Here is his famous “I have a dream” speech. How proud and happy would he be for Tuesday’s inauguration. And how much does our nation owe him and every person who struggled and fought for civil rights in this country.
READ MOREWhat we can learn from McNabb and the Eagles
On the night of November 23rd, the Philadelphia Eagles had just been thoroughly embarrassed by the Baltimore Ravens, losing 36-7. The first half performance by Eagles’ quarterback Donovan McNabb was so bad, that he was benched. He had thrown two interceptions and fumbled the ball in one half. This was after he had thrown three […]
READ MOREAre your friends worth a whopper?
Burger King has launched a Facebook app that if you remove ten friends on Facebook you win a free whopper. Check it the below link for more info on the offer and on how to back into a Facebook valuation: Burger King Facebook App
READ MOREG-dcast Recommendation
A great way to follow the Torah portion of the week is by following the blog: G-dcast.com. They have a guest narrator, narrate a summary and some thoughts on the Torah portion of the week set to flash animation. What is great is that the whole thing takes only 3-4 minutes a week. This week’s […]
READ MORESex Trafficking and William Wilberforce
Nicholas Kristof has an excellent NY Times editorial about sex trafficking, where young women are kidnapped and brought into brothels and forced to work as prostitutes. They are regularly tortured and beaten into submission. This is very clearly slavery and this is a blight upon humanity. Read the editorial though some of it is very […]
READ MOREOur financial system is barely working
I received phone calls from two friends this week and I think they illustrate how our banking system and broader financial system is barely working. A friend from the southeast of the U.S. called me on Monday and asked for my advice and help (please excuse my generalities to protect my friends and their exact […]
READ MOREWhat Costco tells us about the Economy
This is a great blog post from Jeff Matthews: Jeff Matthews Costco Post
READ MOREJon Stewart on the Auto Bailouts
This is hilarious: Barack Obama InterviewJohn McCain Interview Sarah Palin VideoFunny Election Video Jon Stewart Auto Bailout talk
READ MOREFood prices to rise next year
Here is a bloomberg story quoting Jochen Hitzfeld, an analyst at UniCredit SpA in Munich. “Agricultural commodities will outperform the broad commodity indices in 2009,” Hitzfeld wrote in a research note this week. “If key crop-producing countries then impose export bans again and speculators drive up prices via physical stockpiling and futures contracts, new food […]
READ MOREFord’s CEO pay package and the Bailout
In April, Ford reported Mr. Mulally received $2 million in base salary, a $4 million bonus and more than $11 million of stock and options in 2007. His base salary was unchanged over 2006. Mr. Mulally has earned nearly $50 million in compensation since taking the helm of the auto maker. Why exactly are we […]
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