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It's Your Business Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:00PMCALENDAR Thursday, July 21 Directors of Volunteers in Agencies, 8 to 9 a.m., Easter Seals Capper Foundation, 3500 S.W. 10th. Information: Jeanette Waters, (785) 272-4060 ext. 7137. PROMOTIONS read more
Instant View: London police chief quits in hacking saga Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:56PMLONDON (Reuters) - Metropolitan Police Commissioner Paul Stephenson resigned on Sunday following criticism of the handling by police of a phone hacking scandal that has rocked British politics and shaken Rupert Murdoch's News Corp media empire.
Hacking scandal fells Britain's top policeman Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:34PMLONDON - A phone-hacking scandal centred on Rupert Murdoch's News Corp cost Britain's top policeman his job and renewed questions on Monday about Prime Minister David Cameron's judgment.
Uncharted Territory in Guyanese Legislative Elections Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:13PMAs Guyana prepares for its upcoming parliamentary elections, tensions between its two major political parties ride high. The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and the People’s National Congress (PNC), bitter adversaries since their inception ...
UK top cop quits over hacking scandal Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:52PMLONDON, July 18 — Britain’s top police chief resigned and the former head of Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper business was arrested yesterday over a phone-hacking scandal that is lapping at Prime Minister David Cameron’s door. Analysts said the gathering pace of heads rolling had turned up the heat on Cameron and Murdoch over their handling of the ...
Column: Could Catholic leader usher in a new Cuba? Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:06PMIsland nation's revered, yet controversial, cardinal might be just the man to midwife a political transition out of the Castro era.
Bulgaria Set for Boom in Electric Cars, Converted Vehicles Industry Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:58PMThe large-scale industrial conversion of conventional cars into electric vehicles is expected to become Bulgaria's new major industry, a special report of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) has found. The development of Bulgaria's electric vehicle industry is expected to experience a boom in 2012, Iliya Levkov, Chair of Bulgaria's Electric Vehicles Industrial Cluster (EVIC), has told Novinite....
A Phoenix Rising: Bulgaria's Electric Vehicles Industry Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:58PMAn international conference on electric cars organized in Bulgaria's capital Sofia in February 2011 turned into a much more high-profile event than anybody expected. It was then that Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Economy Minister Traikov made it clear that Bulgaria hopes to become a "major player" in the development and production of electric cars. The conference was surprisingly ...
8. Summers: Default unthinkable Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:45PMWASHINGTON: A US debt default would cause panic throughout the financial system and long-term uncertainty, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers told CNN.
Brooks arrested in hacking scandal Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:48AMLONDON (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks, the former head of Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper business, was arrested on Sunday in the latest twist of a phone-hacking scandal that has tainted British police and politicians and shaken the tycoon's global media empire.
Help for beginners gaining support Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:30AMELDORA -- In less than 10 years, David Hommel of Eldora has graduated from beginning farmer status. At 30 years old, however, he is most definitely a young farmer.
Mass. again weighing plans to legalize casinos Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:28AMSTEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON Massachusetts political leaders are donning their poker faces as they try to cut a final deal legalizing casino gambling after years of noisy disagreements doomed earlier efforts. Gov. Deval Patrick, House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Therese Murray — all Democrats who support some kind of expanded gaming — hope to agree to the broad outlines of ...
BPI credits swift CBA deals as secret to growth Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:07AMAyala-owned Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has kept its leadership position as the country’s most profitable bank, posting a net income of P11.3 billion in 2010 – the first time any bank achieved double-digit growth in the area.
sunday with sis cunningham Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:48AMan amazing woman..... here's a piece on her by the smithsonian folkways folks: Activist musician and Broadside editor Sis Cunningham (1909-2004) and her husband Gordon Friesen were born in rural Oklahoma, Gordon in Weatherford and Sis in Watonga. After attending college, Sis briefly taught high school music, then attended Commonwealth College near Mena, Arkansas, a labor college with socialist ...
Proposed 15 percent Metro-North fare hike already drawing fire Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:42AMCommuters, he said, will surely ask why they’re paying 15 percent more for a service they’re dissatisfied with. “We had a horrible winter last year and we still don’t have all the new rail cars yet,’” Cameron said. “They’ll just get the torches and pitchforks and start marching toward Hartford.”
