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For more than 80 years, one trademark has been associated with the highest customer loyalty of any consumer brand in U.S. history. Any guesses? It’s The Gerber Baby – the very picture of health and vitality. The result of a 1928 contest by the Fremont Canning Company to find the perfect child’s face to represent […]
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In 1980, astronomer Carl Sagan suggested in the award-winning TV series Cosmos that “the cosmos is also within us – we’re made of star stuff.” He was trying to explain that we’re all the product of an amazing domino theory that began at the core of ancient stars, and eventually produced all the elements that […]
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In the summer of 1769, the first European to visit what is now Santa Clara, California (Jose’ Francisco Ortega) found an area occupied by Native Americans whom the Spanish called the “coast people.” The coast people are the forerunners to today’s residents of Silicon Valley. Who knew back then that this fertile valley would become […]
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In my hometown, one of the best jobs a kid could get in high school was working at the locally-owned grocery store: I’ll call it “Stanley’s,” for grins. Whether you were a checker, a sacker, a stocker, or spinning milkshakes in the store’s diner, you were instantly part of the family when you joined the […]
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In less than a month, the latest super-hero blockbuster will hit the big screen: WONDER WOMAN. Yes, I am old enough to remember the 1970s Wonder Woman television series starring Lynda Carter. And yes, I think Wonder Woman’s story is a bit ridiculous. I mean, really, who flies an invisible jet? Or wears bullet-deflecting arm […]
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When you hear the word “Aflac,” the first thing that comes to mind is probably not a global investment organization. In fact, Aflac (American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus) is more than just a health insurance company with a white fluffy duck as a mascot. Aflac, Inc. is the leading provider of supplemental insurance […]
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It’s Oscar season again, and the stakes could not be higher for this year’s nominees. From movies depicting real life situations (Hidden Figures, Moonlight) to complete fantasy (La-La Land, Arrival), one thing the Oscar nominees all have in common is that they make the Academy proud. As the Washington Post put it, collectively, they’re an […]
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“There’s a Mr. Jones, and he’s asking a lot of questions.” That was a common line of dialog by the bad guys in one of the classic detective TV shows of the 1970s, Barnaby Jones, starring Buddy Ebsen. The show debuted on January 28th, 1973 and ran for eight seasons. Barnaby Jones was an elderly, […]