In the upcoming issue of Forbes magazine we detail the wonderfully inspiring, only-in-America success story of Pejman Nozad. He came to the United States from Iran at age 23 with little English and $700 in his pocket. Nearly two decades later he is one of Silicon Valley?s great deal-makers, connecting entrepreneurs to top venture capitalists ...

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 16:56

75% of U.S. citizens ages 17-24 cannot pass military entrance exams because they are not physically fit, have criminal records, or because they lack critical skills needed in modern warfare, including how to locate on a map military theaters in which the U.S. is fulsomely engaged, such as Afghanistan. The CFR Report argues that this egregious knowledge gap will make it increasingly hard to fill the ranks of U.S. foreign service, intelligence, and armed forces. Moreover, contrary to popular belief, the 25% of American students who drop out of high school will not be able to serve in the U.S. military. In addition, 30% of those who do graduate high school still lack the basic math, science, and English competency to pass the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery.

pubblicato il: 27/03/2012 - 01:55

If you're like most busy professionals, you probably don't pay the administrative professionals running around your office too much attention. They're often the invisible heroes that go unnoticed until disaster strikes and they're called in to "save the day". Whether they're managing your calendar, booking your travel, or fielding a barrage of incoming phone calls, ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 18:55

It seems that Web 2.0 superstar and Digg founder Kevin Rose and his team from the Internet startup development lab??Milk will join Google. So far, there?s no official word, so Rose and Co.?s role remains uncertain. Here are some ideas about what Rose could do for , especially for its social network thingie +: 1) ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 22:23

Investors are discounting the effect of still-high unemployment, rising gas prices and inflation on wealthy consumers? spending habits. They?re driving up the stocks of upscale retailers in anticipation of earnings gains this year, while select off-price discount retailers of branded goods are riding on their coattails. ?Apparel/accessory/luxury? retailing stocks have jumped 25.4% this year through ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 10:40

As reported earlier, 12 items of art deco jewelry and art objects from the estate of Huguette M. Clark will be part of the April 17 Magnificent Jewels sale at Christie's . The auction house released images of the items being offered from the estate. The top lot for the auction is a 9-carat pink ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 20:23

The 1099 form is a way to report certain non-payroll income to the??IRS, and it is often used by contractors and??investors. If you?ve never received one of these forms, then you need to prepare yourself for the possibility. However, if you have received a 1099 form before, then expect to see some changes in 2012. ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 23:01

That video helped me remember how I spent St, Patrick?s Day when I was in high school.?? With the Regiment.?? The Xavier High School Regiment of the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps.?? It was a little different.?? All the students were in the Regiment and we all wore the blue uniform with the white stripe ...

pubblicato il: 17/03/2012 - 03:54

Cuban dissident Oscar Biscet is threatened again for speaking out for human rights for all Cubans.

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 06:26

Plagiarism: it?s enough to raise your blood pressure. An article in??Korean Circulation Journal appears to plagiarize from a similar article in the??Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).??In 2009,??Franz Messerli, a well-known hypertension expert at St Luke?s Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York, and Gurusher Panjrath, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, published a Viewpoint and ...

pubblicato il: 18/03/2012 - 22:53