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...analysis of the data found that patients liked not-for-profit hospitals more, on average, than for-profit hospitals. Institutions with more nurses per patient were also more popular than those with fewer. And, on the whole, the hospitals that scored better according to the survey were also those that performed better on more traditional measures of clinical performance, such as providing the appropriate emergency treatment for heart attack or correctly following procedures designed to reduce risk of medical error...
...work stays, there's a chance the 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...
...realty intelligence service. Miami is both a metaphor and model for once torrid real estate markets that melted in the subprime debacle. Miami developers threw up some 23,000 units beginning in 2003, many of them bought by speculators who thought they could flip them for a quick profit. Some...
...Porsche denied any responsibility for the stock market tumult caused by its announcement. And it sought to assuage its critics by promising to sell shares totaling about 5% of VW back to the market to allow banks to close their positions - at a handsome profit, of course, because Porsche first started buying VW shares when they cost $45. No one in Germany is crying any tears for the hedge fund losses, of course, but the episode has alerted many to the fact that casino capitalism isn't confined to Wall Street. And presumably some badly burned high rollers...
...each year. In 2008, Law School students graduated with an average debt of $109,000, a Law School official said. Administrators said they hope the public service program will reduce the financial pressure to take lucrative corporate jobs for students interested in lower-paying positions in government and non-profit organizations. The initiative was originally projected to cost $3 million each year, said Kenneth H. Lafler, director of Student Financial Services at the Law School, in an interview last month. Although Lafler cautioned that these 113 students only signed an expression of interest, the program may need a larger budget...