The US spun up a shock-and-awe campaign to sell the world on the splendor of its affordable, abundant consumer conveniences. It started in Marshall Plan-era West Berlin, where in 1950 the US Department of State built a gleaming trade pavilion packed with thousands of everyday products available
"In 2016, Sole Review took a look at Nike's income statement and came up with this breakdown. On an imaginary $100 shoe, they estimate manufacturing cost is $22. Add freight, insurance, and import taxes, they estimate it costs Nike $27 to bring that shoe from Asia to
“Our problem in part is a failure of imagination,” Lee Bollinger, a former Columbia president, told The Chronicle of Higher Education earlier this month. “We cannot get ourselves to see how this is going to unfold in its most frightening versions.” Now the most frightening versions are taking shape, as
Botswana’s President, Duma Gideon Boko, attended the launch of BOTSAT-1 as part of his working visit to the United States of America, accompanied by BIUST Vice Chancellor Professor Totolo and other senior government officials. The President also visited various sites such as the Space X Rocket Production and
I remember getting on a plane from Oahu to Kauai one time and being amazed it is about the same time for us here in Atlanta to get down to Cape Canaveral in Florida, this map makes it much more clear why. You just don't get it when
I have always loved Dark Horse comics. Esp before the Lucas selling to Marvel years of Star Wars. Brutal to see this, but good to get reminded, ease of use doesn't always equal transferability. Post by @mosiejczuk@mastodon.social View on Mastodon