Meet Edward Liddy, Chairman of AIG, the insurance giant that is fast becoming the poster child for the blunders in the current financial crisis. The company remarkably announced today its intention to pay out $165 million in bonuses and compensation after taking more than $170 billion in federal bailout money. Hello? The company recently had [...]
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AIG Executives in Breach of their Duties to Shareholders with Bonus Payouts
Posted in Economy, business, tagged management, AIG, AIG Bonus payout, $165 million AIG, Edward Liddy, AIG CEO, US Sen. Russ Feingold, Ben Bernanke on March 15, 2009 | 8 Comments »
King County Sheriff Deputy Paul Schene’s Over-reaction Begs the Question of Common Sense
Posted in society, tagged Common sense, King County Sheriff Deputy Paul Schene, Paul Schene, Police abuse, Police brutality on March 11, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Meet King County Sheriff Deputy Paul Schene, a bully and a moron with a badge. That is not a good combination. Look, no one is making an excuse for the 15-year-old girls he arrested for driving a stolen car. They need their justice as well. But officer Schene’s reaction to the girl in jail (captured [...]
Team Hoyt: Inspirational Love Between Father & Son
Posted in People, society, tagged Dick Hoyt, Father and Son, inspirational, Rick Hoyt, Team Hoyt on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Meet Dick and Rick Hoyt, an amazingly inspirational father and son team. Love is so powerful.
Maintaining Quality of Life as People Live Longer
Posted in People, tagged father time, Health, healthy life style, healthy living, life expectancy, middle age on March 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Meet Father Time, it’s constant and relentless. My wife just had her 45th birthday and took a test which predicted that she would live to 102. That means she could potentially live another 57 years! Sheesh, our kids have moved out, we’ve already lived on three different continents, and I’ve been involved in four start [...]
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