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Money-Saving Moves. (17 Jun 2006)
Offers tips from engineer James Dulley on saving on heating bills. Use incense to check for leaks from windows, doors, walls, etc. Reduce the temperature of hot water and service your furnace at the start of winter. Buy a programmable thermometer. Plant trees that lose their leaves on the south to block summer sun and evergreens on the north to block winter winds. Consider a home energy audit.Full Text Word Count:369D

GOOGLE MAY PURCHASE 5 PERCENT STAKE IN AOL. (17 Jun 2006)
The article reports on the potential purchase of a 5 percent stake in America Online (AOL) by search-engine Google. It is expected that such agreement would enable AOL to sell advertisements among the search results that Google will provide. Computer software firm Microsoft was seen as the leading contender to establish a deal with AOL. Microsoft is eager to replace Google as the main search provider for AOL.Full Text Word Count:250D

The Google Workout. (17 Jun 2006)
The article looks at how Google Incorporated manages its knowledge workers. Google hires new employees by committee. Google provides its employees with dining facilities, gymnasiums, laundry rooms, massage rooms, haircuts, and other services. Google encourages communication and creativity among employees.Full Text Word Count:400D

Google's Master Plan. (17 Jun 2006)
The article looks at the strategic planning of Google Incorporated. Google is run by computer scientists. Google is the most likely place from which artificial intelligence might emerge. Google's mission is to "organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful." Google will attempt to get everything of value into the Google index.Full Text Word Count:862D

10 Ways Google will take over the world. (cover story) (17 Jun 2006)
This article discusses how Google can achieve world class dominance in the world of advertising. Google can offer free advertising services for the masses. It can also offer a free online advertisement-reporting tool that gives marketers performance-tracking results for all types of online ad campaigns. Google can also use its auction model to monetize what could become the source for all online entertainment.Full Text Word Count:257D

Google's Great Works in Progress. (17 Jun 2006)
The article focuses on issues surrounding the Google Book Library Project, a program designed to scan million books to make them searchable online. Google exerts its efforts to address the errors that may arise in the public-domain content. In the Google Books, Google scans books from publishers and libraries. According to news editor Gary Price, Google needs to make the book-search engine work as a Web-search tool.Full Text Word Count:1210

Chappelle turned on his back on how much money? (17 Jun 2006)
This article presents information on several television and radio programs in the U.S. The ill fated third season of the cable television network Comedy Central's once popular "Chappelle's Show," which after only four unaired episodes flopped once its star Dave Chappelle abruptly left the show, is slated to be aired in January 2006. The bad news is that according to his ex-manager, Mustafa Abuelhija, the star split from the show allegedly without compensating him. Last week Air America Radio Inc. announced a change in its morning line-up. Beginning from January 2, 2006, the new morning format "Air America Mornings," will broadcast on weekdays from 5-9am.Full Text Word Count:805D

Hang in there stirkers until a little bit of money and a whole lot of dignity comes your way. (17 Jun 2006)
This article reports that Peter S. Kalikow, chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York City, did as much as one could have possibly done with his near racist faux pas and unmitigated white arrogance to destroy whatever possibility that Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Roger Toussaint ever had of bringing negotiations to an amicable conclusion. Toussaint has conducted a strike following a dispute with MTA. Bringing this strike to any conclusion is worth it. Toussaint and his colleagues hope to hang in there as long as they are not required to return to work, if at all, with fewer real dollars and tortured egos.Full Text Word Count:236D

Google rules -- but for how long? (17 Jun 2006)
THE TECH GIANT trumps Microsoft with a $1 billion AOL deal, the latest in a string of big moves

Funny money. (17 Jun 2006)
The article offers a look at the 25th anniversary of frequent-flyer programs. The mania began in 1981, when American Airlines launched AAdvantage, the world's first frequent-flyer program, to encourage customer loyalty. Today more than 130 airlines issue miles. Indeed, calculations by "The Economist" in January 2005 suggested that the total stock of unredeemed miles was worth more than all the dollar bills in circulation. The record for the biggest individual account is 25 million miles, reputedly belonging to a publishing executive who charged his firm's postage bill to his own credit card. With no independent central bank to protect the "currency", the value of frequent-flyer miles has already diminished: over the past decade most airlines have increased the number of miles needed for a free flight.Full Text Word Count:1678

