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Describes how Stewart Kasen is turning business around at Best Products Co., a catalog showroom firm. History of the company, founded by Sydney and Frances Lewis in 1956; How some of Best's showrooms have become architectural landmarks; How Kasen became involved with Best; How Kasen brought Best out of bankruptcy.

The article focuses on Pan American World Airways Inc.'s (Pan Am) forecast which called for an operating loss of 75 million dollars in the U.S. in 1974. It states that the projected operating loss was highlighted in Pan Am's petition for a temporary subsidy of almost 10.2 million dollars a month. It notes that William D. Eberle, executive director of the Council on International Economic Policy, was asked by President Gerald R. Ford to make a long-term policy toward U.S. international carriers.

The article comments on the disk-memory market for personal computers in the U.S. in 1984. Demand has continued to outpace the supply of disk drives manufactured by suppliers. Consequently, the disk-memory market has become a major business that accounts for approximately 25% of the cost of an average microcomputer.

The article lays emphasis on the new approaches to representing work for purposes of system design. Standard system development methods prescribe representational techniques that aimed at rendering working practices into forms narrowly relevant to design concerns. Morten Kyng is best known as a founding figure in cooperative design approaches to system development. In making representation work, Kyng views representation as tools developed to depict both current and future work practices, as well as associated system design possibilities. The article also consists works of several authors who have contributed their studies in regard to representation of work. The article covers an essay on work and system design. The article also features sidebars from researchers pursuing diverse approaches to representing work, suite of tools under development aimed at creating rich, shareable representations of workplaces as socially, technologically, and spatially organized environments.

This article discusses the lessons that the capital market, international banks, and international markets can gain from the bankruptcy of British securities firm Barings PLC. Trader Nicholas Leeson generated $1.3 billion in losses on futures markets in Asia. Individual investors and investment advisors fail to ask questions about disclosure, risk, accounting, and value.

The article reports on the status of the U.S. savings and loan industry as of 1984. Topics discussed include difference between commercial banks and savings institutions, challenges facing thrift institutions in terms of attracting depositors and strategies used by Financial Corp. of America (FCA) to make money in the mortgage industry. Also discussed are the top savings and loan institutions as of 1984 in terms of asset growth, deposit growth and earnings growth.

Examines private clubs for special members of several airlines. Nomination for membership by the airline's district sales office who sends out a membership card that signifies the customer's service to air transportation; Advantages of the members of Continental Airlines' Presidents Club; Practice of offering memberships to public officials by the airlines; Investigation of clubs maintained by several airlines to determine whether the carriers' practices of maintaining members only facilities constituted unjust discrimination.

The article focuses on the pamphlet titled "How to Meet the Press," a part of the public relations campaign of Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. It highlights the need for undertaking the campaign, which is to ensure that all the stakeholders of the company understand company policies. It states that the pamphlet was first published in the year 1947, and presents certain instructions related to corporate communications.

The article describes several commercial products introduced in the U.S. market in June 1948, including the Stocklube from Gray Mills, the bulk-cement batching plant from Blaw-Knox, and the 1-50 watt-hour meter from General Electric.

The article reports on the business relocation of Industrial National Bank in the Wall Street of Detroit, Michigan. It discusses the growth of the bank for 30 years in business. It offers information on its business records including total resources, capital, profits and earnings. It mentions several financial instruments offered by the bank including Stork Loans and Traveloans.

The article reports on the proposal of Elliott V. Bell, superintendent of banks in New York, to reduce the interest rates on small loans in the U.S. in order for legal lenders to stay in business. It states that he proposed a 2.5 percent rate cut a month for the first 100 dollars and two percent for 100 to 300 dollars. It notes that his recommendation is considered by other bank companies as a good option to remain in the industry in the midst of tough economic condition.

The article discusses the controversy handled by the U.S. Congress regarding the acquisition of income-producing companies by tax-exempt organizations. It highlights the case of Ramsey Accessories Manufacturing Corp. wherein its assets were sold to a New York-based tax-exempt group. It mentions that the said transaction resulted to disagreement due to its potential impact on the total revenue that the Treasury Department will achieve annually.

