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- Workers Rate Safety Most Important Workplace Issue In New Labor Day Study Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:23PMFatal accidents can trigger public concern -- but follow-through lags too often, experts sayMore than eight of ten workers — 85 percent — rate workplace safety first in importance among labor standards, even ahead of family and maternity leave, minimum wage, paid sick days, overtime pay and the right to join a union, according to a new study from the National Opinion Research Center at the ...
- Campus gets credit smart Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:21PMBy: Rachel Smerer UND business students learn and educate other students on managing finances. In this time of economic turmoil, students at UND can find free guidance on something that can set them ahead of the rest and mdash;credit scores. The UNDerstanding Credit program on campus, funded by US Bank and ran by many members of College of Busin...
- In Washington, D.C., Public School Teachers Put to New Test Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:20PMListen to the Audio Teachers in the District of Columbia are being reevaluated. Special correspondent John Merrow looks at a new test for teachers in the Washington, D.C. school district as part of his ongoing reporting on education. JIM LEHRER: Next: reforming the Washington, D.C., public schools, a story John Merrow, our special correspondent for education, has been telling over the last three ...
- Monroe visited by man on cross-country walk to mark 9/11 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:19PMMONROE — On Sept. 11, Ground Zero will have thousands of visitors. While some may travel long distances to be there, it's likely that only one will have made a 3,000-mile trek by foot.
- University architecture shapes up for a revolution Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:19PMLearning Landscapes, a research project into the relationship between students, lecturers and researchers and the buildings they use, aims to bring a new creativity to campus design Student hostels aren't hotels", says Professor Mike Neary, "nor are university campuses business parks." That, though, is what they have been in danger of turning into over the last decade, says Neary, political ...
- Vocational education is vital for Britain's business future Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:19PMIt is disappointing that business studies is becoming less popular, says Dragon Peter Jones, because Britain needs entrepreneurs and inspired employees Last week's GCSE results highlighted the perennial debate about attitudes to traditional and more vocational subjects. While it is fantastic that the pass rates improved for the 23rd year in a row , with over two-thirds achieving five A*-Cs, I am ...
- Obama: Operation Iraqi Freedom over Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:18PMWASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Remarks by the president in an address to the nation on the end of combat operations in Iraq. Iraq - Iraq War - United States - Barack Obama - Middle East
- Andy Ostroy: Mission Not Accomplished: The True Cost of the Iraq War Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:16PMIraq has served to divide the country like no other event in recent American history. It has driven a sharp political wedge straight down both Pennsylvania Avenue and Main Street.
- Questions remain for job recovery in Louisiana Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:11PMNEW ORLEANS (AP) - After 10 months with only part-time work, New Orleans resident James Wicht finally scored a job - in a different profession, 1,200 miles away, in a town of 3,700. "You have to go where the jobs are," he said. During the 30 years Frank Loria has recruited candidates for professional jobs, he's seen tough times: the national recession of the early 1980s and several petroleum ...
- TRANSCRIPT: President Obama's Oval Office Speech on Iraq Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:11PMTRANSCRIPT: President Obama's Oval Office Speech on Iraq
- State rep campaign kicks into gear; Reeves, Lavielle pound the pavement Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:01PMDemocratic State Rep. Peggy Reeves and her Republican challenger, Gail Lavielle, have spent the summer ringing doorbells and making phone calls, striking up conversations about the economy, jobs and other issues facing voters.
- Vail Valley Bizwatch: Media Safari, advertising and marketing Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:47PMBusiness name: Media Safari. Location: Avon. Date opened: August, 1995 Owner: Howard Leavitt. On the Web: www.media-safari.com. Contact info: Call 970 949-5373, or e-mail howard@media-safari.com. What goods or services do you provide? Media Safari offers the full range of agency services, including: strategic media review and planning as well ...
- Upside of forced downtime: Some without jobs are embracing their freedom and its new opportunities Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:46PMMINNEAPOLIS — For Matthew Brogan of St. Paul, Minn., getting laid off in February turned out to be a "blessing in...
