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• July 30, 2010
• 15:23

  First Impressions of Nintendo 3DS - Cubed3

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  Cubed3

  First Impressions of Nintendo 3DS Cubed3 ... to expect when the hardware has been completely finalised and any early issues with the 3D display have been ironed out following early user feedback. ... and more »

• 15:23

  The Key To Successful Corporate Reorganization

   » ‎ Forbes.com: Leadership News
  Most of the time it produces no real benefit. Here's why.

• 14:59

  Kane and Lynch 2 Explodes a Mix of New Trailers and Screenshots - Co-Optimus.com

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  Co-Optimus.com

  Kane and Lynch 2 Explodes a Mix of New Trailers and Screenshots Co-Optimus.com The feedback from the community echoed that statement, IO Interactive listened, and decided to focus on him for Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days. ... and more »

• 14:21

  Medal of Honor multiplayer beta ends this weekend - EL33TONLINE

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  EL33TONLINE

  Medal of Honor multiplayer beta ends this weekend EL33TONLINE “The beta will be extended for the Xbox 360 until August 9th, 2010. Thank you to all of you for continuing to provide us with excellent feedback! ... and more »

• 14:10

  Oct 20, 2010: Adobe Indesign CS5 Getting Started at Highlander - Islington Business Design Centre

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  The course is made up of 2 days of instructor led InDesign training which can be completed either at our London facility or your own location. This is then built on through 6 months access to our learning management system containing video tutorials, samples, exercise files and support forums.
  
• 14:03

  Aug 31, 2010: Learn how to make TV with something to say Free summer film training for 16–25 year olds at Kingshold Community Centre

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  WORLDbytes is an online citizen TV channel which tackles social issues; its ethos is “don’t shout at the telly, change the message on it”. With programmes made by young volunteers learning to film, we privilege content over style and feature debates, policy makers & experts, showcase new ideas for social change & light hearted items.
  WORLDbytes provides free on-the-job film training courses to new volunteers interested in creating alternative news programmes and reports. The training is free for young people aged 16 – 25 who would like to get involved in the charity’s work. No previous skills are required but a keen interest in social issues, politics and challenging ideas are a must as our ‘citizen TV’ programmes prioritise content over style. The next training opportunity with places available takes place on Tuesday 31st August, Wednesday 1st & Thursday 2nd September 2010. The days will be long, roughly 9am to 9pm. To get involved and be part of the crew you must be available for all three days of the course, and attend a group interview on Wednesday 25th August at 7.30pm at the Kingshold Community Centre in Hackney. You can apply online at [www.worldbytes.org] Please note the deadline for applications is Monday 23rd August. It is always best to start volunteering straight away so that you can help plan and prepare for the shoots taking place on the course. Active volunteers are always given priority places on these courses; you can apply to come to our next open evening for volunteers at [www.worldwrite.org.uk]
  For information email world.write@btconnect.com or call 020 8985 5435.
  

• 13:23

  Surprise! Microsoft's Xbox 360 Kinect impresses - Fortune

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  Pocket-lint.com

  Surprise! Microsoft's Xbox 360 Kinect impresses Fortune Not only are players' movements depicted more accurately in the game, but Your Shape also isn't shy about offering constructive feedback when your alignment ... Editorial: 5 Reasons Why Kinect Is Likely To FlopXboxic TotalRoundTable: Moving to Kinect to the WiiTotalPlayStation.com Play Station Move, Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Kinect Comparison charts from SonyTechnology Perk (blog) PushSquare.com (blog) all 111 news articles »

• 13:21

  Manpower Inc. Q2 2010 Earnings Call Transcript

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  Presentation Q&A Participants Executives Jeff Joerres - Chairman and CEO Mike Van Handel - CFO Analysts Kevin McVeigh - Macquarie Gary Bisbee - Barclays Capital Tim McHugh - William Blair & Company Paul Ginocchio - Deutsche Bank Andrew Steinerman - JPMorgan Kelly Flynn - Credit Suisse T.C. Robillard - Signal Hill Sara Gubins - Bank of ...

• 13:19

  When Innovation Strategies Combine

   » ‎ Forbes.com: Leadership News
  Some approaches to achieving innovation work well together--and some don't.

• 13:07

  Nov 1, 2010: Adobe Actionscript 3 Getting Started at Highlander - Islington Business Design Centre

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  ActionScript 3 Getting Started is a 2 day blended learning course which gives an introduction to basic programming concepts along with some of the classes that are available within Actionscript 3.
  

• 13:02

  Ms. Schapiro, Tear Down That Wall!

   » ‎ Breakout Performance
  By Eric Jackson
  RealMoney Contributor
  7/30/2010 10:00 AM EDT
  Click here for more stories by Eric Jackson
  Amid all the policy changes doing the rounds of Washington DC at the moment and their potential implications for stocks in the medium term, I thought I'd take a look at the issue of proxy access, which was recently passed as part of the Dodd-Frank financial-reform bill, but which has been left to the SEC to define and enact.
  Basically, proxy access would allow shareholders in public companies to nominate directors to be included in the company's official proxy statement - the list of nominees to the board of directors, on which shareholders vote at the annual meeting.

  Say, for example, Citigroup (C - commentary -Trade Now) has 12 directors this year. It will typically nominate the same 12 people to be put to the vote at next year's annual shareholder meeting. As there are no other options, the shareholders will usually re-elect the slate of people put in front of them by an overwhelming margin (90-95% is common).

  In the current system, if shareholders are angry at the company, as they were, for example, in 2008 after Yahoo!'s (YHOO - commentary -Trade Now) board turned up its nose atMicrosoft's (MSFT - commentary - Trade Now) offer to buy the company, there are only two things they can do when it comes to re-electing directors: (1) vote against the re-election of the company's directors (individually or collectively), or (2) pay out of their own pockets to launch a full-blown proxy contest.