Zaldy and Bedol under WPP: a stinking package deal Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:16AMSurely, Justice Secretary Lilia de Lima knows the ramifications of her willingness to consider Zaldy Ampatuan, former governor of the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao and one of the 196 persons accused in connection with the Maguindanao massacre, as state witness in a possible election fraud case against Gloria Arroyo. “That is a new case, [...]
Howard urges workplace reform Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:14AMFormer prime minister says Australia's industrial relations system will have to be changed again, because Labor's retreat from the Coalition's reforms will do the country increasing harm.
New Alabama immigration law has some immigrants already preparing to move Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:08AMMost parts of Alabama's immigration law won't take effect until Sept. 1 at the earliest, yet many people already are reacting to it. Some unauthorized immigrants have moved from Alabama.
Greens seek media power review Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:00AMAUSTRALIAN media, Asian honey bees, the Tiwi Islands and hearing health have all been targets of inquiries proposed by the Greens.
Aquino gov't assures investors of viable and productive working climate Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:27AMMANILA, July 9 (PNA) -- The Labor and Employment Department assured potential local and foreign investors of a viable and productive working climate in the country, citing the readiness and technical efficiency of the people emanating from diverse trainings offered by the government.
Baldoz says ‘Saudization’ has no immediate effect Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:26AMMANILA, July 9 (PNA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment assured Friday that the new labor policy of Saudi Arabia will not affect Filipinos working in the kingdom.
Soliman reiterates 4Ps not a dole-out project Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:25AMMANILA, July 9 (PNA) - Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon "Dinky" Juliano-Soliman on Friday vehemently denied that the "Conditional Cash Transfer" (CCT) program under the government's "Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program" (4Ps) is stimulating the dole-out mentality among marginalized Filipinos.
US and Ukraine Continue Strategic Partnership on the Rule of Law Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:24AMKYIV, Ukraine, July 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ As the result of the regular meeting of the Political Dialogue and Rule of Law, the Ukrainian-American Working Group reached an agreement to continue strategic partnership based on the principles of …
Aquino gov’t urges participation of Filipinos in easing poverty Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:18AMMANILA, July 9 (PNA) -- The Aquino government called for the involvement of the Filipino citizenry in several measures being implemented to ease poverty in the country.
Pre-SONA Forum: Wage board grants P17 COLA to N. Mindanao workers Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:17AMLabor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said on Friday the minimum wage earners in Region 10 (Northern Mindanao) will receive pay adjustments following a new wage order issued by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-10 (RTWPB-X).
Foreign Policy: News' Top 'Journalism' Moments Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:13AMNews of the World is preparing to close its doors and stop the presses after a scandalous week of unsavory press. Robert Zeliger pays tribute to the shamed media outlet in Foreign Policy 's top five picks of NOTW 's most sensationalist stories.
Cross-Border Trucking Agreement Threatens American Security and American Jobs, Charges FAIR Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:12AMContact: Kristen Williamson, +1-202-328-7004, kwilliamson@fairus.org
U.S. Labor Department launches “MyNextMove” for jobseekers Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:11AMSecretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis unveiled a new online tool called My Next Move. The tool is aimed at providing jobseekers with information on more than 900 occupations, as well as local job openings and training opportunities in a simple, user-friendly format.
Economic Calamity Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:00AMOne unemployment number doesn’t make a trend, but today’s was about as bad as they get. In a continuing trend since the economic stimulus was passed in February of 2009, unemployment is trending badly.
BELLEVILLE: Schools nix allegations made by former employee Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:10PMVan Buren school board officials have evidently closed the book on allegations made by a former employee regarding the district's relationship with a technology consulting firm for the new high school.
Mensch wants state to look at community college funding Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:08PMCommunity colleges educate recent high school graduates, unemployed workers and people seeking to change their vocation.
A curtain of fraud Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:07PMON June 29, 1961, less than three months after the Bay of Pigs invasion, the U.S. Kennedy administration ratified and extended the Cuba policy of the Eisenhower government, which had prohibited U.S. citizens from traveling to the island since January of that year.
Emailing off the Clock? Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:26PMA federal court recently ruled that a former Black & Decker employee could proceed with his employer practices liability suit. Experts say the decision should remind employers about the legal pitfalls involved when workers record their own time or do company work at home.
