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Archive for February 2008

February 4th, 2008

Continued Growth in China

Now that February has rolled around, most of us have arrived in 2008 (or are you still writing “2007″ on your checks?), but 2007 year end results for many companies are just now being communicated. Many US-based multinationals are reporting continuous growth outside the US, especially in Asia-Pacific. Chris mentioned Amazon a few days ago […]

By Jean Mercedes -- 8 comments

February 3rd, 2008

Confessions of an international business traveller

Steve over at “brip blap” posted one of his diary entries from when he used to be an international business traveller. Now he is a successful consultant in the NYC area, has settled down and has a family. In his post, he extols the virtues of being sedentary as opposed to flying around the […]

By Jean Mercedes -- 0 comments

February 2nd, 2008

Go … ah, watch the game

When Tom Brady and the Patriots take the field tomorrow for (yet another) Super Bowl, they may not be playing the most watched game in sports. They will, however, be playing in what Forbes calls the “richest sports event brand.”
Now, this will come as a shock to some, but we here in the US tend […]

By Chris -- 0 comments

February 1st, 2008

Take the train to the bus to the subway

I actually love public transit, which may put me in the minority. One problem with public transit, though, is figuring out how to get from point A to point B, particularly when point A is on one transit system or mode and point B on another. Fortunately, nowadays many systems have planners which allow you […]

By Chris -- 0 comments