For straight five weeks in a row Americans have bought less gas than last year. And 20% of the current US price of $110/barrel is ascribed to oil speculation. Driving less does not mean that everyone is ordering online and calling in the pizza. Instead, folks are cutting back on driving to lunch and that'sContinue reading “20% oil price fuelled by oil futures speculation”
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Democracies in flux : Shutdown, Anna Hazare the new “Mahatma” against corruption and the Middle East
Around the same time as the US Government was reaching Shutdown at Washington DC on Friday, Anna Hazare was being declared the new "Mahatma" Gandhi against corruption in New Delhi as the different Middle East movements continued their unchartered progress to democracy. Over the weekend democracies were in a state of flux of different orders,Continue reading “Democracies in flux : Shutdown, Anna Hazare the new “Mahatma” against corruption and the Middle East”
Cherry Blossom Festival and Government Shutdown
Last weekend we were at Washington DC and thoroughly enjoyed the Cherry Blossom Festival on Sunday. We parked at the Haines Point Parking place and I was pleasantly surprised at the free shuttle which took us along the Potomac river to Jefferson Memorial offering a great view of the cherry blossom trees along the way.Continue reading “Cherry Blossom Festival and Government Shutdown”
Pringles moves from P&G to Diamond Foods and global markets
Pringles potato chips in a can ("once you pop you can't stop") moves from P&G in Ohio to Diamond Foods in California primarily for strategic synergy reasons.P&G wants to focus on its core detergents,beauty and hygiene products like Tide,Oil of Olay,Crest toothpaste business. For Diamond Foods it makes sense as they are a snack foodContinue reading “Pringles moves from P&G to Diamond Foods and global markets”
Southwest airlines: does aircraft maintenance mimic auto maintenance behavior ?
During the great recession (2007-2009) people became more conscious about repairing their cars since they were not going to be buying a new car soon. Airlines too slowed down maintenance to cut costs ,if you think about it in the context of the cracks found in the Southwest Airline planes. Consider this : individuals notContinue reading “Southwest airlines: does aircraft maintenance mimic auto maintenance behavior ?”
19th century gas pipelines to be replaced in the US-needed for natural gas industry
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Food color and link with ADHD
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India-Pakistan Cricket Match seen by 1 Billion TV audience
Today’s India-Pakistan cricket match (March 30, 2011) was seen by an estimated TV audience of 1 Billion people. Life came to a standstill in both countries where “cricket” is almost a religion. For my part, I decided to postpone calling friends in India about research I am doing being pretty sure that no calls would be taken!
[Note: This post from March 30, 2011 is updated for formatting issues on May 22, 2021]
Avery Dennison labels to innovate from Germany
In 1935 R. Stanton Avery invented the self adhesive label in California and created the adhesive label industry. In 2011 they are opening a Design and Innovation center in Germany. If you have interest in the packaging and printing industry you might remember the name “Avery Dennison” from those labels you bought from Staples andContinue reading “Avery Dennison labels to innovate from Germany”
Moving intellectual property including patents, computer code and trade secrets overseas for lower taxes
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