|
treats all countries fairly, equitably and everyone pays their fair ...
Not to long ago Stephen harper ridiculed global warming as a socialist scheme. We need action, Canada should be taking a leadership role. Even if a few other countries dont sign on, at least in the future i can proudly say that we did try to help our planet. That we put enviromental concerns ahead of industrial concerns. Posted 14/12/07 at 2:08 PM EST | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment .
Continuous Availability for SAP Perfect Plant Environments
SAP AG has taken an innovative business approach to delivering manufacturing integration and intelligence to the shop floor through a program called the Perfect Plant. In this paper, Stratus Technologies, an SAP Global Technology Partner with a singular focus on ensuring end-to-end availability, describes best IT practices required to deploy SAP Perfect Plant solutions. .
Techspin: Capitalism and Its Discontents
As the people who really rule the world hobnob this week at the annual Davos meeting of the World Economic Forum, there's always a strong whiff of do-goodness to justify the gathering. So it was no surprise that Bill Gates, in his last appearance as chairman of Microsoft before retiring to run his foundation, decided to plead for a kinder, gentler capitalism. In a speech to be delivered Thursday, Mr. Gates, one of the richest men in the world, will express concern that the benefits of capitalism seem to bypass the poorest people in the world. He is calling for companies to develop products aimed at the poor, products that will make a profit, of course, but will also improve the lives of the poorest. Of course, social entrepreneurship is nothing new. But Mr.
Peterson update: Sprain, but MRI tomorrow
In college football, you can go 1-9 and be in trouble as a coach, but if your the Alabama coach and your one win is against Auburn, your job is safe. On the other hand, if your the Alabama coach and go 9-1 and the only loss is to Auburn, get your resume ready. Well, if your a Viking coach and you lose to the Packers, your SH*T and need to be fired.. 0-4 with the worst loss to the Packers EVER, then you need to be draw-and-quartered (for the sack of Childress, it's horses pulling your limbs in four different directions) The idiot liquored-up pucker fans will be here taunting us. Wilf (or Wiff if you look at his coaching choices) is from New Jersey (which means he is aready a little slow) does not understand our hatred of the Packers.
Deadly Smith Mine explosions continue to echo
Jake would be part of a recovery crew that found James' body five days later. Jake helped carry his father's body to a part of the mine where it would remain until it was brought out the next day.Jake never talked about that horrific day to his family, Jeffrey McNeish said.Jeffrey McNeish, who lives in Billings, has just published his third book on the mine disaster that claimed 75 lives and nearly erased the close-knit communities of Bearcreek and Washoe from the map.In addition to the 74 miners killed by one of two blasts in the mine or a few hours later by gas poisoning, a rescue-team member, Matt Woodrow, 61, would be overcome by gas and die a few weeks later.The book project started 2-1/2 years ago when McNeish realized how little he knew about the mine disaster that took his great-grandfather's life and the lives of nine other relatives.
Microsoft's Offer For Yahoo Contributes To Higher Close On Wall Street ...
2/1/2008 4:40:39 PM Stocks closed higher on Friday, adding to gains posted in the previous session. Investors weighed in on Microsoft's (MSFT) announcement regarding its offer to acquire Yahoo (YHOO) along with several mixed economic reports.
Before the opening bell, Microsoft announced an unsolicited takeover offer to acquire for Yahoo for $44.6 billion. Microsoft expects to complete the proposed transaction in the second half of calendar year 2008, but the Justice Department said that it is interested in reviewing associated antitrust issues.
The Labor Department also released its report on the employment situation for the month of January before the stat of trading. The report showed that non-farm payrolls decreased by 17,000 jobs in January following an upwardly revised increase of 82,000 jobs in December.
|
