While you were sleeping, innovation was limbering up for a competitive game of tennis, lobbing balls over the net, rather than into the back of it.1. So Tony Hayward went sailing into yet another PR storm. Meanwhile, an oil worker on ...READ»
Located in the spectacular high Sonoran desert, the gorgeous community of Grayhawk boasts some of the most fabulous views any Scottsdale real estate could offer of the ancient spires of Pinnacle Peak and the rugged crests of the ...READ»
We report on a lot of projects in the design and development stages, so it's always nice to hear from companies that have completed a green project. We first wrote about PNC Bank's plan to build the largest green living wall in the ...READ»
Let's just get this out of the way right now: any 14-day event that involves hundreds of thousands of hungry and thirsty people cramming into a sports center to watch a game that uses intense lighting, giant television screens, and a ...READ»
I tuned into NBC’s Breakfast at Wimbledon last Sunday morning to catch Roger Federer outduel--and outlast--a re-energized Andy Roddick to win the men’s championship at Wimbledon, his 15th major.
Breaking sports news ...READ»
You may think Wimbledon, with its exquisitely manicured grass courts, royal family attendees, and strawberries and champagne is an old-fashioned affair. You'd be wrong. This year, along enjoying a retractable roof, the audience is ...READ»
Summer wouldn’t be summer without Wimbledon, and Wimbledon wouldn’t be Wimbledon without IBM. This summer, Wimbledon’s long-time technology partner--IBM creates the systems that log each and every stroke as well as other match ...READ»
Rain, rain, go away, come again ... never! There's a new retractable roof over Centre Court.
It doesn't promise a total end to the weather delays that plague this
hallowed tennis championship -- it takes 10 minutes to ...READ»
Self confidence is one of the keys to success that I discuss in Straight Talk for Success. If you want to become self confident, you need to do three things: 1) Be optimistic; 2) Face your fears and take action; and 3) surround ...READ»
If you want to become a dynamic communicator, you need to do three things: 1) become a great conversationalist; 2) write clearly and succinctly; and 3) present well – to groups of two or 200.
Public speaking frightens many ...READ»
Wimbledon. Rafael Nadal. Roger Federer. An epic match.
Did you watch yesterday? What did you think?
I was traveling, but got to see parts of the match in various airports. I saw the fourth set tie break. Nadal ...READ»
“It’s not even a sport; it’s just a pointless leisure activity for old white people…”
“It’s worse than watching a filibuster on C-SPAN…”
“It’s like watching grass grow, or paint ...READ»
Rafael Nadal is a “beast” according to Mary Carillo; and he proved it last Sunday. If you read this blog with any regularity you know that I am a tennis fan. I didn’t get a chance to watch the French Open final on ...READ»
In 1992, she won the French, Australian, and U.S. Opens. In 1993, she suffered a defeating blow at the hands of a crazed tennis fan. In 1999, she's smarter, wiser, and back in the game.READ»
Web sites, a book about the advantages of being a Nobody, a laptop that can take a licking and keep on ticking, and Randall Rothenberg's take on Madison Avenue's Ad of the Month.READ»
If you want to learn what it takes to win - and you've got what it takes to compete - come to Nick Bollettieri's Tennis Academy. If you just want to 'play tennis,' go someplace else.READ»
Beneath Arthur Ashe Stadium, sealed under soaring concrete stands and guarded by a small army of US Open personnel, Kathleen McGraw is guiding me through a series of bunker-like war rooms, where ThinkPads outnumber human beings. As ...READ»
Alan Ganek is VP of Autonomic Computing for IBM. What follows is a partial transcript of his Supernova talk:
We tend to think about autonomic computing in terms of enterprise, but this concept has traction in small and medium-sized ...READ»
