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Source: news.uk.msn.com --- 11 days ago
A report into business practices at BAE Systems has said the firm admitted it previously failed to "pay sufficient attention" to ethical standards and avoid activities that had the potential to damage its reputation.The comments from the company's chairman and chief executive were revealed in a report by Lord Woolf, the former Lord Chief Justice, who was last year appointed by BAE to lead a four-strong independent committee to review current policies and practices at the defence firm. ... Source: news.yahoo.com --- 23 days ago
PC World - Craigslist investor eBay complains that directors' actions have diluted its venture. ... Source: news.yahoo.com --- 23 days ago
InfoWorld - A corporate governance lawsuit against Craigslist by eBay seems "Unethical" and is unfounded, Craigslist said late Tuesday. ... Source: www.wired.com --- 23 days ago
A day after eBay sues Craigslist for allegedly trying to dilute its minority stake in the company, Craigslist accuses eBay of indulging in Unethical behavior that smacks of an attempt at a hostile takeover. ... Source: www.moreover.com --- 6 days ago
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Network Solutions displays a real talent for tripping itself up with Unethical behavior. Sometimes it gets caught and called on the conduct quickly as happened when it engaged in domain name tasting. Other times though it can continue for months before enough people catch on to make a real stink.... Build IT Knowledge with Current & Trusted Content Helps Employees Develop & Hone New Technical Programming Skills. Sign Up & Get Full Access. ... Source: www.guardian.co.uk --- 24 days ago
Classifieds site Craigslist has accused shareholder eBay of making 'Unethical assertions' and said it could be preparing for a hostile takeover. By Jemima Kiss ... Source: www.usatoday.com --- 24 days ago
Craigslist is firing back at its rival and minority owner eBay, scolding the online auctioneer's actions as Unethical and smelling ... ... Source: www.pcworld.com --- 23 days ago
Craigslist investor eBay complains that directors' actions have diluted its venture. ... Source: www.post-gazette.com --- 13 days ago
State officials have told five state workers to give back door prizes they won at a technology conference sponsored by Cisco Systems. ... Source: www.miamiherald.com --- 23 days ago
Craigslist is firing back at its rival and minority owner eBay, scolding the online auctioneer's actions as Unethical and smelling of a hostile takeover. ... Source: www.dallasnews.com --- 12 days ago
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ArsTechnica Apr 24 2008 1:51AM GMT ... Source: www.greenpeace.org --- 8 days ago
Greenpeace says it’s a sign of how desperate climate sceptics are that they’ve used the names of eminent New Zealand scientists to falsely back their cause. ...
Source: www.zeropaid.com --- 23 days ago
PC World - Craigslist... ... Source: www.publicbroadcasting.net --- 27 days ago
Evans says decision to resign was based on ethics. ...
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Moroccan officials lambasted a Spanish journalist on Friday (May 9th) for unsubstantiated claims that Moroccan naval forces intentionally punctured a... ... Find more search results for Unethical on RSSMicro.com |
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A report into business practices at BAE Systems today said the firm admitted it previously failed to 'pay sufficient attention' to ethical standards ...
For years, states have placed hefty taxes on cigarettes and other "vice" commodities to increase revenue for the state. The logic being that if you insist on smoking, you'll pay for it, and at least others will benefit from your ever-more vilified choice to be a smoker.
And now Massachussetts, New York, and possibly several other states are presently considering a tax hike of $1 per pack , boosting the price of a single pack of cigarettes to more than $8.
This is an astronomic price for something that costs so little to make, but clearly people are willing to pay it. When I was in high school, circa 1990, I remember a friend telling me one day that if cigarettes ever reached $2 per pack, he'd quit. I thought, Yeah, right -- cigarettes will never cost that much. (They were around $1.25 at the time).
Well, they reached $2 by the end of the next year, and my friend kept smoking. I last saw him a few years ago, and he was still as much a chain-smoker as ever, and with 20 years invested in his habit, showed no signs of quitting.
Of course, you can find plenty of statistics to the contrary. When Iowa introduced a tax hike on cigarettes, in March of 2007, that state's cigarette sales dropped by 36% . The theory is that young smokers, or would-be smokers, simply don't start now because they can't afford it.
And maybe this will work, in the long run. But as much as I'm against smoking, I wonder kind of statem ...