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April 28, 2012

"Jiro Dreams of Sushi": A Must-See Documentary for Millennials.

A movie about quality, standards, work--and genuine class.

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Posted by JD Hull at 07:08 PM | Comments (0)

April 26, 2012

Politico: Sen. Rob Portman as Mitt Romney's Number Two.

Southern Ohio's Taft Country has a long tradition of smart, hard-working, solid, uber-credentialed and refreshingly un-flashy Republicans who run for office, get elected and stay awhile on the national stage. Cincinnati's Rob Portman is in that mold. He would help Mitt Romney govern. If you vote GOP in November, Portman is, hands down, the most talented number two you could hope for. See in yesterday's Politico "Rob Portman: Vice President Vanilla?".

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Posted by JD Hull at 08:50 AM | Comments (0)

April 24, 2012

The New Manufacturing: Surprise. It's Digital.

See by our Brit Watchers at The Economist "The Third Industrial Revolution", part of a special report on the ripple effects of new technologies. It begins:

The first industrial revolution began in Britain in the late 18th century, with the mechanisation of the textile industry. Tasks previously done laboriously by hand in hundreds of weavers’ cottages were brought together in a single cotton mill, and the factory was born. The second industrial revolution came in the early 20th century, when Henry Ford mastered the moving assembly line and ushered in the age of mass production. The first two industrial revolutions made people richer and more urban. Now a third revolution is under way. Manufacturing is going digital.

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Posted by JD Hull at 03:19 AM | Comments (0)