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Elec Companies and Ernesto: God bless Georgia Power, #### you Virginia ("Dominion") VEPCO, Virginia Power, Dominion.....they can rename themselves 100 times but to call their "management" a mere joke is quite the understatement. I have lived in other states which have gone through WAY worse...

True/False: Exxon has a secret yard full of dead water-fuel inventors? From http://forum.ebaumsworld.com/showthread.php?t=138193 Yet another inventor has popped up claiming he has an engine that runs on water. Obviously, if this were true he'd be on international news and not just some local...

I heard on the news last night the Hewlett pPackard is to lay oiff 18,000 employees. This got me thinking..... Throughout recent history we have been hearing about many such mega-layoffs. And then people ask, "Where is everyone going to find work?" Good question. Everyone expects some company...

Seriously. A lot of IT work could be done at home at LEAST as effectively at home as it is going to building X in a cube farm....and MAN could you save on overhead. I know it happens some, but it still seems to be a trickle at most. wt-o??

This is a common mantra for quacks. The idea is that since drug companies make money off "maintenance" drugs that they would organize a conspiracy to hide any true cures that are discovered. Here's why that idea is flawed: 1) Drug companies are not a monolithic monopoly. They are engaged in...

One of Bagdikian’s implied arguments against large media companies is that they will only present one POV. Does anyone think this is true? His description of Murdoch shows a counter-example. Murdoch publishes a magazine (unnamed) which is the “political primer for George Bush’s White...

Yesterday a woman bought 60 apple juices in tetrapak x 5.80 euros each = 348 euros (Fresenius ProvideXtra). They're for her mother who after an operation can only have liquid food. Each 200ml juice contains 7.5gr of protein and 55gr of carbohydrates, plus several vitamins and minerals in...

Any recomendations on a good web hosting company? I don't need any hardcore storefront or development stuff, just a place to park my domain. I see a lot of really cheap offers but I'm reluctant to give my credit card # to any of them.

Just taking care of my oil buddies. (CBS) It's no secret that when it comes to the mounting cost of security for all high-risk terrorist targets, like nuclear power plants and railroads, there simply isn't enough Homeland Security money to go around. But, as CBS News Correspondent Mika...

What a suprise. This is an email my school sent me today This message is being sent using E-mail to Groups ( UM Students ). What does paying your cell phone bill have to do with the interest rate on your credit card? Maybe more than you think? Under a clause called "universal default," some...

Before I begin I would like to say I want to have a serious discussion on the rights of companies, flame war starters need not apply. I was reading listening to a radio -- though you could read about the same topic in this article -- and they were talking about Abercrombie & Fitch and how it...

Do you feel that companies should have an obligation to society rather than JUST an obligation to max shareholder profits? Why is it that we expect more from wealthy individuals than we do from compaines. Its OK for a company to lay off thousands in order to boost profits a bit, but if a sole...

In several threads, I've pointed out how the safety features we all enjoy in our automobiles were voluntarily offered by car companies without government intervention (the one exception being air bags, which ended up killing people). Now, Honda and Toyota are working to make us even safer! The...