In the United States, one of the hot news stories is how an air traffic controller fell asleep on the job and the pilot of an inbound plane had to land without any help from the tower. The immediate response by the Federal Aviation Administration was that individual was fired. Here is my thought for […]
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Do yourself a big favor (trust me on this). Today at 5pm, the iPad 2 goes on sale at Apple retail locations across the U.S. If you are anywhere remotely located near one, go to the store at 4:30pm. The purpose is not to buy an iPad 2, the purpose is to stand there and
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The annual Forbes 400 list is out, and Americans continue their downhill slide. It used to be that one out of two billionaires was an American. It is now down to one out of three.. a drop in market share from 50% to 33%. So which countries are gaining the most ground? It’s the BRIC
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My wife and I were talking last night about how the now former President of Egypt Mubarak must either be the most tone deaf person on the planet or the most stubborn. This morning I wake up to discover he resigned… finally. Geez, how much of a message from the market does one need to
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I have been watching the protests in Egypt with some degree of fascination. As one resident describes it, this protest is 30 years in the making. Clearly Egyptians want President Mubarak out of office. What I find fascinating is how the leadership of the surrounding countries and territories are responding. Almost all of them are
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