[quote who="Daiwa" reply="11" id="3281879"]Not saying courts/judges are always right, but this one said liquidate. And I think the incremental increase in unit shipping cost would be negligible & more than offset by the reduction in raw material & labor costs. But that's just my guess.[/quote] The change in unit cost of shipping would be more much than negligible. What rock are you living under? Keep in mind that you still need regional distribution centers, an
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="4" id="3280527"] I predict we'll see Twinkies in the future. There's a market for them and there's value to them. But I predict it'll come from a non-union place, probably Mexico (thanks to NAFTA).[/quote] Sad thing is its not the labor costs that would send the production to Mexico. The added transportation costs would easily outweight any saving in labor costs. It's the savings from sugar costs due to US sugar tariffs that w
[quote who="bodhi2010" reply="6" id="3280761"]The complaint was - during all of these cutbacks the CEO's gave themselves fairly substantial raises. That's a pretty serious issue, and I don't blame the workers wanting some accountability for this. Hostess makes toxic trash food, and probably deserves to go away anyway. CEO pay is out of control in my opinion, few (other than the CEOs themselves) doubt this. I give a lot of my money(as a shopper) to Costco, and
They didn't triple the salaries. It was shot down not only by the court but also by the hedge fund managers which hold the majority of debt in the company. Hostess is a private-equity owned company. They can blame their situation all they want on labor but there is much more to this story than meets the eye. Looking at the financials on Hostess I guarantee you the hedge fund managers want the company broken up and sold. [quote quoting="post"] I’ve been watc
[quote who="Bahu Virupaksha" reply="6" id="3193429"]USS Cole was attacked but the fishing boat did not engage in any provocative manouvre.[/quote] And the results of the Cole incident shows in some situations the initial act of provocation is sometimes too late. All military vessels use protocols that include security zones surrounding their vessels. This includes not just the US military. In general you try to establish radio contact at certain ranges, then maneuver away at cer
[quote who="Bahu Virupaksha" reply="4" id="3193381"]Even conceding that the captain was inexperienced and edgy, how can one condone the slaying of a fisherman.[/quote] Nobody condones the slaying of innocent fisherman. For whatever reason the Capt. of the ship thought that he might be experiencing something of the sort that the U.S.S. Cole experienced. That is why I "suspect" that the captain made a very poor decision. Its called human error which in this case was more than likely due
[quote who="Draginol" reply="3" id="3193216"]Being successful in business brings a lot of other side-effects - failed relationships, lawsuits, never-ending stress and uncertainty, etc.[/quote] These are the exact same things people who are in the labor force face. Maybe not as many or any lawsuits if one is lucky but if you don't think people in the labor force experience financial uncertainty, stress, relationship problems and other uncertainty then you live in a bubble.
[quote who="LORD-ORION" reply="7" id="3193340"]The nations that are winning are the ones with strong government + business partnership plans.[/quote] Very good point. One just has to take a look at Europe to see to see the contrasts. One simply has to ask themselves why a country like Germany who has higher govt restriction and higher employee wages than the U.S. is doing so well (decent growth and very low unemployment) while some of the other European countries who have followed muc
Your posts are usually insightful but this one is obviously not one that was very well researched. First off it should be obvious that if anything, the fishing vessel was mistaken for a potential terrorism threat not the typical pirate activity you seem to think in your post. Also this was not a search and seizure activity as you suggest. The Rappahannock is an MSC supply tanker. It is used for underway replenishment and is manned by mostly a civilian crew. It does also have military personne
[quote who="BoobzTwo" reply="487" id="3080333"]where is there no propaganda (NOT A QUESTION)???[/quote] However it is a good question. It gets more and more difficult to weed through the chaff, however some websites are better than others. I tend to use information such as this to form my opinion on the issue: http://gretchenpeters.org/selected-publications [quote who="BoobzTwo" reply="487" id=
[quote who="BoobzTwo" reply="485" id="3080304"]I will refer you to nothing without PROOF which makes this impossible of course [/quote] Many things do become uncovered over time. There is after all proof about Iran contra and what happened in Viet Nam. As to what is happening now maybe you should research the history of the Karzai family. The Karzai family had strong political ties to the Government that existed prior to the Taliban, th
[quote who="BoobzTwo" reply="483" id="3080283"] so I will find something else to discuss that won’t prove to be so immaturely continuous.[/quote] Simply find some proof that is all. [quote who="BoobzTwo" reply="483" id="3080283"]it is just OLD NEWS then and seemingly meaningless to many???[/quote] Its not meaningless, it simply does not prove anything other than what
