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Beating The Cold
For many with outside jobs, the cold isn't conducive to productivity. That's the reason many COSMIX construction workers got to go home early, Monday. "Weather like this is awful, it's so cold," said COSMIX spokesman Bill Badger. "When you tell the guys they get to go home for the day because it's too cold, most are pretty happy about that!"From breaks at work to broken bones, Memorial Hospital's emergency room was up to it's neck in weather-related injuries."Lots of bumps, bruises, fractured hips and broken wrists," said emergency room Doctor, Rich Loehre. Whether you're shoveling snow or just walking, Dr. Loehre says give yourself a little more time to do it."Be aware of your body mechanics, take things slower, take smaller steps."Dr. Loehre also says bundle up to avoid freezing-- a big concern for the homeless.
My Story: Reclaiming life
From the time Lacey M. Bragg was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2003, her motor skills and cognitive, speech and thought processes rapidly declined. Within three months, she was bedridden, had to use a wheelchair and found herself in a nursing home at age 39, on the way to what many viewed as an inevitable death.
But Bragg, of Brundidge, managed to turn things around, with the help of her family, medical staff and her faith. She is in remission, and now it's her mission to share her newfound hope with others.
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After I was discharged from the nursing home, doctors told me they had done all they could do for me. I was in a wheelchair or bedridden all the time, and had tubes and machines everywhere. I was so worn out with the fight of multiple sclerosis, and my prognosis was so critical, that I personally had given up within myself.
Tribune Exclusive Report; How Cal Poly manages The ‘two-body problem’
Countywide, government and school officials said they will eventually have to come up with imaginative solutions to the two-body or "trailing spouse" issue.
No formal program
At Cal Poly, a task force created in 2004 researched other universities' dual-career employment assistance programs, including those at UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz, and in a 2005 final report recommended forming its own.
But funds were not approved to create the program and hire someone to run it, said Mike Suess, Poly's associate vice president for academic personnel and a task force member.
Although the program doesn't exist, "departments and colleges do make concerted efforts to share information where a dual-career couple could be employed in one or more departments," Suess wrote in an e-mail.
Sale lets student potters shine
Cal U student Angela Dolph, of King of Prussia, browses the pottery sale looking for "eye-catching" and unique items to take home as Christmas gifts. Junior Miriam Schiller holds the pitcher she liked so well, she put a high price on it so no one would want to buy it.
Richard "Duke" Miecznikowski remembers what it felt like the first time he sold one of his art pieces.
"When you're an artist, there's no greater compliment you can receive than somebody willing to spend money on your piece," said the professor of art of design at California University of Pennsylvania.
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Army plan 'a double-edged sword'
THE proposal by the military-appointed Prime Minister to reduce the retirement age from 60 to 55 years has been described as a double-edged sword.
Fiji Trades union Congress' Felix Anthony said there were both advantages and disadvantages.
"While one of the advantages would be that employment is been created," he said.
"On the other end of the scale it would be a disadvantage for people retiring.
"We do not have old age pension or social security in Fiji. The only thing we have is the FNPF (Fiji National Provident Fund)."
Dr Jona Senilagakali said at 55 most people had enough money saved and were healthy enough to make investments.
"Everybody is contributing to the FNPF and when you reach 55 you can withdraw your FNPF," he said.
Raking it in at top of heap
The demise of American capitalism may not be imminent, but it might be getting closer judging from the reaction to last week's news from Big Business. Home Depot announced its chief executive had been ousted. He left with an exit package valued at about $210 million, including $20 million in cash, the Wall Street Journal reported.Americans heard several stories like that in recent years, including the departure of the former CEO of Hewlett Packard. A few more developments like that, and the American public may sour on the way our economy is set up, particularly in regard to the workings of big corporations.
At Home Depot, the company directors are said to have been dissatisfied because their stock had declined, and for other reasons related to the way the CEO had acted. So there was pressure on him to leave.
Development proposal outlined
Property Commerce, a Houston developer, has selected the land site south of Wal-Mart along IH 45, south to Smither Road, in Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) No. 1, where it proposes to build a 657,738-square-foot shopping center, Ravenwood Village, with a 133,000-square-foot Target as its anchor store, 10 pad sites and retail space available. For more quick facts and maps, check their web site at: www.propertycommerce.com http://www.propertycommerce.com under Property List — Other Texas Cities — Ravenwood Village. Property Commerce intends to fund 100 percent of the project up front. The performance-based developer incentives being requested are the use of TIRZ No. 1 and a 380 agreement. These incentives are discussed in detail below. The projected property tax base increase is $96.8 million along with projected annual retail sales of $124 million and a projected annual payroll of $10.5 million and projected job opportunities of 500.
