KFC suppliers cram birds into huge waste-filled factories, breed and drug them to grow so large that they can’t even walk, and often break their wings and legs. At slaughter, the birds’ throats are slit and they are dropped into tanks of scalding-hot water—often while they are still conscious.
It would be illegal for KFC to [...]
Feb
19
Animal Cruelty At KFC
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Feb
14
Schuylkill Products’ Ex-Executive Pleads Guilty To Fraud
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A former Schuylkill Products Inc. vice president pleaded guilty Wednesday in Harrisburg federal court to conspiring to defraud the U.S. government.
Dennis F. Campbell, 59, of Orwigsburg, faces up to five years in prison after admitting his part in what prosecutors say was a 14-year plan that allowed Cressona-based Schuylkill Products Inc. to pocket $121 million. [...]
Feb
11
Yahoo Isn’t Throwing In The Towel Yet…
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Today Yahoo! Inc. rejected Microsoft Corp.’s bid of $44.6 billion saying the it “substantially undervalues” Yahoo.
To Yahoo! Inc.’s co-founder, Jerry Yang, it comes down to pride and not money. Yang has made it through the dot-com bust, it’s failure in challenging EBay Inc. in the online auction business, and it’s challenge to Google in [...]
Feb
6
Wayne Spilove Saves The Reading Terminal Market
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I have always had a love for architecture, and the preservation of historic character of buildings. One of my favorite cities is Philadelphia. The City of Philadelphia features outstanding examples of every important style and period of architecture.
I like the 19th century structures found in the Rittenhouse Square area, on the southwest [...]
Dec
14
Wrist Treatment by an Unethical Practitioner
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I work at a computer all day and over the years have had an increase of pain in my hands, wrists, and fingers. I have spent time and money visiting a physical therapist, but I questioned his methods as my condition has not improved. After searching online, I have finally found an alternative [...]
Nov
19
Ethical Dilemmas in College Sports
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An ethical anlysis by ethicsinbusiness.net: The Organization and the People in It of Hoop Dreams:
1.Were Marianne Stanley and George Raveling doing work of comparable value?
Yes, I do believe that Marianne and George were doing work of the same comparable value. Both coaches were coaching the same amount of games each season, and both were [...]
Sep
28
Madrid Fashion Show Bans Overly Thin Models
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Madrid along with other countries have taken steps to promote a healthy and beautiful body. India, Milan, and Britain have also expressed concern about the health of models.
A lot of this has been brought about by the death of runway model, Ana Carolina Reston, who died in late 2006 from complications of anorexia nervosa.
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Sep
25
Business Ethics in the Fashion Industry
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Fake Louis Vuitton, Coach, Burberry, Dooney & Bourke…the list goes on.Designers are frustrated by seeing their ideas copied, mass produced, and sold at a fraction of the price.
Here’s the facts…currently if an item is pretending to be an original designer item (i.e. it a counterfeit) then it is illegal. If the item is marketed [...]
Aug
6
Anger and work…they just don’t go together
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All of us get upset at time, but there is no place for anger at work.
Yet studies show that it is okay for men to show anger at work, but if women show anger at work they are less competent.
What gives…I really don’t understand this. If a man shows anger he gets paid more, [...]
Jun
29
Inventor’s Rights are Protected
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Safe Skies, LLC fell victim to another luggage lock company seeking to squash inventor’s rights.
Dave Tropp, inventor of the patented TSA Lock Technology, has taken action against this luggage lock company and has filed a patent infringement claim. Mr. Tropp is seeking injunctive relief from other luggage lock companies infringement of the two US Patents he has obtained.
This patent infringement lawsuit will be decided by jury trial in The United
