I just got fined 62 euros for riding my bike in Amsterdam without light. Perfectly fine by me. It is one less night out for dinner. It hurts a little. I was wondering about the coporate fines for corporate wrongdoing. Take for example Rabobank that got fined for the LIBOR scandal. This video shows that […]
Viral Stuff
Media, Financial Institutions, Food Industry
Three quick facts you might want to know. 1) The processed food and unhealthy food that you consume on a daily basis is owned by the same 10 corporations. From this Reddit post, “The Illusion of Choice.” 2) 10 large American financial institutions hold 54 percent of America’s total financial assets. Source: according to this […]
Banks, Greed and selfies
Recently, banks got a huge fine of Euro 1.7 billion for the libor scandal/ fraud/ manipulations. If you do not know what the LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) is – it is the inter bank interest rate hat is charged between banks. My own bank was also involved in the scandal and got a fine […]
The Hunger Games are real
Visit http://oddsinourfavor.org/ and join the resistance. Who controls the narrative? The rich and powerful tell us that if we put our heads down and work hard, we can overcome the odds and join the ranks of the victors — the wealthy and privileged few. However, it’s increasingly clear that the game is rigged, and that we have […]
How to say goodbye in style (in Dutch)
Below an email send to all LoLo (Loyens en Loeff) staff Tuesday by an employee announcing his departure. If you understand Dutch you will enjoy. ——————————————————————————————————————– Lieve dames, mijne heren, Dit zijn mijn laatste dagen bij […]. Per […] zal ik als […] bij […] aan de slag gaan. Een mooie uitdaging waar ik met veel […]
Toilet cleaning 2.0 (toilets are cleaned academically) or Generacion Cero
When I walk around Amsterdam, I see a lot more Spanish people. They are not tourist. They are immigrants – the lost generation or ‘generacion cero‘ is on the move trying their luck everywhere around Europe. If you ask me, Spain, Greece and Portugal are way ahead of us. What they are experiencing we will be […]