Ghanaian Nurses An Endangered Species
- May
- 27
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The Ghanaian nurse is like an endangered species bound for extinction.
Nurses in Ghana have so many ‘natural’ enemies to contend with and they do not seem to have the ability or the strength to fend these threats off.
Their numbers in the country is dwindling fast to the detriment of the overall health sector, and the [...]
Suburban oasis dying through neglect
- April
- 6
Now the bare clay is hard and cracked, the trees are gone and Herne Bay residents want something done.
Friends of Salisbury Park group spokesman Richard Harris says the park has been ruined over the past three years.
A neighbouring development has resulted in a pile of clay dumped in the centre of the reserve between Jervois [...]
Gibson, Activision Hit Sour Note Over Patents
- March
- 18
Whose Idea?
At issue are claims by Gibson that Activision’s “Guitar Hero” violates a patent Gibson obtained in July of 1998 for “a system for electronically simulating participation by a user in a prerecorded musical performance.”
The system included a “head-mounted 3-D display” with stereo speakers, an “interface box” connected to the audio-video playback device and an [...]
Gibson, Activision Hit Sour Note Over Patents
- March
- 18
Whose Idea?
At issue are claims by Gibson that Activision’s “Guitar Hero” violates a patent Gibson obtained in July of 1998 for “a system for electronically simulating participation by a user in a prerecorded musical performance.”
The system included a “head-mounted 3-D display” with stereo speakers, an “interface box” connected to the audio-video playback device and an [...]
Ahmadinejad US Power Crippling in Iraq
- March
- 6
BAGHDAD - Iran’s firebrand president wrapped up his landmark visit to Iraq with a bit of added swagger Monday_ insisting that U.S. power is crippling the region and portraying himself as the enduring partner of Baghdad’s Shiite-led government.The parting words and posturing — like nearly every moment of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s two-day trip — was powerful [...]
eBay Stirs the Pot With Seller Feedback Ban
- February
- 8
Firestorm of Complaints
eBay decided to impose the restriction against sellers’ negative comments because it found that the transparency made buyers reluctant to provide honest feedback, Sharpe said.
That may be an understatement. It is not difficult to find buyers unhappy with their eBay experience precisely for that reason.
Jennifer Goodwin, founder of an online
business administrative service, told [...]
EXPERT ADVICEThe Biggest Security Threat for 2008 and Beyond: End Users
- January
- 30
Where the Risks Lie
Users represent a security risk for several reasons. Corporate boundaries continue to expand as the number of mobile workers increase, which also ties in with the convergence of personal and professional use of corporate endpoints. Laptops and PCs are becoming more personal, loaded with non-business applications that potentially expose an organization to [...]
Some hairs on humans just stop growing; its all in the follicle
- January
- 27
The hair follicles on various parts of your body are programmed to grow hair to a certain length. When it breaks off, the follicle grows a new one.
The follicles go through three stages - anagen, the growing stage; catagen the transitional stage, and telogen, the resting stage. The follicles in your scalp have an anagen [...]
Relationship is lost if there is no love
- January
- 22
Dear What Should I Do? You two need to sit down and decide what you want to do with the rest of your lives. Do you want to commit to each other and your child and create a family? Or do you both want to keep your options [...]
Seeking Alpha apologies to Charles Trenet
- January
- 18
With apologies to Charles Trenet, Home Solutions of America (HSOA) just went “Boum.†Allegations of fraud by journalists, contractors, and short sellers are one thing, but to have a board member quit and list details of numerous fraudulent activities–well, that usually spells the end of a company.
The following is Stephen Sewell’s resignation [...]
