| CIOs still excluded from the boardroom
A seat in the boardroom remains elusive for most CIOs as businesses continue to exclude IT chiefs from high-level strategic planning, according to new research. The picture is even bleaker for European companies who lag behind organisations headquartered in north America and Asia-Pacific when it comes to putting an IT executive at the top table. The research, A Missing Competency: Boardroom IT Deficit, by public relations company Burson-Marsteller reviewed Fortune Global 500 organisations to determine those with a technology expert - either a current or former CIO - on their boards. It is the second time the research has been carried out and, compared to the earlier 2003 findings, it showed an increase from five per cent to eight per cent in the number of organisations globally with a CIO on the board.
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Thirty years since the passing of the Race Relations Act (1976), Britain faces a crisis of conversation around race and faith. These have always been sensitive topics, but the debate has hit new lows of simplicity and hysteria in the past few years. People want to talk. They need to talk. But how do they engage in a discussion which has been manipulated by recent governments to demonise minority groups, while being increasingly hijacked by self-appointed ‘community leaders’? We, the signatories to this manifesto, today call for a new approach to tackle discrimination and prejudice and to forge a fresh approach to building a modern Britain. We are optimistic that people of different backgrounds and faith can live together in our society. Thus we want to ensure that the national conversation is not dominated by our fears or polarised voices.
Bush seeks to make amends on New Orleans
Tonight I am pleased to announce that in April we will host this year's North American Summit of Canada, Mexico, and the United States in the great city of New Orleans."
Bush said he would invite the leaders of neighboring Canada and Mexico for their regular "Three Amigos Summit" in the city which has been slow to recover from the August 2005 hurricane, the worst natural disaster in U.S. history.
In his annual State of the Union speech, Bush also reaffirmed his pledge to help residents rebuild their homes on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Katrina flooded 80 percent of New Orleans and killed about 1,400 people.
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and then-Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco criticized Bush for omitting disaster recovery efforts during his 2007 State of the Union speech.
Week 18 Hockey Planner
The Fantasy Hockey Weekly Planner is the essential guide to setting your lineup for the upcoming week. Every week, we provide you with top matchups, the latest news and give you the scoop on injured players. Projections are for Jan. 28-Feb. 3 games and all stats are through Saturday. Teams with four games: Montreal and N.Y. Rangers Teams with three games: Anaheim, Atlanta, Boston, Buffalo, Carolina, Colorado, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Florida, Los Angeles, Nashville, New Jersey, N.Y. Islanders, Ottawa, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Jose, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington Teams with two games: Calgary, Chicago, Edmonton and Minnesota Teams with three home games: Montreal, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Tampa Bay Teams with three away games: Anaheim, Buffalo, Dallas, Los Angeles and Phoenix Teams with four away games: N.Y.
Dare to Do Mighty E-mail Things
Over the past six years, I've written over 70 columns imparting my views, wisdom, and, at times, frustration around the issues that have affected the growth of e-mail as a viable channel in the ever-changing communications world. Like you, I've read numerous columns written by my ClickZ colleagues addressing issues of the day and providing a range of tips, tricks, and insight to better leverage this channel. For many years I had a front row seat as e-mail rose while heading one of the industry's leading e-mail communications firms. Having left that post some six months ago, the location of my seat has changed, and with it my perspective on what's critical to e-mail as part of an integrated communications strategy. You'll find no rants or raves in this column, nor threats of dire consequence.
Are Banks Getting Caught With Their Umbrellas Down?
A new report from the RiskMetrics Group ranks 40 of the world's largest banks responses to climate change risks and possibilities. SocialFunds.com -- In 2007, the banking sector plunged into climate change. A new report from RiskMetrics commissioned by Ceres, an investor and environmental coalition, studied the top 40 global banks and finds some good work already started to address climate change, but much room in the banking sector for improvement.
"With nearly $6 trillion in market capitalization, the global financial sector will play a vital role in supporting timely, cost-effective solutions to reduce U.S. and global greenhouse gas emissions," wrote Mindy S. Lubber President of Ceres in the report's foreword. "As risk management experts, it is essential that banks begin now to consider the financial risk implications of continued investment in carbon-intensive energy technologies," Lubber continued.
Push ... then nip and tuck
The Californian surgeon David A Stoker was one of the first to market the mummy makeover, offering an all-in plastic-surgery package that includes a breast lift, with or without implants, tummy tuck and liposuction. Women, says Stoker, need no longer feel "self-conscious or resentful about their appearance". Last year, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons performed more than 325,000 mummy jobs on women aged 20 to 39, up 11% on 2005. The UK market is still small, but it is growing. A survey last October for the online bank Egg claimed that 0.2% of new British mothers had had surgery to get back their pre-baby bodies - but the real figure is likely to be higher. The number of cosmetic surgery procedures in the UK has doubled in the past two years, and surgeons report that breast surgery is increasingly popular with women who are unhappy with the way that breast feeding and pregnancy have altered their figures.
Archives for: January 2008
It's been a long, great history," said Edward Mansfield, 71, as he watched the F-15s bank over a crowd of spectators and guardsmen. Mansfield flew the first scramble when the 102d went operational with its protection mission in 1973. He wanted to be there yesterday so he could see the last... Globe. __________ Governor Deval Patrick's speech to the joint legislature last night For a year now, I have attended the funerals of Massachusetts servicemen and –women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Each occasion is profoundly moving. Most of the time the lost soldier, sailor or marine is young. In some cases there is a girlfriend; or a young widow, on one or two of those occasions with a baby the fallen soldier has never even held. You cannot escape the youth: the disbelief of childhood buddies that their friend could be gone so soon; the utter tragedy of parents having to bury a child just entering his or her prime.
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