighting a Bunsen burner?

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RFID World

Brendan Collins — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:27:00 -0400

It's no surprise that Vegas is hosting the annual radio-frequency ID summit, since casinos are hugely dependent on RFID security measures. The Bellagio, Luxur, and MGM-Grand casinos all rely on RFID to make sure that no "Ocean's 11"-type heists go down on their watches.

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Academic Advice-Industrial Design & ???

Jon Yu — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:42:17 -0400

I was wondering if I could ask for some communal advice regarding my current school status. I am an older student currently pursuing an undergraduate industrial design degree and should finish in about 3 years but since I never finished with my initial degree(in English) I have an enormous amount of class credits that can be applied to a second degree.

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Careers: How to Improve Your Social Media IQ: Part Two

Wendy Marx — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:48:33 -0400

I'm continuing to live blog -- well as I confessed in Part One -- edit my rambling live blogging at last week's BullDog Reporter bootcamp with social media pros Sally Falkow and Doug Hay of Expansion+. As I mentioned, I have no talent for participating in a workshop and blogging at the same time -- call me multi-tasking-disabled.

The Internet and the Death Rattle of Print Advertising

Melissa Riley — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:48:25 -0400

Agents for Sale!

Melissa Riley — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:41:27 -0400

The Real Estate Vine

Melissa Riley — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 09:57:06 -0400

The Real Estate Vine is designed to give you the latest information from the inside the real estate industry. Topics include technology, marketing and recruiting.