I was reading Scot McKnight’s post on the TNIV today and while I agree, he added a graphic that made me ask some questions about Bible marketing. What is Zondervan’s marketing department up to. I can understand why Microsoft brands Microsoft Office by the year. I still have a copy of Office 97 kicking around [...]
September, 2009:
Surge in Homeless Pupils Strains Schools
From the New York Times While current national data are not available, the number of schoolchildren in homeless families appears to have risen by 75 percent to 100 percent in many districts over the last two years, according to Barbara Duffield, policy director of the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, [...]
Why the Liberals Decided to Pull the Plug
From Jane Taber in the Globe and Mail. The bottom part of the quote is what interested me. The strategy, ironically, was set with the help of Mr. Harper during his negotiations with Mr. Ignatieff: In return for supporting the Tory budget bill last June, the Prime Minister agreed to Mr. Ignatieff’s request for a [...]
Washington Redskins Sue 73 year old women
I am not a big Washington Redskins fan for several reasons. a) Their name is a racial slur. b) They just sued a 73 women going through financial hardships because she could not afford her season tickets. It would be hard to find a more loyal fan of the Washington Redskins than real estate agent [...]
Pacman is nothing but consistent
While as a Saskatchewan Roughrider fan, I would have loved to see Pacman Jones wreak havoc with the Winnipeg Bluebomber locker room, I am amazed how he messed this up. Twitter + Ustream = Unemployment. He has messed up in Tennessee, Dallas, and now has flunked out of Winnipeg. From Paul Friesen at the [...]
10 Most Common Strategic Blunders
Since I mentioned Thomas Ricks the other day, I thought I would post a link to his 10 most common strategic blunders from his blog at Foreign Policy 1. Failure to recognize or take seriously the scarcity of resources. 2. Mistaking strategic goals for strategy. 3. Failure to recognize or state the strategic problem. 4. [...]