  The problem with voting against directors is that it's largely symbolic. In the case of Yahoo!, 30-35% of shareholders voted against the re-election of former CEO Jerry Yang, Chairman Roy Bostock and others -- but nothing happened. Bostock is still Chairman, and the company's stock price is significantly below where it was at the 2008 shareholders' meeting (and a universe away from the Microsoft buyout offer).

  The problem with a proxy contest is that it's very expensive to launch. Effectively, by running such a contest, you are coming up with your own alternative list of nominees to send to all shareholders (in addition to the official company proxy they receive). Then, you have to try to convince all those shareholders to vote for your proxy rather than the company's. After mailing costs, lawyer and proxy-solicitor fees, you are looking at a minimum of $1 million, probably much more if you're going to go after a Yahoo!- or Citi-sized company. Therefore, this option is really only attractive to rich, activist-minded shareholders, such as Carl Icahn, who decided to go after Yahoo! in 2008 and later struck a deal with the company to get a few seats on the board.

  ....

  [*** This post is an excerpt of the full article, available by clicking here to go to RealMoney.com. Note: subscription required. ***]

  

  
  

  

• 12:54

  PS3 Red Light Fix | Revealed A Real PS3 Repair Guide That You Can Use From Home! - MyNews.in (blog)

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  PS3 Red Light Fix | Revealed A Real PS3 Repair Guide That You Can Use From Home! MyNews.in (blog) Many people have used the guide and it has been getting some outstanding feedback. We think this is down to the fact that if you send it in you will have to ... and more »

• 12:39

  National minimum wage: age for adult rate drops to 21

   » ‎ PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories
  The age at which workers become eligible for the full national minimum wage (NMW) rate will drop to 21 this year - a move that will cost employers nearly £50 mill

• 11:48

  Oct 7, 2010: Scala LiftOff London 2010 at Skills Matter Limited

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  The Scala LiftOff comes to Skills Matter! We are thrilled to partner with David Pollak @dpp, Kaliya Hamlin @identitywoman, Jennifer Holmes @dangerangel and the London Scala Community for a 2 DAY Scala LiftOff! This 2 day Unconference will enable you to delve deep into Scala and Lift, as well as present projects in Speed Geeking sessions. Stay tuned for information, on this page, or follow updates on twitter @skillsmatter #scalalol.
  
  It’s a friendly community event for everyone - from those just “checking it out” to recognised experts who have been developing it for years. This diversity means you can learn everything you need to know about any aspect of the Scala language or the Lift Web Framework.
  
  There is no pre-set agenda for the conference, attendees go through a facilitated process to create the agenda live at the event. We encourage those with applied knowledge to prepare sessions so they can share some of what they know. Those new to the language can pose questions about what they want to learn about. More information about the event can be found here: [skillsmatter.com]
  

• 9:07

  Kathy Paladino Joins Monster as Senior Vice President of North America Sales

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  Kathy will leverage her extensive enterprise business experience in the technology sector to drive sales of Monstera s new products and services.

• 7:20

  Top 10 HR questions - July 2010

   » ‎ XpertHR - Employment Intelligence
  

  This month's top ten employers' questions on XpertHR include faqs on casual workers, the status of employees who act up to more senior roles, warnings for misconduct, and re-employing redundant employees.

  1. How long can an employee be expected to "act up" to a more senior position before the arrangement will be regarded as a permanent promotion?
  2. Does an employer have to pay holiday pay to its casual workers?
  3. Can the time period for which a warning is active be "paused" when a woman goes on maternity leave and then "resumed" afterwards?
  4. Can an employee who is re-employed after having been made redundant retain his or her statutory redundancy pay?
  5. If an alternative but less well-paid position is offered to a redundant employee, is there any obligation on the employer to continue paying the employee at his or her current level?
  6. Must an employee have been employed for a particular period of time before he or she can claim constructive dismissal?
  7. What is the status of workers engaged on casual or nil hours contracts?
  8. Where an employee is given a warning for a particular conduct issue, but then commits a different type of misconduct, can the employer move to the next stage of the disciplinary procedure to address that issue or must it start a separate procedure?
  9. Can an employer prevent an employee who is leaving the organisation from setting up a business in competition or working for a competitor?
  10. If an employee has been signed off work by his or her doctor for a particular period can the employer allow the employee to return before the end of that period?

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• 5:27

  Luke Darcy Critical Of Former Coach - TripleM Sydney (blog)

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  The Age

  Luke Darcy Critical Of Former Coach TripleM Sydney (blog) The Duke's article - published on the AFL website - was in reflection of The 360-Degree Feedback method run by Leading Teams. The 360-degree feedback method ... Bulldogs could have won flag with more team input: DarcySydney Morning Herald The value of feedbackAFL.com Terry Wallace cost us a flag: Luke DarcyHerald Sun ABC Online (blog) -The Age all 15 news articles »

• 5:02

  Thursday Earnings Gainers: AMP, CTXS, CML, FVE, SFN

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  In midday trading Thursday, shares of Ameriprise Financial were trading almost 10% higher, after the company posted second quarter net income of 98 cents per share, more than double what it earned in the same quarter last year.

• 4:04

  HR news round-up: HR stories in the headlines 30 July 2010

   » ‎ PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories
  A round-up of HR-related stories in today's newspapers. Jobless people who choose to come off benefits and go to work will no longer lose out financially under the biggest shake-up of the welfare system for decades,
• 3:42

  Business groups react with fury to DRA timescale

   » ‎ PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories
  Business groups have reacted furiously to government plans to phase out the default retirement age (DRA) from April next year, arguing that employers will be left with insufficient time to prepare. Currently employers can

• 3:41

  Default retirement age proposals: FAQs and related age discrimination case

   » ‎ XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

  It won't have escaped your notice that the Government has published its proposals for abolishing the default retirement age and the associated statutory retirement procedure. If you don't have time to read the full 60-page consultation document (PDF format, 440K) (on the BIS website), look at the XpertHR FAQs section for an overview of the main proposals.

