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I found this interesting bit on ESPN.com’s TMQ column about the bailout debt and how it is rapidly skyrocketing.‚  TMQ summarizes some other news sources findings about what has been occurring with the money given to all these corporations by our government.

” On Nov. 24, the Washington Post calculated the total cost of the bailout-a-rama may rise to $2.8 trillion, though the figure includes guarantees for loans that may end up being repaid, thus reducing the final tab.… read more “Bailout Debt Crushes U.S. Taxpayers”

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If you read my blog and never take away anything but this, I will be happy that my efforts have not gone to waste:

Use the MIT Open Courses.‚  http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/courses/courses/index.htm

MIT (one of the most prestigious universities in the world) has made their entire course selection available to read and work through online.‚  I personally am using it to refresh and grow my business knowledge, using their Sloan School of Management courses.… read more “MIT Courses Online”

To insert data into a table in SQL Server Management Studio, you can use the following sample insert code.‚  I have included my notes on how the functions work using comments prefaced by — in the SQL.

–I have created a simple table for us to work with below:
create table Calendar
(
dateid int NOT NULL Primary Key identity(1,1),
month int NOT NULL constraint CK_zeroTOtwelve Check(month > 0 AND 12 > month),
date int NOT NULL constraint CK_zeroTOthirty Check(date > 0 AND 31 > DATE),
hour int NOT NULL constraint CK_zeroTOtwentyfour Check(hour > 0 and 25 > hour)
)

–The actual code for inserting data into the Calendar table we created above is as follow:
insert into calendar
(month, date, hour) –state which columns are going to be inserted into.‚ … read more “How to Insert Data into a Table In SQL Server Management Studio”

One of the most basic functions in SQL Server Management Studio is creating a table for your database.‚  Below, I have displayed a piece of sample code that you can copy & paste, then customize to create your own table in SQL Server Management Studio.

Create Table Sample

— Create Table is the syntax used to make your table.… read more “How to Create a Table In SQL Server Management Studio”

Today, I’m going to talk about one of my earliest childhood lessons in the advertising field: gorilla marketing.‚  Literally, gorilla marketing… you thought I misspelled guerrilla marketing didn’t you?

Ivan the Gorilla lived for 27 years in the now shut down B & I Shopping Mall in Tacoma, WA.‚  I remember visiting the mall and watching Ivan the Gorilla in his enclosure.‚ … read more “Gorilla Marketing”

At a recent dinner I had an interesting conversation with an American schoolteacher about economics and politics and eventually discovered that she was a socialist. Since I wanted everyone to enjoy the dinner, I didn’t ask her more questions to find out the depth of her socialism knowledge or if she understood the effects socialist principles have on a nation.… read more “Socialism in America- Definition of Socialism and Socialists in Schools”

Found this funny police demotivational poster and thought I would share it with you guys.  The police are certainly enjoying themselves a little bit too much on the job here.

If you look at the relevant links below, you will see that I have a massive collection of demotivational posters (and more police demotivational posters!). Click through them to laugh at the funny motivational posters for hours!