IGate Mastech Inc. to Pay $45,000 in Civil Penalties to Settle Discrimination Claim
May 1, 2008
The Department of Justice today announced that iGate Mastech Inc. (iGate), a Pittsburgh computer consulting company, has agreed to pay $45,000 in civil penalties to settle allegations that iGate discriminated against United States citizens in its employment practices. Read more
ATK Conducts Successful Test Firing of Space Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket Motor
May 1, 2008
The Utah desert was filled with the sight and sound of power today as Alliant Techsystems conducted a successful test firing of NASA’s space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor (RSRM) as part of continuous testing to improve performance and ensure safety of the space shuttle and to aid development of the first stage of Ares I. Read more
Kia Motors America Announces Record April Sales
May 1, 2008
Kia Motors America (KMA) has announced its best sales month ever with record April sales of 30,066 units, a 15.6-percent increase over the same period last year, and year-to-date sales of 98,280 total units. Read more
The Environment Versus the Poor, Part 2 - Political Opinion
May 1, 2008
In an anarchic international system in which international law is at best weak and at worst toothless and ignored, questions of duties beyond borders are difficult ones. Do states have obligations, be they legal or moral, to actors outside of their own political control? Many issues of international politics touch on this question, such as promulgation of human rights, but in no case is the problem raised more clearly than in the issue of biofuels. Read more
In a Global Economy, Trust is a Critical Commodity
May 1, 2008
In the global economy, corporate collaboration is becoming a necessity, making trust critical to the success of joint business ventures. A University of Missouri study examined the effects of trust at three distinct organizational levels and found that business executives should strive to build and maintain trust to improve performance. Building that trust may include consideration of staffing, special compensation and adjusted management processes. Read more
Digital Listening Drives BBC Radio to New Records
May 1, 2008
Digital listening has helped lift BBC Radio’s reach and share to record levels, according to data released today by RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research Ltd). The figures - covering the period from 31 December 2007 to 23 March 2008 - show BBC Radio now reaches 34.22 million people every week and comprises a 56.8% share of all listening hours. Read more
