Sunday, September 05, 2010
Friday, September 03, 2010
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Sunday, August 29, 2010
STOP THE INSANITY AT VANCOUVER CITY HALL!
While Mayor Gregor grooves his way through bike lanes, our students go without schools, and parents wonder what our priorities really are. Can you really blame them. A Mayor should lead from the front to champion ways to improve the lives of it's citizens, especially children "our future". Think about the $260,000 spent on a bike lane used by one small segment of the population, and the fact that $42,820 would have saved this school.
It's time for the dissenters to speak up. I don't belong to any particular party and I stopped being "General Manager" of the universe, but when things start making less and less sense in my own backyard, I think it's time we stopped being such a polite bunch while this Mayor and Council seem to operate like a cuban dictatorship.
And true to his impish nature, when asked how he can justify spending money to make his office larger during these tough economic times, and while 7 floors at city hall remain empty, he is quoted as saying; I deserve to have a bigger office and that's what I'm going to get. It's the Gregorian Principle of always getting what he wants. Please Mr. and Mrs. Robertson pick up your little boy, wash his mouth out with soap, teach him some manners, and lend him a few bucks from his inheritance to help add another wing for his playroom. Maybe you can transfer some toys too from his bedroom at home to keep him busy in between the occasional bike trip on Burrard Street for a photo op.
As Jeff Green, the astute Vancouver Sun reporter said: "This city council is one that has never met a green initiative it didn't like. I would not expect this council, which pushed ahead with alacrity despite some concerns to build the $800,000 Dunsmuir lane and to put two separated lanes on Burrard Bridge, to somehow think differently about Hornby Street. "
"It's worth reading the city report on looking forward to cycling in 2010-2011. Will this Hornby bike lane be good or bad for the city? I have no idea. Cities don't advance or modernize without provocative leadership. But cities can also be harmed by overly-aggressive political agendas."
As evidenced by his untimely foul mouthed expression of disdain for dissenters, it's no wonder that this Mayor, more so than any other in our history has assumed a marxist philosophy that he will determine what is good and right for this city.
This past week somebody just happened to wander up to the seventh floor of city hall and look what they found:
VANCOUVER SUN - For nearly 75 years, the imposing grey art deco city hall building at the corner of 12th and Cambie has been a symbol of civic government in Vancouver. But for more than a year, city hall has harboured a secret, one created in the confusion of a growing and independent bureaucracy and complicated by changing politics and the 2010 Olympics. The upper seven floors of the 11-storey tower, built in 1936, are completely empty.
Last summer the entire engineering department moved into a newly built 86,000-square-foot commercial space at Cambie and Broadway that the city has leased for $41 million over the next 10 years. The city spent another $7 million to outfit and move the department. The move came in the same year the city laid off 158 people and raised taxes by 2.26 per cent to cover a $61-million shortfall in its $961-million budget.
That move, and another one this summer involving the social development, housing and cultural affairs departments moving into three city-owned floors of the renovated Woodward’s heritage building were done in the absence of any master plan, something city manager Penny Ballem says can’t happen again. WAIT A MINUTE, how long has this mayor and council been in office? They were elected Nov. 18, 2008. So,does that mean they kept their dirty little secret till now. You can't tell me that somebody didn't ask the question, what's happened to the people from floors 7-11??
She has now put a stop to departments making their own lease arrangements and wants to consolidate services back into a few city-owned buildings. BECAUSE SOMEBODY FROM THE MEDIA FOUND OUT! Come on who are you kidding. Stop the lies and how stupid must she think we are. The only unfortunate aspect of this is that if this was Enron , we would have had a whistle blower by now, but because it's government, everyone protects each other for fear they will lose their secure job.
When they left city hall, the engineers left everything, including desks, chairs, filing cabinets and boardroom tables. Now, the only services in the heritage building are the council chambers, mayor’s and councillors’ offices, city manager’s office, a public counter and a handful of small departments on the first three floors.
The Vancouver Services Review team is in temporary quarters on the fifth floor. As part of the reorganization, the city quietly closed the fourth-floor offices of the working media, turning them into a storage room for the protocol department. It has promised the media new offices elsewhere.
