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Michael Elliot, the CEO of Rocket Dog Communications, was kind enough to speak publicly on the subject of staying relevant as marketing professionals in a down economy. His points were very well taken. One was that while the rest of the business community wrangles and agonizes about their failing investments, marketers are seeing one third to one half discounted rates in print and broadcast media. The opportunity for go-getters is real and exciting. Another hammer point was regarding Mobile Technology. He made the unarguable argument that there are actually more cellular phones on the market than there are people. He advised strongly that we should not leave that fact out of our marketing philosophy moving forward.

With no prospects for the future, is it any wonder that so many college grads feel lost. This isn't the way it was supposed to be. Higher education was supposed to be the best investment one could make to guarantee a solid future. Any wonder that they feel cheated?

I have been assigning five minute presentations to students on and off for twenty years. When my students challenged me to improvise a five minute presentation, I took a breath, collected my thoughts and spoke for about 4 minutes and 50 seconds. I knew how long I wanted to speak and I had an internal representation of that unit of time, conditioned by years of paying attention to it. Showing off for my students was a bonus.

The experience of seeing my mother through her health crisis has forced me to re-orient myself to the world. And one of the reasons I like so many of the Website is that I hear aspects of my struggle in them. They help me make sense of all the tumult and upheaval, that sense that I'm no longer walking around with a safety net under me. It's also why I like the ideas my 12-stepping friends have, like the one that says we must examine our lives with "rigorous honesty" if we are to live in reality and not be victims of wishful thinking. That means I have to look at my responsibilities directly. I have to acknowledge that in many situations not speaking up can be worse. I have to know that not acknowledging the elephant in the room means I may have to live with it for a long time.

If you have a passion for astronomy, then through Google Sky Map you can watch the map of brightest stars, constellations & planets in that part of the sky, towards which you point your phone up.

I looked at several video-heavy websites, only to realize they were already HTML5-ready. Examples include The Onion, DailyMotion, ESPN, CollegeHumor and CNET. The biggest video websites -- YouTube and Vimeo -- have moved to HTML5, too.

They choose flirty ruffled blouses and dresses, with defined waists and V-necklines. They also find interesting vintage prints, and blouses with flutter sleeves that draw attention to the shoulder and make arms look slimmer. Stacy and Clinton also got Jessica into bright colors, including teal. It took some convincing, but Jessica finally started to concede that the teal blouse did make her skin look beautifully creamy and also made her eyes sparkle.

Praise God. I subscribe to the belief that "when praise goes up, blessings come down". I've personally experienced this, and the first thing I do every morning is praise God. You should do the same. Praise Him for what you have and what He's already given you. Be specific in your praise: thank Him for exactly what you had for breakfast. Thank him for the car He gets you around in. Thank him for the exact amount of money He gave you last week. Be specific in your praise like the Israelites were when they came out of Egypt (See Exodus 15). Specific praise focuses all your victories and breakthroughs in life, and shows you that God is the source of all supply-the small things AND the big things!