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Is Lord Turner Pissing in the Wind?1 comment

Tim Joslin wrote 2 weeks ago: I went to the Campaign against Climate Change (CCC) conference on Saturday. My impression is that ev … more →

Tags: Economics, energy policy, Global Warming

Screwed by Virgin 1 comment

Tim Joslin wrote 1 month ago: They say moving house is one of life’s more stressful experiences. It’d be a helluva lot … more →

Tags: Economics, Business Practices, Consumer gripes, regulation

Time wasters need tackling

isyourtimetheyarewasting wrote 2 months ago: Every day I come into contact with a worker who feels entitled to everyting and responsible for noth … more →

Tags: Public sector waste, tax payer money, waste

THE CASH FOR CLUNKERS SCAM

--Rick wrote 3 months ago: Here is another example of government efficiency. This one involves the “Cash for Clunkers … more →

Tags: Politics, International Politics, collectivism, Unionism/Socialism, Philosophy, Economy, taxes, Spending, clunkers for cash

President Obama Speaks the Truth

Rebar wrote 4 months ago: Freudian slip? Teleprompter malfunction? Who knows, but President Obama manages to get the truth out … more →

Tags: obama, Healthcare, Gaffe

Costly and Dangerous Treatments Weigh Down Health Care

beckyminx wrote 4 months ago: Our health care system is wrought with inefficiencies and waste that account for up to $700 billion … more →

Tags: Cool, Health Care System

Isolate warehouse inefficiencies—and eliminate them—with 360-Degree Review

Mike Cleary wrote 7 months ago: Even the most streamlined, functional warehouse or distribution center likely struggles with at leas … more →

Tags: data-collection, Productivity, 360-degree review, Coridian, Food manufacturing, Taiichi Ohno, Toyota Production System, warehouse inefficiencies, Michael Giuliano

Cambridge Traffic Planning, or, The Definition of "Incoherent"1 comment

Tim Joslin wrote 8 months ago: I recently commented on and suggested solutions to the traffic problems in my little corner of Cambr … more →

Tags: Cambridge, Economics, Transport

Supermarkets Revisited: The Locomotive, Sky, Sainsbury's, Self-Checkout and Plastic Bags2 comments

Tim Joslin wrote 8 months ago: I commented a few days ago on the Cambridge Supermarket Wars and later on my own shopping habits. Si … more →

Tags: Economics, Undercover, Cambridge

Confessions of a Cambridge Shopper1 comment

Tim Joslin wrote 8 months ago: I wrote yesterday about campaigns to block a new Tesco on Mill Road and a new supermarket of provena … more →

Tags: Economics, Markets, Cambridge

Tescos and Taxis: Sanity in Cambridge Shock!3 comments

Tim Joslin wrote 8 months ago: Supermarket sensation! I had no idea local politics could be so interesting. It seems like only a fo … more →

Tags: Economics, Transport, Cambridge

Volatility

ranjiao803 wrote 8 months ago: “Stock returns are lower and volatility is higher when Congress is in session. This “Con … more →

Tags: Economics, Volatility, stock returns, Congressional, Effect

Dear Sainsbury's. Just. Put. The Price. Of Warburton's Seeded Batch. Back. Up.5 comments

Tim Joslin wrote 8 months ago: Maybe I should start Twittering, as perhaps I’ve already said what I want to say – and I … more →

Tags: Economics, Markets, Undercover, Cambridge

Influencers Index - What is the use of such studies?

Prasanna wrote 9 months ago:  SATYAM FRAUD HOGS THE   LIMELIGHT   http://www.livemint.com/2009/02/16215341/D828D5C6-6CDC-4264-80E … more →

Tags: Business, Satyam, livemint, Surveys, CON . . .

Assessing self-assessment

Tim Joslin wrote 10 months ago: Vast amounts of information provided by UK taxpayers during the self-assessment process could be del … more →

Tags: Economics

Identifying Gestalt Shifts

kristophm wrote 11 months ago: I spent last weeks column in the Gestalt Shift writing about a shift in thought-paradigms to realize … more →

Tags: Strategy, gestalt shift, Psychology, Macro, Fx, capital flow, Perception, priced in

A Day In the Life... Of Me

C.H. Finn wrote 1 year ago: As promised in my previous blog, this is the first in a series of daily blogs to gauge the general l … more →

Tags: Livin' the life, Memphis Grizzlies, vanderbilt football, Snow Skiing, Weight loss, Friendship, Work processes, Effectiveness, Allergies

Borders Reward's Text Message Feature7 comments

Dennis Deacon wrote 1 year ago: …so I go to Borders book store to pick up a book for my wife. As a member of their Reward … more →

Tags: Misc Observations, observations, Borders, text messaging

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Raine wrote 1 year ago: Everybody seems to wonder what it’s like down here. [But] I gotta get away from this day-to-da … more →

Tags: Growing Up, reality, loneliness, Human tendencies, City/Country life, Ordinary people, 1969, everybody knows this is nowhere


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