I'm the boss of a company that does computer sales, and we installed Instant Messaging on our sales associates' computers a few months back as a tool for them to communicate with their clients. Recently, my senior manager approached me and asked that we ban IM because he felt that...
According to a survey conducted by Nanos Research, commissioned by the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, an overwhelming majority of Canadians are opposed to the Conservative government's plans to cut key food safety programs and to expand industry self-policing. The Nanos Research survey revealed that more than...
The crumbling of our American financial institutions has triggered a memory in me. On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists toppled the World Trade Center. On Sept. 14, I was sent to ask Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley his feelings. It was late. He'd just come from Larry King's show, but he agreed...
EUGENE, Oregon AFP — Fast as they are, world champion sprinters Tyson Gay and Allyson Felix cannot escape the spectre of doping that haunts the American athletics program here at the US Olympic trials. US officials hope performances by Felix, Gay and others from Friday through...
SINGAPORE AFP — Got at least five million US dollars? A private banker is at your service in Singapore, which is fast gaining a reputation as the Switzerland of Asia for the world's growing ranks of multi-millionaires. The tiny, tropical island-state, Southeast Asia's most advanced economy,...
FOR once, Scottish referees can breathe a sigh of relief. With only fourth offi cial Craig Thomson out in Austria and Switzerland in any official capacity, at least they can't carry the can for any of the refereeing controversies which have engulfed Euro...
SAN DIEGO - The PGA Tour's new anti-doping drug-testing policy goes into effect July 1, after which players could be handed a Dixie cup and asked to, well, you know. Are they worried? "The players think it's fine," Mike Weir, a former Masters champion, said this week at the...
As the price of gas goes higher and higher, chants continue to go out for the government to allow drilling on its land. And most of those requests are from the oil industry itself. Leaders in the state's industry believe...
The words "instant replay" are to Major League Baseball today what the words "performance-enhancing drugs" were 10 years ago: a trend to run away from, an issue to avoid at all costs. But, in recent weeks, when not one, not two, not three, but four high-profile...
A man fatally shot himself behind a Willingboro restaurant late Friday after a gunfight with police, Burlington County officials said last night. James Isaac Rittenburg, 36, of Trenton, shot himself in the head after police responded to a call of a gunman behind Ruby Tuesday's at Route 130 and Levitt...
Adult, Gambling & Video Content Less Frequently Accessed Than Personal and Web2.0 Services & 58% See Social Networking As a Threat Travel, personal webmail and social networking websites have been identified as the most commonly filtered genres of website within the UK workplace--ahead of adult, gambling and video...
Under normal circumstances, it would be unrealistic to expect truth in labeling standards to apply to a political event. Spin and self-interest are too much part of the mix. When a church is involved, however, self-policing ought to be tighter. We refer to an event taking place in...
1. Introduction There is an on-going debate in both the theoretical and empirical literature about the effectiveness of self-policing policies such as the Environmental Protection Agency's EPA Audit Policy. The EPA consistently publicizes the Audit Policy as a successful, innovative approach to compliance. For example, the introduction to...
WASHINGTON -- An independent ethics board created by the House of Representatives this week is meant to put some teeth into a self-policing process that has been all but dormant for years. The Office of Congressional Ethics is the first independent body with the power to launch ethics...
BRISTOL 9 BATH 19 A liberal sprinkling of Bristol's last cup-winning side congregated at Ashton Gate yesterday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their wonderful victory over Leicester, and they may well have left the ground wondering whether the sport has taken much of a step forward...
BRISTOL 9 BATH 19 A liberal sprinkling of Bristol's last cup-winning side congregated at Ashton Gate yesterday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their wonderful victory over Leicester, and they may well have left the ground wondering whether the sport has taken much of a step forward...
Byline: Peter Guest Adeo Ressi speaks like a Silicon Valley native, his speech peppered with "like" and "dude" but the serial entrepreneur risked being cast out into the cold by the Golden State's venture capital community when he opened up...
To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Deborah Long, Southern Shrimp Alliance, +1-785-539-5218, Deborah@CohesiveCommunications.com TARPON SPRINGS, Fla., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- JohnWilliams, a shrimp fisherman and executive director of the SouthernShrimp Alliance, testified today before the House Subcommittee onOversight and Investigations of the Commerce and Energy Committeeregarding import seafood safety. Williams criticized...
Jack Katz Acting under a mandate to protect human subjects of research, institutional review boards IRBs have become nationwide instruments for implementing censorship. As censors, IRBs constitute an historical novelty in the United States. In the past censorship has been administered as the overt policy of centralized agencies. Examples...
Byline: Christine Senior Admin guidelines Raising Standards of Pensions Administration RSPA is encouraging trustees to sign up to its General Statement of Administration Standards now the standards have gained acceptance from 12 major administrators. ...
Articles 2007-12-01
<< Previous
page 1 of 1
Next >>
Premier Vendor Content
Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
With AT&T Tech Support 360, you'll have certified, U.S. based technicians on call 24/7 to help keep your computers, connections, software and peripherals up to speed for just 82¢ a day.