Focuses on the speech made by the U.S. Vice-President Henry Wallace and Secretary Cordell Hull. Statement given by Hull that minimum international action without a secure peace would be unthinkable; Information on the Vandenberg-Taft declaration on actions taken by Americans in post-war world; Policies presented by the political leader Clarence Budington Kelland on international commitments for collective security; Need for using collective international force to check aggression.

This article presents information related to politics and economic issues. The one obvious fact about the Aldrich bill is that it cannot possibly go through the U.S. House in the shape in which it left the U.S. Senate. Whether a sufficient number of votes can be mustered to pass it in some amended form, is a question. The article also discusses reasons due to which U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt must accept the Presidential nomination of the Republican Party. In case he accept this nomination, it will be a third-term for Roosevelt.

Focuses on various political and socioeconomic issues worldwide. Refusal of the coal operators and the U.S. government to consider the case of the miners until the mines in operation again; Decision of the Supreme Court to convict five men in New York for spreading radical propaganda; Decision of British Prime Minister David Lloyd George to offer a share in management of the railroads to the British Railwaymen's Union; Vote of the representatives of farmers belonging to the National Grange to reject the invitation of American labor leader Samuel Gompers for a joint conference with union labor.

Describes the pamphlet titled "Meistbegtinstigung und Zollunterscheidung: Betrachtungen uber eine Neugestaltung der deutschen Handelspolitik nach dem Kriege," by Von Hermann Schumacher and prepared for the Verein fur Sozialpolitik, the well known association of German economists. Focus of the pamphlet on the tariff relations between Germany and other countries; Recollection of the Frankfurt treaty of 1871, which terminated the Franco-German war.

The article reports on the testimony of General Motors Corp. (GM) executives before the U.S. Senate Antitrust & Monopoly subcommittee in 1955. Among those who testified before the U.S. Senate hearing was GM president Harlow H. Curtice, board chairman Alfred P. Sloan Jr., and several GM executive vice-presidents. The charges involved enterprises of GM including diesel engines and buses, earth-moving machinery and automobile parts. The article discusses the subcommittee's attempt to look at economic concentration in basic industries.

The article reports on the legislation list that U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower wants the U.S. Congress to work on including foreign affairs and defense, internal security and budget and taxes. It reports that Eisenhower has asked the U.S. Congress to work on the changes he recommended for the U.S. Taft-Hartley act. It reports on the trade policy changes recommended by Eisenhower including lower tariffs, freer trade and increasing the president's authority to cut tariffs.

The article focuses on the shipyard of National Bulk Carriers Inc. (NBC) in Kure, Japan, the U.S. shipping firm run by E. L. Hann that builds tankers. It states that NBC has saved labor costs and improved efficiency, as its manhour cost is 40% less than of the Japanese costs. It says that Hann has brought new management ideas in the area, wherein, Japanese workers were impressed to learn that NBC executive also works, however, NBC will likely face problems from other local shipbuilders.

The article talks about U.S. legislators to watch as the Congress increases its role in 1958. Democratic Senator Lyndon Johnson of Texas is anticipated to play a key role in the public eye this year. Democratic Representative Wilbur Mills of Arkansas is said to have made himself one of the best-informed men in the Congress on the effects of government policies on the economy, in the past two years. Other Republican lawmakers featured include Senators Everett Dirksen of Illinois and Styles Bridges of New Hampshire.

The article focuses on the private citizen commission which would conduct a monetary inquiry in Great Britain. It mentions that the commission will accomplish the investigation through a particular way, it prefers, in which it will be led by former judge Lord Radcliffe. It states that the inquiry will focus on the part played by non-bank institutions in conjunction to the country's monetary system. Moreover, it adds that a thorough examination of the monetary policy and setup of Great Britain.

The article focuses on the responsibilities faced by the executives of big businesses in the U.S. as lectured by Sears, Roebuck & Co. chairman Theodore V. Houser. According to Houser, corporate managers are not only faced on the responsibility of turning a profit for the company but also in considering the needs of the company's employees, customers, and suppliers. Suggestions for companies in avoiding problems with ther employees is offered.

The article focuses on the unstable condition of the wholesale and retail price system in the U.S. as of September 1921, compared to pre-war prices. A chart has been provided, comparing the course of prices for different commodity groups, based on index numbers of wholesale prices compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It also notes that the six commodities selling at less than their pre-war prices are farm products.

