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Top CEOs meet in Davos

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Davos is the place to be for the world’s top executives and political figures this week but what happens if you’re not deemed important enough to get in? Here’s my tale from nine years ago. Something...

Gun-Toting At The IRS

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The IRS wields enormous power, but should agents be armed too? With all of the controversy facing the IRS and the tax system these days, it can seem doubly scary to contemplate tax collectors being...

"Bangkok shutdown" campaign begins

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Thousands took to the streets in Bangkok to express their discontent in the current government administration in Thailand led by prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra. At 9:00 AM on Monday, protest...
    






Bangkok’s Shutdown Day Could Last Much Longer

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Monday,  January 13, is “Shutdown Day” for the anti-government, anti-election protesters that have been rallying around Bangkok for almost two months. Barring a coup, these rallies intended to...
    






2014: Time To Be The Change We Want To See In The World

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The tech industry is an exemplar. Yet often we forget to act like it. By Ellen Leanse (Tech Veteran, Investor & Entrepreneur) My friend Jerry – strategist, community architect, and notable brain...
    






SF to charge Google, others with employee shuttles

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San Francisco to charge Google, Facebook, others using public bus stops for employee shuttles SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco announced plans Monday to start regulating employee...
    






Bulgaria’s Travails Should Be A Sobering Reminder to Ukrainians: The EU Doesn’t Fix Everything

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At a time that thousands of Ukrainians continue to protest in favor of integration with the European Union, it’s worth taking a moment to consider whether or not the EU is actually capable of...