Foxconn under pressure after tenth employee suicide this year
Friday, May 28, 2010 Taiwan electronics giant Foxconn has moved to repair its reputation after the suicide of a tenth employee this year, two others having survived attempted suicides. The latest death came on the same day as Terry Gou, Chairman of Foxconn’s parent Hon Hai Precision, opened the Shenzen production facility to the media for the first time. In the face of accusations that he ran a modern day sweatshop, he showed off employee recreation facilities. Gou, bowing as an expression of regret, promised to work to prevent such tragedies occurring again. Although not a household name, Foxconn is the largest producer of electronics components and badge engineered electronics products in the world, manufacturing products for companies like Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Dell. Investigations of working conditions are underway. “Apple is deeply committed to ensuring that conditions throughout our supply chain are safe and workers are treated with respect…
St. Louis Mobile Sms Marketing And Text Marketing Are Powerful Advertising Tools For Local Businesses
Click Here To Know More About: Real Estate Adamstown By Floyd J. Tapia As marketing technology grows every day we are reading more information about St. Louis SMS advertising and mobile marketing and how it is revolutionizing the way we communicate. That is no understatement. Mobile users have spoken and the clear choice for staying in touch with customers and church members is by text alert messages. This is a tremendous market considering the fact that about 281 million Americans have mobile phones and carry them at all times. That is an amazing 90 percent or more of this country who depend on their cell phone to text people, search the internet and find out what discounts are available from local businesses. But that’s not all. What is interesting is that nearly 68 million people or more have received some type of St. Louis SEO and marketing mobile coupon ad…
Study: Fish reduces Alzheimer’s disease risk
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Consumption of grilled or baked fish at least once a week can preserve the brain structure of seniors and reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by three to five times, according to the results of a recent US study. The study, conducted by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pennsylvania, asked 260 volunteers with an average age of 76, about the frequency of their fish consumption. Ten years later, brain scans were carried out on those being researched. Those who regularly ate fish were found to have better preservation of parts of the brain related to memory. An additional five years later, 31% of those who did not regularly consume fish contracted mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease. Of those who ate fish at least once a week, between three and eight per cent contracted the aforementioned medical conditions. HAVE YOUR SAY Do…
News briefs:August 10, 2006
The time is 20:00 (UTC) on August 10th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 Israel pushes further into Lebanon 1.2 Chavez equates Israel invasion of Lebanon with Nazi oppression of Jews 1.3 Police in Britain claim to have uncovered a terrorist plane plot 1.4 Senior Chinese official executed for spying for Taiwan 1.5 New Zealand Maori angry over US tattoo kit 1.6 Google to warn users about “bad” websites 2 Closing statements [edit] Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=News_briefs:August_10,_2006&oldid=424367”
Wikinews interviews Chilean Paralympic skier Jorge Migueles
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 Recently, Wikinews spent time with with Chilean Paralympic skier Jorge Migueles who was in Copper Mountain, Colorado for the IPC Nor-Am Cup. ((Wikinews)) I’m interviewing Jorge Migueles, he is here from Chile. And you’re from Santiago. Jorge Migueles: Yes, from Santiago. ((WN)) What you’re what classification? Jorge Migueles: LW4, I have a prosthetic I ski with, special for skiing, I have an amputation below the knee. ((WN)) When people think of skiing, they don’t automatically think Chile as a great place for skiers, and developing skiers. How did the skier [Jorge Migueles] from Chile become a skier? Jorge Migueles: Yes it is a good place because all the big teams — USA, Austria, Canada — go for training there and they go […] in September because the snow is very hard for training, very icy, and it is very close to Santiago, to the airport, it…
Racz Catheter Treatment For Your Severe Back Pain
Click Here To Know More About: Certified Medical Billing And Coding Van Nuys Ca By Franklin Simanjuntak Needless to say, if you happen to be having severe back pain you need to treat the condition as gently and fast as possible. For patients of severe back pain, it is the fact that there is a pressing need to consult a professional regarding the most appropriate treatment method. There many different severe back pain treatment methods. Among them there is one that stands out from the rest, known as Racz-catheter procedure. Is Racz Catheter Right For You? The Racz Catheter could be a good treatment option for your severe back pain. It makes use of local anesthesia and a catheter which is inserted into the skin and into the patient’s spinal column until it touches the nerve root where pain is most severe. To aid the doctor in reaching this nerve…
Rock music church in Pennsylvania allowed concerts under court settlement
Saturday, March 21, 2009 A Pennsylvania church that claims to worship through rock music may hold a limited number of concerts under a recent federal court settlement. In the face of complaints from neighbors about noise and traffic problems, the Fayette County zoning department found in 2005 that the Church of Universal Love and Music was operating a music business instead of a church and must shut down. William Pritts, founder of the Bullskin Township church, sued in 2006 under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, claiming the ruling infringed on his right to religious freedom. A 12-page court settlement filed in a Pittsburgh federal court allows Pritts to hold six concerts on Friday-through-Sunday weekends, and six additional events on six other Saturdays. However, the music must end by 11:00 p.m. local time on Fridays and Saturdays and 9:00 p.m. on Sundays. “The church is very much looking…
How To Choose Good Dinner Sets, Dinner Plates, Tableware And Tableware Sets For Your Restaurant
Click Here To Know More About: Shop Corelle Brands How to Choose Good Dinner sets, Dinner plates, Tableware and tableware sets for Your Restaurant by jony smithh Many restaurants have food of very good quality but the problem most of them face is they do not have the right tableware, tableware sets, dinner set, or dinner sets. Many people would judge the food in a restaurant by looking at the tableware, dinnerware sets they use to serve the food. Your restaurant will never be complete unless you have the right tableware, tableware sets, dinner service and crockery. Many people work late and prefer having food in a good restaurant because they do not have time to cook.. When choosing your tableware, tableware sets, dinner set, dinner sets and dinnerware sets you should always have your customers in mind. Think of what you like in the restaurants you go to and…
FDA issues proposed rules requiring calorie content on menus
Sunday, April 3, 2011 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued proposed calorie labeling rules requiring most retail food vendors to display the calorie counts in items on their menus and menu boards. The proposed rules, issued Friday and expected to be finalized in 2012, would apply to most restaurants, snack bars, vending machines, coffee shops, drive-through restaurants, and convenience and grocery stores. The US Congress required the rules in the health-care reform law passed in 2010. The rules proposed by the FDA must undergo a public comment period before they are finalized and take effect, said Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Director for Foods at the FDA. The proposed regulations pertain to businesses devoting more than 50 percent of their floor space to the sale of food or that consider themselves restaurants, specifically food-selling chains with at least 20 stores nationally. Included are candy stores, bakeries, and ice-cream…
Human remains found at World Trade Center
Monday, October 23, 2006 More bones were discovered on Sunday, October 22 in manholes and utility areas on the site of the World Trade Center. The people are believed to have fallen victim to the September 11, 2001 attacks. City and utility officials have already excavated about five underground areas, yielding at least 100 pieces of humanoid remains. Twelve more areas are expected to be excavated. “They will go through every grain, every piece of material carefully, and sift through it,” said Deputy Mayor Ed Skyler, who is overseeing the recovery effort. Skyler said the city will focus on finding remains before it reviews how the initial search was handled. He said construction at ground zero did not need to be halted to accommodate the search, but that officials would address the need if it arises. Mayor Bloomberg has also stated that construction would not be halted. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Human_remains_found_at_World_Trade_Center&oldid=718824”