Japan’s Suntory buys Jim Beam Illinois-based Beam Inc, which also makes Teacher’s and Laphroaig Scotch whiskies, has been sold in a $16bn deal[...]
Posts Tagged ‘corporations’
December 31st, 2013 - 8:42 pm § in Misc.
Promises for the New Year
Why We Need a Wealth Tax! While getting a tax for the über wealthy seems like a romantic notion and while China’s YUTU robot trundles around the moon, you too can join YUTU at least be getting your self in orbit. None of this requires the old years of rigorous training, run by NASA a[...]
Davey Jones: A Seaman comments on Boeing’s Treatment of Machinists.
The next time you’re in a 737 descending from 36,000 feet to a landing, take a moment and consider that the aircraft is a collection of over 300.000 parts, if you happen to be on a 747 there are over 6,000,000 parts. Many of those parts are things like rivets, screws wires, or seat cushions,[...]
November 10th, 2013 - 1:57 pm § in America
Diabetes and The GMO Initiative
The other night at dinner, I had a conversation about Washington States ant 522 initiative requiring labeling of GMP foods. The conversation led to a discussion about the problems most people have understanding the science behind today’s miracle drugs and even foods. For example, David Men[...]
November 6th, 2013 - 3:48 am § in Misc.
The Media Pretends They Do Not Know That Alan Mulally is the Next CEO for Microsoft
CNET: Microsoft chops CEO shortlist to a handful of candidates Ford’s Alan Mulally, Nokia’s Stephen Elop, and a couple of internal candidates reportedly make the cut to become the tech giant’s next CEO. They really ought to read THE-Ave.US.[...]
Be a Plumber
Mayor Bloomberg’s advice to students: Become plumbers A college education won’t necessarily fatten your pockets, but the billionaire mayor of New York City has a suggestion he wants students to consider before they sign any costly tuition checks: what about becoming a plumber?[...]
Mis-Education of Black Children
The African American community puts too much of an emphasis on youth athletics. Sports build character, and teach life lessons that kids can use throughout their life. However, playing sports should be secondary to academics. In the African American community this is far from the case. [...]
October 29th, 2013 - 4:19 am § in The Ave Scene
BALMER BLUES: Chromecast: Another Missed Opportunity for Microsoft
Remember Web TV? Why can’t Microsoft market? The company has placed its toes into the TV market at least since it s purchase of Web TV in 1996. This history is a long one … with promises, showy purchases, set top boxes, creation of MSNBC, and claims the X Box would dominate the livin[...]
September 23rd, 2013 - 11:22 pm § in Hypocrisy
Fake Online Reviewers Snared
NY Attorney General Sting Have you been giving yourself 4 stars? Voz iz Neias reports: “Nineteen companies caught writing fake reviews on websites such as Yelp, Google Local and CitySearch have been snared in a year-long sting operation by the New York Attorney General, and will pay $350,000 i[...]
What happened to HIPAA? .. Throwing medical records in the garbage?
How My Diabetes Became Public Knowledge, All physicians know that patient data is confidential … Unfortunately lawyers and businessmen are less bound by morality and I get a lot of calls from companies knowing that I have diabetes, As a medical school professor, I am required to take onerous[...]