Australian health workers to close intensive care units in Victoria next week

Thursday, March 13, 2008
Members of Australia’s Health Services Union (HSU) will go on strike in Victoria next week in a dispute over stalled wage and career structure negotiations. Over 5000 physiotherapists, speech pathologists and radiation therapists will walk off the job next week, effectively closing the state’s 68 largest health services.
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British Gas to increase electricity, gas prices

Sunday, July 10, 2011
British-based utility company Centrica, which holds ownership of British Gas, has announced its intentions to increase the prices of domestic electricity and gas later this year. On August 18, 2011, the company plans to raise the costs of gas and electrical supplies by eighteen and sixteen per cent, respectively. According to The Guardian, nine million customers will be affRead More…

BBC receives 487 complaints after ‘Dancing’ race row

Friday, October 9, 2009
The BBC has received 487 complaints after Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Anton du Beke used a racist remark for his dance partner. Actress contestant Laila Rouass, who is of Morrocan descent, was called a “paki” by her dance partner during rehearsals for the show. British tabloid News of the World revealed the information from the BBC One programme in their newRead More…

Becoming An Approachable Manager

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The worst assumption that managers can make about their area of responsibility is that they know everything that is going on in the department. In reality, they only know what their people want them to know or think they need to know.
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Sweden’s Crown Princess marries long-time boyfriend

Monday, June 21, 2010
Sweden’s first royal wedding since 1976 took place Saturday when Crown Princess Victoria, 32, married her long-time boyfriend and former personal trainer, Daniel Westling, 36. The ceremony took place at Stockholm Cathedral.
Over 1,200 guests, including many rulers, politicians, royals and other dignitaries from across the world, attended the wedding, which cost an estimatedRead More…

Illinois high schools now required to buy insurance for athletes

Tuesday, August 6, 2013
This past Sunday, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law a bill known as “Rocky’s Law” that requires Illinois high schools, through the local school district, to buy catastrophic injury insurance up to US$3 million or medical costs for up to five years, whichever one comes first, that covers student athletes. The insurance must cover student athletes while they arRead More…

Brazilian Vote Buying parliamentary commission present first joint preliminary report

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Brazil —The Post Office and Vote Buying parliamentary commissions of investigation unanimously approved on Thursday (1) their first joint preliminary report of activities. The text was prepared by their redactors, Osmar Serraglio (PMDB) and Ibrahim Abi-Ackel (PP), from Post Office and VRead More…

Guide And Tips Choosing A Bedding Set With Beautiful And Comfortable

Read An Opinion On: Buy Bedding Online Before you buy bedding set course you are going to choose a comfort when you use it on the bed and also has a beauty of design found on the bedding sets. In the article here are some tips on choosing a beautiful bedding set for your bedroom space and also in its use very convenient for you, including that: 1. Before you buy bedding set, choose beddinRead More…

Chula Vista, California becomes model for blight control laws in the US

Tuesday, October 14, 2008
The San Diego, California suburb of Chula Vista has responded to the recent housing crisis with an aggressive blight control ordinance that compels lenders to maintain the appearance of vacant homes. As foreclosures increase both locally and throughout the United States, the one year old ordinance has become a model for other cities overwhelmed by the problem of abandoRead More…

Entrepreneur’s RFID chip implant to open doors, start car

Thursday, March 24, 2005
A technology entrepreneur in northeastern Washington asked a doctor to implant an RFID chip into his hand in order to experiment with the technology. Amal Graafstra, who runs a technology company in Bellingham, WA, asked a doctor to place the chip under the skin of his left hand, and posted pictures of the procedure to the photo-sharing site, Flickr. Graafstra plans to uRead More…