[quote who="BoobzTwo" reply="481" id="3079994"]but they were and still are an integral part of almost all CIA black ops and Afghanistan is no different.[/quote] Afghanistan is very different. Congress voted for our tax dollars to be used to arm the Afghani Gov't. The CIA in the past used drug money to fund actions that were not approved by congress and to wage secret proxy wars. We also plant agents within certain groups to get intel and it is difficult to separate those instances
[quote who="BoobzTwo" reply="479" id="3079522"]Smooth … I cannot believe you are unaware of this kind of illegal drug shit [/quote] I'm not. I am well aware of much of what happened during the Iran Contra ordeal. But that does not make me automatically assume we are involved in the same kind of thing in Afghanistan. Like I said earlier....I would guess we are turning a blind eye there but I have seen nothing that proves direc
[quote who="lulapilgrim" reply="411" id="3078985"]Not lately.[/quote] Its actually a perfect example of politics mixed with religion. The timing of the HHS announcement is all about politics and done purposely to deflate Romney and prolong the fights in the primary since Romney has no legs to stand on with the issue. Romneycare mandated the
[quote who="lulapilgrim" reply="410" id="3078981"]The only thing I would tweak is the use of the term "progressive".[/quote] Everything is progressive. We are not going back in time and although religion is usually considered conservative overall it is simply resistance towards faster progress. The most conservative religious sects are either losing membership or not keeping up with population growth. The most conservative religious sects disappear over time if they do not change. The
[quote who="Thoumsin" reply="406" id="3078883"]Well, fundamentalism is born around 1910-1920 in USA and it have mainly remain a US "problem"[/quote] The term may have been coined in the U.S but it is certainly not mainly a US "problem". As far as extremism that is normally used in the political spectrum. Hard to differentiate these days because religion and politics often go hand in hand. About the only problem I see with it in the US is the Intelligent Design issue and a few remote i
[quote who="Thoumsin" reply="1141" id="3078862"]Well, i plan to visit first the Jannah ( muslim heaven ) for my 70 virgin and end up in the Elysium ( Greek paradise ) for party with my friend Bacchus/Dionysus, enjoying his wine and my virgins[/quote] Best to do it before you die because "heaven on earth" most certainly eclipses "life after death".
[quote who="Thoumsin" reply="404" id="3078764"]They can be very intelligent in some case[/quote] You didn't exactly point out any fundamentalists Fundamentalism is the demand for a strict adherence to specific theological doctrines usually understood as a reaction against Modernist theology , combined with a vigorous attack on outside threats to their religious cult
[quote who="Sinperium" reply="1139" id="3078325"]You missed the point.[/quote] The point is that many people don't even know what they are reading so you won't figure it out because you put in within the realm of some fairyland instead of the immaterial thing that it is. [quote who="Sinperium" reply="1139" id="3078325"]You respond with an exegesis, biblical text commentary and word definitions.[/quote] You were t
[quote who="Sinperium" reply="1136" id="3077809"]I think this is why atheists are so adamant on the point.[/quote] And I can tell you that what you think about others is very wrong. Find the symbols in the scripture. "Seraphim" The name, a Hebrew masculine plural form, designates a special class of heavenly attendants of Yahweh's court. "Heaven" a sacred place or
[quote who="TobiWahn_Kenobi" reply="379" id="3077834"]Only believes you are postulating. I come to the understanding that you do not yourself believe in all the things you say but just want to get some reaction from us.[/quote] If you read the part of the Humani Generis which she posted earlier you will see that the pope, and the Teaching Authority of the Church forbids Catholics to admit anything that may contradict the idea of monogenism. That point is extremely important. Some Cath
[quote who="myfist0" reply="1128" id="3077341"]Thanks Smooth[/quote] UR welcome....did you look at some of the other stuff there?....Not as good as "The Onion" but there are a few hidden gems.
[quote who="BoobzTwo" reply="1123" id="3077325"]There is some truth in there, but it is not obvious or intended.[/quote] There is actually a lot of truths in propaganda like that. They put enough in there to make it look valid then twist things around with innuendo and references from bible lore and then present a totally invalid conclusion, which in that case is partly "the sure testimony of the Word of God
[quote who="myfist0" reply="1122" id="3077324"]Well I guess it time to unleash the awesome power and knowledge of the Canadian Rock Band The all knowing, all seeing "Bare Naked Ladies"[/quote] Gotta love BNL....Not so sure about the show though........... http://christwire.org/2011/05/cbs-show-big-bang-theory-sinful-atheist-propaganda/
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