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Small, Family-Run Deli Affected By Declining Economy
Business
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Burlington, MA
For the past three years I have been working at a deli, both making sandwiches and working the register. I am very close with the owners of this small, family-run business, and they feel comfortable talking to me about every aspect of their business. Unfortunately this little sandwich shop, that has been a town-favorite since 1966, has been struggling lately, and all employees are now aware of this. These days it is everyone’s duty at work to try to cut down on expenses. |
Writers on a New England Stage: E.L. Doctorow (Full Version)
By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, September 30, 2009.As the author of Ragtime, Billy Bathgate and The March, E.L. Doctorow is considered one of America's preeminent writers. On Wednesday, Doctorow stopped by the Music Hall in Portsmouth for the next installment of Writers on a New England Stage. He discussed his new novel, Homer and Langley, and his career with NHPR's Laura Knoy. This is the complete, unedited version of the event.
Should Pink Ribbons Be Banned?
By Virginia Prescott on Wednesday, September 30, 2009.Get ready for pink-ribbon season! October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Now in its 25th year, the event promotes awareness of a disease that strikes one in eight women in their lifetimes. And it’s expected to claim nearly 40,000 lives in the U.S. this year alone.
Efforts to bring attention to the disease and raise money for a cure are ongoing. But some women with breast cancer, as well as survivors are troubled by what they see as exploitation. A growing number charge that companies capitalize on suffering to boost profits. And many regard the proliferation of pink ribbons as a marketing ploy.
We’re joined by Kris Frieswick. Her mother passed away from breast cancer, and her article on the dark side of pink-ribbon marketing will appear in this Sunday’s Boston Globe Magazine. We also talk to Jeanne Sather, a blogger in Seattle who's currently battling metastatic breast cancer and blogs at The Assertive Cancer Patient. She's known in the breast cancer community for her fight against using pink ribbons as a marketing tool, and is leading a "Boycott October" campaign.
"Pink Ribbons, Inc.: Breast Cancer and the Politics of Philanthropy" by Samantha King
Jeanne Sather's blog post debunking the "one in eight" statistic
(Photo by Premier Packaging via Flickr/Creative Commons)
September 30, 2009
Today on Word of Mouth, as 24-hour news channels grab content from partisan bloggers, one critic wonders whether we’ve entered a post-journalistic age. And, an ATM for books. The Espresso Book Machine prints millions of titles on demand. We’ll hear from one of the first independent bookstores to buy one, and one who believes that it will revolutionize bookselling. And neuroenhancing drugs are right around the corner that will improve more than concentration and mood. We’ll delve into the ethically murky world of pills for improving memory, fidelity and trust.
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The Ultimate Robot Smackdown
By Jen Nathan on Wednesday, September 30, 2009.
More than thirty robots went head-to-head in Toyama, Japan last weekend at the prestigious Robo-One competition.
Our favorite contender was a one-armed stabbing robot that can be operated by brain waves. The inventor attached a series of electrodes to his forehead and used neural waves to tell it when to walk forward, rotate right, and unleash its stabbing arm.
