Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz and Harvard professor Linda Bilmes have co-authored a book looking at the real costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and have determined that the conflicts have cost more than $3 trillion. They also estimate that the future medical, disability and Social Security costs for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans will range from $422 billion to $717 billion. As any reader of the VFA website knows, the impact of the injuries from these wars is already acu
At the 250 largest law firms, the arrows are pointing up for many associate indicators. Summer internships are up. Incoming associate classes are up. Recruiting costs for both summer and first-year associates, in dollars and in partner time, are up. Salaries are up ($160,000!). Bonuses are up ($50,000!). Concierge services are up. Stress management services are up. Twenty-five percent of the 40,000 graduating law students today go to these 250 firms, by some estimates. But for all this effort
At the 250 largest law firms, the arrows are pointing up for many associate indicators. Summer internships are up. Incoming associate classes are up. Recruiting costs for both summer and first-year associates, in dollars and in partner time, are up. Salaries are up ($160,000!). Bonuses are up ($50,000!). Concierge services are up. Stress management services are up. Twenty-five percent of the 40,000 graduating law students today go to these 250 firms, by some estimates. But for all this effor
Tampa Bay Rays (31 days until Opening Day) The Rays and James Houser have found a loophole in his suspension. The Rays added the Sarasota native to their 40-man roster in November to protect him from being taken in the Rule 5 draft, and that move apparently trumps the suspension, even when Houser is eventually sent to the minors—which he will be at some point in March.Houser was originally suspended for 50-games with 17 games remaining in the 2007 season. He was also suspended for the Montgomer
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A new report shows the number of former soldiers with post traumatic stress disorder has more than tripled since 2002.
A new report shows the number of former soldiers with post traumatic stress disorder has more than tripled since 2002.
Georgia OSHA Alert on Cold Stress February 29th, 2008 Posted by Amelia Figueroa, National Business Compliance Department OSHA has issued a warning about the dangers of Cold Stress for workers, even in moderate climates, just in time for the spring thunderstorm season in Georgia. On Tuesday, a line of severe thunderstorms hit the Atlanta metro area, causing damage and widespread power outages. CNN reports that several homes were demolished on Smithfield Road near Georgia Highway 100, in
Georgia OSHA Alert on Cold Stress February 29th, 2008 Posted by Amelia Figueroa, National Business Compliance Department OSHA has issued a warning about the dangers of Cold Stress for workers, even in moderate climates, just in time for the spring thunderstorm season in Georgia. On Tuesday, a line of severe thunderstorms hit the Atlanta metro area, causing damage and widespread power outages. CNN reports that several homes were demolished on Smithfield Road near Georgia Highway 100, in
I had a brainstorming session Wednesday with a couple of independent TV producers who were recently liberated from long-term assignments. Documentary-producer Michael Burns returned to Vernon from an extended course of study in England, and J. Stan McCauley was separated from his job as executive director of Hartford Public Access Television Channel Five (where Stan’s wife Nyesha, also in attendance and also a producer, is still employed). We all agreed that the TV set is an anachronism, hardl