Your Podscope hit is at 17:21 Headlines for June 17, 2008; US Army Sergeant Matthis Chiroux Refuses to Deploy to Iraq ; Former Senator Mike Gravel Calls for Independent 9/11 Investigation and Prosecution of President Bush and Vice President Cheney; Dozens of Gay and Lesbian Couples Marry in California (more...)

Your Podscope hit is at 22:04 Headlines for June 13, 2008; Rebuking Bush Admin, Justices Rule Gitmo Prisoners Can Challenge Imprisonment in US Court; Despite Opposition from His Own Party, Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich Vows to Continue Impeachment Effort Against Bush; Citing Iraq War, Renowned Attorney Vincent Bugliosi Seeks "The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder" (more...)

Your Podscope hit is at 25:45 Okay the spring marketing tradeshow circuit is winding down. Does your company have a procedure to handle all the "Sales Leads"?  This week Mike and Joe talk about how to take inquiries and turn them into qualified sales leads. Sales Podcast and Sales BlogVisit our Website to Get Detail Show NotesSalesRoundup Blog (more...)

Your Podscope hit is at 16:40 Joel and Jeff discuss the fine art of listening, source control, the risks of being an internal IT developer, and the state of current mobile platforms. Oh, and how to clean the toilet. (more...)

Your Podscope hit is at 4:04 Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Peter Lee, CEO of UniServices, about the computers which model biology, some of which has reached all the way to Hollywood. (more...)

Your Podscope hit is at 5:27 Barack Obama receives Al Gore's endorsement. (more...)

Your Podscope hit is at 7:12 Cities in the heartland are being submerged as levies fail. (more...)

Your Podscope hit is at 30:42 What do you measure to predict future sales performance?  Is it the number of cold calls made?  The number of face-to-face visits?  The number of opportunities in the pipeline?  Those gauges are important to monitor but how realistic is it to rely on them to forecast sales?  Do those measurements actually help you figure out "the dollars in the door"?In this episode Joe and Mike talk about the pitfalls of relying on traditional methods of predicting sales results and in some cases how measuring them can negatively impact your sales.   They will also discuss what sales people and sales managers should be looking at and offer a method to determine if you are focusing on the types activity that will lead to "the dollars in the door". Sales Podcast and Sales BlogVisit our Website to Get Detail Show NotesSalesRoundup Blog (more...)

Your Podscope hit is at 6:14 Army Gen. Dan McNeill, recently returned commander of NATO's International Security Assistance Force, speaks at the Pentagon discussing stability and security operations in Afghanistan. (more...)

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Recently, I ran across an interview with one of Mark's favorite Cubs prospects, Donald Veal. Veal pitched great last year in A and high A ball. In two minor league ? (more...)

Bosses are now less optimistic about their firms' future prospects, due to higher costs, a CBI survey finds ? (more...)

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This newly focused company has improved its top-line growth and margin-expansion prospects ? (more...)

? prospects for victory. Never mind that poll after poll shows Democrats in a good position to retake the House, and possibly even the Senate. Are the GOP?s internal polls showing ? (more...)

? prospects, the next generation battle, how price and next-gen DVD formats will affect things, retail muscle, the portable market and more ? (more...)

Defending champion David Nalbandian ousted Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-6 (4) Thursday, keeping his Masters Cup semi-final prospects alive and ensuring Roger Federer advanced ? (more...)

PROSPECTS for an improved summer agricultural season, already threatened by a myriad other factors, could be reduced further if commercial farm workers, who are disgruntled with their fourth quarter wage ? (more...)

? prospects for the meeting reaching consensus on a way forward remained unclear ? (more...)

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI Iran indicated Saturday that it has no plans to meet a key Western demand that it stop enriching uranium, a day after Tehran sent the European Union a response to an international offer of ... (more...)

Britain called Sunday for tough action as well as talk in the face of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's defiance and signs of disunity among his opposition. (more...)

Daredevil grandson plans feat at King's Island Weeks after Evel Knievel's son jumped 24 delivery trucks at Kings Island, another daredevil will try to surpass a family feat. (more...)

Burns' inspiration for this poem came when he ploughed up a mouse's nest while working on the farm. (more...)

The All-Star break is one week away and the Baltimore Orioles are three games above .500. No reasonable observer would have predicted that during spring training. (more...)

The Federal Government is reducing the amount paid to Doctors for treating Medicare patients by 10.6% as of last Monday, and there is a scheduled 5% reduction scheduled for 2009. (more...)

Want to know why Bowie's Luis Montanez was picked for the Eastern League's All-Star Game? Just look at the league statistics. (more...)

Dorchester Collection today announced the appointment of Roland Fasel as General Manager of The Dorchester. (more...)

In this May 28, 2008 file photo, job seekers wait on line stretching around a block to attend the Monster.com and National Career Fairs job fair in New York, Wednesday May 28 , 2008. (more...)

Agence France-Presse HONG KONG--The iPhone 3G, which Apple is billing as twice as fast and half as expensive as the debut model, will roll out in cities from Tokyo to Sydney on Friday -- but it could face ... (more...)