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Remember Lee Iacocca? »

Remember Lee Iacocca, the man who rescued Chrysler Corporation from it’s death throes? He’s now 82 years old and has a new book called Where Have All the Leaders Gone?, and here are some excerpts.
‘Am I the only guy in this country who’s fed up with what’s happening? Where the hell is our outrage? We [...]

The ‘Buffalo Theory’ Explained »

Retro time!!!  In one episode of ‘Cheers’, Cliff is seated at the bar describing the Buffalo Theory to his buddy, Norm. I don’t think I’ve ever heard the concept explained any better than this . .
‘Well you see, Norm, it’s like this . . . A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as [...]

Water Power for Cars? »

This news coverage is about a year old. It shows Denny Klein demonstrating the ability to run a car on water - only. It is actually quite amazing.

And there is always another side to the story: http://www.mmmfiles.com/mmm/index.php/2007-05-28/70/  Technorati Tags: water power, hho, denny klein

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An Angel in the Post Office »

We received an email about this very touching post on the infamous Craig’s List.  Click on the picture to read a great story.  Whether it is true or not does not really matter.

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Dr. Randy Pausch’s Farewell Lecture »

Dr. Randy Pausch delivers his farewell lecture at Carnegie Mellon University. Probably the last public speech he will give. The 46-year-old professor and father of three preschoolers has incurable pancreatic cancer. Yet, Randy did not focus on impending death. Instead, he celebrated the chance he had been given to live the life he always had [...]

Beautiful Minds: Stephen Wiltshire »

Stephen Wiltshire from London is a star among savants. Stephen is autistic. He did not speak his first words "pencil" and "paper" until he was 5. Yet, when he was 11 he drew a perfect aerial view of London after only one helicopter ride. For this film we’re testing the "Living camera" in Rome.

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