Hershey Barred – How Pennsylvania officials screwed poor kids out of $1 billion by stopping the sale of the candy-maker. By Daniel Gross

Here was an instance where all fiduciaries performed as they were supposed to. The trust sought to diversify its assets so the beneficiaries wouldn’t be too dependent on a single stock. The management and board of Hershey, acceding to the desires of a controlling shareholder, initiated and aggressively pursued a process that likely would have resulted in their losing their own jobs. The investment banker pursued and rounded up a highly attractive offer.

Drive Me Insane!

Welcome to the home of Paul Mathis. From this page you can control my lamps, move one of the cameras, listen live, force me to listen to your choice of music, and chat with other viewers.

“ Seventy-eight full-color reasons to be glad you’re not in high-school any more.”
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Know Your Place! Shut Your Face!

Excellent rennovations of classic propaganda posters.

AT&T Long Lines Microwave Towers Remembered

I love this sort of thing. Infrastructure is cool. “Ruins” are even cooler.

8/21/2005 Updated link

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