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  • New innovation index, farewell luncheon with Mulford Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 6:26PMBangalore: Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B), to inaugurate a three-day international conference on educational leadership. Venue: Central Auditorium, IIM-B campus.
  • Coming Down on Tobacco Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 6:13PMThe new Congress plans to move aggressively against the tobacco industry by regulating cigarettes, raising sales taxes and ratifying an international antitobacco treaty.
  • Medical Tourism Facilitator Members of the Medical Tourism Association (MTA) Are the First Medical Tourism ... Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:01PMThree Medical Tourism Facilitator Members of the Medical Tourism Association (MTA) are the first medical tourism facilitators to enter into agreements with insurance companies and marketers of insurance products to offer medical tourism facilitators to their members and participants. [PR.com - January 06, 2009]
  • Regulation of cigarettes, tax boost likely Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 2:51PMThe new Congress plans to move aggressively against the tobacco industry in coming months by regulating cigarettes, raising per-pack sales taxes and ratifying an international anti-tobacco treaty, according to analysts and aides for key lawmakers. The measures are ones that the Bush administration opposed, vetoed or declined to act upon. The steps include legislation giving the Food and ...
  • Nonprofit employees invest in 403 (b) plans Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 2:09PMSimilar to 401(k) plans, the IRS designed 403(b) retirement plans to serve employees of tax-exempt organizations. The employers offering such plans include public school systems, hospitals and other health-care organizations, universities, certain ministers, and tax-exempt groups established under IRS code section 501(c) 3.
  • Up With People Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:21PMForty-three years after its founding, comedy writers still make fun of Up With People for its unrestrained perkiness, but a father and son who each did stints as “uppies,” say they got a lot from their time with UWP.
  • News in brief Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:17PMHere are a selection of brief news items from this week’s paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn’t make it in the paper.
  • Business Bulletin Board for Jan. 4-10 Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:12PMBulletin board listings are free but limited to nonprofit organizations announcing events costing less than $200 to attend. An expanded version of the bulletin board can be found on-line at www.
  • Obama considering expanding jobless benefits: report Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 2:44PMPresident-elect Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats are considering a major expansion of government-assisted health care insurance and unemployment benefits as part of a two-year economic recovery program, The New York Times reported in its Sunday editions.
  • Job loss can push you over edge Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 1:21PMMost Americans live paycheck to paycheck. And for most people, that works out pretty well - until the paychecks stop.
  • Little inspiration Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 1:05PMFor 7-year-old Dravet syndrome patient Serena Hollister, getting her medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is not just important - her life depends on it.
  • Health cover is mandatory Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:55PMAbu Dhabi: Expatriates new to the country must provide evidence of a health insurance registration before applying for a work or visit visa.
  • Why We Keep Falling for Financial Scams Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:26AM Psychologist Stephen Greenspan explores why investors continue to be swindled -- and how he came to lose part of his savings to Bernard Madoff.
  • James Love: Protecting Consumers Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 2:41AMObama will soon be President, working with solid democratic majorities in the House and the Senate. He should use his power to advance consumer interests in ways that have been neglected for decades.
  • Calendar for Jan. 1 Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:25AMThe City of Milpitas Fourth Annual Town Hall Meeting will take place on Thursday, Feb. 5 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Milpitas Community Center Auditorium, 457 E. Calaveras Blvd. The primary focus will be emergency preparedness.
  • Great unity will ensure VN achieves targets in 2009: PM Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:05AMVietNamNet Bridge - In the course of implementing the Resolution of the 10th National Party Congress, 2008 was a pivotal year for the country’s five year socio-economic development plan (2006-2010), but the year witnessed very complicated and unlikely changes in Viet Nam and the world economy.
  • Intrepid against hazards, Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 11:24PMBy Frank Lloyd Tiongson, Reporter FILIPINOS are arguably the best and most sought-after seafarers in the world. But given the pressures and hazards of working at sea, they do not get compensated enough. They work in unfair labor arrangements.