  The new questions on the retirement proposals added to XpertHR are:

  • Does the Government have plans to abolish the default retirement age?
  • Will there be transitional arrangements for the abolition of the default retirement age?
  • How will employers deal with retirement after the abolition of the default retirement age?
  • Will employers still be able to operate a compulsory retirement age after the abolition of the default retirement age?
  • Will anything replace the current statutory retirement procedure after the abolition of the default retirement age?
  • Will the statutory retirement procedure be repealed when the default retirement age is abolished?
  • After the abolition of the default retirement age, how should employers deal with employees over 65 who are underperforming?

  In addition, the XpertHR case law stop press service has reported on the timely Court of Appeal decision in Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes [2010] EWCA Civ 899 CA. Although this case involves the niche area of age discrimination against business partners, it includes a useful discussion of justification of having a compulsory retirement age. This is an issue that will have great significance for employers once they have to justify decisions to have any retirement age.

• 1:00

  What are the most common hazards of redundancy exercises?

   » ‎ XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

  Weak economic recovery is underway, but redundancies remain an all-too-common feature of the employment landscape. Latest official data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the redundancy rate was 6.5 per 1,000 employees (PDF format, 335.7K) over the three months to May 2010. While this represented a marginal fall from the rate for the previous rolling quarter, there is every chance that the redundancy rate will once again rise dramatically as the coalition Government's austerity programme of public spending cuts gets underway, with extensive public sector job cuts likely.

  It therefore remains as essential as ever that employers get redundancy exercises exactly right. With this in mind, our colleagues at Employers' Law have produced an invaluable list of the 10 most common pitfalls of redundancy exercises - complete with tips on how to avoid them.

  Latest XpertHR benchmarking data on internal communications includes a focus on how employers are using internal communications in redundancy exercises. Subscribers to XpertHR Benchmarking can drill down into the complete benchmarking data behind each of the following questions:

  • Has your organisation undergone a redundancy exercise/major change programme over the past two years?
  • How important were employee communications when implementing the redundancy exercise?
  • What were the goals of the employee communication exercise carried out during the redundancy exercise?
  • How successful was the communication exercise carried out during the redundancy exercise?

  Extensive additional data on redundancies are available to XpertHR benchmarking subscribers. Run this saved search to see more.

  And click here to see further posts from XpertHR Employment Intelligence on redundancy.

• 0:47

  Quarterly profits, revenue increase for SFN Group

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  The Fort Lauderdale-based company, formerly known as Spherion, reported net income of $2.9 million, or 5 cents per share, compared with $400,000, or 1 cent per share, a year earlier.

• July 29, 2010
• 23:10

  Career Journal: Dealing With a Bad Boss - Wall Street Journal (blog)

   » ‎ 360 feedback - Google News

  Career Journal: Dealing With a Bad Boss Wall Street Journal (blog) That could include everything from boxes where you can write anonymous letters to a “360 degree feedback” system in which a manager is rated based on ...

• 20:38

  Key Whidbey CFC players recognized at White House

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  Office of Personnel Management director John Berry presents the National Performance Award to Cathy Niiro, executive director of United Way Island County, and Lt.

• 19:38

  AMN Healthcare to acquire Nursefinders

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  AMN Healthcare Services Inc. announced July 28 plans to acquire Nursefinders Inc.

• 17:00

  UKCES warns the UK is at risk of sliding down skills ranking

   » ‎ Learning and Development News - Resource for Training, Learning and Development Professionals
  The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) is warning that the UK’s economy – currently the sixth largest in the world – is set to slide down the international rankings unless its skills and employment systems are fundamentally reformed and improved. The report, Ambition 2020, published this week by the UKCES, says that 10m people need to improve their skills if the UK is to achieve its ambition of being in the top eight countries in the world for skills, jobs and productivity by 2020, but predicts that we are likely to achieve just half that number.

• 15:28

  Study: Most laid-off executives find comparable jobs

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  Most laid-off executives are finding new positions at the same or higher levels than their previous jobs, according to a study released Thursday by Right Management.

• 15:15

  The Companies Hiring The Most Right Now

   » ‎ Forbes.com: Leadership News
  Here are the midsize companies with the greatest number of job openings listed at the moment.
• 13:55

  Big-Box Stores: Big Winners In Swipe-Fee Reform

   » ‎ Forbes.com: Leadership News
  Wal-Mart and Target may profit more than anyone else.
• 13:24

  Sometimes Micromanaging Is Good--And Necessary

   » ‎ Forbes.com: Leadership News
  But not for long. Here are the times you have to do it.

• 11:24

  07/29/10 - Servidyne Reports 4 Q, Year End Results

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  SERVIDYNE, INC. , an energy efficiency and demand response company, today reported that its SEC Form 10-K Annual Report, to be filed today, reflects that its core Building Performance Efficiency Segment had pre-tax earnings of approximately $98,000 and positive EBITDA of approximately $307,000 in the fourth quarter ended April 30, 2010, compared to ...

• 10:59

  Upcoming Webinars | SuccessFactors Business Execution Software

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• 9:24

  On-Demand Performance Management Solutions for Enterprise Business

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  On-Demand Performance Management Solutions for Enterprise Business

• 7:09

  Websense Inc.

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  Shares of the San Diego company, which provides Internet management solutions, suffered their biggest drop in a year.

