Tesco to take on 7,500 staff in non-food push
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- Tesco to take on 7,500 staff in non-food push
- For Activist Constituents, Click Here
- Speed penalty robs Cit
- Let’s go green, urges Town Hall
- Watton Festival returns for 2005
- Daily Peloton – Pro Cycling News
Tesco to take on 7,500 staff in non-food push
Guardian Unlimited – Sep 19, 2005
“This is a Sunday story using figures based on heroic assumptions,” she said. “The planning process is an open one and it is well known that we are trying to win space to grow our non-food offer in more towns. “Tomorrow Tesco is expected to report a 14% increase in profits to about £940m, with its home-grown success further buoyed by expansion overseas. It has operations in eastern Europe and China but there was also speculation over the weekend that it could make a multibillion dollar swoop on US supermarket Albertson. Albertson put itself up for sale this month as it struggles against the success of Wal-Mart, parent company of Asda, and bankers have placed a price tag of about $7. 2bn) on the business.
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Washington Post – Sep 19, 2005
Why? Because the gimmick turns the greatest-ever tool of the masses — the Internet — into a gold mine for factions that seek lots of people to contact members of Congress on their behalf. When legislators hear from a bloc of constituents on a subject, they tend to believe that support for it is widespread, even when the communication is actually prompted (read: manufactured) by a well-financed and narrowly focused lobby. The technique works this way: An interest group that wants to gather home-grown advocates takes out a banner advertisement on a widely used Web site. By clicking on the ad, people acknowledge that they agree with the group’s opinion and are then asked what further steps they’d be willing to take to help the cause. These include writing letters to the editor and calling, writing or meeting with lawmakers in the capital or back in the district. The interactive ads, in other words, create instant, ad hoc lobbying organizations that can be mobilized on every front that modern influencers utilize. In several respects, this is a significant advancement over older methods of “grass-roots” lobbying.
Speed penalty robs Cit
Telegraph.co.uk – Sep 19, 2005
Pearce, with his international experience, would be a more credible possibility if and when the time arrives, even with his managerial inexperience. His inspirational input with the present side is, however, transparently evident. With his predominantly home-grown personnel he has created a buzz, his personality is infectious, and of the middle half-hour yesterday City made their supporters, not to mention themselves, believe that anything was possible. They badly need the touch of Robbie Fowler, presently on the bench, yet in Claudio Reyna and Barton they posses a central-midfield partnership that would extend most opposition. Just occasionally Reyna would pause on the ball, glance forward, and float a pass precisely judged to Darius Vassell or Sibierski that would remind old hands of the days of Colin Bell or Bobby Johnstone. Four minutes into the second half Musampa, cutting in from the left, struck the woodwork, moments later Reyna saw his sliding shot deflected wide and then Musampa clipped the crossbar yet again. Bolton rallied, substitute Hidetoshi Nakata fizzed a drive just too high, Sun and Musampa grazed the goal face at the other end, Sun clipped the bar yet once more – and finally poor Dunne defined the day.
Let’s go green, urges Town Hall
Bedford Today – Sep 19, 2005
It could see little turbines become a familiar sight in the town. Inventor David Gordon, who has one on his Glasgow home, hopes the quiet yet efficent turbines will bring green power to the masses. He said: “People looked at Sky dishes at the beginning and thought Star Trek here we come but that soon changed. “I can see a time, as it develops, when a lot of houses will have turbines. You couldn’t run a household on one, but it’s supplementary power and will save you up to a third off your electricity bill. “The way electricity prices are going, which is steadily north, I think people will be delighted to use a turbine… Turbines come under the same planning guidelines as satellite dishes and in most cases do not need special dispensation. Windsave has carried out extensive tests on houses and commercial properties, has a bulging order book and has linked up with British Gas to start supplying turbines from the end of the year. Luton’s councillors called on MPs for Luton South Margaret Moran and Luton North Kelvin Hopkins to support new parliamentary bills due in November on the use of home-grown energy, known as microgeneration. The bills will allow more schemes like a pioneering project in Huddersfield that has seen council-owned homes on three streets fitted with solar roof panels, converting light into electricity, mainly used for lighting and water heating.
Watton Festival returns for 2005
edp24.co.uk – Sep 19, 2005
The festival, which has run every two years since the late 1980s, will also see storytelling, puppet show, historic English dances and jazz in the town between October 22-30. Festival chairman John Kerr said the aim had always been to bring a mixture of home-grown talent and quality professional performers to Watton, which the town could not normally afford. “We don’t want to stand still. Every time, we try to improve on it without disrupting too much and losing out on ticket sales,” he said. George Cushing’s Bursen street organ will kick off the festival, playing from 10am on October 22 in Chaston Place, before two light-hearted performances with the Good Old Days. Rotarians have sponsored Junior Startime on October 23 in the Queens Hall, giving local young entertainers the chance to compete in three age categories… Norwich Puppet Theatre will put on Pinocchio for a younger audience on October 26. Gardener Bob Flowerdew will put in an appearance and keen dancers will be able to learn the popular Elizabethan dances or watch the Norwich Early Dance Group in action. The Vintage Hot Orchestra Jazz will be playing their music on October 28. The whole event concludes with the Watton Festival Chorus on October 30. Tickets and more information are available from the Tourist Information Centre or by calling Brenda Davies on 01953 881792 or Derek Smith on 01953 884044.
Daily Peloton – Pro Cycling News
Daily Peloton – Sep 19, 2005
Having used just about every brand of helmet out there over the past 20 years, I recently had the opportunity to review the Lazer Blade-the same model that Tom Boonen used in the Tour de France this year-and I found out just how different an experience wearing a helmet could be. Having an 80 year history of making helmets for many sports, including cycling, Lazer, a Belgian based company, has a great reputation for designing top-shelf product. And originating in Belgium, one of the most bike racing crazy countries in the world, you know that there is a home-grown, implicit level of expectation built into every model. I tested the Blade-the same model used by the Protour Quickstep team-for a month, and many positives stood out right away. Looks:
The Blade is a great looking helmet. Its silhouette is distinctive from every angle, and there isn’t a wasted square centimeter of material anywhere on this helmet. Just take a look-it’s cool!
Front View © Charlie Melk.