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- BUD - An American Company No More! What would 1 Share Purchased 24 Years ago of Anheuser-Busch be Worth When it Was Finally Sold Yesterday While it has been in the news recently, it became official yesterday, Anheuser-Busch is no longer an American Company. That's right, your favorite domestic beer company is now owned by beer GIANT InBev - you can find some full articles HERE, HERE and HERE. Never heard of InBev?  Guess Again - from...
Organic Farms Labeling Factory Farm Milk As 'USDA Organic' Oh. My. Somehow we all knew this day was coming, but COME ON...this is a huge company to be falsely labeling non-organic milk as organic and expecting no one to notice. It turns out that along with Horizon and Aurora brand dairy products, there are a bunch more private label...- Should You Do Business With Unethical Companies? Maybe I've had some sort of "Come to Jesus" moment, but this recession thing has really opened my eyes to companies with poor business ethics. Whether it be carelessness, blissful ignorance or a seemingly infinite supply of tolerance, we consumers seem to take our hard knocks from shady companies in...
- I get emails Who said working in publishing would be unrewarding? ------------------------------------- Subject: Immediate Release: Girls Gone Wild Heads Overseas Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:35:39 -0400 From: Barry Roesler To: oliver@alliancemagazine.org Hello Oliver, I thought you may find this interesting. If you would like to follow-up with Joe Francis or Scott Barbour,...
- Lessons to learn- How did Harley-Davidson turnaround? A Recovery Plan Harley-Davidson's remarkable turnaround – from a firm flirting with bankruptcy to one of America's premier automotive success stories – is what business legends are made of. How did they do it? President and COO Jim McCaslin explains their recovery plan. Operating close to bankruptcy in 1981,...
Lladro Collectibles Collectibles -> Decorative Collectibles -> Lladro-> Figurines When you look at the beauty and grace that is customary with Lladro collectibles, it’s hard to believe that the company originally specialized in jugs and basic kitchenware. It wasn’t until the mid 1950’s that the three original founders of the company, who...
Royal Doulton Figurines Collectibles -> Decorative Collectibles -> Figurines Royal Doulton figurines are an incredibly popular collectible and once you see how intricate the designs are, it is easy to see why. These precious statues are manufactured by the Royal Doulton Company from England and there is quite a lot of history behind...
Review: Secrets of Surrender by Madeline Hunter By: Marcia, guest reviewer It is always a treat to read one of Madeline Hunter's books. They are very well written with compelling plots and historical subplots as well as wonderful characters. Secrets of Surrender is the third book in the Rothwell Series about a family that is declining...
Marketing the Smart Way with Corporate Blogging Corporate blogging is a great way to market your products to the public, but you’ll need to walk that fine line between over commercialization and a total lack of promotion. The main reason that many companies set up their own blog is to find ways to attract new customers and...
The Future of P2P Lending - Dusting Off My Crystal Ball Remember the good old days of 1998? The Internet was going to change everything. Analysts predicted that we were going to buy our books, music, pet supplies, and groceries over the Internet. It's ten years later and the analysts were right about the first two and wrong about the last...
- How Rude! Something most guidebooks to Southeast Asian destinations don't mention is rudeness. While many countries in Southeast Asia rely heavily on tourism, sometimes their ideas of what's polite and what's not is at odds with many Western ideas. Some are even at odds with common sense This occurred to me as...
I Have a Dream Rather, I had -- and it's been realized! And what do you know, reality is so much better. :-) Welcome to the Inauguration, a hellishly cold day of stalled motorcade bikes, 1 per 500 port-a-potties (the rate determined through strenuous scientific modeling, no less), and copious frostbite, warmed by heartfelt...- Incredible Presentation by Dean Hunt... I have a new all-time favorite webinar. I've hosted some incredible people over the years on teleconferences and webinars. I can't begin to calculate the value of them all together for the information and tactics shared by some of the best in the business. But yesterday I recorded a webinar...
- Saving money just by asking Most people have a very difficult time asking for a discount. For some reason here in the US we feel like we have to pay full price for everything. In a lot of foreign countries asking for a discount, or haggling, is not only welcomed, it is often expected, and...
- The window replacement story Our house was built in the late 70's. Part of its 70's-fabulous look included a pair of windows that weren't even glass. (They were made from two thin sheets of decorative plastic.) But even the windows that were glass had issues: They were practically falling out of their ugly aluminum...
