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Business Calendar: Program gives highlights of benefit survey
Highlights of the 2010 Livingston County Benefit Survey results will be presented at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the Howell Area Chamber of Commerce, 123 E. Washington St. in Howell.
www.livingstondaily.com
Columnist draws strange lessons from European expectations
Cal Thomas in his column “Lowering expectations” (AC-T, Aug. 30) cites a survey that found the people of Denmark among the happiest on Earth. The reason for their happiness? Low expectations (of their government).
www.citizen-times.com
Deadly mishaps loom over India's farm sector
Why can't India design ergonomic farm equipment? asks Surinder Sud
business.rediff.com
Christchurch earthquake: summary of Telecom NZ
• Telecom’s network business, Chorus, has brought in 100 additional technicians, engineers and managers from around the country to help with ongoing restoration work and investigation of over 1300 network sites.
www.scoop.co.nz
Surinder Sud: Farming without fear
Consider these startling facts. Nearly 45,000 agricultural workers lose their lives every year working in the fields and 755,000 others suffer various kinds of injuries, many of which can be wholly or partially debilitating. The economic losses from such accidents are estimated at a whopping Rs 54,000 crore a year.
www.business-standard.com
Liquor changes could leave local governments woozy
Dusty Peppers, the manager of the Washington State liquor store on West Nob Hill Boulevard in Yakima, fills an order from a Yakima bar Aug. 31, 2010. Two initiatives on the November ballot seek to privatize liquor sales in the state and if either or both pass, state-run liquor stores would close and state and local budgets would take a substantial loss.
www.yakima-herald.com
California Political Campaign Sees Lift by Combining TV, Web Ads
clickz A cross-media ad study showed Web ads boost the impact of TV spots in key political polling metrics.
www.clickz.com
College grads seek jobs in trades
More white collar workers are looking for blue collar jobs, and some experts say these career-changers just might be on to something.
abclocal.go.com
China Property Bonds Rebound on Record Sales: Credit Markets
Bonds issued by China developers are rebounding from their worst first half in two years as a record $6.8 billion in offshore debt sales spurs confidence the borrowers have the resources to weather a slowing economy.
www.businessweek.com
Breaking the ban
Traditionally, Ramadan is marked by a dearth of serious, secular, live drama and a sharp rise in the consumption of folklore and other products of the cultural heritage, side by side with nuts, sweets, syrups and TV soap operas.
weekly.ahram.org.eg
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