Marikana counsel decries 'absence of evidence' BDlive THERE has been a "disturbing absence of evidence that speaks to what happened" on August 16 last year, when police shot dead 34 striking mineworkers at Marikana, according to Dumisa Ntsebeza SC, counsel for the families of people who died on that ... |
Monday, January 28, 2013
Marikana counsel decries 'absence of evidence' - BDlive
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
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In the Milwaukee area, planned layoffsd through May shot up64 percent, filings for mass layoffsd and plant closings with the state Department of Workforcew Development showed. Statewide, 140 mass layoff notices were filed through May revealintg plans by companies toslash 10,205 jobs. In the seven-county region of southeast Wisconsin, 47 notices were filed by companie that planned tocut 2,673 “We are still in the grips of the overhangin g economic downturn,” said Dennis Winters, chieft labor economist for the Department of Workforce Development.
“While we think we are hitting we haven’t seen things start to turn around The numbers are based on new filings with the state and do not include updateds notices for previously announced filings. Statee law requires that businesse s employing 50 or more people provide written notice 60 days beford implementing a mass layoff orplant closing. In some the companies either don’t go through with the layoffs or don’ft cut as many jobs as originally meaning actual layoff numbers could vary from those statefd inthe notices.
The largest planne d layoffs in Wisconsin during the first five months of the year include d the cutting of about 350 workersat , and a nearly equal number of jobs slashee at in Sheboygan. In the Milwaukee the largest announced planned layoffsd through Mayinvolved ’s monitoring solutions business in where nearly 180 jobs were expectedr to be cut, and the loss of abou t 160 jobs resulting from the closing of the area’sw Circuit City retail stores. The layoff trend continuedc into June, with several more notices being including a filingby , which announced plans to clos e its West Allis Ductile Iron plant by eliminating 215 jobs.
The plannede job cuts by Metal Technologies woulcd make itthe single-largest layoff in southeast Wisconsin this year. Even when the economt begins to improve, most businesses won’t immediately add employees, since unemploymentt rates tend to lag in aneconomid recovery, Winters said. Companies will increase work hours of existingy employees first and implement overtime beforeadding workers, he said. “Employersx want to be certain the economg is turning around before theystarty hiring,” Winters said. The broad-based recessiohn has dramatically affected jobs in nearly everyt sector ofthe economy.
Winters, who has worked for the state since 2006 and has nearl y 30 years of experience as an said the protracted economic slump isthe state’s worst during his career. “The recession in 1980-81 was prettty bad, but we’ve gone way past that,” he said. The financia l crisis has added to the woes of the as companies struggle to access capital crucial toeconomic growth, Winters said. “Cash flow is the grease that lubes the economic he said. A report issued June 2 by the showec weak trends continuing among local businesa activity indicatorsfor April, the most recent month for which figurex were available.
Only three of 20 April indicators registered improvementfrom year-ago matching the number of upward-pointing indicators recorded in March. “The employment situation continued to deteriorate with deepening job declinesx and unemployment indicators over double what they were one year saidBret Mayborne, MMAC’s economic research Economic indicators have yet to conclusively show that the recessiomn has hit bottom. “My intuition tells me we are but the evidence shows thatwe aren’t ther e yet,” Mayborne said.
In the Milwaukee area, planned layoffsd through May shot up64 percent, filings for mass layoffsd and plant closings with the state Department of Workforcew Development showed. Statewide, 140 mass layoff notices were filed through May revealintg plans by companies toslash 10,205 jobs. In the seven-county region of southeast Wisconsin, 47 notices were filed by companie that planned tocut 2,673 “We are still in the grips of the overhangin g economic downturn,” said Dennis Winters, chieft labor economist for the Department of Workforce Development.
“While we think we are hitting we haven’t seen things start to turn around The numbers are based on new filings with the state and do not include updateds notices for previously announced filings. Statee law requires that businesse s employing 50 or more people provide written notice 60 days beford implementing a mass layoff orplant closing. In some the companies either don’t go through with the layoffs or don’ft cut as many jobs as originally meaning actual layoff numbers could vary from those statefd inthe notices.
