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Hiking Cowels Mountain for Fitness

Cowel's Mountain is a 1,500 foot peak with well worth paths. It is used by fitness enthusiasts to help get in shape. There are people who climb it everyday using the well-worn paths and step like structures. It takes about 35 minutes to go up and 25 minutes coming down putting the whole trip at 60 minutes. If you did this three times a week you won't need to go to the gym as much. 

Three Rules that Fill the Talent Gap

Talent is where business success starts, and failure ends. It is that piece that seeps into the smallest nooks and crannies of just about every facet of corporate health. From entry level to executive positions, talent acquisition of a company separates winners from losers. Successful management of the talent gap rests on three broad rules of discovery, practice, and application. A talent gap occurs when there is a lag between employee potential and performance needed for corporate advancement. Talent is the culmination of potential ability to take on new tasks and work assignments that lead to higher revenue. Employees who have not realized their greatest potential are not full contributors to society and their skills go untapped or lost. There are many reasons why employees can't reach their full potential. Some of it relates to how they raised and perceived themselves while another is based on a lack of knowledge of their potential.  As people become more aware of themse

Protecting Nature and Helping Sea Lions

Nature has many creatures that are part of the environment. It isn't everyday that you have an opportunity to engage and interact with sea lions. In this case the sea lions are based around La Jolla California and become a world attraction drawing thousands of visitors every year. Is is beneficial for companies to protect the environment by moving to more sustainable manufacturing methods and reduce waste. I believe that as we reduce waste there is an additional benefit of lowering cost and helping creatures like these sea lions. World governments are become more concerned about consumption and pollution and are seeking to limit environmental impact. For many construction and development projects, environmental studies are necessary to ensure our actions don't damage future sustainability. La Jolla Sea Lions

Happy 4th-The Multiple Forms of Patriotism

Our service members have risked their lives to keep our freedoms secure. They are a blessing to the nation and set an example to ourselves. Patriotism can come in many forms and range from the smallest act to that which transforms our lives. Any American can engage in patriotic acts that further the cause of their great nation without being in the Service. The first criteria for patriotism is that it is an act done for the benefit of one's nation. This means it is done so that society can receive a benefit. There are people everyday who do patriotic things for sheer moral value of doing so. For example, police officers who do a kind act and protect someone are engaged in one form of patriotism. Patriotism doesn't only mean the use of force. Those who protect the civil rights of people also engage in acts of patriotism that pressures the larger system to become better and change in a way that supports the cause of the  nation. Acts that help make society a better place are

Why it is Important to Diversify an Economy?

Economic diversity is important for keeping cities, states, and nations adaptable and capable of competing. There is a balance between focusing on what the country does best based on its personal competencies and what is needed to keep enough variability to ensure the country can change and adapt when crisis occurs. Building stronger platforms creates a more adaptable and viable economy. Small countries have a hard time diversifying their economies because they have a limited amount of resources and capabilities. Larger countries like the U.S. and China have greater access to resources and can create competencies in multiple areas. They can be masters of a number of different markets. The problem we face through our political structure is that large corporations often influence economic decisions. They encourage politicians to decide on courses of actions that are advantageous to their positions. As more government resources and legislative action mobilizes in the direction of camp