It’s that time of year again when we feel compelled to make New Year’s Resolutions. There are so many things wrong with doing this to ourselves — from looking at ourselves so critically that we end up aiming for a New Year’s Revolution, to setting ourselves up to certain failure on an accelerated time-line. It may be time to change our way of thinking about creating our vision of the new year ahead of us.
Community First! is a faith-based concept to address homelessness in Austin, Texas. The idea is to create a small community for people who are homeless. This community will consist of a wide variety of small homes, as well as help finding jobs, and medical, dental, and other services. Of course, there will also be a community church as well.
When the rock group, The Eagles first penned their iconic top-forty hit, "New Kid in Town,"
with lyrics that spoke to: "talk on the street. . . everybody’s
watching you," the year was 1976, predating the Internet by almost two
decades. While spot-on prescient as to what was to come, surely Don
Henley, Glenn Frey or Joe Walsh couldn’t have known the level of
surveillance that’s blanketed the world we NOW live in…
Getting The Concepts Straight: Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks And Intellectual Property
Posted in: Today's ChiliWe all know symbols like ©, ® or ™, and usually we have no difficulties relating them to ownership subjects. But do we know their actual meaning, both symbolically and legally? The terms Patents, Trademarks and Intellectual Property are often used in wrong ways, so with this article we will make a general insight over them.
King Robota — A Real Giant Robot?
Posted in: Today's ChiliThose of us with pets are aware that they live pretty cushy lives. They
spend their days basking in the sun, chasing squirrels while out for
walks, and barking when someone comes to the door. The average dog has
few responsibilities – all we expect of them is to be semi-obedient and
do their business outside. One company believes that dogs should play
bigger roles when it comes to the maintenance of their households than
simply licking fallen crumbs off the floor.