Wikiuniversity: School of Law
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Tuesday, March 21, 2006
The Energy Blog: Batteries
The Energy Blog: The place to keep up with Vehicle Electric Power technology and more
The Energy Blog: Batteries
The Energy Blog: Batteries
Bloomberg.com: Top Worldwide
How about $35,000 to retire to Full Pension?
GM & Delphi Expected to offer Retirement Incentives to 70,000 Workers
Though no final information has been released, the core of the GM/Delphi/UAW agreement is shaping up to be cash offers in the neighborhood of $35,000 directed at current workers who are eligible to retire. To get the money, the workers would have to agree to retire early. The goal is to open up slots in the active workforce for workers currently in the job bank and who will be laid off from Delphi.
This article does not address hourly subsidies to Delphi-UAW workers to continue at Delphi under a (much) reduced wage scale.
Bloomberg.com: Top Worldwide
GM & Delphi Expected to offer Retirement Incentives to 70,000 Workers
Though no final information has been released, the core of the GM/Delphi/UAW agreement is shaping up to be cash offers in the neighborhood of $35,000 directed at current workers who are eligible to retire. To get the money, the workers would have to agree to retire early. The goal is to open up slots in the active workforce for workers currently in the job bank and who will be laid off from Delphi.
This article does not address hourly subsidies to Delphi-UAW workers to continue at Delphi under a (much) reduced wage scale.
Bloomberg.com: Top Worldwide
Monday, March 20, 2006
This is JEOPARDY! - JEOPARDY! ONLINE CONTESTANT TEST
Take the Jeopardy! Contestant Test Online
Ever since I was a kid, I've wanted to be a contestant on Jeopardy! (The exclamation mark is part of the name of the show.) Actually, the desire has waned a little since middle age has dulled my recall of obscure information. Anyway, I never did anything about it because there was never a good opportunity to take the contestant test. Now there's no excuse. The test will be offered three times online on Tuesday March 28, Wednesday March 29 and Thursday March 30, with each test at 8:00 Pacific Time. Click on the link below for additional information.
This is JEOPARDY! - JEOPARDY! ONLINE CONTESTANT TEST
Ever since I was a kid, I've wanted to be a contestant on Jeopardy! (The exclamation mark is part of the name of the show.) Actually, the desire has waned a little since middle age has dulled my recall of obscure information. Anyway, I never did anything about it because there was never a good opportunity to take the contestant test. Now there's no excuse. The test will be offered three times online on Tuesday March 28, Wednesday March 29 and Thursday March 30, with each test at 8:00 Pacific Time. Click on the link below for additional information.
This is JEOPARDY! - JEOPARDY! ONLINE CONTESTANT TEST
Rube Machine Contest
National Rube Goldberg Machine Competition
Looking for a place to go on April Fool's Day? The finals for the Rube Goldberg Machine Contest will be held at the Armory at Purdue University in West Lafayette Indiana the morning of April 1, 2006. The link to the official website is below.
I've taken my two elementary-school aged kids to the competition twice now, and it's a good time. I think it's important show students some appreciation for mental accomplishments and not just sporting accomplishments. Purdue is an easy day drive for most 3357 members in Ohio Illinois and Indiana.
Rube Machine Contest: "Welcome to the National Rube Goldberg Contest Website "
Looking for a place to go on April Fool's Day? The finals for the Rube Goldberg Machine Contest will be held at the Armory at Purdue University in West Lafayette Indiana the morning of April 1, 2006. The link to the official website is below.
I've taken my two elementary-school aged kids to the competition twice now, and it's a good time. I think it's important show students some appreciation for mental accomplishments and not just sporting accomplishments. Purdue is an easy day drive for most 3357 members in Ohio Illinois and Indiana.
Rube Machine Contest: "Welcome to the National Rube Goldberg Contest Website "
AutoWeek
Chevy to Cap Impala production at 250,000 units
The Chevrolet Impala has been one of the few bright spots for General Motors. The Impala received a substantial refreshening for 2006 and sales have been strong. The Impala is one of the few GM models to have earned better than average reliability marks from Consumer Reports.
Automotive News, and its sister publication Autoweek, report that Chevrolet is going to attempt to cap production at 250,000 units per year to keep from flooding the market and thereby depressing residuals. We'll see if this discipline holds.