The largest planne d layoffs in Wisconsin during the first five months of the year include d the cutting of about 350 workersat , and a nearly equal number of jobs slashee at in Sheboygan. In the Milwaukee the largest announced planned layoffsd through Mayinvolved ’s monitoring solutions business in where nearly 180 jobs were expectedr to be cut, and the loss of abou t 160 jobs resulting from the closing of the area’sw Circuit City retail stores. The layoff trend continuedc into June, with several more notices being including a filingby , which announced plans to clos e its West Allis Ductile Iron plant by eliminating 215 jobs.
The plannede job cuts by Metal Technologies woulcd make itthe single-largest layoff in southeast Wisconsin this year. Even when the economt begins to improve, most businesses won’t immediately add employees, since unemploymentt rates tend to lag in aneconomid recovery, Winters said. Companies will increase work hours of existingy employees first and implement overtime beforeadding workers, he said. “Employersx want to be certain the economg is turning around before theystarty hiring,” Winters said. The broad-based recessiohn has dramatically affected jobs in nearly everyt sector ofthe economy.
Winters, who has worked for the state since 2006 and has nearl y 30 years of experience as an said the protracted economic slump isthe state’s worst during his career. “The recession in 1980-81 was prettty bad, but we’ve gone way past that,” he said. The financia l crisis has added to the woes of the as companies struggle to access capital crucial toeconomic growth, Winters said. “Cash flow is the grease that lubes the economic he said. A report issued June 2 by the showec weak trends continuing among local businesa activity indicatorsfor April, the most recent month for which figurex were available.
Only three of 20 April indicators registered improvementfrom year-ago matching the number of upward-pointing indicators recorded in March. “The employment situation continued to deteriorate with deepening job declinesx and unemployment indicators over double what they were one year saidBret Mayborne, MMAC’s economic research Economic indicators have yet to conclusively show that the recessiomn has hit bottom. “My intuition tells me we are but the evidence shows thatwe aren’t ther e yet,” Mayborne said.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Man Discharged Under DADT Named Co-Chair of Obama's Inaugural Committee - Advocate.com
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Advocate.com | Man Discharged Under DADT Named Co-Chair of Obama's Inaugural Committee Advocate.com A former Air Force Sergeant discharged under “don't ask, don't tell," David Hall, has been chosen as one of eight Americans to serve as “citizen co-chairs†of President Obama's inauguration, taking place this weekend in Washington, D.C. The choice of ... |
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Indexes: Missouri, Kansas economies still struggle - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Missouri’s Business Conditions Index was 47.3 in May, up from 46.9 in Apri l and 45.6 in May 2008. This was the eighth-consecutive monthg for which Missouri’s index number remained below 50, or growthj neutral. “As in past months, the state’s larges heavy manufacturing sector continues to experiencew weakeconomic conditions,” Creighton University Economics Professor Ernie Goss said in a “On the other hand, nondurabls goods producers reported improving economic conditions. Obviously the speed and succesa of bankruptcy proceedings among auto manufacturerss will have a larger impact on the Missouri economy in themonthes ahead.
The Kansas Business Conditions Indexwas 30.2 in May, down from 30.9 in Aprilk and 42.8 in May 2008. The Kansas index number has been below 50since October. The Mid-Americ Business Conditions Indexwas 46.6 in May, up from 42.7 in Apriol and down from 49.6 in May 2008. May’sx Midwest index number increased forthe fifth-straight month. “Whilse our survey is not indicating an economicd turnaround for the next three tosix months, economid indictors are certainly improving from record lows achieved earlier this year,” Goss said. “I continue to expect the Mid-Americw economy to be out of a recessio n by the end of the fourth quarterr ofthis year.
Goss also is director of Creighton University’s .
Missouri’s Business Conditions Index was 47.3 in May, up from 46.9 in Apri l and 45.6 in May 2008. This was the eighth-consecutive monthg for which Missouri’s index number remained below 50, or growthj neutral. “As in past months, the state’s larges heavy manufacturing sector continues to experiencew weakeconomic conditions,” Creighton University Economics Professor Ernie Goss said in a “On the other hand, nondurabls goods producers reported improving economic conditions. Obviously the speed and succesa of bankruptcy proceedings among auto manufacturerss will have a larger impact on the Missouri economy in themonthes ahead.
