Occupational health and safety management is concerned with the identification of hazards, risk assessment, and determination of appropriate controls to improve the well-being and prevent injury and illness of employees in any form of employment. . To achieve an effective health and safety management system, organizations need to manage these with greater importance. These three …
Short story: every dog has its day
A poor family is not welcome, especially in the village, where the neighborhood is very close. When Suma and her husband rented a shack and came to our next door, my wife was clearly upset. I tried to comfort her. ‘We’re pretty good financially. I know you’re worried about being asked to borrow money. Do …
Anger control – "The 90 second rule"
Today’s edition of the best relaxation techniques is all about anger management. And here’s today’s technique for managing your anger: Count to 90. The old saying says you should count to 10, but it’s actually 90. In 90 seconds your anger will be gone unless you choose to command yourself to stay angry. Staying angry, …
Trademark Infringement Issues for Pay Per Click (PPC) Advertisers
Yahoo just announced that they will no longer allow PPC advertisers to advertise or offer trademarked terms. Could this be a trend of things to come from the other major search players? The new MSN adCenter (still in beta) states that you are not allowed to infringe trademarks within their editorial guidelines (see policy below). …
Increased productivity: how?
Productivity measures the relationship between the amount of output and the amount of input. Increasing productivity means increasing the amount of output faster than the amount of input. Output quantity can mean anything from the number of products made over the number of customers served to the number of donors treated to the number of …
The DHC-3 Otter is part of Canadian aviation history
In December 1951, the first DHC-3 Otter flew out of de Havilland Canada’s hangars and entered the annals of Canadian history. Needing a larger, stronger aircraft for use in the Canadian wilderness, de Havilland began work on the Otter (originally named the “King Beaver”) in January 1951 and had the first aircraft airborne by the …
Understanding wrongful death cases
When someone dies due to negligence or carelessness, it is generally called a wrongful death. This is a very disturbing subject because it also often means that the person should still be alive. This tends to lead to legal or court cases brought by the family or dependents of the deceased, with the most successful …
Time Tracking Billing Software: Billing Clients Has Never Been Easier
Every year companies spend thousands of dollars, hire huge numbers of staff and spend an eternity of time just managing time, projects, tasks, customer request queues, employee paid work hours and billing. But with the new age and new technology and fluctuating economic state of crisis recovery, one must turn to efficiency, speed and compact …
5 reasons to outsource paralegal support services
Paralegal support provided to attorneys, corporate legal departments, organizations, government entities, and individuals is an important role in the delivery of quality service. The legal profession would have a hard time operating without the help of paralegals. Hiring a paralegal with sufficient education and experience can be a daunting task, especially in time-sensitive cases. Legal …
A book of verses from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
A Book of Verses under the Branch, A jug of wine, a loaf of bread, and you By my side singing in the desert– Oh, the desert was now Paradise! The quatrain above comes from Edward Fitzgerald’s second edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, 1868. Fitzgerald’s treatments of Omar Khayyam’s poems brought the Persian …