- All Your Base Are Belong To Us! Guest Post By Michel Fortin If you played video arcade games in the late 80’s, even early 90’s, you might remember Zero Wing — a game in which a battle takes place in the year 2101, where you must defend the planet Earth from an alien invasion led by the...
Corporate Blogging Made Easy One of the best ways for a company to reach out to their customers and build a strong brand is corporate blogging. However, there are a lot of misconceptions out there and a lot of room for error. Let’s take a look at some techniques that you can use to...- Viral Marketing Series, Part 1: Viral Marketing 101 Viral Marketing 101 - Not Using It Could Kill Your Business! Creativity This is one virtue a site must possess to lead the race in the ruthless competition in the Internet based business. With so many competition and rivalry going on, every method of marketing must be employed and utilized....
Piss Off Louis Vuitton, Become a Celebrity Overnight, And Have Yourself Some Blog Success! Guest Post by Christopher Flores Most know me as a New York City joint venture guy or "that moderator on SMC" or "that college dude". More than being a spectacular person 90% of the time, I'm a scientist of people and cultures, an Anthropology student. In Cyberculture, my thing is...- The power of suggestion No one seems to have a clear answer on just how many advertisements the average American is exposed to, but numbers range from a very conservative 300-something to about 3000. Per day. Personally, I'd lean toward the higher number. I've only been awake for a little over an hour, and...
Stretchy Dollar Subscriber Swap Taking a page out of No Debt Plan’s book the mastermind behind Stretchy Dollar asked to do a subscriber swap with me. Essentially all we ask is that you go ahead and subscribe to the other’s blog and try it out for a week. If you like what they...- Surviving Freelancing Though I started working full-time 6 months ago in December, I have maintained my consulting business and continued working on the side. In many ways, this has been fulfilling--I often enjoy the work, the money aids in getting out of debt. I've recently come to see something bad happening underneath all that. I've been getting frequent migraines, having trouble sleeping, and feeling constantly as though I'm overwhelmed by everything around me.
- What's costing you your retirement? Ran across a couple of posts about regular expenses that can cost you a ton of money in the long run: My Money Forest posts on an article he found in the OUDaily about how snacks can eat you (or, at least your retirement!) My Money Blog saved $250 on...
- Low Self esteem will affect your career ! Low Self Esteem and Your Career Have you ever noticed that the people who have successful careers also have a healthy (or even overblown) sense of themselves and their abilities? The ability to see the great things you bring to your job and being strong enough to stand up for...
- The Best Of Both Worlds Marine aquarists have to make a decision before the planning of an aquarium system even begins - is it to be a fish only aquarium or a reef aquarium. For the most part the desire is for a captive reef. Choosing a captive reef system is entirely understandable. What could...
Origin Of The Traditional Bomber Jackets Historically, pilots and crews whatever they could because no specific or official gear was issued to handle the extreme-hazardous cold and weather conditions the pilots faced in world war I. Heavy long leather jackets quickly became popular with tight snug cuffs around the wrists, tight fit around the waists, and warm collars to help protect from the cold. These are the design principles that are at the heart of what today we commonly think of as a Leather Flight Jacket.- Prisoners of their own success Have you ever thought about what it would be like to be famous? To have the public wanting to know about you and what you are doing, or to command the respect of many simply by being... you? Sure... we all have, at some point, considered the idea. I had...
Review: At the Sheikh's Command by Kate Walker How can I put this lightly? The novel was crap. How terrible? Really terrible. I could break down the awful for you (warning this is the whole plot and is full of spoilers): Heroine to self: My brother is in prison and only the Sheik can help. Hero to...- Prosper Site Update 12/2007 Verbatim from amf of Prosper... All, Tonight we did a bunch of back-end work and made a couple of changes that you might notice... Â Lender overview changes We've received a lot of feedback from lenders that the "Active loan summary" box on the "Your Account > Lending" page is...
- The Cabbage Coral There are a good number of the so-called leather corals that are acceptable in a beginner’s aquarium and some are of sufficient interest, colour and/or impact to be present in experienced aquarist’s systems as well. Many (or most?) are hardy and are not over demanding of light and seawater flow...
