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...wall's owners could profit in more ways than one. For starters, Banksy murals bring foot traffic. Crowds of admirers and photographers have invaded the Westminster block since the mural appeared in April. But not everyone likes the attention. According to Boothroyd, the crowds are Royal Mail's main complaint, as they block the mail vans from coming in and out of the parking...
...official figures, the fishing industry shrunk from 16 percent to 6 percent of GDP between 1986 and 2006. Banking, insurance, and property, meanwhile, came to represent 26 percent of GDP by 2006. At the core of this transformation was the spectacular growth of Iceland’s three main banks, Glitnir, Landsbanki, and Kaupthing, all of which grew at impressive rates following their deregulation in 2000. Much of the borrowing for these banks and Icelandic society more generally came from the continent, where rates were especially low. The money would then be converted into the local currency, the krona...
Well, it turns out that job hunting - by job seekers and recruiters - is one of LinkedIn's main revenue streams, accounting for about 30% of its take. That's a good business these days as the economy sinks deeper into the tank and more people turn to their social networks to find jobs. In fact, job searches on LinkedIn increased 19% from August to September alone, a company spokesman told me. With unemployment expected to reach double digits next year, you can expect those numbers to continue their sorry increase...
Senior co-captain Laura Peterzan and sophomore Samantha Rosekrans traveled last weekend to Penn for the ITA Women’s Eastern Regional Championship. Both competed in the singles draw and as a team in the doubles competition. Peterzan made her most successful run in the main singles draw, an opportunity of which she took full advantage. Things did not begin easily for Peterzan, as she faced Elyse Steiner of Temple in a tough three-set match in the first round. The Crimson player took the first set and had a match point in the second, but Steiner fought back...
...happens in Somalia; anarchy has fostered not only a starvation catastrophe and international piracy, but also Africa's most dangerous Islamists, who have bombed U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. And that's the problem: the dangers of Somalia override any noble notion about saving others. Evans says the "main point" of his book is to "clear away the debris and skepticism about the scope and limits of R2P." Here's hoping his writing is exceptional...