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...acquisition. Indeed, one reason Sparknotes is branching out is that “we have basically outgrown the Harvard labour pool. Although, 40-50% of our full-time employees are from Harvard, we are still experiencing a shortage of writers.” So after surviving the internet crash and two takeovers, The Spark is now hiring...
Fear of flying is often aggravated by catastrophe. Stress and anxiety are known to trigger phobias: many people develop an aversion to flying after an individual crisis, such as the death of a relative. And global events like the Gulf War in 1991-92 and last year's Concorde crash can elicit a mass response. Experts say the fallout from the hijackings and attacks on New York City and Washington is likely to exceed anything they've seen. Flyers have to cope with the recent deaths, fear of terrorism and a depressing world economy. "There's just so much grief...
...Ridley, who was arrested for entering the country illegally. The Taliban also offered the freedom of eight international aid workers, held since the beginning of August on charges of promoting Christianity, if the U.S. were to "stop issuing threats." RUSSIA Plane Mystery Prosecutors launched a criminal inquiry into the crash of a Russian passenger plane that plunged into the Black Sea, killing all 78 people on board. Israel closed its main airport amid fears that the downing of the Siberian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Novosibirsk was a terrorist act. U.S. officials said the Tupolev-154 may have been...
...York, the recovery is underway. Television shows broadcast from the city, including The Late Show with David Letterman, have returned to the air to find warm greetings. Celebrity benefits have been well attended and watched en masse. And what of the theater? After an initial crash which forced several shows to close prematurely and necessitated wage concessions of cast and crew to keep other shows running, Broadway has returned near full throttle this past week...
Thus began Medica's six-month crash course in U.S. legal, corporate and media customs--the sort of tutorial that more and more global companies must take in countries where they do business. The irony in this case is that a staid Swiss firm has learned the U.S. class-action game well enough to sidestep the punitive damages that have knocked down other businesses--think asbestos--like dominoes. Medica's bold, novel defense may set a precedent for other lawsuit-plagued industries, including tobacco...