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October 30, 2006

Throw the Jew down the well

Sacha Baron Cohen (SBC) is just the most amazing phenomenon. For the first time in what seems decades, we actually have biting satire instead of humour. Unlike Friends, Seinfeld and others - which just take what is ordinary about life and turn it into sit-com, SBC's satire is biting.

In this case, look how quickly he gets his audience to enthusiastically sing along to "throw the jew down the well." Its not just funny. Its an incredible demonstration of all that it takes to get bigotry out of the average citizen. In this case its of the "US and A", as Borat puts it, but I'm sure that it applies to just about any other country as well.

He's brilliant!


Here is another one - this time on jew-hunting.

October 18, 2006

I will be speaking in Davos on the Art of Banking

I have been invited to speak at an excecutive on the Art of Banking which is being run by Robert Kennedy College.

The course is taking place in Davos from January 29th to 2nd February 2007, and is being run by Professor David Costa, who is the Dean of Robert Kennedy College.

Details here: http://www.college.ch/art-of-banking.html

The following is an excerpt from the course description:

The banking industry faces an era of change. New technologies, new regulations, new customer expectations, and the decreased importance of geography in competition all affect the fortunes of each institution. This program is designed to meet the continuing education needs of banking executives to keep pace with that change, both its risks and its possibilities.

The Art of Banking is designed around six strategic principles, dreived from Sun Tzu's Art of War, that winning strategiests have used to suceed in business.

October 12, 2006

My views on airport security

Solomonia has links to a couple of videos. The one on airport security summarizes my views entirely.


And here's another:


Solomonia

October 09, 2006

What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage - New York Times

This appears to be another version of the book, "Whale Done" by Blanchard.

What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage - New York Times

I have no doubt that it works.