Plans for the now-vacant floors aren’t complete and the city hasn’t approved a budget for repopulating at least five of the seven empty floors. But Ballem acknowledged that her office will move from the third floor to the sixth this fall, allowing Mayor Gregor Robertson to expand his offices into her existing space. The city will also create a dining room and meeting area in part of the mayor’s old offices for the elected councillors who, Ballem says, now have no suitable place to eat. She said Robertson’s space is too cramped and he has no private office. Boo Hoo!!
WHAT A MESS!! We all know that it is illegal to withhold property taxes, but as a taxpayer who pays for this unbelievable travesty, I say it's time for not just a "wake up" call, but a complete shake up and investigation.
Most Canadians are conformists and we have a world wide reputation for being polite. Polite yes, but stupid no! It's time to show up en masse and get this Mayor and Council out to a school gymnasium somewhere in Vancouver and ask them what the hell is going on. TELL US THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR AGENDA! If they can show up for a "Meet the Candidates Meeting" to tell us why they should be elected, then they can bloody well show up and tell us why we should believe and trust them with OUR MONEY! Would you give your money to a financial planner and not ask any questions about what he/she was doing with your money, and just trusted them to do the right thing?. Oh yeah, a lot of people did that didn't they. Can you say Bernie Madoff.
Dissenters benefit others, while conformists benefit themselves. Ask yourself this question, do I become a dissenter when something affects me and my family, and until that happens am I a conformist? And if so, what's the price I pay both financially and persoanlly.
It's time for the dissenters to speak up. I don't belong to any particular party and I stopped being "General Manager" of the universe, but when things start making less and less sense in my own backyard, I think it's time we stopped being such a polite bunch while this Mayor and Council seem to operate like a cuban dictatorship.
And true to his impish nature, when asked how he can justify spending money to make his office larger during these tough economic times, and while 7 floors at city hall remain empty, he is quoted as saying; I deserve to have a bigger office and that's what I'm going to get. It's the Gregorian Principle of always getting what he wants. Please Mr. and Mrs. Robertson pick up your little boy, wash his mouth out with soap, teach him some manners, and lend him a few bucks from his inheritance to help add another wing for his playroom. Maybe you can transfer some toys too from his bedroom at home to keep him busy in between the occasional bike trip on Burrard Street for a photo op.
As Jeff Green, the astute Vancouver Sun reporter said: "This city council is one that has never met a green initiative it didn't like. I would not expect this council, which pushed ahead with alacrity despite some concerns to build the $800,000 Dunsmuir lane and to put two separated lanes on Burrard Bridge, to somehow think differently about Hornby Street. "
"It's worth reading the city report on looking forward to cycling in 2010-2011. Will this Hornby bike lane be good or bad for the city? I have no idea. Cities don't advance or modernize without provocative leadership. But cities can also be harmed by overly-aggressive political agendas."
As evidenced by his untimely foul mouthed expression of disdain for dissenters, it's no wonder that this Mayor, more so than any other in our history has assumed a marxist philosophy that he will determine what is good and right for this city.
This past week somebody just happened to wander up to the seventh floor of city hall and look what they found:
VANCOUVER SUN - For nearly 75 years, the imposing grey art deco city hall building at the corner of 12th and Cambie has been a symbol of civic government in Vancouver. But for more than a year, city hall has harboured a secret, one created in the confusion of a growing and independent bureaucracy and complicated by changing politics and the 2010 Olympics. The upper seven floors of the 11-storey tower, built in 1936, are completely empty.
Last summer the entire engineering department moved into a newly built 86,000-square-foot commercial space at Cambie and Broadway that the city has leased for $41 million over the next 10 years. The city spent another $7 million to outfit and move the department. The move came in the same year the city laid off 158 people and raised taxes by 2.26 per cent to cover a $61-million shortfall in its $961-million budget.
That move, and another one this summer involving the social development, housing and cultural affairs departments moving into three city-owned floors of the renovated Woodward’s heritage building were done in the absence of any master plan, something city manager Penny Ballem says can’t happen again. WAIT A MINUTE, how long has this mayor and council been in office? They were elected Nov. 18, 2008. So,does that mean they kept their dirty little secret till now. You can't tell me that somebody didn't ask the question, what's happened to the people from floors 7-11??
