by Minter Dial | May 5, 2008 | Entertainment
No Country for Old Men – Film Review: 4.7/5.0 stars “No Country for Old Men” was one of two films that I saw on the plane from Dubai to Paris, both of which featured Vietnam veterans. And, I was totally surprised by the strength of this film since I...
by Minter Dial | May 4, 2008 | Travel
After a first experience on Emirates Airline, two weeks ago (post here), I have since taken three more flights with Emirates (EK). Turns out our first experience was not one-off. We flew from Dubai to Nairobi a week later, then on Thursday we did a double header:...
by Minter Dial | Jan 13, 2008 | Marketing
China bans free bags! In a second post (“Getting rid of Plastic Bags” May 2007) on the topic, I read in the Herald Tribune with a mixture of satisfaction and curiosity about China’s intended policy to ban the giving out of free plastic bags in shops...
by Minter Dial | Nov 29, 2007 | Travel
Okay, I admit that, since a newspaper is transportable, I will often read it a day or three later. Proof, this morning I discovered that King Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered “on this day in history” the 26th November 1922 by Howard Carter. My...
by Minter Dial | Oct 18, 2007 | Branding, Sports
Rugby values are truly multicultural if they can cross the Channel. I was enthralled by a couple of articles written in the “Coupe du Monde — Planète Rugby” magazine by Le Nouvel Observateur (the article is no longer available on line). Even though it was...
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