Ghent, Belgium, is apparently considering naming a street after one of the Filipino Igarot tribe members abandoned by my great-grandfather there, circa 1913. Here’s a recent news story from the Philippines about my mother’s father’s father, Richard Schneidewind, and Timicheg, one of the tribespeople he displayed. Oh, great-grandfather Richard. Sigh.
Posted by Deana in Academia, Anthropology, Business, Crime, Culture, History, Oddly Enough, You have got to be kidding on December 12th, 2006 | Comments Off
Sure, we always hear about our robot overlords, but who would have thought that the next wave would be… dun dun DUNnnnnnn… a chicken restaurant manager? Hyperactive Bob, the kitchen production management computer system from Hyperactive Technologies, is now being licensed to Zaxby’s, a fast-food restaurant chain with locations in the Southern states. … This [...]
Posted by Chris in Business, Food, Humor, Oddly Enough, Science fiction, Technology on September 8th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Just when you were beginning to think that it would never do anyone any good, voting with your dollar makes a difference. An effort by textile companies and the government of Lesotho has brought the textile industry back from near disaster to near fighting strength again, in large part thanks to the “government… working hard [...]
Posted by Karen in Business, Community & Activism, Culture, Shopping on July 4th, 2006 | Comments Off
It looks like the pendulum of automotive excess is starting to swing back toward smaller, more efficient cars. The Washington Post notes that “SUV sales have dropped by up to half”:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/03/AR2005100301657.html this year over last, while small car sales have gone up, probably due to higher gas prices. Predictably, Detroit got caught with its pants [...]
Posted by Chris in Business on October 4th, 2005 | 3 Comments »
The secret is in the tag. Bonus link. Look for some familiar ideas and entities strewn throughout.
Posted by Steve in Business on April 30th, 2004 | 1 Comment »
