Silence says everything
Posted by joel on April 30th, 2007
1962 was a very good year…if you liked the Cuban missle crisis
Posted by joel on April 26th, 2007|
In 1962 (the year you were born) |
 John F. Kennedy is president of the US John Glenn becomes the first American in orbit when he circles the earth three times in the Mercury capsule Friendship 7 Cuban Missile Crisis occurs when Soviet offensive missile build-up is discovered Cuban Missile Crisis is averted when President Kennedy and Soviet premiere Krushchev agree to remove missiles Maryiln Monroe is found dead in her Los Angeles home The drug thalidomide is recalled when it becomes linked with severe birth defects in thousands of children worldwide Pantyhose becomes available for sale in U.S. department stores Jim Carrey, Sheryl Crow, Jon Bon Jovi and Tom Cruise are born New York Yankees win the World Series Green Bay Packers win the NFL championship Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley cup Lawrence of Arabia wins the Oscar for best picture The Beatles release their first recording: the single “Love Me Do”/”P.S. I Love You” Johnny Carson debuts as host of The Tonight Show |
The little green choo-choo
Posted by joel on April 17th, 2007This past weekend’s Sunday New York Times Magazine featured a cover story on The Power of Green by Thomas Friedman. I’ve always been facinated in listening to him, although I don’t always buy his premise. But I was pleased to see him mention GE Transportation and the new locomotives they make at the Erie plant in Lawrence Park. He is quoting John Dineen in saying that GE can beat China and India by making both fuel efficient and emissions-efficient engines. Friedman’s final premise is that by the power of our innovation in green technology, we can regain manufacturing power and beat the global market.
Here is the story, the Erie part starts on page 10 (free registration required)
You can also listen to a short interview that PRI’s Marketplace did with Tom.
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