http://abelferraratv.com Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:27:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://abelferraratv.com/my-view-on-charmaine-yoest-and-denise-burke-planned-parenthood-takes-on-the-states/ http://abelferraratv.com/my-view-on-charmaine-yoest-and-denise-burke-planned-parenthood-takes-on-the-states/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:27:54 +0000 admin http://abelferraratv.com/my-view-on-charmaine-yoest-and-denise-burke-planned-parenthood-takes-on-the-states/ Dear Greg: Freedom is not the same as license. The Bible does not grant carte blanche to do as we please under the guise of freedom. The will of man and woman is distorted to the extent that reason can persuade us to do the wrong thing. Why was abortion condemned in the early Church? The Romans gleefully practice abortion: females once born were subject to extermination or abandonment. Compassionate Christians rescued the abandoned girls and raised them. Why? God promotes life, not Read More]]> http://abelferraratv.com/my-view-on-charmaine-yoest-and-denise-burke-planned-parenthood-takes-on-the-states/feed/ 0 http://abelferraratv.com/some-thoughts-on-chilis-restaurant-cuts-costs-ahead-of-health/ http://abelferraratv.com/some-thoughts-on-chilis-restaurant-cuts-costs-ahead-of-health/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:25:57 +0000 admin http://abelferraratv.com/some-thoughts-on-chilis-restaurant-cuts-costs-ahead-of-health/ A fascinating example of how a key business driver (rising healthcare costs) forced Chili's to evaluate current operational processes (labor, costs, material flow, efficiency, customer satisfaction). For those of us involved with 'continuous improvement', workforce management/performance optimization this is a classic case study in how 'Lean' can be applied to yet another industry to drive efficiency gains, reduce costs yet not lose focus on the customer experience or employee satisfaction Read More]]> http://abelferraratv.com/some-thoughts-on-chilis-restaurant-cuts-costs-ahead-of-health/feed/ 0 http://abelferraratv.com/views-on-scientist-keeps-an-eye-on-coral-from-60-feet-down/ http://abelferraratv.com/views-on-scientist-keeps-an-eye-on-coral-from-60-feet-down/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:25:41 +0000 admin http://abelferraratv.com/views-on-scientist-keeps-an-eye-on-coral-from-60-feet-down/ This sounds like a pretty interesting and comprehensive way to study the credit damage or potential damage and repair to the eco system to the Gulf from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Admittedly this might be limited to the less deep area habitats. Perhaps Oil companies who drill in an area could fund such research to establish a base line of environmental performance and look at damage and repair / recovery times. Published results might very enlightening for us all. I disagree with Read More]]> http://abelferraratv.com/views-on-scientist-keeps-an-eye-on-coral-from-60-feet-down/feed/ 0 http://abelferraratv.com/analysis-on-daniel-yergin-whats-wrong-with-peak-oil/ http://abelferraratv.com/analysis-on-daniel-yergin-whats-wrong-with-peak-oil/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:46:05 +0000 admin http://abelferraratv.com/analysis-on-daniel-yergin-whats-wrong-with-peak-oil/ Sure there will always be oil. But what was sadly missing from the article was any mention of Energy Return On Energy Invested (EROEI). That ratio is in sharp decline. If there are a trillion places where little bits of oil are located you can count that but it isn't cost effective how to gain self confidence get it out of the ground. We are having to go into deep water and to try to get energy from very difficult places. The associated costs are huge. Fuel from corn isn't even a net Read More]]> http://abelferraratv.com/analysis-on-daniel-yergin-whats-wrong-with-peak-oil/feed/ 0 http://abelferraratv.com/commentary-on-how-to-fix-the-u.s.-credit/ http://abelferraratv.com/commentary-on-how-to-fix-the-u.s.-credit/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:40:16 +0000 admin http://abelferraratv.com/commentary-on-how-to-fix-the-u.s.-credit/ I agree with your article we are putting too much credence in these agencies. After all today we have tools at our fingertips, which can run cash flow analysis and make a good estimation at credit-orthiness in a realatively short time. Look how quickly I can read your article and provide feedback. If I was analyizing a balance sheet, P&L, and Cash Flow Statement while more complex, would hardly be a major burden. Today individual investors have mountains of data and information to review Read More]]> http://abelferraratv.com/commentary-on-how-to-fix-the-u.s.