What you dont know is popularly reckoned not to be injurious. But this week, its been more like, what you already know wont hurt us: us being the Government mostly. This has been a week in which politicians seemed determined to resist telling us anything we didn’t already know.
- Aug 24 Fri 2012 09:55
What you already know wont hurt us
- Aug 23 Thu 2012 14:30
Government and business leaders have repeatedly expressed
Government and business leaders have repeatedly expressed concern that the labour strife at the Manesar plant could scare away investors. The state-corporate witch-hunt of the most militant workers and the massive police deployment to protect MSI is meant to send a message both to the working class—the plant is situated in one of India’s largest industrial belts—and to investors. The Congress Party, which leads India’s national government, and the Indian state apparatus are determined to forcibly uphold sweatshop conditions and will act as the employers’ enforcers in stamping out worker resistance.
- Aug 16 Thu 2012 10:07
Wilmars profit slumps on China woes
Wilmar International the worlds largest listed palm oil firm, missed earnings estimates for the third straight quarter as its Chinese soybean business continued to suffer, spurring broker downgrades and pushing its shares to a three-year low.
- Aug 10 Fri 2012 10:18
Frank Mulligan: Epiphany on aisle 3
Yes, voracious reader, here for your delectation once again is a farm-stand fresh edition of that passively interactive column exercise, Did this conversation actually take place the column that tests reader perspicacity while providing enough positive energy to power every electric light in the District of Columbia for one hour and seven minutes.
- Aug 08 Wed 2012 17:11
YESTERDAYs PAPERS
The first major test of Haverford Township’s ordinance prohibiting the conversion of residential dwellings for institutional use may be in the offing.A number of 4th ward residents have complained to their commissioner, Edith Hannum, that a mansion on College Avenue between Darby and Coopertown roads is being used as a convent by the Gray Nuns of the circular vibrating screen, in violation of the ordinance.The mansion, on what was formerly the Helen C. Warden estate, is across the street from the Eisenbrey Mansion, which the Greek Orthodox Church of Delaware and Montgomery counties sought to convert to a church building.
- Aug 03 Fri 2012 10:06
Turnpike Authority Settles in Lacey Overpass Collision
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority approved a million settlement for damage that was done to a Forked River overpass after a truck struck the structure.The incident caused significant damage to the overpass a memorandum from the Authority said. “The damage to the bridge, along with the cost of a temporary bridge, resulted in the New Jersey Turnpike Authority incurring expenses totaling million.
- Aug 02 Thu 2012 14:50
Electricity was primarily a luxury when the majority
Electricity was primarily a luxury when the majority of our grid was built 50, 60 years ago," Lynch said. "Most people didn't require computers to do their jobs every day. They didn't need the Internet access. IPhones didn't need to be charged, and communication was all hard-wired circular vibrating screen, so you could still make a phone call when the electricity was out."
- Jul 26 Thu 2012 13:32
Dorrance quarry points questioned
Patrick Bartorillo, president and general manager of the North Region of Pennsy Supply, which operates a quarry in the township, gave the supervisors assurances at a hearing Tuesday night that his firm would conduct an efficient and safe operation, but he didn’t convince everyone.
- Jul 25 Wed 2012 15:01
Thats a big deal
Thats a big deal
- Jul 19 Thu 2012 13:49
Endless sequels Batman games
After the review of Kingdom Hearts 3D, which is still apparently making mistakes the series has had since it started 10 years ago, and looking at all the sequels due soon in the release schedules it got me whether game franchises shouldn't have some sort of automatic cut-off after which there's just no point making anymore.