By the way, the Automotive News story on the web is subscriber only. Somebody should have told Autoweek where the story is available for free.
AutoWeek
The Chevrolet Impala has been one of the few bright spots for General Motors. The Impala received a substantial refreshening for 2006 and sales have been strong. The Impala is one of the few GM models to have earned better than average reliability marks from Consumer Reports.
Automotive News, and its sister publication Autoweek, report that Chevrolet is going to attempt to cap production at 250,000 units per year to keep from flooding the market and thereby depressing residuals. We'll see if this discipline holds.
By the way, the Automotive News story on the web is subscriber only. Somebody should have told Autoweek where the story is available for free.
AutoWeek
AutoWeek
Chevy to Cap Impala production at 250,000 units
The Chevrolet Impala has been one of the few bright spots for General Motors. The Impala received a substantial refreshening for 2006 and sales have been strong. The Impala is one of the few GM models to have earned better than average reliability marks from Consumer Reports.
Automotive News, and its sister publication Autoweek, report that Chevrolet is going to attempt to cap production at 250,000 units per year to keep from flooding the market and thereby depressing residuals. We'll see if this discipline holds.
By the way, the Automotive News story on the web is subscriber only. Somebody should have told Autoweek where the story is available for free.
AutoWeek
The Chevrolet Impala has been one of the few bright spots for General Motors. The Impala received a substantial refreshening for 2006 and sales have been strong. The Impala is one of the few GM models to have earned better than average reliability marks from Consumer Reports.
Automotive News, and its sister publication Autoweek, report that Chevrolet is going to attempt to cap production at 250,000 units per year to keep from flooding the market and thereby depressing residuals. We'll see if this discipline holds.
By the way, the Automotive News story on the web is subscriber only. Somebody should have told Autoweek where the story is available for free.
AutoWeek
Basic motoring? Get Alif! | Car News | Auto Express
What Kind of Car can you get For $3000
Presenting the New Alif
What does it take to turn over a new Alif? Probably about 3 drunk fraternity brothers. The Alif, made in Pakistan has such advanced features as a canvas roof, seatbelts and a spare tire. You can rocket down the road with a 400 cc engine. That's 12 cubic inches for those who ar metrically impaired. You can see the Alif by clicking the link below.
Basic motoring? Get Alif! | Car News | Auto Express
Presenting the New Alif
What does it take to turn over a new Alif? Probably about 3 drunk fraternity brothers. The Alif, made in Pakistan has such advanced features as a canvas roof, seatbelts and a spare tire. You can rocket down the road with a 400 cc engine. That's 12 cubic inches for those who ar metrically impaired. You can see the Alif by clicking the link below.
Basic motoring? Get Alif! | Car News | Auto Express
Friday, March 17, 2006
Thursday, March 16, 2006
GM RESTATES EARNINGS
BREAKING NEWS -- GM RESTATES 2005 EARNINGS
$2 Billion in Additional Losses
10K Filing will be Late
Apparently after markets closed today, GM dropped a bombshell. It announced that it was restating 2005 earnings, increasing the reported loss by $2 billion to $10.5 billion total.
What may be worse news is that GM also announced that the annual report that it files with the Securities and Exchange Commission will be late. GM's spin on this is that there is now a better perspective of what GM's loss from the Delphi bankruptcy will be. Another way to look at it is that the outside auditors consider GM's projections as being overly optimistic.
When markets open in the morning, you'll know whether GM's spin worked.
Fellow 3357 members, check our internal message board. You can get the password from your area rep or from one of the officers. We need to add alacrity to the discussion of our future.
$2 Billion in Additional Losses
10K Filing will be Late
Apparently after markets closed today, GM dropped a bombshell. It announced that it was restating 2005 earnings, increasing the reported loss by $2 billion to $10.5 billion total.
What may be worse news is that GM also announced that the annual report that it files with the Securities and Exchange Commission will be late. GM's spin on this is that there is now a better perspective of what GM's loss from the Delphi bankruptcy will be. Another way to look at it is that the outside auditors consider GM's projections as being overly optimistic.
When markets open in the morning, you'll know whether GM's spin worked.
Fellow 3357 members, check our internal message board. You can get the password from your area rep or from one of the officers. We need to add alacrity to the discussion of our future.
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