Following up on the Catching Flack post about Starbucks' 3-hour closure to train staff on making a better cup of coffee: a new study out reports that while most consumers knew about the closure, few knew why Starbucks had closed. Advertising Age reports that a study by...
Like it or not, every workplace is a political environment. But operating effectively within it doesn’t have to mean sucking up, lying, or slinging dirt. In its purest form, office politics is simply about getting from here to there: securing a promotion, seeing an idea come to fruition, or gaining...
Outsourcing calls for continuous negotiations about changes, projects, and clarifications with the companies resorting to outsourcing techniques. The real trouble ensues when issues are put on hold unnecessarily due to lack of communication with the parties concerned. It is important to have communication on a regular basis at all levels...
In the June issue, there was a listing in the letters section of pitching teammates with the most combined victories in one season (the combined wins ranged from a high of 68 to a low of 50). It made me think of the 1968 Tigers and Denny McLain....
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- There aren't a lot of people who don't have an opinion about "So You Think You Can Dance" judge Mary Murphy. Her ear-splitting, screaming enthusiasm has some viewers screaming in approval while others scream in horror. Which, according to judge/executive producer Nigel Lythgoe,...
PASADENA, Calif. -- DMI Music & Media Solutions today announced that veteran music industry marketer Paul Murphy has joined the company as vice president of strategic marketing and business development. Murphy joins DMI from The Recording Academy, where he was senior director, marketing and strategic alliances for the...
Semitool, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMTL), a leadingmanufacturer of wafer processing equipment for the semiconductor industry,announced today at the SEMICON West trade show that bookings for the thirdquarter ended June 30, 2008, were $67.1 million, up 33 percent from $50.6million in the same quarter a year ago. It was the fifth...
Datameg Corp. (OTCBB: DTMG), adiversified holding company with subsidiaries in technology, foodpackaging, and other injection-molded products, today announced that it hasengaged RedChip Companies, Inc. to lead its investor relations formultimedia platforms. Through its subsidiaries, Datameg offers a wide rangeof products and services, such as Voice over Internet Protocol monitoringservices and...
WHO: Jim Miller, EVP for Products and Technologies Organization Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS)WHAT: SEMICON WEST 2008 Keynote: "Moore Demands, Murphy Blocks, We Deliver, Customers ...
Criminal Procedure Preservation for appeal BOTTOM LINE: Court of Special Appeals properly concluded that appellant's sufficiency of evidence argument was not preserved for appellate review. CASE: Starr v. State, No. 79, September Term, 2007 (filed June 26, 2008) (Judges Bell, Harrell,...
SAN MARTIN, Calif. -- Clos LaChance Winery announced today that co-founder and owner Bill Murphy has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Visitors and Fellows at U.C. Davis' Department of Viticulture & Enology. As Chairman, Murphy will lead a talented group of board members who represent the...
THE STARS: Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Scott Caan and Gabrielle Union. THE STORY: A spaceship in the form of a human in a white suit named Dave Murphy is sent to Earth to recover a vital water- absorbing meteorite orb. Inside the...
MURPHY understands there were suspicions minds as to the Tanaiste's whereabouts on "Black Wednesday" last week. While the Taoiseach was all shook up announcing EUR1.5 billion worth of cuts, it appeared as if his number two had skipped up to her native Donegal to launch an Elvis Impersonator festival. Actually...
A RESTAURATEUR in Plymouth was delighted when two of Westlife came in for a quick bite at his Waterfront cafe recently before performing in the city. He was even more delighted when Nicky Byrne and Kian Egan wrote in the guestbook about how much they'd loved...
FORMER Taoiseach Bertie Ahern attracted plenty of criticism when the Government spent EUR220,000 on jazzing up a new office for him. But obviously Bertie was very pleased with his new office, because he quickly launched a glossy website to advertise it. The...
THE Bolivian President Evo Morales, inset, is facing a re- election campaign in August, but he clearly isn't too worried about losing. Murphy understands that the left-wing leader of the poverty- stricken South American nation intends to return to his previous career - farming the coca...
WHILE most of the country still hankers after the now deceased Celtic Tiger, the good people of Fianna Fail still can't believe that Bertie has handed over to Brian Cowen. On the party's website, the canny shopper can still avail of Bertie Ahern mouse mats. For...
WHERE was Seanad leader Donie Cassidy on Tuesday for the order of business discussion? The country music promoter's absence was noted - but there was no mystery. It was his 40th wedding anniversary and he spent the day with his wife Anne. ...
WITH consumers advised to shop around in these difficult economic times, it's good to know there are still bargains to be had. One canny shopper managed to bag herself her own Irish political leader this week for the rockbottom price of EUR85. ...
