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I was saddened today to hear about a crash between a Piper single-engine plane and a helicopter over the Hudson River.   According to my logbook, I’ve flown the Hudson River corridor twenty-five times.  To me, flying down the Hudson requires a considerably more focus and situational awareness than most other flying that a pilot will [...]

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In August I’m speaking at a client’s sales conference.  On the program is Geoff Colvin.  He wrote Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else.  Geoff asserts that top performers are not determined by DNA, but rather by practice and perseverance.  From the book review, “The key is how you practice, how [...]

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I recently sat down with Dan Engel, CEO of FastSpring E-Commerce, an “e-commerce 2.0″payment processing, merchandising, and fulfillment solution for online merchants, including merchants whose products get downloaded. I’ve watched his firm’s success start from humble roots back in 2005, and have enjoyed watching his firm find ways to win in such a competitive selling [...]

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I spent three hours yesterday trying to buy a new “3G S”  iPhone. First I went on the Apple site.  I spent 20 minutes there.  They wouldn’t process my order because they said I don’t get reception at my home where I registered for new AT&T service.  The fact is, I do get service there.  [...]

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This is way off topic for me, but I decided to share this with you. The other day I received a message from a Stephie Atta: With Respect, I am Stephie Atta the Only Daugther of late Atta Mamadou. Before the sudden death of my father, he secretly told me that he has a sum [...]

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Private pilots regularly—and legally—fly up and down “the Hudson River Corridor” below New York City airspace.  I’ve done it 25 times.  My friend shot this video from the passenger seat of my Cessna.  I was flying north, approaching the George Washington Bridge at 900 feet, the same altitude that the pilot of US Airways Flight [...]

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A Peaceful Winter Day Lambert’s Cove Beach, West Tisbury, MA ——————————————————— If you possibly can, please donate something to: Save the Children or the ASPCA or the charity of your choice. Photo credit:  © 2008 — Dave Stein

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I don’t mean my blog’s website, although I hope you’ll bookmark that as well. What I’m talking about is AllMyFavs, a website my friend Larry Berk of Bohoy Design forwarded to me. I clicked on a few of the links.  Apparently some, like BestBuy, are tagged so the “AllMyFavs” people get click through credit.  Others, [...]

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Sorry, no blog post today.  It’s Election Day. Come back tomorrow, please.  Dave

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