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Monday November 5 2012 I mentioned the national IMA Student Achievement Conference was here in San Antonio this past Thursday Friday Saturday. I know that Richard Sanchez and Josefina Hernandez both attended. My sources tell me that a third student from TAMUSA attended. If so who are you? Please step forward and identify yourself. I…
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Weekend October 27, 2012 I have been campaigning for the Mayor to would cut back on taxes levied on our students. How about studying this site, Smart Towns for a few good money saving ideas. My take is that anyone can continue to spend more money and demand more taxes for illusory benefits. A real…
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Thursday October 25 2012 Apple lhas supply chain problems with the new mini iPad. Since it cannot get enough of them it is following the pattern it used with one of the early iPhones, premium pricing. As the supply catches up it will probably lower the price. File that one under the 'it's nice to…
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Wed October 24 2012 Golf has been sucha big susiness in Texas that the number of courses have been over built. A case in point is the Woodlake Golf Club on the east side of San Antonio. Today it is a public course. When my friend built a house in that area it was a private…
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Wednesday October 24 2012 Way back in 1975 I worked for Kenneth Schnizter's Century Development Corp. Kenneth erected office buildings along Kirby Drive in Houston. This culminated in the creation of Greenway Plaza. Greenway stretched from one exit to the next on the Southwest Freeway. The SW Freeway connects downtown to the Galleria and points…
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Tuesday October 23 2012 I have used Clint Eastwood's directing style in past classes as an excellent example of staying on budget in his directing and keeping costs low. This endears him to Warner Brothers. Indeed one of the first posts on this blog, way back in October 4, 2012 was about this very topic. We…
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Weekend October 20, 2012 In the cost class we have mentioned Six Sigma along with our discussion of Dr. Deming and Total Quality Management. I have a request from a group of Management Accountants for a speaker on Six Sigma. Students who are Six Sigma Qualified or know of someone who is proficient to speak…
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Thursday Oct 18 2012 While the presidential candidates compete for votes, there's another heated rivalry occurring between online and offline retailers. E-retailers and brick-and-mortar stores are campaigning for consumer dollars by one-upping each other in offers, promotions and overall value. Read on for seven trends poised to dominate the headlines and the holiday season. 1.…
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Wed October 17 2012 Now Foxconn is having trouble assembling and supplying Apple with the iPhone 5. The result is that Apple stock is dropping as the expected 50 Million Sales in this quarter are not happening. This is the same company that had to put bars on the windows to slow the number…
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Tuesday October 16 2012 AS promised here is the video for the Bug a Salt, in the best Spaghetti Western tradition. My point here is in this Wall St Journal Story about the inventor. He offered free shipping on the initial orders hoping for $15,000. He alreaday has $67,00. The problem is that he will…
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