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Why Germany Still Has So Many Middle-Class Manufacturing Jobs

Harvard Business

Nearly all of them survived the great recession of 2008-2009. The Munich-based Hidden Champion Arri, world market leader in professional film cameras, used the expertise of Fraunhofer to navigate the transition from analog to digital technology, and was thus able to defend its leading market position. Tax advantages are another reason.

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What Successful Movements Have in Common

Harvard Business

Otpor, on the other hand, not only toppled Milošević, it went on to train activists in the Georgian Rose Revolution , the Ukrainian Orange Revolution and the April 6 Youth Movement in Egypt, just to name a few. Like clarity of purpose, an emphasis on training is a common attribute of successful movements.

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Absurdities, Blatant Lies, Chutzpah, Political Expediency, Odd Couples

MishTalk

Her admission that she got it wrong is a complete 180 from her defense of the vote during her previous presidential campaign in 2008. While running for the Democratic nomination in 2008, she defended the vote on Meet The Press. Mrs. Clinton always avoided saying that her vote was wrong. There you have it.

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Red Pill, Blue Pill, Cognitive Dissonance, Pavlov's Dogs

MishTalk

Remember the film The Matrix? My much thumbed copy of Kindelberger’s Manias, Panics and Crashes aided and abetted my thinking as I correctly anticipated and monetised profits from the crisis of 2008 for example. Finally, at long last Hendry has been trained. But it isn’t always good. Even minor dips were bell-ringers.

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