Tuesday, August 4, 2015

HIGHER YIELD EFFORTS

 
 
This from the "higher yield" efforts of  production methods. This is what you can expect from some corporations when you try to cut down or make your life healthier.
 
 


"Coca-Cola Wanted to Make More Money by Selling Soda in Smaller Bottles. It Worked."

http://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2015/07/22/coca_cola_cans_the_giant_beverage_company_s_idea_to_sell_smaller_bottles.html?wpsrc=fol_fb

Monday, March 2, 2015

FARMED IN PARADISE?


Hawaii Tourism Authority sets higher 2015 targets

For length of stay, it is targeting 9.2 days per visitor

HTA is targeting $197.10 per person per day in spending,

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

HIGH YIELD EFFORTS

"HAWAII Connector expects to be out of the red by 2022, says it needs $28 mil from taxpayers over the next eight years." 

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

CROP INSURANCE



Two studies find big jump in teen use of e-cigarettes

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/12/15/electronic-cigarettes-teens/20314561/

“Growth is exploding among adolescents and also we don’t completely know why this is,” said the cancer center’s Thomas Wills.

“Flavors are there specifically to help people have a SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION from traditional cigs,” he said. “If you have more options, the TRANSITION SUCCESS rate will significantly improve.” http://mauinow.com/2014/12/30/e-cigarette-use-by-hawaii-teens-on-the-rise/

Thursday, April 8, 2010

WHIPCASH!



  • CHICAGO — A study of Medicare patients shows that costlier, more complex spinal fusion surgeries are on the rise -- and sometimes done unnecessarily -- for a common lower back condition caused by aging and arthritis.  http://tiny.cc/b16wp







  • Expensive Spine Treatments May Not be the AnswerMar 1, 2008 ... The research follows a number of recent studies which found that some patients who forego surgery for back pain fare just as well over time ...www.healthnews.com/.../expensive-spine-treatments-may-not-be-answer-563.html - Cached






  • Health Beat: Where There's Back Pain There's Sure to be Profit






  • Back Pain: Most Expensive Health Care Problem In The Nation For ...





  • Managing Low Back Pain: A Challenge for the Next MillenniumThis problem is often called failed back surgery syndrome. The key to successful management of low back pain is accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment ...




  • Back pain: the dangers of surgery - More westerners than ever ...That translates into 30000 people who will emerge from back surgery every year in considerably more pain than they were before they went to their doctor. ...



  • May 1, 2009 ... In 2005, Americans spent $85.9 billion on back pain relief—surgery, physicians' visits, MRI scans and medications—up from $52.1 billion in ...






  • Spinal Disc Decompression | Find Local Spinal Fusion, Spine ...Spinal Decompression, Spine Surgery, Spinal Fusion Articles .... Back injuries, with their associated pain, are so widespread that they have become the costliest ... "Back pain is probably the commonest reason people seek help for pain ...


















  • Thursday, March 25, 2010

    ROTATION OF CROPS



    In Bid to Sway Sales, Cameras Track Shoppers  http://nyti.ms/byvNXO
     
     Brian Harkin for The New York Times

    Envirosell workers watch customers browsing in stores, noting what they look at and if they buy.

    By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM
    Published: March 19, 2010

     

    More buyers needed in the south 40 aisle.