2012 REAP Litter Control Grants Awarded; Mason Co. Commission receives $3,000 Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:40PMPOINT PLEASANT — Twenty-six applicants have been approved for amounts totaling $57,241 for state Department of Environmental Protection REAP Litter Control Matching Grants. DEP Cabinet Secretary Ra...
How to Fix USAID Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:31PMA broken aid agency helps no one. Instead of throwing development projects at the military, the US should put effort into fixing the aid agency's problems.
Baldoz allays fears of massive job loss in Saudi Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 3:55PMMANILA, July 8 (PNA) -- Despite the 'Saudization' policy and ban on Filipino domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz on Thursday allayed fears of massive job displacement there.
BSP exec says innovative bank products might counter decline in OFW remittances Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 3:29PMMANILA, July 8 (PNA) -- Monetary officials are still studying possible impact of the current negative developments abroad as well as the ban for Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia on remittances, but a central bank official said additional banking services might counter the effect of these developments to remittance inflows this year.
Brad Witt formally announces congressional candidacy in Rep. David Wu's district Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 3:22PMState Rep. Brad Witt, D-Clatskanie, on Thursday became the second Democrat to challenge Rep. David Wu, D-Ore., in next year's primary election for the 1st Congressional District.
TREASURIES-Bonds fall on jobs data; ECB backs Portugal Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 3:01PM* Private jobs data lifts hopes for payrolls report * ECB suspends ratings requirement on Portuguese debt * Treasury to sell $66 bln 3-year, 10-year, 30-year debt (Adds economist's quote, updates prices) ...
Barangay captains are front liners vs trafficking - Labor exec Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 6:38AMExplaining that human trafficking begins at the grassroots, a Labor official has urged barangay captains to intensify their campaign against the global problem, the Department of Labor and Employment said in a statement Monday.
DOLE releases additional P0.5 M for emergency jobs in flood-hit Cotabato town Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 5:25AMA July 4, 2011 press release by the Department of Labor and Employment: Following-up the release of almost half a million pesos in emergency job assistance for flood-hit Cotabato City last week, Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda D. Baldoz yesterday approved the release of an additional P423,000 to assist the municipality of Pigcawayan, Cotabato. The town was also heavily affected by the ...
Baldoz to barangay captains: Shun illegal recruiters Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 4:40AMA July 4, 2011 press release by the Department of Labor and Employment: Emphasizing the exigency of bringing the nation’s fight against illegal recruiters down to the grassroots or barangay level, Baldoz expressed hope that the team-up will translate such stance into action to capacitate LGUs in the AIR war. Continue reading →
JSC OGK-2 - Annual Information Update Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 4:31AMJSC OGK-2 - Annual Information Update
Business reviving for local builders Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 3:48AMDevelopers across the Boston area are moving forward with a number of large construction projects that were stalled by the recession, creating thousands of jobs and ending one of the state’s most prolonged building slumps.
No Child showdown draws near Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 3:10AMWASHINGTON — With the clock ticking, federal education officials fear that calamity awaits. They project that if Congress doesn’t move quickly to change the No Child Left Behind law, a whopping 82 percent of the nation’s public schools could fail to meet proficiency targets this year, facing sanctions that ultimately can include a loss of federal aid.
Biden blasts GOP hostility toward unions in speech to teachers Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 2:20AMVice President Joe Biden lambasted what he called an increasingly union- hostile "new" Republican Party in a speech delivered to National Education Association representatives Sunday, raising the specter of high-profile labor fights picked by Republican governors with public-worker unions across the country.
The economic recovery turns 2: Feel better yet? Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 6:56AMTwo years after economists say the Great Recession ended, the recovery has been the weakest and most lopsided of any since the 1930s.
Recovery from the Great Recession is proving weak Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 6:39AMWASHINGTON (AP) — This is one anniversary few feel like celebrating.
Feel Better Yet? The economic recovery hits second anniversary Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 6:06AMWASHINGTON -- This is one anniversary few feel like celebrating. Two years after economists say the Great Recession ended, the recovery has been the weakest and most lopsided of any since the
Community shows support for 'nine 3 c' Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 4:16AMGeorge StahlSpecial to the Sun More than two dozen supporters of the group dubbed “nine 3 c” met at Reel Cinema in Wofford Heights June 26. Their purpose: To attract community input about a proposed 4,000-square-foot structure that could be utilized by the entire community, but will be geared to the young people in the Valley.