The current, severe drought in Ethiopia and Sudan is a prime example of what many equatorial regions can expect as Global Warming progresses. Millions of Somalians are ‘on the move’, as is their custom when conditions at home become unliveable…Read More →
I don’t intend to burden you with a long post today… Because I want you to visit the source post, and take the time you need to appraise it with a critical eye. It’s an update on shrink-flation – with even more-shocking examples than we posted previously…Read More →
The US West Coast has emerged as a trigger point for government action on environment and sustainability issues. Following a series of enviro-moves by California in recent history, Washington State chimed in with bans on disposables and plastic bags…Read More →
Burger King is testing a new approach to using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Fast Food sec-tor. It’s a communalization of the network powering employees wireless head-sets, with AI listening in. They claim it will help improve management and service…Read More →
A new documentary now on NETFLIX gives viewers a very different view of one of the world’s most celebrated – sometimes casti-gated – celeb chefs. It covers a two-year period during which Ramsay creates a posh new downtown London restaurant…Read More →
We’ve all fallen prey to this disappointing, frustrating shrinkflation deception before. You pick up a box with a partial window showing the contents. But later you find the box was only full enough to fill the window. The issue is much broader than just ‘disappointment’…Read More →
You probably won’t get a penny. The refunds will go to the ‘importer of record’ of the pro-duct YOU purchased at an inflated price to cover the tariff. And the importers probably won’t pass the tariff refunds on to the retailers, to pass on to you…Read More →
‘Ooops! … I Did It Again!’ The vintage Britney Spears song couldn’t have been more appro-priate, if Donald Trump had wanted to steal a pop tune as the soundtrack of his recent Champions Lunch with the US Men’s Olympic Hockey Team…Read More →