The Land of "Miracles"
Greece... land of Pythagoras, Plato, Pericles - and more platitudes than you can shake a stick at. Nevertheless, here's one more from a Greek bank professional: Greece is the land of miracles. (I'm certain he didn't quite mean it as a compli...
The Land of "Miracles"
Greece... land of Pythagoras, Plato, Pericles - and more platitudes than you can shake a stick at. Nevertheless, here's one more from a Greek bank professional: Greece is the land of miracles. (I'm certain he didn't quite mean it as a compli...
You Call This Global Leadership?
The US government is about to be shut down in the next 24 hours over the federal budget impasse. Here are the only numbers you need:Federal spending is approx. $3.7 trillion, the deficit this year alone is projected at $1.4 trillion - and the pol...
You Call This Global Leadership?
The US government is about to be shut down in the next 24 hours over the federal budget impasse. Here are the only numbers you need:Federal spending is approx. $3.7 trillion, the deficit this year alone is projected at $1.4 trillion - and the pol...
It’s Greek To Me
The amount of hot air emanating from Washington DC has increased exponentially as politicians are arguing about the size of next year's budget deficit, but no matter what they decide it will be, in a word, monstrous.To illustrate just how bad things ar...
It’s Greek To Me
The amount of hot air emanating from Washington DC has increased exponentially as politicians are arguing about the size of next year's budget deficit, but no matter what they decide it will be, in a word, monstrous.To illustrate just how bad things ar...
How Green Was My Valley
The world is changing right in front of our eyes and politics are - finally - starting to reflect this.In last Sunday's elections, voters in the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg elected a Green Party prime minister (governor) for the first time in the...
How Green Was My Valley
The world is changing right in front of our eyes and politics are - finally - starting to reflect this.In last Sunday's elections, voters in the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg elected a Green Party prime minister (governor) for the first time in the...
The World’s Banzai! Moment
Banzai!: A traditional Japanese exclamation meaning "ten thousand years" (somewhat equivalent to our own "hooray!"). Often used in the context of a banzai attack, a last ditch desperate charge.Centuries from now when historians examine our time, ...
The World’s Banzai! Moment
Banzai!: A traditional Japanese exclamation meaning "ten thousand years" (somewhat equivalent to our own "hooray!"). Often used in the context of a banzai attack, a last ditch desperate charge.Centuries from now when historians examine our time, ...
Yet Another Three Sigma Event
Not all natural catastrophes are as "natural" as they appear: the mega earthquake and tsunami in Japan may be as natural as they come, but the ongoing nuclear disaster is anything but.. What has apparently happened is that, while reactors we...
Yet Another Three Sigma Event
Not all natural catastrophes are as "natural" as they appear: the mega earthquake and tsunami in Japan may be as natural as they come, but the ongoing nuclear disaster is anything but.. What has apparently happened is that, while reactors we...
