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| BIZ | Today’s CFO: More Challenge but Higher Compensation
Study finds CFO bonus positively linked to finesse in meeting earnings forecasts. | 12-Aug-2009
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| BIZ | Operations Management Employment Outlook: 12-Month Hiring Outlook Strong
APICS The Association for Operations Management and the University of North Carolina Wilmington released the second quarterly Operations Management Employment Outlook today. Survey data reported in July 2009 indicate that 47 percent of respondents with hiring responsibility anticipate hiring staff. Quality and resource planning are indicated as top hiring areas. | 12-Aug-2009
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| MED | Food Stamp Use Linked to Weight Gain
The U.S. Food Stamp Program may help contribute to obesity among its users, according to a new nationwide study that followed participants for 14 years. Researchers found that the average user of food stamps had a Body Mass Index (BMI) 1.15 points higher than non-users.
Economics and Human Biology | 10-Aug-2009
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| LIF | Marriage, Family on the Decline for Highly Educated Black Women
Fewer black women with postgraduate degrees are getting married and having children, according to research to be presented at the 104th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. (Embargo expired on 08-Aug-2009 at 11:30 ET.)
American Sociological Association’s 104th Annual Meeting | 08-Aug-2009
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| MED | Sleeplessness Rising in a Falling Economy
“Where care lodges, sleep will never lie,” says Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet. Today, millions of Americans can attest to his insight. According to a poll from the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), 27 percent of Americans say personal finances, the economy or unemployment concerns are keeping them awake at night.
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| LIF | Widening Racial Gap Exists in Key Factors for Economic Well-Being
"With President Obama now approaching six months in office, some have suggested that we have gone beyond race as a major dividing line in society. Yet nothing could be further from the truth," says Mark R. Rank, Ph.D., professor of social work at Washington University in St. Louis.
Race and Social Problems | 16-Jul-2009
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| Can Land Value Taxes Be Fair? Devil Is in the Details
Land value taxes can promote economic development by removing disincentives to improve property. But it’s hard to determine fairness when switching from a traditional property tax system to a land value tax system because the data on land values and wealth patterns are often inaccurate or uncertain.
Land Value Taxation: Theory, Evidence and Practice | 14-Jul-2009
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| Recession Stressful for Many Kids, Toughest on Poor and Uninsured
As the economy continues to falter, a poll released today shows that parents must make harder choices about how to spend what money they have, and children – especially those who are uninsured or who are among the lowest income bracket - are more at risk because of it. | 13-Jul-2009
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| BIZ | Corporate Governance Expert Can Speak on Range of Current Issues
Drexel University’s Dr. Ralph Walkling, executive director of the Corporate Governance Center at the University’s LeBow College of Business, is available to comment on a wide range of issues in corporate governance. Walkling has been listed in the top one percent of more than 12,000 finance authors in terms of academic citations to their work.
Expert available | 09-Jul-2009
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| BIZ | Three “R”s of the Recession: Recruiting, Raising Money, and Regulation
While the country’s economic woes appear vast, the three “r”s of the recovery might boil down to job recruiting, money raising, and the future of financial regulation.
Expert available | 09-Jul-2009
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