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...Rather than establishing a franchised medical center in the Middle East, we want to help Dubai develop its own academic medical center,” says Mills. “We believe it’s a more robust approach...
...billion for the quarter ending March 31, 2009, an increase of 6% compared to the first quarter of 2008. It is important to remember that the economy was considered to be in reasonable shape a year ago so Google's results in the period were based on a relatively robust business environment. Even with a collapse in the overall economy Google's results barely changed. The DJIA was 60% higher than it is now. Google's share price was only 15% higher. The market's perception of Google's prospects has changed very little in a year...
...pioneers of public transportation, including being the first American city to implement an underground subway system, and, at a time when easing the burden we put on the environment is a major priority, it is an inopportune moment to cut back on service. Many major cities today still lack robust public transportation, and to benefit its citizens and lower energy usage we need to increase, rather than curtail, mass-transit programs. It is understandable that in these tough economic times money has to come from somewhere, but alternative sources do exist. A legislative proposal that is still pending approval...
Backing the elimination of the general travel ban would signal a more robust interest in opening dialogue with Cuba. At the same time, it would just as decidedly put the ball in Havana's court. The Castros have insisted that they won't accept conditions for having the embargo lifted. Still, Fidel Castro wrote in an op-ed for Cuba's state-controlled media last week that Havana wants to negotiate "mutually advantageous" agreements with the U.S.; he even asked Lee's delegation what he and his brother could do to help Obama's efforts to improve U.S.-Cuba relations...
...says Recruit spokeswoman Yuri Ito. "This survey is done around the time companies announce their recruitment plan for the following year. So some students might vote for those that plan to hire aggressively." Export-driven companies, out. Instead, "Students consider companies in industries like infrastructure and food, which are robust in a recession... companies that are stable and don't go away," says Ito. "Their parents think the same...