  • Intrepid against hazards,  our sailors are poorly paid Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 9:46PMFILIPINOS are arguably the best and most sought-after seafarers in the world. But given the pressures and hazards of working at sea, they do not get compensated enough. They work in unfair labor arrangements.
  • Families being sought for exchange students Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 9:11PMFarmington and surrounding area families are invited to host international exchange students coming to the area this month for one semester.
  • Letters to the Editor Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 6:09PM Dec. 30 and#8212; To the Editor:The recent article about our "health insurance system" highlights what is wrong but not in the way mentioned. It is not the system that is broken, but the expectations of those who have insurance.
  • Obituaries -- Thursday, January 1, 2009 Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 9:11PMEvelyn Grose Adkins, 72, of Oak Hill, died Dec. 20, 2008, at Saint Francis Hospital in Charleston. Born March 6, 1936, at Bluefield, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Ruth Poe Grose. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Lowell Adkins, and a brother, Jack R. Grose.
  • Free Login/Register Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 6:12PMEconomy and frugality will surely be the watchwords in the coming year. However, whatever school authorities do to hold down costs, it’s a sure bet that yellow buses will still be rolling. State law requires it, along with English and math and 180 days a year.
  • In retrospect: Headlines of 2008 Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 3:16PMA day-by-day look at the news making headlines in 2008. Jan. 1: Infected trees toppled. Pine wilt claims trees at Kansas State University Research Center south of Hays.
  • Public records for Jan. 1, 2009 Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:28PMCourthouse
  • Sharing the season: Local boy finds it’s better to give than receive Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:28PMThere won’t be any presents under the Christmas tree for 9-year-old Keagan Hathorn this year, no stocking stuffed to the brim with little-boy treasures.
  • Editorials > Campaign 2008 Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 1:35PMBarack Obama gives people hope. Hope that we can, in John Kennedy’s words, “get America moving again.” Hope that we can pull together and pull out of a recession.
  • The Tribune’s 2008 finalists for Person of the Year Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 1:08PMRhonda K. Akeson Ten years ago, Rhonda K. Akeson started a program, Sealants Today for Smiles Tomorrow, to place protective sealants on the teeth of second-grade children. Akeson, adjunct instructor in the dental hygiene program at Western Technical College, recruited volunteer dentists to conduct screenings and scheduled dental hygienists to place the sealants.
  • Number, type of colon polyps decide next exam Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 1:04PM DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Will you talk about colon polyps? I had polyps removed during a colonoscopy. My doctor recommends another colonoscopy in three years. I have retired, and my insurer has declined to cover my colon because I had something removed from it.
  • News of GMAC Bailout Contributes To Sharply Higher Close On Wall Street Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 4:53AM(RTTNews) - After showing a strong upward move in morning trading on Tuesday, stocks continued to perform well over the course of the trading day. The strength in the markets was partly due to news of a government bailout of the financial services arm of General Motors (GM).
  • U.S. Stocks Gain as GMAC Gets Government Money; GM, Ford Rise Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 4:51AMDec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks climbed the most in two weeks after the government widened its efforts to keep General Motors Corp. out of bankruptcy by shoring up its finance arm.
  • Stocks Close Sharply Higher Following Government Bailout Of GMAC - U.S. Commentary Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 4:39AM(RTTNews) - After showing a strong upward move in morning trading on Tuesday, stocks continued to perform well over the course of the trading day. The major averages saw some further upside going into the close, ending the day sharply higher.
  • Looking back at 2008 Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 4:26AM A look back at East Bridgewater people and events of 2008.
  • U.S. Stocks Gain as GMAC Gets Government Money; GM, Ford Rise Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 3:36AMDec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks climbed, recouping yesterday’s losses, after the government widened its efforts to keep General Motors Corp. out of bankruptcy by shoring up its finance arm.
  • A YEAR IN REVIEW Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 1:48AMThe past year saw some interesting elections, trials and tribulations.
