August 2011
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WatchEpisode #89 - The Final Grape
So long GaryVee!
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Let’s define sustainability
Según Phil Lempert, gran parte del problema con las compañías Norteamerícanas (y yo diría Puertorriqueñas también) en su atraso con el tema de sustentabilidad es la falta de una definición común de lo que representa “sustentabilidad”, en particular cuando se aplica a la industria de alimentos.
Carlos Toro
Phil Lempert, August 25, 2011
The sustainability term has been so...
Cómo almacenar vino : 7 Elementos Básicos / How to... →
Resumen en español:
1. Mantén el vino en un sitio fresco (cuidado con ese sol de por la tarde).
2. ¡Pero no muy fresco!
3. Mantener la temperatura constante (un reto si se te vá la electricidad con frecuencia - ¡eso no pasa en Puerto Rico!)
4. Apaga las luces (y que no coja sol).
5. Mantener la humedad no es gran cosa a menos que vivas en el desierto.
6. Almacenamiento horizontal siempre...
An Interview With Steve Jobs →
incmagazine:
Inc. magazine talked about upcoming technology with the Apple founder in this fascinating 1989 interview.
You see, I think humans are basically tool builders, and the computer is the most remarkable tool we’ve ever built. The big insight a lot of us had in the 1970s had to do with the importance of putting that tool in the hands of individuals. Let’s say that—for the same...
Steve's Seven Insights for 21st Century...
Herewith, without further ado, a minor eulogy for Steve Jobs the CEO. When you look at the global economy today, here’s what might strike you: Apple is an organization almost singularly unlike the massed hordes and would-be contenders to the throne that surround it. It is the one company seemingly tuned to hit the revolutionary apex, not race past the lowest common denominator. So how...
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WatchPenfold’s wine tasting event at La Cava de Oscar (@LaCavadeOscar) with Matt Lane the Penfold’s Worldwide Ambassador.
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“If $85 million is not enough to take care of my family and other generations of...”
– Jered Weaver on staying in Anaheim for a hometown discount.
I guess we know who won’t be developing a faberge egg addiction.
(via oldtimefamilybaseball)
Good for him and Anaheim. Not many guys are like that.
Generation Y
- People born before 1946 were called The Silent generation.. - People born between 1946 and 1964 are called The Baby Boomers. - People born between 1965 and 1979 are called Generation X, - And people born between 1980 and 2010 are called Generation Y.
Why do we call the last group Generation Y?
Y should I get a job? Y should I leave home...
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WatchThe arrival of TS Irene.
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The Texas Unmiracle By PAUL KRUGMAN
He’ll probably ask Luis Fortuño, Governor of Puerto Rico and fellow miracle producer, to be his running-mate.
-Carlos Toro
As expected, Rick Perry, the governor of Texas, has announced that he is running for president. And we already know what his campaign will be about: faith in miracles
Some of these miracles will involve things that you’re liable to read in the Bible. But if he...
Stop Coddling the Super-Rich By WARREN E. BUFFETT
A lot of rich people don’t like Warren Buffet.
-Carlos Toro
OUR leaders have asked for “shared sacrifice.” But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. They, too, were left untouched.
While the poor and middle class fight for us in Afghanistan, and while most Americans struggle to make ends meet, we...
Keeping Banks Lending during a Financial Crisis →
In today’s excerpt - in a banking crisis, such as the one the U.S. faced in 2007/2008 and whose troubling after-effects remain, there are two critical items to manage. The first is that if a major financial institution fails, its operations continue so that counter-parties are not damaged and confidence in markets is not destroyed. The second is that if major financial...
Food Prices Pressure Points - click to see... →
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Soy un pescador de sueños por José Vargas Vidot
Yesterday, an unidentified person claiming to be a Doctor, sent a claim to the United States Justice Department saying that José Vargas Vidot was illegally working as a Doctor in Puerto Rico. I personally know Vargas Vidot and have spoken with him and heard him speak to others many times and he has never claimed to be a practicing physician. He did study Medicine in the Dominican Republic...
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Phil Lempert - Pitoniso del Mercado de Alimentos...
Retos y oportunidades
“Hay temas en común que atañen a las industrias de alimentos de Puerto Rico y los Estados Unidos, tales como la permisividad de utilizar fondos públicos para adquirir comida en establecimientos de cómida rápida, considerando el problema de obesidad de la ciudadanía, el imperativo de reconocer que las necesidades del consumidor cambian y evolucionan, los cambios en el...
America in Decline
Portrait, Noam Chomsky, 06/15/09. (photo: Sam Lahoz)
By Noam Chomsky, In These Times
06 August 11
”It is a common theme” that the United States, which “only a few years ago was hailed to stride the world as a colossus with unparalleled power and unmatched appeal is in decline, ominously facing the prospect of its final decay,” Giacomo Chiozza writes in the current...
Credibility, Chutzpah And Debt By PAUL KRUGMAN... →
To understand the furor over the decision by Standard & Poor’s, the rating agency, to downgrade U.S. government debt, you have to hold in your mind two seemingly (but not actually) contradictory ideas. The first is that America is indeed no longer the stable, reliable country it once was. The second is that S.& P. itself has even lower credibility; it’s the last place anyone should...
“We also believe that the fiscal consolidation plan that Congress and the...”
– Standard & Poors’ press release on lowering the country’s AAA rating to AA+ (via producermatthew)
As I grumped on Twitter, I’m starting a countdown for the charges of “activist credit agencies” on the part of some.
(via 2105)
Igual como hacen en Puerto Rico, el S&P metiéndose a...
Robert Reich: Why S&P Has No Business Downgrading... →
robertreich:
Standard & Poor’s downgrade of America’s debt couldn’t come at a worse time. The result is likely to be higher borrowing costs for the government at all levels, and higher interest on your variable-rate mortgage, your auto loan, your credit card loans, and every other penny you borrow.
Why…
The Jones Act
This is a very interesting article that updates the status on this very important issue for Puerto Rico. At issue is the Jones Act, which basically establishes an oligopoly of 4 maritime companies that are the only ones allowed to transport goods via water between US ports and Puerto Rico. So importers who bring products from the States have 4 choices, and exporters to the States have 4...
Puerto Rico Internet Usage as a % of Population... →
Use of cell phones to surf Internet surges in...
This is a few months old, but still very relevant. I believe there is abundant opportunity in Puerto Rico for businesses to do business over the internet through cell phones. Nobody has really figured out yet how to do it.
-Carlos Toro
By : JOSÉ ALVARADO VEGA josea@caribbeanbusinesspr.com The number of people in Puerto Rico who use a cell phone to access the Internet doubled in the...
