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Nokia’s smartphone component costs vs Apple’s iphone component costs

Posted on June 1, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (May 31, 2012) describes an estimate by iSuppli that components for the Nokia Lumia 900 cost $ 209 while those for the 16GB iPhone cost $ 190. But the Lumia sells for $ … Continue reading →

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Amazon requesting some of its sales tax back from California cities

Posted on June 1, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (May 31, 2012) describes a request by Amazon, which recently agreed to collect sales taxes for purchases soon, to get back some of the sales tax as an incentive. The company claims that … Continue reading →

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Export US gas or keep it to reduce energy costs at home

Posted on June 1, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (May 31, 2012) describes a US decision to hold exports of natural gas, whose generation capacity has grown rapidly. Countries like Japan want to use liquified US gas in the future to replace … Continue reading →

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Battery manufacturing capacity rampup and short and long term impact

Posted on June 1, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (May 31, 2012) describes the US government’s $ 1.26 billion investment in battery capacity, and demands for rapid ramp up and hiring to create 6400 jobs. The slow growth rate implied only 2000 … Continue reading →

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The challenges in estimating health system response to waiting time measurement systems

Posted on May 27, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (May 25, 2012) titled “Long Medical Waits prove hard to cure” describes different waiting time measurements and the consequent dysfunctional system response. Measuring the waiting time experienced by patients served or focusing on … Continue reading →

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Pipeline flow direction in Canada to accomodate tar sands output growth

Posted on May 27, 2012 by aviyer2010

A article in the Economist (May 26, 2012) describes the increased oil production from the tar sands in Alberta, Canada, estimated to gow to 72 % of Canada’s output by 2020 (from 58 % now). But getting that oil, which … Continue reading →

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Can coordination of health care save 30 % of costs ?

Posted on May 27, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (May 23, 2012) describes an effort by UCLA’s Health System to save 30% of costs by coordinating the hospital, patient, doctors and health insurers. These reductions will come from decreasing the number of … Continue reading →

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The deceptive global supply chain for Mercury

Posted on May 26, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (May 28, 2012) describes the demand for mercury in Colombia, to extract small gold deposits, the lethal impact of vapors and errant disposal, and the global supply chain for its supply. Mercury exports were banned by … Continue reading →

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Should GMO food be labeled ?

Posted on May 25, 2012 by aviyer2010

An artcile in the New York Times (May 25, 2012) describes an unlawful effort to put stickers identifying food conatining GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) – now prevalent in most corn or soyabeans grown in the US. Proponents of GMO foods … Continue reading →

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From fashion show to web sales in a day

Posted on May 25, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (May 23, 2012) titled “Trying to Click Online”  describes sales of Oscar de la Renta fashion items, immediately after the fashion show, in the website TheFancy.com, with five sweaters sold within 24 hours … Continue reading →

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