Byline: Trenton Daniel, The Miami Herald Dec. 19--Amid the beauty supply and shoe repair shops of Liberty City, newly elected Miami City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones surveyed her district, the sidewalks still littered with brightly hued campaign literature. With two note-scribbling advisors
Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2005-12-19
What is the work like? An image consultant advises men and women on all aspects of personal appearance, body language, social etiquette, cultural awareness, speaking and presentation skills and contact with the media. They provide tailor made programmes for their clients to help them achieve
Source: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Posted: 2005-12-19
Byline: Elizabeth Llorente Dec. 19--Juan Garcia was only 19 and making repairs to the ceiling of MHI Inc. in Teterboro last year when he came into contact with a 480-volt electrical wire. He suffered third-degree burns and died. Federal labor investigators cited the employer, an assembler of
Source: The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2005-12-19
Byline: Rosemary Winters Dec. 19--The new year marks the 60th birthday for the first of the baby boomers, heralding a dramatic transformation of the labor market. With more than a third of the work force age 45 and older, many employers are bracing themselves to lose 25 percent to 45 percent of
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2005-12-19
Byline: Kathleen Vereen Dayton, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Dec. 19--A mild job market is forecast for the Myrtle Beach area during the first quarter of 2006 based on the most recent quarterly survey by Manpower, a global employment services company. The employment outlook is identical to the
Source: The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2005-12-19
Byline: SONJA ELMQUIST WENTWORTH -- To combat high unemployment caused by the departure of textile and tobacco jobs, Rockingham Community College has built a center devoted to teaching new job skills to local workers. The $2.8 million Bishopric Lifelong Learning Center, fully wired for technology,
Source: The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC)
Posted: 2005-12-19
Byline: Tad Vezner, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Dec. 18--Two people, both executive directors at zoos in New York state, yesterday were named finalists for the top administrative job at the Toledo Zoo. Anne Baker, director of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, and Donald Moore III, director of the
Source: The Blade (Toledo, Ohio) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2005-12-19
HUNDREDS of jobs could be created thanks to plans for Leith docks to house a pounds 100million art collection - including works by Damien Hirst and Andy Warhol. A new art gallery and cultural centre will be built at the former VA Tech building if proposals gets the go-ahead from the Executive. It
Source: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
Posted: 2005-12-19
Byline: Richard Mize, The Daily Oklahoman Dec. 18--Business is paradise for meat aficionado: The manager at Bedlam Barbecue finds himself in the perfect job for a man of his refined tastes. Requirements: Business management, food-handling and people skills. Licensing: Requirements vary by city and
Source: The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2005-12-19
Byline: Bob Blake, The Lima News, Ohio Dec. 18--LIMA -- Alisa, a single mother of three young girls, has always been able to make ends meet and provide for her children during the holidays. But, this year has been much more of a struggle with the rising cost of gas to heat her home, the lack of
Source: The Lima News (Lima, Ohio) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2005-12-19
1. Introduction The growing gap between the supply of nurses and the demand for their services is one of the many factors bidding up the cost of healthcare. In many countries, the situation is now at the point where the rules for good practice are being stretched to their limits and patient care is
Feb. 2--A Roanoke mail-order pharmacy is suing the state of Michigan to open its borders to Internet prescription drug sales -- the latest battle in the growing and largely unregulated world of cyberspace drug commerce. The dispute began in December, when Michigan Attorney General Jennifer Granholm
Source: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Posted: 2005-12-19
DALLAS, Sep 21, 2005 (U.S. Newswire via COMTEX) -- Today, Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator (DEA) Karen Tandy and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Richard Roper announced the arrest of 17 individuals after the successful conclusion of Operation CYBERx, which targeted
Byline: Warren Wolfe; Glenn Howatt; Staff Writer CORRECTION PUBLISHED 05/23/05: This story incorrectly identified Steve Meshbesher, an attorney for one of the men named in the civil action to shut down Xpress Pharmacy Direct of Burnsville. A Burnsville company owned by an internationally known
