As A New Week Dawns....

It was an interesting weekend as our team finished off on-going curation as the new week begins.   I also stepped back to think about and reflect upon quite a number of on-going upcoming mergers.

The key thing that has been at the forefront right now is the state of the World Economy.   China is slowing down and once again markets in China were quite weak.   The US Election cycle is also quite vibrant and our team finished an edition on Notations that would be available in the network later on.     The man that is yet to be beaten at all is Mr. Trump.  Although there is polling that continues to suggest a soft underbelly of his support, it is yet to work itself out.

Beyond the political and broad economic challenges, there are some rather interesting news that our team will be monitoring throughout the year.    There are a number of mega-mergers out there including: 

• Walgreens and Rite Aid
• Staples & Office Depot
• Dow & DuPont
• Dell & EMC 

This realignment has profound implications for the long-term in the Country and will be subject to some scrutiny.    We will be monitoring the progress it.   What I found laughable though was the legal action taken by TransCanada over the decision by the Obama Administration over the KeyStone Pipeline XL.    The team will continue to assess this on an on-going basis.    

Beyond some of the key focus points this week, I was blown away by some of the developments out of the Consumer Electornics Show in Las Vegas.    A new French Company called Sensorwake has created an Alarm Clock with a beautiful scent.    It was created by a 19-year French Entrepreneur and hope you all check it out yourself!!!  There was also The Altra IQ™ which was powered by iFit, a smart shoe for runners.   This was just a "snaspshot" of stuff out there @ CES as a new sleuth of Television and other interesting gadgets were introduced including this--A Drone by Ehang capable of carrying a Human: 

Beyond this, there is what is going on in California.    The budget that was uneviled by Governor Jerry Brown has in it some major uptick in spending especially for schools.   Spending per pupil is slated to be at $ 14,500 (with Federal Funds) which will mean some very cool windfall for the school District I have a keen interest in:  Capistrano Unified.     I was also very pleased with a slight increase in Corrections Spending as I was pleased with his plan to spruce up the rainy day fund more than it was required--some $ 2 Billion Dollars more.

It is bound to be quite a week of development work as I hope all enjoy this very insightful clip from Nobel Laureates:  

On the Daily "Prowl" w/brief thoughts

Rain stopped earlier today in Laguna Niguel--and it is quite a morning.   I finished a few updates for my collection on Twenty20 that the team has been gracious enough to periodically share on the Daily Twitter Feed for Daily Outsider.

As I was supporting the team's Daily Twitter Feed (and of course busy w/my own AM Feed before running off to work on pressing projects), I saw this received in our Virtual Studios which the team was gracious enough to allow me to share as a sentiment of the possibilities at the heart of what our team is trying to do here @ #Outsiders against admittedly some interesting odds--but it is about trying and looking to the art of the possible despite the profound headwinds before us here and now thanks as always to the ever perceptive +Jonathan Huie 

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count.
It's the life in your years.
- Abraham Lincoln

Forget regret, or life is yours to miss.
- Jonathan Larson

Life is now.
There was never a time when your life was not now,
nor will there ever be.
- Eckhart Tolle

What is age but a number.
What you can dream, you can become, at any age.
Live your best life, not your age.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie



I am also quite excited as the team has already decided on the first 2016 edition of the "Friday Musical Interlude" that should be available after 12 PM tomorrow throughout the #Outsider Properties.     

As the great Diane Nyad always reminds us all:  Onward!!!

Brief Mid-Week Thoughts On #Outsiders & Other Thoughts....

It has been another busy day throughout #Outsiders and the decision was made to work on releasing a number of pressing notations in development due to the on-going key developments that was going on. I had coined the term, "Virtually breathless' and I don't mind noting it here. The last 24 hours also saw a President of the United States driven to tears as he reflected upon the kids of Sandy Hook and announced a number of measures to deal with the surging Gun Violence. Our team released a notation with the statement by the President and the reaction by the Conservative community.

As the team was busy,  I was away from the network as I was on my personal twitter feed and personal facebook feed sharing comments and thoughts on it. It is a developing story that is bound to continue. An Oregon Federal Wildlife Refugee continues to be occupied by a Militia--and I made it a point of asking some of the leading Presidential Candidates over Twitter whether this would be tolerated--it was a rhetorical question The team will be stepping away to continue on-going research as the "twice a day" social media curation on our watch series will continue and the Daily Update published for us under my name for the network by @Paper-iL will also be available. 

I hope all enjoy this very interesting interaction with Nobel Laureates done earlier today on India's NDTV that is one of our daily network we consult daily: