Carlos Ghosn, residing in a Japanese jail, has resigned from Renault. He was an all-powerful globe-trotting CEO until the Japanese accused him of under-reporting his income. Now he is fighting to stay out of prison. It is a spectacular come-down for the man and the companies he headed. It proves again that few are above the […]
Posted on January 27th, 2019 by admin
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He says he was upgraded to first class based on the thousands of miles he has flown and he had every right to be there. It didn’t work out that way for GOP Congressman Rodney Davis. He was confronted by a passenger who demanded to know why he was sitting there when the government was […]
Posted on January 24th, 2019 by admin
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Some people refuse to change their minds in the face of mounting evidence. Nothing will persuade them their position might be wrong. When it comes to climate change, facts are piling up but there is still a large contingent of Americans who say it is bogus. Scientists warn on a monthly basis with new sets […]
Posted on January 22nd, 2019 by admin
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But for the racism of the 19th Century, we might be celebrating Frederick Douglass Day. He was the foremost orator and abolitionist of his time who rose from slavery to celebrity before he died 25 years after the end of the Civil War. He spoke with Lincoln. He traveled across the North and the Midwest […]
Posted on January 22nd, 2019 by admin
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Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO, is making bold pronouncements about his company. One wonders if he has gone too far in consigning competitors like Disney to the margins. There is confidence and there is hubris. It might be hard to tell the two apart. Overall, it is smarter to maintain a sense of caution when communicating […]
Posted on January 18th, 2019 by admin
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TV commentators, especially, should be accurate about what they say. Otherwise, this might happen. An African-American analyst for CNN accused her radio host of having white privilege when her unseen interrogator is black himself. It was an embarrassing moment, and there was nothing she could do to backtrack. The host took the opportunity to scold her […]
Posted on January 17th, 2019 by admin
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Android cell phone users sometimes wonder why they can’t have right away the most recent version of the software. The reason is that it must be matched and tested in multiple steps before it can be released in new phones. This graphic explains the process in a creative and fun way. It makes a technical […]
Posted on January 15th, 2019 by admin
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Cattlemen are upset by a new wave of vegetable substitutes for meat, and well they should be. The plant-based food is getting better all of the time and now is nearly indistinguishable from meat. Ranchers are banding together to lobby state legislatures to require labeling laws. They want meat from cattle clearly marked and vegetable-based […]
Posted on January 10th, 2019 by admin
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AT&T’s rivals are blistering the company for its claim that it has a 5G network. AT&T apparently decided to rebrand its 4G system as 5G without installing the equipment needed for true 5G. To say that is disingenuous is understatement. The phone carrier ought to be ashamed. From a PR perspective, it could be a […]
Posted on January 9th, 2019 by admin
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President Trump has committed a faux pas by demanding a wall be built across the southern border of the US and leaving no out for himself to preserve his credibility. If he attempts to declare a national emergency, his move will be tested in the courts immediately, and there is little chance of him succeeding. […]
Posted on January 7th, 2019 by admin
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