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Social Commentary
Creeping Criminality	Creeping Criminality Few people are out and out criminals - most drift into increasingly dubious behavior through insidious wealth addiction. This is creeping criminality.
Lure of Lifestyle	The lure of the lifestyle. The escalation up the ladder of life is not limited just to the filthy-rich. It's easy to succumb to the lure of the lifestyle.
Crony Capitalism	Crony Capitalism Our modern society is hooked on growth, an addiction that is difficult to cure. Few people start off being dishonest - most drift into it through insidious wealth addiction.
Soft Solutions	Soft Solutions for Hard Problems Capitalism and democracy will need to adapt to the realities of the new age. New, soft solutions are needed. The coming century is a century of soft things.

Industrial Automation
ABB	ABB Fueled by a series of bold acquisitions ABB got into trouble in mid-2002. But quick, decisive action succeeded in reversing the problems. Now focused on Power and Automation, ABB is generating strong growth and profit.
Invensys	Invensys Allen Yurko merged Siebe with BTR to form Invensys, and was booted out after putting the company into a tail-span. Then CEO Rick Haythornthwaite fizzled, handing over to 'hired-gun' Ulf Henricksson who sold off more pieces. The saga continues.
Schneider	Schneider Electric With annual revenue about $10bn, and 75,000 employees in 130 countries, France based Schneider Electric is high on the world list of major automation companies.
Emerson	Emerson Process Emerson is one of the world's leading process automation companies with operations around the globe.
Rockwell	Rockwell Rockwell Automation continues to thrive under Keith Nosbusch. Where is Rockwell headed now?
Honeywell	Honeywell The old Honeywell was broken by Bonsignore. Under new CEO David Cote, the new Honeywell seems to be making progress. Or is it?
Siemens	Siemens The largest industrial automation company in the world is limited by its narrow culture.
Japanese players	The Japanese automation players. Omron, Yokogawa and the Japanese automation players are limited by their cultural inhibitions, and their inability to make acquistions.