Monday
Aug152011
MICRO FINANCING IN THE US
Monday, August 15, 2011 at 10:40AM Recently I funded a novel iPhone stand.
Fabulous advancements are occurring now, in the near future and in the next 20 years. If a small percentage of the coming ideas occur there will be enough commercial opportunities for the US, Canada and Mexico. This Blog comments on major opportunities and asks the question … How are we going to participate? There are major issues and negative headlines that need to be and can be solved; defining the future of the American workforce, infrastructure needs, competitiveness and world competition. What is the role of Government versus Private Investment?
"POSSIBLENESS" focuses on both the BIG IDEAS that will be practical in 2020 (only 9 years away!) and those being deployed now and in the next 2 years. There is a clear opportunity for America to be a vital part of this. Together, we have to figure out how to ensure it happens.
Monday, August 15, 2011 at 10:40AM Thursday
Jul212011
THE CUBAN MEDICAL SYSTEM
Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 9:14AM Consider the following from the World Health Organization.
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USA |
Cuba |
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Life Expectancy |
79 |
78 |
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Infant Mortality - death before age of 5 yrs. |
.08 |
.06 |
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Total Spending as a % of GDP |
16.2% |
11.8% |
I propose there is both technology and strategy. While most of the blogs in this section are technology biased, it is time to consider policy.
The Cuban medical system may be better than the American medical system. Of course we may have technology on our side, but is it the answer?
Cuba has demonstrated some remarkable skills to achieve these results:
- Focused on prevention.
- Oriented to general practice vs. specialization.
- Been willing to review and change practices
- Cuban medical school is free and doctors serve regionally as directed by the government.
- Cuban medical school is free for students throughout the world and has graduates in 130 countries. This is a source of great soft diplomacy.
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Thursday
Jun092011
SOME URBAN IDEAS ARE SIMPLE
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 4:04PM The No Park is a simple urban ecology practice successful in New York.
"No Park redefines “no parking zone” — mostly those associated fire hydrant placement — to low growth mosses and grasses. These micro engineered green spaces prevent storm water runoff, use foliage to stabilize the soil, and to provide a durable low maintenance surface cover. "
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Tuesday
May102011
WHAT WILL BE THE FATE OF THE NANO
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 4:24PM 
The Indian "People's Car, built by TATA Motors in India, was initially designed to sell for $2,000 to$2,500. While over 10,000 are sold, it has run into various problems as outlined in the attached article.
A brave idea. What do you think?
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Monday
Apr252011
The Next Stage of Moore's Law
Monday, April 25, 2011 at 7:44PM 
The doubling of capacity, halving price every 18 months is GRAPHENE, a form of carbon in which the atoms form a flat sheet just one atom thick. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/graphene-solar-0106.html
Rice University has made recent discoveries that bring this into production. http://io9.com/#!5773631/making-nanomaterials-just-got-a-lot-easier
It also will be applied in energy for batteries and solar cells.
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