A lot of people were caught with their mortarboards down when an online diploma mill was busted after six very profitable years in operation. Apparently not that many law enforcement officials found the site, but at least one who did became a customer.
The Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane, Washington, reported: “Brett C. Jarmin paid $1,041 for a bachelor [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Cop buys fake diploma
Posted in In the News, tagged fake diplomas on July 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From the 60s to the zeroes
Posted in In the News on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Blogger Laurent Vernhes made a point that should have been obvious to me. What do we call the decade we’re in? The o’s? The naughts? The zeroes? I remember the 60s, man. They were psychedelic, man. How will we boast about something from 2008, in case it turns out there is anything to boast about from [...]
Leadership AND civil service?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged federal government, innovation on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The federal bureaucracy has always been the preferred whipping boy when we needed an example of hopeless paralysis, indifference, and lethargy in an institutional setting. But change may be on the horizon. The proliferation of organizations dedicated to improving government gives us reason to pause and wonder about a potentially brighter future for our civil servants [...]
How to publish 1 copy of a book
Posted in Books, Blogs & Films, tagged blurb.com, books, self-publishing on July 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I guess Macintosh owners have been able to do this for a while, but now there is a way for us PC users to print a single copy of a book of our own creation. I mean full color, bookstore quality. One copy. No kidding.
My photographer friend Richard Ruthsatz showed me a web site called blurb.com. They [...]
China takes the ‘fun’ out of ‘fun and games’
Posted in In the News, tagged China, fun, Olympics on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“For the government, fun is not part of the plan” Wang Feng, a professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine, told the Los Angeles Times. The Chinese government wants an Olympics without any evidence of disagreement from anyone, and to assure this will happen everything that might lead to excitement is being forbidden.
Entertainers won’t be [...]
On not being a good fit
Posted in In the News, Inspiration, tagged careers, fitting in, round pegs on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the old peg and hole thing. You’re a round peg in a world of square holes, or vice versa. Of course the shape of the holes is not a constant. The holes change shape with the spirit of the times. Jim Spencer, a newspaper columnist who staunchly resists the label ‘former’, wrote a great [...]
An interview with Bruce Bowditch
Posted in Books, Blogs & Films, Tucson, Yoga, tagged Bruce Bowditch on July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bruce Bowditch (‘bow’ like ‘bow’ of a ship) is a certified AnusaraTM yoga teacher who has taught yoga internationally. He currently teaches several classes at Yoga Oasis, where I practice. Bruce recently published The Yoga Practice Guide which contains instructions on how to sequence poses for maximum benefit. The book is designed for teachers and [...]
In praise of WordPress
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged WordPress on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have three WordPress blogs, and WordPress provides the software platform for free. The software is really cool and capable. I’ve also asked for help several times from the folks in support with excellent results. I wish all the companies I pay for stuff would treat me so well.
Thanks, y’all! You each deserve a cookie (the milk-and-flour kind)!
Best [...]
My blog’s first birthday
Posted in Inspiration, tagged first anniversary on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I launched This Just In! in August 2007. My first viewers showed up in December, and the readership curve in 2008 is a positive upward trend. Many thanks to you for that!
I would like take the occasion to mention a few of my favorite posts from the first year. As always, I welcome your comments [...]
The demise of the daily newspaper
Posted in In the News, tagged demise of newspapers, journalism on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Newspaper writers of various stripes have been lamenting the demise of their industry for some time now, and with good reason. I came across a couple of articles today that prompted me to think about this again.
Columnist Steve Lopez writes about the bargain the Los Angeles Times represents at 50 cents a copy. Or, as [...]
