Thought of the Day

The figures below represent the number of Palestinians and Israelis who were killed or injured since 2008 in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) and Israel in the context of the occupation and conflict.

Fatalities: Palestinians: 5,501. Israelis: 235
Injuries: Palestinians: 108,611 Israelis: 5,587

Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs at www.ochaopt.org/data/casualties

[in a survey at US Universities] 37% said it was “acceptable” to shout down speakers they disapproved of to prevent them from being heard, and an incredible 10% approved of using violence to silence them.

-- https://www.economist.com/inte...

* 65–80 per cent of Facebook’s current share price can be attributed to
expected future growth in returns
* in Google’s case, 40–60 per cent of their parent company Alphabet’s
current share price can be attributed to such future growth.

- Rod Sims, Chairman, Australian Consumer and Competition Commission.

Read, Learn and Inwardly Digest.

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If we lost this place, we would lose the essence of Formula One
- Lewis Hamilton on the risk that Silverstone would be lost to F1. Several hours later, it was announced that the race is safe until at least 2024.

A week away for a string of public holidays here in KL and it seemed churlish not to take off the odd days that weren't. A look down my LinkedIn feed over the first coffee of the week and I am taken by surprise by... nothing. Hamster, meet wheel. Fads and fashion and renaming long established stuff doesn't make it news. What's worse is the constant repetition of the same stories where only the names have been changed proves one thing: the Financial Crime Industry has spent a quarter of a century bludgeoning people with information but it hasn't worked."

-- Nigel Morris-Cotterill

James Yang - from the Lost and Found Sessions - Wolves (English version). Play Loud.

Headlines: same newspaper, two days apart. Screengrab from Google.

Say what?

- USA Social Security Administration - Benefits Planner - 25 March 2019

Following two fatal crashes the following countries have banned Boeing 737 800 MAX aircraft from operating in or over their airspaceor ordered carriers registered in the country to ground any B738 800 MAX aircraft they operate.

The UK, China, the European Union, Singapore and Australia.
Hong Kong, Vietnam, India and New Zealand.
Turkey, France, Germany, Ireland, South Korea and Mongolia
Indonesia, Malaysia, Oman and UAE

In addition a number of airlines from all over the world have voluntarily grounded their fleet.