Home-grown talent gets short-shrift at the Fringe
The News Review:
- Home-grown talent gets short-shrift at the Fringe
- So far, migrant workers have been just the job
- Brave face hides big hurt in Big Easy
- Garden work better than working out at the gym
- Channelnewsasia.com – Special Reports – Singapore 2006 | International…
- Watford 1 – 2 Man United | Match Reports | guardian.co.uk Football
Home-grown talent gets short-shrift at the Fringe
The Observer – Aug 27, 2006
But the thing that has shocked me most at this year’s Fringe is just how few Scots are performing. International interest in the Fringe has grown to such an extent that Scottish companies seem under-represented. At the Pleasance only three of the 180 acts performing can claim any Scottish connection. Similarly, the Gilded Balloon, with a programme of almost 100 shows, has only three Scottish performers. Fairing slightly better, the Assembly claims that 12. 5 per cent of its 100 shows are by Scottish companies… They recognise the record of shows going from Edinburgh and ending up an international success. Just about the only place we are seeing none of this activity is Scotland. ‘There’s a saying in Scotland, ‘They’re always good that’s lives far away’ – but isn’t it time they showed a little more confidence in what they’ve got at home? · What do you think?.
So far, migrant workers have been just the job
Guardian Unlimited – Aug 27, 2006
But for lower-skilled workers – and, as former Labour minister Frank Field pointed out, for students seeking holiday jobs in pubs and restaurants – the influx of keen eastern Europeans looks very different. The government’s labour market figures have now shown unemployment rising for more than a year, at the same time as employment is also going up. That shows jobs are still being created, but suggests that some of them are being soaked up by new workers instead of going to the home-grown unemployed. That may be because the arrivals have skills local workers can’t offer, but it may also be for other reasons. There is anecdotal evidence from employers that in some cases they prefer to take on a young Pole or Slovak who has had the gumption to leave home and travel hundreds of miles in search of a job, than a bumptious UK school-leaver with few skills and little enthusiasm. One worrying result of the new arrivals, then, has been to expose some of the shortcomings of the British workforce. Business organisations have bemoaned the long ‘tail’ of workers at the bottom of the pile, who still leave school lacking even basic skills.
Brave face hides big hurt in Big Easy
Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Aug 27, 2006
Andre Seymour, his wife, Cherlynn, and their kids quickly returned to Louisiana, despite initial hopes for a new life in Pittsburgh. As for Shari? Like other New Orleans expatriates, she was faced with a decision — go home or stay away? — and she decided to stay in Pittsburgh. A year later, there are no regrets. “It’s working out fine,” she says. “Most of the people that did decide to go back to New Orleans, it’s very difficult. ”
The home Shari Seymour now knows is a two-bedroom apartment in Pittsburgh’s Lower Hill, spartanly furnished. It is the product, she says, of her unwillingness to accept free furniture from strangers.
Garden work better than working out at the gym
San Diego Union Tribune – Aug 27, 2006
Taking care of plants also satisfies the human instinct to nurture. There is a big payoff for these efforts when a plant grows and blooms spectacularly. There is no question that we gain a far greater personal reward from a home-grown plant brought up from slip or seed than one we purchased all grown up. The Virginia Cooperative Extension Service has put together a really great collection of informative articles on the benefits of working in your garden. You'll find them online at.
Channelnewsasia.com – Special Reports – Singapore 2006 | International…
Channel News Asia – Aug 27, 2006
When the IMF-World Bank delegates fly into town in September, they will be treated to a true taste of Singapore. From the diverse flavours of Singapore, to the way Singaporeans shop, work, learn, and travel, delegates will be introduced to many of Singapore’s home-grown brand names. Said Lim Hwee Hua, Minister of State for Finance and Minister-in-Charge of Singapore 2006, “We’re showcasing a lot of local brands and local products in services which we’re very proud of. We think we should do everything possible to expose them, because this is really a potential clientele which hopefully will bring back some impressions with them to their respective countries. And if our local brands would later on want to expand to these markets, hopefully this will be the door opener for them. ”
For a week, chief financial leaders from 184 countries will huddle in Suntec Convention Centre refining monetary policies and country development plans.
Watford 1 – 2 Man United | Match Reports | guardian.co.uk Football
The Observer – Aug 27, 2006
Premiership-quality performances from the likes of Jay DeMerit at the back and Ashley Young in midfield are encouraging. But despite competing brightly in their opening games, Watford have only one point to show for it. Aidy Boothroyd had made a point of stressing how his players were not here to think about swapping shirts with their illustrious opponents, but the occasion was all a bit too much for Richard Lee, the home-grown keeper standing in for United’s loanee Ben Foster. His first touch was nervy, a hashed clearance. Although he showed more authority to deal with Michael Carrick’s curled cross-shot, he was beaten in the 12th minute when Mikael Silvestre cantered up from left-back. The weight of Louis Saha’s pass and the stray positioning of Lee invited Silvestre to plant the ball into the far corner. It was a pity for Watford, who had begun enthusiastically.