Better Business Practices

I have worked for a number of companies and nonprofit organizations; and in some of them I have found interesting and unusual practices. Some of these practices carry hope for improvement of business practices all across the board.I worked for Oracle, which is a vast...

UK City Bans Swearing On The Street

A British city has posted a series of rules around its high street banning swearing. In addition, the campaign is seeking to curb public vomiting, uringating and fighting, using common British slang. Such sights are common in city centres across the UK, particularly around...

Female happiness beats recession

We can always see the difference between in a man and a woman,difference in there choice,there taste,each and everything.If men likes money then women likes there family.survey has also proved that women are more...

The Economist's Article Was Right On The Money About Catalonia

"I’ve got to take my hat off to The Economist for publishing an excellent article about Catalonia called “The party’s over” last week. It has caused great concern here in Catalonia and there’s been much calling for public apologies, articles being banned etc etc. In...

CIA, FBI push 'Facebook for spies'

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- When you see people at the office using such Internet sites as Facebook and MySpace, you might suspect those workers are slacking off. ...

Bosses hiring diet police to stop office workers piling on the pounds

I wonder if NowPublic will start hiring these Weight Watchers and have mandatory weekly weigh-ins. Looking around the office now, we definitely do not need one of these and it would be a total waste of money. It...

The mom and the monster

"The matriarch of one of Hong Kong's richest corporate dynasties sat down with the city's most notorious crime bosses and negotiated the payment of a HK$600 million ransom for the release of her eldest son, The...

Warning over maternity leave threat to women's careers

A commission has claimed that the right for a woman in the UK to take a year for maternity leave may be making employers hesitant to hire or promote women, for fear of losing them for a eyar down the line."THE right to a year's maternity leave could be ruining women's...

Army to woo British Muslims

The ART of WAR...   " Military bosses plan to send serving Muslims back into their communities to encourage others to join the fight in Afghanistan. General Sir David Richards, Commander-in-Chief of Land Forces, revealed the move in an interview with an internal...

Refinery unions plan second 'crippling' strike

"UNION bosses were last night planning fresh strike action at the Grangemouth refinery after negotiations stalled again. A second crippling stoppage could now take place in as little as seven days - shutting the refinery for a month. Members of the Unite union held a mass...

Record label finds singing monks

Universal Music has been searching for a group of monks to record a Gregorian chant album, and their search has ended with Austria's Monastery of the Holy Cross. The monks submitted a video on YouTube, which I...

New Season of Lost Brings Added Secrecy, Hurley's Blog Shut Down

If anyone tuned in to the 2 hour special last night, they know the new season has some real twists and turns in it. Although I have to say, one of those hours was just a '3 season recap' so it was just a single...

Funeral at School Causes Upset

"A head teacher today defended a decision to hold a funeral in her school while children were in lessons. A service at the Samworth Enterprise Academy on Friday is believed to be the first time a funeral in England has been held in a school. Some parents said it was upsetting...

Jamie Lynn Spears "Death of a Meal Ticket"

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorNow that Jamie Lynns Show Zoey 101 has been cancelled, one can only assumed Jamies parents may have to start counting their pennies, and downsize Big Time and look for a...

Sex lessons for 'cranky' miners

The Australians must have a unique sense of humour. However, this is a good policy, worthy of emulation."Australian coal miners are being given lessons in foreplay and the menopause in an attempt to boost...

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