Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 18, 2008	Bahamas Minster of State for Finance Zhivargo Laing attributed the collapse of American International Group (AIG) to globalization
Laing Blames AIG On Globalization: By TAMARA McKENZIE - Nassau, Bahamas: After American International Group (AIG) – one of the world’s most prominent insurance companies – had to be bailed out of massive debt on Wednesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of America, Minster of State for...... [view]

Posted By:  justloy Posted On:  Sep 9, 2008	Get Startup Funding Via Y Combinator for Winter 2009
Y Combinator is now accepting applications for the winter 2009 startups funding cycle. It will take place in Mountain View, CA from January through March 2009. Y Combinator is a new kind of venture capital firm specializing in funding early stage startups. It helps...... [view]

Posted By:  aisfan Posted On:  Jul 24, 2007	forty is the new thirty
I turn 40 in exactly 1 week. I had planned on starting my own company before I turned 40. I guess I succeeded. While I was an engineering student my employer didn't have any "headcount" to hire me into a position I wanted so I started Semicon Autotest which they contracted to do the work....... [view]

Posted By:  aisfan Posted On:  Apr 2, 2008	favequest at a turning point
I've run into a few of you here and there and you've been asking me wassup with the blog? You know, typical "really busy with three kids, launching a company, raising money, closing deals with customers, producing an online hockey show, trying to show up at the gym once in while ...". Other...... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason Posted On:  Jul 23, 2008	The stock market: Alternative financing for non-profits
Lucy at Philanthropy 2173 has started an interesting discussion regarding cross-platform philanthropy : “Just as a radio program or tv show must now be developed with an eye toward its other media platforms and outlets, our public/philanthropic financing of these ventures need to be...... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason Posted On:  Jul 21, 2008	A momentary setback and a small victory
The good news: At least some of the political momentum regarding the proposed changes to the clinic has slowed. The authorities in the municipal health department are willing to allow my supervisor to keep his job as chief of the center. They still intend to introduce other clinical...... [view]

Posted By:  pfogarty Posted On:  Jul 15, 2008	Youthscape
Today MYC met with a selection committee for allocating funds through Youthscape in Thunder Bay. Here are my notes from the meeting: Guideposts: Build youth communities through youth engagment: 1. Youth leadership 2. Learning community 3. Diversity 4. Accountability 5. Strength-based 6....... [view]

Posted By:  pfogarty Posted On:  Jul 13, 2008	Youthled Projects Application
Youth led project grants in Thunder Bay are coming due near the end of the month. Youthscape has allocated funds for young people to produce projects that are youth-led and driven. I'll be on the committee to decide who gets the funding, but I have also written one which I will be declaring...... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason Posted On:  Jul 6, 2008	The US government doesn´t care about children’s welfare
Res ipsa loquitur: Latin for the thing speaks for itself and also known as a different way of saying than actions speak louder than words. Cliches like that exist because they tend to be true. If you look at government programs targeted for children and youth in American society, there is no...... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason Posted On:  Jun 15, 2008	Is this gift returnable?
I gave an impromptu lecture to a class full of medical students about the American health care system a couple of weeks ago. The biggest reaction seemed to be their disbelief that there is no legal right to health care in the American constitution. Government obligation to health care is part...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jun 3, 2008	Bahamas To Establish A National Lottery To Fund Education
Bid For Nat’l Lottery: By Candia Dames - Nassau, Bahamas: Education officials have completed the latest draft of a new strategic plan for education, saying the government will over the next 10 years establish a national lottery to fund education in The Bahamas. "The bulk of monies in...... [view]