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Category Archives: Business
Vaping Is Big Tobacco’s Bait and Switch
Ed Note: Nicotine is highly addicting as any cigarette smoker can tell you. I cared for two doctors who died from COPD – neither able to stop smoking. Big Tobacco has long tried to lure us (especially teenagers and women) … Continue reading
Build we must, build we should, and hopefully build we will.
Ed Note: It seems so obvious. Why not rebuild our crumbling infrastructure. Reconnect our people, create dazzling bridges, show what our country is capable of once more. But alas, nothing is being done at the Federal level. Krugman, the Yale … Continue reading
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Commuting from Tijuana
Ed note: I asked our cab driver in San Diego, a native of Indiana, where he lived. The quick answer – Tijuana. “I commute every day and am saving an amazing amount of money. My 2 bedroom apartment in a gated community is only $600/month and I get all the … Continue reading
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In 5G Race With China, U.S. Pushes Allies to Fight Huawei
Thanks to Mary Jane F for sending this in. From the NYT: ” Jeremy Hunt, the British foreign minister, arrived in Washington last week for a whirlwind of meetings dominated by a critical question: Should Britain risk its relationship with … Continue reading
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Social Security Scam Alert
Social Security Scam AlertThe Social Security Administration (SSA) is reporting scammers are impersonating SSA employees and calling citizens. The scammers use threatening language to warn unknown victims that they’ll face arrest or other legal action if they fail to call … Continue reading
Senate Democrats introduce bill to deny tax loophole for Big Pharma ads
Ed note: Thanks to Dick D for sending this along. I’ve been puzzled when watching TV that so many commercials are for very expensive drugs for conditions that aren’t all that common. The hype benefits then discuss side effects (even … Continue reading
Really Amazing: A must watch for all aviation maintenance personnel -Boeing Assembly Line
Thanks to Tom G for sending this in: Boeing produces over FORTY B-737 airplanes a month! That’s about one every 18 hours..! How do they do it? A train arrives with the fuselage (main body section) in the morning. That … Continue reading
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Restaurant entrepreneurs in Seattle – Canlis and on
Thanks to Paul T for finding this article The Fifties By Ronald Holden 1950 Once the Legislature changed state law to permit the service of liquor by the drink in restaurants, Peter Canlis, a restaurateur from Hawaii, almost immediately commissions architect Roland … Continue reading
How climate change could affect us all – new US government report (buried by release on Black Friday)
(CNN)The average global temperature is much higher and rising more rapidly than “anything modern civilization has experienced,” according to David Easterling, one of the authors of a new US government report that delivers a dire warning about our future. Thousands more could die, … Continue reading
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From outsideonline: “After World War II, Americans flush with cash and vacation time (then a new concept) started exploring national parks in droves.After 1945, the final year of the war, visitation skyrocketed. Yellowstone alone saw 189,000 people—more than double the … Continue reading
The Amazon Diaries
Thanks to Frank C for forwarding this from The Guardian. In The Amazon Diaries, our anonymous insider takes us behind the scenes at an Amazon fulfillment center where workers are ‘an extension of the machine’ ‘The wealth we produce is being … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Essays, Social justice
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The New York Times: Washington State voters will decide next week whether to impose a fee on carbon emissions. We hope they do.
From the NYT: “Will voters in Washington State breathe new life into the idea of taxing carbon emissions? Plenty of people worried about the earth’s future certainly hope so. Climate scientists and economists have long argued that the single best way to slow … Continue reading
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Facebook is reportedly planning a big new facility right in Microsoft’s back yard
From CNBC: “Redmond, Washington, has been the home of Microsoft for decades, but the maker of Word may soon have company. Facebook is planning a 650,000 square-foot office project in Redmond, Washington, according to a report Tuesday. The company has approached the city with … Continue reading
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Three former Boeing CEOs at Seattle U provide insights
Thanks to Marilyn W Three former Boeing Commercial Airline CEOs kicked off the Albers Executive Speaker Series for 2018-19. Frank Shrontz, Alan Mulally, and Ray Conner collectively provided the leadership for Boeing’s work in commercial airlines for over two decades, … Continue reading
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Support our Skyline Residents’ Association with AmazonSmile!
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Whole Foods is set to open October 30th at 1001 Broadway.
From the Capitol Hill Blog: The 17-story “upscale” apartment tower Whole Foods will call home is now open and filled with art and amenities along with 260 or so units complete with “smart, sophisticated design,” “well-appointed” and “clean, contemporary aesthetic,” “A/C in … Continue reading
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Dealing with plastic waste in the oceans
Sent by Dick Dion – thanks! I’ve been asked how to buy one of the bracelets made by this group. This is what I found on a Google search: https://4ocean.com/products/4ocean-bracelet
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Blame Emergency Rooms for the Out-of-Control Cost of Health Care
Ed Note: The article below about ER costs reinforced my bias against going to an ER unless we really have an emergency. Our medical system (if you can call it that) really breaks down in terms of urgent care after … Continue reading
Have you ever used a Canadian Pharmacy?
Have you ever thought of buying an expensive prescription drug from Canada? Actually it’s legal and not that difficult – and often there is free shipping. I have recently been able to purchase Prednisolone eye drops at 20% of the … Continue reading
Meeting of Review Board re 29 story apt. building at 815 9th Avenue
From Frank Conlon – “I suspect some Skyline folk may be interested in the forthcoming meeting of the East Precinct Design Review Board regarding the proposal to erect a 29 story apartment building at 815 9th Avenue (in the space now … Continue reading
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Shop and give at smile.amazon.com
Irene Campbell pointed out a totally painless and profitable way to have Amazon donate 0.5% of your purchases to the SRA. It’s so simple because Skyline at First Hill Resident’s Association is a non-profit. Amazon shares its profits with non-profits … Continue reading
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Price, price & price
This cartoon seems a bit unfair to me. I didn’t know many doctors in the pocket of big pharma but it does happen. Actually, I’m more concerned about the big business of health care where hospitals are “profit centers” looking … Continue reading
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The “nerd bird” helps the tech connection between Seattle and Vancouver BC
From Crosscut: “Kenmore Air has been flying seaplanes in and out of Lake Union — and Lake Washington in nearby Kenmore — since three friends founded the aviation company in 1946. Perry says it’s now the largest seaplane airline in … Continue reading
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Who needs Amazon when you have this?
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