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Tuesday, April 27, 2004Activists Launch New FightPublic Interest/Public Airwaves Coalition takes fight to NAB.It was dubbed a guerrilla news conference -- a band of media-reform activists fighting for headlines inside its enemy's temporary campgrounds. Leaders of the Public Interest/Public Airwaves Coalition showed up at last week's convention of the National Association of Broadcasters in Las Vegas and demanded that the Federal Communications Commission impose new public service rules as the TV industry converts to digital transmission.
Industrial Companies Should Continually Reexamine Approaches to Globalization
Tuesday, April 27, 2004BOSTON -- Low-cost countries such as China and India are changing the competitive landscape so quickly and profoundly that every industrial company -- even those already actively sourcing products and services overseas -- needs to reexamine its overall operating strategy and be prepared to alter it radically, according to a new report by The Boston Consulting Group.According to the report, "Capturing Global Advantage: How Leading Industrial Companies Are Transforming Their Industries by Sourcing and Selling in China, India, and Other Low-Cost Countries," the opportunities for competi
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Monday, April 26, 2004"Higher Education Shines on WebIf you -- or one of your children -- has applied to a college or university, you should be finding out soon whether or not he or she was accepted. Now also is a good time to scope out institutions of higher education on the Web to help with decisions on summer visits.Our first stop is Youngstown State University (www.ysu.edu), which offers a site jam-packed with information. Be sure to share your thoughts about the site, thus earning a chance to win a prize.
"Now's the Time to Buy, Legg Mason Exec Says"
Monday, April 26, 2004"BOARDMAN, Ohio -- People don't go out and rush to buy cars, or appliances, or gasoline when they see prices rising. And they don't stay away in droves when they see prices falling.Yet when most small investors decide to buy stocks they enter the market when prices are going up and shy away when markets are falling.The psychology of trading in stocks runs counter to the psychology of buying and selling just about everything else, W. Talbot Daley told a group of investors and potential investors last week.
"IBM Employees Challenge Outsourcing, Retiree Issues at Annual Meeting Today"
Monday, April 26, 2004"PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Employees of IBM Corp., who are members of the Alliance@IBM, Communications Workers of America Local 1701, have a sharp message for management that they will deliver at the IBM annual meeting today.
"Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Kerry Rallies Mahoning Valley Democrats"
Monday, April 26, 2004"By Andrea WoodYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The war in Iraq was never mentioned. Instead the message to the Mahoning Valley was jobs, jobs, jobs.No specific job creation programs were offered -- "I'm not here to pay lip service," John Kerry said -- nor was trade protectionism served up to the pro-labor crowd gathered this morning for a rally at Phelps and Federal streets downtown.But the presidential candidate's strong indictment of George W.
"Columbiana Port Authority Acts on Wellsville Park, Fiber Optics System, to Save Jobs"
Monday, April 26, 2004" EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio -- The Columbiana County Port Authority authorized taking out bridge loans of $717,000 and $250,000 Monday night. The former would advance relocating railroad tracks that serve the Wellsville Intermodal Industrial Park. The latter would advance a fiber-optics system to serve the businesses in the county and the public schools in Columbiana and Mahoning counties.
Mahoning Valley Prepares for Kerry Campaign's Arrival
Monday, April 26, 2004YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The bleachers are being erected, television stations are getting set for live coverage and the candidate's local supporters are writing their checks. John Kerry's presidential campaign comes to the Mahoning Valley Monday night, seeking to solidify support among his party's core voters in this heavily Democratic region.Local television stations have been alerted by the campaign to have their reporters and photographers standing by at 6 p.m. Monday at a staging point near the Hampton Inn on Route 46 in Austintown -- where Kerry will spend the night.
'Hollywoodization' of World Cinema Represents Cultural Colonialism
Monday, April 26, 2004UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.
Internet Users Favor Giving to Political Candidates Online
Monday, April 26, 2004SAN DIEGO -- Of consumers surveyed online for a recent KinteraLuth Nonprofit Trend Report, 18% plan to give to a political candidate or party this year. Among those who will donate, almost half say they'll make their contributions through online methods, the report found.