Japan is risking the world’s condemnation by announcing it is taking up commercial whaling again. The country is self-imposing limits on where it will fish but that won’t mollify international authorities and conservationists. Whales have reached a consciousness among the public that equals elephants or lions. We don’t want to see them hunted any longer. […]
Posted on December 27th, 2018 by admin
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Johnson & Johnson has taken a significant hit to its reputation with the upholding of a $4.7 billion verdict against it for asbestos in its baby powder. The company has been advertising proclaiming the purity of its talc and recommending that people visit a web site where there are medical and scientific reports backing its […]
Posted on December 20th, 2018 by admin
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There is little better than a good, well done publicity stunt. Here is one.. The “emotional support chicken” is a gag from Popeyes and it is available at the Philadelphia airport. The box made into the form of a chicken with a head and tail holds three-piece chicken tender meals. This comes at a time […]
Posted on December 19th, 2018 by admin
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The White House and Congress are moving toward another government shutdown, this time over Trump’s demand for border wall funding. Voters are opposed to it overwhelmingly and they will blame Trump if the shutdown occurs. This is as the President wanted it in his White House tantrum with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer. The situation already […]
Posted on December 17th, 2018 by admin
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Google has announced that it won’t sell its facial recognition technology for the time being as it works through technology and policy questions. That is an ethical stance since facial recognition is hardly perfect and false positives are a problem. Also, dictatorial countries are using it to track citizens and invade their privacy. It is […]
Posted on December 15th, 2018 by admin
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There are times when a short-term fix generates long-term problems and this might be one. To solve a housing shortage in Los Angeles County, the board of supervisors has approved a vast development on raw land. The problem? It is wildfire country and Los Angeles and its environs are particularly susceptible to conflagration. The county […]
Posted on December 13th, 2018 by admin
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The Trump confrontation with Democrats in the Oval office was a reality show. By that, I mean it was an in-your-face argument meant for the entertainment of an audience. There were no chairs thrown, no fisticuffs, no mediator keeping parties apart but the video of the President of the United States berating Nancy Pelosi and […]
Posted on December 12th, 2018 by admin
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Time Magazine has named journalists persons of the year. It has been a tough time for them with a war on media from multiple sources, not the least of which is the White House. There is an insidious attempt to derogate any fact that is not compatible with one’s image of himself or one’s personal […]
Posted on December 12th, 2018 by admin
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Elon Musk is asking to be sanctioned by the government with his blunt comments. He says he doesn’t respect the SEC, and he maintains he can do what he wants with Tesla since he is the largest shareholder. Daring regulators to take action is unwise communications. They are likely to look for an opportunity to unseat […]
Posted on December 10th, 2018 by admin
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Every one of these products had publicity and glowing marketing materials. It made no difference. They died. There are many reasons for the failures. Some were redundant. Some were aged out. Some were absorbed into other tech. Some failed because the market wasn’t there. Some missed their price points. It is instructive to read lists […]
Posted on December 7th, 2018 by admin
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