Presents information on Los Angeles, California-based patriotic institution Better America Federation (BAF). Distribution of circulars by stenographers of the BAF for the edification of not quite good enough Americans who have a timid streak and $10 to spare; Espionage reports prepared by the Better Americans without general bearing on militant patriotism; Transcript of radical remarks, provided to a college teacher by the Better Americans; Plans of Better Americans to circulate their literature and pamphlets condemning Communist Will C. Wood, the Californian superintendent of public instruction through the schools of the state; Presence of a speaker's bureau in the institution; Speech of Hermine Schwed, authoress of "Confessions of an Erstwhile Parlor Socialist," on novelists and playwrights.

The article throws light on the meeting of the U.S. Congress after 1952. At the opening , first Party Secretary Nikita S. Khrushchev asked delegates to rise in memory of Josef Vissarionovich Stalin, Kiement Gottwald and Kyuitsi Tokuda. Only one tenth of delegates may have known the latter's identity. The principle of collective leadership was retroactively applied. The domestic issue which awaited the U.S. Congress was equally important. Khrushchev's bidding successive plenums of the Central Committee adopted bold agricultural reform plans and made sweeping short-term promises of more grain, more potatoes, more vegetables, more meat, dairy products, wool and cotton.

The article presents comments on various news stories from the week of April 19, 1939. Topics discussed include Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's decision to invade Albania, a proposed amendment to the Neutrality Act in the U.S., and U.S. legislation concerning the civil rights of immigrants.

The article presents various socio-political updates related to the U.S. and United Nation. One of the updates asserts that in Mississippi the only freedom the Negro has is to cringe before the white man. The white citizen from another state, who goes to Mississippi to help the Negro get the ballot, is free to be assaulted or murdered. In many sections the local law enforcement officers are in league with homicidal segregationists, or are themselves members of lynch mobs. Another update highlights that the United Nations Security Council has passed a third resolution on the Cyprus question unanimously. This is impressive demonstration to handle Cyprus problem and maintaining peace in the region.

The article presents retirement advice from Norman D. Ford, founder of the Globetrotters Club. He suggests places where the cost of living is low and where one can get a part-time or seasonal job, including the Azores or the Canaries, the lotus-covered mountain lakes of Kashmir, and the South Seas. An overview of his books "Where to Retire on a Small Income" and "Bargain Paradises of the World" is offered.

An interview with Minneapolis, Minnesota-based real estate operator H. S. Kahm is presented as of August 1, 1950. When asked about the apartment house's location a prospect buyer, who wants to rent the house should look for, Kahm emphasizes on convenient transportation. He advises on the choice of tenants, the employment of a full-time janitor, and hiring a dairy firm to supply milk to tenants.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Another cash crisis at Penn Central," "A fractured disk threatens the L-1011," and "Stiffer job standards for security analysts."

The article discusses the growing number of Afro-American banks, banks owned and run by members of the African-American community and forecasts the continuous generation of African-American-owned banks and its spread to other minority groups. In order to address the need for capital, deposits and trained personnel, the National Bankers Association and the American Bankers Association have sponsored a program to train more Afro-Americans and formed a national venture-capital corporation that would create new businesses in minority communities.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to the articles published in previous issues including "The Auto Dealers Feel Shortchanged," in January 24, 1970 issue, "Stock Options Fall in Disfavor," in the December 27, 1969 issue and "A Red-Hot Winter for Snowmobiles," in the January 10, 1970 issue.

The article presents interview with guitarist, singer and songwriter Steve Vai in the U.S. in which he discusses the relaunch of his music album "Passion and Warfare," his musical and commercial goals, and his effort of working with other musicians.

The article discusses aspects of the October 2015 gubernatorial elections in Louisiana and its political landscape. Topics include voter demographics, the rapid increase of Republicans for this year's elections, and the proposed constitutional amendments that voters would have to vote including Senator Robert Aldey's Act 473 on state mineral revenue, Representative Karen St. Germain's Act 471 on public funds investment, and Representative Bubba Chaney's Act 470 on property taxes.

