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Blaze a New Trail

In our fast paced world, it seems that every new technology gets overturned every few years or so. Just look at social networking – it used to be MySpace, then Facebook, now it’s Twitter (I’m sure by the time I publish this column, Twitter will even be passé…) But there has (at least for the

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Challenge the Current Wisdom and Change the World

Recently, our family took a trip to the Griffith Observatory, the historic public astronomy destination with its beautiful views of the Hollywood sign, the Pacific Ocean, and the downtown skyline of Los Angeles. Being a resident of Southern California, I feel really blessed to have such a wonderful science attraction in my own backyard.  And

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How To Create A Powerful First Impression

You’ve heard it a hundred (if not a thousand) times: You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Yeah, yeah, yeah… So, is this going to be another one of those articles? Well, no, but I’ll have to admit, there is truth about the whole first impression thing… It turns out, psychologically,

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What We Can Learn From Stephen Hawking (Besides the Mysteries of Black Holes)

Stephen Hawking has many things in common with some of the great scientists of our time, his understanding of the intricacies of the universe rivaling that of Albert Einstein. When Stephen Hawking was born, he came into our world exactly 300 years after Galileo Galilei left.  Two great scientists, connected by their birthdays, separated by

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It’s Always Your Fault (or At Least In Your Hands…)

This may be a harsh way to start off this column, but it is a way to get your attention about the principle behind the statement. Technically, things aren’t always your fault.  There are circumstances, reasons, environmental variables, and people’s reactions that play into every situation you face. However, what is always true is that

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What “Go Beyond The Envelope” Is All About

I thought I’d start off this column with my goal – my expressed desire for what I want to achieve through putting my thoughts into words.  The title of my column is “Go Beyond The Envelope”.  As you might know, the definition of “pushing the envelope” is to go beyond established limits, so this is

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