Keep an Eye on the Money You Owe. (cover story) (17 Jun 2006)
Discusses how most Americans do not regularly check their credit report. Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, all citizens are entitled to a free annual copy from annualcreditreport.com. Suggests that keeping tabs on one's credit report is the key to fiscal fitness. Advice is given on what to do if a credit report contains an error.Full Text Word Count:331D

How Time Warner Clicks With Google. (17 Jun 2006)
The article reports on the expanded partnership between Time Warner's AOL unit and Google. As part of the partnership, Google plans to work with AOL on video search and offer the premium-video service of AOL within Google Video. The alliance involves interconnectivity between AOL Instant Messenger and Google Talk.Full Text Word Count:655D

Where Did the Money Go? (17 Jun 2006)
The article discusses the asset protection industry with its offshore asset protection trusts and offers advice for protecting wealth from creditors. Cook Islands are a favorite South Pacific haven of the wealthy to keep their fortunes beyond the reach of creditors, lawyers and ex-wives. Cook Islands law designed to attract business from people who want to protect their assets from judgments. To consultant Robert Lambert, the mastermind of many offshore trusts, there's nothing wrong with shielding clients who have suffered financial reversals from creditors. There are legitimate domestic asset-protection schemes to fend off ruinous legal awards against doctors hit by medical malpractice claims, executives by shareholder suits, spouses by divorce. But from the point of view of the plaintiffs, asset-protection trusts frustrate the public policy of accountability enshrined in common law. According to a Government Accountability Office study last January, only 7%, or $40 million, of the $568 million owed in restitution in five unnamed criminal cases has been paid. Impenetrable as offshore trusts may be, their owners still are subject to U.S. law. Thus the owners can't use trusts to avoid U.S. taxes, says Jay D. Adkisson, a debtor-creditor attorney who has coauthored a book on asset protection. U.S. citizens must declare income from anywhere in the world. These facts, and the possibility that the defendant could get a contempt-of-court citation for failing to disgorge funds from offshore accounts, give plaintiffs some leverage. Here are tips for people trying to collect from wealthy, secretive deadbeats: Follow the paper trail; Get a court order; Prove fraudulent transfer; Use bankruptcy law; Don't focus on just one person; and Go after the remaining money.Full Text Word Count:1498

How Time Warner Clicks With Google. (17 Jun 2006)
The article reports on the expanded partnership between Time Warner's American Online (AOL) unit and Google. As part of the partnership, Google plans to work with AOL on video search and offer the premium-video service of AOL within Google Video. The alliance involves interconnectivity between AOL Instant Messenger and Google Talk.Full Text Word Count:655D

Bill's Big Career Move. (17 Jun 2006)
This article discusses the moral issue involved in making important family decisions. To illustrate his point, the author tells of the situation of a Christian man named Bill who received a job offer that would involve moving his family far away from the home they have lived in a long time. The author describes the various ways to make a morally important decision such as the one faced by Bill.Full Text Word Count:863D

CAREER RESOLUTIONS? BAH HUMBUG! (17 Jun 2006)
The article offers suggestions for developing career resolutions in 2006. Professional objectives and opportunities should be reassessed. Training in leadership, public speaking and interpersonal communication will be helpful to improve one's skills. Business trends in industries and practice should be observed.Full Text Word Count:243D

The Google Game. (17 Jun 2006)
The article presents information on a Google game designed by librarians and teachers at Shaler Area Intermediate School in Glenshaw, Pennsylvania to help their students in doing research using the Google search engine. A description of how students get frustrated when the subject they are researching do not appear accurately during their search. The Web search strategy taught to the students is discussed in detail. INSET: Diminishing Returns.Full Text Word Count:1610

Google Earth. (17 Jun 2006)
The article features Google Earth, an electronic map service incorporated with an application programming interface, by Internet company Google. The information being provided by the service are based on satellite and aerial photographs of the Earth. It is also being billed as a three-dimensional interface to the planet. The images available range in age from 1 to 2 years and according to the company, the images are refreshed periodically. It is emphasized that there are no real-time images in the service but users can import their own.Full Text Word Count:1363

Get Healthy, Save Money. (17 Jun 2006)
The article provides advice on how to improve personal health in order to save money. The author suggests several small steps aimed at accomplishing the goal of improved health, including a switch from whole to skim milk, more walking and less cigarette smoking. A discussion of the health benefits offered by most companies is included. According to the author, those who successfully improve their health may want to consider reapplying for life insurance.Full Text Word Count:561D

