German industrialist commits suicideTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 8:10PMA German billionaire has committed suicide due to money problems.
Licenses revokedTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 8:03PMNJ funeral directors punished in body parts scheme
Switching BehavioursTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 8:02PMYou may have the best product in the world, but if you sell it with arrogance, people would rather buy the next best product than buy from you. Many excellent executives miss company promotions brought about by behavioral considerations.
Letters for January 7Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 8:02PMReaders sound off on condoms, charitable giving, and Oakland crime.
Newark funeral home owner admits to stealing human remainsTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 7:41PMA New Jersey funeral director implicated in a grisly scheme to plunder body parts from cadavers for medical transplants has agreed to plead guilty to stealing human remains, authorities said today. Stephen K. Finley, 45, the owner of a funeral...
The Cylon Invasion Begins by James Dunnigan January 6, 2009Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 7:18PMThe U.S. Navy has rolled out its first combat UAV (or UCAS, for Joint Unmanned Combat Aerial System). This is part of a six year long, $636 million contract to build and test two X-47B aircraft. The test program calls for first flight next year and first carrier landing in three years.
U.S. Economic Woes Strengthen the Case for Free Trade With ColombiaTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:34PMPresident Bush denies reports that, in conversations with President-elect Barack Obama, he linked his support for a bigger auto industry bailout, or possibly a fiscal stimulus package, to a demand that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., end her legislative blockade of the Colombia free-trade agreement.
Extreme Kriotherapy: The Ice Cold Cure?Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:29PMReporter checks out spa where cold immersion is a new fad to rid wrinkles.
EU Requests WTO Consultations Concerning Hormone-Treated BeefTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:25PMWASHINGTON (BUSINESS WIRE) - The European Union has requested consultations with the U.S. and Canada in the World Trade Organization concerning the WTO-compliance of its restrictions on hormone-treated beef.