Category Archives: Reason
Analysis: Egypt – The blame game
Jerusalem Post: “The Supreme Military Council wants to cover its failure to keep the peace in Sinai by throwing the blame on Israel.” via Analysis: Egypt – The blame game – JPost – Middle East. . Astute comments by former … Continue reading
How Many Wives?
Dialogue excerpt between US tank corpsman ‘Waco’ Hoyt (Bruce Bennett) and Sudanese Sgt. Maj. Tambul (Rex Ingram) in Columbia Pictures’ classic 1943 war flick, Sahara, featuring Humphrey Bogart as American tank commander Sgt. Joe Gunn. Directed by Zoltan Korda… • … Continue reading
US Rating Downgrade (S&P report)
Excerpt: Rating Action On Aug. 5, 2011, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States of America to ‘AA+’ from ‘AAA’. The outlook on the long-term rating is negative. At the same time, Standard … Continue reading
Syria: Travel Warning (full text)
Travel Warning U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs link to US State Dept. notice . (Bold text below, our emphasis.) Syria August 5, 2011 The U.S. Department of State urges U.S. citizens in Syria to depart immediately while … Continue reading
thoughts 5298, 5299 of the humbucker series
Sometimes, the opposite of practical is not impractical, but theoretical. Don’t bother arguing with a nihilist, they’re all no’ing.
Osama: Still dead after all these years
but now retired . Alternative view: See 2009 re-cap of 2006 article based on 2001 intelligence
Filed under 10 Words or Less, Conflict, Reason
First Major Blunder of the 2012 Obama Campaign
Rule #6932 of the (unpublished) Politician’s Handbook clearly states: If placed in the position of having to release a copy of a document whose very existence has been called into question, do not ever monkey around with the captured image. … Continue reading
In 10 Words, or Less… space-time
Filed under 10 Words or Less, Reason, Science
Random Musings for Enterprise Managers
On strategy: Strategy is inherently a predictive process, which takes into account past events; former and current trends; present circumstances; and construes from these, the best possible actions to take in the future, vis-à-vis one’s declared objectives. Effective strategy is … Continue reading
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Social Media Thoughts for Enterprise Managers #3
Ten basic things to remember about social media for business: Keep it short. Be responsive, accurate, creative, honest, helpful and polite. Don’t expect everyone to agree with you. In the blogosphere, as in life, effective moderation is key. Social media … Continue reading
Social Media Thoughts for Enterprise Managers #2
Here’s one to keep you up at night: What percentage of your fans, friends and followers are real people? Increasingly, corporations are turning to technology for automated social media solutions, some of which offer the ability to: create and manage … Continue reading