- Reid Ad Rips Angles Spoiled Comments Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:46PMSenate Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid is unveiling a new ad using the words of Republican rival Sharron Angle against her.
- Companies, workers seek each other at job fair Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:45PMJob fair draws hundreds.
- One bridge or two? Michigan Senate mulls DRIC plan as sides state their cases Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:45PMDETROIT — Residents of southeastern Michigan and southern Ontario share more than a love of hockey.
- Chilean miners' families 'go hungry' amid pay freeze Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:44PMThe 33 trapped Chilean miners may not be paid for months while rescuers try to reach them, leaving their families above with no income.
- Keck's Exclusives: Which Desperate Housewife Had A Nose Job? Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:44PMThey all look spectacular, but is it natural beauty or a cosmetic surgeon's knife that makes the women of Desperate Housewives appear younger and younger each season? Well, we're about to find out that one of the Wisteria women underwent a nose job. ...
- Getting to Know All-Arena WR Aaron Boone Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:40PMSo despite the 2-14 season, you had one of the best seasons of your career and earned Second Team All-Arena, what are your thoughts on this past season?
- All Sports in Carroll Co. Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:37AMWest Tennessee job seekers may find employment in an unlikely setting due to the opening of a new manufacturing and advertising firm in Carroll County.
- Club 449 members want to stay dry, fit in Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:32AMIt's been almost 23 years since Coyle Jefferson II started on his path of sobriety. He still remembers the place that helped keep him there. "I've been a recovering alcoholic since 1988," the Lake Stevens man said. "When I first came to AA, they had a 449 Club in Seattle on 85th and Greenwood.
- Japan outlines economic steps amid yen worries Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:32AM(Reuters) - Japan decided on Monday to compile economic steps using 920 billion yen (7 billion pounds) in reserves from this fiscal year's budget as the strong yen threatens to derail the country's fragile economic recovery.
- Payday Proximity Changes Consumer Motives and Behavior, Shows New Journal of Marketing Study Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:30AMAs any nine-to-fiver will testify, a new paycheck brings with it a familiar sense of freedom, albeit one that dwindles in lockstep with the balance in one's checking account. But, it's not account size that influences consumer behavior; rather, it's the time that has elapsed since payday, according to a new study published in the September issue of the Journal of Marketing.
- Marion County JFS: Help is wanted Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:29AMMARION -- Unemployment numbers in Marion County remained steady for July, but at least two companies - the county's largest employer and one of the county's newest - are improving job prospects.
- Data: Illegal immigration not an issue here Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:29AMIs illegal immigration a major problem for Ohio? A look at the numbers suggests not. Nevertheless, some politicians plan to ask voters to enact changes similar to Arizona's controversial legislation.
- Study favours full day classes for 4 and 5 year olds Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:26AMA study says that Ontario's decision to provide four- and five-year olds with full-time schooling not only raises their academic ability, it also helps the economy.
- Economists Agree: Stimulus Created Nearly 3 Million Jobs Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:25AM(USA TODAY) -Amid mounting signs that the economic recovery is faltering, one potential remedy seems out of the question: a booster shot of government spending.
- A Guide to the Aug. 10, 2010 Connecticut Primaries - State House, District 1, Democrats Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:25AMWhy are you running? I’m running to continue work I’ve started around housing and education and issues of criminal justice and housing. I have a concept that says people with handicap conditions cannot visit their friends because their houses aren’t adapted.
- College Students Keeping Job Market On Their Minds Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:12PMWe talk with the class of 20-14, as they start their college experience.
- Pay now, save later: LM weighs costly purchases Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:09PMLower Merion commissioners have signaled their choices for two big-ticket purchases for 2010, but not without debate.
- Salvation Army of Enid struggling, in need of donations Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:09PMSalvation Army of Enid, which is dedicated to helping others, needs the community’s help.
