SNL takes on the Detroit 3 bailout (1)
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Filed under: VideosSaturday Night Live has been on a roll of late, with a string of strong skits centered around the Presidential election and the ongoing financial crisis. So it was only a matter of time before SNL took on the auto industry to task, using last week's Congressional hearings as the backdrop. As one might expect, SNL writers showed no mercy for Allan Mulally, Bob Nardelli, and Rick Wagoner, and Congress didn't look too ...
Dwarfed by boulders (1)
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dmmaus has added a photo to the pool: Climbing over the boulders at the junction between the 5th and 6th gorges. Katherine Gorge, Northern Territory. See where this picture was taken. [?]
And I Thought We Were the Socialists! (2)
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I got a chuckle out of this as I read through my emails this morning. This is for my American friends who like to tease me about living in "socialist" Canada. First, from White House Explores Aid for Auto Deal we read that: People familiar with the discussions said the administration wanted to provide financial assistance to the deeply troubled Big Three Detroit automakers, possibly by using the Treasury Department’s wide-ranging authority under the $700 ...
Small Improvements Leading to Big Results (2)
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The Open Secret of Success: "Instead of trying to throw long touchdown passes, as it were, Toyota moves down the field by means of short and steady gains. And so it rejects the idea that innovation is the province of an elect few; instead, it's taken to be an everyday task for which everyone is responsible." -- James Surowiecki, The New Yorker There is so much to say about that quote. I think it's anti-intuitive ...