Jump-Start Your Career. (17 Jun 2006)
This article provides strategies for jump-starting your career. Sure, you can earn points by volunteering for extra work, but don't just jump at anything. Identify a task that will have a big impact. Once you've identified an opportunity, you should seek buy-in from your superiors. Establish yourself as the go-to person for your new project, and feel comfortable to toot your own horn.Full Text Word Count:615D

Save More Money. (17 Jun 2006)
This article presents strategies for saving more money. The strategy includes maxing out one's 401(k) plan. More than half of all eligible employees aren't taking full advantage of their company's 401(k) and a third haven't even signed up. One should also increase their savings, by increasing contributions the amount of a pay raise, for instance.Full Text Word Count:524D

Two Cities, Two Careers, Too Much? (17 Jun 2006)
The article reports on the increasing number of couples who have "commuter marriages," marriages in which the partners work in two different cities. As people marry later and more women have well established careers, couples are less willing to give up their jobs when one partner is transferred. Using frequent flier miles, planning out a budget and asking your employer to cover your expenses are all ways to save money, but most marriages can't stand the strain for more than three years.Full Text Word Count:1565

Teaching Careers with Modular Tech Labs. (17 Jun 2006)
The article discusses the benefits of modular technology laboratories at schools in the U.S. in 2005. In a modular technology laboratory, each student works at a workstation that has a networked computer with the curriculum module loaded on it. There can be as few as three modules, or as many as twenty modules happening in one room at the same time. The technology laboratory curriculum is delivered via the computer with a digital notebook. One of the most important life skills taught in the technology laboratory is teamwork. Taking responsibility for their learning is another career skill that is stressed and rewarded in the laboratory.Full Text Word Count:1014

Looking into The Google Legacy. (17 Jun 2006)
The article focuses on the competitiveness and viability of information service provider Google according to Internet search expert Stephen E. Arnold as highlighted in his book "The Google Legacy." The book is an anecdotal and easy to read according to Arnold. The book evaluates the potential of Google in its operations like data centers, hardware components, server racks, network architecture and redundant file copies. It is perceived that the computing platform of Google is a better computer processor and operating system than systems available from competitors.Full Text Word Count:2702

Google Base Mayhem. (17 Jun 2006)
This article evaluates the Google Base information database and offers information on its key features, capabilities as well as limitations.Full Text Word Count:968D

A Perspective on Google Book Search. (cover story) (17 Jun 2006)
The article offers a perspective on the Google Book Search project. It discusses Google's mission and vision in creating the Book Search option. It identifies its partners in the project, which includes publishers and libraries. It argues that Google Book Search is designed to stimulate interest and sales for publishers and authors. It also argues that the project does not violate U.S. copyright laws and that the manner by which it presents the text of a book falls within the parameters set in the fair use doctrine. INSET: To Have and to Hold.Full Text Word Count:1662

FREE MONEY for grad school. (17 Jun 2006)
The article suggests ways to boost chances of getting someone else pay for a master's or doctor of philosophy degree. It is important to start early. Decisions concerning fellowships, scholarships and assistantships are made at the department level, says Mary Pat Doyle, associate director of financial aid for the graduate school at Northwestern University. Graduate-school admission is based on your undergraduate grade-point average, the reputation of your undergraduate school, recommendations and your specific research interests.Full Text Word Count:1343

Your Money. (17 Jun 2006)
The article presents updates on the business sector in the U.S. as of December 2005. Fewer than half of the people have taken advantage of their right to get a free credit report, says one study. The Internal Revenue Service is looking for more than 84,000 taxpayers whose refund checks could not be delivered in 2005. T. Rowe Price launches a free online service that compares taxable and tax-favored college-savings options.Full Text Word Count:150D

Money lessons to teach your kids. (17 Jun 2006)
This article discusses lessons parents can teach their children about saving, spending and budgeting. According to money-management coach Cindy Morus, it is a little scary to hand cold, hard cash over to your children but kids will not learn to manage money unless they have it in their possession. Kids as young as eight can handle a small allowance each week, usually a dollar or two for incidentals or for the piggy bank. INSET: Is your kid ready for plastic?Full Text Word Count:1075

Where's the money? (17 Jun 2006)
The article illustrates an example of a summary report that shows where unpaid services exist in one's otolaryngology practice. The billing software should provide a practitioner with a summary report that will show where unpaid services exist. The example illustrated begins with a list of Charges on Hold. The Contracted Variance section lists those claims that were not paid according to the terms of your contract with the carrier.Full Text Word Count:515D

