Update: Minority Hiring PollQuick curveball idea here for you all...An interesting idea I picked up from Tim Harford's book "Logic Of Life" may apply here.Basically, companies that exert taste-based discrimination AKA bigotry in their hiring practices are in the long run shooting themselves in the foot because they are denying...
LOS ANGELES AFP — Officials at a US Christian college have launched an investigation after a cardboard effigy of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was hung from a tree, a statement said Wednesday. George Fox University, in Newberg, Oregon, said in a statement on its website that the...
How exciting it is to introduce young people to the workings of their government, especially during a presidential election year. No child is too young to learn how to participate. Here are some easy activities that will delight and instruct kids of all ages. ...
Company Looks to NBMBAA As Valuable Resource for High-Quality Minority Talent WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its effort to showcase Diageo as an employer of choice, the world's leading spirits, beer and wine company, is recruiting talent for the fifth consecutive year at the...
Byline: Denis Kilcommons HANDWRITING is one of the most serious problems faced by officials marking school exam papers. An increasing minority, said a report by the Edexcel exam board, "is bordering on the illegible". Pupils are also making serious spelling mistakes after relying on...
THE Peak District National Park Authority wants a new member for its governing body. Environment Secretary Hilary Benn is inviting applications from suitably-qualified candidates to take over when Leigh Rix, steps down in March next year due to work commitments. The 30-strong governing group is the...
91 percent of people with disabilities thinkthey receive less attention than other minority groups from thepresidential candidates, according to a poll recently conducted by Disaboom(OTCBB: DSBO) ( www.disaboom.com ), the premier online community for peoplewith disabilities. With the current conventions and upcoming debates,people with disabilities are looking to the...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2008 Drive for Diversity crew member roster was announced today by Access Marketing & Communications, which runs the Drive for Diversity program. The 2008 Crew Member Development Program, to be presented by Sprint, will give six minority and female crew members the...
FRANKFURT AFP — The leading German airline, Lufthansa, has officially declared interest in buying part of troubled Austrian Airlines, a spokesman told AFP on Monday. Candidates had until Sunday to request documentation from the investment bank Merrill Lynch, which is handling the operation. The Lufthansa spokesman...
People with disabilities support Barack Obama astheir choice for president, according to a recent poll conducted byDisaboom (OTCBB: DSBO), the premier online community for people withdisabilities. The poll, which was posted on disaboom.com in an effort togain insight into the political leanings of people with disabilities in the2008 presidential...
Barack Obama and John McCain are locked in a tight battle for president, with the Democrat capitalizing on voter concern over the economy and energy and the Republican benefiting from his experience and success in neutralizing the issue of the unpopular Iraq war. The latest Bloomberg/Los Angeles...
United Company Rusal, the world's biggest aluminium producer, has shortlisted six candidates to take board positions at Norilsk Nickel, in which it holds a 25 per cent stake. The move is the latest in the battle for Norilsk, which like Rusal is based in Russia. Rusal is...
SANTA CLARA -- It's not as if the 49ers need another quarterback candidate, but the scouting report on left tackle Joe Staley is that he has a heck of an arm. When the Single-A minor league baseball team near his hometown invited him to throw out the...
THE chairmanship of Aer Lingus appears to Murphy to be a bit of a poisoned chalice. You'd have thought people would be lining up for the cushy number of chairing the national airline. But the job of balancing plummetting sales in Belfast,...
RICHMOND, Va. -- John McCain's campaign has asked Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor for personal documents as the Republican presidential candidate steps up his search for a running mate, The Associated Press has learned. Cantor, 45, the chief deputy minority whip in the House, has been mentioned among...
IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHETHER OR not the 3,060 base hits Craig Biggio banged out during a 20-year major league career stretching from 1988 through 2007 assure him of first ballot election to the Hall of Fame when he's eligible a half decade from now. ...
MCLEAN, Va. -- Gannett said today it has made a minority investment in Mogulus, a New York- based Internet video platform. The investment extends and expands on Gannett's three-month-old commercial agreement with Mogulus to provide broadcasting services on the company's Web sites. That agreement, signed in April, has...
Tom Gordon is in Florida with soreness in his right elbow, and it is not clear when he can return. It may be a while. The Phillies placed the reliever on the 15-day disabled list Sunday. Gordon's previous DL stints have been lengthy. He spent more than two months...
WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama and John McCain touted their respective tax plans to a key Hispanic group Tuesday, arguing that their different approaches to the economy would benefit all Americans. Their speeches before the League of United Latin American Citizens LULAC, the nation's oldest Hispanic advocacy...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fidelity National Financial, Inc. , a leading provider of title insurance, specialty insurance, claims management services and information services, will release 2nd quarter 2008 earnings after the close of regular market trading on Wednesday, July 23, 2008. A conference...
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