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“Initially, GM had serious reservations about Magna’s offer and seemed to favor a rival bid by the Belgian-based investor, RHJ International. One GM official said RHJ’s offer was “simple and elegant.” In particular, GM was uncomfortable with a Russian company getting its hands on Opel’s technical expertise and patents!“ So the truth comes out andContinue reading Germany Finally Twisted Enough Arms: Canadian-Russian Bid for Opel Accepted!

Please remember the dead at this tragic event and do not allow our memories to become like the government bureaucracy that has mired this project into oblivion.

        In the Soviet era it seems that towns were built for specific purposes. Example is this town called Ermolino, which is 80 kilometers away from Moscow. Is a town built only for blind people. It was an ambitious project, the city for 40,000 people, where the blind would have their own recreational, educationalContinue reading Ermolino: A Town in Russia For Just the Blind is Dying!

I always have found it strange that candy and food manufacturers also produce pet foods. It makes sense in a way but since I was a director of food service for many many years. The thought that the same food humans eat, being produced by pet food manufacturers, seemed to put a funny feeling downContinue reading In Russia: Mars Candy Company Will Make Pet Food! (Or is it the other way around?)