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Lying on Resume Can Have Dire Consequences

As a number of corporate executives have found to their dismay, lying on a job resume can have dire consequences.

Student Loans Weigh on College Grads

SCHOOL DEBT: College students are finding that student loans affect their lives as much as their education does, according to a recent survey.

Companies Sit on Record Cash Stockpiles

Imagine the dilemma of having so much cash in your bank account that you didn't know what to do with it.

How Can I Sell My Home Without a Broker?

Q: I want to sell my house, but I don't want to pay the standard 6 percent commission to a real estate agent. How do I sell my house without a broker?

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Technology has created video marketing opportunities - cable TV, email marketing, websites and video - for small businesses to be on an even playing field with large companies.

The internet has completely 'remade' the music business!

A music manager friend of mine says, "The internet has completely 'remade' the music business. cds will be gone in a few years, and it will 'all' be internet. The people running the majors are 'idiots'. I've been saying that for the last 20 years..... maybe 30 years.

ICICI Venture accord with Ace Refractories
Source: biztorrent.org

Aug 1, confirmed an ultimate deal with industrial mineral company Imerys to put up for sale its 99 per cent sta

Big Biz Buddies Up With Gen Y
Source: Wired News

Becca Malm is a 23-year-old punk club manager who's anti-brand, but whose MySpace page was designed by a Nasdaq-listed soft drink company.

ICANN Confirms: Tiered Pricing Not Forbidden in New .BIZ, .INFO and .ORG Contracts
Source: circleid.com

differential/tiered pricing on a domain-by-domain basis would not be forbidden under the .biz/info/org proposed contracts.

Facebook worth more than MySpace, but $2 billion?

Facebook, the higher education social networking site according to rumours, has put itself on the Web 2.0 auction block. But for an asking price of $2 billion dollars, are they kidding? Apparently not as they've already rejected a bid for a speculated $750 million.

New York City unemployment rate at 5-year low
Source: NY Daily News

Good news for job-seekers. In February, the city's unemployment rate sank to its lowest level in five years.

Jetblue CEO wants to use coal for fuel
Source: columbiajournalist.org

David Neeleman would go to bed each night clutching a piece of coal if he could. The airline entrepreneur says he needs the black soot to pull his $1.7 billion company out of the red.

Nanoforum - European Nanotechnology Gateway
Source: nanoforum.org

nanotech collaboration article

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