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Spelling ‘Blackhawk’

Spelling ‘Blackhawk’

Since the Blackhawk, which used to one of the best places to listen to jazz in San Francisco, was just a few blocks down from where I now live, I decided I needed to educate myself a bit about it.  There is a nice little article about it on Wikipedia,...
A Primal Scream About Justice

A Primal Scream About Justice

As a rule I try to avoid phone-in shows. The prevailing rule seems to be that both the hosts and the callers are interested in little more than hearing themselves speak, so I tend to feel best off by ignoring the whole thing. It provides no entertainment...
FREIGHTLINER ( 12V137000 )

FREIGHTLINER ( 12V137000 )

Dated: MAR 30, 2012 DAIMLER TRUCKS (DTNA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 AND CASCADIA VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 20, 2012, THROUGH FEBRUARY 17, 2012. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE …Read more here:FREIGHTLINER...
Hasidic Sympathy for the Palestinians

Hasidic Sympathy for the Palestinians

In 1947 Martin Buber published a collection of Hasidic sayings entitled Ten Rungs, each “rung” corresponding to an aspect of daily life impacted by faith. The first two paragraphs of his Preface are as relevant today as they were when he wrote...
How Do You Say Global Business Success? In English, Says New Research From Rotman School

How Do You Say Global Business Success? In English, Says New Research From Rotman School

English continues to reign supreme in international business, and it’s not just because some of the biggest economies speak it. A new study from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management shows countries that have English as at...
Is Encyclopædia Britannica Really Ready for the Digital Age?

Is Encyclopædia Britannica Really Ready for the Digital Age?

Today the editors of Encyclopædia Britannica used their blog to post the discontinuation of their print edition and establish themselves strictly in the online domain. As I discovered in a post of my own from April of 2008, this is not the first time...
13 UK Universities Receive Funding Boost for Turning Ideas Into Business Reality

13 UK Universities Receive Funding Boost for Turning Ideas Into Business Reality

Thirteen of the UK’s most innovative Universities have been awarded more than £750,000 to support outstanding projects that are helping to develop new ideas from the drawing board into the market place.
A Yummy Centennial

A Yummy Centennial

Much of my Examiner.com writing this season has been occupied with centennials.  The first half of 2012 is also the second half of the Centennial Season of the San Francisco Symphony, which gave its first performance on December 8, 1911.  However,...
Swords for Rattling, Not Ploughshares

Swords for Rattling, Not Ploughshares

The Old Testament prophet Isaiah may have spoken of a time when nations would “beat their swords into plowshares;”  but Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu seems to be paying as much attention to these words as Isaiah’s contemporaries...
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