Consortium unleashes A$50 million worth of IT jobs (IT World) More than A$50 million (US$46.4 million) worth of Australian IT jobs and scholarships worth A$250,000 are on offer in the next 12 months, a consortium of ICT (information and communications technology) industry leaders including IBM, Microsoft, CSC and KPMG announced Thursday....more...National Association of Women Lawyers Holds First National Leadership Summit (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) The National Association of Women Lawyers® held its first national leadership Summit, "From Theory to Action: Advancing Women Leaders in Law Firms" on Monday in Washington, D.C....more... ICE's Julie Myers is latest actor in Great American Minstrel Show (The Narco News Bulletin) Julie Myers, who heads Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), unmasked her true character recently at a Halloween party she hosted on behalf of a charity....more... Norman Mailer: 1923-2007 (Guardian Unlimited) Obituary: Giant of American literature - novelist, journalist, film director and two-time Pulitzer prize-winner - dies....more... The Nosebleed Section #98 Every Six Seconds (Lords of Pain) Welcome back to the column that makes jokes so funny nobody gets them, The Nosebleed Section . I am the comedic failure of a host, The One Called Random....more... Professor Chris Higgins takes questions on work-life balance (The Globe and Mail) There is no question that many employees feel pressured by their bosses to work beyond their scheduled hours, says Chris Higgins, a professor at the University of Western Ontario's Richard Ivey School of Business....more... E.D.G.E. in Leadership Study Delivers First-Ever Data on Executive Women in Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) -...more... Cat in The Hat, I Can Do That! Game Wins Top Marks from Parents, Kids, Teachers, Child Development Specialist and Toy ... (PRWeb) I Can Do That! Games?, a Seattle-based game company, today announced that its Cat in the Hat, I Can Do That!? Game has won the industry's most highly-coveted honors--a Parents' Choice Gold award, an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Lead-Free Platinum award, a Toy Wishes FAB FIVE award, and Dr. Toy "10 Best Creative Products" and "100 Best Children's Products" awards--making it a hands-down favorite for ......more... McMahons: WWE not to blame for Benoit's actions (CNN.com) WWE Chairman of the Board Vince McMahon is known for trying to intimidate interviewers, poking them in the chest and backhanding their notes. So CNN investigative correspondent Drew Griffin was prepared for a volatile McMahon, and so was the crew....more... |