- College students reflect on bad job market Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:06PMSIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) -- With a down economy and people struggling to find and keep jobs, it's not a great time for college grads to find work.
- Vacancies, dearth of visitors plague mall Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:06PMSaturday August 28, 2010 By Tony Dobrowolski, Berkshire Eagle Staff LANESBOROUGH -- It’s midday on a recent Thursday afternoon, and the
- Early report: Mast outlook better in 2010 Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:04PMLate August shouldnt be an especially busy time for West Virginias wildlife biologists, but it is. Division of Natural Resources biologists and game managers fan out across the state, searching the highest mountaintops and the lowest river valleys for frui...
- Requests for food, aid grow in Washington County Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:51PMWashington County is hiring two more people who will help process applications for help.
- Federal funding will reach RRPS Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:07PMThough school has just begun, the calculators at Rio Rancho Public Schools are buzzing.
- Augusta Rapist To Serve 23 Years Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:01PMJames Paul Desper, convicted of raping a mentally disabled teenager, will serve 23 years behind bars.
- Power workers fear for their lives: union Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:59PMThe Electrical Trades Union says Power and Water employees in the Northern Territory are quitting their jobs out of fear for their lives.
- Registering for college or exploring non-CAO options Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:41PMCOLLEGE CHOICE:MOST STUDENTS offered places in the first round by CAO have by now accepted them. Most are turning their mind to issues such as accommodation and registration. You will find comprehensive details on the accommodation offered by most third-level colleges, under the support and advice section of the student section on qualifax.ie
- Employment falls in Oregon’s largest counties Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:41PMOregon’s six largest counties – three of which are in the Portland area – lost jobs between December 2008 and December 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties saw their employment numbers fall, along with other ...
- There's workshops about foreclosures, healthy shopping or find local music spots Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:37PMThere are a variety of classes and workshops where you can pick up helpful tips and to
- Recession's toll: Births fall in Illinois Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:36PMEconomically stressed families put off having kids After the tumult of losing a job, searching for new employment and relocating to the Chicago area, the Hurleys of Naperville decided not to have any more children.
- DIY interior-design clients get advice for less Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:36PMWhen Rachel and Mike Rosenblum moved into their San Francisco Edwardian earlier this year, they had an empty house and a serious case of decorator's block. "Even though I would flip through magazines and occasionally watch shows like HGTV's 'Design on a Dime'... Interior design - Design - Home & Garden Television - HGTV - Arts
- Campaigners fear Scots firm's gas find is a threat to nature Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:31PMA POTENTIAL oil find by a Scottish company in the Arctic being hailed as the "new North Sea" has come under attack from environmental campaigners fearing a spill in th
- British Nightclubs Shut as Economy Forces Revelers to Stay Home With Booze Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:30PMBritish nightclubs are closing as rising unemployment and the allure of cheap supermarket booze means more revelers stay home.
- Peter Hitchens: Scottish firm's investment could bring huge returns Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:29PMIT IS widely accepted that the world is starting to run out of cheap oil and needs to find a new source of deposits to stop the oil price from going through the roof.
- B.C. VIEWS: Sorry, HST isn’t going anywhere Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:29PMVICTORIA – Fans of Bill Vander Zalm’s harmonized sales tax “extinguishment” petition were quick to gloat when the B.C. Supreme Court ruled Friday that the petition can proceed to the next step.
- Sunny days worst for crashes Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:24PMOntario Provincial Police Insp. Mark Andrews dreads clear, sunny days. Especially if it's a Sunday or a Tuesday.[...]
- WYANDOTTE: School district reverses majority of proposed budget cuts Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:18AMWYANDOTTE — It appears that most of the proposed school district cuts have been restored.
- US Border Patrol Seeking New Agents Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:15AMhttp://www.myprgenie.com) -- If protecting the American borders from terrorists and instruments of terror sounds like a job for you, you're in luck. The job is not only open, it's part of an active recruitment program by the Customs and Border Protection Agency that is accepting applicants for U.S.