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April 10th, 2009UncategorizedThe federal government has two main retirement systems. Most employees hired since 1983 fall under the Federal Employees’ Retirement System, known as FERS. Unlike their counterparts under the old system called CSRS (Civil Service Retirement System), FERS employees do not receive any service credit for their unused sick leave upon retirement. -
April 9th, 2009Uncategorized
In 2008, Denmark’s national postal service handed out more than 25 tons of dog treats to its postal workers to help them battle bad dogs intent on taking a bite out of them while delivering the mail.
More than 3,000 boxes of doggie treats were given to Danish carriers last year to try and pacify vicious dogs. But, this didn't work. Last year, 335 Post Danmark delivery workers were bitten by dogs, resulting in 45 of them taking extended sick leave as they recuperated.
The Copenhagen Post reports that the Animal Protection Society, the Danish Kennel Club, and Post Danmark collaborated in 2008 to come up with a viable solution for dealing with vicious dogs. They produced a video explaining how best to deal with angry dogs in an effort to educate postal workers who are in the field.
So...it isn't just American dogs. It's worldwide.
As a reminder, back here in America. , The United States Postal Service policy is to never give dogs treats.
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April 8th, 2009UncategorizedNow Benny doesn't like to preach, but I really hate to see my fellow postal employees get injured.
Weather, road conditions and mechanical defects can and do play a big role in crashes, but instead of pointing fingers, we need to take a long, hard look in their rear view mirrors – at themselves.
That's the finding of a new study commissioned by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The study found that action or inattention by the driver of either the truck or the other vehicle involved was the critical reason behind 88 percent of injury or fatality traffic accidents.
When you take your eyes off the road for two seconds at 60 mph, you have traveled blindly for almost the length of a football field. And adjusting your radio makes you 6 times more likely to be in an accident.
What can we do?
• Pay Attention!
• Adjust controls before you start
• Take advantage of normal stops to adjust controls
• Keep distractions at a minimum
• Do not reach for items that have fallen or shifted
• Do not eat while driving.
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April 6th, 2009UncategorizedApple advertisements always seem to grab my attention and impress me, and this one was no exception. The way that this ad takes over the entire page and manipulates all of its content is nothing if not remarkable.
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April 5th, 2009Uncategorized
This notice invites comments from the public on issues
regarding how the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI)
Fund should design, implement, and administer the Capital Magnet Fund,
as set forth in Section 1339 of the Federal Housing Enterprises
Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (the Act), which was added
through Section 1131(b) of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of
2008. All materials submitted will be available for public inspection
and copying. -
April 4th, 2009Uncategorized
NOAA and the Department of the Interior (DOI) invited Federal,
State, commonwealth, and territorial marine protected areas (MPA)
programs with potentially eligible existing MPAs to nominate their
sites to the national system of MPAs. The national system and the
nomination process are described in the Framework for the National
System of Marine Protected Areas of the United States (Framework),
developed in response to Executive Order 13158 on Marine Protected
Areas. The final Framework was published on November 19, 2008, and
provides guidance for collaborative efforts among Federal, State,
commonwealth, territorial, Tribal and local governments and
stakeholders to develop an effective and well coordinated National
System of MPAs (national system) that includes existing MPAs meeting
national system criteria as well as new sites that may be established
by managing agencies to fill key conservation gaps in important ocean
areas. -
April 3rd, 2009Uncategorized
A posting on the NAPS member forum this morning indicated that NAPS had been informed by the USPS that the agency intends to close five of its 80 district offices.
In a response posted later, NAPS President Ted Keating did not dispute the comment.
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April 2nd, 2009Uncategorized
The Surface Transportation Board has received a request from GATX
Rail (WB5121412/16/08), for permission to use certain data from the
Board’s Carload Waybill Samples. A copy of this request may be obtained from the Office of Economics, Environmental Analysis, andAdministration.
The waybill sample contains confidential railroad and shipper data;
therefore, if any parties object to these requests, they should file
their objections with the Director of the Board’s Office of Economics,
Environmental Analysis, and Administration within 14 calendar days of
the date of this notice. The rules for release of waybill data are codified at 49 CFR 1244.9.
Shopping :
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April 1st, 2009Uncategorized
The SarbanesOxley Act of 2002 (the “Act”) provides that the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) may recognize,
as generally accepted for purposes of the securities laws, any
accounting principles established by a standard setting body that meets
certain criteria. Consequently, Section 109 of the Act provides that
all of the budget of such a standard setting body shall be payable from
an annual accounting support fee assessed and collected against each
issuer, as may be necessary or appropriate to pay for the budget and
provide for the expenses of the standard setting body, and to provide
for an independent, stable source of funding, subject to review by the
Commission.
