Greek gods and goddesses often behaved badly - many times because of their arrogance and conceitedness. The 12 most important gods and goddesses were from Ancient Greece, and were from the same family. They didn’t think very highly of the lesser gods and goddesses, and us mere mortals, they thought even less of us. They resided together in a large palace that was located at the top of Mount Olympus. There were many quarrels and friction among them. Originally, all these six gods and six goddesses had a seat at the table, which bode well for women, especially when they were discussing issues important to women. Although, there were six … [Read more...]
Elijah McCoy – the Real McCoy
April 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Elijah McCoy was denied jobs he was qualified for because of his color. Despite that, he didn't allow discrimination to stand in his way. Elijah McCoy saw a problem that was costing his employer a lot of money, and set out to the solve the problem using his engineering background. Like most inventors, McCoy was very curious, and he looked at how work was done and found a way to make it more efficient. Name: Elijah J. McCoy Birth Date: May 2, 1844 - October 10, 1929 Job Functions: Inventor and Engineer Fields: Entrepreneurship, Engineering Known For: Inventing the lubricator cup Who Is the Real McCoy? You have heard the … [Read more...]
3 Productivity Tools and Resources
February 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Professionals are always looking for productivity tools and resources to make their lives easier, and I'd like to share three that I recently learned about. One of the tools adds voice messaging to your website and the other two make book formatting a cinch. SpeakPipe: This is a widget you can add to the home page of your blog, which allows your readers and customers to leave a voice message for you. I just added it to The Invisible Mentor blog and tested it. It works great and is very easy to install. Please read How To Add Voice Mail To Your WordPress Blog (Or Any Website) and watch the short video from Tracy Matthewman. Book … [Read more...]
SummaReview of The Medium is the Massage by Marshall McLuhan
February 12, 2013 by
I wrote a profile of Marshall McLuhan and learned that he prophesied the introduction of the Internet. I was intrigued and wanted to discover things for myself so I purchased his book, The Medium is the Massage. It's an interesting book that has a lot of pictures and special effects, and although it’s a small book, it's not one you can rush through if you truly want to experience it. This isn't really a review of The Medium is the Massage, but some ideas that I pulled from it. What makes this book so significant is that it was first published in 1967. As soon as information is acquired, it is rapidly replaced by still newer … [Read more...]
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