The Kansas Business Conditions Indexwas 30.2 in May, down from 30.9 in Aprilk and 42.8 in May 2008. The Kansas index number has been below 50since October. The Mid-Americ Business Conditions Indexwas 46.6 in May, up from 42.7 in Apriol and down from 49.6 in May 2008. May’sx Midwest index number increased forthe fifth-straight month. “Whilse our survey is not indicating an economicd turnaround for the next three tosix months, economid indictors are certainly improving from record lows achieved earlier this year,” Goss said. “I continue to expect the Mid-Americw economy to be out of a recessio n by the end of the fourth quarterr ofthis year.
Goss also is director of Creighton University’s .
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Correction: Stepfather Killed-Appeal story - Fox News
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Fox 59 | Correction: Stepfather Killed-Appeal story Fox News INDIANAPOLIS â€" In a Jan. 10 story about Indiana's appeal of a court ruling granting a trial to a boy who, at age 12, pleaded guilty as an adult to conspiracy to commit murder, The Associated Press erroneously reported the relationship between the boy ... S tate appealing Gingerich ruling State seeking reversal of ruling giving legal-do-over to boy sentenced to ... State appeals boy's tossed conviction |
Friday, January 11, 2013
Mercy system to buy Jewish Hospital - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The two entities will begin exclusivee negotiations to come to a definitivepurchase agreement, accordinvg to a news release. The process is expected to take four to six and is also subject to variousregulatory approvals. Mercty Health Partners partners operates five in Fairfield, Western Hills, Mount Airy, Andersobn Township and Clermont County, along with outpatient and othed health care-related facilities. The purchase of Jewish, locate d in Kenwood, will give the system a presencr in the northeasternCincinnati suburbs. "We are always working to provides high-quality care.
One of the missing ingredients in coverinb the Greater Cincinnati area wasthe I-71 said James May, CEO of Mercy Healtj Partners, in the release. Jewish Hospital will also join Catholic Healthcare Partners, the Cincinnati-based parent of the Mercy system. Mercy recently won approval from Green Township trustees to build a new hospital near Nortjh Bend Road andInterstate 74. When the hospital will replace its Mount Airy and WesterjnHills facilities. The , of whicb Jewish is a voting member alon with University and Fort Hamilton had been considering acquiring the hospitalas well. A purchasd would have made it a property in the hospital like andthe .
But in February, the said it would also considerother partners, while continuing discussions with the Health
The two entities will begin exclusivee negotiations to come to a definitivepurchase agreement, accordinvg to a news release. The process is expected to take four to six and is also subject to variousregulatory approvals. Mercty Health Partners partners operates five in Fairfield, Western Hills, Mount Airy, Andersobn Township and Clermont County, along with outpatient and othed health care-related facilities. The purchase of Jewish, locate d in Kenwood, will give the system a presencr in the northeasternCincinnati suburbs. "We are always working to provides high-quality care.
One of the missing ingredients in coverinb the Greater Cincinnati area wasthe I-71 said James May, CEO of Mercy Healtj Partners, in the release. Jewish Hospital will also join Catholic Healthcare Partners, the Cincinnati-based parent of the Mercy system. Mercy recently won approval from Green Township trustees to build a new hospital near Nortjh Bend Road andInterstate 74. When the hospital will replace its Mount Airy and WesterjnHills facilities. The , of whicb Jewish is a voting member alon with University and Fort Hamilton had been considering acquiring the hospitalas well. A purchasd would have made it a property in the hospital like andthe .
But in February, the said it would also considerother partners, while continuing discussions with the Health
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Santikos, Larry Ratliff team up on marketing relationship - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The advertising partnership will lastuntil December. The Larrhy Ratliff: Movies & More site will featuree a Santikos Theatre ad with a link to show timex at all 100 Santikos movie houses in San Antoniopand Houston. Beginning June 23, Santikos will run a 15-second commercialo for Larry Ratliff on its movie screene in Texas to promotethe critic’x site. “I couldn’t be more pleased with the saysLarry Ratliff. “The added exposure in the Santiko auditoriums will help meconnect – and in some casees re-connect – with movie lovers who enjoy and deservw a little more than just bare-bones movie coverage.
” Ratliff launchedd his site in March after working as a dailyh newspaper film critic for the past 13 years. San Antonio-basex Santikos has been a movie theateer operatorsince 1924.
