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“Leadership is the practical application of character.” — R. E. Meinertzhagen

[starbox] Much of what I believe about leadership I learned from the scouting program. I was a scout as a boy and when my children reached that ...

[starbox] A young engineer I know broke new ground on Face Book today by posting photos of his most recent project on the shipping dock. Anyone wh...

One of the objectives of this — or any — blog is to encourage two-way communication with its readers. Which reminds that Gear Tech...

[starbox] Watching the World Cup final reminds me of that old adage about Americans and the English being divided by a common language. For exam...

[starbox] If you are going to make buggy whips, they better be good ones. That is the lesson I took away from reading about hundred-year-old Wis...

[starbox] The special 30th Anniversary Issue of Gear Technology magazine represents a lot of extra work on the part of...

My last posting on surface temper inspection prompts me to think about the problem of non conforming components. It is never fun to throw valuable ...

[starbox] If ever a situation cried out for a short, texting-friendly acronym it is the unavoidable problem of “You don’t know what you don’t kn...

[starbox] I love old cars but have no desire to drive one on a daily basis. The appeal of a powerful muscle car or winged 1950s convertible i...