by Girish Anand | Feb 16, 2009 | Random Musings
The International Longevity Center and Aging Services of California have issued a media guide for writing about older people, which lists acceptable (PC) words and unacceptable (non-PC) terms. However, it really depends on the audience reading what’s written to...
by Girish Anand | Feb 13, 2009 | Random Musings
A bunch of restrictions are included, including a 90-day make-it-profitable provision, but Mark Cuban is offering to fund your start-up. You can read all about it on his blog. I read through a bunch of business proposals pitched to him in the comments section, and I...
by Girish Anand | Feb 13, 2009 | Random Musings
I just went through the list of items covered in the final version of the stimulus plan (so called) and added up all the sums that were targeted at projects that could actually lead to jobs. I came up with $146.2 billion, which figures out to be 18.5 percent of the...
by Girish Anand | Feb 11, 2009 | Random Musings
My headline is a little misleading. What I’m referring to is a survey showing that 39 percent of physicians would not encourage their children to pursue the same profession. When you factor in other health care professionals, however, the figure drops to 20...
by Girish Anand | Feb 10, 2009 | Federal Labor Law, Health Care Reform
Those who were fretting that the extinction of Tom Daschle as potential secretary of Health and Human Services might delay health care reform needn’t worry. The inclusion of several stealth provisions in the stimulus package now sailing through Congress will...