Every so often we're hit by the urge to change jobs. Over time the urge matures into a realization that the time is right. But the thought of letting go of a good-paying, secure job is truly scary. The solution to this dilemma is easy to report but tough to...
The urge to merge is ever-present in the corporate breast. The urge to demerge, however, is weaker and less likely to result in action. One major reason for this contrast in attitudes is almost primitive. Even a modest acquisition or merger adds visibly to management's power: by the same token,...
Riding safely and using common sense is the responsibility of all off-highway vehicle users, the Division of Utah State Parks and Recreation says. Riders should be properly trained and prepared. The division urges parents to enroll children in its "Know Before You Go!" training course, which is...
Gordon Brown is under mounting pressure to raise taxes for high earners so he can reduce the tax burden on low-income families struggling as the economic slowdown begins to bite. Some ministers are urging the Prime Minister to "be bold" by risking tax rises for people earning more than 100,000...
Miles Kington Remembered 11 AUGUST 2005 Today: three little moral tales for our times. 1. Once upon a time there was an only child called Robert. If Robert had one fault, it was being too clever by half. When, for...
The American Diabetes Association ADAtoday applauded Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT), Ranking Member Lamar Alexander(R-TN), and members of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Children andFamilies for holding a hearing on "Childhood Obesity: The Declining Healthof America's Next Generation." Appearing before the Committee was FrancineKaufman, M.D., a prominent pediatric endocrinologist, past president...
Mortgage lenders called on the Government yesterday to adopt new mortgage funding strategies in an attempt to restart the failing market. In a proposal submitted to the Treasury, the Council of Mortgage Lenders CML urged the Government to act to "break the logjam in the housing and...
LOS ANGELES -- Riley Investment Management LLC announced that it is aware of an expression of interest to acquire Asyst Technologies, Inc. at $6.50 per share made on July 9, 2008 by Aquest Systems Corporation. This proposal represents a 66% premium over Asyst's closing share price on July 15. On...
By Bill Blankenship THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Call it "Survivor: Jalapeno Island." On a stage amidst a sea of spectators, 34 contestants surrendered all common sense and battled the body's natural defenses against poisoning at Topeka Fiesta Mexicana's 18th annual jalapeno-eating contest. ...
By Bill Blankenship THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Call it "Survivor: Jalapeno Island." On a stage amidst a sea of spectators, 34 contestants surrendered all common sense and battled the body's natural defenses against poisoning at Topeka Fiesta Mexicana's 18th annual jalapeno-eating contest. ...
WASHINGTON -- The National Retail Federation urged the House Judiciary Committee to approve legislation scheduled for a vote today that would require Visa and MasterCard to negotiate over a hidden credit card fee that costs the average family more than $400 a year. "At a time when Americans...
Producer of Woody Allen's films Charles Joffe was a high-powered agent and manager, and co- producer of most of Woody Allen's films, winning an Oscar for Annie Hall (1977) and a Bafta award for Manhattan (1979). He and his partner, Jack Rollins, specialised in...
LONDON -- Thousands of England's historic sites and monuments are endangered by threats ranging from neglectful landlords and wet weather to burrowing rabbits, the country's heritage guardian said. English Heritage has surveyed about 70,000 buildings, monuments, parks, battlefields and shipwrecks and says one in 12 is in...
DUBAI AFP — Executed strongman Saddam Hussein's fugitive number two Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri called on Iraqi insurgents to make a final push against US troops, in an audio message attributed to him on Tuesday. Ibrahim, the most senior member of Saddam's regime still at large, urged Iraqis to...
WASHINGTON AFP — President George W. Bush Tuesday tried to quell crisis fears stalking the US economy, saying it would emerge stronger than ever from current troubles, though admitting Americans faced tough times. With global shares tumbling and anxiety in the banking and mortgage sectors, Bush held a...
WASHINGTON AFP — A rescue proposed for mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is "needed to respond to market concerns and increase confidence" in the government-sponsored firms, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday. Paulson, testifying before the Senate Banking Committee, urged lawmakers to give speedy...
WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush, targeting election-year fears of an economic meltdown, urged lawmakers Tuesday to help battle soaring energy costs and shore up the "basically sound" US banking system. "The bottom line is this: We're going through a tough time," Bush said at his...
Home News IN BRIEF *Half of the air passengers on planes breathe is contaminated and should be filtered, Baroness Trumpington told the House of Lords. The Tory peer urged the Government to lead the push for a global standard on filtered air. Lord Bassam of Brighton, for...
Zarlink Semiconductor (NYSE: ZL)(TSX: ZL) today issued the following statement in response to a report by RiskMetrics Group/ISS Governance Services ("RiskMetrics") regarding the election of directors at the Company's 2008 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders on July 23, 2008 ("the Meeting"). As previously issued, independent proxy advisory firms Glass,...
Progress is Being Made, Funding is Necessary to Program's Success WASHINGTON -- Despite progress being made in implementing the Certified Cargo Screener Program CCSP, significant challenges remain in future success due to lack of funding, according to executive director of the Airforwarders Association AfA in testimony before the...
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