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Is environmental scanning just another chore?

A few weeks ago, I gave a talk to a group of association executives on environmental scanning. My proposed title for the talk was "Environmental Scanning 2.0," by which I wanted to reflect the potential and power we have in harnessing new tools and the network to make envirobmental scanning much more effective. My host urged me to use a title clearer to my audience, so we went with "Technology, Members, and Effective Environmental Scanning."… Continue

Posted by John B. Mahaffie on 22nd July 2008 at 4:30pm — 2 Comments (Add)

Baltics and Ukraine become targets again for Russian Hackers

The Unian news service in Ukraine is reporting another potential hacker attack: "Following on from last year’s massive cyber attack on Estonia’s computer systems when Russian hackers, purportedly funded by the FSB (the modern equivalent of the KGB), brought the country’s computer systems to its knees in response to the removal of Soviet statues and war memorials, it looks as if those same hackers with the same funding are about to launch a bigger attack covering all the Baltic countries, and th… Continue

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Births Of 4.3 Million Infants In The U.S. Signal Baby 'Boomlet'

While a majority of developed Western nations are struggling with declining population growth rates, the U.S. has a baby boomlet underway
Source: AHN Media

Emotional Robots In The Spotlight

A robot with empathy sounds like the stuff of sci-fi movies, but with the aid of neural networks European researchers are developing robots in tune with our emotions
Source: PhysOrg

Soil Under Strain

Population pressure is putting enormous pressure on the need to maintain soil fertility
Source: Financial Times

Real Action Is In Private Jets

Pricey fuel be damned. It's full speed ahead on orders for $3 million-plus business aircraft--often from Asia, Russia, or the Middle East
Source: Business Week

Robot Chef Gets A Boost From Wireless Kitchen

The most advanced robot butler yet can carry out simple tasks in a real kitchen, helped by electronic ID tags and, eventually, an online database
Source: New Scientist

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