China has banned newspapers, publishers and website-owners from using foreign words – particularly English ones. China’s state press and publishing body said such words were sullying the purity of the Chinese language.
It said standardised Chinese should be the norm: the press should avoid foreign abbreviations and acronyms, as well as “Chinglish” – which is a mix of English and Chinese.
If you are planning on trading in a game you got for Christmas at GameStop, you might want to take a police escort with you. Apparently the new “fun-time” activity is robbing GameStop.
Thieves have struck their third video game store in less than a week. Police are investigating all three cases, but so far they don’t believe any of them are connected.
I actually had a chance to talk to the guy who invented this. I run kegs at Fenway Park, and they did a trial run of these things for a short period of time on just a few taps last year. The guy who invented it hung around the stand the whole game. He’s under 25, a mechanic, and made the prototype out of spare car parts. He actually gives out the machines and makes his money selling the cups. I asked him what made him come up with the idea, and if he ever worked as a bartender. he said “No, I just love beer.”
Merck was in trouble. In 2002, the pharmaceutical giant was falling behind its rivals in sales. Even worse, patents on five blockbuster drugs were about to expire, which would allow cheaper generics to flood the market. The company hadn’t introduced a truly new product in three years, and its stock price was plummeting.
In interviews with the press, Edward Scolnick, Merck’s research director, laid out his battle plan to restore the firm to preeminence. Key to his strategy was expanding the company’s reach into the antidepressant market, where Merck had lagged while competitors like Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline created some of the best-selling drugs in the world. “To remain dominant in the future,” he told Forbes, “we need to dominate the central nervous system.”
Network neutrality is the idea that your cellular, cable, or phone internet connection should treat all websites and services the same. Big companies like AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast want to treat them differently so they can charge you more depending on what you use.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is currently debating legislation to define limits for internet service providers (ISPs). The hope is that they will keep the internet open and prevent companies from discriminating against different kinds of websites and services.
You might think that in order to make the big bucks, you have to get involved in the glamor professions, such as acting or professional athletics. However, you might be surprised to learn that none of those professions made the top 10 or even the top 25 list of highest-paying jobs, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
No.10 – Air traffic controller
Median salary: $109,220
Training time: 9 years
No.9 – Marketing manager
Median salary: $110,000
Training time: 4 to 6 years
No.8 – Lawyers and judges
Median salary: $113,000
Training time: 7 years
No.7 – Computer and information systems manager
Median salary: $113,700
Training time: 4 to 8 years
No.6 – Natural sciences manager
Median salary: $114,600
Training time: 6 years
No.5 – Engineering manager
Median salary: $117,000
Training time: 6 to 7 years
No.4 – Dentist
Median salary: $145,320
Training time: 8 years
No.3 – Psychiatrist
Median salary: $179,195
Training time: 10 to 14 years
No.2 – CEO
Median salary: $217,770
Training time: Varies
No.1 – Medical professional
Median average salary: $251,520
Training time: 10 to 15 years
