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- Office Mate by Stephanie Losee and Helaine Olen |book brief
- In the book, Office Mate, authors Stephanie Losee and Helaine Olen explain how it's possible, even preferable, to meet your lifelong romantic partner at the office. Both authors are living testament; they have been married to their respective office mates for nearly two decades. Stephanie Losee joins us...
- Videos 2008-04-23
- The Back Of The Napkin by Dan Roam |book brief
- In his book, The Back Of The Napkin, author Dan Roam asserts that that everyone is born with a talent for visual thinking, but that we — especially in the business world — are never encouraged to develop it. In this video, Roam shows us how anyone with a...
- Videos 2008-04-10
- Get Slightly Famous by Steven Van Yoder | book brief
- The book "Get Slightly Famous" explains how you can differentiate yourself from your competitors by becoming a mini-celebrity. Author Steven Van Yoder shows how you can make yourself an indispensable resource to potential clients and customers by offering thought leaderships and in doing so attract more business...
- Videos 2008-04-09
- Why Is Everyone Smiling? by Paul Spiegelman |book brief
- Why is everyone smiling? That's the question Author and CEO, Paul Spiegelman, claims is most commonly asked when customers and clients visit his company, Beryl. He believes the reason behind the company's success is its special culture. Spiegelman joins us today to explain what it takes to keep...
- Videos 2008-03-06
- Innovation Nation by John Kao |book brief
- In his book “Innovation Nation” author and fomer Harvard Business school professor, John Kao, explains how the United States, once the world’s leading innovator, is losing its standing in the world. Kao suggests steps the country should take to regain its innovative edge.
- Videos 2008-01-25
- What Were They Thinking? by Jeffrey Pfeffer |book brief
- The book “What Were They Thinking?” argues that most managers fail because they diligently follow common management practices that are sometimes flawed to the core. Author Jeffrey Pfeffer challenges managers to throw out conventional wisdom and to think harder and more strategically about what’s right for their companies.
- Videos 2007-12-06
- Small Giants by Bo Burlingham |book brief
- “Small Giants” challenges the idea that successful businesses have to get as big as possible as fast as possible. Author Bo Burlingham takes us on a tour of Anchor Brewing and shows us how one entrepreneur is making his company great by keeping it small.
- Videos 2007-10-24
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- *Taking the holy waters
- World News IN BRIEF A devotee takes a dip in the most sacred place for Sikhs, the holy pond of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India. The city was completed by the fifth Guru of the religion, Arjan Dev Ji, who compiled and installed Adi Granth,...
- Articles 2008-05-03
- Everton manager settles libel action over Rooney's biography
- Home News IN BRIEF *The Everton manager, David Moyes, is reported to have settled his libel action against the footballer Wayne Rooney. Mr Moyes sued the striker along with his ghost writer, Hunter Davies, and publishers, HarperCollins, over claims made in Mr Rooney's book, My Story So...
- Articles 2008-05-03
- Iron Man
- Robert Downey Jr., as weapons magnate Tony Stark, fuses swagger with self-deprecation to turn a comic-book hero into a nuanced character. Jon Favreau (Elf) directs a strong ensemble that features Terrence Howard and Gwyneth Paltrow. Stark builds the suit and vows to do good after he is taken...
- Articles 2008-05-02
- On the screen
- NEW FILMS FRIDAY CARAMEL -- ** 1/2 -- A well-acted but sticky sweet, comedy-drama confection from Lebanon that has a lot in common with 2005's "Beauty Shop." Arabic with subtitles, complete review on Page W6, running time: 94 minutes, PG (profanity, brief sex, violence, brief drugs, slurs)...
- Articles 2008-05-02
- Archimedes To Hawking: Laws of Science and the Great Minds Behind Them
- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ARCHIMEDES TO HAWKING: Laws of Science and the Great Minds Behind Them. Clifford Pickover. Oxford University Press, New York, 2008. 524 pp. Softcover, $27.95. The polymathic Clifford Pickover discusses "landmark laws of nature that were discovered over several centuries and whose ramifications have profoundly altered our...
- Articles 2008-05-01
- Eurotunnel launches [currency] 915m rights issue
- Business News IN BRIEF *Eurotunnel launched a deeply discounted 915m (724m) rights issue that it billed as the last major piece of a financial restructuring that has seen it eliminate more than 5bn in debt from its books. The seven-for-four rights issue at 8.75 per share -...
- Articles 2008-04-30
- Rochester Nonprofit Briefs: April 30, 2008
- Citizens Bank teaches children to save Citizens Bank colleagues ventured into the classroom to teach elementary school children about the virtues of saving, budgeting, recognizing needs and wants and how interest makes money grow, according to a release from Citizens Bank. The saving lesson was in honor...
- Articles 2008-04-30
- Literary prize hopefuls named
- Home News IN BRIEF *The shortlists for Britain's oldest literary awards, the 10,000 James Tait Black Memorial Prizes were announced yesterday. The 10,000 awards are given by the University of Edinburgh for the best work of fiction and the best biography published during the previous year....
- Articles 2008-04-28
- Junot Díaz
- The Dominican-born author (“Drown”) nabbed a Pulitzer this month for “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,” his debut novel about a “ghetto nerd” striving to be the next J.R.R. Tolkien. His list: My Five Most Important Books 1. “ Beloved...
- Articles 2008-04-28
- A novel view of history
- Human Smoke By Nicholson Baker SIMON & SCHUSTER Pounds 20 (566pp) Pounds 18 (free p&p) from 0870 079 8897 In Britain, we have become used to books debunking Winston Churchill and questioning whether it was such a good idea to fight a war with Nazi Germany that...
- Articles 2008-04-25
- NHS trust 'not anti-Wales'
- Home News IN BRIEF *North Bristol NHS Trust has denied claims that it has stopped treating patients from across the Welsh border after being accused of erecting a "Berlin Wall". Staff at the trust have been instructed not to book Welsh patients for appointments unless prior funding...
- Articles 2008-04-24
- Aer Lingus honours Pounds 4 fare
- European News IN BRIEF *dublin Aer Lingus said it would honour fares of 4 to New York after 300 passengers who booked the tickets online threatened legal action. The flights were offered at such a low price due to a "technical glitch" on the company website, the...
- Articles 2008-04-19
- Findel plunges 37 per cent after it warns of rise in bad debts
- Business News IN BRIEF *A profits warning from Findel has wiped more than a third off the value of the home shopping company. Its shares fell 37 per cent, to a four-year low of 280p. The company said concerns about bad debt levels had forced it to...
- Articles 2008-04-18
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