• And while I won't be taking a day-to-day role at Engadget -- I'll still be overseeing gdgt -- I will be taking on the role of executive editor-at-large and getting involved in different ways, so expect to see more of me soon!

    ENGADGET

  • His thoughts that raising the capital gains tax to 20% or 28% is no big deal is the epitome of economic illiteracy, a glaring example of the ignorance of the central role that risk-taking plays in growth and that taxes play in the value of hard and financial assets.

    FORBES: Fact and Comment

  • One often-overlooked but growing trend in senior and taxes is the role-reversal that is taking place as the baby boom generation increasingly becomes responsible for the financial support of their elderly parents.

    FORBES: Your Aging Parents And Tax Season: A Getting-Started Guide

  • The former Soviet republics had very little, if any, decision-making role in taking on the bulk of this crushing debt burden or, for that matter, in the use made of the proceeds of Western borrowings.

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  • But the all-rounder has since had an influential role in the current Ashes battle, taking 5-92 on the final day to inspire victory at Lord's which gave England a 1-0 lead, and top-scoring for the team with 74 in the draw at Edgbaston.

    BBC: Flintoff ruled out of fourth Test

  • Yao also captained the Chinese team as hosts at the 2008 Beijing Games, as well as taking the role of flag-bearer in the opening ceremony.

    CNN: Yao Ming foot injury could 'end career'

  • Holland had taken over from Gradi in the summer of 2007, with the 67-year-old taking up the role of technical director at the Alexandra Stadium.

    BBC: Relegation not a disaster - Gradi

  • David Cesarini, an economist at the Center for Experimental Social Science at New York University, Magnus Johannesson of the Stockholm School of Economics and others have used the database to investigate whether people's genes play a role in determining fairness and financial risk-taking.

    WSJ: Twins Health Registry Is Treasure Trove for Medical Research

  • Among his tasks in that role has been taking plans for the part-privatisation of Royal Mail through Parliament.

    BBC: Davey takes over as energy secretary from Chris Huhne

  • But still the dollar appears to be taking its safe-haven role with renewed vigor as buyers put a different spin on the attitude at the Fed.

    FORBES: Dollar Shows Mettle Against Metals

  • Maximize option value by actively seeking out those opportunities to build new skills -- either in your current role or by taking on a new role at your organization.

    CNN: How to customize your career

  • Though some versions of the helicopter may eventually be equipped with an array of missiles, the Fire Scout is for now planned as a reconnaissance vehicle--a role where entire missions, including taking off and landing on aircraft carriers, can be accomplished with just a few keystrokes.

    FORBES: War Without Soldiers

  • He will go up against Commons leader Harriet Harman - the job he did before taking on the justice brief - replacing Simon Hughes in that role.

    BBC: Clegg reshuffles top Lib Dem team

  • The organisation is taking an ever-more active role, which some experts fear could intensify the sectarian dimension in the conflict.

    BBC: Could Syria conflict become regional war?

  • The shadow chancellor announced two U-turns - on Bank of England independence and the minimum wage - within days of taking on the role.

    BBC: Portillo's pledge on tax

  • The two military leaders came in for sharp questioning by Democrats on the Defense Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations panel, who asked about recent reports that Iraqi troops are taking an increasingly large role in ground-combat operations.

    NPR: Rumsfeld: Troop Reduction in Iraq Unlikely in 2006

  • Unfortunately, the Senate's spotty record in recent decades of taking seriously its role in the treaty-making process has only served to encourage successive executives to settle for bad treaties - and trust that they would not be held accountable for the defects.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Quality control or rubber stamp?

  • Some researchers are taking on a greater public-advocacy role to confront what many of them consider an existential crisis.

    FORBES: Asymmetric Climate Warfare

  • Nonphysicians are taking on a greater role in this team-based approach, so patients should make sure they feel comfortable with a practice's nurses and physician assistants.

    WSJ: Finding the Best Primary-Care Doctor for You

  • Placido Domingo, the 72-year-old tenor taking on yet another baritone role, was warmly applauded when he walked onstage Thursday night in his first appearance as Giorgio Germont, father of the young hero, Alfredo.

    WSJ: Damrau dazzles in debut as Violetta at Met

  • Yet the increasing number of economic losers our society is spewing out might well not have a choice about taking on the role of extras in soon-to-be hit YouTube videos of such store management induced customer scrums.

    FORBES: Who Really Shops on Black Friday?

  • Mr. Garcia, a former vice president at Interpol, had no specific details of the Europol investigation or any ties to alleged Singaporean and Russian-speaking criminal groups, but has seen other match-fixing complaints since taking on his current role in July.

    WSJ: Probe Targets Global Match-Fixing in Soccer

  • Interestingly, CNET is reporting that Roz Ho -- the exec who masterminded Kin under the codename "Pink" following Microsoft's acquisition of Danger -- will "oversee" her team's move over to Windows Phone 7 before taking a to-be-determined role elsewhere in the company.

    ENGADGET: Microsoft Kin is dead

  • My friend and our editorial director Josh Fruhlinger will be taking on a bigger role in our day-to-day during the transition, and I won't be completely disappearing from the site -- I'll stay on as editor-at-large, to advise and direct when necessary.

    ENGADGET: Hello, I must be going

  • While it behooves companies to take a larger active role in helping employees to manage stress, taking a band-aid approach is not going to put much of a dent in reducing employee stress and increasing wellness and well-being.

    FORBES: Workplace Wellness Takes the Lead for Stress Awareness Month

  • The government of Wuxi, the city where Suntech is headquartered, has come to Suntech's aid in the past -- and appears to be taking an even more active role in the company with the appointment earlier this week of a new president, Zhou Weiping, who previously worked for the government-backed Wuxi Guolian Development Co.

    CNN: Top solar panel maker goes bankrupt

  • The 60-year-old made the offending remarks to regional governors at the weekend during his first tour of the tsunami-hit prefectures of Iwate and Miyagi since taking up his new role.

    BBC: Japan Reconstruction Minister Ryu Matsumoto quits

  • Taking into consideration the complexity of museum-reserves and their role in the development of cultural and ecological tourism, during the Thematic Regional Training the following issues were discussed: improvement of cooperation forms between museum-reserves in CIS countries, effective use of museum-reserves and the role of museum-reserves as factors of regional economic development.

    UNESCO: OFFICE IN MOSCOW

  • For a medium heavily ridiculed for its zombie-making capabilities, television is certainly taking on more of an active role courtesy of Yahoo!

    ENGADGET: Yahoo! Connected TV watches with you, delivers a more personal ad experience

  • That doubles clash saw the GB pair race into a 5-0 lead after just 14 minutes, and with Robson taking a lead role they powered to the win.

    BBC: Laura Robson and Andy Murray

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