Monday, February 12, 2007

MySpace to send out AMBER alerts

http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/23/technology/personaltech/bc.myspace.safety.reut/index.htm?postversion=2007012307

This article basicaly talks about sending online alerts to some myspace users to help find missing children in the united states. To do this myspace teamed up with National Center for Missing & Exploited Children so they can send out alerts to some users on children that have been missing.

Thursday, February 8, 2007

Nintendo's Wii can help you shed pounds

http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/19/news/funny/wii.reut/index.htm?postversion=2007011918

This Article basicaly talks about a Philadelphia resident named Mickey DeLorenzo that says he lost 9 pounds after 6 weeks and 21 hours of game play on the Nintendo Wii. Because of this he started his own program and website called wiiworkouts.

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Capitalism replaces Mercantilism

Capitalism replaces Mercantilism

1. Capitalism - an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, esp. as contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth.
Mercantilism - The theory and system of political economy prevailing in Europe after the decline of feudalism, based on national policies of accumulating bullion, establishing colonies and a merchant marine, and developing industry and mining to attain a favorable balance of trade.
2. Wealth of Nations was published on March 9, 1776
3. The first comprehensive defense of free market policies
4. The invisible hand is a metaphor that illustrates how those who seek wealth by following their individual self-interest, inadvertently stimulate the economy and assist society as a whole.

Monday, February 5, 2007

http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/05/news/companies/masterfoods/index.htm?postversion=2007020512

The article that i read says that Confectionery giant Masterfoods, which makes Mars and Snickers candy bars are ganna stop selling there products to children under 12 years of age. These products will include Snickers, Mars, M&M's, Twix, Skittles, Starburst, and Milky Way.