God is an unutterable sigh, planted in the depths of the soul.
—Zofka Imrichova .... Cousin Jean Paul of Reim fame at Gerald's funeral in 2015
The Wideman narrowly beat out -- five votes to four -- Paolo Cognetti's The Eight Mountains, due out in English next spring; see the Atria publicity page, or pre-order your copy atAmazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.
They'vealso announced the three-category prix Médicis -- see the Livres Hebdo report -- and here the Paolo Cognetti did win the best foreign fiction prize.
Why have we built a paradise for offshore billionaires? Thomas Frank, Guardian Because we haven’t finished their colony on Mars?
Data Driven Journalism: “Revealing 13.4 million documents and implicating more than 120 politicians and world leaders, the Paradise Papers have exposed the hidden happenings of the offshore industry, its users and operators. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) began releasing reports on 6 November 2017, drawing on nearly 7 million loan agreements, financial statements, emails, trust deeds and other paperwork from nearly 50 years at Appleby, a leading offshore law firm. So far, ICIJ has raised questions about the British Royal Family, Trump associates, Apple,Nike, with more to come. And, with over 1.4 terabytes of data to trawl through, there have been no shortages of data to visualise. We put together a roundup of four of the week’s best…”
Paradise Papers: Westpac's 'gobsmackingly' slack Cook ...Westpac opened an $850,00 account for a secret company linked to a Kazakh ... Krugman says it’s been forgotten since the days of the dinosaurs:
Back in the old days, when dinosaurs roamed the earth and students still learned Keynesian economics, we used to hear a lot about the monetary “transmission mechanism” — how the Fed actually got traction on the real economy. Both the phrase and the subject have gone out of fashion — but it’s still an important issue, and arguably now more than ever.
Now, what you learned back then was that the transmission mechanism worked largely through housing.
Hiding in Plain Sight: How UK companies are used to launder corrupt wealth Transparency International UK (Richard Smith). Richard: “First time in years that anyone’s had a single panoptic long form look at the abuses. Ugly.”
Greed and intrigue grip Saudi Arabia Financial Times
Will Backlash Against Prince Purge Begin Within Military? American Conservative: “I would bet.”
U.S. Corporate Tax Reform Council on Foreign Relations
House Tax Plan Would Significantly Impact Older Adults and People with Disabilities Medicare Rights.
Tesla factory workers have filed a lawsuit claiming widespread racism, unsafe conditions CNBC. Makes you wonder if 260 cars a month is a ceiling, not a floor.
What Red States Are Passing Up as Blue States Get Billions NYT. “… taxpayers in Texas are helping to fund treatment for patients with opioid addiction in Vermont….” No, they’re not. Federal taxes do not fund Federal spending.
Meet the People Who Listen to Podcasts at Super-Fast SpeedsBuzzfeed. Zzt-zzzt-zzt-zzzzzzzt!
Deutsche Bank CEO suggests robots could replace half the company’s 97,000 employees CNBC: “So then they’d be an automated laundromat?”
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AN AUSTRALIAN exorcist invited news.com.au to observe a live exorcism on a woman who believed she was possessed by demons. Here's what happened
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Solving the Bad Boss Problem: Could The Answer Begin With You? - Forbes
How to Professionally Deal with a Bad Boss - The Balance
Managing 3 Types of Bad Bosses - Harvard Business Review
Have sharks and dragons put your organisation at risk of unsustainable innovation? - Inventium
How to Professionally Deal with a Bad Boss - The Balance
Managing 3 Types of Bad Bosses - Harvard Business Review
Have sharks and dragons put your organisation at risk of unsustainable innovation? - Inventium
We all know the feeling. The work has to happen, and it's piling up fast. But instead of your boss being a lifeline, they are a hindrance. Perhaps they slow decisions down with endless questions, or maybe, they simply aren't available. Either way, most of us have probably wished our managers would disappear. At one Melbourne-based innovation consultancy, they actually did, at least on paper
The decision to get rid of the bosses at Inventium was made by the company's founder, Dr Amantha Imber. Imber had been researching the idea of a "holacracy", a decentralised workplace where line staff members are empowered to speak and act, and roles are not defined by a job description.
3. High-tech mirror for cancer patients only works if you smile (a cruel tease or oppression of sorts?).
Australian diplomat Julan Simpson dies after fall