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Archive for March 8th, 2008

Letters

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Who Profits Most.

author Interview by DEBORAH SOLOMON, source www.nytimes.com

Questions for Larry Brilliant: Corporate Giver

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

The epidemiologist and head of Google’s charitable arm talks about why corporations can be socially responsible, what he was doing in India in the ’60s and his friend Jerry Garcia.

author Interview by DEBORAH SOLOMON, source www.nytimes.com

Economic View: Income and Happiness: An Imperfect Link

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Does money buy happiness? The debate is not just of philosophical interest; it also has important policy implications.

author By ROBERT H. FRANK, source www.nytimes.com

Everybody’s Business: What McCain Could Do About Taxes

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Dear John McCain: May I offer you some thoughts on a big part of economics, namely tax policy, bearing in mind that no one knows much about it?

author By BEN STEIN, source www.nytimes.com

Homey New Uses for Old Utilities

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Developers have taken an interest in reusing large-scale industrial relics, even if converting them may require cleaning soil, adding floors and removing smokestacks.

author By C. J. HUGHES, source www.nytimes.com

Square Feet | Blueprints: A Welcoming Place to Build Wealth

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

GenSpring Family Offices has a bright, sleek interior that feels more like a spa than headquarters for a company that manages $15 billion in assets for 600 families.

author By CLAIRE WILSON, source www.nytimes.com

Preoccupations: The Office Phone Call Was Music to the Ears

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

The waning of the office phone call is one of those cultural declines that few people are likely to lament.

author By MEGAN HUSTAD, source www.nytimes.com

Job Losses Add to Another Rough Week

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

It was another difficult week for the stock market, especially after the Labor Department reported that the economy had lost 63,000 jobs in February.

author By JEFF SOMMER, source www.nytimes.com

Suits: Out of the Boardroom for a Bollywood Turn

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

To promote the start of Virgin Mobile’s new cellphone service in India, Richard Branson acted in a 20-minute Bollywood movie.

author By JANE L. LEVERE, source www.nytimes.com

Slipstream: Coming Soon: Nothing Between You and Your Machine

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Last year, Nintendo Wii and the Apple iPhone began to break down the logjam in technological innovation for the way humans interact with computers.

author By JOHN MARKOFF, source www.nytimes.com

The Feed: Fighting on a Battlefield the Size of a Milk Label

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

An advocacy has started a counteroffensive to stop the proliferation of milk that comes from cows that aren’t treated with synthetic bovine growth hormone.

author By ANDREW MARTIN, source www.nytimes.com

Economy has slowed down due to drive against corruption

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Staff Reporter”The economy of the country has slowed down due to the Anti Corruption drive against businessmen. We want a free and fair election to establish democracy to make the national economy vib…

author The New Nation, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com

Scorching win by Fasuba

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Nigeria’s Olusoji Fasuba celebrates after taking top honours in the men’s 60m final on Friday at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia. - AFPpic

author New Straits Times, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com

Heartbreak for seven cyclists

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

THOUGH 12 Malaysians have qualified for the UCI Track World Championships in Manchester, England, on March 26-30, the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) may send only five.

author New Straits Times, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com

Fancy Wal-Mart shines on crowd

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

HUDSON - So this new place opened its doors Friday, and by 7:30 a.m., it was the hottest ticket in town: Lots of bigwigs inside, lots of everybody else standing outside, in line, waiting. The people i…

author St Petersburg Times, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com

Company in Fraud Case Stays in Business

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

News ) -A company that sells “male enhancement” tablets and other herbal supplements can remain in business while its top executive awaits sentencing on fraud and money laundering charges, a federal j…

author Examiner, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com

NSI Offers Business Plan Contest for Start-Up Companies

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Want More News?!Sign up for e-Control Panel and have it delivered via e-mail. Click here to sign up. Online Store Mar 5, 2008, WASHINTON — The National Security Initiative (NSI) announces the inaugur…

author Congoo, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com

Brave New IT World Emerges

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

What would be a good, useful consumer product? Not another social network, that is for sure. But what about a social network made up of the meters, gauges and thermostats that reside in your home? Tha…

author eWeek, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com

Congress Retreats on AIDS Treatment Commitment, Say AHF’s Global AIDS Doctors

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Posted on: Saturday, 8 March 2008, 12:00 CST AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), which provides AIDS care and treatment services to more than 62,000 individuals in 20 countries worldwide, will host a p…

author RedOrbit, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com