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Jayson Stark's first-half review: MVPs and LVPs; Cy Youngs and Yuks; the very, very odd
Published July 10, 2009, 2:38 pm, ESPN
Most and Least Valuable Players; Cy Youngs and Yuks; the very, very odd
GM Bankruptcy Shines Spotlight on Corporations' Need for Strategic & Robust Supply Chain Plans
Published July 10, 2009, 10:28 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
INSIGHT, Inc., a top international provider of supply chain planning solutions for the world's foremost companies, suggests that every firm should be using strategic supply chain planning tools on an ongoing basis, whether in times of economic turbulence or prosperity.
A new read on a daunting battle
Published July 10, 2009, 1:33 am, Business Insurance
With the value of exposures on the rise and the risk of catastrophe growing with it, if you're looking for a compelling summer read, how could you go wrong with an examination of current thinking on catastrophes, risk management and financial recovery?
Malcolm Cutchins: It only takes a generation to lose the real meaning of our heritage
Published July 9, 2009, 8:05 am, Opelika-Auburn News
Kudos to Hobby Lobby for their excellent July 4th full page ad in this newspaper with quotes from five of our early presidents, three of our Founding Fathers, and three of our Supreme Court justices, a couple of congressmen and two Supreme Court rulings. There were two observations each about education and by foreigners. These quotations emphasize principles about our country that are severely ...
One War We Shouldn't Avoid: A New Approach to Reducing the Cost of Future Catastrophes
Published July 8, 2009, 1:22 pm, Knowledge at Wharton
In 2005, three major hurricanes -- Katrina, Rita and Wilma -- struck the U.S. Gulf Coast area, causing not just death and destruction, but also leading to insurance payments and federal disaster relief of more than $180 billion. Today, say the authors of a new book titled, At War with the Weather: Managing Large-Scale Risks in a New Era of Catastrophes, the U.S. is even more vulnerable to ...
Economics Versus Deschutes Countys Land-Use Planning
Published July 8, 2009, 12:07 pm, The Source Weekly
Except for only very few readers, heres a sentence that will prompt yawns: On Wednesday July 15, the Deschutes County Commission plans to hold a public meeting on a proposed amendment to the Countys land-use code allowing commercial wedding events on parcels designated for Exclusive Farm Use. Yawns all around, perhaps, but we three economists think that on this issue, the County is doing neither ...
Facts Are Subversive
Published July 7, 2009, 10:09 am, Morning Star
Contrary to popular belief, the truth isn't set in stone. And what we take for fact may well have its origins in fiction.
Can a Contact Lens Cure Nearsightedness? Five-Year Clinical Study Testing Corneal Reshaping Therapy as Possible Method ...
Published July 7, 2009, 10:00 am, PRWeb via Yahoo! News
Researchers have reported positive first-year results from a clinical trial that is testing whether specialized contact lenses can slow or halt the progression of near sightedness in children. Co principal investigators Drs S. Barry Eiden and Robert Davis, working with EyeVis Eye and Vision Research Institute, recently reported on initial results from the SMART Trial (Stabilization of Myopia by ...
Essilor: Essilor Forges New Strategic Partnerships Around the World
Published July 7, 2009, 4:57 am, redOrbit
PARIS, France, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Essilor is pursuing its external growth strategy through a number of recent transactions in Europe, North America and the Middle East. Essilor has acquired all outstanding shares in De Ceunynck, a major player in the Belgian market where the company is BBGR's long-time distributor.
Camarata sentenced to two years for role in kickback scheme
Published July 7, 2009, 12:13 am, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Former Eastman Kodak Co. executive Mark S. Camarata, whose cooperation with federal authorities helped bring down a kickback conspiracy, received two years in prison.
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