| Of Tattoos, Naps and iPods in the Office
The gloves that Susan Little wears each winter were a Christmas gift from her husband in 1965. Now, many of the employees who work for Little in the student financial aid office at the University of Georgia are far younger than her gray and navy blue hand warmers, and as a manager, she regularly confronts issues raised by the generation gap. .
Journalist and broadcaster Kington dies
Miles Kington, columnist at the Independent since its launch 22 years ago, died yesterday after a short illness. Kington, 66, one of the paper's most popular journalists, died of pancreatic cancer. His last column appeared in yesterday's Independent, in which he wrote about his passions ranging from jazz and steam trains to fictional accounts of news stories. In addition to his print journalism, Kington was a broadcaster, playwright and author. He broke into national newspapers in 1965 as a jazz reviewer on the Times and later wrote a book on the subject. That same year Kington joined Punch and in 1973 he became its literary editor. His humorous columns combining French and English were so popular that they became a series of books including Let's Parler Franglais! Kington left Punch in 1980 and rejoined the Times a year later, writing its Moreover column for five years before leaving the paper during the Wapping printing dispute.
Kodak Again Named to ``Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations'' List
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The Market Wants 50 bps. But Will the Fed Give It?
A surge in ADP Employment numbers and steady drops in US Initial Jobless Claims have improved outlook for the domestic labor market. Yet markets will wait to see the upcoming Non Farm Payrolls data release to truly confirm that employment conditions have improved for the US consumer. A cursory look at retail stocks suggest that investors are paring bets that overall consumption will fall further through the year ahead, but we are clearly not out of the woods quite yet. Indeed, we may have to see a marked improvement in housing conditions before calling for a turn in consumer sentiment. .
Intel's OLPC moves blighted by the old paranoia
Please stop playing stupid power games with OLPC, you are only hurting those in need. It is borderline disgusting to see your little tantrums hurt those who can't defend themselves. Just shut up, put your heads down and do better. Your quitting of OLPC in a huff is downright stupid. I have used both the Classmate and the OLPC, and from just about every way I view it, the OLPC is a clear winner. This is not to say that a lot of Intel engineers didn't do well with Classmate - and all of those I talk to believe in the mission - but you are slapping them in the face by using them as a weapon. The OLPC project is not about raking in money or cut-throat competition, it is about getting those without connectivity an entry into the digital world. It is about empowering those without power.
Warthen's Big Break
Pismo Beach golfer Josh Warthen is hoping to use a star-making turn on the Golf Channel's "Big Break: Mesquite" as an avenue to propel his career onto the PGA Tour. The 27-year-old has had success along the way, being named one of the state's best golfers while playing at Hancock in 2003. //Bryan Walton/Staff .
Jockstrip: The world as we know it.
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- A turf war over surf wear between a California community and a shop owner in another city has been resolved, a lawyer involved in the trademark dispute said.
Richard Sybert, who represents the tourism bureau in Huntington Beach, Calif., said a settlement with Flotsam of California Inc. in Santa Cruz over the "Surf City" designation will halt sales of T-shirts reading: "Surf City, Santa Cruz California, U.S.A." at the store, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.
"My client is pleased at the resolution," he said. "The shirts will be changed and the challenge to my client's trademark dismissed."
Theodore Townsend Herhold, an attorney for Flotsam, confirmed the matter had been resolved.
"T-shirts will be on sale again, and we'll let everybody draw their own conclusions from that," he said.
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