Maybe Guantánamo prison base?--Josephson Institute of Ethics. It’s headed by Michael Josephson. He says he has a staff of 40 and a $4 million budget. The operation is not for profit. It conducts ethics training programs for corporations and for the U.S. armed forces. When and where does it practice ethics? The Los Angeles Times account didn’t say.

No comment (1)--"Youngsters see lying, cheating as formula for success"--Headline, Los Angeles Times.

No comment (2)--"Mistate–ments may exceed 7 billion"... "Unsupported adjustments that go far beyond..." "Federal examiners report suggests..."--Sampling of news approach to WorldCom’s $7 billion-plus swindle.

Chip work too heavy for women?--Intel, the big computer chip company, announced a radical new chip that acts like two. It was designed by Deborah Marr. Described by the Los Angeles Times as "one of a handful of computer chip designers in a field that is 95 percent male."

Murder, Inc.--Several months ago, the Department of Agriculture warned the Wampler food processing plant in Pennsylvania. A list of violations included moldy pipes leaking on meat lines, roaches and more. Plant managers knew their way around and the inspectors’ warnings were ignored. October 11 Wampler was shut down along with other subsidiaries of Pilgrims Pride, along with the parent company itself. In the biggest recall in U.S. history, 27 million pounds of poultry were recalled to stem the spread of the disease listeria. Unknown dozens were already taken ill. And at least seven are dead.

Stiff blow at terrorism--London cops busted a girl, 12, who was playing in the street with a legally purchased toy gun. She was bustled off to a station house. Later in the day, a judge ordered her released. Meanwhile she was photographed and a DNA swab taken.

NOTE-- Our English news clipper sent the preceding item three months ago and we tucked it in the wrong folder. Our apologies.

Duked it out--In a confrontation with Bank of America tops, the Teamsters union, which holds shares in B of A, squeaked through a severance pay policy limiting bank executives from getting more than double their wages and bonuses in severance packages, without a special OK of the board. Carin Zelenko, the Teamsters’s director of corporate affairs holds a seat on the bank board. She declared it’s important that corporations "are responsive to shareholders."

Thought for the week--"Millions feel the sting of hunger--A new statewide study finds that 2.2 million low- to middle-income adults struggle to put enough food on the table"--Headline, Los Angeles Times.  
 
 
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