The extensive observation of children has revealed that talent is not inborn but developed. This development pre-supposes, of course, an innate potentiality. However, the number of people who are so little endowed that they cannot develop talent is very small; They are those with an inadequate brain development, resulting in mental deficiency, and even some [...]

The overbuild strategy is the most ambitious and risky approach to the analog last-mile problem. Just as new telecom companies are building entirely new fiber-based digital pipelines to deliver bits into the home, players such as Webvan aim to reinvent the entire fulfillment infrastructure for the analog last mile, by building state-of-the-art warehouses and direct-to-home [...]

Any ecommerce transaction that involves the purchase of a physical product requires getting that item to the customer’s home or office. Labor and transportation costs thus shift from the customer to the retailer. The store suddenly comes to the customer, instead of the customer going to the store. The delivery of packages and groceries to [...]

As if. Ok, so what is my view of convergence? Well, I do agree that over time, the typical fridge will become part of the Internet. But most of us won’t notice it or be aware that it has happened because five or 10 years out, most fridges will still contain a variety of microprocessors, [...]

Convergence. It’s a word that can strike terror into the heart of any technology person. After all, it is the most over- used, overdone, overhyped phrase to come out of the Information Age. I shudder every time I see yet another telecom, broadcast or entertainment executive talk about their vision of convergence. From their perspective, [...]

Chef GoofyOne of the great joys of being an adult at WDW is experiencing the amazing variety of dining options. From “character meals” to sophisticated dining experiences, there are truly restaurants for every taste.

Artists develop their particular skill and proficiency without being fully aware of what has moved them in this direction. They may be able to give a number of reasons why they became what they are, how they developed their special interest and skill and gained their particular proficiency. However, this is more of a rationalization [...]

The field of Mexican art history is profoundly rich, vast, and varied. It spans a mind-boggling 40 centuries, from ancient Olmec monumental stone heads and Aztec pottery to the revolutionary posters of the socialist Popular Graphics Workshop and the post-1968 cultural abstract art.

Web content tools bring 72-year-old Grainger up to Net speed. Of all the conventional business models the Internet tagged for early extinction, fat paper catalogs sat at the top of the list — right up there with downtown travel agents and your local broker. Small wonder, then, that 72-year-old W.W. Grainger, one of the oldest, [...]

On occasions too numerous to mention, a firsthand knowledge of Japanese pop can come in handy. Here we take a cursory look at the special brand of Japanese pop with Japanese girls singing in several languages and a pretty pastiche of hip-hop and electronica providing integrity.