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Didn't get around to seeing all last year's Oscar winners? Never mind, one of them may come to you, free, on DVD. In an unusual marketing move, the producers of Smile Pinki, which won the Oscar in February for Best Short Documentary, are giving away the movie to anyone who asks - and to some who don't. Ads touting the offer will run in 125 major papers on Sept. 9, and on Oct. 21 the DVD will be delivered with copies of USA Today and other Gannett papers to subscribers in affluent zip codes...
...enough to have jobs), 17,000 people in Utah have embarked on an unusual experiment. A year ago, the Beehive State became the first in the U.S. to mandate a four-day workweek for most state employees, closing offices on Fridays in an effort to reduce energy costs. The move is different from a furlough in that salaries were not cut; nor was the total amount of time employees work. They pack in 40 hours by starting earlier and staying later four days a week. But on that fifth (glorious) day, they don't have to commute, and their offices...
...scattering of chairs throughout the Yard is very conducive to furthering social interaction and spontaneous conversation. Within such a high traffic area, students are bound to see familiar faces or make new acquaintances while enjoying a seat outside. We are pleased to see the administration embracing this inventive move to address a lack of social space on campus. Instead of fixating on the idea that the chairs might not fit well with a traditional image of Harvard Yard, administrators took somewhat of a risk and found an unconventional and elegant manner to give students a brand new way to congregate...
...move sure to inspire the entire media industry, the Harvard Gazette is reducing its print content from weekly to bi-weekly publication and is increasing its online content. (The Harvard News Office assures us that this is a step toward media modernity, not the media apocalypse...
...August. Nineteen of those FTAs are among 16 Asian economies, a trend that could help the region become a powerful trading bloc. "Asian integration is sort of a dream, but it is much more realistic than it was before," says Ganeshan Wignaraja, an ADB economist. "There is a move toward making a better business environment in Asia. The momentum is quite strong." (See pictures of the global financial crisis...