• 4:31

  HR news round-up: HR stories in the headlines 29 July 2010

   » ‎ PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories
  A round-up of HR-related stories in today's newspapers. Pay deals in the car manufacturing industry are lagging behind the rest of the private sector despite strong overseas demand for British vehicles,
• 4:22

  HR people moves: Catherine Cashin, Katie Ivie, Mark Gilbertson

   » ‎ PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories
  A round-up of the latest people moves in the HR sector. Catherine Cashin has taken up the permanent role of head of HR and organisational development at Stevenage Borough Council. She initially joined the authority on a two

• 4:05

  Local government pension scheme: change needed but radical reform not a good idea

   » ‎ XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

  A report out today from the Audit Commission (PDF format 1.15Mb, external website) looks at ways to reform the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

  It's quite a technical report on the funding issues, but worth a look as a preview of the issues that are likely to appear in the interim report of John Hutton's Public Service Pensions Commission which is expected next month (final report by Budget 2011).

  The LGPS is the largest public sector pension scheme (actually comprised of 79 separate funds) with 1.7 million active members, 1.15 million members with deferred pensions and 1.1 million people receiving pensions.

  In contrast to the stories of "gold-plated" public sector pensions in the media, the paper says that around half of local government pensions in payment are below £3,000pa. Three-quarters of the scheme members are women, a high proportion of whom are part-time and/or low-paid.

  I think this is the main message:

  "There is no immediate crisis. But with a background of costs gradually increasing and deficit recovery being pushed further into the future, there is a need for action at two levels; nationally and locally."

  Nationally, the report says, this might be to reduce accrual rates, raise employee contributions (perhaps tapered to reduce impact on low-paid members), or allow local funds more discretion to adjust benefits and contributions.

  Locally, pension funds could be managed better, essentially.

  It concludes: "More radical reform is sometimes attractive in times of crisis, but is not likely to serve local government well in the short term. The costs of radical changes, such as merging funds or changing the scheme to a permanently lower funding basis, might outweigh any benefit. Incremental reform, in the way we have outlined here, is the most obvious way to put the LGPS on a more secure long-term footing."

• 3:00

  Press release distribution, EDGAR filing, XBRL, regulatory filings

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. , announced today that for the second quarter of 2010, the Company reported net sales of $64.4 million and earnings per sh... DAYTON, Ohio-- --The Board of Directors of DPL Inc.

• 2:10

  Retirement: Government proposes to scrap default retirement age (DRA) from 1 October 2011

   » ‎ XpertHR - Employment Intelligence
  The Government has today announced proposals to scrap the default retirement age (DRA) with effect from 1 October 2011, personneltoday.com reports.

  According to personneltoday.com:

  The proposals state that from 6 April 2011, employers will not be able to issue any notifications for compulsory retirement using the DRA procedure. Between 6 April and 1 October, only people who were notified before 6 April, and whose retirement date is before 1 October can be compulsorily retired.

  • Read the full report on personneltoday.com: Default retirement age: Government announces date to scrap DRA
  • Read the Government press release on the proposals: More choice on when to stop working - default retirement age retired

  Update:

  The Government has now published its consultation document on the proposed phasing out of the DRA. It says:

  The Coalition's Programme for Government commits the Government to phasing out the Default Retirement Age (DRA). This consultation document sets out the background to the DRA, and explains how the Government is proposing to remove it. This measure is one of the steps that the Government is taking to enable and encourage people to work for longer, alongside raising the State Pension Age to 66 faster than currently scheduled and ensuring there is effective support for helping those out of work to find work.

  • Access the full consultation document here: Phasing out the Default Retirement Age
• 1:00

  XpertHR benchmarking surveys: Why it pays to take part

   » ‎ XpertHR - Employment Intelligence
  We're collecting data all the time for XpertHR's fast-growing benchmarking service, via online questionnaires hosted at the IRS research website. Participation in our ongoing programme of online benchmarking surveys for HR, reward and employment professionals is free, and there is much to be gained from taking the time to take part.
  Having access to accurate, authoritative and timely benchmarking data on HR processes and employment practices is increasingly critical.
  
  In a recent post on the HR Maverick blog, Gyn Lumley set out his general view on the critical role that data can play for the HR profession, arguing that management decisions are greatly enhanced by correct use of supporting data. According to Lumley:
  

  As a profession, we need to learn much more about gathering and examining data. There is too much simplistic analysis going on at present and, as a consequence, too many poor management decisions being taken.
  

  Recognising the need for authoritative data to support key management decisions, the XpertHR/IRS survey research programme has consistently been guided by strong principles and a commitment to quality, accuracy and relevance throughout its four-decade history. Key characteristics of our research programme include the following:
  
  

  • All XpertHR/IRS benchmarking surveys are designed to be of optimum value and utility to HR practitioners.
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• 0:00

  Default retirement age: Government announces date to scrap DRA

   » ‎ PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories
  The default retirement age (DRA) will be scrapped on 1 October 2011 under proposals announced by the Government today (29 July). The new plans allow for a six-month transition from the existing Regulations, following the

• July 28, 2010
• 22:50

  VISTA Becomes Corporate Physician Staffing Partner for Ohio Community Health Centers

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  VISTA Staffing Solutions has signed on as a corporate partner to provide physician staffing services to the Ohio Association of Community Health Centers , announced Mark S. Brouse, VISTA president.

• 22:20

  Research In Motion's Outlook Grim

   » ‎ Breakout Performance
  By Eric Jackson, Senior Contributor07/28/10 - 06:00 AM EDT
  
  Stock quotes in this article: RIMM , AAPL , GOOG , AMZN , NFLX , MOT
  
  Since the initial shock of Research In Motion's(RIMM) disappointing quarterly earnings numbers last month, a number of investors have tried to call a bottom and point out how cheap are the company's shares. They shouldn't.
  Although the stock could see a slight short-term rally from here, expect the shares to come under renewed pressure in the fall.

  On June 24, RIMM shares took a dive after it announced its earnings. They sold-off from $58 pre-earnings to just below $48 on July 6. Since then, and timed with the general market rebound, the stock price has recovered to $55.

