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...costly affair. Until recently, the site had its own staff and a special, social-networky Insider section, which not only allowed for comments but provided a forum for touting members' business expertise. Unlike with many other media closings, the website will not outlive the magazine. (Read "How to Save Your Newspaper...
...like cell phones—before moving on to more complex equipment, like MRI scanners. “Teach people, then teach them a little bit more,” he said. Zucker engaged his audience with his energy and stories from his personal experience, one of which involved saving the life of a 14-year-old on the way home after a long day at work by recognizing a cardiac symptom that others had missed. “Bottom line is, that kid’s alive today,” he says. “That?...
...companies opt for pay cuts is to preserve worker morale, but that can be a delicate thing. "Initially, this sounds really good to people because we're all chipping in. It's almost like in World War II when housewives bought organ meat instead of steaks and chops to save meat for the boys," says Mitchell Lee Marks, a professor at San Francisco State University's College of Business. "There's a sense of camaraderie and loyalty. But what if you don't win the war? Then why did we do that...
...applaud the tireless efforts to save endangered species and vanishing habitats, which you address in your cover story, but we need to begin to deal with the root problem: the exploding population of human beings [April 13]. How about a sterilization credit, like a carbon credit, to encourage people not to reproduce? We need to export and help finance information about all forms of birth control in all parts of the world, including the U.S. We have no trouble making decisions to limit the numbers of other species we deem overabundant, so why not our own? Ann B. Anderson, ATLANTA...
Patrick is not looking for government intervention to save his business, however. The company's manufacturing business model may seem counterintuitive. In a world where the efficiencies of scale have prompted textilemakers to mass-produce a limited line of goods, Patrick Yarns spins a wide range of products for a diverse group of customers. While a maker of industrial conveyor belts requires a sturdy yarn with minimal flexibility, for example, a safety-apparel manufacturer needs yarn that offers protection from cuts and heat. Patrick spins highly abrasion-resistant yarn for military applications, moisture-absorption and -retention yarn for fiber-optic...