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McDonald's may win in court over teen's charity name, but losing big in court of public opinion {WalletPop}
Jan 27th 2010 3:09PM I tried to email McDonalds but the web site for corporate communications could "not be found". Here is what I wrote, expanding on an earlier post:
Re: Chicago teen Lauren McClusky and her fight to keep the name McFest. Lauren is being the change that she wants to see in the world (credit to Gandhi). We should all be a stand for how great she is being, and how sensible her comments are on all of this. McDonalds is acting in a knee jerk fashion. (Especially the "jerk" part.)
Considering that this is the company that created Ronald McDonald House for young cancer patients, I am surprised at the lack of empathy.
The right thing would be for the CEO to publicly apologize to Lauren, embrace her charitable event, cosponsor it, and at the same time be clear that it is not giving anyone the right to infringe on its name (and indicate that this McCharity event is not an infringement).
Perhaps law schools should add courses on how to be compassionate and resilient. Being "right", in this case, is not the same as doing the right thing. Lest we forget, Gandhi was an attorney. He did the right thing on a scale no one could imagine until it happened.
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Please do NOT send a canned response. Real people run corporations, so I would like a real person to respond if there is to be a response. Thanks for reading and thinking about this.
PS: An attorney from Chicago is now our President. Imagine if he picks up this story. I
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McDonald's may win in court over teen's charity name, but losing big in court of public opinion {WalletPop}
Jan 27th 2010 2:53PM Lauren is being the change that she wants to see in the world (credit to Gandhi). We should all be a stand for how great she is being, and how sensible her comments are on all of this. McDonalds is acting in a knee jerk fashion. (Especially the "jerk" part.) Considering that this is the company that created Ronald McDonald House for young cancer patients, I am surprised at the lack of empathy.
The right thing would be for the CEO to publicly apologize to Lauren, embrace her charitable event, cosponsor it, and at the same time be clear that it is not giving anyone the right to infringe on its name (and indicate that this McCharity event is not an infringement).
Perhaps law schools should add courses on how to be compassionate and resilient. Being "right", in this case, is not the same as doing the right thing. Lest we forget, Gandhi was an attorney. He did the right thing on a scale no one could imagine until it happened.
Military Man Imprisoned for Rap Lyrics {BV Black Spin}
Jan 13th 2010 5:23PM If he were a middle class white guy would this have happened? While the US military helped move the country out of overt desegregation, this strikes me as racist. Do we give up all of our Constitutional rights when we volunteer to serve in the US military? I consider his reaction mild compared to the way he and others must feel when they are thrown back over the transom into the battlefield after being led to believe that their tour(s) of duty have been concluded.
Trippin: Barbados on a Budget {Blackvoices Main}
Oct 23rd 2009 12:33AM Unlike huckster Jack Freeman, my comments are on point. Although I travel on a limited budget, I look for the special once in a while splurges. In Barbados it is for me the fabulous Aqua Restaurant on the sea. The view and location are spectacular, the restaurant lovely, and the foodis glorious. You can google Aqua to find their website, including menus and gorgeous photos of some of their great food. sigh* I want to go back!
Five ways to make long flights more productive {Gadling}
Oct 20th 2009 8:57PM Airline club rooms are an important element in productivity for me when I have long flights. I try to get to the airport at least an hour earlier than I really have to for domestic flights and two to three hours for international flights. That provides insurance against unexpected delays from traffic or road blockages. It also allows me to relax and not worry about making the flight. At the airport I go right to the airline club room (UA Red Carpet Club in my case) or the Star Alliance Gold club rooms internationally. I can settle in, have a snack, hook in the wifi, and deal with any last minute e-mails and file transfers. Upgrades and seat changes can be done at the clubs.
On board I have about three hours of battery life unless there are power plugs. United is pretty bad on that score, while Virgin America has standard power plugs at EVERY seat. On international flights I fly in business class and almost always have an operating power socket. For domestic flights I am able to work with my computer for at least 60% of the flight time. Supplementary batteries are now available for a few hundred dollars that can add another six to ten hours of operating time, for those who must work on international flights but are forced to fly coach (think US government travel regulations).
