| Power crisis hits industry hard
The Punjab State Electricity Boards (PSEB) decision to shut down induction furnace units in the state to tackle the ongoing power crisis has shocked almost 10,000 units in the engineering, cycle parts manufacturing and furnace industry. Furthermore, the electricity board has increased industrial cuts to more than eight hours every day, a measure that industry says would cripple it. The decision has a direct bearing on over 30,000 workers in the 150 induction furnace units in the state and at least 25 per cent of the workforce in other industries. Besides, industry like cycle and cycle parts manufacturers, auto ancillary units and other engineering goods manufacturing units, which get their raw material supply from induction furnace units, will be directly hit. Industrialists say it has become difficult for them to retain workforce as their work has drastically come down and workers want to shift to other states.
Iraqi official and 2 American soldiers wounded when bomb explodes in ...
The new law could prohibit even more former officials from government service and even purge many suspected Baathists from the security ministries, which have struggled to integrate Iraq's armed forces. According to some Iraqi officials' estimates, 38,000 government officials could be effected by the new law if it is strictly imposed. But many Iraqi politicians said it remains to be seen how the law will be implemented. .
Obama seen as more likely to beat McCain
As far as Obama dressing in traditional Muslim garb, I don't think Americans need to fear that he is not just as pro-Israel as Bush or any of the previous American presidents. Should Hillary Clintons campaign be responsible for distributing the, 'photo,' Obama could hit back with a photo of Bill Clinton wearing a yarmulke. .
Eunice man killed in bicycle wreck
A 60 year-old Eunice man riding a bicycle was struck and killed around 6:25 p.m. Friday, according to Louisiana State Police Troop I. Wade Bergeron of Eunice was riding his bicycle west in the center of the travel lane on La. 368 near Tepetate Road in Acadia Parish when the accident occurred. .
Kevin Robinson 'Subaru Most Outstanding Athlete' of ESPN X Games 13 ...
CHERRY HILL, N.J., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- In a ceremony today at Stocker Subaru in State College, Penn., Subaru representatives handed Kevin Robinson the keys to his 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX. The award was bestowed on Robinson by ESPN to go along with his title of "Subaru Most Outstanding Athlete of the Games" for his gold and bronze medal performance in bicycle motocross -- otherwise known as "BMX" -- at ESPN X Games 13 this past August. The award was part of the Subaru official automotive and gold level sponsorship of X Games 13. Robinson, who soared to the gold medal in "BMX Big Air" and earned the bronze in "BMX Vert," was very pleased to receive the keys to his new Subaru Impreza WRX at his local Subaru dealership. "Kevin is an amazing athlete and it was great to see him take delivery of his new Subaru Impreza WRX," said Lee Grodsky, regional marketing manager, Subaru of America, Inc.
Candidates offer final messages before Iowa caucus
And, I think the best first place to start is with the politicians that blocked the bipartisan SCHIP bills for the kids. Passed by congress twice. But what about the President. It was Bush after all that blocked the bipartisan SCHIP bill passed by congress to assure more health coverage for Americas kids. So which of the presidential hopefuls do I think will be most supportive of implementing the demand of the majority of the American people to have HR 676 (Medicare For All) passed into law immediately! We have some very fine presidential candidates who would make good presidents. But none of the top Presidential candidates directly support HR 676, the only true Universal Health Care plan. So I am supporting Hillary Clinton. She is the only top candidate that has ever actually fought for universal health care before.
SAP Continues 'Innovation Without Disruption' with Release of Third ...
Customer adoption of the latest release is increasing rapidly, with more than 4,000 go-lives since January 2007 including companies such as GISA GmbH in Germany; HT Media Ltd. in India; Toray Engineering in Japan and Valero Energy Corporation in the United States. "With SAP's enhancement packages, our employees can now access critical functionality easily and over the Web instead of using paper-based processes," said Thomas Graubmann, senior consultant, human resources, Tchibo GmbH. "Instead of having to go with an inferior technology or waiting for a full upgrade, SAP's enhancement package strategy provided us with timely access to functionality and technology that helped us meet a key business requirement. We have now provided an easier to use and more cost-effective way for our employees to make their travel arrangements and complete the related expense reporting." SAP Ecosystem Drives Innovation in Latest Enhancement Package SAP also announced that its third enhancement package includes more than 50 enterprise services bundles, groups of existing services interfaces that cut across various modules of and business areas covered by SAP ERP.
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