by Minter Dial | Nov 12, 2008 | Politics
Obamania and other reflections on a Sunday morning The effect of the Obama victory overseas has been impressive. Much like the initial outpouring after September 11th, 2001, since November 5th, 2008, I have come across a newfound sense of support for the US from many...
by Minter Dial | Nov 12, 2008 | Leadership
The World Economic Forum have just released the results of the Global Gender Gap Report 2008. There are a few surprising facets to this WEF report, now in its third year, authored by Ricardo Hausmann, Director, Centre for International Development, Harvard University,...
by Minter Dial | Jul 22, 2008 | Business
Getting older every day…and more lonely? This post is about two trends that seem to be crossing inexorably: the aging of populations around the world and the general lack of people taking care of this group. If you feel like you are getting older, you are not...
by Minter Dial | Apr 9, 2008 | WWII
Today marks the 66th anniversary of the Fall of Bataan, where on April 9, 1942, General Edward King surrendered the peninsula of Bataan in the Philippines along with approximately 76,000 soldiers (of which 11,796 American men) to the Japanese (who had 54,000 men...
by Minter Dial | Sep 26, 2007 | Sports
Sort of hard to believe that neither Japan nor Canada were able to notch a RWC victory. Coming away with a 12-12 draw could hardly be rewarding for either side, although the Japanese were ecstatic to pull even with a dramatic extra-time score and conversion. The...