A Brief History On September 11, 2001, the fanatical Islamist terror group, al-Qaeda, carried out coordinated attacks against the United States, resulting in the crashing of a fully occupied jetliner into the Pentagon, the hijacking and subsequent crash of another jetliner, and the crashing of yet another two jetliners into the World Trade Center, taking down two of the tallest buildings in the world.  Lost were nearly 3000 innocent lives with another 6000 people injured.  About $10 billion worth of property and infrastructure was also destroyed.  For what? Digging Deeper Apparently misguided Islamists see the United States as an enemy…

A Brief History In 1935, the first modern theory of software was proposed by Alan Turing in his essay Computable numbers with an application to the Entscheidungsproblem (decision problem).  Today, the manufacturing sector is one of these that requires a big focus on management. Otherwise, the effectivity together with safety goes down drastically what is dangerous for the business. How to avoid it? Combine manufacturing software with good business practices and HR.  There are many ready-made strategies for improving your enterprise’s and employees’ workflow; however, the best approach is to combine them with your knowledge and experience to create an effective…

A Brief History In 1784, the earliest recorded mention of Merlot (under the synonym of Merlau) appeared in the notes of a local Bordeaux official who labeled wine made from the grape in the Libournais region as one of the area’s best.  Since then, Merlot wine has been labeled as the more affordable alternative to Cabernet Sauvignon. How did this labeling happen? Well, it is partly because of the inexpensive commercial Merlot wine that has provided the varietal an unsatisfactory reputation. It is perhaps the perfect time to set the record straight. This varietal is first class. Merlot wine does…

A Brief History On September 10, 2019, we have the pleasure of reviewing a children’s book for our readers, one themed toward our favorite holiday, Halloween!  Written by TJ Ski and titled The Spook Skelly Crew, you can preview the story by checking out their YouTube trailer. Digging Deeper Lavishly illustrated by the author (in black and white ink drawings), the book gives you moderately rhymed lines and visual back up for the story.  While not what we would call a little kids’ book, the story includes a certain amount of (mild) violence toward the monsters contained within, so the…

A Brief History In the sixteenth century, the term “marketing” first appeared in dictionaries, where it referred to the process of buying and selling at a market.  Today, whether you are starting new or want to expand, one thing you will have to do is market your services or products. In today’s world marketing takes even more center place because of the intense competition and new competitors entering the market every day.  It sure seems like an easy task that it just takes financial inputs to create a successful marketing campaign. In fact, nothing can be farther from the truth…