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- A Cure For Common B.S.
- In “Beyond Bullsh*t,” Samuel Culbert, a professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, tries to cure the scourge of cubicle culture: excessive b.s. He spoke with NEWSWEEK’s Tony Dokoupil: Why did you write this book? I wanted to explain why bulls––t has become the etiquette of choice in...
- Research articles 2008-04-07
- Pope sends message to sick on world TB day
- CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy AFP — Pope Benedict XVI said he was "particularly close" to those sick with tuberculosis following Easter prayers which coincide with the World Tuberculosis Day. "During this world day to fight tuberculosis, I am particularly close to those who are sick and their families and hope...
- Research articles 2008-03-24
- This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War
- This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War. James M. McPherson. Oxford University Press. [pounds sterling]16.99. xii + 260 pages. ISBN 978-0-19-531366-6. Prof. McPherson takes another look, as historians are wont to do, at the War Between the States. He sets out to answer various questions: why did war come;...
- Research articles 2008-03-22
- Correction
- CORRECTIONS: In the Your Health story "Calling the Shots" (July/August 2007), we incorrectly stated that "each year, 300,000 kids die of measles in the U.S." According to the World Health Organization, 345,000 people worldwide died of measles in 2005. The latest figures from the Center for Disease Control show that...
- Research articles 2007-09-01
- Bush seeks doubling of AIDS-fighting funds
- WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush on Wednesday urged lawmakers to set aside 30 billion dollars over five years to fight AIDS worldwide -- a doubling of current funds to battle the global scourge. He also said that First Lady Laura Bush would visit Africa in June...
- Research articles 2007-05-30
- For shame
- SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE Senate Commerce & Insurance Committee were neither strong enough to fight the loan sharks nor brave enough to actually vote against a bill to protect Arkansas consumers from the scourge of payday lenders. Instead, they just didn't vote. Five members--Paul Miller, D-Melbourne; Percy Malone, D-Arkadelphia;...
- Research articles 2007-03-05
- Red Cross unveils mass southern Africa AIDS project
- JOHANNESBURG AFP — The Red Cross has unveiled ambitious plans to help 50 million people in southern Africa combat the scourge of AIDS, as it appealed for hundreds of millions of dollars to fund the programme. The Geneva-based organisation said it needed 300 million dollars to pay for its campaign...
- Research articles 2006-11-01
- US lawmakers threaten to slash UN funding
- WASHINGTON AFP — The US House of Representatives voted to withhold half of Washington's UN dues absent world body reforms, a move opposed by President George W. Bush and UN chief Kofi Annan. The State Department and White House opposed the legislation to freeze about 50 percent of the...
- Research articles 2005-06-17
- 'Spartacus' aims high but lacks character.
- The remake virus--the scourge that has inflicted such recent rehashes as Scooby-Doo and Starsky and Hutch on the viewing public--has now infected USA Network. At least the cable net aimed higher than did the producers that went into the cartoon and...
- Research articles 2004-04-05
- Beating the $22 billion bug.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-10 February 2003-ARS: Beating the $22 billion bugC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02072003 Eradication of the scourge of the South--better known as the boll weevil--is now a major success, thanks in large part to research from the Agricultural Research Service. ...
- Research articles 2003-02-10
- Stock Margin Calls: CEOs New Scourge
- Stock Margin Calls: CEOs New ScourgeRE: Stock Margin Calls: CEOs New ScourgeI agree with Antonio. CEO's need to be rewarded for success and punished for failure. That is not fact in reality because they do a very good job of negotiating their exit packages up front when the...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
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- The CEO Hedge Fund Scourge
- For under-performing CEOs, hedge funds can be a frightful scourge that can force board changes resulting in their ouster. Yet, the perennial debate about hedge fund regulation is taking on a new urgency since some are being blamed for contributing mightily to the sub prime mess and credit squeeze. ...
- Blog posts 2008-04-16
- Digital Piracy: Global Scourge or New Paradigm? IDC Chief Research Officer Co-Authors New Book That Gives The Answer
- FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- The U.S. Trade Representative has called digital piracy a "global scourge." Software piracy totaled $20 billion in 2003. Meanwhile millions of songs a month are downloaded from peer-to-peer networks and first-run movies are routinely bootlegged within days if not earlier of release. Yet music companies use download...
- Research articles 2004-11-15
- Stock Margin Calls: CEOs New Scourge
- A scary new scourge is haunting the hallways of the C-Suite: stock margin calls. With stock markets tanking, a number of stocks bought on margin are being called in. Typically, an individual may take out a loan to buy stock, but if the value of the stock...
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Pope rails against "scourge of terrorism" in Christmas Day message
- VATICAN CITY AFP ? Pope John Paul II railed against what he said was the "scourge of terrorism" and against all forms of violence in his Christmas Day message from St Peter's Square. "Save us from the great evils which rend humanity in these first years of the third...
- Research articles 2003-12-25
- New US drug scourge is a kick in the teeth
- SIKESTON, United States AFP — A drug scourge that is sweeping through rural America is hitting users in the teeth. Literally. Rural dentists are seeing an increasing number of cases of "meth mouth," a disturbing dental decay within rots teeth so quickly that some patients require full-mouth extractions. ...
- Research articles 2005-08-01
- This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War
- "There is a whiff of armchair generalship, or Monday-morning quarterbacking, in the writings of Civil War historians myself included who have never been in combat." (3) I. Introduction In This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War, (4) James M. McPherson, presents a collection of essays, both old...
- Research articles 2008-02-01
- Special session is opportunity for great leap forward in global battle against HIV/AIDS, Assembly is told; Speakers from many nations describe multi-faceted efforts to combat scourge said to threaten future of mankind -- Part 2 of 3.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-26 June 2001-UN: Special session is opportunity for great leap forward in global battle against HIV/AIDS, Assembly is told; Speakers from many nations describe multi-faceted efforts to combat scourge said to threaten future of mankind -- Part 2 of 3 C1994-2001 M2...
- Research articles 2001-06-26
- Wells Fargo Urges Bold Steps to Control Pop-Up Ads
- The bombardment of pop-up advertisements on the Internet is the latest scourge facing computer users. These pests, known as "adware" and dubbed "spyware" by the FTC, are software that the computer user unknowingly installs, usually packaged with other so The bombardment of pop-up advertisements on the Internet is the latest...
- Research articles 2004-10-01
- Asbestos litigation weighs on chemical company valuations: legislative relief may be on the way for the chemical industry. (Financial).
- THE SCOURGE OF unending asbestos litigation lingers over the chemical industry, weighing on company valuations. Eastman Chemical Company's revelation that it has experienced an increase in the number of asbestos claims and in the settlement demands THE SCOURGE OF unending asbestos litigation lingers over...
- Research articles 2002-12-02
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