The financial crisis has underlined the difficulties states and localities face in paying benefits to their employees. The most spectacular example is Detroit's bankruptcy, but across the country, state and local employees face sharp cuts in benefits as their employers fight for solvency. A federal solution such as the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), which protects private pensions, is precluded both by considerations of federalism and the practical impossibility of getting major legislation through Congress. This Article proposes an alternative: a uniform state code, like other uniform laws such as the Uniform Commercial Code, that states could adopt to govern both state and local benefit plans. The proposed uniform code is based on common, statewide financing. Funds would be administered by a nonpolitical council that would employ actuaries and inspectors to protect the integrity of funds invested and disbursed according to standards set by the code. Statewide funding for state and local plans has advantages already enjoyed by states such as New York, including more sophisticated fiduciaries to supervise investments, reduced costs imposed by financial intermediaries, and greater diversification of investments. The code would go beyond existing state and local plans in creating state emergency funds paralleling the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to ensure payment of benefits during unexpected crises. Making the code uniform would enable adopting states to follow each other's practices and interpretations of code provisions. Moreover, with congressional approval, it would facilitate compacts among groups of states to pool benefit and emergency funds, giving them greater overall safety, ability to diversify, and leverage over financial intermediaries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in the May 2013 issue, including one about the alternative routes proposed by train operating company First Capital Connect during disruption, one about the high-speed 2 (HS2) railway project in Great Britain, and one about the reinstatement of on-board immigration controls on cross-channel trains.

The article discusses the author's genealogical research on her ancestor, photographer Allen H. Neff. Particular focus is given to the difficulties she encountered in locating authentic documentation of his life and in differentiating between various individuals named Allen Neff who existed in the historical records of the period. Details on a photograph of Neff wearing an officer's uniform from the U.S. Civil War era are also presented.

A table is presented that depicts the rankings of private secondary schools in Connecticut based on its number of students including Fordham Preparatory School, Rye County Day School and The Ursuline School.

In this article, the author focuses on charitable remainder trusts (CRTs). He cites the four main types of CRTs which includes charitable remainder annuity trusts (CRATs), charitable remainder unitrusts (CRUTs), and net-income with make-up charitable remainder unitrusts (NIMCRUTs). He explains that CRTs are generally used by charitably inclined clients who can benefit from income tax efficient investing. He tells that there is a four-tier income tax structure in determining the income tax treatment for distributions from CRTs.

The article highlights Dean Seneca's career in public life. He works for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)in Atlanta where his main task is to ensure that the agency's resources are used in the most effective way to improve the health of American Indian and Alaska Native communities. He dedicates his public health work in serving Native peoples and bring more people into the CDC by helping in recruitment efforts. It cites his volunteer assignment in Ethiopia under the World Health Organization's Stop Transmission of Polio program.

The article discusses a court case wherein the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division agreed with the dismissal of the action of Linda Nelson Maddox seeking for her reinstatement as student at the State University of New York (SUNY) in Albany saying that Maddox was not able to properly inform the university of her lawsuit. In Maddox v. State University of NY at Albany, after being expelled by SUNY for disruptive action, Maddox filed legal action asking the Supreme Court to reinstate her as a SUNY student.

The article discusses a court case wherein the New York Supreme Court decided to direct New York University to reinstate Michael Quercia as a full-time student after he has completed his 100 hours of community service. In Quercia v. N.Y. Univ., Quercia pleaded guilty for disorderly conduct when officers found a sifter and scale in his dormitory desk and accepted the conditional discharge of one year and a $95.00 fee and community service for ten days which the court considered as not in proper proportion to the committed offense.

Observational studies have suggested that lifestyle risk factors such as tobacco, alcohol, high-fat diet, radiation, and infections can cause cancer and that a diet consisting of fruits and vegetables can prevent cancer. Evidence from our laboratory and others suggests that agents either causing or preventing cancer are linked through the regulation of inflammatory pathways. Genes regulated by the transcription factor NF-κB have been shown to mediate inflammation, cellular transformation, tumor cell survival, proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis, and metastasis. Whereas various lifestyle risk factors have been found to activate NF-κB and NF-κB-regulated gene products, flavonoids derived from fruits and vegetables have been found to suppress this pathway. The present review describes various flavones, flavanones, flavonols, isoflavones, anthocyanins, and chalcones derived from fruits, vegetables, legumes, spices, and nuts that can suppress the proinflammatory cell signaling pathways and thus can prevent and even treat the cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]