Friday, February 18, 2005

Book Smarts vs. Street Smarts. Is a college education overrated in the business world? [The Motley Fool] 8:25:26 PM    comment [] Week in review: Missing Links. From lefties plagued with disease to a Sports Illustrated swimsuit video game, these are some of the below-the-radar stories from this week. [CNET News.com] 7:43:38 PM    comment [] The Millionaire Next Door vs. the Politician in Washington. By Arnold Kling / TCS — Permalink "Usually the wealthy individual is a businessman who has lived in the same town for all of his life. This person owns a small factory, a chain of stores, or a service company. He has married once and remains married. He lives next door to people with a fraction of his wealth. Read remarks from Jesse Taylor, Greg Ransom, Arnold Kling, and Glenn Reynolds. [memeorandum] 7:33:58 PM    comment [] Plague Hits Miners in Democratic Republic of Congo. The World Health Organization says as many 400 miners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have a highly contagious form of the plague. Health officials are concerned that the miners will leave the area and spread the disease elsewhere in the Central African country. [NPR's All Things Considered] 7:17:56 PM    comment []

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