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I spent two weeks “off the grid”—no email, no Facebook, no Twitter, no TV, no newspapers—just spent quality time with my family. I read a few books and listened to a ton of music. I flew a kite at the beach; rode on roller coasters; saw the Space Shuttle and met an astronaut; I ate a lot of ice cream.
As you can imagine, re-entry has been difficult (okay… Continue reading
On my sunrise flight to Atlanta yesterday, the flight attendant announced before we landed that several soldiers were on board. She thanked them for their service and we all clapped in support. On my sunset flight back to Boston, the flight attendant announced that the wife and family of a fallen soldier, along with an Army escort, were on board to attend the soldier’s funeral in Vermont tomorrow. They… Continue reading
This Week in Logistics News (July 5-9, 2010)
· CommentsLeBron James is playing for the Miami Heat next year. Lindsey Lohan is going to jail. The U.S. and Russia traded spies.
I could stop here, but in case your world doesn’t just revolve around athletes, celebrities, and espionage, here’s what else happened this week:
Well, the Celtics lost against the Lakers last night. Let’s see how the U.S. soccer team does against Slovenia this morning. Now, on to the news…
Last night, Descartes announced its acquisition of Routing International, a privately-held provider of route planning solutions based in Belgium. Descartes has a long history in the route planning market, and several years ago it acquired Cube Route, a software-as-a-service vendor in this space. So, why acquire another related company?
I spoke this morning to Chris Jones, EVP Solutions and Service at Descartes, to get more details. Here… Continue reading














