It’s depressing to see print newspapers fail. I worked for two, one that no longer exists, the Tampa Tribune, and The Binghamton (NY) Sunday and Evening Press, which today is hanging on by a thread. When I was hired by the Tribune it was the second or thi... See more
Restaurant owners spend a lot of time thinking about how to get people in the door. Marketing, promotions, social media and menu changes all matter. But the real challenge is getting guests to come back. That decision usually comes down to one thing: cons... See more
This third article in our four-part series examines the first year of settlements, including which technologies were paid and which paid into FPP and whether the new arrangements appear to be changing behaviour. High level settlement patterns FPP-Reg-FCAS... See more
The previous article in this series explained that FPP-Reg-FCAS Recovery was designed so units that cause dispatch errors pay, while units that correct those errors are compensated. This was targeted at removing a cross-subsidy between those units causing... See more
In 1923, a song swept across the United States that captured everyone’s attention. “Yes, we have no bananas,” the novelty hit, initially performed by Eddie Cantor on Broadway, was written by a couple of songwriters inspired by a Greek immigrant greengroce... See more
