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Waikato Management School research wins funding (Scoop.co.nz)
Two new research projects out of the University of Waikato Management School – one which aims to uncover the role played by innovation in economic growth and development and another which looks at the role of Maori culture in the workplace – have won funding from the Marsden Fund for the next three years.
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Corel Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
OTTAWA----Corel Corporation today reported financial results for its third quarter ended August 31, 2008. Revenues in the third quarter of fiscal 2008 were $66.2 million, compared to $60.4 million in the third quarter fiscal 2007.
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Politics: It's All In What You Hear (NPR)
Bill Bishop, author of The Big Sort , argues that Americans are segregating themselves into ideologically-homogeneous communities. The majority of Americans are so comfortable in their beliefs, says Bishop, that they can't even listen to opposing viewpoints.
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Maritime group hammering out port security plan (Savannah Morning News)
With more than $6 million in security grant money available to the port of Savannah this year, members of the Savannah Area Maritime Security Committee are finalizing a first draft of its proposed five-year security plan.
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Accenture Reports Strong Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Fiscal 2008 Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----Accenture reported strong financial results for the fourth quarter and record results for the full 2008 fiscal year, ended Aug. 31, 2008, including its highest-ever annual revenues, earnings per share, bookings, operating income and cash flow.
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County unemployment nearly twice last year's rate (The Ocala Star-Banner)
OCALA - Nearly twice as many Marion County residents were jobless in August compared with the same month last year.
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AUS Tertiary Update (Scoop.co.nz)
$54 million for New Zealand researchers The Marsden Fund has announced its largest annual investment yet of $54 million in a wide range of leading-edge research projects. The contestable fund is intended to support excellence in advanced research in New Zealand.
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Govt. bailout won't alleviate problems with future debt (Penn State Collegian)
Maybe I should start up an investment firm and run it into the ground. I'll get a government bailout, right? What a wonderful precedent the Fed and Treasury Department have set: Your firm's inability to manage risk will be subsidized by John and Susie taxpayer who are already struggling with increasing commodity prices. Furthermore, I'm sure that the increase in the federal debt as a result of ...
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Trudeau says Harper doesn't understand Canadians (CTV.ca)
Liberal candidate Justin Trudeau says the $45 million in cuts from the federal arts budget shows Conservative Leader Stephen Harper doesn't "get" Canadians.
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EDUCATION SPECIAL (St. Petersburg Times)
In the Soviet Union, before the start of the school year in September, a school bazaar would be held at which students and their parents would try to find the necessary textbooks and other materials for school. It was a traditional annual ritual that has continued to this day.
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