Archive for July, 2010

There seems to be a lot of hate sites up of former employees who have beenousted or faced the cutting block of the Great 21st Century Recession. Thesesites, while many might assume are illegal or slanderous in some way, are goingon to live long and fruitful lives, courtesy of the internet. But are theylegal? It’s a fine line, says A. Harrison Barnes, founder ofLawCrossing.com. It’s difficult to prove slander wh...

It was not very long ago that the majority of buttons had a shiny,iridescent quality. In fact, take a look at shirts and dresses as recent as the1970’s, and you might notice these luminous buttons. They are made ofmother-of-pearl, which is the inner shell layer of certain mollusks, and ismade out of nacre – the same stuff that pearls are made of. Before the late1800’s, buttons were predominately an import ite...

At least 11 states intend to forge ahead in the coming months with bills andballot questions designed to block some of the healthcare reforms Democrats aretrying to pass this year.Their efforts could be a harbinger of trouble for the staple feature ofSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) newly unveiled healthcare plan: apublic option that allows states the ability not toparticipate.    ...

For more than half a century, Riley B. King – better known as B.B. King –has defined the blues for a worldwide audience. Since he started recording inthe 1940s, he has released over 50 albums, many of them time-honoredclassics.Mississippi-born King played on street corners for dimes in his youth,sometimes playing in as many as four towns a night. In 1947, he hitchhiked toMemphis , TN , to pursue his music caree...

By playing a significant role in the complex projects or systems, a systemengineer deservingly gets eligible for excellent job prospects and high payscale. Design, coordination and management of complex projects bring hugeresponsibility for the system engineers. Learn about the rewards a systemengineer job profile can bring.From computer and information systems to electrical power systems,communication systems and ...

            I have placed this commentary on my blog. You can respond to it by visitingthe following address: http://www.calcomui.org/blog2Just last month public schools around the state sent layoff notices to22,000 California teachers.Last year, over 16,000 teachers lost their jobs. In the past two years,about 10,000 classified school employees such as se...

I’ve been half-teasing lately with my career services colleagues that thebanks and GM aren’t the only ones in need of a bailout. Job seekers should askfor one too. Why not? It seems that in today’s environment the more corporateleaders mismanage their businesses, the more attractive they are for gettingbailed out by the U.S. tax payer.So why should job seekers be any different?It is no secret that most job se...

Changing people’s recycling habits can take many years, since people havedifferent “levels of greenness”. According to the article, “Are all consumers ready to ‘gogreen’?”, people have different attitudes about both their desire and needto become more environmentally concerned and aware.Many states and cities are launching recycling campaigns to help educateconsumers about the importance of recycling ...

Dear Ms. Luger,After reading your letter dated January 6, 2009 which was sent to theIndependent Business News Network (IBNN), it is apparent that the General MillsFoundation doesn’t really understand, nor truly comprehend the Rev. Dr. MartinLuther King Jr.’s writings or mission, which includes one of his last goals forthe African-American community, a goal that he outlined in a book publishedbefore he was shot ...

The US currently has about 700 megawatts of installed solar panelelectricity generation connected to the grid, according to research by theconsulting firm, Navigant. This represents less than 1% of all the electricitygenerated in the US.Each state controls the speed of solar adoption by heir independentpolicies. If these policies remain nchanged, generation from solar panels inthe US, both commercial and residentia...