Excerpts from the NY Times -
Uber’s C.E.O. Pick, Dara Khosrowshahi, Steps Into Brighter Spotlight
By DAVID STREITFELD and NELLIE BOWLES
SAN FRANCISCO — Dara Khosrowshahi’s family immigrated to the United States from Iran in 1978, when their country was convulsed by revolution. They were not particularly welcomed in America, and were broke.
“Every one of us cousins had a chip on our shoulders, having lost everything to the new Iranian government,” said Hadi Partovi, a cousin of Mr. Khosrowshahi’s. “We had a desire to build anew as entrepreneurs.”
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At the same time in June that Mr. Kalanick was noisily being ejected from his company, Mr. Khosrowshahi had a problem of his own — his parents. Glassdoor, a site where employees rank their companies, released its 2017 list of the top chief executives. Mr. Khosrowshahi’s score had dropped.
His parents weighed in with that combination of celebration and criticism that many immigrant children know well. As Mr. Khosrowshahi reported on Twitter, his mother said, “Nice! You made the top 100!” But his father pointed out: “#39 is good but you were #11 in 2015.”
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“His mom raised him to be direct with people,” said Mr. Partovi, the cousin. “By far the biggest challenge he faced, which is what all of us faced, was having to come to a new country and assimilate. Being an Iranian in America in the 1980s was not pleasant. People were singing ‘Bomb bomb bomb Iran.’ ”
But the tense environment also pushed them to succeed.
Mr. Partovi and his twin brother Ali were early investors in Facebook, Dropbox, Airbnb and, as it happens, Uber; Dara’s brother, Kaveh Khosrowshahi, is a managing director at the investment firm Allen & Company; another cousin, Farzad “Fuzzy” Khosrowshahi, played a major role in the creation of Google Docs; yet another cousin, Amir Khosrowshahi, is an executive at Intel; and Avid Larizadeh Duggan, also a cousin, is a general partner at Google Ventures.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/technology/dara-khosrowshahi-uber-ceo.html?emc=edit_nn_20170829&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=38867499&te=1&_r=0
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Monday, August 28, 2017
Jimi Hendrix - His First Client
From the LA Times -
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/94433187-132.html
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/94433187-132.html
Somerville teen makes a balletic leap
https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater/dance/2017/08/27/somerville-teen-makes-balletic-leap/PJ8oFs5TL4foJxzstAqrTL/story.html
Awkward
An excerpt from the Washington Post -
Why is Trump so awkward in Washington? He’s a New Yorker.
By Henry Allen
Washington vs. New York — the resentful bewilderment continues on both sides.
Cats and dogs, Hatfields and McCoys, India and Pakistan, coyote and roadrunner, Cowboys and Redskins: We’re seeing it now in the White House, where New Yorker Donald Trump has taken up his awkward Washington residence.
President Trump gets it backward, to Washington ears. He boasts of his riches and calls the media “the enemy of the American people.” But as veteran columnist Walter Shapiro has said of Washington: “It’s a city where being rich counts for less than anywhere else, and being a journalist counts for more.”
The medium of exchange in New York is money brokered by Wall Street. In Washington, it’s power brokered by the media.
You can buy the Empire State Building, which has no particular power, but you can’t buy the Supreme Court, which does.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-is-trump-so-awkward-in-washington-hes-a-new-yorker/2017/08/27/0906652e-88e6-11e7-961d-2f373b3977ee_story.html?utm_term=.04dbcf42d318
Why is Trump so awkward in Washington? He’s a New Yorker.
By Henry Allen
Washington vs. New York — the resentful bewilderment continues on both sides.
Cats and dogs, Hatfields and McCoys, India and Pakistan, coyote and roadrunner, Cowboys and Redskins: We’re seeing it now in the White House, where New Yorker Donald Trump has taken up his awkward Washington residence.
President Trump gets it backward, to Washington ears. He boasts of his riches and calls the media “the enemy of the American people.” But as veteran columnist Walter Shapiro has said of Washington: “It’s a city where being rich counts for less than anywhere else, and being a journalist counts for more.”
The medium of exchange in New York is money brokered by Wall Street. In Washington, it’s power brokered by the media.
You can buy the Empire State Building, which has no particular power, but you can’t buy the Supreme Court, which does.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-is-trump-so-awkward-in-washington-hes-a-new-yorker/2017/08/27/0906652e-88e6-11e7-961d-2f373b3977ee_story.html?utm_term=.04dbcf42d318
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Friday, August 25, 2017
Who Decides?
An excerpt from the Daily Good -
The Killings Of Black Men Are More Likely To Be Labelled ‘Justifiable’
Who gets to decide which murders are reasonable?
by Tasbeeh Herwees
A new report by the Marshall Project published this month, which examines FBI data about 400,000 civilian homicides, finds that cases are far more likely to be determined “justifiable homicides” when the killer is white and the victim is black. In fact, while justifiable homicides only constituted 2% of all cases, that percentage swelled to 17% when the cases involved a white civilian killing a black civilian. According to the authors of the Marshall Project report:
“The vast majority of killings of whites are committed by other whites, contrary to some folk wisdom, and the overwhelming majority of killings of blacks is by other blacks. … But killings of black males by white people are labeled justifiable more than eight times as often as others. This racial disparity has persisted for decades and is hard to explain based solely on the circumstances reported by the police data.”