-credit/feed/ 0 http://abelferraratv.com/my-take-on-orchestra-cutbacks-hit-sour-note-in-detroit/ http://abelferraratv.com/my-take-on-orchestra-cutbacks-hit-sour-note-in-detroit/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:37:24 +0000 admin http://abelferraratv.com/my-take-on-orchestra-cutbacks-hit-sour-note-in-detroit/ Fact of the matter is, people are no longer interested in classical music. It is gone from the radio in most cities I've visited. Can only get it on the a.m. dial in KC and really only in the daytime. Same story for jazz. As far as the $104k base salary...they are skilled musicians and they worked hard, I'm sure to develop leadership skills the skills but unfortunately their skills are no longer valuable. When a cheap seat to they symphony is $25, people who are only marginally interested Read More]]> http://abelferraratv.com/my-take-on-orchestra-cutbacks-hit-sour-note-in-detroit/feed/ 0 http://abelferraratv.com/opinion-on-worth-their-salt-pools-where-chlorine-isnt-king/ http://abelferraratv.com/opinion-on-worth-their-salt-pools-where-chlorine-isnt-king/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:31:24 +0000 admin http://abelferraratv.com/opinion-on-worth-their-salt-pools-where-chlorine-isnt-king/ LOL! Saltwater cells need replacement every 4-5 years. Over that same time I would have spent $4,800-$6,000 in chlorine for my pool, not to mention all of the other chemicals required to keep everything balanced. The upfront cost for my 27,000 gallon pool was $1,250. I spend $50-75/yr on Cyanuric Acid as a stabilizer. I don't need a irs tax calculator to figure the ROI on this. Plaster pool? That was your mistake that I didn't make. I went PebbleTec with tile up top. No comparison, Read More]]> http://abelferraratv.com/opinion-on-worth-their-salt-pools-where-chlorine-isnt-king/feed/ 0 http://abelferraratv.com/analysis-on-francis-fukuyama-is-chinas-regime-next-to-fall/ http://abelferraratv.com/analysis-on-francis-fukuyama-is-chinas-regime-next-to-fall/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:26:04 +0000 admin http://abelferraratv.com/analysis-on-francis-fukuyama-is-chinas-regime-next-to-fall/ I seriously doubt that a major revolution like the ones in the Middle East will happen in China. There economy is doing too well for people to be angry enough to start a revolution. If the millions of new collage graduates do not find work sometime in the future then this will be a different story. The starters of the Egyptian revolution were recent college graduates who were dissatisfied with the way the government was running. But in China things are changing and transactional leadership Read More]]> http://abelferraratv.com/analysis-on-francis-fukuyama-is-chinas-regime-next-to-fall/feed/ 0 http://abelferraratv.com/thoughts-on-pakistan-prime-minister-gilani-fires-defense-secretary-kayani/ http://abelferraratv.com/thoughts-on-pakistan-prime-minister-gilani-fires-defense-secretary-kayani/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:53:50 +0000 admin http://abelferraratv.com/thoughts-on-pakistan-prime-minister-gilani-fires-defense-secretary-kayani/ Anum Khalid, Are Generals not pro-America!!??, check history all three dictators (Ayub, Zia and Musharraf) survived because of US support in tax return calculator 2012 of some 'big job' they did for American:) Zardari has left Dubai and is returning today , EC has already announced the schedule of Senate elections as on 02-Mar-2012 after that Government will go for an early elections some where between July-2012 to Nov-2012. Nobody is interested on any kind adventurism from any Part Read More]]> http://abelferraratv.com/thoughts-on-pakistan-prime-minister-gilani-fires-defense-secretary-kayani/feed/ 0 http://abelferraratv.com/a-commentary-on-dore-gold-israels-1967-borders-arent-defensible/ http://abelferraratv.com/a-commentary-on-dore-gold-israels-1967-borders-arent-defensible/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:12:45 +0000 admin http://abelferraratv.com/a-commentary-on-dore-gold-israels-1967-borders-arent-defensible/ I wish it were so simple. I honestly believe that the Arab neighbours don't have any envy of the Israelis, just hate. Over 50 years of seeing this conflict in the workplace evolve tells me that there is very little that these groups have in common. Hence, that sets up the endless conflict. It is a vicious circle - without any respect and trust, there is no possibility of an agreement. The WH obviously sees the situation much the same way. Their tack was to throw a monkey wrench into Read More]]> http://abelferraratv.com/a-commentary-on-dore-gold-israels-1967-borders-arent-defensible/feed/ 0