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Theranos Lab Director Told Executives Devices Could Not Generate Data with Any “Clinical Value”

The prosecution in the fraud case against former Theranos CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, she who once dressed like Steve Jobs, and her COO, is adding evidence as the trial proceeds. The latest filing covers the testimony of the former director of … Continue reading →

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Half of McKinsey Sees a Problem

The 600+ senior partners at McKinsey voted to deny managing partner, Kevin Sneader, a second term. The gang had not ousted a managing partner since 1976. Mr. Sneader, poor schlub, had to deal with the mess from McKinsey’s consulting gigs … Continue reading →

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U.S. Women’s Gymnastics: Tragedy Writ Large

Facing felony charges, the former U.S. Olympic Women’s Coach, John Geddert, committed suicide last week. Larry Nassar, the Michigan State physician, worked with Geddert at his feeder studio, Twistars. Nassar is serving what amounts to a life sentence for decades … Continue reading →

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Outside Review: Nine Inaccurate Statements by Nikola

An outside review by Kirkland & Ellis, LLP concluded that nine statements made by Trevor Milton, founder of the electric truck company Nikola, were inaccurate. One of the inaccuracies was that the video of a moving electric truck was in … Continue reading →

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Cuts in Line Again: CEO of Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board Travels to UAE for a Vaccination

Canada was having a rugged roll-out of its vaccines. So, Mark Machin, the now former CEO of one of the world’s largest pension funds, flew to the UAE and got his vaccine there. As Canadians struggle and wait in line, … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Accounting

It’s the best of both worlds, It’s gaming the system, once again. If the financial reports of companies that have had to close down stores look fairly decent, well, there may be an accounting mumbo-jumbo explanation. Operating income was reduced. … Continue reading →

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Volunteering to Get the Vaccine: Gaming the System and Line-Cutting Again

There is no limit to the human mind’s capacity for gaming systems, especially those developed by government agencies. According to one Elaine in Dallas who wrote into the New York Times‘ “The Ethicist,” her city offers COVID-19 vaccines to volunteers … Continue reading →

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The Battle Over Zoom Learning

At some point, the children will need to rebel and force the adults to allow them to go back to school. Who would have thought kids would ever be begging parents to let them go to school? That point may … Continue reading →

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How Do You Tell When a Child Is Lying?

Read this: “Because then we were in a position where we weren’t sure if what we were going to give to the Department of Justice, or what we give to you guys, what we start saying, was going to be … Continue reading →

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Sister Andre: After the Line-Cutters, An Inspiration

After a week of SoulCycle line-cutters and amoral technicians finagling their ways to the head of the vaccine line, along comes Sister Andre. Sister Andre, 117, survived COVID. Blind and living in the Catherine Laboure nursing home in Toulon, France, … Continue reading →

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Kevin Clinesmith: FBI Attorney Who Altered E-mail for a Search Warrant Affidavit Is Sentenced

Mr. Clinesmith received no prison time because, in the words of the sentencing judge, “Anybody who has watched what Mr. Clinesmith has suffered is not someone who will readily act in that fashion.  Weighing all of these factors together — … Continue reading →

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Vaccine Line-Cutters

The reasons they got their vaccine early — their COVID-19 ticket to immunity ahead of their classifications based on need — vary. Some folks shared their sign-up codes with friends who then went ahead and got their appointments. Some just … Continue reading →

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“A Nation’s Greatness Is Measured by How It Treats Its Most Vulnerable.” Mahatma Ghandi

Letitia James, the Attorney General for the state of New York, released a preliminary report on nursing homes and COVID. The report is deeply troubling on so many levels. There are the usual nursing home issues with cleanliness, staffing, and … Continue reading →

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Tying the Cost of Agents’ Health Insurance to Sales

Insurance agents work on commissions. We all know that and live with it. However, there is a new twist in agent compensation. Some companies require sales agents to reach a minimum level of sales in order to qualify for subsidies … Continue reading →

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