https://www.good.is/features/justifiable-homicides-overwhelming-cases-of-black-victims?utm_source=thedailygood&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailygood
The Killings Of Black Men Are More Likely To Be Labelled ‘Justifiable’
Who gets to decide which murders are reasonable?
by Tasbeeh Herwees
A new report by the Marshall Project published this month, which examines FBI data about 400,000 civilian homicides, finds that cases are far more likely to be determined “justifiable homicides” when the killer is white and the victim is black. In fact, while justifiable homicides only constituted 2% of all cases, that percentage swelled to 17% when the cases involved a white civilian killing a black civilian. According to the authors of the Marshall Project report:
“The vast majority of killings of whites are committed by other whites, contrary to some folk wisdom, and the overwhelming majority of killings of blacks is by other blacks. … But killings of black males by white people are labeled justifiable more than eight times as often as others. This racial disparity has persisted for decades and is hard to explain based solely on the circumstances reported by the police data.”
https://www.good.is/features/justifiable-homicides-overwhelming-cases-of-black-victims?utm_source=thedailygood&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailygood
Should Be Shocked
An excerpt from the Huffington Post -
Florida Executes White Man For Killing Black Victim For First Time Ever
By contrast, at least 18 black men have been executed for killing white victims in the last four decades.
By David Moye
The state of Florida did something on Thursday it hasn’t done since reinstating the death penalty in 1976: Execute a white man for killing a black man.
By contrast, at least 18 black men have been executed for killing white men in the last four decades, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mark-asay-executed-florida_us_599f2403e4b05710aa5ad65b
Florida Executes White Man For Killing Black Victim For First Time Ever
By contrast, at least 18 black men have been executed for killing white victims in the last four decades.
By David Moye
The state of Florida did something on Thursday it hasn’t done since reinstating the death penalty in 1976: Execute a white man for killing a black man.
By contrast, at least 18 black men have been executed for killing white men in the last four decades, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mark-asay-executed-florida_us_599f2403e4b05710aa5ad65b
These Women Rule
An excerpt from the NY Times -
The Wonder Women of Botswana Safari
At one of Africa’s most progressive safari destinations, all-female guides are a success with guests from around the world.
By HILLARY RICHARD
The decision to employ exclusively women grew organically out of something very practical: the bottom line. Back when the guide team was coed, the managers quickly noticed a pattern: Vehicles driven by women used less gas, required fewer repairs and lasted longer over time. Simply put, the women were better drivers. They were saving the company money.
It all started around 2004, when the Botswana Wildlife Training Institute, the government-regulated college that provides safari guide certification, asked Chobe Game Lodge whether it had room for two young women guides. Guiding in Botswana is a prestigious career. Applicants must complete a standardized course that includes a placement at a safari camp, plus tests to evaluate English skills and scholastic aptitude. When both women performed extremely well at Chobe, the managers asked the institute to send over future female graduates. At that time, there were fewer than 10 women guides in Botswana. Today, there are around 50. With 17 guides, Chobe employs roughly one-third. The others are spread across the country at various safari camps.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/travel/botswana-safari-women-chobe.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_li_20170824&nl=nyt-living&nl_art=2&nlid=38867499&ref=img&te=1&_r=1
The Wonder Women of Botswana Safari
At one of Africa’s most progressive safari destinations, all-female guides are a success with guests from around the world.
By HILLARY RICHARD
The decision to employ exclusively women grew organically out of something very practical: the bottom line. Back when the guide team was coed, the managers quickly noticed a pattern: Vehicles driven by women used less gas, required fewer repairs and lasted longer over time. Simply put, the women were better drivers. They were saving the company money.
It all started around 2004, when the Botswana Wildlife Training Institute, the government-regulated college that provides safari guide certification, asked Chobe Game Lodge whether it had room for two young women guides. Guiding in Botswana is a prestigious career. Applicants must complete a standardized course that includes a placement at a safari camp, plus tests to evaluate English skills and scholastic aptitude. When both women performed extremely well at Chobe, the managers asked the institute to send over future female graduates. At that time, there were fewer than 10 women guides in Botswana. Today, there are around 50. With 17 guides, Chobe employs roughly one-third. The others are spread across the country at various safari camps.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/travel/botswana-safari-women-chobe.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_li_20170824&nl=nyt-living&nl_art=2&nlid=38867499&ref=img&te=1&_r=1
Bars to Boycott NFL
From BlackAmericaWeb -
Two Chicago Bars Will Boycott The NFL
By Diannah Watson
If you’re in Chicago hoping to catch a few football games this season, then don’t expect these two bars to entertain you.
According to the Chicago Sun Times, The Velvet Lounge and Bureau Bar will not be playing any NFL games this season in support of Colin Kaepernick.
https://blackamericaweb.com/2017/08/25/two-chicago-bars-will-boycott-the-nfl/
Two Chicago Bars Will Boycott The NFL
By Diannah Watson
If you’re in Chicago hoping to catch a few football games this season, then don’t expect these two bars to entertain you.
According to the Chicago Sun Times, The Velvet Lounge and Bureau Bar will not be playing any NFL games this season in support of Colin Kaepernick.
https://blackamericaweb.com/2017/08/25/two-chicago-bars-will-boycott-the-nfl/
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