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...anyone considered the potential economic impact of cures resulting from human embryonic-stem-cell research? At a time when our medical and Medicare systems are being stretched and their costs are escalating, the possibility of curing patients--as opposed to managing their illnesses--could be a tremendous financial boon. The research should move forward. C. ELISE ALEGRIA Arlington, Mass...
...Cynthia Martin, coming out didn't stand in the way of a financial boon. "I was given a very substantial promotion after that," she says. Martin went from a high-profile job at Kodak as the chief aide to the CEO to president of global customer service and support, supervising more than 3,000 people worldwide. "Coming out was really frightening, to be honest," she admits. "I had never done anything like that in my life." She feared that her credibility with colleagues would suffer. Martin, now the vice president of corporate marketing for Blue Shield of California, says...
...Ibiseye.com, based in Florida, tracks every hurricane that has hit the state since 1851?a boon to tourists and residents alike...
...Domestically, the rate rise would be a tiny boon for Japanese savers?the BOJ says a decade of ultra-low interest rates has cost households $1.3 billion in interest income. But the cost of loans for housing and credit cards would inch up, and stocks traditionally suffer when rates rise. Still, after so many years trapped in an economic twilight zone, the Japanese may find such worries almost a pleasure to contemplate. As Tatsushi Shikano, a senior economist at Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting, says: "It's a sign that things are going back to normal...
...they'll be able to browse details of house prices and look at photos of the neighborhood, too. Bikely.com offers a mashup of the best bike routes around the world for cycling enthusiasts. Ibiseye.com, based in Florida, tracks every hurricane that has hit the state since 1851 - a boon to tourists and residents alike. www.nytimes.com The New York Times has mapped the last three years of its "36 Hours" travel column, schematically displaying all of its North American weekend destinations. www.maplandia.com/news/ If you want to see where the news is happening, visit this site, which plots out the latest...