She has now put a stop to departments making their own lease arrangements and wants to consolidate services back into a few city-owned buildings. BECAUSE SOMEBODY FROM THE MEDIA FOUND OUT! Come on who are you kidding. Stop the lies and how stupid must she think we are. The only unfortunate aspect of this is that if this was Enron , we would have had a whistle blower by now, but because it's government, everyone protects each other for fear they will lose their secure job.
When they left city hall, the engineers left everything, including desks, chairs, filing cabinets and boardroom tables. Now, the only services in the heritage building are the council chambers, mayor’s and councillors’ offices, city manager’s office, a public counter and a handful of small departments on the first three floors.
The Vancouver Services Review team is in temporary quarters on the fifth floor. As part of the reorganization, the city quietly closed the fourth-floor offices of the working media, turning them into a storage room for the protocol department. It has promised the media new offices elsewhere.
Plans for the now-vacant floors aren’t complete and the city hasn’t approved a budget for repopulating at least five of the seven empty floors. But Ballem acknowledged that her office will move from the third floor to the sixth this fall, allowing Mayor Gregor Robertson to expand his offices into her existing space. The city will also create a dining room and meeting area in part of the mayor’s old offices for the elected councillors who, Ballem says, now have no suitable place to eat. She said Robertson’s space is too cramped and he has no private office. Boo Hoo!!
WHAT A MESS!! We all know that it is illegal to withhold property taxes, but as a taxpayer who pays for this unbelievable travesty, I say it's time for not just a "wake up" call, but a complete shake up and investigation.
Most Canadians are conformists and we have a world wide reputation for being polite. Polite yes, but stupid no! It's time to show up en masse and get this Mayor and Council out to a school gymnasium somewhere in Vancouver and ask them what the hell is going on. TELL US THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR AGENDA! If they can show up for a "Meet the Candidates Meeting" to tell us why they should be elected, then they can bloody well show up and tell us why we should believe and trust them with OUR MONEY! Would you give your money to a financial planner and not ask any questions about what he/she was doing with your money, and just trusted them to do the right thing?. Oh yeah, a lot of people did that didn't they. Can you say Bernie Madoff.
Dissenters benefit others, while conformists benefit themselves. Ask yourself this question, do I become a dissenter when something affects me and my family, and until that happens am I a conformist? And if so, what's the price I pay both financially and persoanlly.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
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POSITIVE WORLD RADIO LAUNCHES
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Love Everyone, Trust a Few!
These days, every day seems to bring with it yet another test of man's ability to withstand the news without indignation or anger. I am not sure what you felt after seeing three rabbis and three mayors from the state of New Jersey led away in handcuffs after an undercover FBI sting operation uncovered bribes and the selling of human organs.
This was not an episode of the Sopranos, it was not a mafia deal gone bad, these were citizens occupying positions of trust. So what to make of this.
Well, I have been saying on media interviews since the financial meltdown that this was just the tip of the iceberg, and that there were more Bernie Madoffs and more of what the world of business of the past decade has been producing. And there is still more to come.
Eliot Spitzer was indeed on to something, unfortunately he had indiscressions, but his credibility as a district attorney must never be underestimated.
And now Canada has our own Bernie Madoff, Earl Jones, who has bilked millions out of their life savings in another Ponzi scheme. So how do celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and alleged self help gurus play a role in these mounting crimes?
The world of business has been operating for many years on auto pilot., And despite what we would like to believe , it still is. Familiar behaviour is hard to break. The addiction to money and power is also difficult to break, because there is nothing else to replace it for many people in their lives. Religion isn’t an answer, because most of the Mafia kingpins are devout Roman Catholics, and as we have seen even ultra orthodox Jews are falling victim to crime. Some of Enron swindlers were devout Christians.
It’s rather comedic, and in some ways tragic when Oprah Winfrey, the self proclaimed Goddess in the U.S., especially in the eyes of American women, and mother of all that is right and holy continues to send double messages to her worshipping fans.
The network last week aired a show in which she had couples challenging them to get rid of “stuff” and to go for a week with not driving their cars and walk their kids to school.. Also, no T.V. for a week. The message was to stop buying things and appreciate what they had.
