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1876-1950DateEvent1876Thomas Edison opens a new laboratory in America.1879Thomson-Houston formed.1890Edison General Electric formed.1892Edison General Electric and Thomson-Houston merge to form The General Electric Company.1892Charles A. Coffin was a first President of General Electric1893Compagnie Franaise Thomson-Houston, a sister company to General Electric, formed in Paris. This company would eventually become Thomson.1896General Electric made a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.1905The Electric Bond and Share Co. is formed, with the goal of providing financing to small utility companies. This was the genesis of GE Commercial Finance.1911National Electric Lamp Company (NELA) was absorbed into General Electric's existing lighting business. GE established its lighting division headquarters at Nela Park, the world's first industrial park, in East Cleveland, Ohio.1912General Electric begins using phenolic resins to mold plastic parts.1913Charles A. Coffin was a first Chairman of General Electric1913Edwin Rice become President, replacing Charles A. Coffin1919Radio Corporation of America (RCA) formed by General Electric and American Telephone & Telegraph.1922Owen Young become Chairman, repalcing Charles A. Coffin1930General Electric forms its Plastics Department in order to research and produce advanced plastics.1932GE Credit Corporation is founded to allow families to purchase General Electric appliances on credit. This was the basis for GE Consumer Finance.1935General Electric markets the first electric garbage disposal, the Disposall.1940Philip D. Reed become Chairman, replacing Owen Young1942Owen Young become Chairman, replacing Philip D. Reed1942General Electric develops the first American jet engine1945Philip D. Reed become Chairman, replacing Owen Young1949GE Armament Division test-fires the M61 Vulcan rotary cannon. 1950-2000DateEvent1953Lexan accidentally developed by a GE Plastics scientist while searching for a new coating for wire.1955GE Research Laboratory announces their ability to create the first artificial diamonds, primarily for industrial use.1958Ralph J. Cordiner become Chairman & CEO, replacing Phillip D. Reed1962General Electric scientist Bob Hall invents the solid state laser.1963Gerald L. Phillippe become Chairman, replacing Ralph J. Cordiner1964General Electric sponsors Carousel of Progress at the 1964 New York World's Fair, Disneyland, and the Magic Kingdom. Sponsorship ends in 1985.1967Fred J. Borch become Chairman & CEO, replacing Gerald L. Phillippe1970Computer systems division sold to Honeywell.1971CFM International is formed with partner SNECMA for the purpose of producing medium-sized civil turbofans.1972Reginald Jones becomes Chairman and CEO, replacing Fred J. Borch.1981Jack Welch becomes CEO, replacing Reginald Jones. Welch's management style would leave a lasting effect upon General Electric and Corporate America.1982CFM International's CFM56 is introduced. The CFM56 would go on to dominate the engine market for short haul airliners.1983General Electric sponsors Horizons at EPCOT Center. Sponsorship ends in 1993.1984GE spins off its commercial computer graphics products and services Genigraphics Operation to the Genigraphics Corporation.1985GEnie, one of the pioneering online services, was developed using extra processor cycles on General Electric Information Services mainframes.1986General Electric re-acquires RCA, primarily for the NBC television network. Bertelsmann and Thomson acquire the bulk of the remainder. Thomson would also acquire General Electric's consumer electronics division.1988General Electric sponsors IllumiNations, a series of fireworks at EPCOT Center. Sponsorship ends in 1998.1989The Consumer News and Business Channel, or CNBC, is formed to provide business news to cable television subscribers.1993GE Aerospace Division sold to Martin Marietta, now Lockheed Martin.1996MSNBC is formed with partner Microsoft, to compete with the Cable News Network.1996GEnie is sold to Yovelle, now part of IDT Corp.1996General Electric sponsors the Main Street Electrical Parade for the farewell season at Disneyland.1999Harkening back to the Easy-Bake Oven, General Electric introduces the Advantium oven, which uses halogen lights to cook food.1999Montgomery Ward exits Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and becomes a subsidiary of GE Capital, a major creditor. 