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...Bartercard, the world's largest exchange network, is leading the charge. So far this year trades through its network are worth more than $2 billion, up by 20% over 2008. Founded in Australia in 1991, when the country was mired in recession, the firm now does business in nine countries - including New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates - and boasts clients as diverse as advertising firms, electricians, hotels, paper suppliers, restaurants, translators and even zoos. (See 10 big recession surprises...
...advantage over Cornell in kills, along with a 59-48 advantage in digs. Senior Lily Durwood notched 30 assists, and junior Mikaelle Comrie led the Crimson with 10 kills—giving her 31 for the weekend. Freshman Taylor Docter also had a big game, with nine kills, three aces, four digs, and four blocks, which Coach Weiss noted is what she is capable of doing consistently...
Tough economic times have hurt Harvard's typically favorable public image, leading to a 20 percent decline in media representations of Harvard over the past nine months, according to The Global Language Monitor, a site that recently brought you the "Top Politically (in)Correct Words and Phrases of the Past Year" (number 1 was Swine Flu, FYI). We get that cutbacks don't exactly make Harvard look good, but how did they translate that into a number like 20 percent? Regardless, the site ranked Harvard as the university with the third best media image this...
Cambridge voters will elect nine City Councillors tomorrow from a field of 21 hopefuls who put forth their visions for a more efficient and responsive city government in interviews with The Crimson last week...
...Lotte Group, which owns a majority stake in Burger King's Japan franchises, and Microsoft, to let non-techie consumers know that Microsoft has released a new version of its operating software. The burger's whopping success exceeded expectation, and Burger King decided to extend its campaign for another nine days until Nov. 6. Burger King spokesman Masahiro Unuma says the company is surprised by sales and the attention the Whopper has drawn, particularly on YouTube, where videos have popped up of people taking on the seven-patty challenge. Attempting to explain its popularity, Unuma offers, "It seems that...