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Social progressGreat Re-Immersion in India
On a recent trip to India to immerse my mother’s ashes, and then to politically charged Kashmir, I was immersed in the religiosity and politics that I had left behind 46 years ago. On the...
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Personal GrowthA Journey of Transformations
Having undertaken four major professional and personal transformations, I had to acquire and master many new skills. Each time, I discovered the importance of avoiding what did not work and adopting what did. Inspirational messages...
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Artificial IntelligenceAn Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg
Mark, last week you published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal complaining that Facebook is getting a bad rap despite all the good it has done. You are right on many counts but increasing...
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Personal GrowthA Holiday Gift — Be Kind to Yourself
As we wind down the year to relax, allowing feelings, wants and emotions to flow, unusual ideas surface — the ones that escaped our attention when we were in the task-driven mode. Last year I...
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PoliticsOnly in America
After a cozy pre-Thanksgiving dinner cooked and hosted by our hi-tech luminary friends in Silicon Valley, we converged on visiting what is good about America — before discussions could drift towards frustrations with the political...
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BridgeBeing a Tiger and a House-Cat at the Bridge Olympics
Emboldened by my three US National bridge titles in eight years, but rattled by my own bridge-slump earlier this year, I recently headed for the 15th World Bridge Series in Orlando — my first and...
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PoliticsPatriotism Without Borders
The late Senator John McCain’s plane, as a naval aviator, was shot down in the Vietnam war. He was widely admired for his bravery as he was captured and tortured as a prisoner of war,...
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EntrepreneurshipMusk Is Firing on All Cylinders — Even Though Tesla Has None!
Silicon Valley is filled with pioneers but Elon Musk — the main force driving four companies with advanced technologies — is the only one hitting on all cylinders. Musk has Tesla Motors with its hi-tech...
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Personal GrowthGenerational Change for Women – A Tribute to my Mom
The recent passing away of my 91-year-old mother helped me realize how well she had prepared her three daughters for the professional world. All three of her granddaughters are also successful and ambitious professionals —...
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Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence – The Trade Secret Of New Era Companies
Technology has unleashed Artificial Intelligence (AI) on us. Early adoption of AI by the big four — Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google — has propelled them to unprecedented market dominance. Data science and AI has...
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