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As technology becomes the true enabler in allowing HR professionals to focus on strategy, IHRIM and their members are key contributors to helping the senior HR professional become more strategic and accountable. 2004-04-25 The Last Generation of Chainsmokers -- A new bad-boy writer lights up Lit-FictionThe Last Generation of Chainsmokers, the smashing debut novel of Stephen Creagh Uys, earns its writer a seat in literatures holding cell, next to Jack Kerouac, Bukowski, and Hubert Selby Jr. In this stunningly honest, heartbreaking and hilarious tale of besotted lovers, Uys (pronounced Ace) reveals the dark passion of alcoholics with an integrity and intensity not seen since classic works like Under the Volcano and Junkie. His novel shows a deep understanding of the brutality of modern life and the beauty it can lend to modern literature.
NSC Announces UPS as the 2007 Green Cross for Safety Medal Recipient
(CSRwire) San Diego, CA. - The National Safety Council today announced UPS as the 2007 Green Cross for Safety Medal recipient. The Green Cross for Safety Medal cites UPS, the world's largest package delivery company and the country's third-largest employer, for its exemplary century-long commitment to workplace safety. The selection of UPS as the 2007 recipient was announced at the National Safety Council's 94th Annual Congress & Expo opening session. Established in 1999, the Green Cross for Safety Medal recognizes organizations and their leaders for outstanding achievements in safety and health, community service and responsible citizenship. To be considered, an organization and its leadership must demonstrate a superior record in advancing safety and health practices consistent with the mission of the National Safety Council.
School District Braces For Big Budget Cuts
A shortage of state money is forcing some school district leaders in Duval County to make some tough decisions about looming budget cuts. Officials said they expect to have to trim as much as $18 million from their budget for the remaining school year. School district spokeswoman Jill Johnson told Channel 4 the district might have to cut $6 million to $7 million when state lawmakers meet next month. .
Cuttack, February 17
With three more police personnel succumbing to Naxalite bullets during a combing operation, the toll in Naxal attack rose to 18 today. Hundreds of armed Naxalites who raided the small town of Nayagarh, about 90 kms from here on the night of Friday. ULFA calls Assam bandh tomorrow
Guwahati, February 17
The ULFA has called for a 12-hour Assam Bandh on February 19 to protest against the arrest of Peoples Consultative Group member Lachit Bordoloi. In an e-mail to the media here, ULFA chairman Arabindo Rajkhowa said the bandh was called to protest against the arrest of Bordoloi and several other human rights activists. Sethusamudram
GoM Meeting
Ambika walks out
New Delhi, February 17
Culture minister Ambika Soni, at loggerheads with shipping minister T.R.
Salmond’s bold new era of progressive nationalism
It was impossible to keep up. In the process, Salmond has created a new form of progressive nationalism, unlike anything seen in Europe in the past three decades. The image of nationalism as a backward and narrow-minded political force, preoccupied with ethnicity and hostile to foreigners, has finally been dispelled. The SNP has made a reverse takeover of the Scottish social democratic consensus that Labour has presided over for the past half-century. Instead of the SNP being blown away by the unionist majority, Labour were almost blown away by the sheer verve of Salmond's hyperactive administration. Labour end this annus horribilis in a terrible state, with a leadership crisis and a donations scandal. The new Labour leader, Wendy Alexander, has failed to offer any intellectual challenge to Alex Salmond's populist nationalism, and the party organisation is disintegrating.
Putting her big foot down
Car: 2006 Toyota Matrix. Mileage: 7.8 litres per 100 kilometres Average kilometres driven each week: 30 (except in summer, when it goes up to 250 with trips to the cottage). Average kilometres driven each year: 12,000 Commute to work: Around 9 kilometres on subway or bike. Hours spent on public transit in the past week: 12 Hours spent on a plane in the past month: 0 In the past year: 8 Percentage of food in kitchen that is local and organic: About 50, including all milk products, chicken, breads; most fresh fruit and vegetables are organic, but from as far away as New Zealand. Number of takeout meals wolfed down last week: 4 Catherine's ecological footprint 6.6 hectaresFood 2.4 hectaresMobility 0.8 hectaresShelter 1.6 hectaresGoods/Services 1.8 hectares .
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