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 [...]
The Real Housing Crisis
- May
- 19
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Patrick Macfarlane investigates properties infested, falling apart and plagued by poor maintenance.
Shoddy extension work, disregard for planning regulations, DIY electrics and slug infestations have caused students living out of college-owned accommodation to speak out against their living and study environments.
In some cases, landlords have ignored complaints of students or have attempted to placate them through [...]
Get The Cbs Presentation Nearly Live Liveblog, Starring Mother And The Mentalist
- May
- 15
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First of all, brace yourselves, Grey’s Anatomy fans. Ava/Rebecca has left the Seattle Grace building. I just chatted up the lovely Elizabeth Reaser on the arrivals line at the CBS upfront—she has scored a new comedy at the Eyeball Channel, The Ex List—and she told me she’s heartbroken to leave Grey’s, but she wasn’t a [...]
Mike Leigh sees the funny side
- April
- 8
He ushers me into his production offices. He has been based here forever, a Soho institution nestled among Soho institutions: a pub, an art gallery and a prostitutes’ flat. A compact, round, grey-bearded figure with large, watchful eyes and the soft trace of a North-West accent, he’s a sharp interlocutor, who doesn’t hesitate to describe [...]
Pbusters suited and booted
- April
- 6
But it%26rsquo;s an outfit donned by Auckland scientists every week as they dismantle and analyse illegal laboratories for making methamphetamine, or P.
The Institute of Environmental Science and Research Auckland branch has a team of five scientists, called clandestine laboratory investigating chemists, who deal with illegal labs.
They are supported by a team of ESR technicians.
Scientists are [...]
Woman killed in salmonella outbreak
- April
- 6
Since January, 28 people have contracted the bacteria strain, which has caused outbreaks overseas.
The South Island is hardest hit with 21 cases, including 74-year-old Phyllis Priest, of Wakefield, near Nelson.
She died in Nelson Hospital last month after being infected with the Salmonella mbandaka stain.
She was one of 10 infected in the Nelson-Marlborough district.
Another six cases [...]
One death among 28 sick in salmonella outbreak
- April
- 6
Since January, 28 people have contracted the bacteria strain, which has caused outbreaks overseas.
The South Island is hardest hit with 21 cases, including 74-year-old Phyllis Priest, of Wakefield, near Nelson.
She died in Nelson Hospital last month after being infected with the Salmonella mbandaka stain.
She was one of 10 infected in the Nelson-Marlborough district.
Another six cases [...]
EXPERT ADVICESave on CRM Dev Costs: Go Off-the-Shelf
- April
- 3
Benefits of Packaged Applications
Surprisingly, one of the key benefits of packaged CRM applications is flexibility. Because most of the newer packaged applications are based on a common development framework and are compliant with service-oriented architectures, it’s easy to “plug” the application into existing infrastructures and adapt them as a company’s CRM needs change and grow.
Packaged [...]
Doomed before it opens
- March
- 25
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The lackluster opening of missing-from-PR chores Owen Wilson’s “Drillbit Taylor†– a Judd Apatow production which came in (according to preliminary reports) a dismal fourth over the Easter weekend — doesn’t bode well for this Friday’s “Stop-Loss.â€
The long-delayed Kimberly Peirce drama was already hurt by having an Iraq War premise, a subject which has yet [...]
STARTUP TO WATCHnineMotion: Outsourcing Niche Tech Talent to the SMB
- March
- 18
What It Does
nineMotion matches a small company’s need for specific job skills on a project-by-project basis with its database of service providers. While its marketing focus is the U.S. small business turf, many of the service providers are located in India.
The startup is gradually adding more U.S.-based providers, according to Vinchhi. In addition, providers [...]
