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Some Thoughts On “For Reynolds, Smokeless Products Signal New Era for Tobacco”
In one sense, I support smoke-free tobacco product marketing. It brings forward products that tobacco using consumers can use in public places where smoking is prohibited. They have the additional benefit of not making second hand smoke for other people.
When I step back and look one level deeper, I still see a product that maintains its customer base through physically addictive personality Read More...
Opinion On “Companies Shun Investment, Hoard Cash”
Regulators are keeping banks from taking on more risk so they can build up their capital and banks are not making loans unless they are risk free. Big business start up loans has access to capital and financing, but small business, who by the way create most of the jobs, can't get loans from banks. Of course they are holding on to their cash! If you can't borrow from a bank, a business has Read More...
A Response To “China Starts Aircraft Carrier Sea Trial”
When he bankrupts us and your loan isn't worth the paper it's written on, we'll talk more since you're a little clueless as to what a racist is. I don't like Obama because he is an incompetent fool, I don't care for you to much not because you are Chinese, it's because you are a communist tool. Mao was probably a decent person one on one but it didn't help any causes of bulimia those who Read More...
Commentary On “Microsoft Quashed Personal Privacy Features of IE8 Browser”
Based on the comments so far, it is surprising to see how many people who are apparently 'techie' enough to run Linux or Firefox, don't realize this particular problem exists every bit as much in Firefox (even in Linux). Maybe it's just an opportunity to bash Microsoft and they figure most people won't know better--but all these 'Microsoft is unbelievable, greedy or what is machismoever else' Read More...
Some Thoughts On “The Intelligent Investor: The Greatest Real”
We listed the beginning of April a little bit above the appraised value to allow room for us to negotiate. 6 weeks later, right now, we dropped the price right into the midrange of that 360 degree performance appraisal, are having another open house today, and seem to have generated some new interest in the property. We are sort of at an anomaly stage right now, where we have had nearly 30 Read More...
My Take On “Boldrin and Swamidass: A New Bargain for Drug Approvals”
The authors almost have it correct. Instead of regulated pricing methods prior to demonstrating efficacy, the law should simply require that the drug be removed from the market within some period, say 2-3 years, unless efficacy has been demonstrated. If the drug development cycle could be shortened by allowing commercial launch post positive phase 2 results, the savings would be huge and Read More...
Commentary On “China Starts Aircraft Carrier Sea Trial”
Xiong Chen I agree, and I also don't want 97% of our goods bought and made in China, it's all total garbage, poisoned childrens toys, ect. I want America to be self sufficient and not depend on other countries, How about we take ALL of our business out of China? We need to build our own products, cars, drill and manufacture our own oil (America has more oil under Colorado than the entire Read More...
A Response To “When Gray Days Signal a Problem”
Are the subjects in the story sure that they do not have a problem with molds and fungus. The reason I state this is because I felt similar as a child. I also had a lot of colds, allergies and other sicknesses such as flu and strep throat.
I can relate to the mood swings and feelings of remorse. Now 47, about 15 years ago I developed toe nail fungus. It grew worse and worse until last year Read More...
An Opinion On “Vatican in Bold Bid to Attract Anglicans”
Excuse me, but just because some bulimic people thinks differently then you do don't call them wacko. I am a Roman Catholic and I also live in San Francisco and know plenty of gay people and don't find women repugnant, I am quite fond of them. Some people just don't like change in their religion. These people aren't dogmatic freaks like you think, just people who are comforted by the tradition, Read More...
An Opinion On “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior”
There might be a addictive personality disorder disorder here. If a child is moved to gnaw on a piano during practice she is probably at best unhappy and perhaps even being abused. How much love is there really between Chua and her daughters, and between Chua herself and the father who called her 'garbage'? Is this really about race? I know plenty of working-class Chinese in America and in Read More...