| On the Picket Lines. Again.
Over at retailer Omar Effendi, business slowed after workers also went on strike last month. Employees claimed the new owners of the company had canceled their benefits, including El-Adha grants. The company, they allege, put 2,700 employees each making between LE 200 and LE 800 a month on early retirement and replaced them with 350 employees whose salaries hover around LE 25,000 each a month. At press time, the employees facing early retirement were planning further strikes, claiming they had not received their retirement payments. .
Waterford banking on big growth
Sweet spot' for selling startups is 9-10 years [Buffalo] Koplar mulls downtown eatery [St. Louis] Banking professionals learn about 'big picture' in bank simulation course [Memphis] 23 chosen for bizwomen award [Buffalo] Waterford Bank moves to new home [Buffalo] .
Sex, lies & surveillance
Some of the clients listed have never actually used Morgan Turner Freeman for a specific job. "They just like people to know they've got us on their side," says Michaels. "Sometimes people just flash around one of our business cards. 'We're going to get these guys looking at you.' That happens a lot." Where a Damien Delzoppo will sort out a crisis in the tour bus circuit (one operator serially slashing the tyres of his Asian-tourist toting competitors) for $2500, Michaels' firm will shut down a multimillionaire theft of construction business for a multinational for about $250,000. "The trick to dealing with a big company is shrinking down the number of people who you're talking to. The less people who know that we're taking a particular route to get the job done the better. We prefer to deal with only the person who is writing the cheque." He points to a recent construction job in Singapore, where an inside mole was diverting business to another operation run by a former employee.
New releases
This film is reviewed in today's NEXT entertainment guide. “SEMI-PRO" This basketball comedy stars Will Ferrell as the owner/coach/player of the American Basketball Association's Flint Michigan Tropics, who he intends to make NBA stars even though there's little chance of it. Co-starring Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin and Maura Tierney. Rated R. This film is reviewed in today's NEXT entertainment guide. SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES Twin brothers (Freddie Highmore) and their sister discover a world of fairies and other fantastical creatures after moving into the decrepit Spiderwick Estate with their mom. PG-13 for scary creature action and violence, peril and some thematic elements. STEP UP 2 THE STREETS Two dance students from different backgrounds at the Maryland School of the Arts share a passion for dance and find they have a passion for each other, too.
Wild Oats Market to Host "Local Food Producers Day"
One need not be a member to shop at Wild Oats, although membership offers several benefits. The market carries a wide selection of organic and naturally-made products, including: meats, eggs, dairy products, fruits, vegetables, breads, pastas, oils, cereals, juices and chocolate. In addition, the store offers a fresh grab-and-go deli and freshly baked breads, rolls and pastries on-site. Wild Oats Market also carries healthful supplements and body care products, as well as environmentally-friendly household supplies. .
Dining, drinking choices reflect SW Valley's diversity
The Super Bowl is behind us and the tens of thousands of visitors who came to Arizona for the excitement have returned to their homes with a positive impression of the Valley. Glendale's success with the Super Bowl affects us all. Another thing that affects all of us is the wonderful diversity of businesses in the Southwest Valley. The Cracker Barrel Restaurant takes patrons back to the days of the old-fashioned country store and family-style restaurant. On your way to be seated, you make your way through the country store where you can find products ranging from candy bars to rocking chairs. The food is homestyle, prepared from scratch in their kitchen. .
Kraft's salad dressing fix: Shake up well
We have not brought the innovation required of the category lead," said David Ervin, brand manager for salad dressings at Kraft.
But over the past year, he and others at Kraft have been on a mission to change that. It started as an attempt to repackage the company's dressings.
Kraft created a more modern-looking label and junked the bottle's triangular look for a thinner shape, to better fit a consumer's hand. The new bottle required the company to significantly rework manufacturing lines at its salad dressing plants in Champaign and Garland, Texas.
More than repackaging
But a packaging overhaul alone "could just give the illusion of progress," Ervin said. So, "we were asked to look at completely reshaping the business."
Kraft created from scratch five new olive-oil vinaigrette dressings.
The venerable history of protectionism
Free trade has long been popular with liberals, and it remains so with liberal elites today. The editorial pages of major newspapers consistently support free trade. Ted Kennedy supported the advance of free trade. President Bill Clinton fought hard to win approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Despite some of his campaign rhetoric, Barack Obama is careful to express qualified support for free trade, even when stumping in the industrial Midwest. Moreover, many American conservatives have opposed free trade. Jesse Helms, the most outspoken conservative in the Senate for three decades, was no free trader. Neither was Alexander Hamilton, who could be considered the founder of American conservatism. For almost 100 years after the Civil War, the Republican Party (led by men like Lincoln and McKinley) was overtly protectionist.
Britney's Over, Here Comes Alicia vs. Celine
In a word, they despise her. Jackson is so isolated, they claim, that he has no idea the amount of enmity she's caused. Michael Jackson's fans, like those of Madonna, Mariah Carey and other pop stars, are his bread and butter. Fans clubs, which sound like something out of the 1940s, are often what keep careers going long after mass popularity has subsided. For Jackson, his loyal, zealous fans have always been a source of comfort. Perhaps he's wondering now why he's so cut off from them. One fan from Denmark wrote an e-mail, since purged from a Jackson Web site, describing Bain's reaction to fan interaction. The fan claimed that Bain responded to news of a big gift being sent to Jackson this way: "Michael is not interested in receiving any fan mail or fan gifts.
Reports: Syria Blocks Domestic Access to Facebook
Lebanon's daily As-Safir reported that Facebook was blocked on Nov. 18. It said the authorities took the step because Israelis have been entering Syria-based groups. Human rights groups have regularly criticized Syrian authorities for blocking opposition sites and Internet sites critical of President Bashar Assad's government. .
Thibault Leads No. 8/8 Women's Ice Hockey Into Final Regular Season ...
In the teams' first meeting in November, New Hampshire defeated the Huskies 8-2 to end UConn's program-best nine-game win streak. As the top two teams in the conference, both programs has already secured a spot in the Hockey East Tournament, while the Wildcats command the top seed with UConn right behind. UConn is 3-18-3 all-time against New Hampshire dating back to December 2001. In their first meeting on Dec. 1, 2001, UConn defeated the Wildcats 2-0 in Durham but in the last eight games against the Wildcats, UConn is 0-7-1 overall. Last year's 2-0 loss to UNH on March 3 came in the semi-final game of the Hockey East Tournament. Leading the way for the UConn front line is Thibault, who leads her team with 47 points (23g, 24a), a new program record of points in a single season.
Pac-10 Notebook: Beavers face punishment
EXTRA CREDIT: While dumb and dumber best describes Oregon State's recent actions, no one is questioning the intelligence level of the Oregon basketball team, which has a current graduation rate way off the charts. Three senior starters, forwards Malik Hairston and Maarty Leunen and guard Bryce Taylor, received their diplomas last summer -- a full year ahead of schedule. Reserves Mitch Platt and Ray Schaefer joined them as fifth-year seniors graduating on time. Add to that junior forward Churchill Odia, who will complete his college requirements at the end of the current winter quarter. "No one else in the country has got that," coach Ernie Kent said, referring to the five college grads on the active roster. "We have great seniors. We have great parents. We told them when they came in this would help their NBA careers." Kent wasn't giving them an idle sales pitch about receiving a fast-track education while maintaining pro basketball possibilities.
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