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4/1/2004; 2:25:53 PM
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Friday, March 12, 2004 |
Oakland schools will not have layoffs. State Administrator Randolph Ward is projecting the once-bankrupt Oakland schools will have a balanced budget for the first time in almost two years, and announced Thursday the district won't have to send any layoff warnings to tenured teachers this year. The Argus Mar 12 2004 12:44PM GMT
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High-end hotel planned for Berkeley. Bay Area developers who are completing a premier hotel near Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco and have a history of building university-related hotels have been tapped to build a 200-room hotel and conference center in downtown Berkeley. The Argus Mar 12 2004 1:27PM GMT
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The Little Things That Make Technology Fail. Lots of devices these days have the ability to "beam" your contact information to another person - but not that many people do so. In theory, it should be easier and better than exchanging business cards, but someone over at InfoSync suggests that the main reason they avoid beaming contact information is because it makes it harder to properly file the information. This is a perfect example of a "little thing" that will doom a technology. The people who created the programs to let people beam contact info to one another thought through the basics of how that would work: you need to have name, title, company, phone number, email, etc., and it has to go from device A to device B. However, they didn't stop to think what people actually do when they exchange business cards. For most people, it's a quick way to get name and title information, and to then get the additional information later if needed. In other words, the quick glance gets that first bit of info, and then you revisit it later if it's important - or the card just gets tossed. However, when you beam information to each other, it skips all those intermediate steps and assumes that you absolutely want to have this person's contact info. When you first meet someone you don't have the ability to properly file the card into where it belongs (or, figure out if it belongs). Thus, the article suggests a product that would put any new business cards into a "pending" pile for you to review/file/discard later. Not a bad idea, but, the more interesting element is how this demonstrates the importance of understanding how people engage in a certain process - and not just designing to the task. "Transferring contact info" seems like a straightforward concept - but it's not how it's actually done in real life, for a good reason. [Techdirt]
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Detroit Schools To Decide On Budget Cuts. The school district is reportedly facing a $78 million deficit this year and a $91 million shortfall that's anticipated for next year. ClickOnDetroit.com Mar 11 2004 11:28PM GMT
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Romania rail workers may start nation-wide strike
Date: March 12, 2004
Bucharest, March 12 (InvestRomania) – Three main trade unions from the Romania rail sector said it would not give up to start a nation-wide strike next Monday amid talks failure with the sector administrtaion.
Unionist protest against massive lay-offs in rail sector and no pay rises this year without redundancies.
InvestRomania Mar 12 2004 9:51AM GMT
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February jobless claims fall again. Initial unemployment claims in Minnesota fell again in February, more evidence that layoffs continue to abate, even if job creation remains anemic. Pioneer Planet Mar 12 2004 12:14PM GMT
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S.J. opens service center for day workers. San Jose's day workers, often called the neediest of the city's needy, have a new place to not only meet employers but also get medical care, legal aid, free meals and computer training. San Jose Mercury News Mar 12 2004 5:31AM GMT
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Insurer Aegon to cut 450 UK jobs this year. Dutch insurer Aegon (AEGN.AS: Quote, Profile, Research) plans to cut 450 jobs at its UK division this year, CEO Don Shepard told a news conference on Friday.
Reuters Mar 12 2004 9:56AM GMT
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Bracing for Philadelphia SEPTA strike on Monday. Anticipating a strike by SEPTA workers on Monday, institutions and businesses around the city are offering workers and students transportation alternatives and advice.Philadelphia Inquirer Mar 12 2004 8:51AM GMT
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Hermiston hit by Simplot closure. Eastern Oregon is still reeling from the recent announcement by the J.R. Simplot Co. that it will permanently close its potato processing plant in Hermiston and lay off 625 workers. Business Journal of Portland Mar 12 2004 7:43PM GMT
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Sneak peek: Illinois' largest pension funds. The Illinois State Board of Investment has the biggest pension fund shortfall in the state. The Chicago-based fund has money to pay for just 50.5% of its pension plan costs. Elk Grove Township-based UAL Corp. follows with just 53.1% of its future pension obligations funded. ChicagoBusiness.com Mar 12 2004 5:01PM GMT
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In Africa, Internet Access Is Little More Than a Pipe Dream. Western journalists attending the World Summit on the Information Society debated global standards for information policymaking. But participants from the world's poorest continent bemoaned the fact that their countrymen lack computers, training and the economics essential to affording new technology. Online Journalism Review Mar 12 2004 4:46PM GMT
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Talks underway to avert South African freight strike. Last-minute talks are underway in a bid to avert a pay strike that could cripple the road freight industry, the Road Freight Employers' Association (RFEA) says. Business Day South Africa Mar 12 2004 10:13AM GMT
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Rail Union Urges Extra Security. The country’s biggest rail workers union today called for increased security on the UK’s rail network in the wake of the Madrid bombings. The Rail Maritime and Transport union said train companies should conduct an urgent review of security arrangements at stations and on trains. PA News via The Scotsman Online Mar 12 2004 10:51AM GMT
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Nigerian govt approves construction of first private refinery . Daukoru said in Abuja Friday that President Olusegun Obasanjo had
given Orient Petroleum Resources Limited the nod to commence the
construction of its proposed plant to be sited in south-east
Nigeria. Pan-African News Agency, Pan-African news agency of Dakar, Senegal
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Janice Kimball
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