  Amidst the sell-off, there were many RIMM bulls who made the rounds on television talking about how "irrational" the market's negativity on the stock was. Here are some of the arguments they made at the time in defense of the stock and why these arguments don't hold water.

  Lofty Sales Projections

  RIMM sold 11 million devices in its most recent quarter and surpassed the 100 million mark for BlackBerries shipped. The RIMM bulls find it hard to fathom that a company selling so many devices will not continue selling the same number on an ongoing basis.

  I have one retort to that point: Remember the RAZR byMotorola(MOT)? RAZR, of course, was a runaway success of a phone for most of the last decade.

  The iconic phone, which was introduced by former CEO Ed Zander in 2004, enjoyed a great four-year run and sold 110 million units over that time. But no one uses a RAZR today.

  I'm not saying BlackBerries will disappear in two years, but it is clearly on the decline, as RAZR was in late 2007. With all the speculation about whether Apple will have difficulty surpassing the $250 billion market capitalization size, no one has yet asked: will BlackBerries hit a wall after they ship their 110 millionth device like RAZR did?

  A Lock on Enterprise

  BlackBerry bulls often talk about the security of these devices and how they are beloved by enterprise IT managers. They point out that enterprises have written apps for the BlackBerry, making the devices sticky.

  ........

  [** This post is an excerpt of the full article, which is available on TheStreet.com by clicking here. Free Site.**]

  

  
  

  

• 18:40

  OPM may end hiring registers for lack of interest

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  The Office of Personnel Management said Wednesday that a component of its hiring reform initiative has received little interest from federal agencies and may be canceled.

• 18:40

  FEHBP open season dates announced

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  "Duck season!" "Wabbit season!" "Duck season!" "Wabbit season!" What? That's not the open season OPM is talking about? Never mind.

• 17:05

  Strengthen Your Talent Pipeline Now - Forbes.com

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  Strengthen Your Talent Pipeline Now - Forbes.com

• 15:41

  07/28/10 - Ultimate Reports Revenues Up by 16% in 2Q

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  Ultimate Software , the leading provider of unified, end-to-end human capital management SaaS solutions in North America, announced today its financial results for the second quarter of 2010.

• 14:05

  How Data Will Build The Cities Of The Future

   » ‎ Forbes.com: Leadership News
  They must compete for the very best workers, worldwide. The only way to get an edge is with information about what they can offer those workers.
• 13:10

  Strengthen Your Talent Pipeline Now

   » ‎ Forbes.com: Leadership News
  Make these three moves right away.

• 12:12

  Recruitment and health screening in the NHS

   » ‎ PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories
  The NHS may welcome the demise of pre-employment health screening, but the OH facility must still assess employees' needs. Nic Paton reports. It's time-consuming, costs money that could probably be better spent elsewhere a
• 12:12

  OH initiatives launched to promote collaboration

   » ‎ PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories
  Two significant initiatives are under way to improve the evidence base and sharing of information in the occupational health profession. A database of nurses working in the sector is being collated by the
• 12:12

  Air travel no threat to cardiovascular health

   » ‎ PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories
  Air travel poses no significant threat to cardiovascular health, according to guidance published by the British Cardiac Society. The guidance, published
• 12:12

  Sickness absence is falling but studies disagree on the reason

   » ‎ PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories
  Depending on who you want to believe, sickness absence is either falling fast because of the recession, or the downturn has led to a glut of sick days with stressed-out workers across Europe concocting more and more excuses not to come in.
• 12:12

  Pre-employment health screening is waste of time, says NHS report

   » ‎ PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories
  Universal pre-employment health screening (PEHS) of all NHS staff is outdated and a waste of occupational health's time and resources, a hard-hitting report suggested. The

• 12:09

  How To Win An Argument Without Words

   » ‎ Forbes.com: Leadership News
  Overpower with body language.

• 11:55

  Default retirement age: Employers can justify age discrimination, Court of Appeal rules

   » ‎ PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories
  Employers that want to enforce a default retirement age (DRA) can rely on objectives that are purely beneficial to their own business, rather than to "society at large", the Court of Appeal has ruled. It follows the l

• 11:31

  jobs_getty.jpg

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  Looking for work? Get that job by looking a potential employer in the eye. File photo.

• 7:17

  Even on vacation, workers rarely unplug from the office

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  Schedule ahead: Leave the office during a light workload period or when key staff members are not on vacation.

• 5:45

  Xbox 360 NFL Buffalo Bills Controller - Zergwatch

   » ‎ 360 feedback - Google News

  Xbox 360 NFL Buffalo Bills Controller Zergwatch The responsive trigger geometry, next generation vibration feedback technology, 11 degree angled shoulder buttons, razor-sharp precision 8-way-D pad and ...

• 5:37

  Male private sector workers least happy with holiday entitlement

   » ‎ PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories
  Men are far less satisfied than women with the amount of holiday they get at work, with private sector workers more dissatisfied than their public sector counterparts, new research reveals. A poll of 472 public and privat
• 5:26

  Holiday pay tribunal decision suggests new tactic for employers

   » ‎ PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories
  Employers can defeat claims for more than one year's holiday pay from sick employees by making a payment covering their most recent leave year, a tribunal has ruled. Holiday issues are among the most common problems that em

• 5:05

  Senior Executive Service: Coaching through the 'fragile year' - Washington Post (blog)

   » ‎ 360 feedback - Google News

  Washington Post (blog)

  Senior Executive Service: Coaching through the 'fragile year' Washington Post (blog) We also have a 360 [assessment] that they get at six months and the coach provides feedback around that. Because if you've never gotten a 360, ...

• 4:47

  HR news round-up: HR stories in the headlines 28 July 2010

   » ‎ PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories
  A round-up of HR-related stories in today's newspapers. The Government has published nine consultations that amount to a radical shake-up of the tax system. According to
• 4:37

  Skills of UK workforce need 'radical' reform, UKCES warns

   » ‎ PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories
  The UK must radically reform the skills of its workforce or risk the economy losing its world-class ranking, experts have warned.

