There’s
a new way to track the ups and downs of the top one-percent of the
“one-percent.” The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a listing of the
world’s Top 20 richest people to be updated daily based on market
activity. Mexican media mogul Carlos Slim leads the list, followed by
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and investor Warren Buffett. Three heirs to
the Wal-Mart fortune are also on the list. Source Link
Here’s
a nurse shortage of a different kind -- researchers are looking for
100,000 female nurses to join an ongoing, long-term health study. The
Nurse’s Health Study is seeking registered nurses, licensed nurses and,
for the first time, nursing students between 20 and 46 years of age to
complete lifestyle surveys that will help improve knowledge about
nutrition, exercise, cancer, heart disease and other health issues.
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America’s
libraries are crying “foul” over plans by the nation’s biggest
publisher to boost prices for e-books. Random House has doubled or
tripled the cost of e-books sold to libraries because of concerns that
electronic versions of books can be circulated indefinitely, cutting
into future sales. The price hikes could limit e-book purchases by
libraries. Source Link
