Archive for January, 2010
China Suspends U.S. Military Ties on Taiwan Arms Sale (Update4)
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — China halted planned military exchanges with the U.S. and said it will punish companies involved in a Pentagon plan to sell weapons worth $6.4 billion to Taiwan. Vice-Foreign Minister He Yafei said he had lodged a protest with …
Read More..>>Obama to Field Questions Posted by YouTube Users
On Monday, President Obama is scheduled to sit down in the library of the White House residence for his first interview since his State of the Union address . The interviewer? The United States of YouTube. In a first-of-its-kind group interview, Mr …
Read More..>>Internet use at work: The 8 types of web surfers at the office
When I’m not surfing the web myself, I’m snooping to see what others are looking at. After 1-2 months of periodic observation I determined that people work 35% of their day and surf the web the remainder of the day. However, not all web surfers are …
Read More..>>Staying Legal: The portfolio (part 3 in a series)
Florida homeschooling families are required to compile and maintain a homeschooling “portfolio” for every child in the home education program. Though much has been written about the homeschooling portfolio, families often still have many questions …
Read More..>>Stem Cell Transplant Source Does Not Affect Long-Term Leukemia …
The staff of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Office of CME and the staff of MedPage … Friedrichs, MD, of Charite-Campus Benjamin Franklin in Berlin, Germany, and colleagues online in Lancet Oncology . There was also no significant …
Read More..>>More from “On Deck”
Former Brewers pitching coach Bill Castro has accepted a position working with minor-league pitchers, in particular those from Latin America. Castro will be an advisor, to both the players and club officials. “He’s a good guy,” said GM Doug Melvin …
Read More..>>New and expanded tax credits could put money back into your pocket
Hollyn Johnson | The Flint Journal Tax preparer Laura Parsons helps Jon Gault, 24, and Kayleigh Hetherington, 23, both of Flint with their taxes recently at the Liberty Tax Service office on Fenton Road in Mundy Township. GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan …
Read More..>>Our New Economy: Adarza changing future of diagnostic testing
A cup of the imaging genius that a century ago gave rise to Eastman Kodak. Another cup of the marketing brilliance that made Xerox a household name. A dash of the optical skills that elevated Bausch + Lomb above the pack. A dollop of the engineering …
Read More..>>Victims are overpaid with phony checks and send real money back to …
The e-mail said it came from CareerBuilder and offered a job opportunity as a “trading assistant,” which it described as an easy part-time job with “considerable” compensation. There’s just one hitch: It was not an e-mail from CareerBuilder.com, the …
Read More..>>New Research Report: Malaysia Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Report Q1 …
In BMI’s Business Environment Rating (BER) matrix for Q409, Malaysia considerably improved its position in the Asia Pacific matrix, and is now ranked fifth out of the 15 key regional markets. Key attractions of the Malaysian pharmaceutical market are …
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