My colleague Sean Silverthorne over at BNET's Harvard Business School blog tips me off to the temporary news web site created for the announcement of the proposed Delta-Northwest merger. His post is entitled "The Press Release of the Future" and indeed, this is a very creative, smart and modern way...
Finding “The One” isn’t easy. Is Yahoo just playing hard to get? Neither company can stand alone against the Google machine, so a loving partnership may be their only choice.
It’s not the least bit creepy to find out exactly who your users are, which sites they visit, or what kind of pants they wear – it’s solid business tactics. Omniture helps the biggest names on the internet track their traffic and give their customers more of what they like.
Brothers who enjoy a fresh fragrance will love fall's assortment of signature scents 1. Sean John Unforgivable ($57, Macy's) emanates a scent of Italian bergamot, Sicilian leaves, cashmere accords and Moroccan tangerine. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2. Annick Goutal Encens Flamboyant ($175, Saks Fifth Avenue) warms...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] My name is Ben Alaniz and as you can see I am incarcerated in Lawrence, KS. The shit's wack and I'm going to prison for 15 months, but minor setbacks equal major comebacks. Anyway, I wanted to congratulate Sean Malto for going pro for Girl. I...
Here's some "big picture" numbers on the state of the world's financial system. According to ING, the total value of assets written down by Planet Earth's big banks is $502bn. The total value of capital raised by the same: $351bn. That deficit, of $151bn could easily get much much bigger....
N.E.R.D Corn Exchange EDINBURGH *** It would be a whole lot easier to approve of US funk-rock entourage N.E.R.D if their lead singer and musical guiding light Pharrell Williams wasn't clearly in the midst of such a passionate love affair with himself. An...
The truth about a "windfall tax" on the energy companies is that it would raise a lot of money and wouldn't raise much protest. After all, who is going to march on Parliament for the sake of E.On's profits? Who would be ready to dress up as Batman and stand...
A Rice University student missing in Berkeley for eight months and later arrested on suspicion of thefts around UC Berkeley has flown home to Oklahoma after the Alameda County district attorney's office dropped all charges against him. "I reviewed the matter, looked at the totality of situation,...
Anyone looking to build in an urban area should be prepared to deal with the remnants of old buildings that contractors swept under the sod long ago. It was, and still is, common practice to leave behind old stone or brick foundations or bury the rubble of...
The lack of federal money is causing the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee to increasingly rely on the private market for its projects. And that reliance translates to a loss of control. The public housing agency must now satisfy the bottom-line concerns...
BERKELEY WHAT BEGAN as a small cadre of Thai Buddhist monks bringing a homeland tradition to their south Berkeley temple has grown into a huge weekly brunch many call a key city institution and several neighbors call a serious problem. Wat Mongkolratanaram at 1911...
Joseph McCausland, 74, a roofer and professional boxer, died of prostate cancer Friday at his Philadelphia home. In 1988, Mr. McCausland was inducted into the Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame. As a professional middleweight, he had a record of 28 wins, 9 losses and 3 draws. Mr. McCausland's granddaughter Sharon...
The Milwaukee County Labor Council wants projects receiving public money to guarantee post-construction jobs go to union members. The labor council joined with union UNITE HERE on Saturday to picket the Park East property where Gatehouse Capital Corp., Dallas, and Ruvin Development Inc., Milwaukee, want to...
Falling profitability and flagging confidence have spread from the consumer sector to Britain's business and professional services firms, a survey of the services industry shows. Services such as lawyers, marketing, accountancy and computing reported record falls in business volumes and values in the quarterly Confederation of British...
PHOENIX AP -- The Phoenix Suns traded guard D.J. Strawberry to the Houston Rockets on Monday for rookie guard Sean Singletary. "Sean gives us depth at the point guard spot," Suns general manager Steve Kerr said. "We like his instincts and his ability to run a team....
COVENTRY CITY 0 BRISTOL CITY 3 Chris Coleman slammed the performance of referee Phil Dowd after Coventry lost their undefeated start to the season with a Championship defeat to Bristol City at the Ricoh Arena. Coleman was aggrieved by the Staffordshire official's first-half...
INFLATION EXPECTATIONS have risen for the 10th month running, despite recent falls in oil prices and mortgage rates, a survey shows. Average expectations for inflation rose to 5 per cent this month from 4.8 per cent in July, the Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets Consumer Barometer found. Consumers'...
EDINBURGH, Scotland AFP — Former James Bond star Sean Connery attributed the success in his life to being Scottish as he launched his new book here on Monday. Connery, a passionate supporter of Scottish independence, launched his long-awaited memoirs, entitled "Being a Scot," at a literary festival in...
They're opinions vary, but when it comes to doing away with affirmative action in contracting, there is one thing both sides agree on: The debate will divide the state. State Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, said he wants to call a special legislative session to erase any...
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