An Evolving Landscape.
An Evolving Landscape By John Krumme Advances in the security industry have affected both end-users and their integrators Those of us who have been actively involved in the security industry for more than a few years know the one constant these days is...

A cupboard was his bedroom.
The ?18,000-a-year manager was caught when colleagues noticed he smelt and security found food in the cupboard at the airline's call centre. A hard-up British Airways worker slept in a works' store cupboard for nearly eight months. Stephen McNally, 30, bunked down among computers, photocopiers and other...

Sainiks ransack magazine's Mumbai office.
MUMBAI: A group of eight to 10 unidentified men ransacked Outlook magazine's Nariman Point office in Mumbai on Tuesday afternoon for publishing a caricature of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray in the category of 'Villains'. The accused are suspected to be Shiv Sainiks. "They barged in shouting...

Govt bows to Left on retail FDI again.
Byline: G Ganapathy Subramaniam NEW DELHI: In a blow to liberalisation of foreign direct investment (FDI) rules, the government has quietly buried the proposal to allow FDI in retailing of electronics, sports goods and stationary. Faced with stiff opposition from the Left to further opening up of...

Investigation of BTEX and ozone concentrations in a printing facility in Bangkok, Thailand.
Abstract The presence of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in ambient and indoor air is widely recognized as precursors of serious risk to human health. In addition, VOCs contribute to the production of secondary photochemical pollutants such as ozone. Many studies have shown that printing processes lead to...

<i>Outlook</i> faces wrath on Sena report.
MUMBAI: A group of eight to 10 unidentified men ransacked Outlook magazine's Nariman Point office in Mumbai on Tuesday afternoon in response to an article in the latest issue showing a list of "villains" which included Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray. However, hours after the news sparked off heated...

The new dollar-a-year guy.
Working for free is nothing new in Washington. Hordes of interns pack congressional offices and non-profits, slinging coffee, hovering over photocopiers and licking stamps to work their way to the next rung of the employment ladder. But when Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts governor and leading Republican candidate...

Confronting toxic work exposure in China: the precautionary principle and burden shifting.
I. INTRODUCTION II. THE CHINESE STRUGGLE TO BALANCE PROSPERITY AND PROTECTION A. Chinese Market Reforms: A Catalyst for Protecting the Environment B. The Environmental Cost of Economic Growth in a Communist Country C. The Factory Workers' Role in China's Economic Development 1. China Faces the Challenging Task of Correcting...

Feisty Catholic magazine Vitral closes down.
The Roman Catholic magazine Vitral, one of the few publications in Cuba not controlled by the government, announced Apr. 10 it was closing down due to lack of resources. The fortnightly magazine published by the Catholic Diocese of the western city of Pinar del Rio has provided...

A turning point: Vitral and the Cuban Catholic Church.
In early April, the Roman Catholic magazine Vitral--one of the few publications in Cuba not controlled by the government--announced it was suspending publication due to lack of resources. The magazine, published by the Catholic Diocese of the western city of Pinar del Rio, had provided a rare...