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Yesterday saw the launch of joboozle.com, a career recruiting website that is the brainchild of Eduardo L. Saverin ’05, a co-founder of thefacebook.com. The site aims to help students navigate the chaotic waters of college and post-college employment by consolidating online resources and facilitating communication between students and employers...

Author: By Heloisa L. Nogueira, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students Launch Job Search Site | 2/8/2005 | See Source »

While the deficiencies in medical care at Abu Ghraib have gone largely unreported, the glare of the prison-guard scandal has compelled the U.S. military to launch major reforms. In the past year, the military says it has established a 52-bed hospital at the prison, staffed by 200 highly trained medical personnel. The number of detainees in U.S. custody is currently about 3,000. (The interim Iraqi government also houses prisoners there.) No date has been set, but the military would like to close the facility altogether, officially to avoid more insurgent attacks but, what's more, to wipe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Abu Ghraib Scandal You Don't Know | 2/7/2005 | See Source »

...foremost arbiters of cool, has dabbled in records and clothing, comedy and cell phones. So, what's next for rap's first large-scale entrepreneur? Taxes, naturally. Simmons, ceo of the sprawling Rush Communications hip-hop empire, has partnered with Intuit, owner of the TurboTax software program, to launch TTrefund.com a website geared toward tax filers ages 18 to 24. The TurboTax system guides young e-filers through the intimidating tax terrain and lets them deposit any refund directly into a checking account or Rush Card, a Simmons-branded prepaid Visa debit card designed for urbanites underserved by traditional banks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Biz Briefs: Cool News on Taxes | 2/7/2005 | See Source »

...three villas?the Riverside Villa, the Thai House and the Garden Suite?constructed in an architecturally sympathetic style around the original residence. The villas offer exquisite views of the Temple of Dawn and are serviced by 12 staff. Guests are ferried around Bangkok by the villas' own longboat, river launch or tuk tuk. Breakfast is enjoyed on private terraces, while lunch or dinner can be taken on a riverside veranda. And the best part? This discreet luxury comes at a surprisingly affordable price. Rates start from just $100 a night in the low season, breakfast included. No wonder the visitors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Prince Among Hotels | 2/7/2005 | See Source »

...debate over subsidies is especially heated because the aircraft business is so precarious. Launch costs for a new plane are enormous, with little guarantee that the market will reward innovation. In December 2003 Boeing announced plans for the twin- engine, highly efficient 787 (originally called the 7E7), its first new airplane in a decade and its designated aircraft of the future. In contrast to the A380, which is designed to fly lots of people to big hub airports, the smaller (about 220 passengers) 787 aims to fly longer distances to more cities. Scheduled to roll...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aviation: Battle for the Sky | 2/6/2005 | See Source »

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