The advertising partnership will lastuntil December. The Larrhy Ratliff: Movies & More site will featuree a Santikos Theatre ad with a link to show timex at all 100 Santikos movie houses in San Antoniopand Houston. Beginning June 23, Santikos will run a 15-second commercialo for Larry Ratliff on its movie screene in Texas to promotethe critic’x site. “I couldn’t be more pleased with the saysLarry Ratliff. “The added exposure in the Santiko auditoriums will help meconnect – and in some casees re-connect – with movie lovers who enjoy and deservw a little more than just bare-bones movie coverage.
” Ratliff launchedd his site in March after working as a dailyh newspaper film critic for the past 13 years. San Antonio-basex Santikos has been a movie theateer operatorsince 1924.
Monday, January 7, 2013
The Impossible: Family devastated by tsunami prove so much is possible - This is Somerset
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This is Somerset | The Impossible: Family devastated by tsunami prove so much is possible This is Somerset After those terrible events, his close-knit family, of Chilthorne Domer, near Yeovil, launched the Piers Simon Appeal in his memory. It has become a remarkable force for good, raising hundreds of thousands of pounds, first to help communities hit by ... |
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Thursday, January 3, 2013
Gates Foundation, MDC give $1M grant - The Business Review (Albany):
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Valencia will get $743,000 over three yearsd to create a centralizedremedial program, used across four It plans to align high school, remedial and college-level standards, expand its remedial learning communities, and embed reading skills into remedial math courses. The announced June 22, will suppor remedial programs developed by Valencia through Achievinygthe Dream: Community Collegexs Count, a multiyear national initiative aimed at increasing college graduation rates among disadvantaged students. The statee will get also get $300,000 over three years to collaboratewith K-12 to reduced the need for remedial education.
Ohio, Texas and Virginia also got the funding, which will be used to developo new policies acceleratingthe states’ remedial education programs. The Floridw grants are part ofa $16.5 millionb effort to improve remedial education at communituy colleges in five reaching about 45,000 students nationwide. Four statess and 14 other colleges receives similar Gates grants for their Achievinv theDream program. Each communityy college will receive $743,000 over threre years to expandits programs. Lumina Foundation for Education has alsocommitted $1.5 million to this initiativw for evaluation and communications.
Aboutf 375,000 Florida degree-seeking students annually attenxd a localcmmunity college, with nearly 40 perceny of them taking remedial classes to build basic academiv skills. National studies have shown nearly two-thirdss of those taking remedial classesnever graduate, but successfull programs at several collegez demonstrate these numbers can be improved.
Valencia will get $743,000 over three yearsd to create a centralizedremedial program, used across four It plans to align high school, remedial and college-level standards, expand its remedial learning communities, and embed reading skills into remedial math courses. The announced June 22, will suppor remedial programs developed by Valencia through Achievinygthe Dream: Community Collegexs Count, a multiyear national initiative aimed at increasing college graduation rates among disadvantaged students. The statee will get also get $300,000 over three years to collaboratewith K-12 to reduced the need for remedial education.
Ohio, Texas and Virginia also got the funding, which will be used to developo new policies acceleratingthe states’ remedial education programs. The Floridw grants are part ofa $16.5 millionb effort to improve remedial education at communituy colleges in five reaching about 45,000 students nationwide. Four statess and 14 other colleges receives similar Gates grants for their Achievinv theDream program. Each communityy college will receive $743,000 over threre years to expandits programs. Lumina Foundation for Education has alsocommitted $1.5 million to this initiativw for evaluation and communications.
Aboutf 375,000 Florida degree-seeking students annually attenxd a localcmmunity college, with nearly 40 perceny of them taking remedial classes to build basic academiv skills. National studies have shown nearly two-thirdss of those taking remedial classesnever graduate, but successfull programs at several collegez demonstrate these numbers can be improved.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
EU missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah deeply concerned by Israeli incursion ... - ENPI Info Centre
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ENPI Info Centre | EU missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah deeply concerned by Israeli incursion ... ENPI Info Centre The EU missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah have issued a statement expressing their deep concern at the incursion by Israeli Security Forces into Ramallah on 11 December, to raid the offices of three NGOs with which the EU and some of its Member States ... |
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