Monday, October 22, 2007

Under Pressure, Carlyle Issues Patient Promise . The Carlyle Group, under siege for weeks by a labor union critical of its $6.3 billion purchase of Manor Care nursing homes, has taken the rare step of putting in writing its promise to provide adequate staffing and resources to the chain. By Thomas Heath. [washingtonpost.com - Business] http://www.jumpingdots.com/site_map18.html http://www.homebusinesplan.com 10:18:26 PM    comment [] Toyota Sells 2.34 Million Vehicles in 3Q . TOKYO -- Toyota said Monday it sold 2.34 million vehicles globally in the July-September quarter, fewer than General Motors' tally, as its U.S. rival regained the lead in the race to be the world's top automaker. By YURI KAGEYAMA. [washingtonpost.com - Business] http://www.jumpingdots.com/site_map18.html http://www.homebusinesplan.com 10:17:06 PM    comment [] 250,000 flee raging U.S. wildfires. More than a dozen uncontained wildfires are raging across heavily populated Southern California, threatening thousands of structures and forcing 265,000 people to flee homes in areas stretching from San Diego to the movie-star hamlet of Malibu. http://www.jumpingdots.com/site_map18.html http://www.homebusinesplan.com [CNN.com] 10:16:26 PM    comment [] Microsoft to cut Xbox 360 price in Japan (AFP). AFP - Microsoft said Monday it would cut the prices of its Xbox 360 consoles in Japan as it ramps up competition with rivals Sony and Nintendo ahead of the key year-end shopping season. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] http://www.jumpingdots.com/site_map18.html http://www.homebusinesplan.com 10:15:16 PM    comment [] 5 Startup Business Myths in Small and Home Based Businesses. Discussing a few of the myths that cloud the concept of starting a small business, going over the most common myths that typically surround the small business owner and discuss their merits and the facts in each instance. In short many of the things you will hear and run into are not facts - they are urban legends, misconceptions about starting a business that have been repeated so often now that many people believe them to be true even when they ought to know better. [Home-Based-Business Articles from EzineArticles.com] http://www.jumpingdots.com/site_map18.html 10:14:04 PM    comment [] Google’s Purchase of Jaiku Raises New Privacy Issues. While Google’s Jaiku purchase may not seem like an earth-shaking event, some say it is the start of a truly interconnected world, where a chunk of our existence will migrate online. By IVAR EKMAN. [NYT > Business] http://www.jumpingdots.com/site_map18.html 10:01:37 PM    comment [] Chip pioneer David Ditzel talks Transmeta, Sun and Bell Labs. What's next for the man and the industry? Audio Episode 7 of Semi-Coherent Computing thrusts us back into the history of computing track in style, as Chris Hipp and I sit down with chip legend David Ditzel.… http://www.jumpingdots.com/site_map18.html [The Register] 10:00:20 PM    comment []

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