Category Archives: Living in the World Today

The general problem with generalizing

Posted on May 27, 2011 by markkolier

I have traveled back and forth from New York to Lexington, Kentucky four times per year for more than 10 years. When I first went to Kentucky as a provincial northeasterner I had a general idea about what I thought … Continue reading →

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Are you prepared for identity theft?

Posted on May 23, 2011 by markkolier

I can assure you that I am not. Even if the theft is not a total assumption of your identity I (fortunately) can only imagine what it would be like if someone took out my credit cards numbers, online subscriptions … Continue reading →

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Selling your house today? There have to be better ways – don’t there?

Posted on May 18, 2011 by markkolier

Selling any residential property (house or apartment) is far from a fun process. Right down there with selling one’s car. (I think the process of buying a house is much more fun than buying a car BTW). Since my wife … Continue reading →

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Are you tuned into your surroundings and paying attention?

Posted on May 13, 2011 by markkolier

Now that I’ve been traveling to and from New York to my home in Connecticut for over 6 months (I don’t do this every day so am far from battle scarred), I have developed a groove and routine to my … Continue reading →

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Will “Made in the USA” be on the rise again?

Posted on May 9, 2011 by markkolier

An excellent article from Reuters http://reut.rs/jyJxvS cited a recent study that the next few years will bring a wave of reinvestment by U.S. multinational manufacturers. For a number of years Americans have watched products formerly manufactured in the U.S. be … Continue reading →

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ZipCar and Hertz Connect – car sharing grows up

Posted on May 4, 2011 by markkolier

”Tis the season of IPO’s” and last week proved that with the offering of shares in car-sharing pioneer ZipCar. Nearly $ 175 million was raised creating a market cap of more than $ 600 million. The rent-as-you-need-it company founded in … Continue reading →

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In person social networking is best

Posted on April 29, 2011 by markkolier

I got off the plane from China on Tuesday afternoon and was back at the airport Wednesday morning heading to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for what has become an annual sojourn (for at least the past 8 years give or … Continue reading →

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4 things I learned on my trip to Shenzhen, China that I did not know before

Posted on April 27, 2011 by markkolier

Now that I am back in the good ‘ol USA after a 22 hour travel from my Shenzhen hotel back to my office, I can reflect a bit on my latest trip to the Middle Kingdom. This trip far exceeded … Continue reading →

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China Never Sleeps

Posted on April 25, 2011 by markkolier

</aAs I am in my last full day in Shenzhen (this trip at least), I had a productive weekend and Sunday in particular. But I am far from the only one to be productive as Shenzhen is busy seemingly seven … Continue reading →

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Shenzhen, China – a truly modern city

Posted on April 22, 2011 by markkolier

What if you had the opportunity to start planning a city in the 1970’s? How different might it look than nearly all the large cities around the world? I’ve been in Shenzhen for the past two days and have received … Continue reading →

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