The same Oprah who got upset at Nordstrom’s for not opening the store early so she could go on a private spending spree. So Oprah closes the show by challenging everyone in the audience to stop buying “more stuff”, and to appreciate what they already have. Nice idea. Except immediately after the shows credit s, the announcer tells everyone about the Oprah Summer Giveaway- Cars, refrigerators, vacations, blackberries, all kinds of STUFF. And then right on cue the audience leaps up and starts screaming, and waving their hands like scenes from a Baptist Bible Revival gathering. And guess who is leading the charge, edging them on, the Queen of all that is good and right, Oprah herself.
And so you wonder why America has lost its way! The images keep repeating themselves. It’s a losing game for people who worship false idols and truly are addicted to money, power and success. And then there is Donald Trump, the self proclaimed guru of the financial world, who was quoted in a book about his life, as being a millionaire, not a billionaire. He sued the author, claiming it ruined his reputation.
How many more lessons, how many more idols must people worship to get the message that it is time to turn away from those who are narcissistic and ego driven to the point where they take everyone who is desperate enough to follow them down the dark road to financial and personal destruction.
I encourage you to read Desiderata again and the eight fold path of the Buddha and you will see how easy it is to change your perspective on things. It just requires breaking the addiction to celebrities and “gurus” of all types disguised as saviors. And yes, even the President of the United States, or for that matter any politician.
As the Dalai Lama says; “Love everyone,trust a few”.
This was not an episode of the Sopranos, it was not a mafia deal gone bad, these were citizens occupying positions of trust. So what to make of this.
Well, I have been saying on media interviews since the financial meltdown that this was just the tip of the iceberg, and that there were more Bernie Madoffs and more of what the world of business of the past decade has been producing. And there is still more to come.
Eliot Spitzer was indeed on to something, unfortunately he had indiscressions, but his credibility as a district attorney must never be underestimated.
And now Canada has our own Bernie Madoff, Earl Jones, who has bilked millions out of their life savings in another Ponzi scheme. So how do celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and alleged self help gurus play a role in these mounting crimes?
The world of business has been operating for many years on auto pilot., And despite what we would like to believe , it still is. Familiar behaviour is hard to break. The addiction to money and power is also difficult to break, because there is nothing else to replace it for many people in their lives. Religion isn’t an answer, because most of the Mafia kingpins are devout Roman Catholics, and as we have seen even ultra orthodox Jews are falling victim to crime. Some of Enron swindlers were devout Christians.
It’s rather comedic, and in some ways tragic when Oprah Winfrey, the self proclaimed Goddess in the U.S., especially in the eyes of American women, and mother of all that is right and holy continues to send double messages to her worshipping fans.
The network last week aired a show in which she had couples challenging them to get rid of “stuff” and to go for a week with not driving their cars and walk their kids to school.. Also, no T.V. for a week. The message was to stop buying things and appreciate what they had.
The same Oprah who got upset at Nordstrom’s for not opening the store early so she could go on a private spending spree. So Oprah closes the show by challenging everyone in the audience to stop buying “more stuff”, and to appreciate what they already have. Nice idea. Except immediately after the shows credit s, the announcer tells everyone about the Oprah Summer Giveaway- Cars, refrigerators, vacations, blackberries, all kinds of STUFF. And then right on cue the audience leaps up and starts screaming, and waving their hands like scenes from a Baptist Bible Revival gathering. And guess who is leading the charge, edging them on, the Queen of all that is good and right, Oprah herself.
And so you wonder why America has lost its way! The images keep repeating themselves. It’s a losing game for people who worship false idols and truly are addicted to money, power and success. And then there is Donald Trump, the self proclaimed guru of the financial world, who was quoted in a book about his life, as being a millionaire, not a billionaire. He sued the author, claiming it ruined his reputation.
How many more lessons, how many more idols must people worship to get the message that it is time to turn away from those who are narcissistic and ego driven to the point where they take everyone who is desperate enough to follow them down the dark road to financial and personal destruction.
