Archive for the 'Business' Category
Sunday, February 7th, 2010
Vincenzo Kolchak sent the story and his idea for dancing electrons…
Speed Limit70Cruise better with
SHELL Gasoline
With Platformate
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I wondered, “Why stop with electronic freeway signs?”
On a two-lane blacktop somewhere near Modesto…
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The article is here.
Image: (sign) upload.wikimedia.org via commons.wikimedia.org; (Sears) acgadmin.fry.com via autoclubgroup.com
Posted in Business, California, Advertising, Economy, Automobiles |
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
I sent the following item from GADGET LAB
to Vincenzo Kolchak:
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Blu-ray Maker Re-Boxes $500 Player, Charges $3,500
* By Charlie Sorrel Email Author
* January 22, 2010
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* Categories: Media Players
“Above you see two Blu-ray players. On the bottom is the Oppo BDP-83, a $500 machine. On top is the Lexicon BD-30, which will set you […]
Posted in Business, Movies, Advertising, Health, Automobiles, Music, Drugs, 1950s, Technology |
Saturday, January 9th, 2010
Courts Roll Back Limits on Spending in Election Law
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Published: January 8, 2010
WASHINGTON — Even before a landmark Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance law expected within days, a series of other court decisions is reshaping the political battlefield by freeing corporations, unions and other interest groups from many of the restrictions on […]
Posted in Business, Television, Advertising, Supreme Court, Elections, Sleaze, Voting |
Sunday, November 8th, 2009
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Image:(Sodom area) via thinkingaboutgod.com; (basic sign) & (Sheriffs) & (Masons) & (Lions) via v.files visa city-data.com;(League of Women Voters) lwvpbc.org (Shriners) gwmemorial.org; (Eagles) via blogtown.portlandmercury.com; (cityscape) Istanbul via images.travelpod.com
Posted in Business, Advertising, Middle East, 1950s, Bible |
Saturday, November 7th, 2009
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Images: (1) evelyn de Morgan posters via squidoo.com; Lloyd via img.timeinc.net; (2) background by bbc.co.uk; Lloyd original photo by Michael Asselin; money shirt via toxel.com (3) Lloyd via static.gum.cop.uk via guardian,co,uk; flames via ihateyourjob.com
The story is here.
Posted in Business, Greed, Financial Institutions |
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
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Image: (Murine) via medexsupplu.com; (Van Gogh) via thesartwolf.com
Posted in Art, Business, Personal Products |
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
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Image: (Photo) via huffingtonpost.com; (Big Slurpee) via image.dailyradar.com via showhype.com
Posted in Business, Cuisine, Economics, World, Barack Obama, Pittsburgh, Michelle Obama, Silvio Berlusconi |
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Concept cars continue to amaze at the 2008 Geneva Auto Show.
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This Ultima Paramecium Bi2 received the concave bonnet and flattened tires when an overly zealous fan hopped onto the automobile for a quick picture-taking session.
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The folks at Alfa-Romeo overcame that problem by using a special bowling alley, flecked combination paint/wax which renders impossible
any attempt to […]
Posted in Business, Automobiles, Industrial Design, Switzerland |
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
GRIM MOMENTS IN MARKETING: Episode XVIII
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The Nissan Rogue is not the first time automobile models have carried somewhat questionable names. Domestic and foreign manufacturers have always saved a few odd handles for their product lines.
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Model Pictured: 2-stroke Pipsqueak
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Model Pictured: Underhand Cam 178 cubic inch Cold Sweat
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Model Pictured: 3.6 litre Procrastinator
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Model Pictured: 12 cylinder […]
Posted in Business, Advertising, Automobiles |
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Another Grim Moment in Marketing…
AUTOMOBILE DOORS
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Images: (smoke) pyr.ec.gc.ca; (saab 93) en-wikimedia.org; (Saab ad) vintagetechnology.com; (military plane) worldwide-military.com; (clouds) ics.uci.edu; (T-Bird) user morrea via en-wikipedia.org; (ejection suit) canit.se; (Saab Aero X) zeenz.nl; (aqurium) aquarium.com; (Fiat) en-wikipedia.org; (Van) renault-logan.eastroblog.com; (church) freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com; (purple curtains) party.pro.com; (Nose Art) aert-letters.com;(French doors) (Versailles) (BMW) edge-inc.net; (Mercedes) readthisblog.net; (’57 Ford) tocmp.com; (Mazda) […]
Posted in Business, Environment, Energy, Automobiles, Industrial Design, U.S. Navy, Aircraft |
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
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A few Mazda concept vehicles
graced the Detroit Auto Show earlier this month.
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Images: (Mazda) Road&Track.com; (Bale) img.trb,com via swamppolitics.com; (symbol) polaris.umuc.edu; (Grinch hat) imagecache2.allposters.com via deborahsteinber.com; (Grinch) via fishkite.com;
This entry was posted on Sunday, January 27th, 2008 at 1:51 pm and is filed under Business, Japan, Automobiles.
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Posted in Business, Movies, Books, Japan, Automobiles |
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Nissan Races to Make Smaller, Cheaper Cars; Industry Shifts Strategy;
As Big-Vehicle Sales Fade; Simplifying the Doors
By AMY CHOZICK
October 22, 2007; Page A1Wall Street Journal online
ATSUGI, Japan — At a top-secret session on car designs at a Nissan Motor Co. technical center, chief product strategist Carlos Tavares recited the company’s ambitious new mission: to sell an […]
Posted in Business, Energy, Japan, Automobiles |
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Grim Moments in Marketing…
The 2007 New York Auto Show
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Images: (original NY auto show vehicles’ photos) c. C.NET.Networks.com; (Bugatti) edge-inc.net;(Swiss Army knife) (cereals) newquebec.blogspot.com; (dairy) bushrefrigeratin.com; (Basic Instinct still) hiring-revolution.com; (metal grocery cart) retaildesigndiva.blogs.com; (lava lamp) simply70s.com; (radio flyer) ace.imageg.net;
This entry was posted on Monday, May 14th, 2007 at 12:28 pm and is filed under […]
Posted in Business, New York, Automobiles, Industrial Design |
Saturday, August 8th, 2009
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Image: (logo) MacDonald’s via shufflers.files.wordpree.com; (main) via bratstvo.info
Posted in Business, Nuclear Issues, Cuisine, Ukraine |
Monday, August 3rd, 2009
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Op-Ed Columnist
Rewarding Bad Actors
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Published: August 2, 2009
The New York Times
Americans are angry at Wall Street, and rightly so. First the financial industry plunged us into economic crisis, then it was bailed out at taxpayer expense. And now, with the economy still deeply depressed, the industry is paying itself gigantic bonuses. If you aren’t […]
Posted in Business, Economy, Wall Street, Greed, Financial Institutions |