2000 and beyondDateEvent2000Montgomery Ward folded by GE Capital due to declining sales.2001General Electric and Honeywell agree to merge. The merger is blocked by European Union M&A chief Mario Monti.2001Jeffrey Immelt becomes CEO, replacing Jack Welch.2001NBC acquires Telemundo, one of the leading Spanish language television networks.2003GE Healthcare acquires Instrumentarium.2003GE Capital acquires Transamerica Finance from AEGON, who retained the rest of Transamerica Corporation.2004NBC acquires the entertainment assets of Vivendi Universal, excluding Universal Music. This forms NBC Universal, of which General Electric owns 80%.2004GE Healthcare acquires Amersham plc.2004GE Capital acquires Dillard's credit card unit for US.25 billion.2004GE sells 60% stake in GE Capital International Services (GECIS) to private equity companies, Oak Hill Capital Partners and General Atlantic, for 0 million.2004Genworth Financial formed from General Electric's life and mortgage insurance assets.2004GE Security acquires InVision Technologies, a leading manufacturer of airport security equipment. On July 1, 2009, the European Union approves the sale of 81 percent of GE's airport security and biometrics division to French company Safran.2005GE Commercial Finance acquires the financial assets of Bombardier, a Canadian aircraft manufacturer for US.4 billion.2006GE Healthcare acquires IDX Systems, a medical software firm, for US.2 billion.2006GE Advanced Materials division is sold to Apollo Management for US.8 billion.2006GE Water & Process Technologies acquires Zenon Environmental Systems for 8 million.2007GE Consumer and Industrial acquires Microwave Data Systems for US0 million.2007GE-Aviation acquires Smiths Aerospace for 2.4 billion.2007GE Oil & Gas acquires Vetco Gray for US.9 billion.2007GE Plastics is sold to SABIC for US.7 billion.2008GE Co. to acquire Vital Signs Inc. for US0 million. 2009GE announces it will buy out Vivendi's stake in NBC Universal and give control of the company to Comcast, with GE retaining a 49 percent interest in the joint venture. References^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m General Electric official history.^ Reuters (July 2, 2009)^ "Bombardier Sells Finance Unit to General Electric for .4 Bln." Gunsalus, J. Bloomberg.^ ""Vital Signs to be acquired for 0 million"". Chicago Tribune. 2008-07-25. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-fri-brf3-ge-jul25,0,5784395.story. Retrieved 2008-07-25. ^ "GE, Comcast announce NBC Universal joint venture deal" David Goldman and Julianne Pepitone, CNNMoney.com (December 3, 2009) Categories: General Electric
The Mediterranean diet. The benefits of an ancient tradition
Rather than a diet commonly understood, the so-called Mediterranean diet is a diet that is characterized as a real lifestyle. This name refers to the typical diet, even with heightened local diversity, the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea (especially Italy, Spain, Greece and southern France).
It was the American nutritionist Ancel Keys first to sense that the low incidence of mortality from cardiovascular disease in the Mediterranean region was attributed to the characteristics of food to these people, then gave birth to an epidemiological study, Seven Countries Study showed that, comparing the diets of seven different countries (Finland, Japan, Italy, Greece, United States, Holland and Yugoslavia), which shows that in countries bordering on the Mediterranean has the lowest mortality rate due to heart disease nutrition which includes the consumption of animal fats as privileging those few plants, just think that, contrary to what happens in other European paesei where they are used in abundance animal fats like butter and lard, seasonings and fried foods at the base of in our country are based on olive oil which has a high content of monounsaturated fats, which protect against heart disease, and antioxidants like vitamin E.
The Mediterranean diet ensures adequate intake of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants and fiber. Consumed at least three meals a day (breakfast, lunch and dinner) which can add two small meals (known snacks) in mid-morning or mid afternoon. Contarini to popular belief, does not allow consumption of large quantities of bread and pasta rather have a more important role legumes and cereals, consumed a lot of white meat, in small quantities than red, and fish, especially blue, rich in omega 3 with vasodilator and anti-inflammatory properties. The diet also includes moderate consumption of red wine that has an antioxidant effect of the high content of flavonoids. Characteristic of the Mediterranean diet are also the unique dishes, are an example of the pasta and vegetables or pasta with meat, soups, pizza. Typically, the main meal always ends with fruit or vegetables.
The diet itself should then add the beneficial effects of an active lifestyle. High consumption of fruits, vegetables, cereals, pulses, bread, the preferential use of vegetable fats such as olive oil, moderate consumption of cheese fat, and seasonal products, local and fresh, along with other factors protection, such as exercise, avoid smoking, and a stressful lifestyle trope and of course still moderate consumption of food (the Mediterranean countries are certainly not free from threats such as obesity) may be a useful tool not only prevention of cardiovascular diseases but also diseases such as colon cancer, breast and lung.