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Strully also found that blue-collar workers were harder hit by job loss, both physically and mentally. After losing their job, whether they were fired, laid off or left voluntarily, blue-collar workers were twice as likely to report being in fair or poor health as white-collar workers, among whom Strully found no such change in health. While the current study does not investigate the reasons for that disparity, Strully believes it may have something to do with the smaller financial buffer that blue-collar employees tend to have to cushion them from a sudden loss of income...
...Still, the African leaders under investigation in France aren't quaking just yet. Aware that the Paris prosecutor's office twice previously rejected Transparency's request as legally unfounded, they were among the many expecting that Desset's decision to investigate would be appealed. Many observers note that the prosecutor's office is filled by officials appointed by politicians that may be reluctant to see Paris' relations with African leaders aired. Some of France's less-than-savory clients in Africa have previously threatened to bring down political heavyweights in Paris who also benefited from Françafrique...
...Unfortunately, money takes precedence over everything, even health. Businesses do not like to see their pockets picked twice by an unruly and inconsequential panic. That aversion to loss will only make things worse if thousands and thousands of people begin to die and commercial interests are slow to recognize it and slow to react...
...He’s got one of the most important qualities that entrepreneurs need to have: he’s a go-getter,” adds Roy I. Ben-Dor, another HBS student and mentor to Shah. Kendall says he has spoken to Shah once or twice about his program to compliment him on the site’s success. “It’s nice to see when high school and college students focus on not only their peers,” he says. “For instance, he came up with this in high...
...Zardari on Tuesday met privately with some members of the committee and tried to reassure them that he is on top of things in Islamabad and a worthy recipient of further U.S. largesse. On Wednesday and Thursday, he will take that message to the White House. Zardari will meet twice with Obama, in a one-on-one session and a tripartite meeting with Karzai...