Kinda has that “White Man’s Burden” feel but I recommend the read anyway
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Academy Award-Winning Actor Ernest Borgnine Dies at 95
I once sat next to Mr. Borgnine at Breakfast; but I had no idea I was sitting next to him. My friends and I shared a nice breakfast in Eugene, Oregon and this older gent and his friend were sitting next to us. The Older Gent and his friend got up and I watched them go; the hospital staff all reacted to him like it was some big celebrity. I said to my friends; “Oh it must be Ernest Borgnine, but he’s dead” and we shared a laugh. When the older gent turned around and it was CLEARLY Ernest Borgnie I could have crawled up into my own colon with embarassement. Oh Well, RIP.
Duke Energy CEO To Receive $44 Million Payout Despite Resigning On His First Day | ThinkProgress
Hours after new Duke Energy CEO Bill Johnson assumed his new position following the Duke/Progress Energy merger this week, he resigned his post. But Johnson can still qualify for up to $44.4 million for his time and effort
Insurers’ interest in data mining will only grow, says Kevin Pledge, the boss of Insight Decision Solutions, an underwriting-technology consultancy based near Toronto…. Insurance firms will also analyse grocery purchases for clues about policyholders, he predicts. But that raises some sticky questions about privacy. Mr Pledge himself has begun to forgo his supermarket loyalty-card discount on junk food and pay for his burgers in cash. Promising as data mining is, much will depend on how regulators, and consumers, react.
Scare Quote for your Saturday – http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120619/04094319383/data-mining-exec-pays-burgers-cash-to-keep-his-insurance-company-knowing-his-bad-diet-habits.shtml