• 4:37

  Skills of UK workforce need 'radical' reform, UKCES warns

   » ‎ PersonnelToday.com - Training, learning and development news
  The UK must radically reform the skills of its workforce or risk the economy losing its world-class ranking, experts have warned.

• 4:20

  Bribery Act delay criticised by anti-corruption campaigners

   » ‎ PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories
  The government's decision to delay the introduction of the Bribery Act until April 2011 has been labelled "extremely disappointing" by anti-corruption campaigners.

• 3:07

  One-Quarter of Small Businesses Plan More Hiring

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  About a quarter of small companies expect to ramp up hiring in the coming months, a recent CareerBuilder survey shows.

• 2:14

  Aug 5, 2010: Free GMAT Preview at London Center at ManhattanGMAT London Center

   » ‎ Upcoming: Event search for "learning" near London in Education Events
  Spend an evening with the experts from Manhattan GMAT. Learn test basics such as format and content, computer adaptive scoring, and how the GMAT fits into the application process. Attendees leave with 4 practical strategies to use in their studies, plus $100 off any 9-session course! Visit www.manhattangmat.com or call 800-576-4628 for more details or to register.
  

• 2:00

  Forget 'Survivor Guilt' – Now It's 'Survivor Anger'!

   » ‎ HR Daily Advisor - Practical Human Resource Tips, News & Advice. Updated Daily.
  It's a great relief to be coming out of the recession, but there are special challenges for employers, says Attorney Matthew Effland. Employees' expectations and management's plans may be at odds—and that might turn survivor guilt into survivor anger.

• 1:00

  Why employment law is 'too important to be left to employment lawyers'

   » ‎ XpertHR - Employment Intelligence
  "Employment law is too important to be left to employment lawyers." This is according to director of In-Company Training Services and XpertHR contributor Darren Newman, in an interesting blog comment on how employers might help themselves avoid unnecessary expense by ensuring that "spurious claims [...] be resisted, whether that is internally in a grievance or externally in the employment tribunal."
  
  He argues that "it is up to employers to control their legal costs in this sort of case and impose limits on how much work their lawyers should do".
  
  But in order for this approach to be viable, "the employer needs to know a bit about employment law so they can challenge the advice they are receiving and make appropriate decisions."
  
  Newman's comment was posted in response to a post on the Flip Chart Fairy Tales blog, in which the author, Rick, considers press reports that:
  

  St Andrews University spent £204,000 fighting a constructive dismissal claim and a subsequent appeal. It won the case but the employee concerned would probably only have received £20,000 if the university had lost.
  

  Both Rick's original blog post and Newman's comment are well worth reading in full, and I'd urge any Employment Intelligence readers with an opinion on this topic to join in the debate via the comments field on Flip Chart Fairy Tales.
  
  See also:
  

  • Good practice guide: Handling grievances (subscription required) This section of the XpertHR good practice manual discusses handling grievances, both formally and informally, and includes information on the structure of a grievance procedure, who should handle grievances, attitudes towards grievances and conducting grievance hearings.
  • In the employment tribunals (subscription required) XpertHR provides summaries of recent employment tribunal rulings, as well as the full transcripts of the decisions.
  • Employment tribunals and Grievances Read more on these topics, from XpertHR Employment Intelligence.
    

• July 27, 2010
• 22:48

  Heidrick & Struggles Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  CHICAGO, July 27, 2010 -- Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. , the leadership advisory firm providing executive search and leadership consulting services worldwide, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per share. The dividend is payable on August 20, 2010 to shareholders of record at ...

• 18:28

  Websense 2nd-quarter net income slips 6 percent, revenue guidance lower than Street expected

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  Websense Inc. on Tuesday said its second-quarter net income dipped 6 percent and the Internet filtering and security software maker issued revenue guidance lower than Wall Street was expecting, citing concerns about foreign exchange rates and the overall economy.

• 17:18

  10 Steps To Happiness At Work

   » ‎ Forbes.com: Leadership News
  It's not about finding the ''perfect'' job.

• 14:23

  Adecco moving to Southside

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  Adecco Group will move from Downtown to a Deerwood Park office building by spring, sources tell the Daily Record.

• 13:30

  Bringing Black Ops to the Handheld - IGN

   » ‎ 360 feedback - Google News

  IGN	Bringing Black Ops to the Handheld IGN Does that mean a similar console experience on the handheld? n-Space: Call of Duty: Black Ops for the DS is a companion product to the 360/PS3/PC/Wii ... CoD Black Ops DS info, screens landComputerandvideogames.com all 7 news articles »

• 12:23

  Today's Buy Opportunity: Fiserv

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  Welcome to "11 O'Clock Stock." Check back to Fool.com at 11 a.m. ET, and we'll be finding a new great stock idea every weekday for 50 days.

• 12:03

  Stop Focusing On Your Core Business

   » ‎ Forbes.com: Leadership News
  It has become the fast track to oblivion.
• 11:49

  Sun Tzu: The Best Leadership Teacher Of All Time?

   » ‎ Forbes.com: Leadership News
  There's a reason he's still in print after 2,500 years.

• 11:43

  A Simple 360 Evaluation | MyEVT

   » ‎ del.icio.us/tag/360feedback
  Although there are numerous, more complex assessments that can provide valuable feedback for leaders and managers, this is the simple instrument used by Dr. DeBowes in his staff feedback process. It is simple, straightforward, and provides your team with a conduit to express what is working and what could be improved in your leadership or management style. Click here to read the article Dr. DeBowes wrote about how he uses this assessment with his team.