Source: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
Posted: 2005-12-19
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS St. Louis Post-Dispatch 04-21-2005 20 are arrested in crackdown on illegal Internet pharmaciesByline: THE ASSOCIATED PRESSEdition: Five Star Late LiftSection: NewsMemo: HEALTH & SCIENCE WASHINGTON -- Twenty people in the United States and abroad were arrested on charges
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted: 2005-12-19
MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 04-20-2005 Dateline: WASHINGTONTwenty people around the world were arrested on charges they ran Internet pharmacies that illegally shipped narcotics, steroids and amphetamines to teenagers and other buyers around the world, federal authorities
To the Editor: Florida physicians who fill prescriptions for patients who seek medication via Internet pharmacies are at significant risk in the State of Florida. Florida law requires that a proper doctor/patient relationship exist before a Florida physician can prescribe legend drugs via the
Capitol Hill Press Releases 02-16-2005 For Immediate Release: Senators Coleman and Feinstein to Continue Effortto Make Using Internet Pharmacies Safer Contact: Howard Gantman 202/224-9629Wednesday, February 16, 2005 Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Norm Coleman(R-MN) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)
Source: Capitol Hill Press Releases
Posted: 2005-12-19
Congressional Testimony 01-26-2005 Statement of Senator Collins, Susan -- (R - ME) Committee on Senate SpecialAging January 26, 2005 MR. CHAIRMAN, I want to commend you for holdingthis important hearing to examine the risks and benefits associated withprescription drug importation and the purchase
Congressional Testimony 01-26-2005 Statement Of Mary Jorgensen Prescription Drug Information Coordinator CoalitionOf Wisconsin Aging Groups Committee On Senate Special Aging January 26,2005 Good Morning. My name is Mary Jorgensen and I am representing theCoalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups located
Congressional Testimony 01-26-2005 Statement Of Roger Pilon, Ph.D., J.D Vice President For Legal Affairs B.Kenneth Simon Chair In Constitutional Studies Director, Center For ConstitutionalStudies Cato Institute Committee On Senate Special Aging January 26, 2005Mr. Chairman, distinguished members of
Congressional Testimony 01-26-2005 Statement of Senator Gordon H. Smith Aging Hearing on Importation Committeeon Senate Special Aging January 26, 2005 I would like to welcome everyoneto the Senate Special Committee on Aging`s first hearing of the 109th Congress.We have an outstanding hearing
Medco Processes Record Number of Prescription Orders on the Monday after Thanksgiving Although the day after Thanksgiving is commonly viewed as the busiest day of the shopping season, in the world of pharmacy, peak volume hits on the Monday after Thanksgiving -- and this year was no exception.
(Badger Herald) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- When John Wiley ventured to South Africa earlier this semester, Interim Provost Virginia Sapiro essentially became the acting chancellor of the University of Wisconsin. With Peter Spear having just retired, Ms. Sapiro is so new to the position of provost
Two for the Job; Sharers Must Marry Their Needs Byline: Amy Joyce Washington Post Staff Writer Edition: FINAL Section: Financial Martha Mensch works three days a week as the director of strategic development in the finance department at Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. And so does Andrea Pesta. After years
Tips for Success on the Job Hunt Edition: FINAL Section: Financial Job-hunting tips from the seminar: * On your resume, mention skills, experiences and group affiliations that reveal your racial or ethnic background if they would be assets on the job. * In your research, look at annual reports and
Vic: TAC workers to strike over job cuts MELBOURNE, Dec 18 AAP - Workers from the Transport Accident Commission will strike for 24 hours from tomorrow following a Victorian government decision to scrap 70 jobs. Members of the Community and Public Sector Union from the commission will picket outside
Source: AAP General News (Australia)
Posted: 2005-12-19
Will the jobs pour in or possibly dry up? ; Poland Spring is weighing vast expansion plans in Maine to meet soaring consumer demand. But its owner says it will leave the state if a proposed tax on bottled water is enacted. Series: First in a two-part series. BOTTLING BACKLASH: MAINERS WARY COMING
JOB-TRAINING CLASS FOCUSES ON HMONG Edition: ALL Section: BUSINESS Type: Digest A pilot job-training program for Hmong refugees at the Madison Area Technical College-Truax campus completed its first full semester on Friday. The program, funded by UW-Madison, included an English literacy and a wood
Source: Wisconsin State Journal
Posted: 2005-12-19