General Counsel Solutions Announces Strategic Relationship with - Forbes
General Counsel Solutions, LLC (”GCS”), a leading provider of on-demand, high-quality, outsourced legal services for public and private companies, announced this day that Sterling & Sterling (”Sterling”) will be offering GCS’ outsourced legal services

Opening Glance: Chemical companies decline - CNBC
NEW YORK - Chemical companies traded lower on Tuesday, following news that Dow Chemical Co. will raise prices to help offset rising energy and raw material costs. Dow Chemical will raise prices by as much as 25 percent next month, which follows price

Iran dismisses new sanctions on Tehran - Washington Post
Resize Text TEHRAN, Iran — The European Union named Iran’s largest commercial bank, the chief of the Revolutionary Guards and the head of the country’s nuclear program on Tuesday as the targets of new sanctions imposed over Tehran’s nuclear defiance

Kroger states private-label sales increased in Q1 - Reuters
CHICAGO, June 24 (Reuters) - Kroger Co (KR.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) saw sales of its private-label brands increase in the first quarter as consumers tried to cope with rising gasoline and food prices, the chief executive of the

Open Text Introduces Quality Management Solution for Life Sciences - Forbes
DIA ANNUAL MEETING, BOSTON, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Open Text(TM) Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC), a global leader in enterprise content management (ECM), this day announced a new solution that helps pharmaceutical and medical device

WGL Holdings, Inc. Named for the 2nd Consecutive Year Among Top - CNBC
WASHINGTON, Jun 24, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — WGL Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:WGL), the parent company of Washington Gas and other energy-related subsidiaries, has been named for the 2nd consecutive year among the 40 Best Companies for Diversity, according to

Small Companies Offer Attractive Investment Opportunities - MSN MoneyCentral
Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co Inc ( ARTW ) Stock Quote , Chart , News , Add to Watchlist Monetary Conditions Favor Smaller Firms According To Historical Data DUNCANVILLE, Texas, June 24 /PRNewswire/ — Smaller capitalization firms have historically

Safe havens: Forget about pop - Globe and Mail
There was a time when owning soft drink stocks was an ideal strategy for weathering an economic downturn. After all, consumers might cut back on juice, lattes and smoothies when times are tough, but a can of pop is as important as life itself. This

UPS shares at 4 1/2-year low after profit warning - MSN MoneyCentral
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc shares fell 4.6 percent on Tuesday to their lowest point since late 2003, the morning after the world’s largest package-delivery company cut its second-quarter profit outlook citing high fuel costs

Two Bay Area firms on ‘best to work for’ list - San Francisco Gate
del.icio.us Take the dysfunctional workplace on TV’s “The Office.” Imagine its polar opposite: enthusiastic employees, skillful managers, a caring corporate culture. An annual survey that seeks firms with such attributes picked two Bay Area

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The New York Times periodically picks a price and then does a “What You Get for … $xxx,xxx” piece in its Real Estate section, comparing homes in three cities. I’ve never seen a “What You Get for … $35,000,000,” article so here it is, at least in one city: This estate in Montauk (no direct link, so go here, and enter Web ID H34007) is set on 35.5 acres between the Atlantic Ocean, a freshwater pond and fields and meadows, with 400 feet of ocean frontage. The house is 7,000 square feet and has a tiled roof, plus there’s 50% more living space than the house itself, thanks to the 3,500 square feet of mahogany decking. Built in 1994, there are three levels, comprising five bedrooms, five baths, living and dining rooms with 16-foot ceilings and walls of glass that overlook the ocean and grounds. For cooking (or, more likely, where your staff will be doing the cooking), there’s a chef’s kitchen. Also: a breakfast room, an office, a screening room with a state-of-the-art JBL system, and a garage. A path leads through private gates to the beach.

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I just heard that George Carlin died over the weekend. That’s very sad. He was a brilliant comedian and an astute observer of human nature, which of course @$^*ed some people off. The video below is a great example of Carlin’s capability to cut through the #### and tell it like it is. (Notice how I can’t bring myself to use those words?)

The pic above is from when he was at Kent Say around the time he did his classic “The Seven Words You Can Never State on Television.” Since I was at Kent State at the time, I thought this pic was perfect. What do you remember about George Carlin?
I remember hearing about the “Seven Words” and I was frantic to find out what they were. I think I was hoping one of them was new, that I hadn’t heard it before.I’m guessing we can state most of these words on Television now, but we might have to differentiate between cable and network. What do you think?

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Like other baby boomers in business, I talk to people in the same profession.  A doctor told me about this dilemma and asked for my advice:

A  patient who is a travel agent had been coming to this doctor’s office for several months.  When  he asked how she was doing, she occasionally bemoaned the fact that her travel bureau wasn’t doing well.

The other day, he casually mentioned he was taking a cruise with his family and th at he’d booked it on the internet to save money.  The patient was very upset and asked, “Why didn’t you book it with me?!”  Even though he apologized profusely, she stormed out of the office.

Should he try to get out of the booking and re-book with her?   Is there any way he can get her back as a patient, or is she gone forever?  What advice would you give him?

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