EmmaBond Gardner
I also write some thoughts over at The Economist Group's Lean Back 2.0 blog.
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Light, airy pavlova - a perfect springtime dessert!
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Tomorrow’s cover today: how Beppe Grillo and Silvio Berlusconi threaten the future of Italy and the euro.
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This week’s cover: as Syria disintegrates, it threatens the entire Middle East. The outside world needs to act before it is too late.
Here’s Millward Brown’s list of the world’s “most powerful” brands based on consumer perception and performance of the companies that own them. Marlboro made the cut….really? And given how much people complain about cell phone bills and service, I’m surprised about Verizon and AT&T, too.
Sometimes we must turn to other languages to find le mot juste. Here are a whole bunch of foreign words with no direct English equivalent.
1. Kummerspeck (German)
Excess weight gained from emotional overeating. Literally, grief bacon.2. Shemomedjamo (Georgian)
You know when you’re…
An Economist Intelligence Unit poll of 730 institutional investors shows most think manufacturing will return to US, few think there will be an attack on Iran.
New Center for Global Development paper estimates that China sent $75 billion in aid to Africa between 2000 and 2011, almost as much as America’s $90 billion. (From The Economist)
If you haven’t checked out “Look ahead”, the new GE program/sponsorship with The Economist, you definitely should. Lots of interesting GE content on innovations in energy, transportation, and manufacturing.
This week’s issue of The Economist certainly takes a stand. Thoughts?
On a rainy Friday afternoon, this is guaranteed to make smile.
Not a happy chart. The death penalty worldwide.
