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Grant helps Franklin Park with rail yard monitoringMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:17PMFranklin Park police will increase their monitoring of the Canadian Pacific rail yard thanks to a grant that originated with the U.S. Department of Justice. The police department was awarded $156,056 for equipment, including cameras, license plate recognition software and computer servers as well as training for officers to respond to train yard incidents. “The majority of responses are worker ...

Champion gymnast’s downfall shocks ChinaMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:01PMA champion gymnast forced to turn to begging after injury ended his career prematurely has become a media sensation in China after a fan recognised him eking out a living on the streets of Beijing.

Why Enterprises Will Skip Windows 8Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:42PMEnterprise IT had a good business case for moving off Windows XP and onto the more modern Windows 7, but Windows 8 is shaping up to be a different story

Community EventsMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:08PMThe 27th annual Mission Candlelight Parade takes place tonight at 7:30 p.m. The parade starts at Horn and Railway streets and goes west down First Avenue to the Lougheed Highway, ending at the Cedar Valley Connector.

Asbestos charges lead to light plant manager's resignationMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:42PMWORCESTER - H. Bradford White Jr., general manager of the West Boylston Municipal Light Plant, will resign from his post effective Nov. 1 as part of an agreement to resolve allegations that he violated the state's Clean Air Act in connection with the removal of asbestos-containing materials from an unused substation at the plant's headquarters in 2006.

Bloggings On PERM Labor CertificationMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:29PMSome interesting points emerged from the AILA Conference in San Diego last month. EB 2nd Preference is current for all countries except China and India, which are both backed up to April 2007.

The Impact of Visa Retrogression On Healthcare Workers: Healthcare Certificate RenewalsMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:29PMWhile visa retrogression affects thousands of foreign nationals who seek to immigrate to the U.S. for employment, it has a disparate impact on seven healthcare occupations that require a healthcare certificate: nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, medical technologists, medical technicians, and physician assistants.

Home-care hiring: Developing a good working relationshipMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:53PMHome care is a demanding gig in which a healthy, happy employee-employer relationship is crucial. The journey begins with respect and clarity.

Bereavement camp helps kids copeMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:52PMThe laughter and smiles that were so evident at Friday’s final day of a bereavement day camp operated by Adventist St. Thomas Hospice were the best possible evidence of the weeklong program’s success. This was the sixth annual Tommy’s Kids Summer Camp, which was conducted at Arabian Knights Farms, 6526 Clarendon Hills Road, Willowbrook. The camp is for children ages 5 to 12 who have experienced ...