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...Last week, the Big Fear gripped Silicon Valley big time. The always-optimistic entrepreneurs who thrive out here came down with a major case of the Pessimism Flu. The contagion was traced to a special meeting called by Sequoia Capital - the blue-chip venture firm - whose brains and money are behind just about any start-up of consequence. The message the VCs gave their young start-ups? Get profitable...
...explained. "We don't make a lot of money," said Tammy Pyle, "so we just hang out and have fun together." Another mom volunteered that the key to this neighborly spirit is that they steer clear of politics when shooting the breeze. But they made an exception in this case...
...Elsevier spokeswoman said that she could not comment on the specifics of Light’s case, but added that the publisher recently launched several measures to curb unethical practice...
...story, "Journal Integrity Questioned," stated that one of the academics in question, Donald C. Light, hired an attorney, Alan C. Milstein. In fact, Milstein was not hired by Light, but volunteered to take the case and did not charge...
...there are no such blanket assurances for civic authorities and other institutions that lodged their money with Icelandic banks. The Local Government Association estimates that 108 local government councils have deposited $1.36 billion in Iceland. The councils' claims will be dealt with "case by case," said Hazel Blears, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. She told the BBC that local councils had varying degrees of exposure and indicated that while some might require additional funding, others might just "need extra advice." "I'm not going to sit here today and say that in relation to individual councils...