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Twitter – When Freedom of Speech Collides with Business Interests
Business - By Dezan Shira, 30 views
Twitter, the U.S.-based micro-blogging service provider, has recently found itself at the receiving end of criticism due to its new policy that will allow content censorship on a country-by-country basis. The policy adjustment may have revealed Twitter’s interest in returning to the cash-flowing Chinese market, where the government implements strict internet censorship regulations and blocks an array of Western social media web sites. In a blog post last Thursday, Twitter said that it had refined its technology and gained “the ability to reactively withhold content from users in a specific country – while keeping it available in the rest of the world.” Previously, when the company took down a post at the request of a country’s government, the “tweet” invariably disappeared across the worldwide web.

Federal Nepotism Unfair to Health Care, Medical Equipment Businesses and Consumers
Health - By Peter Festus Egan, 131 views
The United States federal government's moratorium on Medicare licenses is a disgraceful act of nepotism, the sole purpose of which is to protect the business interests of high-dollar campaign contributors through the limitation of competition and at the direct expense of American health care consumers.

China’s WWW Policy – Access Only through Chinese Servers
Internet - By Dezan Shira, 25 views
Spending the National Holiday week relaxing in Beijing, one thing that became immediately apparent was the worsening of connections to the worldwide web. Overseas web sites that were previously always accessible are now erratic in terms of performance, and even our webmail server (based in the United States) has had access problems.

China's Local Government Debt Exceeds RMB 10 Trillion
Business - By Dezan Shira, 57 views
While estimations on the scale of China’s local government debt vary based on different official statistical sources, China’s National Audit Office (NAO) has finally confirmed how massive the local debt is to the Chinese public recently. According to the NAO report, China’s local government debt stacked up to RMB10.7 trillion by the end of last year, generating concerns over Chinese banks’ financial conditions and drawing the central government into a dilemma where efforts to combat inflation could be limited.

Indirectly Accessing Government Grants
Business - By Joseph Lizio, 63 views
Businesses seeking government grants soon find out that they cannot access these grant directly. They just do not work that way. But, knowing how they work, you might be able to access them indirectly.

Hong Kong to Give US$913 Million Hand Out
Finance - By Dezan Shira, 75 views
Under a recent scheme, Hong Kong’s affable lawmakers plan to hand out HK$7.1 billion (US$913 million) in cash money to permanent residents of the special administrative region.

Uday salunkhe: WTO: Challenges and Opportunities for Indian Agriculture sector
Business - By Uday Salunkhe, 83 views
This article is authored by eminent educationist and visionary Professor Dr. Uday Salunkhe, Director, Welingkar Institute of Management and Research (WE School), one of the leading B-Schools in India, with campuses in Mumbai & Bangalore. Professor Dr. P.S. Rao collaborates with Dr. Uday Salunkhe on this analysis.

Tasmanian Government House Open Day
Travel - By Tania Horne, 153 views
According to the brochure Tasmanian Government House is regarded as one of the best vice-regal residences in the Commonwealth. Couldn’t be too many better!

North Dayton accounting firm celebrates 30 years of service
Business - By Gery Deer, 95 views
Manning & Associates CPAs, LLC celebrates 30 years of service with ceremonial ribbon cutting and reception on October 21.

Clean Water: An Overdue Investment
Health - By Eric Eckl, 76 views
What do you call $6 billion that the U.S. government has invested in drinking water and wastewater treatment systems in 2010? A good start. It’s a good start towards ending the recession and a down payment on our obligation to provide enough clean water for future generations of American families.

Protect the Environment, Fix the Pipes
Health - By Eric Eckl, 56 views
Have you ever driven past a sign for a «Water Pollution Control Plant» and wondered what goes on there? A better question might be – who's paying to keep that plant going and how far behind are they on their bills? America's sewage treatment system is falling apart and the longer we wait to fix it, the more expensive the final bill will be.

Protect the People, Replace the Pipes
Health - By Eric Eckl, 50 views
The massive water system failure in Massachusetts reveals a long hidden problem: the public is increasingly at risk because America's water pipes and treatment plants are worn out and falling apart. What are the consequences of inaction -- and what can be done to remedy the situation?

SUSTAINABILITY AND BUSINESS By Mensur Boydas
Sustainability - By Mensur Boydas, 77 views
Humanity has reached an era during which the irresponsible use and disposal of natural resources is no longer possible. Since businesses and corporations play a big role in this damage to the environment, it only makes sense that they take social and moral responsibility to make some of the reparations needed to eliminate the erosion of nature. Specifically, business operations must play an active role in the removal of harmful substances that have been placed in nature as well as finding more sustainable ways to function. All the while, maintaining quality and profit margins. This is the challenge faced by business that in the 21st century.