Sometimes it pays to buck the trend. Integra, a long distance carrier has local centers where customers call in. Even though the customer never has physical...
Some push the trend even further . . . ... in. ... service staff, ... Want fries with outsourcing? Michael Fitzgerald NYT Monday, July 19, 2004 Pull off U.S....
This is a good example of someone being stupid just because they can. Why don't they just put up a play area with vending machines? How about a street corner...
Bill, This is important segmentation. The order processing has now been completely separated from the food production. The next step is to convert each...
Eric, I understand your point, as well as the reasons why McBoring thinks this is good business. But the time is now for cars in colors other than black. This...
Eric & Bill, I think the customers should be allowed to choose . . . The McDonalds kind of fast food places obviously fill a need, otherwise no-one would go...
Bill, In 1950 Orwell painted a grim world in his book "1984". The combination of technology and repression projected a world of poverty, war and chaos. Orwell...
As the Republican Convention grinds on declaring themselves as the leaders in the war on terror, the rate of terrorist acts around the world continues to...
Eric, Going forward, as President Bush continues to climb in the polls, the Republicans will increasingly ignore Kerry. The debates will provide Kerry with his...
Eric What do you think of the idea that the Bush folks supported Kerry in the
primary because they knew that they could beat him because he is a waffler that...
Bush is 80 to 100 behind in electoral votes. Popular vote means not much. The states Bush leads in are the say "less urban" ones where electoral votes are...
1. Another faked terror attack (cf. 9-11), be it plane(s), bomb(s), bio/germ, chem, or some combination thereof, to a USA mainland domestic target. 2. Capture...
William Sweden is probably like Germany and Austria where people walk a lot. Here the kid wants to be driven to his friends house around the corner. And my...
A tourist walks into a curio shop in San Francisco. Looking around at the exotica, he notices a very lifelike, life-sized bronze statue of a rat. It has no...
Note: forwarded message attached. Seen it before once I think, but still tickles me! Scroll down for each answer. The questions are NOT that difficult. But...
A dull market seems to have focused our attention on politics. When I was younger and trading commodities, stock people would pitch pennies at fake Gods (well...
Behind the Israeli Mole Affair: Point of Maximum Danger of War with Iran Approaching By Webster Griffin Tarpley Washington DC — August 30, 2004 — News of...
Does anyone on this forum use an HP 12c calculator? I just found mine from 15-20 years ago. I can remember some of the steps to calculate some of the problems...
John then again Bush may be peaking. Tonight's speech and presentation is very important. So far these guys have been negative and bashed Kerry and not very...
Gotta give the ole Democrat Zell credit for putting his but on the line. He gave insight as to how the Dems will pay for everything. Modify the military...
Hello Eric - Back from another stint in that ugly part of the world. Finished reading Hernando de Soto's book, "The Mystery of Capital." Amazing book, amazing...
Robin, What I find interesting is if the interest rate is dropped to 8%, then the number of months to reach the 50k goal increases only 3 months, i.e., from 74...
Bob, I have heard of de Soto before, but have not read much about him. His premise is absolutely correct. The one thing I noticed when doing business in...
My sincere thanks to those of you who responded. Robin _____ From: Frederick W.H Collins [mailto:fwhc@...] Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 1:09 AM To:...
Eric, I'm sorry but I just don't see what you do in Kerry. Every time I hear him speak, I see only a pundit -- not a leader. George Bush is not particularly...
This is one of the best articles I've read on how humans are overusing our natural resources. This article is unique in that it puts numbers to the earths...
Ron, From the ‘50’s when I was in business school, I had heard of over-population being a problem. Now I don’t remember the specifics, but my professor...
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