Bizzare Interview Questions – Be Prepared??

DFN: Not quite sure you can ever be prepared for a bizarre question given to you in an interview. Maybe this is just another form of discrimination (like sex, age, etc.)? My attitude about discrimination is if your ruled out as a candidate based on discrimination (a bizarre question), would you really want to work [...]

How Merck Lost $2.3B in the Bermuda Triangle

DFN: OK, I get it, the IRS is confusing; but, Merck wrote off $3.8B and ONLY had to pay the IRS $2.3B, thus ’saving’ $1.5B; however, the ’savings’ is non-cash, no matter how you slice it, Merck had to pay out $2.3B in CASH to the IRS. Its the CASH that really matters. The rest [...]

Egyptian Royalty suffered from Heart Disease

DFN: Evidence heart disease isn’t a modern day phenomena, but strongly suggests high salt diet a contributing factor.
Heart Disease Found in Egyptian Mummies
11/18/2009
By RON WINSLOW
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125849125093052279.html
ORLANDO, Fla. — Researchers said they found evidence of hardening of the arteries in Egyptian mummies dating as far back as 3,500 years, challenging longstanding assumptions that cardiovascular disease is mainly [...]