Editorial.Editorial Since no one has done it yet, I'm declaring myself the education editor. There's a void that has to be filled. If we're going to have an education president, education representatives, education governors, education mayors, it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a for an education editor. And I'm not going to just use education as an adjective adjective, English part of speech, one of the two that refer typically to attributes and together are called modifiers. The other kind of modifier is the adverb. in my new role. So here's your first quiz. Question number 1 - If your are in Europe and buy a Uniroyal tire, what company is probably the manufacturer? A) Uniroyal; B) Uniroyal-Goodrich; C) BFGoodrich; D) Pirelli; E) Continental; F) None of the above. (Don't go looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the answers in this piece. That would defeat the purpose of the educational experience because I know most of you would peek). Question number 2 - Who manufactures the BFGoodrich TA radial radial /ra·di·al/ (ra´de-al) 1. pertaining to the radius of the arm or to the radial (lateral) aspect of the arm as opposed to the ulnar (medial) aspect; pertaining to a radius. 2. tire? A) BFGoodrich; B) Uniroyal; C) Uniroyal-Goodrich; D) Michelin; E) Goodyear; F) None of the above. Question number 3 - Why did the Detroit automotive companies want the early supplier involvement programs? A) They saw it as a way to compete against the Japanese; B) They saw it as a way to make domestic suppliers go bankrupt; C) They wanted to see just how much they could bleed Printing at the very edge of the paper. Many laser printers, including all LaserJets up to the 11x17" 4V, cannot print to the very edge, leaving a border of approximately 1/4". In commercial printing, bleeding is generally more expensive, because wider paper is often used, which is later out of their suppliers; D) They saw a way of outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. their design and engineering and still pay less for the product; E) All of the above. Question number 4 - What tire manufacturer in the U.S. made the most money last year? A) Michelin; B) Bridgestone-Firestone; C) Goodyear; D) Cooper Tire; E) General Tire The General Tire and Rubber Company is an American manufacturer of tires for motor vehicles. General Tire was founded in 1915 in Akron, Ohio by William F. O'Neil. In 1943 General Tire branched out from its core business by purchasing the Yankee Network and the radio stations . Question number 5 - Why did the company you picked for question number 4 do so well when everyone else was reporting record losses? A) They have a better accountant; B) They don't do business with original equipment automotive; C) They didn't buy another tire company; D) They don't have a global strategy. This first quiz isn't that difficult. It's meant for self-improvement so there won't be any grades. Extra credit will be earned by those that can answer the why and how of the first two questions. However, the real learning experience comes from understanding the why and how of question number 3. |
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