I encourage you to read Desiderata again and the eight fold path of the Buddha and you will see how easy it is to change your perspective on things. It just requires breaking the addiction to celebrities and “gurus” of all types disguised as saviors. And yes, even the President of the United States, or for that matter any politician.
As the Dalai Lama says; “Love everyone,trust a few”.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
VANCOUVER HOSTS WORLD ZENBIZ DAY AND DALAI LAMA
CHANGING THE WAY THE WORLD DOES BUSINESS
Vancouver B.C. June 10, 2009 A gathering of like minded entrepreneurs, visionaries, futurists, and corporate leaders committed to changing the way the world does business will take place in Vancouver, Canada on Sept. 12, 2009.
Two weeks before the special visit of the Dalai Lama who is on a mission to bring world peace through personal peace and compassion,The Zentrepreneurship Centre, founded by local author and visionary Allan Holender, will stage an all-day event , called "World ZenBiz Day"!
The Norman Rothstein Theater will be the venue. According to Holender, who wrote his "new thought" book "Zentrepreneurism", three years ago as a guide for the the 21st century of business; "It's time to change the way the world does business from one of selfishness, greed, and corruption, to one of selflessness, purpose, and profits with integrity."
Since the financial meltdown in 2009, the world has become a different place to do business in, we have indeed been humbled. " We were at the lowest level of trust since the 1930s' before the meltdown, and now we are even lower in our faith and trust of government and companies. Bailouts and spending more money to get more will not heal our economy or our world, but compassion and respect will."
The event scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.pacific time will feature presentations from Zentrepreneurs who are "leading from the front". Conference organizer, David R. Smith, himself a Zentrepreneur, who has a consulting practise in Toronto, say's; "Zentrepreneurs are the world's visionary leaders and mentors for the next decade, they are breaking ground for a new paradigm in business thinking. But more importantly they are bringing us hope and promise not just for now but for future generations." He follows a zen-like approach to his own business by acting with right understanding, right intent, right speech, right action, right livelihood, and right mindfulness.
"Social entrepreneurship", Holender says, can best be described as doing good by being good. "This new paradigm is replacing the old business philosopy of if I do good, what's the payoff. Social entrepreneurship is really about applying practical, innovative and sustainable approaches that benefit society in general. The companies that succeed on this path will be on the cutting edge."
Just as the CEO (Chief Embezzlement Officer is being replaced by the Chief Enlightenment Officer), bottom-line thinking is being replaced by "blended bottom-line thinking". How will what I do in business and life impact my employeees, my company, my community, and my planet. This new frontier of social entrepreneurship is now entering the hallowed classrooms of some of the finest academic institution business schools,and is becoming part of the MBA program of studies at many world class Universities.
"Speakers are still being selected", according to Smith, "We are witnessing a radical shift towards a more enlightened form of capitalism, which bodes well for the healing of our ecomony, our planet, and the people inhabiting our planet. We are very clear about who we want speaking at the event. We do not want motivational speakers., instead we want inspirational speakers with the right intention. When you motivate, you serve yourself, however when you inspire, you serve others".
Presentations will include:
How to Zen Your Business; Infusing your corporate culture with trust, compassion and purpose. Transparency in relationships to shareholders, employees, and the general public. Transparency is the hallmark of an enterprise that has integrity. Firms that present truthful information operate openly, and stand behind their word make their risks more manageable. ‘People are expecting more from the companies they’re doing business with and more from the companies they’re buying from’.
Becoming a Zenlightened Leader: Directors who fail to direct and managers who fail to lead are at the root of what ails the corporate world today. A recent survey of thirteen thousand workers in all major industries shows that fewer than two out of five employees trust their senior leaders.Unless a company can resolve the crisis of confidence among its employees, it has little hope of restoring the trust and confidence of investors and customers.
Creating Zenployees in the Workplace:How do you inspire your workforce? The conditions are not favourable: pension funds are underwater, stock options have disappeared, and health benefits are diminishing. This presentation will focus on overcoming low morale and guiding workers to a significant and productive career. Once workers feel like valuable team members, they start to view their own personal success as part and parcel with the company's success. "The fusion of one’s personal vision with one’s professional mission will hallmark the next hundred years", writes Holender in his book.This presentation will provide you with ideas on how you inspire your employees to become “zenployees”enabling them to feel a sense of passion and purpose in the work they do.
