Sheraton's return to centre stage Daily Monitor So when âSheraton Hotel Kampalaâ started coming out of its dormant status, I can assure you I was very pleasantly surprised. For the many years, we used the health club and other facilities of Sheraton Hotel Kampala. The hotel had its ups and downs, ... |
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Sheraton's return to centre stage - Daily Monitor
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Meet your latest Facebook friends: your boss, his boss - Denver Business Journal:
And no forum has proved as fertile a legap land mine asthe Internet. Social networking sites, from Faceboojk to YouTube to personal have yielded a crop of lawsuits by employerd scrambling to protect their image or intellectual properth in a rapidly evolvingdigital age. Perhapes at the heart of the issue is the extremr disconnect between what employers and employees considefas damaging. Attorneys advise that companiees implement policies for online behavior to protecttheir image. But one recent survey indicatees that a formalpolicy wouldn’ matter. In that survey, by , almost half of the respondenta said a policy would not change how theybehave online.
Meanwhile, new areas of law, such as electronic discovery, thrive. The best a compant can do, sources suggest, is encourage workerse to understand its values and consider theirown Then, for legality’s sake, draw up a as insurance.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Companies with Kentucky ties make Fortune list - Business First of Louisville:
The list is based on the publication'ss evaluation of the policies and culture of each companu and the opinions ofthe company's own Two-thirds of the total score is baser on employee responses to a survey created by the Great Placwe to Work Institute in San The survey asked about thing such as attitudes toward management, job satisfaction and At No. 39 on the list is Ohio-based , which operates a facilith in Scottsville, Ky., that employs 277 workers. What makeas working there great? "Smucker brothers Tim and Richardencourage face-to-faces communication to preserve a unique culture," Fortunse said. At No. 55 is Mich.-based , which employs 396 workers in Ky.
"Women excel at this specialty-chemical company, holdint 45 percent of top executive slots and 26 percenr ofmanagerial positions, including CIO Abbe Mulderes and CEO Stephanie Fortune said. , Iowa-based door and window makere Pella, No. 59 on the list, employs 936 workerse in Murray, Ky. "Nearly 1,200 employees have more than 20 yearwof service," Fortune said. At No. 78 is Stratham, N.H.-basedd , which employs 134 workers in Danville, Ky. "Workera are encouraged to give backat Timberland: All staf f can devote 40 hours per year of paid time off to volunteer, and now up to 30 employeew can spend two to thre weeks a year to help with disastert relief," Fortune said.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Iran against US navy presence in Gulf despite rescue - NEWS.com.au
Islamic Republic News Agency | Iran against US navy presence in Gulf despite rescue NEWS.com.au IRAN is opposed to the deployment of the US Navy in the Gulf although American soldiers rescued Iranian fishermen from pirates in its waters, Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said today. "We do not deny that the action of this American warship was good," ... < br />For Iranians Waylaid by Pirates, US to the Rescue US presence in Persian Gulf unjustified: Defense minister Iran Fishermen Freed From Suspected Pirates, US |
Friday, January 6, 2012
Consumer watchdog: My appointment is valid - CNNMoney
The Guardian | Consumer watchdog: My appointment is valid CNNMoney By Jennifer Liberto @CNNMoney January 5, 2012: 3:28 PM ET Richard Cordray, the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, says his recess appointment by President Obama is valid. WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) -- A day after taking over the job ... New Consumer Czar: 'Th is Is A Valid Appointment' Consumer Watchdog: My Appointment Is Valid Cordray moves forward despite appointment ch » |
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Hal Leonard media venture to enhance Guitar Edge - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
The joint venture, Guitar Edge LLC, will expand and enhanced Guitar Edge magazine into a multimedia resourcsfor guitarists. Hal Leonard's Guitar Edge magazinew debuted in the summerof 2006. The magazinee specializes in providing accurate transcriptione in standard notation andguitar tablature, or tabs, for the hottest songs in all The new Guitar Edge will adopt the four-platform multimedia model pioneered by Premier Guitar, a Mount Iowa-based media company that publishes Premiedr Guitar magazine. The strategt features a print magazine supported by a free online Web site andweekly e-newsletter. The enhancedf Guitar Edge will make its debut with the September2009 issue.
Editorial staffs from both firms will provid content for Guitar Edge and subscribers to both magazinescan opt-i n for the new, free-of-charge Guitar Edge digitalp content. Jeff Schroedl, vice president of pop and standard publication s forHal Leonard, said the new media will providr an additional revenue stream for its publishing Publishers will be paid baseed on page views whenever readers of the magazines view the free tab songse online. Premier Guitar CEO Petef Sprague said the collaboration withHal Leonard, the world'd largest publisher of sheet music, couldd lead to a "hostf of new initiatives.
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Monday, January 2, 2012
Paul Maritz Executive Profile
Paul Maritz joined VMware in July 2008 as Presidengand CEO. Prior to joininf VMware, he was Presidenty of the Cloud Infrastructure and Services Division at EMC afterthe companhy