National Edition - August 6, 2006
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Calgary hits magic million
At the annual Calgary Stampede and Rodeo, enthusiasts holler "Yahoo!" rather than "Yeehaw!" Perhaps the new call sounds less rural, now that Cowtown is a booming metropolis of one million inhabitants.
(Source: CNEWS, Canoe.ca)
Chicago orders 'Big Box' stores to raise wage
There has been ongoing and fierce debate in the United States over the minimum wage. It's just $5.75 per hour - and it has been that way for nearly a decade. Frustrated with the failure of recent federal legislation to increase the minimum wage, Chicago is the first city to circumvent the status quo by imposing a "living wage" ordinance targeting big-box stores.
(Source: NY Times)
Guardian Angels get warm reception in Vancouver, unlike Toronto
Private security is big business, and even volunteers are getting in on the act. In recent years, there's been an explosion in opportunities for security personnel of all ranks - la crème de la crème being the gun-toting Brinks truck drivers. Now, amid rising concerns about vigilantism, Vancouver is working with a new chapter of an American volunteer organization whose foot soldiers wear red berets while patrolling downtown streets.
(Source: Maclean's)
Generation gaps shape workplace choices, conflicts
Today's workplace is made up of four demographic tribes: elder traditionalists, boomers, gen-X-ers and millennials. Each has its own views about what makes for an honest day's work. As the young, Hotspur grads arrive for their first day of orientation, silverback execs postpone their retirement parties. This makes getting along at work a bigger challenge than ever before.
(Source: Reuters)
"Petite Anglaise" blogger seeks compensation for job loss
This story is of the "dog bites man" variety. A British ex-pat working in Paris lost her job for blogging about work - now termed being "dooced." The accounting firm, which fired her for "gross misconduct," claimed that her Bridget-Jones-like blog put the company at risk. Now, she's suing based on her right to freedom of expression to run a blog.
(Source: News.com)
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Do you. . . walk to work ? Soon it may be mandatory. Researchers are refining ways to harness the energy generated by commuters' footsteps into electricity to power buildings.
• British engineers are converting street vibrations into electricity.
• Like solar and wind proponents, vibration harvesters argue that abundant, clean energy is all around us and is going to waste.
• The scientists plan to install hydraulic-powered heel-strike generators in the floors of busy public places like subway stations.
• Those stations typically capture the footfall of 20,000 commuters an hour during peak usage.
• Multiplied by 5 to 7 watts per person, that's more than enough to power a building's lights for the day.
(Source: Wired)
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