Blogs: Kathleen M. Packard
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Written by Kathleen Packard
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Monday, March 25, 2013 |
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Sodas come in all sizes. From minicans to multi-liter bottles and 64-ounce Big Gulps and the 124-ounce Team Gulp at 7-Eleven. But in New York, recently, restaurants faced fines if they sells or other drinks containing sugar that are larger than 16 ounces. The move was widely unpopular, according to polls.
Once upon a time at Coca-Cola, the six-ounce can was sacrosanct, wrote Slate’s Brian Palmer last year: “ President Robert Woodruff held firm to the 6-ounce size, even as his subordinates warned him that Pepsi was onto Read more |
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Written by Kathleen Packard
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Saturday, March 23, 2013 |
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Retired basketball star Dennis Rodman has made a comeback as a political arbiter. Onetime president Nicholas Sarkozy says he may need to consider a comeback to rescue France from the Socialists: “Not because I feel like it. Because of duty. Solely because it is France.” In Italy, former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi tried for a third or fourth act and fell a bit short, in part derailed by comedian Beppe Grillo. But he may try again...if he can stay out of jail.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Read more |
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Written by Kathleen Packard
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Friday, March 22, 2013 |
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The Venezuelan economy is a mess. Inflation is above 15 percent. Store shelves are empty of basic commodities like toilet paper. The Venezuelan bolivar was devalued by nearly one third in February, further contributing to inflation. The government deficit was about 12% of GDP in 2012. In 2013, the economy is widely expected to go into recession.
The legacy of the late Hugo Chavez is lamentable. The poor have been subsidized by his policies, but the economic system was Read more |
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Written by Kathleen Packard
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013 |
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Apparently, the other central banks of the world have not all necessarily gotten Ben Bernanke’s memo about transparency. Some folks still must read tea leaves rather than transcripts. The Financial Times’ Alice Ross and Claire Jones recently noted: “Traders of Japan’s currency became unusually fond of the Tokyo night air last year. Long after their colleagues had gone home, the traders left the grand investment houses that dominate the skyline of the Marunouchi financial district and strolled north for a block or two.
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Written by Kathleen Packard
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Monday, March 18, 2013 |
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Meatballs are an adaptive standard. They can be made not only to different sizes but with different ingredients. Some like small, cocktail-size meatballs made of turkey. Others favor large beef-based meatballs the size of a billiard ball.
The Swedish furniture maker and retailer IKEA has been serving meatballs at their retail superstores for years. Meatballs are a money-maker for the chain, which makes 5% of its revenue from food, according to the Wall Street Journal. Good meatballs go together with good interior decorating. Read more |
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