| Recommended Reading: Business Book Picks
Steven Singer, owner of Steven Singer Jewelers on Philadelphia's Jewelers' Row, never went to college and has no formal business schooling. But he considers himself "a student of marketing" and has built awareness for his store in his local market with an unconventional branding campaign that relies on racy humor. [See Related Article.] Mr. Singer, 49, says he's constantly reading, searching for lessons on how to grow his business. Here are some of Mr. Singer's favorite books on business success, along with what he took away from each one. .
RICE'S STRATEGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
The Saudis, as is their nature, are trying to play both sides, making supportive noises about the anti-Iran project without doing much to actually help. Some "moderate" Arab autocrats have become soul brothers with Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharaff, and are lobbying America to betray its principles and not condemn him. Finally, there is the peace process itself. There is remarkably little substance to it so far. Even people inside the Israeli and Palestinian governments are not sure what's actually going to be negotiated and what can realistically be achieved. Moreover, it's not clear that either of those governments can actually deliver anything. The Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, can sign deals, but it's not clear that he controls events a block from his headquarters.
Boulder: Impeach Bush?
This does not promote individual freedoms. I wish the Left would quit promoting a socialist/welfare state,this only leads to a collapse like the U.S.S.R. in the 80's.I don't want to be standing in lines for bread and milk for 8 hours like they did back then. .
The CNN Wire: Thursday, Dec. 20
Barack Obama of Illinois at 28 percent and former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina at 26 percent. With the poll's sampling error at plus or minus four percentage points, it's a virtual tie for the top spot in Iowa, the first state to vote in the race for the White House. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is at 7 percent with the remaining Democratic candidates all in the lower single digits. On the Republican side, 33 percent of likely GOP caucus-goers support former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as the nominee, with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in second place at 25 percent and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani at 11 percent. Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee are tied at nine percent, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas at 6 percent, with the rest of the Republican field in the lower single digits.
Leah Garchik
Voters tired of the same old TV pundits and newspaper analysts can turn for their polling information to the latest Ritz Cracker Fun-alysis. (Some PR person actually got paid to dream this up. The only positive thing about it is that it's possible that every business transaction is good for the American economy.) Respondents think that Rudy Giuliani is "the most fun Republican candidate" and Barack Obama "the most fun" Democrat. Furthermore, more Republicans (42 percent) than Democrats (35 percent) "say they have a lot of fun each day." Paraphrasing Democrat philosopher Bill Clinton's musings on linguistics (what is sex?), neutral observers might wonder: What is fun? -- Steven Spielberg, who's said to be in the Bay Area editing a new Indiana Jones movie, and Kate Capshaw went to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to see the Joseph Cornell show on its last day.
One Woman's World
I placed ads, took students, started writing again. A couple of years after my decision to stop taking the pills, I spotted Prozac Backlash,, a book by Dr. Joseph Glenmullen. Having put my personal anti-depressant nightmare behind me, I had resumed my motivational work with women and was appalled at the growing number of women who were being handed powerful and debilitating anti-depressants as though they are a kissing cousin to a baby aspirin. I took Dr. Glenmullen's book home, sat down with a cup of coffee, began to read and was totally unprepared for my response. I wept with recognition. I rejoiced to know my term in anti-depressant hell had not been blundering incompetence or the imaginings of a poetic mind. I underlined the glaring side effects that had been part of my grey, blunted existence for so many months.
Mild winter could yield timely summer recess for students
This year, school closings and delays will be posted on the board's Web site, www.boe.allconet.org. "This just gives us one more tool," said Walbert. "We will continue to do the media alerts and post closings on schoolsout.com." Contact Jennifer Raley at jraley@times-news.com. .
Becoming cyborg: Beware inequalities ahead
For the past couple of months I have been exploring a different kind of technology, the biological ones. You see, I need a new neck. Most of the big news in medical technology seems these days to revolve around genetic discoveries. Nevertheless, the first kind of commonly used advanced medical technologies will be in medical devices. In fact, if you have an older relative, they probably already have an artificial knee, hip or device that assists in the operation of key bodily functions. We'll all be somewhat cyborg before we ever start routinely relying on gene therapies, which are many years from widespread use. Most people I talk to about this expect something from the Six Million Dollar Man when they think of replacement joints. No, I will not be able to jack up a car with my neck after this surgery.
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