by Minter Dial | Mar 6, 2009 | Marketing
This morning, I was piling through some old notes from a lecture I attended with Professor Miklos Sarvary at INSEAD, and this led me to plunge into the story of RCA whose 70-year tale is very rich. There is a great timeline available on NationMaster. RCA is a...
by Minter Dial | Jan 21, 2009 | Politics, Sports, WWII
On January 20th, 2009, while flying back from Las Vegas after having watched the Inauguration of President Barack Obama, I watched the film “Salute,” a documentary of the Australian, Peter Norman (1942-2006). Norma was the “other” man on the...
by Minter Dial | Oct 18, 2008 | Entertainment, Politics
You started it! Series 1 Episode 6 – The Germans, Fawlty Towers —————————————- When Sybil is out of action in hospital, Basil is left to cope with his shabby hotel (in Torquay) in her...
by Minter Dial | Aug 24, 2008 | Sports
The Beijing 2008 Olympics have come to an end today Sunday, August 24th. It is hard to imagine that 303 events are crammed into the past 15 days. The kick-off and finale were works of art (if well ‘orchestrated’ in the most generous of terms). And, true to...
by Minter Dial | Apr 9, 2008 | Entertainment
Atonement (released in the UK in Sept 2007 and in USA in Dec 2007), starring James McAvoy, Keira Knightley and Vanessa Redgrave. Directed by Joe Wright, the film Atonement is a tremendous interpretation of the book by Ian McEwan. Loyal to the book, the film pits...