Dive Into Career Camp. (17 Jun 2006)
This article provides information on Busch Gardens and SeaWorld Adventure Camps which allow thousands of U.S. students to explore animal science careers. The average number of students who participate in the camps are noted. The activities performed by campers are described. Some students who have joined in the camps talk about their experience.Full Text Word Count:396D

Top Teen Career Choices. (17 Jun 2006)
This article takes a look at the results of a Gallup Youth Survey which examined the top career choices of a sample of 1,000 U.S. children ages 13 to 17.Full Text Word Count:134D

Smart Money Moves For The New Year. (17 Jun 2006)
The article offers tips on managing personal finance. Create a financial plan with the help of a financial adviser. Inventory of personal items should be done. Adopt a budgeting system for special and planned acquisitions. An increase in savings is recommended. Replace adjustable mortgage and credit cards with fixed rates.Full Text Word Count:1894

Library of Congress Gets $3 Million from Google. (17 Jun 2006)
The article reports on the financial gift received by the U.S. Library of Congress from Google in November 2005. The gift will enable the Library of Congress to build its digitization project called World Digital Library. The digitization project will be based on the World Digital Library. The library will continue to receive charitable contributions for the project.Full Text Word Count:479D

Ladies Professional Golf Association Leading Money Winners. (17 Jun 2006)
A list of the Ladies Professional Golf Association leading money winners is presented. Some of the winners are Patty Berg who earned $16,011 in the year 1954 and $16,492 in the year 1955, Martene Hagge earned $20,235 in the year 1956, Beverly Hanson earned $12,629 in 1958, Betsy Rawls earned $26,774 in the year 1959, Louise Suggs earned $16,892 in the year 1960, Mickey Wright earned $22,236 in the year 1961, $21,641 in the year 1962 , $31,269 in 1963 and $29,800 in 1964, and Kathy Whitworth earned $28,658 in the year 1965, $33,517 in 1966, $32,937 in 1967 and $48,379 in 1968.Full Text Word Count:176D

Professional Golfers' Association Leading Money Winners, by Year. (17 Jun 2006)
A list of the Professional Golfers' Association leading money winners from the year 1946 to 2004 is presented. Some of the winners are Ben Hogan who earned $42,556 in the year 1946, Jimmy Demaret earned $27,936 in the year 1947, Sam Snead earned $35,758 in the year 1950, Lloyd Mangrum earned $26,088 in the year 1951, Julius Boros earned $37,032 in 1952, Lew Worsham earned $34,002 in the year 1953. Bob Toski earned $65,819 in 1954, Ted Kroll earned $72,835 in the year 1956, and Dick Mayer who earned $65,835 in the year 1957.Full Text Word Count:202D

Denominations of U.S. Currency. (17 Jun 2006)
The article reports that since 1969 the largest denomination of U.S. currency that has been issued is the $100 bill. As larger-denomination bills reach the Federal Reserve Bank, they are removed from circulation. The article presents a description of the various denominations that have been continued.Full Text Word Count:142D

New U.S. Currency Designs. (17 Jun 2006)
The article reports that the U.S. Treasury has issued a redesigned $100 note on March 25, 1996 incorporating many new and modified anti-counterfeiting features. It was the first of the U.S. currency series to be redesigned. A new $50 note was issued October 27, 1997, a new $20 bill was released into circulation September 24, 1998, and new $10 and $5 notes were issued May 24, 2000. The redesigned $5, $10, $20, and $50 bills incorporate the same features as the $100 bill, with the notable addition of a low-vision feature, a large, dark numeral on a light background on the back of the note. The notes have a security thread running vertically up one side, with "USA TWENTY" and a small U.S. flag.Full Text Word Count:374D

Managing Your Money. (17 Jun 2006)
The article offers tips on money management. Creating a budget chart allows a person to visualize his personal cash flow. To keep track of the weekly expenditures, ask for receipts on every item purchased and add them up at the end of the day. It is recommended to have two bank accounts, a savings account for big goals and a checking account for immediate expenses.Full Text Word Count:1459

GREAT CAREERS WITHOUT FOUR YEARS. (17 Jun 2006)
The article focuses on career opportunities in the trade and military services in the U.S. According to Kenneth C. Gray, a professor of work force education and development at Pennsylvania State University, two out of every five high school graduates do not go to traditional colleges. These students have timely opportunities in the trades and military due to high demand caused by staff shortages. After completing a five-year apprenticeship, electrical contractors can earn as much as $60,000 to $70,000 a year with an advantage of earning while learning.Full Text Word Count:1079

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