McKinsey & Company, the famous management consulting firm, has published a number of wildly popular reports during the Great Awokening—such as 2015’s “Diversity Matters,” 2018’s “Delivering Through Diversity,” 2020’s “Diversity Wins,” and 2023’s “Diversity Matters Even More”—asserting that gender and ethnic diversity in corporate management is a magic bullet for making money. McKinsey is a […]
With its “war on terrorism,” the United States launched a global campaign against the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks as well as a number of other targets. The campaign probably created more terrorists than it killed. Moreover, U.S. interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq—the first with only a tangential relationship to al-Qaeda, the second with no More
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Finland reserves some types of alcohol sales for the state-owned Alko chain.
Thames Water owes hundreds of millions of pounds in debt, and the UK government is concerned about its potential collapse. Helena Horton reportsThames Water, the UK’s biggest water company, which services 16 million people across the south of England, is facing criticism over its management.Kemble, the parent company of Thames Water, told its creditors last week that it had defaulted on its debt. Amid fears that the company will collapse, the government is considering options for next steps....
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You'll want an umbrella if you're heading out Wednesday morning. Showers and the chance of storms return to the area. Storms may also try to re-develop in the afternoon. Any storm that gets strong may contain small hail, strong wind gusts, frequent lightning and heavy downpours. Stay alert to changing weather conditions. Stay with the []
The last time we saw Sheamus, he was wrestling Edge. Yes, it’s been that long since he was in a WWE ring, as a member of the Brawling Brutes, a group that no longer exists with one member having changed his name and the other going on an indefinite hiatus after heading off to NXT. He finally made his return on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw in Montreal — a bit peculiar considering he was a Friday Night SmackDown wrestler before he left. But, hey, we’re nearing the next WWE Draft and...
Connor McDavid will return to the lineup for the Edmonton Oilers against the San Jose Sharks on Monday (9:30 p.m. ET; TVAS, SNW, SNOL, NBCSCA). The center has missed the past three games with a lower-body injury. "I'm good," McDavid said. "Everything has been feeling good and I'm good to go tonight." McDavid, the Oilers captain, is third in the NHL with 130 points (31 goals, 99 assists) in 74 games this season, behind Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche (138 points; 51 goals, 87...
Nick Montgomery takes his Hibs team to Motherwell tomorrow in pursuit of a result that will at least put pressure on Dundee, currently sitting in sixth place with TWO games to play before the Scottish Premiership split. Leaving aside all arguments about sporting integrity and farcical call-offs, Hibs must take care of business themselves - and hope they’ve done enough to stay in the race. Montgomery has options, with Dylan Vente’s return to full fitness meaning Adam Le Fondre has back-up, at...
Acadiana's weather pattern is settling down for the next several days with no rain chances for over a week. Cooler, drier, and breezy weather is back in Acadiana this Thursday morning with temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s. Warm but comfortable conditions are expected this afternoon as highs near 79° under sunny skies. []