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Today and Tomorrow by Henry Ford
Published in 1926, Today and Tomorrow is written by one the world's most famous automaker, Henry Ford. In this book he reveals his philosophy on money, power, big business, work standards, poverty and education. Much of what he discusses is still relevant today. We can learn a lot by looking back.
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How to Say It: Job Interviews by Linda Matias.
The author provides step-by-step details on all aspects of the interview process. She includes sample responses to common interview questions. She offers advice on how to handle inappropriate or off the wall interview questions and tells you what to do once the interview is over.
What is the oldest known form of vaccination?
Answer: Inhalation
Until recent years, people living in remote areas of Afghanistan and Ethiopia were immunized against smallpox by having dried powdered scabs from victims of the disease blown up their noses. This treatment was invented by a Chinese Buddhist nun in the eleventh century.
JacksonLine - October 2007
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Jupiter Research
Jupiter Research, a global provider of information on information technology, is now available to students, faculty and staff. This premium research tool will you give you access to analyst reports, market forecasts, consumer surveys, web site functionality data, statistics and hot topics. Areas covered include personal technologies and access, online advertising, web technologies and operations.
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Let you friends and classmates find your blog quickly. Send a message to "Ask a Librarian" requesting to have your blog posted and voila, its done. Your words will quickly be accessible to the GSB community and beyond. If they can't find your blog, your words will fall on deaf ears. Looking to see what your classmates, alums and faculty have to say? Go to GSB Blogs/Podcasts to find their blogs.
Jackson Library Toolbar
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Are you sporting last year's version of the FastJack Toolbar? FastJack, also known as the Jackson Library Toolbar, has been upgraded. Along with the upgrade comes a new Jackson Library web address. To update, uninstall the library toolbar and download the latest version. To uninstall click on the arrow next to FastJack, scroll down to "uninstall toolbar" click then download the latest version of FastJack the Jackson Library Toolbar.
Popular Books
Doing what matters : the revolutionary old-school approach to business success -- and why it works by James M. Kilts, with John F. Manfredi and Robert Lorber.
Turnaround artist and brand-builder Kilts walks managers and CEOs through the lessons he learned while reviving Gillette. In Doing what Matters, Kilts talks about what worked in rebuilding Kraft, Nabisco and Gillette and that was going back to basic fundamentals. He provides practical advice that will get you results.
Rocketeers : how a visionary band of business leaders, engineers, and pilots is boldly privatizing space by Michael Belfiore
Belfiore reports on the technology and business plans behind privately financed access to space. He profiles several companies active in private space travel. Read about Richard Branson's plan to begin ferrying space tourists or Robert Bigelow's plans for the world's first commercial space station or as others call it "the first space hotel." Written in an easy to read investigative-journalistic magazine style the book is an excellent overview of industry and the people behind the dreams.
New additions to Business Web Sites
Each month we review business web sites and add the best to our Business Web sites. This month's additions are:
Historical Members of the Dow Jones Index 
tracks the which companies comprised the Dow Jones Index from July 1884 to November 2005.
Stockcharts.com lets you create simple financial charts at no charge. The Chart School is full of easy-to-read educational articles. You can click around for some very good, free stuff. More in depth charting is offered for a fee.
American Wind Energy Association promotes wind energy as a clean source of electricity for consumers around the world. AWEA provides up-to-date information on wind energy projects currently operating; new projects in various stages of development; companies working in the wind energy field; technology development; and policy developments related to wind and other renewable energy development.
Social Security Expenditures of the Aged Chartbook examines the spending patterns of the population aged 65 or older.
New York Federal Reserve Foreign Exchange Committee provides the market with frequent information on the size and structure of foreign exchange activity in North America.
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Jack's Favorite Quote of the Month
"There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all."
~Peter F. Drucker (1909-2005) ~
Send your comments, questions, suggestions to Jan Driscoll.
