Bank of East Asia#39;s Li Resigns From Hong Kong Cabinet (Update2)
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Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) — David Li, the Hong Kong banker and
lawmaker whos paying $8.1 million to settle a U.S. probe into
alleged insider trading, resigned from the citys Executive
Council.
Li, chief executive officer [...]
Reed Elsevier to Buy ChoicePoint for 3.5 Billion (Update10)
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Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) — Reed Elsevier Plc agreed to buy
ChoicePoint Inc. for $3.5 billion, adding the biggest U.S.
provider of information services for the insurance industry to
its LexisNexis database.
Reed Elsevier will pay [...]
Lee Seeks Investment to Help Boost Korean Economy (Update4)
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Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) — President Lee Myung Bak, South
Koreas first president with a business background, pledged to
cut taxes and speed up deregulation to encourage investment and
boost economic growth.
“Unnecessary regulations will be [...]
Paul Kennedy Neocons worst nightmare
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Two words changed Paul Kennedy’s life. That they were just two words in a book of some 150,000, and that the whole phrase was three words long, was neither here nor there. No one was that interested in the qualifying adjective “relative” when the other two words were “US” and “decline“.The year was 1988, the [...]
When is a behemoth a white elephant
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Though nobody could be more anxious to discover the fate of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) than the people who work there, the rest of the further education sector also watches with interest.It was the incoming Labour government 10 years ago that constructed the behemoth, and the same party that has begun, at least, [...]
Chicago Public Schools hopes to solve dropout problem
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Since then, the number of students who have dropped out has been edging lower. In 2006, that figure dropped to a seven-year low when 44 percent of the 31,600 9th graders who began high school in 2001 failed to graduate. “It’s a huge issue, [...]
Universities get down to business
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Even 10 years ago, the idea that academics from Cambridge would be offering workplace courses to ophthalmic dispensing assistants at Specsavers would have been about as likely as Lambrusco being served at high table. But universities’ involvement with business continues apace, and the government has now focused its vision on expanding higher education by inviting [...]
Utah touted as leader in charter movement
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This year marks the 10th anniversary of the inauguration of charter schools in Utah and officials say Utah has become a national leader in some areas of the charter movement.
Representatives from the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools visited Utah earlier this week to help [...]
Will Utah enchant Disney
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A state board is hoping Disney is enchanted enough with a Utah financial incentive that it grows its video-game development operations here.
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development Board on Friday approved a $5.25 million tax-rebate for Disney Interactive Studios Inc. if the company adds more [...]
Salt Lake ink Tattoo convention is part of growing 2.3B industry
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Danny Tewell of Elko, Nev., only had one requirement for a new tattoo between his arm and hip: that it have laurel branches.
“I just kind of ran with it,” said tattoo artist Joey Ortega, who lives near Austin, Texas, as he filled black, olive green, [...]