• 9:49

  Xbox 360's 'Red Dead Redemption' top Rogers Plus game rental for week ending ... - Winnipeg Free Press

   » ‎ 360 feedback - Google News

  Xbox 360's 'Red Dead Redemption' top Rogers Plus game rental for week ending ... Winnipeg Free Press All you need to do is register and/or login and you can join the conversation and give your feedback. There are no comments at the moment. ...

• 9:34

  French nuns go on the run after threat of enforced retirement

   » ‎ XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

  Two elderly nuns have gone on the run in France to escape being sent to a retirement home, reports the Daily Telegraph website.

  The two Sisters, who are 86 and 82, fled their nunnery after the Mother Superior decided that it was time for them to retire. They were told that they were being sent to a remote mountain retreat 250 miles away.

  It is understood that the nuns were upset at being "put out to grass" after 50 years at the nunnery and they decided that they would "jump before they were pushed".

  The issue of requiring individuals to retire at a particular age is of course a controversial one in the UK. The coalition Government has pledged to phase out the statutory default retirement age of 65 but, until that happens, employers can require employees to retire at 65.

  XpertHR's resources on this subject include a series of FAQs on retirement and a suite of model documents on the statutory retirement procedure [subscription required].

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• 8:30

  Preview: 'Kane & Lynch 2' Single-Player - Digital Spy

   » ‎ 360 feedback - Google News

  Preview: 'Kane & Lynch 2' Single-Player Digital Spy For the game, developer IO Interactive has built on feedback from Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, which received a decidedly mixed response when it was released in ... and more »

• 8:04

  Executive View-Impact of euro zone debt crisis

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  The euro zone's debt woes have raised worries about the outlook for the world economy, which has already been dealt a severe blow by the global financial crisis.

• 7:46

  NHS bodies to be axed as government looks to save money

   » ‎ PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories
  The Department of Health (DH) is to undergo a radical shake up as it moves to slash bureaucracy in the NHS and deliver savings of more than £180 million by 2014/15. Under the plans, the number of health arm'
• 7:46

  Employers welcome plans for flexible working legislation

   » ‎ PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories
  Employers have welcomed government plans to bring in legislation requiring them to offer flexible working to all employees. A Hays poll of more than 1000 employers and staff found that more than half (

• 7:07

  easi 360 Ltd - Londonlaunch

   » ‎ 360 feedback - Google News

  easi 360 Ltd Londonlaunch We know the value of monitoring and feedback following site development and continue to provide ongoing consultancy to our clients once their commissioned ...

• 5:03

  HR news round-up: HR stories making the headlines 27 July 2010

   » ‎ PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories
  A round-up of HR-related stories in today's newspapers. A return to 1950s-style policing was signalled by the Government on 26 July as ministers unveiled plans to recruit tens of thousands of special police const

• 4:21

  UK Online Recruitment Conference and Exhibition 2010

   » ‎ hrlook.com
  Onrec would like to invite you to attend the UK Online Recruitment Conference and Exhibition 2010, taking place on Tuesday 19th October at The Grange St Paul's Hotel, London.

• 3:54

  Generations in the workplace are not so different

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  The more things change, the more they remain the same, the old saw goes, and that's definitely true in the workplace, where a study suggests much-touted generational differences may be more apparent than real.

• 2:48

  Are you looking?

   » ‎ E-recruitment in Retail
  I am reading a great sales book at the, moment where the author demonstrates how around only 3% of people are actively buying at any time. Yes, some may buy under certain circumstances, but only 3% are actively in the market right now. Some may be interested if there is a great offer. Or may be looking in 6 months. Some won't be looking right now under any circumstances. But, the key point is that if only 3% are actively buying right now, what is your strategy for survival? Cold call the 3% more often than your competition? Well, that's...

• 2:00

  Mr. "Please Sue Me" Takes on Terminations

   » ‎ HR Daily Advisor - Practical Human Resource Tips, News & Advice. Updated Daily.
  In yesterday's Advisor, we heard from Hunter "Please Sue Me" Lott on wage-and-hour issues. Today, his take on avoiding termination-based lawsuits, and an introduction to the extraordinary all-in-one HR website, HR.BLR.com.

• 1:00

  Why it doesn't pay to be a graduate in 2010 (2): 'The worst of both worlds'?

   » ‎ XpertHR - Employment Intelligence
  "This is the worst of both worlds - we are producing graduates but we can't find any work for them." This is according to HR strategist and writer Kevin J Ball in a thought-provoking blog post, in which he weighs up the UK graduate labour market that is now welcoming the class of 2010 to its already oversubscribed ranks.
  Can the 'knowledge economy' flourish with fewer graduate jobs?
  Ball argues that these harsh conditions may not be just a temporary consequence of the recession. Analysing the National Strategic Skills Audit - published earlier this year - he finds that UK employers aren't creating graduate jobs in sufficient numbers to absorb the graduates being churned out by our universities.
  According to Ball, this trend has serious implications for the UK's ability to effect its widely-touted transition into a 'knowledge economy' over the coming years. Ball writes:
  

  One of the axioms of British thinking about its response to globalisation is that the knowledge economy is going to save us from the Brazilian/Russian/Indian/Chinese hordes who are going to run the world's economy in the future. [...] What price our knowledge economy now?
  

  This taps into the theme of concern over what technological, environmental and geopolitical change could mean for the world of work that is increasingly preoccupying leading HR bloggers here and in the US.
  'A passport to working for free'
  Returning to the immediate plight of UK graduates, Ball concludes that faced with these unwelcoming conditions, "the answer for current graduates is clearly a re-definition of 'graduate work'."
  Unfortunately for graduates (but arguably less so for employers), Ball believes that the result is a rising trend towards unpaid junior positions for new graduates.
  However, there may not - as yet, at least - be a strong appetite among UK graduates for such roles. Personneltoday.com reported last week on data from the National Council for Work Experience (NCWE), which found that concerns about unpaid labour and lack of local opportunities are deterring graduates and students from seeking internships and summer placements.
  

