Seeing a Task from a Third Party Perspective

Science Daily has an article titled Looking Into The Future: Can Your Perspective Influence Your Motivation? Motivation is key to accomplishing goals, be they sports related, business goals, writing goals or goals of any type. The correlation between imagining a successful performance and enhanced motivation to perform probably extends beyond the situations alluded to in the linked article.

The article cites studies indicating there were two ways of going about the future visualization process. In both cases you watch yourself but the watching could be through one's own eyes or from the perspective of a third party watching yourself. Not surprisingly researchers found envisioning a good performance through a third party perspective confers more meaning to the task and therefore more motivation to succeed. Envisioning oneself perform a difficult act from the perspective of onlookers can provide enhanced motive to prepare. Although it was not stated in the article the choice of the onlooker might be a key factor as well. Imagining the onlooker to be someone we wish to impress seems a natural way to go.

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The Digital Health Records Market

A New York Times article titled, Wal-Mart Plans to Market Digital Health Records System, reports that Wal-Mart plans to delve into the marketing of electronic health records. The target consumers would be physicians working in small offices. This will be a joint effort involving eClinicalWorks, a software provider, Dell and Sam's Club. The objective is to bring down the cost significantly. The recent economic stimulus bill provides as much as 19 billion dollars in incentives for digital medical records.

Product Developments

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Wire conductors which conserve power without an increase in copper mass.


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Increased Demand for Direct-Drive Linear Motors

Rising demand for direct-drive linear motors is an article appearing at Engineer Live citing a report at IMS Research which notes the healthy growth in the market for direct-drive linear motors. The market for direct-drive linear motors in medical, test and measurement, and photovoltaic machinery industries has increased notably within the last two years and continued growth in these sectors is expected to continue.

Changes Affecting COBRA

The IRS provides a newsletter service. One particular notice focused on Information to Help Employers Claim COBRA Medical Coverage Credit on Payroll Tax Form. Employers are able to claim the COBRA medical premiums paid on behalf of former employees. These COBRA payments are claimed on Form 941- the Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, more commonly known as the stimulus bill, has provisions that impact COBRA. The important change requires that former employees pay no more than 35% of COBRA coverage cost. Employers may claim the remaining 65% as a tax credit.

What are Labor Cerifications?

Some businesses employ foreign nationals through processes involving the filing of Labor Certifications. Labor Certifications include application procedures to which the U.S. Department of Labor and Labor Departments of the fifty states exercise oversight responsibilities. The United States Department of Labor has a webpage providing general information and links to essential details.

Hiring Foreign Workers makes it clear that concern about the impact of foreign nationals on American workers has molded laws related to Labor Cerifications. Following the submission of a Labor Certification application, governing agencies must resolve specific issues prior to granting the sought after certification. Chief among them is assurance that a foreign national will be paid at a rate that equals or exceeds the prevailing wage and that a shortage of American workers for the relevant position exists. Wages and working conditions of U.S. workers are paramount concerns.