The Age of Enlightened Capitalism: For decades, environmentalists have been warning us that human economic activity is exceeding the planet’s limits. Of course we keep pushing those limits back with clever new technologies; yet living systems are undeniably in decline. This presentation features a blueprint for a new economy, explaining how the world is on the verge of a new industrial revolution--one that promises to transform our fundamental notions about commerce and its role in shaping our future.
The event will be live streamed around the world, and will be watched by millions as they gather for "watch parties" in living rooms, offices, board rooms, open air pavilions, theatres, coffee houses, villages, anywhere there is an internet connection.
Tickets for the all day live event in Vancouver are $10 each and available now at http://zenbizday.eventbrite.com Proceeds will be used to host future events. If you would like to participate in volunteering, provide goods and services, or explore sponsorship opportunities, contact David R. Smith at drsmithzenbiz@yahoo.ca
Direct all media enquires to David R. Smith at drsmithzenbiz@yahoo.ca
Saturday, March 21, 2009
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
The Corporation-The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power
Award winning author and screenwriter looks at the past, present, and future of The Corporation!
Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) March 17, 2009 -- Voice America, the world's premiere web radio network, announces the appearance of renowned author, screenwriter and law professor Joel Bakan exclusively on the highly acclaimed ZenBiz Radio Show on Wednesday March. 18th at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time at http://ping.fm/wOYoh
The film, "The Corporation", winner of 26 International awards, including the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, was based on Joel Bakan's book, "The Corporation-The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power."
Provoking, witty, stylish and sweepingly informative, The Corporation explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time.
Part film and part movement, The Corporation transformed audiences and dazzled critics with its insightful and compelling analysis. And now five years later from Enron to AIG, Bakan asks the rhetorical question; "Have we learned anything"?
Bakan will talk about the hyping of worthless stock and corporate fraud that facilitates the wealth of those extracting enormous and unjustified salaries and perks.
As well, he notes that over the last 300 years corporations have amassed such great power as to weaken governments ability to control them.
Indeed congress has gotten its piece of the action as corporate leaders share part of their profits with the very politicians charged with regulating them.
Some politicians even own stock in the companies they regulate.
Find out about his compelling prediction about the future of the corporation in America.
Exclusively on ZenBiz Radio at http://ping.fm/Sslk5 ZenBiz Radio airs live on Wednesdays at 11 AM Pacific / 1 PM Central / 2 PM Eastern on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel. To access the show, log on at http://ping.fm/yHqMO All shows will be available in Allan Holender's Content Library on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel for on-demand and podcast download.
Award winning author and screenwriter looks at the past, present, and future of The Corporation!
Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) March 17, 2009 -- Voice America, the world's premiere web radio network, announces the appearance of renowned author, screenwriter and law professor Joel Bakan exclusively on the highly acclaimed ZenBiz Radio Show on Wednesday March. 18th at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time at http://ping.fm/wOYoh
The film, "The Corporation", winner of 26 International awards, including the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, was based on Joel Bakan's book, "The Corporation-The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power."
Provoking, witty, stylish and sweepingly informative, The Corporation explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time.
Part film and part movement, The Corporation transformed audiences and dazzled critics with its insightful and compelling analysis. And now five years later from Enron to AIG, Bakan asks the rhetorical question; "Have we learned anything"?
Bakan will talk about the hyping of worthless stock and corporate fraud that facilitates the wealth of those extracting enormous and unjustified salaries and perks.
As well, he notes that over the last 300 years corporations have amassed such great power as to weaken governments ability to control them.
Indeed congress has gotten its piece of the action as corporate leaders share part of their profits with the very politicians charged with regulating them.
Some politicians even own stock in the companies they regulate.
Find out about his compelling prediction about the future of the corporation in America.
Exclusively on ZenBiz Radio at http://ping.fm/Sslk5 ZenBiz Radio airs live on Wednesdays at 11 AM Pacific / 1 PM Central / 2 PM Eastern on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel. To access the show, log on at http://ping.fm/yHqMO All shows will be available in Allan Holender's Content Library on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel for on-demand and podcast download.
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