by Minter Dial | Oct 30, 2008 | Sports
A set of midweek games last night cannot be overshadowed by the Phillies victory in the World Series 2008. My Liverpool Reds continued their great progress this season with a 1-0 win over Portsmouth courtesy of a Gerrard spot kick. But the match of the night was the...
by Minter Dial | Oct 30, 2008 | Sports
I have not made a secret that I am a Philadelphia sports fan. I have also written about how miserable it has been supporting the losingest set of teams in the US. I wrote an article in Sportingo that received some serious flack, establishing the poor combined...
by Minter Dial | Oct 29, 2008 | Business
Cicero Called for Balancing the Budget … 2000 years ago Cicero, the Roman statesman (106BC-43BC) is said to have said the following: “The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of...
by Minter Dial | Oct 26, 2008 | Education
The Wisdom of Winnowing Words? I have often read, with keen interest, about the addition of new words to a language, typically to French and English where I can gauge the novelty, meaning and importance of the word(s) in question. Last week, however, I came across a...
by Minter Dial | Oct 24, 2008 | Business, Politics, Sports
Learning to think differently As a marketer, I am always on the lookout for people who think and act differently. A part of my gestalt, my personality, I associate with people who think differently. Sometimes, that means being the contrarian or the devil’s...