With the rumor mill buzzing that a discontent Elisabeth Hasselbeck may vacate her cushiony seat on The View for the cool, hard Eames chair of Fox News, it's up to den mother Barbara Walters to restore order on the set of her chat show. True to form, Walters has eschewed hugging it out in favor of a more clinical approach; according to the Chicago Sun-Times, she's had to schedule a staff meeting to
Gordon Brown has announced that the European Union is going to extend sanctions against Iran as the republic proves increasingly intransigent in its attitude towards the international community:Referring to ministerial talks in Luxembourg, Mr Brown said: “Today Britain will urge Europe, and Europe will agree to take further sanctions against Iran.“We will take action today that will freeze the
Opponents are coming and going in Hillsborough, where four School Board members are up for re-election. For now, Jack Lamb (left) is the only unchallenged incumbent. The two-term official had drawn what appeared to be a serious opponent, high school...
Continuing with my weekly boredom busters, here's something my kids have been enjoying this week: freezing their toys in blocks of ice then chipping them free.So simple it's brilliant. Little cars, pennies, toy dinosaurs, whatever is laying around (though I drew the line at the parakeet) they stick it in a tub of water overnight then have fun excavating it from the ice with a hammer and "chisel" (otherwise known as a screwdriver) the next day.Lots of fun for my little archaeologists on a hot summer afternoon.***Have you entered this month's Write-Away Contest yet? Deadline is this Saturday night, the theme is traditions.Technorati tags: WFMW, crafts, children, summer vacation, ice
Chief Financial Officers and other financial executives expect to continue hiring accounting and finance professionals in the third quarter although at a more moderate rate than during the second quarter. Six percent of chief financial officers (CFOs) surveyed anticipate adding employees and 3 percent forecast personnel cutbacks. Ninety percent of those polled foresee no change in staff levels. Respondents cited rising workloads as the primary driver of hiring.
The national poll includes responses from more than 1,400 CFOs from a stratified random sample of U.S. companies with 20 or more employees. It was conducted by an independent research firm and developed by Robert Half International, the world’s largest staffing services firm specializing in accounting, finance and information technology. Robert Half has been tracking financial hiring activity in the United States since 1992.
“Companies have become more strategic in their hiring efforts and are looking for individuals who
"People always think prices will rise forever, and they're always wrong," commented one. "At some point, the price rises stop. This is what will happen soon in the new areas of Ramat Aviv: Even if we see additional increases in the short term, they will not be like the hysteria of the last two years." More..
HAVANA–Comparatively high prices, an unusually warm winter in Europe and the sale of a Spanish tour company to a U.S. competitor are hurting Cuba's tourist trade this year after a 3.6 per cent decline in 2006, travel industry sources said yesterday. The communist country's economy relies heavily on tourism for foreign-currency earnings that totalled $2.4 billion (U.S.) in 2006. The number of tourists arriving in Cuba dropped 7 per cent in January and 13 per cent in February, compared with the period last year, according to preliminary official figures. January through April are the high season in Cuba, so it will be difficult to meet this year's goal of 8 per cent growth, hotel executives said. Visitors fell to 2.2 million last year from 2.3 million in 2005, the Cuban government said. It was the first drop since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States hurt the travel industry worldwide in 2002. The number of visitors from Canada, Cuba's largest source of tour
