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Bill Scheft discusses the differences between comedy fiction and monologue writing, and his latest novel, “Everything Hurts.”
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Bill Scheft doubts the political influence of Late Night comedy.
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Don’t believe Larry David when he tells you he doesn’t resemble his screen persona, says his friend Bill Scheft.
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Bad grades in Latin class led Bill Scheft to a career in comedy.
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A conversation with the novelist and David Letterman Show writer.
Lost in the festivities commemorating Canada Day (July 1st), the Fourth of July, and Bastille Day (July 14th) has been the first celebration of what could become the world’s pre-eminent […]
The most important difference in Crete and the rest of Greece from the United States is that the majority of doctors here are well-trained and committed to good health care for their patients. Now is a good time for the U.S.A. to switch to Medicare Health Care for All: do away with superfluous paperwork, let patients keep their own records and take the temptation of pharmaceutical perks out of the doctor's office.
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A conversation with the technology forecaster and essayist.
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Companies need to get better at explaining to employees the intrinsic risks of their jobs, according to forecaster and essayist Paul Saffo.
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Paul Saffo analyses the shift in power from producers in the industrial economy, to marketers in the consumer economy. He predicts that new “economic actors” who create and consume simultaneously […]
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Forecaster and essayist Paul Saffo encourages customer service departments to only make promises they can keep.
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To avoid missing opportunities in a down market, Paul Saffo advises business leaders to focus less on what their company is doing wrong, more on what it can do differently.
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Paul Saffo says technology shouldn’t be exploited to just cut costs or do old things more efficiently, it should be a catalyst for doing new things in entirely different ways.
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Paul Saffo’s recommendation to companies conserving cash: don’t confuse the short-term financial crisis with long-term trends.
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Paul Saffo analyzes the historic patterns of technology innovation and adoption, and predicts their impact on entrepreneurship.
Within the Bush era, the Congress had the worst record in history. Almost 99% Congressman and woman passed Bush’s choice of Iraqi war. We pay a huge price! Now I hope they make the right choice: delay the bill until the economy is fully recovery and the job employment rate stays at 3 to 4 %.rnrnLooking at the severity of our recession, timing is not right for this hurry and imperfect health care bill!rn
You may have missed it between the 40th anniversary of the first Apollo moon landing and the glowing tributes to the man who broadcast it to much of America, the […]
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