  • GMAC Bailout Contributes To Significant Strength On Wall Street - U.S. Commentary Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 12:47AM(RTTNews) - Stocks have shown a strong upward move over the course of the trading session on Tuesday, with the major averages more than offsetting the losses posted in the previous session. However, below average volume may be exaggerating the extent of the upward move.
  • Hike in GSIS, SSS pensions pushed Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 5:08AMThe Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and the Social Security System (SSS) have been urged to consider raising the monthly pension received by its retired members as one way to help stimulate household spending given a slowing economy.
  • Does the Louisiana Treasury have money for you? Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 3:14AMThe following list from the state Treasury Department is of people who are owed money by the state. Names are listed in alphabetical order, last name first and address as given by the Treasury Department:
  • NC forms compromise on ethanol Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 1:50AMCrop and livestock producers, who have found issues of the import tariffs and federal blenders credits favoring ethanol producers to be sources of contention between them, found common ground during the recent annual convention of the Nebraska Cattlemen, held at Kearney.
  • Qualifying Tests for Chinese Financial Workers Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 11:35PMIn response to the global financial crisis, China has increased the number of qualification tests for workers in the financial sector.
  • 25 days to Inauguration—Obama wows mess hall—Bidens name puppy “Champ”—The last Crawford tr Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 11:10PMVice President-elect Biden’s grandchildren have named the German shepherd puppy Champ, Pakistan moves troops toward Indian border.
  • Calendar today for 12/26 Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 9:09PMKwanzaa celebration , 7 p.m., Community Cen-ter, Church of the Good Shepherd, 110 Bucking-ham Drive, Willingboro. Sponsored by Afro-One Dance, Drama and Drum Theatre. Tickets: $14, adults; $9, students 18 and younger. Call (609) 871-1774.
  • Sarke: newsletter of 25 December 2008 Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 8:29PMGeorgia will get $13.3 million non-project grant (1.2 billion Japanese yen) from the Japanese government in the nearest future. Interchange notes about the grant were signed today in Tbilisi.
  • Groups for women groups for men Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 7:31PMTHE CHATHAMS - The Senior Center of the Chathams offers two women’s friendship and support groups.
  • New unemployment claims dip, but layoffs continue Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 12:14PMWASHINGTON - Fewer people than expected requested unemployment benefits last week, but the dip is likely to be temporary as more companies lay off workers, and economists expect the jobless rate to rise as the recession deepens. Companies ranging from satellite radio operator Sirius XM Radio Inc. to heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. announced job cuts Thursday.
  • Judges determine Rockwell can’t cut retiree benefits Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 11:22AMAn appeals court gave thousands of auto industry retirees a boost Tuesday, affirming a lower court’s opinion that Rockwell International Corp. is obligated to provide lifetime health care benefits to former employees and their spouses.
  • Reform of health care up in air as economy sinks Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 7:51AMGroups that helped derail legislation in 1994 must join forces to ensure that an overhaul of the health system remains a priority.
  • New unemployment claims dip, but layoffs continue Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 7:32AMWASHINGTON (AP) Fewer people than expected requested unemployment benefits last week, but the dip is likely to be temporary as more companies lay off workers, and economists expect the jobless rate to rise as the recession deepens.
  • Apollo Healthcare to become billion-dollar entity by 2011-12 Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 9:38PMMedical services provider Apollo Healthcare expects to become a billion-dollar entity in the next two-three years thus becoming the first private healthcare chain to cross the milestone.
  • Carnival Corporation & plc Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 9:15PM Carnival Corporation & plc reported net income of $371 million, or $0.47 diluted EPS, on revenues of $3.3 billion for its fourth quarter ended November 30, 2008. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2007 was $358 million, or $0.44 diluted EPS, on revenues of $3.1 billion.
  • Gimme Shelter Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 8:51PMWhile housing analysts continue to paint a rather anxious and uncertain picture for residential property in the near future, one emerging source of business for agents has been foreign buyers investing in the United States and another is Americans buying abroad.