Most spas have names that conjure up an atmosphere of bliss and tranquillity. So I am a little taken aback by the sign outside the spa in the orange groves of northern Israel.
A Spa That Slithers
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America’s Untapped Energy Resource: Boosting Efficiency
This may sound too good to be true, but the U.S. has a renewable-energy resource that is perfectly clean, remarkably cheap, surprisingly abundant and immediately available.
In Vietnam, New Fears of a Chinese ‘Invasion’
Thirty years ago, Vietnamese soldiers waged a final, furious battle in the hills of Lang Son near the country’s northern border to push back enemy troops. Both sides suffered horrific losses, but Vietnam eventually proclaimed victory
People to Watch in International Business
MAUREEN O’CONNELL Consulting Queen Fresh out of high school, O’Connell, 42, developed her finance talents at a New York City company that sold plants. Her career has since sprouted: she’s had CFO stints at Bertelsmann’s BMG Direct, Publishers Clearing House and Barnes & Noble.
The Suicide Seeds
For farmers hoping for a healthy harvest, the best place to turn for help these days is the Monsanto Corp. One of the world’s leading biotechnology companies–and lately a pioneer in genetically engineered seeds–Monsanto has been incorporating flashy traits like herbicide and pest resistance into everything from canola to corn.
Recipe for Food Safety
On Sept. 16, 2010, a team of U.S
LABOR: Violence on the Picket Line
The milling picket lines, the fire hoses, the club-wielding police were all reminiscent of the bloody strikes of the 1930s.
Ford, GM, Chrysler to update Midwest factories, add jobs
Ford, GM, Chrysler to update Midwest factories, add jobs Growing again after years of downsizing, General Motors and Chrysler announced more plans Thursday to renovate plants and restore Rust Belt jobs to build a new generation of cars. And Ford Motor earlier this week announced plans for investment and new jobs at four plants in […]
GM adding 600 jobs to Michigan plant
GM adding 600 jobs to Michigan plant General Motors will invest $190 million in a Lansing, Mich., auto plant, adding 600 new jobs, the city’s mayor said Wednesday. GM, the second-largest U.S. automaker, will invest the money in its Grand River Assembly Plant in Lansing, where more than 1,000 workers are already employed, Virg Bernero, […]
Obama Tries to Increase Pressure for Iran Sanctions
President Barack Obama’s year of outreach to Iran has succeeded in putting it on the diplomatic defensive: that much was clear from Friday’s blunt reproach of Tehran by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s board. But it’s less clear that Obama can convert that diplomatic advantage into sanctions that will curtail Iran’s nuclear program.