by Minter Dial | May 22, 2007 | Marketing, Politics
Following only a couple days after posting a comment on old-fashioned marketing (starting with your ABCs), I came across an article in the Daily Telegraph (Tuesday May 22, page 29) entitled “Is your name to blame for your life?” The article featured an online study of...
by Minter Dial | May 20, 2007 | Politics
I found refreshing, as a pseudo New Yorker, this blog by Freakonomics duo, Levitt & Dubner, on the possibility of having three of the US Presidential candidates coming from New York: H Clinton (D), Giuliani (R) and Bloomberg (Independent)…! When you know...
by Minter Dial | May 10, 2007 | Uncategorized
After attending a briefing meeting by KPMG on how to pay French taxes (we are getting close to tax day here), I found a few items worthy of note. Unlike most [modern] countries, there is no salary with-holding (by the employer) for taxes. Just for social security...
by Minter Dial | May 9, 2007 | Politics
Here is the first “thread” for this blog: Will Sarkozy be better or worse for relations between France and the USA (compared to Chirac)? And whom among the 2008 Presidential candidates in the USA will be his best complement? Voici un premier...
by Minter Dial | May 7, 2007 | Politics
Ok, the old news is that UMP candidate Nicolas Sarkozy has won the 2007 French Presidential elections. Argue what you will about the benefit of one or other candidate, the campaign and its results seem to carry several good messages that the American electorate would...