Since its foundation The Open University has been a pioneer of what is now popularly known as widening participation. Widening participation is sometimes understood as being about getting under- represented groups into higher education; this is clearly important, but it must also be about giving all citizens the opportunity to...
A widening investigation into the use of loss-mitigation products, including finite reinsurance, is spawning more subpoenas, this time for GE Insurance Solutions and XL Capital Ltd. A widening investigation into the use of loss-mitigation products, including finite reinsurance, is spawning more subpoenas, this time...
Byline: Robert Sanchez Daily Herald Staff Writer State transportation officials say the only way a long-desired widening of I-55 could become a reality is if Illinois lawmakers work together to raise the money. Still, they want to be ready just in case...
By Curtis Morgan, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Environmentalists filed suit Friday to block the widening of Krome Avenue to four lanes, calling the proposal a threat not only to the rural character of the Redland but to the...
BEIJING AFP — A leading state-run think tank has proposed widening the yuan's trading band to five percent to ease pressure on the currency and allow the government greater leeway to reform the exchange rate mechanism. The State Information Center SIC said the appreciation of the yuan was inevitable...
Staff Logan, Utah-- The Utah Department of Transportation has begun work on improvements to US-89 north of Logan. The project includes complete reconstruction and widening of the highway between the summit of Logan Canyon and Garden City, at...
Steve Levitt submits: Long-Term Capital Gains Tax [LTCGT] rates are likely to increase regardless of the outcome of this year’s presidential election. This tax hike will be driven by the widening public budget deficit and the expiration in December 2010 of certain legal tax exceptions. Candidates’ Platforms on Taxes...
When is a safe haven not a safe haven? The answer to that question will ultimately determine the fate of the fast-growing market for bank capital securities over the next few months. By mid-October, at least, bond buyers seemed to have made their minds up. After widening...
''Democratic leaders have been silent or evasive. They have not offered an alternative to the war in Iraq. At a time of a deepening and widening crisis in Iraq, and a widening gap between America and the world, that to me is a form of political desertion." ...
If 1998 were a race, the field of participants would be running stronger than in previous meets with numbers for many carriers showing noticeable in creases. But even with the stronger results, the gap between the leaders and the rest of the pack seems...
Evening Standard, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 10--The Financial Services Authority has launched a formal investigation into at least a dozen City investment houses in its widening probe into the disastrous split-capital investment trusts sector. Letters were sent...
Using direct primary research, customer surveys, and market forecasts, IDC has developed the report "Widening Your Secure eBusiness to Wireless," which was sponsored by Tivoli Systems Inc.
Mar. 30--Dell Computer Corp. significantly upped its bet on young companies Wednesday, widening the scope of its Dell Ventures unit and naming a top senior executive to lead the charge. Mar. 30--Dell Computer Corp. significantly upped its bet on young companies Wednesday, widening the...
By Anthony Flint, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 22--Weary commuters stuck in gridlock on Route 3 from the New Hampshire border to Route 128 should get an unusually smooth ride starting Monday, as the final 8-mile portion of the...
It has been almost 40 years since ground broke for original construction of Interstate 93. For the highway, little has changed and that is the problem. The state has outgrown a stretch of the highway that continues to see rising traffic counts. The widening of I-93, which will include improvements...
BRIEFS CHEYENNE AP - The Senate Transportation and Highways Committee on Jan. 15 unanimously approved one of three bills tied to a sweeping highway-- widening project. The legislation would appropriate $20 million in seed money from the general fund so the Wyoming Transportation Department can begin securing rights of way...
By Nicole T. Lesson, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 11--The Seminole Tribe of Florida will put up the money to widen a section of State Road 7 in time for the opening of its new casino. A...
ATLANTA--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 23, 1998--Chastain Capital Corporation (Nasdaq/NM:CHAS) today made several announcements regarding the effect of current market conditions on its operations. As a result of recent credit market conditions, the Company's portfolio has experienced estimated losses of $32.0 million due to spread widening, which adversely affected the value of...
