The Ford Pinto Case: A Study in Applied Ethics, Business, and Technology (Sun Series, Case Studies in Applied Ethics, Technology, and Society)
Green Mountain Daily - Front Page (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Okay...I'm going to play a hunch here and suggest that an effort may be afoot to convince our beleaguered legislators that it will be unnecessary to stick their necks out and participate in a vote on relicensing Vermont Yankee. The gist of this fanciful scenario is that, if our lawmakers can resist the impulse to bring the measure to a vote in the 2010 session, Vermont Yankee will make the first move...
New York Supreme Court Criminal Ter (Free subscription) | 02/03/2010
Source: NLJ.com , February 3, 2010. Subscription required for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp Former Lehman Bros. top lawyer takes GC slot at AIG 'Thomas Russo of Patton Boggs, formerly the top in-house lawyer for Lehman Brothers, is the new general counsel for American International Group Inc. Russo, 66, was vice chairman of Lehman Brothers Inc. and the chief legal officer...
2008 Democratic Convention Watch (Free subscription) | 01/29/2010
It's hard to imagine that Henry Waxman and Bart Stupak can be equally stupid, wasteful and ethically bankrupt on the same issue, but on February 25th of the year, that becomes the reality. That's the day that the two of them are heading a hearing investigating Toyota's acceleration pedal problem. This is offensive on virtually every level imaginable. Does Toyota have some sort of mechanical (or more...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 01/24/2010
The Ford Pinto was once one of the most common cars on America's roads, which seems impossible to believe nowadays; you'll probably find 50 times as many streetworthy '72 Beetles or '72 Datsun 510s as Pintos today. Here's a Pinto that beat the odds and avoided expensive problems for nearly 40 years… or maybe it languished, forgotten, under a tarp in a back yard since Gerald Ford was president,...
Wangjianshuo's blog (Free subscription) | 01/18/2010
Google's announcement risking to quit China is controversial in nature. Not only in China, but also in the States, even in the high-tech camp, Microsoft, and Yahoo! hold different opinions.In fact, it is people's reaction to this news that shocks many people, in both camp. Let me add my observation by starting from the easiest question: "Is Google's announcement about its China operation a business...
Big Lizards (Free subscription) | 01/17/2010
I see that Barack H. "Lucky Lefty" Obama is personally headed to "Massachusettes" . Does anybody in either hemisphere fail to understand what an admission of looming failure that is? POTUS and TOTUS are rushing into the Bay State in a desperate, last-ditch effort to stave off electoral disaster. The congressional Democrats may see the election of Republican Scott Brown as God's...
3hive (Free subscription) | 01/14/2010
I don't remember where I'd been camping. I was thirteen years old, a boy scout. One of my best friends at the time, Greg Angel, was having a birthday party and because of a scout trip I wouldn't be there. There was a Plimsouls show at Perkins Palace in Pasadena, California. The party bus captained by Greg's mother would be leaving before I returned. A blowout between me and my parents probably erupted...
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 01/06/2010
The DiamondView descent through the AL East standings marches on. Please review our coverage of the New York Yankees , Boston Red Sox , and Tampa Bay Rays for perspective, and if you're a Toronto fan, a depressing reality check. While the Halladay departure has certainly dominated the coverage of our neighbors to the north, a look at the spread of "talent" among the 2009 starting lineup may...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 12/30/2009
If two cars are better than one, then one car made of two or more cars has to be even better, right? With the help of our own Dr. Frankenstiens we've collected 20 extreme examples of weird-yet-cool frankencars. Part: Citroen 2CV Breadvan Part: Ferrari F355 Equals: The Fastest Way To Deliver A Bageutte Suggested By: Comrade Clockwork Part: Hummer H2 Part: Rolls Royce Equals: A Sum Even Tackier Than...
Working Stiffs (Free subscription) | 12/21/2009
By Wilfred Bereswill Colon Cancer accounts for 9% of all cancer deaths in the United States. In men is the second leading cause of cancer deaths and the third leading cause of cancer deaths in women, behind lung and breast cancer. Why am I spouting statistics about colon cancer? You see in October of 1981 my father died of colon cancer. He was 56 at the time, only two years older than I am now. I miss...
The Kill Zone (Free subscription) | 12/20/2009
by James Scott Bell Tis the Season of Joy, and since this is the final post at Kill Zone for a couple of weeks, I thought I'd leave you with some of the purest joy I know. It comes from the world of dance. If you ask the question, who is the greatest dancer who ever lived, you'll get several responses. No doubt Fred Astaire will get a huge number of votes. Maybe Gene Kelly, Rudolf Nureyev, Nijinsky,...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 12/15/2009
Nielsen Co. announced last week that Editor and Publisher was going the way of the Ford Pinto, Gourmet Magazine or Tiger Woods perceived fidelity. But not yet. Staff posted this today : But the outpouring of support for E&P from within and outside the newspaper industry, and from readers and advertisers alike, led to a decision by staffers to go forward with the January issue, and continuing to...
Uncommon Priors (Free subscription) | 12/14/2009
1971 ford pinto 5-speed MUST “SEE” $59850 this classic car is great on gas, cleen interior, runs like a dream! 800,000 origonal miles, mostly fwy, odomter says more cuz my girlfrien tryed to turn it back to trade for crack but i shoed her, whos boss, needs new trany and breaks. rebuilt engine. salvage [...]
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 12/12/2009
Your crappy 1977 Ford Pinto with the serious-looking six-point roll cage wants to race in the 24 Hours of LeMons and ChumpCar. Jalopnik is here to help you pass tech in each series. With the 2010 crap car racing season almost upon us, racers have more choices than ever when deciding what do to with their $500 beaters. The 24 Hours of LeMons added a bunch of races to next year's roster, Chump Car World...
Gadling (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Filed under: Business , Airlines , Budget Travel , News , Consumer Activism If you don't want to pay what it's worth, then stop whining about air travel. I won't take credit for that pithy remark. It was made by a travel editor friend of mine, the New York Post's David Landsel, over Thanksgiving dinner. But it's been ringing in my ears ever since. Because let's face it: we're not paying enough for...
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