http://roberthutchinson.com Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:57:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Most parents understand that the Internet is NOT their friend. Companies like Google are making billions by tracking everything you do online... and then selling that information to the highest bidder. Worse, they are tracking everything your children are doing as well... up to and including using the ... http://roberthutchinson.com/blogging/organization-inside-google-runs-ads-about-google-ceos-big-brother-like-attitude/ In bioethics, politics and law, oftentimes we must rely upon the opinions of so-called "experts," particularly those in the medical professions.  But as anyone who has ever dealt with doctors knows, they are frequently wrong -- but almost NEVER admit it. The problem is, their arrogance can get people ... http://roberthutchinson.com/health/why-i-dont-trust-doctors-or-most-experts-for-that-matter/ In the late 1970s, while studying philosophy in college, I discovered the “earthy mysticism” of William McNamara. For more than 30 years, it has remained the dominant spiritual influence of my life and is partly the reason I remain, despite everything, a committed follower of Christ and a ... http://roberthutchinson.com/spirituality/the-earthy-mysticism-of-william-mcnamara/ You know the old expression, "To a hammer, all the world looks like a nail?" I couldn't help thinking that today when I read a news report about two medical researchers who believe that the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo embedded an anatomically correct drawing of the human brainstem in his drawing ... http://roberthutchinson.com/spirituality/philosophy/michelangelo-hid-brain-stem-in-gods-throat-or-not/ People often ask me why I remain a Roman Catholic – given all the scandals over homosexual pedophiles in the Church, the Peter, Paul and Mary liturgies, and so on. They’re not asking me for the party line reason but my own, very personal reason. And this is what I usually say: ... http://roberthutchinson.com/spirituality/bible/evolution-creation-and-adam-and-eve-part-ii/ A “squeeze” or “opt-in” page is the web page that visitors land on after they click on a search engine keyword. The only purpose of an opt-in or squeeze page is to elicit a specific response from a website visitor — usually to give a name and an email address in exchange ... http://roberthutchinson.com/marketing-solutions/8-easy-ways-to-double-your-opt-in-response-rates/ Years ago, a friend of mine… who built up a $200 million travel club business from scratch… told me his entire philosophy of direct response marketing could be reduced to just two words: The Offer. He told me he has tested every variable imaginable both online and offline - copy, lists, colors, ... http://roberthutchinson.com/marketing-solutions/how-to-create-%e2%80%9cno-brainer%e2%80%9d-offers-that-double-even-triple-your-revenue/ The first thing I do every morning when I get out of bed is to do 40 pushups. It’s also the last thing I do every night before I climb into bed. That may not sound like a very “yoga” thing to do, but it’s a discipline I adhere to ... http://roberthutchinson.com/health/the-daily-discipline-of-pushups/ The folks at Cenegenics have taken a hard look at the benefits of aerobic fitness for people in their 60s, 70s and 80s. They’ve reviewed recent medical studies and concluded that, yes, aerobic fitness matters – particularly if you want to live independently in later years. Not only that, but ... http://roberthutchinson.com/health/studies-find-aerobic-fitness-equals-independence-in-later-years/ Here's the bad news: You lose up to 5% of your strength, flexibility and balance for every decade after age 20. But here's the good news: With a little effort and determination, you can maintain 90% of the strength, flexibility and balance you had at age 20 ... http://roberthutchinson.com/health/the-lost-secrets-of-health-fitness-after-age-50/