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I don't even remember how it started but years ago we started the tradition of having a Thanksgiving lunch for our staff. We usually have it the Thursday before Thanksgiving because Thanksgiving week a lot of people are out and if we have it on Thursday we can have left...
Its funny. People are growling for "innovation" and yet when you offer true innovation all of a sudden there is this rush of air as a frenzied stampede leaves the room to try to quickly ground the innovation in the apparent safety of something derivative with the cry "You have...
We have been members of the Metro Orlando EDC for many years so we have been invited to their annual bar-b-que for just as long. For the first few years, when we were in our previous location, the bar-b-que was kind of one of those "do we really have to...
My wife and I spent our summer vacation hiking around Northumberland on the Northeast coast of England as part of a vacation package with daily guides. It was like camp for adults, with all kinds of fun activities each evening. Of course, there was a table tennis tournament, and I...
Eighty four years ago a wonderful thing happened - the start of the most exciting muscle car in the world was a glimmer in an engineer's eyes - the Pontiac Division was created by General Motors. It was to appeal to a younger audience and show some style in a...
Let’s go Magic! I am a self proclaimed Orlando Magic fan and have been since they were less than good (For those of you who think they are still less than good, well I have a few choice words for you). Not only that, I’m a downtown resident. I walk...
The International Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough Tennessee is a singularity. This little town, the oldest in the state, is soaked in history from the revolutionary war forward but besides its charm, it is the nexus for toilers in the craft of the tale. We’re talking here about 3 days of...
Every so often it's a good idea to do something that is completely different than your normal routine. We have found that doing so helps you get focus back, see things in a different perspective and makes you think about where you are in life. A couple of times a...
“We won! We won!” shouted Shirley Decker as she read the e-mail notification from the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission. When we first began designing TeacherStudio® three or four years ago, who knew that we’d be sitting among our city commissioners to accept one of the 2010 William C. Schwartz...
From Florida Technology Journal, September 10, 2010, Written by Staff Reporter ORLANDO - Six high-tech companies in Metro Orlando were recently honored by the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission with the 2010 William C. Schwartz Industry Innovation Award. The annual award program recognizes innovative companies who have had a significant impact...
September 11, 2001 is a day we will never forget. For me, that morning started out the same as any other Tuesday. I remember about 8:50am I went in to Bay 1 at our old building to check in with a client that had just arrived. After a few minutes...
TeacherStudio® (www.TeacherStudio.com), created by IDEAS along with venture partner eSchool Solutions, has been awarded a 2010 William C. Schwartz Industry Innovation Award, given annually to celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship in Orange, Seminole, Lake and Osceola Counties, as well as the City of Orlando. TeacherStudio® is the first comprehensive web-based, professional...
