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Monthly Archives: September 2016

America’s future on trial

Posted on September 26, 2016 by rascott
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The US presidential candidates go head to head in their first of three debates tonight. The US audience will be around 100 million people. Will the debate change people’s minds about Ms Clinton or Mr Trump? Unlikely unless one of … Continue reading →

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Thirty years on – a tale from the Vicarage

Posted on September 18, 2016 by rascott
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The Watford FC official website Watford beat Manchester United 3-1 in the Premiership at Vicarage Road today. It is 30 years, almost to the day, since Watford last defeated Manchester United. The following notes were written on Tales from the Vicarage – … Continue reading →

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Why does Thailand keep changing its constitution?

Posted on September 13, 2016 by rascott
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From the Economist (Depressingly accurate analysis from the Economist – although missing one key ingredient that is critical to this new constitution – the fact that the army needs to control the government through the looming royal succession.) In August … Continue reading →

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Fifteen years on – 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2016 by rascott
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Fifteen years on. 9/11 always seems to come around too quickly. The memories are still too vivid. The fear that the day created is still so real. But extremism will never win. The day created bonds and connections that are … Continue reading →

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Sully – losing sight of the facts

Posted on September 10, 2016 by rascott
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On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed the “Miracle on the Hudson” when Captain “Sully” Sullenberger piloted his stricken US AIrways A320 for a water landing on New York’s Hudson River. The plane had struck a flock of Canada geese … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong’s umbrella movement becomes mainstream

Posted on September 6, 2016 by rascott
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The 4 September Hong Kong LegCo election results were notable in that supporters of greater independence for Hong Kong gained a foothold in the city’s legislature. The results will not have pleased Beijing. In their highest turnout for any such … Continue reading →

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EK521 preliminary report issued by GCAA

Posted on September 6, 2016 by rascott
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The UAE GCAA today released its preliminary report into the crash of EK521. Credit where due – ICAO rules allow the investigating authority to keep the preliminary report confidential. The GCAA have made the report public. The preliminary report is … Continue reading →

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Fate and fortune: the state of Reuters (The Baron)

Posted on September 6, 2016 by rascott
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Darren Schuettler (I believe) with the scoop from the Toronto newsroom – 1994. Editorial from The Baron – and sad reading for anyone who worked in Reuters during the years of rapid growth after 1984, and who found inspiration in the … Continue reading →

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It’s life Jim – maybe not as we know it

Posted on September 2, 2016 by rascott
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One day long from now a person from earth will meet a life form from another planet. It will happen. Not in my lifetime. and when it does – we can only hope to goodness that curiosity matters more than … Continue reading →

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A mall too far?

Posted on September 2, 2016 by rascott
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  Dubai Holding (aka Dubai Properties) is a company that is easy to dislike. They were the developer of Executive Towers. You can read more about that fiasco here: Executive Towers – the reality. But their PR department is in … Continue reading →

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