by Minter Dial | May 27, 2007 | Branding, Marketing
This is not an ode to the underworld. It isn’t even a portrait of the world’s [dirty] underwear. It is a description of a new marketing concept: The new Value-Added is Nothing. In the un-world, the value added in the consumer’s eyes is the lack of...
by Minter Dial | May 5, 2007 | Travel
I was quite titillated by an IHT article last week (April 30) entitled “For $82 a day, a cozier way to do hard time.” This article opened my eyes to the concept of how wealthier prisoners in certain California prisons (ex Santa Ana) are able and allowed to...
by Minter Dial | Mar 27, 2007 | Health
La chaine Arte a passé une émission très intéressante hier soir concernant le vieillissement de l’Europe (sans oublier la Russie où en plus l’espérance de vie est en train de chuter). L’émission projetait la société en 2030. Voir http://www.arte.tv/ Entre...
by Minter Dial | Mar 17, 2007 | Politics
Furrowing through an old newspaper lying about (“thelondonpaper” 21 Feb 2007), I read an article entitled “Pupil loses veil battle.” This polemic subject (integrating Muslims in Western cultures) is certainly grounds for much heated debate and...
by Minter Dial | Mar 4, 2007 | Uncategorized
After a little discussion with Cyril, my step-brother-slash-old-friend, made me think twice about the value of old friends versus new ones. Being someone forced to compare the “American” way versus “old Europe’s” in virtually every...