  • See also: Why it doesn't pay to be a graduate in 2010 (1): The UK graduate labour market

• July 26, 2010
• 23:42

  Importance of Feedback Surveys - lonad News

   » ‎ 360 feedback - Google News

  Importance of Feedback Surveys lonad News A 360 degree Feedback survey analyses and points out the involvement and active participation of employees in coordination with their management. ... and more »

• 23:40

  Congress' passage of unemployment benefits extension to help many Texans

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  27 to qualify for unemployment benefits, the Texas Workforce Commission reported July 23.

• 21:50

  A Look at the Eye in the Sky

   » ‎ Breakout Performance
  By Eric Jackson
  RealMoney Contributor
  7/26/2010 5:06 PM EDT
  Click here for more stories by Eric Jackson
  Have you taken a look at some geospatial imagery stocks lately? Probably not, but you should. You have probably seen these companies' end products on Google (GOOG - commentary - Trade Now) maps.
  The two leading public companies in this space are GeoEye (GEOY - commentary - Trade Now) and DigitalGlobe (DGI - commentary -Trade Now). They both got their start working closely with the U.S. military as private companies. They launched their own satellites into space to take images of Earth. Their initial customers were the U.S. government - specifically the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Of course, this agency is tasked with keeping tabs on all the "evildoers" out there who might inflict harm on U.S. interests.

  This agency and the rest of the U.S. government have had an interest in seeing both of these companies develop and strengthen over the last few years. To support them, they've provided their largest customer orders over the greatest period of time and given them the support needed to raise financing to build and launch their newest satellites.

  The industry (at least in the U.S.) basically operates as a duopoly for GeoEye, which is based near Washington, D.C., and DigitalGlobe, which is based in Colorado. The two companies play leapfrog in terms of which one has the latest and greatest satellite in the sky, taking images.

  The quality of the imagery keeps getting better in terms of color, resolution and how small a space they can capture. They're now at the point where they can capture an image of home plate on a baseball diamond, so they are extremely powerful.

  Because of this, GeoEye and DigitalGlobe have found eager buyers of their imagery from the Web portals Google, Microsoft (MSFT -commentary - Trade Now) and Yahoo! (YHOO- commentary - Trade Now). These geospatial companies produced striking images of the recent Iceland volcano ash, the Iranian protests last year and President Obama's inauguration 18 months ago.

  ....

  [*** This post is an excerpt of the full article, available by clicking here to go to RealMoney.com. Note: subscription required. ***]

  

  
  

  

• 19:25

  Emergency unemployment deadline extended

   » ‎ Human Resource News

  A Congressional act that has extended benefits for the unemployed will affect about 150,000 Texans who have exhausted all other options, according to the Texas Workforce Commission .

• 19:16

  Kinect is your personal trainer in EA Sports Active 2 - Destructoid

   » ‎ 360 feedback - Google News

  Destructoid

  Kinect is your personal trainer in EA Sports Active 2 Destructoid More instant feedback comes from the heart rate monitor; the game displays your pulse on the screen during exercises. But it doesn't stop there. ... and more »

• 17:00

  Management in Training

   » ‎ Forbes.com: Leadership News
  It is a big distance between managing and leading. An advanced management program can help shorten it.

• 16:19

  The ADA at 20 Years

   » ‎ HR Web Cafe

  To commemorate today's 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Rep. Jim Langevin of Rhode Island presided over the House. This was noteworthy because Langevin was the first quadriplegic elected to the House ... and this was the first time that he had access to presiding from the rostrum, a chore that's routine for other House members. Recent renovations that installed hydraulic lifts allowed him access to the speaker's podium in his motorized wheelchair.

  Langevin is one of many. More than one in five Americans are disabled and more than three million Americans over the age of 15 use wheelchairs. Gary Talbot is one of that number and he tells his story a spinal cord injury and the discrimination he faced. He finally had a chance to make a difference when he became assistant general manager for systemwide accessibility for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. His story clearly illustrates the difference that the ADA has made.

  But despite the many gains since the landmark legislation was passed, debate about the ADA still rages. Many wonder: Could Bush's Americans With Disabilities Act pass today?

  "The ADA was the first comprehensive declaration of equality for people with disabilities--ever, in the world--and many nations soon followed President Bush’s lead and enacted similar legislation. The curb cuts, automatic doors, braille signs, “kneeling” buses and handicapped parking spaces that we take for granted now were not a part of American life before then. In fact, there’s a whole generation of teenagers, born in the years since that summer day in 1990, who have no idea what it used to be like. Millions of people joined the mainstream of American life that morning, and not long after many were able to attend public schools for the first time, get jobs for the first time, even just go to movie theaters for the first time. Think of all the people you know whose lives would be very different today had that bill not become law 20 years ago."

  ADA resources
  ADA home page from the U.S. Department of Justice
  ADA Resources for Employers from the U.S. Depatment of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy
  Disability.gov
  ADA Guide for Small Businesses
  ADA Toolkit for Employers - This resource from the ADA National Network offers various Events & Educational Materials, including FAQs on the ADA, to help employers learn about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and disability-related topics.
  Regional ADA National Network Center Websites

  The ADA video gallery features several short films, including:
  10 Employment Myths - Many employers misunderstand the Americans with Disabilities Act and are reluctant to hire people with disabilities because of unfounded myths. This seventeen-minute video responds to concerns expressed by employers, explaining the ADA in common sense terms and dispelling myths about this often overlooked pool of well-qualified employees.

  Ten Small Business Mistakes - This video identifies common mistakes that small businesses make when trying to comply with the ADA and addresses the importance and value of doing business with 50 million people with disabilities. The video features statements by store owners expressing their doubts or misunderstandings about the ADA followed by responses from the Assistant Attorney for Civil Rights and other Department of Justice employees explaining the law in common sense terms.