Corporate Governance?
If there ever was a need for investigation into a company, it's this one -- meet Zapata (founded by George W. Bush) and Omega Protein -- two companies under the control of Malcolm Glazer's family. He also owns the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and is now after the Manchester United soccer club. His children are on the boards of each company, as well as friends of his. Both companies have had mysterious bids for control or outright buyouts, that have been dismissed, but resulted in a run on the companies stocks, inflating their value. The saga involves mystery men, more mystery men, and companies with mailing addresses at UPS mailboxes, and telephone/fax numbers to houses who've never heard of the companies. Makes you leary about investing in companies you've never heard of.
Of Movies
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut -- This is one hilarious movie -- but boy is it rude. It's rude beyond the point of being offensive. The movie takes the good taste filter off and amuses with humour that simulate the juvenile in us. Every now and again though, that little kid in us needs to be amused -- and this movie will certainly do that. If you're offended by the movie, it's because the adult in you is watching. The Brothers Grimm -- This was an OK fantasy movie, moving at a good pace, with the appropriate level of action and humour. The special effects were well done -- and so was the cinematography. If you missed it in the theatre, you didn't miss much however. You can catch it on DVD. The Aristocrats -- This is a movie about a joke. One joke. That's it. The delivery however -- now that was something else. The delivery was sick, sick, sick. This is an in-joke for comedians that have been numbed by jokes for us regular folk. The only thi...
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