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Sep 2nd, 2014
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Roger Ellman
General Assembly are offering a free trip to Silicon Valley, including hotel stay and personal tours of key companies, including: Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Chegg, and Y Combinator Free round trip ticket to San Francisco from anywhere on the planet Meetings with Key executives $1000 credit with Uber to get you around and about the
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Aug 18th, 2014
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“Something is wrong with the way people live. You can tell by the way they walk” said Doherty. Rivers were flowing as usual. Streets, filled with shoppers and of course cars. The cars edged forward at a slower pace than the pavement browsers achieved – more cars than road space. All were predictably “there”. A
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Jun 6th, 2014
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Roger Ellman
After the first day’s cup of coffee and before the second, I was musing over the fact that an Electric Ferrari with Google Drive super-system could drive through a village safely at 250 miles per hour where the road surface allowed. It would detect any life form and it’s approach as well as any object,
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Nov 1st, 2013
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Roger Ellman
This is the thrilling thing about “Apps” on Mobile phones. Apps and Web services are playing their part in opening up everybody-wins opportunities. Dramatic and sometimes world-saving developments in areas such as water purification, medicine, transport, education and learning offer great promise – to mention a small sample from a long
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Tags: Apps, Business/Entrepreneurship, Customer Service, Customers, Economics, Parking, progress, Taxis, Travel, Win-win
Sep 16th, 2013
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Greece: Do we, Greeks, have any hope? [Question and answer originally published on Quora.com – September 14, 2013 ] Absolutely you do. Just not as soon as we’d all like for you. With one of the best known collections of topographic and scenic beauty, wonderful history that’s still visible, one of
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Tags: Culture, Debt, Economics, future, Greece, Hope, Inspiration, Nation Building, Politics
May 24th, 2013
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Roger Ellman
Why Bilinguals are Smarter – NYT – We all knew this! But fun to (quickly before the next language lesson) read this brief article again
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Tags: Creativity, intelligence, Language, learning, Neurological reserach
Apr 1st, 2013
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Roger Ellman
Inspired by the numerous companies developing trips into outer space and the opportunities to enjoy the weightless experiences of zero gravity, Weightless Hotels and Resorts™ are creating one of the most revolutionary luxury hotel experiences, since the electronic room key card. Better than a spa, you will feel the total absence of weight. It gives
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Tags: April Fool's, funny, hotels, humour, jokes, Travel Business, Travel. April 1st, Weightless Hotels, witty
Jan 21st, 2013
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Roger Ellman
Pisa is small. By the standards of Florence or Sienna, it provides plentiful gifts of delightful travel experiences and is easy to walk around. Much more than the fantastic Leaning Tower and Cathedral – it is full of restaurants, shops, beautiful buildings, churches, cafes and restaurants. The river runs through it! The River Arno, the
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Tags: City Break, Europe, Historic Towns, Hotel, Italy, Pisa, River, Travel, Tuscany
Oct 22nd, 2012
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This is part of a shift in paradigms – if we can speak to anyone, anywhere in any language and they hear an instant, simultaneous translation into their own language – how many things might change….? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20004210
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Tags: Better Future, Globalization, Language, Telecommunications, Telephony, Translation, Worldwide
Oct 15th, 2012
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Roger Ellman
I’m always pleased to hear of the further progress in highly efficient (and yes, even renewable) means of generating energy – here’s progress again Safer, more efficient, fusion-generated electricity is on the horizon READ MORE
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Tags: electricity, Fusion, future, Low cost energy, progress, renewable energy sources, science