Here are some compliance related stories that caught my eye: Playmobil Apple Store Playset from ThinkGeek So when we spotted this amazing Apple Store Playset from PLAYMOBIL™ we were admittedly in a bit of a conundrum. On the one hand, it’s a product designed for children much younger than ourselves. On the other hand, it’s … Read more »
Tag: Holidays
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a Regulatory Twist
As someone who stares at a lot of regulations, this Valentine’s Day message caught my eye. If you are a fan of NPR, they have several other ways to share Valentine’s Day with an NPR flavor. And don’t forget about the compliance issues you can run into. Dan Schwartz compiled a bunch of bungled romance … Read more »
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Happy New Year
New Year’s Eve is generally a time to reflect on the past and look forward to the future. For many it also involves an excessive amount of alcohol, an expensive dinner in a crowded restaurant, or a long wait for Chinese food delivery. I’m sure there is a compliance story in there somewhere. But I’m … Read more »
Santa Claus and Corruption
Even Santa Claus may have to face bribery and corruption on journey to deliver presents. What do you do when faced with a border guard demanding something on the side? A funny video take on the issues from Transparency International: For those of you who celebrate it, Merry Christmas. Read more »
Happy Thanksgiving
That means an extra long weekend for me. Down the road at Plimouth Plantation they hold onto the belief that the first Thanksgiving in the United States happened in 1621 at their location: The history of Thanksgiving goes much further back than Plymouth and 1621. In fact, people across the world from every culture have … Read more »
Salute a Veteran
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day for November 11, 1919. “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed … Read more »
Enjoy Columbus Day
I’m enjoying Columbus Day. School is closed and the office is closed. The Chicago World’s Fair in 1893 celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the New World in 1492. The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria Come to the World’s Columbian Exposition During the fair, replicas of the Nina, the Pinta, … Read more »
Fourth of July and Compliance
With the Fourth of July on Sunday, most businesses are closed on July 5th. (We hate to waste a good holiday.) What better way to celebrate the independence of the United States than by taking the day off from work and watching stuff blow up. In colonial times, official proclamations were read from the Old … Read more »
Happy Evacuation Day!
March 17th may mean Saint Patrick’s Day to most of you. Here in Boston it’s Evacuation Day. The holiday commemorates the evacuation of British forces from the city of Boston following the Siege of Boston, early in the American Revolutionary War. (It’s just a coincidence that it coincides with Saint Patrick’s Day.) George Washington fortified … Read more »