Musings from the CU Suite

Written by Anthony Demangone

Here's the best of my reading pile, folks.  I'm off to Boston for the long weekend. 

• Ben Bernanke is cashing in. (NYT)
• You do not understand risk. (Bloomberg.)
• These photos of famous places are amazing.  The power of a new perspective. ((Distractify.)
• Coming soon to your neck of the woods...police in Dubai are using Google Glass to catch speeders. (Business Insider.)
• Ouch. According to Geithner's new book, the CEO of Merrill Lynch didn't know the name of his chief risk officer.  Who happened to be sitting next to him. (Business Insider.)
• Will robots begin to replace restaurant workers? (CNN)
• Fed's Williams says first rate hike is coming in late 2015. (WSJ)
• The correlation between your high school grades and your income. (Washington Post)
• Many would sell their home, but they are afraid that they'll find nothing to move into. (CNN)
• Fifty percent of malls are expected to close in the next 15-to-20 years. (Trib Review)
• College ROI. (The Big Picture)
• The proven way to add value. (Godin)

A closing thought, if I may. We value strange things in our Country. Who can sing well on TV. Or someone who tends to be famous today because of...well, we aren't quite sure. We focus on scandals that amount to nothing, and spend quite a bit of time watching "reality" television. 

But through the years, there have been young men and women who pushed forward, sometimes on their bellies, while enemies rained fire down upon them. They defended you and me. They answered a call, and their duty to the Flag cut their lives down short. 

They deserve our attention. Probably more than for just one day. 

To those men and women, thank you.